April 2023 Program Book: Dazzling Spring & Violin

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Kyle Knox, Associate Conductor Naha Greenholtz, Violin

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NOV. 17, 18 & 19 Mozart, Schumann & Dawson John DeMain, Conducting Jonathan Biss, Piano

Higdon, Kabalevsky, and new audience choice (Beethoven, Dvořák, Rimsky-Korsakoff plus your write in selection) John DeMain, Conducting Steven Isserlis, Cello

DEC. 1, 2 & 3 A Madison Symphony Christmas John DeMain, Conducting Evelyn Saavedra, Soprano Limmie Pulliam, Tenor Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director Madison Youth Choirs, Michael Ross, Artistic Director Mount Zion Gospel Choir, Tamera and Leotha Stanley, Directors

APR. 12, 13 & 14 Verdi John DeMain, Conducting Alexandra LoBianco, Soprano Margaret Gawrysiak, Mezzo-soprano Jon Burton, Tenor Kyle Ketelsen, Baritone Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director MAY 3, 4 & 5 Moncayo, de Falla & Revueltas John DeMain, Conducting Rachid Bernal, Piano Mariachi Los Camperos

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Table of Contents ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA Contact the Symphony...........................................7 John DeMain Biography........................................10 Orchestra Personnel for this Concert.....................14 Ticket Information...................................................55 Overture Hall Information......................................55 Boards and Administration .....................................56

DAZZLING VIOLIN & SPRING, APRIL 14, 15 & 16 Concert Sponsors...................................................18 Program...................................................................19 Blake Pouliot Biography.........................................20 Pogram Notes.........................................................24

SUPPORT Individual Donors...................................................34 Stradivarius Society Members...............................45 Business, Foundation and Government Donors..........................................48 Madison Symphony Orchestra Endowment Donors......................................... 50 Tributes....................................................................52 Index of Advertisers................................................63

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Enjoy an all-out thrilling climax to our season with audience favorite Carmina Burana with its highly rhythmic and primitive score performed by Beverly Taylor’s MSO Chorus and three dynamic soloists (whom many of you will know from their recent work with Madison Opera). And MSO audiences will get to know Florence Price, a highly popular composer from the 1930s, who is having a major renaissance in the symphonic world. — John DeMain, Music Director John DeMain, Conducting Jeni Houser, Soprano Justin Kroll, Tenor Ben Edquist, Baritone Madison Youth Choirs, Michael Ross, Artistic Director Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director Madison High School Choirs, Anthony Cao, Director

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Florence Price, Symphony No. 3 in C minor Carl Orff, Carmina Burana

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John DeMain CONDUCTOR

In his 29th season as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Grammy and Tony Awardwinning 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.” In January

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2023 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Opera Association, the NOA's highest award.

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.

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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 madisonsymphony.org

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.

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After our first performance together back in 2019 and a solo performance of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the MSO, Thomas Mesa returns as we collaborate once again in a program of organ and cello music. Mr. Mesa and I will both perform works by women composers, such as Nadia Boulanger’s gorgeous Trois Pièces, as well as a solo cello work written for him by Spanish composer Andrea Casarrubios. We will close this exciting evening with a commissioned work written for the two of us, Daniel Ficarri’s Sonata in C minor for Organ and Cello, which was inspired by our first performance at Overture Hall. You won’t want to miss the world premiere of this incredible piece! — Greg Zelek Principal Organist and Curator of the Overture Concert Organ Greg Zelek, Organ Thomas Mesa, Cello

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PROGRAM Jules Massenet, Méditation from Thaïs J.S. Bach, Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 J.S. Bach, Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 Nadia Boulanger, Trois Pièces Alfred Lefébure-Wély, Boléro de Concert, Op. 166 Andrea Casarrubios, Seven Daniel Ficarri, Sonata for Organ and Cello (world premiere) Dates, artists, and programs subject to change.

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL FOR THIS CONCERT VIOLIN I

Naha Greenholtz Concertmaster

William and Joyce Wartmann Chair

Suzanne Beia Co-Concertmaster

Steinhauer Charitable Trust Chair

Leanne Kelso Associate Concertmaster

George and Candy Gialamas Chair

Huy Luu Associate Concertmaster Olga Pomolova Assistant Concertmaster

Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

Maynie Bradley

Annetta H. Rosser Chair

Kina Ono Neil Gopal Tim Kamps Jon Vriesacker Katherine Floriano Laura Burns Sophie Verhaeghe Vinícius Sant’Ana Jerry Loughney Clayton Tillotson

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 Olga Draguieva Kathryn Taylor Wendy Buehl

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Geri Hamilton Robin Ryan Matthew Dahm Wes Luke Chang-En Lu Laura Mericle

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Jeff Takaki August Jirovec Mike Hennessy Brett Lewis Jason Niehoff

Christopher Dozoryst Principal James F. Crow Chair

Katrin Talbot Assistant Principal Dove Family Chair

Diedre Buckley Renata Hornik Elisabeth Deussen Janse Vincent Jennifer Paulson Melissa Snell Ina Georgieva Hanna Pederson Marie Pauls Mary Deck

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Karl Lavine Principal

Reuhl Family Chair

Mark Bridges Assistant Principal

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Andrea Gross Hixon

CLARINET JJ Koh Principal

Barbara and Norman Berven Chair

Nancy Mackenzie

E-FLAT CLARINET Nancy Mackenzie

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Cynthia Cameron Principal Amanda Szczys

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Carol Rosing

Michael Szczys Principal

Ricardo Almeida William Muir Dafydd Bevil Matthew Beecher

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John Wagner Principal

Marilynn G. Thompson Chair

David Cooper Robert Rohlfing

TROMBONE Joyce Messer Principal

Benjamin Zisook Joshua Biere

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John Jutsum Principal

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Anthony DiSanza Principal

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Jennifer S. Goldberg

John and Carolyn Peterson Chair

Benjamin Skroch John Straughn

Personnel Manager Alexis Carreon

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Fred and Mary Mohs Chair

Benjamin Skroch

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In Memoriam MARIKA FISCHER HOYT Member of the Madison Symphony Orchestra viola section since 1999.

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John DeMain, Conductor Blake Pouliot, Violin BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976) Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes,” Op. 33a Dawn Sunday Morning Moonlight Storm CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Concerto No. 3 in B minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61 Allegro non troppo Andantino quasi allegretto Molto moderato e maestoso — Allegro non troppo MR. POULIOT

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Described as “immaculate, at once refined and impassioned,” (ArtsAtlanta) violinist Blake Pouliot (pool-YACHT) has anchored himself among the ranks of classical phenoms. A tenacious

young artist with a passion that enraptures his audience in every performance, Pouliot has established himself as “one of those special talents that comes along once in a lifetime” (Toronto Star).

Pouliot ventures into a spectacular 2022/23 season highlighted with

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debuts at the symphonies of Arkansas, Bangor, Elgin, North Carolina, Oregon, Tacoma, and Westmoreland. He returns to the stages of the Madison and Milwaukee symphonies as well as the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal performing the works of Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, and Paganini. Pouliot also brings his recital programming to Temecula, Paris and to his debuts in Boston and at Toronto’s Koerner Hall; He widens his artistic lens in the Boston performance by commissioning the world premiere of Derrick Skye’s solo for violin and electronics, entitled “God of the Gaps”. A prolific collaborator, Pouliot rounds out this season with his debut at the Seattle Chamber Music Society 2022 | 2023 SEASON

and a return to La Jolla Summerfest.

He also returns to the National Youth Orchestra of Canada to embark on his second year as Artist-in Residence, following last season’s inaugural residency in which the organization welcomed him to cultivate a curated program for students and faculty.

Recent highlights include debuts with the Boise Philharmonic, Omaha Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Plano Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra and Winnipeg Symphony; and being named Artist-in-Residence at Orchestre Métropolitain where he deepened his relationship with the orchestra’s music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Pouliot released his debut album on Analekta Records in 2019 to critical acclaim including a five-star rating from BBC Music Magazine as well as a 2019 Juno Award nomination for Best Classical Album. Adding to his accolades that year, Pouliot won both the Career Development Award from the Women’s Club of Toronto and the Virginia Parker Prize Career Grant from the Canada Arts Council. He has been featured twice on Rob Kapilow’s What Makes it Great? series and was NPR’s Performance Today Artist-in-Residence for the 2017-18 season in Minnesota the 2018-19 season in Hawaii, and the 2021-22 season across Europe. In 2016, he was awarded the Grand Prize at the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Manulife Competition and was named First Laureate of both the 2018 and 2015 Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank.

orchestras of Aspen, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Madison, Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco, and Seattle, among many others. Internationally, he has performed as soloist with the Sofia Philharmonic in Bulgaria, Orchestras of the Americas on its South American tour, and was the featured soloist for the first ever joint tour of the European Union Youth Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra of Canada. He has collaborated with many musical luminaries including conductors Sir Neville Marriner, David Afkham, Pablo Heras-Casado, David Danzmayr, JoAnn Falletta, Marcelo Lehninger, Nicholas McGegan, Alexander Prior, Vasily Petrenko and Thomas Søndergård.

Pouliot studied violin in Canada with Marie Bérard and Erika Raum, and he completed his training as an associate of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He graduated from the Colburn School Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Robert Lipsett, the Jascha Heifetz Distinguished Violin Chair.

Pouliot performs on the 1729 Guarneri del Gesù on generous loan from an anonymous donor.

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Program Notes APRIL 14-15-16, 2023

Program Notes by J. Michael Allsen

This program begins with the evocative Sea Interludes from Britten’s dark and disturbing opera Peter Grimes. The dynamic young Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot played a memorable performance of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with us in early 2020. Here he returns to play another romantic masterwork, the Violin Concerto No. 3 by Saint-Saëns.

We close with the Symphony No. 2

by Brahms—the brightest and most optimistic of his symphonies.

Peter Grimes, was Britten’s second opera. He extracted the orchestral Sea Interludes heard here as the opera was being prepared for its premiere.

Benjamin Britten

Born: November 22, 1913, Lowestoft, United Kingdom.

Died: December 4, 1976, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom.

Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes,” Op. 33a Composed: 1944-45.

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Premiere: The opera Peter Grimes opened on June 7, 1945 in London.

Britten directed the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the premiere of the Sea Interludes less than a week later, on June 13, 1945 at the Cheltenham Music Festival.

Previous MSO Performances: 1970 and 1995.

Duration: 16:00.

“In ceaseless motion comes and goes the tide. Flowing, it fills the channel broad and wide. Then back to sea with strong majestic sweep, it rolls in ebb yet terrible and deep.”

— Peter Grimes, close of Act III (after George Crabbe) Background

Britten has often been cited as the first really great English opera composer since Henry Purcell in the late 17th century.

His dark, psychological study of the fisherman Peter Grimes is one of his finest works.

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Peter Grimes, Britten’s first full-length opera, was partly a product of the years he spent in America during World War II. While browsing in a Los Angeles bookstore in 1941, Britten came across a copy of The Borough by the English pastor and poet George Crabbe (1754-1832). Britten was attracted by this picture of hard life in an English fishing village, and particularly drawn to the tragic story of Peter Grimes. Britten and librettist Montagu Slater expanded this story into an opera for a commission by the Koussevitsky Foundation, and he completed Peter Grimes in 1945. Since its 1945 premiere, Peter Grimes has been recognized as one of Britten’s best works, and it has remained a part of the standard operatic repertory.

The title character is a bitter, reclusive fisherman who lives near The Borough. The villagers suspect that Grimes may have been responsible for the death of his apprentice, mistrust that only increases Grimes’s isolation.

A sympathetic widow, Ellen, and a retired sailor named Balstrode try to help him, but he rebuffs Balstrode’s friendship and ultimately refuses Ellen’s love. When a second apprentice dies under suspicious circumstances, the villagers become a mob, howling for Grimes’s blood.

In what is certainly one of the most effective “mad scenes” ever written, Grimes descends into insanity as the angry crowd approaches. In the end, Ellen and Balstrode help Grimes set sail, and he sinks his boat far out at sea. The closing words of the opera (given above) are sung by the inhabitants of The madisonsymphony.org

Borough on the morning after Grime’s suicide, as they continue life as if nothing had happened.

It is often said about Britten’s opera Peter Grimes that the chorus is one of the single most important “characters” in the drama. Much the same might be said about the sea, which provides a constantly-changing background for the entire story, and, in the end, it is means of Grimes’s suicide. In describing his opera, Britten wrote: “For most of my life, I have lived closely in touch with the sea. My parents’ house in Lowestoft directly faced the sea, and my life as a child was coloured by the fierce storms that sometimes drove ships on to our coast and ate away whole stretches of neighbouring cliffs.

In writing Peter Grimes, I wanted to express my awareness of the perpetual struggle of men and women whose livelihood depends on the sea...”

What You’ll Hear

There is a long tradition of depicting the sea in musical works. Britten’s Sea Interludes captures the sea in four remarkably different moods.

There are six brief orchestral interludes in Peter Grimes, one at the beginning of each act, and one between the two scenes of each act. In Sea Interludes, Britten created a concert suite from four of these passages. Dawn originally appeared after the opera’s Prologue and before Act I, and paints a picture of the seashore at sunrise. You can hear the swirl of

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waves in the woodwinds, and low brass chords evoke the hidden depths of the sea. Near the end, one great wave washes the shore before the sea calms again. In Sunday Morning, from the beginning of Act II, the villagers are entering church. Horn chords play the part of church bells, but a chattering disquiet overlays what should be a tranquil scene. Alternating with the bell music is a more lyrical melody, which will be sung by Ellen as the curtain rises (“Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight…”). Moonlight sets the stage for Act III. Britten’s moonlight glitters briefly on the sea, but the reigning mood of this section is brooding and lonely.

The last of the Sea Interludes, Storm, is drawn from the middle of Act I. Gale-force winds are pictured by brass, in violent competition with the strings. The tempest Britten has in mind seems not only to be a storm at sea, but also the storm in the mind and soul of Grimes.

One of the balances that many 19th-century composers tried to strike was to compose solo works that had the virtuoso thrills demanded by audiences and which also had real musical substance. This fine concerto by Saint-Saëns is one of the works that manages to do both!

Camille Saint-Saëns

Born: October 9, 1835, Paris, France.

Died: December 16, 1921, Algiers, Algeria.

Concerto No. 3 in B minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61

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Composed: 1880.

Premiere: It is dedicated to Pablo de Sarasate, who was the soloist in the premiere in Paris, on January 2, 1881.

Previous MSO Performances: 1927 (Gilbert Ross) and 1996 (Hilary Hahn).

Duration: 29:00.

Background

Saint-Saëns had a long association with the Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), and this concerto is the most important of the works that came out of their friendship.

The third violin concerto by SaintSaëns is tied to his long friendship and working relationship with one of the 19th century’s greatest violin virtuosos, Pablo de Sarasate.

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the trivial nature of much of the virtuoso music he was called upon to play, and met with Saint-Saëns to ask for a more weighty work. In his memoir, Saint-Saëns recalled this first meeting: “Flattered and charmed to the highest degree, I promised I would, and kept my word with the Concerto in A Major.” This work, composed in 1859 and published as the Violin Concerto No.1, was never a great success, and is only rarely heard today. However, in 1863 Saint-Saëns composed a second work for his young friend, the Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. This lightweight, Spanish-flavored showpiece became of the mainstays of the 19th-century violin repertoire, and was performed countless times by Sarasate and other soloists. Their friendship continued as both Sarasate and Saint-Saëns matured, and some 17 years later, Saint-Saëns wrote his Violin Concerto No. 3 for his friend. Unlike his early works for Sarasate, this concerto is the work of a master composer at the peak of his form, and one who knew how to exploit all of the violin’s capabilities. Saint-Saëns tells of many pleasant “musical evenings” spent at his home with Sarasate, and this experience was put to good use in the Concerto No.3.

What You’ll Hear

The concerto is in three movements: • An opening movement, featuring the violin throughout, develops two contrasting themes.

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form of a barcarolle, a gently rocking song in 6/8.

• A third movement beginning with a dramatic introduction, and continues as a rondo, dominated by a fiery main theme.

During the course of the opening movement (Allegro non troppo) Saint-Saëns was able to use the whole expressive and tonal range of the violin. The movement opens with an energetic and passionate theme, stated in the lowest range of the violin, and set above quiet string tremolos.

There is a transitional passage featuring spectacular double and triple stops from the soloist and a restatement of the opening theme by full orchestra. The soloist then introduces the second main theme, a lovely major-key melody marked “sweetly expressive.”

The development focuses on the opening theme, now overlaid with ornamentation from the violin. The short recapitulation begins with the second theme, and closes with a reference to the first theme, played as the violin rises to stratospheric heights above the orchestra.

The second movement (Andantino quasi allegretto) is a dramatic contrast to the first. Its opening theme is a lilting barcarolle-style melody, sung by the violin above sparsely-scored woodwinds, who echo the violin’s phrases. The contrasting middle section is also led by the violin. After restatement of the opening theme, the movement ends with a wonderful

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passage in which Saint-Saëns displayed both his knowledge of the violin and his mastery of orchestration. Here, the violin outlines a series of harmonies in its highest register, set against a clarinet playing at the very bottom of its register, some three octaves lower. In this ethereal atmosphere, the oboe closes the movement with a final statement of the barcarolle.

The closing movement begins with an agitated introduction (Molto moderato e maestoso), a dialogue between the soloist and orchestra.

The tempo quickens for the main body of the movement (Allegro non troppo), which is constructed as a rondo, its reoccurring main theme containing two contrasting ideas: a brilliant theme outlined by the violin, which dominates the entire movement, and a more subdued transition. The first contrasting section is a much more lyrical idea, sung again by the soloist. The central passage is a chorale melody introduced by muted strings and later picked up by the violin. This chorale melody also reappears, now fleshed out by the brass, in a substantial coda filled with virtuoso fireworks.

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write a symphony. The second is much more relaxed and upbeat, the work of a composer who had proven himself.

Johannes Brahms Born: May 7, 1833, Hamburg, Germany.

Died: April 3, 1897, Vienna, Austria.

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 Composed: Summer 1877.

Premiere: December 30, 1877 by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Hans Richter.

Previous MSO Performances: 1943, 1956, 1965, 1978, 1987, 1997, and 2009.

Duration: 42:00.

Background

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and the natural beauty clearly seem to come through in the symphony’s bright music.

Brahms finished his second symphony directly on the heels of his first, but the two symphonies evoke very different moods. The first symphony was the result of almost two decades of sometimes agonizing composition and recomposition, while the second was the work of a single summer holiday spent at his favorite summer retreat, the lakeside resort town of Pörtschach in southern Austria. The Symphony No. 2, was of a much happier and lighter nature than the Symphony No.1, and it was an immediate success.

The decade of the 1870s was a generally happy and productive period in Brahms’s life. After the premiere of his German Requiem in 1868, his international reputation was secure, and honors, commissions, and job offers came in an everincreasing stream. The completion of his Symphony No. 1 in 1876 marked the end of a long self-imposed apprenticeship in symphonic writing—a period of intense study and self-criticism that had produced works such as his two orchestral serenades, his first piano concerto, and the Variations on a Theme by Haydn. In some sense, the happy nature of the Symphony No. 2 must have reflected Brahms’s own happiness over the end of this intensely self-critical period.

It is occasionally referred to as his “Pastoral” symphony: according to his own accounts, Brahms composed it as a reaction to the beauty of the countryside surrounding Pörtschach.

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What You’ll Hear

It is in four movements: • An opening movement that spins all of its material from the music heard in the opening bars...including a second theme you are sure to recognize!

• A slow movement that works with four distinct musical ideas.

• A scherzo-style movement linked together by a Haydnesque country dance.

• A large finale that develops two contrasting ideas before ending with a formidable coda.

The opening movement (Allegro non troppo) of the Symphony No. 2 is quiet and peaceful, a horn and woodwind melody above hushed cellos and basses. The importance of this introduction goes beyond setting a mood, however—the motives of this opening passage are the basis for all of the melodic material of the movement. This quiet opening section gives way to a flowing melody played by the violins. After a transitional section, the cellos and violas play a lovely cantabile melody that is probably Brahms’s most familiar orchestral theme. The development is dense and contrapuntal, building in intensity until a dissonant proclamation from the trombones begins a long passage of harmonic

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tension. The recapitulation brings back all of the opening material and is rounded off with beautifully lyrical horn solo. The coda ends with a gentle parody of a Viennese waltz.

Beneath the calm surface of the second movement (Adagio non troppo) lies one of Brahms’s most complex and original forms. Brahms bases this movement upon four distinct groups of melodic material and an exceedingly complicated harmonic plan. The opening theme, stated by the cellos, sounds simple enough, but is notated in such a way that it is offset from the barlines.

(This may not be apparent to the listener, but sets up an underlying rhythmic tension.) A contrasting episode in 12/8 is set in syncopation above a background of pizzicato strings. Another 12/8 theme, first in the violins, and then in woodwinds and solo horn, is more placid, but no less complex. A forceful passage from the full orchestra introduces new material, based on the opening theme, and the movement comes to an understated conclusion.

The third movement (Allegretto grazioso) begins with a brief Ländler, an echo of Austrian country dances that sounds like a tribute to Haydn.

Brahms then gives a nod to Beethoven in the scherzo that follows. The Ländler returns again, but is quickly overshadowed by more forceful minor-key music. Again, the texture lightens, now for a fast-paced new episode. The movement closes with a densely contrapuntal passage that fades away after a sustained chord from the strings.

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The finale (Allegro con spirito) opens quietly, with a subdued theme stated in the strings and answered by the bassoon. This theme is subtly related to the main theme of the opening movement, tying the entire symphony together.

This hushed opening gives no hint of what is to follow: a forceful transition section that develops this opening theme. A brief clarinet flourish leads into the second theme, a broad syncopated melody stated by the strings. Near the end of the development section, the

storm is broken by a brief tranquillo episode that blends elements of the two main themes. The recapitulation is cut short by the trombones, with a dissonant statement of the second theme’s syncopated rhythm. The movement concludes with a long and powerful coda.

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Patricia M. King Fran Kittell Jerrine Kjentvet James Kleeman James Klein & Mary Knapp Daniel Knepper Laurie & Gus Knitt Michael J. Komar Marian Korth & Mim Jacobson Kevin & Theresa Kovach Robert & Lynne Krainer Christine Kramschuster Mark Kremer Catherine Krier Jeffrey & Marisa Krosschell Shirley Krsinich Pauline Kuelbs Polly & Jim Kuelbs Kathleen K. & Richard R. Kuhnen Merilyn Kupferberg Pierre & Laurie La Plante Ann Lacy John & Marie LaFontaine Paul Lambert & Anne Griep William Lane Robert Lang Mary & Steve Langlie Jim Larkee Jerome Lawler Richard & Lynn Leazer Edward Lee Steven & Sarabeth Lemoine Ann Leon Sally Leong Madelyn Leopold Roger & Sherry Lepage Gary E. Lewis Michael Lietke Patrick Litscher Judith A. Louer Richard & Judy Loveless Doug & Mary Loving Kara Luedtke Kathy Luker Mary Ellen MacDonald Ronald & Carol Mach Rick & Diane Mackie Frank & Nancy Maersch Garrick & Susan Maine Joe Manes Richard Margolis John Marhoefer & Mary Beth Schlagheck Barbara C. Martin Ruth & Bob Martin Edward Matkom

Carol McCarthy Gordon & Janet McChesney Kathleen McElroy & David Newby Lynn & Bob McFadyen Barbara McFarland Paul & Jane McGann Ted McGinnis Julie McGivern & Tom Smith James & Elaine McNeil Kate Meagher Lori J. Merriam Janet E. Mertz & Jonathan M. Kane Kathleen & Richard Miller Linda Miller Margaret & Paul Miller Regina Millner Michael Mills Linda Mintener & Bob Jones Rolf & Judith Mjaanes Wendy Moeller Kim Moreland Jennifer Morgan Judith & Paul Moriarty Jessica & Ashley Morrison Terry Morrison Gary & Carol Moseson Ann & David Moyer Bruce Muckerheide & Robert Olson David P. & Karen Murphy Karen & Craig Myers Raymond Nashold John & Carol Naughton Charles & Terri Neider Lana Nenide Agate Nesaule Jeff Nickols Mary Lou Nord Andrew Nowlan Darlene M. Olson Richard & Marcia Olson Richard & Mary Ann Olson Bonnie Orvick Jim Ostrander Jessica & Grzegorz Pac William & Melissa Papineau Barbara Park Zaia Parker James & Barbara Patch Mitchell L. Patton Phillip & Karen Paulson John Pearson & David Dodd Elizabeth Perry Barbara Peterman Erin Peters Ernest J. Peterson

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David & Molly Petroff Roger & Linda Pettersen Shaili Pfeiffer Larry & Jan Phelps Russell & Marveen Phelps Rex Piercy & Lee Johnsen Margaret Planner & James Curtis Brian & Jackie Podolski Ann Pollock & James Coors Tom Popp Virginia Porter & Ronald Niece Steve & Robin Potter Sue Poullette Sarah Pozdell Barbara & Michael Pratzel Nancy Priegel Paula Primm Thomas & Janet Pugh Ross Radel Donald & Roz Rahn Bryan Rainey Jason & Sarah Rasmusen Loren & Margaret Rathert Sherry Reames Mary Ann Rehberg Dr. Luke & Michelle Rehrauer Bill & Joan Richner Claire M. Rider Kirsten Rindfleisch Eric Ristau Cathy River Kathleen Roberg Sarah Robertson David & Jane Rockwell John Rose & Brian Beaber Howard & Mirriam Rosen Fred & Mary Ross Michael Ross & Kirsten Fruit Karen & Harry Roth Carol Rounds Robert & Nancy Rudd Janet Ruszala-Coughlin & Tim Coughlin Dean Ryerson Carol Ryff Steven & Lennie Saffian Matt & Linda Sanders Ruth M. Sanderson Bela & Ruth Sandor Ann & Dennis Saye Nan & Bob Schaefer Dennis & Janice Schattschneider Iva Hillegas Schatz Jeffrey & Gail Schauer John & Susan Schauf Dale Schmidt

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Phillip Schneider Beverly Schrag Dorothy I. Schroeder David & Gail Schultz Jim & Deb Schultz Leah Schultz & Zachary Larson Brenda & David Scidmore Ann & Gary Scott Linda Seaquist Vicki Semo Scharfman Bassam Shakhashiri Jacqui & John Shanda Sandy Shepherd Daryl Sherman Jackson Short Carolin Showers Thomas & Myrt Sieger Daniel & Cheryl Siehr LeeAnn Sinclair Rochelle Sincox J.R. & Patricia Smart Wendy Smiley Matney Derrick & Carrie Smith Robert & Suzanne Smith Latisha Smith-Chase Harvey & Judith Sokolow Steve Somerson & Helena Tsotsis Chris & Ron Sorkness Sarah Spaulding Alice Spencer Kenneth Spielman Mary Spike Gary & Jackie Splitter Rex & Alla Sprietsma Dennis & Barb Spurlin 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 Dewitt & Julia Strong Mary & Robert Stroud Marta & Jeffery Stumbras David & Shirley Susan Jerry & Georgie Suttin Janet S. Swain Ross Swaney Donald & Judith Taylor

Cheri Teal Howard & Elizabeth Teeter Rayla Temin Deborah Tetzlaff Gerald & Priscilla Thain Gary & Louise Thompson Stephen Thompson Karin & Douglas Thurlow Karen & Russell Tomar Scott Torgeson Dan & Char Tortorice Pamela & Tom Truesdell Anna Trull & John Stofflet Colleen & Tim Tucker Thomas Tuttle Fred & Gail Tyszka Nancy Van Brunt Rob & Beth Van den Burg Duane & Jamie Vandermause Doris J. Van Houten John & Shelly Van Note Kurt & Nicole Van Tiem Juan & Jennifer Vargas John & Bonnie Verberkmoes Elena Vetrina & Wallace Sherlock Jeanne & Frank Vitale Jane & Sarah Voichick David & Stephanie VonBehren Liz Vowles Greg L. Wagner Marty Wallace Sarah Wangler & Sean Kuhl John & Janine Wardale Linda K. Warren Jeremy & Sarah Watt Morris & Carolyn Waxler Janice Weatherhogg Heidi Weber 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 Joan Wiberg Steven & Ellen Wickland Joan Wiersma Eric & Margaret Wilcots Royce Williams & Judith Siegfried Bambi Wilson Scott & Donna Wilson

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Bill & Jackie Wineke Rick Wirch Meg Wise & David Tenenbaum Scott & Jane Wismans John & Mary Witte Brad Wolbert Eric Wolf Marjorie Wood & Thomas Bernthal Matthew Woodard John & Nancy Woods Charlotte Woolf Marcia Wright David Wuestenberg Dick & Katie Yde Keith & Natalie Yelinek

John Young & Gail Snowden Tim & Barbara Zander William & Beverly Zarnstorff Ronald Zerofsky Debra Zillmer & Daniel Leaver Joan N. Zingale Sarah & Jeffrey Zutz 54 Anonymous Friends We also thank 106 donors for their contributions of $1 to $49.

Luther Memorial Church presents

2023: A CENTENNIAL SEASON OF MUSIC MUSIC AT MIDDAY WEDNESDAYS AT NOON A 50-year tradition, Luther Memorial presents weekly recitals during the academic year featuring Director of Music Andrew Schaeffer, UW music students and community musicians.

UW CONCERT & TREBLE CHOIRS FRIDAY, MAY 5 | 7:30 pm Luther Memorial is proud to host UW choirs for their spring concert.

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offerings help attract the best university faculty andmusic innovative startup companies Early experiences can foster a person’s lifetime to our Wemusic. have included the lovecommunity. of classical My planned gift will support the MSO’s educational such as the Young Madison Symphony Orchestrainitiatives, in People’s Concerts, which provide children with an our wills because we want exciting introduction to the symphony orchestra. future generations to

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You can help preserve the MSO’s legacy of great music for future generations by For more information about the Stradivarius Society or to plan your gift to the MSO, including the Symphony in your estate plans. Call (608) 257-3734 to learn more. contact Robin Garcia at 257-3734 or rgarcia@madisonsymphony.org.

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

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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 Sheila Read Gordon & Janet Renschler Joy & David Rice

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

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

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

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CORPORATE PARTNERS MAKE MUSIC (NO AUDITION REQUIRED!)

Each season, Madison-area businesses help the Madison Symphony Orchestra share live, classical music with over 60,000 people annually by providing generous financial support for our concerts and Education & Community Engagement Programs.

Are you a business leader who values having high quality arts and culture in our community? Through a partnership with the MSO, your business can help to keep our community a unique and vibrant cultural, intellectual and creative hub, while raising your profile among a distinctive audience.

The MSO is pleased to offer recognition and entertainment benefits to our business donors. Visit madisonsymphony.org/corporategiving to learn more.

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Now you can stream more of your favorite PBS shows including Great Performances, Masterpiece, NOVA, Nature, Ken Burns documentaries and many more — online and in the PBS App with PBS Wisconsin Passport.

Learn how to sign up or activate your membership at pbswisconsin.org/passport.

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 March 27, 2023.

$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 The Evjue Foundation, Inc. Fiore Companies, Inc. John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, Inc. Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Nimick Forbesway Foundation Walter A. and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Unitrust An Anonymous Friend

$10,000–$14,999

Boardman Clark Law Firm John J. Frautschi Family Foundation

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Madison Community Foundation Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc. Marriott Daughters Foundation PBS Wisconsin University Research Park West Bend Mutual Insurance Company Wisconsin Arts Board, with additional funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts

$5,000–$9,999

American Girl’s Fund for Children, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation Bishops Bay Country Club 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 M3 Insurance 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.

Wisconsin Public Radio Woodman’s Food Markets

$2,500–$4,999

AE Business Solutions 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 West Bend Community Foundation's West Bend Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Fund 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 Iltis Family Fund Laffey, Sebranek, Auby & Ristau, S.C. Madison Arts Commission Neider & Boucher, S.C.

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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 Music Family Charitable Fund Herb Kohl Charities Holy Wisdom Monastery Integral LLC 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 Target Corporation TMH Masonry, LLC 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, 20222023 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.

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Marcia Hadjimarkos Clavichord Concert

Sat. · April 15, 2023 · 2:00 PM at Token Creek Festival Barn

Michael Mizrahi Sat. · May 13, 2023 · 7:30 PM at Farley’s House of Pianos Programs at SalonPianoSeries.org

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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 Judy Ashford 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 Anne & Robert Bolz Marian & Jack Bolz Ernest & Louise Borden Daniel & Stacey Bormann Carl & Judy Bowser Patricia Brady & Robert Smith Nathan Brand Frank & Pat Burgess Jim & Cathie Burgess Mary P. Burke Capital Newspapers Capitol Lakes Thomas & Martha Carter

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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 William & Alexandra Dove 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 Marie & Hap Johnson Peter & Ellen Johnson Rosemary B. Johnson Stan & Nancy 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

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Charles & Patricia Kincaid Joan Klaski & Stephen Malpezzi James & Andrea Klauck Robert & Judy Knapp 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 Gary E. Lewis Ronald L. & Jean L. Lewis Robert Lightfoot Laura Love Linden 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 Hal & Christy Mayer Oscar G. & Geraldine 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

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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 Dr. Joy K. Rice Thomas & Martha Romberg Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser Dan Rottier & Frankie Kirk Rottier Patrick M. Ryan Harry Sage Douglas Schewe Stephen & Marianne Schlecht Richard & 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.

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

In honor of Jean Alderman Ian Alderman In honor of Barbara Berven Gary E. Lewis Barbara Peterman In honor of Evie Dale Sue Chapman In honor of Marc Fink William & Alexandra Dove In honor of Kitty Moore Doug Waterman In honor of Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Randall & Pamela Clouse In honor of Judith Topitzes Marilyn Ebben William & Jill Emmons Karen & Harry Roth 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 Ellen Burmeister Kathryn & Jeffry Erickson Johanna Fabke Lona George Tyrone & Janet Greive Nicole Hallada Jeffrey Hamm Samuel C. Hutchison 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

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Charlotte Woolf In memory of Barbara DeMain Emy Andrew In memory of Warren Downs Ruth Downs In memory of Jean Taylor Erickson Mary Berryman Agard Kathryn Bartling Terri Deist Sheila & Ron Endres Michael George & Susan Gardels Lona George Joan Gilbertson Susan Gruber Lisa Grueneberg Michael & Bernice Hirsch Teresa & Joshua Hyman Judy Karofsky Marian Korth & Mim Jacobson Karen Johnston Allan, Sandra & Jeremy Levin Roe Parker & Deborah Firkins Margaret Planner & James Curtis Dale Schmidt Donald & Judith Taylor Karin & Douglas Thurlow TMH Masonry, LLC Steven & Krista Tweed Jeanne & Frank Vitale Mary & Warren Willauer Henry Zander In memory of Celia Fine Caroline & Mike Gilbert In memory of Andrew Fondrk, Sr. Vicki & Drew Fondrk In memory of Carl Gulbrandson Elaine & Nicholas Mischler In memory of Richard W. Hahn Marilyn Hahn In memory of Marika Fischer Hoyt Elizabeth Perry In memory of John Kjentvet Mike Allsen Deb & Scott Anderson Sarah & Scott Bentley

Matthew Clayton & Elizabeth Odders-White Timothy Dybevik Dan & Mary Fose Michael & Carey Fose Michael George & Susan Gardels Timothy Harms & Diane Daria-Harms Ann & Peter Herb Jerrine Kjentvet Christine Kramschuster Robert Matthews Casey & Eric Oelkers David & Molly Petroff Emily & Brian Propst Janey Reichl & Will Rietveld Sarah Robertson David & Jane Rockwell Lisa Schuebel Leah Schultz Jacqui & John Shanda Duane & Jamie Vandermause Sharon Voelz David & Stephanie VonBehren Heidi Weber Carolyn White Joan Wiberg One Anonymous Friend In memory of Renate Madsen Marian & Jack Bolz In memory of Michael McKenna Kristine Andrews In memory of Mary Mohs Emy Andrew 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 Hiram Pearcy Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn In memory of Susan Derse Phillips The Baranko Family Norm & Barbara Berven Sara & Toby Campbell Philip Caravello

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Bob & Paula Dinndorf Bill & Ellen Dupuy Euchre Group Friends Janna Frank Julie Hagen Carol Hutchison Arlyn Lulewicz Madison Community Foundation Joe Manes Lynn & Bob McFadyen Carla Moore Robert A. Reed Michael Ross & Kirsten Fruit James & Carol Ruhly Jim & Deb Schultz Joe Vande Slunt Janice Weatherhogg John & Mary Witte Three Anonymous Friends In memory of Elizabeth J. Pope Kara Luedtke In memory of Gordon Renschler Marilyn Ebben In memory of George Reuhl Peter & Marcia Brenner Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Richard Searer & Cathi Wiebrecht-Searer United Way of Dane County

In memory of Kenneth Riggs Chuck & Shirley Stathas

In memory of Luis Sequeira Marta & Jeffery Stumbras

In memory of Velma Ritcherson Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

In memory of Charles Snowdon Patricia Bernhardt Marian & Jack Bolz Catherine Buege Marilyn Ebben Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Darko & Judy Kalan Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Linda & Michael Lovejoy Peter & Leslie Overton

In memory of Margaret Schroeder Emy Andrew Norm & Barbara Berven Samuel C. Hutchison In memory of Mary Schroeder Fred & Carol Appleton Janis Arnovich Dee Baldock Judy Courtney Marilyn Ebben Jim & Lee Huffer Nona Hill & Clark Johnson Patricia M. King Cheryl & Thomas Kuster Linda & Michael Lovejoy Margaret & Paul Miller Karen & Craig Myers James & Barbara Patch Barbara & Michael Pratzel Nancy Priegel Cathy River Alice Spencer Chuck & Shirley Stathas Gordon & Karen Tuffli Jerome & Karen Wallander

In memory of Gerald Spade Paul Berge & Patricia Sweeney In memory of Rita D. Stofflet Anna Trull & John Stofflet In memory of Kristina Cuthbert Stuart Todd Stuart In memory of Patricia Davey Struck Larry Bechler In memory of Sherri Talbert Jessica Talbert In memory of Dr. Roy & Louise Yeazel Samuel C. Hutchison

The Madison Symphony Orchestra League (MSOL) is committed to supporting the artistic, educational and financial goals of the Madison Symphony Orchestra. MSOL member activities include: • Fun, creative fundraising events • Youth and community outreach • Fellowship, bridge, music and more!

Members receive invitations to parties, luncheons and concert previews, and opportunities to volunteer. Love the Symphony?

Join the League! Memberships begin at $35.

MSOL operates as part of Madison Symphony Orchestra Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Memberships are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Learn more at madisonsymphony.org/msol | 608-257-3734 222 W Washington Ave Suite 460 Madison, WI 53703

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Perfect music. Imperfect humans.

BY W.A. MOZART

APRIL 28 & 30, 2023 OVERTURE HALL In 1786, Mozart revolutionized opera. Taking Beaumarchais’ play about servants and nobility – so incendiary that it was banned in Vienna – Mozart composed an opera that is both funny and moving, creating a sublime masterpiece.

One of the greatest operas ever written, Figaro is ever-young, ever-wise, and ever-transcendent. Don’t miss it.

Sung in Italian with projected English translations | 608.258.4141 | madisonopera.org/Figaro

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 23/24 Symphony season will be available later this month!

Preview the season ad in this book on pp2-3, and visit madisonsymphony.org/23-24 for the latest information.

Subscriptions for our 23/24 Organ season will be available in May. Visit madisonsymphony.org/ organ for the latest.

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.

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• 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.

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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 Douglas Reuhl Treasurer Elliott Abramson Member-at-large Paul Norman Member-at-large Jacqueline Rodman Member-at-large Elaine Mischler Immediate Past President

DIRECTORS

Carla Alvarado Brian Anderson Ruben Anthony, Jr. Jeffrey Bauer Darrell Behnke Ellsworth Brown Janet Cabot Martha Casey Jessica Cavazos Bryan Chan 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

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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, First Lady of the State of Wisconsin Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive

DIRECTORS EMERITUS

Helen Bakke Wallace Douma Perry Henderson Fred Mohs Stephen Morton Beverly Simone John Wiley

EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS

Elliott Abramson Robert Lemanske Elaine Mischler Douglas Reuhl Jacqueline Rodman Lynn Stathas Nancy Young

EX OFFICIO ADVISORS Josh Biere Mark Bridges Susan Cook William Nelson

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

2022 | 2023 SEASON

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 Concert on the Green 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

Ellen Larson David Parminter Rhonda Rushing Eileen Smith William Steffenhagen Teri Venker

ADVISORS

EX OFFICIO

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 Beth Bauer Barbara Berven Ellsworth Brown Janet Cabot Quinn Christensen Eric Frailing Mary Ann Harr Grinde *denotes a deceased member

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ADVISORS

Diane Ballweg Marian Bolz John Gauder Terry Haller Gary Lewis Elaine Mischler Vicki Nonn Reynold Peterson Anders Yocom Greg Zelek Organ Curator

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC.

ADMINISTRATION

Robert Reed Executive Director Ann Bowen General Manager Alexis Carreon Office & Personnel Manager Jennifer Goldberg Orchestra Librarian Lisa Kjentvet Director of Education & Community Engagement Katelyn Hanvey 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

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Madison Youth Choirs.................................................................. 66

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Godfrey & Khan, S.C..................................................................... 58

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Luther Memorial Church.............................................................. 42

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The Madison Concourse Hotel .................................................... 8

SupraNet Communications, Inc.................................................. 64

Madison Magazine....................................................................... 60

Wisconsin Public Radio................................................................ 59

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Mozart’s Chamber Music APRIL 22 & 23, 2023

Trio in Eb major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt” Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 with Eric Hoeprich–CLARINET Kangwon Kim & Leanne Kelso–VIOLINS Micah Behr–VIOLA, James Waldo–CELLO Trevor Stephenson–FORTEPIANO

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Save the Dates: 23/24 Overture Concert Organ Season Friday, October 6, 2023 Greg Zelek with Latin American quartet in a bilingual concert of Hispanic music Saturday, November 11, 2023 Ken Cowan, Organist

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Chelsea Chen, Organist Friday, April 19, 2024 Greg Zelek with the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble, Scott Teeple, Director

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