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The Post-Standard Classics Series November 7-8, 8:00 p.m.
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The Post-Standard Classics Series November 21-22, 8:00 p.m.
Beethoven’s 5th
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Central New York Community Foundation Family Series November 15, 10:30 a.m. Featuring Picardy PenguinTM Benjamin Loeb, conductor Robert Allen, vocal soloist Sponsored by Syracuse Research Corporation Enjoy bagels from Bruegger’s Bakeries and the Instrument Petting Zoo at 9:30 a.m.
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Syracuse Symphony Orchestra performances are made possible with public funds from Onondaga County, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Natural Heritage Trust and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. The SSO is a partner in the Central Upstate Regional Alliance of New York’s Creative Core, and a member of the Arts & Cultural Leadership Alliance of CNY and the League of American Orchestras.
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s the holiday season approaches, I encourage you to consider the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra— both as a respite from the rush of the season, and as part of your giftgiving plans. After all, what could be better than the gift of music? Although the season is already underway, our box office staff can tailor a package that fits any schedule, musical taste and budget. Subscriptions, gift certificates and single tickets make perfect gifts for friends, business associates, teachers…or you! For a truly special gift, why not sponsor a class or youth group excursion to an SSO concert. When you purchase SSO tickets as a gift, you are actually giving twice—because your support enhances the ability of this outstanding orchestra to deliver great music, it’s also a wonderful gift to the community. For details, call Melissa, Jesse or Christie at (315) 424-8200, or visit SyracuseSymphony.org. There are many concerts not to be missed in the coming weeks, from our regular series concerts to a one-night-only special event featuring international recording artists Cherish the Ladies on November 29. You have probably noticed that The Nutcracker is taking a break this year. Rest assured, this wonderful ballet with
live orchestral music will return, retooled and more spectacular than ever, in 2009. The SSO is working on a strategic plan that will position the Orchestra for continued success in coming years. This process will continue to evolve in the coming months, but we have already begun concerted efforts to broaden our audience and donor base, and strengthen the SSO’s education and community engagement programs. Your input is critical to this process. We would love to hear your thoughts regarding your Symphony. Please feel free to contact any staff member by email, through the SSO website, www.SyracuseSymphony.org, or by phone or regular mail to the SSO office. Better yet, introduce yourself before or after a concert. SSO Board and staff are identifiable by their lapel pins with the SSO logo. Thank you again for attending, and enjoy the concert! Rocco Mangano Chairman
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s we pause this month to remember all that we are thankful for, it is appropriate for the SSO to also offer a word of thanks to some special donors among us. Members of the Christopher Keene Legacy Society have provided for the SSO in their estate plans. The Society honors the memory of music director Christopher Keene, a visionary artistic leader who forged a new path to the future for the SSO. We are thankful to the Society’s members, listed on page (page 81), for their foresight and commitment to the future of the Symphony. Why is planned giving important? As the Symphony looks ahead, we need the flexibility to move in new directions, to add areas of focus such as education and engagement programs, and to invest in our artists and the music that they make. Planned gifts provide a stable source of income that allows the SSO to make
commitments that have a future benefit, but more importantly, they help ensure that our community will have a viable symphony orchestra in its midst for our children and grandchildren to enjoy. How can you help? Please remember the SSO in your will. Please consider making a gift of life insurance or rolling over an IRA to the Symphony before the December 31 deadline. More information is available by calling the Symphony office at (315) 424-8222, ext. 240. Thank you in advance for remembering the SSO as you make your future plans, and thank you for supporting the SSO through your presence here today. Enjoy the concert!
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KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING Join the Syracuse Symphony Association Today The Syracuse Symphony Association is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to promoting and advancing the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra through fund-raising, education programs and public relations activities within the community. Listed below are just a few of the activities our members produce.
Music of the Night (October)
Musicians’ Luncheons
A dinner celebration and purse auction to honor community members for their dedication to the Orchestra.
A fall and spring event hosted by the SSA to show appreciation for our musicians.
Intermezzo Luncheon (December) A festive way for members to get together and enjoy a performance by a Syracuse Symphony ensemble and lunch.
Practice Marathon (February) A month long event that emphasizes to students the importance of practicing their musical instruments. Last year’s participants included more than 200 area students and 50 teachers.
Symphonic Affair (May) A themed springtime celebration featuring dinner, dancing, an SSO performance and a silent auction.
Sally Whittle Performing Arts Scholarship
Encore Thrift Shop in Fayetteville A thrift store staffed and run by SSO volunteers. All proceeds benefit the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.
Prelude Boutique at the Mulroy Civic Center Open for all SSO performances at the Civic Center. (Includes a free ticket to the concert.)
A scholarship awarded annually to an outstanding student who seeks further education to make music his or her career.
Membership in the Syracuse Symphony Association is easy! Simply fill out the form below and tell us what event you would be interested helping with. Jill Walsh, our Membership Chair, will contact you with details on how you can get involved. Benefits of membership in the SSA include invitations to all events and a subscription to UPBEAT, the SSA newsletter. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Jill at (315) 498-4996.
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To pay Lifetime Memberships by credit card, call Encore at (315) 637-6133.
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2008-2009 ORCHESTRA ROSTER
Daniel Hege, Music Director, Faye & Henry Panasci Chair Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Conductor Emeritus Muriel Bodley, Youth String Orchestra Conductor
First Violin
Andrew Zaplatynsky Concertmaster Jeremy Mastrangelo Associate Concertmaster Vladimir Pritsker Cristina Buciu Michael Bosetti Fred Klemperer Susan Jacobs D.J. Iglesrud Heather Fais Stephanie Koppeis Lucille Teufel Travis Newton Amelia Christian
Second Violin
Rose MacArthur Principal Petia Radneva-Manolova Assistant Principal Fedor Saakov Anita Gustafson Janet Masur-Perry Sonya Williams Julianna Methven Dylana Leung Sara Mastrangelo Jin Joo Yoon Alexandra Dotcheva
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Eric Gustafson Principal Mrs. B.G. Sulzle Chair Cen Wang Assistant Principal Kit Dodd Carol Sasson Marywynn Kuwashima Li Li Judith Manley Dreher Wendy Richman
Trumpet
George Coble Principal, Robert C. Soderberg Chair Ryan Barwise John Raschella Associate Principal
English Horn
Cello
David LeDoux Principal, Mrs. L.L. Witherill Chair Lindsay Groves Assistant Principal Gregory Wood Assistant Principal Heidi Hoffman* Walden Bass George Macero Jacqueline Wogick George Teufel
Daniel Carno
Contrabass
John Friedrichs
Clarinet
Allan Kolsky Principal Victoria Bullock Krukowski John Friedrichs Assistant First Chair
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Philip MacArthur Principal Patricia Sharpe Assistant First Chair Daniel Carno
Tuba
Timpani
David Ross
Oboe
J. Donald Crafton Jeffrey Gray*
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Flute
Linda Greene
Bass Trombone
Edwin Diefes Principal
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Piccolo
William Harris Principal, Arthur “Sandy” West Chair Douglas Courtright
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Edward Castilano Principal Peter Dean Assistant Principal Angel Sicam Darryl Pugh Michael Fittipaldi Deborah Coble Principal Cynthia Decker Assistant Principal Linda Greene
Trombone
Gregory Quick Principal David Ross Martha Sholl
Contrabassoon Horn
Michael Winter Principal, Nancy & David Ridings Chair Paul Brown Julie Bridge Associate Principal Stephen Laifer Jon Garland
Patrick Shrieves Principal
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Piano/Keyboards Daniel Kim
Librarians
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ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP DANIEL HEGE Music Director Now in his ninth season as Music Director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Hege is recognized as one of America’s finest young conductors and has earned acclaim for his fresh interpretations of the standard repertoire and his commitment to creative programming. In 2001, he finished a five-year tenure as Resident Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, where he worked closely with David Zinman and Yuri Temirkanov. Mr. Hege first attracted attention when he won the post of Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Young Musicians’ Foundation Debut Orchestra in Los Angeles. He served, concurrently, as Director of Instrumental Music at the Orange County High School of the Arts and Assistant Conductor of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Since then, he has served as Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (where he was twice honored by the American Symphony Orchestra League for innovative programming), Encore Chamber Orchestra of Chicago, Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra in New Jersey, and Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Hege has guest conducted leading orchestras including the Baltimore, Columbus, Colorado, Detroit, Houston, Louisville, Oregon, San Diego and Seattle Symphony Orchestras, the
Rochester, Calgary, Naples and Louisiana Philharmonics, and has won acclaim abroad for his performances with the Leicester Orchestra of England, Singapore and St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestras, Auckland Philharmonia, and the Symphony Orchestra of Lima, Peru. He has guest conducted at the Music Academy of the West, National Orchestra Institute, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Aspen and Grand Teton music festivals, and in most recent years, has regularly conducted opera and ballet performances. Under Mr. Hege’s artistic leadership, the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra performed a critically acclaimed concert to a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall in April 2003. He oversaw the release of the SSO’s live Classics Concert CD in 2000, the Holiday Pops release just two years later, and the SSO’s July 2006 release, Big Band Bash. Other recordings include Done Made My Vow, a CD of works by Adolphus Hailstork with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Morgan State Choir; Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th Centuries (Cedille), with violinist Rachel Barton Pine and the Encore Chamber Orchestra (nominated for a 1998 NPR Heritage Award); and The Gift, a collection of Christmas arrangements on Woodland Records with oboist Brad Smith. Mr. Hege studied with Daniel Lewis of the University of Southern California and with Paul Vermel at the Aspen Music Festival and holds degrees in history and music at Bethel College and a masters degree in orchestral conducting at University of Utah. A 2001 40 under 40 Honoree, Mr. Hege received an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Le Moyne College in 2004. He is active as a guest clinician and adjudicates various musical competitions nationally. He resides in Jamesville, NY with his wife, Katarina Oladottir Hege, and their three daughters.
Free Pre-Concert Talks Please join us prior to every Post-Standard Classics concert, on Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in the concert hall, and hear Daniel Hege and guests discuss the works to be performed that evening.
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Officers Rocco Mangano, Chairman* Mangano, Lucchesi & Collins Karen Gahl-Mills, President* Syracuse Symphony Orchestra David A.A. Ridings, Vice Chairman* Lou Lemos, Vice Chairman* BTI The Travel Consultants
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Emeritus Directors Daniel Burdick, M.D. Kathleen Fey Ernest L. Sarason, M.D.†
Peter H. Soderberg T. Urling Walker Barbara B. Wanamaker
Directors Richard Alberding Hewlett Packard, Retired Curt Andersson Cooper Crouse-Hinds Joseph T. Ash, Jr. National Grid Bruce E. Baker, M.D.* Physician Ronald C. Berger Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Bill Branson, Jr. RBC Dain Rauscher Sandra Brown Grandma Brown’s Beans, Inc. Steven F. Bruce Lockheed Martin Corporation Margaret M. Cassady Excellus BlueCross/BlueShield Stephen Y. L. Chow Smith Barney George Coble Syracuse Symphony Orchestra David L. Colangelo Hill Partner, LLC Daphne B. Crossley PPD R. Paul Dodd Northwestern Mutual Life Vicki Feldman* Syracuse Symphony Association Dorothea K. Fowler R. H. Fowler, Inc., Retired
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ORCHESTRA LEADERSHIP Syracuse Symphony Association Officers Vicki Feldman, President Catherine Davies, Executive Vice President Nancy Slavens, Treasurer
Janet Mallan, Assistant Treasurer Erma Rech, Secretary
Board of Directors Virginia Chmielewicz Marilyn Crosby Sherly Day-Bernthal Kay Fey* Peggy Ginniff Katarina Hege*
Betty Hill Patricia Howard* Susan Klenk Betty Lamb Carol Louise Margie Nasemann
Donna Neuhauser Marcia Neumiller Laurie Olander Sydney Radka Sandy Rosenfeld Mary Lou Smullen
Mary Thompson Jill Walsh Lucia Whisenand Linda Williams *Honorary
Syracuse Symphony Foundation David A. A. Ridings, Chairman Stephen E. Chase, Treasurer
Barbara Wanamaker, Secretary Robert Daino
Gary Grossman Fran Nichols
Elsa Soderberg Barbara Wanamaker
Artistic Staff Daniel Hege, Music Director Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Conductor Emeritus
Muriel Bodley, Youth String Orchestra Conductor
Administrative Staff Executive Office Karen Gahl-Mills, President & Executive Director Ashleigh Milner McGovern, Project Manager, Organizational Renewal Development Nicki Inman, Director of Development & Patron Relations Whitney Snyder, Corporate Relations Manager Jessica Logan, Patron Relations Manager Jordan Ryan, Development Coordinator Finance Donna Scrimale, CPA, Director of Finance Maureen Schiller, Staff Accountant
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Retirement Improvement Initiative The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra is in the midst of a $2 million campaign to raise funds to improve the retirement benefits for our musicians. We are pleased to announce that long time supporters Peter and Elsa Soderberg have pledged $1 million toward this campaign as a challenge to the SSO Family to raise an additional $1 million to match their generous gift. A total of $500,000 has already been pledged toward this challenge, and we would like to thank the Soderbergs and the following donors for their extremely generous support and their commitment to our musicians.
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Enjoy Great Rewards as an SSO Volunteer If you’ve ever wondered what happens before the SSO’s talented musicians take to the stage, and what goes on behind the scenes, volunteering at the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra may be your free ticket to better-than-front-row excitement! The SSO depends on a devoted cadre of volunteers who donate their time and wide-ranging skills to help our orchestra bring live music to the community. Here are some of the things you might be asked to do as an SSO volunteer: • Sell merchandise at concerts • Work at Will Call on concert nights • assist with the Saturday morning Instrument Petting Zoo • Manage the office reception area • Assist with mailings, database entry and filing • Archive Orchestra materials • Help grow future SSO audiences by becoming an education concert usher • Plus more! Living in Syracuse is not a prerequisite for becoming an SSO volunteer. The Orchestra has many dedicated friends in Rome, Cortland and Watertown who have worked on behalf of the SSO in their communities for many years. If you have special talents and would be willing to share your time with us, please call the SSO’s Volunteeer Coordinator Christie DeFazio at (315) 424-8222, ext. 303 or email cdefazio@syracusesymphony.org.
THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES November 7- 8, 2008 – Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter, 8:00 p.m. Media Partner:
NOCHES EUROPEAS Maximiano Valdés, conductor Fabio Bidini, piano Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
1865-1935
Manuel de Falla 1876-1946
Nights in the Gardens of Spain In the Generalife Distant Dance In the Gardens of the Sierra de Córdoba Intermission
Camille Saint-Saëns 1835-1921
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, Organ Adagio – Allegro moderato – Poco adagio Allegro moderato – Presto – Maestoso – Allegro
Steinway piano donated by Wilbur R. and Eveline M. LePage Organ generously provided by Piano and Organ Warehouse Maximiano Valdés appears by arrangement with C/M Artists New York
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES MAxIMIANO VALDéS, conductor Music director of the Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias in Spain, Maximiano Valdés recently completed his tenure as chief conductor of both the orchestra and opera at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile. The Santiago native began his studies in piano and violin at the Conservatory of Music there and continued at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, where he took courses in composition and conducting. After completing his diploma in piano, he enrolled in the conducting classes of Franco Ferrara in Bologna, Siena and Venice and also worked with Sergiu Celibidache in Stuttgart and Paris. In 1976 Mr. Valdés was engaged as assistant conductor at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice. The following year, he was a conducting fellow at Tanglewood, where he worked with Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. He won first prize at the Nicolai Malko Competition in Copenhagen, and first prize at the Vittorio Gui Competition in Florence. Mr. Valdés led the Puerto Rico Symphony on subscription, as well as at the Casals Festival and toured Spain, Mexico and China with his orchestra in Asturias. Maximiano Valdés has recorded with the Royal Philharmonic, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Nice Philharmonic and the London Symphony; and with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra, works by Ginastera, Revueltas, Moncayo and Carreño on the Dorian label. He recently signed an exclusive agreement with Naxos to record works by Latin American and Spanish composers with his orchestra in Asturias.
FABIO BIDINI, piano A native of Arezzo, Italy, Fabio Bidini began piano studies at age five. Following ten years of private study, he enrolled in the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, where he graduated magna cum laude, then went on to study composition at the Florence Conservatory. His teachers have included Orazio Frugoni and Maria Tipo. Mr. Bidini has been awarded first prize in 11 of Italy’s most prestigious national piano competitions and has received top prizes in eight international competitions—Terni, Köln, Busoni 1988 and 1992, Pretoria, Marsala, London and the Van Cliburn in Fort Worth. North American appearances this season include returns to Phoenix, Tucson and Rhode Island and performances with the Annapolis Symphony. In Italy, Mr. Bidini is regularly invited to the Brescia and Bergamo International Piano Festival. As a chamber musician, he has worked with distinguished artists including Zoltan Kocsis, Eva Urbanova, Eva Mei, Alexis-Pia Gerlach, the Janacek Quartet, Antonio Tinelli, Dmitri Maktin, Maurizio Baglini and Jeffrey Swann. He is also an active chamber orchestra conductor. Fabio Bidini has recorded ten CDs for the BMG, EPR, Classichord, Musikstrasse and True Sounds labels. Since October 2005, Mr. Bidini has been a professor in the piano department of the Universität der Künste, Berlin. Visit www.fabiobidini.com.
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES BRIEF NOTES Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – This piece’s descriptive color and playful humor have made it the best-known work by Dukas. Based on a ballade by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, it serves as a good-natured warning against laziness and taking shortcuts. The story is familiar to those who know the Walt Disney version: a none-too-competent apprentice tries to make his work easier by casting his master’s spells, with terrifying results. When the old sorcerer returns and sees the damage, he quick sets everything right and disciplines his pupil. De Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain – This series of three tone pictures is cool and intoxicated by the aromas of the Andalusian night, the other side of the coin from the heated Gypsy passions that run through so much music about Spain. Concerning this suite, de Falla wrote: “If these “symphonic impressions” have achieved their object, the simple listing of the titles should be sufficient guide to the hearer…The music has no pretensions to being descriptive; it
is merely expressive. But something more than the sounds of festivals and dances has inspired these ‘evocations in sound,’ for melancholy and mystery have their part also.” Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony – The inclusion of an organ in the orchestra has drawn much attention to this work and accounts for its nickname as the Organ Symphony. Since the 1950s it also helped bring the work back from obscurity to become one of the best-known “sonic spectaculars” of the recorded repertoire. But this is no solo concerto. The organ is silent for more than half the music, and it plays as a member of the orchestra rather than being accompanied by it. Also of interest is the demanding orchestral piano part for two players. Unusual for a 19th century symphony is the division into only two movements, but the composer noted, as quoted below, that the various subsections suggest the outline of a standard fourmovement symphony.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice symphonic scherzo after a ballade of Goethe Last performed on the Classics Series in March 1996 with Peter Rubardt conducting. Dukas is remembered as an excellent teacher at the Paris Conservatory and a perceptive music critic. He was conscientious in editing music of earlier composers for modern editions. His own catalog of works is fairly small, but includes the concert overture Polyeucte, the colorful ballet La Péri, and what some consider his masterpiece, the opera Ariadne and Bluebeard. A perfectionist, he destroyed several large works shortly before his death. Dukas’ short tone poem The Sorcerer’s Apprentice has been popular since its premiere in 1897 in Paris. The earliest of its many recordings was conducted by Arturo Toscanini in 1929. The piece is familiar even to those who do not attend concerts, through the delightful interpretation included in Walt Disney’s Fantasia, in which Mickey Mouse plays the apprentice and gets to shake hands with conductor Leopold Stokowski. (In February 2007, Walt Disney Pictures announced that Nicolas Cage had been signed to play the apprentice in a feature-length movie of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. His character would be named Yen Sid, which is Disney spelled backwards. Cage’s current film list does not mention this project.)
The piece begins with mysterious music that represents the magic spells of the master sorcerer. Eventually he leaves, telling his helper to bring water from a nearby stream to fill a large tub. The apprentice thinks he can save time and effort by using some of his master’s magic. I am now—what joy to hear it!— Of the old magician rid; And henceforth shall every spirit Do by me whate’er is bid… He casts a spell on the broom and makes it carry buckets of water. Soon the tub is full, and so is every vessel in the house, but the apprentice doesn’t know how to stop the broom.
Paul Dukas b. October 1, 1865 in Paris, France d. May 17, 1935 in Paris, France.
Streams renewed forever Quickly bringeth he; River after river Rusheth on poor me…
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Nights in the Gardens of Spain Symphonic Impressions for Piano and Orchestra in Three Parts Last performed in November 1989 with Kazuyoshi Akiyama conducting and Alicia de Larrocha as soloist.
“I have gathered here so many beauties that even the stars wish to take them from me and carry them to the palaces of the sky.” – Arabic poem carved around a window in the Moorish palace, the Alhambra
An illustration by S. Barth, around 1882, from Der Zauberlehrling, Goethe’s poem, which served as inspiration for Paul Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice symphonic poem of 1897. Even chopping it in two doesn’t help, for then each half starts bringing more water. And they run! and wetter still Grow the steps and grows the hall. Lord and master, hear me call! Ever seems the flood to fill… When the sorcerer returns, the tub is running over, the house is awash, and the apprentice is frantic. The master quickly breaks the spell on the broom and makes the spilled water disappear. To the side Of the room Hasten, broom, As of old! Spirits I have ne’er untied, Save to act as they are told. At the music’s end, though the poem does not mention it, Dukas seems to suggest that the apprentice gets a cuff on the ear for the trouble he has caused. (English translation by E. A. Bowring, 1882) Instrumentation: 2 flutes and piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets and bass clarinet, 3 bassoons and contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, orchestral bells, harp and strings. 26
Going to live and study in Paris was a long-cherished goal for Falla. Throughout the time he was studying with the musicologist and folklorist Felipe Pedrell in Madrid, he was composing zarzuelas (Spanish-style light operas) and saving his money to go to Paris. His first serious dramatic work, the one-act opera La vida breve, was composed to serve as his “foot in the door.” In 1907 he actually went to Paris, and things turned out very well indeed. Dukas pronounced La vida breve good enough to deserve performance at the Opéra-comique. Both Debussy and the Opéra-comique’s director agreed, but political wrangling prevented an immediate performance there, and so the work was produced with great success in Nice. Falla became a respected composer in French circles, even receiving a monthly stipend from the publisher Max Eschig. He was on the point of purchasing a home in Paris and sending for his parents to come and live with him, when world war broke out in 1914. Reluctantly, he returned to Madrid, with its much smaller and more provincial musical world. The first version of his ballet with singing, El amor brujo, received its premiere in Madrid in 1915, but the critics were unappreciative. The new work had much better success shortly thereafter in Barcelona, near which Manuel de Falla Falla had gone to spend several b. November 23, 1876 in Cádiz, weeks in the seaside villa of the Spain Catalán painter Santiago Rusiñol. d. November 14, 1946 in In this picturesque Mediterranean location, as described by Falla’s Córdoba, Argentina biographer Suzanne Demarquez, he worked “in solitude, among
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES paintings by Greco, precious Talavera tiles, medieval ironwork and, from the wrought iron balcony, a view of the bluest sea imaginable” on the manuscript he had begun in Paris, a set of three Nocturnes for piano. Eventually expanded for piano and orchestra and renamed Nights in the Gardens of Spain, this work had been requested by Enrique Arbós (orchestrator of Albéniz’s Iberia) for his orchestra in Madrid. (Nights in the Gardens of Spain is also the title of an unrelated 1995 novel by the New Zealand writer Witi Ihimaera, whose other works include The Whale Rider.) Scholars have pointed out the debt this music owes to Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole and Debussy’s Ibéria, but unlike these Frenchmen, Falla was a native Spaniard. He was born in the Andalusian city of Cádiz and raised among the perfumed gardens of which he wrote—those carefully tended holdovers from days of Moorish domination. In later years he actually had a home in Granada, on a hillside overlooking the Alhambra palace and its An archway in the Generalife Gardens of the Alhambra, in Granada, Spain. jasmine-scented Garden of the Generalife. In the Generalife. This splendid villa and its garden, part of the Alhambra, date from the 13th century. The name derives from the Moorish Jennat al Arif, the Garden of the Tone-Architect. If ever music and architecture were truly akin to one another, it is here. Distant Dance. We are not told in which garden the dancers are observed, or perhaps nostalgically recalled. Snatches of rhythm, fragments of melody, evocative harmonies, and other sounds waft through the foliage. Sudden bursts suggestive of guitars and tambourines punctuate the music, then dissipate and float away on the cool evening breeze.
If ever music and architecture were truly akin to one another, it is here. In the Gardens of the Sierra del Córdoba. With the ancient Andalusian city of Córdoba, capital for centuries of the Moorish occupation of Spain, as background, Falla suggests a Gypsy zambra, or nighttime festival of music and dancing. There is a recurring estribillo or refrain, so that the music resembles a classical rondo. The underlying rhythm has been identified as that of the sevillana, a gypsy version of the coquettish fandango. In keeping with the dreamy, half-imagined mood of the whole composition,
the ending fades and dissolves languorously into distant memory. Instrumentation: 3 flutes doubling piccolo, 2 oboes, and English horn, clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, triangle, harp, celeste and strings.
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, Organ Last performed by the SSO in April 1995 with Kazuyoshi Akiyama conducting. In one of those ironic twists of history, this symphony, perhaps the greatest work of a quintessentially French composer, was written for the British. Saint-Saëns was one of the most prodigious of child prodigies, topping even Mozart in the tales told of his first decade. As he matured, he became an acclaimed pianist and organist, serving for many years as principal organist at the church of the Madeleine in Paris. (Liszt, to whom this symphony is dedicated, called him the greatest organist in the world.) An energetic musical progressive, Saint-Saens championed the music of Wagner and Liszt and was the primary founder of the National Music Society, whose concerts gave first hearings to many of the great French works of the latter part of the century. But Saint-Saëns’s early promise was not confirmed by later success as a composer. Like all French composers of his time, he wanted to write great operas, but only one of his operas, Samson and Delilah, was even moderately well received. In opera-drenched Paris there was no interest in his symphonies and little in his piano concertos. Professional disappointment was matched by personal tragedy. Within a few months in 1878, both his small children died, one by a fall from a window, the other of an infantile disease. Camille Saint-Saëns Saint-Saëns blamed his wife’s b. October 9, 1835 in Paris, negligence for the deaths. He France finally walked out and never saw her again. d. December 16, 1921 in The brilliant—if somewhat Algiers, Algeria arrogant—progressive had become a lonely, embittered
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES conservative. For the rest of his long life he lived alone (save for one faithful servant), indulged his musical and non-musical pursuits (astronomy, archeology, literature), and became almost a compulsive traveler. His frequent visits to Africa find their reflection in several of his compositions. And, somewhat like Mendelssohn before him, he found greater success in England than at home. His first London successes were as an organist, including his dedication recital on the organ in Royal Albert Hall. This probably helps explain why he included an important organ part in his Third Symphony, which was written to a commission from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It was the fifth and last symphony that Saint-Saëns wrote (“I have given everything to it that I was able to give”), but the third one he made public. Saint-Saëns himself described the symphony in a long program note for the first performance, saying,
“The composer has [thus] sought to shun in a certain measure the interminable repetitions which are more and more disappearing from instrumental music.”
Strings and timpani sound the aggressive refrain of the second movement, a militaristic scherzo that gives way to another transformation (described by the composer as “fantastic” in style) of the symphony’s main theme in the trio section (Presto). A new theme from lower strings and brass struggles for supremacy, attaining victory as the music becomes calm and luminous. The finale begins with the Maestoso (“Majestic”) section and a new version of the main theme, which takes on still another form for the stirring conclusion. The theme of the closing section of this work was adapted for a song, “If I Had Words” by Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley, in 1977. This movement is heard accompanying the French exhibit at Disney World’s Epcot Center, and its ending is heard in the laser show Crystal Odyssey. It can also be heard in the movies Babe (1995) and How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989). U.S. figure skater Paul Wylie used music from this symphony for his routine at the 1992 Olympic Games. Instrumentation: 3 flutes doubling piccolo, 2 oboes and English horn, 2 clarinets and bass clarinet, 2 bassoons and contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, piano (4 hands), organ and strings. – Program notes by Nick Jones ©2008
“This symphony is divided in two parts…Nevertheless, it includes practically the traditional four movements: the first, checked in development, serves as an introduction to the [Poco] Adagio, and the scherzo is connected, after the same manner, with the finale. The composer has thus sought to shun in a certain measure the interminable repetitions which are more and more disappearing from instrumental music.” After the introductory Adagio, the strings play the main theme, a restless melody that might remind the listener of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, and that also quotes the opening notes of the medieval “Dies irae” chant, a favorite of composers from Berlioz to Rachmaninoff:
During the course of the symphony this theme will reappear in many guises, transformed in the fashion of Liszt. The organ is heard for the first time in the Poco adagio, playing soft chords to support the peaceful melody from the strings. The coda, which the composer described as being “of mystical character,” ends with indeterminate tonality as two non-compatible chords alternate.
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AN EVENING WITH CHUCK MANGIONE Chuck Mangione, conductor/flugelhorn /electric piano Gap Mangione, keyboards | Chris Vadala, saxophones and flutes and Dave Tull, drums and vocals | Charles Frichtel, bass | Coleman Mellett, guitars | Jeff Kievit, lead trumpet Hill Where the Lord Hides Chase the Clouds Away Bellavia Firewatchers Intermission Sunshower Land of Make Believe Music from Children of Sanchez Overture B’Bye Consuelo’s Love Theme Hot Consuelo Lullabye Finale
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M&T BANK POPS SERIES CHUCK MANGIONE, conductor/flugelhorn When Chuck Mangione performed in Poland for the 1999 Film and Jazz Festival, his composition “Children of Sanchez” brought the audience to its feet. Unbeknownst to the composer, the piece had become an anthem during the struggle for democracy, and many in the audience were in tears, holding their hands over their hearts. Mangione first attracted attention as part of The Jazz Brothers, along with his brother Gap, playing a trumpet much like Dizzy Gillespie’s. The years with the Jazz Brothers overlapped with Chuck’s studies at the Eastman School of Music, and eventually resulted in a solo album debut. He began performing with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, assuming the trumpet chair that had belonged to such greats as Clifford Brown, Kenny Dorham, Bill Hardman, Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard. Returning to Eastman to direct the school’s Jazz Ensemble, he recorded his Friends & Love concert live with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, which led to a recording contract with Mercury Records, and his first Grammy nomination. The Mercury years were culminated in the title tune of one of Chuck Mangione’s most popular albums, Land of Make Believe, another Grammy nominee. He then signed with A&M Records and released Chase The Clouds Away, used as background music during the telecast of the 1976 Olympic Games, and Bellavia (“beautiful way”), which won him his first Grammy award. In the ‘70s, Chuck reached new heights with his mega-hit, Feels So Good. Children of Sanchez won the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe Award, and earned a Grammy, and “Give It All You Got” was the theme of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. In 1994, Chuck recorded two new albums and created an endowment fund in honor of his father, Papa Mangione, and his musical father, Dizzy Gillespie, for the Rochester School of the Arts. His 60th birthday concert at the Eastman Theater in Rochester raised more than $50,000 for St. John’s Nursing Home.
GAP MANGIONE, keyboards Gap (Gaspare) Mangione was raised in a close-knit, Italian home. Papa Mangione would regularly invite musicians home for pasta dinners—gatherings that were often followed by impromptu jazz sessions. By the time Gap was 13, he was playing the blues on the family piano and encouraging his brother Chuck to join him in improvisations. At 15, Gap was writing and arranging for 32
local big bands; and eventually, the brothers Mangione formed The Jazz Brothers. Through the efforts of Cannonball Adderley, they recorded their first album, The Jazz Brothers. Gap graduated from Syracuse University in 1965, and soon after released his first solo album, Diana In The Autumn Wind. In all, he has recorded seven solo albums. He has toured the United States with his group, performed in Mexico, Canada and Europe, and appears regularly as featured guest artist on Chuck Mangione’s orchestra tours and recordings. The Lodge at Woodcliff in Rochester has become home base for Gap’s solo piano and group performances. Recently, The Boys From Rochester, an album featuring Gap, Chuck and Steve Gadd was released.
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Monday, November 17, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 23, 12:00 noon Daniel Hege, conductor Andrew Zaplatynsky, violin Aimee Willis and Janet Brown, sopranos Vinson Cole and Robert Allen, tenors Eric Johnson, baritone Richard McKee and Jimi James, basses Syracuse University Oratorio Society, Elisa Dekaney, director BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra Symphony No. 7 in A Excerpts from Fidelio
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CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FAMILY SERIES BENJAMIN LOEB, conductor Texas native Benjamin Loeb is an accomplished conductor, accompanist, soloist, arranger, and educator. His most recent projects range from concerts of Beethoven and Bruckner Symphonies, to recordings with Yo-Yo Ma of Italian 16th century madrigalists, to tours with popular rock musicians including his sister, Lisa Loeb. As the Associate Conductor of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, Loeb founded and serves as both Executive and Music Director of the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras. He has served for three summers as Assistant Conductor for the TodiMusicFest in Portsmouth, VA; is Founder and Artistic Director of the International Conducting Workshop and Festival; and has also served as Director of Orchestras at the Music Institute of Chicago. With the Haddonfield Symphony, Mr. Loeb led the MET Life award-winning musical outreach into schools in Southern New Jersey. He has conducted the El Paso Symphony’s Young Peoples’ Concerts, Family Concerts and Christmas Concerts. Mr. Loeb’s appearances as a pianist have taken him to major venues and on radio and TV in New York City, San Francisco, Dallas, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Berlin, Seoul, Guangzhou, Panama City, Helsinki, St. Petersburg and tours across the United States. He has been featured as Artist-in-Residence on NPR’s “Performance Today” with violinist Livia Sohn. As one of the last Artistic Ambassadors for the United States Information Agency, he toured Argentina and Chile with clarinetist David Gresham. He can be heard on recordings with violinists Joseph Lin, Takako Nishizaki and Livia Sohn on Naxos; Judy Kang for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation; and with soprano Allison Charney on the DSCLabel. He also has a recently released solo album on Naxos of Joplin Rags. Mr. Loeb holds a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory in Conducting, as a student of Gustav Meier; a Master in Music from the Curtis Institute; a Doctor in Musical Arts from the Juilliard School in Accompanying; and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University. He resides in El Paso, Texas with his wife, Quyen, and their two young daughters.
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LUCAS RICHMAN, composer Now in his fifth season as Music Director of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Lucas Richman has said that he tries to give to the audience “an understanding of the emotions within the music and the opportunity for them to feel, by the end of a concert, that they’ve been on an extraordinary journey, the memory of which will stay with them long after the last note has been sounded.” Mr. Richman’s works for children have been featured in young people’s concerts presented by more than 200 orchestras in the last ten years. Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony, his Concerto for Oboe was premiered in February 2006 (Cynthia DeAlmeida, oboe; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor), while the Knoxville Symphony presented his Concerto for Percussion in March 2006 (Timothy Adams, percussion). Recent recordings include those made by Giora Feidman (Variations for Clarinet and Cello) and the Tiroler Kammerorchester InnStrumenti of Innsbruck (The Seven Circles of Life). The KSO’s recording of his song for breast-cancer awareness (“We Share A Bond”) is available for download at www.komenknoxville.org. A new CD, Day Is Done, features original and traditional lullabies composed and arranged by Mr. Richman as an aid for parents wishing to introduce their children to the joys of music. The CD, a companion children’s book and a listing of Mr. Richman’s compositions can be found through LeDor Group, Inc. at www. ledorgroup.com. Mr. Richman and the Knoxville Symphony, were the recipients of the 2006 Bank of America Award for Excellence in Orchestra Education. The KSO Music and Wellness Program was recognized for its partnership with community organizations to extend the healing power of music.
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES LEILA JOSEFOWICz, violin A recipient, this past September, of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, Leila Josefowicz is a popular guest soloist with the SSO, having performed most recently on the Post-Standard Classics Series in October 2006 (John Adams’ Violin Concerto). She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1994 at age 16 with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and has since appeared with many of the world’s most prestigious orchestras and eminent conductors. Ms. Josefowicz is a strong advocate of new music, and a close collaborator of leading contemporary composers. This season and next, she will premiere concertos written for her by Esa-Pekka Salonen with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Steve Mackey with the Saint Louis Symphony; and Colin Matthews with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. During 2008-2009, Ms. Josefowicz returns to the Minnesota Orchestra and the Pittsburgh, Houston and National symphonies; tours South America; and plays the debut performances of the Thomas Adès Violin Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the San Francisco, Seattle and Alabama symphonies. International engagements include appearances with the Royal Concertgebouw and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras, London, Munich and Czech Philharmonics, Finnish Radio Orchestra, BBC Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic; a tour with the London Symphony Orchestra playing Adams’ Dharma on Big Sur with Adams conducting; recital and chamber music performances at the Verbier Festival; and a fourth appearance at the London Proms. Ms. Josefowicz’s debut recording with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in 1994 for Philips Classics was awarded a Diapason d’or. Subsequent releases on that label include Solo, a disc of unaccompanied works, which also won a Diapason d’or. Additional releases include a live recording of her performance of the Adams Violin Concerto with John Adams conducting on the BBC label; and Adams’ Road Movies (Nonesuch), which received a 2004 Grammy nomination. Her most recent releases include the Shostakovich Violin Sonata and Concerto No. 1 with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Oramo (Warner Classics), which received a 2007 ECHO Award, and a live recording of the Knussen Violin Concerto conducted by the composer at the London Proms for Deutsche Gramophone. Ms. Josefowicz performs on a 1724 Del Gesu.
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES BRIEF NOTES Strauss’s Don Juan – This composition begins with a musical picture of the famous lover: dashing, impetuous, brave and selfabsorbed. Strauss describes several of his amorous exploits in detail, and the piece ends with the Don’s death in a duel with a jealous rival Berg’s Violin Concerto – An achievement of deep feeling and compelling lyricism, this has become Berg’s most popular concert work. Although it is, nominally, a “modern” atonal composition, he harks back to end-of-the-19th-century romantic sounds and textures, even weaving in quotations of an Austrian folk song and a Bach chorale. The work evokes the life of a young woman he knew, her life initially joyful and aspiring but cut short by a painful battle with disease, and concluding with death’s release from agony.
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – For so monumental and influential a work, the Fifth Symphony has a modest instrumentation, using pairs of woodwinds, horns and trumpets. The entire work grows out of the four-note motive, or melodic fragment, heard at the beginning. This famous motto (“V for Victory” or “Fate knocking at the door”) is stated plainly and emphatically at the outset, going on to generate almost all the themes of first movement, a gargantuan struggle of great intensity. Within the calmly reassuring slow movement, it is hidden inside the dignified second theme. The horns give it heroic utterance in the third movement, whose inward conflict leads, through a mystical-sounding transitional passage, to the victorious finale. The “Fate” motive is there in the last movement, too, both in thematic quotations from the scherzo and in the rising and falling triplets of a new theme.
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Don Juan, Op. 20 Last performed by the SSO in January 2002 with Michael Lankester conducting. Don Juan, the first masterpiece on which Richard Strauss’s reputation rests, was composed at the age of 24. He wrote it in Munich, where he was an assistant conductor of his hometown opera. A bit of a Don Juan himself, he had become infatuated with a young soprano named Pauline de Ahna, who was later to become his wife, and he poured his passionate feelings into the first—some would say the greatest—love music he composed, for this tale of the legendary lover. The first themes of the tone poem, he later revealed, were written down during a visit to Italy, “in the courtyard of the monastery of S[aint] Antonio in Padua.” The following year, dissatisfied with having to conduct works that bored him, Strauss worked briefly at Bayreuth and then leapt at the chance to move to the Court Theater at Weimar, that hotbed of progressivism where Liszt had long held sway. Soon after he began his Weimar duties as Kapellmeister in 1889, he played through Don Juan (as well as his unfinished Death and Transfiguration) on the piano for his superiors, who were so enthusiastic that a public performance was quickly arranged for Don Juan. At the work’s premiere, with an impetuous up-rush of strings, the dashing, heedless Don Juan almost visibly leapt onto the stage. And in the same moment, Richard Strauss leapt to international renown. By the end of the tone poem, the audience was on its feet shouting. The youthful composer had five curtain calls and declined the cries to repeat the piece. Frankfurt, Dresden and 52
Berlin soon heard the new work. The brash young conductor found himself a celebrity, the most accomplished composer of his generation, spoken of as a successor to the revered Wagner. When he began rehearsals for Don Juan, not the least of Strauss’s worries was the small size of the Weimar orchestra— containing, for instance, just six Nikolaus Lenau was first violins. But his assurance the pen name of Nikolaus and good humor carried his Franz Niembsch Edler von musicians through the rehearsals Strehlenau, the Hungarianof the difficult work. At the Austrian poet whose performance, as he wrote to his unfinished play based on the father, a famous horn player, legend of Don Juan was the the musicians “huffed and inspiration for Strauss’s tone puffed heroically…The hornists, poem. particularly, blew with utter death-defiance.” Strauss used as his literary source not Goethe’s famous treatment of the Don Juan legend, but the unfinished verse play by Nikolaus Lenau (1802-1850). The score is prefaced with several excerpts from Lenau’s psychologically insightful drama (“…Out, then, and away to ever-new victories, as long as the fiery ardors of youth still soar!”), and the music echoes the fragmentary nature of the play, contrasting scenes of bold conquest with those involving coquettish surrender. The opening character portrait of Don Juan gives way to an amorous exploit with a flirtatious beauty. Unfulfilled, the Don
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES tears himself away and turns to another woman. This time he becomes more involved, and his love theme soars during a lengthy dalliance. Once again he loses interest, however, and is quickly on the way to new adventures. In the calm following a frenzied climax, he begins wooing a still another amour, her resistance raising his ardor to new intensity. Eventually she succumbs, and Richard Strauss her devotion calls forth his most b. June 11, 1864 in Munich, sincere lovemaking. Strauss Germany biographer Norman Del Mar calls this episode “one of the great d. September 08, 1949 in love songs in all music,” adding, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, “Nothing in Strauss’s previous Germany output could have led one to expect the creation of music so profoundly, so heartbreakingly beautiful.” Growing impatient, at last, Don Juan draws himself up heroically and moves on to the next conquest, remaining unmoved by his quarry’s pleas and sighs. He next finds himself in the revelry of some Carnival scene (or perhaps the Masked Ball that Lenau described). Riding high on his reputation and his obsession with gratification, he soars until his conscience pulls him up short, plunging him into despair as he recalls his caddish behavior in previous scenes. Eventually, Don Pedro, the son of a nobleman he has killed, confronts Don Juan at a banquet. The Don is on the brink of triumph as the two fight, but he spurns victory, lowers his sword,
“Nothing in Strauss’s previous output could have led one to expect the creation of music so profoundly, so heartbreakingly beautiful.” and allows himself to be run through. The duel’s heady exultation is quickly transformed to a bleak ending, as the libertine’s life fades from him. Instrumentation: 3 flutes doubling piccolo, 2 oboes and English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, orchestral bells, triangle, harp and strings. 54
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Last performed in May 2003 with Daniel Hege conducting and Rachel Barton Pine as violin soloist. The mutual support group formed by Berg with his teacher Arnold Schoenberg and his fellow pupil Anton Webern has become known as the Second Viennese School. (The first, presumably, would have included Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.) Long after their formal period as students, Berg and Webern continued a close friendship with Schoenberg, the three colleagues encouraging, criticizing and promoting each others’ work. By 1910, they had developed the free, constantly evolving tonality of Wagner’s late works to its logical limits, arriving at a music almost devoid of any sense of key or tonal center—that is, atonal music. They pioneered what Schoenberg called this “new planet” most reluctantly, driven by a conviction that what they were doing was inevitable and unavoidable. The next logical step was music that actively frustrated any feeling of tonality at all, and Schoenberg found a way of doing this with his “Method of Composing in 12 Tones.” The kernel of this 12-tone method was to base each piece on a unique ordering of the 12 notes of the scale. By refusing to return to any note until the whole tone-row is heard, the composer ensures that no single note receives prominence over others, and thus that none has a chance to seem more important or central. The notes may follow each other melodically or be stacked up into chords. One note can be prolonged while others sound, as long as the order of their sounding is preserved. Variety is possible because the tone-row may be used forward, backward, right-side-up, upsidedown, uniformly transposed any number of notes above or below the original—or any combination of these procedures. Brilliant composer and Alban Berg theorist that he was, Berg b. February 09, 1885 in somehow seems the most Vienna, Austria backward looking of the group. d. December 24, 1935 in His music often has an air of nostalgia for the Vienna of Vienna, Austria Brahms and Johann Strauss. He frequently finds a way to get around the 12-tone system, following the rules to the letter but cleverly managing to suggest snatches of tonality in spite of them. This subversion of orthodoxy is nowhere more evident than
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THE POST-STANDARD CLASSICS SERIES in the Violin Concerto. The commission for this work came in January of what was to be Berg’s last year, 1935, from the American violinist Louis Krasner (1903-1995), who recalled feeling an “urgent need to overcome the seemingly hopeless impasse facing 12-tone music,” which was being “rejected generally not only by concert audiences, but almost as often by influential and successful performers.” Berg was excited by the project, as very few commissions had ever come his way, but he was unsure of the form the work should take. He was unwilling to break off work on the opera Lulu, which was nearing completion after occupying him for a number of years. Then in April an event happened that made him see the proposed concerto in a new light. It was the painful death from infantile paralysis of Manon Gropius, a beautiful young woman of 18 years, daughter of his dear friend Alma Mahler Gropius. He immediately laid aside Lulu and plunged into creation of the Violin Concerto, his personal requiem for Ms. Gropius, which he dedicated “to the memory of an angel” (a reference to the role she had been planning to play in a drama). In a letter to Schoenberg, he characterized its structure as a first movement composed of a Preludium followed by a Scherzo and a second movement beginning with a Cadenza and concluding with Chorale Variations. He follows Schoenberg’s atonal “12tone” system, but by choosing his tone-row in such a way that its consecutive notes outline major and minor chords, as well as diminished and augmented ones, he has ready access—while staying within the 12-tone system—to all the building blocks of traditional tonality.
At the end of this tone-row is a series of four notes, producing a portion of the whole-tone scale which, though often thought of as one of the cornerstones of Debussy’s Impressionist palette, suggested instead to Berg one of the most poignant of German Lutheran chorales. He planned this whole-tone series to match the first four notes of Johann Rudolf Ahle’s chorale “Es ist genug” (It is enough), which Bach harmonized in his Cantata No. 60, “O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort” (Oh Eternity, Thunderous Word). Berg makes this chorale the basis of the final section of his concerto. Another reference to tonal music comes in the recurrent quotations of a folk song, “A Bird in the Plum Tree,” from the Carinthian alpine region of southern Austria.
The bittersweet chorale that he chose to weave into the final section is especially appropriate to the work’s function as a memorial. At the chorale’s first and most complete entrance, as the violin solo alternates phrases with woodwind quartet,
he inscribed the notes in the score with the chorale’s words (here given in English translation): It is enough! Lord, if it is your pleasure, relieve me of my yoke! My Jesus comes: now good night, O World! I go into the house of Heaven. Surely I am going there in peace; my great distress remains below. It is enough! it is enough! Willi Reich, Berg’s pupil and biographer, has written, The “tone”—a favorite expression of Berg’s—of the whole work may be described as follows: delicate andante melodies emerge from the rising and falling movement of the introduction.* These crystallize into a grazioso middle section and then dissolve back into the waves of the opening. The allegretto scherzo rises from the same background; this part captures the vision of the lovely girl in a graceful dance, which alternates between a delicate and dreamy character and the rustic character of a Carinthian folk tune. A wild orchestral cry introduces the second main part, which begins as a free and stormy cadenza. The demonic action moves irresistibly toward catastrophe, interrupted once—briefly—by a reserved point of rest. Groans and strident cries for help are heard in the orchestra, choked off by the suffocating rhythmic pressure of destruction. Finally: over a long pedal point—gradual collapse. At the moment of highest suspense and anxiety, the Chorale enters, serious and solemn, in the solo violin. Like an organ the woodwinds answer each verse with the original harmonization of the classical model. Ingenious variations follow, with the original Chorale melody always present as a cantus firmus, climbing “misterioso” from the bass while the solo violin intones a plaint that gradually struggles toward the light. The dirge grows continually in strength; the soloist, with a * The opening of the concerto also echoes Busoni’s Berceuse élégiaque (Memorial Lullaby), composed in memory of that composer’s mother in 1909.
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erg’s Violin Concert was commissioned by internationally renowned violinist Louis Krasner, who recalled feeling an “urgent need to overcome the seemingly hopeless impasse facing 12tone music,” which was being “rejected generally not only by concert audiences, but almost as often by influential and successful performers.” The first concertmaster of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, and a professor of violin and chamber music at Syracuse University, Mr. Krasner was also the first soloist to perform this work with the SSO during the 1963-1964 concert season.
visible gesture, takes over the leadership of the whole body of violins and violas; gradually they all join in with its melody and rise to a mighty climax before separating back into their own parts. An indescribably melancholy reprise of the Carinthian folk tune, “as if in the distance (but much slower than the first time),” reminds us once more of the lovely image of the girl. Then the Chorale, with bitter harmonies, ends this sad farewell while the solo violin arches high over it with entry after entry of the plaint. The concerto, which was completed with uncharacteristic alacrity that August, proved to be Berg’s own requiem as well, for he died in December of infection resulting from an insect sting. The opera Lulu was to remain Manon Gropius, daughter unfinished. During the ovation of Alma Mahler and Walter that followed the concerto’s Gropius, whose untimely premiere, some months after death inspired the completion his death in 1935, conductor of Alban Berg’s Violin Hermann Scherchen held up the Concerto. score in order to direct applause to the work and its composer. Instrumentation: 2 flutes doubling piccolo, 2 oboes and English horn, 3 clarinets doubling bass clarinet, alto sax, 2 bassoons and contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, harp and strings. 58
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 Last performed in September of 2001 with Daniel Hege conducting. If any musical formula is equivalent in both fame and evocative potency to Einstein’s powerful E=MC2, it must be the germ motive of the Beethoven Fifth: four little notes in the pattern light-light-light-heavy.
Matching the Morse code dot-dot-dot-dash, they have in wartime been equated with “V for Victory.” Beethoven himself suggested them as representing Fate knocking at the door. This little motive, or fragment of a theme, played an important part in his music for more than a decade. It permeates the opening of the Fourth Piano Concerto and the finale of the Moonlight Sonata. It appears Ludwig van Beethoven in at least two of the Op. 18 String Quartets and, much Born December 16 or 17, 1770, later, in the Harp Quartet, Op. in Bonn, Germany 74. It speaks ominously in the Died March 26, 1827, in Appassionata Piano Sonata and Vienna, Austria skips lightly through the finale of the Recitative Sonata, Op. 31, No. 2. The motive receives its most extensive treatment in the Fifth Symphony, composed in 1808. This work’s deep effect is made through Beethoven’s mastery of formal construction and his control of dynamic contrast. Ordinary attempts at analysis seem almost beside the point for such clear and passionate music, but Berlioz heard Beethoven with the soul of a Romantic poet: “The first movement is devoted to the expression of the disordered feelings that overwhelm a great spirit when a prey to despair. It is not that calm and concentrated despair that gives the appearance of resignation, nor the somber, silent grief of Romeo hearing of the death of Juliet. Rather, it is the dread fury of Othello, when told by Iago the envenomed lies that persuade him of Desdemona’s crime. It is now a frenzied delirium, bursting forth Continued on page 86
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HANDEL’S MESSIAH Daniel Hege, conductor Janet Brown, soprano Jan Wilson, mezzo-soprano Eduardo Tercero, tenor Jimi James, bass-baritone Syracuse University Oratorio Society, Elisa Dekaney, director
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STAINED GLASS SERIES JANET BROWN, soprano Janet Brown has performed the major oratorio roles with the Syracuse Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, the Cantata Singers and Spectrum Singers of Boston, the New England Bach Festival, the Northwest Bach Festival, Handel & Haydn Society, Emmanuel Music of Boston and the Tallahassee Symphony, among others. A frequent recitalist with the Skaneateles Chamber Music Festival, she has appeared in concerts of new music with the Syracuse Society for New Music and Boston’s Collage New Music. Ms. Brown has premiered works by composers Gunther Schuller, Andrew Imbrie, Philip Glass, Grant Cooper, Nicolas Scherzinger, Wes York, Edward Cohen, Howard Boatwright and Ernst Bacon. In addition to her CD of selections from Spanisches Liederbuch of Hugo Wolf, she was featured on Fond Affection: Music of Ernst Bacon (CRI #890). Ms. Brown received her undergraduate musical training at Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam. She did her graduate work at Boston Conservatory and Syracuse University. Ms Brown currently serves as Academic Coordinator and Instructor in Voice At Syracuse University Setnor School of Music. She also teaches voice at Hamilton College.
JAN WILSON, mezzo-soprano Last season, Jan Wilson performed in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and the Lexington Philharmonic. She sang Verdi’s Requiem with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra, and Handel’s Messiah with The St. Vincent Ferrer Orchestra and Chorale and The Discovery Orchestra at New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Other engagements included performances with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (Mahler’s Symphony No. 2); the Long Island Philharmonic (Mozart’s Requiem); and a performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor with musicians of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the Ars Musica Chorale. Ms. Wilson received her Bachelor of Music Education from Westminster College, and her master’s 62
in Voice Performance from Pennsylvania State University and a Rotary Foundation Fellowship for voice study at the Royal College of Music, London, from which she was awarded a Certificate of Achievement. Her teachers have included Herbert Burtis, Suzanne Roy, Louise McClelland, Margaret Cable and Carol Schoenhard. Ms. Wilson resides in Manhattan.
EDUARDO TERCERO, tenor A native of Panama, Eduardo Alberto Tercero was listed in Symphony Magazine’s 2008 Guide to Emerging Artists. He has performed Messiah with the Des Moines and La Crosse Symphony Orchestras, Houston Chamber Choir and Bethany (KS) and Augustana (IL) Colleges. Following his Messiah at Bethany College, he was invited to return as tenor soloist for the St. Matthew Passion. He has also sung Bach’s Magnificat and Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610; the world premiere of Nicholas of Myra by Robert Nelson; Handel’s Il Trionfo del Tempo e della Verita; Il Primo Omicidio by Scarlatti; and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Mr. Tercero recently recorded a CD of Swedish music including works by Lars Werle and Otto Olsson. He can also be heard on the Newport Classic recording of Dominick Argento’s Cassanova’s Homecoming. The tenor holds degrees from Moores School of Music, University of Houston, and is a regular soloist with the Houston Chamber Choir. He has also narrated Copeland’s The Lincoln Portrait for the Houston Symphony.
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Jimi James performed Messiah with Syracuse Symphony Orchestra for the first time in December 2007. He has previously appeared with the Symphony in Schubert’s Mass in G. The baritone’s concert credits include Carmina Burana, the requiem settings of Brahms, Fauré, Mozart and Verdi, Bach Cantatas 211, 145, 78 and 68, Songs of Love and War (Moravec), Elijah, Messiah, Polar Express and The Wolf in Peter vs. the Wolf.
STAINED GLASS SERIES The artist’s performance venues include West Virginia Symphony, Syracuse Opera, Opera Memphis, Opera Vivente, Annapolis Opera, Annapolis Chorale, Finger Lakes Chorale, Tri-Cities Opera, Connecticut Concert Opera and Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. Born in Hawaii, Mr. James’s repertoire is as varied as his travels. He is particularly fond of his performances for younger audiences; and on May 16, 2009, he will reprise his role with the SSO as the Wolf in Peter vs. The Wolf in the final performance of the 2008-09 Central New York Community Foundation Family Series. Mr. James was winner of the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation Vocal Competition and recipient of the Manfred Meyer Artist of the Year award.
ELISA MACEDO DEKANEY, director, Syracuse University Oratorio Society Assistant professor of music education at the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University, Elisa Macedo Dekaney teaches choral music, research in music and world music, and co-directs the S.U. Brazilian Music Ensemble. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Dr. Dekaney earned a bachelor’s degree in piano performance at the
Seminário Teológico Batista do Sul do Brasil, a bachelor’s degree in communication from Universidade Federal Fluminense, a master’s degree in choral conducting from the University of MissouriKansas City and a Ph.D. in choral music education from the Florida State University. An active researcher, clinician and choral conductor in the U.S. and abroad, Dr. Dekaney has published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Choral Journal, International Education and Psicologia: Teoria e Prática. She is Repertoire and Standards Chair for Ethnic and Multicultural Music for the New York State American Choral Directors Association, and received the Civic Morning Musicals 2006 Paul and Veronica Abel Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Choral Performance. In 2007, the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University honored Dr. Dekaney with an Outstanding Faculty Award.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ORATORIO SOCIETY Soprano Rachel Bass Elizabeth Charron Joan Christy Katherine Dee Rachel Dudley Amy Dykstra Nicole Ferrante Susan Gifford Kate Harr-Lyons Pat Hottenstein Kim Lavery Andra Leimanis Abigail Ottenjohn Amy Pearson Marci Perini-Bowers Linda Saul Devin Schuessler Sarah Stedman Olga Swart Carrie Wachsberger Jennifer Warren
Alto Doreen Bosch Marilyn Cella Kate DeSisto Ellen Donigan Ginny Drake Linda Fay Shirley Funiciello Patricia Freyberger Sheree Galek Winsome Graham Alice Hatt Lenore Hoxie Stephanie Ladd Elaine Lustig Nawal Obeid Nancy Pease Anita Sterns Joan Stevens Susan Stinson Kimberly Ventura Martha Virgil Connie Walters Emily Wells Linda Wollowitz
Tenor Anthony Cacace Dana Dietz Paul Jutzeler John Gallagher Norman Hatt John Hottenstein Mark Kay Steven Kendrat Jason Law Lou Lemos Scott Luscombe Vincent Lucid David Mitchell Nicholas Meyer David Murray Donald Priebe Donald Schuessler, III Nathaniel Scranton William Valenti Ryan Whitman
Bass Jeff Auerbach David Beard Joseph Donigan Stephen Carpenter Ted Ceraldi Chris Cirmo Richard Cowles Steven Bulthuis Paul Esposito David Fulmer Eric Holzwarth H. Richard Levy Terrence Li Ari Lipsky Justin Louise Joe Ralbovsky Robert Ruth Anthony Schiano David Stitt Robert Synakowski David Yaw
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Messiah Librettist Charles Jennens gave George Frideric Handel a libretto for a new oratorio in 1741, writing to a friend, “I hope he will lay out his whole genius and skill upon it, that the composition may excel all his former compositions, as the subject excels every other subject. The subject is Messiah.” At the time that Handel received the libretto for Messiah, George Frideric Handel he was widely acclaimed for his Italian-style operas; but due to b. February 23, 1685 in a growing sense of nationalism Halle, Germany and disenchantment with d. April 14, 1759 in the flamboyant productions, London, England the London audience had lost interest in this style and Handel was turning more to the oratorio, whose intrinsic theatrical attributes meshed with Handel’s sense of drama. In Messiah, this drama is especially apparent. One of the most remarkable things about this legendary work is the incredible speed with which it was written. Handel wrote Part the First in one week; Part the Second was completed nine days later; Part the Third six days after that; and the complete orchestration in another two days. From the time Handel began work on Messiah until the completion of the full orchestral score, a mere 24 days had elapsed.
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The three-part construction of this work coincides with three central events of Christianity: Part I is about the birth of Christ, Part II is about the crucifixion, and Part III is about the resurrection and the spreading of the gospel. So, in essence, Messiah is structured on Christianity’s three holy days: Christmas, Good Friday and Easter. While this caused controversy and was seen by some as sacrilegious—especially since Messiah was performed for the masses in venues other than churches—Messiah was a spectacular success. The first official performance of Messiah, took place on April 13, 1742 in Dublin’s new Neal’s Music Hall. Sponsored by the Charitable Musical Society, proceeds from the event were designated “For the relief of the prisoners in the several Gaols, and for the Support of Mercer’s Hospital.” A sneak preview of the work was given at an open rehearsal on four days prior to the premiere. This performance created such a stir An example of the reigning that tickets became very hard to women’s fashion during come by. Since Neal’s Musick Hall Handel’s time. Because of had room for only 600 patrons, limited seating capacity in management came up with an Neal’s Musick Hall, men ingenious solution. Faulkner’s were asked to attend the Dublin Journal carried this request first performance of Messiah on the day of the performance: without their swords, and “The stewards of the Charitable women were entreated to Musical Society request the favour leave their hoops at home. of the ladies not to come with hoops this day to the Musick-Hall in Fishamble Street. The gentlemen are desired to come without their swords.” This “slimmed-down” audience allowed for an additional 100 patrons. Following the premiere of Handel’s Messiah, the Dublin Journal described it as “the finest Composition of Musick that ever was heard.” Not only was the concert a musical success, but it garnered a profit that paid in part for the release of 142 debtors from prison; and since that first performance, it has become customary for the work to benefit charity—in 1750, Handel conducted the first of many Messiah performances to benefit London’s Founding Hospital. Since Handel’s death, Messiah has become one of the most beloved musical masterworks in the Western canon. Messiah has also taken on many forms: It was rewritten several times by the composerl himself; has been performed by ensembles with as few as 14 members; and has been performed by as many as 500 musicians and 4,000 singers (during the 1883 London spectacle in the Crystal Palace when nearly 88,000 listeners gathered to hear Handel’s great work). - SSO Staff
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HOLIDAY POPS Ron Spigelman, conductor Margaret Carlson, vocalist | Scott Stevenson, piano Onondaga County Select High School Chorus | Anthony Alvaro, director | Carolyn Pardee, coordinator Syracuse City Dancers (Saturday matinee only) Danya Eades, director Arr. Calvin Custer Cahn/Styne Arr. Stevenson Bernard/Smith Arr. Embrey/Stevenson Arr. Krogstad Arr. Mantooth Arr. Mantooth Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Holiday Medley Christmas Waltz Winter Wonderland Christmas at the Movies I Saw Three Ships Deck The Halls Nutcracker Ballet Excerpts: Chinese Tea, Mirlitons, Russian Trepak
Intermission Arr. Lucas Richman John Rutter Arr. K. Lee Scott Arr. Chip Davis Leory Anderson John Williams
G.F. Handel Arr. John Finnegan
Hanukah Festival Overture Gloria A Welsh Lullaby Traditions of Christmas: Mannheim Steamroller Sleigh Ride Two Holiday Songs from Home Alone Star of Bethlehem Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah Holiday Sing-Along
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M&T BANK POPS SERIES RON SPIGELMAN, conductor Music Director of the Springfield (MO) Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Classical Ballet (TX), Australian Ron Spigelman is a popular guest conductor with the SSO. An honors graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London, he was awarded an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARAM) in 1996. He has served as Associate Conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; and Music Director of the Fort Worth Dallas Ballet, San Angelo Symphony and Texas Chamber Orchestra. His debut with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, performing the world premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s Pegasus, garnered critical acclaim, as did his Carnegie Hall conducting debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic in 2004. Since immigrating to the United States, Mr. Spigelman has guest conducted major orchestras across the country, and has also returned to Australia for performances with the Adelaide, Queensland and Sydney Symphony orchestras. Mr. Spigelman has accompanied artists as diverse as Richard Stoltzman, Pamela Frank, Canadian Brass, Tanya Tucker, Arturo Sandoval, James Taylor and Peter, Paul and Mary. He has made several recordings for radio broadcast, as well as two compact discs. Dream Angels, a collection of orchestral lullabies recorded with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, was nominated for the Australian Record Industry Award (ARIA) for best children’s release in 1995. Mr. Spigelman has served as a faculty member for a Donald Thulean ASOL Conductors Workshop. In 1997, 2001 and 2005, he was James Conlon’s assistant conductor at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Currently, he teaches conducting and special topics at Drury University.
native, who last performed with the SSO in December 2005, joined a rock band following high school and traveled the country in a van, calling many places home. Settling in Florida, she met pianist Gene Hunt, who specialized in the music of Gershwin, Porter and Rodgers and Hart; and they formed the Carlson-Hunt Duo. In 1996, she met Frank Mantooth, a Chicago area jazz pianist who had several Grammy nominations to his credit. He needed a decorator for his apartment, and she needed an arranger for her first recording, Once in a Blue Moon, and they exchanged services. Her second album, This Christmas…my favorite things, also features arrangements by Frank Mantooth, as well as Dick Reynolds and Danny Embrey.
SCOTT STEVENSON, piano Scott Stevenson attended St. Olaf College, Berklee College of Music and Northern Illinois University; and studied piano performance with Donald Walker and jazz arranging and piano with Frank Mantooth. He has toured nationally with several groups, and performs frequently in Chicago area jazz clubs. Mr. Stevenson has written six choral cantatas, numerous choral anthems, and more than 100 jazz, rock and sacred songs. His Oboe Concerto received its world premiere in 2002, with his wife, Deb Stevenson, as soloist. Dulcimer Carols, a Christmas cantata for three hammered dulcimers and choir, is a recent commission in which Mr. Stevenson was a featured soloist. The pianist’s recordings include Foundation, a collection of hymns and spiritual songs; and Scott Stevenson/Randy Henry/Tim Mulvenna/Gerald Dowd, a collection of his jazz compositions. He can also be heard playing accordion on three CDs by the country group Dick Smith: Swill, Smoke Damage and Woozy.
MARGARET CARLSON, vocalist Influenced by such artists as Cleo Laine, Judy Garland, Duke Ellington and Chick Corea, Margaret Carlson was introduced to music at an early age. The Duluth, MN
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M&T BANK POPS SERIES ONONDAGA COUNTY SELECT HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS ANTHONY ALVARO, director CARYN PATTERSON, coordinator Cicero-North Syracuse High School Caryn Patterson, director Aaron Barnes-B Zach Cavallo-B Victor Cirino-Rodriguez-T Joshua Clapps-T Olliec Crenshaw-T Margaret Dennis-S Andrea Inghilleri-S Marissa Kubinyak-A Joseph Leonard-B Michael Melfi-T Dane Mento-B Jimmy Nguyen-B Julianna Pucino-S Terrell Smiley-T Andrea Soule-A Elizabeth Wood-A
Fayetteville-Manlius High School David Brown, director Lane Brenner-S Joe Cambareri-T Eric Dobesh-B Chris Fieshko-B Chad Healy-T Matt Izant-B Patty Lamas-S Brittany Gabbard-S Neela Karikehali-A Stephen Mitchell-T Kathleen Morgan-A Maria Pedro-A Theresa Rutkowski-A Daniel Satterfield-T Will Sisskind-B Cloe Tiso-S
East Syracuse-Minoa High School Irwin Goldberg, director Emily Bousquet-A Katie Burgwin-A Asa Cole-T Ryan Ferguson-B Alyssa Fullana-A Mystical Harrington-A Tricia Honors-S Stephanie Iannotta-A Matt Jones-B Cassie Kovacs-S Allison LaChanse-S Jenna Mattox-S Brittany Miller-S Trevor Pokrentowski-B Kevin Rogers-B Vinny Sardo-T Mike Sloan-T Andrew Troast-B Jason Weiczorek-T Raymond Winterhalt-T Vera Wuellner-S
Skaneateles High School Mickey Kringer, director Carrie Buck-S Brigid Clary-S Ryan Devoe-T Zack Edson-B Brigid Judge-A Daniel Kringer-T Kai Martin-T Alexis Mazzeo-A Kelly McDonald-S Jarred Mulcahy-B Jonathan Mushock-T Marilyn Oliver-A Rachael Scarr-S Reid Swartz-B Michael Tonzi-B Chloe Warner-A
Solvay High School Carrie Pardee, director Ted Bartlett-B Anthony Battilana-T Taylor Bigelow-A Alexis Caitlin-S Matt DeLuca-T Robert Hall-B Emily Harrington-A Kaylee LeRoy-S Shelbie Pidkaminy-S Kevin Purdy-B Jeff Scoville-T Sandra Simmons-S Ryan Stevens-B Gia Viggiano-A Courtney Woods-A West Genesee High School Anthony Alvaro, director Victoria Alvaro-S Alyssa Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hearn-S Emily Ball-S Genevieve Brigida-A Meghan Burns-S Danny Capucilli-T Megan Carpenter-S Jacob Casey-T Danietta Charles-S Samantha Claps-S Joshua Corcoran-B Matthew Davis-B Nicholas Denman-T Brian Erwin-B Kevin Fitzpatrick-B Loren Gauzza-A Nick Gettino-B Trevor Grant-T Jenica Hanson-A Kathryn Hess-S William Hess-B Taleah Jernigan-A Justin John-T Brittany Melendez-A Alex Nadolski-B Jesse Pardee-A
Austin Pearse-B Christopher Piccioni-B Sylvia Pototsky-S Dylan Price-B Alexa Rahrle-S Chelsea Sageer-S Allison Scholl-A Joseph Serbun-T Emma Sheedy-A Jennifer Smacher-A Kevan Spencer-T Peter Steding-T Andrew Tunguz-Zawislak-B Brandon Valerino-T Monika van der Kloet-A Emily Wagner-A
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HOLIDAY SING-A-LONG JINGLE BELLS
IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
Refrain: Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh.
It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold: “Peace on the earth, good will to men, From heaven’s all gracious King;” The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing.
O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold hHim, Born the King of angels;
Verse: Dashing through the snow, In a one-horse open sleigh, O’er the hills we go, laughing all the way. Bells on bobtails ring, Making spirits bright, What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight! (Oh,) Repeat refrain.
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HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn king! Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled. Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies, With the angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King!
Refrain: O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above; Glory to God in the highest; Repeat refrain.
DECK THE HALLS Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa La La La La La La La, La T’s the season to be jolly, Fa La La La La La La La, La Don we now our gay apparel, Fa La La La La La La La, La Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa La La La La La La La, La See the blazing Yule before us, Fa La La La La La La La, La Strike the harp and join the chorus, Fa La La La La La La La, La Follow me in merry measure, Fa La La La La La La La, La While I tell of Yuletide treasure. Fa La La La La La La La, La
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JANUARY 2009 CONCERTS January 9, 7:30 p.m. Special Event
January 25, 3:00 p.m. Most Holy Rosary Church, Syracuse Stained Glass Series
SPECTRUM
Rei Hotoda, conductor Spectrum draws upon the talent of four radiant voices and diverse personalities to form a first-class vocal quartet covering the music of the Four Tops and the Platters, the Temptations, Boyz 2 Men and other well-known groups, with angelic harmonies and deft choreography. January 10, 10:30 a.m. Central New York Community Foundation Family Series
DANCIN’ WITH THE STARS (AND STRIPES)
Rei Hotoda, conductor Dance Centre North, Cathy Mucci, director Center of Ballet and Dance Arts, Deborah Boughton, director Join us for an exciting morning of music and movement as members of Dance Centre North and Center of Ballet and Dance Arts team up with the orchestra to perform marches, patriotic favorites such as “Stars and Stripes Forever” and more! Enjoy bagels from Bruegger’s Bakeries and the My Gym Instrument Petting Zoo at 9:30 a.m.
HAYDN’S LITTLE MASS
Scott Tucker, conductor Julianne Baird, soprano Syracuse Vocal Ensemble, Robert Cowles, director HAYDN Little Organ Mass HANDEL Gloria CLARKE Suite in D Major HAYDN Te Deum for the Empress Maria Therese January 25, 4:30 p.m.
SSYO/SSYSO Winter Concert
Tickets are 12 for adults and $8 for students, and will be available at the door. January 26, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. Young Persons Concert
THE MAGIC OF SCIENCE
Featuring Music From Harry Potter Duilio Dobrin, conductor Grades 4 through 8. See page 40 for description.
January 16-17, 8:00 p.m. Post-Standard Classics Series
MOZART ACCORDING TO FLEISHER
Leon Fleisher, conductor/piano Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, piano MOZART Adagio and Fugue in C minor for Strings, K. 546 MOZART Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K.183 MOZART Concerto No. 7 for Two Pianos in F Major, K. 242 MOZART Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, Haffner Media Partner: WCNY ClassicFM
January 30-31, 8:00 p.m. Post-Standard Classics Series
ROMAN FESTIVALS
Daniel Hege, conductor Elmar Oliveira, violin
MENDELSSOHN BARBER RESPIGHI
Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Italian Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Roman Festivals
Saturday’s concert sponsored by RJR Associates, Inc. Media Partner: WCNY ClassicFM
January 23, 7:30 p.m. Special Event
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE Duilio Dobrin, conductor Cirque de la Symphonie is an exciting adaptation of artistic performances featuring aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers and strongmen. Sponsored by Alliance Bank N.A.
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usic. It is an intimate experience that takes you on a unique and personal journey that is exciting and engaging. At the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, we want that experience to extend beyond the concert hall to your entire relationship with us. And now it can. With your membership in the Baton Society, the Syracuse Symphony is pleased to offer a program designed to fit your unique needs and make your evenings out with the Symphony evenings to remember. Enjoy unparalleled service, and personalized benefits including: • Convenient Parking: Baton Society members never have to bother with the hassle of finding parking at SSO concerts. Members have access to complimentary spaces just steps away from the doors of the Civic Center. • Personalized Assistance: When members of the Baton Society need to purchase tickets or make reservations for events, they simply call their own personal SSO contact who is ready to help with any request. • Invitations to Exclusive Receptions: From formal dinners to casual gatherings, Baton Society members are offered opportunities to socialize with Music Director Daniel Hege, SSO musicians and special guest artists throughout the season. • Keep up to date on news and events with High Notes, the newsletter exclusively for Baton Society members. The Baton Society program is customized for its individual members. To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member, call SSO Director of Development and Patron Relations Nicki Inman at (315) 424-8222, ext. 240. Become a member today by calling the Development Office at (315) 424-8222, writing 411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, New York 13202 or donating online at www.SyracuseSymphony.org. Your support is a personal commitment to the future of our Orchestra and all gifts, regardless of size, are gratefully received. Current Internal Revenue Service regulations require that the Fair Market Value (FMV) of dinners, receptions and certain other types of benefits be subtracted from the tax-deductible value of a gift, even if donors do not take advantage of the benefits. If you want your entire gift to be tax deductible, you may waive your FMV benefits by notifying the Orchestra in writing.
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our support of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra is worthy of an ovation! The annual contributions of local businesses, foundations and individuals allow the SSO to continue bringing the best in world-class orchestral music to Northern and Central New York. Ticket sales account for less than half the actual cost for each performance; the remainder is made
Stradivarius Baton Society
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Fred L. Emerson Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Henry Panasci Richard Mather Fund The Bernard & Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Elsa & Peter Soderberg
ABB Foundation Inc. Dick & Marilyn Alberding The Allyn Foundation Curt & Susan Andersson Mrs. Carl Ast Mrs. Carolyn H. Bernstein Thomas A. Bersani & Joan Christy Helen Brady Memorial Fund Ms. Sandra L. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Y. L. Chow City of Auburn Malcolm & Beverly Clark Mr. & Mrs. S. Todd Cornell D. E. French Foundation Mr. & Mrs. R. Paul Dodd Mary Louise Dunn Fund Jud & Roz Gostin Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Gouldthorpe Grandma Brown Foundation, Inc. Edward S. & Joan F. Green Gary & Bonnie Grossman Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Hoak Guy & Pat Howard The Howard and Bess Chapman Charitable Corp. Dr. Hope & Mr. Bruce Irvine The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael Madden Rocco & Roberta Mangano Metcalf Foundation
Sterling Baton Society $10,000-24,999 Dr. Bruce & Patricia Baker Mrs. BeVard In Memory of Her Husband Ralph Bevard Mr. & Mrs. Bill Branson, Jr. Mr. W. Carroll Coyne Judith M. & Robert J. Daino Eggers Family Charitable Foundation John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Drs. Alice & Michael J. Kendrick Mr. & Mrs. Lou Lemos Fran & Sally Lou Nichols Frederick & Virginia Parker H. Edward & Elizabeth Perry Mr. & Mrs. David A. A. Ridings Dr. Elinor Spring-Mills & Dr. Darvin Varon Mr. & Mrs. Milton F. Stevenson, Sr. The Horace J. Landry Revocable Trust Mrs.Chris J. Witting In Memory of Chris J.Witting
up by the generosity of the individuals and foundations listed below. If you would like to help keep the music playing in our community, please become a supporter of the Symphony today! This list reflects gifts to the Annual Fund received between September 1, 2007 and October 9, 2008.
Drs. Michael R. & Colleen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary Peter & Nancy Rabinowitz Dr. Helen H. Reed Ms. Judith Sayles & Dr. David Murray The Sears Family Foundation Jon & Libby Soderberg The Gorman Foundation Peter & Cherry Thun Town of Skaneateles Mr. & Mrs. T. Urling Walker Dr. & Mrs. Robert Weisenthal Mrs. Arthur A. West
Gold Baton Society $2,500-4,999 Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Jean & Joseph Ash Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Berger Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Black Dr. & Mrs. W. Douglas Bunn Craig & Kathy Byrum Margaret M. Cassady Cayuga County Parks & Trails Columbian Foundation, Inc. Robert P. & Felicia Corp Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Crossley Mrs. John G. Dietz Dominion Foundation Ms. Dorothea K. Fowler Dr. & Mrs. G. Frittelli Karen Gahl-Mills & Laurence Mills-Gahl Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence P. Gordon Sidney M. & Winifred E. Greenberg Beth & Jerry Groff
Mr. & Mrs. Harry T. Hale The Ann M. and David E. Harden Foundation, Inc. The Family of Hans Hartenstein Daniel & Katarina Hege Lawrence E. Higbee Della & Philip Holtzapple The Horowitch Family Foundation Dr. Leslie Howard The Howard L. Green Foundation, Inc. Dr. Peter and Mary Huntington Drs. Harold Husovsky & Susan E. Stred Nicki & Brian Inman Susan & John Jones Mrs. Norma A. Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Keoghan Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. King Lake Placid Education Foundation Candace & John Marsellus Mr. & Mrs. J. Kemper Matt Walter & Gail Meagher Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Mrs. Eleanor E. Moloney Eric & Judy Mower Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Pinsky Selma Radin Nancy & Stephen Rogers Mrs. Dene Sarason Mr. Martin B. Shellenberger Elaine & Michael Shende Dr. Craig A. Simmons & Richard K. Ernst Mr. William M. Sizoo Mr. & Mrs. F. William Smullen Dr. & Mrs. Sam C. Spalding Dr. & Mrs. Irwin K. Stone Dr. Dan & Anne Marie Vick Dr. & Mrs. Harold H. Wanamaker Roberta & George Wladis
Steven Wladis & Lexi Courtessis Dr. Edwin Yarwood & Mrs. Joanne Zinsmeister-Yarwood
Silver Baton Society $1,250-2,499 Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur T. Albrecht Vivian Anderson & Paul Mosbo Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Aubry Marion & Bob Barbero Mr. & Mrs. H. Douglas Barclay Donald C. Blair & Nancy L. Dock Dr. & Mrs. William T. Bradner Steve & Joanne Bruce Jane Burkhead & Robert Sarason Leonard & Ginny Chmielewicz Dr. & Mrs. Armand J. Cincotta George & Deborah Coble Stephen & Shari Cohen Harold Cook David A. Corp M. L. Cotter Mr. & Mrs. Richard V. Cross Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Decker Mr. & Mrs. Victor A. DiSerio Mr. & Mrs. William Fallon Kay Fey Heidi & David Francey Kathy & Gary Gilbert
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Prestissimo $500-1,249 Anonymous (5) Mr. & Mrs. James H. Abbott Dr. & Mrs. Robert Alessi Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Andrews Mr. George S. Bain Ms. Nancy Barnum Ms. Rachel Bass Irmi & Richard Bauer Agnes & Rudolf Benfey Dr. & Mrs. William H. Bergstrom Dr. & Mrs. William P. Berkery Mr. & Mrs. Marion E. Bickford Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dave Birchenough & Carrie Lazarus Guthrie & Louise Birkhead Mrs. Diane Boden Marvin & Muriel Bodley Dorothy & Jeffrey Booher William & Audrey Boyd Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Brin Mrs. William L. Broad Mr. & Mrs. Grant H. Buelow Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Burdick Dr. & Mrs. William B.P. Cadwallader Ronald & Nancy Caravan Mr. & Mrs. E. William Celano Ann R. & Stephen E. Chase Dr. & Mrs. Richard Cherny James H. & Catharine N. Chu Dr. & Mrs. Chung T. Chung Nicholas & Carolyn Cifra Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Clark Dr. & Mrs. William R. Clark Mr. & Mrs. David S. Clement Iris & Elihu Cohen Linda & Bill Cohen Mr. & Mrs. David L. Colangelo Julie & Jeff Comanici Bob & Bobbie Constable James H. Cox Ann-Marie Cronin Judith & Carl Crosley Bunny & Greg Cross Frederick & Doris Davey
Evelyn M. Davis Ms. Carol Davison Christie & Charles DeFazio Mr. Donald F. Dew Mr. & Mrs. Donald T. Doherty Joe & Elizabeth Dolinsky Mr. & Mrs. Charles Doyle Elizabeth & Evan Dreyfuss Mr. & Mrs. John W. Dwyer Mrs. Doris Eaton Brian J. & Elizabeth Edward Bill & Betsy Elkins Ms. Susan A. Estabrook Mrs. Dorothy Fagerstrom Philip & Barbara Ferro Patricia & John Fey Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood Finn Frank and Frances Revoir Foundation John M. & Marya Frantz Michael & Judith Frumkin Drs. Paul & Carolyn Frymoyer Harold & Janet Garman Mr. David Georgius & Ms. Elizabeth Hughes Connie & Al Getman Grace & Reno Ghezzi William R. McNeiece, III & Rev. Elizabeth Gillett Jack & Carol Gleason Barbara & Alan Goldberg Dr. & Mrs. William & Marilyn Graber Judge & Mrs. John W. Grow Eden J. Gruenberg Robert & Ellen Hagen Mr. & Mrs. Lamont W. Hahn Marvin & Joan Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Albert O. Halstead Dan Bingham & Gail Hamner Dr. & Mrs. William M. Harmand Ms. Wendy Heath David Heisig & Donna Mahar E. Robert Heitzman, Jr. Rev. Kenneth C. Heuermann Drs. Richard & Janice Hezel Sharon & Richard C. Howland Wu-Teh Hsiang & Marjory Baruch Judith Jager & Stuart Davis Dr. & Mrs. Fathi Jishi
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley D. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Johnson Linda & Robert Kashdin Mr. & Mrs. John Ward Keib Bruce D. Keller Martha Keppler Dr. & Mrs. H.E. Khalifa Robert O. Kimball & Beth Linderman John & Maren King Mr. & Mrs. Russell A. King Richard & Sally Kinsey Dr. Nanci L. Knox D.C. Karen & Larry Kohn Edward & Jean Kokernak Ms. Mary Rose Kott Dr. & Mrs. David Kunz Mrs. Ursula Kwasnicka-So Harry & Nancy Lambright Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. LaTessa Lawrence & BJ Wright Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Raymond D. Letterman Lettie H. Rohrig Fund Mr. & Mrs. Hank Liiv Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lockwood Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Long Mrs. Betty B. Lourie Connie Lowe Dr. William O. Lynch Mr. Douglas H. Lyon Richard R. & Mary H. MacSherry Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Manion Msgr. James A. McCloskey Mary & John McNeill William J. & Evelyn B. Mercer Mr. William J. Meyer John H. Miller Dr. & Mrs. George H. Millman Dr. Walter A. Minaert Mr. & Mrs. James R. Mitscher Mr. Christopher Mozina Ms. Sandra A. Murphy Dorothea & Douglas Nelson Leslie & M. Robert Neulander Lesley & Paul Newman Dr. & Mrs. John D. Nicholson Dr. & Mrs. Dana L. Oviatt Mr. & Mrs. David Perfetti Carol N. Perry
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ANNUAL FUND Dick Tuttle & Sharye Skinner The Van Sant Family in memory of Walter Grunfeld Mr. Mike Waters Barbara & Gordon Wheler Roger & Barbara White Mr. & Mrs. P. Owen Willaman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wittig Dr. Jannie Woo Mr. & Mrs. John Zawadzki John J. Ziegler & David W. Travers
Allegro $250-499 Anonymous (13) George & Bev Adams Ms. Esther L. Adelson Stephen & Eileen Albanese Dr. & Mrs. John Alley Nevart Apikian Paul & Kathryn Ann Archibald Tim Atseff & Peggy Ogden Rev. W. Gary & Jean Baker Gail & Dennis Baldwin Joe Ball Mary Ann Baner Mr. Alan Barnes John & Christine Bart Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Beebe Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bennett Ms. Catherine Bertini Ms. Kathleen Bice Dr. & Mrs. William A. Billingham Joyce A. Bird Marilyn M. Bittner Ms. Elizabeth Blakely Ms. Cynthia A. Blume Mr. & Mrs. C. Adam Bock Mr. & Mrs. William H. Bouck Irene Bowen Bernard B. & Ona Cohn Bregman Ginny & Bill Brennan Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Brenner Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Brock Dr. Michael J. Brodowski Jack & Charlotte Brown Mrs. Joann P. Brown Paul G. Brown & Susan M. Loevenguth
Mr. Ron Brown Drs. Scott & Tracy Buckingham Dr. Charles & Marian Bullock Mr. David Burch Ms. Rosalie Burd Robert E. & Mary P. Burdick Brian & Mary Jane Burke Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Burrell Dr. & Mrs. Salvatore J. Capone Mrs. Mary Carello Dr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Cassady Al & Dotty Caza David J. & Linda F. Church William & Sylvia Cohen Dr. & Mrs. George H. Collins Mrs. Carol M. Colvin Marguerite O. Conan Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Congel Muriel Connerton Dr. & Mrs. Timothy M. Creamer Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Crumb Eric & Colleen Dahlin Dr. & Mrs. Theodore G. Dalakos Ms. Mary-Anne Deane Geraldine de Berly, Ph.D. Ms. Michele Delperuto Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Devorsetz Virginia & Robert F. Dewey Mr. & Mrs. David Dibble Geraldine Dillenback Mr. D.C. Dittmer Ms. Anne Domanico Nan & Patrick Dorr Ms. Mary Downey David & Robin Drucker Robert & Suzanne Druger Susan Drummond & Patrick Hahn Mr. Derek Dunford Patricia & Dr. Francis Durgin Hannah U. Dushay Robert & Linda Eberly Barbara & Sarabeth Edlund Ms. Rita Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Paul Egan Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Eich Warren & Connie Emerson Estate of Eveline LePage Mr. & Mrs. Craig Ewart Mr. & Mrs. F. William Fais Rev. Janet FechnerPelletier & Jeff Pelletier
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Ferguson Dr. & Mrs. James B. Fish Michael & Grace Flusche C. Gregory Forbes Martin & Daisy Fried Mr. Stan & Dr. Eileen Friedman David & Sylvia Fry Mrs. Lillian B. Gale Charles Gallagher Mrs. Nan Gartner Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Gates Arlene L. & Jerome R. Gerber Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Aart & Lottie Geurtsen Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gibbs Tom & Cindy Giffin Mr. & Mrs. Don A. Gladle Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Goldberg Ms. Lilia Gonzalez Jack & Yana Graver Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Green Drs. Louis M. Green & Nanette Sable Jean Greene Mrs. Jeanne Greenhalgh Dr. & Mrs. Seth S. Greenky Mrs. Dorothy G. Griffin Drs. William & Ann Griffith Mr. Tim Guhl Ms. Alice M. Guilfoos Dr. & Mrs. Gabriel P. Haas The Stewart Hancocks Kevin & Denise Hanlon Mrs. Marilyn Hanson Ms. Theresa Harris Douglas & Nancy Hatch Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Heagerty Dr. & Mrs. H. Richard Hellstrom Mr. & Mrs. Allan Hendon Elaine Abrams & Lowell Henkin Donald C. Herb Mary Hershberger Kirk & Linda Hinman Ms. Sally Hinman Mike & Vicki Hoffman Elaine & Bob Horstmyer Ms. Ruth Hotaling Pat & John Hottenstein Ms. Mary E. Hough Norma Jean Hussong Randy Irish Linda & John Isaac Ellen Cook Jacobsen, M.D. Ms. Marcia H. James Rev. Patricia B. Jelinek
Mary & LaRue Jones Mrs. Mildred Jones Linda & Harvey Kaiser Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Kameny Stephen & Barbara Karp Mr. & Mrs. David P. Kenna Mr. John Kianka Ms. Sandra Kinsella Lorraine Rapp & Jeffrey Kirshner Mrs. C. Miriam Knox Mr. & Mrs. John H. Koerner Dr. Leslie Kohman & Mr. Jeffrey Smith Robert & Suzanne Kotcher Ms. Barbara L. Kotula Anthony W. & Kathy Kotz Dr. Barbara E. Krenzer & Mr. John Stone Mrs. Richard Kunder Mrs. Thomas F. Kyle III Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. LaCasse Jeanne M. Lawler Dr. Susan Leeson William & May Legg Mr. Richard Lelong John W. & SueAnn Lengyel Mrs. Marilyn Lerman Joan M. Leskoske Mr. Harry Levine Barbara & Bob Levine Stewart & Jenny Loh Carlos & Louisa Lopez Carol Louise Dr. & Mrs. Eugene C. Lozner Jackie & Dick Manier Mary Lee & Ralph Martens Carolyn W. & Lloyd F. Martin, Jr. Thomas & Anne Martin Mark & Cheryl Matt Les & Loretta Mauer Michael Mazur & AnnaLuise A. Katzenstein John & Margaret McDivitt Wallace & Sally McDonald Ms. Catherine McDonough Thomas J. McKay & Dianne Apter Mrs. Ann R. Melvin Mr. William H. Meyer Mr. J. William Mignault Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Miller Dr. Patricia C. Miller Dr. & Mrs. Don Milmore Ms. June M. Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Mitchell Leslie & Bernhard Molldrem Mr. & Mrs. James Montgomery Ms. Pauline M. Monz Mr. & Mrs. Tony Morgia Mr. Jon Mosbo Christopher & Magdalena Mosbo Dr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Moses Mr. & Mrs. John C. Mott Dr. Reid Muller & Dr. Shelley Gilroy Betty Jane & Lawrence Myers Mr. & Mrs. James L. Newman Edwina Norton Dr. & Mrs. Michael Nupuf June A. Orgel Mr. & Mrs. Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shea Irwin & Elaine Pachter Len & Judy Paduano Robert & Teresa Parke Dr. Umesh B. & Viji Patil Ms. Hilda Pato Ron & Margaret Peckham Dr. & Mrs. William A. Penn Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Penner Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Perricone Mrs. Sheldon P. Peterfreund Dr. & Mrs. Eric O. Pettit Neva & Richard Pilgrim Maurice & Joan Pomfrey Andy & Lorraine Pompo Howard & Ann Port Gary, Nancy & Lydia Radke Drs. Patricia A. Randall & Stanley P. Meltzer Lenore A. Rapalski Debbie and Joe Reagan Donald & Carol Reed Mr. & Mrs. Marvin S. Reed Dr. Mark & Connie Reger Marvin & Sylvia Reimer Claude J. Reith Donald & Joan Rich Ms. Donnie Richman Thomas Rinefierd & Mary Beckelhimer Buzz & Gretchen Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Terrence L. Roche Bill & Karen Roche Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Rohmer
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Rubenstein Mrs. Elaine Rubenstein Russell & Linda Ruthig Ms. Margaret Ryan Patine & Byuong Ryu Paul & Betsy Sacks Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Scalzetti Dr. Ellen Schaeffer & Dr. John Fazio Tony & Jackie Schiano Lois & Ted Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Jacob H. Schuhle Bernice & David Schultz Ms. Shari Scott Mr. & Mrs. David Scrimale Howard & Suzanne Sears Mrs. Adolph Sebell Mike & Marilyn Sees Donald Seibert Thelie & Jon Selzer Mr. Thomas Shaw Tina & Chris Shepardson Alice B. Sherman Dr. & Mrs. Edward Shillitoe Mr. & Mrs. Eli H. Shockey Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Simon Mr. James D. Small Karen Quint & David Small Miss Charlotte Smith Harold & Ruth Smulyan Mr. & Mrs. J. William Sorensen L. F. Sovik Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Speidel Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Springer Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Sprock Mr. Sriram Srinivasan Jeanne & David Stanley Helene & George Starr Khatuna & Jason Stepkovitch Mary & Milton Stevenson, IV Mr. & Mrs. John J. Sutter Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Swanson Dr. Miriam Swift Mr. & Mrs. James Talamo Mr. & Mrs. Philip Taurisano Mr. Stewart Thau Dorothea Theodore Eleanor Theodore Mary & Jonathan Thompson
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Kenneth & Nancy Williams Ms. Hildegard Willis Mr. & Mrs. Bernhard I. Wolff Karen Lawitts & Howard Wolhandler Polly Young Jeanne & Robert Young Robert & Mary Zimmer Rick & Colleen Zogby Ms. Loretta A. Zolkowski
Andante $100-2 9 Anonymous (46) Mr. & Mrs. William E. Abdallah Harriet & Jerrold Abraham Cheryl and David Abrams Helen & Ted Ackroyd Bud & Judy Adams Mr. & Mrs. John W. Adams Dr. & Mrs. Mark Adelson E.B. Agresti Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Ahlgrim Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ahlheim Mr. & Mrs. Carl Ahnert
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Aiston Ronald & Dorothy Ajemian Mr. Wilbur Albrecht III Rita S. Alcorn Allegany County Courts Mr. David Allen Barbara & Douglas Allen Rev. & Mrs. Robert Allen Evans Alloway Mr. & Mrs. David Allyn Honorable & Mrs. Anthony Aloi Ettarae & Herbert Alpert Ms. Ella M. Alsheiner Joseph & Susan Amore Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J Andersen Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Robert Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Wesley R. Andrews Mrs. Charlotte Angell Ms. Jeanette C. Angell Mr. & Mrs. Henry Angle Mrs. Fannie M. Antelmi Mrs. Hernando Arandia Mrs. Maria Araujo Dr. & Mrs. S. G. Arvantides Marian N. Atkinson
Auburn Community Federal Credit Carl & Mary Austin Dr. & Mrs. Lester E. Austin Donald & Allene Ayling Ms. Marilyn Baader Mrs. Gordon W. Babcock Mr. & Mrs. Severance Babock Mr. Samuel Badalian Maria & Paul Badami Mr. & Mrs. Holmes Bailey Mr. & Mrs. James R. Baker Mrs. Jane Baker Dr. & Mrs. Lansing G. Baker Mr. Michael Balduzzi Scott & Betty Ann Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Balian Ms. Amy Balog Ms. Theresa Balotin Mr. Christopher Baltus Edward & Joan Bangel Richard & Nancy Baranello Jeffery Barbero Dr. & Mrs. Michael Barkun Michael Barkun
Ann & Mark Barlow Ms. Joan Barnes Mr. & Mrs. William Bartella Ms. Lynette Bartlett Richard & Susan Bartolomeo Ms. Janet Bartow Michelle & Joel Bass Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Charles Batchelder Mr. & Mrs. Robert Batley Dr. Cynthia Battaglia Dr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Baum Charles & Elizabeth Beach Alex & Ann Beattie Ms. Suzanne B. Beeching Susan Beisler Mrs. Suzanne Belle Gwynne & Neal Bellos Mr. William Bercume Mrs. Archangel Berg Julia Bergan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Bergemann Nancy & Bob Berger Ms. Arlene Berkman Mr. & Mrs. Israel Berkman
“You are the music while the music lasts.” T. S. Eliot. Cowley Associates: Big Picture…Big Ideas…Big Results in advertising & communications for more than 30 years. We’re proud to be “part of the music” of the SSO’s 2008-2009 season!
Mr. & Mrs. Murray Bernthal Dr. Carol Berrigan Herbert & Myra Berry Dr. & Mrs. Frank A. Bersani, Sr. Mr. Paul Bertalan Robert & Ivy Besdin Lynn Beverage Dilip L. Bhole Mrs. Mary Bickford Mr. John Bierman Susan J. Bigler Stanley & Clara Bingham Barbara & Gerald Black Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Black Mrs. Vivian Black Ms. Patricia Blackwell Mr. & Mrs. Allen W. Blair Richard & Andrea Blair Moira & Beau Blair Mrs. Beverly E. Blanchard Mrs. Edmond Bleibtrey Karl & Florence Blixt Ms. Barbara Bloom Thomas & Arlene Bloomer Helen Boatwright Sue Boettger Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Bognaski
BIG PICTURE / BIG IDEA
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he Christopher Keene Legacy Society recognizes those individuals who have included the SSO in their financial and estate plans. Planned Giving can provide the means for you to make a significant gift to the SSO while providing benefits to you and your family. Whatever your goals and circumstances, planned giving can help you provide for your family while making the ultimate gift to your community. We honor the following individuals for their foresight and commitment to the future of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra:
Membership is easy!
For more information about Planned Giving or how to join the Christopher Keene Legacy Society, please telephone Jessica Logan at (315) 2 -8222, ext. 2 2 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bojanek Carl & Janet Boller Ms. Kimberly Bolton Mr. Paul Bolton June R. Bomberger Nancy K. Bond Mr. Chris J. Bonner Dr. & Mrs. Elwood F. Booth Jon & Patricia Booth Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Borenstein Mr. Robert Bosco Beth Boudreau Dr. & Mrs. Fouad Boulos Margot Bourke Mrs. Maxwell Brace Mr. Philip Brady Nancy & Roy Bragger Sean & Lynn Branagan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Brand Joost & Ulla Brasz Margaret Bratge Richard & Barbara Bratt Mr. & Mrs. Edward Brennan Elizabeth T. Brevett Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Brisk Noni & Harold Bristol Mr. David Brittain Mr. Harold E. Britton Thomas & Kristen Britton Wynifred & Mitchell Brodey Mr. & Mrs.Jon Brodsky Ms. Carol Brooks Mr. Daniel J. Brown Ms. Darlene Brown Hon. James Brown Janet & Michael Brown Dr. Laura Brown Mark & Maren Brown Dr. & Mrs. Willard Brown Joseph & Mary Browne Ms. Heather Brubaker
Bruce & Patricia Baker Bob & Marion Barbero Norma E. Bentley* Barbara Bloom Dr. & Mrs. William T. Bradner Penny Eger & Mary Jane Osborne Gary Grossman Peter & Mary Huntington Richard & Lois Kearney
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas C. Brust Ann & Richard Bryant Helen & Philip Buck Ms. Minna R. Buck Ms. Mary F. Buckley Dr. & Mrs. William Buckley Mr. & Mrs. Louis A. Budell Drs. Erick and Beth Bulawa Dr. Van A. Burd Ms. Margaret Burden Karin A. Burgess Seth & Carolyn Burgess Mr. Fred Burghardt Mr. & Mrs. William P. Burrows Mr. & Mrs. Alexander A. Burton Joseph P. Buttino Susan & Tom Button Tina Buzak Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Byrne Dr. & Mrs. Duane M. Cady Dr. Mark D. Cady & Mrs. Rise Cady-McCrea Mr. Kevin Cahill Mr. & Mrs. Richard Calgiovanni Mr. John Callahan Patricia M. Callahan Ms. Elizabeth Calnon Mrs. William Camp Mr. Frank Campagna Larry & Fran Campbell Dan & Kathy Cantone Richard & Carol Capone Ronald Capone Mr. T. Mark Capone August & Fran Caponecchi Mr. & Mrs. Leon Carapetyan
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Carkey Wendy Carl Isome Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Carlisle RADM & Mrs. William C. Carlson Tracy Carman Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Carney Mr. & Mrs. Martin Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Carpenter Harold & Shirley Carpenter Stephen & Betty Carpenter Mrs. Julie A. Carr Mr. Richard E. Carr Ms. Betty Carroll Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Carroll Ms. Paula Carroll Dick & Betty Carroll Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Carsky Ms. Emily Carver Mrs. Marion Cary Mr. William Cary Mr. Brian A. Caswell Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Caswell Mr. George Catalano Lucia M. & John J. Cataldo John & Nancy Centra Mrs. Renee Cerio Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Cervoni Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Chambers Ms. Ann Chandler Mrs. Barton Chapman Drs. Jay & Pat Chapman Dr. Margaret Charboneau Ms. Janice L. Charles
Sara Keene Susan Klenk Yvonne & Dan Kosland Horace J. Landry* Judith McAllaster Henry* & Faye Panasci Mrs. Sheldon Peterfreund David Rubin & Tina Press
Ilse Ruppel Salomon* In Memory of Dr. Kenneth Ruppel Phyllis & Doc Schwartz John Sheehan Milton & Ann Stevenson Douglas Sutherland Jack & Claudies Wells Joanne Zinsmeister-Yarwood *deceased
Dr. & Mrs. John A. Charles Mel & Sara Charney Mrs. Marian Chermack Dr. Isobel J. Chessar Mr. & Mrs. Richard Chiang Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Chiles Mr. Paul Chiodo Stephen M. Chirello Advertising Mrs. Nicholas Christakos Mr. Jens Christiansen Fran Ciardullo & Delos Schueler Ms. Theresa Ciccotti Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Ciferni Mr. Anthony Cimino Bill & Laura Cinquanti Hummingbird’s Home Mr. & Mrs. Bart Clapsaddle Mrs. Charles Clark Donald & Margaret Clark Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Clark Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James M. Clark Ms. Joanne Clark Mr. & Mrs. John L. Clark Judy & Andy Clark Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Clark Janet & William Clark Mr. James K. Clarke Donald & Patricia Cleaver Samuel & Carolyn Clemence Mrs. Margaret Clerkin CNY Chapter American Harp Society Mr. & Mrs. Alan F. Coates Ms. Jane L. Coble Ms. Jane Codoy
Robert B. Cody & Doris E. Webster Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Coe Dr. & Mrs. James Cogar Drs. Derrick & Noemi Cogburn Greg & Mary Cohen Leonard Cohen & Linda Frank Dr. Richard S. Cohen & Marjorie Cohen Milton & Margaret Coleman Eleanor M. Collins Mrs. Kimberly Collins Barbara Thad P. Collum Carl & Mary Colton Mr. Gary Combs Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Comfort Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Conine Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Conklin Dr. & Mrs. Steven Connolly Mr. & Mrs. Charles Conole Sylvia L. Conroy Mrs. Kevin Considine Mr. & Mrs. John P. Conway Mr. & Mrs. Tom Conway Frank & Barbara Cook Ms. Joyce H. Cook Mary Lou & John Cook Mrs. Patricia Cook Barbara & Goodwin Cooke Ms. Sharon Coolican Mr. & Mrs. Martin Corbett Mr. & Mrs. R. Patrick Corbett Mary Jane Corey Dr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Cost
Mr. Peter Costianes Gary & Rosemary Cottrell Mr. & Mrs. William Couch Mrs. Pat Covell Elizabeth R. Cowan Mr. John T. Cowdery Mrs. Robert Cox Robert Coye Ms. Nancy Craft Ms. Kathleen M. Cragin Mr. Ken Craig Mr. & Mrs. Gary & Pat Crawford Mrs. Marion Crawford John & Susan Crisafulli Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cronin Elizabeth Croop Ms. Marilyn F. Crosby Mrs. Gwynne Crosley Ms. Stephanie Cross Dr. & Mrs. David J. Crossley Dr. & Mrs. John J. Cucinotta Mr. & Mrs. Raymond W. Cummings, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. E. James Cupples Jim & Florence Curley Mr. & Mrs. J. Raymond Curtin, III Rosemary Curtis William Curtis Geno & Virginia Cusano Mr. Daniel D’Agostino Mark & Vicky D’Agostino Ms. Barbara Dahn Elizabeth Dailey Ms. FIlomena Dalope Lois B. & Duane Dann Mr. & Mrs. John Davies Mr. & Mrs. Chip Davis Drs. Leslie & Barbara Davis
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ANNUAL FUND Mr. & Mrs. Morton G. Davis Ms. Bonnie L. DeBoer Carol Decker Mr. Joshua Dekaney & Dr. Elisa Dekaney Ms. A. Elizabeth de Lalla Ms. Anne Delaney Dr. & Mrs. William V. Delaney, Jr. Mr. Paul deLaubell Mrs. Marilyn DeLorenzo Ms. Barbara DelPiano Les & Marsha Deming Peggy & Paul Dennis Frank & Lynda DeOrio Michael & Dorothy DePew Mr. Raymond DeSilva, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. John P. DeSimone Mrs. Mary D. Dewey Larry & Rasheeda Dewitt Ms. Sharon DeWitt Ms. Elisabeth Dexter Rev. James M. Dick Dorothy & Sam Dickieson Dr. David Dickinson Mr. & Mrs. Peter Diefendorf Mr. & Mrs. Willis Diefendorf Ellen & Mark Dieffenbach Ms. Margaret Dienhoffer Susan H. Dierks Mr. James Dietz Ms. Sally D. Dike Mr. Tom Diodati Joseph DiRienzo & Denise Fresina DiRenzo Olga Dmytryck Mary Ann Dobe Andrea T. Dodge Mr. & Mrs. Donald Doerr Addie Rae & Dennis Dole Mr. & Mrs. Grant Dolge Alan & Linda Dolmatch Dr. & Mrs. Joe Domachowske Dr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Dombroski Ms. Deborah Donahue Ms. Mary M. Donegan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Donigan Starke Donnally Mr. & Mrs. Sam Donnelly Mr. Edward Donofrio Ms. Pauline Donovan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Donovan Mr. & Mrs. William Dorfer Mr. Steven Douglass Mrs. Florence G. Douque Kenneth Dowd Ms. Imogene Downer
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Mrs. Richard B. Downing Sharry W. Doyle Mr. Anthony Drake Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Dreher Kim & Charley Driscoll Dr. Stephen & Michaeline Driscoll Mr. Sam Drori & Ms. Roseanne David Patricia & Marvin Druger Shirley Drummond Marjorie Drummond Mrs. Elizabeth M. Dumanian Cristina Dumitrescu Dorothy Dunham John Dunk & Veronica Blizzard Donna & Mark Dutton Eagan Capital Management, LLC Betty & Elston Ecker Mr. Calvin Edmiston Jerry and Pat Edsell Mr. & Mrs. John Edwards Drs. Wendy S. & Thomas Edwards Michael & Mary Egan Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Ehrich Ms. Evelyn T. Ehrlich Mrs. Shirley Eisenhauer Tom Eldred Mrs. Mildred J. Elgaway Pamela Ellerton Kathy & Mike Elliott John & Jo Anne Ellis Mrs. Barbara Ellison Richard A. Ellison Rev. & Mrs. Ellison L. Elmer Mark A. Elmer Don & Martha Ely In Memory of Mrs. Michele Emery Mr. & Mrs. John M. Endries Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Engel Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Engelbert Ms. Alexandra Epsilanty Mr. James Erba Richard Ertinger Richard & Jill Ertinger Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Eschner Mr. & Mrs. Edward Evans Timothy & Nickcole Evans Gordon & Judy Eyer Ms. Cissie Fairchilds Jennifer Green Fais Dr. & Mrs. Alfred E. Falcone Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Falcone Mr. & Mrs. Donald Fallace
Corey Falter & H. Elspeth Wolfe Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Farley Mrs. Corinne H. Farnham Ms. Katherine Farrell Mr. Stewart Farrington Mr. Kevin Fayle Prof. & Mrs. George Feissner Ms. Susan Feiszli Dr. & Mrs. Robert Feldman Art & Diane J. Fellerman Mr. Mark Fennessy Thomas & Kathryn Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ferlow Dr. & Mrs. Julio Fernandez Gary Ferner John & Barbara A. Fero Benjamin & Marsha Ferrara Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Ferrell Ms. Sally L. Ferris Mr. & Mrs. Russel Fielding Ms. Jane Fields Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Figler Mr. & Mrs. Harley Finkelstein Mr. & Mrs. Howard Finkelstein Mr. Christopher C. Finkle Mr. & Mrs. Scott Finlay Joseph H. & Lillian Fischer Ms. Marion Fish Mr. Robert Fish Dan & Colleen Fisher Thelma J. Fitch Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald Ms. Barbara Fitzgibbon Mr. & Mrs. John F. Flaver Ms. Anne V. Fletcher Gerry & Vanessa Flynn John Folmer Knowlton & Constance Foote Dr. & Mrs. Sam Forcucci Patty Ford John & Janet Forney Barbara & Bernard Forth Dr. & Mrs. Alan B. Foster Mr. Garth H. Foster James & Carol Fox Ms. Judith A. Fox Mrs. Nancy Fox Susan & Michael Fox Foy Agency Rose Frattali Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Frazee Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fredericks
Nancy Freeborough & Swiat Kaczmar Kenneth & Kathleen Freer Mr. John Freie Sam & Barbara Fresina Ms. Patricia E. Freyberger Barbara & Dan Friedman Robert & Mary Ellen Friedman Karen & Tom Fruehan Mr. Elton Fukumoto Marilyn Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Milton L. Fuller Mr. Paul Fuller Frank J. & Gladys V. Sacci Sharon & David Fulmer Molly Fulton Mr. Edward Furze Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Fye Mr. Michael Gabriel Dr. & Mrs. Eric Finkelstein Robert T. & Elizabeth Gaffney Rev. & Mrs. Richard Gahl Ms. Susan J. Gallagher Edgar & Eva Galson Doris & John Gambacorto Ms. Mary Ann Gandolfo Ms. Yvonne A. Gantley Stella Garitz Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Gascon Mr. & Mrs. Edward & Deborah Gasparini Dorothy & Nicholas Gavrielides Tina & Charles Geers Mr. & Mrs. John W. Geisendorfer Michael & Judy Geng Mrs. Earl George Maria George & Children Sharon & David Gerber Ms. Suzanne Geremski Elizabeth C. Gerle Ms. Melanie Geurtsen Ms. Anna Giacobbe Mr. & Mrs. John R. Gibbons Mrs. Anne Gibbs Ms. Ruth Gibbs Chris & Ed Gibson Mr. F. Robert Gilfoil, Jr. Tom & Louise Gilhooley Betty J. Gill
Lawrence & Sandra Gingold Ms. Margaret Ginniff Victor & Carol Ginsky Suzanne I. Gladys Professor Alan Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Joshua N. Goldberg Ms. Shelia Goldie Mr. Marty Goldman Mr. Leonard Gomberg Ms. Joan Goodell Mr. & Mrs. Lewis H. Goodman Ms. Amy Goodness Greg & Lisa Goodwin Dr. & Mrs. R. Clark Goodwin Mr. & Mrs. James Gooley Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Gerald B. Gordon Drs. Michael & Wendy E. Gordon Mitchell Goris & Stokes, LLC Bunny & Bob Gorman Mr. John W. Gormley Mrs. Patricia Grabowski Mrs. Gordon Granatstein Ms. Andrea Grant Gerald & Judith Grant Ms. Deanna Granville Edward A. Grassi Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gray, III Stephen & Julia Graziano Dorothy L. Green Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Green Cynthia Dowd Greene & Mark Greene Mr. & Mrs. Milford Greene Dr. James Greenwald & Ms. Carol Bradford Mrs. Josephine M. Gregg Russell & Susan Grills Jonathan & Elisabeth Groat Mr. & Mrs. Robert Group Mr. & Mrs. Rudolf Grundel Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gryga Mrs. Jaroslawa Gudziak Ms. Michelle Gustina Michelle Gustina Mr. & Mrs. Sudhir Guthikonda
Adele Haas Charlotte Haas & Gary Quirk Barbara & David Haas Arthur & Margery Haber Mrs. Karen Haberek Mrs. Linda A. Hafner Neb & Florie Hage Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Haggerty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Hahn Bob & Barb Hale Mr. & Mrs. T. John Haley Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hall Mr. Dana Hall Mr. Jesse Hall Mr. Wayne M. Hamlin Mr. Larry Hammontree Joanne & Gary Handy Carl J. Hanig, MD Ms. Joan Hanlin Mary Martha H. Hanlon Helen A. Phillips-Hannah Mr. & Mrs. William Hannett Ms. C. Beth Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Baird Hansen Mrs. Milena Hansen Ken & Toni Harblin Mr Clyde Hardin Mr. Joseph M. Whelan and Ms. Margaret Harding Beverly Harlow Mrs. Alfreda Harrington Ms. Sheila Harrington Mr. Marcus Harris Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Sterling Harrison Steven Harrison Ann F. Hart Mr. & Mrs. Donald & Pamela Hart Mr. George E. Hassler Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hastings, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Norman S. Hatt Mr. & Mrs. Mark Haun Elizabeth & David Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Richmond S. Hayes Ms. Kelly Hazard Will O. Headlee Dr. & Mrs. Walker Heap
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ANNUAL FUND A special thank you to the following individuals who have made gifts to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in honor of or in memory of a family member or friend. In Memory of Albert Lawrence Baner Mary Ann Baner In Memory of Donald Black Ms. June M. Mitchell In Memory of Bernard A. Bernstein, M. D. Mrs. Carolyn H. Bernstein In Memory of Ralph BeVard Marcus Bevard Mrs. Ralph Bevard Eraser Company In Memory of Ann Boucher Leonard & Ginny Chmielewicz In Memory of Loretta & Robert Brown Ms. Sandra L. Brown Warren & Connie Emerson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Madden In Memory of Miriam Brown Mr. Ron Brown Mr. & Mrs. Philip Clift Eleanor R. Filburn Mr. & Mrs. Patricia Main Thaddeus & Shannon Mantaro Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Nalle Mr. & Mrs. John O’Dwyer Ms. Laura Rothschild Arlene & Larry Spizman SUNY Oswego Physics Department Mr. Garo & Mrs. Sue Taft
Doris & Scott McLallen Tim McLaughlin & Diane Cass Daniel & Mary McMahon Mrs. Edith M. McMahon Richard H. McMahon Ms. Maureen E. McManus Mr. Daniel F. McNeil Mrs. Robert McNeilly James & Nancy McPherson Ms. Janet McSweeney Mr. James A. Meggesto Dr. Victoria Meguid Herb & Fran Meinking Mrs. Rachel Meixell Clifford W. & Marjorie Mellor Goldye Meltzer Mr. Luis Mendez Ms. M. Menon M.D Clark R. & Nancy Mercer Ben & Julie MerchantMr. & Mrs. Donald E. Merrill Ms. Faith Merrill Bert & Peggy Mersereau Dr. & Mrs. Robert Mesires Ms. Hope R. Metcalf Mary Ann Meyer Mr. Frederick J. Micale
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In Memory of Ralph M. Coble Faculty & Staff Harrisburg Area Community College & his Children In Memory of Cleveland Ward Cochran Ms. Gretchen Stappenbeck Syracuse Symphony Musicians Association Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Edgar In Memory of Bertha Conners Joseph DiRienzo & Denise Fresina DiRienzo In Memory of Betty Cynthia Davis Judith Jager & Stuart Davis In Memory of Nancy Emerson Allegany County Courts Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Bradstreet Elwin Emerson Memorial Fund Warren & Connie Emerson Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Emerson Mr. & Mrs. Steven Harris Ms. Elizabeth McCormick Mr. John Wolfer Mr. & Mrs. Brian Zink In Memory of Rodney Emerson Warren & Connie Emerson
Beverly & Martin Michaels Daniel & Terry Miller Dr. & Mrs. Donald B. Miller Ms. Donna Miller Dr. James A. Miller & Catherine Seager Dr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Miller Patricia L. Milliman Mr. & Mrs. James C. Milne Douglas Mintz Dr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Mintz Charles & Maureen Mirucki Ms. Bonnie Misch David R. & Beth F. Mitchell Ms. Nola Miyasaki Mr. Verner Mize Irene Dassler Moehs Carl & Clara Monz Ms. Mary K. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Moorman Mrs. Francis L. Moran Mrs. Susan Moran Ms. Karen Morel Arley & Irene Morey Rev. Elizabeth R. Morey & Mr. Jeffrey W. Morey
In Memory of Lynn Finch Mr. Julian Mortenson Ms. Zoe Kinney In Memory of David Firley Mr. & Mrs. Charleton Masten In Memory of Walter Grunfield The Van Sant Family in memory of Walter Grunfeld In Memory of Bruce O. Jacobs Joan G. Jacobs In Memory of Fred Lerman Sidney M. & Winifred E. Greenberg Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Harris Marilyn Lerman Clifford W. & Marjorie Mellor
Ms. Lois Kempson Mr. Harry Levine Mr. & Mrs. Hank Liiv Ms. Rebecca Loos Mr. Robert Mckay Mr. & Mrs. Donald Nash Mr. & Mrs. John O’Rourke Onetia Pierson Mr. & Mrs. Boyd Rimel Mary & Andrew Tresness Jim & Annetta Turek Dr. & Mrs. Harold H. Wanamaker Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Williams In Memory of Cathy & Stewart Thau Mrs. Glenda Crenshaw Mrs. Anne Hayes Mrs. William C. Jordan
In Memory of Charles LeVine George & Bev Adams Carl & Janet Boller Mr.& Mrs. Ralph J. Brown Leonard & Ginny Chmielewicz Ms. Annette Denardo Elfun Society - Syracuse Chapter Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Funsch Jud and Roz Gostin Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hinds Ms Mary H. Jernigan
In Memory of Dr. Soriano Uy So Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Mrs. Hernando Arandia Michelle & Joel Bass Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Bognaski CNY Chapter American Harp Society Ms. FIlomena Dalope Dr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Dombroski Mr. & Mrs. John Godwin Mrs. Ursula Kwasnicka-So Mr. Daniel P. Malay Dr. Antonio Marasigan Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Papalia
Mr. & Mrs. James I. Morgan Holly & Jeff Morganti Mr. Mark F. Moriarty Russel W. Morison Ms. Judith Morley Mr. & Mrs. Hartwell Morse, Jr. Mrs. Cathleen M. Morton Richard & Christianne Moseson John & Elizabeth Mosher Donald & Annette Mott Dr. Maxwell M. Mozell Mr. & Mrs. James M. Mozley Janice & Michael Mueller David & Janet Muir Mrs. Janet S. Munro Walter Munze Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Murdock Eileen Murphy, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. James Murphy Ms. Lee Murray Ms. Janice Musselman Mr. William Myllymaki Ms. Shirley W. Myrus Charles & Susan Naef Ms. Cathy Nagel Jay & Barbara Nagel
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Nangle Mr. & Mrs. Edward Nanno Mr. & Mrs. James M. Napierski Mr. & Mrs. Bob Naumann Mrs. Kristin Neufeld Mrs. Donna Neuhauser Carl & Maggie Neuhierl Sally & Bob Neumann Ms. Barbara Nevaldine Ms. Nancy Nevin James Newell Ms. Cathryn Newton Mr. Travis Newton Mr. & Mrs. James Nicholas Mr. Ben Nichols Margaret & Garry Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Nicholson Joan & Michael Nieckarz Douglas & Gail Nielsen Ellen & Marty Nodzo Dixie M. Nohara Mrs. Barbara Nolan Mr. David C. Nolan Mrs. Jeanne Nolan Mrs. K. Heinz Noll Frederick A. Normand Sharon & David Northrup Mary-Pat & Ted Northrup Mrs. Marian Norton
Ms. Emma Lorene Pagcliwagan Mr. & Mrs. Michael Parobek Ms. Kay Scott Mr. & Mrs. Tomasz Skwarnicka Syracuse Symphony Musicians Association Mr. Edward Uy Mr. Kevin Uy Ms. Regina Uy Mr. & Mrs. Zygmunt Wychowski Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Zaleski Dr. & Mrs. Jozef J. Zwislocki
In Honor of Betty Cynthia Davis Judith Jager & Stuart Davis In Honor of Debbie Fiorentini Guy & Patricia Howard Mr. & Mrs. F. William Howard Syracuse Symphony Association In Honor of Elizabeth Hill Mrs. Corinne H. Farnham In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lockwood Beth Boudreau
In Memory of Allen Speiser Ruth Speiser
In Honor of Rev. & Mrs. Potter Dr. Rebecca K. Potter
In Memory of Arthur West Ms. Elizabeth Blakely Mr. Charles L. West
In Honor of David Ridings Drs. Michael R. & Colleen O’Leary
In Memory of Frederick Ian Wolf Larry & Janet Wolf
In Honor of Mike & Lois Schaffer Mrs. Arthur A. West
In Honor of the SSO Administrative Staff Selma Radin
In Honor of Ross Seigart Mrs. Corinne H. Farnham
In Honor of our 50th Wedding Anniversary Ms. Sylvia Miske In Honor of Mackenzie & Meaghan Allen Rev. & Mrs. Robert Allen
Mr. & Mrs. John Novado Vera & Richard Noxon Ms. Karen Noyes Dr. & Mrs. Anis I. Obeid Mr. Nawal Obeid Donald & Eileen O’Connell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Robert Oddy Ms. Helen O’Donnell Mr. & Mrs. John O’Dwyer John and Chris Ogden Ms. Sally O’Herin Ms. Susan Ohlsen Mr. Kevin O’Kane Dick & Mary Pat Oliker Ms. Susan Olinsky Jack & Ann Olney Robert H. Olney Fern & John Olsen Ms. Selma O’Meara Ms. Barbara A. Omincinski Mr. Mircea & Iuliana Onciulescu Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. O’Neil Vincent A. & Nancy G. O’Neil Mr. Thomas J. O’Neill Mrs. Maurita Oot JoDean & Timothy Orcutt
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In Honor of Torin Washington Selma Radin In Honor of Peggy West Lois & Mike Schaffer In Honor of Ruth Winston Harold & Irene Small Roberta & George Wladis
Anthony & Jeanne Orioli Mr. & Mrs. Karl Orlick Edward & Judith O’Rourke Bob & Erminia Ortlieb Mr. Kenneth D. Osborn Ms. Melissa Osborne Mr. & Mrs. Brian O’Shaughnessy Mr. & Mrs. James & Ellen O’Shea Ms. Gayle Ottemiller Hans & Marilyn Otten Charles & Higouhi Owens Debra Smith & Jeffrey Packard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Packard Anne Padget Joan & Lawrence Page Bob and Donna Pakan Mr. & Mrs. William Palange Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Pallotta Cathy L. Palm Ms. Virginia Palmatier Dr. Agnes Palocz Helen Ryder Paratore Mr. Otway Pardee Marcus Parish Dr. Soon Park Dr. & Mrs. John F. Parker Mr. & Mrs. John S. Parker
ANNUAL FUND Mr. & Mrs. Robert Parker Susan Parker Francena C. Parthemore Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Pasho Dr. Robert Pastel Nella G. Pasto Mr. & Mrs. Richard Patri Ms. Marylyn Paul Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Pearl Dr. David Peckham Hon. David Peebles & Dr. Sheila Lemke Dr. John Peebles Ms. Barbara E. Peklo Mrs. Jean M. Pellegrino Ms. Edith Pennington Tom & Meredith Perreault Ms. Ann Perrone James L. & Toloa Perry Mrs. Eleanor Peterson Mr. Franklyn Petrie Mary & Tom Petro Ms. Michelle Pfaff Elizabeth G. Pfueller Barbara & Burt Phillips Mrs. Margaret Phillips Mr. & Mrs. William Phillips Ms. Deborah D. Piacquadio Mr. & Mrs. Donald Pickard Andrew & Elaine Pierce Onetia Pierson Kathleen & Richard Pinkowski Mrs. Cheryl Piper Ms. Karen A. Pitoniak Elizabeth & John Place Judith & Arnold Poltenson Mr. & Mrs. Norman Poltenson Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Potter Dr. Rebecca K. Potter Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Potter Richard E. & Kathryn A. Poulsen Mr. Scott Powers Mrs. Mary Lou Powlin Renee Powlin Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Pownall Thomas R. Pratt Architect, P.C. John & Murial Prianti Nelson Price Donald & Rosemary Priebe Beth Prieve Miss Lisa Procanick Dr. & Mrs. John Prucha Mrs. Gwendolyn Pugh Kathleen Putnam Mr. & Mrs. C.B. Quinn Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Rabin
Ms. Patricia Ragan Louis & Joan Ragonese Dick & Marcia Ramsden Mr. Ronald Ramsden Ms. Karen Randall Dr. & Mrs. Dudley Raynal Mr. & Mrs. Bernard L. Reagan Mr. & Mrs. Jack Reale Mrs. Carol ReckerHughes Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Redfoot Mr. & Mrs. John B. Redmond, Jr. Ms. Mary Lou Reed Mr. William Reichardt Douglas & Rita Reicher Roger & Maggie Reid Mrs. John C. Reiffenstein Gail & Patrick Reilly Tom & Leslie Reitano Nancy & Clyde Relyea Eileen F. Reuter Robert & Norma Rhodes Seymour & Marilyn Ribyat Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Rich Mrs. Jane Richards Robert A. Richman, MD Mr. Robert Rigdon John & Mary Rinaldi Mark & Bettyan Rinefierd Mr. Manuel Rio, Jr. Mrs. Franklyn Ripley Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Rizzo Valerie Robbins Linda & Leo Roberge Dr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Roberts Doug & Judy Robertson Joyce & Jack Robertson Ms. Cheryl Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Edson E. Robinson Dr. & Mrs. Gerard S. Rodziewicz Charles & Ann Rohlin Fritz & Phyllis Rohrlich Mr. & Mrs. Sam Roller Dr. & Mrs. Michael Romano Mr. & Mrs. Paul Romanowski Mr. & Mrs. Frank Romeo Paul & Marlene L. Roodin Paula Rosenbaum & Jacques Lewalle Ms. Elizabeth Ross David & Susan Rossi Ms. Sharon Rothenberger Alan & Ann Rothschild Donald & Susan Rothwell Stephen & Claire Royce Mrs. Emanuel Rubenstein Carl Rubino & Barbara Gold James & Sally Ruby
Dr. & Mrs. Lorne & Ellen Runge Charles Rush & Marlene Hyme Mrs. Edith B. Russell Dick Russell Mrs. Patricia M. Russo Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Russo Robert & Donna Ruth Mr. & Mrs. Alan Ruthig Matt & Isabel Ryan Ms. Patricia Ryan Linda & Bob Ryan Lucille & Milton Sack Robert & June Sadowski Mrs. Roderick C. Sager Mr. Stephen J. Salatti Mr. James Sanderson Dr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Sanford Jean M. & Joseph Sanger C. James Santoferrara Mr. Gerald Santoferrara Dr. Robert G. Sargent Mrs. Dorothy Sarvay Charles & Carol Saul Ms. Kathleen Sauro Shirley & Roy Sauter Carl & Olga Savino Allan & Elissa Sawyer Mrs. Jennifer F. Scalione Kelly & Tony Scalzo Ms. Ann Scanlan Mr. & Mrs. William H. Schaefer Lois & Mike Schaffer Robert D. Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Dolph Schayes Rev. & Mrs. Richard Scheffler Mrs. Maureen Schiller Ms. Suzanne Schiller Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Schmidt Mrs. Jane Schmitt Mr. & Mrs. John Schneid Ms. Dora Schneider Helju & Bernard Schneider Herbert & Hillery Schneiderman Ms. Jacqueline Schneider-Revette Dr. & Mrs. Edward Schoenheit Ms. Anne Schofield David & Marcia Schotz Mr. Irving Schotz Mr. & Mrs. William Schu Honorable Jack & Sybil Schultz Richard Schultz & Mary Dunn Louise Schulz Ms. Hildegard B. Schulze John & Suzanne Schumacher
Mr. Raymond Schumacher Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Schwartz Dr. Stephen & Rosalind Schwartz James & Jean Sciara Mr. & Mrs. Vito Sciscioli Dr. Janice Scully & Dr. Bart Natoli Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Sears Robert & Elaine Secor Dr. & Mrs. Robert Seem Robert & Mary Seigart Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. Selbach Lewis & Elizabeth Selover Dr. Lawrence A. Semel Ms. Mara Semel Mr. & Mrs. Tim & Julia Sennett Mrs. Louise Sessa Tony & Kay Benedict Sgarlata Ms. Franklin R. Shaffrey James C. & Elizabeth W. Shake Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Shallish, Jr. Mrs. Mary Sharak Patricia Sharpe Mr. George Shattuck & Ms. Carla Amussen Jim & Polly Shaud Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Shaughnessy Dr. & Mrs. Michael Sheehan Mr. & Mrs. John Sheets Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Shipps Alberta L. Shouldice Dr. & Mrs. Robert Shprintzen Susan & Paul Shubmehl Mr. James W. Shults Joan Siedenburg Mr. & Mrs. Loron E. Silliman Mr. & Mrs. David Silverman Bonnie Silvernail Ms. Adelaide L. Silvia Mrs. Carolyn Simard Judge & Mrs. Richard Simons Shirley B. Singer Joy & Jack Sipple Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Skalwold Doris Y. Slaugh Paul & Nancy Sleezer Linda & Richard Smernoff Dr. Asa J. Smith Mr. E. Carlyle Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Smith Jr. Ms. Joan K. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Smith Dr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Smith Judy B. Smith Lawrence A. Smith Corinne & Lynn Smith Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Smith Mr. & Mrs. Rick Smith Ms. Susan Smith Jef Sneider & Gwen Kay Mr. Thomas Snyder Ms. Whitney Snyder Mary & Bob Soderberg Mr. & Mrs. John Sodja Mr. & Mrs. John Sofsky Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Soper Jr. Alfred & Janet Sopper Ms. Rita Southwick Mr. Patrick Spadafora Richard & Patricia Sparrow Ruth Speiser Richard & Susan Spence Mr. & Mrs. Edward Spencer Ralph & Marion Spencer Thomas Spencer Glenn Spiegel Arlene & Larry Spizman William & Patricia Spizuoco Dr. & Mrs. Michael Sponsler Douglas & Karen Spooner Lawrence & Beverly Spooner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sprafkin Rev. & Mrs. Edward Sproul Ms. Juanda Stackhouse Helen Stacy George C. Stafford Mrs. Irene L. Stafford Drs. David & Deirdre Stam Marion Stanislaw Ms. Marian M. Stanton Michael & Kathleen Stapleton Frances Abriola & Jay Stark, MD Mr. & Mrs. Donald Stehle Mrs. Virginia Steigerwald Matthew & Lynn Steinberg Mrs. Duane Steiner Rosalind Rudolph Stephen & George Stephan Cat Stephens Christine Stephenson Jan Sterling Martha Stevener Glenn & Ann Stevens
Ms. Mary Stevens Mrs. Audrey Stevenson Mrs. Rosamond Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Stever, III Ms. Cynthia Stewart Dr. & Mrs. James P. Stewart Nona D. Stewart Ruth G. Stewart Ms. Susan Stiles Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Stoberl Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stone Stone Independent Research Mr. David Stonier Mr. & Mrs. John P. Stopen Mrs. Nita J. Stormann Mark & Linda Storrings Mrs. George Strang in memory of George Strang Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Straub, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Strauss Dr. Barbara Streeten Mr. & Mrs. John C. Sudduth Mrs. Pamela Sunshine Dr. & Mrs. Zigurd Suritis Ann Sutherland & Mark Meisner Douglas Sutherland & Nancy Kramer Drs. John & Anne Sveen Mr. David Svendsen Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Swanson Carl & Suzanne Sweeney Syracuse Symphony Musicians Association David & Barbara Tagg Mr. & Mrs. Paul Taggett Ms. Margaret Tandoh Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Tartaglia Barfoot - Taylor Justin & Debra Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Leland Taylor Mrs. Gertrude Teck Mr. & Mrs. Frederick V. Teillon John & Tammy Terpening Mr. Carl Terry Mr. Raymond R. Thielke Mr. & Mrs. Norbert P. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. David Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Thompson Rev. Edgar L. Thornburg Virginia C. Thorne Mrs. Virginia Thorne Angela P. Thurlow Gary & Mary Thurston
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Continued on page 56 in fearful cries, now an extreme lassitude, expressed only in accents of regret and seeming to turn in upon itself in pity. Listen to those orchestral gasps, those chords in dialogue between winds and strings, which alternate and grow weaker like the painful breathing of a dying man, then give way to a phrase full of violence in which the orchestra seems to recover strength, animated by a bolt of fury. Note that shuddering mass, which hesitates for an instant and then hurls itself, divided, into two ardent unisons like two streams of lava. Note all this, then say whether this passionate style is not above and beyond anything yet produced in instrumental music.” The symphony’s cyclic treatment, the binding of the movements of the work into an interrelated whole through the recycling or recall of musical material, was to influence many later works and become an important Romantic-era practice. The cyclic concept planted here bore fruit in the Symphonie fantastique of Berlioz, the E-minor Violin Concerto of Mendelssohn, the Symphony in D minor of Franck, and even the String Quartet of Debussy. In Schumann’s estimation, “No matter how frequently heard, whether at home or in the concert hall, this symphony invariably wields its power over people Mrs. Nancy E. Tiedemann Dr. & Mrs. Mark J. Tierno Mr. John Tiffany Dr. & Mrs. James G. Tifft Ms. Karen Tifft Ms. Margaret Timofy Ms. Santa J. Tindall Norma Tippett Mr. Robert L. Tisdell Arthur Toll Ms. Mary Toman Mr. & Mrs. O. Perry Tooker Ted & Carolyn Topalian David J. & Diane Toscano Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Tranter Dr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Traver, Jr. Dennis & Deborah Trepanier Mary & Andrew Tresness Richard & Mary Anne Trompeter Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey True Mrs. Juanita Tschudy Tom & Mollie Tucker Mr. Richard Tucker Ms. Jamie Tuozzolo Alex & Pat Turkett Carl & Diane Turner Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Turner Mr. & Mrs. Terry & Lydia Turnipseed Mr. & Mrs. Robert Twardzik Dr. & Mrs. Hideo Uehara Mr. Francis Uhlir
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of every age like those great phenomena of nature that fill us with fear and admiration every time, no matter how frequently we may experience them. This symphony, too, will be heard in future centuries, nay, as long as music and the world exist.” The “Fifth” has, indeed, achieved iconic status in our modern world. It figures prominently in the fictionalized biographical film Immortal Beloved (1995), with Gary Oldman as Beethoven, and naturally is heard in the shaggy-dog movie Beethoven’s Fifth (2003). Its motto theme is quoted in such works of classical music as Manuel de Falla’s ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. It has been heard in numerous cartoons and in several figure-skating programs, including those of Paul Wylie, Michael Weiss and John Baldwin, Jr., the latter using a version with a disco beat. Instrumentation: 2 flutes and piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and contrabassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, bass drum and strings.
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HANDEL’S MESSIAH PART THE FIRST Overture Comfort ye, comfort ye my people: Isaiah 40:1-3 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
But who may abide the day of His coming? and who shall stand when He appeareth? for He is like a refiner’s fire. And He shall purify: Malachi 3:3
The people that walked in darkness: Isaiah 9:2
But who may abide the day of His coming: Malachi 3:2
And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
And the glory of the Lord: Isaiah 40:5
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel, “God with us.”
Thus saith the Lord: Haggai 2:6-7; Malachi 3:1 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come. The
the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth: Isaiah 60:2-3 For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Every valley shall be exalted: Isaiah 40:4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low: the crooked straight, and the rough places plain.
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
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Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
Behold, a virgin shall conceive: Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23
O thou, that tellest good tidings to Zion: Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 60:1 O thou, that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain; O thou, that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them: Luke 2:10-11 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
And suddenly there was with the angel: Luke 2:13
For unto us a child is born: Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Glory to God in the highest: Luke 2:14
Pifa: (Pastoral Symphony) There were shepherds abiding in the field: Luke 2:8-9 There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying:
Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, goodwill toward men!
blind be opened: Isaiah 35:5-36 Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing. He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: Isaiah 40:11; Matthew 11:2829 He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Come unto Him, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and He will give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him; for He is meek and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. His yoke is easy, His burden is light: Matthew 11:30
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion: Zechariah 9:9-10
His yoke is easy, His burden is light.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee.
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He is the righteous Savior and He shall speak peace unto the heathen. Then shall the eyes of the
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Behold the Lamb of God: John 1:29 Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the world. He was despised and rejected of men: Isaiah 53:3; Isaiah 50:6
HANDELâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MESSIAH He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. He gave His back to the smiters, and His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: He hid not His face from shame and spitting. Surely He hath borne our griefs: Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him. And with His stripes we are healed: Isaiah 53:5 And with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray: Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn: Psalms 22:7 All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn: they shoot out their lips, And shake their heads, saying, He trusted in God that He would deliver Him: Psalms 22:8 He trusted in God that
He would deliver Him: Let Him deliver Him, If He delight in Him. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart: Psalms 69:22.8 Thy rebuke hath broken his heart; he is full of heaviness. He looked for some to have pity on him, but there was no man, neither found he any to comfort him. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow. Lamentations 1:12 Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow. He was cut off out of the land of the living: Isaiah 53:8 He was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgressions of Thy people was He stricken. But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell: Psalms 24:7-10 But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell; nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption. Lift up your heads, O ye gates: Psalms 24:7-10 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in! Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of Glory shall come in! Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory.
reigneth, Hallelujah!
Why do the nations so furiously rage together: Psalms 2:1-2
King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, and He shall reign forever and ever, Hallelujah!
Why do the nations so furiously rage together, why do the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His anointed. Let us break their bonds asunder: Psalms 2:3 Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their yokes from us. He that dwelleth in heaven: Psalms 2:4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord shall have them in derision. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron: Psalms 2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vessel.
HALLELUJAH CHORUS Hallelujah: Revelation 19:6; 11:15; 19:16 Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent
The Kingdom of this world is become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever, Hallelujah!
PART THE THIRD I know that my Redeemer liveth: Job 19:25-26; 1 Corinthians 15:20 I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first fruits of them that sleep. Since by man came death: 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. The trumpet shall sound: 1 Corinthians 15:52-53 The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain: Revelation 5:12, 13 Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. Blessing, and honor, glory and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever. AMEN
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PATRON INFORMATION SSO Box Office/Customer Service Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Saturday, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (8:30 p.m. concert nights) (315) 424-8200 or (800) 724-3810Located at street level in the Mulroy Civic Center 411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 www.SyracuseSymphony.org
Theater Management The Mulroy Civic Center is managed by Oncenter. For further information, contact Sales and Marketing at (315) 435-8000.
Food and Beverages Cash bars are open in the theater lobbies 30 minutes before the beginning of an event. Food and beverages are not permitted in the auditorium. Dinner available during M&T Bank Pops performances and selected Post-Standard Classics concerts starting at 6:00 p.m.
First Aid Contact your nearest usher if you require assistance.
Photographs, Videos and Recordings
Fire Notices
Section 31.0 of the New York State Arts and Cultural Affairs Law prohibits the use or possession of any recording or photographing device at a live performance.
The red EXIT sign nearest your seat is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire or other emergency, PLEASE DO NOT RUN...WALK TO THAT EXIT.
Latecomers
Handicapped Accessibility Accommodations for wheelchairs and disabled persons are available at the theater. For SSO concerts, space is limited for wheelchair seating on the orchestra level; please let the Customer Service Center know your needs. The theater has an elevator for the convenience of patrons.
Coat Check
As a courtesy to patrons and the Orchestra, latecomers will not be seated until the completion of the first selection, or at an appropriate break.
Listening System For hearing impaired concertgoers, the theater is equipped with an infrared listening system. Headsets are available at no charge from theater management one hour before curtain time. This service is free of charge.
A coat check is provided in the main foyer next to the Box Office where personal apparel or packages may be stored. Theater management is not responsible for personal belongings left in the hall.
Phone Service Theater staff will attempt to find you in case of an emergency during the performance if you leave the following information with your service or babysitter: Name of the show you are attending and seat location. The phone number you should leave for your caller is (315) 435-8053.
TICKET HOTLINE
(315) 424-8200 OR (800) 724-3810
Online Ticketing at www.SyracuseSymphony.org All concerts presented at the Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter unless otherwise noted.
Smoking New York State Law strictly prohibits smoking in the building.
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