The Season 63 Masterworks Series is made possible by the Brian and Patricia Giese Foundation
MASTERWORKS I PASAJES
Tania León, Mozart, Bruckner, Still with pianist Brian Ganz
Oct 4 & 5 | 7:30 pm
Maryland Hall
Oct 6 | 3:00 pm
Music Center at Strathmore
MASTERWORKS II CONNECTIONS
Adolphus Hailstork, Óscar Navarro, Shostakovich with hornist Alex Kovling
Nov 1 & 2 | 7:30 pm
Maryland Hall
MASTERWORKS III
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Coleridge-Taylor, SaintSaëns,Mussorgsky with violinist Netanel Draiblate
Jan 31 & Feb 1 | 7:30 pm
Maryland Hall
Feb 2 | 3:00 pm
Music Center at Strathmore
MASTERWORKS IV SERENADE
Beethoven, Bernstein, Ginastera with violinist Noah BendixBalgley
Feb 28 & Mar 1 | 7:30 pm
Maryland Hall
Mar 2 | 3:00 pm
Music Center at Strathmore
MASTERWORKS V FIESTA
Roydon Tse (world première ASO Co-commission), Sonia Morales-Matos, Ravel with the Dalí Quartet
Apr 4 & 5 | 7:30 pm
Maryland Hall
Pops in the Park
This event is FREE and open to the public! Join us for an event the entire family will enjoy. Bring your own blanket, chairs, and a picnic!
Aug 31 | 11:30am at Downs Park
Sept 1 | 5:30pm at Quiet Waters Park rain date: Sept 2 | 5:30pm Quiet Waters Park
Holiday Pops
Masterworks Series and Series @ Strathmore subscribers receive 20% off single tickets to the Maryland Hall performance!
Dec 13 | 7:30pm at Maryl and Hall Dec 14 | 3:00pm at Severna Park High School
Family Concert
Each year, the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra brings a favorite piece to life, such as Peter and the Wolf, Carnival of the Animals, and even John Williams’ music from the movie ET. Our concerts engage young listeners!
May 10 | 11:00am
Maryland Hall
ALEX KOVLING
NOAH BENDIX-BAL GLEY
DALÍ QUARTET
NETANEL DRAIB LATE
BRIAN GANZ
2024-2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SHELLEY ROW, PE, CSP Chair
OFFICERS
KATHERINE EDWARDS, MD Vice Chair
ANN WHITCOMB Vice President-Finance
TRUSTEES
STEPHEN SOTACK Treasurer
MONIQUE LANGSTON, MD Secretary
MARY MCKIEL, PHD
Immediate Past Chair
ROBERT ARIAS
GEORGIANNA CROSBY
WILLIAM DAVIS
GINGER FROM SONJA GLADWIN
CHARLES GRUDZINSKAS
COLLOT GUERARD
MICHELLE HELLSTERN
DEB HOWE
GERALDINE “MIMI” LADD JONES
TRUSTEE EMERITUS
FLORENCE CALVERT
EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES
JOSÉ-LUIS NOVO
Artistic Director & Conductor
JILL KIDWELL
JERRAY SLOCUM
ELIZABETH MAXWELL-SCHMIDT, MD
MARIE TREANOR
CHRISTINE “TINA” YOUNG
ANN TRAN FASO Board Representative
ORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVE
ALEXANDRA MIKHLIN
Musicians’ Representative, Players Committee
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 62-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 José-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, performances in partnership with the United States Naval Academy and the Annapolis Opera, and collaborative projects with other arts organizations and touring headliners. Additionally, ASO sponsors award-winning education concerts and outreach programs in community schools, sharing the joy of music-making with thousands of school children, including through the Annapolis Symphony Academy (ASA).
From Annapolis, take Route 2 (Solomon’s Island Road) north to Route 100 East where it ends at Route 177 East (Mountain Road). Turn right onto Mountain Road.
DIRECTIONS TO QUIET WATERS PARK
Exit 22 - Take Route 665 East (Aris T. Allen Blvd) Route 665 becomes Forest Drive. Go 2 miles on Forest Drive then right at the Exxon Station onto Hillsmere Drive (There is a sign in front of Exxon saying “Quiet Waters ParkNext Right”) The park entrance is 100 yards on the right hand side.
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR
JOSÉ-LUIS NOVO
THE PHILIP RICHEBOURG CHAIR
Spanish-born José-Luis Novo has 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 mezzosoprano Denyce Graves, national broadcasts on NPR’s Performance Today, debut TV broadcasts on Washington’s WETA Metro PBS, the launching of the ASO’s award-winning streaming platform Symphony+, the creation of the Annapolis Symphony Academy, and the ASO’s first commercial CD commemorating 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.
The 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.”
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. 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.
ELIZABETH RICHEBOURG REA
Underwriter, The Philip Richebourg Artistic Director and Conductor’s Chair
THE PHILIP RICHEBOURG ENCORE CIRCLE honors multi-annual pledges of $100,000+
Elizabeth Richebourg Rea, in honoring the legacy of her father, Co-founder of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, created a legacy of her own. In 2011, she donated the largest single contribution in the history of the orchestra for the 50th Anniversary Season. This generosity transformed giving by inspiring future endowments of substantial amounts in addition to pledges spanning multiple years. Her pioneering leadership has created new levels of support, enabling the ASO to expand our work on stage and in the community. Elizabeth is underwriter of the Artistic Director and Conductor’s Chair in her father’s name and in addition is the founding member of the Philip Richebourg Encore Circle.
Elizabeth Rea is a fine art photographer and curator. She has curated numerous Joseph Cornell exhibitions and two Roy Lichtenstein Retrospectives. Elizabeth is President of the Dungannon Foundation, sponsor of the Rea Award for the Short Story. She serves on the Peggy Guggenheim Advisory Board and is an Honorary Trustee of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Photo: Thomas MacDonald, The New York Times
PHILIP RICHEBOURG | 1919-2011
Co-Founder and First Board President Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
1972
“My father Philip Richebourg conducted his own orchestra every day of his life. He personified exactitude and precision in business; in service to his community and in leadership on numerous Boards. He was meticulous in his passions as pilot, musician, archivist. Dedicated to each task at hand my father approached all things in life as if resolute in achieving one goal, that of perfect harmony.”
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra is indebted to Philip Richebourg, Co-Founder and First Board President (1967-1974). Philip Richebourg’s stalwart support, organizational vision and strong leadership during its formative years helped solidify the orchestra financially and administratively, ensuring its longevity and signature as one of Maryland’s most distinguished performing arts organizations. Philip passionately supported the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra as it sought to enrich the lives of the community through classical music and educational programs. From the modest beginnings of a small community ensemble to the present acclaimed professional orchestra, Philip was at the helm every step of the way. Philip Richebourg’s commitment, dedication and passion for musical awareness leaves an indelible mark on the history of the ASO. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra would not be what it is today without him.
Photo:
Elizabeth Richebourg Rea
POPS IN THE PARK
August 31, 2024 at 11:30 aM | Downs Park
September 1, 2024 at 5:30 pM | Quiet Waters Park
José-Luis Novo, Artistic Director & Conductor
The Philip Richebourg Chair
Star Spangled Banner
John Stafford Smith arr. A. Luck
Fanfare on “Amazing Grace” Adolphus Hailstork
Festive Overture, Op. 96 Dmitri Shostakovich
“The Giggling Rapids” from The River Suite Duke Ellington arr. R. Collier
Danzón No. 7 Arturo Márquez
“Juba Dance” from Symphony No. 1 in E minor Florence Price
iPhone Variations for Orchestra Christian Won
Concerto for Cell Phone James Stephenson
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Hans Zimmer Chest Symphonic Highlights arr. P. Lavender
“Feed the Birds” from Mary Poppins
Richard Sherman arr. R. Longfield
“Colonel Hathi’s March” from The Jungle Book Richard Sherman arr. T. Ricketts
The Magnificent Seven Symphonic Suite Elmer Bernstein arr. P. Russ
Pops Hoe-Down Richard Hayman
Please silence all electronic devices. Thank you.
MUSICIAN ROSTER
VIOLIN I
Nicholas Currie, Acting Concertmaster
Hanbing Jia, Acting Associate Concertmaster
Rachael Stockton, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
Qian Zhong
Abby Armbruster
William Wang
Yoon Young Bae
Wan-Chun Hu
Susan Benac
VIOLIN II
Kristin Bakkegard, Acting Principal
Heather Haughn, Acting Associate Principal
Yan Izquierdo
Amelia Giles
Sara Schneider
Paul Bagley
Essena Setaro
Sonya Chung
VIOLA
Derek Smith, Acting Principal
Rachel Holaday, Acting Associate Principal
Susan Taylor Dapkunas
Brian Shoop
Michael Sinni
Heidi Remick
CELLO
Todd Thiel, Principal
Pei Lu, Associate Principal
Alison Bazala Kim
Daniel Shomper
Katlyn DeGraw
Christine Lightner
BASS
Patrick Raynard, Principal
Brandon Smith, Acting Associate Principal
Peter Cohn
Broc Mertz
FLUTE
Kimberly Valerio, Principal
Kat Grant
Lori Kesner
OBOE
Rick Basehore, Acting Principal
Joseph DeLuccio
CLARINET
Robert DiLutis, Principal
Brian Eldridge
Sara Reese
BASSOON
Asha Kline, Principal
Patricia Morgan
HORN
Alex Kovling, Principal
Shane Iler, Associate Principal
Ho Hin Kwong
Anthony Valerio
Kevin Grasel
TRUMPET
Christopher Sala, Principal
Christopher Buchanan
Andrew Fremder
TROMBONE
David Perkel, Principal
David Sciannella
Jay Heltzer
TUBA
Jake Fewx, Principal
TIMPANI
Curt Armbruster, Principal
PERCUSSION
Robert Jenkins, Acting Principal
Aubrey Adams
Thomas Maloy
Gerald Novak
HARP
Astrid Walschot-Stapp, Acting Principal
KEYBOARD
Tomoko Kanamaru, Acting Principal
SERIES @
MASTERWORKS I Pasajes
Tania León, Mozart, Bruckner, Still with pianist Brian Ganz
SUN OCT 6 | 3:00 PM Music Center at Strathmore
MASTERWORKS III Pictures at an Exhibition
Coleridge-Taylor, Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky with violinist Netanel Draiblate
SUN FEB 2 | 3:00 PM Music Center at Strathmore
MASTERWORKS IV Serenade
Beethoven, Bernstein, Ginastera with violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley
SUN MAR 2 | 3:00 PM Music Center at Strathmore 7 7
ANNAPOLISSYMPHONY.ORG/SUBSCRIBE
Masterworks SERIES
MASTERWORKS I PASAJES
MOZART PIANO
CONCERTO NO. 23 WITH BRIAN GANZ
7:30 pm
FRI OCT 4, 2024
SAT OCT 5, 2024
Maryland Hall
MASTERWORKS II CONNECTIONS
CONNECTION WITH ALEX KOVLING, HORN
7:30 pm
FRI NOV 1, 2024
SAT NOV 2, 2024
Maryland Hall
MASTERWORKS IV SERENADE
BEETHOVEN, BERNSTEIN, AND BENDIX-BALGLEY
7:30 pm
FRI FEB 28, 2025
SAT MAR 1, 2025
Maryland Hall
MASTERWORKS III PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION SAINT-SAËNS VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 WITH NETANEL DRAIBLATE 7:30 pm
FRI JAN 31, 2025
SAT FEB 1, 2025
Maryland Hall
MASTERWORKS V FIESTA
RAVEL DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ WORLD PREMIÈRE BY ROYDON TSE WITH DALÍ QUARTET
7:30 pm
FRI APR 4, 2025
SAT APR 5, 2025
Maryland Hall
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FASO is a dynamic group of music lovers who support the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. FASO fundraising events include the Concert of Tastes, Historical Happy Hour, themed dinners, Dine-to-Donate, Movie & Trivia Nights, wine tastings at local vineyards, international trips and much more. FASO collaborates with the ASO Academy to provide grants that expand programming and provide scholarships. FASO efforts expand beyond Annapolis. FASO recently sponsored the feature-length film ‘Sing to Me Sylvie’, which won the Spotlight Award from the Volunteer Council of the League of American Orchestras. Join us! Become part of the fun while helping to benefit the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and rising artists. IT IS EASY TO JOIN - VISIT
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2024-2025 Board of Directors
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Champagne Sunday photo by Don Dement
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music (GLFCAM) are pleased to continue their multi-year cocommissioning partnership, “Embracing 21st Century Voices”. The partnership supports new symphonic works composed by alumni of GLFCAM core programs.
ASO Artistic Director and Conductor José-Luis Novo and GLFCAM founder Gabriela Frank have enjoyed a long and productive artistic relationship. Ms. Frank previously served as ASO’s Composer-in-Residence and wrote two orchestral works dedicated to the ASO, one of which was to celebrate the ASO’s 50th anniversary in 2012.
Novo and Frank formalized the multi-year “Embracing 21st Century Voices” partnership after the successful co-commission and premiere of Resonance | Rush | Ride by GLFCAM alum Jessica Hunt for ASO’s 60th anniversary in May 2022. The agreement stipulates a commitment to award a shared co-commission fee each year to a mutually agreed upon composer.
In addition to the award and prior to each premiere, GLFCAM composers receive an orchestral
reading of their work in progress, feedback from Maestro Novo, and mentorship from Ms. Frank. The ASO will perform the premiere of each new work at a Masterworks concert during consecutive seasons, and the compositions are to be recorded for later release on the London-based Toccata label.
Composers Michael-Thomas Foumai and Nicky Sohn were selected as recipients of the initial two instances of the “Embracing 21st Century Voices” co-commissioning partnership. Mr. Foumai, a native of Hawaii, is the Director of Artistic Engagement and the first Composer-in-Residence for the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra. The world première of his composition Living Pono, a work for harp and orchestra, occurred during our 2223 Masterworks VI performances
at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland and the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland on May 5, 6 & 7, 2023. Harpist Charles Overton, a GLFCAM performermentor, was the guest soloist for Foumai’s premiere.
Nicky Sohn premiered her work, Symphony No. 1, at the 23-24 Masterworks V for audiences in Annapolis, Maryland at Maryland Hall and in Bethesda, Maryland at Music Center at Strathmore on April 12, 13 & 14, 2024. Ms. Sohn graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree, a Diploma of Piano Performance from the Mannes College of Music, and a Master of Music Diploma from The Juilliard School. After numerous performances and compositions of important works for orchestra, ballet,
opera, and television, she is pursuing a fully-funded doctoral degree at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.
Dr. Roydon Tse will premier his composition at Masterworks V in Season 63 at Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland on April 4 & 5, 2025. Tse is an award-winning Chinese-Canadian composer and educator. The co-commission will be performed by the orchestra together with the Dalí Quartet, acclaimed for bringing Latin American string quartet repertoire to an equal standing alongside the Classical and Romantic canon. The Dalí Quartet is Chamber Music America’s 2024 Ensemble of the Year.
HOLIDAY Pops
A delightful program of holiday music for all ages
DECEMBER 13
MARYLAND HALL
DECEMBER 14
SEVERNA PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Masterworks Series and Series @ Strathmore subscribers receive 20% off single tickets to our Holiday Pops performance at Maryland Hall only.
Connect young listeners to a lifelong love for music.
