Dennison Theatre, University of Montana Guest Artists: Repertoire: Fanny Mendelssohn: Overture in C Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Piano Louise Farrenc: Symphony No.3, op.36, G minor Julia Tai, Music Director MISSOULASYMPHONY.ORG(406) 721-3194 SaturdaySunday 7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. September 17 September 18•• •• ANDBROTHERSSISTERS
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MARGERY MCDUFFIE WHATLEY , piano
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Concerto for Violin and Piano
I. Allegro
Louise Farrenc
Fanny Mendelssohn Overture in C Felix Mendelssohn
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Margery McDuffie Whatley, piano Robert McDuffie, violin Intermission
This program is dedicated to the memory of Caralee Mueller
Concerto for Violin and Piano by Felix Mendelssohn presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.
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Symphony No. 3 in G minor, op. 36 I. Adagio-Allegro II. Adagio cantabile III. Scherzo. Vivace IV. Finale. Allegro
ROBERT MCD UFFIE , violin
J ULIA TAI , Music Director
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III. Allegro Molto
George Gershwin, It Ain’t Necessarily So arr. by Jascha Heifetz
4 MISSOULA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION CONTENTS Music Director ...................................... 9 Guest Artists 10 President’s Message .......................... 12 Executive Director’s Message 13 Missoula Symphony Orchestra ....... 14 Program Notes 15 Scholarship Fund ............................... 22 Montana Suzuki 25 Missoula Symphony Association .... 26 KUFM Broadcast 32 Concert Sponsors .............................. 36 This program is printed on recycled paper using recyclable inks. To advertise in our programs contact Jacque Walawander at: Phone: (406) 214-7415 Email: jacquejwal@gmail.com We inspirepeopleto seek&discover. Ideasatwork,andatplay. 406.829.8200 | WINDFALLSTUDIO.COM DESIGN | MARKETING | WEBSITES PUBLICRELATIONS | CONTACTCENTER Imagine your life with a clearer, closer connection to the people and experiences you love. Vibrant Hearing can help you get there with a custom-fit hearing solution created to suit your individual needs. Your world. Alive with sound. 406.552.0099 Call today to schedule an appointment Missoula • 317 S Orange St Hamilton • 299 Fairgrounds Rd, Ste 4 Polson • 6 13th Ave E | Plains • 10 Kruger Rd VibrantHearing.com
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Robert McDuffie, violin
Our guest artists are sponsored by Marci & Jim Valeo and Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite. Margery McDuffie Whatley, piano
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RobertWELCOME,andMargery!
JULIA TAI Music Director MOLLI LearningfortheLoveofit
Ms. Tai has established a reputation for her creative programming and community partnerships. She has increased the esteem of her orchestras by elevating their artistic output, commissioning new works by renowned composers, and serving diverse communities. In 2017, in collaboration with Finlandia Foundation, Philharmonia Northwest celebrated Finland’s centennial by presenting Finland 100 at Benaroya Hall, featuring three generations of Finnish composers. The concert was attended by Finland’s ambassador to the U.S. from Washington D.C. The orchestra has cocommissioned new works by PDQ Bach (Concerto for Simply Grand Piano and Orchestra), Mexican composer Osvaldo Mendoza (Three Mexican Portraits), ChineseAmerican composer Dorothy Chang (Gateways – Concerto for Erhu and Piano), and Sheila Silver (Being in Life – Concerto for French horn and Alpenhorn, 5 Tibetan singing bowls, and string orchestra).
Praised by the Seattle Times as “poised yet passionate,” Julia Tai is one of today’s most dynamic young conductors on the international stage. Currently, she is the Music Director of Missoula Symphony Orchestra & Chorale, Philharmonia Northwest, and the Co-Artistic Director of the Seattle Modern Orchestra. Her career has led to acclaimed performances and rehearsals with the American Youth Symphony, Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (Czech Republic), Brandenburger Symphoniker (Germany), Estonian National Youth Symphony (Estonia), New Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria), Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM (Mexico), Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Charlos Chávez (Mexico), and the Seattle Symphony.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Ms. Tai began her violin studies at age four and piano at eight. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where she was awarded “Outstanding Graduate” in 2004. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Washington.
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As founder of the Rome Chamber Music Festival, Robert McDuffie has been awarded the prestigious Premio Simpatia by the Mayor of Rome in recognition of his contribution to the city’s cultural life. He is also the founder of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in his hometown of Macon, Georgia, where he holds the Genelle and Mansfield Jennings Distinguished University Professor Chair. He plays a 1735 Guarneri del Gesù violin, known as the “Ladenburg.” The instrument is owned by a limited partnership formed by Mr. McDuffie. He lives in New York City.
Grammy-nominated violinist, Robert McDuffie, enjoys a dynamic and multifaceted career. While appearing as soloist with the world’s foremost orchestras, he has also shared the stage with Chuck Leavell and the late Gregg Allman in Midnight Rider and with actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. Philip Glass dedicated his Second Violin Concerto, The American Four Seasons , to Mr. McDuffie. Mike Mills of the iconic band R.E.M. has composed a Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and String Orchestra for him. Robert McDuffie is the founder of both the Rome Chamber Music Festival in Italy and the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in his native city of Macon, Georgia. Mr. McDuffie holds the Robert McDuffie Violin Faculty Chair at the Aspen Music Festival and School.
ROBERT MCDUFFIE
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McDuffie recorded The American Four Seasons with the London Philharmonic and Marin Alsop on Philip Glass’ Orange Mountain Music label. The Mike Mills Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra is also on the Orange Mountain Music label. His acclaimed Telarc and EMI recordings include the violin concertos of Mendelssohn, Bruch, Adams, Glass, Barber, Rózsa, Bernstein, William Schuman, and Viennese violin favorites. He has been profiled on NBC’s Today , CBS Sunday Morning , PBS’s Charlie Rose , A&E’s Breakfast with the Arts , and in the Wall Street Journa l.
In 2017, he toured the U.S. with the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, alternating the Barber Violin Concerto with the Glass Violin Concerto No.1. He returned to the Aspen Music Festival. Recent performances include first appearances in Auckland, New Zealand; the Orchestre National de Lille; the Bernstein Serenade with the Atlanta, Hawaii, and Virginia Symphonies; the Mills Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra with the Naples and Buffalo Symphonies; and the Glass Four Seasons along with the Mills Concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony.
Robert McDuffie has appeared as soloist with most of the major orchestras of the world. He gave the world premiere of Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto No. 2, The American Four Seasons with the Toronto Symphony and completed a thirty-city U.S. tour with the Venice Baroque Orchestra, pairing the Glass Four Seasons with the Vivaldi Four Seasons . The Mills Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra was also premiered with the Toronto Symphony, followed by performances at the Rome Chamber Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and a three-week tour of theRobertU.S.
Margary McDuffie Whatley performs from coast to coast as a piano soloist and chamber musician. A native of Macon, Georgia, she has performed at the United States Supreme Court at the request of former Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun; at the World Congress Center in Atlanta for the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony; and at the Georgia Governor’s Mansion with her brother, internationally acclaimed violinist Robert McDuffie. Concerto appearances include the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Macon Symphony Orchestra, Bremerton Symphony Orchestra, Chicago’s Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta’s DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Butte Symphony. She has performed in Rome, Italy at the Rome Chamber Music Festival. With a strong interest in making classical music accessible to people of all ages and listening experiences, Margery Whatley has presented a series of outreach programs throughout cities in Georgia, California, Iowa and Illinois.
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Margery, her husband Terry, and their twin daughters, Kendall and Lindsay, relocated to Birmingham, Alabama in July 2012, from Missoula, Montana. While in Missoula, Margery was featured on Montana Public Radio, served as a visiting professor/sabbatical replacement at the University of Montana and taught regularly at the University of Montana Summer Piano Camp. She also served as president of the String Orchestra of the Rockies Board of Directors and president of the Missoula Music Teachers Association. Prior to her five years in Montana, she was a tenured Associate Professor of Music at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where she also served as Chair of the Department of Music and where she received the University’s Distinguished Teaching Award. She has served on the boards of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra and the Huntsville Youth Orchestra, and she has also served as secretary of the Arts Council and vice president of the Huntsville Chamber Music Guild. She was also an active member of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild. From 2012-2013, she was a Visiting Associate Professor of Music at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She joined the music faculty at Birmingham-Southern College and Birmingham-Southern College Conservatory of Fine and Performing Arts in the fall of 2014. Active in several organizations, she was former president and vicepresident of the Birmingham Metro Music Forum and served on the executive board of the Alabama Music Teachers Association. She received the Steinway & Sons 2016 Top Teacher Award. In August of 2021, she has moved back to Missoula, where she has joined the music faculty at the University of Montana.
Margery Whatley’s four CDs, Piano Reflections – Encore Favorites; Margery McDuffie Whatley plays Bach, Haydn, Brahms and Ravel; From Mozart to Gershwin; and Piano Gems have received rave reviews from Fanfare Magazine and American Record Guide. These recordings are available at ArkivMusic, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, and other fine retailers and download services.
Margery Whatley received her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in piano performance at the University of Southern California where she studied with John Perry and was named the most outstanding piano doctoral graduate. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music where she studied with Frank Weinstock. She has also studied with George Lucktenberg, formerly of Converse College.
Margery McDuffie Whatley is a Steinway Artist. To visit the Steinway & Sons Artist roster go to: www.steinway.com/artists/margery-mcduffie-whatley. Her website can be viewed at www.margerymcduffiewhatley.com.
Jo May, we will miss you. We appreciate the strides you took toward making the MSA a successful organization, against unimaginable obstacles. We admire your tenacity to work through tough situations and are proud of your leadership. We’ll miss your creativity and your sense of humor. At a crucial time in our history, you kept the music playing. It meant so much. Thank you.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
THANK YOU KIRK TREECE WITH FISH WINDOW CLEANING FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE MISSOULA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORALE!
Deborah Stapley-Graham Deborah PresidentStapley-Graham
The excitement of the opening of our new season is somewhat diminished by our observation of the end of an era, as Jo May Salonen steps back from her position as Executive Director of the Missoula Symphony Association. Jo May served as the interim ED for nearly a year before accepting the position on a permanent basis. She came into the job with ambitious plans and the necessary energy to put her ideas into action.
We all wish you a happy and healthy journey as you embark on new adventures with your family.
Her first task was monumental. She led the search for a new musical director that culminated in the hiring of our current, dear conductor, Julia Tai. Following that coup, Jo May established new programs that brought sponsors, donors, and supporters into the MSA’s inner circle with events such as Back Stage Pass luncheons and our “Some Enchanted Evening” banquet. She helped develop delightful family concerts and library miniconcerts that introduce our youngest Missoulians, and future members of our Symphony audience, to the wonders of orchestral music. Jo May extended this outreach by designating the orchestra’s Friday night dress rehearsals as Student Night at Dress Rehearsal , inviting young musicians to listen and to witness the creative process that goes into our concerts.
In early 2020, barely a year into Jo May’s tenure, the world changed forever. Plans were made and canceled and made and canceled. We didn’t leave our homes for weeks. There was no template for what was happening, no end date on the calendar to tell us when “normal” would return. Yet, while other symphony orchestras around the globe shuttered their concert halls, the Missoula Symphony carried on. Jo May, with her hallmark ambition and energy, backed by a solid broadcasting background, devised a streaming option that enabled our concerts to take place in an environment that was safe for our musicians while we enjoyed them, hunkered down safely at home. The MSA certainly had the right person in the right job at the right time, a fact for which we are grateful.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
Finally, thank you to my friends, my sister Jenni, Dad and Sue, my Salonen family, my children Kennedy and Wes, and especially to my husband Brian, who supported me every step of the way. Onto the next adventure!
Torg, Loki, and the Dennison Theatre crew – I will miss our fun in the booth and more importantly, the creativity. We have elevated our performances to a new level, and you made our concerts a blast. I will miss working with you.
Peter, Kirsten, Beth, Suzanne, Sylvia, Olivia, Deborah, and Abigail – the MSA staff, hands down, has been the highlight of many days. You are my work family and I care about each and every one of you. I couldn’t have done anything, without all of you. I will miss you the most.
Jo May Salonen
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It is with mixed emotions that I write my last letter, as Executive Director of the Missoula Symphony. I am filled with immense gratitude for the opportunity to lead this wonderful organization these past 4+ years. You, as our dedicated patrons and donors, welcomed and supported me when I first stepped on stage. Many of you have sent notes, emails, stopped me in the lobby or around town, expressing encouraging and kind words and I appreciate this so very much. It’s been an honor to get to know many of you and even if I don’t know you personally, I appreciate your support of this wonderful organization.
Julia, you know you were my first choice during the search, and I stand by that belief even more so today. You are bright, funny, talented and thoughtful, and you’ve become a dear friend. I will miss our partnership, very much.
To our board of directors, thank you for your guidance and backing. I’ve learned so much from all of you and you’ve been there for me during some difficult times –I am grateful. Jim Valeo, you always will be one of my most favorite people!
Our talented musicians are the best in the state and I mean that sincerely. I wouldn’t have had a job without all of them playing and singing their hearts out and this was such a rewarding time in my life – thank you!
Dean, you always are there for me and you light up a room. I’m thankful to have worked with you.
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CLARINET
Rob Tapper, principal Chair sponsored by Maggie & Frank Allen
Susi Stipich
TRUMPET
FLUTE
SECOND VIOLIN
TROMBONE
HARP
PIANO Christopher Hahn Chair sponsored by Twila Wolfe
OBOE
BASSOON
Susi Stipich, principal Chair sponsored by Jennifer & Ben Yonce Olivia Adams
DOUBLE BASS
Brendan McGlynn, principal Chair sponsored by Ann & Tom Boone Jens Jacobsen
TUBA Benedict Kirby Chair sponsored by NDG, LLC
PERSONNEL MANAGER
STAGE MANAGER Olivia *MembersAdamsofthe string sections are listed alphabetically. Seating is rotated for each concert. +Missoula Symphony Scholarship Recipients Guest Artist bouquets provided by Bitterroot Floral.
Christopher Kirkpatrick Chair sponsored by Charla & Don Murray Polly Huppert
CELLO
Rachel Fellows-Schnackel, principalChairsponsored by Laura Patterson
Kathryn Mellander, acting principalChairsponsored by Robert Moseley
Adam Collins , principal Chair sponsored by Sophie & Dan Lambros Jayla Mitchell+, acting assistant principal Chair sponsored by Louisa & Paul Axelrod Josiah Anderson Joan VeronicaSusanAngelicaChesbroKalasz-ChandlerLofgrenAndersonMurtagh
Peggy Young, principal Chair sponsored by Maria & Peter van Loben Sels
Leslie Collins-Rose, acting associate principal Chair sponsored by Ann Ruehr Bayley Ginnaty+ Angie Janzen Edwin RichBethanyMellanderRippeonWells
Alicia Brischli, principal Chair sponsored by Jean & Bill Woessner Logan Beskoon
FIRST VIOLIN
Loy Koch, concertmasteractingChairsponsored by Janet & Harry Haines Kira Lee, acting associate concertmasterChairsponsored by Sharon & Gerald Marks Kyle Unruh, acting assistant concertmasterChairsponsored by Betty Thisted Janet Allison Owen Cleary+ Alex MadeleineAidanGabeSuzanneCrispHartzellKantor+McCormackMcKelvey
HORN
Pamela Hillygus, associate principalChair sponsored by Rae Lynn & Frank D’Angelo Kenneth Ballinger Patricia Forsberg Will NancyJuliaMarianHuntKaleLaceyLofgren Kohler Ariah CatherinePatrickMannShannonTreis+
Joanna Berg, principal Chair sponsored by Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite Julia Vasquez
Jennifer Gookin Cavanaugh, principalChairsponsored by Jo May & Brian Salonen
VIOLA
Zachary Cooper, principal Chair sponsored by Betsy & Warren Wilcox Thomas Rice Daniel RobertLandeB.Green
, Music Director Music Director’s Chair sponsored by Rick & Diana Nash
TIMPANI
Robert LedBetter, principal Chair sponsored by Traci & Michael Punke
Joel Schnackel , principal Chair sponsored by Alice & Richard Dailey Ryan Davis , associate principal Fischer Friend+ Bill NicholasMichaelDillonJamesJohnsJohnsTimmerhoff
LIBRARIAN Suzanne Hartzell
ENGLISH HORN
Preparing these notes, I came across a Vietnamese proverb: “Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.” While intimately connected, they are also independent. The proverb also hints at the sometimes oppositional or competitive nature of sibling relationships. Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, the composers featured in the first half of our concert, exemplify both the closeness of brothers and sisters, but also the rivalry. Both were child prodigies, or, as the Germans colorfully say—Wunderkinder. We often read about Mozart’s precociousness (and should read more about his own overlooked sister, Maria Anna), but the early talents of Felix and Fanny were in many ways just as dazzling. The great German writer Goethe heard both Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn play improvisations at the piano. About Felix, he wrote to his friend Frank Zelter, Felix’s teacher, “what your pupil already accomplishes, bears the same relation to the Mozart of that time that the cultivated talk of a grown-up person bears to the prattle of a child.” To be fair, Mozart was seven at the time and Mendelssohn twelve. Still, it’s quite the endorsement. And Zelter was equally impressed with Fanny, who was also a student. In an earlier letter, it was her musical talents that he singled out as “something special” rather thanTalentFelix’s.rarely thrives in a vacuum. In this respect, the Mendelssohn siblings were lucky to have encouraging parents who made sure they had every educational advantage. Each week their parents entertained lavishly in their Berlin home, hosting artists, literati, and the rich and famous. And, of course, they took this opportunity to show off the kids. Many of Fanny and Felix’s compositions, including the ones we hear today, were first heard in Sunday matinees at the Mendelssohn home.
PROGRAM NOTES
It’s sad to think that the work we hear today, Overture in C, languished “undiscovered” in a library for over a hundred years after Fanny’s death. As far as we know, it’s the only purely instrumental work for full orchestra that she composed. It’s obvious charms have made it a popular addition to the symphonic repertoire, and it stands as one of the very few examples of orchestral works by female composers of the first half of the 19th century. While we typically think of overtures as preceding a larger work like an opera or a ballet, this one is a concert overture, which is a stand-alone work. Many concert overtures of the 19th century were programmatic, telling a story, often from a novel or a play. This one, however, is purely musical. We can imagine (or not) our own narrative. Beginning with a beautifully pastoral slow introduction, melodic motives in the strings and winds create a sunrise in sound as they yawn and stretch. Shards of light in sound increasingly brighten the day, and a solo flute stretches us to a high point of the introduction just as the sound of timpani and a scurry of strings interrupt, foreshadowing the galloping section to come. Following the slow introduction, the form of the work is sonataallegro; listen for the musical themes first presented in the exposition section; listen for the musical themes presented in the exposition section. These themes are then selectively varied
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847): Overture in C Major (1832)
Fanny Mendelssohn wrote nearly 500 compositions, including songs, cantatas, piano works, and chamber music. The vast majority remained unpublished in her lifetime, and a few were actually published under Felix’s name. There’s a telling story involving his introduction to Queen Victoria, who praised him for writing her favorite song. He had to confess that it was actually Fanny who had written it. In fact, Felix depended quite a lot on Fanny’s expert opinion in his own compositions. In their letters to one another he often seeks her approval in a way that shows his own vulnerability. From today’s perspective (and certainly from Fanny’s at the time), it’s frustrating that she didn’t receive equal support in return. In a letter to Felix, their mother tried to intervene on Fanny’s behalf. Felix responded “You write to me about Fanny’s new compositions, and say that I ought to persuade her to publish them… if she does resolve to publish anything, I will do all in my power to obtain every facility for her, and to relieve her, so far as I can, from all trouble which can possibly be spared her. But to persuade her to publish anything I cannot, because this is contrary to my views and to my convictions… She is too much all that a woman ought to be for this. She regulates her house, and neither thinks of the public nor of the musical world, nor even of music at all, until her first duties are fulfilled. Publishing would only disturb her in these, and I cannot say that I approve of it.” Their father, Abraham, was even less supportive, and it was only after she married her husband, William Hensel, that she found a true advocate for the publication of her works.
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and explored in a development section before the composer brings back the original themes of the exposition in a final section called a recapitulation. The themes are almost as we heard them originally, but reimagined in more glorious fashion that crescendos to a climactic finish.
Movement 2, Adagio, recalls the classical balance of some of Mozart’s most beautiful slow movements. Its form is ABA, typical for the slower, middle movement, of a concerto. If the interplay between soloists in the first movement seemed competitive, here it’s supportive. The piano and violin each take turns singing out the beautiful, hymn-like melody.
Movement 3, Allegro molto, is a playful tour de force. On your marks, get set, go! Both soloists and orchestra get ample opportunity to show off their full virtuosic potential.
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Strings in D Minor, MWV O4 (1823)
The premier of this thrilling work, also known as the Double Concerto, took place in Mendelssohn’s parents’ home in Berlin (he was just 14, after all). Felix was at the piano, and his friend and violin teacher, Eduard Rietz, only seven years his senior, took the solo violin part. Fanny was there as well, and probably had a hand in the editing of the work. As she recounted in letter just a year prior, “I have watched the progress of his talent step by step, and may say I have contributed to his development. I have always been his only musical adviser, and he never writes down a thought before submitting it to my judgment.” Initially, Felix wrote the work for piano and violin accompanied by a string orchestra. The version we’ll hear performed today, however, which he finished that same year, is for soloists and full orchestra with winds andWhattimpani.Ilove most about the Double Concerto is its eclectic mash-up of historical styles. Is it Baroque, Classical, Romantic? It’s a bit of each, actually. In its juxtaposition of styles, it was fairly modern for the time. Felix was fascinated with what audiences at the time considered old music, which meant anything written as recently as the Classical period, but even more so the works of “ancient” men like Handel and Bach. Today we’re quite accustomed to hearing music spanning centuries in a single concert. In the first half of the 19th century, however, the sonic museum model was just emerging. Felix played an important role in popularizing the music of Bach and Handel for audiences of nineteenth century, directing works that hadn’t been heard since their deaths. Many of Felix’s own compositions, the oratorios in particular, and parts of the Double Concerto self-consciously imitate these big names of the Baroque.
The first movement of the Double Concerto, Allegro, begins with a kind of Baroque-sounding seriousness. The rhythm drive and imitated theme in a minor mode sound more like Vivaldi than one of Mendelssohn’s contemporaries. When the second theme arrives, after modulating to major mode, it’s as if we’ve arrived in a new century: suddenly the melody is lilting, playful, and very Classical in style. By this point, you may be wondering: where’s the piano? And where’s the violin? Typical of concertos of this era, we hear a so-called double exposition, a variant of sonata-allegro form mentioned earlier. The first exposition introduces the main themes played by orchestra alone; the second introduces these same themes but this time featuring the soloists. In the interplay between piano and violin we hear a much more romantic interpretation of the themes than we’ve heard before, with lots of liberty taken in the tempo of the phrases, as well as a lot of one-upmanship between the soloists.
Louise Farrenc was descended from several generations of court artists and craftsmen on both sides of her family, but she was the first musician and composer. Among the women in her family there were several notable painters, and their very existence surely provided a model for Farrenc’s professional creative life. Farrenc’s musical study began early, with piano and theory lessons at age six. Her teachers included some of the most famous musicians of their time, including Ignaz Moscheles, and Johan Nepomuk Hummel, both virtuoso pianist and composers. At age 15 she entered the Paris Conservatory. While women were prevented from pursuing diplomas in composition (until 1870!), she still managed to study with Anton Reicha, who was a close friend of Beethoven and a teacher of Liszt and Berlioz. In pursuing a career in composition, however, Farrenc faced a glass ceiling—an opaque one. For that reason, her professional earnings during her lifetime derived from work as a pianist and teacher. And she was spectacularly successful. She won a tenured professorship in piano at the Paris Conservatory, a position she held for over 30 years and launched a generation of successful concert pianists, including her daughter Victorine. She was, in fact, the only female faculty member of this rank for the entire 19th century and was even successful in demanding the same pay as her male colleagues. Compared to Fanny Mendelssohn, she also found more support from her family.
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Louise Farrenc (1804-1875), Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, op. 36 (1847)
Farrenc’s works for full orchestra include concert overtures, an unfinished piano concerto, and three symphonies. Her Third Symphony in G Minor was programmed as part of the regular subscription series hosted by the Société des Concerts in Paris. The organization was known well known for championing the works of Beethoven, and in what was certainly a recognition of the reputation she’d already achieved, they programmed Farrenc’s Third Symphony alongside Beethoven’s Fifth. It was a nineteenth-century battle of the sexes, as audiences were treated to two symphonies, both in minor mode and with similar structure, side-by-side for all to compare. A reviewer of the concert questioned the placing of any symphony against Beethoven’s classic (few composers would relish that...), but he still managed some back-handed praise for Farrenc, writing that she “… reveals—alone among her sex—throughout musical Europe—genuine learning united with grace and taste.” Hmm…how very gracious! It was also typical. Even glowing reception of Farrenc’s works communicates the prevailing bias. After hearing her first symphony, a critic wrote: “A remarkable thing! The dominant quality in this work, composed by a woman, is precisely what one would least expect to find: there is more power than delicacy in Mme. Farrenc’s symphony…” By comparison, I don’t know of any reviews expressing surprise at a male composer’s ability to compose works of gentleness and sensitivity. Hearing the work today we can admire Farrenc’s expression of the complete range of human emotions. Why should it be otherwise?
After a short slow introduction marked adagio, Farrenc launches into a quick allegro. Like most first movements of symphonies, this one is in sonata-allegro form, following a plan similar in structure to Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C Major described above.
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Her husband, Aristide Farrenc, had dodged his family’s wishes that he become a businessman so that he could pursue music. A flutist and eventually a teacher at the Conservatory, he was also a music editor and publisher, and he published her first works for piano. Together, like the Mendelssohns, they were passionate advocates for early music, its research and revival. Their life work together was the compilation of a monumental collection of historic French keyboard music—23 volumes spanning three centuries. They only finished eight of these together, and Louise completed the remaining fifteen after his death.
Movement 1: Allegro
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Farrenc’s piano compositions were her first to achieve acclaim. The composer Robert Schumann remarked in the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, “Were a young composer to submit to me variations such as these by L. Farrenc, I would praise him [emphasis mine] highly for the auspicious talent and fine training everywhere reflected in them. I soon learned the identity of the author—rather authoress—the wife of the renowned music publisher in Paris, and I am distressed because it is hardly likely that she will ever hear of these encouraging lines.” While we can’t be sure that Farrenc read these words (or understand why Schumann assumed she wouldn’t), she nevertheless persisted and thrived. Women composers, to the extent they were encouraged at all, were usually channeled toward so-called domestic or salon works—short piano and vocal pieces. Farrenc, however, ventured into the territory of serious chamber music. Her Nonet in E-flat Major was recognized as a masterpiece even in the 19th century, winning the Chartier Prize for chamber music, an award she won twice. While as a woman she was barred from competing in the most prestigious competition of the day, the Prix de Rome, she nonetheless sought to prove herself as well in the testosterone-laden world of orchestral music.
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It’sMovementreturns.4:Finale-Allegronoholdsbarredfor the final movement, in which Farrenc exploits the full expressive range of the orchestra— lyricism, power, and virtuosity. Enjoy!
are full of dramatic, meaningful contrasts. The third movement, a scherzo, enters like a firestorm following the nostalgic, blissful sighs at the end of the previous movement. We’re back in minor mode, and Farrenc features strings and winds trading rapid, fluttering passages in the opening A section. The contrasting B section, in major mode, offers a brief chorale-like respite from the incessant speed of the piece before the fury of the A section
The Italian word cantabile means “in a smooth, singing style,” which is precisely what we hear in this movement. A solo clarinet introduces the aria-like theme in a major mode, which is developed slowly and deliberately in a truly regal fashion. It’s among the most beautiful slow movements I know Poignantly, it was the last of her works that she heard performed publicly just shortly before her death in GreatMovement1875.3:Vivacesymphonies
Movement 2: Adagio Cantabile
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Named in honor of our former Chorale Director who retired in 2006, after 18 years at his post. Recipient: David Harmsworth, Cello. David is from Missoula, Montana and is a music major.
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Funded by Betty Thisted and Sophie Lambros, two presidents of the former Missoula Symphony Guild, this scholarship provides full tuition, for four years, to an incoming University of Montana music major focusing on piano or percussion. Recipient: William (Danger) Gersh, Percussion.
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Named in honor of our Music Director Emeritus, who retired in 2007 after 21 years as Music Director of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. Recipient: Owen Cleary, Violin. Owen is a sophomore from Helena, Montana who is majoring in violin performance and jazz studies.
While that is still well and fully true, real music is so much more. It is soul. It is life.”— Jayla Mitchell
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Named in honor of the longest-serving member of the orchestra, and her dedication to music and community. Recipient: Gabe Kantor, Violin. Gabe is a violin performance and forestry major from Missoula.
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Named for a woman who shared her musical talent, enthusiasm and endless energy with the MSA for many years. Recipient: Kylie Heit, Cello. Kylie is an incoming freshman music education major from Helena, Montana.
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Named in honor of those women who have given their time and energy as Presidents of the Missoula Symphony Guild. Recipient: Bayley Ginnaty, Viola. Bayley is from Great Falls, Montana and is a viola performance major.
The Florence Reynolds Scholarship
Not a scholarship but a cash award, this prize is presented at the final concert of each season to a U.M. graduating senior who is deemed a truly outstanding and dedicated orchestra member. Named in honor of the founding leader of the Guild. Recipient: Thomas Rice, French horn.
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BROTHERS AND SISTERS 33 COME SING WITH US! AUDITIONS 2022-2023 AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH IN ROOM 218 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA MUSIC BUILDING, FROM 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM. AUDITION MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE SITE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN AUDITIONING, PLEASE FILL OUT OUR AUDITION FORM AT MISSOULASYMPHONY.ORG/AUDITIONS GUEST ARTIST: Donald Johnston, composer REPERTOIRE Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6 Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, No. 1, 2 & 4 Donald Johnston: Symphony No. 4 “Lewis & Clark” John Williams: Superman March FRIDAY • NOVEMBER 4 • 7:30 PM SUNDAY • NOVEMBER 6 • 3:00 PM BUY TICKETS: missoulasymphony.org or call (406) 721-3194. JULIA TAI, MUSIC DIRECTOR Dennison Theatre, University of Montana Join us for a concert featuring Superheroes in music, as we honor a legendary composer from our own community—the former distinguished professor of composition at the University of Montana, Donald Johnston. SUPERHEROES SAVE THE DATE
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Special thanks to Park Side Credit Union for sponsoring this reception. Your Stories - Your History - Your Museum
The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula continues to celebrate the history of the symphony with an exhibit focuses on the beloved Holiday Pops. Open: September 20th-January 30th.
Student Night at Dress Rehearsal Symphony Holiday Tradition: Exploring Holiday Pops
On Thursday, October 13th from 5:30-8:30, the museum will be hosting a special night just for Symphony supporters! Join us for a celebration of this wonderful exhibit and year-long partnership. Please RSVP to Stacy at scarrpoole@missoulacounty.us
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The University of Montana’s Dennison Theatre and School of Music are proud to serve as home to the Missoula Symphony Orchestra & Chorale. This dynamic partnership between our organizations delivers professional musical opportunities to our students and provides engaging musical experiences for the Missoula community.
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CONCERTMASTER
SECOND VIOLIN Patterson Family ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
WAR AND PEACE
Anne & Bruce Robertson | Anonymous Chorale Member SPONSOR
Laura & Mark Haythornthwaite
TROMBONE
Rick & Diana Nash
MEDIA SPONSORS ACCOMMODATIONS
CLARINET
BROADWAY CONCERT
Sponsored by the Tremper Family in honor of their parents, Barbara and William Tremper.
Charla & Don Murray
BASSOON
Ann & Tom Boone
FLUTE
TIMPANI/PERCUSSION
HARP
When you sponsor a chair, you honor our individual musicians’ exceptional dedication and effort, while helping to sustain high standards of professional support for our named chair musicians. ONLY TWO MUSICIAN CHAIRS LEFT! THE FOLLOWING CHAIR SPONSORSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE: Keep the music alive Chair sponsor benefits include: - Recognition in each concert program book - Invitation to Backstage Pass luncheons, Sneak Peek party and other special events - Opportunity to meet and visit with your sponsored musician at concerts PLEASE DON’T LEAVE THESE TALENTED MUSICIANS WITHOUT CHAIR SPONSORS! Assistant Principal Second Violin Assistant Viola Please contact Beth Woody if you can help fill a chair beth@missoulasymphony.orgsponsorship. ( 406) www.missoulasymphony.org721-3194
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