SYMPHONY IN SPACE

JOAN STEELE STEIN

Family Series

SYMPHONY IN SPACE

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FAMILY PACK Two magical shows for the whole family to enjoy!

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The Nutcracker | December 8 - 26 Cinderella | April 4 - 7

ABOUT SYMPHONY IN SPACE We’re traveling to a galaxy far, far away during this concert to explore music inspired by the mysteries of the universe! Movements from Gustav Holst’s masterwork, The Planets, capture the astrological character of each planet. The endless variety of ideas and motives in Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst create a vivacious sparkle that also perfectly captures the title. Finally, we end with the groundbreaking Main Theme from Star Wars, composed by John Williams, who took his inspiration from several of the composers featured in this concert! The sun, moon, stars, and planets will align in this celestial symphonic celebration!

PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITIES • • • • • •

AWE (Artists Working in Education) Art Activity Bradley Symphony Center Scavenger Hunt Composer Station Conductor Station Selfie Station White House of Music Instrument Petting Zoo

A special thank you to our Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra volunteers.

ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES Sensory Bags, Weighted Lap Pads, & Noise Canceling Headphones: Sensory bags containing special KultureCity VIP badges, fidget tools, noise canceling headphones, and other resources are available for checkout, at no cost, on concert days. Noise canceling headphones and weighted lap pads can also be checked out individually. Items can be checked out from the Coat Check in the Gallery. A photo ID will be requested as security.

Quiet Areas: The Bradley Symphony Center has a Quiet Room located in the pre-theater lobby on the first floor. The Quiet Room, equipped with a sink, comfortable seating, and warm lighting is available for anyone who needs a private space to escape for a few minutes. Additional Quiet Areas are located in the Historic Exhibit on the lower level and in the Phone Booth Area on the second level. These spaces can be an escape for those feeling overwhelmed for as little or as long as they need. If you need assistance finding any of these Quiet Areas, please find an usher or Front of House staff member.

Hearing Loop & Infrared Listening System: Allen-Bradley Hall is equipped with a tele-coil or T-coil Loop system. No additional assistive listening devices are required for patrons with compatible hearing aids or cochlear implants. Allen-Bradley Hall is also equipped with an infrared listening system. Assistive listening devices are offered free of charge and can be checked out from the house manager. A photo ID will be requested as security.

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Lynden operates as a laboratory, offering hands-on programs that integrate our collection of more than 50 monumental sculptures and temporary installations, and our community of artists, with the natural ecology of 40 acres of park, pond, and woodland.

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SYMPHONY IN SPACE A Joan Steele Stein Family Concert

Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Ryan Tani, conductor Matthew Huebsch, actor Script written by James Fletcher

RICHARD STRAUSS Thus Spoke Zarathustra GUSTAV HOLST, reduction by Nicholas Hersh “Mars, the Bringer of War” from The Planets JESSIE MONTGOMERY Starburst JOHN WILLIAMS Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67

I. Allegro con brio GUSTAV HOLST, reduction by Nicholas Hersh “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” from The Planets JOHN WILLIAMS Main Theme from Star Wars

The length of this concert is approximately 50 minutes and will be performed without intermission.

RYAN TANI, assistant conductor Ryan Tani is in his first season as assistant conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. In 2021, he completed his two-year tenure as the Orchestral Conducting Fellow for the Yale Philharmonia under Music Director Peter Oundjian, where he was the recipient of the Dean’s Prize for artistic excellence in his graduating class. Committed to meaningful community music-making in the state of Montana, Tani has directed the Bozeman Chamber Orchestra, Bozeman Symphonic Choir, Second String Orchestra, and MSU Symphony Orchestras. He frequently serves as cover conductor for the St. Louis, Colorado, and Bozeman symphonies and also recently served on the faculty at the Montana State University School of Music.

Tani recently concluded his tenure as music director of the Occasional Symphony in Baltimore. A fierce advocate of new music, Tani curated over 20 commissions from Baltimore-based composers during his four-year directorship of OS. As resident conductor of the New Music New Haven series, he has collaborated, under the guidance of Aaron Jay Kernis, with Yale University composition students and faculty.

Tani is also a graduate of the Peabody Institute, where he studied conducting with Marin Alsop and Markand Thakar, and the University of Southern California, where he studied voice with Gary Glaze. In 2015, he was declared the winner of the ACDA Undergraduate Student Conducting Competition at their national conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to his studies at Yale and Peabody, Tani has also studied conducting with Larry Rachleff, Donald Schleicher, Gerard Schwarz, Grant Cooper, and José-Luis Novo. Tani currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he can be found in the park with his dog, playing board games with friends and family, in the library with a good book, or in the practice room with his violin.

MATTHEW HUEBSCH, actor

Matthew Huebsch is a Milwaukee area actor. Over the past couple of decades, he has performed with a variety of Milwaukee theatres, including the Constructivists, Danceworks, and Skylight Music Theatre. He is also a co-founder of Kidsplay, a comedy theatre for kids, celebrating 20 years in 2024.

When not acting, Matthew spends time with his family and enjoys photography, motorcycling, and dabbling in digital video production. (He is also a huge sci-fi geek!)

MEET THE MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

2023.24 SEASON KEN-DAVID MASUR Music Director Polly and Bill Van Dyke Music Director Chair EDO DE WAART Music Director Laureate RYAN TANI Assistant Conductor CHERYL FRAZES HILL Chorus Director Margaret Hawkins Chorus Director Chair TIMOTHY J. BENSON Assistant Chorus Director

CELLOS Susan Babini, Principal, Dorothea C. Mayer Cello Chair Nicholas Mariscal, Assistant Principal* Scott Tisdel, Associate Principal Emeritus Madeleine Kabat Shinae Ra Peter Szczepanek Peter J. Thomas Adrien Zitoun BASSES Jon McCullough-Benner, Principal, Donald B. Abert Bass Chair* Andrew Raciti, Associate Principal Nash Tomey, Assistant Principal (3rd chair) Brittany Conrad Teddy Gabrieledes** Peter Hatch* Paris Myers HARP Julia Coronelli, Principal, Walter Schroeder Harp Chair

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 Kelsey Williams** 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

FLUTES FIRST VIOLINS Sonora Slocum, Principal, Jinwoo Lee, Concertmaster, Margaret and Roy Butter Flute Chair BASS TROMBONE Charles and Marie Caestecker Heather Zinninger, John Thevenet, Richard M. Kimball Concertmaster Chair Assistant Principal Bass Trombone Chair Ilana Setapen, First Associate Jennifer Bouton Schaub Concertmaster TUBA Jeanyi Kim, Associate Concertmaster PICCOLO Robyn Black, Principal, John and Alexander Ayers Jennifer Bouton Schaub Judith Simonitsch Tuba Chair Yuka Kadota Elliot Lee** OBOES TIMPANI Ji-Yeon Lee Katherine Young Steele, Principal, Dean Borghesani, Principal Dylana Leung Milwaukee Symphony League Chris Riggs, Assistant Principal Allison Lovera Oboe Chair Lijia Phang Kevin Pearl, Assistant Principal PERCUSSION Yuanhui Fiona Zheng Margaret Butler Robert Klieger, Principal

Chris Riggs SECOND VIOLINS ENGLISH HORN Jennifer Startt, Principal, Andrea and Margaret Butler, Philip and Beatrice Blank PIANO Woodrow Leung Second Violin Chair English Horn Chair in memoriam Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair Timothy Klabunde, Assistant Principal to John Martin John Bian, Assistant Principal (3rd Chair)

PERSONNEL MANAGER Glenn Asch CLARINETS Françoise Moquin, Director of Lisa Johnson Fuller Todd Levy, Principal, Orchestra Personnel Paul Hauer Franklyn Esenberg Clarinet Chair Hyewon Kim Benjamin Adler, Assistant Principal, LIBRARIANS Alejandra Switala** Donald and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Paul Beck, Principal Librarian, Mary Terranova Principal Clarinet Chair* Anonymous Donor, Principal Taylor Eiffert* Librarian Chair VIOLAS Madison Freed** Matthew Geise, Assistant Librarian Robert Levine, Principal, & Media Archivist Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family E-FLAT CLARINET Principal Viola Chair Benjamin Adler* PRODUCTION Georgi Dimitrov, Assistant Principal Tristan Wallace, Technical Manager (2nd chair), Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri BASS CLARINET & Live Audio Supervisor Viola Chair Taylor Eiffert* Paolo Scarabel, Stage Technician Samantha Rodriguez, Assistant Principal Madison Freed** & Deck Supervisor (3rd chair)* Alejandro Duque, Acting Assistant BASSOONS Principal (3rd chair) Catherine Van Handel, Principal, * Leave of Absence 2023.24 Season Elizabeth Breslin Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family ** Acting member of the Milwaukee Nathan Hackett Bassoon Chair Symphony Orchestra 2023.24 Season Erin H. Pipal Rudi Heinrich, Assistant Principal Helen Reich Beth W. Giacobassi

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