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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
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We are pleased to bring the RPO’s 2014-15 main season to a harmonious conclusion with three programs celebrating the human voice. Five-time Grammy Award nominee Michael Feinstein will give us a ‘S Wonderful Pops Series finale with a tribute to the music of George and Ira Gershwin (May 29 and 30). Wrapping up our Sunday Matinee Series at Hochstein, the Concentus Women’s Chorus joins us for a celebration of English composers featuring the works of Thomas Morley, Vaughan Williams, Handel and more (May 31). The following weekend, Carl Orff’s masterpiece Carmina Burana will shake the rafters at Kodak Hall with the vocal talents of our friends and frequent collaborators, the Rochester Oratorio Society and the Bach Children’s Chorus (June 4 and 6). These three powerhouse vocal events serve as the perfect crescendo into our Summer Season, featuring a varied lineup of community concerts led by Music Director Ward Stare—11 concerts in 11 different venues throughout the month of July. On July 3, the RPO returns to CMAC in Canandaigua for the patriotic “Salute to America,” with crowd-pleasing favorites such as The Stars and Stripes Forever and 1812 Overture, as well as post-concert fireworks. The following night, the RPO plays our annual Independence Day concert on Main Street in downtown Rochester. The “Summer of Stare” continues with a free outdoor concert at Ontario Beach Park (July 8); we return to collaborate with the Rochester Red Wings for a night of baseball, music, and fireworks at Frontier Field (July 17); and we look forward to other community concerts in Geneseo, Perinton, and at Nazareth College; a benefit evening at Penfield Country Club; and more! For the complete schedule of summer concerts, visit rpo.org/summer. This is also a good time to look ahead to the RPO’s 2015-16 Season, Ward Stare’s inaugural season as Music Director. Ward opens our Philharmonics Series on September 17 and 19 with four unforgettable masterworks including Ottorino Respighi’s sonic showpiece Pines of Rome. (Stay tuned for more information on our Italian-themed opening night celebration in honor of Ward’s first hand-crafted program at the RPO!) The previous weekend, our Pops Series opens with Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik and Megan Hilty, star of NBC’s Smash and Broadway’s Wicked. Single tickets for the RPO’s 2015-16 season go on sale Friday, July 31 at 10 AM. As always, we value your patronage at the RPO and hope you will join us for an exciting summer of music at the RPO and throughout next season!
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Our Music Director
Appointed the 12th music director of the RPO in July 2014, 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.
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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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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
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Ilene L. Flaum Vice Chairperson
Charles H. Owens President & CEO
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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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artists Through his live performances, recordings, songwriting, film, and television appearances, Michael Feinstein is an all-star force in American music. He is considered one of the premier interpreters of American standards. His 200-plus shows a year have included performances at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, and the Hollywood Bowl, as well as the White House and Buckingham Palace. This is his first appearance with the RPO.
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Michael Feinstein, vocals and piano
Nominated for two Emmy and five Grammy awards, Feinstein’s considerable success can be traced back to Columbus, Ohio, where he began playing piano at age 5. In 1977, Feinstein was introduced to the legendary Ira Gershwin and went on to become his assistant for six years. During that time, he was granted access to unpublished Gershwin songs, which he has since performed and recorded. Feinstein capitalized on this experience and evolved into a solid composer and arranger of his own music while also gaining a solid reputation for interpreting the music of other legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington, and Harry Warren. Feinstein was named principal pops conductor for the Pasadena POPS in 2012 and made his conducting debut in June 2013 to celebrated critical acclaim. He also serves as artistic director of the Palladium Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Ind. Feinstein has received national recognition for his commitment to celebrating America’s popular song and preserving its legacy for the next generation. In 2007, he founded the Great American Songbook Foundation, dedicated to celebrating the art form and preserving it through educational programs, Master Classes, and the annual High School Songbook Academy, a summer intensive open to students from across the country. He serves on the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board, an organization dedicated to ensuring the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America’s sound recording heritage. Feinstein earned his fifth Grammy Award nomination in 2009 for The Sinatra Project, his Concord Records CD celebrating the music of Sinatra. The Sinatra Project, Volume II: The Good Life was released in 2011. His Emmy nominated TV special, Michael Feinstein–The Sinatra Legacy, which was taped live at the Palladium in Carmel, Ind., aired across the country in 2011. The PBS series Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook was the recipient of the ASCAP Deems-Taylor Television Broadcast Award. His next primetime TV Special on PBS, Michael Feinstein at The Rainbow Room, aired on New Year’s Eve, 2014. For his nationally syndicated public radio program Song Travels, Feinstein interviews and performs alongside music luminaries such as Bette Midler, Neil Sedaka, Liza Minnelli, Rickie Lee Jones, David Hyde Pierce, and more. Feinstein is the recipient of three honorary degrees. www.MichaelFeinstein.com.
“No one nowadays sings ballads like these with the conviction that Feinstein brings to them. He performed them straight from the heart with an almost operatic formality and without a trace of irony.”- the new york times
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John Oddo, guest conductor A master’s graduate of the Eastman School of Music, John Oddo is a musician with tremendous versatility. He has long collaborated with Michael Feinstein, serving as conductor/music director for many of Feinstein’s symphony performances and writer for Feinstein’s symphony and big band arrangements. He received a Drama Desk Award nomination for his orchestrations for Feinstein and Dame Edna Everage’s 2010 Broadway show, All About Me. Oddo was also music director and arranger for Feinstein’s PBS specials, Michael Feinstein at the Rainbow Room and Michael Feinstein New Year’s Eve at the Rainbow Room. Having started his career as a pianist, arranger, and composer for Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd, Oddo met Rosemary Clooney in 1983 and served as her music director, pianist, and arranger for more than 18 years. His credits include work on 20 of her recordings, as well as countless live and televised performances. As music director/arranger/pianist, his collaborators also include Debby Boone, Christine Ebersole, Melissa Errico, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Barbara Cook, Cheyenne Jackson, Maureen McGovern, David Hyde Pierce, Linda Ronstadt, and James Naughton, for whom he was music director and arranger for PBS “Live from Lincoln Center” presents James Naughton: The Songs of Randy Newman. Other projects include composer and performer for PBS/Showtime’s Our Town, directed by James Naughton and starring Paul Newman, and conductor, pianist, and arranger for the NBC special Scott Hamilton & Friends. He has also performed at the White House for four of the last five presidents. This is his first appearance with the RPO.
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Julia Goodwin, guest vocals Julia Goodwin is a high school junior from upstate New York. She was the winner of Michael Feinstein’s 2013 Great American Songbook High School Vocal Competition, where she served as the Junior Ambassador for the Great American Songbook. She has opened for and performed with Feinstein at Birdland in New York City, The Palladium in Indiana, at the LA Arboretum with the Pasadena POPS Symphony, and at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Robert S. Whitney Hall with the Louisville Orchestra. She also performed at the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame Inaugural Induction Gala in 2014 honoring Johnny Mathis, Nat King Cole, Linda Ronstadt, and Shirley Jones. This is her first appearance with the RPO. She performed on NBC’s America’s Got Talent at Radio City Music Hall and also on PBS for Michael Feinstein at The Rainbow Room. Her debut album, Feeling Good, features Goodwin singing “unplugged” versions of some of her favorite Great American Songbook standards.
Nick Ziobro, guest vocals Nick Ziobro, 18 of upstate New York, was the winner of Michael Feinstein’s 2012 Great American Songbook High School Vocal Competition, where he served as the Youth Ambassador of the Great American Songbook. In addition to opening for Feinstein, Barbara Cook, and Marilyn Maye, other performances include the Pasadena POPS with Marvin Hamlisch, Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, The Nugget in Reno, the Cincinnati Pops at Riverbend Music Center, and the Napa Valley Opera House. Ziobro also performed at the inaugural induction gala for the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame in June alongside Barry Manilow, Andrea McArdle, Clay Aiken, and Lari White. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in February 2015, and his Jazz at Lincoln Center debut in April 2015. This is his first appearance with the RPO. Ziobro’s debut album of jazz standards–produced by Feinstein–was released in May 2014.
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WYNTON MARSALIS and LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA KODAK HALL, 8 PM
JANUARY 30, 2016
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY KATHLEEN BATTLE, soprano CYRUS CHESTNUT, piano Rochester Festival Choir Jason Holmes, conductor KODAK HALL, 8 PM
WYNTON MARSALIS and LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA
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EASTMAN WIND ENSEMBLE with BÉLA FLECK Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor KODAK HALL, 8 PM
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TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Peter Oundjian, conductor Angela Hewitt, piano Bach: Concerto No. 5 Bach: Concerto No. 1 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 KODAK HALL, 8 PM
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artists Daniel Meyer, guest conductor Kristi Hedberg
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.
He began the 2014-15 season leading a week of Strauss and Bartók Daniel Meyer 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, P.A., he continues the mission of programming contemporary American works by John Adams, Anne Clyne, Jennifer Higdon, and Duke Ellington among 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 March 2015 for “A Night of Dance.”
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. 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.
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Concentus Women’s Chorus is devoted to exploring a wide variety of classical music, ranging from medieval chant to newly composed pieces written specifically for women’s voices. Ensemble members are experienced choral and solo singers who share a commitment to artistic excellence.
John Schlia
Gwendolyn Hall Gassler, music director Dr. Linda Boianova, pianist
Gwendolyn Hall Gassler
In addition to several concert presentations each year, Concentus performs at special events in the Greater Rochester and Central New York area. Recent collaborations include performances with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Madrigalia, the Eastman School of Music Women’s Chorus, and the Rochester Chamber Orchestra. Their last appearance with the RPO was in May 2014. In 2005, Concentus performed at the National Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Seneca Falls at which then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was honored, with former President Bill Clinton in attendance. Concentus Co-Founder and Music Director Gwendolyn Hall Gassler earned a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University. Her professional conducting experience continued while serving as assistant conductor for the Rochester Oratorio Society for 18 years under Music Director Emeritus Dr. Roger Wilhelm, and for two years under current Music Director Dr. Eric Townell. A frequent participant of the Choral Symposium at Ogontz (N. H.), Gassler has studied with British conductors Sir David Willcocks, Richard Marlow, and David Hill. Currently a member of the Sanctuary Choir of Asbury First United Methodist Church, she enjoys singing under the direction of Dr. William Weinert. Pianist Linda Boianova holds a doctoral degree in piano performance, stage directing, and vocal coaching from the Eastman School of Music. In addition to being the vocal and instrumental coach at SUNY Geneseo, she is the founding vocal coach for Finger Lakes Opera, official pianist of Concentus Women’s Chorus, and audition pianist for the RPO and the Eastman School of Music.
Concentus Women’s Chorus Glenda Brayman Cassie Buckel Michelle Young Brown Julie Christensen Tansy Deutsch Jenna Farley Katherine Grant
Cathy Heckert Dede Holmes Laura Jones Kara Juszczak Sarah Kelsick Rebecca Kolstad Helvi McClelland
Debbie McCullough Honey Meconi Johanna Rehbaum Katharine Sanford Maggie Symington Denise Young
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ROBERTO SIERRA Fandangos
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“Four Dances” from Estancia
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The Land Workers Wheat Dance The Cattlemen Final Dance (Malambo)
Intermission CARL ORFF
Fortuna imperatrix mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World) Primo vere (In Springtime) Uf dem Anger (On the Green) In taberna (In the Tavern) Cour d’amours (The Court of Love) Blanziflor et Helena (Blanchefleur and Helen) Fortuna imperatrix mundi Rochester Oratorio Society Bach’s Children’s Chorus Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano Anthony Webb, tenor Anton Belov, baritone
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ROBERTO SIERRA Fandangos For more than three decades, the works of Roberto Sierra have been part of the repertoire of many of the leading orchestras, ensembles and festivals in the U.S. and Europe. Commissioned works include: Concerto for Orchestra, for the centennial celebrations of the This is the first performance by the RPO Philadelphia Orchestra; Sinfonía No. 3 “La Salsa,” commissioned by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Double Concerto for violin and viola, co-commissioned by the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Orchestras. He has served as composer-in-residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, among others. In 2010, he was elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. b. October 9, 1953 Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
“Fandangos” was commissioned and premiered by the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C., with Leonard Slatkin conducting, on February 28, 2001. This dazzling orchestral fantasy has become one of the most frequently performed works of the last decade, with more than 200 performances to date. It had as its points of departure two examples of the Spanish folk dance, the fandango. One was written by the baroque Spanish composer Antonio Soler (1729-1783), and the other by an Italian, Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805), who spent much of his life in Spain.
ALBERTO GINASTERA “Four Dances” from Estancia b. April 11, 1916 Buenos Aires, Argentina d. June 25, 1983 Geneva, Switzerland First performed by the RPO November 10, 1963 Arthur Fiedler, conductor Last performed by the RPO April 25, 2008 Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Ginastera was the finest composer that Argentina has produced. Until the 1950s, such early compositions as the ballet score Estancia showed the strong influence of Argentinean folk music. Later creations displayed an exciting, colorful style with less folk flavor to it. His catalogue includes three operas, concertos for harp, violin, piano and cello, piano and chamber pieces, and choral works. In 1940, the dance company known as American Ballet Caravan was touring South America. Impressed by Ginastera’s music, its director, Lincoln Kirstein, commissioned a new score from him, one which would reflect Argentinean life and music. The composer obliged with Estancia (The Ranch). The story takes place on the vast, grassy pampas. The central character is a young man from the city who comes to work on a ranch. A girl whom he finds attractive thinks him a weakling at first. He wins her affections by demonstrating that he can match the local gauchos in sheer physical strength. Then he shows off his artistic side by becoming the last person on his feet at the end of a men‑only dance contest, the Malambo, which is the rousing finale of this concert suite from the ballet.
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CARL ORFF Carmina Burana
d. March 29, 1982 Munich, Germany First performed by the RPO January 8, 1959 Theodore Hollenbach, conductor Rochester Oratorio Society
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By the mid‑1920s, European art music had become more complicated and more intellectualized than most listeners could grasp, or were willing to tolerate. Composers in several lands recognized the need for a shift in attitude. Carl Orff chose the approach of creating theatrical spectacles in which straightforward, communicative music, words, and movement combined to produce immediate and striking impressions that appealed to a broad range of audiences.
b. July 10, 1895 Munich, Germany
Last performed by the RPO May 24, 2008 Christopher Seaman, conductor Rochester Oratorio Society
After occupying various positions throughout Germany, largely in theatre, Orff returned to Munich, his native city, in 1924. Together with Dorothee Günther, he founded the Güntherschule, an institution which gave young people combined schooling in music and movement. His work there resulted in his first volume of musical exercises for children. This area of interest would eventually rival in importance his activities as a composer for the theatre. At the beginning of the 1930s, while serving as conductor of the Munich Bach Society, Orff produced a number of arrangements of early music. His research in this area eventually led to the creation of Carmina Burana, his first (and greatest) success. The texts are what give the score its name. In 1803, at the monastery of Benediktbeuern in Upper Bavaria, musicologist J.A. Schmeller discovered a manuscript collection of lyrics, dating from the 12th and 13th centuries. Schmeller dubbed it Carmina Burana (Songs from the Beuern, or in Latin, Burana district). Probably the work of wandering scholars and defrocked priests, its texts are mostly in Latin, with a sprinkling of old German. The polite side of the collection includes six plays based on the Christmas, Passion, and Easter mysteries. The earthier part contains some 200 drinking songs, love lyrics, and recruiting songs. When Orff came across the manuscript in 1935, it captivated him immediately. He saw in it the ideal vehicle to express the kind of basic, uncomplicated human emotions he had in mind. Choosing two dozen poems from the collection, with the assistance of Michel Hofmann, he matched them with equally direct music. The premiere of Carmina Burana took place in Frankfurt on June 8, 1937. The illuminated pictures which accompanied the original poems intrigued Orff virtually as much as the words. He found the cover portrait particularly striking (and stimulating): an image of luck, shown as a revolving wheel, blindly governing people’s destinies. Orff begins his Carmina Burana with a grandiose hymn, Fortuna imperatrix mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World), saluting this inscrutable, unpredictable concept. Primo vere (In Springtime), follows. It deals, mostly in quiet, mysterious fashion, with the anticipated arrival of that season. Joy eventually breaks forth as spring itself appears. It is celebrated in the section entitled Uf dem Anger (On the Green). The next segment, In taberna (In the Tavern) salutes the juice of the grape in riotous fashion. The tenor soloist, singing in falsetto, takes the role of a swan roasting slowly and sadly on a spit. The baritone is an Abbot who launches the men of the choir into a rollicking ode to drink. Cour d’amours (The Court of Love) brings several of Orff’s loveliest, most lyrical moments. The soprano solo In trutina (In the Balance), a glowing anticipation of fulfillment, is a particular highlight. After the ecstatic fervor of Blanziflor et Helena (Blanchefleur and Helen), Orff’s ode to fortune returns, in cyclical fashion, to close Carmina Burana as majestically as it began. © 2015 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.
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artists Gregory Vajda, guest conductor Hailed as a “young titan” by the Montreal Gazette after conducting the Montreal Symphony in Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Schoenberg’s Erwartung, Gregory Vajda has become one of the most sought-after conductors on the international scene. In 2011 he became the sixth music director of the Huntsville (Ala.) Symphony, and in 2012 he was also named principal conductor of the Hungarian Radio Symphony (MR Symphony Orchestra) after concluding his seventh season as resident conductor of the Oregon Symphony. He also served as artistic director and conductor of Music in the Mountains (Calif.), from 2009-2013. 2013-14 season highlights included debuts with the Phoenix Symphony and Columbus Symphony, as well as returns to the podiums of the Grand Rapids Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, and Calgary Philharmonic. Past guest conducting appearances in North America include engagements with the Baltimore, Charlotte, Edmonton, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Memphis, Milwaukee, Montreal, Omaha, Oregon, San Antonio, Santa Barbara, Seattle, Toledo, Toronto, and Winnipeg symphony orchestras; the Calgary, Los Angeles, and Louisiana philharmonics; the Louisville Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), Philadelphia Orchestra, Round Top Festival, and Symphony Silicon Valley. He also has appeared as guest conductor at the Lanaudière Festival, Grant Park Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, and Woodstock Mozart Festival. This is his first appearance with the RPO. Born in Budapest, Vajda studied composition at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music.
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Canadian soprano Leslie Ann Bradley “brings the stage to life whenever she sets foot into the spotlight” (Toronto Star). Her 2014-15 season had her featured across Canada, opening with her Opéra de Québec debut as Missia Palmieri in Lehár’s most well-known operetta, The Merry Widow. Other season highlights include debuts with the Montreal and Kingston symphonies, as well as Orchestra London. She also made her role debut as the title character in Charpentier’s Louise with Opera in Concert in Toronto. Next season she will make her role debut as Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello with Pacific Opera Victoria. This is her first appearance with the RPO. Bradley’s celebrated 2013-14 season demonstrated her love and command of Mozart repertoire, from her Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut (Coronation Mass) to Donna Elvira with Vancouver Opera (Don Giovanni) to Countess with Pacific Opera Victoria (Le Nozze di Figaro). Other recent highlights include her debuts with Vancouver Symphony (Poulenc’s Gloria), Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (Britten’s War Requiem), and the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México (Bach’s Mass in B Minor), and performing the role of Micaëla in Pacific Opera Victoria’s Carmen. She was a winner in the New England Metropolitan Opera competition and was invited to join previous Met Regional Finalists in a concert marking the opening of the Concord Performing Arts Center. Bradley has appeared on Bravo television in Love Story and also has recorded two episodes of Opera Easy for Bravo, singing excerpts from Roméo et Juliette and Orfeo ed Euridice. www.leslieannbradley.com
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artists Anthony Webb returns to the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra after his appearance last season as Jack Prence in Howard Hanson’s Merry Mount at Carnegie Hall.
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Anthony Webb, tenor
Anthony Webb
Anton Belov
This season he made his debut with Colorado Opera as Goro in Madama Butterfly; was Mayor Upfold in Britten’s Albert Herring with Vishon Opera in Washington State, and will sing Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Union Ave. Opera in St. Louis. He has appeared as Edgardo (Lucia di Lammermoor) with Opera in the Heights (Texas), Sam (Susannah) with St. Petersburg Opera (Fla.) and Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia) with Crested Butte Festival in Colorado.
Known for his versatility, Webb has sung with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis as Pirelli (Sweeney Todd) and Bantam Cock (Alice in Wonderland), a U.S. première by Unsuk Chin. Roles elsewhere have included: Alfredo (La traviata), Four Servants (Les contes d’Hoffmann) and Lindoro (L’italiana in Algeri). He has appeared numerous times as soloist in Carmina Burana as well as in Rossini’s Petite Messa Solenelle and Messa di Gloria. Upcoming: Goro (Madama Butterfly) with Opera Colorado and Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire with Union Ave. Opera. A native of Washington State, he holds degrees from Pacific Lutheran University, Indiana University, and trained at Des Moines Metro Opera, Caramoor Festival, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
Anton Belov, baritone Since winning the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 2002, baritone Anton Belov has expanded his career to reach major opera houses and concert halls across the United States. The 2014-15 season will include Germont in La traviata with Opera North (N.H.); the title role in Don Giovanni with Vashon Opera (Wash.); Escamillo in a concert performance of Carmen with the Walla Walla Symphony (Wash.), a return to the Eugene Concert Choir (Ore.) for Mozart’s Requiem; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Bozeman (Mont.) and Wyoming symphonies and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem with the Salem Chamber Orchestra in Oregon. This is his first appearance with the RPO. On the opera stage, recent performances include Angelotti in Tosca with Boston Lyric Opera; Count di Luna in Il trovatore and the title role in Eugene Onegin with Anchorage Opera; Germont in La traviata with Tacoma Opera (Wash.); Escamillo in Carmen at Amherst College; John Sorel in The Consul, Maestro in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar and The Doctor/The Editor in The Nose with Opera Boston; the First Nazarene in Salome with Portland Opera; and the title role in Don Giovanni with Delaware Opera. His concert appearances include Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins with the Detroit Symphony as a part of Carnegie Hall’s “Spring For Music” series; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the symphony orchestras of Bozeman, Hartford, Huntsville, and Kalamazoo; Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with the Colorado Symphony; Fauré’s Requiem with the Eugene Concert Choir, and Handel’s Messiah at Avery Fisher Hall and with the Portland Chamber Orchestra and New Bedford Symphony. He has also appeared in recital under the auspices of New York Festival of Song.
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Rochester Oratorio Society
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 SOPRANOS Christina Bakker Lisa Barnes (Choral Fellow) Barbara Bissell-Erway Elizabeth Brault Rebecca Buchholz ♪♪ Ginny Campbell Katherine Clark Fimka Cooley Lisa deBlieck Mary DeMarsh Karen Dey Amy Ewell Agnieszka Flor ♪ Amanda Gaiter Paulette Gissendanner Ellen Goldenberg Alayne Gosson ♪ Jayde Gray Mary Anne Guariglia ♪ Gere Guerin ♪♪ Lilith Hart Shari Holzer ♪♪♪♪ Laura Isabella Cora Jackson ♪♪ Linda Judd Yasuko Kelly (Choral Fellow) Sarah Kelsick Karen Bernhardt Kuntz ♪ Jo Ann Lampman ♪♪♪♪ Ana Martić (Choral Scholar) Francine McAndrew Robin Morris-Gaylord Leta Mueller ♪♪ Mary Ann Nazzaro ♪♪ Ann Parsons ♪♪♪ Pati Piper Andrea Quercia Catherine Roberts Ann Robinson ♪ Elise Rosenfeld ♪♪♪ Jean Ryon Katherine Schumacher ♪♪♪ Maura Slon Erica Smith Janet Lambert Smith ♪ Sarah Stage Jill Traver ♪♪ Arlene Vanderlinde ♪ Cyndi Weinman Sheryl Westerman Wendy Willis C. Denise Yarbrough Rosemary Zuck ♪
ALTOS Heather Adams Debbie Loo Anderson ♪ Dianne Bailey Elisabeth Bakker ♪♪♪♪ Susan Basu ♪ Monica Bays Lynn Brussel ♪ Donna Budgeon Marie Burnham Beth Camann Nancy Cangiano ♪♪ Jane Capellupo ♪♪♪♪ Jenifer Cheney Susi Chhibber (Choral Scholar) Mary Ellen Coleman Carol Elliott ♪♪♪♪ Sarah Engel (Choral Scholar) K. Sue Geier Maryellen Giese ♪ Carolyn Gray ♪♪ Kathleen Green Diane Gummoe Barbara Hellwig ♪♪ Diane Hoener Jenny Horn Carole Huther ♪♪ Mary-Ellen Kane ♪♪♪♪ Lisa Klein ♪♪♪ Karen Kral ♪♪♪♪ Trish Lambiase ♪♪♪ Anna Lankeshofer Deb Long Janice Madhu Paula Mansur ♪♪♪♪ Christine Martz ♪ Pamela McInerney Katie McNally ♪♪ Astrida Merritt Sandy Moncrief Jackie Monin ♪ Dorothy Needler ♪ Virginia Payne ♪♪ Char Roth ♪♪ Patricia Sanborn ♪♪ Molly Sanchez Nancy Schreiber Mary Schultz ♪ Elizabeth Seely ♪ Grace Seiberling Janet Shipman Kathryn Steinmiller Robin Townell Monica Tyne Amy Vail Patricia Van Dussen ♪♪ Judith Van Ness ♪♪♪ Betty Wells
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TENORS Donald Culley ♪♪ John DeAngelo ♪♪♪ Joseph Eduardo ♪ Michael Gehl Ed Hoener Peter Letson ♪♪ Daniel McInerney ♪♪ Daniel Mollnow Simone Picciolo ♪♪ James Rood Dennis Rosenbaum ♪♪ Paul VanHorn Patrick Walter Virginia Wohltmann ♪♪♪ BASSES Bruce Barmore ♪ Alan Bartlow, Sr. ♪ Robert Booher Philip Burke Timothy Coleman Douglas Constable ♪♪♪ Jack Devanny ♪♪ Martin Erway ♪ Scott Griswold Christian Haller ♪♪ Harry Hellwig ♪♪♪ Frederick Jefferson David Kester Roy Kirvan Arvid Lakeberg ♪♪♪♪ Eric Logan Louis Malucci Steven Marsocci David Merillat Richard Miller Steve Miller (Choral Fellow) Richard Moncrief Jeffrey Monin ♪ Robert Moore ♪ Darren Pulley ♪ Daniel Schoenly ♪ David Schuh Jon Schumacher Robert Slon Steven Smith ♪♪ Robert Taylor Timothy Thomas Thomas Verhulst ♪♪ Robert Weeks Robert White Jeffrey Wright ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪♪
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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 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 Eric Townell 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. ROS last performed with the RPO in February 2015 for La traviata. 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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artists The Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College Karla Krogstad, director
The Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College provides quality vocal training for the children of the Greater Rochester area. Founded by current director Karla Krogstad in 1988, the Bach Children’s Chorus sings with numerous organizations in the Rochester area, Karla Krogstad including the RPO and the Rochester Chamber Orchestra. In May, the BCC toured Boston. Registration is now open for the fall for the BCC and the Mozart Children’s Chorus for younger singers. For more information, please visit www.bachkidsusa.org. Karla Krogstad earned degrees in music from the New England Conservatory of Music, the University of Connecticut, and the Eastman School of Music. She is the recipient of the Friend of Foreign Language and the Culture through the Arts awards given by the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers. She is a frequent composer and arranger for children’s voices.
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ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETY
The Artistic Excellence Society (AES) recognizes donors for making a three-year pledge of $2,500 or more. The AES is designed to engage our most passionate contributors and to ensure financial stability and ongoing support. Contact Jason V. Polasek at 585.454.7311 x280 to learn more about becoming an AES member. 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? Contact Jason V. Polasek at 585.454.7311 x280 to find out how you can help ensure that the RPO will be here for future generations. 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 Marshall and Lenore Lesser Dawn & Jacques Lipson, M.D. Sue & Michael Lococo William C. and Elfriede K. Lotz Cricket & Frank Luellen Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Mahar Joseph J. Mancini Pete & Sally Merrill Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad Metzger Mrs. Elizabeth O. Miller Deanne Molinari 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 Edith B. Arganbright, Jean Groff, Eleanor T. Patterson, 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 April 13, 2015. Contact Marc A. Smith at 454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections. Maestoso ($50,000 and above) 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. Wm. Konar M Dr. & Mrs. Michael Millard Charles H. Owens Mrs. Richard Palermo Sandra A. Parker & John M. Summers Douglas & Diana Phillips
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ALLEGRO ($5,000–$9,999) Marlene Alva in memory of Ruth G. Alva Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Briggs Susan Kay Brown Chris & Tom Burns Mr. & Mrs. Harlan D. Calkins Catherine B. Carlson Joan & Paul Casterline Joyce Crofton Dr. Eric Dreyfuss Joan & Peter Faber Joan Feinbloom Joanne Gianniny Patricia A. Guttenberg
William B. Hale David & Barrie Heiligman Patrick & Kathleen Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kennedy 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
Mrs. Edward Mulligan Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Reed Riedman Foundation Mrs. Norma Riedman Nathan & Susan Robfogel Sunny & Nellie Rosenberg 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 Allison & John Currie 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 Robert P. Fordyce Helen & Dan Fultz Patty & Dick George Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ginsberg Rob W. Goodling Suzanne Gouvernet Alan & Julie Griesinger 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 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 William & Barbara Pulsifer Susan A. Raub John B. Rumsey Paul & Brigid Ryan Ron & Sharon Salluzzo
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Christopher N. Pipa Fayga Press Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer Jules L. Smith & Alexandra Northrop In memory of Karl Speitel M Sandra & Richard Stein Bob & Gayle Stiles Dr. Eugene P. Toy
Ms. Christine M. Wickert in memory of Janet Oaks Timothy & Teresa Wilson Kitty J. Wise Mr. & Mrs. Reyton Wojnowski Robert A. Woodhouse
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 John Urban Mrs. Robert van der Stricht Ann & Robert Van Niel Dr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang
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 Jane Ellen Bailey Betsy Ann Balzano John & Lisa Baron David & Nan Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Philip and Sharon Burke 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 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 Marjorie Converse Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq. Mrs. Nancy Curme 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 MJill 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* 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 Robert J. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Alvie Kidd Dr. & Mrs. John W. Killigrew Richard & Sidney Killmer Mr. & Mrs. Mordecai Kolko Karen S. Kral Barbara & Jack Kraushaar Drs. Richard Kreipe & Mary Sue Jack Chari Krenis
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. Virginia S. Pacala Mrs. Betty L. Paddock Paul F. Pagery Jane Parker & Francis Cosentino Patricia & Philip Parr Mr. Kirkwood Personius Channing & Marie Philbrick Ann Piato Vera Powley 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 James G. Scanzaroli Susan & Bill Schoff Peter Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti Anthony & Gloria Sciolino
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ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499) continued 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 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) Advocate ($700 - $999) Anonymous (4) Daniel & Elizabeth Abbas Dr. & Mrs. James V. Aquavella Betsy & Gerald Archibald Steve & Anne Bauer 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 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 David & Monica Panipinto 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 Axel Schreiner Joan M. Schumaker George J. Schwartz, M.D. Elaine & Peter Schwarz Dr. and Mrs. George Segel 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 Carol Zajkowski 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 Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Atwater Gloria Baciewicz Jean Boynton Baker Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Balta Maureen Baran Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barrett Tom Bartolini Asish & Susan Basu Karen Baumgartner Brenda Beal
John & Ellen Beck Anne Bell Hays & Karen Bell Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bennett Mrs. Helen H. Berkeley Eric & Marcia Birken Ms. Chrystine Blackwell Mrs. Barbara Blake Lynne Blank James R. Boehler Mrs. Philip P. Bonanni Susan & Peter Bondy Agneta D. 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 Nancy Brush and John Parker 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 M Cheryl Collins Matthew and Katherine Comeau John and Catherine Coulter 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 G. Michael Dewoody Nancy & Sreeram Dhurjaty Celia Dilworth 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. WolffFriend Richard & Carol Fullerton Moriel & Bob Gabbey N. Gadziala & R. J. Looney Sue Gaffney Jerry J. Gambino, Jr. Jill & Kent Gardner Sharon Garelick Patrica A. Loughlin Gausman 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 Jane Gorsline 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 Robert Hallstrom & Lily Shaw 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 Gil and Judy Hawkins 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 Mr. and Mrs. James B. Isaac Robert & Merilyn Israel Dewey Jackson Bruce Jacobs Stephen & Kay Jacobstein Cynthia C. Jankowski 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 Janet Kemp Leo & Cynthia Kesselring Jack & CB Kinsella Kenneth R. Knight Mrs. Ellen Konar Paulina & Laurence Kovalsky Elsbeth J. Kozel James & Elaine Kraus
Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Krieger Salvatore and Sandra LaBella 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 Dr. Pamela Leve Catherine Lewis & Angela Bonazinga Sarah F. Liebschutz Ms. Jean Ligozio Ken & Katherine Lindahl Margaret A. Lindsey, M.D. 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 George J. Osborn 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
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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) continued Robert and Judene Scheidt John & Diane Parrinello Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Schenck Thomas W. Paul Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schenkel Esther & Tom Paul Marjorie Schmale David & Marjorie Perlman Paul & Barbara Schmied Mr. & Mrs. Claude Peters Nancy & David Schraver Thomas W. Petrillo & William R. Reamy David & Naomi Schrier Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Piazza Thomas Schumacher David & Virginia Pixley Rich Sensenbach Dr. & Mrs. Lee D. Pollan Mr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Seymour Dr. Susan Presberg-Greene & Dr. Ruth Sheldon Robert Greene Mary E. Sherman Bill & Edie Prest Mr. & Mrs. Michael O. Shipley Mary Jane Proschel Mrs. Donna B. Shum Barry & Jean Rabson Myron S. Silver & Rivka Chatman Jerry & Janice Rachfal Joseph Simpson Eileen D. Ramos Daniel & Sarah Singal Richard & Susan Reed Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Singer Dr. & Mrs. Paul Reeves Elizabeth E. Smith Stan & Anne Refermat George Smith & Diane Ahlman Bob & Shirley Rheinwald Dr. Jane Souza Mr. & Mrs. Donn P. Rice Charles H. Speirs Dr. Ramon L. & Judith S. Ricker Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Stacey Donald & Ernstine Rickner Walter Stacker Christopher Rider Donna Stein Sandra & Eugene Riley Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Steiner Robert Robbins Georgine & James Stenger Nancy & Art Roberts Mr. & Mrs. David Stern Dr. & Mrs. Gordon N. Robinson Elizabeth & Robert Sterrett Suzanne Robinson Ann H. Stevens & William J. Shattuck Lawrence & Virginia Rockwell Kevin Stone & Nancy Atwood-Stone Mrs. David Romig Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Strasser Judy & Bill Rose Edward Tanner & Elizabeth Treiber Dr. Harry & Ellen Rosen Douglas F. Taylor Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen David & Carol Teegarden Margery & Richard Rosen Jonathan G. Terry Dick & Bea Rosenbloom Chris Thomas & Catherine Cerulli Beatrice Roxin, in memory of Paul Eric Thompson Roxin Thomas Thompson Dr. & Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert Andrea Rudolph & Rosalind M. Rudolph Donald Tingley Celia & Doug Topping Carolyn & Charles Ruffing Bill & Mary Anna Towler Mr. James R. Sabey Donald & Donna Traver Louise Sadowski Mr. & Mrs. George Treier Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Salerno, Jr. William J. Tribelhorn Ed & Gabriel Saphar Mr. & Mrs. A. Gene Trimble Donald & Madelyn Sasso J. Michael & Sally Turner Ron Sassone John & Janet Tyler Susan Scanlon & Croft K. Hangartner
Eugene & Gloria Ulterino Joyce Underberg & Stan Rodwin DJ & Patty Upton 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 Wendy E. Wicks in memory of Paul Roxin 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 Elizabeth D. Woodard Peter Woods Doris Wright & Gerald Glaser George & Caroline Wu Eileen M. Wurzer Joan & Joe Yanni William Young and Wende Logan-Young Marsha Young Lawrence & Susan Yovanoff
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 … Ms. Juliana Athayde The Rochester Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota Dr. Marcia Bornhurst Parkes Judith Shaw Jim Boucher Mr. and Mrs. John Broomfield Ernest and Sarah Krug The Breakfast Bunch Dr. Jacques and Mrs. Dawn Lipson Dr. and Mrs. Edward Messing
Eugene Salesin Margie Sabath In Memory of… Janice Burbank Ilene and David Flaum Janet Karz Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bailey Mr. and Mrs. A. James Baroody Jr. Ms. Elizabeth Chang Mr. Theodore Esders and Mrs. Barbara Latunik Esders Mr. and Mrs. John Geise Mr. and Mrs. W. Keith Gilliland Ms. Claudia Gooch
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the Christopher Seaman Conductor Laureate Chair
The Christopher Seaman Chair is supported by funds from Barbara and Patrick Fulford and the Conductor Laureate Society, recognized below. We sincerely appreciate the support of these most generous patrons, who made it possible to honor former Music Director Christopher Seaman’s 13 dedicated years in a very special way. 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
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
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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 Barbara Brown, Director of Education Peter Folliand, Eastman Conducting Fellow 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 Kathy Miller, Administrative & Volunteer Coordinator Olivia Grant, Development Assistant 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 Austin Quinlan * Box Office Representatives Olivia Case + Abby Chapman-Duprey + Quinn Delaney + Michael Franz + Rebecca Herlich + Katelyn Machnica + Marcy Savastano + 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
Bravo to our Volunteers
Volunteer for the RPO
Interested in volunteering for the RPO? Contact Kathy Miller, Administrative and Volunteer Coordinator at (585) 454-7311 x243 or kmiller@rpo.org for the following opportunities: Usher: Greet, seat, and care for the patrons while attending concerts. Box Seat Concierge: Offer enhanced services and care for patrons in Box Seats. Gibbs Street Assistant: Ensure patrons safely exit their car and enter the theatre. Rear Guard: Monitor the backstage door while the Orchestra is in rehearsal. Give-A-Lift Program: Drive eligible patrons 55+ to and from concerts. Administrative Support: Support the RPO office on weekdays.
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: Assist the RPYO Manager with a wide variety of tasks involved in running a youth orchestra. Special Events Oversight Committee: Assist the volunteer coordinator in conceptualizing and implementing special events. Richard Sadowski and Ed Bullard, Co-Chairs Volunteer Enrichment Committee: Plan recognition events for our volunteers alongside a committee of RPO staff and musicians. Shannon Nance, Chair
ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUE
Founded in 1929, the League supports the RPO with a focus on educating students 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 Kathleen Bankey, Vice-President Mary-Ellen Perry, Secretary Paul Ness, Treasurer Carol Shulman, Past President Yvonne Baker
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Joanna Bassett Mary Ellen Bigler Judy DiPasquale Elmar Frangenberg Sue Habbersett Cynthia Jankowski Charles Kaplan Bonnie Kramer Katherine Martel
Ruth Messinger Margaret-Anne Milne Brenda Murphy-Pough Kathleen Newcomb Donna Pritchard Naomi Schrier Howard Spindler
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 170,000 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 Michelle Shippers | Editor, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Meg Spoto | Art Director, m dash studio Don Anderson | Program Annotator, Don Anderson © Editorial Offices: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra 108 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604 585-454-7311 • Fax: 585-423-2256
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