Program Book: Jan 2022 | Rhythm and Beauty with Yaniv Attar by Rockford Symphony

Music Director Finalists Season SPRING / FALL 2022

Yaniv Attar

Scott Terrell

Andrew Crust

Tania Miller

Alastair Willis

Eric Garcia

Radu Paponiu

Yaniv Segal

Vlad Vizireanu

Yaniv Rhythm and Beauty Attar

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022, 7:30 PM

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Contents Letter from the Conductor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Program.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Conductor Biography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Orchestra Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Guest Artist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Program Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16 Larsen Legacy Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Corporate and Foundation Contributors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Leadership Giving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Individual Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 23-24 Tribute Gifts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Encore Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Contracted Musicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 RSO Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency’s Partners in Excellence program

Additional support comes from the Rockford Area Arts Council

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Letter from the Conductor Dear Rockford Symphony Family, I am so thrilled to be in Rockford for this concert, as a Music Director Finalist. I often joke and compare the process of choosing a Music Director to blind dating, and due to Covid, our first date was postponed for quite a while! I am excited to finally be in Rockford and mark the beginning of 2022 with an exhilarating program. The first half of the program is a real fiesta of some of the most important Hispanic composers, Arturo Márquez of Mexico, and Joaquín Rodrigo of Spain. Although Márquez had a reputation for avant-garde music, the works which brought him worldwide reputation are his eight Danzónes for orchestra. The second one which we will perform today is probably his most performed piece and, in fact, it is one of the most frequently performed orchestral works by a contemporary Mexican composer. This work brilliantly explores the different moods of this dance, moving seamlessly from being seductive and melancholy, to rhythmically intoxicating in a wild salsapalooza. There is no better way to welcome the new year than with this fun piece! As a classical guitarist, I always think it is a special event when the classical guitar is featured in a symphonic program, and the famous Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo is full of exciting rhythms and luscious melodies that pair so well with Márquez’s Danzón. It is extremely rare for a composer who doesn’t play the instrument to write so well and so much for the guitar. What makes this even more incredible is that the composer was blind from age three. This concerto is not only the most important guitar concerto in the repertoire, but one of the most performed 20thcentury concerti. Rodrigo himself described the concerto as one that is “capturing the fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds, and the gushing of fountains, in the gardens of Aranjuez.” The heart of the concerto is the beautiful second movement where the famous melody is introduced by the English horn and passed on to the guitar. This theme is basically a synonym of Spanish music and is often referred to as the unofficial anthem of Spain. It later became an inspiration to many composers, most notably the jazz composer Chick Corea. To me, Tchaikovsky is a composer who was in many ways similar to Márquez and Rodrigo, with his extraordinary ability to write the most beautiful melodies in classical music. The Fourth Symphony is a perfect example of these melodies, paired with extremely complex rhythms. They say that every composer after Beethoven wrote symphonies in his shadow, and Tchaikovsky is definitely one of them. The Fourth in many ways is a homage to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, for example – the opening rhythmic motive (which sounds similar to Beethoven’s famous fate motive), is used as a marker throughout the first movement, and then coming back in the last movement, in a very Beethovenian way. To me, though, just as in Beethoven, the symphony opens in a very dramatic manner, almost tragic, but ends in one of the most triumphant ways you can think of. It is absolutely heartwarming to see the amazing support you all have for your wonderful Rockford Symphony Orchestra. I am honored to take part in this exciting journey, and I know you are going to enjoy the program tonight! Musically yours,

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Rhythm and Beauty Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. Coronado Performing Arts Center

Rockford Symphony Orchestra Yaniv Attar, conductor Daniel Bolshoy, guitar

Arturo Márquez (b. 1950)

Danzón No. 2

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901 – 1999)

Concierto de Aranjuez Allegro con spirito Adagio Allegro gentile

Daniel Bolshoy, guitar

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Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Andante sostenuto — Moderato con anima Andantino in modo di canzona Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato Finale: Allegro con fuoco

Guest artists on RSO concerts are supported by an endowment gift from Richard Nordlof. Hotel accommodations for guest artists are provided by Holiday Inn of Rockford. This evening’s performance will be broadcast on WNIU/90.5 or 105.7 FM on January 24, 2022 at 7p.m.; audio streaming available at northernpublicradio.org.

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Conductor Yaniv Attar A native of Israel, Yaniv Attar is the first prize winner of the Duna Szimfonikus Conducting Competition Budapest, multiple recipient of the Sir Georg Solti Foundation Award, and winner of the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Award. Yaniv is Artistic Partner with Northwest Sinfonietta in Seattle, Music Director of the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra, as well as Music Director of the Bellingham Symphony Orchestra in Bellingham, Washington. During his tenure in Bellingham, the BSO has seen tremendous audience growth, a rise in donations and sponsorships, and a threefold increase in its education and community activities, now reaching thousands of students and patrons every year. Because of these efforts, Yaniv was awarded the Mayor’s Arts Award for his contribution to the musical life in Bellingham. Yaniv has collaborated with some of the most exciting artists today, such as James Ehnes, Sharon Isbin, Alex Klein, Jennifer Koh, Johannes Moser, Jon Kimura Parker, and Gil Shaham. Yaniv is known for his creative programming including a concert series begun in Bellingham in 2015 titled “Harmony from Discord.” This concert series amplifies the music of composers who wrote while oppressed, highlighting their ability to transcend the dark reality of their situation and celebrate the triumph of the human spirit. Since many of these works are rarely performed, the goal of the series was to bring a renewed interest to the music, while furthering discussion about the use of art as a tool to transcend oppression and bring a message of hope and unity. Yaniv has studied with Israel Edelson in Jerusalem, Virginia Allen at the Juilliard School in New York, and Neil Thomson at the Royal College of Music in London, where he was also the conductor of the Tempus Chamber Orchestra. In 2008, Yaniv earned his Doctor of Music from McGill University where he studied under the tutelage of Alexis Hauser. He also studied with renowned conductors such as Kurt Masur, Leonard Slatkin, and Jorma Panula. He has worked with many orchestras in North America, Europe, and Israel, including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Dohnanyi Orchestra Budapest, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (Germany), and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (Israel). Yaniv is also an accomplished classical guitarist. He was the first guitarist to win the Aviv Competition Prize in Israel and the Concerto Competition at the Juilliard School. Yaniv lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife, Meredith, and children, Jonah and Lyla. Yaniv’s website: www.yanivattar.com

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Orchestra Roster Rhythm and Beauty, January 15, 2022

Violin 1 Michèle Lekas, Concertmaster Rachel Handlin, Assistant Concertmaster Eric Pidluski Jackie Fisher Denise Connolly Rebecca Blaho Karla Galva Joanna Bryk- Roberts Brent Taghap Marty Hackl Brandon Lamm Julia Evans Violin 2 Azusa Tashiro, Principal Lisa Chodorowski Kathryn Siegel Tara Hayes Susan Oliverius Rachel Orth Emily Lin Domnica Lungu Annarita Tanzi Lisabeth McQuaid

Viola Annika Sundberg, Principal David Beytas Nick Munagian Kelly Larson Rebekah May Hannah Lamm Teresa Wilmot Cello Michael Beert, Principal Derek Handley Kerena Moeller Lisa Bressler Margaret Daly Paul Gronquist Andrew Snow David Bednarek Bass Alison Gaines, Principal Weldon Anderson Doug Bistrow Tim Shaffer John Floeter Jason Niehoff

Flute Scott Metlicka, Principal Marie Bennett Jean Bishop Oboe Laura Medisky, Principal Ruth Aurand Casserly

Bass Trombone Darren Castellanos, Principal Tuba Joshua Wirt, Principal Timpani Simón Gómez Gallego, Principal

Clarinet Darleen Carl-Beck, Principal Percussion Kerry Knodle, Principal Colleen Griggs Dan Bretz Bassoon Collin Boltz Karl Rzasa, Principal Josh Fleming Horn Kathryn Swope, Principal Katherine Ritter Beth Kinch Ingrid Mullane

Piano Joel Ross, Principal

Trumpet Mark Baldin, Principal Paul Semanic Trombone Rick Seybold, Principal Brian Rogers

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Guest Artist Daniel Bolsoy Daniel Bolshoy is a Senior Lecturer in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia, where he directs the guitar program. An Israeli-Canadian guitarist, he has performed as a soloist with over 60 orchestras internationally including the Mexico City Philharmonic, the Volgograd Symphony (Russia), and the symphony orchestras of New Mexico, Modesto, Fresno, Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Kingston, Victoria, Okanagan, Saskatoon, Nova Scotia, as well as the Chamber Orchestras of Israel, Pennsylvania, Manitoba, Ottawa, The Northwest Sinfonietta, and many others. An avid chamber musician, he has performed at numerous chamber music festival and concert series throughout North America, Europe, Russia, Asia, and the Middle East. Daniel appears on seven commercial recordings and two documentary films on the Bravo! TV network. His recordings and live performances are often broadcast on CBC Radio, NPR, and various classical music stations. He has recently completed a tour of concerts and master classes in China, including a residency at the Beijing central conservatory. Similarly, he has been invited as faculty in residence at the Federal University of Goias in Goiania, Brazil, the Rubin Academy of Music in Israel, the conservatories of Alessandria, Milan, and Turin in Italy. This Season, Daniel performs in several guitar festivals in the United States and Canada, as well as in Shanghai and Moscow. He performs concerti by CastelnuovoTedesco and Podgaits in Bellingham, WA, Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow (Russia), and solo recitals across North America as well as in Europe and Asia. Daniel has adjudicated many international music competitions, including the Guitar Foundation of America, the Guitar-Gems festival in Israel, the Tabula Rasa festival and Time of Guitar festivals in Russia, the National Finals of the Canadian Music Competitions, the Canadian Federation of Music Festivals and others. He holds a Doctor of Music Degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. He earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees at the University of Denver, where he studied with GFA hall of fame artist Ricardo Iznaola.

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Program Notes Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 2 Arturo Márquez was born in Álamos, Sonora, Mexico, on December 20, 1950. The score for Danzón No. 2 calls for two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, and strings. The duration is approximately 10 minutes. The danzón, the official dance of Cuba, probably originated in Haiti and is popular throughout the Caribbean and all along the gulf coast of Mexico, especially in the state of Veracruz. It has been an inspiration for Mexican composer Arturo Márquez, the son of a mariachi musician, since his childhood. Márquez is best known for his interdisciplinary works, blending music with theater, dance, cinema, and photography. His series of eight Danzónes composed in the 1990s explore popular 20th-century rhythms and melodies of urban music and social dance, incorporating them into Classical structures. Márquez studied piano, violin, and trombone in Mexico, later studying composition privately in France. He came to California in 1990 on a Fulbright Fellowship, receiving an MFA in composition at the California Institute of the Arts. For 10 years he taught composition at Mexico’s Escuela Nacional de Música. Danzón No. 2, composed in 1994 on a commission from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, gained instant popularity and is sometimes referred to humorously as Mexico’s second national anthem. The inspiration for the work came to Márquez after a visit to a ballroom in Veracruz. The composer writes: “I discovered that the apparent lightness of the danzón hides a music full of sensuality and rigor,” and added: “…it is a personal way of expressing my admiration and feelings towards real popular music.” Like most Caribbean salsa and Afro-Cuban, music, danzón is based on a clave, a repeated rhythmic figure that is maintained for the entire piece, even as it progresses through a variety of moods and melodic themes.

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Program Notes Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Joaquín Rodrigo was born in Sagunto, Valencia, Spain on November 22, 1901, and died in Madrid, Spain on July 6, 1999. The score for Concierto de Aranjuez calls for two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, strings, and solo guitar. The duration is approximately 24 minutes. Like his fellow Spanish composers Enrique Granados and Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Rodrigo traveled to Paris to study composition and piano. Although he had lost his eyesight to a severe illness at age three, he became an accomplished pianist and a star composition student of Paul Dukas (composer of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice). In the early 1930s Rodrigo had to return to Spain when the family’s wine business went bankrupt, but he succeeded in obtaining a scholarship and returning to Paris for further studies. During the Spanish Civil War, he traveled extensively in Europe, especially through France and Germany, finally returning home in 1939 to settle in Madrid. The premiere in 1940 of his Concierto de Aranjuez catapulted him to world recognition. In 1947 the Manuel de Falla chair was created for him at Madrid University where he composed and taught for the rest of his long life. Rodrigo’s style is far removed from the major currents of European musical development in the 20th century. Rather, it reflects Spain’s classical and folk music, art, and literature, frequently using old Spanish melodies as his themes. His harmonic language is so conservative that the 18th-century composer to the Spanish court, Domenico Scarlatti, beats him hands down in the use of dissonance and adventurous harmonies. Rodrigo composed about 170 works, including 11 concertos and 60 songs and music for the ballet, theater, and film. The Concierto de Aranjuez has remained Rodrigo’s most popular work. While he maintained that there was no program implied, the title refers to a famous royal enclave on the road to Andalusia on the Tagus River near Madrid. According to the composer, the music “…seems to bring to life the essence of 18th-century court life, where aristocratic distinction blends with popular culture. …The concerto is meant to sound like the hidden breeze that stirs the treetops in the parks; it should only be as strong as a butterfly and as delicate as a veronica [a pass with the cape at a bullfight].” The guitar solo that opens the concerto sets up a series of strummed chords that promise, but delay, the arrival of the principal theme. Only a full minute later, after the

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Program Notes orchestra has repeated the pattern, does the theme actually appear, played by the violins with the orchestra and soloist engaging in a musical dialogue. The Adagio is truly the heart of the concerto, capturing for the concert hall the brooding Flamenco strains. Here, a mournful modal theme is introduced by that quintessentially melancholy instrument, the English horn. But it is the guitar that sinuously, even lovingly, embellishes the melody like an example of fine decorative Moorish calligraphy. The melody has morphed into everything from elevator music to the award-winning jazz recording for trumpet and flugelhorn by Miles Davis. The final movement comes like a splash of cold water on a sunburn. Again, the guitar soloist begins the movement in accordance with the usual classical concerto structure. The movement is a series of free variations based on a lively 16th-century folksong. The transformations of the theme become the topic of discussion between the soloist and various members of the orchestra, as well as a vehicle for some charming orchestral color. Just as it had the first word, the lone voice of the guitar has the last one.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk in present day Udmurtia, Russia, on May 7, 1840, and died in St. Petersburg, Russia on November 6, 1893. The score for the Symphony No. 4 calls for three flutes, two piccolos, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings. The duration is approximately 45 minutes. Throughout Tchaikovsky’s creative career, his inspiration went through extreme cycles tied to his frequent bouts of deep depression and self-doubt. The composition of this symphony in 1877 was strongly influenced by the events in his life that year. Things were actually looking up for Tchaikovsky during the early part of 1877. He had his first contact with Nadezhda von Meck, the wealthy widow of a railroad builder, who adored Tchaikovsky’s music and arranged to pay him a large annual stipend. The only stipulation she attached to her generous help was that they never meet in person, although they corresponded voluminously. In May he started work on the Fourth Symphony, but in July came his disastrous marriage to one of his students, Antonina Milyukova, who had fallen madly in love with him and had written to him confessing her devotion. Although Tchaikovsky, who was homosexual, didn’t even remember the girl,

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Program Notes he hoped the marriage would still the rumors about his sexual preference. Instead, he fled Antonina after two weeks. In total despair, he made a pathetic attempt at suicide (walking into the Moskva River, hoping to die of pneumonia) and ended up in complete mental collapse. To recuperate, his brother Modest took him to Switzerland and Italy, where he picked up work on the symphony, finishing it in January 1878. Tchaikovsky dedicated the work to Mme. von Meck, expressing his confidence in the new work: “I feel in my heart that this work is the best I have ever written.” He did not return from abroad for the February 1878 premiere in Moscow, which was only a lukewarm success. Tchaikovsky himself contributed to the notion that the Symphony was programmatic. He wrote to his patroness: Of course my symphony is programmatic, but this program is such that it cannot be formulated in words. That would excite ridicule and appear comic. Ought not a symphony – that is, the most lyrical of all forms – to be such a work? Should it not express everything for which there are no words, but which the soul wishes to express, and which requires to be expressed? The Symphony opens with a sinister fanfare theme for the brass, which recurs several times as the movement unfolds, and which Tchaikovsky associated with the cruel exigencies of fate. The anxiety-laden main theme strives towards a resolution that continually seems to elude it. The relief comes with the second theme, one of Tchaikovsky’s inimitable melodies for solo clarinet, and a third played in counterpoint with the clarinet theme by the strings and timpani. A plaintive melody on the oboe, accompanied by pizzicato strings, opens the second movement. The pace picks up in the middle section where the composer adds a dance-like melody that becomes increasingly intense until he returns to the gentle oboe theme now in the violins with the woodwinds adding feathery ornaments. The third movement, Pizzicato ostinato, is a playful diversion. It is a typical scherzo and trio. Within the trio is a medley of tunes, the first for a pair of oboes, the second, a slightly mournful Russian folk tune, also for the upper winds, the third a playful staccato brass riff. The movement ends with a medley of the various themes and instrumental combinations. The finale of the Fourth is the most “Russian” of Tchaikovsky’s symphonic movements. It is something of a musical battle between the festive and the melancholy, authentic Russian boisterousness set against the angst of the first movement. It is, therefore, hardly surprising that the movement is brought up short towards the end by the reappearance of the fanfare from the opening movement – the specter at the feast. An energetic coda, however, tips the balance into positive territory – or triumph over adversity. Program notes by: Joseph & Elizabeth Kahn | Wordpros@mindspring.com | www.wordprosmusic.com

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Larsen Legacy Thank you to our Larsen Legacy Campaign Donors The Larsen Legacy Campaign honors Steven Larsen and his final season with the RSO. Gift of $100,000 Rockford Symphony Orchestra Foundation Gifts of $10,000 Dr. & Mrs. William Baskin Dr. & Mrs. Paul Christensen Jack & Colleen Holmbeck Fred & Wendy Young Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999 Don Banks Robin Gausebeck Michael Kikta & Karen Stephenson In memory of John & Lois Kikta Ralph Kreissler In memory of Dorothy E. Kreissler Dick Leighton Ms. LoRayne Logan Mrs. Carol Malmgren Gerald & Diana Ogren Dr. Richard & Karen Olson Drs. Arnold Rosen & Kathleen Kelly Brian Willemot Gifts of $1,000 - $4,999 Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Ron Burmeister Mr. & Mrs. James Dehler Mrs. Elizabeth Dickinson Ellwyn & Gayle Englof Mr. & Mrs. Frank Flores Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Herdeman Dr. & Mrs. Bill Kobler Mrs. Judith Larson Craig & Lin Milius Marcia L. Mueller In memory of Charles “Chuck” Prorok Ronald F. Peterson Jay & Cathy Pick RSM Dr. & Mrs. James Sadlon Savant Wealth Management Charles & Stella Schroeder Lora E. McClelland & Michael O. Simmons In honor of Amanda Eden & Nicolai Janitzky Jack & Barbara Simon The Stim Family Mr. & Mrs. Russ Stoneback Keith C. Syfert & Linda K. Miller In memory of Charles “Chuck” Prorok Dr. & Mrs. Dean E. Thomas Mike & Judy Thompson Title Underwriters Agency Mr. & Mrs. Doral Watts David & Rosalie Whitehouse In memory of Charles “Chuck” Prorok

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Rockford Park District

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RSO Annual Fund Leadership Giving The investments made by our Larsen Circle and Founders Club members allow the Rockford Symphony Orchestra to strengthen our commitment to providing vibrant musical experience to our community. These donors receive special benefits including opportunities to meet RSO musicians and guest artists, and access to the Manager’s Apartment reception at intermission and following performances. The RSO is proud to count the following individuals among its leadership supporters.

Larsen Circle Fellowship ($10,000+)

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Dr. & Mrs. Paul Christensen Larsen Circle ($5,000+)

Dr. & Mrs. William Baskin*^ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain Robin Gausebeck* Bill & Sally Hoff^ Michael Kikta & Karen Stephenson

Betty Klingensmith Drs. Arnold Rosen & Kathleen Kelly^ Mr. & Mrs. Russ Stoneback

Founders Club Fellow ($2,500 - $4,999)

Don Banks Ron & Carol Burmeister Ellwyn & Gayle Englof*^ Jack & Colleen Holmbeck*^ Dr. & Mrs. Bill Kobler^ Mrs. Judith Larson Dick Leighton*

Mrs. Barbara McDonough Steve & Donnette Nailor Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Pittman Dr. Arthur Rettig & Hon. Kathryn Zenoff Mr. & Mrs. William H. Shippee Keith Syfert & Linda Miller*^

Founders Club Member ($1,750 - $2,499)

Ronald Armagost Lyn Becknell* Judith Daykin Dan & Kirby Doyle Thomas & Tami Gaudreau Dr. & Mrs. Norm Hagman Mr. & Mrs. John R. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Chris Kovarik Ms. LoRayne Logan*^ Steve & Mary Martin Marcia L. Mueller*^ Dr. Richard & Karen Olson

Ronald F. Peterson^ Ellen Poppen Tom & Linda Sandquist Jack & Barbara Simon Mr. & Mrs. Mark Taylor Brian & Julie Thomas Mrs. Carol Waxler Stephen & Rita Weber Brian Willemot Fred & Wendy Young^ Drs. Mark & Jo Ann Zarnke Ethan Zentz

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RSO Annual Fund The Rockford Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the hundreds of music lovers who contribute to our Annual Fund campaign. Every gift plays an important part in the success of the RSO’s many performances, programs, and education activities. The RSO is proud to count the following individuals among its most valued supporters with gifts received in the last year. Symphony ($1,000 – $1,749) Mrs. Barbara Adam Dennis Klapperich & Monique Aduddell Gene & Maggie Anderson Dr. & Mrs. James Barrett Peter & Ann Boline Lynell Cannell Mrs. Jean Cassens Dick & Emily Diller Mrs. Marilyn Dougherty Jim & Mary Lou Gault Matt & Heather Giebel Gerrie Gustafson Kerry Knodle* Mr. Steven Larsen & Ms. Marti Bein Paul & Judy Letourneau John & Karen Messley Craig & Lin Milius Grant & Erin Moore Glenn & Gail Palmer Jay & Cathy Pick Dick & Trudy Reynolds Gene & Donna Seefeldt Christopher & Sandra Wrate Raphael E. Yalden II Concerto ($500 – $999) Fr. David Beauvais Kyle & Marge Bevers Dennis & Joanne Blunt Anna & John Borchers Dr. & Mrs. Neil Brogren Alan & Susan Bryant Sandra Campbell Andy Conway Dr. Ronald Foran & Ms. Martha Dahlberg Mr. & Mrs. James Dehler Philip & Kathy Dierstein Dr. & Mrs. Donald Feeney Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Geller

Laina M. Gerace Mrs. Janis Hedrick Warren & Mariel Heinke Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Herdeman Dr. & Mrs. Roger Hilbert Brian Molloy Richard & Sandra Niggemann Marianna & Herb Page Mrs. Cheryl Parrett Colin & Hana Peterson Ken & Martha Reinert Trish Rooney & Stanton McGroarty Tom & Vira Rudnicki Bill & Kathy Scarpaci Charles & Stella Schroeder Rick & Julie Seybold Harley Shepherd William & Karen Sikorski Mrs. Lynne Sobczak Karen Starr Dr. & Mrs. Dean E. Thomas Brad & Meredith Townsend Jim & Jean Twyning Dubravka Vedo Larry & Kathy Wachowiak Dr. Ruth Ann Wasson Overture ($200 – $499) Mrs. Alice Alfredson Tom & Becky Asher Mr. & Mrs. David Bloomstrand Major General (ret) John & Myrna Borling Susan Bowler Mary Caskey Mr. & Mrs. James Castree Mr. & Mrs. Steven Chapman Mr. & Mrs. David L. Clendening Mr. & Mrs. John Cook Alan Cooper Ron & Patricia Cox

Phil & Shirley Davidson Janet de Guehery John DeWaters & Lenore Lund Jeff & Maria Diestelmeier Mr. & Mrs. William Dilts Judith Ann Durgom Ms. Lynne Emling Paula A. Fitzpatrick Dr. & Mrs. John R. Foster Mr. & Mrs. De Lon Fox John Fox Barrie & Alan Gibby Jon & Nancy Gramzow Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Gray Mr. & Mrs. Paul Grover Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hager Minoo Hagshenas Mr. & Mrs. Bob Hallstrom Ms. Susan Hansen Margret & Brett Hanson Mark & Kristin Hatch Cynthia Hill Larry & Julie Holen Ed & Beth Howard Dr. & Mrs. William Hutt Mike & Lynne Istad Dave & Ruth Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Doug Kruger Mr. George E. Kujawa Mr. & Mrs. J. Laird Lambert Ms. Lorre LaPasso Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Lash Ms. Betty J. Leeson Susan Lindsay-Jones Mr. & Mrs. Brian Livingston Kathlynn & James Lockard Pam Lonsway Mr. & Mrs. Ron Lundstrom Mrs. Marty Mangas Faye Marcus

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Mr. & Mrs. Donald Martin Thomas & Enid Michalowski E. Joanne Muck Gerald & Diana Ogren* Raymond & JoMarie Paul Walter & Cheryl Peters David & Linda Poole Terry Raiford Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Richard Ms. Darlene Riddle Martha Rolf Mr. Daniel Peter & Ms. Ellen Roseberg José & Lois Seijo Lora E. McClelland & Michael O. Simmons Tyler Smith George Strombeck Chuck & Jan Thomas Ms. Patricia Timm & Mr. Roger Kaage Karen Van Howe Richard & Lan Vaughan James & Stephanie Waddell John & Marianne Wahlquist Richard & Donna Warden William & Joyce Zartman Prelude ($75 – $199) Anonymous (2) Dr. & Mrs. George Arends Dick & Sally Baker^ Mrs. Linda Ballou Don & Cheryl Balsam Mr. Don Bein Mrs. Karen Brown Mr. & Mrs. George Bull Dr. & Mrs. Paul Burkholder Lori Bush Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Carlson Ms. Susan Conant Gordon Conover Greg & Lorna Cote Sue Custer David & Sara Deutsch John & Frances Donahue Joseph & Susan Drennan Loren & Patricia Due Martha Dunegan Mr. & Mrs. Charles Elliot Gene & Carolyn Elliott

Dr. & Mrs. George English Bruce, Jocelyn, & Cynthia Fary Cathy Ferguson-Allen Terrance & Lois Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Frank Flores Laura Frankiewicz & Lucio Bortolin Alan & Marlene Garrett Tom & Gail Giglio Ms. Suzanne Gill Peter & Jane Gottlick Dr. & Mrs. Roger Greenlaw Erich & Jan Hagenlocher Keith & Judith Haggestad Ken & Barbara Hall Rev. & Mrs. Gordon Hanstad Sherri Hayes Tom & Sue Hayes Kent & Jean Heise Mr. & Mrs. John Heisel Jr. Dr. & Mrs. David Helland Robert & Erika Holdmann Don Holt David & Paula Hougan William & Christine Howard Mrs. Christel Ilg Mr. and Mrs. Karl Jacobs Margaret Jindra Audrey Johnson Bonnie Johnson Clifford Johnson Janice Johnson Martha Kaiser Nancy Joan Kauzlarich Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Keating John & Margaret Kleber Jane Klep Ed & Charlotte Kletecka Hugh & Sarah Knapp Jerry Kortman & Doc Slafkosky Ms. Constance Kramer Mr. Dave Lantz Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Lara Charlotte Larrison Ronald & Karen Larson Ray & Debbie Lecuyer Mr. & Mrs. Ken Lemmel Mr. Richard Luthin Mark & Mary Madaus

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Mahler Drs. Michael & Karol Manley Sandra Martell Tom & Sandra Mathews Frank & Sue McCabe Joseph & Mary Rita McCarthy Daniel McCullough Mr. Thomas McCullough Tom & Sarah McNamara Mary McNamara Bernsten Dora May Meredith Orrin & Dorothy Merritt Judithann Meyer Allan & Cynthia Morrill Mr. & Mrs. Parker Moyer Thomas Myers Lowell & Carol Nafziger Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nelson Ralph and Sue Norman K. Sue & Bill Null Carol Ann Ostrom Owano Family Charitable Fund Gregg Pearson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pellicore Curtis & Selma Peterson Robert & Amy Phelps Matthew & Jessica Piske Ms. Dorothy Powell Mr. James & Dr. Margaret Provenza Jane Reuber John & Anita Richards Dr. & Mrs. Gary Rifkin Elizabeth C. Rogers Bob Schaper Nick & Gayle Scheuer Schirger Family Joe Herreweys & Twila Schock Andrew Schultheis Brent & Lizabeth Schultz Tom & Jennie Seeling* Paul & Amy Seiler Tom & Karen Shifo Bruce & Nancy Shindel Mary Elisabeth Skerkoske Mr. & Mrs. James Smith Molly Soper Steven & Julie Spencer State Farm

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Kyle & Margo Stedman James & Margaret Stuntz Mike & Judy Thompson John & Pat Timmerwilke Jack & Dora Tippens Matthew & Karen Toohey John & Kathy Torrence Joseph Valaitis

Rudy Valdez Mr. James Vandervort & Ms. Patricia Sment Tom & Linda Vojtech Waterside Financial Advisors Carol Wehmeyer Lenae Weichel Peggy Werner

Paul & Sharon Werther Deanna Wilcox-Sandberg Doug & Diane Wilson Pam & Barbara Wilson Chuck & Louisa Yarris Mr. & Mrs. David Zumdahl

* In addition to this gift to the Annual Fund, the donor is an Encore Society Member, having pledged an estate gift to the RSO Foundation which will generate annual funding to the orchestra in perpetuity. ^ In addition to this gift to the Annual Fund, the donor has made a lifetime gift to the RSO Foundation which generates annual funding to the orchestra in perpetuity. We make every effort to ensure that our listing is accurate. If your name is missing or misspelled, we apologize. Please call the RSO at 815.965.0049; we will make the correction in our next Program.

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Tribute Gifts Honor a loved one by making a donation to the Rockford Symphony Orchestra in their name. In celebration of Alice Alfredson Harley Shepherd In memory of Arthur Alfredson Mrs. Alice Alfredson In memory of Brian Anderson Gene & Maggie Anderson In memory of Alice Bein Mr. Don Bein In memory of Roger Becknell Lyn Becknell In memory of Jim Brechlin Friends and Family of Jim Brechlin Rock Valley Children’s Choir Rock Valley Master Chorale In memory of Mrs. Barb Campbell Susan Bowler In honor of Ella Caswell Daniel & Beth Caswell In memory of John A. Durgom Judith Ann Durgom In memory of Rose Mary S. Durgom Judith Ann Durgom In celebration of Bradley Gabbert’s Birthday Gail Gabbert Janis Gabbert Ernie Redfern

Marcia Mueller Jody Perrecone Joseph Valaitis Waterside Financial Advisors Judith Wyatt In memory of Keith Hyzer Don & Cheryl Balsam In memory of James E. Johnson and James L. Johnson Audrey Johnson

In celebration of Carol Rice’s 90th Birthday Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Pittman In memory of Tom Rogiewicz John Gradick

In memory of Selma Rosen Erich & Jan Hagenlocher In memory of Mary Stuart Johnson Thomas Myers Mr. Don Bein In memory of Donald Ross, Robert & Betty Ross In memory of Holly Beth Ms. Lynne Emling and Betsy Kaske Anonymous In celebration of Phil Klintworth José & Lois Seijo In celebration of Brian Kobischka & Bev Joyce William & Christine Howard

In memory of Greg Sisler Ms. Betty J. Leeson In memory of William H. Starr Karen Starr In memory of Diane R. Steva Patrick & Anita Steva

In memory of Bill Langs Mrs. Merle Langs

In honor of Rebecca Swan Elizabeth C. Rogers

In memory of Jeanne Lindquist Harley Shepard

In recognition of The Third Degree Major General (ret) John & Myrna Borling

In memory of Mary J. Lucas Dr. Ruth Ann Wasson In memory of Sandy McCullough Mr. Thomas McCullough

In celebration of Elena Giglio Tom & Gail Giglio

In memory of Dennis McDonough Mrs. Barbara McDonough

In memory of Troy Hedrick Mrs. Janis Hedrick

In memory of John F. McNamara Barbara McNamara

In memory of Shirley Holzwarth Bruce, Jocelyn, & Cynthia Fary Jennifer Furst Paul Gaziano & Rosemary Collins Rockford Chamber of Commerce Douglas & Tammy Scott

In memory of A. Nekunam Minoo Hagshenas

In memory of Dick Hynes Anonymous Richard Eckburg

In memory of Carmen & Wilbur Pursley Ms. Betty J. Leeson

In memory of Ron Parrett Mrs. Cheryl Parrett In memory of Chuck Prorok Matthew & Karen Toohey

In celebration of Julie Thomas Ms. Suzanne Gill In memory of Rudolf Vedo Dubravka Vedo In memory of Helgee & June Wahlquist John & Marianne Wahlquist In celebration of John Wahlquist’s Birthday John G. Anderson John Klosterboer Bill & Carolyn Kobler Candice Moore William Waller In memory of Don Zimmerman Dennis & Joanne Blunt

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Ensuring the Legacy of Great Music in Rockford We are grateful to the following leaders who have contributed to the endowment, where their gift will live on forever. $250,000 and above Mr. James Lathers Mr. Richard Nordlof

Classics Series Guest Artist Chair

$100,000 - $249,999 Mary Ann Eibler Loving Trust The Funderburg Foundation John C. McCarthy

Assistant Concertmaster and Principal Cello Chair

$50,000 - $99,000 Dick & Grace Leighton

Youth Concert Education Program

$10,000 - $49,999 Dr. & Mrs. William Baskin Dan & Ruth Nicholas Priscilla & John Cotton Dr. & Mrs. Robert Pasky Gordon & Georganne Eggers Bob & Patty Rhea Ellwyn & Gayle Englof Severson Charitable Isadore Olson Scholarship Fund Remainder Trust DeWayne & Donna Fellows Sterling Charitable Trust RSYO Sterling String Quartet Jim & Carol Gingrich Verona A. Swenson Goddard Family Foundation Keith Syfert & Bill & Sally Hoff Linda Miller Jack & Colleen Holmbeck Glenn Theil Janet Kjellstrom David & Rosalie Whitehouse LoRayne Logan Fred & Wendy Young Mrs. Jane Marlowe $1,000 - $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Baker, III Mr. Charles Prorok & Ms. Marcia Mueller Edward J. Enichen Caroline Reed Dr. & Mrs. Donald Feeney Roger & Mary Reithmeier David D. Kalber Brian A. Ritter Dr. & Mrs. Bill Kobler Arnold Rosen & Kent & Marti Mallquist Kathleen Kelly Lisle Menzimer Dick & Katie Wolff Ronald F. Peterson

The Rockford Symphony Orchestra Foundation was established in 2007 to build a permanent endowment to benefit the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. The Foundation prudently invests donated funds to generate annual income in perpetuity for the RSO. Special opportunities are available to endow a chair, a program, or to underwrite RSO musicians. Naming chairs or programs recognizes donors (or honors a person dear to a donor) in a most caring and enduring way. Endowed chairs and programs are named in perpetuity.

For more information about supporting the Rockford Symphony Orchestra Foundation, please call 815.965.0049.

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A Special Thanks Dr. & Mrs. William Baskin Lyn Becknell Ruth Aurand Casserly Ellwyn & Gayle Englof Mrs. Crawford Gates Robin Gausebeck Jack & Colleen Holmbeck Shirley Holzwarth Mrs. Janette Howard Kerry Knodle Dick Leighton Ms. LoRayne Logan Gerald & Diana Ogren Charles J. Prorok & Marcia L. Mueller Joel Ross Tom & Jennie Seeling Keith Syfert & Linda Miller David & Fleur Wright

Are you a member of the Encore Society? Have you made a bequest through your will or provided another type of estate gift to the Rockford Symphony Orchestra? If so, we hope you will share this information with us. Remaining anonymous is a choice that is understood and respected by the RSO. But sharing information about your gift can also be an important choice to help us clearly understand your desires and ensure your wishes are carried out. Informing the RSO about your intentions also allows us to celebrate your generosity and thank you during your lifetime and could inspire others to make a similar commitment. Unless otherwise designated, all bequests go directly to the Rockford Symphony Orchestra Foundation Endowment Fund, benefitting the RSO in perpetuity. For more information about becoming a member of the Encore Society, please call 815.965.0049.

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Rockford Symphony Orchestra with Endowed and Sponsored Chairs Violin I Michèle Lekas, Concertmaster Sponsored by Barbara McDonough Rachel Handlin, Assistant Concertmaster John C. McCarthy Chair Matthew Cataldi Denise Connolly Jacqueline Fisher Gretchen Madson-Sherrell Eric Pidluski Carol Yampolsky Violin II Azusa Tashiro, Principal Lisa Chodorowski Kathryn Siegel Tara Hayes Susan Oliverius Viola Rebecca Swan, Principal Noel Navoa Ria Hodgson Annika Sundberg Nick Munagian Teresa Wilmot Cello Mike Beert, Principal John C. McCarthy Chair Michael Nelson Sponsored by Dr. & Mrs. William Baskin Kerena Moeller James Haugland * Derek Handley Lisa Bressler

Bass Alison Gaines, Principal Sponsored by Dr. Michael Kikta & Ms. Karen Stephenson Weldon Anderson James Brechlin Chair Doug Bistrow Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Steve Nailor Flute Scott Metlicka, Principal Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. John Holmbeck

Trumpet Mark Baldin, Principal Sponsored by Bill & Sally Hoff Paul Semanic Saphra Mikal Trombone Rick Seybold, Principal Brian Rogers

Nicole Frankel Bass Trombone Jean Bishop Mike Zielinski, Principal* Sponsored by Tuba Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain Joshua Wirt, Principal** Oboe Sponsored by Laura Medisky, Principal** Drs. Arnold Rosen & Sponsored by Dr. & Mrs. Kathleen Kelly Paul Christensen Timpani Ruth Aurand Casserly

Clarinet Darleen Carl-Beck, Principal Colleen Griggs Patrick Rehker Bassoon Karl Rzasa, Principal Sponsored by Dr. & Mrs. Bill Kobler

Simón Gómez Gallego, Principal Sponsored by Dick Leighton Percussion Kerry Knodle, Principal Harp Nanette Felix, Principal Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Russ Stoneback

Piano Joshua Fleming Sponsored by Robin Gausebeck Jayne Latva Joel Ross Gerik Fon-Revutzky Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. William H. Shippee

*Leave of Absence **Acting Principal

Horn Kathryn Swope, Principal** Rob Murphy Beth Kinch Ingrid Mullane

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RSO Foundation

Artistic Staff

Officers

Colin Peterson President

Ellwyn Englof President

John Floeter Personnel and Operations Manager

Joe McCoy Immediate Past President

Bill Kobler Vice President

Ethan Zentz Treasurer

Marcia Mueller Secretary/Treasurer

Tami Gaudreau Secretary

Trustees LoRayne Logan

Directors

Keith Syfert

Donald Banks

David Whitehouse

Judy Bridgeman

Julie Thomas (ex officio)

Andy Conway Gayle Englof Matt Giebel

Marty Hackl Music Librarian Linc Smelser RSYO Conductor Curt Johnsen Production Manager

Administrative Staff Julie Thomas Executive Director Margo Stedman Education & Community Engagement Director Matt Guschl Patron Services Coordinator

John Johnson

Angie Theisen Development and Communications Manager

Michael Kikta, M.D. Kerry Knodle Arnold Rosen, M.D.

Audra Freeze Education and Engagement Coordinator

Thomas Sandquist Russ Stoneback Music Director Emeritus Steven Larsen

Heather Savage Administrative Coordinator

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Program Book: Jan 2022 | Rhythm and Beauty with Yaniv Attar

Articles inside

Encore Society

Larsen Legacy Campaign

Foundation

Guest Artist

Program Notes

Letter from the Conductor

Conductor Biography

Leadership Giving

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