Dear fellow music lover, I am so excited about the 2015–16 season! For starters, our soloists are truly exceptional and will make an impression on you that will last far beyond the evening you spend in the concert hall. I am excited to give you five very distinct concert experiences with our Masterworks concerts. Whereas Masterworks 1 is bombastic, Masterworks 2 is rustic and inspired by folk music. Masterworks 3 is classically elegant and optimistic, while Masterworks 4 features lively Spanish and Mexican music. The final Masterworks concert will offer sounds of the ocean along with one of the most majestic piano concertos ever written. The season will explore the power and passion of the seas through Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides, Debussy’s La Mer, Handel’s Water Music, and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Christopher Briscoe has beautifully captured this essence in our season photo. Our Summer Series is lighthearted and fun. In June, the summer evening will feel cooler with Handel’s
Water Music. The July concert features Italian music of three centuries with the focus on The Four Seasons concertos by Vivaldi, performed in their entirety. To open the Holiday season, we will perform Handel’s Messiah in December with a quartet of great soloists and the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers. We will present slightly different movements than last year, but we will still finish with the Hallelujah Chorus! Thank you for joining us for another season of inspired music. Come for the pieces you already love and leave with exciting discoveries. Let me and my wonderful Symphony musicians be your guides! See you at the concerts,
Martin Majkut Martin Majkut photos by Christopher Briscoe
Symphony Summer Series Join the Symphony for two enchanting evenings of al fresco music at EdenVale Winery. NEW THIS YEAR: ALL RESERVED SEATING! Gardens open at 6:30pm, concert at 8:00pm.
Summer Series 1 June 19, 2015, 8:00pm “Exceptionally talented musician and a thoughtful young artist… home-grown and nurtured in the Rogue Valley” Martin Majkut
Gabe Young, oboe
HANDEL: Water Music Suite No. 1 ALBINONI: Adagio MARCELLO: Oboe Concerto in c minor DONIZETTI: Andante sostenuto
Gabe Young, oboe HANDEL: Water Music Suite No. 2 Dates and music subject to change.
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Before the concerts, relax in the lovely gardens while enjoying food and wine prepared by EdenVale Winery. Food available by pre-order only. Call 541-552-6398 or rvsymphony.org Orders must be received one week in advance. Wine and other beverages available for purchase at the venue. No outside food or beverage.
Summer Series 2 July 24, 2015, 8:00pm RESPIGHI: Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite 3 VIVALDI: The Four Seasons, op. 8, Nos. 1– 4
Kinga Augustyn, violin PUCCINI: I crisantemi “…beyond amazing… a tone of silvery purity and of full-bodied mocha richness” The Fanfare Magazine
Kinga Augustyn, violin
Kinga Augustyn appears through the courtesy of Chesapeake International Artists
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Masterworks 1 ASHLAND: September 25, 2015 · 7:30 pm MEDFORD: September 26, 2015 · 7:30 pm GRANTS PASS: September 27, 2015 · 3:00 pm
GLINKA: Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2
Stanislav Khristenko, piano NIELSEN: Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable” “Precise technique, powerful sound, and fingers of steel” El País
Dates and music subject to change.
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Masterworks 2 ASHLAND: October 16, 2015 · 7:30pm MEDFORD: October 17, 2015 · 7:30pm GRANTS PASS: October 18, 2015 · 3:00pm
SMETANA: Overture to The Bartered Bride ˇÁK: DVOR Cello Concerto
Amit Peled, cello
“The flair of the young Rostropovich” American Record Guide
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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6, “Pastorale”
“His tone, of pellucid purity, gleams with a glint of gold…” Fanfare Magazine
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Masterworks 3 Ashland: January 15, 2016 · 7:30pm Medford: January 16, 2016 · 7:30pm Grants Pass: January 17, 2016 · 3:00pm
Theofanidis: Dreamtime Ancestors An Oregon premiere of a new work Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Elena Urioste, violin Mozart: Symphony No. 38, “Prague” “the full range of emotions from fiery virtuosity to intimate tenderness, with flair and depth” Times Argus
Dates and music subject to change.
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Masterworks 4 ASHLAND: February 26, 2016 · 7:30pm MEDFORD: February 27, 2016 · 7:30pm GRANTS PASS: February 28, 2016 · 3:00pm
FALLA: The Three-Cornered Hat: Suites No. 1 & 2 MÁRQUEZ: Danzón No. 3 RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez
Ana Vidovic, guitar RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnol “a finely honed technique and a remarkable stylistic sensitivity” Baltimore Sun
Ana Vidovic appears by exclusive arrangement with Diane Saldick, LLC, 225 East 36 Street, New York, NY 10016 www. dianesaldick.com
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Masterworks 5 ASHLAND: April 22, 2016 · 7:30pm MEDFORD: April 23, 2016 · 7:30pm GRANTS PASS: April 24, 2016 · 3:00pm
MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2
Alexander Schimpf, piano DEBUSSY: La Mer
“He savored each sound as one relishes a bit of melting chocolate in the mouth.” The Washington Post
Alexander Schimpf appears by arrangement with Diane Saldick, LLC, 225 East 36 St., New York, NY 10016, www.diansaldick.com
Dates and music subject to change.
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GRANTS PASS: December 3, 2015, 7:30pm
Grants pass performing arts Center ASHLAND: December 4, 2015, 7:30pm
sou Music recital hall MEDFORD: December 5, 2015, 7:30pm Craterian theater at the Collier Center
Conducted by Martin Majkut Featuring the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, Paul French, Music Director NEW THIS YEAR: ALL RESERVED SEATING Purchase tickets, donate, and learn more:
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Giving Opportunities Your gifts play the single biggest role in the Symphony’s financial health. You and your generous contributions make our concerts possible. Please consider these rewarding ways to participate in making the music.
Sponsor a Concert Providing the live classical performances of the Rogue Valley Symphony requires tremendous financial support. Your sponsorship of a concert series makes a vital contribution. Levels of Giving All five Masterworks Concerts: $12,500
A single Summer Series Concert – $5,000
A concert set of three Masterworks performances – $7,500
A single Masterworks or Holiday Concert performance – $2,500
Sponsor a Soloist We are proud to attract such vibrant talent to perform with the Rogue Valley Symphony. Your sponsorship is key to bringing outstanding soloists to our region. Levels of Giving A soloist’s weekend of performances – $4,500 A single soloist concert performance – $1,500 Business Office: 541.552.6534
Sponsor the Music Most of the music we perform requires a purchase, rental, or licensing fee. We invite you to sponsor your favorite music in this powerful season. Level of Giving Theofanidis Commissioning Club – $100 One program – $500
Adopt a Musician Create a personal connection to an orchestra musician through this wonderful opportunity to support the talented, dedicated musicians who make the music you love. Levels of Giving Principal Musician – $1,500 Section Musician – $1,000 photo: Christopher Briscoe
Annual Fund Giving Levels leadership circle
friends circle
Platinum Baton $25,000+
Benefactors $500–$999
Diamond Baton $10,000–$24,999 Sustainers $250 –$499 Gold Baton $5,000 –$9,999
Patrons $100 –$249
Silver Baton $2,500 –$4,999
Supporters $50 –$99
Bronze Baton $1,000 –$2,499
Please visit our website to find out more information on Employer Matching Funds, the Endowment Fund, and our Musical Legacy Society. Purchase tickets, donate, and learn more:
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Community Outreach The Rogue Valley Symphony is proud to deliver live, classical music to the schools in Southern Oregon and Northern California. As a cornerstone of our mission and long range plan, our music education programs serve more than 10,000 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Link Up  Our third year of the Carnegie Hall Link Up program will expand to serve 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in the Phoenix / Talent school district. Every student in the program will perform their learned repertoire in an exciting concert with the full orchestra at the end of the school year. Chamber Players in the Classroom brings live classical music to more than 6,000 elementary school students in Southern Oregon and Northern California. Classical Coaches sends orchestra musicians into schools to work one-on-one with middle school and high school musicians.
photo: Christopher Briscoe
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New This Year Reserved seating for all Summer Series and Holiday Concerts
Summer Series Seating Chart STAGE
SIDE LEFT
CENTER SECTION
SIDE RIGHT
BACK TERRACE
Venues Summer Series EdenVale Winery 2310 Voorhies Road, Medford Location for all Masterworks and Holiday Concerts ASHLAND SOU Music Recital Hall 405 S Mountain Avenue MEDFORD Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts 23 S Central Avenue GRANTS PASS Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center 830 NE 9th Street
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