HUDYE
2015/16 SEASON Concert III
Max Bragado-Darman//Music Director
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Performance Schedule . . . . . . . 6 Notes from the Board President . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Letter from the Maestro . . . . . 12 Maestro’s Biography . . . . . . . . 15 Featured Concert . . . . . . . . . . 16 Artists’ Biographies. . . . . . . . . . 18 Concert Program . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Orchestra & Technical Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Program Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2015/16 Corporate Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Friends of the Monterey Symphony . . . . . . . . 40 Education & Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Presenter’s Society . . . . . . . . . 49 2015/16 Honor Roll. . . . . . . . . . 50 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 2014/15 Honor Roll. . . . . . . . . . 57 Legacy Society . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Board of Directors & Staff . . . 66
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Concert I Monterey Symphony Wagner, Strauss, Shostakovich Friday, October 16 at 7:30pm Sherwood Hall, Salinas Saturday, October 17 at 8:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel Sunday, October 18 at 3:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel
Concert II Orion Weiss piano
Copland, MacDowell, Ives Friday, November 20 at 7:30pm Sherwood Hall, Salinas Saturday, November 21 at 8:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel Sunday, November 22 at 3:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel
Concert III Emil & Farkhad Khudyev clarinet & guest conductor
Khudyev, Mozart, Beethoven Friday, February 19 at 7:30pm Sherwood Hall, Salinas Saturday, February 20 at 8:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel Sunday, February 21 at 3:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel
Get a behind the scenes look at the music and join Dr. Todd Samra for the pre-concert lecture one hour before each performance! Stay on top of all the happenings with the Monterey Symphony and follow us on social media.
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Concert IV Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo soprano
Granados, Brahms, Ravel Friday, March 18 at 7:30pm Sherwood Hall, Salinas Saturday, March 19 at 8:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel Sunday, March 20 at 3:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel
Concert V Vadym Kholodenko piano
Hindemith, Beethoven Friday, April 22 at 7:30pm Sherwood Hall, Salinas Saturday, April 23 at 8:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel Sunday, April 24 at 3:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel
Concert VI Anne Akiko Meyers violin
Dvořák, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov Friday, May 20 at 7:30pm Sherwood Hall, Salinas Saturday, May 21 at 8:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel Sunday, May 22 at 3:00pm Sunset Center, Carmel
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NOTES FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
¶ Nothing speaks more about the future than being part of
nurturing young talent. That has always been a core value of the Monterey Symphony during its 70-year history and continues to be at the forefront as evidenced by the programming featured in our February concerts. We are proud to present a world premiere of a work composed and conducted by a very talented young man, Farkhad Khudyev, and we are featuring a young virtuosic soloist Emil Khudyev, whose performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major will deepen your love for this soulful instrument. Both of these men represent fresh talent that embraces an enthusiastic approach to classical music through both traditional repertoire and new works – that is what lies at the heart of the future of this art form.
¶ The legacy of mentoring is the lifeblood of classical music. Our musical genealogy traces
back to such greats as Leonard Bernstein who by naming Monterey Symphony conductor Gregory Millar to be assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic caused Millar to pass his Monterey Symphony baton to Earl Bernard Murray who eventually went on to the San Diego Symphony and the San Francisco Ballet. These are all shared experiences, and demonstrate that the classical music world is truly a connected family. Enjoy taking a look back to the 60s and 70s as we continue our journey through the decades of our musical heritage.
¶ Making those musical connections to young people is one of the vital components of
the Monterey Symphony. As you have been learning all season, the Monterey Symphony is committed to these endeavors: Monday Youth Concerts, Coaching and Mentoring, Side–by –Side performances with the Orchestra, and the focus this month, Up Close and Musical. As students prepare for their Symphony experiences, Monterey Symphony orchestra musicians, professional music educators, and Dr. Todd Samra, our resident musicologist, present programs in the classrooms of those schools attending a particular Monday Youth Concert. This serves as the perfect personal approach for the students and their teachers as they are led through their own ‘pre-concert’ lecture that is pedagogically appropriate, informative, and integrated into the curriculum for their grade level. These lectures reach 5,000 children during the season. These programs are about the future: future musicians, composers, conductors, and you – the audience.
¶ Future audiences is what this concert series embodies as our Premier Partner for February
is California State University, Monterey Bay. President Eduardo Ochoa is equally committed to providing rich experiences for his students. We both recognize that the young adult deserves the opportunity to experience high art forms regularly in order to integrate this activity into their lives – now and into the future. The legacy continues.
¶ Thank you for your love and dedication to the Monterey Symphony. Without your support
these wonderful programs would not be possible. Please consider a gift to the Monterey Symphony in support of these amazing programs; you do make a difference. See you in March! Lee E. Rosen 10
Looking back...
60s ~ 70s ~ 60s 70s In 1959 Leonard Bernstein named Gregory Millar assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Millar passed the baton to Earl Bernard Murray. Murray served as music director for one season before becoming the conductor for the San Diego Symphony followed by becoming the long-time conductor of the San Francisco Ballet. The Monterey Symphony board of directors named Ronald Ondrejka music director for the 1960-1961 season. Ondrejka, too, only served one year when he received an invitation to become Josef Krips’ assistant conductor at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. The Monterey Symphony hired John Gosling as its next music director. He led the orchestra on an ambitious expansion including a five concert season and bold new repertoire: most prominently, the world premiere of John Cage’s Suite for Toy Piano. Gosling also engaged prominent soloists such as mezzo-sopranos Claudine Carlson and Nan Merriman, and pianist Rudolph Firkushny. In 1967 Gosling left to direct the Erie Philharmonic. Pianist Jan de Jong was hired as the next music director but tension between him and concertmaster, Michael Rosenker prompted his earlier departure. Austrian-born conductor Haymo Taeuber is hired as the next music director for the Monterey Symphony. His 17-year long tenure with the orchestra raised the professionalism of the institution. 11
MAX BRAGADO -DARMAN Music Director//Conductor
Letter from the Maestro Dear Friends, Planning for last season and this season with our Music Committee, I wanted to invite the young conductors of our local youth orchestras to have the opportunity to perform as guest conductors with the Monterey Symphony as part of our collaboration with local organizations. As a result, we asked Juan Felipe Molano, conductor of Youth Orchestra Salinas (YOSAL) at the time, to conduct Fantasia as our opening concert last season. Juan Felipe has since left YOSAL and is now the conductor of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles under Gustavo Dudamel, and last year had his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut conducting at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA. At the same time, we engaged Farkhad Khudyev, conductor of Youth Music Monterey County (YMMC) for this season. Knowing that Farkhad is also a composer, we asked him to compose a work specifically in honor of the Monterey Symphony’s 70th Anniversary. Nearly two years in preparation, he brings us a composition for symphony orchestra entitled The Sounds of Eternity. We are pleased that Farkhad will be able to debut his own work at these February concerts at its World Premiere. We are also delighted to welcome Emil Khudyev, one of Farkhad’s brothers, who has had a distinguished musical career in Cleveland, Ohio, as our clarinet soloist in Mozart’s wonderful Clarinet Concerto. In addition, to make this a very special “family” event, another of Farkhad’s brothers, Eldar, is a professional violinist, and will be a member of our violin section for this concert. It is the first time that all three brothers will work together with a professional symphony orchestra and we are pleased that the Monterey Symphony could be the catalyst for such an opportunity. I know that you will enjoy this concert, and I look forward to greeting you from the podium once again in March. Always with appreciation, Max
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MAESTRO’S BIOGRAPHY Maestro Max Bragado-Darman has served as the Music Director and Conductor for the Monterey Symphony since 2004. Mr. Bragado-Darman was Artistic Director and Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Castile and León in Valladolid, Spain, for nine years. From its formation in 1991 he built it into one of the most prestigious orchestras in Spain. Under his direction the orchestra performed for enthusiastic audiences in all the major cities of Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, and Germany. He recorded with this ensemble unknown works of the Spanish repertoire as well as most of the orchestral works of Turina and Rodrigo on the Naxos label. In May 1995, Mr. Bragado-Darman was appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. Under his direction the orchestra grew in popularity due to his rapport with audiences and his innovative programming. His conducting career has been guided by the knowledge he received from teachers and musicians such as Robert Fountain, Robert Baustian, George Szell, Igor Markevich, and Franco Ferrara. Maestro Bragado-Darman continues to bring exciting new guest artists and works to the stage this season!
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EMIL & FARKHAD KHUDYEV
Concert III February 19-21
“...it would appear that [Emil] is a rising star among clarinet players...” ~The News-Gazette, Champaign, IL
The Sounds of Eternity
Khudyev
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622
Mozart
Symphony No. 7, in A Major, Op. 92
Beethoven
World Premiere, composed in honor of the Monterey Symphony’s 70th Season
Emil Khudyev, Clarinet
Images of Mr. F. Khudyev cover and interior ©Andrea Sanico
“CSUMB is proud to be a partner of the Monterey Symphony as we continue to grow in our shared communities. We applaud the Symphony on the quality of their performances, the depth of their Education Programs that reach all ages, and they have done so for seven decades! Bravo!” ~ Eduardo Ochoa, President CSUMB
PROUD SPONSOR of the
Monterey Symphony’s 70th Anniversary Season
EMIL KHUDYEV
Biography ¶ Born in 1986 in Turkmenistan, Emil is the youngest of three siblings. Emil followed his older
brothers’ steps and began his musical training. At the age of 7, he was admitted to the Special Music School of Turkmenistan, then one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union. In the summer of 2001
Emil won a full scholarship to attend the Interlochen Arts Camp, and was immediately offered a full scholarship to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied for four years with Nathan
Williams. In 2005, Emil began further studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music under Franklin
Cohen, at Yale University to study under David Shifrin, where he received his Master’s Degree, and at the Colburn School Conservatory of Music under Yehuda Gilad.
¶ Emil Khudyev was appointed as the new instructor of clarinet at the Interlochen Arts Academy in 2014. Prior to this position, he served as the acting Associate Principal, Second and E flat Clarinet of the Kansas City Symphony. Recently named as the first Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition winner, Emil is recognized as an outstanding musician on the international concert stage around the world today. Emil’s sincere music-creating promotes the arts and builds the next generation of classical music lovers of all ages.
¶ Emil has won numerous competitions and awards, including the Yale Chamber Music Society Competition, the Tuesday Music Club Competition, the Yamaha International Competition, the Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition, the Glenn Miller Competition, and the 2004 Detroit (Bohemian) Concerto Competition. Emil was the first clarinetist to win The Harvard Musical Association Foote Prize Award, and was also a recipient of the Yale School of Music’s Prestigious Thomas Daniel Nyfenger Award for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music. Emil is a sought after recitalist and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe and Central Asia. Emil is an active chamber musician and a founding member of the Boetti Trio, and has collaborated with artists such as Yo-Yo-Ma, Joseph Siverstein, Emanuel Ax, members of the Tokyo String Quartet, and the Linden Quartet.
¶ As an orchestral musician, Emil has performed with the world’s top orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Opera Naples Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony, the Norwalk Symphony, the New Haven Symphony, the Mansfield Symphony, the Fresno Philharmonic, and a side-by-side with the Berlin Philharmonic. At the Tanglewood Music Festival, Emil was appointed to Principal Clarinet, where he performed under Maestro James Levine, and received the prestigious Gino B. Cioffi Memorial Prize. Other festival appearances include Music Academy of the West, Colorado College Music Festival, International Clarinet Festival, Sarasota Music Festival and Interlochen Arts Camp. Emil has played under the world’s leading conductors including Herbert Blomstedt, Michael Tilson Thomas, Peter Oundjian, Kurt Masur, John Williams, Krzysztof Penderecki, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, David Robertson, Leonard Slatkin, James Conlon, Gerald Schwarz, Robert Spano, Oliver Knussen, Joe Smirnoff, Farkhad Khudyev, Yehuda Gilad, Larry Rachleff and Michael Stern.
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FARKHAD KHUDYEV
Biography ¶ Hailed for “ever-sensitive control and extraordinarily imaginative interpretation”, Farkhad
Khudyev comes originally from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Farkhad first studied violin, piano and
composition at the State Music School for gifted musicians. He distinguished himself at the age of 10 as the youngest performer ever selected to play with the President’s National Violin Ensemble
of Turkmenistan. Farkhad performed concerts around Turkmenistan, Russia and Ukraine as both a soloist and a member of the Ensemble. At the age of 12, he was chosen to represent Turkmenistan
at the International New Names Festival, sponsored by the Moscow Conservatory, and was named as one of the most promising young musicians.
¶ Farkhad came to the United States to study at the Interlochen Arts Academy and then completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the Oberlin Conservatory. He received his Master’s degree in orchestral conducting from the Yale School of Music, where he also served as the instructor for the introductory conducting class to graduate and undergraduate students. As a member of the Prima Trio, Mr. Khudyev won the Grand Prize and the Gold Medal of the 2007 National Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. He has toured around the United States, Europe and Asia receiving highly acclaimed reviews as a conductor, violinist and composer and has been recognized by the ASCAP Foundation. He was a winner of the Yale Chamber Music Society Competition, the Glenn Miller Competition and the Neil Rabaut Prize. Recently, Mr. Khudyev was the first American Conductor to receive the “Best Traditional Chinese Music Interpretation Prize” at the 2015 International Taipei Chinese Orchestra Conducting Competition.
¶ Mr. Khudyev has served as the Artistic Director and Conductor of the New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra and the New Haven Chamber Orchestra. He has worked as the Associate Conductor of the Hidden Valley Opera, the Assistant Conductor of the Yale Philharmonia and the New Music New Haven Ensemble. He was the Alternate Conductor for the Cleveland Orchestra. As an active Guest Conductor, Farkhad has worked with the Yale Symphony Orchestra, the Yale Philharmonia, Greenwich Village Orchestra of New York City, Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra and the Taipei Chinese Orchestra. Mr. Khudyev was invited to be one of the 10 conductors to participate in the First International Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Georg Solti Conducting Competition and Apprenticeship with Riccardo Muti. Farkhad’s teachers and mentors include world-renowned musicians such as Kurt Masur, Peter Oundjian, David Shifrin, Krzysztof Penderecki, Shinik Hahm and Milan Vitek.
¶ Currently, Farkhad serves as the Artistic Director and Conductor of Youth Music Monterey Orchestras of the Monterey Peninsula in California. The organization’s goal is to build the next generation of musicians and music lovers. The series of unique and inspirational programs has brought recognition to Farkhad and his orchestras from the State Senate of California.
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CONCERT PROGRAM
This concert is generously sponsored by Corporate Partner — California State University Monterey Bay. Farkhad Khudyev, Guest Conductor Emil Khudyev, Clarinet
Program The Sounds of Eternity
Farkhad Khudyev
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, KV622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
World Premiere – Composed for the 70th Anniversary Season of the Monterey Symphony
I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Rondo: Allegro Emil Khudyev, Clarinet
(1985-present)
(1756-1791)
Intermission Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace II. Allegretto III. Presto–Assai meno presto (trio) IV. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
The Khudyev brothers are sponsored by Peter and Jackie Henning. This concert is also partially sponsored by Lee and Shirley Rosen, members of the Monterey Symphony Presenter’s Society. This program will be rebroadcast on KUSP 88.9 on Sunday, March 6th at 8:30am. Please note the change of KUSP’s OnSite program from Friday evening to Sunday morning. 21
ORCHESTRA & TECHNICAL STAFF Music Director Max Bragado-Darman Sponsored by William and Nancy Doolittle
ORCHESTRA Violin I Christina Mok
Concertmaster Sponsored by Gary and Carolyn Bjorklund
Thomas Yee
Assoc. Concertmaster
Jessica Poll Claudia Fountain Tina Minn Emily Packard Allison Gigi Dang *Alan Busteed *Peter Masek *Tyler Reilly *Eldar Hudiyev Sue-mi Shin Holly Heilig-Gaul leave of absence
Violin II Zlata Grekov Acting Principal
Lila Woolman Assistant Principal
Ivelina Kofler Sponsored by Libby Travis
*Lydia Eyssallenne *Genevieve Micheletti Sara Chazin Akiko Kojima Crawford Tingting Gu Calvin E. Lewis, Jr. Natasha Makhijani 22
Jay Zhong Eugenia Wie
leave of absence
Viola Vladimir Khalikulov
Principal, Sponsored by Don and Paula Lindsay
David Allcott
Assistant Principal
Valerie Bengal Fan Hu Chad Kaltinger *Jay Hosler *David Cann *Doug Westerfelt Alexander Volonts Cello Drew Ford
Principal Sponsored by Don & Paula Lindsay, and Dave & Judi Zaches
Isaac Pastor-Chermak Assistant Principal
Linda Mehrabian
Sponsored by Francie Blinks
Adelle-Akiko Kearns Nancy Kim Kelley Maulbetsch Robin Bonnell leave of absence
Double Bass Bruce Moyer
Principal, Sponsored by Gary & Carolyn Bjorklund
Christy Crews
Assistant Principal
Robert Ashley Brianna Goldberg *Aleksey Klyushnik *Stephanie Payne
Richard Duke Stan Poplin Flute Dawn Walker
Principal, Sponsored by Peter and Jackie Henning
Teresa Orozco Kyounghee Uhm Oboe Bennie Cottone Principal
Stephen Henry Ruth Stuart Burroughs Clarinet *Roman Fukshansky Acting Principal
Steve Sanchez Bassoon Douglas Brown Principal
Lawrence Rhodes Horn *Amy Sanchez Acting Principal
Alex Camphouse Caitlyn Smith Franklin Beth Zare Trumpet Owen Miyoshi Principal
Curtis Nash Trombone Phil Keen Principal
Tuba
Forrest Byram Principal
Timpani Frank Wyant Principal
Peter Thielen Percussion Victor Avdienko James Kassis Harp Karen Thielen Principal
Harpsichord Jonathan Salzedo Principal
TECHNICAL STAFF Librarian Drew Ford
Piano Technician Horace Greeley Sponsored by Shirley and Hersch Loomis & Keith and Lynn Chase
Recording Engineer Stuart Rosenthal Stage Director Rick Larsen Orchestra Key Bold
Monterey Symphony Musician appearing in this concert
*
Supplemental musician appearing in this concert
All Others
Monterey Symphony Musician not appearing in this concert
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PROGRAM NOTES
Dr. Todd Samra Pre-Concert Lecturer and Musicologist Dr. Todd Samra is the Musicologist and pre-concert lecturer for the Monterey Symphony. He serves as the Director of Music at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Monterey, and is the music teacher at the Carmel Mission Basilica’s Junipero Serra School. In addition, he teaches private voice and piano, and courses through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUMB (OLLI) on a variety of musical subjects.
Dr. Samra is a dynamic speaker and writer, working to expand people’s enjoyment of music by providing relevant historical and musical information in an engaging, humorous, and accessible manner. He is an active pianist and accompanist, performing classical works, jazz, blues, and rock; and a singer, specializing in early music and chant, and French and English art songs. He earned his Doctor of Arts degree from Ball State University, and a Master of Music from the University of Missouri.
Concert III
Farkhad Khudyev, The Sounds of Eternity Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clarinet Concerto in A Major, KV 622 Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, Op. 92
Khudyev
Farkhad Khudyev (b. 1985) is both our guest conductor and a featured composer on this program, writing The Sounds of Eternity on commission from the Monterey Symphony to commemorate the Seventieth Anniversary Season. Max BragadoDarman – our esteemed Music Director – asked Khudyev to compose a large work for the orchestra, which he accepted in the Spring of 2015. He began composing the work in June of that year, but included musical concepts that he had imagined from as early as six years of age. Our performances this weekend mark the world premiere of this complex and imaginative work with the composer on the podium! The Sounds of Eternity features the same instrumentation as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 (with the addition of harp), but with more complex divisions and textures. The spirit of Beethoven served as an inspiration – as did those of Brahms, Schubert, and Brubeck – in a work that has powerful Russian character. The work, in some aspects, is more reminiscent of Rachmaninoff, who Khudyev specifically credits as his greatest influence as a composer. More specifically, the work features dance characteristics from the Caucuses, including the Lezgi Dance, a popular dance that is fast and passionate. The Lezginka, as it is otherwise known, is an extreme dance that requires active feet. In this work it serves as an awakening, marked by the use of timpani. The inclusion of the Turkmenistan National Anthem (where Khudyev was born) is also included, transformed here in the first section into the Lezgi Dance. The first section of the work, which utilizes a five-part rondo form, also features the sounds of dove and cuckoo calls.
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The closing section is the most symbolic and emotional part of The Sounds of Eternity. The work carries the imprint of the Turkmenistan civil war. This tragic event left a deep impression on Khudyev, who uses the torment of his own suffering to balance fear and joy in his music…and in his conducting. The rhythmic nature of his style belies this underlying emotion, but celebrates the folk and dance music of his home. The Sounds of Eternity was commissioned to celebrate the Monterey Symphony, and it does so in a manner that is representative of our community: a community that is internationally rich and complex, and full of beauty, wonder, and joy.
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is a common household name today, and has been for over two hundred years. This remarkable man created music that has endured the test of time, where today his compositions are staples of the film and advertising worlds, concert halls, opera stages, and recital rooms everywhere. The prodigious young Austrian was the victim of his father’s will, and his own imagination. Only a few figures in history have remained as popular for such a great span of time, which is not only indicative of his genius, but of his character. His music furthered the development of several genres including opera, chamber works, and most especially: the concerto. The Clarinet Concerto in A Major, KV 622, is one of his finest attempts in this genre, rivaled only by his piano concertos. In form and function, this concerto plays the clarinet against the orchestra in the same manner as the piano works, using double expositions, for example. The Clarinet Concerto displays the beauty of the clarinet through elegant phrasing, melodic invention, and in virtuosic temperament. Mozart – in my opinion – wrote naturally for the clarinet, maybe finer than anyone in the history of music, and was instrumental in the development of the clarinet itself. Composed for his friend Anton Stadler (for whom he also wrote the Clarinet Quintet, KV 581), the work premiered on October 16, 1791 by Stadler in Prague, less than two months before Mozart’s untimely death. Mozart’s chronological catalogue ends with his Requiem, KV 626, placing the Clarinet Concerto, KV 622, near the tail end of his output. It was his last completed instrumental work. The Clarinet Concerto and Quintet were both originally composed for basset clarinet, the actual instrument that Stadler helped create, featuring a lower range than a modern alto clarinet. The original publisher decided to publish the Concerto for the b-flat version of the instrument to increase sales, transposing the lower passages in a revised edition to accommodate for the smaller range. Good thing, since the instrument Stadler helped create eventually fell out of use. Nonetheless, the Clarinet Concerto helped establish the alto clarinet – and the entire wind 25
ensemble for that matter – as part of the standard orchestra for the approaching century.
Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a transforming figure in the history of music. To assist in placing him in perspective, imagine that all of music history may be divided into two major eras, with the first being music before Beethoven, and the second being music that followed his influence. The only other figures in music history who come close to this level of influence would possibly include Claudio Monteverdi and his Seconda Prattica, ca. 1605, and The Beatles during the 1960s. Despite Symphony No. 7, Op. 92, being one of the most popular and successful compositions of Beethoven’s career, it was not the most anticipated work on the bill the night it premiered in December of 1813 in Vienna; that honor must go to Wellington’s Victory, Op. 91. The mindset in Austria in those days still included the financial and territorial losses from a string of four wars – in under twenty years – with France. To be fair, people viewed Beethoven’s phenomenal Symphony No. 7 as merely a companion piece to Wellington, a detail that annoyed Beethoven to some degree.
Symphony No. 7 begins with a slow introduction, the largest of such ever composed at that point, visiting several key areas (A, C, and F: all third relations in place of the usual dominant relationships), foreshadowing the symphony’s important events – a somewhat typical Beethoven characteristic that can be dated back to the opening chord of Symphony No. 1. The work then forges out a four-movement structure that does not include a slow movement, but replaces the contrasting second movement with the very popular Allegretto, which was often played too slowly, but in context it parries the Vivace and the Presto movements with a sense of leisure. The finale is also quite fast, but with a pace that feels more defined, or controlled, in comparison to the Vivace and Presto movements. Beethoven began writing Symphony No. 7 in 1811, completing it in April of 1813, officially dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries. It is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets (thank you, Herr Mozart), two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings. This period of his career follows his “heroic decade,” his most prolific: 1802 to 1809 in actual years, when he composed five of his nine symphonies, three string quartets, four sonatas for violin and six for piano, four total concertos, the Mass in C Major, plus his only opera (Fidelio) and his only oratorio (Christ on the Mount of Olives), and those are just the major works… Following 1809, Beethoven was enjoying some of his successes, and he would not compose with the same intensity for the remainder of his life. Dr. Todd Samra, Monterey 26
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JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO Concert IV March 18-20
Dante (Two Tone Poems)
Granados
Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Brahms
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano Men’s Chorus Cabrillo College Choir
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite Nos. 1 & 2 Cabrillo College Choir
“Character—individuality, a taste for risk . . . Ms. Johnson Cano has it...” ~New York Times
Images of Ms. Johnson Cano: cover, and interior ©Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
Ravel
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PROUD SPONSOR of the
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VADYM KHOLODENKO Concert V April 22-24
“... a thoughtful and enterprising talent.” ~Philadelphia Inquirer
Symphony in E-flat, Op. 50 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major Op. 73, (the “Emperor”)
Hindemith Beethoven
Vadym Kholodenko, Piano Images of Mr. Kholodenko: cover, and interior ©The Cliburn Foundation
ANNE AKIKO MEYERS Concert VI May 20-22 “...one of the most adventurous soloists on the international scene today.” ~Chicago Classical
Scherzo Capriccioso for Orchestra, Op. 66
Dvořák
Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28
Saint-Saëns
Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
Tzigane
Ravel
Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
Rimsky-Korsakov
Images of Ms. Akiko Meyers: cover ©Molina Visuals, interior ©Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
“Classical music is a portal to excellence. k-Mozart is proud to be a Premier Partner of the Monterey Symphony as they present exceptional programs with superlative artists. It is fitting that an exquisite performer like Anne Akiko Meyers performs the finale concerts of this 70th Anniversary Season.” ~ Saul Levine, President
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PROUD SPONSOR of the
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MONTEREY SYMPHONY Concert I October 16-18
If Sunday’s performance at Sunset Center is any indication, the 70th anniversary season of the Monterey Symphony could set a new standard of quality. ~
Scott MacClelland Performing Arts Monterey Bay 10.20.15
“Siegfried’s Rhine Journey” from Götterdämmerung
Wagner
Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24
R. Strauss
Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10
Shostakovich
“Taylor Farms congratulates the Monterey Symphony on 70 years of serving families where generations have experienced Great Music Live! As we prepare for Thanksgiving, this concert featuring all American composers celebrates the traditions of home, family, and country. From all of us at Taylor Farms — Happy Thanksgiving!” ~ Bruce Taylor, CEO Taylor Farms
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ORION WEISS Concert II
November 20-22
... hearing Orion Weiss was a special delight for he is a total musician of the highest order. Musical values reigned supreme in his performance , and although his technical mastery is equal to any pianist alive, he never let his pianistic skills run rampant at the expense of the music. ~Lyn Bronson Peninsula Reviews 11.22.15
Letter From Home
Copland
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 23
MacDowell
Symphony No. 2
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Orion Weiss, Piano
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For more information, tickets to Friends Events or to join call 831-646-8511 The Friends of the Monterey Symphony is about connecting with the community, creating fun events, and raising awareness and support for the diverse array of educational activities that the Symphony undertakes annually to keep classical music vibrant and accessible in our region. We are poised to support the Symphony’s outreach to over 20,000 young people through a variety of fundraising activities, and are dedicated to ensuring that the Symphony’s mission to Engage, Educate and Excite our community through the performance and continual discovery of symphonic music is perpetuated and achieved. Whether you attend one of our events, become a supporter, or volunteer for a particular activity—we want you! Please consider joining this dynamic group who understands the importance of musical enrichment for our community and the value of music education for our youth—you will find the experience to be energizing, entertaining, and fun!
Friends of the Monterey Symphony by the Numbers: Friends raise over $100,000 annually Friends host three Fundraisers each season: Season Opening Celebration Mystery Dinner & Play Derby Day & More!
Friends host Benefit Events all season: Preview Luncheons Supper Clubs
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Friends advisors meet monthly to plan and share!
Friends
EVENTS Preview Luncheons Dates & Locations: October 14 Corral de Tierra November 18 Sardine Factory February 17 Quail Lodge
March 16 Monterey Hyatt April 20 Pebble Beach Location May 18 Marriott
Supper Clubs November
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February
19, 2016
20, 2016
21, 2016
March
18, 2016
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April
22, 2016
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24, 2016
Giorgio’s
Portobello’s Gino’s
Giorgio’s
Il Fornaio
Andrés Bouchee La Dolce Vita St. Tropez
Il Fornaio
Andrés Bouchee Anton & Michel St. Tropez
Community Partners Thank you to the local businesses that support the Friends of the Monterey Symphony through their generous in-kind gifts.
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Derby Day and more!
Friends
FUNDRAISERS
May 7, 2016 Pebble Beach Equestrian Center Join the
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Become a Member! For more information call 831-646-8511. We look forward to hearing from you! Image ŠRick and Sandi Verbanec
Educate! Supporting the arts is powerful.
The Monterey Symphony Education & Engagement Programs represent a comprehensive approach to classical music education for the youth of the Monterey Peninsula. The season opener kicked off this year’s programs with a Monday Youth Concert: nearly 3,000 Monterey County students experienced the Platinum Season opening concert. With programs that reach 20,000 students annually, the Monterey Symphony is dedicated to these education programs and is thoughtfully backed by Monterey County Gives!, numerous foundations, corporations, and individual supporters like you! Photo Š Randy Tunnell Photography, Monday Youth Concert, November, 2015.
Grow the arts in your community...
IMAGINE
what we can do together...
The Monterey Symphony Education & Engagement Programs represent a comprehensive approach that has everything from Monday Youth Concerts to individualized coaching. The Programs are about diversity and reach students from elementary schools to colleges during the year. The gift of music knows no boundaries. We are thrilled to offer these distinct programs that are the result of the Monterey Symphony’s dedicated Education Committee and the numerous teachers and schools who have helped shape these experiences that now reach 20,000 young people, annually.
Monday Youth Concerts 12,000 students attend these concert performances
Up Close and Musical 5,000 students share these in-school presentations
Monterey Symphony Chamber Music Players 500 college students attend
Coaching/Mentoring 350 students participate during the academic year
Side-by-Side 25 students perform with the orchestra in November
Open Rehearsal 300 students enjoy this opportunity during the academic year
Tickets for Youth 900 per season take advantage of special offers
Higher Education Partnerships CSUMB, MIIS, Hartnell, and NPS students enjoy special opportunities with nearly 1,000 attending concerts per season
EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT
Up Close and
MUSICAL
Up Close and Musical: as students prepare for their Symphony experience at the Monday Youth Concert, Monterey Symphony orchestra musicians, professional music educators, and Dr. Todd Samra, resident musicologist, present programs in the classrooms of those schools attending a particular Monday Youth Concert. This serves as the perfect personal approach for the students and their teachers as they are led through their own ‘pre-concert’ lecture that is pedagogically appropriate, informative, and integrated into the curriculum for their grade level. These lectures are prepared with input from the classroom teachers. 6 concert cycles – 5,000 students. You can support the future by supporting our Education & Engagement programs. Become an underwriter today! SUGGESTED UNDERWRITING LEVELS:
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$7,500 Conductor’s Circle $5,000 Soloist’s Circle $3,500 Composer’s Circle $2,500 Performer’s Circle
As an underwriter, you will be acknowledged throughout the year for having the passion and vision to help bring amazing symphony performances to thousands of children. Join the excitement—become an underwriter! Call the Symphony Office for details at 831-646-8511
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Green Vase Oil on Board, 18 x 14
PRESENTER’S SOCIETY The Presenter’s Circle makes possible the excellence of the Monterey Symphony’s Guest Artists. Berkshire Foundation Joan Chapman William and Nancy Doolittle Roberta and David Elliott The GE Matching Gift Program Harry Hendon and Bea Kessler Peter and Jackie Henning Paul and Marianne Hoffman Joanne Taylor Johnson Don and Paula Lindsay Alyce M. Nunes Margaret Anderson Radunich Lee and Shirley Rosen Jane Shedlin William H. Smith
2015/16 HONOR ROLL
*During the year we receive gifts from diverse philanthropists. Whether individual donors, foundations, local businesses, and other organizations—We thank you! *These gifts were received from July 1, 2015–January 31, 2016 and this list will be updated throughout the season.
Monterey County Gives! Donors The Buffett Fund The Snorf Fund Tom & Judith Archibald Don & Susan Britton Erik & Kristin Cushman Donna Devincenzi-Coletti Rochelle Dolan Suzanne Dorrance John & Nancy Durein Wendy Grainger Russ & Jo-Ann Hatch Anne Helms Adrienne Herman Don & Carol Hilburn
Carol Lee Holland Kimiye Kendall John & Kay Krattli Brooks Leffler George Libert Scott MacClelland Diane Mall Andrew & Virginia Marine Bruce Merchant Dorothy Micheletti Linda Moorman Janna Ottman Jonathan Pangburn Mary Pommerich
Neil Richman Marina Romani Lee & Shirley Rosen Gloria Souza & Sandy Borthwick Deborah Sharp Pamela Smith Richard Stanley Judith Sulsona Dennis & Pinkie Terry Don & Diane Thomas Patricia Walworth Harry Wendell
MAESTRO SOCIETY
Chairman’s Circle
Podium Circle
William and Nancy Doolittle The GE Foundation Matching Gift Program Beverly and Lyman Hamilton Russ and Jo-Ann Hatch Carol Lee Holland Margaret Anderson Radunich Judi and Dave Zaches
($25,000 and above)
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation The Harden Foundation Anonymous Donor
Virtuoso Circle ($15,000–$24,999)
Peter and Jackie Henning Don and Paula Lindsay Grace and Dick Merrill Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation 50
($10,000–$14,999)
Conductor’s Circle ($7,500–$9,999)
Frances Elgan & Werner Kunkel Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County
Shirley and Hersch Loomis
Soloist’s Circle ($5,500–$7,499)
Gary and Carolyn Bjorklund Harry Hendon and Bea Kessler Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Rosen Todd Lueders Fund for the Arts of the Community Foundation for Monterey County James and Karen Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Cyril J. Yansouni
Composer’s Circle ($3,500–$5,499) Arts Council for Monterey County Derek C.W. Baine and Richard J. Kuehn Beattie & Aghazarian, LLP California State University at Monterey Bay Sandra and Ned Dewey Mr. Jeffrey Green Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Janzen Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lindsey Ms. Alyce M. Nunes Marilyn and Jeff Riehl Sara E. Clampett Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Williams Anonymous Donor
SYMPHONY SOCIETY Performer’s Circle ($2,500–$3,499)
Mrs. Helen Breck Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCary Ms. Katharine Comstock Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Smith Mr. Bashar Sneeh
Concertmaster’s Circle ($1,000–$2,499)
Alexander F. Victor Foundation
Mrs. Frances G. Blinks Mrs. Geraldine M. Borovilos Stephen and Shereen Caswell Chevron Humankind Employee Engagement Fund Mrs. Jacqueline M. ClampettJones Susan W. DuCoeur Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Dunn Mr. William Eggleston Frisone Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Warwick Hayes III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hout Mr. Zigmont J. Le Towt III Ms. Sally Maggio Ms. Diane Mahony Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mark Ward D. and Mary T. Ingrim Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Sherrie and Tom McCullough Pacific Gas and Electric Precision Nails Samson Foundation Cynthia Saxon and Charles Lee Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Smith Mrs. Alice Tao Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Terry Mr. Richard Volberg Ms. Marcia L. Waples Warren & Katharine Schlinger Foundation Anonymous Donor
Principal’s Circle ($500–$999)
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Balestreri Mary and Max Bragado Keith and Lynn Chase Mrs. Mary Kay Crockett Claire and Jack Davis Dr. and Mrs. Richard Freeman Ms. Mollie Hedges Paul and Marianne Hoffman 51
Pam Holman Marilyn Hopkins and Otto Schiff Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. James Dr. Stancil E. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Armand Labbe Donald and Lois Mayol Mr. and Mrs. Ken Meadors Mr. and Mrs. William A. Perkins Mr. Charles Schimmel Dr. and Mrs. John Tagg Mrs. Carolyn Waddel Donald and Renate Wunsch Ms. Eleanor J. Yarr
Musician’s Circle ($250–$499)
Asian Art Society of the Monterey Peninsula Mrs. James H. Barnhart Floyd and Ellie Bolton Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Britton Dr. Vernon Brown Betty Bunce Dr. and Mrs. Lewis C. Cantor Mrs. Diane Davies Eugenie Delatour Roderick and Suzanne Dewar Muriel Dobry John and Nancy Durein Ann Elkin and Peter Hashim Leslie Foote O.C. Hognander, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Holman Linda Humber Dr. and Mrs. Rolf E. Johnsen Eleonore Lonhart Los Laureles Lodge Jacqueline Lynch MaryEllen and Michael McCormick Susan and Gene McFarland Ms. Linda McKee Mr. & Mrs. Knox Mellon Mike and Diane Middaugh 52
Ms. Patricia Morgan Evelyn and Sadri Musavi Mr. Neil H. O’Donnell Sharon Pezzolo-Lower Judy and John Proud Mr. William Reno Ms. Gwynn Romano Mr. Don Roseff Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rosen Ms. Virginia Ruth Mr. and Ms. James Sanders Mrs. Erik Short Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sitzman Ms. Therese Suzuki Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thorp LCDR (Ret.) and Mrs. Henry Travis Dr. James R. Valentine Anonymous Donor All gifts that benefit the Symphony Fund are included in each donor’s cumulative total. These include direct contributions, donor advised fund contributions, Monterey County Gives! as well as tax-deductible portion of gifts to the Friends of the Monterey Symphony.
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In Memoriam
In loving memory of dear friends and supporters of the Monterey Symphony, you will be missed. George Barr by Don Kuehn Elizabeth (Betty) Bell
Benefits The Richard and Elizabeth Bell Family Music Director’s Choice Endowment Fund by the following donors: Jean T. Alvord, Asian Art Society of the Monterey Peninsula, Derek Baine and Richard Kuehn, Barbara Bucquet, Max and Mary Bragado, David and Kirsten Carpentier, Marny and Pat Chase & Family, William and Nancy Doolittle, Mollie Hedges, Robert and Rae Meda Janzen, Ken Lentz Family, Linda McKee, Gary Newton, William Reno, Lee and Shirley Rosen, Anonymous Donor.
Joan Chapman by the following donors: Jo-Ann & Russ Hatch, and Cynthia Saxon & Charles Lee.
Patricia Eggleston by Max & Mary Bragado and Lee & Shirley Rosen W.S. Kappy by Horst Meith Gretchen Leffler by Brooks Leffler Shirley O’Ban by Victoria Davis Elizabeth Schneider by Jo-Ann & Russ Hatch Joan Volberg by Paul & Margaret Smith Jeptha Wade by Lee & Shirley Rosen Kay Waggoner by Linda McKee Lee Wright by Glenna Wright
In Tribute to:
Every year patrons wish to pay tribute to people who have made an impact in their lives, the community or to the Symphony.
Max Bragado-Darman by Eugenie Delatour Jane Keyston by Jean Hontalas Sue McCloud by Lloyd Nattkemper Isaac Paster-Chermak by Glenna Wright
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It is with the deepest gratitude that we thank our most loyal supporters who have given continuously over the last 25 years. Alan and Sandy Cordan Wayne and Linda Cruzan William and Nancy Doolittle Roberta and David Elliott Fernando Guzman and Betty Bryant Carol Lee Holland Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Kobrinsky Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mark Sherrie and Tom McCullough Virginia Ruth Margaret A. Sturges Jep and Betty Wade
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2014/15 HONOR ROLL With the completion of the 2014/15 fiscal year we would like to thank the individuals, foundations, organizations, and businesses who supported the Monterey Symphony. Their generous support of, and dedication to, the Monterey Symphony insures that we continue in our mission to bring G R E AT M U S I C L I V E to the Monterey community. MAESTRO SOCIETY Podium Circle ($25,000 and above)
Berkshire Foundation The Buffett Fund Joan M. Chapman *** The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Roberta and David Elliott The Harden Foundation * Ms. Ruth S. Hartmann Joanne Taylor Johnson Lexus Monterey Peninsula Don and Paula Lindsay ** Merritt V. Weber Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Monterey County GIVES! Community Fund Monterey Peninsula Foundation ** Margaret Anderson Radunich *** Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Rosen The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ** Mrs. Horace H. Wilson
Virtuoso Circle ($15,000–$24,999)
Gary and Carolyn Bjorklund ** William and Nancy Doolittle Russ and Jo-Ann Hatch Peter and Jackie Henning * Lauralie and J. Irvine Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Grace and Dick Merrill Ms. Alyce M. Nunes Robert and Virginia Stanton Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County ** Mr. William H. Smith
Chairman’s Circle ($10,000–$14,999)
California State University at Monterey Bay The GE Foundation Matching Gift Program *
Beverly and Lyman Hamilton *** Harry Hendon and Bea Kessler * Carol Lee Holland Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. Judi and Dave Zaches *
Conductor’s Circle ($7,500–$9,999)
Frances Elgan & Werner Kunkel Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Paul and Marianne Hoffman IBM Corporation Matching Grants Program ** Diane and Tim Leister * Sharon Pezzolo-Lower *
Soloist’s Circle ($5,500–$7,499)
Mrs. Greta Alexander Mrs. Jacqueline M. Clampett-Jones Ms. Mollie Hedges Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Janzen ** Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lindsey ** Shirley and Hersch Loomis ** Diane J. Mall Mr. Charles Schimmel * Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Terry * Todd Leuders Fund for the Arts of the Community Foundation for Monterey County * Mr. and Mrs. Cyril J. Yansouni ** Anonymous Donor
Composer’s Circle ($3,500–$5,499)
Arts Council for Monterey County Patricia and David Conklin Sandra and Ned Dewey ** Mr. and Mrs. William Eggleston ** Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation * Mr. Jeffrey Green *** Mr. and Mrs. Warwick Hayes III * Ms. Sally Maggio ** Donald and Lois Mayol ** The Nunes Company Marilyn and Jeff Riehl 57
Cynthia Saxon and Charles Lee ** Ms. Vivian Sweeney ** The Symphony Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County *** Bruce and Linda Taylor * James and Karen Tyler Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Verska ** Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Williams ***
SYMPHONY SOCIETY Performer’s Circle ($2,500–$3,499)
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Blair Bill and Sheila Eyres ** Dr. and Mrs. William H. Kern Mr. Zigmont J. Le Towt III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mark Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCary * Herbert and Norma L. Meyer Mr. Henry Molloy Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Snorf * LCDR (Ret.) and Mrs. Henry Travis Dr. and Mrs. William D. Young *
Concertmaster’s Circle ($1,000–$2,499)
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Balestreri ** Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barancik Ms. Dorothy Becker *** Mrs. Frances G. Blinks Mrs. Geraldine M. Borovilos Mary and Max Bragado * Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Britton * Stephen and Shereen Caswell Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chevron Humankind Employee Engagement Fund * Jim and Sharon Chibidakis * Claire and Jack Davis Susan W. DuCoeur Jane Brown Dunaway Richard and Anita Dunsay John and Nancy Durein Farrell/Allen Carmel Rotary Club of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Dr. Anne R. Fitzpatrick *** Capt. and Mrs. Cyrus F. Fitton Mr. and Mrs. Gary Girard Mr. and Mrs. Herman Harrow ** Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Helfrich *** Joseph and Elizabeth Heston *** Ms. Jean Hontalas ** Marilyn Hopkins and Otto Schiff ** Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hout Mr. R.C. Hutchison Mr. Erling Lagerholm ** Mr. Brooks Leffler ** Tom and Vikki Logan *** Ms. Ruth Louis ** 58
Jacqueline Lynch ** Ms. Diane Mahony Ward D. and Mary T. Ingrim Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Sherrie and Tom McCullough Gertrude J. McEwen Julie and David Nee ** Mr. Gilbert Neill Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Nunes Mr. and Mrs. Harkmoon Paik Philip Rafton and Janet Robson Janet and Niels Reimers * Alf and Gull-Britt Rydell Carolyn Samson and Darius Sadeghi Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sanders * Mr. and Mrs. Warren Schlinger ** Mrs. Elisabeth Skou * Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Smith *** Mr. Paul Soares Zvonimir and Elisabeth Sosic *** William and Anna-Mona Stuart Frederick Terman & Nan Borreson ** Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thorp Sam and Joan Trust *** Mr. and Mrs. William H. Tyler ** Mrs. Carolyn Waddel *** Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wallace Ms. Marcia L. Waples ** Mr. and Mrs. George White Ms. Judy Williamson Mrs. Deanna A. Woodhour Anonymous Donor
Principal’s Circle ($500–$999)
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Babcock * Ed and Ethel Barker Jane and Walter Barry * Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Blevens Peter and Charlene Boulais * Dr. Vernon Brown Betty Bunce ** Mr. Christopher Bunn Ms. Lucretia Butler & Mr. Chris Keehn Keith and Lynn Chase ** Dr. Philip B. Clarkson ** Mr. Jerry L. Crawford Mrs. Mary Kay Crockett Wayne and Linda Cruzan Ms. Victoria Davis Roderick and Suzanne Dewar Dr. John and Kay Enbom Dr. Paul J. Farrell ** Leslie Foote ** Dr. and Mrs. Richard Freeman General Mills Foundation * Mr. Ross L. Hatch Ms. Adrienne Herman Ms. Delores Heyl ***
Ms. Joan Hill * Mr. and Mrs. James A. Holman ** Capt. and Mrs. Wayne Hughes, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. James ** Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jones ** Ms. Marion Klein * Mr. and Mrs. Armand Labbe * Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lippman *** Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lord-Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Graeme F. MacKenzie Susan and Gene McFarland ** Mr. and Mrs. Ken Meadors Ms. Betty Meyer * Monterey Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Anthony and Lary Lynn Muller Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County * Ms. Angela Murray Mr. and Mrs. Don Newmark *** Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Norris * Mr. and Mrs. William A. Perkins *** Judy and John Proud Mr. and Mrs. John Richter Mr. Don Roseff * Ms. Virginia Ruth Mr. and Mrs. James Sanders ** Claudia and William Saunders * Bill and Kathy Sharpe ** Mrs. Erik Short *** Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sitzman ** Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Sparks *** Dr. and Mrs. John Tagg Mrs. Alice Tao Mrs. Mary Louise Tomblin ** Mr. and Mrs. Richard Volberg ** Ms. Mary Jane Vonnegut * Mr. and Mrs. Bruce K. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. John Walworth * Mr. and Mrs. Floyd and Katherine Wenglikowski Ms. Eleanor C. Yarr ***
Musician’s Circle ($250–$499)
Ms. Robin Aeschliman * Mrs. James H. Barnhart David and Judy Beech Ms. Pamela Bilovesky Floyd and Ellie Bolton ** Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Borda Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bouchard Mr. and Mrs. Richard Briscoe George C. Chobany, CFP Harriet P. Claessen *** Mr. Alex Darocy ** Mrs. Diane Davies Jean Angley and Mike Djubasak Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dolan * Mrs. June Elliot ** Dr. Ted D. Englehorn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gavrin * Tom and Karyn Gow
Ms. Randi Greene Mr. and Mrs. Brian Grossi Fernando Guzman and Betty Bryant Ms. Dolores W. Harris ** Mr. and Mrs. Ken Helms * Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hendrickson * Mr. and Mrs. Don Hilburn O.C. Hognander, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Denis Horn * Dr. and Mrs. Rolf E. Johnsen * Lynn and Stancil Johnson Brian and Marsha Kelly Ms. Katherine Kennedy Marjorie Knight ** Mr. Don R. Kuehn Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lam Lloyd Nattkemper, DDS, Inc. Eleonore Lonhart Skip and Liz Lord Mr. and Mrs. David Marsh Ms. Linda McKee * Mr. and Mrs. Knox Mellon * Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Micheletti Mike and Diane Middaugh * Mr. Horst Mieth Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Moore * Ms. Karen Morgan Ms. Patricia Morgan * Ms. Marti Myszak ** Ms. Georgia Nevarez *** Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Newman * Mr. Neil H. O’Donnell Sieglinde Pansby * Mr. and Mrs. Marty Ruberry Drs. Jerome and Suellen Rubin Dr. Tawfik Sabet William Shreve Darold Skerritt and Judy Lind ** Steven and Paula Sneddon Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Storkan Mr. Nicholas Sturch Ms. Therese Suzuki Robert Sykes and Kyoko Ito ** Ms. Satu Terian Dr. James R. Valentine Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Vignieri Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Webster Mr. and Mrs. Miles Williams Dr. and Mrs. Roger Williams ** Donald and Renate Wunsch ** Anonymous Donor
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With Special Thanks to supporters who made an additional contribution with their 2015/16 Season subscription purchase. Susan Abercrombie and Jerry Lentz Ms. Robin Aeschliman Greta Alexander and John Sussenberger Mr. and Ms. George Baer Ms. Dorothy L. Becker Ms. Anne Bell Mrs. Richard W. Bell Ms. Fay Biddle Gary and Carolyn Bjorklund Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bolgard Mrs. Geraldine M. Borovilos Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boulais Mr. Christopher Bunn Helga Buss and Esther N. Haskins Dr. and Mrs. Lewis C. Cantor Ms. Linda F. Chetlin Mr. and Mrs. James Chibidakis Ms. Harriet P. Claessen Dr. Philip B. Clarkson Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Clifton Ms. Nancy Collins Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Cordan Mrs. Dorothy A. Crosby Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cruzan Mr. Raymond H. Cyr Mrs. Lucia Dahlstrand Ms. Victoria Davis Mr. and Mrs. Roderick L. Dewar Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dolan Mrs. Nancy B. Downey Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. John Durein Mr. and Mrs. William Eggleston Mr. and Mrs. David Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Jon Ericson Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Evans Paul J. Farrell John Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. James B. Foster Ms. Bonnie Gillooly Mr. and Mrs. John Gross Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Guthrie Fernando Guzman and Betty Bryant Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Hancock Prof. and Mrs. Harry Handler Mr. and Mrs. Herman Harrow Ms. Ruth S. Hartmann Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hatch Ms. Mollie Hedges Mr. and Mrs. Ken Helms 60
Harry Hendon and Bea Kessler Mr. and Mrs. Peter Henning Ms. Delores Heyl Mrs. Joan Heyler Ms. Joan Hill Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hoffman Marilyn Hopkins and Otto Schiff Mr. and Mrs. Denis Horn Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hout Capt. and Mrs. Wayne Hughes, Jr. Mr. Robert Hylton Ms. Kyoko Ito Mr. Glen Johnson Mrs. Shirley Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jones Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Kamlan Dr. and Mrs. William H. Kern Ms. Jane S. Keyston Mrs. Barbara Kinney Ms. Marion Klein Mrs. Thaddeus Krecki Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Langland Mr. Don B. Leatherman Mr. Brooks Leffler Mr. and Mrs. Tim & Diane Leister Mr. and Mrs. Don Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lippman Tom and Vikki Logan Mr. and Mrs. Skip Lord Mrs. Marjory Nash Lord Ms. Ruth Louis Ms. Virginia Lyon Mr. and Mrs. David Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Mathews Ms. Gisele Matilla Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCary Dr. and Mrs. Michael McCormick Mrs. Gertrude J. McEwen Mr. & Mrs. Knox Mellon Mr. Horst Mieth Ms. Nancy Mikita Mr. Marshall W. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Moser Dr. and Mrs. Sadri Musavi Mr. Gilbert Neill Mr. Vernon Netzly Ms. Rita Nicely Jean O’Brien Gerald and Lois Olsen Ms. Mary Alice Osborne Mrs. Janna Ottman Mrs. Sieglinde Pansby Ms. Bernadette Peavey Mrs. G.D. Putnam Mr. William Rawson Mr. and Mrs. Niels Reimers Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Riehl
Ms. Nita Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Romeyn Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Rosen Dr. Theresa Rouse Drs. Jerome and Suellen Rubin Dr. Tawfik Sabet Mr. Francis San Filippo Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sanders Cynthia Saxon and Charles Lee Mr. Charles Schimmel Mrs. Janet Schmied Mrs. Carmen Scholis Mr. and Mrs. Dale Scoggin Mrs. Arduth Seever Mr. Peter Sewald Mr. and Mrs. William Shane Mrs. Deborah W. Sharp Mr. & Mrs. William F. Sharpe Mrs. Erik Short William Shreve Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sikes Darold Skerritt and Judy Lind Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Smith Mr. William H. Smith Col. and Mrs. Robert Sokol Mr. and Mrs. Zvonimir Sosic Ms. Carol A. Stollorz Mrs. Virginia Stone Mr. Thomas Streeter Mr. William and Anna-Mona Stuart Mr. Nicholas Sturch Mrs. Margaret A. Sturges Mr. Barry Swift Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Terman Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Terry Mrs. Andrea Thatcher Ms. Ruth L. Thompson LCDR (Ret.) and Mrs. Henry Travis Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Trust Ms. Joan Ungs Ms. Florence Von Platen Mr. and Mrs. John Walworth Ms. Marcia L. Waples Mr. and Mrs. David H. Watts Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Webster Mr. and Mrs. Joel Weinstein Mrs. Jeanne B. Weiss Mrs. Marge Wendt Mr. and Mrs. Jim Westphal Mr. and Mrs. George White Mr. Neal Whitman Mr. and Mrs. Don and Jennifer Wilkerson Dr. and Mrs. Roger Williams Mrs. Deanna A. Woodhour
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Join Now and Receive Monterey Symphony Donor Benefits Each level includes benefits from prior levels.
MAESTRO SOCIETY Podium Circle ($25,000 and up)
» Host a performance with Monterey » Symphony Musicians at a private event
Virtuoso Circle ($15,000-$24,999)
» Dedicate a concert in the program book during the season
Chairman’s Circle ($10,000-$14,999)
» Private dinner with Music Director and Chairman » Invitation to all post-concert receptions
Conductor’s Circle ($7,500-$9,999)
» Private lunch with the Music Director
Soloist’s Circle ($5,500-$7,499)
» Host a guest artist for lunch, as available
Composer’s Circle ($3,500-$5,499)
» Maestro Society recognition pin » VIP Backstage tour » Dinner with musicians during rehearsals
SYMPHONY SOCIETY Performer’s Circle ($2,500-$3,499)
» Invitation to three post-concert receptions » Pair of complimentary tickets to a season concert
Concertmaster’s Circle ($1,000-$2,499)
» Private lunch with the Concertmaster » Invitation to two post-concert receptions
Principal’s Circle ($500-$999)
» Invitation to the Final Rehearsal
Musician’s Circle ($250-$499)
» Recognition in the season programs » Invitation for two to Annual Donor Appreciation event
Supporter’s Circle
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($10-$249) » Recognition in Annual Report » Welcome Letter
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JOINtheLEGACY SOCIETY supporting the arts is powerful.
Our legacy society is made up of those individuals who wish to be a part of the future of the Monterey Symphony. We honor and celebrate this amazing group of individuals annually, and we cordially invite you to join the Legacy Society. Let us know that you have included the Monterey Symphony in your planned giving—no other details need be included.
Greta Alexander Andrew Allison The Dorothy L. Becker Trust Bethany Beckman Lewis and Sally Cantor Jacqueline M. ClampettJones Alan and Sandy Cordan Leland E. and Gloria U. Dake Roderick and Suzanne Dewar William and Nancy Doolittle William and Nancy Fisher
Robert M. and Betty Jo Graham Louise Guard Ruth S. Hartmann Mollie Hedges Peter and Patti Hoss Joanne Taylor Johnson Erling Lagerholm Herschel and Shirley Loomis Marjorie Love Sally Maggio Sherrie McCullough Dick and Grace Merrill Brenda Murdock and Norman Anthony
Alyce M. Nunes John Philips and June Dunbar Chris and Kevin Rabe Margaret Anderson Radunich Barbara Rupp Virginia Ruth William and Kristine Schuyler Robert Sykes Donald and Renate Wunsch Elizabeth Haywood Wyatt
LEADERSHIP GIFTS Your charitable gift planning is an investment not only in the future of the Monterey Symphony through a bequest in your will, gifts of stock, gifts of cash, gifts of property, or charitable remainder trusts/unitrusts. You can also make a donor designated gift for a specific program or need. Contact Kathryn Joyce at 831-645-1131 or kjoyce@montereysymphony.org for more information.
LEADERSHIP GIFTS
ENDOWED ORCHESTRA CHAIRS
The Frances M. Benton Estate The Sara E. Mitchell Estate The M. Kathleen Morgan Estate The Eugene Noxon Estate The Helen Oehler Estate The Sheila Webster Estate Mr. and Mrs. W. Austin Barrows The Horace H. Wilson Estate Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Bialek The Rodney Guifoil Estate The Shedlin Estate
Robert O. and Catherine L. McMahan Concert Master’s Chair Sally Jo Snorf Timpani Chair Miriam M. Godwin Musician Chair Read Admiral Edward J. and Ruth Hall O’Donnell Musician Chair Robert and Virginia Stanton Musician Chair Reginald and Mary Swaner Musician Chair
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BOARD & STAFF Max Bragado-Darman, Music Director and Conductor
Friends Advisory Group
Officers Lee E. Rosen
Pinkie Terry
Charles Schimmel
Judy M. Proud
Treasurer
Board President Vice President
Secretary
Marcia Hayes
Betty Bunce
Diane Mall
Betty Carpenter
Lisa Norris
Janet Estes
Cathy Stokes Janet Wallace
(leave of absence)
Henry Travis Vice President
(leave of absence)
Board of Directors Gary Bjorklund
Bruce Lindsey
Peggy Field
Susan Britton
Don Lindsay
Lucretia Butler
Shirley Loomis
Susan Gardner McFarland
Jerry Crawford
Diane Mall
William Eyres
David Olsen
Jo-Ann Hatch
Jonathan Romeyn
Mollie Hedges
Cynthia Saxon
Harry Hendon
Paula Travis
Paul Hoffman
Jeffrey Wallace
Joanne Taylor Johnson
David Zaches
(leave of absence)
Administration Lee E. Rosen Acting Executive Director lrosen@montereysymphony.org 831-645-1125 Leo Keech Director of Finance & Administration finance@montereysymphony.org 831-645-1123 Kathryn Joyce Development Consultant kjoyce@montereysymphony.org 831-645-1131
Legal Counsel Mark O’Connor Legal Counsel
Virginia Marine Marketing and Special Events vmarine@montereysymphony.org 831-646-8511
Orchestra Advisor Allison Gigi Dang Orchestra Advisor
Honorary Council Alyce Nunes
President Laureate
Barbara Bucquet William G. Doolittle Roberta Elliott Gabrielle Hahn William Fisher Margaret Anderson Radunich Elizabeth Watt
Friends Committee
Noemi Vera Ticket Office and Education nvera@montereysymphony.org 831-646-8511 Deanna Ross Education dross@montereysymphony.org 831-646-8511 Dr. Todd Samra Musicologist 831-645-1126
Judy M. Proud
Paula Travis
Program Design
Lucretia Butler
Pinkie Terry
Megan Joyce megcjoyce@gmail.com 940-597-3536
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Susan Britton
Board President
Secretary Finance
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