ASO 2022-2023 Masterworks II

Dear Music Lover,

As the ASO continues its journey to bring More Music to More People in More Places, maestro José-Luis Novo and the ASO will make a very special night of music for you. And the best part of tonight’s performance is that the Liebermann Cello Concerto will be there for you to enjoy as part of the ASO's first recorded album to be released worldwide next year. The ASO has signed a 3-Album recording and distribution contract with Toccata, a London based company. The concept of the recordings is unique and ambitious: the vast majority of the pieces will be commercially world premiere recordings, and will include pieces such as Liebermann’s Cello Concerto (ASO co-commission), Abel’s Outburst

(ASO 2005 commission), Stephenson’s Fanfare for Democracy (50 State cocommission, ASO representing Maryland), and Hunt’s Resonance/Rush/Ride (ASO 60th anniversary commission).  Other pieces include Gabriela Frank’s Concertino Cusqueño and Price’s Mississippi River. With this 3-Album recording project, the ASO will truly reach new audiences since ASO music will be distributed through the Naxos’ global distribution network (the world’s largest). Also, people will be able to enjoy the full albums or individual music tracks through popular sites such as Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, etc. As you hear tonight’s performance of the Liebermann’s concerto, imagine that many more people around the world will be listening in just a few months. What a joy.

Sincerely,

Edgar Herrera Executive Director & Chief Development Officer - The Patricia Edwards Chair P.S. We love to hear from you.

Please send your feedback at eherrera@annapolissymphony.org

more music for more people in more places

ABOUT THE ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

2022-2023 Board of Trustees

Officers

Mary McKiel, PhD Chair

Shelley Row, PE, CSP Vice Chair

Jerray Slocum Treasurer

Ann Whitcomb

Assistant Treasurer & VP-Finance

Katherine Edwards, MD Secretary

Elizabeth MaxwellSchmidt, MD Assistant Secretary

Robert Arias

Florence Calvert

Georgianna Crosby

William Davis

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Trustees

Charles Grudzinskas

Michelle Hellstern

Deb Howe

Geraldine “Mimi” Ladd Jones

Trustees Emeritus

Jill Kidwell

Monique Langston, MD

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ABOUT THE ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The mission of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is to inspire, educate and enrich lives near and far by creating extraordinary musical experiences with uncompromising artistic excellence.

With a 61-year history of artistic excellence, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is recognized as the largest and most distinguished performing arts organization in Maryland’s capital city. Under the direction of Jose-Luis Novo, the Symphony continues to rise in excellence and national reputation, performing Masterworks, Pops, Family Concerts and special events. The Symphony reaches thousands annually with its free Pops in the Park concert, joint concerts with the United States Naval Academy, accompanying the Annapolis Opera, and collaborative projects with other arts organizations and touring headliners. Additionally, we sponsor award-winning education concerts and outreach programs in community schools, sharing the joy of music-making with thousands of school children.

Edgar Herrera

Executive Director & Chief Development Officer

The Patricia Edwards Chair

Netanel Draiblate

Annapolis Symphony Academy Director & Founder

Denise Rosson Development Manager

Sarah Johansen Director of Business Operations

Diana Love Director of Marketing & Communications

Miriam Fogel Director of ArtisticOperations

Julie Nolan Director of Education & Community Outreach Grants Manager

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Assistant Conductor, Annapolis Symphony Academy

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THANK YOU

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra offers a very special thank‑you to the following donors and sponsors.

Major Funding provided by William Seale and Marguerite Pelissier, and Jeff Harris and Joyce Pratt

TO OUR SPONSORS!

The Philip Richebourg Chair

A generous gift from Elizabeth Richebourg Rea names the Artistic Director and Conductor's Chair in her father’s honor.

The Patricia Edwards Chair

Executive Director Edgar Herrera

Concertmaster

The Concertmaster, Dr. Netanel Draiblate, is sponsored by a generous grant from Jill and David Kidwell.

Education Sponsors

Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra

Annapolis Musicians Fund for Musicians

The Helena Foundation

Dean Douglas

Elville Center for the Creative Arts

Laird Lott and Linda Gooden

The Annapolis Symphony’s residency at Maryland Hall is made possible in part by a generous grant from Laird Lott and Linda Gooden.

ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Sixty-First Season

MASTERWORKS SERIES

November 4, 8PM |

November 5, 8PM

José-Luis Novo, Artistic Director & Conductor The Philip Richebourg Chair

Julian Schwarz, cello

Overture to Rosamunde, D. 644

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 132 (*)

Franz Schubert (1797 1828)

Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961)

I. Recitativo lento – Andante piacevole ed appassionato – Allegro molto

II. Largo – Pochissimo più mosso – Più mosso – Largo – Larghissimo

III. Allegro energico

Julian Schwarz, cello

*Co-commissioned by the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and a consortium of orchestras including the Toledo Symphony (OH), Jacksonville Symphony (FL), Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MA), Jackson Symphony Orchestra (MI) and Springfield Symphony Orchestra (OH).

~ INTERMISSION ~

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70

I. Allegro maestoso

II. Poco adagio

III. Scherzo: Vivace

IV. Finale: Allegro

Antonín Dvorˇák (1841 1904)

2022-2023 Masterworks Season sponsors: Faith Goldstein and Jesse Cunitz.

Symphony Orchestra 2022-23

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MUSICIANS – MASTERWORKS II

VIOLIN I

Netanel Draiblate, Concertmaster

Nicholas Currie, Associate Concertmaster

Hanbing Jia, Acting Assistant Concertmaster

Heather Haughn

Rachael Stockton

Abby Armbruster

William Wang

Paul Bagley

Amelia Giles

Freya Creech

Tong Li

Minjin Lee

VIOLIN II

Kristin Bakkegard, Acting Principal

Karin Kelleher, Acting Associate Principal

Qian Zhong

Megan Gray

Sally Stallings Amass

Paula Sweterlitsch

Emily Konkle

Yalira Walker

VIOLA

Sarah Hart, Principal

Derek Smith, Associate Principal

Katherine Zahradnik

Daphne Benichou

Susan Taylor Dapkunas

Heidi Remick

Christof Huebner

Matt Maffet

CELLO

Todd Thiel, Principal, The Philip Richebourg Chair

Daniel Shomper, Acting Associate Principal

MaryAnn Perkel

Alison Bazala Kim

April Studeny

Jihea Choi

Tobias Morris

BASS

Patrick Raynard, Acting Principal

Broc Mertz, Acting Associate Principal

Peter Cohn

Adriane Irving

Lee Phillip

Shawn Agler

FLUTE

Kimberly Valerio, Principal

Genevieve Eichman

OBOE

Fatma Daglar, Principal

Rick Basehore

CLARINET

David Drosinos, Acting Principal

Elise Bond

BASSOON

George Sakakeeny, Acting Principal

Catherine Lindquist

HORN

Alex Kovling, Principal, The Philip Richebourg Chair

Shane Iler, Associate Principal

Ken Bell, Acting Assistant Principal

Pamela Blakely

Anthony Valerio

TRUMPET

Christopher Sala, Principal

Drew Fremder

TROMBONE

David Perkel, Principal

David Sciannella

Jay Heltzer

TIMPANI

Curt Armbruster, Principal

PERCUSSION

Joseph McIntyre, Acting Principal

Greg Herron

Eric Plewinski

HARP

Cambria Van de Vaarst, Acting Principal

PIANO/CELESTE

Tomoko Kanamaru, Acting Principal

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

JOSÉ-LUIS NOVO

Spanish born José-Luis Novo instilled a new and vibrant artistic vision into the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra since his appointment as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Maryland-based symphony in 2005. Highlights of Novo’s tenure include numerous appearances at the Music Center at Strathmore with violinists James Ehnes, Anne Akiko Meyers, Leticia Moreno and Chee-Yun, pianist Olga Kern, late cellist Lynn Harrell, guitarist Manuel Barrueco,

pipa virtuoso Wu Man and the Naval Academy Glee Club. Also remarkable are a 2012 return appearance at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center with mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, national broadcasts on NPR’s Performance Today, debut TV broadcasts on Washington’s WETA Metro PBS, the launching of the ASO’s awardwinning streaming platform Symphony+, the creation of the Annapolis Symphony Academy and the ASO’s first commercial CD commemorating

Artistic Director’s Chair is graciously underwritten by Elizabeth Richebourg Rea, daughter of Philip Richebourg, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Co-Founder and First Board President (1967-1974).

“My father conducted every day of his life as if resolute in achieving perfect harmony. I can think of no greater legacy than naming the Artistic Director’s Chair after my father, Philip Richebourg.”

The

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the 300th anniversary of the signing of the City of Annapolis’ Royal Charter. In July of 2022, Maestro Novo and the ASO stunned audiences on both sides of the Atlantic in a debut international tour to Spain with guitar virtuoso Pepe Romero as guest soloist.

Maestro Novo’s continuous drive for artistic excellence, innovative thematic programming, and collaborations with some of today’s most respected guest artists keeps generating unprecedented artistic growth and enthusiastic reviews from publications such as The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun.

In addition to his directorship of the ASO, Maestro Novo held an impressive thirteen-year tenure as Music Director and Conductor of the Binghamton Philharmonic in New York state from 2003 to 2016. Prior to this, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony

Orchestra under both late Music Director Emeritus Jesús LópezCobos and former Music Director Paavo Järvi, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under the late Erich Kunzel.

Recent and upcoming guest conducting engagements include debut appearances with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Grand Rapids, Hilton Head, Palm Beach, Alexandria and South Bend Symphony Orchestras, and return appearances with the Baltimore Symphony, the Fresno Philharmonic, Symphoria, and a Kimmel Center debut in Philadelphia conducting the Curtis Institute Orchestra. After a successful debut with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) for the Thailand International Composition Festival in 2015, Maestro Novo has been invited back regularly to guest conduct the TPO on several occasions. Other

guest conducting engagements have included appearances with the Symphony Silicon Valley; the Minnesota Orchestra; the Syracuse, Modesto, Windsor, Stamford, Tulsa, and Tallahassee Symphonies; the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra; the Cleveland and Abilene Philharmonics, and most of the major Spanish orchestras.

José-Luis Novo has also fostered a reputation as a keen educator of young musicians. He has held conducting positions with the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra, University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Miami University Symphony Orchestra and National Repertory Orchestra, and has been on the conducting faculty at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina since 1999. In addition, he has conducted many noteworthy college and youth orchestras such as the Curtis Institute Orchestra, the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, the Bard Conservatory Orchestra, the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, and the Portuguesa State Youth Orchestra of the Venezuelan El Sistema. Last season, under the auspices of the Annapolis Symphony Academy, he presided over the debut of its Orion Youth Orchestra, conducting the inaugural concert in June 2022.

Maestro Novo was featured in the League of American Orchestras Symphony magazine in "Podium Powers,"

an article about emerging Hispanic conductors in the United States of America. He holds music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Yale University and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, and is the recipient of a 2010 Annie Award in Performing Arts from the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, a 2008 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Adventurous Programming Award, and a 2005 Broome County Arts Council Heart of the Arts Award.

EDGAR HERRERA

One of the best lives a human can have is a life in music

By Diana Love and Rick Hutzell

Edgar Herrera soaks in the essence of life from his spacious outdoor deck. Beyond the gentle buzz of birds and bees are the sounds of his family: one daughter is practicing the harpsichord - a recent gift from a patron. His other daughter chats quietly yet ceaselessly about Kiki, her cat. The girls are four years old twins and already as enraptured with the arts as Edgar and his wife, Luz.

For Edgar, these sounds of domesticity, enhanced by his favorite red

wine, are beautiful. And quiet. He previously worked from an apartment in Mexico City, far above the cityscape but not quite far enough to evade the sounds of horns, cars, and traffic.

Edgar moved to the Annapolis area during the Pandemic when he accepted a job as Executive Director of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. The move was significant for him and his family, but in a way, it felt like coming home. "Life has a quieter pace here

than in the city. It affords me more space to think and reflect on music and the things I love."

Edgar's entire life is deeply rooted in music. In fact, it's deep in his DNA. African, Spanish, and Mexican ancestors passed down musical traditions so embedded in their culture and art as to be inseparable. His great-grandfather Manuel Ponce, was one of the most influential Latin American composers and arguably the first one on the continent to synthesize European and Mexican folk music with other elements to create an original musical idiom.

His father filled the house with music in the afternoons, playing classical music on LPs featuring the piano. His twin brother, Omar, is a concert pianist and founder of The Ponce Project (ThePonceProject. com), a non-profit committed to promoting Latin America's rich and exceptional classical music heritage. "I grew up with music, with classical orchestral piano music," Edgar said. "It was instrumental, no pun intended, in my decision to pursue a career as a professional pianist." He left Mexico for the University of Texas at Austin. While there, he won the university concerto competition and played as a soloist with conductor Peter Bay.

A Bachelor's and Master's degrees in piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin were

followed by a Master's in Arts Administration and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati. Edgar is proud

of his education, which qualifies him not only as a performance musician among the best but also as a successful entrepreneur, businessman, and now Executive Director of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Edgar's tenure at the ASO thus far has been characterized by significant change. He was instrumental in helping the ASO face the repercussions and challenges brought to the ASO performance schedule and budget by the COVID pandemic. He also

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We're challenged by the reality that we must create and stimulate energy for both musicians and audiences in new, modern, and better ways.

– Edgar Herrera

EDGAR HERRERA

energy for both musicians and audiences in new, modern, and better ways."

He's excited to bring contemporary technologies, experiences, and unconventional partnerships that will enhance each performance. "I want everyone who comes to our performances to be amazed. I want them to feel the music and fall in love with it like I have."

introduced a five-year plan with an overarching and ambitious goal: to introduce More Music to More People in More Places. Negotiating with the Music Center at Strathmore to bring the ASO's Masterworks performances to the larger venue was a start. A concert tour of Spain in July was another exciting yet complex project. A new contract with musicians that increases salaries is a significant move that will ensure the ASO brings the area's best musicians to each performance. A three-album recording project, digital performances, and a documentary will help the ASO achieve its multi-dimensional, multifaceted expansion goals.

Edgar sits on his deck, contemplating the challenges of promoting and selling performing arts in an entrepreneurial way. "Past assumptions about musical programming, entertainment, and marketing reflect a world that doesn't exist anymore," he says. "We're challenged by the reality that we must create and stimulate

If you ask Edgar what kind of music he likes, he'll tell you plainly and simply, good music. "There is only good music or bad music," he says. For him, good music is intense, interesting, intelligent, and full of surprises. "Bad music is just noise. That's perdition".

When Edgar, Luz, and their daughters moved from Mexico City in 2020, they settled in Crofton on the advice of people who said it was a good spot for families. "It's very different from Mexico City. It's like an American suburban city. We love it. We are amazed at how big the bugs are. Flies, bees, and crickets are much bigger than in Mexico. The trees are huge," he said. He plays with his 4-year-olds in area parks when he comes home from work. His wife takes his phone, gently telling him to step away from work. When that happens, he retreats

to his leafy deck to dream, to read, and of course, to listen to good music.

If you want to connect with Edgar, email him at EHerrera@annapolissymphony.org.

SPAIN TOUR

‘Magnifico’: Annapolis Symphony, supporters tour Spain, receive rave

review in Madrid”

— Headline from the Annapolis Capital July, 2023

Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of our ASO sponsors, the orchestra’s international tour to Spain was a smashing success. The Symphony had a whirlwind tour with much fanfare to some of the most beautiful concert halls in the country. Traveling to Madrid, Zaragoza, Valencia and Granada by bus, the 70+ musicians and 20 FASO patrons stayed in high spirits, enjoyed fabulous Spanish cuisine and scenery and, of course, magnificent performances by our very talented orchestra. The only question that remains is “Where next?” Congratulations to all of the musicians, Jose Luis Novo and all of the people who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this dream a reality.

Tour Sponsors

Paula Abernethy

David Huggins

Michael Kurtz

Katherine Lantz

Herb and Sallie Abeles

Joanne Barnes

Joseph Bellanca

James Cheevers

Mary Jean Davidge

Laura Davis

Mary McKiel

Marguerite Pelissier and Bill Seale

Stephen Sotack

Tour Patrons

Mark Davis and Ann Tran

Elizabeth GordonBluntschli

Michael Gray

Collot Guerard

Jill Kidwell

Denise Tray Rosson

Bob Sherer

Kathy Sorci

Richard Sullivan

Mary Thanh Hai

Julian Schwarz was born to a multigenerational musical family in 1991. Recognized from a young age as a cellist destined to rank among the best of the 21st century, his powerful tone, effortless virtuosity, and extraordinarily large color palate are hallmarks of his style.

Since making his concerto debut at the age of 11 with the Seattle Symphony with his father, Gerard Schwarz, on the podium, he has led an active career as a soloist, performing with the symphony orchestras of Buffalo, Charlotte, Columbus, Hartford, Jacksonville, Louisville, Memphis,

JULIAN SCHWARZ CELLO

Modesto, Omaha, Puerto Rico, Richmond, Rochester, San Antonio, Seattle, Toledo, Tucson, and Virginia, among others. Internationally, he has appeared in Australia with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, in Mexico with the Boca del Río Philharmonic in Veracruz and the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra, and in Hong Kong at the Intimacy of Creativity Festival. He has also appeared at the Salzburg Mozarteum in Austria and the Verbier Festival in Switzerland.

As a chamber musician, Mr. Schwarz performs extensively in recital with pianist Marika Bournaki. In 2016 the Schwarz-Bournaki duo was awarded first prize at the inaugural Boulder International Chamber Music Competition’s “The Art of Duo”, and subsequently embarked on an extensive 10-recital tour of China in March 2017.

Julian Schwarz is an ardent supporter of new music and has premiered concertos by Richard Danielpour and Samuel Jones. In the 17-18 season, he gave the world premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s first Cello Concerto with the Toledo Symphony followed by performances of the work with a consortium of five other orchestras (including these ASO’s performances). No stranger to the recording studio, he has recorded Bright Sheng’s Northern Lights for Naxos, the complete cello/piano works by Ernest Bloch for the Milken Archive of Jewish Music, and a CD of concertos with the Seattle Symphony.

A devoted teacher, Mr. Schwarz serves as Associate Professor of Cello at Shenandoah Conservatory and on the artist faculty of New York University. He spends his summers teaching and performing at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, NC.

Born in Seattle, WA, Julian Schwarz studied at the Colburn School in Los Angeles under Ronald Leonard,

followed by a move to New York City to study with mentor Joel Krosnick at the Juilliard School, earning his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Mr. Schwarz plays a Neapolitan cello made by Gennaro Gagliano in 1743 and uses an American bow made by Paul Martin Siefried. He is an active contributor to Strings Magazine’s Artist Blog and sits on the music committee of the National Arts Club.

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Overture to Rosamunde, D. 644 Franz Schubert 1797-1828

For all his mastery of selecting and setting music to lyric poetry, Franz Schubert was disastrously inept in selecting plays and librettos for his music. None of the operas he composed ever succeeded. The closest he ever came to composing dramatic music was the incidental music to the play Rosamunde. Ironically, this piece has remained a standard in the orchestral repertory but the play itself is long forgotten and apparently lost.

Rosamunde was written by Helmina von Chézy, a compulsive writer and obviously a smooth talker, known as the “terrible Frau von Chézy.” It ran all of two performances. Shortly before, she had befuddled everyone

with her incomprehensible libretto to Weber’s Euryanthe, but she continued to write in the same vein and managed to persuade producers to mount her plays. Schubert began composing the incidental music, comprising over 50 minutes, on November 30, finishing it on December 18, 1823, just two days before the premiere. The deadline left him no time to write an overture, so he recycled an earlier composition, the overture to an 1820 melodrama, Die Zauberharfe (The Magic Harp). As a result, the music of the overture bears no relationship to the rest of the incidental music and gives us no clue whatsoever to Rosamunde's lost plot. The overture opens with a lengthy dramatic introduction, followed by a typical lively and lyrical Schubertian sonata-form movement.

The energetic closing theme is also in keeping with the standard nineteenth-century opera overture.

Sometime after the failed production, the incidental music disappeared, only to be discovered in 1867 when Sir George Grove and Sir Arthur Sullivan went to Vienna in search of lost Schubert manuscripts.

A native of New York City, composer, conductor, and pianist Lowell Liebermann began piano studies at age eight and composition studies at fourteen. He composed his Piano Sonata, Op. 1, at fifteen, and used it for his performing debut a year later at Carnegie Recital Hall. He studied at the Juilliard School with David Diamond and Vincent Persichetti, graduating in 1987 with a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree. From 1998 to 2002 he served as composer-inresidence with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, for whom he composed his Symphony No. 2 in 2000 to

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 132

Lowell Liebermann b.1961

commemorate the Orchestra’s centennial. In addition to composing, Liebermann maintains an active performing and conducting schedule.

Liebermann is often considered by critics as “backward-looking,” employing a musical language that recalls the neo-Romanticism of Samuel Barber, his teacher David Diamond, and Howard Hanson. Audiences and conductors, however, appreciate his lyrical voice, making him one of the most frequently performed and recorded contemporary composers, with multiple recordings of many of his pieces. Among his most popular works are the Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra and the Flute Concerto, both commissioned by James Galway.

A prolific composer, Liebermann has dipped into every musical genre, in particular chamber music in such standard configurations as the string quartet and piano trio but also including sonatas for piano and various instruments – including bass koto. His first opera, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was premiered at the L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 1996 with great success. His second opera, Miss Lonelyhearts, to a libretto by J. D. McClatchy after the novel by Nathanael West, was commissioned by the Juilliard School as part of its centennial celebration and was premiered in April 2006 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Lincoln Center.

The Cello Concerto was co-commissioned in 2017 by the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, together with the Toledo Symphony (OH), Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MA), Jackson Symphony Orchestra (MI), the Jacksonville Symphony (FL), and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (OH). Like all of Liebermann's music, it is neo-Romantic, tonal and singable, with colorful orchestration.

Antonín Dvorˇák was born and raised in a small Bohemian town, ten miles north of Prague within the Germanspeaking Austro-Hungarian Empire. However, he was never happier than when he could work in this simple country environment with its Czech language and customs. While Vienna luminaries like Johannes Brahms

Symphony No.7 in D minor, op 70 Antonín Dvorˇák 1841-1904

and the music critic Eduard Hanslick urged him to move to Vienna, his love for his native soil kept him in Prague.

Dvorˇák wanted to bring Bohemian nationalism to international awareness, and he strove to make his compositions worthy of world recognition. In 1883 his Stabat Mater became a sensation in the English world of choir festivals. The Royal Philharmonic Society invited him to London to conduct his music in 1884, nominating him as an honorary member, and commissioning him to compose and conduct a new symphony for the following season.

Dvorˇák considered the invitation a great honor and gave considerable thought to the composition of the Symphony, resolving to do his utmost to make it an outstanding work. “I am occupied with my new symphony (for London) and wherever I go I think of nothing but my work, which must be such as to make a stir in the world, and may God grant that it will,” he wrote to a friend. He started on the D minor Symphony on December 15, 1884 and finished the full score on March 17 the following year. Although Dvorˇák was a fluent composer, he spent twice the time on this Symphony as it took him to write his previous one.

While the London audience at the premiere was enthusiastic, applauding after every movement, the Symphony is among the most somber of Dvorˇák’s works. Mainland European audiences were frankly astonished to hear this

mood from a composer whom it had always associated with optimism. It took them a number of years to warm up to the work.

In the first movement especially, the dark opening theme prevails although a second theme in the major mode breaks the mood to a limited extent. In this symphony, Dvorˇák uses the flute to recreate fanciful birdcalls. The second movement is no less intense, but in this case, the opening is gentle, giving no hint of the emotional turmoil to follow in the contrasting middle section. The gentle mood returns, however, to give a soothing close to the movement.

The Scherzo is a furiant, a fast Bohemian dance in triple time that recalls the Slavonic Dances. In the trio, the flute again supplies “sounds of nature.” Yet even in this dance movement, there is a dark undertone.

The stormy Finale is a fitting conclusion to this dramatic work. After considerable time, Dvorˇák introduces a new theme that vies unsuccessfully with the opening theme to lift the Symphony out of its dark mood. Only the Cello Concerto, in which Dvorˇák mourned in music the death of his secret love from his youth, matches the grand tragedy of the Seventh Symphony.

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Ensuring a Legacy of Musical Excellence for Future Generations

It is with our deepest gratitude that we acknowledge the following Legacy Circle Members for their commitment to the future of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and its place in our community.

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Melvin and *Judith Bender

Bud and *Bee Billups

Elana Rhodes Byrd

James W. Cheevers

Ronald E Council

Patrick M Green

Anna E. Greenberg

*Nancie Kennedy

Dr. Michael Kurtz

Dr. Mary C. McKiel

John P. McKim

Anne S. Potter

Stephen Sotack

Susan Rosenfeld

Daniel and Mary Walton

To discuss including the Symphony in your Estate Plans, please contact Edgar Herrera at 410-269-1132.

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In memory of John Auer

James W. Cheevers

In memory of Catherine Reistrup

James W. Cheevers

In memory of Thea Lindauer

James W. Cheevers

In honor of Stephen Holt

Anna E. Greenberg

In memory of Silber

Susan Amsterdam

In memory of Ralph Bluntschli

Elizabeth Gordon-Bluntschli

In memory of Peggy Ertlmeier

Bob Sherer

MUSICIAN SPONSORS

Sponsoring or endowing a chair is a transformative way to show your support for the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. It is a special opportunity to make a personal connection with an individual musician and deepen your connection with the symphony.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

José-Luis Novo

The Philip Richebourg Chair

VIOLIN 1

Netanel Draiblate, Concertmaster

Sponsored by Jillinda Kidwell

Nicholas Currie, Associate Concertmaster

Sponsored by Laird Lott & Linda Gooden

Abby Armbruster

Sponsored by Mimi Jones

Susan Benac

Sponsored by Herb and Sallie Abeles

Heather Haughn

Sponsored by William and Constance Scott

Rachel Stockton

Sponsored by Tara Balfe Clifford

VIOLIN II

Christian Tremblay, Principal

Sponsored by Peter and Sara Evans

Kristin Bakkegard, Associate Principal

Sponsored by Stephen Sotack

Karin Kelleher

Sponsored by Prudence Clendenning

Sarah Hart, Principal

Sponsored by Charles & Julie Grudzinskas

Derek Smith, Acting Principal

Sponsored by Ginger & Al From

Susan Taylor Dapkunas

Sponsored by Amy & Joe Rubino

CELLO

Nicole Boguslaw

Sponsored by Thomas DeKornfeld

Daniel Shomper

Sponsored by Michael Kurtz

BASS

Peter Cohn

Sponsored by Anne Potter

FLUTE

Kimberly Valerio, Principal

Sponsored by Mary McKiel

Genevieve Eichman

Sponsored by Russ Stevenson

OBOE

Fatma Daglar, Principal

Sponsored by Collot Guerard

CLARINET

Robert DiLutis, Principal

Sponsored by Shelley Row

FRENCH HORN

Steven Barzal

Sponsored by Florence Calvert

TRUMPET

Christopher Sala, Principal

The Philip Richebourg Chair

Christopher Buchanan

Sponsored by George and Carol Ellis

TROMBONE

David Perkel, Principal

Sponsored by Eleanor and David Huggins

David Sciannella

Sponsored by Robert & Kathleen Arias

Jay Heltzer, Bass Trombone

Sponsored by Peter Bungay & Joy Chambers

TIMPANI

Curt Armbruster, Principal

Sponsored by Fred Stielow & Susan Rosenfeld

Many thanks to our generous sponsors. We are planning to connect all of our sponsored musicians with their sponsors at an exclusive event in February.

If you are interested in sponsoring a musician, we still have spaces available. Please contact Denise Tray Rosson at 410.269.1132 or email at info@annapolissymphony.org to learn more.

SUPPORTERS OF THE ASO

Individual Support

Gifts in the current fiscal year, as of October 15, 2022, to support the Orchestra’s 5-Year Strategic Vision to “play more music in more places for more people.”

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is sustained through the continuous support of hundreds of generous patrons. The leadership of those listed on these pages (with gifts of at least $100) shows an extraordinary depth of support for the Orchestra’s music making, education programs, and community initiatives.

GIFTS OF $1 MILLION AND MORE

Marguerite Pelissier and Bill Seale

Joyce Pratt and Jeff Harris + The Philip Richebourg Circle

GIFTS OF $500,000 TO $999,000

Elizabeth Richebourg Rea +

GIFTS OF $250,000 TO $499,999

Michael Kurtz +

Laird Lott and Linda Gooden

GIFTS OF $150,000 TO $249,999

Kathleen and Robert Arias +

Jillinda Kidwell +

GIFTS OF $50,000 TO $149,000

Jane Campbell-Chambliss and Peter Chambliss +

Shelley Row +

Stephen A. Sotack +

GIFTS OF $25,000 TO $49,999

Peter and Sarah Evans +

Al and Ginger From +

+ Multiyear Pledges

Julie and Charles Grudzinkas

Mary C. McKiel

Martha and John Schwieters +

Barbara Simerl

Patricia and David Mattingly +

Peter Bungay and Joy Chambers +

GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $24,999

Florence M. Calvert +

Deborah Howe +

David and Eleanor Huggins

Mimi Jones +

Diane Steed

Ann and Robert Whitcomb +

Laurie Berman +

GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $9,999

Herb and Sally Abeles

Paula Abernethy

James W. Cheevers

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edwards

Jr.

William and Contance Scott +

Collot Guerard

GIFTS OF $2,500 TO $4,999

Prudence Clendenning

Marguerite and Enser Cole

Pierre and Danalee Henkart

Anne S. Potter

Doug and Karen Smith +

GIFTS OF $1,000 TO $2,499

Anonymous

Bill and Lisa Abercrombie

Hugh Camitta & Louise Snyder

William and Renata Davis

Don and Keren Dement

Angela Eggleston-Howard

Renee Ehler and George Bentley

Dr. Richard and Carole Falk

Anna E. Greenberg

Bob and Diane Heaney

David McGill

Rob & Patti Muir

Bob Sherer

Judith Templeton

Dr. Rodney Tomlinson and Ms.

Sari Kiraly

Mrs. Tamara and Dr. Stephan

Tymkiw

George and Charlotte West

Multiyear pledges support the Orchestra’s 5 Year Strategic Vision while helping to ensure a sus tained level of funding. We salute those extraordinary donors who have signed pledge commit ments of three years or more. These donors are recognized with this symbol next to their name: +

GIFTS OF $100 TO $999

Michael Alin and Ann Carroll

Linda Allen

Hugh and Deborah Houghton

Lillian Armstrong

Ms. Susan Armstrong

Adele Baron

Pat and Karen Brown

Carmen Brun

Carolyn Cassidy

Pamela and James Chaconas

Betsy and Arthur Chotin

Patrick and Nancy Clagett

Rosemary Claire

Elizabeth Colandro

B.S. Creighton

Judy Crews-Hanks and Brian

Hanks

Barbara & James CyrRoman

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Demoyer

C. DeVore

Allison and Patrick Durbin +

Fred and Susan Eckert

Mr. Michael Eckhart

Sharon Engelhard

Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Erickson

Pauline Farmer

James R. Fitzpatrick

George Geneaux

Elizabeth Gordon-Bluntschli

Arthur Greenbaum

Valerie Gutterson

Georgina Hammond

Patty Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hecht

D. Gayle Hensley

Gretchen Herdt

David Herron

Margaret Hosmer

Dr. and Mrs. William Hunter

La-Royce Jordan

Nick Kemp and Kay Osburnsen

Norman & Doris Lerner

Ellen and Joseph Levin

Lynne Malley

Colin McIntosh & Robert Smith

Teresa McKenna

Don and Carol Nelson

David & Carol Newman

Susan Okula

Cheryl and Jim Painter

Bob and Cookie Pollock

Fred Probeck

Margret Rauh

Ken and Maureen Reightler

Constance Robinson

Paul and Joan Rosenberg

Jeffrey Scherr

Scott Schollenberger

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Walton Stallings

Thomas Taneyhill

Philip W. Tawes and Edwards

Adams

Paula Thistle

Larry and Betty Thompson

Peter Threadgill

Laura and Jack Van Geffen

Matt Venhaus

Mr. and Mrs. Damien Wanner

Cynthia Wells

Francis Wright

Bernard and Louis Wulff

David Zinnamon

Anonymous (2)

We make every effort to ensure accuracy. If you notice an error, omission or would like to be recognized in a different way, please let the Symphony staff know at your earliest convenience. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra greatly appreciates all contributors of any amount.

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is funded by operating grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive, and the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, which receives public support from Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, and the Maryland State Arts Council. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

MEMORIAL AND HONORARY GIFTS

In memory of Gerard Valerio

Tabitha Bathras

Lucy Harris

Glenn & Judy Jones

In memory of David Kidwell

Dr. Mark Cinnamon and Ms.

Doreen Kelly

Anna E. Greenberg

In Honor of Jose Luis Novo’s

Birthday

Nina Kesner

In memory of Dr. Norman

Lieberman

Barbara and Leon

Kestenbaum

David Noss & Sarah Crim

The Meyer Family

In memory of Katherine “Kathy”

Carpenter

James W. Cheevers

John & Martha Schwieters

In honor of Marshall Mentz

Julie and Charles Grudzinskas

In memory of Sherif Elsisi

Stephen A. Sotack

In memory of Robert Clopp

Kathleen & Robert Arias

In memory of Ann Byers

James W. Cheevers

Richard and Lisa Hillman

In honor of Billy Moulden

Nancy Prendergast

In memory of Cherie Loustaunau

Renee Loustaunau

In honor of Daniel Shomper

Betty Shomper

Genevieve Marshall

Jon Balk

Phyllis Crossen-Richardson

In honor of Elizabeth Brown

Nancy Olins

Philip Breen and Mindy

Portnoy

In honor of Family Members

Dan Shomper

In honor of Fatma Daglar

Susan Ricci Rogel

Theodore Raphael

In memory of Forbes Leland

James W. Cheevers

In memory of Howard and Thea Pinskey*

Anna E. Greenberg

Anne S. Potter

Elizabeth Gordon-Bluntschli

James W. Cheevers

Patrick J. Nugent and Mary

Kay Rehard

Paul and Joan Rosenberg

In memory of Judith Bender

Sibyl Wisch

In honor of Karen Bakkegard

Jamie Wright

Robert Lauver

In honor of Laird Lott

Herb and Sallie Abeles

In memory of Leon Fleisher

Hazel Bell

Linda Harris

In memory of Martha Edgar Wheeler

Ann Glenn

Anna E. Greenberg

In honor of Michael Kurtz

Paula Abernethy and Rick Sullivan

Renee Loustaunau

In memory of Natalie Lobe

Esther Slaff

In memory of Pat Edwards Alliance Francaise

D’Annapolis

Anna E. Greenberg

Anne S. Potter

Barbara and Everett Santos

Bob and Diane Sherer

David and Joanna Loughlin

David R. Lewis Family Foundation

Emily Joyce

Ginger Woolridge

H. Christine Pirrung

James W. Cheevers

John and Martha Russell

Judith Templeton

Kelley Chaney

M.A. Schermerhorn

Ms. Donna Cole

Nancie Kennedy

Paul Herman

Paula Abernethy and Rick Sullivan

Phil Greenfield

Richard and Lisa Hillman

Robert and Mary Felter

Robert Libson

Ronald E. Council, Esq.

Sally W. Iadarola

Sonia and Jerome Feldman

Anonymous

In honor of Paula Abernethy’s Birthday

Paula Abernethy and Rick Sullivan

In honor of Rachel Stockton

Julian and Susan Aaron

In memory of Ralph Bluntschli

Elizabeth Gordon-Bluntschli

In memory of Richard Costello

Barbara Lupero

James W. Cheevers

Joan Russell

John McGinley

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bechtle

Mr. Arthur A. Augustin

Kenneth A. Hook

Carolyn Shutler

Donald and Carol Lee

Connie and Bill Scott

Emory Anderson

In honor of Rickie Pelle

Sally J. Malamphy

In memory of Robert Casey

Anna E. Greenberg

In honor of The Academy

JosuahOneNine Fund

In support of The Pinskey Scholarship Fund*

Amy Applestein Anonymous (2)

Rignal and Mary Baldwin

Gregory A. Chauncey

FASO

Claudia Pardo

Dr. and Mrs. James W. Ross

Dr. Louis and Laurie Berman

Ed and Jeanne Paglee

Elizabeth and Tom Munz

Hyatt & Weber, P.A.

Joe and Jeanne Morris

Julie and Charles Grudzinskas

Martha Blaxall and Joe Dickey

Melvin Bender

Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Hyatt

Mr. and Mrs. David Bush

Annapolis Musicians Fund

Pamela and James Chaconas

Richard and Jill Garrity

Richard and Lisa Hillman

Severn Savings Bank

Susan Steele and Marshall Steele

Thea and Howard Pinskey

David & Janet Hoffberger

Carole and Richard Falk

In memory of Thea Pinskey*

Alicia Berlin

Amira & Jody Goldsmith

Anonymous

Barbara Snyder

Barbara Ward

Cheryl Castner

Claudia Hakala

David and Cindy Fox

Donna Ross

Dr. and Mrs. S. David Krimins

Dr. Donna L. Kahn

Elizabeth Benson

Emily Joyce

Francene Sevcik

Frances and William Schwartz

Jesse Cunitz and Faith Goldstein Cunitz

Jessica and Rick Bird

Judi and Allen Cohen

June L. Cohen

Lynn Cohen

Maxine and Irwin Silber

Mr. and Mrs. John Hopkins

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cohen

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sutton

Ms. Leslie Gradet

Ms. Mildred Rosenthal

Nancy Schwartz

Polly Blumenstock

Robert and Mary Felter

Rona Finkelstein

Samantha Miller

Sandra Collyear Altherr

Leslie F. Tilghman

*Generous friends of Howard and Thea Pinskey established a scholarship fund in their memory dedicated to providing financial assistance to students in the Annapolis Symphony Academy. The Annapolis Symphony will also add funds given in memory of Howard and Thea Pinskey to this scholarship fund in their memory.

FRIENDS OF THE ANNAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

invite YOU to become a friend!

This dynamic group of music lovers raises funds to support the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and its outreach programs. Events are held throughout the year and range from the traditional Concert of Tastes to Dine to Donates with local restaurants, Movie and Trivia Nights, wine tastings at vineyards, and much more. Become part of the fun, raise funds, and meet new friends.

It is easy to join - visit ANNAPOLISSYMPHONY.ORG

Membership: $50 per person $75 per couple

Contact information: friends@annapolissymphony.org 410-267-3646

2022-2023 Board of Directors

Officers:

Paula Abernethy, President

Dr. Ann Tran, Vice President

Ways and Means

Lynn C. Maichle, Vice President

Membership

Stephen A. Sotack, Treasurer

Carol Richards, Recording Secretary

Renee Ehler, Corresponding Secretary

Directors:

Adele Baron

Thelma Blass

James W. Cheevers

Betsy Chotin

Kathy Clatanoff

Diane Green

Patrick M Green

Anna Greenberg

Jane Grundzinskas

Stephen Holt

Marilyn Lyons

Kathleen J. McInnis

Mary McKiel

Cat Marruci

Barbara Merke

Joseph (Joe) Minieri

Joan Russell

Susan Z. Sams

Rick Sullivan

Judi Tanner

Ann Tran

The Friends of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization. Dues and donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law, providing no goods or services are realized by joining.

Champagne Sunday photo by Don Dement

CONCERT & TICKET INFORMATION

Electronic Devices

Use of cameras or recording devices during the performance is strictly prohibited.

Latecomers

Latecomers will only be seated at the conclusion of a musical selection.

Children

Annapolis Symphony Family Concerts are designed for ages four and up. The Symphony recommends that children be at least age eight to attend a Masterworks or Pops concert.

In Case of Fire

Please note the nearest exit to your seat. In the event of fire or another emergency, WALK – do not run – to that exit.

Inclement Weather

In the event of severe weather, every effort will be made to continue with scheduled concerts. No refunds will be given if a concert is performed during severe weather but not attended by the ticket holder.

No Smoking

Maryland Hall is a smoke-free facility. Smoking is prohibited in and on the grounds of the building.

Maryland Hall Bar

Enjoy a beer or glass of wine before the concert and at intermission in room 206. Cash and credit cards are accepted and drinks are allowed in the concert hall.

Access for Persons with Disabilities

Parking, ramp, and elevator facilities are available at the entrance nearest Spa Road. Wheelchair accessible seating is also available. Please call 410-263-0907 to make arrangements.

Subscription Tickets

Subscribing to the Masterworks Series at the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is the best deal around! As a subscriber you get exclusive access to a 20% discount on single tickets, priority seating, and free exchanges. Subscriptions are available for all 6 Masterworks concerts as a full series or 3, 4 or 5 concerts as a Flex Pass. Learn more at annapolissymphony.org/ subscribe.

Single Tickets

Whether it’s your first or fifth time at the Symphony, single tickets are always available for purchase! Tickets can be purchased online at annapolissymphony.org/ events or by calling the Symphony Box Office at 410-263-0907. Tickets start as low as $29.

Group Sales

We are dedicated to making your group‘s visit to the Annapolis Symphony a memorable experience. With a group of 10 or more, receive a 15% discount on all tickets.

Ticket Exchanges

Subscribers may exchange their tickets for the alternate performance of the same concert only. Exchanges are subject to availability.

Ticket Donations

Subscribers may donate tickets back to the Symphony as a tax-deductible contribution. We will mail you an acknowledgement letter for your donation.

There are no refunds and all ticket sales are final unless there are further pandemic related cancellations or postponements. If there are changes to the program, ticket holders will be contacted with options.

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ASO Chats

Insightful and enlightening discussion with Artistic Director & Conductor JoséLuis Novo about the evening’s program. You will always learn something new about the composer, orchestra, music–or all three!

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Save the Date

Historical Happy Hour

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2022

4-6 pm, Happy Hour Refreshments

Classical Theater of Maryland Cabaret Room 1804 West Street, Suite 200

Annapolis, MD 21401

Tickets: FASO members - $50

General public - $60

learn more at annapolissymphony.org

Anna Greenberg

Cheevers