The KATHRINE G. McGOVERN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS and the MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC Present
Mendelssohn and Schumann Friday, November 20, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. MOORES OPERA HOUSE
Moores School Symphony Orchestra Franz Anton Krager, Director of Orchestras and Conductor
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Program
Franz Anton Krager, Director of Orchestras and Conductor
Overture in C Major, Op. 101, “Trumpet Overture”
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38, “Spring”
Robert Schumann
(1809–1847)
(1810–1856)
I. Andante un poco maestoso—Allegro molto vivace II. Larghetto III. Scherzo: Molto vivace—Trio I: Molto più vivace—Trio II IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
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Performers
Moores School Symphony Orchestra Franz Anton Krager, Director of Orchestras Flute Ali Kaufman, co-principal Alexei Wade, co-principal Lillian Arnold Oboe Matthew Harms, principal Matthew Glattfelder Clarinet Mauricio Franco, co-principal Gokberk Eryilmaz, co-principal Adam Boswell Daniel Millan Bassoon Dima Savitski, co-principal Daniel Westerfield, co-principal Madeleine Virden Horns Jake Buckner, co-principal Adam Harrington, co-principal Gabi Rodriguez Nicholas Silva Trumpet Nick Engle, principal George Solis Justin Langham Timpani Adrienne Anaya, co-principal Christian Gonzalez, co-principal Percussion Jose Sandoval, principal
Violins Jonathan Andino, concertmaster Iwona Augustyn, asst. concertmaster Julia Tondera, principal second Holly Knoch, asst. principal second Isabella Bengochea Jason Chaviers Emily Gladstone Ming-Wei Hsieh Miranda Hollingsworth Heather Leal McKenna Miller Mojgan Misaghi Sarah Smythe Daniel Torres Violas Melissa Escobar, principal Miles Bi, asst. principal Violoncelli Victor Mauriz, co-principal Adriana Black, co-principal Stephanie Aguilar Samuel Linzan Gracie Martinez Elizabeth Spencer Contrabassi Mackenzie Gibbons, co-principal Andrew Olges, co-principal Andrew Adams-Whitehead Maggie Bishop Madelyn Mansfield Reid Ronsonette General Manager and Assistant Conductor Myles Nardinger
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Program notes by Dr. Mark Buller (MSM DMA ’15). www.MarkBullerComposer.com
Mendelssohn: Trumpet Overture Op. 101 Mendelssohn’s overtures have become chestnuts of the orchestral repertoire, and hardly a season goes by in which we can avoid Midsummer Night’s Dream or The Hebrides. So why has the ‘Trumpet Overture’ languished in obscurity? Perhaps it is the less-than-inspiring name, a reference to the opening brass figures, and one which eschews any obvious extramusical program. Perhaps the overture, with an amount of counterpoint more commonly found in Mendelssohn’s later period (despite it having been written by a 16-year old!), struck audiences as “academic.” Indeed, the composer himself seemed never to be perfectly content: after the 1826 premiere in Leipzig he undertook hearty revisions for performances in London and Düsseldorf, and did not seek to publish it. In any case, the work is full of that typical Mendelssohnian charm, with the composer’s usual sprightliness and bright colors on full display. The overture is scored for pairs of winds, horns, and trumpets; 3 trombones; timpani; and strings.
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 In B-Flat ‘Spring’ Op. 38 The year 1841 found newlyweds Robert and Clara Schumann beginning a life together. Up to that point, Robert’s music had consisted mainly of lieder and works for solo piano, but Clara encouraged him to think on a grander scale, and Robert acceded by writing his first symphony. In a span of just four days in late January he sketched out the entire symphony, and finished orchestrations just 25 days later – and in similar whirlwind fashion, the full symphony, its ink barely dry, was premiered March 31 by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and conductor Felix Mendelssohn. Schumann’s original concept structured the symphony’s program around a poem by Adolf Böttiger, and gave each movement a title: “The beginning of spring,” “Evening,” “Merry Playmates,” and “Spring in Full Bloom.” However, before publishing the symphony, he withdrew these appellations, instead pointing the listener to the general spring-like rebirth that awaits humankind. Schumann’s “Spring” Symphony is scored for pairs of winds, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, and strings.
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Biographies
Franz Anton Krager, Director of Orchestras and Conductor Since making his prize-winning European conducting debut in Copenhagen’s Tivoli Koncertsalen in 1978, Franz Anton Krager has led orchestras in Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Moscow’s State Kremlin Palace, Manchester England’s Bridgewater Hall, Birmingham England’s Adrian Boult Hall, Guangzhou China’s Xinghai Music Center, the Sydney Opera House, The Hague’s Congresgebouw, Zagreb’s Lisinski Concert Hall, Kazan’s State Philharmonic Hall in Russia, Guadalajara’s Degollado Theater, and Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. His affiliations with leading music festivals include the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Lancaster International Concert Series and the Lichfield and Aberystwyth International Arts Festivals in the U.K., and the Interlochen National Music Camp in the U.S. Maestro Krager has led the Houston, Russian State, Traverse City Michigan and Florida West Coast symphonies, Romanian and Kazan State philharmonics; symphony orchestras in Washington, Berlin, London, Chicago, Paris, Singapore, Leipzig, Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Monterrey, Grosseto, Pordenone, Ingolstadt, Chichester, Neuss, and Honolulu, and was Principal Guest Conductor in Stratford, England from 2000-2004. In 2015, he was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the North Shore Chamber Arts Ensemble in Chicago. Krager is Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Texas Music Festival, and Founding Artistic Director of the Virtuosi of Houston. Krager is also the Hourani Endowed Professor of Music, Director of Orchestras, and Chair of the Conducting Department at the University of Houston Moores School of Music, where he has brought the orchestra and orchestral conducting program into national prominence. An active recording artist, Krager has released recordings of the music of Thomas Fortmann, Percy Grainger, Michael Horvit, Peter Lieuwen, Robert Nelson and Stephen Shewan on labels including Divine Art (Métier), Albany, MSR Classics, Newport and HDTT.
Acknowledgments The Moores School Symphony Orchestra would like to thank the following faculty and staff members for their invaluable assistance in helping to prepare this concert: Alan Austin, David Bertman, Jason Burton, Courtney Crappell, Andrew Davis, Kristin Johnson, Tanasha Laws, Melanie Mendoza, Charmaine Paladan, Paul Recker, and Katherine Turner.
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