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The official magazine of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Ward Stare, Music Director Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor Michael Butterman, Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

Christopher Seaman, Conductor Laureate

The Christopher Seaman Chair, Supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society

in this issue 4

Welcome from the President & CEO

13 Preservation Hall Jazz Band

February 13 and 14

10 RPO Board of Directors 17 La Traviata in Concert February 28 11 Bravo to our Sponsors 34 Bravo to Our Generous Supporters 29 Copland and Dvořák 41 Bravo to Our Volunteers/

March 5 and 7

Philharmonic League

42 Rochester Philharmonic

Youth Orchestra

ON THE COVER: Untitled by Megan Taylor Selected from Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s 6X6X2014 Exhibition. roco6X6.org

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welcome

from the Board Chair and President & CEO

Dear Friends of the RPO:

“Moving Forward” was the inspiration behind the RPO’s pivotal and productive 2013-2014 fiscal year, which we highlighted to our membership at the Annual Meeting on January 29th. Two major events stand out as proof of our forward momentum: the naming of Rochester native Ward Stare as our twelfth Music Director in July; and the orchestra’s triumphant return to Carnegie Hall in May. Ward’s appointment is symbolic on many levels. An alumnus of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra whose career has advanced on a meteoric trajectory, Ward now returns to Rochester to lead the RPO into a new era of artistic excellence and community engagement. We are thrilled to welcome Ward to the RPO family and can think of no more powerful symbol of an organization that is moving forward. May 7, 2014, was a proud day for all of Rochester as the RPO returned to Carnegie Hall for the first time in nearly 30 years. Every corner of the organization and the Rochester community rallied to make this enormous undertaking possible, culminating in a dramatic concert performance of Howard Hanson’s rarely performed opera Merry Mount, which earned an enthusiastic ovation from the audience and the enthusiastic praise of the press. Equally important to our future was the work of the Sustainability Task Force in the fall of 2013. Their report analyzed the RPO’s financial condition and laid out specific strategies to move the organization into a position of financial stability. Many of these strategies were incorporated into our new Moving Forward Plan, adopted by the Board last spring. This organization must change; continuing along the same path will not lead to fiscal stability. The Board and management are aligned in the strategies required, and we are proud of the progress we have made in the past year. Many of these initiatives involve building infrastructure to drive our marketing and development operations. This year’s independent, non-subscription concerts—from Audra McDonald to Video Games LiveTM—are other signs of the changes under way at the RPO. We recognize above all that the RPO is YOUR orchestra. As we map out our course for the future, we want to do so with you and the broader community in mind—which is why we value so highly the feedback we receive along the way. In the fall of 2013, thousands of audience surveys were returned, and we listened. Thank you! True progress is only possible if we are all working together. In that spirit, we must express our gratitude to the musicians and staff of the RPO, not only for the superb performances they play and produce night after night, but also for the faith they continue to demonstrate in the future of this organization. Once again this season, our players and staff have accepted concessions in wages and benefits to give the Moving Forward Plan time to take root and yield measurable results. Whether you’re a subscriber or a single-ticket buyer, a donor or a volunteer, a staff member or a musician, THANK YOU for the role you played in the life of the RPO in the past year. We look forward to moving forward into the RPO’s future with you.

Dawn F. Lipson Chairperson of the Board

Charles H. Owens President and CEO

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Mar 12 & 14 KodaK Hall at Eastman tHEatrE A Night of Dance Daniel Meyer, guest conductor Rochester City Ballet, Jamey Leverett, artistic director FuturPointe Dance, N’Jelle Gage and Guy Thorne, co-founders Andrew Russo, piano concert sponsors: Gouvernet Arts Fund

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Mar 20 & 21 KodaK Hall at Eastman tHEatrE Denzal Sinclaire Sings the Nat King Cole Songbook

We will not rest

Jeff Tyzik, conductor Denzal Sinclaire, vocals

Mar 22 pErformancE Hall at HocHstEin Molière Two Ways Fabien Gabel, guest conductor

Mar 29 pErformancE Hall at HocHstEin Peter and the Wolf Marlene Pauley, guest conductor Kevin Doran, narrator

Apr 17 & 18

KodaK Hall at Eastman tHEatrE

The Peking Acrobats Jeff Tyzik, conductor concert sponsor:

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Bass First Violin Juliana Athayde, Concertmaster Colin Corner, Principal

HORN W. Peter Kurau,+ Principal

Wilfredo Deglรกns, Associate Concertmaster Shannon Nance, Assistant Concertmaster Perrin Yang

Jennifer Burch David Angus

Tigran Vardanyan Ellen Rathjen Molly Werts Aika Ito William Hunt Kenneth Langley Jeremy Hill An-Chi Lin Heidi Brodwin Margaret Leenhouts

Second Violin Thomas Rodgers, Principal Supported in part this season by Kitty J. Wise

Daryl Perlo, Assistant Principal Patricia Sunwoo John Sullivan Lara Sipols Nancy Hunt Boris Zapesochny Liana Koteva Kirvan Ainur Zabenova Hee Sagong Ji-Yeon Lee Jing Xing Viola Melissa Matson, Principal

Supported in part this season by John & Carol Bennett

Olivia Chew, Assistant Principal Marc Anderson Elizabeth Seka Olita Povero Samantha Rodriguez David Hult Emily Cantrell Matthew Hettinga Kelsey Farr Cello Lars Kirvan, Principal

The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Chair Funded in perpetuity

Kathleen Murphy Kemp, Assistant Principal Supported in part this season by Elizabeth & Larry Rice

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Michael Griffin, Assistant Principal Gaelen McCormick Edward Castilano Fred Dole Jeff Campbell + Eric Polenik

Supported in part this season by Duane & Ida Miller

Spencer Jensen ~

FLUTE Rebecca Gilbert, Principal

The Charlotte Whitney Allen Chair Funded in perpetuity

Joanna Bassett

Supported in part this season by Josephine Trubek

Jan Angus+ Diane Smith

PICCOLO Joanna Bassett Jan Angus+ OBOE Erik Behr, Principal

The Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Chair Funded in perpetuity

Anna Steltenpohl Geoffrey Sanford ENGLISH HORN Anna Steltenpohl

CLARINET Kenneth Grant,+ Principal The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair Funded in perpetuity

William Amsel Andrew Brown Alice Meyer

E-FLAT CLARINET William Amsel BASS CLARINET Andrew Brown SAXOPHONE Ramon Ricker+

Supported in part this season by Jeff & Sue Crane

BASSOON Matthew McDonald, Principal The Ron and Donna Fielding Chair Funded in perpetuity

Charles Bailey Martha Sholl

CONTRA-BASSOON Charles Bailey

The Cricket and Frank Luellen Chair Funded in perpetuity Supported in part this season by Kathy & John Purcell

Stephen Laifer

TRUMPET Douglas Prosser,+ Principal The Elaine P. Wilson Chair

Wesley Nance Herbert Smith Paul Shewan

TROMBONE Mark Kellogg,+ Principal The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair Funded in perpetuity

Lisa Albrecht Jeffrey Gray

TUBA W. Craig Sutherland, Principal Supported in part this season by Rob W. Goodling

TIMPANI Charles Ross, Principal

The Harold and Joan Feinbloom Chair Funded in perpetuity

Jim Tiller, Assistant Principal

The Orchestra

Supported in part this season by Charles & Cindy Gibson

The Anne Hayden McQuay Chair Funded in perpetuity

2014/15 Season

The Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward Chair, Funded in perpetuity

PERCUSSION Jim Tiller, Principal Brian Stotz John McNeill

Supported in part this season by Bill & Ruth Cahn

Robert Patterson Jillian Pritchard Fiandach HARP Grace Wong, Principal

The Eileen Malone Chair, A Tribute by Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt M. Sylvester Funded in perpetuity

Barbara Dechario

KEYBOARD Joseph Werner, Principal

The Lois P. Lines Chair Funded in perpetuity

Cary Ratcliff

PERSONNEL MANAGER Joseph Werner PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Kim Hartquist STAGE MANAGER David Zaccaria + Full-time faculty at the Eastman School of Music ~ Eastman School of Music Orchestra Studies Diploma Intern

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Ward Stare Music Director Ward Stare has been described as a “rising star in the conducting firmament” by the Chicago Tribune. He was recently appointed Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and is only the 12th person to hold the position in the orchestra’s 92 year-history.

Our Conductor

Stare’s current season includes debuts with orchestras around the world, including performances with the Baltimore, Sydney, Pittsburgh, and New World symphonies, as well as the Calgary Philharmonic.

2014/15 Season

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. He led the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus in 2013 for his Millennium Park debut at LOC’s annual “Stars of Lyric Opera” concert. Following his debut with the Opera Theater of St. Louis 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.

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Stare served as the Resident Conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2012. In 2009, he made his 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. Other recent engagements include the Houston, Québec, and Dallas symphonies, as well as numerous engagements with the Saint Louis Symphony.

Stare was the recipient of both the Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize (2006) and the Aspen Conducting Prize (2007) at the Aspen Music Festival before spending the 2007-08 season as a League of American Orchestras Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Stare has studied conducting with David Zinman, János Fürst and Jorma Panula, and worked with Michel Merlet in composition and musical analysis. 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. For more information, visit wardstare.com

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2014/15 Season

RPO Board

Ex-Officio Officers Mark Kellogg Dawn F. Lipson Chairperson of the Board Orchestra Representative Jules L. Smith Chairperson-Elect & Secretary

Cricket Luellen Chairperson, Honorary Board

Charles H. Owens President & CEO

Wesley Nance Orchestra Representative

Ilene L. Flaum Vice Chairperson

Charles H. Owens President & CEO

Mark Siwiec Vice Chairperson

Elizabeth F. Rice Immediate Past Chairperson

Ingrid A. Stanlis Vice Chairperson Elizabeth F. Rice Treasurer & Immediate Past Chairperson Board of Directors (Term Expires Jan. 2015) David W. Ackroyd Dr. John M. Bennett William D. Eggers La Marr J. Jackson Douglas W. Phillips Christopher N. Pipa Elizabeth F. Rice Dr. Stephen I. Rosenfeld Katherine T. Schumacher Robert B. Stiles Deborah Wilson (Term Expires Jan. 2016) James M. Boucher Dr. Steven E. Feldon Patrick Fulford Dawn F. Lipson Mark Siwiec Ingrid A. Stanlis Dr. Eugene P. Toy

Dawn F. Lipson, Board Chair

(Term Expires Jan. 2017) Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq. Ilene L. Flaum Steven Hess Patrick J. Kelly Michael B. Millard Jules L. Smith

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Dr. Jamal J. Rossi Dean, Eastman School of Music Honorary Board Cricket Luellen Chairperson David C. Heiligman Vice Chairperson Nancy & Harry Beilfuss James M. Boucher Dr. John Bouyoucos Paul W. Briggs William L. Cahn Catherine B. Carlson Louise Epstein Joan Feinbloom Mary M. Gooley A. Thomas Hildebrandt Robert D. Hursh Marie Kenton Dr. James E. Koller Harold A. Kurland Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Frank Luellen Dr. Paul F. Pagerey Nathan J. Robfogel Jon L. Schumacher Katherine T. Schumacher Norman M. Spindelman Betty Strasenburgh Josephine S. Trubek Suzanne D. Welch Patricia C. Wilder The RPO expresses its gratitude to all those who have served as Honorary Board members in the past.

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 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 * Deceased

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2014/15 Season & Series Sponsors:

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February 28

March 5 and 7

Government Support: RPO Performances are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Douglas Prosser, trumpet Wesley Nance, trumpet Herbert Smith, trumpet Stephen Laifer, horn Mark Kellogg, trombone Lisa Albrecht, trombone Jeffrey Gray, trombone W. Craig Sutherland, tuba Peter Dubois, organ Jim Tiller, percussion

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FEB 13

8 pm

SAT

FEB 14

8 pm

Preservation Hall Jazz Band Grant Cooper, guest conductor

KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

The first half of tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert will feature Preservation Hall Jazz Band only. Program to be announced from stage.

Intermission The second half will feature the RPO and Preservation Hall Jazz Band together. Selections to include: Georgia On My Mind When the Saints Go Marching In Just a Closer Walk With Thee Bourbon Street Parade Basin Street Blues St. Louis Blues Hindustan Mardi Gras Medley

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

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PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND

Ben Jaffe, Creative Director and bass Kevin Louis, trumpet and vocals Charlie Gabriel, clarinet and vocals Clint Maedgen, saxophone and vocals Joe Lastie, Jr., drums Freddie Lonzo, trombone and vocals Rickie Monie, piano Ronell Johnson, tuba and vocals

Season sponsor: POPS series sponsors: media sponsorS: We kindly ask you to please silence all cellphones and electronic devices. Also, please note that photography and video recordings are prohibited during the performance.

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PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND New Orleans, Louisiana The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The band has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British Royalty or the King of Thailand, this music embodies a joyful, timeless spirit. Under the auspices of current director, Ben Jaffe, the son of founders Allan and Sandra, Preservation Hall continues with a deep reverence and consciousness of its greatest attributes in the modern day as a venue, band, and record label. The PHJB began touring in 1963 and for many years there were several bands successfully touring under the name Preservation Hall. Many of the band’s charter members performed with the pioneers who invented jazz in the early twentieth century including Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Bunk Johnson. Band leaders over the band’s history include the brothers Willie and Percy Humphrey, husband and wife Billie and De De Pierce, famed pianist Sweet Emma Barrett, and in the modern day Wendell and John Brunious. These founding artists and dozens of others passed on the lessons of their music to a younger generation who now follow in their footsteps like the current lineup.

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Grant Cooper, guest conductor Born in New Zealand as the son of a professional opera singer, Grant Cooper sang and acted in his first opera at age four and studied piano and music theory prior to college. Steve Payne

After completing his degree in pure mathematics at the University of Auckland, he traveled to the United States for further studies in music. His initial opportunities as a conductor grew from his Grant Cooper colleagues’ invitations to lead them in larger chamber ensemble performances. Since then, his many guest conducting engagements have included the Houston, Jacksonville, Pasadena, and Chautauqua symphonies, as well as The Florida Orchestra, New Mexico Philharmonic, Buffalo Philharmonic, Auckland Philharmonia, and Syracuse Opera, among many others. This year, he has made successful debut appearances with the Kennedy Center Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. His last appearance with the RPO was in July 2012.

Prior to accepting his current position as artistic director and conductor of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra in 2001, Cooper served as resident conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra for 10 seasons. He also serves as artistic director of the annual Bach and Beyond festival in Fredonia, N. Y. and as resident conductor at the Eastern Music Festival. Cooper has recorded for Delos International, Atoll, Ode, Mark, and Kiwi Pacific recordings, and has the unique distinction of having CD recordings of himself as conductor, performer, and composer, all currently available in the catalog. Cooper’s dedication to serving the West Virginia arts community was recognized in the spring of 2012 with his receiving the Governor’s Award for Distinguished Service in the Arts.

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FEB 28

8 pm

KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

Ward Stare, conductor Rochester Oratorio Society Eric Townell, director

GIUSEPPE VERDI

La Traviata

Act I:

The salon in Violetta’s house

29:00

Act II:

Scene 1: Violetta’s country house outside Paris

35:00

Act II:

Scene 2: Party at Flora’s house

23:00

Act III:

Violetta’s bedroom

28:00

La Traviata in Concert

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La Traviata takes place in and around Paris, about 1840.

Intermission

CAST Violetta Valéry, a courtesan..................................... Anya Matanovič, soprano Alfredo Germont, a young bourgeois from a provincial family......... Marco Cammarota, tenor Giorgio Germont, Alfredo’s father................................. Weston Hurt, baritone Flora Bervoix, Violetta’s friend..................... Jennifer Panara, mezzo-soprano Gastone, Viscount de Letorieres, Alfredo’s friend............. Jacob Stebly, tenor

Marquis d’Obigny, Flora’s lover............................................. Cody Muller, bass Doctor Grenvil, Violetta’s physician................................ David Okerlund, bass

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Barone Douphol, Violetta’s former lover, a rival of Alfredo........................ Josh Ooms, baritone

Giuseppe, Violetta’s servant................................................ Sam Grosby, tenor Annina, Violetta’s maid...................................... Rebecca Shortstein, soprano Messenger..................................................................... Joel David Balzun, bass Flora’s servant................................................................... Anthony Baron, bass

Season sponsor: Concert Sponsor: The Haskell Rosenberg Memorial Fund for Opera media sponsorS: We kindly ask you to please silence all cellphones and electronic devices. Also, please note that photography and video recordings are prohibited during the performance.

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Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata (The Fallen Woman) La Traviata dates from Verdi’s middle period, during which he also composed the equally beloved and enduring masterpieces Rigoletto and Il trovatore. It premiered in Venice on March 6, 1853. Francesco Maria Piave adapted the libretto from The Lady of the Camellias, a recent novel and play by French author Alexandre Dumas, Jr. The main characters are Violetta Valéry, a beautiful Parisian courtesan who is suffering from tuberculosis; Alfredo Germont, an aristocratic young man who falls in love with her, and Alfredo’s father, Giorgio.

b. October 9, 1813 Le Roncole, Italy d. January 27, 1901 Milan, Italy First and last performance by the RPO January 15, 2010 with the Mercury Opera; Benton Hess, conductor

Act One takes place at a party in Violetta’s house. She is introduced to Alfredo, who confesses that he has loved her from afar for some time. She tells him to expect only friendship from her. Left alone, she gives voice to the conflicting emotions that Alfredo’s words have awakened within her. The first scene of Act Two takes place in a country house where Violetta and Alfredo have been living for months. Violetta’s maid reveals to Alfredo that Violetta has been paying all their bills, and tells him that more money is needed. Shamed, he leaves for Paris to secure the funds. Alfredo’s father, Giorgio, enters. He tells Violetta that he disapproves of their relationship, but he soon realizes he has misjudged her. Still, he asks her to end the affair because it is jeopardizing the family’s reputation. She agrees to do so and departs abruptly for Paris. After Alfredo reads the letter she left for him, he sets off to pursue her. The second scene of Act Two takes place at a party in the Paris home of Violetta’s friend Flora. Alfredo repeatedly defeats Violetta’s jealous former protector, Baron Douphol, at cards. Alone with Alfredo, Violetta tells him that she fears for his life because the Count will soon challenge him to a duel. He browbeats her cruelly into saying that she loves the Baron rather than him, then summons the guests to watch as he uses his gambling winnings to repay all that he owes her. Alfredo’s father enters and condemns his son’s behavior. Alfredo expresses his remorse, and he is led off after the Baron issues his challenge. Act Three takes place weeks later in the desperately ill Violetta’s apartment. A letter from Giorgio tells her that Alfredo wounded the Baron in a duel and has since gone abroad. Giorgio has revealed Violetta’s sacrifice to Alfredo, who is returning to Paris as quickly as possible. When he appears they sing joyfully of a happy life to come, but death has the final word. © 2015 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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artists Anya Matanovič, soprano Arielle Doneson

This season brings anticipated role debuts for Anya Matanovič, as Violetta Valéry in La Traviata with Boston Lyric Opera and the RPO, as well as Stella in Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire in a return to Kentucky Anya Matanovič Marco Cammarota Opera. Last season the soprano debuted with Opera Memphis as Gilda in Rigoletto, Arizona Opera for Musetta in La Bohème, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra for Carmina Burana under Alastair Willis, and made a return to the Boston Youth Symphony as Pamina in The Magic Flute. During the 2012-13 season, the soprano returned to Seattle Opera for Marzelline in Fidelio. She made her role debut as Gilda in Rigoletto with Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra and sang Pamina with both the Crested Butte Music Festival and Utah Opera. Matanovič closed the season as Wanda in a new production of Offenbach’s The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein with Santa Fe Opera. Other notable engagements include New York City Opera as Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen, as well as productions of Massenet’s Cendrillon, La Bohème, and Purcell’s King Arthur, Micaëla in Carmen with Glimmerglass Opera, and Santa Fe Opera as Papagena in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Matanovič made her professional opera debut directly from her undergraduate studies as Mimì in the Los Angeles commercial engagement of Baz Luhrmann’s Tony Awardwinning production of La Bohème.

Marco Cammarota, tenor Marco Cammarota (Alfredo Germont) is a graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where he received both his master’s diploma and artist diploma. Several roles at CCM stand out including Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw, and Sam in Street Scene. He has received encouragement awards from the George London Foundation and the Gerda Lissner Foundation. This past year he was a member of Kentucky Opera’s 2013-14 Studio Artist Program. Cammarota sang Rodolfo in La Bohème with the Lafayette and Owensboro symphony orchestras, William Franklin in the contemporary opera series production of The King’s Man, and Tybalt in the production of Roméo et Juliette. He has sung with the Glimmerglass Festival in a special young artist performance of Madama Butterfly and most recently returned for his final year as a Kentucky Opera studio artist. At Kentucky Opera, he sang Nick in La Fanciulla del West and Alfredo in La Traviata with the Owensboro and Lafayette symphony orchestras. The 2015 season has him making several debuts, including his principal debut with Kentucky Opera as Mitch in André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire, followed by Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata with the RPO. He returns to the Glimmerglass Festival for its 40th anniversary season, singing Malcolm and covering Macduff in Anne Bogart’s production of Verdi’s Macbeth.

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artists Weston Hurt

Fay Fox

This season, Weston Hurt (Giorgio Germont) returns to the Boston Lyric Opera as Germont in La Traviata and to the Boston Youth Symphony for Renato Un Ballo in Maschera. He also makes his debut at Odyssey Opera as Frank in Die tote Stadt. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

Gabriel Couret

Weston Hurt, baritone

Jennifer Panara

Hurt appears regularly with many North American opera companies including Seattle, Dallas, Portland, Atlanta, Michigan, Boston Lyric, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and the Canadian Opera Company. He also was a regular at the New York City Opera before its closure in 2013. His many roles included the title role in Rigoletto, Ford in Falstaff, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Germont in La Traviata, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Peter in Hänsel und Gretel. Also a prolific concert singer and recitalist, Hurt has performed in recitals sponsored by the prestigious Marilyn Horne Foundation in the United States, and also has performed in concert internationally, including a South American tour of performances of the Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem. Recent engagements have included appearances with the Nashville Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, and the Oratorio Society of New York in Carnegie Hall; Baldassare in L’Arlesiana with the Opera Orchestra of New York, and a performance of Der ferne Klang with the American Symphony Orchestra in Avery Fisher Hall. His large repertoire includes such works as Handel’s Messiah, Fauré’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bach’s Mass in B Minor and Magnificat, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and Coronation Mass, Haydn’s Paukenmesse, and the Britten War Requiem, which he sang at Carnegie Hall. A graduate of the prestigious Juilliard Opera Center, Hurt has received many notable vocal awards, including first place and the People’s Choice Award from the Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition, the Vienna Prize from the George London Foundation, first place in the 2003 Oratorio Society of New York Competition, and various awards from the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Competition, Liederkranz Foundation, Metropolitan Opera National Council, Opera Index, Inc., Palm Beach Opera Competition, and two career grants conferred by The Santa Fe Opera.

Jennifer Panara, mezzo-soprano Critics in the United States and Europe have praised Jennifer Panara (Flora Bervoix)’s singing as “rich, compelling,” “powerful,” and possessing “immense brilliance and versatility.” Recently lauded by The New York Times for her performance as Flora Bervoix (La Traviata) with The Santa Fe Opera, other favorite roles performed include Stéphano (Roméo et Juliette), Kate Julian (Owen Wingrave), Isolier (Count Ory), Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), Rinaldo (Rinaldo), and Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel). She has participated in young artist programs with The Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Opera Saratoga, and Dayton Opera, among others. Recent awards include the Donald and Luke Graham Memorial Award from The Santa Fe Opera, and the Sam Adams Award for Most Outstanding Operatic Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Upcoming engagements include covering Tim Mead in the title role of Handel’s Richard the Lionheart, as well as performing the role of Mrs. Maguire in Tobias Picker’s Emmeline with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. This is her first appearance with the RPO. Panara holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and CCM. jenniferpanara.com.

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Rebecca Shorstein, soprano Rebecca Shorstein (Annina) continues to delight audiences with her “radiant voice and captivating stage presence.” Shorstein’s 2014-15 season features role and house debuts across the United States. In August, she reprised the role of Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia for her debut with the Phoenicia Festival in upstate New York alongside Rebecca Shorstein veteran performer Kevin Glavin as Doctor Bartolo and Metropolitan Opera star Lucas Meachem in the title role. She returned to the Pittsburgh Opera Studio in September, this time debuting the role of Gianetta in L’elisir d’amore. She debuted the role of Adele in Die Fledermaus in her return to the New York Opera Exchange in November, a role which she reprises in January with Undercroft Opera. She also debuts the role of Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro with Opera on the James, where she serves as a resident artist during the spring of 2015. Her last performance with the RPO was in January 2015 for Kaddish.

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David Okerlund (Doctor Grenvil) established himself as a major artist in such performances as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire with L’Opéra National du Rhin, the Pittsburgh Symphony David Okerlund Jacob Stebly and the San Diego Opera; Orestes in Elektra and Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress with Vancouver Opera; Germont in La Traviata with Connecticut Opera Theater; Marcello in La Bohème with Pittsburgh Opera, and Jokanaan in Salome with Hawaii Opera Theater.

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David Okerlund, bass

During his multi-year tenure with the San Francisco Opera, Okerlund essayed the role of Stanley Kowalski in the world premiere of A Streetcar Named Desire, as well as portrayals of the title roles in Don Giovanni and Eugene Onegin, Gunther in Götterdämmerung, Peter in Hänsel und Gretel, Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Escamillo in Carmen, and Marcello in La Bohème. He also was featured in the company’s world premiere recordings of Harvey Milk and Dead Man Walking. Recent engagements include Sharpless in Madama Butterfly for the National Theater of Tokyo and the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Osaka; Personaje Mysterioso in the world premiere recording of La Muerte de Colon for the Naxos label, and Don Alfonzo in Così fan tutte with Opera Grand Rapids.

Jacob Stebly, tenor Jacob Stebly (Gaston), a native of Doylestown, Ohio, is thrilled to be making his RPO debut in this production. He is currently a senior at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Robert Swensen. During his undergraduate studies, Stebly has appeared with the Eastman Opera Theater (EOT) in roles such as Male Chorus in Britten’s Rape of Lucretia, Stephen Kodaly in She Loves Me, Lippo Fiorentino in Weill’s Street Scene, and the first Commissaire in Dialogues of the Carmelites. He also appeared in Rochester Lyric Opera’s Tales of Custard the Dragon as part of the Rochester Fringe Festival. He is currently in rehearsal for the role of Stage Manager in EOT’s upcoming production of Ned Rorem’s Our Town.

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Joshua Ooms (Baron Douphol) studies with Dr. Robert McIver in pursuit of the Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music. He completed his undergraduate degree Joshua Ooms Cody Muller at Colorado State University, where his roles included Baron Zeta in The Merry Widow, Geronimo in Il matrimonio segreto, Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Don Alhambra in The Gondoliers, and Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro. He sang the role of Uncle Yakuside in Madama Butterfly with Opera Fort Collins and first appeared internationally in Orvieto, Italy, as Don Alfonso in Cosí fan tutte. He performed as M. Javelinot in Eastman Opera Theatre’s production of Dialogues of the Carmelites, in Albert Herring as Superintendent Budd, and will soon appear in Our Town as Dr. Gibbs. His last appearance with the RPO was in May 2014 at Carnegie Hall for Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount, where he sang the role of Faint-Not Tinker.

Cody Muller, bass Cody Muller (Marquis d’Obigny) is a first-year candidate for the Master of Music in Performance and Literature degree at the Eastman School of Music. He is from Nashville, Tenn. His recent concert work includes multiple Bach cantatas, BWV 80, 140, 179, with both the Eastman School of Music and Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, N.Y. He also performed with the Eastman Repertory Singers in the fall for Beethoven’s Mass in C and Mendelssohn’s Magnificat. Muller is no stranger to the operatic world, having performed this past summer in Canada with the Toronto Summer Opera Workshop in their concert version of Così fan tutte as Don Alfonso. This is his first appearance with the RPO. His other opera credits include Keçal in The Bartered Bride, Martino in L’occasione fa il ladro, and the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro, all with Belmont Opera Theatre in Nashville. Upcoming performances include working with the professional ensemble “Voices” for their performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, under the direction of William Weinert, and in April, Muller will be seen playing the role of Dr. Gibbs in Eastman Opera Theatre’s production of Our Town by Ned Rorem. He is currently a student of Jan Opalach.

Sam Grosby, tenor

Katie Thompson

Sam Grosby (Giuseppe) is a senior studying vocal performance at the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Robert Swensen. In his time as an undergraduate at Eastman, Grosby has performed the roles of George in Bock and Harnick’s She Loves Me, Chevalier de la Force in Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, Mayor Upfold in Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring, and in the spring will be performing the role of George in Ned Rorem’s Our Town with Eastman Opera Theater. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

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Joel David Balzun, baritone Baritone and composer Joel David Balzun (Messenger) is establishing himself as a mature new voice in the future of music. His multi-faceted career has led him to work with some of the world’s most respected musicians and ensembles.

Joel David Balzun

Anthony Baron

Balzun has appeared on both the recital and concert stages, making his Kennedy Center debut in April 2014. He has appeared with Calgary Concert Opera Company, California International Theatre Festival, Cowtown Opera Company, and the Rochester Bach Festival, among others. Upcoming engagements include Così fan tutte in Bloomington, and Les contes d’Hoffmann with the NAPA Music Festival. This is his first appearance with the RPO. Balzun is also an active composer, and was recently named a finalist for the 2014 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. He is a candidate for a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, where he studies with Jan Opalach. joelbalzun.com.

Anthony Baron, bass Anthony Baron received a Bachelor of Music from Westminster Choir College and a Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music. In 2013 he received first prize in the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition. Recent performances include Germont in La Traviata with Opera on the Avalon, directed by acclaimed director Michael Cavanaugh, and Le Marquis de la Force in Dialogues of the Carmelites with Eastman Opera Theatre under the baton of Benton Hess. Last fall, Baron presented recitals in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. at Cranbrook Schools and Rochester, N.Y. and also at Lynchburg College (Va.), where he presented lectures and gave a recital. Future engagements include a performance of Bach’s Cantata “Ich habe genug” as part of the Eastman Cantata Series. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

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Rochester Oratorio Society Eric Townell, director

For 70 years an integral part of Rochester’s vibrant arts community, the Rochester Oratorio Society gives voice to the best qualities of our region, exploring a diverse, multi-cultural, 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. The ROS returns to the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra for two performances in 2015. 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 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 and collaboration. His work with the Festival Choir of Madison was heard nationally over NPR. He is an effective communicator on music and arts topics and a frequent commentator for WXXI Public Broadcasting. “An experienced opera conductor,” (Chicago Tribune), Townell is concurrently Artistic Director of the Rochester Lyric Opera.

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Rochester oratorio SOCIETY Board of Directors Alayne Gosson Katherine Clark, President Carol Green Carole Huther, Immediate Charles Guerin Past President Jennifer Horn Daniel McInerney, Secretary Patricia Piper Mario Urso, Treasurer Sandy Moncrief Maryellen Giese

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Daniel Hege, guest conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin

Bedřich Smetana Three Dances from The Bartered Bride Polka

11:00

Furiant Dance of the Comedians

Antonín Dvořák

Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53

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Allegro, ma non troppo Adagio, ma non troppo Finale: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo

Augustin Hadelich, violin

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David Diamond

Symphony No. 4

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Aaron Copland

Suite from Billy the Kid

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Augustin Hadelich’s appearance is made possible in part by The Alfred Davis and Brunhilde Knapp Artists Performance Fund.

Allegretto Adagio andante Allegro

Copland & Dvořák

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The Open Prairie Street in a Frontier Town Card Game at Night Running Gun Battle Celebration on Billy’s Capture Billy’s Death The Open Prairie Again

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Bedřich Smetana Three Dances from The Bartered Bride b. March 2, 1824 Litomyšl, Bohemia d. May 12, 1884 Prague, Bohemia First performed by the RPO October 19, 1989; Mark Elder, conductor Last performed by the RPO June 29, 2011; Michael Butterman, conductor

Revered as the father of Czech Romantic music, Smetana paved the way for Antonín Dvořák to raise the style to the height of its international renown. His eight operas became the bedrock of the country’s repertoire. The Bartered Bride is the second of them. It premiered in Prague on May 30, 1866, but without success. Smetana revised it thoroughly. Those improvements, and a growing sense of pride in its deeply Czech qualities, led to its eventual stature as the most popular and most representative of nineteenth-century Czech operas. Smetana’s post-premiere revisions included adding three delightful dance episodes. The first is a jolly Polka that builds to a rousing finish. The second is a vivacious Furiant, a folk dance characterized by cross-rhythms. The last, Dance of the Comedians, accompanies the slapstick antics of a troupe of circus clowns.

Antonín Dvořák Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53 b. September 8, 1841 Nelahozeves, Bohemia d. May 1, 1904 Prague, Bohemia First performed by the RPO November 16, 1961; Theodore Bloomfield, conductor Nathan Milstein, violin Last performed by the RPO February 12, 2005; Christopher Seaman, conductor Wilfredo Degláns, violin

In July 1879, Dvořák traveled to Berlin to hear the renowned Joachim Quartet perform his music. Joachim was a famous musician who was the group’s first violinist and leader. Although Dvořák was a decent fiddler, he asked for and received Joachim’s advice on the technical aspects of the concerto. After it was finished, and Joachim had accepted the dedication, he twice asked for revisions. Dvořák obliged, but Joachim remained unsatisfied. He never did perform the concerto. Frustrated, the composer turned it over to his friend, František Ondříček, who gave the premiere in Prague on October 14, 1883. The concerto does not possess the same depth of emotion and formal mastery that characterize Dvořák’s later Cello Concerto, yet it marks a substantial advance over his earlier Piano Concerto. The opening two movements are performed as a continuous whole. The first is rhapsodic, filled with passion, yearning, and drama. The second is serene, with only the occasional dramatic outburst to disturb its tranquility. The finale is a folk-flavored segment, a joyful dance led off by the solo violin.

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David Diamond Symphony No. 4 b. July 9, 1915 Rochester, N.Y. d. June 13, 2005 Rochester, N.Y. First performed by the RPO November 11, 1948; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor Last performed by the RPO March 17, 2007; Gerard Schwarz, conductor

American composer David Diamond’s catalogue includes 11 symphonies, operas, incidental music for theatre and film, concertos, miscellaneous orchestral works, chamber and vocal scores. He began Symphony No. 4 in 1945. It was commissioned by the foundation that Serge Koussevitzky, music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, had created in 1942 to encourage the composition and performance of new music. The BSO gave the premiere performance on January 23, 1948, with Leonard Bernstein substituting for the ailing Koussevitzky. “The entire symphony was created with the idea of…Gustav Fechner’s theories of life and death,” the composer wrote, “as, I – a continual sleep, II – the alternation between sleeping and waking, and III – eternal waking, birth being the passing from I to II and death the transition from II to III.” The first of the three compact movements is pleasant in character. Diamond’s orchestration exhibits both a rich instrumental palette and an appealing transparency. The two main themes are combined at the climax, after which the music concludes with a relaxed coda. The second movement opens with a slow, stern proclamation before moving on to the heartfelt lyricism that is its primary emotion. The finale displays plentiful vigor and triumphant high spirits, laced with contrasting passages of warm expressiveness.

Aaron Copland Suite from Billy the Kid This superlative ballet score was commissioned by impresario Lincoln Kirstein for his company, the American Ballet. Kirstein had wanted a score from Copland for some time, but it was only in 1938 that they agreed on the life of the notorious western outlaw Billy the Kid as the subject. Eugene Loring created the choreography. The premiere took place in Chicago in October 1938. Later that year, Copland created this 20-minute suite for concert use.

b. November 14, 1900 Brooklyn, N.Y. d. December 2, 1990 Peekskill, N.Y. First performed by the RPO November 25, 1942; Guy Fraser Harrison, conductor Last performed by the RPO April 28, 2012; Jeff Tyzik, conductor

The exploits of Billy the Kid (1855-1881, born in New York as William H. Bonney) have been heavily romanticized in various media since his death—including this ballet, which has only a slight grounding in reality. The action begins and closes on the open prairie. The first scene is a street in a frontier town. Cowboys saunter into town, some on horseback, others with their lassos. Mexican women do a dance, which is interrupted by a fight between two drunks. Attracted by the gathering crowd, Billy is seen for the first time as a boy of 12 with his mother. The brawl turns ugly, guns are drawn and Billy’s mother is accidentally killed. In cold fury, Billy draws a knife from a cowhand’s sheath and stabs his mother’s slayers. In swift succession we see episodes in Billy’s later life. He plays cards under the stars with his outlaw friends, and then later is captured by a posse led by one of his former friends. Billy’s capture is celebrated, but Billy soon escapes from prison, only to be discovered by the posse and killed. © 2014 Don Anderson. All rights reserved

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Daniel Hege, guest conductor Rosalie O’Connor

Christian Steiner

Daniel Hege is widely recognized as one of America’s finest conductors, earning critical acclaim for his fresh interpretations of the standard repertoire and for his commitment to creative programming. He is currently the music director of the Wichita Symphony, Daniel Hege Augustin Hadellch and also has served as music director for the Syracuse Symphony (11 seasons). Hege also served as resident conductor at the Baltimore Symphony, associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, assistant conductor of the Pacific Symphony, music director of the Encore Chamber Orchestra (Chicago), and music director of the Chicago Youth Symphony, where he was twice honored by the League of American Orchestras for innovative programming. Hege has guest conducted the Colorado, Columbus, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Oregon, Phoenix, San Diego, and Seattle symphonies; the Buffalo and Calgary philharmonics, and led the orchestras at the Grand Teton and Aspen Music Festivals. International engagements include performances with the Singapore Symphony and the St. Petersburg Symphony at the Winter Nights Festival. Hege also has worked with the Syracuse Opera, with which he conducted productions of Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, Tosca, and Don Pasquale.

Recent and upcoming guest conducting engagements include appearances with the Rhode Island and Naples Philharmonics; the Louisville, Sarasota, and Florida orchestras; the Houston, Edmonton, Pacific, Puerto Rico, Hartford, Omaha, Tulsa, and Virginia symphonies, and at the Music Academy of the West. This is his first appearance with the RPO. Hege holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Utah and an honorary doctorate degree from Le Moyne College in Syracuse for his contributions to the cultural life in central New York State.

Augustin Hadelich, violin Augustin Hadelich has established himself as one of the most sought-after violinists of his generation. Featured on the cover of the May 2014 issue of Strings Magazine, he is also becoming a familiar figure in Europe and Asia, continuing to astonish audiences with his phenomenal technique, poetic sensitivity, and gorgeous tone. Worldwide appearances in the U.S. include the Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco symphony orchestras, as well as the Los Angeles and New York philharmonics among others; international appearances include the BBC Philharmonic/ Manchester, BBC Symphony/Barbican, Dresden Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, NHK Symphony/Tokyo, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the SWR/Stuttgart. He last appeared with the RPO in February 2010. Highlights of Hadelich’s 2014-15 season include debuts with the Minnesota Orchestra, Danish National Symphony, and the London Philharmonic, as well as repeat engagements with the New York Philharmonic and the symphonies of Baltimore, Houston, Indianapolis, Liverpool, Saint Louis, and Seattle. Also active as recitalist and chamber musician, his other recent projects include an Artist-in-Residency with the Netherlands Philharmonic, tours with both the Toronto and San Diego symphonies, and a recital debut at Wigmore Hall in London. The 2006 Gold Medalist of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Hadelich is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant (2009), a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in the UK (2001), and Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award (2012). He received an artist diploma from The Juilliard School, where he was a student of Joel Smirnoff. He plays on the 1723 “ExKiesewetter” Stradivari violin, on loan from Clement and Karen Arrison through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

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Gifts In Kind Alexandra Northrop & Jules Smith Christopher Seaman City Newspaper Constellation Brands Dixon Schwabl Ed & Barbara Burns Hedonist Artisan Chocolates Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly Janet Kellner & Jim Kurtz Jeff & Jill Tyzik Jay Advertising John Grieco Jon & Kathy Schumacher JR McCarthy Kevin Gavagan KidsOutAndAbout.com Kurt & Judy Feuhern Partner Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer ($1,000–$2,999) Michael Butterman Ames-Amzalak Memorial Trust & Jennifer Carsillo The Autism Council of Rochester Patricia Wilder Braitman Family Foundation Peter & Joan Faber ALSTOM Signaling Foundation Richie Rich Events T.M. & M.W. Crandall Foundation Robin Lehman Durwood Management, Inc. Steve Hess Five Star Bank & Sarah Atkinson, M.D. Fred L. Emerson Foundation Suzanne Welch & Bill Watson Genesee Valley Penny Saver, Inc. Tom & Nan Hildebrandt G-S Plastics Optics/ Ward Stare Tel-Tru Mfg. Co. Harris Beach PLLC Matching Gift May Kay Houck Foundation Companies Klein Reinforcing Services Bank of America Kovalsky-Carr Electric Supply ExxonMobil Manning & Napier Advisors Gleason Foundation New Horizons Band & Orchestra IBM Corporation The Guido and Ellen Palma Johnson & Johnson Foundation J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. Oppenheimer Funds Inc. Rochester Midland Corporation Pfizer Foundation Rochester Philharmonic League Verizon Associate ($600–$999) Bio-Optronics, Inc. Boydell & Brewer, Inc. Insley-McEntee Equipment Co., Inc. O’Connell Electric Co. Supporter ($300–$599) Bergmann Associates Bosch Security System Datrose DeCarolis Truck Rental 45 East Fine Jewelers Hayes Asset Management, LLC Gary & Nancy Penisten Family Foundation Matthews & Fields Lumber Co. Peko Precision Products Inc. Reimer Piano Tuning Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. Vanden Brul Foundation West Herr Automotive Group

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 Judith Lemoncelli at 585.454.7311 x238 to learn more about the AES. 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 Lauren Dixon & Michael Schwabl 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 & Paul R. Donnelly 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 Dr. Jacques & Mrs. 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. Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn Lipson $50,000–$99,999 Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen $30,000–$49,999 High Falls Advisors

$15,000–$29,999 John & Carol Bennett Marie & Charlie Kenton Elizabeth & Larry Rice $10,000–$14,999 Robin & Michael Weintraub $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? Call 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. 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 Janis Dowd & Daan Zwick Joan Feinbloom Donald & Elizabeth Fisher Suressa & Richard H. Forbes Catherine & Elmar Frangenberg Carolyn & Roger Friedlander Betsy Friedman Barbara & Patrick Fulford William L. Gamble Mary M. Gooley Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff George Greer Mrs. Laura J. Hameister

Jean Hitchcock H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Jim & Marianne Koller Dawn & Jacques Lipson, M.D. Sue & Michael Lococo Elfriede 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 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 & Paul Donnelly 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 Jean Groff, Gretchen Shafer, and Elbis A. Shoales, M.D.

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Maestro’s Circle

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous individuals who help us continue to enrich and inspire the community through the art of music. Listings are as of November 24, 2014. Please call 454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections. Maestoso ($50,000 and above) In memory of Georgia P. Gosnell* Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn Lipson

Cricket & Frank Luellen Mrs. Marjorie Morris

Prestissimo ($25,000–$49,999) Anonymous Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D. & Steven Hess Nancy & Harry Beilfuss Bill & Victoria Cherry

William Eggers & Deborah McLean Louise Epstein Barbara & Patrick Fulford Larry & Elizabeth Rice

Elise & Stephen Rosenfeld Dr. and Mrs. Robert* Santo Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen

Presto ($15,000–$24,999) Anonymous Carol & John Bennett Jim Boucher William L. & Ruth P. Cahn

Ilene & David Flaum Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Sherman Levey & Deborah Ronnen Kathy & John Purcell

Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly Josephine S. Trubek Michael & Patricia Wilder

VIVACE ($10,000–$14,999) Anonymous Lauren Dixon & Michael Schwabl Mr. & Mrs. James T. Englert Dr. & Mrs. Steven Feldon Ronald H. Fielding Jeff & Alleen Fraser Jay* & Betsy Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Furman

Marie & Charlie Kenton Jim & Marianne Koller Mr. & Mrs. William Konar M Dr. & Mrs. Michael Millard Charles H. Owens Mrs. Richard Palermo Sandra A. Parker & John M. Summers Douglas & Diana Phillips

Christopher N. Pipa Fayga Press Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer Jules L. Smith & Alexandra Northrop Anonymous in memory of Karl F. Speitel Bob & Gayle Stiles Dr. Eugene P. Toy

ALLEGRO ($5,000–$9,999) Marlene Alva in memory of Ruth G. Alva Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Briggs Chris & Tom Burns Mr. & Mrs. Harlan D. Calkins Catherine B. Carlson Joan & Paul Casterline Dr. Eric Dreyfuss Joan & Peter Faber Joanne Gianniny Patricia A. Guttenberg William B. Hale

David & Barrie Heiligman Patrick & Kathleen Kelly Ernest & Sarah Krug Harold & Christine Kurland Nancy & David Lane Joanne Lang Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone, Jr. Mrs. Frank W. Lovejoy, Jr. Stephen Lurie & Kathleen Holt Mr. Lawrence Martling Deanne Molinari

Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Reed Riedman Foundation Mrs. Norma Riedman Nathan & Susan Robfogel Sunny & Nellie Rosenberg M Sandra & Richard Stein Robert C. Stevens Krestie Utech M Skip & Karen Warren Dr. Sidney & Linda S. Weinstein Robin & Michael Weintraub

ANDANTE ($2,500–$4,999) Anonymous (2) Miriam H. Ackley Judith M. Binder & Barbara Erbland Stuart & Betsy Bobry Priscilla & Rob Brown Barbara & John Bruning Mary Ellen Burris Paul & Mary Callaway Margaret J. Carnall Betsy & John Carver Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Chapman Thomas Chase Mary Ellen Clark Dr. John & Carol R. Condemi Mary Cowden Jeff & Sue Crane Joyce Crofton Richard & Michele Decker Gary DeTaeye Michele Dryer In Memoriam for Anita B. Dushay by

Frederick Dushay, M.D. Larry & Kas Eldridge Arthur & Marilyn Elting John R. Ertle Joan Feinbloom Helen & Dan Fultz Patty & Dick George Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ginsberg Rob W. Goodling Suzanne Gouvernet George & Mary Hamlin Alan J. Harris Warren & Joyce Heilbronner Norman Horton Dr. Jack & Harriette Howitt Ernest* & Roberta Ierardi Stephen & Leslie Jacobs La Marr J. Jackson, Esq. Dr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz Daryl & Charles Kaplan

Norman & Judith Karsten M Richard & Karen Knowles Myrta & Robert Knox Marcy & Ray Kraus in loving memory of Dr. Allan & Charlotte Kraus Dr. & Mrs. Hobart A. Lerner Jane & Jim Littwitz Edith M. Lord Swaminathan & Janice Madhu Dan & Kiki Mahar Saul & Susan Marsh William P. McCarrick Pamela McGreevy Mr. & Mrs. James R. McMillen Duane & Ida Miller James E. Morris, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mullen Paul Marc & Pamela Miller Ness Drs. Avice & Timothy O’Connor Bernard & Molly Panner Brock & Sandra Powell

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William & Barbara Pulsifer Susan A. Raub John B. Rumsey Paul & Brigid Ryan Ron & Sharon Salluzzo Richard & Vicki Schwartz Libba & Wolf Seka

Ann & Robert Van Niel Dr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang Timothy & Teresa Wilson Kitty J. Wise Mr. & Mrs. Reyton Wojnowski Robert A. Woodhouse

Nancy A. Skelton Janet Buchanan Smith Dr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Sobel Norman & Glenna Spindelman David & Grace Strong Mrs. Schuyler Townson Mrs. Robert van der Stricht

M *

ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499) Anonymous (10) Robert E. & Carol G. Achilles Barbara & David Ackroyd Jacqueline Adams Edward & Joan After Dr. & Mrs. Henry W. Altland Stephanie & Geoffrey Amsel Marvin & Frederica Amstey Allan & Polly Anderson Elaine Anderson Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Angevine, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George M. Angle Dave & Jan Angus Mr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. Araghi Bob & Jody Asbury Reuben Auspitz & Dawn Goodelk Betsy Ann Balzano David & Nan Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Lloyd F. Bean & Ursula Burns William J. Beenhouwer Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Bennett David M. Berg & Dawn K. Riedy Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Bielaska, Jr. Don & Peggy Bolger M William & Grace Boudway John & Kristine Bouyoucos Simon & Josephine Braitman Susan Kay Brown Dr. & Mrs. George G. Browning Josh & Beth Bruner Ann Burr & A. Vincent Buzard Alan Cameros Philip & Jeanne Carlivati William T. Chandler Tina Chandler Oliver Chanler Margaret & Donald Cherr Dr. & Mrs. Tim Clader Lorraine W. Clarke Sarah H. Collins M Christine Colucci Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq. Allison & John Currie Joseph & Judith Darweesh Linda Wells Davey Horace R. Davis David F. Dean Jacques & Monique Delettrez Tex & Nicki Doolittle Gail & Douglas Doonan Janis Dowd & Daan Zwick The Honorable Robert & Barbara Duffy Dr. & Mrs. James Durfee Mrs. C.M. Durland Rose Duver Wendy & David Dworkin Ellen & Lester Eber Dr. Steven & Susan Eisinger Carol & Tom Elliott Mohsen Emami, M.D. Gerald G. Estes Julia B. Everitt

Trevor & Elizabeth Ewell John & Kristy Farar Samuel J. & Marsha R. Fico M Jill Sutton Finan Thomas & Janet Fink Charles Fitzgibbon Gail R. Flugel John & Sandy Ford In Memory of Dr. & Mrs. Charles R. Fordyce Jonathan Foster Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Fox Dr. & Mrs. Elmar Frangenberg Shirley B. & Kevin Frick Harry & Marion Fulbright Marjorie & James Fulmer Johanna M. Gambino in memory of Jerry J. Gambino William L. Gamble Dr. Richard & Josie Gangemi David & Patricia Gardner Ann S. Garrett Winston E. Gaum Dr. & Mrs. David Gentile Craig & Shirley George Mr. & Mrs. Wesley P. Ghyzel Tom & Kelly Gilman Warren & June Glaser Paul & Carol Goldberg Patricia Goodwin Burton Gordon Debbie & Michael Gordon Jean Gostomski Janet & Roger Gram Jeanne Gray in memory of Robert C. Gray George Greer Alan & Julie Griesinger David Louis Guadagnino Brigitte & Klaus Gueldenpfennig Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Haggerty Jeffrey & Lynne Halik Peggy & David Hall Joan & Alfred Hallenbeck Dr. Patricia Hans Louise B. Harris Merrill & Dianne Herrick Walter B.D. Hickey, Jr. Tom & Nan Hildebrandt Art & Barb Hirst Susan Holliday Dr. Robert E. Horn & Patricia Nachman Mary Jo & Jack Hultz Marjorie S. Humphrey Bob & Elaine Jacobsen Jane H. Johnson Miles & Silvija Jones Dr. & Mrs. Harold Kanthor Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kennedy Robert J. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Alvie Kidd Dr. & Mrs. John W. Killigrew Richard & Sidney Killmer

Matching Gift Deceased

Karen S. Kral Barbara & Jack Kraushaar Drs. Richard Kreipe & Mary Sue Jack Deanna & Charles Krusenstjerna Werner & Susan Kunz David & Andrea Lambert Lane Family Fund Ms. Connie Leary John & Alice Leddy Norman & Arlene Leenhouts Judith Francis Lemoncelli Gay & Don Lenhard Vincent & Christina Lenti Mr. & Mrs. James A. Locke III Sue & Michael Lococo John & Dolores Loftus Arthur E. Lowenthal Harold D. Lowry Kathryn Markakis & Geoffrey Williams Mrs. Bruce P. Marshall Frances & Robert Marx Stephen Matkowsky & Elzbieta Charchalis Carol & John Matteson Mrs. Gilbert G. McCurdy Gilbert Kennedy McCurdy Carol A. McFetridge Bruce & Eleanor McLear Dr. & Mrs. Neal McNabb Karen Mead Marion & Ed Mench Pete & Sally Merrill Dr. & Mrs. Edward Messing Daniel M. Meyers Margaret-Anne Milne John Muenter Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Munson Morning Musicale Mr. & Mrs. Philip Neivert Elizabeth Neureiter-Seely Sara L. Niemeyer Kathy & Ted Nixon William J. O’Connor, Jr. David E. Owens Mrs. Betty L. Paddock Paul F. Pagery Jane Parker & Francis Cosentino Patricia & Philip Parr Mr. Kirkwood Personius Channing & Marie Philbrick Hazlow Electronics, Inc. Bill & Beverly Pullis Nancy & Vincent Reale Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Richards Carol Ritter Wright & William Wright Daniel & Nancy Robbins Mrs. Stanley M. Rogoff Dr. Marie Rolf & Mr. Robin Lehman Thomas & Elizabeth Ross Drs. Carl & O.J. Sahler Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Santo Drs. Eva & Jude Sauer Peggy Savlov

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ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499) continued James G. Scanzaroli Peter Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti Anthony & Gloria Sciolino Doria Scortichini & Christopher Ritchlin Catherine & Richard Seeger Joan & Arthur Segal Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Shea Wayne & Sonja Shelton Robert & Nancy Shewan Virginia Skuse & Mr. Frank Grosso Alice & Ken Slining Susan & David Spector M Daniel & Susan Stare Kenneth T. & Eva M. Steadman Mrs. Andrea Stewart Dr. Robert & Sally Jo Stookey Pavel Sullivan Eleanor Summers

Frank & Rose Swiskey Margaret & Charles Symington Dr. & Mrs. Henry A. Thiede J. Russell & Kathleen Thomas Miriam Thomas Robert & Diane Tichell Dr. & Mrs. Mark Tornatore Stephen & Shirley Townsend David & Marcia Trauernicht Bancroft-Tubbs Family Fund Dorothy Tyler Jim & Linda Varner Dr. Laura von Doenhoff Ms. Gretchen Voss Richard & Brenda Vuillequez Harry & Ruth Walker Stephen R. Webb Ann Weitzel

Joseph Werner & Diane Smith Stephen Wershing Carol Whitbeck Mrs. Frederick C. White Mrs. Kay R. Whitmore Ms. Christine Wickert Dr. James & Nancy Wierowski James H. Willey Henry Williams & Barbara Dimmick Elise & Joseph Wojciechowski Ernest Wong Charlotte C. Wright Linda & Robert G. Wyman Caroline & Richard Yates John C. Youngers Mr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow

Philharmonic Friends ADVOCATE ($700–$999) Anonymous (4) Daniel & Elizabeth Abbas Dr. & Mrs. James V. Aquavella Betsy & Gerald Archibald John & Lisa Baron Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Blumenau Jeff & Kathy Bowen Josephine Buckley Chris & Jodi Beyer Claire M. Brown Bruce & Shirley Burritt Jane A. Capellupo Michael B. Gehl & Jeffrey Caruso David & Mary Cheeran Walter Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Curtis, Jr. Cathy Cushman & Jeff Sokol Jane Dieck Wendell & Mary Discher William & Cynthia Dougherty M Ms. Marilyn Drumm Sherman & Anne Farnham Udo Fehn & Christine Long Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Fleckenstein George & Marie Follett John & Chris Forken Peter & Nancy Gaess Robert & Jeanne Grace Dr. & Mrs. William Grammar Barbara J. Granite

Ed & Terry Grissing Mrs. Laura J. Hameister Marilyn & Dick Hare Mr. Lawrence Helfer John & Barbara Holder Andrew & Kathleen Holt Carol E. Hopkins H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm Earl & Mary Ingersoll Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Iwan Mrs. Maryel Kellogg Marilyn & David Klass Marcella Klein & Richard Schaeffer Glenn & Nancy Koch Doris & Austin Leve In memory of Helene P. Lovenheim John & Judy Lynd Richard McGrath Ferne F. Merrill Ken & Nancy Mihalyov Onnalie Miller Jonathan Mink & Janet Cranshaw Richard & Joyce Mitchell Ilene Montana Dr. & Mrs. William L. Morgan Mr. Raymond L. Nelson W. Robert Nolan Mrs. Virginia S. Pacala David & Monica Panipinto Ann Piato

Jason V. Polasek Margaret Quackenbush Robert & Anne Quivey Antonio & Patricia K. Rosati Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Rosenbaum Jamal & Pam Rossi Hon. Franklin T. & Cynthia Russell William Saunders Gary B. & Scott A. Schaefer Susan & Bill Schoff Joan M. Schumaker George J. Schwartz, M.D. Elaine & Peter Schwarz Katie Sejba Carol C. Shulman Robert & Norma Snyder Janet H. Sorensen Margaret A. Strite Donna Thompson Mimi & Sam Tilton John & Betty Travis Jim Van Meter & Marlene Piscitelli Dale & Lorraine Whittington Donald P. Wichman Ed & Wilma Wierenga Claes & Puck Winquist Gary & Judith Wood Laura & Joel Yellin Karen & Sy Zivan

BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) Anonymous (11) Carol Aldridge Robert & Anne Allen Peter & Jane Anderson Allegra Angus A. Joseph Antos Dr. & Mrs. E. David Appelbaum M Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Atwater Gloria Baciewicz Jane Ellen Bailey Jean Boynton Baker Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Balta Maureen Baran Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barrett Asish & Susan Basu Steve & Anne Bauer Karen Baumgartner

Brenda Beal John & Ellen Beck Anne Bell Hays & Karen Bell Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bennett Mrs. Helen H. Berkeley Eric & Marcia Birken Chrystine Blackwell Mrs. Barbara Blake Lynne Blank James R. Boehler Mrs. Philip P. Bonanni Susan & Peter Bondy Agneta M. Borgstedt, M.D. Don & Jackie Bowman Donald & Mary Boyd Judith Boyd

Dr. & Mrs. Albert Brault Daan Braveman Linda Bretz Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Briggs Elaine & Wayne Brigman Mrs. George H. Brown Wilma M. Brucker Doug & Chris Brush Richard F. Brush Al Buckner Mary Elaine Aldoretta & Richard Burandt David J. & Margaret M. Burns Rory & Rebekah Burrill James Butler Joe Buttari Eric & Lee Caine

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Matching Gift

Dick & Marcia Calabrese Keith & Joan Calkins Thomas Caprio Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Carrier John & Diane Caselli Diane & Roger Cass Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Rita Chessin Irene Churukian Victor Ciaraldi & Kathy Marchaesi Jack & Barbara Clarcq Mrs. Ann Clarke Martha D. Clasquin Alan Cohen & Nancy Bloom Gloria & Pincus Cohen David & Donna Cole Mary Ellen Collinge Cheryl Collins Roy Czernikowski & Karin Dunnigan France Danielson Jerry Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Davies Robert & Sandi DeBruycker Dr. & Mrs. H. George Decancq, Jr. John & Jane DeCory Sue De George Ken & Jean DeHaven Josephine Dewey Nancy & Sreeram Dhurjaty Mr. A. Dmochowski Donald & Stephanie Doe Warren Doerrer Joseph Duba Ms. Jeanetta Dunlap Joanne Eccles Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Egan Larry & Peggy Elliott Holly K. Elwell Marcia L. Elwitt D. Craig Epperson & Dr. Beth Jelsma Gordon J. Estey Donald & Jean Eygnor Clara S. Firth Elizabeth B. Fisher F. Peter Flihan Suressa & Richard Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Forsyth Cortland F. Fowler, Sr. Ann & Steve Fox Sandra & Neil Frankel Mrs. Richard Freeman Ruth Freeman Taylor Freitas Dr. Gary J. Friend & Mrs. Lois B. Wolff-Friend Richard & Carol Fullerton Moriel & Bob Gabbey N. Gadziala & R. J. Looney Sue Gaffney Jerry J. Gambino, Jr. Jill & Kent Gardner Sharon Garelick Kevin Gavagan Richard & Joyce Gilbert Jean & Dr. Al Ginkel Robert & Marie Ginther Andrea S. Giuffre Mrs. Coral T. Glassman Bruce Goldman John & Roslyn Goldman Dane & Judy Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Julian M. Gordon Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff Mr. & Mrs. Newton H. Green Gay Jane Greene

Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Griswold Gaye Gronlund & Bruce Corner Michael & Joanna Grosodonia Ms. Barbara E. Gross Mr. Robert C. Grossman Dr. & Mrs. Robert Gulick Ann L. Haag Susan & James Haefner Mary Hale David & Frances Hall Howard T. Hallowell III Zena & Tom Hampson Martin & Sherrie Handelman Ann & Ed Hanley Ronald W. Hansen Mark & Barbara Hargrave Robert T. & Mary Ann Hargrave Karen Hart Mr. & Mrs. James M. Hartman David & Marian Hartney Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hasiuk Sandra Hasenauer Mrs. Robert A. Heinle Richard Henshaw Ray & Joan Hensler Ms. Judith Hensley Carol & Michael Hirsh Ryan Hoefen David L. Hoffberg Paul Hoffman & Jane Schryver Dan & Sandy Hollands Mr. & Mrs. Ned Holmes Tala & Mark Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. William N Hosley Larry & Barbara Howe Dr. Wei & Ivy Hsu Mr. & Mrs. Jerome L. Huff Richard & Joyce Humphreys Gwyneth Hunting Mr. & Mrs. John Hustler Robert & Merilyn Israel Dewey Jackson Bruce Jacobs Stephen & Kay Jacobstein Mr. Gerald Jenkins Janet S. Jennison David & Patricia Jewell Ronald & Martha Jodoin Dr. & Mrs. H. Douglas Jones John & Carole Joyce Valerie & Robert Kalwas Dr. & Mrs. Donald Kamm Anne Kampmeier Lori & Frank Karbel Barbara & Robert Kay Mr. Jack L. Kelch Leo & Cynthia Kesselring Jack & CB Kinsella Kenneth R. Knight Mr. & Mrs. Mordecai Kolko Mrs. Ellen Konar Paulina & Laurence Kovalsky Elsbeth J. Kozel James & Elaine Kraus Chari Krenis Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Krieger Jane Labrum Rev. William Laird Dr. & Mrs. Leo R. Landhuis Donna M. Landry Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O. Lange Craig & Susan Larson Diana Lauria Rev. Sandra Lemke

Jennifer Leonard & David Cay Johnston Lenore & Marshall Lesser Pamela Leve Catherine Lewis & Angela Bonazinga Sarah F. Liebschutz Ms. Jean Ligozio Ken & Katherine Lindahl Barbara L. Lobb Dr. Erwin Loewen & Anita Rosenfeld Dr. & Mrs. Norman R. Loomis Carol C. Lovell Ed Lutterbein Edward J. & Kathleen L. Lynd Sandra Maceyka Russell Madsen Mr. & Mrs. Achilles Mafilios Angela Mambro Jeanne Mandel James & Patricia Mangin Sandy & Jack Maniloff Jeffrey & Laura Markwick Diana Marquis Mr. & Mrs. Fred Mason Richard & Catherine Massie Kathy Keogh & Eric Matson Mr. & Mrs. William C. Mayer Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Mazzarella C. Thomas & Emily McCall Dick & Sandra McGavern Melissa McGrain & Andrew Stern Mr. & Mrs. David McNair Mr. & Mrs. John F. Mc Namara Margaret & Bob Mecredy Mr. & Mrs. Harry P. Messina, Jr. Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad Metzger Sidney Metzger Hinda & Michael Miller Theodore H. Morse Joseph & Linda Mulcahy Mr. & Mrs. Otto Muller-Girard Sam & Donna Muto Dr. & Mrs. R. Joseph Naples Mildred G. Ness John Neumann Richard & Jeanne Newman Dr. Richard & Nancy Newton Joan & Beryl Nusbaum Suzanne J. O’Brien W. Smith & Jean O’Brien Peter Oddleifson & Kay Wallace Malcolm O’Malley Robert & Betty Oppenheimer Rita B. Otterbein Mrs. John Paganelli The Rev. Marilyle Sweet Page Myrna & Gary Paige Dr. Vivian Palladoro Robert J. Palmer Phil R. Palumbo Monica Panipinto Jonathan R. Parkes & Marcia Bornhurst Parkes John & Diane Parrinello Thomas W. Paul Esther & Tom Paul David & Marjorie Perlman Mr. & Mrs. Claude Peters Thomas W. Petrillo & William R. Reamy Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Piazza David & Virginia Pixley Dr. & Mrs. Lee D. Pollan Vera Powley Dr. Susan Presberg-Greene & Dr. Robert Greene

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) continued David & Naomi Schrier Bill & Edie Prest Thomas Schumacher Mary Jane Proschel Rich Sensenbach Barry & Jean Rabson Mr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Seymour Jerry & Janice Rachfal Robert Hallstrom & Lily Shaw Eileen D. Ramos Ruth Sheldon Richard & Susan Reed Mary E. Sherman Dr. & Mrs. Paul Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Michael O. Shipley Stan & Anne Refermat Myron S. Silver & Rivka Chatman Bob & Shirley Rheinwald Joseph Simpson Mr. & Mrs. Donn P. Rice Daniel & Sarah Singal Dr. Ramon L. & Judith S. Ricker Elizabeth E. Smith Donald & Ernstine Rickner George Smith & Diane Ahlman Christopher Rider Charles H. Speirs Sandra & Eugene Riley Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Stacey Robert Robbins Walter Stacker Nancy & Art Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Steiner Dr. & Mrs. Gordon N. Robinson Georgine & James Stenger Suzanne Robinson Mr. & Mrs. David Stern Lawrence & Virginia Rockwell Elizabeth & Robert Sterrett Mrs. David Romig Ann H. Stevens & William J. Shattuck Judy & Bill Rose Kevin Stone & Nancy Atwood-Stone Dr. Harry & Ellen Rosen Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Strasser Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Edward Tanner & Elizabeth Treiber Margery & Richard Rosen Douglas F. Taylor Dick & Bea Rosenbloom David & Carol Teegarden Beatrice Roxin, in memory of Jonathan G. Terry Paul Roxin Chris Thomas & Catherine Cerulli Dr. & Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert Andrea Rudolph & Rosalind M. Rudolph Eric Thompson Thomas Thompson Carolyn & Charles Ruffing Donald Tingley Mr. James R. Sabey Celia & Doug Topping Louise Sadowski Bill & Mary Anna Towler Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Salerno, Jr. Donald & Donna Traver Ed & Gabriel Saphar Mr. & Mrs. George Treier Donald & Madelyn Sasso William J. Tribelhorn Ron Sassone Mr. & Mrs. A. Gene Trimble Susan Scanlon & Croft K. Hangartner J. Michael & Sally Turner Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Schenck John & Janet Tyler Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schenkel Eugene & Gloria Ulterino Marjorie Schmale Joyce Underberg & Stan Rodwin Paul & Barbara Schmied DJ & Patty Upton Nancy & David Schraver

George Urich Charles & Susan Van Buren Bruce & Lauri Van Hise Betsy Van Horn Doug Cline & Lorraine Van Meter-Cline Margaret Vanas Wayne & Anne Vander Byl Gary & Marie VanGraafeiland Thomas & Jeanne Verhulst Vic Vinkey John & Susan Volpel Robert Vosteen Stephen H. & Martha Gay Waite Brian Waldmiller Robert & Sandra Walker Mrs. Herbert Watkins Pierce & Elizabeth Webb Susan C. & Robert E. Weber Mr. & Mrs. Peter Z. Webster Mr. & Mrs. Walter I. Weiner Ann D. Weintraub David Welker Richard & Shirley Wersinger Mrs. Timothy J. Westbrook Charles & Carolyn Whitfield Mrs. John T. Wigg Mr. & Mrs. William Wilcox Mr. John Williams & Mr. Chuck Lundeen Leonore & Lee Wiltse John & Laurie Witmeyer Charles & Susan Wolfe Grace Wong Peter Woods Doris Wright & Gerald Glaser George & Caroline Wu Eileen M. Wurzer Joan & Joe Yanni Marsha Young Lawrence & Susan Yovanoff Carol Zajkowski

Bravo! tributes

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 the RPO Development Department at 454-7311 x232. In Honor of…

In Memory of…

Messrs. William & Michael Whitney Mrs. Louise Epstein Mr. Robert Wilcox Mrs. Louise Epstein

Lorraine Chamberlain Mr. Charles Fitzgibbon Mr. & Mrs. Alfonso Mancini Ms. Susan Spence Mr. & Mrs. Aaron D. Taub

Bob & Carol Achilles Donald & Marcia McComb

Barry Corwin Jean E. Pedersen

Donna & Alan Edelstein Bill & Priscilla Boller

Jay Friedman Joseph & Judith Darweesh Mr. & Mrs. James A. Locke III Dr. Ramon L. & Judith S. Ricker Mr. Thomas Solomon Carolyn & Frank Troxell

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Tom and Georgia Gosnell Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher Earnest Ierardi William Eggers & Deborah McLean John & Katherine Greenthal Mr. Paul Herndon Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Kaplan Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher Harold Lowry Deborah Leary Phyllis McCaule

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. Gold Baton ($100,000) Barbara & Patrick Fulford

Elizabeth & Larry Rice Nick & Susan Robfogel Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly Drs. Richard & Gwen Sterns Frank* & Mary Lou* Stotz

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 William Eggers & Deborah McLean Louise 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

Conductor Laureate Supporters John & Carol Bennett Paul & Bea Briggs David & Barrie Heiligman Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kennedy Jim & Marianne Koller Dawn & Jacques 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 * Deceased

Heartfelt thanks to our more than 550 volunteers for their ongoing and vital contributions to education, office, community engagement, special events, and theatre operations. Below is a list of the RPO’s formal volunteer organizations and active committees. For more information on how you can lend your time and talents to the RPO, contact Kathy Miller, Administrative & Volunteer Coordinator at (585) 454-7311 X243 or email kmiller@rpo.org. Special Events Oversight Committee Richard Sadowski and Ed Bullard, Co-Chairs

“GIVE a Lift” Program Michelle Bello Dispatcher

Volunteer Enrichment Committee Shannon Nance, Chair

“Rear Guard” Volunteers Jean Webster, Chair

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUE

Founded in 1929, the Rochester Philharmonic League is an organization of men and women who support the RPO with a focus on educating young people about music and the RPO. League projects include: escorting for the RPO Educational Concerts, the Young Artist Auditions for high school musicians, our Music, Munch & Mingle series where members attend select RPO rehearsals followed by lunch with an RPO musician, and the Glimmerglass Opera trip. Contact Laura Morihara, Administrator: (585) 399-3654 or email rpl@rpo.org. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014 – 2015 Eileen Ramos, President Bill Rahn, Vice President Mary-Ellen Perry, Secretary Paul Ness, Treasurer Carol Shulman, Past President Yvonne Baker

Kathleen Bankey Joanna Bassett Mary Ellen Bigler Judy DiPasquale Elmar Frangenberg Sue Habbersett George Greer Cynthia Jankowski Charles Kaplan

Bonnie Kramer Katherine Martel Ruth Messinger Margaret-Anne Milne Brenda Murphy-Pough Kathleen Newcomb Donna Pritchard Naomi Schrier Howard Spindler

Bravo to our Volunteers/ Philharmonic League

Bravo to our Volunteers

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Administration Charles H. Owens, President & CEO Ellen Beck, Executive Assistant Artistic Operations & Education Richard Decker, Vice President of Artistic Administration Chris Beyer, Director of Concert Operations Barbara Brown, Director of Education Peter Folliand, Eastman Conducting Fellow Aimee Lillienstein ~

RPO Staff

Development and special events Judith F. Lemoncelli, Vice President of Development Stephen T. House, Grants Manager Marc A. Smith, Annual Campaign Manager & Data Analyst Jason V. Polasek, Major Gifts Officer Katherine P. Miller, Administrative & Volunteer Coordinator Olivia Grant, Development Assistant

2014/15 Season

Finance & Administration Ronald L. Steinmiller, Vice President of Finance & Administration Nancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information Systems Irene Shaffer, Manager of Human Resources Mark Pignagrande, Staff Accountant Kara Aymerich, Office Administrator

Marketing & Communications Katie Sejba, Vice President of Marketing & Communications Edward W. Solorzano, Director of Ticketing & Sales Kathryn Judd, Marketing Manager Teddy Sainphor, Ticketing Manager Michelle Shippers, Communications Manager Lani Toyama, Box Office Manager David T. Meyer +, House Manager Andrew O’Connor ~ Austin Quinlan * Box Office Representatives Olivia Case + Abby Chapman-Duprey + Sammi Cohen + Quinn Delaney + Tara Fayazi + Michael Franz + Rebecca Herlich + Katelyn Machnica + Katie Mueller + Marcy Savastano + Katie Weber + Rochester Philharmonic League Laura Morihara+, RPL Administrator Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Susan Basu+, Manager + Part Time * Intern ~ Indicates Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Intern from the Eastman School of Music

Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Great Romantics Side-by-Side concert with the RPO SUN

3 pm

MAR 8

Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Dr. Ching-Chun Lai, RPYO Concerto Competition Winners:

Hanson Vitali Kabalevsky Liszt Tchaikovsky

David Hou Byron Johns Alice Kanack Tanya Kantor Brian King David Lane, Chair Bill Munch

Jim Orgar Linda Orgar Michael Rutecki Tammy Sutliff Fred Weingarten Roxanne Willard Mary Ellen Womack

Ex-Officio: Susan Basu Charles Owens Josephine Whang

guest conductor

Paige Griffin, Violin, and Timothy Yee, Cello

2014/15 Board of Directors

David Ackroyd Judy Binder Andrew Brown Alan Chodak Vicky Feathers Jeanne Gray Virginia Griffin Elizabeth Hanan

Dr. Ching-Chun Lai Crane School of Music

Merry Mount Suite “Chaconne” for Violin Concerto for Cello: mvt. 1 Les Préludes Symphony No. 5: Finale

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RPYO Staff: Susan Basu, Manager RPYO Music Directors: Howard Weiss, Founding Music Director, 1970-1989 Daryl One, 1990-1993 David Harman, Music Director Emeritus, 1993-2014

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 92nd 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 130 concerts per year, serving nearly 150,000 people through ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and community centers throughout the region. A highlight of the 2013–14 season was the RPO’s performance at Carnegie Hall on May 7, 2014, as part of the Spring For Music festival. RPO concerts are rebroadcast on WXXI 91.5 FM. For more information about the RPO, visit rpo.org.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TICKETS: The Eastman Theatre Box Office is located at 433 East Main St., downtown Rochester. The Box Office is open Mon-Sat, 10AM-5PM; 10AM-3PM on non-concert Saturdays; and 60 minutes prior to performances and through intermission. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 585-454-2100 or online through rpo.org; tickets are also available at all Rochester-area Wegmans. Discounts are available for groups of 10+. Call 585-454-2100. PARKING: Paid parking for Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre is available at the East End Garage, located next to the theatre with entrances on Main, Scio, and Swan Streets. 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 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 585-454-2100. 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 2PM the day of the performance to make them available for resale. Bravo is published cooperatively by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Rochester Business Journal

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