2024.04.03 | Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell Program

Co-presented with Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell Wednesday, April 3, 2024 | 8 PM Pre-Concert Lecture by Classical California KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen | 7 PM

Soka Performing Arts Center at Soka University of America

Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell

PROGRAM

VINCE MENDOZA Flight of Moving Days (New commission to mark the centenary of Sir Neville Marriner) Douglas Marriner, percussion Joshua Bell, violin

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 I. Allegro molto appassionato II. Andante III. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivace Original cadenzas by Joshua Bell Joshua Bell, violin

- INTERMISSION ROBERT SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 I. Sostenuto assai; Allegro ma non troppo II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace III. Adagio espressivo IV. Allegro molto vivace

PROGRAM NOTES Flight of Moving Days VINCE MENDOZA Born November 17, 1961, CT (New commission to mark the centenary of Sir Neville Marriner) Douglas Marriner, percussion Joshua Bell, violin Vince Mendoza studied piano and guitar as a boy and later took up trumpet. He studied at Ohio State University and earned his masters in composition at the USC Thornton School of Music.

Mendoza has been particularly interested in the interface between classical music and jazz, and in Europe he has been the music director of the Metropole Orkest in the Netherlands and the WDR Big Band in Cologne. He is now an adjunct professor of jazz composition at USC Thornton.

The composer has supplied a program note: Lyricism and rhythmic freedom have always been the starting point of my approach to composition.

Where can we place our melodies in relation to a perceived pulse?

Moreover, the challenge for written ensemble music in the jazz tradition is to invite the listener to imagine that what they are hearing is not actually written down but being made up right on the spot The sound of a modern drum set combined with the attitude of a post-romantic sized orchestra is most certainly an odd juxtaposition.

But in the construction of Flight

of Moving Days I saw this juxtaposition as nothing less than a recipe for invention, and especially for providing a new point of view that enhances our understanding of the story. Think of the drum soloist as the unexpected party guest, who in the end changes the direction of the party, to a new and exciting mood, energy and emotion. My point of departure for the orchestra is their quasiromantic language but with a more improvisational approach to phrasing, not to mention recurring Schumann-esque moments that become a basis for a quasi-themeand-variation treatment over the course of the piece. The drum soloist’s role in Flight may begin with coloristic flourishes, rolls and washes, but it gradually becomes more influential to the rhythmic awareness of the orchestra. I also enjoy the blurring of the lines between what is written for a jazz drum soloist and what they would otherwise choose to play to accentuate a particular melody, rhythm or energy. The drummer is in this case riding gracefully over a steadily moving wave, always going forward. By the time we reach the end of Flight the drums are transformed from a provider of color to the main driving force of rhythm to the end, culminating in a drum-violin dialog reminiscent of early Stravinsky or Milhaud’s impressions of 1920’s Jazz. But I’d rather think of it as an improvised late night jam session amongst musical rivals. That’s when the real party gets started.

Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell I would like to thank the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Joshua Bell and Douglas Marriner for inviting me to contribute Flight of Moving Days to their grand celebration of Sir Neville Marriner and the beautiful legacy that he built for us.

(Vince Mendoza)

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 FELIX MENDELSSOHN Born February 3, 1809, Hamburg Died November 4, 1847, Leipzig (Original cadenzas by Joshua Bell) Joshua Bell, violin “I would like to write you a violin concerto for next winter. One in E minor keeps running through my head, and the opening gives me no peace.” So wrote Mendelssohn to his lifelong friend, violinist Ferdinand David, in 1838, and that opening has given millions of music-lovers no peace ever since, for it is one of the most perfect violin melodies ever written.

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto seems so polished, so effortless in its easy flow that this music feels as if it must have appeared in one sustained stroke of Mendelssohn’s pen. Yet this concerto took seven years to write. Normally a fast worker, Mendelssohn worked very carefully on this music, revising, polishing, and consulting with David–his concertmaster at the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra–at every step of its composition. He completed the score while on vacation in Soden, near Frankfurt,

during the summer of 1844, and David gave the premiere in Leipzig on March 13, 1845. Mendelssohn was sick at that time and could not conduct, so his assistant, the Danish composer Niels Gade, led the first performance.

We do not normally think of Mendelssohn as an innovator, but his Violin Concerto is as remarkable for its originality as for its endless beauty. So overfamiliar has this music become that it is easy to miss its many innovations. These begin in the first instant: Mendelssohn does away with the standard orchestral exposition and has the violin enter in the second bar with its famous theme, marked Allegro molto appassionato and played entirely on the violin’s E-string; this soaring idea establishes the movement’s singing yet impassioned character from the very beginning.

Other themes follow in turn–a transitional figure for the orchestra and the true second subject, a chorale-like tune first given out by the woodwinds. This concerto offers wonderful violin music: Mendelssohn played the violin himself, and he consulted with David at every point–the result is a concerto that sits gracefully under the violinist’s hand and sounds to its listeners as poised and idiomatic as it actually is. It is also easy to miss how deftly this concerto is scored: Mendelssohn writes for what is essentially the Mozart-Haydn orchestra (pairs of woodwinds, trumpets, and horns, plus timpani and strings), and he is able to keep textures

PROGRAM NOTES transparent and the soloist audible throughout, but he can also make that orchestra ring out with a splendor that Mozart and Haydn never dreamed of. The quiet timpani strokes in the first few seconds, which subtly energize the orchestra’s swirling textures, are just one of many signs of the hand of a master. Another innovation: Mendelssohn sets the cadenza where we do not expect it, at the end of the development rather than just before the coda. We are used to the “standard” cadenza in this concerto–a cadenza that appears to have been largely the creation of Ferdinand David, who fashioned it from Mendelssohn’s themes–but at this concert Joshua Bell performs his own cadenza for this movement. The return of the orchestra is a masterstroke: it is the orchestra that brings back the movement’s main theme as the violinist accompanies the orchestra with dancing arpeggios

full of double-stopping and fingered octaves, is a great deal more difficult than it sounds.

Mendelssohn hated applause between movements, and he tried to guard against it here by tying the first two movements together with a single bassoon note (this has not always stopped audiences, however). The two themes of the Andante might by themselves define the term “romanticism.”

There is a sweetness about this music that could–in other hands– turn cloying, but Mendelssohn skirts that danger gracefully.

The soloist has the arching and falling opening melody, while the orchestra gives out the darker, more insistent second subject. The writing for violin in this movement,

Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61 ROBERT SCHUMANN Born June 8, 1810, Zwickau Died July 29, 1856, Endenich

Mendelssohn joins the second and third movements with an anticipatory bridge passage that subtly takes its shape from the concerto’s opening theme. Resounding fanfares from the orchestra lead directly to the soloist’s entrance on an effervescent, dancing melody so full of easy grace that we seem suddenly in the fairyland atmosphere of Mendelssohn’s own incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Several other themes appear along the way (Mendelssohn combines some of them in ingenious ways),but it is the sprightly opening melody that dominates as the music flies through the sparkling coda and concludes on the violin’s exultant three-octave leap.

Schumann and his wife Clara made a five-month tour of Russia in 1844. Her piano-playing was acclaimed everywhere, but the always-vulnerable Schumann found himself somewhat in the shade, and on their return to Leipzig the composer began to show signs of acute depression: he said that even the act of listening to music “cut into my nerves like knives.” So serious did this become that by the end of the

Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell year Schumann was unable to work at all. He gave up his position at the Leipzig Conservatory, and the couple moved to Dresden in the hope that quieter surroundings would help his recovery. Only gradually was he able to resume work, completing the Piano Concerto in the summer of 1845 and beginning work on the Second Symphony in the fall. Schumann usually worked quickly, but the composition of this symphony took a very long time. Apparently Schumann had to suspend work on the symphony for extended periods while he struggled to maintain his mental energy, and it was not completed until October 1846. The first performance took place on November 5, 1846, with Mendelssohn conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Given the conditions under which it was written, one might expect Schumann’s Second Symphony to be full of dark music, but in fact the opposite is true–this is one of Schumann’s sunniest scores, full of radiance and strength. And, considering the protracted and difficult period of the symphony’s composition, it is surprising to find the work so tightly unified.

The symphony opens with a slow introduction–Sostenuto assai–as a trumpet fanfare rings out quietly above slowly-moving strings. During the earliest stages of this symphony’s composition, Schumann wrote to Mendelssohn that “Drums and trumpets (trumpets in C) have been sounding in my mind for quite a while now,” so apparently this trumpet-call was

one of the earliest seeds of the symphony–it recurs throughout.

The introduction gathers speed and flows directly into the Allegro ma non troppo, whose main subject is a sharply-dotted melody for violins and woodwinds. This opening movement is in sonata form, and near the end the trumpet fanfare blazes out once again.

The second movement is a scherzo marked Allegro vivace. In contrast to some of Schumann’s others symphonic scherzos– which can remain earthbound– this one flies. Almost a perpetualmotion movement, it makes virtuoso demands on the violins.

Two trio sections interrupt the scherzo–the first for woodwinds in triplets, the second for strings– before the opening music returns and the movement speeds to an exciting close. At the climax of this coda, the trumpet fanfare rings out above the racing violins.

The Adagio espressivo, one of Schumann’s most attractive slow movements, opens with a longbreathed melody for the violins.

This movement is the emotional center of the symphony, and though this music never wears its heart on its sleeve, its composition made such heavy emotional demands on the composer that he had to stop work temporarily after completing it.

The finale–marked Allegro molto vivace–bursts to life with a rush up the C-major scale. Schumann said of the composition of this

ABOUT THE ARTISTS movement: “In the Finale I began to feel myself, and indeed I was much better after I finished the work. Yet . . . it recalls to me a dark period in my life.” The symphony’s unity is further demonstrated by Schumann’s transformation of the first four notes of the main theme of the Adagio into this movement’s second theme and then–at the climax of the entire symphony–by the return of the trumpet fanfare.

It begins softly, but gradually

grows to a statement of complete triumph, and–with timpani and brass ringing out–the symphony thunders to its close.

Though the Second Symphony may have been the product of a “dark period” in its creator’s often unstable life, it also appears to have been the vehicle by which he made his way back to health.

Program notes are © Eric Bromberger, 2024

Joshua Bell, violin With a career spanning almost four decades, GRAMMY® Awardwinning violinist Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated artists of his era. Bell has performed with virtually every major orchestra in the world, and continues to maintain engagements as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, conductor and as the Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

Bell’s highlights in the 2023-24 season include an international tour of his newly-commissioned project, The Elements, featuring works by renowned composers representing each of the five elements. Composers include Jake Heggie (Fire), Jennifer Higdon (Air), Edgar Meyer (Water), Jessie Montgomery (Space), and Kevin Puts (Earth). The work will receive its premiere performances with the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Hong Kong Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony

Orchestra, and Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Bell will also release his new album on Sony Classical, Butterfly Lovers, in summer 2023. The record features the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao, newly arranged for a traditional Chinese orchestra conducted by Tsung Yeh. Bell will also lead the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on tour in Australia and throughout the United States. Bell appears as artist-in-residence this season with the NDR Elbphilharmonie, and as guest artist with the New Jersey Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and more.

In 2011, Bell was named Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, succeeding Sir Neville Marriner, who formed the orchestra in 1959. Bell’s history with the Academy dates to 1986,

Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell when he first recorded the Bruch and Mendelssohn concertos with Marriner and the orchestra.

Bell has since led the orchestra on several albums including Beethoven’s Fourth and Seventh Symphonies, an all-Bach album, For the Love of Brahms, and, most recently, Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, which was nominated for a 2019 GRAMMY® Award.

In summer 2020, PBS presented Joshua Bell: At Home With Music, a nationwide broadcast produced entirely in lockdown, by Tony and Emmy Award-winning director Dori Berinstein. The program included core classical repertoire as well as new arrangements of beloved works, including a West Side Story medley. The special featured guest artists Larisa Martínez, Jeremy Denk, Peter Dugan, and Kamal Khan. In August 2020, Sony Classical released the companion album to the special, Joshua Bell: At Home With Music (Live).

Bell has commissioned and premiered new works by John Corigliano, Edgar Meyer, Behzad Ranjbaran and Nicholas Maw, and his recording of Maw’s violin concerto received a GRAMMY® award.

Bell has collaborated with peers including Renée Fleming, Chick Corea, Regina Spektor, Wynton Marsalis, Chris Botti, Anoushka Shankar, Frankie Moreno, Josh Groban, and Sting, among others.

In 2019, Bell joined his longtime friends and musical partners, cellist

Steven Isserlis and pianist Jeremy Denk, for a ten-city American trio tour; the trio also recorded Mendelssohn’s piano trios at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, slated for release next season.

In 1998, Bell worked with composer John Corigliano on recording the film soundtrack for The Red Violin, which elevated Bell to a household name and garnered Corigliano an Academy Award. Since then, Bell has appeared on several other film soundtracks, including Ladies in Lavender (2004) and Defiance (2008). Bell commemorated the 20th anniversary of The Red Violin (1998) in 2018-19, bringing the film with live orchestra to various festivals and the New York Philharmonic.

Bell has also appeared three times as a guest star on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and made numerous appearances on the Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle. Bell is also featured on six Live From Lincoln Center specials, as well as a PBS Great Performances episode, “Joshua Bell: West Side Story in Central Park.”

In 2021, Bell announced his new partnership with Trala, the techpowered violin learning app. Bell maintains active involvement with Education Through Music and Turnaround Arts, and in 2014, Bell mentored and performed alongside National YoungArts Foundation string musicians in

ABOUT THE ARTISTS an HBO Family Documentary special, Joshua Bell: A YoungArts Masterclass. Bell received the 2019 Glashütte Original MusicFestivalAward, presented in conjunction with the Dresden Music Festival, for his commitment to arts education.

Bell’s ongoing partnership with Embertone, the leading virtual instrument sampling company, on the Joshua Bell Virtual Violin, a sampler created for producers, engineers, artists, and composers, is widely considered the best virtual instrument of its kind. Bell also collaborated on the Joshua Bell VR experience with Sony PlayStation 4 VR, which features Bell performing with pianist Sam Haywood in full 360-degrees VR. As an exclusive Sony Classical artist, Bell has recorded more than 40 albums, garnering GRAMMY®, Mercury®, Gramophone and OPUS KLASSIK awards. Bell’s 2019 Amazon Originals Chopin Nocturne arrangement was the first classical release of its kind on Amazon Music. Bell’s 2016 release, For the Love of Brahms, features recordings with the Academy, Steven Isserlis, and Jeremy Denk. Bell’s 2013 album with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, featuring Bell directing Beethoven’s Fourth and Seventh symphonies, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

In 2007, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post story, centered on Bell performing incognito in a Washington, D.C. metro station,

sparked an ongoing conversation regarding artistic reception. The feature inspired Kathy Stinson’s 2013 children’s book, The Man With The Violin, and an animated film with music by Academy Award-winning composer Anne Dudley. Stinson’s subsequent 2017 book, Dance With The Violin, illustrated by Dušan Petričić, offers a glimpse into one of Bell’s competition experiences at age 12. Bell debuted The Man With The Violin festival at the Kennedy Center in 2017, and, in March 2019, presented a Man With The Violin family concert with the Seattle Symphony.

Born in Bloomington, Indiana, Bell began playing the violin at age four, and at age twelve, began studies with his mentor, Josef Gingold. At age 14, Bell debuted with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and made his Carnegie Hall debut at age 17 with the St. Louis Symphony. At age 18, Bell signed with his first label, London Decca, and received the Avery Fisher Career Grant. In the years following, Bell has been nominated for six GRAMMY® awards, named “Instrumentalist of the Year” by Musical America, deemed a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum, and received the Avery Fisher Prize. He has also received the 2003 Indiana Governor’s Arts Award and a Distinguished Alumni Service Award in 1991 from the Jacobs School of Music. In 2000, he was named an “Indiana Living Legend.”

Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell Bell has performed for three American presidents and the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. He participated in former president Barack Obama’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities’ first cultural mission to Cuba, joining Cuban and American musicians on an Emmy-nominated PBS Live from Lincoln Center special; Joshua Bell: Seasons of Cuba, celebrating renewed cultural diplomacy between Cuba and the United States.

Bell performs on the 1713 Huberman Stradivarius violin.

Joshua Bell appears by arrangement with Park Avenue Artists (www.parkavenueartists.com) and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Mr. Bell records exclusively for Sony Classical - a MASTERWORKS label.

Academy of St Martin in the Fields The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music.

Formed by Sir Neville Marriner in 1958 from a group of leading London musicians, the ASMF gave its first performance in its namesake church in November 1959.

Through unrivalled live performances and a vast recording output – highlights of which include the 1969 bestseller Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and the soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film Amadeus – the orchestra gained an enviable

international reputation for its distinctive, polished and refined sound. With over 500 releases in a much-vaunted discography and a comprehensive international touring program, the name and sound of the ASMF is known and loved by classical audiences throughout the world.

Today the orchestra is led by Music Director and virtuoso violinist Joshua Bell, retaining the collegiate spirit and flexibility of the original small, conductor-less ensemble which is an ASMF hallmark. Under Bell’s direction, and with the support of Leader/ Director Tomo Keller, ASMF continues to push

ABOUT THE ARTISTS the boundaries of player-directed performance to new heights, presenting symphonic repertoire and chamber music on a grand scale at prestigious venues around the globe.

ASMF has enjoyed a full 2023, including a European tour with Joshua Bell, a visit to the US with cellist Gary Hoffman and mandolinist Avi Avital, concerts across Germany and Italy with pianist Seong-Jin Cho, festival performances at Bravo! Vail, and features at multiple German summer festivals. A busy 2023/24 season has already included a tour of Australia with Joshua Bell & a live screening of Amadeus at the Royal Albert Hall, with a tour of Germany with Beatrice Rana and Adam Fischer, appearances in Spain with Julia Fischer, multiple visits to the U.S. with our Chamber Ensemble, and an extensive tour of the USA with Joshua Bell to come.

Marriner 100 in April 2024 forms the centerpiece of our season in a series of special concerts and events to celebrate the life and legacy of our founder, Sir Neville Marriner, in his centenary year. At the heart of the festivities will be four UK concert performances each at a significant venue in Marriner’s musical life and showcasing the versatility and musical excellence of ASMF. The season is inspired by Sir Neville’s entrepreneurial spirit, and the many ways in which his musical achievements continue to influence the orchestra today and into its future.

The ASMF continues its dedication

to Learning & Participation, taking the player-directed essence of the ensemble and working with communities across London and beyond to increase wellbeing, connectedness, and autonomy. This includes work with schools, people experiencing homelessness, and supporting the next generation of orchestral musicians through collaborations with Southbank Sinfonia. www.asmf.org The Academy’s work in the U.S. is supported by Maria Cardamone and Paul Matthews together with the American Friends of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Joshua Bell

Vince Mendoza, Composer Eight-time Grammy Award-winning composer-arranger Vince Mendoza has been at the forefront of the jazz and contemporary music scene as a composer, conductor and recording artist for the last 30 years. According to All about Jazz, Mendoza “daringly expands the vernacular by including elements of abstract impressionism, romanticism and a highly unorthodox palette to position him as the clear and natural successor to the late Gil Evans.” He has written scores of compositions and arrangements for big band, chamber and symphonic settings while his jazz composing credits read like a “who’s who” of the best modern instrumentalists and singers in the world today.

Mendoza’s arranging has appeared on many critically acclaimed projects that include dozens of albums with song writing legends and vocalists such as Björk, Gregory Porter, Chaka Khan, Elvis Costello, Alejandro Sanz, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Sting, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. He has 8 Grammy Awards and 38 nominations.

Mendoza’s new recording “Olympians” with the Netherlands Metropole Orkest, offers fresh, masterful readings of his compositions, featuring the orchestra with Dianne Reeves, Cécile McLorin Salvant and Saxophonist Chris Potter. His 2021 recording “Freedom Over Everything” features

Master Emcee Black Thought and soprano Julia Bullock while weaving his individual approach to jazz rhythms and instrumental colors through a grand symphonic tapestry. His “Epiphany” with the London Symphony Orchestra continues to be the standard for the cross-fertilization of jazz and symphonic styles.

Mendoza is the composer in residence with the West Deutsche Rundfunk in Köln, Germany and the Conductor Laureate of the Metropole Orkest, of which he was Chief Conductor for 9 seasons.

He is the Vara (Sweden) artist in residence, and professor of jazz composition at the USC Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles. In addition, he appeared as a guest conductor with the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonic, as well as other orchestras throughout Europe, the U.S., Japan, Scandinavia, and the U.K. Mendoza has also written commissioned compositions and arrangements for the the Berlin Philharmonic, Metropole Orkest, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Turtle Island String Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, and the BBC. He has performed at the Monterey, Montreux, Berlin and North Sea Jazz Festivals.

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Thomas J. Madracki Memorial Endowment Orange County Community Foundation Pacific Life Foundation U.S. Bank Anonymous

SERIES SPONSORS Donna L. Kendall Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Howard Jelinek/Jelinek Family Trust, Eclectic Orange Series Henry T. and Elizabeth Segerstrom Foundation

PHILHARMONIC CIRCLE ($100,000+) The Committees of the Philharmonic Society Donna L. Kendall and the Donna L. Kendall Foundation Dr. Howard Jelinek/Jelinek Family Trust Philharmonic Foundation

Henry T. and Elizabeth Segerstrom Foundation The Segerstrom Foundation

MAESTRO CIRCLE ($50,000+) Colburn Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kohl Mr. and Mrs. William F. Podlich Gail and Robert Sebring

Ms. Dea Stanuszek

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($25,000+) Bluebird Legacy, Inc. The Crean Foundation Valerie and Hans Imhof The Isidore and Penny Myers Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith Al Spector and Tatjana Soli

U.S. Bank Mr. Stephen Amendt

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($10,000+) Sabra and Peter Bordas Mr. James J. Brophy City of Laguna Beach Marjorie and Roger Davisson The Dirk Family Sam B. and Lyndie

Ersan Karen and Don Evarts Hung Fan and Michael Feldman Mrs. Jean Felder

Mrs. Joanne C. Fernbach Mr. John D. Flemming and Mr. Mark Powell Margaret M. Gatesin memory of family Mr. Richard A. Goodman Ms. Joan Halvajian Maralou Harrington Milli Hill Carole Innes-Owens

Gary and Betsy Jenkins Helen and Fritz Lin Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons Cheryl Hill Oakes Lauren and Richard Packard Mr. Patrick Paddon Richard and Deborah Polonsky Ellen and Vasily I. Semeniuta

Dr. Bob and Mao Shillman Steven M. Sorenson MD and J. Eric Shay Richard and Elizabeth Steele Endowment Fund Waters Edge Winery Gayle Widyolar

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY DONORS

PLATINUM BATON ($6,000+) Dr. Richard D. and France Campbell Suzanne and David Chonette

Frome Family Foundation Marcia Kay and Ron Radelet

Mr. and Mrs. James G. Reynolds Barbara Roberts

Diane and Michael Stephens Edward and Anna Yeung

Dramatic Arts and Classical Music Marlene and Chris Nielsen Tommy and Julie Phillips Christopher Quilter Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Ridout Ms. Harriet Roop

Samueli Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Seigle Dr. Emmanuel Sharef Dr. and Mrs. Henry Sobel Ms. Barbara Tanner The William Gillespie Foundation

GOLDEN BATON ($3,000+) Mr. and Mrs. James Alexiou Diane and John Chimo Arnold John W. Benecke and Lee Marino Mr. Gary Capata Carl and Kathy Greenwood

Jane and Joe Hanauer Stephanie and Don Harrell Ellen Pickler Harris and Ron Harris Elizabeth Evans Henry Ms. Elizabeth Jones Vicki and Richard Lee Marshall Fund for

SILVER BATON ($1,200+) Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Abbott Nancy Arnold David and Frances Nitta Barnes Ms. Michelle Brenner Mr. James Carter Dr. and Mrs. David Casey Dr. and Mrs. Shigeru Chino Mr. and Mrs. Stewart A. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clemmer Crevier Family Foundation Susan and Kevin Daly

Eve and Timothy Donovan Dr. Harvey Eisenberg Deborah and Cody Engle Dr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Field Petrina Friede David Gartley Dr. Anna Gonosova Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Gordon Teresa Gordon Barbara Hamkalo Dr. Daniel E. Haspert and Mr. Gerard Curtin Barbara and Don Howland

Anne Johnson Elaine and Carl Neuss Dr. Nancy L. Kidder Leslie and Gus Ordonez LaDonna Kienitz Michael and Meili Pinto Dr. and Mrs. Tae S. Kim Susan Qaqundah Cathy and David Krinsky Les Redpath Hank and Bonnie Mr. and Mrs. Glen L. Landsberg Reeves Janet Laurin Leona Aronoff-Sadacca Mrs. Barbara Macgillivray Deborah and Robert Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schlesinger Malcolm Eva and Fred Schneider Mrs. Linda Lipman Dr. Ellis Schwied Mandelbaum Igal and Diane Silber Karen McCulley Walter and Masami Stahr Danny and Kristy Melita Dr. Daniel and Jeule Patricia Morgan Stein Elizabeth Morse Edith Tonkon Richard and Dot Nelson Ms. Sally Westrom

CONCERTO ($600+) Janet Lee Aengst Dr. and Mrs. Mark W. Richard Alexander Gow Beard Family Foundation Terry Hanna Lauren and Cor Claus Grace Holdaway David and Victoria Kevin Huoh Collins Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Ivey Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mr. Greg Kwan Delman Katsuhiko and Michael DeVries Meiko Maeshige Walter C. Fidler Dr. Lani and Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Mr. David Martin Fowler Mater Dei High School Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kelly and Susan French McClellan Mrs. Janine McMillion

Mrs. Gordon Niedringhaus Mr. Keith Polakoff Mr. and Mrs. John Prange Deborah and Tom Rapport Karyn Rashoff Mrs. Vicki de Reynal Suzanne Sandmeyer and Wes Hatfield Carol Schwab Ms. Barbara Sentell Arkady and Ella Serebryannik

Mr. John Shaak Ann D. Stephens John and Mary Karyl Thorne Dr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Triebwasser Edith and Thomas Van Huss Kathryn and David Wopschall

Brien Amspoker and Ellen Breitman Dr. Lori Bassman and Mr. Harley C. Bassman Tod and Craig Beckett-Frank Mr. and Mrs. Tony Bedi Mr. and Mrs. Walter Boice Mr. Scott Brinkerhoff Evelyn Brownstone Mr. and Mrs. Tyke Camaras

Joan Fang Reuben H. Fleet Foundation Fund Cheryl Garland Marvin Goecks, Jr. Dr. Alan L. Goldin Howard and Carol Hay Marlene Hewitt Mr. and Mrs. Dan Horgan John and Julia Houten Mr. Paul A. Schmidhauser and Ms. Cindy R. Hughes

Ms. Kathryn Hummel Stanley and Mary W. Johnson Foundation Ms. Sumie Jossi Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Kadison Kari Kerr Dr. and Mrs. William P. Klein Elliott Kornhauser and Joe Baker Kent and Ami Kreutziger Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Kriz

SONATA ($300+)

Ross Conner and Emmett Carlson Mr. and Mrs. Gustave S. Chabre Mary E. Chelius Mr. Randall K. Chun Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Compton Peter Conlon and Deborah Shaw Mr. Anthony Ede and Mrs. Louise Upham Resa Evans and Dave Theil

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY DONORS

SONATA ($300+) Bruce Larson and Dinny Beringer Dr. and Mrs. Gary C. Lawrence Yueshii Lee Sijie Ling Elsie M. Little Francis McClain and Sandra CampbellMcClain Mr. H.W. McKee Lisa Miller

Chris Reed and Pat Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rose Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens O’Brien Herbert and Joyce Diane Stovall Dr. Kevin O’Grady and Rosenblum Dr. Agnes Szekere Mrs. Nella Webster Deborah and Frank Mary and Peter O’Grady Rugani Tennyson Mary and Lee Olsen Mrs. Kathleen Sangster Ms. Carole Uhlaner and Mr. Richard Parslow Ms. Suzanne Mr. D Brownstone Sidney and Nancy Schaumburg Annabel Wang Petersen Pamela Sefton Mike Tompkins and Mr. Craig Poindexter Dr. James Shelburne Lynn Weiser Robbie and Steve Prepas Nick and Donna Shubin Dr. and Mrs. Fritz C. Lucinda Prewitt Mrs. Karen Smith Westerhout Coralie Prince Ivy Yan

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Frieda Belinfante, in memoriam Jane K. Grier, in memoriam John M. Rau

OFFICIAL WINE SPONSOR Waters Edge Winery, Long Beach

List current as of 01/29/2024 The Philharmonic Society deeply appreciates the support of its sponsors and donors, and makes every effort to ensure accurate and appropriate recognition. Contact the Development Department at (949) 553-2422, ext. 233, to make us aware of any error or omission in the foregoing list.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY DONORS

ESTERHAZY PATRONS The Philharmonic Society is proud to recognize our dedicated patrons who have made a multi-year Esterhazy Patron pledge. We are grateful for their support, which has been largely responsible for enabling us to present the world’s most acclaimed symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles and soloists.

Mr. and Mrs. James Alexiou Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Anderson A. Gary Anderson Family Foundation Mr. Gary N. Babick Ms. Tricia Babick Mrs. Linda Beimfohr Mr. and Mrs. John Carson Cheng Family Foundation Mrs. William P. Conlin Mr. Warren G. Coy Marjorie and Roger Davisson Mr. and Mrs. Jack Delman The Dirk Family Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Duma Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Emery Catherine Emmi

Lyndie Ersan Mr. and Mrs. Howard Freedland Margaret M. Gates—In memory of family Mr. Milton S. Grier, Jr. Maralou Harrington Dr. Howard J. Jelinek Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chapin Johnson Dr. Siret Jurison Donna L. Kendall Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Venelin Khristov Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kirwan Capt. Steve Lutz and Shala Shashani Lutz Professor Robert and Dr. Adeline Yen Mah Mrs. Sharon McNalley

Dr. Vahe Meghrouni Mrs. Michael D. Nadler Elaine and Carl Neuss Mr. Thomas Nielsen Milena and Milan Panic Helen Reinsch Barbara Roberts Mrs. Michelle Rohé Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Salyer Elizabeth Segerstrom Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith Mrs. Elaine Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. George Wentworth Bobbitt and Bill Williams Anonymous

The William Gillespie Foundation Mr. and Mrs.* Milton S. Grier, Jr. Mr. Edward Halvajian* Ms. Joan Halvajian Ms. Marie Hiebsch* Mildred and James* Hill Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hull Mr. Leonard Jaffe Judith* and Howard Jelinek Dr. Burton L. Karson Donna L. Kendall Hank and Bonnie Landsberg Mrs. Carla Liggett Dr. William Lycette Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Michel Mr. and Mrs. Bart Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Nadler

Eva Cebulski Olivier Mrs. Frank M. Posch* Marcia Kay Radelet Marjorie Rawlins* Mrs. Ladislaw Reday* Elaine M. Redfield* Mr. Richard M. Reinsch* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Salyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sebring Mr. H. Russell Smith* Al Spector and Tatjana Soli Ms. Dea Stanuszek Diane and Michael Stephens Vas Nunes Family Trust* Betty M. Williams* Anonymous

LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERS Mr. and Mrs. James Alexiou Dr. and Mrs. Julio Aljure Diane and John Chimo Arnold Estate of Edra E. Brophy* Mr. James J. Brophy Mr. Douglas T. Burch, Jr.* Mr. William P. Conlin* and Mrs. Laila Conlin Pamela Courtial* Mr. Warren G. Coy Richard Cullen and Robert Finnerty Mr. Ben Dolson* Camille and Eric Durand Trust* Karen and Don Evarts Erika E. Faust* James and Judy Freimuth Ms. Carol Frobish* *Deceased

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Bold type indicates gifts of $50,000 or more.

Please call the Philharmonic Society Development Department if you have included either the Philharmonic Society or the separate Philharmonic Foundation in your will or trust so that we may honor you as a member of the Legacy Circle. For more information, call (949) 553-2422, ext. 233, or visit www.PhilharmonicSociety.org/Support and click on Secure the Future.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY DONORS

DONORS TO THE PHILHARMONIC FORWARD CAMPAIGN The Philharmonic Society’s Forward Campaign is the first of its kind in the organization’s history. It will grow the Philharmonic Society’s endowment—providing greater opportunities for the presentation of the world’s leading orchestras and other musical performances while expandingour educational and community outreach—and also establish a current needs fund for organizational sustainability and flexibility. We are proud to recognize those who are helping secure the Society’s future with a gift to the Philharmonic Forward Campaign. We are grateful for their support, which will help fuel the Philharmonic Society’s growth and provide a legacy of incomparable music and superb music education programs in perpetuity.

Co-Chairs Donna L. Kendall and Douglas H. Smith $1,000,000+ Mr. James J. Brophy Donna L. Kendall and the Donna L. Kendall Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sebring Anonymous $500,000+ Richard Cullen and Robert Finnerty James and Judy Freimuth $250,000+ The Davisson Family Fund for Youth Music Education Margaret M. Gates- In memory of family Mr. and Mrs.* Milton S. Grier, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith

$100,000+ Pete and Sabra Bordas David and Suzanne Chonette Karen and Don Evarts Milli and Jim* Hill Marlene and Chris Nielsen Richard and Deborah Polonsky Diane and Michael Stephens Anonymous $50,000+ Mr. Douglas T. Burch, Jr.* Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Campbell Erika E. Faust* Mrs. Joanne C. Fernbach Joan Halvajian Elaine and Carl Neuss Marcia Kay Radelet Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Ridout Ms. Dea Stanuszek Dr. Daniel and Jeule Stein

$25,000+ Douglas Burch Classical Programs Fund Mr. William P. Conlin* and Mrs. Laila Conlin Mr. and Mrs. Donald French Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fuerbringer Mr. and Mrs. Noel Hamilton Dr. and Mrs. Chase* Roh

Mrs. Alice E. Hood Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Committee - Marina Windjammer Group Kevin and Judith Ivey Ms. Lula Belle Jenkins Doris and Jim Kollias Mrs. Elizabeth C. Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Madracki Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mastrangelo Up to $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Eleanor and Jim* Michel Anderson Charles Mosmann John W. Benecke Carl Neisser* Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burra Joan Rehnborg Ana and Ron Dufault Dr. and Mrs. Henry Sobel Hung Fan and Dr. and Mrs. Julio Michael Feldman Taleisnik First American Trust Marti and Walter Unger Kimberly Dwan Bernatz Gayle Widyolar, M.D. Mr. John D. Flemming Sandi Wright-Cordes and Mr. Mark Powell U.S. Bank Duke Funderburke Anonymous Carolyn and John Garrett Karin Easter Gurwell Maralou and Jerry M.* *Deceased Harrington

LEAVE A LEGACY Estate gifts allow our long-time subscribers and donors to leave an enduring legacy that helps ensure the long-term financial strength of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. Please consider including us in your will, as either a percentage of your estate or a fixed amount. Doing so will support our commitment of presenting world-class programming and music education that enriches the cultural life of Orange County for generations to come.

For more information, please contact (949) 553-2422, ext. 233, or email support@philharmonicsociety.org

ABOUT THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY

THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY

Founded in 1954 as Orange County’s first music organization, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents national and international performances of the highest quality and provides dynamic and innovative music education programs for individuals of all ages to enhance the lives of Orange County audiences through music.

For more than 70 years the Philharmonic Society has evolved and grown with the county’s changing landscape, presenting artists and orchestras who set the standard for artistic achievement from Itzhak Perlman, Gustavo Dudamel, Yo-Yo Ma, and Renée Fleming to the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and many others. In addition, the Philharmonic Society celebrates multi-disciplinary performances under its Eclectic Orange brand and embraces music from a wide range of countries with its World Music performances. Its celebrated family concerts introduce children to classical music with creative and inspiring performances, instilling music appreciation for future generations.

The Philharmonic Society’s nationally recognized Youth Music Education Programs, offered free of charge, engage more than 100,000 students annually through curriculum-based music education programs that aim to inspire, expand imaginations, and encourage learning at all levels. These programs are made possible by the Committees of the Philharmonic Society comprised of 500 volunteer members who provide more than 90,000 hours of in-kind service each year.

As a key youth program, the exceptional Orange County Youth Symphony and String Ensemble provide top-tier training to the area’s most talented young musicians through multi-level ensemble instruction, leadership training, touring opportunities, challenging professional repertoire, and performances in world-class venues. The Philharmonic Society also promotes life-long learning by connecting with colleges and universities to conduct masterclasses and workshops and providing pre-concert lectures to introduce audiences to program selections.

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PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

OFFICERS John Flemming, Chair/CEO* Donna L. Kendall, Deputy Board Chair* Sabra Bordas, Vice Chair* Stephen Amendt, Secretary / Treasurer*

PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Tommy Phillips

BOARD OF DIRECTORS John W. Benecke, Development Sabra Bordas, Nominating and Governance* Jim Brophy Lauren Claus Hung Fan, Laguna Beach Music Festival Jean Felder, Artistic and Marketing Chair Margaret M. Gates Kari Kerr, President, The Committees* Douglas H. Smith, Member at Large* Steven M. Sorenson, MD Kathryn Wopschall Sandi Wright-Cordes, Orange County Youth Symphony Chair IN MEMORIAM Douglas T. Burch, Jr. Jane Grier Wesley Kruse *Executive Committee

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Emily Persinko, Artistic Operations Manager Kathy Smith, Piano Technician DEVELOPMENT Mark Saville, Vice President of Development Halim Kim, Senior Director of Development Fatima Rizvi-Flores, Patron Stewardship Manager and Board Liaison Nicole Gonzales, Special Events Manager Paige Frank, Development Coordinator EDUCATION Katherine Yang, Vice President of Education and Community Engagement Courtney McKinnon, Manager of Volunteer and Education Services Jennifer Niedringhaus, Education and Engagement Operations Manager Chloe Hopper, Education Associate Penny Arroyo, Huntington Harbour Office Manager and Finance Coordinator FINANCE Roan Alombro, Vice President of Finance Fay Hu, Finance and HR Associate MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Jean Hsu, COO / Vice President of Communications Daniel Acosta, Director of Marketing Marie Songco-Torres, Senior Marketing and PR Manager Adaora Onyebeke, Marketing and PR Associate PATRON SERVICES Jonathan Mariott, Director of Patron Services Angelica Nicolas, Marketing and Patron Services Manager Randy Polevoi, Musical Concierge ORANGE COUNTY YOUTH SYMPHONY AND STRING ENSEMBLE Johannes Müller Stosch, Music Director and OCYS Conductor Lucy Lu, OCYSE Conductor & OCYS Strings Coach Danielle Culhane, Operations and Personnel Manager Hana Kurihana, Operations Assistant

CONCESSIONS

Concessions A wide variety of wine, beer, soft drinks and freshly prepared snacks will be available before the concert and during intermission in the lobby.

Artist Drink Pick Saketini (Sake Martini) We asked the artist for their favorite drink pick to feature at concessions!

The Saketini was chosen by Joshua Bell and will be available for purchase before the performance and during intermission

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