Shreveport Symphony 2021-22 Season Brochure

SHREVEPORT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MICHAEL BUTTERMAN, MUSIC DIRECTOR

2021-22 WILLIS-KNIGHTON MASTERWORKS SERIES

Your music. Your world.

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Dear friends, Your orchestra and your music is back this season with a return to live concerts and a return to a doubly renovated RiverView Theater!

As our Willis-Knighton Masterworks Series represents a homecoming of sorts, we are proud to feature return engagements from five favorite guest artists, in addition to two new stars, a collaboration with Shreveport Little Theatre and a world premiere.

In December, we’re finally back at the RiverView, as we ring in the holidays with the multi-talented film and TV star, Erich Bergen. After the new year, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux plays the world’s most popular guitar concerto, and the orchestra welcomes back native son John-Henry Crawford for a program that also features a stunning duo cello concerto shared with the SSO’s new principal cellist Courtenay Vandiver.

Wideman Competition Gold Medalist Simon Karakulidi makes his SSO debut in Beethoven’s third piano concerto, along with music inspired by Italy from Rossini and Mendelssohn.

Magic abounds in April, as master illusionist Michael Grandinetti brings his spellbinding show to the stage. And later in the month the brilliant violinist Jennifer Frautschi returns to play a gorgeous concerto

by Saint-Saëns, along with music from Schumann and a world premiere from Shreveport composer James Eakin.

Finally, we explore the immigrant experience in a multimedia blend of projected images, live actors and orchestral music by Peter Boyer called Ellis Island: The Dream of America. Fittingly, we close that program, and our season, with the ever-popular “New World” Symphony by Dvořák.

Our commitment to education remains strong. Throughout the season, our musicians will be sharing their talents with

local schools, and we’ll be welcoming students to the RiverView in January for our annual Discovery Concerts.

As usual, you will hear our musicians in the pit for performances by Shreveport Opera and Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet.

And many of our musicians will once again share the stage with our guest artists as part of The Noel Foundation, Inc. Chamber Music Series.

Like so many things, great music is even better when it’s shared with friends. We’ve missed being with you and can’t wait to welcome you back to share the life-enriching power of orchestral music…together!

Enjoy,

Season Sponsor “Seasons bring with them new opportunities and excitement. We at Willis-Knighton are pleased to share the excitement of renewed live performances, understanding the many benefits they bring our community. In my new position as president emeritus, I pledge my continued support for organizations such as the Shreveport Symphony that enhance the quality of life in Shreveport-Bossier.”

James K. Elrod, President Emeritus Willis-Knighton Health System

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Holiday Pops with Erich Bergen Saturday, December 18—7:30 PM RiverView Theater Michael Butterman, conductor Erich Bergen, vocals

Erich Bergen, star of the hit TV series Madam Secretary and the movie Jersey Boys will celebrate the holidays in style with the SSO in a high-energy concert that will put you in a festive mood!

Concierto de Aranjuez Saturday, January 8—7:30 PM RiverView Theater Michael Butterman, conductor/piano Jason Vieaux, guitar

RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez AARON JAY KERNIS Dance Hits Concerto STRAUSS Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme The SSO welcomes back GRAMMY®-winning classical guitarist Jason Vieaux. In addition to playing the most popular solo guitar music ever with Rodrigo’s famously evocative Concierto de Aranjuez, he will present a fresh new work—the Dance Hits Concerto by American composer Aaron Jay Kernis. Strauss’ lyrical and humorous take on Moliere will close the evening.

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John-Henry Crawford Plays Haydn Saturday, January 29—7:30 PM RiverView Theater Michael Butterman, conductor John-Henry Crawford, cello ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH HAYDN PROKOFIEV GIOVANNI SOLLIMA

Concerto Grosso 1985 Cello Concerto in D Classical Symphony Violoncelles Vibrez!

Local favorite John-Henry Crawford joins the orchestra for an evening that seamlessly blends the old and the new.

Starting with Haydn and finishing with a work by a living Italian cellist/composer known for his eclectic style, this program will show just how versatile and entertaining the cello can be.

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Viva Italia!

Saturday, March 5—7:30 PM

RiverView Theater Michael Butterman, conductor Simon Karakulidi, piano

ROSSINI Overture to L’Italiana in Algieri BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, “Italian”

Italian music influences and the energy of youth abound!

Mendelssohn was a young man when he visited Italy and fell in love with the culture, inspiring his “Italian” symphony. And Rossini was only 21 when he wrote the charming L’Italiana in Algieri. Emerging star and Wideman Gold Medalist Simon Karakulidi will bring Beethoven’s muscular Piano Concerto No. 3 to life.

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Symphony of Illusions Saturday, April 2—7:30 PM

RiverView Theater Michael Butterman, conductor

Master illusionist Michael Grandinetti brings his magic to the stage with the SSO. Enjoy a spell-binding evening of fun and surprises for all ages.

“One of magic’s best loved magicians, the one to watch” ~Digital Journal CONCERT SPONSOR

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Saint-Saëns & Schumann

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Saturday, April 23—7:30 PM

RiverView Theater Michael Butterman, conductor Jennifer Frautschi, violin

FAURÉ Pavane JAMES EAKIN Still Waters (world premiere) SAINT-SAËNS Violin Concerto No. 3 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 Violin virtuoso Jennifer Frautschi returns for one of her favorite works, the colorful

and dramatic Violin Concerto No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saëns. The concert opens with Fauré’s gorgeous Pavane and a world premiere by Shreveport’s own James Eakin.

Schumann’s tuneful Symphony No. 4 ends the program with a blaze of speed.

From the New World Saturday, May 7—7:30 PM RiverView Theater Michael Butterman, conductor PETER BOYER DVOŘÁK

Ellis Island: The Dream of America in collaboration with the Shreveport Little Theatre Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

Dvořák’s beloved “New World” Symphony is paired with a new multimedia work by GRAMMY®-nominated composer Peter Boyer that includes music, video projections, and dramatic portrayals vividly expressing the immigrant experience and legacy of Ellis Island.

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The Noel Foundation, Inc. Chamber Music Series The Noel Foundation, Inc. Chamber Music Series brings together the talents of world-class guest artists and some of our top Shreveport Symphony musicians in intimate musical settings.

General admission seats for all Chamber Music Series concerts are FREE.

Mozart’s Requiem for String Sextet Sunday, January 16, 2022—3 PM

Anderson Auditorium, Centenary College Kirsten Yon, violin; Elizabeth O’Bannon, violin; Borys Smolaga, viola; Michele Gunn, viola; John-Henry Crawford, cello; Brett Andrews, cello

Mozart Quintet

Sunday, March 6, 2022—3 PM Anderson Auditorium, Centenary College Simon Karakulidi (Wideman Piano Competition Gold Medal winner) with SSO Winds MOZART Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat

Jennifer Frautschi & Friends Sunday, April 24, 2022—3 PM

Anderson Auditorium, Centenary College

Mendelssohn & Stravinsky Octets Sunday, May 22, 2022—3 PM

LSUS University Center Theater

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SSO Musical Discovery Series The SSO’s Musical Discovery Series is an area-wide educational program serving schools in Caddo and Bossier Parishes, providing enrichment to existing school curricula, and, in some cases, providing the only musical experiences the students will have. The Musical Discovery Series includes several distinct programs, each specifically designed to teach one or more aspects of music:

DISCOVERY CONCERTS

The Shreveport Symphony will present four Discovery Concerts on January 27 & 28, 2022.

Maestro Michael Butterman leads the students in an exploration of symphonic music, its expressive capacity, and its connection to our recent pandemic experience of coming together again after a period of isolation. The concerts are specifically targeted to grades 3-5 and will take place at RiverView Theater. This project is supported by a grant from the Community Foundation and funding from Caddo Parish Schools, so the Discovery concerts are free of charge to all public school students, and $5 per person for private and homeschool groups.

SSO ON THE GO

Our musicians travel directly into classrooms, school assemblies, and other community venues as they teach, perform, and share their love of music throughout the region. Each of our programs features either an individual musician or a small chamber ensemble, giving students an up-close look at the musicians of the orchestra, the instruments they play, and many different styles of music.

MOMENT OF MUSIC

Through a partnership with the Brummitt-Taylor Listening Program, the SSO provides daily listening selections to schools throughout the region.

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This exciting new initiative connects local elementary schools with the SSO throughout the year. Up to eight schools each year participate in all of the SSO’s educational programs in order to infuse music into the daily lives of their students.

Support Your Symphony—Donate & Subscribe Support from our loyal individual donors has allowed us to emerge from a year of setbacks and adaptations much stronger and nimbler than ever before. As we anticipate an exciting return to live audiences and full orchestras in our upcoming 2021-22 Season, will you join our community of music lovers and music makers?

The Shreveport Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Fund drive is based on the fiscal year, which begins July 1 and ends June 30.

During the next few years when ticket revenue will undoubtedly take time to rebuild, your annual fund investment is more important and appreciated than ever.

Donate Online: Visit shreveportsymphony.com.

Donate by Check: Checks are made payable to Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and mailed to PO Box 205, Shreveport, LA 71162-0205.

Donate by Credit Card: Please call our office at 318.222.7496 to make a donation.

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WAYS TO DONATE

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CONCERT SPONSORS

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EDUCATION SUPPORTERS

LSUS FOUNDATION RUTH HERRING NOEL ENDOWED CHAIR

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

Supported in part by a grant from the Shreveport Regional Arts Council with funds from the City of Shreveport

Supported in part by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council.

Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency.

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