Christopher Zimmerman, music director and conductor
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 8pm Center for the Arts at George Mason University
Christopher Zimmerman, music director and conductor
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 8 pm
Capitol One Hall
MALEK JANDALI (1972-)
Selected Movements from Symphony No. 6 , “The Desert Rose”
II.“Praise”
V.“Ardah”
VII.“Fete”
James Owen presents Classical Mystery Tour with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Martin Herman, conductor
MALEK JANDALI
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of “A Hard Day’s Night”
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE)
Jim Owen
I.Andantino misterioso
Rhythm guitar, piano, vocals
II.Nocturne
III.Allegro moderato
Tony Kishman
Bass guitar, piano, vocals
Tom Teeley
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Lead guitar, vocals
Chris McBurney
The FSO’s 2024/25 Season is made possible with generous support from —Intermission—
Drums, vocals
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Symphony No.3 in E flat major “Eroica”, op.55
Selections will be announced from the stage. This concert is brought to you through a partnership of the Fairfax Symphony and Capital One Center.
I.Allegro con brio
II.Marcia funebre—adagio assai
This concert is made possible by:
III.Scherzo—allegro vivace
IV.Finale—allegro molto
FAIRFAX SYMPHONY
Saturday, October 19 | 8pm
Harris Theatre at GMU
Bernstein: “Candide Overture”
Elena Kats-Chernin: “Force Majeure” for piano and orchestra (US Premiere)
Lisa Moore, piano
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Bernstein: 3 Dance Episodes from “On the Town”
Saturday, November 23 | 8pm
Center for the Arts at GMU
Quinn Mason: “She Dreams of Flying” (Regional Premiere)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Jeremy Denk, piano
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Saturday, December 21 & Sunday, December 22 | 4pm Center for the Arts at GMU
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker with the Fairfax Ballet and New York City Ballet soloists
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24/25 SEASON
Saturday, February 8 | 8pm
Harris Theatre at GMU
Maurice Jarre: Dr. Zhivago orchestral suite
Clarice Assad: “Anahata” (Regional Premiere)
Boyd Meets Girl, guitar and cello
Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Puccini: Intermezzo from Suor Angelica
Mahler: “Love letter to Alma” Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Bizet: Selections from Carmen Suites
Saturday, March 8 | 8pm
Center for the Arts at GMU
Dvořák: Three Slavonic Dances from Op. 72
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Sergey Antonov, cello
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Saturday, May 31 | 8pm
Center for the Arts at GMU
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Leshnoff: Concertante for 2 violins (Regional Premiere)
Chee-Yun and Kit Zimmerman, violin
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
MEET THE ARTISTS
A resident of Los Angeles, Martin Herman was educated at Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, University of California at Berkeley, and Stanford University. He also spent two years in Paris on a Fulbright Grant where he worked as a composer and conductor with the “New American Music in Europe” and “American Music Week” festivals. Aside from his conducting interests, Herman is an active composer and arranger. He has received fellowships and grants from the American Music Center, the Camargo Foundation, Meet the Composer, Trust for Mutual Understanding, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He has written chamber and orchestral works as well as three operas. He is recorded on the Albany Record label. As a long time Beatles fan, Martin was commissioned to provide the orchestral transcriptions heard on the Classical Mystery Tour show. Recent guest conducting engagements include the Detroit Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Dallas Symphony, San Diego Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Louisville Symphony, the Virginia Symphony, Delaware Symphony, Alabama Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra in Prague, Czech Republic.
Singer-songwriter Tony Kishman was born in Tucson, Arizona where he began his musical career in the early 1970s. Although he had been playing guitar for a number of years, it was not until age 19 that Tony started performing seriously. Kishman’s early influences included Wishbone Ash, Bad Company and Peter Frampton. Between 1973 and 1978, he played guitar in the group Cheap Trix, a cover band performing Top 40 as well as originals. Starting in 1979, Kishman played bass and guitar for six years as Paul McCartney in both the national and international tours of Beatlemania. He then went on to perform in Legends in Concert and produced shows that ran in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. He joined the classic supergroup Wishbone Ash for a tour of Europe and the recording of the group’s 18th album.
Originally from Madison WI, Chris McBurney was drawn to the Beatles after spotting The White Album in his older brothers’ record collection. That discovery set him on a musical journey for life. When he was 11 years old, McBurney toured Scandinavia as a boy soprano with the Madison Boy Choir and gained a love and appreciation of classical music. Now, as a drummer living in the NYC area, his playing has been
featured on network television shows and commercials. He has performed on Broadway and toured extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia with a variety of acts. One of his most challenging and rewarding musical experiences has been studying and perfecting the musicianship of Ringo Starr. He is thrilled to be able perform his favorite music with full orchestration, and to spread the music of the Beatles to audiences all over the world.
Jim Owen was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California. He gained rich musical experience from his father who played music from the classics for him on the piano and from his extensive library of recordings by the great classical artists. Owen began studying piano at six and won honors in various piano performance competitions through his teenage years. He was eight years-old when he first heard The Beatles and promptly decided to take up the study of the guitar. His first professional performance as a Beatle was at 16. Then, at age 18 he began touring internationally with various productions of Beatlemania, visiting Japan, Korea, China, Canada, Mexico, and much of South America. In 1996, Owen began working on his idea for a new show with orchestra. It has long been his dream to share with the public live performances of some of the greatest music ever written and recorded. Classical Mystery Tour is the result.
Tom Teeley has starred as George Harrison in both the Broadway production of Beatlemania as well as the film version. His vocal impersonations of numerous other rock icons have also been featured in many television ads as well as other Broadway productions. He has released solo works on the A&M record label, written songs for artists such as Alice Cooper, as well as touring the world as singer-guitarist for Joe Jackson, Marshall Crenshaw and many others. Tom still enjoys recreating the classic Beatles recordings in a live performance setting, most recently working in tandem with Geoff Emerick,the chief engineer for the Beatles at Abbey Road studios, as musical consultant and performer, in the British production “Sessions at Abbey Road.”
GOODWIN, GREAT ENSEMBLE!
2024–2025 PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
2023-2024 PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT
The Fairfax Symphony gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following contributions received within the past twelve months as of May 1, 2024. Thank you for dedicating these vital gifts to the music and education programs we work so passionately to create and share with our community.
The Fairfax Symphony gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following contributions received within the past twelve months as of November 1, 2024.
Thank you for dedicating these vital gifts to the music and education programs we work so passionately to create and share with our community.
GOVERNMENT ARTSFAIRFAX
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CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE
PLATINUM
Pepe Figueroa
Mr. and Mrs. David Black
Joyce L. Hanson
Dr. Mark Head
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Martin Poretsky
Martin Poretsky
The Timothy Evan Owens Memorial Chair
Anje Kim
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David and Lenka Lundsten
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Anje Kim
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The Timothy Evan Owens Memorial Chair
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In honor of Ms. Sarah
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In Memory of Joseph G. Marshall, M.D.
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IN-KIND
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FAIRFAX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Christopher Zimmerman | Music Director
FLUTE
Sharon Lee, Flute 1/Piccolo
Cherri Hall, Flute 2/Alto Flute
SAXOPHONE
Seth Ebersole
Grant Langford
Dave Doescher
Rick Parrell
FRENCH HORN
Eric Moore
Sarah Soisson
Neil Chidester
Nat Willson
TRUMPET
Brad Weil, Trumpet 1/Piccolo
Rob Singer, Trumpet 2
James McAloon, Trumpet 3/ Flugelhorn
Bret Magliola, Trumpet 4
TROMBONE
David Miller, Trombone 1
Ben Patterson, Trombone 2
Ben Polk, Bass Trombone
PERCUSSION
Alex Garde
Mike Gatti
HARP
Madeline Jarzembak
PIANO
Jane Kaye
VIOLIN 1
David Salness
Sharon Like
Miriam Koby
Shu-ting Yao
VIOLIN 2
Sarah Berger
Sue Manus
Cindy Crumb
Jessica Mun
VIOLA
Erik Whitesides
Raggie Cover
Steffany Shock
CELLO
Kathy Thompson
Alex Kang
Lourdes de la Pena
BASS
Kyle Augustine
John Barger
FAIRFAX SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jose “Pepe” Figueroa, Chairman
Priority One Services
Thomas Murphy, General Counsel
Jackson Lewis P.C.
David Black
Holland & Knight LLP
Thomas Brownell, Secretary
Holland & Knight LLP
Eric Moore
The Catholic University of America
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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Leland Schwartz
Author and Publisher
HONORARY
BOARD
The Honorable Sharon Bulova
The Honorable Thomas M. Davis
Dr. Gerald L. Gordon
Julien Patterson
FSO ARTISTIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Christopher Zimmerman, Music Director
Jonathan Kerr, Executive Director
Lisa LaCamera, Chief Operating Officer
Susan Petroff, Director of Development
John Murton, Assistant Conductor and Fellowship Program Coordinator
Celeste Duplaa, Link Up Program Manager
Suzy Dawson, Accountant
Cynthia Crumb, Personnel Manager
Wendi Hatton, Librarian
Timothy Wade, Stage Manager
Olivia Hinebaugh, Artistic Programming and Production Coordinator
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