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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 Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 8pm Capital One Hall

MALEK JANDALI (1972-) Selected Movements from Symphony No. 6 , “The Desert Rose”

INDIGO GIRLS

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MALEK EmilyJANDALI Saliers, guitar and vocals Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE)

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MEET THE ARTISTS MEET THE ARTIST ANTHONY INDIGOMCGILL GIRLS after they began releasing HailedTwenty for hisyears “trademark brilliance, records as the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray(New penetrating sound and rich character” and Emily Saliers have politely declined York Times), clarinetist Anthony McGill the opportunity to slow down with age. enjoys a dynamic international solo and With a legacy of releases and countless chamber music career and is principal clarinet international tours behind of the U.S. Newand York Philharmonic — the first them, the Indigo Girls have forged African-American principal player in the their own way in the music business. organization’s history. He is the recipient of Selling over 14 million records, they the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize, one of classical are still going strong. Amy and Emily are the only duo with top 40 titles on the music’s most significant awards.

Billboard 200 in the ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s and ‘10s. In 2012, Saliers and her Indigo Girls partner Ray embarked on a bold newappears chapter, collaborating with top a pair of McGill as a soloist with orchestrators to prepare larger-than-life arrangements of their songs to perform orchestras, including the New York and Los with symphony orchestras around the country.

Angeles Philharmonics, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras. He performed alongside Itzhak The duo found an elusive sonic sweet spot with the project, creating a seamless Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriela Montero at the inauguration of President blend of folk, rock, pop, and classical that elevated their songs to new heights Barack Obama, premiering a piece by John Williams. As a chamber without sacrificing any of the emotional intimacy and honesty that have defined musician, is a collaborator of the Brentano, Daedalus, their musicMcGill for decades.

Now, after more than 50 performances withGuarneri, orchestras JACK, Miró, Pacifica, Shanghai, Takács, and Tokyo Quartets, and performs across America, the experience has finally been captured in all its grandeur on with leading artistsalbum, including Emanuel Ax, Inon Chien, Yefim the band’s stunning Indigo Girls Live with theBarnatan, University Gloria of Colorado Bronfman, Gil Shaham, Uchida, andand Lang Lang.

Symphony Orchestra.

TheMidori, power ofMitsuko unity, both in music in life, has been an Indigo Girls calling card ever since they burst into the spotlight with their 1989

He serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School and is the Artistic Director for self-titled breakout album.

Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program. He holds the William R. and Hyunah Yu Brody Chair at Curtis Institute of Music.

Since then,Distinguished the band has racked up the a slew of Gold and Platinum records, taken home a coveted GRAMMY Award, and earned the respect of high-profile peers In 2020, McGill’s #TakeTwoKnees campaign protesting the death of George and collaborated with artists ranging from Michael Stipe to Joan Baez. NPR’s Floyd and historic racial injustice went viral. In 2023, he partnered with Mountain Stage called the group “one of the finest folk duos of all time” while Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative to organize a classical music Rolling Stone said, “they personify what happens when two distinct sensibilities, industry convening at EJI’s Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, in voices, and worldviews come together to create something transcendentally its which leaders and artists in classical music examined America’s history of own.” The duo has balanced their long, successful musical career by supporting racial inequality and how thisIndigo legacy continues impact their work. numerous social causes — the Girls don’t justtotalk the talk; they walk He the is a Backun Artist and performs exclusively on Backun Clarinets. walk. Both on and off the stage, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have secured their spot as one of the most legendary musical acts of this generation.

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MEET THE ARTIST MEET THE ARTIST JASON SEBER Conductor Jason Seber recently completed his sixyear tenure with the Kansas City Symphony where he led over 300 concerts featuring many genres of music, as Assistant Conductor and Associate Conductor. Prior to his appointment with the KCS, Seber served as Education Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra from 2013 to 2016 and MD of the LYO from 2005 to 2016.

Seber has guest conducted many leading American orchestras, including the Colorado, Houston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville and St. Louis Symphonies. Seber developed a passion for Pops in Kansas City and looks forward to creating/arranging and conducting new and exciting programs across the country.

FSO at Capital One Hall in Tysons

Tickets at www.FairfaxSymphony.org These concerts are brought to you through a partnership of the Fairfax Symphony and

FAIRFAX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Christopher Zimmerman | Music Director

VIOLIN 1 David Salness, Concertmaster, Doris F. Dakin Chair Allison Bailey, Assistant Concertmaster Mia Lee Sharon Like Shu-Ting Yao VIOLIN 2 Sarah Berger, Principal, The Timothy Evan Owens Memorial Chair Andrew Juola, Assistant Principal, Sue Bower Memorial Chair Susan Manus Karan Wright Angela Ramirez, FSO Fellow VIOLA Greg Rupert, Principal Asha Baylor, FSO Fellow Yu-Hsuan Chen Lillian Green Andy Sprinkle

CELLO Rachel Sexton, Principal Brent Davis Kathy Thompson Emily Doveala

FRENCH HORN Eric Moore, Principal Greta Richard Neil Chidester Aaron Cockson

DOUBLE BASS Aaron Clay, Principal Kyle Augustine, Associate Principal Erik Cohen

TRUMPET Billy Berue, Principal Robert Bonner

FLUTE Sharon Lee, Principal Cheryl Hall, Piccolo OBOE Emily Snyder Foster, Principal Emily Madsen, English Horn CLARINET Patrick Morgan, Principal Wendi Hatton BASSOON Dean Woods, Principal Sandy Johnson

TROMBONE David Sisk, Principal David Sisk Ben Polk, Bass Trombone TUBA Joseph Guimaraes, Principal TIMPANI Jonathan Milke, Principal PERCUSSION Alex Garde, Principal Mark Carson HARP Madeline Jarzembak, Principal

ANTHONY MCGILL Hailed for his “trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character” (New York Times), clarinetist Anthony McGill enjoys a dynamic international solo and chamber music career and is principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic — the first African-American principal player in the organization’s history. He is the recipient of the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize, one of classical music’s most significant awards.

McGill appears as a soloist with top orchestras, including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras. He performed alongside Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriela Montero at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, premiering a piece by John Williams. As a chamber musician, McGill is a collaborator of the Brentano, Daedalus, Guarneri, JACK, Miró, Pacifica, Shanghai, Takács, and Tokyo Quartets, and performs with leading artists including Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Gloria Chien, Yefim Bronfman, Gil Shaham, Midori, Mitsuko Uchida, and Lang Lang.

He serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School and is the Artistic Director for Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program. He holds the William R. and Hyunah Yu Brody Distinguished Chair at the Curtis Institute of Music.

In 2020, McGill’s #TakeTwoKnees campaign protesting the death of George Floyd and historic racial injustice went viral. In 2023, he partnered with Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative to organize a classical music industry convening at EJI’s Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, in which leaders and artists in classical music examined America’s history of Westminster at Lake Ridge is a continues not-for-profit Life Plan Community racial inequality and how this legacy to impact their work.

He is a independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, Backunoffering Artist and performs exclusively on Backun Clarinets.

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