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Table of Contents Contact the Symphony............................................... 3 Concert Sponsors......................................................... 4 Program.......................................................................... 5 Greg Zelek Biography................................................. 6 Magela Herrera Biography........................................ 7 Alvaro Bermudez Biography.................................... 9 Yarelis Gandul Biography.......................................... 10 Alex Hernandez Biography....................................... 11 Adopt-a-Stop................................................................ 16 Organ Specifications................................................... 18 Friends of the Overture Concert Organ................. 19 Board and Administration ........................................ 23

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thank you TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS for supporting these performances

PRESENTING SPONSOR

MAJOR FUNDING

provided by

William Steffenhagen

Fernando and Carla Alvarado Audrey Dybdahl, in memory of Philip Dybdahl

The Overture Concert Organ is the gift of Pleasant T. Rowland.

Support for all Overture Concert Organ Programs is provided by the Diane Endres Ballweg Fund.

We wish to thank our other organ contributors, the Malmquist Family, Margaret C. Winston, and Friends of the Overture Concert Organ.

Greg Zelek is the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Organist and the Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ.

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Friday, October 6, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.

Overture Concert Organ Series | Subscription Program No. 1

Greg Zelek, Organ Magela Herrera, Flute Alvaro Bermudez, Guitar Yarelis Gandul, Percussion Alex Hernandez, Bass

MARGARITA LECUONA Babalú

RAMÓN NOBLE Fantasia-Toccata

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Oblivion Libertango

ARMANDO MANZANERO Somos Novios ("It's Impossible")

ERNESTO LECUONA Andalucia Danza Negra La Comparsa CÉSAR PORTILLO DE LA LUZ Contigo a la Distancia

J.S. BACH “Little” Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 ALBERTO DOMÍNGUEZ Perfidia MIGUEL MATAMOROS Son de La Loma

WELCOME TO THE MSO!

Please turn off your electronic devices and cell phones for the duration of the concert.

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Greg Zelek ORGAN

Praised as “extraordinary in the classical music world” (Jon Hornbacher, PBS Wisconsin Life) and a “musical star” (Bill Wineke, Channel 3000), Greg Zelek is the Principal Organist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Curator of the Overture Concert Organ, where he oversees all of the MSO’s organ programming. Since September 2017, Greg has proudly held the Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curatorship.

In addition to concertizing throughout the United States, Greg regularly performs with orchestras as both a soloist and professional ensemble member, including the MET Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, Florida Orchestra, New World Symphony, Ridgewood Symphony, Miami Symphony, and Madison Symphony. He regularly performs as a soloist around the country, including venues such as the Metropolitan

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Museum of Art, Jacoby Symphony Hall with the Jacksonville Symphony, and St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN, among others.

In 2016, Greg was chosen by The Diapason magazine as one of the top “20 Under 30” organists, a feature which selects the most successful young artists in the field. He was the First Prize winner in the 2012 Rodgers North American Classical Organ Competition, 2012 West Chester University Organ Competition, and the 2010 East Carolina University Organ Competition. A recipient of the inaugural Kovner Fellowship, Greg received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, as well as an Artist Diploma, from the Juilliard School as a student of Paul Jacobs. Greg, who is Cuban-American and a native Spanish speaker, grew up in Miami, Florida. For more information on upcoming performances, please visit www.gregzelek.com.

Magela Herrera FLUTE

Magela Herrera grew up between two worlds: one, her family’s deep ties to a large set of unique traditions influenced mostly by Afrocuban music; the other, the years she spent learning and studying classical music at the Conservatory of Music in her native Havana.

Praised often for her unique background that also includes Latin jazz and Euro jazz, Herrera developed her incredible instincts and keen musical chops from 2004 through 2011 as a member of Mezcla – one of Cuba’s leading jazz and fusion groups. Towards the end of her tenure in 2010, she was nominated for Best Solo Flute from the New York based magazine, Jazz Corner, for the tune “Quien tiene el ritmo” (who’s got the rhythm) on Mezcla’s album I’ll See You in Cuba. The recording was also nominated for Best Album.

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Through the years, Herrera has shared the stage with an extensive list of acclaimed international artists including Chucho Valdez, Roberto Garcia, Ruy Lopez Nussa, Barbara Dane, Ralph Alessis, Geir Lysne, Jan Eggum, Sverre Indris Joner and Hovedoen Social Club, Alejandro Vargas, Sanskriti Shrestha, Oslo Chamber Orchestra, Eliel Lazo and The Cuban Funk Machine. She has also performed at the Oslo Jazz Festival, Oslo World Music Festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Lunatos Festival (Toronto) and at various jazz clubs and venues worldwide.

Herrera’s adventurous, confidence building road from holding court with Mezcla to her emergence as a solo performer and bandleader included living in Norway for a number of years, learning all about jazz improvisation and freer forms of musical expression while gigging there and earning Bachelor’s and

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Master’s Degrees in Jazz Performance from the Norwegian Academy of Music.

This was a major shift in mindset from her early days studying classical music at the Conservatory of Music in her native Havana and earning her first Bachelor’s degree in classical music from the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA).

Her recent move to Miami and immersion in the city’s vibrant jazz, R&B/funk and electronica scenes have had a major

influence. You can find Herrera performing regularly at venues like Le Chat Noir and Lagniappe House. In 2019 she was featured in the Miami Downtown Jazz Festival, and her quintet released their debut album Explicaciones, through Brontosaurus records. Explicaciones has received rave press and fan reviews, and has quickly garnered support and airtime from major and local radio stations in the USA.

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Alvaro Bermudez GUITAR

Alvaro Bermudez is a native of White Plains, New York. Alvaro currently heads the guitar program at Ronald Reagan Senior High School’s Classical Arts Academy in Doral, Florida. Alvaro holds the Bachelor of Music Degree and Master of Music Degree from Florida International University in Jazz Studies with an emphasis in guitar.

Alvaro has been recognized for his “fine… contemporary choral music,” which has been described as “lovely” and “contagious.”

(South Florida Classical Review, Music in Cincinnati, & Miami Clásica) Seraphic Fire first commissioned Alvaro to write Padre Nuestro, a setting of the Lord’s Prayer, which was premiered by the group in

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2007. Universities and professional groups throughout the United States and South and Central America have since performed Alvaro’s compositions and commissioned him to write new works. In 2020, Alvaro was the recipient of a Knight Foundation New Work Award to write Danzas del Silencio, a compelling, choral and guitar collaboration with Seraphic Fire that blends Colombian dance rhythms with Bach’s orchestral structure. Alvaro is a guitarist in high demand all over South Florida. His Latin trio, “Trio Los Clasicos,” plays regularly in the Miami area and has been engaged for performances in Atlanta, Georgia and Boston, Massachusetts.

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Yarelis Gandul PERCUSSION

Yarelis Gandul is a Cuban percussionist, singer, and composer that currently resides in Miami, Florida. She studied percussion in Cuba and has professionally performed with several bands, both nationally and internationally. She has been a member of the “Alba Tropical Jazz Band,” made up of a selection of the most recognized young people of Cuban Jazz. She has also resided in Italy, where she performed as a percussionist in groups such as Jestofunk.

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In the city of Miami, she has taught music and percussion, while forming musical groups, making music on television shows, clubs, and festivals with world-renowned artists such as Bobby Carcasses, Nestor Torres, Ed Calle, Jose Negroni, Jose Luis Barba, Donato Poveda, Francisco Cespedes, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, among others.

She has recorded various singles of original compositions, including “Un Canto” and “Guajira Soy”.

Alex Hernandez BASS

Alex Hernandez is a first generation CubanAmerican born in Miami, Fl. He studied electric and upright bass in South Florida with Matt Bonelli, Dennis Marks and Luis GomezImbert. He later continued his studies in NYC with the grand master Ron Carter as well as lessons with Andy Gonzales, Larry Grenadier and Orlando LeFlemming.

prominent salsa and Latin jazz musicians.

He was also a member of Bobby Sanabria’s Quarteto Ache and Big Band and was featured on the 2008 Grammy nominated “Big Band Urban Folktales” album. Alex also held the bass chair with tap dancing phenom, Savion Glover, performing at jazz clubs, theaters and dance festivals across the U.S.

Alex has performed, toured and recorded around the world with an array of artists, most notably as a member of Jerry Gonzales’s Madrid All Star band, with Diego “el Cigala” and Bebo Valdes and on Joan Manuel Serrat’s “Versos en la Boca” world tour. In NYC, Alex was a member of the Sugar Hill Quartet, one of Harlem’s longest standing house bands holding down steady gigs at the Lennox Lounge, Minton’s and Smoke and accompanying artist such as Lillias White, Gregory Porter and George Coleman.

Alex was also a house musician at Spanish Harlem’s FB Lounge which featured NYC’s

Alex has performed with Ira Sullivan, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Arturo Sandoval, Nestor Torres, Braulio, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Casandra Wilson, Gary Bartz, Jeremy Pelt, Ronnie Mathews, Mireya Ramos, Jonnny O’neil, Dormeshia SumbryEdwards, Paquito D’Rivera, Giovanni Hidalgo, Candido Camero, Bob Franceschini, Vince Cherico, Ray Barreto, Ludwig Afonso, Horacio “el Negro” Hernandez, Cliff Almond, Hector Martignon, Donny McCaslin, Joel Frahm, Troy Roberts, Mike Rodriguez, Ravi Coltrane, Camille Thurman, Martin Bejerano among many others.

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Monumental Moments Bernstein | Shostakovich | Brahms 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, Conductor NAHA GREENHOLTZ, Violin

music 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

– 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 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS: Robert Benjamin and John Fields, Joan Johnston, Ann Lindsey, in memory of Chuck Snowdon, Barbara J. Merz, John and Twila Sheskey Charitable Fund, Wisconsin Arts Board

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Ken Cowan After his last performance in Madison in 2017 alongside his wife, violinist Lisa Shihoten, Ken Cowan now returns to Overture Hall for a solo concert. With a program featuring selections from Elgar’s Organ Sonata and Bach’s powerful Prelude and Fugue in E minor, as well as Mr. Cowan’s own virtuosic transcription of Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz, I know the audience will be awed by Mr. Cowan’s incredible technique and refined artistry.

– Greg Zelek, Principal Organist and Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ

MAJOR SPONSORS: Shirley Spade, in memory of Gerald Spade Jane Hamblen and Robert F. Lemanske Friends of the Overture Concert Organ

KEN COWAN, Organ

music Charles-Marie Widor, Allegro from Symphony VI Olivier Messiaen, Le Banquet céleste Edward Elgar, Sonata in G, Op. 28 J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548 Franz Liszt, Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (“The Dance in the Village Inn”)

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ENSURING A BRIGHT FUTURE for the OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN

The Overture Concert Organ, built by Orgelbau Klais in Bonn, Germany, is owned by the Madison Symphony Orchestra. The Organ Endowment Fund, a component of the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Endowment, provides a permanent source of support for organ programming and care of the instrument.

In 2004, Pleasant T. Rowland gave the magnificent Overture Concert Organ as a gift to the Madison Symphony Orchestra. Lead gifts of $1 million from Diane Endres Ballweg and $500,000 from Elaine and Nicholas Mischler established the Organ Endowment Fund. Since then, additional gifts totaling over $600,000 have been given through the Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s Adopt-a-Stop naming program.

“Madison is so blessed to have the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Mighty Klais’ in Overture Hall. It is a complex, wonderful instrument, and we wish all future generations to experience the pure joy in sound that it can produce.”

–Nicholas and Elaine Mischler Organ Endowment Donors

With a gift of $1,000 or more to the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Organ Endowment Fund, you can “adopt” part of the organ in your own name or in the name of a loved one. Your name will be included in our Adopt-A-Stop donor list, and you’ll even receive an adoption certificate!

All gifts help to ensure a bright future for the Overture Concert Organ.

GIFT LEVEL

ADOPTION

DEFINITION

$Adopted

Organ Console

The cabinet containing the keyboards, pedals, and stops.

$Adopted

Tutti (Full Organ)

When all the stops are pulled out.

$25,000

Division

A grouping of stops.

$10,000

Stop

A grouping of pipes.

$5,000

Façade pipes

Pipes that are visible.

$2,500

Single pipes - Major

$1,000

Single pipes - Minor

Up to $999

General donation, not eligible for Adopt-a-Stop naming

Pipes located in the organ chamber that are not visible.

Visit madisonsymphony.org/adoptastop for more information. To discuss a potential gift, please contact Casey Oelkers at (608) 257-3734 or coelkers@madisonsymphony.org.

ADOPT-A-STOP Thank you to these generous donors for their gifts of $1,000 or more to the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Overture Concert Organ Endowment Fund. Donors who have chosen to adopt individual parts of the organ are listed with their individual adoptions.

ORGAN CONSOLE

FAÇADE PIPE

Catherine Burgess, in memory of Jim Burgess

Dr. Frederick W. Blancke

TUTTI Nicholas and Elaine Mischler

DIVISION Friends of the Overture Concert Organ in honor of Samuel C. Hutchison Great Division

Gamber F. Tegtmeyer, Jr., in memory of Audrey Tegtmeyer Swell Division

Friends of the Overture Concert Organ in honor of Gregory C. Zelek in celebration of his Golden Birthday Solo Division

STOP In memory of Ruth and Frederick Dobbratz Great Principal 8’ Principal C4

John and Christine Gauder Pedal Contra Bombarde 32’

Reynold V. Peterson Swell Basson 16’

Lise Skofronick Solo Harmonic Flute 8’

John and Carol Toussaint Pedal Posaune 16’

Ann Wallace Solo French Horn 8’

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Great Principal 16’ – F²

Daniel and Stacey Bormann in memory of Larry Shrode Great Principal 16’ – D²

Lau and Bea Christensen Great Principal 16’ – C² Thomas A. Farrell in honor of Ann Farrell Great Principal 16’ – A³

Jane Hamblen and Robert F. Lemanske Great Principal 16’ – B¹

Sandra L. Osborn Great Principal 16’ – C³

In Memory of Jennie Biel Sheskey and Biel Orchestra, The John and Twila Sheskey Charitable Fund Great Principal 16’ – B2

MAJOR PIPE Anne Bolz in honor of Greg Upward Solo Harmonic Flute 8’ – G³

In Memory of Lila Smith Lightfoot Solo Tuba 16’ – C¹

Vicki and Marv Nonn Pedal Double Open 32’ – C¹

Barbara and Richard Schnell Solo French Horn 8’ – D1

Barbara and Richard Schnell Solo French Horn 8’ – E1

Paul Fritsch and Jim Hartman in honor of Paige Kramer

MINOR PIPE Fernando and Carla Alvarado Solo Principal 8’ – C³

Solo French Horn 8’ – G2

Dr. Robert and Linda Graebner

Fernando and Carla Alvarado in honor of Nicholas and Elaine Mischler Swell Quintflöte 2 2/3’ – F¹

Brian and Rozan Anderson

Great Principal 8’ – C¹

Kris S. Jarantoski Swell Bordun 8’ – C³

Darko and Judy Kalan in honor of Samuel C. Hutchison

Bassoon 16’ – A2

Chuck Bauer and Chuck Beckwith Choir Clarinet 8’ – B²

Swell Basson–Hautbois 8’ – C¹

Carolyn Kau and Chris Hinrichs Choir Suavial 8’ – C³

Nancy Becknell Solo French Horn 8’ – C¹

Gary Lewis Swell Basson–Hautbois 8’ – C³

Ed and Lisa Binkley Pedal – Vox Balinae 64’ – C¹

Patricia Brady and Robert Smith Solo French Horn 8’ – B2

Connie Maxwell Swell Basson–Hautbois 8’ – A³

Gale Meyer Solo French Horn 8’ – G1

Capitol Lakes Swell Fugara 4’ – D

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Friends of the Overture Concert Organ in honor of Reynold Peterson Great Trompete 8’ – G3

Swell Trompette Harmonique 8’ – C³

Stephen D. Morton Swell Bourdon 16’ – C¹

Friends of the Overture Concert Organ 2015-2016 Board of Directors in honor of Elaine Mischler Choir Clarinet 8’ – B-Flat¹

Casey, Eric, Dylan, and Kendall Oelkers in honor of Walter & Barbara Herrod's 50th Anniversary Solo Harmonic Flute 8' - G2

Friends of the Overture Concert Organ 2019-2020 Board of Directors in honor of Ellsworth Brown Solo Harmonic Flute 8’ – E³

Paul Fritsch and Jim Hartman Solo French Horn 8’ – A3

Paul Fritsch and Jim Hartman in honor of Karissa Fritsch Solo French Horn 8’ – F4

Paul Fritsch and Jim Hartman in honor of Bethany Hart Solo Harmonic Flute 8’ – B

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Larry and Jan Phelps Pedal – Subbass 16’ – C¹

Hans and Mary Lang Sollinger Swell Traversflöte 4’ – A²

Harriet Thiele Statz Choir Gemshorn 8’ – A3

Two Friends in memory of Jack Hicks Great Principal 8’ – C3

Anders Yocom and Ann Yocom Engelman Solo Principal 8’ – A²

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ORGAN SPECIFICATION Johannes Klais Orgelbau — Bonn, Germany 2004 • 72 Ranks GREAT 4-1/2” wind Principal Principal Offenflote Salicional Gedeckt Principal Rohrflote Quinte Octave Cornett V Mixtura mayor V Trompete Trompete SWELL (enclosed) 4-1/2” wind Bordun Tibia Bordun Viola da Gamba Voix Celeste Fugara Transversflote Quintflote Octavflote Terzflote Plein jeu IV Basson Trompette harmonique Basson-Hautbois Clairon harmonique Tremulant CHOIR (enclosed) 4” wind Geigen Principal Suavial Rohrflote Gemshorn Unda maris Octave Viola Waldflote Quinte Terz Mixtura minor IV Clarinet Tremulant

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16 8 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2

16 8

16 8 8 8 8 4 4 2-2/3 2 1-3/5 16 8 8 4

16 8 8 8 8 4 4 2 2-2/3 1-3/5 8

SOLO (enclosed) 11” wind Principal Harmonic Flute Stentor Gamba Gamba Celeste Tuba Tuba French Horn

8 8 8 8 16 8 8

PEDAL 5” wind Vox Balinae (Resultant) Double Open Untersatz Open Wood Violon (Gt) Bourdon (Sw) Subbass Octavbass Harmonic Flute (Solo) Stentor Gamba (Solo) Gedackt Octave Contra Bombarde Posaune Tuba (Solo) Trompete Clairon

64 32 32 16 16 16 16 8 8 8 8 4 32 16 16 8 4

ACCESSORIES General Pistons 15 General Toe Studs 10 Divisional Pistons 8 Pedal Divisional 5 Toe Studs Divisional 5 Cancel Pistons Sequencer Programmable Crescendo and Tutti

COUPLERS Gt to Ped Gt to Ped Sw to Ped Sw to Ped Ch to Ped Ch to Ped Solo to Ped Solo to Ped Sw to Sw Sw Unison Off Sw to Sw

8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 16 4

Sw to Gt Sw to Gt Sw to Gt Ch to Gt Ch to Gt Ch to Gt Solo to Gt Solo to Gt Solo to Gt Gt to Gt Gt Unison Off Gt to Gt

16 8 4 16 8 4 16 8 4 16

Sw to Ch Sw to Ch Sw to Ch Solo to Sw Solo to Sw Solo to Ch Solo to Ch Ch to Ch Ch Unison Off Ch to Ch

16 8 4 8 4 8 4 16

Pedal Divide

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FRIENDS OF THE OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN We gratefully acknowledge the Friends of the Overture Concert Organ for their support of Overture Concert Organ programming and production for the 2023-2024 Season. This list includes current members as of September 1, 2023.

HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERS Diane Endres Ballweg Bruce & Suzanne Case Samuel C. Hutchison W. Jerome Frautschi & Pleasant T. Rowland

CURATOR CIRCLE $1000 & above Carla & Fernando Alvarado Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith Jeff & Beth Bauer James & Diane Baxter Barbara & Norman Berven Dr. Annette Beyer-Mears Martha & Charles Casey Lau & Bea Christensen Mike & Quinn Christensen Robert & Penelope Coffin Audrey Dybdahl John & Christine Gauder George Gay Jane Hamblen & Robert F. Lemanske Susan S. Harris Darko & Judy Kalan Myrna Larson Doug & Norma Madsen Elaine & Nicholas Mischler Vicki & Marv Nonn Reynold V. Peterson

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Walter & Karen Pridham Charitable Fund William & Rhonda Rushing Kay Schwichtenberg & Herman Baumann John & Twila Sheskey Charitable Fund Lise R. Skofronick Thomas Rae Smith & Jennifer A. Younger Shirley Spade William Steffenhagen Dr. Condon & Mary Vander Ark Willis & Heijia Wheeler Heidi Wilde & Kennedy Gilchrist One Anonymous Friend

J. S. BACH SOCIETY $650–$999 Janet & Scott Cabot Dennis & Lynn Christensen Jerome Ebert & Joye Ebert Kuehn Timothy & Renée Farley Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman Joel & Jacquie Greiner Terry Haller Charles McLimans & Dr. Richard Merrion Joseph Meara & Karen Rebholz David Myers Faith & Russ Portier

Jeffrey Williamson David Willow One Anonymous Friend

GREAT $300–$649 Lyle J. Anderson Gary & Martha Antoniewicz Ellis & Susan Bauman David & Karen Benton Julia Bolz Jack Holzhueter & Michael Bridgeman Dorothy & Ellsworth Brown Mary & Ken Buroker Louis Cornelius & Pris Boroniec Blake Doss Crystal Enslin Bobbi Foutch-Reynolds & Jim Reynolds Betty & Edward Hasselkus Walter & Barbara Herrod James & Cindy Hoyt Mark Huth, MD Maryanne & Bob Julian Chris & Marge Kleinhenz Larry M. Kneeland Richard & Claire Kotenbeutel Peggy Lescrenier Bruce & Ruth Marion Genevieve Murtaugh David Parminter

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FRIENDS OF THE OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN (continued)

William E. Petig Sue Poullette Lori & Jack Poulson Ron Rosner & Ronnie Hess Wilton Sanders & Sue Milch Andrew & Erika Stevens Karen M. Stoebig Harry Tschopik James Uppena Ann Wallace Sally Wellman Leonard & Paula Werner Susan & Rolf Wulfsberg Roger & Janet Zimmerman

SWELL $150–$299 Carolyn Aradine Leigh Barker Cheesebro Dr. Larry & Mary Kay Burton James Conway & Katherine Trace John Daane John & Deidre Dunn Elizabeth Fadell Donna B. Fox Douglas Fritsch Jill Gaskell Michael George & Susan Gardels Pauline Gilbertson & Peter Medley William & Sharon Goehring Dan & Janet Johnson Sally Leong Doug Knudson & Judith Lyons Margaret & Paul Miller Patricia Paska Steven & Lennie Saffian Sandy Shepherd

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Curt & Jane Smith Eileen M. Smith Alice Spencer Kenneth Spielman David Stone Cheri J. Teal Tom & Dianne Totten Ellen M. Twing John & Shelly Van Note John & Janine Wardale Karl & Ellen Westlund Carolyn White One Anonymous Friend

CHOIR $85-$149 Gale Barber Christine K. Beatty Joyce Bringe Evonna Cheetham Eve & Carl Degen Paula & Bob Dinndorf Paula K. Doyle Marilyn Ebben Joanna Kramer Fanney Douglas & Carol Fast Marthea Fox Fr. C. Lee & Edith M. Gilbertson Barbara Grajewski & Michael Slupski Robert Heimerl Margaret & Paul Irwin Greg & Doreen Jensen Jerome & Dee Dee Jones Conrad & Susan Jostad Bob Klassy Doug Knudson Ann Kruger

Tom Kurtz Jim Larkee David MacMillan Ann & David Martin Ann & David Moyer Bonnie Orvick Peter & Leslie Overton Ernest J. Peterson Tom Pierce Deacon Michael & Jenna Pipitone Paula L. Primm Sherry Reames Sarah Rose John & Rachel Rothschild Dennis & Janice Schattschneider Tom & Lynn Schmidt Chris & Ronald Sorkness Kate Roberts & Jim Struve Colleen & Tim Tucker Teresa Venker Dorothy Whiting Wade W. & Shelley D. Whitmus Rebecca & Marvin Wiegand Bill & Jackie Wineke Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman Four Anonymous Friends

FRIEND $35-$84 Ginger Anderle & Pat Behling David & Ruth Arnold Louis & Sandra Arrington Bob & Bonnie Block Dorothy Blotz Jonathan Boott Kathleen Borner Waltraud Brinkmann

Margaret Bubon Catherine Buege Dory & Ole Christensen Barbara Constans & Deb Rohde Ann & Philip Dettwiler Charlotte J. Dillabough Barbara Drake Albert & Ann Ellingboe Elizabeth Enright Anne Epstein Jim Esmoil Joann & John Esser Kenneth & Molly Gage Sam Gratz Ed & Gloria Grys Andrew Halbach Vicki Hansell Christina Hull Don Hynek Sharon Johnson Marilyn Kay Barbara Kell Melissa Keyes & Ingrid Rothe Noël Marie & Steven Klapper Linda Krueger Ellen Larson Latimer & Dakota Latimer Ed & Julie Lehr Steve & Karen Limbach Cheryl Mahaffay Jan L. McCormick Daniel Medenblik David & Joan Milke Wendy Miller Phillip & Karen Paulson Virginia Porter & Ronald Niece Randall & Deb Raasch Kathleen Rasmussen Robert A. Reed Mark & Zoe Rickenbach Cora Rund

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John & Susan Schauf David & Gail Schultz Roger & Kathleen Schultz Margaret Schuster Reeves Smith & Glenna Carter Terrell & Mary Smith Steve Somerson & Helena Tsotsis Howard & Margaret Talcott Patricia Vanderhoef Greg Wagner & Fred Muci Nine Anonymous Friends We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you have any questions about the list, please contact our development department at (608) 257-3734.

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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, Conductor JONATHAN BISS, Piano

music 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

– 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 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS: Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Ronald J. and Janet E. Johnson, Prairie Trust, Sharon Stark, in memory of Peter Livingston, Wisconsin Arts Board

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BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION FRIENDS OF THE OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2023–2024 OFFICERS Robert Lemanske President David Willow Secretary-Treasurer William Steffenhagen President-Elect

DIRECTORS Beth Bauer Barbara Berven Janet Cabot Quinn Christensen Audrey Dybdahl Mary Ann Harr Grinde Mark Hurth Ellen Larson Latimer Charles McLimans Doug McNeel David Parminter Rhonda Rushing Eileen Smith Jennifer Young

ADVISORS Fernando Alvarado Diane Ballweg James Baxter Ellsworth Brown John Gauder Terry Haller Gary Lewis Elaine Mischler Vicki Nonn Reynold Peterson Teri Venker Anders Yocom

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. ADMINISTRATION Robert Reed, Executive Director David Gordon, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison Ann Bowen, General Manager Alexis Carreon, Office & Personnel Manager Jennifer Goldberg, Orchestra Librarian Lisa Kjentvet, Director of Education & Community Engagement Katelyn Hanvey, Education & Community Engagement Manager Casey Oelkers, Director of Development Leah Schultz, Manager of Individual Giving Emmett Sauchuck, Manager of Grants & Sponsorships Yumian Cui, Data & Analytics Manager Peter Rodgers, Director of Marketing Amanda Dill, Marketing/ Communications Manager Lindsey Meekhof, Audience Experience Manager Greg Zelek, Overture Concert Organ Curator/Principal Organist

EX OFFICIO Greg Zelek, Organ Curator

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Chelsea Chen I was fortunate enough to perform at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Florida back in 2016 through an invite from Chelsea Chen. A fellow Madisonian who winters in Florida (I now understand why!) was in attendance and recommended my name to my predecessor here in Madison, Sam Hutchison. Well, the rest is history, and I am excited to invite Chelsea Chen back to Overture Hall to delight us with a program featuring some of the most captivating standards of the organ repertoire. You won’t want to miss Ms. Chen’s spectacular playing and engaging stage presence that will keep us warm during this chillier month.

CHELSEA CHEN, Organ

music Louis Vierne, Finale from Symphony No. 6 Maurice Duruflé, Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 John Weaver, Sine Nomine

– Greg Zelek

MAJOR SPONSOR: Walter and Karen Pridham Charitable Fund ADDITIONAL SPONSORS: John and Twila Sheskey Charitable Fund

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april

Greg Zelek –

19 FRI 7:30 PM

with the uw madison wind ensemble It gives me great pleasure to welcome the UW–Madison Wind Ensemble and their conductor, Scott Teeple, to our organ series in what I hope is one of many future collaborations. Pairing the forces of our Klais with the full band will blow you away in this electrifying program. With large ensemble works such as Grainger’s Irish Tune from County Derry (“Danny Boy”), as well as intimate works like Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe arranged for organ and saxophone featuring a soloist from the ensemble, I cannot think of a more powerful way to close out the 23/24 season!

– Greg Zelek PRESENTING SPONSOR: Lau and Bea Christensen MAJOR SPONSORS: Kay Schwichtenberg and Herman Baumann Skofronick Family Charitable Trust

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SCOTT TEEPLE, UW–Madison Director of Bands GREG ZELEK, Organ

music James M. Stephenson, Fanfare and March Louis Vierne, Carillon de Westminster Richard Wagner, Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral Dudley Buck, Concert Variations on “The Star-Spangled Banner” Ennio Morricone, Gabriel’s Oboe Michael Daugherty, Bells for Stokowski Richard Strauss, Feierlicher Einzug Percy Grainger, Irish Tune from County Derry

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1 FRI 7:30 PM 2 SAT 8:00 PM 3 SUN 2:30 PM

A Madison Symphony Christmas 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.

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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

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