SummerFest Tell Me a Story
Gregory Vajda, Artistic Director, Conductor
Dear Friends, We are all here this summer to tell you a story. Our story. We come together this June to tell you the story of Your Festival: Music in the Mountains. We want you to join us for our 29th season and learn about great stars like the 11 time-Grammy winner, BÊla Fleck, Doc Severinsen or the Kronos Quartet; internationally acclaimed classical performers like Veronika Kincses, soprano, Jeffrey Biegel, pianist-composer and the Third Angle New Music Ensemble. Between June 5 and July 3, we are presenting four outdoor POPS performances, three chamber music and two major symphony concerts and a Sunday family matinee. Come and enjoy your own MIM Festival Chorale at four different concerts, a performance of local Young Composers and two free concerts, Wet Ink, the Nevada Country Composers Cooperative with new music, and our annual symphonic KinderKonzert. MIM’s long-time favorite, the Happy Birthday USA picnicconcert, closes the festival on July 3rd. We would like to tell you the exciting and engaging stories of great composers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc, Terry Riley or Xiaong Ye, the composer of the Beijing Olympics, among others. Come and let us tell you a story! The story of great music in the Sierra Foothills!
Best regards,
Gregory Vajda Artistic Director, Conductor
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SummerFest 2010 Tell Me a Story Old American Songs The MIM Festival Chorale is graciously underwritten by Robert and Carol Hamilton June 5, Saturday, 7:30 P.M. Amaral Family Festival Center
Ryan Murray, choral director; MIM Festival Chorale Jeffrey Biegel, piano Gregory Vajda, artistic director, conductor Program
Old American Songs, Set 1……………………………Aaron Copland The Boatman’s Dance The Dodger Long Time Ago Simple Gifts I Bought Me a Cat Three Preludes.............................................................. George Gershwin Jeffrey Biegel, piano The Elegy for Anne Boleyn…………………….…………Jeffrey Biegel Mátra Pictures.....................................................................Zoltán Kodály The Famous Herd of Vidroczki I Am Leaving Birdie In the Meadow at Tar Two Hens Last Years Transylvanian Lament Intermission
Székely Lament Op. 11, piano piece No. 2. ................... Zoltán Kodály Jeffrey Biegel, piano Hey Ho, the Wind and the Rain…………………………Jeffrey Biegel Rhapsody in Blue.......................................................... George Gershwin Jeffrey Biegel, piano Old American Songs, Set 2. ........................................... Aaron Copland The Little Horses Zion’s Walls The Golden Willow Tree At the River Ching-a-ring Chaw
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Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Brooklyn Born – and considered the leading spokesperson for American Folk music, it only takes naming of Copland’s ballet suites, film scores, orchestral works and songs to establish his credentials - Appalachian Suite, Billy the Kid, Rodeo, Red Pony, Tender Land, Lincoln Portrait and much, much more! His music is the sound of folk America and had as its incubation piano lessons and studies in harmony with highly respected New York musicians. His compositional fire was lit in 1935-6 by El Salon Mexico with melodic roots in the folk music of Mexico - but it wasn’t until 1950-2 that he wrote Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2. In an interesting twist, the first performance of Songs was given at the Aldenburg Festival, in England with tenor Peter Pears and British composer Benjamin Britten at the piano! Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) A Shared Interest – As with Copland, Kodály was committed to the communication of national folk music. With his collaborator and fellow composer, Béla Bartók, they were ethnomusicologists in the truest sense, by collecting, recording, transcribing and cataloguing Hungarian folk music. This all took place after Kodály graduated from Budapest University with a triple major in language, philosophy and literature. He was also studying composition at the Franz Liszt Academy. His Ph.D. thesis from the Royal Academy was on the harmonic structure of Hungarian folk song. In this evening’s collection of Kodály Songs, we hear choral works that are spirited and robust Mátra Pictures - and one with a renaissance-like feeling Székely Lament. George Gershwin (1898-1937) BROOKLYN BORN - - was Gershwin and two years later, Copland - - and they both truly defined the ‘American’ sound of music. From that familiar introduction to the Rhapsody in Blue, to the car horns in An American in Paris, we are reminded of Gershwin’s genius and his contributions to music literature, both classical and jazz. In 1924, Paul Whiteman, the “King of Jazz”, commissioned Gershwin to write a concert piece - - and three weeks later the score for Rhapsody in Blue was ready. It was originally written for piano, but Whiteman turned it over to his arranger, Ferde Grofe, for editing and orchestration. The original introduction was a 17- note ascending scale, but during rehearsal, clarinetist Ross Gorman cut in with a jazz glissando - - everyone liked it and so it became an historic part of a great composition. Jack Roberts The new acoustic shells in this concert were generously gifted by LaVonne Amaral This concert generously sponsored by: The family of Lucy Becker on behalf of the Lucy Becker Memorial Scholarship
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Third Angle New Music Ensemble Ron Blessinger, violin Hamilton Cheifetz, cello Todd Kuhns, clarinet GeorgeAnne Ries, flute Susan Smith, piano Program
Piano trio Op. 1 No. 3..........................................Ludwig van Beethoven Suite from L’histoire du soldat.........................................Igor Stravinsky Intermission
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Tibetan Tunes, piano trio.............................................................Chen Yi I. Du Mu II. Dui Xie Datura, piano quartet.............................................................Xiaogang Ye Scenes from Adolescence...................................................... David Schiff Concert Notes
Third Angle New Music Ensemble is one of the foremost producers and performers of contemporary chamber music in the United States. Its recent CD, “Chen Yi: Sound of the Five,” was named one of the top 10 best classical releases of 2009 by National Public Radio and received glowing reviews from the prestigious Gramophone magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle and Willamette Week. The ensemble has created and presented more than 100 programs of contemporary music, commissioned more than 40 new works, and released 12 recordings to critical acclaim since its founding in 1985. The group’s musicians are among the best players from the top performing institutions in Portland, Oregon, and the Pacific Northwest, including the Oregon Symphony, Florestan Trio, Chamber Music Northwest, and the Portland Opera. Third Angle has maintained a steadfast commitment to working with leading composers, bringing to Portland Ye Xiaogang, Steve Reich, Chen Yi and Jennifer Higdon, among others, for programs devoted to their works. Third Angle performed at the Beijing Modern Music Festival in China in late May, where it showcased work from the Pacific Northwest and China, and partnered with Chinese musicians in a trans-national ensemble to perform Terry Riley’s seminal minimalist masterpiece “In C.”
Young Composers Showcase Concert June 10, Thursday, 7:30 P.M. Amaral Family Festival Center Young Composers Program:
Symphony of the Aliens............................................ Miles Campbell, 15 Waking Dreams....................................................... Graham Collings, 19 Flyer.................................................................................... Jake Collins, 14 1440..................................................................................... Phil DiLeo, 18 Dance, Haiku, Hulk ........................................................ Matt Drake, 17 Theme from Mansfield Park . ........................................ Laura Evans, 15 Rasputin and Water .................................................. Matisse Geenty, 16 Revolving Habitats .........................................................Keaton Hild, 15 Quartet for flute, clarinet, violin and harp ...................... Kelly Hoff, 18 Sisters, for flute and cello.................................................... Paean Lee, 15 Virtuosi ................................................................................Parkle Lee, 18 Kosh Eating Crawfish................................................Collin McClain, 17 April ............................................................................Fiona Micoleau, 12 Tigris Altaica ............................................................Merlin Micoleau, 13 The Meadow . .......................................................................... Sage Po, 16 I Ching, I Worship ...................................................Dylan Rodrigue, 18
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Prelude in E minor ........................................................ Cole Traupel, 12 Lilting Serenade .............................................................. Ben Vardara, 18 The Hawk and The Hare . ............................................. Tim Warren, 13 Anthem ............................................................................. Jacob Zaller, 17 This concert is a special collaboration with the Third Angle New Music Ensemble In its seventh year, the Music in the Mountains Young Composers Program has been proud to present original works by student composers. Currently, 20 students will be premiering their works - - some in collaboration with The Third Angle New Music Ensemble.
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Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida June 11, Friday, 7:30 P.M. Nevada County Fairgrounds
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Selections to be announced from the stage. Doc Severinsen’s accomplishments began in his hometown of Arlington, Oregon, population 600. Carl H. Severinsen was born on July 7, 1927, and was nicknamed “Little Doc” after his father, Dr. Carl Severinsen, a dentist. Little Doc had originally wanted to play the trombone, but had to settle for the only horn available in Arlington’s small music store, a trumpet. A week later, with the help of his father and a manual of instructions, the seven-year old was so good that he was invited to join the high school band. At the age of 12, Little Doc won the Music Educators National Contest and, while still in high school, was hired to go on the road with the famous Ted Fio Rito Orchestra. He served in the Army during World War II and, following his discharge, landed a spot with the Charlie Barnett Band. When this band broke up, Severinsen toured with the Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman bands in the late 1940s. Doc arrived in New York City in 1949 to become a staff musician for NBC. After years of playing with the peacock network’s studio bands, he was invited to do a gig with the highly respected band. An impressed conductor, Skitch Henderson, asked him to join that band in 1962 as first trumpet. Five years later, Doc took over as Music Director, where he stayed until 1992.
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After the Tonight Show, Doc continued to perform and conduct major orchestras throughout the US and Canada. He held simultaneous titles as pops director for the Milwaukee Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and the Phoenix Symphony. A Grammy award winner, Doc has made more than 30 albums--from big band to jazz-fusion to classical. Two critically acclaimed Telarc CDs with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra showcase his multifaceted talents from Bach to ballads. The Very Best of Doc Severinsen reprises fifteen of Doc’s signature pieces. His other recordings include Unforgettably Doc with the Cincinnati Pops on Telarc, and the Grammy nominated Once More With Feeling on Amherst. He received a Grammy Award for “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band” for his recording of Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show BandVolume I. Doc Severinsen and His Big Band/Swingin’ the Blues was released with Ed Shaughnessy and Ernie Watts. Since moving to Mexico at the end of 2006, Doc has kept a busy performance schedule and made new discoveries in two very talented musicians from Mexico. Together with these gentlemen, Doc has crafted an innovative and exciting program. EL RITMO DE LA VIDA is, of course, ‘the rhythm of life’, a very apt description of Gil Gutierrez and Pedro Cartas and their music. This concert generously sponsored by:
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Riders In The Sky June 18, Friday, 7:30 P.M. Western Gateway Park, Penn Valley
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Selections to be announced from the stage. Saddle ‘em up and head ‘em out - - we are having a round-up at Western Gateway Park!! Music to fit your mood by the “RIDERS IN THE SKY”. Riders In The Sky are truly exceptional. By definition, empirical data, and critical acclaim, they stand “hats & shoulders” above the rest of the purveyors of C & W - “Comedy & Western!” For thirty years Riders In The Sky have been the keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving and revitalizing the genre. And while remaining true to the integrity of Western music, they have themselves become modern-day icons by branding the genre with their own legendary wacky humor and wayout Western wit, and all along encouraging buckaroos and buckarettes to live life “The Cowboy Way!” Riders In The Sky are exceptional not just in the sense that their music is of superlative standards (they are the ONLY exclusively Western artists to have won a Grammy, and Riders have won two), but by the fact that their accomplishments are an exception to the rule as well. This concert is generously sponsored by:
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Dinner Divertimento June 19, Saturday, 5:15 P.M. Miners Foundry
MIM Festival Orchestra Soloists Robin Mayforth, Rae Ann Goldberg, violin; Janet Sims, viola; Janet Witharm, Mary True, cello; Timothy Spears, double bass; Jane Lenior, flute; Neil Tatman, oboe; Tom Rose, Gregory Vajda, clarinet; Carla Wilson, Karen Gayle, bassoon; Pete Nowlen, Phil Richardson, horn Program
“Madrid” Flute Quintet in F Major....L . Boccherini/arr. Roland Picoux Allegro Largo Grazioso Sextet in E flat Major, Op. 71…………………Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio Allegro Quasi allegretto Allegro
Divertimento in D, K. 251 “Nannerl Septet”.................... W.A. Mozart Molto allegro Menuetto - trio Andantino Menuetto - Tema con Variazioni Rondeau - Allegro assai Marcia alla francese Concert Notes
Ode to Morpheus A relaxing weekend, a dollop of fine wine, a satisfying repast, a soothing chamber concert, and - don’t you dare doze. Arise, Breathe Deeply, and Go Ye Forth for Musical stimulation of your little grey cells… Play On! Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) Evoke - and the name of Boccherini was indeed evocative. It immediately brought to mind the 1950’s film, “The Lavender Hill Mob”, in which his music was used. The film was also one of Sir Alec Guinness’ earliest starring roles (and perhaps one of his best?). Ah yes, but back to Luigi. He was born in Lucca, Italy, and received an early and heavy dose of musical training. This and natural talent landed him in Vienna at age 14 as a cellist in the Court Theatre Orchestra. A few years later he returned to Lucca, then briefly to Paris, and in 1769 to the Royal Court of Spain where he would spend most of his working life. In 1797, he wrote the “Madrid” Flute Quintet in F Major, which gives us a fine example of his immensely prolific chamber works. The Boccherini Flute Quintet in F Major, G. 437 arranged by Roland Pidoux was generously provided by the Association Jean-Pierre Rampal www.jprampal.com. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Virtuoso Turns Composer - Yes, there was a time when Beethoven was known primarily as a piano virtuoso… and then the creative muse kicked in. It was in 1795 that he gave his first concert as a pianist AND composer, playing his Piano Concerto No. 2, which really was his first, but due to publishing and… oh, forget about it. A year later, he wrote Sextet in E flat, Op.71, a lively work for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns. This one is guaranteed to chase Morpheus out the door!
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) A Brotherly Thing - was that in 1776, Mozart dedicated a chamber work to his older sister, Nannerl – The Divertimento in D, K.251, known as the “Nannerl Septet”. His sister was older by four years and an exceptional keyboard virtuoso. And then there was Wolfie on both keyboard and violin. Their father, Leopold, epitomized the stage parent and had the duo on the road in 1762-64 concertizing in Munich, Vienna, Frankfurt, Paris and London. Somehow they survived the ordeal, despite Leopold. The year of 1776 was also the middle of a frustrating time for Mozart - he and his ‘employer’, Hieronymus Colloredo, the Archbishop of Salzburg, didn’t get along very well. It wasn’t helped when Wolfie called him the “Arch-Oaf ” but that’s another story. Jack Roberts
Wet Ink June 22, Tuesday, 7:30 P.M. Amaral Family Festival Center
MIM Festival Chorale, Ryan Murray, director Sierra Master Chorale, Ken Hardin, director Nevada Union High School Choir, Rod Baggett, director California State University Sacramento Percussion Ensemble: Dan Kennedy, Ben Prima, Matt Brown and Jonathan Raman Roberta Frank, piano; John Frantz, Glenn Smith, trumpet Don Benham, Doug Thorley, trombone Nevada County Composers Cooperative Program
Catfish............................................................................Mark Applebaum percussion Nagoya Marimbas.................................................................. Steve Reich marimba Duo for Percussion............................................................... Jay Sydeman percussion Omphalo Centric Lecture................................................ Nigel Westlake marimba Third Construction...................................................................John Cage percussion Vista.......................................................................................Alex Shapiro Richard Altenbach, violin Intermission
Amor de mi Alma......................................................Z. Randall Stroope Music in the Mountains Festival Chorale Ryan Murray, director
Concert Notes
Jerry Grant – since moving from Southern California, he has become actively involved in the Nevada County Composers Cooperative [NCCC], the Young Composers Program, the MIM Chorus and teaching composition at CSU-Chico. A degree in music from Wayne State University was followed by studies at the Detroit Institute of Musical Arts, graduate work in composition at USC and an M.A. from CSU-Northridge. He composed and arranged for film and network TV shows and documentaries for A&E and the Discovery Channel. Jay Sydeman – born in New York, he graduated from the Mannes School of Music in N.Y.C. and served on the faculty there, 1960-70. During his time in New York, he established himself as one of the most prolific and creative composers and received commissions from Lincoln Center, Tanglewood Music Center, the Boston Symphony Orchestra [In Memoriam, John F. Kennedy]and many others. In 1988 he moved to Nevada City, was one of the NCCC founders, and continued composing. He currently lives in Mendocino, CA. Mark Vance – a Nevada City resident, he was born in Sacramento to a family that treasured good music and provided a sound cultural base. At an early age he studied piano, clarinet and saxophone and later, studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music included courses with Gunther Schuller and conductor/composer Pierre Boulez. He also studied voice with Robert McFerrin [father of conductor, composer and vocalist, Bobby McFerrin]. He is a founder of the Nevada County Composer’s Cooperative and currently its Executive Director. Jack Roberts
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Sure On This Shining Night.......................................Morten Lauridsen Sierra Master Chorale; Ken Hardin, director To Be Announced from the Stage Nevada Union High School Choir; Rod Baggett, director Illicit Felicity..............................................................................Don Davis Ken Hardin, piano But Have Not Love................................................................ Jerry Grant combined choirs, and percussion For Whom the Bell Tolls.......................................................Mark Vance combined choirs, piano, brass quartet and percussion The following grants made this concert possible:
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Kronos Quartet Happy Birthday, Terry Riley June 24, Thursday, 7:30 P.M. Amaral Family Festival Center
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The Welcoming Baptism of Sweet Daisy Grace*................. Terry Riley Conquest of the War Demons from Salome Dances for Peace*...Riley Way of the Warrior Salome and Half Wolf Descend Through the Gates to the Underworld Breakthrough to the Realm of the War Demons Combat Dance Victory: Salome Re-Enacts for Half Wolf Her Deeds of Valor Discovery of Peace The Underworld Arising
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Transylvanian Horn Courtship *........................................... Terry Riley I. The Weaver and the Waterwheel…or the Good W’s that We Know II. Arangojuice III. Heavy Breathing in Dangerous Snowfields IV. Drunken Lovesong V. Rajastani Loops for K.M. Bhatt...That’s Mr. Kool Man Krishna Mohan Pandit VI. Moonlight Shadows Dyno Walk VII. A Tender Moment in the Maze VIII. Ram Chander Maharaj…a Dancing Toot Sultan in Beggar’s Clothes IX. Keep Hands up Close to the Face before the Knockout Punch The Kronos Quartet’s engagement is made possible in part by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation to support the Kronos Performing Arts Association’s California Performances and Residencies Initiative. Management: Kronos Quartet/Kronos Performing Arts Association www.kronosquartet.com The Kronos Quartet records for Nonesuch Records * Written for Kronos Guest Artist Bios and Concerts Notes
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Béla Fleck and Friends June 25, Friday, 7:30 P.M. Nevada County Fairgrounds
MIM Festival Orchestra Béla Fleck, banjo Zakir Hussain, tabla Edgar Meyer, double bass Gregory Vajda, conductor Program
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Carnival Overture...........................................................Antonin Dvořák
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Triple Concerto..................................................................... Edgar Meyer
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Selections to be announced from the stage. Concert Notes
Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) FAREWELL PRAGUE - - A cycle of three-overtures, including the spirited and tuneful Carnival Overture, was premiered in Prague in 1891. The following year Dvořák was in New York City, as Director of the National Conservatory and in 1893 came his popular Symphony # 9 – From the New World - - good move, Antonin! Guest Artists’ Bios
Béla Fleck is often considered the premiere banjo player in the world. A New York City native, he picked up the banjo at age 15 after being awed by the bluegrass music of Flatt & Scruggs. While still in high school, he began experimenting with paying bebop jazz on his banjo, and in 1980 he released his first solo album, Crossing the Tracks. In 1989, Fleck formed the Flecktones with members equally talented and adventurous as himself. The band was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “heavyweight players who make an endearing fusion…it’s hard to resist a band that draws on bluegrass, funk, world music, pop and jazz with such glee and blissful lack of pretension.” Béla Fleck and the Flecktones perform for over 500,000 people annually. The recipients of Multiple Grammy Awards going back to 1998, Béla Flecks’ total Grammy count is 11 Grammys won, and 27 nominations. Fleck has received more Grammy nominations in more diverse categories than any other musician in history.
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treasure in his own country, India, but have also earned him worldwide fame. A child prodigy, Hussain was touring by the age of 12, the gifted son of tabla legend, Ustad Allarakha. He has composed and recorded many albums and soundtracks, and has received widespread recognition as a composer for his many ensembles and collaborations. Edgar Meyer is in demand as both a performer and a composer. Hailed by the New Yorker as “…the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument,” Meyer’s unparalleled technique and musicianship in combination with his gift for composition have brought him to the forefront where he is appreciated by a vast, varied audience. As a composer, in the 2006-2007 season, he premiered a triple concerto for double bass, banjo and tabla (co-written and performed with Béla Fleck and Zakir Hussain) and a piece for double bass and piano that he performed with Emanuel Ax. His newest recording of original material with mandolinist Chris Thile was released in Fall 2008. This concert is generously sponsored by:
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Mozart and Mahler In honor of Gregory Vajda, the conductor’s podium for 2010 is graciously underwritten by Richard and Beth Landis June 26, Saturday, 7:30 P.M. Amaral Family Festival Center
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Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner” ........... W. A.Mozart Allegro Andante Menuetto Nehmt Meinen Dank- Concert Aria, K. 383 ................W. A. Mozart Veronika Kincses, soprano Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 “Haffner” ........... W.A. Mozart Presto Intermission
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Symphony No. 4................................................................Gustav Mahler Moderately, not rushed Leisurely moving, without haste Peacefully, somewhat slowly Very comfortably Veronika Kincses, soprano Please meet Veronika at our ZINGARA PARTY immediately following the concert. Coffee, wine and dessert will be served. Concert Notes
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Ah, Vienna - 1782 was a “quiet” year in Mozart’s life. His Salzburg patron (and perennial irritant) Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo gave him the sack, he moved to Vienna, married Constanze Weber, and wrote the opera Abduction from the Seraglio, a quintet, a couple of piano concertos and Symphony No. 35 in D Major “Haffner” K.385. This is a bright and happy work that moves very rapidly, particularly in the final movement Nehmt Meinen Dank, K.383. In a departure from tradition, the concert aria Nehmt Meinen Dank, K. 383 is being added between the third and fourth movements. This addition provides a transitional tonal textural overlay to the symphonic design. This is a rarity in Mozart’s literature – a Concert Aria. He wrote many of these works throughout his life and they generally are in three categories: written at the specific request of a vocalist, alternative arias for his own operas, or specifically for recitals. With the concert aria, the listener can concentrate on the music at hand, without the added mental burden of operatic plot and context. A biographical side note: Of the six children Wolfgang and Constanze had, only two lived past the age of six months – Karl, who died at age 74 (a tax official) and Franz, who died at age 53 (a pianist). Both were bachelors – the line stopped – but, what if? And so it goes… Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Childhood Memories - Throughout his life, he had a love of both music and words. In particular, the works of the great Ger-
men writer Goethe influenced his maturing philosophies - and from childhood his love of the collection of folk poetry entitled Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy’s Magic Horn) honed his awareness of fantasy. He wrote a major lieder cycle on the Wunderhorn from which he used themes in Symphonies 2, 3 and 4. These three works are called, logically enough, the Wunderhorn Symphonies. Symphony No. 4, written in 1901, is described by some as Mahler’s sunniest and most affirmative work. Others take a mirrored view. Mahler personally left the door to interpretation open - on his first three symphonies he wrote detailed program notes on meanings and expectations, on No. 4 he did not. Although the third movement can evoke troubled dreams, it concludes by heralding the last movement, Heavenly Life, the text of which is excerpted from the Knaben Wunderhorn and is a child’s vision of heaven. This beautiful songmovement begins with, “no worldly turmoil is to be heard in heaven”, and ends with, “everything awakens to pleasure.” Oh, were it to be… In addition to nine symphonies and great lieder, he was renowned as a conductor. One of his most successful contributions as an Artistic Director was his tenure with the Vienna State Opera from 1897 to 1907, where he successfully transformed and revitalized the organization and literally brought it into the 20th century. And let’s not forget he married the magnetic Alma Schindler in 1902 - another interesting story (see program notes for June 30).
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MIM—A History The first Music in the Mountains Summer Festival took place in June of 1982 after 14 months of planning. Originally operating under the auspices of City Opera, a nonprofit corporation founded in 1978 in San Francisco by Paul Perry and Terry Brown to perform little known works of opera, the purpose of City Opera was changed to produce a Summer Festival called Music in the Mountains (MIM). Utilizing the local volunteer chorus, the Golden Chain Chorale, already under the direction of Paul Perry, as the core of the Festival, professional musicians were hired from orchestras throughout the United States. In 1985, the corporate name was changed from City Opera to Music in the Mountains, and the Golden Chain Chorale was renamed the Festival Chorale. In the 1994-95 season, the chamber concerts were consolidated into two “mini-fests” – two series in Fall and Spring. The Holiday Choral concerts were always a part of the schedule presented in December. In 2009, our new Artistic Director and Conductor, Gregory Vajda, combined the Fall and Holiday concerts to present a Winter Fest series in December. MIM is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. An organized volunteer support group responsible for hospitality and benefit events, Allegro Alliance, was formed in 1987. With founding Artistic Director and Conductor Paul Perry’s retirement in August 2008, an extensive search process that included past and present board members, orchestra principals, chorus and audience input overwhelmingly chose Gregory Vajda as MIM’s new Artistic Director and Conductor in July 2009.
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Fairy Tales for All Ages Promoting Music in the Mountains in the foothills and beyond...
June 27, Sunday, 2 P.M. Matinee Amaral Family festival Center
MIM Festival Orchestra Terry Brown, narrator Gregory Vajda, conductor
Program
Danse............................................................................... Claude Debussy Tarantelle Styrienne, orchestrated by Maurice Ravel The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant........................ Francis Poulenc Intermission
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Menuet Antique..................................................................Maurice Ravel Children’s Corner............................................................ Claude Debussy Doctor Gradus ad Parnasum Jimbo’s Lullaby Serenade of the Doll The Snow is Dancing The Little Shepherd Golliwogg’s Cakewalk Mother Goose Suite...........................................................Maurice Ravel Pavane of Sleeping Beauty Little Tom Thumb, Hop o’ My Thumb Little Ugly Girl, Empress of the Pagodas Beauty and the Beast The Fairy Queen
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Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Impressionism - yes, Debussy’s music immediately comes to mind, even though he strenuously rejected the term ‘impressionism” when applied to his works. Music critic and author Peter Yates seems to agree with Claude, whom he called, “Whistlerian” because of the subtlety of color and line. In any case, his tonality and dynamics yielded a compositional style that was intensely personal and distinctive, as was his pianistic technique. Danse (Tarantelle Styrienne) was written for piano in 1890, the same year he wrote the dream-like favorite, Clair de Lune. A few years later, Ravel orchestrated Danse. The delightful Children’s Corner Suite was written in 1908 for his only child, a daughter, Claude-Emma, thankfully (?) nicknamed “Chouchou”. Originally for piano, the Suite provides music to six children’s stories, ending with the familiar Golliwogg’s Cakewalk.
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Half Delinquent, Half Monk - so proclaimed a music critic who, in an effort to take a ‘clever’ shot at Poulenc, inadvertently summed up his life. A sharp, Gallic wit and a rebellious attitude toward the Romantic Period later matured into late works such as the Organ Concerto, Gloria and the opera, The Dialogues of the Carmelites. He was a member of Les Six, a group of early 20th century composers that looked to Jean Cocteau as their intellectual leader and Eric Satie as their compositional godfather. They also thought Stravinsky was cool. Of the group that included Milhaud, Honegger, Tailleferre, Auric and Durey, it was Poulenc that emerged with staying power in the current classical repertory. In 1931 Jean de Brunhoff wrote what was to become a true classic, The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant. This delightful book for children became a popular series with, if you are so inclined, political overtones. Poulenc’s music, originally for piano, was orchestrated by Jean Francaix. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) His Own Sound - began emerging while in the Paris Conservatory when he wrote Menuet Antique in 1895 as a tribute to Emmanuel Chabrier. He attended the Conservatory off and on for 14 years and failed to win the Prix de Rome at least two or three times - a very bitter pill for Maurice. A little later, fortunately, the creative sun began to shine brightly when, in 1908, his Rhapsody Espagnole premiered to exuberant audiences. That same year he began his immensely well received Mother Goose Suite. The stories are not related to the English Nursery rhymes, but rather a collection of stories by 17th century poet and writer, Charles Perault, the ‘father’ of fairy tales. Ravel finished the Suite in 1910 about the same time as his beautifully impressionistic Pavane. A review of the life and works of Ravel would not be complete without mentioning his 1928 work, Bolero. About this work he said, “I have carried out exactly what I intended and it is for listeners to take it or leave it.” World-wide it was taken - not left! He further said, “The only love affair I have ever had was with music.” Maurice was a very objective individual.
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Unexpected Songs
Concert Notes
June 30, Wednesday, 7:30 P.M. Amaral Family Festival Center
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) The Unexpected - is what you get when you listen to Mahler’s Piano Quartet in A minor, for you will only hear the first movement - similar to Schubert’s Quartettsatz in C minor… unfinished! Written when he was 15 and still a student at the Vienna Conservatory, it is Gustav’s only extant chamber work. The work begins in a contemplative manner and then lightens up, followed by long, tension building melodic lines that are so typically Mahler - and to think that he won’t get around to his first symphony for another ten years. A bit like Brahms – in the timing, that is…
MIM Festival Orchestra Soloists, RobinMayforth, Karen Shinozaki Sor,Rae Ann Goldberg, violin; Janet Sims, viola; Janet Witharm, cello; Timothy Spears, double bass; Scott Macomber, trumpet Veronika Kincses, soprano Greg Mason, piano Program
Piano Quartet in A minor, 1st Movement......................Gustav Mahler Songs..................................................................................... Alma Mahler Bei dir ist es traum Ekstase Ich wandle unter Blumen Veronika Kincses, soprano Il Tramonto “The Sunset”, P. 101...............................Ottorino Respighi Veronika Kincses, soprano Intermission
5 Pezzi, P.62..................................................................Ottorino Respighi Romanza Aubade Madrigale Berceuse Humoresque Robin Mayforth, violin Songs........................................................................................Saint-Saëns Printemps Le Sommeil des Fleurs Pourquoi rester seulette? Veronika Kincses, soprano Septet in E flat Major, Op. 65...............................................Saint-Saëns Allegro moderato Tempo di Menuetto moderato Andante Allegro non Troppo
Alma Mahler (1879-1969) Totally Unexpected - was her life as it unfolded, with each chapter exploring a new dimension of individual expression. Born into a culturally enriched Viennese family, Alma Schindler studied piano at an early age and began to compose in her late teens. She wrote a total of 17 thoughtful and melodic Songs, some of which we hear tonight. As she matured, her intellect, talent and intensity became magnets that seemed to attract a number of artistic and intellectual men. Artist Gustav Klimt and composer Alexander von Zemlinsky were among the active ones until she met and wed Gustav in 1902. He was the one that forbade her composing - didn’t like the competition? After Mahler died, she was consoled by painter Oskar Kokoschka, then married Walter Gropius, architect and founder of the Bauhaus School, whom she later divorced in order to marry novelist Franz Werfel (Song of Bernadette). They emigrated to Los Angeles in the early 40’s, where, in 1946, Eric Korngold dedicated his wonderful Violin Concerto to her. She was a true celebrity. Today, we have celebrities like Paris Hilton - shame on us! Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Expected - A superb orchestrator and unique composer, he was a “painter” of musical scenes and a creator of unique ‘new old music’. It’s not surprising that the exceptionally adaptive Ottorino Respighi would find that the poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley inspired songs of nature when he wrote Il Tramonto (The Sunset) for Soprano and String Quartet. In a similar adaptive mode… his tentative probing of French musical impressionism, with an Italian touch, called 5 Pezzi, P. 62 for violin and piano is not at all unexpected. The 5 Pezzi Score was gratefully obtained from the Respighi Archive of Adriano, Zürich, Switzerland. Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Not Totally Unexpected - Although his major works were orchestral, he did establish a positive track record for the vocal side with 13 operas (including Samson and Delilah), oratorios, masses and other choral works. Since his creative palette was expansive and he enjoyed surprises, let’s enjoy a selection of his art Songs. SaintSaëns was exceptionally gifted and began to compose at the age of 6. He studied harmony and organ at the Paris Conservatory, and in 1857 was appointed church organist at La Madeleine in Paris. He was praised by Franz Liszt, who proclaimed him, “The greatest organist in the world”. In 1881, he wrote the Septet in E flat Major, Op. 65, which many consider his finest work. Jack Roberts
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KinderKonzert July 1, Thursday, 11:45-12:30 Matinee Amaral Family Festival Center
MIM Festival Orchestra Gregory Vajda, conductor Program
The Laura Keranen Memorial Scholarship The Laura Keranen Memorial Scholarship established in 2010 will be awarded yearly to an aspiring music student, instrumentalist or composer, selected by the scholarship committee. Laura, a supporter of Music in the Mountains since its inception, was a long time chair of the Education Committee, developing many of its programs.
Le Boeuf sur le Toit (The Ox on the Roof - excerpt....Darius Milhaud A Summerset Rhapsody (excerpt)..................................... Gustav Holst Russian folksong..................................................... Sergei Rachmaninoff Sabre Dance............................................................. Aram Khatchaturian No Tickets Needed – Picnic on the lawn after the concert if you wish Parents are invited to bring their children for a ‘special concert’ by the Festival Orchestra for young concert-goers designed to introduce young Nevada County youth to the joys of live classical music. This concert is most appropriate for school age children. This is FREE to young persons accompanied by an adult.
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The Lucy Becker Memorial Scholarship Soprano Lucy Becker was a featured Music in the Mountains soloist for many years. In her honor, the Lucy Becker Memorial Scholarship has been established through Music in the Mountains’ Education Program. A scholarship is to be granted annually to a promising young vocalist who shares Lucy’s commitment to excellence and musical expression. The initial scholarship will be granted in the spring of 2011. Fundraising for the new scholarship is now in progress. A CD of Lucy singing will be offered as a gift for donations of $35 or more. Donations may be made online: www.musicinthemountains.org
Additional MIM Scholarships and Awards Jean Brook Dunning Award
For best overall performance at the Young Musicians Showcase Concert
Jason Pell Memorial Scholarship For a college student majoring in music Donner Mine Summer Music Camp For promising band students participating in Donner Mine Summer Band Camp, both Junior and Senior High School divisions
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The Swan-Turner July 1, Thursday, 7:30 P.M. Amaral Family Festival Center
MIM Festival Orchestra; Janet Sims, viola MIM Festival Chorale Gregory Vajda, conductor
Program
Le Boeuf sur le Toit (The Ox on the Roof )..................Darius Milhaud Der Schwanendreher (The Swan-Turner).................. Paul Hindemith Slow-moderately moving Very calm, Fugato Moderately fast Janet Sims, viola Intermission
A Somerset Rhapsody, Op. 21 No.2................................. Gustav Holst Three Russian Songs, Op. 41................................ Sergei Rachmaninoff Across the River Ah, you Vanka, you Devil May Care Fellow You, My Fairness, My Rosy Cheeks Festival Chorale Three Dances from Gayaneh................................. Aram Khatchaturian Dance of the Rose Maidens Lullaby Sabre Dance Concert Notes
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) Les Six - of that group of early 20th century French composers, Darius Milhaud was one of the most prominent and was, just as Brahms, the periodic center of controversy. His initial creative efforts were a reaction to both Impressionism and German Romanticism and often took the form of musical satire. He was greatly impressed with a trip to South America and the music of Brazil. This becomes obvious when hearing his work written in 1919, Le Boeuf sur le Toit (The Ox on the Roof ). Side Note: It’s also a restaurant in Paris with an unbeatable atmosphere.
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Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Unraveling - is what the political environment in Germany was doing for Paul Hindemith in 1934. He had just successfully premiered his Mathis der Maler and shortly thereafter had been denounced by Joseph Goebbels. A year later Hindemith wrote the strangely titled, Der Schwanendreher (The Swan-Turner) – Concerto for Viola and Small Orchestra, based on three medieval German folk tales. The last movement addresses the activities of a kitchen worker turning a spit on which a swan is being cooked. Two years later, Paul left Germany and ended up in the U.S. as Professor of Music at Yale University. Gustav Holst (1874-1934) English to the Core - Yes, he did write the enormously successful suite of The Planets in 1916, and no, the planets did not circle Great Britain. But he did participate in a renaissance - that of English music along with Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughn Williams. He became the Director of the St. Paul’s’ School, Hammersmith, in 1904, a position he was to hold until his death. His lifelong interest in English folk music gave his 1907 work, the reflective A Somerset Rhapsody, its foundation. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) No Recanting Necessary - He left after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and avoided the USSR political controls that were to be placed on composers 20 or 30 years later. In 1918, he ended up in the U.S where he settled comfortably into an intensive concert touring mode. In 1926, he wrote the choral work, Three Russian Songs, Op. 41 based, reasonably enough, on three Russian folk songs. The work was dedicated to Leopold Stokowski who conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in the premier. Other major composing was limited to a break (1932-39) in Switzerland where he wrote the well known Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Back home in Los Angeles, his last major work was the 1940 Symphonic Dances. Actually, his real home was and would always be Mother Russia - he was always a bit homesick. And so it goes… Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) Recanting Does Pay - and Khachaturian widely apologized for has atonal ‘transgressions’ after being severely censured in 1948 by the USSR Central Committee for non-populist, modern musical tendencies - then from the mid-50’s to 1973 he was showered with recognitions: from the Stalin Prize and a “Peoples Artist” Award, to the “Hero of The USSR” Medal. Since he wrote the music for the widely popular Gayaneh Ballet Suite in 1942, should we assume there are politically incorrect tendencies in the score - must you remember the Sabre Dance? By Jack Roberts
Happy Birthday USA July 3, Saturday, 7:30 P.M. Nevada Country Fairgrounds
MIM Festival Orchestra MIM Festival Chorale Gregory Vajda, conductor
Program
The Star Spangled Banner..................... John Smith/Francis Scott Key Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 in D Major, Op. 39..Sir Edward Elgar Hungarian Dances No. 6, No. 4, No. 5.......................Johannes Brahms We are One................................................... Jerry Grant/Ginny Trapani Marches..........................................................................John Philip Sousa Semper Fidelis Hands Across the Sea The Washington Post Intermission
The Cowboys Overture......................................................John Williams Young Musician from MIM Education program…selection to be announced from stage.
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Jeffrey Biegel is one of today’s most revered artists having created a multi-faceted career as a pianist, recording artist, composer and arranger. His electrifying technique and mesmerizing touch have received critical acclaim and garnered praise worldwide. The career of pianist Jeffrey Biegel has been marked by bold, creative achievements and highlighted by a series of firsts: He initiated the first live internet recitals in New York and Amsterdam in 1997 and 1998, and, in 1999, assembled the largest consortium of orchestras (over 25), to celebrate the millennium with a new concerto composed for him by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, whose Millennium Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra was premiered with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2000. He performed the Boston premiere of the restored, original 1924 manuscript of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Boston Pops. Mr. Biegel joined 18 co-commissioning orchestras for Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto no. 3 for Piano and Orchestra composed exclusively for him for the 2006-07-08 seasons. Mr. Biegel’s recordings can be heard on Naxos and PianoDisc labels with published works available at Hal Leonard Corporation, Carl Fischer and Earthsongs catalogues. Mr. Biegel is currently on the piano faculty at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College, a City University of New York (CUNY), and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He studied at The Juilliard School with Adele Marcus.
Veronika Kinceses graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy. As a member of the Hungarian State Opera, she has been given a number of major roles. She is an extraordinarily versatile artist who captivates her audiences in the soubrette roles of 18th century opera buffa such as Serpina in Pergolesi’s La serva padrona. She is equally convincing in the operas of Puccini as Mimi in La Bohème, Liù in Turandot, or in the title role of Manon and suor Angelica, and gives excellent renditions in more heroic, dramatic soprano roles in Norma, Elvira in Ernani and Amelia in Boccanegra. She has taken part in the premiére of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in the role of Eva. She has made guest appearances as an opera, concert and oratorio singer in Salzburg, Vienna, Frankfurt, Bordeaux, Barcelona, Rome, The-Hague, Moscow, London, Buenos Aires, Montreal, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Her major recordings to date include Haydn’s Il ritorno di Tobia, La fedelta premiatá, Lo speziale and The Seven Last Words of Christ; Gluck’s Orfeo and Euridice, Liszt’s Missa solennis, Hungarian Cornation Mass, Christus; Goldmark’s The Queen of Sheba, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Petrovics’ Lysistrate; Bellini’s Songs; Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra; Giordana’s Fedora and many more. She received Hungary’s highest honor, the Kossuth Prize, for her artistry and the Artist of the Nation award in 2009.
Gregory Mason, pianist Gregory Mason has performed many recitals in the US and abroad including concerts in Barcelona, Madrid, Hamburg, Lisbon, Vienna, tours of South and Central America, at the United Nations, the Yale Collection of Historic Instruments, the Casals Festival, Festival International de la Cultura, the Yale Collection of Historic Instruments, Wildwood Festival, OFAM, the Festival of the Millennium and a PBS recital with baritone William Warfield. New York Times critic Will Crutchfield praised his “characterful and interesting playing” after a Carnegie Recital Hall performance. As an accompanist and coach in New York City, Mason was pianist for the American Music Competition at Carnegie Hall, the Vincent La Selva opera classes at the Juilliard School and a master class with Placido Domingo at the Metropolitan Opera. Dr. Mason coached actress Linda Lavin for the Emmy-winning NBC movie, Lena, My Hundred Children. He was a coach at Virginia Opera, including performances of Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ with Renée Fleming. He has given master classes at universities in the US and overseas. Mason holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Michigan where he studied with the legendary Bartok pupil, Gyorgy Sandor, a MM and DMA from the University of Illinois where he studied with famed coach accompanist, John Wustman, and piano with Ian Hobson. He is currently on the faculties of American River College and Consumnes River College. He is also the coach for Sacramento Opera, pianist for the San Francisco Choral Society, California Musical Theater and San Francisco Symphony.
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Additional Orchestra Bios. Aileen Chanco, pianist, earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School, where she studied with Herbert Stessin. Chamber music studies were with Felix Galimir. She made her first orchestral concerto debut with her hometown orchestra, the Fremont-Newark Philharmonic, at the age of 12. The following year saw her debut with the San Francisco Symphony. Since that time she has appeared with many orchestras, including the Boston Pops, the Berkeley Symphony, the Banff Festival Chamber Orchestra, and the Desert Foothills Chamber Orchestra (Arizona). In 1998, she released her first CD, “Womanwork,” as a member of the Chiaroscurro Duo. The recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, Ms. Chanco has performed extensively, including recitals at New York’s Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Music in the Mountains Festivals. Michael Downing is section percussionist with both the Sacramento Philharmonic and the Stockton Symphony. He holds a B.A. in Music Performance from California State University, Fresno. His primary teachers are Jim Babor of the L.A. Philharmonic, and Dr. Matthew Darling of California State University, Fresno. Michael also plays for the Fresno Philharmonic, Bakersfield Symphony, Tulare County Symphony, Merced Symphony, and many other regional orchestras. For the last 5 years, he has been invited to play for the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra in Grass Valley, CA. In addition to being an active performer, he is also a clinician for many local schools, emphasizing the importance of the well rounded percussionist in today’s competitive environment. He has been a faculty member at the Lake Sequoia Symphonic Music Camp for the last five years. Michael is also a member of the Allan Spencer Mallet Choir, a marimba trio that performs educational concerts. They have been featured with the Merced Symphony and the Elko Symphony
in Nevada, as well as performing for many local schools. The group focuses on providing education about percussion and classical music in a fun and entertaining manner. Their latest CD, “Saturday Morning Coffee”, available on Amazon.com, features popular classical music arranged for marimba. They received favorable reviews by the Percussive Arts Society national magazine. Michael proudly endorses Pro-Mark mallets and drumsticks. JOHN FREEMAN, trumpet David Gabrielson has been a member of the Adjunct Faculty at California State University, Fresno since 2001. In this capacity he teaches Applied Studio Lessons, Masterclass, Percussion Techniques, one of the Percussion Ensembles and served as Interim Director of the Marching Band in 2003. Previous teaching credits in percussion include several highly ranked high school percussion groups including the award winning Live Oak High School, as well as keeping a private studio. Mr. Gabrielson also served as an elementary music teacher with the Morgan Hill Unified School District for four years, as well as serving as Assistant Director of the Summer Bands Program. Mr. Gabrielson holds BA and MA degrees from Fresno State University. Mr. Gabrielson is a member of the Sacramento Choral Society Orchestra and keeps an active performing and adjudicating schedule, including regularly performing with the Fresno Philharmonic, Modesto Symphony, Sacramento Philharmonic, Sacramento Opera, Napa Valley Symphony, Music in the Mountains Summer Orchestra and the Bear Valley Orchestra. He has also performed with such groups/ artists, including being principal percussionist, with the former Sacramento Metropolitan Orchestra, Sacramento Chamber Orchestra, Rita Moreno, Doc Severinsen and Placido Domingo. DAVID A. GOLD, viola, is returning for his 13th season with Music in the Mountains. Originally from the Bay Area, David now lives in New York City where his career as a freelance musician has been extensive and diverse. He is Principal Violist of the Grace Church Chamber Orchestra, founding member of the chamber group, The Willow Ensemble, and was a member of the New York City Opera National Company during its last four national tours. He has appeared regularly with the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra, and on Broadway in the orchestras of South Pacific, Wicked, Spamalot, Gypsy and The Lion King. David has performed with Hall & Oates, Diana Krall, John Mayer, Patty Griffin, Burt Bacharach, and has recorded with Tony Bennett, Norah Jones, Ray LaMontagne, Martha Wainwright and Sheryl Crow, among many others. He has also appeared on ‘Saturday Night Live’, on the PBS shows ‘Live from the Artists Den’ and ‘Soundstage’, in Lou Reed’s live performance DVD, ‘Berlin’, in concert with the cast of ‘Family Guy’ at Carnegie Hall, and in the Sesame Workshop’s primetime special, ‘Coming Home: Military Families Cope With Change’. Sergi Goldman-Hull, violinist, is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music (2003) where he studied with Herbert Greenberg (Former Baltimore Symphony Concertmaster). Mr. GoldmanHull was awarded 1st Place in the “Young Musicians Competition” of the Peninsula Symphony (San Mateo, CA.) in 1997 and performed Mozart’s Concerto No. 3 in G Major with them. In 2002 he toured Russia and the Eastern U.S. for five weeks with the American/ Russian Young Artists Orchestra. This was his 3rd orchestral tour abroad. In 1996, he performed in Italy and Austria, and in 1998 in England and Scotland, with the El Camino Youth Symphony (Palo Alto, CA.). He was also a member of the San Francisco Youth Orchestra for the 1998-1999 season. In addition, he has partici-
pated in the San Francisco International Music Festival at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (2000 through 2002) and in 2002 was the Chamber Music coordinator and coach. Mr. Goldman-Hull is currently a tenured member of the Oakland East Bay Symphony, Marin Symphony, California Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, and Opera San Jose. In addition, he has been a member of the Mendocino Music Festival (since 2005). He currently lives in Oakland, CA., teaches privately and performs with various chamber ensembles around the Bay Area. Starting with piano lessons at the age of 6, Carol Kihm went on to begin harp studies at age 15 with Suzann Davids in Denver, Colorado and most recently with Beverly Wesner-Hoehn in Sacramento. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Idaho State University and plans to begin working on a Master of Music degree in Harp Performance at California State University Sacramento in the Fall of 2010. She has performed for events in various locations across the US including areas of Idaho, Utah and California, Washington, D.C., Houston, Chicago, Minneapolis and Hawaii. Her repertoire consists of standard musical styles including classical, contemporary pop, Broadway, old standards, religious, Celtic and seasonal. Carol has had extensive ensemble experience performing with orchestras, concert choirs, instrumental duets and other chamber ensembles including various orchestras in Sacramento and surrounding areas. Carol has also performed often with the UC Davis Symphony and the Sacramento Youth Symphony and currently serves as principal harpist of the Camellia Symphony Orchestra in Sacramento and the Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra. After graduating from the Royal College of Music, Michael Meeks was appointed principal trumpet with the BBC. In 1981 he joined the City of London Sinfonia, a position he held for twelve years before coming to live in America. Michael has played with all the major symphony and chamber orchestras in the U.K., the most notable of these being the London Symphony and the Academy of St. Martinin-the-Fields with Sir Neville Marriner. He has also performed under the baton of many other famous conductors such as Carlos Kleiber, Pierre Boulez, George Solti, Neemi Järvi, Gerard Scharwtz, Simon Rattle and Colin Davis. During his career he has played in concert halls around the world including Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, North & South America, Russia, Mexico, and has recorded on labels such as EMI, Abbey Road, Chandos, Philips and Naxos. Michael holds the principal trumpet position with the Sacramento Philharmonic Opera and Sacramento Choral Society. MONIQUE RANCE, flute Pianist Brenda Tom is well known as a soloist and as a chamber musician. She has won numerous international and national piano competitions and has performed as soloist with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, the California Chamber Symphony, the Pittsburgh Ballet Orchestra, I Solisti di Oakland, the Sacramento Symphony, the Fort Collins Symphony, the Diablo Symphony, and the Sacramento Ballet Orchestra, among others. Ms. Tom has served as the principal pianist with the Sacramento Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, Monterey Symphony and Santa Cruz Symphony. She has also performed in numerous musical festivals. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Beatrice Beauregard and Mack McCray. MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS 2010 SEASON SU-23
MIM Past Board of Directors Past Board Members Jerry Ames, 1981-94 Sherry Bartolucci, 2000-02 Elizabeth Bennett, 1992-94 (deceased) Marguerite Blickenstaff, 1983-97 Michael Bodourian, 1993-99 (deceased) David A. Breninger, 1984-88 P. Scott Browne, 1993-2005 John Casey, Jr., 1983-84 Kathryn Clauset, 1981-93 (deceased) Pat Cobler, 1981-83 Helen Conrey, 1996-2000 Seanne Courtney, 2003-05 Jacque Cowgill, 2004-06 Terry Crane, 1993-95 Jack Crombie, 1992-95 Tom Cross, 2000-02 Heidi Cunningham, 1999-2000 Helen “Hank” Daggett, 1988-2001 Suzie Daggett, 1984-89, 92-93 John Darlington, 1985-89 Ken Dean, 1988-89 Betty Deane, 1981-91 (deceased) Gayle Denney, 1985-92 Chris Dickman, 1981-98 Madelyn DiMugno, 1994-2005 Polly Dodds, 1983-94, 2002-05 Jan Doting, 2001-2003 Jean Brook Dunning, 1993-95 (deceased) Charles Dusenbury DDS, 1984-90 Larry Elliott, 2001-2004 Beverly Erickson, 1981-95 Doris Felts, 2003-04 Geraldine Flaherty, 1989-90 Christine Foster, 1997-2000 Roberta Frank, 1996-97 Scott Fritz, 2001-02 Elizabeth Fry, 1983-92 Marian Gallaher, 1988-93, 1998-2007 Michael Good, 1983-84 Larry Goodfriend, 1994-2001 Mary Grayeb, 1996-2002 William Griffin, 1988-90 (deceased) David Griswold, 1992-2001 (deceased) David Heppe, 1993-96 Judy Hess, 1992-93 MacKenzie Hild, 2008-09 Michael Hill-Weld, 1999-2001 Kathy Hillis, 1991-2006 Herbert Inskip, 1983-86 (deceased) Aileen James, 2002-05 Rev. Richard O. Johnson, 1987-93 Sarah Johnson, 2004-05 Dieter Juli, 2002-07 Joseph M. Kandell, 1998-2001 Nancy Kendrick, 1984-87 Laura Keranen, 1997 -2007 (deceased) James F. King, 1984-85
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Holly Kraemer, 1994-99 Norman Label MD, 1990-92 Dennis Lance MD, 1986-92 Don Lawson, 2004-06 Robert Libutti, 2003 Sue Longan, 1986-90 Anthony Loughran, 1981-87 Jean Loughran, 1981-89 Del Lunde, 1991-98 Hank Mack, 1990-96 Linda Marschall, 2001-07 Jim Maxwell, 1994-99, 2002 (deceased) Robin Mayforth, 2008-09 Bob McAfee, 2008-09 Terence K. McAteer, 1998-2001 Arch McPherson (Honorary) (deceased) Jo McProud, 1981-84 Clarence McProud, 1981-84 Dorla Menmuir, 1983-86 Wendell Meyer, 2000-02 Beth Moorhead, 1987-90 Adrienne Morrish, 1983-84 Vince Mutascio, 2005-2008 Mark Narveson, 1995, 98-2001 Allen Ostrofe, 1991-96 Ladell Payne, 2000-01 Paul Perry, 1981-82 Wayne Pittenger, 1999-2001, 2002-07 Corinne Pryor, 1982-84, 87-92 Gay Pryor, 1982-84 (deceased) Beverly Riddle, 2004-2006 Diane Robertson, 2001-2006 Lois Robinson, 1983-85, 1997-99 Jo Lynn Samuelson, 1981-83 Roger Sanford, 2004-09 Keith Schoendoerfer, 2001-04 Mac Small, Jr, 2006-07 William Smith, 1995-98 Betty Stiving, 1997-99 Morgan Stoltz, 1991-94, 2002 Connie Stone, 1983-86, 90-96 James Stradinger, 1985-92 Mark Strate, 2002-07 Chris Stritzinger, 1982-83 Fran Stritzinger, 1982-84 Barbara Swisher, 2007-2009 Bill Tuttle, 1984-85 (deceased) John van der Veen, 1981-92 Judy van der Veen, 1981-83 Sue Vardon, 2000-01 Pat Vixie, 1987-88 Sarah Wagster, 1996-99 Josephine Ward, 1981-83 Bill Wetherall, 1983-88 Dick Wiebe, 1998-2001, 2003-04 Ann Wilder, 2001-04 Helen Williamsen, 1981-82 John Woodford, 1996-2001 Annie Wright, 1993-2001
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