KSO program book - Season 96

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Contents C O N CE RTS AU D IEN C E I N F O R MAT IO N • Use of cameras and recorders by audience members is strictly prohibited at KSO concerts.

• Please silence or turn off all electronic devices.

• KSO concerts start promptly. Latecomers will be seated by the ushers during the first suitable pause in the program.

• Those attending a KSO concert or event implicitly consent to be photographed, filmed, videotaped, and recorded and waive all rights with respect to any photographs, films, videotapes, and recordings made during the concert or event.

• A chime will sound three minutes before the end of intermission. Please return to your seat at that time.

PA T R O N S ERVIC E S • Wheelchair seating is available for every performance. Please specify your needs when purchasing tickets.

• For concerts at Miller Auditorium, hearing assistance receivers are available at the coat check on the orchestra level.

• If you hold season tickets and cannot attend a future concert in the series, please contact Patron Services Manager, Rebecca Barr at 269.349.7759 ext 213 to arrange for a ticket exchange.

• Tickets to upcoming KSO concerts may be purchased at all Miller Box Office locations.

You may also purchase tickets online by visiting www.kalamazoosymphony.com or at the KSO office.

• Please join us for coffee and conversation after each Symphonic and Special Event Series concert. Encore Receptions are held in the Grand Tier Lobby at Miller Auditorium, and in the Reception Room at Chenery Auditorium. All audience members are invited to meet and mingle after the concert with KSO staff, board members, musicians, and other music lovers.

CHIL D P A T RO N PO L IC Y All children attending KSO concerts must have a ticket and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Young children will enjoy attending family-oriented KSO Family Discovery concerts, and we encourage only the “mature-beyond-their-years, musically-oriented” pre-teens to attend Symphonic Series concerts. Anyone (child or adult) who is disturbing other patrons will be asked to enjoy the remainder of the concert on the lobby monitors.

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Bronfman Plays Tchaikovsky 2 The World of Rossini Barber & Bartók Ray Charles, Motown & Beyond!

A Terry Riley Celebration Emmanuel Ceysson Sounds of the Season Christmas with Angel Blue The Night Before Christmas The World of Smetana Classics Uncorked Winter Evening Classics On Tap Winter Evening Mahler 6 Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage KSO @The Movies! Disney Pixar Ratatouille in Concert Cameron Carpenter featuring the International Touring Organ Classics Uncorked Spring Evening Classics On Tap Spring Evening Play It Again, Marvin!

A Marvin Hamlisch Celebration Don Giovanni

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Sponsors Education Program Support Planned Giving Leta Snow Legacy Society Tribute Program Endowed Orchestra Chairs Grants Individual Giving

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Welcome Notes Board of Directors KSO League Board KSO Ambassadors Education & Community Partnerships Musicians Music Director Raymond Harvey Resident Conductor Daniel Brier Artists in Residence Community Events Staff

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Contact 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Suite 100 Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: 269.349.7759 Fax: 269.349.9229 webmaster@KalamazooSymphony.com www.KalamazooSymphony.com

SINGLE TICKET SALES Miller Auditorium Ticket Office 269.387.2300 800.228.9858 www.KalamazooSymphony.com

ADVERTISING To advertise your business in next season’s program book, or to support the KSO through sponsorship, please call Nikki Statler Director of Sales and Marketing nstatler@kalamazoosymphony.com 269.216.6780

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MUSIC DIRECTOR Some like it rare; some like it well done. In either case, we’ve got just the thing for you. Welcome to an evening with the Kalamazoo Symphony! Even though music is present in so much of our life, it’s rare to experience it live. There’s nothing quite like it. The KSO’s goal is to give you something you can’t get at home or in your car.

RAYMOND HARVEY

This season is packed with outstanding guest artists: pianist Yefim Bronfman, organist Cameron Carpenter, violinist Liza Ferschtman, to name only a few. And we’ll complement these artists with music of Mendelssohn, Bartók, and Tchaikovsky. We’re especially excited to offer Mahler’s powerful “Tragic” Symphony in February; and you’ll be swept up by Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni as our season finale in May. We’ve been expanding our repertoire lately. You can hear the KSO in the music of Motown, Marvin Hamlisch, and the traditional Sounds of the Season in December. Join us in an intimate setting for chamber music and beverages. Learn about the world of Rossini and Smetana, two fascinating composers. And bring your child or your childlike spirit to our full-length Disney® movie presentation of Ratatouille with live orchestra.

It’s rare for a community the size of Kalamazoo to be able to boast having an orchestra of such high caliber. As we enter our 96th season, we’re rightfully proud of our talented musicians and their commitment to great art. We’re eager to engage your senses with memorable experiences in the concert hall.

There aren’t too many things that can be called rare and well-done.

A performance by the Kalamazoo Symphony is guaranteed to be both.

Enjoy the concert!

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FROM THE

BOARD CHAIR Welcome to the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s 96th season!

This season is full of excellent programming with our talented music director and fantastic musicians. Whether you like classical music, educational opportunities, family activities, movies, pop music or just love the symphony, the KSO has something for everyone. And the KSO team JANICE M. is working very hard to provide this diverse selection BROWN of music to attract and grow our audiences as well as appreciate our devoted followers.

It is a pleasure to bring the KSO Board and its team of world class musicians to this season for my second year as board chair. Admittedly, I was reluctant to accept this responsibility at first, but the learning and enjoyment of this beautiful music has made the commitment well worth my time. The KSO family, including administration, orchestra members, board members, and friends of the KSO, has been reflecting on the second year in which we’ve been guided by our latest strategic plan. It is wonderful to watch our CEO and Music Director meet the challenge of planning more exciting music year after year. We can’t do this work without all of you, so as we work to implement the expressed desires and ideas from the community, we welcome continued input from you. Let us know about your concert experiences – how are we making waves in your musical world?

Our award winning orchestra has always been a great source of pride for our community. In four short years we will celebrate our 100th anniversary.

This year, we will begin seriously planning for this gala event. If you have an interest in planning, or even ideas about what you would like to see, please let us know. We are putting together a strong team of community, musicians, etc to help in this endeavor. We want to make the 100th the best celebration ever!

This is also a special opportunity to thank our audiences and our loyal patrons. Our ticket sales only pay for a small portion of the cost of putting on these complex and highly sophisticated concerts. So a sincere thank you goes to all those who attend, listen and especially support the work that we do. As a non-musician myself, I’m involved for the pure joy that the KSO music brings to my life; and we have many to thank for that.

Enjoy each and every performance you attend.

Warmly,

Janice M. Brown 2016 | 2017 Season

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PRESIDENT & CEO I am very excited, and honored, to welcome you back and to celebrate the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s 96th season! It is a pleasure to work with our talented musicians, our phenomenal Music Director, Raymond Harvey, as well as the KSO’s newly appointed Resident Conductor, Daniel Brier.

PETER H. GISTELINCK

The KSO is also fortunate to have the support of an extremely dedicated and highly motivated staff, Board of Directors, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League (KSOL) and the KSO Ambassadors. It is truly an honor to serve our patrons: donors, subscribers, single ticket holders, and our corporate sponsors. These dedicated and committed individuals make this a wonderful and very supportive community.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my first two years as the President & CEO of this fine orchestra and feel blessed to have been invited by the Board of Directors to extend my contract through the 2021-2022 concert season. Over the past two years we have reached out to our community and received valuable feedback which laid a solid foundation for our strategic vision, which will guide us into our 100th anniversary in 2020-2021. We have adapted our mission statement accordingly; To serve our community through outstanding musical listening and learning experiences. As we want our strategic plan to be available at all times for the community we have made it accessible for you on our website www.kalamazoosymphony.com.

We are proud to continue our alliance with Naxos, the world’s leading classical music group, which will result in releasing more of our archival concert recordings — going back to the mid-50s! The KSO has also extended its alliance with Kalamazoo’s Public Media Network (PMN) for video recordings of all of our classical concerts for local broadcast via cable.

As you can see from this season’s program book, we have designed another stirring and diverse concert season, including several national debuts and premieres. Our musicians and guest artists will bring you brilliant artistry and inspiring performances that will most definitely charm and entertain our broad audience. I look forward to seeing you again over the course of the season and, on behalf of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, thank you for your continued patronage. Cheers to another sensational concert season!

Sincerely,

Peter H. Gistelinck 2016 | 2017 Season

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S E A S O N S P ONSO RS THA NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

We are pleased to once again sponsor the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in its 96th season.

We congratulate the orchestra and KSO staff for maintaining a standard of excellence in musical listening and learning.

Clients seek Miller Johnson for business/corporate, employment and labor, litigation or personal legal counsel. Like the KSO, our work is based in sound (advice, guidance, representation, and partnership). That’s why we say our best arrangements are Down to Earth, Down to Business.

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Greenleaf Hospitality Group is proud to support the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra who sustains excellence in music and continues to strengthen the cultural life in our community.

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SERIES UNDERWRITERS TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

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The Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport is proud to continue its partnership with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. With this year’s impressive and diverse schedule of events, we look forward to another fantastic season with the KSO. Symphonic

Zhang Financial is proud to sponsor the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. For more than two decades, Zhang Financial has been committed to investing in the greater Kalamazoo community by supporting local arts and education. We continue this tradition as we partner with the KSO and applaud its contributions to our area’s reputation as a focal point for the arts in Southwest Michigan.

Best wishes to the KSO for another excellent season!

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The Wiser Financial Group proudly continues its sponsorship of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and its Prelude series. As one of West Michigan’s oldest and largest financial planning organizations, we are proud to work alongside the KSO to make this community a wonderful place to live, work, and play. www.thewisergroup.com Symphonic Prelude

PNC recognizes the strong role the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the entire arts community play in enhancing the cultural richness and health of this community. We are proud to support the KSO and its efforts to enrich our community with its creative programming, wide-ranging efforts to reach diverse audiences and its dedication to an exceptional level of quality. We hope you enjoy tonight’s concert.

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Become a KSO corporate sponsor and receive tickets to concerts and invitations to VIP receptions and Open Rehearsals. Some of Kalamazoo’s leading companies and firms partner with the KSO each year to bring affordable visibility to their brands and entertainment value to their businesses.

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Classics Uncorked

From the brewhouse to the outer reaches of the solar system, music is a constant source of inspiration here at Bell’s. We are proud to continue supporting our hometown orchestra and look forward to evenings full of wonder, imagination and maybe even a few notes turned up to 11.

Cheers to another inspiring season of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.

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MEDIA SPONSORS TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

When words fail, music speaks.

The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra has been telling wondrous tales of our community’s rich, unique culture for more than 90 years.

As a proud sponsor of the KSO, Adams Outdoor Advertising celebrates the artistic depth and beauty of the Kalamazoo area—a precious quality of life that we cherish as a local business and as citizens of this great community.

Bronfman Plays Tchaikovsky 2 Barber & Bartók Ray Charles, Motown & Beyond!

Emmanuel Ceysson SOUNDS OF THE SEASON

Christmas with Angel Blue Cameron Carpenter FEATURING THE INTERNATIONAL TOURING ORGAN PLAY IT AGAIN, MARVIN!

A Marvin Hamlisch Celebration Don Giovanni

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MEDIA SPONSORS TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

The radio stations of Midwest Communications (WVFM, WKZO, The Touch, Z-96.5, 1660 The Fan) are part of the fabric of our community, and we’re pleased to partner with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. We hope you enjoy tonight’s performance!

Classics Uncorked Series Classics On Tap Series KSO@the Movies!

Ray Charles, Motown & Beyond!

Family Discovery Series PLAY IT AGAIN, MARVIN!

A Marvin Hamlisch Celebration

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WMUK 102.1 fm is owned and operated by Western Michigan University extending their educational outreach through broadcasting high quality radio programs in a non-commercial environment. WMUK broadcasts music, NPR, local arts and news to the Southwest Michigan region.

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CONCERT SPONSORS TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

We offer diversified financial services including personal, investment, mortgage and business banking.

Our bankers are dedicated to understanding what makes each customer’s financial goals different and providing them the tools to achieve their goals. With a rich legacy of community support in greater Kalamazoo, we continue to invest the time and resources to build better tomorrows.

That’s what makes us the Curious Bank.

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OnStaff Group’s three specialized divisions provide a comprehensive selection of human resource services, customizable to our clients’ specific requirements.

Miller-Davis Company is proud to support the KSO and the performing arts in Kalamazoo for over 100 years.

Enjoy the show!

Emmanuel Ceysson PLAY IT AGAIN, MARVIN!

Barber & Bartók

A Marvin Hamlisch Celebration

From the brewhouse to the outer reaches of the solar system, music is a constant source of inspiration here at Bell’s. We are proud to continue supporting our hometown orchestra and look forward to evenings full of wonder, imagination and maybe even a few notes turned up to 11.

Cheers to another inspiring season of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.

SignArt, Inc strongly supports performing arts in Kalamazoo and beyond.

The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and its leadership are assets that benefit all, providing a more vibrant and satisfying community. We are pleased to continue our sponsorships and look forward to many outstanding KSO performances.

For more than a century, Western Michigan has supported the arts in Kalamazoo.

Working together, this community has built an arts culture second to none. We’re proud to welcome KSO supporters to Miller Auditorium. Enjoy your evening with us.

Don Giovanni

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CONCERT SPONSORS TH A NK Y OU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

DeMent and Marquardt, PLC has proudly supported the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra since 1994, the year of our inception.

We are grateful to the Symphony for the cultural richness it provides our community, and we are proud to sponsor this concert.

Ray Charles, Motown & Beyond!

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Greenleaf Trust is proud to support the performing arts in our community.

The music of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra enriches our lives in countless ways.

We are pleased to sponsor this concert and look forward to many outstanding performances in the future.

Ray Charles, Motown & Beyond!

Cross Wietfeldt & Splendorio (CWS) Financial Advisors proudly supports the local arts community to help build a more inspired and creative Kalamazoo.

Enjoy the show!

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON

Christmas with Angel Blue

The DeNooyer Automotive Family is proud to once again support the KSO and to invest in programs that contribute to a vibrant arts community in Kalamazoo.

PLAY IT AGAIN, MARVIN!

A Marvin Hamlisch Celebration

We are proud to support the KSO and applaud the many wonderful musical experiences it brings to children and adults in our community each year. The healing power of music is alive and well in Kalamazoo. Thank you, KSO! The Night Before Christmas Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage

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SUPPORTING SPONSORS The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is grateful to our generous corporate sponsors. Corporate giving not only benefits the KSO, but also the community. Thank you for continuing to support the KSO and our community through your sponsorships!

Ray Charles, Motown & Beyond!

Don Giovanni

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON

Christmas with Angel Blue

Family Fun Chamber Series

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is deeply indebted to these businesses and individuals for contributions of products and/or services.

M EDIA, A DVER T IS IN G & COMM U N IC A T IO N S Adams Outdoor Advertising Colin Howe Photography John Lacko Photography LFK Marketing The Touch 95.5 FM/1560 AM WKZO AM 590 WMUK 102.1 FM WVFM 106.5 FM Z96.5 FM

O F F IC IAL H OTE L O F T H E KS O Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites

TRANS P O RT A T ION Orrin B. Hayes A White Knight Limo

ART IS T IC O PE RATION S Bell’s Western Michigan University C&M Catering

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Presenting great musicians.

Enriching our community.

2016·2017 SEASON Brad Mehldau, piano Joshua Redman, saxophone September 24, 2016 · 7:30 pm

Bertrand Chamayou, piano October 1, 2016 · 7:30 pm

Stephanie Blythe: Sing America!

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Music Instruction for All Ages & Abilities

October 28, 2016 · 7:30 pm

Inon Barnatan, piano Anthony McGill, clarinet Alisa Weilerstein, cello January 27, 2017 · 7:30 pm

Danish String Quartet JACOB & NAOMI STUCKI MEMORIAL CONCERT

February 10, 2017 · 7:30 pm

Cameron Carpenter, organ IN COLLABORATION WITH THE KSO

March 25, 2017 · 7:30 pm

The Hot Sardines March 31, 2017 · 7:30 pm

Ebène Quartet April 7, 2017 · 7:30 pm

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KSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Janice M. Brown, Chair Steven Kreider, Chair-Elect James McIntyre, Treasurer Pamela Enslen, Secretary David Mange, Member-at-Large Stephen Blackwood James A. Bridenstine Fiona Denny Andy Dominianni Becky East

Ronald P. Foor Curtis Hall Hal B. Jenson, MD Tom Kasdorf Yolonda Lavender Scott McIntyre Dean Miars Jack Nelligan Helen Osterwald Renee M. Pearl Douglas J. Phillips, Immediate Past Chair Diane Robertson Brenda J. Robinson Barry F. Ross

Laura Van Popering Jack VanSlambrouck Jamie Williams Ruth Wiser Lynn L. Chen-Zhang K SOL RE P RE SE N TATIVE S Colleen McBride Esther Wurfel E X OFFI CIO Peter H. Gistelinck Raymond Harvey

BO A RD OF DIR E C T O RS E ME RIT I Mr. George E. Arwady Mr. Brendon S. Bailey Dr. Thomas C. Bailey Ms. Jane Baley Ms. Callie Baskerville-Jones Mrs. Lilly Baraka Mr. Robert M. Beam Mr. A. W. Betts Ms. Jill Bland Mrs. Sandra S. Blix

Mr. Eric V. Brown, Jr. Mrs. Rosemary K. Brown Dr. Lawrence D. Bryan Mrs. Kay C. Burtis Mrs. Carol A. Carter Mrs. Joan Carver Mrs. Coby T. Chalmers Dr. Harold E. Chappelear Dr. Daniel K. Christian Mr. Paul G. Clark

Mrs. Ginny Colvin Mrs. Gene R. Conrad Ms. Sharron B. Cooley Mrs. Dawnanne Corbit Mr. Redgy Coucke Mrs. Shirley Cyrus Mr. Anders Dahlberg Mr. James Dancer Mr. Ronald J. Davis Mr. Harold J. Decker CONTINUED >>

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EMERITI CONTINUED

Mr. William T. DeNooyer* Mrs. Linda S. Depta* Mr. Gregory A. Dobson Mrs. Helen Domeny Mrs. Greeta Douglass Mrs. Linda T. Dunn Dr. David S. Dyke Dr. Randall W. Eberts Mr. Charles W. Elliott* Mrs. Tucky McCarthy Elliott Ms. Julie A. Evans Mr. J. Gaston Favreau Rev. J. Louis Felton Mrs. Grace Field Mrs. Betty A. Floyd Mr. Calvin R. Floyd Dr. Elson S. Floyd Mrs. Norma-Jean Forshey Mr. George A. Franklin Mr. Scott L. Freeman Mrs. M. Arlene Gardner* Mrs. Renee L. Garrison Mrs. Samantha Gignac Ms. Susan C. Gilmore* Mr. Bjorn A. Green Mr. Mark E. Guthrie Mr. Peter W. Haab* Mrs. Carol Haenicke Mr. Christopher T. Haenicke Ms. Synthia Hardy Mrs. Caroline R. Ham Dr. James B. Hause Mrs. Diane T. Heckler Mr. Jay W. Heckler Mr. Lee F. Hohner Mrs. Betty Hollander Mrs. Constance T. Hudson Mrs. Brigitte D. Huff Mr. Thomas T. Huff Mr. David S. Hume Dr. Robert G. Humiston Mr. Walter J. Jatoft Mr. John L. Jones, Jr. Dr. Stephen Jones Mrs. Elizabeth F. Judge Dr. Fred Kagan Mrs. Martha K. Kakuk Ms. Janet M. Karpus

Mrs. Gail B. Kasdorf Mr. Scott Kellogg Mr. W. Quinn Kelly Mr. W. Ford Kieft, III Mr. E. Michael Kilbourn Mrs. Barbara E. King Mrs. Mary E. Klenow Ms. Lori A. Knapp Ms. Doris J. Kunkle Mr. Blaine P. Lam Mr. Thomas Lambert Mrs. Vickie G. Langkam Mrs. Judith Lectka Dr. Christopher U. Light, Sr. Mrs. Joy C. Light Mr. Alexander C. Lipsey Mr. Craig H. Lubben* Mr. Larry D. Lueth Mrs. Michele C. Marquardt Mr. Bruce W. Martin* Mrs. Elizabeth U. Mason Ms. Judith L. Maze Mr. William J. Maze, Jr. Ms. Mary S. McCormick Ms. Priscilla McDougal Mr. James C. Melvin Dr. Margaret M. Merrion Mrs. Marilyn D. Milko* Mr. Kenneth V. Miller* Mrs. June Mochizuki Mr. Larry Moore Mr. Michael L. Mueller* Mrs. Brenda F. Murphy Mr. T. Jefferson Murphy Mrs. Sandra G. Nicholson Dr. Mark Novitch Mr. Harrison G. Orr Mr. Robert N. Oudsema, Jr. Mrs. Nancy S. Owen Mrs. Mozelle M. Padgett Mr. Preston S. Parish Dr. Johnny L. Pherigo Dr. Romeo E. Phillips Mrs. Sondra K. Phillips Mrs. Anne Rapp Mr. John B. Rapp Mrs. Maury E. Reed Ms. Susan B. Reinoehl Mr. Bernard Riker

Mrs. Satoko H. Robert Ms. Diane S. Robertson Mrs. Linda S. Rolls Mr. Frank J. Sardone Dr. Lawrence B. Schlack* Mr. John M. Schreuder Mr. Alfred L. Schubkegel Mrs. Lorraine R. Schutz Mr. Peter R. Seaver Mr. Michael N. Seelye Dr. Joan K. Sharda Mrs. Katherine K. Shook Mrs. Christine M. Smith Mr. Ley S. Smith Dr. Robert G. Spiegelman Ms. Nancy R. Springgate Kushner Mrs. Jan St. John Ms. Kendra Stetser Rowe Mr. Harry B. Storr Dr. William A. Struck Ms. Ronda E. Stryker Dr. Jacob C. Stucki* Mr. Jim Thomas Mr. Peter J. Thomas Dr. Charlotte Thralls Mr. Darren M. Timmeney* Mr. Winship A. Todd Mr. Richard G. Tomlinson Mr. Robert Tower Mr. Stephen C. Trivers Mrs. Mary L. Tyler Mrs. Anne S. van Giessen Mr. Daniel J. Van Sweden Mrs. Joan C. Van Zoeren Dr. Paul L. VanDenBrink Mr. John VanderPloeg Ms. Kathie L. VanderPloeg* Mr. James G. Vantine Ms. Terry Lynn Vantine Mrs. Elizabeth H. Walker Mr. Michael Werden Mr. Robert L. Whaley Mr. Paul D. Wilson Mr. Ronald B. Wiser Mr. Michael Wood Ms. Julianne Wood-Rethwill Mrs. Esther Wurfel Ms. Karon E. Yeager *Served as Board President

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Nancy Kern, Assistant Treasurer “Scotty� Allen, Secretary

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS Diane Robertson, Arrangements Kathie Tomlinson, Community Resources Janet Thieme, Directory Jane Hoogerheide, Education/ Scholarship Kay Burtis, Historical Records Mary Klenow, KSO Office Assistance Amy Remmert, Membership Co-Chair Lisa Salay, Membership Co-Chair Mary Licavoli, Newsletter Bonnie Fonner, Organizational Planning Alisa Carrel, Programs Jo Arnold, Reservations

PRO J E C T S Diane Fogel, Book Club Coordinator

love where you live There are many things to love about living here in Kalamazoo County. The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is one of them.

But the truth is, our community still has needs. We believe, by working together, we can make this a place where every person can reach full potential. A place where we all love to live. There are many ways to show your love for Kalamazoo and we can help. Call 269.381.4416 or connect with us online at www.kalfound.org to learn more.

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KSO AMBASSADORS KSO Ambassadors continue their strong commitment to the KSO by sharing their leadership skills, advocacy, and strengthening and deepening KSO patron relationships.

M EMBERS Mr. Robert Beam Mrs. Kay Burtis Mrs. Coby Chalmers Mrs. Marianne Denes Mr. Robert Denes Mrs. Fiona Denny Mr. William DeNooyer Mrs. Linda Depta Dr. Randall W. Eberts Mrs. M. Arlene Gardner Mr. Jay Heckler

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Mrs. Brigitte Huff Ms. Doris Kunkle Dr. Christopher Light Mrs. Joy Light Dr. Timothy Light Mrs. Michele Marquardt Mr. Kenneth Miller Mr. Preston Parish Mrs. Linda Rolls Dr. Lawrence Schlack Mr. John Schreuder

Mr. Peter Seaver Mr. Darren Timmeney Mr. Stephen Trivers Mrs. Mary Tyler Mrs. Anne van Giessen Mrs. Judith Van Solkema Mrs. Joan Van Zoeren Dr. Paul VanDenBrink Mr. Heinrich von Schreiner

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KSO EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS Through education programs and partnerships, KSO has unique and exciting opportunities to serve the Kalamazoo community.

K S O IS DED IC AT E D T O : • Supporting school music programs through live performances, classroom partnerships, artist residencies, and symphony field trips accompanied by great curriculum materials.

• Engaging children and families through fun and kid-friendly performances.

• Eliminating barriers to music study for students, pre-K through graduation, through innovative community partnerships and new instructional approaches.

• Giving dedicated young musicians formative learning experiences through lessons and coaching with KSO musicians, auditions, and public performance opportunities.

• Sharing our guest performers with the community through special school-based projects.

• Connecting with college and adult audiences to enhance the concert-going experience.

We are grateful to our supporters and partners for making it possible for KSO to connect with people of all ages in our community! See page 40 for a list of Education Program Supporters.

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YOUTH CONCERTS In a 30-year tradition, KSO invites area elementary schools to participate free of charge in the KSO Youth Concert program. These engaging concerts introduce masterworks of orchestral music to young audiences and support student learning in the music classroom.

Curriculum guides designed by experienced music teachers, along with a CD of concert repertoire, are delivered to participating schools in the fall.

After weeks of listening and learning, the program culminates in a spring field trip to the beautiful Chenery Auditorium, where students experience the power and excitement of the KSO performing live. Youth Concerts serve over 12,500 students and teachers from 100 area schools each year.

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KAL AMAZOO KIDS IN TUNE Kalamazoo Kids in Tune is a daily after-school “orchestra immersion” program offered at KPS Woods Lake Elementary, in collaboration with Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo Public Schools.

Students in grades 1-5 choose instruments to study and participate in daily lessons and orchestra rehearsals. Each day includes a nutritious meal and assisted homework time. Program “graduates” in 6th-8th grade return to the program as KKIT Leaders twice per week to mentor younger children and continue their studies.

By learning to play instruments in an ensemble setting, students are developing a sense of community and building mastery and resilience: skills that make music study rewarding, and also contribute to success in the classroom.

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MARVELOUS MUSIC! Marvelous Music! provides a weekly sequence of music and movement to hundreds of young children in Kalamazoo County preschools. Designed to build a foundation of kindergarten-readiness skills and musical ability, Marvelous Music! brings weekly Music Together® classes, Musical Storybooks with the KSO String Quartet, CDs and books for the home, as well as private violin lessons and access to KSO concerts.

A collaboration of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and Crescendo Academy of Music, Marvelous Music! reaches over 600 children in 35 preschool classrooms in KRESA’s Head Start, Great Start Readiness Programs in Comstock Community Learning Center, Kalamazoo Public Schools’ PEEP, Portage Public Schools, and KRESA’s Early Start Program. Our youngest children are experiencing joy and growth through Marvelous Music!.

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EDUCATION PROGRAM SUPPORT OVE RA L L S U P P OR T FOR E DU C A T IO N PRO G R AMS Major Support Anonymous Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation Harold & Grace Upjohn Foundation Irving S. Gilmore Foundation Kushner & Company Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs National Endowment for the Arts Pfizer, Inc. The Trustees of the Monroe-Brown Foundation Upjohn Mason Grandchildren’s Chair in Education Zoetis Additional Support Ardis Opera Decade Arts Fund, Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo Jane Baley Education Fund Biggby Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League In-Kind Support American String Teachers Association Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo Education for the Arts

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Kalamazoo Public Schools Marshall Music Meyer Music Miller Johnson National Association for Music Education Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Sigma Alpha Iota Western Michigan University KAL AMAZ O O K IDS IN TU N E Major Support Sally Appleyard Trust Getty Education and Community Investment Grants* Irving S. Gilmore Foundation Kalamazoo Community Foundation† Michigan Department of Education (21st Century Community Learning Centers) through Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo Additional Support Anonymous Chemical Bank Denso Eaton Greg Jennings Foundation Barbara Patterson Thursday Musicale Morning Robert and Judith Whaley

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Major Support The Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation** Kalamazoo Community Foundation†PNC Foundation Grants for Great Hours Irving S. Gilmore Foundation** Dr. William H. and Melinda L. Scott Diane S. Robertson Foundation Additional Support String Lessons in Memory of Dorothy M. Iversen Farrell Robert and Judith Whaley

YO UT H CON CE RT FU N DE RS Major Support The Burdick-Thorne Foundation Diane S. Robertson Foundation Tyler-Little Foundation Additional Support Education for the Arts John E. Fetzer Institute Fund The Mignon Sherwood Delano Foundation Youth Concert Luncheon Donors

* The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and the League of American Orchestras for their generous support of this program ** Grant awarded to partner agency Crescendo Academy of Music for Marvelous Music! †Support for Marvelous Music! and Kalamazoo Kids in Tune was provided by grants from the Kalamazoo Community Foundation.

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MUSICIANS M U S IC DIR EC T OR Raymond Harvey Irving S. Gilmore Conductor’s Chair RE S IDEN T CONDU C T O R Daniel Brier FIRS T VIOL IN S Not Named Concertmaster Diane S. Robertson Foundation Chair Julia Neckermann** Associate Concertmaster James C. Westin Chair Audrey Lipsey † Assistant Concertmaster Preston & Barbara Parish Chair Mark Portolese Marley Haller Lewis & Sally Iversen Third Stand Outside First Violin Chair Eleanor Pifer Tigran Shiganyan Violetta Todorova Oleg Bezuglov Louisa Blood Qiao Yu Krishna Baraily Jordan Curry* Zoe Schlussel* S ECON D VIO L IN S Lisa A. Williams** Principal Neill & Ruth Currie Chair Julie Evans Little Assistant Principal Katharine D. Rogers Chair Nick Naegele Benita Barber Cori Somers Terry Lynn Valentine Eric V. & Margaret Ann Brown Chair

Jean Watson Norma-Jean Forshey Dana Duncan-Davis Megan Healy* Eric Alfredo Dalmau Aguilo* V IO L AS Grace Byrd** Acting Principal Connable/Burdick/Rood Chair Not Named Assistant Principal Nora R. Frisk Sara Rogers Patricia Goodman The Seaver Family Chair Diane Taylor Arturo Ziraldo Tomio Anderson Kathy Connor Mikhail Bugaev CELLOS Igor Cetkovic** Acting Principal Diether H. Haenicke Chair David Peshlakai † Katherine Shook † Assistant Principal The Tomlinson Family Chair Carol Bullock Russell Calin Muresan Elizabeth Start Lisa Bressler Nola Matthews Thole Lillian Pettitt David Machavariani BAS S E S Charles Ingrassia Principal Anders Dahlberg Assistant Principal The Clark den Bleyker Chair endowed by the KSOL *WMU Artist/Scholars

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Matthew Boothe Frank R. Tramp Jason Niehoff Noah Krzan Dominic Azkoul F L U TE S Yukie Ota Principal S.U.D. Parish Chair honoring David C. Parish Nancy Rinaldi Not Named PICCOL O Not Named O BOE S Gabriel Renteria** Principal Brad Smith Maria L. Schneider E NGLISH H ORN Brad Smith C LARI N E TS Georgiy Borisov** Principal Constantin & Ruth Butiu Chair Frank X. Silva Sunshine Simmons BASS CLARIN E T Frank X. Silva E - FLAT CL ARIN E T Sunshine Simmons BASSOON S William Wheeler Principal Norman & Doreen K. Bristol Chair Alan Palider Lauren Murphy

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CO N T RA B A S S OO N Lauren Murphy HO RN S Michael Wood Principal Margaret Hamilton Assistant Principal Matt Monroe Elizabeth Fairlie Judge Tamara Kosinski TRUM P ET S Scott Thornburg Principal KSOL Principal Trumpet Chair Mike Brozick Pamela Smitter

T RO MBO N E S Edward “Kip” Hickman** Principal The Miller Family Chair Rick Uren BAS S T RO MB O N E Sebastian Bell T UBA Robert Whaley Principal The Jacob C. & Naomi Bersch Stucki Chair T IMPAN I Mark Guthrie** Principal

P E RCU SSION Judy Moonert Principal Little and Tyler Family Chair Kenneth Jones Greg Secor H ARP Evelyn Iversen Principal Dorothy Smith Goodloe Chair K E YBOARD Reiko Yamada Principal

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Raymond Harvey, Music Director

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MUSIC DIRECTOR

Raymond Harvey For more than 35 years, Raymond Harvey has made a significant impact as an American conductor of great skill and insight. Born in New York City, he studied piano and conducting, receiving Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in choral conducting from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music; and then studied orchestral conducting at the Yale School of Music, earning Master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees.

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This season Maestro Harvey celebrates 18 years as Music Director of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. He previously held the top post at the Fresno Philharmonic (California), Springfield Symphony (Massachusetts), and El Paso Opera (Texas).

Maestro Harvey has appeared as guest conductor with many of America’s leading orchestras, including those of Philadelphia, Atlanta, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Detroit, New Orleans and Minnesota, as well as the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts and the Boston Pops.

He has also had engagements with the Maggio Musicale Orchestra of Florence, Italy, the Pusan Symphony of South Korea, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica. He regularly performs as a pianist, both in chamber music and as pianist/conductor in works of Gershwin, Mozart, and Rachmaninoff.

In addition to his commitment to Kalamazoo, Dr. Harvey has been named an Associate Professor at the University of Houston, where he serves as Music Director of the Moores School of Music opera department. His operatic repertoire is extensive, including favorites such as Carmen, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, Turandot, and Aïda; as well as the more rarely performed The Consul, The Rape of Lucretia, and Samson and Delilah.

The Kalamazoo community continues to embrace Raymond Harvey through appreciation of his compelling performances and engaging lectures.

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RESIDENT CONDUCTOR

Daniel Brier is an emerging conductor committed to compelling and engaging performances of diverse repertoire. He joined the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra as Assistant Conductor in 2014. Now as Resident Conductor, he leads over a dozen concerts each season and plays an instrumental role in the development of the KSO’s educational programming.

Increasingly active as a guest conductor, Daniel has led performances with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, Adrian Symphony, Whiting Park Festival Orchestra, Royal Oak Symphony, Detroit Medical Orchestra, Orion Chamber Orchestra, Andrews Symphony Orchestra, and the major choral and orchestral ensembles of the University of Michigan. He has collaborated with a diverse range of artists including Rachel Barton Pine, Bobby McFerrin, Ian Greenlaw, Antonina Chehovska, Vince Yi, Gil Goldstein, Louis Cato, Jeans’N’Classics, and more. In the pit, he has conducted opera and ballet productions including Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.

An ardent advocate for contemporary music, he has collaborated with the studios of Michael Daugherty and Bright Sheng to premiere works by Peter Shin, Zac Lavender, Jon Boggs, and Nate May. In addition to his support of emerging composers, Daniel also regularly performs works written by contemporary masters. In 2016, he is conducting the world premiere of Daniel Cappelletti’s The Night Before Christmas, commissioned by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.

Previously, Daniel completed successful stints as founding Music Director of the Spectrum Orchestra, Cover Conductor for the Lexington Philharmonic, and conductor of the University of Michigan Orpheus Singers. In 2010, he was awarded a prize for his “exceptional conducting” during the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic’s International Conducting Competition. Later, in 2012, Daniel received an invitation to study privately with John Nelson at the Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Additionally, Mr. Brier has conducted in CONTINUED >>

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masterclasses with Giancarlo Guerrero, Hugh Wolff, Jorma Panula, Alexander Polishchuk, Victor Yampolsky, Carl Topilow, and Ragnar Bohlin.

Daniel Brier received his musical training at the University of Michigan’s renowned conducting program earning degrees in orchestral conducting with Kenneth Kiesler and choral conducting with Dr. Jerry Blackstone.

While at the University of Michigan, he served as an assistant conductor for the world premiere recording of Milhaud’s L’Orestie d’Eschyle conducted by Kenneth Kiesler. Recorded live on Naxos, the album earned a GRAMMY® nomination in 2015. He is a recipient of the Julian and Vera McIntosh scholarship for promising young musicians and conductors, the Dr. Charlene Archibeque scholarship for choral conductors, and the Dorothy Greenwald scholarship.

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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE In 1995, as part of the 75th anniversary celebration of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, a commitment was made to develop four full-time positions that would both enable the orchestra to create community and education programs and strengthen the orchestra ensemble.

The Artist in Residence program began with the KSO Burdick-Thorne String Quartet. Subsequently, the program has expanded to include Artist in Residence positions in winds, brass and percussion. These outstanding performers provide a strong artistic core for the orchestra, and serve as musical ambassadors and teaching artists. They bring the excitement of symphonic music into the community through performances and residencies that serve over 45,000 people across southwest Michigan each year.

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Julia Neckermann Violin

Lisa A. Williams Violin

Grace Byrd Viola

Igor Cetkovic Cello*

Gabriel Renteria Oboe

Georgiy Borisov Clarinet

Edward “Kip�

Hickman Trombone

Mark Guthrie Timpani

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Bronfman Plays Tchaikovsky 2 Friday, September 16, 2016 | 8pm (Prelude starts at 7pm) Miller Auditorium Raymond Harvey, Conductor & Yefim Bronfman, Piano HINDEMITH Mathis der Maler Symphony 1895 | 1963 Engelskonzert (Angelic Concert) Die Grablegung (Entombment) Versuchung des heiligen Antonius (Temptation of St. Anthony)

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INTERMISSION TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44 1840 | 1893 Allegro brillante e molto vivace Andante non troppo Allegro con fuoco Yefim Bronfman, piano Yefim Bronfman’s appearance is underwritten by the Robert and Marianne Denes Fund.

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Yefim Bronfman Internationally recognized as one of today’s most acclaimed and admired pianists, Yefim Bronfman stands among a handful of artists regularly sought by festivals, orchestras, conductors and recital series.

His commanding technique, power and exceptional lyrical gifts are consistently acknowledged by the press and audiences alike.

At the center of this season is a residency with the Staatskapelle Dresden which includes all the Beethoven concerti conducted by Christian Thielemann in Dresden and on tour in Europe. Mr. Bronfman will also be performing Bartók concerti with the London Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev in Edinburgh, London, Vienna, Luxembourg, and New York.

Recital performances will capture audiences with the cycles of the daunting complete Prokofiev sonatas over three programs in Berlin, New York’s Carnegie Hall, and Cal Performances, Berkeley.

As a regular guest, Mr. Bronfman will return to the Vienna, New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, Mariinsky, Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, as well as the symphonies of Boston, Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco and Seattle. Following the success of their first US tour last spring, Mr. Bronfman will rejoin Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lynn Harrell in May for a European tour that takes them from Madrid to Berlin, Moscow and Milan.

Mr. Bronfman was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in 1991, and the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in piano performance from Northwestern University in 2010. He has been nominated for three GRAMMY® Awards, one of which he won with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic for their recording of the three Bartók Piano Concerti.

Born in Tashkent in the Soviet Union on April 10, 1958, Yefim Bronfman immigrated to Israel with his family in 1973.

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The World of Rossini Sunday, October 9, 2016 | 3pm Dalton Recital Hall, WMU Raymond Harvey, Conductor & Nicole Woodward, Mezzo-Soprano Program to include: ROSSINI 1792 | 1868

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Overture to Il signor Bruschino Overture to La gazza ladra

“Cruda sorte” from L’italia in Algeri Nicole Woodward, mezzo-soprano

“Assisa a pie d’un salice” from Otello Nicole Woodword, mezzo-soprano

String Sonata No. 2 in A Major Allegro

“Una voce poco fa” from Il barbiere de Siviglia Nicole Woodword, mezzo-soprano

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Nicole Woodward Mezzo-soprano Nicole Woodward has been hailed as a “rich” and “coruscating mezzo.” She has apprenticed with several prestigious young artist programs including the Merola Opera Program, Central City Opera, and Opera in the Ozarks.

Recent roles of note include Baba (The Medium), Kara Sondstrom (Frau Margot), Giulietta (Les contes d’Hoffmann), Secretary (The Consul), and Magali (Salsipuedes). She was a regional finalist for the 2016 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Nicole is a proud alumnus of both Florida State University (B.M. Voice Performance) and University of Houston (M.M. Voice Performance/P.C. Voice).

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Liza Ferschtman, Violin

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Barber & Bartók Saturday, October 29, 2016 | 8pm (Prelude starts at 7pm) Miller Auditorium Stilian Kirov, Conductor & Liza Ferschtman, Violin GRIEG Holberg Suite, Op. 40 “From Holberg’s Time” 1843 | 1907 Prelude Sarabande Gavotte and Musette Air Rigaudon

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Stilian Kirov A prize winner at Denmark’s 2015 Malko Competition, Stilian Kirov began the 2015/2016 season as the newly-appointed Music Director of two prestigious music organizations: the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra in California, and New Jersey’s Symphony in C, one of America’s premier orchestras for young professionals (former music directors have included internationally known conductors, such as Alan Gilbert). Having recently completed a highly successful tenure as Associate Conductor of the Seattle Symphony, Mr. Kirov has also served as Associate Conductor of the Memphis Symphony and Music Director of their Youth Symphony Program.

Among Mr. Kirov’s guest engagements are the Amarillo Symphony, Lansing Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, and the New World Symphony in Miami. He also appears regularly as guest conductor with the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. In the 2013/2014 season, Mr. Kirov was engaged as an assistant conductor to Bernard Haitink with the Chicago Symphony.

Worldwide, Stilian Kirov has appeared with the Leopolis Chamber Orchestra/Ukraine, Orchestra of Colors/Athens, Orchestre Colonne/ Paris, Sofia Festival Orchestra, State Hermitage Orchestra/St. Petersburg, Thüringen Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Zagreb Philharmonic, among others.

A graduate of The Juilliard School’s conducting program, Mr. Kirov was invited to further his studies at the summer festivals in Aspen, Tanglewood, and Chautauqua. Among his numerous awards and prizes, an Emmy for the Memphis Symphony’s Soundtrack Project, the Orchestra Preference Award, and Third Prize at the 2010 Mitropoulos Conducting Competition.

Also a gifted pianist, Stilian Kirov was the Gold Medalist of the 2001 Claude Kahn International Piano Competition in Paris.

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Liza Ferschtman Dutch violinist, Liza Ferschtman, is renowned for her passionate performances, superlative musicianship, and imaginative programming.

Following her sensational performance with the Budapest Festival Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall in 2013, she made her U.S. orchestral debut this spring with the Dallas Symphony and Jaap van Zweden, playing the Bernstein Serenade, which inspired the New York Times reviewer to write, “... with Dutch violinist Liza Ferschtman bringing refined beauty and character to the solo part of the Bernstein ... the concert was nothing short of revelatory.” In July, she made her San Francisco Symphony debut, playing her “signature” work, the Beethoven Violin Concerto, with Edwin Outwater.

Among Ms. Ferschtman’s recent concert highlights are performances of the complete solo works by Bach at the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, as well as playing and conducting the Beethoven Concerto at the Concertgebouw with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. Her current season includes performances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Belgique/Brussels, and the Weimar Staatskapelle at the Richard Strauss Festival. She will also perform a solo recital tour across The Netherlands.

Liza Ferschtman has performed with many prestigious Philharmonics, Symphonies and Orchestras throughout the world including appearances with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Philharmonic, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. An avid chamber musician and recitalist, Ms. Ferschtman has performed at such venues as Alice Tully Hall/New York, the Library of Congress/Washington, and the Wigmore Hall in London. Since 2007, Ms. Ferschtman has been the Artistic Director of the Delft Chamber Music Festival. During her tenure, the festival has become widely renowned for its adventurous programming and dynamic performances.

Ms. Ferschtman’s recording of the Beethoven Concerto and Romances was reviewed with great critical acclaim, as were other recordings with concertos

by Dvorák and Röntgen, solo works by Bach and Ysaÿe, and duo works by Beethoven and Schubert. Her most recent album for Challenge Classics includes works for solo violin by Bach, Biber, Bartók and Berio.

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SUPPORTING THE ARTS As a long-time supporter of the arts, Honigman’s Kalamazoo Office celebrates the work of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.

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SPECIAL EVENT SERIES

Ray Charles, Motown & Beyond!

Saturday, November 5, 2016 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium Raymond Harvey, Conductor & Ellis Hall, Vocals & Organ Program to be announced from stage.

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Ellis Hall Born in Savannah, Georgia, Ellis Hall is an accomplished and prolific performer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with a five-octave range.

Diagnosed with glaucoma as an infant, Hall would eventually lose his sight completely. While at Perkins School for the Blind, he mastered the bass, guitar, keyboards, piano, and drums. Mr. Hall has had a career spanning over four decades. Hall has solidified a reputation for soulsearing rhythm & blues, has electrified audiences throughout the world and made his mark as an incredible songwriter, arranger, and producer.

Following many notable achievements in the world of professional performance, Hall moved to Los Angeles, California in 1984 to broaden his musical horizons and quickly became a first call session player, lending his vocal and instrumental prowess for many projects. He has performed with a multitude of musical icons, including Kenny G, Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor, and his musical Mentor, Ray Charles.

In 2001, Ellis met the legendary musical icon Ray Charles, who was so taken with Hall’s performance power that he took the artist under his wing and signed Hall as the only other artist on his label Crossover Records. Hall went on to work with Charles on the album Straight Ahead, featuring an array of guest artists and garnering a top single, Gotta Get the Money.

Hall’s time with Charles, whom he fondly called Papa Ray, left an indelible impression. Following the icon’s death in 2004, he created a show called A Tribute to Ray Charles, Motown, and Beyond. He envisioned it as homage to his mentor that would celebrate their shared R&B roots and deep passion for the heart and soul of music. Hall has performed his show of key Motown and Ray Charles hits with symphony orchestras across the US and Canada. He considers the show not an imitation or emulation, but a soul celebration, and includes his own original works for the enjoyment of his audience.

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Thursday, November 10, 2016 | 8pm Friday, November 11, 2016 | 8pm Saturday, November 12, 2016 | 8pm Sunday, November 13, 2016 | 2pm Wellspring Theater in the Epic Center Featuring the KSO’s Burdick-Thorne String Quartet in collaboration with Wellspring - Cori Terry & Dancers This special evening will feature Terry Riley String Quartets: G Song The Ecstasy from “Salome Dances for Peace” Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector

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Emmanuel Ceysson Emmanuel Ceysson is one of the world’s leading harpists. He has recently started his new job as Principal harp at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, after a successful career at Opera de Paris lasting 9 years. Since 2005 he has been a presence in such leading venues on the international musical scene as the Wigmore Hall, the Salle Gaveau, Carnegie Hall, the Vienna Konzerthaus, and the Berlin Philharmonie.

He won the Gold Medal and a special performance prize at the USA International Harp Competition (Bloomington) in 2004, First Prize and six special prizes at the New York Young Concert Artist Auditions in 2006, and First Prize at the prestigious ARD Competition in Munich in September 2009, thus becoming the first harpist to obtain awards at three major international events. In 2010, Emmanuel Ceysson was nominated in the category ‘Solo Instrumental Discovery’ at the Victoires de la Musique Classique. In November 2011 he received a Prix d’Encouragement from the Académie des Beaux-Arts de l’Institut de France (Fondation Simone Del Duca) in recognition of his distinguished early career. A Naïve artist since January 2012, when he released a solo album based upon famous Opera themes.

He was Visiting Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 2005 to 2009 and has taught at the International Summer Academy in Nice since 2010.

He has given recitals and educational residencies at venues including the Wolf Trap Foundation in Virginia, North Orange County Community Concerts Association in California, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Michigan, Mary Baldwin College in Virginia, the Washington Center for the Performing Arts (WA), and Emporia Arts Council in Kansas. His Chicago debut at Lyon & Healy Hall was sponsored by the Victor Salvi Foundation.

Recent highlights include the concert at the Stefaniensaal of Graz and the Gstaad festival.

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SOUNDS OF THE SEASON

Christmas with Angel Blue Saturday, December 3, 2016 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium Raymond Harvey, Conductor; Angel Blue, Soprano; Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus, directed by Fred Sang Program to be announced from stage.

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Angel Blue American soprano Angel Blue has performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Münchener Philharmoniker, Israel Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Opera, Frankfurt Opera, and at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Theater an der Wien, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Seoul Arts Center and Edinburgh International Festival.

Her operatic roles include Violetta (La Traviata), Musetta and Mimi (La Bohème), Micaela (Carmen), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Liu (Turandot), Manon (Manon), Contessa Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Giulietta and Antonia (Les contes d’Hoffmann), Dido (Dido and Aeneas), and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), while on the concert platform she sings Mahler’s Symphony No 2, Verdi’s Requiem und Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder.

Angel Blue regularly appears with Zubin Mehta, Placido Domingo and Simon Rattle. Her engagements this and the coming seasons include La Bohème at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Dresden, Valencia and for the NDR in Hannover, Helena (Mefistofele) in Baden-Baden, Myrtle in The Great Gatsby in Dresden, Violetta in La Traviata in Seattle and for the Royal Opera House. She will also sing new productions of Porgy and Bess in Milan and in New York.

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Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus The Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus has been providing outstanding choral music to our community for over 36 years. Starting as a single choir in 1980, the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus is now five choirs strong and KCC students range from 3rd grade to 12th grade. Each year about 200 children, ages 8 to 18, learn and perform in an atmosphere of artistic excellence, and by so doing, enrich the artistic life of our community.

The Touring Choir is KCC’s most experienced choir, made up of an auditioned ensemble of middle and high school children under the artistic direction of Fred Sang.

The Touring Choir has collaborated with every major musical organization in Kalamazoo and has sung with many artists who visit Kalamazoo to perform at Miller Auditorium and other venues. Over the years they have also shared the stage with: Numazu Boys and Girls Choir (Japan), Bloemfontein Children’s Choir (South Africa), St. Mary’s Children’s Chorus (Canada) and The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (America).

Singing a varied repertoire of sacred and secular music, the Touring Choir has sung throughout Europe, the United States, Canada and Japan. In 2013 they performed in Rome, Florence, Mezza Villa, and in Venice at the Bacillica of St. Mark’s.

The Touring Choir of the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus thanks the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Raymond Harvey for the opportunity to create inspiring music together in the 2016-2017 season.

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Fred Sang Fred Sang is the Artistic Director and Director for the Touring Choir. Mr. Sang received his undergraduate and graduate training at Western Michigan University. Mr. Sang retired from Portage Public Schools after thirty-two years of teaching. During those thirty-two years he taught in London, England, Constantine, Hartford, Paw Paw and Portage Michigan.

His public school choirs received consistent Superior ratings at District and State Choral Festivals. His students have recognized Mr. Sang by nominating him to Who’s Who among America’s Teachers nine times.

Mr. Sang is an active clinician and adjudicator for Michigan School Vocal Music Association and under their auspices began a mentor program for new and emerging choral directors in the public schools of Michigan.

He was elected by his colleagues around the state to be the SSA Middle School State Honors Choir Director in 2012. He is also active as a mentor for teachers and maintains an active schedule visiting classrooms in the public schools. Mr. Sang continues to act as a consultant for and advocate of choral music in the public schools. He is also a member of the American Choral Directors Association and Chorus America. He is the recipient of the Greater Kalamazoo Arts Council Arts Leadership award for 2015.

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AN ORIGINAL KSO PRODUCTION

The Night Before Christmas Sunday, December 18, 2016 | 3pm (Activities start at 2pm) Chenery Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor; Ben Zylman, Director; Daniel Capelletti, Composer; Adam Pasen, Playwright

CAPELLETTI The Night Before Christmas b. 1958

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Adam Pasen Adam is currently based in Los Angeles, CA, where he is pursuing a career in screenwriting.

In 2012, he graduated from the PhD program in Playwriting at WMU where he studied under Steve Feffer. He is the recipient of the National 10-Minute Play Award from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC as well as a BroadwayWorld Chicago Award for Best New Work for his play Tea with Edie and Fitz (which was originally produced in the York Arena Theater at WMU and directed by D. Terry Williams).

He has published short plays and monologues in Best American Short Plays from Applause Books and Best Women’s Stage Monologues and Scenes from Smith & Kraus. His full-length play Board Fold: a tale of retail was first produced by Fancy Pants Theater at Studio 246 and is published by Chicago Dramaworks.

Also an actor, Adam appeared in many shows in the Kalamazoo area, including Tartuffe, Legally Blonde, King Lear, and The Drowsy Chaperone at the Civic Theatre. He is thrilled to work with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra for the first time and wishes to thank Ben Zylman and the entire wonderful team for their generosity and talent. Much love to his family and yours, and‌Merry Christmas!

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Ben Zylman An award-winning actor and director, Ben has over 35 years of experience and 120 productions to his credit. His Kalamazoo Civic Theatre directorial credits include Over the River and Through the Woods, Crazy for You, Broadway Bound, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Annie, The Wizard of Oz, Fiddler on the Roof, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Gala Reunion Concert, The Sound of Music, Gypsy, Mame, Oklahoma! and the awardwinning Forever Plaid.

Additionally, Ben has directed The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Peter Vs. the Wolf for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and The United Teens Talent Show for The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.

Named Actor of the Year by the Kalamazoo Gazette for his performance in The Nerd, Ben also received the Excellence in Acting Award from the American Association of Community Theatre for his work in The Boys Next Door. The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre presented him with their Excellence in Performance Award and People’s Choice Award for his portrayal of Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone and their Excellence in Performance Award for Applegate in Damn Yankees. In 2013 Ben received the Community Theatre Association of Michigan’s Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award for his work in The Imaginary Invalid.

His extensive list of performance credits includes The Sunshine Boys, The Odd Couple, Greater Tuna, Lost in Yonkers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Little Shop of Horrors, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, Broadway Bound, and Doubt. In recognition of his many accomplishments, Ben has been presented with the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo’s Community Medal of Arts Award (2005) and the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre’s Larkin H. Noble Award (2015).

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Daniel Capelletti Daniel Capelletti, a native of Luxemburg, has played the piano since he turned three. At the age of thirteen, he became a student of the Brussels Royal Conservatoire of Music in the class of maestro Eduardo del Pueyo.

He graduated seven years later, having obtained all the diplomas for instrument, theory and composition.

Mr. Capelletti is laureate of several international piano competitions, both in Belgium and abroad (Italy, Spain) and he has won the Sabam Prize for composition of the Queen Elisabeth’s International Musical Competition several times.

He has performed in numerous concerts and recitals all over Europe including Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Germany, Hungary, and Poland.

Performances in his career include Cariatides for violin and piano (1985), Aquarelles for symphonic orchestra (1986), Reeds for 28 single reed instruments, a piece created by the “Musique des Guides” in 1997, Sven, symphonic tale based on the novel of Pierre Coran (1998), Anamorphose for string quartet, created during the Ars Musica Festival 2001, Suite latino-américaine for violin, guitar, accordion, piano and double bass, commissioned by “Soledad” (2002), and Ennemi Public, original soundtrack of the eponym TV series (2015), among many others.

Mr. Capelletti has collaborated as a pianist, composer and arranger in many other musical genres ; jazz, pop, and film music. Daniel has taught piano at the music school of Zaventem since 1993 and previously taught musical analysis and composition at the Brussels Royal Conservatoire.

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THE WORLD OF

The World of Smetana Sunday, January 15, 2017 | 3pm Dalton Recital Hall, WMU Raymond Harvey, Conductor Program to include:

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SMETANA Overture to The Bartered Bride 1824 | 1884

Three Dances from The Bartered Bride Polka Furiant Dance of the Comedians

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Z ceskych luhuv a hájuv (From Bohemia’s Meadows and Forests)

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Vltava (The Moldau)

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CLASSICS UNCORKED

Winter Evening Friday, January 27, 2017 | 8pm Kalamazoo Institute of Arts KIA galleries will open to guests at 6pm.

At 7pm, explore exquisite wines as brought to you by the KSO’s sommelier, Ronald Merlino, during Wine Prelude.

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SMETANA String Quartet No. 2 in D minor 1824 | 1884 Allegro Allegro moderato Allegro non piu moderato, ma agitato e con fuoco Presto Burdick-Thorne String Quartet TRADITIONAL Celtic and Folk Music

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IRELAND Sextet for Clarinet, Horn and String 1879 | 1962 Quartet

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Ronald Merlino An ardent advocate of cultural aesthetics, Ronald Merlino has devoted his life to the calling of great music and fine wine. Owner and Manager of MusicVine Performing Arts and Wine Consulting since 2009, Mr. Merlino manages a roster of renowned international orchestral conductors alongside his diverse projects as a consultant for artisanal wineries around the world.

In the world of wine, Mr. Merlino has worked as an apprentice to Patrick Bize at Domaine Simon Bize in Burgundy and has collaborated closely with many winemakers from California, Washington State, Oregon, New York State and Niagara, Canada on music and wine projects. He is currently a WSET Diploma Candidate in wine study through the International Wine Center in New York and is a Member of the U.S. Chapter of the Guild of Sommeliers. His burgeoning work as an ambassador for Bordeaux culture and wine commands a majority of his vinous study and activity at present alongside his official duties as Orchestra Sommelier to the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the Columbus (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra. www.musicvinearts.com

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Winter Evening Saturday, January 28, 2017 | 8pm Bell’s Eccentric Café SMETANA String Quartet No. 2 in D minor 1824 | 1884 Allegro Allegro moderato Allegro non piu moderato, ma agitato e con fuoco Presto Burdick-Thorne String Quartet

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Mahler 6 Friday, February 3, 2017 | 8pm (Prelude starts at 7pm) Miller Auditorium Raymond Harvey, Conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 6 in A minor “Tragic” 1860 | 1911 Allegro energico, ma non troppo Scherzo

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Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage Sunday, February 19, 2017 | 3pm (Activities start at 2pm) Chenery Auditorium Daniel Brier, Conductor; Classical Kids Live!

A young boy and a magic traveling trunk set the stage for this mesmerizing concert experience. Witness the extraordinary life of Mozart through the eyes of his young son. Young Karl travels back in time to Mozart’s childhood where they share adventure, understanding and discover common bonds.

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Paul Pement Paul holds an exclusive licensing agreement with the award-winning Classical Kids organization as the producer of the highly-acclaimed symphony concert series that includes Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Tchaikovsky Discovers America, Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery, Hallelujah Handel and Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage.

As executive and artistic director of Classical Kids Music Education, NFP, Mr. Pement oversees all business and artistic aspects of the Classical Kids Live! theatrical concert productions around the world.

Paul received a BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois and, as a longtime member of Actor’s Equity Association, has gained extensive theatrical experience performing in over 50 professional productions throughout Chicago and abroad.

He has appeared in such long running commercial hits as Peter Pan (Peter), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Benjamin) and Forever Plaid (Sparky), the latter of which he has also directed and choreographed at major theatres across the country.

In addition to film and television appearances, he has produced and directed several tolerance-related short films and has directed and choreographed live industrial shows for corporations such as Target and Mobil. Paul is proud of his collaboration with actress/singer Cory Goodrich in co-founding Wagtail Productions, producers of Cory’s House and winners of the Best New Artist and Best Lullaby categories (Children’s Web Awards) for their CDs – Wiggly Toes and Hush.

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Susan Hammond Susan has created a whole new generation of classical music fans through her innovative and award-winning Classical Kids recordings.

She is the executive producer of a 16 title series of children’s classical music recordings known collectively as Classical Kids, selling to date nearly 5 million CDs, DVDs and books worldwide, and earning over 100 prestigious awards and honors. Each story entails its own adventure featuring a unique combination of music, history, and theatricality to engage the imaginations of children.

Susan holds the philosophy that, “Where the heart goes, the mind will follow.”

An accomplished concert pianist and music teacher, Hammond searched for recordings about classical music to share with her young daughters.

One day, she sat reading to her girls with a classical music radio station on in the background and noticed how they responded to the literature in a different way when enhanced by music. The rest, as they say, is history.

Performing more than a thousand concerts to over 2 million audience members, Ms. Hammond’s “Classical Kids” continue to garner critical and commercial acclaim throughout North America and abroad as the best way to introduce children (and adults) to the lives and musical masterpieces of the great classical composers.

Susan is the recipient of Billboard Magazine’s International Achievement Award and resides with her husband in Toronto where she is a member of the Order of Canada for her contribution to the arts.

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Michael Giacchino Michael Giacchino has fast become one of the best-known and most successful composers working in Hollywood today. His credits feature some of the most popular and acclaimed film projects in recent history, including The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Giacchino’s 2009 score for the Pixar hit Up earned him an Oscar, a Golden Globe, the BAFTA, the Broadcast Film Critics’ Choice Award and two GRAMMY® Awards.

Giacchino began his filmmaking career at the age of 10 in his backyard in Edgewater Park, New Jersey, and eventually went on to study filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. After college, he landed a marketing job at Disney and began studies in music composition, first at Juilliard and then at UCLA. From marketing, he became a producer in the fledgling Disney Interactive Division where he had the opportunity to write music for video games.

After moving to a producing job at the newly formed DreamWorks Interactive division, he was asked to score the temp track for the video game adaptation of The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Impressed, Steven Spielberg hired him as the composer and it became the first PlayStation game to have a live orchestral score. Giacchino continued writing for video games and became well known for his Medal of Honor scores.

Giacchino’s work in video games sparked the interest of J.J. Abrams, and thus began their long standing relationship that would lead to scores for the hit television series Alias and LOST, and the feature films Mission Impossible III, Star Trek, Super 8, and Star Trek Into Darkness.

Additional projects include collaborations with Disney Imagineering on music for Space Mountain, Star Tours (with John Williams) and the Ratatouille ride in Disneyland Paris. Giacchino also was the Musical Director of the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Currently, his music can be

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heard in concert halls internationally with both Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness films being performed live to picture with a full orchestra.

Last summer, Michael had three major films hit theaters: Disney’s Tomorrowland, directed by Brad Bird, Pete Docter’s Inside Out from Pixar, and Universal’s Jurassic World, directed by Colin Trevorrow.

Giacchino sits on the Advisory Board of Education Through Music Los Angeles.

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Cameron Carpenter FEATURING THE INTERNATIONAL TOURING ORGAN Saturday, April 1, 2017 | 8pm (Prelude starts at 7pm) Miller Auditorium Nir Kabaretti, Conductor & Cameron Carpenter, Organ

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Nir Kabaretti Internationally acclaimed conductor Nir Kabaretti has been described as “a conductor with immense musicality and warm personality” by Maestro Zubin Mehta and has earned an impressive reputation across continents for his command of a vast symphonic and operatic repertoire.

He has served as the Music & Artistic Director of the Santa Barbara Symphony in California since 2006 and recently began serving as the Southwest Florida Symphony’s Music Director in 2014.

Nir Kabaretti has worked with some of the world’s most sought-after musicians, such as Lang Lang, Placido Domingo, and Itzhak Perlman.

Recent highlights of his guest conducting appearances include performances with the Avenches Opera Festival in Switzerland, the Vancouver Symphony in Washington, and the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.

Upon graduation from the prestigious University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Kabaretti began working as coach and Chorus Master at the Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival. In July 2010, Kabaretti debuted at the summer season of the Caracalla Roman Bath in Rome for Prokofiev’s production of Romeo and Juliet. He was appointed Principal Conductor of the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra in Israel in 2002, and later Music Director until 2008.

Kabaretti’s operatic experience includes productions at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Macbeth, Il Trovatore, Gianni Schicchi, The Journey to Rheims), Teatro Real in Madrid (Cenerentola, Die Walküre), The Israeli Opera (Fidelio, Manon Lescaut), Opéra de Lausanne (Il Cappello di Paglia di Firenze, Die Fledermaus, Falstaff), Tokyo New National Theatre (The Barber of Seville) and Opera Santa Barbara (Carmen). He conducted The Diary of Anne Frank, a guest production of the Vienna State Opera performed at both the Bregenz Festival and Expo 2000 in Hannover. In 2005, Kabaretti led Teatro San Carlo di Napoli on its first tour to Japan, conducting Il Trovatore both in Kyoto and Tokyo.

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Cameron Carpenter Cameron Carpenter is having a ball smashing the stereotypes of organists and organ music, and all the while generating international acclaim and controversy unprecedented in his field. Cameron’s repertoire — from the complete works of J. S. Bach to film scores, his original compositions and hundreds of transcriptions and arrangements — is probably the largest and most diverse of any organist. He is the first ‘concert organist’ in history to prefer the digital organ to the pipe organ, and to champion it as the future of the instrument.

In 2014, Cameron launched his International Touring Organ — a monumental cross-genre digital organ built by Marshall & Ogletree to his own design — in extensive tours in Europe and the USA. His Sony Music debut album If You Could Read My Mind entered Billboard’s Traditional Classical chart at No. 1 on its US release.

A former child prodigy, Cameron Carpenter trained at the American Boychoir School, the North Carolina School of the Arts and has two degrees from The Juilliard School. He holds the 2012 Leonard Bernstein Award, is the first solo organist ever nominated for a GRAMMY® Award for a solo album, and has appeared with many of the great orchestras around the world; he has spoken and debated at think tanks and conferences including TED, IdeaCity, The Entertainment Gathering, and many more.

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Marvin Hamlisch

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SPECIAL EVENT SERIES

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A MARVIN HAMLISCH CELEBRATION Friday, April 28, 2017 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium J. Ernest Green, Conductor; Sylvia McNair, Judy Harrison, & Bryce Pinkham, Vocals; Kevin Cole, Piano/Host; Adrian Daurov, Cello; Terre Blair-Hamlisch, Special Guest; Gary Echelmeyer, Technical Director; Palmer Jankens, Sound Engineer

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J. Ernest Green J. Ernest Green is the Artistic Director of Live Arts Maryland and the Music Director of the Annapolis Chamber Orchestra and Annapolis Chorale. He served as a Cover Conductor with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he worked with such artists as Metropolitan Opera star Denyce Graves, Sir James Galway, and Pinchas Zuckerman among others.

As a Pops Conductor, he regularly worked with and conducted for the late Marvin Hamlisch. Mr. Green conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s tribute to Mr. Hamlisch (2013), featuring Idina Menzel, Robert Klein and Lucie Arnaz, Maria Friedman, Brian D’Arcy James and Klea Blackhurst. He was the Musical Advisor for the Memorial Concert for Mr. Hamlisch at The Juilliard School (2012) where he worked with Mike Nichols, Liza Minnelli, Aretha Franklin, Chris Botti, Kevin Cole, Maria Friedman, Lang Lang, and Barbra Streisand.

Mr. Green was the Music Director and Conductor for One Singular Sensation (2013) a Broadway celebration honoring Mr. Hamlisch at the Hudson Theatre featuring, in addition to the artists listed above, Donna McKechnie, Marissa McGowan, Matthew Morrison, John Lloyd Young, Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks, Capathia Jenkins, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey.

Recent engagements include concerts with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Adrian Symphony, and Opera Naples.

Known for his adventurous and creative programming, Mr. Green has created several “fusion” programs combining standard concert repertoire with popular and contemporary music. He has conducted with orchestras both here and abroad, including The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra with Marvin Hamlisch, The National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, The Tuscia Festival Orchestra (Italy), and The Queen’s Orchestra (at the Aaron Copland School of Music).

Mr. Green is an avid advocate for the arts and an active fundraiser for community organizations. In 2002, he was given the Performing Arts Award by the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County and, in 2012 was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Sylvia McNair Two-time GRAMMY® Award winner, Sylvia McNair, lays claim to a threedecade, stellar career in the musical realms of opera, oratorio, cabaret and musical theater. Sylvia earned a Master’s degree with Distinction from the Indiana University School of Music where she now serves on the faculty, she received honorary doctorates from Westminster College (1997) and Indiana University (1998), the Ohio Governor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Arts and Entertainment (1999), and the Indiana Governor’s Arts Award (2011).

Having appeared as a soloist multiple times with nearly every major opera company and symphony orchestra in the world, this songbird has flown the classical coop. She’s retracing her star route now with Gershwin, Porter, Bernstein and Sondheim. Sylvia’s newest recording: SUBJECT TO CHANGE!, a cabaret show about her life in music, will be released this year. Ms. McNair has over 70 recordings ranging from Mozart arias with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields, to the music of Jerome Kern and Harold Arlen with pianist Andre Previn.

Ms. McNair has made Pops appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony performances. Highlights of Ms. McNair’s career include invitations to sing the Bach B-minor Mass with the Vienna Philharmonic for Pope John Paul II at The Vatican (2000) and a recital for the U.S. Supreme Court by special request of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (1998).

But her engagements of the past decade are what her dreams are made of: ten seasons at the Ravinia Festival performing with Broadway legends John Raitt, George Hearn and Brian Stokes Mitchell, a three-season national tour of Gershwin’s Here To Stay with pianist Kevin Cole and many of the country’s top orchestras, musical theater productions of Most Happy Fella (Ravinia 2007), Camelot (Ravinia 2009), A Little Night Music (Indiana Repertory Theater 2013) and performances of her one-woman show Subject To Change! from New York to San Diego and Chicago to Palm Beach.

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Judy Harrison Judy is thrilled to be working once again with the ultra-talented Kevin Cole! Previous work with Kevin includes The World Goes ‘Round, RSVP Jerome Kern and Always, Patsy Cline with the Michigan Ensemble Theatre and The Bay City Players. She considers it a great honor to be performing for the first time, with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. Having performed the role of Cassie in A Chorus Line twice, this opportunity to honor the amazing works of Marvin Hamlisch is especially exciting.

Owner at High Impact Productions, Inc. Judy is the creator of SwingShift and the Stars Dance-Off for Charity, a fundraising & awareness platform for non-profits around Michigan. SwingShift and the Stars has facilitated the fundraising of over $2 million dollars in direct donations for 60+ charity organizations. She is also the lead singer with High Impact’s 7-piece country/classic rock band ReBooted and 10-piece swing band, SwingShift.

Judy’s extensive voice-over career includes radio, television commercials and industrial training videos across the country. She can frequently be heard singing the National Anthem at the Traverse City Beach Bums Baseball games.

For seven years, Judy produced the entertainment for the American Heart Association’s Athletic Black Tie fundraising events held at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. She received her Bachelors of Science in Dance from Indiana University. After college, she traveled with a USO show performing in both Germany and Iceland, became choreographer for King’s Productions in the US & Canada and then, after moving to Northern MI, joined the faculty of Interlochen Arts Academy in 1998. Judy spent a fantastic twelve years at IAA teaching Musical Theatre Dance and choreographing many musicals such as Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Cabaret, Seussical, Carousel, A Christmas Carol, Fiddler On The Roof and many more.

Judy and her family reside in Interlochen, MI. She has been married to her amazing husband, Brad, for 33 years. Together they have twin sons, Mitchell and Cory, currently living in Brooklyn, and daughter, Marlee, currently studying dance at Interlochen Arts Academy!

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Bryce Pinkham Bryce Pinkham is an American stage and screen actor. He most recently starred with Elisabeth Moss and Jason Biggs in the Broadway revival of The Heidi Chronicles as Peter Patrone, for which he was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award as well as the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance in 2015.

In 2013-14 he originated the role of Monty Navarro, in the Broadway production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical as well as a GRAMMY® Award. His other Broadway credits include Carl Bruner in Ghost the musical and Henry Clay in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Bryce’s television appearances include CBS’ The Goodwife and Person of Interest, as well as the PBS mini series God in America.

A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Bryce was awarded the Leonore Annenberg Foundation Early Career Fellowship for 2012-2013. Since graduating, Bryce has appeared on New York area stages alongside such performers as Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald, Katie Finneran, Kate Burton, Kelli O’Hara, Jefferson Mays and Victor Garber.

As a writer, Bryce has published articles on acting, performing and education in American Theater Magazine, Yale Alumni Magazine and others.

In 2012 Bryce helped found Zara Aina, an NGO that uses the power of theatrical story-telling to empower at-risk youth. In May 2013, Bryce lead a team of American artists on Zara Aina’s pilot program to Madagascar. Bryce is also a frequent collaborator with Outside the Wire, a theater company that brings social impact theater across the world, particularly to American Military audiences. His most recent international tours include Guantanamo Bay, Japan, Kuwait and Qatar. Bryce holds a BA from Boston College and an MA from the Yale School of Drama.

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Kevin Cole Pianist Kevin Cole has consistently drawn critical acclaim for his interpretations of 20th-century American music, particularly in performances of Gershwin’s catalogue. His discography includes the 1996 Gramophone Award-winning recording of Gershwin’s Oh Kay! with soprano Dawn Upshaw and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s as well as the acclaimed solo piano disc Cole Plays Gershwin and the vocal jazz trio album In the Words of Ira-The Songs of Ira Gershwin. He was also the featured soloist for the PBS special Gershwin at One Symphony Place with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.

Cole has given master classes in musical theater vocal performance at the Interlochen Center for the Arts and the North Carolina School for the Arts, and he has been music director of Michigan Ensemble Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and Royal George Theatre (Chicago). He has shared the stage with Liza Minelli, Sylvia McNair, Brian D’Arcy James, Barbara Cook, William Warfield, John Lithgow, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel and many others. Cole’s work in these capacities-and as a composer, vocalist and archivist-has been praised by such music theater icons as Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, Hugh Martin, Burton Lane, Marvin Hamlisch, Stephen Sondheim and the families of Jerome Kern and Gershwin.

He recently made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Albany Symphony, adding to a list of concert engagements that has included the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl; the BBC Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall; the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center; the San Francisco and Seattle symphonies; Philadelphia, Philharmonia and Minnesota orchestras; Chicago, Pittsburgh and New Zealand symphony orchestras; and such festivals as Ravinia, Wolf Trap, Savannah and Chautauqua.

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Adrian Daurov Cellist Adrian Daurov, a native of St. Petersburg, Russia, made his debut as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15.

Subsequently, he earned top honors at three international competitions: Bulgaria’s 1st International Music Competition “Coast of Hope” (First Prize, 1996); The Netherlands’ Peter De Grote International Music Competition (Grand Prix, 2002); New York City’s L.I.S.M.A. International Music Competition (First Prize, 2004).

After studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Daurov was awarded the Jerome L. Greene Scholarship for advanced studies at The Juilliard School with the renowned cello pedagogue David Soyer (of the Guarneri Quartet). He completed Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Juilliard in 2009. He was appointed principal cellist of The Chamber Orchestra of New York (2007) and a year later formed his own ensemble — now the awardwinning Voxare String Quartet, with which he still tours. Mr. Daurov has collaborated in chamber music programs with pianists Alexander Ghindin, Olga Vinokur and Di Wu, violinist Mark Peskanov and flutist Eugenia Zukerman. In 2012, he teamed up with the award-winning pianist Spencer Myer to form the Daurov/Myer Duo. Mr. Daurov has toured as soloist with the St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra, performing in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw and throughout Germany, and was appointed to the dual position of principal cellist and soloist with the Bayreuth Youth Festival Orchestra, under the baton of Peter Gulke. He was a featured participant in a gala Carnegie Hall concert celebrating Russia’s Independence Day, a program that included the distinguished Russian singers Yelena Obratztsova and Vladimir Galouzine.

Passionately devoted to the music of our own time, Adrian Daurov has already presented the world premieres of two important works. Fountains of Fin for flute, violin and cello by the Persian composer Behzad Ranjbaran and The Epistle - Concerto for Cello & Chamber Choir by the Siberian composer Yuri Yukechev, written for Mr. Daurov and the Russian Chamber Chorus of New York, Nikolai Kachanov, Artistic Director. Mr. Daurov performs on a magnificent 1989 cello crafted by John Terry in Florence, Italy.

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Terre Blair-Hamlisch Terre Blair-Hamlisch is proud to be a part of Kalamazoo’s tributes to Marvin Hamlisch, her beloved husband of 23 years, for which she feels makes her “the luckiest gal in the world.”

Terre is currently working in partnership with Bloomberg Media on her series “Big Problems/Big Thinkers,” a program that Marvin was enthusiastic about and showed great support for, before his untimely death. He felt it was an important project that would hopefully influence and elevate thought in the world.

Marvin would be so grateful to KSO’s President & CEO Peter H. Gistelinck , his staff, and talented musicians and Kalamazoo Valley Museum as well as the Kalamazoo community for paying tribute to him. Please keep singing and playing his music from your hearts. Continue to keep Marvin’s legacy alive.

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Gary Echelmeyer Gary has been with Play It Again, Marvin! since it debuted with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 2014 and at Ravinia Festival with Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2015.

Previous Credits include: You’re The Top! Cole Porter’s 125th Birthday Celebration with CSO; An Evening with Audra McDonald with Des Moines Symphony. National tour of Here To Stay: The Gershwin Experience featuring Kevin Cole and Sylvia McNair that performed with 20+ symphonies including Phoenix, Wichita, Pacific, Omaha, Edmonton, Colorado, Minnesota, Florida, and Vancouver. New York City Credits include: New York City Ballet, Time, Inc., Jessica Lang Dance, Ballets With A Twist. Regional Credits include: Theater Under The Stars Houston, Houston Grand Opera, Texas Repertory Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Opera Illinois and Tulsa Opera. www.lightingbygce.com.

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Don Giovanni Friday, May 26, 2017 | 8pm (Prelude starts at 7pm) Miller Auditorium Raymond Harvey, Conductor & Buck Ross, Stage Director Soloists: Mark Walters, Aaron Sorenson, Charles Reid, Christina Pier, Nicole Heaston, Sydney Anderson & Evan Boyer

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Buck Ross Buck Ross holds the Edythe Bates Old Chair in Opera at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston, where he is the director of the Moores Opera Center. Mr. Ross founded the Opera Center in 1985 and has led it to national prominence as one of the largest university opera production programs in the country. He has staged productions for the Houston Grand Opera, Nevada Opera, Kentucky Opera, El Paso Opera, Houston Symphony, and Augusta Opera among others.

For many years he was director of dramatic studies for the Houston Opera Studio and co-director of the apprentice program for the Des Moines Metro Opera. Particularly noted for his work in contemporary opera, he is the first person to direct all the completed operas of Daniel Catán including Florencia en el Amazonas, Salsipuedes, Il Postino, and Rappaccini’s Daughter. He has directed productions of John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles, Conrad Susa’s The Dangerous Liaisons, David Carlson’s Anna Karenina, William Bolcom’s A Wedding, Jonathan Dove’s Flight, Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Grapes of Wrath, Daron Hagen’s Amelia, Robert Aldridge’s Elmer Gantry, Thomas Pasatieri’s Frau Margot, Dominick Argento’s Miss Havisham’s Fire and Casanova’s Homecoming and Carlisle Floyd’s Cold Sassy Tree.

His productions are frequently award winners in the National Opera Association’s annual opera production competition, last year winning first place for Rappaccini’s Daughter and second place for Frau Margot.

For composer Robert Nelson he is the librettist for an opera adaptation of E. M. Forster’s A Room with a View released on DVD on the Newport Classic label. His singing translation of Orpheus in the Underworld has had over 22 productions. Currently he also teaches in Italy in the program Lingua e Canto. He holds degrees in music and theatre from Bucknell University and an MFA in stage direction from the University of Minnesota.

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Mark Walters Being touted as one of the next great American Verdi baritones, Opera News describes Mark Walters as “a force to be reckoned with.” He is lauded for his performances throughout the United States in the title role of Rigoletto, Germont in La traviata, and Renato in Un ballo in maschera. For his performance in La forza del destino, The Chicago Sun Times commended his “vocal fury.” Walters is now foraying into richer, more dramatic roles including: Die fliegende Holländer, Jochanaan in Salome, and Iago in Otello. He also recently débuted the role of Scarpia in Tosca as well as Pizarro in Fidelio and continues to perform Rigoletto and Germont in La traviata.

This season Walters sings the role of Peter in Hänsel und Gretel with Seattle Opera, Scarpia in Tosca with Opera Tampa, the title role in a concert version of Don Giovanni with Kalamazoo Symphony, and in the 10th Anniversary Gala with Opera Louisiane. In concert, he will sing Händel’s Messiah with Augustana College, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Traverse City Symphony, and a concert of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Vaughn Williams’ Serenade with Springfield Symphony. Recent engagements include a company début as Scarpia in Tosca with Minnesota Opera and a return for their world première of The Shining as Mark Torrance; the title role of Rigoletto with Florida Grand Opera and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and the title role in Don Giovanni with Seattle Opera.

Walters’ oratorio work includes his Carnegie Hall début in Orff’s Carmina Burana and Fauré’s Requiem conducted by John Rutter; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Tallahassee Symphony, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, and the Lima Symphony; Verdi’s Requiem with the Mississippi Symphony; the Brahms’ Requiem with Arizona Music Festival and Händel’s Messiah with the Mississippi Symphony and the Händel Oratorio Society.

As a featured soloist, Mr. Walters has sung in the Milnes Voice Gala Honors James Morris, in the Baritones on the Bayou with Opera Louisiane, as Elijah with the Pensacola Choral Society, and in a Gala concert for the Canterbury Festival, UK.

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Aaron Sorenson Aaron Sorensen is a rare young bass known not only for his powerful and rich sound, but also his commanding stage presence. In recent seasons, Sorensen returned to Gotham Chamber Opera for productions of Comedy on the Bridge and Alexandre bis; débuted with Huntsville Symphony as Judge Barnett/Officer Jimmy in the world première of Gregory Vajda’s Georgia Bottoms: A Comic Opera of the Modern South, based on the bestselling novel by Mark Childress; sang Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Peabody Opera Theatre and with Houston Symphony Orchestra; débuted with Nashville Opera as the Sergeant of Police in Pirates of Penzance; and Neptune/Antinoo in Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria with West Edge Opera. This season he appears at Huntsville Symphony Orchestra as Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and sings Leporello in Don Giovanni with the Kalamazoo Symphony.

Recently, Mr. Sorensen débuted with Fort Worth Opera as Benoit/Alcindoro in La bohème and returned as the French General in Kevin Puts’ Silent Night; made a début with Gotham Chamber Opera for their productions of Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse, Weill’s Mahagonny Songspiel, Hindemith’s Hin und Zurück, and Milhaud’s L’enlèvement d’Europe; performed the role of Angelotti in Tosca with Austin Lyric Opera; sang in the National Symphony’s concert performance of Der Rosenkavalier under Christoph Eschenbach; and appeared as Colline in La bohème at Bar Harbor Music Festival and Opera Theatre of Connecticut.

In prior seasons, Mr. Sorensen appeared with Wolf Trap Opera, where he sang the roles of Masetto in Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Father Trulove in Stravinky’s The Rake’s Progress, and subsequently returned as Don Prudenzio in Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims and Pistola in Falstaff. He also performed in multiple seasons with The Glimmerglass Opera Festival where he portrayed such roles as Zuniga in Carmen and Angelotti in Tosca.

Also a favorite with Des Moines Metro Opera, he joined the company in recent seasons for their productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Die Zauberflöte, Tosca, and The Rake’s Progress.

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Charles Reid Tenor Charles Reid has been welcomed on many of the world’s opera stages, including the Metropolitan Opera (nine seasons), San Francisco Opera, Theater an der Wien, Frankfurt Opera, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Theater Hagen (first-ever Don Jose in Bizet’s Carmen), as well as the festivals of Bayreuth, Salzburg, Spoleto USA, Glimmerglass and Central City. Operas-in-concert include Wagner’s Das Rheingold with Jaap von Zweden and the Hong Kong Philharmonic (acclaimed recording released on Naxos) and Der Rosenkavalier with Philippe Jordan and the Opéra National de Paris.

With nearly forty works in his active concert repertoire, Mr. Reid’s recent engagements include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Hong Kong Philharmonic led by Jaap van Zweden, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in chamber arrangement with Matthias Goerne at the Schubertíada a Vilabertran (Spain) under conductor Josep Pons, and with conductor Jo Ann Falletta and mezzo-soprano Susan Platts at the Virginia Arts Festival (Naxos recording). He also sang his first Britten War Requiem, with Maestra Jane Glover at the Berkshire International Festival.

Mr. Reid’s diverse 2016-17 season includes Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic/Andrew Constantine, Verdi’s Requiem with the Virginia Symphony/JoAnn Falletta, Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio) with the Kalamazoo Symphony/Raymond Harvey, Handel’s Messiah with Columbia Pro Cantare/Frances Dawson, and a recital of American Art Song at the Howard Performing Arts Center. Past seasons have included concerts with the Orchestre National de Lyon, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Orchestra, Washington, D.C.’s National Symphony, and Lincoln Center’s “Mostly Mozart” Festival Orchestra, among others.

Mr. Reid’s prestigious awards include the Richard Tucker Music Foundation, Loren L. Zachary Foundation, Marjorie Lawrence International Vocal Competition. He is producer and host of This Opera Life podcast, and Artist-inResidence and Associate Professor of Voice at Michigan’s Andrews University.

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Christina Pier American soprano Christina Pier has been hailed by Opera News for her “big, gleaming soprano and impressive coloratura,” and has received great critical and audience acclaim for her work on opera and concert stages.

Originally from Flagstaff, AZ, Ms. Pier received a BM and MM in voice at Indiana University where she studied with Virginia Zeani. She is currently an Artist in Residence at Catawba College, and a Guest Lecturer at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Ms. Pier’s recent engagements included Senta in Der fliegende Holländer with Virginia Opera, Poulenc’s Gloria and Barber’s Prayers of Kierkegaard with the Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra, Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra, and Fauré’s Requiem with the Charlotte Symphony. In addition, she has performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with the North Carolina Symphony and Rochester Symphony; Handel’s Messiah with the Indianapolis and Winston-Salem Symphonies; Verdi’s Requiem with the Charlottesville Symphony, among many others.

A 2003 Grand Finals Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, recent opera engagements for Ms. Pier include the title role in Ariadne auf Naxos with Virginia Opera; Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Santa Fe Opera, Sarasota Opera, Nashville Opera, and Eugene Opera; Micaëla in Carmen and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte with Florida Grand Opera; the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro with Minnesota Opera; Marguerite in Faust with Eugene Opera; and Micaëla with the Princeton Festival.

She has also performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Roberto Abbado, recitals under the auspices of the George London Foundation, and concerts with the World Youth Orchestra in Italy and at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations in New York. She appears as a soloist on a recording of Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, with David Hill and the BBC Singers on the Naxos label.

Ms. Pier is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the George London Foundation Award, Sullivan Musical Foundation Award, two Charles A. Lynam Awards, and two Palm Beach Opera Competition Awards.

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Nicole Heaston Praised by the Houston Chronicle for her “warm supple soprano” and by the New York Times for her “radiant” and “handsomely resonant voice,” soprano Nicole Heaston has appeared with opera companies throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, and many more.

Heaston’s recent engagements include Alice Ford in Falstaff at Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, La contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro at Den Norske Opera and Utah Opera, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte at Houston Grand Opera, the title role in Alcina at Royal Danish Opera, and was the featured vocal soloist in the Houston Ballet’s staging of Stravinsky’s Les Noces.

Heaston has established a long-standing relationship with Houston Grand Opera, beginning as a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio. Her debut with the company was in the title role of Roméo et Juliette, and she has since been heard as Gilda in Rigoletto, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, and Zerlina in Die Zauberflöte. Heaston also created the title role in Houston Grand Opera’s world premiere of Jackie O, subsequently recording the opera for the Argo label.

Equally active as a concert and recital soloist, Heaston has performed with orchestras throughout the United States, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra for the Kennedy Center’s 11th annual gala. She has performed Handel’s Messiah with the University Musical Society in Ann Arbor Michigan.

Ms. Heaston was heard in Bach’s B Minor Mass with Boston Baroque, which was recorded for the Teldec label and nominated for a GRAMMY® Award.

She debuted at Carnegie Hall in recital at Weill Recital Hall.

Ms. Heaston completed her Master’s Degree in Voice at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and received her undergraduate degree in music at the University of Akron. Her various awards and prizes include the Shoshana Foundation Grant, Robert Weede Corbett Award, Opera Guild of Dayton Competition, Opera/Columbus Competition, San Antonio Opera Guild Competition, Metropolitan Opera Regional Audition-Encouragement Award, and Houston Grand Opera’s Eleanor McCollum Award Competition.

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Sydney Anderson Sydney E. Anderson, a Houston-based soprano, makes her Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra debut this season. An accomplished concert soloist, Ms. Anderson has appeared with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra as a featured soloist on their 2015 donor concert series, and with Opera Saratoga for their 2015-2016 Saratoga Sings! recital series. Other recent soloist appearances include Mozart’s Requiem and Christopher Theofanidis’s The Here and Now (Woolsey Hall), the title role in Handel’s Esther (Manchester Symphony Orchestra), the Evangelist in Schütz’s Johannes Passion, and many J. S. Bach cantatas, with Bach Society Houston under the baton of Rick Erickson.

In 2016, Ms. Anderson celebrated her main stage debut with Houston Grand Opera as Arminy in Carousel, directed by Rob Ashford and conducted by Richard Bado, and participated in the company’s Opera to Go! program, as the Princess in Mary Carol Warwick’s The Princess and the Pea. Other recent opera roles include Manon in Manon, Lisette in La Rondine, Adina in L’eslisir d’amore and Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffman with the Moores Opera Center, and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, The Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel, and Tallulah in the New England Premiere of Thomas Pasatieri’s The Hotel Casablanca with Hartt Opera Theatre. In 2015, she participated in Opera Saratoga’s young artist program, where she covered the roles of Belinda in Dido and Aeneas and Virgil in the World Premiere of The Long Walk by Jeremy Howard Beck and Stephanie Fleischmann, and received third place in the company’s young artist competition. Other awards include the Karl Amelang Memorial Award in the 2016 Houston Saengerbund German Singing Competition, winner of The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston’s 2015 vocal scholarship competition, and the Encouragement Award in Connecticut Concert Opera’s 2014 American Opera Idol.

Ms. Anderson holds a double Bachelors Degree from The Hartt School of Music in Vocal Performance and Music Education, and a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance from the Moores School of Music, where she first had the honor of working with Maestro Raymond Harvey and Director Buck Ross.

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Evan Boyer Bass Evan Boyer received a Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University, where he performed Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte and Prince Gremin in Eugene Oengin. Mr. Boyer is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he was heard as Enobarbus in Antony and Cleopatra, Conte Rodolfo in La sonnambula, Leporello in Don Giovanni, among many others. He attended the Chautauqua Institution in 2002 and 2003, where he appeared as Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte and Seneca in L’incoronazione di Poppea.

Mr. Boyer’s 2014-15 season began with a role and company debut at Seattle Opera as Masetto in Don Giovanni. He performed Mozart’s Requiem with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. He joined Wolf Trap Opera to sing Ramfis in Aida and The Bonze in Madama Butterfly and appeared with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in the Mozart Requiem in the Bravo! Vail Festival.

Mr. Boyer was recently a member of the Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago. During his three-season tenure there, from 2010-2013, he was involved in seventeen productions. He performed the roles of Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, the King of Egypt in Aida, Pietro in Simon Boccanegra, Zuniga in Carmen, among many others. He covered in eleven productions, including Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor and Sparafucile in Rigoletto.

In 2013, after his time at the Ryan Opera Center, Mr. Boyer made his debut with Canadian Opera Company as the First Soldier in Salome, followed by performances as the Second Commissaire in Dialogues des Carmélites. Other performances in 2012 included a debut with The Cleveland Orchestra as the First Nazarene and First Soldier in concert performances of Salome at Severance Hall and again at Carnegie Hall.

He was a 2009 National Semifinalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He is the Grand Prize winner in Men’s Voice of the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation. Additional grants and awards have been received from the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, the Giulio Gari Foundation, the Chicago Bel Canto Foundation, the American Opera Society, and the Louisville Bach Society.

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PLANNED GIVING Your support of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is of tremendous value to us. There are many ways to give that can also return benefits to you. Whether it’s a bequest in your will or trust, a charitable gift annuity, or naming the KSO as a beneficiary of your retirement fund, planned gifts support the KSO’s long-term fiscal stability. All planned giving donors become members of The Leta Snow Legacy Society, named in honor of the founder of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.

PLANNED GIVING OPTIONS • Naming the KSO in your will or trust to receive a percentage of your estate.

After making provisions for your family and friends, this is the most common form of planned giving. Our legal name is Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, a Michigan not-for-profit organization, and our federal tax identification number is 38-6005710.

• Naming the KSO as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or IRA account.

This arrangement can help your heirs avoid taxes which are due when any retirement asset is redeemed.

• Establish a charitable gift annuity with the KSO that pays you a quarterly dividend.

You will receive regular income at attractive investment rates and will likely be entitled to tax savings.

The multitude of giving options is extremely varied and quite personal. The KSO staff is available to provide you with suggestions for gifts that fit your philanthropic goals. Please contact our Vice President of Development & Communications, Suzanne Day Weeldreyer, to begin a conversation about your plan and how you can support the KSO in a way that honors your love for the symphony. 269-349.7759 or sweeldreyer@kalamazoosymphony.com

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LETA SNOW LEGACY SOCIETY We are deeply grateful to our KSO friends who have notified us of their intent to include the KSO in their estate plan. We are honored to recognize them as members of the Leta Snow Legacy Society. For more information about how to make a planned gift, please contact Derl Oberlin, Donor Services Manager, 269.349.7759 ext. 205.

ME M BERS Anonymous Susan B. Anthony Jane Baley Helen & John Coats Nancy Decker Ehrle John & Beth Freeby Susan C. Gilmore Kurt & Stephenie Haenicke Christopher & Jennifer Haenicke Tim & Cynthia Hassenger Dr. Evelyn Iversen Holly J. Kellar Doris J. Kunkle Christopher & Margo Light James & Michele Marquardt Elizabeth U. Mason & Lowell B. Mason, Jr. William J. Maze Michele McLaughlin Ken & Julie Miller Nina H. Mollhagen Douglas & Sondra Phillips John & Kathryn Polzin Diane S. Robertson John & Nancy Sage Carol & David Schmitt Barbara Biggard Smith & Gilbert Edwin Smith Robert G. & Betty A. Spiegelman Nancy Springgate-Kushner William Stein Robert & Diane Taylor

Carola & David Teugh Joan A. Thomas Bart & Anne van Giessen Judith Van Solkema Charles A. & Joan C. Van Zoeren David Zimmermann ME MO R IAL S O C IE T Y ME MBE RS The Leta Snow Memorial Society recognizes Leta Snow Legacy members who have passed on, but whose spirit of giving continues through their legacy provision to the KSO’s endowment Norman & Doreen Bristol William W. Byrnes Robert & Joan Copeland M. Elizabeth B. Hawk Richard G. Knapp Donald Mollhagen Alice & C.H. Mullen Nancy Reeves Sandra L. & C. Dexter Rohm, Jr. Naomi B. & Jacob C. Stucki James & Mary Burdick Thorne Richard G. Tomlinson Roger L. Wallace

Who is Leta Snow?

The Leta Snow Legacy Society is named in honor of Leta G. Snow, our institutional visionary. Leta G. Snow founded the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in 1921. She served as its president and manager for over 28 years, doing everything from selling advertisements and tickets, running patron fundraisers, and even occasionally playing piano, string instruments, or flute in the orchestra. In 1942, Leta Snow organized a meeting in Chicago of 40 orchestra leaders to exchange ideas and support American orchestras which resulted in the establishment of the League of American Orchestras.

She served as the organization’s president for its first four years.

In 2008, Leta Snow was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame and recognized with the Historical Honors Award presented by the Michigan Women’s Studies Association.

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TRIBUTE PROGRAM The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s Tribute Program provides an opportunity for individuals to celebrate milestones in their lives such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and graduations. It can also be a way to honor the memory of friends and relatives. Contributions can be in any amount. The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra received the following gifts in memory or in honor of friends and loved ones: NAM ED C H A IR IN ME M O R Y OF Jay Scott Heckler Trumpet

IN ME MO R Y O F Gerold DeNooyer Joyce DeNooyer

IN HO N OR O F Lilly Baraka Evelyn Iversen

Rosemary Decker, KSOL past President Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League Linda & Eric Brown

Angelo & David Brown Scott Brown

Erik Margaret Small

Hayden, Thaler, and Willard Garside Scott Brown

Elizabeth Gerstner LVM Capital Management, Ltd. David and Dhera Strauss

John Kinch Rick Johnson Patricia Mullen Evelyn Iversen Laurel A. Richert Thomas & Carla Obringer Jane Rooks Ross John & Rosemary Brown Freeman Russell Marc Elliott & Laurie Russell Fay Smith Evelyn Iversen

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Gail Gibson Jill and Daniel Christian Dorothy Smith Goodloe & past KSO Board President Gilbert Edwin Smith Evelyn Iversen Doris L. Harvey Peter H. Gistelinck Elizabeth U. Mason & Lowell B. Mason, Jr. Sandra Nicholson Diane S. Robertson

Emily Hook Barbara Walters Betty Howard-Houck Shawn & Mindee Waltz Terry Lason Karen Lason Alice and C.H. Mullen Caroline R. Ham Ivy Owens Asselin Nancy K. Owens & Jerome Weitzner Frances Russell Freeman Russell Leta Snow The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. C. Corydon Randall Maestro Yoshimi Takeda Mary Ellen Takeda Dick Tomlinson Rainer & Terri Erhart Louis & Barbara Farraye Richard & Jocelyn Hodgman Helen Osterwald

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ENDOWED ORCHESTRA CHAIRS The KSO Endowed Orchestra Chairs offer a significant way to support the KSO and to honor your family or recognize a special individual. For information about how you can endow an orchestra chair, please contact Derl Oberlin, Donor Services Manager, 269.349.7759 ext. 205.

EN DO W E D C HAIRS Irving S. Gilmore, Conductor Chair Elwood H. Schneider, Assistant Conductor Chair Diane S. Robertson, Concertmaster Chair Preston & Barbara Parish, Assistant Concertmaster Chair James C. Westin, Associate Concertmaster Chair Lewis & Sally Iversen, Third Stand Outside First Violin Chair Neill & Ruth Currie, Principal Second Violin Chair Katharine D. Rogers, Assistant Principal Second Violin Chair* Eric V. & Margaret Ann Brown, Violin Chair** Connable/Burdick/Rood, Principal Viola Chair Seaver Family, Viola Chair Diether H. Haenicke, Principal Cello Chair Tomlinson Family, Assistant Principal Cello Chair Clark den Bleyker, Assistant Principal Bass Chair S.U.D. Parish honoring David C. Parish, Principal Flute Chair Constantin & Ruth Butiu, Principal Clarinet Chair Norman & Doreen K. Bristol, Principal Bassoon Chair Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League, Principal Trumpet Chair The Miller Family, Principal Trombone Chair Jacob C. & Naomi Bersch Stucki, Principal Tuba Chair Little & Tyler Family, Principal Percussion Chair Dorothy Smith Goodloe, Principal Harp * In memory of George B. & Fanny C. Rogers and Frederick J. & Katharine D. Rogers ** By Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone PLC 2016 | 2017 Season

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GRANTS The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra greatly appreciates these organizations, foundations and businesses for their generous contributions that support the overall operations and/or education initiatives of the KSO. Sally Appleyard Trust

Irving S. Gilmore Foundation

Ardis Opera Decade

The Greg Jennings Foundation

Arts Fund, through the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Community Foundation

M. Jane Baley Education Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation

Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs

The Burdick-Thorne Foundation

Monroe-Brown Foundation

The H.P. and Genevieve Connable Fund

Alice Mullen Distinguished Pianists Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation

Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation Mignon Sherwood DeLano Foundation Vincent T. (Jack) & Dottie Early Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts Pfizer Inc. PNC Foundation Grants for Great Hours

Fabri-Kal Foundation

Diane S. Robertson Charitable Foundation

John E. Fetzer Institute Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation

Tyler-Little Family Foundation

Getty Education & Community Investment Grants

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INDIVIDUAL GIVING The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the many organizations and individual 2016 annual fund donors for their generous contributions. Although we make every attempt to publish an accurate and up-to-date list of KSO donors, sometimes we make mistakes. Please know that each gift is very important to us and most appreciated. If you find an error with your program book listing, please contact our Development & Communications department at 269.349.7759 ext. 205 or doberlin@kalamazoosymphony.com. Thank you.

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The following members made a financial commitment of $1,000 or more to the KSO’s Annual Fund in 2016.

GOLD BATON CIRCLE $5,000+ Donation Anonymous (2) Larry & Shannon Bell John & Rosemary Brown Diane & Jay Heckler Bridget & Dave Lemberg Christopher & Margo Light Elizabeth U. Mason & Lowell B. Mason, Jr. Preston & Barbara Parish John & Kathryn Polzin

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Diane S. Robertson Lawrence & Marilyn Schlack William H. & Melinda Scott Anne & Bart van Giessen CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $3,000-$4,999 Donation The H.P. & Genevieve Connable Fund Marianne & Robert Denes Fiona & William Denny Raymond Harvey

Paul Rehkopf & Joey Miller Mary L. Tyler, Tyler Little Family Foundation ARTISTS’ CIRCLE $1,500-$2,999 Donation Max & Carol Breuer Nancy D. Ehrle Robert & Kathleen Gadwood Alfred Garcia & Sandra Edwards Susan C. Gilmore CONTINUED >>

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Laurel A. Grotzinger George & Marijke Guerin Ed & Ginnie Hessler Tom & Gitti Huff Nancy J. Kalinowski Thomas R. Kasdorf Mary & Greg Klenow John R. Light Jerry & Susan Miller Mark & Louise Novitch Helen Osterwald Michael & Tonya Pawlik Peter & Libby Seaver Eugene Wu ORCHESTRA CIRCLE $1,000-$1,499 Donation Anonymous Shirley Bach Carol & Bernard Baker Jane Baley PATRON $600-$999 Donation Sheila & Jim Bridenstine Elizabeth A. Burns & Roger A. Zinser William & Adrienne DeNooyer Glen & Greeta Douglass Arthur & Marilyn Feinberg J. Alex & M. Arlene Gardner William & Mary Hendrix Jane & John Hoogerheide Robert G. Humiston & Kathleen O. Humiston Anthony & Joanne King Doris J. Kunkle Otto I. Linet Mary S. McCormick & Gunther M. Hega Jack Nelligan Derl & Heidi Oberlin Harrison & Gloria Orr Helen Overbey John & Joyce Petro Verlan H. Van Rheenen & Norma Van Rheenen

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Robert & Judith Beam Thomas & Carol Beech Ed Birch & Janice Brown Linda & Eric Brown Kay & Mervin Burtis Judy & Stanley Bushouse Joyce DeNooyer Diane & Randall Eberts Pamela C. Enslen Louis & Barbara Farraye David & Valerie Flagler Peter H. Gistelinck Carol Haenicke Curtis Hall & Susan Housemen Judy K. Jolliffe Michael Allen & Lori Knapp Steven & Jane Kreider Craig & Lois Lubben Colleen McBride - KSOL David & Marilyn Milko

Gregory & Lynn Morris Michael L. & Sidney Mueller Douglas & Sondra Phillips The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. C. Corydon Randall Barry F. Ross and Jane Rooks Ross Ross Music Education Fund Carol & David Simpson Karmena L. Smith Daniel & Judy Smith Kathie Tomlinson Judith K. & Sherman Van Solkema Joan & Charles Van Zoeren Heinrich von Schreiner Ruth & Ronald Wiser Esther Wurfel - KSOL

Dave & Jacqueline Sirotti Richard & Mary Ann Stark Irene & Stephen Trivers Paul & Kathleen VanDenBrink Roger & Molly Williams

Robert & Christina Griffin Judith Huber Halseth Caroline R. Ham Martha & Jim Hilboldt John Holmes & Jane NelsonHolmes Barbara & Yat-Lam Hong Joel & Barbara Huber Dorothy & Quinn Kelly Michael & Elizabeth Kelly Robert & Patricia Kittredge Norman & Karen Knight Jeanene Lewis Lewis, Reed & Allen, P.C. Konrads & Aija Lubavs Maria & Seth Malin Dave & Rose Mange Pam & Tom Mansager James McIntyre & Joanna Hartenstein-McIntyre Ruth Ann Meyer Dean & Christine Miars Brenda and Jeff Murphy Martin Obed & Pamela Fox Obed Renee & Christopher Pearl

SUSTAINER $350-$599 Donation Andy & Lisa Ambrosio Virgie Ammerman Jerome & Kathleen Amrhein Bill & Martha Beverly Joseph & Margaret Bowler Carter Brooks Ruth Brown Robert & Barbara Davis Thomas A. Dietz & Sharon Carlson Becky East Hans Engelke Arthur & Nancy Falk Kenneth & Marian Fisher Donald & Grace Flesche Ron & Lori Foor C.J. & Ann Gianakaris

Martha Ream Brenda J. Robinson Freeman Russell Patricia J. Shiley Margaret Small Carol Payne Smith William Stein Susan & Phillip Stott A. John & Jane Todd III Peter & Adelia VanMeter Jack & Mary Vanslambrouck Richard & Patricia Viard Richard & Phyllis Westerman Nancy & John Wilks Jamie & Kathryn Williams Nancy A. Wilson James B. Woodruff & Margaret Hotop-Woodruff Raye Ziring CONTRIBUTOR $100-$349 Donation Anonymous (2) Biruta & Dzintars Abuls Jo & Chet Arnold Laura Ayala Rod Barton & Debbie Ball Callie Baskerville-Jones Richard & Beth Beam Jill D. Berglund Royce J. Biddle Mary Beth Birch Jack & Jacquelyn Bley Robert Boisture & Mary Margaret Pipkin Jane & Douglas Bottomley Bob & Marty Boughner

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William J. Braaksma Diane & Howard Briggs Marge Burns Bill & Judy Butler John & Helen Coats Joan & Norman Carver Jill & Daniel Christian Joan Colgren Tenho S. Connable Warren & EugÊnie Cook Sherwood & Mary Cordier Douglas Coulter David & Ardyce Curl Elizabeth K. Dapson Judith D’Arcangelis Donald & Joanne Decker Tom & Judy Deem Dan & Linda Depta Nancy M. Diment Robert & Etsuko Dlouhy

Patricia & James Dolan George & Linda Dunn Moyra Ebling Stuart & Karen Eddy Don & Ann Elzinga Rainer & Terri Erhart Samuel & Shon Field Harvey & Diane Fogel Ranja & Stephen Friedman Pete & Rusty Graham Jeanne Grice Sue Grossman Christopher & Cary Haber Mike & Kay Halpin Margaret Hamilton & Rod Carpenter Gerald & Lelane Hardie Doug & Jodi Havera Robert O. & Mara Hayes CONTINUED >>

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These organizations match the gifts given by their employees. Please support these businesses that enrich our community through their contributions. Ask your employer if this option is available for your gifts to KSO. Eaton Corporation

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Lestra Hazel Peggy & Bob Hegel Jeffrey & Janet Herrington Richard & Jocelyn Hodgman Jean Hollar Rex & Karen Hornish Connie and John Houts Rick Johnson Frederick & Constance Hubbell Evelyn Iversen Norman & Barbro Jung Glen & Karen Kellam Peter & Barbara Kobrak Dale & Ruth Krueger Nelly Kurzmann LVM Capital Management, Ltd. Bob & Margaret Laatsch Karen Lason Barbara & Patrick Lavery Allen & Rueith Lewis Michael & Marcia Liepman Mark Loehrke & Judy Johnson Kenneth Long

Mary Alice Lovins Frederick & Linda MacDonald Carol & Harry Madison Phillip Mange David & Beth McShane Paul & Ruth Minert Judy Moonert Regena & Eric Nelsen George M. Nielsen Donna B. Oas Carla & Thomas Obringer David & Carol Overton Nancy K. Owens & Jerome Weitzner Don & Ann Parfet Donna & Michael Parr Gabriel & Priscilla Pedraza Frances & Michael Peikert Patricia D. Pierce Sharon & Rolland Preuss Phyllis Rappeport Charles E. & Donna Lou Ritter Orlin L. & Carolyn F. Roberts David & Sandy Rozelle

Thomas & Kristi Ryan William & Jennifer Sanderson Norm & Elfie Schuen Roy Secor Judith Shamu Dan & Joyce Shehee Joellen Silberman Judy & Jerry Sivak Donald R. Sly Herman & Dolores Smith Debra & Andrew Stupka Mary Ellen Takeda Richard & Chris Thomas Janet & William Urfer Robin & James VanderRoest Bill & Carrie Venema Barbara Walters Shawn & Mindee Waltz Robert & Nira Watkins Suzanne & Seth Weeldreyer Joshua & Pamela Weiner Arthur & Sandra Welch Eugene & Vivian Wood Jerry & Mary Zwart

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COMMUNIT Y EVENTS KSO is proud to offer free concerts and events throughout the community. Check out the community calendar at KalamazooSymphony.com for the latest programming information.

Music in the Round— Lunch Concerts Join the KSO’s Burdick-Thorne String Quartet in Bronson Methodist Hospital’s Garden Atrium for three free lunch concerts.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | Noon Wednesday, January 11, 2017 | Noon Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | Noon

Sarkozy Brunch Concerts KSO musicians present Sunday morning brunch concerts at Sarkozy Bakery. Listen to your chamber favorites with friends and family as you enjoy Sarkozy’s delicious baked goods and coffee!

Sunday, October 16, 2016 | 11am Burdick-Thorne String Quartet Sunday, February 26, 2017 | 11am KSO Woodwind Trio Sunday, April 30, 2017 | 11am KSO Percussion Duo

Library Events Families can frequently find the KSO at area libraries. Programs include Musical Storybooks for preschoolers, our Family Fun Chamber Music Series for all ages and First Saturday @ KPL. For more information, visit KPL.gov.

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First Presbyterian Church Concerts

Connect with your KSO musicians and community as we partner with Kalamazoo First Presbyterian Church to present three Tuesday night classical concerts.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 | 7pm Burdick-Thorne String Quartet Tuesday, March 14, 2017 | 7pm KSO Woodwind Trio Tuesday, May 9, 2017 | 7pm KSO Brass Quintet

Milwood United Methodist Church Concert

The KSO's Burdick-Thorne String Quartet will perform a free community concert titled “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” The concert will conclude the church’s 29th season of fine arts programming.

Sunday, December 4, 2016 | 3pm Burdick-Thorne String Quartet

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