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September September 17, 17, 2016 2016
Chopin Chopin Concerto Concerto no.2 no.2
It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since I arrived in this beautiful and vibrant city! And what a fantastic year it’s been. Getting to know the wonderful musicians of the SSO, putting on exciting concerts, and sharing it all with an incredibly receptive and appreciative Saskatoon audience has been special. And that was just the beginning… We’re the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and that makes us unique. We’re not just another orchestra that could fit into any Canadian city. The music we play, the soloists we invite, the partnerships we have with local groups, the receptive audience, and, of course, the talented SSO musicians all embody and exemplify what it means to be from Saskatoon. There’s a reason why other music organizations across Canada are hearing about the SSO and wondering, “Hey, what are those guys doing in Saskatoon? It’s incredible!” It really is and it’s because we’re passionate about what we do and are a special example of this vibrant city. It’s going to be a terrific year and I look forward to seeing you all at the concerts. And, by all means, come backstage after any concert and say hi!
Eric Paetkau
Music Director Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
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Greetings from our Executive Director Opening night never fails to bring me such excitement. As a classical music junkie, I’ve always loved that fall meant new concerts, getting back to rehearsals, new music and new opportunities to feel the thrill of live music. At our Annual General Meeting this past week, we got to share some important figures. Last season, ticket sales made up 48 per cent of our revenues—that is a remarkable accomplishment as the industry standard is 30 per cent. Donations and corporate support made up 30 per cent. In the expenses column, 65 per cent of our expenditures went to artistic expense—and over 90 per cent of what we spent last season stayed right here in Saskatchewan. Those are numbers we’re very proud of and we hope you are, too. But more importantly, last season set the stage for our future. Our artistic achievements and what happened on stage was so much more valuable to our community. The season was a great example of what an orchestra can mean both artistically and socially—it’s exciting to live in a community where classical music is alive and vibrant and starting conversations. We are more than just the concerts we put on stage; this season we’ll embark on a journey to work on our region’s youth music literacy. There is nothing more important to the future of the arts than instilling a passion in our youth. I hope you’ll join us frequently this season. If you love the Masters concerts, you can’t miss the Baroque series. You should watch for our After Dark concert/parties. You should join us in making our music community stronger. See you at the symphony,
Mark Turner Executive Director Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra MUSIC DIRECTOR
BASS
Eric Paetkau
Richard Carnegie Principal
Podium supported by Mary Marino in memory of Lucia Marino
Chair supported by Kay Turner and Mark Turner in memory of Wayne Turner
VIOLIN 1 Michael Swan Concertmaster Chair supported by CEL Electrical Contractors
David Humphrey Stephen Kreuger Zachary Carter Cole Morrison
William Boan Assistant Concertmaster Lillian Jen-Payzant Joan Savage Marcel van den Hurk Simon Fanner Maxim Pletnev Hannah Lissel-DeCorby
FLUTE
VIOLIN 2
Erin Brophey Principal
Oxana Ossiptchouk Principal
Kevin Junk (Oboe, English Horn)
Chair supported by Kathryn Warden & Peter Stoicheff
Karen Bindle Sophie McBean Evan Friesen (on leave) Jerry He Simone Friesen
VIOLA
Sarah Yunji Moon Principal Chair supported by Lilian & Doug Thorpe
Brenda Moats (Flute, Piccolo)
OBOE Chair supported by Anne & Neil Reddekopp
CLARINET Margaret Wilson Principal Melissa Goodchild
BASSOON Stephanie Unverricht Principal Chair supported by Mary Marino & Chris Kent
James Legge Principal
Marie Sellar (Bassoon, Contrabassoon)
Chair supported by the Viola Section of the Saskatoon Philharmonic Orchestra
HORN
Saache Heinrich (on leave) Heather Wilson Miles Buchwaldt Stacey Mennie Jeremy Janzen
CELLO Lahni Russell Principal Chair supported by Sandra Beardsall, Bill Richards, Esther Cherland, David Jobling
John Payzant Bernadette Wilson Carman Rabuka Christina Bakanec (on leave) Scott McKnight
Carole-Marie Cottin Principal Chair supported by William & Suzanne Dust
Arlene Shiplett Anna Milan
TRUMPET Terry Heckman Principal Daniel Funk Dean McNeill
TROMBONE Don Schmidt Principal Brian Unverricht Dawn McLean Belyk
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra TUBA
Personnel varies by concert. We gratefully acknowledge the support of additional musicians who perform with the orchestra when larger works are presented.
Brent Longstaff Principal Chair supported by Electric Umbrella
TIMPANI
Violin 1: Samara St. Louis Violin 2: Kristan Couture, Brandon Johnson Viola: Emily Young
Darrell Bueckert Principal
PERCUSSION Bryan Allen Principal Chair supported by the Ewing Family in memory of Earl & Mary Ewing
Kevin Grady
BASSOON EMERITUS Peter Gravlin
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Introducing our new
Principal Flute
Sarah Yunji Moon Flutist Sarah Yunji Moon is recognized for her intense, commanding performances, delivered with virtuosity and technical assurance. Sarah’s dedication in promoting and performing new music has led her to creating innovative concert programs and to focusing on communicating with her audience. As an active chamber and orchestral musician, Sarah regularly performs with Ontario Philharmonic and National Academy Orchestra. She held the principal Flute position with Symphony Nova Scotia from 2008-2010. She founded Rosedale Winds, a group dedicated to performing the hidden gems of contemporary woodwind quintet repertoire. She frequently performs with the Thin Edge New Music Collective. As a soloist, she has performed concertos with numerous orchestras in North America and Asia such as the Seoul Philharmonic and the Toronto SymphonyOrchestra. Broadening her interest into academic studies and research, Sarah is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Musical Arts at the University of Toronto. Sarah holds a Master’s of Music in Contemporary Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University.
They say the neon lights are bright – On Broadway Our first concert of the Pops Series is an SSO collaboration unlike any other. Joining us on stage is one of Saskatoon’s cultural institutions—the Fireside Singers. Founded in 1972, the Fireside Singers have grown from a group of vocal students from Marilyn Whitehead’s studio performing in her parents’ home to over 100 voices and a small ensemble on stage at TCU. Marilyn continues to be a driving force in this city’s musical landscape with many students in professional music careers having had their start on stage with Fireside. A holiday tradition for many families in Saskatoon is the spectacular Fireside Christmas concert—the two amazing nights always sell out. In the spring, the Fireside Singers wow audiences with full stage productions of some of Broadway’s most popular musicals. With On Broadway, the SSO joins the Fireside Singers to revisit some of their memorable musical moments, including selections from Oliver, the Wizard of Oz, and Les Miserables. We are pulling out all the stops for this one-of-a-kind collaboration. The night will feature music from The Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, South Pacific, and even Mamma Mia! It will be a memorable night that will leave you wanting more. Visit saskatoonsymphony.org for tickets.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Silent ďŹ lm screening & world premiere of a new score by Jason Cullimore Live orchestral performance conducted by Victor Sawa
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Mozart for a Season It’s easy to say that Mozart was one of the greatest composers to have ever lived, but that doesn’t tell us exactly why he’s still relevant today. Perhaps it’s the prodigious nature of his childhood, which saw him famously transcribe Allegri’s Miserere from memory. Maybe it was the range of his work, which encompassed opera, concertos, symphonies, chamber music and choral compositions. Or was it that he was the 18th century equivalent of a troubled celebrity—offensive, stressed, arrogant and ludicrously indulgent? In truth, it’s a mix of all of these, combining in a dramatic story riddled with celebrity excess, father issues and some incredible music. It makes perfect sense that someone with such a difficult personality was able to compose music that reflects so truthfully on the human condition. Just look at some of his biggest bangers—Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is a gem of impish frivolity, the second movement of his clarinet concerto is a real heartbreaker, and the finale of Don Giovanni sees the hero dragged into the fiery depths of hell, screaming. Which is quite a range, obviously. And those are just the big hitters. Among his 626 works, you’ll find the innermost workings of a soul determined to explore life’s extremes. He was probably a nightmare to deal with and certainly no stranger to life’s luxuries (he loved a drink, whether he could afford it or not), but isn’t that why we follow celebrities nowadays? If it wasn’t for his foibles, there’s no way he could’ve composed the way he did. He might’ve been fighting off debt collectors and nursing a sore head for much of his compositional life, but it led to music that still thrums with life and enthusiasm. This season, our Sunday Chamber Series explores what influenced Mozart, his ideas and his lasting impact. Our week-long Mozart Festival combines chamber concerts, lectures, concerts, even a chance to see Amadeus on the big screen! We’re excited to partner with Saskatoon Opera and the University of Saskatchewan Music Department to bring out the best music-making our city has to offer! If you’re looking to dig deeper with your musical tastes, look no further. Visit saskatoonsymphony.org for details.
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Charles Richard-Hamelin Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman award of the best sonata at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, Charles Richard-Hamelin is standing out as one of the most important pianists of his generation. He also won the second prize at the Montreal International Musical Competition and the third prize and special award for the best performance of a Beethoven sonata at the Seoul International Music Competition in South Korea. In April 2015, he was awarded the prestigious Career Development Award offered by the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.
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He has appeared in various prestigious festivals including the Prague Spring Festival, La Roque d’Anthéron in France, Chopin and his Europe Festival in Warsaw and the Lanaudière Festival in Canada. As a soloist, he has performed with various ensembles including the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, OFUNAM (Mexico), Korean Symphony Orchestra and I Musici de Montréal. Originally from Lanaudière in Québec, Charles Richard-Hamelin studied with Paul Surdulescu, Sara Laimon, Boris Berman and André Laplante. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in performance from McGill University in 2011 and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music in 2013 and received full scholarships in both institutions. He also completed an Artist Diploma program at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal in 2016 and currently takes lessons on a regular basis with pianist Jean Saulnier. His first solo CD, which features late works by Chopin, was released on the Analekta label in September 2015 and received widespread acclaim from critics throughout the world (Diapason, BBC Music Magazine, Le Devoir).
Program Chopin Concerto No. 2
Eric Paetkau Music Director Charles Richard-Hamelin Piano Voyageur 6 min. Andrew Staniland* Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Frederic Chopin Maestoso Larghetto Finale: Allegro vivace
~ Interval ~
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 Ludwig van Beethoven Poco sostenuto - Vivace Allegretto Presto - Assai meno presto Allegro con brio *Denotes Canadian Composer
40 min.
30 min.
Program Notes Voyageur - Andrew Staniland “Voyageur was commissioned for the TSO’s Northern Residency Tour in 2007,” says Staniland, “as part of a program to also feature Beethoven’s venerable 5th, penned in the early 1800s in Austria - a time and place that was producing what we now call the classical canon, but also a point in time at which Canada was so young we had yet to traverse it by water. In Europe, composers were defining and exploring the symphonic form; in North America, voyageurs were searching for a water route over the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean - an interesting comparison. I was inspired by the adventurous, boisterous spirit that these early voyageurs must have had. Composers at their best embody this very spirit: exploring the new and unfamiliar, charting new courses of statement and expression.” From Wholenote magazine “In with the New November: in like a lion….” By Richard Marsella
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 - Frederic Chopin The concerto begins with a lengthy essay by the orchestra. The piano enters to say, “Let’s reconsider all the orchestra has said,” and then does so impressively. The dazzling virtuosity on display is constructed around simple tunes, simple tunes being the genesis of the virtuoso’s craft. In Chopin’s composition, the piano, as one critic observes, is a “singing machine.” If the second movement is your favourite, you’re in the majority. The first and third movements are the hubbub of life, the getting and spending. The second is the deep, still pond of contemplation, a Wordsworthian walk. (Wordsworth is a contemporary too. We’re steeped in the wonders of the Romantic age.) Near the Larghetto’s end, a horn joins the keyboard’s quiet reverie, setting us adrift on a boat we hope may never reach shore. Then, politely, the Allegro vivace gentles us back to the business at hand with sprightly keyboard work. The orchestra reawakens and it’s time to rise into Chopin’s new morning. Mazurkas are danced along the piano keys. Chopin rewards us with a burst of sunlight after liquid dreams. Horns call, in part to announce the piano’s take-off into unknown stratospheres, unimagined speeds. We ride along until Chopin gives us one last lullaby. Then the hullabaloo of the finale, and in the silence, Parisian passions to come. Adapted from: Program notes © 2015 by Eddie Silva
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - Ludwig van Beethoven Although Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony in A Major may not be quite as famous as his Fifth or Ninth, it recently starred in The King’s Speech, Oscar winner for Best Picture. Those who saw the film will remember the climactic scene: the king addresses millions of citizens over the radio, hesitantly, but passionately and firmly. The music that underscores the scene is the second movement (Allegretto) of this symphony. Although contextually it seems out of place (the ultimate Austro-Germanic composer to underscore a speech about Britain going to war with Germany?), musically it was appropriate: profound and sombre. With its ostinato (repeated rhythmic phrase)—long-short-shortlong-long—it was a good musical fit for the gravity of the scene and the king’s halting conviction. This symphony was premiered in December 1813, at a benefit concert for soldiers wounded in the fight against Napoleon’s army. Unlike some of Beethoven’s works, it was immediately popular, and was repeated several times in the weeks following its premiere. The second movement especially appealed to audiences, and it was not unusual for it to be performed as a separate work during the 19th century. Written in the standard four-movement form, Symphony No. 7 begins with a slow expanded introduction, which is followed by a Vivace in sonata form, in a dance-like triple meter. The second movement is in A minor, which—unlike a more distant key like F# minor or E, keeps the Allegretto closely bound to the more exuberant movements around it. The third movement, Presto, is almost like a rondo, with the A-B juxtaposition recurring several times (instead of the more usual A-B-A). The finale, Allegro con brio, is in an furiously energetic 2/4 meter, with a recurring emphasis on the second beat of the measure (it’s hard to miss at the beginning of the movement). Beethoven’s famous rhythmic ingenuity is a pillar of this symphony. Many critics emphasized its wild energy in their writings; Richard Wagner wrote of this piece that “the Symphony is the Apotheosis of the Dance itself: it is Dance in its highest aspect, the loftiest deed of bodily motion, incorporated into an ideal mold of tone.” This piece is scored for a typically “classical” orchestra, with pairs of woodwinds and brass; Beethoven’s writing for the horns is especially dramatic and dynamic. Overall, the rhythm of this symphony, its dance-like and sophisticated rhythms, and the famous second movement make it one of Beethoven’s most interesting and powerful symphonic works. From River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
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What’s Baroque? We often have people asking us to give them a chance to hear the music of Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and more...but the problem is that those composers wrote music before the large symphonic orchestra became the concert hall norm. Their music requires a glorious acoustic to make it come to life. Last season our Messiah performance sold out days in advance, and our Vivaldi Gloria concert was a runaway success. Eric Paetkau’s extensive experience in baroque performance brought a vivacious sound to the SSO and it was clear that it was time to explore that. Our Baroque Series opens this October with Saskatoon’s first-ever professional performance of Bach’s beloved Cantata 140 Wachet Auf. The choral work contains one of the most notable melodies Bach ever wrote. The concert also features a guest artist whose appearance is one of the most highly anticipated of the year! Baroque violinist Julia Wedmann grew up right here in Saskatoon; in fact, she even played in the violin section of our orchestra. Since leaving Saskatoon in search of a career, Julia has garnered herself a reputation as one of the finest baroque violinists in the world. For many years. she has been touring and recording with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, often featured as a soloist with the group. If that weren’t enough, she records and performs with the Eybler Quartet and baroque group I Furiosi. Julia makes her SSO solo debut with Bach’s stunning Violin Concerto in A minor. The program also highlights the work Solace by Canadian Jocelyn Morlock. For more information about our Baroque Series, visit saskatoonsymphony.org.
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Celebrate with Strauss Waltzes and Operetta Excerpts, featuring European Singers, Dancers and Full Orchestra!
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