The M i l w a u ke e S y m p h o n y O r c he s t r a p r e s e n ts
the Audrey G. Baird Stars of Tomorrow Concert
2022 STARS OF TOMORROW Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 7:30 pm Allen-Bradley Hall Yaniv Dinur, conductor Shreya Girish, flute Amelia Zitoun, cello Clark Snavely, violin Stars of Tomorrow Semi-finalists and Honorable Mentions
CARL STAMITZ Concerto for Flute I. Allegro II. Andante non troppo moderato III. Rondo: Allegro Shreya Girish PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, for Violoncello and Orchestra, Opus 33 Amelia Zitoun JEAN SIBELIUS Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 47 I. Allegro moderato Clark Snavely I
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Opus 68, “Pastoral” I: Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachen: Allegro ma non troppo II: Szene am Bach: Andante molto moto III: Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute: Allegro IV: Donner. Sturm: Allegro V: Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto Stars of Tomorrow Semi-finalists and Honorable Mentions
YANIV DINUR
Yaniv Dinur is the winner of the 2019 Sir George Solti Conducting Award. Resident conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and music director of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, Dinur is lauded for his bold programming, insightful performances, and unique ability to connect with diverse audiences, from season subscribers to first-time concertgoers. Currently in his third season as music director of the New Bedford Symphony, he leads the orchestra with star soloists such as Yefim Bronfman, Joyce Yang, and Vadim Gluzman, and in a wide range of repertoire that includes music by women composers on every concert. As the resident conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony, Dinur conducts more than 50 concerts per season. Highlights of recent and upcoming guest conducting engagements include subscription debuts with the Houston Symphony and Fort Worth Symphony, a return to the San Diego Symphony, and his debut at the Peninsula Music Festival. Dinur made his conducting debut at the age of 19 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, a performance that resulted in multiple return engagements with the NSO. Following his European debut, he was invited to perform with the Israel Camerata, making him the youngest conductor ever to conduct an orchestra in Israel. He since conducted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony, Houston Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, New World Symphony Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese, Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan, Solisti di Perugia, Torino Philharmonic, Portugal Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Festival Orchestra, State Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM in Mexico, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. Dinur is the winner of numerous awards, among them the 2017 and 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Awards, 2nd Prize at the 2009 Mata International Conducting Competition in Mexico, and the Yuri Ahronovitch 1st Prize in the 2005 Aviv Conducting Competition in Israel. He was chosen by the League of American Orchestras to be a featured conductor in the 2011 Bruno Walter Conducting Preview, and he is a recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and the Zubin Mehta Scholarship Endowment. He has worked closely with such world-class musicians as Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Edo de Waart, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, and Kurt Masur. Dinur was born and raised in Jerusalem, where he studied piano with his aunt, Olga Shachar, and later with Alexander Tamir, Tatiana Alexanderov, and Mark Dukelsky. He studied conducting with Dr. Evgeny Zirlin and Prof. Mendi Rodan at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. In 2007, he moved to the United States to study with Prof. Kenneth Kiesler at the University of Michigan, where he earned his Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting.
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dr . allan dennis
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is the Founder and President of Midwest Young Artists Conservatory (MYAC) in Highwood, Illinois as well as Director of Concert and Symphony Orchestras. Dr. Dennis brings a rich heritage of experience and energy to the MYAC programs, with decades of experience motivating, rehearsing and teaching young people. He has also been the Music Director of the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra for 31 years. Dr. Dennis was recognized as the 2001 Music Director of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras, as well as awarded the 2001 Heidi Castleman Award by Chamber Music America, given in recognition for “excellence in chamber music teaching.” He studied at the internationally renowned Tanglewood Institute in Lennox, MA, in 2000 and in 1996, and was also chosen as both an Active Conductor at the Festival at Sandpoint, ID, and a Fellow at the Conductors’ Institute in South Carolina. Dr. Dennis also has extensive experience conducting musical shows, operas and ballets, and is highly sought after as a guest conductor for festivals and all-state orchestras. His conducting teachers have included Gunther Schuller, Harold Farbermann, and David Effron. Dr. Dennis received his doctorate, with distinction, from Indiana University in Bloomington, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the State University of New York at Fredonia. He studied at the Eastman School of Music and received a Performer’s Certificate from the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Music in Antwerp, Belgium. represents the rich tradition of pedagogy and performance passed on to him by his distinguished teachers who embodied the rare designation of Artist/Teacher. Dr. Kartman currently serves as Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee where he teaches cello and chairs the string area. Dr. Kartman also performs regularly as Principal Cello in the Festival City Symphony. He has performed to critical acclaim as cellist of Trio Antigo, the Kneisel Trio and the Florestan Duo, giving performances and masterclasses in conservatories of music and institutions of higher education worldwide including the Cleveland Institute of Music, the China Conservatory of Music, the Xiamen Conservatory of Music, and the D’Albaco Conservatory of Music, among many others. An avid chamber music enthusiast, Dr. Kartman has served on the faculties of the Vianden Chamber Music Festival in Luxembourgh, the Madeline Island Chamber Music Camp, the Garth Newel Chamber Music Festival, the Alfred University Summer Chamber Music Institute, the MidAmerica Chamber Music Festival, the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and was artistic director of the Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival.
stefan kartman
His early training in chamber music was with his father, Myron Kartman of the Antioch String Quartet and during his formal training as a chamber musician, he studied with members of the Guarneri and Juilliard String Quartets and the Beaux Arts Trio. Stefan Kartman received degrees from Northwestern University, The Juilliard School of Music, and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Rutgers University. He has been teaching assistant to Harvey Shapiro and Zara Nelsova of the Juilliard School and proudly acknowledges the pedagogical heritage of his teachers Shapiro, Nelsova, Bernard Greenhouse, Alan Harris, and Anthony Cooke. Since her solo orchestral debut at age 15, ilana setapen has flourished as a violinist with a powerful and original voice. She is hailed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as a violinist with “a sparkling sound” and “the kind of control that puts an audience completely at ease.” She is currently the Acting Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. In recent seasons, Setapen has had solo performances with the Milwaukee Symphony, Festival City Symphony, and the Amarillo Symphony, among others. She also held the assistant concertmaster position of the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra in Chicago for 6 years and is a favorite guest concertmaster with the Chicago Philharmonic. In recent summers, she has performed at the Olympic Music Festival on Bainbridge Island and the Lakes Area Music Festival in Brainerd, Minnesota. She has also taught and performed as faculty at Center Stage Strings at the University of Michigan and the Luzerne Music Center summer festival in Lake Luzerne, New York. At the age of 21, Setapen won the concertmaster position of the Riverside Philharmonic in Los Angeles. She has also held concertmaster positions with the Juilliard Orchestra, the Colburn Orchestra, the American Youth Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the USC Thornton Symphony. As a committed chamber musician, Setapen is in demand as a collaborator throughout the Midwest. She performs frequently with Present Music and the duo Bowing Rogue. Solo and chamber music performances have brought her abroad to China, France, Brazil, Holland, England, Monaco, and Italy. Setapen grew up in Amarillo, Texas. Her father is a conductor and her first violin teacher was her mother. She was a student of Robert Lipsett both at the University of Southern California and at the Colburn Conservatory. She received her Master of Music Degree from the Juilliard School as a student of Donald Weilerstein and Ronald Copes. Also a dedicated educator, she teaches privately as well as at the successful Advanced Chamber Music Institute at the Wisconsin Conservatory. In her spare time, Setapen enjoys spending time with her husband and their two sons and swing dancing. 5
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audrey baird ’s impact upon the Milwaukee Symphony and other Milwaukee area performing arts groups remains significant. She chaired her first committee for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League as ticket drive chairwoman for her suburb of Wauwatosa (1958) and served as MSO League President from 1965 – 1967. She became an Honorary Director of the League Board in 1990, having also served on the Board as an active member (1973 to 1990). Additionally, she served as President of the Women’s Council of ASOL (now the Volunteer Council of the League of American Orchestras) from 1973 – 1975, which created the Audrey Baird Ticket Sales Award in her name, honoring her legendary ability to train and inspire volunteers. In 1981, she joined the MSO administrative staff as Director of Audience Development. Her lasting contributions, dedication, and spirit are honored annually by the Audrey G. Baird Stars of Tomorrow competition and auditions.
When Audrey received the Gold Baton at the League of American Orchestra’s conference in 1996, the presenter noted: “Audrey’s work as a volunteer leader, marketer, lecturer and consultant has left a lasting mark on orchestra fund raising and ticket sales. She is the First Lady of volunteer ticket sales, whose unmatched skills and irresistible enthusiasm have multiplied audiences for orchestras everywhere.”
FEATURED SOLOIST— SHREYA GIRISH
A junior at Brookfield East High School, Shreya Girish has been playing the flute for five years, and studying with Emma Koi for four. Shreya has been participating in MYSO since the age of twelve, and has been in many of their ensembles. She is currently the co-concertmaster of the Chamber Flute Ensemble and a member of the Senior Symphony. Shreya has won many awards for flute, including MYSO’s Concerto Competition, 2018, 2020; 2nd place in the Wisconsin flute festival, 2018, 2019; 1st place for the WCM’s scholarship auditions, 2017; Honorable mention at the Chicago Flute Club Student Competitions, 2019; Civic Music MKE’s HSC, 2021; WSMA Solo & Ensemble Exemplary Performance Award, 2019; and was invited to play in the Exemplary Soloist Recital later that year. Shreya is honored to have been selected as one of 3 finalists for the MSO’s Stars of Tomorrow Competition. Along with competitions, Shreya represented her school in the UWM Honors Bands, and was invited to be a part of the 2018 UWAY All-Star Band. She was also a member of the WSMA Honors Orchestra as the principal flute in 2018 & 2021. Shreya is involved in her school’s music program as a Drum Major for the marching band. One of her favorite experiences is being a part of the pit orchestra during the school’s musical in 2019 and 2021. Along with playing the flute, she has been teaching private flute lessons for over a year, and is an accomplished classical pianist, ranking “superior” in Federation and winning awards in the MAPTA piano competition for many years. Shreya isn’t sure what her future plans are, but she will continue her flute studies throughout high school and wants to keep playing in college! Shreya would like to thank her family, friends, conductors, and teachers for all of their help and support in furthering her music career.
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FEATURED SOLOIST — AMELIA ZITOUN 8
Amelia Zitoun, 16, is a scholarship Fellow at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy, a training center for advanced pre-college students. She has been a student there since 2019. She studies cello with Horacio Contreras. Earlier this year Amelia was a winner of the Civic Music Association of Milwaukee’s High School Competition. She also became a finalist in NPR’s “From the Top”, a radio show that showcases the stories, music, and talents of young classical musicians. In 2021, Amelia won First Prize in the Schubert Club Competition. In 2020 she was a winner of the DePaul Concerto Competition, performing the Kabalevsky Concerto with the Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra. Amelia is also an active chamber musician. In 2020, as a member of the Aurora Piano Quartet, her group won First Prize in the Rembrandt Chamber Music Competition, as well as advancing to the Quarterfinals in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. This summer Amelia will attend the Heifetz Music Institute, an intensive 6 week summer program located in Staunton, VA, as well as the Moulin d’Ande Cello Festival in France, where she will study with Jerome Pernoo (Paris Conservatory). In the summer of 2019 she attended the International Academy of Music in Nice, France, where she studied cello with Xavier Phillips, and chamber music with the Trio Wanderer. Amelia has been featured on WFMT: Introductions, as a member of both the Aurora Piano Quartet, and the Celeste String Quartet. Along with studying with Mr. Contreras, Amelia has had the honor of playing for Jerome Pernoo, David Finckel, Lluis Claret, Richard Aaron, Julian Schwarz, Amir Eldan, Brandon Vamos, Vladimir Perlin, Anthony Elliot, Jesús Castro-Balbi, Yvan Chiffoleau, Tanya Carey, Marie-Françoise Bloch, and Richard Hirschl.
FEATURED SOLOIST — CLARK SNAVELY
Clark Snavely, age 16, is a homeschooled sophomore from New Berlin, WI. He studies violin with Pamela Simmons and Almita Vamos. At the age of 13, Clark performed as a soloist with the Madison Symphony as the 2019 Youth Concerto Competition winner. Just last month, in April of 2022, Clark returned to Overture Hall to once again solo with the Madison Symphony as a finalist in the Bolz Young Artist Competition, which was broadcast live on PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio. In May of 2022 Clark will appear as a soloist with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Senior Symphony as the winner of their concerto competition. This is Clark’s sixth year performing with MYSO. He is currently a concertmaster of the Senior Symphony and concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra. He also participates in MYSO’s Chamber Ensemble program, where the past few years he has had the privilege of being coached by the MSO’s own Frank Almond. This past summer Clark attended the Madeline Island Chamber Music Program and Interlochen Arts Camp. At Interlochen Clark was concertmaster of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, an Orchestral Scholar recipient, and a member of the Advanced String Quartet Program. This summer Clark plans to attend the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Maine. Clark would like to thank Pamela Simmons for being such a deliberative, caring and supportive teacher, Carter Simmons for his mentorship and positive example, and Scott Sleider for building a beautiful violin and caring for it so well.
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Each of tonight’s soloists received a $1,000 scholarship presented by Forte to further their music education. One soloist selected by the judges as having performed exceptionally well receives an additional $1,000 award. The remaining two soloists each receive a $250 Scholarship Award. SOLOISTS Shreya Girish, flute, Brookfield Clark Snavely, violin, New Berlin Amelia Zitoun, cello, Shorewood
2022 YOUNG ARTISTS
SEMI-FINALISTS Amy Koo, violin, Mequon Arisa Okamoto, violin, Brookfield Kayla Olson, oboe, Menomonee Falls Noor Salameh, cello, Menomonee Falls Carrie Wang, violin, Brookfield
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HONORABLE MENTIONS Ingrid Buschkopf, violin, West Allis Jasper Chambreau, double bass, Madison Harry Hirschberg, flute, Oshkosh Sophia Jiang, violin, Madison Rhea Karnick, flute, Waukesha Kaitlyn McIntosh, viola, Verona Collin Runnoe, cello, Whitefish Bay Jane Story, violin, Stevens Point Elisabeth Young, oboe, Mequon The following students are unable to perform with us this evening, but we wish to acknowledge their achievements in the 2022 Stars of Tomorrow Competition: Sofia Castanho-Bollinger, violin, Brookfield (Honorable Mention) Zak Chen, violin, New Berlin (Honorable Mention) Cecelia Anne Santiago, violin, West Allis (Honorable Mention) Riley Sweet, oboe, Madison (Alternate Honorable Mention) Owne Xayboury, viola, Milwaukee (Honorable Mention)
A project of Forte and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Stars of Tomorrow Competition is an annual statewide competition for high school string, woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians. Three winners receive scholarship awards and the opportunity to perform as soloists with the MSO. Semi-finalist and honorable mention winners receive the honor of appearing as orchestral musicians with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. In preparation for the concert, these students participate in workshops presented by MSO musicians. The 2022 competition was held February 19 at First Congregational Church. We thank all of the volunteers and judges, and especially event chair, Jessica Pihart, for ensuring that the auditions were smooth and successful. forte
Christopher Miller, Interim Chair Jessica Pihart, Education/Stars of Tomorrow Sam Hushek, Event and Volunteer Manager 2022 YO U N G A RT I S TS AU D I T I O N S
Jessica Pihart, Chair audition judges
Elizabeth Breslin, Kirk Ferguson, Michael Giacobassi, Madeleine Kabat, Shengnan Li, Heather Zinninger Yarmel final round judges
Matthew Ernst, Jeanyi Kim, Robert Levine workshop clinicians
Timothy Klabunde, Heather Zinninger Yarmel
Thank you to the First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa for providing a welcoming and effective space for the Stars of Tomorrow Auditions and a resounding thank you to all the Forte members and volunteers for your continued effort and support of this program. It is truly appreciated. Thank you to all of the student musicians who participated in the 2022 Stars of Tomorrow Competition, their teachers, pianists, and families.
AUDITIONS
THANK YOU Tonight’s concert is named in honor of Audrey G. Baird (1922-2017), founder of the Stars of Tomorrow Competition (formerly called the Young Artist Auditions). The MSO and Forte thank Audrey for her legacy of passionate and constant support of music education and creating opportunities for young musicians.
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2021.22 SEASON KEN-DAVID MASUR Music Director Polly and Bill Van Dyke Music Director Chair
2021.22 MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
EDO DE WAART Music Director Laureate
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YANIV DINUR Resident Conductor CHERYL FRAZES HILL Chorus Director Margaret Hawkins Chorus Director Chair TIMOTHY J. BENSON Assistant Chorus Director FIRST VIOLINS Ilana Setapen, Acting Concertmaster Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair Jeanyi Kim, Acting Associate Concertmaster (2nd Chair) Chi Li, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Alexander Ayers Michael Giacobassi Yuka Kadota Dylana Leung Lijia Phang Margot Schwartz SECOND VIOLINS Jennifer Startt, Principal Andrea and Woodrow Leung Second Violin Chair Timothy Klabunde, Assistant Principal Glenn Asch John Bian Lisa Johnson Fuller Paul Hauer Hyewon Kim Shengnan Li Laurie Shawger Mary Terranova VIOLAS Robert Levine, Principal Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family Principal Viola Chair Samantha Rodriguez, Acting Assistant Principal Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri Viola Chair Alejandro Duque, Acting 3rd Chair Assistant Principal Elizabeth Breslin Nathan Hackett * Erin H. Pipal Helen Reich
CELLOS Susan Babini, Principal Dorothea C. Mayer Cello Chair Nicholas Mariscal, Assistant Principal Scott Tisdel, Associate Principal Emeritus Madeleine Kabat Gregory Mathews Peter Szczepanek Peter J. Thomas Adrien Zitoun BASSES Jon McCullough-Benner, Principal Donald B. Abert Bass Chair Andrew Raciti, Associate Principal Scott Kreger Catherine McGinn Rip Prétat HARP Julia Coronelli, Principal Walter Schroeder Harp Chair FLUTES Sonora Slocum, Principal Margaret and Roy Butter Flute Chair Heather Zinninger Yarmel, Assistant Principal Jennifer Bouton Schaub PICCOLO Jennifer Bouton Schaub OBOES Katherine Young Steele, Principal Milwaukee Symphony League Oboe Chair Kevin Pearl, Assistant Principal Margaret Butler ENGLISH HORN Margaret Butler Philip and Beatrice Blank English Horn Chair in memoriam to John Martin CLARINETS Todd Levy, Principal Franklyn Esenberg Clarinet Chair Benjamin Adler, Assistant Principal, Donald and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Principal Clarinet Chair William Helmers E FLAT CLARINET Benjamin Adler BASS CLARINET William Helmers BASSOONS Catherine Chen, Principal Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family Bassoon Chair Rudi Heinrich, Assistant Principal Beth W. Giacobassi
CONTRABASSOON Beth W. Giacobassi HORNS Matthew Annin, Principal Krause Family French Horn Chair Krystof Pipal, Associate Principal Dietrich Hemann Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair Darcy Hamlin TRUMPETS Matthew Ernst, Principal Walter L. Robb Family Trumpet Chair David Cohen, Associate Principal Martin J. Krebs Associate Principal Trumpet Chair Alan Campbell, Fred Fuller Trumpet Chair TROMBONES Megumi Kanda, Principal Marjorie Tiefenthaler Trombone Chair Kirk Ferguson, Assistant Principal BASS TROMBONE John Thevenet, Richard M. Kimball Bass Trombone Chair TUBA Robert Black, Principal TIMPANI Dean Borghesani, Principal Chris Riggs, Assistant Principal PERCUSSION Robert Klieger, Principal Chris Riggs PIANO Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair PERSONNEL MANAGERS Françoise Moquin, Director of Orchestra Personnel Paul Beck, Interim Assistant Personnel Manager LIBRARIANS Patrick McGinn, Principal Librarian, Anonymous Donor, Principal Librarian Chair Paul Beck, Associate Librarian PRODUCTION Tristan Wallace, Technical Manager & Live Audio Supervisor Paolo Scarabel, Stage Technician & Deck Supervisor
* Leave of Absence 2021.22 Season