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sept 12–oct 11 The official magazine of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Ward Stare, Music Director Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor Michael Butterman, Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

Christopher Seaman, Conductor Laureate

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A New Beginning: Introducing Ward Stare, Music Director

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RPO Board of Directors

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Bravo to Our Volunteers/ Philharmonic League

Bravo to Our Sponsors Bravo to Our Generous Supporters Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

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Broadway’s Golden Age and Beyond September 12 and 13

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Season Opener with Midori and Ward Stare September 18 and 20

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The Passion of Patriotism September 21

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Symphonie fantastique October 2 and 4

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An American in Paris October 9 and 11

ON THE COVER: Ward Stare, Music Director Credit: Halski Studio

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Welcome to the 92nd season and the beginning of a new era for your Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra!

Welcome

from the President & CEO

The new season begins on a high note as we welcome the RPO’s twelfth Music Director to the stage, Maestro Ward Stare. At 32 years old, the Rochester-born Stare is the youngest music director in RPO history, and we are especially proud that he is an alumnus of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, which he joined in sixth grade as a trombonist.

Since his appointment was announced, Stare has been working with many of us at the RPO to plan his first full season as Music Director in 2015-16. In the process, I’ve observed first-hand how committed he is to elevating the RPO’s artistic profile, building upon this institution’s long and proud tradition of musical excellence and community engagement. I also know how committed he is to embracing the myriad ways that technology can be employed to engage new audiences and enhance the listening experience, not only in the concert hall but also to listeners in classrooms and via the Internet far and wide—and putting the RPO at the vanguard of these efforts on a national scale.

Under Ward Stare’s leadership, I know that exciting, innovative and even transformative times are ahead for the RPO. As a member of the Music Director Search Committee that oversaw the selection process, I must acknowledge the extraordinary leadership of former RPO Board Chair Ingrid Stanlis, who served as Search Committee Chair and led us through a remarkably thorough 18-month search. I also want to express profound thanks to Richard Decker, our Vice President of Artistic Administration, whose imaginative programming and close music-industry connections ensured that RPO audiences would be presented with first-rate and well-conceived programs during this period of artistic transition.

The opening of a new season also gives us the opportunity to formally welcome the RPO’s newest series sponsor, M&T Bank, who has stepped up in a big way to support our flagship concert series, the Philharmonics.

Special thanks to M&T Bank regional president Daniel Burns for recognizing the importance of this highly visible leadership commitment to the RPO. M&T joins a distinguished roster of individuals and companies who also have demonstrated leadership roles as series sponsors through the 2015 season: Season Sponsors Dawn and Jacques Lipson; Pops Series sponsors Fibertech Networks and Canandaigua National Bank and Trust; Summer Season sponsor Elaine P. and Richard U. Wilson Foundation; and OrKIDStra Series sponsor Wendy’s. Please join me in thanking them—and our many other individual, corporate, foundation, and government supporters—for their invaluable role in maintaining a major league orchestra in Rochester.

Here’s to a great season ahead!

Charles H.Owens President & CEO cowens@rpo.org

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A new beginning Introducing Ward Stare, Music Director

Welcome to another season of great musicmaking at the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra!

As a native of Rochester, it’s great to be back in my hometown and I am thrilled to be opening our 92nd season, my first as Music Director. Since my appointment in July, I have been touched by the warmth, enthusiasm, and excitement that has radiated from the community and this amazing energy has stayed with me throughout the summer.

Our first Philharmonics concert of the season features Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony, a composition that has rightfully earned its place among the greatest symphonic masterpieces in the repertoire. The work has a vast range of emotions, taking us on a journey from the depths of despair to the heights of joy and happiness.

We begin with a charming and zany overture by one of my favorite composers, Hector Berlioz, whose light-hearted work stands in contrast to the weight of the Tchaikovsky and the introspective calm of the Brahms Violin Concerto, featuring world-renowned violinist Midori.

I will return to conduct the second concert in our Philharmonics Series on October 2 and 4, featuring Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and pianist Jeremy Denk performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1. Symphonie

fantastique’s tale of unrequited love has captivated audiences for generations, and I am grateful for the opportunity to be with the Orchestra and RPO audiences for the first two Philharmonics concerts this fall.

In February, I will lead performances of Verdi’s La Traviata. Opera has been an important part of my musical life ever since I began my career with the Lyric Opera of Chicago at age 18. I believe that opera offers both the orchestra and audience a unique marriage of music and drama, one which I hope to continue to bring to our community on a regular basis.

As the RPO’s new Music Director, I look forward to finding new and exciting ways for this world-class orchestra to connect with diverse Rochester audiences, sharing many years of memorable concerts, and creating an ongoing dialogue between the RPO and our community to ensure that the arts remain a vibrant presence in all our lives.

Thank you all for joining us as we embark on a new voyage together!

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FLUTE First Violin Juliana Athayde, Concertmaster Rebecca Gilbert, Principal

TUBA W. Craig Sutherland, Principal

Wilfredo Deglรกns, Associate Concertmaster Shannon Nance, Assistant Concertmaster Perrin Yang Tigran Vardanyan Ellen Rathjen Molly Werts Aika Ito William Hunt Kenneth Langley Jeremy Hill An-Chi Lin Heidi Brodwin Margaret Leenhouts

TIMPANI Charles Ross, Principal

Viola Melissa Matson, Principal Olivia Chew, Assistant Principal Marc Anderson Elizabeth Seka Olita Povero Lisa Steltenpohl* Timothy Lee David Hult Samantha Rodriguez Christiana Reader Cello Lars Kirvan, Principal

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OBOE Erik Behr, Principal

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Ward Stare Music Director

Our Conductors

Ward Stare has been described as “a rising star in the conducting firmament” by the Chicago Tribune. Recently appointed Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Stare will open the RPO’s 201415 season at Kodak Hall with a Philharmonics concert featuring guest soloist Midori. His current season includes a number of highly-anticipated debuts with orchestras around the world, including performances with the Baltimore, Sydney, Pittsburgh and New World symphonies, as well as the Calgary Philharmonic. He will return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in November to lead performances of Porgy and Bess.

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Stare’s frequent collaboration with the Lyric Opera of Chicago began with his debut in 2012 conducting performances of Hansel and Gretel, and he returned in 2013 to lead Die Fledermaus. He led the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus in 2013 for his Millennium Park debut at LOC’s annual “Stars of Lyric Opera” concert. Following his critically acclaimed debut with the Opera Theater of St. Louis in 2013 conducting Il Tabarro and Pagliacci, Stare returned to OTSL the next season for performances of Dialogues of the Carmelites. He made his debut with the Washington National Opera conducting Donizetti’s comic opera L’elisir d’amore in 2014.

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Equally active on the concert stage, Stare served as the Resident Conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2012. In 2009, he made his highly successful Carnegie Hall debut with the orchestra, stepping in at the last minute for SLSO Music Director David Robertson who made a surprise debut as a vocalist in H.K. Gruber’s Frankenstein!! The 2013-14 season saw his return to the Atlanta and Detroit symphony orchestras, as well as his debuts with the Syracuse Symphoria, the Jacksonville Symphony, and the Naples Philharmonic with Lang Lang as soloist. Other recent engagements include the Houston, Québec, and Dallas symphonies, as well as numerous engagements with the Saint Louis Symphony, where he served as a regular guest conductor on the orchestra’s 2012-13 Family, Special Event and Subscription series.

Stare was the recipient of both the Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize (2006) and the Aspen Conducting Prize (2007) at the Aspen Music Festival before spending the 2007-08 season as a League of American Orchestras Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Stare has studied conducting with David Zinman, János Fürst and Jorma Panula, and worked with Michel Merlet in composition and musical analysis.

Stare was trained as a trombonist at the Juilliard School in Manhattan. At 18, he was appointed principal trombonist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and has performed as an orchestral musician with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, among others. As a soloist, he has concertized in both the U.S. and Europe. For more information, visit wardstare.com

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Jeff Tyzik Principal Pops Conductor

In the 2013-14 concert season, Jeff Tyzik celebrated his 20th season as Principal Pops Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. In August 2013, Tyzik was named to The Dot and Paul Mason Principal Pops Conductor’s Podium at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The 2013-14 season also marked the beginning of Tyzik’s new role as Principal Pops Conductor of the Seattle Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and The Florida Orchestra, and he continues to serve as Principal Pops Conductor of the Oregon Symphony.

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Grammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought-after pops conductors, recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages.

Highly sought-after as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Tyzik made his U.K. debut in 2010 with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In May 2007, the harmonia mundi label released his recording of works by Gershwin with pianist Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which stayed in the Top 10 on the Billboard classical chart for over three months.

Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, John Pizzarelli, and has created numerous original programs that include the greatest music from jazz and classical to Motown, Broadway, film, dance, Latin, and swing.

Tyzik holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music.

For more information about Jeff Tyzik, please visit jefftyzik.com.

Michael Butterman Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

Now in his 15th season as the RPO’s Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement—the first position of its kind in the United States—Butterman is also currently in his ninth season as music director for both the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, and is the new Music Director of the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, celebrating its inaugural season in 2014-2015. He is also the Resident Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, a post he has held since 2009.

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Michael Butterman is making his mark as a model for today’s conductors and is recognized for his commitment to creative artistry, innovative programming, and to audience and community engagement.

He made his debut with the renowned Cleveland Orchestra in 2012, and was immediately reengaged for two concerts the following season. Other recent engagements include appearances with the symphonies of Detroit, Houston, Colorado, Oregon, Phoenix, Kansas City, Charleston, Hartford, San Antonio, Louisiana, Syracuse, New Mexico, California, Spokane, El Paso, Mobile and Winston-Salem, the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, and the Ohio Light Opera, Opera Southwest, Pensacola Opera, and Asheville Lyric Opera. Summer appearances include Tanglewood, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado and the Wintergreen Music Festival in Virginia. In the 14-15 season, he will make his debut with the Victoria Symphony in Canada and return to the podium of the Santa Fe Symphony.

Michael Butterman’s work has been featured in five nationwide broadcasts on public radio’s Performance Today, and can be heard on two CDs recorded for the Newport Classics label and on a 2011 disc in which he conducts the Rochester Philharmonic and collaborates with actor John Lithgow. For more information, visit michaelbutterman.com.

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Christopher Seaman Conductor Laureate The Christopher Seaman Chair, Supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society

Music director of the RPO from 1998-2011, British conductor Christopher Seaman has earned a reputation for inspirational music making. During his 13-year tenure at the RPO, he raised the artistic level of the Orchestra to its present level of excellence, and has played a major part in its increased recognition and community support.

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In May 2009, the University of Rochester made Seaman an Honorary Doctor of Music, acknowledging his outstanding leadership in music as a conductor, recording artist, teacher and community arts partner. In the U.S., he previously served as Music Director to the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor-in-Residence with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Advisor of the San Antonio Symphony. In the U.K., he previously served as Principal Conductor with both the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Northern Sinfonia.

2014-15 season highlights include the RPO and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Milwaukee, Nashville and Adelaide symphony orchestras, Auckland Philharmonia, and the Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais in Brazil. Recent guest conducting engagements include concerts with the orchestras in Pittsburgh, Detroit, Houston, San Francisco, St Louis, Seattle, and Minnesota. He is also a regular guest at the Aspen Music Festival. He frequently visits Australia and Asia, and has conducted the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the National Taiwan, Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore symphony orchestras.

Seaman’s recordings with the RPO have received great critical acclaim, most recently the 2012 harmonia mundi recording featuring Vaughan Williams’s A London Symphony. He has also conducted recordings with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.

In July 2013, University of Rochester Press published Seaman’s first book Inside Conducting, a wise but entertaining look at the art of conducting.

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Over the Rainbow

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I’ll Never Fall In Love Again

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Music of the Night

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artists Lisa Vroman, soprano Michael Blank

From Broadway to classics, on stage and in concert, Lisa Vroman has established herself as one of America’s most versatile voices. She starred on Broadway, Los Angeles and San Francisco as Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera. As “One of American Musical Theater’s most beautiful voices” (Cameron Mackintosh), she has garnered theater critics’ awards for her portrayal.

Vroman starred as Marian Paroo in The Music Man (Hartford Symphony with Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy), Lili Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate (Glimmerglass Opera/MUNY Theatre of St. Louis), Birdie in Regina, Josephine in HMS Pinafore, Anna 1 in The Seven Deadly Sins (Utah Symphony/Opera), Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus (New Jersey Opera), and Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella (NYC Opera). For PBS: Johanna in Sweeney Todd (2001 Emmy Award), and Hey! Mr. Producer (Royal Gala). She played Laurey in Oklahoma! (BBC PROMS festival), Mary Turner in Of Thee I Sing (with Michael Tilson Thomas), and sang and danced opposite Dick Van Dyke as Mary Poppins at the Hollywood Bowl (Disney 75th).

She is a frequent guest with symphonies including San Francisco, Nashville, Philadelphia, Dallas, Utah, St. Louis, Houston, Pacific, Atlanta, Hong Kong, Cleveland, National, Florida, BBC Concert Orchestra, Boston, Philly, and New York Pops, as well as with organist David Higgs at Disney Hall in Los Angeles. Her last appearance with the RPO was in April 2013. Her Broadway debut was in Aspects of Love and she was the first to play both Fantine and Cosette in Les Misérables.

2013-2014 season highlights have included a tour of China, a concert series with L’Opera de Rennes in France, and playing the role of Maria Callas in Terence McNally’s award winning play, Master Class. www.lisavroman.com

Doug LaBrecque, tenor Doug LaBrecque is one of the most prolific concert singers of his generation, having appeared as a soloist with some of the world’s finest orchestras, including the Chicago and San Francisco symphonies, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Cleveland Orchestra. He has appeared with more than 125 orchestras worldwide and most major pops orchestras in the U.S. including Philly, Boston, and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. His last performance with the RPO was in December 2009.

LaBrecque thrilled theater audiences as The Phantom and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. He starred in the original cast of the Harold Prince Broadway revival of Showboat and toured nationally with Les Misérables. He also was featured in Oscar Hammerstein’s 100th birthday celebration at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre.

Regionally, LaBrecque played leading roles in Candide, A Chorus Line, Man of La Mancha, and many others. International engagements have included the Korean National Symphony (Seoul), the Shanghai Radio Orchestra (China), the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra (Rio De Janeiro), the Jerusalem Symphony, and numerous return engagements with the Israel Philharmonic (Tel Aviv). He appeared in Alba, Italy, as the guest soloist for a Bernstein concert, performed at the International Music Festival in Cesky-Krumlov, Czech Republic, and recently performed with piano sensation Lang Lang.

2014-15 engagements include the symphonies of Detroit, Atlanta, San Diego, Milwaukee, Colorado, Fort Worth, and the Minnesota Orchestra. He also will make his fourth appearance with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and is scheduled for a three-week tour in China. www.douglabrecque.com

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8 pm KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

Ward Stare, conductor Midori, violin

John Stafford Smith (Arr. Damrosch) Star-Spangled Banner

3:00

Hector Berlioz

Overture to Beatrice and Benedict

8:00

Johannes Brahms

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.77

36:00

Midori, violin

Allegro non troppo Adagio Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

Season Opener with Midori and Ward Stare

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Intermission Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op.36

44:00

Andante sostenuto Andantino in modo di canzona Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato Finale: Allegro con fuoco

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Hector Berlioz Overture to Beatrice and Benedict b. December 11, 1803 La Côte-Saint-André, France d. March 8, 1869 Paris, France First performed by the RPO February 8, 1934; Sir Hamilton Harty, conductor Last performed by the RPO January 15, 1983; David Zinman, conductor

Berlioz’s passionate love of Shakespeare’s plays led him to compose several works inspired by them. The opera Béatrice et Bénédict, based on Much Ado About Nothing, is the last of his Shakespeare settings and also his final major composition. The idea for it came to him in 1831, but numerous other projects delayed real work on it for nearly 30 years. A commission from impresario Edouard Bénazet finally got Berlioz moving. Bénazet asked for a piece to be performed at the gala opening of a new theatre in the German spa town of Baden Baden.

He suggested a tragic episode from the Thirty Years’ War as the basis for the opera, but Berlioz persuaded him to use this saucy romantic comedy by Shakespeare instead.

The composer wrote the text for the opera as well as the music, choosing to use the names of the play’s main characters as the title.

He conducted the highly successful premiere himself, at the opening of Benazet’s theatre on August 9, 1862. The overture to the opera sets the scene in brisk, playful fashion.

Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 b. May 7, 1833 Hamburg, Germany d. April 3, 1897 Vienna, Austria First performed by the RPO January 31, 1930; Eugene Goossens, conductor Paul Kochanski, violin Last performed by the RPO November 1, 2008; Christopher Seaman, conductor Juliana Athayde, violin

By the time Brahms began work on this concerto in 1878, he and musician Joseph Joachim had been friends for 25 years. One of the most outstanding musicians of the era, Joachim won fame as a violinist, chamber musician, conductor, and composer. Joachim studied the concerto-in-progress closely, and made numerous suggestions to make it more practical. Brahms ignored almost all of them, choosing to follow his own inclinations. With Joachim as soloist and Brahms himself conducting, the concerto received its premiere in Leipzig on New Year’s Day, 1879.

The warm, expansive introduction to the opening movement sets the tone and scale for the entire segment. Beethoven-esque in scale and ambition, the movement nevertheless bears Brahms’s own stamps of urgency and introspective lyricism. An especially dramatic passage sets up the violinist’s solo cadenza, which is substantial rather than showy.

The heartfelt slow movement begins sweetly and quietly with a spotlight on the wind section. The solo oboe emerges with the lovely, expressive main theme, which the soloist takes up and elaborates.

The recurring refrain of the finale is a jovial, heavy-footed peasant dance.

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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4 in F Minor, Op.36 Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony reflected the great personal turmoil he underwent during its creation. He began composing it in February 1877, during the same period that he entered into highly influential relationships with two women. The first was Nadezhda von Meck, an immensely wealthy patron of music.

She agreed to supply him with a monthly allowance that would give him the freedom to compose more freely.

b. May 7, 1840 Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia d. November 6, 1893 St.Petersburg, Russia First performed by the RPO December 12, 1923; Vladimir Shavitch conductor Last performed by the RPO October 2, 2010; Christopher Seaman, conductor

The second was Antonina Milyukova, an emotionally unstable former student in his composition class at the Moscow Conservatory. Her declarations of love left him deeply confused. His desperate desire to conceal his homosexuality and Milyukova’s persistence led him to give into her advances and they were married on July 6, 1877.

He had apparently attempted to impress upon her that theirs was to be a strictly platonic relationship. The message had not gotten through, however, with the result that their union lasted just a few months. Tchaikovsky became so distraught that he had a nervous breakdown and attempted suicide. He completed the symphony in Venice during January 1878.

In a letter to his patroness, Tchaikovsky disclosed the emotions which he had borne in mind while composing the symphony. A harsh brass fanfare opens the symphony and recurs throughout it. “This is fate,” he wrote, “the power which hinders one in the pursuit of happiness from gaining the goal, which jealousy provides that peace and comfort do not prevail, that the sky is not free from clouds – a might that swings, like the sword of Damocles, constantly over the head that poisons continually the soul. There is nothing to do but submit and vainly to complain.”

The two main themes of the first movement proper are a restless, yearning string melody and a wistful, dance-like theme introduced by solo clarinet. The latter offers some moments of consolation, only to be driven savagely into the background by the theme of fate.

“The second movement shows another phase of sadness,” Tchaikovsky continued. “Here is that melancholy feeling that enwraps one when he sits alone at night in the house exhausted by work; a swarm of reminiscences arises. It is sad, yet sweet, to lose one’s self in the past.”

The atmosphere of gloom is dispelled by the playful third movement, where the strings play pizzicato from first bar to last. “Here are capricious arabesques, vague figures which slip into the imagination when one has taken wine and is slightly intoxicated,” according to Tchaikovsky.

A brilliant flourish for full orchestra gets the finale under way at top speed. Woodwinds introduce the main theme, a Russian folk song called In the Meadow There Stands a Birch Tree. This builds rapidly to the appearance of a confident, march like theme. After this sequence is repeated more elaborately, the atmosphere gradually loses its sense of wellbeing and the fate theme makes a catastrophic reappearance, bringing the festivities to a grinding halt. Despite this sudden change, all hope is not lost, as Tchaikovsky confided to Madame von Meck.

“If you find no pleasure in yourself, look about you,” he said. “Go to the people. See how they can enjoy life and give themselves up entirely to festivity. There still is happiness, simple, naive happiness. Rejoice in the happiness of others – and you can still live.” The music regains its momentum and ends in a blaze of celebration. © 2014 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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Midori, violin Since her debut at the age of 11 with the New York Philharmonic 32 years ago, Midori has established a record of achievement which sets her apart as a master violinist, an innovator, and a champion of the developmental potential of children.

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artists In 1992 she founded Midori & Friends, a nonprofit organization in New York which brings music education programs to thousands of underserved children each year. Two other organizations, Music Sharing, based in Japan, and Partners in Performance, based in the U.S., also bring music closer to the lives of people who may not otherwise have involvement with the arts.

Her commitment to community collaboration and outreach extends beyond these organizations to her work with young violinists in master classes all over the world. In her Orchestra Residencies Program in the U.S., Midori plays up to 100 concerts a year, dividing her time between recitals, chamber music, and concerto performances worldwide.

She has an extensive catalog of recordings, and in recent years has devoted a great deal of energy and resources to commissioning and performing new music. Her 2013 recording of Paul Hindemith’s violin concerto, in collaboration with the NDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach, won a Grammy for Best Classical Compendium. Later that year, her recording of works by Shostakovich, Janáček, and Bloch with pianist Özgür Aydin was nominated for an International Classical Music Award.

The 2014-15 season includes the world premiere of a new work by Johannes Maria Staud— Oskar (Towards a Brighter Hue II), Music for Violin, String Orchestra and Percussion—at the Lucerne Festival and the Vienna Konzerthaus; she will make two new recordings, one of Bach solo sonatas and partitas and one of DoReMi, the violin concerto by Peter Eötvös; she will continue her community engagement work in Japan and throughout the U.S., while doing her usual complement of recital, chamber music, and concerto appearances throughout the world and fulfilling her leadership role at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music as Chair of the Strings Department. Her last performance with the RPO was in January 1988 for Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1. For more information, visit www.GoToMidori.com.

“Midori is a complete artist who knows what she wants.

Rising scales and intricate passagework unfold with almost mystical repose, yet she could also be impetuous… her liberties seemed the result of deliberate decisions, not Romantic flights.”- the new york times

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2 pm

PERFORMANCE HALL AT HOCHSTEIN

Francesco Lecce-Chong, guest conductor Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale, David Chin, director

JOHN STAFFORD SMITH Star-Spangled Banner (ARR. DAMROSCH)

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

1812, Overture, Op. 49

EDWARD ELGAR

Military March No. 1 in D Major from Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39

MANUEL DE FALLA

Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, “From the New World”

AARON COPLAND

“Variations on a Shaker Melody” from Appalachian Spring

Final Dance (Jota)

The Passion of Patriotism

SUN

Largo

J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON Lift Every Voice and Sing (ARR. ROLAND M. CARTER)

JEAN SIBELIUS

Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7

GIUSEPPE VERDI

“Va, Pensiero” from Nabucco

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47

Allegro non troppo

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artists Francesco Lecce-Chong, guest conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong, currently Associate Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO), has worked with orchestras around the world including the symphonies Francesco Lecce-Chong David Chin of Atlanta, Indianapolis, St. Louis, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the international philharmonic orchestras of Hong Kong, Pitesti (Romania), and Ruse (Bulgaria). Equally at ease in the opera house, he has served as principal conductor for the Brooklyn Repertory Opera and as staff conductor and pianist for the Santa Fe Opera. He has earned critical acclaim for dynamic performances that have garnered national distinction including the Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award and The Presser Foundation Music Award. Recent and upcoming engagements include serving as Associate Conductor at the Grand Tetons Music Festival in the summer of 2014 and guest appearances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Las Vegas Philharmonic, and Breckenridge Music Festival.

In his role with the MSO, Lecce-Chong leads over 40 subscription, tour, education, and community concert performances annually. He has collaborated with soloists such as Itzhak Perlman, Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Augustin Hadelich, and Joyce Yang.

A trained pianist and composer, Lecce-Chong received his Bachelor of Music degree with honors in piano and orchestral conducting from the Mannes College of Music. He also holds a diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music. This is his first performance with the RPO. lecce-chong.com

Roberts Wesleyan Chorale David Chin, director The Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale is the college’s select vocal ensemble devoted to the study and performance of choral works from all major artistic periods. The Chorale has recently performed Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Coronation Anthems and Messiah, and Mozart’s Missa Brevis, Haydn’s Te Deum in C, and music by Telemann, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Brahms.

They also perform regularly with the RPO and Roberts Wesleyan Orchestra. In addition to oncampus concerts, the Chorale presents several performances in local and regional churches each year.

Known for his energetic conducting and charismatic personality, David Chin has swiftly emerged as one of the rising conductors and musical leaders in the next generation of globetrotting musicians. He is the Director of Choral Activities at Roberts Wesleyan College, a regular guest conductor and lecturer of the International Christian Choral Conductor Society, and has been appointed to teach at the World Sacred Music Conference in New Zealand and Indonesia.

In addition, he was recently invited to conduct J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion by the Rochester Bach Festival, the inaugural concert of the new Eastman School Bach Cantata Series, Bach Cantata Lecture Concert Series in Hong Kong and Malaysia, and Mass Choir Performance of the Association of Toronto Chinese Evangelical Church Musicians in Canada. He was the Music Director of the Chinese Choral Society of Rochester from 2011-2014. Chin holds degrees from Liberty University and the Eastman School of Music.

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THU

OCT 2

SAT

OCT 4

8 PM

Ward Stare, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano

KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

CAMILLE SAINT-SAĂŤNS

Danse macabre, Op. 40

7:00

Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, 37:00

Op. 15

Allegro con brio Largo

Rondo: Allegro

Jeremy Denk, piano

Intermission HECTOR BERLIOZ

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Reveries and Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e Appassionato assai

A Ball: Waltz - Allegro non troppo

In the Country: Adagio

March to the Scaffold: Allegretto non troppo

Dream of the Witches’ Sabbath: Larghetto - Allegro

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Symphonie fantastique

7:30 PM

49:00

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Camille Saint-SaĂŤns Danse macabre, Op. 40 b. October 9, 1835 Paris, France d. December 16, 1921 Algiers, Algeria First performed by the RPO November 2, 2002; Jeff Tyzik, conductor.

Last performed October 15, 2011; Jeff Tyzik, conductor.

Saint-SaĂŤns took inspiration for this politely spooky tone poem, which he composed in 1874, from a song he had composed some years earlier.

The text describes the contents of the orchestral work: after the harp strikes midnight, Death strikes up a ghostly waltz on his mistuned violin. Skeletons cavort to the eerie rattle of the xylophone and finally the sunrise crowing of the rooster (solo oboe) heralds the conclusion of the ghoulish frolic.

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 b. December 15, 1770 Bonn, Germany d. March 26, 1827 Vienna, Austria First performed by the RPO November 11, 1936; Guy Fraser Harrison, conductor.

Last performed March 10, 2012; Christopher Seaman, conductor.

Beethoven arrived in Vienna at the end of 1792. He found fame there as a pianist, appearing in the city’s fashionable salons and concert rooms. During this period, he composed solo works for his own performance. He also revised some of his existing creations, including Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, his first work of this kind. In order to retain the performing rights, he delayed its publication until 1801, which explains why it is numbered higher than Concerto No. 1 in C Major, composed earlier in 1795. Beethoven played the solo part at the premiere of the Concerto in C, which took place in Vienna on December 18, 1795. He designed it first and foremost to please and impress audiences accustomed to the gentilities of Haydn and Mozart, rather than to assert, as later pieces would, his own bold and adventurous musical personality.

The first movement unfolds with unhurried grace and charm. Only the occasional strong accent and the lean, muscular orchestral writing mark an advance upon its predecessors. The second movement presents a gentle reverie, uninterrupted by darker episodes. He shows more of his mature self in the finale than anywhere else in the concerto. His gruff good humor makes itself felt in this expansive, genial rondo.

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Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 In 1827, while Berlioz was studying at the Paris Conservatoire, he developed a all‑consuming passion for Harriet Smithson, an Irish actress whom he saw perform a number of works by Shakespeare, but his attempts to communicate with her proved unfruitful. This unhappy experience inspired him to compose Episode in the Life of an Artist: Grand Fantastic Symphony in Five Parts. He did so partly at the call of his brilliant creative imagination, partly for a more practical reason: he hoped it would win him the kind of reputation that would impress Harriet Smithson.

b. December 11, 1803 La Côte-Saint-André, France d. March 8, 1869 Paris, France First performed by the RPO February 16, 1928; Eugene Goossens, conductor.

Last performed May 2, 2009; James Gaffigan, conductor.

It is an astonishingly original work that has retained both its freshness and its ability to amaze.

To realize that it debuted just three years after the death of Beethoven further reinforces its reputation as a visionary and influential work.

Berlioz broke new compositional ground by synthesizing events from his real life with purely imaginary ones, utilizing numerous and unheard of special instrumental effects. The premiere took place in Paris on December 5, 1830. He revised the entire work, including the program, before its publication in 1847. Smithson’s stage company returned to Paris in 1832 and she was so impressed with Berlioz’s composition that she married him the following year.

“A young musician of morbidly sensitive temperament and fiery imagination poisons himself with opium in a fit of lovesick despair,” the final revision of the program begins. “The dose of the narcotic, too weak to kill him, plunges him into a slumber accompanied by the strangest visions, during which his sensations, his emotions, his memories are transformed in his sick mind into musical thoughts and images. The loved one herself has become a melody to him, an idée fixe (fixed idea) as it were, that he encounters and hears everywhere.”

Following the first movement’s brooding introduction, the violins introduce the beloved’s recurring melody, the idée fixe. Its attractive, yet nervous character sets the tone for the balance of this section, a portrait in sound of the hero’s tempestuous emotions.

The second movement is an elegant but sinister waltz. At a fancy party, the composer spies his beloved across a crowded ballroom, only to lose her in the crush of swirling dancers.

In the third movement he retires to the country to rest, but is troubled by doubting thoughts regarding his lady love. Berlioz provides a picturesque rustic idyll, with shepherds piping to one another across the fields, an image achieved by placing the oboe soloist behind the stage and having him (or her) engage in a call-and-response dialogue with the onstage English horn player. Toward the end of the movement, Berlioz calls into action no fewer than four timpani players to recreate the sounds of distant thunder.

In the fourth movement, to the strains of an alternately sinister and pompous march, the hero is led to the guillotine and beheaded for the murder of his beloved.

The finale is a witches’ Sabbath held at the hero’s own funeral, where he encounters his loved one for the last time. Transformed into a fiendish spirit, she leads a mob of demons in a frenzied, mocking round dance and Berlioz’ instrumental imagination works at a fever pitch. © 2014 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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artists Jeremy Denk, piano Michael Wilson

One of America’s most thought-provoking, multi-faceted, and compelling artists, pianist Jeremy Denk is the winner of a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2014 Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s 2014 Instrumentalist of the Year award. He has appeared as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and London, and regularly gives recitals in New York, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, and throughout the United States. In the 2014-15 season, he starts his three-year tenure as Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and makes debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. Denk is also known for his witty and personal writing; his blog, Think Denk, is widely read and enjoyed both within and outside the industry, and he has written pieces for the New Yorker, the New York Times Review of Books, Newsweek, the New Republic, and the website of NPR Music. One of his New Yorker contributions, “Every Good Boy Does Fine,” will be the basis of a book he is writing for publication by Random House in a couple of years’ time. He served as Music Director of the 2014 Ojai Music Festival, where as well as performing and curating he is composed the libretto for a semi-satirical opera The Classical Style. His debut recording for Nonesuch Records presented music by Ligeti and Beethoven and was included on many “Best of 2012” lists, including those of the New Yorker, Washington Post and NPR Music; his second recording for the label – of Bach’s Goldberg Variations – reached number one on Billboard’s “Classical Albums” chart and was named one of the “Best of 2013” by the New Yorker and the New York Times. This is his first performance with the RPO. For more information, visit jeremydenk.net.

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Beyond the Score®:

Scheherazade Nov. 22 / 8 PM

Alexander Mickelthwate, guest conductor Delve deeper into one of the most beloved pieces in the repertoire: video, narration, and musical excerpts combine to unveil Rimsky-Korsakov’s exotic portrait of famed storyteller Scheherazade. Learn about the music, then listen in a whole new way as the RPO closes the concert with a full performance.

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Oct 9

7:30 pm

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Oct 11

Jeffrey Kahane, guest conductor and piano

KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

MAURICE RAVEL

Piano Concerto in G Major

Jeffrey Kahane, piano

GEORGE GERSHWIN

An American in Paris

17:00

Concert Românesc

12:00

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY

Suite from Háry János

22:00

Jeffrey Kahane will perform on a Steinway piano donated in honor of Jon Nakamatsu, a special friend of the RPO.

21:00

Allegramente

Adagio assai Presto

INTERMISSION

GYORGY LIGETI

Prelude, The Fairy Tale Begins

The Viennese Musical Clock Song

The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon Intermezzo

Entrance of the Emperor and his Court

An American in Paris

8 pm

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Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major b. March 7, 1875 Ciboure, France d. December 28, 1937 Paris, France First performed by the RPO January 19, 1933; Fritz Reiner, conductor, Sandor Vas, piano.

Last performed October 27, 2007 Hugh Wolff, conductor, Jon Kimura Parker, piano.

Ravel’s two piano concertos were his final major works, composed during the same period, 1929-1931. The Concerto in G Major for two hands is bright and breezy, while the Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major is a more somber affair. The first performance of the G Major took place in Paris on January 14, 1932, with Ravel conducting the Lamoureux Orchestra and Marguerite Long as soloist.

The opening movement balances the playful and the dreamy.

Complete and utterly bewitching contrast comes in the slow movement. Marguerite Long called its principal theme, introduced unaccompanied by the soloist, as “one of the most touching melodies which has come from the human heart.” The finale is a headlong chase led by the soloist. Ravel dots its breakneck course with mischievous tunes, pizzicato strings, and playfully jingling percussion.

George Gershwin An American in Paris Following the premiere of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in 1925, The New York Symphony Society, which had commissioned and premiered the composition, asked him to compose a work for orchestra alone. Three years later, with the early sketches for the new piece in tow, Gershwin traveled to Paris for an extended working holiday, where the composition began to take shape. Back in New York, he completed An American in Paris just in time for its scheduled premiere that December.

b. September 26, 1898 Brooklyn, N.Y. d. July 11, 1937 Hollywood, Calif.

First performed by the RPO January 24, 1930; Guy Fraser Harrison, conductor.

Last performed May 10, 2008; Jeff Tyzik, conductor.

Here is Gershwin’s own introduction: “My purpose is to portray the impression of an American visitor in Paris, as he strolls about the city, and listens to various street noises and absorbs the French atmosphere. The opening gay section is followed by a rich blues with a strong rhythmic undercurrent. Our American friend perhaps after strolling into a café and having a couple of drinks, has succumbed to a spasm of homesickness. This blues rises to a climax followed by a coda in which the spirit of the music return to the vivacity and bubbling exuberance of the opening part with its impressions of Paris.

Apparently the homesick American, having left the café and reached the open air, has disowned his spell of the blues and once again is an alert spectator of Parisian life. At the conclusion, the street noises and French atmosphere are triumphant.”

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György Ligeti Concert Românesc (Romanian Concerto) b. May 28, 1923 Dicsöszentmárton, Transylvania d. June 12, 2006 Vienna, Austria This is the first performance by the RPO.

Despite Ligeti’s reputation for producing radical compositions later in life, the Concert Românesc dates from early in his career and closely resembles the folk-flavored music of such conservative fellow Hungarians as Kodály.

“In 1949, when I was 26,” he wrote, “I learned how to transcribe the folk songs from wax cylinders at the Folklore Institute in Bucharest. Many of these melodies stuck in my memory and led in 1951 to the composition of my Romanian Concerto. However, not everything in it is genuinely Romanian as I also invented elements in the spirit of the village bands.”

Communist government officials deemed it ‘too modern,’ so it was never broadcast. The score was lost until the 1960s, when it was reconstructed from the orchestral parts and performed for the first time in Evanston, Illinois. Ligeti’s publisher purchased the music and the composer polished it up to his satisfaction.

It opens with a slow, expressive, and beautiful slow movement, followed by a vivacious movement. Ligeti segues directly into another slow movement, which is bejeweled with quietly lovely solos for wind instruments. After a restrained introduction, the finale bursts into an exuberant folk dance.

Zoltán Kodály Suite from Háry János b. December 16, 1882 Kesckemét, Hungary d. March 6, 1967 Budapest, Hungary First performed by the RPO January 25, 1934; Sir Hamilton Harty, conductor.

Last performed May 5, 1990; Mark Elder, conductor.

The richly scored and witty Háry János (more a play with music than an opera) premiered in Budapest in 1926.

The suite centers on a roguish folk hero, John Háry, whose fanciful exploits were known to Hungarians through oral tradition before they first appeared in print during the mid-nineteenth century. Háry is an aging villager who regales his tavern buddies with tall tales of his military exploits during the Napoleonic wars.

Kodály prepared the concert suite from Háry János in 1927. The Prelude opens with a ‘musical sneeze.’ Viennese Musical Clock presents a jolly depiction of a mechanical timepiece and the third movement, Song, is a transcription of a nostalgic love duet sung by the hero and his village sweetheart, based on an authentic Hungarian folk song.

The fourth movement is a satirical portrait, first of the French army, then of Napoleon and Háry’s encounter with him. A lively Intermezzo follows, which includes a courting dance dating from around 1800.

The suite concludes with a festive march, to which Háry imagines himself entering Vienna’s imperial court in triumph. © 2014 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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artists Jeffrey Kahane, guest conductor and piano Equally at home at the keyboard or on the podium, Jeffrey Kahane is recognized by audiences around the world for his mastery of a diverse repertoire ranging from Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, to Gershwin, Golijov, and John Adams.

Since making his Carnegie Hall debut in 1983, Kahane has given recitals in many of the nation’s major music centers including New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.

He appears as a soloist with major orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the San Francisco Symphony and is also a popular figure at all of the major U.S. summer festivals. His last performance with the RPO was in October 2001 for Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1.

Following his conducting debut at the Oregon Bach Festival in 1988, he has guest conducted many of the major U.S. orchestras such as the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, Philadelphia Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Baltimore, Dallas, and New World symphonies. Now in his 18th season as Music Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Kahane concluded his tenure as Music Director of the Colorado Symphony in June 2010 and for 10 seasons was Music Director of the Santa Rosa Symphony, where he is now Conductor Laureate. He has received recognition for his programming and commitment to education and community involvement with all three orchestras and received ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming for his work in both Los Angeles and Denver.

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Bravo to Our Generous Supporters

Corporate Partners, Foundations & Organizations The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following corporate, foundation, and community organizations for their generous support. Listings are as of July 22, 2014. Please call 454-7311 x252 with questions or corrections.

Symphony ($50,000+) Davenport-Hatch Foundation G.W. Lisk, Inc. of Clifton Springs Wegman Family Charitable Foundation Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation Concerto ($25,000–$49,999) Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Constellation Brands Fibertech Networks Gouvernet Arts Fund Kilian J. & Caroline F. Schmitt Foundation M&T Bank Wendy’s Restaurants of Rochester Sonata ($10,000–$24,999) Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation Glover Crask Charitable Trust High Falls Advisors MVP Health Care Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Rochester General Health System Unity Health System Xerox Foundation Suite ($5,000–$9,999) AAA of Western & Central New York Corning Incorporated Dixon Schwabl Dominion Transmission, Inc. Dreyfus Foundation Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation KPMG LLP Linden Oaks Office Park The Przysinda Family Foundation Spindler Family Foundation The Pipa Tagliarino Group at Morgan Stanley Thomson Reuters Wegmans Food Markets Fred and Floy Willmott Foundation Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation The Louis S. & Molly B. Wolk Foundation Partner ($1,000–$2,999) AlphaGraphics Ames-Amzalak Memorial Trust Braitman Family Foundation ALSTOM Signaling Foundation T.M. & M.W. Crandall Foundation Durwood Management, Inc. Five Star Bank G-S Plastics Optics/ Tel-Tru Mfg. Co. Harris Beach PLLC May Kay Houck Foundation Klein Reinforcing Services Kovalsky-Carr Electric Supply Manning & Napier Advisors Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

Rochester Midland Corporation Rochester Philharmonic League Associate ($600–$999) Bio-Optronics, Inc. Boydell & Brewer, Inc. O’Connell Electric Co. Supporter ($350–$599) Bergmann Associates Datrose DeCarolis Truck Rental 45 East Fine Jewelers Hayes Asset Management, LLC Gary & Nancy Penisten Family Foundation Matthews & Fields Lumber Co. Peko Precision Products Inc. Reimer Piano Tuning Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. West Herr Automotive Group

Gifts In Kind Alexandra Northrop & Jules Smith Christopher Seaman City Newspaper Constellation Brands Dixon Schwabl Ed & Barbara Burns Hedonist Artisan Chocolates Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly Janet Kellner & Jim Kurtz Jay Advertising Overture John Grieco ($3,000–$4,999) Jon & Kathy Schumacher Caldwell Manufacturing Company JR McCarthy The Elizabeth F. Cheney Kevin Gavagan Foundation KidsOutAndAbout.com The Community Foundation Kurt & Judy Feuhern Rufus K. Dryer II Fund Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer Mary S. Mulligan Charitable Trust Michael Butterman & Cornell/Weinstein Family Jennifer Carsillo Foundation Patricia Wilder

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Peter and Joan Faber Richie Rich Events Robin Lehman Steve Hess & Sarah Atkinson, MD Suzanne Welch & Bill Watson Tom & Nan Hildebrandt Matching Gift Companies Bank of America ExxonMobil Gleason Foundation IBM Corporation Johnson & Johnson JPMorganChase Oppenheimer Funds Inc. Pfizer Foundation Verizon

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETY

The Artistic Excellence Society (AES) recognizes donors for making a three-year pledge of $2,500 or more.

The AES is designed to engage our most passionate contributors and to ensure financial stability and ongoing support. Contact Judith Lemoncelli at 585.454.7311 x238 to learn more about the AES. Nancy & Harry Beilfuss Carol & John Bennett Stuart & Betsy Bobry Chris & Tom Burns Mary Ellen Burris Margaret J. Carnall Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Chapman Jeff & Sue Crane Lauren Dixon & Michael Schwabl Dr. Eric Dreyfuss Larry & Kas Eldridge Fred L. Emerson Foundation James & Ellen Englert Louise Epstein

Charles H. Owens William & Barbara Pulsifer Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Reed Elizabeth & Larry Rice Paul & Brigid Ryan Katherine T. & Jon. L. Schumacher Vicki & Richard Schwartz Nancy Skelton Ingrid A. Stanlis & Paul R. Donnelly Dr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang Michael & Patricia Wilder Kitty J. Wise

Barbara & Patrick Fulford Charles & Cindy Gibson Rob W. Goodling David & Barrie Heiligman Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Ralph F. Jozefowicz Myrta & Robert Knox Jim & Marianne Koller Stephen Lurie & Kathleen Holt Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn Lipson Jane & Jim Littwitz Swaminathan & Janice Madhu Deanne Molinari Paul Marc & Pamela Miller Ness

CAMPAIGN FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE

The Campaign for Artistic Excellence was launched in 2012 to help the RPO achieve its long-term goals of attracting and retaining the best possible artistic talent, continuing a tradition of community service, building national recognition, and ensuring financial stability and organizational excellence. $100,000 and above G. W. Lisk Company, Inc. Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn Lipson $50,000–$99,999 Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen $30,000–$49,999 High Falls Advisors

$15,000–$29,999 John & Carol Bennett Marie & Charlie Kenton Elizabeth & Larry Rice $10,000–$14,999 Robin & Michael Weintraub $5,000–$9,999 William Eggers & Deborah McLean

GEORGE EASTMAN LEGACY SOCIETY

The George Eastman Legacy Society honors those individuals who have included the RPO in their estate plans.

Interested in joining a growing group of dedicated individuals who appreciate the value that the RPO brings to their lives and the life of our community? Call Judith Lemoncelli at 585.454.7311 x238 to find out how you can help ensure that the RPO will be here for future generations.

Anonymous (1) Nancy & Harry Beilfuss Carol & John Bennett Jack & Carolyn Bent Ellen S. Bevan Stuart & Betsy Bobry William & Ruth Cahn Margaret J. Carnall Joan & Paul Casterline Dr. & Mrs. John J. Condemi Janis Dowd & Daan Zwick Joan & Harold* Feinbloom Donald & Elizabeth Fisher Suressa & Richard H. Forbes Catherine & Elmar Frangenberg Carolyn & Roger Friedlander Jay & Betsy Friedman Patrick & Barbara Fulford William L. Gamble Mary M. Gooley

Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff George Greer H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Jim & Marianne Koller Dawn & Jacques Lipson, M.D. Sue & Michael Lococo Cricket Luellen Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Mahar Joseph J. Mancini Pete & Sally Merrill Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad Metzger Deanne Molinari Suzanne F. Powell Dr. Ramon L. & Judith S. Ricker Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers Wallace R. Rust Peggy W. Savlov David G. & Antonia T. Schantz

William & Susan Schoff Peter S. Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti Jon L. & Katherine T. Schumacher Gretchen Shafer Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly Ann & Robert Van Niel Patricia Ward-Baker Fred M. Wechsler Robin & Michael Weintraub Patricia Wilder Kitty J. Wise Nancy & Mark Zawacki Alan R. Ziegler & Emily Neece The RPO is most grateful for the generous gifts from the estates of Jeann Groff and Elbis A. Shoales, M.D. *

Deceased

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Maestro’s Circle

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous individuals who help us continue to enrich and inspire the community through the art of music. Listings are as of July 22, 2014. Please call 454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.

Maestoso ($50,000 and above) Georgia P. Gosnell Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn Lipson Cricket & Frank Luellen Mrs. Marjorie Morris Prestissimo ($25,000–$49,999) Nancy & Harry Beilfuss Bill & Victoria Cherry William Eggers & Deborah McLean Louise Epstein Barbara & Patrick Fulford Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen Presto ($15,000–$24,999) Anonymous Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D. & Steven Hess Carol & John Bennett Jim Boucher William L. & Ruth P. Cahn VIVACE ($10,000–$14,999) Lauren Dixon & Michael Schwabl Mr. & Mrs. James T. Englert Dr. & Mrs. Steven Feldon Jay & Betsy Friedman Ronald H. Fielding Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Furman Marie & Charlie Kenton

Ilene & David Flaum Kathy & John Purcell Larry & Elizabeth Rice Elise & Stephen Rosenfeld Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher

Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly Josephine S. Trubek Michael & Patricia Wilder

Jim & Marianne Koller Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Konar Dr. & Mrs. Michael Millard Charles H. Owens Sandra A. Parker & John M. Summers Fayga Press Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer

Douglas Phillips Jules L. Smith & Alexandra Northrop In memory of Karl Speitel Bob & Gayle Stiles Dr. Eugene P. Toy

ALLEGRO ($5,000–$9,999) Marlene Alva in memory of Ruth G. Alva Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Briggs Chris & Tom Burns Mr. & Mrs. Harlan D. Calkins Catherine B. Carlson Joan & Paul Casterline Dr. Eric Dreyfuss Joan & Peter Faber Jeff & Alleen Fraser Joanne Gianniny Patricia A. Guttenberg William B. Hale

David & Barrie Heiligman Stephen Lurie & Kathleen Holt Patrick & Kathleen Kelly Ernest & Sarah Krug Harold & Christine Kurland Joanne Lang Lynne Lovejoy Mr. Lawrence Martling Deanne Molinari Mrs. Richard Palermo Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Reed Riedman Foundation

Mrs. Norma Riedman Nathan & Susan Robfogel Sunny & Nellie Rosenberg M Sandra & Richard Stein Robert C. Stevens Krestie Utech M Skip & Karen Warren Dr. Sidney & Linda S. Weinstein Robin & Michael Weintraub

ANDANTE ($2,500–$4,999) Anonymous (2) Miriam H. Ackley Judith M. Binder & Barbara Erbland Stuart & Betsy Bobry Allen & Joyce Boucher Priscilla & Rob Brown Barbara & John Bruning Mary Ellen Burris Paul & Mary Callaway Margaret J. Carnall Betsy & John Carver Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Chapman Thomas Chase Mary Ellen Clark Dr. John & Carol R. Condemi Jeff & Sue Crane

Joyce Crofton Richard & Michele Decker Gary DeTaeye Michele Dryer In Memoriam for Anita B. Dushay

by Frederick Dushay, M.D. Larry & Kas Eldridge John R. Ertle Helen & Dan Fultz Patty & Dick George Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ginsberg Rob W. Goodling Suzanne Gouvernet George & Mary Hamlin Alan J. Harris

Warren & Joyce Heilbronner Norman Horton Dr. Jack & Harriette Howitt Mr. & Mrs. Ernest J. Ierardi Stephen & Leslie Jacobs Dr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz Daryl & Charles Kaplan Norman & Judith Karsten M Richard & Karen Knowles Myrta & Robert Knox Marcy & Ray Kraus in loving memory of Dr. Allan & Charlotte Kraus Nancy & David Lane Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Hobart A. Lerner Jane & Jim Littwitz

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Edith M. Lord Swaminathan & Janice Madhu Dan & Kiki Mahar Saul & Susan Marsh William P. McCarrick Pamela McGreevy Mr. & Mrs. James R. McMillen Duane & Ida Miller James E. Morris, Esq. Paul Marc & Pamela Miller Ness Drs. Avice & Timothy O’Connor

Bernard & Molly Panner Brock & Sandra Powell William & Barbara Pulsifer John B. Rumsey Paul & Brigid Ryan Ron & Sharon Salluzzo Richard & Vicki Schwartz Nancy A. Skelton Janet Buchanan Smith Dr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Sobel Norman & Glenna Spindelman

David & Grace Strong Mrs. Schuyler Townson Mrs. Robert van der Stricht Ann & Robert Van Niel Dr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang Timothy & Teresa Wilson Kitty J. Wise Mr. & Mrs. Reyton Wojnowski Robert A. Woodhouse

ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499) Anonymous (10) Robert E. & Carol G. Achilles Barbara & David Ackroyd Jacqueline Adams Edward & Joan After Dr. & Mrs. Henry W. Altland Stephanie & Geoffrey Amsel Marvin & Frederica Amstey Allan & Polly Anderson Elaine Anderson Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Angevine, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George M. Angle Dave & Jan Angus Mr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. Araghi Bob & Jody Asbury Betsy Ann Balzano David & Nan Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Lloyd F. Bean & Ursula Burns William J. Beenhouwer Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Bennett David M. Berg & Dawn K. Riedy Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Bielaska, Jr. Don & Peggy Bolger M William & Grace Boudway John & Kristine Bouyoucos Susan Kay Brown Josh & Beth Bruner Ann Burr & A. Vincent Buzard Alan Cameros Philip & Jeanne Carlivati William T. Chandler Oliver Chanler Margaret & Donald Cherr Dr. & Mrs. Tim Clader Lorraine W. Clarke Sarah H. Collins M Christine Colucci Allison & John Currie Joseph & Judith Darweesh Linda Wells Davey Horace R. Davis David F. Dean Jacques & Monique Delettrez Tex & Nicki Doolittle Gail & Douglas Doonan Janis Dowd & Daan Zwick M Ms. Marilyn Drumm Dr. & Mrs. James Durfee Mrs. C.M. Durland Rose Duver Wendy & David Dworkin Ellen & Lester Eber Dr. Steven & Susan Eisinger Mohsen Emami, M.D. New Horizons Band & Orchestra Gerald G. Estes Julia B. Everitt Trevor & Elizabeth Ewell Samuel J. & Marsha R. Fico M Jill Sutton Finan

Thomas & Janet Fink Charles Fitzgibbon Gail R. Flugel John & Sandy Ford In Memory of Dr. & Mrs. Charles R. Fordyce Jonathan Foster Dr. & Mrs. Elmar Frangenberg Shirley B. & Kevin Frick Harry & Marion Fulbright Johanna M. Gambino in memory of Jerry J. Gambino William L. Gamble Dr. Richard & Josie Gangemi David & Patricia Gardner Winston E. Gaum Dr. & Mrs. David Gentile Craig & Shirley George Mr. & Mrs. Wesley P. Ghyzel Tom & Kelly Gilman Warren & June Glaser Paul & Carol Goldberg Patricia Goodwin Burton Gordon Jean Gostomski Janet & Roger Gram Jeanne Gray in memory of Robert C. Gray George Greer Alan & Julie Griesinger Brigitte & Klaus Gueldenpfennig Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Haggerty Jeffrey & Lynne Halik Peggy & David Hall Joan & Alfred Hallenbeck Dr. Patricia Hans Louise B. Harris Merrill & Dianne Herrick Walter B.D. Hickey, Jr. Tom & Nan Hildebrandt Susan Holliday Mary Jo & Jack Hultz Marjorie S. Humphrey Bob & Elaine Jacobsen Jane H. Johnson Miles & Silvija Jones Dr. & Mrs. Harold Kanthor Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kennedy Robert J. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Alvie Kidd Dr. & Mrs. John W. Killigrew Karen S. Kral James & Elaine Kraus Barbara & Jack Kraushaar Deanna & Charles Krusenstjerna Werner & Susan Kunz David & Andrea Lambert Lane Family Fund Ms. Connie Leary John & Alice Leddy Norman & Arlene Leenhouts

Judith Francis Lemoncelli Gay & Don Lenhard Vincent & Christina Lenti Mr. & Mrs. James A. Locke III Sue & Michael Lococo John & Dolores Loftus Arthur E. Lowenthal Harold D. Lowry Kathryn Markakis & Geoffrey Williams Mrs. Bruce P. Marshall Frances & Robert Marx Carol & John Matteson Mrs. Gilbert G. McCurdy Carol A. McFetridge Bruce & Eleanor McLear Dr. & Mrs. Neal McNabb Karen Mead Marion & Ed Mench Pete & Sally Merrill Daniel M. Meyers Margaret-Anne Milne John Muenter Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Munson Mr. & Mrs. Philip Neivert Elizabeth Neureiter-Seely Sara L. Niemeyer William J. O’Connor, Jr. David E. Owens Mrs. Betty L. Paddock Jane Parker & Francis Cosentino Patricia & Philip Parr Mr. Kirkwood Personius Hazlow Electronics, Inc. Bill & Beverly Pullis Nancy & Vincent Reale Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Richards Carol Ritter Wright & William Wright Daniel & Nancy Robbins Mrs. Stanley M. Rogoff Dr. Marie Rolf & Mr. Robin Lehman Drs. Carl & O.J. Sahler Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Santo Drs. Eva & Jude Sauer Peggy Savlov James G. Scanzaroli Peter Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti Anthony & Gloria Sciolino Catherine & Richard Seeger Libba & Wolf Seka Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Shea Wayne & Sonja Shelton Robert & Nancy Shewan Virginia Skuse & Mr. Frank Grosso Alice & Ken Slining Susan & David Spector M Daniel & Susan Stare Kenneth T. & Eva M. Steadman Mrs. Andrea Stewart Dr. Robert & Sally Jo Stookey Pavel Sullivan

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ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499) continued Eleanor Summers Frank & Rose Swiskey Margaret & Charles Symington Dr. & Mrs. Henry A. Thiede J. Russell & Kathleen Thomas Miriam Thomas Robert & Diane Tichell Dr. & Mrs. Mark Tornatore Stephen & Shirley Townsend David & Marcia Trauernicht Bancroft-Tubbs Family Fund

Dorothy Tyler Jim & Linda Varner Dr. Laura von Doenhoff Richard & Brenda Vuillequez Harry & Ruth Walker Stephen R. Webb Ann Weitzel Joseph Werner & Diane Smith Stephen Wershing Carol Whitbeck Mrs. Frederick C. White

Mrs. Kay R. Whitmore Ms. Christine Wickert James H. Willey Henry Williams & Barbara Dimmick Elise & Joseph Wojciechowski Ernest Wong Charlotte C. Wright Linda & Robert G. Wyman Caroline & Richard Yates

Philharmonic Friends ADVOCATE ($700–$999) Anonymous (4) Daniel & Elizabeth Abbas Dr. & Mrs. James V. Aquavella Betsy & Gerald Archibald John & Lisa Baron Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Blumenau Jeff & Kathy Bowen Josephine Buckley Jane A. Capellupo Michael B. Gehl & Jeffrey Caruso David & Mary Cheeran Walter Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Curtis, Jr. Jane Dieck Wendell & Mary Discher William & Cynthia Dougherty Carol & Tom Elliott Udo Fehn & Christine Long Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Fleckenstein George & Marie Follett John & Chris Forken Marjorie & James Fulmer Peter & Nancy Gaess Dr. & Mrs. William Grammar Barbara J. Granite Ed & Terry Grissing Dr. & Mrs. Robert Gulick Mrs. Laura J. Hameister Marilyn & Dick Hare Mr. Lawrence Helfer

Art & Barb Hirst David L. Hoffberg John & Barbara Holder Andrew & Kathleen Holt Carol E. Hopkins Dr. Robert E. Horn Earl & Mary Ingersoll Mrs. Maryel Kellogg Marilyn & David Klass Marcella Klein & Richard Schaeffer Glenn & Nancy Koch Doris & Austin Leve In memory of Helene P. Lovenheim John & Judy Lynd Stephen Matkowsky & Elzbieta Charchalis Gilbert Kennedy McCurdy Richard McGrath Ferne F. Merrill Ken & Nancy Mihalyov Hinda & Michael Miller Onnalie Miller Jonathan Mink & Janet Cranshaw Richard & Joyce Mitchell Ilene Montana Dr. & Mrs. William L. Morgan Morning Musicale W. Robert Nolan Mrs. Virginia S. Pacala David & Monica Panipinto

Channing & Marie Philbrick Ann Piato Margaret Quackenbush Robert & Anne Quivey Atonio Rosati & Patricia Krysalka Jamal & Pam Rossi Hon. & Mrs. Franklin T. Russell William Saunders Gary B. & Scott A. Schaefer Susan & Bill Schoff Joan M. Schumaker Elaine & Peter Schwarz Joan & Arthur Segal Carol C. Shulman Robert & Norma Snyder Janet H. Sorensen Margaret A. Strite Donna Thompson Mimi & Sam Tilton John & Betty Travis Jim Van Meter & Marlene Piscitelli Dale & Lorraine Whittington Donald P. Wichman Ed & Wilma Wierenga Gary & Judith Wood Laura & Joel Yellin John C. Youngers Karen & Sy Zivan Mr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow

BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) Anonymous (10) Carol Aldridge Robert & Anne Allen Peter & Jane Anderson Allegra Angus A. Joseph Antos Dr. & Mrs. E. David Appelbaum M Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Atwater Gloria Baciewicz Jane Ellen Bailey Jean Boynton Baker Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Balta Maureen Baran Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barrett Asish & Susan Basu Steve & Anne Bauer Karen Baumgartner John & Ellen Beck

Hays & Karen Bell Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bennett Mrs. Helen H. Berkeley Chris & Jodi Beyer Eric & Marcia Birken Chrystine Blackwell Lynne Blank James R. Boehler Mrs. Philip P. Bonanni Susan & Peter Bondy Agneta M. Borgstedt, M.D. Donald & Mary Boyd Judith Boyd Dr. & Mrs. Albert Brault Daan Braveman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Briggs Elaine & Wayne Brigman Mrs. George H. Brown

Dr. & Mrs. George G. Browning Wilma M. Brucker Doug & Chris Brush Richard F. Brush Al Buckner Mary Elaine Aldoretta & Richard Burandt David J. & Margaret M. Burns Rory & Rebekah Burrill Bruce & Shirley Burritt Joe Buttari Eric & Lee Caine Dick & Marcia Calabrese Keith & Joan Calkins Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Carrier John & Diane Caselli Diane & Roger Cass Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Rita Chessin

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Irene Churukian Victor Ciaraldi & Kathy Marchaesi Jack & Barbara Clarcq Mrs. Ann Clarke Martha D. Clasquin Alan Cohen & Nancy Bloom Gloria & Pincus Cohen David & Donna Cole Mary Ellen Collinge Cheryl Collins Cathy Cushman & Jeff Sokol France Danielson Jerry Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Davies Robert & Sandi DeBruycker Dr. & Mrs. H. George Decancq, Jr. John & Jane DeCory Sue De George Ken & Jean DeHaven Josephine Dewey Nancy & Sreeram Dhurjaty Mr. A Dmochowski Donald & Stephanie Doe Warren Doerrer Ms. Jeanetta Dunlap Joanne Eccles Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Egan Larry & Peggy Elliott Holly K. Elwell Marcia L. Elwitt D. Craig Epperson & Dr. Beth Jelsma Donald & Jean Eygnor Sherman & Anne Farnham Clara S. Firth Elizabeth B. Fisher F. Peter Flihan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Forsyth Cortland F. Fowler, Sr. Ann & Steve Fox Sandra & Neil Frankel Mrs. Richard Freeman Ruth Freeman Taylor Freitas Dr. Gary J. Friend & Mrs. Lois B. Wolff-Friend Moriel & Bob Gabbey N. Gadziala & R. J. Looney Sue Gaffney Jerry J. Gambino, Jr. Jill & Kent Gardner Sharon Garelick Richard & Joyce Gilbert Jean & Dr. Al Ginkel Robert & Marie Ginther Andrea S. Giuffre Mrs. Coral T. Glassman John & Roslyn Goldman Dane & Judy Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Julian M. Gordon Robert & Jeanne Grace Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff Mr. & Mrs. Newton H. Green Gay Jane Greene Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Griswold Michael & Joanna Grosodonia Ms. Barbara E. Gross Mr. Robert C. Grossman David Louis Guadagnino Ann L. Haag Susan & James Haefner Mary Hale David & Frances Hall Howard T. Hallowell III Zena & Tom Hampson

Martin & Sherrie Handelman Ronald W. Hansen Mark & Barbara Hargrave Robert T. & Mary Ann Hargrave Karen Hart Mr. & Mrs. James M. Hartman David & Marian Hartney Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hasiuk Mrs. Robert A. Heinle Richard Henshaw Ray & Joan Hensler Ms. Judith Hensley Carol & Michael Hirsh Ryan Hoefen Mr. & Mrs. Ned Holmes Tala & Mark Hopkins Mr & Mrs William N Hosley Larry & Barbara Howe Dr. Wei & Ivy Hsu Richard & Joyce Humphreys Gwyneth Hunting Mr. & Mrs. John Hustler Robert & Merilyn Israel Dewey Jackson Bruce Jacobs Mr. Gerald Jenkins Janet S. Jennison David & Patricia Jewell Dr. & Mrs. H. Douglas Jones John & Carole Joyce Valerie & Robert Kalwas Dr. & Mrs. Donald Kamm Anne Kampmeier Lori & Frank Karbel Barbara & Robert Kay Mr. Jack L. Kelch Leo & Cynthia Kesselring Jack & CB Kinsella Kenneth R. Knight Mr. & Mrs. Mordecai Kolko Mrs. Ellen Konar Paulina & Laurence Kovalsky Elsbeth J. Kozel Chari Krenis Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Krieger Jane Labrum Rev. William Laird Dr. & Mrs. Leo R. Landhuis Mr & Mrs. Thomas O Lange Craig & Susan Larson Diana Lauria Jennifer Leonard & David Cay Johnston Lenore & Marshall Lesser Pamela Leve Sarah F. Liebschutz Ms. Jean Ligozio Barbara L. Lobb Dr. Erwin Loewen & Anita Rosenfeld Dr. & Mrs. Norman R. Loomis Ed Lutterbein Edward J. & Kathleen L. Lynd Sandra Maceyka Mr. & Mrs. Achilles Mafilios Angela Mambro Jeanne Mandel James & Patricia Mangin Sandy & Jack Maniloff Jeffrey & Laura Markwick Diana Marquis Mr. & Mrs. Fred Mason Richard & Catherine Massie Mark & Kathy Keogh Mr. & Mrs. William C. Mayer Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Mazzarella

C. Thomas & Emily McCall Dick & Sandra McGavern Mr. & Mrs. David McNair Margaret & Bob Mecredy Mr. & Mrs. Harry P. Messina, Jr. Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad Metzger Sidney Metzger Theodore H. Morse Joseph & Linda Mulcahy Sam & Donna Muto Dr. & Mrs. R. Joseph Naples Mr Raymond L Nelson Mildred G. Ness John Neumann Richard & Jeanne Newman Dr. Richard & Nancy Newton Joan & Beryl Nusbaum Suzanne J. O’Brien W. Smith & Jean O’Brien Peter Oddleifson & Kay Wallace Malcolm O’Malley Robert & Betty Oppenheimer Rita B. Otterbein Mrs. John Paganelli The Rev. Marilyle Sweet Page Myrna & Gary Paige Dr. Vivian Palladoro Robert J. Palmer Phil R. Palumbo Monica Panipinto Jonathan R. Parkes & Marcia Bornhurst Parkes John & Diane Parrinello Thomas W. Paul Esther & Tom Paul David & Marjorie Perlman Mr. & Mrs. Claude Peters Thomas W. Petrillo & William R. Reamy Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Piazza David & Virginia Pixley Dr. & Mrs. Lee D. Pollan Vera Powley Dr. Susan Presberg-Greene & Dr. Robert Greene Bill & Edie Prest Mary Jane Proschel Barry & Jean Rabson Jerry & Janice Rachfal Susan A. Raub Richard & Susan Reed Dr. & Mrs. Paul Reeves Stan & Anne Refermat Bob & Shirley Rheinwald Mr. & Mrs. Donn P. Rice Dr. Ramon L. & Judith S. Ricker Donald & Ernstine Rickner Christopher Rider Sandra & Eugene Riley Robert Robbins Nancy & Art Roberts Suzanne Robinson Lawrence & Virginia Rockwell Dr. Harry & Ellen Rosen Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Margery & Richard Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Rosenbaum Dick & Bea Rosenbloom Thomas & Elizabeth Ross Beatrice Roxin, in memory of Paul Roxin Dr. & Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert Andrea Rudolph & Rosalind M. Rudolph Carolyn & Charles Ruffing

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) continued Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Strasser Mr. James R. Sabey Edward Tanner & Elizabeth Treiber Louise Sadowski Douglas F. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Salerno, Jr. Jonathan G. Terry Ed & Gabriel Saphar Chris Thomas & Catherine Cerulli Ron Sassone Eric Thompson Susan Scanlon & Croft K. Hangartner Thomas Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schenkel Donald Tingley Marjorie Schmale Celia & Doug Topping Paul & Barbara Schmied Bill & Mary Anna Towler Nancy & David Schraver Donald & Donna Traver David & Naomi Schrier Mr. & Mrs. George Treier George J. Schwartz, M.D. William J. Tribelhorn Katie Sejba Mr. & Mrs. A. Gene Trimble Rich Sensenbach J. Michael & Sally Turner Mr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Seymour John & Janet Tyler Robert Hallstrom & Lily Shaw Eugene & Gloria Ulterino Ruth Sheldon Joyce Underberg & Stan Rodwin Mary E. Sherman DJ & Patty Upton Mr. & Mrs. Michael O. Shipley George Urich Myron S. Silver & Rivka Chatman Charles & Susan Van Buren Joseph Simpson Bruce & Lauri Van Hise Daniel & Sarah Singal Betsy Van Horn George Smith & Diane Ahlman Doug Cline & Lorraine Van Meter-Cline Charles H. Speirs Margaret Vanas Walter Stacker Wayne & Anne Vander Byl Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Steiner Gary & Marie VanGraafeiland James Stenger Thomas & Jeanne Verhulst Mr & Mrs David Stern Vic Vinkey Elizabeth & Robert Sterrett John & Susan Volpel Ann H. Stevens & William J. Shattuck Robert Vosteen Kevin Stone & Nancy Atwood-Stone

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Marketing & Communications Katie Sejba, Vice President of Marketing & Communications Kathryn Judd, Marketing Manager Teddy Sainphor, Ticketing Manager Michelle Shippers, Communications Manager Lani Toyama, Box Office Manager Matthew Langford ~

Administration Charles H. Owens, President & CEO Ellen Beck, Executive Assistant Artistic Operations & Education Richard Decker, Vice President of Artistic Administration Chris Beyer, Concert Production Manager & Audio Engineer Barbara Larson, Director of Education David T. Meyer +, House Manager

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Development and special events Judith Lemoncelli, Vice President of Development Pavel Sullivan, Associate Director of Annual Giving & Donor Relations Brigid Ryan, Manager of Volunteers & Special Events Stephen T. House, Grants Manager Olivia Grant* Sumner Truax ~

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Finance & Administration Ronald L. Steinmiller, Vice President of Finance & Administration Nancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information Systems Irene Shaffer, Manager of Human Resources Mark Pignagrande, Staff Accountant Kara Aymerich, Office Administrator

Box Office Representatives Olivia Case + Abby Chapman-Duprey + Sammi Cohen + Quinn Delaney + Marcy Savastano + Sterling Tyler + Katie Weber + Rochester Philharmonic League Laura Morihara+, RPL Administrator Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Susan Basu+, Manager + Part Time * Intern ~ Indicates Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Intern from the Eastman School of Music

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David Ackroyd Chairperson Judy Binder Andrew Brown Alan Chodak Vicky Feathers Jeanne Gray Virginia Griffin

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Jim Orgar Linda Orgar Gregory Parris Michael Rutecki Tammy Sutliff Fred Weingarten Roxanne Willard Mary Ellen Womack

Ex-Officio: Susan Basu David Harman, Music Director Emeritus Charles Owens, RPO CEO Josephine Whang RPYO Music Directors: Howard Weiss, Founding Music Director, 1970-1989 Daryl One, 1990-1993 David Harman, Music Director Emeritus, 1993-2014 RPYO Staff: Susan Basu, Manager

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2014/15 GUEST CONDUCTORS

Dr. Paul Shewan Roberts Wesleyan College

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Sunday, March 8 at 3:00 PM Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Annual Side-by-Side Concert with the RPO Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 PM Hale Auditorium, Roberts Wesleyan College

Heartfelt thanks to our more than 550 volunteers for their ongoing and vital contributions to education, office, community engagement, special events, and theatre operations. Below is a list of the RPO’s formal volunteer organizations and active committees. For more information on how you can lend your time and talents to the RPO, contact Brigid Ryan, Manager of Volunteers and Special Events at (585) 454-7311 X243 or email bryan@rpo.org.

Special Events Oversight Committee Richard Sadowski and Ed Bullard, Co-Chairs

“Need a Lift” Program Michelle Bello Dispatcher

Volunteer Enrichment Committee Shannon Nance, Chair

“Rear Guard” Volunteers Jean Webster, Chair

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUE

Founded in 1929, the Rochester Philharmonic League is an organization of men and women who support the RPO with a focus on educating young people about music and the RPO. League projects include: escorting for the RPO Educational Concerts, the Young Artist Auditions for high school musicians, our Music, Munch & Mingle series where members attend select RPO rehearsals followed by lunch with an RPO musician, and the Glimmerglass Opera trip. Contact Laura Morihara, Administrator: (585) 399-3654 or email rpl@rpo.org.

Carol Shulman, President Eileen Ramos, President-Elect Kitty Wise, Vice-President Naomi Schrier, Secretary Margie Sabath, Treasurer

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Since its founding by George Eastman in 1922, the RPO has been committed to enriching and inspiring our community through the art of music. Currently in its 92nd year, the RPO is dedicated to maintaining its high standard of artistic excellence, unique tradition of musical versatility, and deep commitment to education and community engagement.

Today, the RPO presents up to 130 concerts per year, serving nearly 150,000 people through ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and community centers throughout the region. A highlight of the 2013–14 season was the RPO’s performance at Carnegie Hall on May 7, 2014, as part of the Spring For Music festival. RPO concerts are rebroadcast on WXXI 91.5 FM. For more information about the RPO, visit rpo.org.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TICKETS: The Eastman Theatre Box Office is located at 433 East Main St., downtown Rochester.

The Box Office is open Mon-Sat, 10AM-5PM; 10AM-3PM on non-concert Saturdays; and 60 minutes prior to performances and through intermission. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 585-454-2100 or online through rpo.org; tickets are also available at all Rochester-area Wegmans. Discounts are available for groups of 10+. Call 585-454-2100.

PARKING: Paid parking for Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre is available at the East End Garage, located next to the theatre with entrances on Main, Scio, and Swan Streets. Paid parking for the Performance Hall at Hochstein is available at the Sister Cities Garage, located behind the school at Church and Fitzhugh Streets.

PRE-CONCERT TALKS: Philharmonics ticket-holders are welcome to attend pre-concert talks, held one hour before all philharmonics concerts in the orchestra level of the theatre.

SERVICES FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES: Wheelchair locations and seating for those with disabilities are available at all venues; please see the house manager or an usher for assistance. Elevators are located in the oval lobby of Kodak Hall and in the East Wing. A wheelchair-accessible restroom is available on the first floor.

SERVICES FOR HARD-OF-HEARING PATRONS: Audio systems are available at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre; headsets may be obtained from an usher prior to the performance.

LOST AND FOUND: Items found in Kodak Hall will be held at the Eastman Theatre Box Office, 433 E. Main Street. For more info, call 585-454-2100.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES: The use of cameras or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Patrons are asked to turn off all personal electronic devices prior to the performance.

Refreshments: Food and drink are not permitted in the concert hall, except for bottled water.

Refreshments are available for purchase in Betty’s Café located on the orchestra level of Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.

TICKET DONATION: If you are unable to attend a concert, please consider donating your tickets to us as a tax-deductible contribution. Return your tickets to the RPO no later than 2PM the day of the performance to make them available for resale.

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