DSO Performance magazines, Fall 2018

VOLUME XXVII • FALL 2018

PERFORMANCE THE MAGAZINE OF THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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I Hear a Symphony The DSO’s soulful past

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Leonard Slatkin in 2018-19

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CONTENTS

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12 Meet the Musician Patricia Masri-Fletcher

in 2018-19: 14 Slatkin A Q&A

16 20 Community and Learning 21 PROGRAM NOTES

I Hear a Symphony

The DSO’s soulful past, present, and future

Read Performance anytime, anywhere at dso.org/performance

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Welcome......................................................4 Orchestra Roster.........................................5 Behind the Baton.........................................6 Board Leadership........................................8 Transformational Support........................10 Donor Roster............................................. 38 Maximize Your Experience....................... 48 DSO Administrative Staff......................... 50 Upcoming Concerts.................................. 52 ON THE COVER: Shannon Orme, clarinet and bass clarinet (Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair), poses with her trusty off-road bike. Orme, an avid cyclist, completed a 540-mile loop through the western plains this summer, including a stop to perform at the Grand Tetons Music Festival. Read more about Orme’s trek, as well as other musicians’ summer adventures, at dso.org/Stories.

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WELCOME DONALD DIETZ

Dear Friends,

Welcome to Orchestra Hall for an extraordinary new season from your Detroit Symphony Orchestra!

This year is full of incredible artists and music.

Don’t just take our word for it. In its season preview, The New York Times wrote, “You’d be hard pressed to find a more clever orchestral program in America this season,” about one of the concerts in our upcoming winter music festival American Panorama, and called it “a tribute to this orchestra’s playful creativity.”

Leonard Slatkin will be on stage this year as our Music Director Laureate, conducting this three-week festival in February. He also opens the Classical Series with our dear friend violinist Gil Shaham and closes the season with pianist Makoto Ozone, who played with the orchestra in Japan on our 2017 Asia Tour but who will be new to Orchestra Hall audiences. We will also highlight outstanding guest conductors and soloists including Ludovic Morlot, Kent Nagano, Simone Young, Emanuel Ax, Christian Tetzlaff, and Hélène Grimaud. If you can’t attend in person you can always watch online via our Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts and through the DSO Replay archive.

Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik has an exciting PNC Pops Series in store for us this year, including tributes to Motown and The Beatles with all-new orchestrations by Jeff of those classic hits.

The Paradise Jazz Series also promises some exciting collabrations, closing with a celebration of the partnership between film director Spike Lee and composer Terence Blanchard (DSO Erb Jazz Chair) featuring the Detroit Symphony Orchestra that you won’t want to miss.

We look forward to greeting you in your community this season at a William Davidson Neighborhood Concert or Chamber Recital, or at one of the many DSO musician performances in schools, hospitals, and senior centers, plus even a bar or greenhouse on occasion. We hope to engage you all season with compelling stories of the ways we are impacting audiences across greater Detroit both on stage and in our communities. So, continue to follow us on social media and online at dso.org, and we encourage you to share these stories and continue to bring your friends and loved ones into our oneDSO family.

Wishing you a glorious season.

Anne Parsons President and CEO

Mark Davidoff Board Chairman

The DSO would like to thank Judge Avern Cohn for his suggestion to increase the educational content in Performance this season. You may notice a few updates in your program book, with more on the way.

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LEONARD SLATKIN, Music Director Laureate Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

TERENCE BLANCHARD

NEEME JÄRVI

Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

Music Director Emeritus

FIRST VIOLIN Yoonshin Song Concertmaster Katherine Tuck Chair Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy A ssociate Concertmaster Alan and Marianne Schwartz and Jean Shapero (Shapero Foundation) Chair Hai-Xin Wu A ssistant Concertmaster Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair Jennifer Wey Fang A ssistant Concertmaster Marguerite Deslippe* Laurie Landers Goldman* Rachel Harding Klaus* Eun Park Lee* Adrienne Rönmark* Laura Soto* Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou*

Abraham Feder A ssistant Principal Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair Robert Bergman* Jeremy Crosmer* David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey* Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden Chair Haden McKay* Úna O’Riordan* Paul Wingert* Victor and Gale Girolami Chair

SECOND VIOLIN Adam Stepniewski Acting Principal Will Haapaniemi* David and Valerie McCammon Chair Hae Jeong Heidi Han* David and Valerie McCammon Chair Sheryl Hwangbo* Sujin Lim* Hong-Yi Mo* Alexandros Sakarellos* Drs. Doris Tong and Teck Soo Chair Joseph Striplin* Marian Tanau* Jing Zhang* Open, Principal The Devereaux Family Chair

HARP Patricia Masri-Fletcher Principal Winifred E. Polk Chair

BASS Kevin Brown, Principal Van Dusen Family Chair Stephen Molina A ssistant Principal Linton Bodwin Stephen Edwards Christopher Hamlen Nicholas Myers

FLUTE Sharon Sparrow Acting Principal Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair Amanda Blaikie Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair Jeffery Zook Open, Principal Women’s Association for the DSO Chair Adam Sadberry African-American Orchestra Fellow

VIOLA Eric Nowlin, Principal Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair James VanValkenburg A ssistant Principal Caroline Coade Hang Su Glenn Mellow Shanda Lowery-Sachs Hart Hollman Han Zheng Mike Chen

PICCOLO Jeffery Zook

CELLO Wei Yu, Principal James C. Gordon Chair

ENGLISH HORN Monica Fosnaugh Shari and Craig Morgan Chair

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CLARINET Ralph Skiano Principal Robert B. Semple Chair Jack Walters PVS Chemicals Inc./Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair Laurence Liberson A ssistant Principal Shannon Orme E-FLAT CLARINET Laurence Liberson BASS CLARINET Shannon Orme Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair BASSOON Robert Williams, Principal Victoria King Michael Ke Ma A ssistant Principal Marcus Schoon CONTRABASSOON Marcus Schoon HORN Karl Pituch, Principal Johanna Yarbrough Scott Strong Bryan Kennedy David Everson Assistant Principal Mark Abbott TRUMPET Hunter Eberly, Principal Lee and Floy Barthel Chair Kevin Good Stephen Anderson A ssistant Principal William Lucas Michael Gause African-American Orchestra Fellow

TROMBONE Kenneth Thompkins, Principal David Binder Randall Hawes BASS TROMBONE Randall Hawes TUBA Dennis Nulty, Principal PERCUSSION Joseph Becker, Principal Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal A ssistant Principal William Cody Knicely Chair James Ritchie TIMPANI Jeremy Epp, Principal Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair James Ritchie A ssistant Principal LIBRARIANS Robert Stiles, Principal Ethan Allen PERSONNEL MANAGERS Heather Hart Rochon Director of Orchestra Personnel Patrick Peterson Manager of Orchestra Personnel STAGE PERSONNEL Dennis Rottell, Stage Manager Steven Kemp Department Head Matthew Pons Department Head Michael Sarkissian Department Head

OBOE Alexander Kinmonth Principal Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair Sarah Lewis Maggie Miller Chair Brian Ventura A ssistant Principal Monica Fosnaugh

* These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis

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B E H I N D T H E B AT O N

Leonard Slatkin

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nternationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin is Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Directeur Musical Honoraire of the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL). He maintains a rigorous schedule of guest conducting throughout the world and is active as a composer, author, and educator.

Highlights of the 2018-19 Season include a tour of Germany with the ONL; a three-week American Festival with the DSO; the Kastalsky Requiem project commemorating the World War I Centennial; Penderecki’s 85th birthday celebration in Warsaw; five weeks in Asia leading orchestras in Guangzhou, Beijing, Osaka, Shanghai, and Hong Kong; and the Manhattan School of Music’s 100th anniversary gala concert at Carnegie Hall. He will also conduct the Moscow Philharmonic, Balearic Islands Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Louisville Orchestra, Berner Symphonieorchester, Pittsburgh Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, RTÉ National Symphony in Ireland, and Monte Carlo Symphony.

Slatkin has received six Grammy awards and 33 nominations. His recent Naxos recordings include works by

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Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Berlioz (with the ONL) and music by Copland, Rachmaninov, Borzova, McTee, and John Williams (with the DSO). In addition, he has recorded the complete Brahms, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky symphonies with the DSO (available online as digital downloads).

A recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Arts, Slatkin also holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. He has received Austria’s Decoration of Honor in Silver, the League of American Orchestras’ Gold Baton Award, and the 2013 ASCAP Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award for his debut book, Conducting Business. His second book, Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians, and the Music Industry, was published by Amadeus Press in 2017.

Slatkin has conducted virtually all the leading orchestras in the world. As Music Director, he has held posts in New Orleans; St. Louis; Washington, DC; London (with the BBCSO); Detroit; and Lyon, France. He has also served as Principal Guest Conductor in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Cleveland. For more information, visit leonardslatkin.com.

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Jeff Tyzik

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rammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought-after pops conductors.

Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. In addition to his role as Principal Pops Conductor of the DSO, Tyzik holds The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and also serves as principal pops conductor of the Oregon Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Rochester Philharmonic — a post he has held for 23 seasons.

Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In May 2007, the Harmonia Mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over

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three months. Alex Ross of the New Yorker called it “one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years.”

Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Megan Hilty, Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, and John Pizzarelli. He has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin, and swing. Tyzik holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music. For more information, visit jefftyzik.com.

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inc. LIFETIME MEMBERS

Samuel Frankel † David Handleman, Sr.†

Dr. Arthur L. Johnson † Clyde Wu, M.D.†

CHAIRMEN EMERITI

Alfred R. Glancy III Robert S. Miller Peter D. Cummings

James B. Nicholson Stanley Frankel Phillip Wm. Fisher

DIRECTORS EMERITI

OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is responsible for maintaining a culture of high engagement, accountability and strategic thinking. As fiduciaries, Directors oversee all DSO financial activities and assure that resources are aligned with the DSO mission.

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Robert A. Allesee Floy Barthel Mrs. Mandell L. Berman† John A. Boll, Sr. Richard A. Brodie Lois and Avern Cohn Marianne Endicott Sidney Forbes Mrs. Harold Frank Barbara Frankel Herman Frankel

Paul Ganson Mort and Brigitte† Harris Gloria Heppner, Ph.D. Ronald M. Horwitz Hon. Damon J. Keith Richard P. Kughn Harold Kulish Dr. Melvin A. Lester David R. Nelson Robert E.L. Perkins, D.D.S.†

Marilyn Pincus Lloyd E. Reuss Jack A. Robinson† Marjorie S. Saulson Alan E. Schwartz Jean Shapero† Jane Sherman David Usher Barbara Van Dusen Arthur A. Weiss, Esq.

Mark A. Davidoff Chairman

Faye Alexander Nelson, Treasurer

Ralph J. Gerson, Officer at Large

Glenda D. Price, Ph.D., Vice Chair

Arthur T. O’Reilly, Secretary

Janice Uhlig, Officer at Large

Anne Parsons, President & CEO

Chacona W. Baugh, Officer at Large

Pamela Applebaum Janice Bernick, Governing Members Chair Robert H. Bluestein Jeremy Epp, Orchestra Representative Samuel Fogleman Herman B. Gray, M.D. Nicholas Hood, III

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Michael J. Keegan Bonnie Larson Matthew B. Lester Arthur C. Liebler Xavier Mosquet Stephen Polk Bernard I. Robertson Hon. Gerald E. Rosen

† Deceased

Nancy M. Schlichting Sharon Sparrow, Orchestra Representative Arn Tellem Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder M. Roy Wilson David M. Wu, M.D.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard Huttenlocher, Chair The Board of Trustees is tasked with shepherding the long-term strategy of the DSO to fully implement the organization’s entrepreneurial capabilities while developing and presenting new strategies and objectives.

Ismael Ahmed Rosette Ajluni Richard Alonzo Janet M. Ankers Suzanne Bluestein Penny B. Blumenstein Elizabeth Boone Gwen Bowlby Joanne Danto Stephen R. D’Arcy Maureen T. D’Avanzo Karen Davidson Richard L. DeVore Afa Sadykhly Dworkin Annmarie Erickson James C. Farber Jennifer Fischer Aaron Frankel

Alan M. Gallatin Robert Gillette Jody Glancy Malik Goodwin Antoinette G. Green Leslie Green Laura Hernandez-Romine Michele Hodges Julie Hollinshead Renato Jamett Renee Janovsky Joseph Jonna John Jullens David Karp Joel D. Kellman Jennette Smith Kotila James P. Lentini, D.M.A. Linda Dresner Levy

Joshua Linkner Florine Mark Tonya Matthews, Ph.D. David N. McCammon Lois A. Miller Daniel Millward Scott Monty Shari Morgan Frederick J. Morsches Joseph Mullany Sean M. Neall Eric Nemeth Tom O’Brien Maury Okun Shannon Orme, Orchestra Representative Vivian Pickard William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Gerrit Reepmeyer

James Ritchie, Orchestra Representative Richard Robinson Chad Rochkind James Rose, Jr. Lois L. Shaevsky Thomas Shafer Margaret Shulman Cathryn M. Skedel, Ph.D. Shirley R. Stancato Stephen Strome Mark Tapper Laura J. Trudeau Gwen Weiner Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Margaret E. Winters Ellen Hill Zeringue

GABRILOWITSCH SOCIETY OFFICERS Janet and Norm Ankers, chairs Cecilia Benner Greg Haynes Bonnie Larson Lois Miller Ric Sonenklar

GOVERNING MEMBERS OFFICERS Janice Bernick Chairwoman

James C. Farber Immediate Past Chair

Jiehan Alonzo Vice Chair, Signature Events

Suzanne Dalton Vice Chair, Annual Giving

Maureen D’Avanzo Member-at-Large

Janet and Norm Ankers Co-Vice Chairs, Gabrilowitsch Society

Samantha Svoboda Vice Chair, Communications

David Everson* Musician Representative

Cathleen Clancy Vice Chair, Engagement

David Assemany Member-at-Large

Kenneth Thompkins* Musician Representative

Diana Golden Vice Chair, Membership

David Karp Member-at-Large

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T R A N S F O R M AT I O N A L S U P P O R T

Filling our community with music—concert after concert, year after year, generation after generation—is the cornerstone of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s mission and purpose. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to those who have made extraordinary multi-year gifts for general operations, endowment, capital improvements, and named chairs, ensembles, or programs since the start of Blueprint 2023, our ten-year plan. These transformational gifts set a strong foundation for the future of the DSO. See a full list of these generous supporters on the next page, and read a spotlight of recent activities below.

ENDOWED CHAIRS PROGRAM

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n May 6, nearly 50 people gathered at the home of Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden to celebrate the partnership between benefactor and musician. This event was the inaugural celebration of the DSO’s Endowed Chairs program.

Through this effort, we can build a secure financial future for the DSO and sustain artistic excellence. We continue to attract and retain the best musicians, guarantee our investment in L-R: Arnold Weingarden, Joanne Danto, education and youth programs, and Peter McCaffrey, and McCaffrey’s wife serve our city as one of its greatest Natasha. cultural assets.

“A strong endowment signifies to all — the community at large, musicians and staff, and potential new musicians — that the DSO has the stability and flexibility to grow, innovate, and provide an unsurpassed artistic and cultural experience to those in Detroit, throughout Michigan, and elsewhere” said Principal Timpani Jeremy Epp, Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair.

Evident at the event was the bond between musicians and benefactor. This is a special relationship that represents a mutual love for music and a desire to share that passion with others. As Joanne shared, “Arnie and I are so pleased to host this event, to see the beautiful connections between donors and musicians, and to celebrate a strong DSO future together. Our relationship with Peter McCaffrey (Cello, Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden Chair) has been so fulfilling and we look forward to seeing his career flourish with the DSO.” The DSO is grateful to our musicians and donors in the Endowed Chairs program.

To learn more about how you can participate, please contact Jill Elder, Vice President and Chief Development Officer, at jelder@dso.org.

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FOUNDING FAMILIES Julie & Peter Cummings The Davidson-Gerson Family and the William Davidson Foundation The Richard C. Devereaux Foundation The Fisher Family and the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Stanley & Judy Frankel and the Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr. James B. & Ann V. Nicholson and PVS Chemicals, Inc. Clyde & Helen Wu+

CHAMPIONS Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Penny & Harold Blumenstein Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation DTE Energy Foundation The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Ford Motor Company Fund Mr. & Mrs.+ Morton E. Harris

John S. & James L. Knight Foundation The Kresge Foundation Mrs. Bonnie Larson Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Ms. Deborah Miesel Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Stephen M. Ross Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

LEADERS Applebaum Family Foundation Charlotte Arkin Estate Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Herman & Sharon Frankel Ruth & Al Glancy John C. Leyhan Estate Bud & Nancy Liebler

Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation David & Valerie McCammon Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Dr. William F. Pickard Jack+ & Aviva Robinson Martie & Bob Sachs Mr. & Mrs.+ Alan E. Schwartz Paul and Terese Zlotoff

BENEFACTORS Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh Robert & Lucinda Clement Mary Rita Cuddohy Estate Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff DSO Musicians Bette Dyer Estate Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher & Mr. Roy Furman Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Victor+ & Gale Firolami Fund Herbert & Dorothy Graebner dso.org

Ronald M. and Carol+ Horwitz Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Dr. Melvin A. Lester Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd e. Reuss Donald & Gloria Schultz Estate Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest+ Jane and Larry Sherman Cindy & Leonard* Slatkin Marilyn Snodgrass Estate

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MEET THE MUSICIAN

PATRICIA MASRI-FLETCHER Principal Harp Winifred E. Polk Chair

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very classical music fan has their preferred spot in the concert hall: some love a front-row seat, close enough to practically hear the swish of the baton; others choose the back of the hall for a richer, full-room sound; still others perch from boxes or balconies for the best view. But no matter the seat, one instrument is always easy to spot—the harp, imposing in size but delicate in sound.

Principal Harp Patricia MasriFletcher remembers the first time she saw the instrument onstage.

“There was a young people’s concert that I went to in high school,” she says, “I was looking straight at it, so I didn’t see the strings, only the column and the soundboard. But I heard the sound of it… and I thought ‘that is the most beautiful sound.’” Masri-Fletcher was already playing the piano and the violin, so her mother was exasperated at the thought of adding a harp to the mix. “Not another instrument!” Masri-Fletcher recalls her saying while rolling her eyes. But after some thought—and finding a local harp available for rent—Masri-Fletcher’s parents were on board.

Such a large and specialized instrument requires something of a leap of faith, Masri-Fletcher admits. “A lot of violinists sling their instruments over their back…but the concert grand harp, you can’t really do that!” she laughs. “It doesn’t collapse, you can’t fold it up. I

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have a hand truck for it, and I’m always looking for wheelchair ramps. For years now I’ve had to have at least one vehicle that’s the Harpmobile.” While MasriFletcher drives from the front seat, the instrument lays down on a mattress in the back.

Once the harp has been moved to its proper spot onstage, there’s nothing quite like the elegant sound of a glissando to make the heavy lifting worth it.

But it’s not just the transportation that’s hard work; Masri-Fletcher points out that the instrument is more complex than it appears to most people, particularly because of its foot pedals. “The pedals have nothing to do with what piano pedals do—softness, sustain, and so on,” she says, referring to a set of foot controls most of us are more familiar with. “The harp pedals are for the sharps and the flats. If I’m playing along in the key of C, which is like all the white FALL 2018

keys on the piano, in order to get any kind of accidental—the black keys—I have to move my feet.” Simple enough?

Not quite. “There are seven different pedals at the bottom, and each pedal has three positions. Keeping track of 21 different positions can be very complicated at times…and I will have to move my feet very quickly. I always hope that my fellow musicians sitting nearby don’t hear too much pedal noise!”

Masri-Fletcher joined the DSO as Principal Harp in 1988 and has fond memories for each of those 30 years.

When asked about the DSO’s current moment, especially about the search for a new music director, she thinks back to Neeme Järvi taking the helm from Günther Herbig in the early 90s, and Leonard Slatkin succeeding Järvi in 2008. “Whenever we’re in transition from one music director to the next, there can be an air of uncertainty…but there’s also so much excitement,” she says. “Some music directors have focused on recording. Others have focused on touring. Others have focused on new music, as in Leonard Slatkin’s case. It’s always new, and exciting, and fun to anticipate what a music director will bring to us next.”

While the Principal Harp chair keeps her busy and requires immense concentration, Masri-Fletcher has found a perfect way to relax: visiting Kensington Metropark with her husband to birdwatch. The chickadees and cranes are welcome company after a tiring weekend of concerts at Orchestra Hall.

“However,” she is sure to point out, “it is such a pleasure to work with the finest musicians in the world right now. I have the utmost respect for my colleagues in the orchestra. We work together as a family, we stick together as a family.”

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Slatkin in 2018-19: A Q&A T

hroughout the 2017-18 Season, we were thrilled to celebrate Leonard Slatkin’s tenth and final year as DSO Music Director before he took on the new role of Music Director Laureate.

Unfortunately, Maestro Slatkin had to cancel his final three conducting appearances of the season in order to undergo heart surgery, but after three months’ recovery and a move to St. Louis, he is ready to return to the podium this fall. Slatkin will conduct both the first and last programs of the DSO season, as well as the three-week Winter Music Festival in February.

The DSO chatted with Maestro Slatkin recently to get his thoughts about an exciting season.

Tell us about your return to Orchestra Hall for Opening Weekend this October – are you excited? Is there anything in particular about the works you’ve chosen that audiences should listen for?

As has occurred on each of my season-opening nights, I will conduct an American piece, this time a work from the ’60s entitled The Seventh Trumpet.

Donald Erb, a very important composer during his lifetime, created a sonic world unlike any other person writing for instrumental forces. It will also be a pleasure to lead Elgar’s Enigma Variations, a work I have not yet performed with the DSO. It holds a special place in my heart, and I love it dearly.

First and foremost, how has your recovery from heart surgery been going? How are you feeling?

My recovery has gone very well. I was in the hospital for eight days, and then home for five weeks prior to making the move to St. Louis. I think that my cardiac rehab is paying off, as I feel quite healthy now.

Tell us a little bit about the guest artists on your season opening and closing programs – Gil Shaham and Makoto Ozone. What makes them special as performers?

Gil Shaham, one of the most gifted and affable of soloists, starts us off with Prokofiev. His charm and musicality radiate to everyone performing and listening. We have always had a strong

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bond as collaborators, and I suspect that this will never change. Makoto Ozone was our soloist during the Japanese portion of our 2017 Asia Tour. Best known among jazz aficionados, he has branched out to play several works from the classical canon. I have a feeling he may “interpolate” a few things into the Rachmaninoff Paganini Rhapsody.

Several programs this season feature DSO musicians as soloists – many of whom you brought to Detroit over the past 10 years. Why is it important to showcase our own musicians’ artistry?

Nothing makes me prouder of the DSO than to showcase the individual talents of our musicians. It doesn’t matter whether or not I appointed them—showing the versatility of our musicians is always a priority for me.

A big highlight this season is the Winter Music Festival focusing on American music. How did this year’s festival come together? What are a few festival highlights you’re most eager about?

When the festivals began, we focused on composers for the first four years.

Then last season we switched to a country, France. My passion for American music made this year feel like a good one to focus on the creativity of our country and its artists. There is a good mixture of old and new, and as usual, there will be many extra events. It is all done in the spirit of fun, but also with a high degree of artistry and musical intensity. Every work is a highlight, but I would certainly point out a rare performance of John Cage’s 4’33”. Look it up if you need to.

We were so thrilled to honor you at the Heroes Gala back in June. Do you have fond memories of that night?

That question has a very obvious answer, but for those who were not there, it is important to know that at no dso.org

point was I informed of anything that would take place at the concert. Sitting up in Box C, I noticed my son had left, saying he needed to use the restroom. I got a bit worried when he did not return after five minutes. At that point, conductor Teddy Abrams told the audience that Daniel had written a piece in my honor and that he would be conducting it. I was completely overwhelmed, to the point that I have trouble remembering much about all this, as my eyes were filled with tears of joy, and my heart was bursting with pride.

Are there any upcoming non-DSO engagements (conducting elsewhere, writing, etc.) that you’re excited about?

It is a very busy year, and I will be on the road for a great deal of time—five weeks in Asia, return visits to France as well as a German tour with the Orchestre National de Lyon, a two-week stint in St. Louis to celebrate the 50th anniversary of my professional conducting debut, and many other guest engagements throughout the world. It is certainly possible to say that every performance keeps me excited, and I hope that audiences will feel the same way.

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I Hear a Symphony The DSO’s soulful past, present, and future

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ome tunes are so catchy that we can “play” them in our head—not just the basic melody, but individual moments of musical inflection. Think of “My Girl” by The Temptations: immediately you can recall the fuzzy, thumpy bass intro, followed after a few bars by a twangy guitar lick and echoing snaps. Without even trying, your brain constructs David Ruffin’s clear, evocative voice, and the way he finesses the word “sunshine” in the first lyric.

The perfectly-crafted and intensely memorable radio hit was the specialty of Berry Gordy’s Motown empire, headquartered at its heyday in the blue-and-white “Hitsville U.S.A.” house on Detroit’s West Grand Boulevard. The “Motown Sound” both defined the label’s identity and cemented its success, with a recipe using a variety of musical ingredients: bright, treble-laden mixing; melodic basslines; call-and-response vocals; ringing, jiving tambourines. And perhaps the most important—though a certain bias should be noted—is the innovative use of lush, beautiful orchestral arrangements on what would otherwise be simple rock-combo pop tunes.

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Think back to “My Girl”—after bobbing through the first verse, Ruffin begins singing that famous chorus: “I guess / You’d say…” Softly, a group of horns enter the mix, gaining a bit of volume during “What can make me feel this way?” When Ruffin croons “My girl,” the strings make their entrance, laying out a romantic vamp that continues to grow throughout the song. And the band plays on! There are the triumphant horn triplets in the second verse (ba da da, ba da daa!), and the soaring strings on the instrumental break as the Temps sing “Hey, hey, hey…”

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rom 1964 to 1972, the orchestra players who helped craft the Motown Sound were members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, helmed by thenDSO Concertmaster Gordon Staples.

Tales of the DSO-Motown connection sound almost mythical today, but they’re true—on many a night, after finishing up a performance with the DSO, Staples would round up his band of musicians and drive north on Woodward Avenue to Motown’s Studio A (nicknamed “the Snake Pit”), where the group would lay down orchestra parts until the wee hours of the morning. “It’s not easy, I’ll tell you that!” Staples remarked in a Detroit News article in 1969. “I heard someone say, if you’ve played one rock session, you’ve played them all. That’s not true. I really think there must be something to this thing they call the ‘Detroit Sound,’ because it is different.”

Staples and his troupe—which also included his wife, DSO violinist Beatriz Budinzky—first collaborated with Motown on Brenda Holloway’s 1964 single “Every Little Bit Hurts.” In addition to the aforementioned “My Girl,” the DSO players contributed to hits like The Four Tops’ “Baby I Need Your Loving,” Martha

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and the Vandellas’ “Dancing in the Street,” and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On;” in 1965, eight of Motown’s top fifteen best-sellers featured orchestra contributions.

“They worked very, very hard,” says Gordon’s son Greg Staples, who has been a member of the DSO violin section since 1999. “But they had a great time doing it and working with all the stars.

You can hear it in the recordings—it was a lot of fun.” The late DSO violinist Felix Resnick, who played on the Motown sessions, recalled in a 1999 interview the thrill of meeting Smokey Robinson and a five-year-old Michael Jackson. Diana Ross once asked if she could play his violin for a moment, but he had to decline; “She had such long fingernails!” he said.

No one can remember exactly how the collaboration began, but the key was Gordon Staples’ friendship with several arrangers on the Motown payroll, espe-

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cially David Van DePitte and Paul Riser.

Staples’ very first session made it clear that Motown had found its man: “My dad was just a great personality who was able to facilitate things…he was so good at being able to communicate with the stars, and with everybody,” says Greg Staples. “He could relate to all kinds of people,” agrees Greg’s mother, Beatriz.

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James Waring, Lillian Downs, Linda Orchestra Hall and other venues to perSnedden Smith, Richard Margitza, form alongside the DSO, thankfully with Virginia Halfmann, and Zinovi Bistritzky; a bit more room available than the violists Anne Mischakoff, David Ireland, cramped digs of the Snake Pit! Edouard Kesner,

This October’s PNC Meyer Shapiro, and Pops Series opener, Nathan Gordon; celDancing in the Street, is a lists Italo Babini, fresh new concert proEdward Korkigian, gram with a special Marcy emphasis on the symphoSchweickhardt, and ny’s role in creating the Thaddeus Motown Sound. Created Markiewicz; and and arranged by DSO harpists Carole Principal Pops Conductor Crosby and Pat Jeff Tyzik, Dancing in the Terry. Staples and Street premiered in Long Co. even released Beach, CA, and now comes GORDON STAPLES AND THE STRING their own album on to its proper hometown.

THING’S 1970 MOTOWN ALBUM. Motown in 1970: “I’ve always loved the Catalog number MS722, titled Strung Out music of Motown,” says Tyzik. “These under the name “Gordon Staples and the great artists combined many elements String Thing.” to make Soul and R&B a new American Motown Records packed up and relopopular songbook.” In a sense, the cated to Los Angeles in 1972, but the Motown Sound has always been about original Hitsville U.S.A. building still arrangements—a songwriter might have stands, and now houses the Motown a catchy idea, but how can all the musiMuseum. In the years since then, many cal pieces be put together to build a hit?

Motown artists have trekked to The orchestral arrangements that shot Motown to the top of the charts are now themselves being arranged into a concert program that puts a new spin on old favorites. “[These songs] are fun, they’re meaningful,” says Greg Staples, who is excited to get into the Motown spirit for Dancing in the Street. “Everybody who contributed to the Motown recordings, everybody who was involved…what an example they set! They were wonderful people and wonderful musicians, and we’re fortunate to still have such a marvelous orchestra today.”

ORIGINAL SUPREME MARY WILSON PERFORMS WITH THE DSO AT ORCHESTRA HALL IN 2016.

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The DSO thanks Jim Dulzo, whose article “A String of Hits” (featured in Performance in 2000) was used as research for this story.

Dulzo is a former Detroit News music critic.

The DSO also thanks Greg Staples, violin, for agreeing to be interviewed for this article.

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s the most accessible orchestra in the world, the DSO loves hitting the road to play for its fans wherever they may live. And while international tours are great, Carnegie Hall is special, and Florida has its sunshine, nothing beats playing for our hometown fans in their backyards right here in southeast Michigan.

Each September to kick off our new season we perform four free concerts at venues in Detroit and throughout the metro area, powered by the DTE Energy Foundation.

Our William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series brings our full orchestra and smaller chamber orchestra out to seven suburban communities each year too.

Staging concerts with 40 to 90 musicians is a monumental feat, so we’re thrilled to also present regular performances of smaller groups of DSO

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musicians as part of the William Davidson Neighborhood Chamber Recitals. These intimate events often feature interesting or unexpected repertoire in beloved spaces throughout the

city of Detroit and its surrounding communities. The best part? William Davidson Neighborhood Series subscribers can attend every chamber performance for free. Learn more about becoming a Neighborhood subscriber at dso.org/neighborhood. Not a Neighborhood subscriber? No problem: single tickets are only $15 ($10 for students).

Here’s a glance at some Chamber Recital highlights this season:

Beethoven & Schubert

String quartet selections in the grand chapel of a historic Midtown church.

Monday, October 8 at 7 p.m.

Cass Community United Methodist Church Detroit

Corigliano, Gershwin, & Barber

Part of American Panorama: the 2019 Winter Music Festival Tuesday, February 12 at 7 p.m.

Steinway Piano Gallery Commerce Township

Dvořák’s String Quintet No. 2

For two violins, viola, cello, and bass.

Monday, December 17 at 7 p.m.

Church of the Divine Child Dearborn

Motown Musings

Blending the classical repertoire and Motor City soul hits.

Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m.

North Rosedale Park Community House Detroit

Check out the complete calendar at dso.org/chamber!

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LEONARD SLATKIN, Music Director Laureate Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

TERENCE BLANCHARD

NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus

Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

CLASSICAL SERIES OPENING WEEKEND: GIL SHAHAM AND ENIGMA Friday, October 5, 2018 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 3 p.m. at Orchestra Hall LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor GIL SHAHAM, violin

Donald Erb The Seventh Trumpet

(1927 – 2008)

Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Sir Edward Elgar Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, (1857 – 1934) “Enigma”

(1891 – 1953) I. Andantino II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo III. Moderato Gil Shaham, violin

Intermission

Enigma: Andante Variations: I. “C.A.E.” L’istesso tempo II. “H.D.S.- P.” Allegro III. “R.B.T.” Allegretto IV. “W.M.B.” Allegro di molto V. “R.P.A.” Moderato VI. “Ysobel” Andantino VII. “Troyte” Presto VIII. “W.N.” Allegretto IX. “Nimrod” Moderato X. “Dorabella - Intermezzo” Allegretto XI. “G.R.S.” Allegro di molto XII. “B.G.N.” Andante XIII. “*** - Romanza” Moderato XIV. “E.D.U.” - Finale This Classical Series performance is generously sponsored by

Sunday’s performance will be webcast via our exclusive Live From Orchestra Hall series, presented by Ford Motor Company Fund and made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Program Notes P R O G R A M AT- A - G L A N C E Elgar composed the Enigma Variations from 1898-1899 in England. At that time…

•V ictoria was Queen (until 1901); Robert Gascoyne-Cecil was Prime Minister for his third and final term (1895-1902).

•C laude Debussy completed his Nocturnes; ragtime pianist Scott Joplin composed the “Maple Leaf Rag.” •T he word “automobile” appeared in print for the first time (in a New York Times editorial).

Prokofiev completed his First Violin Concerto in 1917 in Russia. A tumultuous year…

• 1917 was the year of the Russian Revolution, when the reign of Tsar Nicolas II collapsed—ending centuries of Tsarist autocracy. A provisional government took power in February and was toppled by the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution.

• The premiere of Prokofiev’s concerto was scheduled for 1917 but was cancelled after the February Revolution; it wouldn’t be premiered until 1923.

Erb completed The Seventh Trumpet in 1969 in the United States. A pivotal piece in a pivotal decade…

• The Seventh Trumpet was Erb’s first major composition for orchestra, preceded by several works that experimented with electronic sounds.

•E rb frequently incorporated objects into his scores; The Seventh Trumpet makes use of water-filled jugs and wine glasses.

• Other American composers to make their mark in the 1960s include Philip Glass, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich.

The Seventh Trumpet DONALD ERB B. January 17, 1927, Youngstown, OH D. August 12, 2008, Cleveland Heights, OH Scored for 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, and strings. (Approx. 16 minutes)

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nce described by DSO Music Director Laureate Leonard Slatkin as “a true,

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unique, original, and recognizable voice,” Donald Erb was an iconoclastic and sometimes controversial musician who was unafraid to explore the unusual. His more than 100 scores were often forward-thinking and always sonically unique—sometimes featuring the unexpected timbres of harmonicas, kazoos, police whistles, tuned water glasses, tongue clicking, and chopsticks.

Erb’s non-academic style draws on elements of jazz, electronic music, serialism, and traditional classical idioms, and has been embraced by major orchestras worldwide.

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The Seventh Trumpet, completed in 1969, is arguably Erb’s best-known work. In the composer’s own words, “The composition is in one movement divided into three large sections. The first section opens with a very free cadenza for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, and string bass. The material presented in this cadenza is heard in various guises throughout the piece. The first section has a static quality. The strings enter stand by stand and proceed to hold the note they land on for the rest of the section. Other musical figures are superimposed on this relatively inactive mass. The second section is very rhythmic and consists of most of the players in the orchestra performing on their instruments in unusual ways. The last section begins slowly and gradually speeds up, and is basically cumulative in nature.”

Some of the “unusual ways” mentioned by the composer are clarified in the score’s notes: at one point, the piccolo is instructed that “free notes may be played anywhere in the measure,” for example; later, strings shall “rattle fingernails rapidly and gently against the back of the instrument.”

These performances of Erb’s The Seventh Trumpet will be DSO premieres.

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 SERGEI PROKOFIEV B. April 23, 1891, Sontsivka, Ukraine D. March 5, 1953, Moscow, Russia Scored for solo violin, 2 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, and strings.

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ergei Prokofiev was one of the most remarkably gifted musicians of the 20th century, not only as a composer, but also as a pianist and conductor—and a first-rate chess player. At the beginning of his career, most of Prokofiev’s output was closely tied to his piano playing; it was only in the latter part of his life, following his return to Soviet Russia after many years in the west, that the piano began to play a lesser role in his work.

Prokofiev’s first violin concerto was written during the tumultuous year of 1917—a difficult one for Russia, but an incredibly productive one for the composer. Despite the harrowing events leading up to the October Revolution and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, Prokofiev spent the year penning his first violin concerto, his famed first symphony (the “Classical”), his third and fourth piano sonatas, the Visions fugitives for piano, a cantata based on Chaldean texts, and other works. The violin concerto was completed in the summer of 1917, but Prokofiev left Russia shortly thereafter, and therefore the concerto was not given its premiere until October 1923—first in Paris, and three days later in Russia.

The concerto is something of a departure from the traditional fast-slow-fast pattern; really, its scheme is essentially slow-fast-slow. The first movement opens with the violin playing sognando—“dreamily”—and then joined by the flutes, clarinets, and oboes. A C major theme then emerges, and the development plays the two off each other before a brief recapitulation. The second movement is quick, but its athletic and even savage musicality may make it seem even briefer than it truly is. But the third and final movement returns to the measured and moderate tone of the DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 23

first—beginning with a bassoon theme that is soon picked up by the soloist, and ending with a dynamic fade that is cleverly matched by a subtle drag in tempo.

The DSO most recently performed Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in January 2015, conducted by Robert Treviño and featuring violinist Yoonshin Song (DSO Concertmaster; Katherine Tuck Chair). The DSO first performed the piece in February 1955, conducted by Paul Paray and featuring violinist Joseph Szigeti.

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, “Enigma” SIR EDWARD ELGAR B. June 2, 1857, Broadheath, United Kingdom D. February 23, 1934, Worcester, United Kingdom Scored for 2 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, and strings. (Approx. 31 minutes)

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ctober 21, 1898 was another hard day of teaching violin students for Edward Elgar. After dinner, he sat down at the piano and started musing over the keys. All of a sudden, his wife, Alice, roused him from his woolgathering.

“Edward, that’s a good tune,” she said.

“Play it again; I like that tune.”

Fortunately, Elgar jotted down a few notes, and the tune became the theme of his celebrated “Enigma” Variations—13 musical character sketches of his wife and friends, plus a self-portrait in the grandiose finale. He completed the piece

by February of 1899, and the famed German conductor Hans Richter agreed

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to premiere it at the opening of his London concert season that June.

Brahms’ “Haydn” Variations may have provided a kernel of inspiration for Elgar’s work, since he heard them performed at the Gloucester Festival shortly before beginning his own set.

Indeed, there is a certain Brahmsian character to the brusque variations: elaborate contrapuntal techniques disguised in the progress of individual movements; and the glorious, swelling finale, which is rather like Brahms’ own in the “Haydn” Variations. Brahms’ intellectual processes even lurk behind the challenge Elgar set himself—fashioning a theme almost entirely from alternating pairs of long and short notes (quarters and eighths in musical notation).

Each variation is labeled with the initials, nickname, or surname of the person described, beginning with a lyrical tribute to Elgar’s wife, Alice (“C.A.E.”).

Frivolous, abrupt, and gentle moods pass in parade as Elgar describes the idiosyncrasies of his 13 friends. Among the most striking are the delicate sixth variation (“Ysobel”) characterizing Isabel Fitton (one of Elgar’s viola students); the rambunctious seventh variation (“Troyte”) describing the jerky, harried piano playing of architect/painter Troyte Griffith; and the buoyant tenth variation (“Dorabella”) imitating the light-footed dancing of Dora Penny, whom Elgar nicknamed after a character in Mozart’s opera Cosi fan tutte. Variation 13 (labeled with three asterisks and titled “Romanza”) secretly describes Lady Mary Lygon, an amateur choir director.

In this variation, the clarinet quotes a melody from Mendelssohn’s choral work, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage.

And the noble, soaring ninth variation (“Nimrod”) is dedicated to Elgar’s great friend and champion, August Johannes FALL 2018

Jaeger of the Novello music publishing firm. It is a special moment in the set of variations and is sometimes performed as a memorial to famous personalities, especially in the world of music.

—Carl Cunningham

The DSO most recently performed Sir Edward Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations in January 2013, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. The DSO first performed the piece in December 1921, conducted

by Ossip Gabrilowitsch.

Profiles For Leonard Slatkin’s biography, turn to page 6.

GIL SHAHAM Gil Shaham is widely renowned as an American master of the violin. A Grammy Award winner and Musical America “Instrumentalist of the Year,” Shaham regularly performs with top orchestras and ensembles on the world’s greatest SHAHAM stages.

Shaham was born in Champaign-Urbana, IL, and moved to Isreal as a child, where he studied with Samuel Bernstein at the Rubin Academy of Music. In 1981 he debuted with the Jerusalem Symphony and the Israel Philharmonic, and the following year he took first prize in Israel’s Claremont Competition. He then became a scholarship student at The Juilliard School and completed additional studies at Columbia University. Shaham was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1990, and in 2008 he received the coveted Avery Fisher Prize.

Shaham has appeared with all the world’s major orchestras, including regular performances with the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, and others. He has dso.org

served multi-year residencies with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Singapore Symphony Orchestra. A guiding framework of Shaham’s career is the “Violin Concertos of the 1930s” project (also a recording series), exploring the works of Barber, Bartók, Berg, Korngold, and Prokofiev, among others.

Shaham’s discography includes more than two dozen concerto and solo recordings, selections from which have won multiple Grammy Awards, a Grand Prix du Disque, Diapason d’Or, and Gramophone Editor’s Choice award.

Many of these recordings appear on Canary Classics, the label he founded in 2004.

Shaham plays the 1699 “Countess Polignac” Stradivarius. n

MOST RECENT APPEARANCE WITH THE DSO: October 2013, performing Rimsky-Korsakov’s Violin Concerto (cond. Leonard Slatkin)

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FIRST APPEARANCE WITH THE DSO: March 1991, performing Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 (cond. Hugh Wolff)

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LEONARD SLATKIN, Music Director Laureate Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

TERENCE BLANCHARD

JEFF TYZIK

Principal Pops Conductor

Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus

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DANCING IN THE STREET A Symphonic Tribute to Motown A Schirmer Theatrical/Greenberg Artists Co-Production Arrangements by Jeff Tyzik Friday, October 12, 2018 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 3 p.m. at Orchestra Hall JEFF TYZIK, conductor CHESTER GREGORY, vocalist MICHAEL LYNCHE, vocalist SHAYNA STEELE, vocalist All songs arranged by Jeff Tyzik DANCING IN THE STREET, by Marvin Gaye, Ivy George Hunter and William Stevenson As Recorded by Martha Reeves JUST TO SEE HER, by Jimmy George, and Louis Pardini As Recorded by Smokey Robinson I FEEL GOOD, by James Brown As Recorded by James Brown TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING, by Michael Masser and Ronald Norman Miller As Recorded by Diana Ross REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE, by Holland, Dozier, and Holland As Recorded by The Four tops YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME, by Smokey Robinson As Recorded by The Miracles HOW SWEET IT IS, by Holland, Dozier, and Holland As Recorded by Marvin Gaye

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AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH, by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson As Recorded by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson SONG FOR YOU, by Leon Russell As Recorded by Donny Hathaway SUPERSTITION, by Stevie Wonder As Recorded by Stevie Wonder Intermission LET’S GROOVE TONIGHT, by Maurice White and Wayne Lee Vaughn As Recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire MAN’S WORLD, by James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome, and Dwight Grant As Recorded by James Brown MY GIRL, by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White As Recorded by The Temptations MY GUY, by Smokey Robinson As Recorded by Mary Wells ENDLESS LOVE, by Lionel Richie As Recorded by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross COULD IT BE I’M FALLING IN LOVE, by Melvin Seals and Mervin Seals As Recorded by The Spinners DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY, by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert As Recorded by Thelma Houston HIGHER AND HIGHER, by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner, and Carl William Smith As Recorded by Jackie Wilson ALL NIGHT LONG, by Lionel Richie As Recorded by Lionel Richie ALL ARRANGEMENTS LICENSED BY SCHIRMER THEATRICAL, LLC SCHIRMER THEATRICAL

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Profiles CHESTER GREGORY

Born in Gary, IN to a steel mill worker and a school teacher, Chester “Chess” Gregory drew inspiration from hometown hero GREGORY Michael Jackson to pursue his dream of becoming an artist.

He began his journey performing in local talent shows and participating in workshops for young performers.

Gregory earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Columbia College, and began teaching acting classes and directing productions at East Chicago Central High School and Indiana University Northwest. He first gained widespread attention for his leading role in the Chicago-based Black Ensemble Theatre’s production of The Jackie Wilson Story, which culminated with a stop at the Apollo Theater in New York, where the New York Times wrote: “There is essentially one reason—and it’s a very good one—to see The Jackie Wilson Story, and that is the star: Chester Gregory.”

Gregory then made his way to Broadway, earning roles in Hairspray, Tarzan, Cry-Baby, Dreamgirls, and Sister Act. In 2013, Gregory produced his own show, The Eve of Jackie, which was

selected to headline the National Black Theatre Festival that year. In addition to acting, Gregory spends many hours in the recording studio, collaborating with prominent artists from Phil Collins to Ledisi. He currently records under the name Chess.

Gregory is a recipient of the Jeff Award, the NAACP Theatre Award, a key to the city of Gary, IN, and an Honorary Doctorate from Columbia College. n

T hese performances mark Chester Gregory’s PNC Pops Series debut.

MICHAEL LYNCHE

Michael “Big Mike” Lynche was introduced to the world as a finalist on the ninth season on American Idol, earning praise for his versatile talent and magnetic charisma.

Since Idol, he has performed R&B, pop, soul, and blues music in intimate LYNCHE clubs, in 20,000seat arenas, and onstage with top orchestras across the world.

Lynche is a close friend of Jeff Tyzik, with whom he regularly collaborates.

Tyzik’s Let’s Dance! orchestra program,

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with Lynche out front, has been performed with symphonies all over North America, including the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and others.

Lynche joined the American Idol LIVE! tour in 2010 and released his debut solo album in 2012 on Big3 Records. In addition to his regular performances in collaboration with Jeff Tyzik, Lynche has shared bills with Boyz II Men, Lalah Hathaway, Faith Evans, and Lyfe Jennings.

Born in St. Petersburg, FL, Lynche now lives and works in New York. n

MOST RECENT APPEARANCE WITH THE DSO: New Year’s Eve 2015 (cond.

Jeff Tyzik and Leonard Slatkin)

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FIRST APPEARANCE WITH THE DSO: September 2014, for a PNC Pops Series program of Let’s Dance (cond. Jeff Tyzik)

SHAYNA STEELE

Schooled in jazz by her Godfather and gospel by her choir director (the Grammy-nominated Michael McElroy), Shayna Steele’s first musical stint was an appearance on Ed McMahon’s Star Search when she was 15 years old. Later

on, she moved to New York to find her sound, and by chance found herself collaborating with the English electronic musician STEELE Moby—first on his 2005 album Hotel and again on the 2007 single “Extreme Ways” and 2008 album Last Night.

Since then, she’s collaborated with countless artists—George Clinton, Bette Midler, John Legend, Snarky Puppy, Queen Latifah, Rihanna, and many more—and released her own music, beginning with I’ll Be Anything, a collaboration with longtime friend David Cook.

With rave reviews from every corner of the world, she’s packed her schedule: touring with her band, appearing on TV (from late night shows to the Grammy Awards), performing on Broadway, and giving private lessons to the next generation of singers. n

MOST RECENT APPEARANCE WITH THE DSO: Shayna Steele has previously appeared on the PNC Pops Series once, for a program of Women Rock in April 2018 (cond. Jeff Tyzik)

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LEONARD SLATKIN, Music Director Laureate Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

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Principal Pops Conductor

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NEEME JÄRVI Music Director Emeritus

CLASSICAL SERIES THE FIREBIRD Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 19, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.

Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall FABIEN GABEL, conductor HUNTER EBERLY, trumpet

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Tempest (Fantasy-Overture), Op. 18 (1840 - 1893)

Henri Tomasi Concerto for Trumpet And Orchestra

(1901 - 1971) Allegro: Cadenza Nocturune: Andantino Finale: Giocoso - Allegro Hunter Eberly, trumpet Intermission

Igor Stravinsky Le Chant du rossignol (1882 - 1971) (The Song of the Nightingale)

Suite from The Firebird [1919 version] I. Introduction and Dance of the Firebird II. Dance of the Princesses III. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei IV. Berceuse V. Finale This Classical Series performance is generously sponsored by

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Program Notes P R O G R A M AT- A - G L A N C E A Literary Evening...

Tchaikovsky’s The Tempest (1873) is based on William Shakespeare’s play of the same name (c. 1610)

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O, wonder! … How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in’t!

— Miranda, in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest

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Stravinsky’s Chant du rossingnol (1917) and the 1914 opera that preceded it are based on Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale The Nightingale (1843)

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Suddenly there came through the open window the sound of sweet music…And as she sung, the shadows grew paler and paler… even Death himself listened, and said, ‘Go on, little nightingale, go on.’

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— Hans Christian Anderson, The Nightingale

The Tempest (FantasyOverture), Op. 18 PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY B. May 7, 1840, Votkinsk, Russia D. November 6, 1893, Saint Petersburg, Russia Scored for 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, and strings. (Approx. 18 minutes)

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chaikovsky was an avid reader in both Russian and French, as well as a dedicated theatergoer—habits that matched his dramatic (and even melodramatic) personality. Shakespeare, probably the most performed playwright on Russian stages during Tchaikovsky’s life, was a clear favorite of the composer’s. Some argue that Tchaikovsky’s true voice as a composer is first heard in the Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture of 1869 and the

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Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1911, rev. 1919) and the 1910 ballet that preceded it are based on Slavic folklore, which gained renewed popularity in the mid-1800s

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In the middle of this glade St ands a hill, of silver made.

Th ere it is that every morn Fi re-Birds flock before the dawn…

— P yotr Yershov, The Little Humpbacked Horse

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Tempest Fantasy-Overture of 1873—so there is an inextricable connection to The Bard early in Tchaikovsky’s masterful career.

Tchaikovsky wrote The Tempest at the urging of Vladimir Stasov, a prominent Russian critic who tracked down the young composer at a Christmas party hosted by Rimsky-Korsakov. “What will your next work be?” Stasov asked, and when Tchaikovsky shrugged he offered three literary sources of inspiration: Gogol’s Taras Bulba, Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, and The Tempest. Given his interest in Shakespeare and the praise he earned for Romeo and Juliet, Tchaikovsky chose The Tempest, and began work the following summer.

The Shakespeare Tchaikovsky admired was, at the time, understood through a Victorian lens: impressionistic and selective, emphasizing atmosphere and emotion ahead of all else.

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with musical depictions of the titular storm. The composer wrote the following overview in the score’s preface: “The Sea. The magician Prospero commands his spirit Ariel to raise a tempest.

Ferdinand’s ship sinks. The enchanted island. The first shy awakening of love between Miranda and Ferdinand. The spirits Ariel and Caliban. The young couple’s love grows to intense passion.

Prospero renounces his magic powers and leaves the island. The Sea.” The DSO most recently performed Tchaikovsky’s The Tempest in November 1994, conducted by Music Director Emeritus Neeme Järvi. The DSO first performed the piece in April 1925, conducted by Ossip Gabrilowitsch.

Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra HENRI TOMASI B. August 17, 1901, Marseille, France D. January 13, 1971, Paris, France Scored for solo trumpet, 3 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, celeste, and strings. (Approx.

16 minutes)

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enri Tomasi was encouraged to pursue a career in music by his father, an amateur flutist and arranger of Corsican folksongs. The young Henri excelled, winning first prizes in theory, piano, and harmonization at age 16 from the Conservatoire du Musique de Marseille. For decades afterwards, he was a sought-after conductor and pioneer of “radiophonic” music, having conducted some of the first radio orchestras. Along with Prokofiev, Milhaud, Honegger, and Poulenc, he

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founded “Triton” in the 1930s—a contemporary music group based in Paris that pushed the boundaries of composition to include wide-ranging sounds and influences.

The Trumpet Concerto, which Tomasi penned in 1948, was originally declared “unplayable”—not for a lack of musical taste, but rather for an abundance of near-impossible demands on the soloist.

“Up until this time the use of the trumpet was relatively unrefined,” Tomasi writes.

“It was considered as a secondary instrument; [but] the interest here is in discovering all of its expressive resources.” For a soloist, “discovering all of [the trumpet’s] expressive resources” is an enormous challenge, though not an insurmountable one. Early players keen to play the “unplayable” concerto were Jos Joots, Ludovic Vaillant, and Raymond Tournesac, and now the piece is a well-loved gem in the trumpet repertoire.

The concerto’s warm, playful character makes it a fan favorite as well. The first movement begins, of course, with the trumpet; two themes develop into a cadence that the composer once described as “dangerous.” The second movement develops a melody through a series of chromatic progressions, and the finale is a lively rondo based on the first movement’s second theme.

These performances of Tomasi’s Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra will be DSO premieres.

Le Chant du rossignol (The Song of the Nightingale) IGOR STRAVINSKY B. June 17, 1882, Lomonosov, Russia D. April 6, 1971, New York, NY Scored for 2 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 FALL 2018

oboes, English horn, clarinet, E-flat clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, 2 harps, 2 pianos, and strings. (Approx. 20 minutes)

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his symphonic poem was written by Stravinsky in 1917, based on his earlier three-act opera The Nightingale (itself inspired by Hans Christian Anderson’s tale of the same name). This purely orchestral version uses music mostly from acts two and three of the original opera. The first act of the opera was completed in 1908, but the second and third acts were not finished until 1914. The reason for this interruption was the association Stravinsky made in Paris with the celebrated impresario Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes, which resulted in the creation of Stravinsky’s landmark ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring. When he returned to work on The Nightingale, he was stylistically a very different composer than when he had begun, and the differences between the first act and the latter two are easy to spot.

The present piece, then, fits in nicely with the Stravinsky celebrated for The Firebird and other Diaghilev collaborations. The plot of The Nightingale involves an emperor who is incredibly moved by the song of a nightingale, but enjoys even more the sound of a mechanical bird that is brought to him as a gift.

Later, when the emperor falls ill and is about to greet Death, the real nightingale returns and makes a deal with Death to save the life of the emperor— whose love for the real bird is restored.

Stravinsky’s work often contrasts the natural with the artificial, and the composer once wrote that he preferred the

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sounds of a player piano to those produced by a human on a real piano. The Nightingale is a perfect piece for such an obsession, and the composer cleverly contrasts the free and swooping tones of the real nightingale with the brief, calculated song of the mechanical one.

The DSO most recently performed Stravinsky’s The Song of the Nightingale in December 1992, conducted by Music Director Emeritus Neeme Järvi. The DSO first performed the piece in February 1952, conducted by Victor de Sabata.

Suite from The Firebird [1919 version] IGOR STRAVINSKY B. June 17, 1882, Lomonosov, Russia D. April 6, 1971, New York, NY Scored for 2 flutes (1 doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes (1 doubling on English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, and strings. (Approx. 19 minutes)

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gor Stravinsky’s association with the Serge Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes lasted two decades and proved one of the most fruitful artistic collaborations in history. Through Diaghilev, the composer met some of the leading creative figures of the day, and for the Ballet Russes Stravinsky produced most of the works that secured his fame. The first, and arguably most famous, is the score for the ballet The Firebird, which premiered in 1910. Stravinsky extracted two concert suites from the full score— one in 1911, and then a “revision” in 1919.

The second version is generally regarded as the “standard” today.

The Firebird relates a fantastic tale.

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as ransom, he frees her. Continuing on his way, the Prince encounters thirteen princesses, who are under the spell of Kastchei, a demon of terrible power.

When the princesses flee, Ivan follows them into Kastchei’s castle and soon is captured. But he remembers the feather, and its magic renders Kastchei’s spells harmless. The Firebird appears and shows the Prince an egg containing the monster’s soul. Ivan smashes it, destroying Kastchei and freeing the princesses.

The suite unfolds in five movements.

The first three set the scene and introduce the principal characters of the fairytale drama. The initial measures suggest Prince Ivan wandering in the forest; an air of mystery and menace permeates the music of the low strings, the horn figures, and especially the eerie glissando harmonics in the strings.

Next comes the dance of the Firebird, which sounds every bit as colorful and fantastic as the creature itself.

The second movement gives us music of the princesses, their gentle demeanor

conveyed in a song-like melody played by the oboe to harp accompaniment.

These dulcet sounds give way suddenly, however, to the “Infernal Dance of King Kastchei.” The demon is suggested in angular rhythms and harsh outbursts, particularly from the brass. This entire sequence is brilliantly orchestrated, and we can scarcely imagine today the impact it must have made on audiences in 1910.

Of entirely different character is the “Berceuse,” a haunting lullaby rather oriental in tone. A brief sequence of falling string tremolos leads to the finale.

Its melody, announced by the horn and gradually taken up by the full orchestra, is repeated in ever more sonorous instrumentation, building to an imposing climax in the final measures.

The DSO most recently performed Stravinsky’s The Firebird in January 2015, conducted by Robert Treviño. The DSO first performed the piece in November 1926, conducted by Ossip Gabrilowitsch.

Profiles FABIEN GABEL Recognized internationally as one of the stars of the new generation, Fabien Gabel is a regular guest of major orchestras in Europe, North America, and GABEL Asia. He has served as music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra since September 2013, and was recently appointed music director of the Orchestre Français des Jeunes (French 34

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Youth Orchestra).

Gabel has conducted leading orchestras around the world, including the Cleveland Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Staatskappelle Berlin, Seoul Philharmonic, and many others.

Gabel first attracted international attention in 2004 after winning the Donatella Flick Competition in London, which subsequently led to his appointment as the London Symphony Orchestra’s assistant conductor for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. Since FALL 2018

then, the LSO has engaged him regularly as a guest conductor. He made his professional conducting debut in 2003 with the Orchestre National de France.

Born to a musical family in Paris, Gabel began studying trumpet at the age of six, honing his skills at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, which awarded him a First Prize in trumpet in 1996, and later at the Musik Hochschule of Karlsruhe. In 2002 he pursued his interest in conducting at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, where he studied with David Zinman, who invited him to appear as a guest conductor at the Festival in 2009. n

MOST RECENT APPEARANCE WITH THE DSO: April 2018, conducting a program with music by Franck, Dutilleux, Debussy, and Ravel

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FIRST APPEARANCE WITH THE DSO: November 2015, conducting a program with music by Borodin, Khachaturian, Dukas, and Debussy

HUNTER EBERLY

Principal Trumpet Lee and Floy Barthel Chair A native of Muskegon, Michigan, Hunter Eberly started playing the trumpet at the age of eight under the tutelage of his mother and continued his studies in high school with Charley Lea of the Grand Rapids Symphony. He attended Grand Valley State University, where he studied with Richard EBERLY Stoelzel and earned his Bachelor of Music degree. Eberly continued his education at The Colburn School in Los Angeles, studying with James Wilt and earning a Professional dso.org

Studies Certificate.

Prior to his appointment in Detroit, Eberly served as Principal Trumpet of the Jacksonville Symphony. He has performed as Guest Principal Trumpet with the Cincinnati Symphony, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra in China.

He has also performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Grand Rapids Symphony. Eberly also enjoys playing music outside of the classical genre, and has performed with many of Motown’s greats—including Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and Mary Wilson of The Supremes.

Eberly has won several awards, including first prize in the National Trumpet Competition Undergraduate Solo Competition, first prize in the National Trumpet Competition Trumpet Ensemble division, and second prize in the International Trumpet Guild Mock Orchestra Competition. Outside of performing, he maintains a small private teaching studio and regularly coaches college students and young professionals in audition preparation. He has also taught at Michigan State University and Grand Valley State University. n In

addition to his service as Principal Trumpet (since 2013), Hunter Eberly has appeared with the DSO as a featured soloist several times.

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MOST RECENT APPEARANCE: July 2017 at Ford House, performing Haydn’s Concerto for Trumpet (cond.

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FIRST RECENT APPEARANCE: July 2013 at the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series, performing Arutiunian’s Concerto for Trumpet (cond. Chrostopher James Lees)

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Ron Fischer 1955 – 2018

With these concerts, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra honors the memory of Ron Fischer Ron was a member of the DSO violin section for 36 years. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 28, 2018, after several years battling Multiple Myeloma, an incurable blood plasma cancer.

He was listening to the Bach Cello Suites while surrounded by family, friends, and his beloved dog Rizzo.

Ron studied at Indiana University, the Institute for Advanced Musical Studies in Montreux, Switzerland, and the Vienna Music Academy. He began his professional career in Europe, and he joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1982. During his DSO career, Fischer served on several musician committees and spent four years on the DSO Board of Directors Executive Committee.

Ron was a tremendous colleague, friend, and musician. The loss of his larger-than-life personality will surely leave a void in our orchestra family.

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Fall Arts

GR A N D VA LLEY STATE U NI V ERSIT Y PR ESENTS THE 16TH A N N U A L

Celebration Enriching the Arts and Humanit ies in West Michigan

Grand Valley’s Fall Arts Celebration features distinguished artists, writers, poets, musicians, and dancers of our time.

Please join us this fall for inspiring entertainment that is the hallmark of our signature events.

ART

POETRY

Mars: Astronomy and Culture

An Evening of Poetry and Conversation with Ada Limón and Carl Phillips

EXHIBITION RECEPTION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 5–7 P.M. ART GALLERY THOMAS J. AND MARCIA J. HAAS CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS ALLENDALE CAMPUS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 7:30 P.M. L.V. EBERHARD CENTER SECOND FLOOR ROBERT C. PEW GRAND RAPIDS CAMPUS

EXHIBITION DATES: AUGUST 24–OCTOBER 31 This exhibition was curated by Pasadena Arts Council for the Williamson Gallery, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California. It is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council’s EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program.

MUSIC

An Italian Journey: Tesla Quartet Performs Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

William Deresiewicz, Ph.D.: What is Art in the 21st Century?

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 7:30 P.M. L.V. EBERHARD CENTER SECOND FLOOR ROBERT C. PEW GRAND RAPIDS CAMPUS

For event details and to view a complete list of sponsors, visit gvsu.edu/fallarts or call (616) 331-2185.

Kariamu and Company: Traditions – A Celebration of African Dance MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 7:30 P.M. LOUIS ARMSTRONG THEATRE THOMAS J. AND MARCIA J. HAAS CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS ALLENDALE CAMPUS

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 7:30 P.M. COOK-DEWITT CENTER ALLENDALE CAMPUS

LECTURE

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Celebrating Holiday Splendor: Craig Jessop Conducts The Many Moods of Christmas MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 7:30 P.M. FOUNTAIN STREET CHURCH 24 FOUNTAIN STREET NE GRAND RAPIDS, MI

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Gifts received between September 1, 2017 and August 31, 2018 Being a community-supported orchestra means you can play your part through frequent ticket purchases and generous annual donations. Your tax-deductible Annual Fund donation is an investment in the wonderful music at Orchestra Hall, around the neighborhoods and across the community. This honor roll celebrates those generous donors who made a gift of $1,500 or more to the DSO Annual Fund Campaign. If you have questions about this roster, or to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or go to dso.org/donate.

Paray Society — Giving of $250,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Penny & Harold Blumenstein Julie & Peter Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. & Mrs.† Morton E. Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr. Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

Dorati Society — Giving of $100,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Applebaum Family Foundation James & Patricia Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher

Emory M. Ford, Jr.† Endowment Shari & Craig Morgan The Polk Family Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Martie & Bob Sachs Cindy & Leonard* Slatkin

Erhling Society — Giving of $50,000 and more Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Madeline & Sidney Forbes Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Mrs. Bonnie Larson Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester David & Valerie McCammon

Ms. Deborah Miesel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden The Clyde & Helen Wu Family Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Paul & Terese Zlotoff

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Giving of $10,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Pamela Applebaum Drs. John & Janice Bernick Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Bluestein John & Marlene Boll Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brownell Michael & Geraldine Buckles Michael & Cathleen Clancy Lois & Avern Cohn Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Eugene & Elaine C. Driker Jim & Margo Farber Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher & Mr. Roy Furman Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Dale & Bruce Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Byron† & Dorothy Gerson Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. Robert T. Goldman Allen C. Goodman & Janet R. Hankin

Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Gray Judy & Kenneth Hale Charlene Handleman Dr. Gloria Heppner Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Jack & Anne Hommes Renato & Elizabeth Jamett Lenard & Connie Johnston Faye & Austin Kanter Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mr. Daniel J. Kaufman Mike & Katy Keegan Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel Marguerite & David Lentz Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs.† Joseph Lile The Locniskar Group Stevens McClure Family Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Cyril Moscow Xavier & Maeva Mosquet Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters

Mrs. Denise Abrash Ms. Dorothy Adair Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mrs. Jean Azar Mike & Pat Biber Claire P. & Robert N. Brown Philip & Carol Campbell Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Dare Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Adel & Walter Dissett Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Marianne T. Endicott Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mr. Peter Falzon Hon. Sharon Tevis Finch Barbara & Alfred J. Fisher III Ms. Mary D. Fisher Ms. Carol A. Friend Goodman Family Charitable Trust Mr.† & Mrs. James A. Green

Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Ms. Nancy B. Henk Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Mr. George Hill & Mrs. Kathleen Talbert-Hill Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead Julius & Cynthia Huebner Foundation Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup William & Story John Mr. George G. Johnson Judy & David Karp Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Samantha Svoboda & Bill Kishler Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish John & Marilyn Kunz Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Mr. Daniel Lewis Bob & Terri Lutz Patricia A.† & Patrick G. McKeever John & Marcia Miller Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Eric Nemeth

Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. David Robert & Sylvia Jean Nelson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Anne Parsons* & Donald Dietz Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Dr. Glenda D. Price Ms. Ruth Rattner Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark* Peggy & Dr. Mark B. Saffer Marjorie & Saul Saulson Elaine & Michael Serling Lois & Mark Shaevsky Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Mr. Gary L. Wasserman & Mr. Charlie Kashner Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams Ms. Mary Wilson And two who wish to remain anonymous

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Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims William & Carol O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Debra & Richard Partrich Ms. Lisa A. Payne Mr. & Mrs. David Provost Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Dr. & Mrs.† Alexander G. Ruthven II Mrs. Sharon Shumaker Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Mrs. E. Ray Stricker Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. Gary Torgow Ms. Marie Vanerian Mrs. Eva Von Voss Mr. William Waak S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Ms. June Wu Erwin & Isabelle Ziegelman Foundation Milton Y. Zussman And one who wishes to remain anonymous

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Giving of $2,500 and more Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Mr. & Mrs. George Agnello Dr. Roger & Mrs. Rosette Ajluni Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Armstrong Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook* Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman Aviv Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Babbish Ms. Ruth Baidas Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale & Mr. Roger Dye Nora & Guy Barron Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Dr. & Mrs. Brian J. Beck Ms. Margaret Beck Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bell Mrs. Harriett Berg Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Martha & G. Peter Blom Dr. George & Joyce Blum Nancy & Lawrence Bluth Mr. Timothy Bogan Ms. Nadia Boreiko The Honorable Susan D. Borman & Mr. Stuart Michaelson Rud† & Mary Ellen Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Mr. Paul & Mrs. Lisa Brandt Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. & Mrs. Marco Bruzzano Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Buck Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Byrd Mrs. Carolyn Carr Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Dr. Lynne F. Carter & Mr. Terrance Carter Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Christians Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk Mr. Don Clapham Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clark Nina & Richard Cohan Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Mr. James Schwyn & Mrs. Françoise Colpron Dr. & Mrs. Julius V. Combs Ms. Elizabeth Correa Patricia & William Cosgrove, Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles 40

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Dr. Laura Katz & Dr. Jonathan Pasko Betsy & Joel Kellman June K. Kendall Frederic & Stephanie Keywell Mrs. Frances King Grace Kachaturoff Mr. James Kirby Thomas & Linda Klein Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci Ms. Margot Kohler Mr. David Kolodziej Ms. Susan Konop Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King* Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz George M. Krappmann* & Lynda BurburyKrappmann Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Dr. Arnold Kummerow Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dr. Lawrence O. Larson The Dolores & Paul Lavins Foundation Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Barbara & Carl Levin Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Arlene & John Lewis Ms. Carol Litka Daniel & Linda* Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Cis Maisel Margaret Makulski & James Bannan Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. Anthony Marek Maurice Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Richard Martella Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D. Mr. Anthony R. McCree Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Mr. John McFadden Ms. Camille McLeod Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Olga Sutaruk Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Bruce & Mary Miller J.J. & Liz Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore Ms. A. Anne Moroun Mr. Frederick Morsches & Mr. Kareem George Drs. Barbara & Stephen Munk Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Joy & Allan Nachman FALL 2018

Edward & Judith Narens Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Katherine & Bruce Nyberg Mr. John J. O’Brien Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Lila & Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Noel & Patricia Peterson Kris & Ruth Pfaehler Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Pfahlert Benjamin B. Phillips Mr. Dave Phipps Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom William H. & Wendy W. Powers Reimer & Rebecca Priester Charlene & Michael Prysak Jill M.* & Michael J. Rafferty Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Denise Reske Barbara Gage Rex Ms. Linda Rodney Seth & Laura Romine Michael & Susan Rontal Mr.† & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. Ronald Ross & Ms. Alice Brody Jane & Curt Russell Linda & Leonard Sahn

Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Dr. & Mrs. Hershel Sandberg Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff David & Carol Schoch Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz Sandy & Alan Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. Merton J. Segal Nancy & Sam Shamie Shapero Foundation Ms. Margo Shulman Zon Shumway Dr. Les & Ellen Lesser Siegel Robert & Coco Siewert Mr. Norman Silk & Mr. Dale Morgan William & Cherie Sirois Dr. Cathryn & Mr. Daniel Skedel Mr. Michael J. Smith & Mrs. Mary C. Williams Dr. Gregory Stephens Barb & Clint Stimpson Nancy C. Stocking Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Stollman Ms. Laurie Szczesny David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Dr. Neil Talon Ms. Dorothy Tarpinian Joel & Shelley Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Thompson Mr. Norman Thorpe

Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Carol & Larry Tibbitts Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Dr. Barry Tigay Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tobias Barbara & Stuart Trager Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Trudeau Mark & Janice Uhlig Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Charles & Sally Van Dusen Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Captain Joseph F. Walsh, USN (Ret.) Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Mr. Patrick Webster Mr. Herman Weinreich Lawrence & Idell Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Janis & William Wetsman/The Wetsman Foundation Barbara & David Whittaker Ms. Anne Wilczak Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Mrs. Jacqueline Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Mr. Mark Wojtas Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Cathy Cromer Wood Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Margaret S. York Mr. & Mrs. Alan Zekelman And five who wish to remain anonymous

Giving of $1,500 and more Joshua & Judith Adler Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian Dr. & Dr. Brian Bachynski Mrs. Mary Beattie† Ms. Jane Bolender Mr. & Mrs. J. Bora Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Bromberg Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burstein Dr. & Mrs. Glenn B. Carpenter David & Michelle Carroll Mrs. Elizabeth & Mr. C. Howard Crane Dr. Edward Mrs. Jamie Dabrowski Dr. & Mrs. Adnan S. Dajani Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Darold Gordon & Elaine Didier Mr. Patrick Doig Mr. & Mrs. Henry Eckfeld Mr. Howard O. Emorey Mr. William Fetterman Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Gillette Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Ruth & Al Glancy Ms. Sandra Seligman Anne & Eugene Greenstein Mr. Donald Guertin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Harding Fran & Howard Heicklen Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hillegonds Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham

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Ms. Nadine Jakobowski Mr. Arthur Johns Robert & Sandra Johnson Carol & Rick Johnston Ms. Ida King Aileen & Harvey Kleiman Tom & Beverly Klimko Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kochajda/Teal Electric Co. Miss Kathryn Korns Mr. & Mrs. Kosch Mr. & Mrs. William Kroger, Jr. Mr. Michael Kuhne Dr. Myron & Joyce LaBan Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lieberman Mr. William Lynch Ms. June G Mackeil Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mazzeo Mr. & Mrs. Brian Meer Ms. Florence Morris Mr. & Mrs. Germano Mularoni Ms. Deborah Parker Dr.† & Mrs. Terry Podolsky Mrs. Janet Pounds Mr. Ronald Puchalski Drs. Renato & Daisy Ramos Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rapson Mrs. Hope Raymond Mr. & Mrs. John Rieckhoff Mr. Paul Robertson & Mrs. Cheryl Robertson

*Current DSO Musician or Staff

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Rose Mr. James Rose Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Ross Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell Nancy J. Salden Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schlack Mr. Steve Secrest Robert A. Sedler Cynthia Shaw & Tom Kirvan Mr. & Mrs. William C. Shenefelt Mr. Lawrence Shoffner Ms. Claudia Sills Mr. Ariel Simon Mr. Mark Sims & Ms. Elaine Fieldman Ralph & Peggy Skiano Dr. & Mrs. Choichi Sugawa Ms. Joyce Sutherland David & Lila Tirsell Mr. Jim Van Eizenga William & Sandra Vanover Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Verhelle Peter & Carol Walters Mr. Barry Webster Ms. Beverly Weidendorf Ms. Janet Weir Rudolf E. Wilhelm Fund Frank & Ruth Zinn And three who wish to remain anonymous DSO PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE 41

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GIVING Giving of $500,000 & more SAMUEL & JEAN FRANKEL FOUNDATION

THE McGREGOR FUND

Giving of $200,000 & more

HUDSON-WEBBER FOUNDATION primary pereferred logo

4 color - 65% black spot color - pantone cool gray 9C

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Giving of $100,000 & more

secondary - for use on dark backgrounds

2014 GM Design Corporate ID & Graphics

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Giving of $50,000 & more Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation League of American Orchestras Edward C. & Linda Dresner Levy Foundation Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs Wico Metal Products Matilda R. Wilson Fund

Giving of $20,000 & more

American House Senior Living Communities Beaumont Health Chemical Bank DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Flagstar Foundation Greektown Casino-Hotel Henry Ford II Fund

Lear Corporation Macy’s MGM Grand Detroit National Endowment for the Arts Rock Ventures, LLC Varnum LLP Wolverine Packing Company

Giving of $10,000 & more

Giving of $1,000 & more

Amerisure Insurance Creative Benefit Solutions, LLC Denso International America, Inc. Edibles Rex Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss KPMG LLP Myron P. Leven Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation Milner Hotels Foundation Laskaris-Jamett Advisors of Raymond James Suburban Collection

Charles M. Bauervic Foundation Darling Bolt Company Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Dickinson Wright LLP Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Foundation EY HEM Data Corporation Clarence & Jack Himmel Fund James & Lynelle Holden Fund Hotel St. Regis Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation Josephine Kleiner Foundation Ludwig Foundation Fund Madison Electric Company Michigan First Credit Union Plante & Moran, PLLC PSLZ, LLP Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation The Loraine & Melinese Reuter Foundation Save Our Symphony Leslie & Regene Schmier Foundation Schwartz Family Foundation Louis & Nellie Sieg Foundation Sills Foundation Robert Swaney Consulting, Inc. Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Wheeler Family Foundation, Inc. Young Woman’s Home Association And one who wishes to remain anonymous

Giving of $5,000 & more The Boston Consulting Group Coffee Express Roasting Company Benson & Edith Ford Fund Grant Thornton LLP Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation Michigan Ear Institute O’Brien - Sullivan Funeral Homes Inc Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation Schaerer Architextural Interiors Mary Thompson Foundation Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

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The DSO’s Planned Giving Council recognizes the region’s leading financial and estate professionals whose current and future clients may involve them in their decision to make a planned gift to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Members play a critical role in shaping the future of the DSO through ongoing feedback, working with their clients, supporting philanthropy and attending briefings twice per year. For more information or to join the PG Council, please call 313.576.5114.

LINDA WASSERMAN AVIV, Chair Mrs. Katana H. Abbott Mr. Joseph Aviv Mr. Christopher A. Ballard Ms. Jessica B. Blake, Esq. Ms. Rebecca J. Braun Mr. Timothy Compton Mrs. Jill Governale Mr. Henry Grix Mrs. Julie R. Hollinshead, CFA Mr. Mark W. Jannott, CTFA Ms. Jennifer A. Jennings

Ms. Dawn Jinsky Mrs. Shirley Kaigler Mr. Robert E. Kass Mr. Christopher L. Kelly Mr. Bernard S. Kent Ms. Yuh Suhn Kim Mr. Henry P. Lee Ms. Marguerite Munson Lentz J. Thomas MacFarlane Mr. Christopher M. Mann Mr. Curtis J. Mann

Mrs. Mary Mansfield Mr. Mark Neithercut Mrs. Alice R. Pfahlert Mr. Steven C. Pierce Ms. Deborah J. Renshaw, CFP Mr. James P. Spica Mr. David M. Thoms Mr. John N. Thomson, Esq. Mr. William Vanover Mr. William Winkler Mrs. Wendy Zimmer Cox

PLANNED GIVING SPOTLIGHT

Linda Wasserman Aviv A Partner at Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Linda Wasserman Aviv has served as Chair of the DSO’s Planned Giving Council since 2014. Read on to learn about Linda and what makes planned giving so important!

What’s your earliest memory of seeing the DSO? I have a very clear memory of seeing a children’s symphony (I think it was Peter and the Wolf) when I was six or seven years old. I recall that my favorite part was when the conductor told us that we could stand up and wiggle.

What’s the best thing about living in Southeast Michigan?

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Cranbrook, and the Detroit Zoo (and others) that have reached out to bring their programming to a wider community—especially to our schoolchildren.

What would you tell someone who hasn’t considered planned giving, but is interested?

I would encourage them to think about the organizations that have enriched their lives or made a meaningful difference to our community. If you care about an organization and value its mission, a planned gift gives you the opportunity to contribute toward the financial stability of the organization so it may benefit future generations. I would also advise them that planned giving can be as simple as naming a charity as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy or an IRA, or naming the charity as a beneficiary in a will. It does not have to be complicated, nor is it only for the wealthy. †

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CELEBRATING YOUR LEGACY SUPPORT BARBARA VAN DUSEN, Honorary Chair

The 1887 Society honors individuals who have made a special legacy commitment to support the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Members of the 1887 Society ensure that future music lovers will continue to enjoy unsurpassed musical experiences by including the DSO in their estate plans. If you have arranged a planned gift to support the DSO or would like more information on planned giving, please call 313.576.5114.

Ms. Doris L. Adler Dr. & Mrs. William C. Albert Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. Augustin & Nancy† Arbulu Ms. Sharon Backstrom Sally & Donald Baker Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mary Beattie Stanley A. Beattie Mr.† & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman Mrs. Betty Blair Gwen & Richard Bowlby William & Julia Bugera Cynthia Cassell, Ph. D. Dr.† & Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak Eleanor A. Christie Ms. Mary Christner Lois & Avern Cohn Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters Dorothy M. Craig Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. John Diebel Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Eidson Marianne T. Endicott Mrs. Rema Frankel† Patricia Finnegan Sharf Ms. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher† Samuel & Laura Fogleman Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.† Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Jane French Janet M. Garrett Dr. Byron P. & Marilyn Georgeson Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Victor† & Gale Girolami Ruth & Al Glancy David & Paulette Groen Mr. Harry G. Bowles† Donna & Eugene Hartwig Gerhardt A. Hein & Rebecca P. Hein Ms. Nancy B. Henk Joseph L. Hickey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Hitchman

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Andy Howell Carol Howell Paul M. Huxley & Cynthia Pasky David & Sheri Jaffa Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Jeffs II Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup Mr. & Mrs. George Johnson Lenard & Connie Johnston Ms. Carol Johnston Carol M. Jonson Drs. Anthony & Joyce Kales Faye & Austin Kanter Norb† & Carole Keller Dr. Mark & Mrs. Gail Kelley June K. Kendall Dimitri† & Suzanne Kosacheff Douglas Koschik Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Krolikowski Mary Clippert LaMont Mrs. Bonnie Larson Ann C. Lawson Allan S. Leonard Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs.† Joseph Lile Harold Lundquist† & Elizabeth Brockhaus Lundquist Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Roberta Maki Eileen & Ralph Mandarino Judy Howe Masserang Mr. Glenn Maxwell Mary Joy McMachen, Ph.D. Judith Mich† Rhoda A. Milgrim Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller John & Marcia Miller Jerald A. & Marilyn H. Mitchell Mr.† & Mrs. L. William Moll Shari & Craig Morgan Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters Beverley Anne Pack David† & Andrea Page Mr. Dale J. Pangonis Ms. Mary W. Parker Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Helen & Wesley Pelling† Dr. William F. Pickard Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Ms. Christina Pitts Mrs. Robert Plummer

Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Ponta Mrs. Mary Carol Prokop† Ms. Linda Rankin & Mr. Daniel Graschuck Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Rasmussen Deborah J. Remer Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Ms. Marianne Reye Lori-Ann Rickard Katherine D. Rines Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Ms. Barbara Robins Jack† & Aviva Robinson Mr.† & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell Dr. Margaret Ryan Marjorie & Saul Saulson Mr. & Mrs. Donald & Janet Schenk Ms. Yvonne Schilla Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest† Ms. Marla K. Shelton Edna J. Shin Ms. June Siebert Dr. Melissa J. Smiley & Dr. Patricia A. Wren Ms. Marilyn Snodgrass† Mr. & Mrs. Walter Stuecken Mr.† & Mrs. Alexander C. Suczek David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. David Patria & Ms. Barbara Underwood Roger & Tina Valade Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Charles & Sally Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. Melvin VanderBrug Mr.† & Mrs. George C. Vincent Christine & Keith C. Weber Mr. Herman Weinreich John† & Joanne Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Wilhelm Mr. Robert E. Wilkins† Mrs. Michel Williams Ms. Nancy S. Williams† Mr. Robert S. Williams & Ms. Treva Womble Ms. Barbara Wojtas Elizabeth B. Work Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu† Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Mrs. Judith G. Yaker Steven Dee Yeutter Milton & Lois† Zussman Five who wish to remain anonymous

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THANK YOU TO LAST SEASON’S EVENT SPONSORS! Judy & Stanley Frankel Ann & Jim Nicholson T H E

S A T U R D A Y

DATE

JUNE 23, 2018

Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr.

Marjorie S. Fisher Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

SAVE THE DATE: HEROES GALA 2019 • JUNE 22

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SAVE THE DATE: CLASSICAL ROOTS 2019 • MARCH 8 & 9 SAVE THE DATE: NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION • DEC. 31, 2018

TRIBUTE GIFTS Gifts received June 1, 2018 to September 1, 2018 Tribute gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra are made to honor accomplishments, celebrate occasions, and pay respect in memory or reflection. These gifts support current season projects, partnerships and performances such as DSO concerts, education programs, free community concerts and family programming.

For information about making a tribute gift, please call 313.576.5114 or visit dso.org/donate.

In Memory of Donald Bauder Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz In Memory of Mary Beattie Gwen & Dick Bowlby Jill Jordan & David Everson Felicia & Dwayne Mack Meredith Nelson Jan & Richard Raison Rose Marie & Gerald Switzer Wendy Rollin & Jerry Piasecki Household In Honor of Margaret Beauregard Carol Singer In Memory of Ruth Terebelo Blackman Howard Hertz

In Honor of Penny & Harold Blumenstein Carolyn Greenberg In Memory of Mario DiFiore Dick & Gwen Bowlby Mario & Jane Iacobelli In Memory of Alex Domin Sue & William Kondak Anne Sullivan Cathy & Philip Tomaszewski In Memory of Bill Fay Pamela Ayres In Memory of Ron Fischer Judy & John Marx Natsuko & Choichi Sugawa

In Memory of Joan C. O’Brien John J. O’Brien In Honor of Anne Parsons Clinton Family Fund In Honor of Greg Staples Neil and Ilene Danziger In Honor of Arnold Weingarden Gail Danto & Art Roffey In Memory of Fred Woolf Laurie Dubin Nancy & Stephen Glasser Ruth & Irwin Kahn Rhoda Milgrim George & Nancy Nicholson

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ENGAGED IN THE ARTS.

COMMITTED TO CULTURE.

IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY.

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan proudly supports the DSO as part of our mission to assist organizations creating a lasting, postive impact in our region.

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WELCOME TO THE MAX

OUR HOME ON WOODWARD AVENUE

The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center is one of Detroit’s most notable cultural campuses. The Max includes three main performance spaces: historic Orchestra Hall, the Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube (“The Cube”), and Robert A. and Maggie Allesee Hall. All are accessible from the centrally located William Davidson Atrium. The Jacob Bernard Pincus Music Education Center is home to the DSO’s Wu Family Academy and other music education offerings. The DSO is also proud to offer The Max as a performance and administrative space for several local partners, including Detroit Public Theatre, Detroit Youth Volume, and others.

Parking Self-parking is available for $10 at the Orchestra Place Parking Structure (81 Parsons Street), with handicap parking offered on the ground level.

Valet parking is available for $12 at most concerts.

Complimentary donor valet is offered to donors who give $7,500 annually, with drop-off and pick-up located at the stage door behind The Max. The DSO offers shuttle bus service to Coffee Concerts from select locations for $15. Please call 313.576.5130 for more information.

What Should I Wear?

The DSO has no dress code. Patrons can expect to see a variety of outfit styles, and all visitors are encouraged to wear what makes them most comfortable. While business professional and business casual attire are common, jeans and sneakers are as appropriate as suits and ties.

Food and Drink Food and beverages are available for purchase at most performances, either from stations throughout the William Davidson Atrium or at the Paradise Lounge. A full-service restaurant offering gourmet meals prepared by Executive Chef Chris Skillingstad, the Paradise Lounge is located on the second floor of The Max and open prior to most Orchestra Hall concerts. For more information, or to make a reservation, please call 313.576.5488 or email paradiselounge@dso.org.

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To report an emergency during a concert, immediately notify an usher or DSO staff member. If an usher or DSO staff member is not available please contact DSO Security at 313.576.5199

seats at all performances except Friday morning Coffee Concerts, and drink orders may be placed before or during a performance to be picked up at intermission. Food is not allowed in Orchestra Hall.

Please note that outside food and beverages are prohibited.

Shop @ The Max The Shop @ The Max retail store is located on the first floor of The Max, just outside of the William Davidson Atrium in the hallway opposite the main staircase. Shop @ The Max is open before, during, and after most performances.

Handicap Access and Hearing Assistance The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center is fully handicap-accessible, and the DSO aims to accommodate all patrons regardless of abilities or needs. There are elevators, barrier-free restrooms, and accessible seating in all areas of The Max. Security personnel are available at all entrances to help patrons requiring extra assistance in and out of vehicles.

The DSO’s Sennheiser MobileConnect hearing assistance system is available for all performances in Orchestra Hall. Patrons may visit the Patron Services Center on the second floor to check out a mobile device and earbuds, or to seek assistance in downloading the Sennheiser MobileConnect app on their own device. The system is made possible by the Michigan Ear Institute.

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POLICIES SEATING The DSO makes every attempt to begin The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 Box Office:................................................313.576.5111 Group Sales:............................................ 313.576.5130 Administrative Offices:.......................... 313.576.5100 Facilities Rental Information:...............313.576.5050 Visit the DSO online at dso.org For general inquiries, please email info@dso.org

Priority Service for Our Members We are proud to offer priority assistance to all DSO Subscribers, as well as donors who give $1,000 annually. Visit the Patron Services Center on the second floor of The Max for help with tickets, exchanges, donations, or any other DSO needs.

The Herman and Sharon Frankel Donor Lounge Governing Members who give $3,000 annually can enjoy complimentary beverages, appetizers, and desserts in the Donor Lounge, open 90 minutes prior to each concert through the end of intermission. For more information on becoming a Governing Member, contact Leslie Groves at 313.576.5451 or lgroves@dso.org.

Gift Certificates Gift certificates are available in any denomination and may be used towards tickets to any DSO performance. Please contact the Box Office for more information.

Rent The Max Elegant and versatile, The Max is an ideal setting for a variety of events and performances: weddings, corporate gatherings, meetings, concerts, and more. Visit dso.org/rent or call 313.576.5065 for more information.

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concerts on time. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, latecomers will be seated at an appropriate pause in the music at the discretion of the house staff. Patrons who leave the hall before or during a piece will be reseated after the piece is completed. Latecomers may watch the performance on closed circuit television in the William Davidson Atrium.

TICKETS, EXCHANGES, AND CONCERT CANCELLATIONS All patrons, regardless of age,

must have a ticket to attend DSO performances. All sales are final and non-refundable. In lieu of refunds, the DSO offers a flexible exchange and ticket donation policy.

Tickets of equal or lesser value may be exchanged up to the day before the performance without fees. Patrons must pay the per-ticket difference if exchanging into a more expensive performance. Please contact the Box Office to exchange or donate tickets.

The DSO rarely cancels concerts. In the event of inclement weather or other emergencies, please visit dso.org, contact the Box Office, or check the DSO’s social media pages for updates and information. Patrons will be notified of exchange options. The DSO is unable to offer refunds for cancelled concerts.

CHILDREN Educational Concert Series, Young

People’s Family Concerts, and Tiny Tots performances are specially designed for children and families.

While the DSO does not enforce a universal age limit, please review program details to determine whether a performance is appropriate for children. All patrons must have a paid ticket regardless of age. Any person causing a disturbance to surrounding audience members will be asked to leave the performance area by an usher.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND RECORDING Photography

can be distracting to musicians and audience members, so please be cautious and respectful if you wish to take photos. Note that flash photography, video recording, tripods, and cameras with detachable lenses are strictly prohibited.

MOBILE DEVICES Use of smartphones and other

electronic devices can be distracting to musicians and audience members. You may be asked by an usher to store your device.

SMOKING Smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes

and personal vaporizers, is prohibited throughout The Max. Patrons who wish to smoke must do so outside the building. Smoking is permitted on the second-floor outdoor patio near the Patron Services Center.

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A D M I N I S T R AT I V E S TA F F

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

ADVANCEMENT

Debora Kang Manager of Education Programs

Anne Parsons President and CEO James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Chair

Jill Rafferty Senior Director of Advancement

Kiersten Alcorn Community Engagement Coordinator

Jill Elder Vice President and Chief Development Officer Linda Lutz Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Erik Rรถnmark Vice President and General Manager Joy Crawford Executive Assistant to the President and CEO Elaine Curvin Executive Assistant to the Vice President and CDO

Matthew Way Manager of Advancement Relations and Strategic Initiatives

INDIVIDUAL & INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Chelsea Kotula Advancement Officer Marah Casey Advancement Officer Leslie Groves Major Gift Officer Jenni Clark Fundraising Events Specialist

Mickayla Chapman Training Ensembles Recruitment and Operations Coordinator Garrett Lefkowitz Training Programs Operations Coordinator

FACILITY OPERATIONS Dan Saunders Director of Facilities Management Clarence Burnett Maintenance Supervisor

STEWARDSHIP

Frederico Augustin Facility Engineer

Stephanie Glazier Stewardship Coordinator

Martez Duncan Maintenance Technician

ARTISTIC PLANNING

Juanda Pack Advancements Benefits Concierge

William Guilbault Maintenance Technician

Jessica Ruiz Director of Artistic Planning

COMMUNICATIONS

Christopher Harrington Managing Director of Paradise Jazz Series/Managing Director & Curator of @ The Max

Matthew Carlson Director of Communications and Media Relations

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Christina Biddle Popular and Special Programs Coordinator Catherine Miller Artistic Coordinator

LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL Marc Geelhoed Director of Digital Initiatives

ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS Kathryn Ginsburg Orchestra Manager Heather Hart Rochon Director of Orchestra Personnel Dennis Rottell Stage Manager Patrick Peterson Manager of Orchestra Personnel 50

Teresa Alden Digital Communications Manager Sarah Smarch Communications Specialist Ben Breuninger Public Relations Manager Emily Carter Sharpe Communications Coordinator

COMMUNITY & LEARNING Caen Thomason-Redus Senior Director of Community & Learning

Crystal King Maintenance Technician Daniel Speights Maintenance Technician

SAFETY AND SECURITY George Krappmann Director of Safety and Security Greg Schimizzi Chief of Security Edward John Assistant Chief of Security Norris Jackson Security Officer Ronald Martin Security Officer Johnnie Scott Security Officer

Nelson Rodriguez Parada General Manager of Training Ensembles Clare Valenti Manager of Community Engagement

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FINANCE Jeremiah Hess Senior Director of Accounting & Finance Sandra Mazza Senior Accountant Dawn Kronell Senior Accountant Michelle Wisler Payroll and Benefits Accountant

HUMAN RESOURCES Denise Ousley Human Resources Director Shuntia Perry Human Resources Coordinator

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Jody Harper Director of Information Technology Ra’Jon Taylor Application Administrator

Sharon Gardner Carr Assistant Manager of Tessitura and Ticketing Operations Lori Cairo Front of House Manager Annick Busch Patron Loyalty Coordinator LaHeidra Marshall Audience Development Coordinator

CATERING AND RETAIL SERVICES

PERFORMANCE

Christina Williams Director of Catering and Retail Services

Volume XXVII Fall 2018 2018-2019 Season

Chris Skillingstad Executive Chef Nate Richter Bar Manager Justine Smith Retail Manager

EVENTS AND RENTALS Catherine Deep Manager of Events and Rentals

Michelle Koning Web Manager

Ashley Powers Event Sales Representative

PATRON DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT

Stephanie McClung Coordinator of Event Sales & Administration

Nicki Inman Senior Director of Patron Development & Engagement

AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Michael Frisco Director of Audience Development

EDITOR Ben Breuninger bbreuninger@dso.org 313.576.5196 PUBLISHER Echo Publications, Inc. Thomas Putters PROGRAM NOTES ANNOTATOR Charles Greenwell (Unless otherwise noted) To advertise in Performance, please call 248.582.9690.

PATRON SALES AND SERVICE Michelle Marshall Manager of Patron Sales & Service Tommy Tatti Lead Ticketing Specialist Activities of the DSO are made possible in part with the support of the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.

James Sabatella Group Sales Manager

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UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS TICKETS & INFO

313 . 576 . 5111 dso.org

CLASSICAL SERIES

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OM @ THE MAX

OPENING WEEKEND GIL SHAHAM AND ENIGMA

Thur. Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m. in The Cube*

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Gil Shaham, violin

CLASSICAL SERIES

Fri., Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 7 at 3 p.m.

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor Víkingur Ólafsson, piano

GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO

ERB The Seventh Trumpet PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1 ELGAR Enigma Variations

Thu., Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.

SIBELIUS Lemminkäinen’s Return GRIEG Concerto for Piano SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

PNC POPS SERIES

DANCING IN THE STREET

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

Jeff Tyzik, conductor Chester Gregory, vocalist Michael Lynche, vocalist Shayna Steele, vocalist

DIANNE & CHRISTIAN DUO TIA FULLER — DIAMOND CUT Fri., Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.*

Fri., Oct. 12 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 13 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 14 at 3 p.m.

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This concert is not affiliated or associated with Motown Records.

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Fri., Oct. 26 at 10 p.m. in The Cube*

FUNK BROTHER DENNIS COFFEY Fri., Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. in The Cube*

CLASSICAL SERIES

THE FIREBIRD

Fabien Gabel, conductor Hunter Eberly, trumpet Thu., Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 19 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Oct. 20 at 8 p.m.

TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest TOMASI Concerto for Trumpet STRAVINSKY Song of the Nightingale STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919)

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OLD SCHOOL FUNK + SOUL DANCE PARTY

TINY TOTS CONCERT SERIES

ROCK O’WEEN

Sat., Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. in The Cube*

YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES

HALLOWEEN AT HOGWARTS Kelly Corcoran, conductor Sat., Oct. 27 at 11 a.m.

PNC POPS SERIES

CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE Sean O’Loughlin, conductor

Fri., Nov. 2 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 3 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 4 at 3 p.m.

Live from Orchestra Hall

FALL 2018

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JARC 38TH ANNUAL FALL FUNDRAISER MASTERS OF ILLUSION Thu., Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

PNC POPS SERIES

BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II

George Daugherty, conductor

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Fri., Nov. 30 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Dec. 1 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 2 at 3 p.m.

CLASSICAL SERIES

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EMANUEL AX PLAYS BEETHOVEN

Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano Fri., Nov. 9 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 10 at 8 p.m.

CLASSICAL SERIES

BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 ANDREW NORMAN Play

Thu., Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Dec. 7 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Dec. 8 at 8 p.m.

CLASSICAL SERIES

BRAHMS Concerto for Violin BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

John Storgårds, conductor Pekka Kuusisto, violin

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

Fri., Nov. 16 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Nov 17 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Nov 18 at 3 p.m.

Fri., Dec. 7 at 8 p.m.*

TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO. 4

ANTHEIL Over the Plains DANÍEL BJARNASON Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 DSO PRESENTS

VIENNA BOYS CHOIR Sun., Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.*

WU FAMILY ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL CONCERT SERIES

THE TALE OF THE FIREBIRD Rei Hotoda, conductor

Wed., Nov. 28 at 10:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m.

CYRUS CHESTNUT TRIO: A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS @THE MAX

JEFF “TAIN” WATTS TRIO Fri., Dec. 7 at 10 p.m. in The Cube*

TINY TOTS CONCERT SERIES

JAZZ MEETS DR. SEUSS Sat., Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. in The Cube*

YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERT SERIES

THE SNOWMAN

BY RAYMOND BRIGGS Vinay Parameswaran, conductor Sat., Dec. 8 at 11 a.m.

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*The DSO does not appear in this program

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FEB 09 S AT, 8 : 0 0 P M HILL AUDITORIUM ANN ARBOR

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Zubin Mehta, conductor Saturday, February 9 // 8 pm Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium In 1936, Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman persuaded first-chair musicians of Eastern European and German orchestras who had lost their jobs as a result of Nazism to immigrate to Palestine. In doing so, he created an “orchestra of soloists” which, under the esteemed leadership of Zubin Mehta, continues to absorb new immigrants and to act as a global community for musicians from around the world. This concert is part of Zubin Mehta’s final US tour as music director of the Israel Philharmonic — he steps down in October 2019, 50 years after becoming the orchestra’s music advisor and 42 years after becoming its first official music director.

Exclusive Presenting Sponsor of Maestro Zubin Mehta: The Menakka and Essel Bailey Endowment Fund for International Artistic Brilliance Presenting Sponsors: Matt and Nicole Lester Family and Sheila Crowley Wicha and Max Wicha Supporting Sponsors: Gil Omenn and Martha Darling, James and Nancy Stanley, and the Zelenock Family Media Partner: WRCJ 90.9 FM

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