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This season, th e Springfield Symphony ta biggest momen kes on some of ts. We will expl history’s ore seismic cu changed the w ltural shifts th orld forever, in at music from th and Russian R e American, Fr evolutions, an en ch, d the Civil War Cultural Revol , World War I, ution of China and the . We will play commemorates music that when revoluti ons were born were thrown of , when the old f, and when ne ways w world orders passions, bloo emerged amid dy wars, and id fiery ealistic dream s. Revolutions ar e born in all ki nds of settings of people. We , and are led by imagine a grou all kinds p of idealistic in a tavern in young studen France or the ts sitting New World. O parading dow r we think of ta n the street in nks Moscow. We determined pe remember a qu ople refusing iet but to be American Sout held down an y longer in th h. We hear of e a m onk nailing a to the door on list of ideas an a church in Ger d ideals many. These st fascinating, fu ories are all ll of drama an d dreams and better world. hope and hung Our music this er for a year looks at history and ho th ese big momen nors changed ts in worlds and ne w horizons. We will play th e music of revo lution in all it hope and glor s power and an y. ger and Join us for a ye ar of Revolutio nary Music!
All concerts ar held at Juanit e a Hammons Hal K. l the Performin for g Arts at 7:30 pm
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16 SEPTEMBE R 2017
Tchaikovsky Violin Co with Tessa Lar ncerto k, Violin Shostakovich Symphony No .5
TESSA LARK
2017 marks th e centennial of the Russian Revolution of 1917, when up ri sing and revo Russia would lt in eventually en d ce nturies of Tsar rule and ushe ist r in the politica l and social ch that would be an ge s come the foun dation of the Union. At tim So vi et es celebrated and at other ti vilified by the m es state for his m usical output composer Dm , itri Shostakovi ch struggled to cr honest art in eate a dangerous to talitarian regi open our seas m e. We on with his te mpestuous Fi Symphony an fth d Tchaikovsky’ s virtuosic an Violin Concer d lilting to.
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14 OCTOBER 2017 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Mozart Piano Concert o No. 20 with Gabriela M artinez, Piano Mendelssohn Symphony No .5 Reformation
GABRIELA M
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On October 31 , 1517, a monk named Martin nailed his Nin Luther ety-Five Thes es to the door Saints’ Church of All in Wittenburg, Germany, and doing, set into in motion the be so ginning of on most significan e of the t upheavals in Western religi history. To co ous mmemorate th e 500th annive the beginning rs ary of of the Protest ant Reformat will play Men ion, we delssohn’s Ref ormation Sym with its medit phony ation on the Lu theran hymn Fortress. Bach A Mighty composed prol ifically for the Lutheran chur ch, so we cont inue our Refor theme with B mation ach’s Branden burg Concerto present Mozar N o. 3, and t’s haunting P iano Concerto with pianist G No. 20 abriela Martine z.
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11 NOVEMBER 2017
Musical selec tions and readings to ho nor Veterans
The First Wor ld hour, on the el War ended officially at th 1918. On this eventh day, of the eleventh e eleventh 9 present a conc 9th anniversary of Armisti month of ce War I. Our evenert honoring the history of Day, we in g w il l be a night of mus World reflection to co ic survivors of th mmemorate both the victimand e s and the G re at W ar, an readings of co rrespondence d will include soldiers and th between Misso concert will be eir families during the War uri fought one hu a moving tribute to the ba . The tt nd bloodiest war red years ago in one of th les we s the world ha e s seen.
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09 DECEMBE R 2017
Howard Blake The Snowman with the Acade my Awardnominated anim ated film Shaw/Bennett Many Moods of Christmas Holiday Favori tes
As a very spec ial treat this ho liday season, Springfield Sy the mphony is de li ghted to presen enchanting an t the imated short film The Snow charming Aca m an . This demy Award N ominee for Ani Short Film ba m ated sed on Raymon d Briggs’s pict shows a youn ure book g boy's snowm an coming to swirling him of life and f on a magical adventure to North Pole. W the e will also fini sh with our an sing-along. nual
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20 JANUARY 2018 Wagner Music from Lo hengrin Shostakovich Cello Concert o No. 1 with Chae won Hong, Cello 2017 Hellam Y oung Artists’ Compe tition Winner Brahms Symphony No .1
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17 FEBRUARY 2018
Gershwin Porgy and Be ss: A Symphonic Picture Selection of S with Todd Payn pirituals e, Baritone Narration: Exc erpt from "I Have a Dream - Martin L. Kin " g, Jr. with Todd Payn e William Afro-America Grant Still n Symphony
TODD PAYNE
In honor of Afr ican-American History Month Springfield Sy , the mphony is exci ted to present Afro-American the Symphony by William Grant Still was the fi Still. rst African-Am erican to have symphony pe a rformed by a major symphon orchestra and y the first to co nduct a major In the Afro-A or chestra. merican Symph ony, Still com blues, jazz, an bines d spirituals in to a traditiona form, and it is l classical instantly appe aling and fres also play Gersh h. We will win’s jazzy Por gy and Bess, an welcome Todd d Payne back to our stage to si spirituals and ng present his ve ry moving interpretation of Martin Luth er King, Jr.’s, I Have a Dream speech.
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Copland The Promise o f Living from The T with the combender Land ined from Drury, E choirs va and Missouri Sngel, tate Universities
DRURY, EVA NGEL, AND M ISSOURI STA UNIVERSITY TE CHOIRS There are som e musical com po exquisitely su blime that they sitions that are so the listener w transfix and tr ith an forces with th their arresting beauty. We sform e choirs of Dru join ry Missouri Stat e to perform so , Evangel, and me of these m beautiful piec ost es Brahms’s haun for choir and orchestra, incl uding ting Nänie, Ver Pensiero, and di’s beloved V a the utterly go rgeous Humm from Madama ing Chorus Butterfly. And a wouldn’t be co mplete witho night of beauty ut dramatic Slee ping Beauty Su Tchaikovsky’s lush and it music that wil l leave you br e. This is a night of eathless with its beauty. This concert bro u
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Mira Music from Ha nda milton Lloyd Webber Selections fro m Phantom of th e Opera Bernstein Selections from West Side Story Lloyd Webber Selections fro m Jesus Christ S uperstar Lowden Selections from Les Miserables Townsh Pinball Wizard end from The Who’s Tom my 12
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417-864-6683 www.SpringfieldMoSymphony.org
All concerts are held at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 525 S John Q Hammons Pkwy., Springfield, MO 65806 Seating at JKH Hall is on three levels – Orchestra, Mezzanine Balcony and Petite Balcony. The Mezzanine Balcony overhangs the Orchestra level at row P on the sides and T in the middle of the house; the Petite Balcony overhangs the Mezzanine at row G. Seats are numbered starting with 1 on house right (patron’s right when seated facing the stage). Number of seats in rows varies from approximately 40-60. For Box Seat availability call the Symphony Office.
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FULL SEASON: 9/16 • 10/14 • 11/11 • 12/9 • 1/20 • 2/17 • 3/24 • 4/21 • 5/12 Adult
$245
$227
$196
$127
Senior*
$217
$196
$156
$103
Student
$185
$156
$132
$79
CLASSICAL SEASON: 9/16 • 10/14 • 1/20 • 2/17 • 3/24 • 4/21 Adult
$158
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$121
$79
Senior*
$138
$121
$95
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Student
$111
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$53
POPS SEASON: 11/11 • 12/9 • 5/12 Adult
$87
$79
$74
$47
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$79
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SINGLE TICKETS: CLASSICAL Adult
$33
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$29
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SINGLE TICKETS: POPS
Use the attached order form to purchase season tickets. Mail to: Springfield Symphony Orchestra, 411 N. Sherman, Springfield, MO 65802-3652 Questions? Call 417-864-6683 www.springfieldmosymphony.org All programs and dates are subject to change *Senior rates are for adults age 60 and older.
SY M P H O N Y R A D IO P R O IN T H E OZ A R K S GRAM
Symphony in the Ozarks is am program host ed by Randy St onthly radio ewart on KSM 91.1 FM. Tune U in the Wedne sday before ea concert at 10 ch am to hear Ran dy and Kyle Wiley Pickett discuss the m usic the orchestra will be upcoming conc performing at the er the concerts tw ts. KSMU will rebroadcast o weeks follow performance. ing the Se rebroadcast da e below calendar for tes.
FEBRUARY
SEPTEMBER
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Symphony in the Ozarks Rad io Program Behind the Bat on at Ocean Ze n Opening Night at the Symphon y Russian Revol ution – Classi cal Concert Symphony in the Ozarks Co ncert Broadca OCTOBER st 11 Symphon y in the Ozark s Radio Progra 12 Behind th m e Baton at Oce an Zen 14 The Refor mation – Clas sical Concert 25 Symphon y in the Ozark s Concert Broad 30 Spooky Sy cast mphony
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Symphony in the Ozarks Rad io Program Behind the Bat on at Ocean Ze n Salute to Vete rans – Pops Co ncert Johnny Mathi s Christmas Sh ow Johnny Mathi s Christmas Sh ow Symphony in the Ozarks Co ncert Broadca DECEMBER st 6 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 7 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 9 Home for the Holidays M atinee 9 Holiday Co ncert – Pops Co ncert 13 Symphon y in the Ozark s Concert Bro adcast JA N U A R Y 17 Symphon y in the Ozark s Radio Progra 18 Behind th m e Baton at Oce an Zen 20 Romanti c Revolution – Classical Conc 31 Symphon ert y in the Ozark s Concert Bro adcast
14 Symphon y in the Ozark s Radio Progra 15 Behind th m e Baton at Oce an Zen 17 African-Am erican Heritag e – Classical Concert 28 Symphon y in the Ozark s Concert Bro adcast MARCH 3 22nd Annu al Hellam Youn g Artists’ Competition 21 Symphon y in the Ozark s Radio Progra 22 Behind th m e Baton at Oce an Zen 24 After the Revolution – Classical Conc ert A P R IL 4 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert Broad 18 Symphon cast y in the Ozark s Radio Progra 19 Behind th m e Baton at Oce an Zen 21 Revolutio nary Beauty – Classical Conc ert M AY 2 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert Broad 9 Symphon cast y in the Ozark s Radio Progra 10 Behind th m e Baton at Oce an Zen 12 Broadway Revolution – Pops Concert 23 Symphon y in the Ozark s Concert Bro adcast
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Opening Night at the Symphony The Springfield Symphony Guild is hosting a special dinner in honor of the opening of the Springfield Symphony’s 83rd season. Come enjoy a fine dinner, champagne toast to the new season, invitation to the Afterglow, and complimentary transportation from Hammons Hall to Hotel Vandivort provided by J. Howard Fisk Limousines.
September 16, 2017 | 5 PM $75 per person | $150 per couple Hotel Vandivort 305 E Walnut St, Springfield, MO 65806 Call for Reservations: 417-864-6683
Making a Way, Making a Difference, Making Music This is a fundraising project for the Springfield Symphony Guild to support the Springfield Symphony Orchestra