23/24 New Season Brochure

Where music comes

Dear friends of the Madison Symphony,

The unveiling of a new season is always a special time for me, and it being my 30th anniversary as music director of our incredible orchestra makes it all the more special. To have a chance to watch and guide the orchestra over these years into the amazing ensemble it has become has brought me great joy.

As an American born musician, educated in the US and whose career has been predominantly in this country, I wanted to begin the season with an all-American program. There are, of course, favorite pieces of mine scattered throughout the season like Copland’s Appalachian Spring , Schumann’s Piano Concerto , Mahler’s fifth symphony, and the Verdi Requiem , alongside gems including Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony , Revueltas’ The Night of the Maya , and Jennifer Higdon’s Loco . I’m also very pleased to present conductor Kyle Knox in his Madison Symphony subscription concert debut. As always, we have a stunning array of guest artists including the return of Naha Greenholtz, Jonathan Biss, Joyce Yang, and Steven Isserlis, as well as debuts by Terrence Wilson and Rachid Bernal. With Cinco de Mayo falling on the same weekend as our final subscription concerts, I was inspired to do a concert featuring Spanish and Mexican composers and artists, including the first time a mariachi group, Mariachi Los Camperos, has appeared with our orchestra.

Our soloists for Christmas feature last summer’s Opera in the Park sensation tenor Limmie Pulliam and the gorgeous voice of soprano Evelyn Saavedra.

As you look through the brochure you will find some innovative approaches to our subscription concerts reaching out to our diverse community, welcoming everyone to experience great music live in the acoustical splendor of Overture Hall. And you even get to choose one of the main pieces we will perform during the season. So please come celebrate this 30-year milestone with me throughout the year, either as a subscriber or a single ticket buyer, and you’ll be part of the excitement one feels with the orchestra that just continues to grow with every concert you attend. Personally, I want to thank you for your support for me as well as the orchestra over the years. Your energy as an audience absolutely inspires our performances and helps us celebrate together the power and sustenance that great music brings to each and every one of us.

– John DeMain, Music Director

“Kudos to John DeMain for his leadership and brilliance in guiding the orchestra to such an extraordinarily high level of excellence.”

– MSO PATRON

to life for everyone

Celebrate together!

Be a part of our 23/24 season celebrating 30 years of John DeMain’s artistic leadership of your Madison Symphony Orchestra. You’ll experience surprises and delights, the thrill of new discoveries, and emotions. Explore the new season here and on our website. Use the order form in our brochure to subscribe by mail, or renew your subscription online: madisonsymphony.org/23-24 .

Don’t miss a beat of this season our beloved Maestro has created for you. Subscribe before single tickets go on sale August 19, 2023 to reserve your seats for the entire season. We’re here to help. Please reach out to us for assistance with your subscription. Visit madisonsymphony.org or call (608) 257–3734

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If a conflict comes up, you can exchange your tickets for a different MSO 23/24 subscription performance before the Thursday of each concert weekend, for the concert you cannot attend (there is no fee for exchanges at the Overture Center Box Office).

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Enjoy reserved parking at the Dane County Parking Ramp, two blocks from Overture Hall, for $5 per concert (separate from Leadership Donor Parking). Note that there is no elevator in this ramp. See page 19 for details.

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It begins with the August arrival of your Subscriber Welcome Kit, filled with tickets and a wealth of information. Call (608) 257-3734, or email info@madisonsymphony.org for assistance, or see us at our courtesy table in the Overture Hall lobby before all concerts. We want to ensure you have the best possible concert experience!

Save 10% on Extra Single Tickets

Single tickets for all subscription concerts are available exclusively to subscribers at a 10% discount starting with Subscriber Courtesy Days, August 16–18, 2023, before they go on sale to the general public on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. As a subscriber, you have access to this benefit for the entire season! Single tickets may be purchased through the Overture Center Box Office at 201 State Street, by calling the Box Office at (608) 258-4141, or online at madisonsymphony.org.

Advance Tickets for MSO at the Movies

Reserve tickets for you, your family or as many friends as you like before single tickets go on sale to the general public on August 19, 2023!

JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor TERRENCE WILSON, Piano

september

22 FRI 7:30 PM

23 SAT 8:00 PM

24 SUN 2:30 PM

American Rhapsody

Copland | Gershwin | Adams | Hanson

“John DeMain. I marvel at John’s knowledge of the music and his amazing energy on the podium. What a Madison treasure. We are so blessed to have John in our midst.”

– MSO PATRON

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Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring

George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue

John Adams, The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra

This all-American concert features four composers whose music I’ve so enjoyed both conducting and listening to over the years. Copland’s Appalachian Spring is such a beloved work and distinctly American in character. Rhapsody in Blue is a piece I performed with orchestras years ago and is a perennial favorite. The Chairman Dances was a prequel to John Adams’ opera, Nixon in China , of which I had the privilege to conduct the world premiere performance. Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2 (Romantic) is way overdue for the MSO and our audiences to experience. In fact, I have received many requests to perform this work of great beauty and passion. And, of course, you won’t want to miss the MSO debut of the sensational pianist Terrence Wilson.

Howard Hanson, Symphony No. 2, Op. 30

“Romantic”

– John DeMain, Music Director

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Marvin J. Levy

“The pianist [Terrence Wilson] is in command from the start, setting the tone and the pace and the emotional mood.”

– HARTFORD COURANT

MAJOR SPONSORS: Myrna Larson, Stephen D. Morton, Lake Ridge Bank, Elaine and Nicholas Mischler, Nancy Mohs

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– MSO PATRON

Monumental Moments

Bernstein | Shostakovich | Brahms

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Leonard Bernstein, Three Dance Variations from “Fancy Free”

Dmitri Shostakovich, Concerto No. 1 in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 77(99)

Johannes Brahms, (orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg), Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

october

20 FRI 7:30 PM

21 SAT 8:00 PM

22 SUN 2:30 PM

“I have heard a number of live and recorded orchestra performances led by world-famous conductors. This performance was superb. The conductor [Kyle Knox] was magnificent.”

– MSO PATRON

KYLE KNOX, Conductor NAHA GREENHOLTZ, Violin

We begin with Leonard Bernstein, who was a major influence on Music Director John DeMain’s early life and career. Bernstein had a knack for bringing lighthearted populism into the concert hall. Though written in the late 1940s, Shostakovich’s first concerto makes use of traditional musical forms, including a famous Passacaglia, favored by composers like Bach 200 years earlier. Feared by violinists and loved by audiences, it was a hit from the day it was written and is one of the true masterpieces of the solo violin repertoire. The final work is Brahms’ G minor Piano Quartet , orchestrated by Schoenberg. These will be the MSO’s first ever performances of this remarkable work. Schoenberg took Brahms’ chamber work and transformed it into a kaleidoscope of 20th-century orchestral color, giving virtually every instrument the spotlight.

– Kyle Knox, Associate Conductor

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation

MAJOR SPONSORS: Diane Ballweg, Scott and Janet Cabot, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, University Research Park

“[Naha Greenholtz] was exquisite — her beauty of tone nearly brought me to tears.”

november

17 FRI 7:30 PM

18 SAT 8:00 PM

19 SUN 2:30 PM

Symphony Gems

Mozart | Schumann | Dawson

November brings two great staples of the symphonic repertoire, Mozart’s “Haffner” Symphony in our first performances in over twenty years, and another all-time favorite of mine, Schumann’s Piano Concerto . I am so looking forward to welcoming back the brilliant pianist Jonathan Biss who has a special affinity for this concerto. It is also with great excitement that we will perform William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony for the first time. This work, which was greeted with great acclaim when it was premiered under the baton of Leopold Stokowski in 1934, was all but forgotten until recently, and has been heralded as a masterpiece. Using Negro folk melodies and spirituals as its thematic source, the work is colorfully orchestrated and an absolute delight to listen to. I wanted to perform this work with the orchestra the minute I first heard it and so look forward to sharing it with you.

– John DeMain, Music Director

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Myrna Larson, in memory of James F. Crow

MAJOR SPONSORS: Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc., David and Kato Perlman

“Particularly notable was the imaginative breadth of Biss’s sonic palette, his way of deploying color not merely as a decorative effect but as a narrative and expressive device within the work’s classical frame.”

JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor

JONATHAN

BISS, Piano

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner ”

Robert Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

William Levi Dawson, Negro Folk Symphony

– THE BOSTON GLOBE

1 FRI 7:30 PM

2 SAT 8:00 PM 3 SUN 2:30 PM

A Madison Symphony Christmas

JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor

EVELYN SAAVEDRA, Soprano

LIMMIE PULLIAM, Tenor

MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS, Beverly Taylor, Director

MOUNT ZION GOSPEL CHOIR, Tamera and Leotha Stanley, Directors

MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS, Michael Ross, Artistic Director

Our traditional and beloved Christmas concert returns in all of its aural and visual splendor, with our own Madison Symphony Chorus, The Madison Youth Choirs, and the Mt. Zion Gospel Choir. Joining us will be soprano Evelyn Saavedra, who recently starred in our Voices of Spring organ gala, bringing to us a voice of great beauty and a charming personality as well. Those of you who attended last summer’s Opera in the Park will remember Limmie Pulliam’s show stopping performance of Puccini’s Nessun dorma . This remarkable tenor will join us as well, for a perfect way to start the holiday season.

– John DeMain, Music Director

MAJOR SPONSORS: American Printing, Fiore Companies, Inc., Richard and Pamela Reese, in memory of Maurice and Arlene Reese , An Anonymous Friend, BMO Harris Bank, Peggy and Tom Pyle, Judith and Nick Topitzes

“Such a delightful and wonderful way to initiate the holiday season!”

– MSO PATRON

19 FRI 7:30 PM

20 SAT 8:00 PM

21 SUN 2:30 PM

This month, I not only continue to celebrate my 30th anniversary season, but I celebrate a milestone birthday. I have chosen two desert island favorites of mine for the occasion and invite you to come celebrate with me. Joyce Yang played so wonderfully a few seasons ago, that I wanted to bring her back immediately. She will play one of the great piano concertos of Mozart. Mozart is considered the perfect pairing with Gustav Mahler, so I have done just that.

A Perfect Pair: Mozart & Mahler

JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor JOYCE YANG, Piano music

Mahler’s great fifth symphony, with its famous Adagietto movement extracted for the movie Death in Venic e, is a colossal work for a very large orchestra. The Adagietto movement is scored only for harp and strings and is of exquisite beauty. This will be the MSO’s second performance of this masterwork. Treat yourself to the sonic experience of a Mahler symphony and the sublime perfection of a Mozart piano concerto.

– John DeMain, Music Director

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Myrna Larson

MAJOR SPONSORS: Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc., Fred Mohs, in memory of Mary Mohs , Boardman Clark Law Firm, David and Kato Perlman, Cyrena and Lee Pondrom, Fred A. Wileman

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5

“Her attention to detail and clarity is as impressive as her agility, balance and velocity.”

– WASHINGTON POST

“Ms. Yang’s performance was sensational.”

– MSO PATRON

march

15 FRI 7:30 PM

16 SAT 8:00 PM

17 SUN 2:30 PM

“An extraordinarily moving performance where time, very briefly, seemed to stand still.”

– THE GUARDIAN

JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor STEVEN ISSERLIS, Cello

Favorites of Mine & Your Choice

Beethoven OR Dvořák OR Rimsky-Korsakov?

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Jennifer Higdon, Loco

Dmitri Kabalevsky, Cello Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 77

audience choice

Well, you are about to play a major role in determining the outcome of this concert! I wanted this to be a popular symphonic work, so I chose three works for you to decide on: Beethoven’s Pastorale Symphony , Dvořák’s New World Symphony , and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade I also left a chance for you to write in your own suggestion. It will be fun to see how this turns out. The first half of the concert opens with a fun work titled Loco by Jennifer Higdon, followed by the return of another favorite artist of mine, Steven Isserlis, who has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as one of the world’s foremost cellists. He will perform Kabalevsky’s second cello concerto, a premiere for the MSO. SUBSCRIBE AND VOTE!

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 “Pastorale”

Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 9, Op. 95

“From the New World”

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Op. 35

– John DeMain, Music Director

Every 23/24 season subscriber may vote for one of the Audience Choice candidates or write in a selection of their own! Voting takes place online after subscribing and submissions must be received by Friday, August 11, 2023.

MAJOR SPONSORS: The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club, Madison Magazine, Capitol Lakes, Kay Schwichtenberg and Herman Baumann, Skofronick Family Charitable Trust

Boundless Beauty

april

12 FRI 7:30 PM

13 SAT 8:00 PM

14 SUN 2:30 PM

“ [Verdi’s Requiem] is a great musical fresco that tells of fires and divine wrath and the desolate winds in the aftermath of Armageddon. It talks of humankind, rather than the individual.”

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JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor

MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS, Beverly Taylor, Director

ALEXANDRA LOBIANCO, Soprano

MARGARET GAWRYSIAK, Mezzo-soprano

JONATHAN BURTON, Tenor

KYLE KETELSEN, Baritone

The Verdi Requiem is one of those works that moves you to the very core of your being, combining spine-tingling power with moments of sublime beauty. The Madison Symphony Chorus joins us under the direction of Beverly Taylor, who has a very special love for this piece and will inspire the chorus to great heights. Two very special people who have graced us with their talents over the years, soprano Alexandra LoBianco and bass Kyle Ketelsen join debuting artists tenor Jonathan Burton and mezzosoprano Margaret Gawrysiak (also of last summer’s Opera in the Park) as our soloists. Their glorious voices are alone worth the price of admission. I so love this piece and am so grateful to be able to perform it during my anniversary year.

– John DeMain, Music Director

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Rosemarie and Fred Blancke

MAJOR SPONSORS: BMO Harris Bank, Martha and Charles Casey, Howard Kidd and Margaret Murphy

Giuseppe Verdi, Requiem

“The chorus and the music was absolutely beautiful! I had goose bumps when it began.”

Fiesta Finale

Moncayo | de Falla | Revueltas MSO & Mariachi Los Camperos

“Enormous and energetic talent of this young interpreter [Rachid Bernal], who, with each movement, filled the atmosphere with notes that made each of the attendees reverberate with multiple and pleasant emotions.”

– ROCK 101 ONLINE MEXICO

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José Pablo Moncayo, Huapango

Cinco de Mayo served as an inspirational springboard for this unique concert celebrating both Spanish and Mexican music. The concert opens with José Pablo Moncayo’s Huapango, a lively and joyful tribute to the popular music of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Manuel de Falla’s gorgeously orchestrated Nights in the Gardens of Spain featuring the debut of young Mexican pianist Rachid Bernal will immerse us in Spanish Impressionism. Silvestre Revueltas is one of the giants among Mexican composers, and I am very excited to introduce to you his suite from the movie La Noche de Los Mayas, featuring a multimedia presentation of Mayan art. And finally, a great mariachi ensemble Mariachi Los Camperos will play selections of Mexican songs with the Madison Symphony. A truly unique concert designed to lift your spirits and bring my 30th anniversary celebration to a rousing and joyful finale.

– John DeMain, Music Director

MAJOR SPONSORS: Madison Media Partners, Irving & Dorothy Levy Family Foundation, Inc., Carla and Fernando Alvarado

Manuel de Falla, Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) Silvestre Revueltas, Suite from La Noche de los Mayas* (The Night of the Maya), compiled by José Yves Limantour selections by Mariachi

Los Camperos and the Madison Symphony Orchestra

JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor RACHID BERNAL, Piano MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS

El Cinco de Mayo sirve como la inspiración para este concierto único que celebra la música española y mexicana. El concierto empieza con Huapango , compuesto por José Pablo Moncayo, y es un animado y alegre homenaje a la música popular del estado mexicano de Veracruz. Noches en los Jardines de España , orquestada hermosamente por Manuel de Falla e incluyendo el debut del joven pianista Mexicano Rachid Bernal, nos sumergirá en el impresionismo español. Silvestre Revueltas es uno de los compositores mexicanos más famosos, y estoy muy entusiasmado de presentar su Suite de la película La Noche de los Mayas , acompañado por una presentación multimedia del arte maya. Y finalmente, el fabuloso mariachi, Mariachi Los Camperos, tocará selecciones de canciones mexicanas con nuestra propia sinfonía. Este concierto especial está diseñado para levantar el ánimo y celebrar mis 30 años como director con una gran y jubilosa culminación.

– John DeMain, Director Musical

*Synchronized imagery for Suite from La Noche de los Mayas assembled by Peter Rodgers.

“Watching this magnificent mariachi band play with a power and passion that I’d never seen before. It was Amazing.”

– STYLE WEEKLY

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Pixar in Concert

This special concert celebrates 25 years of the music and animation of Disney and Pixar films. Pixar in Concert will feature music and visuals from 15 classics, including Pixar’s inaugural full-length computer animated film “Toy Story” (1995), and the Academy Award®winning films “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “WALL-E,” “Up,” “Coco” and “Toy Story 3.” With full-scale cinematic visuals projected above live musical performance, this memorable program features score highlights by Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composers Randy Newman (“Toy Story” films, “Monsters Inc.,” “Monsters University,” “Cars”) and Michael Giacchino (“The Incredibles,” “Incredibles 2,” “Ratatouille,” “Up,” “Inside Out,” “Coco”), plus music by Thomas Newman (“Finding Nemo,” “Finding Dory,” “WALL-E”).

Add this single performance to your subscription

As a 23/24 symphony season subscriber, you have an opportunity to add this special presentation to your order before single tickets go on sale Saturday, August 19, 2023. You can include this concert when you subscribe online at madisonsymphony.org/23-24, or over the phone (608) 257-3434. Tickets for this single performance are only $15-$80. You may purchase as many tickets for this concert as you like along with your subscription!

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MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 23/24 SYMPHONY SEASON SEATING CHART & PRICING

* Accessible seating

* Accessible seating, some steps

* Accessible no stairs, limited view

FORM

1 SELECT YOUR TOP TWO CHOICES FOR SEATING AREA

Select from the seating areas on the facing page for both your first and second choice (ORCHESTRA, UPPER ORCHESTRA, CIRCLE, MEZZANINE or BALCONY). Select your price level (A, B, C, D or E) for both choices. Include payment for your first choice.

First choice, Seating Area: Price Level:

Second choice, Seating Area: Price Level:

Preferred location in the hall:

Best Available Center House Right House Left

Please try and seat me with:

(Submit your order forms together in the same envelope, if possible. Because availability is limited and subscribers have varying priority, we cannot guarantee that your seats will be together).

You may include any notes here, or along with your order form:

2 SELECT DAY OF THE WEEK

Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday 8:00 p.m. Sunday 2:30 p.m.

3 SELECT YOUR CONCERTS

American Rhapsody, Terrence Wilson, Piano | Sept. 22, 23 & 24

Monumental Moments, Naha Greenholtz, Violin | Oct. 20, 21 & 22

Symphony Gems, Jonathan Biss, Piano | Nov. 17, 18 & 19

A Madison Symphony Christmas | Dec. 1, 2 & 3

A Perfect Pair: Mozart & Mahler, Joyce Yang, Piano | Jan. 19, 20 & 21

Favorites of Mine & Your Choice, Steven Isserlis, Cello | Mar. 15, 16 & 17

Boundless Beauty, Verdi Requiem | Apr. 12, 13 & 14

Fiesta Finale, Rachid Bernal, Piano | May 3, 4 & 5

TOTAL CONCERTS SELECTED:

8 CONCERTS 7 CONCERTS 6 CONCERTS 5 CONCERTS

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Accessibility Needs

Wheelchair accessible seats are located in the areas shown on the seating map (facing page) I use a wheelchair or other mobility device, and will stay in it during the performance I use a wheelchair or other mobility device, and will transfer from it to a seat in the hall I use a walker, or otherwise have limited mobility, and request a seat with minimal stairs

4 COMPLETE SERIES OR COMPOSE YOUR OWN

Add the February 24, 2024 single performance of MSO at the Movies to your order in Step 6 (following)

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6 ADD MSO AT THE MOVIE TICKETS

Add MSO at the Movies to your subscription! Sat., Feb. 24, single performance. Determine your choice for seating location using the Seating Map on facing page. Please try to seat me in or near my subscription seat(s) if possible OR indicate your Seating Area preferences:

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10 AUDIENCE CHOICE SELECTION

Cast your vote by Friday, August 11 to have your vote counted for what you think the MSO should perform in the second half of our March 2024 concerts. Vote at madisonsymphony.org/choice or scan the QR code

THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBING!

Seating

Subscription seating takes place mid-summer 2023. Your payment will be processed upon receipt of your order. This does not guarantee your first choice of seating. If you request seating that we are unable to accommodate due to lack of availability, we will select the best seats available. We cannot guarantee your seats will be together if you wish to be seated nearby or next to another subscriber.

Your Order

You will receive a confirmation of your order in early August before Subscriber Courtesy Days, August 16–18, 2023. There are no refunds on ticket orders. However, if a conflict comes up, you can exchange your tickets for a different MSO 23/24 subscription performance before the Thursday of each concert weekend, for the concert you cannot attend (there is no fee for exchanges at the Overture Center Box Office).

Optional Parking

If you order the optional subscriber parking, you will receive a parking permit with your tickets. Visit madisonsymphony.org/parking for a map and information about the Dane County Parking Ramp located on the corner of Fairchild St. and W. Main St. There are no elevators in this ramp. Please note: Optional subscriber parking is separate from the reserved parking benefit available to Leadership Donors. Overture Center is accessible to persons with physical disabilities. Please call the Overture Center Box Office at (608) 258-4452 for assistance. Children aged six and older are welcome at our concerts. There is no age restriction for the Madison Symphony Christmas concerts and MSO at the Movies.

Programs, dates, and artists subject to change.

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PHOTO CREDITS: cover/p2 (John DeMain), p3/4-5 (orchestra), back cover/p6 (Greenholtz/ Knox), p8 (John DeMain/Christmas), p9 (youth choirs), p15 (youth concert), p19 (orchestra): Peter Rodgers; cover/p9 (Joyce Yang): KT Kim; cover/p4-5 (Terrence WiIson): J Henry Fair; cover/p10 (Steven Isserlis) Satoshi Aoyagi; cover/p7 (Jonathan Biss) Benjamin Ealovega; p8 (MS Chorus/Mt. Zion Choir) Amanda Dill; p11 (MS Chorus) Todd Maughan; p11 (Alexandria LoBianco) Elle Logan; back cover/p11 (Kyle Ketelson) Lawrence Brownlee; p15 (youth photo) Amandalynn Jones; p15 (reception) Lloyd Schultz; p16 (Orchestra Hall) Glen Nagel

“John DeMain makes the concerts such a personal experience.”

– MSO PATRON

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