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5 Welcome from the Interim President & CEO
14 RPO Board of Directors
15 Bravo to Our Sponsors
21 From the Stage: Rebecca Gilbert, principal flute
36 Bravo to Our Generous Supporters
46 Bravo to Our Volunteers
47 About Your RPO
17 Cirque Musica January 8 & 9
19 Appalachian Spring January 10
23 Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” January 14 & 16
29 From the Top Live with Host Christopher O’Riley and Ward Stare January 17
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WARd STARe, Music Director
JeFF Tyzik, PrinciPal PoPs conDuctor
MiCHAeL BuTTeRMAn, PrinciPal conDuctor for eDucation anD coMMunity engageMent The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair
CHRiSTOPHeR SeAMAn, conDuctor laureateThe Christopher Seaman Chair, Supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society
the official magazine of the RochesteR PhilhaRmonic oRchestRa
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PHOTO CREDITS:ON THE COVER: Cirque MusicaTHIS PAGE: ©2014 ROGER MASTROIANNI
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Dear Friends,
Welcome 2016! We are pleased to bring you a unique concert lineup for the first month of the New Year—from soaring acrobats to a live taping of a popular radio program.
Ring in the New Year with Jeff Tyzik and Cirque Musica (Jan. 8 & 9), featuring performances by some of the best cirque artists in the world. Aerial flyers, jugglers, contortionists, acrobats, dancers, and balancers are just a few of the sights to be seen onstage with your RPO. That same weekend, Michael Butterman continues our Sunday Matinee Series at Hochstein Performance Hall (Jan. 10), with Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. You don’t want to miss the opportunity to hear Copland’s 1945 Pulitzer Prize-winning suite! Next up, Parisian conductor Fabien Gabel returns to interpret Tchaikovsky’s sixth and final symphony, “Pathétique.” Joining the RPO are returning guest soloists Karen Gomyo, violin, and Julie Albers, cello. While so many of the classic concertos only highlight one soloist, this particular Brahms composition allows two outstanding instrumentalists the chance to shine.
Later this month, Ward Stare and the RPO will take to the air (waves) with a live taping of NPR’s From the Top Live with Host Christopher O’Riley (Jan. 17). As part of the RPO’s deep commitment to engage and inspire all members of our community through music, we are proud to bring this unique concert event that honors young talent to Rochester. Now in its 15th season, From the Top celebrates the stories and talents of classically trained young musicians from across the nation. The weekly hourlong radio program is heard on WXXI Classical 91.5 FM on Sundays as well as nearly 220 stations nationwide. The RPO’s taping of From the Top will air on WXXI on Sunday, February 14 at 5 PM.
From all of us at the RPO, we wish you a healthy and happy New Year!
Ralph CravisoInterim President & [email protected]
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Ward StareMusic Director
Appointed the 12th music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in July 2014, Rochester native Ward Stare has been described as “one of the hottest young conductors in America” by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Stare opened the RPO’s 2015–16 season at Kodak Hall with an evening of orchestral showstoppers, including Respighi’s Pines of Rome. Also this season at the RPO, Stare will collaborate with highly regarded guest soloists, including violinist Simone Porter, soprano Erin Wall, and world-renowned pianists Yuja Wang and Olga Kern.
Stare’s recent seasons have seen a number of highly anticipated debuts with orchestras around the world, including performances with the Baltimore Symphony, Sydney Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Calgary Philharmonic. He made his debut with the Grant Park Music Festival in July of 2015, and returns to the New World Symphony in 2016.
Stare’s frequent collaboration with the Lyric Opera of Chicago began with his debut in 2012 conducting performances of Hansel and Gretel; he returned in 2013 to lead Die Fledermaus, and again in November 2014 to lead Porgy and Bess to rave reviews. Following his critically acclaimed debut with the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) in 2013 conducting Il Tabarro and Pagliacci, Stare returned to OTSL the next season for performances of Dialogues of the Carmelites. He made his debut with the Washington National Opera conducting Donizetti’s comic opera L’elisir d’amore in 2014.
Equally active on the concert stage, Stare served as resident conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2012. In 2009 he made his highly successful Carnegie Hall debut with the orchestra, stepping in at the last minute to lead H. K. Gruber’s Frankenstein! The 2013–14 season saw his return to the Atlanta and Detroit symphony orchestras, as well as his debuts with the Syracuse Symphoria, the Jacksonville Symphony, and the Naples Philharmonic with Lang Lang as soloist. Other recent engagements include the Houston, Québec, and Dallas symphonies, as well as numerous engagements with the Saint Louis Symphony where he served as a regular guest conductor on the orchestra’s 2012–13 Family, Special Event and Subscription Series.
Stare was trained as a trombonist at The Juilliard School in Manhattan. At 18, he was appointed principal trombonist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and has performed as an orchestral musician with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, among others. As a soloist, he has concertized in both the U.S. and Europe. wardstare.com
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In his 22 years with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Tyzik has written over 200 arrangements, orchestrations, and compositions for orchestra. This May, he will premiere a new violin concerto written for RPO Concertmaster Juliana Athayde on the Philharmonics Series. He holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and also serves as principal pops conductor of the Seattle Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, and The Florida Orchestra.
Also highly in demand as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In May 2007, harmonia mundi released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over three months.
Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, and John Pizzarelli. He has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin, and swing.
Tyzik holds both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Eastman School of Music. jefftyzik.com.
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Michael ButterMan Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair Making his mark as a model for today’s conductors, Michael Butterman is recognized for his commitment to creative artistry, innovative programming, and to audience and community engagement. Now in his 16th season as principal conductor for education and community engagement with the RPO—the first position of its kind in the United States—Butterman also is the music director of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he will appear at the Kennedy Center’s inaugural SHIFT Festival in 2017. He also is music director of the Shreveport Symphony and the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, as well as the resident conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. As a guest conductor, Butterman makes his debut with both the Philadelphia Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra in the 2015–16 season. His recent appearance with the Cleveland Orchestra resulted in immediate reengagement for two concerts the following season. Other recent engagements include appearances with the symphonies of Detroit, Houston, Colorado, Oregon, Phoenix, Kansas City, Charleston, Hartford, San Antonio, Syracuse, New Mexico, Santa Fe, California, Louisiana, Spokane, El Paso, Mobile, and Winston-Salem; as well as the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, the Pensacola Opera, Asheville Lyric Opera, and Canada’s Victoria Symphony. Summer appearances include Tanglewood, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado and the Wintergreen Music Festival in Virginia. His work has been featured in five nationwide broadcasts on public radio’s Performance Today, and can be heard on two CDs recorded for the Newport Classics label and on a disc in which he conducts the Rochester Philharmonic and collaborates with actor John Lithgow. michaelbutterman.com.
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OfficersJules L. Smith, Esq. Chairperson of the Board
Ralph P. Craviso Interim President & CEO
Ilene L. Flaum Vice Chairperson
Douglas W. Phillips Treasurer
Mark Siwiec Secretary
Dr. Dawn F. Lipson Immediate Past Chairperson
BOard Of directOrs(Term expires Jan. 2016)Dr. Steven E. FeldonPatrick FulfordMarjorie L. Goldstein Dr. Dawn F. LipsonMark SiwiecIngrid A. StanlisDr. Eugene P. Toy
(Term expires Jan. 2017)Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq.Ilene L. FlaumPatrick J. KellyMichael B. Millard, Ph.D.Jules L. Smith, Esq.
(Term expires Jan. 2018)La Marr J. Jackson, Esq.David LaneDouglas W. PhillipsMichael PietropaoliChristopher N. PipaDr. Stephen I. RosenfeldKatherine T. SchumacherDeborah Wilson
ex-OfficiORalph P. Craviso Interim President & CEO
David C. Heiligman Chairperson, Honorary Board
Mark Kellogg Orchestra Representative
Dr. Dawn F. Lipson Immediate Past Chairperson
Dr. Jamal J. Rossi Dean, Eastman School of Music
Anna Steltenpohl Orchestra Representative
HOnOrary BOardDavid C. Heiligman Chairperson
Nancy & Harry BeilfussJames M. BoucherPaul W. Briggs William L. CahnCatherine B. CarlsonLouise EpsteinJoan FeinbloomMary M. GooleyA. Thomas Hildebrandt Marie KentonDr. James E. KollerHarold A. Kurland, Esq.Cricket and Frank Luellen Dr. Paul F. Pagerey Nathan J. Robfogel, Esq.Jon L. Schumacher, Esq.Katherine T. SchumacherNorman M. Spindelman Betty Strasenburgh Josephine S. Trubek Suzanne D. WelchPatricia C. Wilder
The RPO expresses its gratitude to all those who have served as Honorary Board members in the past.
Past rPO cHairPersOns1930–32: Edward G. Miner*1932–34: Simon N. Stein*1934–38: George E. Norton*1938–41: Leroy E. Snyder*1941–42: Frank W. Lovejoy*1942–43: Bernard E. Finucane*1943–46: L. Dudley Field*1946–48: Edward S. Farrow, Jr. * 1948–51: Joseph J. Myler*1951–52: Joseph F. Taylor*1952–55: Raymond W. Albright* 1955–57: Arthur I. Stern* 1957–59: Thomas H. Hawks*1959–61: Walter C. Strakosh*1962–63: Ernest J. Howe*1963–65: O. Cedric Rowntree*1965–67: Frank E. Holley *1967–69: Thomas C. Taylor*1969–71: Thomas H. Miller*1971–72: Mrs. Frederick J. Wilkens* 1972–73: Edward C. McIrvine1973–74: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1974–75: John A. Santuccio1975–76: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1976–78: Dr. Louis Lasagna*1978–80: Edward C. McIrvine1980–82: Peter L. Faber1982–84: Paul F. Pagerey1984–85: Peter L. Waasdorp*1986–89: Robert H. Hurlbut*1989–91: Paul W. Briggs1991–93: Karen Noble Hanson 1993–95: Ronald E. Salluzzo1995–98: A. Thomas Hildebrandt 1998–00: Harold A. Kurland, Esq. 2000–04: David C. Heiligman 2004–06: Ingrid A. Stanlis2006–09: James M. Boucher2009–11: Suzanne D. Welch2011–13: Elizabeth F. Rice2013–15: Dr. Dawn F. Lipson
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We kindly ask you to please silence all cellphones and electronic devices. Also, please note that photography and video recordings are prohibited during the performance.
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Cirque Musica Veronica Gan, guest violin
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SATJAN 98 pm
KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
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JOHN WILLIAMS “Duel of the Fates” from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
“Angel of Strength” TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 Allegro Moderato Veronica Gan, violin
Jeff TYzIK “Ritual” from Images: Musical Impressions of an Art Museum
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
“Crossroads of Intuition” MUSSORGKSY Night on Bald Mountain
“Sorcerer’s Control” DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
“On Time Crazy” RIMSKY-KORSAKOV “Flight of the Bumblebee” from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
SMeTANA “Dance of the Comedians” from The Bartered Bride
INTERMISSION
“Arrived” ARR. MASLOVe Canicatti Tarantella
“The Wheel” fUČÍK Entrance of the Gladiators, Op. 68 LISzT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
“The First Love” MARCeLO zARVOS Cirque Musica Love Theme
“The Touch” HOLST “Mars, the Bringer of War” from The Planets
“The Thin Line” BeeTHOVeN Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 Allegro con brio
OffeNBACH “Can-Can music” from Orpheus in the Underworld
Jeff Tyzik’s Images was commissioned by Robert and Joanne Gianniny to commemorate the Memorial Art Gallery’s centennial 2013.
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Cirque Musica takes audiences on a journey of spellbinding grace and daredevil athleticism, featuring glorious orchestral music performed live in artistic partnership with the greatest circus performers from around the world.
Produced by TCG Entertainment, Cirque Musica has multiple productions touring the world. Cirque Musica presents “Crescendo” takes audiences on a musical journey of “soft” to “loud” and back again. Crescendo features some of the greatest orchestra pieces in the classical repertoire specifically chosen for each cirque artist’s performance. The majority of the Cirque Musica cast are multi-generation circus performers who have performed their entire life.
This is Cirque Musica’s first appearance at the RPO.
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Cirque Musica presents “Crescendo” Original music by Marcelo ZarvosVeronica Gan, violin
Allison Blei Zore Espana
Siam EspanaIvan Espana
Ganbaatar Sisters Christian StoinevSandou Trio
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Marcelo Zarvos, composerEmmy and Academy Award-nominated composer Marcelo Zarvos composed the “Love Theme” for this production of Cirque Musica. Zarvos has written for virtually every medium, including film, television, theater, dance, and the concert stage, and has received particular praise for his scores from films such as The Art of Losing, The Beaver, Beastly, Remember Me, The Good Shepherd, Hollywoodland, Strangers with Candy, The Door in the Floor, and Kissing Jessica Stein, as well as the Academy Award-nominated short film, A Soccer Story.
Veronica Gan, guest violinViolinist Veronica Gan is a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra player who has performed in Canada, Israel, Asia, the U.S., and Europe. She has recently performed with groups such as Gladys Knight & The Pips, The 5th Dimension, Queensrÿche, Clay Aiken, Kirk Franklin, Peter Gabriel, and Josh Groban. As an orchestral musician, she also plays with the Dallas Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, the East Texas Symphony, the Abilene Philharmonic, and the Plano Symphony. In November of 2012, Gan began to work with Cirque Musica to perform the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. This is her first appearance at the RPO.
Shelly Fuerte, road managerJeffrey Keene, librarian
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STRAUSS Serenade in E-flat Major, Op. 7 11:00
WAGNER Siegfried Idyll 17:00
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MAHLER Blumine from Symphony No. 1 10:00 in D Major
COPLAND Appalachian Spring 24:00
Michael Butterman, conductor The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair
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PERFORMANCE HALL AT HOCHSTEIN
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Strauss composed this attractive one-movement piece in 1881, as a 17-year-old high school student. He scored it for pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons, plus four horns and double bassoon or bass tuba. Unsurprisingly for the creation of a brilliant but immature composer, it shows numerous influences, including Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, and Mendelssohn. Still, there are traces of the mature Strauss to be heard and enjoyed throughout.
In 1866, Wagner entered into his final and most stable relationship with Cosima, daughter of his close musical ally, Franz Liszt. The tender Siegfried Idyll, based on themes from his recently completed opera, Siegfried, is his musical gift to her and their 18-month-old son, also named Siegfried. At sunrise on December 25, 1870, which was not only Christmas Day but also Cosima’s 33rd birthday, it was premiered by a small orchestra stationed on the winding staircase leading to the second floor of Triebschen, the villa where the Wagners lived on the shore of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. This is decidedly unusual Wagner: blissful, serene, and filled with quiet joy.
RICHARD STRAUSSSerenade in E-flat Major, Op. 7
RICHARD WAGNERSiegfried Idyll
b. June 11, 1864Munich, Germany d. September 8, 1949Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
First performed by the RPOApril 20, 1995;Peter Bay, conductor
Last performed by the RPOJuly 24, 2014;Michael Butterman, conductor
b. May 22, 1813Leipzig, Germanyd. February 13, 1883Venice, Italy
First performed by the RPOMarch 5, 1924;Albert Coates, conductor
Last performed by the RPOMay 13, 2012;Arild Remmereit, conductor
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Before Mahler’s First Symphony was published in 1899, he decided to discard Blumine (Flower Piece), the second of the five movements. The origin of this piece goes back to 1883, in his incidental music for a dramatization of scenes from a poem called The Trumpeter of Sakkingen. It is a nostalgic, delicately scored creation, its main theme introduced by solo trumpet.
GUSTAV MAHLERBlumine from Symphony No. 1 in D Major
b. July 7, 1860Kalischt, Bohemiad. May 18, 1911Vienna, Austria
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from the stageRebecca Gilbert, fluteThe Charlotte Whitney Allen Chair
In his 1990 New York Times obituary, Aaron Copland was dubbed “Dean of American Music” because of his distinctive harmonic language and vivid settings of quintessentially American subjects. In his ballet Appalachian Spring, written for Martha Graham, the storyline of the transformation of a pioneer woman and the passing of traditions, strength, and resilience is described in eight beautiful scenes. The feminine voice of the flute is featured in a very prominent role throughout the work and the flute solos are some of the loveliest and most satisfying to play in the entire repertoire.
This is one of the first pieces I shared with my children after they were born because of the beautifully soothing and nostalgic feeling that permeates the music. The joyful, ennobling innocence in this music continues to give me great comfort on the great journey of motherhood. It makes me feel connected to the countless generations of women who have forged their own paths and, each in their own way, contributed invaluable wisdom and insight to our collective evolutionary well-being.
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During the 1930s, Copland and the celebrated choreographer Martha Graham developed a mutual sense of admiration, based on their shared interest in simple, natural expression. Their first opportunity to collaborate came when arts patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge commissioned Copland to write a score specifically for Graham’s company. The premiere took place on October 30, 1944.
The scenario unfolds during the early 19th Century, on the site of a Pennsylvania farmhouse that has just been built as a pre-wedding gift for a young couple. Here is Copland’s own synopsis: “The bride to be and the young farmer husband enact the emotions, joyful and apprehensive, which their new domestic partnership invites…At the end the couple are left quiet and strong in their new house.” The music climaxes in a set of variations on Simple Gifts, a hymn tune associated with the Shakers, a New England religious sect.
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AARON COPLANDAppalachian Spring
b. November 14, 1900Brooklyn, N.Y.d. December 2, 1990Peekskill, N.Y.
First performed by the RPONovember 1, 1945;Artur Rodzinski, conductor
Last performed by the RPOOctober 26, 2013;Larry Rachleff, conductor
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CYRUS CHESTNUT, piano
ROCHESTER FESTIVAL CHORUSJason Holmes, conductor
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Fabien Gabel, guest conductor
Julie Albers, cello
Karen Gomyo, violin
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SCRIABIN Rêverie, Op. 24 3:00
BRAHMS Concerto for Violin and Cello 31:00 in A Minor, Op. 102 Allegro Andante Vivace non troppo Julie Albers, cello Karen Gomyo, violin
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TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 45:00 “Pathétique” Adagio - Allegro non troppo Allegro con grazia Allegro molto vivace Finale: Adagio lamentoso
Julie Albers and Karen Gomyo’s appearances are made possible in part by The Alfred Davis and Brunhilde Knapp Artists Performance Fund.
Early on, Scriabin focused his energies on a career as a concert pianist. He played a great deal of his own music, which at that time was sufficiently traditional—with its echoes of Chopin and Tchaikovsky—to find widespread favor with audiences. Later he shifted his efforts primarily to composition.
Embracing philosophical concepts drawn from eastern religions and nonconformist Russian poetry, he came to think of music as a medium for the expression of his mystical beliefs, as well as a means to bring about the spiritual enlightenment of listeners. He
saw himself as the purveyor of universal truth, his goal to prepare humanity for the upcoming intermingling of man and divinity. These feelings inspired him to compose music of soaring emotion, new, unusual harmonies, and immense color.
Rêverie is a sweet, delicate example of his early style. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov conducted the premiere in St. Petersburg on December 5, 1898. The audience demanded and received an immediate encore. Its personality and style are highly Romantic, tinged with hints of Debussy’s Impressionism.
Like Beethoven before him, Brahms thought of the concerto in fully symphonic terms, not subscribing to the flashy, empty solo vehicles written by many composers of the day. Each of his four concertos—two for piano, one for violin, and one for violin and cello—is a substantial work drawn on a large canvas. On the technical level they are actually quite demanding, but unlike so many Romantic concertos, they ask as much of their soloists’ intelligence, taste, and humanity as their fingers.
Brahms and Joseph Joachim, the esteemed Hungarian violinist, conductor, and composer, enjoyed a close and productive friendship. Brahms consulted closely with Joachim during the composition of his Violin Concerto, and dedicated it to him. Joachim figured in another Brahms concerto, the one fated to be the last (it also is Brahms’ final work for orchestra).
Not long after the premiere of the Violin Concerto in 1879, Joachim’s marriage came to an end. Brahms decided to take Mrs. Joachim’s
side in the split, thus alienating his friend. After several years of painful separation, Brahms set out to create a musical gesture of reconciliation. During the summer of 1887, he composed this double concerto for violin and cello, with Joachim specifically in mind. Joachim decided to accept this musical apology, although observers noted that he and Brahms never again achieved the same degree of camaraderie they had enjoyed prior to their split. The first performance took place in Cologne on October 15, 1887. Brahms conducted, with Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann as soloists.
ALEXANDER SCRIABINRêverie, Op. 24
JOHANNES BRAHMSConcerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102
b. January 6, 1872Moscow, Russiad. April 27, 1915Moscow
First and last performance by the RPOJanuary 11, 1929; Eugene Goossens, conductor
b. May 7, 1833Hamburg, Germanyd. April 3, 1897Vienna, Austria
First performance by the RPOJanuary 30, 1931;Eugene Goossens, conductorPaul Kefer, celloGustav Tinlot, violin
Last performance by the RPOJanuary 22, 2000;Christopher Seaman, conductorStefan Reuss, celloIlya Kaler, violin
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Tchaikovsky believed himself the victim of a cold, implacable fate. In the last three of his six symphonies, he depicted his struggle against it. He won some degree of victory in the fourth and fifth. But in the sixth, his greatest work (which could be taken as his last will and testament), fate reigned supreme.
He conducted the premiere himself, in St. Petersburg on October 28, 1893. It met with a puzzled reaction, especially regarding the unprecedented act of concluding a symphony with a slow movement. Nine days later Tchaikovsky was dead, perhaps by suicide. The second performance took place at his memorial service, and made a much deeper impression than the first.
On the day after the premiere, the composer was still searching for an appropriate title for the piece. His brother Modest suggested “pathétique,” a French word of Greek origin that is commonly used in Russian. The composer inscribed this immediately on the score. Translating it into English simply as “pathetic” reduces the original word’s undercurrent of passion and suffering.
The symphony opens with a slow, mournful introduction. The expansive exposition section contrasts a restless first subject with a consoling second. The explosive start of the development heralds many pages of mounting hysteria. This section contains a musical quotation from the traditional Russian Requiem Mass, sung to the words “with thy saints, O Christ, give peace to the soul of thy servant.” It is crowned by a passage of slow, stern grandeur, where the trombones and tuba take on the roles of funeral orators.
The following waltz opens with graceful contrast. However, with five beats to the bar instead of the usual three, the mood is thrown off kilter, with disturbing, bittersweet results. In the middle panel, the quiet but insistent beat of the timpani further robs the themes of their otherwise graceful nature.
The third movement begins as a dynamic scherzo. Gathering momentum, it appears to become a blazing march of triumph, sweeping all before it. David Brown, author of an authoritative, four-volume biography of Tchaikovsky, takes on another view. He commented “...this march is, in fact, a deeply ironic, bitter conception—a desperate bid for happiness so prolonged and vehement that it confirms not only the desperation of the search, but also its futility.”
The symphony’s slow, anguished finale confirms this view. Despite repeated protests, resignation becomes complete. A quiet stroke on the tam tam announces fate’s victory. The music sinks back into the dark depths of the orchestra where it began.
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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”
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The first movement contains the lion’s share of the drama. The second is sweet and songful. Brahms concludes the concerto with another of the Hungarian or (gypsy flavored) rondos that he created for several other major scores, the Violin Concerto and Piano Quartet in G Minor among them. This example is serious enough to compare favorably with the preceding movements.
Johannes Brahms, continued from pg 24.
b. May 7, 1840Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russiad. November 6, 1893St. Petersburg, Russia
First performance by the RPOMarch 28, 1923;Arthur Alexander, conductor
Last performance by the RPONovember 17, 2012;Arild Remmereit, conductor
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artistsFabien Gabel, guest conductorRecognized internationally as one of the stars of the new generation, Fabien Gabel is a regular guest of major orchestras in Europe, North America, and Asia, and has been music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra since September 2013.
In 2014−15 and 2015−16, Fabien Gabel returns with the Oslo Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Bremer Philharmoniker, Filharmonía de Galicia, and will debut with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Helsinki Philharmonic, NDR Sinfonie Orchester, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Belgique, Auckland Symphony, and Brisbane’s Queensland Symphony. He also will conduct Carmen at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo. His last appearance with the RPO was in March 2015.
Gabel first attracted international attention in 2004 winning the Donatella Flick competition in London, which subsequently led to his appointment as the LSO’s assistant conductor for the 2004−05 and 2005−06 seasons. Since then, the LSO has engaged him regularly as a guest conductor.
He made his professional conducting debut in 2003 with the Orchestre National de France and has since returned frequently. He now regularly conducts this orchestra in subscription concerts at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris and recently recorded a French opera aria CD with them and mezzo-soprano Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Naïve).
Born in Paris and a member of a family of accomplished musicians, Gabel began studying trumpet at the age of six, honing his skills at the Conservatoire de Paris, which awarded him a first prize in trumpet in 1996, and later at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe, Germany. He went on to play in various Parisian orchestras under the direction of prominent conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Simon Rattle, and Bernard Haitink. In 2002 Fabien Gabel pursued his interest in conducting at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, where he studied with David Zinman, who invited him to appear as a guest conductor at the Festival in 2009. He has studied with Bernard Haitink, Sir Colin Davis, and Paavo Järvi.
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“Fabien Gabel showed himself as much a sentient spirit as a showman, conjuring his players with both compelling technique and eloquent body language…” — The Times UK
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Julie Albers, celloJulie Albers was born into a musical family in Longmont, Colorado. She began violin studies at the age of two before switching to cello at four. She was awarded grand prize at the XIII International Competition for Young Musicians in Douai, France, and, as a result, toured France as soloist with Orchestre de Douai. She made her major orchestral debut with the Cleveland Orchestra in 1998, and thereafter has performed in recital and with orchestras throughout North America, Europe, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2003, Albers was named the first gold medal laureate of South Korea’s Gyeongnam International Music Competition, among other accolades.
Recent debuts include the San Francisco Performances Series and the Grant Park Music Festival (Ill.). Past seasons have included concerto appearances with the Colorado, Indianapolis, San Diego, Seattle, and Vancouver orchestras; as well as the St. Paul and Munich chamber orchestras, among others. During the 2014−15 season, Albers performed with the Winnipeg Symphony, Oklahoma Philharmonic, San Antonio Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Albany Symphony, where she premiered a new concerto by Michael Torke. Upcoming performances include appearances with the Ann Arbor Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, and Colorado Music Festival orchestras. Her last appearance with the RPO was in 2009.
In addition to solo performances, Albers regularly participates in chamber music festivals around the world. She also is assistant professor at the McDuffe Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, where she holds the Mary Jean and Charles Yates Cello Chair. She performs on a N.F. Vuillaume cello made in 1872.
Karen Gomyo, violinRecipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2008, violinist Karen Gomyo has established herself in recent years as a much in-demand soloist internationally, performing with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, LA Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Cleveland Orchestra. Her last appearance with the RPO was in 2011. Outside of the U.S., she has appeared with the Danish National Symphony, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, and Sydney Symphony.
2015−16 season engagements include debuts with the Bamberger Symphoniker and Aarhus Symfoniorkerter, a return to the Hong Kong Philharmonic with its music director Jaap Van Zweden, as well as to the St. Louis, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Milwaukee, and Atlanta symphony orchestras; a two-week residency in Brazil with the Orchestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo with Marin Alsop, and a return to the New Zealand Symphony with its new music director Edo de Waart. In July 2015, she toured Australia with mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
In recital and chamber music, Gomyo has performed in festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe. She also is deeply interested in the Nuevo Tango of Ástor Piazzolla, and has an ongoing special project with Piazzolla’s longtime pianist and tango legend Pablo Ziegler and his partners Héctor del Curto (bandoneon), Claudio Ragazzi (electric guitar), and Pedro Giraudo (double bass).
Karen Gomyo plays the “Aurora, ex-Foulis” Stradivarius violin of 1703 that was bought for her exclusive use by a private sponsor.
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Ward Stare, conductor Christopher O’Riley, host and pianoRaymond Feng, pianoAlec Manasse, clarinetBenjamin Wenzelberg, guest composerEsther Yu, cello
SUNJAN 173 PM
KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
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MOZART Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620 GRIEG Piano Concert, Op. 16 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato Raymond Feng, piano
MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 II. Adagio III. Rondo: Allegro Alec Manasse, clarinet
MOZART Kegelstatt Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498 III. Rondo Christopher O’Riley, piano Alec Manasse, clarinet Melissa Matson, viola
POULENC Sextet for Piano and Winds Will Amsel, clarinet Erik Behr, oboe Rebecca Gilbert, flute W. Peter Kurau, horn Matthew McDonald, bassoon Christopher O’Riley, piano
BENJAMIN MaelströmWENZELBERG
ELGAR Cello Concerto, Op. 85 IV. Allegro—Moderato; Allegro—ma non troppo Esther Yu, cello
SIBELIUS “Lemminkäinen’s Return” from Lemminkäinen’s Suite, Op.22 No.4
Christopher O’Riley will perform on a Steinway piano donated in honor of Jon Nakamatsu, a special friend of the RPO.
Program order and repertoire subject to change
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Based in Boston, Mass., From the Top is an independent nonprofit organization that celebrates the power of music in the hands of extraordinary young people—thanks to the charitable gifts made by many individuals and institutions each year. From the Top’s radio program is made possible in part by an award from the National Endowment of the Arts, a grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, corporate underwriting from U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, and partnerships with radio stations nationwide. From the Top’s founding partners are New England Conservatory and WGBH.
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Our education and outreach programs empower young musicians to reach new audiences and create positive change through music. Every musician who appears on From the Top receives intensive leadership training, exploring unique leadership paths and the skills needed to take music beyond the concert hall. They then apply this training by creating and performing customized outreach activities in every community we visit.
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SCHoLArSHIpS Since 2005, From the Top and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation have awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to over 200 exceptional young musicians with financial need. In addition to providing these young artists with an opportunity to perform on From the Top’s national broadcasts, recipients are awarded up to $10,000 to support their musical studies.
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Christopher O’Riley, host/piano Christopher O’Riley has redefined the possibilities of classical music through media, contemporary music, and innovative programming. In addition to hosting From the Top’s radio and television programs and appearing with top orchestras and festivals around the world, O’Riley also is an interpreter of some of the most important contemporary popular music of our time, living by the Duke Ellington adage, “there are only two kinds of music, good music and bad.”
O’Riley has performed two-piano arrangements of Ástor Piazzolla’s tangos with Argentine pianist Pablo Ziegler, and collaborated with choreographer Martha Clarke in a work that sets the staged stories of Anton Chekhov to the piano works of Alexander Scriabin. He has recorded two discs of his own re-imaginings of Radiohead songs, as well as that of singer/songwriter Nick Drake, and a tribute to Elliot Smith. In 2009, he drew from the works of Nirvana, REM, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Tori Amos, The Smiths, Cocteau Twins, Portishead, and others in Out of My Hands. In 2011, O’Riley teamed up with cellist Matt Haimovitz on Shuffle.Play.Listen., a collaboration that plumbs the virtuosic possibilities of their instruments and blurs the boundaries between classical and pop music. In O’Riley’s Liszt, released in 2013, he delves into the transcriptions of Franz Liszt, adding his own touches and insight to the music of Mozart, Wagner, Berlioz, Schubert, and Schumann. Most recently, O’Riley again teamed up with cellist Matt Haimovitz to release Beethoven, Period., featuring Beethoven’s complete sonatas and variations for fortepiano and violoncello, recorded on period instruments.
O’Riley is a recipient of top prizes and awards from the Van Cliburn Competition and the Avery Fisher Career Grants. He is a graduate of New England Conservatory in Boston, Mass.
Joanne Robinson, announcerJoanne Robinson has a broad arts and communications background. She has performed and toured with several children’s theater companies and worked on production teams of two children’s television programs. In addition to being From the Top’s announcer, she also serves as senior designer. You can follow Joanne’s adventures on tour with the show on our blog at www.fromthetop.org/blog
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artistsRaymond Feng, pianoRaymond Feng, 14, is from Pittsford, N.Y., and has been a pupil of Elier Suárez since age five. He recently won first prizes in the Thousand Islands Chopin International, the Oberlin Conservatory Cooper Piano Festival, Duquesne National Young Artist, and Ithaca College Piano competitions. He has appeared with orchestras from Rochester to Perugia, Italy, including an appearance with the RPO’s community concert series in October 2015. Feng was the only classical musician to receive Genesee Valley Parent Magazine’s “20 under 20” honor. His other interests include computer programming and music improvisation. His favorite sports are tennis and competitive swimming.
Alec Manasse, clarinetAlec Manasse, 17, is from New York City, and attends LaGuardia High School while studying clarinet with Laura Flax in The Juilliard Pre-College Division. While at Juilliard, he won the concerto competition and performed the complete Mozart Clarinet Concerto with orchestra. He attends Eastern Music Festival in the summer time, and also has won the concerto competition there. Outside of music, Manasse loves comedy and thinks that hilarity is beautiful.
Esther Yu, celloEsther Yu, 15, is from Westport, N.Y., and attends Rye High School while studying cello with Minhye Kim in The Juilliard Pre-College Division. She won third prize in the 2015 Johansen International Competition in Washington, D.C., and was a semifinalist in the eighth International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians. She also is the principal cellist of the Juilliard Pre-College Symphony. Outside of music, Yu loves to volunteer for nonprofit organizations, inspired by her father, who travels to Peru as a medical missionary.
Benjamin Wenzelberg, composerBenjamin Wenzelberg, 16, is from Tenafly, N.J., and studies composition with Eric Ewazen in The Juilliard Pre-College Division. His opera The Sleeping Beauty won the 2014 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award and his piano trio Midnight Tides won the 2014 BMI Student Composer Award. In addition to being an outstanding composer, he has been performing with the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus for six seasons. He has appeared onstage as a composer, pianist, singer, and conductor. In his free time Wenzelberg loves to travel in order to expose himself to foreign languages and cultures.
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Co-CEO & Executive ProducerJennifer Hurley-WalesCo-CEO & Executive ProducerGerald SlavetExecutive AssistantCullen Bouvier
Senior Radio ProducerTom Voegeli Director of Content & ProductionTim BankerProduction ManagerElizabeth DeVoreAssociate Music ProducerErin NolanAssociate Producer for Radio & VideoMark WilliamsMusic AdvisorTom Vignieri
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Tim LienhardScholarship ManagerClaire SheproAdmissions & Alumni Relations AssistantMatt DykemanRecruitment & Alumni Relations
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Linda GerstleProgram Manager, National TourMichael DahlbergProgram Manager, Greater BostonShea MavrosProgram AssistantMindy Cimini
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AnnouncerJoanne RobinsonAssociate Video Producer Noah Craigwell
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Corporate partners, Foundations & organizationsThe Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following corporate, foundation, and community organizations for their generous support. Listings are as of November 30, 2015. Please contact Rachel Boucher at 585.454.7311 x249.
symphony($50,000 and above)Haskell Rosenberg Family FundWegman Family Charitable
FoundationElaine P. & Richard U. Wilson
Foundation
ConCerto ($25,000–$49,999)Arts Tomorrow Fund at The
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
ESL Charitable FoundationThe Max and Marian Farash
Charitable FoundationLightower Networks, Inc.G.W. Lisk, Inc. of Clifton SpringsGouvernet Arts Fund at The
Rochester Area Community Foundation
William and Sheila Konar Foundation
M&T Bank
sonata ($10,000–$24,999)First Niagara Bank Gertrude L. Chanler Fund at The
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Constellation BrandsGlover Crask Charitable Trust Daisy Marquis Jones FoundationHigh Falls AdvisorsRochester Regional Health
SystemXerox Foundation
suite ($5,000–$9,999)Joseph & Anna Gartner
FoundationAnn & Gordon Getty Foundation KeyBankPaul Klingenstein Family
Foundation, Inc.Spindler Family FoundationThomson Reuters
overture ($3,000–$4,999)Caldwell Manufacturing
CompanyThe Elizabeth F. Cheney
FoundationCornell/Weinstein Family
FoundationRufus K. Dryer II FundMary S. Mulligan Charitable
TrustRochester Midland CorporationThe Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk
Foundation
partner ($1,000–$2,999)ALSTOM Signaling Foundation♦
Ames-Amzalak Memorial TrustThe Autism Council of RochesterBancroft-Tubbs Family FundBlitman & King LLPBosch Security SystemsBraitman Family FoundationT.M. & M.W. Crandall FoundationCulligan WaterDavenport-Hatch FoundationFieldtex Products, Inc.Flaum Management Company,
Inc.Fred L. Emerson FoundationHome Properties, Inc.Kovalsky-Carr Electric SupplyNew Horizons Band & OrchestraOpera Guild of RochesterThe Guido and Ellen Palma
FoundationPIMCOThe Przysinda Family FoundationWaldron Rise FoundationRochester Gas & Electric Corp.Rochester Philharmonic LeagueRubens Family FoundationKilian J. & Caroline F. Schmitt
Foundation
assoCiate ($600–$999)Bio-Optronics, Inc.Insley-McEntee Equipment Co.Manning & Napier Advisors♦
O’Connell Electric Co.♦
supporter ($300–$599)Bergmann AssociatesCorning IncorporatedDeCarolis Truck Rental♦Diamond PackagingCynthia H. Little Endowment
FundKPMG LLPMatthews & Fields Lumber Co.Peko Precision Products, Inc.Gary & Nancy Penisten Family
FoundationStar Headlight & Lantern Co.
giFts in KindSarah D. Atkinson, M.D. &
Steven HessEd & Barbara BurnsMichael Butterman & Jennifer
CarsilloCity NewspaperConstellation BrandsPeter & Joan FaberKurt & Judy FeuhernKevin GavaganJohn GriecoHedonist Artisan ChocolatesTom & Nan HildebrandtJay AdvertisingJanet Kellner & Jim KurtzKidsOutAndAbout.comRobin LehmanJR McCarthyNazareth CollegeAlexandra Northrop & Jules L.
Smith, Esq.Richie Rich EventsKatherine T. & Jon L.
SchumacherChristopher SeamanMark Siwiec & Duffy PalmerIngrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyWard StareJeff & Jill TyzikWegmansSuzanne Welch & Bill WatsonPatricia Wilder
matChing giFt CompaniesBank of AmericaCorning Incorporated FoundationDiscover Financial ServicesExxonMobil FoundationGE FoundationGenesee & Wyoming, Inc.Gleason FoundationGoogle, Inc.Hewlett-PackardIBM CorporationJohnson & JohnsonJ. P. Morgan Chase & Co.Morgan StanleyOppenheimer Funds, Inc.Paychex, Inc.Pfizer FoundationVerizon
♦ RPO Business Club
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artistiC eXCeLLenCe soCietyThe Artistic Excellence Society (AES) recognizes donors for making a three-year pledge of $2,500 or more. The AES is designed to engage our most passionate contributors and to ensure financial stability and ongoing support. Contact Jason V. Polasek at 585.454.7311 x280 to learn more about becoming an AES member.
Anonymous (1) Nancy & Harry BeilfussCarol & John BennettStuart & Betsy BobryChris & Tom BurnsMary Ellen BurrisMargaret J. CarnallMr. & Mrs. Russell D. ChapmanJeff & Sue CraneDr. Eric DreyfussLarry & Kas EldridgeFred L. Emerson FoundationJames & Ellen EnglertLouise Epstein
Barbara & Patrick FulfordCharles & Cindy GibsonRob W. GoodlingDavid & Barrie HeiligmanMr.* & Mrs. Robert D. HurshRalph F. JozefowiczMyrta & Robert KnoxJim & Marianne KollerStephen Lurie & Kathleen HoltDrs. Jacques* & Dawn LipsonJane & Jim LittwitzSwaminathan & Janice MadhuDaniel M. MeyersDeanne Molinari
Paul Marc & Pamela Miller NessCharles H. OwensWilliam & Barbara PulsiferDr. & Mrs. Ronald ReedElizabeth & Larry RicePaul & Brigid RyanKatherine T. & Jon L. SchumacherVicki & Richard SchwartzNancy SkeltonIngrid A. Stanlis & Paul R. DonnellyDr. & Mrs. Tae B. WhangMichael & Patricia WilderKitty J. Wise
Campaign For artistiC eXCeLLenCeThe Campaign for Artistic Excellence was launched in 2012 to help the RPO achieve its long-term goals of attracting and retaining the best possible artistic talent, continuing a tradition of community service, building national recognition, and ensuring financial stability and organizational excellence.
$100,000 and aboveG. W. Lisk Company, Inc.Drs. Jacques* & Dawn Lipson
$50,000–$99,999Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson FoundationLouise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen
$30,000–$49,999High Falls Advisors
$15,000–$29,999John & Carol BennettMarie & Charlie KentonElizabeth & Larry Rice
$10,000–$14,999Robin & Michael Weintraub
$5,000–$9,999William Eggers & Deborah McLean
george eastman LegaCy soCietyThe George Eastman Legacy Society honors those individuals who have included the RPO in their estate plans. Interested in joining a growing group of dedicated individuals who appreciate the value that the RPO brings to their lives and the life of our community? Contact Jason V. Polasek at 585.454.7311 x280 to find out how you can help ensure that the RPO will be here for future generations.
Anonymous (1)Nancy & Harry BeilfussCarol & John BennettJack and Carolyn BentEllen S. BevanStuart & Betsy BobryWilliam L. & Ruth P. CahnMargaret J. CarnallJoan & Paul CasterlineDr. & Mrs. John J. CondemiJanis Dowd & Daan ZwickJoan FeinbloomDonald & Elizabeth FisherSuressa & Richard H. ForbesCatherine & Elmar FrangenbergCarolyn & Roger FriedlanderBetsy FriedmanBarbara & Patrick FulfordMary M. GooleyBarbara Jean Gray-GottorffGeorge Greer*Mrs. Laura J. HameisterJean HitchcockNorman L. Horton H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm
Mr.* & Mrs. Robert D. HurshJim & Marianne KollerMarshall and Lenore Lesser Drs. Jacques* & Dawn LipsonSue & Michael LococoWilliam C. and Elfriede K. LotzCricket & Frank LuellenMr. & Mrs. Daniel MaharJoseph J. ManciniPete & Sally MerrillRobert J. & Marcia Wishengrad MetzgerMrs. Elizabeth O. MillerDeanne MolinariPaul Marc & Pamela Miller Ness Suzanne F. PowellEileen D. RamosWilliam RappDr. Ramon L. and Judith S. RickerDr. Suzanne H. RodgersWallace R. RustPeggy W. SavlovDavid & Antonia T. SchantzWilliam & Susan SchoffPeter Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti
Jon L. & Katherine T. SchumacherGretchen ShaferIngrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyAnn & Robert Van NielLewis & Patricia Ward-BakerFred M. WechslerRobin & Michael WeintraubMichael and Patricia WilderKitty J. WiseNancy & Mark ZawackiAlan Ziegler & Emily NeeceIvan TownHarry & Ruth WalkerSusan and Lawrence YovanoffMr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow
The RPO is most grateful for the generous gifts from the estates of Edith B. Arganbright, Norris F. Carlson, Jean Groff, William B. Hale, Mrs. Samter Horwitz, Eleanor T. Patterson, Gretchen Shafer, Elbis A. Shoales, M.D., Jean Boynton Baker, and William L. Gamble.
*Deceased
*Deceased
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maestro’s CirCLeThe Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous individuals listed here who help us continue to enrich and inspire the community through the art of music. While space only permits us to list gifts made at the Benefactor level and above, we value the generosity and vital support of all donors. Thank you so very much! Listings are as of November 30, 2015. Please contact Rachel Boucher at 585.454.7311 X249.
maestoso ($50,000 and above)
AnonymousWilliam L. & Ruth P. CahnIlene & David FlaumSherman Levey & Deborah Ronnen
Alexandra Northrop & Jules L. Smith, Esq.Douglas & Diana PhillipsKathy & John PurcellKatherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher
Ingrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyRobert C. StevensJosephine S. TrubekMichael & Patricia Wilder
presto ($15,000–$24,999)
AnonymousMrs. Rollie Abkowitz in memory of Dr.
Martin AbkowitzNancy & Harry BeilfussJim BoucherWilliam Eggers & Deborah McLeanMr. & Mrs. James T. EnglertLouise Epstein
Dr. & Mrs. Steven FeldonRonald H. FieldingJeff & Alleen FraserJay* & Betsy FriedmanMr. & Mrs. Ronald A. FurmanJoanne GianninyJulian & Marjorie GoldsteinPatricia A. GuttenbergJody and Bruce R. Hellman
Marie & Charlie KentonJim & Marianne KollerMDr. & Mrs. Michael MillardMrs. Richard PalermoMChristopher and Elaine PipaFayga Press*Mark Siwiec & Duffy PalmerDr. Eugene P. Toy
vivaCe ($10,000–$14,999)
Stephen & Janice AshleyCarol & John BennettMr. & Mrs. Paul W. BriggsSusan Kay BrownMr. & Mrs. Harlan D. CalkinsPaul & Mary CallawayCatherine B. CarlsonJoan & Paul CasterlineMary CowdenJoyce CroftonDr. Eric Dreyfuss
In Memoriam for Anita B. Dushay by Frederick Dushay, M.D.
Joan FeinbloomDavid & Barrie HeiligmanNorman HortonStephen* & Leslie JacobsMr. & Mrs. Bruce M. KennedyMr.* & Mrs. Wm. KonarHarold & Christine KurlandNancy & David LaneJoanne LangDr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone, Jr.
Jane & Jim LittwitzStephen Lurie & Kathleen HoltDan & Kiki MaharMr. Lawrence MartlingDeanne MolinariCharles H. OwensDr. & Mrs. Ronald ReedRiedman FoundationJanet Buchanan SmithMSandra & Richard SteinKrestie UtechRobin & Michael Weintraub
aLLegro ($5,000–$9,999)
Anonymous (2)Miriam H. AckleyMr. & Mrs. George M. AngleMr. & Mrs. Matthew Bielaska, Jr.Judith M. Binder & Barbara ErblandStuart & Betsy BobryBarbara & John BruningChris & Tom BurnsMary Ellen BurrisPhilip & Jeanne CarlivatiMargaret J. CarnallBetsy & John CarverMr. & Mrs. Russell D. ChapmanThomas ChaseBill & Victoria CherryJeremy A. Cooney, Esq. Jeff & Sue CraneAlison & John CurrieRichard & Michele DeckerMichele DryerLarry & Kas EldridgeArthur & Marilyn EltingJohn R. ErtleRobert P. Fordyce
Dr. & Mrs. Elmar FrangenbergShirley B. & Kevin FrickHelen & Dan FultzPatty & Dick GeorgeDr. & Mrs. Charles J. GibsonMr. & Mrs. Donald GinsbergRob W. GoodlingDebbie & Michael GordonAlan & Julie GriesingerGeorge & Mary HamlinAlan J. HarrisWarren & Joyce HeilbronnerDr. Jack & Harriette HowittErnest* & Roberta IerardiMiles & Silvija JonesDr. Ralph F. JozefowiczDaryl & Charles KaplanNorman & Judith KarstenRichard & Karen KnowlesMyrta & Robert KnoxMarcy & Ray Kraus in loving memory of
Dr. Allan & Charlotte KrausErnest & Sarah KrugRoss P. Lanzafame
Gay & Don LenhardDr. & Mrs. Hobart A. LernerJohn & Dolores LoftusEdith M. LordSwaminathan & Janice MadhuSaul & Susan MarshWilliam P. McCarrickPamela McGreevyMr. & Mrs. James R. McMillenDuane & Ida MillerJames E. Morris, Esq.Mrs. Edward MulliganPaul Marc & Pamela Miller NessDrs. Avice & Timothy O’ConnorBernard & Molly PannerSandra A. Parker & John M. SummersBrock & Sandra PowellWilliam & Barbara PulsiferSusan A. RaubNathan & Susan RobfogelJohn B. RumseyPaul & Brigid RyanRon & Sharon SalluzzoRichard & Vicki Schwartz
andante ($2,500–$4,999)
Anonymous (3)Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D. & Steven Hess Barbara & Patrick Fulford
Mrs. Marjorie MorrisLarry & Elizabeth RiceSunny & Nellie Rosenberg
Elise & Stephen RosenfeldDr.* and Mrs. Robert SantoLouise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen
prestissimo ($25,000–$49,999)
Drs. Jacques* & Dawn Lipson Cricket & Frank Luellen
*Deceased MMatching Gift
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Anonymous (10) Daniel & Elizabeth AbbasRobert E. & Carol G. AchillesBarbara & David AckroydJacqueline Adams Edward & Joan After Carol Aldridge Dr. & Mrs. Henry W. AltlandStephanie & Geoffrey AmselMarvin & Frederica AmsteyAllan & Polly AndersonElaine Anderson Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Angevine, Jr.Dave & Jan Angus Mr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. AraghiBob & Jody Asbury Reuben Auspitz & Dawn GoodelkJane Ellen Bailey Betsy Ann Balzano John & Lisa Baron David & Nan Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Bruce B. BatesPhilip & Sharon Burke Lloyd F. Bean & Ursula BurnsWilliam J. Beenhouwer Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. BennettDavid M. Berg & Dawn K. RiedyDon & Peggy Bolger Allen & Joyce BoucherMWilliam & Grace BoudwayJohn* & Kristine BouyoucosSimon & Josephine BraitmanLouis & Susan Brescia Dr. & Mrs. George G. BrowningJosh & Beth Bruner Ann Burr & A. Vincent BuzardAlan Cameros Dr. Thomas Caprio & Ann LenhardtTina Chandler Oliver Chanler Margaret & Donald CherrDr. & Mrs. Tim Clader Mary Ellen Clark Lorraine W. Clarke Sarah H. Collins MChristine Colucci Dr. John & Carol R. CondemiMarjorie Converse Mrs. Nancy Curme Joseph & Judith DarweeshLinda Wells Davey Horace R. Davis David F. Dean Bonnie and Duane DeHollanderJacques & Monique DelettrezTex & Nicki Doolittle Gail & Douglas DoonanJanis Dowd & Daan ZwickThe Honorable Robert & Barbara DuffyDr. & Mrs. James DurfeeRose Duver Wendy & David DworkinEllen & Lester Eber Dr. Steven & Susan EisingerCarol & Tom Elliott Mohsen Emami, M.D. Gerald G. Estes
Julia B. Everitt Trevor & Elizabeth EwellJohn & Kristy Farar Sherman & Anne FarnhamSamuel J. & Marsha R. FicoMJill Sutton Finan Thomas & Janet Fink Charles Fitzgibbon Gail R. Flugel John & Sandy Ford In Memory of Dr. & Mrs. Charles R.
FordyceMr. & Mrs. Thomas ForsythJonathan Foster Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. FoxHarry & Marion FulbrightMarjorie & James FulmerJohanna M. Gambino in memory of
Jerry J. GambinoDr. Richard & Josie GangemiDavid & Patricia GardnerAnn S. Garrett Winston E. Gaum Dr. & Mrs. David GentileCraig & Shirley George Mr. & Mrs. Wesley P. GhyzelTom & Kelly Gilman Warren & June Glaser Paul & Carol Goldberg Deborah G. Goldman Patricia Goodwin Burton Gordon Dane & Judy Gordon Jean Gostomski Suzanne Gouvernet Janet & Roger Gram Jeanne Gray in memory of Robert C.
GrayDavid Louis GuadagninoBrigitte & Klaus GueldenpfennigDr. & Mrs. Robert J. HaggertyWilliam B. Hale Jeffrey & Lynne Halik Peggy & David Hall Joan & Alfred HallenbeckDr. Patricia Hans Louise B. Harris Merrill & Dianne HerrickWalter B.D. Hickey, Jr. Tom & Nan HildebrandtMr. and Mrs. David HinkleArt & Barb Hirst Susan Holliday Dr. Robert E. Horn & Patricia NachmanGloria Horwitz Mary Jo & Jack Hultz Marjorie S. Humphrey Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. IwanBob & Elaine Jacobsen Jane H. Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Harold KanthorRobert J. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Alvie Kidd Dr. & Mrs. John W. KilligrewRichard & Sidney KillmerMr. & Mrs. Mordecai KolkoKaren S. Kral
Barbara & Jack KraushaarDrs. Richard Kreipe & Mary Sue JackChari Krenis Deanna & Charles KrusenstjernaWerner & Susan Kunz David & Andrea LambertLane Family Fund Ms. Connie Leary John & Alice Leddy Nancy H. Lee Norman & Arlene LeenhoutsVincent & Christina LentiT.C. and Pam Lewis Ken & Katherine LindahlMr. & Mrs. James A. Locke IIISue & Michael Lococo Arthur E. Lowenthal Harold D. Lowry Pamela Krug Maloof Kathryn Markakis & Geoffrey WilliamsDiana Marquis Mrs. Bruce P. Marshall Frances & Robert MarxStephen Matkowsky & Elzbieta
CharchalisCarol & John MattesonWilliam & Erin McCuneMrs. Gilbert G. McCurdyGilbert Kennedy McCurdyCarol A. McFetridge Bruce & Eleanor McLearDr. & Mrs. Neal McNabbKaren Mead Marion & Ed Mench Pete & Sally Merrill Dr. & Mrs. Edward MessingDaniel M. Meyers John Muenter Dr. & Mrs. Stephen MunsonMorning Musicale Dr. Gary & Ruth MyersMr. & Mrs. Philip NeivertElizabeth Neureiter-SeelySara L. Niemeyer Kathy & Ted Nixon William J. O’Connor, Jr. David E. Owens Mrs. Virginia S. Pacala Mrs. Betty L. Paddock Paul F. Pagery Jane Parker & Francis CosentinoPatricia & Philip Parr Mr. Kirkwood PersoniusChanning & Marie PhilbrickAnn Piato Vera Powley Bill & Beverly Pullis Nancy & Vincent RealeMr. & Mrs. Thomas S. RichardsMrs. Norma Riedman Carol Ritter Wright & William WrightDaniel & Nancy RobbinsMrs. Stanley M. RogoffDr. Marie Rolf & Mr. Robin LehmanThomas & Elizabeth RossHon. Franklin T. & Cynthia RussellDrs. Carl & O.J. Sahler
adagio ($1,000–$2,499)
Libba & Wolf SekaNancy A. SkeltonDr. & Mrs. Sidney H. SobelNorman & Glenna SpindelmanBob & Gayle StilesDavid & Grace Strong
John UrbanMrs. Robert van der StrichtAnn & Robert Van NielDr. Sidney & Linda S. WeinsteinDr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang
Ms. Christine Wickert in memory of Janet Oaks
Kitty J. WiseRobert A. WoodhouseCharlotte C. Wright
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adagio ($1,000–$2,499) Continued
phiLharmoniC Friends
Anonymous (4) Karen Abbas Dr. & Mrs. James V. Aquavella Betsy & Gerald Archibald Steve & Anne Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bennett Chris & Jodi Beyer Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Blumenau Jeff & Kathy Bowen Claire M. Brown Josephine Buckley Bruce & Shirley Burritt Dick & Marcia Calabrese Jane A. Capellupo Michael B. Gehl & Jeffrey Caruso David & Mary Cheeran Walter Cooper John & Catherine Coulter Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Curtis, Jr. Cathy Cushman & Jeff Sokol Mr. James J. De Luca Elaine Del Monte Jane Dieck Wendell & Mary Discher William & Cynthia Dougherty Ms. Marilyn Drumm Udo Fehn & Christine Long Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Fleckenstein George & Marie Follett Suressa and Richard Forbes John & Chris Forken Dr. Gary J. Friend & Mrs. Lois B. Wolff-
FriendRichard & Carol Fullerton Peter & Nancy Gaess Richard T. Galvin Robert & Jeanne Grace Dr. & Mrs. William Grammar Barbara J. Granite
Ed & Terry Grissing Mrs. Laura J. Hameister Marilyn & Dick Hare Mr. Lawrence Helfer John & Barbara Holder Andrew & Kathleen Holt Carol E. Hopkins H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm Earl & Mary Ingersoll Robert & Merilyn Israel Ronald & Martha Jodoin Lori & Frank Karbel Mrs. Maryel Kellogg Marilyn & David Klass Marcella Klein & Richard Schaeffer Glenn & Nancy Koch Jane Labrum Doris & Austin Leve In memory of Helene P. LovenheimJohn & Judy Lynd Roger T. McCleary Richard McGrath Jim & Anne McMonagle Mr. & Mrs. John F. Mc Namara Ferne F. Merrill Ken & Nancy Mihalyov Hinda & Michael Miller Onnalie Miller Jonathan Mink & Janet Cranshaw Richard & Joyce Mitchell Ilene Montana Dr. & Mrs. William L. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Otto Muller-Girard Harold Munson Mr. Raymond L. Nelson Dr. Richard & Nancy Newton W. Robert Nolan David & Monica Panipinto Jason V. Polasek
Margaret Quackenbush Robert & Anne Quivey Stan & Anne Refermat Mrs. William M. Remley Dr. & Mrs. Gordon N. Robinson Antonio & Patricia K. Rosati Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. RosenbaumJamal & Pam Rossi William Saunders Gary B. & Scott A. Schaefer Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Schenck Axel Schreiner Thomas Schumacher Joan M. Schumaker George J. Schwartz, M.D. Elaine & Peter Schwarz Katie Sejba Carol C. Shulman Robert & Norma Snyder Janet H. Sorensen Chris Stenzel Margaret A. Strite Donna Thompson Mimi & Sam Tilton John & Betty Travis J. Michael & Sally Turner Jim Van Meter & Marlene Piscitelli Ann D. Weintraub Dale & Lorraine Whittington Donald P. Wichman Ed & Wilma Wierenga Claes & Puck Winquist Charles & Susan Wolfe Gary & Judith Wood Laura & Joel Yellin Carol Zajkowski Karen & Sy Zivan
advoCate ($700–$999)
Anonymous (11) Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. AckleyMary Elaine Aldoretta & Richard
BurandtRobert & Anne Allen Peter & Jane AndersonAllegra Angus A. Joseph Antos Dr. & Mrs. E. David Appelbaum
Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. AtwaterGloria Baciewicz Jean Boynton Baker Leslie Baker Mr. & Mrs. Thomas BaltaMaureen Baran Tom Bartolini Dr. & Mrs. Donald BarrettAsish & Susan Basu
Karen Baumgartner Brenda Beal John & Ellen Beck Anne Bell Hays & Karen Bell Mrs. Helen H. Berkeley Eric & Marcia Birken Ms. Chrystine BlackwellMrs. Barbara Blake
beneFaCtor ($375–$699)
*Deceased MMatching Gift
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. SantoRon Sassone Drs. Eva & Jude Sauer Peggy Savlov James G. Scanzaroli Susan & Bill Schoff Anthony and Gloria SciolinoPeter Schott & Mary Jane TasciottiDoria Scortichini & Christopher RitchlinCatherine & Richard SeegerJoan & Arthur Segal Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. SheaWayne & Sonja SheltonRobert & Nancy ShewanVirginia Skuse & Mr. Frank GrossoAlice & Ken Slining Susan & David SpectorMDaniel & Susan Stare Kenneth T. & Eva M. Steadman
Mrs. Andrea Stewart Dr. Robert & Sally Jo StookeyEleanor Summers Frank & Rose Swiskey Margaret & Charles SymingtonDr. & Mrs. Henry A. ThiedeJ. Russell & Kathleen ThomasMiriam Thomas Robert & Diane Tichell Dr. & Mrs. Mark TornatoreStephen & Shirley TownsendMrs. Schuyler TownsonDavid & Marcia TrauernichtMrs. Richard L. Turner Dorothy Tyler Jim & Linda Varner Dr. Laura von DoenhoffMs. Gretchen Voss Richard & Brenda Vuillequez
Harry & Ruth Walker MSkip & Karen Warren Stephen R. Webb Ann Weitzel Mary Ellen Welch Joseph Werner & Diane SmithStephen Wershing Carol Whitbeck Mrs. Frederick C. WhiteMrs. Kay R. Whitmore Dr. James & Nancy WierowskiJames H. Willey Henry Williams & Barbara DimmickElise & Joseph WojciechowskiErnest Wong Caroline & Richard YatesJohn C. Youngers Mr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow
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Lynne Blank James R. Boehler Nancy R. Boerner Mrs. Philip P. Bonanni Susan & Peter Bondy Agneta D. Borgstedt, M.D.Don & Jackie Bowman Donald & Mary Boyd Judith Boyd Mr. & Mrs. Daan BravemanLinda Bretz Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. BriggsElaine & Wayne BrigmanMrs. George H. Brown Susann Brown & Terence ChrzanWilma M. Brucker Doug & Chris Brush Nancy Brush and John ParkerRichard F. Brush Al Buckner Martha Bullock Dr. & Mrs. James BurchfielDavid J. & Margaret M. BurnsRory & Rebekah Burrill Lori Busch James Butler Joe Buttari Eric & Lee Caine Keith & Joan Calkins Mary Carlton Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. CarrierJohn & Diane Caselli Diane & Roger Cass William T. Chandler Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Rita ChessinIrene Churukian Victor Ciaraldi & Kathy MarchaesiJack & Barbara Clarcq Mrs. Ann Clarke Martha D. Clasquin Elizabeth Claypoole Mr. & Mrs. James D. CliffordAlan Cohen & Nancy BloomGloria & Pincus Cohen David & Donna Cole Mary Ellen Collinge MCheryl Collins Barbara A. Colucci Matthew & Katherine ComeauMr. George J. Conte, Jr.Roy Czernikowski & Karin DunniganDr. Salvatore & Joan DalberthFrance Danielson Jerry Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. DaviesRobert & Sandi DeBruyckerDr. & Mrs. H. George Decancq, Jr.John & Jane DeCory Sue De George Ken & Jean DeHaven Dr. Elise dePapp Josephine Dewey G. Michael Dewoody Nancy & Sreeram DhurjatyJames E. Dierks Celia Dilworth Mr. A. Dmochowski Donald & Stephanie DoeWarren Doerrer Joseph Duba Jane Dunham Ms. Jeanetta Dunlap Mrs. C.M. Durland Mrs. Florence Dynski
Joanne Eccles Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. EganLarry & Peggy Elliott Holly K. Elwell Marcia L. Elwitt D. Craig Epperson & Dr. Beth JelsmaKarl & Paula Essler Gordon J. Estey Richard Evans Donald & Jean Eygnor Joan & Peter Faber Mr. & Mrs. C. Eugene Faulk, IIIDr. Paul Fine Clara S. Firth Elizabeth B. Fisher F. Peter Flihan Mrs. Timothy P. ForgetCortland F. Fowler, Sr. Ann & Steve Fox Barbara L. Frank Sandra & Neil Frankel Mrs. Richard Freeman Ruth Freeman Judith Fulmer Muriel & Bob Gabbey N. Gadziala & R. J. LooneySue Gaffney Jerry J. Gambino, Jr. Jill & Kent Gardner Sharon Garelick Kevin Gavagan Richard & Joyce GilbertJean & Dr. Al Ginkel Robert & Marie GintherAndrea S. Giuffre Mrs. Coral T. GlassmanBruce Goldman John & Roslyn GoldmanMr. & Mrs. Julian M. GordonJane Gorsline Barbara Jean Gray-GottorffMr. & Mrs. Newton H. GreenGay Jane Greene Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. GriswoldGaye Gronlund & Bruce CornerMichael & Joanna GrosodoniaMs. Barbara E. Gross Mr. Robert C. GrossmanDr. & Mrs. Robert GulickAnn L. Haag Susan & James HaefnerMary Hale David & Frances Hall Howard T. Hallowell III Robert Hallstrom & Lily ShawSharon & Mark Hamer David & MaryAnn HamiltonZena & Tom Hampson Martin & Sherrie HandelmanAnn & Ed Hanley Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. HannaRonald W. Hansen Mark & Barbara HargraveRobert T. & Mary Ann HargraveKaren Hart Mr. & Mrs. James M. HartmanDavid & Marian HartneyMr. & Mrs. Lee Hasiuk Sandra Hasenauer Bernice Hatch Gil & Judy Hawkins Mrs. Robert A. Heinle Richard Henshaw Ray & Joan Hensler
Ms. Judith Hensley Carol & Michael Hirsh Ryan Hoefen David L. Hoffberg Paul Hoffman & Jane SchryverPeter Hogan Dan & Sandy Hollands Mr. & Mrs. Ned HolmesTala & Mark Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. William N. HosleyLarry & Barbara Howe Dr. Wei & Ivy Hsu Mr. & Mrs. Jerome L. HuffRichard & Joyce HumphreysDr. and Mrs. Donald HunsbergerGwyneth Hunting Mr. & Mrs. John HustlerMr. Robert S. Hyman Mr. & Mrs. James B. IsaacMr. Agop Ispentchian Dewey Jackson La Marr J. Jackson, Esq.Bruce Jacobs Stephen & Kay JacobsteinCynthia C. Jankowski Mr. Gerald Jenkins Janet S. Jennison David & Patricia Jewell Dr. & Mrs. H. Douglas JonesJohn & Carole Joyce Valerie & Robert KalwasDr. & Mrs. Donald KammAnne Kampmeier Barbara & Robert Kay Mr. Jack L. Kelch Janet Kemp William & Jean KeplingerMary Kerr Leo & Cynthia KesselringJack & CB Kinsella Kenneth R. Knight Mrs. Ellen Konar Paulina & Laurence KovalskyElsbeth J. Kozel James & Elaine Kraus Dr. & Mrs. Jacob KriegerSalvatore & Sandra LaBellaRev. William Laird Dr. & Mrs. Leo R. LandhuisDonna M. Landry Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O. LangeCraig & Susan Larson Diana Lauria Rev. Sandra Lemke Jennifer Leonard & David Cay JohnstonLenore & Marshall LesserDr. Pamela Leve Catherine Lewis & Angela BonazingaSarah F. Liebschutz Ms. Jean Ligozio Margaret A. Lindsey, M.D.Barbara L. Lobb Dr. Erwin Loewen & Anita RosenfeldDr. & Mrs. Norman R. LoomisMrs. Elfriede K. Lotz Carol C. Lovell Ed Lutterbein Edward J. & Kathleen L. LyndSandra Maceyka Russell Madsen Mr. & Mrs. Achilles MafiliosAngela Mambro James Mance Jeanne Mandel
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Eileen D. Ramos Richard & Susan Reed Dr. & Mrs. Paul ReevesMr. & Mrs. David A. ReynoldsBob & Shirley RheinwaldMr. & Mrs. Donn P. RiceDr. Ramon L. & Judith S. RickerDonald & Ernstine RicknerChristopher Rider Sandra & Eugene Riley Robert Robbins Nancy & Art Roberts Suzanne Robinson Lawrence & Virginia RockwellMrs. David Romig Judy & Bill Rose Dr. Harry & Ellen RosenDr. Gerald & Maxine RosenMargery & Richard RosenDick & Bea RosenbloomMrs. Wilfrid Rowe, Jr. Beatrice Roxin in memory of Paul RoxinDr. & Mrs. G. Theodore RuckertAndrea Rudolph & Rosalind M.
RudolphCarolyn & Charles RuffingMr. James R. Sabey Louise Sadowski Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Salerno, Jr.Robert & Hedria SaltzmanEd & Gabriel Saphar Donald & Madelyn SassoSusan Scanlon & Croft K. HangartnerRobert & Judene ScheidtMr. & Mrs. Richard SchenkelMarjorie Schmale Paul & Barbara SchmiedNancy & David SchraverDavid & Naomi Schrier Elaine Schroeder Caroline and Bill SchultzThomas Schumacher Charene Schuth Rich Sensenbach Mr. & Mrs. Eugene P. SeymourDr. Paul & Kathy ShapiroRuth Sheldon Mary E. Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Michael O. ShipleyMrs. Donna B. Shum Myron S. Silver & Rivka ChatmanJoseph Simpson Daniel & Sarah Singal Mr. & Mrs. Leonard SingerElizabeth E. Smith George Smith & Diane AhlmanMs. Carol Snook Dr. Jane Souza Charles H. Speirs Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. StaceyWalter Stacker Donna Stein Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph SteinerGeorgine & James StengerMr. & Mrs. David SternElizabeth & Robert SterrettAnn H. Stevens & William J. ShattuckKevin Stone & Nancy Atwood-StoneDr. & Mrs. Alexander StrasserAnne Sullivan Robert & Catherine Sykes
Barbara and John SzulgitEdward Tanner & Elizabeth TreiberDouglas F. Taylor David & Carol TeegardenJonathan G. Terry Chris Thomas & Catherine CerulliEric Thompson Thomas Thompson Donald Tingley Celia & Doug Topping Bill & Mary Anna TowlerDonald & Donna TraverMr. & Mrs. George TreierWilliam J. Tribelhorn Mr. & Mrs. A. Gene TrimbleJohn & Janet Tyler Eugene & Gloria UlterinoJoyce Underberg & Stan RodwinDJ & Patty Upton George Urich Charles & Susan Van BurenBruce & Lauri Van HiseBetsy Van Horn Doug Cline & Lorraine Van Meter-ClineMargaret Vanas Wayne & Anne Vander BylGary & Marie VanGraafeilandThomas & Jeanne VerhulstVic Vinkey John & Susan Volpel Robert Vosteen Nancy Wainwright Stephen H. Waite Brian Waldmiller Robert & Sandra WalkerMrs. Herbert Watkins Debra Watson Pierce & Elizabeth WebbDavid & Sandra WeberSusan C. & Robert E. WeberMr. & Mrs. Peter Z. WebsterMr. & Mrs. Walter I. WeinerRona & Howard WeinsteinDavid Welker Richard & Shirley WersingerMrs. Timothy J. WestbrookCharles & Carolyn WhitfieldWendy E. Wicks in memory of Paul RoxinMrs. John T. Wigg John Wilcox Mr. & Mrs. William WilcoxSusan & Paul Wilkens Mr. John Williams & Mr. Chuck
LundeenLeonore & Lee Wiltse John & Laurie WitmeyerGrace Wong Elizabeth D. Woodard Peter Woods Kevin and Trude WrightDoris Wright & Gerald GlaserGeorge & Caroline Wu Eileen M. Wurzer Joan & Joe Yanni William Young & Wende Logan-YoungMarsha Young Lawrence & Susan Yovanoff
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in honor oF …
Dr. Bryon Leon Foster and Rev. Dorthea Louise Yoder, for their marriage Sonja and Wayne Shelton
Ward Stare Lynda Newman
goLd baton ($100,000)Barbara & Patrick Fulford
podium ($50,000–$99,999)Joan & Harold* Feinbloom
ConCertmaster ($25,000–$49,999)Anonymous (2)Mr.* & Mrs. Robert Hurlbut, Sr.Cricket & Frank Luellen
prinCipaL ($10,000–$24,999)Anonymous (2)Lisa Brubaker, James Viscardi, Louise Woerner & Don KollmorgenWilliam Eggers & Deborah McLeanLouise W. EpsteinRonald & Donna* FieldingSteven Hess & Sarah Atkinson, M.D.Mr.* & Mrs. Robert HurshHarold & Christine KurlandAnn Mowris MulliganKathy & John PurcellRobin Lehman & Marie Rolf
Elizabeth & Larry RiceNick & Susan RobfogelIngrid Stanlis & Paul DonnellyDrs. Richard & Gwen SternsFrank* & Mary Lou* Stotz
ConduCtor Laureate supportersJohn & Carol BennettPaul & Bea BriggsDavid & Barrie HeiligmanMr. & Mrs. Bruce M. KennedyJim & Marianne KollerDrs. Jacques* & Dawn LipsonNannette Nocon & Karl WessendorfCharles H. OwensPeggy SavlovJon & Katherine SchumacherJoel SeligmanSuzanne D. Welch & William D. WatsonRobin & Michael WeintraubDeborah Wilson
the Christopher seaman ConduCtor Laureate ChairThe Christopher Seaman Chair is supported by funds from Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society, recognized below. We sincerely appreciate the support of these most generous patrons, who made it possible to honor former Music Director Christopher Seaman’s 13 dedicated years in a very special way.
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KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
Tickets are available by calling 585-454-2100,online at rpo.org, or in person at the
Eastman Theatre Box Offi ce.
Side-by-Side Concert with the RPOJames Mick, conductor
Selections by RPYO Concerto Competition WinnersTchaikovsky’s Marche Slave
Vaughan Williams’ Five Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique (mvts. 4 & 5)
Rochester PhilharmonicYouth Orchestra
RPO
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AdministrAtionRalph P. Craviso, Interim President and CEOEllen Beck, Executive Assistant
Artistic operAtions & educAtionRichard Decker, Vice President of Artistic AdministrationBarbara Brown, Director of EducationRebecca Sealander, Concert Production ManagerBoon Hua Lien, Eastman Conducting Fellow and Artistic Intern*Peter Folliard, Eastman Conducting Fellow
developmentMarc A. Smith, Interim Manager of Institutional GivingJason V. Polasek, Interim Manager of Individual Giving Kathy Miller, Administrative & Volunteer CoordinatorRachel M. Boucher, Development Associate Sergio Muñoz*
FinAnceRonald L. Steinmiller, Vice President of Finance & AdministrationNancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information SystemsIrene Shaffer, Manager of Human Resources Mark Pignagrande, Accounting ManagerKara Reyes, Office Administrator
mArketing & communicAtionsKatie Sejba, Vice President of Marketing & CommunicationsKathryn Judd, Senior Marketing ManagerMichelle Shippers, Communications ManagerDavid T. Meyer +, House Manager
BoX oFFice Edward W. Solorzano, Director of Ticketing & SalesTeddy Sainphor, Box Office ManagerEmily Gisleson, Assistant Box Office ManagerOlivia Case +, Senior Sales RepresentativeAbby Chapman-Duprey +Patrick Corvington + Elissa Murphy + Marcy Savastano +Emmalouise St. Amand +Kari Swenson + Paulina Swierczek +
rochester philhArmonic leAgueLaura Morihara +, RPL Administrator
rochester philhArmonic Youth orchestrASusan Basu +, ManagerDarren Lin*
+ Part Time* Intern
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High Fallstarget ofcity studyLabella is looking at
projects along gorge
By NATE DOUGHERTY
Pedestrians may one day be able to
cross the Genesee River Gorge on a
new pedestrian bridge, taking in views
of High Falls on a greenscaped Pont
de Rennes Bridge and walking down
into the gorge.The city of Rochester is undertaking a
study to look at public access improve-
ments through the High Falls District
and Genesee River gorge, creating more
connections among trails in the area and
making access easier for pedestrians.
The study, which is being conduct-
ed by Labella Associates DPC and ex-
pected to be completed in the coming
weeks, could lay the groundwork for
a project offi cials say would create a
major attraction downtown and boost
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By ANDREA DECKERT
O’Connell Electric Co. Inc. has pur-
chased the assets of an Albany area
electrical contracting fi rm, giving the
Victor-based fi rm locations near all of
the major upstate
New York cities.
The deal to pur-
chase the assets of
Schenectady-based
Clifford R. Gray Inc.
was finalized this
week, O’Connell
CEO Victor Salerno
said. Financial de-
tails were not disclosed.
Clifford R. Gray employs roughly 25
workers and logs annual sales of some
$8 million. Continued on page 44
Mark Taubman is slated
to take the helm of the
largest division at UR
By WILL ASTOR
Slated to take over as University of Roch-
ester Medical Center CEO in January, Mark
Taubman M.D. will head the largest divi-
sion of UR—the region’s largest employer.
Taubman already serves as dean of the
School of Medicine and Dentistry.
The sprawling medical complex is one
of the nation’s leading research institu-
tions and provides much of the health care
in the greater Rochester area and a broad
swath of the Finger Lakes region. It al-
so employs some two-thirds of UR’s ap-
proximately 25,000-employee workforce.
In an arrangement previously untried
at UR, Taubman plans to stay at the helm
of School of Medicine and Dentistry after
he steps into the CEO slot.
RMC Food Services
moving from city
to regional market
Historic building
turns to high-end
city residencesNew chief details URMC plans
By THOMAS ADAMS
Rochester Meat Co. Inc. will close its
doors at South Clinton Avenue today for
the last time and open them Saturday at
the Genesee Valley Regional Market in
Henrietta.
The family-
owned distribu-
tor, which does
b u s i n e s s a s
RMC Food Ser-
vices, is moving
from the only home it has known, at 815-
819 South Clinton Ave., to 35,000 square
feet of space at 900 Jefferson Road.
“We’re out of space,” President and
By ANDREA DECKERT
The luxury residences anchoring the
southeast corner of East Avenue and Al-
exander Street, known
as 300 Alexander, are
set to open Dec. 1.
The property is
being developed by
Rochester-based Mark
IV Enterprises Inc.
Steven DiMarzo,
Mark IV’s chief op-
erating officer, de-
scribed the $9 mil-
lion project as “a new building in an old
shell.” The renovation centered on bring-
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Taubman: More and more we’re seeing re-
search funding looking for multidisciplinary
approaches.
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The top spot on the 2014 Rochester Top 100 goes
to UTC Retail Inc., led by Samuel Villanti, at left
By MIKE DICKINSON
TC Retail Inc. grabbed the top spot on the 2014 Roches-
ter Top 100.
The Victor, Ontario County-based company rose to the
top of this year’s list after being absent from the annual tally
for roughly a decade, dating back to when it was known as
Ultimate Technology Corp.
UTC Retail, which employs 76 workers, is a retail technology
company that offers products and services that help retailers
improve their business. Its clients range from the corporate
headquarters of retailers with as few as 25 stores to compa-
nies with thousands of store locations.Continued on page 17
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By KERRY FELTNER
A mix of legislation, gen-Xers and mil-
lennials, and optimal timing has
helped give rise to strong craft
brewery growth in New York.
The two N.Y. regions seeing
the most growth are the Fin-
ger Lakes Region and Long
Island, the New York
State Brewers Associa-
tion reports. Indeed, in
four years the Finger
Lakes Beer Trail—which spans
some 210 miles and runs from
Rochester to Syracuse and Corn-
ing to Binghamton—has grown
from 24 members to 82, as of June.
Last year the U.S. craft beer industry
generated close to $55.7 billion and
over 424,000 jobs for the country’s
economy, according to the Colorado-
based Brewers Association. More than
115,000 of those jobs were directly at
breweries and brewpubs.
A Brewers Association study ranked
New York fourth in the nation for craft
beer sales with $2.9 billion in to-
tal impact to the economy: The
state boasts 181 craft brewer-
ies and a production rate of
948,228 barrels a year.
Two years ago the state
had 207 craft breweries,
which added a total of
11,366 full-time jobs
and $450 million in craft
beer tourism. The industry in New
York saw $554 million in wages
and craft breweries produced 1
million barrels, according to the
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By LORI GABLE
LighTopTech Corp. has been award-
ed a $750,000 Small Business Innova-
tion Research grant from the National
Science Foundation to further study a
breakthrough technology that came out
of the University of Rochester.
The two women who founded the
Henrietta company, Jannick Rolland
and Cristina Canavesi, said the grant
will bring the company one step clos-
er to commercializing an imaging tool
that has many applications in contact
lens manufacturing in the short term—
and in potential lifesaving medical di-
agnosis applications in the future.
Rolland, the chief technology offi -
cer of LighTopTech and the Brian J.
By ANDREA DECKERT
A company focused on develop-
ing products derived from renewable
resources for the heat and energy in-
dustries is expanding into the region,
with plans to
hire up to 35
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newable Inc.,
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opening a facility in Manchester, On-
tario County, on Sept. 14.
It will be the company’s fourth lo-
cation and will allow the fi rm to bet-
ter serve its customers in central and
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