Yo-Yo Ma Plays Dvorak

Yo-Yo Ma, cello David Cho, conductor

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A LETTER FROM THE LSO BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT & CEO Dear Friends of the Lubbock Symphony, Welcome to the opening concert of our highly anticipated 2024-25 season, “Yo-Yo Ma Plays Dvořák.” We are thrilled to have you join us on this historic night for what promises to be a captivating performance. It is an honor to kick off our season with the extraordinary Yo-Yo Ma, whose interpretation of Dvořák’s great “Cello Concerto in B minor” is sure to leave a lasting impression on all of us.

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Thanks to each of you for being a part of the Lubbock Symphony family and for sharing in the joy of live music. We look forward to seeing you at many more concerts this season.

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A LETTER FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Dear Friends of the Lubbock Symphony, What a joy and thrill it is to welcome back to Lubbock, Maestro Yo-Yo Ma! Twelve seasons ago, Maestro Yo-Yo Ma dazzled Lubbock audiences with his magnetism on stage and kindness equaled only in the citizens of West Texas.

Tonight’s program consists of the most beloved oeuvres of the great Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. The 19th century romantic composer was coincidentally voted by our South Plains audiences; as their favorite symphonic composer.

The Lubbock Symphony will warm up the stage with first half of the program; Slavonic dances, “From the New World” Symphony and the Czech Suite.

Maestro Ma will join the Symphony on the second half of the program, in his rendition of arguably the greatest cello concerto ever written; Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor.

We are immensely grateful to you and the sponsors who helped make this rare opportunity to hear a world-class artist. Your active listening and bravura applause would be appreciated as Maestro Ma is anticipated to perform an encore or two!

Thank you for joining us on the opening night of the 2024-25 season.

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Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works for cello, bringing communities together to explore culture’s role in society, or engaging unexpected musical forms, Yo-Yo strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity.

Most recently, Yo-Yo began Our Common Nature, a cultural journey to celebrate the ways that nature can reunite us in pursuit of a shared future. Our Common Nature follows the Bach Project, a 36-community, six-continent tour of J. S. Bach’s cello suites paired with local cultural programming. Both endeavors reflect Yo-Yo’s lifelong commitment to stretching the boundaries of genre and tradition to understand how music helps us to imagine and build a stronger society.

Yo-Yo is an advocate for a future guided by humanity, trust, and understanding. Among his many roles, Yo-Yo is a United Nations Messenger of Peace, the first artist ever appointed to the World Economic Forum’s board of trustees, a member of the board of Nia Tero, the USbased nonprofit working in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and movements worldwide, and the founder of the global music collective Silkroad.

His discography of more than 120 albums (including 19 Grammy Award winners) ranges from iconic renditions of the Western classical canon to recordings that defy categorization, such as “Hush” with Bobby McFerrin and the “Goat Rodeo Sessions” with Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile. Yo-Yo’s recent releases include “Six Evolutions,” his third recording of Bach’s cello suites, and “Songs of Comfort and Hope,” created and recorded with pianist Kathryn Stott in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yo-Yo’s latest album, “Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97 ‘Archduke,’” is the third in a new series of Beethoven recordings with pianist Emanuel Ax and violinist Leonidas Kavakos.

Yo-Yo was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at age four and three years later moved with his family to New York City, where he continued his cello studies at the Juilliard School before pursuing a liberal arts education at Harvard. He has received numerous awards, including the Avery Fisher Prize (1978), the National Medal of the Arts (2001), the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2010), Kennedy Center Honors (2011), the Polar Music Prize (2012), and the Birgit Nilsson Prize (2022). He has performed for nine American presidents, most recently on the occasion of President Biden’s inauguration.

Yo-Yo and his wife have two children. He plays three instruments: a 2003 instrument made

by Moes & Moes, a 1733 Montagnana cello from Venice, and the 1712 Davidoff Stradivarius.

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LUBBOCK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR David Cho

The CH Foundation Endowed Conductor’s Podium

VIOLIN I

Annie Chalex Boyle

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Jones-Saathoff Family Endowed Chair

Linda Lin

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Principal

Justice Phil and Carla Johnson Endowed Chair

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Principal

Mary M. Epps and Ralph E. Wallingford Endowed Chair

Marian Herrero Israel Mello Sharon Mirll Ryellen Joaquim Sera Jung Bruno Silva Travis Springer

CELLO

Michael Newton

Principal

Mary Francis Carter Endowed Chair

Danny Mar Alejos Anaya Madeline Garcia Neemias Santos Daria Miśkiewicz Yuhan Shi

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PROGRAM NOTES Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104

In September 1892, Dvořák arrived in America with some of his family to assume the role of director of the National Conservatory of Music. He had been invited by the conservatory’s wealthy founder, Jeannette Thurber, who offered him a substantial salary and the opportunity to perform his compositions. Dvořák accepted and spent the next two and a half years teaching and performing in the United States.

During his last year in New York, Dvořák composed the Cello Concerto, inspired in part by cellist and composer Victor Herbert. After attending a performance of Herbert’s Second Cello Concerto, Dvořák was so impressed that he reportedly went backstage, embraced Herbert, and exclaimed, “Splendid! Splendid!” He particularly admired Herbert’s use of the cello’s upper registers, which Dvořák had previously considered weak. He also noted the accompaniment of three trombones in the slow movement, a feature he would adopt in his own concerto, along with tuba, piccolo, and triangle.

Dvořák’s decision to expand the brass section with three trombones and a tuba in the Cello Concerto posed potential challenges for the soloist, given the loudness and similar register of these instruments compared to the cello. However, Dvořák skillfully managed these dynamics by sometimes having the cello accompany the orchestra and providing prominent solos for various instruments, allowing the cello to stand out without being overpowered. This approach suggests that Dvořák intended the concerto to be more of a dialogue rather than a showcase for virtuosity.

The first movement opens like a symphonic exposition with a theme reminiscent of a funeral march, soon taken up by the full orchestra, building to a climax before transitioning to a tender second theme played by a single horn. The cello’s entrance is marked quasi improvisando, developing over anxious violin and viola tremolando in the remote key of A-flat minor.

The Adagio ma non troppo begins peacefully in G major, developing lyrically to a gentle climax. A sudden G-minor chord interrupts, where Dvořák quotes “Leave Me Alone” from his Four Songs, Op. 82, a favorite of his sister-in-law Josefina Kaunitzová, with whom he had been in love before marrying her sister. Josefina became gravely ill while Dvořák was in America and died shortly after his return to Bohemia. This quote is passionately rendered by the solo cello over anxious violin arpeggios. The cello then plays arpeggios while woodwinds carry the theme.

After passing through several tonalities, the opening section repeats, bringing the movement to a reluctant close.

The finale is a lively, dance-like movement reflecting Dvořák’s anticipation of returning home to Bohemia. The melancholy of the earlier movements gives way to exuberant hopefulness. In the bright key of B major, the soloist joins the solo violin in a warm, brilliant duet. The movement features a final reference to “Leave Me Alone,” now in a major key, and subtle echoes of the first movement’s theme.

A brilliant crescendo by the full orchestra leads to the thunderous final chords.

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YO-YO MA PLAYS DVOŘÁK

Yo-Yo Ma, cello

David Cho, Music Director

The CH Foundation Endowed Conductor’s Podium

Slavonic Dance in G minor, op. 46 no. 8...... Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Slavonic Dance in E minor, op. 72 no. 2..........................................Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”...........Dvořák IV. Allegro con fuoco Czech Suite in D Major, op. 36 ........................................................Dvořák V. Finale: Presto 15 minutes

Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104..................................................Dvořák I. Allegro II. Adagio, ma non troppo III. Finale: Allegro moderato - Andante - Allegro vivo Yo-Yo Ma, cello

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Crescendo, continued The meaning of CRESCENDO is a gradual increase. In 1963, the Lubbock Symphony introduced the legendary pianist Van Cliburn, who performed with our local orchestra. Similarly in 1993, the Lubbock Symphony garnered attention by hosting a series of concerts featuring pop singer Tony Bennett. Since then, the orchestra has had the privilege of hosting notable performers such as Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Wynton Marsalis, Susan Graham, Renée Fleming, Boyz II Men, and Kristin Chenoweth. The Symphony has also paid tribute to renowned artists like Queen, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Wicked The Musical, and Aretha Franklin. These performances hold a special place in the hearts of many members of our community, as they are cherished memories. This is why we strive to keep creating unforgettable experiences that can be treasured by future generations.

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MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges donations received during the 2023-2024 Season in honor of the following: Honorariums: Amanda Mead In Honor Of David Cho Thivakorn Kasemsri In Honor Of RADM Stephen K. Chadwick Bess Haley In Honor Of Toni Wallingford Evelyn Davies In Honor Of Toni Wallingford Memorials: Jo Anne M. Smith In Memory Of Norton Baker Michael Epps In Memory Of Eva and Walter Beets Toni E. Wallingford In Memory Of Dickie and Fritz Epps Gerry & Jamie Nystrom In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Treasure Greene In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Ray Dent In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Black, Mann & Graham LLP In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Mac Tatum In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Judith Johnston In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Kathy Owens In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Kim Johnson In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Betsy Morton In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Jeff Butterfield, M.D. In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Debor Cassen In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Sharon & Rick Graves In Memory Of Don Wade Ledbetter Carolyn Wooten In Memory Of Ricky Rasco

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LSO ENDOWMENTS The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Endowment Trust The CH Foundation Conductor’s Podium Endowment Helen DeVitt Jones Endowment for Education LSO Endowment for Musician Fees and Education Shelley Hall Nelson Endowment for Musicians’ Salaries Lubbock Symphony Opera Fund Texas Tech University J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Music Performer Endowment Jones-Saathoff Family Concertmaster Endowment Diekemper Family Foundation Associate Concertmaster Endowment Justice Phil and Carla Johnson Principal Second Violin Endowment Mary M. Epps and Ralph E. Wallingford Principal Viola Endowment Mary Francis Carter Principal Cello Endowment Eugene and Covar Dabezies Principal Bass Endowment Drs. Audrey and Barry McCool Principal Flute Endowment, in memory of the Crew of Columbia, STS-107 Lubbock Symphony Guild Principal Oboe Endowment Janeen Drew Holmes English Horn Endowment Christine Polvado and John Stockdale Principal Clarinet Endowment Nancy and Tom Neal Principal Bassoon Endowment Anthony and Helen Brittin Principal Horn Endowment Stacey and Robert Kollman Family Principal Trumpet Endowment Larry and Lucy Landusky Principal Trombone Endowment Tim and Mary Jane Sampson Bass Trombone Endowment Diekemper Family Foundation Principal Tuba Endowment Lubbock Symphony Guild Timpani Endowment Lisa Rogers/Alan Shinn Principal Percussion Endowment Rachel Jean Armstrong Thomas Principal Harp Endowment Edward R. and Jo Anne M. Smith Principal Piano Endowment Dawn Kelley and Marcus Borhani Musicians Support Endowment

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS LSO is grateful for the generous support of the following foundation, community, and public partners.

Affordable Storage Alan Henry Insurance ALLIANCE Credit Union All Saints Episcopal School Armstrong Mechanical Atmos Energy Ballet Lubbock Benchmark Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss, LLP Brandon Guitar Studio Carillon Chicken Express City Bank City of Lubbock 2024-2025 SEASON

Cleaning Services of Lubbock Community Foundation of West Texas Covenant Health D. Williams & Co. Double-T-Smiles Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics Drake Design Photography Drest by Scott Malouf Evelyn M. Davies Foundation Evensky & Katz | Foldes Wealth Management Farnsworth Family Orthodontics First United Methodist Church

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Community Partners, cont.

Ghandour, Elias M.D., P.A. GRACO Real Estate Development, Inc. Helen Jones Foundation Hill & Ioppolo Oral & Dental Implant Surgery of Lubbock KCBD KTTZ 89.1 FM Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. Llano Estacado Winery Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts Lubbock Abstract & Title Company Lubbock Arts Alliance Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Chorale Lubbock Community Theatre Lubbock Entertainment Performing Arts Association Lubbock Moonlight Musicals Lubbock Music Club Lubbock Music Teachers Association Lubbock National Bank Lubbock Symphony Guild Lubbock Women’s Club Lubbock Youth Orchestras McPherson Cellars MWM Architects, Inc. Off icewise Commercial Interiors Orlando’s Italian Restaurant Overton Hotel & Conference Center Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Pediatric Associates of Lubbock Pennington, Bass & Associates Phi Beta Kappa Assn. of West Texas & Eastern New Mexico Endowment to Benef it LSO Youth Outreach Pinkie’s PlainsCapital Bank Prosperity Bank Rea Charitable Trust Robinson & Malone General Dentistry

2024-2025 SEASON

Sanders Funeral Home Service Title Sharon Mirll, Exit Realty Sherick Memorial Home South Plains College Southwest Snow Services, LLC Spec’s St. Clair & Massey Orthodontics Tarpley Music Texas Commission on the Arts Texas Tech Alumni Association Texas Tech Club Texas Tech University Presidential Lecture & Performance Series Texas Women for the Arts The CH Foundation T L C E Charitable Fund TTU eLearning TTU School of Music TTU Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts TTU Theatre and Dance United Supermarkets University Medical Center YWCA

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BEHIND THE MUSIC OFFICERS

Board of Directors, cont.

Chair

Immediate Past Chair

Tim Sampson Phil Sizer Andrew Stetson Robin Talbert Davor Vugrin Darya White Joyce White Lola Windisch Galen Wixson

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ADMINISTRATION

Toni Wallingford Jill Stangl

Chair Elect

Melissa Lewis

Treasurer

Terri Byrne

Secretary

Brian Willcutt

Beth Ashmore Dolle Barker Dustin Baucom Gilbert Berdine Leen Borno Kasi Boutwell Maureen Chadwick David Cho Covar Dabezies Patty D’Alise Michael Epps Stephen L. Faulk Patty Freier Gurdev Gill Brad Green Erin Gregg Amy Grisham Bobbye Hrncirik Leslie Huckabee Alena Ilyushyna Carla Johnson Tiva Kasemsri Amanda Kuhn Neil Kurtzman Mallory Miller Grace Lin Paula Loveless Mark Morton Brenda Parrish Judy Poffenbarger Melissa Pridmore Peter Reed Stephanie Rogers Katie Salter 2024-2025 SEASON

Galen Wixson

President & CEO David Cho

Music Director Eric Allen

Lubbock Chamber Orchestra Artistic Director Suzanne Rasco

Director of Accounting Courtney Jordan

Director of Development Kea Beasley

Director of Education Molly Ramirez

Marketing Coordinator Amelia Jamieson

Graphic Designer Nia’ Threatt

Box Off ice Coordinator Gary Hudson

Personnel Manager Corey Dolter

Operations Manager Vaughan Hennen

Librarian

Ryellen Joaquim

Assistant Librarian Callie Watson

Graphic Design Assistant Jamie Shipp

Education Assistant

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A WORD FROM THE LUBBOCK SYMPHONY GUILD PRESIDENT Dear Patrons, Thank you for attending tonight’s performance. We appreciate your support of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. The 2024-2025 season promises to be an outstanding year of symphonic music presented by Maestro David Cho and your Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

Tonight’s performance, and every performance since 1952, has been made possible in part because of the support provided by the Lubbock Symphony Guild. For 71 years, Guild members have donated their time, talent, and resources to keep symphonic music thriving in our community.

If you appreciate the talent of our Orchestra and value the educational and cultural contributions provided to Lubbock and West Texas, I invite you to consider becoming a member of our Guild. For more information, please visit our website at www.LubbockSymphonyGuild.com.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Rogers, President Lubbock Symphony Guild

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Lubbock Symphony Guild Senior Debutantes

Front Row Left to Right - Christiana McCourt, Jewel Naegele, Avery Schilling, Olivia Needham, Annabelle Bennett, Anna Everett, Emme Hocker, Kathryn Kothmann 2nd Row Left to Right - Jessica Foley, Campbell Carper, Alayna Bayouth, Preslee Edwards, Hannah Feist, Emma Feist, Claudia Tepper 3rd Row Left to Right - Alexandra Dannemiller, Kendall Cathey, Kate Cardelli, Jillian Jones, Emeri Tran, Reghan Rose, Ava Campbell, Jeye Johnson Back Row Left to Right - Lydia Carter, Berkley Bird, Ella Scolaro, Madison White, Skylar Tidwell, Kennedy Venable, Ava Lansdell, Mia Capodagli, Olivia Phillips Not Pictured - Mya Ballou, Addison Burnett, Hannah Cooper

2024-2025 SEASON

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Lubbock Symphony Guild Junior Debutantes

Seated Left to Right - Anne Edwards, Olivia Elliott, Rylee BeVa Rose, Tierni Green, Sadie Callison, Maya AI-Hmoud, Jayci Lentz, Camden McDougal, Raegan Reed, Reece Watson Front Row Left to Right - Hope Hancock, Hannah Harvey, Bella Lampe, Maya Vermillion, Remington King, Addison Kitten, Ashlyn Simek, Riley Newberry, Raegan Lee 2nd Row Left to Right - Gabrielle Scherpereel, Emily Roark, Emory McCain, Teema Sharif, Ella Murphree, Reece Riddle, Jencee Thompson, Grace Gerwig, Aubrey White, Susannah Smith, Lydia Pesterfield 3rd Row Left to Right - Brentley Preston, London Carlisle, Elizabeth Johnson, Lauren Casey, Kristen Mitchell, Kamryn Chandler, Madelyn Caswell, Blair Belew, Ashlee Jones, Zimri Buckley, Claire Ancell Back Row Left to Right - Ella Grace Bennett, lndie Williams, Viviana Ziegner, Ella Mendez, Camryn Howe, Rylan Belle Raley, Mia Chacon, Bryleigh Norman, Hannah Pharies, Anastyn Greaser, Sydney Smothers, Cora Clifford Not Pictured - Emily White, Haleigh McKee, Cambelle Fannin, Ryann Grissom, Morgan Parker, Taylor Harrison, Brynlee Hogg, Olivia Mudd

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Lubbock Symphony Guild Sophomore Debutantes

Front Row Left to Right - Ashlyn Edwards, Emyrson Parrott, Blakeley Martin, Payton Reed, Reya Felton, McKanna Garcia, Lauren King, Brynlee Smith, Heidi Helderlein, Joleigh Reno, Chayce Johnson 2nd Row Left to Right - Chayce Welborn, Sarah Simpson, London Bird, Natalie Sweat, Erin Brodbeck, Angelia Liu, Kathleen St. Clair, Alice Everett, Talitha Dalton, Georgia Kitten, Baylee Fillingim, Cassidy McKinnon, Sadie Gillespie 3rd Row Left to Right - Meridith Bradley, Addison Stewart, Campbell Franklin, Elizabeth Nicholson, Kennedy Cowan, Ava Smith, Adelaide Underwood, Katelyn Glenn, Campbell Beeler, Katelyn Bollens, EllaMaria Webb, Ellie Underwood Back Row Left to Right - Sofia Martinez, Halley Reynolds, Finnley Forero, Landry Allen, Addison Neufeld, Danelle Mccourt, Joy Wischmeyer, Harper Burrell, Emma Lane, Madison Heider, Elly Norris, Emery Fox

2024-2025 SEASON

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