Program - Mission Mt. Mangart

2021/22 SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR:

ALTERNATIVE 2021/22

MISSION MT. MANGART PERFORMED BY YOUR COLORADO SYMPHONY SCOTT O’NEIL, conductor CHRIS ANTHONY, director/filmmaker ERICA BROWN, vocalist IZZY THOMAS, vocalist Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 7:00pm Boettcher Concert Hall

WARD/BATES arr. O’Neil

America the Beautiful

Arr. LOWDEN

Armed Forces Salute

CARLO NICOLAU

“Deborah Bankart” from Mission Mt. Mangart

CARLO NICOLAU

“Mangart Stories” from Mission Mt. Mangart — INTERMISSION — Mission Mt. Mangart Documentary

CARLO NICOLAU

"Mangart Finale" from Mission Mt. Mangart

CARLO NICOLAU

"Spirit of the 10th" from Mission Mt. Mangart

CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS, 4 MINUTES WITH A 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION

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PROGRAM I

ALTERNATIVE BIOGRAPHIES SCOTT O'NEIL, conductor As a conductor, Scott O’Neil recently completed a nine-year tenure as Resident Conductor with the Colorado Symphony in Denver. During his time there he performed with some of the classical world’s elite soloists, such as Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Pinchas Zukerman, Lang Lang, Van Cliburn, Christopher O’Riley, Cameron Carpenter and Sharon Isbin, as well as leaders in the larger musical world, such as Steve Vai, Chris Botti, Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, Tracy Silverman, Eileen Ivers, Sarah McLachlan, Ben Folds, Ingrid Michaelson, Amos Lee, Rufus Wainwright, Gregory Alan Isakov, Devotchka, The Lumineers, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Susan Egan and Will Chase.

Mr. O’Neil has also created and developed an extensive series of concerts, entitled Inside the Score, which combine art, entertainment and enlightenment to engage audiences in explorations of a wide variety of music and ideas. Under the umbrella of Inside the Score fall a number of sub-series, including biography (Letters from Mozart, The Best of Beethoven, Brahms: A Life in Music, Rachmaninoff: From Tragedy to Triumph), individual masterpieces (Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony – This I Believe!, Eroica!, Beethoven’s Fifth, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, Debussy’s La mer, the “The Debussy Code”) and a cross-genre concert – Shuffle – which includes everything from Bach, Elgar, and Prokofiev to Metheny, Björk, and Philip Glass, as well as a feature concert with cross-over artist Kip Winger. (Once the front man for the band Winger, he now composes “classical” music reminiscent of Honegger and Messiaen.) In this vein, O’Neil has also presented Masterworks programs with “cross-over” elements, notably featuring Victor Wooten, performing the premiere of his own Bass Whisperer concerto, co-written with Conni Ellisor.

Mr. O’Neil’s engaging manner in addressing audiences has led to extensive speaking engagements, including a TED-talk on music he composed for Arrow Electronics.

As an arranger/orchestrator, Mr. O’Neil has created and orchestrated numerous works for the Colorado Symphony (Arrow: Five Years Out! – an original composition, Pat Metheny’s “The First Circle” as well as Minuano, Björk’s Overture, “107 Steps” and “New World,” a live version of Philip Glass’s Changing Opinions); he has also written orchestrations for Ingrid Michaelson, Eileen Ivers and Bela Fleck.

Scott O’Neil continues to guest conduct and to lead his own ensemble, the Rosetta Music Society, in Denver, creating new, innovative programming and constantly seeking to draw wider audiences to live performances of music from Bach to today’s cutting-edge artists.

PROGRAM II

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

ALTERNATIVE BIOGRAPHIES CHRIS ANTHONY, director/filmmaker Colorado Native and SnowSports Hall of Fame Inductee Chris Anthony is a professional skier whom has been on skis since he was eighteen months old, and competed in almost every discipline of the sport. He made his way up the international ranks of Alpine Ski Racing before switching over to the Big Mountain Freeride Competitions, formally known as Extreme Skiing Competitions.

During the offseason, Chris raced road bikes professionally for one of the top Continental Teams. Both sports allowed him to spend time at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs where he was exposed to Exercise Physiology. He would later study this subject at the University of the Colorado and receive a Bachelor of Science degree.

During college Chris was recruited by Warren Miller Films to ski in one of the annual films. The opportunity inspired Chris to write a screenplay and eventually study film and writing while interning for Michael Douglas at Paramount Studios and attending USC in Los Angeles for a period of time.

During the winter months for more than 28 years, Chris continued to travel as an athlete, host and emcee for Warren Miller Films (now Warren Miller Entertainment), building his brand. He is known for outlandish ski film assignments in strange locations.

During his career Chris has free-lanced for several publications, co-authored a guidebook, was commissioned to write a screenplay, hosted and produced several television and segment projects. Chris has been booked for hundreds of speaking engagements, and formed a consulting and guide business.

Chris has volunteered thousands of hours for several charitable organizations, raising over a million dollars on their behalf prior to building his own youth outreach program called the Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project. https://www.chrisanthony.com/youth-initiative-project Chris has received numerous accolades including being inducted into the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame in 2018.

In 1991, Chris was appointed the title of Youth Ambassador for the State of Colorado by Governor Roy Romer. This sent Chris on a cultural exchange to the prefecture of Yamagata, Japan. In 1997, Chris was appointed to the Colorado Speakers Bureau, placing him in front of a number of Fortune 500 companies.

One of his prouder moments was receiving the 2014 St. Jude Children’s Hospital Sarah Burke Spirit Award for his work with youth. A year later, in 1998, Colorado Ski Country named Chris the spokesperson for their 5th and 6th Grade Passport Program. The Passport Program served as a platform for him to design his own youth mentoring program now operating under the guidance of the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center.

In 2013, Chris was inspired by a mentor to create a 501(c)(3) foundation to honor his desire to impact youth. His most powerful resource came from his position as a professional skier, through which he has engaged with more than 85,000 students over 20-plus years through school programs and other educational outlets.

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PROGRAM III

ALTERNATIVE BIOGRAPHIES Since the creation of his Youth Project as a fiscal partner of the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center in 2013, Chris has been able to take his mission to the next level. He has expanded his programming and now offers financial aid in select situations to ensure a broad spectrum of students can participate in his educational offerings.

More recently Chris expanded his Youth Project by underwriting snow science and avalanche education for youth and is currently working on an educational documentary.

In 2014 the Governor of the State of Colorado endorsed the Project with this statement: “Colorado has always led the way in quality of life, fitness, adventure and outdoors. The Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project has taken the unique outdoor assets we have across the state and created a program that will further enhance youth education.”

— John Hickenlooper, Former Governor of the State of Colorado.

Current United States Senator

ERICA BROWN, vocalist Miss Erica Brown is a Recording Artist, Author and Actress based in Denver, CO. Erica has been a mainstay in Colorado’s Music scene for over 30 years.

A few highlights of her career are: Erica has been awarded Colorado’s Five Points Jazz Festival’s™ Tribute Award; The Colorado Blues Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award; Inclusion in the Smithsonian Magazine’s historic companion issue coinciding with the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Contributed to a musical effort to support the Colorado Symphony’s Play On Recovery Fund.

With Erica on vocals, the recording featured select members of the award-winning Colorado Symphony, including Concertmistress Yumi Hwang-Williams; In 2021, Erica was honored with inclusion in the International Book Series Phenomenon, Chicken Soup for the Soul, with a chapter written by her in their newest publication “I’m Speaking Now: Black Women Share Their Truth in 101 Stories of Love, Courage and Hope”.

In late 2021, Erica was tapped by Chris Anthony, Founder and Director of the Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Program to collaborate with the Program to provide music educational experiences, and tools to enhance the classroom experience.

IZZY THOMAS, vocalist Isabel Thomas is a go-getter. From digging deep for ground balls in Lacrosse to singing and dancing her heart out, she loves to be active and perform. Born and raised in Eagle County, Isabel is currently in 8th grade at Eagle Valley Middle School. She’s honored to perform the national anthem for this event.