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Welcome

The holiday season is indeed a special time for us in that it’s an opportunity to collaborate with several other Rochester arts organizations, as well as with many members of our community. Thanksgiving weekend, we’ll once again join forces with Rochester’s professional ballet company, the Rochester City Ballet (RCB), for our city’s longest-running production of The Nutcracker, along with the Bach Children’s Chorus and over 170 local children. This year marks the 17th annual production featuring RCB and the Bach Children’s Chorus, and we’re thrilled to welcome them to beautiful Kodak Hall for what has truly become ‘Rochester’s Nutcracker.’

Young listeners will delight to our popular OrKIDStra Holiday Special on December 4, including classic stories The Polar Express and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, along with music from Frozen, featuring the RushHenrietta Singers. December 10 and 11, we’ll join forces with esteemed vocal soloists and the Rochester Oratorio Society for Handel’s glorious Messiah. And, December 16–18, over 200 high school vocalists will join Jeff Tyzik and the RPO for our beloved holiday spectacular, Gala Holiday Pops.

from the President & CEO

Happy Holidays from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra! Whether it’s Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker score, Handel’s “Hallelujah” Chorus, or a favorite holiday carol, nothing captures the spirit of the holidays quite like music. In this season of gift-giving, we are thrilled to be able to share the “gift of music” with you, and we are grateful that you’ve made us a part of your celebration.

In this season of giving, I hope that you will consider making an endof-year gift to the RPO’s annual fund. Ticket sales cover just 40% of our total expenses - the rest comes from the support of patrons just like you.

Your vital financial support helps fund our upcoming winter concerts for students of the Rochester City School District, allows us to spread musical cheer to patients and staff at Wilmot Cancer Institute through our annual free Brass Quintet concert, and so much more. To make your tax-deductible year-end donation, please call the Development Office at 585-399-3649 or visit rpo.org/donate by December 31. We are grateful for your support.

ERICH CAMPING

In addition to our holiday programs, December marks the Rochester return of one of the world’s greatest living classical musicians, the incomparable Yo-Yo Ma. Ma joins Ward Stare and the RPO December 6 for Dvořák’s Cello Concerto—one of the most popular in the repertoire—which he will perform to a sold-out crowd. To say that Rochester is excited for this performance is an understatement—the concert sold out to subscribers alone in just six weeks! It’s truly an honor for us to welcome this world-renowned artist back to Rochester for the first time in eight years.

From our Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra family to yours, warmest wishes for a joyous holiday season and a happy new year!

Ralph Craviso President & CEO

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1999 The RPO, Rochester City Ballet, and the Bach Children’s Chorus have collaborated every year together since 1999 to create Rochester’s longest running production of The Nutcracker.

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173 local kids play pages, holly sprites, angels, party children, and more. 7 current RCB dancers got their start in this production of The Nutcracker! (see pages 26-27)

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29 painted drops make up the scenery for The Nutcracker.

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50 pounds of shredded polyethylene snow is dropped onstage each performance for the “land of snow” scene.

The Christmas tree in the party scene grows up to 37 feet tall!

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The Bach Children’s Chorus includes up to 50 young voices every year.

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WARD STARE Music Director

In the RPO’s 2015–16 season, Stare collaborated with highly regarded guest soloists including violinist Simone Porter, soprano Erin Wall, and worldrenowned pianist Yuja Wang. Stare also conducted the regional premiere of a flute concerto by Pulitzer-Prize winner Aaron Jay Kernis, performed by leading virtuoso Marina Piccinini. RPO 2016–17 season highlights include an American Music Festival, Puccini’s La Bohème, and the world concert premiere of a new work for orchestra by Academy Award-winning composer Elliot Goldenthal. Stare will also collaborate with noted soloists such as pianist Jeremy Denk, violinist James Ehnes, and soprano Nicole Cabell.

2016–17 Season

RPO Conductors

Appointed the 12th music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in July 2014, Rochester native Ward Stare has been described as “inspiring musicians to impressive heights” by The New York Times, a “compelling figure on the podium” by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and “a dynamic music director” by Rochester CITY Newspaper.

Stare’s recent seasons have seen a number of highly anticipated debuts with orchestras around the world, including performances with the Baltimore Symphony, Sydney Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and the Calgary Philharmonic. This season, he makes his debut in November with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra leading a program of Wagner, Liszt, and Sibelius, followed by his return to the St. Louis Symphony in December.

HALSKI STUDIO

He made his debut with the Grant Park Music Festival in July 2015, and returned to the New World Symphony in 2016. Stare’s frequent collaboration with the Lyric Opera of Chicago began with his debut in 2012 conducting performances of Hansel and Gretel; he returned in 2013 to lead Die Fledermaus, and again in November 2014 to lead Porgy and Bess to rave reviews. Following his critically acclaimed debut with the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) in 2013 conducting Il Tabarro and Pagliacci, Stare returned to OTSL the next season for performances of Dialogues of the Carmelites. He made his debut with the Washington National Opera conducting Donizetti’s comic opera L’Elisir d’amore in 2014.

Stare served as resident conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2012. In 2009, he made his highly successful Carnegie Hall debut with the orchestra, stepping in at the last minute to lead H. K. Gruber’s Frankenstein! The 2013–14 season saw his return to the Atlanta and Detroit symphony orchestras, as well as his debuts with the Syracuse Symphoria, the Jacksonville Symphony, and the Naples Philharmonic with Lang Lang as soloist. Other recent engagements include the Houston, Québec, and Dallas symphonies, as well as numerous engagements with the Saint Louis Symphony where he served as a regular guest conductor on the orchestra’s 2012–13 Family, Special Event, and Subscription series.

Stare was trained as a trombonist at The Juilliard School in Manhattan. At 18, he was appointed principal trombonist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and has performed as an orchestral musician with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, among others. As a soloist, he has concertized in both the U.S. and Europe. wardstare.com

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JEFF TYZIK Principal Pops Conductor

In his 23 years as principal pops conductor for the RPO, Tyzik has written more than 200 arrangements, orchestrations, and compositions for orchestra.

In the 2015–16 season, Tyzik premiered a new violin concerto written for RPO Concertmaster Juliana Athayde on the Philharmonics Series. He opened the 2016–17 Pops season with an all-Gershwin program featuring pianist Jon Nakamatsu, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the CD release featuring Nakamatsu that climbed to #3 on the Billboard charts.

SEAN TURI

Grammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought-after pops conductors, recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages.

Tyzik holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and also serves as principal pops conductor of the Seattle Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, and The Florida Orchestra.

Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Megan Hilty, Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, and John Pizzarelli. He has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin, and swing.

Tyzik holds both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music. jefftyzik.com.

MICHAEL BUTTERMAN Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

Now in his 17th season as principal conductor for education and community engagement with the RPO—the first position of its kind in the United States—Butterman also is the music director of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he will appear at the Kennedy Center’s inaugural SHIFT Festival in 2017. In addition, he serves as music director of the Shreveport Symphony and the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, and just completed a 15-year tenure with the Jacksonville Symphony, first as associate, and then as resident conductor.

PALMER HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY

Making his mark as a model for today’s conductors, Michael Butterman is recognized for his commitment to creative artistry, innovative programming, and to audience and community engagement.

As a guest conductor, Butterman has led many of the country’s preeminent ensembles, including The Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and Houston Symphony. In the 2016–17 season, he will return to conduct the National Symphony for three weeks of concerts at the Kennedy Center, as well as to conduct Canada’s Victoria Symphony. Other recent appearances include performances with the symphonies of Oregon, Phoenix, Kansas City, Colorado, Charleston, Hartford, San Antonio, Syracuse, New Mexico, Santa Fe, California, Louisiana, Spokane, El Paso, Mobile, and WinstonSalem, as well as the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Pensacola Opera, and Asheville Lyric Opera. Summer appearances include Tanglewood, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Ohio Light Opera, and the Wintergreen Music Festival in Virginia.

His work has been featured in six nationwide broadcasts on public radio’s Performance Today, and can be heard on two CDs recorded for the Newport Classics label and on a disc in which he conducts the Rochester Philharmonic and collaborates with actor John Lithgow. michaelbutterman.com.

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Maintaining and operating the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Founded in 1923 — Incorporated in 1930)

RPO Board of Directors

EX-OFFICIO OFFICERS Ralph P. Craviso Jules L. Smith, Esq. President & CEO Chairperson of the Board Ralph P. Craviso President & CEO Ilene L. Flaum Vice Chairperson Robert A. Woodhouse Treasurer Mark Siwiec Secretary

2016–17 Season

Dr. Dawn F. Lipson Immediate Past Chairperson (TERM EXPIRES FEB. 2017) Stephen B. Ashley Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq. Dr. Andrew J. Elliot Ilene L. Flaum Michael Gioja Patrick J. Kelly Michael B. Millard Elizabeth F. Rice Jules L. Smith, Esq. (TERM EXPIRES FEB. 2018) La Marr J. Jackson, Esq. David Lane Michael Pietropaoli Christopher N. Pipa Dr. Stephen I. Rosenfeld Katherine T. Schumacher Deborah Wilson

Jules L. Smith, Esq. Chairperson of the Board

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(TERM EXPIRES FEB. 2019) Dr. Steven E. Feldon Marjorie L. Goldstein Dr. Sandra S. Johnson Mark Siwiec Ingrid A. Stanlis Jason Thomas Steven H. Whitman Robert A. Woodhouse

David C. Heiligman Chairperson, Honorary Board Dr. Dawn F. Lipson Immediate Past Chairperson Dr. Jamal J. Rossi Dean, Eastman School of Music Anna Steltenpohl Orchestra Representative W. Craig Sutherland Orchestra Representative HONORARY BOARD David C. Heiligman Chairperson Nancy & Harry Beilfuss James M. Boucher Paul W. Briggs William L. Cahn Catherine B. Carlson Louise Epstein Joan Feinbloom Betsy Friedman Patrick Fulford Ronald A. Furman Mary M. Gooley A. Thomas Hildebrandt Marie Kenton Dr. James E. Koller Harold A. Kurland, Esq. Cricket and Frank Luellen Elizabeth F. Rice Nathan J. Robfogel, Esq. Jon L. Schumacher, Esq. Katherine T. Schumacher Norman M. Spindelman Betty Strasenburgh Josephine S. Trubek Suzanne D. Welch Patricia C. Wilder

PAST RPO CHAIRPERSONS 1930–32: Edward G. Miner* 1932–34: Simon N. Stein* 1934–38: George E. Norton* 1938–41: Leroy E. Snyder* 1941–42: Frank W. Lovejoy* 1942–43: Bernard E. Finucane* 1943–46: L. Dudley Field* 1946–48: Edward S. Farrow, Jr. * 1948–51: Joseph J. Myler* 1951–52: Joseph F. Taylor* 1952–55: Raymond W. Albright* 1955–57: Arthur I. Stern* 1957–59: Thomas H. Hawks* 1959–61: Walter C. Strakosh* 1962–63: Ernest J. Howe* 1963–65: O. Cedric Rowntree* 1965–67: Frank E. Holley * 1967–69: Thomas C. Taylor* 1969–71: Thomas H. Miller* 1971–72: Mrs. Frederick J. Wilkens* 1972–73: Edward C. McIrvine 1973–74: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1974–75: John A. Santuccio 1975–76: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1976–78: Dr. Louis Lasagna* 1978–80: Edward C. McIrvine 1980–82: Peter L. Faber 1982–84: Paul F. Pagerey* 1984–85: Peter L. Waasdorp* 1986–89: Robert H. Hurlbut* 1989–91: Paul W. Briggs 1991–93: Karen Noble Hanson 1993–95: Ronald E. Salluzzo 1995–98: A. Thomas Hildebrandt 1998–00: Harold A. Kurland, Esq. 2000–04: David C. Heiligman 2004–06: Ingrid A. Stanlis 2006–09: James M. Boucher 2009–11: Suzanne D. Welch 2011–13: Elizabeth F. Rice 2013–15: Dr. Dawn F. Lipson * Deceased

The RPO expresses its gratitude to all those who have served as Honorary Board members in the past.

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Rochester City Ballet David Palmer, artistic director Nichole Gantshar, executive director Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College Karla Krogstad, director

The Nutcracker

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Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography by Timothy M. Draper, Jamey Leverett Production Team Lighting Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gordon J. Estey Costume Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sylvia Hanlon Costumier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Kittelberger Set Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sylvia Hanlon, Gordon J. Estey Flying by Foy RCB Company Members Peter Base, Christopher Collins, Francesca Genovese, Megan Kamler, Adam Kittelberger, Kelly Moeller, Benjamin Rabe, Elizabeth Rodbell, Shannon Rodriguez, Caitlin Schwartz, Lauren Tenney, Jessica Tretter

Trainees Kylee Curcio, Faith Fasoldt, Breena Keefe, Vivian Li, Lily Miller, Samantha Winter, Jordan S. Wynn, Alexa Bosco, Meghan Green, Mackenzie Kenyon, Lizzie McMindes, Pamela Veltri, Margaret Wilsch, Mary Elizabeth Yodice

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About The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was commissioned to write the music for The Nutcracker in 1891.

Originally based on the E.T.A. Hoffman novel The Nutcracker and the King of Mice, The Nutcracker ballet debuted in St. Petersburg on December 17, 1892 and has gone on to become one of the most popular holiday spectacles.

ACT I It is Christmas Eve and Dr. and Frau Stahlbaum hold a large party. Their children, Clara and Fritz, await their friends’ arrival. Mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer arrives and interrupts the festivities with the “Spirit of Christmas” and other magical gifts, including a toy Nutcracker for Clara. Later that night, Clara returns to the drawing room to fetch her Nutcracker and soon falls asleep with it beside her. Suddenly, the room is invaded by mice. Clara’s toy soldiers come to life and the Nutcracker turns into a soldier who battles the mice. Victorious with Clara’s help, the Nutcracker transforms into a prince who invites Clara to the Kingdom of Sweets. During the journey, they pass through a snow-covered forest.

ACT II In the Kingdom of Sweets, Clara and her Prince are welcomed by the Sugar Plum Fairy who presents a grand celebration in Clara’s honor. The sweets of many nations entertain them: Spanish Chocolate, Chinese Tea, Arabian Coffee, and French Mints. The celebration culminates with the Sugar Plum Fairy’s romantic pas de deux with her Cavalier. Following a reprise, Clara and her Prince must go. Amid wistful goodbyes, they leave the magical land.

About Rochester City Ballet Artistic Director David Palmer leads Rochester City Ballet. David joined RCB in November of 2015. Since retiring as a principal dancer, Palmer has created more than 40 ballets, operas, and musicals performed by leading ballet and theater companies around the world. His arrival at RCB has sparked a renewed energy and creative era for the company that was established in 1987 by its founding artistic director Timothy M. Draper. The company performs at the Nazareth College Arts Center, The Auditorium Theatre, and Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.

In July 2010, RCB presented its first New York City season. In July 2013, RCB was selected to perform in the Inside/Out performance series at the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts.

Since the company offered its first professional contract in 2003, Jamey Leverett served as artistic director. During her tenure, Leverett choreographed more than 20 new works including Images, a commission from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra to music by Jeff Tyzik, and the critically acclaimed full-length ballet The Blood Countess. Leverett announced in Spring 2015 she would step down to focus on choreography and training students in her role as Artistic Director of RCB’s partner school, the Timothy Draper Center for Dance Education.

The board launched a national search and Palmer joined the company in November that same year.

RCB is committed to enriching the quality of life in the greater Rochester community. In May 2015, it held its first annual sensory-friendly performance for children on the autism spectrum.

For numerous years, the company has performed for the entire second grade of the Rochester City School District, as well as taking dance into the schools through interactive performances and creative problem-solving workshops. RCB donates thousands of tickets to underserved youth. Additionally, RCB conducts outreach throughout the region.

RCB’s In Studio Series has exposed community members to an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the creative process and an opportunity to experience dance at a very low cost.

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cast ACT I The Party Scene Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 7pm: Megan Kamler Fri. 2pm/Sat. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Shannon Rodriguez Dr. Stahlbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matthew Throumoulos Frau Stahlbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Stuart Clara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm: Abra Geiger Fri. 2pm/Sat. 7pm/Sun. 2pm: Savanna Ross Fritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm: John DeSantis-Wright Fri. 2pm/Sat. 7pm/Sun. 2pm: Clara Thiele Party Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marissa L. Chen, Alexa DeSanctis, Celena McElligott, Morgan Throumoulos, Giuliana Fauth, Nicholas DeMayo, Anna Joy, Morgan Magats, Emily Schiffauer, Jocelyn Wynn Fri. 2pm/Sat. 7pm/ Sun. 2pm: Ella Lippa, Morgan Magats, Morgan Spath Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm: Ada Cote, Katya Kobyakov, Melody Krutchen Party Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Base, Caroline Hudson, Michael Jurica, Tayla Kelley, David Kendrick, Tim Kolman, Grace Koury, Ruby LaManna, Brendon Petit, David Winter, Jordan S. Wynn, Laurel Yartz Herr Drosselmeyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fidel Orrillo Puga Christmas Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Moeller Magical Dolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 7pm: Caitlin Schwartz, Christopher Collins Fri. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Caitlin Schwartz, Adam Kittelberger Sat. 2pm: Tayla Kelley, Adam Kittelberger Harlequin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm/Sat. 7pm: Benjamin Rabe Fri. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Christopher Collins The Battle Tree Presents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vivian Li, Tori Stewart, Pamela Veltri, Mice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kylee Curcio, Meghan Green, Mackenzie Kenyon, Lizzie McMindes, Annalyse Roman, Alexa Wallace, Samantha Winter, Mary Elizabeth Yodice Soldiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caterina Baker, Alexa Bosco, Abigail Jacobs, Vivian Li, Sarah Schiffhauer, Tori Stewart, Pamela Veltri, Margaret Wilsch Mouse King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Base Nutcracker Prince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Kolman Land of Snow Snow Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm/Sat. 7pm: Jessica Tretter Fri. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Megan Kamler Snow King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm/Sat. 7pm: Adam Kittelberger Fri. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Christopher Collins Snowflakes . . . . . . . . . . . Faith Fasoldt, Caroline Hudson, Breena Keefe, Tayla Kelley , Grace Koury, Ruby LaManna, Lily Miller, Kelly Moeller, Shannon Rodriguez, Caitlin Schwartz, Amy Stuart Kylee Curcio or Elizabeth Rodbell

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ACT II The Kingdom of Sweets Archangels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexa Bosco, Lizzie McMindes, Sarah Schiffhauer, Tori Stewart, Mary Elizabeth Yodice Fri. 2pm/Sat. 7pm/Sun. 2pm: Margaret Wilsch Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm: Mackenzie Kenyon Lead Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emily Baldo, Maya Cooley, Shuwen Ding, Lia Donahue, Colette Rene, Alexandra Rachunok, Gracie Spoar Cherubim Wed. 7pm/Sat. 2pm: Michaela Colquhoun, Angelina Cruz, Gianna Currie, Frances Dickinson, D’nae Greer, Ava Gustafson, Lilly Hall, Daja James, Lily Lockwood, Jessica Magguilli, Ella Markko, Janina Olivieri, Emerson Pearlberg, Leianna Quinones, Evelyn Rebert, Angie Strembenis, Nathan Talledo, Elizabeth S. R. Tucker, Lena Vaisey, Hannah Wall Fri. 2pm/Sat. 7pm: Gwendolyn Bains, Maribel Cardona, Eliana Cantwell, Angelina Cruz, Frances Dickinson, May Fastaia, Anna Elizabeth Galitsky, Ava Gustafson, Libby Joy, Gil Poleshuck Kinel, Frances Lovett, Jaela Massey, Aaron McGaffick, Eliza Park, Emma Park, Madeleine Throumoulos, Elizabeth S. R. Tucker, Lena Vaisey, Annalise Yartz, Addelynne York Fri. 7pm/Sun. 2pm: Siena Ardizzone, Gwendolyn Bains, Eliana Cantwell, May Fastaia, Aviana Freece, Hope Galloway, Libby Joy, Ava L. Kane, Gil Poleshuck Kinel, Frances Lovett, Abby Lyons, Jaela Massey, Cassidy Proulx, Emma Rosato, Addison Schulitz, Maribel Cardona, Madeleine Throumoulos, Annalise Yartz, Addelynne York Holly Sprites Wed. 7pm/Sat. 2pm: McKenzie Bianchi, Emma Grace Bonanno, Abigail Christopher, Charlie Dickinson, Azalea Dietz, Ariana Helmbold, Hannah Meltzer, Bianca Pierce, Alaina Podszebka, Kendyl Pollack, Elana Sandic, Addison Ritchie, Dina Strembenis, Eleanor Zimmer Fri. 2pm/Sat. 7pm: Charlotte Alberti, Zoe Brydsten, Kinley Comerford, Sophia Barnard DeCann, Molly DeVivo, Grace Marie DeSanctis, Riley Hammond, Rhiannon Harper, Ellery Morin, Izzy Park, Bianca Pierce, Katelyn Ramirez, Emma Rosenblatt, Ellie Scacchitti Fri. 7pm/Sun. 2pm: Charlotte Alberti, Skye Barnes, Abigail Bello, Molly DeVivo, Emma Englert, Sophia Freece, Lillian Gauss, Arwen Hull, Ella Mirrione, Lila Nucelli, Quinn Daisey Thomas, Finley Tome, Stella Quaglia, Mia Worthington Pages Wed. 7pm/Sat. 2pm: Ava Hope Bonanno, Gazelle Dietz, Kai Furuta, Francesca Gambino, Lydia Hahn, Mason Hahn, Adrianna Hatfield, Estelle Heald, Hannah Kenney, Sydney Isabella Palmer, Nicoletta Tamoutselis, Faye Tran, Stella Wisnowski Fri. 2pm/Sat. 7pm: Ava Curts, Lily DeVivo, Lucy DeVivo, Anna Maria Galitsky, Estelle Heald, Hannah Kenney, Nathan McGaffick, Haven Morin, Sydney Isabella Palmer, Ella Park, Ingrid Park, Elizabeth C. Telles, Faye Tran Fri. 7pm/Sun. 2pm: Adelaide Burleigh, Madison Callari, Gabby DeCastro, Lily DeVivo, Lucy DeVivo, Lux Froman, Samuel Gauss, Branwen Hull, Quinn Huntley, Arabella Murphy, Sophia Mirrione, Sophia Vilkhu, Emmie Whyte Spanish Chocolate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Stuart, Christopher Collins, Peter Base Kylee Curcio, Faith Fasoldt, Breena Keefe, Vivian Li, Lily Miller, Jordan S. Wynn English Toffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shannon Rodriguez Chinese Tea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruby LaManna Margaret Green, Mackenzie Kenyon, Lizzie McMindes, Pamela Veltri, Samantha Winter, Margaret Wilsch Russian Trepak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm/Sat. 7pm: Benjamin Rabe Fri. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Christopher Collins Arabian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Rodbell and Adam Kittelberger Katherine Barber, Alexa Bosco, Moira Hansen, Sarah Schiffhauer, Gracie Spoar, Tori Stewart, Alexa Wallace, Mary Elizabeth Yodice

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French Mints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tayla Kelley, Ruby LaManna, Caitlin Schwartz, Amy Stuart Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm/Sat. 7pm: Grace Koury Fri. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Caroline Hudson Mother Ginger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Jurica Gingerbabies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caterina Baker, Katherine Barber, Marissa L. Chen, John DeSantis-Wright, Giuliana Fauth, Abigail Jacobs, Anna Joy, Anthony Stefanos, Clara Thiele, Hannah Wang, Jocelyn Wynn Fri. 2pm/Sat. 7pm/Sun. 2pm: Molly Champion Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 2pm: Morgan Throumoulos Dew Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 7pm: Megan Kamler Fri. 2pm/Sat. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Jessica Tretter Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tayla Kelley, Grace Koury, Ruby LaManna, Lily Miller or Caroline Hudson, Kelly Moeller, Shannon Rodriguez, Caitlin Schwartz, Amy Stuart Sugar Plum Fairy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 7pm: Jennifer Kronenberg Fri. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Jessica Tretter Sat. 2pm: Megan Kamler Cavalier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wed. 7pm/Fri. 7pm/Sat. 7pm: Carlos Guerra Fri. 2pm/Sun. 2pm: Benjamin Rabe Sat. 2pm: Christopher Collins Rose Waltz Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entire Cast Children appear courtesy of Timothy M Draper Center for Dance Education, A Time for Dance, American Dance Academy, Botsford Ballet, Dance Connection, Dance Place, Danc’lethics of Rochester, Deborah Mackay, DIC Dance, Dunwoody Dance School 5678, Elite Studio of Dance, Gotta Dance, Hochstein School of Dance, Little Red, Marilyn Schneider School of Dance, Mossa School of Dance, Mount Morris Dance Center, Patty Flowerday School of Dance , Performance Plus, Pittsford Dance Studio, Premier Dance, River Rhythms, Rochester Conservatory, and St. Peters Dance Academy, Spins Dance Studio, TNT Dance Explosion, Valley School of Dance, Visions Dance Center.

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rcb David Palmer, artistic director Artistic Director David Palmer joined RCB in November, 2015 from The Washington Ballet (TWB), where he had served as associate artistic director. He has been a force in the world of ballet for more than 30 years as a director, choreographer, and principal dancer.

David Palmer

Nichole Gantshar

Palmer was highly regarded as an international guest artist and principal dancer revered in both the classics and the more contemporary works of today’s masters. From Siegfried and Romeo to modern works, his mastery of the dance form has been critically acclaimed. He had numerous works created upon him by leading choreographers including Mark Morris, Graeme Murphy, Stanton Welch, Julia Adam, Lynn Taylor-Corbett, Dietmar Seyffert, Helgi Tomasson, Gerald Arpino, and Val Caniparoli. Along with having danced most of the classical princes, he was renowned as a leading dancer in Balanchine works. He has worked with many of today’s other masters such as Paul Taylor, Juri Kylian, Lar Lubovitch, Christopher Bruce, and William Forsythe.

His productions of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe with TWB and Imagination Stage went on to garner five Helen Hayes Award nominations, taking home awards for Best Ensemble and Best Children’s Musical. His production of The Little Mermaid, a commission for TWB and Imagination Stage, premiered in 2016.

In 1997, Palmer founded Maximum Dance Company (MDC). During his nine years as artistic director, MDC presented some 80 works, 30 world premieres, and three full-evening works from established choreographers such as Mark Morris, Maurice Bejart, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Julia Adam, and Kevin O’Day. Palmer’s career began as a youth in musical theater and television in Australia. He went on to dance with the Australian Ballet, rising quickly to the soloist ranks. He then went on to dance as a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, Miami City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and The Royal Ballet of Flanders.

Nichole Gantshar, executive director Nichole Gantshar joined Rochester City Ballet in September 2014 and was thrilled to return to upstate New York to provide administrative leadership to support Jamey Leverett’s vision for the company. Gantshar received her early training at Boston Ballet and graduated from the Walnut Hill School for Performing Arts. Most recently, she worked for the Tulsa Ballet and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Earlier in her career, she worked for Richmond Ballet, Syracuse Stage, Hangar Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and others. She received her BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and MFA from the University at Stony Brook and has taught at Syracuse University, University at Stony Brook, University of Pittsburgh, and the Wooster Center for the Arts. Apart from her career in theatre and ballet, Gantshar served as a legislative aide in Congress and on the staff of The Post-Standard. Among her volunteer activities, she is a member of Rochester Rotary, serves as the treasurer of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), was chair of the National Student Education Fund, and treasurer of the Syracuse Chapter of Girls Inc.

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EASTMAN • THEATRE

EASTMAN PRESENTS 2016–2017 Welcoming great performers to the Kodak Hall stage FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017

Norm Lewis: The Music of the Night An evening with the star of Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and smash TV hit Scandal.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017

An Evening of Storytelling with Garrison Keillor Norm Lewis

The best-selling writer and longtime star of A Prairie Home Companion returns to Rochester.

Generously supported by Dr. Eva Pressman and Dr. Seth Zeidman TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, conducting Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Garrison Keillor

Also part of the Eastman Piano Series Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 “It was like tapping directly into the fount of all Russian music: wistful elegance, sighing melancholy, gorgeously interwined.”–Times of London Generously supported by the Fernando Laires Piano Fund TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017

Savion Glover: STePz St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Savion Glover

“Mr. Glover can be physically reckless, thrillingly so, with no loss of precision.”–New York Times Generously supported by M/E Engineering

All at 8 PM in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

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rcb Jamey Leverett, choreographer Jamey Leverett served as artistic director of Rochester City Ballet (RCB) from 2003-2015, succeeding the founding director, Timothy M. Draper. She brings a collaborative perspective and a commitment to technical excellence to her work. Leverett is a prolific contemporary Jamey Leverett ballet choreographer. In the past eight years, she has created more than 20 works including Bravo! Colorado, LumaVoce, Peter & the Wolf, and 4Play, as well as her critically acclaimed full-length ballet The Blood Countess.

Leverett also serves as the artistic director for the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, the official training school of RCB. She teaches master classes throughout the country and has been a lecturer in the Dance Department at SUNY Brockport.

Timothy M. Draper, founder (1954-2003) Timothy Draper began his training under the tutelage of Olive McCue and Kathleen Crofton, and appeared with the Mercury Ballet. He left Rochester to continue his training in New York City with the Joffrey School of Ballet, Harkness House of Ballet Arts, and Steps.

Draper performed with the Israel Ballet, the Puerto Rican Dance Theatre in New York City, Fusion Dance Company in South Florida, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, and the Garden State Ballet. He then turned his attention to teaching with credits including co-director of the Fort Lauderdale Ballet, ballet master of Dance Miami and Ballet Etudes, as well as guest teacher in New York City for Nancy Bielski at Harkness House, Hebrew Arts, and Steps. Draper served as ballet master for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo for five years.

With all of his travel, his heart was always in Rochester. The Mercury Ballet Timothy M. Draper that gave him his start was no longer together. His passionate desire was for Rochester and Western New York to have a permanent ballet company. In 1987, Draper established the Timothy Draper Dance Theatre. Under his guidance, world-class ballet instruction and performances were brought to Rochester.

Timothy Draper’s dream in 1987 evolved into the Rochester City Ballet (RCB) of today. With his guidance and expertise, RCB grew from modest beginnings to now delighting thousands of viewers at their annual collaboration with the RPO of The Nutcracker, and has presented performances throughout central and western New York.

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rcb Beth Bartholomew, ballet mistress Beth Bartholomew is a native of Rochester, N.Y., where she studied at the former Enid Knapp Botsford School of Dance and later with the Pennsylvania Ballet School in Philadelphia, Pa. At age 18, she received a Beth Bartholomew Fidel Orrillo Puga contract with the Joffrey II dancers and went on to dance with the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. Five years later she joined the Washington Ballet where she danced solo and principal roles. While working with Nils Christie, a famous Dutch choreographer, she decided to make the move to Europe and joined his company, the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. During her 12 years in Europe, she received her teaching diploma in the Gyrotonic Expansion System and participated in many freelance projects, one of which took her to Spain where she met her future husband, Fidel Orrillo. Ms. Bartholomew is also on staff at the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, official school of the Rochester City Ballet.

Fidel Orrillo Puga, ballet master Fidel Orrillo Puga, born in Lima, Peru, studied with his Aunt Stella Puga in Trujillo, Peru. At age 13, he received a scholarship to the renowned National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba, directed by Alicia Alonso. He then was offered a contract with the National Ballet of Cuba.

Later he danced for four years in Ballet de Camagüey in Cuba. Orrillo Puga has danced in several companies in South America as a guest and most recently was a soloist in Ballet del Teatro Municipal in Trujillo, Peru, and a principal dancer in Ballet National del I.N.C., Lima, Peru. While in Lima, he worked with Martin Padron who invited him to dance with him in Paris and later in Spain. Orrillo Puga is also on staff at the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, the official school of the Rochester City Ballet.

Jennifer Kronenberg, guest artist HOMETOWN: Queens FIRST NUTCRACKER: Clara with Once Upon a Time Children’s Theatre Company in Queens, age 12

Carlos Guerra, guest artist HOMETOWN: Camagüey, Cuba FIRST NUTCRACKER: Cavalier, with the Miami City Ballet, age 20

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rcb dancers Peter Base, company member JOINED RCB: 2015 HOMETOWN: Cleveland, OH FIRST NUTCRACKER: A party child with the Greenville Ballet, age 8

Christopher Collins, company member JOINED RCB: 2012 HOMETOWN: Avon FIRST NUTCRACKER: RCB as the lead page, age 10

Francesca Genovese, company member JOINED RCB: 2015 HOMETOWN: Webster FIRST NUTCRACKER: Here in Rochester as a soldier, age 7

Megan Kamler, company member JOINED RCB: 2011 HOMETOWN: West Irondequoit FIRST NUTCRACKER: North Carolina Dance Theatre here in Rochester as a mouse, age 8

Adam Kittelberger, company member JOINED RCB: 2005 HOMETOWN: Rochester FIRST NUTCRACKER: A toy soldier with RCB, age 7

Kelly Moeller, company member JOINED RCB: 2013 HOMETOWN: Richland, Wash.

FIRST NUTCRACKER: Fairy in Mid-Columbia’s, age 8

Benjamin Rabe, company member JOINED RCB: 2009 HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, Penn.

FIRST NUTCRACKER: Fritz with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, age 12

Elizabeth Rodbell, company member JOINED RCB: 2010 HOMETOWN: Sandy Hook, Conn.

FIRST NUTCRACKER: A ginger baby with Ballet School of Stamford, age 11

Shannon Rodriguez, company member JOINED RCB: 2015 HOMETOWN: Greece FIRST NUTCRACKER: Party girl here with RCB, age 9

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Caitlin Schwartz, company member JOINED RCB: 2014 HOMETOWN: Pittsford FIRST NUTCRACKER: An angel with the North Carolina Ballet Theatre at the Eastman theatre, age 7

Lauren Tenney, company member JOINED RCB: 2013 HOMETOWN: Temperance, Mich.

FIRST NUTCRACKER: A mini mouse and fairy with the Toledo Ballet, age 6

Jessica Tretter, company member JOINED RCB: 2008 HOMETOWN: Rochester FIRST NUTCRACKER: Party child with RCB, age 9

Caroline Hudson, apprentice JOINED RCB: 2016 HOMETOWN: Baltimore, Md. FIRST NUTCRACKER: A little snowflake with Baltimore Ballet, age 8

Michael Jurica, apprentice JOINED RCB: 2016 HOMETOWN: Portland, Or. FIRST NUTCRACKER: Russian at North Carolina School of the Arts, age 19

Tayla Kelly, apprentice JOINED RCB: 2015 HOMETOWN: Canandaigua FIRST NUTCRACKER: A party child with RCB, age 10

Tim Kolman, apprentice JOINED RCB: 2016 HOMETOWN: Ashtabula, Ohio FIRST NUTCRACKER: A bunny in the battle scene Ballet Theatre Ashtabula, age 9

Ruby LaManna, apprentice JOINED RCB: 2015 HOMETOWN: Pittsford FIRST NUTCRACKER: A page with RCB, age 5

Amy Stuart, apprentice JOINED RCB: 2015 HOMETOWN: Penn Yann FIRST NUTCRACKER: Snow and Marzipan at SUNY Purchase, age 18.

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Production Staff

Gordon Estey, lighting designer/technical director Gordon Estey has been with Rochester City Ballet for 20 years. Estey comes from a background of Broadway summer stock, dance, concert, theatrical lighting, and stage management.

Estey is lighting designer for Rochester City Ballet, Rochester Broadway Theatre League, and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and serves as technical director for Finger Lakes Opera.

His work has been seen throughout the Rochester area, New York City, and in many regional theatres in New York State.

As a scenic designer, he designed the scenery for RCB’s The Blood Countess, Peter and the Wolf, Carmen, and co-designed The Nutcracker and The Ugly Duckling. Gordon owns Estey-Struble Theatrical in Canandaigua, a lighting, scenic design, rental, and theatrical management production company. Estey has designed more than 400 productions in his 44-year career.

Laura Jane Collins, stage manager Laura returns for her third show with the company. Previous credits include Ballet on the Edge and Slightly Sinful. In her seventh season with Syracuse Stage, she will manage three productions for them this season: Great Expectations, Disgraced, and How I Learned to Drive.

Based on Long Island, Collins spends the majority of her time with Syracuse Stage and the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca. Regional credits include: The Christians, Stupid F***ing Bird, Steve Martin’s The Underpants, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, The Piano Lesson, Chinglish, Scorched, Good People, Two Trains Running, Moby Dick, Red, The Boys Next Door, and No Child… (Syracuse Stage); Third, The Hound of the Baskervilles, God of Carnage, Around the World in 80 Days, 4,000 Miles, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, and Lend Me a Tenor (Hangar Theatre). New York credits include: Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy with a Somewhat Happy Ending (New Georges). Other dance production credits include: The Who’s TOMMY – A Rock Ballet (Dir. Christopher Fleming). Collins is a graduate of the Stage Management program at Syracuse University.

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David Palmer, Artistic Director Nichole Gantshar, Executive Director ARTISTIC Ballet Mistress: Beth Bartholomew Ballet Master: Fidel Orrillo Puga ADMINISTRATIVE Publicity Director: Jessica Kaufman Development Officer: Marc A. Smith Company Manager: Sarah Reynolds

RCB Staff

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PRODUCTION Technical Director: Gordon J. Estey Assistant to Mr. Estey: Kasey Ackerman Stage Manager: Laura Jane Collins Assistant Stage Manager: Holger Stave Assistant Stage Manager: Robert Stanton Costumier: Kathleen Kittelberger Wardrobe Assistant: Christine Chernjavsky Costume Construction: Michelle Arena, Lynne Blank, Ellen Bluhm, Nora Dimmock, Sienna Gilliam, Jacqueline Johnson, May Jones, Kathy Kenney, Kathleen Kittelberger, Kelly Kittelberger, Julie Marengo, Jill Menezes, Deena Rodriguez, Jennifer Thompson, Deborah Tretter, Donna Strollo Rehearsal Assistants: Francesca Genovese, Stephanie Mellinger Property Master: Danielle Suhr Production Assistants: Kasey Ackerman, Angela Hurlbutt, Connor Marble, Elijah Schecter Photographers: Erich Camping, David Schuffauer & Thomas Rodriguez Physical Therapist: Susanne Callan-Harris, Callan-Harris Physical Therapy

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mother Ginger Steel Fabrication: Hoffend & Sons, Inc. Flying: Flying by Foy Lighting Equipment: Dan McKenzie, Applied Audio Scenery Hardgoods: Canandaigua Academy Scene Shop Scenery Painting & Fabrication: Cobalt Studios Sweets Table Props: Lynne Blank Mouse Head Construction: Nora Dimmock, Amy Fox, Kathleen Kittelberger, Julie Marengo Scenery Transportation: Leonard’s Express, Ryder Truck Rental Technical Production Services: Estey-Struble Theatrical Official Supplier of Tights and Slippers: Body Wrappers Official Pointe Shoe Supplier: Bailey Slipper Shop Official Hotel of the Rochester City Ballet: The Del Monte Hotel Group Official Florist of the Rochester City Ballet: Stacy K Floral Official Auto Dealer of the Rochester City Ballet: Vision Buick GMC

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2016–17 Season

RCB Board

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lisa M. Santelli, Chair Jim Hansen, Vice Chair Katherine Rogala, Treasurer James Bourdeau, Secretary Elaine Del Monte, Chair Emeritus Paula Briggs Nikki Hamblin Melissa Jacobs Terry Kelley John E. Klibanoff, M.D. Meghan McGuire Barbara Nino Judy Novak Howard Schenker, M.D William J. Sheeran Courtney Spitz Elizabeth Stauderman Gene Turner Kenneth Yartz GOOD POINTE SOCIETY STEERING COMMITTEE Meghan McGuire, Co-Chair Jessica Paulin, Co-Chair Meredith Howie, Steering Committee Member

FRIENDS OF ROCHESTER CITY BALLET Rochester City Ballet acknowledges with gratitude the generous contributions of the following individuals, foundations, and corporations over the past year. Their support makes it possible for the company to entertain and educate the greater Rochester region through the art of professional dance. The list is current through October 4, 2016. We take every effort to ensure the list’s accuracy, but mistakes do occur. Please contact Marc A. Smith at 585-4615850 or msmith@rochestercityballet.org with any omissions or corrections. Thank you!

RCB Supporters

ÉTIOLÉ ($50,000+) Gouvernet Arts Fund at the Rochester Area Community Foundation Robert & Pamela Sands The Sands Family Foundation

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DIRECTOR ($25,000-$49,999) Constellation Brands* The DelMonte Hotel Group * Farash Foundation The Inn on the Lake* Nancy Sands TRUSTEE ($10,000-$24,999) Davenport-Hatch Foundation The Del Monte Family Glover Crask Charitable Trust Christopher & Melissa Jacobs & Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. Mann’s Jewelers* John & Kay Meisch New York State Council on the Arts and the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council Richard & Jennifer Sands Danny & Stency Wegman Xerox Foundation

CONDUCTOR ($6,000-$9,999) Dixon Schwabl Estey-Struble Theatrical* Iannazzi Enterprises* Nan Miller Gallery* Drs. William Sheeran & Deborah Pearce Gene O. Turner Photography* Lori Van Dusen-Boillat & Ron Boillat Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation ARTIST ($4,000-$5,999) Body Wrappers* Callan-Harris Physical Therapy, P.C.* M&T Bank Jane Parker & Francis Cosentino Nixon Peabody LLP Rochester Area Community Foundation Dr. Howard & Mrs. Arlene Schenker Peter & Susan Schottland Elizabeth Stauderman Christine & Steve Whitman

BENEFACTOR ($2,000-$3,999) American Packaging Corporation B. Thomas Golisano Foundation Bartholomew Health Care Group Beth Bartholomew & Fidel Orrillo Puga Bond Financial Network Bonnie Bittner Drs. Leway Chen & Marilyn N. Ling Elizabeth Cheney Foundation Alex & Claire Del Monte Entercom* Excellus, Inc. Nikki Hamblin Dr. Paul Harvey KeyBank Dr. John Klibanoff Dr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Malins Monroe County & Cheryl Dinolfo, County Executive Brian O’Neill & Jim Hansen Barbara Pierce Katherine Rogala & Rochester Regional Health Dr. Paul & Mrs. Cathy Shapiro Sutter’s Marina

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BENEFACTOR ($2,000-$3,999) CONTINUED UBS Private Wealth Management Wilson Foundation

Kenneth & Laurel Yartz

PRINCIPAL ($1,000-$1,999) Anonymous Maria Aslani-Breit, DDS, PLLC Robert & Jody Asbury Bailey Slipper Shop Kathleen Brenneman Fund at the Rochester Area Community Foundation Paula Briggs Jim Byers & John Lee Canfield & Tack* Complemar* Dado*

Betty & David Dryden First Niagara Risk Management Gianniny Family Fund II The Goodbody Group at Merrill Lynch IBM Corporation Matching Grants International Art Acquistions, Inc.* David & Anne Jacobs James Locke, III & Susan Locke Macy’s George & Barbara Morgenstern Ike & Misty Jo Neilson Kenneth & Kathy Rodbell

Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers Joseph Tobin & Wells Fargo Advisors Mickey Sands Sickles Corporation* Spindler Family Foundation Stacy K Floral,* Official Florist for RCB Twin Oaks Lawn and Landscape, Inc.* Vision Buick GMC* Leigh Williams Paula Zahniser

FIRST SOLOIST ($500-$999) Abbott’s Frozen Custard* Anonymous Alstom Signaling Foundation Ames Amzalak Memorial Trust Dr. Gloria J. Baciewicz Jeanne Beecher James & Susanne Bourdeau Judith Boyd Simon and Josephine Braitman Family Supporting Foundation Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Devon Cottle Dell Corporate Matching Eric M. Dreyfuss

Steven & Susan Eisinger Mark & Cindy Gianniny George & Mary Hamlin Eric “DJ Flex” Harris* John & Josephine Ingle, Jr. Jewish Senior Life Foundation Jane Labrum Rick & Karen Losey Mr. & Mrs. B. G. Staffan Lundback Mary Moglia-Cannon Marie Moonan Daniel & Judith Novak Paychex Community Foundation Louis Perticone

Douglas W. Phillips* The Pike Company Diane Pike & Dan Glover Fayga I. Press Rochester Red Wings* Lisa Santelli Frances N. Schenck Thomas Schumacher Bob & Jan Silver The Honorable & Mrs. Peter Skivington Malcolm & Elaine Spaull Tantalo Photography* Pamela Wilkens White

SOLOIST ($250-$499) John & Mary Bartholomew Adam & Nichole Brunner John & Carol Condemi Claiborne S. & Poul Eldrup-Jorgensen Luke & Stephanie Emerson Garth Fagan Dance* Mr. & Mrs. C. Eugene Faulk, III Erica Freeman Dick Galvin Matthew J. Gardner Rob Goodling Martin & Sherrie Handelman William & Linda Hicks

Joseph & Julie Ketchum Donald & Susan Kitchen Margaret Kitz Frank & Cricket Luellen, Jr. Maury Donnelly & Parr, Inc. Meghan McGuire Mengel Metzger Barr Deanne Molinari Dr. Duncan Moore and Gunta J. Liders Karen Mungenast & Mark Tait Nazareth College Allan O’Grady Cuseo Omero’s Custom, Ltd.*

Bernard Oseroff, M.D. Christopher & Kaitlyn Porpiglia Golda Rayburn Adele Rodbell Tom & Cristina Romig Thomas & Deena Rodriguez Dr. Linda & David Schiffhauer Chef Asa Scohy* Scott Miller Salon & Spa* Dr. Anthony J. & Mrs. Kristyn Sousou James Throumoulos & Sue Lampman Matt & Maureen Throumoulos Sam & Laura Villanti

CORPS DE BALLET ($125-$249) Drs. David Kendrick & Nan Crystal Arens Sharon A. Baldwin Lon Baratz Black & Blue Steak and Crab* Mark & Anita Brown Ray & Leslie Brown Douglas & Christine Brush Margaret J. Carnall Kathleen Cervi Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Joanna Collins Teri D. Clement George Conte, Jr. Nicki & Mark Cottle Camilla A. Dickinson Adrienne Ehrlich The Erdle Foundation Jill Sutton Finan

Richard & Suressa Forbes Ronny & Alan Frishman Esther Germanow Geva Theatre Center* Elaine Greene Thomas & Melinda Hartzell Robert J. Hoffmann Wendy E. Howitt Charles & Barbara Kennerson Louise Klinke Mona Kolko John & Barbara Lovenheim Brian & Kelly Meath Rob & Elizabeth Merrill Paul & Helga Morgan George & Debra Orosz The Revelry* Rochester Lead Works, Inc.

Elizabeth Rodbell* Stephen & Elise Rosenfeld Thomas & Elizabeth Ross Arnie Rothschild Kenneth & Alice Slining Timothy Smith & Meg Ryan Charles Speirs Muriel Steinberg Scott Steron & Julie Camardo-Steron Robert & Debbie Tretter James & Amy VanDemark Jean Van Ingen Erik & Judy Von Bucher Jean Williams Jeff & Jill Wynn Lawrence H. Zingesser, M.D. *Indicates partial in-kind contribution.

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RCB TRIBUTES Tribute gifts celebrate and remember friends and loved ones. If you would like to make a gift in honor or memory of a friend or family member, please contact Marc A. Smith at 585-461-5850 or msmith@rochestercityballet.org.

IN HONOR OF‌

IN MEMORY OF‌

Marissa L. Chen Drs. Leway Chen & Marilyn N. Ling

Dick Cole Lynne M. Donahue

Christopher & Melissa Jacobs Neal & Pamela Sherman

Virginia Dickinson Camilla A. Dickinson

Jim Nowakowski Anna May Eisenberg

Timothy M. Draper Muriel D. Steinberg

David Palmer Sarah L. Booher Shannon Rodriguez Thomas & Deena Rodriguez Howard and Arlene Schenker Laura & Martin Kaufman Youri Spindler Lyle R. Jenks

THE TIMOTHY M. DRAPER SOCIETY Named for our founder, Timothy M. Draper, the Society is a group of donors who have recognized RCB in their estate planning. If you would like to inquire about Society membership, contact Nichole Gantshar at 585-461-5850 or info@rochestercityballet.org.

Jeanne Beecher

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artists The Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College Karla Krogstad, director The Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College provides quality vocal training for the children of the Greater Rochester area. Founded by current director Karla Krogstad in 1988, the Bach Children’s Chorus Karla Krogstad sings with numerous organizations in the Rochester area, including the RPO and the Rochester Chamber Orchestra. Their next appearance with the RPO will be in May 2017 for Puccini’s La Bohéme in concert. This spring, the BCC will tour Montreal, Canada. Registration is now open for the BCC and the Mozart Children’s Chorus for younger singers. For more information, please visit www.bachkidsusa.org.

Karla Krogstad earned degrees in music from the New England Conservatory of Music, the University of Connecticut, and the Eastman School of Music. She is the recipient of the Friend of Foreign Language and the Culture through the Arts awards given by the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers. She is a frequent composer and arranger for children’s voices.

Chorus Gianna Andrews Luke Andrews Marina Apton Rietz Michelle Arnold Charlotte Brown Arin Burrows Clare DeMarco Jimmy DeMarco Rayva Deshmukh Harper Foley Graham Greene Rachael Guarino Sophie Heffernan Tess Heffernan

Cassidy Herendeen Jade Hill Maria Huber Aidan Jacobs Aaron Jordan Amelia Lake Malia Lake Anthony Lazurenko Helena Loverdi Margaux Loverdi Abigail Lowtan Sean Meyers Stephen Moulton Jake Mulcahy

Emily Oldfield Sadie Oldfield Paige O’Malley Hayleigh Peer Evan Phillips Carina Phillips Alana Pinto Nathanael Searle Elena Seeburger Myah Seniuk Teagan Seniuk Heather Shiner Julia Shumaker Maya Simonetti

Charlotte Spaulding Samantha Steron Emily Stork Kaitlin Stork Elyse Stuber Roshan Temperley Solstice Toner Marlie Toner Addison Vitale Addy Volanth Erin Wolfanger Loic Yu Ivan Yu Amy Zink

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SUN 2 PM & 4 PM PERFORMANCE HALL AT HOCHSTEIN

Boon Hua Lien, guest conductor Steven Stull, baritone Rush-Henrietta Singers

KORNGOLD

Snowman Overture

BASS

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

LOPEZ (ARR. KROGSTAD)

Music from Frozen

RUTTER

Star Carol

ROBERT KAPILOW

Chris Van Allsburg’s The Polar Express

ANDERSON

Sleigh Ride

JEFF TYZIK

Holiday Sing-a-long

Music from The Polar Express & Frozen

DEC 4

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artists NADINE PHOTOGRAPHY

Boon Hua Lien, guest conductor CRS BARN STUDIO

A native of Singapore, Boon Hua Lien was a prizewinner at the 12th Aram Khachaturian International Conducting Competition.

Lien is a doctoral candidate in orchestral Boon Hua Lien Steven Stull conducting at the Eastman School of Music, where he is mentored by Neil Varon. Last season, Lien was an Eastman Conducting Fellow for the RPO, serving as a cover and guest conductor for the Orchestra. Lien also was assistant conductor of the Eastman Philharmonia. His artistic achievements have earned him the Walter Hagen Conducting Prize and Bruno Walter Conducting Scholarship, and he was named winner of The American Prize in Orchestral Conducting in 2015.

Lien has participated in masterclasses with distinguished conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Marin Alsop, and Stefan Asbury. He was recently invited to conduct at the InteraktionConductors’ Workshop in Germany and also was appointed an inaugural Mahler Conducting Fellow for the Colorado MahlerFest XXIX. Within the past year, Lien has appeared in concert with the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, and Symphoria. His last appearance with the RPO was in April 2016. Other orchestra appearances include the Brandenburger Symphoniker, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Festival Strings Lucerne, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Kritische Orchester, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic.

Lien is currently doing postgraduate professional training at the Universität der Künste Berlin, working with Steven Sloane.

Steven Stull, baritone Steven Stull first appeared with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998, and most recently narrated How the Grinch Stole Christmas in their 2014 holiday concerts. With the RPO ,he has performed music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Gilbert and Sullivan, Aaron Copland, Stephen Foster, and Jeff Tyzik. He has appeared with Glimmerglass Opera, Syracuse Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Artpark, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, Kyrgyz State Opera, and with orchestras in Ithaca, Buffalo, Anchorage, Binghamton, Erie, Jacksonville, and Norwalk. He sang in more than forty performances with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.

Stull has appeared in nearly 80 performances with West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and can be heard on their recordings Home for the Holidays and Tales from the West Virginia Hills.

His other recordings include The Pulse of an Irishman - Irish and Scottish Songs arranged by Beethoven, Opera Cowpokes, and Christmas from the Heart of New York. He is heard as the Wolf in the recording of Grant Cooper’s Boyz in the Wood with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra.

Recent and upcoming performances include Song of the Wolf with West Virginia Symphony, Charles Rosen in Steven Stucky’s opera The Classical Style, and Monterone in Rigoletto with Syracuse Opera. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Oberlin College Conservatory, Stull co-directs the CRS Barn Studio with choreographer Jeanne Goddard. Together they present an eclectic series of music and dance performances on the CRS Growers organic vegetable farm overlooking Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, N.Y. His numerous recordings are available from operacowpokes.com.

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artists Rush-Henrietta Singers Christine Sargent, chorale director The Rush-Henrietta Singers, a select high school choral ensemble from the Rochester, NY area, represent their communities of Rush and Henrietta. Venues have included St. Peter’s Basillica in Rome, San Marco Cathedral in Venice, St. Nicholas Old Town in Prague, St. Peterkirche and Schoenbrun Palace in Vienna, Cathedral St. Louis in Versailles, American Church and Abbatiate St. Etienne in Paris, Santa Maria de Ricci in Florence, and Melk Monastery and St. Stephens in Austria as well as venues in Bratislava, Warsaw, Krakow, Lucerne and Il Duomo in Milan.

In the U.S., the RH Singers performed in Washington’s Constitution Hall with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, in Carnegie Hall, NYC, as the featured choir in the National Youth Choir Festival, in Old North and Cambridge Churches in Boston, Mass., and in cathedrals and festivals in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa, Canada, most noteworthy Notre Dame Basilica and St. Joseph’s Oratory.

In their hometown area, the Singers have performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Penfield Symphony, Rochester Oratorio Society, Hochstein Music Educator’s Wind Ensemble, Geneseo Chamber Singers, Madrigalia, and the Mansfield College Choir. They have been featured on WROC-TV’s Sounds of the Season, WHAM-TV 13’s Many Voices, Many Visions, WBBF and WBEE Morning Show’s and WXXI’s Holiday Special Performances.

The Rush-Henrietta High School music department has been named in the top 100 public high schools for music education in the country and is a past distinction of being a Grammy Signature School.

Mrs. Christine Sargent holds a Master of Music degree, with a concentration in choral conducting, from the Eastman School of Music and is entering her 20th year as the RushHenrietta Singers Choral Director. She received the Outstanding Music Educator’s Award from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Henrietta Cultural Arts Award, Rush-Henrietta Peer Recognition award and was named a teacher who goes above and beyond in the Rochester Area Adopt a Teacher Program. She also serves as the choral/vocal director for the Sperry High School Musicals.

Chorus SOPRANO Anna Ahlquist Sarah Arrowsmith Cassandra Bitter Aisha Bryant Cameron Clements Meaghan Deasey Annie Delaney Elizabeth Donowski Stephanie Flint Zoe Frost Hannah Kelly Hannah Laird Cierra McFadden Kaitlin Miron Jordyn Morel Kelly Perkins Shawna Smith

Julia Tubbs Ashlyn Tucker Kailee Vick Marlina Worden ALTO Semhal Beyene Shannon Brady Kimberlyn Brocht Erin Bunce Abigail Dingman Emily Ellwanger Lillian GlinskyLopata Jaenelle Huxlin Jasmine Jones Victoria Miller Ashlie Morrison

Emma Morrison Carrie Ribbing Elisha Snow Daejah Thomas Hannah Trumbull Celina Vongprachanh TENOR Andres Arce Benjamin Bawden Benjamin Brown Cameron Canedo Samuel Cotto Rivera Matthew Glende Nicholas Kachala Gavin Maguda Timothy Marshall

Jared Trout Jack Warren BASS Darion Bubel Enoch Cray Nathan Kelly Michelangelo Lamberty, Jr. Enoch Li Nicholas Myers Connor Oliver Matthew Prindle Luke Rydelek Georgio Vacogiannis Keegan White Timothy Wildow, Jr. Nathan Yandle

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sing-a-long Holiday Sing-a-long (arr. Jeff Tyzik) Deck the Halls Deck the hall with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la...

‘Tis the season to be jolly. Fa la la la la...

Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la...

Troll the ancient yuletide carol. Fa la la la la...

See the blazing yule before us. Fa la la la la...

Strike the harp and join the chorus. Fa la la la la...

Follow me in merry measure. Fa la la la la la...

While I tell of Yuletide treasure. Fa la la la la…

O Christmas Tree O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, O tree of green unchanging.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, You set my heart a-singing.

Your boughs, so green in summertime, do brave the snow in wintertime.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, O tree of green unchanging.

Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh, O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way.

Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright.

What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. OH! Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh! (Repeat) We Wish You a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. (Repeat) Good tidings we bring for you and your kin.

We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. (Repeat)

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DEC 6 7:30 PM KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

Ward Stare, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, cello

GLINKA

Russlan and Ludmilla Overture

5:00

SCHUBERT

Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”

25:00

Yo-Yo Ma

Allegro moderato Andante con moto

INTERMISSION DVOŘÁK

Cello Concerto in B Minor

40:00

JASON BELL

Allegro Adagio ma non troppo Finale (allegro moderato – andante – allegro vivo) Yo-Yo Ma, cello

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MIKHAIL GLINKA Russlan and Ludmilla Overture b. Novospasskoye, Russia June 1, 1804

Sporting melodies patterned on folk music, and scored in lavish orchestral colors, Glinka’s second opera, Russlan and Ludmilla (1842), established the Russian national school of opera, the one to d. Berlin, Germany which composers such as Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Borodin February 15, 1857 and Tchaikovsky later made outstanding contributions. He took the plot from a story by Alexander Pushkin. The wedding between Ludmilla, daughter of the grand prince of Kiev, and Russlan, a knight in the prince’s service, is disrupted when the bride is abducted by Chernomor, an evil magician. Russlan locates the magician’s castle and cuts off Chernomor’s beard, the source of his evil power, then revives Ludmilla with the help of a magic ring. Glinka sets the scene for these fanciful goings-on with the perfect curtain-raiser: brisk, compact, and tuneful.

FRANZ SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, “Unfinished”, D. 759 b. Vienna, Austria January 31, 1797

Schubert actually left several ‘unfinished’ symphonies, ranging from barely developed sketches to one fully composed piece (Symphony No. 7), that he didn’t orchestrate. The most famous of these d. Vienna, Austria fragments is this heart-rending work, which he composed during November 19, 1828 the autumn of 1822. It was a time of great turbulence in his life. Not only had he been seriously ill, he was also undergoing a major shift in creative direction. This symphony reflects both his distressing personal circumstances and his problematic efforts to broaden and deepen his art. It is by far his most dramatic and soulsearching orchestral creation.

He completed the first two movements in every detail. After composing and partially orchestrating sketches for a third movement, a scherzo, he set the symphony aside and appears never to have returned to it. Several theories have been advanced to explain this. One suggests that Schubert came to feel that the two finished sections communicated everything he wished to say at the time. The existence of the sketches for the scherzo, however, makes this unlikely. The most probable explanation is a simple one: something interrupted him. When he had dealt with that situation, numerous other, more pressing and/or interesting projects kept him from returning to the symphony. Eventually, he saw no further point in doing so.

He considered the two completed movements a suitable gift to the Styrian Musical Society of Graz, to thank them for an honorary membership. He gave the music to a friend, Josef Huttenbrenner, to pass along to Josef’s brother Anselm, the society’s artistic director. Instead of scheduling the symphony for performance, Anselm kept it to himself, possibly out of jealousy toward Schubert.

Forty-three years passed before conductor Johann Herbeck heard about the piece from Josef Huttenbrenner. He traveled to Graz to persuade Anselm to part with it (which he managed to do only through a promise to conduct one of Anselm’s orchestral works). Herbeck led the premiere, in Vienna, on December 17, 1865, finally bringing this great work to the public. The world has adored it ever since.

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ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104

b. Nelahozeves, Bohemia September 8, 1841

d. Prague, Bohemia This greatest of all cello concertos was May 1, 1904 the final piece that Dvořák composed during his three-year term as Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York. Inspiration flowed from several sources. One was the homesickness he had harbored since he left his beloved homeland. Another was the second cello concerto of Victor Herbert, whose premiere Dvořák attended in March 1894. Dvořák decided then and there to compose a cello concerto of his own (30 years earlier, he had left his first attempt at writing one unfinished).

Still another inspiration was cellist Hanuš Wihan. Dvořák had composed three brief works for him, but what Wihan really wanted was a full-scale concerto. He offered to assist with the creation of the solo part. He proved too industrious an adviser, however, making more revisions and additions than the composer wanted.

Three decades before, Dvořák had been in love with Josephina Čermáková, an aspiring 16-year-old actress to whom he gave piano lessons. Even though she rejected his romantic advances, he retained a powerful affection for her. He ended up doing as Haydn and Mozart had done, and married his beloved’s sister instead. Perhaps he considered her the closest substitute he could find.

While he was composing the second movement of this concerto, a letter from Josephina revealed that she was gravely ill. In her honor, he quoted the melody of Leave Me Alone in My Fond Dream, his song which was a particular favorite of hers, in the middle panel of this movement. She died in May 1895, one month after he resettled in Europe. A few weeks later, he revised the final pages of the concerto’s finale to include a second quotation from the song, this time as a memorial tribute. The premiere took place in London on March 16, 1896, with the composer conducting and Leo Stern as soloist. Hanuš Wihan performed the concerto shortly thereafter.

The first theme of the opening movement—somber, almost funereal— soon bursts forth into forceful expressiveness. Solo horn introduces the second theme. Dvořák said that it had cost him a great deal of effort, but that it moved him profoundly every time he heard it. Passing through much drama, the movement concludes with ringing fanfares. The slow second movement opens with a warm, tranquil theme introduced by the woodwinds. Dvořák gives the middle section a powerful launch, then takes up the soaring melody from Josephina’s favorite song. A quasi-cadenza for the soloist, with light accompaniment, precedes a return to the opening subject and a peaceful, contented coda. Strong contrasts characterize the finale, from the stern opening theme in march rhythm, through a wistful subject strongly inflected with the spirit of Czech folk music, to an expansive, elegiac reverie where themes from the previous movements reappear briefly. The concerto concludes on an exultant note. © 2016 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his continual search for new ways to communicate with audiences, and to his personal desire for artistic growth and renewal. Whether performing new or familiar works from the cello repertoire, coming together with colleagues for chamber music, or exploring cultures and musical forms outside the Western classical tradition, Ma strives to find connections that stimulate the imagination.

Yo-Yo Ma maintains a balance between his engagements as soloist with orchestras throughout the world and his recital and chamber music activities. He draws inspiration from a wide circle of collaborators, creating programs with such artists as Emanuel Ax and Daniel Barenboim. Each of these collaborations is fueled by the artists’ interactions, often extending the boundaries of a particular genre. One of Ma’s goals is the exploration of music as a means of communication and as a vehicle for the migration of ideas across a range of cultures throughout the world. To that end, he has taken time to immerse himself in subjects as diverse as native Chinese music with its distinctive instruments and the music of the Kalahari bush people in Africa.

Expanding upon this interest, in 1998, Ma established Silkroad, a nonprofit organization that seeks to create meaningful change at the intersections of the arts, education, and business.

Under his artistic direction, Silkroad presents performances by the acclaimed Silk Road Ensemble and develops new music, cultural partnerships, education programs, and crossdisciplinary collaborations. Through his work with Silkroad, as throughout his career, Yo-Yo Ma seeks to expand the cello repertoire, frequently performing lesser-known music of the 20th Century and commissions of new concertos and recital pieces. He has premiered works by a diverse group of composers, among them Elliott Carter, Richard Danielpour, Osvaldo Golijov, Leon Kirchner, Zhao Lin, Christopher Rouse, Giovanni Sollima, Bright Sheng, Tan Dun, John Williams, and Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky.

As the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant, Ma is partnering with Maestro Riccardo Muti to provide collaborative musical leadership and guidance on innovative program development for The Negaunee Music Institute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and for Chicago Symphony artistic initiatives. Ma’s work focuses on the transformative power music can have in individuals’ lives, and on increasing the number and variety of opportunities audiences have to experience music in their communities. In March 2016, he was appointed artistic advisor at large to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of their expansive initiatives honoring the centenary of JFK’s birth and to encourage the idea of creative citizenship.

Yo-Yo Ma is strongly committed to educational programs that not only bring young audiences into contact with music but also allow them to participate in its creation. While touring, he takes time whenever possible to conduct master classes as well as more informal programs for students—musicians and non-musicians alike. At the same time, he continues to develop new concert programs for family audiences, for instance helping to inaugurate the family series at Carnegie Hall. In each of these undertakings, he works to connect music to students’ daily surroundings and activities with the goal of making music and creativity a vital part of children’s lives from an early age. He also has reached young audiences through appearances on Arthur, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Sesame Street.

Ma’s discography of more than 100 albums (including 18 Grammy Award winners) reflects his wide-ranging interests.

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Christopher Warren-Green, guest conductor

Klara Ek, soprano Christopher Ainslie, countertenor Daniel Weeks, tenor Kevin Deas, bass-baritone Rochester Oratorio Society, Eric Townell, director Michael Leopold, theorbo

Sinfonia PART I Arioso (Tenor): Comfort ye, my people Aria (Tenor): Ev’ry valley shall be exalted Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord Recitative (Bass): Thus saith the Lord Aria (Countertenor): But who may abide the day Chorus: And He shall purify Recitative (Countertenor): Behold, a virgin shall conceive Air and Chorus (Countertenor): O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Arioso (Bass): For behold, darkness shall cover the earth Air (Bass): The people that walked in darkness Chorus: For unto us a Child is born Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) Recitative (Soprano): There were shepherds abiding Arioso (Soprano): And lo, the angel of the Lord Recitative (Soprano): And the angel said unto them Arioso (Soprano): And suddenly, there was with the angel Chorus: Glory to God in the highest Air (Soprano): Rejoice greatly Recitative (Countertenor): Then shall the eyes of the blind Air (Soprano): He shall feed his flock Air (Soprano & Countertenor): Come unto Him, all ye that labor Chorus: His yoke is easy, and His burden is light INTERMISSION

PART II Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God Air (Countertenor): He was despised Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray Arioso (Tenor): All they that see Him Chorus: He trusted in God Recitative (Tenor): Thy rebuke hath broken His heart Arioso (Tenor): Behold and see if there be any sorrow Recitative (Soprano): He was cut off Air (Tenor): But Thou dldst not leave His soul in Hell Chorus: Lift up your heads Chorus: The Lord gave the Word Air (Soprano): How beautiful are the feet Chorus: Their sound is gone out Air (Bass): Why do the nations so furiously rage?

Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder Recitative (Tenor): He that dwelleth in Heaven Air (Tenor): Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron Chorus: Hallelujah

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PART III Air (Soprano): I know that my Redeemer liveth Chorus: Since by man came death Recitative (Bass): Behold, I tell you a mystery Air (Bass): The trumpet shall sound Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb Chorus: Blessing and honor Chorus: Amen

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GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL Messiah b. February 23, 1685 Halle, Germany d. April 14, 1759 London, England

The Passion of Jesus Christ is such a compelling story that it has drawn many of the great composers of history to attempt doing it justice through music. If sheer number of performances is a reliable guide to success, Handel’s oratorio Messiah may be the greatest Passion setting of all. In structural terms, opera and oratorio have a great deal in common as both involve casts of solo singers, a chorus, and an orchestra. However, there are no costumes, scenery, or props in oratorios, and these types of pieces are performed in concert halls and churches rather than in opera houses. Additionally, operas deal strictly with secular topics while oratorios frequently treat sacred ones as well.

Messiah consists of three sections. In the first, the way is paved for the Redeemer’s coming.

After His Advent is announced, there follow descriptions of the events of the nativity. Part II describes the Passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. It concludes with the familiar “Hallelujah Chorus.” It was at this point in the oratorio, during one of the early London performances in 1743, in which King George II spontaneously rose to his feet in a spirit of exaltation. Audiences have traditionally repeated this practice ever since. In Part III, the spiritual messages represented by Christ’s teachings are set forth for the instruction and benefit of all. It opens with the moving soprano aria “I know that my Redeemer liveth,” and concludes with a final chorus of Amen. ©2016 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

artists Christopher Warren-Green, guest conductor

BENJAMIN EALOVEGA

Christopher Warren-Green is music director of the Charlotte Symphony in North Carolina and music director and principal conductor of the London Chamber Orchestra. In recent seasons, engagements have included the Minnesota and Philadelphia orchestras, as well as concerts with the Detroit, St. Louis, Toronto, Milwaukee, Seattle, and Vancouver symphony orchestras and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. In the U.K., highlights include the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Concert, and Royal Scottish National orchestras, and elsewhere he has conducted the Zürcher Kammerorchester, RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, NHK, Singapore, Sapporo, and KBS and Yomirui Nippon symphony orchestras.

During the 2016–17 season, Warren-Green returns to Orchestre National de Belgique, Royal Philharmonic and Royal Academy of Music orchestras and Beethoven Orchester Bonn. He also debuts with the Nashville Symphony and Rochester Philharmonic orchestras.

Warren-Green plays a key role in LCO Music Junction, a ground-breaking project which brings together children in the U.K. from different backgrounds through a series of interactive workshops. Conducting for the Royal Family on many occasions, Warren-Green most recently led the Philharmonia Orchestra for HM The Queen’s 90th birthday concert, as well as the London Chamber Orchestra during the marriage ceremony of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Westminster Abbey in 2011.

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SUSSIE AHLBURG

Possessing a voice of remarkable clarity and beauty, Klara Ek has distinguished herself as a first-class soprano. This season she joins the Gothenburg Symphony for Peer Gynt Klara Ek Christopher Ainslie in Gothenburg (Sweden) and on tour across Europe, as well as joining the Danish National Symphony Orchestra for Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust. She also returns to Classical Opera for a concert performance at the Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt (Austria), as well as embarking on a recording project of Mozart’s The Dream of Scipione. This is her first appearance at the RPO, and she will also join the Nashville Symphony for Messiah this season.

Notable symphonic debuts include Die Schöpfung (The Creation) with Washington’s National Symphony, Bach’s Magnificat with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and, most recently, her BBC Proms debut with Mahler 4. She also has sung Mahler 4 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. She also made debuts with the NHK Symphony and Philharmonia orchestras, and more recently, gave her first performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Hallé (U.K.).

On stage, Ek’s most recent debuts include Lisetta in Cimarosa’s The Secret Marriage and Rosmonda in a rare staging of Porpora’s Il Germanico in Germania for the Innsbruck Festival, Climene in Hasse’s Leucippo for the Cologne Opera, Despina (Così fan tutte) for Danish National Opera, and Contessa Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro) at the Hokuptopia Festival, Japan.

Christopher Ainslie, countertenor Christopher Ainslie started his singing career as a chorister in his hometown of Cape Town, South Africa. In 2005, he moved to London to study at the Royal College of Music, where he graduated with distinction.

Ainslie has rapidly established himself as a leading interpreter of the countertenor repertoire, and also is active in exploring repertoire not usually associated with the voice-type. He has appeared at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, at Glyndebourne, English National Opera, Opéra de Lyon, and Central City Opera. He is equally at home on the oratorio and recital stages and has appeared at Wigmore Hall, St. Johns Smith Square, with the Hallé, at Moscow Conservatory, with Les Arts Florissants and B’Rock, with the Bournemouth Symphony, and in Dresden and Vilnius.

Recent engagements include Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice for Opéra de Lyon and for Opéra National de Lorraine; Ottone in Agrippina for the Göttingen Handel Festival; David in Saul for Glyndebourne; Bach’s B Minor Mass with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and at the Oregon Bach Festival, where he also sang Bach’s Magnificat and the world premiere of James MacMillan’s A European Requiem; Handel’s Messiah with the Ulster Orchestra and with the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge; and Orff ’s Carmina Burana with the Choir and Orchestra of Radio France.

The current season includes appearances with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C., at Carnegie Hall, and the London Handel Festival. On the operatic stage, he sings Unolfo in Rodelinda at Teatro Real, Madrid, and Athamas in Semele at Garsington Opera.

This is his first appearance with the RPO.

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artists Daniel Weeks, tenor Tenor Daniel Weeks enjoys a varied career that encompasses the opera stage, oratorios with orchestras, recitals, and a teaching position at the University of Cincinnati. Recent Daniel Weeks Kevin Deas engagements included the world-premiere concert staging of Gregory Vajda’s opera Georgia Bottoms with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Bozeman and Chattanooga symphonies, Handel’s Messiah with the Orquesta Sinfónica Naciónal de Mexico; concert performances and a new recording of Mozart’s Requiem with the Winter Park (Fla.) Bach Festival, and Elijah with the South Dakota Symphony. He sang Belmonte in a concert version of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra.

He has also performed with the symphonty orchestras of Cincinnati, Dallas, Louisville, Indianapolis, Louisiana, Memphis, Pittsburg, and Columbus, as well as with the Orquesta Sinfónica Naciónal de Costa Rica, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

On the opera stage, his recent performances include Curley in Of Mice and Men with Kentucky Opera; Don Basilio in The Marriage of Figaro, the Fourth Jew in Salome, and Howard Boucher in Dead Man Walking with Cincinnati Opera; Triquet in Eugene Onegin and Father Confessor in Dialogues of the Carmelites with Kentucky Opera; Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Florentine Opera; and Pong in Turandot with Austin Lyric Opera. He has also sung Rodolfo in La Bohème in concert with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra.

Daniel Weeks has been a member of the voice faculty of the University of Louisville since 1998.

Frequently giving master classes as part of his concert engagements, he was selected a featured guest artist of the Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland, in an exchange program between the Academy and the University of Louisville.

Kevin Deas, bass-baritone Kevin Deas has gained international renown as one of America’s leading bass-baritones. He is perhaps most acclaimed for his signature portrayal of the title role in Porgy and Bess, having performed it with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, and the symphonies of Atlanta, Baltimore, Calgary, Columbus, Detroit, Florida, Hartford, Houston, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Montreal, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Utah, and Vancouver, and at the Ravinia, Vail, and Saratoga festivals.

Engagements during the 2016–17 Season include Handel’s Messiah with the Houston Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, and National Cathedral; Vaughn Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem with the Richmond Symphony; Verdi’s Requiem with the Virginia Symphony; Puccini’s ‘Messa di Gloria’ with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park; Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast with the Buffalo Philharmonic; Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with the Jacksonville Symphony; Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with Baltimore Choral Arts; Mozart’s Requiem with VoxAmaDeus; and Rachmaninoff ’s The Bells with JoAnn Falletta at SUNY Potsdam.

A strong proponent of contemporary music, Kevin Deas was heard at Italy’s Spoleto Festival in a new production of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors in honor of the composer’s 85th birthday, which was videotaped for worldwide release. His 20-year collaboration with the late jazz legend Dave Brubeck has taken him to Salzburg, Vienna, and Moscow in To Hope!

Kevin Deas has recorded Wagner’s Die Meistersinger for Decca/London with the Chicago Symphony under the late Sir Georg Solti and Varèse’s Ecuatorial with the ASKO Ensemble under the baton of Riccardo Chailly.

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Katherine Clark Walter, President Marc Smith, Vice President Sandy Moncrief, Secretary Mario Urso, Treasurer John Devanney Maryellen Giese Brigid Harrigan

Jennifer Horn Patricia Piper Sarah Post Sarah Stage Lauri VanHise Kathleen Washington Jeffrey Wright

ROCHESTER ORATORIO SOCIETY STAFF Eric Townell, Artistic Director Dennis Rosenbaum, Arts Administrator Jo Ann Lampman, Registrar

Kathleen Green, Financial Operations Manager Roger Wilhelm, Music Director Emeritus

ROCHESTER ORATORIO SOCIETY – CHORUS MEMBERS SOPRANOS Barbara Bissell-Erway Jessica Bouillon Ginny Campbell Fimka Cooley Penny Cox* Lisa deBlieck Mary DeMarsh Karen Dey Sharon Dumbleton Amy Ewell Agnieszka Flor Paulette Gissendanner Ellen Goldenberg Pamela Good Alayne Gosson-Kane Mary Anne Guariglia Lilith Hart Stephanie Hinshaw Shari Holzer Cora Jackson Rebecca Johnson Yasuko Kelly Karen Bernhardt Kuntz Jo Ann Lampman Ana Martić Francine McAndrew Shayla McDermott Robin Morris-Gaylord Leta Mueller Rosemary Zuck Mummert Mary Ann Nazzaro Ann Parsons Pati Piper Andrea Quercia Elise Rosenfeld Katherine Schumacher Catherine Siniscalco Maura Slon Kathleen Stewart Arlene Vanderlinde Katherine Clark Walter Christine Wertman Sheryl Westerman Wendy Willis Dianna Winslow C. Denise Yarbrough ALTOS Debbie Loo Anderson Olga Astapova Dianne Bailey Susan Basu

Monica Bays* Lynn Brussel Donna Budgeon Marie Burnham Beth Camann Nancy Cangiano Jane Capellupo Mary Ellen Coleman Carol Elliott Sarah Engel K. Sue Geier Maryellen Giese Carolyn Gray Kathleen Green Barbara Hellwig Diane Hoener Linda Hopkins Jenny Horn Carole Huther Mary-Ellen Kane Janet Kester Lisa Klein Karen Kral Trish Lambiase Anna Leiser Deb Long Janice Madhu Paula Mansur Christine Martz Pamela McInerney Katie McNally Sandy Moncrief Jackie Monin Dorothy Needler Virginia Payne Char Roth Patricia Sanborn Molly Sanchez Nancy Schreiber Mary Schultz Elizabeth Seely Grace Seiberling Janet Shipman Robin Townell Monica Tyne Patricia Van Dussen Judith Van Ness Leslie Weber Betty Wells Christine Whitbourne

TENORS Andy Cripps (Choral Scholar) Donald Culley John DeAngelo Joseph Eduardo Michael Gehl Ed Hoener Jonathan Ivers Greg Madejaski Daniel McInerney Marvin Miner Daniel Mollnow Simone Picciolo * Dennis Rosenbaum Patrick Walter Donald Wertman Virginia Wohltmann Steve Wolak

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ROCHESTER ORATORIO SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BASSES Bruce Barmore Alan Bartlow, Sr. Robert Booher Philip Burke Timothy Coleman Douglas Constable Martin Erway Christian Haller Harry Hellwig Frederick Jefferson David Kester Roy Kirvan Arvid Lakeberg Eric Logan Louis Malucci Steven Marsocci David Merillat Richard Miller Richard Moncrief Jeffrey Monin Robert Moore Sean Moran Darren Pulley Steven Rozenski Daniel Schoenly David Schuh Jon Schumacher Robert Slon Steven Smith Thomas Verhulst Jeffrey Wright * Leave of Absence

For more information about the Rochester Oratorio Society, visit ROSsings.org.

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artists Rochester Oratorio Society Eric Townell, director An integral part of Rochester’s vibrant arts community since 1945, the Rochester Oratorio Society gives voice to the best qualities of our region, exploring a diverse, multicultural, modern repertoire that includes the great standards; collaborating with local arts groups of Eric Townell all kinds; and performing in non-traditional community settings. The ROS gave award-winning performances at the 2008 Olympic Cultural Festival in Beijing and Shanghai and introduced music of Jeff Tyzik to capacity audiences during its 2014 tour of Eastern European capitals. Its annual vocal competition, “Classical Idol,” promotes rising vocal artists to international careers. Its numerous notable performances with the RPO include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under Christopher Seaman at the opening of the remodeled Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.

Eric Townell, international award-winning conductor of choral, operatic, and symphonic repertoire, has conducted holiday, special event, and regional outreach concerts for the Milwaukee and Madison symphony orchestras, for Symphoria in Syracuse, and for the RPO, including the 2012 Messiah and the 2013 90th Anniversary Concert sponsored by the City of Rochester. As music director of the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Townell led commissions by American composers and developed programming emphasizing contemporary works. He is host/producer of “In the Spotlight,” an arts interview program carried statewide via cable access television. He concurrently serves as artistic director of the Rochester Lyric Opera.

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DEC 16 8 PM SAT

DEC 17 2 PM AND 8 PM SUN

DEC 18 2 PM KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

Jeff Tyzik, conductor Festival High School Chorale Amy Story & Harold McAulliffe, co-directors Erik Behr, oboe The Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Chair

Jim Tiller, xylophone The Marie-Merrill and George M. Ewing Chair

TRADITIONAL (ARR. TYZIK)

The Little Drummer Boy

LEROY ANDERSON

Sleigh Ride

TRADITIONAL (ARR. TYZIK)

What Child Is This?

Erik Behr, oboe

TRADITIONAL (ARR. HERSHY KAY)

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly (A Merry Fugue)

ARR. HERSHY KAY

Pat-a Pan (A Fantasy for Orchestra)

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Variations on “Joy to the World”

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“Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Rag

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Stille Nacht

Gala Holiday Pops

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Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24

INTERMISSION The following pieces feature the Festival High School Chorale TRADITIONAL (ARR. DAN FORREST) O Come All Ye Faithful ALAN SILVESTRI (ARR. GARY FRY)

“Believe” from The Polar Express

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A Merry Olde Christmas

TRADITIONAL (ARR. GARY FRY)

Still, Still, Still

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Frozen Choral Suite

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Ave Maria

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Gospel Hallelujah

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artists

Festival High School Chorale Amy Story and Harold McAulliffe, co-directors

The Festival High School Chorale is celebrating 23 years performing at the RPO’s Gala Holiday Pops celebration. Founding director Harold McAulliffe and co-director Amy Story organize and direct this group of approximately 200 outstanding high school vocalists. Participation is open to high school vocal students in the seven-county area. The 2016 Chorale represents the following area high schools: Alexander, Aquinas, Avon, Batavia, Brighton, Brockport, ByronBergen, Caledonia-Mumford, Canandaigua, Dansville, Eastridge, Fairport, Finney, Gananda, Geneva, Greece Athena, Odyssey Academy, Greece Olympia, Holley, Irondequoit, Keshequa, Kendall, Lyons, McQuaid Jesuit, Mercy, Mount Morris, Naples, Newark, Norman Howard, Notre Dame Batavia, Pavilion, Penfield, Pittsford Mendon, Pittsford Sutherland, Port Byron, RCSD East, RCSD Edison, RCSD Monroe, RCSD SOTA, RCSD Wilson Commencement, Spencerport, Victor, Webster Schroeder, Webster Thomas, and Wheatland–Chili.

Eddy Alec Nicholas Allen Lillian Bacon Isabella Barbagallo Danielle Barone Beatriz Barraclough-Tan Ryan Barrett Cassandra Bautista Morgan Beaton Tristan Berlet Anna Bernegger Zachary Bills Brett Bingo Chloe Bliss Cameron Bontrager Jonah Bower Lindsey Bowman Alexis Brown Keziah Burgess Genna Burke Kathryn Burke Kelly Burton Anthony Calarco Benson Caleb Abigail Campanaro Meghan Campbell Sydney Cannioto Ian Cannioto Victoria Cappon Ethan Carlock Tommy Castronova Madison Chandler Madeline Cheney Carlie Clarcq Cooper Cohen Rebecca Colao Eliya Cooper Stephen Costanza Morgan Costello Andrea Coyle Shelby Cramer Connor Curry Anna D’Angelo Demaurice Davis Matt Dellario Grace Delrossa Jacob Dence Reanne Dressler Robin Eassa Andrew Edlen Sarah Efing William Eliott Jacob Faville

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artists Erik Behr, oboe The Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Chair Erik Behr was appointed principal oboe of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in May 2007. Prior to joining the RPO, he was principal oboe of the Houston Grand Opera Erik Behr Jim Tiller and Houston Ballet. Behr has performed as guest principal with the San Francisco Symphony, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony, and as a guest with the Seattle and Houston symphonies. During the summer, he performs alongside his wife, RPO Concertmaster Juliana Athayde, at the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and the Mainly Mozart Festival. Other festivals appearances include the Casals and Spoleto festivals.

In addition to numerous concerto appearances with the RPO and Houston Ballet, Behr has recorded Honegger’s Concerto da Camera with the RTV Slovenia Orchestra. Along with his wife, he was appointed artistic director of the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester in 2013.

He has given chamber recitals nationally and internationally at the Edinburgh International Festival, Kilkenny Festival, and Maribor Festival. His playing has been praised by critics as “bold and graceful” (Washington Post), “immaculate” (Sunday Tribune), for its “tremendous musicianship and sense of style” (Irish Examiner) and “ease and eloquence” (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle).

Behr has served on the oboe faculty at the University of Houston and was a visiting lecturer at Cornell University. He is presently adjunct professor at Roberts Wesleyan College. He received his bachelor’s degree (cum laude) at Arizona State University, his master’s from Temple University, and doctorate from Rice University. His principal teachers have been Robert Atherholt, Richard Woodhams, and Martin Schuring.

Jim Tiller, xylophone The Marie-Merrill and George M. Ewing Chair Jim Tiller was appointed Principal Percussionist and Assistant Principal Timpanist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in 1995. He joined the music faculty at SUNY Geneseo in 1996, where he directs all percussion studies and is conductor of the Geneseo Percussion Ensemble. He has also served as conductor of the Geneseo Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Tiller is director of the Percussion Ensembles Program at the Hochstein School of Music and Dance. He received his formal music education at the University of South Carolina and the Eastman School of Music. He earned the Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance and Literature, and the prestigious Performer’s Certificate from Eastman in 1990, where he was a percussion student of John H. Beck and conducting student of David Effron. He completed the Bachelor of Music Education degree and Performer’s Certificate from the University of South Carolina in 1988, where he was a percussion student of James Hall.

Active in virtually all musical genres, Tiller has performed throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As a soloist and chamber musician he has performed for professional conventions and festivals, including those of the Percussive Arts Society, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Spoleto Festival, American Harp Society Conference, International Viola Congress, and International Double Reed Society, among others. He has been featured on WXXI’s Live from Hochstein, Eastman’s Faculty Artist Series, Society for Chamber Music in Rochester, Friends of Music, and Fortissimo! Tiller has recorded for harmonia mundi usa, Sony Music, NAXOS, ADMLive, Capstone, and other labels. He has also performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic, South Carolina Philharmonic, Charleston Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, and Binghamton Symphony, among others.

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CORPORATE PARTNERS, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

Bravo to Our Generous Supporters

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following corporate, foundation, and community organizations for their generous support. Listings are in recognition of annual giving from September 1, 2015 to October 14, 2016. Please contact Mark Zeger at 585454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.

PARTNER ($1,000–$2,999) Alex and Ani Ames Amzalak Memorial Trust ALSTOM Signaling Foundation Bancroft-Tubbs Family Fund CONCERTO Bill Gray’s Restaurants ($25,000–$49,999) Blitman & King, LLP Canandaigua National Bank The Elizabeth F. Cheney & Trust Foundation Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson T.M. & M.W. Crandall Foundation Foundation Fred L. Emerson Foundation G.W. Lisk, Inc. Hazlow Electronics, Inc. M&T Bank Hegedorns Kovalsky-Carr Electric Supply SONATA Manning & Napier Advisors ($10,000–$24,999) Morgan Stanley The Gertrude Chanler RPO Fund New Horizons Band & Orchestra Constellation Brands Pinnacle Investments LLC Davenport-Hatch Foundation Premium Mortgage Corporation Melvin and Mildred Eggers Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

Family Charitable Foundation Rochester Philharmonic League ESL Charitable Foundation The Pipa Tagliarino Group Glover Crask Charitable Trust Triad Foundation High Falls Advisors Uniland Development Co Max and Marian Farash Waldron Rise Foundation Charitable Foundation The Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation Foundation Rochester Regional Health System ASSOCIATE Summers Foundation Inc. ($600–$999) Xerox Foundation Diamond Packaging Digital Audio Visual SUITE Environments ($5,000–$9,999) Genesee Valley Penny Saver Caldwell Manufacturing Co KPMG LLP First Niagara Financial Group Matthews & Fields Lumber Co Joseph & Anna Gartner Morgood Tools Inc Foundation Schreiner Family Fund Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Star Headlight Gianniny Family Fund & Lantern Co., Inc. Mary S. Mulligan Charitable Vanden Brul Foundation Trust in memory of Herb & Joan Oppenheimer Funds Inc. Vanden Brul Rubens Family Foundation Spindler Family Foundation SUPPORTER St. John’s Home ($300–$599) John F. Wegman Fund Reimer Piano Tuning Service SYMPHONY ($50,000 AND ABOVE) Wegman Family Charitable Foundation Wegmans Food Markets

OVERTURE ($3,000–$4,999) The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation The Community Foundation Rufus K. Dryer II Fund Konar Foundation Rochester Midland Corporation Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation

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GIFTS IN KIND Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D. & Steven Hess Ed & Barbara Burns Michael Butterman & Jennifer Carsillo City Newspaper Constellation Brands Peter & Joan Faber Kurt & Judy Feuhern Kevin Gavagan John Grieco Hedonist Artisan Chocolates Tom & Nan Hildebrandt Jay Advertising Janet Kellner & Jim Kurtz KidsOutAndAbout.com Robin Lehman JR McCarthy Nazareth College Alexandra Northrop & Jules L. Smith, Esq. Richie Rich Events Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher Christopher Seaman Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer Ingrid Stanlis Ward Stare Jeff & Jill Tyzik Wegmans Suzanne Welch & Bill Watson Patricia Wilder MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Bank of America Corning Incorporated Foundation Discover Financial Services ExxonMobil Foundation GE Foundation Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Gleason Foundation Google, Inc. Hewlett-Packard IBM Corporation Johnson & Johnson J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. Morgan Stanley Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. Paychex, Inc. Pfizer Foundation Verizon

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ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETY The Artistic Excellence Society (AES) recognizes donors for making a three-year pledge of $2,500 or more. The AES is designed to engage our most passionate contributors and to ensure financial stability and ongoing support. Contact Jason V. Polasek at 585-454-7311 x280 to learn more about becoming an AES member.

*Deceased

Anonymous (1) Nancy & Harry Beilfuss Carol & John Bennett Stuart & Betsy Bobry Chris & Tom Burns Mary Ellen Burris Margaret J. Carnall Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Chapman Jeff & Sue Crane Paul R. Donnelly Dr. Eric Dreyfuss Larry & Kas Eldridge Fred L. Emerson Foundation James & Ellen Englert

Deanne Molinari Paul Marc & Pamela Miller Ness Charles H. Owens William & Barbara Pulsifer Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Reed Elizabeth & Larry Rice Paul & Brigid Ryan Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher Vicki & Richard Schwartz Nancy Skelton Ingrid A. Stanlis Dr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang Michael & Patricia Wilder Kitty J. Wise

Louise Epstein Barbara & Patrick Fulford Charles & Cindy Gibson Rob W. Goodling David & Barrie Heiligman Mr.* & Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Ralph F. Jozefowicz Myrta & Robert Knox Jim & Marianne Koller Stephen Lurie & Kathleen Holt Drs. Jacques* & Dawn Lipson Jane & Jim Littwitz Swaminathan & Janice Madhu Daniel M. Meyers

CAMPAIGN FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE The Campaign for Artistic Excellence was launched in 2012 to help the RPO achieve its long-term goals of attracting and retaining the best possible artistic talent, continuing a tradition of community service, building national recognition, and ensuring financial stability and organizational excellence. $100,000 AND ABOVE G. W. Lisk Company, Inc. Drs. Jacques* & Dawn Lipson

$15,000–$29,999 Carol & John Bennett Marie & Charlie Kenton Elizabeth & Larry Rice

$50,000–$99,999 Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen

$10,000–$14,999 Robin & Michael Weintraub

$30,000–$49,999 High Falls Advisors

$5,000–$9,999 William Eggers & Deborah McLean

GEORGE EASTMAN LEGACY SOCIETY The George Eastman Legacy Society honors those individuals who have included the RPO in their estate plans.

Interested in joining a growing group of dedicated individuals who appreciate the value that the RPO brings to their lives and the life of our community? Contact Jason V. Polasek at 585-454-7311 x280 to find out how you can help ensure that the RPO will be here for future generations.

*Deceased

Anonymous (1) Nancy & Harry Beilfuss Carol & John Bennett Jack and Carolyn Bent Ellen S. Bevan Stuart & Betsy Bobry William L. & Ruth P. Cahn Margaret J. Carnall Joan & Paul Casterline Dr. & Mrs. John J. Condemi Paul Donnelly Janis Dowd & Daan Zwick Joan Feinbloom Donald & Elizabeth Fisher Suressa & Richard H. Forbes Catherine & Elmar Frangenberg Carolyn & Roger Friedlander Betsy Friedman Barbara & Patrick Fulford Rob W. Goodling Mary M. Gooley Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff George Greer* Mrs. Laura J. Hameister Warren and Joyce Heilbronner Jean Hitchcock

Norman L. Horton H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm Mr.* & Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Jim & Marianne Koller Marshall and Lenore Lesser Drs. Jacques* & Dawn Lipson Sue & Michael Lococo William C. and Elfriede K. Lotz Cricket & Frank Luellen Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Mahar Joseph J. Mancini Pete & Sally Merrill Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad Metzger Mrs. Elizabeth O. Miller Deanne Molinari Paul Marc & Pamela Miller Ness Suzanne F. Powell Eileen D. Ramos William Rapp Dr. Ramon L. and Judith S. Ricker Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers Wallace R. Rust Peggy W. Savlov David & Antonia T. Schantz William & Susan Schoff

Peter Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti Jon L. & Katherine T. Schumacher Gretchen Shafer Ingrid Stanlis Ann & Robert Van Niel Lewis & Patricia Ward-Baker Fred M. Wechsler Robin & Michael Weintraub Michael and Patricia Wilder Kitty J. Wise Nancy & Mark Zawacki Alan Ziegler & Emily Neece Ivan Town Harry & Ruth Walker Susan and Lawrence Yovanoff Mr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow The RPO is most grateful for the generous gifts from the estates of Edith B. Arganbright, Jean Boynton Baker, Norris F. Carlson, William L. Gamble, Jean Groff, William B. Hale, Mrs. Samter Horwitz, Eleanor T. Patterson, Ernest Raschiatore, Gretchen Shafer, and Elbis A. Shoales, M.D.

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MAESTRO’S CIRCLE The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous individuals listed here who help us continue to enrich and inspire the community through the art of music. While space only permits us to list gifts made at the Benefactor level and above, we value the generosity and vital support of all donors. Thank you so very much!

Listings are in recognition of annual giving from September 1, 2015 to October 14, 2016. If we have made an error or omission on this list, please accept our sincere apologies and contact Jason V. Polasek at 585-454-7311 x280 so we may correct our oversight.

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MAESTRO ($50,000 AND ABOVE) Suzanne Gouvernet William B. Hale*

Dr. Dawn Lipson Cricket & Frank Luellen

PRESTISSIMO ($25,000–$49,999) Anonymous Barbara & Patrick Fulford Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Furman

Mrs. Marjorie Morris Elise & Stephen Rosenfeld Josephine S. Trubek

Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen

PRESTO ($15,000–$24,999) Ilene & David Flaum Jeff & Alleen Fraser Joan M. Pfeifer*

Larry & Elizabeth Rice Mrs. Robert M. Santo Ingrid Stanlis

Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher Jules L. Smith & Alexandra Northrop Michael and Patricia Wilder

VIVACE ($10,000–$14,999) Mrs. Martin Abkowitz Mr. Roger L Anderson Stephen & Janice Ashley Jim Boucher William L. & Ruth P. Cahn Mary Cowden Mr. & Mrs. James T. Englert Joan Feinbloom Dr. & Mrs. Steven Feldon

Ronald Fielding Marjorie and Julian Goldstein Jody & Bruce Hellman Marie & Charlie Kenton Jim & Marianne Koller David Lane Dr. & Mrs. Hobart A. Lerner Dan & Kiki Mahar Mr. & Mrs. Michael Millard

Mrs. Richard Palermo Sandra A. Parker & John M. Summers Christopher and Elaine Pipa Sherman Levey & Deborah Ronnen Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer Steven & Christine Whitman Robert A. Woodhouse

ALLEGRO ($5,000–$9,999) Anonymous (2) Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D. & Steven Hess Miriam H. Ackley David J. Allen Marlene Alva in memory of Ruth G. Alva Nancy & Harry Beilfuss Carol & John Bennett Allen & Joyce Boucher Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Briggs Mr. & Mrs. Harlan D. Calkins Paul and Mary Callaway Catherine B. Carlson Norris Carlson Betsy & John Carver

Joan & Paul Casterline Ralph Craviso Joyce Crofton Dr. Eric Dreyfuss William Eggers & Deborah McLean Janet & Roger Gram Ms. Anne R Guenther* Howard T. Hallowell III David & Barrie Heiligman Stephen Lurie & Kathleen Holt Norman Horton Dr. Sandra Johnson Mrs. Sheila Konar Ernest and Sarah Krug

Harold & Christine Kurland Joanne Lang Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone, Jr. Mr. Lawrence Martling William P. McCarrick Kathy and John Purcell Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Reed Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers Sunny and Nellie Rosenberg M Sandra & Richard Stein David & Grace Strong Krestie Utech Dr. Sidney & Linda S. Weinstein Robin & Michael Weintraub

ANDANTE CIRCLE ($2,500–$4,999) Anonymous (3) Allan & Polly Anderson Allegra Angus Bob and Jody Asbury John and Mary Bartholomew Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Bielaska, Jr. Judith M. Binder and Barbara Erbland Stuart & Betsy Bobry Robert Brown Barbara & John Bruning Mr. Roger Buckman and Ms. Jane Ellen Bailey Mary Ellen Burris Philip & Jeanne Carlivati Margaret J. Carnall Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Chapman Mary Ellen Clark Dr. John Condemi Jeff & Sue Crane Alison & John Currie Richard & Michele Decker Elaine Del Monte Michele Dryer

Larry & Kas Eldridge John R. Ertle Robert P. Fordyce in Memory of Dr. & Mrs. Charles R. Fordyce Dr. & Mrs. Elmar Frangenberg Betsy Friedman Shirley B. and Kevin Frick Helen & Dan Fultz Patty & Dick George Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ginsberg Warren & June Glaser Rob W. Goodling Debbie and Michael Gordon Jean Gostomski George & Mary Hamlin Warren & Joyce Heilbronner Elizabeth & John T. Hessney Dr. Jack & Harriette Howitt Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Ierardi La Marr J. Jackson, Esq. Leslie H. Jacobs Dr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz

Daryl & Charles Kaplan Norman & Judith Karsten Kathryn Kelleher Robert J. Kennedy M Richard & Karen Knowles Myrta & Robert Knox Marcy & Ray Kraus in loving memory of Dr. Allan & Charlotte Kraus Gay & Don Lenhard John & Dolores Loftus Edith M. Lord Swaminathan & Janice Madhu Mr. Lawrence Martling Bruce & Eleanor McLear Mr. & Mrs. James R. McMillen Duane & Ida Miller James E. and Janet L. Morris Paul Marc and Pamela Miller Ness Elizabeth Neureiter-Seely Drs. Avice & Timothy O’Connor Bernard & Molly Panner Karen A. Petras Brock & Sandra Powell William & Barbara Pulsifer

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ANDANTE CIRCLE ($2,500–$4,999) CONTINUED Dr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Sobel Susan A. Raub Norman and Glenna Spindelman John B. Rumsey Mrs. Andrea Stewart Paul and Brigid Ryan Bob & Gayle Stiles Drs. Carl & O.J. Sahler Catherine Toy Ron & Sharon Salluzzo Mr. John Urban Richard & Vicki Schwartz Ann & Robert Van Niel Nancy A. Skelton ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499) Anonymous (11) Dr. G Richard and Elaine Abbott Robert E. & Carol G. Achilles Barbara & David Ackroyd Edward & Joan After Carol Aldridge Dr. & Mrs. Henry W. Altland Stephanie & Geoffrey Amsel Marvin & Frederica Amstey Elaine Anderson Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Angevine, Jr. Dave & Jan Angus Mr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. Araghi M Edward and Ruth Atwater Betsy Ann Balzano Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Steve & Anne Bauer David M. Berg & Dawn K. Riedy Judith Boyd Simon & Josephine Braitman Louis and Susan Brescia Claire M. Brown Josh & Beth Bruner Josephine Buckley Patrick and Irene Burke Sharon & Philip Burke Chris & Tom Burns Ann Burr & A. Vincent Buzard Alan L. Cameros Michael B. Gehl & Jeffrey Caruso William T. Chandler Margaret & Donald Cherr Mr. Dale Clark Lorraine W. Clarke Sarah H. Collins* M Christine Colucci Marj & Wiles Converse Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq. John M. Coulter Judith & Joseph Darweesh David F. Dean Bonnie & Duane DeHollander Jacques & Monique Delettrez Tex & Nicki Doolittle Gail & Douglas Doonan William & Cynthia Dougherty M Marilyn Drumm Dr. & Mrs. James Durfee Rose Duver Dr. Steven & Susan Eisinger Carol & Tom Elliott Louise W. Epstein Gerald G. Estes Julia B. Everitt Trevor & Elizabeth Ewell Sherman & Anne Farnham Samuel J. & Marsha R. Fico Thomas & Janet Fink Gail R. Flugel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Forsyth Jonathan Foster Ann and Steve Fox Mr. Thomas Lennox and Mrs. Margaret Freeman

Harry & Marion Fulbright Marjorie & James Fulmer Johanna M. Gambino in memory of Jerry J. Gambino Dr. Richard & Josie Gangemi David and Patricia Gardner Sharon Garelick Winston E. Gaum Dr. & Mrs. David Gentile Mr. & Mrs. Wesley P. Ghyzel Ann Goldberg Paul & Carol Goldberg Patricia Goodwin Burton Gordon Robert & Jeanne Grace Jeanne Gray in memory of Robert C. Gray Harvey Greenberg Alan & Julie Griesinger Brigitte & Klaus Gueldenpfennig Susan & James Haefner Jeffrey & Lynne Halik Peggy & David Hall Joan & Alfred Hallenbeck Mrs. Laura J. Hameister Louise Harris Chris Hasenauer Richard A. Henshaw Merrill & Dianne Herrick Walter B.D. Hickey, Jr. Tom & Nan Hildebrandt David C. & Patricia M. Hinkle Art & Barb Hirst John & Barbara Holder Susan Holliday Dr. Robert E. Horn & Patricia Nachman Mrs. Samter Horwitz Mary Jo & Jack Hultz H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm Agop Ispentchian Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Iwan Bob & Elaine Jacobsen Miles & Silvija Jones Dr. & Mrs. Harold Kanthor Lori & Frank Karbel Patrick and Kathleen Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kennedy Karen S. Kral Deanna & Charles Krunsenstjerna Werner & Susan Kunz David & Andrea Lambert Donna M. Landry Ms. Connie Leary John and Alice Leddy Norman & Arlene Leenhouts Dr. Thomas Caprio & Ann Leonhardt Ken and Katherine Lindahl Jane & Jim Littwitz Mr. & Mrs. James A. Locke III Sue & Michael Lococo Mrs. Frank W. Lovejoy, Jr. Pamela Krug Maloof Joseph J. Mancini

M Skip & Karen Warren Dr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang Mrs. Frederick C. White Kitty J. Wise

Kathryn Markakis and Geoffrey Williams Joan Markman in memory of her sister, Margaret Winters Diana Marquis Saul & Susan Marsh Mrs. Bruce P. Marshall Linda M. Marsters Frances & Robert Marx Richard & Catherine Massie Stephen Matkowsky and Elzbieta Charchalis Carol & John Matteson William & Erin McCune Carol A. McFetridge Pamela McGreevy Marion & Ed Mench Pete & Sally Merrill Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad Metzger Daniel M. Meyers Hinda & Michael Miller Morning Musicale John Muenter Ann Mulligan* Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Munson Dr. Gary & Ruth Myers Mr. & Mrs. Philip Neivert Sara L. Niemeyer Kathy & Ted Nixon Suzanne J. O’Brien William J. O’Connor, Jr. David E. Owens Mrs. Virginia S. Pacala Jane Parker & Francis Cosentino Patricia & Philip Parr Edward J Pettinella Elizabeth Phelps Channing & Marie Philbrick Douglas & Diana Phillips Vera Powley Bill & Beverly Pullis Robert & Anne Quivey Nancy & Vincent Reale Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Richards Mrs. Norma Riedman Doria Scortichini & Chris Ritchlin Carol Ritter Wright & William Wright Daniel & Nancy Robbins Mrs. Stanley M. Rogoff Thomas & Elizabeth Ross Hon. Franklin T. and Cynthia Russell Peggy Savlov James G. Scanzaroli Gary B. Schaefer Peter Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti Thomas Schumacher Joan M. Schumaker Anthony & Gloria Sciolino Catherine & Richard Seeger Joan & Arthur Segal Libba & Wolf Seka Mr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Seymour Wayne & Sonja Shelton Robert & Nancy Shewan Alice & Ken Slining

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ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499) CONTINUED George Smith & Diane Ahlman Mary Gayle Smith Susan and David Spector Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Stehler Judith Steinheider Chris Stenzel Dr. Robert & Sally Jo Stookey Margaret A. Strite Jim Sullivan Steve and Cheryl Swartout Margaret and Charles Symington Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Thiede Sonya Tierney J. Russell & Kathleen Thomas Jason Thomas

Miriam Thomas Robert & Diane Tichell Eric Tillich Dr. and Mrs. Mark Tornatore Stephen & Shirley Townsend Mrs. Schuyler Townson David and Marcia Trauernicht Dorothy Tyler Jim & Linda Varner Dr. Laura von Doenhoff Richard & Brenda Vuillequez Harry & Ruth Walker Robert & Sandra Walker Stephen R. Webb Irene & Alan Weinberg

PHILHARMONIC FRIENDS

Ann Weitzel Mary Ellen Welch William D. Watson & Suzanne D. Welch Joseph Werner & Diane Smith Stephen Wershing Nancy Weyl Ms. Christine Wickert James H. Willey Ernest Wong Elizabeth D. Woodard Charlotte J. Wright Caroline and Richard Yates Susan Zauderer Mr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow

*Deceased

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ADVOCATE ($700–$999) Anonymous (5) Betsy & Gerald Archibald Carol and Axel Schreiner Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barrett Jeanne Beecher Hays & Karen Bell Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Blumenau Robert Boehner Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Bolger Brian Burke Bruce Burritt Jane A. Capellupo Cathy Cambers Ted & Winnie Cichanowicz Jack & Barbara Clarcq Dr. Salvatore & Joan Dalberth Frederick Davey Mr. James J. De Luca Jane Dieck Paul and Karen Grover Duffy Holly K. Elwell Mrs. Walter Fallon Udo Fehn & Christine Long Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Fleckenstein George and Marie Follett Suressa & Richard Forbes John & Chris Forken Richard & Carol Fullerton Sue Gaffney Dr. & Mrs. William Grammar Barbara J. Granite Ed & Terry Grissing Sharon and Mark Hamer Marilyn & Dick Hare Gil & Judy Hawkins

Mrs. Robert A. Heinle Mr. Lawrence Helfer Grace Wong Dan & Sandy Hollands Carol E. Hopkins Earl & Mary Ingersoll Ronald & Martha Jodoin Dr. & Mrs. H. Douglas Jones Janet Kemp Mr. & Mrs. Alvie Kidd Marilyn & David Klass Clem & Mary Elizabeth Knight Glenn & Nancy Koch Jane Labrum Paul Law Doris & Austin Leve Arthur E. Lowenthal John & Judy Lynd Sandy & Jack Maniloff Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mason Mrs. Gilbert G. McCurdy Richard McGrath Mr & Mrs John F. McNamara Nancy and Kenneth Mihalyov Onnalie Miller Jonathan Mink & Janet Cranshaw Richard & Joyce Mitchell Deanne Molinari Ilene Montana Dr. Richard & Nancy Newton Thomas W. Petrillo & William R. Reamy Ann Piato Jason Polasek Lee Pollan Margaret Quackenbush Edward Radin

Nancy & Art Roberts Nathan & Susan Robfogel Dr. & Mrs. Gordon N. Robinson Mrs. James A. Rockwell in memory of Rev. James A. Rockwell Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Rosenbaum Carolyn & Charles Ruffing Ron Sassone William Saunders Caroline Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Michael O. Shipley Carol C. Shulman Laura Smoller Kathie Snyder Robert & Norma Snyder Charles H. Speirs Walter Stacker M Susan & Daniel Stare Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Steiner Frank & Rose Swiskey Drs. Jaimala and Krishan Thanik Jennifer Thomas Celia & Doug Topping Betsy Van Horn Jim Van Meter & Marlene Piscitelli Doug Cline & Lorraine Van Meter-Cline Gary & Marie VanGraafeiland Vic Vinkey John and Susan Volpel Nancy & Tom Walters Dale & Lorraine Whittington Ed and Wilma Wierenga Puck & Claes Winqvist Elise & Joseph Wojciechowski Laura & Joel Yellin Karen & Sy Zivan

BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) Anonymous (5) Karen Abbas Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Ackley Robert & Anne Allen Norman Alling Peter & Jane Anderson A. Joseph Antos Dr. and Mrs. E. David Appelbaum Gloria Baciewicz Leslie Baker Priscilla Baker Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Balta Lon Baratz M D M.J. Barclay John and Lisa Baron

Tom Bartolini Asish and Susan Basu Ann Bauer Brenda Beal John and Ellen Beck Miss Anne Bell Eric & Marcia Birken Chrystine Blackwell Mrs. Barbara Blake Lynne Blank James R. Boehler Angela Bonazinga & Catherine Lewis Erick & Nancy Bond Susan & Peter Bondy Agneta M. Borgstedt, M.D.

M Mr. and Mrs. William Boudway Jeff & Kathy Bowen Donald & Mary Boyd Nancy & Chuck Boyer Linda Bretz Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Briggs Elaine & Wayne Brigman Susann Brown & Terence Chrzan Wilma M. Brucker Doug & Chris Brush Nancy Brush and John Parker Al Buckner Eileen Buholtz M Sarah and Edward Bullard Mary Elaine Aldoretta & Richard Burandt

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) CONTINUED Dr. Gary J. Friend and Debra Burgin Mrs. Lois B. Wolff-Friend Mr. & Mrs. Bruce C Burkey Kevin Frisch Mr. Larry Burling Judith Fulmer Keith & Joan Calkins Richard T. Galvin Paul Campbell Jerry J. Gambino, Jr. Mary Carlton Walter Gilges Gerard and Joanne Caschette Tom & Kelly Gilman John & Diane Caselli Andrea S. Giuffre Diane & Roger Cass Bruce Goldman Richard E. Cavers John & Roslyn Goldman Gary R Chadwick Jane Gorsline Robert & Susan Chapman Dr. & Mrs. William Grace in memory of Lucille Giglia Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff Bill and Victoria Cherry Nancy Hamlin Dr. Lawrence and Mrs. Rita Chessin Mr. & Mrs. Newton H. Green Ms Ellin Chu Russell Green Irene M. Churukian Gay Jane Greene Victor Ciaraldi & Kathy Marchaesi Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Griswold Martha D Clasquin Michael & Joanna Grosodonia Elizabeth Claypoole Mr & Mrs Michael D Grossman Mr. & Mrs. James D. Clifford Mr. Robert C. Grossman Alan Cohen and Nancy Bloom Mrs. Robert Gulick Gloria & Pincus Cohen Ann L. Haag David & Donna Cole Sue Habbersett Mary Collins Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Haggerty Mary Lewis Consler David & Frances Hall Mr. and Mrs. Alan Cook Mark Hamer Walter Cooper David & MaryAnn Hamilton John & Mary Crowe Zena & Tom Hampson Jimena Cubillos Martin & Sherrie Handelman Cathy Cushman & Jeff Sokol Barbara & A. Michael Hanna Roy Czernikowski & Karin Dunnigan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Hanna Louis & Allis D’Amanda Ronald W. Hansen Jerry Davidson Robert T. & Mary Ann Hargrave Teri Davis Karen Hart John & Jane DeCory Mr. & Mrs. James M. Hartman Ken & Jean DeHaven Bernice Hatch Dr. Elise dePapp Karen Hatch Theodore DeSoto Mr. Howard Decker and Josephine Dewey Mrs. Amy Hecker Nancy & Sreeram Dhurjaty Ann Hedges Jorge L. Diaz-Herrera M Stephanie & Douglas Dickman Barbara & Dieter Hentschel Celia Dilworth Dr. and Mrs. Raul Herrera Wendell & Mary Discher Carol M. Herring Jacqueline Distefano K.L. Hersam Margo Dobies Carol & Michael Hirsh Donald & Stephanie Doe Drs. Ryan and Makiko Hoefen Warren Doerrer Peter Hogan J. Ernest Du Bois Audrey W. Holly Jane Dunham Mr. and Mrs. Ned Holmes Ellen & Lester Eber Tala and Mark Hopkins Cynthia Ebinger Mr. & Mrs. William N. Hosley Dianne Edgar Andrew & Kathleen Holt Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Egan Larry and Barbara Howe Larry & Peggy Elliott Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Humes Marcia L. Elwitt Marjorie S. Humphrey Mohsen Emami, M.D. Richard & Joyce Humphreys Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Emmans Mr. & Mrs. Frank M Hutchins D. Craig Epperson & Dr. Beth Jelsma Mr. Robert S. Hyman Karl & Paula Essler James Iacutone Gordon J. Estey Dr. & Mrs. Robert Isgro Wolf and Carolyn Ettinger Dewey Jackson Joan & Peter Faber Bruce Jacobs Janet Fernandez Seth Jacobson Dr. Paul Fine Stephen Jacobstein Clara S. Firth Janet S. Jennison Elizabeth B. Fisher David & Patricia Jewell F. Peter Flihan Valerie & Robert Kalwas Mrs. Timothy P. Forget Barbara & Robert Kay Philip Franco Mrs. Maryel Kellogg Sandra and Neil Frankel John and Marilyn Kiesling Ruth Freeman Marcella Klein & Richard Schaeffer

Bob & Connie Klein Hon. Joan S. Kohout Mr. & Mrs. Mordecai Kolko Diane S Koretz Paulina & Laurence Kovalsky Elsbeth J Kozel Barbara & Jack Kraushaar Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Krieger Loren Kroll Kraig M. Kummer Salvatore & Sandra LaBella Marlowe B Laiacona Rev. William Laird Dr. & Mrs. Leo R. Landhuis Mr & Mrs. Thomas O Lange Sally & Lou Langie Carol Laniak David G. Larimer Craig & Susan Larson Diana Lauria Kathleen Leahy Jennifer Leonard & David Cay Johnston Lenore and Marshall Lesser Dr. Pamela A. Leve Sarah F. Liebschutz Mrs. James B. Little Dr. & Mrs. Norman R. Loomis Carol C. Lovell Gift in memory of Helene P. Lovenheim Douglas* & Marcia Lowry Edward J. & Kathleen L. Lynd Russell Madsen Mr. & Mrs. Achilles Mafilios James & Rosa Mance James & Patricia Mangin Jeffrey C & Linda L Mapstone Rebekah & Joseph Marinelli Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J Mazzarella C. Thomas & Emily McCall Robert McCory Mr Michael McCusker Dick & Sandra McGavern Dr. & Mrs. Neal McNabb Mr. & Mrs. David McNair Mrs. Katie Merk McNally David McNeeley Dr. George J. McVey Margaret & Bob Mecredy Andrew & Kay Melnyk Carl Mercendetti and Valerie Maresh Jennifer Meyer Rigmor Miller Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Moncrief Ms. Mary Ann Monley Jane Morale Charles Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Morgan Theodore H. Morse David Mosher Joseph and Linda Mulcahy Mr. & Mrs. Otto Muller-Girard Dr. Donald Munger Harold Munson George A. Schutt Michael D. Nazar Roberta & David Ness Mildred G. Ness Lea Nordhaus Joan & Beryl Nusbaum Margaret & David Oakes W. Smith & Jean O’Brien Peter Oddleifson & Kay Wallace Robert & Betty Oppenheimer

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) CONTINUED Linda Rubens Jim & Linda Orgar Dr. and Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert Mildred Ortbach James Ryan Rita B. Otterbein Mr James R Sabey The Rev. Marilyle Sweet Page Ed & Gabriel Saphar Dr. Vivian Palladoro Madelyn Sasso Robert J. Palmer Susan Scanlon & Croft K. Hangartner Jonathan R. Parkes and Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Schenck Marcia Bornhurst Parkes Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schenkel Tom Passero Paul & Barbara Schmied David & Marjorie Perlman Dr. & Mrs. Michael Schneider Horace Perry Suzanne & Michael Schnittman Mr. & Mrs. Claude Peters Nancy & David Schraver Ms. Marilyn Petz David & Naomi Schrier Doug Philips Steven Schwartz & Alice Tariot Allyson and Webster H. Pilcher Terry K. Schwartz David & Virginia Pixley Theresa Seil Mr. & Mrs. Richard Poduska Katie Sejba Joyce & Victor Poleshuck David & Susan Senise Mr & Mrs Gentry W Politte Rich Sensenbach Dr. & Mrs. Lee D. Pollan Dr. Paul & Kathy Shapiro Linda E. Postler Robert Hallstrom & Lily Shaw H.R. Powers Kelly M. Shea Beth & Lyle Prairie Philip Sheils Bill Prest Ruth Sheldon Mary Jane Proschel Mary E. Sherman Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Przybylowicz Mrs. Shirley Shumway Barry & Jean Rabson Myron Silver Jerry & Janice Rachfal Myron S. Silver & Rivka Chatman Mary Kay & James Rahmlow Naomi Silver Mrs. Paul Reeves Joseph Simpson Stan & Anne Refermat David and Elizabeth Smith Rene Reixach Carol Snook in memory Marjorie Relin of Richard Snook Mr. and Mrs. David A. Reynolds Janet H. Sorensen Bob & Shirley Rheinwald Ms. Suzanne Spencer Dr. Ramon L. and Judith S. Ricker Jean & Harold Stacey Christopher Rider Kenneth T. & Eva M. Steadman Sandra and Eugene Riley Donna Stein Suzanne Robinson Ron and Alison Steinmiller Anne Rodgers Georgine & James Stenger Elizabeth & Donald Roemermann Mr. & Mrs. David Stern Mrs. David Romig Richard & Gwen Sterns Antonio & Patricia K. Rosati Elizabeth and Robert Sterrett Judy & Bill Rose Ann H. Stevens & William J. Shattuck Dr. Harry & Ellen Rosen Kevin Stone & Nancy Atwood-Stone Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Strasser Rachel Rosen & Ron Wexler Mr. Elmar Strazds Dick & Bea Rosenbloom Anne Sullivan Jamal and Pam Rossi John & Barbara Szulgit Beatrice Roxin, in memory of Paul Roxin

BRAVO TRIBUTES

Mark Taubman Eric Thompson Mimi & Sam Tilton John & Betty Travis Mr. & Mrs. George Treier William Tribelhorn William J. Tribelhorn J. Michael & Sally Turner John & Janet Tyler Eugene and Gloria Ulterino John R. Unson Ms. Sheree Usiatynski Tom Van Strydonck Frank Torchio Patrick Toy Roger & Jeanette Van Wormer Margaret Vanas Wayne & Anne Vander Byl Thomas & Jeanne Verhulst Jo Ann F Vierthaler Robert Vosteen Ellen Wagner Mrs. Herbert Watkins Debra Watson Janet & Jeff Waxman Mr. & Mrs. David K. Weber Sandra Weber Mr. & Mrs. Peter Z Webster Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Wegman Ann D. Weintraub Richard & Shirley Wersinger Robert White Gary W. Wicks John Wilcox Mr. & Mrs. William Wilcox Mr. John Williams and Mr. Chuck Lundeen Leonore & Lee Wiltse Carol Wischmeyer Mrs. Mary Alice Wolf Charles & Susan Wolfe Beatrice and Michael Wolford Gary & Judith Wood Peter Woods Kevin & Trude Wright Eileen M. Wurzer Linda and Robert G. Wyman Lawrence and Susan Yovanoff Carol Zajkowski

*Deceased

Tribute gifts are a special way to remember loved ones or commemorate special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, births, or graduations. If you would like to make a memorial or honorarium gift, please contact Rachel Boucher at 585-454-7311 x249 IN MEMORY OF… Lee Buchman Joyce Paley The Hon. and Mrs. Richard D. Rosenbloom Myra Berlowitz Herb and Joan Vanden Brul Kristin Vanden Brul & the Vanden Brul Foundation

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THE CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN CONDUCTOR LAUREATE CHAIR The Christopher Seaman Chair is supported by funds from Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society, recognized below. We sincerely appreciate the support of these most generous patrons, who made it possible to honor former Music Director Christopher Seaman’s 13 dedicated years in a very special way. *Deceased

GOLD BATON ($100,000) Barbara & Patrick Fulford PODIUM ($50,000–$99,999) Joan & Harold* Feinbloom CONCERTMASTER ($25,000–$49,999) Anonymous (2) Mr.* & Mrs. Robert Hurlbut, Sr. Cricket & Frank Luellen PRINCIPAL ($10,000–$24,999) Anonymous (2) Lisa Brubaker, James Viscardi, Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen Paul Donnelly William Eggers & Deborah McLean Louise W. Epstein Ronald & Donna* Fielding Steven Hess & Sarah Atkinson, M.D. Mr.* & Mrs. Robert Hursh Harold & Christine Kurland Ann Mowris Mulligan* Kathy & John Purcell

Robin Lehman & Marie Rolf Elizabeth & Larry Rice Nick & Susan Robfogel Ingrid Stanlis Drs. Richard & Gwen Sterns Frank* & Mary Lou* Stotz CONDUCTOR LAUREATE SUPPORTERS John & Carol Bennett Paul & Bea Briggs David & Barrie Heiligman Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kennedy Jim & Marianne Koller Drs. Jacques* & Dawn Lipson Nannette Nocon & Karl Wessendorf Charles H. Owens Peggy Savlov Jon & Katherine Schumacher Joel Seligman Suzanne D. Welch & William D. Watson Robin & Michael Weintraub Deborah Wilson

MY NEW CHAPTER

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ADMINISTRATION Ralph P. Craviso, President and CEO Ronald L. Steinmiller, Chief Operating Officer Ellen Beck, Executive Assistant

2016–17 Season

RPO Staff

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & EDUCATION Richard Decker, Vice President of Artistic Administration Barbara Brown, Director of Education Rebecca Sealander, Concert Production Manager Yunn-Shan Ma, Conducting Fellow Weiting Zhong* DEVELOPMENT Jason V. Polasek, Director of Donor Relations Mark Zeger, Manager of Institutional Giving Kimberly Cenzi, Manager of Annual Giving Domenic Argentieri, Major Gifts Officer Kathy Miller, Administrative & Volunteer Coordinator Rachel M. Boucher, Development Associate Amanda J. Nasso, Development Assistant Madison Hornick* FINANCE Theresa Tornatore, Finance Manager Nancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information Systems Irene Shaffer, Manager of Human Resources Mark Pignagrande, Accounting Manager Simona R. Benenati, Office Administrator

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Kathryn Judd, Senior Marketing Manager Michelle Shippers, Communications Manager Mary DeFranco, Interim Bravo Project Manager ^ Sally Cohen PR, Publicist ^ PATRON SERVICES CENTER Edward W. Solorzano, Director Teddy Sainphor, Manager Emily Gisleson, Assistant Manager Jenni Kohler, Direct Sales Manager David T. Meyer +, House Manager Olivia Case +, Senior Sales Representative Fabrice Broyld + Abby Chapman-Duprey + Megan Colombo + Patrick Corvington + Isaac Hutton + Elissa Murphy + Marcy Savastano + Kari Swenson + Paulina Swierczek + Troy Tette + ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUE Laura Morihara +, RPL Administrator ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA Irene Narotksy +, Manager Susan Basu +, Co-Manager Kaley Harman * + Part Time * Intern ^ Consultant

Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra WELCOME TO THE RPYO’S 46TH CONCERT SEASON! James Mick, music director and conductor SUN

FEB 19 1 PM

RPYO at Carnegie Hall II Program:

Wagner, Mendelssohn, and Mahler

CARNEGIE HALL, NEW YORK

SUN

MAR 5 3 PM KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

SUN

MAY 14 3 PM HALE AUDITORIUM ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE

Mahler’s Magic Side-by-Side Concert with the RPO Featuring RPYO Concerto Competition Winners TBD Program: Mahler 1 (mvts 3-4) Von Suppé’s Poet & Peasant

Mozart and Mussorgsky Featuring RPYO Concerto Competition Winners TBD Program: Overture to Don Giovanni Pictures at an Exhibition

Tickets are available by calling 585-454-2100, online at rpo.org, or in person at the RPO Patron Services Center. Tickets range from $8-$15. Carnegie Hall tickets from carnegiehall.org.

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2016–17 BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Lane, Chair John Lucia, Treasurer Andrew Brown Maria Donnelly Vicky Feathers Ginny Griffin Elizabeth Hanan Rus Healy Brian King Jim Orgar Linda Orgar Mike Rutecki Dan Stare Fred Weingarten Roxanne Willard EX-OFFICIO Susan Basu, Co-Manager Barbara Brown Ralph P. Craviso James Mick, Music Director Irene Narotsky, Manager Josephine Whang

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Interested in volunteering for the RPO? Contact Kathy Miller, Administrative and Volunteer Coordinator at (585) 454-7311 x243 or kmiller@rpo.org for the following opportunities: Usher: Greet, seat, and care for the patrons while attending concerts.

Box Seat Concierge: Offer enhanced services and care for patrons in Box Seats.

Gibbs Street Assistant: Ensure patrons safely exit their car and enter the theatre.

Give-A-Lift Program: Drive eligible patrons 55+ to and from concerts.

Administrative Support: Support the RPO office on weekdays.

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUE Rochester Philharmonic League volunteers are ambassadors for the RPO. Our activities focus on introducing young people to classical music through RPO Education Concerts and on fostering the musical talent of our youth through Young Artist Auditions.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE

■ Planning and hosting the annual Young Artist Auditions

■ Open rehearsals & lunchtime conversations with RPO musicians at Music, Munch & Mingle series

■ Ushering for RPO school concerts at Kodak Hall BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eileen Ramos, President Kathleen Bankey, President Elect Mary-Ellen Perry, Secretary Paul Ness, Treasurer

■ Annual excursion to the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Yvonne Baker Joanna Bassett Marcia Bornhurst Parkes Judy DiPasquale Catherine Frangenberg

Mary Ann Giglio Sue Habbersett Cynthia Jankowski Connie Kaminski Daryl Kaplan

Bonnie Kramer Sarah Krug Brenda Murphy-Pough Kathleen Newcomb Rollin Charles Phillips Betty Schaeffer

JOIN THE LEAGUE TODAY!

Bravo to Our Volunteers

VOLUNTEER FOR THE RPO

585-399-3654 • rpl@rpo.org • rpo.org/rpl

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ERICH CAMPING

Since its founding by George Eastman in 1922, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has been committed to enriching and inspiring our community through the art of music. Currently in its 94th year, the RPO is dedicated to maintaining its high standard of artistic excellence, unique tradition of musical versatility, and deep commitment to education and community engagement.

Today, the RPO presents up to 120 concerts per year, serving nearly 170,000 people through ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and community centers throughout the region. Nearly one-third of all RPO performances are educational or community-related. In addition, WXXI 91.5 FM rebroadcasts approximately 30 RPO concerts each year. For more information, visit rpo.org.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TICKETS: The RPO Patron Services Center is located at 108 East Avenue, in downtown Rochester. Free 15-minute parking is available outside the RPO Patron Services Center, which is open Monday-Saturday 10 AM- 5 PM. Four-way flashers must be used when parking in these spaces.

NIGHT-OF-CONCERT PURCHASES: For night-of-concert purchases, RPO will-call tickets and concert tickets are available at the Eastman Theatre Box Office (433 East Main Street) starting 90 minutes prior to concert time.

PARKING: Paid parking for Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre is available at the East End Garage, located next to the theatre. Open entrances/exits change frequently while the garage is under construction. Visit rpo.org/parking for the most recent updates. Paid parking for the Performance Hall at Hochstein is available at the Sister Cities Garage, located behind the school at Church and Fitzhugh Streets.

PRE-CONCERT TALKS: Philharmonics ticket-holders are welcome to attend free pre-concert talks, held one hour before all Philharmonics concerts in the orchestra level of the theatre.

SERVICES FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES: Wheelchair locations and seating for those with disabilities are available at all venues; please see the house manager or an usher for assistance. Elevators are located in the oval lobby of Kodak Hall and in the East Wing. A wheelchair-accessible restroom is available on the first floor.

SERVICES FOR HARD-OF-HEARING PATRONS: Audio systems are available at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre; headsets may be obtained from an usher prior to the performance.

CHANGING SEATS: If you find it necessary to be reseated for any reason, please contact an usher who will bring your request to the House Manager.

LOST AND FOUND: Items found in Kodak Hall will be held at the Eastman Theatre Box Office, 433 E. Main Street. For more info, call 585-274-3000.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES: The use of cameras or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Patrons are asked to turn off all personal electronic devices prior to the performance.

REFRESHMENTS: Food and drink are not permitted in the concert hall, except for bottled water.

Refreshments are available for purchase in Betty’s Café located on the orchestra level of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.

TICKET DONATION: If you are unable to attend a concert, please consider donating your tickets to us as a tax-deductible contribution. Return your tickets to the RPO no later than 2 PM the day of the performance to make them available for resale.

Bravo is published cooperatively by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Rochester Business Journal Michelle Shippers | Editor, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Meg Spoto | Art Director, m dash studio Don Anderson | Program Annotator, Don Anderson © Editorial Offices: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra 108 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 585-454-7311 • Fax: 585-423-2256

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Publisher and Designer: Rochester Business Journal 45 East Avenue, Suite 500, Rochester NY 14604 Advertising Sales: 585-546-8303

CONNECT WITH US facebook.com/RochesterPhilharmonic twitter.com/RochesterPhil youtube.com/SuperRPO rochesterphilharmonic.blogspot.com @rochesterphilharmonic, #rpo1617

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