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P.O. Box 1303, Lake Placid, N.Y. 12946 518.523.2051

– 2021 Program –

President’s LetterOrchestra Personnel

Symphony Series July 11 Sundays at 7:30pm July 18 July 25 August 1 August 8 August 15Additional Performances Wednesday Community Concerts Adirondack Series: Saranac Lake Children’s Concert

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The Lake Placid Sinfonietta exists through the support of a community that embraces the importance of the mission. This includes monetary support and donations of goods and services from individuals, businesses and organizations as well as many hours of volunteer time. The orchestra offers a special note of thanks to the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, St. Agnes Church, the Town of Norh Elba, the Village of Lake Placid, and Elderwood of Uhlein at Lake Placid.

Tickets to Lake Placid Sinfonietta concerts held at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA) are acquired through the LPCA box office, open Wednesday through Saturday from 1-5 PM. Tickets can be purchased up until 2 hours prior to curtain the night of the performance (i.e., 5:30 PM). Tickets can be acquired by visiting the LPCA box office (17 Algonquin Ave, Lake Placid), by calling the box office (518-523-2512) or by going online to the LP Sinfonietta or LPCA websites (https://lakeplacidsinfonietta.org/tickets or https://www.lakeplacidarts.org).

Activities of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Inc. are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Additional support is received from the Town of North Elba, the Village of Lake Placid and by an Essex County Arts Council CAP grant award made possible through the support of the Essex County Board of Supervisors. Further support has been provided by the Lake Placid Education Foundation, the Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation Trust, the Victor Herbert Foundation, the Cloudsplitter Foundation, the Stewart’s Shops Foundation and the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation.

Lake Placid Sinfonietta—the Adirondacks’ orchestra of world-class musicians—unleashes the power of music to entertain, educate and inspire people of all ages.

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– Lake Placid Sinfonietta Board of Directors –Linda McClarigan, President

Joellyn Cattell, Co-vice President & Nancy Gordon, Co-vice PresidentJudith Steinberg, Treasurer Kathleen Briggs, Secretary

– Advisory Board –

– Orchestra Representatives –Denise Cridge Anne Lindblom Harrow Devin Howell

– Staff–Deborah Sutin Fitts, Executive Director

Valerie Pawlewicz, Community Engagement & Marketing Specialist Madeline Derouchie, Season Intern (Music Library, Production Assistant)

Micah Harrow, Season Music Librarian Elijah Harrow, Season Production Manager

Mary Liz Alexander, PhDCheryl Breen Randall

Mary Dietrich Patricia Eldridge

Barbara T. Erickson

Georgia Jones Wayne JohnstonWilliam H. KisselElizabeth Lowe

Paul J. Reiss, PhD

Rosemary ReissRichard Rodzinski

Claude Roland, MDJon Shattuck

Nancy Adams Sweet

Elizbeth BaxterKathy Daggett

Nancy Emerich FreemanAnne Hurd

Andrew JamesBrenda Jock

Lisa M. KeeganAllola McGraw

Nancy MorseSandra Plowinske

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—Concert In-Person Attendance 2021—

The Lake Placid Sinfonietta (LPS) and partner venues are closely monitoring the federal and state guidelines regarding safety for musicians, staff, volunteers and audience. Because each venue is different, each space has a different set of guidelines. In addition, we anticipate the concert experience in general may change as the season progresses. But no matter the changes—known or anticipated—our goal is to make each performance as safe as possible for musicians and audiences while maintaining the artistic excellence the Sinfonietta has always provided.

There are a few parameters that we must all accommodate despite the venue and the full-capacity audience that is allowed:

•The concerts will be one-hour long with no intermission. Last-minute changes to the program are always possible.

•Proof of vaccination as well as proof of ID are required. Children 11 and under (who are not yet vaccine eligible) as well as youth under the age of 16 (who have not yet been vaccinated) may attend concert but must accompany vaccinated family members.

•In order to keep our patrons informed about the season’s schedule and each musical program, we have done the following: created an entirely electronic season program book; listed all concerts and programs on our website (https://lakeplacidsinfonietta.org) and other social media (@officialLPSinfonietta); printed concert program posters for each venue; and distributed event listings to local news sources.

•Pre and post-concert open-receptions vary as to venue. For example, there are neither pre-nor post-concert Sinfonietta receptions planned at LPCA, at this moment. But patrons are welcome to informally meet in the public bar (Great Hall Lobby Bar, Hotel Saranac) before and/or after the Adirondack Series 7 PM concert taking place at the Hotel Saranac, Saranac Lake on Thursday, July 22.

New this season--as way to make the concert experience more accessible, affordable and safe--the Sinfonietta is live-streaming, in real-time, 12 of their 14 concerts. The six Sunday Symphony concerts and the six Wednesday Community concerts will be available online. All Sunday concerts require tickets in order to “attend” either in-person or virtually: the Sunday Symphony series costs $10 per viewing device per concert (instead $30 in-person); the Wednesday Community concerts are $0 ( virtually). Once a patron acquires a virtual ticket, then that concert link will be sent via email. Online links will only be live during the real-time performance (therefore, links will not allow a later or subsequent viewing). To learn more about virtual viewing of Sinfonietta concerts, go here.

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–Music Director–

Stuart Malina’s ease on the podium, engaging personality, and insightful interpretations have thrilled audiences for performances of masterworks and grand opera, to pops and Broadway.

In addition to being the music director of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta since fall 2019, Stuart has been the music director and conductor of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, one of the premiere performing arts organizations in Pennsylvania, since 2000. In addition, Mr. Malina

is also Principal Guest Conductor with The Florida Orchestra. Formerly, Stuart has been the former music director of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, the associate conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, as well as appeared as Guest Conductor with some of the finest orchestras in the country.

As a composer and arranger, Stuart has created dozens of orchestral works, ranging from entire pops shows to works for symphony orchestra. His most recent composition, Common Fanfare for an Uncommon Orchestra, received its world premiere by the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra in September of 2017.

Stuart’s activities also extend to Broadway. He acted opposite Zoe Caldwell and Audra MacDonald at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC in Terrence McNally’s Tony-Award winning play Master Class. He served as the associate conductor of the national touring company of West Side Story and as the conductor of the Charleston production of Porgy and Bess. In 2003, Mr. Malina won the Tony award for orchestration with Billy Joel for the musical Movin’ Out.

Stuart studied conducting with Otto-Werner Mueller, piano with Drora and Baruch Arnon, and with Keiko Sato. Mr. Malina holds degrees from Harvard University, Yale School of Music, and the Curtis Institute of Music.

Stuart resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Marty, and their two beautiful children, Sara and Zev. More information about Mr. Malina can be found at his website (www.stuartmalina.com).

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– LETTER FROM MUSIC DIRECTOR STUART MALINA–

Welcome back!

On behalf of the entire Lake Placid Sinfonietta family, it is my great pleasure to welcome you back to a season of LIVE orchestral music! We are beyond delighted to be back in

the Adirondacks.

It is crazy to think that I have been the music director of this orchestra for almost two years, and am only now beginning my first season in the position. It has not been an idle

time. We have produced some wonderful content, which I encourage you all to check out at our website. We have diligently planned, so we can reopen this year with not only

great music, but also music performed in a safe and comfortable environment.

If anything has become crystal clear this past year, it is the power of live music and how central it is to our very existence. Music is the fabric of our souls. Every concert is a shared experience - each creating it’s own community of music lovers - and is a

participatory experience at that. Our performances are a blend of the energy from the stage and the reciprocal energy coming to the performers from you, the live audience.

This is why, after a year of living virtually, we are so excited to be able to move you, touch you, and wow you in person.

We have a fabulous season of great music for you this summer. I’m looking forward to getting to know you and exploring the many treasures of this beautiful place!

Stuart Malina, Music Director

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Dear Friends of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, It is so exciting to celebrate the return of live classical music to the Adirondacks this sea-son. I look forward to joining with you in all the multiple ways of that there are to engage, enjoy and share the Sinfonietta’s beautiful music. Welcome back, friends.

This past year was a period of adjustment for the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. In our entire 104-year history, only one other time—during WWII—did the Sinfonietta miss a summer sea-son. However, our “pandemic pause” has only made the Sinfonietta stronger, wiser and more committed to making music in the mountains. We used the past year to solidify our fiscal foundation and to re-examine and advance our strategic plan. Meeting virtually, we worked on membership, a fall and spring campaign, advertising as well as events. We up-dated our mission statement to reflect our enduring passion to this area and music, and chose the new core values—“Excellence, Inclusivity and Joy”—to inform the Sinfonietta’s deepest decisions. Despite a challenging year, I am proud of these and other significant board accomplishments.

Patrons may notice a few differences in their concert experience this season. Concerts will be one-hour, without intermission, and subject to program change. Within reduced-contact guidelines, we are finding novel solutions to connect patrons to the music and to one another: an electronic program book; informal gatherings; and a live-stream, weblink option to “attend” Sunday and Wednesday concerts. As guidelines change, so will the concert season and the Sinfonietta. Keeping everyone safe yet connected is truly a “con-certed” effort.

A thrilling change this season is the introduction of new Music Director Stuart Malina. For the past year and a half, Stuart has been diligently working behind-the-scenes with Sin-fonietta staff, board, and musicians to prepare for this summer. It will be a true pleasure to witness Maestro Malina at the podium, as he shares with us all the musical selections culled just for us, just for this season.

Let me end with gratitude. A special thank you goes to all of our dedicated series sub-scribers, concert attendees, business advertisers, sponsors, and first-time visitors. Let us navigate together, through this unprecedented time, while we re-connect to the music we love. How lucky we are to be together to enjoy a summer season!

My very best regards,

Linda McClariganPresident, Lake Placid Sinfonietta Board of Directors

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– Orchestra Personnel 2021 –

Mr. Szasz’s chair has been generously sponsored this year by Mary Liz Alexander, PhDDaniel Szasz, Concertmaster (Catherine Dearnley - Dorothy Happel Chair) is active as a concert soloist, chamber musician, and recitalist. Daniel Szasz has been the concertmaster of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra since 1997. A versatile musician, interested in performing both standard and less familiar repertoire, Mr. Szasz has been con-sistently praised for his “expressive, rich and warm sound” as well as for his “strong, confident, and assertive playing.” Born in Romania, in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu, Mr. Szasz began playing the violin at age six under the supervision of his father, a former principal trumpet player with the Sibiu State Philharmonic Orchestra. At the age of eight he played his first solo recital, and at thirteen he performed his first concerto with a professional orchestra. While a student at the Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj, at only nineteen, Mr. Szasz landed a posi-tion with one of the top orchestras in Romania, the Cluj State Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he toured Europe extensively, recorded, and performed as a soloist on many occasions. He also studied chamber music with members of the Franz Schubert Quartet, Audubon Quartet, and Fine Arts Quartet. Mr. Szasz has won numerous awards in national competitions in Romania as well as international competitions in Italy and the U.S., includ-ing the “Public Prize” at the prestigious Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music Compe-tition in Florence, Italy, playing with his wife, pianist Alina Voicu. In the summer of 2006, Mr. Szasz won the position of concertmaster for the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. Mr. Szasz performs on a rare 1755 Italian violin crafted by Bartolomeo Calvarola.

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Karl Braaten (on leave for 2021) has been a member of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta since 1999. After getting his undergraduate degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music, he went on to Northwestern University as a Scapnick Scholar through the Chicago Civic Orchestra to get his Master’s Degree. Since 2000, Karl has been a violinist with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. He has also played with the Minnesota Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Sarasota Orchestra, and Florida Orchestra. He lives with his wife Maija, and son, Erik.

Amanda Brin, Associate Concertmaster(on leave for 2021) has had her playing praised for its “lusciousness and great pathos” by Classical Voice of North Carolina. As a founding member of the Hyperion String Quartet, she has won top prizes at the Fischoff, Coleman, MTNA and Green Lake chamber music competitions. Ms. Brin is currently on faculty at The College of Saint Rose and is Principal Second Violin of the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra.

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Anna Gendler graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, is an ac-complished chamber musician and is on the faculty at Pima Com-munity College in Tucson, Arizona. Anna has been performing pro-fessionally as a member of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for over 30 years. In addition to the TSO, she has performed with the Phoe-nix Symphony, Tucson Symphony String Quartet, Flute Trio, Daystar Chamber Players, and also with her husband, Alexander Tentser, in a violin and piano duet. In the summer, apart from the Lake Placid Sin-fonietta, Anna has performed with “Arizona Musicfest” in Carefree,

Arizona and “Music in the Mountains” festival in California. Ms. Gendler is a member of the 2016 Grammy-Award-nominated True Concord Voices and Orchestra.

VIOLIN continuedOradabek Duissen (new this season) is a member of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Concertmaster at the Irving Symphony, Irving, TX. His awards include 1st prize in the Franz Schubert com-petition in Italy, 2nd prize in the International Violin Competition in Astana, Kazakhstan, the diploma in the Michelangelo Abbado International Competition in Milan, Grand Prize in the National Competition in Kazakhstan. As a soloist and chamber musician he has toured and performed in many countries including the Ukraine, Russia, Italy, France, Austria, Great Britain, South Korea, Mexico and throughout the United States. After graduation with honors from the Kazakh National Academy of Music Ordabek received a Meadows full scholarship and Meadows award to continue his study at the Southern Methodist University. In November 2011 joined the Dallas Opera Orchestra as Assistant Concertmaster. In 2013 Ordabek was awarded “Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakh-stan” title for his contribution in arts and culture of Kazakhstan. In 2014 Ordabek was awarded Youth Government award “Daryn” in classical music nomination in Kazakhstan.

Erin Zehngut (new this season) joined the first violin section of the North Carolina Symphony in 2016 and performs with the Oak City and the Aurora Musicalis String Quartets. In addition to performing, she enjoys teaching privately and coaching chamber music. Previ-ously, Erin was a fellow at the New World Symphony, where she was active in the Community Engagement program including teaching at the Academia Filarmónica de Medellín in Colombia. Erin has per-formed with the Minnesota Orchestra, has served on faculty at the Eastern Music Festival, and has been a soloist with the North Caro-lina Symphony. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan, where she studied with Aaron Berofsky, and a Master’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Stephen Rose. When she is not play-ing violin, she loves spending time outdoors hiking, gardening, running and playing tennis.

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MR. MCKAY PATTERSON’S CHAIR HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY SPONSORED FOR THE 2021 SEASON BY KATHY DAGGETT AND ROBIN BAXTER

Gaylon McKay Patterson is Acting Principal Second Violin in the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, where he has performed since 1985. He has served on the faculties of the University of Memphis and the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts and is a former member of the Ceruti String Quartet. His recent studio recordings include al-bums by Sean Rowe and by the Dave Rawlings Machine with Gillian Welch. Off stage, Mr. Patterson is deeply committed to community engagement, education, and the nurturing of diversity and inclusion in orchestral culture. He is a developer of the Memphis Symphony’s unique corporate leadership training program, as well as that orches-

tra’s “Opus One” concerts collaborating with multi-genre Memphis artists in non-tradi-tional formats and venues.

Diana Pepelea is a member of the Cleveland Ensemble, Canton Symphony, CityMusic Cleveland and the Blue Water Chamber Orchestra. She also serves as concertmaster for Cleveland’s Play-house Square Pit Ochestra for traveling Broadway Shows and performs with the Akron Symphony and Alabama Symphony. She has won many competitions in her native Romania and attend-ed the Interlochen Arts Academy. Ms. Pepelea earned a Bach-elor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Master of Music degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Her summer engagements include the National Repertory Orches-tra, Spoleto USA, Blossom Festival Orchestra, Festival Mozaic, and Artosphere Festival.

Marius Tabacila was born in Bucharest, Romania, and graduated from Bucharest Conservatory of Music in 1995. After the graduation he played with Bucharest Philharmonic and Radio National Orches-tra. He came to United States in 1999 and, since then, has been a member of Orlando Philharmonic and Brevard Symphony Orchestra. During past summers, Marius has played for Seaside Music Theatre in Daytona Beach, Florida and now for the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. Currently, Marius performs with regional ensembles including Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Village Philharmonic and Florida Lakes Symphony.

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Julia DiGaetani (on leave for 2021) is a graduate of the Philadelphia Mu-sical Academy and presently Principal Violist of The Delaware Symphony, Pennsylvania Ballet Company, Princeton Opera Festival and Associate Principal with the Academy of Vocal Arts. Over the years she has been a member of Opera Philadelphia, Opera Delaware, The Concerto Soloists and the West Jersey Chamber Orchestra. As Principal Violist with The Delaware Symphony she has often been engaged as soloist with the or-chestra and as a member of the Delaware String Quartet.et.

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MS. CRIDGE’S CHAIR HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY SPONSORED FOR THE 2021 SEASON BY BARBARA ERICKSONDenise Cridge is an enthusiastic musician in the New York area. She cur-rently holds the Assistant Principal chair in the Greenwich Symphony and is principal for the Little Opera Theater of New York. She performed for many years with the New York City Opera National Company, the Opera Ensemble of New York, Berkshire Opera, NY Gilbert and Sullivan Players and Village Light Opera Group. Ms. Cridge also served as con-certmaster, doubling on violin and viola for Chita Rivera on the national

tour of Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Her work in Europe has included playing with Novofilarmo-nia Portuguesa and several tours with the baroque group, Kammerensemble Koln. Denise is a member of Quentre and an avid teacher at the Allen-Stevenson School, and the Fieldston School of Ethical Culture.avid teacher at the Allen-Stevenson School, and the Fieldston School of Ethical Culture.

Julie Goodale (new this season) has been hailed as a “strong soloist” by The New York Times, is a versatile performer, comfortable in a variety of musical styles. Recent musical collaborations include cabaret perfor-mances with soprano Lauren Flanigan at Park Avenue Armory and Cafe Sabarsky; a project in India with dance and film star, Mallika Sarabhai, featuring Joel Thome’s music for solo viola and electronics; and musical explorations with Nana Simopoulous on sitar and didgeridoo. As an or-chestral musician, Julie performs with the New Jersey Symphony, West-field Symphony, Opera Saratoga, Orchestra of St. Lukes, Opera Orchestra of New York, and others. Away from music, Julie runs trails, climbs, and is always searching for the perfect turn while skiing.

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Jonathan Brin (on leave for 2021) earned his Bachelor of Music at the East-man School of Music where he was a founding member of the Hyperion String Quartet. He won a top prize at the Akron Tuesday Musical Club Com-petion and has performed as soloist with the Kent State University and Syra-cuse University Summer Festival orchestras as well as guest cellist with the Miro Quartet. Currently, Mr. Brin is on faculty at The College of St. Rose and SUNY Adirondack. He is principal cellist of the Glens Falls Symphony Orches-tra, and a member of the Vermont Symphony orchestras.

MS. ALTON’S CHAIR HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY SPONSORED FOR THE 2021 BY JON AND PENNY SHATTUCKAnn Alton (Elizabeth (Beth) Dury Master Chair) has performed as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician in the US, Europe, and Asia, and has won awards from the Harriet Hale Woolley Foundation, the National Federation of Music Clubs, the Koussevitsky Foundation, the National Arts Club, and the National Music Teachers Association. She has performed solo and chamber works at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Weill Hall, Salle Cor-tot, and the Caramoor Festival. Her performances have been broadcast on American and German public television, and on National Public Radio. She earned BM and MM degrees from the Juilliard School and a Doctorate of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. Since her recent move to Venice,

Florida, Ann has been playing recitals, chamber and orchestral music. She is currently the cellist of “Chamber Accord” a piano quartet and Principal Cellist of the Charlotte Symphony.

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M a r v e l a t t h e E x c e l l e n c e . F e e l I n c l u d e d . S h a r e t h e J o y !

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Elizabeth Thompson (new this season) enjoys a multi-faceted career as chamber musician, orchestral player, and recitalist. She has performed in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Academy of Mu-sic, and the Kimmel Center with such groups as the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Opera Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Ballet, Philly POPS, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and many others. During summers, she has performed with the Santa Fe Opera and the Berkshire Opera, The Princeton Festival and the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice, where she also serves as principal cellist. Ms. Thompson attended Oberlin Conservatory of Music and her principal

teachers include Bernard Greenhouse and members of the Guarneri string quartet.

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Cynthia Watson (on leave for 2021) is Principal Oboe of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, and second oboe with the Can-ton Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist and chamber music perform-er, she performed during the summer of 2015 in Kolkata, India with pianist Jennifer Heemstra and flutist George Pope. That same year Cynthia made several trips to China, performing in Zhengzhou, Quindao and as a soloist with the Wenzhou Symphony Orchestra. She has also served as principal oboe of the Albany Symphony, the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra, and as a member the Solaris Wood-wind quintet and the IRIS Chamber Orchestra. She has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Opera, the Rochester Philharmonic and the Virginia Opera Orchestra. Ms. Watson received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Richard Killmer. She continued her studies at Yale with Ronald Roseman, earning a Master’s Degree. She has recorded on Telarc with the Akron Symphony, on Albany Records with the Albany Symphony Orchestra and CBS Master-works with Wynton Marsalis and the Eastman Wind Ensemble.

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FLUTEAnne Harrow is Associate Professor of Flute and Piccolo at the East-man School of Music. She has been invited three times to Zhengzhou, China where she performed as Principal Flutist with the Orchestra of the Yellow River. An Eastman graduate, Anne was formerly the Prin-cipal Flutist of the Florida West Coast Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the Rochester Chamber Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Chautauqua Symphony, the Savannah Symphony, and the Skaneateles and Spoleto festivals. In 2015, she was named an Honorary Visiting Professor by Zhengzhou

Normal University (China) and she also directs the Flute Intensive Seminar at the Master-Works Festival.

Mr. Howell’s chair has been generously sponsored for the 2019 season by Robert Kent.Devin Howell (Philip Albright Chair) graduated with honors in perfor-mance from the New England Conservatory of Music where he stud-ied with Don Palma of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He received his Master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University where he stud-ied with Jeffrey Turner of the Pittsburgh Symphony. He currently performs as principal bassist of the Harrisburg Symphony and as as-sistant principal bassist for the Allentown and Reading Symphony Or-chestras. He is an instructor of double bass at Elizabethtown, Franklin & Marshall, and Gettysburg colleges. Mr. Howell has performed as principal bassist of the Lancaster Symphony, as a section member of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra, Wheeling Symphony, Bach Sinfonia, Boston Philharmonic, Gardner Museum Chamber Orchestra, Harvard Baroque Orchestra, York Symphony and as a substitute bassist for the Pittsburgh Symphony. He joined the Lake Placid Sinfonietta in 2001.

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CLARINETAmitai Vardi - an avid soloist, orchestral, and chamber musician—serves as Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Kent State University. He was a featured soloist with The CIM Orchestra, the Round Top Sym-phony Orchestra, the Spoleto Symphony Orchestra, the Blue Water Chamber Orchestra, and with members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Amitai has served as principal clarinetist of “Red”, Opera Cleveland and Lyric Opera Cleveland. He currently holds the position of Principal Clarinet with the Blue Water Chamber Orchestra and the Erie Philharmonic. Vardi has performed with many orchestras,

including the American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, The Chautauqua Symphony Orches-tra and The Cleveland Orchestra (TCO)—with which he performed well over 150 concerts including many tours. During the 2014-2015 season, Vardi substituted with TCO on bass clarinet for most of the season. He is featured in several chamber music CDs, including a recent release on the Delos label with his father, cellist Uri Vardi.

MR. QUICK’S CHAIR HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY SPONSORED THIS YEAR BY MARY LIZ ALEXANDER, PHDGregory Quick (David Van Hoesen Chair) joined the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra as the principal bassoonist in 1977 and performed with its suc-cessor, Symphoria, through 2016. He had several concerto performances with the SSO, and additionally served as the Symphony personnel man-ager for 11 years. He has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic (act-ing principal bassoon in 2013), Minnesota Orchestra, Hawaii Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Skaneateles Festival, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Or-chestre Symphonique de Montreal. He currently performs with the Michi-gan Opera Theatre Orchestra and is an adjunct faculty member at Syracuse University.

Jillian Honn (new this year) is the former principal oboist of Syracuse’s Symphoria where she was a featured soloist. She is an avid chamber musician who has performed as a part of the LaVeck Concert Series, Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music, and Little Summer Music in Vi-enna. Jillian was the recipient of Civic Morning Musicals’ award for Excellence in Music Performance in Central New York in 2018 and has had the honor of spending her summers playing at the Skaneateles Festival and the Finger Lakes Opera. Jillian has performed with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra, the New World Symphony, and the Buffalo Philharmonic. She has been Visiting Lecturer in Music at Ithaca College and on the faculties at LeM-oyne and Hamilton Colleges. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music where she studied with former Sinfonietta oboist Richard Kilmer. Jillian has recently earned her MM-MMA from Yale University under the tutelage of Stephen Taylor and will be spend-ing nine months in Sao Paulo, Brazil as a Fulbright Research Scholar in the spring of 2022.

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HORN

Adam Pandolfi (on leave for 2021) has been performing with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta for nearly a decade. In 2002, he began his career as the 4th Horn of the Columbus Symphony (GA), and by 2009 has served as Principal Horn. After completing his Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University, Adam has performed regularly with the Atlanta Symphony and the Alabama Symphony in a wide variety of activities, including tours, recordings, and performances at Carnegie Hall. He and his wife Mary, a cellist with the Alabama Symphony, live in Birmingham with their three cats and their dog.

TRUMPETChicago-born trumpet player Steven Franklin joined the Lake Placid Sinfonietta in 2018. He is

currently Associate Principal/2nd Trumpet with the Kansas City Symphony. Prior to his appointment in Kansas City, he was principal trumpet of the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra and a fellow of the New World Symphony in Miami, FL. He has performed as guest principal trumpet with the Chicago Symphony under Riccardo Muti, guest principal trumpet with the Co-lumbus Symphony, and a frequent substitute with the Rochester Philhar-monic. As a soloist, Steven has appeared with the New World Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and Ocean City Pops, among others. Mr. Franklin has won first prize from several international and nationwide competi-tions, including the Roger Voisin Memorial Trumpet Competition, the

International Trumpet Guild Solo Competition and the National Trumpet Competition. When not practicing and performing, Mr. Franklin devotes himself to composing. He has been com-missioned by the American Brass Quintet as well as musicians from the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and Philadelphia Orchestra. His hobbies include enjoying the great outdoors, being very mediocre at disc golf, and trying to make his wife, Naomi, laugh. With Naomi, Steven resides in Overland Park, Kansas.

Mirella Gable (new this season) is the third Horn of the Oklaho-ma City Philharmonic and the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, and a freelance musician throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas. A passionate educator, Mirella teaches as an adjunct pro-fessor at South Western Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) and the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), in addition to main-taining a private horn studio. Ms. Gable is also the lead brass and horn teacher at El Sistema Oklahoma, an after-school social and music program. A native of NJ, Mirella earned a Master of Music

degree from Wichita State University and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music.

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PERCUSSIONTony Oliver returns for his 21st season with the Lake Placid Sinfo-nietta. When not in Lake Placid, Tony is a member of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (IA/IL) and Associate Professor of Music at Au-gustana College in Illinois, where he teaches a variety of music ap-preciation courses and all things percussive. He is also proprietor of Curving Walkway Publications, whose percussion-publications have been performed throughout North America and Europe. Mr. Oliver has earned degrees from the University of Iowa (BM, MA) and the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University (DMA). Tony is a Sabian cymbal artist and regional education artist with Pearl/Adams percussion.

Summer Orchestra Librarian Micah Harrow

Production ManagerElijah Harrow

ALSO APPEARING WITH THE LAKE PLACID SINFONIETTA THIS SUMMER:Alexander Tentser, PianoGretchen Van Hoesen, Harp

MR. RESTER’S CHAIR HAS BEEN GENEROUSLY SPONSORED FOR 2021 BY ROBIN BAXTER James Rester is a native of Monroeville, Alabama and a veteran of the United States Army. He is a frequent substitute musician for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony among count-less other orchestras. He is Principal Horn for the Annapolis Sympho-ny Orchestra in Maryland and for the Reading Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania, as well as Third Horn for the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. When he isn’t performing, teaching, or repairing horns,

Mr. Rester is hiking in the woods looking for Sasquatch or cruising the US in his Mustang.

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Sunday July 11, 2021 • 7:30pm

– “MaStErpIEcES” –Soloist: Steven Franklin, trumpet

Lyric for Strings (1946)

Concerto in Eb Major for Trumpet and Orchestra Hob, VIIe: 1 I. Allegro II. AndanteIII. Allegro

Steven Franklin, trumpet

Symphony No. 39 in Eb Major K. 543I. Adagio – Allegro II. Andante con motoIII. MenuettoIV. Allegro

George Walker(1922-2018)

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Sunday, August 1, 2021 • 7:30pm

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–History of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta–

1917 The “Boston Simfony Ensemble” is established at The Lake Placid Club by seven Boston Symphony musicians led by Daniel Kuntz, its’ first violinist.

1939 Boston Symphony establishes Tanglewood for its summer program. The Ensemble is put under the direction of Dr. Paul White, Professor at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester who initiated the name change to the Lake Placid Club Sinfonietta.

1945 The summer season is canceled when the Lake Placid Club is used as a “rest center” for returning WWII veterans.

1947 Bassoonist David Van Hoesen joins the orchestra from the Eastman School, a position he held until his retirement in 2011, his 65th summer occupying what is now the David Van Hoesen endowed Chair.

1948 Violinist Dorothy Happel joins the Sinfonietta and serves as concertmaster 1975-2005.

1948 Philip Albright, double bass, joins the orchestra and begins to serve as librarian. Annette Albright continued as librarian and prepared concert program notes until her death in March 2013.

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1972 Dr. White names Sinfonietta violist, Dr. Carl Eberl to be his successor.

1974 The tradition is initiated of outdoor concerts at the Park on Mirror Lake, now “Mid’s Park” and by 1976 the Paul White Memorial Shell was built at the initiative of Elizabeth (Beth) Dury Master.

1979 Sponsorship transferred from the Lake Placid Club to the new Center for Music and Dramatic Arts (now the LPCA) with the support of Nettie Marie Jones. Sponsorship ends in 1981.

1982 Several members of the orchestra and Lake Placid friends establish LPS, Inc. as a separate not-for-profit organization responsible for its own operation and support.

1985 The orchestra is directed by David Gilbert until 1991, followed by Robert Bernhardt 1993-97, Alfred Gershfeld in 1998-2003 and Mark Laycock 2004-07.

1992 Campaign for the Sinfonietta raises $275,000; it becomes the Orchestra Fund.

2006 The Forever Music Campaign raises $135,000. Endows the David Van Hoesen Chair.

2007 Daniel Szasz, concertmaster of the Alabama Symphony, is appointed Concertmaster.

2008 In a two-year process, four finalists audition for the Music Director position, while David Gilbert returns as interim Artistic Director. Ron Spigelman is appointed Music Director in the fall of 2010.

2013 Centennial Campaign to build endowment is begun under the leadership of Dr. Claude Roland.

2017 Centennial Year celebration marked by sold out performances, and fireworks at the Centennial Gala

2018 Ron Spigelman retires from the Music Director role at the end of the summer.

2019 Three candidates audition for Music Director; Stuart Malina is appointed to that role in the fall.

2020 For the first time since 1945, the Sinfonietta cancels the summer performance season due to the Covid-19 emergency.

2021 Stuart Malina conducts the orchestra’s performance season for the first time since appointment as Music Director

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– Membership –Please appreciate the part you play in these Sinfonietta concerts. As you enjoy the beautiful music, know that your contributions have helped to make this experience possible for so many to enjoy.

With many thaks for your continued dedication and support,Sincerely,

Kathy Daggett, Chair, Elizabeth Baxter, Robin Baxter, Lethe Lescinsky, Kathy Briggs, Barbara Erickson, Valerie Pawlewicz

Become a Lake Placid Sinfonietta Member!The Lake Placid Sinfonietta considers anyone a “member” who has donated to annual operations within the last twelve months; it is a gift separate from the purchase of ticket to a a concert, raffle or event. There is no minimum to become a member, but there are “mountain” giving levels to recognize donors by their ability to be generous. Members who donate before July are listed in the summer season program book by name (unless anonymity is requested) by their “mountain” giving category, or by their memorial or honoraria gift. All gifts make a difference, all donors make a difference. All patrons at all levels are invited to become Sinfonietta members.

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•Sunday Symphony Series discountPurchasing tickets to all six, in-person concerts at once will not include any additional processing fees. •Public recognition from the podium before each Sunday Symphony concert. •Inclusion in a season-end raffleLPS members who attend any in-person Sunday Symphony concert will have their name automatically placed in a season-long raffle. Names will be drawn at the end of the Sinfonietta season and gift certificates will be given from the following generous businesses: Campfire Adirondack Grill & Bar (Hotel Saranac) and Boathouse—Saranac Lake Pub, and other fine restaurants.

Due to COVID protocols this season, a few member benefits have been put on pause. But please check our website for details as we all adapt to changes in allowances. https://lakeplacidsinfonietta.org

Other ways you may support the Sinfonietta:Music Dedications* For a minimum gift of $100 (in addition to the membership donation) a member may dedicate the performance of a piece of music from an evening’s program to an individual of his/her choice. These dedications will be announced from the podium by the Music Director. Only one dedication per piece of music will be accepted, available on a first come, first-served basis.

Musician Sponsorship*For a minimum gift of $500 (in addition to a membership donation) a member may sponsor his/her favorite musician for the season. This contribution might be shared with another member. At the sponsor’s option, this benefit includes a unique opportunity to spend one-on-one time with that musician.

* To arrange for a dedication or sponsorship, please call the Sinfonietta office (518-523-2051).

–Membership benefits–

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– Education Committee –Anne Hurd; Chair, Kathleen Briggs, Joellyn Cattell,

Nancy Emrich Freeman, Nancy Morse, Amy Nelson, Deborah Fitts

In 2002 the Lake Placid Sinfonietta form and Education Committee to deepen the organization’s focus on music education. For nearly twenty years, residencies by extraordinary musicians have reached students in many Adirondack schools by bringing professional musicians and conservatory students into local classrooms. Other programs have included community sing-alongs, movie screenings and a summer “side-by-side” concert where area musicians and students can perform with the orchestra. In 2020, because in-school programs were not possible due to Covid, the Education Committee coordinated the production of four short, music education videos supported by a grant from the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation. The subjects of these videos include the concept of timbre (tone quality of an instrument), introduction of pitched percussion instruments like xylophones and marimbas, and a video about what it means to be a composer. Sinfonietta musicians Tony Oliver (percussion) and Steven Franklin (trumpet) created and performed the short clips. The videos are available to the public as a playlist on the Lake Placid Sinfonietta You Tube channel (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEzelasv2VSblcCDUvRu91jtZmUlfLuG9) This summer, the Lake Placid Sinfonietta is pleased to include a free children’s concert in its schedule, presenting Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf on Thursday, August 12 at 10:30 AM. This performance is part of the “Young & Fun” series at the the Lake Placid Center for the Arts Open Sky Festival, August 2-15, 2021. The entire festival will take place at the Lake Placid Horseshow Grounds (https://www.lakeplacidarts.org/open-sky-arts-festival/lake-placid-sinfonietta). The education committee welcomes new members and new ideas. Please feel free to contact committee chair Anne Hurd with suggestions.

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Corporate and Foundation Partnersand Concert Sponsors (Oct. 1., 2020 through June 30, 2021)

MARCYNew York State Council on the ArtsLake Placid Education FoundationHenry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation TrustVillage of Lake PlacidVictor Herbert Foundation WHITEFACE The Cloudsplitter Foundation CASCADEThe M&T Charitable FoundationNBT BankStewart’s ShopsTown of North Elba AMPERSANDEssex County Arts CouncilFlink Maswick Law, PLLCGlenn and Carol Pearsall, Adirondack FoundationLake Placid Animal HospitalNBT Bank, N.A.

MCKENZIEMirror Lake InnWhiteface Club and ResortWildwood on the Lake, Horst and Edith Weber

AVALANCHEHannaford Community Bag Program

WHITNEYAmazon Smiles

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORSAdirondack Daily EnterpriseCandyman Adirondack ChocolatesEmma’s Ice CreamGreat Adirondack Brewing CompanyHotel Saranac, Campfire RestaurantLake Placid Center for the ArtsLake Placid NewsLakeview DeliNorth Country Public RadioPalace TheaterSaranac Lake Chamber of CommerceSaranac Waterfront LodgeSt. Agnes Church and SchoolTerry Robards Wine and Spirits Town of North Elba Parks Department, Butch Martin and Brad Hathaway Upstairs Grill Steak and SeafoodVillage of Lake PlacidWSLP-FM Lake Placid

Annette Albright*Mary Liz Alexander, PhDRobin BaxterDon and Yevette CalderaPaul Dooling* & Sandra DanussiMr. William B. Hale*

Art and Sandra HooperWilliam and Doris Lynch*Allola McGrawJohn and Ellen McMillinClaude Roland, MDSusan and Craig Sheldon

– Legacy Members –The Lake Placid Sinfonietta is sincerely grateful to the following individuals who have made a bequest or included the orchestra in future estate plans. Please consider supporting the orchestra though this option. A member of the Board of Directors is available to answer any questions you may have.

* Deceased

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As a board member and Guild chair, I reflect on the exceptional value of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta (LPS) Guild: no arts institution operates efficiently without the commitment and dedication of volunteers. Volunteers are the lifeblood of any arts community. The LPS Guild is vital to the continued success of the Sinfonietta experience. Volunteers come in all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds; yet all share two things in common: a generous spirit and a love of music. There is nothing more priceless than the donation of one’s time. LPS could not do what we do, and so well, without our amazing group of volunteers.

What do volunteers do, you ask? What don’t we do, is my answer. Members of the LPS Guild do so much: bake, usher, support fundraising efforts, bartend, collect tickets, stuff envelopes and even, this year, conduct audience and musician safety screening. They get to connect with orchestra members personally; they learn the behind-the-scenes activity necessary to put on a concert; or choose to assist in keeping the office and music library in good order. The Lake Placid Sinfonietta community—board, musicians and staff—encour-age everyone to share their unique talents with the orchestra through volunteering. If you are interested in increasing your sense of connection to the music by volunteering, please call 518.523.2051 to be put in touch with a Guild member who can help you get started.

Sincerely,

Brenda Jock, Guild chair 2021

– The Sinfonietta Guild –

– Named Musician’s Chairs –The Dearnley-Happel Concertmaster Chair · Established by Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Dearnley in memory of his mother, Catherine Dearnley, and in honor of Dorothy Hap-pel, who became a member of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta in 1946 and was concertmas-ter from 1972 until her retirement in 2005.

The Philip Albright Chair in Bass · Established in honor of Dr. Philip Albright’s dedi- cated service to the Lake Placid Sinfonietta by family, students, friends, and donors.

The David Van Hoesen Chair in Bassoon · Established in honor of the long-term contributions to the Lake Placid Sinfonietta by David Van Hoesen, the orchestra’s bas-soonist from 1947 to 2011.

The Elizabeth (Beth) Dury Master Chair for Principal Cello · The Elizabeth (Beth) Dury Master Chair for Principal Cello established through the Nancy Adams Sweet Fam-ily fund at Adirondack Foundation with a five year pledge to match gifts to this chair up to $10,000 each year through 2022. If you would like your gift to endowment to be matched by this generous pledge, please let us know when you make a donation and we will allocate that gift to this fund.

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Algonquin ($5,000-7,499)AnonymousFrank and Lethe Lescinsky Adirondack Foundation - The Lockwood Family Fund Meredith M. Prime

Whiteface ($2,500-4,999)AnonymousMary Liz Alexander, PhDDean and Mary Dietrich Reginald and Joan GignouxJon and Sandra Taylor

Cascade ($1,000-2,499)AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Lynn and Terry BirdsongPatricia EldridgeBob and Jane HolderPeter and Kim HolderiedAnne HurdJudith A. LandesBrigette D. LinzAllola Graham McGrawCathy and W. Scott McGrawCraig and Susan SheldonGayle and Bill ShermanAdirondack Foundation - Nancy Adams Sweet FundLinda Warner

Ampersand ($500-999)John and Gussie BakerMrs. Robin BaxterDon and Yvette CalderaJoellyn and Edward CattellNatalie Loder ClarkJim and Sharon CushmanKathy Daggett & Ray Curran

Jenifer Hale DemingBarbara EricksonWarren and Leslie GiffordHoward and Nancy GordonMrs. George HartAndrew JamesGeorgia JonesMr. & Mrs. Wayne and Cathy JohnstonSandy and Fred KaplanManuel and Ann KaptanisMr. & Mrs. Joseph V. and Kathryn L. LambMr. & Mrs. Richard LoeberBarbara Marasco Linda and Brian McClariganMr. George G. Matthews & Ms. Sherry KindredDr. & Mrs. Woods and Pearl McCahillCarol NevulisFrom Florida “I Love New York”Paul and Rosemary ReissMr. & Mrs. John M. and Lauren RothJon and Penny ShattuckRichard G. Ward

Sentinel ($300-499)AnonymousDenise CalvertDenis and Brita ChagnonDr. Paul J. DavisMrs. Cathy DeFrancoWilliam and Sara Jane DeHoffMr. John EdelbergPeter Rosenberger & Dorit GaedtkeDr. Marcela HanakovaJim and Cathie McHughRandy and Sibyl QuayleHans and Renate SchachenmayrJon and Sandra TaylorDr. & Mrs. David G. and Mary A. Welch

– 2021 Membership –The Lake Placid Sinfonietta recognizes donors in membership mountain categories based on

total giving during the organization’s fiscal year (October 1 to September 30). Gifts to endow-ment are listed separately. The list below recognizes those individuals who gave a fiscal gift

between October 1, 2020 and publication. A complete list of fiscal year giving will be published in the fall.

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McKenzie ($200-299)Philip A. Adil Jr.Lloyd and Claire BaileyPeggy BarrettSally Edgerton & Arthur BissellTed and Catherine K. BlazerJoseph and Linda BogardusKathleen C. BriggsDean and Janice ButtsMr. & Mrs. Roger and Amy CataniaClaire DoyleDrs. Lorraine Duvall & P. Bruce BerraTom EldredDiana K. FeldmanJean Grimm and Sue GrimmJoyce HenkleinAl and Jini HoodJohn and Karen HuttlingerRichard and Joan KellyRene Jacoby & Joel TrexlerBrenda K. JockJoe and Lisa KeeganMrs. Howard M. Love, The Love Family FoundationSylvia and Ted PappermanNancy Scheffel MorseJohn and Nancy RosenthalWilliam and Vera RusakMarion SileoMark and Pam SperlingJudy Steinberg

Avalanche ($100-199)Tanya and Alex AzarchsDavid Balestrini, DMDElizabeth (Betsy) BaxterMrs. Laurie J. BergaminiGwyn-Anne BissonetteCharlotte and Joe BlittPaul and Elizabeth BonnerGail and Jason BrillAngela BrownJeff and Carol BurnhamJohn and Marie CogarNancy ColonAnn Corwell

Jack and Susan DelehantyPenny DieffenbachBetsy DirnbergerBarbara S. DwyerDr. & Mrs. Richard and Denise ErenstoneEdward P. FinnertyDan and Debbie FittsMr. & Mrs. Ruben FolinRabbi & Mrs. Alec and Susan FriedmannPhillip GioiaCorky and Sy HalbergJean and Walt HayesBetty HunkinsDr. & Mrs. Robert C. HunsickerNancy and Steve HoveyMs. Audrey C. HysonMarc JohnsonDr. David and Lynn JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Paul LautenschuetzCharlotte LichtenbergBruce and Debbie LongMrs. Katharine L. LoweElizabeth M. LoweAnita and Michael MalinaJack and Penny McGillMarianne MeisterMarijke and George Ormel-CookAndrew Orringer & May ChowRonald and Sandra OttenValerie Pawlewicz & Leo PickensSuzanne PraegerDebbie and Greg QuickRoger and Sue C. QuinbyDebby Rice & Dan MasonWayne and Cheri RickertEric Noble & Lois RockcastleLeila Sadat & Andrew RubenDan and Betsy SenkowskiCC and Cathy SloanBarrie L. RamseyMr. & Mrs. David SmithHerbert and Sally StoerrJerry and Judi StrackTed and Katie VolzTom and Barbara WaldenCaroline M. Welsh

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Sandra WilsonMrs. Ruth WoodwardFr. John R. Yonkovig

Whitney ($50-99)Dr. Terry BlankRobert and Carol BrownTerry DelahantGreg and Peggy DenninJay and Dorothy FedermanMargo FishKathy and Lonnie FordLinda FriedlanderKerry and Carol GatesLeo and Efrosini HadjisJohn and Karen HuttlingerMarilyn B. LansingJoe and Kathleen MartensTracy and Scott McClellandDon and Georgia McDowellMr. Brian McManusAlan Brown & Susan MoodyDon and Shirley MorganBill and Cheryl MorrisShelly Orringer SherrDr. Linda Sutterby PattersonGreg Peacock

Franny PrestonMr. S. Warren Prince, Jr.Matt and Caroline RoyMarc Wanner & Judy RushRev. David SchlanskerFrank Schumacher/Michelle DonovanDeborah SprengerBeryl SzwedKurt and Gene TweraserPat and Ken WileyMs. Margaret S. Worden

Cobble ($1-49)AnonymousEstate of Jean BrennanCarl and Susie ChilsonRobert E. DillonDr & Mrs. Richard and Denise ErenstoneShirley HoslerThe Kinkle FamilyWalter and Katrine KretserPeggy MacKellarJoe and Ellie McAvoyDorothy MetzRobert and Amy SweetAmy Van LaakJerilyn Wright

To inform the Sinfonietta of any edits or updates, kindly contact the office (518-523-2051 or

info@lakeplacidsinfonietta.org).

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– Endowment 2021 –GIVING TO ENDOWMENT

The Lake Placid Sinfonietta is deeply appreciative of all gifts received in support of the orchestra’s mission regardless of size or intended use. Annual membership gifts to opera-tions support over a third of the fund needed to cover expenses. Gifts to endowment are welcome as they generate a secure income stream for many years into the future. Gits can be made by check or credit card through our website, and the Lake placid Sinfonietta is equipped to accept gifts of appreciated stock and IRA distributions. Endowment funds are currently held in the Second Century Endowment Fund managed by TIAA under Board oversight and in the Lake Placid Sinfonietta Second Century Fund at the Adirondack Foun-dation. The Lake Placid Sinfonietta’s audited financial statements and financial policies are available upon request. For any questions about giving options, please call the Sinfonietta office at 518-523-2051.

Contributions Made to Endowed Chairs– or Established Memorials –

October 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021The Lake Placid Sinfonietta appreciates those individuals who have invested in the long-

term stability of the organization by making a gift to endowment.

To support the general endowment fundPhilip A. Adil, Jr.Dean and Mary Dietrich

In Memory of Phil and Annette Albright and the Philip Albright Chair for BassJoseph and Anne Mills

For the Elizabeth (Beth) Dury Master Chair for Principal CelloNancy Adams SweetMeredith M. Prime Fund at the Adirondack FoundationBruce and Debbie LongMr. and Mrs. Mark and Lisa Yancich

In memory of Gay Grote McMullenDonald E. McMullenLenore & William Steinmetz

For the Rolf Roland Memorial FundFrancis DavisDr. Claude Roland

For the Milan and Pauny Yancich Memorial FundFrom their children

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– Honoraria & Memorials –(Received October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021)

– Permanently Established Memorials –Annette Albright (1927-2013) · Established in 2013 in recognition of Annette Albright’s dedication to the Lake Placid Sinfonietta and her long career as a music educator.

David Baxter (1956-2011) · Established by friends and family of David, who was an avid music lover, volunteer, and former President of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta Board of Direc-tors.

Janet Elliott Huwiler (1932-2007) · Jan demonstrated devotion to the encouragement, promotion, and support of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. Jan’s legacy of love and dedication to the orchestra is remembered by her many friends who contributed to this memorial.

May Louise Lockwood (1926-2007) · “Lou” appreciated all Lake Placid Sinfonietta concerts and events throughout her life, served on the Board of Directors and was a great friend of the many who have contributed to her memory.

Herbert Martin Lockwood (1960-1987) · Established by W. Carter and May Louise Lock-wood in memory of their son, who “composed, played, ate and drank music.”

Vincent R. McLean (1931-2009) · Established in memory of Vincent McLean, who supported the Sinfonietta for many years in many ways including as a member of the Board of Directors.

Rolf R. Roland (1911-2007) · Established by his family in memory of Rolf Roland, philanthropist and lover of classical music.

Milan and Pauny Yancich · Established by their children in recognition of their many years of involvement as musicians and as patrons.

In Honor of Mary Liz Alexander, PhDSally M. Bub

In Honor of Robin BaxterNancy and Jim Freeman

In Honor of Sara Davis BuechnerAnthony Buechner Anonymous

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In Memory of David BaxterRobert and Lindsay BattaElizabeth BaxterRobin BaxterJohn A. Frederick

In Memory of Ty and Jim BamptonPamela and FairmanThompson

In Memory of Bobbie ColeDiane Reynolds

In Memory of Rhoda Chase (Pidge) CurtissMary H. DeGarmo

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In Memory of Joyce McLeanMary Liz Alexander, PhDNancie BattagliaPaula DoyleKaren and Ken HolmesNancy HoveyFrank and Lethe LescinskyPatrick and Hilary McDonaldThe NevillesMarjorie R. Nohowel-WasiliewskiThe Sheehan Family/ The Henoge FamilyMr. & Mrs. Graham and Margaret QuigleyKevin and Julie Vitting

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(Honorarie & Memorials Continued)

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—ADIRONDACK SERIES—7 PM · FREE

Thursday, July 22Hotel Saranac (Ballroom), Saranac Lake

This FREE concert is sponsored by the Hotel Saranac. No tickets required: first-come, first-seated. Since this popular concert can fill to capacity, consider coming early to grab a seat and then join patrons and musicians either for dinner at the Hotel’s Campfire Restaurant or at the Hotel’s Great Hall Bar.

– WEDNESDAY COMMUNITY CONCERTS –7pm · Free ·

Lake Placid Horseshow Grounds Pavilion

July 14 “The Music that Makes Me Dance” July 21 “Ah, the Theatre!” July 28 “In Praise of Mother Nature” sponsored by Flink Maswick Law PLLCAugust 4 “Love is in the Air” August 11 “Continental Cuisine”, sponsored by NBT Bank

August 1210:30 AM

This FREE, family-friendly concert is presented as part of the LPCA’s “Young & Fun” offerings during their Open Sky Arts Festival (August 2-15). Enjoy this enchanting score composed as a story about a wolf, villagers, a boy and his animal friends—characters portrayed musically by various orchestra instruments. Role of the Narrator will be perfomed by local celebre, Jason Brill.

– Children's concert : Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” – At the Lake Placid Center for the arts

New this season: the beloved FREE Wednesday evening concerts will be enjoyed at a new location, which offers a protected concert experience, plenty of parking and bathrooms.

Also new this season, these free community concerts will be available to attend in-person or live-streamed in real-time from the comfort of your home. Patrons can now register for a no-cost “ticket” to receive an email with the weblink to attend the concert virtually (Lake Placid Sinfonietta Virtual Concerts).

In-person attendance requires proof of vaccination and ID. All programs and attendance conditions are subject to change. For details, go online (Lakeplacidsinfonietta.org) or call the Sinfonietta office (518-523-2051).