Program - A Colorado Christmas

HOLIDAY

2018/19

2018/19 SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:

A COLORADO CHRISTMAS CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor DEVIN DESANTIS, tenor COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate conductor COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE, DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director Friday, December 14, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 15, 2018, at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 15, 2018, at 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 16, 2018, at 1:00 p.m.

Boettcher Concert Hall

arr. HARRIS

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

arr. FRY

Old American Carols

TARAS NAHIRNIAK

Hodie Christus

BENJAMIN BRITTEN from Ceremony of Carols There is No Rose This Little Babe arr. KELLY

Ding Dong Merrily on High

LEROY ANDERSON

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This Weekend's Performances are Gratefully Dedicated to The Anschutz Foundation Saturday Afternoon's Concert is Gratefully Dedicated to Ernst & Young Saturday Evening's Concert is Gratefully Dedicated to Bank of America PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

SOUNDINGS

2018/19

PROGRAM 1

HOLIDAY

2018/19

RANDOL BASS

Gloria

BESTOR/O'NEIL

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

arr. FRY

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

— INTERMISSION —

arr. HIGGINS

Christmas on Broadway

LEROY ANDERSON

Sleigh Ride

PIERPONT/arr. WOLFE

Jingle Bells

arr. BRYMER/BROWN

Irving Berlin's Christmas

HANDEL from Too Hot to Handel arr. CHRISTIANSON/ Comfort Ye ANDERSON For Unto Us Hallelujah DONALD FRASER

This Christmastide

arr. FRY

We Wish You a Very Merry Christmas

Special appearance by Brad and Susie Bolton

PROGRAM 2

C O L O R A D O SY M P H O N Y.O R G

HOLIDAY AUDIENCE SING ALONG A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL JOY TO THE WORLD Joy to the world, the Lord is come, Let earth receive her King!

Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room, And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.

DECK THE HALL Deck the hall with boughs of holly, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

‘Tis the season to be jolly, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

Don we now our gay apparel, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay.

Remember Christ our Savior Was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan’s power When we were gone astray.

Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.

JINGLE BELLS Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh, O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way.

Bells on Bobtail ring, making spirits bright; What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL Come and behold Him, born the King of Angels; O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

WHITE CHRISTMAS I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.

Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas card I write; May your days be merry and bright, And may all your Christmases be white.

SOUNDINGS

2018/19

PROGRAM 3

HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is in his fourth season as the Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony. For three years he previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch. Christopher works regularly in Australia and has guest conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. His 2015 debut performance at the Sydney Opera House with Josh Pyke and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was released on album by ABC Music and won an ARIA the following year. Christopher’s international guest conducting includes the Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

He has also conducted at numerous festivals including the Breckenridge and Bangalow Music Festivals, with both resulting in immediate re-invitations. At the beginning of 2016 Mr. Dragon conducted Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony as part of the Perth International Arts Festival alongside Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra. Christopher Dragon began his conducting studies in 2011 and was a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program in Australia under the guidance of course director Christopher Seaman. He has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Leonid Grin, Paavo and Neeme Järvi at the Järvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival, and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.

DEVIN DESANTIS, tenor Devin DeSantis is a Colorado native who hails from Arvada, and is elated and honored to be back on the Boettcher stage for the holiday season.

He grew up in this very hall as a proud member of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, and started his solo career with the Colorado Symphony at the age of 11 in Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, conducted by Marin Alsop.

Favorite professional credits include: Tommy in The Who’s Tommy (Jeff Award Nomination Best Actor), Marius in Les Misérables (Jeff Award Nomination Best Supporting Actor), Prince Eric in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Britt Craig/ Young Soldier in Parade, Dr. Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein, Corny Collins in Hairspray, Buddy in the first regional post-broadway production of Side Show, Nanki-Poo in Hot Mikado, Frederic in Pirates of Penzance, Matthew in Altar Boyz Chicago, the world premier of The Three Musketeers at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Anyone Can Whistle starring Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald, and The Most Happy Fella starring George Hearn. He was a singer for 4 years in The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes. He has also performed across the pond with Chamber Opera Chicago at the Shanklin Theatre on the Isle of Wight and the Theatre Royal Winchester. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Music, a member of Actor’s Equity, and Associate Artistic Director/founding member of the Chicago Artists Chorale, currently in their 5th season. Have courage and be kind.

PROGRAM 4

C O L O R A D O SY M P H O N Y.O R G

HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate conductor, Colorado Symphony Chorus Mary Louise Burke is in her 25th season as Associate Chorus Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. In addition to assisting Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, she also prepares the chorus for various Colorado Symphony pops concerts and special chorus projects. Burke is also Associate Director of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, conducting the Concert Choir and acting as vocal coach for the Chorale. With an expertise in vocal technique, Burke frequently does seminars in vocal and choral techniques for area church and community choirs. She is the Vocal Advisor at Montview Presbyterian Church and has taught classes in “Find Your Authentic Voice” at the University of Denver. She has a Doctorate in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado.

COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS The 2018-2019 Colorado Symphony concert season marks the 35th year of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the Symphony, the chorus has grown, over the past three decades, into a nationally respected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of 185 volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances (more than 25 this year alone), and radio and television broadcasts, to repeat critical acclaim. The Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival, performing many great masterworks under the baton of notable conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murry Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano and David Zinman. Among the seven recordings the CSO Chorus has made is a NAXOS release of Roy Harris’s Symphony No. 4, as well as a remarkable recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The Chorus is also featured on a Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Stephen Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. Most recently, the Orchestra and Chorus has released a world-premier recording of William Hill’s The Raven. In 2009, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the chorus, Duain Wolfe conducted the chorus on a 3-country, 2-week concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl and Prague, and in 2016 the chorus returned to Europe for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg and Munich. From Evergreen to Brighton, and Boulder to Castle Rock, singers travel each week to rehearsals and performances in Denver totaling about 80 a year. The Colorado Symphony continues to be grateful for the excellence and dedication of this remarkable all-volunteer ensemble! For an audition appointment, visit the symphony website for an on-line sign up form. www.coloradosymphony.org

SOUNDINGS

2018/19

PROGRAM 5

HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS Duain Wolfe, Founding Director and Conductor; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Conductor; Travis Branam, Taylor Martin, Assistant Conductors; Brian Dukeshier, Hsiao-Ling Lin, Danni Snyder, Pianists; Eric Israelson, Barbara Porter, Chorus Managers SOPRANO I Black, Kimberly Black, Shelby Brazell, Madeline Brown, Jamie Causey, Denelda Coberly, Sarah Dirksen, Sarah Emerich, Kate A. Gile, Jenifer D. Gill, Lori C. Graber, Susan Heintzkill, Mary-Therese Hinkley, Lynnae C. Hittle, Erin R. Hofmeister, Mary Hupp, Angela M. Jordan. Cameron Joy, Shelley E. Kim, Michelle Knecht, Melanie Levy, Juliet Long, Lisa Look, Cathy Maupin, Anne Mitchell, Angela Moraskie, Wendy L. Porter, Barbara A. Schawel, Camilia Sladovnik, Roberta A. Solich, Stephanie A. Stegink, Nicole J. Tate, Judy Wuertz, Karen York, Hannah Young, Cara M. SOPRANO II Ascani, Lori Blum, Jude Bohannon, Hailey Borinski, Jackie Bowen, Alex S. Brauchli, Margot L. Coberly, Ruth A. Colbert, Gretchen Cote, Kerry H. Dakkouri, Claudia Irwin, Emily R. Kendall, Chelsea Kittle, Grace A.

PROGRAM 6

Kraft, Lisa D. Kushnir, Marina Linder, Dana Machusko, Rebecca E. Montigne, Erin Mulvany, Suzanne Nesbit, Angie Nyholm, Christine M. O'Nan, Jeannette R. Pflug, Kim Rae, Donneve S. Rider, Shirley J. Roth, Sarah Ruff, Mahli Saddler, Nancy C. Timme, Sydney Von Roedern, Susan K. Walker, Marcia L. Weinstein, Sherry L. Woodrow, Sandy Zisler, Joan M. ALTO I Adams, Priscilla P. Braud-Kern, Charlotte Brown, Kimberly Cauthen, Rachael Franz, Kirsten D. Frey, Susie Gayley, Sharon R. Groom, Gabriella D. Guittar, Pat Haller, Emily Holst, Melissa J. Hoopes, Kaia M Kim, Annette Kraft, Deanna McNulty, Emily McWaters, Susan Nordenholz, Kristen Passoth, Ginny Pringle, Jennifer Rudolph, Kathi L. Schmicker, Kate Stevenson, Melanie Thayer, Mary B. Virtue, Pat Voland, Col leen

ALTO II Boothe, Kay A. Cox, Martha E. Daniel, Sheri L. Deck, Barbara Dominguez, Joyce Eslick, Carol A. Golden, Daniela Holmes, Kelsey Hoskins, Hansi Jackson, Brandy H. Janasko, Ellen D. Kibler, Janice LeBaron, Andrea London, Carole A. Maltzahn, Joanna K. Marchbank, Barbara J. Nittoli, Leslie M. Scooros, Pamela R. Worthington, Evin TENOR I Dougan, Dustin Gordon, Jr., Frank Guittar, Jr., Forrest Hodel, David K. Jordan, Curt Moraskie, Richard A. Mosser, Shane Muesing, Garvis J. Nicholas, Timothy W. Rehberg, Dallas Reiley, William G. Roach, Eugene Zimmerman, Kenneth A. TENOR I I Babcock, Gary E. Bradley, Mac Carlson, James Davies, Dusty R. Dinkel, Jack Fuehrer, Roger Gale, John H. Hunt, Leonard Ibrahim, Sami Kolm, Kenneth E. Lively, Mark McCracken, Todd Meswarb, Stephen J. Milligan, Tom A.

C O L O R A D O SY M P H O N Y.O R G

Richardson, Tyler Ruth, Ronald L. Seamans, Andrew J. Shaw, Kyle Sims, Jerry E. Colorado Symphony Chorus Founding Director and Conductor Duain Wolfe Associate Conductor Mary Louise Burke Assistant Conductors Travis Branam Taylor Mart in Pianists Brian Dukeshier Hsiao-Ling Lin Danni Snyder Chorus Managers Eric Israelson Barbara Porter Bass I Adams, John G. Cowen, George Drickey, Robert E. Gray, Matthew Hesse, Douglas D. Jirak, Thomas J. Patterson, Ethan R. Quarles, Kenneth Ragan, Jimmy Ravid, Frederick Struthers, David R. Bass II Friedlander, Robert Grossman, Chris Israelson, Eric W. Jackson, Terry L. Kent, Roy A. Morrison, Greg A. Nuccio, Eugene J. Potter, Tom Skillings, Russell R. Skinner, Jack Smedberg, Matthew Swanson, Wil W. Taylor, Don Virtue, Tom G. Zhang, Alex

HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director, Colorado Children’s Chorale Deborah DeSantis has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Colorado Children’s Chorale since 1983. She directs tour choir and regularly conducts performances throughout metropolitan Denver and has led numerous tours, nationally and internationally. Her passion for artistic excellence and music education has been a driving force in the development of the Chorale’s School Partnership program, which she established in 1994. In addition to designing and directing community performance residencies for the Chorale, she frequently serves as guest clinician and conductor for school and community children’s choral programs throughout the nation. Debbie has conducted seminars and workshops for Chorus America, the American Choral Director’s Association, Colorado Music Educators Association, the Choristers’ Guild and the Suzuki Institute and has served as co-chair of Chorus America’s Children/Youth Choir Constituency.

COLORADO CHILDREN'S CHORALE Celebrating their 45th Anniversary Season, the Colorado Children’s Chorale has brought its artistry and charm to audiences throughout the world. With a diverse repertoire ranging from fully staged opera and musical theater to standard choral compositions in classical, folk and popular traditions, the Chorale performs with an innovative stage presentation and a unique theatrical spirit. In recognition of its artistic quality, the Chorale was awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and the prestigious El Pomar Award for Excellence in Arts and Humanities. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Deborah DeSantis and Executive Director Meg Steitz, the Colorado Children’s Chorale annually trains 500 members between the ages of 7 and 14 from all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds representing more than 170 schools in the Denver metro area and beyond. Since its founding in 1974, the Chorale has sung countless performances with some of the world’s finest performing arts organizations, performed for numerous dignitaries, and appeared in several television and radio broadcasts. The Performance Program includes a series of selfproduced concerts, numerous performances with other Colorado arts organizations and touring around the world. The Chorale presents annual performances of Christmas with the Children’s Chorale and Spring with the Children’s Chorale at Boettcher Concert Hall, A Classical Jazz Evening at Saint John’s Cathedral plus Performing Small Miracles and Spring Fling Sing! which are presented in venues across the metro area. This season also includes War Requiem, A Colorado Christmas and Carmina Burana with the Colorado Symphony, Billy Budd with Central City Opera and Tosca with the Philadelphia Orchestra for Bravo! Vail.

SOUNDINGS

2018/19

PROGRAM 7

HOLIDAY PROGRAM NOTES COLORADO CHILDREN'S CHORALE Deborah DeSantis, Artistic Director Mary Louise Burke, Associate Director TOUR CHOIR James Algermissen Ella Basham Ben Bosch Gabi Bustamante Pryce Cantrell Ethan Conklin Lucy Crile Emily Cull Logan Day-Richter Theresa Dowling Katie Dupper Vinny Falk Reagan Fitzgerald Izzy Getsch Annie Goldmanis Haylee Gonzales Junhee Graf Bella Grant Sophia Haynes Ethan Hecker Gunnar Henry Elena Higgins Graham Higgins Violet Higgins Nate Hutabarat Charles Hutchings Elliot Jenkins Emily Johnson Kuyla Kim Shaedryn Klein Nora Knight Connor Kramer Julia Kung Vivianne Lee Daisy Lynch Claire Mann Jacob Mays Trey Mays Luke McAdams

PROGRAM 8

Noah Meyerhoff Maressa Mora-Calderon Levi Morris Lillian Moyer Marisa Mulryan Finn Murry Sarah Myers Bella Newton Gareth Page-Roth Jack Peterson Ben Ragan Lucy Reynolds Emelie Rosenberg Lily Sharpe Jack Shoup Claire Sladovnik Jaxson Smith Audra Snyder Oliver Strubbe Ira Timme Henry Trask Max Trujillo-Acevedo Annika Visser Alaina Wharton Josie Wilger Owen Wolfinger CONCERT CHOIR Mara Baldwin Lauren Becker Samantha Becker Madi Bishop Karsten Braun Saniyah Brooks Sophie Call Carson Cash Logan Chamberlain Carly Crile Cayden Culwell Bianca Curtiss-Schmidt

Melissa Dai Sophia Dai Carolynn Dominguez Raeya Engstrom Makenzi Ewing Annie Fialka Eryn Franklin Clara Frey Amelia Gassen Sofia Gessler Lyla Getsch Noelle Gibson Tori Greer Migui Guajardo Tihun Hann Jackson Hasserd Emilia Heeres Erin Hoglund RuAnn Hollingsworth Adedoyin Jaiyesimi Rachel Johnson Ian Johnson Salome Johnson-Harris Jake Jui Tess Jui Alyscia Lansing Ariana Lavezza Maddie Lopez Eli Maize Mackenzie Malloy Niko Maniatis Abigail Martineau Sofie Mason Vaughn Mason Micah Mays Adah Meyerhoff Silvana Mezzacapo Bella Mitchell Beth Mitchell Sloane Moritz

C O L O R A D O SY M P H O N Y.O R G

Bianca Morris Amelia Muldrow Raditya Muljadi Kate Natale Kason Nicholas Sophie Park Clara Park Taytum Peterson Vivian Pitzer Michael Pitzer Jonathan Pitzer Kaitlyn Potts Marion Powers Claire Prior Selina Rakhmanova Marcos Rendon Julia Rippons Ian Rocklin Grace Ross Elena Russell Marley Scott Elijah Scott Leah Sepulveda Conor Sharpe Drew Shoup Hayley Smith Dannika Sternlicht Zach Talmage Sofia Tkachenko Asha Wagner Brooke Walton Blaise Weinig Joy Wiebel Ella Williams Mary Kate Wilson Maddie Windes Johnson Zhu Addison Zink