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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
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Welcome from the President & CEO
13 A Night of Dance
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10 RPO Board of Directors 25 Denzal Sinclaire March 20 and 21 11 Bravo to Our Sponsors 36 Bravo to Our Generous Supporters 27 Molière Two Ways 44 Rochester Philharmonic
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29 The Peking Acrobats April 17 and 18
32 Organ Masterworks April 19
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Dear Friends,
Welcome
from the President & CEO
Welcome to another month of great music-making at the RPO! Spring finally may be arriving in Rochester, but we at the Rochester Philharmonic already are looking ahead to the fall of 2015—the beginning of Ward Stare’s Inaugural Season as the RPO’s twelfth Music Director. In February, the RPO presented our first-ever season announcement concert, a free event in Kodak Hall with the full orchestra and Maestro Stare, to rave reviews from the community. Highlights from next season include our electrifying Philharmonics Series opener on September 17 and 19, featuring Ward conducting four unforgettable masterworks including 20th century Italian composer Ottorino Respighi’s sonic showpiece Pines of Rome. One week prior, our Pops Series opens with Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik and Megan Hilty, star of NBC’s Smash and Broadway’s Wicked. Looking toward the holiday season, the RPO will present a screening of Home Alone with live orchestral accompaniment of John Williams’ score. Renew by Friday, April 17 to lock in your seats for the 201516 season! Looking to the present, this month we welcome the talents of our frequent collaborators at Rochester City Ballet and our new friends at FuturPointe Dance for an evening of dance blending the classical with the contemporary (March 12 & 14). Next up, jazz vocalist Denzal Sinclaire takes the stage for an evening of Nat King Cole favorites, including “L-O-V-E” and “Straighten Up And Fly Right” (March 20 & 21). Following a triumphant debut with the RPO in 2014, Parisian conductor Fabien Gabel returns to interpret two shades of Molière—from Lully’s Baroque score for a Molière comedy to Richard Strauss’ late-Romantic interpretation—on our Sunday Matinee Series at Hochstein (March 22). In April, the Peking Acrobats will amaze with their troupe of contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, and gymnasts, backed by orchestral accompaniment (April 17 & 18). On April 19, our Sunday Matinee Series continues at Third Presbyterian Church with renowned concert organist David Higgs, chair of the organ department at the Eastman School of Music. As you can see, we have big plans in store for you this month and in the months to come! We are grateful for your continued support of our dedicated and talented musicians. And as always, we welcome your feedback. Thank you for coming, and enjoy the concert!
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Our Conductors
Ward Stare has been described as a “rising star in the conducting firmament” by the Chicago Tribune. His 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.
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. wardstare.com
Jeff Tyzik Principal Pops Conductor 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.
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In the 2013-14 concert season, Jeff Tyzik celebrated his 20th season as Principal Pops Conductor of the RPO. In August 2013, Tyzik was named to The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The 2013-14 season also marked the beginning of Tyzik’s new role as Principal Pops Conductor of the Seattle Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and The Florida Orchestra, and he continues to serve as Principal Pops Conductor of the Oregon Symphony. Highly sought-after as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Tyzik made his U.K. debut in 2010 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In May 2007, the harmonia mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over three months. Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, and has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin, and swing. He holds a master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music. jefftyzik.com
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Maintaining and operating the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Founded in 1923 — Incorporated in 1930)
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. 2016) Dr. Steven E. Feldon Patrick Fulford Dawn F. Lipson Mark Siwiec Ingrid A. Stanlis Dr. Eugene P. Toy (Term Expires Jan. 2017) Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq. Ilene L. Flaum Steven Hess Patrick J. Kelly Michael B. Millard Jules L. Smith
Dawn F. Lipson, Board Chair
(Term Expires Jan. 2018) La Marr J. Jackson David Lane Douglas W. Phillips Michael Pietropaoli Christopher N. Pipa Dr. Stephen I. Rosenfeld Katherine T. Schumacher Deborah Wilson
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.
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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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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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The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester presents:
Jon nakaMaTSu ReTuRnS WITH STRauSS Artistic Directors Juliana Athayde and Erik Behr
Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Third Presbyterian Church
Serenade in C major for String trio, Op. 10 Erno Dohnanyi Piano Quartet, Op. 13 Richard Strauss Impromptus from Opus 90 No. 3 Franz Schubert
Impromptus from Opus 90 No. 2 Franz Schubert Jon Nakamatsu
Juliana Athayde, violin Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Students admitted free with current school ID
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Daniel Meyer, guest conductor
THU
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Rochester City Ballet, Jamey Leverett, artistic director Nichole Gantshar, executive director
7:30 pm
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MAR 14
FuturPointe Dance, N’Jelle Gage and Guy Thorne, directors
8 pm KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
Le Tombeau de Liberace Rochester City Ballet Andrew Russo, piano
16:00
La création du monde, Op. 81 FuturPointe Dance
16:00
Intermission DARIUS MILHAUD
Intermission Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
Peyzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo-Allegro moderato Walzer: Moderato-Tempo di valse Finale (Tema Russo): AndanteAllegro con spirito Elégie: Larghetto elegiaco Rochester City Ballet
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A Night of Dance
Andrew Russo, piano
Andrew Russo will perform on a Steinway piano donated in honor of Jon Nakamatsu, a special friend of the RPO.
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The performances by Rochester City Ballet, FuturPointe Dance, and Andrew Russo are made possible in part by The Alfred Davis and Brunhilde Knapp Artists Performance Fund.
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Michael Daugherty Le Tombeau de Liberace (The Tomb of Liberace) b. April 28, 1954 Cedar Rapids, Iowa This is the first performance by the RPO
Michael Daugherty is one of the most commissioned, performed, and recorded composers on the American concert music scene today. His music is rich with cultural allusions and bears the stamp of classic modernism, with colliding tonalities and blocks of sound; at the same time, his melodies can be eloquent and stirring. The composer has supplied the following note. The pianist and entertainer known as Liberace is one of the most intriguing American icons for crossing over, in more ways than one. Dressed in spectacular furs and rhinestone costumes, Wladziu Valentino Liberace (1919-1993) was famous for performing polkas, Broadway tunes, and arrangements of the classical piano repertoire, accompanied by a Las Vegas show band. In my tribute to Liberace, I do not treat popular music as a foreign intrusion into the abstract idiom of contemporary classical composition. Starting from the vernacular idiom, I have composed Le Tombeau de Liberace (1996) as a meditation on the American sublime: a lexicon of forbidden music. The first movement, Rhinestone Kickstep, conveys the feeling of strutting down the glittering cement streets of Las Vegas, in boogiewoogie rhythms. The second movement, How Do I Love Thee? comes from the well-known sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, frequently recited by Liberace during his performances. In Sequin Music, the third movement, the arpeggiated piano riffs are based on a sequence of musical notes which I noticed on the wall of Liberace’s famous piano-shaped swimming pool. The composition concludes with Candelabra Rhumba, a pianistic tour de force that recreates the excitement of a Vegas show band, keeping the candles on Liberace’s candelabra lit.
Darius Milhaud La création du monde, Op. 81 (The creation of the world) b. September 4, 1892 Marseille, France d. June 22, 1974 Geneva, Switzerland This is the first performance by the RPO
Milhaud’s plan to compose a jazz-based piece changed when in 1923 he received a commission from Rolf de Maré, producer of the innovative company known as the Swedish Ballet. Author Blaise Cendrars and choreographer Jean Börlin developed their contributions to the project from African myths about the beginnings of life. Although brief jazz-flavored works by Satie, Auric and Stravinsky had already appeared, Milhaud’s ballet was the first sizeable piece to blend the jazz and classical idioms (Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue premiered four months after Milhaud’s piece). In the original production, which debuted in Paris on October 25, 1923, the curtain rose on near darkness, gradually revealing a mass of intertwined dancers. The African gods of creation intervened in this state of chaos by chanting magic spells. Life began to erupt:
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Darius Milhaud, continued from pg 14. trees shot up and dropped their leaves, which sprouted into animals. As night turned into day, human limbs began to appear, until a male and a female dancer emerged and performed a dance of desire, then a mating dance. Finally the couple, united by love, stood peacefully on stage, as the first spring began. Here is Milhaud’s own description of his emotionally charged, yet tender and dignified music: “The expansive saxophone melody is followed by the rhythmic theme, the fugue that infects the whole orchestra with its agitation. The music accompanying the appearance of the plants and animals is very sinuous. Furthermore there is the clarinet concertino which heralds the dance of desire, then the superimposition of the concertino and the fugue which marks the climax of the ballet, the mating dance. The saxophone is heard once again and the coda brings together and disperses the work’s different melodic elements within the space of a few bars.”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 Tchaikovsky paid his respects to Mozart in several pieces, including Serenade for Strings (1880). He composed it immediately after the bombastic 1812 Overture, a commissioned work that he had written hastily and with little enthusiasm. “I wrote [the Overture] without any warm feelings of love and so it will probably be of no artistic worth,” he wrote. “But the Serenade, on the contrary, I wrote from inner compulsion. This is a piece from the heart and so, I venture to say, it does not lack artistic worth.” The public premiere in October 1881 found much success.
b. May 7, 1840 Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia d. November 6, 1893 St.Petersburg, Russia First performed by the RPO November 13, 1941 Josè Iturbi, conductor Last performed by the RPO July 11, 2012 Arild Remmereit, conductor
Tchaikovsky told a friend that he intended the opening movement as a tribute to Mozart, whose opera The Magic Flute he had recently been studying for relaxation. A stately introduction in slow tempo leads to a vigorous and charming allegro. A lovely waltz follows, then a sweet, heartfelt elegy. The finale makes use of two Russian folk songs. The first is treated as a slow, wistful introduction. The second kicks off the ensuing allegro with mischievous charm, a quality abetted by a gracious second theme of Tchaikovsky’s own invention. Near the close, the return of the first movement’s opening theme brings the serenade full circle. The famed Russian/American choreographer George Balanchine created his ballet set to Tchaikovsky’s Serenade in 1934. Following several student performances, the American Ballet gave the public premiere in New York on March 1, 1935. © 2015 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.
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artists Daniel Meyer
Natalia Russo
As Music Director of the Asheville Symphony and Erie Philharmonic, conductor Daniel Meyer has reinvigorated both orchestras with his innovative programs, engaging presence, and keen musical intellect.
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Daniel Meyer, guest conductor
Andrew Russo
He began the 2014-15 season leading a week of Strauss and Bartók with the Wiener Jeunesse Orchestra (Austria), culminating in concerts in Vienna and Bratislava. In Asheville N.C., Meyer curates the Amadeus Festival, a week of Mozart events and concerts with Emmanuel Ax. In both Asheville and Erie Pa., he continues the mission of programming contemporary American works by John Adams, Anne Clyne, Jennifer Higdon, and Duke Ellington amongst the masterworks of Beethoven and Bartók, Dvořák and Ravel. In recent seasons Meyer has conducted the Columbus, Phoenix, Alabama, and Knoxville symphonies among others and made his European debut with the Staatstheater Stuttgart Orchestra (Germany). His last appearance with the RPO was in July 2014 for Pixar in Concert. Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony and Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, from 2002-2009, he led the Pittsburgh Symphony on tour and conducted numerous subscription weeks and world premieres. With the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, Meyer led the PYSO on their first tour to China and international tours to Vienna, Prague, Leipzig, and Budapest. In 2002, Meyer received the Aspen Conducting Prize and was invited to return as assistant conductor in 2003 and to lead a subscription performance at the Aspen Music Festival. He is a graduate of Denison University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and studied conducting at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna as a rotary ambassadorial scholar.
Andrew Russo, piano A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Andrew Russo is a graduate of The Juilliard School, and pursued post-graduate studies in Leipzig and Paris with pianist/alternative pedagogue Frederic Chiu. Russo’s early career was spent as an advocate of American composers and American music. He has performed in many of the world’s cultural capitals, including Paris, London, Moscow, Rome, Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles, among others. His last appearance with the RPO was in November 2013 for Disney’s Fantasia. In 2001, he became the first pianist to perform a significant work using alternative techniques requiring the inside and frame of the piano as well as the keys at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Soon after, he was featured in Peter Rosen’s internationally broadcast documentary Playing on the Edge and profiled in The New York Times writer James Barron’s book, The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand. With 11 commercial recordings to his credit, the highlight of Russo’s recording career was a 2007 Grammy nomination for his Black Box Records release of music by John Corigliano. Russo’s most recent recording appears on Naxos later this year and features new works of Aaron Kernis, including Three Flavors for piano and orchestra—commissioned by Russo. Currently, Russo is the Director of Wealth Management for Strategic Financial Services in the Syracuse market. He lives in Jamesville, N.Y. with his wife, Natalia, and their children, Andrei and Mila.
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Jamey Leverett, Rochester City Ballet artistic director Jamey Leverett has been the artistic director of Rochester City Ballet (RCB) since 2003 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 ballet choreographer. In the past eight years, she has created more than 20 works including Bravo! Colorado, LumaVoce, Peter & the Wolf, 4Play, as well as her critically acclaimed full-length ballet, The Blood Countess.
Jamey Leverett
Under Leverett’s inspired direction, RCB has collaborated with various musicians such as the Cello Divas, Stephen Kennedy, Jeff Tyzik and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Deborah Fox, The Ying Quartet, and pianist Elinor Freer. She has invited guest choreographers like Patrick Corbin, Daniel Gwirtzman, and Edward Ellison to set work on the company. RCB has also performed American masterworks by Balanchine (Serenade) and Arpino (Valentine). 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.
Pablo Sanchez, guest artist
HOMETOWN: Puebla, Mexico TRAINING: Amy Rose, Libertyville, Ill, Boston Ballet School, Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University OTHER COMPANIES: Joffrey Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Wabi Sabi, and Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre
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rcb dancers Christopher Collins, company member
Joined RCB: 2012 as an apprentice, promoted to the company in 2013 Hometown: Avon, N.Y. Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Joffrey Ballet NYC, Point Park University
Megan Kamler, company member
Joined RCB: 2011 Hometown: West Irondequoit, N.Y. Training: The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, University of Arizona School of Dance Other Companies: Art.if.act Dance Project
Rhea Keller, company member
Joined RCB: 2012 as an apprentice, promoted to the company in 2014 Hometown: Eureka, Ill. Training: Cornerstone Academy for Performing Arts Other Companies: Peoria Ballet
Adam Kittelberger, company member
Joined RCB: 2005 Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Training: The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education Other Companies: Ohio Dance Theater, Peoria Ballet, Gran Divas
Kelly Moeller, company member
Joined RCB: 2013 as an apprentice, promoted to the company in 2014 Hometown: Richland, Wash. Training: Tri-Cities Academy of Ballet, University of Arizona School of Dance Other Companies: Mid Columbia Ballet, Regional Dance America, Arizona Opera, Arizona Theatre Company
Benjamin Rabe, company member
Joined RCB: 2009-2012, 2014 Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. Training: Ballet Westmoreland Academy, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and Graduate Program Other Companies: BalletMet
Elizabeth Rodbell, company member
Joined RCB: 2010 as an apprentice, promoted to the company in 2012 Hometown: Sandy Hook, Conn. Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Harid Conservatory, Chautauqua, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Art of Ballet Berlin
Lauren Tenney, company member
Joined RCB: 2013 Hometown: Temperance, Mich. Training: Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program, Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, Ballet Theatre of Toledo Other Companies: Lexington Ballet
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Jessica Tretter, company member
Joined RCB: 2008 Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Training: The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy Other Companies: Houston Ballet II, Houston Ballet, Ballet San Antonio, Ballet Next
Lisa Ushino, company member
Joined RCB: 2013 Hometown: Misson Viejo, Calif. Training: Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy Other Companies: Houston Ballet, Ballet Tucson
Kelsey White, company member
Joined RCB: spring 2014 as an apprentice, promoted to the company in fall 2014 Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music
Hayley Alexander, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2014 Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Pittsford Dance Studio, Point Park University
Donnelly Ditzhazy, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2013 Hometown: Granville, Ohio Training: The Ballet Academy, BalletMet, ART-OF (Berlin), Het National Ballet Summer School (Amsterdam), Art of Ballet Berlin Other Companies: Grand Rapids Ballet Co.
Dominique Jenssen, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2014 Hometown: Corvallis, Ore. Training: Corvallis Academy of Ballet, School of Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Graduate Program, Kirov Ballet summer intensive
Billie Jean Kandravi, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2013 Hometown: Houston, Texas Training: American Academy of Dance, the University of Oklahoma School of Dance
Youri Spindler, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2014 Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Next Generation Ballet, Nutmeg Conservatory, Hochstein School of Dance
Alina Wright, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2013 Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Training: City Ballet of San Diego, University of Utah Ballet Department Other Companies: City Ballet of San Diego
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George Balanchine, Serenade choreographer Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, George Balanchine (1904-1983) is regarded as the foremost contemporary ballet choreographer. He came to the U.S. in 1933, at the age of 29, accepting the invitation of the young American arts patron Lincoln Kirstein (1907-96), whose great passions included the dream of creating a ballet company in America. Balanchine founded the School of American Ballet that today rivals the long-established European schools. Several ballet companies directed by the two were created and dissolved in the years that followed, and in 1948, the New York City Ballet was born. Balanchine served as its ballet master and principal choreographer from 1948 until his death in 1983.
George Balanchine
Balanchine’s more than 400 dance works include Serenade (1934), Concerto Barocco (1941), Symphony in C (1947), Agon (1957), Symphony in Three Movements (1972), Stravinsky Violin Concerto (1972), and Vienna Waltzes (1977). His final ballet, a new version of Stravinsky’s Variations for Orchestra ,was created in 1982.
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A major artistic figure of the 20th century, Balanchine revolutionized the look of classical ballet. Taking classicism as his base, he heightened, quickened, expanded, streamlined, and even inverted the fundamentals of the 400-year-old language of academic dance. His ballets are now performed by all the world’s major classical ballet companies. ©The George Balanchine Trust
artists N’Jelle Gage, FuturPointe Dance president, cofounder, and choreographer N’Jelle Gage cofounded FuturPointe with Guy Thorne in 2009 with the vision of re-introducing the Caribbean’s creative diversity to the dance community and to promote cross-cultural dialogue and conviviality.
N’Jelle Gage and Guy Thorne
Gage teaches master classes in Caribbean contemporary dance techniques including Reggae Ballet and Tecnica Cubana at college residencies, festivals, and studios. She has toured 18 cities worldwide and has performed the work of acclaimed contemporary choreographers such as Dr. L’Antoinette Stines, Clive Thompson, Makeda Thomas, Eduardo Rivero, Professor Rex Nettleford, Chris Walker, and Bill Evans. She is an awardee of the 2014 Lillian Fairchild Memorial Award. Born in Jamaica, Gage began her career as protégé of Norma Spence and as soloist with Jamaica’s first classical ballet company. She boarded at the home of acclaimed ballerina Nina Novak while attending Academia Ballet Clasico (Venezuela) as a scholarship student from 1988-90. As a teen, Gage was mentored by Tatjana Sedunova (Lithuanian opera and ballet theater) and has performed her choreography. At 15 years old she became the youngest member of L’ Acadco—widely regarded as the Caribbean’s leading cutting-edge contemporary dance company, known for inventive fusion of folklore and modern movement. Gage also lived in Cuba and studied with renowned Cuban Ballet and Contemporary Dance faculty at Instituto Superior/Escuela Nacional de Artes in Havana. She concluded her internship with Danza Contemporanea de Cuba in 2000 and graduated with a degree in performance/choreography and teaching.
Guy Thorne, FuturPointe Dance artistic director, cofounder, choreographer, and dancer Guy Thorne is primarily responsible for the development and execution of FuturPointe’s artistic vision. His current choreographic work explores the confluence of Caribbean folklore as well as popular and contemporary dance forms infused with his short film and multimedia creations. Thorne moved to the U.S. as a scholarship student at Dance Theater of Harlem in New York City before becoming a principal dancer with Garth Fagan Dance for seven years. He is the recipient of an award of Distinguished Accomplishment in Dance for notable national and international work as well as an awardee of the 2014 Lillian Fairchild Memorial Award. Thorne recently collaborated with 2013 MacArthur Genius Award recipient Carrie Mae Weems on A Story Within A Story, a multimedia performance about social identity and visual imagery. Thorne was on the dance faculty at Nazareth College and SUNY Potsdam. In 2012, he introduced Rochester-area children to Jonkanoo, an Afro-Caribbean performing art that combines costume making, singing, dancing, and drumming, as part of his role as a Jubilation Foundation Fellow. Thorne has danced at locations such as the Ted Shawn Theater at Jacob’s Pillow, Joyce Theater, and the Lincoln and Kennedy Centers, among others. Thorne has over 15 years of professional experience and has toured extensively and taught master classes throughout the world. For his performances at world-class venues he has received critical acclaim from critics in the New York Times and from other major publications.
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futurpointe Melinda Phillips, founding member, senior dancer, soloist
HOMETOWN: Rochester, N.Y. Phillips is a School of the Arts (SOTA) graduate and has a B.A. in Dance from SUNY Brockport. She is a teaching artist and performer throughout the Rochester City School District and is an instructor at the Garth Fagan Dance School. She specializes in West African dance, tap, Hispanic dance, and Afro House dance.
Liam Knighten, founding member, senior dancer, soloist
HOMETOWN: New Orleans, La. Knighten studied theater and musical theater at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts and has toured to Germany with Garth Fagan Dance. He is a Licensed Massage Therapist and a teaching artist in the Rochester City School District and Rochester Institute of Technology. He specializes in vogue and hip hop.
Kathryn Bowering, dancer, assistant to director
HOMETOWN: Rochester, N.Y. Bowering has a B.A. in Dance from Hobart & Williams Smith College and currently attends graduate school at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education. She has performed with BIODANCE, Koshare Dance Collective, and at American College Dance Festival. She also is an executive assistant and manages special projects for FuturPointe Dance.
Brittany Lang, dancer
HOMETOWN: Rochester, N.Y. Lang joined the company in 2012. She graduated from SUNY Brockport with a B.A. in Dance and Photography and has performed with Kista Tucker Dance Company and BIODANCE. She also trained with Ballet Magnificat! in Mississippi and with Jon Lehrer in Buffalo, N.Y. She specializes in modern dance and ballet.
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KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
Jeff Tyzik, conductor Denzal Sinclaire, vocalist John Nyerges, piano Jeff Campbell, bass Rich Thompson, drums
Denzal Sinclaire sings the Nat King Cole Songbook Day In, Day Out Walkin’ My Baby Back Home Mona Lisa Nature Boy Route 66 Smile To The Ends Of The Earth Straighten Up And Fly Right When I Fall In Love L-O-V-E
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Intermission Amazing Grace I’m Getting Ready Follow You Follow Me You And The Night And The Music Always On My Mind This Is My Lucky Day I’ve Got The World On A String All music arranged and provided by Jeff Tyzik
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artists Denzal Sinclaire, vocals In addition to his talents as a pianist, percussionist, and actor, Denzal Sinclaire is one of Canada’s most popular jazz vocalists and is ranked among the finest jazz singers of his generation. From the moment he steps on stage, he naturally and effortlessly evokes a profound emotional interaction with his audience, touching the listener with his passionate and sincere delivery and the purity of the message in every song he sings.
Denzal Sinclaire
Sinclaire is a multiple nominee of the Juno Award (Canada’s Grammy Award), a recipient of the 2004 National Jazz Award for “Best Album,” four-time consecutive recipient of Jazz Report Magazine Award for Male Jazz Vocalist, and France’s 2007 Choc Jazzman Award. From his early days as a canny interpreter of Nat King Cole’s mentholated crooning, he’s grown into one of the most distinctive and individualistic singers anywhere. He has graced the stages of numerous concert halls and festivals around the world, and appeared on several TV shows, including Canada’s Bravo, Canada AM, Nashville Now, and Ireland’s The Late Late Show. As a former member of U.K. soul artist Jamie Lidell’s band, he has appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Manu Katché’s show in France, One Shot Not. Additional television and film credits include appearances in the new Battlestar Gallactica TV series and Being Julia, starring Annette Bening and Jeremy Irons. Sinclaire has recorded three albums for Universal Music: I Found Love, Denzal Sinclaire, and My One & Only Love. This is his first appearance with the RPO.
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PERFORMANCE HALL AT HOCHSTEIN
Fabien Gabel, guest conductor
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Selections from Les Boréades
Selections from Hippolyte et Aricie
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Gli uccelli (The Birds)
JEAN BAPTISTE LULLY
12:00
Act I: Contredanse Act IV: Gavottes Entree de Polymnie Act III: Ritournelle
19:00
Prelude (based on music of Bernardo Pasquini) The Dove (based on music of Jacques de Gallot) The Hen (based on music of Jean-Philippe Rameau) The Nightingale (based on unknown 17th century composer)
The Cuckoo (based on music of Bernardo Pasquini)
Suite from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
10:00
Molière Two Ways
2 pm
Overture Canaries Premer Air des Garçons Tailleurs Entrée
Intermission RICHARD STRAUSS
Suite from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60
36:00
Overture to Act I Minuet The Fencing-Master The Entrance and Dance of the Tailors The Minuet of Lully Courant Entrance of Cléonte (after Lully) Prelude to Act II The Dinner
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artists
Fabien Gabel, guest conductor Fabien Gabel has been music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra since September 2013. He first attracted international attention in 2004 when he won the prestigious Donatella Flick conducting competition in London, which subsequently led to his appointment as the London Symphony Orchestra assistant conductor from 2004-2006. Since then, the LSO has engaged him regularly as a guest conductor. Fabien Gabel He made his professional conducting debut in 2003 with the Orchestre National de France and has since returned frequently. In 2014-15 and 2015-16 he returns to conduct the Oslo Philharmonic, BBC, Houston, and Toronto symphony orchestras, as well as the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic, Bremer Philharmoniker, and Filharmonica de Galicia. He will debut with the Danish National and Detroit symphony orchestras, as well as the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Helsinki Philharmonic, NDR Sinfonie Orchester, Seoul Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Belgique, Auckland Symphony, and Brisbane’s Queensland Symphony. He also will conduct Carmen at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo. He returns to the RPO following a highly successful debut in January 2014. Born in Paris, Gabel began studying trumpet at the age of six, honing his skills at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and later at the Musik Hochschule of Karlsruhe. He went on to play in Parisian orchestras under the direction of prominent conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Simon Rattle, and Bernard Haitink. In 2002, Gabel pursued his interest in conducting at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, where he studied with David Zinman.
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KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
The Lion Dance (ARR. R. GOLDSTEIN) Let the Spinning Plates Spin Featuring Ritual Fire Dance by Manuel de Falla
Squeeze Play The Sounds of Rolling Walnuts JIGU! Thunder Drums of China, drums
The Happy Chefs Featuring Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
One-hand balancing and aerial chiffon Kung Fu Ceremony Featuring theme from The Last Emperor by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Intermission Diving Daring Do (ARR. R. GOLDSTEIN) Fantasia of Balance Candle Contortion Featuring “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar
The Bull and the Tiger JIGU! Thunder Drums of China, drums
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artists The Peking Acrobats Since their debut in 1986, The Peking Acrobats® have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They have performed for symphony concert audiences across North America, including the San Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the prestigious Ravinia Festival, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra. In 2003, they debuted with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra as part of the Hollywood Bowl’s Fireworks Season Finale, where the company blended acrobatics with the majestic sound of the 100-piece Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. In 2011, The Peking Acrobats debuted in Canada with the Winnipeg and Edmonton symphony orchestras. This is their first appearance with the RPO. TV appearances include The Wayne Brady Show, That’s Incredible, ABC’s Wide World of Sports, and NBC’s Ring in the New Year holiday special. They also have appeared on Nickelodeon’s Unfabulous, and Ellen’s Really Big Show, hosted by comedian and talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres. They hold a Guinness World Record for the Human Chair Stack, which they performed on FOX’s Guinness Book Primetime TV. Internationally, they have appeared on the Artistgalla, a benefit show filmed live at the Drammens Theatre in Oslo, Norway. On recent European tours, they have appeared on RAI TV in Italy, and in Holland on Zapp Live and Limburg Vandaag TV shows. As part of the 2015 North American Tour, the Peking Acrobats will be joined onstage tonight by JIGU! Thunder Drums of China. Hailing from the Shanxi Province in China, this worldrenowned company of drummers, percussionists, and musicians has toured North America many times before and thrilled audiences around the globe with awe-inspiring performances.
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Shizuo Kuwahara, guest conductor David Higgs, organ
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
9:00
Organ Concerto No. 4 in F Major, Op.4
14:00
Organ Concerto No. 3, Op. 22
16:00
(ARR. LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI)
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Allegro Andante Adagio Allegro
Intermission HOWARD HANSON JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
Organ Masterworks
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SAMUEL BARBER
Toccata Festiva, Op. 36
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artists Shizuo Kuwahara, guest conductor Mamoru Hori
First prize winner of the prestigious Georg Solti International Conductors’ Competition in Germany, Kuwahara is currently the music director of Symphony Orchestra Augusta. He previously was with The Philadelphia Shizuo Kuwahara David Higgs Orchestra as a League of American Orchestras conducting fellow as an apprentice to Christoph Eschenbach. He was an assistant conductor at the Saito Kinen Festival in 2008, where he was an assistant to Seiji Ozawa, and conducted the Ozawa Jyuku Orchestra. In 2006, he served as an assistant conductor to Valery Gergiev at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan. He also served as Professor of Music and Director of Orchestra Activities at the College of William & Mary and American University, as well as an associate conductor of the Virginia Symphony. Frequent guest conductor of the Baltimore Symphony, Nice Philharmonic and Japan Philharmonic, his past guest conducting appearances include Frankfurt Museum Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Jacksonville Symphony, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Century Orchestra Osaka, Osaka Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Polish Chamber Philharmonic, Philharmonia Slaska, Sinfonieorchester den Nationalen Philharmonischen Gesellshaft der Uklaine Kiew, Nice Philharmonic, L’Orchestre Pasdeloup, German Radio Symphony Orchestra and Salta Symphony in Argentina. This is his first appearance with the RPO. Born in Tokyo, he studied conducting at Yale University and at the Eastman School of Music. He also studied with Leonard Slatkin, David Zinman, Timothy Muffitt and Michael Jinbo at various conducting institutions, including Aspen, the National Conducting Institute, the Pierre Monteux School, and the Chautauqua Music Institute.
David Higgs, organ One of America’s leading concert organists, David Higgs is Chair of the Organ Department at the Eastman School of Music. He performs extensively throughout the United States and abroad, and has inaugurated many important new instruments worldwide, including the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. For more than 20 years, the San Francisco Symphony featured his holiday organ recitals at Davies Symphony Hall, and now the Los Angeles Philharmonic/Hollywood Bowl continues that tradition each year at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. His performances with numerous orchestras and ensembles have included the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Orpheus Ensemble, Chanticleer, and the Empire Brass. Higgs’s recent performances abroad include recitals in Japan, France, and Germany. He frequently performs, teaches, and adjudicates at the great organ festivals and competitions around the world, and in September 2015 he will be a featured recitalist and adjudicator at the Gottfried Silbermann Competition in Freiberg, Germany. His performances for colleagues include international, national, regional and pedagogy conventions for the American Guild of Organists and other professional national and international organizations. Higgs was appointed to the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music upon graduation from that institution. He was subsequently appointed to the faculty of the Eastman School of Music in 1992, and since that time his students have won major competitions and hold many of the top positions in the United States. Higgs has recorded for Delos International, Pro Organo, Arsis, Loft, and Gothic records. This is his first appearance with the RPO.
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Overture ($3,000–$4,999) Caldwell Manufacturing Company The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation The Community Foundation Rufus K. Dryer II Fund Judith Lasker Kaufman Fund Mary S. Mulligan Charitable Trust Rubens Family Foundation Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation The Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk Foundation
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 Opera Guild of Rochester Johnson & Johnson The Guido and Ellen Palma J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. Foundation Oppenheimer Funds Inc. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. Pfizer Foundation Rochester Midland Corporation Verizon Rochester Philharmonic League 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 Jason V. Polasek at 585.454.7311 x280 to learn more about becoming an AES member. 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 W. 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 & Elaine 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
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Dr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang Timothy & Teresa Wilson Kitty J. Wise Mr. & Mrs. Reyton Wojnowski Robert A. Woodhouse
Brock & Sandra Powell William & Barbara Pulsifer Susan A. Raub John B. Rumsey Paul & Brigid Ryan Ron & Sharon Salluzzo Richard & Vicki Schwartz Libba & Wolf Seka
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 Ann & Robert Van Niel
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
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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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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 McCauley
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 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 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 & Paul Donnelly 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 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
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Administration Charles H. Owens, President & CEO Ellen Beck, Executive Assistant
2014/15 Season
RPO Staff
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 ~ Development 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 Seo Hee Min ~ Madison Hornick * Finance Ronald L. Steinmiller, Vice President of Finance & Administration Nancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information Systems Irene Shaffer, Manager of Human Resources Mark Pignagrande, Accounting Manager 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 Resounding Finale
2014/15 Board of Directors
James Mick, guest conductor
David Ackroyd Judy Binder Andrew Brown Alan Chodak Vicky Feathers Jeanne Gray Virginia Griffin Elizabeth Hanan
RPYO Concerto Competition Winners: Paige Griffin, Violin, and Timothy Yee, Cello
Ex-Officio: Susan Basu Charles Owens Josephine Whang
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Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain Selections by RPYO Concerto Competition Winners Schubert Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished” Bach/Stokowski ‘Komm’ Süsser Tod’ (Come, Sweet Death) Dvořák Symphony No. 9: Finale
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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
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
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
“Need 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 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
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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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