Yo-Yo Ma Plays Dvorak

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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.

As we embark on this new season, we are filled with excitement for a milestone year. Your presence and support mean everything to us, and we are committed to providing you with exceptional concerts and enriching experiences throughout the year.

We hope you will join us at our next concert on September 7, “Dreaming of You: A Tribute to Selena.” This special event will celebrate the life and music of the iconic Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, promising a night of fun and memories that will be cherished for years to come.

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.

Sincerely,

Toni Wallingford Chair LSO Board of Directors

Galen Wixson President & CEO Lubbock Symphony

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.

With gratitude,

David Cho Music Director Lubbock Symphony

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IN HONOR OF WILLIAM A. HARROD

Founding Conductor of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra

1946-1987

— Matshona Dhliwayo

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.

LUBBOCK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

CONDUCTOR

David Cho

The CH Foundation Endowed Conductor’s Podium

VIOLIN I

Annie Chalex Boyle

Concertmaster

Jones-Saathoff Family Endowed Chair

Linda Lin

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Abi Rhoades

Grace Mar Í n Aguilar

Isa Í as Lopes Ferreira

Rodrigo Cardona

Texas Tech University School of Music Endowed Performer

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Adan Flores

Lynn Ledbetter

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Natalie Smith

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Israel Mello

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Yuhan Shi

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BEETHOVEN STRIKES AGAIN

Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024

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Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024

HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIGOLETTO

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025

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Saturday, Apr. 05, 2025

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Saturday, Sept. 07, 2024

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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.

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

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

A special thanks to for supporting this evening’s performance by Yo-Yo Ma!

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During this retreat, writers break up into small groups to collaborate with mentors through the creative process of songwriting. Each evening, the groups come back together for great local cuisine, and share the songs written during the day.

The mission of The Buddy Holly Songwriters Retreat is to cultivate aspiring songwriters through sights, landscapes and the friendly folks that make up the West Texas culture that inspired Buddy Holly himself. At the end of the retreat, participants will have collaborated with mentors to further refine their songwriting creative process.

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The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges donations received during the 2023-2024 Season in honor of the following:

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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

Board of Directors, cont.

Tim Sampson

Phil Sizer

Andrew Stetson

Robin Talbert

Davor Vugrin

Darya White

Joyce White

Lola Windisch

Galen Wixson

ADMINISTRATION

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 Office 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

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

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

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

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