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oct 23–Nov 22 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

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Welcome from the President & CEO

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RPO Board of Directors

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Bravo to Our Sponsors Bravo to Our Generous Supporters Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Bravo to Our Volunteers/ Philharmonic League

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Mozart and Prokofiev October 23 and 25

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The Phantom of the Opera Silent Film October 31 and November 1

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Portraits of Film Music November 2

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Brahms and Rachmaninoff November 6 and 8

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Van Cliburn Gold and Mozart’s “Jupiter” November 13 and 15

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Beyond the Score®: Scheherazade November 22

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Dear Friends,

Welcome

from the President & CEO

All of us in the RPO family deeply mourn the passing on September 21st of our dear friend Jay Friedman, an Honorary Board Member, longtime supporter and enthusiastic fan of his beloved orchestra.

For more than 15 years, Jay Friedman served the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra through appointments on the Board of Directors, Honorary Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Finance Committee. He also was actively involved as an outspoken advocate for the future of the RPO as a leader of the Citizens for a Quality Philharmonic, and he was influential in the addition of two musicians to regularly serve on the RPO Board of Directors. A respected trial attorney, he was active in the Rochester legal community for 52 years, serving many leadership roles including Vice President and Trustee of the Monroe County Bar Association.

Jay’s appreciation for the RPO shone through in many ways. An avid concertgoer, Jay held season tickets to every RPO concert in every series offered since graduating from Cornell Law School. His love for the RPO began at an early age, when he attended concerts with his parents, and Jay often claimed to have attended more RPO concerts than anyone else in the community.

The passing of this passionate and devoted supporter is a deep loss for the RPO, and we extend our deepest sympathies to his wife, Betsy, and their extended family.

In October, our Philharmonics Series continues with Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 and Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto, featuring Principal Bassoonist Matthew McDonald’s first solo performance with the RPO (Oct. 23 & 24). On November 6 and 8, pianist Douglas Humpherys joins us for Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with guest conductor Christoph König. The following week, Van Cliburn gold medalist Vadym Kholodenko performs Prokofiev’s scintillating Second Piano Concerto under the baton of guest conductor José Luis Gomez. (Nov. 13 & 15).

Just in time for Halloween, the RPO presents a special screening of The Phantom of the Opera, the original 1925 silent film set in a haunted opera house (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1). For more music in film, our second Sunday matinee honors such classic film scores as E.T. and the 1927 sci-fi classic Metropolis (Nov. 2).

Multimedia projects continue as we kick off a season of exciting specials with Video Games Live (Nov. 21) and a thrilling presentation of RimskyKorsakov’s exotic Scheherazade from the Chicago Symphony’s acclaimed Beyond the Score® series (Nov. 22). These back-to-back projects remind us how grateful we are to the Davenport Hatch Foundation for recent grants enabling us to bring state-of-the-art digital technology to the concert hall.

Enjoy the concert – and please stay in touch and tell us what you think!

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

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FLUTE First Violin Juliana Athayde, Concertmaster Rebecca Gilbert, Principal

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Kathleen Murphy Kemp, Assistant Principal Christopher Haritatos Mary Ann Wukovitz Ben Krug Andrew Barnhart Ingrid Bock Melissa Burton Anderson Alexa Ciceretti ~ Weiting Sun ~ Bass Colin Corner, Principal

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Our Conductors

Ward Stare has been described as a “rising star in the conducting firmament” by the Chicago Tribune. His current season includes debuts with orchestras around the world, including performances with the Baltimore, Sydney, Pittsburgh and New World symphonies, as well as the Calgary Philharmonic. In November, he will return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago to lead performances of Porgy and Bess.

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2014/15 Season

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 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.

Stare served as the Resident Conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra from 2008 to 2012. In 2009, he made his Carnegie Hall debut with the orchestra, stepping in at the last minute to lead 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. Other recent engagements include the Houston, Québec, and Dallas symphonies, as well as numerous engagements with the Saint Louis Symphony. wardstare.com

Michael Butterman Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement Glenn Ross

The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair

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.

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.

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. 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. michaelbutterman.com

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Dr. Jamal J. Rossi Dean, Eastman School of Music Honorary Board William L. Cahn Chairperson Cricket Luellen Vice Chairperson Nancy & Harry Beilfuss James M. Boucher Dr. John Bouyoucos Paul W. Briggs Catherine B. Carlson Louise Epstein Joan Feinbloom Mary M. Gooley David C. Heiligman A. Thomas Hildebrandt Robert D. Hursh Marie Kenton Dr. James E. Koller Harold A. Kurland Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Frank Luellen Dr. Paul F. Pagerey Nathan J. Robfogel Jon L. Schumacher Katherine T. Schumacher Norman M. Spindelman Betty Strasenburgh Josephine S. Trubek Suzanne D. Welch Patricia C. Wilder The RPO expresses its gratitude to all those who have served as Honorary Board members in the past.

Past RPO Chairpersons 1930–32: Edward G. Miner* 1932–34: Simon N. Stein* 1934–38: George E. Norton* 1938–41: Leroy E. Snyder* 1941–42: Frank W. Lovejoy* 1942–43: Bernard E. Finucane* 1943–46: L. Dudley Field* 1946–48: Edward S. Farrow, Jr. * 1948–51: Joseph J. Myler* 1951–52: Joseph F. Taylor* 1952–55: Raymond W. Albright* 1955–57: Arthur I. Stern* 1957–59: Thomas H. Hawks* 1959–61: Walter C. Strakosh* 1962–63: Ernest J. Howe* 1963–65: O. Cedric Rowntree* 1965–67: Frank E. Holley * 1967–69: Thomas C. Taylor* 1969–71: Thomas H. Miller* 1971–72: Mrs. Frederick J. Wilkens* 1972–73: Edward C. McIrvine 1973–74: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1974–75: John A. Santuccio 1975–76: Robert J. Strasenburgh* 1976–78: Dr. Louis Lasagna* 1978–80: Edward C. McIrvine 1980–82: Peter L. Faber 1982–84: Paul F. Pagerey 1984–85: Peter L. Waasdorp* 1986–89: Robert H. Hurlbut* 1989–91: Paul W. Briggs 1991–93: Karen Noble Hanson 1993–95: Ronald E. Salluzzo 1995–98: A. Thomas Hildebrandt 1998–00: Harold A. Kurland 2000–04: David C. Heiligman 2004–06: Ingrid A. Stanlis 2006–09: James M. Boucher 2009–11: Suzanne D. Welch 2011–13: Elizabeth F. Rice * Deceased

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8 pm KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

ALAN HOVHANESS

Case Scaglione, guest conductor Matthew McDonald, bassoon The Ron and Donna Fielding Chair

Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain” Andante con moto Double Fugue: Moderato maestoso Allegro vivo Andante espressivo: Con moto

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WOLFGANG AMADÈUS MOZART Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 186e

Allegro 20:00

Andante ma adagio Rondo: Tempo di menuetto

Matthew McDonald, bassoon

Mozart and Prokofiev

7:30 pm

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SERGEI PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100

Andante

Allegro moderato Adagio Allegro giocoso

46:00

2014-2015 Season presented by: Philharmonics Series sponsored by: The performance of Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto is made possible by The Mozart Performance Fund: Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D. and Steven Hess media sponsor: We kindly ask you to please silence all cellphones and electronic devices. Also, please note that photography and video recordings are prohibited during the performance.

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Alan Hovhaness Symphony No. 2, Op. 132 ‘Mysterious Mountain’ b. March 8, 1911 Somerville, Mass. d. June 22, 2000 Seattle, Wash.

Of mixed Armenian and Scottish heritage, Hovhaness incorporated elements from numerous international folk traditions into his music, while his interest in spirituality and Renaissance music lend many works visionary and introspective qualities.

First/last performance by the RPO January 15, 1959; Leopold Stokowski, conductor

He composed at least 67 symphonies, across a 55-year period stretching from 1937 to 1992. The second of these, his best-known orchestral work, dates from 1955. “I named the symphony for the mysterious feeling that one has in the mountains – not for any special mountain, but for the whole idea of mountains. Mountains are symbols, of man’s attempt to know God. Mountains are symbolic meeting places between the mundane and spiritual worlds.” The first and last movements are hymn-like and lyrical, using irregular metrical forms. The first subject of the second movement, a double fugue, is developed in a slow vocal style. The rapid second subject is played by the strings. In the last movement, a chant in 7/4 is played softly by muted horns and trombones. A middle melody is sung by the oboes and clarinets in a quintuple beat. Muted violins return with the earlier chant, which is gradually given to the full orchestra.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 186e b. January 27, 1756 Salzburg, Austria d. December 5, 1791 Vienna, Austria This is the first performance by the RPO.

For many years it was believed that the 18 year-old Mozart composed this Concerto for Thaddäus Baron von Dürntiz, a wealthy amateur bassoonist. Supposedly it was part of a group of commissioned works that included further bassoon concertos and a sonata for bassoon and piano. A more recent and more likely theory is that Mozart composed this concerto for one of his two bassoonist colleagues in the Court Orchestra of Salzburg. It was completed on June 4, 1774.

After his death, the manuscript score was sent to the publisher J.A. André in Offenbach, Germany where it vanished and has yet to reappear. André published the work in 1805, in an edition likely derived from performance materials that had been altered or edited without the composer’s supervision.

With effortless fluidity and poise, the first movement explores the entire range of the bassoon. It touches on the smoothness, the humor, the ability to perform wide leaps between notes, and an agility that the greatest singer might envy. Sweet yearning flows through the aria-like slow movement, a most eloquent rebuttal to the bassoon’s supposed lack of expressiveness. A recurring theme in the stately style of a minuet dominates the finale. In between its appearances, Mozart has the bassoon perform variations on it laced with charm and unexaggerated humor.

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Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100

b. April 27, 1891 Sontsovka, Ukraine d. March 5, 1953 Moscow, Russia

The young Prokofiev’s brittle, aggressive music found only limited success in his musically conservative homeland. Seeking greater appreciation, he left the newlyestablished Soviet Union in 1918 and headed west. Based in Paris throughout the 1920s, he won a sizeable reputation through his works for the theatre and concert hall. Despite his success in Europe, nostalgic longing for the home country began to settle in and he returned by the mid-1930s.

First performed by the RPO December 5, 1946; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor Last performed November 7, 2009; Arild Remmereit, conductor

In June 1944, he took up residence at a vacation estate, a collective poultry farm that the Union of Composers operated near Ivanovo, 80 kilometers west of Moscow. There he composed his Fifth Symphony, “to which I attach great importance,” he wrote, “firstly because of its thematic material, and secondly because with this work I returned to the genre of the symphony after a break of 16 years. I thought of the Fifth as a work glorifying the human spirit. I wanted to sing of man free and happy, his strength, his generosity and the purity of his soul. I cannot say that I chose this theme; it was innate in me and had to be expressed.”

He conducted the first performance himself, in the Moscow Conservatory, on January 13, 1945.

The symphony’s immediate popularity sprang in part from its representing precisely what Soviet audiences needed: a hopeful vision of better times after six years of horrific conflict.

It has maintained its international reputation (it is his most frequently performed large-scale concert work) through its superb balance of grandeur, powerful, eventually uplifting emotions, and sparkling wit. In it he may be heard to achieve, after a decade of post-relocation struggle, the language – direct and approachable yet still individual – that would satisfy both himself and his masters.

The four movements alternate slow and fast tempos. The first generates an impression of optimism, rising to a climax of overwhelming heft and forcefulness. A bustling movement laced with typically biting Prokofiev humor follows. The dark, questioning third movement mirrors the matching section of Shostakovich’s Fifth, which since its debut in 1937 had been the model for Soviet symphonic tragedies. The finale opens in a mood of gentle musing, only to shift to an impudent, carnival-like atmosphere that sweeps the music along joyfully to the resounding conclusion. © 2014 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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artists Case Scaglione, guest conductor John Smillie

Christian Steiner

In the 2014-15 season, Case Scaglione returns to the New York Philharmonic for concerts with violinist Joshua Bell. These concerts follow Scaglione’s promotion to Associate Conductor at the New York Philharmonic— Case Scaglione Matthew McDonald a position that was revived especially for him by Music Director Alan Gilbert. Scaglione began his tenure as Assistant Conductor with the orchestra in 2011 and made his subscription debut in November 2012, stepping in for Kurt Masur.

Also this season, Scaglione makes his debuts with the RPO, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, and Dallas Symphony and returns to the Hong Kong Philharmonic.

He made his professional conducting debut with The Cleveland Orchestra in 2010 after being awarded the Aspen Conducting Prize in the same year, and in 2011 he was recipient of the Conductor’s Prize from the Solti Foundation US.

Since then, he has appeared as a guest conductor with the Saint Louis Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and the Houston, Colorado, and Jacksonville symphony orchestras, as well as many others. In September 2013, he assisted Sir Andrew Davis on Elektra at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Scaglione is a regular visitor to China, where he has given concerts with the orchestras of Shangai, Guangzhou, and the China Philharmonic. Last season he conducted a performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia in Madrid.

Scaglione was a student of David Zinman at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen, where he won the James Conlon Prize, and was Assistant Conductor of the Aspen Music Festival and School. He was one of three Conducting Fellows at Tanglewood in 2011, chosen

by James Levine and Stefan Asbury. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and his postgraduate studies were spent at the Peabody Institute, where he studied with Gustav Meier. casescaglione.com

Matthew McDonald, bassoon The Ron and Donna Fielding Chair

Matthew McDonald was appointed Principal Bassoon of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2013. Prior to this appointment, he was Principal Bassoon of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and Co-Principal Bassoon of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio. McDonald has performed as soloist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Curtis Symphony Orchestra, Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra, and The Cleveland Orchestra, as well as at the International Double Reed Society conference. He has appeared with festival orchestras such as the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra and the Tanglewood Music Center.

Born in Huntsville, Alabama, McDonald’s early teachers included Hunter Thomas, and Benjamin Kamins. A graduate of the Young Artist Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music, McDonald also studied with Barrick Stees, Bernard Garfield, and Daniel Matsukawa. Along with soprano Susanna Phillips, McDonald co-founded Twickenham Fest, a chamber music festival in Huntsville, Alabama, which had its inaugural summer in 2010.

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Donald Hunsberger, guest conductor

8 pm

KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) CREDITS CAST Lon Chaney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erik, The Phantom Mary Philbin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine Daaé Norman Kerry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raoul de Chagny Arthur Edmund Carewe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Persian Gibson Gowland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Simon Buquet John Sainpolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comte Phillippe de Chagny Snitz Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florine Papillon Virginia Pearson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlotta

The Phantom of the Opera Silent Film

oct 31

8 pm

FROM THE CELEBRATED NOVEL BY Gaston Leroux DIRECTED BY Rupert Julian PRODUCED BY Carl Laemmle STORY ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN BY Elliott Clawson Film courtesy of Universal Pictures Musical accompaniment for this evening’s performance compiled and arranged by Donald Hunsberger Season sponsor: Pops Series sponsored by: media sponsor: We kindly ask you to please silence all cellphones and electronic devices. Also, please note that photography and video recordings are prohibited during the performance.

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About the accompaniment

by Donald Hunsberger, guest conductor Silent films were never really “silent.” From solo performers or chamber-sizes ensembles performing on movie sets to establish proper moods for the actors, to the pianists, organists, and orchestral musicians performing in theater pits throughout the country, silent films always had music as an integral part of their presentation.

To compile this evening’s accompaniment, I compiled a “cue sheet” on which the titles, scenes, emotional content, action, and similar instructions from the film are provided for the performers to assist them in selecting proper music to reflect the pathos, intensity, and movement of each of the film’s sections. A musical identity scoring system was employed to provide audiences with a musical background coupled with screen action and development. Thus, the musical accompaniment plays an integral part in the presentation underscoring the visual with the aural.

About the story Erik, The Phantom (Lon Chaney) is a disfigured, maniacal composer who rules the backstage and subterranean regions of the Paris Opera House. He has fallen in love with Christine Daaé (Mary Philbin), a young singer, and wishes to make her the Prima Donna of the Opera House. To accomplish this, he creates difficulties for the reigning soprano, Carlotta (Virginia Pearson). Christine has an admirer, Raoul de Chagny (Norman Kerry), who is determined to win Christine’s hand in marriage. A constant presence in the Opera House is The Persian, actually Inspector Ledoux of the Paris Special Police (Arthur Edmund Carewe), who has been pursuing The Phantom for several years.

Originally too frightening for mid-1920s movie audiences, the film was re-shot and comedy scenes were added, utilizing the talents of Snitz Edwards, a well-known character actor.

artists

Donald Hunsberger, guest conductor Donald Hunsberger is conductor emeritus of the Eastman Wind Ensemble at the Eastman School of Music, having served as its music director from 1965 to 2002. He also holds the title professor emeritus of conducting and ensembles at Eastman, where he served for many years as chair of the conducting and ensembles department. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Herbert Eisenhart Award (pedagogy), the National Association for State and Local Historians Award (research) and the Crystal Award, Asahi Broadcasting Company, Osaka, Japan (performance).

In the orchestral world, since 1980, Hunsberger has created and conducted performances of orchestral accompaniments to over 18 silent films working with the Film Division of the George Eastman House. He has conducted performances with 45 orchestras including the National, San Francisco, Houston, Vancouver, Utah, Virginia, Florida, Winnipeg, San Diego, Syracuse, and North Carolina symphony orchestras, and the Rochester, Buffalo, Kansas City, and Calgary philharmonic orchestras, among others. His last appearance with the RPO was in 2003.

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PERFORMANCE HALL AT HOCHSTEIN

ERICH KORNGOLD (ARR. MAUCERI)

Michael Butterman, conductor Donald Hunsberger, guest conductor

Adventures of Robin Hood Suite (1938) Old England Robin and His Merry Men Love Scene The Fight, Victory and Epilogue

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

Alexander Nevsky (1938)*

ARR. DONALD HUNSBERGER

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)*

ANATOLY K. LYADOV

Metropolis (1927)*

JOHN HUNTER

Numberlys (2012)*

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Suite No. 3*

J. RALPH/BAIRD

The Cove (2009)*

JOHN WILLIAMS

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

* Music will have film accompaniment

Battle on the Ice Excerpt

Donald Hunsberger, guest conductor Baba Yaga

Portraits of Film Music

nov 2

2 pm

NY premiere of short film from Academy Award-winning Moonbot Studios

The Cove Dolphins and Mandy Adventures on Earth

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An Afternoon with Arturo Sandoval Winner of 10 Grammy awards, an emmy award, and the 2013 Presidential medal of Freedom

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8 pm KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

Christoph König, guest conductor Douglas Humpherys, piano

JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90

Allegro con brio

Andante Poco allegretto Allegro

33:00

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1 Vivace 26:00

Brahms and Rachmaninoff

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Andante Allegro vivace

Douglas Humpherys, piano

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY

Dances of Galánta

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

15:00

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Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 Brahms needed an unusually long time to develop an individual style. Much of the difficulty sprang from his awe of Beethoven, even though many of his supporters and colleagues saw him as the earlier composer’s true symphonic heir. “I shall never write a symphony,” he told conductor Hermann Levi.

“You have no idea how the likes of us feel when we hear the tramp of a giant like him (Beethoven) behind us.”

b. May 7, 1833 Hamburg, Germany d. April 3, 1897 Vienna, Austria First performed by the RPO November 15, 1934; Guy Fraser Harrison, conductor Last performed January 30, 2010; Christopher Seaman, conductor

Time and experience eventually convinced him to renounce that vow. Some 20 years passed after he began work on his first symphony before he felt it was ready to be played in public. The premiere in 1876 won great success, confirming in his mind that he really did possess the necessary skills to follow in Beethoven’s footsteps as a great composer of symphonic music. Where the first symphony was tense and dramatic, the second, which followed just one year later, was relaxed and lyrical.

He composed Symphony No. 3 in 1883. Hans Richter conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in the premiere on December 2, 1883. It is a more individual and characteristic symphony than its two predecessors. In its striking mixture of passion and pessimism, of restlessness and serenity, Brahms offers a compelling, highly revealing musical self‑portrait. “What harmonious mood pervades the whole!” his close friend, Clara Schumann, wrote to him after playing through the symphony at the piano. “All the movements seem to be of one piece, one beat of the heart, each one a jewel.”

One of its most striking features is that all four movements end quietly. Such an unusually reserved practice reveals the degree of confidence that Brahms had attained by this point in his career, and also perhaps a growing pessimism.

The opening movement is rich with incident and feeling. Surges of emotion, positive and doubting alike, roll across its richly textured surface. The following two movements are peaceful interludes. Only at the climax of the second section does its overall atmosphere of almost rustic gentleness give way to a more heated style of utterance. The third movement is a dance: slow, melancholy, and hauntingly beautiful. The symphony’s emotional conflicts are resumed in the finale, only to dissipate, unresolved, as the music winds down to a resigned, almost exhausted coda.

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Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1 b. March 20, 1873 Oneg, Russia d. March 28, 1943 Beverly Hills, Calif.

First performed by the RPO January 20, 1944; José Iturbi, conductor Amparo Iturbi, piano Last performed May 5, 1993; Peter Bay, conductor Jeffrey Kahane, piano

Composed in 1891 when he was 18 years old, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1 was the composer’s longest and most ambitious piece to date, and the first he deemed worthy of bearing an opus number. He composed and fully orchestrated the last two movements in less than three days. Though Rachmaninoff himself performed as soloist at the premiere at a student concert the following March, the composition left little impression on the audience. He refused to perform it again until it was revised, which it was in 1917 during the Bolshevik Revolution and shortly before his reluctant and permanent departure from his homeland. This revised version of Concerto No. 1 has been performed ever since.

For all its considerable appeal, Concerto No. 1 has never achieved the same level of appreciation as the second and third concertos.

Possible reasons for that neglect may lie in orchestral textures that are less opulent than those of its successors, and the displays of youthful impulsiveness that are absent from them.

Rachmaninoff’s Concerto includes characteristics familiar from his later compositions: the commanding and meltingly romantic themes, and the brilliance and power of the solo part, which reflected his own abilities. The slow second movement is perhaps the most memorable segment. It is a tender, nocturne‑like creation where Rachmaninoff skillfully used the woodwind instruments to support the piano.

Zoltán Kodály Dances of Galánta b. December 16, 1882 Kesckemét, Hungary d. March 6, 1967 Budapest, Hungary First performed by the RPO November 2, 1944; Fritz Reiner, conductor Last performed April 30, 2005; Jorge Mester, conductor

Kodály spent the years 1885-1892 in Galanta, where his father served as railroad stationmaster. He recalled the period he spent in this trading center west of Budapest as “the best seven years of my childhood.” In 1933, he received a commission from the Budapest Philharmonic Society for a new work. For inspiration, he turned to a collection of Hungarian folk tunes published in Vienna in 1804. The melodies were attributed to a band that had operated in the vicinity of Galanta and their descendants made up one of the ensembles he had heard in his youth. Kodály composed Dances of Galánta in 1933; the work premiered later that year in Budapest under the baton of Ernö Dohnányi.

Dances of Galánta opens with a mysterious introduction in slow tempo, followed by the solo clarinet that introduces the theme that recurs throughout the piece. Its rapid shifts between brooding and fire are typical of native Hungarian music. Pizzicato strings usher in the first episode, a charming tune first voiced by flute and piccolo. The main theme returns, on full strings and more passionate in feeling.

The second episode is scored in light, sparkling colors. An incomplete restatement of the main theme sets up the concluding and lengthiest segment, a series of dances. It rushes forward with abandon, only to pause abruptly for breath. Fragments of the main tune drift by in the wind instruments before the dance ends in a full gallop. © 2014 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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artists Christoph König, guest conductor Gunter Gluecklich

Born in Dresden, Germany, Christoph König’s conducting is marked by an energetic and serious approach to musical collaboration and a commitment to thoughtful and stimulating programming. He currently Christoph König Douglas Humpherys holds positions as Principal Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto at the Casa da Música, and Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Solistes Européens in Luxembourg.

Following a string of successes last season with symphonies such as Baltimore, Houston, and Toronto, König’s upcoming debuts include the Calgary and Cincinnati symphonies, as well as return appearances with the symphonies of Indianapolis, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh.

He has also conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the symphonies of Colorado, Milwaukee, Oregon, Pacific (Costa Mesa), and Vancouver. Worldwide highlights include debuts with the Dresden Philharmonic, Euskadi Symphony, and St. Gallen Symphony, as well as return appearances with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Orquesta de la Communidad de Madrid, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Real Filharmonia de Galicia, and the Stuttgart Philharmonic. This is his first appearance with the RPO. König’s reputation as an opera conductor began with the Zürich Opera’s 2003 production of Jonathan Miller’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Other operatic productions include engagements with the Teatro Real (Madrid), Staatsoper Stuttgart (Germany), Deutsche Oper Berlin, and the Malmö Symphony (Sweden).

For the Ao Vivo label, he has recorded works by Schoenberg, Prokofiev, Saariaho, and Sibelius with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto. For Hyperion, he has recorded music by Henryk Melcer, with pianist Jonathan Plowright and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. christophkoenig.at

Douglas Humpherys, piano Since winning the gold medal at the first Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, Douglas Humpherys’ concert career has spanned more than three decades across four continents.

During recent years, he has concertized in many of the major cities of Asia. A frequent guest artist in Beijing, he has performed at the National Center for the Performing Arts, the Beijing Concert Hall, and the Forbidden City Concert Hall. In addition to concerts in the cities of Hong Kong and Chongqing, he has presented concerts and lecture-recitals throughout the Chinese conservatory and university system. In Europe, Humpherys has presented solo concerts in the cities of Moscow, Novgorod, Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Venice, and Dublin, with additional concert engagements in Germany, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, and Serbia. He has performed throughout the United States and Canada at numerous universities and festivals, and is frequently a guest artist at conferences of the Music Teachers National Association. He has recorded for the Gina Bachauer Piano Foundation, American Public Radio, and has been featured in live performances on affiliates of NPR and PBS. A frequent adjudicator, he has served on the jury of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition 14 times. He completed graduate degrees at the Juilliard School (MM) and the Eastman School of Music (DMA), where he is currently professor and chair of the piano department and also founder/director of the biannual Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition and Festival. This is his first performance with the RPO.

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José Luis Gomez, guest conductor Vadym Kholodenko, piano

8 pm KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

RICHARD STRAUSS

Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24

SERGEI PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16

Andantino

Scherzo: Vivace Moderato Finale: Allegro tempestoso

24:00

31:00

Vadym Kholodenko, piano

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WOLFGANG AMADÈUS MOZART Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter”

Allegro vivace 26:00

Van Cliburn Gold and Mozart’s “Jupiter”

7:30 pm

Andante cantabile Allegretto Molto allegro

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

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Richard Strauss Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 b. June 11, 1864 Munich, Germany d. September 8, 1949 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany First performed by the RPO October 23, 1924; Eugene Goossens, conductor Last performed May 27, 2006; Christopher Seaman, conductor

Strauss completed Death and Transfiguration in November 1889 and conducted the premiere in Eisenach the following June. Five years later, he revealed his inspiration in a letter to a friend: “The idea came to me to write a tone poem describing the last hours of a man who has striven for the highest ideals, presumably an artist. He lies in bed breathing irregularly in his sleep. Friendly dreams bring a smile to his face; he awakens. Fearful pains begin to torture him, fever shakes his body. When the attack is over and the pain recedes, he recalls his past life; his childhood passes before his eyes; his youth with its striving and passions and then, while the pains return, there appears to him the goal of his life’s journey, the ideal, the ideal which he attempts to embody in his art, but which he was unable to perfect because such perfection can be achieved by no man. The fatal hour arrives. The soul leaves the body, to discover in the eternal cosmos the magnificent realization of the ideal which could not be fulfilled here below.”

Death and Transfiguration is a purely imaginary work, the 25 year-old composer having not undergone any life-threatening experiences by that point in his life.”

Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16 b. April 27, 1891 Sontsovka, Ukraine d. March 5, 1953 Moscow, Russia

Prokofiev composed Piano Concerto No. 2 in the summer of 1913. On September 5, he played the premiere in Pavlovsk at a lawn party. The bold, saucy music appalled the audience, who were accustomed to familiar, non-threatening background music as they dined.

First performed by the RPO March 11, 1954; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor, Jorge Bolet, piano

Twice as long as the First Concerto, No. 2 was Prokofiev’s biggest, most ambitious work to date. He left the manuscript score behind when he departed from Russia in 1918 and it has yet to reappear. In 1923, the much more experienced composer (he had already written Concerto No.3) created a reconstructed and revised version, which we still use today.

Last performed May 12, 1984; David Zinman, conductor, Horacio Gutiérrez, piano

It opens with a dreamy, relaxed movement. The first theme has a melancholy, folk-like quality, reminiscent of Serge Rachmaninoff’s Second Concerto. However, Prokofiev’s theme, especially the substantial, bristling solo cadenza, is a far cry from Rachmaninoff’s lush, late-Romantic world.

Following the first movement, Prokofiev adds an extra section to traditional three-movement concerto form by way of a compact, propulsive scherzo. In the ensuing Intermezzo, the soloist leads the orchestra on a moderately paced stroll. The pell-mell opening of the finale promises further hijinks, but a more reflective section akin to the first movement arrives to offer repose. The music eventually regains its momentum and charges robustly forward.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter”

b. January 27, 1756 Salzburg, Austria d. December 5, 1791 Vienna, Austria

Mozart could not have known that the First performed by the RPO symphonies he composed in the summer of October 31, 1923; 1788 would be his last. A number of mysteries Eugene Goossens, conductor surround these works. No commission that would have inspired their creation has Last performed been discovered. Some writers speculate July 15, 2009; that he composed them strictly for his own Christopher Seaman, pleasure, while others, such as the noted conductor scholar Neal Zaslaw, feel otherwise: “The very idea that Mozart would have written three such symphonies, unprecedented in length, complexity, and seriousness, merely to please himself or because he was ‘inspired,’ flies in the face of his known attitudes to music and life and the financial straits in which he then found himself.”

The identity of the person who gave No. 41 the nickname “Jupiter” has been lost, but this subtitle, linking it with the most powerful of the gods of ancient Rome, seems altogether appropriate.

Mozart plunges us immediately into the joyous energy with which the opening movement abounds. For all its trumpet-and-drums brilliance, it still retains an unforced elegance. He drops the trumpets and drums for the slow movement. His tempo indication, cantabile (singing), describes this restful idyll perfectly. The minuet is truly symphonic in scale and bearing, with a quieter trio section at its heart. The finale looks not only to the future – through its increased expressive weight – but also the past, specifically to the Baroque world of Bach and Handel, by incorporating elements of fugal writing. Knowledge and joy join hands to conclude Mozart’s career as a symphonist in a burst of creative brilliance. © 2014 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.

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artists José Luis Gomez, guest conductor Gina Bachauer

Matthieu Gauchet

The Venezuelan-born, Spanish conductor José Luis Gomez was catapulted to international attention when he won First Prize at the International Sir Georg Solti Conductor’s Competition in Frankfurt José Luis Gomez Vadym Kholodenko in September 2010 after just six months of studying conducting, securing a sensational and rare unanimous decision from the jury.

Gomez’s electrifying energy, talent, and creativity earned him immediate acclaim from the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra where he was appointed to the position of Assistant Conductor, a post created especially for him by Paavo Järvi and the orchestra directly upon the conclusion of the competition. Since then he has worked with the RTVE National Symphony Orchestra of Madrid, Houston Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra of Ottawa, Hamburg Symphony, Basel Sinfonietta, Orchestra of Castilla y Leon, Orquesta Sinfonica do Porto, Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira, Grand Rapids Symphony, Macao Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Colorado, Vancouver, Edmonton, Elgin, Pasadena, and National Taiwan symphony orchestras.

Opera highlights have included a full run of La Bohème at Frankfurt Opera and a new production of Rossini’s La Cenerentola at Stuttgart Opera. More recently, Gomez has made debuts with Stuttgart Radio, Weimar Staatskapelle, Alabama, Winnipeg, and Tucson symphony orchestras, and he closed last season with a spectacular production of Cavalleria rusticana in Como. Future highlights include a European tour of a new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni directed by Graham Vick with Teatro Sociale di Como, and debuts with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and at Staatstheater Karlsruhe. José Luis Gomez is the Principal Conductor of the orchestral season of the Teatro Sociale di Como. This is his first performance with the RPO.

Vadym Kholodenko, piano Winner of the coveted gold medal at the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2013, Vadym Kholodenko captured the attention of jury, audience, and critics alike for powerful, exhilarating performances. Also taking home prizes for best performance of the piano quintet and best performance of the commissioned work, he further demonstrated his artistry with a stunning cadenza in Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 — which he composed himself on the plane from Moscow to the competition.

Under the direction of Miguel Harth-Bedoya, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra recently named him its first artistic partner, a three-year collaboration that begins with performances of the complete Prokofiev concertos in the first two seasons, which will be recorded and released by harmonia mundi USA. He also will join them in a tour of Spain in May 2016 — the orchestra’s first international tour in more than 25 years.

In the 2014–15 season, Kholodenko will make debuts with the orchestras of Indianapolis, Kansas City, Phoenix, and San Diego, among others. This is his first performance with the RPO. He also will give solo recitals in Boston, Louisville, Miami, and Seattle, and make his Brevard Music Center Festival debut. Outside of the U.S., he will make appearances with the Malmö Symphony and Madrid’s RTVE Symphony, at the Al Bustan Festival, and on tour throughout Japan, South America, and Russia.

Born in the Ukraine, Kholodenko is the first musician in his family. He made his first appearances in the U.S., China, Hungary, and Croatia at the age of 13.

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Beyond The Score® Scheherazade Since 2005, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Beyond the Score (BTS) has become one of the most successful and original audience development tools in the field of classical music. The program seeks to open the door to the symphonic repertoire for first-time concertgoers as well as to encourage an active, more fulfilling way of listening for seasoned audiences. At the core of Beyond the Score is its live format: musical extracts, spoken clarification, theatrical narrative, and hand-paced projections on large central surfaces are performed in close synchrony. After each 60-minute program focusing on a single masterwork, audiences return from intermission to experience the piece performed in a regular concert setting, equipped with a new understanding of its style and genesis.

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Recognizing that a large population is economically or geographically unable to attend these performances in person, the Chicago Symphony also offers digital video streaming of select programs at beyondthescore.org. In September 2008, the CSO released Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony, led by former CSO principal conductor Bernard Haitink, on its CSO Resound label.

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German conductor Alexander Mickelthwate made his European debut with the Hamburg Symphony in April 2006. Since then, he has appeared with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Nurnberg Symphony, Bucharest Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

He has appeared as guest conductor with the philharmonics of New York and Brooklyn, as well as the symphony orchestras of Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis, Nashville, New Jersey, Oregon, Toronto, and San Antonio. In 2011, Mickelthwate made his debut in Australia with the Adelaide and Tasmanian symphony orchestras.

His last appearance with the RPO was in 2008. Recent highlights include debuts with the Houston Symphony, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and the Simón Bolívar Orchestra, a reengagement with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, and highly successful last-minute replacements with the symphonies of Seattle and Atlanta, as well as the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

After completing his tenure as Assistant Conductor with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 2004, Mickelthwate was Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for three years under the direction of Essa-Pekka Salonen. Now in his seventh season as Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Mickelthwate has significantly developed the orchestra’s profile through active community engagement and innovative programming initiatives like the annual New Music Festival and the Indigenous Music Festival. He also led the orchestra at the Carnegie Hall Orchestra Showcase in 2014.

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Alexander Mickelthwate, guest conductor

artists Paul Burgett, narrator Paul J. Burgett, Ph.D., earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. His doctoral dissertation treated the aesthetics of the music of Black Americans, a subject that continues to occupy him as a teacher and scholar.

Paul Burgett

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He currently serves as Vice President, Senior Advisor to the President, and University Dean at the University of Rochester. In that capacity, he has key responsibilities for advising the President and is the principal interface between the President and students of schools across the university, as well as alumni, civic, and local community organizations. As a faculty member in the college music department, he teaches courses in the history of jazz, the music of Black Americans, and music appreciation.

His interest in University of Rochester history is a natural outgrowth, as he likes to say, of having been at the University “since the earth’s crust began to cool” and the inevitable curiosity about one’s roots that results from that lengthy tenure. He has discovered that the University of Rochester’s history is a rich story, replete with fascinating people and events, over 162 years, whose efforts and circumstances combine to make it the vibrant and successful institution it is.

Earlier professional appointments include: Dean of Students, Eastman School of Music; Assistant Professor of Music at Nazareth College; Executive Director, Hochstein Memorial Music School; and Music Teacher in the Greece Central School District. Burgett has appeared as a narrator for several RPO performances. His most recent appearance was in July 2013.

Marcy Savastano, narrator Marcy J. Savastano is delighted to appear once again with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in this lovely production. She first appeared with the RPO in Peter vs. the Wolf during the 2010-2011 season. Regional: Death of a Salesman (Geva Theatre Center); All’s Well in the Kingdom of Nice (Geva’s Nextstage); Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika with METHOD MACHINE and Geva Theatre Center (Nextstage). Other theatre credits: Sylvia Plath in EDGE (national tour) and Alice in Closer with METHOD MACHINE; Elisa in Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh and Jackie in Hot L Baltimore with Blackfriars Theatre; Sweetheart/ Peaches/Superkyle in Exit, Pursued by a Bear and Natasha in Enemy in the Ranks (Lady Parts Theatre Co.); Agnes in Agnes of God (GRRC); Measure for Measure and As You Like It (The Shakespeare Players of Rochester); Callie in Stop Kiss (Out of Pocket Productions). She will be appearing in The Drowning Girls with Lady Parts Theatre Co. in December. Film credits: AFTER, Fury, Delicious Ambiguity. TV: “Modern Love,” “Serial Killers: Arthur Shawcross.” Savastano has traveled across the country as a theatre-based training artist and performer and is featured in several regional commercials as well as web series. She would like to thank her family and friends for their inspiration and support.

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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 September 12, 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 Glover Crask Charitable Trust Gouvernet Arts Fund Kilian J. & Caroline F. Schmitt Foundation M&T Bank The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation Wendy’s Restaurants of Rochester

Mary S. Mulligan Charitable Trust Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation 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 Fred L. Emerson Foundation Genesee Valley Penny Saver, Inc. 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 The Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

Rochester Midland Corporation Rochester Philharmonic League

Sonata ($10,000–$24,999) Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation High Falls Advisors MVP Health Care Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Rochester General Health System Associate Unity Health System ($600–$999) Xerox Foundation Bio-Optronics, Inc. Boydell & Brewer, Inc. Suite O’Connell Electric Co. ($5,000–$9,999) AAA of Western & Central New Supporter York ($350–$599) Corning Incorporated Bergmann Associates Dixon Schwabl Datrose Dominion Transmission, Inc. DeCarolis Truck Rental Dreyfus Foundation 45 East Fine Jewelers Joseph & Anna Gartner Hayes Asset Management, LLC Foundation Gary & Nancy Penisten Family Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation Foundation KPMG LLP Matthews & Fields Lumber Co. Linden Oaks Office Park Peko Precision Products Inc. The Przysinda Family Foundation Reimer Piano Tuning Paul Klingenstein Family Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc. Foundation, Inc. West Herr Automotive Group Spindler Family Foundation The Pipa Tagliarino Group Gifts In Kind Thomson Reuters Alexandra Northrop & Jules Smith Wegmans Food Markets Christopher Seaman Fred and Floy Willmott City Newspaper Foundation Constellation Brands Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Dixon Schwabl Ed & Barbara Burns Overture Hedonist Artisan Chocolates ($3,000–$4,999) Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly Caldwell Manufacturing Company Janet Kellner & Jim Kurtz The Elizabeth F. Cheney Jay Advertising Foundation John Grieco The Community Foundation Jon & Kathy Schumacher Rufus K. Dryer II Fund JR McCarthy

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Kevin Gavagan KidsOutAndAbout.com Kurt & Judy Feuhern Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer Michael Butterman & Jennifer Carsillo Patricia Wilder 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. Anonymous (1) 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

Paul Marc & Pamela Miller Ness 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

Louise Epstein 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

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 Jean 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 September 12, 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 Ronald H. Fielding Jeff & Alleen Fraser Jay* & Betsy Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Furman Marie & Charlie Kenton

Ilene & David Flaum Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Hursh Sherman Levey & Deborah Ronnen Kathy & John Purcell Larry & Elizabeth Rice

Jim & Marianne Koller Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Konar Dr. & Mrs. Michael Millard Charles H. Owens Mrs. Richard Palermo Douglas & Diana Phillips Fayga Press Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer

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Elise & Stephen Rosenfeld Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly Josephine S. Trubek Michael & Patricia Wilder

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

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Deceased

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 Joanne Gianniny Patricia A. Guttenberg William B. Hale

David & Barrie Heiligman Patrick & Kathleen Kelly Ernest & Sarah Krug Harold & Christine Kurland Joanne Lang Mrs. Frank W. Lovejoy, Jr. Stephen Lurie & Kathleen Holt Mr. Lawrence Martling Deanne Molinari 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 Mary Cowden 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 Joan Feinbloom 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 La Marr J. Jackson, Esq. 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. Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mullen 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

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 Dr. & Mrs. George G. Browning Josh & Beth Bruner Ann Burr & A. Vincent Buzard Alan Cameros Philip & Jeanne Carlivati William T. Chandler Tina Chandler Oliver Chanler Margaret & Donald Cherr Dr. & Mrs. Tim Clader Lorraine W. Clarke Sarah H. Collins M Christine Colucci Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq. 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 The Honorable Robert & Barbara Duffy 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 John & Kristy Farar 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 Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Fox 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 Ann S. Garrett 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 Debbie & Michael 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 Art & Barb Hirst 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 Richard & Sidney Killmer

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

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 Kathy & Ted Nixon William J. O’Connor, Jr. David E. Owens Mrs. Betty L. Paddock Jane Parker & Francis Cosentino Patricia & Philip Parr Mr. Kirkwood Personius Channing & Marie Philbrick 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 Thomas & Elizabeth Ross 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

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ADAGIO ($1,000–$2,499) continued 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 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 Dr. James & Nancy Wierowski 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. Cathy Cushman & Jeff Sokol 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 Mrs. Laura J. Hameister Marilyn & Dick Hare Mr. Lawrence Helfer

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 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 George J. Schwartz, M.D. Elaine & Peter Schwarz Joan & Arthur Segal Katie Sejba 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 Claes & Puck Winquist 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 Mrs. Barbara Blake 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 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 James Butler Joe Buttari Eric & Lee Caine Dick & Marcia Calabrese Keith & Joan Calkins Thomas Caprio Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Carrier John & Diane Caselli

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Diane & Roger Cass Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Rita Chessin 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 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 Suressa & Richard Forbes 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 Gaye Gronlund & Bruce Corner Michael & Joanna Grosodonia Ms. Barbara E. Gross Mr. Robert C. Grossman David Louis Guadagnino Dr. & Mrs. Robert Gulick 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 Sandra Hasenauer Mrs. Robert A. Heinle Richard Henshaw Ray & Joan Hensler Ms. Judith Hensley Carol & Michael Hirsh Ryan Hoefen Paul Hoffman & Jane Schryver Mr. & Mrs. Ned Holmes Tala & Mark Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. William N Hosley Larry & Barbara Howe Dr. Wei & Ivy Hsu Mr. & Mrs. Jerome L. Huff 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 Kathy Keogh & Eric Matson 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 Mrs. David Romig Dr. Harry & Ellen Rosen Dr. Gerald & Maxine Rosen Margery & Richard Rosen

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BENEFACTOR ($375–$699) continued James Stenger Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Rosenbaum Mr & Mrs David Stern Dick & Bea Rosenbloom Elizabeth & Robert Sterrett Beatrice Roxin, in memory of Ann H. Stevens & William J. Shattuck Paul Roxin Kevin Stone & Nancy Atwood-Stone Dr. & Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert Andrea Rudolph & Rosalind M. Rudolph Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Strasser Edward Tanner & Elizabeth Treiber Carolyn & Charles Ruffing Douglas F. Taylor Mr. James R. Sabey Jonathan G. Terry Louise Sadowski Chris Thomas & Catherine Cerulli Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Salerno, Jr. Eric Thompson Ed & Gabriel Saphar Thomas Thompson Ron Sassone Donald Tingley Susan Scanlon & Croft K. Hangartner Celia & Doug Topping Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schenkel Bill & Mary Anna Towler Marjorie Schmale Donald & Donna Traver Paul & Barbara Schmied Mr. & Mrs. George Treier Nancy & David Schraver William J. Tribelhorn David & Naomi Schrier 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 Elizabeth E. Smith Doug Cline & Lorraine Van Meter-Cline George Smith & Diane Ahlman Margaret Vanas Charles H. Speirs Wayne & Anne Vander Byl Walter Stacker Gary & Marie VanGraafeiland Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Steiner

Thomas & Jeanne Verhulst Vic Vinkey John & Susan Volpel Robert Vosteen Stephen H. & Martha Gay Waite Brian Waldmiller Robert & Sandra Walker Mrs. Herbert Watkins Pierce & Elizabeth Webb Susan C. & Robert E. Weber Mr. & Mrs. Peter Z. Webster Mr. & Mrs. Walter I. Weiner Ann D. Weintraub David Welker Richard & Shirley Wersinger Mrs. Timothy J. Westbrook Charles & Carolyn Whitfield Mr. & Mrs. William Wilcox Mr. John Williams & Mr. Chuck Lundeen Leonore & Lee Wiltse John & Laurie Witmeyer Charles & Susan Wolfe Grace Wong Peter Woods Doris Wright & Gerald Glaser George & Caroline Wu Eileen M. Wurzer Joan & Joe Yanni Marsha Young Lawrence & Susan Yovanoff Carol Zajkowski

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Tribute gifts are a special way to remember loved ones or commemorate special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, births, or graduations. If you would like to make a memorial or honorarium gift, please contact the RPO Development Department at 454-7311 x232.

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In Memory of…

Ellen Garfinkel Anne Korenstein

Jay Friedman Dave & Barbara Ackroyd Betsy & Gerald Archibald Paul & Mary Callaway Douglas Coffey & Karen Kall Coffey Mark Cuddy & Christina Selian Mr. & Mrs. Terrance Doherty Louise Epstein Elizabeth B. Fisher Charles E. Fitzgibbon Maggie Freeman & Tom Lennox Heidi Friederich Mrs. Essie Germanow Tom & Nan Hildebrandt Robert & Susan Kessler Carol & Nick Love Iris & Luther Miller Don Navor & Kathy Cattrall Sara L. Niemeyer Charles H. Owens Sarah & Dan Post Dick & Bea Rosenbloom Bud & Joan Rusitzky Bob & Jan Silver Pavel Sullivan The Mainiaks

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Edith Becker Nancy A. Andrews Norman Horton Bernard Strohmeyer Lelanie Westfall Larry & Jane Glazer Debbie & Michael Gordon

the Christopher Seaman Conductor Laureate Chair

The Christopher Seaman Chair is supported by funds from Barbara and Patrick Fulford and the Conductor Laureate Society, recognized below. We sincerely appreciate the support of these most generous patrons, who made it possible to honor former Music Director Christopher Seaman’s 13 dedicated years in a very special way.

Gold Baton ($100,000) Barbara & Patrick Fulford Podium ($50,000–$99,999) Joan & Harold* Feinbloom Concertmaster ($25,000–$49,999) Anonymous (2) Mr.* & Mrs. Robert Hurlbut, Sr. Cricket & Frank Luellen Principal ($10,000–$24,999) Anonymous (2) Lisa Brubaker, James Viscardi, Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen William Eggers & Deborah McLean Louise Epstein Ronald & Donna* Fielding Steven Hess & Sarah Atkinson, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hursh Harold & Christine Kurland Ann Mowris Mulligan Kathy & John Purcell Robin Lehman & Marie Rolf

Elizabeth & Larry Rice Nick & Susan Robfogel Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly Drs. Richard & Gwen Sterns Frank* & Mary Lou* Stotz Conductor Laureate Supporters John & Carol Bennett Paul & Bea Briggs David & Barrie Heiligman Jim & Marianne Koller Dawn & Jacques Lipson Nannette Nocon & Karl Wessendorf Charles H. Owens Peggy Savlov Jon & Katherine Schumacher Joel Seligman Suzanne D. Welch & William D. Watson Robin & Michael Weintraub Deborah Wilson * Deceased

the Society for Chamber music in rochester, led by artistic Directors erik Behr and Juliana athayde presents:

HAUNTED HOUSE MUSIC Sunday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Hochstein Performance Hall Juliana Athayde, violin Phillip Ying, viola Colin Corner, string bass Erik Behr, oboe

William Amsel, clarinet Joseph Werner, piano Michael Landrum, piano

Artistic Directors Juliana Athayde and Erik Behr

CoNtemPorary VigNetteS Sunday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. memorial art gallery

Chien-Kwan Lin

Chien-Kwan Lin, saxophone Rebecca Gilbert, flute

Renée Jolles, violin Nicholas Goluses, guitar Tony Caramia, piano

Students admitted free with current school ID

LearN more at 585-377-6670 or ChamberMusicRochester.org rpo.org / 585-454-2100

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Administration Charles H. Owens, President & CEO Ellen Beck, Executive Assistant

2014/15 Season

RPO Staff

Artistic Operations & Education Richard Decker, Vice President of Artistic Administration Chris Beyer, Director of Concert Operations Barbara Brown, Director of Education Boon Hua Lien, Eastman Conducting Fellow Cameron Bender* Ainsley Kilgo ~ Development and special events Judith F. Lemoncelli, Vice President of Development Pavel Sullivan, Associate Director of Annual Giving & Donor Relations Jason V. Polasek, Major Gifts Officer Brigid Ryan, Manager of Volunteers & Special Events Stephen T. House, Grants Manager Olivia Grant, Development Assistant Sumner Truax ~ Seo Hee Min~ 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

Marketing & Communications Katie Sejba, Vice President of Marketing & Communications Edward W. Solorzano, Director of Ticketing & Sales Kathryn Judd, Marketing Manager Teddy Sainphor, Ticketing Manager Michelle Shippers, Communications Manager Lani Toyama, Box Office Manager David T. Meyer +, House Manager Matthew Langford ~ Box Office Representatives Olivia Case + Abby Chapman-Duprey + Sammi Cohen + Quinn Delaney + Katelyn Machnica + Marcy Savastano + Katie Weber + Rochester Philharmonic League Laura Morihara+, RPL Administrator Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Susan Basu+, Manager Lourdes Cossich ~ + Part Time * Intern ~ Indicates Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Intern from the Eastman School of Music

Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra SUN

NOV 16 3 pm

HOCHSTEIN PERFORMANCE HALL

SUN

MAR 8 3 pm

KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

SUN

MAY 17 3 pm

HALE AUDITORIUM ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE

Musical Stories Dr. Paul Shewan, guest conductor Berlioz, Khachaturian, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, and Kodály’s Háry János Suite Great Romantics Side-by-Side concert with the RPO Dr. Ching-Chun Lai, guest conductor RPYO Concerto Competition Winners Hanson, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky Resounding Finale Dr. James Mick, guest conductor RPYO Concerto Competition Winners Mussorgsky, Schubert, Bach/Stokowski, and Dvořák

Tickets are available by calling 585-454-2100, online at rpo.org, or in person at the Eastman Theatre Box Office.

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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.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014 – 2015 Eileen Ramos, President Bill Rahn, Vice President Mary-Ellen Perry, Secretary Paul Ness, Treasurer Yvonne Baker Kathleen Bankey

Joanna Bassett Mary Ellen Bigler Judy DiPasquale Elmar Frangenberg Sue Habbersett George Greer Cynthia Jankowski Charles Kaplan Bonnie Kramer

Katherine Martel Ruth Messinger Margaret-Anne Milne Brenda Murphy-Pough Kathleen Newcomb Donna Pritchard Naomi Schrier Howard Spindler

Senior Living Communities

Bravo to our Volunteers/ Philharmonic League

Bravo to our Volunteers

BRIGHTON Legacy at Clover Blossom CHILI Legacy at Parklands GREECE Legacy at Park Crescent HENRIETTA Legacy at Erie Station IRONDEQUOIT Legacy at Cranberry Landing PENFIELD Grande’Vie Assisted Living Legacy at Village Wood Legacy at Willow Pond VICTOR Legacy at Fairways

There’s a Legacy in Your Neighborhood!

Ask about our Golden Guarantee rate lock.

No Endowment!

Learn more at

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Since its founding by George Eastman in 1922, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra 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.

CHANGING SEATS: If you find it necessary to be reseated for any reason, please contact an usher who will bring your request to the House Manager.

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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