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2019–2020 Season at-a-Glance 4 Letter from the Conductor 6 Music Director's Biography 8 Letter from the Board President 11 Letter from the Executive Director 13 Christina Mok Biography 14 Concert Program 1 15 Program 1 Notes 16 Kun Woo Paik Biography 24 Concert Program 2 25 Program 2 Notes 26 Alicia Mastromonaco Biography 32 Orchestra and Technical Staff 34 Violin Spotlight 38 Music For The Schools 44 2019–2020 Honor Roll 47 In Honor & Memorial Gifts 48 Donor Benefits 50 2019–2020 Institutional Giving 52 2018–2019 Honor Roll 55 Legacy Society 66 Leadership Gifts 68 Board of Directors & Staff 72

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2019–2020 SEASON OCTOBER 2019

NOVEMBER 2019

10/19/19 SEASON OPENING PARTY Sunset Center, Carmel

11/14/19 PREVIEW LUNCHEON The Club at Pasadera

10/19/19 - 10/20/19 CONCERT 1 Sunset Center, Carmel

11/16/19 - 11/17/19 CONCERT 2 Sunset Center, Carmel

10/20/19 SUPPER CLUB SUR Restaurant at the Barnyard

11/17/19 SUPPER CLUB Carmel Bouchée

10/21/19 YOUTH CONCERTS Sherwood Hall, Salinas

FEBRUARY 2020 2/13/20 PREVIEW LUNCHEON Corral de Tierra Country Club 2/15/20 3RD ANNUAL WOMEN'S NIGHT OUT Sunset Center, Carmel 2/15/20–2/16/20 CONCERT 3 Sunset Center, Carmel 2/16/20 SUPPER CLUB Forge in the Forest

KUN WOO PAIK

MARCH 2020

MAY 2020

3/12/20 PREVIEW LUNCHEON Schooners Coastal Kitchen & Bar

5/14/20 PREVIEW LUNCHEON MPCC Beach House

3/14/20–3/15/20 CONCERT 4 Sunset Center, Carmel Catered by Growers Pub, Salinas

5/16/20 SEASON CLOSING PARTY Sunset Center, Carmel

3/15/20 SUPPER CLUB Sunset Center 3/16/20 YOUTH CONCERTS Sunset Center, Carmel

5/16/20 - 5/17/20 CONCERT 6 Sunset Center, Carmel 5/17/20 FINALE CELEBRATION MPCC Great Room

APRIL 2020

5/18/20 YOUTH CONCERTS Sherwood Hall, Salinas

4/16/20 PREVIEW LUNCHEON Fandango

Free pre-concert lectures in the hall one hour prior to the concert

4/18/20 - 4/19/20 CONCERT 5 Sunset Center, Carmel 4/19/20 SUPPER CLUB Anton & Michel

Concerts start Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at Sunset Center, Carmel.

4/20/20 YOUTH CONCERTS Sunset Center, Carmel

JUDITH INGOLFSSON

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DEAR FRIENDS, A Berlioz celebration, an explosion, and a salute to our marvelous Concertmaster, Christina Mok, begins the Monterey Symphony’s 2019–2020 season. Proof of Christina’s total dedication to our orchestra is her willingness to play both the Dvořák Romance as a soloist and the Berlioz symphony in her usual first chair. She is splendid in both roles. From the outset of Berlioz’ tumultuous career, this unconventional composer was controversial. It’s hard to digest the fact that his Symphonie fantastique, an enormous landmark in the history of music, was composed just three years after Beethoven’s death. Imagine his teachers pulling out their hair when they saw his total disregard for the theoretical norms and the orchestra musicians laughing through the first rehearsals of his works! Thank goodness for his determination and tenacity through thick and thin. Without these characteristics, we would not be performing these brilliant and surprising masterpieces. In November, we joyfully welcome back Kun Woo Paik, a worldrenowned master of the keyboard, to perform two giant piano concertos: Mozart’s last and Brahms’ first. Stylistically they are contrasting, but their dramatic qualities connect them. You could say that in his 27th concerto, with its pre-romantic intimation, Mozart paved the way for Beethoven’s first concerto, and that Brahms’ first concerto took the lead from Mozart’s Don Giovanni. The first chord of this concerto is a continuation of Don Giovanni’s final descent into the underworld and an earth-shattering announcement of Brahms’ giant stature. To present both of these beloved works in one program with Kun Woo at the piano is an honor and a privilege. As always, with much appreciation,

Max Bragado-Darman, Music Director

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MAX BRAGADO-DARMAN

Biography Max Bragado-Darman has served as the Music Director and Conductor of the Monterey Symphony since July 2004. Mr. Bragado-Darman was Music Director and Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Castile and LeĂłn 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 many unknown works of the Spanish repertoire as well as most of the orchestral works of Turina and Rodrigo and the cello concerti of Alberto Ginastera on the Naxos Label. He also recorded the flute and clarinet concerti by Joan Tower on the Opus One label. In May 1995, Max 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, the community in general, and his innovative programming. He has worked with distinguished artists such as Alicia de Larrocha, Teresa Berganza, Horacio GutiĂ¨rrez, Elmar Oliveira, Dubravka Tomsic, Andre Watts, Angel Romero, Gary Graffman, and Aaron Rosand among many others. 8 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

As a guest conductor, Max Bragado-Darman has performed in the United States with the symphony orchestras of Honolulu, San Diego, Nashville, Delaware, West Virginia, Cedar Rapids, Savannah, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Austin, Fresno, and Boulder. He has led the National Orchestra, the Radio Television Orchestra and most other orchestras of Spain, as well as orchestras in Portugal, England, Argentina, Germany, and Mexico. In the fall of 2003, he made his debut at the distinguished Wexford Opera Festival with the Granados opera “Maria del Carmen,” in a version he researched and edited himself. 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. Most recently, Max Bragado-Darman has appeared on the podiums of orchestras in Monterrey, Mexico and Mexico City. In the spring of 2009, in the heart of Andalucia, he took on the challenge of presenting a fusion of flamenco and classical music featuring a pianist, guitarist, dancer, and full symphony orchestra. He has been the conductor for the prestigious “Iturbi Piano Competition” in Valencia, Spain in several editions. Max and Mary Bragado have two children: Julio, who was formerly a dancer with The American Ballet Theatre and is now studying acting in New York City, and Ilia who teaches dance in Valladolid, Spain and is married to José Manuel Concejo. They have two grandsons, 9 year old Max and 7 year old Alejandro. Both grandchildren are enchanted with their “Abuelito” and “Granny.”

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DEAR PATRONS,

These concerts are the beginning of our season long Ovation. First of all to our out-going Maestro Max Bragado-Darman, who has led this orchestra into a new era of excellence. Second to our subscribers and audience members who fill the seats and enjoy listening to the finest music the Central Coast can offer. Third to our donors and funders who help make this organization possible by contributing over 75% of the funds we need to operate. Fourth, to our Board of Directors who provide the wisdom and direction for the organization, and finally to our staff led by Executive Director Nicola Reilly—who on a daily basis make sure that the wheels of the organization are turning smoothly and nothing is left to chance. This is a tribute season consisting of superb concerts—Maestro Max’s Greatest Hits—and returning soloists that we have all enjoyed in past years. We are delighted to feature concertmaster Christina Mok, pianist Kun Woo Paik, and violinist Judith Ingolfsson in our October, November, and April concerts respectively. The Maestro has enjoyed working with Christina during his years with us, both in the orchestra and in ensemble performances of violin and piano chamber music. Kun Woo Paik is one of very few pianists who have the fortitude to perform two dazzling concertos in the same concert, and violinist Judith Ingolffson has been an audience favorite during her several appearances with us. We look forward to sharing these experiences with you, while looking forward to our 75th Anniversary Season in 2020–2021.

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DEAR FRIENDS,

Welcome to our 74th Season—Ovation! Each work you will hear this season has been conducted by Max Bragado-Darman during his tenure with the Monterey Symphony, with one exception. For the October concert, we’re showcasing our brilliant concertmaster Christina Mok, and in November, internationally acclaimed pianist Kun Woo Paik returns to perform two concerti. This is a season of celebrations (followed by another season of celebrations—Monterey Symphony is turning 75 next year) and we hope you won’t miss a moment! We would love to see you at one of our luncheons or supper clubs, and at our Finale dinner on Sunday, May 17th, 2020 at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club. We have a special musical guest that evening whose identity won’t be revealed until the day of! We have many ways to celebrate Max this season—including tribute ads and special concert support opportunities. Please let me know if you want to learn more! We have four youth concerts in Salinas this season, and four in Carmel— serving nearly 10,000 students. We hope you’ll visit our display in the lobby to learn about this key program, which is an integral piece of our organization, and one of Max’s legacies. We are all so grateful to our concert sponsors this season, thank you for your powerful commitment to the Monterey Symphony. We hope this season will bring you to your feet in a multitude of standing ovations! Musically yours,

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CHRISTINA MOK

violin An active performer, violinist Christina Mok has become a familiar figure in the classical music scene in Northern California. She devotes herself equally to solo performance, chamber recitals, and orchestral leading. She has appeared as a soloist with the Russian Federal Symphony Orchestra, the Janáček Philharmonic, the Seoul Symphony Orchestra, and Symphony Silicon Valley, among others. The San Jose Mercury declared of one of her concerto performances, “She was a spellbinder as she dug in and let it fly—there was no need to long for Itzhak Perlman or Gil Shaham.” As a chamber musician she has performed in Korea, Japan, England, Norway, Hong Kong, and the United States. Her recitals have been broadcast on the BBC and RTHK. 1 4 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

Ms. Mok is the Concertmaster of the Stockton Symphony and the Monterey Symphony and the Associate Concertmaster of Symphony Silicon Valley. She has played with many British orchestras, such as the Royal Philharmonic, the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, the Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Bournemouth Symphony. She has played in the Evian Festival, the Proms, Mainly Mozart Festival and Midsummer Mozart Festival. She is the winner of numerous competitions including the BBC Young Artists’ Forum Audition, the Sutton Chamber Music Competition, the Warshaw Violin Competition, the Korean Music Association Scholarship, and was named Young Promising Performer of the Year by the Seoul Arts Center. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with a full scholarship and was also honored with a British Council Fellowship. Her principal teachers include Soon-Chung Suh, Yfrah Neaman, and Rodney Friend.

OCTOBER 19–20, 2019 THIS CONCERT IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

K atharine Comstock Anita Dunsay, in memory of Richard Dunsay Margaret Smith, in memory of Paul Smith Monterey Private Wealth Max Bragado-Darman, conductor Christina Mok, violin PROGRAM Le carnaval romain, H. 95 Romance in F minor, Op. 11

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

INTERMISSION Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 I. II. III. IV. V.

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Rêveries – Passions Un bal Scène aux champs Marche au supplice Songe d’une nuit du sabbat

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CONCERT 1 PROGRAM NOTES by Alicia Mastromonaco HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869) LE CARNAVAL ROMAIN , H. 95

After the wild success of his Symphonie fantastique, which will be performed later on this program, French composer Hector Berlioz acheived greater fame, including earning the Prix de Rome, which granted him a stipend to live and work in Italy. During the composer’s time in Italy, Berlioz wrote his first opera, loosely based on the life of the Florentine sculptor, the title character Benvenuto Cellini. By most accounts of the premiere of Benvenuto Cellini, the opera was a flop. However, Berlioz believed the music was good, and decided in 1843 to thread themes from the opera into a new concert overture. This ouverture caractéristique, or programmatic overture that can be used as a standalone piece, would become the Roman Carnival Overture. The Roman Carnival Overture received a positive reception at its premiere, a boon for Berlioz after suffering through the humiliating failure of Benvenuto Cellini in 1839. Berlioz felt that one of the main reasons for the opera’s failure was not the music, but rather, conductor François Antoine Habeneck, who led the Paris Opera at the time. Berlioz wrote that the conductor had taken the music, particularly the saltarello (a lively Italian dance) far too slowly. He incorporated the saltarello into his overture because he wanted the audience to hear it in a fresh light, and conducted the premiere of the Roman Carnival Overture at Salle Herz in Paris on February 3, 1844. The audience was enthralled by the new overture and immediately demanded an encore. In Berlioz’s famous Memoirs, he recalls seeing Habeneck after the performance, “standing with a slightly crestfallen air, and said casually as I went past, ‘That’s how it goes.’ He did not reply.” Although he was perhaps overly smug, Berlioz finally received the praise he so desperately wanted for Benvenuto Cellini. 1 6 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

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ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904) ROMANCE IN F MINOR, OP. 11 (1877)

Berlioz and Dvořák had very different upbringings and very different lives, but they shared some common traits: both defied their fathers’ expectations to follow in the family business in order to become composers. Berlioz notably did not become a doctor, and Dvořák moved away from home at thirteen to avoid becoming a butcher. The two composers also overcame setbacks by audiences who did not appreciate or understand their music, and managed to find popularity by reworking the very same music that had previously been panned. In 1873, Dvořák composed his fifth string quartet in F minor, op. 9, but the group he wrote the quartet for did not want to play it, and the piece remained unpublished during his lifetime. In fact, the string quartet would not be premiered until 1930, well after Dvořák’s death. Dvořák decided to excerpt parts of the slow movement with a few new themes, and rescore it for solo violin and piano. He also orchestrated the work for solo violin accompanied by strings and pairs of winds. Romance was finished in 1877, and although it would take until 1879 to be published, it was premiered in December of 1877 by Josef Markus, the concertmaster of the Prague Provisional Theatre Orchestra. Dvořák’s original arrangement for violin and piano was not published until 2015, but Dvořák’s friend Josef Zubatý published a reduction the same year as the orchestra version. HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869), SYM PHON I E FANTASTIQU E (1830)

How many other pieces in the canonical orchestra repertoire focus on the semi-autobiographical tale of a love-sick musician’s opium-fueled tale of unrequited love for an ever-idealized woman that leads him through the dreamscapes of attending a masked ball, traveling through a field (complete with shepherds and thunder), to the musician’s eventual march to and subsequent beheading at the scaffold, followed by a witches’ Sabbath and round dance? By my count, there is only one: Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. O VAT I O N 2 019 –2 0 2 0

Hector Berlioz was a true nineteenth-century Romantic. An avid theater-goer, Berlioz discovered Shakespeare’s plays when he moved to Paris, even though he spoke hardly a word of English. It was at a performance of Hamlet that he first laid eyes on British actress Harriet Smithson, playing the role of Ophelia. He immediately fell deeply in love with the woman, whom he would eventually marry, although her drinking and his infidelity hastened the breakdown of their marriage. It was the saga of Berlioz’s obsession with Smithson that inspired the composer to write Symphonie fantastique, today one of his most famous orchestral works. Symphonie fantastique, originally titled by Berlioz, “Episode in the Life of an Artist, Fantastic Symphony in Five Parts” found immediate success for several reasons. In addition to the salacious plot-line (known as the “program”) behind the piece, Berlioz utilizes the same melody, called the idée fixe (or “fixed idea”) in each movement to tie together the musical narrative, and utilizes it along with innovative orchestrations, extended techniques, and non-traditional movement structures. The idée fixe represents the image of the Artist’s love object, and is modified in each movement to reflect the mood of that particular section. Berlioz wrote a program to accompany the piece, one that is punctuated by CAPITAL LETTERS and exclamatory phrases. His preface reads, “The composer’s aim has been to develop, to the extent that they have musical possibilities, various situations in the life of an artist. The plan of the instrumental drama, which is deprived of the help of words, needs to be outlined in advance. The following program should therefore be thought of like the spoken text of an opera, serving to introduce the musical movements, whose character and expression it calls into being.”

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In short, Part One opens with a young musician “afflicted” by his love for an ideal woman, whom he sees from afar. The music surges between quiet reflection and unbridled passion. Part Two finds the Artist at a ball, in the midst of “THE TUMULT OF A FESTIVITY,” noting that whether the Artist is in the middle of a city or out in the countryside, the image of his beloved follows him everywhere. In Part Three, the Artist experiences simultaneously the calm joy of being out in the countryside and the fear of perhaps not being able to be with his beloved. He hears the ranz des vaches (a Swiss shepherd tune) from an oboe and English horn, and the peal of thunder in the distance. In Part Four the Artist, concluding that his love will never be requited, dreams that he has killed his own beloved and is condemned to be beheaded. This is the “March to the Scaffold,” where he witnesses his own execution, complete with head bouncing down the scaffold (in pizzicato strings) post-execution. Finally, in Part Five, the Artist dreams of a Witches’ Sabbath, with “strange noises, groans, outbursts of laughter, distant cries which other cries seem to answer.” Berlioz warps the idée fixe into the cackling of witches’ voices, and includes the Dies Irae tune, part of the Mass for the Dead. Notably, Berlioz scores the Dies Irae for serpent and ophecleide, two now-obsolete bass instruments, horns, and bassoons, unsanctimoniously warping the sacred solemnity of the mass for the dead in favor of the raucous cacophony of low brass and double reed instruments, particularly in early nineteenthcentury Paris, when brass valves had only recently been invented. Berlioz’s boldness in extending programmatic music beyond what was common, or even acceptable at that time, paid off. Symphonie fantastique not only launched the composer into a long and varied career, but also paved the way for other composers to follow suit and extend program music’s possibilities and acceptance in polite musical society, despite the rather impolite nature of the piece’s program.

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KUN WOO PAIK

piano Kun Woo Paik came to prominence at the age of ten performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the Korean National Orchestra. His international career took off soon after with his first New York recital at Lincoln Center in which he performed the complete piano works by Maurice Ravel and his orchestral debut at Carnegie Hall. Kun Woo Paik has since collaborated with renowned conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, Mariss Jansons, Long Yu, Neville Marriner, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Jiří Bĕlohlávek, Vladimir Jurowski, Dmitri Kitaenko, Paavo Järvi, and Ivan Fischer, with orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, London Symphony, BBC Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Berlin Symphony, RAI Turin, Warsaw 2 4 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

He recently performed with the New York Philharmonic, Lucerne and Berlin Symphony orchestras and given recitals at Carnegie Hall, La Scala, the Mariinsky Theatre and in Asia and Europe including in Budapest with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra as well as in numerous festivals in France. In 2019 he returns to Spain to perform with Navarra Symphony Orchestra and Real Filharmonie de Galicia. He gives concerts in India, has recitals in Taiwan and in the famous Salle Gaveau in Paris. Kun Woo Paik left South Korea at the age of fifteen to move to New York to study with Rosina Lhevinne at the Juilliard School and also worked with Ilona Kabos, Guido Agosti and Wilhelm Kempff. Kun Woo Paik has numerous recordings with BMG, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon including pieces by Bach/Busoni, Scriabin, Liszt, Chopin, Fauré, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Schubert and the complete Prokofiev piano concerti.

NOVEMBER 16–17, 2019 THIS CONCERT IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

Bill & Nancy Doolittle Martin R. Wolf Family Fund Max Bragado-Darman, conductor Kun Woo Paik, piano PROGRAM Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

INTERMISSION Piano Concerto, No. 1, Op. 15

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

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CONCERT 2 PROGRAM NOTES by Alicia Mastromonaco WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) PIANO CONCERTO NO. 27 IN B-FLAT MA JOR, K. 595 (1791)

Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final piano concerto is not only a beautiful piece, bursting with Mozart’s lyricism and inventiveness, but it also illuminates elements of Viennese concert life in the late eighteenth century. In Mozart’s Vienna, professional orchestras as such did not exist as they do today. Some nobles employed a court orchestra of musicians who would play private concerts for their patrons. If a musician not associated with a specific court wanted to perform a concert, he (for it was usually a “he”) could organize a benefit concert for himself. Mozart organized many benefit concerts during his short life, but Vienna experienced several changes to the concert culture in the 1780s, and by the summer of 1788 he had not only stopped writing piano concertos, but did not announce or perform in any concerts for three years. It was not until his friend and clarinetist, Joseph Bähr, asked him to play at a benefit concert that Mozart composed what would become his final piano concerto; K.595, in B-flat Major. The performance, in March of 1791, would be Mozart’s final performance as a soloist. This work is a lyrical concerto, full of Mozart’s operatic inclinations, almost chamber-music-like. The middle movement in particular is drawn from a song that Mozart composed around the same time in January 1791. The lyrics, “Komm, lieber Mai, und mache/Die Bäume wieder grün…” (“Come, lovely May, and make/ The trees green again…”), by Christian Adolf Overbeck, connote a rebirth of sorts, a child-like attention to natural beauty, and a zest for the coming months after Mozart’s protracted illness from which he had just recovered. 2 6 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

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Mozart was a true keyboard virtuoso, and included elements of both musical fireworks and lyrical simplicity for connoisseur and lay listeners in his audiences. His twenty-seventh piano concerto is not exactly a showpiece in the conventional sense. The piece sounds more like a conversation between the orchestra and soloist, rather than a vehicle for the soloists technical virtuosity. As with Brahms’s first piano concerto, the composer challenged audience expectations by giving them a piece that did not fit entirely with what they expected, but prioritized the composition above virtuosity. The era of composer-performers who would compose works to perform themselves was changing. Today, it is relatively uncommon for composers to perform their own compositions. Possibly because they are too difficult for anyone but virtuoso musicians to play, or because classical music has become increasingly specialized. Regardless of the reason, we can be grateful to Joseph Bähr for including Mozart in his benefit concert. JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897), PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN D MINOR, OP. 15 (1858)

Johannes Brahms was famously terrified of composing a symphony with the immense shadow of Beethoven looming over his compositional imagination. He did not premiere his first symphony until he was well into his forties, and even then, one of the most common criticisms (one Brahms was keenly aware of), was that the symphony sounded as if it were Beethoven’s tenth symphony. Brahms’s fear of composing a symphony stems from his belief that no piece could measure up to Beethoven’s masterpieces, and in 1870 exclaimed, “I shall never compose a symphony! …You have no idea how someone like me feels when he hears such a giant marching behind him all the time.” This burden was not that of a young unknown composer, but one who had been launched to fame by the well-known composer and music critic, Robert Schumann. Schumann was an ardent supporter of Brahms, and introduced the young composer to the musical world in 1853, when Brahms was only twenty years old. In his Neue Zeitschrift für Music (New Magazine for Music), Schumann wrote, “There inevitably must appear a musician called to give expression to his times in ideal fashion; a musician who would reveal his mastery not in a O VAT I O N 2 019 –2 0 2 0

gradual evolution, but like Athene would spring fully armed from Zeus’s head. And such a one has appeared; a young man whose cradle Graces and Heroes have stood watch. His name is Johannes Brahms, and he comes from Hamburg, where he has been working in quiet obscurity…Even outwardly he bore the marks proclaiming: 'This is a chosen one.' Sitting at the piano he began to disclose wonderful regions to us. We were drawn into even more enchanting spheres.” This famous passage was an introduction that many composers could only dream of, but for Brahms, it set a bar that he was not sure he could ever achieve. Brahms’s fear of not living up to the public’s symphonic expectations is important to note because Brahms composed several works that could have been, or even were, symphonies before the composer’s trepidation forced him to alter them into other genres. His first piano concerto is one such piece. The work was originally conceived of as a symphony, and a sonata for two pianos, before Brahms finally reworked it as a piano concerto. The piece puzzled listeners at its premier, prompting audiences to question what a concerto was supposed to be. Was a concerto a vessel for the virtuoso soloist to dazzle and awe the audience with musical pyrotechnics as had become the norm in the nineteenth century, in the style of composerperformers Paganini and Liszt? Or, was it a conversation between soloist and orchestra, not intended to peacock the virtuosity of the performer, but rather to display the compositional prowess of the creator? Brahms was not the first to pose this musical query; Mozart does something similar in his final concerto, the other piece on this program, by making the concerto less flashy and more chambermusic-esque. But mid-nineteenth-century audiences had come to expect a level of brilliance and virtuosity from composer-soloists, and so the different style that Brahms presented them with at his performance of the premiere was puzzling, to say the least. As Brahms biographer Jan Swafford asserts, the expectation of a nineteenthcentury piano concerto was “virtuosic brilliance, dazzling cadenzas, not too many minor keys, not too tragic.” Swafford continues, “To the degree that these were the rules, the D minor Concerto violated every one of them.” 3 0 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

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The first private performance of the concerto in Hannover, conducted by Brahms’s dear friend, the violinist and conductor Joseph Joachim, with Brahms himself at the piano, received a polite response. However, five days later, when the piece was premiered in Leipzig with Julius Reitz conducting the Gewandhaus orchestra, the audience found the piece hardly appealing. Nonetheless, the concerto has today become one of the standard piano works. Brahms changed many of audiences’ expectations of concertos, and of symphonic literature in general. By looking at the past, reimagining and drawing from the now-canonical works of composers like Beethoven and Mozart, Brahms saw his work as part of the historical lineage of the great composers before him, and used his compositions as an opportunity to not only play a masterful work as a soloist, but to provide an intricate and powerful composition that was as complex as it was beautiful. ALICIA MASTROMONACO

Alicia has played with the Monterey Symphony since 2007. She is also a member of the Carmel Bach Festival and Marin Symphony. A San Francisco native, she began her music studies at age seven on the piano, and took up the horn after switching from the trumpet in her middle school band program. She earned Bachelors of Music degrees in Horn Performance and Musicology from Boston University, and did graduate work at the Universität der Künste Berlin before returning to California to continue her studies. She earned a Masters of Music degree at UCLA in Horn Performance, a Masters of Arts degree in Musicology at UCSB, and is currently working on her PhD at UCSB. Alicia’s dissertation is focused on the daily lives of orchestral musicians and the organizations in which they play, and she is using her dissertation to explore the relationships between regional orchestras and their communities. Alicia is also an avid outdoorsperson and animal lover. 3 2 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

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THE ORCHESTRA Max Bragado-Darman

VIOLA Vladimir Khalikulov

VIOLIN I Christina Mok,

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Dear Max & Mary, Our heartfelt thanks for your efforts over the past many years to make the Monterey Symphony an exceptional orchestra that the communities of the Central Coast of California can be very proud of. You have left us with such wonderful memories of your ‘Great Music Live’ performances, as well as so many other enjoyable times with you and your family. You both are so talented, gracious, and caring—truly a renaissance couple not easily found these days. We wish you great success with your future activities and hope our friendship endures for many years to come.

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Thank you Max for your many contributions  15 Years transforming Monterey Symphony to one of the best in the nation  Extraordinary and artful capacity to bring major symphonic works to life  Master conductor and brilliant musician  Generous and gracious contributor to symphony community  Created youth concerts for tens of thousands of area school children  Inspiring mentor to musicians, children and adults alike  Our friend and colleague

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Dear Max, We will miss you! Love, The Monterey Symphony Staff, Noemi, Nicola, Virginia, and Cait 4 8 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

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Dear Maestro and Mary, Muchas gracias for your friendship and teachings. And now, give musical voices to Toledo, Don Yllรกn and the Dean of Santiago for all to appreciate the value of genuine gratitude! We also thank Diane and John Young for introducing us to so many good things. Amigos para siempre,

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831 Making over—and manscaping—

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Monterey Bay Aquarium’s new Tentacles special exhibit wraps itself around the imagination. [20]

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Hollywood brings the story of labor activist Cesar Chavez to the big screen, while others mull what his legacy means today. [22]

Legendary Cannery row deveLoper Ted BaLesTreri waxes poeTiC on manners (we LaCk Them), marriages (where have They gone) and monumenTs (he’s goT a doozie). 20

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Onstage Pioneering National Geographic photographer talks. 30

culture reservoir dogs gets even edgier at Paper Wing Theatre. 30

MUSIC 55th Annual Castroville Artichoke Fest brings big sound. 35

FEAST Salinas gets a spicy bit of heaven with Avatar Indian Grill. 44

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HONOR ROLL 2018-19

Ann Elkin and Peter Hashim Mr. Jeffrey Green*** Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hazen Ms. Mollie Hedges Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hendrickson** Janzen Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County*** Mr. and Mrs. Rob Kerr Mr. Zigmont J. Le Towt III* Todd Lueders Fund for the Arts of the Community Foundation for Monterey County* Mr. Jay Lower and Mrs. Sharon Pezzolo-Lower** Philip Rafton and Janet Robson Marilyn and Jeff Riehl Janet Schmied Margaret A. Smith Bruce and Linda Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Terry** Peter and Anne Thorp Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County* James and Karen Tyler* Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wallace* Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Williams*** Mr. and Mrs. Cyril J. Yansouni***

SY M P H O N Y S O C I E T Y PERFORMER’S CIRCLE ( $ 2,500 – $ 3,499 )

Ward D. and Mary T. Ingrim Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Susan W. DuCoeur Bill and Sheila Eyres*** Dr. and Mrs. William H. Kern* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCary** Sherrie and Tom McCullough Mr. Gilbert Neill* Sandie Borthwick and Gloria Souza Sam and Joan Trust Diane and John Young CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE ( $1,000 – $ 2,499 )

Ms. Dorothy Becker Ms. Frances G. Blinks Max and Mary Bragado** Christine Brown Jim and Sharon Chibidakis** Mr. John H. Davis* John and Nancy Durein Dr. John Enbom* Lori and Lou Flagg Memorial Youth Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Stephen Friedlander Frisone Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gavrin** Joseph and Elizabeth Heston Mr. Paul Hoffman O VAT I O N 2 019 –2 0 2 0

HONOR ROLL 2018-19

Marilyn Hopkins and Otto Schiff*** Thomas and Sonja Ellington Hout* Linda Humber Ms. Katherine Kennedy Ms. Lois Kettel Mr. Don R Kuehn Mr. Brooks Leffler** Ms. Sally Maggio*** Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mark Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mccallion Ms. Linda McKee* Mr. Horst Mieth* Ms. Claire Moringer David and Julie Nee** Mr. and Mrs. James Neiman Mr. and Mrs. Mark O'Connor

Carolyn Samson and Darius Sadeghi Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sharpe*** Mrs. Alice Tao* Frederick Terman and Nan Borreson*** Mr. and Mrs. William H. Tyler** Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Verska** Mr. Richard Volberg*** Mr. and Mrs. George White** Mr. and Mrs. Neal Whitman Mrs. Deanna A. Woodhour* Dr. and Mrs. William D. Young**

Dear Max and Mary, Wishing you much happiness, good health, safe travels and many joyful years with family and friends. â€“ Diane and John Young 5 8 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

When was the last time you appraised your Art? Art Advisor Lily Yu of Agent Art can help you maximize the value of your art gift to the Symphony. Whether you are buying or selling art, or wanting to determine the value of a gift or inheritance, Lily, the only Carmel art advisor certified by the International Fine Art Appraisers, is here to help.

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HONOR ROLL 2018-19

PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE ( $ 500 – $ 999 )

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barry*** Mrs. Helen Breck*** Dr. Vernon Brown* Ms. Betty Bunce*** Lucretia Butler and Chris Keehn Lauren and Dirk Caudill Stuart and Julie Chase Mr. and Mrs. Keith Chase Dr. Philip B. Clarkson*** Mrs. Mary Kay Crockett* Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cruzan Ms. Victoria Davis* Theodore Englehorn Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Ericson

Dr. Anne R. Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Don Hilburn Ms. Joan Hill Mr. and Mrs. Denis Horn** Terry Huggins Capt. and Mrs. Wayne Hughes, Jr. Huth Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. James*** Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jones*** Ms. Marion Klein** Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lembo*** Willard Lewallen, PhD Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lippman*** Mr. and Mrs. Skip Lord Mr. and Mrs. Gene McFarland***

Dear Max, As one of your biggest fans, I will miss you. Stay well and happy. A fond farewell. – Anita Dunsay 6 0 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

THE 2019-20 CONCERT SEASON

SANTA CRUZ SYMPHONY ASCENDENCE

OCTOBER 12/13 2019

BATES Mothership STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 Jon Nakamatsu, Piano

NOVEMBER 2/3 2019

HORIZONS

FEBRUARY 1/2 2020

CATHARSIS

MARCH 1 2020 MARCH 28 2020

MAY 2/3 2020

SALONEN Violin Concerto Nigel Armstrong, Violin DVORAK Symphony No. 7 MAHLER Symphony No. 5

FAMILY CONCERT

THE ORCHESTRA SINGS Omari Tau, Master of Ceremonies

METAMPORPHOSES

MONCAYO Huapango SAINT SAENS Intro & Rondo Capriccioso Alex Zhou, Violin MASSANET Meditation from Thais Alex Zhou, Violin PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

RAPTURE

LULLY Marche pur la ceremonie des Turcs DENZA Funiculi Funicula VIVALDI Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera ORFF Camina Burana Soloist TBA

Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus, Cheryl Anderson, director

JUNE 6 2020

POPS CONCERT

2020: A MOVIE ODYSSEY

HONOR ROLL 2018-19

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Meadors* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Micheletti Ms. Patricia Morgan** Janet and Niels Reimers** Ms. Virginia Ruth Mrs. Maureen Sanders*** Mr. Darold Skerritt and Ms. Judy Lind*** Dr. Stephen D. Storey Mr. Nicholas Sturch Mary Louise Tomblin*** Ms. Marcia L. Waples*** Donald and Renate Wunsch***

Milton Marquardj Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Moore Evelyn and Sadri Musavi Mr. John Neidel Ms. Georgia Nevarez Neil H. O'Donnell & Catherine Motley Mrs. Sieglinde Pansby** Ms. Bernadette Peavey Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rosen Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rosen Mrs. Elizabeth Sosic Ms. Joan Ungs Mr. and Mrs. Paul Webb MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE ( $ 250 – $499 ) Mr. and Mrs. Joel Weinstein* Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Balestreri*** Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wenglikowski Sally Baum Dr. Philipp Bleek BOLD 20+ Consecutive years *** 15-19 Consecutive years Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Borda ** 10-14 Consecutive years * 5-9 Consecutive years Mr. and Mrs. Richard Briscoe Mrs. Dorothy A. Crosby Bob and Diane Davies Mr. Philipp Dawalt Mr. William B. Donovan Mr. G. Robert Evans Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gardner** Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Guthrie* Mr. and Mrs. Ken Helms O.C. Hognander Jr.* Dr. and Mrs. Rolf E. Johnsen* Thomas E. and Shirley Kiatta** Tom and Vikki Logan 6 2 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

Don and Paula Lindsay sponsored the first paella party on 4/1/10 and we provided the house. Max foraged through our pantry to find extra “stimulant” (probably vodka) to enhance the sangria! To keep her clothes clean Mary donned a barber’s coat that Russ wore in a barbershop quartet. We recall the time we sailed into the Monterey Bay for a pleasant afternoon of hors d’oeurves and salt air. Max took the helm, and nobody got seasick! 15 years of music, laughter, tears and friendship. With the Maestro at the podium, it’s always been “Symphony to the Max!” With love,

Jo-Ann and Russ

THANK YOU To our loyal supporters of over 25 years

Dr. Lawrence Blair

Mollie Hedges

Frances Blinks

Carol Lee Holland

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Borda

Capt. & Mrs. Wayne Hughes

Geraldine Borovilos

Mrs. Thaddeus Krecki

Cretia Butler

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mark

Dr. & Mrs. Lewis Cantor

Ward D. & Mary T. Ingram Fund

Alan Cordan

Sherrie & Tom McCullough

Wayne & Linda Cruzan

Gertrude McEwen

Roderick Dewar

Grace Merrill

William & Nancy Doolittle

Marti Myszak

Susan DuCoeur

Alyce Nunes

John & Nancy Durein

Lee & Shirley Rosen

Bertie Bialek Elliott

Virginia Ruth

Ruth Hartmann

Carolyn Samson & Darius Sadeghi

Russ & Jo-Ann Hatch

Nicholas Sturch

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LEGACY 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.

Greta Alexander Herschel & Shirley Loomis Andrew Allison Marjorie Love* The Dorothy L. Becker Trust Sally Maggio Bethany Beckman* Sherrie McCullough Gary & Carolyn Bjorklund Dick* & Grace Merrill Lewis & Sally Cantor Mr. Don Newmark Jacqueline M. Clampett-Jones Alyce M. Nunes Katharine Comstock John Philips & June Dunbar Leland E.* & Gloria U. Dake Margaret Anderson Radunich* Roderick & Suzanne* Dewar Nicola Reilly William & Nancy Doolittle Barbara Rupp Dr. Ann Elkin and Peter Hashim Virginia Ruth William* & Nancy Fisher Charles Schimmel Robert M. & Betty Jo Graham William* & Kristine* Schuyler Louise Gaurd* Robert Sykes Ruth S. Hartmann Joanne Taylor Mollie Hedges Elizabeth Haywood Watt* Dr. & Ms. Michael Hendrickson Neal and Elaine Whitman Peter & Patti Hoss Donald & Renate Wunsch

*deceased

If you are interested in joining the Legacy Society, please contact Nicola Reilly, Executive Director at nreilly@montereysymphony.org or call our office at (831)â€‰645-1131. 66

MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

The Monterey Symphony Music Committee commends and thanks Max for 15 years of exceptional music leadership. ~ Jeff Wallace, Jo-Ann Hatch, Bruce Lindsey, chair, Lee Rosen, Marty Wolf, Susan Britton, Ann Elkin, Peter Hashim, and Nicola Reilly, Executive Director

LEADERSHIP GIFTS The Monterey Symphony is grateful for the receipt of the following legacy gifts: leadership gifts :

endowed orch estr a chai rs :

Mr. and Mrs. W. Austin Barrows The Richard & Betty Bell Music Director Fund The Frances M. Benton Estate Mr. & Mrs. Hilton Bialek The Rodney Guifoil Estate

Robert O. & Catherine L. McMahan Concert Masterâ€™s Chair Sally Jo Snorf Timpani Chair Miriam M. Godwin Musician Chair

The Erling Lagerholm Estate The Sara E. Mitchell Estate The M. Kathleen Morgan Estate The Eugene Noxon Estate The Helen Oehler Estate The Chris & Kevin Rabe Estate The Shedlin Estate The Shelia Webster Estate

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RDML Edward J. & Ruth Hall Oâ€™Donnell Musician Chair Robert & Virginia Stanton Musician Chair Reginald & Mary Swaner Musician Chair

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GIVE TODAY! Give to the Monterey Symphony today in the following meaningful ways to support the music you love

MUSIC FOR THE SCHOOLS Help introduce local youth to classical music, often for the first time. Exposure to the arts for kids results in more well-rounded people, capable of greater self-expression and appreciation of the beauty of our world.

MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP Ensure the Monterey Symphony can attract and retain top talent, delivering inspiring, high quality concerts in your community, year after year.

LEGACY GIVING Let us know you have included the Monterey Symphony in your planned giving and make music possible for future generations.

“I purchased my ticket at a discount. This is what made it possible for this concert and two others this season…It was the first time my brain had a moment of peace in nearly three weeks. Thank you!”

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BOARD & STAFF 2560 Garden Road, Suite 101, Monterey, CA 93940 | (831) 646-8511 info@montereysymphony.org Max Bragado-Darman

Music Director and Conductor

OFFICERS

Lee E. Rosen

Board President

Bruce Lindsey Vice-President

Patricia Yellich Vice-President

Charles Schimmel Treasurer

Jeffrey Wallace Secretary

BOARD MEMEBERS

Jeryl Abelmann Dr. Philipp Bleek Susan Britton Dr. Anita Dunsay Ann Elkin, PhD Peter Hashim Jo-Ann Hatch Mollie Hedges Harry Hendon Michael Hendrickson, PhD Elizabeth Lyman Diane Mall Dr. William Sharpe Pinkie Terry Martin Wolf David Zaches 7 2 M O N T E R E Y S Y M P H O N Y. O R G

A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

Nicola Reilly

Executive Director

Caitlin Fillmore

Development and Education Manager

Virginia Marine

Marketing and Communications Manager

Alicia Mastromonaco Education Coordinator

Noemi Vera

Patron Services and Office Manager

LEGAL COUNSEL

Mark O’Connor H O N O R A RY C O U N C I L

William G. Doolittle Bertie Bialek Elliott Gabrielle Hahn Carol Lee Holland Shirley Loomis Lois Mayol Alyce Nunes Joanne Taylor PHOTOGRAPHY

Virginia Marine Randy Tunnell Photography PROGRAM DESIGN

Rory Glass

By The Glass Design

Max, Bea and I have enjoyed every presentation of

yours since 2004. We treasure those memories and our continuing friendship.

Harry Hendon & Bea Kessler

Thank you, Maestro Max!

Extraordinary music is but one of your many gifts to our community

We love you and will miss you Susan and Donald Britton Jackie Lynch

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MUSICAL EXCELLENCE SINCE 1927 season

SUNDAY OCTOBER 13, 2019

Olga Kern Piano

A Russian virtuoso of the highest order SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Modigliani String Quartet Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms

SUNDAY JANUARY 12, 2020

Philharmonia Chamber Players Nicholas McGegan Conductor Sherezade Panthaki Soprano A Shakespeare-themed program INCORPORATING THE MOZART SOCIETY

SUNDAY MARCH 22, 2020

Benjamin Grosvenor Piano Rameau, Schumann, Liszt

SUNDAY MAY 10, 2020

Daniel Hope Violin, Vanessa Perez Piano ALL CONCERTS ARE AT 3PM SUNSET CENTER

A Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin

Single tickets are $45, $53, and $60 and can be purchased online at carmelmusic.org or by calling 831.625.9938 Discounted subscriptions at $204, $240 or $272 are available by calling 831.625.9938 With support from the Monterey CountyBoard of Supervisors

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Cyril Deaconoff, Conductor

Winter Concert

Featuring Rutter’s Gloria, Pärt’s Da Pacem Domine and Songs of the Season by Marenzio, Bruckner, Berlioz, Deaconoff and others

Carmel Mission Basilica Saturday, December 7, 8:00pm Sunday, December 8, 8:00pm (831) 644-8012

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Christmas with the

CAMERATA SINGERS

John Koza, Artistic Director & Conductor

FRIDAY 7:30 pm

DECEMBER 13 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Salinas Adults $20 • Students Free

SATURDAY 7:30 pm

SUNDAY 2:30 pm

DECEMBER 14 DECEMBER 15

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First Presbyterian Church, Monterey Adults $25 • Students Free O VAT I O N 2 019 –2 0 2 0

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SUNSET PRESENTS 2019-2020

Brought to you by Sunset Cultural Center, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) For the full season lineup or to purchase tickets, please visit:

www.sunsetcenter.org • 831.620.2048 San Carlos at Ninth Ave • Carmel-by-the-Sea

A popular meeting place before & after the symphony Lunch: 11:30–3:00pm Dinner: 5:00–9:00pm Closed Mondays

Happy Hour: 3:00–6:00pm Nightly Tuesday Happy Hour 3:00–9:00pm Evening Happy Hour: 8:00–9:00pm

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Youth Music Monterey

Building the next generation through music Junior Youth and Honors Level Orchestras Chamber Music Ensembles In-School Beginning String Instruction

2019-2020

Concert Season

Sunday, November 3, 2019 Sunday, March 1, 2020 Sunday, May 3, 2020 All concerts take place at Carmel’s Sunset Center at 3:00 p.m.

youthmusicmonterey.org 831.375.1992

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Excite Your Senses! Juilliard String Quartet October 26, 2019 INSCAPE

INSCAPE November 23, 2019 Horszowski Trio February 1, 2020

Horzowski Trio

Escher String Quartet March 7, 2020 St. Lawrence String Quartet with Stephen Prutsman, piano April 4, 2020

Escher String Quartet

Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Sunset Center, Carmel (831)-625-2212 ChamberMusicMontereyBay.org Join us: entertaining/educational pre-concert talks by popular speaker Kai Christiansen @ 6:45 p.m.

St.Lawrence String Quartet

Juilliard String Quartet

Streaming at kazu.org

FINALE

CELEBRATION may 17, 2 0 2 0, 6 pm monterey peninsula country club great room The encores continue at this Finale dinner for our Maestro Max. Join us at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club's Great Room following the May concert for a send-off dinner fit for the Music Director who has led the Monterey Symphony for 15 seasons. Special guests and a gourmet meal will make this an unforgettable evening.

limited seating still available