Southern Illinois Music Festival

Preview Guide Souther n Il l ino i s Univer sit y Car bondale

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June 3-23, 2013

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MUSIC FESTIVAL MAJOR SPONSORS Southern Illinois University Carbondale Anonymous Donor Illinois Arts Council Oris B. Hastings Foundation WSIU Public Broadcasting WSIL TV 3 The Southern Illinoisan Womick Law Firm University Mall Southern Illinois Ob-Gyn Associates First Bank and Trust Co. B&A Travel Murdale Shopping Center Carbondale Community Arts City of Marion Carbondale Convention and Tourism Bureau Williamson County Tourism Bureau Southernmost Tourism Bureau Samuel Goldman Garwin Family Foundation Moore-Corpora Foundation Peter Gregory

Table of Contents Music Festival Overview............................ 3 Ballet............................................................ 5 Orchestra.................................................... 6 2013 Schedule of Events............................ 7 Opera.......................................................... 10 Chamber Music...........................................11 Klassics for Kids.......................................11 2013 Festival Artists...................................12 New Arts Jazztet.......................................12

TICKETS The majority of the Festival performances are free.

Admission for other performances are noted on the schedule. Go to www.SIFest.com for the latest schedule updates. Tickets for the festival are always available at the event (except the Maestro at 50 Roast) or by calling the Marion Civic Center box office during business hours at 618-997-4030. Or purchase them at www.MarionCCC.com Photos: Bob Benyas Festival cover art: Katie Randall . SIU Carbondale Printing and Duplicating Services Publication design and printing: The Southern Illinoisan

PREVIEW SIFEST ON THE RADIO! An hour-long radio preview of the Festival takes place on WSIU Radio, 91.9 FM Carbondale, 88.9 FM Mount Vernon and 90.3 FM Olney. Artistic Director Edward Benyas will share all aspects of the Festival and play musical excerpts. Listen for it from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 31.

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Overview

9th ANNUAL

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MUSIC FESTIVAL

Edward Benyas, Artistic Director And Conductor

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The 9th annual Southern Illinois Music Festival features more than three dozen performances in venues from Sesser to Cairo, Murphysboro to Marion and at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, our major sponsor. In addition to members of the New Chicago Chamber Orchestra, musicians from throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia perform orchestral music, chamber music, opera, ballet and jazz, all in an informal and inviting atmosphere. Casual dress is welcome!

This year’s Festival, titled Swarm of B’s, runs June 3-23 and features some of our favorite composers that start with the letter “B” — Bach, Brahms, Barber, Bartok and Beethoven, to name a few. Highlights include Bizet’s tragic opera, Carmen (June 21 and 23) Tchaikovsky’s fairy-tale ballet, Swan Lake (June 7 and 8), with performances by some of the nation’s top ballet dancers, and two outstanding orchestral programs: Symphonic Swarm of B’s (June 13 and 14) features some of our favorite “B” composers, led by our very own “B”

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conductor, Maestro Edward Benyas. Our own “B” Concertmaster, Michael Barta, gives us all the buzz on Bartók’s 1st Violin Concerto, and the concert opens with Bach’s 3rd Orchestral Suite. Stars of Today and Tomorrow (June 22) features our long-time Principal Oboist James Ryon, Cellist Bill Cernota of the Lyric Opera Chicago

Orchestra, and the winner of the 2013 Young Artist Competition. The Festival also includes chamber music by Beethoven (including works for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 musicians), a Sunday night Jazz series at area wineries, and Klassics for Kids and Jive with Jazz events at venues throughout the region.

MAESTRO AT 50 ROAST Saturday June 15, 7:30 p.m.

Carbondale Civic Center $50 in advance only at 618-303-8353 or kbenyas@mac.com Dinner, Chamber Music, Jazz and Laughs Southern Illinois Music Festival • 2013

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BALLET Swan Lake

by Tchaikovsky Friday, June 7, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 8, 2:00 p.m.

Marion Cultural and Civic Center $25 Premium; $18 General; $8 Students any age The Festival opens with Tchaikovsky’s Ballet, Swan Lake, which tells the story of Odette, a princess cursed by the evil sorcerer Rothbart. She has been transformed into a swan and can regain her human form only at night. Choreographed by Sydelle Fulk, over a dozen professional principal dancers from around the country will be supported by local dancers, with beautiful costumes and scenery. The Southern Illinois Music Festival Orchestra is conducted by Artistic Director Edward Benyas.

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ORCHESTRAL Symphonic

Stars of

Swarm

Today & Tomorrow

Thursday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.

Carbondale Community High School

Saturday, June 22, 7:30 p.m First United Methodist Church of Carbondale

of B’s

Friday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Carterville High School Performing Arts Center $20 General; $10 Students any age

The Southern Illinois Music Festival Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director Edward Benyas, performs J.S. Bach’s beautiful Orchestral Suite No. 3, Samuel Barber’s breathtaking Adagio for Strings and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. SIU Professor Michael Barta, Festival Orchestra Concertmaster and a native of Hungary, is featured as violin soloist on music from his native land in Béla Bartók’s 1st Violin Concerto.

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$15 General; $6 Students any age

The Southern Illinois Music Festival Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director Edward Benyas and Assistant Conductor Joseph Ryker, performs music by Bach, Boccherini and Beethoven. James Ryon, Principal Oboist of the Festival Orchestra, and Bill Cernota, Lyric Opera of Chicago cellist, are featured soloists, along with the winner of the 2013 Southern Illinois Music Festival Young Artists Competition

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SIFest Cello Section

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Performance Schedule — Swarm of B’s — Tickets Tickets for all 2013 Southern Illinois Music Festival performances are available: In advance and in person at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center Box Office, M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.;

by Phone at 618-997-4030; online at www.MarionCCC.com; or at the door of each performance (except the Maestro Roast on June 15).

Note that there is a additional 15% charge by the MCCC for every ticket ordered using a credit card, either in person, online, or by phone. The only way to avoid this extra charge is to purchase tickets by cash or check and in person at the MCCC Box Office.

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Monday, June 3 5:00 p.m..................................................Free Festival Preview: Duo Piano Recital Cairo Public Library Bach, Bernstein and Brahms (Kara Benyas, Anita Hutton and David Lyons, Pianos) Tuesday, June 4 10:00 a.m................................................Free Jive with Jazz Herrin Civic Center Wednesday, June 5 9:00 a.m.-Noon.......................................Free Young Artist Competition Altgeld Hall

Friday, June 7 7:30 p.m........................................$25/18/8 Ballet: Swan Lake Marion Civic Center Saturday, June 8 10:00 a.m................................................Free Klassics for Kids University Mall Noon........................................................Free Klassics for Kids Marion Civic Center 1:15 p.m...................................................Free Pre-Concert Lecture Marion Civic Center Lobby 2:00 p.m......................................$25/18/10 Ballet: Swan Lake Marion Civic Center

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Thursday, June 13 10:00 a.m................................................Free Jive with Jazz Boys and Girls Club, Carbondale 7:30 p.m............................................ $20/10 Symphonic Swarm of B’s Carbondale Community High School Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3; Barber: Adagio for Strings; Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Bartok: Violin Concerto; Michael Barta, Violin, and Festival Orchestra.

SIFest Principal Violist Jacob Tews

Sunday, June 9 2:00 p.m...............................................$10/5 Duo Piano and String Quartet Recital Altgeld Hall, Room 110 Bach, Beethoven, Bernstein and Brahms Kara Benyas, Anita Hutton and David Lyons, Pianos; SIU Faculty String Quartet 5:00 p.m..................................................Free New Arts Jazztet StarView Vineyards Tuesday, June 11 4:00 p.m..................................................Free Klassics for Kids Cairo Public Library 7:30 p.m...............................................$10/5 Chamber Music Concert Liberty Theater, Murphysboro Music of Barber and Beethoven 7:30 p.m..................................................Free Chamber Music Concert Cairo Public Library Music of Beethoven and Brahms Wednesday, June 12 5:00-6:30 p.m.........................................Free Art Exhibition with Chamber Music Carbondale Civic Center Music of Beethoven

For schedule updates, go to www.SIFest.com

Friday, June 14 7:30 p.m............................................ $20/10 Symphonic Swarm of B’s Carterville High School Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3; Barber: Adagio for Strings; Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Bartok: Violin Concerto; Michael Barta, Violin, and Festival Orchestra.

Saturday, June 15 10:00 a.m................................................Free Jive with Jazz University Mall, Carbondale 10:00 a.m................................................Free Klassics for Kids Renascence House, Makanda 7:30 p.m.................................................. $50 Maestro at 50 Fundraiser Roast Carbondale Civic Center Beethoven, PDQ Bach and Jazz Sunday, June 16 2:00 p.m...............................................$10/5 Chamber Music Concert 1st United Methodist, Carbondale Music of Beethoven, Bristow and Bartok 5:00 p.m..................................................Free New Arts Jazztet Walker’s Bluff or Rustle Hill Monday, June 17 10:00 a.m................................................Free Klassics for Kids Boys and Girls Club, Carbondale 10:00 a.m................................................Free Klassics for Kids Old Feed Store, Cobden 10:00 a.m................................................Free Klassics for Kids Christopher Civic Center

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Tuesday, June 18 10:00 a.m................................................Free Klassics for Kids Altgeld Hall 10:00 a.m................................................Free Klassics for Kids Du Quoin City Hall 7:30 p.m..................................................Free Chamber Music Concert Sesser Opera House Music of Beethoven, Bloch and Brahms Wednesday, June 19 2:00 p.m..................................................Free Jive with Jazz Cairo Public Library Friday, June 21 2:30 p.m..................................................Free Guitar Ensemble Concert OBF Recital Hall 7:30 p.m........................................$25/18/8 Opera: Carmen Carterville High School Post-Concert Reception Saturday, June 22 10:00 a.m................................................Free Klassics for Kids University Mall 10:00 a.m................................................Free Klassics for Kids Murphysboro Youth & Recreation Center 7:30 p.m...............................................$15/6 Stars of Today and Tomorrow 1st United Methodist, Carbondale Bach: Oboe Concerto and Chaconne; Boccherini: Cello Concerto Beethoven: Wind Quintet James Ryon, Oboe; Bill Cernota, Cello; Young Artist Winner Sunday, June 23 12:30 p.m................................................Free Pre-Concert Lecture Theater Lobby 2:00 p.m........................................$25/18/8 Opera: Carmen Carterville High School 5:00 p.m..................................................Free New Arts Jazztet Walker’s Bluff or Rustle Hill

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OPERA Carmen

by Bizet

Friday, June 21, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 23, 2:00 p.m.

Carterville High School Performing Arts Center $25 Premium, $18 General; $8 Students any age Georges Bizet’s immensely popular opera, Carmen, tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery gypsy Carmen.

The music of Carmen has been acclaimed for its brilliance of melody, harmony, atmosphere and orchestration. Bizet is also skilled in the way he represents musically the emotions and suffering of his characters. Directed by Josh Shaw, the cast features the glorious mezzo soprano voice of Dawn Pierce as Carmen, the exciting tenor Brian Cheney as Don José, Southern Illinois’ own David Dillard and Eric McCluskey as Escamillo and Morales, and a fabulous supporting cast and chorus.

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KLASSICS FOR KIDS & JIVE WITH JAZZ Klassics for Kids and Jive with Jazz are interactive concerts designed to expose children to the joys of live classical music and jazz. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to help youngsters develop skills appropriate to a live performance in an informal atmosphere. These events will take place at Marion Civic Center, Boys and

Girls Club of Carbondale, The Old Feed Store in Cobden, Cairo Public Library, Du Quoin City Hall, Herrin Civic Center, Christopher Civic Center, Renascence House in Makanda, Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center, the University Mall in Carbondale and Altgeld Hall on the SIU Carbondale campus. All

events are free for everyone without reservation. Klassics for Kids is sponsored in part

by Southern Illinois Ob-Gyn Associates and WSIU Public Broadcasting.

For a full schedule please refer to page 7 and 8 or visit us online at www.SIFest.com

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS Chamber music has always been part of the Southern Illinois Music Festival. It allows the brilliant instrumentalists who come to Southern Illinois from all parts of the country and the world to be featured in small ensembles and more intimate venues. Chamber music venues this year include First United Methodist Church of Carbondale, Liberty Theater in Murphysboro, Carbondale Civic Center, Sesser Opera House and Cairo Public Library.

Duo Piano and String Quartet Recital

Chamber Music in Murphysboro

Sunday, June 9, 2:00 p.m.

SIU Carbondale, Altgeld Hall, Room 110

Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 2:00 p.m.

Liberty Theater, First United Methodist Walnut Street, Murphysboro Church of Carbondale, 214 W. Main St. Music of Beethoven

Bach, Bernstein, Beethoven and Brahms Kara Benyas, Anita Hutton and David Lyons, Pianos, SIU Faculty String Quartet

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and Barber

Chamber Music in Carbondale

Music of Beethoven, Bristow and Bartok

Tickets are $10 general, $5 for any student

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2013 FESTIVAL ARTISTS Artistic Director:

Edward Benyas, Conductor, New Chicago Chamber Orchestra/SIUC Principal performing artists:

NEW ARTS JAZZTET The New Arts Jazztet has long been regarded as Southern Illinois’ premier jazz group, regularly presenting an engaging selection of original works and forged in the energy of neo bop and the eclecticism of contemporary jazz. The group has been a featured ensemble each year at the Southern Illinois Music Festival. The New Arts Jazztet appears this year on a Sunday evening series at three fabulous local wineries. Performances are free and begin at 5:00 p.m.

June 9, 16 and 23 at Starview, Walker’s Bluff and Rustle Hill

Michael Barta, Violin Hungary/SIUC Kara Benyas, Piano Southern Illinois Adam. Bloodgood, Principal Dancer Montgomery Ballet Heather Lin Brustolon, Principal Dancer Dayton Ballet Bill Cernota, Cello Lyric Opera of Chicago Brian Cheney, Tenor New York Kurt Civilette, Horn Michigan David Dillard, Baritone Minnesota/SIUC Marcia Hetrick, Principal Dancer Dayton Ballet Anita Hutton, Piano Southern Illinois Kiril Laskarov, Violin Arkansas Symphony/Bulgaria Eric Lenz, Cello Nebraska/SIUC Robert Lucas, Baritone Indiana David Lyons, Piano Massachusetts/SIUC Eric McCluskey, Baritone Southern Illinois Madalyn Mentor, Soprano Kentucky

Robert Norman, Tenor Los Angeles Preston Patterson, Principal Dancer Ballet Austin Dawn Pierce, Mezzo Soprano New York Nathan Powell, Principal Dancer Ballet Idaho James Ryon, Oboe Texas Josh Shaw, Director Los Angeles Charles Shapera, Bassoon Chicago Andrew Simco, Timpani Oslo Philharmonic Allison Spiller, Mezzo Soprano Southern Illinois Morgan Stinnett, Principal Dancer Pennsylvania Ballet Daria Somers, Soprano Los Angeles Kelley Sulick, Flute Virginia Beth Terwillinger, Principal Dancer Ballet Austin Jacob Tews, Viola Wisconsin/SIUC Clinton Warf, Baritone Kentucky Olivia Yoch, Principal Dancer Tulsa Ballet

Ensembles

Southern Illinois Music Festival Adult and Children’s Choruses

New Chicago Chamber Orchestra Edward Benyas, Music Director David Tuttle, Personnel Manager New Arts Jazztet

Bob Allison, Phil Brown, Ron Coulter, Dick Kelley, Isaac Lausell and Mel Goot

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Joseph Ryker and Alice Berry, Directors Southern Illinois Music Festival Dance Company

Sydelle Fulk, Director

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