UTRGV Symphony Orchestra

mahler’sTitan

UTRGVPerformingArtsComplex,Edinburg Friday,October21,2022at7:00pm

TSCPerformingArtsCenter,Brownsville Saturday,October22,2022at7:00pm

NormanGamboa,Conductor RebeccaCoberly,Soprano

RomaHighSchoolOrchestra FranciscoHernandez,Director

WeslacoHighSchoolOrchestra YramLeal,Director

Lapastouraalscamps(Theshepherdessinthefields)

Baïlèro(SongofshepherdsofHaute-Auvergne)

L'aioderotso(Springwater)

Ound'onorengorda?(Whereshallwekeep?)

Obal,dinloulimouzi(Overthereinthelimo)

Chantsd'Auvergne Marie-JosephCanteloube

Consideredasoverelaboratedbyhis earlycritics,Marie-Joseph Canteloube’s Chantsd’Auvergne area delightfuldepictionofnatureitself; accordingtohim,peasantswhosang thesesongshadthewholefeelofthe landastheiraccompaniment,withits hillsandstreams,andonlythesounds ofanorchestracouldpossiblyemulate them.Atthetime,folksongswere becomingpopularasasourcefor composition,howevernoclassicallytrainedsingerwouldhaveever consideredsingingthesein performance.In1930,soprano MadeleineGrey(1896-1979)madethe firstrecordingofthesongs,rapidly increasingtheirpopularitytothepoint whereallofCanteloube’sotherworks arenowadaysalmostentirely neglected.WritteninthelocalOccitan language, Chantsd’Auvergne are smoothanddelicatemelodious paintingsthatalsocontainplentyof earthiermoments.Inall,fivevolumes ofAuvergnesongswerepublished between1923and1954.Canteloube’s musicallandscapesofferaglimpseof lifeintheAuvergneregion,which seemstohavebeenjoyful,carefree, anduncomplicated;acomplete departurefromtheParisianbustling sceneoftentimesfoundinthemusicby hiscontemporaries.

SymphonyNo.1inDmajor“Titan” GustavMahler

Composedin1888,Mahler’s SymphonyNo.1 waspremieredin Budapestinaperformanceconducted bythecomposer.Foryears,infact, Mahler’sfirstsymphonymetwithgreat indifferencewheneverthecomposer performedit.Notsurprising,perhaps, Mahlercontinuedrevisinghiswork.In theprocess,hewasexploringnotonly hisowngiftsasacomposerbutalso theverynatureofthesymphonyasa

formanditspossibilities.Asignificant partofthechallengehetookupin composingtheworkwasincorporating anarraysounds,includingmilitary fanfares,funeralmarches,birdcalls, peasantdances,cafémusic,reveille andyodelingandeventhechildren’s round FrèreJacques.Itwasfinally publishedin1899andtoday,thework isregardedasoneofMahler’sgreat achievements,creatingarichand variedauralworldthatcontinuesto delightandsurpriselisteners.Initially structuredintwomainparts,thefirst onewascalled AusdenTagender Jugend"Jugend,Fruchtund Dornenstücke"(FromtheDaysofYouth "Youth,FruitandPiecesofThorns") it containsthefirsttwomovements. Mahlerdescribedthefeelingofthe symphony’sopeningmovementas “likeasoundofnature.”Ithasa spring-likequality,withacuckoofirst playedbytheclarinet,combinedwith thesoundoffanfaresheardinthe distance.Thefollowingmovementisa spiritedwaltz,whichthecomposer oncecharacterizedasdepictinga happydream.Thesecondpartwhich includesmovementsthreeandfour, waslabeled Commediaumana(Human Comedy). Amournfulfuneralmarch builtonthechildren’sround Frère Jacques butinminormodeis introducedbythesolodoublebass accompaniedbyasomber,almost obsessiveconstantrhythmplayedby thetimpani.Thesolemnmoodis occasionallyinterruptedbyjoyful burstsinthestyleoftraditionaltavern musicandparadebands.Finally,the dolefulopeningstatementreturns, fadingasiftheprocessionisslowly disappearingintothedistance.Last, thetempestuousfinalmovement beginswithaloudominousbang. Mahlersaiditshouldstartlikeaboltof lightningrippedfromablackcloud. Towardtheend,thescorecallsforall sevenFrenchhornstostand,creating wallofsoundtoweringovertherestof theorchestra.

Conductor

InhisthirdyearasDirectorofOrchestral ActivitiesatTheUniversityofTexasRio GrandeValley,NormanGamboaisinhis tenthseasonasMusicDirectorofthe SonomaCountyPhilharmonicin CaliforniaInaddition,heisalso conductorandfounderoftheRio GrandeYouthSymphonyOrchestraat UTRGV.Gamboaisconsideredoneof themostprominentCentralAmerican conductors,withanactiveschedulethat includesappearanceswiththeKansas CityPhilharmonia,BemidjiSymphony Orchestra,TopekaSymphonyOrchestra, WinchesterOrchestra,BayAreaRainbow SymphonyOrchestra,Newton SymphonyOrchestra,SanFrancisco CivicSymphonyOrchestra,andSalina SymphonyOrchestraamongothers.

Worldwideengagementsinclude renownedorchestrassuchasthe Západočesky Symfonicky (Czech Republic), OrchestraFilarmoniciiPloieşti (Romania),OrquestaFilarmónicade Medellín(Colombia), Orquestra SinfônicadeRibeirãoPretoand OrquestraSinfônicaEstadodeSão Paulo(Brazil),OrquestaSinfónicaJuvenil MunicipaldeGuatemala,Orquesta SinfónicadelEstadoMéridaand OrquestaSinfónicadeLosLlanos

(Venezuela),aswellastheNational SymphonyOrchestrasofCostaRica, Panama,Guatemala,Nicaraguaand Honduras.

Dr.Gamboahaslednumerousjoint venturessuchasfullychoreographed productionsofRavel's Mamèrel'Oye withBalletMidwest, TheNutcracker Ballet withAuroraDanceArtsandSanta RosaDanceTheater, FiestaMexicana withFiestaColoradoDanceCompany andalsoseveraloperaswiththeTopeka OperaSocietyandOperaonTap Colorado.Festivalappearancesinclude Plzen 2015,FOSJACasalsFestival, CentralAmericanFestivalofChamber Music,MedellínInternationalMusic Festival,VillarricaArtsFestival,Costa RicaInternationalFestivalofArts,Blue LakeFineArtsCamp,Bregenzer Festspiele,LasVegasMusicFestival, OSESPOrchestraConductors Competition,andtheNewYorkBrass Conference.In2015heledtheYouth SymphonyOrchestraofEurope,a projectthatgathereddistinguished musicstudentsfromnumerousmusic conservatoriesalloverEurope.

Previously,heservedasMusicDirectorof theAuroraSymphonyOrchestrain Colorado,thePowderRiverSymphony OrchestrainWyoming,Directorof OrchestralStudiesatWashburn UniversityinKansas,coverconductorof theTopekaSymphonyOrchestra, associateconductoroftheLasVegas MusicFestival,assistantconductorofthe WacoSymphonyOrchestraandMusic DirectoroftheWacoSymphonyYouth OrchestrainTexas.

Soprano

RebeccaCoberly,soprano,servesas ProfessorofVoiceintheUniversityof TexasRioGrandeValleySchoolofMusic. Shefrequentlyperformsasarecitalist throughouttheUnitedStatesandaswell asinternationally,andhasappearedas sopranosoloistinFrancisPoulenc’s Gloria withtheValleySymphonyOrchestraand theTulsaOratorioChorus,alsowiththe TulsaOratorioChorusintheirperformance ofSamuelBarber’s PrayersofKierkegaard and TheHereandNow bycomposer ChristopherTheofanidis.Additionalsolo appearancesinclude SymphonyNo.9 by LudwigvanBeethoven,CarlOrff’s Carmina Burana,andperformancesofHandel’s Messiah inIrelandandGreatBritainwith theAmericanOratorioChorus.Dr.Coberly hasperformedandpresentedatregional andnationalCollegeMusicSociety conferences,andwasinvitedtoserveasa MasterTeacherattheOctavoCongreso NacionalofLaAsociacionMexicanade MaestrosdeCanto.Sheholdsdegreesin voicefromNorthwesternUniversity(BA) andtheRiceUniversityShepherdSchoolofMusic(MM),andaDoctorofMusical ArtsdegreefromTexasTechUniversity.

RomaHighSchool Orchestra

FranciscoHernandez,Director

PROGRAM

Friday,October21,2022at7:00p.m. UTRGVPerformingArtsComplex,Edinburg

AntonioVivaldi (1678-1741)

ArrangedbyTomFritz

AstorPiazzola (1921-1992)

ArrangedbyJamesKazik

JeremyWoolstenhulme

AStreakofLight

VIOLINI

KymberlyGarza, Concertmaster AlecVazquez-Kanhere

VIOLA

XimenaMoctezuma

KathrynGriesinger (1979-)

VIOLINII

AndresGonzalez

DOUBLEBASS

WeslacoHighSchool Orchestra

YramLeal,Director

PROGRAM

Saturday,October22,2022at7:00p.m. TSCPerformingArtsCenter,Brownsville

AmericanGaelic

EchoesofBartók

DanseInfernale

VIOLINI

MatteoHouston, Concertmaster AntonioDeAnda GiannaChapa IohannaMartinez VastiZuniga

VIOLINII

OscarValenzuela-Lopez MelanieGuerra ShelbiLara

IsabellaRobledo KaileyMata

VIOLA ChristianTorrez ArianaGalindo KatelynElizondo ArielGuerrero

ShirlJaeAtwell (1949-)

BélaBartók (1881-1945)

ArrangedbyWalterCummings

ElliotdelBorgo (1938-2013)

CELLO SebastianHernandez HaileyDeLaMora CorinaOlvera ChristabelRivera

DOUBLEBASS VictorRivas JosuePerez

PIANO IrisAsebedo

SymphonyOrchestra

VIOLIN

EldaaHernandez, Concertmaster

LuisGonzalez

Assistantconcertmaster MariferGuerrero, Principal DanielSantiago, Assistantprincipal

HectorColón RubenGarcia,Jr. AngelaGonzalez AlexandraHernandez

AstridHerrera AngelaLlanes LeahLoera JuanCarlosMejia

ValeriaPortales RafaelRamirez JesusSaenz

RefugioTristan

JameelZuniga

VIOLA

GamalielSanchez, Principal DeniseAlanis

MelanieCantu

KatiaLuna JacobMartinez

AntonioMondragon JoseSalinas

CELLO

JudithRecio, Principal SebastianGarcia-Loredo

JairoGarza

IsaacIslas

ClarissaMartinez RobertZuniga

DOUBLEBASS

SofiaLeal, Principal MichaelFarrick

AlyssaGonzalez MarisolMejia DavidMolina

FLUTE&PICCOLO

LauraBarba1 JoshuaPosler2 StephanieHernandez RamiroRaya

OBOE

LorenaCoronado1,2

CarlosCantu* MelanieIbarra AlejandroMartinez*

CLARINET

GuillermoCavazos1,2

EmilyCastillo FabianGutierrez HugoLopez

BASSOON AracelyGarcia ArtGonzalez*1,2 ChristopherJones*

HORN RodrigoBarrera DanielGarza DavidGutierrez2 JosueJuarez BryanRodriguez1 RobertoSalas MaximusValdez

TRUMPET

OmarDelAngelAvila BenjaminGonzalez RyanMowers1,2 IsaiahMurillo

TROMBONE AlejandroSalinas2 JhonEscobar AntonioNefiOlivares

TUBA AzdruballMontemayor2

TIMPANI

OscarLozano RebeccaSanchez2

PERCUSSION PeterNay RenePeynado ReneZamora HARP VincentPierce*2

PIANO PaolaGarcia1

ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS

AlexandroLucero-Quintana ManuelMonge-Mata AndrewStahlman

MAURICERAVEL

PIANOCONCERTOFORTHELEFTHAND