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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

MAY 21-JUNE 4

in this issue 5 7 12 13 44 54 55

Welcome from the President & CEO The Orchestra

15 100th Anniversary of America’s National Parks May 21

RPO Board of Directors Bravo to Our Sponsors Bravo to Our Generous Supporters

19 Puccini’s La Bohème in Concert May 25 & 27

Bravo to Our Volunteers About Your RPO

33 Women Rock June 2 & 3

39 Bach & Stravinsky June 4 PHOTO CREDITS: COVER DESIGN: Meg Spoto, m dash studio COVER PHOTO: ©2017 Suzy Gorman THIS PAGE: ©2017 Suzy Gorman

Vol. 94 · Book 9

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Artist in Residence: Jon Nakamatsu

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Dear Friends:

Welcome

Our five special concerts—which included Zelda, Yo-Yo Ma, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Amy Grant, and the Music of David Bowie—all sold out. Under the artistic leadership of Ward Stare, we expanded our flagship Philharmonics Series to 14 weeks (28 concerts!), highlighted American and classical composers and prominent guest soloists, and introduced what we expect to be an annual offering of opera. Jeff Tyzik’s dynamic Pops Series included a Gershwin tribute with pianist (and Rochester audience favorite!) Jon Nakamatsu. And, through it all, our musicians shined. They are the reason that Rochester has continued to support our Orchestra for nearly 100 years, and they remain the heartbeat of our organization.

This month we wrap up our four main subscriptions series’ with much fanfare, beginning with an orKIDStra finale that pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (May 21). Opera returns to Kodak Hall in the form of Puccini’s La Bohème on the Philharmonics Series, and we are pleased to welcome a cast of singers that have performed in some of the greatest opera houses the world over, including the Met (May 25 & 27).

Our Pops’ Series concludes with Jeff Tyzik’s “Women Rock,” an all newshow Jeff has created to celebrate Rochester’s unique contribution to 100 years of women’s suffrage. It features three female power vocalists shaking the rafters to melodies made famous by Tina Turner, Heart, Pat Benatar, Carole King, and more (June 2 & 3). And, our Sunday Series at Hochstein highlights noted Bach-interpreter Simone Dinnerstein performing two of the master’s concertos (June 4).

ERICH CAMPING

Now is the time to sign up for our exciting 2017–18 Season, featuring Itzhak Perlman and a broad appeal of classical music, Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald, a showing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneTM, and E.T. The Extra-TerrestrialTM with music performed live by the RPO, and so much more. Order your series today to get the best seats at the best prices. Visit rpo.org/subscribe or call 585-454-2100 today.

from the President & CEO

What a year it’s been! As our 94th season reaches its final, triumphant notes, I am pleased to reflect on our most recent successes. We increased our ticket sales 17% year over year and attracted thousands of first-timers, reflecting the increasingly broad appeal the RPO has to the Rochester community. We thank you for being patrons and financial supporters of the RPO as we move toward the conclusion of this outstanding season. You’re the reason the RPO exists.

As always, we thank you for your support. Although our ticket sales have been increasing, they still account for only 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 financial support to maintain a fiscal balance. Learn more by calling the Development Office at 585-399-3649 or visit rpo.org/donate.

Sincerely,

Ralph Craviso President & CEO

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News from RPO musicians

Congratulations to:

Elizabeth (Libba) Seka,

Mark Kellogg,

Joe Werner,

Charles Bailey,

principal trombone

viola, retiring after 50 years of service!

(The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair), who is moving

principal keyboard (The Lois P. Lines Chair), who is retiring from his role as the Orchestra’s Personnel Manager after 24 years of service (to be succeeded by bassist Fred Dole)!

Joe will continue to serve as RPO principal keyboard.

bassoon and contra-bassoon, who is retiring after 22 years of service.

on after 28 years of service to focus on his full-time teaching position at the Eastman School, as well as a variety of classical and jazz performance opportunities and a bit of conducting and composing.

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

by Charles & Cindy Gibson

Tigran Vardanyan Ellen Rathjen Thomas Rodgers Supported in part this season

by Kitty J. Wise

Aika Ito William Hunt Kenneth Langley Molly Werts McDonald Willa Finck Jeremy Hill An-Chi Lin SECOND VIOLIN Hanna Landrum, Principal Daryl Perlo, Assistant Principal Patricia Sunwoo John Sullivan Lara Sipols Nancy Hunt Boris Zapesochny Liana Koteva Kirvan Margaret Leenhouts Heidi Brodwin Ainur Zabenova Petros Karapetyan VIOLA Melissa Matson, Principal The William L. Gamble Chair Supported in part this season

by John & Carol Bennett

Marc Anderson, Assistant Principal Elizabeth Seka Olita Povero Olivia Chew Samantha Rodriguez Neil Miller David Hult Aaron Mossburg Matthew Ross CELLO Ahrim Kim, Principal The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Chair Funded in perpetuity

Kathleen Murphy Kemp, Assistant Principal Supported in part this season

by Elizabeth & Larry Rice

Lars Kirvan Christopher Haritatos Una Gong Benjamin Krug Zexun Shen Ingrid Bock

The Anne Hayden McQuay Chair Funded in perpetuity

The Cricket and Frank Luellen Chair Funded in perpetuity

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

Nikolette LaBonte, Associate/Assistant/Utility Maura McCune Corvington David Angus

Supported in part this season

by Duane & Ida Miller

Jason McNeel FLUTE Rebecca Gilbert, Principal The Charlotte Whitney Allen Chair Funded in perpetuity

Joanna Bassett Supported in part this season by Josephine Trubek

Jessica Sindell Diane Smith PICCOLO Joanna Bassett Jessica Sindell OBOE Erik Behr, Principal The Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Chair Funded in perpetuity

Anna Steltenpohl Geoffrey Sanford

Supported in part this season

by Kathy & John Purcell

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

Wesley Nance Herbert Smith Paul Shewan TROMBONE Mark Kellogg,+* Principal The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair Funded in perpetuity

David Bruestle, Acting Principal Lisa Albrecht Jeffrey Gray BASS TROMBONE Jeffrey Gray TUBA W. Craig Sutherland, Principal Supported in part this season

by Rob W. Goodling

ENGLISH HORN Anna Steltenpohl

TIMPANI Charles Ross, Principal

CLARINET Kenneth Grant,+ Principal

Jim Tiller, Assistant Principal

The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair Funded in perpetuity

William Amsel Andrew Brown E-FLAT CLARINET William Amsel BASS CLARINET Andrew Brown SAXOPHONE Ramon Ricker Supported in part this season

by Jeff & Sue Crane

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

Charles Bailey* Natalya Rose Vrbsky Martha Sholl CONTRA-BASSOON Natalya Rose Vrbsky

The Harold and Joan Feinbloom Chair Funded in perpetuity

2016–17 Season

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

BASS HORN Michael Griffin, Acting Principal W. Peter Kurau,+ Principal

The Orchestra

FIRST VIOLIN Juliana Athayde, Concertmaster

PERCUSSION Jim Tiller, Principal The Marie-Merrill and George M. Ewing Chair Funded in perpetuity

Brian Stotz John McNeill Supported in part this season

by Bill & Ruth Cahn

Robert Patterson Jillian Pritchard Fiandach HARP Grace Wong, Principal The Eileen Malone Chair, A Tribute

by Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt M. Sylvester Funded in perpetuity

KEYBOARD Joseph Werner, Principal The Lois P. Lines Chair Funded in perpetuity

Cary Ratcliff PERSONNEL MANAGER Joseph Werner PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Kim Hartquist PRODUCTION CREW David Zaccaria, Stage Manager Deirdre Street, Assistant Stage Manager

* On Leave + Full-time faculty at the Eastman School of Music

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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 included 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 also collaborated with noted soloists such as pianist Jeremy Denk, violinist James Ehnes, and soprano Nicole Cabell.

2016–17 Season

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 made 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.

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.

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

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

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JEFF TYZIK Principal Pops Conductor

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

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

SEAN TURI

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

OFFICERS EX-OFFICIO Jules L. Smith, Esq. Ralph P. Craviso Chairperson of the Board President & CEO 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) James T. Englert 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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Women Rock June 2 & 3

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HOCHSTEIN PERFORMANCE HALL

The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

Grand Canyon Suite

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artists Stephen Lias, composer The music of adventurer-composer Stephen Lias is regularly performed in concert and recital throughout the U.S. and abroad by soloists and ensembles including the Arianna Quartet, the Anchorage Symphony, the Oasis Quartet, the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Orchestra, the Ensamble de Trompetas Simón Bolívar, the Boulder Philharmonic, and the Russian String Orchestra. This is his RPO debut. His music is published by ALRY Publications, Alias Press, and Warwick Music, and appears on compact discs from Centaur Records, Teal Creek Music, Mark Records, and Parma Records. Lias is also active as a composer of theatrical incidental music and served for 11 years as composer-in-residence and music director at the Texas Shakespeare Festival.

His passion for wilderness and outdoor pursuits has led to a sizeable series of works about the national parks of the U.S. He served as artist-in-residence at Rocky Mountain, Glacier, Denali, Glacier Bay, Bering Land Bridge, and Gates of the Arctic National Parks, and has written more than a dozen park-related pieces that have been performed in places such as Colorado, New Hampshire, Texas, Alaska, Sydney, and Taiwan. Among his current projects is a new commission from the Boulder Philharmonic (funded by the National Endowment for the Arts) to create an original piece inspired by Rocky Mountain National Park. He is the founder and leader of Alaska Geographic’s annual “Composing in the Wilderness” field seminar.

When not composing and teaching, Lias enjoys reading, backpacking, kayaking, skiing, travel, and photography. Lias received degrees from Messiah College, Stephen F. Austin State University, and Louisiana State University.

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Ward Stare, conductor Grant Preisser, stage director

8 PM KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

CAST Rodolfo, a poet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Meers Mimì, a seamstress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inna Dukach Marcello, a painter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Elliott Musetta, a singer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacqueline Echols Schaunard, a musician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoffrey Hahn Colline, a philosopher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . André Courville Benoît, their landlord/Alcindoro, a state councilor. . . .Mitchell Hutchings Parpignol, a toy vendor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Tabor

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synopsis SETTING: PARIS IN THE MID 1830’S ACT I: Rodolfo and Marcello’s roof-top garett, Christmas Eve The Bohemian poet Rodolfo and his painter friend Marcello are cold, hungry, and penniless, and are desperately trying to work. Their philosopher friend Colline returns after failing to pawn some old books when suddenly the musician Schaunard arrives with money, provisions, and an invitation to dine out. After a brief skirmish over the rent with their landlord Benoît, the Bohemians set out for Café Momus, leaving Rodolfo behind to finish an article. Mimì, a neighbor who embroiders flowers knocks at the door. Her candle has blown out and Rodolfo lights it for her but it goes out again. In the confusion she loses her key. As they search for it, their hands touch, leading to an exchange of confidences and declarations of love. They leave together to join his friends at Café Momus.

ACT II: Café Momus, The Latin Quarter, later that night.

The Latin Quarter is alive with Christmas Eve celebrations. Crowds of revelers go about their last-minute Christmas shopping among the many street vendors. Rodolfo takes Mimì to buy a bonnet, and Marcello sizes up the young ladies who pass by. Rodolfo proudly presents Mimì to his friends, and she expresses her delight with her new bonnet. The beautiful Musetta makes a spectacular entrance, followed by her current boyfriend, city councilor Alcindoro. She spots Marcello, the lover to whom she regularly returns after their many stormy breakups. She stages a scene designed to inflame his jealousy. She torments Alcindoro by complaining about the café’s service, smashes a plate, then bursts into a seductive melody in waltz time. She and Marcello reunite, a parade passes by, and the friends escape leaving Alcindoro to pay the bill.

INTERMISSION ACT III: The Barrière d’Enfer, a toll-gate on the edge of Paris, February The scene is a gateway in the city suburbs, with a tavern on one side, a few hours before dawn.

The love affair between Mimì and Rodolfo has cooled off. Mimì enters, coughing deeply at regular intervals. She goes to the tavern door and asks for Marcello. She pours out her heart to him, telling how Rodolfo has ruined their relationship through his unreasonable jealousy.

Marcello tries to comfort her. Rodolfo appears and Marcello departs. In spite of all their difficulties, Mimì and Rodolfo agree to remain together until the spring.

ACT IV: Rodolfo and Marcello’s roof-top garett, April Hungry and penniless once more, the bachelors Rodolfo and Marcello try to work; however, each is distracted by the memory of his lost love. Schaunard and Colline bring in some scraps of food and the Bohemians make light of their poverty. Musetta appears with the news that Mimì is on the stairs, too weak to climb any further. Rodolfo helps her into the room and settles her in a chair. Musetta decides to sell her earrings and Colline his coat to buy medicine for the dying girl, and a muff to warm her hands. Marcello goes for a doctor, leaving Mimì and Rodolfo to reconcile the past and pledge their love for each other. The others soon return, but Mimì is too ill to be helped.

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GIACOMO PUCCINI La Bohème (Complete opera)

b. Lucca, Italy December 22, 1858

La Bohème is one of the world’s most popular operas—in fact, this tragic romance has received more performances (over 1250) at the Metropolitan Opera than any other work.

d. Brussels, Belgium November 29, 1924

It is one of the great musical portraits of young, ecstatic love, composed by a hot-blooded man in his thirties. Puccini’s first two operas found little success, forcing him to lead the kind of impoverished life experienced by the characters in La Bohème. With the immensely successful premiere of Manon Lescaut in 1893, his career as a brilliant creator of musical theatre was well and truly launched.

A short time later, he and fellow composer Ruggero Leoncavallo ran into each other in a café.

Puccini mentioned that he was working on an opera based on French author Henri Murger’s Scenes of Bohemian Life. Leoncavallo replied angrily that he was doing the same thing, and had discussed the project with Puccini a year prior who showed no interest in it. However, Puccini brought his version to the stage first.

To create the text of his opera, Puccini turned to two of the four writers who had performed the same function with his opera Manon Lescaut: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. The text was completed by the summer of 1894. Puccini completed the music on December 10, 1895, and the opera’s première took place in Turin on February 1, 1896. The conductor was 29 yearold up-and-comer Arturo Toscanini. The initial public response was mixed, but its popularity increased quickly, and it was soon heard in many other countries.

Leoncavallo’s version reached the stage 15 months after the debut of Puccini’s edition. It was respected, but fell from sight due to the enormous popularity of Puccini’s score. It has been produced only rarely, despite the fact that it undoubtedly contains some fine music. ©2017 Don Anderson.

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notes Written by Grant Preisser, Stage Director Opera as an art form is known for its larger-than-life characters presented on a grand stage. It is the marriage of incredible music, stellar singing, and spectacular production that keeps audiences enraptured and rouses them to their feet in thunderous applause.

However, more and more concert and semi-staged productions of opera are being presented by opera companies and symphony orchestras alike. This type of presentation is the full opera with reduced production elements: limited to no set, the orchestra on stage, and limited staging opportunities for the singers. On the surface this sounds static and not representative of the composer’s envisioning of the work, but with the right piece this can create a heightened and perhaps more intense dramatic experience for an audience.

La Bohème is just such a piece that lends itself well to a semi-staged treatment. Puccini eschewed the tradition of operas being about gods and goddesses, kings and queens, focusing much of his work on more relatable characters. His self-professed intent in his compositions was to express “great sorrows in little souls.” In this semi-staged presentation, “great sorrows” are expressed by the RPO onstage and the “little souls” are brought to life by a sensitive and nuanced cast. Puccini puts real people onstage, emphasizing human relationships and the tender, tenuous route they take. This works well within the more intimate and evocative setting that a semi-staged production creates.

Based on the Henri Murger novel and subsequent play, Puccini, with librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, structured his La Bohème into four acts, which Puccini conceptualized as “images.” Each image is a vignette of the bohemian life, with the plot centering around the relationship of Rodolfo and Mimì. The idea of images works well within the limitations of a semi-staged approach in that each scene is presentational without the need for scenic elements to aid the drama. Some strategic props and simple costume elements set the tableau, and the audience is left to become immersed in the drama unfolding before them.

Semi-staged productions, however, are not simply putting the singers in front of the orchestra and giving them appropriate entrances and exits. The onus in communicating Puccini’s story now rests solely on the power of each singer’s performance and the ensemble dynamic created between the characters. This is intimate storytelling at its finest as the singers must connect and emotionally engage the audience who aren’t distracted by the typical sweeping Parisian backdrop associated with other iconic productions of this work.

What evokes the sweeping landscape intended for this band of Bohemians instead is the ability to have an expanded orchestra and chorus. Not being limited to a pit or the confines of a stage, the orchestra and chorus become characters in the piece as opposed to simple accompaniment. For Puccini this creates a glorious opportunity for the audience to bask in his lush melodic lines and rich orchestral texture, getting swept away on an emotional journey to the tearful conclusion of Rodolfo and Mimì’s relationship.

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artists Harold Meers (Rodolfo), tenor SEBASTIAN SMITH

Harold Meers has earned critical acclaim for performances at the principal lyric venues of North America, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opera Company Harold Meers Inna Dukach of Philadelphia, Minnesota Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Boston Lyric Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Omaha, Nashville Opera, New Orleans Opera, Baltimore Opera, Cleveland Opera, and Virginia Opera. 2016-17 engagements include Madama Butterfly (Pinkerton) with the Kentucky Opera, Carmen (Don Jose), with Opera Santa Barbara, Otello (Cassio) with the Filarmónica de Jalisco, and a concert performance of Puccini’s La Bohème with the Helena Symphony Orchestra. This is his first performance with the RPO. Meers’ 2015-16 engagements included his debut in the title role of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Madison Opera, and Puccini’s Il Trittico (Luigi/Rinuccio) with the Utah Opera Festival. He also returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Cassio (cover) in the company’s new production of Verdi’s Otello. In the 2014-15 season, Meers joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera as Rodolfo (cover) in Puccini’s La Bohème and took his acclaimed Rodolfo to San Diego Opera for a production that celebrated the company’s 50th anniversary.

Also an accomplished artist on the concert stage and in recital, Meers’ recent forays into concert masterworks have included Rachmaninoff ’s The Bells with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and Verdi’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and Handel’s Messiah with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

Inna Dukach (Mimì), soprano Praised for her “immediately appealing, youthfully rich and velvety voice,” soprano Inna Dukach appears this season with New York City Opera as Zemfira in Aleko and Mimi in La Bohème with the Lubbock Symphony. Next season she joins the roster of the Metropolitan Opera for their production of Madama Butterfly, and creates the role of Ina in Opera Colorado’s world premiere of Steal a Pencil for Me. Dukach made her London debut at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as Musetta in La Bohème. She has sung the role of Mimì in La Bohème with New York City Opera and Opera Colorado among many others. Recent performances include Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus with Florentine Opera, Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly with Atlanta Opera and Anchorage Opera, Amelia in Simon Boccanegra with Kentucky Opera, and Susanna in Il segreto di Susanna with Odyssey Opera. Inna’s other roles include Tatiana in Eugene Onegin with Opéra Lyra Ottawa; Violetta in La Traviata with Croatian National Opera and Opera Omaha; Countess in Le nozze di Figaro for Hawaii Opera Theatre; Nedda in Pagliacci with Israeli Opera and New Orleans Opera; Walter in La Wally with Netherlands Radio Philharmonic at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Opera Hong Kong; Liù in Turandot with Savonlinna Opera Festival, and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Orlando Opera and Opera Carolina. This is her first performance with the RPO.

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artists Alexander Elliott (Marcello), baritone Alexander Elliott began the 2015-16 season as Marcello in Puccini’s La Bohème with Tulsa Opera. He sang John Brooke in Adamo’s Little Alexander Elliott Jacqueline Echols Women with the Madison Opera in January 2016, followed by his debut as Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with the Orlando Philharmonic in April. He then returned to Portland Opera for their inaugural 2016 festival season as Anthony in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, and the title role in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.

This season’s highlights included a return to Tulsa Opera for an exclusive concert of operatic and holiday duets with soprano Leona Mitchell, as well as the Greater Bridgeport Symphony for Marcello in La Bohème. He added a house and role debut as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte with Opera Omaha, and debuted the role of Edward Kynaston in Florida State Opera’s production of Prince of Players, working with composer Carlisle Floyd. He also makes his Dallas Opera debut covering the role of Doug Hansen in Joby Talbot’s Everest An active concert performer, Elliott returns to the Pittsburgh Symphony this season for Haydn’s Creation, and reprises his role in Return of the Puppet Master with the Orlando Philharmonic.

In 2013, he received the John Moriarty Award for his outstanding contribution to Central City Opera. He trained at Florida State University as a student of David Okerlund. This is his first performance with the RPO.

Jacqueline Echols (Musetta), soprano Lyric soprano Jacqueline Echols has been praised for her “dynamic range and vocal acrobatics” (Classical Voice) in theaters across the United States. She started the 2016-17 season with a debut at The Dallas Opera as Pip in Jake Heggie’s Moby Dick, a role she debuted last season in her company debut with Los Angeles Opera. In February, she returned to Washington National Opera as Sister Rose in Dead Man Walking, another work by Heggie.

In April, she made her house debut at Pittsburgh Opera when she created the role of Helen in the world premiere performances of The Summer King. She finishes her season in concert at the Tanglewood Festival singing Woglinde in Wagner’s Das Rheingold. This is her first performance with the RPO. Recent seasons have seen Echols with North Carolina Opera as Violetta in La Traviata and Musetta in La Bohème, as well as with the Glimmerglass Festival as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Giulietta in King for a Day, and Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos. She also appeared as Micaëla in Carmen and Clorinda in La Cenerentola at Washington National Opera.

A native of Detroit, Echols is a 2012 second prize winner at the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition. She completed her master’s degree and artist diploma at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM).

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artists Geoffrey Hahn (Schaunard), baritone Winner of the 2017 Eleanor McCollum Competition Viewers’ Choice Award at the Houston Grand Opera, baritone Geoffrey Geoffrey Hahn André Courville Hahn makes a number of house and role debuts in the 2016-17 season. He returns to the Wolf Trap Opera in June for his role debut as Sciarrone in Tosca and to cover the title role in John Musto’s Bastianello. This is his first performance with the RPO and also his orchestral debut.

A favorite among summer opera festivals, Hahn has been seen in previous seasons as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte and Dancaïre in Carmen at Aspen Opera Theater, in addition to covering the role of Delirio in the North American premiere of Florian Gassmann’s L’Opera Seria at Wolf Trap Opera. He debuted with Aspen Chamber Music in 2014 performing Stephen Hough’s Other Love Songs, and returned in 2015 to perform Vaughan Williams’ Songs of Travel. Additional recent performances include Sam in Trouble in Tahiti and Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, as well as Billy Bigelow in Carousel and Fabrizio in The Light in the Piazza at Columbia University.

André Courville (Colline), bass-baritone Praised by Opera News for his “splendid, lush bass-baritone,” André Courville is quickly establishing himself as one of America’s foremost young singers. He debuts this season with the Philadelphia Orchestra as a soloist in Bach’s Cantata 150 under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in Europe at Karlsruhe’s Badisches Staatstheater as Mozart’s Figaro, and at the Spoleto Festival USA in Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor. A recent graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, he has garnered critical acclaim for performances of many leading roles including Méphistophélès in Faust, Mustafà in L’Italiana in Algeri, and Leporello in Don Giovanni.

An equally busy concert performer, he has appeared at Carnegie Hall for the past four seasons since his debut there in Opera Orchestra of New York’s acclaimed production of Roberto Devereux. Other recent performances include Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with The Cecilia Chorus of New York, Bach’s B minor Mass with Vox Ama Deus, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Philadelphia Sinfonia. This is his first performance with the RPO. A Louisiana native, Courville is the recipient of top awards in seven national and international vocal competitions, including first prize in the Loren L. Zachary National Vocal Competition and top prize in the Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition.

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artists Mitchell Hutchings (Alcindoro/Benoît), baritone Baritone Mitchell Hutchings has been described as having “a beautiful instrument” (soprano Renée Fleming) “that can do anything” (British pianist Graham Johnson). He has been heard throughout the United States and abroad from Carnegie Hall to the Antonín Dvořák Museum in Prague.

Mitchell Hutchings

In 2016, Hutchings sang the role of John Proctor in The Crucible with Hartford Opera Theater and Marcello in scenes from La Bohème with Rochester Lyric Opera. In April, he held a full recital of song at the Eastman School of Music with distinguished guest Renée Fleming in attendance. In the summer season, he sang Michele in Il tabarro, Marco in Gianni Schicchi, Father in Ragtime, and Pete in Show Boat with Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre. He finished the year singing portions of Bach›s Christmas Oratorio with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. This is his first performance with the RPO. Hutchings has been a resident artist of Opera Saratoga, Des Moines Metro Opera, Pensacola Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Dicapo Opera Theatre, and Opera Maine. He holds music degrees from Florida State University and Western Carolina University and is currently completing his DMA at the Eastman School of Music. He resides in upstate New York with his spouse, accomplished composer and stage director Sarah Reneer-Hutchings.

Joseph Finetti (Sergeant), bass Bass-baritone Joseph Finetti, a long-time member of Madrigalia and the early music group Musica Spei, appears as a vocal soloist throughout the Finger Lakes region. Trained as a family physician here in Rochester, he has maintained a medical practice for more than 20 years in Greece, N.Y.

Jeffrey Tabor (Parpignol), tenor Jeffrey Tabor is active as a tenor soloist in the Rochester region, and has sung for many seasons with Madrigalia and Musica Spei.

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artists Grant Preisser, Stage Director Stage Director and Designer Grant Preisser enjoys a diverse international career across music, theater, design, and education. His 2016-17 season began with his debut at UrbanArias in Washington, D.C. as stage director and production designer for The Man Grant Preisser Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, conducted by Robert Wood. He returns to Opera Orlando throughout the season as scenic designer for productions of Don Pasquale and Amahl and the Night Visitors, as well as scenic and costume designer of a new production of Don Giovanni. He will finish the season directing The Magic Flute for Lawrence Opera Theatre. This is his first production with the RPO. Following his appointment in 2016 as production assistant at Music Academy of the West working on Matthew Aucoin’s Second Nature and Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, Preisser returns to Santa Barbara in the summer of 2017 as assistant director for L’elisir d’amore and the OperaFest scenes program working alongside acclaimed director James Darrah and conductor Speranza Scappucci. He is in his second season as general manager and stage director for Angels & Demons Entertainment (ADE), a full-service production company focused on packaging concert/semi-staged works for symphony orchestras. Upcoming productions for ADE this season include Hansel & Gretel with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, as well as St. Matthew Passion with the Colorado Symphony.

Preisser earned his undergraduate degree in voice from Florida State University, followed by a graduate degree in interior design. After establishing himself as a designer and design educator as associate vice president of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Hong Kong, he married his expertise in classical music and design by completing another master’s degree in stage direction before beginning his professional directorial career.

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chorus MADRIGALIA Glenda Brayman Jacqueline Castiglia Jason Cloen Justin Doyle Juli Elliot

Joe Finetti Michael Gehl Karen Hospers Craig Knight Miles Ludek

Daniel McInerney Mary Mowers Brenda Nitsch Jeff Tabor Dawn Yehl

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Madrigalia delights audiences with its beauty of sound and artistic excellence. The 15-member ensemble of highly skilled vocalists presents unique and challenging programs of choral music built around intriguing themes. Madrigalia promotes the appreciation of choral singing to diverse audiences through performances, recordings, broadcasts, outreach, and the commissioning of new music. Their last performance with the RPO was in November 2016 for The Legend of Zelda. The Madrigalia Festival Chorus singers were selected and prepared by Ratcliff especially for this presentation.

Artistic Director Cary Ratcliff is a composer of choral and orchestral works, as well as art song, opera, and chamber music. Ratcliff, a pianist, also plays keyboards with the RPO. Madrigalia has released two recordings under Ratcliff ’s direction, and served as the chorus in the recording of his large-scale opera Eleni. Ratcliff ’s large-scale oratorio Ode to Common Things was featured on the choral ensemble Conspirare’s Grammy-nominated Harmonia Mundi recording in 2016. A large sampling of his art songs can be heard on Kathryn Lewek Sings Cary Ratcliff (Albany Records). Ratcliff was also recently honored as Mu Phi Epsilon’s Rochester Musician of the Year, 2017.

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chorus THE BACH CHILDREN’S CHORUS OF NAZARETH COLLEGE Jimmy DeMarco Harper Foley Graham Greene Rachael Guarino Tess Heffernan Cassidy Herendeen Jade Hill Maria Huber

Aidan Jacobs Amelia Lake Malia Lake Abigail Lowtan Maxfield McCabe Sean Meyers Stephen Moulton Jake Mulcahy Emily Oldfield

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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, including the RPO and the Rochester Chamber Orchestra. Their last performance with the RPO was in November 2016 for The Nutcracker. This spring, the BCC toured Montreal, Canada. Registration is now open for the BCC and the Mozart Children’s Chorus for younger singers. For more information, please visit www.bachkidsusa.org.

Karla Krogstad, director 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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artists Cassidy Catanzaro, vocals As the lead singer and songwriter of the all-female rock band Antigone Rising, Cassidy Catanzaro toured the U.S. following a landmark record deal signed with both Cassidy Catanzaro Katrina Rose Dideriksen Starbucks’ Hear Music label and Atlantic Records, selling close to two million albums. She released her third solo album “What is REAL” in April 2016. She has toured with legendary acts such as The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith and has sung with rock icons from Greg Allman to Steve Perry. This is her first performance with the RPO. National television appearances include: The Tonight Show, TODAY, featured commentator in multiple programs for VH-1, and as the model for Seven Jeans in both print and TV. She has also been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine.

Songwriting credits include tracks for pop star Demi Lovato with world-renowned producer Max Martin, Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, popular Swedish recording artist Tommy Burr, the Mount Holly Band, as well as other credits for film and television.

Katrina Rose Dideriksen, vocals Born in North Carolina, Katrina Rose Dideriksen grew up singing in the church choir while practicing rock riffs from her bedroom. Singled out as a child for her surprisingly powerful voice, it wasn’t until she finally packed her bags for New York City that she found a place she felt she belonged. She spent three years at New York University and working in karaoke clubs before being noticed by the producers of Hairspray at an open call. Selected to star as the lead character Tracy Turnblad, the role took her all over North America, including Broadway, and eventually landing opposite the unforgettable Harvey Fierstein in the original Las Vegas production at The Luxor.

Having been compared to Janis Joplin for much of her life, Dideriksen fulfilled a dream when she was asked to portray the rock icon in A Night with Janis Joplin just outside of Janis’ hometown in Houston, Texas. Other favorite Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include, RENT, Jerry Springer: The Opera, and BloodSong of Love. An original member of the Joe Iconis & Family rock band, she continues to perform in various venues throughout New York City and recently originated the role of Genya Ravan in the biographical rock opera, Rock & Roll Refugee.

Her recordings include Things To Ruin: The Songs of Joe Iconis, Rock & Roll Jamboree, Kerrigan & Lowdermilk LIVE, and Monster Songs by Rob Rokicki (available on iTunes and Amazon). This is her first performance with the RPO.

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artists Shayna Steele, vocals On stage and in the studio, New York City-based vocalist and songwriter Shayna Steele proves she is a vocal force to be reckoned with.

After appearing on Broadway in Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, and the original cast of Hairspray, Steele started writing music with partner David Cook in 2002.

The two quickly developed a creative synergy, collaborating on Steele’s eponymous debut EP in 2004. Shayna has shared the stage with R&B singer Ledisi, and also opened for George Clinton and the Sugar Hill Gang. She was also a featured singer with Bjorkestra and Grammywinning conductor/composer/trumpeter Dave Douglas. She has also appeared with Grammy winner Snarky Puppy. She is also a vocalist with the Grammy nominated group Broadway Inspirational Voices, and has worked as a sideman with Lizz Wright, Bette Midler, Natasha Bedingfield, John Legend, Matthew Morrison, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Rihanna, and Kelly Clarkson.

Her voice can be heard on the film soundtrack for Hairspray, as well as film soundtracks for The Bourne Legacy and Sex and the City 2. In December, she reprised her role with the “Dynamites” in NBC’s Hairspray Live. This is her first performance with the RPO.

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SUN 2 PM HOCHSTEIN PERFORMANCE HALL

Michael Butterman, conductor The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

Simone Dinnerstein, piano

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Dumbarton Oaks Concerto

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J.S. BACH

Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052

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Allegro Adagio Allegro Simone Dinnerstein, piano

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Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056

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[No tempo indicated] Andante Allegro assai Simone Dinnerstein, piano

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Pulcinella Suite

Bach & Stravinsky

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20:00

Sinfonia Serenata Scherzino Tarantella Toccata Gavotta Duetto Minuetto - Finale

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IGOR STRAVINSKY Dumbarton Oaks Concerto b. Oranienbaum, Russia June 17, 1882 d. New York, N.Y. April 6, 1971

This athletic and witty concerto, scored for what is in effect an ensemble of soloists, is one of the primary examples of Stravinsky’s Neo-Classical period. While he was composing it, he even told a friend that he considered it a “little concerto in the style of (Bach’s) Brandenburgs.” Its origins date from Stravinsky’s visit to the United This is the first performance States in 1937. Wealthy arts patrons Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods by the RPO Bliss commissioned it to mark their 30th wedding anniversary.

Stravinsky visited them at Dumbarton Oaks, their elaborate estate near Washington, D. C. He was duly impressed with its size and beauty and its enormous gardens. The concerto’s first performance was a private event at Dumbarton Oaks on May 8, 1938. Stravinsky was ill, so the performance was conducted by legendary French pedagogue Nadia Boulanger.

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 b. Eisenach, Germany March 21, 1685 d. Leipzig, Germany July 28, 1750 This is the first performance by the RPO

In 1729, Bach added to his numerous responsibilities at the St. Thomas School in Leipzig by launching what proved to be a decadelong term as the supervisor of the Collegium Musicum (Musical Fraternity). The ranks of this volunteer ensemble were made up of talented university students and amateur performers, augmented on occasion with professional musicians. His good friend Georg Philipp Telemann founded it in 1702.

The ensemble gave public evening concerts during the winter months at a coffee house owned by Gottfried Zimmerman, and on summer afternoons in a garden. It blossomed under Bach’s expert direction, a development that gave him enormous satisfaction, during a period when his primary duties were causing him a great deal of grief. It’s likely that he created his keyboard concertos to be performed at these events.

Bach created 13 concertos for one or more keyboards, plus strings and continuo. They are among the earliest surviving pieces of their kind. The soloists at the Collegium performances were often his talented sons, his finest pupils, and himself.

It’s likely that Bach based the Keyboard Concerto in D Minor on a violin concerto, the original version of which has also vanished. It is the richest and most substantial of his keyboard concertos, resulting in its being the most frequently performed piece in the collection. The first movement is forceful in mood and rich in texture. Mirroring the personality of the F Minor Concerto, the slow second movement makes a particularly lovely and thoughtful impression.

The finale is pleasingly bright and animated, without straying far from the concerto’s overall serious tone.

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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 This is the first performance by the RPO

Despite being the shortest of Bach’s keyboard concertos, the Concerto in F Minor is a sturdy and substantial work. The outer movements appear to have originated in a long-lost oboe concerto.

The jewel is the slow second movement, which Bach also used in Cantata No. 156. One of his most beautiful and most familiar creations, it is often referred to simply as Arioso (in singing style). The strings play pizzicato throughout most of this movement, delicately supporting the soloist’s lyrical song.

IGOR STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite First performed by the RPO November 8, 1956 Victor Alessandro, conductor Last performed by the RPO July 13, 2011 Neil Varon, conductor

In 1919, ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev dreamed the idea of a ballet based on older music. He chose the short-lived but immensely popular Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) as the source, and asked Stravinsky to consider adapting it. At first Stravinsky resisted, but once he examined the music, he fell in love with it. He retained Pergolesi’s melodies and bass lines virtually intact, but placed his own stamp upon the music through transformations in harmony, rhythm, and phrasing.

The ballet’s plot followed the adventures of Pulcinella, a rascally character from the Neapolitan theatre tradition known as commedia dell’arte. The ballet’s premiere took place in Paris on May 15, 1920. The full score includes three vocal soloists. Two years later, Stravinsky repurposed the material into a purely instrumental concert suite. © 2017 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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artists Simone Dinnerstein, piano Simone Dinnerstein is one of the most acclaimed pianists of her generation—called “an artist of true expressive forceâ€? by the Washington Post and “a throwback to such high priestesses of music as Wanda Landowska and Myra Hessâ€? by Slate. The New York-based pianist gained an international following with the remarkable success of her recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, which she independently raised the funds to record. Released in 2007 on Telarc, it ranked No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Classical Chart in its ďŹ rst week of sales and was named to many “Best of 2007â€? lists, including those of The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The New Yorker.

This season, Dinnerstein will release her new album, Mozart in Havana, recorded with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra. The Orchestra will join her on tour in June, making their U.S. debut.

Later this season, Dinnerstein will begin touring the premiere of a new concerto for piano and strings written for her by Philip Glass. Also, in the fall of 2017, Dinnerstein will premiere and begin touring her collaboration with choreographer Pam Tanowitz, New Work for Goldberg Variations. Arriving on the 10th anniversary of Dinnerstein’s acclaimed recording, the work is a setting for piano and a sextet of female dancers. This is her ďŹ rst performance with the RPO.

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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 April 3, 2017. Please contact Mark Zeger at 585-4547311 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) 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. 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) Ames Amzalak Memorial Trust Bill Gray’s Restaurants T.M. & M.W. Crandall Foundation Fred L. Emerson Foundation Hegedorns Kovalsky-Carr Electric Supply Morgan Stanley 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

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

ASSOCIATE ($600–$999) Diamond Packaging Digital Audio Visual Environments Morgood Tools Inc Schreiner Family Fund SUPPORTER ($300–$599) Reimer Piano Tuning Service Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. 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 Janet Kellner & Jim Kurtz KidsOutAndAbout.com Robin Lehman JR McCarthy Nazareth College Alexandra Northrop & Jules L. Smith, Esq. Ramerman Leadership Group 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

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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 Robert Dermody at 585-399-3629 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 Robert Dermody at 585-399-3629 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 April 3, 2017. If we have made an error or omission on this list, please accept our sincere apologies and contact Rachel Boucher at 585-454-7311 x 249 so we may correct our oversight.

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

Dr. Dawn Lipson Cricket & Frank Luellen

PRESTISSIMO ($25,000–$49,999) Anonymous 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 Ralph Craviso 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 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 Jeanne Beecher Nancy & Harry* Beilfuss Carol & John Bennett Drs. Eric and Edie Bieber Judith Boyd Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Briggs Josh & Beth Bruner Mr. & Mrs. Harlan D. Calkins Paul and Mary Callaway Catherine B. Carlson Norris Carlson Joan & Paul Casterline Joyce Crofton Alison & John Currie Judith & Joseph Darweesh David F. Dean Dr. Eric Dreyfuss

Patty & Dick George Janet & Roger Gram Dr. & Mrs. William Grammar Barbara J. Granite Ms. Anne R Guenther* Howard T. Hallowell III David & Barrie Heiligman Merrill & Dianne Herrick Tom & Nan Hildebrandt John & Barbara Holder Susan Holliday 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 Marilyn Merrigan

Hinda & Michael Miller Deanne Molinari Ilene Montana Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Otto Muller-Girard Harold Munson Morning Musicale Kathy and John Purcell Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Reed Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers Drs. Daniel & Charlotte Ryan Wayne Spaulding M Sandra & Richard Stein David & Grace Strong Peter Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti J. Russell & Kathleen Thomas David and Marcia Trauernicht Krestie Utech Robin & Michael Weintraub Ann Weitzel Stephen Wershing Puck* & Claes Winqvist

ANDANTE CIRCLE ($2,500–$4,999) Anonymous (3) Allan & Polly 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 Dr. Thomas Caprio & Ann Leonhardt 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 Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ginsberg

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ANDANTE CIRCLE ($2,500–$4,999) CONTINUED Dr. Allan & Charlotte Kraus Warren & June Glaser Dr. & Mrs. Hobart A. Lerner Rob W. Goodling Gay & Don Lenhard Debbie and Michael Gordon Edith M. Lord Jean Gostomski Swaminathan & Janice Madhu George & Mary Hamlin Bruce & Eleanor McLear Warren & Joyce Heilbronner Mr. & Mrs. James R. McMillen Elizabeth & John T. Hessney Duane & Ida Miller Andrew & Kathleen Holt James E. and Janet L. Morris Dr. Jack & Harriette Howitt Mr. & Mrs. Philip Neivert Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Paul Marc and Pamela Miller Ness Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Ierardi Elizabeth Neureiter-Seely La Marr J. Jackson, Esq. Sara L. Niemeyer Leslie H. Jacobs Drs. Avice & Timothy O’Connor Dr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz Bernard & Molly Panner Daryl & Charles Kaplan Karen A. Petras Norman & Judith Karsten Brock & Sandra Powell Kathryn Kelleher Andrew and Alice Publow Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kennedy William & Barbara Pulsifer Robert J. Kennedy Susan A. Raub Richard & Karen Knowles Mrs. Norma Riedman Myrta & Robert Knox Doria Scortichini & Chris Ritchlin Marcy & Ray Kraus in loving memory of

PHILHARMONIC FRIENDS

John B. Rumsey Paul and Brigid Ryan Drs. Carl & O.J. Sahler Ron & Sharon Salluzzo Richard & Vicki Schwartz Libba & Wolf Seka Nancy A. Skelton Janet Buchanan Smith Glenna Spindelman Mrs. Andrea Stewart 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

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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 Dirk Bernold and Karen Hatch John & Kristine Bouyoucos Simon & Josephine Braitman Louis and Susan Brescia Claire M. Brown 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 Oliver Chanler 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 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 Walter B.D. Hickey, Jr. David C. & Patricia M. Hinkle Art & Barb Hirst 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 Elsbeth J Kozel 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 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

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ADAGIO CIRCLE ($1,000–$2,499) CONTINUED Nancy & Vincent Reale Saul & Susan Marsh Richard & Susan Reed Mrs. Bruce P. Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Richards Linda M. Marsters Daniel & Nancy Robbins Frances & Robert Marx Nancy & Art Roberts Richard & Catherine Massie Mrs. Stanley M. Rogoff Stephen Matkowsky and Elzbieta Antonio & Patricia K. Rosati Charchalis Thomas & Elizabeth Ross Carol & John Matteson Jamal and Pam Rossi William & Erin McCune Hon. Franklin T. and Cynthia Russell Gilbert Kennedy McCurdy Eva P. Sauer Mr. Michael McCusker Peggy Savlov Carol A. McFetridge William Savino Pamela McGreevy James G. Scanzaroli Marion & Ed Mench Gary B. Schaefer Pete & Sally Merrill Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Schenck Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad Metzger Thomas Schumacher Daniel M. Meyers Joan M. Schumaker Jack and Laura Morrissey Anthony & Gloria Sciolino John Muenter Catherine & Richard Seeger Ann Mulligan* Joan & Arthur Segal Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Munson Mr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Seymour Dr. Gary & Ruth Myers Ann H. Stevens & William J. Shattuck Kathy & Ted Nixon Wayne & Sonja Shelton Suzanne J. O’Brien Robert & Nancy Shewan William J. O’Connor, Jr. Alice & Ken Slining David E. Owens George Smith & Diane Ahlman Mrs. Virginia S. Pacala Mary Gayle Smith Dr. Vivian Palladoro Susan and David Spector Jane Parker & Francis Cosentino Kenneth T. & Eva M. Steadman Patricia & Philip Parr Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Stehler Edward J Pettinella Judith Steinheider Elizabeth Phelps Richard Steinheider Channing & Marie Philbrick Chris Stenzel Douglas & Diana Phillips Robert C. Stevens David C. Pixley Melissa S. Stiffler Lee Pollan Dr. Robert & Sally Jo Stookey Vera Powley Margaret A. Strite Bill & Beverly Pullis Jim Sullivan Robert & Anne Quivey ADVOCATE ($700–$999) Anonymous (5) Betsy & Gerald Archibald Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barrett Ann Bauer Hays & Karen Bell Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Blumenau Robert Boehner Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Bolger Bruce and Shirley Burritt Susann Brown & Terence Chrzan Gary R. Chadwick Cathy Chambers Gerard and Joanne Caschette 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 John & Roslyn Goldman Ed & Terry Grissing Michael & Joanna Grosodonia Mrs. Robert Gulick Stephen Gullace Sharon and Mark Hamer Marilyn & Dick Hare Mrs. Robert A. Heinle Mr. Lawrence Helfer Drs. Ryan and Makiko Hoefen Dan & Sandy Hollands Carol E. Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. John Hustler 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

Eleanor Summers Steve and Cheryl Swartout Margaret and Charles Symington Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Thiede Jason Thomas Miriam Thomas Robert & Diane Tichell Sonya Tierney Eric Tillich Dr. and Mrs. Mark Tornatore Stephen & Shirley Townsend Mrs. Schuyler Townson 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 Mary Ellen Welch William D. Watson & Suzanne D. Welch Joseph Werner & Diane Smith 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. Gilbert G. McCurdy Richard McGrath Mr & Mrs John F. McNamara Nancy and Kenneth Mihalyov Onnalie Miller Jonathan Mink & Janet Cranshaw Richard & Joyce Mitchell Mr .& Mrs. Richard A. Moncrief 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 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

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ADVOCATE ($700–$999) CONTINUED 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 Jean G. Whitney Claes Winqvist Grace Wong-Henshaw Laura & Joel Yellin Mary Jane Proschel Sy Zivan

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 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 Don & Jackie Bowman 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 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 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 Barbara A. Frank 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 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 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 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

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) CONTINUED 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 Mary Kay & Charles Jackson Bruce Jacobs Seth Jacobson Stephen Jacobstein Ms. Emily Jamberdino Janet S. Jennison David & Patricia Jewell Maryanne Jones John Joyce Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Judson, Jr. Valerie & Robert Kalwas Barbara & Robert Kay Mrs. Robert E. Keim 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 James Kraus Barbara & Jack Kraushaar Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Krieger Loren Kroll Kraig M. Kummer Salvatore & Sandra LaBella Marlowe B Laiacona Rev. William Laird Dr. & Mrs. Leo R. Landhuis Donna M. Landry Mr & Mrs. Thomas O Lange Sally & Lou Langie Carol Laniak David G. Larimer Craig & Susan Larson Diana Lauria Kathleen Leahy Jennifer Leonard & David Cay Johnston Lenore and Marshall Lesser Dr. Pamela A. Leve Sarah F. Liebschutz Mrs. James B. Little Dr. & Mrs. Norman R. Loomis Carol C. Lovell Gift in memory of Helene P. Lovenheim Douglas* & Marcia Lowry Yufang Liu Edward J. & Kathleen L. Lynd Russell Madsen Mr. & Mrs. Achilles Mafilios Angela Mambro James & Rosa Mance James & Patricia Mangin Jeffrey C & Linda L Mapstone Rebekah & Joseph Marinelli Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J Mazzarella C. Thomas & Emily McCall Robert McCory Dick & Sandra McGavern Dr. & Mrs. Neal McNabb Mr. & Mrs. David McNair Mrs. Katie Merk McNally David McNeeley Dr. George J. McVey

Margaret & Bob Mecredy Andrew & Kay Melnyk Carl Mercendetti and Valerie Maresh Jennifer Meyer Rigmor Miller Carolyn Lee Mok Mrs. Ruth Monaco Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Moncrief Ms. Mary Ann Monley Jane Morale Charles Morgan Ann Morris Theodore H. Morse David Mosher Joseph and Linda Mulcahy Dr. Donald Munger Susan T. Murphy Michael D. Nazar Roberta & David Ness Mildred G. Ness Jason and Lea Nordhaus Joan & Beryl Nusbaum Susan Nutt Jann Nyffeler Margaret & David Oakes W. Smith & Jean O’Brien Peter Oddleifson & Kay Wallace Margie O’Jea Robert & Betty Oppenheimer Jim & Linda Orgar Mildred Ortbach Rita B. Otterbein Laurel J. Pace The Rev. Marilyle Sweet Page Robert J. Palmer Jonathan R. Parkes and Marcia Bornhurst Parkes Tom Passero David & Marjorie Perlman Horace Perry Mr. & Mrs. Claude Peters Ms. Marilyn Petz Doug Philips Allyson and Webster H. Pilcher Mr. & Mrs. Richard Poduska Joyce & Victor Poleshuck Mr. & Mrs. Gentry W Politte Linda E. Postler H.R. Powers Beth & Lyle Prairie Dr & Mrs Edwin Przybylowicz Barry & Jean Rabson Jerry & Janice Rachfal Mary Kay & James Rahmlow Eileen Drechsler Ramos Mrs. Paul Reeves Richard Reed Stan & Anne Refermat Rene Reixach Marjorie Relin E. Rennert Mr. and Mrs. David A. Reynolds Bob & Shirley Rheinwald Gail Richeson Dr. Ramon L. and Judith S. Ricker Dr. and Mrs. Henry Richter Christopher Rider Riedman Foundation Sandra and Eugene Riley Suzanne Robinson Anne Rodgers Elizabeth & Donald Roemermann Mrs. David Romig

Judy & Bill Rose Dr. Harry & Ellen Rosen Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Rosenbaum Rachel Rosen & Ron Wexler Dick & Bea Rosenbloom Beatrice Roxin, in memory of Paul Roxin Linda Rubens Dr. and Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert Franklin Russell Tom & Ellen Rusling James Ryan Mr James R Sabey Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Salerno, Jr. Dr. Alvani D. & Carol M. Santos Ed & Gabriel Saphar Madelyn Sasso Susan Scanlon & Croft K. Hangartner George J Schwartz, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schenkel Paul & Barbara Schmied Dr. & Mrs. Michael Schneider Suzanne & Michael Schnittman Nancy & David Schraver David & Naomi Schrier William C. Schultz George A. Schutt Steven Schwartz & Alice Tariot 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 S. Silver & Rivka Chatman Naomi Silver Gary and Cathy 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

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) CONTINUED Thomas & Jeanne Verhulst Eric Thompson Jo Ann F. Vierthaler Frank Torchio Robert Vosteen Bill & Mary Anna Towler Ellen Wagner Patrick Toy Mrs. Herbert Watkins Mimi & Sam Tilton Debra Watson John & Betty Travis Janet & Jeff Waxman Mr. & Mrs. George Treier Pierce & Elizabeth Webb William J. Tribelhorn Mr. & Mrs. David K. Weber J. Michael & Sally Turner Sandra Weber John & Janet Tyler Betsy and Peter Webster Eugene and Gloria Ulterino Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Wegman John R Unson Ann D. Weintraub Ms Sheree Usiatynski Richard & Shirley Wersinger Tom Van Strydonck Carol Whitbeck Charles W. VanBuren Robert White Roger & Jeanette Van Wormer Gary W. Wicks Margaret Vanas John Wilcox Wayne & Anne Vander Byl

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. Wright Kevin & Trude Wright Eileen M. Wurzer Linda and Robert G. Wyman Ellen G. Young 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 IN MEMORY OF… Robert Hussey Mrs. Robert V. Hussey Edward Maybeck Dorothy Borden Kristin Frank George and Kathryn Muller Mr. David S. Bick and Mrs. Carolyn Holahan-Bick Gloria Emmanuel Diane and Richard Dennison Mr. and Mrs. Sidney W. Marshall Beatrice Roxin J.A. Siegle and R. Epstein Debbie and Don Waltzer Isabelle Scalise Shirley B. and Kevin Frick

Arthur Schuster Mr. Thomas Lennox and Mrs. Margaret Freeman

Mrs. Linda Rubens on her special birthday Ruth Salesin

Norman Spindelman John Callaghan

Mr. Robert Gutkin in his special birthday Ruth Salesin

John Thoman Charles H. Owens Cricket and Frank Luellen IN HONOR OF…

Mrs. Phyllis Kasdin on her special birthday Ruth Salesin Elaine Simon on her special birthday Ruth Salesin

Carol Shulman on her milestone birthday Peter and Adell Colosi Dr. Michael Hirsh on his special birthday Ruth Salesin

HOW RPO FUNDS ARE USED Did you know that approximately 60% of the RPO’s annual costs are met by contributions like yours? A tax-deductible contribution to the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra helps bring great music to our community, and will keep the music playing for generations to come.

Your support is instrumental.

Please support the RPO Visit RPO.ORG/DONATE Contact the development office at 585-399-3649

40% Ticket sales and other earned revenue

60% Approximate philanthropic contributions from people like you

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

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

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

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DEVELOPMENT Domenic Argentieri, Vice President of Development Mark Zeger, Manager of Institutional Giving Robert Dermody, Manager of Major Gifts Kimberly Cenzi, Manager of Annual Giving Kathy Miller, Manager of Volunteer Services Rachel M. Boucher, Manager of Development Services Amanda J. Glann, Manager of Special Events 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 Fabrice LeYon, Patron Services Assistant Kari Swenson, Patron Services Assistant David T. Meyer +, House Manager Olivia Case +, Senior Sales Representative Abby Chapman-Duprey + Patrick Corvington + Gabe Havalack + 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

Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra SUN

AUG 20 3 PM HOCHSTEIN PERFORMANCE HALL

2nd annual Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra/ Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Summer Pops Concert Free, no tickets required.

2016–17 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Congratulations Susan Basu on Your Retirement after 25 Years of Dedicated Service as RPYO Manager!

CONTRIBUTE TO OUR FUTURE - DONATE TO THE RPYO! Donations support the RPYO, which provides an enriching educational and orchestral performance program for musically advanced high school students. Donations in memory or honor of individuals are warmly welcomed. Donate here: www.tinyurl.com/RPYODonation

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 Barbara Brown Ralph Craviso Jeanne Gray James Mick, Music Director Irene Narotsky, RPYO Manager Josephine Whang

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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

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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

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What does it mean to sign your name?

It’s a promise. A pledge.

At CNB, we believe that entrusting your finances to us entitles you to some important promises. In our Pledge of Accountability, we vow to return your calls on the same day.

Listen to your needs. Meet with you regularly to review your financial well-being. And if we ever fail to keep our pledge, we’ll happily refund your money.* We’re more than a bank. We’re a primary care physician for your financial health.

To learn more, contact Jim Blatt at (585) 419-0670, ext. 50624, or visit CNBank.com/WSG. CNBank.com/Pledge

Financial Planning | Investments | Trust & Estate Services | Retirement

*Pledge only applies to advised accounts and does not apply to self-directed accounts. To see the full version of our CNB Pledge of Accountability and the details of our Fee Refund Guarantee, visit CNBank.com/Pledge. Investments are not bank deposits, are not obligations of or guaranteed by Canandaigua National Bank & Trust, and are not FDIC-insured. Investments are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal amount invested.

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