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A Madison Symphony Christmas

Madison Symphony and Opera favorite, Adriana Zabala, joins UW–Madison Alumnus and Broadway star, Nate Stampley, for this season’s Christmas concert. Our traditional partnerships with Madison Youth Choirs, Mt. Zion Gospel Choir and our own Madison Symphony Chorus will continue as we officially kick off the Madison holiday season. — John DeMain, Music Director

John DeMain, Conducting Adriana Zabala, Mezzo-soprano Nathaniel Stampley, Baritone Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director Madison Youth Choirs, Michael Ross, Artistic Director Mount Zion Gospel Choir, Tamera and Leotha Stanley, Directors

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John DeMain CONDUCTOR

In his 29th season as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Grammy and Tony Award-winning conductor John DeMain is noted for his dynamic performances on concert and opera stages throughout the world. American composer Jake Heggie assessed the conductor’s broad appeal, saying, “There’s no one like John DeMain. In my opinion, he’s one of the top conductors in the world.”

During his nearly three decades in Madison as the MSO music director, DeMain has consistently

raised the quality of the orchestra by introducing blind auditions and continuously expanding the repertoire to encompass ever more challenging and virtuosic works, including the highly-acclaimed performances of the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler. DeMain also oversaw the move into the world-class Overture Hall and expanded the subscription season to triple performances.

His active conducting schedule has taken him to the stages of the National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the symphonies of Seattle, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Houston, San Antonio, Long Beach,

and Jacksonville, along with the Pacific Symphony, Boston Pops, Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of Seville, the Leipzig MDR Sinfonieorchester, and Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional.

Prior engagements include visiting San Francisco Opera as guest conductor for General Director David Gockley’s farewell gala, Northwestern University to conduct Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, and the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in D.C. to conduct Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars. In 2019, he conducted the world premiere of Tazewell Thompson’s Blue at the Glimmerglass Festival to critical acclaim — he “drew a vibrant performance from an orchestra of nearly 50 players; the cast was superb.” (The New York Times) He was also planning to conduct the premiere of Blue at the Washington National Opera in March 2020. DeMain also serves as artistic director for Madison Opera and in their 2022–2023 season conducts Salome, Trouble in Tahiti, and The Marriage of Figaro. He has been a regular guest conductor with Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center and has made appearances at the Teatre Liceu in Barcelona, New York City Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, Virginia Opera, Lyric Opera of

Chicago, Aspen Music Festival, Portland Opera, and Mexico’s National Opera.

During his distinguished 17-year tenure with Houston Grand Opera, DeMain led a history-making production of Porgy and Bess, winning a Grammy Award, Tony Award, and France’s Grand Prix du Disque for the RCA recording. In spring 2014, the San Francisco Opera released an HD DVD of their most recent production of Porgy and Bess, conducted by John DeMain.

DeMain began his career as a pianist and conductor in his native Youngstown, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Juilliard School and made a highly acclaimed debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. DeMain was the second recipient of the Julius Rudel Award at New York City Opera and one of the first six conductors to receive the Exxon/National Endowment for the Arts Conductor Fellowship for his work with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

DeMain holds honorary degrees from the University of Nebraska and Edgewood College and he is a Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. He resides in Madison and his daughter, Jennifer, is a UW–Madison graduate.

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL FOR THIS CONCERT

VIOLIN I

Naha Greenholtz

Concertmaster

William and Joyce Wartmann Chair

Suzanne Beia Co-Concertmaster

George and Candy Gialamas Chair

Leanne Kelso

Associate Concertmaster

Steinhauer Charitable Trust Chair Huy Luu

Associate Concertmaster Olga Pomolova

Assistant Concertmaster Endowed by an Anonymous Friend Maynie Bradley

Annetta H. Rosser Chair

Kina Ono Neil Gopal Elspeth Stalter-Clouse

Tim Kamps

Jon Vriesacker Katherine Floriano Laura Burns

Paran Amirinazari Sophie Verhaeghe Vinícius Sant’Ana

VIOLIN II

Xavier Pleindoux

Principal

Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Chair

Hillary Hempel Assistant Principal Elyn L. Williams Chair

Peter Miliczky Holly Wagner

Rolf Wulfsberg

Kathryn Taylor Wendy Buehl

Geri Hamilton Robin Ryan Matthew Dahm

Chang-En Lu

Laura Mericle

Jerry Loughney Abigail Schneider

VIOLA

Christopher Dozoryst

Principal

James F. Crow Chair Katrin Talbot Assistant Principal Diedre Buckley Renata Hornik

Elisabeth Deussen Davis Perez Janse Vincent Jennifer Paulson Melissa Snell Ina Georgieva Marie Pauls Mary Deck

CELLO

Karl Lavine Principal Reuhl Family Chair Mark Bridges Assistant Principal Patricia Kokotailo and R. Lawrence DeRoo Chair Karen Cornelius Jordan Allen Lisa Bressler Derek Handley Ryan Louie Alex Chambers-Ozasky Trace Johnson Rebecca Pan

BASS

David Scholl

Principal Robert Rickman Assistant Principal

Carl Davick

Tom Mohs Chair

Jeff Takaki August Jirovec

Jason Niehoff

Emmett Jackson Christopher Ewan

FLUTE

Linda Pereksta

Principal Terry Family Foundation Chair Linda Nielsen Korducki Scott Metlicka

PICCOLO Scott Metlicka

OBOE

Izumi Amemiya

Principal

Jim and Cathie Burgess Chair Keslie Pharis Lindsay Flowers

ENGLISH HORN

Lindsay Flowers

CLARINET

JJ Koh

Principal

Barbara and Norman Berven Chair Nancy Mackenzie

BASSOON

Cynthia Cameron Principal Amanda Szczys

HORN

Linda Kimball

Principal Steve and Marianne Schlecht Chair

Ricardo Almeida

Michael Szczys

William Muir

Dafydd Bevil, Assistant

TRUMPET

John Wagner

Principal

Marilynn G. Thompson Chair

Oliver Smith

TROMBONE

Joyce Messer

Principal

Fred and Mary Mohs Chair

Benjamin Skroch

BASS TROMBONE

Benjamin Zisook

TUBA

Joshua Biere

TIMPANI

Jaime Cardenas

Principal

Eugenie Mayer Bolz Foundation Chair

PERCUSSION

Nicholas Bonaccio

Principal

JoAnn Six Plesko and E.J. Plesko Chair Richard Morgan

Greg Hinz

PIANO

Daniel Lyons

Principal Stephen D. Morton Chair

Orchestra Committee

Lisa Bressler, Chair

Mark Bridges, Vice-Chair/Treasurer

Rolf Wulfsberg, Secretary

Joshua Biere, Member-at-large

JJ Koh, Member-at-large

Librarian

Jennifer S. Goldberg

John and Carolyn Peterson Chair

Stage Manager

Benjamin Skroch

Property Manager

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97th Season | Overture Hall | Subscription Program No. 3 Fri., Nov. 11, 7:30 pm | Sat., Nov. 12, 8:00 pm | Sun., Nov. 13, 2:30 pm

John DeMain, Conductor Christina Naughton, Piano Michelle Naughton, Piano

ARTURO MÁRQUEZ (B. 1950)

Danzón No. 2

MAX BRUCH (1838-1920)

Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in A-flat minor, Op. 88a Andante sostenuto Andante con moto — Allegro molto vivace

Adagio non troppo Andante — Allegro

CHRISTINA AND MICHELLE NAUGHTON

INTERMISSION

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”

Adagio — Allegro non troppo

Allegro con grazia Allegro molto vivace

Finale: Adagio lamentoso

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Christina and Michelle Naughton

PIANO DUO

The first piano duo to receive the Avery Fisher Career Grant presented by Lincoln Center (2019), Christina and Michelle Naughton have been described by the Washington Post as “on a level with some of the greatest piano duos of our time. They have to be heard to be believed”.

The Naughtons have concertized globally; soloing with orchestras such as the Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, St. Louis, New Jersey, Milwaukee and Houston Symphonies, Minnesota Orchestra; as well as the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Royal Scottish Philharmonic,

Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Netherlands Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and New Zealand Symphony. Some recital highlights include DC’s Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series, LA’s Walt Disney Hall, Boston’s Gardner Museum, Berlin Philharmonie’s Kammermusiksaal, Zurich’s Tonhalle, Netherlands’ Concertgebouw, France’s La Roque d’Antheron Festival, and Brazil’s Sala Sao Paulo.

Christina and Michelle’s discography features an exclusive signing with Warner Classics, with two 20th century albums titled “Visions” and “American Postcard.” Born in Princeton, NJ, they are graduates of the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, where they were each awarded the Festorazzi Prize.

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towering piano & virtuosity

Yefim Bronfman could clearly climb any mountain of piano literature on his own, but being his climbing partners on this Mt. Everest of concertos will make for an incomparable performance of Rachmaninoff’s towering opus. A first MSO performance of Schubert’s exuberant third symphony, and a first performance of Bartók’s suite from his ballet will challenge our fine orchestra to a fiery display of orchestral virtuosity. — John DeMain, Music Director

John DeMain, Conducting Yefim Bronfman, Piano

PROGRAM

Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 3 in D major Béla Bartók, The Miraculous Mandarin Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor

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Program Notes

NOVEMBER 11-12-13, 2022

Program

Notes by J. Michael Allsen

Mexican folk dance that has African roots.

Arturo Márquez

Born: December 20, 1950, Álamos, Mexico.

Danzón No. 2 Composed: 1994.

Premiere: Danzón No. 2 was commissioned by the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The university’s symphony orchestra played its premiere in Mexico City in 1994.

This program opens with the lively Danzón No 2 by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez, based upon folk dance from Veracruz. We then welcome back Madison’s own Christina and Michelle Naughton. The Naughtons—twin sisters—were both soloists multiple times in our youth concerts when they were growing up in Madison, and they have been working as a piano duo since 2010. They first performed as a duo with the Madison Symphony Orchestra in 2012, playing Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos and they returned in 2016 for Mozart’s twopiano concerto. Here they play a late romantic work by Max Bruch. We close with the emotional sixth symphony of Tchaikovsky, the Russian master’s final work.

The Danzón No. 2 of Arturo Márquez is his most popular work, and one of the most frequently-performed pieces of contemporary Mexican music for orchestra. This is his colorful adaptation of a

Previous MSO Performance: This is our first performance of the work.

Duration: 10:00.

Background Márquez was introduced to music by his father, who was a carpenter by day and a mariachi violinist by night.

Arturo Márquez, one of Mexico’s most successful contemporary composers, was born in the state of Sonora.

When he was 12 years old, his family moved to a suburb of Los Angeles, where he studied piano, violin, and trombone. Márquez later recalled that “My adolescence was spent listening to Javier Solis [the famous Mexican singer/actor], sounds of mariachi, the Beatles, Doors, Carlos Santana and Chopin.” He later studied at the Conservatory of Music of Mexico, with the great French composer Jacques Castérède in Paris, and at the California Institute of the Arts. He is on the faculty of the National Autonomous University in Mexico City. Márquez frequently uses Mexican and other Latin folk influences in his works, and his best-known series of works are the Danzónes he began composing in the 1990s for orchestra and other ensembles. The danzón is a dance of Cuban origins, and early Cuban danzónes in the 19th century combined intricate European-style figure dancing with African-derived rhythms, and the form is in the background of many later Caribbean styles. The danzón was particularly popular in the Mexican state of Veracruz, where it remains one of the primary forms of folkloric music. Like nearly all Caribbean dance forms it is first and foremost a rhythm: in this case, the insistent five-beat pattern known as clave: the same rhythm that provides the “heartbeat’ of rumba, son, and salsa music.

What You’ll Hear

The clave rhythm that underlies this work is a legacy of the African Diaspora: derived from West African drum music, it was brought to the Caribbean by enslaved Africans.

The clave appears in the opening bars of Danzón No. 2, supporting a sinuous solo for the clarinet, eventually joined by the oboe. The intensity ratchets up as more instruments enter, but the clave is always calmly in the background. There is a brief hushed interlude for piano and solo violin that recalls the old-fashioned sound of 19th-century danzónes, and this is given a more lush treatment by the strings. There is a sudden break and a new character, more intense and brassy, though the tempo and clave rhythm stay immovable until the brash ending.

This late work by Bruch was not heard in its original form until over 60 years after was written. And there’s an interesting story behind that...

Max Bruch

Born: January 6, 1838, Cologne, Germany.

Died: October 2, 1920, Friedenau (near Berlin), Germany.

Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in A-flat minor, Op. 88a

Composed: 1912.

Premiere: The work was performed, in a simplified version, by sisters Rose and Otilie Sutro, with the Philadephia Orchestra, directed by Leopold Stokowski, on December 29, 1916. Bruch’s original version was finally recorded in 1973, by pianists Nathan Twining, and Martin Berkovsky, who performed with the London Symphony Orchestra under Antal Dorati.

Previous MSO Performances: This is our first performance of the work.

Duration: 22:00.

Background

Bruch was one of Germany’s leading composition teachers, and his students included Dr. Sigfrid Prager, who would become the first conductor of the Madison Civic Symphony (predecessor of today’s MSO) in 1926. Prager studied with Bruch in Berlin in the years prior to World War I.

Max Bruch is known today primarily for two solo violin works, the Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor and the Scottish Fantasy, and for his Kol Nidrei for cello and orchestra. However, Bruch was a tremendously successful composer in his day, with a catalog of nearly a hundred works that included three operas, three symphonies, five concertos, dozens of other orchestral pieces, sacred and secular choral

works, art songs, and chamber music. He was also a well-regarded conductor and one of the most sought-after composition teachers in Europe: Ottorino Respighi and Ralph Vaughan Williams were among his more famous pupils. In 1912, when he composed his Concerto for Two Pianos, Bruch was in his 70s, and had retired after over 20 years teaching composition at Berlin’s famed Hochschule (Conservatory) für Musik. He had actually declared to a friend when he reached his 70th birthday in 1908 that he was through with composing. In fact, he continued to write music almost until his death at age 82.

The Concerto for Two Pianos has a fascinating—and rather twisted—story. In 1911, Bruch heard a performance of his 1861 Fantasy for Two Pianos by the American duo-pianists Rose and Otilie Sutro. The Sutro sisters were then touring Europe, and had known him in the 1890s when they were students at the Berlin Hochschule. Bruch, flattered by their request that he write a two-piano concerto for them, promptly agreed, and in 1912, he sent the autograph score to the sisters in the United States. Bruch’s concerto was adapted from a suite for organ and orchestra he had been working on since 1904. In 1916, the Sutros performed the “premiere” of the Concerto for Two Pianos in Philadephia, but unbeknownst to Bruch, what they played was a dramatically simplified version. The sisters had the gall to copyright their arrangement, and they continued to tinker with it for the next few decades. Bruch himself never heard the work performed, but on the strength of the supposed premiere, he later

agreed to send the autograph of his by-then famous ViolinConcerto No. 1 to the Sutros, who promised to arrange for publication in the United States. Not only did they arrange for Bruch to be paid in nearly worthless German Marks (their value destroyed by postwar inflation), they never returned the manuscript and later sold it for a hefty sum in 1949. The original version of Bruch’s Concerto for Two Pianos remained completely unknown until after Otilie’s death in 1970 (Rose had died in 1957), when her papers were auctioned. Pianist Nathan Twining acquired both the Sutros’ version and Bruch’s original autograph manuscript. Bruch’s original was finally performed—over 60 years after he had composed it—in a 1973 recording by Twining and pianist Martin Berkovsky. The concerto was published in 1977 as Bruch’s Op. 88a.

What You’ll Hear

This romantic concerto is laid out in four movements:  It opens with a grand fanfare, and an extended fugue, both based upon themes Bruch heard on the Italian island of Capri. 

A lively scherzo-style movement with a slow introduction. 

A lyrical slow movement. 

A grand finale, based on the main ideas from the opening movement.

The concerto’s origins as a suite for organ and orchestra may have been responsible for its unusual four-movement form. The opening movement (Andante sostenuto)

begins with a stern fanfare, that, according to Bruch, was derived from a Good Friday procession he heard while recovering from an illness on the resort island of Capri in 1904. Bruch remembered that, leading the procession

“was a messenger of sadness with a large tuba, on which he played a kind of signal. It was not bad: one could make a good funeral march out of it! Next came several large flowered crosses, one carried by a hermit from Mount Tiberio. Then 200 children dressed in white and carrying large burning candles, each of them also holding a small black cross. They saying in unison a kind of lamentation...”

The children’s lament, which he transcribed, here became the subject of a solemn fugue. The fanfare eventually returns with great ferocity, before a calm closing episode from the pianos.

The second movement (Andante conmoto) begins in a quiet, pastoral mood, an episode decorated by the pianos, before launching into lively scherzo-style music (Allegromolto vivace). Pianos and orchestra develop a series of new ideas before returning to the scherzo theme and a rousing ending. The slow movement (Adagio nontroppo) begins with a quiet introduction, led by solo horn, before the pianos introduce a flowing main theme. This eventually grows into a passionate statement for orchestra. In the remainder of the movement, this idea is developed in an unhurried way, rising to one last grand peak before a quiet conclusion.

The closing movement (Andante) begins with a return of the opening fanfare, which is developed expansively, before the tempo suddenly quickens (Allegro). The movement’s main theme is a fierce idea derived from the fanfare, though Bruch also introduces a calmer second idea: a version of the children’s lament of the opening movement. The short development focuses on the fanfare, and after a recapitulation of these ideas, concerto ends with a fiery coda dominated by the fanfare.

Tchaikovsky’s very last work, premiered just over a week before his death, is profoundly sad and moving, but also a work with several brilliantly innovative moments.

Composed: Between February and August 1893.

Premiere: The Symphony No. 6 was first played in St. Petersburg on October 28, 1893, with Tchaikovsky conducting.

Previous MSO Performances: 1945, 1956, 1963, 1971, 1982, 1999, and 2017.

Duration: 45:00.

“You can’t imagine what bliss I feel, being convinced that my time is not yet passed and I can still work. Perhaps, of course, I’m mistaken, but I don’t think so.”

- Tchaikovsky (to his nephew)

Background

Tchaikovsky was a composer who wore his heart on his sleeve...and who revealed his heart in his music. The tragic Symphony No. 6 was a reflection of his state of mind in the last year of his life.

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Born: May 7, 1840, Votkinsk, Russia.

Died: November 6, 1893, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”

Tchaikovsky’s late symphonies are autobiography of the most revealing kind. This was a man who felt and suffered deeply, and those feelings— fear, guilt, insecurity, and occasionally joy—came though most clearly in these works. The idea of Fate figures prominently in the programs of the fourth and fifth symphonies. The fourth (1877) seems to be a titanic battle with Fate, most likely occasioned by his feelings of guilt and inadequacy after his short-lived marriage and the increasing realization of his own homosexuality. The fifth (1888) is also a symphony about Fate, but here the relationship is more comfortable, or at least resigned. A decade after the

fourth, Tchaikovsky had probably come to terms with his homosexuality, and although he still felt guilt pangs, his acceptance was accompanied by a deepening religious conviction and renewed confidence. A clear sense of this self-assurance comes through in the symphony’s triumphant finale.

None of the late symphonies is surrounded by more mystique than the sixth, however. This is his last major work, and it was written after a protracted depression. The optimism of the late 1880s collapsed when his longtime patroness and confidante Nadejda von Meck severed their relationship in 1890. Though he was no longer financially dependent on her, his correspondence with von Meck had obviously been an emotional support—she had been the one person to whom he could open his heart, even though they never spoke in person. Even artistic success and international fame was not enough. On a fabulously successful American tour in 1891, he wrote in his diary about feeling old and washed out: “I feel that something within me has gone to pieces.” By the beginning of 1893, he had hit rock bottom, writing to his nephew Vladimir Davidov on February 9 that: “What I need is to believe in myself again, for my faith has been greatly undermined. It seems to me that my role is over.” But within two weeks, he reported back excitedly to the same nephew that he was composing “furiously.” By August, when the Symphony No. 6 was nearly complete, he wrote again, calling it “the best, and certainly the most open-hearted of my works.” The supreme irony of this work is that, only nine days after he conducted its

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successful premiere in St. Petersburg, Tchaikovsky was dead. The old story about his death from cholera seems to be a fabrication, covering up what was almost certainly suicide. The precise details of his death remain a mystery, but one story that came to light in 1966 connects the death to a romantic relationship between the composer and the nephew of a Russian noble. Such things were kept out of the public eye, but Tchaikovsky was supposedly convicted by a “court of honor” comprised of his noble peers, and told to kill himself to avoid embarrassment for all concerned.

Given the biographical circumstances of this symphony, Tchaikovsky’s intended meaning is significant in how we hear it. Its pessimistic tone, and elements like the quotation of a chant from the Orthodox service for the dead, suggest that death was probably on his mind. This is clearly a symphony with a message—it was billed as A Program Symphony at its first performance, and in a letter to his nephew, he described it as: “a work with a program, but a program of a kind which remains an enigma to all— let them guess it who can.” Modeste Tchaikovsky, who composed a sort of biographical program for the Symphony No. 6 after his brother’s death, maintained that the secret died with the composer. However, some clue of his intentions may lie in a brief note found among the sketches for his Nutcracker ballet, written a year earlier:

“Following is the plan for a symphony LIFE! First movement— all impulse, confidence, thirst

for activity. Must be short (Finale death—result of collapse). Second movement love; third movement disappointment; fourth ends with a dying away (also short).”

It is hard to escape the conclusion that the Symphony No.6 is autobiographical, the work of a deeply sad man. The title was not Tchaikovsky’s own: Pathétique, not simply “pathetic” as usually understood, but Patetichesky in the original Russian implying poignancy and deep sorrow. His brother Modeste suggested the title the day after the premiere as a replacement for the composer’s own enigmatic Program Symphony, and Tchaikovsky appended it when he mailed the score to his publisher Jurgenson. The day after he mailed the score, he wrote a second letter to Jurgenson rejecting the title, but he was dead a week later and the publisher kept Modeste’s title, which has remained with the work ever since.

What You’ll Hear

The symphony is in four movements:

A large opening movement that experiments with the conventional elements of the form.

A lilting waltz...in 5/4!

A grand march.

A deeply sad and tragic concluding movement.

In his letters, Tchaikovsky promised “much innovation of form” in the Symphony No.6, and the opening movement certainly lives up to

this. Dispensing with the usual conventions, he presents three related ideas in three different tempos: first a doleful bassoon melody, which gives way to a faster version of the same idea in the violas. A descending line at the end of this section is transformed into the lush third theme in the strings. After an ascending answer in the woodwinds, the theme enters again in fuller form. The music dies away— literally: never one for understatement, Tchaikovsky writes the seemingly impossible dynamic marking pppppp (pianisisisisissimo!) at the close of the exposition. The development begins with a crashing chord from the full orchestra (merely ff ffff comes later...). After a fierce fugato, the bassoons and low brass solemnly intone a chant from the Russian Orthodox mass for the dead (“With your saints, O Christ, may the soul of the departed rest in peace”). There is no regular recapitulation, but instead a continuation of the furious motion of the development, following on the heels of this chant. When it reappears, the second theme is underlaid with a nervous accompaniment figure. The movement fades away with quiet woodwind statements above descending pizzicato notes from the strings.

Innovation continues in the second movement (Allegro con grazia), a waltz set in 5/4. This meter was almost unheard of in orchestral music at the time, and can often sound awkward and off-balanced. Tchaikovsky’s melodies, however, flow so naturally that this odd metrical arrangement is scarcely noticeable. The movement is cast as an alternation between the gentle, lilting “waltz” and a more pensive trio.

The third movement (Allegro molto vivace) is a march, but this is not clear for quite a while. Quick triplet figures are tossed off between strings and woodwinds as tiny fragments of a march theme gradually emerge. When the march itself finally appears, some 70 bars into the movement, it is quietly stated by the clarinets, and then again by the strings. There is a brief crescendo, but the dynamic backs off again and the strings and woodwinds introduce a countertheme. The march theme begins again, still under tight control, and there is a lengthy section where tension builds to the breaking point before the seemingly inevitable statement by full orchestra. The movement closes triumphantly with a descending line in the brass and a triplet flourish.

After the noisy bombast of the march, the tragic character of the finale (Adagio lamentoso) comes as a complete surprise. The main theme is given immediately by the strings, and then again with slightly augmented orchestration, rounded off by a melancholy bassoon solo. The second theme moves to a somewhat brighter major key, and the mood intensifies until an ominous strike of the gong. The music builds to one more peak before silenced again by the gong and a dark trombone and tuba chorale. As if exhausted, the movement quickly dies away to nothingness.

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Love will lead us to a quiet place.

BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN

BY KURT WEILL

Don’t miss this electric double-bill by two great theatrical composers.

FEBRUARY 3 & 5, 2023 CAPITOL THEATER

Warm up this winter with a double-bill about longing and connection. Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti is thoroughly American in its story of a 1950s suburban couple struggling to nd happiness, with an irresistibly jazz-tinged score. Kurt Weill’s e Seven Deadly Sins combines dance and song to tell of a woman on a journey across the U.S., resisting sin in every city she visits. Kanopy Dance joins us for Weill’s “ballet chanté.”

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Vicki Semo Scharfman

Bassam Shakhashiri

Sandy Shepherd

Elena Vetrina & Wallace Sherlock

Daryl Sherman

Jackson Short

Carolin Showers

Mark Shults & Nancy Vedder-Shults

Thomas & Myrt Sieger

Daniel & Cheryl Siehr

LeeAnn Sinclair

Rochelle Sincox

J.R. & Patricia Smart

Robert & Suzanne Smith

Harvey & Judith Sokolow

Kenneth Spielman

Steve Somerson & Helena Tsotsis

Chris & Ron Sorkness

Sarah Spaulding

Mary Spike

Gary & Jackie Splitter

Rex & Alla Sprietsma

Robert & Barbara Stanley

Joanne Stark

Chuck & Shirley Stathas

Gareth L. Steen

Franklin & Jennie Stein

Michael Stemper

Gary & Karen Stephens

Paul & Jill Stiegler

Donald & Kris Stone

Chuck Stonecipher

Jonathan & Jessica Storey

JoAnne & Ken Streit

Mary & Robert Stroud

Marta & Jeffery Stumbras

David & Shirley Susan

Jerry & Georgie Suttin

Ross Swaney

Cheri Teal

Howard & Elizabeth Teeter

Rayla Temin

Deborah Tetzlaff

Gerald & Priscilla Thain

Stephen Thompson

Gary & Louise Thompson

Susan Thomson

Karen & Russell Tomar

Scott Torgeson

Dan & Char Tortorice

Pamela & Tom Truesdell

Colleen&Tim Tucker

Thomas Tuttle

Fred & Gail Tyszka

Nancy Van Brunt

Rob & Beth Van den Burg

Doris J. Van Houten

John & Shelly Van Note

Kurt & Nicole Van Tiem

Juan & Jennifer Vargas

John&Bonnie Verberkmoes

Jeanne&Frank Vitale

Jane & Sarah Voichick

Liz Vowles

Greg L. Wagner

Sarah Wangler & Sean Kuhl

John & Janine Wardale

Linda K. Warren

Jeremy & Sarah Watt Morris & Carolyn Waxler

Jeffrey Weber&Debbi Peterson

Scott Weber & Martha Barrett

John & Jane Wegenke

Julia Weiser

Cathy & Bruce Weiss

Sally Wellman

Jim Werlein & Jody Pringle

Karl & Ellen Westlund

Dorothy Whiting

Wade W. Whitmus

Steven & Ellen Wickland

Eric & Margaret Wilcots

Royce Williams & Judith Siegfried

Bambi Wilson

Rick Wirch

Scott & Jane Wismans

Brad Wolbert

Eric Wolf

Marjorie Wood & Thomas Bernthal

Matthew Woodard

Charlotte Woolf

Marcia Wright

David Wuestenberg

Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman

John Young & Gail Snowden

Tim & Barbara Zander

William & Beverly Zarnstorff

Ronald Zerofsky

Debra Zillmer & Daniel Leaver

Joan N. Zingale

Sarah & Jeffrey Zutz

37 Anonymous Friends

We also thank 82 donors for their contributions of $1 to $49.

You can help preserve the MSO’s legacy of great music for future generations by including the Symphony in your estate plans. Call (608)257-3734 to learn more.

You can help preserve the MSO’s legacy of great music for future generations by including the Symphony in your estate plans. Call (608)257-3734 to learn more.

You can help preserve the MSO’s legacy of great music for future generations by including the Symphony in your estate plans. Call (608)257-3734 to learn more.

Photo by Greg Anderson

A lifetime of experiences with the Madison Symphony Orchestra (Phil’s uncle was a member of the MSO in 1937), underscores the importance of music in our lives through generations. We want to see it continue through our gift.

Philip and Audrey Dybdahl

PLANNED GIVING: THE STRADIVARIUS SOCIETY

The individuals listed below have informed the MSO that they have included gifts for the Symphony in their estate plans. If you have remembered the Symphony in your will, living trust, or have made other arrangements for a future gift, we would love to know so we can thank you! We honor all requests for anonymity. Contact Casey Oelkers at (608) 260-8680 x228 for more information.

Fernando & Carla Alvarado

Emy Andrew

Dennis Appleton & Jennifer Buxton

Diane Ballweg

Margaret B. Barker

Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith

Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears

Rosemarie & Fred Blancke

Shaila & Tom Bolger

Marian & Jack Bolz

Michael K. Bridgeman

Alexis Buchanan & James Baldwin

Scott & Janet Cabot

Clarence Cameron & Robert Lockhart

Martha & Charles Casey

Elizabeth A. Conklin

Barbara & John DeMain

Robert Dinndorf

ESTATE GIFTS RECEIVED

Elizabeth S. Anderes

Donald W. Anderson

Judy Ashford

Helen Barnick

Norman Bassett

Nancy Becknell

DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager

Theo F. Bird

Kenneth Bussan

Margaret Christy

Frances Z. Cumbee

Teddy Derse

Ruth & Frederick Dobbratz

Dr. Leroy Ecklund

Mary J. Ferguson

Linda I. Garrity

Maxine A. Goold

Beatrice B. Hagen

Martin R. Hamlin

Sybil A. Hanks

Elizabeth Harris

Audrey & Philip Dybdahl

Jim & Marilyn Ebben

George Gay Tyrone & Janet Greive

Terry Haller

Robert Horowitz & Susan B. King

Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn

Richard & Meg LaBrie

Steven Landfried

Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

Stephen D. Morton

Reynold V. Peterson

David & Kato Perlman

Judith Pierotti

Michael Pritzkow

Gordon & Janet Renschler Joy & David Rice

Julian E. Harris

Jane Hilsenhoff

Carl M. Hudig

Martha Jenny Lois M. Jones

Shirley Jane Kaub

Helen B. Kayser

Patricia Koenecke

Teddy H. Kubly

Arno & Hazel Kurth

James V. Lathers

Renata Laxova

Stella I. Leverson

Lila Lightfoot

Jan Markwart

Geraldine F. Mayer

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Miller

Elmer B. Ott

Ethel Max Parker

Josephine Ratner

Joan & Kenneth Riggs

Harry & Karen Roth

Edwin & Ruth Sheldon

Dr. Beverly S. Simone

JoAnn Six Mary Lang Sollinger

Sharon Stark & Peter D. Livingston

Gareth L. Steen

Jurate Stewart

John & Mary Storer

Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer

Marilynn Thompson

Ann Wallace

John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas Mary Alice Wimmer Helen L. Wineke

Ten Anonymous Friends

Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser

Harry D. Sage

Joel Skornicka

Chalma Smith

Marie Spec Charlotte I. Spohn

Evelyn C. Steenbock

Harry Steenbock

Virginia Swingen

Gamber F. Tegtmeyer, Jr. & Audrey Tegtmeyer

Katherine Voight

William & Joyce Wartmann

Sally & Ben Washburn

Sybil Weinstein

Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Thompson

Glenn & Edna Wiechers

Elyn L. Williams

Margaret C. Winston Jay Joseph Young

Two Anonymous Friends

BUSINESS, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT DONORS

Madison Symphony Orchestra Madison Symphony Orchestra League

Friends of the Overture Concert Organ

The Madison Symphony Orchestra and our affiliate organizations rely on generous donor support to fund the fulfillment of our mission each year. We gratefully acknowledge all companies, foundations and government agencies for their grants, sponsorships, general contributions, and gifts-in-kind.

Organizations that have contributed to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and/or Friends of the Overture Concert Organ are listed according to the total amount of their donations supporting the 2022-2023 Season* as of October 24, 2022.

$100,000 or more

Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation Madison Symphony Orchestra League NBC 15

$50,000–$99,999 Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation

$25,000–$49,999

American Printing Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation, Inc.

The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club

Madison Magazine Madison Media Partners

Walter and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation

$15,000–$24,999

BMO Harris Bank

Capitol Lakes Fiore Companies, Inc.

John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, Inc.

National Endowment for the Arts Nimick Forbesway Foundation

$10,000–$14,999

Boardman Clark LLP

John J. Frautschi Family Foundation

John W. Thompson and Jane A. Bartell Charitable Foundation

Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc.

Madison Community Foundation

Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc.

Marriott Daughters Foundation PBS Wisconsin University Research Park Wisconsin Arts Board with additional funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts

$5,000–$9,999

Bishops Bay

The Burish Group at UBS Capitol Bank DeWitt LLP Exact Sciences Flad Architects Fields Auto Group

The Gialamas Company, Inc. Gialamas Family Foundation Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Hooper Foundation

John A. Johnson Foundation, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

Steinhilber Swanson LLP

Sub-Zero Group, Inc. SupraNet Communications, Inc. TDS Telecommunications LLC U.S. Bank

von Briesen & Roper, s.c. West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. Wisconsin Public Radio Woodman’s Food Markets

An Anonymous Friend

$2,500–$4,999

American Family Insurance Bucky Book

The Capital Times Kids Fund

Dane County Arts, with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation, The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin

The Madison Club

SHINE Technologies

UW Health, UnityPoint Health – Meriter, Quartz WPS Health Solutions

$1,000–$2,499

BRAVA Magazine

Farley’s House of Pianos

Festival Foods

Goodman’s Jewelers Inc. Hook & Fade

J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.

Johnson and Johnson

Matching Gifts Program

Laffey, Sebranek, Auby & Ristau, S.C. Madison Arts Commission

Neider & Boucher, S.C.

Surroundings Events and Floral Veridian Foundation

An Anonymous Friend

UP TO $999

Alliant Energy Foundation Matching Gifts Program

AmazonSmile Foundation Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Blackhawk Country Club

Brink Lounge

Bristol-Myers Squibb Matching Gift Program

Carey Fused Glass

Choles Floral

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Drumlin Ridge Winery Food Fight, Inc.

FoxArneson, Inc.

Friede & Associates

Graft Madison

Heid Music & Heid Family Foundation

Holy Wisdom Monastery

Le Personal Chef, LLC

Madison Central Business Improvement District Madison Trust for Historic Preservation

Michael F. Simon Builders, Inc.

Mullins Group LLC

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Old National Bank

107 State Park Bank

Radiance Skin Therapy & Laser Center

Schubert Club

Serendipity Labs

Stark Company Realtors

The Suby Group

Tommy Van Ess First Weber Realty

United Way of Dane County Unlimited Decorating of Wisconsin Inc. Vintage Brewing Company

The Zimdars Company, Inc.

*Total includes donations that support 2022-2023 Madison Symphony Orchestra Concerts, 2022-2023 Organ Concerts, 2022-2023 Education and Community Engagement Programs; Madison Symphony Orchestra League's 2022-2023 Events and Activities including Concert on the Green 2022; and Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 2022-2023 Annual Campaign. Fundraising event ticket purchases are not included. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you believe an error has been made, please contact our development department at (608) 257-3734.

ENDOWMENT DONORS

The Madison Symphony Orchestra is deeply grateful to these generous donors who have contributed $1,000 or more to the Symphony’s endowment. These gifts are invested in perpetuity to ensure the MSO’s continuing fiscal stability and its legacy of great music for generations to come. Learn more at madisonsymphony.org/endowment.

Alliant Energy Foundation

Altria Group, Inc.

Carla & Fernando Alvarado

American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc.

American Girl, Inc.

Anchor Bank

Mel Anderes

Brian & Rozan Anderson

Ron & Sharon Anderson

Estate of Donald W. Anderson

Emy Andrew

George Austin & Martha Vukelich-Austin

Jim & Sue Bakke

Helen Baldwin

Diane Endres Ballweg

Estate of Betty J. Bamforth

Estate of Helen Barnick

Jeffrey & Angela Bartell

Nancy Becknell

Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith

DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager & Leonard Prentice Eager, Jr.

Barbara & Norman Berven

Ed & Lisa Binkley

Robert & Caryn Birkhauser

Tom & Shaila Bolger

Marian & Jack Bolz

Anne & Robert Bolz

Ernest & Louise Borden

Daniel & Stacey Bormann

Carl & Judy Bowser

Patricia Brady & Robert Smith

Nathan Brand

Jim & Cathie Burgess

Frank & Pat Burgess

Mary P. Burke

Capital Newspapers

Capitol Lakes

Thomas & Martha Carter

Tony & Deri Cattelino

Lau & Bea Christensen

Estate of Margaret Christy

Marc & Sheila Cohen

Mildred & Marv Conney

Pat & Dan Cornwell

James F. Crow

Culver’s VIP Foundation, Inc.

Frances Z. Cumbee Trust

CUNA Mutual Group

Corkey & Betty Custer

Teddy Derse

Dorothy Dittmer

Ruth & Frederick Dobbratz Estate

Philip & Audrey Dybdahl

Dr. Leroy Ecklund

Jim & Marilyn Ebben

Richard & Frances Erney

Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation

Ray & Mary Evert

The Evjue Foundation, Inc. The Charitable Arm of The Capital Times

David Falk & Joanne Robbins

Thomas A. Farrell

Janet Faulhaber

First Business Bank of Madison

First Weber Group

Flad & Associates

John & Colleen Flad

Rockne Flowers

Foley & Lardner

Jean & Werner Frank W. Jerome Frautschi

Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi

Friends of the Overture Concert Organ

Clayton & Belle Frink

Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman

William & Jane Hilsenhoff Linda I. Garrity

John & Christine Gauder

Candy & George Gialamas

The Gialamas Company, Inc.

Albert Goldstein, in memory of Sherry Goldstein

Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner

Anthony & Linda Granato

Fritz & Janice Grutzner

Terry Haller

Dorothy E. Halverson

Jane Hamblen & Robert Lemanske

Estate of Martin Hamlin

Julian & Elizabeth Harris

Curtis & Dawn Hastings

Ann & Roger Hauck

Peggy Hedberg

Roe-Merrill S. & Susan Heffner

Jerry M. Hiegel

Tom & Joyce Hirsch

Hooper Corp./General Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.

Carl M. Hudig

J. Quincy & Carolyn Hunsicker

Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn

J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.

Ralph & Marie Jackson

Allen Jacobson

Kris S. Jarantoski

Peter & Ellen Johnson

Marie & Hap Johnson

Stan & Nancy Johnson

Rosemary B. Johnson

Johnson Bank

Estate of Lois M. Jones

JPMorgan Chase

Darko & Judy Kalan

Carolyn Kau & Chris Hinrichs

Shirley Jane Kaub

Valerie & Andreas Kazamias

Terry & Mary Kelly

Kenneth R. Kimport

Charles & Patricia Kincaid

Joan Klaski & Stephen Malpezzi

James & Andrea Klauck

Patricia G. Koenecke

Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence DeRoo

William Kraus & Toni Sikes

Estate of Theodora H. Kubly

Estate of Arno & Hazel Kurth

Michael G. Laskis

Estate of James Victor Lathers

Renata Laxova

Lee Foundation

Estate of Stella I. Leverson

Ronald L. & Jean L. Lewis

Gary E. Lewis

Robert Lightfoot

Laura Love Linden

José Madera & Kimberly Santiago

Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc.

Madison Investment Advisors, Inc.

Madison Symphony Orchestra League

Madison Symphony Orchestra

New Year’s Eve Ball 2003

Douglas & Norma Madsen

Margaret Christy Revocable Trust

Estate of Jan Markwart

Marshall & Ilsley Foundation, Inc.

Connie Maxwell

Oscar G. & Geraldine Mayer

Hal & Christy Mayer

Clare & Michael McArdle

Richard & Mary McGary

Elizabeth McKenna

Michael & Cynthia McKenna

Richard & Jean McKenzie

Howard & Nancy Mead

Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg

Gale Meyer

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Susanne Michler

Nicholas & Elaine Mischler

Dan & Ellyn Mohs

Fred & Mary Mohs

Tom & Nancy Mohs

Alfred P. Moore & Ann M. Moore

Katharine Morrison

Mortenson Family Foundation

Stephen D. Morton

Walter Morton Foundation

Jeanne Myers

Stephen & Barbara Napier

National Guardian Life Insurance Company

Vicki & Marv Nonn

Norman Bassett Trust

Daniel & Judith Nystrom Casey & Eric Oelkers

Sandra L. Osborn

John & Carol Palmer Park Bank

Estate of Ethel Max Parker & Cedric Parker

Catherine Peercy John L. Peterson

Reynold V. Peterson

Larry & Jan Phelps

E. J. Plesko

Thomas & Janet Plumb

Potter Lawson Architects

Martin & Lynn Preizler

Marie B. Pulvermacher

Quarles & Brady LLP

Estate of Josephine Ratner

David Reinecke

Douglas & Katherine Reuhl

George & Jean Reuhl

Thomas & Martha Romberg

Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser

Dan Rottier & Frankie Kirk Rottier

Patrick M. Ryan

Harry Sage Douglas Schewe

Stephen & Marianne Schlecht

Richard and Barbara Schnell

Donald K. Schott

Margaret & Collin Schroeder William & Pamela Schultz Marti Sebree

Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner

Millie & Irv Shain

Terry & Sandra Shockley

Paul & Ellen Simenstad

JoAnn Six

Lise Skofronick

Joel Skornicka

Eileen Smith

Estate of Chalma Smith

Hans & Mary Lang Sollinger

Glenn & Cleo Sonnedecker

Marie Spec

Spohn Charitable Trust

Mike & Sandy Stamn

Karen & Jacob Stampen

Harriet Statz

Estate of Evelyn Carol Steenbock

Estate of Harry & Evelyn Steenbock

Steinhauer Charitable Trust

Joseph & Jamie Steuer

Peg Gunderson Stiles

John & Janet Streiff

Virginia Swingen

W. Stuart & Elizabeth Sykes

John & Leslie Taylor

Gamber & Audrey Tegtmeyer, Jr. Terrance & Judith Paul Advised Fund

Tom Terry

Marilynn Thompson

Estate of Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Thompson

Jeff & Barbara Ticknor

Todd & Elizabeth Tiefenthaler

Harry & Marjorie Tobias

Nick & Judy Topitzes

John & Carol Toussaint

U.S. Bank Foundation

Jon & Susan Udell

Virchow, Krause & Co.

Katherine & Thomas Voight

W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation

Thomas & Rita Walker

Ann Wallace

Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Trust

William & Joyce Wartmann

Sally & Ben Washburn

Estate of Sybil Weinstein

Jeff & Cindy Welch

Edwenna Rosser Werner

Bob & Lu Westervelt

John & Joyce Weston

Jerry & Enid Weygandt

Carolyn & Ron White

Wiechers Survivor’s Trust

Thomas & Joyce Wildes

John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas

Elyn L. Williams

Bill Williamson

Margaret C. Winston

Wisconsin Energy Corporation Foundation

Kathleen Woit

Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman

Jay J. Young

Five Anonymous Friends

We also thank the donors who have made endowment gifts up to $999.

In honor of Jean Alderman

Ian Alderman

In honor of Barbara Berven Gary E. Lewis

In honor of Evie Dale Sue Chapman

In honor of Judith Topitzes

Marilyn Ebben

William & Jill Emmons Karen & Harry Roth

In honor of Barbara Nemetz Weigner Marjorie Sutton

In honor of Kitty Moore

Doug Waterman

In honor of Nancy and Edward Young Gary E. Lewis

In memory of Carl Bowser

L. Gordon Medaris & Nancy Korda

In memory of Eva Wright Buzecky Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Dan Cotter

Gretchen d'Armand

Johanna Fabke

Lona George Tyrone & Janet Greive

Jeffrey Hamm

Audrey Lazanas

Michael Lietke

Wendy Smiley Matney

Kathleen McElroy & David Newby

Marjorie Miller

Erin Peters

Schubert Club

Rex & Alla Sprietsma

Chuck Stonecipher

Sara Truesdale-Mooney

Ann Wallace

Charlotte Woolf

In memory of Marin Clarke

Chris & Amanda Bach Charles Holmburg

TRIBUTES

Barbara Knapp

Mr. & Mrs. R. Kupp

MaryLou Lexvold-West Gretchen Nagle

Paul Reilly

Carol & James Weber Chris & Kristin Weber

In memory of Barbara DeMain Maryann Sumi & Carl Sinderbrand

In memory of Jim Ebben Janet Renschler

In Memory of Jean Taylor Erickson

Mary Berryman Agard

Terri Deist

Sheila & Ron Endres

Michael George & Susan Gardels Lona George

Joan Gilbertson

Michael & Bernice Hirsch

Teresa & Joshua Hyman Judy Karofsky

Marian Korth & Mim Jacobson Allan, Sandra & Jeremy Levin

Margaret Planner & James Curtis Dale Schmidt Jeanne & Frank Vitale Mary & Warren Willauer Steven & Krista Tweed

In memory of Dr. Barry Greenberg William & Edie Swift

In memory of Pat Gopal Raj & Parvathi Gopal

In Memory of Raymond Anthony Levandowski Stan Szczepanowski

In memory of Renate Madsen Marian & Jack Bolz

In memory of Michael McKenna Kristine Andrews

In memory of Gale Meyer Vicki & Alan Hamstra

In memory of Mary Mohs

Marian & Jack Bolz

Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Elaine & Nicholas Mischler JoAnn Six Carolyn White

In memory of Diane Nixon Elizabeth A. Conklin

In memory of Elizabeth J. Pope Kara Luedtke

In memory of George Reuhl

Peter & Marcia Brenner

Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Richard Searer & Cathi Wiebrecht-Searer United Way of Dane County

In memory of Gordon Renschler Marilyn Ebben

In memory of Margaret Schroeder

Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner

Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Mr. & Mrs. R. Kupp

Nancy Love Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

Anne & Duncan Sauer Ruth Sheldon, M.D. Patricia & John Terry Mary Webster Robert & Lucille Westervelt

In memory of Luis Sequeira Marta & Jeffery Stumbras

In memory of Kristina Cuthbert Stuart Todd Stuart

In memory of Jacqueline Ann Shively Kay Hagerty Ken & Peggy Bremer

In memory of Sherri Talbert Jessica Talbert

In memory of Margaret C. Winston John Erickson

The Madison Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their contributions honoring family & friends.

TICKET INFORMATION

SINGLE TICKETS are available at madisonsymphony.org and through the Overture Center Box Office. Single tickets for 22/23 Symphony masterworks concerts are $20-$98, and Beyond the Score® tickets are $18-$74. Seniors (62 and over) and students save 20% in select seating areas. Students can also purchase up to two $15 Student Rush tickets beginning on the Friday of the concert weekend or on each concert day. All 22/23 Overture Concert Organ tickets are $25, and Organ Student Rush tickets are all $10.

SUBSCRIPTIONS for our 22/23 Symphony season have closed. Stay tuned for information on our 23/24 Symphony and Organ seasons to be announced in early 2023!

Please take note: we guarantee a refund for tickets to any concert that cannot be performed for any reason.

OVERTURE HALL INFORMATION

RESTROOMS

Women’s and men’s restrooms are located on each level of Overture Hall.

ACCESSIBILITY

Overture Center is fully accessible to persons with mobility, hearing, and visual impairments. Ushers are available at each concert to assist you. Wheelchair or transfer seating is available; please notify the Overture Center Box Office when purchasing your ticket. If you require an assistive-listening device, please alert an usher at the concert.

GUEST CONSIDERATIONS

The musicians and your fellow audience members thank you!

• Please arrive early to ensure plenty of time to get through security and to be seated. If you arrive late, you will be seated during an appropriate break in the music at the discretion of the house staff. If you need to leave during the concert, please exit quietly and wait to be reseated by an usher at an appropriate break.

• Please feel free to take photos before and after the concert, and during intermission! Once the lights dim, please turn off all cell phones and electronic devices.

• Please do not wear perfumes, colognes or scented lotions as many people are allergic to these products.

• Smoking is not permitted anywhere in Overture Center for the Arts.

• Children ages six and older with tickets are welcome at all MSO concerts. Children of all ages are welcome at the Christmas concerts.

• The coat-check room is open when the weather dictates and closes 20 minutes after the performance ends.

• Eating and drinking are not permitted during Madison Symphony Orchestra performances. Please unwrap cough drops and candies before the concert begins.

Please take note: We will adhere to all public health guidelines and cooperate with Overture Center for the Arts to ensure your safety. We invite you to visit madisonsymphony.org/health for more information on health and safety. Overture Center safety information can be found at overture.org/health

BOARDS AND ADMINISTRATION

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2022-2023

OFFICERS

Ellsworth Brown

President

Mike Hamerlik Vice President Kay Schwichtenberg Vice President Lynn Stathas Vice President Jane Hamblen Secretary Doug Reuhl Treasurer Elliot Abramson

Member-at-large Paul Norman Member-at-large Jacqueline Rodman Member-at-large

DIRECTORS

Carla Alvarado

Brian Anderson Ruben Anthony, Jr. Jeffrey Bauer

Darrell Behnke

Ellsworth Brown Janet Cabot Martha Casey Jessica Cavazos Elton Crim

James Dahlberg

Robert Dinndorf Audrey Dybdahl

Marc Fink

Jane Hamblen

Michael Hamerlik

David Harding

Mark Huth

Valerie Kazamias

Howard Kidd

Ann Lindsey

José Madera

Oscar Mireles

Richard Morgan Paul Norman Kevin O'Connor

Cyrena Pondrom

Margaret Pyle

Steven Reuhl

Michael Richman Carole Schaeffer Monique Scher Kay Schwichtenberg Derrick Smith Mary Lang Sollinger Tamera Stanley Judith Topitzes Eric Wilcots

ADVISORS

Elliott Abramson

Jason Adamany Michael Allsen Emy Andrew Rosemarie Blancke Michael Bridgeman Camille Carter Kristine Euclide Tyrone Greive Michael Hobbs Robert Horowitz Stephanie Lee Joseph Meara Gary Mecklenburg

Lawrence Midtbo Abigail Ochberg Greg Piefer

Jacqueline Rodman Marilyn Ruffin Lynn Stathas Todd Stuart Ellis Waller Carolyn White Anders Yocom Stephen Zanoni

LIFE DIRECTORS

Marian Bolz Terry Haller Stanley Inhorn Nicholas Mischler Douglas Reuhl

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Jack Daniels, III, President Madison College Kathy Evers, FirstLadyofthe State of Wisconsin

Joe Parisi, DaneCountyExecutive

DIRECTORS

EMERITUS

Helen Bakke

Wallace Douma Perry Henderson Fred Mohs

Stephen Morton Velma Ritcherson Beverly Simone John Wiley

EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS

Elliott Abramson

Robert Lemanske

Elaine Mischler

Douglas Reuhl Jacqueline Rodman Lynn Stathas Nancy Young

EX OFFICIO ADVISORS

Lisa Bressler Mark Bridges Susan Cook William Nelson Oriol Sans

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION INC. BOARD, 2022–2023

OFFICERS

Douglas Reuhl

President Nicholas Mischler Vice President Robert A. Reed Secretary-Treasurer

DIRECTORS

Elliott Abramson

Marian Bolz

Ellsworth Brown Beth Dettman Gary Mecklenburg

Elaine Mischler

Nicholas Mischler

Fred Mohs

Gregory Reed

Robert A. Reed Douglas Reuhl

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2022–2023

OFFICERS

Nancy Young

President

Barbara Berven President-Elect Beth Rahko

Immediate Past President Ledell Zellers

Recording Secretary Janet Renschler

Corresponding Secretary Leslie Overton Treasurer Louise Jeanne VP-Administration

Rozan Anderson AVP-Administration Kathy Forde VP-Communications Cathy Buege AVP-Communications

Nakkiah Stampfli

Facebook & Annual Report Lori Poulson VP-Education

Jacqui Shanda AVP-Education

Judy Kalan Behind the Music Jessica Yehle

VP-Membership Recruitment/Retention

Michael Bridgeman

VP-Membership Records

Lynn Stegner

VP-Special Projects Carole Schaefer AVP-Special Projects

Kathy Belaire & Barbara Berven

Symphony Gala Michael & Claire Ann Richman ConcertontheGreen Linda Lovejoy

Parties of Note

Beth Rahko

MSOL Connect

Jan Cibula

VP-Social Activities

Marilyn Ebben

Ladies Bridge Jim Patch Mens Bridge

Jessica Morrison Fall Luncheon

Pat Bernhardt Holiday Party Valerie Kazamias Mid-Winter Luncheon Rosemarie Blancke Spring Luncheon/ Annual Meeting

ADVISORS

Pat Bernhardt

Rosemarie Blancke

Marian Bolz

Janet Cabot Marilyn Ebben

Valerie Kazamias

Fern Lawrence Ann Lindsey

Linda Lovejoy Elaine Mischler

Chuck Snowdon Judith Topitzes Carolyn White

FRIENDS OF THE OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2022–2023

OFFICERS

Robert Lemanske

President

David Willow Secretary-Treasurer Jim Baxter Past President

DIRECTORS

Fernando Alvarado

Barbara Berven Ellsworth Brown

Janet Cabot Eric Frailing Mary Ann Harr Grinde Ellen Larson David Parminter

Rhonda Rushing

Eileen Smith

William Steffenhagen

Teri Venker

ADVISORS

Diane Ballweg

Marian Bolz

John Gauder

Terry Haller Gary Lewis

Elaine Mischler

Vicki Nonn Reynold Peterson Anders Yocom

EXOFFICIO

Greg Zelek, Organ Curator

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC.

ADMINISTRATION

Robert Reed Executive Director

Ann Bowen General Manager

Alexis Carreon Office &Personnel Manager Jennifer Goldberg OrchestraLibrarian

Lisa Kjentvet

Director of Education & Community Engagement TBA

Education & Community Engagement Manager

Casey Oelkers

Director of Development

Leah Schultz

Manager of Individual Giving Aleeh Schwoerer

Manager of Grants & Sponsorships

Peter Rodgers Director of Marketing

Amanda Dill

Marketing/Communications Manager Lindsey Meekhof Audience Experience Manager

Greg Zelek

Overture Concert Organ Curator/Principal Organist

heroic piano & premiere

I can’t wait to experience one of the piano world’s newest stars as Benjamin Grosvenor plays the Beethoven third piano concerto. And we get to hear for the first time a work by Jessie Montgomery, who has taken the symphonic world by storm. We close the concert with one of my favorite composers, Antonín Dvořák, and the magnificent work that brought him international acclaim — John DeMain, Music Director

Jessie Montgomery, Coincident Dances Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 6 in D major

rachmaninoff

alcée chriss

First-Prize Winner of many international organ competitions, organ virtuoso Alcée Chriss will delight our audience with a program that includes a few of his own transcriptions. Come experience Mr. Chriss’ arrangements of movements of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and Franck’s Symphony in D minor Mr. Chriss will also showcase his versatility as both a classical and jazz performer, with his own arrangement of Bill Evans’ Waltz for Debby , among others. — Greg Zelek

Alcée Chriss , Organ

MAJOR SPONSOR

PROGRAM

J.S. Bach (arr. Chriss), Sinfonia from Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte

Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Chriss), Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: I. Non-Allegro

Bill Evans, Waltz for Debby

Alexandre Boëly, Fantasy and Fugue in Bb major Antônio Carlos Jobim, Desafinado

César Franck (arr. Chriss), Symphony in D Minor, M. 48: II. Allegretto

Max Reger, Fugue on B-A-C-H, op. 46

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