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The official magazine of the ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA WARD STARE, MUSIC DIRECTOR JEFF TYZIK, PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR MICHAEL BUTTERMAN, PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN, CONDUCTOR LAUREATE The Christopher Seaman Chair, Supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society

APRIL 7–MAY 13

in this issue 5 7 10 11 40 50 51

Welcome from the President & CEO

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The Orchestra

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April 7

Bravo to Our Generous Supporters Bravo to Our Volunteers About Your RPO

Stare Conducts Mahler 5 April 20 & 22

RPO Board of Directors Bravo to Our Sponsors

The Music of David Bowie

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Star Wars and More: The Best of John Williams April 28 & 29

23 Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite April 30

33 Debussy’s La Mer May 11 & 13 PHOTO CREDITS: COVER DESIGN: Meg Spoto, m dash studio THIS PAGE: ©2017 Suzy Gorman

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Spring is an exciting time of year for the RPO. We see the return of loyal RPO patrons who spend their winters in warmer climates. Welcome back!

And just as they settle in, we head out “on the road” to reach more members of our community. In the first week of April, the Orchestra traveled to two city recreation centers for free community concerts, sponsored by Xerox and the City of Rochester, and featuring a special performance by young musicians from the ROCmusic Collaborative. We also performed a free concert at the Greece Baptist Church. In May, we will travel to four schools and houses of worship for the annual Tiny Tots Concert Series for preschool and kindergarten students.

Welcome

This month we are pleased once again to offer a wealth of unique and varied programming to appeal both to new audiences as well as to our most dedicated patrons. We start with the The Music of David Bowie (April 7) a tribute to the late rock legend featuring David Brighton fronting a rock band backed by the RPO. Credited as the world’s best Bowie impersonator, David has performed as Bowie in Las Vegas and alongside Bowie himself.

Finally, our Sunday Matinee Series features RPO principal musicians Kenny Grant and Matthew McDonald on R. Strauss’ Duet-Concertino for clarinet and bassoon. This program also showcases Charles Wetherbee, first violin of the acclaimed Carpe Diem String Quartet, who performs a contemporary work he commissioned himself from Carpe Diem alum Korine Fujiwara (April 30).

ERICH CAMPING

Our Philharmonics offerings include Ward Stare conducting Mahler 5, one of the mainstays of the classical canon (April 20 & 22). We welcome Rochester favorite Fabien Gabel back for Debussy’s La Mer on a program that also highlights Concertmaster Juliana Athayde on Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2 (May 11 & 13). Our Pops Series includes a tribute to the music of Academy Award-winning composer John Williams (April 28 & 29).

Of course, what would a Williams tribute be without costumed characters?

We look forward to welcoming special guests from the 501st Legion to bring the magic of Star Wars right to Kodak Hall. The 501st Legion is an international fan-based organization dedicated to the construction and wearing of screen-accurate replicas of Imperial Stormtrooper armor, as well as other villains from the Star Wars universe. We hope to see you in costume as your favorite character from a John Williams’ movie as well!

from the President & CEO

Dear Friends,

As always, we thank you for your support. Ticket sales only account for about 40 percent of our operating expenses, which is consistent with other orchestras across the country. Many RPO and community and education events are free of charge, and we rely on your support to help close the gap.

Learn more by calling the Development Office at 585-399-3649 or visit rpo.org/donate.

See you at the RPO!

Ralph Craviso President & CEO

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Michael Butterman, conductor The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair Simone Dinnerstein, piano A pianist of “arresting freshness” (TIME Magazine), international star Simone Dinnerstein joins the RPO for two of Bach’s most inventive concertos. Plus, hear a suite from Stravinsky’s Pulcinella.

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Wilfredo Degláns, Associate Concertmaster Shannon Nance, Assistant Concertmaster Perrin Yang Supported in part this season

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WARD STARE Music Director

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

2016–17 Season

RPO Conductors

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

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

HALSKI STUDIO

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

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

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

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

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

PALMER HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY

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

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

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

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

RPO Board of Directors

EX-OFFICIO OFFICERS Ralph P. Craviso Jules L. Smith, Esq. President & CEO Chairperson of the Board Ingrid A. Stanlis Chairperson-Elect Ralph P. Craviso President & CEO

2016–17 Season

Ilene L. Flaum Vice Chairperson

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Dr. Dawn F. Lipson Immediate Past Chairperson

Robert A. Woodhouse Treasurer

Dr. Jamal J. Rossi Dean, Eastman School of Music

Mark Siwiec Secretary

Anna Steltenpohl Orchestra Representative

Dr. Dawn F. Lipson Immediate Past Chairperson

W. Craig Sutherland Orchestra Representative

(TERM EXPIRES FEB. 2018) La Marr J. Jackson, Esq. David Lane Michael Pietropaoli Christopher N. Pipa Dr. Stephen I. Rosenfeld Katherine T. Schumacher Jules L. Smith, Esq. Deborah Wilson (TERM EXPIRES FEB. 2019) Dr. Steven E. Feldon Marjorie L. Goldstein Dr. Sandra S. Johnson Mark Siwiec Ingrid A. Stanlis Jason Thomas Steven H. Whitman Robert A. Woodhouse

Jules L. Smith, Esq. Chairperson of the Board

David C. Heiligman Chairperson, Honorary Board

(TERM EXPIRES FEB. 2020) Stephen B. Ashley Dr. Andrew J. Elliot Ilene L. Flaum Michael Gioja Michael B. Millard Elizabeth F. Rice

HONORARY BOARD David C. Heiligman Chairperson Nancy Beilfuss James M. Boucher Paul W. Briggs William L. Cahn Catherine B. Carlson Louise Epstein Joan Feinbloom Betsy Friedman Patrick Fulford Ronald A. Furman Mary M. Gooley A. Thomas Hildebrandt Marie Kenton Dr. James E. Koller Harold A. Kurland, Esq. Cricket and Frank Luellen Elizabeth F. Rice Nathan J. Robfogel, Esq. Jon L. Schumacher, Esq. Katherine T. Schumacher Betty Strasenburgh Josephine S. Trubek Suzanne D. Welch Patricia C. Wilder

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

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

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Brent Havens, guest conductor/arranger David Brighton, lead vocals/guitar Dan Clemens, bass/vocals Powell Randolph, drums/vocals George Cintron, guitar/vocals Justin Avery, keyboards/vocals

Tonight’s program will be announced from stage

The Music of David Bowie

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“The genius of David Bowie’s innovative range of musical styles influenced multiple generations of groundbreaking music. Tonight you will hear his iconic music performed as never before with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and a full rock band, taking you on a symphonic odyssey that pays tribute to the legendary musician and epic storyteller David Bowie. Bowie’s influence exists not only within the rock community, such as his work with Queen and John Lennon, but also crosses into multiple genres, such as his work with jazz musician/ composer Pat Methany and his contribution to a film soundtrack with producer Giorgio Moroder. My concept for The Music of David Bowie was to take the music as close to the originals as we could and then add some colors to enhance what Bowie had done. The wonderful thing with an orchestra is that you have an entire palette to call upon. The [front] band is reproducing what Bowie did on the albums, verbatim, and then having an orchestra behind the band gives the music a richness, a whole different feel, and a whole different sense of power.”

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artists Brent Havens, guest conductor Berklee-trained arranger/conductor Brent Havens has written music for orchestras, feature films, and television. TV work includes movies for ABC, CBS, and ABC Brent Havens David Brighton Family networks, sports programs for ESPN, commercials, and cartoons. He also conducted The Doobie Brothers and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for Harley Davidson’s 100th Anniversary Birthday Bash, attended by more than 150,000 fans.

Havens has led many guest conducting engagements including the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, and Fort Worth (Texas) symphony orchestras; and the Houston Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others. International engagements include conducting the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra for “The Music of Michael Jackson” and “The Music of Led Zeppelin.” His last RPO appearance was in the summer of 2009 for a double program featuring the music of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.

Havens recently completed the film score for Quo Vadis, a Premier Pictures remake of the 1951 gladiator film. In 2013, he worked with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens to arrange and produce classical and rock music for the Thanksgiving Day halftime show for the game between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.

He is also arranger/guest conductor 13 symphonic rock programs, including “The Music of Led Zeppelin,” as well as “music of” tributes to The Doors, Pink Floyd, Eagles, Queen, Michael Jackson, The Who, Whitney Houston, The Rolling Stones, U2, and most recently, three new programs in 2016 featuring the music of Elton John, David Bowie, and Prince. He also recently premiered an orchestral show for musician Lou Gramm, featuring Gramm on lead vocals.

David Brighton, lead vocals/guitar David Brighton is credited as being the world’s best David Bowie impersonator, with one of the most entertaining tribute acts ever to hit the stage.

Brighton’s credits include performing side-by-side with David Bowie himself in TV commercials for Vittel Mineral Water and for Reality—one of the late artist’s final recordings.

The career-spanning ads, in which Brighton portrays many of Bowie’s most legendary personas, have aired in the U.S., Great Britain, and throughout Europe. He also has performed as a cast member for Legends in Concert in Las Vegas, in the Warner Brothers film The Watchmen, and on VH-1.

Brighton has been performing live concerts and making radio and television appearances worldwide as a celebrity look-alike/sound-alike since 1994. He’s performed alongside Sir Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Devo, Kenny Loggins, Three Dog Night, Little Richard, and Barry Manilow, among others. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

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APR 20 7:30 PM SAT

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Ward Stare, conductor

8 PM KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

LEONARD SLATKIN

Kinah

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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor

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LEONARD SLATKIN Kinah b. Los Angeles, California September 1, 1944 This is the first performance by the RPO

Slatkin is known as one of the top conductors of today. His 50year career has seen him form close associations with orchestras worldwide, including Detroit, St. Louis, the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C., and England’s BBC Symphony Orchestra. His more than 100 recordings on numerous labels cover a wide range of repertoire and have won seven Grammy Awards.

He composed the eloquent work Kinah (the Hebrew word for ‘elegy’) in 2015 and conducted the premiere with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on December 5, 2015.

The following comments are from Slatkin’s website: “Slatkin wrote the piece as an elegy to his late parents, Felix Slatkin and Eleanor Aller of the Hollywood String Quartet, to mark the 100th anniversary of his father’s birth. For the premiere, Slatkin’s brother, Frederick Zlotkin, played the offstage cello solos on the instrument that once belonged to their mother. The piece incorporates themes from the slow movement of the Brahms Double Concerto, which Slatkin’s parents were scheduled to perform together for the first time when Felix died of a heart attack at the age of 47.”

GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 5 in C Minor

b. Kalischt, Bohemia July 7, 1860

d. Vienna, Austria Some scholars argue that Mahler was better May 18, 1911 known as a conductor than a composer during his lifetime. His brisk conducting style, First performed by the RPO constant desire to innovate, and quality-first April 6, 1967; administrative decisions alienated scores of Laszlo Somogyi, conductor singers, orchestral players, managers, and Last performed by the RPO journalists. Those who saw past his difficult October 20, 2012; exterior found a warm heart; the others Arild Remmereit, conductor heaped abuse upon him whenever possible.

He lived to see at least part of this venomous tide reversed. His later years brought growing appreciation of his music, climaxing in the triumphant 1910 premiere of his mammoth Symphony No. 8. However, time ran out before he could capitalize on its success and he died just eight months later.

“A symphony should be like the world,” he told fellow composer Jean Sibelius in 1907, “it must contain everything.” Each of Mahler’s major compositions, in its own way, seeks to express a world’s worth of emotion and experience. The same symphony, or even the same movement of a symphony, may contain any or all of the following: heroism and tragedy, nobility and satire, simplicity and sophistication, despair and contentment. Massive blocks of orchestral sound dissolve into passages scored with the delicacy of chamber music (and vice-versa).

Raucous marching bands and whirling, stamping country dancers rub shoulders with angelic, heavenly choirs.

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Gustav Mahler, continued from pg 18.

Mahler’s principal biographer, Henry-Louis de La Grange, writes of the Fifth, “(it) displays the mastery of a fully mature composer at the peak of his powers who also felt the need to renew himself. (It represents) a move toward abstraction, towards the abandonment of all references to the past, childhood and paradise, philosophical-religious themes, and pantheism; an attempt to achieve a tighter polyphonic web and a new orchestral style, an enriched and broader variety of sound and a denser, more coherent symphonic structure.”

In the emotional arc it traces from darkness to light, Symphony No. 5 mirrors the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven. The expansion in timescale, emotional extremity, and orchestral apparatus reflects a century’s worth of societal and artistic change. Mahler divided the work into three strongly contrasted parts. Part one consists of the two opening, thematically linked movements. The first is a somber funeral march; the second a ferocious outburst of emotion, bordering at times on the hysterical. All this gloom evaporates magically with the horn call that opens Part two, the scherzo. The broadest of all Mahler’s lighter movements, it celebrates, through the eyes of a mature, sophisticated man, the innocence and the lilting folk dances of his Central-European youth.

Part three opens with a lyrical adagietto, lushly and eloquently scored for strings and harp.

It builds to a fervent climax, after which the exuberant rondo-finale follows on without a pause. This section builds up considerable momentum and creates an ever-more triumphant atmosphere as it unfolds, also displaying Mahler’s formidable skill at counterpoint. © 2017 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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artists Stuart Chafetz, guest conductor Stuart Chafetz is a conductor with a dynamic podium demeanor and a refined sense of audience engagement. Increasingly in demand with orchestras across the continent, this season Chafetz will be on the podium in Seattle, Detroit, Naples, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Vancouver, and many more cities. His last appearance with the RPO was in 2015.

Chafetz has worked with such renowned artists as Chris Botti, Michael Bolton, America, Roberta Flack, George Benson, Richard Chamberlain, The Chieftains, Jennifer Holliday, John Denver, Marvin Hamlisch, Thomas Hampson, Wynonna Judd, Jim Nabors, Randy Newman, Jon Kimura Parker, and Bernadette Peters.

He previously held posts as resident conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and associate conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. As principal timpanist of the Honolulu Symphony for 20 years, Chafetz also conducted The Nutcracker annual performances with Ballet Hawaii and principals from the American Ballet Theatre. He also led numerous concerts with the Maui Symphony and Pops. He currently leads the Spring Ballet at the world-renowned Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.

In the summer, Chafetz conducts the annual Fourth of July and Opera Pops concerts with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, in addition to his role as timpanist.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in music performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and a master’s from the Eastman School of Music.

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Suite from Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose)

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Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty Tom Thumb Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas Conversations of Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Garden

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MAURICE RAVEL Suite from Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) b. Ciboure, France March 7, 1875 d. Paris, France December 28, 1937 First performed by the RPO February 5, 1925; Albert Coates, conductor

Most of Ravel’s music mirrors the face he showed to the world: cool, dapper, and sophisticated. However, beneath this façade beat a heart that yearned for the innocence and simplicity of youth. This nostalgia took concrete form in Mother Goose, a delicate suite of five miniatures for piano duet inspired by fairy tales, composed between 1908 and 1910. In 1911 he prepared the arrangement for small orchestra that you will hear today.

The opening movement, “Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty,” sets the once-upon-a-time scene in gentle and pastel hues, a mood that Last performed by the RPO continues in the second section, “Tom Thumb.” Little Tom is lost in April 5, 2014; the forest and discovers to his dismay that birds have eaten up the Neil Varon, conductor trail of breadcrumbs he left to help find his way back home. In the third movement, “Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas” takes her bath, accompanied by a gamelan-like orchestra of instruments made from nuts and shells.

The fourth movement, “Conversations of Beauty and the Beast” casts the heroine in a warm, airy clarinet waltz; he growls coarsely via the contrabassoon. The final section, “The Enchanted Garden,” bids a wistful farewell to the whimsical land as it rises to a shimmering and radiant climax.

RICHARD STRAUSS Duet-Concertino for clarinet and bassoon b. Munich, Germany June 11, 1864

At the end of his career, Strauss composed several works that re-clothed Mozart’s elegant 18th Century style in 20th Century dress. They included his final instrumental piece, this appealing d. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, double concerto. He completed it in 1947, and it was premiered Germany on a radio broadcast from Lugano, Switzerland, on April 4, 1948.

September 8, 1949 He told Hugo Burghauser, the former principal bassoon of the Vienna Philharmonic who had emigrated to America, that he had This is the first performance written it “thinking of your beautiful tone.” He also revealed that this by the RPO gentle, whimsical work whose orchestration is confined to strings and harp has a “Beauty and the Beast” theme. The beautiful girl is voiced by the clarinet, initially alarmed by the grotesque cavortings of a bear/beast (bassoon).

Once she has danced with him, the bear is magically transformed into a handsome prince.

The piece falls into three continuous sections—the first two are dominated by one of the solo instruments, followed by a jovial finale in which they share the spotlight.

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KORINE FUJIWARA The Storyteller b. Billings, Montana, 20th Century This is the first performance by the RPO

Fujiwara is a composer, violin and viola soloist, and a founding member of the acclaimed Carpe Diem String Quartet. The Storyteller— Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, was commissioned by violinist Charles Wetherbee, who will perform at this concert. It received its world premiere on April 22, 2012 by the National Gallery Orchestra with Chosei Komatsu as guest conductor and Wetherbee as soloist.

Composer Korine Fujiwara supplied the following note: “The storytellers in our lives entertain us with colorful speech, evocative imagery, and palettes of sound illustrated by their words. They often seek to teach us about moral issues, practical issues and life lessons, in forms of parable and folk tale. The traditions of storytelling exist in every culture, and for many families, it is a familiar bedtime ritual.

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“This concerto is inspired in part by the haunting sounds of Kangen, a type of instrumental Gagaku (Japanese court music), and populated by a motley cast of characters from Japanese folk tales. These include “The Daichi Sama and the Cicada,” “The Tongue-Cut Sparrow,” “The Little Runny-Nosed Boy,” “Momotaro,” “The Two Frogs,” “The Story of Willow,” “The Strawberry,” “Seizo’s Rabbit,” “The Woodsman and the Old Priest,” as well as countless others, including horrible monsters posing as comely women, beautiful young heroines, invincible heroes, wicked step-parents, and a menagerie of talking animals and plants. Peppered among the ancient stories are the characters and creatures created by my favorite storyteller, my father, who, once upon a time, wove his own magical legends for my siblings and I together with the Japanese stories passed down to him. The Storyteller is dedicated to the memories of my father Karlo Fujiwara and my grandfather Rinney Fujiwara, the two greatest storytellers I © 2017 Don Anderson. All rights reserved. have ever known.”

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artists Kenneth Grant, clarinet A Buffalo native, Kenneth Grant joined the RPO in 1987 as principal clarinet after almost 15 years in the same position with the Columbus Symphony.

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The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair

Kenneth Grant

Matthew McDonald

Solo appearances with the RPO include works by Mozart, Weber, Copland, and Debussy. In 1994, he premiered Sydney Hodkinson’s Concerto for Clarinet with the Rochester Philharmonic under the direction of David Effron. Other premieres with the RPO include Sonata for Clarinet and Piano and the Fantasy Etudes, composed by Verne Reynolds, former professor of horn at the Eastman School of Music. Grant also has appeared as soloist with the Finger Lakes Symphony, the Penfield Symphony, the Geneseo Symphony, and the University of Rochester Symphony Orchestra. He also has performed as part of the Rochester Society for Chamber Music since 1989.

In addition to performing, Grant is associate professor of clarinet at the Eastman School of Music since 1988. He also has taught at Barker (N.Y.) Central Schools, Capital University (Ohio), Tidewater Music Festival (Md.), Otterbein College (Ohio), and Ohio Wesleyan University.

In the summer, Grant teaches at the Aria International Festival at Mt. Holyoke College (Mass.), and teaches and performs at the Marrowstone Festival at Western Washington University. He also was part of the Festival at Roundtop in Texas for the past 11 summers.

Grant received his education at the Eastman School of Music.

Matthew McDonald, bassoon The Ron and Donna Fielding Chair Matthew McDonald was appointed principal bassoon of the RPO in September 2013. Before his appointment, he was principal bassoon of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and co-principal bassoon of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio. McDonald has performed as soloist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra, and The Cleveland Orchestra, as well as at the International Double Reed Society conference. He has appeared with festival orchestras such as the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra and the Tanglewood Music Center.

Born in Huntsville, Alabama, McDonald began studying with Hunter Thomas, and later with Benjamin Kamins. A graduate of the Young Artist Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music, McDonald’s teachers include Barrick Stees, Bernard Garfield, and Daniel Matsukawa. Along with soprano Susanna Phillips, McDonald co-founded Twickenham Fest, a chamber music festival in Huntsville, Alabama, which had its inaugural summer in 2010.

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artists Charles Wetherbee, violin Charles Wetherbee is an accomplished soloist, chamber musician, orchestral concertmaster, and teacher. He is the first violinist of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, and is currently assistant professor of violin at the University of Colorado Boulder. He also is artistic director of The Dercum Center.

He has performed throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. He has appeared at the Aspen Music Festival, the Garth Newell Center, the Hidden Valley Festival (Calif.), the Roycroft Chamber Festival (N.Y.), the Nouvelle Academie International d’Été (Nice, France), the Olympic Music Festival (Wash.), the MidAmerica Music Festival (Ohio), and Strings in the Mountains (Colo.). He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Aaron Rosand.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Wetherbee gave his first performances at age six. He made his debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under Semyon Bychkov, and since then has performed with the National Symphony under Mstislav Rostropovitch, as well as the Japan Philharmonic, the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bogota (Columbia), the National Repertory Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Mexico, the Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Virginia Symphony, among others. This is his first appearance with the RPO.

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Violin Concerto No. 2

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De l’aube à midi sur la mer [From dawn to midday on the sea] Jeux des vagues [Play of the waves] Dialogue du vent et de la mer [Dialogue of the wind and the sea]

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BERNARD HERRMANN Suite from Vertigo b. New York, N.Y. June 20, 1911 d. Los Angeles, Calif.

December 24, 1975

No one understood the art of film music better than Bernard Herrmann. The nearly 50 scores he composed between 1941 and 1975 defined the many ways—from commanding to subtle—that music can enhance a movie. It’s a measure of his enormous talent that he worked with some of the film industry’s greatest artists This is the first performance including Orson Welles, François Truffaut, and Martin Scorsese, by the RPO among others. Looming over all these other partnerships was a decade (1955-1964) he spent in tandem with Alfred Hitchcock.

They pooled their talents on seven films, many of them justly renowned as masterpieces.

The dream-like Vertigo (1958) is widely viewed to be the mutual summit of the director and composer’s careers. The film’s central character is a police detective, who, crippled by a fear of heights, is unable to save a young woman from jumping to her death. Hermann’s “Prelude” sets the disturbing and rhythmically unbalanced mood, followed by “The Nightmare,” in which the protagonist relives the tragedy in his sleep, supported by bold and brutal music for this terrifying sequence. The suite concludes with “Scene d’amour” (Love Scene), a rapturous outpouring of romantic emotion that climaxes the movie.

BÉLA BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 2 b. Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary March 25, 1881 d. New York, N.Y. September 26, 1945 First performed by the RPO November 7, 1968; Laszlo Somogyi, conductor Franco Gulli, violin Last performed by the RPO May 23, 1998; Robert Bernhardt, conductor Gil Shaham, violin

The inspiration for this vibrant concerto came from Zoltán Székely, a renowned Hungarian violinist who had been Bartók’s friend and chamber music partner since the mid-1920s. In 1936, he approached Bartók with a commission. The composer suggested a onemovement work in variation form, but Székely balked, eventually persuading his friend to create a multi-movement virtuoso concerto.

Székely gave the première in April 1939 and both concerto and soloist won great acclaim. Bartók satisfied his own wish to compose variations with the concerto, setting the second movement in that form, and since the first and last movements share thematic materials and treatment to a great degree, the third may be considered a ‘variation’ of the first.

The themes bear the flavors and rhythms of Bartók’s beloved Hungarian folk music. Although the entire piece is clearly structured, Bartók also infused it with a feeling of improvisation, another characteristic of Hungarian folk culture. The opening and closing movements balance strong, thrusting energy with nostalgic, occasionally bittersweet lyricism. Bartók brought the full power of the orchestra into play at appropriately dramatic moments, such as using the light percussion instruments to brighten the mood in the otherwise serious second movement.

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PAUL DUKAS “Fanfare” and “poème dansé” from La Péri b. Paris, France October 1, 1865 d. Paris, France May 17, 1935 “Fanfare” First performed by the RPO April 7, 1988; John Nelson, conductor Last performed January 26, 2008; Christopher Seaman, conductor “poème dansé” First performed by the RPO March 13, 1958; Paul White, conductor Last performed January 26, 2008; Christopher Seaman, conductor

A gifted but self-critical composer, Dukas allowed only a small number of his works to be published. They include an opera, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue, a symphony, songs, chamber music, and piano pieces. He devoted much of his energies to teaching, serving as instructor to many of the most significant members of the succeeding generation of French composers.

His music combines classical, romantic, and impressionist elements into a rich and sturdy style. He composed his most popular work, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, in 1897. The ballet, La Péri (The Fairy), is the final score he completed. The première took place in Paris on April 22, 1912 during a program of short ballets, all of which were conducted by their composers. It won strong approval and was soon heard in the concert hall.

The scenario is based on an ancient Persian legend. A young prince, Iskender, has journeyed to the ends of the earth in search of the lotus flower of immortality which is guarded by a beautiful sleeping fairy, a Péri. She wakes when he steals it; Iskender immediately falls in love with the beautiful fairy and is touched by her grief at failing in her sacred duty. She performs a beautiful dance, he relinquishes the magic flower, and she vanishes, leaving him in lonely despair.

Dukas’ music falls into two sections: an elaborate and stirring brass fanfare and the ballet (or ‘danced poem’ as he called it) proper.

He opens the ballet with quiet, richly scored music that conjures the dream-like, sensuous atmosphere of the Péri’s domain. Her dance takes up the second half of the score. It grows in color, emotional intensity and volume until it reaches an ecstatic climax.

CLAUDE DEBUSSY La Mer

b. St. Germaine-en-Laye, France August 22, 1862 d. Paris, France March 25, 1918

Given Debussy’s taste for sparkling colors and fluid rhythms, the sea seemed a virtually inevitable subject for the composer. La Mer (The First performed by the RPO Sea, subtitled “Three Symphonic Sketches”) is November 21, 1930; the most expansive and luxurious of his several Eugene Goossens, conductor seascapes. Anticipating criticism for not Last performed by the RPO composing it while living close to the subject, February 19, 2011; he wrote, “You will tell me that the ocean Sarah Ioannides, conductor doesn’t lap against the slopes of Burgundy... and that what I am doing is like painting landscapes in a studio. But I have so many memories; in my view they are more valuable than reality, which usually weighs too heavily on one’s thoughts.” The first performance took place in Paris on October 15, 1905.

The first movement, “From dawn to midday on the sea,” opens quietly, its colors muted and misty. Debussy builds a gradual instrumental and emotional crescendo, surging ever forward until it reaches a stirring climax. “Play of the Waves,” the second movement, is a flashing, limpid scherzo, portraying the quicksilver patterns of light and water which endlessly crisscross the face of the ocean. Debussy unleashes the complete resources of the orchestra in the concluding movement, “Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea.” It concludes with a majestic coda, portraying the sea as a powerful, yet benign force of nature. © 2017 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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artists Fabien Gabel

KATE LEMMON

Recognized internationally as one of the stars of the new generation, Fabien Gabel is a regular guest of major orchestras in Europe, North America, and Asia, and has been music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra since September 2013.

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Fabien Gabel, guest conductor

Juliana Athayde

In the 2016−17 and 2017−18 seasons, Gabel returns with the London Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. He also will debut with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Deutsches Sinfonie Orchester at the Berlin Philharmonie, Hessischer Rundfunk Orchester in Francfort, the Seoul Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Weimar, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. He also will conduct Hamlet at the Lausanne Opera. His last appearance with the RPO was in 2016.

Gabel first attracted international attention in 2004 when he won the Donatella Flick competition in London, which subsequently led to his appointment as the LSO’s assistant conductor for the 2004−05 and 2005−06 seasons. Since then, the LSO has engaged him regularly as a guest conductor.

Born in Paris in a family of musicians, he 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. In 2002 Fabien Gabel pursued his interest in conducting at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, where he studied with David Zinman, who invited him to appear as a guest conductor at the Festival in 2009.

Juliana Athayde, violin

The Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward Chair

Appointed concertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra 2005 at age twentyfour, Juliana Athayde became the youngest person to hold the position since the orchestra’s inception in 1922.

She has appeared as guest concertmaster for the Houston, Kansas City and Santa Barbara Symphonies, and the National Arts Center Orchestra in Ottawa, Ontario. Prior to joining the RPO, Athayde was concertmaster of the Canton (Ohio) and Plymouth (Mich.) Symphonies.

In 2002, she served as concertmaster of the New York String Seminar under the direction of Jaime Laredo for concerts at Carnegie Hall. For five years, she was a member of the Iris Chamber Orchestra in Memphis and she has performed with The Cleveland Orchestra in the United States and Europe. A fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and School for six years, Athayde was awarded the prestigious Dorothy DeLay fellowship in 2005 and was subsequently invited to return in 2010 to deliver the festival’s convocation speech.

Athayde’s numerous solo appearances with the RPO have covered a wide range of composers from Mozart and Brahms to Barber and Prokofiev as well as the 2010 premiere of Allen Shawn’s violin concerto, commissioned by the RPO and specifically written for her. In 2016, she premiered Jeff Tyzik’s Jazz Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, also written for her. She has also performed as a soloist with several symphony orchestras.

A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Athayde made her solo debut at the age of 16 performing with the San Francisco Symphony. She studied at the University of Michigan with Paul Kantor and at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Cleveland Orchestra Concertmaster William Preucil.

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CORPORATE PARTNERS, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

Bravo to Our Generous Supporters

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following corporate, foundation, and community organizations for their generous support. Listings are in recognition of annual giving from September 1, 2016 to February 21, 2017. Please contact Mark Zeger at 585454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.

SYMPHONY ($50,000 AND ABOVE) Wegman Family Charitable Foundation Wegmans Food Markets CONCERTO ($25,000–$49,999) Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation G.W. Lisk, Inc. M&T Bank SONATA ($10,000–$24,999) The Gertrude Chanler RPO Fund Constellation Brands Davenport-Hatch Foundation Melvin and Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation ESL Charitable Foundation Gertrude Chanler Fund Glover Crask Charitable Trust High Falls Advisors Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation Rochester Regional Health System Summers Foundation Inc. Xerox Foundation SUITE ($5,000–$9,999) First Niagara Financial Group Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Gianniny Family Fund Mary S. Mulligan Charitable Trust Oppenheimer Funds Inc. Rubens Family Foundation Spindler Family Foundation St. John’s Home John F. Wegman Fund OVERTURE ($3,000–$4,999) Caldwell Manufacturing Co The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation The Community Foundation Rufus K. Dryer II Fund Konar Foundation The MAGIC Center at RIT Rochester Midland Corporation Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation

PARTNER ($1,000–$2,999) Alex and Ani Ames Amzalak Memorial Trust ALSTOM Signaling Foundation Bancroft-Tubbs Family Fund Bill Gray’s Restaurants Blitman & King, LLP T.M. & M.W. Crandall Foundation Fred L. Emerson Foundation Hazlow Electronics, Inc. Hegedorns Kovalsky-Carr Electric Supply Manning & Napier Advisors Morgan Stanley New Horizons Band & Orchestra Pinnacle Investments LLC Premium Mortgage Corporation Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

Rochester Philharmonic League The Pipa Tagliarino Group Triad Foundation Uniland Development Co Waldron Rise Foundation The Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk Foundation ASSOCIATE ($600–$999) Diamond Packaging Digital Audio Visual Environments Genesee Valley Penny Saver KPMG LLP Matthews & Fields Lumber Co. Morgood Tools Inc. Schreiner Family Fund Vanden Brul Foundation In Memory of Herb & Joan Vanden Brul SUPPORTER ($300–$599) Reimer Piano Tuning Service Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Wegman

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

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

*Deceased

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

$30,000–$49,999 High Falls Advisors

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

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

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

*Deceased

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

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

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

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

Listings are in recognition of annual giving from September 1, 2016 to February 21, 2017. If we have made an error or omission on this list, please accept our sincere apologies and contact Jason V. Polasek at 585-454-7311 x280 so we may correct our oversight.

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*Deceased Matching Gift

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

Dr. Dawn Lipson Cricket & Frank Luellen

PRESTISSIMO ($25,000–$49,999) Anonymous Allen & Joyce Boucher Barbara & Patrick Fulford

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Furman Mrs. Marjorie Morris Elise & Stephen Rosenfeld

Mrs. Robert M. Santo Josephine S. Trubek Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen

PRESTO ($15,000–$24,999) Jim and Maria Boucher Ilene & David Flaum Jeff & Alleen Fraser Mr. & Mrs. Michael Millard

Joan M. Pfeifer* Larry & Elizabeth Rice Sunny and Nellie Rosenberg Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher

Jules L. Smith & Alexandra Northrop Dr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Sobel Ingrid Stanlis Michael and Patricia Wilder

VIVACE ($10,000–$14,999) Anonymous Mr. Roger L Anderson Stephen & Janice Ashley William L. & Ruth P. Cahn Ralph Craviso Mary Cowden William Eggers & Deborah McLean Andrew & Juli Elliot Mr. & Mrs. James T. Englert Joan Feinbloom

Dr. & Mrs. Steven Feldon Ronald Fielding Mike and Tabatha Gioja Marjorie and Julian Goldstein Jody & Bruce Hellman Marie & Charlie Kenton Jim & Marianne Koller Jane Labrum David and Nancy Lane Dan & Kiki Mahar

Mrs. Richard Palermo Sandra A. Parker & John M. Summers Christopher and Elaine Pipa Sherman Levey & Deborah Ronnen Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer Eugene P. Toy Steven & Christine Whitman Robert A. Woodhouse Drs. Seth Zeidman and Eva Pressman

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

Joyce Crofton Alison & John Currie Dr. Eric Dreyfuss Janet & Roger Gram Ms. Anne R Guenther* Howard T. Hallowell III David & Barrie Heiligman Tom & Nan Hildebrandt Stephen Lurie & Kathleen Holt Norman Horton Dr. Sandra Johnson Mrs. Sheila Konar Ernest and Sarah Krug Harold & Christine Kurland

Joanne Lang Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone, Jr. Mr. Lawrence Martling William P. McCarrick Deanne Molinari Kathy and John Purcell Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Reed Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers Drs. Daniel & Charlotte Ryan M Sandra & Richard Stein David & Grace Strong Krestie Utech Robin & Michael Weintraub

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

Richard & Michele Decker Elaine Del Monte Michele Dryer Frederick Dushay, in Memoriam for Anita B. Dushay Larry & Kas Eldridge John R. Ertle Robert P. Fordyce in Memory of Dr. & Mrs. Charles R. Fordyce Dr. & Mrs. Elmar Frangenberg Carolyn & Roger Friedlander Betsy Friedman Shirley B. and Kevin Frick Helen & Dan Fultz Patty & Dick George Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ginsberg Warren & June Glaser Rob W. Goodling Debbie and Michael Gordon Jean Gostomski George & Mary Hamlin

Warren & Joyce Heilbronner Elizabeth & John T. Hessney Andrew & Kathleen Holt Dr. Jack & Harriette Howitt Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Ierardi La Marr J. Jackson, Esq. Leslie H. Jacobs Dr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz Daryl & Charles Kaplan Norman & Judith Karsten Kathryn Kelleher Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kennedy Robert J. Kennedy Richard & Karen Knowles Myrta & Robert Knox Marcy & Ray Kraus in loving memory of Dr. Allan & Charlotte Kraus Dr. & Mrs. Hobart A. Lerner Gay & Don Lenhard Edith M. Lord Swaminathan & Janice Madhu

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ANDANTE CIRCLE ($2,500–$4,999) CONTINUED Susan A. Raub Bruce & Eleanor McLear Mrs. Norma Riedman Mr. & Mrs. James R. McMillen Doria Scortichini & Chris Ritchlin Duane & Ida Miller John B. Rumsey James E. and Janet L. Morris Paul and Brigid Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Philip Neivert Drs. Carl & O.J. Sahler Paul Marc and Pamela Miller Ness Ron & Sharon Salluzzo Elizabeth Neureiter-Seely Richard & Vicki Schwartz Sara L. Niemeyer Libba & Wolf Seka Drs. Avice & Timothy O’Connor Nancy A. Skelton Bernard & Molly Panner Janet Buchanan Smith Karen A. Petras Glenna Spindelman in memory Brock & Sandra Powell of Norman Spindelman Andrew and Alice Publow Mrs. Andrea Stewart William & Barbara Pulsifer

PHILHARMONIC FRIENDS

Bob & Gayle Stiles Catherine Toy Mr. John Urban Ann & Robert Van Niel Stephen R. Webb Dr. Sidney & Linda S. Weinstein Mary K. Welch Dr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang Mrs. Frederick C. White Kitty J. Wise Carol Ritter Wright & William Wright

*Deceased MMatching Gift

ADAGIO CIRCLE ($1,000–$2,499) Anonymous (13) Daniel C. Abbas Dr. G Richard and Elaine Abbott Mrs. Martin Abkowitz Robert E. & Carol G. Achilles Barbara & David Ackroyd Edward & Joan After Carol Aldridge Dr. & Mrs. Henry W. Altland Stephanie & Geoffrey Amsel Marvin & Frederica Amstey Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Angevine, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George M. Angle Allegra Angus Dave & Jan Angus Peter Arcadi Mr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. Araghi Domenic and Hilary Argentieri M Edward and Ruth Atwater Betsy Ann Balzano Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Steve & Anne Bauer John & Kristine Bouyoucos Judith Boyd Simon & Josephine Braitman Louis and Susan Brescia Claire M. Brown Josh & Beth Bruner Josephine Buckley Patrick and Irene Burke Sharon & Philip Burke Chris & Tom Burns Ann Burr & A. Vincent Buzard Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Carney Michael B. Gehl & Jeffrey Caruso William T. Chandler Margaret & Donald Cherr Mr. Dale Clark Lorraine W. Clarke Sarah H. Collins* M Christine Colucci Marj & Wiles Converse Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq. John M. Coulter Mrs. Nancy G. Curme Linda Wells Davey Judith & Joseph Darweesh David F. Dean Bonnie & Duane DeHollander Jacques & Monique Delettrez Stephanie & Douglas Dickman Tex & Nicki Doolittle Gail & Douglas Doonan William & Cynthia Dougherty M Marilyn Drumm

Rose Duver Ellen & Lester Eber Carol & Tom Elliott Mohsen Emami, M.D. Louise W. Epstein Gerald G. Estes Trevor & Elizabeth Ewell Larry Faulker Sherman & Anne Farnham Samuel J. & Marsha R. Fico Thomas & Janet Fink Gail R. Flugel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Forsyth Jonathan Foster Mr. Thomas Lennox and Mrs. Margaret Freeman Harry & Marion Fulbright Marjorie & James Fulmer Johanna M. Gambino in memory of Jerry J. Gambino Dr. Richard & Josie Gangemi David and Patricia Gardner Winston E. Gaum Dr. & Mrs. David Gentile Jacquie & Andrew Germanow Mr. & Mrs. Wesley P. Ghyzel Ann Goldberg Paul & Carol Goldberg Patricia Goodwin Burton Gordon Robert & Jeanne Grace Jeanne Gray in memory of Robert C. Gray Harvey Greenberg Alan & Julie Griesinger David Louis Guadagnino Brigitte & Klaus Gueldenpfennig Susan & James Haefner Jeffrey & Lynne Halik Peggy & David Hall Joan & Alfred Hallenbeck Mrs. Laura J. Hameister Louise Harris Chris Hasenauer Karen Hatch and Dirk Bernold Gil & Judy Hawkins Richard A. Henshaw Merrill & Dianne Herrick Walter B.D. Hickey, Jr. David C. & Patricia M. Hinkle Art & Barb Hirst John & Barbara Holder Susan Holliday Dr. Robert E. Horn & Dr. Patricia Nachman Mrs. Samter Horwitz

Mary Jo & Jack Hultz H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm James Iacutone Agop Ispentchian Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Iwan Bob & Elaine Jacobsen Miles & Silvija Jones Dr. & Mrs. Harold Kanthor Lori & Frank Karbel Patrick and Kathleen Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Mordecai Kolko Karen S. Kral Deanna & Charles Krunsenstjerna Werner & Susan Kunz David & Andrea Lambert Ross P. Lanzafame Ms. Connie Leary Nancy H. Lee John and Alice Leddy Norman* & Arlene Leenhouts Dr. Thomas Caprio & Ann Leonhardt T.C. and Pam Lewis Ken and Katherine Lindahl Jane & Jim Littwitz Mr. & Mrs. James A. Locke III Sue & Michael Lococo John & Dolores Loftus Mrs. Frank W. Lovejoy, Jr. Pamela Krug Maloof Joseph J. Mancini Kathryn Markakis and Geoffrey Williams Joan Markman in memory of her sister, Margaret Winters Diana Marquis Saul & Susan Marsh Mrs. Bruce P. Marshall Linda M. Marsters Frances & Robert Marx Richard & Catherine Massie Stephen Matkowsky and Elzbieta Charchalis Carol & John Matteson William & Erin McCune Gilbert Kennedy McCurdy Carol A. McFetridge Pamela McGreevy Marion & Ed Mench Pete & Sally Merrill Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad Metzger Daniel M. Meyers Hinda & Michael Miller Jack and Laura Morrissey Morning Musicale John Muenter

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ADAGIO CIRCLE ($1,000–$2,499) CONTINUED Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Schenck Ann Mulligan* Peter Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Munson Thomas Schumacher Dr. Gary & Ruth Myers Joan M. Schumaker Kathy & Ted Nixon Anthony & Gloria Sciolino Suzanne J. O’Brien Catherine & Richard Seeger William J. O’Connor, Jr. Joan & Arthur Segal David E. Owens Mr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Seymour Mrs. Virginia S. Pacala Ann H. Stevens & William J. Shattuck Dr. Vivian Palladoro Wayne & Sonja Shelton Jane Parker & Francis Cosentino Robert & Nancy Shewan Patricia & Philip Parr Alice & Ken Slining Edward J Pettinella George Smith & Diane Ahlman Elizabeth Phelps Mary Gayle Smith Channing & Marie Philbrick Susan and David Spector Douglas & Diana Phillips Kenneth T. & Eva M. Steadman David C. Pixley Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Stehler Lee Pollan Judith Steinheider Vera Powley Richard Steinheider Bill & Beverly Pullis Chris Stenzel Robert & Anne Quivey Robert C. Stevens Nancy & Vincent Reale Melissa S. Stiffler Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Richards Dr. Robert & Sally Jo Stookey Daniel & Nancy Robbins Margaret A. Strite Nancy & Art Roberts Jim Sullivan Mrs. Stanley M. Rogoff Eleanor Summers Thomas & Elizabeth Ross Steve and Cheryl Swartout Jamal and Pam Rossi Margaret and Charles Symington Hon. Franklin T. and Cynthia Russell Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Thiede Eva P. Sauer J. Russell & Kathleen Thomas Peggy Savlov Jason Thomas William Savino Miriam Thomas James G. Scanzaroli Robert & Diane Tichell Gary B. Schaefer ADVOCATE ($700–$999) Anonymous (5) Betsy & Gerald Archibald Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barrett Jeanne Beecher Hays & Karen Bell Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Blumenau Robert Boehner Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Bolger Bruce and Shirley Burritt Gary R. Chadwick Cathy Chambers David & Mary Cheeran Jane A. Capellupo Cathy Cambers Ted & Winnie Cichanowicz Jack & Barbara Clarcq Roy Czernikowski & Karin Dunnigan Dr. Salvatore & Joan Dalberth Frederick Davey Mr. James J. De Luca Nancy & Sreeram Dhurjaty Jane Dieck Paul and Karen Grover Duffy Holly K. Elwell Mrs. Walter Fallon Udo Fehn & Christine Long Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Fleckenstein George and Marie Follett Suressa & Richard Forbes John Ford John & Chris Forken Ann and Steve Fox Richard & Carol Fullerton Sue Gaffney Dr. & Mrs. William Grammar Barbara J. Granite Ed & Terry Grissing

Michael & Joanna Grosodonia Mrs. Robert Gulick Sharon and Mark Hamer Marilyn & Dick Hare Mrs. Robert A. Heinle Mr. Lawrence Helfer Dan & Sandy Hollands Carol E. Hopkins Earl & Mary Ingersoll Ronald & Martha Jodoin Dr. & Mrs. H. Douglas Jones Janet Kemp Mr. & Mrs. Alvie Kidd Marilyn & David Klass Clem & Mary Elizabeth Knight Glenn & Nancy Koch Paul Law Doris & Austin Leve Arthur E. Lowenthal John & Judy Lynd Sandy & Jack Maniloff Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mason Mrs. Gilbert G. McCurdy Richard McGrath Mr. & Mrs. John F. McNamara Nancy and Kenneth Mihalyov Onnalie Miller Jonathan Mink & Janet Cranshaw Richard & Joyce Mitchell Ilene Montana Dr. Richard & Nancy Newton Thomas W. Petrillo & William R. Reamy Ann Piato Jason Polasek Margaret Quackenbush Edward Radin Nathan & Susan Robfogel Dr. & Mrs. Gordon N. Robinson

Sonya Tierney Eric Tillich Dr. and Mrs. Mark Tornatore Stephen & Shirley Townsend Mrs. Schuyler Townson David and Marcia Trauernicht Dorothy Tyler Jim & Linda Varner Dr. Laura von Doenhoff Gretchen Voss Richard & Brenda Vuillequez Brian Waldmiller Robert & Sandra Walker Harry & Ruth Walker Lawrence & Diane Wardlow M Skip & Karen Warren Irene & Alan Weinberg Ann Weitzel Mary Ellen Welch William D. Watson & Suzanne D. Welch Joseph Werner & Diane Smith Stephen Wershing Nancy Weyl Charles & Carolyn Whitfield Ms. Christine Wickert James H. Willey Elise & Joseph Wojciechowski Ernest Wong Elizabeth D. Woodard Charlotte J. Wright Caroline and Richard Yates Susan Zauderer Mr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow

Mrs. James A. Rockwell in Memory of Rev. James A. Rockwell Carolyn & Charles Ruffing Ron Sassone William Saunders Carol and Axel Schreiner Caroline Schultz Bruce and Laura Smoller Carol C. Shulman Laura Smoller Kathie Snyder Robert & Norma Snyder Charles H. Speirs Walter Stacker M Susan & Daniel Stare Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Strasser Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Steiner Frank & Rose Swiskey Drs. Jaimala and Krishan Thanik Jennifer Thomas Celia & Doug Topping Betsy Van Horn Jim Van Meter & Marlene Piscitelli Bill Prest Doug Cline & Lorraine Van Meter-Cline Gary & Marie VanGraafeiland Vic Vinkey John and Susan Volpel Nancy & Tom Walters Jean Grant Whitney Dale & Lorraine Whittington Ed and Wilma Wierenga Claes Winqvist Grace Wong-Henshaw Laura & Joel Yellin Mary Jane Proschel Karen & Sy Zivan

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) Anonymous (8) Karen Abbas Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Ackley Robert & Anne Allen Norman Alling Peter & Jane Anderson A. Joseph Antos Dr. and Mrs. E. David Appelbaum Bob and Jody Ashbury Gloria Baciewicz Leslie Baker Priscilla Baker Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Balta Karen Bancroft Kathleen and Paul Bankey Lon Baratz M D M.J. Barclay John and Lisa Baron Tom Bartolini Asish and Susan Basu Ann Bauer Brenda Beal John and Ellen Beck Miss Anne Bell Abigail Bennett David M. Berg & Dawn K. Riedy Robert Bermudes Eric & Marcia Birken Chrystine Blackwell Mrs. Barbara Blake Lynne Blank James R. Boehler Angela Bonazinga & Catherine Lewis Erick & Nancy Bond Susan & Peter Bondy Agneta M. Borgstedt, M.D. Ann Borgstrom M Mr. and Mrs. William Boudway Jeff & Kathy Bowen Shirley Bowen & Tracy Perkins Donald & Mary Boyd Nancy & Chuck Boyer Daan Braveman Linda Bretz Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Briggs Elaine & Wayne Brigman Marilyn R. Brown Susann Brown & Terence Chrzan Wilma M. Brucker Doug & Chris Brush Nancy Brush and John Parker Al Buckner Eileen Buholtz M Sarah and Edward Bullard Mary Elaine Aldoretta & Richard Burandt Debra Burgin Brian and Mary Jane Burke Mr & Mrs Bruce C Burkey Larry and Veronica Burling David J. And Margaret M. Burns Keith & Joan Calkins Paul Campbell Mary Carlton Wayne Carnall Gerard and Joanne Caschette Barbara Case John & Diane Caselli Diane & Roger Cass Richard E. Cavers Robert & Susan Chapman in memory of Lucille Giglia Bill and Victoria Cherry Dr. Lawrence and Mrs. Rita Chessin Ms Ellin Chu

Irene M. Churukian Victor Ciaraldi & Kathy Marchaesi Martha D Clasquin Elizabeth Claypoole Mr. & Mrs. James D. Clifford Alan Cohen and Nancy Bloom Gloria & Pincus Cohen David & Donna Cole Mary Collins Mary Lewis Consler Mr. and Mrs. Alan Cook Walter Cooper John & Mary Crowe Jimena Cubillos Cathy Cushman & Jeff Sokol Louis & Allis D’Amanda Jerry Davidson Teri Davis John & Jane DeCory Ken & Jean DeHaven Dr. Elise dePapp Theodore DeSoto Josephine Dewey Jorge L. Diaz-Herrera Celia Dilworth Wendell & Mary Discher Jacqueline Distefano Margo Dobies Donald & Stephanie Doe Warren Doerrer J. Ernest Du Bois Jane Dunham Dr. & Mrs. James Durfee Cynthia Ebinger Joanne Eccles Dianne Edgar Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Egan Dr. Steven & Susan Eisinger Larry & Peggy Elliott Marcia L. Elwitt Mr. and Mrs. R. Clinton Emery Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Emmans Julia B. Everitt D. Craig Epperson & Dr. Beth Jelsma Karl & Paula Essler Gordon J. Estey Wolf and Carolyn Ettinger Joan & Peter Faber Janet Fernandez Dr. Paul Fine Clara S. Firth Elizabeth B. Fisher F. Peter Flihan Mrs. Timothy P. Forget Philip Franco Sandra and Neil Frankel Ruth Freeman Dr. Gary J. Friend and Mrs. Lois B. WolffFriend Kevin Frisch Judith Fulmer Muriel & Bob Gabbey Richard T. Galvin Jerry J. Gambino, Jr. Sharon Garelick Jill & Kent Gardner Darrell Geib Richard & Joyce Gilbert Walter Gilges Tom & Kelly Gilman Robert & Marie Ginther Andrea S. Giuffre Bruce Goldman John & Roslyn Goldman

Dane Gordon Jane Gorsline Dr. & Mrs. William Grace Ken Grant Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff Mr. & Mrs. Newton H. Green Russell Green Gay Jane Greene Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Griswold Mr & Mrs Michael D Grossman Mr. Robert C. Grossman Stephen Gullace Ann L. Haag Sue Habbersett Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Haggerty David & Frances Hall Mark Hamer David & MaryAnn Hamilton Nancy Hamlin Zena & Tom Hampson Martin & Sherrie Handelman Barbara & A. Michael Hanna Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Hanna Ronald W. Hansen Robert T. & Mary Ann Hargrave Karen Hart Mr. & Mrs. James M. Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hasiuk Bernice Hatch Karen Hatch A. Scott Hecker Mr. Howard Decker and Mrs. Amy Hecker Ann Hedges M Barbara & Dieter Hentschel Dr. and Mrs. Raul Herrera Carol M. Herring K.L. Hersam Florence M. Higgins Carol & Michael Hirsh Drs. Ryan and Makiko Hoefen Peter Hogan Audrey W. Holly Mr. and Mrs. Ned Holmes Tala and Mark Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. William N. Hosley Larry and Barbara Howe Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Humes Drs. Geza & Minou Hrazdina Marjorie S. Humphrey Richard & Joyce Humphreys Mr. & Mrs. Frank M Hutchins Mr. Robert S. Hyman Dr. & Mrs. Robert Isgro Dewey Jackson Bruce Jacobs Seth Jacobson Stephen Jacobstein Janet S. Jennison David & Patricia Jewell Maryanne Jones John Joyce Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Judson, Jr. Valerie & Robert Kalwas Barbara & Robert Kay Mrs. Maryel Kellogg John and Marilyn Kiesling Chari Krenis Marcella Klein & Richard Schaeffer Bob & Connie Klein Hon. Joan S. Kohout Mrs. Ellen Konar Diane S Koretz Paulina & Laurence Kovalsky

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) CONTINUED Margie O’Jea Elsbeth J Kozel Robert & Betty Oppenheimer James Kraus Jim & Linda Orgar Barbara & Jack Kraushaar Mildred Ortbach Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Krieger Rita B. Otterbein Loren Kroll Laurel J. Pace Kraig M. Kummer The Rev. Marilyle Sweet Page Salvatore & Sandra LaBella Robert J. Palmer Marlowe B Laiacona Jonathan R. Parkes and Marcia Rev. William Laird Bornhurst Parkes Dr. & Mrs. Leo R. Landhuis Tom Passero Donna M. Landry David & Marjorie Perlman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O Lange Horace Perry Sally & Lou Langie Mr. & Mrs. Claude Peters Carol Laniak Ms. Marilyn Petz David G. Larimer Doug Philips Craig & Susan Larson Allyson and Webster H. Pilcher Diana Lauria Mr. & Mrs. Richard Poduska Kathleen Leahy Joyce & Victor Poleshuck Jennifer Leonard & David Cay Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Gentry W Politte Lenore and Marshall Lesser Linda E. Postler Dr. Pamela A. Leve H.R. Powers Sarah F. Liebschutz Beth & Lyle Prairie Mrs. James B. Little Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Przybylowicz Dr. & Mrs. Norman R. Loomis Barry & Jean Rabson Carol C. Lovell Jerry & Janice Rachfal Gift in memory of Helene P. Lovenheim Mary Kay & James Rahmlow Douglas* & Marcia Lowry Eileen Drechsler Ramos Yufang Liu Mrs. Paul Reeves Edward J. & Kathleen L. Lynd Richard Reed Russell Madsen Stan & Anne Refermat Mr. & Mrs. Achilles Mafilios Rene Reixach Angela Mambro Marjorie Relin James & Rosa Mance E. Rennert James & Patricia Mangin Mr. and Mrs. David A. Reynolds Jeffrey C & Linda L Mapstone Bob & Shirley Rheinwald Rebekah & Joseph Marinelli Gail Richeson Mr & Mrs Wayne J Mazzarella Dr. Ramon L. and Judith S. Ricker C. Thomas & Emily McCall Dr. and Mrs. Henry Richter Robert McCory Christopher Rider Mr Michael McCusker Riedman Foundation Dick & Sandra McGavern Sandra and Eugene Riley Dr. & Mrs. Neal McNabb Suzanne Robinson Mr. & Mrs. David McNair Anne Rodgers Mrs. Katie Merk McNally Elizabeth & Donald Roemermann David McNeeley Mrs. David Romig Dr. George J. McVey Antonio & Patricia K. Rosati Margaret & Bob Mecredy Judy & Bill Rose Andrew & Kay Melnyk Dr. Harry & Ellen Rosen Carl Mercendetti and Valerie Maresh Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Jennifer Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Rosenbaum Rigmor Miller Rachel Rosen & Ron Wexler Carolyn Lee Mok Dick & Bea Rosenbloom Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Moncrief Beatrice Roxin, in memory of Paul Roxin Ms. Mary Ann Monley Linda Rubens Jane Morale Dr. and Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert Charles Morgan Franklin Russell Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Morgan Tom & Ellen Rusling Ann Morris James Ryan Theodore H. Morse Mr. James R Sabey David Mosher Victor E. Salerno Joseph and Linda Mulcahy Dr. Alvani D. & Carol M. Santos Mr. & Mrs. Otto Muller-Girard Ed & Gabriel Saphar Dr. Donald Munger Madelyn Sasso Harold Munson Susan Scanlon & Croft K. Hangartner George A. Schutt George J Schwartz, M.D. Michael D. Nazar Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schenkel Roberta & David Ness Paul & Barbara Schmied Mildred G. Ness Dr. & Mrs. Michael Schneider Jason and Lea Nordhaus Suzanne & Michael Schnittman Joan & Beryl Nusbaum Nancy & David Schraver Jann Nyffeler David & Naomi Schrier Margaret & David Oakes William C. Schultz W. Smith & Jean O’Brien Steven Schwartz & Alice Tariot Peter Oddleifson & Kay Wallace

Terry K. Schwartz Theresa Seil Katie Sejba David & Susan Senise Rich Sensenbach Mr. & Mrs. Earl H. Sexton Dr. Paul & Kathy Shapiro Robert Hallstrom & Lily Shaw Kelly M. Shea Philip Sheils Ruth Sheldon Mary E. Sherman Robert and Nancy Shewan Mr. & Mrs. Michael O. Shipley Deepak Shukla Mrs. Shirley Shumway Myron Silver Myron S. Silver & Rivka Chatman Naomi Silver Cathy Demers and Gary Simpson Joseph Simpson Daniel & Sarah Singal David and Elizabeth Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith Thomas Smith Carol Snook in Memory of Richard Snook Janet H. Sorensen Patricia Southcombe Ms. Suzanne Spencer Jean & Harold Stacey Daniel Stare Donna Stein Ron and Alison Steinmiller Georgine & James Stenger Mr. & Mrs. David Stern Richard & Gwen Sterns Elizabeth and Robert Sterrett Kevin Stone & Nancy Atwood-Stone Mr. Elmar Strazds Anne Sullivan John & Barbara Szulgit Daniel Taramasco Yoshiko Tamura & Bruce M. Lee Mark Taubman Jonathan G. Terry Eric Thompson Frank Torchio Bill & Mary Anna Towler Patrick Toy Mimi & Sam Tilton John & Betty Travis Mr & Mrs George Treier William J. Tribelhorn J. Michael & Sally Turner John & Janet Tyler Eugene and Gloria Ulterino John R Unson Ms Sheree Usiatynski Tom Van Strydonck Charles W. VanBuren Roger & Jeanette Van Wormer Margaret Vanas Wayne & Anne Vander Byl Thomas & Jeanne Verhulst Jo Ann F Vierthaler Robert Vosteen Ellen Wagner Mrs. Herbert Watkins Debra Watson Janet & Jeff Waxman Pierce & Elizabeth Webb Mr. & Mrs. David K. Weber Sandra Weber

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) CONTINUED Betsy and Peter Webster Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Wegman Ann D. Weintraub Richard & Shirley Wersinger Carol Whitbeck Robert White Gary W. Wicks John Wilcox Mr. & Mrs. William Wilcox

Mr. John Williams and Mr. Chuck Lundeen Leonore & Lee Wiltse Carol Wischmeyer Mrs. Mary Alice Wolf Charles & Susan Wolfe Beatrice and Michael Wolford Gary & Judith Wood Peter Woods

Charlotte Wright Jeffrey G. Wrightand Betty Wells Kevin & Trude Wright Eileen M. Wurzer Linda and Robert G. Wyman Lawrence and 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 Rachel Boucher at 585-454-7311 x249 *Deceased IN MEMORY OF… Edward Maybeck Richard and Diane Dennison Thomas and Doreen Deisenworth Jane Dieck Daniel and Carole Haas John Holzwarth Mr. Donald C. Hutchins Deanne Molinari George and Kathryn Muller Joan and Beryl Nusbaum Charlie and Lynda Page Tom and Wenda Silco Bruce and Judy Wadworth Sylvia Watkins Eileen Wurzer

Bea Roxin Scott and Marcia Ladin Marilyn Merrigan Karen Morris

IN HONOR OF… Andy Germanow for his 70th birthday Peggy Savlov

Norman Spindelman Don and Victoria Twietmeyer Verna Rex Ann Parsons John Thoman Cricket & Frank Luellen

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

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

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

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ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA News from the

SUN

MOZART AND MUSSORGSKY

3 PM

James Mick, conductor

HALE AUDITORIUM ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE

MOZART

Overture to “Don Giovanni”

SPOHR

Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Mvt. 1 David Kim, concerto competition winner

BORNE

Carmen Fantasy for Flute Joy Zhang, concerto competition winner

MUSSORGSKY

Pictures at an Exhibition

MAY 14

Tickets: $10/adults, $5/students, seniors (in advance) $12/ adults, $7/students, seniors (at door) Tickets are available by calling 585-454-2100, online at rpo.org, or in person at the RPO Patron Services Center.

WANT TO JOIN THE RPYO? New Student Auditions for All Instruments April 30–May 6 Open to advanced-level young musicians in grades eight through twelve.

Apply online: tinyurl.com/RPYOAuditionApplication by Friday, April 21

THANKS SUSAN! We wish all the best to Susan Basu on her retirement after 24 years of distinguished service as RPYO Manager. She has enriched the musical lives of hundreds of area students.

2016-17 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Andrew Brown Maria Donnelly, Parent Committee Chair Vicky Feathers Elizabeth Hanan Rus Healy Brian King David Lane, Chair John Lucia, Treasurer Jim Orgar

Linda Orgar Mike Rutecki Dan Stare Fred Weingarten Roxanne Willard

EX-OFFICIO Susan Basu, RPYO Co-Manager Barbara Brown Ralph Craviso Jeanne Gray James Mick, Music Director Irene Narotsky, RPYO Manager Josephine Whang

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DEVELOPMENT Domenic Argentieri, Vice President of Development Jason V. Polasek, Director of Donor Relations Mark Zeger, Manager of Institutional Giving Robert Dermody, Manager of Major Gifts Kimberly Cenzi, Manager of Annual Giving Kathy Miller, Administrative & Volunteer Coordinator Rachel M. Boucher, Development Associate Amanda J. Glann, Development Assistant Madison Hornick* Rennie Cotner* FINANCE Mark Pignagrande, Finance Manager Nancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information Systems Irene Shaffer, Manager of Human Resources Simona R. Benenati, Office Administrator

PATRON SERVICES CENTER Edward W. Solorzano, Director Teddy Sainphor, Manager Emily Gisleson, Assistant Manager Jenni Kohler, Direct Sales Manager David T. Meyer +, House Manager Olivia Case +, Senior Sales Representative Fabrice Broyld + Abby Chapman-Duprey + Patrick Corvington + Gabe Havalack + Kari Swenson + Paulina Swierczek + Troy Tette + ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUE Laura Morihara +, RPL Administrator ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA Irene Narotksy +, Manager Susan Basu +, Co-Manager Kaley Harman * + Part Time * Intern ^ Consultant

2016–17 Season

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS & EDUCATION Richard Decker, Vice President of Artistic Administration Barbara Brown, Director of Education Rebecca Sealander, Concert Production Manager Yunn-Shan Ma, Conducting Fellow Weiting Zhong*

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Robert Sweibel, Interim Vice President of Marketing & Communications Kathryn Judd, Senior Marketing Manager Michelle Shippers, Communications Manager Mary Rice, Marketing Assistant Sally Cohen PR, Publicist ^

RPO Staff

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

Ludwig would have loved us.

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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.

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

Administrative Support: Support the RPO office on weekdays.

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

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE

■ Planning and hosting the annual Young Artist Auditions

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

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

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

Joanna Bassett Marcia Bornhurst Parkes Judy DiPasquale Catherine Frangenberg Mary Ann Giglio

Sue Habbersett Cynthia Jankowski Connie Kaminski Daryl Kaplan Bonnie Kramer

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

Present JOIN THE LEAGUE TODAY!

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

audience your message to the best in Rochester.

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ERICH CAMPING

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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