Aspen Trio, Takács Quartet, and The Spiritual | Program Book

JOHN V. SINCLAIR, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

88 TH SEASON

INSIGHTS & SOUNDS: ASPEN TRIO WITH JOHN HARBISON, LECTURER TAKÁCS QUARTET WITH JEREMY DENK, PIANO INSIGHTS & SOUNDS: THE SPIRITUAL PRESENTED BY THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK

AT ROLLINS COLLEGE SINCE 1935

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SING WITH THE BEST The Bach Festival Choir is an internationally recognized and admired choral group that has earned a reputation of excellence through its repertoire and collaborations with world-class composers, renowned musicologists, and today’s leading soloists.

The Choir is equipped with musical insight and craftsmanship as directed by award-winning Artistic Director and Conductor, Dr. John V. Sinclair.

Rehearsing vigorously throughout the year, the Bach Festival Choir is Central Florida’s benchmark for excellence in choral singing as heard in their breathtaking performances of choral masterworks.

Auditions for the Bach Festival Choir will occur in the Spring. Learn more about the South’s great oratorio tradition and audition information at BachFestivalFlorida.org/choir.

"This is not only the finest all-volunteer choir in the United States, but

ONE OF THE FINEST BY ANY MEASURE." Edwin Outwater, Guest Conductor, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

OFFICERS Dr. Jack Schott, Chairperson Richard Russell, President Dr. Bill Oelfke, Vice President Michael Kakos, Treasurer Beverly J. Slaughter, Secretary TRUSTEES Dr. Grant H. Cornwell Betsy Gardner Eckbert Dr. Jeff Flowers Dr. Grant Hayes Hon. Cynthia Mackinnon Sam Stark Alex Tiedtke TRUSTEES EMERITI M. Elizabeth Brothers J. Michael Murphy The Rev. Eric Ravndal, III, deceased

ARTISTIC STAFF Dr. John V. Sinclair, Artistic Director and Conductor Rhonda Burnham, Artistic Manager Sondra Jones, Education Manager Sherry Orr, Assistant to John Sinclair Regunia Griggs, Choir Liaison Jodi Tassos, Young at Heart Chorale Director Lynn Peghiny, Accompanist ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Kathy Johnson Berlinsky, Executive Director Logan Landry-Jennings, Operations Manager Nicole Fournier, Accountant Jane Secrist Newnum, Marketing and Development Consultant Ruby Abreu, Marketing Manager Harry Otero-Rivera, Box Office Assistant Lex Goity, Marketing and Finance Intern Kerren Dieuveille, Operations and Donor Relations Intern

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Our 88th Season is supported by many generous individual donors as well as the Jessie Ball duPont Fund; Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation; Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation; Joe & Sarah Galloway Foundation; Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation; Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program; United Arts of Central Florida, host of OrlandoAtPlay.com and UAArtsEd.com; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; City of Winter Park’s Community Redevelopment Agency; and Rollins College.

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ABOUT THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park’s mission is to inspire the human spirit through extraordinary music, featuring powerful choral performances and innovative programming that celebrates the legacy of J.S. Bach. The 88th Season offers a dynamic array of world-class musicians and vocalists performing classical masterworks and contemporary compositions that will delight, challenge, and inspire listeners. Founded in 1935 at Rollins College, the Bach Festival Society continues to secure critical acclaim for its artistic excellence and its commitment to elevating new music while celebrating traditional composers.

COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park believes that all people deserve equal access and opportunities to participate in a vibrant, creative life. We are committed to policies and practices to increase diversity in the governance and administration of the Society, to deliver programming that illuminates diverse experiences, and to engage the broader community through outreach and education.

THERE'S MORE BACH PURSUIT OF PEACE Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 7:30 pm | Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 3:00 pm Knowles Memorial Chapel The musical centerpiece of this poignant program, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins, was written to commemorate the victims of the Kosovo Crisis in 1999 and portrays both the horrors of war and the yearning for peace. In the last masterworks concert of the season, the Bach Choir and Orchestra, along with three guest soloists, are featured in this powerful and emotional performance. Tickets from $25 BACH VOCAL ARTISTS: THE MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 7:30 pm | Tiedtke Concert Hall For the final concert of their inaugural year, the Bach Vocal Artists will present a program entitled “The Marriage of Music and Poetry” patterned after a Rollins College class by the same name taught for many years by Dr. Sinclair.

Tickets from $25 Learn more and purchase tickets at BachFestivalFlorida.org or call 407.646.2182

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JOHN V. SINCLAIR

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR John V. Sinclair enjoys a national reputation as a conductor of choral masterworks while locally being known as one of the hardest-working and in demand artists of the Central Florida cultural community. In his 33rd season as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Bach Festival Society, he continues his imaginative programming, creative interpretations, and expressive conducting.

Dr. Sinclair, known as a master teacher, is Director of Music at Rollins College and holds the John M. Tiedtke Endowed Chair. As a career educator, Sinclair keeps the Society’s educational focus vital by providing a broad range of musical programs and experiences for individuals of all ages. As a conductor who is equally adept at directing choral and orchestral music, he has been referred to as Central Florida’s “resident conductor.” He has appeared as conductor for more than a thousand performances in addition to his work as clinician and lecturer throughout the United States and other countries. The Bach Festival, under his leadership, has achieved international recognition by touring in Europe, producing nationally released CDs and broadcasts, and performing with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dr. Sinclair holds a masters and doctoral degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music. His undergraduate school, William Jewell College honored him with its most prestigious Citation for Achievement. In addition to editing and interpreting historical choral works through the Moravian Music Foundation, he has authored an anecdotal book entitled Falling Off the Podium, and Other Life Lessons. The late Wall Street Journal’s arts critic, Terry Teachout wrote, “John is a gifted conductor, a great educator, and the best of all possible colleagues.” For more than three decades, John Sinclair has shared his talent and dedication to musical excellence with the Central Florida community and beyond.

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Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Presents

INSIGHTS & SOUNDS:

ASPEN TRIO WITH JOHN HARBISON, COMPOSER David Perry, violin; Victoria Chiang, viola; Michael Mermagen, cello Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm Tiedtke Concert Hall

PROGRAM String Trio (25’) 1.

Allegro, moderato 2.

Adagio, appossionato 3.

Intermezzo. Allegretto 4.

Variations. Molto moderato 5.

Intermezzo. Arieggiato 6.

Finale. Allegro moderato

Divertimento for String Trio in Eb Major, K. 563 (40’) 1.

Allegro 2.

Adagio 3.

Menuetto: Allegretto 4.

Andante 5.

Menuetto: Allegretto 6.

Allegro

John Harbison (b. 1938)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Commentary and Discussion with John Harbison, composer

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ASPEN TRIO

Pictured from left-to-right: David Perry, Victoria Chiang, Michael Mermagen Photo courtesy of the artists The Aspen String Trio is one of the rare professional string trios performing and touring today.

Celebrated for visionary programming and virtuoso performances offered with humor and insight, AST performs the complete trios of Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert, as well as lesser known blockbuster works by Dohnanyi, Hindemith, Martinů, Rozsa, Klein, Veress, Villa-Lobos and Ysaÿe, among others. Their many “themed” concert programs are in high demand, including a Goldberg Variations lecture recital, a Recovering “Degenerate” Music program offering works of heart stopping beauty by composers tragically suppressed by the Nazi regime, and a new program that imaginatively explores John Harbison’s brilliant new trio, “a major addition to the tiny string trio repertory,” paired with the work that inspired it, Mozart’s K563 “Divertimento,” an extraordinary masterpiece that hides under its title. During his recent centennial year, AST introduced Mieczysław Weinberg’s ravishing String Trio, only recently re-discovered.

Consistently praised for their masterful sensitivity and nuance and ultra-refined musicianship, their tight ensemble work and musical intelligence, AST formed as summer artist teaching colleagues at Aspen Music Festival and School more than twenty years ago. Violinist David Perry, formerly a member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, now leads the Pro Arte Quartet, in residence at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he holds an endowed professorship; he is also concertmaster of the Chicago Philharmonic. Violist Victoria Chiang is a member of the artist faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music, was formerly on the faculty of The Juilliard School and the Hartt School of Music, and previously served on the board of the American Viola Society. Cellist Michael Mermagen is Associate Professor of Cello at UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance; formerly Associate Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at The Catholic University of America, he has served as Chamber Symphony Principal Cellist of the Aspen Music Festival and School for more than 25 years.

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ASPEN TRIO Returning to live performance after the pandemic, the Trio’s engagements in the 2022 season (Utah) and at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. They have previously performed on the Rutenberg Series (Tampa), the Artists’ Series (Tallahassee), the Beaux Arts Chamber Music Series (Naples), the Ashville Chamber Music Series, at Chamber Music Kelowna (BC), the Los Angeles Music Guild, Barge Music (New York) and the National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC). They have held residencies in Texas, Georgia, the Carolinas, Iowa, Alabama, Delaware, Washington, As teaching faculty at distinguished universities and conservatories, Trio members are committed to incorporating educational components into all residencies, offering not only masterclasses but also an array of workshops that address aspects of students’ professional lives beyond their instruments.

The Aspen String Trio has recorded music of Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss, and is currently preparing the complete string trios and other music of Martinů for release on the Naxos label.

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JOHN HARBISON John Harris Harbison is among the most prominent and prolific of American composers; his highly varied and interesting output has earned him the moniker, "the great master of ambiguity." His principal works include three string quartets, three symphonies, the cantata The Flight Into Egypt (Pulitzer Prize, 1987), and three operas, including The Great Gatsby (commissioned and premiered by The Metropolitan Opera).

Harbison was born in Orange, NJ, on December 20, 1938, and grew up in Princeton. While a teenager one of his formative influences, while also developing considerable skills as a jazz pianist. Additional teachers

As influential as any teacher was Harbison's marriage to his violin pieces. Since 1969, he has been professor of music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More than 30 of his compositions have been Exceptional economy and expressive range mark Harbison's music. His works embrace elements

He is also a practiced writer on the art and craft of composition and was recognized in his student years as an outstanding poet, later writing the libretto for his The Great Gatsby premiere of Diotima, a commission by the Koussevitzky Foundation. This, his first major work for orchestra, showed him an adept symphonic composer—a talent that he then applied to a string of concerted works, such as his Piano Concerto (1978) (recipient of the 1980 Kennedy Center Friedheim Harbison. Other concertos came later, including one for viola (1989), oboe (1991), cello (1993), Occasionally, as in The Most Often Used Chords (Gli accordi più usati) of 1993, Harbison

these are his Mirabai Songs (for soprano and percussion ensemble) and his operas, which are, in addition to Gatsby: Full Moon In March (1977) and Winter's Tale Harbison has worked extensively as a conductor, particularly with the Cantata Singers 20th

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Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Presents

TAKÁCS QUARTET WITH JEREMY DENK, PIANO Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm Tiedtke Concert Hall

PROGRAM String Quartet in F Major, Opus 77, No. 2 (25’) I. Allegro moderato II. Minuet. Presto - Trio III. Andante IV. Finale. Vivace assai

String Quartet in Eb Major (22’) I. Adagio ma non troppo II. Allegretto III. Romanze IV. Allegro molto vivace

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847)

INTERMISSION Piano Quintet in Eb Major, Opus 44 (30’) I. Allegro brillante II. In modo d'una Marcia. Un poco largamente III. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Trio I - Trio II IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Jeremy Denk, piano

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TAKÁCS QUARTET

Pictured from left-to-right: Richard O'Neill, András Fejér, Harumi Rhodes, Edward Dusinberre Photo by Amanda Tipton The world-renowned Takács Quartet—based in Boulder at the University of Colorado— is now entering its 48th season. Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes (violins), Richard O’Neill (viola) and András Fejér (cello) are excited about the 2022-2023 season that begins with a tour of Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea, and includes the release of two new CDs for Hyperion Records. A disc of Haydn’s opp. 42, 77 and 103 is followed by the first recording of an extraordinary new work written for the Takács by Stephen Hough, “Les Six Rencontres,” presented with quartets

by Ravel and Dutilleux. As Associate Artists at London’s Wigmore Hall, the Takács will perform four concerts there. In addition to programs featuring Beethoven, Schubert, and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, one concert consists of works by Britten, Bartók and Dvořák that highlight the same themes of displacement and return explored in Edward Dusinberre’s new book “Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home” (Faber and the University of Chicago Press). The quartet will perform the same program at several venues across the United States, complemented by book talks. During this season the quartet will continue its fruitful partnership with pianist Jeremy Denk, performing on several North American series.

Throughout 2022 and 2023, the ensemble will play at prestigious European venues including the Edinburgh and Schwetzingen Festivals, Madrid’s Auditorio de Música, Bilbao’s Philharmonic Society, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and the Bath Mozartfest. The group’s North American engagements include concerts in New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Ann Arbor, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Tucson, Portland, and the Beethoven Center at San Jose State University. In 2014, the Takács became the firststring quartet to be awarded the Wigmore Hall Medal.

In 2012, Gramophone announced that the Takács was the first string quartet to be inducted into its Hall of Fame. The ensemble also won the 2011 Award for Chamber Music and Song presented by the Royal Philharmonic Society in London.

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JEREMY DENK Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists, proclaimed by the New York Times "a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs." Denk is also a New York Times bestselling author, winner of both the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

In the 2022-23 season, Denk will continue his multiseason exploration of Book 1 of Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier and will also perform with orchestras and in recitals across UK, Europe, and the United States, including a return to Carnegie Hall play-directing Bach concerti with Orchestra St. Luke’s, and multi-concert residency at the Lammermuir Festival in Scotland. An avid chamber musician, Denk will also embark on a US tour with the renowned Takács Quartet.

His New York Times Bestselling memoir Every Good Boy Does Fine was published to universal acclaim by Random House in 2022, with features on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR’s Fresh Air, New York Times Review of Books, and more, with The Guardian heralding it as “an elegant, frank, and well-structured memoir that entirely resists cliche. A rare feat... it makes the reader care about Denk beyond his talent for playing the piano.”

Denk has performed multiple times at Carnegie Hall and in recent years has worked with such orchestras as Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and Cleveland Orchestra. Further a field, he has performed multiple times at the BBC Proms and Klavierfestival Ruhr, and appeared in such halls as the Köln Philharmonie, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Boulez Saal in Berlin. He has also performed extensively across the UK, including recently with the London Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and play-directing the Britten Sinfonia. Last season’s highlights include his performance of the Well-Tempered Klavier Book 1 at the Barbican in London, and performances of John Adams’ “Must the Devil Have All The Great Tunes?” with the Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, and Seattle Symphony, as well as a return to the San Francisco Symphony to perform Messiaen under Esa Pekka Salonen.

Denk is also known for his original and insightful writing on music, which Alex Ross praises for its “arresting sensitivity and wit.” He wrote the libretto for a comic opera presented by Carnegie Hall, Cal Performances, and the Aspen Festival, and his writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the New Republic, The Guardian, and on the front page of the New York Times Book Review.

His book Every Good Boy Does Fine was published in 2022 by Random House in the US and Pan Macmillan in the UK. Denk’s recording of the Goldberg Variations for Nonesuch Records reached No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Charts. His recording of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 paired with Ligeti’s Études was named one of the best discs of the year by the New Yorker, NPR, and the Washington Post, and his account of the Beethoven sonata was selected by BBC Radio 3’s Building a Library as the best available version recorded on modern piano. Denk has a long-standing attachment to the music of American visionary Charles Ives, and his recording of Ives’s two piano sonatas also featured in many “best of the year” lists. His recording c.1300-c.2000 was released 10

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JEREMY DENK in 2018 with music ranging from Guillaume de Machaut, Gilles Binchois and Carlo Gesualdo, to Stockhausen, Ligeti and Glass. His latest album of Mozart piano concertos, performed with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, was released in 2021 on Nonesuch Records.

Jeremy Denk is a graduate of Oberlin College, Indiana University, and the Juilliard School.

He lives in New York City.

TAKÁCS QUARTET EDWARD DUSINBERRE, violin As first violinist of the Takács Quartet, Edward Dusinberre has won a Grammy and awards from Gramophone Magazine, the Japanese Recording Academy, Chamber Music America and the Royal Philharmonic Society. Outside of the quartet he has made a recording of Beethoven's violin sonatas nos. 9 (Kreutzer) and 10 on the Decca label. Dusinberre is also an author. His second book Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home is published by Faber and University of Chicago Press in the Fall of 2022. The book explores the themes of displacement and return in the lives and specific chamber works of Dvorák, Elgar, Bartók and Britten. His first book Beethoven for a Later Age: The Journey of a String Quartet, takes the reader inside the life of a string quartet, melding music history and memoir as it explores the circumstances surrounding the composition of Beethoven's quartets and the Takács Quartet's experiences rehearsing and performing this music. The book won the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2016 Creative Communication Award. Announcing the award the RPS Committee said: "Few have told so well of the musician's life, or offered such illuminating insights to players and listeners alike." Dusinberre lives in Boulder, where he is Artist-in-Residence and a Christoffersen Fellow at the University of Colorado. In 2017 he was appointed a member of the faculty at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara and is a Visiting Fellow at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

HARUMI RHODES, violin Acclaimed by the New York Times as a “deeply expressive violinist,” Harumi Rhodes has gained broad recognition as a multifaceted musician with a distinctive and sincere musical voice.

Her generosity of spirit on stage is contagious, making her one of the most sought-after violinists of her generation. Recent solo engagements include performances of Bernstein Serenade, Beethoven Violin Concerto, Mozart Violin Concerto No 5, and Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra. In addition to being a founding member of the Naumburg Award winning ensemble, Trio Cavatina, she has performed regularly with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Musicians from Marlboro. An avid supporter of contemporary music, she has been actively involved in commissioning and premiering new works as an artist member of the Boston Chamber Music Society, East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO), and Music from Copland House. Recent discography includes Milton Babbitt’s String Quartet No. 6 (Tzadik); The Five Borough Songbook, including 20 different composers and commissions (GPR Records); Compadrazgo, a compilation of chamber works by Gabriela Lena Frank (Albany Records); Secret Alchemy, with ensemble works

by Pierre Jalbert (Copland House Blend); and Clean Plates Don’t Lie, featuring new vocal chamber music works with texts from Chef Dan Barber and the sustainable food movement (Centaur).

Rhodes has served as Head of Strings and Chamber Music at Syracuse University, Assistant Violin Faculty at the Juilliard School, and most recently as Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

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TAKÁCS QUARTET RICHARD O'NEILL, viola Newly appointed violist of the Takács Quartet, Richard O'Neill has distinguished himself as one of the great instrumentalists of his generation.

An EMMY Award winner, two-time GRAMMY nominee and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, he has appeared as soloist with the world’s top orchestras including the London, Los Angeles, Seoul Philharmonics, the BBC, Hiroshima, Korean Symphonies, the Kremerata Baltica, Moscow, Vienna and Wurtemburg Chamber Orchestras, Alte Musik Koln, and has worked with distinguished musicians and conductors including Andrew Davis, Vladimir Jurowski, Francois Xavier Roth and Yannick Nezet- Seguin. An Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Principal Violist of Camerata Pacifica, for thirteen seasons he served as Artistic Director of DITTO, his South Korean chamber music project, leading the ensemble on international tours to China and Japan and introducing tens of thousands to music.

A Universal Music/Deutsche Grammophon recording artist, he has made 10 solo albums and many other chamber music recordings, earning multiple platinum discs. Composers Lera Auerbach, Elliott Carter, Paul Chihara, John Harbison, and Huang Ruo have written works for him. He has appeared on major TV networks in South Korea and enjoyed huge success with his 2004 KBS documentary ‘Human Theater’ which was viewed by over 12 million people, and his 2013 series ‘Hello?! Orchestra’ which featured his work with a multicultural youth orchestra for MBC and led to an International Emmy in Arts Programming and a feature length film.

He serves as Goodwill Ambassador for the Korean Red Cross, The Special Olympics, UNICEF, and OXFAM and serves on the faculty of the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.

ANDRÁS FEJÉR, cello András Fejér(cello) was born in 1955 into a musical family. His father was a cellist and conductor, and his mother was a pianist. He began playing the cello at the age of seven, because as legend has it, his father was unwilling to listen to a violin-upstart practicing. Since an early age, his parents have held string quartet weekends, which, for the young cellist were the most memorable of occasions, if not for the music, then for the glorious desserts his mother used to prepare for those sessions.

After attending a music high school, Mr. Fejér was admitted to the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in 1975, where he was a pupil of Ede Banda, András Mihály, Ferenc Rados and György Kurtág. That same year he founded the Takács String Quartet with three fellow classmates. Although the quartet has been his sole professional focus since then, he does perform as a soloist occasionally as well.

Mr. Fejér is married to a literature teacher. They have three children and live in the Rocky Mountains where they enjoy year-round sunshine in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. When he is not on tour he enjoys reading, photography, tennis and hiking.

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PROGRAM NOTES String Quartet in F Major, Opus 77, No. 2 JOSEPH HAYDN

Haydn, throughout his life, is said to have written at least eighty string quartets, and thus he amply earned the nickname, “father of the string quartet.” His labors gave the quartet form the shape, timbre, and technique it now has. In Haydn’s hands, the string quartet evolved from a composition basically for a solo violin accompanied by three strings, into a work of a highly organized combination of four strings equally sharing the four cogent parts in a sophisticated structure. In his later years, Haydn concentrated much of his energy on the string quartet form; after his return to Vienna, after his second sojourn in London in 1794-5, he composed little other instrumental music. He wrote two of a set that were intended to be the six Lobkowitz Quartets, Op. 77, in 1799, commissioned by Prince Lobkowitz, whose name they bear.

The second quartet of Op. 77, in F Major, has wit and subtlety, similar to that of his Symphony No. 99. As could be expected with one of Haydn’s late works, this quartet is powerfully dramatic and intense as well as imposing, long, and detailed.

The first movement, Allegro moderato, in sonata form, is richly textured and thoroughly developed.

It is quite subtle, yet it opens with a lengthy theme, which is made up of a disarmingly simple and graceful melody. Snippets of that theme become an accompaniment to the next theme. Each melodic fragment seems to evoke new musical ideas that join or follow it.

In the development section, the character of the theme seems to change as it undergoes harmonic change, but by the recapitulation section, it has again returned to its original character, one of straightforward sweetness.

The Minuet, with a Presto tempo, has far-ranging harmonies and begins uncharacteristically with the rough and irregular rhythms found in country peasant dances; in the trio, a slower tempo brings more refinement. The long Andante third movement begins unusually with just two instruments playing.

It is in rondo form, but each time the rondo theme returns, it is varied. Although the theme undergoes development, embellishment, and modulation in a manner much like that in a theme and variations movement, it remains unaltered and recognizable throughout the movement.

The Finale, Vivace assai, a light-hearted, relatively simple sonata-form structure, has a dancelike feel which, because of its very independent parts for each of the players, is very demanding to perform. It is monothematic in that the secondary theme is a varied restatement of the first theme, shifted up a fifth to the dominant. As in the preceding Andante movement, Haydn keeps the original theme evident even while enhancing and varying it with accompanying syncopation and counterpoint.

- Susan Halpern

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PROGRAM NOTES String Quartet in E-flat Major FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL

In her youth Fanny Mendelssohn revealed a musical talent just as precocious as that of her younger brother Felix. Both received the same rigorous musical training: keyboard instruction from pianist Ludwig Berger, a student of Muzio Clementi, and lessons in counterpoint and composition from composer Carl Friedrich Zelter. In 1824, Zelter noted in a letter to his friend Goethe that Fanny, barely 19 years of age, had already composed no less than 32 fugues.

But while Felix might be free to pursue a musical career, Fanny, as the daughter of a well-to-do family of high social standing, was not. Her path in life, according to the social conventions of the time, was to be a wife and mother, a role she fulfilled when in 1829 she married, in a love match, the court painter Wilhelm Hensel. With the support of her husband, though, she continued to compose throughout her life, producing over 125 piano pieces and 250 lieder, as well as various chamber works. But nevertheless, many of her early compositions had to be published under her brother’s name, and the vast majority of her almost 450 completed works remained unpublished during her lifetime.

Frau Fanny Hensel did, however, have a private musical career, continuing to take part in the Sunday musicale concerts that had been held weekly in the Mendelssohn family’s elegant Berlin home since 1823 with audiences of up to 200 guests. A list of composers she programmed for these concerts in the period from 1833 until her death from a stroke in 1847 reveals much about her musical ideals and the models she used in her own compositions. Topping the list were 40 works by her brother, Felix Mendelssohn, followed by Beethoven (38), Bach (16), and Mozart (13). Her admiration for these composers is easily discernible in her String Quartet in E flat major written in 1834, which may well count as the first quartet by a female composer in the Western canon.

Based on a piano sonata started five years earlier and written largely in the Mendelssohnian style of Romantic-tinged classicism, this four-movement work presents some interesting anomalies.

The first of these is the choice of an Adagio for its opening movement, a deviation from classical decorum that raised an eyebrow of disapproval in her brother Felix. But there is also concentrated emphasis on imitative counterpoint, testifying to what the New Grove Dictionary refers to as the composer’s “Bachian proclivities.” The movement unfolds rhapsodically as a free fantasy that ruminates fervently and at length over its opening phrase, a downward melodic gesture ending with a sigh motive. The Allegretto that follows is fleet and acrobatic, but with a scurrying middlesection fugato like the scherzo from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The third movement Romanze is the emotional heart of the quartet, remarkable for its extraordinarily wide expressive range and creepycrawly chromatic harmonies. It begins tenderly with a gently pulsing carpet of repeated notes that blossoms into a shy, wistful, and slightly plaintive melody of small range contrasted immediately after with wide melodic leaps reminiscent of the two-voice single-line melodies found in Bach. These simple thematic elements, however, soon don their Wellington boots to huff and puff through a heavy developmental section of churning 16th-note passages echoing with passionate intensity through tonal space until the demure mood of the opening returns to close the movement as it began.

Now it is at just this point in the proceedings that listeners with perfect pitch might start to wonder just where the “E flat” in this “String Quartet in E flat” was planning on making an appearance, because up to this point the work seems to be spending most of its time anywhere but in E flat major.

However, Fanny constructed with the rock-solid harmonic foundation the concluding movement. This finale is in a regular-as-rain sonata form with an exposition moving from a tonic E flat to its dominant, a massive development section with no awkward surprises, and a small but tidy little recapitulation to tie a neat formal bow around the whole package. The reason for this sudden falling-in-line on the harmonic front is that the expressive effect of the movement has little to do with its harmonic design but is predicated entirely on its unstoppable forward momentum. It opens with a flurry of 14

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PROGRAM NOTES whirlwind figuration, and the 16th-note motion initiated at the outset rarely stops to catch its breath throughout, even acting as a kind of Peloton running strip underneath the more lyrical second theme.

The development section features some impassioned Beethovenian counterpoint between starkly contrasting thematic ideas and the whole movement goes by like a blur.

- Donald G. Gislason, 2022

Piano Quintet in E-flat, Opus 44 ROBERT SCHUMANN

Robert Schumann is one of the quintessential Romantic figures of the 19th century as even a thumbnail sketch of his life vividly illustrates. He grew up with twin loves for literature and music and became a great composer as well as a great literary figure, one of the most esteemed and insightful musical commentators of his time. He fell passionately in love with Clara and fought a two-year legal battle against her father to win her hand in marriage. Subsequently, Schumann systematically, if not almost manically, attacked the great genres of music and composed, in concentrated fits, piano works, art songs, symphonies and chamber music amassing a formidable catalog of masterworks before his incipient madness set in. Schumann struggled with nervous disorders that eventually erupted into aural hallucinations, depression and a suicide attempt resulting in institutional confinement where he languished for two years before dying, unable to see Clara until his very last day. Literature, music, love and madness make for a rather fantastic life story, but what remains for us is Schumann's incredible music.

The Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44 comes from Schumann’s “year of chamber music” where, in 1842, he composed string quartets, piano trios, a piano quartet and broke ground on an essentially new ensemble for string quartet and piano, the most powerful combination of instruments in all of chamber music. This is not only Schumann’s greatest chamber music work, it is one of the greatest chamber works of all time, of such majesty and artistry that it reigns supreme on any concert program.

Its epic four-movement design includes an expansive, large first-movement sonata, a powerfully dark slow movement based on a funeral march with a Schubertian gravity, a rollicking scherzo with two trios and a mighty, contrapuntal finale.

Chief among many of its fascinating aspects worth mentioning is its use of “recall” creating what is called a “cyclic” form. The bold opening theme in the first movement reappears in the last movement in an apotheosis of dramatic development as it combines in countermelody with the finale’s own theme in a magisterial fugue recalling a tradition of high musical triumph going back through Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Mozart to J. S. Bach. The piano writing itself is on a high order of achievement and virtuosity and the public premiere would feature none other than supreme pianist Clara Schumann to whom Robert dedicated the quintet. Inaugurating a new ensemble/genre of chamber music, Schumann’s piano quintet greatly influenced subsequent epics by such composers as Brahms, Dvořák, Franck, Dohnányi and Shostakovich among the most noteworthy.

- Kai Christiansen

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Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Presents

INSIGHTS & SOUNDS:

THE SPIRITUAL Bach Festival Chamber Choir Rollins Choir John V. Sinclair, Conductor

Samuel McKelton, tenor Lynn Peghiny & Kristine Griffin, accompanists Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 7:30 pm Tiedtke Concert Hall

PROGRAM Plenty Good Room

arr. Wm. Henry Smith

There is a Balm in Gilead

arr. William Dawson

I’m Gonter Tell God All o’ My Troubles

arr. Hall Johnson

Ain’t Got Time to Die

arr. Hall Johnson

My God Is So High

arr. Hall Johnson

Ride the Chariot Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells (Rondo from Cantata) Deep River The Trumpet Sounds Within-A My Soul De Blin’ Man Stood On De Road An’ Cried

arr. Wm. Henry Smith arr. John Carter arr. Roy Ringwald arr. Ian David Coleman arr. Harry T. Burleigh

I Got a Key

arr. Alice Parker/Robert Shaw

I Want Jesus

arr. Jester Hairston

We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace

arr. Moses Hogan

Soon-Ah Will Be Done By and by

arr. William Dawson arr. Henry Burleigh/Volker Hempfing

My Soul’s Been Anchored In De Lord

arr. Florence B. Price

Great God Almighty

arr. Stacey V. Gibbs

Please turn off cell phone and electronic devices prior to the start of this performance. The Bach Festival Society’s policies strictly prohibit photography, filming, or recording of any kind during performances without the express written permission of the Society.

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FEATURED ARTIST SAMUEL MCKELTON, tenor Sam McKelton, whose lyric tenor led the New York Times to proclaim him “a model Mozart tenor” with “a natural elegance” to his sound, has traveled throughout the world delighting audiences in both the classical and pop worlds.

Mr. McKelton has appeared with major symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles such as the Detroit Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Helsinki Orchestra (Finland), Estonia Philharmonic (Estonia), Knoxville Symphony, Ravinia Festival Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony, among many others. For three years he traveled the world with superstar Harry Belafonte, with whom he was featured in the 1997 PBS special, Harry Belafonte and Friends. He starred in an off-Broadway revival of the Broadway and London hit musical Five Guys Named Mo’ and was an original Broadway cast and touring member of the Tony Award-winning Disney musical The Lion King.

A native of Detroit, Michigan, Mr. McKelton continues to make concert and solo appearances around the world and frequently appears as a guest artist and in master classes at schools, universities, and arts programs. 2017 marked his fifth year as Program Coordinator and Vocal Consultant, across genres, for the Stagebound Summer Vocal Intensive in New York City. He is a member of the world-renowned American Spiritual Ensemble (ASE), a mixed-voice professional performing arts organization whose mission it is to keep the American Negro spiritual alive.

He is an honorary board member of the “Negro Spiritual” Scholarship Foundation based in Orlando, Florida.

Mr. McKelton has toured on behalf of the U.S. State Department of Cultural Affairs to Bolivia and returned to the Musica Sacre di Quito Festival in Quito, Ecuador. An adjunct professor of voice at NYU Tisch School of Drama, he is also one of two founding partners of Honorific Entertainment©, an entertainment properties and production firm in New York City, where he writes, produces, and develops works for stage and commercial media. In 2018, he launched Into the Deep Productions© with an eye on producing off-Broadway and touring theatrical properties. He made his Bach Festival Society debut in their tribute performances of R. Nathaniel Dett’s The Ordering of Moses and William Grant Still’s And They Lynched Him on a Tree and premiered the role of the Inquisitor in Wittenberg: The Story of Martin Luther, Trent Johnson’s new oratorio about the religious reformer.

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BACH FESTIVAL CHAMBER CHOIR

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John V. Sinclair, conductor

Michael Creighton

John Niss

Lynn Peghiny, accompanist

Theresa Dulong

Luke Noles

Dante Duphorne

Liana Pacilli

Ericka Anglin

Jolie Eichler

Ashley Peters

Catalina Arias

Grant Hayes

Bj Price

Jim Beck

Ariel Hudak

Veronica Prevost

Ellen Huey Cassel

Howard Jaffe

Matt Ricke

George Chandler

Sondra Jones

David Romaine

Paul Chilcote

Beth Kassander

Jane Scamehorn

Maya Clausen

Rachel LaQuea

Maclane Schirard

Tom Cook

Julie Mathews

Beverly Slaughter

Vivian Cook

Dave Mattson

Charles Thatcher

Athalia Cope

Margaret McMillen

Cezarina Vintilla

Bob Cope

Janice Meyer

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ROLLINS COLLEGE CHOIR John V. Sinclair, conductor

Maria Gomez

Nadia Quiles

Kristine Griffin, accompanist

Benjamin Haidukewych

Alejandra Quintana

Brooke Hayes

Simon Ramos

Kristin Adames

Pia Hernandez

Brooks Rask

Samantha Alenius

Kalleigha Hughes

Isaiah Reid-Kirkland

Morgan Anderson

Eltavious Johnson

Emma Roberts

Genesis Bello

Jeffrey Keene

Mikaella Romero

Elon Binder

Natashia Luce

Andrew Rueda

Anya Bizon

Nicholas Matthews

Sebastian Sanchez

Kiana Blake

Cody Mathewson

Emma Scott

Frederick Blanchard

Emma McAdoo

Alexis Shroll

Sophie Bostick

Evanielys Montilla

Michael Sinelli

Chloe Cabney

Harry Otero-Rivera

Connor Teague

Kylee Carter

Jesus Pacheco

Samantha Torres

Tripp Carter

Sophie Page

Russell Tretter

Oriana Castellano

Isabelle Perez

Alyssa Walker

Katelyn Clark

Laura Powalisz

Elise Wendelburg

Joseph Edgar

Alessia Prenda

Waverly Wildman

Jay Forsythe

Veronica Prevost

Yage Zhang

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IN MEMORIAM

Eric Ravndal after receiving his Honorary Choir Medal from John Sinclair in 2022

The 88th Annual Bach Festival was Dedicated to the Memory of

THE REV. ERIC RAVNDAL, III The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park mourns the passing of The Rev. Eric Ravndal III who served this organization with distinction as President, Chairman of the Board, Trustee Emeritus, honorary Choir member, faithful patron, benefactor, and friend. The trademarks of his two decades of service were his wisdom, leadership, and integrity, but the staff and all the musicians will remember him for his gentle spirit. He exuded kindness and genuine love for the music and all who make it.

We are a better organization and better people for having had Eric among us these many years. To honor him we humbly and thankfully dedicate this, our 88th Festival, to his memory. We believe the Bach Festival’s “best advocate” would hope you are enjoying the program.

We request that you keep Eric’s dear wife Sarah and the entire Ravndal family on your hearts and in your prayers, and join us in celebrating the life and service of this remarkable man.

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CONTINUO SOCIETY The Continuo Society recognizes patrons who have chosen to provide for the Bach

For more information about major and planned gift opportunities, please contact 407.691.1056 or KBerlinsky@BachFestivalFlorida.org CONTINUO SOCIETY MEMBERS Leyse Lowry in honor of Anonymous (2) John W. and Pat McKechnie Dr. Blair and Diane Murphy P. Andrew and Autumn Ames Kenneth* and M. Elizabeth Brothers Dana and Diana Eagles The Rev.* and Mrs. Paul M. Harmon Karen and Mickey Lane in Drs. John and Gail Sinclair memory of Bernice and Bosco R. and Stanley Levy Rob and Wendy Landry Dr. Walter Stamm Bonnie B. and Heather and David Torre

In honor of John V. Sinclair Anonymous (4) Athalia and Robert Cope Tim Delcavo Michael and Susan D. Tucker *deceased

The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park is delighted to announce

THE ELIZABETH AND JOHN NAGLE ENDOWMENT FOR BASS SOLOISTS IN HONOR OF BASS-BARITONE KEVIN DEAS Long-time Bach Festival Choir members Beth and Jack Nagle understand the enormous contribution a world-class soloist brings to a choral work and have established an endowment to help ensure that the Bach Festival Society will always have the resources to engage the very best talent. Income from the endowment will be used for the financial support of bass soloists singing with the Bach Festival Society. The Nagles have chosen to name their endowment in honor of bass-baritone Kevin Deas, who is featured in this afternoon’s performance of Verdi’s Requiem.

“We have had the joy and privilege of singing with Kevin with the Bach Festival Choir and the Berkshire Choral Institute for over 25 years. We so admire his wonderful voice, hard work and kind heart, and are so pleased to honor and immortalize him through this gift!”

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JOHN V. SINCLAIR ENDOWMENT FUND FOR ARTISTIC EDUCATION Established in 2020 in honor of Dr. John V. Sinclair’s 30th anniversary as Artistic Director, this fund will help ensure that future Artistic Directors will have sufficient resources to maintain a level of artistic excellence.

We invite all Bach Festival patrons to join the generous donors listed below to build this important resource. Contact Jane Newnum at JNewnum@BachFestivalFlorida.org for details.

GIFTS AND PLEDGES OF $20,000 AND ABOVE Cynthia and Alex Mackinnon The Rev. and Mrs. Eric Ravndal, III Sally and Jack Schott The Tiedtke Family $10,000-$19,999 S. Blair and Diane Murphy Bill and Sheila Oelfke Leila Edgerton Trismen $5,000-$9,999 Kathy Johnson Berlinsky Brock and Sarah McClane Gerard and Nichola Mitchell Bosco R. and Beverly J. Slaughter $1,000-$4,999 Anonymous (2) Brian Ainsley and Candice Crawford P. Andy and Autumn Ames John D. Boulden Michael and Mabel Burridge Susan and Robert Christian Dana and Diana Eagles Alvaro and Routa Gomez Leyse Lowry Katie Mess Janice and George Meyer Beth and Jack Nagle Donald A. Nash Liana and Fred Pacilli Dan and Barbara Preslar Bj Price 22

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Ann Morgan Saurman Vivian Southwell Edward and Virginia Ubels BettyJane and Cecil Wilson, M.D. UNDER $1,000 John Adams Stewart Anderson Meg Baldwin Will and Barby Barbara Jim Beck Marianne Franus Beck Mary Berglund-Bos Bill and Becky Brown Marcia and Michael Brown Tim and Rhonda Burnham Laurie Calhoun Paul and Janet Chilcote Tom Cook and Patricia Simmons Grant and Peg Cornwell Alan and Susan Davis Daniel Flick Alice and Larry Fortunato Bill and Joanne Frederick Elizabeth Gwinn and Michael Galletta Lee and Diane Hansen Kathleen Hartung Sherwood Hawkins and Brenda Higgins Amanda Kinder Wendy and Rob Landry Karen and Mickey Lane Aaron Lefkowitz Kay and Gerald Marin

Lora MacPherson Elizabeth Maupin and Jay Yellen David Odahowski Bill and Sherry Orr Maurice O’Sullivan Liana and Fred Pacilli Martin Phillips Dan and Barbara Preslar Dr. Mark and Beverly Rich in honor of our favorite conductor Lisa and David Rosen Joe Sapora and Carol Ducas Dr. Daniel and Nancy Sharp Karyll Shaw Amanda Shoopman Diana and Tim Sisley Brian Solomon Jessica Hall Speak Matthew Swope Jodi Tassos Charles Thatcher Jeff and Kathy Thomas Susan and Michael Tucker Jeanine Viau Cezarina and Ray Vintilla Kathleen Wassum-Hame Diana Webb and T.J. Trapp Jane R. White Patty White Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whritenour Gwendolyn and Wilford Williams

THANK YOU 2022–2023 SEASON DONORS The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park would like to thank the individuals and community partners below who have generously made a pledge or contribution in support of the dynamic artistic and educational programming and community engagement for the 88th Season.

BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY VISIONARIES $100,000 AND ABOVE Bach Festival Choir Orange County Government through the Arts and Cultural Affairs Program State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture Beth and Jack Nagle Rollins College United Arts of Central Florida

J. S. BACH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL $50,000 - $99,999 Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $25,000 - $49,999 Jessie Ball duPont Fund Mr. Alex and The Hon. Cynthia Mackinnon Richard Russell and Thomas Ouellette Winifred J. Sharp Templeton World Charity Foundation Leila Edgerton Trismen

COMPOSERS CIRCLE $15,000 - $24,999 Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation John V. Frank The Joe and Sarah Galloway Foundation Ginsburg Family Foundation Thomas P. and Patricia A. O'Donnell Foundation

Massey Services Inc. Borron and Beppy Owen Anonymous in honor of John Sinclair Wayne and Robin Roberts Sally and Jack Schott The Tiedtke Family Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation City of Winter Park

SAINT CECILIA CIRCLE $10,000 - $14,999 Michael and Aimee Kakos Bonnie B. and Robert M. Larsen Chesley G. Magruder Foundation Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation Bosco R. and Beverly J. Slaughter John Templeton Foundation Welsh Charitable Trust

CHORAL CIRCLE $7,500 - $9,999 The Rev. Eric and Sarah Ravndal III in honor of Dr. John Sinclair

PATRON’S CIRCLE $5,000 - $7,499 Anonymous Kathy Johnson Berlinsky Nicki and Jeff Bromme Charity Challenge, Inc. Dana and Diana Eagles Festival of Orchestras Endowment Kathryn Grammer Sheryl Kerr Beverly M. King Andrea and Philip Kobrin

Jeanette G. Leinbach Bj Price Kelly Price and Doug Sealey Drs. John and Gail Sinclair Dr. Joe and Sue Warren Marchetta Tate Wood

ARTISTIC CIRCLE $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous David and Judy Albertson John W. and Linda Cone Allen Andy and Autumn Ames, in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Mr. And Mrs. P. Andy and Autumn Ames, In Memory of John M. Tiedtke Ellen Arnold Jay H. Berlinsky M. Elizabeth Brothers Leon and Larissa Glebov Allan and Linda Keen in honor of Alex and Deanna TIedtke's Wedding Karen and Mickey Lane in memory of Jean Murphy Karen and Mickey Lane in memory of Estera Toaxen Karen and Mickey Lane David R. Mattson The Mayflower Retirement Center, Inc. Ann Saurman Joel H. Sharp, Jr. Dr. Tracy Truchelut and Mr. Robert A. White The Wideman Family in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding

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THANK YOU BENEFACTORS $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous (4) Keith and Eleanor Ackermann Tim and Sue Antonition Richard Baldwin Dr. Rita Bornstein John D. Boulden John D. Boulden in honor of Murray Forbes Somerville Tim and Rhonda Burnham Michael and Mabel Burridge Tom and Kathy Cardwell David Caudle and Gil Villalobos Butch and Renee Charlan O'Ann and Pat Christiansen Robert and Athalia Cope Alan and Susan Davis Dr. Patsy Duphorne Lee and Carolyn Eubank Susan and Randolph Fields Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Flick Barbara and Richard Fulton Linda Modrak and Bill Gallo Freddi and Jim Goodrich David and Jackie Green, Green Appraisal Group, Inc. Mrs. Janice Granier Gruber Anonymous in memory of Clifford and Marilyn Lee Paul M. Harmon Jack and Annis Bowen Foundation Lars and Julie Houmann Dr. Mimi Hull Allen and Dana Irwin Allen and Dana Irwin in honor of Dr. John Sinclair Patrick J. Knipe Ann Kurth in memory of Sylvia Kurth Susan C. Lackman Rob and Wendy Landry The Lee Foundation Leyse Lowry

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Edward Manning Jody and Craig Maughan Elizabeth Maupin and Jay Yellen Dr. Margaret McMillen Jeff and Mindy Moore Gary and Eileen Morgenthaler in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Jan Moss John Niss and Lisa Mouton William and Sheila Oelfke Leslie King O’Neal Dr. F. Robert and Norene Rolle Joan Ruffier and Edward Manning Joe Sapora and Carol Ducas Jim and Pat Schroeder Sara and Bill Segal Dr. Karyll N. Shaw Karyll Shaw in honor of Charlie and Noreen Shaw Sidhu Family Diana Sisley Fred Lyndon Stone John and Beatriz Struck Jodi Tassos Jodi Tassos in memory of John Tassos Kathryn Chicone Ustler Dr. Nancy van den Berg Lee and Judy Van Valkenburgh Hardy Vaughn and Betty Brady Harold and Libby Ward Michael and Kimberly Weathers BettyJane and Cecil Wilson, MD Armand and Alison Zilioli

FRIENDS $500 - $999 Anonymous (6) Jocelyn Amalong Oehmler George and Leslie Andreae David B. Baer

Donald and Rhonda Bartlett in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Donald and Carol Beyer in memory of Dr. Don Beyer Carolyn Blice Diane G Boswell in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Lawrence D. Brown, M.D. Guy and Donna Colado Drs. Gary and Gloria Cook Thomas Cook and Patricia Simmons Raphael Arenas Fernandez and Family The Honorable and Mrs. William Frederick Alvaro and Routa Gomez Debra Brown Hagan Wallace H. Hall The Mark and Lori Harris Charitable Fund Allison and Peter Hosbein Nigel John and Heather Badawi John Bette Jore Frank and Etta Jean Juge Rita Lowndes Dr. Jim Madison Sally McHenry Edward Meyer Susan Miller Lois H. Mills Cecil and Carol Moore D'Arcy Murphy D'Arcy Murphy in memory of Charles E. Murphy, Natalie Murphy and Patricia Murphy Donald A. Nash in memory of Marie D. Nash Jane Secrist Newnum Jane Secrist Newnum in honor of Ruby Abreu and Stephanie Rivera Dr. and Mrs. James F. Niss

THANK YOU Deede Sharpe and John Parker Gregory and Barbara Phillips Dr. Daniel and Lesley Podberesky Dan and Barbara Preslar Joy Roney Frank Rynd Dr. Richard Sandler George and Joan Schiele Taylor Sinclair Keith McIntyre and Richard J. Skaggs Dale Smith Joan and Harry Travis Donna and Keith Van Allen Paul and Madeleine Vilmos Frank and Karell Voelkl in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Wagers William Walker, In honor of Peter Schreyer, Crealde's Executive Director Katy Moss Warner Diana Webb in memory of Sylvia Kurth Diana Webb in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Diana Webb and Dr. T.J. Trapp Craig and Jeanne Weeks Bruce A Whisler Gwendolyn B. and Wilford J. Williams Mike and Gartrelle Wilson

SUPPORTERS $250 - $499 Anonymous (2) Judy Alper Phil and Jennifer Anderson Billy Aylward Cecelia Bonifay Claudia Breese Kimberly and Charles T. Brumback, Jr. Dale and Patricia Burket

Minter LN Byrd in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Nancy Constant Grant and Peg Cornwell Margaret W. Cruickshank Howard Davis Michael Dively Carrie Duvall Katrina and Ray Eaton Mary Anne Elwood Endean Fund - Mr. Jeffrey Endean and Dr. Myrna Endean Candice Turner Erick Daniel Flick Christina and Brad Gant Penny S. Gilman Stan and Regunia Griggs Gregg Gronlund Family Marty and Mike Haddad Debbie and Larry Halye Amine and Paula Harb in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding John and Marianna Hawkins in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Patricia Higginbotham Marc Himel Dr. and Mrs. G. Wyckliffe Hoffler Rebecca Hull, In Memory of Norman L. Hull, Esquire, Awesome Dad! Silvia S. Ibanez Beth and Jack Isler Toni Jennings Kyle, Pat, and Mason Kanny in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Kenneth and Ann Murrah Hicks Endowment Carol Klim Paul and Nola Knouse in honor of Dr. John V. Sinclair Paul and Nola Knouse

Yen-Yen Kressel John and Ku Dr. Mubarak Shah and Ms. Becky Lee Gerald and Kay Marin Carol McKelvey Walter and Carol McKelvey Mr. and Mrs. Peter Minderman Ann Hicks Murrah Mark Nevins in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Perry and Jane Nies Liana and Frederick Pacilli Nancy F. Peed Martin Phillips Roger D. and Rosalind Ray Magdalena and Clemens in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Bradley Roberts Dr. Ante Rudez and Giulia Rudez M.J. Schmid in memory of Dr. Don Beyer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Sichler III Tyler Simonton in memory of Susie Stone Vivian Southwell in memory of Sylvia Kurth and Dr. Donald Beyer Jeffrey T. Spoeri Rene Stutzman Jackie and Rod Sward Dr. and Mrs. James Talcott in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Amie H. Tishkoff Beatriz Truax Susan and Michael Tucker in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Susan and Michael Tucker Barbara L. Turner Rebecca Hull and Jeremy Udell Drs. Jeanine Viau and Ann Gleig

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THANK YOU Cezarina and Ray Vintilla in honor of Stela and Dumitru Toaxen Kenneth Ward Jane R. White William C. Schwartz Fund Art and Louise Yergey Legacy Charitable Fund

CONTRIBUTORS $100 - $249 Anonymous (14) Anonymous in honor of Tim Delcavo Rossana Abate in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Ruby Abreu in honor of Miguel Abreu Millicent Adams and Michael Anthony Giovanna Adimari in memory of Daniel B. Leonard David Aiken Stewart Anderson Meg Baldwin Mary D. Balk Mr. and Mrs. Will and Barby Barbara Beverly and Wayne Bargren Jim D. Beck Jerry Janesick and Cheryl Bollinger Bill and Becky Brown Brenda Bullock-Paget in memory of Tom T. Cole Susan J. Burdette Leslie Ann Chiarello Anne Claiborne Ellie Clark Carolyn G. Coleman Martin and Susan Collins Francis and Giselle Conway Terry and Paul Creighton George Dappert and Judy Wixted

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Edward and Janet Davenport Katie and Ari in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Janet de Guehery Jason Dewrell in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dante Duphorne Sharon K. Dwyer in memory of George and Marie Kramer Sharon K. Dwyer Hoyt and Charlene Edge Marjorie and Harold Emmert Mary Frances Emmons and Roger Roy John and Nancy Engle Elizabeth and Philip Eschbach Carolyn M. Fennell Anonymous Deirdre and Shayne Floyd in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Larry and Alice Fortunato Nicole Fournier Elicia Garcia Betsy Gardner Eckbert Gary L. Geipel Gail Graham Mike and Ceil Graham Katherine and Justin Green in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dr. Scott Greenwood and Dr. Pamela Freeman Ben and Nancy Grzeslk Donald and Mary Pat Guske in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Lawrie Platt Hall Mr. and Mrs. John Hallenbeck James and Nancy Hannah Kathryn Harbaugh Barbara Hillerman Lieske Elizabeth Hyden Mrs. Patricia E. Jenkins Ann Johnson Leslie and Sondra Jones

Sandy Jordan William Jordan Donna and Ed Kania Marc and Henrietta Katzen Richard and Martha Kessler Felice Koscinski Ms. Phyllis Lachman Lancaster Family Fund Aaron Lefkowitz Chad LeMeur in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dr. Michael and Diane Levine Nancy P. Lewis M.J. Lowitz Chris Ludemann-Davis in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Elisabeth J Luke Dr. Ken and Mrs. Trisha Margeson Paul Massimiano Carolyn Maue Justin McGill Drs. Bill and Neva Meek Friend of the Bach Festival Choir Congressman John L. Mica Carolyn Minear Karen Morin in honor of Dan and Nancy Sharp Joseph Mundy J. Michael Murphy Augustus Myers in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Linda Naughtin Roxanne Niles Luke M. Noles Thomas O’Meara Dr. Mary Palmer The Mary Palmer Family Foundation M. Carmela Pantano in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Jolene and Justin Patrou Oliver and Kim Peters

THANK YOU Dr. Calvin and Pamela Peters Edwin and Susan Peterson Rose E. Quinlan in memory of Dr. Donald Beyer David Rea Tom and Cathy Regan Shyla Reich in honor of David Albertson Peter Riddleberger in memory of Philip Springer Dr. Arnetta Rodgers in honor of Rev. Katrina Jenkins Dr. Arnetta Rodgers Holly Rogers Dr. Mark and Leslie Sand Jane and Bruce Scamehorn Denise Schabacker Barnes Paul Schmalzer Nancy Seaman in loving memory of Hod Seaman Seminole Spokes, Inc. Arthur Shevchenko William and Dorothy Silverman Susan Slemons Judith Smelser Celnah Smith in memory of my husband Leon Smith Dennis Sobeck Sue and Allan Solomon Scott and Nancy Stegall in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Dawn and George Sumrall Vernon Swartsel Patricia Torbert in memory of her husband Duke Torbert Connie Trama in loving memory of Dr. Donald Beyer Tamara Trimble Edward and Virginia Ubels Ben and Nicole Vallowe in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Tye Van Buren Kim van Nymegen

Carrie and Kevin Wendelburg Susan Whritenour Laura M. Woodbury Meredith Woodend Clark and Emily Woodsby in honor of Alex and Deanna Tiedtke's Wedding Nicholas Yarnold Ruth Young and Donald Rice Mary Lou Zobel

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We apologize for any errors or omissions.

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UNITED ARTS DONORS

Collaborative Campaign for the Arts & United Arts of Central Florida Donors United Arts of Central Florida is your arts agency uniting the community and fueling the arts. With the help of individual donors, corporations, foundations and public funding, United Arts inspires creativity, builds community and strengthens the economy in Central Florida. United Arts is proud to facilitate arts education programs for all ages and provide critical funding and comprehensive marketing for local art, science, and history organizations and individual artists. Leading one of the largest collaborative fundraising campaigns in the country and uniting the regions cornerstone arts and cultural organizations, United Arts is dedicated to ensuring the arts are for all. United Arts is deeply grateful to its donors and community partners for their investment in and support of Central Florida’s creative community and the enormous impact it has on our lives every day.

The following contributions were made to United Arts or the 2022 Collaborative Campaign for the Arts between July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022. www.UnitedArts.cc | 407.628.0333

Corporate and Government Donors $100,000+

City of Orlando and Employees Darden Restaurants, Inc. and the Darden Restaurants Foundation Dr. Phillips Charities Duke Energy and Duke Energy Foundation and Employees Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Inc. The Massey Services Family and Team Members National Endowment for the Arts Orange County, Florida and Employees Orange County Public Schools University of Central Florida Walt Disney World Resort and The Walt Disney Company Foundation

$50,000 – $99,999

Friends of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Florida Department of State

$25,000 – $49,999 Bank of America City of Winter Park Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation 28

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$10,000 – $24,999

Arts Bridge Charity, Inc. The Ballet Academy of Central Florida Charity Challenge, Inc. Donors of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Greater Orlando Aviation Authority John Willis Law Firm Lake County, Florida Lowndes OUC-The Reliable One and Employees Universal Orlando Foundation Window World

$7,500 - $9,999

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits KPMG, LLP and Employees Team Ten 4 Kids, Inc.

$5,000 - $7,499 Crystal Photonics, Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Fairwinds Credit Union Employees Get Off the Bus, LLC

Guignard Company In Memory of Shellie-Ann M. Braswell Orlando Health Tampa-Orlando-Pinellas Jewish Foundation, Inc. Upshot

$2,500 - $4,999

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UNITED ARTS DONORS Corporate and Government Donors $1,000 - $2,499

Akerman LLP AmFund The Balmoral Group, LLC Charities Aid Foundation of America The Earl and Bettie Fields Automotive Group Foundation, Inc. G R Bridges Jewelry

Hubbard Construction Company The Joelson Foundation MatWorkz Pilates Studio Nulman Mediation Services Orchid Medical Orlando Science Center Employees Pineloch Management Corporation

Seay Business Solutions, LLC Spraker West Wealth Management Inc Urban on Plant Kitchen & Bar Valencia College Foundation Westminster Winter Park The Woman’s Club of Winter Park

Individual and Family Foundation Donors $100,000+

Anonymous J. Laurence and Susan K. Costin Ginsburg Family Foundation The Mary Palmer Family Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999 Anonymous The Basel-Kiene Family John and Lee Benz Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation Frank J. Doherty Robert and Melissa Kohn Harold and Rosy Mills Frank Santos Mr. and Mrs. Bob Yarmuth

$25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous David and Judy Albertson Jim and Barbara Caldwell Tom and Kathy Cardwell Dr. Stephen F. Heller Lawrence Kellogg Andrea and Philip Kobrin Rita Lowndes Mr. Alex and The Hon. Cynthia Mackinnon Dr. Ken and Mrs. Trisha Margeson Wayne and Robin Roberts John and Audrey Ruggieri Richard Russell and Thomas Ouellette Jim and Valeria Shapiro and The J & V Shapiro Family Fund at the Central Florida Foundation Chuck and Margery Pabst Steinmetz Elaine Berol Taylor & Scott Bevan Taylor Foundation The Tiedtke Family

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OUR HISTORY

Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Archives The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park was founded in 1935 at Rollins College to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach’s birth by presenting the composer’s orchestral and choral music to the public for its “enlightenment, education, pleasure, and enjoyment.” The Society decided early on to operate in partnership with Rollins College while still maintaining its status as a fully independent non-profit organization.

Mrs. Isabelle Sprague-Smith, a former New York artist and school principal, was the president and driving force behind the Bach Festival Society from 1935 until her death in 1950. At Mrs. SpragueSmith’s death, the future of the Bach Festival Society was uncertain. Rollins President Hugh McKean asked John M. Tiedtke, the treasurer of Rollins College, a music lover and an astute businessman, to fill the opening and he agreed. Mr. Tiedtke served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees until his death in December 2004. Under his leadership, the Bach Festival Society expanded its programming to include two additional choral programs beyond the Annual Festival, top-tier visiting soloists and ensembles, and community events in Winter Park.

Following Mr. Tiedtke’s death, the Society began a period of modernization and growth. Today, the Society maintains an all-volunteer choir of over 185 singers from throughout Central Florida and a professional orchestra of nearly 50 members. We present nearly 30 ticketed performances, dozens of in-school educational programs, a high school choral festival, and several community concerts; we produce recordings, present the Young at Heart Chorale, and form high-level artistic partnerships reaching approximately 50,000 people annually.

The Bach Festival Society is the third-oldest continuously operating Bach Festival in the United States and Central Florida’s longest-running performing arts organization. We maintain a strong partnership with Rollins College and provide high-quality performance and learning opportunities to students, faculty, and staff.

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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH The Bach Festival Society offers music-making and educational opportunities for all ages.

The renowned Bach Festival Choir is comprised of auditioned singers, enjoying weekly rehearsals and specializes in singing choral masterworks in partnership with the Bach Festival Orchestra.

The Young at Heart Chorale is a volunteer singing group for those 55+ years young. The group has weekly rehearsals and performs outreach concerts at local community centers.

The Bach Youth choir will make their highly anticipated return this fall. Young musicians will refine their musicianship skills through weekly rehearsals and performances.

The Bach to the Future initiative provides programs for primary and secondary school students.

The FreshStARTS program brings unique musical learning experiences into the schools featuring professional musicians who present a variety of musical genres. The newly formed Bach Vocal Artists offer educational outreach through open rehearsals, and/or school visits when available.

Our popular High School Honors Choral Festival provides valuable workshop/clinic feedback from collegiate choral directors recruited from across the country. This festival helps prepare high school choirs for their annual Music Performance Assessments.

A new initiative, the Choir of Distinction, offers area high school choirs a chance to compete for this honor. The carefully selected choir will receive many benefits including choral mentorship, educational opportunities, an invitation to perform, and a trophy.

The Bach Festival Society brings in world renowned visiting artists who often provide Master classes to students and patrons, giving a unique insider’s perspective of the process of fine-tuning musical excellence.

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ACCESSIBILITY The Bach Festival Society is committed to making its programs accessible to all audiences.

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88 TH SEASON Bach Vocal Artists: Haydn,

The King’s Singers Fri, February 10, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Thu, October 6, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Venus Ascending!

Sat, February 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Sun, February 12, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Insights & Sounds: Sublime Schubert Thu, October 27, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

JIJI, guitar Sun, October 30, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

Verdi’s Requiem Sun, November 6, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

Concertos by Candlelight Fri, February 17, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Sat, February 18, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Sun, February 19, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Chuck Seipp, trumpet and

Lisa Terry, viola da gamba and Tue, November 8, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Christmas in the Park Thu, December 1, 2022 at 6:15 p.m.

A Classic Christmas Sat, December 10, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

Sat, February 25, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

J.S. Bach’s Sun, February 26, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Sun, December 11, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

Insights & Sounds: Aspen Trio with

A Voctave Christmas

Thu, March 23, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Sat, March 25, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Paul Jacobs, organ Fri, February 3, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Insights & Sounds: The Spiritual Thu, April 6, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Spiritual Spaces Sat, February 4, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Pursuit of Peace Sat, April 29, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Sun, April 30, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Bach Vocal Artists: Odes and a Hymn for

Bach Vocal Artists: Marriage

Sun, February 5, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Thu, May 18, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

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