2012-2013 SEASON
Symphonic music runs the gamut of human emotion. Experience it with us!
SUBSCRIBE NOW! Save: Subscribers get the best deal of the season. Save up to 33% when you purchase a series. Angel Tickets & Exchanges: Can’t make your performance evening? We have you covered. You can simply call the Box Office to switch between Friday or Saturday night of a program or turn your tickets into Angel Tickets – a tax-deductible donation to the Symphony that allows us to make them available to other patrons. Special invitation to the Season Preview Event with Maestro Grant Cooper’s announcement of the upcoming WVSO season! Pre-Paid Parking: New this year - You can pre-pay your parking for your entire Grand, Symphonic or Pops season. For just $12-$30, you can enjoy the convenience of pre-paid parking for all of your subscription performances. The Subscriber Discount Program is a new way to thank our loyal subscribers. Patrons who subscribe to the WVSO’s Grand, Symphonic or Pops series will receive a special discount card that can be used for special deals and discounts throughout the area. Access to purchase tickets to The Nutcracker before they go on sale to the general public. Explore the music you love with Preludes, the WVSO’s free pre-concert discussions with Maestro Grant Cooper and the guest artists, composers and other personalities who join him on stage. Preludes begins one hour prior to Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series Concerts.
CAPITOL CONFERENCE CENTER SYMPHONIC SERIES September 21 & 22, 2012 GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO
November 9 & 10, 2012 MENDELSSOHN: SCOTTISH SYMPHONY
Aubrey Foard
Alexandre Moutouzkine
Michael Ludwig
October 19 & 20, 2012 RESPIGHI: FOUNTAINS OF ROME Ottorino Respighi: Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome) John Williams: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra Ralph Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto in F minor Maurice Ravel: Rhapsodie Espagnole Aubrey Foard, tuba
W.A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor Alexandre Moutouzkine, piano
Felix Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy in E-flat major Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor (Scottish) Michael Ludwig, violin
Benjamin Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano Antonio Pompa-Baldi
March 1 & 2, 2013 BRUCKNER 8
January 25 & 26, 2013 MOZART: REQUIEM
Grant Cooper
Johannes Brahms: Tragische Ouvertϋre (Tragic Overture) W. A. Mozart: Requiem Janet Brown, soprano Mariel van Dalsum, mezzo-soprano Gerald Gray, tenor Timothy LeFebvre, baritone West Virginia Symphony Chorus, David Castleberry Conductor
May 3 & 4, 2013 SAINT-SAËNS: ORGAN SYMPHONY
Peter DuBois
Béla Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings in G minor Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (Organ Symphony) Peter DuBois, organ
PRELUDES
With Grant Cooper A conversation on the evening’s music Join us for “Preludes,” pre-concert conversations with Maestro Grant Cooper, beginning at 7 p.m. prior to each symphonic concert performance. FREE to all concert-goers! All symphonic concerts are at 8 p.m. at the Clay Center. Artists, repertoire and performance locations are subject to change.
Save Up To 33% Over Single Ticket Prices!
ZMM ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS POPS SERIES December 7 & 8, 2012 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Grant Cooper
Hear your favorite holiday music complete with the special touches and unique arrangements only Maestro Cooper and the WVSO can provide. Always a favorite, Home for the Holidays is an unforgettable celebration of the season. Tickets sell out fast for this annual favorite!
March 15 & 16, 2013 CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE Cirque de la Symphonie is an extraordinary troupe of aerial artists, jugglers and contortionists all performing in the lush musical surroundings of a symphony orchestra. Come experience this world-class troupe that has performed for soldout crowds with the likes of the San Francisco Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra.
All Pops concerts are at 8 p.m. at the Clay Center. Artists, repertoire and performance locations are subject to change.
April 12 & 13, 2013 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT With Norman Large & Christina Saffran
Christina Saffran
Norman Large
Come hear your favorite songs from Broadway performed by two veterans of the Great White Way: Norman Large and Christina Saffran. Experience a little fun, a little flair and the show stoppers from Broadway hits including: The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and many others.
February 8 & 9, 2013 AND THE WINNER IS‌ Join the WVSO for a night at the movies with a twist. Each selection will be voted on prior to the concert by symphony fans and presented like a movie award show. This fun-filled night is all about the glamor of movie music as selected by our judges – you! Cirque de la Symphonie
For as little as $12 per concert
CITY NATIONAL BANK FAMILY DISCOVERY SERIES November 10, 2012 Little Red Riding Hood Enjoy Maestro Grant Cooper’s retelling of this childhood classic with his Boyz in the Wood – It’s a perfect stop on your way to grandma’s house.
April 13, 2013 Orchestras & All That Jazz Join the WVSO for a scooby-do-beboppin’ good time with this concert featuring the intersection of Jazz and Classical Music.
March 16, 2013 Symphony at the Circus Experience the acrobatic high jinks of Cirque de la Symphonie and many of your favorite tunes from under the big top in this funfilled concert. All Family concerts are at 11 a.m. at the Clay Center. Pre-concert activities begin at 10 a.m. in the Grand Lobby. Artists, repertoire and performance locations are subject to change.
2012 /2013 season
The Charleston Ballet and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra proudly present
Friday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 15 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Come see the Nutcracker the way Tchaikovsky intended – with a full live orchestra! This often imitated but never duplicated holiday tradition is sure to excite both the children in your life, and those young at heart!
October 14, 2012 Miniatures January 13, 2013 With Love, MSQ February 24, 2013 Kreutzer Sonata April 28, 2013 Grand Finale All Montclaire concerts are Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at the Erma Byrd Gallery at the University of Charleston.
DID YOU KNOW? WVSO performances reach over 50,000 people each year throughout West Virginia. In addition to our orchestra performances and concert series, the WVSO also presents a wide-array of programs and initiatives including: Young People’s Concerts WVSO’s Young People’s Concerts reach over 13,000 students each year with programs designed to combine a live orchestral experience and core student learning. Programs are performed for grades K-12 with cross-curricular lessons that have been aligned with national, WV, OH and KY educational standards. Resources are provided prior to the concert allowing teachers to integrate music with subjects such as language arts, math and science. Stories like the Three Little Pigs and Rumpelstiltzkin come alive for students to learn and enjoy.
Kanawha County String Education Program The WVSO in partnership with Kanawha County Schools, now employs a total of six full-time string educators who play in the orchestra and teach in the Kanawha County Schools string program. They provide string/orchestral training for students in 3 high schools, 6 middle schools, and 19 elementary schools. Students that participate in this program, as well as those from the West Virginia Youth Symphony and New River Youth Symphony, are receive free tickets to WVSO concerts. State-Wide Touring and Performance Partners The WVSO’s statewide touring program brings live classical music to communities throughout the
state. The program is recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts as a model program in creating direct access to the performing arts in underserved areas. In addition to touring concerts, the WVSO performs annually through partnerships in Parkersburg, Fairmont, Beckley, Institute, Hurricane and Lewisburg. Andrew & Amy Vaughan Student Symphonic Fellowship This program develops and encourages West Virginia high school students who actively study music to explore professional careers related to a music discipline. They also take part in study sessions before and during rehearsals to learn about the works performed and classical music performance in greater detail. Montclaire String Quartet Residencies The award-winning Montclaire String Quartet is the resident chamber ensemble of the WVSO. Members of the Quartet serve as the principal string players for the orchestra. The Quartet also engages students by traveling throughout the state performing up to 68 concerts and demonstrations each year in addition to their recital series.
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If you are unable to attend a concert, we urge you to return your tickets to us so that they can be made available to another patron. We will mail you a tax-deductible contribution receipt for tickets returned by noon on the performance date.
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We call tickets returned in this way “angel tickets” because they allow someone to attend the Symphony who might not otherwise have the chance. So be an angel, and if you realize you will not be able to use your tickets for a given concert, return the tickets in person or by mail (WVSO, attn: Angel Tickets, PO Box 2292, Charleston, WV 25328).
Complete the order form and return it with your payment to: WVSO, attn: Season Ticket Orders, PO Box 2292, Charleston, WV 25328.
Simply fax the order form to 304-347-3630.
Subscribe online at www.wvsymphony.org In person:
Visit the Clay Center’s Robert & Lena Shell Customer Care Center Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Sunday: 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ticket Exchanges
You may exchange tickets for Symphonic and Pops series performances from Friday to Saturday or Saturday to Friday on a concert-by-concert basis. Tickets must be exchanged at least 24 hours prior to the concert for which you have tickets.
SUPPORT THE ANNUAL SUSTAINING FUND The WVSO’s Annual Sustaining Fund is so named because it sustains the Symphony; indeed, it provides funds to support the Orchestra’s daily operations that ticket revenue alone cannot cover. This includes everything from our musicians’ salaries and statewide tours to free tickets for students and funding for our nationally recognized education programs. Your support is vital to our success!
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THE NUTCRACKER SEATING
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Symphony on the Go
(10 concerts – Symphonic and Pops) Area A Area B Area C
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50% Education discount - educators and students with valid IDs are eligible for this discount
Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series (6 concerts)
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$325 $260 $160 $110 $72
ZMM Architects & Engineers Pops Series (4 concerts)
Area A Area B Area C Area D Area E
Six Voucher Package $250
Eligible for best available seating. May be used for 2012-2013 Symphonic Series and Pops Series performances only. (Does not include non-series events such as The Nutcracker.)
Montclaire Series
City National Bank Family Discovery Series
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Adults Child
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(4 concerts) $220 $175 $115 $80 $48
Four Voucher Package $190
The Nutcracker Area A Area A Child Area B Area B Child
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$52 $32 $42 $22
(3 concerts)
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