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Friday, December 8, 2023, 8:00 pm University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts Alain Frogley, Interim Dean Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Rodney Rock, Director presents

THE BOSTON POPS ON TOUR KEITH LOCKHART

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Carol of the Drum

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Fantasia on Christmas Carols Joel Clemens, baritone

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Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day

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Mary’s Little Boy Child

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The Good News Voyage arr. Coleman/Elliott Film by Susan Dangel and Dick Bartlett | Artwork by Ashley Bryan A Christmas Tale: Suite from The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky Film by Susan Dangel and Dick Bartlett | Artwork by Jan Brett Sleigh Ride

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Tikkun Olam (Heal the World)

Anderson Richman

Happy Holiday Lisa Graham conducting

Berlin—arr. J. Smith

The Twelve Days of Christmas

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A Visit from St. Nicholas (’Twas the Night Before Christmas) Text by Clement C. Moore | Artwork by Jan Brett

Reisman

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town A Merry Little Sing-Along

Coots/Gillespie—arr. Chase/Elliot arr. Reisman

Steve Colby, Sound Designer | Pam Smith, Lighting Designer The Boston Pops Orchestra may be heard on Boston Pops Recordings, RCA Victor, Sony Classical, and Philips Records.

Keith Lockhart Keith Lockhart is the second longest-tenured conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra since its founding in 1885. He took over as conductor in 1995, following John Williams’s thirteen-year tenure from 1980 to 1993. Keith Lockhart, who occupies the Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor chair, has conducted more than 2,000 Boston Pops concerts and annual Boston Pops appearances at Tanglewood, as well as 45 national tours and five international tours to Japan and Korea. The annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular conducted by Mr. Lockhart draws a live audience of over half a million to the Charles River Esplanade and millions more who view it on television or live webcast. He has led eight albums on RCA Victor/BMG Classics; recent releases on Boston Pops Recordings include A Boston Pops Christmas–Live from Symphony Hall, The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, and Lights, Camera...Music! Six Decades of John Williams. The list of nearly 300 guest artists with whom Keith Lockhart has collaborated represents performers from virtually every corner of the entertainment world. Following his eight-year tenure as principal conductor, he is now chief guest conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra in London; he is also artistic director of the Brevard Music Center summer institute and festival in North Carolina. Prior to his BBC appointment, he spent eleven years as music director of the Utah Symphony. He has appeared as a guest conductor with virtually every major symphonic ensemble in North America and many in Asia and Europe. Before coming to Boston, he was the associate conductor of both the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops orchestras, as well as music director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.

The Boston Pops For more than 135 years, the Boston Pops has entertained audiences in Boston and beyond, with Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart leading the orchestra since 1995. In 1881, Civil War veteran Henry Lee Higginson founded the Boston Symphony Orchestra, calling its establishment “the dream of my life.” From the start he intended to present, in the warmer months, concerts of light classics and the popular music of the day. Seventeen Pops conductors, beginning with Adolf Neuendorff, preceded the legendary Arthur Fiedler (1930-1979).

The first American-born musician to lead the orchestra, he established the Boston Pops as a national icon. When John Williams (1980-1993) succeeded Fiedler in 1980, he was the most highly acclaimed composer in Hollywood, and today, with 53 Academy Award nominations, he is the most-nominated living person in Academy history. With the Pops, Mr. Williams made a series of best-sellingrecordings, broadened and updated the Pops repertoire, and entertained audiences with live orchestral accompaniment to memorable movie scenes, many of which featured his own iconic scores. Having led over 2,000 Boston Pops concerts in his tenure to date, Keith Lockhart (1995-present) has created programs that reach out to a broader and younger audience by presenting artists—both established performers and rising stars— from virtually every corner of the entertainment world, all the while maintaining the Pops' core appeal. He has made more than 80 television shows, led the Pops at several high-profile sports events, and recorded 14 albums. Mr. Lockhart's tenure has been marked by a dramatic increase in touring, the orchestra's first Grammy nominations, the first major network national broadcast of the July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular from the Esplanade, and the release of the Boston Pops' first self-produced and self-distributed recordings.

The Metropolitan Chorale

Lisa Graham, Music Director

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Metropolitan Chorale concerts explore works by many of today’s leading American and British composers, as well as major choral masterworks. In addition to performances at All Saints Parish (Brookline, Massachusetts), the Chorale has been heard throughout the Boston area. Its Artists in Residence program enables the chorus to work with young professional singers.

Under the leadership of Lisa Graham, The Metropolitan Chorale’s membership has grown to encompass 100 members who hail from communities throughout greater Boston. Dr. Graham has expanded the ensemble’s repertory and has enhanced the reputation and reach of the Chorale. Also the Evelyn Barry Director of Choral Programs at Wellesley College, she conducts the Wellesley College Choir, Chamber Singers, and Choral Scholars and teaches academic courses. Active in the Boston musical scene and as a clinician and festival adjudicator, Dr. Graham prepared a vocal ensemble for this season’s Holiday Pops Kids’ Matinee and Sensory-Friendly concerts at Symphony Hall.

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Friday, December 8, 2023, 8 pm

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

Joel Clemens Baritone Joel Clemens is quickly becoming known across the East Coast for his exemplary musicianship and dynamic characterization across a broad range of challenging repertoire. Joel recently completed a residency with Chautauqua Institution, where he served as a teaching artist and gave touring performances of zarzuela-inspired children’s opera. He returns to Boston for the 2023-2024 season to be featured in West End Lyric’s inaugural “Joys of Music” concert and Boston Opera Collaborative’s “Whispers: Echoes from the Halls,” an immersive opera experience. A frequent performer with Boston Lyric Opera, he will appear in the chorus of The Anonymous Lover. He will also rejoin the chorus of Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra in Norma. In April, Joel will be joining Boston Conservatory at Berklee as a guest artist to sing Demetrius in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other notable operatic roles include Count Almaviva (Le nozze di figaro), Sid (Albert Herring), Publio (La Clemenza di Tito), Valentin (Faust), and Guglielmo (Così fan tutte). Equally comfortable in 21st-century repertoire, Joel will reprise the role of Manfred in Jake Heggie’s For a Look or a Touch with West End Lyric this spring. He recently premiered three roles in White Snake Projects’ second annual “Let’s Celebrate” series, which draws on diverse cultural traditions with shows that reflect their diverse community of artists. Joel also created the role of Charles Ives in Robert Carl’s Harmony with libretto by acclaimed American writer Russel Banks, produced

by Seagle Festival. Other notable contemporary roles include Hannah Younger (As One), Hawkins Fuller (Fellow Travelers), and Joseph De Rocher (Dead Man Walking). Joel is a proud alumnus of Seagle Festival’s Emerging Artist Program, which he attended for two summers. He is a recent graduate of Boston Conservatory’s prestigious Master of Music in Opera Performance program, where he was the recipient of the Miles A. Fish III Scholarship. He holds a bachelor of music from James Madison University, where he was awarded the Showalter Scholar Award.

Tikkun Olam (Heal the World) from Symphony: This Will Be Our Reply Words and music by Lucas Richman L’ma-an bateinu L’ma-an chavereinu L’ma-an kadur ha-aretz Tikkun Olam

For the sake of our homes For the sake of our friends For the sake of our earth Heal the world

L’ma-an kehiloteinu communities L’ma-an medinoteinu L’ma-an kadur ha-aretz Tikkun Olam

For the sake of our

Aleinu l’takken et ha-olam

We must repair the world

L’ma-an imoteinu L’ma-an avoteinu Tikkun Olam

For the sake of our mothers For the sake of our fathers Heal the world

L’ma-an b’noteinu L’ma-an baneinu Aleinu l’takken et ha-olam

For the sake of our daughters For the sake of our sons We must repair the world

L’ma-an sichlenu L’ma-an simchateinu L’ma-an ha’ahava Tikkun Olam

For the sake of our knowledge For the sake of our joy For the sake of love Heal the world

L’ma-an hashalom Tikkun Olam

For the sake of peace Heal the world

L’ma-an nishmoteinu L’ma-an hemshech kiyumenu Aleinu l’takken et ha-olam Tikkun Olam

For the sake of our souls For the sake of our future We must repair the world Heal the world

For the sake of our countries For the sake of our earth Heal the world

A Merry Little Sing-Along arr. Reisman RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Words and music by Johnny Marks Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, Had a very shiny nose.

And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call him names.

They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say: “Rudolph, with your nose so bright, Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then how the reindeer loved him, As they shouted out with glee: “Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, You’ll go down in history!”

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Words and music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light; From now on, our troubles will be out of sight.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the Yuletide gay; From now on, our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are as in olden days, Happy golden days of yore.

Faithful friends who are dear to us Gather near to us once more.

Through the years we all will be together, if the Fates allow; Hang a shining star upon the highest bough, And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! Words by Sammy Cahn / Music by Jule Styne Oh! The weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we’ve no place to go, Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

It doesn’t show signs of stopping, And I brought some corn for popping; The lights are turned ’way down low.

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

When we finally kiss goodnight, How I’ll hate going out in the storm!

But if you’ll really hold me tight, All the way home I’ll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying, And my dear, we’re still good-bye-ing.

But as long as you love me so, Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

THE CHRISTMAS SONG Words and music by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like Eskimos.

Ev’rybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright.

Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

They know that Santa’s on his way, He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.

And ev’ry mother’s child is gonna spy To see if reindeer really know how to fly.

And so I’m offering this simple phrase To kids from one to ninety-two, Al-tho’ it’s been said many times, many ways: Merry Christmas to you.

WINTER WONDERLAND Words by Dick Smith / Music by Felix Bernard Sleigh-bells ring, are you list’nin’?

In the lane, snow is glist’nin’.

A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight, Walkin’ in a winter wonderland!

Gone away is the blue-bird, Here to stay is a new bird.

He sings a love song, as we go along, Walkin’ in a winter wonderland!

In the meadow we can build a snowman, Then pretend that he is Parson Brown: He’ll say, “Are you married?” We’ll say, “No, man!

But you can do the job when you’re in town”— Later on, we’ll conspire, As we dream by the fire, To face unafraid, the plans that we made, Walkin’ in a winter wonderland!

JINGLE BELLS Words and music by J. S. Pierpont Dashing thro’ the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way; Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright; What fun it is to ride and sing A sleigh-ing song to-night.—Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!

Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh-eigh!

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!

Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh.

Oh what fun it is to ride In a one—horse o—pen sleigh!

THE BOSTON POPS ON TOUR KEITH LOCKHART

Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor endowed in perpetuity JOHN WILLIAMS George and Roberta Berry Boston Pops Conductor Laureate First Violins Katherine Winterstein Charles Dimmick Lisa Crockett Sasha Callahan Sarita Uranovsky Sarah Atwood Zoya Tsvetkova Susan Faux Gregory Vitale Liana Zaretsky Cynthia Cummings Judith Lee Second Violins Clayton Hoener Jennifer Elowitch Colin Davis Dorothy Han Stacey Alden Julie Leven Mina Lavcheva Rose Drucker EmmaLee Holmes-Hicks Viktoria Tchertchian Violas Abigail Cross Scott Woolweaver Sharon Bielik Jean Haig Donna Jerome David Feltner Kenneth Stalberg Celia Daggy Cellos Ronald Lowry Andrew Mark William Rounds Jennifer Lucht Eugene Kim

Leo Eguchi Steven Laven Melanie Dyball Basses Susan Hagen John (Bebo) Shiu Anthony D’Amico Elizabeth Foulser Peter Walsh Julianne Russell Flutes Renée Krimsier Allison Parramore Sarah Brady Oboes Andrew Price Amanda Hardy English Horn Elizabeth England

Trumpets Terry Everson Michael Dobrinski Bruce Hall Joseph Foley Trombones Hans Bohn Alexei Doohovskoy Bass Trombone Angel Subero Tuba Takatsugu Hagiwara Timpani Richard Flanagan Percussion John Tanzer Hans Morrison William Manley Ronald Tierno, drums

Clarinets Ian Greitzer Kai Yun Lu

Harp Ina Zdorovetchi

Bass Clarinet David Martins

Piano Benjamin Cook

Bassoons Ronald Haroutunian Adrian Jojatu Horns Kevin Owen Hazel Dean Davis Whitacre Hill Kate Gascoigne

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2023 - 2024 Co-Chairs: Jane Moskowitz & Ruth Buczynski $750 per person, $1,500 per couple

Elena Sevilla & Paul Aho Mona & Greg Anderson Marianne Barton Deborah Walsh Bellingham In Memory of Dr. Bruce A. Bellingham Honey & Harry Birkenruth Ruth Buczynski Carol Colombo In Memory of Maurice Thompson Susan & John DeWolf Stan & Sandy Hale Judy & Peter Halvorson

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Janet & George Jones Lin & Waldo Klein James Knox Ann Kouatly Becky & Scott Lehmann Jean & John Lenard Gene Likens &

Leola Spilbor Margarethe & Matthew Mashikian Antonia Moran Jane & Robert Moskowitz Constance & Rodney Rock Nancy & John Silander Beverly Sims & William Okeson Winthrop Smith In Memory of Anne K. Smith Michael & Susan Zito

Join the CoStars, Jorgensen’s Active Volunteers!

The CoStars is a special group of volunteers who generously donate not only $750 per person, but also their talent and time. The invaluable CoStars support Jorgensen through community advocacy by creative fund-raising activities, and by hosting pre- and post-concert receptions that often feature world-class luminaries. The CoStars have been instrumental in the purchase of the new portable chamber stage and acoustical shell, a new Steinway Model D Concert Grand Piano, funding the JOY! Conservatory Program, the installation of the exterior Jorgensen message center, the renovation of the Jorgensen Gallery, and continued support of Jorgensen programming. By becoming a CoStar, you’ll join with other vibrant, thoughtful and devoted arts lovers who have made Jorgensen’s success a priority.

CoStars receive an honorary membership in the Jorgensen Circle of Friends at the Producers Circle level. Benefits include early ticket ordering privileges for one full year from the date of enrollment; reserved lower-level parking in the North Garage, providing a speedier exit after each Jorgensen event; and recognition in the Jorgensen playbill.

As a Special Thank You... An Invitation to the CoStars CoStar members receive an exclusive invitation to attend the Annual Sneak Peek hosted by Jorgensen Director Rodney Rock. This party offers attendees an exciting preview of the coming season – prior to the public announcement. Join the CoStars and be the first to know what’s new!

If you are interested in becoming a CoStar, please contact Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983, or by e-mail at rodney.rock@uconn.edu.

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We invite you to join Jorgensen’s Circle of Friends, a group of generous arts supporters who over the years have made vital contributions to Jorgensen’s special projects, commissioned works, and interior restorations. Your membership in the Circle of Friends entitles you to early ticket ordering privileges for one full year from the date of your enrollment; you will be recognized in the Jorgensen Playbill; and if you contribute at the Directors or Producers Circle levels, you will enjoy reserved parking in the North Campus Parking Garage for each Jorgensen performance you attend.

Please consider making your tax-deductible donation and become a Circle of Friends member today. Simply call 860-486-4226 for more information.

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Artists Circle $125/person, $250/couple Pat Anderson M. Kevin & Jeanne Fahey Betty & Ken Hanson Ms. Cathy Jameson & Ms. Renee Fournier Carl Nawrocki Len Oberg Bonnie Ryan Harriet Walker Patrons Circle $50/person, $100/couple Anonymous Roger & Cynthia Adams Dorothy Blocker Susan & John Boland Irene & Richard Brown Anne-Marie Campbell Mary & Michael Donnelly Howard & Carol Drescher Dr. & Mrs. Ed & Susan Grace Richard & Karin James

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Critics Circle $25/person, $50/couple Joyce Armstrong Ms. Joyce Donohoo Drs. Rebecaa & Jacob Earp Mrs. Joy Favretti Mrs. Audrey Gough Wendy Leclair Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Linonis Donna Matulis John H. Mayer & Irwin M. Krieger Mr. & Mrs. Alan Miller Robert G. Paris Sari & James Rosokoff Dr. Jay S. Shivers Mrs. Pamela Sutkaitis Patricia Tanaka Denise Winland Director’s Fund Honey & Harry Birkenruth Diane & Joseph Briody Ann Kouatly NICABM Jennifer Person Ms. Joanne Sousa

Endowed Sponsorship Program The Endowed Sponsorship Program provides individuals and families with the opportunity to support Jorgensen by sponsoring any concert or other program. Benefits to Endowed Sponsors will include name recognition in the Jorgensen playbill, additional recognition in the community through press releases provided by the University, and an opportunity to visit with the guest artist.

Sponsorship could be a means of celebrating a special holiday or anniversary, or of dedicating an event to a loved one. Most importantly, by contributing to the cost of current programs, sponsors would help ensure that the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts will continue to present wonderful music and other programs in the future. Your gift would benefit not only Jorgensen, but also the community at large.

Patrons interested in sponsoring an event should contact Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983 or rodney.rock@uconn.edu for further information.

Jorgensen Outreach for Youth Funded through private contributions as well as corporate support, JOY! provides school-age children, many from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with access to live performances and special enrichment programs. Now in its 16th season, the JOY! Conservatory program offers instrumental and vocal students in grades 9-12 the opportunity for a rigorous course of study including private lessons, ensemble rehearsals and coaching, and basic musicianship courses. For more information, contact Jorgensen director Rodney Rock at 860-486-1983.

Corporate / Foundation Sponsors SBM Charitable Foundation Diamond / $1000+ Honey & Harry Birkenruth Harry & Lynn Johnson Jean & John Lenard Nancy & John Silander Mrs. Nora Stevens

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Lenard Chamber Music Endowment Fund The Lenard Chamber Series is made possible through the generosity of longtime patrons Jean and John Lenard and the Lenard Chamber Music Endowment.

Thanks to the generous philanthropy of patrons Jean and John Lenard, chamber music, one of the hallmarks and most dearly loved elements of the programming at Jorgensen, is secure well into the future. Also thanks to the Lenard Endowment, UConn students, non-UConn students, and area youth are invited to attend all chamber music events for free.

Please join this giving community and make your contribution today.

To make a gift, contact Jorgensen Director Rodney Rock at rodney.rock@uconn.edu or 860-486-1983, or visit jorgensen.uconn.edu/online/article/lenard-endowment.

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