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12 13 14Classical Series Russian Spectacular

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15Classical Connections Free Thinker: Dmitri Shostakovich

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16Classical Series Russian Spectacular

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17 18 19 20 21Gustav Holst’s Birthday

22 23Rosh Hashanah

24 25Dmitri Shostakovich’s Birthday

26 27 28 29Chamber Orchestra Fancy & Festivity

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Horatio Gutierrez featured pianist on September 14/16 – Since his debut in 1970 with Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he has appeared regularly with the world’s greatest orchestras.

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DAYtON DAILY NewS CLASSICAL CONNeCtIONS“Free Thinker: Dmitri Shostakovich” Friday 15 2006

glazuNov Scène Dansante, op. 81shostakoviCh Symphony No. 1

in F minor, op. 10NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor

Dmitri Shostakovich was the greatest symphonic composer of the 20th century. But in 1926 he was just a 19-year-old kid about to graduate from the St. Petersburg Conservatory. The First Symphony – humorous, ironic, snappy , iconoclastic – was Shostakovich’s calling card to the world of classical music. Neal explores this amazing first symphony and compares it to a work by Alexander Glazunov, Shostakovich’s composition teacher at the Conservatory. Question and Answer discussion with the conductor follows immediately after the concert in the Mead Theatre.

CLASSICAL SeASON kICkOFF weekeND“Russian Spectacular” Thursday 14 & Saturday 16 2006

riMskY- korsakov Capriccio EspagnolshostakoviCh Symphony No. 1

in F minor, op. 10tChaikovskY Piano Concerto No. 1

in B f lat minor, op. 23NEAL GITTLEMAN conductorhorAcIo GuTIErrEz piano

The classical season kicks off with a set of varied works by Russian masters. First on the program is Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol with its sensitive and brilliant orchestral colors. Dmitri Shostakovich’s brash humor and experimental character is the hallmark of his prodigious First Symphony, which heralded the arrival of an innovative new voice. Guest pianist Horacio Gutierrez – praised for his poetic insight and technical mastery – brings us his interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, virtually the epitome of the romantic piano concerto. Pre-concert “Take Note” discussion at 7pm.

DemIrJIAN CHAmber OrCHeStrA kICkOFF“Fancy & Festivity” Friday 29 2006

Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385 – Haffner

roDrÍguez The Dot and the LinehaYDN Symphony No. 31 in

D major – HornsignalNEAL GITTLEMAN conductorshEILA rAMsEY guest narrator

Mozart first conceived his Symphony No. 35 for the Haffner family, as a serenade for use at a wedding day garden party. As is often the case, it was revised by Mozart to a new format (symphonic) later for a Viennese Lenten concert. Music Director Neal Gittleman leads the DPO Chamber Orchestra in this engaging work, following it with Rodríguez’s offbeat composition The Dot and the Line – a work for narrator, chamber orchestra and projected images that tells Norton Juster’s delightful story of a “sensible straight line” who falls in love with a snobby dot. The concert concludes with a festive symphony Franz Joseph Haydn most likely wrote as music to welcome guests to the new Esterházy summer palace. It begins with the horn call of a mail coach!

Itzhak Perlman A Dayton favorite since his first DPO performance on February 5, 1969! Don’t miss his gala concert on Thursday, Oct. 12.

Perlman is shown above in a DPVA-sponsored recital with Sam Sanders during the 1983-1984 season

SeptemberCall ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630 www.daytonphilharmonic.com

SUnDAy MOnDAy TUESDAy WEDnESDAy THURSDAy FRIDAy SATURDAy

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6Classical Series 9/11 Remembrance

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13SuperPops Classical Mystery Tour

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15Dag Wirén’s Birthday

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22 23 24 25Johann Strauss, Jr’s Birthday

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OctoberCall ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630 www.daytonphilharmonic.com

CLASSICAL“9/11 Remembrance” Friday 6 & Saturday 7 2006

MessiaeN L’ AscensionCoNte September SunFaurÉ Requiem, op. 48NEAL GITTLEMAN conductorGuEsT VocALIsTsDAYToN PhILhArMoNIc chorushANK DAhLMAN chorus director

Music of praise, remembrance and glory is the guiding thought behind this heartfelt, deeply moving setting of three works. First, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, under the baton of conductor Neal Gittleman, bring French composer and organist Olivier Messiaen’s L’Ascension – the most famous of his early orchestral scores – to vivid life. Conte’s September Sun immediately follows. It is a deeply reflective anthem for strings and choir. The words, written by poet John Sterling Walker, instill a sense of quiet renewal. Guest vocalists will then join the DPO and Chorus to perform Gabriel Fauré’s seven-movement Requiem. The barest hint of Gregorian chant throughout and the central Pie Jesu provide at once an immediate appeal and an aura of timelessness. This program is offered in tribute to Greater Dayton and Ohio fallen war heroes.

bANk ONe SUPerPOPS kICkOFF weekeNDFriday 13 & Saturday 14 2006

ClassiCal MYsterY tour Beatles TributeMArTIN hErMAN conductor JIM owEN rhythm guitar/piano/vocals ToNY KIshMAN bass guitar/piano/vocals ToM TEELEY lead guitar/vocals chrIs cAMILLErI drums/vocals

The Fab Four musicians of Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but this is more than just a rock concert! You’ll hear a wide range of Beatles tunes sung, played, and performed exactly as written. Hear Penny Lane with a live trumpet section; experience the beauty of Yesterday with an acoustic guitar and string quartet; groove with the rock/ classical blend on I Am the Walrus. Jim, Tony, Tom and Chris join the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra to present the live jolt of sixties energy that was the hallmark of Liverpool’s most famous citizens: John, Paul, George and Ringo. Subscribe and get yourself a Ticket to Ride.

SPeCIAL eVeNt“An Evening with Itzhak Perlman” Thursday 12 2006

itzhak PerlMaN gala star artistbrahMs Academic Festival

OvertureMozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in

A major, K.219 – TurkishtChaikovskY Serenade for Stringskreisler Liebesleidkreisler LiebesfreudeNEAL GITTLEMAN conductorITzhAK PErLMAN violin

Perhaps the world’s premier violin virtuoso, Itzhak Perlman joins the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director Neal Gittleman to present an unforgettable evening of musical high-water marks. To show his gratitude for an honorary doctorate degree, Brahms wrote the Academic Festival Overture, replete with echoes of college drinking songs. Next, Perlman displays his show-stopper star qualities when he performs Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5. Tchaikovsky’s String Serenade provides a lyrical bridge to two works by Kriesler, one of Perlman’s favorite composers of works for violin. Don’t miss this marvelous evening.

tIme wArNer CAbLe FAmILY CONCert “PhilharMonster” Saturday 28 2006

halloweeN CoNCert

MoussorgskY A Night on Bald Mountain

roDrÍguez A Colorful SymphonyMore treats To be announced!NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor

We all know A Night on Bald Mountain through the chilling animated depiction from Disney’s famous Fantasia movie released in 1940. Yet did you know that it took two composers to bring this piece to full realization? Moussorgsky’s final draft painted a scary scene: a witchs’ sabbath. It was inspired by legends surrounding Mount Triglav near Kiev. Rimsky-Korsakov returned to the earliest piano and orchestra version and created his conception – which has become the iconic Halloween music of all time. Also on the program, we’ll hear Robert Rodríguez’ vivid piece for narrator and orchestra based on a particularly musical chapter of Norton Juster’s beloved children’s book The Phantom Tollbooth. Other tricky and treaty pieces round out our musical grab bag of goodies. Come join in our annual costume contest at 2pm and vote for your favorite costumed DPO musician. Adults, grandparents and kids are all welcome! Concert at 3pm.

Gabriel Fauré 1845-1924

He brought together the best of traditional and progressive music. In the process he created some of the most exquisite works in the French repertory.

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Veteran’s Day

12 13 14 15 16Classical Series Radiant Joy

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Paul Hindemith’s Birthday

17Classical Connections Free Thinker: Robert Schumann

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18Classical Series Radiant Joy

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19Special EventHappy Birthday Dmitri 3pm

JSO Concert Schuster Center 7pm

20 21 22Joaguin Rodrigo’s Birthday

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NovemberCall ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630 www.daytonphilharmonic.com

bANk ONe SUPerPOPSFriday 10 & Saturday 11 2006

oz with Complete, originalorChestra Wizard of Oz movie

accompanied by live Orchestra

NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor

“I guess we’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto.” That’s for sure. This November, Dorothy and her colleagues will discover a new home… the Schuster Center! And, if you love the story, characters, and timeless music of The Wizard of Oz, then you’ll want to be there too. The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director Neal Gittleman are pleased to perform the music for this unique showing of the all-time-favorite MGM musical. With songs like Somewhere Over the Rainbow, the classic Arlen/Harburg score virtually epitomizes the music and film machine of the Golden Era of Hollywood. Neal and the DPO accompany Judy, Burt, Jack, Ray and the Munchkins, transforming the Mead Theatre into the Emerald City.

CLASSICAL“Radiant Joy” Thursday 16 & Saturday 18 2006

resPighi The Fountains of RomeshostakoviCh Piano Concerto No. 2

in F major, op. 102sChuMaNN Symphony No. 2

in C major, op. 61NEAL GITTLEMAN conductorYAKoV KAsMAN piano

Ottorino Respighi’s symphonic poem, The Fountains of Rome, was his creative turning point and first great success as an orchestral composer. This well-known and best-loved work opens this concert. One of Shostakovich’s most playful and engaging works, the Piano Concerto No. 2 was dedicated to his son Maxim. Guest pianist Yakov Kasman, critically acclaimed for his glittering style and confident mastery, brings his soulful Russian heritage to the piece. A heartfelt love-poem to his wife Clara, Schumann’s romantic Second Symphony closes the program.

DAYtON DAILY NewS CLASSICAL CONNeCtIONS“Free Thinker: Robert Schumann” Friday 17 2006

sChuMaNN Frauenliebe und -leben sChuMaNN Symphony No. 2

in C major, op. 61NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor

Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben (A Woman’s Love and Life) will provide the start of a fascinating inquiry into the mind of Robert Schumann. With his Symphony No. 2, Schumann attained the intangible union of music and poetry. Neal will reveal the inner life of this romantic individualist.

SPeCIAL eVeNt“Happy Birthday, Dear Dmitri” Sunday 19 2006

shostakoviCh Piano QuintetYAKoV KAsMAN pianoDPo PrINcIPAL QuArTET

This chamber music event in the Mead Theatre will reveal new dimensions of the sound of the hall and of the considerable talent of our musicians and guest pianist. Special price: $18 all seats.

Aurelian Oprea Associate Concertmaster Yakov Kasman

“From the first notes, Kasman sailed through the music, playing the massive chords with voluptuous tone...” - The Oregonian

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DemIrJIAN CHAmber OrCHeStrAFriday 3 2006

DvorÁk Wind Serenade, op. 44gulDa Concerto for Cello

and Wind OrchestraNEAL GITTLEMAN conductor AurELIAN oPrEA violin

Of Antonin Dvorák’s Wind Serenade, op.44, Johannes Brahms wrote, “…a more lovely, refreshing impression of real, rich, and charming creative talent you can’t easily have. I think it must be pleasure for the wind players.” So opens our second chamber concert, this one featuring wind instruments with the elegant accent of a violin soloist – our talented and expressive Associate Concertmaster. Neal Gittleman is on the podium. Aurelian comes to the fore with his transcription of Friedrich Gulda’s concerto. A classical composer, Gulda gravitated toward jazz after working with Dizzy Gillespie in 1951. Rare, unusual and great fun.

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8SuperPops A Soulful Celebration

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Jean Sibelius’s Birthday

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9SuperPops A Soulful Celebration

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10Olivier Messiaen’s Birthday

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DecemberCall ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630 www.daytonphilharmonic.com

CLASSICAL“Hometown Virtuosi” Friday 1 & Saturday 2 2006

brahMs Tragic Overture, op. 81glazuNov Violin Concerto in

A minor, op. 82shostakoviCh Symphony No. 5 in

D minor, op. 47chArLEs wENDELKEN-wILsoN guest conductorLucAs ALEMÁN violin

December brings an historic first as we welcome esteemed former DPO Music Director and our own concertmaster to the Mead stage… for the same program! We are thrilled to have Charles Wendelken-Wilson on the podium, to honor his exemplary history with the Orchestra as Music Director from 1976 to 1987. Lucas Alemán will perform Alexander Glazunov’s Violin Concerto in A minor under Charles’ baton. In this richly melodic work, Glazunov fully realizes the romantic and expressive potential of the violin. After intermission, Maestro Wendelken- Wilson takes the podium to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s birth with an insightful reading of the Russian master’s great Fifth Symphony.

SPeCIAL eVeNt“Messiah, Mozart Style” Wednesday 6 2006

haNDel / Messiah Mozart

NEAL GITTLEMAN conductorGuEsT VocALIsTsDAYToN PhILhArMoNIc chorushANK DAhLMAN chorus conductor ThE bAch socIETY of DAYToN chorus JohN NEELY director

A guest soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and the combined might of two fine choruses join the DPO and our Music Director in a performance of a perennial holiday favorite…with a twist. It’s Handel’s beautiful statement of faith, Messiah, arranged in a larger, more sweeping setting by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! He approached this enterprise with the utmost respect for Handel’s masterpiece, and the result is triumphant.

bANk ONe SUPerPOPS“Friday 8 & Saturday 9 2006

a soulFul Central State CelebratioN University Chorus NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor wILLIAM cALDwELL choral director

December brings the acclaimed Central State University Chorus to the starry Mead Theatre for a heart-and-soul-warming evening that traverses all musical periods and styles, including black spiritual music. One of Ohio’s true musical jewels, the CSU Chorus has quickly gained status on the national and international scene. This exceptional ensemble has performed for luminaries as diverse as Stevie Wonder, President Bush, and Leontyne Price. In Washington DC they paid musical tribute marking the 30th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. International singing engagements include Holy Trinity at Stratford-upon-Avon, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Canterbury Cathedral, the Cathedral of Notre Dame and the American Church in Paris. Their recording partners include Bill Cosby, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Arsenio Hall and the late, great Lou Rawls. Come to the Schuster when this mighty, mighty group and your Orchestra shake the rafters.

SPeCIAL eVeNt“Triumphs & Tributes” Sunday 31 2006

New Year’s eve CoNCert

NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor

A favorite Dayton event! The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director Neal Gittleman will present a program that has become a Dayton tradition: the finest New Year’s Eve Viennese music (especially waltzes!) we all know and love supplemented with a wide range of selections that will underscore the power of music to surprise, delight and move. Honoring great lives is the key to this concert, with the Shostakovich Festive Overture celebrating the conclusion of the Shostakovich 100th birthday year, several works by Mozart celebrating the end of his 250th birthday year, and a movement from the Afro-American symphony by William Grant Still to mark our city’s celebration of the Paul Lawrence Dunbar centennial. After all, what is New Year’s if not a celebration? These great artists truly give us something to both remember... and carry forth into a New Year.

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Charles Wendelken-Wilson Guest Conductor

Lucas Alemán Concertmaster

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12Classical Series Soul of nature

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6SuperPops Jazzin’ With Marvin

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13Classical Series Soul of nature

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14 15Martin Luther King’s Birthday

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jazziN’ with Marvin HamlischMarviN HostMArVIN hAMLIsch conductor, piano ThE JAzz AMbAssADors jazz orchestra, US ArmyDAYToN PhILhArMoNIc orchEsTrA

What the Glenn Miller band once was to the Air Force, the Jazz Ambassadors are now to the US Army. This 19-member big band, formed in 1969, has received great acclaim both at home and abroad performing America’s original art form: jazz. Their far-ranging playbook includes big band, bebop, contemporary jazz, standards, vocals, Latin, Dixieland, and of course, patriotic selections. We asked Marvin Hamlisch to join us for this program to host and perform with the group and he said, “Sure, they’ve got great charts!” And oh daddy, do they! They will break it down with some very cool, house-rockin’ arrangements. Our Orchestra is chomping at the bit to team up with these veteran jazzmen and jazzwomen. On the roster will be music popularized by composers and performers Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, Toots Thielesmans and many others. Of course, Marvin will bring along the wit, musical talent and full-out showmanship that our Pops patrons have been asking for since the last time he was here.

CLASSICALFriday 12 & Saturday 13 2007 “Soul of Nature”

Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor

NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor woMEN of ThE DAYToN PhILhArMoNIc chorus hANK DAhLMAN chorus director KETTErING chILDrEN’s choIrNATALIE DEhorN choir director

The highly varied styles and elements of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 allow his conception of the work as a self-contained world to find its complete expression. The natural world and mankind’s relationship to it is the chief theme. A guest mezzo soprano, the Women’s Chorus and Children’s Choir join Music Director Neal Gittleman and the DPO to weave together one of Mahler’s most impressive and absorbing musical blockbusters. It is a gigantic, varied, titan of a symphony, populated with the composer’s love of nature and sense of the divine.

Kettering Children’s Choir

Gustav Mahler gives his natural side full expression in his monumental Third Symphony.


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SPARK Concerts Masonic Center 10am, 11:30am

2Groundhog Day

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14Valentine’s Day

15Harold Arlen’s Birthday

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18Family Concert Dayton Philharmonic youth Orchestra

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19Presidents’ Day

20 21Ash Wednesday

22Classical Series nordic Light

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23Classical Connections Free Thinker: Jean Sibelius – 8pm

George Frideric Handel’s Birthday

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FebruaryCall ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630 www.daytonphilharmonic.com

tIme wArNer CAbLe FAmILY CONCert“The Fun, Fantastic World of Cartoon & Movie Music” Sunday 18 2007

PATrIcK rEYNoLDs conductor DAYToN PhILhArMoNIc YouTh orchEsTrA

What do television superheroes, space aliens, dancing hippos and young musicians have in common? Our second Time Warner Cable Family Series concert, that’s what! Patrick’s on the podium and the incredibly talented and dedicated students of the DPYO are on the stage for this musical romp Featuring TV and movie music, from Warner Brothers cartoon classics to science fiction. Featuring music by Ponchielli, Rossini and Williams, among others. Join us early at 2pm for a cartoon drawing contest in the Wintergarden!

CLASSICAL“Nordic Light” Thursday 22 & Saturday 24 2007

wirÉN Serenade for Strings, op. 11

grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16

sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E f lat major, op. 82

NEAL GITTLEMAN conductorALoN GoLDsTEIN piano

The spirit of Mozart might have inspired Dag Wirén, when he wrote his brisk, unprompted, and hopeful Serenade for Strings. The romanticism of Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Liszt permeate Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto…at least stylistically. Like a man possessed, Jean Sibelius rethought and reworked his Symphony No. 5 for over two years. While the guiding spirits may be classical and romantic, all three works possess the true soul of their collective northern roots. Sounds that emerge almost magically from misty textures, ambrosial Norwegian flavors, boldly contrasting themes, fresh exciting designs… all this bespeaks the musical legacy of Nordic climes and temperaments. Music Director Neal Gittleman, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and guest pianist Alon Goldstein will transport you on a musical voyage through the land of white nights and stormy Baltic waters.

DAYtON DAILY NewS CLASSICAL CONNeCtIONS“Free Thinker: Jean Sibelius” Friday 23 2007

sibelius Finlandiasibelius Symphony No. 5

in E f lat major, op. 82NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor

Jean Sibelius’s symphonic poem, Finlandia, has virtually become Finland’s second national anthem. In Finland, the Finns celebrated his 50th birthday as a national holiday. To return the favor, Sibelius wrote his Fifth Symphony in time for his national birthday party, then took two more years to rethink and rewrite it into its present form. Music Director Neal Gittleman and the DPO demonstrate the connections between these two love songs to Finland.

Patrick Reynolds Assistant Conductor In addition to a dozen DPO concerts a year, Patrick leads Magic Carpet, SPARK & Young Peoples Concerts... reaching thousands of students across the Dayton region.

Young Peoples Concert

Alon Goldstein joins the DPO for two performances, of Grieg’s Piano Concerto on February 22 & 24.

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17St. Patrick’s Day

18Dayton Philharmonic Junior String Orchestra

Kettering Seventh Day Adventist Church

3pm

19 20 21Johann Sebastian Bach’s & Modest Mussorgsky’s Birthday

22 23Classical Series Melodies & Milestones

8pm

24Classical Series Melodies & Milestones

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25 26 27High School Concert Schuster Center

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Ferde Grofé’s Birthday

28 29 30SuperPops Heroes & Villains

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31SuperPops Heroes & Villains

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Franz Joseph Haydn’s Birthday

marchCall ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630 www.daytonphilharmonic.com

DemIrJIAN CHAmber OrCHeStrA“Beat the Drum, Sound the Brass” Friday 16 2007

britteN Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury

MiChel Don Quixote RhapsodybruCkNer- Symphony No. 4,buruM ScherzoturNer Casbah of TetuoanPeCk Lift OffreeD Scenes from OthelloPATrIcK rEYNoLDs conductorDAYToN PhILhArMoNIc orchEsTrA’s brAss AND PErcussIoN sEcTIoNs

No less than six chamber pieces comprise this concert’s program. This colorful array of fascinating compositions puts Assistant Conductor Patrick Reynolds and the DPO Chamber Orchestra’s brass and percussion sections in the spotlight. The program also gives their musical ability a stringent test. Fanfares, rhapsodies, symphony scherzos, low brass ensembles, a percussion piece aptly titled Lift Off, the musical reincarnation of literary characters Don Quixote and Othello, and a visit to a casbah mark this concert as truly exotic!

CLASSICAL“Melodies & Milestones” Friday 23 & Saturday 24 2007

revueltas Redes

tChaikovskY Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35

brahMs Symphony No. 4 in E minor, op. 98

cArLos MIGuEL PrIETo guest conductorNIcoLA bENEDETTI violin

Guest Carlos Miguel Prieto, Associate Conductor of the Houston Symphony, takes the baton for an exciting program of three especially diverse works. Silvestre Revueltas’ Redes (Nets) was composed for a social protest movie. It bursts with energy, instrumental color, and sardonic humor. Scottish-born wunderkind violinist Nicola Benedetti will bring us her passionate view of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major. A timeless centerpiece of the romantic literature, it teems with melody, invention, excitement and finesse. Brahms’ fourth and final symphony is a magnificent milestone exhibiting stunning structure and deep feeling. Cascades of developing detail never obscure Brahms’ goal – to craft a symphony that is organic yet unified; both stern and noble.


heroes aND The Music ofvillaiNs John WilliamsNEAL GITTLEMAN conductor

Author Joseph Campbell felt that the hero’s quest was the central myth contained within us all. Sound like abstract philosophy? Not at all. Ask George Lucas. Or Steven Spielberg. The struggle between protagonist and nemesis is the foundation of much of great cinema, theatre and visual art. Sometimes, hero and villain are even embodied within the same person! Thus are born the great storylines. Enter the soundtrack. Music expresses the subtlety, power and emotional subtext that even dialogue or visuals cannot convey. No one knows this better than our Music Director, Neal Gittleman. You know John Williams from movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Born on the Fourth of July, Schindler’s List, Angela’s Ashes, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and – of course – all six Star Wars films! Neal knows John from within the very music itself. That’s why he’s such a big fan. Before the night is over, you will be too (if you’re not already)!

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Carlos Miguel Prieto Appointed Houston Symphony Associate Conductor this season, Carlos is also music director of the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra. He has led orchestras throughout North America, Europe, Israel and Russia.

Nicola Benedetti Our March classical soloist hails from West Kilbride, Scotland. She schooled with Yehudi Menuhin and has won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Award.


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17 18 19 20Chamber Orchestra Bach and More

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27Classical Connections Free Thinker: Gustav Holst

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28Classical Series Cosmic Voyage

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29Family Concert A Musical Zoo

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30 1 2 3 4 5Cinco de Mayo

AprilCall ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630 www.daytonphilharmonic.com

DemIrJIAN CHAmber OrCHeStrA“Bach and More” Friday 20 2007

baCh Orchestral Suite No. 4reiCh Eight LinesbaCh Motet No. 2

– Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit

haNDel Coronation Anthem No. 3 – My Heart is Inditing

NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor wrIGhT sTATE uNIVErsITY coLLEGIATE chorALEhANK DAhLMAN director

A guest soprano, alto, tenor, bass, and the Wright State University Collegiate Chorale join Music Director Neal Gittleman and the DPO Chamber Orchestra in a presentation of Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 4, a skillfully written festive piece, with much the same musical atmosphere as Handel’s Coronation Anthem No. 3. Bach’s Motet No. 2, The Spirit Helpeth Our Infirmities, is a moving and beautiful affirmation of faith. The jazzy syncopations and dense textures of Eight Lines reveal Steve Reich as a baroque composer for our own time.

CLASSICAL“Cosmic Voyage” Thursday 26 & Saturday 28 2007

warshauer Symphony No. 1 “Living, Breathing Earth” world premiere

roDrigo Concierto de Aranjuezholst The PlanetsNEAL GITTLEMAN conductorALMEr IMAMoVIc guitar woMEN of ThE DAYToN PhILhArMoNIc chorushANK DAhLMAN chorus director

Music Director Neal Gittleman leads this musical tour of outer space, starting with a DPO world premiere commissioned by the DPO. Warshauer’s Symphony No. 1 is entitled Living, Breathing Earth and is an appropriate starting place for a program that ends up spinning across the solar system. Bosnian guitarist, Almer Imamovic, hops aboard for Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, with its romantic lyrical temperament and earthy allusions to Spanish folk music. Then the Women of the Dayton Philharmonic Chorus join the entourage for Gustav Holst’s The Planets, the famous mystical (and musical) tour of our neighboring worlds. Born in astrology, and tempered in the Age of Aquarius, the work now seems to be perfectly suited to the scientific age. Such is the quality of great music.

DAYtON DAILY NewS CLASSICAL CONNeCtIONS“Free Thinker: Gustav Holst” Friday 27 2007

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As musical director at the St. Paul’s Girls’ School in England, Gustav Holtz worked English and Scottish folk music into his St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra. Then, while still at the school, he wrote the massive symphonic work, The Planets, which contains seven tone poems. Comparable in size to works by Strauss, Mahler, and Schoenberg, it has become known as his biggest and possibly most important work. Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Music Director Neal Gittleman sheds some light on the innovative British composer.

tIme wArNer CAbLe FAmILY CONCert“A Musical Zoo” Sunday 29 2007

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Panthers and horses and bears…oh my! Yes, and burros, cats, and various other animals too. We proudly present an afternoon of complete works (and some excerpts) – all about animals – as we explore the animal kingdom. You’ll hear Haydn’s bear, Ferde Grofe’s burro, Leroy Anderson’s horse and waltzing cat, Johann Strauss Jr’s panther, and Henry Mancini’s famous Pink Panther. Not to mention a whole carnival full of Saint-Saens’ famous animals. There’s even an Old MacDonald sing-along. So, bring the whole family for an event full of furry fun!


29Family Concert

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7Pyotr ll’yich Tchaikovsky’s & Johannes Brahms’ Birthday

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11SuperPops The Joy of Dance

8pm

William Grant Still’s Birthday

5Cinco de Mayo

12SuperPops The Joy of Dance

8pm

Gabriel Fauré’s Birthday

13Mother’s Day

Dayton Philharmonic youth Orchestra Schuster Center

3pm

14 15young People’s Concert Schuster Center

9:30am & 11:15am

16 17 18Classical Series Fate & Fortune

8pm

19Classical Series Fate & Fortune

8pm

20 21 22 23Shavu’ot

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27 28Memorial Day

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mayCall ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630 www.daytonphilharmonic.com


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Music and dance have always been locked in a loving embrace. To celebrate a new spring, DPO Music Director Neal Gittleman and Sharon Leahy and Rick Good of Rhythm in Shoes are designing a show that will have the Schuster stage bursting with motion – all set to life-affirming music. Get set for sophisticated arrangements for feet and strings, celebrations of the American spirit and opportunities to loosen your collar with laughter. Expect anything! Tap, clogging, juggling, humor, classical music, swing, hoedown, standards, “old-time” music – the stage is wide open as Neal, the DPO musicians and the RiS dancers give your eyes and ears a workout. Be prepared for a few surprise guests as well! Don’t miss the Bank One SuperPops grand finale.

CLASSICAL“Fate & Fortune” Friday 18 & Saturday 19 2007

hiNDeMith Der Schwanendreher (Concerto on Old Folk Songs)

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For the season finale, Neal Gittleman and the Orchestra present a program of contrasts, yet with two works linked to medieval times. In Paul Hindemith’s third viola concerto Der Schwanendreher (The Swan-Turner), DPO principal violist Sheridan Kamberger Currie takes the stage, musically embodying a minstrel who has returned from afar offering songs both serious and lighthearted. Then Neal Gittleman leads the Orchestra and Chorus for Carl Orff’s influential work Carmina Burana. Based on low Latin, old German, and medieval French texts written during the Middle Ages, Carmina Burana is alternately bawdy, comic, pseudo-tragic and erotic. This is music as big as life. Don’t miss the Schuster Center debut of this musical landmark

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For the past 18 years, the Rhythm in Shoes creative team of Leahy and Good has been creating dance programs that draw on traditional forms of American music and dance, programs that are innovative, original, recognizable… and critically acclaimed.

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For inspiration, Carl Orff delved into pieces by wandering students from the 12th & 13th centuries. The texts overflowed with youthful anger, earthy passions, delight in parody and determination to meet the challenges of life head on. These ribald and outspoken men were revolting against the rigid conventions of the medieval world. Pictured above is a similar manuscript page from a 14th century musical play.


Performance Place109 north Main Street, Suite 200

Dayton, Ohio 45402

www.day tonphi lharmonic.com

937-228-3630

Important dates 06-07 Season Subscriber change deadline: February 28, 2006

Renewal deadline: March 10, 2006Subscription tickets mailed: July 28, 2006

Subscription exchange week: July 28, 2006-August 8, 2006Single ticket onsale date: August 8, 2006

First concert in each series: Classical: September 14, 2006

Connections: September 15, 2006Chamber: September 29, 2006

Special Events: October 12, 2006 Pops: October, 13, 2006

Family: October 28, 2006

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