OnStage: The Boston Pops, Music of John Wiliams by The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

ONSTAGE

The Boston Pops on Tour

The Best of John Williams Thursday, March 21, 2019

Presented by

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The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman is operated by The Center for the Performing Arts at The Woodlands, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the cultural enrichment of the community.

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To provide educational programs about the performing arts; to provide training and performance opportunities for young artists; to be a catalyst for new audiences and enhance appreciation for the arts; and, to present a diverse offering of performing arts.

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THE CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THE CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION STAFF

Jonathan Homeyer – Chairman of the Board Jerry MacDonald – President and CEO Blake Pounds – Vice Chairman Maryann T. Mannen – Secretary Jeff Young – Vice President Craig A. Bourgeois – Treasurer

Jerry MacDonald – President & CEO Mallory Marlowe – Executive Assistant Melanie Faulkner – Human Resources Manager Crystal Pierce – Receptionist

Bob Abendschein Jeff Beard Paul J. Carroll Linda D. DuCharme Carol P. Garner Jason K. Harris Janene Hemmen Peter R. Huntsman Patrick Hynes Larry Massaro Estelle P. McLaughlin Bob Milner Roger A. Nicholson Steve Pate Michelle Riley-Brown Adrienne Ropp Patrick Shea Andrew E. Steinberg Alex Sutton Christine Thoms-Knox Director in Memorium Cynthia Woods Mitchell (1922 - 2009)

Jeff Young – Vice President of Operations JD Villaseñor – Director of Premium Seat Sales Matt Meyer – Facilities Manager Josie Moore – Box Office Manager Kelly Rich – Event Operations Manager David Schlauch – Maintenance Manager Carla Denman – VIP & Event Coordinator Charles Mayberry – Ticket Coordinator Andrew Andrade – Operations Mike Bevel – Operations Alex Glameyer – Operations Lorena Hernandez – Maintenance Victor Maldonado – Maintenance Javier Ramirez – Maintenance Javier Ramirez, Jr. – Maintenance Barry Moninghoff – Overnight Security Larry Stewart – Overnight Security Craig A. Bourgeois – Chief Financial Officer Natalia Livingston – Controller Jenny Lewis – Accounting Manager Loretha Warren – Accounting Specialist Lisa Baeckel – Director of Development Carmen Smiley – Development & Volunteer Coordinator Cameron Klepac – Director of Marketing & Education Ashley Gravois – PR & Educational Outreach Manager Scott Shaver – Social Media & Digital Marketing Coordinator

J E R RY MACD O NALD Pre s i d e n t a n d C EO o f Th e Pavi l i o n Welcome to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and our 30th season of presenting exceptional performing arts events, educational outreach programs and live music. We are excited to celebrate our anniversary season as we continue to fulfill George and Cynthia Mitchells' dream of having a first-class performing arts facility right here in The Woodlands. We are proud to welcome back Keith Lockhart and The Boston Pops on Tour - also known as "America's Orchestra" - to The Pavilion tonight. It is a real honor to have Mr. Lockhart and the symphony perform on our Main Stage this evening. This exciting performance provides residents a unique opportunity to see and appreciate a world-renowned orchestra right in their own backyard and is a wonderful way to kick off our anniversary season. Everyone is sure to have a great time as the orchestra showcases some of John Williams' most popular scores from Star Wars, Superman and Indiana Jones, to name a few. This season's performing arts schedule, which can be found on the back cover, includes fresh and innovative performances including seven Houston Symphony events, a full production of La BohĂŠme by the Houston Grand Opera and a Mixed Repertory program by the Houston Ballet. From How To Train Your Dragon-Film with Live Orchestra to The Music of Tom Petty, there is truly something for everyone. I encourage everyone to attend our performing arts events and become a season subscriber for only $225 per ticket. Being a season subscriber is a great way to show your support for the arts and enjoy some great performances. Come out, bring the family and enjoy this world class venue. See you on the hill.

LIGHTS, CAMERAâ&#x20AC;ŚMUSIC! SIX DECADES OF JOHN WILLIAMS Keith Lockhart, Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor John Williams, George and Roberta Berry Boston Pops Conductor Laureate Main Title and Overture from Heidi Theme from Jaws Main Title from The Towering Inferno Around the World with John Williams Sayuri's Theme from Memoirs of a Geisha

(Ronald Lowry, cello)

Suite from Far and Away The Magic of John Williams Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Stargazers, from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Ina Zdorovetchi, harp) Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

INTERMISSION Raider's March from Raiders of the Lost Ark John Williams: Facing History and Ourselves Theme from JFK (Terry Everson, trumpet) Theme from Schindler's List

(Charles Dimmick, violin)

Theme from The Patriot Devil's Dance from The Witches of Eastwick May the Force Be With You The Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back Rey's Theme from The Force Awakens Main Title from Star Wars Steve Colby, Sound Designer The Boston Pops Orchestra may be heard on Boston Pops Recordings, RCA Victor, Sony Classical, and Philips Records.

BIOGRAPHIES KE ITH LO C KHART Principal Pops Condu c to r Having celebrated his twentieth anniversary as Boston Pops Conductor in 2015, Keith Lockhart is the second longest-tenured conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra since its founding in 1885. He took over as conductor in 1995, following John Williams' thirteenyear tenure from 1980 to 1993; Mr. Williams succeeded the legendary Arthur Fiedler, who was at the helm of the orchestra for nearly fifty years. Keith Lockhart, who occupies the Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor chair, has conducted more than 2,000 Boston Pops concerts, most of which have taken place during the orchestra's spring and holiday seasons in Boston's historic Symphony Hall. He has also led annual Boston Pops appearances at Tanglewood, as well as 43 national tours to more than 150 cities in 38 states, and four international tours to Japan and Korea. He and the Pops have made 80 television shows and participated in many high-profile sporting events, most recently game two of the 2018 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. With Eaton Vance as presenting sponsor and Bloomberg as sponsor and media partner, the annual July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular draws a live audience of hundreds of thousands to the Charles River Esplanade and millions more who view it on television or via digital media. Keith Lockhart's increased focus on musical theater has attracted leading Broadway artists to the Pops stage. Having recently completed an eight-year tenure as principal conductor, he is now chief guest conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra in London; he is also artistic director of the Brevard Music Center summer institute and festival in North Carolina. Prior to his BBC appointment, he spent eleven years as music director of the Utah Symphony, which he led at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. He has appeared as a guest conductor with virtually every major symphonic ensemble in North America and many in Asia and Europe. Prior to coming to Boston, he was the associate conductor of both the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops orchestras, as well as music director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, Keith Lockhart began his musical studies with piano lessons at the age of seven. He holds degrees from Furman University and Carnegie Mellon University, and honorary doctorates from several American universities. Visit keithlockhart.com for further information.

ORCHESTRA ROSTER Keith Lockhart, Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor John Williams, George and Roberta Berry Boston Pops Conductor Laureate First Violins

Charles Dimmick Katherine Winterstein Lisa Crockett Christine Vitale Cynthia Cummings Kristina Nilsson Sasha Callahan Susan Faux Gregory Vitale Liana Zaretsky Akhiezer Zoya Tsvetkova Krista Buckland-Reisner

Second Violins

Basses

Susan Hagen Randall Zigler Robert Caplin Barry Boettger Elizabeth Foulser Anthony Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Amico

Flutes

RenĂŠe Krimsier Ann Bobo

Piccolo

Linda Toote

Clayton Hoener Colin Davis Dorothy Han Melissa Howe Sarita Uranovsky Judith Lee Stacey Alden Sarah Atwood Julie Leven James Orent

Oboes

Violas

Bass Clarinet

Scott Woolweaver Susan Culpo Abigail Kubert Cross Jean Haig Kenneth Stalberg Donna Jerome David Feltner Barbara Wright

Cellos

Ronald Lowry Jennifer Lucht Melanie Dyball Steven Laven Leo Eguchi Robert Mayes Sam Ou Daniel Dickson

Andrew Price Amanda Hardy

English Horn

Barbara LaFitte

Clarinets

Ian Greitzer Kai Yun Lu

Trombones

Hans Bohn Alexei Doohovskoy John Faieta

Bass Trombone Angel Subero

Tuba

Takatsugu Hagiwara

Timpani

Richard Flanagan

Percussion

Neil Grover Patrick Hollenbeck John Tanzer Jim Gwin [drumset]

Harp

Ina Zdorovetchi

Piano

Benjamin Cook

David Martins

Bassoons

Ronald Haroutunian Adrian Jojatu

Librarian

Horns

Personnel Manager

Kevin Owen Kate Gascoigne Whitacre Hill Clark Matthews Hazel Dean Davis

Trumpets

Terry Everson Michael Dobrinski Bruce Hall Richard Kelley

Paul Greitzer Kristie Chan

Store Manager John Demick

ABOUT THE BOSTON POPS This year the Boston Pops enters its 134th season of entertaining audiences in Boston and beyond. Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart marks his 25th year at the helm of the orchestra. In 1881 Civil War veteran Henry Lee Higginson founded the Boston Symphony Orchestra, calling its establishment "the dream of my life." From the start he intended to present, in the warmer months, concerts of light classics and the popular music of the day. From a practical perspective, Higginson realized that these "lighter" performances would provide year-round employment for his musicians. In May 1885-a little more than a month before the inaugural "Promenade Concert"German-born conductor Adolf Neuendorff, under the aegis of the BSO, conducted a series of "Popular Concerts" in the Boston Music Hall, where the audience sat in typical concert seating and no refreshments were served. On July 11, 1885, Neuendorff-who became the first conductor of the Pops, before that name was officially adopted-led the first official "Promenade Concert," distinguished from "Popular Concerts" by virtue of seating (tables and chairs instead of auditorium-style rows), program format (three parts divided by two intermissions, during which patrons could promenade around the concert hall), and the availability of food and beverages. For the rest of the 19th century, although formally called "Promenade Concerts," they continued to be referred to informally as "Popular," which eventually became shortened to "Pops," the name officially adopted in 1900. The following year the orchestra performed for the first time in its new home, Symphony Hall. There were seventeen Pops conductors-beginning with the aforementioned Adolf Neuendorff-who preceded the legendary Arthur Fiedler (1930-1979). The first American-born musician to lead the orchestra, he established the Boston Pops as a national icon. When John Williams (1980-1993) succeeded Fiedler in 1980, he was the most highly acclaimed composer in Hollywood, and today, with 51 Academy Award nominations, he is the most-nominated living person in Academy history. With the Pops, Mr. Williams made a series of best-selling recordings, broadened and updated the Pops repertoire, and entertained audiences with live orchestral accompaniment to film clips of memorable movie scenes, many of which featured iconic music from his own scores. Keith Lockhart (1995-present) has led concerts spotlighting artists from virtually every corner of the entertainment world, all the while maintaining the Pops' appeal to its core audience. He has made 80 television shows, led 43 national and four overseas tours, led the Pops at several high-profile sports events, and recorded fourteen albums. Mr. Lockhart's tenure has been marked by a dramatic increase in touring, the orchestra's first Grammy nominations, the first major network national broadcast of the July Fourth concert on the Charles River Esplanade, and the release of the Boston Pops' first selfproduced and self-distributed recordings. In 2017 the July Fourth concert opened a new page in its history, as the Pops organization presented its first self-produced Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.

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UP NEXT

APRIL April 6, 8 p.m.

FRANK. The Man. The Music. Starring Bob Anderson

April 13, 7 p.m.

Chris Tomlin with Tauren Wells and Pat Barrett

April 20, 8 p.m.

Houston Symphony: The Music of Tom Petty

April 26, 7:30 p.m.

Leon Bridges with Jess Glynne

MAY May 2, 7:30 p.m.

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

May 4, 8 p.m.

Houston Ballet: Mixed Repertory

May 17, 8 p.m.

Dave Matthews Band

May 18, 7 p.m.

ZZ Top & Bad Company with Cheap Trick

May 22, 8 p.m.

Houston Grand Opera: La BohÃ©me

May 30, 8 p.m.

Houston Symphony: How To Train Your Dragon in Concert

JUNE June 1, 8 p.m.

Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band

June 7, 8 p.m.

Texas Music Festival Orchestra (Free Event)

June 8, 8 p.m. Houston Symphony: An Evening with Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald June 9, 4 p.m.

Kidz Bop Kids

June 14, 7:30 p.m.

Hootie & The Blowfish with Barenaked Ladies

June 15, 8 p.m.

"Weird Al" Yankovic

June 21, 6:30 p.m.

Shinedown with Badflower, Dinosaur Pile-Up & Broken Hands

June 22, 8 p.m.

Trevor Noah

June 28, 7 p.m.

Train and Goo Goo Dolls

Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster.com or at The Pavilion Box Office Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and on event days through intermission. Showtimes and dates subject to change. For more information call 281.363.3300 or visit www.woodlandscenter.org.

JULY July 3, 8 p.m.

Houston Symphony: Star-Spangled Salute (Free Event)

July 12, 7 p.m.

Michael MacDonald and Chaka Khan

July 20, 6 p.m.

Korn and Alice in Chains with Underoath

July 27, 7 p.m.

Third Eye Blind with Jimmy Eat World & Ra Ra Riot

July 28, 6 p.m.

Beck and Cage The Elephant

AUGUST August 1, 7 p.m.

Alice Cooper and Halestorm

August 3, 6 p.m.

Hammer's House Party featuring MC Hammer, Sir Mix-A- Lot, Doug E. Fresh, Kid N Play, Rob Base and Tone Loc

August 22, 8 p.m.

Heart with Joan Jett and Elle King

August 23, 7 p.m.

Nelly, TLC and Flo Rida

August 25, 7 p.m.

Smashing Pumpkins and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

August 29, 8 p.m.

Houston Symphony; Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert

SEPTEMBER Sept. 8, 5:30 p.m. Knotfest Roadshow featuring Slipknot with Volbeat, Gojira and Behemoth Sept., 11, 7:30 p.m.

Houston Symphony: A Symphony of Heroes

Sept., 21, 7:30 p.m.

Peter Frampton with Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

Sept., 22, 7:30 p.m.

Iron Maiden with Raven Age

OCTOBER October 18, 7:30 p.m.

Houston Symphony: Hocus Pocus Pops

NOVEMBER November 9-10

24th Annual Children's Festival Presented by ExxonMobil

DECEMBER December 5, 7:30 p.m.

Holly Jolly Jingle (Free Event)

CELEBRATING 30 SEASONS OF

THE PERFORMING ARTS APRIL 20

may 4

may 22

Houston Symphony Brent Havens, Conductor

Houston Ballet

Houston Grand Opera

8 p.m. / 7 p.m. gates