Holiday Spectacular Chad Goodman, Conductor Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 2:30 PM Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 7:30 PM Sunday December 10, 2023, at 2:30 PM The Hemmens Cultural Center Elgin Master Chorale Integrity School of Dance ANDREW WAINWRIGHT arr. Rutter
A Joyful Noël
"O Come All Ye Faithful" Elgin Master Chorale
JOHN WILLIAMS
"Somewhere in My Memory"
STYNE arr. Ployhar
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
GRUBER arr. Davis/Custer
Stille Nacht
JOHN RUTTER
Angel’s Carol Elgin Master Chorale
ANTHONY DILORENZO
Navidad Latina!
~ Intermission ~
SAM HYKEN
Chanukah 5776
JOHN WILLIAMS
"Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas"
TCHAIKOVSKY
Selections from Nutcracker Overture and Arrival of Drosselmeyer Angels into Snowflakes Divertissement Coffee (Arab Dance) Chocolate (Spanish Dance) Tea (Chinese Dance) Trepak (Russian Dance) Mother Ginger (Polichinelles) Waltz of the Flowers Integrity School of Dance
MARKS arr. Hayman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
ANDERSON
Sleigh Ride
BERLIN arr. Bennett
White Christmas Elgin Master Chorale
RANDOL ALAN BASS “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” Elgin Master Chorale
This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency Este programa es apoyado, en parte, por un subsidio de la Agencia del Consejo de Artes de Illinois
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL / PERSONAL DE LA ORQUESTA Violin I Isabella Lippi Concertmaster Eleanor Bartsch Associate Concertmaster Gerald Loughney Kate Carter Eric Pidluski Joseph Malmquist Susan Carlson Carol Dylan Helen Kim Lee Wendy Evans Carmen Abelson Jennifer Leckie Violin II Daniela Folker Principal Robbie Herbst Assistant Principal Caroline Slack Maria Arrua Susan Thorne Steve Winkler Cristina Buciu Elizabeth Huffman Kelvin Lin Meg Lanfear Kathryn Siegel Viola Amanda Grimm Principal Loretta Gillespie Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Rebecca Swan Jason Butler Erin Rafferty Sava Velkoff Susan Posner
Cello Matthew Agnew Principal Nazar Dzhuryn Assistant Principal Kerena Fox Mark Kuntz Robert Weber Elizabeth Start Sara Sitzer Double Bass Timothy Shaffer Principal Jeremy Attanaseo Assistant Principal Susan Sullivan Gregory Heintz Jason Niehoff Flute Jean Bishop Principal Scott Metlicka Oboe Andrew Port Principal Clarinet Gene Collerd Principal Trevor O’Riordan
Bassoon Vincent Desantis Principal Collin Anderson French Horn Greg Flint Principal Steven Replogle Sharon Jones Mary Buscanics-Jones Trumpet Ross Beacraft Principal Michael Brozick David Gauger Assistant Principal Trombone Reed Capshaw Principal Adam Moen Tuba Charles Schuchat Principal Timpani Robert Everson Principal Percussion Brian Oriente Principal Michael Folker
ESO BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION / JUNTA Y ADMINISTRACIÓN DE ESO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE R. Bert Crossland Board Chair
Andre Fiebig
Immediate Past Board Chair
Robert Chiappetta Treasurer
Rev. Arlyn Tolzmann Secretary
Dr. Patricia Harkin
Governance Chair
DIRECTORS Frank Maxson
Alexis India Alm Ross Beacraft* Carlos Chavez Michele Clark Dr. Gene Crume Joyce Dlugopolski Jennifer Fukala Sandra Hagan K. Eric Larson Dr. Thomas Long Mary Maloy
Carole Medal Martin Nobs Patrick Parks Timothy Shaffer* Dr. Savitha Susarla James Tammi Marc Thayer, CEO* Rafael Villagomez Herman A. Zwirn
* Ex Officio members
HONORARY LIFETIME DIRECTORS Harry ◊ & Phyllis Blizzard Edward & Pearle Brody ◊ Dean & Jane Chipman ◊
Richard Collins ◊ Ed & Karen Schock Deceased ◊
ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE Marc C. Thayer Chief Executive Officer
Rebecca DeWane Director of Finance & Administration
ARTISTIC Eric Gaston-Falk
Vice President of Artistic Planning & Operations
Macauley Manzano
Orchestral Librarian & Digital Marketing Manager
DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING Chuck Kocal
Director of Marketing
Leslie Antoniel
Development Consultant
Mitchell Bennett
Director of Patron and Community Development
Jonathan Horn
Development Coordinator
Donna Lake
Public Relations Manager
Erica Warszewik
Box Office Manager
Pia Laipert
Foundation, Corporate and Government Grants
OPERATIONS David Goldman Stage Manager
Eric Block
Stage Manager
Elsa Jimenez Translator
LaTrisha Williams
In Harmony Program Coordinator
MUSIC DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR MUSICAL Chad Goodman has received widespread praise for thrilling conducting that combines “precision, agility and fervor” (N. Stanić Kovačevic, South Florida Classical Review) and for displaying the “pitch perfect combination of abandon and subtlety” (L. Budman, South Florida Classical Review). The 2023/24 season marks Goodman’s inaugural season as Music Director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra—only the fifth leader in the orchestra’s prestigious seven-decade history. Upcoming concerts include Strauss’ Four Last Songs with soprano Christine Brewer, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, Schumann’s Piano Concerto with Orli Shaham and Beethoven’s Symphonies No. 2 and No. 9. Goodman also serves as Artistic Director of IlluminArts, Miami’s art song and chamber music concert series. In this role, he curates site-specific classical music programs in collaboration with the leading museums, art galleries, and historic venues of Miami. From 2019 to 2023, Goodman was the Conducting Fellow of the New World Symphony. In addition to leading the orchestra in more than fifty performances, he created the educational program “SPARK: How Composers Find Inspiration,” which blended engaging audience participation with captivating light design and videography. From 2018 to 2023, Goodman served as an Assistant Conductor to the San Francisco Symphony, working alongside Michael Tilson Thomas, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Manfred Honeck, Daniel Harding, Pablo Heras-Casado,
Simone Young, and James Gaffigan, among others. He has recently made debuts with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Puebla (OSEP). As Founder and Artistic Director of Elevate Ensemble, Goodman’s ambitious vision for concert programming resulted in the pairing of music from Bay Area composers with underappreciated gems of the 20th and 21st centuries. Under his leadership, Elevate Ensemble established a Composer-in-Residence program and commissioned fifteen new works. Goodman also leads workshops that teach young musicians the business skills needed to successfully navigate the music world. Forbes praised the conductor’s bold strides both on and off stage and hailed him as “An entrepreneur bringing innovation to classical music.” Last year, he published the book "You Earned a Music Degree. Now What?” Goodman holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music degree from San Francisco State University. His mentors include Michael Tilson Thomas and Alasdair Neale.
GUEST ARTIST / ARTISTA INVITADO The Elgin Master Chorale is a cultural cornerstone of Greater Elgin. The Chorale was formed in 1947, under the name Elgin Choral Union, when community singers first came together to perform Brahms' famed German Requiem. EMC is comprised of approximately 90 adult volunteer singers - admitted by audition only - who share a passion for choral masterworks and other fine choral repertoire. It is now beginning its 77th season.
We believe that great choral music has the power to unite the vibrant and diverse communities of Greater Elgin. Whether performing songs in Spanish to connect with Elgin's large Hispanic population or performing masterful compositions by women and people of color, we are continually searching for ways to bring innovative programming to our audiences. We are excited to join the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for this special Elgin holiday tradition. * * * Integrity School of Dance was founded by Elisabeth S. McCoy and Kelly Hill in May of 2013 and presented their 11th Recital in June of 2023! Our mission is to encourage the development of the whole student from proper dance technique to personal confidence. Our goal is to inspire our students to excel as individuals through the grace of dance. All of our classes are taught by over 16 professional artists who provide individual encouragement and attention to each student. Integrity’s studios are conveniently located in Elgin and teach over 75 classes for recreational dancers (ages 1-18yrs) as well as competitive dancers. All dancers participate in the annual recital and the Youth, Teen, Junior and Senior Company dancers also attend 3 annual competitions. Integrity offers a wide variety of genres, as well as tap for adults, beginner dance for tweens, dance team technique, musical theatre, specialized birthday parties, parent night out, and various themed camps. Integrity is a great place to dance for fun or focused on a dedicated path!
Integrity also believes that a strong foundation in ballet is necessary to excel in many genres. In an effort to celebrate this passion, we are proud to present our 3rd annual excerpts from the Nutcracker. It is with gratitude and honor to again present this year’s performance alongside the artistic excellence of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra!
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra thanks the following concert sponsors for their support.
S.E. (STU) Ainsworth Family