Hear & Now: Modesto Symphony Orchestra 2021-22 Season

this season: THE FINAL FOUR:

TH E S EAR C H F OR TH E M S O’ S N EW M U S IC DIR EC TOR

HOLIDAY POPS! RETURNS STAR WARS IN CONCERT

O U R 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 SEA SON AT A G LANC E HOLIDAY POPS! December 3 & 4, 2021

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HOLIDAY CANDLELIGHT CONCERT December 21, 2021 page 12 GIER CONDUCTS MÁ RQUEZ & SHOSTAKOVICH January 7 & 8, 2022

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WITH LOVE FROM THE MSO February 11, 2022

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HARADA CONDUCTS KORNGOLD & YOSHIMATSU March 4 & 5, 2022

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MEYER CONDUCTS BRAHMS & PROKOFIEV April 1 & 2, 2022

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HAAS CONDUCTS WIJERATNE & TCHAIKOVSKY May 6 & 7, 2022

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STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE IN CONCERT June 3 & 4, 2022 page 11

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The Final Four: The Search for the MSO’s New Music Director

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WE ARE W E LC OME TO O UR 2021-22 SEASO N! We are thrilled to present our 91st Season to you! After a year away from the stage, we are so excited to welcome you back to the concert hall and perform in-person again. This season we will introduce our four Music Director candidates who will each conduct one of our Classics Concerts. Together, we’ll experience the power, emotion, and artistry of their programs as they lead the MSO for the first time. After attending their concerts, we’ll ask for your feedback on each candidate and you can help shape the future of the MSO! There’s always something exciting for everyone to enjoy at the MSO. We will return to the Gallo Center stage with your favorite Holiday Pops you know and love and round off the year with a community tradition— our Holiday Candlelight Concert at St. Stanislaus Church. In 2022, we’re exploring new sights and sounds. Alongside our Music Director candidates’ debuts, we have your Valentine’s date night covered when Stuart Chafetz returns to conduct With Love from the MSO. Then we’ll travel to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert! Fans will be able to experience the full movie with the MSO performing the full score live to film. We hope you enjoy our full season of live music, right here and now!

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Final Four

THE SEARC H FOR MSO’s next Music Director THE MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING ITS NEXT MUSIC DIRECTOR. Join us as we introduce the FINAL FOUR candidates to be our next Music Director! Each conductor will showcase their skill, personality, and music taste. After each concert, we’ll ask for your feedback where you can help shape the future of the MSO. Learn more about the Final Four at ModestoSymphony.org/mdsearch.

DELTA DAVID GIER has been the music director of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (SDSO) since 2004. During this time, SDSO has been lauded for its programming, specifically their side-by-side program of Bridging Cultures. This program has engaged Arab, Persian, Chinese, South Asian, Latinx and Sudanese and Somali refugee communities.

Gier has also conducted a variety of orchestras across the United States, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and as the assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic.

KEITARO HARADA began his tenure as Music & Artistic Director of Savannah Philharmonic and as Associate Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in the 2020-21 season. He also just completed his fourth season as Associate Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops. Maintaining a growing presence across the globe, recent and upcoming guest conducting highlights include the symphony orchestras of Houston, NHK, Seattle, Hawaii, and more!

In the opera canon, Harada has led productions at North Carolina Opera, Cincinnati Opera, and was the 2010 Seiji Ozawa Fellow at Tanglewood.

DIRK MEYER currently is the Music Director of the Augusta Symphony, the Duluth Superior Symphony, and the Lyric Opera of the North. He has guest conducted orchestras including Toronto, Phoenix, and the Naples Philharmonic.

Meyer brings classical music to new audiences through the creation of new concert experiences that range from multimedia to adventurous collaborations.

Additionally, he has conducted in countries including South Africa, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Bulgaria. Assistantships have led him to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Germany), the Vienna State Opera (Austria) and the Teatro Real in Madrid (Spain).

PAUL HAAS has served as Music Director of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas since 2010 and of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra which has grown substantially since the start of his tenure in 2017. Not only a conductor, Haas is an installation artist and composer as well. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Sympho, an organization devoted to the creation and performance of symphonic experiences in unusual venues. As a composer, over the last decade, fifteen commissions have come in from iconic venues including the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.

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CLASSICS I

Classics 1

Delta David Gier, conductor Francisco Vila-Haas, cello PROGRAM

Beethoven

Leonore Overture No. 3, op. 72b

Márquez

Espejos en la Arena

Shostakovich

Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, op. 47

GIER CONDUCTS

MÁRQUEZ

Shostakovich

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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DELTA DAVID GIER

JAN. 7 7:30 PM FROM MUSIC DIRECTOR CANDIDATE:

JAN. 8 7:30 PM

Conductor Delta David Gier rings in the new year and kicks off our Music Director Search with the lively and colorful Espejos en la Arena by Mexican composer, Arturo Márquez featuring the exceptional Francisco Vila-Haas on cello. The program concludes with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5, a mysterious and triumphant masterpiece that explores the composer’s own life experiences.

The tradition which we celebrate each time we play music as an orchestra intends to enrich the lives of those of us participating (both performers and audience) so as to create community.

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KEITARO HARADA

The program I chose has a strong connection to my musical journey.

I am originally from Japan, but did my training in the United States and have been living here for more than half of my life. The program brings together both cultures beautifully through music…The musical language you will experience at this concert is gorgeous harmonies filled with memorable melodies.

HARADA CONDUCTS

CLASSICS II

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FROM MUSIC DIRECTOR CANDIDATE:

K O R N G O L D Yoshimatsu FRIDAY

MAR. 4 7:30 PM SATURDAY

MAR. 5 7:30 PM Keitaro Harada, conductor Charles Yang, violin PROGRAM

Ticheli

Blue Shades for Orchestra

Korngold

Concerto in D Major for Violin, op. 35

Yoshimatsu

Symphony No. 4, op. 82

Conductor Keitaro Harada will take the audience on his personal musical journey, exploring his early life in Japan with Yoshimatsu’s enchanting Symphony No. 4 and his life in the US with Ticheli’s whimsical Blue Shades for Orchestra. Violinist Charles Yang will perform Korngold’s cinematic Violin Concerto in D Major. Yang returns to the MSO, this time as a soloist, to perform the Korngold concerto after having performed here before in 2017 with the famed trio, Time for Three.

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CLASSICS III

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FROM MUSIC DIRECTOR CANDIDATE:

DIRK MEYER

The program opens with Sidereus by Osvaldo Golijov, an American composer of Argentinian decent. Written in honor of the dean of American orchestral music, Mr. Henry Fogel, Sidereus literally means “of the stars”. It’s a beautiful, ethereal work that serves as the calm before the storm that is Prokofiev’s most energetic Piano Concerto No.3.

MEYER CONDUCTS

Brahms

PROKOFIEV FRIDAY

APR. 1 7:30 PM SATURDAY

APR. 2 7:30 PM Dirk Meyer, conductor Marika Bournaki, piano PROGRAM

I am thrilled to have with us the amazing Marika Bournaki, a young pianist of unparalleled brilliance...she brings the perfect balance of virtuosity and musicality to this concerto.”

Golijov Sidereus

Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26

- DIRK MEYER, CONDUCTOR

Brahms

Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, op. 68

Dirk Meyer conducts a program that celebrates music and the sheer joy it provides. Osvaldo Golijov’s Sidereus is a beautiful, ethereal work that serves as the calm before the storm that is Prokofiev’s energetic Piano Concerto No. 3 masterfully performed by pianist, Marika Bournaki. The night concludes with Brahms’ dramatic and bold First Symphony.

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CLASSICS IV

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Paul Haas, conductor Sandeep Das, tabla PROGRAM

Beethoven

Coriolan Overture, op. 62

Wijeratne

Concerto for Tabla

Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, op. 36

Conductor Paul Haas breaks new ground with Dinuk Wijeratne’s Concerto for Tabla, a piece that highlights the “king” of Indian percussion instruments—known for the richness of its timbre and rhythmically complex repertoire unique to the instrument itself. This concerto will be performed by Guggenheim Fellow, Silk Road Ensemble member and Grammy-winner, Sandeep Das! This driving concerto leads to the emotional finale of Tchaikovsky’s fate-filled Fourth Symphony.

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HAAS CONDUCTS

WIJERATNE

Tchaikovsky

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

MAY 6 MAY 7 7:30 PM 7:30 PM PAUL HAAS

Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony is at once a work of staggering genius, a remarkable expression of the human condition, and one of my absolute favorite symphonies. No audience has ever experienced this music without feeling intensely the epic journey from the moment of absolute despair at the opening of the piece to the triumphant victory of the human spirit at the end of the last movement.

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H O L I D AY POPS! RETURNS FRIDAY

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Ryan Murray, conductor Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director MSO Chorus Guest Vocalist

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WITH LOVE FROM THE MSO An Evening of the Greatest Love Songs Fall in love with your FRIDAY

FEB. 11 7:30 PM

Stuart Chafetz, conductor Guest Vocalist

Pops favorites all over again! Guest conductor Stuart Chafetz returns with a program filled with the greatest love songs–just in time to treat your loved ones for Valentine’s Day.

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COMMUNITY CONCERT

TUESDAY

DEC. 21 8 PM

A Community Tradition Returns!

H O L I D AY CANDLELIGHT CONCERT St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Daniel R. Afonso Jr., conductor MSO Chorus, Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director Opus Handbell Ensemble, Richard Colla, director

TICKETS VIP Seating: Adult $58, Youth* $20 Standard Seating: Adult $38, Youth* $10

The Modesto Symphony’s Holiday Candlelight Concert is back and is the perfect way to slow down and enjoy the holiday season at the beautiful St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Hear your favorite traditional Christmas hymns and carols performed by the MSO, MSO Chorus, and the Opus Handbell Ensemble.

*17-years and younger.

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A Safe Return to Live Music with the MSO The Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association (MSOA) is committed to doing our part to keep our community safe and healthy. We’re excited to be together once again at the Gallo Center for the Arts this season. Comprehensive safety measures are being put into place to ensure your safety. Throughout the season, we will continue to monitor and follow the local and state health and safety protocols for the community while keeping our audiences, musicians, and staff safe.

We encourage anyone who is feeling unwell not to attend a performance. If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, please call the Gallo Center Ticket Office prior to your performance to discuss your ticket options. To learn more about how the MSO and the Gallo Center for the Arts is prioritizing your health and safety, visit www.modestosymphony.org/health-safety.

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HARADA CON DU CTS KOR N G O L D & YO S H I MATS U March 4 & 5, 2022

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M EY ER CON DU CTS B R AHMS & P RO KO F I E V April 1 & 2, 2022

STA R WA RS: A NE W HOP E I N C ONC E RT June 3 & 4, 2022

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