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NOVEMBER 2022

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Kentucky Performing Arts Presents Kentucky Shakespeare Louisville Orchestra PNC Broadway in Louisville

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THEATRE INFORMATION The Kentucky Center (Whitney Hall, Bomhard Theater, Clark-Todd Hall, MeX Theater) 501 West Main Street; Brown Theatre, 315 W. Broadway; and Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, 724 Brent Street. Tickets: Louisville Orchestra Patron Services, 502.587.8681 or LouisvilleOrchestra.org.

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MESSAGE FROM ANDREW M. FLEISCHMAN Dear Friends and Orchestra Patrons, It is so nice to see faces and smiles again and to feel the energy returning to our concert halls. Thank you for choosing to come out and be with us in person.

After serving on the Board of the Louisville Orchestra for the past 20 years, I now have the honor to serve as its Chair. Apart from onboarding Teddy Abrams as music director almost 10 years ago, never in my time on the Board have things been quite this exciting for the LO. I am so proud of the orchestra’s recent accomplishments – performing throughout the COVID years without a significant lapse, reaching agreement on a multiyear labor agreement with our musicians, planning and launching the Creators Corps program and a multiyear Kentucky Tour, and more broadly adapting our activities to allow the orchestra to better serve our community. None of this would have been possible without the support of our incredibly generous donors and sponsors, our committed staff, our resilient and talented musicians, our partners at the Fund for the Arts, Kentucky Performing Arts, Metro Louisville, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and, of course, all of you, our loyal patrons.

Developed with the purpose of helping to bridge the urban-rural divide, the orchestra’s Kentucky Tour begins this month, with musicians from the orchestra going to Owensboro, Paducah, Berea and Maysville for school performances and other public performances.

The tour really ramps up later this season (and next) with full orchestra performances in cities and small towns all over the Commonwealth, along with broader engagement and educational outreach in these communities. We are extremely appreciative of the tour funding received from our Kentucky state government and other generous supporters.

The Creators Corps program began earlier this season with the arrival in town of the three chosen “creators” – Lisa Bielawa, TJ Cole, and Tyler Taylor. These gifted composers have already assumed their roles as “artist-leaders” and will continue to embody the LO’s conviction that music is a fundamental part of civic life. As our former LO violinist colleague Rob Simonds recently observed in the Courier-Journal, the Creators Corps program and state tour are not just art for art’s sake, “they are investments with expected social returns.

The payoffs are shared by a more creative city, stronger connections within the state, and a more relevant orchestra.”

I hope you enjoy the performance today and that you will come back and see us again very soon.

Andrew M. Fleischman Board Chair The Louisville Orchestra, Inc.

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oct. 21, 2022 – jan. 22, 2023 Czech-born Alphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939) was one of the most celebrated artists in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. As an influential force behind the Art Nouveau movement, he created sumptuous posters and advertising—promoting such everyday products as cigarette papers and tea biscuits—that transformed the streets of Paris into open-air art exhibitions. Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary celebrates the Mucha Trust Collection’s first major U.S. tour in 20 years, featuring a vast array of posters, illustrations, ornamental objects, and rarely seen sculpture, photographs, and self-portraits.

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Image: Alphonse Mucha Detail of Gismonda, 1894 Color lithograph 851⁄16 × 293⁄16 in. © Mucha Trust 2022 Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary is organized by the Mucha Foundation, Prague. The exhibition is curated by Tomoko Sato.

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T E D D Y A B R A M S , M U S I C D I R E C TO R Named Musical America’s 2022 Conductor of the Year, Teddy Abrams is the widely acclaimed Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra. In his ninth season as Music Director, Abrams launches the Orchestra’s groundbreaking Creators Corps – a fully funded residency for three composers – and the Orchestra goes on tour across Kentucky in a first-ofits-kind multiyear funding commitment from the Kentucky State Legislature.

Abrams’s rap-opera, The Greatest: Muhammad Ali, premiered in 2017, celebrating Louisville’s hometown hero with an all-star cast that included Rhiannon Giddens and Jubilant Sykes, as well as Jecorey “1200” Arthur, with whom he started the Louisville Orchestra Rap School. Abrams’s work with the Louisville Orchestra has been profiled on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, PBS’ Articulate, and PBS NewsHour.

Highlights of the 2022-2023 season include guest conducting engagements with the Cincinnati, Kansas City, Utah, Colorado, and Pacific Symphonies, a return to conduct the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, and his debut with the Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck.

Abrams has been Music Director and Conductor of the Britt Festival Orchestra since 2013, where, in addition to an annual three-week festival of concerts, he has taken the orchestra across the region in the creation of new work – 6

including Michael Gordon’s Natural History, which was premiered on the edge of Crater Lake National Park in partnership with the National Parks Service, and was the subject of the PBS documentary Symphony for Nature; and Pulitzer Prize-winning-composer Caroline Shaw’s Brush, an experiential work written to be performed in Summer 2021 on the Jacksonville Woodlands Trail system.

Abrams recently collaborated with Jim James, vocalist and guitarist for My Morning Jacket, on the song cycle The Order of Nature, which they premiered with the Louisville Orchestra in 2018 and recorded on Decca Gold.

They performed the work with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in 2019. In addition to The Order of Nature, Teddy and the Louisville Orchestra recorded All In in 2017 with vocalist Storm Large.

Most recently, he released Space Variations, a collection of three new compositions for Universal Music Group’s 2022 World Sleep Day. As a guest conductor, Abrams has worked with such distinguished ensembles as the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Chicago, San Francisco, National, Houston, Pacific, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Vancouver, Colorado, Utah, and Phoenix Symphonies; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; and the Sarasota and Florida Orchestras. Internationally, he has worked with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, and the Malaysian Philharmonic. He served as Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony from 2012 to 2014. From 2008 to 2011, Abrams was the Conducting Fellow and Assistant Conductor of the New World Symphony.

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B O B B E R N H A R D T, P R I N C I PA L P O P S C O N D U C TO R Bob Bernhardt has been a beloved figure in the artistic fabric of our city for a long time. Starting in 1981 as Assistant Conductor, then as Associate Conductor at the LO, then as Principal Guest Conductor of Kentucky Opera, and now in his 25th season as Principal Pops Conductor, he continues to bring his unique combination of easy style, infectious enthusiasm, and wonderful musicianship to the city and orchestra he loves.

Bernhardt is concurrently in his eighth season as Principal Pops Conductor of the Grand Rapids Symphony in Michigan, and Principal Pops Conductor and Music Director Emeritus of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, where he previously spent 19 seasons as Music Director, and is now in his 30th year with the company.

Previously, he was Music Director and conductor of the Amarillo Symphony and the Tucson Symphony, and Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Rochester Philharmonic.

In the past decade, Bob has made his conducting debut with the Baltimore Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, New Jersey Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony and Santa Barbara Symphony, all of which were rewarded with return engagements.

He continues a 15-year relationship with the Edmonton Symphony, conducting

there several times each season, and as Festival Conductor for its Labor Day festival, Symphony Under the Sky. He made his debut with the Boston Pops in 1992 at the invitation of John Williams, and has been a frequent guest there ever since.

Recently, he returned to the podiums in St. Louis, Vail, Boston, Nashville, Detroit, Edmonton, Florida, Grand Rapids, Las Vegas, Baltimore, Santa Barbara, Portland (ME), Louisiana, and Rochester, and led performances by the Utah Symphony, Portland Symphony (OR), Calgary Philharmonic, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa.

His professional opera career began with the Birmingham Civic Opera in 1979, two years before he joined the Louisville Orchestra. He worked with Kentucky Opera for 18 consecutive seasons, and with his own company in Chattanooga, also for 18 seasons, where he conducted dozens of fully staged productions in a genre he adores.

Born in Rochester, New York, he holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern California’s School of Music where he studied with Daniel Lewis.

He is also a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York, where he was captain of the soccer team, and an Academic All-American baseball player. (While not all the research is in, Bernhardt believes he is the only conductor in the history of music to be invited to spring training with the Kansas City Royals. After four days, they suggested to him a life in music.)

His children, Alex and Charlotte, live in the Seattle area. He and his wife, Nora, live in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.

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THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA, 2022-2023 Teddy Abrams, Music Director Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor Graham Parker, Chief Executive

FIRST VIOLIN

Gabriel Lefkowitz, Concertmaster Julia Noone, Associate Concertmaster Open, Assistant Concertmaster

Mrs. John H. Clay Chair

Katheryn S. Ohkubo Stephen Taylor Scott Staidle Nancy Staidle Heather Thomas Patricia Fong-Edwards

SECOND VIOLIN Open, Principal

LG&E-KU Foundation Chair

Kimberly Tichenor, Assistant Principal Open

Mary Catherine Klan Chair

Andrea Daigle Cynthia Burton Charles Brestel James McFaddenTalbot Judy Pease Wilson Blaise Poth

VIOLA

Jack Griffin, Principal Evan Vicic, Assistant Principal

Jacqueline R. and Theodore S. Rosky Chair

Clara Markham

Mr.† and Mrs. Charles W. Hebel Jr. Chair

Jennifer Shackleton Jonathan Mueller

Virginia Kershner Schneider Viola Chair, Endowed in Honor of Emilie Strong Smith by an Anonymous Donor

Meghan Casper 8

CELLO

Nicholas Finch, Principal

Jim and Marianne Welch Chair

Lillian Pettitt, Assistant Principal

Carole C. Birkhead Chair, Endowed by Dr. Ben M. Birkhead

*Christina Hinton

James B. Smith Chair Endowed by Susannah S. Onwood

ENGLISH HORN *Trevor Johnson

Philip M. Lanier Chair

CLARINET

Andrea Levine, Principal

Brown-Forman Corp.

Chair

Robert Walker

Kate H. and Julian P. Van Winkle Jr. Chair

Ernest Gross

TUBA

Andrew Doub, Principal

TIMPANI

James Rago † Principal

Mr. and Mrs.† Warwick Dudley Musson Principal Timpani Chair

‡ Michael Launius

PERCUSSION

John Pedroja, Principal

HARP

Allison Olsen Lindy Tsai Open

BASS CLARINET

BASS

Matthew Karr, Principal

* On leave

Francisco Joubert Bernard

† Deceased

Brian Thacker, Interim Principal Vincent Luciano, Assistant Principal Robert Docs Karl Olsen

Jarrett Fankhauser Chair, Endowed by the Paul Ogle Foundation

Michael Chmilewski

FLUTE

Kathleen Karr, Principal Elaine Klein Chair

Jake Chabot

Philip M. Lanier Chair

Open

PICCOLO Open

Alvis R. Hambrick Chair

OBOE

Alexandr Vvedenskiy, Principal

Betty Arrasmith Chair, Endowed by the Association of the Louisville Orchestra

*Trevor Johnson, Assistant Principal Jennifer Potochnic ‡

Open, Principal

Ernest Gross

BASSOON

Paul D. McDowell Chair

HORN

Jon Gustely, Principal

Edith S. & Barry Bingham Jr. Chair

Scott Leger, Assistant Principal/Third Horn Diana Wade Morgen Gary † and Sue Russell Chair

Stephen Causey

TRUMPET

Alexander Schwarz, Principal Leon Rapier Chair, Endowed by the Musicians of the Louisville Orchestra

Noah Dugan James Recktenwald

TROMBONE

James Seymour, Interim Principal Brett Shuster ‡

BASS TROMBONE J. Bryan Heath

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Teddy Abrams, Music Director Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor Graham Parker, Chief Executive

LO FAMILY CONCERT

PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE Saturday, November 12, 2022 • 11AM Old Forester's Paristown Hall Teddy Abrams, conductor Nina SHEKHAR John CAGE

Turn Your Feet Around Living Room Music I. To Begin II. Story III. Melody IV. End

Mason BATES Composer/Writer

Philharmonia Fantastique

Gary RYDSTROM Director/Writer Jim CAPOBIANCO Story/Animation director

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Teddy Abrams, Music Director Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor Graham Parker, Chief Executive

TEDDY'S SOUNDCHECK Saturday, November 12, 2022 • 7:30PM Old Forester's Paristown Hall Teddy Abrams, conductor Mason Bates, special guest Charles IVES John CAGE

The Unanswered Question Living Room Music I. To Begin II. Story III. Melody IV. End

Vache SHARAFYAN Nina SHEKHAR Mason BATES Composer/Writer

Fireflies Over the Lake Turn Your Feet Around Philharmonia Fantastique

Gary RYDSTROM Director/Writer Jim CAPOBIANCO Story/Animation director

Post-Concert Dance Party Hosted by DJ MASONIC

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY MASON BATES Composer of the Grammy-winning opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, Mason Bates is imaginatively transforming the way classical music is created and experienced.

A composer, DJ, and curator, Bates was the first composer-in-residence appointed by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he presented a diverse array of artists on his series KC Jukebox using immersive production and stagecraft. Championed by such legendary conductors as Riccardo Muti, Michael Tilson Thomas and Marin Alsop, his symphonic music is the first to receive widespread acceptance for its unique integration of electronic sounds. Named the most-performed composer of his generation in a recent survey of American music, Bates has also composed for feature film including Gus Van Sant’s The Sea of Trees starring Matthew McConaughey and Naomi Watts.

Appearing on international stages this season is Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra, for animated film and live orchestra. A collaboration with multi-Oscar-winning Gary Rydstrom of Lucasfilm and Jim Capobianco of Aerial Contrivance, the work explores the connection between creativity and technology with the help of a magical Sprite, who flies through instruments as they are played. The soundtrack was recorded by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edwin Outwater for Sony Classical, and the film will soon be available on a major streaming platform.

Recent and upcoming premieres include Whalesong, conducted by Kwamé Ryan and commissioned by the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall London for radio and television broadcast, and a new work for period instruments for Philharmonia Baroque. Acclaimed pianist Daniil Trifonov continues his worldwide tour of Bates’ Piano Concerto, with performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic and the Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France.

Now in its second production, his hit opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, which won the 2019 Grammy for Best Opera, goes to Calgary Opera and Utah Opera this season. The concert opener Rhapsody of Steve Jobs, based on the opera, will be heard at Atlanta Symphony after its premiere by the Philadelphia Orchestra. A new opera for the Metropolitan Opera is in the works based on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

Highly informed by his work as a DJ, his curatorial approach integrates adventurous music, ambient information, and social platforms in a fluid and immersive way. Working in clubs under the name DJ Masonic, Bates has developed Mercury Soul, a show combining DJing and classical music, playing to packed crowds at clubs and orchestra halls around the country.

A diverse artist exploring the ways classical music integrates into contemporary cultures, he serves on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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P R O G R A M N OT E S THE UNANSWERED QUESTION CHARLES IVES (1874-1954) Charles Ives’s musical dialogue, The Unanswered Question, unfolds among three disparate groups: string orchestra, solo trumpet, and a quartet of flutes. The strings establish a serene mood, moving slowly and deliberately, unruffled by interruptions.

Trumpet asks the enigmatic question – seven times total, seeking a reply. The flutes comment, starting out timidly, then becoming increasingly agitated and dissonant with each response.

Clearly their attempts to answer are unsatisfactory. At the end, trumpet asks once again, but now there is no answer other than the strings, who have ignored the debate altogether.

This work was bold and revolutionary in its conception, with layers of seemingly unrelated sound. Ives’s music is a bit like a mobile – three groups suspended in midair, not really interacting, except that they do interact. Ives was interested in the spatial effects of instruments placed either offstage or in the auditorium.

When he revised The Unanswered Question in the 1930s, Ives added detailed performance instructions.

He referred to the string music as "the Silences of the Druids – who Know, See and Hear Nothing.” Their timeless,

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P R O G R A M N OT E S static music, which opens and closes the work, suggests eternity and the unanswerable mysteries of the universe.

LIVING ROOM MUSIC JOHN CAGE (1912-1992) This delightful work by American John Cage, who was known as “the great disrupter,” was composed in 1940 and was dedicated to his then-wife Xenia. Written for percussion and voice, the first and last movements are to be played on a variety of household items including wooden furniture, books, magazines or newspapers, and a wall, door, floor or wooden window frame. The performers transform into a “speech quartet” for the second movement. The movement titled “Melody” allows for a traditional pitched instrument of the performer’s choice. Created as a sound experiment, the work is an example of Cage’s belief that ordinary sounds of daily life can be defined as elements of music.

FIREFLIES OVER THE LAKE VACHE SHARAFYAN (B. 1966) A major composer from Armenia, Vache Sharafyan has written more than 100 compositions including works for orchestra, chamber and choral ensembles, and vocal music that includes the opera King Abgar. He is an official composer of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project since 2001 and has created many works that have been performed around the world.

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The idea of this composition was born years ago when I first time in my life sow fireflies. It was in 2013 in the Bogliasco Arts Center garden near Liguria sea in Italy. Impression was a real astonishing and unforgettable satisfaction: silent lights flying in the night air and the far song of the sea waves.

I carried this very musical image feeling for years and when once I was asked for a specific music (close to ASMR) I depicted these impressions through the musical sounds.

I am really happy that the world premiere will happen in Louisville… seems there is no coincidence in the world... I often feel that the entire world connected with some invisible ties and every move can change the world. It's so important to feel the beauty and kindness and to spread light with your moves alike the fireflies.

TURN YOUR FEET AROUND NINA SHEKHAR (B. 1995) Named Young Concert Artists’ 2021 – 2023 Composer-inResidence, Nina Shekhar is a versatile musician who performs as a flutist, pianist, and saxophonist in addition to being a composer. She explores the intersection of identity, vulnerability, love, and laughter to create bold and intensely personal works.

Turn Your Feet Around brings the nightclub into the concert hall using fragments of pop singer Gloria Estefan’s hit song “Get On Your Feet” with the hope that listeners will share the inspiration and get up and dance!

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Music by Mason Bates Directed by Gary Rydstrom Written by Mason Bates & Gary Rydstrom Animation direction by Jim Capobianco Produced by Alex da Silva & Mason Bates Executive producers Jody Allen, Rocky Collins, Ruth Johnston & Mary Pat Buerkle Commissioned by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, American Youth Symphony Supported by Sakana Foundation, John & Marcia Goldman Foundation, Paul J. Sekhri & The Sekhri Family Foundation ONSCREEN MUSICIANS Courtney Wise .................................flute Marcus Phillips ............................. oboe Carlos Ortega ............................ clarinet Marko Bajzer ........................... bassoon Asuka Yanai.................................. violin

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Keith Lawrence .............................. viola Andres Vera ................................... cello Mika Nakamura ............................ bass Kristin Lloyd .................................. harp Margarite Waddell ............ French horn Alia Kuhnert ............................ trumpet Adam Norton ................................ tuba Felix Regalado ...................... trombone Noah Luna ........................... percussion Liu Yuchen ............................... timpani

Music Group Mary Pat Buerkle..................management Noah Luna................... music preparation Marguerite Robison, ....... story consultant Jonah Gallagher........assistant to Mr. Luna Marko Bajzer............assistant to Mr. Bates

ART DEPARTMENT

World’s Greatest Synth Noah Luna........................... administrator Justin Ellis.......................sales (N. America) Kate Caro, Intermusica........................sales (Rest of World) George Sheanshang.............................legal

Concept Art Louis Thomas, Glenn Hernandez, Theo Guignard, Lauren Kawahara, Katia Grifols Production Design Louis Thomas, Theo Guignard Graphic Design Susan Bradley Animation Animation Supervisor..................... Hanna Abi Hanna Animation.................................Tati Moniz, Stephanie Alexander, Tim Allen Motion Graphics................ Chris Anderson Additional Motion Graphics............... Nick DeMartino Live Action Director of Photography.......Donavan Sell Gaffer..........................................Arthur Yee Camera Assistant...............Leomar Moring Studio............................ Ciel Creative Space

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Post Production Color a GoGo: San Francisco, CA Colorist.................................. Kent Pritchett Producer.....................................Kim Salyer On Line Editor................... Loren Sorenson

Project Managers Music Productions...................Claire Long, Meg Davies

Thank You Skywalker Sound Tom M. Christopher Cecilia Caparas Apelin Kim & Elodie Collins Zazie Capobianco Danielle McLane & Naomi F. da Silva Taliaferro & Ryland Bates

P R O G R A M N OT E S PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE Saturday, November 12, 2022

by Laurie Shulman ©2022 | First North American Serial Rights Only

Philharmonia Fantastique portrays the four families of the orchestra, each with its own unique sound worlds and musical motifs: the slinky, sophisticated noir-jazz of the woodwinds; the lush romanticism of the strings; the aggressive technofanfares of the brass; and the percussion section “drum circle” in all its versatility. Ultimately the work’s message is one of unity: The diverse instruments of the orchestra are most powerful when working together as one giant instrument.

Guided by a magical Sprite, the film shows violin strings vibrate, brass valves slice air, and drum heads resonate.

Imaginatively blending traditional and modern animation styles, it is a kinetic and compelling guide to the orchestra that engagingly illustrates the intricacies of how instruments work individually and collectively to produce such a huge range of sound.

Nearly every aspect of the production mirrors the central thesis that the orchestra is the ideal marriage of tradition and innovation. The title itself is a nod to Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique (a striking dramatic storm with innovations in orchestration), but the music of Philharmonia Fantastique ventures beyond the bounds of classical to bring in elements of jazz and techno.

The combination of music and animation echoes such classics as Fantasia and Peter and the Wolf, but with a fresh approach and a new journey led by the Sprite.

The film features a unique hybrid of animation and live-action filming.

Guided by Jim Capobianco, the animation team created a hand-drawn, 2D style reminiscent of 1950s French films.

To look inside instruments, the team used high-definition special effects cameras, including probe lenses, to peer inside a violin, flute, and up close to brass valves. The film also features sound design built from the key clicks of woodwinds, taps on the body of string instruments, and vintage analogue synthesizers.

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TCHAIKOVSKY'S 4TH Friday, November 18, 2022 • 7:30PM Stem Concert Hall at the Paul W. Ogle Center at IUS New Albany, Indiana Ruth Reinhardt, conductor Modest MUSSORGSKY (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY

Night on Bald Mountain Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 I. Andante sostenuto II. Andantino in modo di canzona III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

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P R O G R A M N OT E S TCHAIKOVSKY'S 4TH November 18-19, 2022

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ONE MINUTE NOTES Modest Mussorgsky is best known for Pictures at an Exhibition, but his tone poem Night on Bald Mountain is not far behind in popularity. Thanks to its use in Disney’s original Fantasia (1940) and the disco movie Saturday Night Fever (1977), it is among the most recognizable pieces of classical music. Its origins lie in a story by the Russian author Nikolai Gogol.

Dominated by witches and their sinister doings, the music is spooky. Mussorgsky himself described it as “hot and chaotic.”

Rimsky-Korsakov’s colorful orchestration heightens the drama.

The son of an art historian and a poet, Thomas Adès is a native of London.

He studied at London’s Guildhall School of Music and King’s College Cambridge.

Adès achieved success early, having a retrospective of his music when he was only in his 30s. His operas The Tempest, Powder her Face, and The Exterminating Angel have all entered the repertoire.

Adès is active as a pianist and conductor in addition to his composing.

In Seven Days is a programmatic piano concerto, based on the first chapter of the Book of Genesis and the first verses of the second chapter. It comprises seven sections tracking the Biblical story of Creation.

1. Chaos – Light – Darkness 2. Separation of the Waters into Sea and Sky - Reflection dance 3. Land – Grass – Trees 4. Stars – Sun – Moon 5. Fugue: Creatures of the Sea and Sky 6. Fugue: Creatures of the Land 7. Contemplation In Seven Days is played without pause.

Tchaikovsky’s hugely popular Fourth Symphony needs little introduction.

It is closely tied to the composer’s precarious emotional state when he composed it. At the start, a powerful and ominous brass fanfare represents fate.

Over the course of four movements, we experience a gradual progression to a more favorable state of mind.

An elegant oboe solo dominates the slow movement, which is ruminative but less emotionally charged than the first movement. The scherzo lightens matters considerably. Listen for section solos in the scherzo: first plucked strings, followed by a woodwind choir, then all brass. By the time we reach the finale, Tchaikovsky has transformed his message to a blaze of optimism. Every moment of the journey is a pleasure.

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TCHAIKOVSKY'S 4TH Saturday, November 19, 2022 • 7:30PM The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall Ruth Reinhardt, conductor Timo Andres, piano Modest MUSSORGSKY (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Thomas ADÈS

Night on Bald Mountain In Seven Days, Op. 25 I. Chaos – Light – Dark II. Separation of the Waters into Sea & Sky III. Land – Grass – Trees IV. Stars – Sun – Moon V. Fugue – Creatures of the Sea & Sky VI. Fugue – Creatures of the Land VII. Contemplation Timo Andres, piano

INTERMISSION Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 I. Andante sostenuto II. Andantino in modo di canzona III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY TIMO ANDRES Composer and pianist Timo Andres grew up in rural Connecticut and lives in Brooklyn, NY. As a composer, Andres’ notable works include Everything Happens So Much for the Boston Symphony; Strong Language for the Takács Quartet, commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the Shriver Hall Concert Series; Steady Hand, a two-piano concerto commissioned by the Britten Sinfonia premiered at the Barbican by Andres and David Kaplan; and The Blind Banister, a concerto for Jonathan Biss, which was a 2016 Pulitzer Prize Finalist.

As a pianist, Andres has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, North Carolina Symphony, the Albany Symphony, New World Symphony, and in many collaborations with Andrew Cyr and Metropolis Ensemble. He has performed solo recitals for Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, San Francisco Performances, the Phillips Collection, and (le) Poisson Rouge.

Collaborators include Becca Stevens, Jeffrey Kahane, Gabriel Kahane, Brad Mehldau, Nadia Sirota, the Kronos Quartet, John Adams, and Philip Glass, with whom he has performed the complete Glass Etudes around the world, and who selected Andres as the recipient of the City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protégé Prize. Andres also frequently works with Sufjan Stevens; his orchestral arrangements of Stevens’s ballet, Principia, were presented last season

by the New York City Ballet, and his recording of Stevens’s solo piano album, The Decalogue, has received widespread acclaim.

Other recent projects include a new work for the Calder Quartet through the LA Phil, premiered at Noon to Midnight; a major choral-orchestral work for the Orchester Cottbus Staatstheater, Land Mass; and dates at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Neue Galerie, and Big Ears Festival with vocalist Theo Bleckmann.

In November 2019, Andres curated and performed in “American Perspective,” a concert with the Cincinnati Symphony, André de Ridder, Dance Heginbotham, and Inbal Segev, playing his cello concerto, Upstate Obscura.

During the “quiet” season of 2020-2021, Andres built an impressive library of gorgeous music films, featuring a deep range of repertoire, which he performed, recorded, engineered, directed, and edited from home. He shares these films with an engaged international subscriber audience on his YouTube channel.

The project was kicked off when his April 29, 2020, solo recital debut for Carnegie Hall was canceled because of the pandemic; over the next few months, he created a bespoke YouTube playlist exploring the program (featuring works by John Adams, Philip Glass, Brad Mehldau, Laurie Anderson, himself, and a new commission from Gabriella Smith, et al.) and the playlist was the subject of a New York Times article.

In the summer of 2021, Andres was presented in two concerts by San Francisco Performances, including a chamber music concert with Jennifer Koh and Jay Campbell, and a solo recital.

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY He is a 2021 Ojai Music Festival Artist, where he performed both a solo recital and Ingram Marshall’s Flow with John Adams and the OMF Orchestra (on a program with his own Running Theme).

The 2021-22 season also included the premiere of a new composition for concert:nova, a solo work for cellist Johannes Moser; a piece for the Myriad Trio; and a solo recital for the Kaufman Music Center in New York City.

A Nonesuch Records artist, Andres is featured as composer and pianist on the May 2020 release I Still Play, an album comprising a set of piano pieces written by himself and fellow Nonesuch artists for Chairman Emeritus Bob Hurwitz. A Yale School of Music graduate, he is a Yamaha/Bösendorfer

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Artist and is on the composition faculty at the Mannes School of Music at the New School.

RUTH REINHARDT Ruth Reinhardt is quickly establishing herself as one of today’s most dynamic and nuanced young conductors, building a reputation for her musical intelligence, programmatic imagination, and elegant performances.

In the 2021-22 season, Reinhardt made U.S. debuts with the symphony orchestras

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY of Naples, Portland, Milwaukee, and San Francisco, culminating in summer festival debuts at Blossom Music Center and Wolf Trap. In Europe, her debuts include DSO-Berlin, RTÉ Dublin, Orchestre National de Radio France, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony, and Konzerthausorchester Berlin. She will also return to Seattle Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Orquestra Simfónica de Barcelona, and Helsingborg Symphony, among others.

In recent seasons, Reinhardt has led the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, Detroit, Houston, Baltimore, Fort Worth, and Milwaukee, as well as the Los Angeles and St. Paul Chamber Orchestras. In Europe, recent debuts include the Orchestre National de Radio France, Tonkünstler Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, DSO-Berlin, and MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony, among many others. She also returned to conduct the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Festival, the Seattle Symphony, and the Dallas Symphony, where she was assistant conductor from 2016 to 2018.

In the summers of 2018 and 2019, she served as the assistant conductor of the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra.

conducting studies with Constantin Trinks, with additional training under Johannes Schlaefli. She has also participated in conducting master classes with, among others, Bernard Haitink, Michael Tilson Thomas, David Zinman, Paavo Järvi, Neeme Järvi, Marin Alsop, and James Ross. Prior to her appointment in Dallas, Reinhardt was a Dudamel Fellow of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (2017-18), conducting fellow at the Seattle Symphony (2015-16) and Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Music Center (2015), and an associate conducting fellow of the Taki Concordia program (2015-17).

A precocious talent, by age 17 she had already composed and conducted an opera for and performed by the children and youths of her hometown. While studying in Zurich, she also conducted the premieres of two chamber operas for children: Die Kleine Meerjungfrau (The Little Mermaid) by Swiss composer Michal Muggli, and Wassilissa by German composer Dennis Bäsecke. Other opera productions she has conducted include Dvořák’s Rusalka and Weber’s Der Freischütz for the North Czech Opera Company, and Strauss’ Die Fledermaus at the Leipzig University of the Arts.

Reinhardt earned her master’s degree in conducting from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Alan Gilbert.

Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, she began studying violin at an early age and sang in the children’s chorus of Saarländisches Staatstheater, Saarbrücken’s opera company. She attended Zurich’s University of the Arts (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) to study violin with Rudolf Koelman, and began A U D I E N C E

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Experience One of America’s Most Beloved Holiday Traditions in Louisville for the Very First Time

Friday, December 9, 2022

7:30 PM Cathedral of the Assumption

Tickets $50-$65 Buy Online at CHANTICLEER.ORG

Louisville, KY

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Teddy Abrams, Music Director Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor Graham Parker, Chief Executive

JINGLE BELL FAMILY CONCERT Saturday, November 26, 2022 • 11AM The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall Bob Berndardt, conductor Denzal Sinclaire, vocals Devlyn CASE Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS WESLEY/WHITEFIELD (arr. Tyzik) TRADITIONAL (arr. Tyzik) Alan SILVESTRI (arr. Brubaker) Leroy ANDERSON

Rocket Sleigh Fantasia on “Greensleeves” “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” Denzal Sinclaire, vocals “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Denzal Sinclaire, vocals Suite from The Polar Express Sleigh Ride

Lucas RICHMAN

Hanukkah Festival Overture

GRUBER/MOHR (arr. Tyzik)

“Silent Night” Denzal Sinclaire, vocals

John Henry HOPKINS (arr. Tyzik)

“We Three Kings” Denzal Sinclaire, vocals

Georges BIZET John FINNEGAN

“Farandole” from L’Arlésienne Christmas Singalong 1. “Jingle Bells” 2. “Joy to the World” 3. “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” 4. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” 5. “Silent Night” 6. “Away in a Manger” 7. “Deck the Hall” 8. “Oh Come, All Ye Faithful”

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Teddy Abrams, Music Director Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor Graham Parker, Chief Executive POPS SERIES SPONSOR

HOLIDAY POPS Saturday, November 26, 2022 • 7:30PM The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall Bob Bernhardt, conductor Denzal Sinclaire, vocals Leroy ANDERSON Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Georges BIZET Traditional

Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY Alan SILVESTRI (arr. Brubaker)

A Christmas Festival Fantasia on “Greensleeves” “Farandole” from L’Arlesienne “Hark the Herald Angels Sing!”

“What Child Is This?”

“O Come All Ye Faithful” “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker Suite from The Polar Express

INTERMISSION Traditional (arr. Dragon) Leroy ANDERSON Traditional

“The First Noel” Sleigh Ride “Silent Night” "We Three Kings"

Katherine K. DAVIS (arr. Wright)

“Carol of the Drum”

Robert WENDEL

Christmas à la Valse

Mel TORMÉ and Robert WELLS (arr. Lowden) John FINNEGAN

“The Christmas Song” Christmas Singalong “Jingle Bells” “Joy to the World” “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” “Silent Night” “Away In A Manger” “Deck the Halls” “O Come, All Ye Faithful”

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY DENZAL SINCLAIRE One of Canada’s most popular jazz vocalists, Denzal Sinclaire is ranked among the finest jazz singers of his generation.

A graduate of McGill University's Jazz Performance program (Montreal, Canada), he possesses that rare ability to achieve, from the moment he steps on stage, a profound emotional interaction with his audience.

His passionate and sincere delivery caresses every song he sings. He touches the listener with the purity of the message.

Sinclaire is a two-time Juno Award (Canada's Grammy Award) nominee, a recipient of the 2004 National Jazz Award for “Best Album”, four-time consecutive recipient of Jazz Report Magazine Award for Male Jazz Vocalist, and 2007 Choc Jazzman Award (France).

His admirers include Grammy Awardwinning artists, Diana Krall:

"Denzal Sinclaire embodies the tradition of the great singers I love like Nat Cole, yet definitely has his own voice. He is one of my favorite singers..."

Bette Midler, Dianne Reeves, Michael Feinstein and Michel Bublé as well as growing legions of jazz fans in his native Canada and abroad. From his early days as a canny interpreter of Nat ‘King’ Cole’s mentholated crooning, he’s grown

into one of the most distinctive and individualistic singers anywhere.

He has graced the stages of numerous concert halls and festivals around the world and has appeared on several popular TV shows, including Canada's Bravo!TV, Canada AM, Nashville Now, and Ireland's The Late Late Show. As a former member of UK soul artist, Jamie Lidell's band, he has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmie Kimmel Live!, and Manu Katché's show One Shot Not (France).

Equally at home in the theater, film and television arenas, Sinclaire has delighted audiences with his critically acclaimed performance in Unforgettable, a musical based on the life and music of Nat King Cole; Tapestry: The Music of Carole King (Arts Club Theatre); William Saroyan's award-winning The Time of Your Life (Soul Pepper Theatre Company). His TV and film credits include appearances in the new Battlestar Gallactica TV series (dir. Michael Rymer); and, Being Julia, starring Annette Bening and Jeremy Irons (dir. István Szabó). Sinclaire’s voice has also been featured on TV and radio ads in Canada and Japan.

A pivotal role in Sinclaire’s career was the collaboration with Vancouver-based guitarist/composer/arranger Bill Coon, whom he befriended in Montreal.

Over the course of 15 years they performed to rave reviews in a variety of musical settings ranging from duo to symphony orchestras, several live radio, television, and studio recordings for the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and SRC (Société Radio − Canada).

In 1994, they recorded an album of duets, and in 1996, recorded the very

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHY first in-studio concert for Canada's BRAVO!TV with a unique 10-piece ensemble. They now enjoy a new type of collaboration as members of a Christmas quartet, The B3 Kings (as in “We Three Kings”), featuring Coon on guitar; Cory Weeds, tenor sax; Chris Gestrin, Hammond B3 organ; and Sinclaire on drums and vocals.

Sinclaire has performed with such renowned artists as Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra,

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Patrice Rushin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Janis Siegal, Dee Daniels, Kevin Mahagony, Michael Feinstein, Marilyn Mae, Jimmy Heath, Barry Harris, The Count Basie Orchestra, Dame Cleo Laine, Sir John Dankworth, Peter Appleyard, Reuben Rogers, Gregory Hutchinson, Russell Malone, Seamus Blake, Nicholas Payton, Brian Blade, Jamie Lidell, Holly Cole, Vince Giardano & The Nighthawks, David Berger Jazz Orchestra, and the WDR Big Band.

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LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA 2022-2023 BOARD of DIRECTORS Mr. Andrew Fleischman Chair Mr. Lee Kirkwood Immediate Past Chair Mrs. Carole Birkhead* Mrs. Christina Brown Mrs. Maggie Faurest Mrs. Ritu Furlan Mrs. Mariah Gratz Mrs. Paula Harshaw Mrs. Carol Hebel*

Ms. Wendy Hyland Mr. Brian Kane Mr. Don Kohler, Jr. Mrs. Karen Lawrence Carol Barr Matton Mr. Joseph Miller Mr. Guy Montgomery Mr. Khoa Nguyen Dr. OJ Oleka Dr. Teresa Reed Mr. Jeff Roberts

Mr. Bruce Roth Mrs. Denise Schiller Mrs. Winona Shiprek* Mr. Gary Sloboda Mr. Dennis Stilger Jr. Lindsay Vallandingham Mrs. Susan Von Hoven Mr. James S. Welch Jr. Mrs. Mary Ellen Wiederwohl Mr. Robert H. Wimsatt *denotes Life Member

LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE

Graham Parker Chief Executive Nathaniel Koch Executive Administrator Megan Giangarra Office Administrator & Patron Services Associate Arricka Dunsford Kentucky Tour Project Manager

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Open Director of Artistic Operations Jake Cunningham Operations Manager Adrienne Hinkebein Director of Orchestra Personnel Murphy Lamb Production Assistant Bill Polk Stage Manager Chris Skyles Librarian Adam Thomas Artistic Coordinator & Assistant to the Music Director

CREATOR CORPS

Lisa Bielawa Composer TJ Cole Composer Tyler Taylor Composer Jacob Gotlib Creator Corps Program Manager

DEVELOPMENT

Open Chief Development Officer Edward W. Schadt Director of Leadership Giving Zaq Andel Special Events Manager Jessica Burleson Grant Manager Jonathan Wysong Development Manager

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Michelle Winters Director of Marketing

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY Sarah Lempke O’Hare Director of Education & Community Partnerships Jennifer Baughman Education & Community Programs Manager Elizabeth Etienne State Community Partnership Manager Allison Cross Local Community Partnership Manager

FINANCE

Tonya McSorley Chief Financial Officer Stacey Brown Controller Cheri Reinbold Staff Accountant

PATRON SERVICES

Carla Givan Motes Director of Patron Services Shane Wood Patron Systems Manager

ASSOCIATION OF THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA, INC .

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Lindsay Vallandingham President Mona Sturgeon Newell Immediate Past President Helen Davis VP Communications Pam Brashear & Liz Rorke VP Education Co-Chairs Jeanne James & Suzanne Spencer VP Hospitality Co-Chairs Marguerite Rowland VP Membership 30

Michele Oberst VP Ways & Means Susan Smith Recording Secretary Sue Bench Corresponding Secretary Ann Decker Treasurer Rita Bell Parliamentarian Carol Hebel, Winona Shiprek, & Anne Tipton President's Appointments A U D I E N C E

ALO BOARD of DIRECTORS Margie Harbst Paula Harshaw Sara Huggins Jeanne James John Malloy Marcia Murphy Nancy Naxera Roycelea Scott Mollie Smith Carol Whayne

THE CONDUCTORS SOCIETY CORPORATE & FOUNDATION MEMBERS FOUNDER | $250,000 The Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation for Art The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation William M. Wood Foundation

SUSTAINER | $100,000+

VIRTUOSO | $50,000+ Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence

BENEFACTOR | $25,000+ Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation The Diaz Family Foundation League of American Orchestras

SUPPORTER| $10,000+ Anonymous Foundation

Gheens Foundation

Weishar Family Foundation

Atria Senior Living Group

The Glenview Trust Company

Wimsatt Family Fund

Augusta Brown Holland Philanthropic Foundation

Carol Barr Matton Charitable Foundation

Caesars Foundation of Floyd County

Roth Family Foundation, Inc.

City of Windy Hills

University of Louisville School of Music

PATRON | $5,000+ Anonymous Foundation

General Dillman Rash Fund

Arthur K. Smith Family Foundation

The Malcom B. Bird Charitable Foundation

Bass Family Foundation

Woodrow M. and Florence G. Strickler Fund

The Eye Care Institute and Butchertown Clinical Trials

WDRB Fox 41

MEMBER | $3,000+ Arthur H. Keeney Ophthalmic Fund Habdank Foundation A U D I E N C E

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L O U I S V I L L E O R C H E S T R A C O N T R I B U TO R S Annual gifts provide funding that is critical to the success of our mission to bring diverse programming and educational opportunities to our community. The Louisville Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors of record for the period of August 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022.

CONDUCTORS SOCIETY (FOUNDER) $250,000+ Christina L. Brown Jim and Irene Karp

CONDUCTORS SOCIETY (SUSTAINER)

$100,000 - $249,999 Anonymous Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson Owsley Brown III Brook and Pam Smith William and Susan Yarmuth

CONDUCTORS SOCIETY (VIRTUOSO)

$50,000 - $74,999 Anonymous William and Julie Ballard Frank and Paula Harshaw David Jones and Mary Gwen Wheeler James and Marianne Welch

CONDUCTORS SOCIETY (BENEFACTOR)

$25,000 - $49,999 Carol Hebel Brian Kane Warwick Dudley Musson Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting Winona and Joseph Shiprek

CONDUCTORS SOCIETY (SUPPORTER)

$10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous (2) Edith S. Bingham Walter Clare Linda Dabney David † and Patricia Daulton Nan Dobbs Andrew and Trish Fleischman Elisabeth U. Foshee Ritu Furlan Louise and Jay Harris Lee and Rosemary Kirkwood Donald and Ann Kohler Kenneth and Kathleen Loomis Sheila G. Lynch Carol Barr Matton Guy and Elizabeth Montgomery John and Patricia Moore Thomas Noland † and Vivian Ruth Sawyer Dr. Teresa Reed Bruce and Marcia Roth Denise Schiller Dennis Stilger Jr. Lindy B. Street Elizabeth Helm Voyles and James R. Voyles Jane Feltus Welch Mr. Tom Wimsett

CONDUCTORS SOCIETY (PATRON) $5,000 - $9,999 Steve and Gloria Bailey Dr. and Mrs. David P. Bell Ms. Cary Brown and Dr. Steven E. Epstein Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Burton Elizabeth W. Davis Ms. Donna Emerson Thelma Gault Joseph Glerum

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Matthew and Lena Hamel Owen and Eleanor Hardy Elizabeth and Mike Keyes Patricia Buckner McHugh Dianne M. O'Regan Tim and Shannon Peace Marla Pinaire Jeff and Paula Roberts Clifford Rompf Ellen and Max Shapira Gary and Amy Sloboda Richard Stephan Ann and Glenn Thomas Ruth and Bryan Trautwein Susan and Michael Von Hoven Jeanne D. Vuturo Dr. Joan and Robert Wimsatt

CONDUCTORS SOCIETY (MEMBER)

$3,000 - $4,999 Teddy Abrams John and Theresa Bondurant Thomas A. Conley III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Donan Shirley Dumesnil Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ellison Jr. Mariah Gratz Kent and Katherine Oyler Dr. Carmel Person Norman and Sue Pfau Steve Robinson Russell and Theresa Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sireci Susan and Raymond Smith Robert and Silvana Steen Dr. Gordon Strauss and Dr. Catherine N. Newton Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wardell Maud C. Welch Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Wolf Dale R. Woods

PRELUDE

$1,500 - $2,999 Hon. and Mrs. Jerry E. Abramson David B. Baughman Dr. Stephen and Jeannie Bodney Mr. Stephen P. Campbell and Dr. Heather McHold Brian Cook John B. Corso Marguerite Davis Susan Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Dues Rev. John G. Eifler Dr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Fletcher Randall L. and Virginia † I. Fox David and Regina Fry June Hampe Kenneth and Judy Handmaker Allison Jacobs Estate of Margot Kling Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lamb John and Sharon Malloy Drs. Eugene and Lynn Gant March Joseph B. Miller Lynn and Roy Meckler Glynn Morgen Mona and John Newell Fred and Claudia Pirman Dr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Popham Eugenia and John Potter Gordon and Patty Rademaker Sharon Reel Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Rounsavall III

Marianne Rowe GSR Foundation Rev. Edward W. Schadt Alleine Schroyens Susan and Raymond Smith Carole Snyder Dr. Anna Staudt Mary C. Stites Mary and John Tierney Beverly J. Tilmes Lindsay Vallandingham Elizabeth B. Vaughan Dr. Juan Villafane Carolyn Marlowe Waddell Mary Ellen Wiederwohl and Joel Morris Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Zimmerman

SONATA

$500 - $1,499 Anonymous (7) Mr. Karl Adams Carlyn and Bill Altman Cheryl Ambach Dr. Fredrick W. Arensman David and Madeleine Arnold Boe and Judith Ayotte Joseph and Linda Baker Miriam Ballert John and Mary Beth Banbury Lynne A. Baur Stephen and Sharon Berger Janice Blythe Cornelia Bonnie Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Boram Charles C. Boyer Samuel and Sue Bridge Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Broussard Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Brown Drs. Frank and Carolyn Burns Michael and Nancy Chiara Larry Sloan and Helen K. Cohen George and Frances Coleman Cynthia and David Collier Jeff and Marjorie Conner Mr. and Mrs. David Contarino Robert Cox Betsey Daniel Robert and Ann Decker Carol W. Dennes Pat DeReamer and Cynthia DeReamer Rollins Dr. John and Mrs. Dee Ann Derr Judy Dickson James and Etna Doyle Ann-Lynn Ellerkamp Susan Ellison Dan and Ellen Baker Finn Carl † and Roberta Fischer George and Mary Lee Fischer Dr. Marjorie Fitzgerald Nancy Fleischman Leslie and Greg Fowler Mr. Ed R. Garber Mary Louise Gorman Julie and Laman Gray Jr., MD John and Mary Greenebaum Mary C. Hancock Mrs. Martha Hardesty Barbara B. Hardy John D. Harryman Dr. Mary Harty Carl Helmich Jr. Chris and Marcia Hermann Mrs. Susan M. Hyland Barbara Jarvis Anne Joseph Dean Karns

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Warren Keller Tamina and Edward Kim The Edwards-Kuhn Family Karl and Judy Kuiper Dwight Kyle Amy and Matthew Landon Margaret Lanier Kate and Allan Latts Portia Leatherman Samuel and Stephanie Levine Cantor David Lipp and Rabbi Laura Metzger Bethany Breetz and Rev. Ronald Loughry Mrs. Sallie Manassah Anne Maple Mrs. Nancy Martin Joan McCombs Susan S. Means Bob and Barbara Michael Ms. Kellie L. Money Biljana N. Monsky Abigail L. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Nesmith Dr. Naomi J. Oliphant Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Olliges Jr. Miriam Ostroff Sharon Pfister Mr. Timothy Pifer Ms. Margaret Plattner Arthur Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pusateri Carol Clow Pye David Ray and Jean Peters Douglas Rich Embry Rucker and Joan MacLean Marilyn Schorin Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Seale Dr. and Mrs. Saleem Seyal Ruth Simons Mark Slafkes Mr. Joseph Small Mr. Sheryl G. Snyder and Mrs. Jessica Loving Dr. Joern Soltau Richard O. Spalding Katherine Steiner Dr. and Mrs. Temple B. Stites Constance Story and Larry G. Pierce Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Tipton Mr. and Mrs. Steve Underwood Linda and Chris Valentine Dr. Manning G. Warren III Matt and Kathy Watkins Kendrick Wells III Roger and Janie Whaley John T. Whittenberg Raleigh and Roberta Wilson Michelle Winters Jonathan and Stephi Wolff Frank and Keitt Wood Jeanne and Paul Zurkuhlen

DUET

$250 - $499 Anonymous (3) Ms. Mary Beth Adams Mrs. Mary Alexander-Conte Bryce and Danielle Armstrong Dr. and Mrs. Joe F. Arterberry George Bailey Dr. Crump W. Baker and Dr. Alta M. Burnett John T. Ballantine John Bates Wm. David and Judy Beaven Donna Benjamin

L O U I S V I L L E O R C H E S T R A C O N T R I B U TO R S Sara Blake and Kingsley Durant Bill Bolte Mr. Daryl Booth George Borrmann Mr. Jonathan Braden Dennis and Joan Brennan Mr. Barlow Brooks Betty and Randolph Brown Janet Campisano Julia Carey Will and Kathy Cary Dr. Atif Chowghury Judith K. Conn Chenault M. Conway Virginia B. Cromer Mr. Dale Curth Mrs. Sandra Curtis Ms. Doris Davis Mr. Lee Davis Mr. Brent Densford Mr. John Dersch Deborah A. Dunn Uwe and Kathy Eickmann Traci and John Eikenberry Dr. James Eisenmenger Dr. Walter Feibes Mr. Matthew L. Feldman Ms. Judy Fieldhouse Mr. Bart Fisher Mr. Geoffrey Fong William and Ilona Franck Leslie K. Friesen Ms. Pamela Gadinsky Ed Garber Edmund R. Goerlitz Ellen and Richard Goldwin Mrs. Connie Goodman Timothy and Natalie Healy Lawrence A. Herzog Thomas and Patrice Huckaby

David Sickbert and Thomas Hurd Ms. Vivien Jacoby Alec Johnson and Rachel Grimes Dr. Surinder Kad Dr. and Mrs. David Karp Michasl Kemper and Annette Grisanti Ms. Susan U. Kimbrough James Krauss-Jackson Stanley Krol Dr. and Mrs. Forrest S. Kuhn Lawrence Lambert Elizabeth S. Lavin Mr. Fred Levein Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Levine Thomas M. Lewis Karen M. Long Gretchen Mahaffey Michael Maloff William Martinez Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Morton Carla and Barry Motes William and Marilou Nash Ms. Susan Neal Ms. Martha C. Nichols Susan Norris Robert Paris Don and Jan Parson Kathleen Pellegrino Dianna and Peter Pepe Curtis Peters Judith N. Petty Doug Elstone and Russ Powell Mitchell and Cindee Rapp John and Katherine Robinson Lynne Rodeheffer Vicki Romanko Isaac B. Rosenzweig Bill and Judy Rudd Barbara Sandford

Courtney and Brandon Schadt Margaret Scharre Susan G. Zepeda and Dr. Fred Seifer Dr. Lyne Seldon John and Barbara Sinai Richard and Terri Smith Vernon M. and Peggy T. Smith Donna M. Stewart Lynda Stuart Dr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Sturgeon William F. and Barbara J. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Tillett Jr. Mr. Warren Townsend Anna Laura and Thomas Trimbur Susan and David Vislisel Patricia Walker Dennis and Julie Walsh Sharon Welch Crawford and Alice Wells James and Carole Whitledge Ms. Carolyn Williams Ms. Francis Wirth Frank and Keitt Wood Mr. Larry Wood Grace Wooding Mark Wourms Judith and John Youngblood

Doris L. Anderson Ms. Bethany A. Breetz and Rev. Ronald L. Loughry Mr. and Mrs. Gary Buhrow Douglas Butler and Jamey Jarboe Walter Clare Mr. † and Mrs. Stanley L. Crump Janet R. Dakan Betty Moss Gibbs Anita Ades Goldin Louise and Jay Harris Mr. † and Mrs. Charles W. Hebel, Jr. Mr. Henry Heuser, Jr. Dr. Carl E. Langenhop † Mrs. Philip Lanier Sheila G. Lynch Mr. and Mrs. † Warwick Dudley Musson Dr. Naomi Oliphant Susannah S. Onwood Paul R. Paletti, Jr. Sharon Pfister Mr. † and Mrs. Gary M. Russell Rev. Edward W. Schadt ROBERT S. WHITNEY SOCIETY Rev. Gordon A. Members of The Robert S. Whitney and Carolyn Seiffertt Society are Individuals who have Dr. Peter Tanguay generously made estate plans for and Margaret Fife Tanguay the Louisville Orchestra. For more Bob Taylor and Linda Shapiro information on ways to join the Rose Mary Rommell Toebbe † Whitney Society, please contact Elizabeth Unruh † Edward W. Schadt, Director Kevin and Linda Wardell of Leadership Giving at 502.587.8681 or Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Wolf ESchadt@LouisvilleOrchestra.org.

Anonymous † Denotes deceased

EVENTS CALENDAR NOVEMBER 11-13 Kentucky Opera Maria de Buenos Aires 8:00PM, The Brown Theatre kyopera.org 18 Impractical Jokers: Sal Vulcano 7:00PM, The Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org 19 Louisville Orchestra Tchaikovsky’s 4th 7:30PM, The Kentucky Center louisvilleorchestra.org 26 Louisville Orchestra Pops Special: Holiday Pops 11AM, 7:30PM, The Kentucky Ctr louisvilleorchestra.org

29-12/4 PNC Broadway in Louisville Pretty Woman: The Musical The Kentucky Center kentuckyperformingarts.org

DECEMBER 2-4 Louisville Orchestra Handel’s Messiah 7:30PM, The Kentucky Center louisvilleorchestra.org 4 Comedian Brian Regan 7PM, The Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org 10 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical 2PM, 7PM, The Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org

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14 Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, and Bryan Sutton 8PM, The Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org 15, 16, 18, 20, 22 Kentucky Opera The Gift of the Magi The Brown Theatre KYOpera.org 27 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas 7PM, The Kentucky Center kentuckyperformingarts.org 30 Shen Yun: China Before Communism 7:30PM, The Kentucky Center kentuckyperformingarts.org

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T H E AT R E S E R V I C E S COURTESY • As a courtesy to the performers and other audience members, please silence all mobile devices.

• The emergency phone number to leave with babysitters or message centers is 502.562.0128. Be sure to leave your theater and seat number for easy location • Binoculars are now for rent in the lobby for select performances. Rental is $5 per binocular. An ID must be left as a deposit.

• Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theaters.

• Latecomers will be seated at appropriate breaks in the program, as established by each performing group. Please be considerate of your fellow audience members during performances. Please remain seated after the performance until the lights are brought up.

• Children should be able to sit in a seat quietly throughout the performance.

• To properly enforce fire codes, everyone attending an event, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

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ACCESSIBILITY Wheelchair accessible seating at The Kentucky Center is available on every seating and parking level, as well as ticket counters and personal conveniences at appropriate heights.

Infrared hearing devices are available to provide hearing amplification for patrons with hearing disabilities in all spaces of The Kentucky Center and Brown Theatre, including meeting spaces.

Audio Description is available for selected performances for patrons who are blind or have low vision.

Caption Theater is available for selected performances as a service for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Please make reservations for services at the time you purchase your ticket through the Box Office to ensure the best seating location for the service requested. Call 502.566.5111 (V), 502.566.5140 (TTY) or email access@kentuckycenter.org for more information about the range of accessibility options we offer, or to receive this information in an alternate format.

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