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The Orchestra 2024/25 SEASON
VIOLIN 1
Juliana Athayde+, Concertmaster
The Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward Chair, funded in perpetuity
Angelina Phillips, Associate Concertmaster
The Fred M. and Lurita D. Wechsler Chair, funded in perpetuity
Shannon Nance, Assistant Concertmaster
Jeongwon Claire An
Tigran Vardanyan
James Zabawa-Martinez
Thomas Rodgers
Anna Leunis
Molly McDonald
Kurt Munstedt
Chihiro Kakishima
Perrin Yang
Jeremy Hill
An-Chi Lin
VIOLIN 2
Jeanelle Thompson, Principal
The Dr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz Chair, funded in perpetuity
Daryl Perlo, Assistant Principal
The James E. Dumm Chair, funded in perpetuity
Patricia Sunwoo
John Sullivan
Lara Sipols
Sooyeon Kim
Petros Karapetyan
Liana Koteva Kirvan
Margaret Leenhouts
Heidi Brodwin
Elin Schlichting
Ellen Stokoe
VIOLA
Joshua Newburger, Principal
The William L. Gamble Chair, funded in perpetuity
Marc Anderson, Assistant Principal
Rebecca Christainsen
James Marshall
Olita Povero
Neil Miller
Melissa Matson
Ye In Son
David Hult
Grant Rieke
CELLO
Ahrim Kim, Principal
The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Chair, funded in perpetuity
Lars Kirvan, Assistant Principal
Samuel Pierce-Ruhland
Christopher Haritatos
Benjamin Krug
Jennifer Carpenter
Ingrid Bock
BASS
Cory Palmer, Principal
The Anne Hayden McQuay Chair, funded in perpetuity
Michael Griffin, Assistant Principal
Daniel Morehead
Edward Castilano
Fred Dole
Jeff Campbell+
Eric Polenik
FLUTE
Rebecca Gilbert, Principal
The Charlotte Whitney Allen Chair, funded in perpetuity
Sean Marron
Elise Kim
PICCOLO
Sean Marron
Elise Kim
OBOE
Erik Behr, Principal
The Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Chair, funded in perpetuity
Anna Steltenpohl
Megan Kyle
ENGLISH HORN
Anna Steltenpohl
CLARINET
Kenneth Grant, Principal
The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair, funded in perpetuity
Kamalia Freyling
Andrew Brown
E-FLAT CLARINET
Kamalia Freyling
BASS CLARINET
Andrew Brown
BASSOON
Matthew McDonald, Principal
The Ron and Donna Fielding Chair, funded in perpetuity
Karl Vilcins
Martha Sholl
CONTRA-BASSOON
Karl Vilcins
HORN
Michael Stevens, Principal
The Cricket and Frank Luellen Chair
YiCheng Gong, Associate/Assistant/Utility
Maura McCune Corvington
Nathan Ukens
Stephen Laifer
TRUMPET
Douglas Prosser, Principal
The Elaine P. Wilson Chair, funded in perpetuity
Wesley Nance
Herbert Smith
Paul Shewan
TROMBONE
David Bruestle, Principal
The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair, funded in perpetuity
Lisa Albrecht
Jeffrey Gray
BASS TROMBONE
Jeffrey Gray
TUBA
W. Craig Sutherland, Principal
The Rob W. Goodling Chair, funded in perpetuity
TIMPANI
Charles Ross, Principal
The Harold and Joan Feinbloom Chair, funded in perpetuity
PERCUSSION
Brian Stotz
The Barbara and Patrick Fulford Chair, funded in perpetuity
HARP
Grace Browning, Principal
The Eileen Malone Chair. A Tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt M. Sylvester
Rosanna Moore
KEYBOARD
Chiao-Wen Cheng+, Principal
The Lois P. Lines Chair, funded in perpetuity
PERSONNEL MANAGER
Fred Dole
PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN
Kimberly Hartquist
Kathalee & Ian Hodge Library Operation Endowment
STAGE MANAGERS
Danielle Suhr
Cederick Martinez
+ Eastman faculty
ANDREAS DELFS Music Director
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s 24/25 season marks a milestone for Music Director Andreas Delfs, whose debut with the RPO was November 17, 1994. Many return appearances and more than 25 years later, Maestro Delfs was announced as the RPO’s 13th music director in January 2021.
Since then, Delfs has been pivotal in leading the orchestra out of the depths of the pandemic through the RPO’s history-making 23/24 Centennial Season: breaking box-office records with blockbuster programming and A-list special guests, while also climbing to new artistic heights with world-premiere commissions and acclaimed community collaborations.
Not one to rest on the laurels of those successes, Delfs is using them to inspire the orchestra to thrive into its second century. “You always have to move forward,” he explained. “And the only way to follow a breath-taking anniversary season is to build on its momentum.”
Born in Flensburg, Germany, Delfs began studying piano and music theory at age five. By 20, he became the youngest music director in the history of the Hamburg University Orchestra. Following graduation from Hamburg Conservatory, he followed the recommendation of legendary German conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, and took off for New York, where he earned his master’s degree at Juilliard School of Music, studying under such legendary conductors as Jorge Mester, Sixten Ehrling, and Leonard Bernstein.
Delfs soon landed posts at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO). He served as general music director of Hannover, Germany, conducting the city’s renowned symphony orchestra and opera company.
As music director and conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Delfs led the orchestra on its historic 1999 tour of Cuba, the first by an American orchestra in more than 37 years. During his tenure at the Milwaukee Symphony, he was instrumental in the symphony’s rise to national prominence.
Andreas Delfs has led scores of distinguished ensembles such as the London Philharmonic, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Chinese National Symphony Orchestra. He has partnered with world-renowned artists including Philip Glass, André Watts, Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Yo-Yo Ma, Lang Lang, and Renée Fleming.
His passionate and dramatic interpretations of the late romantic repertoire with orchestras in both North America and Europe have drawn critical acclaim, reflecting a constantly evolving artistic maturity marked by the insight, depth and integrity he brings to the podium.
While Delfs’ approach to conducting has been forged by decades of experience, his love of new music is undeniable. Over the last two seasons alone, he has overseen RPO commissions by such highly regarded composers as Derrick Skye, Roberto Sierra, James Lee III, and Aaron Jay Kernis.
He and wife Amy live east of Rochester in the hamlet of Pultneyville, surrounded by their children, a grandchild, and Casper the Spitz.
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Our Conductors
JEFF TYZIK Principal Pops Conductor
Grammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is one of America’s most innovative and sought after pops conductors. Tyzik is recognized for his brilliant arrangements, original programming, and engaging rapport with audiences of all ages. Tyzik is celebrating 31 years as Principal Pops Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and also serves as Principal Pops Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Oregon Symphony. Tyzik made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in September 2023 and closed the 23/24 season conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Frequently invited as a guest conductor, Tyzik has appeared with over 100 orchestras including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, New York Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and 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. Alex Ross of The New Yorker called it “one of the snappiest Gershwin discs in years”.
In 2023, Jeff Tyzik launched his new publishing company TyzikMusic.com. This digital site features over 150 arrangements, orchestrations and compositions for Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music ensembles, and Wind Ensemble.
Committed to performing music of all genres, Tyzik has collaborated with such diverse artists as Leslie Odom Jr., Megan Hilty, Chris Botti, Matthew Morrison, Wynonna Judd, Sutton Foster, Tony Bennett, Art Garfunkel, Dawn Upshaw, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Mark O’Connor, Doc Severinsen, and John Pizzarelli. He 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.
With co-producers Greenberg Artists and Schirmer Theatrical, Jeff Tyzik has created 20 new orchestra pops programs that have been presented by 150 orchestras in the past three seasons.
For more information about Jeff Tyzik, please visit www.TyzikMusic.com
CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN Conductor Laureate
The Christopher Seaman Chair, supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society
Christopher Seaman was music director of the RPO from 1998-2011, and was subsequently named conductor laureate. During his 13-year tenure, the longest in RPO history, he raised the Orchestra’s artistic level, broadened its audience base, and created a new concert series. This contribution was recognized with an award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. In May 2009, the University of Rochester made him an honorary doctor of music.
Previous positions include music director of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra (Florida) for 10 years, conductor-in-residence with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and artistic advisor of the San Antonio Symphony.
He is recognized for his wealth of repertoire, which ranges from baroque to contemporary, and in particular the works of Bruckner, Brahms, and Sibelius. Seaman also is highly regarded for his work with younger musicians, and he served as course director for the Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program (Australia) for many years.
Recent conducting engagements include the Aspen Music Festival, Detroit, Houston, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Seattle symphony orchestras; the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Kristians Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Opera North, and Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais in Brazil. He frequently visits Australia and Asia where he has conducted the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Taiwan, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Singapore symphony orchestras, among others.
JHERRARD HARDEMAN Assistant Conductor
The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Education and Community Engagement Chair
Jherrard Hardeman begins his second season with the RPO as Assistant Conductor (The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Education and Community Engagement Chair). Hardeman serves as Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO).
A rising star in the symphonic world, Hardeman leads the RPO’s signature OrKIDStra family series, education concerts at Kodak Hall, concerts for the community and beyond, and our July summer series.
By his mid-teens, Detroit native Hardeman was already attracting national attention as a classical conductor, composer, and violinist. He studied orchestral conducting under internationally renowned conductor David Robertson at The Juilliard School. Hardeman notes he cannot overstate the importance of mentorships by conductors
Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director of the Chicago Sinfonietta, and Kevin Noe, Executive Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble.
Hardeman has appeared with the Seattle Symphony, Grosse Pointe Symphony, Juilliard Orchestra, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, and the Longy Conservatory Orchestra. An innate leader, he has also formed and/or conducted orchestras at such prestigious institutions as the New England Conservatory of Music, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and the AVANTI Summer MusicFest.
RPO Board of Directors
Maintaining and operating the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Founded in 1923 —Incorporated in 1930)
OFFICERS
Diana Clarkson, Esq., Chair of the Board
Curtis S. Long, President & CEO
Cindy Yancey, Vice Chair of the Board
Kathy Lindahl, Vice Chair of the Board
Karen Kessler, Secretary
Richard Stein, Treasurer
Ross P. Lanzafame, Esq., Immediate Past Chair
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 2025
James Fulmer
Laurie A. Haelen
Ralph F. Jozefowicz. M.D.
Karen Kessler
Ross P. Lanzafame, Esq.
Deborah Onslow
Ronald E. Salluzzo
Jason Thomas
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 2026
Daisy R. Algarin
Diana Clarkson, Esq.
George Daddis
Catherine Frangenberg
Allyson Hiranandani
Dr. Diane Lu
Sujatha Ramanujan
Elizabeth F. Rice
Dr. Eva P. Sauer
George J. Schwartz, M.D.
Richard Stein
Thomas Warfield
Dr. James Watters
TERM EXPIRES
JUNE 2027
Brian Bennett
Kimberly Gangi
Catherine Gueli
Emerson Fullwood
Paulette Gissendanner
Zuzanna Kwon
Katherine Lindahl
Jack McGowan
Sidney Sobel, M.D.
Cindy Yancey
EX-OFFICIO
Patrick Fulford
Chairperson, Honorary Board
Lars Kirvan
Orchestra Representative
Erik Behr
Orchestra Representative
Ross P. Lanzafame, Esq., Immediate Past Chair
Curtis S. Long
President & CEO
Kate Sheeran
Dean, Eastman School of Music
HONORARY BOARD
Patrick Fulford, Chairperson, Honorary Board
Stephen B. Ashley
Nancy Beilfuss*
James M. Boucher
Paul W. Briggs*
William L. Cahn
Louise Epstein
Joan Feinbloom
Ilene Flaum
Betsy Friedman
Ronald A. Furman*
Mary M. Gooley*
Suzanne Gouvernet*
David C. Heiligman
A. Thomas Hildebrandt
Harold A. Kurland, Esq.
Dr. Dawn F. Lipson
Jacques M. Lipson, MD*
Cricket and Frank Luellen*
Elizabeth F. Rice
Nathan J. Robfogel, Esq.
Jon L. Schumacher, Esq.
Katherine T. Schumacher
Ingrid Stanlis
Betty Strasenburgh*
Josephine S. Trubek
Suzanne D. Welch
Patricia Wilder*
Deborah Wilson
Robert Woodhouse
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, Esq.
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
2013–15: Dr. Dawn F. Lipson
2015-17: Jules L. Smith, Esq.
2017-19: Ingrid A. Stanlis
2019-24: Ross P. Lanzafame, Esq.
* Deceased
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8 PM SAT MAY 24
Jeff Tyzik, conductor Paul Loren, vocals FRI MAY 23
8 PM
KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
SAMMY CAHN Come Fly With Me 3:16 & JIMMY VAN HEUSEN (arr. Billy May)
SAMMY CAHN Ain't That A Kick In The Head 2:27 & JIMMY VAN HEUSEN (arr. Nelson Riddle)
CHARLES TRENET Beyond The Sea 2:52 (transcrib./adapt. Myles Collins)
LESLIE BRICUSSE Who Can I Turn To? 2:55 & ANTHONY NEWLEY (arr. George Siravo)
PAUL LOREN Love With A Twist 3:19
SAMMY CAHN Call Me Irresponsible 2:04 & JIMMY VAN HEUSEN (arr. Alan Glasscock)
JEFF TYZIK Swing, Swing, Swing 3:30
JAY LIVINGSTON Mona Lisa 3:14 & RAY EVANS (arr. Nelson Riddle)
BOBBY TROUP Route 66 (Rhythm Section only) 3:00
JOHNNY MERCER Summer Wind 2:55 & HENRY MAYER (arr. Nelson Riddle)
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ARTISTS
PAUL LOREN, vocalist
Leading a new generation of soulful crooners, Paul Loren is a singer, songwriter, producer, and consummate entertainer.
A native New Yorker, Paul was raised on the rich legacy of soul, classic pop, and the Great American Songbook, and in those musical idioms he feels most at home. Taking elements from early R&B, jazz, and Brill Building pop, he crafts his music with an ear towards timelessness.
“I started singing at 3 years old along with the little 45rpm records my mom would play and started playing piano at 4 years old. The voices I remember most and identify with are Ray Charles, Frankie Valli, Sam Cooke, Sinatra, Aretha, Otis, and Tony Bennett. Growing up in New York, Billy Joel was also a big influence.”
Paul recently completed his first headline tour in 2019, also having performed in the past as a support artist for: The Temptations, as part of Stamford’s Summer Concert Series “Wednesday Night Live”, Brendan James, American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks, David Bromberg, and sold out Joe’s Pub at the Public in NYC multiple times. Paul was also selected by Jennifer Lopez to perform at her Birthday Gala in Las Vegas, showcased at The SoHo House NYC, was a featured artist at the AAA Radio Convention in Boulder, Colorado, and shared the stage with Paul Shaffer, Queen Latifah, and Christie Brinkley at Target’s launch event for New York Fashion Week.
Paul’s appearance on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” showcased his talents for millions of viewers with a winning song and viral video to boot. In addition, Paul landed his first television sync recently on NBC’s “Mysteries of Laura”, performed on the Nationally Syndicated Radio Show America Weekend with Ed Kalegi, has partnered with The Ryan Seacrest Foundation, showcased at the headquarters of the world-renowned Leo Burnett Ad in Chicago, and had the unique honor of performing at the legendary STAX Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. While in Memphis, Paul had the rare opportunity to record in the world-renowned Sun Studio in the same room as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and so many other pioneers of Rock and Roll. Paul was also a finalist in the “Unsigned Only” singer songwriter competition for 2018.
His debut single “All By Myself ” was supported by radio stations Lighting100 in Nashville, SiriusXM’s The Pulse, WCOO Charleston and KPND Spokane, among others. His follow up single, titled “I Know A Place” premiered on Huffington Post and received rave reviews along with over 200K views in its first week.
Paul’s latest single, “We’ll Be Together Again,” written and recorded at home during the early spring of 2020, continues to be a beacon of hope for those affected by the uncertainty of a tumultuous year. All of the proceeds from the song have been sent to a COVID-19 relief charity. During the pandemic’s first wave, Paul’s weekly online music show, “The Leisure Lounge,” was live streamed from his home in NYC and ran for 15 consecutive weeks, broadcasting to thousands of viewers around the world.
[courtesy of Greenberg Artist —www.greenbergartists.com]
PAUL LOREN
NAZARETH UNIVERSITY - BESTON HALL, GLAZER MUSIC PERFORMANCE CENTER
Andreas Delfs, conductor Kamalia Freyling, clarinet
JOHANN SEBASTIAN Suite No. 4 in D major for Orchestra, BWV 1069 18:00
BACH
I. Overture
II. Bourrée I
Bourrée II
III. Gavotte
IV. Minuet
V. Rejouissance
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra 7:00 Kamalia Freyling, clarinet
INTERMISSION 15:00
FRANZ BERWALD Symphony No. 3 in C Major "Singulière" 26:00
I. Allegro fuocoso
II. Adagio
III. Finale: Presto
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KAMALIA FREYLING, clarinet
Kamalia Freyling joined the Rochester Philharmonic as Second and E-flat Clarinet in 2019. She has performed with many orchestras around the world, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic, the New York String Orchestra, the Albany Symphony Orchestra, the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, and the Verbier Festival Orchestra. As a soloist, Kamalia has performed with the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado College Festival Orchestra, and she will be making her solo debut with the Rochester Philharmonic in the 2024-2025 season.
Kamalia started playing clarinet at age 8 in her hometown of Encinitas, CA and found early passion in music-making by playing video game music and Beatles songs. She earned a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor’s degree with a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Her primary teachers are Jon Manasse, Frank Renk, and Robert Carter.
In addition to performing, Kamalia is a passionate educator and maintains an active private clarinet studio of all ages and abilities. Beyond the clarinet, Kamalia loves rock climbing and has traveled internationally to visit many cliffs. She also enjoys spending time doing all form of outdoor activities with her adventurous Australian shepherd, Calvin.
KAMALIA FREYLING
PROGRAM NOTES
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069
B. EISENACH, GERMANY March 21, 1685
D. LEIPZIG, GERMANY July 28, 1750
Bach spent most of his career employed by courts and churches, which limited his opportunities to write music for music’s sake. However, during his final place of employment at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, he found an outlet: the Collegium Musicum, a group of collegial musicians who organized concerts at the local coffee house. Although program information hasn’t survived, it’s widely thought that Bach wrote his orchestral suites for this casual music society. The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has worked through all four suites this season for its Sunday Matinee performances. The suites consist of dances inspired by French Baroque courtly dance forms. Although this suite is labeled the fourth, further investigations reveal it may have been one of the first and that the material was borrowed from earlier works. Bach liked the music so much that he even used it for a Christmas celebration in 1725, adding trumpet and timpani, instruments with which the work is most frequently performed today. The suite opens with a quintessential grand French overture featuring stately dotted rhythms and a middle fugue. It is followed by three French dances: a quick-stepping Bourrée, a moderate Gavotte, and a polite Minuet with a relaxed trio section. The work then picks up momentum with the final dance, a Réjouissance, which means rejoicing or celebration, driving the work to a joyous conclusion.
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Première Rhapsodie
B. ST GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, FRANCE August 22, 1862
D. PARIS, FRANCE March 25, 1918
At most major music schools, students take an examination in the form of a performance called a jury at the end of the school year. In a jury, students perform before a group of professors and are evaluated on their progress and fitness to graduate. The school most renowned for its juries is the Paris Conservatory, one of the oldest conservatories in the world. Juries were treated as a competition with prizes called the Concours des Prix. Students could be awarded the Premier Prix, a first prize with high honors, or a Deuxième Prix, a second-place honor; winners could be tapped to solo with Paris’s professional orchestras or even land permanent jobs. Around the turn of the twentieth century, the Paris Conservatory began commissioning composers to write solo works for the examinations. At the time, there were few solo works for woodwind instruments. The Concours des Prix helped bolster the repertoire for instruments such as the flute, oboe, bassoon, and clarinet.
In 1905, composer Claude Debussy—who was known for slacking off while studying at the Paris Conservatory but later gained success and maturity—was added to the conservatory’s board of directors by then-director Gabriel Fauré. In 1909, Debussy was asked to write a solo work for the conservatory’s clarinet examinations. He sat on the jury in 1910 to hear his work, the Première Rhapsodie, performed by 11 clarinetists. Following the competition, Debussy wrote in a letter, “The clarinet competition went extremely well and, to judge by the expressions on the faces of my colleagues, the Rapsodie was a success!” The work beautifully showcased the clarinet’s range, from soft, covered voicings in lyric moments to more penetrating tones in rapid passages. Debussy even thought it was one of his most pleasing works. The work was so well received that Debussy orchestrated it in 1911 for clarinetist Prosper Mimart, the conservatory clarinet professor to whom it was dedicated, who premiered it at the Salle Gaveau in Paris.
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FRANZ BERWALD
Symphony No. 3 in C Major "Singulière"
B. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN July 23, 1796
D. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN April 3, 1868
That early Romantic composer Franz Berwald is not better known is a consequence of time and place. From Stockholm, Sweden, he developed away from European centers for music, never breaking into the mainstream despite efforts to get his works performed abroad. Berwald’s early career was as a violinist in the Royal Opera Orchestra, where his father also played the violin. But Berwald was drawn to composition, which he persistently pursued. He launched several outside endeavors to make ends meet as a composer, from publishing musical periodicals to opening an orthopedic clinic in Berlin, all while trying to get his works heard.
Unfortunately, he received several negative reviews. One reviewer early on wrote, “One might wish the young, truly talented man would become more friendly with the rules of harmony and composition; that will take him more surely and quickly to his goal.” But Berwald was made of heartier stuff, and rebuffed the review, writing, “The reviewer should remember that all attempts to establish an uncommon system, a new handling of the instrumentation and its employment, will always begin with numerous difficulties.”
It wasn’t until Berwald moved to Vienna in 1841 that he found some glimmers of success: premieres of several of his orchestral works received favorable reviews. When he returned to Stockholm in 1842, he felt a renewed resolve to compose and wrote four symphonies in the span of three years. His third symphony, nicknamed the "Singulière," was written in 1845. But Berwald never had the pleasure of hearing it performed in his lifetime; it wasn’t premiered until 1905 in Stockholm, about 37 years after his death.
Despite Berwald’s lack of success during his lifetime, the symphony is forward-thinking in its use of orchestral forces—the trombones, for instance, are given more than just supporting roles—and in how motives unfold and regenerate. It could be compared to works of Jean Sibelius, who was only born a few years before Berwald died, and even those of Anton Bruckner. Only three movements, the first blossoms out of oscillating fourths that get passed from lower strings through the woodwinds (an interplay that carries through the movement) and blooms into pastoral themes and gestures, finding arrival points with the help of trombones and trumpets. The second movement opens with a delicate and bright adagio—until a timpani strike sets off a quick, playful scherzo, which dissolves back into the adagio by the movement’s end. The finale movement brings the intensity, a presto that launches in a brooding C minor, only turning back to major at the work’s end for a brilliant coda complete with a trumpet fanfare and timpani strikes.
Program notes by Anna Reguero, PhD, a Rochester-based arts writer and music scholar.
8 PM
SUN JUNE 1
2 PM
KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
JOHN MACKEY
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Redline Tango 9:00
Concerto No. 1 in F# minor for Piano 26:00 and Orchestra, Op. 1
I. Vivace
II. Andante
III. Allegro vivace Simon Trpčeski, piano
INTERMISSION 15:00
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Suite from “The Firebird” (1910/1945) 29:00
I. Introduction and Dance of the Firebird
Pantomime 1
Pas de deux
Pantomime 2
Pantomime 3
II. Dance of the Princesses
III. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei
IV. Berceuse
V. Finale
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SIMON TRPČESKI, piano
Simon Trpčeski is recognized for his powerful virtuosity, deeply expressive approach, and charismatic ability to connect with diverse audiences worldwide. Launched onto the international scene twenty years ago as a BBC New Generation Artist, Simon Trpčeski has, over the course of a fast-paced global career, collaborated with more than 100 orchestras on four continents with leading conductors.
An acclaimed recitalist, Simon Trpčeski has performed in major halls across New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, Munich, Prague, Hamburg, Bilbao, Istanbul, Dublin, and Tokyo. Since his debut at Wigmore Hall in 2001, he has remained a popular guest at the prestigious venue, including a residency in 2018 with two recitals that were released on the Wigmore Live label. In the 2023-24 season, he opened the SWR2 Internationale Pianisten in Mainz, with recitals across Milan, Geneva, Monte-Carlo, and Glasgow. He is also an avid chamber musician, performing regularly at prestigious festivals. In 2022, he embarked on a series of recitals with violinist Maxim Vengerov. Together they performed at the Barbican in London, Carnegie Hall in New York, and the Philharmonie de Paris.
As a recording artist, Simon Trpčeski has collaborated extensively with conductor Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Together they recorded the complete Rachmaninov Piano Concertos for Avie, Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos 1 & 2, and Prokofiev Piano Concertos 1 & 3 for Onyx Classics. Additionally, as a close collaborator of conductor Cristian Măcelaru, they recorded Shostakovich Piano Concertos 1 & 2, and most recently with the WDR Sinfonieorchester, both Brahms Piano Concertos for Linn Records, which were released to great critical acclaim in November 2023.
In the 2024-2025 season, Simon Trpčeski performs season opening concerts for Düsseldorf Symphoniker at the Tonhalle, Milwaukee Symphony, and Gävle Symphony. His North American tour includes Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Chicago Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra — in collaboration with conductors Vasily Petrenko, Cristian Măcelaru, Peter Oundjian, and Jakub Hruša. In Europe, he performs with Philharmonia Zürich with Gianandrea Noseda, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Weimar, Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, and Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, among others. As part of his ongoing artistic evolution, he performs Ginastera’s Concierto Argentino with Domingo Hindoyan and the Tonkünstler Orchestra at the Vienna Musikverein, as well as with Gabriel Bebeșelea and the Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra. His South American tour includes Chile, Colombia, and Brazil. Recital appearances are in Miami, Singapore, São Paulo, and Bucharest. Other engagements include participation in Berlioz Festival, Robeco Series at Concertgebouw, and Bellingham Festival. He is a jury member of the Enescu Competition and an Artist in Residence at Banatul Filarmonica.
Born in Macedonia in 1979, Simon Trpčeski is a graduate of the School of Music at the University of St. Cyril and St. Methodius in Skopje, where he studied with Boris Romanov. He was BBC New Generation Artist 2001-2003, and in 2003, was honored with the Young Artist Award by the Royal Philharmonic Society.
SIMON TRPČESKI
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JOHN MACKEY
Redline Tango
B. NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO October 1, 1973
John Mackey composes music featuring rhythmic drive and assorted meters. His Redline Tango, a compact orchestral showpiece, first premiered in February 2003, performed by the Brooklyn Philharmonic. But when the band director at Emory University, Scott Stewart, heard a recording of the work, he immediately thought, “Now, that’s a band piece!” Mackey transcribed the score of Redline Tango for wind band, a version that has won Mackey awards and has become his most performed work. The title refers to redlining, a term for pushing a car engine into the red numbers of the tachometer, to the vehicle’s maximum speed. In three sections, the first features driving sixteenth notes that increase in intensity. A second section is a sultry and raucous tango, complete with clarinet wails. And the third returns to the first section material, ending with the pedal to the floor.
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1
B. ONEG, RUSSIA April 1, 1873
D. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA March 28, 1943
Mention Sergei Rachmaninov’s second and third piano concertos, and music lovers can often recall some of the most ravishing melodies from these popular works. But the first piano concerto? It’s less well-known for a reason: Rachmaninov composed it in 1891 at the ages of 17 and 18, while he was still a student at the Moscow Conservatory. At the time, Rachmaninov was advancing the conservatory as a pianist but with a drive to compose. He found time and space to write while at his aunt’s country estate during the summer, where he also met his wife-to-be. The piano concerto was among Rachmaninov’s first compositions. Rachmaninov revised the concerto around 26 years later, just before leaving Russia’s political turmoil to live in the United States, where he lived the rest of his life. Thankfully, Rachmaninov maintained the work’s youthful exuberance while adding his earned wisdom to the composition. The first movement comes out of the gate with big unison octave chords that span up and down the keyboard. The explosive opening is then juxtaposed by bewitching melodies, propelled and undergirded by sprinting finger passages, with tuneful interchanges between the piano and orchestra. After an ultra-romantic, dreamy second movement, a final rondo movement is playful and quick-witted, showcasing the young Rachmaninov’s personality and the style of writing that would become further cemented in his later works.
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Suite from “The Firebird” (1910/1945)
B. ORANIENBAUM, RUSSIA June 17, 1882
D. NEW YORK, NEW YORK April 6, 1971
When Russian composer Igor Stravinsky was commissioned for The Firebird by the Ballet Russes in Paris, two composers had already declined, and another had been considered. Time was short, and Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the Ballet Russes, needed someone eager for the commission. He sought out Stravinsky, then 27, emerging from his studies with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, the composer known for wielding the timbres of orchestral instruments to craft the Russian sound. Stravinsky was not a complete unknown, though; he successfully arranged Chopin’s music for the Ballet Russes’s inaugural season the year prior. The new ballet was set around a mythical firebird from Russian folklore, known for its magical, radiant feathers. Led by choreographer Michel Fokine and costume designer Léon Bakst, the creative team drew inspiration from several Russian tales: A prince captures a beautiful firebird in the evil king Koschei’s enchanted castle. The firebird pleads for her release, offering the prince a feather and future assistance, which he accepts. The prince then happens upon dancing maidens imprisoned by Koschei’s spell and falls in love with one. He confronts Koschei to free the maidens, but the sorcerer unleashes his terrifying monsters instead. The firebird is called upon and comes to the prince’s aid, provoking the monsters to dance violently, exhausting them into a deep slumber. The firebird then directs the prince to a hidden egg concealing Koschei’s soul. The prince destroys the egg, freeing the maidens and monsters from the spell. The kingdom rejoices, and the prince marries his beloved maiden.
Much of the ballet was choreographed already, requiring Stravinsky to write music under specific constraints. Nevertheless, his creativity and original musical came through in The Firebird and catapulted his reputation. Debuting at the Opéra de Paris in June 1910, it was Stravinsky’s first major success. He adapted it into an orchestral suite in 1911 and revised it in 1919 and 1945; most orchestras perform the 1919 version.
In The Firebird, Stravinsky employs several distinctive musical techniques. Strange chromatics, the smallest pitch distance in Western music, express the supernatural, while diatonicism, found in major or minor scales, depicts humanistic characters. He also incorporated Russian folk tunes, despite his denial of such influences. The mythical atmosphere is also enhanced through extended orchestral techniques, such as violins playing sul ponticello for a glassy sound and other instruments blending pitches in sweeping motions called glissandos.
Stravinsky immerses us in Koschei’s castle with an ominous chromatic passage in the lower strings. The firebird’s arrival is marked by chromatic fluttering, a showcase for the winds. The prince encounters the maidens, which is accompanied by songlike moments derived from Russian folk tunes, with lyrical support from the oboe. Syncopated thwacks from the orchestra break the whimsical scene as Koschei unleashes the monsters, with brass in full force. The firebird returns with fluttering and a yearning melody to incite the monsters into a frenzied dance. Sufficiently tired, the monsters are coaxed asleep by the bassoon. The horn signals the kingdom’s awakening, now free from the sorcerer’s spell, with one of the most majestic melodies in Western art music. The prince marries his maiden, a finale marked by trumpets and the whole orchestra in resolute glory.
Program notes by Anna Reguero, PhD, a Rochester-based arts writer and music scholar.
JORDAN JINOSKO Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth 12:00 (ECMS ALUM)
I. Water
II. Woodlands
III. Heights
CARL MARIA VON Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 8:00 WEBER
I. Allegro Mathew Atalla, clarinet
FELIX Violin Concerto, Op. 64 13:00 MENDELSSOHN
I. Allegro molto appassionato Timothy Seo, violin
JOHANN Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324 3:00 STRAUSS II
GUSTAV HOLST The Planets, Op. 32
I. Mars, the Bringer of War. Allegro
II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace. Adagio
III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger. Vivace
IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity. Allegro giocoso
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MATHEW ATALLA, clarinet
Mathew Atalla is currently a junior at McQuaid Jesuit High School, where he plays clarinet with the Symphonic and Select Jazz Bands. He has studied clarinet with Andrew Brown at the Eastman Community Music School since sixth grade, and is currently the principal clarinet in RPYO. Mathew recently won the Finger Lakes Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, performing with them on May 10th, and placed runner-up at the Hochstein Recital Competition and Jo Amish Young Artist Competition. He has also played with the All-County Orchestra and Band and Conference All-State Wind Ensemble. This summer, Mathew attended the ARIA International Summer Academy in Massachusetts, studying with renowned professors from many music schools. Aside from playing the clarinet, Mathew runs Varsity Cross Country and Indoor and Outdoor Track for McQuaid. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, golfing, and hanging out with his friends.
TIMOTHY SEO, violin
Timothy Seo, 17, is a senior at Pittsford Mendon High School who plays the violin. He is coconcertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Timothy has attended the Meadowmount School of Music and has since wanted to continue pursuing music in the future. He has also won the Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music's Youth Competition and placed 2nd in the Jo Amish Young Artist Competition. Aside from taking part in several community music events such as Rochester Student Musicians, he enjoys participating in science and math-related activities outside of music.
MATHEW ATALLA
TIMOTHY SEO
ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EASTMAN COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
In Alphabetical Order by Instrument
Violin 1
Weston Brown
Claire Chen
Friana Engineer^
Evan Hoefen^
Jason Hsu^
George Huang^
Vasundhara Jaligama^
Xavier Joseph
Sharon Lin^
Helena Lu
Alyssa Millar
Timothy Seo*^
Elise Spurling
Alyssa Yang^
Violin 2
Matthew Belous
Eva Chadwick
Charles Chang
Leixi Chen
Cailey Huang*^
Jayliana Jenkins
Nevaeh Joseph^
Lily McGowan
Olivia Ofori
Ryan Shaffer
Benjamin Song
Evan Yip
Emma Zhang
Selina Zhuo
Viola
Peyton Crony+^
Sophie Gagnier
Myles Hammond
Karthik Jaligama
John Luger
Isabella Mamo
Tianze Qiu
Jay Schreiber
Eva Yip
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Juliet Besch-Turner
Rebecca Camilleri
Daniel Chadwick
Ben Doyley
Henry Gagnier
Felicia Garnot
Jiahn Han
Haolin Jin
Adalyn Kelly
Morgan Kerr+^
Hannah Shim
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Annie Dodge+^
Ethan Olmstead
Faith Williams
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Lilianna Fietkiewicz+
Raeha Khazanchi
Camryn Wlostowski^
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Camryn Wlostowski
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Jiwoo Han^
Kimberly Wang^
Tristan Zhang+
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Kimberly Wang^
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Mathew Atalla+
Daniella Miller
Michael Shi
Jemma Wallis
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Jemma Wallis
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Quinn Feldman
Frances Lovett+^
Raylan Trapani
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Raylan Trapani
Horn
Lucas Childs
Zach Johnson
Liam Keeney
Benjamin Watson+
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Leah Cashin
Alexandra Foley+
Nathaniel France
Nathaniel Ying
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Ryan Ferrer+^
Joel Rucci Jr.^
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James Tolleson
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Evy Sibley
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Renee Groesbeck+
William Harrington
Jacob LaDolce^
Oscar Libman-Lee^
Ben Roller
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JORDAN JINOSKO
Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth
B. ROCHESTER, NY 1994
Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth depicts different landscapes I came across while hiking along the Appalachian Trail.
WATER recalls an image I enjoyed in the early mornings, when I would watch the cold dew settle over nearby lakes. Looking out across the rippling surfaces, I was drawn to meditation. At times, my mind would ponder, wander, and brood, but the water would pull me back, giving me peace through simple appreciation for the reflectant reservoirs.
WOODLANDS is essentially traveling music. It adopts a childlike tone of playfulness and adventure.
HEIGHTS is my own personal love letter to the mountainous regions of America's Northeast. I would like this movement to serve as a reminder of what we have to lose if we do not stop polluting—if we do not learn to live in a way that is at peace with our planet.
CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73 (J. 114)
B. EUTIN, GERMANY November 19, 1786
D. LONDON, ENGLAND June 5, 1826
Few composers were as skilled at creating musical drama as German composer Carl Maria von Weber, the composer of the first great Romantic German opera (Der Freischütz, 1821). Directing an opera house at the young age of 17, he was exposed to the lyricism, comedic juxtapositions, and colorful accompaniments that bring dramatic opera to life on stage early in his development. However, it wasn’t a vocalist who first became a muse for his compositional voice. It was a clarinetist. While traveling Germany in 1810, he met the virtuosic Munich court clarinetist Heinrich Baermann, whose smooth tone and expressive capabilities were the perfect vehicle for Weber’s dramatic writing. They initially collaborated on Weber’s Concertino for clarinet and orchestra. King Maximillian I of Bavaria was at the premiere in 1811 and, impressed, immediately commissioned Weber for two clarinet concertos. The first concerto opens with the orchestra taking the first, stormy theme in F minor, before the clarinet enters, setting up the conflict with a woeful melody. But before long, the clarinet line delves into comedic passages that lead into a mid-movement cadenza (where the clarinet is showcased freely without the orchestra). The back-and-forth of emotions and themes—each that could be operatic characters—continues until the clarinet’s trills signal the first movement’s close.
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
B. HAMBURG, GERMANY February 3, 1809
D. LEIPZIG, GERMANY November 4, 1847
Like Weber’s clarinet works, a virtuosic muse also inspired Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. In this instance, it was Mendelssohn’s childhood friend Ferdinand David. Years later, when Mendelssohn landed the music director position at the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in 1835, he ensured that David would be its concertmaster. Shortly after, David requested a concerto from Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn was concerned about whether he could compose a concerto worthy of his friend. However, after extensive correspondence discussing what was feasible for the violin and some years of stalling, he created one of the greatest violin concertos ever written. Rather than opening with an orchestral exposition, the violin steps right out into the spotlight with a melancholy melody, out of which the violin’s virtuosity organically develops. Creatively, Mendelssohn places the violin cadenza as the transition to the first theme return, rather than before the ending coda. After cycling through themes, the movement builds in intensity and pyrotechnics to an exciting conclusion.
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Thunder and Lightning Polka
B. VIENNA, AUSTRIAN EMPIRE October 25, 1825
D. VIENNA, AUSTROHUNGARIAN EMPIRE June 3, 1899
Waltzes, polkas, and other light works ran in the family for Johann Strauss II; his father, Strauss I, was the first to compose such works. But it was Strauss II who earned the title “The Waltz King” for works like the Blue Danube. The Thunder and Lightning Polka from 1868 is another popular work by the younger Strauss. The bass drum gets the leading role in this polka, providing the thunder to the cymbal’s lightning. The percussive storm, however, isn’t enough to tame the orchestra’s jovial carnival.
GUSTAV HOLST
The Planets (Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter)
B. CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND September 21, 1874
D. LONDON, ENGLAND May 25, 1934
A work about the planets would seemingly be inspired by astronomy, the scientific study of outer space. But in writing The Planets, British composer Gustav Holst instead found inspiration in astrology, the personalities ascribed to the different planets. He was introduced to astrology while vacationing in Spain in 1913, after which he started reading horoscopes as a party trick, calling it his “pet vice.” Writing the work over the following several years, he took the movement descriptions from his astrological interests but insisted there was no additional story to the music, leaving the celestial work open to the imagination. Pseudoscience aside, after some smaller and private performances and the official premiere by the London Symphony Orchestra in 1920, orchestras like the New York Philharmonic vied for the first US performance, and the work hoisted Holst to a new level of fame.
The first movement is based on the planet Mars, “the Bringer of War,” in which Holst writes ostinato (repeating) percussive rhythms with a military character, the brass instruments playing a secondary role in sounding the celestial fight. This movement inspired film composer John Williams when writing the Darth Vader theme in the Star Wars films. The second movement, Venus, “the Bringer of Peace,” counters the furious first movement with eerie stillness and strangely beautiful harmonies. The third movement, Mercury, “the Winged Messenger,” darts around chromatically, interspersed by rustic melodies. The fourth movement, Jupiter, “the Jollity,” contains the work’s most memorable themes and brims with energy and hope, even pulling in an English folk tune in the work’s stately middle section, a fitting finale for the RPYO’s concert.
Program notes by Anna Reguero, PhD, a Rochester-based arts writer and music scholar.
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Bill and Julie Capossere
Ed Castilano^
Clark Family Fund at the Rochester Area Community Foundation
Rick and Sandra Cranshaw
Beth R. CrossS
Roy Czernikowski* and Karin Dunnigan
Joe and Sue DeGeorge Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven DeSmitt
Stephanie and Douglas Dickman
Tex and Nicki Doolittle
Rose Duver
Michael C. Dwyer
Dr. Dianne Edgar and Terry Platt
Ed and Rosemary Eichenlaub
Dr. Steven and Susan Eisinger
Neal and Kathleen Elli
D. Craig Epperson and Dr. Beth Jelsma
Trevor and Elizabeth Ewell
David and Anne Ferris
Jim and Steph Fischer
M. Fitzpatrick
Jonathan Foster
Ann and Steve Fox
Sandra and Neil Frankel
Evelyn Frazee and Thomas Klonick
Linda and David FriedmanS
Bruce and Eleanor McLear
Donald R. Messina*
John Muenter
Susan Murphy and Ralph Black
Paul Marc and Pamela Miller Ness&
William J. O’Connor, Jr.
John and Tobie Olsan
Ms. Lydia Susan Palmer
Suzanne and Richard Portland
Brock and Sandra* Powell
Peter and Christina Prieto
Alice and Andrew Publow
Robert and Anne QuiveyS
David Rakov
Nancy Robbins
Marion Swett Robinson&
Dick* and Bea Rosenbloom
Mr. Fritz Ruebeck and Dr. Cecilia Meagher
Mr. and Mrs. James Ryan, Jr.
Gary B. Schaefer
Bob and Bobbie Frietag
Jerry J. Gambino, Jr.
Paul Gardella
Sharon Garelick
Jacquie and Andrew Germanow
Linda G. Gillim
Warren and June Glaser
John and Roslyn Goldman
Crofts* and Jane Gorsline
Jeanne and Bob Grace
Helen and George Greer**
Joanna and Michael Grosodonia^
Jason and Janelle Gutman
Susan and James Haefner
Joan Hallenbeck
Fred and Martha Hamaker
David and Edna F. Hamlin
Martin and Sherrie Handelman
Carol Hardy
A. Scott Hecker
Bob and Kathy Heinig
James and Susan Herman
Dr. Tomas Hernandez and Dr. Keith Reas
Walter B.D. Hickey, Jr.
David C. and Patricia M. Hinkle
Drs. Ryan and Makiko Hoefen^
Dr. Marvin and Nancy* Yanes
Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. * Howard E. Holcomb, Jr.
Susan and Chris Holliday
Dr. Robert Horn and Dr. Patricia
Nachman
Marjorie S. Humphrey
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Iwan
La Marr J. Jackson, Esq.
Douglas and Maryanne Jones
Nancy Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Judson, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Kanthor
Judy and Norm Karsten
Heidi Katz and Carl Chiarenza
Robert J. Kennedy
Karen and Laurence Kessler
James H. Kirkwood
Ann Knigge and Al Buckner
Hon. Joan S. Kohout
Lynn Krauss-Prince
Chari and Joel Krenis
Deanna and Charles Krunsenstjerna
David and Antonia Schantz
George J. Schwartz, M.D. and Paula Maier
Richard and Vicki* Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Seymour
Georgine and James Stenger
Bob and Gayle Stiles
David and Grace* Strong
Margaret and Charles Symington
Mark and Lois Taubman
Mimi and Sam Tilton
Michael and Beverly* Tomaino
Margaret Tonkinson
John Urban
Gary and Marie VanGraafeiland
Skip and Karen Warren
Stephen R. Webb
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Weber
David and Julie Weinstein
James Viscardi, Lisa Brubaker and Marja Wilson
Kitty J. Wise&L
Werner and Susan Kunz
Donna M. Landry
Jennifer Leonard and David Cay Johnston
Katherine Lewis and Richard Chasman*
Curtis and Elizabeth Long&S
Dr. Diane Lu and Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq.
Patrick Macey and Jeremiah Casey
Chen and John MageeS
Pamela Krug Maloof
Scott Manspeaker
Saul and Susan Marsh
Mr. Lawrence Martling
Richard and Kate Massie
H. Winn McCray
William and Erin McCune in memory of Vera McCune
Richard W. McGrath
John W. McNeill
Andrew and Kay Melnyk
Robert J. and Marcia Wishengrad Metzger
Ralph and Martha Meyer
Deanne Molinari
James* and Geraldine Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Morgan
Laura V. Morrissey
Pastor and Mrs. Donald Muller
Dr. Gary and Ruth Myers
Helene Newman
Nannette Nocon
Deborah Onslow&S
Elizabeth Osta and George VanArsdale
Graham Ottoson
Douglas and Rose Peet
David and Marjorie Perlman
Dee and Horace E. Perry
Bill Prest
Susan and Donald Pritchard
Sujatha Ramanujan and James Chwalek
Dick and Cathy Rasmussen
Cary Ratcliff
Marcia Rausch
Rene Reixach
Josh Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Richards
Nancy and Art Roberts
Dr. Gerald and Maxine Rosen
Hannah and Arnold Rosenblatt
Joan and James* Ryan, Sr.
Yvonne J. SanerS
Paul and Barbara Schmied
Peter Schott and Mary Jane Tasciotti
Mr. and Mrs. William Schultz
Anthony and Gloria Sciolino
Catherine and Richard Seeger
David Segal
Joan and Arthur Segal
Libba and Wolf Seka
Dr. Jenny C. Servo and Mr. John Servo
David and Susan Sharp
Thomas and Sandra Shaw
Kate Sheeran
Hezekiah and Ann Marie Simmons
Kathie Snyder
Phillip and Karen Sparkes
David Spector
Mr. Richard R. Spellicy
Ms. Maureen A. Stables
Eleanor Stauffer
Sandra and Richard Stein&
Ann H. Stevens and William J. Shattuck
Nancy Stevens and David Williams
David B. Stong and Marlane Juran
David and Christine Sage Suits
Adam and Catherine Towsley
Sally Turner
Wayne and Anne Vander Byl
James and Barb* Walker
Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace
James Watters
Mike and Ellen Wayne
Jean and Sterling L.* Weaver
Philip and Marilyn Wehrheim Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weingarten^
Joyce and William Weir
Sue A. Whan
Ed and Wilma Wierenga
Elise and Joseph Wojciechowski
Beatrice and Michael Wolford
Grace Wong
Norman J. Wright
Laura and Joel Yellin
Bill and Wende Young
Marsha Young
Helen A. Zamboni
Barbara and David AckroydS
Barbara Agor
James Alexander
Peter and Jane Anderson
Anonymous
Barbara and E. David* Appelbaum
Bob and Jody Asbury
Karen Bancroft
Jim and Linda Baroody
Asish and Susan Basu^
Richard J. Bell
Hays and Karen Bell
Suzanne Bell and Chris Brown
Kate Bennett
Richard Bennett
James and Lynette Blake
Jeff and Kathy Bowen
Donald and Mary BoydS
James and Lynette Blake
Paula and James* Briggs
Henra S. Briskin
Eileen Buholtz
David J. and Margaret M. Burns
Lori Busch
Brendan and Suzanne Casey
Victor Ciaraldi and Kathy Marchaesi
Alan Cohen and Nancy Bloom
Drs. Jim and Rae Burchfiel
Jane R. Colucci
Cathleen Combs
Elison and Donald Cramer
Janice and Robert Daitz
Jacqueline Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Delvecchio
Gary DeWitt
Kathleen Dill
Michael DiSalle
Donald and Stephanie Doe
Jane Durham
Mohsen Emami, M.D.
Sherman and Anne Farnham
Udo Fehn and Christine Long
Joan and Harold* Feinbloom
Evan and Elvira* Felty
Almon Fisher
Elizabeth B. Fisher
Gail R. Flugel
George and Marie Follett
Susan and Leslie Foor
Ruth Freeman
Laura L. Fulton and Martin Zemel
Kimberly and Lou Gangi
John and Miriam Ganze
M. Lois Gauch
Mary Anna and Darrell Geib
Paulette GissendannerS
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Goldstein
Dr. John W. and Mrs. Heather Goodbody
Dr. and Mrs. William Grace
Russell and Kathleen Green
Gay Greene and Robert Goeckel
Michael D. Grossman
Catherine Gueli
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Guerin
William and Cathy Haller
Barbara and A. Michael Hanna
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Hanna
Gil and Judy Hawkins
William and Patricia Hayles
Michael R. Herzog
Dr. Florence M. Higgins and Mr. John Lebens
James and Betsy Hoefen
Sheila Hollander
Audrey W. Holly
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Holmes
Victoria Hoover
Philip and Eleanor Hopke
Dr. Dewey Jackson
Robert and Mary* Jackson
Lyle Jenks
Mr. Gilbert F. Jordan
Connie KaminskiS
Lori and Frank Karbel
Barbara and Robert Kay
Michael and Joann Keefe
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Keenan
Mary Kerr
Mr. Edward Klehr
Ken Knight and Ann Curtin-Knight
Mark and Mona Friedman Kolko
Mrs. Ellen Konar
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kopf, Jr.
James Kraus
John and Lisa Lacci
Carolyn Leccese
Philip and Susan Lederer
Janet and James Leone
Doris and Austin Leve
Ellen C. Lewis
Sarah F. Liebschutz, PhD
Margaret Lindsey, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Norman R. Loomis
Mr. Robert Lowenthal
Susan and Chris Luedde
Daniel J. Lukach
John and Judy Lynd
David J. Mack
Frank Maley
James and Rosa Mance
Janice D. Manning
Darlene Mante
Bryan Maslin and Jane Flasch-Maslin
David and Dorcas McCartney
Stan and Janis McCormack
Dick and Sandra McGavern
Virginia McHugh
J. Scott and Susan L. Miller
Sanford and Jill Miller
Jonathan Mink and Janet Cranshaw
Mary E. Miskell and Terrance Clar
Ilene Montana
Charles Morgan
L. Janet Lawrence-Morse
David and Monika M. MullenS
Thomas C. Munger
Rita Myers
Dr. Philip S. Nash
Michael D. Nazar
Maureen and Steve Neumaier
Mr. and Mrs. John Norris
Peggy and David Oakes
Jason Oaks
Mr. Donald W. and Jo-Ann R. O'Brien
Marcia O’Brien
W. Smith and Jean O'Brien
Margie O'jea
Debra and George Orosz
Damodar Pai
Tom Parker
Jonathan R. Parkes and Dr. Marcia Bornhurst Parkes
Marian Payson and Helen Wiley
Glen Pearson
Jerry Peters
Robert and Penny Peterson
Thomas W. Petrillo and William R. Reamy
Everett Porter
Harry J. and Margaret H. Price
Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Przybylowicz
Jerry and Janice Rachfal
Dick and Cathy Rasmussen
James Reed
Richard and Susan Reed
Stan and Anne Refermat
Constance Rice
Dr. Ramon L. and Judith S. Ricker
Linda and Michael Riordan Family Fund at the RACF
Richard and Margery Rosen
Jamal and Pam Rossi
Dr. and Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert
Tom and Ellen Rusling
Hon. Franklin T. and Cynthia Russell
Dr. Alvani D. and Carol M. Santos
Ed and Gabriel Saphar
Nancy and David Schraver
David and Naomi Schrier
Mrs. Arthur W. Schuster, Jr.
Heidi B. Schwarz, M.D.
Theresa A. Seil and Debra Celestino
Rich Sensenbach
Robert E. and Susan H. Shapiro
Richard and Joanne Shimko
Mrs. Caroline Shipley
Donna Broberg Shum
Christina Sickelco
Harvey Simmons
Daniel and Sarah Singal
Janet H. Sorensen
Jim and Dora Stauffer
Berl Stein
Abby and David Stern
Glen and Lynne Suckling
Anne Sullivan
Steve and Cheryl Swartout
Yoshiko Tamura and Bruce M. Lee
David and Carol Teegarden
Darbbie J. Thomas
Jeffrey J. Thompson
Celia and Doug Topping
John* and Janet Tyler
Jeff and Jill Tyzik
Eugene and Gloria Ulterino
Dr. William M. Valenti
Lorraine Van Meter-Cline and Doug Cline
Vic Vinkey
Robert Vosteen
Stephen H. and Jody Waite
Brian and Jean Waldmiller
John and Anne Walker
Lawrence and Diane Wardlow
Marsha Walton
Betsy and Peter Webster
Warren Welch
Stephen Wershing
Kathleen Whelehan
Charles and Carolyn Whitfield
Rick and Yvonne Whitmore
Dale and Lorraine Whittington
Steve and Sarah Wicker
Susan and Paul Wilkens
Amy and Brent Williams
Molly Willner-Boucher
David and Donna Willome
Lois Wolf and William Hall
Les and Wanda Wood
Jim* and Barb Woods
Jeff Wright and Betty Wells
Caroline and Richard Yates
Susan and Maurice Zauderer
Robert and Carol Zimmerman
& Denotes donor(s) has/have contributed to the RPO& Comprehensive Capital Campaign S Denotes donor(s) has/have a recurring Sustaining Circle contribution to the RPO * Denotes donor(s) is/are deceased. ^ Denotes donor(s) has/have contributed to the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO).
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IN MEMORY OF…
Carol G. Achilles
Marilyn Merrigan
Dr. E. David Appelbaum
Barbara Appelbaum
Elizabeth Affolter
Don and Jeanne Worboys
Richard and Sharon Ahlman
George Smith and Diane Ahlman
Joanne Anderson
Dolores Young
Marisa Ballatori
Albert Ballatori
Nancy Bischoping
David and Noreen Halpern
James Blackburn
Bridget Blackburn
Max M. Boudakian
Lita Boudakian
Jean Boyle
Joe Viola
Paul W. Briggs
Beatrice Briggs
Pat Cagnina
Charles Courtsal and Lisa Gwinner
Wilma C. Chadwick
Barbara Chadwick
Tina J. Cichanowicz
Ted and Peggy Cichanowicz
Eleanor Conte
George Conte
Dr. Roy Czernikowski
Jason and Janelle Gutman
Dr. Salvatore Dalberth
Joan Dalberth
Valera D’Esopo
Barbara Grajewski
Robert D. Davies
Christine Corrado and Andrew E. Green
Ross Fleckenstein
Janet Loomis
Rev. George H. Dehority, Jr.
John and Carolyn Dehority
William Dixon
Jan Dixon
Jane Dunham
Lisa Heiningerg
Jeffrey Emblidge
Doug and Colleen Emblidge
BRAVO TRIBUTES
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their generous support by honoring or remembering in memory of, the individuals listed below. Listings are in recognition of our current donors in the 2024-25 Concert Season (July 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025).
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 visit www.rpo.org/donate or contact the Development office at 585/454-7311 ext. 249 or email development@rpo.org.
Bud Feinen
Catherin O. Feinen
Elvira R. Felty
Evan Felty
Johanna M. Gambino
Jerry J. Gambino, Jr.
Jane L. Garrett
Michael Garrett
Gordon Gilbert
Betsy Friedman
Ian M. Harvey
Elizabeth K. Stevens
Richard C. Hastings
Glenda Hastings
Donald Heinle
Stephen and Ann Martin
Lillian Howk
Cynthia L. Howk
David L. Hunley, Sr.
Karen Stafford
Mrs. Polly Hunsberger
Margaret M. Joynt
Anne M. Jones
Robert K. Jones
William Keplinger
Thomas L. Bantle
Elaine Buralli
R. Alan and Deborah Lattime
Dr. Anthony Leone, Jr.
Norma Leone
Gary N. Libman
Marc Libman and Meghann Postgate
Gregory Lombardo
Steven and Betsy Lombardo
Edna Lovell
Carol Lovell
Dr. Edward Maruggi
Carolyn Maruggi
Robert Marx
Frances Marx
Vera McCune
William and Erin McCune
John Michaels
Carol A. Michaels
Hon. Michael Miller
Edward Doherty and Patrice Mitchell
Evelyn Frazee and Thomas Klonick
H. Robert and Joyce Herman
John and Tobie Olsan
Eric and Elizabeth Rennert
Nathan and Susan Robfogel
Nellie J. Rosenberg
Anthony and Gloria Sciolino
Sue Thering
Joseph T. Pagano, Jr.
Nancy Pagano
W. Smith “Smitty” O’Brien
Scott and Charlene Birnie
Brendan Field
David and Maureen Field
Bernard Gershenson and Paula Gocker
Michelle Houghton
Deborah A. Kopp
Loretta A. Langan
Jean O’Brien
Marjory O’Brien
Suzanne and Edward O’Brien
Michael and Marge Perez
Gary and Judy Shaw
Mary Wilkins
Eileen Ramos
Maria C. Leonardo
Thelma and Eustis Rawcliffe
James and Gail Rawcliffe
Doris A. Rocha
Andrea P. Rocha
Peggy Savlov
Jeff and Jill Tyzik
George A. Schutt
Dr. Philip S. Nash
Albert Serenati
Nancy Snyder and Family
Nina Shah
Prabodh and Christine Shah
Carol Simmons
Harvey Simmons
Iris Simon
David and Noreen Halpern
Kenneth Slining
David Hathaway
Beverly A. Tomaino
Michael Tomaino
Jane Wargo
Jessica Best
James E. Woods
Barbara Woods
Edna Yates
Helen M. Gordon
Christine R. Spaker
IN HONOR OF…
James Boucher
Margaret Boucher
Molly Willner-Boucher
Maura McCune Corvington
John and Lisa Lacci
Meghan Dewan and Kyle Rosales’ Wedding
Stephen and Julia Smith
Dr. Giuseppe Erba
John Williams
Paulette Gissendanner
Eric Logan and Anne Kingston
Laurie Haelen’s Birthday
Donna Cator
John Frost
Dean Hutchinson
Kevin D. Kinney
Catherine D. Noble
James P. Terwilliger
Jennifer A. Yance
Elizabeth Zammit
James Henderson
Elizabeth Updaw and James R. Henderson
Dr. Harold Kanthor
Jill B. Freeman
Ross P. Lanzafame, Esq.
Nannette Nocon
Dr. William Valenti
Maura McCune Corvington
John and Lisa Lacci
Neil Miller
Dr. Etta Eskridge
Deborah Onslow
Paul Gardella
Miriam Iker
Daniel Lukach
Joanne Prives
Mary Elaine Pierce
Nancy E. Scher
Harvey Simmons
Gerald Segelman
David and Noreen Halpern
Georgine and James Stenger
Mary Anne Fox
Craig Sutherland
John and Anne Walker
Jeff Tyzik
Sally B. Bush
Jean Webster
Kathleen VanOrden
Catherine J. “Kitty” Wise
J. Michael and Alice Smith
Reyton Wojnowski
Julie Weinstein
Don and Anna Womack
Daniel and Edith Rice
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Marie Aklin*
Betty Jane Altier*
Alva Angle*
Catherine N. Asmuth*
Jean Boynton Baker*
John B. and Margaret Barnell*
RPO GEORGE EASTMAN LEGACY SOCIETY
Members of the RPO George Eastman Legacy Society are true believers in the power of music. The RPO George Eastman Legacy Society honors those individuals who remember the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra through a planned gift. The RPO’s team of development professionals are available to work with you and your advisors to create a plan that will help you meet your financial and philanthropic goals. For more information, please contact the Development Office at 585.454.7311.
Mary M. Gooley*
Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff*
George Greer*
Jean Groff*
Sue C. Habbersett*
William B. Hale*
Mrs. Laura J. Hameister
Walter J.* and Jeanne M. Beecher
Walter S. Beecher
Nancy and Harry Beilfuss**
Carol and John Bennett
Jack and Carolyn Bent
Donald Berens*
Ellen S. Bevan*
Stuart* and Betsy Bobry
James R. Boehler*
Marilyn Bondy
Beverly T. Bowen*
John W.* and Margaret Z.* Branch
William and Ruth Cahn
Mary Allison Callaway and Paul R. Callaway*
Catherine B. Carlson*
Norris F. Carlson*
Margaret J. Carnall*
Susann* and Terence Chrzan
Nancy A. Clemens*
Barbara Colucci
Christine Colucci
Mary Consler*
Judy and Joe Darweesh
Alfred L. Davis*
Barbara Dechario*
Paul Donnelly*
Marilyn A. Drumm*
Amelia N. Dunbar*
Frederick Dushay
Richard and Harriet Eisenberg*
James T. and Ellen Englert
John R. Ertle*
Julia B. Everitt*
Glenn and Rebecca Fadner
Ruth H. Fairbank*
Joan and Harold* Feinbloom
Albert Fenyvessy*
Donald C.* and Elizabeth Fisher
Catherine and Elmar Frangenberg
Carolyn and Roger Friedlander
Betsy Friedman
Karyl P. Friedman
Linda and David Friedman
Patrick and Barbara Fulford
William L. Gamble*
Sharon Garelick
Rob W. Goodling
Marilyn* and Dick Hare
Karen G. Hart*
Monica R. Hayden*
Warren* and Joyce Heilbronner
David W. Hinz*
Jean Hitchcock
Norman L. Horton*
Mrs. Samter Horwitz*
H. Larry and Dorothy C. Humm
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hursh*
Carol A. Jones
Dr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz
Nancie R. Kennedy*
Robert T. Kimbrough*
Marcella Klein and Richard Schaeffer
Glenn and Nancy Koch
Ross P. Lanzafame, Esq.
Jeanne Lareau*
Marshall and Lenore* Lesser
Drs. Jacques* and Dawn Lipson
Sue and Michael Lococo
William C.* and Elfriede K. Lotz
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mahar
Linda Malinich*
Joseph J. Mancini*
Gerard Mayer*
John T. McAdam*
Pete* and Sally Merrill
Donald R. Messina*
Robert J. and Marcia Wishengrad Metzger
Dan Meyers
Mrs. Elizabeth O. Miller*
Jane E. Miller*
Mary L. Mitchell*
Deanne Molinari
Eleanor Morris*
Mrs. Marjorie Morris*
Patricia McCurdy Morse*
John S. Muenter
Diane F. Nelson*
Paul Marc and Pamela Miller Ness
Carolyn Noble*
Deborah Onslow
Margaret Paaschen*
Mary Anne Palermo
Ms. Lydia Susan Palmer
Eleanor T. Patterson*
Suzanne F. Powell
Robert and Ann Quivey
Ernest Rashiatore*
Eileen D. Ramos*
Marjorie Cohen Relin*
Doris Repenter*
Dr. Ramon L. and Judith S. Ricker
Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers*
Dick* and Bea Rosenbloom
Elise and Stephen* Rosenfeld
Pearl W. Rubin*
Wallace R. Rust
Ron and Sharon Salluzzo
Wesley Saucke
Peggy W. Savlov*
James G. Scanzaroli*
David G. and Antonia T. Schantz
William and Susan Schoff
Peter Schott and Mary Jane Tasciotti
Jon L. and Katherine T. Schumacher
Laura M. Seifferd*
Libba and Wolf Seka
Gretchen Shafer*
Virginia Durand Shelden*
Elbis A. Shoales, M.D.
Carol Shulman
Anna Rita Staffieri*
Ingrid Stanlis
Abby and David Stern
Patricia E. Stott
Betty Strasenburgh*
Martha Ann* and Daniel Tack
Amanda Tierson
Ivan Town*
Carol Van Hoesen*
Elizabeth Van Horn*
Harry and Ruth Walker
Patricia Ward-Baker
Margaret Webster*
Robin and Michael* Weintraub
Jean B. Wetzel*
Mildred Wischmeyer*
Kitty J. Wise
John and Laurie Witmeyer
Helen W. Witt*
Mary Alice and Robert Wolf*
Susan and Lawrence Yovanoff
Nancy and Mark Zawacki
Alan Ziegler and Emily N
* Denotes donor(s) is/are deceased.
^Denotes donor(s) has/have contributed to the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO).
ADMINISTRATION
Curt Long President and CEO
Kristen Zimmer Director of Human Resources
Hannah Reich Executive Assistant/Office Manager
DEVELOPMENT
Rob Dermody Vice President of Development
Lis Bischoff-Ormsbee Senior Director of Principal Gifts
Amy Gallaher Director of Development, Annual Giving & Special Events
Elizabeth Garijo-Garde Institutional Partnerships Officer
Dorian Delfs Development Officer
George DeMott Development Officer
FINANCE
Priscilla DeSoto Staff Accountant
MARKETING
Herb Griffith Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Lauren MacDonough Director of Marketing
Joyce Tseng
Content & Digital Marketing Manager
Meg Spoto Creative Director
Mike Cidoni Public Relations & Communications Manager
Sal Uttaro Group and Corporate Sales Manager
PATRON SERVICES CENTER
Charlene Beckwith Director of Ticketing
Daniel Traina House Manager
Daniel Long Patron Services Manager
Connor Straight Patron Services Assistant Manager
Samuel DeAngelis
Abby Chapman Duprey
Emma Duprey
Rilyn Garcia
Stephen House
Nathan Howton
Jaewon Jun
Alyssa Koh
Jacob Kundu
Hannah Moreno
Grant Simon Patron Services Representatives
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS AND EDUCATION
James Barry Vice President of Artistic Planning & Operations
Barbara Brown Vice President of Education
Chisato Eda Marling Manager of Education & Community Partnerships
Ashlee Allaire Youth Orchestra and Education Projects Manager
Meghan Dunn Orchestra Operations Manager
Fred Dole Orchestra Personnel Manager
Danielle Suhr Stage Manager
Cedrick Martinez Assistant Stage Manager
Kim Hartquist Principal Librarian
Sam Giacoia Artistic Coordinator
Karl Vilcins Auditions Coordinator
ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUE
Rachel Solomon Volunteer Administrator
ABOUT US
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 celebrating our Centennial Season, the RPO is dedicated to maintaining its deep commitment to artistic excellence, educational opportunity, and community engagement.
Today, the RPO presents up to 120 concerts per year, serving nearly 170,000 people through ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and community centers throughout the region. Nearly one-third of all RPO performances are educational or community-related. In addition, WXXI 91.5 FM rebroadcasts approximately 30 RPO concerts each year. For more information, visit rpo.org.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
TICKETS: The RPO Patron Services Center is located at 255 East Avenue in the back of the Farash Place building in downtown Rochester. Free parking is available in a small lot between the parking garage and building. Open Monday through Friday 10 AM–5PM.
NIGHT-OF-CONCERT PURCHASES: RPO will-call tickets and concert tickets are available at the RPO tables in the Eastman Theatre Box Office lobby starting 90 minutes prior to concert time.
PARKING: Paid parking for Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre is available at the East End Garage, located next to the theatre. Open entrances/exits change frequently while the garage is under construction. Visit rpo.org/parking for the most recent updates. 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: All ticketholders are welcome to attend free pre-concert talks held one hour before all Philharmonics concerts and all Jeff Tyzik-conducted Pops concerts. Ticketholders are asked to sit anywhere they would like in the orchestra level of the theatre, then head to their reserved seat for the concert.
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 Eastman Theatre Box Office lobby. 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 585-274-3000.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES: The use of cameras or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Patrons are asked to silence 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 2 PM the day of the performance to make them available for resale.
GROUP SALES: Groups of 10 or more are eligible for discounts starting at 20%! Contact Group and Corporate Sales Manager: Sal Uttaro at suttaro@ rpo.org | Office: (585) 454-7311 ext. 267 | Mobile: (585) 530-0865
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