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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011Lukas Geniusas, pianoDmitry Sitkovetsky, violinDiane Phoenix-Neal, violaBeth Vanderborgh, cello

NOVEMBER 11, 2011Ray Chen, violinDmitry Sitkovetsky, violinInara Zandmane, pianoScott Rawls, viola

JANUARY 22, 2012Sergey Antonov, celloInara Zandmane, pianoDmitry Sitkovetsky, violinJanet Orenstein, violinSimon Ertz, viola

FEBRUARY 24, 2012Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin and conductorScott Rawls, violaJennifer Alexandra Johnston, cello John Spuller, double bassAshley Barret, oboeAnna Lampidis, oboeKelly Burke, clarinetEdwin Riley, clarinetCarol Bernstorf, bassoonMichael Burns, bassoonBob Campbell, hornLynn Beck, horn Tim Papenbrock, horn

MAY 4, 2012Debra Pivetta, fl uteDmitry Sitkovetsky, violinJohn Fadial, violinScott Rawls, violaNoah Hock, violaBrooks Whitehouse, cello Alexander Ezerman, celloAndre Lash, harpsichord

OTHER SPECIAL SERVICESLincoln Financial Keep Kids in Tune Education Program ............58Burlington Outreach ..........................79 Sealy/Fox 8 Holiday Concert ............82

MASTERWORKS CHAMBERM C

SEPTEMBER 22 & 24, 2011 Lukas Geniusas, piano

NOVEMBER 10 & 12, 2011 Ray Chen, violin

JANUARY 19 & 21, 2012 Sergey Antonov, cello

FEBRUARY 23 & 25, 2012Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin

MAY 3 & 5, 2012Richard Ollarsaba, bass-baritone

OCTOBER 22, 2011Sweet Baby James,The Music of James Taylor

DECEMBER 31, 2011Andrew Lloyd Webber & FriendsFeaturing Debbie Gravitte, Anne Runolfsson and Sal Viviano

FEBRUARY 14, 2012Let’s Fall in Love!Featuring John Pagano

APRIL 21, 2012The Magical Musicof Walt Disney

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GSO RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND CONTRIBUTORS

Board of Directors 11

Chairman of the Board 11

President & CEO 13

Music Director 15

Resident Conductor 21

Concertmaster 23

Orchestra Personnel 25

Corporate Contributors 50

Contributors 51

Endowment Fund 54

GSO Guild 56

Preludes 59

Wells Fargo Music at Midday Series 59

Youth Orchestra 59

Restaurant Specials 82

Advertiser Index 87

ARTISTIC STAFF

Dmitry Sitkovetsky............................... Music Director

Nathaniel Beversluis ............................ Resident Conductor/

Music Director of GYSO

Karen Collins ........................................... Youth Philharmonic Conductor

Stephanie Ezerman ............................... Opus One Conductor

Linda Cykert ............................................ Flute Ensemble Conductor

FULL TIME STAFF

Lisa Crawford .......................................... President & CEO

Sheila Cauthen ....................................... Director of Marketing & Sales

Connie Parrish ........................................ Box Offi ce Manager/Grant Associate

Peter Zlotnick ......................................... Education Manager

ADMINISTRATIVE AND PRODUCTION STAFF

Charles Adams ....................................... Controller

Vito Ciccone ............................................ Production Manager

Wendy Rawls .......................................... Orchestra Personnel Manager

Cynthia Small .......................................... Administrative Assistant

John Spuller ............................................ Orchestra Librarian

Nancy J. R. Wells ................................... Development &

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UNCG ......................................................... Chamber Series

WFDD ........................................................ Radio Broadcasts

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ABOUT THE COVER: The cover of the program for this season features

candid pictures of Greensboro Symphony Orchestra members before and

during concerts in spring 2011. David Nelson, who also writes the program

notes, took the photographs.

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Dear Symphony Supporter,The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

again has some great music scheduled for this season. The Masterworks, POPS and Chamber concerts provide a varied showcase for our incredibly talented musicians. If you are a season ticket holder for one of our concert series, I encourage you to invite others to attend our concerts so they can have the opportunity to enjoy live music performed by this world class group of musicians under the leadership of Maestro Sitkovetsky.

The Orchestra continues to bring music into our schools in the form of the elementary school concerts. This eff ort provides much needed classical music

education to the children of Guilford County and surrounding communities. For those students who become inspired and catch the “classical fever”, our very successful Youth Orchestra program is available for them to join.

The GSO is fortunate to have the fi nancial support of our patrons and many of the corporations in our community. You responded last year to our “Dima Challenge” that raised over $50,000 to support our programs. I want to thank all of you who have made a tax deductible contribution to our annual campaign this year and if you have not yet given, please consider doing so.

The GSO and its Board could not provide the programs we do without the support of the Greensboro Symphony Guild. This vital organization has helped raise funds and provide support for the Symphony for many years. This year they have several fund-raisers planned including the “House Tour” and “Super Sale”. I ask you to join me in attending these events and supporting the Guild.

Most of all, THANK YOU for attending the concert and supporting your Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.

Sincerely,

Robert L. Harris, Jr.Board Chair

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEChairman Robert Harris

Chairman-Elect Susan SchwartzPast Chair & Vice Chair Management Committee Dennis Stearns

Vice Chair-Development Robert GreenVice Chair-Legal Robert Klepfer

Vice Chair-Artistic Advisory Sam LeBauerVice Chair-Marketing Myrna Carlock

Chair of GSO Endowment Fund Trustees Ann KroupaSecretary Joretta KlepferTreasurer Philippe Dorier

Asst. Treasurer Jessica B. GoodGuild President Kim Littrell

Guild President-Elect Libby Gabriel**President & CEO Lisa Crawford

**Music Director Dmitry Sitkovetsky

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSMargaret Arbuckle

Elaine Ashley

Jason Bodford

Myrna Carlock

Vanessa Carroll

Jeff Chowning

Amy Conley

Darren Cossaart

Lisa Crawford**

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Dmitry SitkovetskyMUSIC DIRECTOR

1920’sHenry Fuchs

1939H. Hugh Altvater

1951George Dickieson

1963Thomas Cousins

1967Sheldon Morgenstern

1975Peter Paul Fuchs

1987Paul Anthony McRae

1996Stuart Malina

2003Dmitry Sitkovetsky

GSO MAESTRO TIMELINE

DMITRY SITKOVETSKY IS AN ARTIST WHOSE CREATIVITY DEFIES CATEGORISING. He has built up an active and successful

career as a violinist, conductor, arranger, chamber musician & festival

director. Sitkovetsky has performed as a soloist with a number of the

world’s leading orchestras including the Berlin, New York and LA

Philharmonic Orchestras, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Concertgebouw

Orchestra, all of the major London orchestras, NHK, Chicago,

Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras. He has performed at a number

of high-profi le festivals including Salzburg, Lucerne, Edinburgh, Verbier,

Istanbul, Newport, Festival del Sole (Napa Valley) and the IMG Tuscan

Sun Festival. In 2003, he was appointed Music Director of the

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, a position he currently holds with

great success.

In the 11/12 season, Sitkovetsky continues to work extensively

throughout Europe and the USA with engagement highlights including

concerto performances with the Concertgebouw Orchestra (Jansons/

Britten), conducting the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and working with the

Festival Strings Lucerne, Aarhus Symphony, Tasmanian Symphony

Orchestra, Tonkünstler Orchestra, Orchestra of the Opera North, Portland

Symphony, Napa Valley Symphony, Orchestra di Padova e Veneto and

the Vaasa City Orchestra as part of the Korsholm Music Festival 30th

anniversary. He is coordinating some exciting chamber music projects

with King’s Place and the Lincoln Center over the next few seasons.

Recent engagement highlights included conducting the Tokyo

Metropolitan Symphony, China Philharmonic, Guangzhou Symphony,

London Philharmonic Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony’s

prestigious New Year’s Eve concert; concerto engagements included

the Seattle Symphony (Inkinen/Britten) and the Royal Danish Opera

Orchestra (Boder/Berg). Play/directing engagements included the

Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra,

Minnesota Orchestra, Beethoven Orchestra

Bonn, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, Geidai

Philharmonic, Württemberg Chamber

Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of New

Russia and the San Antonio Symphony.

Sitkovetsky has built a fl ourishing career

as a conductor. From 1996–2001, he was

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of

the Ulster Orchestra and then appointed

Conductor Laureate, and from 2002–2005

held the position of Principal Guest

Conductor of the Russian State Orchestra.

From 2006–2009, he was the Artist-in-

Residence at the Orquesta Sinfonica de

Castilla y Leon (Spain) a position that

involved conducting, solo playing, touring,

chamber music and masterclasses. As a

guest conductor, he has worked with leading

orchestras including the London & Royal

Philharmonic Orchestras, Academy of St

Martin in the Fields, BBC, San Francisco, St.

Louis, Seattle and Dallas Symphony

Orchestras, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris,

Santa Cecilia and the St Petersburg

Philharmonic.

Sitkovetsky is the founding director of the

New European Strings Chamber Orchestra (NES CO) established in

1990 which is comprised of distinguished string players from Eastern &

Western Europe. Since his successful transcription of Bach’s Goldberg

Variations for string trio and string orchestra, he has transcribed more

than 40 works mostly for string orchestra by Haydn, Beethoven,

Brahms, Dohnanyi, Bartók, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Stravinsky and

Schnittke. He has been a member of ASCAP since 1985 and his

transcriptions are published by Doblinger, Sikorski and Schirmer.

Sitkovetsky was the Artistic Director of a number of festivals including

the Korsholm Music Festival in Finland (1983-1993 and 2002), Seattle

International Music Festival (1992-1997), The Silk Route of Music

Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan (1999) and has worked with a diverse range

of artists such as Argerich, Ashkenazy, Bashmet, Davidovich, Harrell,

Kissin, Maisky, Ohlsson, Penderecki, Repin, Schnittke and Shchedrin. In

May 2007, Sitkovetsky was the Artist-in-Residence at the Bodensee

Festival in Germany where he performed a wide variety of activities:

soloist, conductor, chamber musician, recitalist, masterclasses and

conducted the NES Chamber Orchestra in residence.

He has an active and varied recording career with an extensive

discography which includes all the major violin concerti, numerous

chamber music works as well as orchestral recordings that he’s

conducted. In 2010, Hänssler Classic released a boxed set of the

complete Mozart Violin Sonatas with Antonio Pappano and Konstantin

Lifschitz. The same label, recently released Sitkovetsky’s string

orchestra transcriptions of works by Shostakovich and Stravinsky with

the NES CO, as well as Piano Trios of Rodion Shchedrin and Peteris

Vasks. On the Concertgebouw Live label, there was a release of

Dutilleux’s L’Arbre des Songes with the Concertgebouw Orchestra and

Mariss Jansons.

Sitkovetsky shows a keen interest in performing contemporary

repertoire - he premiered the violin concerti written for him by John

Casken (1995) and Krzystof Meyer (2000) and often performs works

by Dutilleux, Penderecki, Schnittke, Pärt and Shchedrin, who has written

several works for Sitkovetsky both as violinist and conductor. In 2005,

he performed two major works by John Corigliano - his Second

Symphony and the Red Violin Suite in a play/conduct concert.

Sitkovetsky’s latest premiere was The Gifts of the Magi written by Jakov

Jakoulov after O’Henry’s famous story and narrated by Peter Coyote

with the Greensboro Symphony. He also played a unique solo recital of

contemporary music at the Verbier Festival in 2009 with a programme

by Schedrin, Vasks, Auerbach and Ali-Zadeh.

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, he grew up in Moscow studying at the

Moscow Conservatory and after his emigration in 1977, at the Juilliard

School in New York. Since 1987 he has resided in London with his wife,

Susan, and their daughter, Julia.

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A native of Indianapolis, Nathaniel Beversluis began writing music and

playing piano and violin at a young age. He refused to practice Hanon

exercises, hymns, or anything by Edward MacDowell. Confounding

one piano teacher after another, he began learning music by reading

and playing from scores, listening to records, composing, and staying

hours after school to extract wisdom from his school orchestra

conductor. Even an abysmal academic record and numerous adamant

admissions offi cers failed to prevent him from attending music

school. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the Indiana University

School of Music and Masters of Music in Orchestral Conducting

from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

He studied conducting with Mark Gibson, Xian Zhang and Roger

Grodsky while serving as Associate Conductor for CCM Musical

Theater. He has worked for the Opera Theater and Music Festival of

Lucca (Lucca, Italy), University of Central Florida Conservatory Theatre

(Orlando and Daytona Beach, FL), Seaside Music Theater(Daytona

Beach, FL), and Tri-Cities Opera (Binghamton, NY).

He studied piano with Phil DeGreg, Lynne Arriale, Mike Lucas

and Luke Gillespie. As a composer, he studied with Michael Schelle

and Eugene O’Brien and was twice a composition fellow at the Henry

Mancini Institute. His compositions have won awards from ASCAP

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BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.). His interests as a composer involve

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Greensboro Symphony concertmaster John Fadial has been featured in the great

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Spracht Zarathustra, and Ein Heldenleben, as well as the Brahms Violin Concerto.

He also has served as soloist and associate concertmaster with the Eastern

Music Festival and the Colorado Music Festival. He has garnered critical acclaim

for performances around the globe (“Wow!” The Washington Post, “sparkling

technique” L’Est Republicain, Nancy, France) maintaining a vigorous schedule as

soloist, concertmaster, chamber music performer, and recording artist.

Fadial has performed on four continents as a United States Information Service

Artistic Ambassador and has appeared at such notable venues as the Smithsonian

Museum, the Philips Collection, and the Terrace Theater of the Kennedy Center,

with numerous engagements at such summer festivals as Aspen, Banff (Canada),

Brevard, Eastern, Heidelberg (Germany), Mirecourt (France), Costa Rica, João Passoa

and Salvador (Brazil). He has shared the stage in chamber music collaborations with

pianist Jon Nakamatsu, harpsichordist Anthony Newman, cellists Tillman Wick and

Paul Katz, violist John Graham, and bandoneon virtuoso David Alsina of the New York

Tango Trio, among others, and has performed widely in the U.S. and Europe since

1997 as violinist of the critically acclaimed Chesapeake Piano Trio.

Recent seasons have featured concerts throughout the U.S., Brazil and

France. Highlights included: performances of the Brahms Violin Concerto with the

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra; the Four Seasons of Vivaldi under the baton of

Gerard Schwarz; the French premiere, with cellist Beth Vanderborgh, of William

Bolcom’s Suite for Violin and Cello, performed in the historic Salle Poirel in Nancy

(site of the world premier of the Poeme of Ernest Chausson, by the great Belgian

virtuoso Eugene Ysaye); and chamber music performances with Dmitry Sitkovetsky,

Konstantin Lifschitz, Lynn Harrell, Bella Davidovich and the Quatuor Stanislas.

In October of 2005 he gave the world premier of Arthur Gottschalk’s Concerto

for Violin and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, as part of the Society of Composers

International Conference for contemporary music, and will appear in the 2011-2012

season as guest artist with the University of Wyoming Symphony orchestra, in a

tour of Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, performing the Violin Concerto of LA based

composer, Lee Actor. Fadial’s recording of the Complete String Sextets of Johannes

Brahms with the Stanislas Sextet was released in Europe in the Spring of 2010 with

joint cooperation from the city of Nancy, France and Radio France. His disc, of the

chamber music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor for the Centaur label, was deemed “not

to be missed” by American Record Guide. Fadial has recently completed a recorded

set of the Complete Sonatas of Johannes Brahms, with English pianist Andrew Harley,

to be released later this year. His performance on the disc Where Does Love Go?:

Chamber Music of Mark Engebretson on the Innova label was a Grammy™ Semi-

fi nalist for best chamber music recording for 2007. Both Coleridge-Taylor and

Engebretson discs are available on iTunes.

John Fadial has established a national reputation as teacher; and

his students have been winners of the Pittsburgh Symphony and

Wyoming Symphony Young Artist Solo Competitions and the

Eastern Music Festival Concerto Competition, and include

collegiate fi nalists and junior prizewinners in the Music

Teachers National Association National Competitions and the

ASTA competitions. They have received scholarships for study

at institutions including the Eastman School, Indiana University,

Oberlin, the Peabody Institute, and the Juilliard School. They

have performed as members of the National Repertory Orchestra

and the Broadway touring company of show Fiddler on the Roof, as

concertmaster. Dr. Fadial holds degrees from the North Carolina

School of the Arts (BM), the Eastman School of Music (MM)

and the University of Maryland (DMA) and teaches a large

studio of both undergraduate and graduate violin majors at the

University of Wyoming in Laramie.

Fadial’s teachers have included Elaine Richey,

Charles Castleman, Zoltan Szekely and Arnold

Steinhardt. His mentors also include Alexander

Schneider, Joseph Silverstein, Jan DeGaetani and

members of the Cleveland, Juilliard and Guarneri

quartets.

John FadialCONCERTMASTER


Violin IJOHN FADIAL, CONCERTMASTERGreensboro Symphony Guild Chair

FABRICE DHARAMRAJ,ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTERChair in Honor of Caroline Lee

FABIAN LOPEZ,ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

WENDY RAWLS,ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

KAREN COLLINSRachel Smothers Hull and Worth Brantley Hull Chair

EWA DHARAMRAJMary Ellen and Elizabeth Anne Kavanagh Chair by Ellen C. and B. John Kavanagh

ANDREW EMMETTGeorge W. Dickieson Chair GSO Conductor 1951-1963by Anna Dickieson

STEPHANIE EZERMANLynn Carroll Haley Chair by Michael W. Haley

RUTH METHENYMarie C. and Ed Faulkner Chair by Marie C. and Ed Faulkner

JULIANNE ODAHOWSKISally London Hobbs Memorial Chair by Johnnye and J.T. Hunter

JANET ORENSTEINDorothy G. Frank Chair by Stanley M. Frank

RAMILYA SIEGELJames Autha Freeze Memorial Chair by J. Thurman and Peg Freeze

NICOLAE SOAREJanie C. and E. Kemp Reece Chair

JEAN VON BERG SYKESDavid Vincent Sherman Chair by Ann, Beth and Becky Sherman

MONIKA WILMOTLucy and Clark Dixon Memorial Chair by Jack C. Dixon

Violin IIFABRICE DHARAMRAJ, PRINCIPALSTEVEN B. HARPER, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

ALISON LAWSON, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

CATHERINE BURTONAlice Mae and William M. Lineberry Memorial Chair by Helen and Albert S. Lineberry, Sr.

COLLEEN CHENAILLynn R. Prickett Memorial Chair by the Lynn R. and Karl E. Prickett Fund

KAY HENSLEYSidney J. Stern, Jr. Memorial Chair by Katherine G. Stern

BETTY KELLEYEllen and Gary Taft Chair

*GREGORIO MIDEROThe Jimmie Irene Johnson Memorial Chair by Dr. Harry W. Johnson and Family

DAVID MULLIKIN+NONOKO OKADA

ViolaSCOTT RAWLS, PRINCIPALKathleen Price Bryan Memorial Chair by

Kathleen Bryan Edwards and Family

MAUREEN MICHELS,ASSISTANT PRINCIPALGarson L. Rice, Jr. Chair by

Catherine G. Rice and Children

ANNE P. DIPIAZZABetty F. and Robert P. Williams Chair

SIMON ERTZThe Michael and Anna Lodico Chair

by Flo and Bill Snider

NOAH HOCKCAROLINE JONES*ERIC KOONTZDIANE PHOENIX-NEALCAMILLE PRESCOTT-ARCHEREMILE SIMONEL

CelloBETH VANDERBORGH, PRINCIPALBROOKS WHITEHOUSE, CO- PRINCIPAL*PHILIP VON MALTZAHN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALKay Bryan Edwards Chair

by Joseph M. Bryan, Jr.

BRENDA FINCHERJoan T. and William L. Hemphill Chair

JENNIFER ALEXANDRA JOHNSTONJoy C. Morrison Chair

by William H. Morrison, Jr.

MELODEE KARABINThe Brough-Webber Chair

by Elizabeth Brough Webber

and William R. Webber

GINA PEZZOLIGreensboro Opera Company Chair

by Peggy and Phil Johnson

MARCIA RILEYThe Kroupa Family Chair by

Bob and Ann Kroupa

ANNE SELLITTIPreston Wylie Keith and Martha

Elizabeth Allred Keith Chair by

Dr. Preston Keith and Marty Keith

WORTH WILLIAMSDr. William R. and

Beverley C. Rogers Chair

BassJOHN P. SPULLER, PRINCIPALEMILY RUPP, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALCarolyn J. Maness Chair

by John R. Maness

MARA BARKERC. Scott Lee Chair by

Caroline M. and N. Clayton Lee

VIRGINIA MASIUSRichard W. and Carlotta M.

Treleaven Memorial Chair by

Carl W. and Lina Z. Treleaven

JAN MIXTERBU SCHERF

FluteDEBRA REUTER-PIVETTA, PRINCIPALLINDA CYKERT, FLUTE II/PICCOLOLinda B. and Maurice Jennings Chair

CARLA COPELAND-BURNS, PICCOLO/FLUTE IIIRichard Kelly Bowles, Jr. Memorial Chair

by Louise H. and R. Kelly Bowles Family

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OboeMARY ASHLEY BARRET, PRINCIPALFraser Family Chair by


ANNA LAMPIDIS, OBOE IIMr. Lenoir Chambers Memorial Chair

by Mr. Lenoir Chambers Wright

ALICIA CHAPMAN, ENGLISH HORN/OBOE IIIBarbara B. and Robert E. Lavietes Chair

ClarinetKELLY BURKE, PRINCIPALEDWIN RILEY, CLARINET IIElaine Wolf Cone Memorial Chair

by Barbara S. and Herman Cone, Jr.

SHAWN COPELAND, BASS CLARINETRoyce O. Reynolds Chair

by Jane W. Reynolds

BassoonCAROL L. BERNSTORF, PRINCIPALTBA, BASSOON IIWalter W. King, Jr. Memorial Chair

by Elizabeth Yates King

AMBER FERENZ, CONTRA/BASSOON IIIJoyce C. Kiser Memorial Chair

by Mose Kiser, Jr. and Family

HornROBERT CAMPBELL, PRINCIPALLYNN BECK, HORN IICarole Swope Monroe Chair

by Edwin Brent Monroe

TIMOTHY PAPENBROCK, HORN IIIEthel Clay Price Memorial Chair

by Kathleen Price Bryan Family Fund

DAVID DOYLE, HORN IVRichard and Danahy Family Chair by Mary C.

Richard Danahy and Patrick Danahy

TrumpetANITA CIRBA, PRINCIPALPeter B. Bush Memorial Chair by

Mary Ann Bush and Children

KEN WILMOT, TRUMPET IIBarbara S. and Herman Cone, Jr. Chair by

Donna M. and Herman Cone III

KARL J. KASSNER, TRUMPET IIIThe Austin Family Chair by

Patricia Austin Sevier

TromboneJOHN R. MELTON, PRINCIPALDAVE WULFECK, TROMBONE IIFrederick Kent Wilkins Memorial Chair

by Kaye Andrews Wilkins and Children

ERIK J. SALZWEDEL, BASS TROMBONEAlice Wilson Pearce Chair

by Woody Pearce

TubaBRAD PINO, PRINCIPAL

TimpaniPETER ZLOTNICK, PRINCIPAL

PercussionWILEY ARNOLD SYKES III, PRINCIPALBEVERLY NAIDITCH, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALJeanne Maxwell Hassell Chair

by Charles M. Hassell

DRUMS, WILEY ARNOLD SYKES IIIR. Bradford Lloyd Chair by

Mary Ruth and Robert B. Lloyd, Jr.

XYLOPHONE, JOHN R. BECKHughlene Bostian Frank and

William Allen Frank Chair

MIKE AUSTINJohn E. and Martha S. Chandler Chair

MICHAEL LASLEYThomas E. and Elaine R. Wright Chair

COLLIN TRIBBYLillian Daley Brown Memorial Chair

by the Massey Trust through Nancy C.

and Alex S. Brown, Jr.

HarpHELEN RIFAS, PRINCIPALEleanor Downes Mewborn Chair

In Memory of Carolyn Riddle Downes

Piano/CelestaNANCY JOHNSTON, PRINCIPALIrene Mitchell Moore and Beverly

Cooper Moore Chair

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EastWind EnsembleMary Ashley Barret, oboe; Anthony Taylor, clarinet; Steven Stusek, saxophone; Kelly Burke, bass clarinet; Michael Burns, bassoonA resident faculty wind quintet based at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the EastWind Ensemble is an unusually talented group who has achieved an enviable international reputation for presenting a Baroque to modern repertoire. No surprise, for each of the players brings exceptional performing skills along with extensive solo and chamber music experience.

Dmitry SitkovetskyDmitry’s increasing involvement in contemporary music shows a keen interest in performing new repertoire. He premiered the violin concerti written for him by John Casken (1995) and Krzystof Meyer (2000) and often performs works by Dutilleux, Penderecki, Schnittke, Pärt and Shchedrin who has written several works for Sitkovetsky both as violinist and conductor. In 2005, he performed two major works by John Corigliano - his Second Symphony and the Red Violin Suite in a play/conduct concert. Sitkovetsky’s latest premiere was The Gifts of the Magi written by Jakov Jakoulov after O’Henry’s famous story and narrated by Peter Coyote with the Greensboro Symphony. He also played a unique solo recital of contemporary music at the Verbier Festival in 2009 with a program by Schedrin, Vasks, Auerbach and Ali-Zadeh.

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Mark O’ConnorFluent in both American classical and traditional

styles of music, Grammy Award-winner Mark O’Connor

is widely considered one of the most

prominent composers and violinists in the

world. His creative journey began at the

feet of two musical giants, innovative folk

fi ddler Benny Thomasson and jazz violinist

extraordinaire Stephane Grappelli.

For nearly four decades, O’Connor has

channeled the mastery of those two

mentors, pushing his creative vision to new

extremes in both composition and

performance in a variety of musical realms,

including classical, jazz, and country. Now,

at age 49, he is leveraging his deep

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composer and a performer.

Concert ProgramMARK O’CONNOR Queen Anne’s Revenge

Queen Anne’s Revenge celebrates the

current recovery of Blackbeard’s infamous

frigate just off Topsail inlet, where it was

wrecked in 1718. When introduced to the

idea of composing an orchestral piece

about the French frigate slave ship

originally called La Concorde that became

Blackbeard’s pirate ship, O’Connor

enthusiastically researched the subject

and immediately began to get some

musical ideas for a piece. As

the composer put it: “My

goal is to set the stage for the

subject with an orchestral

overture. I think listeners will

hear the drama, activity and

dialogue of pirate characters

aboard the ship, as well as

sense the motion -- the chase

on the high seas.”

MarkO’Connor

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FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)

Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage

Two poems by Johann von Goethe, the

foremost German poet in the early 19th

century, form the literary basis of this

work. Although “Calm Sea” sounds like it

would be beneficial to the sailor, this was

before engine-powered ships, and actually

meant a ship floundering with no wind to

fill its sails. The second poem, “Prosperous

Voyage”, has the wind returning and

landfall sighted. The slow and then fast

sections of Mendelssohn’s overture depict

these two contrasting fortunes for the

sailor.

In 1815, Beethoven wrote a cantata

based on these two poems of Goethe,

and, in the same year, Schubert wrote a

song with the text of “Calm Sea”.

Mendelssohn knew of Beethoven’s piece

and was drawn to creating a purely

instrumental version. It was first

performed in 1828. We do not know if

Mendelssohn knew Schubert’s song.

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN(1810-1849)

Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor

Chopin wrote his two piano concerti in

1830. Concerto No.1, performed tonight,

was actually the second of the two, but

was named “No.1” because it was the first

published. The virtuoso pianist and

composer played the piano in the first

performance on October 11, 1830 in

Warsaw in what was one of his final

concerts before leaving Poland for Vienna

and then Paris.

In listening to this work, one must

remember that Chopin was, first and

foremost, a pianist who composed for his

instrument. Some concerti have a healthy

interplay between soloist and orchestra,

but here the orchestra is very much in a

supportive role. The pianist shines with all

of his or her virtuosity while the orchestra

supplies the harmonies and, once the

soloist enters, adds little in the way of

melody. The work itself has the three

movements typical of many concerti: fast,

slow, fast.

EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)

Enigma Variations

The Enigma Variations started as a way

for Elgar to entertain his wife. One night in

1898, the composer was improvising

melodies at the piaNo.Alice liked one of

these and asked her husband to play it

again. Not only did Elgar repeat the music,

but he then spontaneously created

variations on that theme in different styles

that reminded them of different friends.

Sometimes profound works of art have

simple beginnings.

Elgar obviously liked what he had

started and expanded the little “portraits”

into the piece performed tonight. He

dedicated the work “to my friends pictured

within” and even included the initials of his

“subjects” in the name of each variation.

Just some of the musical caricatures

include the excited voice inflections of an

actor (Variation III), an amateur violinist

who had trouble crossing strings (Variation

VI), the house of a music lover (Variation

VIII), and the bulldog of one of his friends

as it jumps into a river (Variation XI). For

the program tonight, Variation XIII is of

interest because Elgar used a theme from

Mendelssohn’s “Calm Sea and Prosperous

Voyage” which may have been done to

celebrate an ocean trip of one of his

friends.

The most intriguing aspect of the

Enigma Variations is that Elgar said that

there was a hidden theme in the work that

is “not played”. Just what was meant by

this has been fodder for scholars to debate

for more than a century. Some think that

the mysterious music is “Auld Lang Syne”,

but the composer ruled this out. “Rule

Brittania” is another possibility, and many

have supported this idea over the years. It

may be Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony,

which shared the concert when the

Enigma Variations were first performed in

1899. And others feel that the “Enigma

melody” is really an accompaniment to

some other tune. Personally, I support

those who say that the “solution” to this

enigma is better left unknown.

MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY DR. DAVID L. NELSON“The Enigma… must be unguessed”

Edward Elgar talking about his

Enigma Variations

Interesting Facts

overtures based on stories

regarding the sea.

Chopin Piano Concerto No.1

was released, but years later

musicians discovered that it was

by an entirely different soloist

and orchestra than was originally

thought.

Who’s on stage?

standard 19th-century orchestra:

strings and a medium sized wind

section.

more brass instruments:

Mendelssohn 5, Chopin 7,

Elgar 11.

section, as is fitting for a piece

written in 1899.


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GUEST ARTIST

Lukas GeniusasLukas Geniusas started piano studies at the age of

fi ve at the F. Chopin Music College in Moscow, and

graduated with top honors in 2008. His grandmother,

Vera Gornostaeva, a prominent teacher and a professor

at the Moscow Conservatory, became his fi rst mentor

and in 2008, Lukas entered her class at the Moscow

State Conservatory.

At the age of 11, Lukas began taking part in

international competitions and festivals and won

numerous 1st and 2nd place prizes: 2002 International

Young Pianist Competition in St. Petersburg, 2003

First Open CMS Competition, 2004 Moscow

International Chopin Youth Piano Competition, 2005

Gina Bachauer Youth Piano Competition in Salt Lake

City; 2007 Scottish International Piano Competition,

2008 Youth Delphic Games Russia, 2008 Piano

Competition in San Marino Italy, 2009 International

Piano Competition in Pianello, Italy, and the 2010 Gina

Bachauer International Artists Competition in Salt Lake

City. His most recent and most important victory in his

musical development is winning 2nd prize at the 2010

Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw.

Lukas has appeared with numerous orchestras

including the Symphonies of Hamburg and Duisburg in

Germany, BBC Scottish Symphony, Lithuanian State

Orchestra and The Capella of St. Petersburg. He has

performed in France, Spain, Poland, Lithuania, USA,

Germany and other countries.

Lukas has been a recipient of grants from the Vladimir

Spivakov and Mstislav Rostropovich Foundations, and

has been a regular participant of The New Names

Foundation Concerts. He was awarded grants from

The Russian Federation “Young Talents” and “The

Gifted Youth of XXI century.”

After hearing Lukas Geniusas perform Liszt’s “Sonata

in b minor”, Bella Davidovich said: “.. this is a prodigious

young talent, spiritually mature and in possession of a

colossal virtuosic ability.”

Concert ProgramFELIX MENDELSSOHNCalm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op.27

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPINPiano Concerto No.1 in E Minor, Op.11Lukas Geniusas, piano

I. Allegro maestoso II. Romance – Larghetto III. Rondo – Vivace

INTERMISSION

MARK O’CONNORQueen Anne’s Revenge

EDWARD ELGAR

Theme (Andante)

Variation I (L’istesso tempo) “C.A.E.”

Variation II (Allegro) “H.D.S.-P.”

Variation III (Allegretto) “R.B.T.”

Variation IV (Allegro di molto) “W.M.B.”

Variation V (Moderato) “R.P.A.”

Variation VI (Andantino) “Ysobel”

Variation VII (Presto) “Troyte”

Variation VIII (Allegretto) “W.N.”

Variation IX (Adagio) “Nimrod”

Variation X (Intermezzo: Allegretto)

“Dorabella”

Variation XI (Allegro di molto) “G.R.S.”

Variation XII (Andante) “B.G.N.”

Variation XIII (Romanza: Moderato)

Variation XIV (Finale: Allegro Presto)

“E.D.U.”

Preludes Learn more about this evening’s music

and composers with Dr. Gregory Carroll. Preludes

is a series of informative lectures held prior to each

Masterworks performance. The presentations

begin promptly at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, and 7:00

p.m. Saturday in the upper mezzanine lobby.

Meet the Artists Join us after the Thursday

evening concert for a brief question and answer

session held at the front of the stage with our

guest artists and Dima.

Radio Broadcast WFDD will broadcast this

concert on Sunday, November 6, at 8:00 p.m.

Lukas Geniusas

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BEDŘICH SMETANA (1824-1884)

Die Moldau

Smetana is widely regarded as the

“father of Czech music”. His music

reflected musical and historical themes

from his country, with his pieces telling the

story of many famous Czech legends.

Perhaps no one work is a better example of

this than Die Moldau, heard tonight.

Between 1874 and 1879, Smetana

composed a series of single-movement

tone poems, collectively known as Má

vlast, or “My Homeland”. Each of the

movements is dedicated to an important

aspect of the Czech land or its history: the

ancient Castle in Prague, a legendary

female warrior, country scenes from rural

life, a small town with historical importance

to the Hussites, a mountain where the

army of St. Wenceslas slept, and, of course,

the river that runs through the country and

into Prague. This movement, Die Moldau,

is often performed by itself.

The music literally takes the listener on a

trip from the start of the river through and

past Prague. Smetana described the

musical journey:

“The composition describes the course

of the Vltava, starting from the two small

springs [which become] a single current,

the course of the Vltava through woods

and meadows, through landscapes where

a farmer’s wedding is celebrated, the round

dance of the mermaids in the night’s

moonshine: on the nearby rocks loom

proud castles, palaces and ruins aloft. The

Vltava swirls into the St John’s Rapids; then

it widens and flows toward Prague, past

the Vyšehrad, and then majestically

vanishes into the distance.”

One would think that such a nationalistic

piece would use a name from the native

tongue, but that is not the case. In Czech,

the name of the river is the “Vltava”, but

the movement is usually known by its

German name, “Die Moldau”.

MAX BRUCH (1838-1920)

The first and best-known of Bruch’s

three violin concerti has often been cited

as one of the best examples of the romantic

tradition in music. The piece is influenced

by the conservatism of Brahms, and also

uses several techniques from the

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto: connected

movements and no orchestral exposition.

Instead of a stand-alone first movement

like many concerti, Bruch gives us a

prelude (Vorspiel). And instead of having

the concerto begin with the full orchestra

playing the main theme, the movement

begins slowly and has several cadenzas

throughout. It flows directly into the

second movement which is melodic and

powerful. The finale brings back the

second-movement theme and then ends

with virtuosic dance-like music. The

revised shortly afterwards by the great

violinist Joseph Joachim.

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)

Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88

Although Dvořák was greatly influenced

by Czech folk music, he is often considered

more of a “universal” composer than a

primarily “nationalistic” one such as

Smetana. He wrote significant works for

all genres, and some consider him the

most important composer – from any

country – in the period following Brahms’s

death.

That said, the melodies in the Eighth

Symphony are easily heard as coming

from the Bohemian folk music that was so

important to the composer. Within a

rather stormy first movement, Dvořák

gives us a “bird call” melody in the flutes,

again, reminiscent of his time in the Czech

countryside. Another interesting feature

of the symphony is in the third movement.

Most orchestral minuets or waltzes end

with the same character as they began,

but here Dvořák concludes the movement

with a faster dance.

The Eighth Symphony was completed in

a relatively short period of 77 days in

August through November, 1889. Dvořák

dedicated it to Emperor Franz Joseph and

the Bohemian Academy for the

Encouragement of Arts and Literature to

which the composer had recently been

elected.

MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY DR. DAVID L. NELSON“My fatherland means more to me thananything else.”Smetana in a 1860 letter

Interesting Facts

his Violin Concerto that he gave

to two pianists late in his life when

he needed some extra money.

They were to sell the score and

give the money to Bruch, but they

did not sell it until long after the

composer died.

“Die Moldau” on the planes after

they land in the Czech Republic.

Who’s on stage?The three works tonight

have almost the identical

instrumentation: pairs of

woodwinds, 4 horns, 2 trumpets,

3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and

strings.

to create the local Czech dances.

(trombones and tuba).

and second oboe players double

on piccolo and English horn,

respectively, for some important

parts.


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MASTERWORKS

GUEST ARTIST

Ray ChenWinner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2009)

and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition (2008), Ray

Chen is among the most compelling young violinists

today. Mr. Chen’s premiere album Virtuoso, released

worldwide on Sony Classical in January 2011, received

glowing reviews from The Times and the Chicago

Tribune, which named it the “CD of the week”.

Following this success, Ray Chen was profi led by The

Strad and Gramophone magazines as “the one to

watch”. His 2011 recital tour will bring him to Tokyo,

Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Zurich, and Dresden.

Ray Chen is currently working on his fi rst orchestral

recording; the release is planned for January 2012.

“The musicianship of Ray Chen is just as exciting as

that of Gustavo Dudamel. He seems to have it all:

instantly recognizable tone, charismatic personality

and musical authority unusual for his age. He is at the

beginning of a major career and it is a privilege to build

it with him,” says Bogdan Roscic, President of Sony

Classical.

Mr. Chen’s festival engagements include Verbier,

Ravinia, Schleswig-Holstein and Dresdner Festspiele.

He will return to the 2012 Rostropovich Festival in

Moscow to participate in the celebration of Maestro’s

85th anniversary. He is looking forward to his

upcoming debuts with the Filarmonica della Scala,

Munich Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Orchestra,

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and National

Orchestra of Spain, among others.

Born in Taiwan and raised in Australia, Ray Chen

was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music at the

age of 15, where he studied with Aaron Rosand. Mr.

Chen plays the 1721 “Macmillan” Stradivarius provided

as part of the award for winning the 2008-09 Young

Concert Artists International Auditions in New York.

“From the fi rst notes there was no doubt of being in

THE PRESENCE OF SOMETHING SPECIAL.”- THE

STRAD, January 2011

Concert ProgramBEDŘICH SMETANADie Moldau

MAX BRUCH

Ray Chen, violin

I. Vorspiel: Allegro moderato

II. Adagio

III. Allegro energico

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ANTONÍN DVOŘÁKSymphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88

I. Allegro con biro

II. Adagio

III. Allegretto grazioso –

Molto vivace

IV. Allegro ma non troppo


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SERGEI PROKOFIEV(1891-1953)

Symphony No.1 in D Major, Op.25, “Classical”

When he was in his early 20’s, Sergei

Prokofiev was regarded as a somewhat

controversial composer, and his music

caused more than one scandal in the concert

hall. Given his emerging musical style and

the political changes that led to the February

Revolution of 1917, one would not expect

that the young composer would write music

that harkened back to an earlier time. But

and 1917, he composed his first symphony.

He named it the “Classical Symphony”.

In keeping with the title, Prokofiev was

looking back to the period of Haydn and

Mozart. The young Russian composer’s

words summarized the piece well: “It

seemed to me that had Haydn lived to our

day he would have retained his own style,

while accepting something of the new at the

same time. That was the kind of symphony I

wanted to write”.

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY(1840-1893)

Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33

Tchaikovsky’s two works for cello and

orchestra performed tonight could hardly

be more different. The somberness of the

Pezzo Capriccioso reflected the time that

the composer spent with a friend, Nikolay

Kondratyev, who was dying of syphilis. Even

when Tchaikovsky and Kondratyev’s family

thought the sick man would improve after a

treatment of “healing waters” in Germany,

he man got worse. Tchaikovsky expressed

his sadness in the music. Pezzo Capriccioso

was written in one week in 1887.

Written ten years earlier, the Variations

on a Rococo Theme took inspiration from

Mozart, Tchaikovsky’s favorite composer,

and the resulting piece is quite light and

buoyant, looking back at a previous century

with nostalgia.

The work as we know it today is not

entirely Tchaikovsky’s. Wilhelm Fitzenhagen,

professor of cello at the Moscow

Conservatory, commissioned the piece, but

before the premiere in 1877, took some huge

liberties with it. Not only did he revise the

solo cello part, but he also changed the

order of the variations and even omitted

one. Then he took the “revised” score to the

publisher without Tchaikovsky having seen

the changes! The publisher balked at first,

but then capitulated and printed

Fitzenhagen’s version. The composer was

later asked if he wanted the piece back in its

original form, and replied “let it stay the way

it is” in frustration.

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF(1873-1943)

Vocalise for Orchestra, Op.34, No.14

The Vocalise was originally published

for voice and piano in 1912 with the singer

singing without words on the vowel of his

or her choosing. It is this “wordless”

quality that has allowed the music to be

transcribed for dozens of combinations,

including orchestra, chamber ensemble,

solo instruments with piano, solo

instruments without piano, and even an

electronic instrument called a theremin.

The performance tonight is

Rachmaninoff’s own arrangement.

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)

Firebird Suite

The collaboration between Stravinsky

and Sergei Diaghilev, the director of the

Ballet Russes in Paris, is one of the most

important in the history of music. In 1909,

the stage impresario heard the composer’s

Fireworks, and after commissioning him

to do some orchestrations, Diaghilev

asked Stravinsky to compose a new ballet,

The Firebird. Following its premiere in

1910, two more ballets followed: Petrushka

(1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913). These

compositions are one of the most

noteworthy sets of works in all of music.

The story of the Firebird combines the

mythical bird from Slavic folklore with a

Russian tale of a man who cannot die

because his soul is protected from death.

The 45-minute work is often performed

as a ballet, but for the concert stage,

Stravinsky created three different suites of

music. The 1919 version on tonight’s

program is the most frequently performed

of these suites.

MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY DR. DAVID L. NELSON“To listen is an effort, and just to hear has no merit.”Igor Stravinsky

Interesting Facts

citizen in 1945, and lived in Los

Angeles near Arnold Schoenberg

Stravinsky wanted their sons to

be lawyers.

Who’s on stage?

eschewed the large orchestra

for the works tonight, instead

writing for a “classical” orchestra

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GUEST ARTIST

Sergey AntonovHailed as “a brilliant cellist” by the legendary Mstislav

Rostropovich, Sergey Antonov went on to prove his

mentor’s proclamation when he became one of the

youngest cellists ever awarded the gold medal at the

International Tchaikovsky Competition. Antonov’s

entry into this elite stratum of sought-after classical

artists has already placed him on stages at world-

renowned venues from Russia’s Great Hall at the

Moscow Conservatory to Suntory Hall in Tokyo.

Born in Moscow, Russia, to a musical family, Antonov

began his cello studies at the age of fi ve, initially under

the tutelage of his mother, Maria Zhurayleva, and went

on to graduate from Moscow Conservatory having

studied with Natalia Shakhovskaya, and chamber music

with Alexander Bonduryansky. In the US he worked

with the Grammy nominated cellist Terry King.

It was during Antonov’s conservatory years that his

abilities were recognized by Rostropovich, who had

frequently taught master classes to gifted and highly

advanced pupils. The celebrated cellist was so

impressed with Antonov’s talent; he invited the young

student to perform with him during a tour of Europe and

Russia.

In addition to being the 2007 Tchaikovsky gold

medal winner for cello, Antonov has been a recipient of

the 2008 Golden Talent Award by the Russian

Performing Arts Foundation, as well as garnering top

soloist honors in the International Justus Friedrich

Dotzauer Competition, Dresden, Germany, the David

Popper International Cello Competition, Budapest,

Hungary, and the American String Teachers Association

Competition, Detroit Michigan.

He has performed live in concert on Boston’s NPR

radio station WGBH, and his performance with the

Moscow Philharmonic in their “Stars of the 21st

Century” series has been broadcast on Russian National

Television. Antonov resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

Concert ProgramSERGEI PROKOFIEVSymphony No.1 in D Major, Op.25, “Classical”

I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Gavotta: Non troppo allegro IV. Finale: Molto vivace

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33Sergey Antonov, cello

Moderato assai quasi Andante - Thema: Moderato sempliceVar. I: Tempo della ThemaVar. II: Tempo della ThemaVar. III: Andante sostenutoVar. IV: Andante graziosoVar. V: Allegro moderatoVar. VI: AndanteVar. VII e Coda: Allegro vivo

INTERMISSION

SERGEI RACHMANINOFFVocalise for Orchestra, Op.34, No.14

IGOR STRAVINSKYFirebird Suite (1919)


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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Bach’s second orchestra suite was

probably written around 1720 while we

worked for Prince Leopold of Cöthen.

During his time in this post, 1717 to 1723,

Bach wrote many secular works, including

the suites for unaccompanied cello,

sonatas and partitas for solo violin, and

the first two of his orchestral suites.

The orchestral suites begin with an

overture and are then followed by a series

of dance movements. The intention,

however, was not to have music to dance

to, but to create stylized dances that were

to be listened to. They were based on

existing dances – gigues, sarabandes,

gavottes – but contained more intricacy

and embellishment than would be found

in music that accompanied actual

dancing.

The Suite No.2 in B Minor is written for

flute, strings and continuo. The

prominence of the flute, especially in the

last movement, has practically made this

piece into a flute concerto.

GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL

Suite from Water Music

Two of Handel’s most popular orchestral

works are his two “named” suites: the

“Music for the Royal Fireworks” and the

“Water Music”. Both are delightful

compositions, even though there is

nothing about the music in either that

relates to fireworks or water. Still, the

stories of each are historically rich, and

this adds to their musical charm.

In 1717, King George I requested Handel

to write music for a unique outdoor

concert. On July 17th, two large barges in

London’s River Thames held the festivities.

Fifty instrumentalists performed on the

Musician’s Barge, and the King and many

of his friends listened from the Royal

Barge. Apparently the King enjoyed the

music so much that he ordered the

musicians to play the entire work three

times that day. This was obviously before

the musician’s union was formed.

The music itself has numerous

movements and a complete performance

is rather lengthy. Today, the Water Music

is usually performed as one of three suites

that contain different selections of

movements. The performance tonight will

combine movements from the first and

second of these suites.

ANTONIO VIVALDI

The Four Seasons

Vivaldi was an unusual combination of

a priest and virtuoso violinist. For years,

he was the string teacher at Venice’s

Ospedale of the Pietà, one of that city’s

orphanages for girls. But as the reputation

of both his teaching and composing

spread, wealthy families began sending

their daughters to the Pietà to study under

Vivaldi.

“The Four Seasons” are actually four

concertos in a series of eight which were

published as the “Trial of Harmony and

Invention” Op.8 in 1725. Each of these

concertos is for violin solo, accompanied

by strings and basso continuo. They are all

in three movements – fast, slow, fast – and

each is about ten minutes in length. What

is unusual about these four is that they are

accompanied by short sonnets that

describe the seasons. Vivaldi molded his

composition to these verses, creating

musical depictions of the activities of a

year.

The first movements of the four

concertos have the richest imagery. In the

opening movement of “Spring”, Vivaldi

gives us bird songs, the trickling of the

springs, a thunderstorm, and, after the

storm has passed, the return of the bird

songs. “Summer” begins with a sense of

being exhausted by the heat, three birds

(cuckoo, turtledove, and goldfinch),

summer breezes that turn into the North

Wind, and finally the tears of a village boy.

“Autumn” has the dancing and singing of

the villagers, and a drunkard who

eventually falls asleep. The sounds of

“Winter” are particularly easy to hear: a

howling wind, attempts to stamp one’s

feet to get warm, and the chattering of

teeth.

MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY DR. DAVID L. NELSON“Handel is the greatest composer that ever lived.”

Beethoven

Interesting Facts

have been used in The Frugal

Gourmet, The Dead Poet’s

Society, and at the Magic

Kingdom in Disney World.

of “The Four Seasons” sold more

than two million copies.

Who’s on stage?The Bach and Vivaldi use a

small Baroque orchestra: only

a few strings and continuo to

accompany the solo instrument.

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GUEST ARTIST

Dmitry SitkovetskySee bio on page 15.

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Dima!

“I am a huge soccer fan and have been supporting the London Football Club in Chelsea for 20 years.”

“I played a role in the Russian TV fi lm ‘Heavy Sand’ which was seen by millions of Russian viewers.”

“I am a big movie fan and see about 40-50 fi lms a year.”

“My biggest hobby is to make transcriptions and I am up to over 45 diff erent ones as of today.”

“I have not yet seen the Blue Ridge Highway and the mountains in North Carolina, but hope to see them soon.”

Concert ProgramJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Debra Pivetta, fl ute

I. Ouverture

II. Rondeau

III. Sarabande

IV. Bourrée I/II

V. Polonaise (Lentement) - Double

VI. Minuet

VII. Badineri

GEORGE FREDERIC HANDELSuite from Water Music

I. Overture

II. Adagio e staccato

III. Allegro

IV. Andante

V. Air

VI. Allegro molto

VII. Allegro

VIII. Alla Hornpipe

INTERMISSION

ANTONIO VIVALDIThe Four Seasons

Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin

“La primavera” (Spring)

I. Allegro

II. Largo

III. Allegro Pastorale

Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.8, RV 315,

“L’estate” (Summer)

I. Allegro non molto

II. Adagio e piano – Presto e forte

III. Presto

Concerto No.3 in F major, Op.8, RV 293,

“L’autunno” (Autumn)

I. Allegro

II. Adagio molto

III. Allegro

Concerto No.4 in F minor, Op.8, RV 297,

“L’inverno” (Winter)

I. Allegro non molto

II. Largo

III. Allegro

DmitrySitkovetsky

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Preludes Learn more about this evening’s music and composers

with Dr. Sonia Archer-Capuzzo. Preludes is a series of informative

lectures held prior to each Masterworks performance. The

presentations begin promptly at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, and 7:00 p.m.

Saturday in the upper mezzanine lobby.

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brief question and answer session held at the front of the stage with our


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Madamina! Il catalogo,

from Mozart’s Don Giovanni

Madamina! Il catalogo is sung by Don

Giovanni’s sidekick, Leporello, as he tries

to “comfort” Donna Elvira who is upset

because Giovanni loved her then left her.

Leporello tells her that she is not alone,

and then recites a list of his master’s

231 in Germany, and up to 1003 in Spain.

The music is appropriately known as the

“The Catalog Aria”.

Aleko’s Cavatina,

from Rachmininoff’s Aleko

Aleko is the first of three operas by

Rachmaninoff, set to an adaptation of The

Gypsies, a poem by Alexander Pushkin.

Rachmaninoff wrote it when he was

nineteen. In his cavatina, Aleko sings of his

torment over his lover Zemfira who just

left him for another gypsy.

Come dal ciel precipita,

from Verdi’s Macbeth

In the second act of Verdi’s opera

Macbeth, several men wait to murder

Banco who has been selected to create

the next royal lineage. In his aria, Banco

sings of his apprehension over the

situation: “O, how the darkness falls from

heaven”.

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.12

There are many popular stories about

Beethoven being a difficult person to be

around, arguing with housemaids,

landlords, and even nobility. But beneath

this gruff exterior was a man who deeply

believed in the inherent goodness and

joyfulness of man. This is why he was so

attracted to Schiller’s An die Freude text.

The composer lived with this text for many

years and must have been deeply touched

by words such as “joy, thou heavenly spark

of God”, “all men shall be brothers”, and

“all creatures drink joy from Nature’s

breast”.

Although the first performance of the

9th Symphony was on May 27, 1824,

Beethoven’s earliest attempts to set

Schiller’s text was found in the 1790’s. The

text is also in the composer’s sketches for

his 7th and 8th Symphonies in 1811.

Beethoven continued to modify this music

over the next decade or so until the theme

took its final shape. He also needed time

and practice to let the entire fourth

movement mature: in 1808, he wrote the

Choral Fantasy for Piano, Soloists, Chorus

and Orchestra which acted as a study to

the finale of the 9th Symphony.

The fourth movement is a true

culmination of the work. Its opening

minutes look backward and forward in the

piece. Beethoven actually weaves six

different melodies together to form the

introduction to the Ode to Joy. The

movement begins with dissonant and

chaotic music which acts as a rude

awakening to the peaceful ending of the

third movement. Then Beethoven starts

to look ahead by having the lower strings

play the recitative that the bass soloist will

sing in a few minutes, and amid this string

recitative are little remembrances of the

first three movements and a hint of the

famous theme to follow.

The first time Beethoven gives us the

Ode to Joy theme, it is in the low strings,

coming out of the depths in its simple

perfection that took him so long to get just

right. We hear it four times, each growing

in strength. The long introduction ends

with the cacophony that began the

movement: out of confusion comes

beauty.

Even though we have had three quarters

of an hour of spectacular music, the true

center of the symphony is about to begin.

To introduce this, the very first words of

the bass soloist are not Schiller’s but

Beethoven’s: “O Friends, not these sounds!

Let us strike up something more pleasing

and more joyful!” It is as if the Beethoven

is telling us that the traditional symphony

is over, and now it is time to enter a realm

where joy and humanity flourish. The Ode

to Joy is about to begin.

MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY DR. DAVID L. NELSON“I despise a world which does not feel that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”

Beethoven

Interesting Facts

first performance of Beethoven’s

9th also played in the inaugural

concert of the Vienna

Philharmonic Orchestra in 1842.

“Don Giovanni” was friends with

Casanova.

Leonard Bernstein conducted

Beethoven’s 9th in Berlin in which

he changed Schiller’s words from

“joy” to “freedom”.

Who’s on stage?

Beethoven’s 9 symphonies

remained relatively constant:

pairs of woodwinds, 2 or 4 horns,

2 trumpets, and sometimes

trombones.

the 9th Symphony, Beethoven

added extremely high and

low instruments: piccolo and

contrabassoon.

Beethoven presents a Turkish

March during the tenor solo, and

uses the Janissary instruments,

triangle and cymbals, to create

the Turkish sound.


MASTERWORKS


GUEST ARTIST

Richard Ollarsaba Richard Ollarsaba, a native of Tempe, Arizona, is

currently at the UNC School of the Arts, earning a

postgraduate certifi cate in opera in addition to already

earning his Master of Music degree through the AJ

Fletcher Opera Institute where he studied under

Marilyn Taylor. While with the Fletcher Opera Institute

Mr. Ollarsaba performed such roles as Lord Cecil

(Maria Stuarda), Superintendent Budd (Albert

Herring), Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), Tom Carter

(Hotel Casablanca), and Sir John Falstaff (Merry

Wives of Windsor). One of Mr. Ollarsaba’s favorite

performances through the Fletcher Opera Institute

included an Institute hosted recital featuring the

renowned Mezzo-Soprano, Frederica von Stade,

where he sang alongside the diva in an impromptu

encore. In his time in Winston-Salem, Mr. Ollarsaba

made his Piedmont Opera debut in the role of Ferrando

(Il Trovatore) and was seen again with Piedmont

Opera in the role of Masetto (Don Giovanni).

He participated in the Metropolitan Opera National

Council Auditions in Atlanta, Georgia where he placed

second in the Southeastern Region.

Mr. Ollarsaba earned his Bachelor of Music degree

from the Cleveland Institute of Music in Cleveland,

Ohio where he studied under Mary Schiller. While in

Cleveland, Mr. Ollarsaba made his Opera Cleveland

debut in the 2008 production of Le nozze di Figaro in

the role of Antonio. Shortly after, he debuted with the

Kansas City Symphony in their performances of

Handel’s Messiah. The Kansas City Star reviewed that

“despite his youth, he exhibited a marvelous resonant

voice” and that “this is one singer to watch in years to

come.”

Concert ProgramTHREE BASS ARIAS

Richard Ollarsaba, bass

Madamina! Il catalogo,

from Mozart’s Don Giovanni

Aleko’s Cavatina,

from Rachmininoff ’s Aleko

Come dal ciel precipita,

from Verdi’s Macbeth

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVENSymphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125

Soloists TBA

Choral Society of Greensboro

Jon Brotherton, Choral Director

I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco

maestoso

II. Scherzo: Molto vivace - Presto

III. Adagio molto e cantabile

IV. Finale


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SEASON SPONSORS

GREENSBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

CORPORATE SPONSORS

DIAMOND CIRCLE $40,000 and above

PLATINUM GOLD CIRCLE

$10,000–39,999

PLATINUM CIRCLE

$5,000–9,999

GOLD CIRCLE

$2,500–4,999

SILVER CIRCLE

$1,000–2,499

FRIENDS

$100-500

17 Days Festival

Designs North Florist & Interiors

Fresh Market

Bank of North Carolina

M.G. Newell Coporation

Studio 104 Photography

Glen Raven Inc.

Haynes Strand & Company PLLC

Media Production Associates

Ryder Trucks

Times-News

W.E. Love & Associates

50 GREENSBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Jane M. Adair

June Anderson

Robert D. Benson

William F. Black

Lisa and Willie Bullock

Clem and Hayes Clement

Mr. Albert C. Cohen

Alan and Marta Copland

Mary Carol and Pat Danahy

Bert Davis, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. John H. Dilworth

Carol Cone Douglas

Barry Frank

William and Hughlene Frank


Robert and Laura Green

Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Griffi n

Nancy and Bernard Gutterman

Holt Gwyn and Beth Boulton

Peggy and David Hamilton

Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hassell

In Memory of Marilyn E. Haxton

Robert and Donna Hodgman

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jessup

Mr. and Mrs. Orton B. Jones

Ron and Linda Jones

Bob and Barbara Lavietes

Dr. Joe LeBauer

Joan and Sam LeBauer

Mimi Levin

Ellen and Lee Lloyd

Mrs. John R. Maness

Joy C. Morrison

Mr. and Mrs. David F. Parker

Alice and Woody Pearce

Alex Plotnikov and Sveta Krylova

Doris R. Preyer

Suzanne & Bob Rhodes

Connie and Robin Saul

Pat and Bob Sevier

Ann C. Sherman

Jonathan and Anne Smith

Norman B. Smith

Flo and Bill Snider

Peter Sojka and Elisabeth Stambaugh

Dennis and Pam Stearns

Janet and Jim Stenersen

Mrs. Sidney J. Stern, Jr.

Gary and Ellen Taft

Ms. Jeanne Tannenbaum

Dr. and Mrs. S. Michael T. Tooke

Kaye and Ken Tutterow

Mary Ann Vinson

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Webber

John and Gay White

Mrs. Robert P. Williams

MAESTRO’S SILVER CIRCLE $1,000- $1,999

Dr. and Mrs. John E. ChandlerBob and Sherry Harris

Leonard and Tobee Kaplan

Dr. and Mrs. Preston W. KeithAnn and Bob Kroupa

Carole and Sam Moore

Roberts Family FoundationRobert and Alice SpullerWiley and Virginia Sykes

MAESTRO’S GOLD CIRCLE $2,000-$4,999

Anonymous

MAESTRO’S PLATINUM CIRCLE $10,000

MAESTRO’S INNER CIRCLE $5,000 +Jack and Nancy Britts

Mr. Joseph M. Bryan, Jr.

Barbara Cone

Ms. Barbara Kretzer

AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

GREENSBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

2011-2012 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

Randall Kaplan and

Kathy ManningChes Kennedy and

John Overfi eld

Susan and

Dmitry Sitkovetsky

Vanessa and

Roy Carroll


Lynne and John AlexanderMargaret and Howard ArbuckleMr. and Mrs. Joe BaughmanLena and Lacy BaynesDr. Veita J. Bland-SpencerCarlyn and R. Steve BowdenMyrna CarlockLaura Chesak and Gary SteeleySarah and Jeff rey ChowningHoward and Louise Chubbs Dr. Bryan and Renea CobbDorothy and Clyde CollinsRobert and Sally ConeWilliam J. and Elizabeth A. CraftLisa CrawfordPhilippe and Brigitte DorierClara and Jim DugginsLibby and Richard Gabriel

Jessica and Mark GoodJoseph GruendlerDebbie and Gerhard Heidfeld Dr. William B. HerringLarry and Julia HippShawn HouckJoe and Cindy Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Irvin, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. D.K. JeongMitchell and Suzanne JohnsonPeggy and Phil JohnsonJudy F. JollyJerry and Jo KennedyMrs. Thelma KirkMose and Doris Edgerton KiserBob and Joretta KlepferBill and Diana KnoxLouise and Bill Latture

Richard and Jane LevyMr. and Mrs. Mark LittrellDorothy C. McGeheeGail McGroartyDavid and Heather OdahowskiWatty and Marvin PinsonDabney and Walker SandersMs. Laura SantanaJim and Cindi SchrumSusan and Jerry SchwartzJoy and Steve ShavitzShirley SpearsChristopher C. and Laura B. TewSarah and Jack WarmathMary Price WernerDr. and Mrs. Robert W. WoodwardEarl and Lynette WrennTom & Elaine Wright Family Foundation

Mike Barringer and Jeff EveretteNan and John BayersdorferNancy and Tom BeardPedie and Tony BengelMr. and Mrs. Arthur BluethenthalDavid and Nancy BrayJudy BreeceEdwin and Joan BryanNancy and Jim BryanNancy and James BuchananLinda and Jim CarlisleLynn and Tom ChandlerFred and Susan ChappellHenry L. and Ruth S.CobleBetty and Ben Cone, Jr.Sally and Alan ConeGeorge CowperMary and Ron Cox

Pam and Alan DuncanMarion and Peggy FollinCarol and Jud FranklinThurman and Peg FreezeDr. and Mrs. Robert M. GayMr. and Mrs. Carson GranthamMr. Jamie A. GrossoJames Gwatkin III and Marlene C. NielsenMarianne and Xaver HertleDonna Moran and Garnett HughesRep. Maggie Jeff us and Ted ThompsonJim and Frances JochumBayard W. JohnstonClaire KelleherVickie and John KilimanjaroRalph and Andrea KnuppPearl and Bob KraayMr. and Mrs. David Kuratnick

Seymour and Carol LevinSandra and Frank LoNanoMrs. Jon Wade MeadowsJim and Fray MetcalfeIrene M. MooreJohn and Donna PetersonDale and Barbara PhippsWilliam R. and Beverley C. RogersJoseph RosenblumDr. Rebecca SaundersMr. and Mrs. W. David SellersPhyllis ShavitzBetty Ann and Kenneth SmithPam and David SprinkleJimmy and Susan ThompsonRobert F. WinsorDavid and Lauren WorthBeverly and Patrick Wright, Jr.

Anonymous

Susan and Dan Acker

Rose and Victor Ackermann

Helen and John Alford

Carolyn and Donald Allen

Dr. and Mrs. William O. Ameen, Jr.

Gary and Linda Anderson

Kay and R.B. Arthur

Alice D. Bachman

Mrs. Nancy S. Balderacchi

Joan and Eddie Bass

Brenda and Bill Beasley

Mike and Sue Becker

Mary P. Best

Steve and Lin Bostian

Phyllis C. and R. Marshall Bowden

Hedy Breckenridge

Suejette and David Brown

Nancy and Trip Brown

Skip and Carol Bryan

Mr. and Mrs. George Burfeind

Philip and Kathe Burger

Phil and Sarah Burger

Peter and Elizabeth Burger

Alex and Maureen Burns

Kathy and H.T. Busby

Bob and Barbara Byrd

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Callicott

Harold O. Carpenter

Hodges and Joe Carroll

Jim and Stacey Carson

Emily C. Carter

Marlene H. Cato

Kent John Chabotar

Patricia A. Chamings

Anne B. Christian

Louann A. Clarke

Congressman Howard Coble

Dr. Michael L. and Faye C. Collins

Diane Conrad

in honor of Nicholas Cox

Keith Cushman

Robert F. Dabbs

Helen M. Davidson

Cliff ord and Dorothea Davis

Heinrich A. den Boer

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Doyle

Mr. and Mrs. John Drinkard

Thomas and Sandra Duez

James and Rachel Dunn

Harry and Ruth Edgren

Eric and Cheryl Eley

Walter and Margaret Faison

Sue B. and Jorman W. Fields

Elizabeth and Edgar Fisher

Dr. Stuart and Carol Fountain

Virginia Gaskin

Mr. Lawrence Gasper

Bill and Jeanette Giddings

David and Kathleen Gleeson

Nancy L. Glenz

Jean and Gary Goodman

Mr. J. Glenn Grayson

FRIENDS BENEFACTOR $500- $999

FRIENDS PATRON $250-$499

FRIENDS SUPPORTER $100-$249



Robert Green, MD and Jaquelyn Reilly

Norman Grey

Susan S. Griswold

Carl and Anne Grube

Jim and Judy Guidone

Nancy & Fred Guttman

Michele Haber/ Martin Friedman

Jack and Liz Harrell

Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Harris

Robert and Judith Herron

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Horowitz

Gail and Ken Huggins

Kay and Clyde Hunt

Dr. and Mrs. Harold Imbus

Daniel E. James

Paul and Sara Jones

Rosamond V. P. Kaufman-Totterweich

Mike and Lonnie Keogh

John and Barbara Key

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kriegsman

Margery Lane

Curtis and Terry Lashley

John and Marilyn Lauritzen

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Law

Anita Lawson

Dan and Genevieve Leach

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Lewis

Keith Lydick

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Mabe, Jr.

Natalie Mapou

James and Linda Martin

Donald Martin and Elizabeth Haile

Dan and Bonnie McAlister

Rosemary McGee

J. Gordon McLamb

Butch and Tricia Mendenhall

Margaret and Patrick Miller

Dr. and Mrs. Terry G. Mitchell

Richard and Walena Morse

Charles and Mary Murphy

Sara and Jim Niver

Talmage and Jana Nowell

Betsy and Mitchell Oakley

Donna Ogletree

Cameron Gordon Peck

Nancy and Peter Peiff er

Dr. Judy Penny

Gaston Penry

Jeff and Sherry Perine

Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Phipps Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. George H. Pierson

Roger and Nan Poplin

Hallly Lee Rankin

Bill and Donna Richardson

Lane and Karen Ridenhour

John T. Roberts

Kitty and George Robison

Hans and Ellen Roethling

Camilla S. Ruffi n

Marnie and Jerry Ruskin

Barbara Sanders

Beatrice and Stewart Schall

Mary Fran Schickedantz

Jack and Nancy Scism

Barbara and Jim Scott

Carl and Leigh Seager

Irwin and Judy Smallwood

Barbara and Arthur Sohn

Marian K. Solleder

Dave and Jean Stanfi eld

Richard and Cindy Stark

Sue and Fred Starr

Dr. and Mrs. H. Frank Starr, Jr.

Ralph and Nancy Stevens

Donald B. Stilwell, Jr.

Eileen Stirling

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stoehr

Amelia C. Stout

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Sural

Peggy R. Tager

Stuart and Barbara Teichman

Mrs. John O Toledano

Patsy Troutman

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Tysinger

Michael and Kelly Wainscott

Ken and Suzy Walker

Bob and Dot Walker

Diane and James Watkins

BJ Weatherby and Verne Nielsen

Dr. and Mrs. William J. Weatherly

Lynda D. Williams

Peggy Wilson

Ron and Linda Wilson

Van and Margaret Woltz

Amanda S. Wood

Homer Wright

Peter and Darlene Young

Anonymous

James P. and Carol D. Aplington

Edwin Armstrong

Brenda B. Barnes

Charlotte P. Barney

Ms. Betty M. Baxter

Kathleen and Sion Bell

Jean L. Berry

Barbara and Dave Blackman

James and Judith Bolzan

Dorothy Bourgeois

Sydney and Hannah Britt

Ouida B. Brown

Jean R. Buchert

Fred Carlson

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Chappell

Carolyn Chappell

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coble

Bob and Sophie Connolley

Polly Butler Cornelius

James and Robin Craddock

Shirley and Jerry Crawford

Margot H. Cunningham

Mr. Kearns Davis

Lorraine Dodds

Ms. Kay Doost

Ms. Stella B. Efi rd

Leon Eisen

Ned and Claudia Eldridge

Edna Fica

Inessa Fishbeyn-Reeve

Charles J. and Alice H. Fisher

Margaret Flannery

Clarence Floyd

Al and Cookie Fogleman

J. Paul Ford, Jr.

Sherri R. Forrester

Carol S. Fray

Elizabeth Jane Fryman

Robert W. Fuller

Ildar Gabitov

John and Christine Gentry

Carolyn Gribnau

Leonard and Rita Guyes

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Hall, Jr.

Carolyn Hampton

In Memory of Bill Cordes

by Bob and Sherry Harris

In Memory of Clayton Lee

by Bob and Sherry Harris

Chip and Cathy Hicks

Ms. Karen Hogarth

Anne and Mike Honer

Brad and Jackie Howes

Barbara T. Hughes

Claude Hutcheson

Sam and Tomasita Jacubowitz

Mary Ann James

Gwen Jeff reys

Lynn S. Jones

Mrs. Diane L. Joyner

Kimio and Yaeko Katsuki

Mr. and Mrs. James A. King, Jr.

Bonnie and John Knab

Robert and Jean Knox

Edward and Joanne Koehler

Joan Kramer

Carolyn C. Lester

Karen Lisenby

Andrew Long, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. DT Lucey

Christine Macdonald

Nancy Y. Madden

Bob and Dotty Maurer

Sandy and Jim McCall

Mrs. Aileen S. McCraw

Peter and Karen Meyers

Gerald Miller

Mary Carleton Miller

Mary and Jim Mooney

Dr. and Mrs. Robery Mowry

Floyd Nesbitt

Sandra and Mark O’Neil

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Paden

Ed and Phyllis Parkerson

Sarah Pearlman

Janet Plummer

Joan N. Poole

Mrs. Celeste B. Price

Ida Grace Roberts

Joshua B. Rose, PE

Clyde Rudd

Lynn Sametz and Victor Streib

C. Art and Judy Schoolfi eld

Maurice and Genie Schwartz

George and Phyllis Setzer

Ann M. Shelton

Mary C. Shore

Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. Smith, Jr.

John and Ouida Spillman

Donald Straffi n

Elmer and Margaret Straight

Peggy Tooker

Mr. Allen W. Trelease

Rosemary Reed Troxler

Edna Wagshal

Robert and Virginia Waldron

Charles and Callie Wallace

Dr. William E. Waters

Lynne and William Watson

Jeaneane Williams

Merrilou Williams

Laura and Gary Wolf

Susan and David Wolfe

FRIENDS SUPPORTER $100-$249

FRIENDS UP TO $99


Our sincere appreciation to supporters of the 2011-2012 Annual Campaign. This list is current as of September 6, 2011. If you would like to be a part of this year’s

campaign, please contact Lisa Crawford: 336.335.5456 ext. 222 or [email protected]


$30,000Greensboro Symphony Guild

$25,000Mike and Lynn Haley

$5,000Anonymous FundDr. Jean B. BrooksBarbara and Herman ConeJoan and Bill HemphillLinda and Maurice JenningsHelen and Al LineberryCarolyn and John ManessCarole and Ed MonroePat Austin NussbaumLynn R. Prickett Fund through Betty

and Charles Cheek

$1,500–$2,500Kay Bryan EdwardsMarie and Ed Faulkner, Jr.

Susan and Bill FraserKenneth and Ronda KornfeldAnn and Bob KroupaFred L. Proctor, Sr.Carl W. and Lina Z. Treleaven

$1,000Beverly and Ray BerryNancy and Alex BrownMartha and John ChandlerDorothy and Clyde CollinsSally and Alan ConeSally B. and Robert C. ConeMary Carol and Pat DanahyMartha and Reed DevaneGeorge and Anna DickiesonJack C. DixonMargaret and Walter FaisonDorothy and Stanley FrankCharles T. Hagan, Jr.Charles and Jeanne HassellGinger and Walter Hornig

Rachel S. HullBonnie and Bynum HunterJ.T. and Johnnye Greer HunterLenora W. JacksonKaren and Eugene JohnstonJudy and Allen JollyJohn and Ellen KavanaghMose and Doris Egerton KiserGlorine and Tom LuperDale and Susan MillerJoy and Moon MorrisonDoris R. PreyerRoyce and Jane ReynoldsPeggy and Lewis RitchieShirley SpearsKay SternJohn C. Tate, Jr.Boppy and John O. ToledanoDorothy and Charles WeillB.J. and Bob WilliamsDoug and Julia WilsonElaine and Tom Wright

CAROLINE M. LEE ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER’S CHAIRCaroline Lee tirelessly led the Greensboro Symphony Endowment Fund for more then twenty years. To honor her years

of service and the remarkable growth of the Fund, the Guild and Symphony friends honored Caroline by endowing the

Associate Concertmaster’s Chair in 2001.

TRUSTEESAnn E. Kroupa, Chairman

Lisa Bullock

Sally B. Cone

Robert Harris

A. Robinson Hassell

Linda Jones

Lee Lloyd

Lewis R. Ritchie

William R. Rogers, Ph.D.

Celebrating our 25th Silver Anniversary In 1985, the seeds of the Greensboro Symphony Endowment Fund (GSEF) were planted by Symphony Guild

President, Rachel Hull Galyon. Under her leadership, the Guild raised an additional $50,000 during the

1985-1986 season to contribute toward endowing the $250,000 Concertmaster’s Chair, completed in 1995,

marking the official launch of the GSEF. The leadership torch was passed to Guild member, Caroline M. Lee,

who devoted more than twenty years to the development and growth of the fund. In 1995, Guild member Kay

Edwards and GSO Board Member, Maurice Jennings, launched a successful campaign to surpass the GSEF’s

$1 million milestone. During the 2001-2002 season, the fund surpassed $2.5 million with a special initiative

spearheaded by Caroline Lee. In 2001, Barbara Cone led a secret campaign undertaken by Endowment donors

to establish the Associate Concertmaster’s Chair in honor of Caroline M. Lee. Since 2006, Cathy and Garson

Rice have served as co-chairs of the Endowment Committee. The Greensboro Symphony Endowment Fund

celebrates its 25th Anniversary in 2011 with assets totaling over $4,000,000. At the March 2011 Board

Meeting, the GSEF Trustees voted to make a $25,000 distribution to the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

in honor of this momentous milestone. This distribution was in addition to the gift of $121,431 made to the

Symphony for its annual operating budget, received in January 2011.

ENDOWMENT FUND

NAMED FUNDS $10,000- $39,999Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus A. Adams, III

Dorothy B. and T. Clyde Collins

Marion Stedman Covington

Amelia Tatum Daniel Memorial

by Samuel Cameron Tatum

Warren Moore and Anne Moore Diaz

Memorial by Jean Paul Moore

George W. and Anna B. Dickieson

Kay Bryan Edwards by KPB Corporation

Ronda Ellen and Kenneth Kornfeld

Mrs. E. Pierpoint Gill

Herbert and Mary Frances Hazelman

Michel Family Foundation

In honor of Sally Millikin by Steve Millikin

Dr. E. Phillip Morgan Memorial

by Inga Borgstorm Morgan,

Kent and Carolyn Morgan

Carolyn and Harold O’Tuel

Doris R. Preyer, Trustee William Y. Preyer, Jr. CLU

Lynn R. and Karl E. Prickett Fund

Mr. And Mrs. J. W. Werner, Jr.

HERITAGE SOCIETY The Heritage Society is composed of those who provided bequests in their wills to the Greensboro Symphony

Endowment Fund. Gifts may be in honor or as a memorial.

Anonymous Bequests

Nan and John Bayersdorfer

Anne Rendleman Daniel

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Guirlinger

Claire Kelleher

Pearl E. and Robert A. Kraay

E. Joseph LeBauer

Caroline M. and N. Clayton Lee

Susan and Dale Miller

Roy E. and Christine P. Rizzo

Mrs. Beverly C. Moore

Kitty and George Robison

Connie and Robin Saul

Florence G. Young


Patrons of chairs receive permanent listing in

the playbill, recognition on column in auditorium

lobby, and preferential parking. The Greensboro Symphony is grateful for your generous support in building the

Endowment Fund. For more information on how you may play a part in the continuation of the Symphony’s great music and education programs, please call co-chairs Cathy and Garson Rice at 336-273-1426.

MAESTRO’S PODIUM $500,000Endowed by bequest

MAESTRO’S PODIUMEMERITUS CHAIR$300,000Milton J. Jackson Memorial Chairby Lenora W. Jackson

YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR’S CHAIR$275,0001 CHAIR AVAILABLE

CONCERTMASTER’S CHAIR $250,000Greensboro Symphony Guild

THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTARTIST PIANO CHAIR$250,000 In honor of Linda M. Jones

THE YOUTHPHILHARMONIC CHAIR$150,000In honor of Dr. Jean B. Brooks.

ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER’S CHAIR $150,000In Honor of Caroline M. Lee

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER’S CHAIR · $100,000Chair Available

PRINCIPAL CHAIRS · $80,000 11 CHAIRS AVAILABLEKathleen Price Bryan Memorial Chair by Kay Bryan Edwards and Family

Peter B. Bush Memorial Chairby Mary Ann Bush and ChildrenIrene Mitchell Moore andBeverly Cooper Moore Chair

Fraser Family Chairby Susan and Bill Fraser

Eleanor Downes Mewborn ChairIn Memory of Carolyn Riddle Downes

ASSOCIATE AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CHAIRS · $60,0001 CHAIR AVAILABLEKay Bryan Edwards Chairby Joseph M. Bryan, Jr.

Jeanne Maxwell Hassell Chair by Charles M. Hassell

Carolyn J. Maness Chairby John R. Maness

Garson L. Rice, Jr. Chairby Catherine G. Rice and Children

SECTION CHAIRS · $40,0009 CHAIRS AVAILABLEAustin Family Chairby Patricia Austin Sevier

Richard Kelly Bowles, Jr. Memorial Chairby Louise H. and R. Kelly Bowles Family Foundation

Brough-Webber Chair by Elizabeth Brough Webber and William R. Webber

Lillian Daley Brown Memorial Chair by the Massey Trust through Nancy C. and Alex S. Brown, Jr.

Mr. Lenoir Chambers Memorial Chairby Mr. Lenoir Chambers Wright

John E. and Martha S. Chandler Chair

Barbara S. and Herman Cone, Jr. Chairby Donna M. and Herman Cone III

Elaine Wolf Cone Memorial Chairby Barbara S. and Herman Cone, Jr.

Richard and Danahy Family Chairby Mary C. Richard Danahy iand Patrick Danahy

George W. Dickieson Chair GSO Conductor 1951-1963by Anna B. Dickieson

Lucy and Clark Dixon Memorial Chair by Jack C. Dixon

Marie C. and Ed Faulkner Chairby Marie C. and Ed Faulkner

Dorothy G. Frank Chairby Stanley M. Frank

Hughlene Bostian Frank and William Allen Frank Chair

James Autha Freeze Memorial Chairby J. Thurman and Peg Freeze

Greensboro Opera Company Chairby Peggy and Phil Johnson

Lynn Carroll Haley Chairby Michael W. Haley

Joan T. and William L. Hemphill Chair

Sally London Hobbs Memorial Chairby Johnnye and J. T. Hunter

Rachel Smothers Hull and Worth Brantley Hull Chair

Linda B. and Maurice Jennings Chair

Jimmie Irene Johnson Memorial Chair by Dr. Harry W. Johnson and Family

Mary Ellen and Elizabeth Anne Kavanagh Chair by Ellen C. and B. John Kavanagh

Preston Wylie Keith and Martha Elizabeth Allred Keith Chair by Dr. Preston Keith and Marty Keith

Janie C. and E. Kemp Reece Chair

Walter W. King, Jr. Memorial Chairby Elizabeth Yates King

Joyce C. Kiser Memorial Chairby Mose Kiser, Jr. and Family

Kroupa Family Chair by Bob and Ann Kroupa

Barbara B. andRobert E. Lavietes Chair

C. Scott Lee Chairby Caroline M. and N. Clayton Lee

Alice Mae and William M. Lineberry Memorial Chairby Helen H. and Albert S. Lineberry, Sr.

R. Bradford Lloyd Chairby Mary Ruth and Robert B. Lloyd, Jr.

The Michael and Anna Lodico Chairby Flo and Bill Snider

Joy C. Morrison Chair by William H. Morrison, Jr.

Carole Swope Monroe Chair by Edwin Brent Monroe

Alice Wilson Pearce Chairby Woody Pearce

Ethel Clay Price Memorial Chairby Kathleen Price Bryan Family Fund

Lynn R. Prickett Memorial Chairby the Lynn R. and Karl E. Prickett Fund

Royce O. Reynolds Chair by Jane W. Reynolds

Dr. William R. and Beverley C. Rogers Chair

David Vincent Sherman Chair by Ann, Beth and Becky Sherman

Sidney J. Stern, Jr. Memorial Chairby Katherine G. Stern

Ellen and Gary Taft Chair

Richard W. and Carlotta M. Treleaven Memorial Chair by Carl W. and Lina Z. Treleaven

Frederick Kent Wilkins Memorial Chair by Kaye Andrews Wilkins and Children

Betty F. and Robert P. Williams Chair

Thomas E. and Elaine R. Wright Chair



It is with great delight that the Greensboro Symphony Guild welcomes the 2011-2012 season of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. Another magnifi cent year of programming has been carefully planned for our Masterworks, Chamber, and Pops series Symphony patrons. There is truly something for everyone!

As a volunteer organization, the Greensboro Symphony Guild members are a diverse group of devoted community leaders and friends. Since our inception in 1964, we have promoted the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and its many educational programs throughout the Piedmont Triad. Our fundraisers have provided over $1,000,000 to support the endowment and music education programs of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. Award-winning programs have remained a signifi cant cornerstone of our community and have been recognized and honored in past years by the League of American Orchestras. In 1985, the Guild was honored by President Ronald Reagan with the President’s Volunteer Action Award.

Every year, we accomplish our goal of developing music appreciation in school-aged children by providing fi rst-hand experiences with our orchestra. We enrich the lives of more than 50,000 pre-school to high school aged children through school concerts and partnership programs. We provide support to our Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra through coaching and scholarship programs. And through our support of the GSO’s Music at Midday concert series, hundreds of senior citizens—many of whom would otherwise be unable to

attend concerts—are able to experience the beauty of orchestral music. There is much enthusiasm to share this Guild year. We have many exciting programs and

fundraisers which will help support our education programs. This year will see the return of the much-beloved Symphony of Homes Tour, October 28-30. The theme of this year’s tour is “Opening Doors for Music,” and we hope you will all come tour the fi ve fabulous homes that will be featured this year. Earlier in 2011, 17 lovely and bright young ladies were selected as Symphony Guild Debs, and assumed their roles as ambassadors of the Guild within our community. These ladies will be presented in December at our 33rd Annual Presentation Ball. In February, at both Masterworks concerts and the Valentine’s Day Pops concert, the Guild will be collecting old cell phones for its Tones for Tunes fundraiser. Proceeds from this project will be shared with the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra. If you plan to attend one of those concerts, please plan to bring your old phones. On March 31, 2012, we will hold our ever-popular Guild Super Sale. No matter what type of household item you might be looking for—furniture, kitchen wares, baby items, books, etc—you can fi nd it at the Super Sale. This event, like our Homes Tour, is open to the public so we hope you will join us!

On these pages are the logos of our 15 Guild Corporate Sponsors for this year. We are deeply grateful to each of them for their support. Without these sponsors we would be unable to make the contributions that the GSO has come to depend on from us.

We continue to raise awareness of the Guild within our community through our increased marketing eff orts and our use of social media. For more information on the Guild, its activities and programs, and ways you can volunteer or donate, please visit us at www.gsoguild.org, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You may also email us at [email protected], or call our offi ce at 336-632-1812. We are always eager to talk about how the Guild makes a diff erence in the lives of so many, Because Music Matters!

Most sincerely,

Kim Littrell

Greensboro Symphony Guild President

Kim LittrellGreensboro

Symphony

Guild

President

Greensboro Symphony GuildBecause Music Matters


Thanks to the following for making our 20th Annual 2011 Golf Classic a success:Host: Starmount Forest Country Club

Tournament Chair: Andrea MacDiarmid

Vice-Chairs: Kim Jones and Kim Littrell

Honorary Chairs: Sherry and Bob Harris

20TH ANNUAL GSG GOLF CLASSIC SPONSORS:

SILVER SPONSORS:Carolina Bank

Southeaster Paper Group

BRONZE SPONSORS: Hunt Mainline Products

Mother Murphy

SourceRM

WellSpring

HOLE-IN-ONE SPONSORS:

Foreign Cars Italia

2011-2012 ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS

September 24, 2011 Symphony Guild Debutantes’

Night at the Symphony

October 1, 2011 Black, White, and Bubbles Gala

October 28-30, 2011Symphony of Homes Tour,

“Opening Doors for Music”

December 28, 2011Symphony Guild Presentation Ball

March 31, 2012 GSG Super Sale

April 20, 2012Meet our Musicians Night

April 28, 2012Name that Tune

in Partnership with the GSO

Recipes of NoteLook for Recipes of Note in the January 2012 issue of Our State

Magazine. Recipes of Note cookbook off ers favorite recipes

from the Guild!

For more information on the Greensboro Symphony Guild, its

membership and fundraisers, or to purchase items such as Homes Tour tickets and cookbooks, please visit

www.gsoguild.org.

We are on Facebook and Twitter!

The community’s support of Guild projects is vital to our success. All income

raised is returned to the GSO and its education programs. We thank each

of you for your continuing generosity in supporting the Guild.

GREENSBORO SYMPHONY GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresident Kim LittrellPresident Elect Libby GabrielVP Education Debbie HeidfeldVP Fund Raising Sherri HillVP Guild Operations Mary RoggVP Marketing/Publicity Robin HuntSecretary Cam CurrentTreasurer Kathy GleesonPast President Peggy HamiltonExecutive Assistant Susan Mackey

EDUCATION COUNCILAdult Outreach Ann KroupaElementary Concerts Chair Connie Saul Vice Chair Vanessa SkenesMusic in the Middle Chair Jo Kennedy Vice Chair Margaret CooleyYouth Orchestra Auditions Chair Rosemary ReedYouth Orchestra Representative Sharon KasicaWomen’s Chorus Representative Bridget MacPherson

MARKETING COUNCILCommunity Relations Frances VinoskiCookbook Chair Mary IngramNewsletter Editor Fray MetcalfWebsite & Social Media Coordinator Elizabeth Stephens

OPERATIONS COUNCILCorresponding/ Endowment Secretary Ann WarrickHistorian Elizabeth CraftHospitality Luncheons Chair Sandi Hedgepeth Vice Chair Linda Baker Vice Chair Andrea ZimmermanHospitality Meetings Chair Nancy Beaver Vice Chair Sandy WestonMembership Chair Suzy Walker Vice Chair Brenda GlennGSG Classics Liaison Kitty RobisonNominations/Awards Peggy HamiltonOrchestra Support Chair Karen Jacobs Vice Chair Brenda MacFaddenMaestro’s Terrace Chair Ali McVannParliamentarian Margaret FaisonPrograms Chair Linda Wilson

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OrkidstraThis entertaining series provides performances designed for three- to fi ve-year-old children. This season, the Greensboro Symphony is working with Guilford Child Development to provide concerts for children in the Head Start program.

The concerts will be based around the theme of a book by a local author - Freckles by Ellen Lloyd. The children will all receive a free concert and a copy of the book to take home. This project will help introduce children to classical music and the concert experience, and will build literacy. Because of the theme of the book, it will also help give an anti-bullying message. The concerts will feature musicians of the Greensboro Symphony and will take place in Greensboro and High Point.

In-School EnsemblesIn the winter and spring, all third and fourth grade students in Guilford County hear live performances right in their schools. Musicians from the Greensboro Symphony travel to schools and perform chamber music, demonstrate their instruments, and help students prepare for the Elementary School Concerts. The program includes a string quintet, brass quintet, woodwind quintet, and percussion trio. Ensembles visit diff erent schools each year so that students hear as many diff erent instruments as possible.

Elementary School ConcertsEvery year, all third and fourth grade students in the Piedmont region hear a dynamic program by the full Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. The Elementary School Concerts present exciting works of orchestral music. The Elementary School Concerts serve students from the Guilford, Alamance-Burlington, Asheboro, Randolph, Reidsville, and Caswell County school systems.

These concerts frequently include multimedia presentations and collaborations with the Greensboro Ballet. In addition to the concert experience, students and teachers receive educational resources and curricular materials that support the concert theme. These materials help introduce new music to students as well as connect the concert theme to topics across the curriculum.

The 2012 concert theme will be “Storytelling and Music.” The music will include Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, Prokofi ev’s Peter and the Wolf, and music from the movie Harry Potter.

Music in the MiddleMusic in the Middle is an annual concert series for all seventh grade students in Guilford County. The concerts present both traditional and contemporary repertoire, and aim to expand students’ ideas of orchestral music. Resources for students and teachers are provided at the beginning of the school year to enhance the listening and learning experience.

The 2011 concert theme is “Thrills, Trills, and Transformations,” and will explore the idea of orchestration. The repertoire will include Russell Peck’s The Thrill of the Orchestra, music of Beethoven and Copland, and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture. To emphasize the importance of orchestration and instrumentation, the concert will also include a humorous re-orchestration of Romeo and Juliet, composed by GSO Resident Conductor Nathaniel Beversluis.

High School Night - January 19, 2012High School students can sign up for free tickets and parking for this special concert by sending their full name and school name to [email protected].

College Night - September 22, 2011For this selected concert, college students can sign up for free tickets and free parking. College students can register by sending an email with their full name and college name to [email protected]. This season’s College Night is a back to school special!

Student Tickets Students with ID can get $5 tickets to any Masterworks concert and $10 tickets to Pops series concerts. Tickets may be obtained with a valid student ID at Will Call on the night of the concert, or at the Greensboro Symphony Box Offi ce during regular hours.


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PreludesCome early and catch the Prelude! Preludes

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Speakers are music faculty members at

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Wells Fargo Music at Midday SeriesThe Music at Midday series includes nine

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chamber ensembles. The performances,

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Greensboro Symphony Youth OrchestraGSYO concerts are free and open to the public!

November 20, 2011, 4:00 p.m.Greensboro Day School, Sloan Theatre

February 19, 2012, 4:00 p.m.Greensboro College, Odell Auditorium

May 20 2012, 4:00 p.m.Greensboro Day School, Sloan Theatre

Beginning Strings at Peck Elementary Support by Lillian RauchThe Greensboro Symphony’s Beginning Strings Program began in 1998, and was established at Peck Elementary during the 2007-2008 school year. In the Beginning Strings Program, the Greensboro Symphony provides Guilford County elementary schools with string instruments and small group music lessons free of charge.

Key objectives of the program are to serve a segment of the community that needs greater access to instrumental music education, to nurture and develop students’ creative talents, and to prepare students for challenging opportunities in music and life.

Instruments are supplied and maintained by the Greensboro Symphony. Instructors for the program have been drawn from Greensboro Symphony musicians with signifi cant group teaching experience, string music education faculty from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music (UNCG), and UNCG graduate students in string music education. Graduate students teach in the program with the guidance of their faculty advisor.

The program continues to grow and sprout connections throughout the community. This year, a teaching assistant supported by the Music Academy of North Carolina will aid with the program. An after-school string orchestra is forming at Jackson Middle School, the school which many Peck graduates attend. The Sphinx Chamber Orchestra (description) will give a performance and clinic at Peck Elementary in October 2011.

High School Partnership Support by the Greensboro Symphony GuildThis exciting new program continues to grow. Over the course of each partnership, high school music students receive up-close performances by Greensboro Symphony musicians, specialized coaching sessions on orchestral music, and visits from Maestro Sitkovetsky and guest artists.

Following the in-school presentations and coaching sessions, the high school ensemble performs on stage prior to a Greensboro Symphony Masterworks concert. The high school musicians are invited to stay for the concert to hear their mentors perform.

The Greensboro Symphony has partnered with Ragsdale High School in 2008, Grimsley High School in 2009, and Weaver Academy and Northern Guilford in 2010. The GSO will work with the Page High School and Northwest Guilford High School Orchestras during the 2011-2012 school year.

Greensboro Symphony Youth OrchestraThe Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra (GSYO) enriches the lives of its participants by providing a professional environment for the study, preparation, and performance of music, serving the community as a whole by providing high quality, free of charge performances, and encouraging and advocating art, music, and music education in the Piedmont Triad region. The GSYO is an educational project directed and underwritten by the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. GSYO Music Director Nathaniel Beversluis leads the program into its 41st year during the 2011-2012 season.

The GSYO program includes multiple ensembles, with opportunities for everyone from young beginners to advanced high school students. In the past fi ve years, the most advanced ensemble has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, and in Germany and Austria! GSYO members study and perform the best in orchestral music as they grow as musicians and make lasting friendships.

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SEPTEMBER 23UNCG School of Music

Recital Hall

8:00 p.m.

Program NotesLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Violin Sonata No.6 in A major, Op.30Beethoven composed nine of his ten violin sonatas

between 1798 and 1803. These are works that fall

at the end of his fi rst stylistic period (relatively

conservative music), and the beginning of his second

period (becoming more adventurous). Notable in

the sonata performed tonight is the third movement

which is a theme and variations. Beethoven dedicated

this work to Tsar Alexander I of Russia.

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

Piano Quartet in E fl at, Op.47For many years, Schumann wrote very little

chamber music. That changed in 1842 when he

decided to write chamber music for an entire year.

One of the resulting works was the piano quartet

performed tonight.

The quartet has four movements with the fi rst

being quite vigorous after a slow introduction. A

scherzo reminiscent of Mendelssohn follows. The

third movement is feelingful and romantic, and

some think that Schumann wrote this for his wife,

Clara. And the fi nale is fast with exuberant themes

and an energetic ending.

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVENViolin Sonata No.6 in A major, Op.30


Lukas Geniusas, piano

ROBERT SCHUMANNPiano Quartet E fl at, Op.47



Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola

Beth Vanderborgh, cello

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NOVEMBER 11UNCG School of Music

Recital Hall

8:00 p.m.

Program NotesGIUSEPPE TARTINI(1692-1770)

Violin Sonata in G Minor, “Devil‘s Trill”The “Devil’s Trill” is one of the most virtuosic

sonatas for violin. The Italian composer and violinist

said that the idea of the work came to him in a dream

in 1713 in which the devil made a pact with Tartini

for the composer’s soul. Accordingly, the devil gave

the composer everything Tartini desired, and then

the devil took the violin and played superbly. When

Tartini woke, he dedicated himself to creating music

as impressive as what he had heard in the dream.

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK(1841-1904)

Terzetto in C Major, Op.74The impetus for this trio came not from an

upcoming concert performance, but from a friendship

between the composer and an amateur violinist who

lived in the same building. Dvořák wanted a piece

in which his friend and his friend’s teacher would

play the violins and Dvořák himself to play the viola.

Unfortunately, the work was a little harder than the

amateur violinist could handle, so he then composed

his Bagatelles with an easier violin part.

JOHANNES BRAHMS(1833-1897)

Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.100One of Brahms’s favorite retreats was to Lake

Thun, near Interlaken, Switzerland. In summer

1887, he went there with the intention of writing

works for small forces – songs for voice and piano,

and chamber music. It was during this stay that the

second of his three violin sonatas was composed.

The three-movement works is quite lyrical and

understated, without the heightened sense of drama

found in so much of Brahms’s music.


GIUSEPPE TARTINIDevil’s Trill Sonata

Ray Chen, violin

Inara Zandmane, piano

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁKTerzetto


Ray Chen, violin

Scott Rawls, viola

JOHANNES BRAHMSViolin Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.100

Ray Chen, violin



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Scott Rawls, viola

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JANUARY 22

Program NotesSERGEI RACHMANINOFF(1873-1943)

Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op.19Rachmaninoff was one of the last in a line of

19th-century Russian composers known for their

romanticism in music. These composers included

Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Mussorgsky.

Rachmaninoff ’s music is lyrical, often with expansive

melodies.

The Cello Sonata was completed in 1901 and was

fi rst performed by Anatoliy Brandukov, who also gave

the premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Pezzo Capriccioso,

performed on this week’s Masterworks concert. The

piano part is quite prominent in this sonata, perhaps

because the composer was a virtuoso pianist. Many

of the themes are fi rst introduced by the piano rather

than the cello. For these reasons, Rachmaninoff

sometimes preferred calling it a Sonata for Cello and

Piano.

CÉSAR FRANCK(1822-1890)

Piano Quintet in F MinorFranck was a Belgian-born composer, pianist and

organist who spent his adult life in Paris. At age

50, he became a Professor of Music at the Paris

Conservatoire. Perhaps his best known works are

the Symphony in D and the Violin Sonata.

The Piano Quintet was written in 1889 and 1890.

The fi rst performance was rather strange. Playing

the piano was Camille Saint-Saëns, who had not

seen the work before. (He was a gifted sight reader.)

As the piece progressed, it became clear to the

audience that Saint-Saëns liked the music less and

less. Once the quintet was fi nished, Franck went on

stage to congratulate the performers and to dedicate

the work to Saint-Saëns, who promptly walked off

the stage in a fi t of anger for having been involved

with the music in the fi rst place!


SERGEI RACHMANINOFFCello Sonata

Sergey Antonov, cello


CÉSAR FRANCKPiano Quintet



Janet Orenstein, violin

Simon Ertz, viola,


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FEBRUARY 24UNCG School of Music

Recital Hall

8:00 p.m.

Program NotesSERGEI PROKOFIEV(1891-1953)

Quintet, Op.39Most quintets are for like instruments, all winds or

strings, with piano sometimes included. Prokofi ev’s

Quintet, Op.39 is a hybrid with two winds (oboe and

clarinet) and three strings (violin, viola, and bass

rather than cello). In 1923, a touring ballet company,

with only these instruments, asked Prokofi ev to write

a ballet score, and the composer took this opportunity

to write the quintet on tonight’s program.

The quintet has six movements, starting with a

theme and variations, and then alternating slow and

fast movements.

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK(1841-1904)

Serenade in D Minor, Op.44Dvořák’s Serenade, Op.44 is one of the

masterpieces in the repertoire for chamber winds.

It was written in 1878 and premiered that year in an

all-Dvořák concert with the composer conducting.

The work owes an inspiration to Mozart’s Serenade,

K.361 (370a), the “Gran Partita” with its grandeur

and similar instrumentation for wind instruments.

The fi rst movement begins with a stately march. A

lyrical theme follows and the movement concludes

with a return of the opening music. The second

movement sounds as if it will be a graceful minuet,

but the “trio” is anything but graceful. Here, Dvořák

relies on his Czech roots and gives us a fast Bohemian

dance called a “furiant” with lots of accents and

cross rhythms. The only thing missing here is a

tambourine! The movement ends with a return of

the more refi ned minuet. The third movement begins

lyrically, and, after an impassioned central section,

ends with the opening music.

Each of the three fi rst movements have three

sections with the opening music returning after a

contrasting section. In the fi nale, Dvořák takes this

one step further. After an energetic opening and

lyrical “second” melody, the composer brings back

not the opening music of the movement, but the

opening theme of the entire piece in all its grandeur.

A rousing coda ends the work.


SERGEI PROKOFIEVQuintet Op.39 for violin, viola,

double bass, oboe and clarinet


Scott Rawls, viola

John Spuller, double bass

Ashley Barret, oboe

Kelly Burke, clarinet

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁKSerenade for winds D minor Op.44 for

2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns,

cello and double bass

Ashley Barret, oboe

Anna Lampidis, oboe


Ed Riley, clarinet

Carol Bernstorf, bassoon

Michael Burns, bassoon

Bob Campbell, horn

Lynn Beck, horn

Tim Papenbrock, horn

Alex Johnston, cello


Dmitry Sitkovetsky, conductor


Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin and conductor

Scott Rawls, viola


Edwin Riley, clarinet

Jennifer Alexandra Johnston, cello


Carol Bernstorf, bassoon

Michael Burns, bassoon

Ashley Barret, oboe

Anna Lampidis, oboe

Tim Papenbrock, horn

Bob Campbell, horn

Lynn Beck, horn

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MAY 4UNCG School of Music

Recital Hall

8:00 p.m.

Program Notes

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH(1685-1750)

Trio Sonata from Das Musikalische Opfer (The Musical Off ering), BWV 1079

In May 1747, Frederick II of Prussia (“Frederick

the Great”) and Johann Sebastian Bach met at the

King’s residence in Potsdam. Frederick had written

a long, chromatic theme, and then challenged the

great composer to improvise a six-voice fugue on

it. Bach’s response was to write such a fugue and

send it to Frederick. Two months later, the master

Baroque composer published a set of pieces based

on this theme, entitled The Musical Off ering. These

works included a number of fugues and canons, and

the four-movement trio sonata performed tonight.

JOHANNES BRAHMS(1833-1897)

String Sextet No.1 in B fl at major, Op.18Brahms’s fi rst string sextet was written between

1858 and 1860 and was fi nished during a summer

vacation where the composer was staying on the

Elbe River. It is an early work – Brahms was 27 at the

time of its premiere in Hanover – and comes from

the same period as his two orchestral serenades and

fi rst piano concerto.

Noteworthy in the sextet is the instrumentation

of pairs of violins, violas, and cellos. This allowed

Brahms the ability to create sounds from a string

chamber ensemble that could not be found in the

more traditional string quartet (two violins, viola,

cello). An example of this is the opening melody,

which is scored for viola and two cellos. And in

the slow movement, Brahms gives us music that is

weighted towards the lower sounds possible with

two violas and two cellos.

Brahms also pays homage to another German-

born composer who, like Brahms was to do later in

his life, moved to Vienna: Beethoven. The scherzo

of the sextet is almost directly modeled after the

parallel movement in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.


JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHTrio-Sonata from the Musical Off ering



Alex Ezerman, cello

Andre Lash, harpsichord

JOHANNES BRAHMSString Sextet No.1 in B fl at major, Op.18

for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos


John Fadial, violin

Scott Rawls, viola

Noah Hock, viola

Brooks Whitehouse, cello

Alex Ezerman, cello


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ABOUT THE GUEST CONDUCTOR

Bruce KieslingBruce Kiesling is currently the Conductor of the

Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s community youth orchestra initiative and also serves as the Music Director of the Tulare County Symphony in California’s Central Valley. His background encompasses conducting, harpsichord performance, theater, and piano work in both classical and popular genres. Originally from Canton, Ohio, Dr. Kiesling received degrees from the University of Michigan, the University of Miami (Florida) and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Bruce spent eight years as Resident Conductor for the Greensboro Symphony, where he led classical concerts, the Holiday Concert, the Gospel Concert (featuring Curt Karr, Richard Smallwood and Wintley Phipps), the highly successful education concerts, and many appearances with the Greensboro Symphony Pops. He served as Music Director and Conductor for the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra, having led the orchestra at the Kennedy Center, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, and Carnegie Hall.

The other aspect of Bruce’s careers is that of an active and busy composer. He has provided music for more than twenty productions, including the feature fi lms “Wesley,” “Seven Days of Yellow,” “Di Passaggio,” “Foresight” and the award winning shorts “1915” and “Stormy Weather.

ABOUT THE LEAD VOCALIST, BAND ARRANGEMENTS

Bob StillmanThe Sweet Baby James concert stars the multi-

talented and multifaceted Bob Stillman who has lit up some of New York’s best-known stages as writer, musician and actor. He’s been nominated twice for Tony Awards---fi rst as actor, composer and onstage pianist in “Dirty Blonde,” and later as one of the songwriters for “Urban Cowboy.” Bob has brought his uniquely soulful original songs to such popular New York venues as Joe’s Pub, The Cutting Room, Wilson’s and Elaine’s. His just released debut CD “Come Down Angel,” co-produced with Tom Corwin has been steadily attracting listeners, and was selected as one of host Zoe Montana’s “Essentials” on radioio.com’s Acoustic channel. Featuring solid grooves, soaring melodies and biting lyrics, Bob’s songs combine folk-rock, jazz, pop and classical infl uences to create a style that is deeply personal, intimate, sophisticated and emotionally rich. Last season Bob co-starred with Christine Ebersole in the acclaimed Broadway musical “Grey Gardens.”

Born in New York City, Bob studied piano and composition at the Juilliard and Manhattan Schools beginning at age 9. He went on to graduate with honors in music from Princeton. His other New York stage credits include Molina in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (opposite Vanessa Williams), and the dying singer/songwriter in the cult off -Broadway hit “The Last Session.”

ABOUT THE FEATURED VOCALIST

Connie JamesConnie James is a classically trained singer with

a degree in music from the University of South Carolina. She has been nominated for a Pixie Award for Best Song/Soundtrack in a Motion Picture for the song “Three Words”, which she co-wrote and recorded with Composer/Pianist Onaje Allen Gumbs, for the short subject fi lm “Whoa”. The fi lm received the Angel Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003 and was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival last year. As an actress, she has landed roles on NBC’s 9 Law & Order”, “Law & Order: Special Victim’s Unit” and “Homicide: Life on the Street”.

ABOUT THE BAND

Tim McLaff erty (drums), the son of a painter and sculptor, grew up in a free thinking environment where he began playing drums at age four. In the last 20 years he’s played in over a dozen Broadway shows, his favorites have been Urinetown and Grey Gardens. Also an active poet, his poems have been set by composers Mick Rossi and Scot Munson. myspace.com/timmclaff erty

Stephen Benson (guitar) has performed and or recorded with people as diverse as Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Natalie Cole, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Lukes and the American SymphonyOrchestra. He currently performs on Broadway in the orchestra pits of The Lion King, Chicago, Mary Poppins and Hair.

Brian Cassier (bass) has performed in numerous chamber music ensembles, chamber orchestras and orchestras throughout the United States, Europe, South America and Asia with such noted artists as José Carreras, James DePriest, Lucas Foss, Kurt Masur, Mstislav Rostropovich and Robert Shaw, and with ensembles such as The American Symphony Orchestra, and The Orchestra of St. Lukes. Brian has been orchestra contractor / music coordinator for ABC, CBS, Atlantic, Ligeti Artists and Warner/Electra.

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Leno, Harry Anderson, and the legendary George Burns. She recently toured with Keith Lockhart And The

Boston Pops, and has sung with numerous symphony orchestras, including the National Symphony (with

Marvin Hamlisch), Peter Nero and The Philly Pops, The NY Pops with The Legendary Skitch Henderson,

Atlanta Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Utah Symphony, St. Louis, Houston,

Dallas and San Diego Symphonies.

Anne RunolfssonAnne Runolfsson is one of those rare artists whose unique versatility has

allowed her a distinguished career not only in the theater but also in recording

studios, intimate cabaret spaces, and concert halls throughout the world. The

New York Times proclaimed, “Ms. Runolfsson has a fl exible virtuosity, between

ethereal melodiousness and piercing big-moment resonance.”

She recently returned from London where she was honored to sing with the

great Dame Julie Andrews. In 2007 she completed a 2 year run on Broadway

as “Carlotta Giudacelli” in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera. Hal Prince referred to her

performance as a “revelation.” Prior to that she made a splash in Victor/Victoria where she had the honor

of standing by for Dame Julie Andrews, and Liza Minelli. She performed the title role over 120 times to

great acclaim and went on to recreate the role in the National Tour which began in Seattle and Houston.

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Aspects of Love.

Sal VivianoSal Viviano, a Detroit native, began his career opening for the Comedy Greats of

the last generation in Chicago and throughout the Midwest. Sal made his Broadway

debut in The Three Musketeers (1984), followed-by starring roles in the Broadway

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The Pirates Of Penzance, Hair, and received a Helen Hayes Award (Best Actor) nomination for his title-role

portrayal in Sunday In The Park With George (Washington, D.C.), having also appeared regionally at more

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Chicago.

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ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST

John PaganoProvidence, Rhode Island native John Pagano

is a truly a singer’s singer. As the lead vocalist

in the legendary Burt Bacharch’s band for more

than 14 years, John has traveled extensively,

performing in major concert venues and with

numerous symphony orchestras. In addition to his

ongoing association with Mr. Bacharach, John has

collaborated with Grammy Award winning writer-

producer Barry Mann, renowned composer-

producer George Duke, George Howard, Elvis

Costello, Garth Brooks, Whitney Houston, Faith

Hill, Wynona Judd and David Cassidy. Along the

way, John’s voice caught the ear of Jerry Seinfeld,

for whom he opened shows in both Las Vegas and

Atlantic City. John’s fi lm credits include the Adam

Sandler fi lm CLICK and Jim Carrey’s Yes Man.

John is featured on ten albums including his

recent solo release Pure Imagination which

he recorded with a 40-piece orchestra at

the legendary Capitol Recording Studio A in

Hollywood, California. During the recording

sessions, John transitioned eff ortlessly from

vocalist to instrumentalist to producer, working

closely with session players that have performed

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Chet Baker. Having his friend and mentor, Burt

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Concert ProgramLET’S FALL IN LOVEACT I

Orchestra OvertureLet’s Fall In LoveCole Porter

Time After TimeJules Styne / Sammy Cahn)

Night And Day Cole Porter

This Guys in Love With YouBurt Bacharach/ Hal David

Pure ImaginationLeslie Bricusse / Anthony Newley

All My TomorrowsSammy Cahn / Jimmy Van Heusen

Love Is The Tender TrapSammy Cahn / Jimmy Van Heusen

SmileCharles Chaplin

Act IIOrchestra OvertureSong For YouLeon Russell

Ain’t That A Kick In The HeadSammy Cahn / Jimmy Van Heusen

Talk To MeRudy Vallee / Eddie Snyder / Stanley Kahan

Call Me IrresponsibleSammy Cahn / Jimmy Van Heusen

Wives & LoversBurt Bacharach / Hal David

Any Day NowBurt Bacharach / Bob Hilliard

All The WaySammy Cahn / Jimmy Van Heusen

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Candice Nicole began her relationship with Disney over a decade ago when she was fi rst hired by Disney as a child soloist, so performing her favorite Disney classics with such talented musicians is a dream come true. Candice has been featured on numerous occasions as the guest artist/headliner with the California Symphony and Reno Philharmonic. Some of her work in theatre, fi lm, television and voice-overs includes Young Buff y on Buff y the Vampire Slayer, Toff ee in Zombie Prom, and Barbie: The Island Princess. Broadway: Closing National Touring Company of the world renowned musical Les Misérables (Fantine U/S), L.A. Premiere: How the Grinch Stole Christ-mas (Scallops Who). Regional highlights: Footloose (Ariel), 1776 (Martha Jeff erson), Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Grease (Sandy), Peter Pan (Wendy, opposite American Idol’s Adam Lambert), Cinderella (Cinderella). Starring roles in West Coast staged readings include Roxane in The Man Who Would Be King opposite Broadway’s Marc Kudisch, Abby in the hilarious comedy Neurosis (by Allan Rice, a writer on The New Adventures of Old Christine), plus new musicals at The La Jolla Playhouse and The Festival for New Musicals. Proud Actor’s Equity Member, Candice thanks Ted Ricketts for this opportunity and her loving family for their support.

Whitney Claire Kaufman recently completed two years with the North American Tour of the Broadway smash-hit Mamma Mia! (Ensemble, Understudy for Sophie and Lisa). Her performance as Sophie gar-nered rave reviews from the Boston Globe. Whitney has performed as Guest Soloist with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Pacifi c Symphony Orchestra, Guest Soloist with the Florida Orchestra, and has appeared in Cabaret (Sally Bowles), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, (Peaseblossom), Marisol (June), The Los Angeles Theatre Ensembles’ production of Wounded, as well as many other theatrical productions. TV credits include General Hospital and the hit ABC series Modern Family. As both a singer and voice-over performer in fi lm and television, Whitney has been heard in productions including That Championship Season, The Secret of NiMH 2, and two MGM animated series: All Dogs Go to Heaven and Noddy. She recently recorded songs written by Oscar-winning composer Dimitri Tiomkin. Whitney graduated with honors from Chapman Univer-sity with a BFA in Theater Performance. Her favorite Disney movie is The Little Mermaid, with Cinderella as a close second.

Andrew Johnson is a Disney kid at heart and is humbled and honored to share the music and magic from the stage! He has toured all over the world as a lead soloist and dancer in nine diff erent countries. He most recently was a performer at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards with Florence and the Machine. This past year he played Benny in the fi rst professional southern California production of RENT and Asher in Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities’ production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Andrew’s other professional credits include Five Guys Named Moe (Four-Eyed Moe), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat (Joseph), God-spell (Jesus), and Pippin (Lead Player). He has also understudied Brian Stokes Mitchell as Emile in Tarbell’s South Pacifi c at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. He was a fi nalist in 2004 and 2005 with the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards, as a Musical Theatre/Pop vocalist, and he received an Inland Theatre Award nomination for his performance in Riverside Civic Light Opera’s produc-tion of Ragtime (role?). Andrew has shared the stage with singer/actresses Shirley Jones and Bernadette Peters and has performed live duets with recording artists Patti LaBelle and Erykah Badu, and Broadway stars Laura Bell Bundy and Jodi Benson.

Aaron Phillips is very excited to be part of this wonderful production. Aaron is an Ovation Award nominated actor/singer, proud member of Actor’s Equity, and just fi nished the 2nd National Tour of Click, Clack, Moo. Aaron had his New York theatre debut last year as Felix in the new hit rock-opera The New Hopeville Comics, written by Nate Weida. Past theatre credits include: Jekyll and Hyde (John Utterson), Batboy: The Musical (Batboy/Edgar), Songs for a New World , and Les Misérables (Foreman/Combeferre). Opera credits include: La Boheme with the Greensboro Opera Company, conducted by Valery Ryvkin, Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King) and Lakme (Frederic) by Delibes. Aaron recently appeared in a staged reading of The Bone Wars (O’Conner) with the prestigious New York playwright group, Youngbloods. He is also an accomplished voice-over talent and can be heard in video games such as Red Dead Redemption and Deadmund’s Quest, as well as Lord of the Rings. He is a man of many voices for commercials, cartoons, and music sessions everywhere. Aaron has been a Disney fan his entire life, and is happy to help bring this music to fans of all ages. As a graduate of the school of music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Aaron is especially pleased to be performing again in front of a Greensboro audience.

Concert ProgramACT 1Disney Classics Overture The Little Mermaid Orchestral Suite Colors of the Wind Beauty and the Beast Suite I Wanna Be Like You Mary Poppins Medley

ACT 2Hunchback of Notre Dame Suite Aladdin Medley Pirates of the Caribbean The Lion King Song Suite It’s a Small World

The United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro is proud to support the artists, programming

and music education activities of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.

Thanks to the generosity of this community, the United Arts Council continues as the major

source of arts grant funding for the Symphony, most recently awarding a two-year grant of

$186,000 between now and 2013. Since 2000, UAC has provided more than $1.4 million in

financial commitments to the Symphony through our annual grant programs.

But the UAC does more than just provide grants. This season, the United Arts Council facilitated

the commission and world premiere of Queen Anne’s Revenge on behalf of the Symphony —

written by Grammy Award-winning composer Mark O’Connor — thanks to support from

American Express. The UAC also played an instrumental role in bringing Wicked Divas to

Greensboro. Both of these efforts are part of the UAC’s new arts & culture festival 17DAYS,

which was designed as a collaborative effort to fuel attendance and showcase the wonderful arts

assets of this community ... like the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra.

To learn more about the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro and how you can help us

support the health and vitality of our community, visit us online at www.UACarts.org, or call us

weekdays at 336.373.7523. Thank you for your support, and best wishes from all of us for a

successful 2011-2012 Season of Winners at the Symphony!

United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro – Thomas Philion, President & CEO

17DAYS17 Days is a unique collaborative celebration brought to you by the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro

with Greensboro’s top artists, presenters, producing organizations, museums and venues.

BURLINGTON

Education ConcertsTuesday, April 17, 20129:15 am and 11:00 am

Williams High School

For every Second and Third Grader in

Alamance County

For the past ten years, every 2nd and 3rd grader of Alamance County has enjoyed the Educational Concerts presented by the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. These concerts have touched the lives of more than 32,000 students.

Fox8 Holiday Concertin Burlington

Sunday, December 11, 20112:00 pm

Williams High School

Nathaniel Beversluis, conductorSee bio on page 19.

Hosted by FOX8 News Anchors

Admission to the concert is free with a donation of a non-perishable food item to benefit the Salvation Army.


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Harold Schonberg, the late music critic of the NY Times dubbed her “a pianist who grabs the

Imagination.” Her 1997 Prokofiev CD has been listed as one of the 50 best recorded piano performances.

Elena will be accompanied byElena will be accompanied byElena will be accompanied byBrooks Whitehouse on cello & Janet Orenstein on violin.Brooks Whitehouse on cello & Janet Orenstein on violin.Brooks Whitehouse on cello & Janet Orenstein on violin.

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We currently have 15 community youth and adult ensembles for you to join. You do not have to be a professional musician to join these ensembles.

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MUSEP Concerts are held every Sunday, June through August, featuring a wide variety of music from jazz to classical to bluegrass and more!

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GREENSBORO COLISEUM ARENAMore than 730,874 food items collected last year to benefi t the Salvation Army in eight counties. Help support your community. Admission and Parking are FREE with a donation of non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army.

Nathaniel Beversluis, conductorSee bio on page 19.

Appearances by:Summit Figure Skating Club of GreensboroBill FlynnNeill McNeill and Julie Luck

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On nights of our performances, the restaurants will off er a special. Each individual restaurant sets the promotional value of this off er. Please ask your server about any restrictions.

Show your “Symphony Subscriber Dining Card” and your concert tickets to your server by 6 p.m. on concert nights to ensure adequate time for an enjoyable dinner.

Early reservations are recommended. Restaurants not accepting reservations will honor this promotional special on a fi rst-come, fi rst served basis. Gratuity percentage is based on full menu price unless otherwide noted. Tax, alcohol, and other menu items are not included in the promotion.

To become eligible for the “Symphony Subscriber Dining Card” and to take advantage of this great off er, call the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra at 336-335-5456.

Subscribe by January 31, 2012 to receive this off er.

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Basil & Co. Buy one entrée, GET ONE FREE1310 Westover Terrace # 107 equal or less value (per pair of tickets) 285-9023 $15 max; plus 18% gratuity. All Concerts

Giovanni’s Fine Italian Buy one entrée5831 High Point Rd. GET ONE FREE852-8890 (maximum $14), 18% gratuity.

Oakcrest Family Restaurant Buy menu item435 Battleground Ave. GET ONE FREE 254-3344 with the purchase of two beverages. All Concerts

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Sakura Ichiban Japanese & Thai Cuisine Receive 20% OFF3015 High Point Rd. Entrée316-0629 (per pair of tickets) All Concerts

Sapporo Japanese Steak House Receive 20% OFF2939-C Battleground Ave. Entrée282-5345 (per pair of tickets) All Concerts

Table 16 TWO-COURSE $25600 South Elm St. Special Symphony Menu: Appetizer & Entree 279-8525 or Entrée & Dessert

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Feb. 18, 6:00 PMConcert 8:00 PM

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VOICESOFLIGHT

Feb. 28, 7:30 PMMar. 1, 7:30 PM

Lush choral music paired with the silent film masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc.

Apr. 28, 8:00 PMApr. 30, 7:30 PM

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