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TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA Contact the Symphony......................................................... 5 John DeMain Biography....................................................... 6 Orchestra Personnel for this Concert............................. 8 Ticket Information................................................................... 69 Overture Hall Information.................................................... 69 Boards and Administration .................................................. 70

A MADISON SYMPHONY CHRISTMAS, DEC 3, 4 & 5 About the Madison Symphony Chorus & Members... 10 About the Madison Youth Choirs & Members............. 12 About the Mt. Zion Gospel Ensemble............................. 14 Concert Sponsors.................................................................... 18 Program....................................................................................... 19 Elizabeth Caballero Biography.......................................... 22 Jared Esguerra Biography................................................... 23 Beverly Taylor Biography..................................................... 24 Program Notes.......................................................................... 30 Carol Sing-Along................................................................................36 Texts & Translations ............................................................... 38

SUPPORT Individual Donors..................................................................... 44 Stradivarius Society Members........................................... 55 Business, Foundation and Government Donors... 60 Tributes......................................................................................... 64 Madison Symphony Orchestra Endowment Donors.........................................................66 Index of Advertisers............................................................... 75 As we gather in this space for these concerts, the Madison Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the Ho-Chunk Nation’s ancestral lands and celebrates the rich traditions, heritage, and culture that thrived long before our arrival. We respectfully recognize this Ho-Chunk land and affirm that we are better when we stand together.

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JOHN DEMAIN | CONDUCTOR

In his 27th season as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Grammy and Tony Award-winning conductor John DeMain is noted for his dynamic performances on concert and opera stages throughout the world. American composer Jake Heggie assessed the conductor’s broad appeal, saying, “There’s no one like John DeMain. In my opinion, he’s one of the top conductors in the world.” During his over two 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 6

performances of the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler. DeMain also oversaw the move into the world-class Overture Hall and expanded the subscription season to triple performances. His active conducting schedule has taken him to the stages of the National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the symphonies of Seattle, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Houston, San Antonio, Long Beach, and Jacksonville, along with the Pacific Symphony, Boston Pops, Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of Seville, the Leipzig MDR Sinfonieorchester, and Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional. 2021 | 2022 SEASON

Prior engagements include visiting San Francisco Opera as guest conductor for General Director David Gockley’s farewell gala, the Glimmerglass Festival in New York to conduct Sweeney Todd, 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 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) DeMain also serves as artistic director for Madison Opera and in their 2021–2022 season will conduct Lucia di Lammermoor, She Loves Me, and Orpheus in the Underworld. He has been a regular guest conductor with Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, New York City Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, Virginia Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Glimmerglass Festival in upstate New York, Aspen Music Festival, Portland Opera, and Mexico’s National Opera.

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During his distinguished 17-year tenure with Houston Grand Opera, DeMain led a historymaking production of Porgy and Bess, winning a Grammy Award, Tony Award, and France’s Grand Prix du Disque for the RCA recording. In spring 2014, the San Francisco Opera released an HD DVD of their most recent production of Porgy and Bess, conducted by John DeMain. DeMain began his career as a pianist and conductor in his native Youngstown, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Juilliard School and made a highly acclaimed debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. DeMain was the second recipient of the Julius Rudel Award at New York City Opera and one of the first six conductors to receive the Exxon/National Endowment for the Arts Conductor Fellowship for his work with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. DeMain holds honorary degrees from the University of Nebraska and Edgewood College and he is a Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. He resides in Madison and his daughter, Jennifer, is a UW– Madison graduate.

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL FOR THIS CONCERT

VIOLIN I Suzanne Beia Concertmaster William and Joyce Wartmann Chair

Leanne Kelso League Associate Concertmaster Steinhauer Charitable Trust Chair

Huy Luu Associate Concertmaster George and Candy Gialamas Chair

Olga Pomolova Associate Concertmaster Chang-En Lu Assistant Concertmaster Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

Neil Gopal Annetta H. Rosser Chair

Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Tim Kamps Jon Vriesacker Katherine Floriano Laura Burns Paran Amirinazari

VIOLIN II Xavier Pleindoux Principal Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Chair

Hillary Hempel Assistant Principal Elyn L. Williams Chair

Wes Luke Rolf Wulfsberg Olga Draguieva Kathryn Taylor Wendy Buehl Geri Hamilton Robin Ryan Matthew Dahm

VIOLA Christopher Dozoryst Principal James F. Crow Chair

Katrin Talbot Assistant Principal Diedre Buckley Renata Hornik Elisabeth Deussen Janse Vincent Jennifer Paulson Ina Georgieva

Andrea Gross Hixon Principal

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JJ Koh Principal

Karl Lavine Principal Reuhl Family Chair

Mark Bridges Assistant Principal Karen Cornelius Lindsey Crabb Jordan Allen Lisa Bressler Becky Pan Trace Johnson

BASS David Scholl Principal Robert Rickman Assistant Principal Carl Davick Tom Mohs Chair

Jeff Takaki August Jirovec Mike Hennessy

Jim and Cathie Burgess Chair

Laura Medisky

ENGLISH HORN Laura Medisky

CLARINET Barbara and Norman Berven Chair

Nancy Mackenzie

BASS CLARINET Gregory Smith

ALTO SAXOPHONE Gregory Smith

BASSOON Cynthia Cameron Principal Carol Rosing

HORN Linda Kimball Principal Steve and Marianne Schlecht Chair

FLUTE

William Muir Mary Buscanics-Jones Dafydd Bevil Ingrid Mullane

Stephanie Jutt Principal

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Terry Family Foundation Chair

Elizabeth Marshall Linda Pereksta

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John Aley Principal Marilynn G. Thompson Chair

Dave Cooper Rob Rohlfing

Linda Pereksta

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Joyce Messer Principal

Johanna Wienholts Principal

Kathryn Taylor

Fred and Mary Mohs Chair

Benjamin Skroch

BASS TROMBONE Mark Hoelscher

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ORGAN Gregory Zelek Principal The Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curatorship

TUBA Thomas Curry Principal

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Daniel Lyons Principal

John Jutsum Principal Eugenie Mayer Bolz Foundation Chair

PERCUSSION Anthony DiSanza Principal JoAnn Six Plesko and E.J. Plesko Chair

Stephen D. Morton Chair

John and Carolyn Peterson Chair

Property Manager John Straughn

Personnel Manager Alexis Carreon

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Orchestra Committee Lisa Bressler, Chair Mark Bridges, ViceChair/Treasurer Rolf Wulfsberg, Secretary Joshua Biere, Member-at-large JJ Koh, Member-at-large

Richard Morgan Nicholas Bonaccio

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MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS BEVERYLY TAYLOR, DIRECTOR DREW COLLINS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Formed in 1927, the Madison Symphony Chorus gave its first public performance on February 23, 1928, and has performed regularly with the Madison Symphony Orchestra ever since. The chorus is comprised of more than 150 volunteer musicians who come from all walks of life who enjoy combining their artistic talent. In 2017, the chorus sang three Brahms Requiems in Germany with regional orchestras under Ms. Taylor’s direction. In recent seasons, the Chorus has joined the MSO for such awe-inspiring works as Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass, Rossini’s jubilant Stabat Mater, the Requiems of both Verdi and Mozart, Holst’s The Planets, John Adams’ challenging On the Transmigration of Souls, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection), excerpts from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Rachmaninoff’s magnificent The Bells, Vaughan Williams's Toward the Unknown Region, and excerpts from Handel’s Solomon, among others.

SOPRANO Jill Bailey Carol Barth Sharon Billings Judith Brauer Alexis Buchanan Jennifer Burian Lisa Burns Jennifer Christensen Ellen Clark Barbara Eggleston Christine Esche Alice Green Hannah Greene Kate Grovergrys Kimberly R. S. Han Margaret Harrigan* Rose Heckenkamp-Busch Lisa Hermanson Janet Joe Marjasana Kay Jill Kiesau Maureen Kind

Susan Kittleson Veronica Kleckner Julie Klein Marie Kulackoski Sarah Lang Mary Lourich Grace McClusky Claudia Berry Miran Connie Nelson Sally Norman Kristen Radley Susan Roehlk Erin Selbee Susan Seleen Natalie Sorden Alison Spencer Mary Subkoviak Joette Suloff Nadine Thomas Samantha Tushaus Sarah Walker Pam Wilinski

ALTO Sharon Blattner Held* Tiffany Brunhoefer Penny Carlson Roberta Carrier Johanna Chworowsky Wendy Coleman Lavonne Dettmers* Jean Druckenmiller Susan Ecroyd Tammy Elmer Gwen Evans Tola Ewers Deb Flanders Denise Garvin Holly Gefroh Bryn Golden Gretta Gribble Jane Henneberry Rebecca Hillary Margaret Irwin Amy Johnson

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Jessica Jones Susan Jones Estelle Katz Corri Kohn Sally Lanz Heather Laurila Denise Martin Rachel Mokelke-Heineman Annemarie Newman Jacklyn O'Brien Barbara Park Susan Peterson Rhianna Reed Angela Reisetter Kathleen Schell Melanie Schmidt Nancy Shook Lucy Sieber Laurie Silverberg Latisha Smith-Chase Robin Swadley Anastasia Tomanek Holly Vest Amber Walker Lois Wendlandt Julianne Wilke

TENOR Gordon Brand Bradley Carter

Drew Collins Robert Factor Joe Friesen Loren Glasbrenner David Hanson John Hayward John Heaton James Kleckner Micah Kulp Kathy Lewinski Chris Magnano Alexander Miranda William Nelson* Mitchell Patton Scott Seyforth David Snook James Staskal LeRoy Stoner Thomas Swartz Dan Turek Peggy Wireman Craig Wuerzberger Justin Yonkie

BASS Jeff Bauer Mike Byrne Mark Danforth Robert DeBroux Robert Dinndorf

Alan Ferguson David Flanders Robert Gentile Lincoln Hartford Sam Heater Charles Hodulik Alexander Jankowski David Johnson Robert Knight Donald Olsen Christopher Pinon Greg Polacheck Mark Rasmussen Dave Roever George Shook Glen Siferd Chris Sink Dennis Spurlin Zachary Stalter-Clouse James Wear Ryan Westergaard Craig Wille* *Section Leader

OFFICERS Tola Ewers, President Maureen Kind, Secretary Dan Lyons, Manager

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PRELUDE DISCUSSIONS PRELUDE DISCUSSIONS Learn about the music and composers one hour before each

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ABOUT MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS

Madison Youth Choirs (MYC) is dedicated to inspiring youth with a choral experience that fosters creativity, reflection, and the exploration of diverse ideas. MYC welcomes singers of all ability levels, and annually serves hundreds of young people, ages 7-18, through a wide variety of choral programs in our community. Cultivating a comprehensive music education philosophy that inspires a spirit of inquiry leading students to become "expert noticers," MYC creates accessible, meaningful opportunities for youth to thrive in the arts and beyond.

MYC STAFF Carrie Enstad, Calli Ingebritsen, Margaret Jenks, Lisa Kjentvet, Marie McManama, David Olson, Margaret Stansfield, Randal Swiggum, Conductors/Instructors Michael Ross, Artistic Director Lynn Hembel, Executive Director Nicole Sparacino, Development Director Ian Disjardin, Rehearsal and Program Services Coordinator

MEMBERS OF MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS (HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLES) Margaret Jenks & Michael Ross, conductors Samuel Aizenstein Michael Anschutz Julian Arenas Adela Arrington Ben Auby Ava Bachhuber Linus Ballard Ellis Bayouth Sylvia Bazsali Taliesin Berge Felix Berkelman Anna Block Calvin Branum Avery Brutosky Evelyn Busse Eleanor Byrnes

Brynn Campbell Nina Chan Lila Chanas Andrew Dotzour Berit Enstad Lana Fabish Sasha Fafinski Lily Fellenz James Fishman-Morren Julia Flynn Elliot Fruit-Ross Isla Gard Henry Gehrenbeck Noah Gillian-Daniel Madeleine Goetsch Jemima Gouala Gabrielle Graybar Ava Greenberg

Ellie Grovergrys Alleanah Hancock-Jammeh Charlie Harrison Addy Heibler Gabby Hellmer Emily Henderson Sasha Henes Kaia Heshelman Dylan Hesthaven Ashe Hughes Anya Isaac Riley Jackson Jayquan Jaeger Simon Johnson Dylan Juni Vivian Kahn Jeana Kim-Bolt

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Simon Kissel Allison Kolimaga Amin Kouraichi Chandini Krejcarek Eli Kuzma Fiona Lalor Josie Lauer Leila Madureira-Alvarez Charles Malueg Eva Malueg Elise Mangan Lindsay Mangan Anthony Marino Carita Marino Maggie Matthews Ian McCants Kayah McCants Brianna McCosky Henry Merrell-Van Sickle Jacob Monday Finn Morrison-Miess

Ben Moyle Pamina Nemet Sophie Nepokroeff Emilia Nicometo Devika Pal Sena Pollock Julia Ravindran Grace Rosholt Evan Sercombe Chopper Sheskey Joseph Sheskey Dan Shimon Kaysa Simonson Johanna Smith Liam Smith Sophie Smith Logan Spahos Audrey Stokosa Hale Streicher Emmit Thom Gus Tills

Rhiannon Tool Shrom Tripathi Olivia Van Dyke Aimon Van Houten Mark Vandenberg David Vazquez Nathan Wagner Ally Walters Laura Wang Owen Weitner Deagan Wiebel Claire Wiley Aurelia Wochenske Peyton Yancey Phoebe Yancey Phoebe Yeun Amanda Zhu

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MOUNT ZION GOSPEL ENSEMBLE TAMERA AND LEOTHA STANLEY, DIRECTORS

Under the leadership of Leotha Stanley, a 2008 Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences Minerva Laureate, and his wife, Tamera Stanley, the Mount Zion Gospel Choir has been a part of the Madison Symphony Orchestra Christmas concerts since 2005. The choir is primarily comprised of members from Mount Zion Baptist Church, however, others churches are represented, including: High Point Church, Unitarian Church, Christ The Solid Rock, Door Creek, Bethel Lutheran, Fountain of Life, and others. The choir has travelled extensively throughout the Midwest and has been an opening performance for: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the UW Marching Band, Michael Bolton, The Winans, Yolanda Adams, and other noted artists. The choir has also journeyed to Europe, singing in France and Germany. The pandemic brought about a change in the choir activities at Mt. Zion. Since March of 2020, there has been no more than 10 singers for each Sunday service and outside engagements. Church services were virtual and now hybrid. Two performances of their “Gospel Carols” concerts will be held at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Saturday, December 18 and Sunday, December 19. There will be limited seating available and Mt. Zion Gospel Choir will adhere to all public health and safety guidelines. For more information, visit gospelcarols.com.

MEMBERS OF THE MT. ZION GOSPEL ENSEMBLE Candace Patterson Heather Thorpe David Smith Jr. Rene Robinson Angie Kier LaTanya Baldwin Anna Golden-Hundt

Tamera Stanley-Director Leotha Stanley-Piano O'Malley Lomax-Drums Vanessa McDowell-Bass Guitar

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In her MSO debut, the prizewinning Ms. Hall-Tompkins performs the Madison premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ exciting Violin Concerto, a tour de force exhibition from the hand of America’s foremost jazz and classical artist. Preceded by Kabalevsky’s exhilarating overture, it is followed by Saint-Saëns’ majestic “Organ Symphony,” socalled because the addition of the organ in the final movement is an unforgettable sonic experience. John DeMain, Conductor Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Violin Greg Zelek, Organ Kabalevsky, Overture to Colas Breugnon Marsalis, Violin Concerto in D Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 in C minor, “Organ” MAJOR SPONSORS

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Endowment support for the music library collection is the gift of John & Carolyn Peterson. The Overture Concert Organ is the gift of Pleasant T. Rowland. Endowment support for “A Madison Symphony Christmas” is the gift of Carl M. Hudig. The Madison Symphony Christmas Angels were designed and sculpted by Angelina Paoli.

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John DeMain, Conductor Stephanie Jutt, Flute Elizabeth Caballero, Soprano Jared Esguerra, Tenor Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director Mount Zion Gospel Ensemble, Leotha and Tamera Stanley, Directors Madison Youth Choirs, Michael Ross, Artistic Director Texts and Translations on p. 38, 39 HOLFORD/MASON Joy to the World (arr. Mack Wilberg) MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS

MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen from the Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 MADISON SYMPHONY CHORUS JONATHAN DOVE (b.1956) The Magic Flute Dances MS. JUTT BACH/GOUNOD Ave Maria (arr. Dan Goeller) MS. CABALLERO WOODWARD/ARBEAU Ding Dong Merrily on High (arr. Mack Wilberg) MADISON YOUTH CHOIRS

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ADOLPHE ADAM (1803-1856) O Holy Night (arr. Dan Goeller) MR. ESGUERRA JOHN RUTTER (b.1945) Gloria I. Gloria in excelsis Deo II. Domine Deus, rex coelestis III. Quoniam tu solus sanctus MS. CABALLERO

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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759) Hallelujah chorus from Messiah

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INTERMISSION TRADITIONAL WELSH Deck the Hall (arr. Carmen Dragon)

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REGNEY/SHAYNE BAKER Do You Hear What I Hear? (arr. Harry Simeone and Brant Adams)

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PETER JAFFE (b.1956) Symph-Hanukkah TRADITIONAL ENGLISH / TRADITIONAL PROVENÇAL I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In / Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella (arr. James Stephenson) MS. CABALLERO 20

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TORMÉ/WELLS The Christmas Song (arr. James Stephenson) MR. ESGUERRA POLO/WYLE It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (arr. David Clydesdale) MS. CABALLERO MR. ESGUERRA

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LEOTHA STANLEY (b.1956) Christmas Hope

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KIRKPATRICK/STANLEY Away in a Manger / Yes, This is Jesus

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LEOTHA STANLEY Christmas Time is Here ALL CHRISTMAS CAROL SING-ALONG (ARR. DAN GOELLER) ALL words on p. 36

Welcome to the MSO! Please turn off your electronic devices and cell phones for the duration of the concert. Wearing masks is required throughout the concert. Please be sure to position your mask properly over your nose. Photography and video are not permitted during the performance. Please take and share photos at the end of the concert. Thank you!

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ELIZABETH CABALLERO | SOPRANO

Soprano Elizabeth Caballero is a frequent guest of numerous American and international opera houses, festivals and concert venues. Her repertoire encompasses staples of the dramatic coloratura and full lyric repertoire, including Mimì, La Bohème (Metropolitan Opera; New York City Opera; Florida Grand Opera; Hawaii Opera Theater); the title role in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Musetta, (La Bohème; Violetta, La Traviata (Opera Naples; Opera Carolina; Madison Opera; Pacific Symphony; Orlando Philharmonic; Compañía Lírica

Nacional de Costa Rica); both Donna Anna (Madison Opera) and Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni (New York City Opera; Seattle Opera; Lyric Opera Kansas City); as well as Nedda, I Pagliacci (New York City Opera; Hawaii Opera), among others. In concert, she has sung the soprano solos in John Rutter’s Requiem; Orff’s Carmina Burana; Verdi’s Requiem; Rachmaninov’s The Bells and Poulenc’s Gloria. Originally from Cuba, Elizabeth Caballero is a citizen of the USA. She speaks fluent English, Spanish and Italian.

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JARED ESGUERRA | TENOR

Filipino-American tenor, Jared V. Esguerra, is a dedicated performer of vocal works ranging from opera to concert repertoire and musical theater. The Chicago native has been praised for his “pleasing tenor” voice and continues to be in high demand. In addition to his role debut as Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff at the Crested Butte Music Festival in 2018, he has portrayed Miles in The Turn of the Screw with Chicago Fringe Opera and Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte with the Floating Opera Company. He has also sung Pirelli in Sweeney Todd with the Janiec Opera Company at Brevard Music Center, the Messenger in Il Trovatore at Sarasota Opera,

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and the Englishman in Angélique, Luiz in The Gondoliers, and Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus all at DePaul University, of which he’s an alumnus. On the concert stage, Jared recently appeared as the tenor soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Now Let’s Sing and with Chicago Sinfonietta in its MLK Tribute concert series. After a sold-out run of West Side Story as A-Rab at the Edinburgh International Festival, Jared returned to appear with Chicago Opera Theater in the critically acclaimed world premiere of Freedom Ride in 2020. He will also be covering the role of Giovanni in COT’s livestreamed production of La hija de Rappaccini in April 2021.

BEVERLY TAYLOR | MSO CHORUS DIRECTOR

Beverly Taylor has been the Director of the Madison Symphony Chorus since 1996 and Director of Choral Activities at UW–Madison since 1995. Prior roles include Associate Conductor of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Conductor of the Boston Bar Association Orchestra, Music Director of the Back Bay Chorale, and Associate Director of Choral Activities at Harvard University. Ms. Taylor has been a guest conductor at the Artur Rubenstein Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland, the St. Louis

Symphony Chorus, the Vermont Symphony, the Harvard Chamber Orchestra, the Madison Opera, the U.S. Air Force Band and Orchestra, the Harvard Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, and the Wellesley Chamber Singers. Ms. Taylor graduated from the University of Delaware and Boston University School for the Arts and received a fellowship with Chorus America and an orchestral fellowship at Aspen. She is the co-author of Wisdom, Wit and Will: Women Conductors on their Choral Art.

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BEYOND THE SCORE®: STRAVINSKY, THE RITE OF SPRING A multimedia presentation starring American Players Theatre actors, visual projections and live musical examples with the entire work performed in the second half! Transforming simple ancient folk music from Russia and Lithuania into a perfect storm of rhythm, harmony and melodies that were unlike any heard before its time, Stravinsky created the biggest scandal in the history of music in 1911. The Rite of Spring put him at the very forefront of the avantgarde and spread his name to the corners of the world. Experience this artistic masterpiece by discovering the history behind the groundbreaking composition during the first half of the presentation, then listen with a deeper understanding of the work from start to finish following intermission.

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PROGRAM NOTES DECEMBER 3-4-5, 2021

Program Notes by J. Michael Allsen

Welcome to the 2021 edition of “A Madison Symphony Christmas!” This program has become a Madison holiday tradition, and is always among our most popular offerings. The program moves from classical styles in the first half—culminating in Handel’s great “Hallelujah” chorus—to lighter holiday music in the second half. And as always, we end with a Gospel finale…and a chance for you to sing along! We welcome two distinguished vocal soloists, soprano Elizabeth Caballero and tenor Jared Esguerra. This program also features three fine choruses: the Madison Youth Choirs, the Mount Zion Gospel Choir, and our own Madison Symphony Chorus. We are also proud to feature one of the MSO’s own, flutist Stephanie Jutt. Among the most famous hymns of Christmas, Joy to the World may also the most famous case of misattribution among Christmas hymns. It has traditionally been credited to Handel, and indeed one of its first publishers, the hymn writer William Holford printed it with Handel’s name in the early 1830s, probably because of its close resemblance to a few bits from the ever-familiar Messiah: the choruses “Lift Up Your Heads” and “Glory to God,” and the instrumental sections of

the aria “Comfort Ye.” The great Methodist hymn writer Lowell Mason cemented the association with Handel when he revised the tune in 1839 and used it to set a Christmas hymn text by Handel’s contemporary Isaac Watts. This familiar hymn is heard here in an appropriately joyous and grand arrangement by Mack Wilberg, longtime director of the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio was written in Leipzig for the Christmas season of 1734-35. Not really an “oratorio,” in the dramatic sense of Judas Maccabeus and other contemporary works by Handel, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is instead a series of six selfcontained cantatas for Christmas Day and the feasts that follow it. The exuberant Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Let honor be sung to you, O God) is the opening chorus of the fifth cantata, serving as a prelude to the stories of the Three Wise Men and King Herod. It is actually one of just three choral movements Bach composed originally for the Christmas Oratorio—the other choruses were all reworkings of earlier material. Set in a three-part form above an unendingly energetic orchestral background, Ehre sei dir is a showcase for Bach’s brilliant fugal

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writing. A brief middle section is slightly more reserved, before a return of the opening music. Jonathan Dove (b.1956) is a successful English composer, particularly in the world of opera: following the success of his comic opera Flight in 1998, he has composed nearly 30 operas. Dove has also written extensively for chorus, chamber groups and orchestra. His flute concerto, The Magic Flute Dances, was written for Welsh flutist Emily Beynon, who played its premiere in February 2000 with the Milton Keynes City Orchestra. It is freely based upon Mozart’s 1791 opera The Magic Flute. Dove provides the following imaginative description: “What happens to the magic flute at the end of Mozart’s opera? Does Tamino give it back to the three ladies? Does it lie in a box, forgotten, at the back of a cupboard? Or does it, perhaps, when no one’s looking, come out and dance, singing to itself about Tamino’s adventures? When Emily Beynon asked me for a concerto that had some connection with Mozart, I thought this could be an opportunity to let the flute out of its box, not to play the music it plays in the opera, but to play the music it has heard other people sing. The concerto begins with music from the moment before Tamino and Pamina walk through fire and water, while the flute plays fragments of ideas it will explore later. The opening chords of the

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Overture open a door into the imaginary world of the flute, and usher in its first reminiscence: the Queen of the Night, a character with whom it seems particularly fascinated. In the next section the flute dances around ideas from the Overture; a short cadenza (a recollection of Tamino fleeing from the serpent) leads to the moment Tamino sees Pamina’s portrait. The next memories are a little confused—Papageno left alone, no one answering his pipes. His isolation is echoed by that of Pamina, bewildered by Tamino’s silence. The vibraphone announces the three helpful boys; their music becomes a kind of passacaglia. This is followed by a scherzo, made out of Pamina’s and Papageno’s duet; and then, with the flute once again entranced by the Queen of the Night, the opening chords of the Overture return, closing the memory door.” Though this is clearly a challenging virtuoso piece and music written by a 21st-century composer, Dove handles the quotations from the opera with a mix of seriousness, wit, and good humor worthy of the Mozart original. Romantic composer Charles Gounod set a lovely cantabile melody above one of Bach’s keyboard preludes to create one of the best-loved sacred songs of all time. Gounod initially improvised this melody over Bach’s Prelude No.1 from The Well-Tempered Clavier in 1853, and it was initially

published as an instrumental solo. In 1859 it appeared as a vocal solo with its now-familiar Latin text. The Ave Maria, drawn from the Annunciation story in the Gospel of Luke, is one of the most familiar prayers of the Catholic Church. It is heard here in an arrangement by Dan Goeller, a South Dakota-based conductor, composer, and arranger. Though hymn-writer George Ratcliffe Woodward penned the words to Ding Dong Merrily on High in 1924, he reached back much earlier for the melody: it was originally a tune included in a 16th-century dance manual, Thionot Arbeau’s Orchesographie (1588) intended to be played with a circle-dance called the bransle. Mack Wilberg’s sprightly arrangement plays up the “dancey” nature of this melody. It begins with girls’ voices and a lively accompaniment of bells and woodwinds, and gradually involves the entire choir and orchestra. Though he was respected in his day as composer of operas and ballet scores (including the well-known Giselle) Adolphe Adam is known to American audiences mostly for his Christmas carol Cantique de Noël. Written in 1847 as a setting of a two-verse Christmas poem by Mary Cappeaux, this carol was later adapted by J. S. Wright as a three-verse English carol, O Holy Night. This performance features an arrangement for tenor voice and orchestra by Dan Goeller. The distinctive musical style of Englishman John Rutter,

together with his skill as choral conductor have made him a familiar name in the world of choral music. (Nearly all of our holiday programs over the last quarter century have featured at least one of his pieces!) His Gloria, composed in 1974, was one of his first works to gain wide attention. It was commissioned by a chorus in Omaha, Nebraska, but in relatively short order it became a favorite of choruses throughout the United States and England. The Gloria text is drawn from the Latin liturgy, and it has proved a fertile source of inspiration to composers from the Middle Ages onwards. Rutter provides the following description of his Gloria: “The Latin text, drawn from the Ordinary of the Mass, is a centuries-old challenge to the composer: exalted, devotional, and jubilant by turns. My setting, which is based upon one of the Gregorian chants associated with the text, divides into three movements roughly corresponding with traditional symphonic structure.” The original version was accompanied by a brass and percussion ensemble, but at this program we feature Rutter’s later arrangement for soprano, chorus, and full orchestra. And as always, the finale to our first half is the concluding “Hallelujah” chorus from Part II of George Frideric Handel’s 1741 oratorio Messiah. While this familiar and exuberant chorus is actually the conclusion of the Easter section of the oratorio,

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it has long since become a standard part of the Christmas season as well. Deck the Hall is one of the oldest Christmas songs generally heard today—a 400-year-old Welsh carol that features the “fa-la-la” refrains popular in 16th-century madrigals. It is heard here in an arrangement for orchestra by Carmen Dragon. Dragon, a composer, arranger, and conductor, was a fixture of the Hollywood music scene for decades. He conducted music for thousands of hours of radio broadcasts, and composed film scores, winning an Oscar in 1944 for Cover Girl. He remains bestknown today for hundreds of orchestral arrangements—mostly created for performances at the Hollywood Bowl—that are mainstays of orchestral “Pops” programs. Dragon wrote his boisterous arrangement of Deck the Hall for a 1957 recording by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Composer Noel Regney and his wife, lyricist Gloria Shayne Baker wrote the Holiday standard Do You Hear What I Hear? in 1962 and it became a huge hit for Bing Crosby in 1963, selling over a million copies. Though usually heard as a sentimental song to the Baby Jesus, Regney later said “I am amazed that people can think they know the song, and not know it is a prayer for peace.” It was written in October 1962, at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when nuclear war seemed imminent. Contrary to

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their usual practice, Regney wrote the lyric, and his wife wrote the melody. The result was a song that they found so moving that they couldn't bear to sing it at first. The final stanza, with its “Pray for peace, people everywhere!” makes this as appropriate in 2021 as it was in 1962. Here, the popular choral arrangement by Harry Simeone is combined with a new orchestration by Brant Adams. Peter Jaffe is a well-regarded conductor and guest conductor who currently leads two orchestras in California: the Stockton Symphony Orchestra and the Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra. He is also active as an arranger. Jaffe wrote his Symph-Hanukkah for the Stockton Symphony Orchestra in 2018. As its punning title suggests, this is a lighthearted work. Jaffe uses the familiar Dreidel Song to link together several traditional Hanukkah songs: Ma’oz tzur (Rock of Ages), Mi y’malel (Who Can Retell?), Hanukkah chag yafeh (Hanukkah, Beautiful Holiday), Blessing over the Hanukkah Lights, and Sevivon (Spinning Top). This witty medley works in a bit of klezmer style along the way and ends, in what the composer describes as a “blaze of glory,” with O Hanukkah, and a joyful shout. I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In is an old English carol, dating from the 17th century or earlier. The notion that ships could somehow sail into the city of Bethlehem is geographical wishful thinking, but the text is metaphorical and

joyous, possibly relating to the three wise men who visited the baby Jesus. In this arrangement by James Stephenson, it is combined with the Provençal carol Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella. This song, which may have existed by the 14th century, might actually have been a “carol” in the original sense of the word. Medieval French carols were dance songs, and in this case it may have been connected to the ancient Provençal tradition of erecting an elaborate crèche, or nativity scene, to honor the Baby Jesus. This section of the program ends with a pair of slightly more contemporary holiday songs. The ever-popular The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), with all of those cozy wintertime images, was actually written during the roasting heat of a California summer. In his autobiography, Mel Tormé related the story how in July 1945, he drove to the home of his lyricist and collaborator Robert Wells in Toluca Lake. He found the lyrics lying on the piano, and when Wells finally appeared sweating and hot even in shorts and a t-shirt, he told Tormé: “It was so damn hot today, I thought I’d write something to cool myself off. All I could think of was Christmas and cold weather.” Tormé replied: “You know, this just might make a song.” The Christmas Song was written in about 45 minutes later that day. Tormé quickly showed the song to his friend Nat Cole,

whose 1946 hit recording is now a beloved holiday classic. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year was written by the songwriting team of Eddie Pola and George Wyle. Pola and Wyle, who specialized in silly novelty numbers like I Said My Pajamas (And Put On My Prayers), are largely forgotten today, aside from this exuberant holiday waltz—a big hit for Andy Williams in 1963. Part of our tradition since 2005 has been to welcome the Mount Zion Gospel Choir to perform on this program, singing works composed and arranged by its co-director Leotha Stanley. They open air set with a Stanley original, Christmas Hope, which was introduced at these concerts in 2016. They continue with a medley of Away in a Manger and Yes, This is Jesus. Away in a Manger is relatively unusual among Christmas carols in existing with two equally wellknown melodies—it is familiar both as a hymn tune published in 1887 by James Murray and as a lilting “cradle song” written in 1895 by William Kirkpatrick; it is this second version that Mr. Stanley has adapted here. The words first appeared in a Sunday school magazine in 1884, attributed—undoubtedly incorrectly—to Martin Luther. Kirkpatrick, a prolific songwriter, wrote his version of Away in a Manger, itself an adaptation of an earlier hymn tune, for a Christmas musical in Philadelphia. Stanley

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describes his Yes, This is Jesus as a “reply” to Away in a Manger: an assurance that this baby, born in the humblest of surroundings was indeed the savior. The Mt. Zion Gospel Choir is joined by our soloists and the other two choirs for the finale, Christmas Hope. This another Stanley original, with lyrics of reassurance and hope that respond to the “cloud that

has been hanging over all of us in the last 18 months.” And then, friends, it’s your turn to sing!

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CHRISTMAS CAROL SING-ALONG

Angels We Have Heard On High Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains Gloria! In excelsis Deo! Gloria! In excelsis Deo! O Come All Ye Faithful O come, all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem Come and behold him Born the King of angels O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord The First Noel The First Noel The Angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds In fields as they lay In fields where they Lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter's night That was so deep Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel! Silent Night Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace} Sleep in heavenly peace

Hark the Herald Angels Sing Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth, and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled Joyful, all ye nations, rise Join the triumph of the skies With angelic hosts proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King Deck the Hall Deck the hall with boughs of holly Fa la la la la la la la la Tis the season to by jolly Fa la la la la la la la la Don we now our gay apparel Fa la la la la la la la la Troll the ancient Yuletide carol Fa la la la la la la la la We Wish You a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas And a happy new year Good tidings we bring To you and your kin Good tidings for Christmas And a happy new year We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas And a happy new year

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TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS

Bach, Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen from the Christmas Orarorio, BWV 248 Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, dir sei Lob und Dank bereit. dich erhebet alle Welt, weil dir unser Wohl gefällt, weil anheut unser aller Wunsch gelungen, weil uns dein Segen so herrlich erfreut.

Let honor to you, God, be sung for you let praise and thanks be prepared. all the world exalts you because our welfare is pleasing to you; because today all our wishes have been achieved; because your blessing delights us so gloriously.

Bach/Gounod, Ave Maria Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; you are blessed among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

Rutter, Gloria I Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace towards men of good will. We praise You, we bless You, we adore You, we glorify You. We give thanks to You for Your great glory.

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II Domine Deus, rex coelestis, Pater omnipotens, Domini Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe altissime, Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.

Lord God, heavenly king, Father almighty, Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, the most high, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. You, who takes away the sins the world, have mercy upon us, and receive our prayers. You, who sits at the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us.

III Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe; cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

For You alone are holy, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the most exalted, O Jesus Christ; with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

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ENDOWMENT GIVING

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We gratefully acknowledge our Century Society members. These donors have committed $100,000 or more to the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s endowment, outright and/or through their estates. Carla and Fernando Alvarado Diane Ballweg Barbara and Norman Berven Rosemarie and Fred Blancke Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation Jim and Cathie Burgess Margaret Christy Pat and Dan Cornwell James F. Crow The Evjue Foundation, Inc. Linda I. Garrity George Gay George and Candy Gialamas Tyrone and Janet Greive Terry Haller Carl M. Hudig Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Arno and Hazel Kurth Myrna Larson James Victor Lathers

Peter Livingston and Sharon Stark Madison Symphony Orchestra League Nicholas and Elaine Mischler David and Kato Perlman John L. Peterson The Reuhl Family Pleasant T. Rowland Harry D. Sage JoAnn Six Gareth L. Steen Harry and Evelyn C. Steenbock Steinhauer Charitable Trust Thomas E. Terry Marilynn Thompson Katherine and Thomas Voight William and Joyce Wartmann Elyn L. Williams Margaret C. Winston Six Anonymous Friends

As we approach the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s centennial in 2025, our hope is to acknowledge 100 Century Society members for their endowment commitments of $100,000 or more.

We invite you to join these distinguished donors in helping the Madison Symphony Orchestra realize its vision to be a leader in classical music performance, education, community engagement, and artistic innovation for generations to come. Endowment gifts may be made for general purposes or to endow specific programs or chairs. For information about minimum gift levels and naming requirements, contact Casey Oelkers, Director of Development, (608) 260-8680 x228. All inquiries will be kept confidential. PROGRAM AND CHAIR NAMING OPPORTUNITIES Music Director’s Chair/Podium

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The Madison Symphony Orchestra & our affiliate organizations rely on generous donor support to fund the fulfillment of The Symphony’s mission each year. We gratefully acknowledge all individual donors for their gifts & sponsorships to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, &/or Friends of the Overture Concert Organ. Donors are listed according to the total amount of their monetary donations supporting the 2021-2022 Season* as of November 11, 2021.

$20,000 & ABOVE Fernando & Carla Alvarado Diane Ballweg Norm & Barbara Berven Rosemarie & Fred Blancke W. Jerome Frautschi & Pleasant Rowland Myrna Larson Roma Lenehan Marvin J. Levy Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Stephen Morton Sandra L. Osborn & Marshall Finner David & Kato Perlman Cyrena & Lee Pondrom Lise R. Skofronick One Anonymous Friend

$10,000-$19,999 Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears Louise & Ernest Borden Scott & Janet Cabot Audrey Dybdahl Marilyn Ebben Joan Fudala & Richard Dike Kennedy Gilchrist & Heidi Wilde Susan S. Harris Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Howard Kidd & Margaret Murphy Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon Doug & Norma Madsen Barbara Melchert & Gale Meyer Claudia Berry Miran Fred & Mary Mohs Nancy Mohs Peggy & Tom Pyle Richard & Pamela Reese Kay Schwichtenberg & Herman Baumann William Steffenhagen

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John & Carol Toussaint Selma Van Eyck Toby Wallach Katie & Ellis Waller Bob & Elsie Wilson Nancy & Edward Young Bob & Cindy Zellers Ledell Zellers & Simon Anderson Two Anonymous Friends

$1,500–$2,499 Brian & Rozan Anderson Ron & Sharon Anderson Emy Andrew Dennis Appleton & Jennifer Buxton Beth Baldwin Jeffrey & Angela Bartell Daniel & Joyce Bromley Bradford Brown & Maribeth Gettinger James and Catherine Burgess Donna Carnes Steve & Shirley Crocker James Dahlberg & Elsebet Lund Kari Peterson & Ben De Leon William & Alexandra Dove Barbara Drake Kristine Euclide & Douglas Steege Ray & Mary Evert Clayton & Belle Frink Katharine Gansner George Gay Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner Greg & Carol Griffin Philip & Dale Grimm Kim Hah Betty & Edward Hasselkus Dr. Brandon S. Hayes Sharol Hayner Jim & Kathy Herman Walter & Barbara Herrod Robert Horowitz & Susan B. King Charles James Nancy Jesse & Paul Menzel Maryl R. Johnson, M.D. Ronald & Janet Johnson John Jorgensen & Olga Pomolova Darko & Judy Kalan Robert Keller & Catherine Kestle Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Knezevic James and Karen Laatsch

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Bill & Fern Lawrence Allan & Sandra Levin Helen & Ernest Madsen Julie Marriott & David Harding David & Ann Martin Helen & Jeffrey Mattox Diane Mayland & Mike Hennessy Jane McGinn Charles McLimans & Dr. Richard Merrion Joseph Meara & Karen Rebholz Jon & Cookie Miller Mark & Nancy Moore Thomas H. Nash III & Corinna Gries Drs. Dexter Northrop & Lynn Van Campen Kay & Pete Ogden Dr. Zorba & Penelope Paster Robert & Kathleen Poi Phila & Ronald Poff Myron Pozniak & Kathleen Baus John A. Rafoth Timothy Reilley & Janet Nelson Michael & Claire Ann Richman DeeDee & Bing Rikkers Pat & Jeff Roggensack Sarah Rose Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner Georgia Shambes Catherine & Charles Sih Hans & Mary Lang Sollinger Sharon Stark & Peter D. Livingston Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer George & Catherine Tesar Marilynn Thompson Anne M. Traynor Jon & Susan Udell Marc Vitale & Darcy Kind Carol & Donald Wahlin Ann Wallace Glenn & Jane Watts Faye Pauli Whitaker Carolyn White John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas Mary Alice Wimmer Roy Yeazel John & Peggy Zimdars Five Anonymous Friends

$750–$1,499 Ellis & Susan Bauman James & Diane Baxter Lawrence Bechler Darrell & Michelle Behnke Catherine Briggs & Marthea Fox Betty Chewning Mike & Quinn Christensen Phil Daub Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence DeRoo Charles & Bonnie Dykman Jane Eisner Michael & Anne Faulhaber Roberta Gassman & Lester Pines Robert & Vivian Ghiz Cynthia S. Hiteman Charles & Tammy Hodulik David & Kathleen Irwin Stan & Nancy Johnson Rosemary & Lee Jones Robert & Judy Knapp John & Barbara Komoroske David & Hilda Kuter Richard & Judy Kvalheim Constance Lavine & Fred Holtzman Charles Leadholm & Jeanne Parus Margaret Luby Clare & Michael McArdle Patricia McQuiddy Oscar Mireles & Diana Gonzalez Dennis and Karen Neff Jon Parker & Jung Wai D Hui Gary & Mary Peterson Judith Pierotti Mary Pinkerton & Tino Balio Dr. Evan & Jane Pizer Don & Carol Reeder Ron Rosner & Ronnie Hess Bill and Rhonda Rushing Kathleen & Ronald Schell Dean & Orange Schroeder Charles Scott Linda Shaw Eileen M. Smith Dr. Condon & Mary Vander Ark Teresa Venker Willis & Heijia Wheeler Jeffrey & Nancy Williamson David Willow Jeffrey Wright & Jatinder Cheema

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$500–$749 Bert & Diane Adams Mike Allsen Peggy Anderson Carolyn Aradine David & Karen Benton Bruce & Nancy Braun Brooks & Virginia Brenneis Bill & Sue Bridson Joyce A. Bringe Rueben Buse & Mary Murray Barbara & Ted Cochrane Marshall & Arlene Colburn Louie Cornelius & Pris Boroniec Judy Craig Jerome Cronin Becky Dick Bill & Kim Donovan Marlene Duffield & Terry Walton-Callaghan Jerome Ebert & Joye Ebert Kuehn Edward & Rosanne Ehrlich William & Lynne Watrous Eich Janet Faulhaber Robert Forbess & Eunice Reep Eric & Amanda Frailing Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman Robert & Carol Frykenberg Rosalee Gander Evan & Emily Gnam Joel & Jacquie Greiner Ei Terasawa Grilley Robert & Judith Havens Ivan Haynes Sandra Haynes Kris S. Jarantoski Bobbie & Steve Jellinek Norman Johnson Jerome & Dee Dee Jones Tim Kamps & Laura Mericle Larry M. Kneeland Catherine & Douglas Knuth Richard & Claire Kotenbeutel

Tom Kurtz Eric & Alyson Larson Richard & Joan Leffler Ed & Julie Lehr Mike & Kathy Lipp Laird Marshall & Alice D'Alessio Hal & Christy Mayer Rick & Jo Morgan Earl & Eleanor Munson Anne & David Nerenz Sharon Newlun Dan & Judy Nystrom Pamela Oliver & John Lemke David & Barbara Parminter Peter S. Pessoa William E. Petig Barbara Prindiville Roger & Nancy Rathke Drs. Joy & David Rice Lorraine & Gary Roberts James & Carol Ruhly Bela & Ruth Sandor Wayne & Barbara Schwalen Lanny & Margaret Smith Diane Sorensen Chris & Ron Sorkness Jurate Stewart Dawn Stucki Edith Sullivan Millard & Barbara Susman James J. Uppena Richard & Barbara Weaver Derrith Wieman & Todd Clark Two Anonymous Friends

$250–$499 Hilde & Julius Adler Derek Aimonetto & Glenn Rowe Anne Altshuler & David Sulman Sally E. Anderson David & Ruth Arnold George Austin & Martha Vukelich-Austin Nancy Baillies & Kevin Gould Janneke & Richard Baske Christine Beatty Patricia Bernhardt Beth Binhammer

& Ellen Hartenbach Terry Bloom & Prudy Stewart M. Lynn Bonneau Daniel & Stacey Bormann Stan & Marylin Boyer Michael Bridgeman & Jack Holzhueter Calvin Bruce & Cathy Caro-Bruce Thomas and Joyce Bruckner Thomas Buchhauser & John Ely Catherine Buege Charles & Joanne Bunge David & Sarah Canon Dennis & Jean Carlson Sally Carpenter Trinidad & Billie Chavez Karen Childs Baker Evonna Cheetham Sam Coe Marc & Sheila Cohen Theodore & Eileen Collins Bruce Croushore & Michele Hilmes R. Christian & Kathy Davis Bob & Paula Dinndorf Russell & Janis Dixon Jean Druckenmiller John & Deidre Dunn Fred Edelman Jim & Jean Elvekrog Crystal Enslin Wes & Ankie Foell Donna B. Fox Jonathan Fritz John Gadow C. Daniel & Margaret Geisler Barbara Gessner Paul & Joyce Gottschalk Dianne Greenley George & Joan Hall Brian Haltinner Hoyt Halverson & Katherine Morkri John Hayward & Susan Roehlk John & Sarah Helgeson Cornelia & A. Henry Hempe Deborah Hoffman & Mark Hazelbaker

*Total includes gifts supporting: MSO’s 2021-2022 Annual Campaign; MSOL 2021-2022 Events & General Support; 2021-2022 Organ Concerts; Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 20212022 Annual Campaign. MSOL and FOCO basic membership dues and 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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Ann & Gary Scott Sara Scott & Eugene Fuller Magdolna Sebestyen Sandy Shepherd Sandy Shepherd Carolin Showers Thomas & Myrt Sieger Daniel & Cheryl Siehr Ulrich Sielaff & Janet Miller Rev. Gregory B. Sims Patricia & Robert Skryshevska J.R. & Patricia Smart Karen Smith Patricia & Randall Smith Robert & Suzanne Smith Wrede & Melissa Smith Steve Somerson & Helena Tsotsis Gary & Jackie Splitter Dennis and Barb Spurlin Martin & Nancy Stabb Robert & Barbara Stanley Joanne Stark Chuck & Shirley Stathas Harriet & Ray Statz Pat & John Steffen Shirley Steiner Michael Stemper David & Connie Stevenson Helen Stone Leroy Stoner Jonathan & Jessica Storey JoAnne & Ken Streit Emily Blair Stribling & Robert Stribling Dewitt & Julia Strong Mary & Robert Stroud Charles & Diane Stumpf David & Shirley Susan Jerry & Georgie Suttin Marjorie Sutton Ross Swaney Cheri Teal Rayla Temin Barbara J. Thomas Chet & Donna Thomas Karen & Russell Tomar Scott Torgeson Dan & Char Tortorice Tom & Dianne Totten Margaret Trepton Peggy Troller Thomas Tuttle Doris J. Van Houten Theodora van Houten

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Harvey & Bonnie Wendel Dorothy Whiting Wade W. Whitmus Steven & Ellen Wickland Rebecca & Marvin Wiegand Joy Wiggert Royce Williams & Judith Siegfried Bambi Wilson Bill & Jackie Wineke Scott & Jane Wismans Brad Wolbert & Rebecca Karoff Eric Wolf Marjorie Wood & Thomas Bernthal

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE

Marcia Wright Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman John Young & Gail Snowden Bethel Zabell Steven & Patty Zach George A. Zagorski Ronald Zerofsky Joan N. Zingale 61 anonymous friends We also thank 377 donors for their contributions of $1 to $49.

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2022

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Mark your calendar for the Madison Symphony Orchestra League’s Concert on the Green at Bishops Bay Country Club on the Shores of Lake Mendota. Discover more at madisonsymphony.org/cog. Proceeds benefit Madison Symphony Orchestra’s nationally-recognized Education and Community Engagement Programs. Learn more: madisonsymphony.org/education. The photo above is by Amandalynn Jones, from the 2019 concert with John DeMain and soloist Grace Kim.

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GIL SHAHAM PLAYS THE BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO The first piece of this varied program, Rachmaninoff’s evocative and powerful score depicts Arnold Bocklin’s famous painting of an oarsman rowing a whiteclad figure across a dark expanse of water to the mysterious Isle of the Dead. The mood lightens when the Háry János Suite from Kodály’s comic Hungarian folk opera radiates exotic exuberance. Then the renowned Gil Shaham gives the crowning performance of the program when he breathes life and love into the Beethoven Violin Concerto.

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John DeMain, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin

FRI 7:30 PM SAT 8:00 PM SUN 2:30 PM

Rachmaninoff, Isle of the Dead Kodály, Háry János Suite Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major MAJOR SPONSORS The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club Myrna Larson The Burish Group at UBS Audrey Dybdahl Marilyn and Jim Ebben David and Kato Perlman

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS DeWitt LLP Rodney Schreiner and Mark Blank Wisconsin Arts Board

“I was blown away by Gil Shaham. I’ve never seen a performance like that in my life!” – MSO Subscriber

Dates, artists, and programs subject to change.

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the very first Madison Symphony concert we attended, we sensed “From a strong connection between the orchestra and the audience. Forming relationships with members of the orchestra, and with other patrons, has brought us more joy than we ever could have imagined. We have designated an estate gift for the Symphony in the hopes that future orchestra and audience members will have many opportunities to experience joy in each other’s presence. Scott and Janet Cabot

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

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 Judy Ashford 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 Audrey & Philip Dybdahl Jim & Marilyn Ebben George Gay Tyrone & Janet Greive Terry Haller Robert Horowitz & Susan B. King Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Richard & Meg LaBrie Steven Landfried Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Stephen D. Morton Reynold V. Peterson David & Kato Perlman Judith Pierotti Michael Pritzkow Gordon & Janet Renschler Joy & David Rice

Joan & Kenneth Riggs Harry & Karen Roth Edwin & Ruth Sheldon Dr. Beverly S. Simone Hans and Mary Lang Sollinger Family Fund 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

ESTATE GIFTS RECEIVED

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

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Rick Mackie

RETIREMENT On June 30, the Madison Symphony Orchestra bade farewell to its Executive Director of 22 years, Rick Mackie. During his time with the Symphony, Rick oversaw the orchestra’s move into Overture Hall and the installation of the Overture Concert Organ. He expanded the Symphony’s performance schedule from two-concert weekends to triples. Rick is a program builder and was instrumental in the creation, establishment, enhancement or inclusion of programs such as MSO’s awardwinning HeartStrings® arts-in-healthcare community engagement program, “The Final Forte” statewide broadcast partnerships with PBS Wisconsin and WPR, Carnegie Hall’s Link Up education program and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s “Beyond the Score®” multi-media series. Rick successfully led the organization through the recession of 2008, has built and mentored a strong team of arts administrators, and graciously delayed his retirement to guide the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic. The MSO Board of Directors established the Richard H. Mackie Catalyst Fund as the repository for all gifts made in Rick’s honor. The Fund will support the MSO’s future Education & Community Engagement Programs and will provide catalyst funding for new initiatives to expand the Symphony’s reach as the organization approaches its 100th anniversary season in 2025-2026. As of November 9, 2021, 112 donors have contributed $99,925 to the Catalyst Fund. Contributions will continue to be accepted. To add your contribution, mail a check payable to Madison Symphony Orchestra, 222 W Washington Ave Ste 460, Madison, WI 53703, or donate online at madisonsymphony.org/mackie.

R I C H A R D H . M AC K I E C ATA LYS T F U N D The following donors have contributed a total of $99,925 to the Richard H. Mackie Catalyst Fund as of November 9, 2021. Hilde & Julius Adler Fernando & Carla Alvarado Emy Andrew Diane Ballweg Jeffrey & Angela Bartell Joel & Kathryn Belaire Norm & Barbara Berven Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears Rosemarie & Fred Blancke Jeff & Beth Bauer Marian & Jack Bolz Michael Bridgeman & Jack Holzhueter Daniel & Joyce Bromley Ellsworth & Dorothy Brown Laura Burns Martha & Charles Casey Pat & Dan Cornwell Betty Harris Custer & Corkey Custer Kari Peterson & Ben De Leon Ann & Philip Dettwiler Bob & Paula Dinndorf Wallace & Peggy Douma Marilyn Ebben William & Lynne Watrous Eich Tola Ewers Timothy & Renee Farley Marc & Marcia Fink Charles N. Ford & Sharon L. James Linda Franklin W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation Clayton & Belle Frink David Gersbach Norman & Amanda Gilliland Tyrone & Janet Greive Emily Gruenewald Terry Haller Jane Hamblen & Robert F. Lemanske

Frank Hanson & Linda Kimball Dr. Perry A. Henderson Jim & Kathy Herman Samuel C. Hutchison Janet Hyde Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Bob & Louise Jeanne Guangyun Lin & Hongrui Jiang James & Joan Johnston Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Howard Kidd & Margaret Murphy Darcy Kind & Marc Vitale James & Karen Laatsch Steven E. Landfried Myrna Larson Fern & Bill Lawrence Gary E. Lewis Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon Richard & Jean Lottridge Michael & Linda Lovejoy Margaret Luby Helen & Jeffrey Mattox Connie Maxwell Clare & Michael McArdle Sharifa Merchant Barbara Melchert & Gale Meyer Oscar Mireles & Diana Gonzalez Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Stephen Morton Paul & Maureen Norman Drs. Dexter Northrop & Lynn Van Campen Kevin & Cheryl O'Connor Casey & Eric Oelkers Sandra L. Osborn & Marshall Finner Peter & Leslie Overton Reynold V. Peterson Deb Piper Isaac Polinsky Cyrena & Lee Pondrom

Jack & Lori Poulson Walter & Karen Pridham Charitable Fund Peggy & Tom Pyle Beth & Peter Rahko Janet Renschler Michael & Claire Ann Richman Velma J. & Ritcherson Jacqueline Rodman Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation Beverly Schrag Jacqui & John Shanda Catherine & Charles Sih Dr. Beverly S. Simone JoAnn Six Hans & Mary Lang Sollinger Lynn Stathas Gareth L. Steen John Straughn Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer Kathryn & Robert Taylor Mark & Daria Thomas Judith & Nick Topitzes Teresa Venker Ann Wallace Katie & Ellis Waller Mary Webster Carolyn White Kennedy Gilchrist & Heidi Wilde Fred A. Wileman John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas Mary Alice Wimmer Rolf & Susan Wulfsberg Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman Nancy & Edward Young Ledell Zellers & Simon Anderson John & Peggy Zimdars

EMBRACE YOUR PASSION FEEL IT LIVE EMBRACE YOUR PASSION “Greenholtz’s FEEL IT LIVE

tone matched perfectly with the orchestra. It was pure magic.” – Matt Ambrosio, The Cap Times

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8, 9 & 10

FRI 7:30 PM SAT 8:00 PM SUN 2:30 PM

James Ehnes, Violin

MISSA SOLEMNIS Yes, Mozart was his inspiration, but Haydn was Beethoven’s teacher. Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz performs the Violin Concerto in G major. A great work from the height of Beethoven’s composing career, the monumental Missa Solemnis is one of his supreme achievements and one of the most significant Latin Mass settings ever penned.

Sarah Duchovnay, Soprano

Briana Hunter, Mezzo-soprano

Clay Hilley, Tenor

Kenneth Kellogg, Bass

John DeMain, Conductor Naha Greenholtz, Violin Madison Symphony Chorus Beverly Taylor, Director Haydn, Violin Concerto in G major Beethoven, Missa Solemnis EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR Rosemarie Blancke, in loving memory of Fred Blancke Dates, artists, and programs subject to change.

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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 and general contributions. Organizations that have contributed to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and/or Friends of the Overture Concert Organ are listed according the total amount of their donations supporting the 2021-2022 Season* as of October 25, 2021.

$100,000 or more Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation Madison Symphony Orchestra League NBC 15 US Small Business Administration

$50,000–$99,999 Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

$25,000–$49,999 American Printing Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation, Inc. The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club Madison Magazine Wisconsin State Journal and Madison.com

$15,000–$24,999 BMO Harris Bank Fiore Companies, Inc. John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation, Inc.

$10,000–$14,999 The Burish Group at UBS Capitol Lakes The Gialamas Company, Inc. Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc. Madison Community Foundation Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc. Marriott Daughters Foundation PBS Wisconsin

University Research Park Wisconsin Arts Board

with additional funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts

$5,000–$9,999 Boardman & Clark LLP Capitol Bank DeWitt LLP Exact Sciences Flad Architects Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Hooper Foundation J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. John A. Johnson Foundation, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Stafford Rosenbaum LLP SupraNet Communications, Inc. TDS Telecom U.S. Bank von Briesen & Roper, s.c. West Bend Mutual Insurance Company Wisconsin Public Radio An Anonymous Friend

$2,500–$4,999 American Family Insurance 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

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Green Bay Packers Foundation Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin Steinhilber Swanson LLP UW Health, UnityPoint Health - Meriter, Quartz WPS Health Solutions

UP TO $999

$1,000–$2,499

*Total includes donations that support 2021-2022 Madison Symphony Orchestra Concerts, 20212022 Organ Concerts, 2021-2022 Education and Community Engagement Programs; Madison Symphony Orchestra League's 2021-2022 Events and Activities; and Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 2021-2022 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.

The Capital Times Kids Fund Colony Brands, Inc. Farley’s House of Pianos Madison Arts Commission

Alliant Energy Matching Gifts Program State Farm Insurance Companies Unlimited Decorating of Wisconsin Inc. Wisconsin Solar Deisgn, Inc. W.W. Grainger, Inc.

ARE YOU A BUSINESS LEADER

WHO LOVES CLASSICAL MUSIC? The MSO has many opportunities for your business to support great music in our community, from sponsoring a concert weekend to helping present youth education programs. We work with you to find the best fit for your company’s needs. A variety of recognition and benefit packages are available. Interested in learning more? Visit madisonsymphony.org/corporategiving or call (608) 260-8680 x228. Photos by Brett Stepanik and Amandalynn Jones.

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YOUR GIFT TO THE SYMPHONY IS A GIFT OF MUSIC TO YOUR COMMUNITY. Gifts of all amounts make a difference. Thank you! Ways you can give: • Cash, check or credit card • Appreciated stock or other securities • Direct distribution from your IRA • Grant from your Donor Advised Fund • Matching gift from your employer • Legacy gift through your estate

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MAY 6, 7 & 8

FRI 7:30 PM SAT 8:00 PM SUN 2:30 PM

HIS GREATEST HITS An all-Beethoven concert for the ages, charged with the energy and invention of the master’s Heroic Period and the spectacular pianism of a towering artist of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess.

John DeMain, Conductor Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

“Ohlsson used his pianistic soft power . . . in the service of Beethoven’s penchant . . .”

Beethoven, Egmont Overture Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, “Emperor” Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C minor

Myrna Larson MAJOR SPONSORS NBC 15 Scott and Janet Cabot Stephen D. Morton Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Diane Ballweg David and Kato Perlman Kenneth A. Lattman Fred A. Wileman Foundation, Inc.

– The Washington Post

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Chuck Bauer and Chuck Beckwith Wisconsin Arts Board

Dates, artists, and programs subject to change.

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TRIBUTES The Madison Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their contributions honoring family & friends. Tributes are listed for one year. In honor of Jean Alderman Ian Alderman American Family Insurance In honor of John DeMain Jerry M Salzberg, Esq. & Elisabeth Howard, M.S. In honor of James E. Engeler Janet Cibula In honor of Scott Johnson Norman Johnson In honor of Robert Kramer Susan & Louie Cornelius & Pris Boroniec In honor of Richard Mackie 112 donors to the Richard H. Mackie Catalyst Fund, please see page p 57 In honor of Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Randall & Pamela Clouse In honor of Judith E. Topitzes Karen & Harry Roth In memory of Jess Anderson Valerie & Andreas Kazamias In memory of Erin Blasinski Alan Harvey In memory of Marvin L. Conney Diange Agans Elaine & Nicholas Mischler In memory of Barbara DeMain Charles James Hans & Mary Lang Sollinger Judith & Nick Topitzes Carolyn White In memory of Ivy Dreizin Sharon & Bradley Kahn Thomas & Margie Krauskopf

Elaine & Nicholas Mischler

Terry & Mary Warfield

In memory of Stan Druckenmiller Jean Druckenmiller

In memory of Palmer Haynes Lydia Haynes

In memory of James Ebben Gregory & Mary Bares Patricia Bernhardt Marian & Jack Bolz Thea Brunsell Catherine Buege Stephen & Mary Cheney Audrey Dybdahl James Engeler Timothy & Renee Farley The Goldman Family Nona Hill & Clark Johnson Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Darko & Judy Kalan Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Kevin & Mary Kucera Ann Lindsey & Charles Snowdon Michael & Linda Lovejoy Dr. Renate E. Madsen Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg Barbara Melchert & Gale Meyer Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Robert & Carolyn Montgomery Darlene M. Olson Barbara Peterman Beth & Peter Rahko Wipfli Financial Advisors Mary Schroeder Leah Schmid JoAnn Six Therese Smith Pauline Sparks John & Catherine Steinhauer Judith & Nick Topitzes Gordon & Karen Tuffli Jerome & Karen Wallander Carolyn White

In memory of Greg Hettmansberger John Bickford Susan Cook Mark & Cheryl Foltz Robin & Dan Ryan Sweet Orchard Outreach Ministries, Inc.

In memory of Jean Frank William & Sara Lee Hinckley Jeff & Kristi Hoffman Donald & Joan Schuette Ruth Sheldon

In memory of Jane Hilsenhoff Patricia Bernhardt Jane McGinn In memory of Leroy Hoekman Nancy Hoekman In memory of Thomas Kuczmarski Marian & Jack Bolz In memory of Renata Laxova William & Alexandra Dove In memory of Michael McKenna Kristine Andrews Richard & Nancy Latta Stephen and Marilyn Riederer In memory of Gordon Renschler Marian & Jack Bolz Audrey Dybdahl In memory of Marguerite Saecker Mary Saecker In memory of Patricia Struck Lawrence Bechler In memory of Sherri Talbert Jessica Talbert In memory of Margaret C. Winston John Erickson

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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, including gifts made directly to the Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation and gifts made to the Great Performance Campaign Fund benefitting the Madison Symphony Orchestra. These gifts are invested in perpetuity to ensure the MSO’s continuing fiscal stability and its legacy of great music for generations to come. Alliant Energy Foundation Altria Group, Inc. Carla & Fernando Alvarado American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc. American Girl, Inc. Anchor Bank Mel Anderes Brian & Rozan Anderson Ron & Sharon Anderson Estate of Donald W. Anderson Emy Andrew George Austin & Martha Vukelich-Austin Jim & Sue Bakke Helen Baldwin Diane Endres Ballweg Estate of Betty J. Bamforth Estate of Helen Barnick Jeffrey & Angela Bartell Nancy Becknell Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager & Leonard Prentice Eager, Jr. Barbara & Norman Berven Ed & Lisa Binkley Robert & Caryn Birkhauser Tom & Shaila Bolger Marian & Jack Bolz Anne & Robert Bolz Ernest & Louise Borden Daniel & Stacey Bormann Carl & Judy Bowser Nathan Brand Jim & Cathie Burgess Frank & Pat Burgess Mary P. Burke Capital Newspapers Capitol Lakes Thomas & Martha Carter Tony & Deri Cattelino

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 Philip & Audrey Dybdahl Dr. Leroy Ecklund Jim & Marilyn Ebben Richard & Frances Erney Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation Ray & Mary Evert The Evjue Foundation, Inc. The Charitable Arm of The Capital Times David Falk & Joanne Robbins Thomas A. Farrell Janet Faulhaber First Business Bank of Madison First Weber Group Flad & Associates John & Colleen Flad Rockne Flowers Foley & Lardner Jean & Werner Frank W. Jerome Frautschi Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi Friends of the Overture Concert Organ Clayton & Belle Frink Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman William & Jane Hilsenhoff Linda I. Garrity

John & Christine Gauder Candy & George Gialamas The Gialamas Company, Inc. Albert Goldstein, in memory of Sherry Goldstein Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner Anthony & Linda Granato Fritz & Janice Grutzner Terry Haller Dorothy E. Halverson Jane Hamblen & Robert Lemanske Estate of Martin Hamlin Julian & Elizabeth Harris Curtis & Dawn Hastings Ann & Roger Hauck Peggy Hedberg Roe-Merrill S. & Susan Heffner Jerry M. Hiegel Tom & Joyce Hirsch Hooper Corp./General Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. Carl M. Hudig J. Quincy & Carolyn Hunsicker Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. Ralph & Marie Jackson Allen Jacobson Kris S. Jarantoski Peter & Ellen Johnson Marie & Hap Johnson Stan & Nancy Johnson Rosemary B. Johnson Johnson Bank Estate of Lois M. Jones JPMorgan Chase Darko & Judy Kalan Carolyn Kau & Chris Hinrichs Shirley Jane Kaub Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Terry & Mary Kelly

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Kenneth R. Kimport Charles & Patricia Kincaid Joan Klaski & Stephen Malpezzi James & Andrea Klauck Patricia G. Koenecke William Kraus & Toni Sikes Estate of Theodora H. Kubly Estate of Arno & Hazel Kurth Michael G. Laskis Estate of James Victor Lathers Renata Laxova Lee Foundation Estate of Stella I. Leverson Ronald L. & Jean L. Lewis Gary E. Lewis Robert Lightfoot Laura Love Linden Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc. Madison Investment Advisors, Inc. Madison Symphony Orchestra League Madison Symphony Orchestra New Year’s Eve Ball 2003 Douglas & Norma Madsen Margaret Christy Revocable Trust Estate of Jan Markwart Marshall & Ilsley Foundation, Inc. Connie Maxwell Oscar G. & Geraldine Mayer Hal & Christy Mayer Clare & Michael McArdle Richard & Mary McGary Elizabeth McKenna Michael & Cynthia McKenna Richard & Jean McKenzie Howard & Nancy Mead Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg Gale Meyer Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Susanne Michler Nicholas & Elaine Mischler Dan & Ellyn Mohs Fred & Mary Mohs Tom & Nancy Mohs Alfred P. Moore & Ann M. Moore Katharine Morrison Mortenson Family Foundation Stephen D. Morton Walter Morton Foundation Jeanne Myers Stephen & Barbara Napier National Guardian Life Insurance Company

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Vicki & Marv Nonn Norman Bassett Trust Daniel & Judith Nystrom Casey & Eric Oelkers Sandra L. Osborn John & Carol Palmer Park Bank Estate of Ethel Max Parker & Cedric Parker Catherine Peercy John L. Peterson Reynold V. Peterson Larry & Jan Phelps E. J. Plesko Thomas & Janet Plumb Potter Lawson Architects Martin & Lynn Preizler Marie B. Pulvermacher Quarles & Brady LLP Estate of Josephine Ratner David Reinecke Douglas & Katherine Reuhl George & Jean Reuhl Thomas & Martha Romberg Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser Dan Rottier & Frankie Kirk Rottier Patrick M. Ryan Harry Sage Douglas Schewe Stephen & Marianne Schlecht 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 Georgia & John Wiley 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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T I C K E T I N F O R M AT I O N SINGLE TICKETS are available at madisonsymphony.org and through the Overture Center Box Office. Single tickets for 21/22 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 21/22 Overture Concert Organ tickets are $20, and Organ Student Rush tickets are all $10.

SUBSCRIPTIONS for our 21/22 season have closed. Stay tuned for information on our 22/23 Symphony and Organ seasons to be announced in the spring of 2022! Please take note: we guarantee a refund for tickets to any concert that cannot be performed for any reason.

O V E R T U R E H A L L I N F O R M AT I O N 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. • If you need to be reached during the concert, leave your cell phone with an usher along with your seat number. To contact a patron in an emergency, call (608) 258-4972 with the patron’s name and seat and row number. Please leave this information with anyone who might need to contact you.

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• Please feel free to take photos before and after the concert, and during intermission! Once the lights dim, please turn off all cell phones and electronic devices. • Please do not wear perfumes, colognes or scented lotions as many people are allergic to these products. • Smoking is not permitted anywhere in Overture Center for the Arts. • Children ages six and older with tickets are welcome at all MSO concerts. Children of all ages are welcome at the Christmas concerts. • The coat-check room is open when the weather dictates and closes 20 minutes after the performance ends. • Eating and drinking are not permitted during Madison Symphony Orchestra performances. Please unwrap cough drops and candies before the concert begins. Please take note: We will adhere to all public health guidelines and cooperate with Overture Center for the Arts to assure your safety (requirements include proof of COVID-19 vaccination and wearing masks). We invite you to visit madisonsymphony.org/faq for more information on health and safety. Overture Center safety information can be found at overture.org/health.

B O A R D S A N D A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2021-2022

OFFICERS

Ellsworth Brown President Mike Hamerlik Vice President Kay Schwichtenberg Vice President Lynn Stathas Vice President Martha Casey Secretary Doug Reuhl Treasurer Elliot 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 James Dahlberg Kimila Daniels Robert Dinndorf Audrey Dybdahl Marc Fink Jane Hamblen Michael Hamerlik David Harding Mark Huth Shree Kalluri Valerie Kazamias Howard Kidd Darcy Kind

Ann Lindsey José Madera Nicholas Mischler Oscar Mireles Paul Norman Kevin O’Connor Cyrena Pondrom Margaret Pyle Steven Reuhl Michael Richman Jacqueline Rodman Kay Schwichtenberg Derrick Smith Mary Lang Sollinger Lynn Stathas Judith Topitzes Stephen White

ADVISORS

Elliott Abramson Jason Adamany Emy Andrew Rosemarie Blancke Michael Bridgeman Camille Carter Kristine Euclide Tyrone Greive Terry Haller Robert Horowitz Connie Maxwell Joseph Meara Gary Mecklenburg Larry Midtbo Regina Millner Richard Morgan Abigail Ochberg Greg Piefer Sverre Roang Marilyn Ruffin Tamera Stanley Ellis Waller Carolyn White Anders Yocom Stephen Zanoni

LIFE DIRECTORS Marian Bolz Stanley Inhorn 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 A. Henderson Fred Mohs Stephen Morton Velma Ritcherson Margaret Schroeder Beverly Simone John Wiley

EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS James Baxter Elaine Mischler Nancy Young

EX OFFICIO ADVISORS Susan Cook Lisa Bressler Tola Ewers Peter Kuzma Jeff Takaki

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION INC. BOARD, 2021–2022

OFFICERS

Douglas Reuhl President TBA Vice President TBA Secretary-Treasurer

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DIRECTORS

Elliot Abramson Marian Bolz Ellsworth Brown Beth Dettman Gary Mecklenburg Elaine Mischler Nicholas Mischler Fred Mohs

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2021–2022

OFFICERS Nancy Young President Barbara Berven President-Elect Beth Rahko Immediate Past President Ledell Zellers Recording Secretary Emy Andrews Corresponding Secretary Leslie Overton Treasurer Louise Jeanne VP-Administration Rozan Anderson AVP-Administration Cathy Buege VP-Communications Jacqui Shanda AVP-Communications Lori Poulson VP-Education Ann Dettwiler AVP-Education Judy Kalan Behind the Music: Concert Previews Jessica Yehle VP-Membership Recruitment/Retention Janet Cabot VP-Membership Records Mark and Daria Thomas VP-Special Projects Carole Schaefer AVP-Special Projects Kathy Belaire Symphony Gala Barbara Berven Symphony Gala

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Linda Lovejoy Parties of Note Beth Rahko MSOL Connect Christine Ramkey 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

Rob Lemanske David Parminter Rhonda Rushing Eileen Smith William Steffenhagen Teri Venker David Willow

ADVISORS

Greg Zelek, Organ Curator

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, 2021–2022

OFFICERS Jim Baxter President Reynold Peterson Secretary-Treasurer Ellsworth Brown Past President

DIRECTORS

Fernando Alvarado Barbara Berven Katie Biegel Janet Cabot Eric Frailing Mary Ann Harr Grinde Ellen Larson

ADVISORS

Diane Ballweg Marian Bolz John Gauder Terry Haller Gary Lewis Connie Maxwell Elaine Mischler Vicki Nonn Anders Yocom

EX-OFFICIO

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC.

ADMINISTRATION

TBA Executive Director Ann Bowen General Manager Alexis Carreon Office & Personnel Manager Kathryn Taylor Orchestra Librarian Kathryn Schwarzmann Director of Education & Community Engagement Lisa Kjentvet Education Assistant Casey Oelkers Director of Development Leah Schultz Manager of Individual Giving Aleeh Schwoerer Manager of Grants and Corporate Giving Peter Rodgers Director of Marketing Amanda Dill Marketing/Communications Specialist Aaron Krish Patron Services Manager Greg Zelek Overture Concert Organ Curator/Principal Organist

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Love can’t hide behind paper and pen.

MUSIC BY JERRY BOCK LYRICS BY SHELDON HARNICK

STARRING Susannah Biller, Emily Glick, Ben Edquist, Andrew Bidlack Alan Dunbar, Jeff Mattsey, Walker Stephenson, Robert A. Goderich DIRECTED BY Doug Scholz-Carlson CONDUCTED BY John DeMain FEATURING Madison Symphony Orchestra

FEBRUARY 18 & 20, 2022 CAPITOL THEATER Another day in the local perfume shop, circa 1930. Two clerks hate each other, not knowing that they are secret pen pals on their way to falling in love. Two other clerks are having an affair, but one of them is not playing by the rules. As fall gives way to winter, will love prevail?

With its charming score, witty lyrics, and sophisticated story, She Loves Me is the perfect romantic comedy. Brighten up winter with some happily-ever-after!

Sung in English with projected text | 608.258.4141 | madisonopera.org/SheLovesMe

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Symphony Gala SAVE THE DATE!

Friday, September 9, 2022 The Madison Concourse Hotel Learn more: madisonsymphony.org/gala

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PREMIERE DEBUT JAN 21–23 John DeMain, Conductor Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Violin, Greg Zelek, Organ Kabalevsky | Marsalis | Saint-Saëns

BEYOND THE SCORE® STRAVINSKY: THE RITE OF SPRING FEB 13 Kyle Knox, Conductor Multimedia presentation, APT Actors, & entire work performed in second half

PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE SINGLE PERFORMANCE OF BEYOND THE SCORE®

$25 or $10** *SPECIAL PRICING FOR

January, March, April and May 2022 season subscription concerts. Best available seats in the house valued up to $98 on sale for $50 — regular price $54 or $36 tickets for just $25.

**SPECIAL PRICING FOR BEYOND THE SCORE® Regular price $40 and $18 tickets on sale for $25 or $10

PLEASE TAKE NOTE We guarantee a refund for tickets to any concert that cannot be performed for any reason. We will adhere to all public health guidelines and cooperate with Overture Center for the Arts to assure your safety. Programs, dates, and artists subject to change.

GIL SHAHAM PLAYS THE BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO MAR 11–13 John DeMain, Conductor, Gil Shaham, Violin

Rachmaninoff | Kodály | Beethoven

MISSA SOLEMNIS APR 8–10

John DeMain, Conductor, Naha Greenholtz, Violin, Madison Symphony Chorus Sara Duchovnay, Briana Hunter, Clay Hilley, Kenneth Kellogg Haydn | Beethoven

HIS GREATEST HITS MAY 6–8 John DeMain, Conductor, Garrick Ohlsson, Piano Beethoven

Beyond the Score® is a production of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Gerard McBurney, Creative Director for Beyond the Score®

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