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Monumental Moments October 20, 21 & 22

MSO on the GO KYLE KNOX, Conducting LORENZ FRADKIN-ANNEN, Violin JOIN YOUR MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA under the baton of Associate Conductor Kyle Knox for two FREE community concerts in November!

MSO On the Go is a new series that brings the musicians of the Madison Symphony to performing arts centers in your community.

The program features music the whole family will enjoy, plus a special appearance by the winner of our 2023 Fall Youth Concerto Competition, Lorenz Fradkin-Annen, violin.

music Bernstein, Dance Variations from Fancy Free Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole in D Minor Op. 21, 1st movement Stravinsky, Firebird Suite Williams, ‘Hedwig’s Theme‘ from Harry Potter Suite

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THURSDAY 7:00 PM VAHS Performing Arts Center 234 Wildcat Way, Verona

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SATURDAY 1:00 PM Mitby Theater at Madison College 3550 Anderson St, Madison

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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....................................................... 53 Overture Hall Information......................................... 53 Boards and Administration ....................................... 54

MONUMENTAL MOMENTS, OCT 20, 21 & 22 Concert Sponsors........................................................ 10 Program......................................................................... 11 Kyle Knox Biography.................................................. 12 Naha Greenholtz Biography .................................... 14 Program Notes ............................................................ 20

SUPPORT Individual Donors........................................................ 32 Stradivarius Society Members................................. 42 Business, Foundation and Government Donors. ................................................. 44 Madison Symphony Orchestra Endowment Donors ................................................. 46 Tributes.......................................................................... 48 Index of Advertisers................................................... 57

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John DeMain MUSIC DIRECTOR

In his 30th 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.” In January 2023 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Opera Association, the NOA’s highest award.

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During his three decades in Madison as the MSO music director, DeMain has consistently raised the quality of the orchestra by introducing blind auditions and continuously expanding the repertoire to encompass ever more challenging and virtuosic works, including the highly-acclaimed performances of the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler. DeMain also oversaw the move into the world-class Overture Hall and expanded the subscription season to triple performances.

His active conducting schedule has taken him to the stages of the National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the symphonies of Seattle,

St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Houston, San Antonio, Long Beach, and Jacksonville, along with the Pacific Symphony, Boston Pops, Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of Seville, the Leipzig MDR Sinfonieorchester, and Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional.

Prior engagements include visiting San Francisco Opera as guest conductor for General Director David Gockley’s farewell gala, Northwestern University to conduct Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, and the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center in D.C. to conduct Kurt Weill’s Lost in the Stars. In 2019, he conducted the world premiere of Tazewell Thompson’s Blue at the Glimmerglass Festival to critical acclaim — he “drew a vibrant performance from an orchestra of nearly 50 players; the cast was superb.” (The New York Times) He was also planning to conduct the premiere of Blue at the Washington National Opera in March 2020.

DeMain also serves as artistic director for Madison Opera and in their 2023–2024 season conducts Tosca, The Anonymous Lovers, and Candide.

He has been a regular guest conductor with Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center and has made appearances at the Teatre Liceu in Barcelona, New York City Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Los Angeles

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Opera, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, Virginia Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Aspen Music Festival, Portland Opera, and Mexico’s National Opera.

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

by John DeMain.

DeMain began his career as a pianist and conductor in his native Youngstown, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Juilliard School and made a highly acclaimed debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

DeMain was the second recipient of the Julius Rudel Award at New York City Opera and one of the first six conductors to receive the Exxon/National Endowment for the Arts Conductor Fellowship for his work with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

DeMain holds honorary degrees from the University of Nebraska and Edgewood College and he is a Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.

He resides in Madison and his daughter, Jennifer, is a UW–Madison graduate.

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Orchestra Personnel For This Concert VIOLIN I

Naha Greenholtz Concertmaster

VIOLA

Christopher Dozoryst Principal

FLUTE

Stephanie Jutt Principal

William and Joyce Wartmann Chair

James F. Crow Chair

Terry Family Foundation Chair

Suzanne Beia Co-Concertmaster

Katrin Talbot Assistant Principal

Dawn Lawler Linda Pereksta

Steinhauer Charitable Trust Chair

Dove Family Chair

Huy Luu Associate Concertmaster

Diedre Buckley Renata Hornik Elisabeth Deussen Janse Vincent Jennifer Paulson Hanna Pederson David Beytas Melissa Snell Ina Georgieva Molly O’Brien

George and Candy Gialamas Chair

Olga Pomolova Associate Concertmaster Maynie Bradley Assistant Concertmaster Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

Kina Ono Annetta H. Rosser Chair

Neil Gopal Tim Kamps Jon Vriesacker Katherine Floriano Laura Burns Paran Amirinazari Alec Tonno Naomi Schrank Carolyn VanDeVelde David Huntsman

VIOLIN II

Xavier Pleindoux Principal Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Chair

Hillary Hempel Assistant Principal Elyn L. Williams Chair

Holly Wagner Rolf Wulfsberg Olga Draguieva Wendy Buehl Geri Hamilton Robin Ryan Matthew Dahm Wes Luke Laura Mericle Abigail Schneider Eric Bate Emily Boone

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CELLO

Karl Lavine Principal

PICCOLO

Linda Pereksta

OBOE

Izumi Amemiya Principal Jim and Cathie Burgess Chair

Andrea Gross Hixon

ENGISH HORN Lindsay Flowers

CLARINET

Reuhl Family Chair

JJ Koh Principal

Mark Bridges Assistant Principal

Nancy Mackenzie

Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence DeRoo Chair

Karen Cornelius Knapp Family Chair

Lindsey Crabb Lisa Bressler Derek Handley Trace Johnson Alex Chambers-Ozasky Rebecca Pan Aaron Fried

BASS

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

Zachary Betz Jeff Takaki August Jirovec Mike Hennessy Jason Niehoff

Barbara and Norman Berven Chair

E-FLAT CLARINET Nancy Mackenzie

BASS CLARINET Gregory Smith

BASSOON

Cynthia Cameron Principal Amanda Szczys Carol Rosing

CONTRABASSOON Carol Rosing

HORN

Dafydd Bevil Acting Principal Steve and Marianne Schlecht Chair

Ricardo Almeida Michael Szczys William Muir Linda Kimball, Assistant

TRUMPET John Aley Principal

PERCUSSION

Orchestra Committee

Anthony DiSanza Principal

Marilynn G. Thompson Chair

JoAnn Six Plesko and E.J. Plesko Chair

John Wagner Rob Rohlfing

Richard Morgan Nicholas Bonaccio Tom Ross

TROMBONE Joyce Messer Principal

Fred and Mary Mohs Chair

Benjamin Skroch

BASS TROMBONE Benjamin Zisook

HARP

Johanna Wienholts Principal Endowed by an Anonymous Friend

Margaret Mackenzie

Joshua Biere

Librarian

Jennifer S. Goldberg John and Carolyn Peterson Chair

Stage Manager Benjamin Skroch

PIANO/CELESTE

Property Manager

Stephen D. Morton Chair

Personnel Manager

Daniel Lyons Principal

TUBA

Mark Bridges, Chair Joshua Biere, Vice-Chair Elspeth Stalter-Clouse, Secretary David Scholl, Treasurer Lisa Bressler, Member-at-large

TIMPANI

John Straughn

Alexis Carreon

John Jutsum Principal

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Fri., Oct. 20, 7:30 pm | Sat., Oct. 21, 8:00 pm | Sun., Oct. 22, 2:30 pm

Kyle Knox, Associate Conductor Naha Greenholtz, Violin LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Three Dance Variations from “Fancy Free” Galop Waltz Danzon DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 Nocturne (Adagio) Scherzo (Allegro non troppo) Passacaglia (Andante) Burlesca (Allegro con brio) MS. GREENHOLTZ

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Kyle Knox CONDUCTOR

In the fall of 2018, Kyle Knox assumed the positions of Associate Conductor of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras. Recent past and upcoming

conducting credits include the Milwaukee Symphony (on both their Family and Connections concert series), the Madison Symphony’s Beyond the Score® (including Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4), their full annual Education Series (including their Fall and Spring Youth Concerts, Community Concerts, Symphony Soup, and the Bolz

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Final Forte), as well as Concert on the Green. In works for the stage, Kyle led Mark Adamo’s Little Women for Madison Opera, and later helped coordinate a studio artist showcase in the first ever collaboration between that company and WYSO. Other stage credits include Albert Herring, The Turn of the Screw, and Transformations with UW Opera, as well as Die Fledermaus, The Gondoliers and H.M.S. Pinafore with Madison Savoyards. Additionally he has conducted UW Music Clinic’s High School Honors Orchestra.

He was formerly a clarinetist with the Milwaukee Symphony, Santa Fe Opera, and Philadelphia Orchestras, and on faculty at UW-Milwaukee. His festival credits include Tanglewood, Spoleto (Italy), Santa

Fe Chamber Music, and Bowdoin Summer Music Festivals, as well as the New York String Orchestra Seminar. He has recorded for the Koch and Naxos labels and has been featured numerous times on NPR’s Performance Today.

Kyle has premiered works by Osvaldo Golijov, Tan Dun, Sean Shepherd, Huang Ruo, and Jonathan Leshnoff, among many others. Nico Muhly’s chamber work Service Music (2004) was written for and dedicated to him. His debut album, a recording of Conrad Susa’s chamber opera Transformations (the work’s world premiere recording) was recently released on Spotify.

Kyle studied conducting with James Smith, and clarinet with Ricardo Morales and Yehuda Gilad. He holds degrees from Juilliard and UW-Madison.

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Naha Greenholtz VIOLIN

Canadian violinist Naha Greenholtz was born in Kyoto, Japan, where she began her violin studies at age three.

Since her solo debut at 14, concerto performances have included engagements with the San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, and National Repertory Orchestras, as well as the Vancouver, Quad City, Burnaby, and Kelowna Symphonies.

In the Madison area she makes regular solo appearances with the Madison Symphony and the Middleton Community Orchestra.

Naha also maintains an active career as an orchestra musician. In addition to her duties as Concertmaster of both

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the Madison and Quad City Symphony Orchestras, past performance highlights include guest concertmaster appearances with the Oregon, Omaha, and Memphis Symphonies, the San Francisco Ballet, as well as the Calgary and Louisiana Philharmonics, among many others.

In 2019, she appeared as guest concertmaster with the Chicago Philharmonic (in collaboration with the English National Ballet) and made her Australian debut in a concertmaster residency with the Australian Ballet in Melbourne. From 2011-2014 she maintained a partnership with the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, performing and touring frequently with the company as guest concertmaster and soloist. Additionally she

has performed often with the Cleveland Orchestra both domestically and abroad.

She began her career in 2007-2008 with the Louisiana Philharmonic and later with the Milwaukee Symphony.

Naha has participated in music festivals throughout the US and Europe including Kneisel Hall (Maine), Taos (New Mexico), Spoleto (Italy), Lucerne (Switzerland), Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society (Wisconsin), and the New York String Orchestra Seminar at Carnegie Hall. She is currently on artist faculty at Renova Music Festival (Newcastle, Pennsylvania) and since 2012 she has been Artistic Director of Davenport, Iowa’s Signature Series.

Naha studied with Donald Weilerstein and Joel Smirnoff at Juilliard and with William Preucil at CIM. Other teachers have included Andy Dawes, Akira Nagai, and Judith Ingolfsson. She performs on a 1778 Antonio Gragnani violin.

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Program Notes OCTOBER 20-21-22, 2023 Program Notes by J. Michael Allsen

Our second concert features the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s “power couple:” the husband-wife team of associate conductor Kyle Knox and concertmaster Naha Greenholtz. Mr. Knox has led the orchestra in Overture Hall several times, but here he makes his debut conducting one of our subscription concerts. Ms. Greenholtz is making her sixth appearance as a soloist at these concerts, previously performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (2013), Bernstein’s Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium) (2015), Corigliano’s Chaconne from “The Red Violin” (2016), the Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2, and the Haydn Violin Concerto No. 4 (2022). Here she plays a formidable 20th-century work: Shostakovich’s challenging Violin Concerto No. 1. This program also includes two works never played by the MSO, opening with music from Bernstein’s 1944 ballet score Fancy Free. After intermission, the orchestra plays a well-known chamber work by Brahms...in a fascinating orchestration by Arnold Schoenberg.

The ballet Fancy Free, written as Bernstein was just coming to national prominence, was his first collaboration with choreographer Jerome Robbins, a partnership that would also lead to the phenomenally successful 20

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Leonard Bernstein

Born: August 25, 1918, Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Died: October 14, 1990, New York City, New York.

Three Dance Variations from “Fancy Free” Composed: 1943-44.

Premiere: April 18, 1944, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Bernstein extracted the Three Dance Variations as a concert piece shortly afterwards.

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

Duration: 7:00.

Background

The ballet tells the story of three sailors on shore leave, and the music heard here comes from a “competition” they stage in a bar, for the attention of two young women.

The prodigiously talented Leonard Bernstein could have had any one of several successful careers: piano soloist, classical composer, conductor, writer, lecturer, or Broadway songwriter. In fact Bernstein chose to do all of

these things and to do all of them very well! At age 25, he was named assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic, and his legendary “big break” came on November 14, 1943, when with just a few hours’ notice he substituted for Bruno Walter in a nationally-broadcast concert from Carnegie Hall. Shortly before this famous broadcast, Bernstein was approached by dancer Jerome Robbins. Unlike Bernstein, who was already a star, Robbins was still up-andcoming, but he was every bit as ambitious. He wanted Bernstein to write a score for his Fancy Free—his first ballet, to be performed by the Ballet Theater of New York. The two hit it off immediately, and Bernstein immediately began work on the ballet’s score.

The original inspiration for the story was a pair of paintings by the New York artist Paul Cadmus, The Fleet’s In! and Shore Leave.

These were energetic and popular images of sailors on leave, though the frank sexuality of Cadmus’s works was sometimes controversial.

The scenario for the ballet involved three sailors on shore leave on a hot summer night. They meet a pair of girls in a bar, and begin to fight over which of them will be the odd man out.

They stage a kind of competition, each of them dancing a solo designed to impress the girls, but in the end both girls lose interest and walk off. Though Robbins created the choreography using the vocabulary of Classical ballet, there are also hints of the dances that were current in ballrooms and bars across America: the Shag, the Lindy Hop, and the Jitterbug. Bernstein’s score was every bit as much a blend of the ballet and popular music. Fancy Free was a great success, making Robbins a celebrity and increasing Bernstein’s fame as a composer.

Later in 1944, the pair collaborated again on a full-scale Broadway show, On the Town. This show, which expands on the story of Fancy Free (though with entirely new music), would be a huge hit, and, in 1949, an Oscar-winning film.

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What You’ll Hear

The Dance Variations include an energetic Galop, an offbeat Waltz and a relaxed Danzon.

This brief set of three dances comes from the climactic competition scene at the end, as the sailors try to decide which two of them will get to go with the women. This is an early and completely lighthearted version of the kind of aggressive music Bernstein would later write for violent scenes in On the Waterfront and West Side Story. The Galop is frantic and macho, while the Waltz, with its oddly dropped beats, is danced by a sailor who has obviously had a bit too much to drink. The final section, Danzon, is a Latin-flavored number with hints of the Mambo, a dance that was just starting to become popular in New York City dance halls.

This concerto was inspired by the great Soviet violinist David Oistrakh (19081975), a friend of Shostakovich, and a musician whom the composer deeply admired. He would compose a second violin concerto for Oistrakh in 1967.

Dmitri Shostakovich

Born: September 25, 1906, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Died: August 9, 1975, Moscow, Russia.

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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

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Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99

good Soviet citizen, writing politically “safe” works like film scores and hyper-patriotic cantatas.

Premiere: A slightly revised version was premiered by David Oistrakh on October 29, 1955 in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), with the Leningrad Philharmonic, Evgeny Mravinsky conducting.

Stalin died in 1953 and the political climate for Soviet artists began to thaw relatively quickly.

The Violin Concerto was one of a few suppressed works that made their appearance when Stalin was still relatively warm in his tomb. It was quite successful at its premiere in Leningrad in 1955, and David Oistrakh—who would tour extensively with the concerto, and make two famous recordings of it—described the solo part as a “pithy ‘Shakespearian’ role.”

Composed: 1947-48.

Previous MSO Performances: 2011, with violinist Midori.

Duration: 35:00.

Background

This was one of several works that Shostakovich composed and suppressed during the repressive regime of Stalin. It remained unperformed for some seven years, finally premiering two years after Stalin’s death.

Shostakovich often skirted the edge of official disapproval in Stalinist Russia. Directly after World War II ended, his ninth symphony got him in trouble for failing to deliver the expected glorification of Stalin and the great Soviet victory, and for the next few years—the period in which he wrote the Violin Concerto No.1—he was under increasing official suspicion. Shostakovich and several other prominent Soviet composers were officially censured in 1948, in the wake of the “Zhdanov Doctrine,” a wide-ranging attempt to mold Soviet culture. Shostakovich was censured for the “formalist” elements of his music— “formalism” being anything that smacked of Western European modernism or complexity. (In practice, the term seems to have meant just about anything a critic wanting to censure a composer wanted it to mean.) Not surprisingly, Shostakovich suppressed some of his more ambitious postwar works—notably the concerto and the fourth string quartet—though he continued to write works in an uncompromisingly modern style in private. His “public” face over the next few years was that of a

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The concerto is not an overtly “political” work, but there are several elements that point to an autobiographical or political awareness in the piece. Shostakovich may have seen Russian Jews and Jewish music as symbols of resistance to oppression—at least this is what comes through in a discussion of the concerto in his “memoir” Testimony. While this book remains controversial in some quarters, the influence of Jewish music, particularly in the scherzo, is clearly there. This is also one of the first appearances of Shostakovich’s personal musical motto—the DSCH motive. (This takes a little explanation... In several of his late works, Shostakovich used a four-note motive—D, E-flat, C, B—as a kind of signature. Here he was spelling the German version of his initials: Dmitri SCHostakowitsch [“sch” would be a single character in the Russian alphabet]. “D” is the pitch D, “S” becomes E-flat for the German abbreviation for that pitch, “C” is the note C, and “H” is the German abbreviation for the pitch B-natural.) There are also references to the of the “Stalin Theme” from his own seventh symphony, and the so-called “Fate” motive of Beethoven’s fifth.

What You’ll Hear

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• A fast-paced and aggressive Scherzo, that pits the soloist against the orchestra.

• An emotional Passacaglia: a set of variations above a repeating bass pattern. This movement ends with an extended solo cadenza that leads directly into the finale.

Brahms completed this work, one of his finest early chamber pieces, in 1861. Schoenberg wrote his orchestral version in 1937 for a commission by Otto Klemperer.

• A forceful Burlesca, filled with witty references to the earlier movements and to other music.

The concerto is built in symphonic form, with four movements, opening with a calm Nocturne (Adagio). This is an almost uninterrupted violin melody that grows out of a few ideas heard in the opening. Though the sections in this quiet night music are hazily defined, it moves gradually towards a moment of muted power near the end before subsiding quietly. The Scherzo (Allegro non troppo) is a fierce and sometimes satirical contrast, as the violin is placed in opposition to the orchestra throughout, sometimes taking an accompanying role and sometimes playing raucous peasant tunes above a robust, rhythmically uneven background.

The Passacaglia (Andante) adopts the old Baroque form, a repeating bass line that serves as the basis for a constantly-developing set of variations.

Despite the rather strictly-defined form, this movement contains some of the concerto’s most passionate music for the violin, often in gentle counterpoint with solo lines from the orchestra.

The bass line eventually fades away, leaving the violin alone for a huge and emotionally intense cadenza, extending over more than a third of the movement, and serving as a bridge into the final Burlesca (Allegro con brio). This wild movement, which includes a few nods to Stravinsky, gives the orchestra some wonderfully quirky music and some real fireworks for the soloist, while working in sly references to the earlier movements.

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Johannes Brahms

Born: May 7, 1833, Hamburg, Germany.

Born: April 3, 1897, Vienna, Austria.

Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 (orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg) Composed: 1861; Schoenberg’s orchestral version dates from 1937.

Premiere: May 8, 1938, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Otto Klemperer conducting.

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

Duration: 43:00.

Background

There are many pieces in the orchestral repertoire that are orchestrations: works for keyboard or chamber ensemble that were later adapted for orchestra.

These works can sometimes have a different impact than the smaller original. (Famous examples include

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Brahms’s Op.25—one of two piano quartets he composed in 1861—was one of the early works with which he first made his reputation as a composer. Though his first symphony was still 16 years in the future, these quartets were “symphonic” in size and scope, if not in instrumentation, particularly the impressive G minor quartet. The work was a success when it was premiered, with Clara Schumann at the piano, in his native Hamburg. A year later Brahms moved to Vienna, where he would remain for most of the rest of his life. With Clara Schumann’s strong recommendation proceeding him, he quickly made friends in Viennese musical society. In need of an impressive debut as both a composer and a pianist, Brahms programmed the G minor quartet for his first public performance in Vienna, with members of the famed Hellmesberger Quartet taking the violin, viola, and cello parts. The piece, particularly the finale, became a favorite in Vienna, and Brahms played it many times over the next few years.

Let’s skip ahead over seven decades. In 1933, Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) was comfortably employed as a composition teacher at the Art Academy in Berlin. When the Nazi government announced its intention to remove all Jews from positions of authority, Schoenberg promptly fled to France, and soon afterwards to the USA. He settled first in Boston, but on the advice of doctors, he moved to Los Angeles in 1934 for the sake of the climate. He eventually took a professorship at UCLA, and would spend the rest of his life in Los Angeles. American audiences had little interest in

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Schoenberg’s original compositions but in 1937, he received a commission from fellow refugee Otto Klemperer—then conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic—to orchestrate the Brahms Piano Quartet. Schoenberg was delighted: he was a lifetime admirer of Brahms’s music, particularly of its intense thematic development. When his arrangement was premiered in 1938, Schoenberg, never one for modesty, described it as Brahms’s “fifth symphony.” A year later, he described in a letter the attraction of the piece and his intentions in a laconic series of “bullet points:” “My reasons: 1. I like the piece. 2. It is seldom played. 3. It is always very badly played, because, the better the pianist, the louder he plays and you hear nothing from the strings. I wanted once to hear everything, and this I achieved.

“My intentions: 1. To remain strictly in the style of Brahms and not to go farther than he himself would have gone if he lived today.

2. To watch carefully all the laws to which Brahms obeyed and not to violate them, which are only known to musicians educated in his environment.”

What You’ll Hear

This work is in four movements: • A long and rather intense Allegro in sonata form.

• A gentle Intermezzo.

• A lyrical slow movement that includes a surprisingly martial episode.

• A wild finale.

Schoenberg’s arrangement parcels out the busy original piano part and the three string parts to a full orchestra, and a percussion section that includes xylophone and glockenspiel. Despite his implication that there was nothing that Brahms himself would not have written in this “fifth symphony,” there is a

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lot of Schoenberg here—every note, rhythm, and harmony that appears in this version is from the original, but Schoenberg’s fingerprints are all over the lavishly-orchestrated finale, and the way that he emphasizes Brahms’s more chromatic harmonies.

The lengthy opening movement (Allegro) is in sonata form, and explores no fewer than five distinct themes ranging in character from the solemn opening figure to a pair of brighter majorkey ideas. These themes are worked out in a vast development section: a musical drama intensified

by Schoenberg’s imaginative orchestration.

After all of this of this drama, the Intermezzo is a bit of relief, though Schoenberg highlights the musical uneasiness underneath Brahms’s placid themes. Though there are moments of outward tension, most of this movement is gentle and even playful. The third movement (Andante con moto) is based upon a broad romantic melody, lushly orchestrated by Schoenberg. There is a march-

style episode at the center that Schoenberg turns grandiose with snare drum and brass.

Roma music was all the rage in Vienna in the 1860s, and Brahms’s finale (Rondo alla zingarese — “Rondo in Gypsy Style”) was the most popular part of his G minor quartet. Brahms had learned the style a decade earlier, when he toured as accompanist to the Hungarian violinist Ede Reményi, and used it brilliantly here. This Rondo is based upon a lively main theme (that Schoenberg accentuates with tambourine) alternating with contrasting material. Everything in this movement has a distinctive rhythm and style, and Schoenberg assigns some particularly tasty bits to the solo violin and clarinet. At the end, everything accelerates to wild conclusion.

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The Century Society

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 Chuck Bauer and Chuck Beckwith Barbara and Norman Berven Rosemarie and Fred Blancke Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation Jim and Cathie Burgess Martha and Charles Casey Margaret Christy Pat and Dan Cornwell James F. Crow William and Alexandra Dove 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 Robert and Judith Knapp Patricia Kokotailo and R. Lawrence DeRoo Arno and Hazel Kurth

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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 or specific purposes. 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.

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Nan & Bob Schaefer Dennis & Janice Schattschneider Jeffrey & Gail Schauer John & Susan Schauf Tom & Lynn Schmidt Phillip Schneider Gerald Schneider Steven & Debra Schroeder Andreas & Susanne Seeger Vicki Semo Scharfman Sandy Shepherd Daryl Sherman Jackson Short Carolin Showers Dr. Richard Shropshire J.R. & Patricia Smart Robert & Suzanne Smith Terrell & Mary Smith Steve Somerson & Helena Tsotsis Alice Spencer Kenneth Spielman Nakkiah & Korvid Stampfli Joanne Stark Chuck & Shirley Stathas Franklin & Jennie Stein John & Catherine Steinhauer

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Scott Weber & Martha Barrett Nancy Webster Karl & Ellen Westlund Dorothy Whiting Wade W. Whitmus Steven & Ellen Wickland Nancy & Tripp Widder Rebecca Wiegand Eric & Margaret Wilcots Eve Wilkie Bambi Wilson Bill & Jackie Wineke Rick Wirch Scott & Jane Wismans Brad Wolbert & Rebecca Karoff Barbara Wolfe Marcia Wright David Wuestenberg John Young & Gail Snowden Ronald Zerofsky Debra Zillmer & Daniel Leaver Joan N. Zingale 32 Anonymous Friends We also thank 190 donors for their contributions of $1 to $49.

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

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

Join the League! Memberships begin at $35.

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

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

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Reformation Vespers Featuring J.S. Bach’s Cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (BWV 80) presented by the Luther Memorial Choir and orchestra, conducted

by Andrew Schaeffer. Prelude by organist Bruce Bengtson.

Friday, Oct. 27 6:30 pm prelude 7 pm service followed by festive reception Luther Memorial Church | 1021 University Avenue | Madison, Wis. www.luthermem.org

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

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

JOHN DEMAIN, Conductor JOYCE YANG, Piano

music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5

– John DeMain, Music Director PRESENTING SPONSOR: Myrna Larson MAJOR SPONSORS: Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc., Fred Mohs, in memory of Mary Mohs, Boardman Clark Law Firm, David and Kato Perlman, Cyrena and Lee Pondrom, Fred A. Wileman ADDITIONAL SPONSORS: Scott and Janet Cabot, in honor of John DeMain, Wisconsin Arts Board

ALL TICKETS $15-$102

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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 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 Claudia Berry Miran 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 JoAnn Six Mary Lang Sollinger Sharon Stark & Peter D. Livingston Gareth L. Steen Jurate Stewart John & Mary Storer Richard Tatman & Ellen Seuferer Marilynn Thompson Ann Wallace Richard & Barbara Weaver Carolyn & Ron White John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas Mary Alice Wimmer Helen L. Wineke Ten Anonymous Friends

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Julian E. Harris Jane Hilsenhoff Carl M. Hudig Martha Jenny Lois M. Jones Shirley Jane Kaub Helen B. Kayser Patricia Koenecke Teddy H. Kubly Arno & Hazel Kurth James V. Lathers Renata Laxova Stella I. Leverson Lila Lightfoot Jan Markwart Geraldine F. Mayer Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Miller Sandra L. Osborn Elmer B. Ott Ethel Max Parker Josephine Ratner

Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser Harry D. Sage Joel Skornicka Chalma Smith Marie Spec Charlotte I. Spohn Evelyn C. Steenbock Harry Steenbock Virginia Swingen Gamber F. Tegtmeyer, Jr. & Audrey Tegtmeyer Katherine Voight William & Joyce Wartmann Sally & Ben Washburn Sybil Weinstein Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Thompson Glenn & Edna Wiechers Elyn L. Williams Margaret C. Winston Jay Joseph Young Two Anonymous Friends

Elizabeth S. Anderes Donald W. Anderson Helen Barnick Norman Bassett Nancy Becknell DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager Theo F. Bird Marian & Jack Bolz Kenneth Bussan Margaret Christy Frances Z. Cumbee Teddy Derse Dr. Leroy Ecklund Mary J. Ferguson Linda I. Garrity Maxine A. Goold Beatrice B. Hagen Martin R. Hamlin Sybil A. Hanks Elizabeth Harris

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BUSINESS, FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT DONORS Madison Symphony Orchestra Madison Symphony Orchestra League Friends of the Overture Concert Organ

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

Organizations that have contributed to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony Orchestra League, and/or Friends of the Overture Concert Organ are listed according to the total amount of their donations supporting the 2023-2024 Season* as of October 17, 2023. $100,000 or more Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation Madison Symphony Orchestra League NBC 15

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

$25,000–$49,999 American Printing Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Foundation, Inc. The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club Madison Magazine Madison Media Partners Walter and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Fund, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation

$15,000–$24,999 BMO Harris Bank Capitol Lakes The Evjue Foundation, Inc. Fiore Companies, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Nimick Forbesway Foundation Walter A. and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Unitrust Wisconsin Arts Board with additional funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts

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$10,000–$14,999 An Anonymous Friend Boardman Clark Law Firm John J. Frautschi Family Foundation Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation, Inc. Lake Ridge Bank Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc. Marriott Daughters Foundation PBS Wisconsin University Research Park West Bend Mutual Insurance Company

$5,000–$9,999 American Family Insurance Bishops Bay Country Club The Burish Group at UBS 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

DeWitt LLP Exact Sciences Flad Architects Fields Auto Group The Gialamas Company, Inc. Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. M3 Insurance Prairie Trust Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Stafford Rosenbaum LLP Steinhilber Swanson LLP Sub-Zero Group, Inc. SupraNet Communications, Inc.

U.S. Bank von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

Wisconsin Public Radio Woodman’s Food Markets

$2,500–$4,999 Adesys IT Specialists Capitol Bank Farley’s House of Pianos Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. Laffey, Sebranek, Auby & Ristau, S.C. The Madison Club UW Health, UnityPoint Health – Meriter, Quartz WPS Charitable Foundation

$1,000–$2,499 An Anonymous Friend Baird/The Woodford Group BRAVA Magazine Faith Morledge - Sprinkman Real Estate Festival Foods Goodman’s Jewelers Inc. Hooper Foundation Laffey, Sebranek, Auby & Ristau, S.C. Stark Company Realtors The Suby Group Surroundings Events and Floral Veridian Foundation Wisconsin Solar Design, Inc.

Up to $999 Blackhawk Country Club Catalent Pharma Solutions LLC FoxArneson, Inc. Fuhrman & Dodge, S.C. Le Personal Chef, LLC Madison Arts Commission Madison Black Chamber of Commerce Melli Chocolates Meriter Health Services, Inc. Michael F. Simon Builders, Inc.

Mullins Group, LLC Murphy Desmond S.C. Promega Corporation Sigma Alpha Iota Alumnae Stroud, Willink & Howard, LLC United Way of Dane County Ward-Brodt Music The Zimdars Company, Inc. *Total includes donations that support 2023-2024 Madison Symphony Orchestra

Concerts, 2023-2024 Organ Concerts, 2023-2024 Education and Community Engagement Programs; Madison Symphony Orchestra League's 2023-2024 Events and Activities including Concert on the Green 2023; and Friends of the Overture Concert Organ’s 2023-2024 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.

Learn about the music and composers one hour before each concert in Overture Hall (FREE to all ticketholders) NOVEMBER: Symphony Gems – Randal Swiggum JANUARY: A Perfect Pair: Mozart & Mahler – Michael Allsen MARCH: Favorites of Mine & Your Choice – Michael Allsen APRIL: Boundless Beauty – Randal Swiggum MAY: Fiesta Finale – Michael Allsen

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Friends of the Overture Concert Organ (FOCO) play an important role in supporting the Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Overture Concert Organ programming. FOCO helps the Symphony: • Bring you live performances by some of the best organists in the world • Produce a variety of free education and outreach programs to benefit our community • Tune and maintain the Overture Concert Organ Members receive invitations to behind-the-scenes events and opportunities to meet our guest organists. Become a member and show your support for this unique aspect of the MSO! Memberships begin at $35.

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

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

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

Alliant Energy Foundation Altria Group, Inc. Carla & Fernando Alvarado American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc. American Girl, Inc. Anchor Bank Mel Anderes Brian & Rozan Anderson Ron & Sharon Anderson Estate of Donald W. Anderson Emy Andrew George Austin & Martha Vukelich-Austin Jim & Sue Bakke Helen Baldwin Diane Endres Ballweg Estate of Betty J. Bamforth Estate of Helen Barnick Jeffrey & Angela Bartell Nancy Becknell Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager & Leonard Prentice Eager, Jr. Barbara & Norman Berven Ed & Lisa Binkley Robert & Caryn Birkhauser Tom & Shaila Bolger Marian & Jack Bolz Anne & Robert Bolz Ernest & Louise Borden Daniel & Stacey Bormann Carl & Judy Bowser Patricia Brady & Robert Smith Nathan Brand Jim & Cathie Burgess Frank & Pat Burgess Mary P. Burke Capital Newspapers Capitol Lakes Thomas & Martha Carter Tony & Deri Cattelino

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Lau & Bea Christensen Estate of Margaret Christy Marc & Sheila Cohen Mildred & Marv Conney Pat & Dan Cornwell James F. Crow Culver’s VIP Foundation, Inc. Frances Z. Cumbee Trust CUNA Mutual Group Corkey & Betty Custer Teddy Derse Dorothy Dittmer Ruth & Frederick Dobbratz Estate William & Alexandra Dove Philip & Audrey Dybdahl Dr. Leroy Ecklund Jim & Marilyn Ebben Richard & Frances Erney Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation Ray & Mary Evert The Evjue Foundation, Inc. The Charitable Arm of The Capital Times David Falk & Joanne Robbins Thomas A. Farrell Janet Faulhaber First Business Bank of Madison First Weber Group Flad & Associates John & Colleen Flad Rockne Flowers Foley & Lardner Jean & Werner Frank W. Jerome Frautschi Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi Friends of the Overture Concert Organ Clayton & Belle Frink Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman William & Jane Hilsenhoff Linda I. Garrity John & Christine Gauder

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

Joan Klaski & Stephen Malpezzi James & Andrea Klauck Robert & Judy Knapp Patricia G. Koenecke Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence DeRoo William Kraus & Toni Sikes Estate of Theodora H. Kubly Estate of Arno & Hazel Kurth Michael G. Laskis Estate of James Victor Lathers Renata Laxova Lee Foundation Estate of Stella I. Leverson 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 Claudia Berry & David E. Miran Nicholas & Elaine Mischler Dan & Ellyn Mohs Fred & Mary Mohs Tom & Nancy Mohs Alfred P. Moore & Ann M. Moore Katharine Morrison Mortenson Family Foundation Stephen D. Morton Walter Morton Foundation Jeanne Myers Stephen & Barbara Napier National Guardian Life Insurance Company Vicki & Marv Nonn

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Norman Bassett Trust Daniel & Judith Nystrom Casey & Eric Oelkers Sandra L. Osborn John & Carol Palmer Park Bank Estate of Ethel Max Parker & Cedric Parker Catherine Peercy John L. Peterson Reynold V. Peterson Larry & Jan Phelps E. J. Plesko Thomas & Janet Plumb Potter Lawson Architects Martin & Lynn Preizler Marie B. Pulvermacher Quarles & Brady LLP Estate of Josephine Ratner David Reinecke Douglas & Katherine Reuhl George & Jean Reuhl Dr. Joy K. Rice Thomas & Martha Romberg Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser Dan Rottier & Frankie Kirk Rottier Patrick M. Ryan Harry Sage Douglas Schewe Stephen & Marianne Schlecht Richard and Barbara Schnell Donald K. Schott Margaret & Collin Schroeder William & Pamela Schultz Marti Sebree Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner Millie & Irv Shain Twila Sheskey Terry & Sandra Shockley Paul & Ellen Simenstad JoAnn Six Lise Skofronick Joel Skornicka Eileen Smith Estate of Chalma Smith Hans & Mary Lang Sollinger Glenn & Cleo Sonnedecker Marie Spec Spohn Charitable Trust Mike & Sandy Stamn Karen & Jacob Stampen Harriet Statz Estate of Evelyn Carol Steenbock Estate of Harry & Evelyn Steenbock

Steinhauer Charitable Trust Joseph & Jamie Steuer Peg Gunderson Stiles John & Janet Streiff Virginia Swingen W. Stuart & Elizabeth Sykes John & Leslie Taylor Gamber & Audrey Tegtmeyer, Jr. Terrance & Judith Paul Advised Fund Tom Terry Marilynn Thompson Estate of Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Thompson Jeff & Barbara Ticknor Todd & Elizabeth Tiefenthaler Harry & Marjorie Tobias Nick & Judy Topitzes John & Carol Toussaint U.S. Bank Foundation Jon & Susan Udell Virchow, Krause & Co. Katherine & Thomas Voight W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation Thomas & Rita Walker Ann Wallace Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Trust William & Joyce Wartmann Sally & Ben Washburn Estate of Sybil Weinstein Jeff & Cindy Welch Edwenna Rosser Werner Bob & Lu Westervelt John & Joyce Weston Jerry & Enid Weygandt Carolyn & Ron White Wiechers Survivor’s Trust Thomas & Joyce Wildes John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas Elyn L. Williams Bill Williamson Margaret C. Winston Wisconsin Energy Corporation Foundation Kathleen Woit Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman Jay J. Young Five Anonymous Friends We also thank the donors who have made endowment gifts up to $999.

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

In honor of Jean Alderman Ian Alderman In honor of Barbara and Norm Berven Barbara Peterman In honor of John DeMain Catherine & Charles Sih An Anonymous Friend In honor of Hillary Hempel An Anonymous Friend In honor of Elspeth Stalter-Clouse Randall & Pamela Clouse In memory of Anne Bolz Norm and Barbara Berven Melinda and Mark Heinritz Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Stan and Nancy Johnson Valerie and Andreas Kazamias Melissa Keyes and Ingrid Rothe William and Judy Mayer Meriter Foundation, Inc. Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Jeanne Myers The Rusy Family Eileen Cripps Stenberg United Way of Dane County In memory of Jack and Marian Bolz Diane Ballweg Norm and Barbara Berven Martha & Charles Casey Jean Druckenmiller Tyrone and Janet Greive Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Jesse and Nancy Ishikawa Valerie and Andreas Kazamias Madison Community Foundation Meriter Foundation, Inc. Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Robert A. Reed Janet Renschler Don and Barb Sanford Mary Lang Sollinger

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Eileen Cripps Stenberg Judith and Nick Topitzes In memory of Marian Bolz Kevin Bonderud Daniel and Joyce Bromley Vivien Hudig Margaret Luby Richard and Jean Lottridge Jeanne Myers Carolyn White In memory of Joanne Berg Janet and Keith Hilts Clarice Arsers In memory of Eva Wright Buzecky Association of Equipment Manufacturers Ellen Burmeister Kathryn & Jeffry Erickson Samuel C. Hutchison In memory of Margaret Rupp Cooper Marjorie Sutton In memory of Barbara DeMain Emy Andrew In memory of Alexandra Dove Martha and Charles Casey In memory of Warren Downs Ruth Downs In memory of Jean Taylor Erickson Susan Gruber Lisa Grueneberg Karen Johnston Marian Korth and Mim Jacobson Roe Parker and Deborah Firkins Donald and Judith Taylor Karin and Douglas Thurlow TMH Masonry, LLC Henry Zander One Anonymous Friend

In memory of Janet Faulhaber Steve and Jane Carrola Michael and Anne Faulhaber Dan and Mary Fose Stroud, Willink & Howard, LLC Ward-Brodt Music Two Anonymous Friends In memory of Celia Fine Caroline and Mike Gilbert In memory of Carl Gulbrandson Elaine and Nicholas Mischler In memory of Marika Fischer Hoyt Norm and Barbara Berven Rosemary M. Dorney Jennifer and Jim Lattis Elizabeth Perry In memory of Howard Kidd Eric, Jill, Ryan and Emma Biegansky Jerry Doss Martha & Charles Casey Doug and Kay Horan Rex Gromer and Myra Huth The Hogerty Family Valerie and Andreas Kazamias Susan Lorenz Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Robert A. Reed Dennis and Ann Saye Thomas Scheetz John Sensenbrenner John and Deanna Swanson Daniel and Irene Thearle Katie and Ellis Waller Carolyn White In memory of John Kjentvet Mike Allsen Deb & Scott Anderson Sarah & Scott Bentley Norm & Barbara Berven Matthew Clayton & Elizabeth Odders-White

Bob & Paula Dinndorf Timothy Dybevik Euchre Group Friends Tola Ewers Dan and Mary Fose Michael & Carey Fose Michael George & Susan Gardels Timothy Harms & Diane Davia-Harms Ann & Peter Herb Jerrine Kjentvet Christine Kramschuster Lenmark Gomsrud Linn Funeral and Cremation Services Robert Matthews Lynn and Bob McFadyen Steve and Rita Nordness Casey and Eric Oelkers Julie Ottum and David Runstrom David & Molly Petroff Emily and Brian Propst & Family Robert A. Reed Janet Reichl and Will Rietveld Sarah Robertson David & Jane Rockwell Valerie Voelz Rosenthal Michael Ross and Kirsten Fruit Lisa Schuebel Jim & Deb Schultz Leah Schultz Jacqui & John Shanda Duane & Jamie Vandermause Sharon Voelz David & Stephanie VonBehren Heidi Weber Carolyn White Joan Wiberg Two Anonymous Friends

In memory of Janet Nelson Elaine and Nicholas Mischler In memory of Hiram Pearcy Tyrone and Janet Greive Dr. Stanley and Shirley Inhorn Jerry and Vicki Swedish Carolyn White An Anonymous Friend In memory of Susan Derse Phillips Donald W. and M. Marilyn Anderson Foundation The Baranko Family Sara & Toby Campbell Philip Caravello Bill & Ellen Dupuy Janna Frank Julie Hagen Carol Hutchison Integral LLC Arlyn Lulewicz Madison Community Foundation Joe Manes Carla Moore James & Carol Ruhly Joe Vande Slunt Janice Weatherhogg John & Mary Witte Three Anonymous Friends In memory of Velma Ritcherson Elaine and Nicholas Mischler In memory of Robert J. Rodini The Kleinhenz Family Dr. Evan and Jane Pizer

In memory of Peter Livingston Martha and Charles Casey Elaine and Nicholas Mischler

In memory of Margaret Schroeder Emy Andrew Norm and Barbara Berven

In memory of Lawrence Lundy Betty Chewning and Family

In Memory of Mary Schroeder Fred & Carol Appleton Janis Arnovich Dee Baldock Judy Courtney Marilyn Ebben Jim & Lee Huffer Nona Hill & Clark Johnson Patricia M. King Cheryl & Thomas Kuster Linda & Michael Lovejoy

In memory of Mary Mohs Emy Andrew In memory of Dexter Northrop Charles Elson Karen Jones and Lian Yu Warren and Dorothy Rebholz

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Margaret & Paul Miller Karen & Craig Myers James & Barbara Patch Barbara & Michael Pratzel Nancy Priegel Cathy River Alice Spencer Chuck & Shirley Stathas Gordon & Karen Tuffli Jerome & Karen Wallander In memory of Charles Snowdon Patricia Bernhardt Marian & Jack Bolz Catherine Buege Martha & Charles Casey Marilyn Ebben Tyrone and Janet Greive Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn Darko & Judy Kalan Valerie & Andreas Kazamias Linda & Michael Lovejoy Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Peter & Leslie Overton Joann Six Ellis and Catharine Waller Carolyn White In memory of Hans Sollinger Pamela Ploetz and John Henderson Two Anonymous Friends In memory of Anne Stanke Daniel and Lavonne Dettmers In memory of Rita D. Stofflet Anna Trull and John Stofflet In memory of Kristina Cuthbert Stuart The Stuart Family In memory of Patricia Davey Struck Larry Bechler

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BY GIACOMO PUCCINI

Michelle Johnson as Tosca

Limmie Pulliam as Cavaradossi

Craig Irvin as Scarpia

DIRECTED BY Frances Rabalais CONDUCTED BY John DeMain FEATURING The Madison Opera Chorus and the Madison Symphony Orchestra

NOVEMBER 3 & 5, 2022 OVERTURE HALL “And before him all of Rome trembled...”

Rome, 1800. As political storms gather, the opera singer Floria Tosca risks everything to save her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, from sinister police chief Baron Scarpia.

Based on a French play that scandalized critics and was a smash hit with audiences, Puccini’s opera is theatrically sensational, musically thrilling, and justifiably renowned. Don’t miss this tour de force of soaring music and headlong drama.

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Pixar in Concert will feature music and visuals from 15 classics, including Pixar’s inaugural full-length computer animated film “Toy Story” (1995), and the Academy Award®-winning films “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “WALL-E,” “Up,” “Coco” and “Toy Story 3.”

With full-scale cinematic visuals projected above live musical performance, this memorable program features score highlights

by Oscar® and Grammy®winning composers Randy Newman (“Toy Story” films, “Monsters Inc.,” “Monsters University,” “Cars”) and Michael Giacchino (“The Incredibles,” “Incredibles 2,” “Ratatouille,” “Up,” “Inside Out,” “Coco”), plus music by Thomas Newman (“Finding Nemo,” “Finding Dory,” “WALL-E”).

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TICKET INFORMATION SINGLE TICKETS are available at madisonsymphony.org and through the Overture Center Box Office. Single tickets for 23/24 Symphony masterworks concerts are $15-$102, and MSO at the Movies tickets are $15-$102. 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. 23/24 Overture Concert Organ tickets are $25 or $35, and Organ Student Rush tickets are all $10.

SUBSCRIPTIONS for our 23/24 Symphony season are available through October! New subscribers save up to 50% off single ticket prices and enjoy benefits all season long, including priority seating, unlimited ticket exchange, missed concert insurance, and more. Learn more at madisonsymphony.org/23-24.

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

OVERTURE HALL INFORMATION RESTROOMS Women’s and men’s restrooms are located on each level of Overture.

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

ACCESSIBILITY

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

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 assistivelistening 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.

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

• Food and beverages are available at bars and concession stands in the Overture Lobby. Beverages are allowed in Overture Hall, but please enjoy food in the lobby.Please unwrap cough drops and candies before the concert begins.

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

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

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BOARDS AND ADMINISTRATION MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2023-2024

OFFICERS

Ellsworth Brown, Chair Michael Richman, Chair-Elect Jane Hamblen, Secretary Douglas Reuhl, Treasurer José Madera, Member-at-large Elaine Mischler, Immediate Past Chair Paul Norman, Member-at-large Kay Schwichtenberg, Member-at-large Derrick Smith, Member-at-large Lynn Stathas, Member-at-large

DIRECTORS

Carla Alvarado Brian Anderson Ruben Anthony, Jr. Jeffrey Bauer Ellsworth Brown Martha Casey Jessica Cavazos Bryan Chan Elton Crim James Dahlberg Bob Dinndorf Audrey Dybdahl Marc Fink Jane Hamblen David Harding Mark Huth Mooyoung Kim Ann Lindsey José Madera Oscar Mireles Rick Morgan Margaret Murphy Paul Norman Kevin O’Connor Jon Parker Cyrena Pondrom Margaret Pyle Michael Richman Carole Schaeffer Monique Scher Kay Schwichtenberg John Sims Derrick Smith Tamera Stanley

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Lynn Stathas Todd Stuart Anna Trull Eric Wilcots Michael Zorich

ADVISORS

Elliott Abramson Jason Adamany Michael Allsen Ted Bilich Rosemarie Blancke Michael Bridgeman Janet Cabot Camille Carter Benito De Leon Kristine Euclide Laura Gallagher Tyrone Greive Michael Hobbs Bob Horowitz Valerie Kazamias Stephanie Lee Joseph Meara Gary Mecklenburg Larry Midtbo Abigail Ochberg Greg Piefer Jacqueline Rodman Marilyn Ruffin Mary Lang Sollinger Judith Topitzes Ellis Waller Carolyn White Anders Yocom Stephen Zanoni

LIFE DIRECTORS Terry Haller Stanley Inhorn Nicholas Mischler Douglas Reuhl

HONORARY DIRECTORS Jack Daniels, III, President Madison College Kathy Evers, First Lady of the State of Wisconsin Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive

DIRECTORS EMERITUS Helen Bakke Wallace Douma Perry A. Henderson Fred Mohs Stephen Morton Beverly Simone John Wiley

EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS Robert Lemanske Elaine Mischler Barbara Berven Mark Bridges William Nelson

EX OFFICIO ADVISORS Josh Biere Mark Bridges Dan Cavanaugh Daniel Davidson

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION INC. BOARD, 2023–2024

OFFICERS

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

DIRECTORS

Elliott Abramson Ellsworth Brown Joanna Burish Elizabeth Dettman Jill Friedow Gary Mecklenburg Elaine Mischler Nicholas E. Mischler Gregory Reed Douglas Reuhl

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2023–2024

OFFICERS

Barbara Berven, President Judy Kalan, President-Elect Nancy Young, Immediate Past President Ledell Zellers, Recording Secretary Janet Renschler, Corresponding Secretary Leslie Overton, Treasurer Nancy Young, Past President & Nominations Louise Jeanne, VP Administration Rozan Anderson, AVP Administration

ADVISORS

EX OFFICIO

Pat Bernhardt Rosemarie Blancke Janet Cabot Marilyn Ebben Valerie Kazamias Fern Lawrence Ann Lindsey Linda Lovejoy Elaine Mischler Janet Renschler Judy Topitzes Carolyn White

Greg Zelek, Organ Curator

MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC.

ADMINISTRATION

Robert Reed, Executive Director David Gordon, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison Ann Bowen, General Manager

FRIENDS OF THE OVERTURE CONCERT ORGAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2023-2024

Alexis Carreon, Office & Personnel Manager Jennifer Goldberg, Orchestra Librarian Lisa Kjentvet, Director of Education & Community Engagement

Kathy Forde, VP Communications

OFFICERS

Katelyn Hanvey, Education & Community Engagement Manager

Cathy Buege, AVP Communications

Robert Lemanske President

Casey Oelkers, Director of Development

David Willow Secretary-Treasurer

Emmett Sauchuck, Manager of Grants & Sponsorships

Lori Poulson, VP Education Jacqui Shanda, AVP Education Judy Kalan, Behind The Music: Concert Previews Jessica Yehle, VP Membership Recruitment/Retention Michael Bridgeman, VP Membership Records Lynn Stegner, VP Special Projects Carole Schaeffer, AVP Special Projects Ann Lindsey & Judy Topitzes, Symphony Gala Claire Ann and Michael Richman, Concert on the Green Beth Rahko, MSOL Connect & Musicology Moments Jan Cibula, VP Social Activities Jessica Morrison, Fall Luncheon Pat Bernhardt, Holiday Party Valerie Kazamias, Midwinger Luncheon Rosemarie Blancke, Spring Luncheon & Annual Meeting Marilyn Ebben, Ladies Bridge Jim Patch, Men's Bridge

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William Steffenhagen President-Elect

DIRECTORS

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

Leah Schultz, Manager of Individual Giving

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

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 m a d i s o n s y m p h o n y. o r g / 2 3 - 2 4

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Madison Magazine .......................................................................................35

Boardman Clark LLP....................................................................................2

Madison Media Partners............................................................................52

Farley's House Of Pianos ..........................................................................38

Madison Opera..............................................................................................50

Farley’s Salon Piano Series ......................................................................15

NBC15/WMTV................................................................................................60

Lake Ridge Bank ..........................................................................................9

PBS Wisconsin...............................................................................................59

Lasting Legacies ..........................................................................................58

SupraNet Communications, Inc..............................................................57

Luther Memorial Church ...........................................................................39

University Research Park. .........................................................................28

The Madison Concourse Hotel ................................................................23

Wisconsin Public Radio..............................................................................40

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