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the music
14 Runnicles Returns
23 The concert’s program and notes
Karl Schnittke catches up with the ubiquitous conductor on the eve of back-to-back concerts.
20 Giving Voice to Dr. King
The men behind the Morehouse and Spelman colleges’ glee clubs.
48 Points of View
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra piccolo player Carl David Hall and violinist Martha Reaves Head
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Directors Robert M. Balentine Joseph R. Bankoff * Jan Bennett Jason A. Bernstein Paul Blackney C. Merrell Calhoun Donald P. Carson Philip Cave Ann W. Cramer Christopher Crommett Cari K. Dawson Carla Fackler Gary P. Fayard Dr. Robert Franklin Willem-Jan O. Hattink
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Azira Hill Dr. James M. Hund
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Music Lovers B
est wishes to you and yours in this new year, a time full of promise and renewal of spirit! Your Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is full steam ahead and on track for a dynamic second half of the season. January reveals the Creative Partnership of Robert Spano and Donald Runnicles in its full glory, with both masterful conductors onstage, as well as favorite guests such as conductor Robert Abbado, violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Andre Watts. Extraordinary achievements already distinguish the new year and reflect the Atlanta Symphony’s place at the forefront of the evolution of classical music: • Two ASO recordings were nominated for Grammy® Awards! Congratulations to Atlanta School of Composers member Michael Gandolfi, nominated for Best Classical Contemporary Composition for Garden of Cosmic Speculation, and to our friends at Telarc, nominated for Best Engineered Album (Classical), for La Bohème. • The ASO’s newest outdoor venue, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, has been nominated “Best New Major Concert Venue” and “Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue” by the 2008 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards. • Chastain Park Amphitheater, home to the ASO’s Delta Classic Chastain for 35 years, has been nominated for the Red Rocks Award for “Small Outdoor Venue.” • “Kids with Strings,” a new ASO program in partnership with the Beacon of Hope Renaissance Learning Center, recently was awarded a $100,000 starter grant from the Humana Foundation. Kids with Strings will provide violin lessons to at-risk youth, ages 3-12. Also this month, the ASO joins Morehouse and Spelman colleges and the King Center for our 17th annual A King Celebration to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s program, held Jan. 15 at the King Chapel on the Morehouse campus, is especially timely and poignant, featuring the music that inspired and motivated President Abraham Lincoln. Our “Conversations of Note” educational series also explores uplifting music, that of Dr. King, on Jan. 11 onstage at Symphony Hall. Please join us for both; complete details at atlantasymphony.org. Stay tuned for our 65th-anniversary, 2009-10 season announcement at the end of the month. Our heartfelt thanks to you for your continued support in this new year! Bravo to new beginnings!
Allison Vulgamore President and Chief Executive Officer Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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tlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Spano is recognized internationally as one of the most imaginative conductors of his generation. Since 2001 he has invigorated and expanded the ASO’s repertoire through a creative programming mix, recordings, and visual enhancements, such as the “Theater of a Concert,” a continuing exploration of different formats, settings, and enhancements for the musical performance experience. Mr. Spano also champions the Atlanta School of Composers, his commitment to nurturing and championing music through multi-year partnerships defining a new generation of American composers. Mr. Spano has conducted the great orchestras of North America, including those in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Overseas he has led the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Czech Philharmonic, Frankfurt Radio Sinfonie Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic and Tonhalle Orchester. He has conducted the Chicago, Houston, Santa Fe, Royal Opera at Covent Garden and Welsh National Operas. In August 2005 he conducted Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen at Seattle Opera, and returns for the cycle in 2009. With a discography of nine critically acclaimed recordings for Telarc and Deutsche Grammophon made over six years, Robert Spano has garnered six Grammy Awards. Musical America’s 2008 Conductor of the Year, Mr. Spano was Artistic Director of the Ojai Festival in 2006, Director of the Festival of Contemporary Music at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Music Center in 2003 and 2004, and from 1996 to 2004 was Music Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Head of the Conducting Fellowship Program at Tanglewood Music Center from 1998-2002, he has served on the faculties of Bowling Green State University, Curtis Institute and Oberlin Conservatory. Mr. Spano lives in Atlanta.
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Runnicles Returns
Karl Schnittke catches up with the ubiquitous conductor on the eve of back-to-back concerts
W
ith what lies before him, Donald Runnicles could very well wake up one day to a tabloid headline blaring “Run, Runnicles, Run!” The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s “have baton, will travel” Principal Guest Conductor, who leads consecutive concerts here beginning Jan. 29, is about to embark on the most ambitious chapter yet in his hard-charging global career, adding new luster to his résumé and that of the ASO. Next May Mr. Runnicles, a native of Scotland, ends his 15-year tenure as San Francisco Opera Music Director and with the 2009-10 season officially becomes General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, as well as Chief Conductor of his homeland pride and joy, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. He will retain his position at the ASO, of course, and at the Grand Teton Music Festival in Wyoming, where he is music director. Our chat began with his most recent triumph at Atlanta Symphony Hall. (continued on page 18)
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atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano, Music Director, The Robert Reid Topping Chair * Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor, The Neil and Sue Williams Chair *
FIRST VIOLIN VIOLA William Pu Reid Harris Associate/Acting Concertmaster Principal
BASS Ralph Jones
The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair*
The Edus H. and Harriet H. Warren Chair*
Principal The Marcia and John Donnell Chair *
Justin Bruns
Paul Murphy
Gloria Jones
Assistant Concertmaster The Mary and Cherry Emerson Chair
Associate Principal The Mary and Lawrence Gellerstedt Chair *
Jun-Ching Lin
Amy Leventhal
Carolyn Toll Hancock
Wesley Collins Robert Jones Marian Kent Yang-Yoon Kim Catherine Lynn Lachlan McBane Heidi Nitchie Ardath Weck
Assistant Concertmaster The AGL Resources Chair
Martha Reaves Head John Meisner Alice Anderson Oglesby Lorentz Ottzen Christopher Pulgram Carol Ramirez Juan Ramirez Olga Shpitko Denise Berginson Smith Kenn Wagner Lisa Wiedman Yancich SECOND VIOLIN David Arenz
Principal The Atlanta Symphony Associates Chair*
Sou-Chun Su
Associate Principal The Frances Cheney Boggs Chair*
Jay Christy
Assistant Principal
Eleanor Arenz Sharon Berenson David Braitberg Noriko Konno Clift Judith Cox David Dillard Raymond Leung Ruth Ann Little Thomas O’Donnell Ronda Respess Sanford Salzinger Frank Walton
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Assistant Principal
CELLO Christopher Rex
Principal The Miriam and John Conant Chair*
Daniel Laufer
Associate Principal The Livingston Foundation Chair
Karen Freer
Assistant Principal
Dona Vellek Klein
Assistant Principal Emeritus
Joel Dallow Jere Flint Larry LeMaster Brad Ritchie Davin Rubicz• Paul Warner
Associate Principal
Jane Little
Assistant Principal Emeritus
Joseph Conyers Michael Kenady Michael Kurth Douglas Sommer Thomas Thoreson
FLUTE Christina Smith
Principal The Jill Hertz Chair *
Robert Cronin
Associate Principal
Paul Brittan
The Georgia Power Foundation Chair
Carl David Hall PICCOLO Carl David Hall OBOE Elizabeth Koch
Principal The George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair *
Yvonne Powers Peterson Associate Principal Deborah Workman Patrick McFarland ENGLISH HORN Patrick McFarland
Jere Flint, S taff Conductor; Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra The Zeist Foundation Chair *
Norman Mackenzie, Director of Choruses, The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair Mei-Ann Chen, Assistant Conductor, League of American Orchestras Conducting Fellow CLARINET Laura Ardan
Principal The Robert Shaw Chair*
HORN Brice Andrus
Ted Gurch
Principal The Sandra and John Glover Chair
William Rappaport
Associate Principal
Associate Principal
Susan Welty
Alcides Rodriguez
Thomas Witte Richard Deane
E-FLAT CLARINET Ted Gurch
Bruce Kenney
The Lucent Technologies Chair
BASS CLARINET Alcides Rodriguez BASSOON Carl Nitchie
The UPS Community Service Chair
TRUMPET Thomas Hooten
Principal The Madeline and Howell Adams Chair*
Principal The Walter L. “Buz” Carr, III Chair
Kevin Lyons
Elizabeth Burkhardt
The SunTrust Bank Chair
Associate Principal
Laura Najarian
The Pricewaterhouse Coopers Chair
Juan de Gomar CONTRABASSOON Juan de Gomar
TIMPANI Mark Yancich
Principal The Walter H. Bunzl Chair*
William Wilder
Assistant Principal
PERCUSSION Thomas Sherwood Principal The Julie and Arthur Montgomery Chair*
William Wilder Assistant Principal Charles Settle**
HARP Elisabeth Remy Johnson Principal The Delta Air Lines Chair
KEYBOARD
The Hugh and Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair*
Peter Marshall † Beverly Gilbert † Sharon Berenson LIBRARY Rebecca Beavers Principal
Steven Sherrill Assistant
John Wildermuth
Associate Principal
Joseph Walthall
Michael Tiscione TROMBONE Colin Williams
Principal The First Union Chair
Stephen Wilson
Associate Principal The Patsy and Jere Drummond Chair
George Curran Bill Thomas BASS TROMBONE George Curran TUBA Michael Moore
Principal The Georgia-Pacific Chair * Chair named in perpetuity • New this season **Leave of absence † Regularly engaged musician Players in string sections are listed alphabetically.
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(continued from page 14) KS: We last saw you in the middle of November leading a program of Gershwin, Corigliano and Dvorak during the American Originals festival. I thought the empathy between you and (guest percussionist) Evelyn Glennie was strikingly palpable in the Corigliano premiere. Can you tell us a little about the onstage collaboration? DR: Surprisingly it was the first collaboration with my countrywoman. I have always been awed by Evelyn’s genius as performer and communicator, and my expectations were surpassed. It is breathtaking to observe and to hear Evelyn in her exotic and powerful environment. We have forged further plans together. KS: You are gracing us with two splendid concerts. First: Mozart’s Concerto No. 9, with Shai Wosner; An Alpine Symphony by Straus; and Webern’s Im Sommerwind. Why this program, and have you performed with Mr. Wosner previously? DR: Webern’s sumptuous early work belies his reputation as a minimalist modernist. Im Sommerwind is a beautiful, gentle tone poem inspired by nature, similar indeed to Richard Strauss’s monumental Alpine Symphony. To complete this rich Austrian concert we feature the immortal music of Mozart with the brilliant young Wosner, with whom I worked for the first time in Atlanta several seasons back. I was most impressed last time and we look forward to further collaborations internationally. KS: Next is an all-Strauss performance, including wonderful scenes from Capriccio,
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Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten and Salome. How did the program come together in your mind, and what can concertgoers expect? DR: The glorious artistry of (soprano) Christine Brewer is the glue! These are all captivating scenes in a number of Richard Strauss’s greatest operas featuring the ‘lead’ soprano — literally leaping with drama and gorgeous lyricism. The selections are searingly intense, emotional journeys that should keep the audience spellbound! KS: Bass Eric Owens is our other soloist. DR: Christine and Eric are both simply and profoundly the best in their fields, disarmingly modest, wickedly humorous musicians, and very good friends. KS: You return here in April for your final concert of the season, Mahler’s Symphony No. 6. I can only imagine what’s next. DR: I’m off to Berlin and then have concerts in Denmark with the wondrous Nina Stemme, featuring music from the Ring cycle. Then it is back to San Francisco for a new production of La Traviata with Anna Netrebko, and then to the Sydney Symphony for more Richard Strauss and on to the Grand Teton Music Festival. Next is an appearance at the London Proms with my new orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony, after which we appear at the Edinburgh Festival in August. Then I go to Vienna for a new production of Britten’s Death in Venice. Whew … KS: Can you comment on your Deutsche Oper appointment and what it means in terms of your professional and personal life?
DR: It will constitute a huge shift in my personal life after 15 glorious years in San Francisco, we will move to Berlin in 2010. My presence there will be for up to five months a year. I will be at the helm of one of the most storied opera houses in the world, which annually performs all of the major German romantic operas — Wagner and Strauss, not to mention Mozart, Berlioz, Debussy and Janacek. I relish the chance to perform Don Giovanni and Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen every year. The orchestra also gives symphonic concerts and has a chamber music series. Life will be busy and diverse!
KS: How has the Creative Partnership of Allison (Vulgamore), Robert (Spano) and yourself evolved over the years? DR: None of us can quite fathom that we have been together for close to 10 years in Atlanta. Allison, Robert and I feel as if we are only just getting started. It is a unique, joyous, utterly inspiring synergy that we enjoy, and I love and treasure the partnership, which is quite unprecedented in the United States. I feel quite blessed and privileged.
Donald Runnicles, Allison Vulgamore and Robert Spano at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park.
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Voice to Dr. King
Giving By JONATHAN WILLIAMS
The Men Behind the Morehouse and Spelman Colleges’ Glee Clubs The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 17th annual “A King Celebration“ performance on January Jan. 15 is an international touchstone for observances honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the most visible of the Orchestra’s many inspiring experiences for Atlanta’s communities. Dr. King spoke of life as an unfinished symphony. Tragically for him, and for all of us, his untimely death bore out the truth of those words. Yet Dr. King’s message of unity and hope will never be silenced as long as this institution and others organizations continue to uphold his voice and vision. The Glee Clubs of Atlanta’s Morehouse and Spelman colleges are longtime partners of the ASO in presenting “A King Celebration.” Dr. Kevin Johnson heads the Spelman contingent, and Dr. David Morrow directs the Morehouse singers. They recently spoke with Encore Atlanta about the event. (continued on page 44)
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ASOprogram Atlanta Symphony Orchestra A founding member of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
Delta classical Series Concerts Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m.
Roberto Abbado, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897) Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 77 (1878) I. Allegro non troppo II. Adagio III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace Gil Shaham, Violin
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“Inside the Music” preview of the concert, Thursday at 7 p.m., presented by Ken Meltzer, ASO Insider and Program Annotator. The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited. Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 23
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Solo pianos used by the ASO are gifts of the Atlanta Steinway Society and in memory of David Goldwasser. The Hamburg Steinway piano is a gift received by the ASO in honor of Rosi Fiedotin. This performance is being recorded for broadcast at a later time. ASO concert broadcasts are heard each week on Atlanta’s WABE FM-90.1 and Georgia Public Broaccasting’s statewide network. The ASO records for Telarc. Other ASO recordings are available on the Argo, Deutsche Grammophon, New World, Nonesuch, Philips and Sony Classical labels. Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta is the preferred hotel of the ASO. Trucks provided by Ryder Truck Rental Inc. Media sponsors: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB 750 AM.
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ASOprogram Notes on the Program By Ken Meltzer Concerto for Violin And Orchestra in D Major, Opus 77 (1878) Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 7, 1833, and died in Vienna, Austria, on April 3, 1897. The first performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto took place at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, on January 1, 1879, with Joseph Joachim as soloist and the composer conducting. In addition to the solo violin, the Concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-eight minutes. First ASO Classical Subscription Performance: March 10, 1952, Robert Harrison, Violin, Henry Sopkin, Conductor. Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: September 22, 23 and 24, 2005, Elmar Oliveira, Violin, Robert Spano, Conductor.
“Melodies flying so fast”
D
uring the years 1877 to 1879, Johannes Brahms enjoyed summer vacations in Pörtschach, a tiny Austrian village on Lake Wörth. Brahms found the tranquil and picturesque locale a source of musical inspiration. In the summer of 1877, Brahms wrote to the eminent Viennese music critic, Eduard Hanslick: “The Wörthersee is untrodden ground, with melodies flying so fast that you need to watch that you don’t step on any of them.” It was in Pörtschach that Brahms created such works as his Second Symphony (1877), the G-Major Violin Sonata (1878-9), and the Two Piano Rhapsodies (1879). During his second Pörtschach summer, Brahms also composed his magnificent Violin Concerto.
Brahms and Joachim Brahms created the Violin Concerto for his dear friend, the Austro-Hungarian virtuoso violinist, composer and conductor, Joseph Joachim (1831-1907). Brahms, who frequently sought Joachim’s counsel and advice, forwarded the solo violin part of the Concerto’s first movement on August 22, 1878, along with the following comments: After having written it out I really don’t know what you will make of the solo part alone. It was my intention of course, that you should correct it, not sparing the quality of the composition and that if you thought it not worth scoring, that you should say so. I shall be satisfied if you will mark those parts that are difficult, awkward or impossible to play. The whole affair is in four movements.
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Joachim, then in Salzburg, replied: It gives me great pleasure to know that you are composing a Violin Concerto — in four movements too! I have had a good look at what you sent me and have made a few notes and alterations, but without the full score one can’t say much. I can however make out most of it and there is a lot of really good violin music in it, but whether it can be played with comfort in a hot concert-room remains to be seen. On October 23, Brahms apologized to Joachim: “I am slow at writing and for first performances! If you think anything of my work, arrange for (a premiere in) January. I cannot write anything definite at the moment especially after having blundered through the (second-movement) Adagio and (third-movement) Scherzo.” In November, Brahms informed Joachim that he had revised the Concerto from a four-movement work to one in the standard three: I have had a fair copy made of the solo part, and would like to send you the score soon, in the hope that you can tell me frankly whether this amounts to real hospitality! The middle movements have been cut out — naturally they were the best! But I am adding a wretched Adagio. Brahms’s reference to the Concerto’s glorious slow movement as “a wretched Adagio” is bound to raise a few eyebrows. Actually, this self-deprecating humor is typical of a man who also characterized his Second Symphony as “a little Sinfonia” and the monumental Piano Concerto No. 2 (ASO Concerts of January 22, 23 and 24, 2009) as “a tiny, tiny, pianoforte concerto with a tiny, tiny, wisp of a scherzo.” On December 12, just a few weeks before the anticipated New Year’s Day premiere, Brahms wrote to Joachim: “I send you the part herewith and agree to your alterations. The orchestral parts will be ready for Jan. 1st in case you play it in Leipzig. If so, I will meet you in Berlin a few days before...” Despite the minimal amount of remaining preparation time, Joachim agreed to give the premiere as scheduled. He also composed the first-movement cadenza that, to this day, remains the preferred version among soloists.
“The violin wins!” The world premiere of the D-Major Violin Concerto took place at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig on New Year’s Day, 1879. Joachim, to whom Brahms dedicated the work, was the soloist. The premiere, conducted by Brahms, was far from an unqualified triumph. Perhaps the audience was confused by the unusual prominence of the orchestra, which traditionally played a decidedly subservient role in violin concertos. Brahms’s unconventional approach prompted conductor Joseph Hellmesberger to dub the work, a concerto, “not for, but against the violin.” Violinist Bronislaw Huberman took a somewhat different view, stating that the Brahms Concerto was “for violin against orchestra — and the violin wins!”
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ASOprogram In any event, Brahms and Joachim continued to work on revisions to the score, which was finally published in October of 1879. And in time (thanks in great part to Joachim’s sterling advocacy), the Brahms D-Major secured its place as one of the greatest violin concertos, a veritable Mt. Everest of technical and interpretive challenges. As with many of Brahms’s finest works, it is also a brilliant and immensely satisfying synthesis of Classical form and Romantic passion.
Musical Analysis I. Allegro non troppo — Brahms launches his Violin Concerto in traditional fashion, with a purely orchestral exposition of the movement’s principal themes. The bassoons, violas and cellos, with support from the horns, state the noble first theme. A more flowing theme will reach its full development with the appearance of the soloist. The strings play an agitated and forceful closing motif. The soloist makes a fiery entrance and then, after the mood calms, proceeds to offer embellished statements of the principal themes. The extended development features a wide range of moods and technical hurdles for the soloist. A triumphant orchestral statement heralds the varied recapitulation. The soloist’s cadenza leads to the final coda, which begins with the utmost serenity. However, the coda soon builds to a powerful climax, with the soloist offering a grand concluding flourish. II. Adagio — The Adagio’s sublime opening, scored for winds and horns, features the oboe’s presentation of the unforgettable central melody. The soloist follows with a delicate and wide-ranging version of the theme. After a dramatic central episode, the oboe and violin reprise the melody. A final ethereal passage for the soloist completes the Adagio. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace — The soloist immediately launches into the rondo finale’s vigorous principal theme (many commentators have viewed the music as a tribute by Brahms to Joachim’s Hungarian origins). High spirits abound, with the soloist prominently featured throughout the finale. The concluding section opens with a robust march variant of the rondo theme. There is a tremendous surge of momentum, followed by a gradual diminuendo. However, after a brief pause, three jubilant chords mark the Concerto’s triumphant conclusion.
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Opus 100 (1944) Sergei Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka, Russia, on April 23, 1891, and died in Moscow, Russia, on March 5, 1953. The first performance of the Symphony No. 5 took place at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory on January 13, 1945, with the composer conducting the State Symphonic Orchestra of the U.S.S.R. The Symphony No. 5 is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, harp, piano, bass drum, cymbals, wood block, snare drum, suspended cymbal, tam tam, tambourine, triangle and strings. Approximate performance time is forty-six minutes.
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First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: March 8 and 9, 1962, Henry Sopkin, Conductor. Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: November 21, 22 and 23, 2002, Alexander Mickelthwate, Conductor. ASO Recording: Telarc CD-80289, Yoel Levi, Conductor
“A symphony of the greatness of the human spirit”
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev offered the following comments on the work that is generally regarded as his symphonic masterpiece: In the summer of 1944 I wrote my Fifth Symphony, to which I attach great importance — firstly because with this work I returned to the genre of the symphony after a break of 16 years. The Fifth, which I conceived as a symphony of the greatness of the human spirit, a song of praise of free and happy mankind, may be said to conclude an entire creative period. Prokofiev spent that summer of 1944 in the town of Ivanovo, located outside of Moscow. There, the Soviet Composers’ Union had established a House of Creative Work. The rural atmosphere of Ivanovo provided Soviet composers with a haven from the miseries of wartime Russia, allowing them the opportunity to focus upon their music. During that summer in Ivanovo, Prokofiev was joined by such eminent composers as his former teacher, Reinhold Glière, as well as Dmitri Shostakovich, Aram Khachaturian and Dmitri Kabalevsky. Prokofiev relaxed at Ivanovo by taking long walks in the woods, playing chess, and sometimes even joining his younger colleagues in a game of volleyball. Prokofiev could often be a dour, acerbic individual. But that summer, Kabalevsky witnessed a more tender and playful side: On the edge of the village was a nursery school, where the children of the workers from one of the Ivanovo factories lived in the summertime. As we were on our way to the village, they would usually be walking with their teacher through the birch grove that lay on our route. Sergei Sergeevich was the first to establish friendly relations with them. He won over their hearts first with some bright cigarette packages (the children were fascinated with the bright shiny paper), then with lollipops, but most of all with his warm and affectionate manner. Prokofiev certainly found the serene atmosphere at Ivanovo a favorable creative venue. In addition to composing the Fifth Symphony during that summer of 1944, Prokofiev completed his magnificent Piano Sonata No. 8, Opus 84.
“Like a monument on a pedestal” The premiere of Sergei Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony took place on January 13, 1945, at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Prokofiev conducted the State Symphonic Orchestra
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ASOprogram of the U.S.S.R. in a program that also included his First (“Classical”) Symphony and Peter and the Wolf. It was a time of great hope in Soviet Russia—the end of the long and horrific world conflict was finally in view. When Prokofiev mounted the podium to conduct his Fifth Symphony, artillery fire from Soviet cannons sounded from outside the concert hall. The cannon fire was a tribute to the Red Army’s crossing of the Vistula on their way into Germany. Sviatoslav Richter, the magnificent Russian pianist, attended the concert. The events surrounding the premiere made a profound impression upon the young artist: The Great Hall was illuminated, no doubt, the same way it always was, but when Prokofiev stood up, the light seemed to pour straight down on him from somewhere up above. He stood like a monument on a pedestal. And then, when Prokofiev had taken his place on the podium and silence reigned in the hall, artillery salvos suddenly thundered forth. His baton was raised. He waited, and began only after the cannons had stopped. There was something very significant in this, something symbolic. It was as if all of us — including Prokofiev — had reached some kind of shared turning point. The premiere of the Fifth Symphony was a magnificent triumph for Prokofiev. However, it proved to be his final appearance as a conductor. A few days after the concert, Prokofiev became dizzy, the result of hypertension. Prokofiev fell and suffered a brain concussion. Although he would live another eight years, Prokofiev’s health would never be the same. With those tragic events in mind, the optimism expressed in the Prokofiev Fifth — “a symphony of the greatness of the human spirit, a song of praise of free and happy mankind”—perhaps becomes all the more poignant.
Musical Analysis I. Andante—The Symphony opens with immediate presentation by the flutes and bassoon of the wide-ranging opening theme. The violins soon repeat the melody, which is then incorporated throughout the orchestra. A flowing string figure leads to the movement’s second principal theme (Poco più mosso), played by the flute and oboe. The exposition closes with a vibrant, sixteenth-note motif. The cellos and double-basses inaugurate the development section with a pianissimo restatement of the opening theme. The music becomes increasingly agitated, finally resolving to a fortissimo recapitulation of the opening theme by the brass. The remaining themes return in sequence. The stirring coda features a majestic version of the opening theme. II. Allegro marcato—This playful Scherzo offers a sharp contrast to the gravity of the opening movement. Over a repeated figure in the first violins, the clarinet offers a sprightly melody that is traded throughout the orchestra. A central Trio section (Meno mosso), launched by the oboes and clarinets, begins in more sedate fashion, but soon gathers its own momentum. A varied reprise of the opening section leads to the whirlwind finish. Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 29
III. Adagio—The slow movement’s brief introduction features the strings and tuba. Soon, the winds present the flowing, central theme. The music proceeds to an ardent climax. A central episode finally resolves to a sustained, violent outburst. Finally, the mood calms, and the first violins reprise the opening melody. The tranquil, closing measures feature a plaintive, ascending clarinet figure. IV. Allegro giocoso—The final movement begins with a subdued, introductory passage in which the cello section, divided into four groups, offers an espressivo reprise of the first movement’s opening theme. The violas inaugurate the energetic, chief portion of the Finale, whose main theme is first played by a solo clarinet. A solo flute and clarinet offer a contrasting, dolce theme. The development section features a wide variety of moods. A solo clarinet inaugurates the recapitulation, which finally resolves to a conclusion of irrepressible animation and vigor.
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ASOprogram ROBERTO ABBADO, Conductor
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cclaimed as “a conductor you want to hear again and again,” Roberto Abbado’s crisp, dramatic music-making, instinctive lyricism and evocative command of varied composers and styles have made him an esteemed conductor among orchestras and opera companies today. He is both a sophisticated and energetic conductor, which combined with superb communicative skills have made him a favorite among musicians and public alike. A popular figure in the United Roberto Abbado States, Mr. Abbado has performed regularly with such orchestras as the Boston Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra, and maintains continuing relationships with the Atlanta, San Francisco, St. Louis and Houston symphony orchestras, as well as New York City’s Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Notably, his most extensive relationship is currently with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, where he is of its first “Artistic Partners,” a position that was recently extended into a second, three-year term. Highlights of Mr. Abbado’s 2007/2008 season included a performance series with the Israel Philharmonic, three subscription weeks with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with a focus on symphonies of Franz Schubert, a return to Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s featuring Joshua Bell, and appearances with the Atlanta Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony and the Juilliard Orchestra. In opera, Mr. Abbado conducts the world premiere of Fabio Vaccchi’s Teneke for Teatro alla Scala, La Clemenza di Tito at Teatro Regio di Torino, and a return to the Metropolitan Opera for performances of Verdi’s Ernani. Last season also saw Mr. Abbado conducting the Italian premiere, in Caglieri, of Walter Braunfels opera Die Vögel (The Birds), and performances at Florence‘s Maggio Musicale for Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Seviglia. His North American engagements included the orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, San Francisco, and an appearance at the Caramoor Festival with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and at the Grand Teton Music Festival. In Europe, he made his debut with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, in addition to engagements with the Orquesta Nacional de España (Madrid), and, in Italy, several programs with the Filarmonica della Scala (Milan), l’Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra Nazionale della RAI (Turin) and the Orchestra del Comunale di Bologna. Born into a dynastic musical family, his grandfather was a famous pedagogue of violin, his father was director of the Milan Conservatory and uncle is Claudio Abbado, the famous maestro. Roberto Abbado studied with famed teacher Franco Ferrara at Venice’s La Fenice and Rome’s Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, where he was the only student in Accademia history to be invited to conduct the Orchestra di Santa Cecilia. As Chief Conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra (199198), he made seven recordings, and has worked extensively elsewhere in Europe including the Royal Concertgebouw, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, Dresden Staatskapelle, Gewandhaus Orchester (Leipzig), NDR Symphony Orchestra (Hamburg), Vienna Symphony, Swedish Radio Symphony and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras. In his native Italy, he has particularly strong relationships with the great orchestras. Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 31
ASOprogram gil shaham, Violin
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iolinist Gil Shaham is internationally recognized by audiences and critics alike as one of today’s most virtuosic and engaging classical artists. He is sought after throughout the world for concerto appearances with celebrated orchestras and conductors, as well as for recital and ensemble appearances on the great concert stages and at the most prestigious festivals. Gil Shaham In addition to his many orchestral engagements Mr. Shaham regularly tours in recital with pianist Akira Eguchi. He has the good fortune to enjoy musical collaboration with his family as well, including his wife, violinist Adele Anthony, his sister pianist Orli Shaham and his brother-in-law, conductor David Robertson. In spring 2007, his dream of bringing together friends and colleagues for chamber music came to fruition in a tour of Brahms programs, culminating in a series of three concerts at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall.
Among his more than two dozen concerto and solo CD’s, are a number of best sellers, appearing on record charts in the U.S. and abroad. These recordings have earned prestigious awards including multiple Grammys, a Grand Prix du Disque, the Diaposon d’or and Gramophone Editor’s Choice. Mr. Shaham’s most recent recordings have been produced for his own label Canary Classics — The Faure Album with Akira Eguchi, the Prokofiev Album with Orli Shaham and Mozart in Paris. Mr. Shaham was born in Champaign-Urbana, Ill., in 1971. He moved with his parents to Israel, where at the age of 7 he began violin studies with Samuel Bernstein of the Rubin Academy of Music and was granted annual scholarships by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. In 1981, while studying with Haim Taub in Jerusalem, he made debuts with the Jerusalem Symphony and the Israel Philharmonic. That same year he began his studies with Dorothy DeLay and Jens Ellerman at Aspen. In 1982, after taking first prize in Israel’s Claremont Competition, he became a scholarship student at Juilliard, where he has worked with Ms. DeLay and Hyo Kang. He also has studied at Columbia University. Gil Shaham was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1990. He plays the 1699 “Countess Polignac” Stradivarius. He lives in New York City with his wife, violinist Adele Anthony, and their two children.
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Ap-pas’-si-o-na’-to – adv., Passionately, with strong emotion The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is privileged to receive annual contributions from individuals throughout the southeast. Appassionato was inaugurated in 2000 & welcomes annual givers of $10,000 & above. Appassionato members provide the Symphony with a continuous & strong financial base in support of our ambitionous aritistic & education initiatives.
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ASOsupport Recognizing planned gifts that benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John E. Aderhold William & Marion Atkins Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer Neil H. Berman Fred & Bettye Betts Mr. & Mrs.* Karl A. Bevins Mr.* & Mrs. Sol Blaine Frances Cheney Boggs* Robert* & Sidney Boozer Elinor A. Breman William Breman* James C. Buggs, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Burgin Wilber W. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Cynthia & Donald Carson Margie & Pierce Cline Dr. & Mrs. Grady Clinkscales, Jr. Miriam & John A. Conant* Dr. John W. Cooledge Mr. & Mrs. William R. Cummickel* John R. Donnell Dixon W. Driggs* Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Diane Durgin Arnold & Sylvia Eaves
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Bob Kinsey James W. & Mary Ellen* Kitchell Paul Kniepkamp, Jr. Miss Florence Kopleff Ouida Hayes Lanier Liz & Jay* Levine Jane Little Mrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr. Nell Galt & Will D. Magruder K Maier John W. Markham, III Ann Bernard Martin* Mr. Michael McDowell* Mr. & Mrs. Richard McGinnis Vera A. Milner* Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin Roger B. Orloff Dr. Bernard & Sandra Palay Bill Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. Janet M. Pierce Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. William L. & Lucia Fairlie Pulgram Carl J. Reith* Edith Goodman Rhodes* Vicki J. & Joe A. Riedel Dr. Shirley E. Rivers Mr. & Mrs. Martin H. Sauser
Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser Edward G. Scruggs Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions W. Griggs Shaefer, Jr.* Mr. & Mrs. Robert Shaw* Charles H. Siegel* Mr. & Mrs. H. Hamilton Smith Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall Margo Sommers* Elliott Sopkin Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel Daniel D. Stanley* Peter James Stelling C. Mack* & Mary Rose Taylor Jed Thompson Steven R. Tunnell Mary E. Van Valkenburgh Mrs. Anise C. Wallace* Mr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr. Richard S. White, Jr. Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Sue & Neil Williams Elin M. Winn* Joni Winston George & Camille Wright Mr.* & Mrs. Charles R. Yates Anonymous (12)
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Talent Development program supporters Funds included: ASO Training Programs Fund as part of the ASO Learning Community Fund, The Azira G. Hill Scholarship Endowment Fund, & TDP Endowment Campaign
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AGL Resources* Edith H. & James E. Bostic, Jr. Family Foundation* Marcia & John Donnell* Cree & Frazer Durrett* The Goizueta Foundation The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc.* The Pittulloch Foundation* John C. Portman, Jr.* Simmons Family Foundation* Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees*
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Mr. & Mrs. Henry Aaron* Elinor Rosenberg Breman** Cynthia & Donald Carson* Georgia-Pacific Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Ginden* Mrs. Mary C. Gramling* Lincoln Financial Foundation Links Inc., Azalea City Chapter Mr. Kenneth & Dr. Carolyn Meltzer Margo Brinton & Eldon Park* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Sullivan* Isaiah & Hellena Huntley Tidwell* The Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.* Ms. Joni Winston*
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Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr.* Claire & Hubie Brown Dr. Eric & Nancy Brown* Dr. Sheri D. Campbell*
Sharon, Lindsay & Gordon Fisher Dr. John O. Gaston & Dr. Gloria S. Gaston* Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Greer* The Honorable Judge Glenda Hatchett* Aaron & Joyce Johnson* Mr. & Mrs. William Lamar, Jr.* Ms. Malinda C. Logan* Mr. & Mrs. Howatt E. Mallinson* Dr. Emily A. Massey* Dr. Joanne R. Nurss* Dr. & Mrs. Travis Paige* Mr. & Mrs. Howard Palefsky* Ms. Margaret H. Petersen Ms. Elise T. Phillips Erich & Suzette Randolph* Mr. Herman J. Russell, Sr. Michael & Lovette Russell Stephanie & H. Jerome Russell* Suzanne & Willard Shull* Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Troy
Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Wasserman* Mr. Mack Wilbourne*
Special gifts
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation GE Energy The Green Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundations MetLife Music for Life Initiative Nordstrom The UPS Foundation Woodruff Arts Center’s Celebrate Diversity through the Arts The Zeist Foundation
* Those that have contributed recently to the TDP Endowment Campaign
**Scholarships for Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra tuition are made possible through the Elinor Rosenberg Breman Fellowship.
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ASOsupport The volunteer organization of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 2008-2009 Board Kathleen (Suzy) Wasserman President Leslie Petter Advisor Judy Schmidt Parliamentarian Alison Mimms Secretary
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Liz Troy VP Membership Martha Perrow Decorators’ Show House & Gardens Chair Sylvia Davidson VP Youth Education Yetty Arp & Deede Stephenson ASA Fall Meeting
Belinda Massafra Nominating Chair April Conaway & Annie York Trujillo ASA Night at the Symphony Janis Eckert ASA Spring Luncheon Camille Kesler Newsletter Editor
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BenefactorS Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Antinori Lisa & Joe Bankoff GOLD Jan & Gus Bennett Stephanie & Arthur Blank Chris & Merry Carlos Cynthia & Donald Carson Silver Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Blackney Shannon & Phillip Cave Michelle & David Crosland Monica & John S. Mr. & Mrs. Jere A. Pearson, Sr. Bronze Drummond Ms. Joni Winston Adorno & Yoss Mary D. Gellerstedt Buckingham Portraits Bronze Frannie & Bill Graves Flat Creek Lodge Jesse & Azira G. Hill Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross King & Spalding LLP Gail & Loren Starr Veronique Krafft-Jones Magick Lantern Patty & Doug Reid & Baxter Jones Printpack, Inc. & Mr. & Mrs. Manuel The Gay & Erskine Hosts Kaloyannides Love Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Sean Lynch Jeff Mango The Ranches at Belt Creek Victoria & Howard Lawrence E. Mock, Jr. Palefsky The Yachts of Seabourn Susan Bell & Patrick William & Judith Vogel Morris Media sponsor The Atlantan Cisco Neiman Marcus Siemens Energy & Automation Southern Company Sutherland Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moseley Lynn & Galen Oelkers Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Leslie & Skip Petter Patty & Doug Reid Margaret & Bob Reiser Jay & Arthur Richardson John & Kyle Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Baker A. Smith Annie York Trujillo & Raul F. Trujillo Adair & Dick White Mary & Felker Ward
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The Woodruff Arts Center salutes the Patron Circle of Stars: Those who have given $15,000 or more to our Annual Corporate Campaign. You helped us reach a record $8.7 Million Goal for 2007-2008. Thank You!
Chairman’s Council ★★★★★★★★★★★★ $450,000+ The Coca-Cola Company
Kaiser Permanente KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees The Sara Giles Moore Foundation ★★★★★★★★★★★ PricewaterhouseCoopers $400,000+ Partners & Employees Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. The Rich Foundation, Inc. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. The Wachovia Foundation, Inc.
Frank Jackson Sandy Springs Toyota and Scion Infor Global Solutions The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Sutherland Troutman Sanders LLP Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Zeist Foundation, Inc.
★★★★★★★★★★ $300,000+ UPS Cox Interests Cox Enterprises (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WSB-TV, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, James M. Cox Foundation) The Honorable Anne Cox Chambers Deloitte Partners & Employees
★★★★ $35,000+ AGL Resources Inc. Atlanta Foundation Assurant Atlanta Companies Assurant Solutions Assurant Specialty Property Joe & Lisa Bankoff DuPont Genuine Parts Company Haworth, Inc. The Imlay Foundation, Inc. INVESCO PLC Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Katherine John Murphy Foundation Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Rock-Tenn Company Siemens Harris A. Smith Tishman Speyer Properties Valvoline Waffle House, Inc. Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.
★★★★★★★★★ $200,000+ AT&T The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc. SunTrust Foundations & Employees Florence C. & Harry L. English Memorial Fund Harriet McDaniel Marshall Trust Walter H. & Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund ★★★★★★★★ $150,000+ Alston & Bird LLP Bank of America Ernst & Young, Partners & Employees Equifax Inc. & Employees Jones Day Foundation & Employees
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★★★★★★★ $100,000+ AirTran Airways R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation Holder Construction Company ING King & Spalding LLP The Marcus Foundation, Inc. The David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund ★★★★★★ $75,000+ GE Energy Goldman Sachs & Co. The Home Depot Foundation Kimberly-Clark Corporation The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Macy’s Foundation Verizon ★★★★★ $50,000+ American International Group, Inc. Cisco Citi Foundation and Citi businesses of Primerica Citi Smith Barney CitiFinancial Corporate Investment Bank Coca-Cola Enterprises The Delta Airlines Foundation
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Woodruff Arts Center Alliance Theatre Company Atlanta Symphony Orchestra High Museum of Art Young Audiences Crawford & Company DLA Piper Duke Realty Corporation EARNEST Partners LLC General Motors Corporation Georgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific Corporation Harland Clarke C. Tycho & Marie Howle Foundation IBM Corporation IDI JPMorgan Private Bank Philip I. Kent Foundation LaFarge North America Thomas H. Lanier Foundation The Blanche Lipscomb Foundation McKinsey & Company, Inc. Morgan Stanley Norfolk Southern Foundation Powell Goldstein LLP Revenue Analytics, Inc. SCANA Energy Southwire Company Spectrum Brands Towers Perrin Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund Yancey Bros. Co. ★★ $15,000+ Accenture ACE INA Foundation AFLAC Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Atlanta Life Financial Group Atlanta Marriott Marquis Julie & Jim Balloun Bank of North Georgia BB&T Corporation The Beaulieu Group, LLC Kenny Blank Boral Bricks Inc.
Bovis Lend Lease Bradford Branch The Brand Banking Company CB Richard Ellis Center Family Foundation Mrs. Bunny Center Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc. Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Cleveland Electric Company Kimberly & David Hanna Charitable Fund Cousins Properties Incorporated Credit Suisse Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Exposition Foundation, Inc. John & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc. Ford & Harrison LLP Ford Motor Company Gas South, LLC Global Payments Inc. GMT Capital Corp. The Howell Fund, Inc. Hunton & Williams Initial Contract Services J. Mack Robinson Interests Atlantic American Corporation Delta Insurance Group Gray Television Jamestown Properties Mr. and Mrs. Tom O. Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family Foundation Jones Lang LaSalle David & Jennifer Kahn Family Foundation Sarah & Jim Kennedy Livingston Foundation, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Macy's Systems & Technology Manhattan Associates Gail and Bob O'Leary Paces Properties & the Cochran Family Fund Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc. Post Properties, Inc. Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund Printpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation David M. Ratcliffe Betsy & Bert Rayle Raymond James Financial, Inc. Regal Entertainment Group Russell Reynolds Associates Schiff Hardin LLP The Sembler Company Alex and Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Spencer Stuart Karen & John Spiegel Superior Essex Inc. U.S. Security Associates, Inc. VIPGift Waste Management Charitable Foundation Watson Wyatt Worldwide John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods The Betty A. & James B. Williams Foundation Sue & Neil Williams Winter Construction Company Leonard & Carla Wood WATL/WXIA/Gannett Foundation The Woodruff Arts Center gratefully acknowledges the generocity of the Fulton County Arts Council. *As of August 1, 2008
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administrative staff Executive Allison Vulgamore President & Chief Executive Officer Evans Mirageas Director of Artistic Planning Rachel Roberts Director of Strategic Planning Engagement Tom Tomlinson Project Director Woodruff Arts Center Expansion Executive on loan from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Carla Peterson Project Coordinator Martha M. Van Nouhuys Executive Assistant to the ASO Executive Office ADMINISTRATION John Sparrow Vice President for Orchestra Initiatives & General Manager Julianne Fish Orchestra Manager Nancy Crowder Operations/Rental Events Coordinator Carol Wyatt Executive Assistant to the Music Director & Principal Guest Conductor Jeffrey Baxter Choral Administrator Ken Meltzer ASO Insider & Program Annotator Russell Williamson Orchestra Personnel Manager Susanne Watts Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Paul Barrett Senior Production Stage Manager Lela Huff Assistant Stage Manager Richard Carvlin Stage Manager Kevin Brown House Manager
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FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Donald F. Fox Vice President for Business Development & Chief Financial Officer Aysha Siddique Administrative Assistant to the CFO Susan Ambo Controller April Satterfield Senior Accountant Kim Hielsberg Director of Financial Planning & Analysis Guy Wallace Staff Accountant Rachel Parton Reception/ Administration Support Stephen Jones Symphony Store Manager Peter Dickson Venue Accountant Popular Presentations Clay Schell General Manager Trevor Ralph Senior Operations & Venues Manager Holly Clausen Director of Marketing Keri Musgraves Promotions Manager Lisa Eng Graphic Artist Chastain Park Amphitheater Tanner Smith Program Director Jonathan Owens Operations Manager Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Katie Daniel VIP Sales Manager Debra Honan Receptionist Stevan Simms Facility Operations & Maintenance Manager Jenny Iammarino Guest Services Manager & Operations Assistant Rebecca Gordon Box Office Manager
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Scott Giffen Director of Development Mariel Reynolds ASO Community Catalyst Elizabeth Wilson Director of Student Musician Development Lindsay Fisher Learning Community Specialist; Ensembles Coordinator
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Dr. Kevin Johnson Dr. Johnson is the chairman of the Department of Music at Spelman College. His teaching opportunities include the Spelman Glee Club, choral conducting and literature, and several courses relating to general music education. Johnson earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from California State University, Los Angeles and a doctoral degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. He taught choral and general music in high schools in Los Angeles for 10 years, and has worked as Director of Music at various churches for 20 years. Trace your history of involvement in “A King Celebration.”
Letter for this year’s concert. This a cappella choral work sets a letter written by President Lincoln to a woman who has lost five sons in the war to music. Kay’s use of the tri-tone and dissonance in a general sense to convey grief, anguish and sorrow for this woman’s loss is juxtaposed against the hope of the constancy of a return to the tonic or home tonality centered on the note F. This piece recognizes the anguish and pain of war and the eternal hope of freedom we all share. This work is a must have as we celebrate Abraham Lincoln, the King legacy and the quest for freedom and social justice in the world. This year’s celebration touches on Lincoln’s love of music; were you aware of his musical passion?
“ When I am engaged I was not. But I am I have been involved in music, every day fascinated to learn how in “A King Celebration“ is Friday! ” — Dr. Kevin Johnson many fantastic human since coming to stories and lives are Spelman College in closely associated with music. While I am 1999. Since that time, I have both prepared fascinated, I am not surprised by the fact both the Spelman Glee Club for various that people who have lived extraordinary guest conductors and have conducted choral lives and made a difference loved music. selections during the concert. It is always Music makes us more human and lovers of a joy to be part of this important event that humanity in a way that nothing else can. both educates our students about the life and legacy of Dr. and Mrs. King and exposes the world to the possibilities that exist when organizations such as ours (the ASO, Spelman and Morehouse) work together for such a noble cause. Tell us a little bit about this year’s program. I suggested the Ulysses Kay piece A Lincoln
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Does the Spelman Glee Club or institution honor Dr. King in other ways? Spelman College recognizes and celebrates Dr. King in other ways by inviting guest lecturers, King student convocations and partnering with other institutions’ programs related to Dr. King and peace and justice issues.
Give us an insider’s glimpse into a typical day on the job.
the Glee Club has performed on campus, nationally, internationally, and regularly with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He often is engaged as a choral clinician and guest conductor.
A typical day’s work for me begins with an 8 a.m. freshman music theory class. I enjoy it. We are believers in a strong music theory foundation for our students. So, my 8 a.m. class is a sort How long have you been the director of boot camp for students considering music of the Morehouse Glee Club? study. They all appreciate it in the end. I enjoy I have been the director of the Glee Club for my role as the music executive at Spelman and 20 years. I began in 1987 when Dr. Wendell am always looking for Whalum passed away. ways for our department to remain “Nothing Less What is your audition Than the Best,” which is process like? our school motto. Our The auditions are twice department utilized a year at the beginning cutting edge music of each semester. There technology and a forwardis no real limit to the looking approach to the number of members. education of our students We have had from 75in this new millennium. 120 members. We began Web streaming all of our concerts, master What is the greatest classes, seminars and satisfaction you recitals this semester at derive from your job? “ I am fortunate that spelman.edu/music. I I really love what I thoroughly enjoy am one of the fortunate I do!” – Dr. David Morrow sharing music first ones who never has to with the students in the Glee Club and then say, ‘Thank God it’s Friday.’ For me, when I through the Glee Club to the audiences for am engaged in music at any level everyday which we perform. is Friday!
Dr. David Morrow Dr. David Morrow has been a member of the Morehouse College music faculty since 1981. He has a B.A. in Voice from Morehouse College, a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Michigan and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College/ Conservatory of Music. Under his direction,
Trace your history of involvement in “A King Celebration.” I have been involved with the King Celebration concert since before it was called that. I had the pleasure of conducting the Glee Clubs of Morehouse College and Spelman College in 1993, when Jessye Norman sang in Symphony Hall. What are the challenges of preparing for the event? Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 45
The main challenge is coordinating schedules of both glee clubs in order to get some rehearsal time in before we have to go before Maestro Spano and the orchestra. Do many of your graduates keep up their choral pursuits? I have had some students who have actually gone into choral conducting. One is the director of a choir at an HBCU (historically black college and university) in Tennessee, one is choral director at a high school in Jacksonville, and one has founded a choral organization here in Atlanta, which has both a youth choir and an adult professional choir. Does the Morehouse Glee Club or institution honor Dr. King in other ways? There are several things done at Morehouse College to honor Dr. King. We have this concert. We have a college-wide convocation the Thursday after the holiday, after which a wreath is laid at his statue. Our Leadership Center also coordinates symposia and other lectures surrounding the King Holiday. Members of both glee clubs participate in the annual King Commemorative Service Choir at Ebenezer Baptist Church on the King Holiday. The Morehouse Glee Club also collaborates with the ASO in the annual “Christmas with the ASO” concerts. Would you like to see more opportunities to perform together? Since The association of Wendell Whalum and Robert Shaw, the Morehouse College Glee Club has had the opportunity to perform with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. We have been able to sing wonderful masterworks as well as challenging pieces by African American composers. We
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always enjoy performing with them and look forward to even more opportunities to perform. Can you give us a insider’s glimpse into a typical day on the job for you? Do you really want to know (laughs)? I teach a full load of classes in addition to my work with the Morehouse College Glee Club. For example, this semester I teach. Survey of African American Music, Sight-Singing and Ear Training, Conducting, Music Seminar, and Glee Club. I get to work at about 9:30 a.m. (earlier on Tuesday because a class that starts at 9:25 a.m.) I spend about 30 minutes to an hour preparing for my next class session. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons, if I am not meeting with students or called to a committee or departmental meeting, I am looking at scores for the various choral organizations I conduct. Of course, with the help of able students, I also take the time to answer phone calls and e-mail messages and plan for tours and other performances with the Glee Club. Somehow a little of all of this fits into every day, except Tuesday. Tuesday is busy! I am teaching and meeting continuously. I have a class from 9:25- 10:40 a.m., and a meeting or convocation at 11 a.m. Office hour or lunch at 12 p.m., classes at 1 p.m. and 2:25 p.m., rehearsal at 4 p.m. and a rehearsal off campus at 7:30 p.m. I am just very fortunate that I really love what I do! Jonathan Williams is a freelance writer specializing in arts & entertainment. He contributes regularly to The Atlanta JournalConstitution and Stomp and Stammer magazine. He is also the Entertainment Editor for Gothic Beauty magazine.
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Hall has been Artist Affiliate at Emory since 1986, having previously taught at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and the University of Tampa. His Emory recitals have been broadcast on NPR’s “Performance Today.” Who was the greatest single influence on your development as a musician?
Ken Meltzer continues his series of musician interviews with ASO piccolo player
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Carl Hall joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 1984 as piccoloist after playing in the New Orleans Symphony and the Florida Orchestra in Tampa, where he served as principal flutist for six years. He also has played piccolo in the Santa Fe Opera and the Grand Teton Music Festival. For two summers he toured with the American Wind Symphony of Pittsburgh performing Henk Badings’ Flute Concerto. In 1999, he premiered Martin Amlin’s Piccolo Concerto at the National Flute Association convention held here in Atlanta. Hall has been involved with several commissions and premieres, including Feld’s Sonatina and Hannaway’s American Suite. Last spring he recorded Bruce Broughton’s Piccolo Concerto, due to be released soon. 48 Encore Atlanta
Martha Rearick, my private teacher in high school with whom I also studied at the University of South Florida in Tampa. At the end of my freshman year at USF, I auditioned and won the second flute position in the Florida Orchestra (then known as the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony). Sitting next to Martha in the section was the greatest education I could have asked for. Besides being an excellent flutist who set a marvelous example in the orchestra, she was a great pianist, having played piano for master classes by Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker and Geoffrey Gilbert (Galway’s teach“ I equate er). So, in my playing the lessons, I was piccolo with able to play all what it would the great flute litbe like to surf erature with her a huge wave!” at the keyboard, which enabled me to experience the intricacies of ensemble playing on a regular basis. When did you first decide that you wanted to make your career as an orchestral musician? I made that decision very early on (probably 7th or 8th grade). I had been playing in the school band for a couple of years and had heard several major orchestras on tour in Lakeland, Fl., near my hometown. Certainly by the time I started playing piccolo with the Lakeland Symphony in the 9th grade I had my heart set on making music my career. What advice do you have for parents who want to interest their children in playing and listening to concert music?
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I was so fortunate to have a very supporting and nurturing family who encouraged me to pursue my dream of playing in a major orchestra. We had a good record collection (remember LPs?), so I got to listen to lots of recordings of orchestral and chamber music. I would advise parents to get their children to listen to a wide variety of music. When I was in school, my favorite music was Stravinsky, Dinah Washington and the Beatles. What do you enjoy most about being a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra? I am proud to be associated with and immensely enjoy playing in the ASO. When we are playing a big tutti passage, I equate playing the piccolo with what it would be like to surf a huge wave! I also enjoy the camaraderie
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of the group and the lasting friendships I have formed with some of my colleagues. Do you have a particular concert or work you’re especially looking forward to playing during the remainder of the 2008-09 season? The all-Strauss program the first week in February. Before I came to the ASO, I played several summers with the Santa Fe Opera orchestra, and they always programmed an opera by Richard Strauss. Salome and Elektra are my favorites! Personal aside: “I am a roller coaster aficionado and spend much of my spare time continuing the renovations of the 1915 house that I share with my partner, John MacGregor, and our Chihuahuas, Pee-wee and Mandy.”
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Romanian-born Radu Lupu “brings a depth and seriousness, a sense of infinity, that makes other pianists – even some fine ones – seem shallow and inexperienced by comparison,” observes London’s Independent, calling him “one of the ‘great’ pianists of our time.” In a program featuring Beethoven’s dramatic “Pathétique” Sonata and the other-worldly beauty of Schubert’s final piano sonata, Lupu’s extraordinary artistry will reveal the soulful eloquence of these masterworks.
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By Ken Meltzer
First Violin section violinist
Martha Reaves Head ASO violinist Martha Head and her husband, John Head, former ASO Principal Trumpet, together have a total of seven decades with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Martha joined the Orchestra shortly after Robert Shaw became Music Director, and her interest in supporting and strengthening music projects for diverse segments of the population carried over into the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s efforts, officially staring in 1997, to create a strong outreach program. Martha was one of the founding members of the ASO’s original engagement taskforce (now called ASO Community Engagement Council) and, in collaboration with two public school teachers, she created the ASO’s first official program, the ASO-GMEA District String Projects. For her involvement with Community Engagement, Martha was named the recipient of the ASO’s first UPS Community Service Chair award. 52 Encore Atlanta
Who was the greatest single influence on your development as a musician? Although I’ve had a number of influential teachers, I believe I’d have to give my mother, a violinist, the most credit. She loved music and wanted to share it with all possible. When I was very young, I would hear her play and then would want to do that myself. Mother encouraged my interest as well as my younger sister’s interest in violin; my older sister played cello, and Mother bought and learned viola so that we could have a family string quartet. Our Reaves Family String Quartet enjoyed many performances until college took us in different directions. Mother instilled a love of music not only in her family, but in so many other peo“ I grew up ple her teaching musically in touched through ‘our Reaves the decades.
Family String Quartet’ ”
I feel I should also give some credit to my father, who wasn’t musical but was incredibly supportive. He was State Dairy Specialist through the University of Florida, and when his travels didn’t have him out of town, he attended more concerts, carried more music stands, applauded more, than probably any other Dairy Specialist in the history of the world. In fact, my two sisters and I, on his 85th birthday, presented him with a plaque naming him an Honorary Musician. When did you first decide that you wanted to make your career as an orchestral musician? Probably the first time I heard an orchestra concert and realized that this could be a profession. I would’ve been about 5 or 6 at the time.
What advice do you have for parents who want to interest their children in playing and listening to concert music? Around the house, before children are even old enough to talk, parents need to express interest and appreciation for fine music and have it part of the home environment. Children growing up hearing classical music in the home can develop an appreciation for it as part of life. Taking the young child to concerts can be very helpful, especially to age-appropriate concerts such as the ASO’s Family Concerts. If the child shows an interest in a particular instrument, private lessons are incredibly important. Also important is being part of a group of peers creating music — such as a school or church music program. Music needs to be shared. What do you enjoy most about being a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra?
Two things I enjoy most about being an ASO member: Performing great music with great colleagues and sharing the performance of great music performed with great colleagues with great people (our audience!). Do you have a particular concert or work you’re especially looking forward to playing during the remainder of the 2008-09 season? When people ask me who is my favorite composer, I have to answer that almost always it’s the composer of the composition we’re performing right then. If we’re in the middle of a Brahms symphony or a Shostakovich symphony or a Mozart, or a work of our “Atlanta Symphony School of Composers”… or Bach or Ravel or Stravinsky, that’s my favorite composer at the moment. So I just look forward to playing each composition programmed for the remainder of this season.
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ASOCalendar upcoming concerts
February All Strauss: 5/7 Scenes from: 8pm Capriccio; Delta Classical Elektra; Die Frau ohne Schatten; Salome February Righteous
13/14 Brother 8pm Bill Medley
Donald Operatic opulence (to be recorded by Telarc), Runnicles, including; the “Elektra” Recognition Scene; conductor the Die Frau ohne Schatten duet; and beautiful Christine Moonlight Scene from Strauss’s final opera. brewer, soprano Eric Owens, bass His soulful and acclaimed new release, Damn Near Righteous, is “a vocal summit…his best work since the ’60s” (Rolling Stone).
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February Vivaldi’s Ring 15 of Mystery 1:30 & – Venice & Violins
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family concert
February Mendelssohn:
19/21 Violin Concerto 8pm Tchaikovsky: 22 Symphony No. 5 3pm
Delta Classical
Jere Flint, conductor Classical Kids Live!, guest artists
Mei-Ann Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg engages Mendelssohn’s Chen, most popular work. Tchaikovsky’s dramatic and conductor passionate Fifth Symphony soars. Nadja SalernoSonnenberg, violin
February Haydn:
Janice Chandler, soprano Thomas Robert Spano, conductor Cooley, Anne Patterson, stage design tenor Steven Humes, bass ASO Chorus
26/28 The Creation 8pm Theatre of a concert
Delta Classical
March Wagner:
5/6/7 Tristan und Isolde 8pm – Prelude and Liebestod
Delta Classical
Higdon: The Singing Rooms Singleton: PraiseMaker Scriabin:The Poem of Ecstasy
March Tchaikovsky:
12-14 Capriccio Italien 8pm Prokofiev:Piano
Delta Classical
Concerto No. 3 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Aided by Antonio Vivaldi, gifted orphan Katrina travels through a mysterious island looking for clues to her past and a vanishing Stradivarius violin.
Designer Anne Patterson, whose images illumined the ASO’s St. John Passion, returns to enhance Haydn’s masterpiece, The Creation. Based on John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” The Creation is a vibrant portrait of the world’s beginning. No one could doubt Haydn’s claim of having had a musical epiphany.
Robert Ms. Koh makes an auspicious ASO debut in Spano, The Singing Rooms. Divine love flows from conductor Wagner, Scriabin and Singleton. Jennifer Koh, violin ASO Chorus
Nicola Luisotti, conductor Horacio Gutierrez, piano
Tchaikovsky’s joyous fantasia, Beethoven’s towering Seventh, and Prokofiev’s concerto, featuring Mr. Gutierrez’s elegant style.
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A Sensational Ball 1
The 2008 Symphony Ball honored Mrs. Azira G. Hill for her legacy of leadership, dedication and vision that inspired the formation of the Talent Development Program, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this season. It was a special evening with some special moments. 1 Honored, I’m sure Azira G. Hill and
ASO President and CEO Allison Vulgamore 2 SuperPop-in ASO Board Member and nsoro
President and CEO Darrell Mays and Ena Mays
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3 Cozy Couples (left to right): ASO Board Member Leslie Petter and William (Skip) Petter; ASO Ball Chair Gail Starr and Loren Starr; Jan and Gus Bennett 4 Jere’s Kids Jere Flint conducts the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
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galleryASOtoo “Atomic” Gospel The ASO’s Theatre of a Concert performance of Doctor Atomic, John Adams’ operatic wonder on the first atomic bomb test, was a riveting revelation in November. Soul-stirring excitement filled Symphony Hall at December’s Gospel Christmas concert.
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1 Lightning Strikes! An ominous electric backdrop heightened the tension between Dr. Edward Teller, performed by baritone Richard Paul Fink (top left) and Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by baritone Gerald Finley (lower right), in a pivotal scene from Doctor Atomic. 2 Joy to the World One of Gospel Christmas’s highlights was Richardine Holmes of the ASO Gospel Choir performing “Oh, Happy Day.” Chelsea Tipton II conducted the Orchestra and Leroy Henderson made his debut as choir director. 60 Encore Atlanta
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