2026-27 BRAVO Nov. 6-22

IN THIS ISSUE: 4 26/27 Season Orchestra 5 Our Conductors 8 Board of Directors 9 Bravo to Our Season Sponsors 27 Bravo to Our Supporters 33 Volunteers & Staff 34 About Us

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INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK™— IN CONCERT November 6 & 7

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MOZART & BARTÓK

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ALL-AMERICAN JOHN WILLIAMS

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RPYO FALL CONCERT

November 12 & 14

November 20 & 21

November 22

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VIOLIN 1

BASS

The Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward Chair, funded in perpetuity

The Anne Hayden McQuay Chair, funded in perpetuity

Juliana Athayde+, Concertmaster Cory Palmer, Principal Shannon Nance,

Michael Griffin,

Jeongwon An^ Tigran Vardanyan James Zabawa-Martinez Thomas Rodgers Anna Leunis Molly McDonald Kurt Munstedt Perrin Yang Jeremy Hill An-Chi Lin

Daniel Morehead Edward Castilano Fred Dole Jeff Campbell+ Eric Polenik

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Assistant Concertmaster

VIOLIN 2

Jeanelle Thompson+, Principal The Dr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz Chair

Daryl Perlo, Assistant Principal The James E. Dumm Chair, funded in perpetuity

Patricia Sunwoo Lara Sipols Sooyeon Kim Petros Karapetyan Liana Koteva Kirvan Margaret Leenhouts Heidi Brodwin Ellen Stokoe

VIOLA

FLUTE

Alan Tolbert, Principal Wesley Nance Herbert Smith Paul Shewan

TROMBONE

David Bruestle, Principal

The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair, funded in perpetuity

Lisa Albrecht Jeffrey Gray

Rebecca Gilbert, Principal

BASS TROMBONE

Sean Marron Elise Kim

TUBA

The Charlotte Whitney Allen Chair, funded in perpetuity

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

Jeffrey Gray

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

Caleb Breidenbaugh, Principal

The Marie-Merrill and George M. Ewing Chair, funded in perpetuity

Brian Stotz

The Barbara and Patrick Fulford Chair, funded in perpetuity

Marc Anderson, Assistant Principal CLARINET Anders Peterson, Principal Rebecca Christainsen The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair, James Marshall funded in perpetuity Olita Povero Andrew Brown Neil Miller Melissa Matson BASS CLARINET David Hult Andrew Brown Grant Rieke

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PERSONNEL MANAGER

Ahrim Kim, Principal

BASSOON

Jordan Farber, Principal

The Ron and Donna Fielding Chair

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

The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Chair, funded in perpetuity

Karl Vilcins Martha Sholl

The Nick & Kitty Jospé Chair

CONTRA-BASSOON

PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN

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STAGE MANAGERS

Lars Kirvan, Assistant Principal Samuel Pierce-Ruhland Christopher Haritatos Garri Hovsepyan Benjamin Krug Ingrid Bock JULIANA ATHAYDE,

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Assistant Principal

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Lily Kern, Principal

The Cricket and Frank Luellen Chair

Jon Gannon, Associate Principal/

Fred Dole

Kimberly Hartquist Danielle Suhr Cederick Martinez

Utility

Maura McCune Corvington Nathan Ukens Stephen Laifer

+ Eastman faculty ^ Year leave of absence

Andreas Delfs has built a reputation over his 35-year career as one of the most dynamic and respected conductors on the international stage. Celebrated for his visionary leadership and deep musical insight, he is equally renowned as a masterful orchestra builder and an inspiring music director. Known for his emotionally charged and dramatically nuanced interpretations—particularly of the late Romantic repertoire—Delfs has earned critical acclaim across North America and Europe. His performances are marked by an ever-deepening artistic maturity, bringing a rare combination of passion, precision, and authenticity to every podium he graces. Educated at leading conservatories on both sides of the Atlantic and shaped by mentorships with legendary conductors, Delfs has cultivated a style forged through decades of experience. At the same time, his unwavering curiosity and enthusiasm for contemporary music have made him a champion of living composers. He has established lasting collaborations with many of today’s most compelling musical voices, conducting numerous world premieres and commissioning new works. Among his many artistic inspirations are Hans Werner Henze, György Ligeti, Philip Glass, and Roberto Sierra—composers whose diverse idioms have helped shape his unique interpretive voice. His artistry has also drawn world-class soloists to the stage, including André Watts, Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Yo-Yo Ma, Lang Lang, and Renée Fleming. Delfs has held prominent leadership roles with orchestras on both continents. As Music Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra from 1996 to 2009—and later as its Conductor Laureate—he played a pivotal role in elevating the ensemble to national acclaim. He also led the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as Music Director (2001–2004) and Artistic Consultant (2004–2006). In Europe, he served as General Music Director of Hanover, Germany (1995–2000), overseeing both the city’s symphony orchestra and its distinguished opera company. Earlier appointments include Music Director of the Bern Opera, Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony during Lorin Maazel’s tenure, and Music Director—at an impressively young age—of the Orchestre Suisse des Jeunes.

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ANDREAS DELFS Music Director

Throughout his career, Delfs has conducted many of the world’s premier orchestras. His international credits include the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Danish National Symphony, Netherlands Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Beijing Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. Born in Flensburg, Germany, Delfs began studying piano and music theory at the age of five. He studied under Christoph von Dohnányi and Aldo Ceccato at the Hamburg Conservatory, where, at just 20 years old, he became the youngest Music Director of the Hamburg University Orchestra and served as Musical Assistant at the Hamburg State Opera. He later continued his training at The Juilliard School, studying with Jorge Mester, Sixten Ehrling, and Leonard Bernstein, and was honored with the prestigious Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship. PHOTO: ALEX CASSETTI

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JEFF TYZIK Principal Pops Conductor

The Jeff Tyzik Chair, funded in perpetuity by the Jeff Tyzik Society Founding members Anonymous, Mary Ellen Burris, and David & Patricia Gardner

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26/27 marks Jeff Tyzik’s 33rd season as RPO Principal Pops Conductor. But his musical journey began long before his permanent residency in Kodak Hall. Born in Hyde Park, New York, he started playing cornet at age nine—inspired by the buglers during an Independence Day parade in nearby Poughkeepsie. He switched to trumpet at age 11, and eventually went on to attend Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, ultimately earning Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees. Even before Tyzik’s schooling was completed, his star was on the rise. While at Eastman, Tyzik met Chuck Mangione, with whom he worked between 1973 and 1980 —both as lead trumpeter in Mangione’s band and as co-producer of four albums. During that time, Tyzik befriended Tonight Show band leader Doc Severinsen, who eventually invited Tyzik to London to record two albums. That relationship proved fruitful, with Tyzik producing the Grammy-winning The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen, Vol. 1. Severinsen’s albums with Tyzik would go on to earn three additional Grammy nominations. Tyzik also recorded his own albums as a solo trumpeter between 1981 and 1990, when he and his big band frequently performed in Rochester. In 1993, Tyzik proposed a four-concert series featuring RPO members dubbed “All in the Family.” The first debuted Oct. 22 and highlighted Kenneth Grant (clarinet), Joseph Werner (piano), and percussionists William Cahn and Dave Mancini. Less than a month later, Tyzik was asked to become Principal Pops Conductor. Jeff quickly made his mark on the orchestra, in his second season performing the first in his endearing, enduring Gala Holiday Pops series. He also made RPO history conducting an all-Gershwin album featuring pianist Jon Nakamatsu. The recording topped the Billboard Classical chart and remained in the top 10 for three months. Over five decades, Tyzik has guest-conducted more than 100 orchestras, including the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, and Milwaukee Symphony. In September 2023, he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic and returned later that season to conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2023–24 finale. He’s also shared the stage with a remarkable range of artists across genres—from Tony Bennett and Leslie Odom Jr. to Wynonna Judd, Art Garfunkel, Marilyn Horne, Arturo Sandoval, The Chieftains, Megan Hilty, Dawn Upshaw, and John Pizzarelli. In 2012, Tyzik and his daughter Jami co-founded the management and production company Greenberg Artists. Since 2016, in partnership with Schirmer Theatrical, they’ve developed dozens of orchestral Pops programs now performed by nearly 200 orchestras. In 2023, Tyzik launched TyzikMusic.com, a digital publishing platform featuring more than 150 of his arrangements, orchestrations, and compositions for symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, and wind ensemble. PHOTO: SMILLIEPHOTO.COM

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CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN Conductor Laureate

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.

JAKE TANIGUCHI Assistant Conductor

The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Education and Community Engagement Chair

Jake Taniguchi is the Assistant Conductor of the RPO and Music Director of the RPYO. In the 2026–27 season, he will lead numerous programs with both ensembles, including community, family, and education concerts, and will take the RPYO on an international tour to Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague.

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

Taniguchi has served on the conducting faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music, as principal conductor of the Hawai‘i Chamber Music Festival (HCMF), and as assistant and cover conductor for the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, Omaha Symphony, Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra, and the Indiana University Ballet and Opera Theater. He has collaborated with distinguished conductors including Leonard Slatkin, Dane Lam, Mei-Ann Chen, Jeffery Kahane, and Anthony Parnther, as well as soloists including violinists Jaime Laredo, Jessica Lee, and Stefan Jackiw; pianists Michelle Cann, Joyce Yang, Adam Golka, and David Kaplan; and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung. A fervent advocate for new music, he has fostered artistic partnerships with composers Marcos Balter, Sebastian Currier, Billy Childs, Keith Fitch, Christopher Cerrone, and Joan Tower, among others. Devoted to nurturing a lifelong enthusiasm for music, Taniguchi has worked with numerous schools, youth organizations, and educational programs, including the Masaki School of Music, Kamehameha Schools, Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts, Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra, and HCMF's Young Artist Program. Taniguchi holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, and the Cleveland Institute of Music. His conducting mentors include JoAnn Falletta, Victor Yampolsky, Thomas Wilkins, Jeffery Meyer, and Arthur Fagen.

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RPO Board of Directors 2026/27 SEASON

Maintaining and operating the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Founded in 1923 —Incorporated in 1930)

EX-OFFICIO

OFFICERS

Dean, Eastman School of Music

Katherine Lindahl,

Chair of the Board

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Kate Sheeran

Nathan Ukens

Orchestra Representative

Stephen Laifer

Ron Dougherty

James Englert

Karen Kessler,

HONORARY BOARD

Vice Chair of the Board Vice Chair of the Board Secretary

Richard Stein, Treasurer

Diana Clarkson, Esq.,

Immediate Past Chair

TERM EXPIRES JUNE 2027

Brian Bennett Emerson Fullwood Paulette Gissendanner Catherine Gueli Zuzanna Kwon Katherine Lindahl Jack McGowan Richard Stein Sidney Sobel, M.D. Cindy Yancey

TERM EXPIRES JUNE 2028

TERM EXPIRES JUNE 2029

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Immediate Past Chair

Cindy Yancey

Ron Dougherty Sreeram Dhurjaty James Fulmer Laurie A. Haelen Ralph F. Jozefowicz. M.D. Karen Kessler Deborah Onslow Sara Poe Joseph B. Rizzo, Esq.

KATHERINE LINDAHL

Tonya McBride Robles President & CEO Diana Clarkson, Esq.,

Daisy Algarin Quincy Allen Diana Clarkson, Esq. George Daddis Catherine Frangenberg Diane Lu Sujatha Ramanujan Jason Redman Eva Sauer George Schwartz Timothy Tindall Alan Tirré

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James Englert,

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 Patrick Fulford 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* Michael Millard 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. 2024-26: Diana Clarkson

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Susie Benchasil Seiter, conductor

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Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark™ Live in Concert John Williams’ Score Performed Live-to-Film by Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

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NOV 6

INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK™ LIVE IN CONCERT

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Susie Benchasil Seiter, conductor

7:30 PM

KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE STARRING Harrison Ford Karen Allen Paul Freeman

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ARTISTS SUSIE BENCHASIL SEITER, conductor

Susie Benchasil Seiter is a prolific composer, conductor, and orchestrator for film, television, video games, and live concerts. She co-composed the score for the Netflix limited series drama Thai Cave Rescue. SUSIE BENCHASIL SEITER

Seiter is best known for orchestrating and conducting remarkably successful orchestral concert world tours, including Evanescence’s Synthesis Live and Lindsey Stirling’s orchestra tours, and The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses and Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions. Combined, these tours have been performed more than 400 times by some of the world’s most respected orchestras. Seiter excels in leading popular symphonic film concerts such as Disney’s Frozen in Concert, Disney’s The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert, Pixar in Concert, and Toy Story in Concert. Parallel to her active concert career, Seiter has worked alongside her husband, composer Chad Seiter, conducting and orchestrating his music for numerous AAA video game titles, including some of history’s most popular and enduring franchises, such as Star Trek, LEGO Jurassic World, and Microsoft Studios’ major release, ReCore. A frequent collaborator with Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory, Seiter orchestrated The Banner Saga series as well as his BAFTA-nominated score, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Her orchestrations for Traveler – A Journey Symphony debuted at the Royal Albert Hall. Seiter was on the orchestration teams for Walt Disney Pictures’ Encanto, Universal Pictures’ Minions, Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak, The Book of Life, and Star Trek: Picard.

Seiter believes that orchestral music should be shared and celebrated by all generations and takes great pride in her contributions as a composer, conductor, and orchestrator. Originally from Baltimore, Seiter now calls Los Angeles home, where she lives with Chad and their sons, Samuel and William.

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NOV 12 7:30 PM SAT

NOV 14 7:30 PM

Andreas Delfs, conductor

For Andreas Delfs’ biography, please see page 5.

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Donna Diana Overture

5:00

WOLFGANG Symphony No. 39 AMADEUS MOZART I. Adagio - Allegro

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II. Andante con moto III. Menuetto: Allegretto IV. Allegro

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Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace

Giuoco delle coppie: Allegro scherzando Elegia: Andante, non troppo Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto Finale: Pesante - Presto

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PROGRAM NOTES EMIL VON REZNICEK Donna Diana Overture

B. VIENNA, AUSTRIA May 4, 1960

D. BERLIN, GERMANY

How to impress upon a lady who rejects overtures of interest? Don Ceasar, the March 26, 1827 leading prince in Emil von Reznicek’s comic, three-act opera Donna Diana (1894), takes a route that seems plucked out of modern romance: he feigns disinterest. Naturally, this piques the interest of Donna Diana, the princess of Barcelona. The opera is rarely performed today but lives on as an overture, an opening musical introduction to stage production that can be performed as a standalone work. The overture begins with the orchestra rushing up a scale before launching into a jaunty manner that expresses the comedy embedded in the opera’s plot. Midoverture wind solos advance the plot’s conflicts before the prince and princess do, eventually, unite.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543

B. SALZBURG, AUSTRIA January 27, 1756 D. VIENNA, AUSTRIA

The 39th symphony is part of Mozart’s final trilogy of symphonies, all written December 5, 1791 in 1788, which includes the 40th in G minor and 41st in C major (the “Jupiter”). Although Mozart couldn’t have predicted they would be his final symphonies, together they form a mini dramatic arc that begins with graceful ebullience (39th), moves through darker conflicts (40th), and ends with transcendence (41st). Mozart wrote the three in a quick nineweek span, without a commission. That last point is important because Mozart was, at this time, broke. In 1781, he rebelliously quit his court position in Salzburg to pursue a freelance life in Vienna, and a confluence of factors—lackluster premieres and his wife’s medical bills—left him in financial straits. He had also suffered a series of personal tragedies: his father died in 1787, and his six-monthold daughter died of intestinal issues in 1788. Despite it all, 1788 was a prolific year for Mozart: he added 30 new works to his catalog. Several concerts featuring unnamed symphonies suggest the last three may have been performed without a lasting record, though it’s equally possible Mozart never heard them performed in his lifetime. The first movement intro features big chords and stately dotted rhythms powered by the timpani, contrasted with stealthy scales. Before the dotted rhythms give way to the allegro, they reach a crunchy high point. The allegro begins unexpectedly low-key, but Mozart doesn’t let it go that way for long: the brass finally sound bright major chords that announce we’re in faster territory, with more filigree for the strings. A second thematic area features an instrument relatively new to orchestras: the clarinet. This was Mozart’s second symphony to include clarinets, and he wrote a short but lovely duet for them in the first movement. The development takes hold of a galloping idea from the second thematic area, before the first theme’s broken triads bring it back to the recapitulation. The Andante, which is in A-flat major, begins with a slow skip. Mozart saves his most dramatic material for a short minor transition between subjects, which leads into a more tuneful second subject led by the winds. The stately minuet begins with a grand chord followed by running eights that bounce up and release. The trio, in C minor, again features the clarinets: the first clarinet plays the melody (answered by the flutes), while the second clarinet babbles arpeggios underneath. The finale features a cheeky tune with quick sixteenth pickups. It’s a single-theme movement, driven by key changes and emotional shifts.

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BÉLA BARTÓK

Concerto for Orchestra

B. NAGYSZENTMIKLÓS, HUNGARY [NOW SÎNNICOLAU MARE, ROMANIA] March 25, 1881

Hungarian composer Béla Bartók realized in the late 1930s that he would no NEW YORK longer be able to stay in Hungary. Hungary was becoming increasingly aligned D. September 26, 1945 with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, which he strongly opposed. And the Nazi’s had already attempted to target him; Hungary’s allyship with Germany provided a temporary shield. He wrote to the scholar Vilmos Juhász in 1939, hemming and hawing about whether to stay or go: “If somebody stays, albeit could leave, people might say that he agrees tacitly with everything happening here. And one couldn’t even deny this because it would only cause trouble and staying thus would lose its purpose. On the other hand, one could also say that into whatever tangle the country gets, everyone should remain and try to help as he can.” But, he wrote, he had no confidence Hungary would receive help to stand up to such superpowers. And so, he and his wife left for the United States in October 1940.

Bartók faced difficulties establishing himself in the States and wrote about his depressed outlook with his work, even as Columbia University engaged him for ethnomusicological research. And sadly, his health began to fail. Doctors initially thought his childhood tuberculosis flared, but it turned out to be leukemia, which caused his death in 1945. However, in 1943, during one of Bartók’s hospital stays, conductor Sergei Koussevitzky visited him and offered a new commission for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. A prior conversation with his publisher planted the idea of a work in the vein of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. With a commission in hand, Bartók pursued the idea of writing a major piece featuring instrumental sections: a concerto for orchestra (using the word concerto loosely). He wrote it during the summer and into the fall of 1943 at a sanatorium at Saranac Lake in Upstate New York, where he was prescribed to recover from his illness. In program notes for the work’s 1944 premiere with the BSO, Bartók described his work, “The general mood of the work represents, apart from the jesting second movement, a gradual transition from the sternness of the first movement and the lugubrious death-song of the third, to the life-assertion of the last one.” The first movement, in sonata form, opens with a lengthy introduction: a low melody constructed from fourths that repeats before the flute introduces another mysterious melody. The intro accelerates into an allegro vivace exposition featuring contrasting themes, influenced by the opening melody’s fourths, and with Hungarian and African character. The development spotlights a brass fugato. The second movement, possibly inspired by the polyphonic style of Dalmatian (Croatian) music, introduces instrumental groups in pairs. In the third movement, an “Elegia,” Bartók explained that three themes appear successively, “framed by a misty texture of rudimentary motifs.” The fourth movement, an “intermezzo interrrotto,” features Bartók’s alluring, idiosyncratic melodies in an ABA form. But a buffoonish waltz interrupts the atmosphere, quoting a tune from Franz Lehár’s operetta The Merry Widow, a favorite of Hitler’s and also an interrupting force in Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” Symphony, to which Bartók reportedly had strong reactions. The final movement, in sonata form, is a whirlwind that weaves in folk melodies, fugues, and orchestral virtuosity. Program notes © 2026 Anna Reguero, PhD

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NOV 20 7:30 PM

NOV 21 7:30 PM

Jacomo Bairos, conductor

KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE

JOHN WILLIAMS

Liberty Fanfare

5:00

The Cowboys Overture

9:00

With Malice Toward None from Lincoln Alan Tolbert, trumpet

3:30

Escapades from Catch Me If You Can Mvts I and III Chien-Kwan Lin, alto saxophone Lucas Conant, vibraphone Jeff Campbell, bass

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Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan

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Flight to Neverland from Hook

4:30

Sound the Bells!

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ALL-AMERICAN JOHN WILLIAMS

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INTERMISSION Theme from Schindler's List Juliana Athayde, violin

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Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Throne Room and Finale from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

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ARTISTS JACOMO BAIROS, conductor

Praised as “thrilling,” “world-class”, and inspirational, Portuguese-American conductor and producer Jacomo Bairos is celebrated for innovative programming, electrifying artistry, and redefining the modern orchestral experience.

JACOMO BAIROS

Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Nu Deco Ensemble Miami’s “orchestra for the 21st century” (The New York Times) Bairos has collaborated with Grammy-winning artists including Wyclef Jean, Angélique Kidjo, Jacob Collier, Tank and the Bangas, and more while commissioning works by Kishi Bashi, Derrick Hodge, Valerie Coleman, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Other collaborators include Jon Batiste, Andrew Bird, Ben Folds, Faye Webster, J’Nai Bridges, Anthony McGill, Courtney Bryan, and Will Liverman. Bairos has led the San Francisco, St. Louis, Singapore, National, Detroit, Iceland, Atlanta, Baltimore, and Houston Symphonies; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Chicago and Malaysia Philharmonics; and Boston and Cincinnati Pops. Described by Billboard as “sonically spellbinding,” Nu Deco has released 15 albums including Duende (Sony Masterworks) and Billboard-charting Paint the Roses with Larkin Poe. Bairos also records with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Metropole Orkest with two additional 2025–26 releases featuring Tutu Puoane and Vítor Araújo. A champion of youth engagement he leads Nu Deco NXT and has worked with Jong Metropole and Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa. As Amarillo Symphony Music Director (2013–2021), he drove artistic and fiscal growth, commissioning 17 works and creating composer residencies, youth initiatives, and community programs. A Juilliard-trained tuba player and former Singapore Symphony Principal Tuba, Bairos studied conducting at Peabody and Aspen with Gustav Meier, Marin Alsop, and Robert Spano with mentorship from Kurt Masur and Larry Rachleff. He hosts Nu Deco Unfiltered and is a certified yoga teacher, meditation coach, and breathwork practitioner. He divides his time between Miami Beach and Lisbon.

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HOCHSTEIN PERFORMANCE HALL

Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

in association with the Eastman Community Music School

Jake Taniguchi, conductor

For Jake Taniguchi's biography, please see page 7.

SAMUEL COLERIDGETAYLOR

Ballade in A minor, Op. 33

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MODEST MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. MAURICE RAVEL) Promenade

33:00

I. Gnomus Promenade II. The Old Castle Promenade III. Tuileries IV. Bydło Promenade V. Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle VII. Limoges VIII. Catacombs Cum mortuis in lingua mortua IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs X. The Great Gate of Kyiv

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ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EASTMAN COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL VIOLIN 1

Eva Chadwick Charles Chang* Claire Chen Abby David Jimin Han Lauren Henry Jenna Liu Helena Lu TingTing Rui Herene Shim Eden Shin Hanna Wychowski Evan Yip Emma Zhang Selina Zhuo

VIOLIN 2

Wendy Brown+ Eunki Chang Arwen Gamez Yebin Ji Abiah Joseph Natalie Lappas Evan Lin Lily McGowan Madelyn Mulvaney Emily Righter Kara Sova Evelyn Yang Vicky Yu

VIOLA

Estes Crony Sophie Gagnier Myles Hammond+ Isabella Mamo Jay Schreiber+ Tianze Qiu Eva Yip

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Arianna Alfaro Clem Beach Juliana Cellura Daniel Chadwick Javier Cordero Madeline Ebbecke Linah Flores Henry Gagnier Jiahn Han Kimmie Hsu Adalyn Kelly Hannah Shim

DOUBLE BASS Ethan Olmstead+ Emersyn Warner+

FLUTE

Lilianna Fietkiewicz+ Raeha Khazanchi Ellie Peckham+ Rebecca Refermat

PICCOLO

Ellie Peckham Rebecca Refermat

OBOE

Anelise Mott Mila Norter+ Tristan Zhang+

ENGLISH HORN Mila Norter Tristan Zhang

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Kyra Bhalla Melody Crystal+ Ian Dorrer Sophia Piazza+

BASS CLARINET Melody Crystal

BASSOON

Quinn Feldman+ Raylan Trapani+

HORN

Lucas Childs Zach Johnson Alex Piazza Ethan Stein Benjamin Watson+

TRUMPET

Leah Cashin Alexandra Foley+ Jaydiel Velazquez Nathaniel Ying+

TROMBONE

Smith Schaefer Charles Stringham+

TUBA

Evy Sibley+

PERCUSSION

Lydia Foley+ Anthony Humphrey Thomas Nowack

HARP

Frances Baynes+ * = concertmaster + = principal/co-principal

PROGRAM NOTES

SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A minor, Op. 33 (1898)

B. HOLBORN, LONDON, ENGLAND August 15, 1875

D. CROYDON, LONDON, Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in England to an African father ENGLAND and an English mother. There was, however, a lingering misconception during September 1, 1912 his life that he was born in the West Indies. His English nationality, however, helped him move among cultural circles unavailable to many Black men in the nineteenth century. At 15, he attended the Royal College of Music on scholarship and studied with Charles Villiers Stanford, who taught some of England’s most famous composers, including Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Coleridge-Taylor was just a year out of RCM when the Three Choirs Festival sought a new commission. They first approached Edward Elgar, who had heard of Coleridge-Taylor through a mutual acquaintance, August Jaeger, an editor at the music publisher Novello. Elgar responded to Three Choirs that he couldn’t do it, but “I wish, wish, wish you would ask Coleridge-Taylor to do it. He still wants recognition, and he is far and away the cleverest fellow going amongst the young men. Please don’t let your committee throw away the chance of doing a good act.” The letter was followed up by one from Jaeger, calling Coleridge-Taylor the future of music in England. “He has a quite Schubertian facility of invention and his stuff is always original and fresh,” wrote Jaeger. “He is the coming man, I’m quite sure! He is only 22 or 23 but there is nothing immature or inartistic about his music. It is worth a great deal to me- I mean I value it very highly, because it is so original and often beautiful. Here is a real melodist at last.” Coleridge-Taylor received the commission, and it helped launch his successful career. The resulting Ballade opens with an energetic string theme that whips around under woodwind trills, leading into a tempestuous wind theme. These two themes are passed around and developed. It leads into a third, lyrical theme in the upper strings, supported by supple pizzicatos in the lower strings. Coleridge-Taylor spends the work volleying between thematic areas and recasting the themes dramatically, from martial strength to romantic lushness. The thick textures and dotted melodies recall Brahms and Dvořák.

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MODEST MUSSORGSKY

Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Maurice Ravel)

B. KAREVO, PSKOV DISTRICT, RUSSIAN EMPIRE March 21, 1839

D. ST. PETERSBURG, Saint Petersburg in the mid-to-late 1800s was an artistic center where artists RUSSIAN EMPIRE across mediums socialized and spurred one another’s creativity. This atmosphere March 28, 1881 helped form the Mighty Five, a group of Russian composers including Modest Mussorgsky, who collaborated to create a distinctly Russian concert music. In the early 1870s, Mussorgsky met the visual artist Viktor Hartmann, and they became close friends, which compounded the grief Mussorgsky felt when Hartmann died of an aneurysm in 1873 at the young age of 39. Friends and supporters of Hartmann arranged an exhibition of nearly 400 works at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg.

A year later, Mussorgsky wrote a piano work about the experience of walking through the exhibit. However, it never premiered during Mussorgsky’s lifetime and remained relatively unknown for decades, until conductor Serge Koussevitsky—a huge supporter of contemporary composers and who was responsible for commissioning a treasure trove of new orchestral works for the Boston Symphony Orchestra––suggested French composer Maurice Ravel arrange it for orchestra in 1922. Ravel’s sense of orchestral timbres and textures activated the physical sensation of walking through the gallery and the paintings’ imagery so irresistibly that the work is now part of the core orchestral repertory. Hartmann’s art, like Mussorgsky’s music, sought to capture something distinctive about Russian art, focusing on its folk stories, traditions, and architecture, blending a romantic sensibility with precise detail and muted, atmospheric colors. Interest in Hartmann waned, and many of the works from the posthumous exhibit have been lost, with only about 65 surviving today. Of the ten works Mussorgsky referenced in his Pictures, only six have been recovered. The music begins with an initial walk through the gallery, a “Promenade” marked by a stately brass fanfare with a processional quality. This familiar tune returns between paintings, in different scorings and emotional registers, as Mussorgsky leads listeners to new works. The first movement, “Gnomus” is based on a painting depicting a menacing character with clumsy movements, a background character from The Nutcracker. The following promenade has a reflective character and leads to the painting “The Old Castle.” The movement has a roving, undulating motion, with Ravel setting the main melody for an atypical orchestral instrument: the alto saxophone. A newly strengthened promenade is interrupted by the artwork called “Tuileries,” which charmingly captures the children’s playful games and arguments throughout the Tuileries Gardens in Paris.

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MODEST MUSSORGSKY (CONTINUED) Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Maurice Ravel)

Without a promenade, Mussorgsky leads us to “Bydło,” which conveys the heavy, sluggish feeling of an ox pulling a heavy cart, with the exertion reaching an apex in the timpani’s plodding and the snare drum’s roll. The following promenade is tinged with sadness, but we snap out of it with a scene from the Russian ballet Trilbi, for which Hartmann designed the costumes. In the surviving painting, he captures the children in the production dressed as chicks in their shells, and Mussorgsky’s music captures the humorous scene with theatrical lightness. Without a promenade, Mussorgsky shifts the focus to “Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle,” which depicts two men Hartmann observed in Poland. The artwork is darkened, and the musical setting is brutish. The energy picks up again in the next movement, a market scene in Limoges, France, with its bustling energy and disputes. We’re guided without pause to the “Catacombs,” showing men in a darkened passageway with lanterns as they explore underground catacombs, the music evoking the scene’s ominous atmosphere. A minor-mode setting of the promenade, now expanded, titled with the Latin “Cum mortuis in lingua mortua” slowly lifts us out of the underworld and back into the light. The final two movements are distinctly Russian. The first is about Baba Yaga, a witch from Russian folklore who flies around searching for children to eat. Hartmann’s painting depicts a ticking clock shaped like her hut on fowl’s legs. The music is as diabolical as the painting, the clock’s ticks and tolls sounding throughout the orchestra. The final movement, “The Great Gate of Kyiv,” is the last surviving sketch that showcases Hartmann’s skill at capturing Russian architecture, here the symbolic archway. The music foregrounds the promenade theme and expands into a grand chorale for the full orchestra, ending with wonder and grandeur, a display of pride for Russia and a remembrance for Mussorgsky’s friend Hartmann. Program notes © 2026 Anna Reguero, PhD

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ADVOCATE ($1,000-$2,499) CONTINUED Tom and Joan Herbek Michael R. Herzog Matthew Hettinga Walter B.D. Hickey, Jr. Aaron and Nicole HilgerS David C. and Patricia M. Hinkle James and Betsy Hoefen Drs. Ryan and Makiko Hoefen^ Dr. Marvin and Nancy* Yanes Hoffman Mr. and Mrs.* Howard E. Holcomb, Jr. John and Barbara Holder Andrew and Kathleen Holt Henry* and Ellen Thiede Dr. Robert Horn and Dr. Patricia Nachman Bob and Sarah Hurlbut Mr. and Mrs. John Hustler Noreen Incavo Agrp Ispentchian & Fulltec LLC La Marr J. Jackson, Esq. Ronald and Martha Jodoin Douglas and Maryanne Jones Nancy Jones Steve and Gretchen Judge Connie KaminskiS Judy and Norm Karsten Heidi Katz and Carl Chiarenza* Robert J. Kennedy Tom and Kate Kidera Susan and James Knauer Ann Knigge and Al Buckner Hon. Joan S. Kohout Francine Koskinas Barbara E. Kozel Ronald and Nancy Kraus Werner and Susan Kunz John and Lisa Lacci Alan and Deborah Lattime Patrick and Sarah Lavell Jennifer Leonard and David Cay Johnston Katherine Lewis and Richard Chasman* Robert and Vicki Lieberman

Ms. Linda Oboum Margaret Lindsey, M.D. Sue and Michael LococoS Eric and Martha Logigian Susan and Chris Luedde Johnny and Shirley Lynn Patrick Macey and Jeremiah Casey James and Rosa Mance Joseph J. Mancini* Scott Manspeaker Saul and Susan Marsh Richard and Kate Massie Carol and John Matteson Edward G. McClive H. Winn McCray Karen and Joseph McCune Maureen McGlynn Richard W. McGrath John W. McNeill Andrew and Kay Melnyk Pete* and Sally Merrill Alice Messinger Robert J. and Marcia Wishengrad Metzger Jennifer Meyer Ralph and Martha Meyer Chere Miceli Clayton and Kimberly Millard Dr. Michael T. Miller Fritz and Maura Minges Mary E. Miskell and Terrance Clar James* and Geraldine Moore Charles Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Morgan Mrs. Marjorie Morris* Laura V. Morrissey Mike and Ginny Moszkowicz Pastor and Mrs. Donald Muller Kevin Nasman Dr. and Mrs. Curtis N. Nelson Helene Newman Mr. and Mrs. John NorrisS Mr. Donald W. and Mrs. Jo-Ann R. O'Brien Peter J. Obourn Debra and George Orosz

Elizabeth Osta and George VanArsdale Graham Ottoson Thomas Parker Tom Parker David and Marjorie Perlman Douglas and Diana Phillips Susan and Donald Pritchard Mary Jane Proschel Sujatha Ramanujan and James Chwalek Marcia Rausch Richard and Susan ReedS Stan and Anne Refermat Rene Reixach Elizabeth and Eric Rennert Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Richards Linda and Michael Riordan Family Fund at the RACF Gerard and Donna Roberts Dr. Gerald and Maxine Rosen Hannah and Arnold Rosenblatt Jamal and Pam Rossi Joan and James* Ryan, Sr. Dr. Alvani D. and Carol M. Santos Justin Schiess Paul and Barbara Schmied Peter Schott and Mary Jane Tasciotti John H. Schultz Mr. and Mrs. William Schultz Heidi B. Schwarz, M.D.& Anthony and Gloria Sciolino Catherine and Richard Seeger David Segal Joan and Arthur Segal Libba and Wolf Seka John and Jenny Servo Thomas and Sandra Shaw Kate Sheeran Mrs. Caroline Shipley Donna Broberg Shum Leonard and Elaine Simon Timothy J. Slisz in memory of Joseph F. and Mary Ellen SliszS Greg and Shari Smith Bruce and Laura Smoller

Kathie Snyder Cathy Cushman and Jeff Sokol Mr. Richard R. Spellicy Ms. Suzanne Spencer Ms. Maureen A. Stables Jim and Dora Stauffer Berl Stein Ann H. Stevens and William J. Shattuck& David Tang and Olena Prokopovych Adam and Catherine Towsley David Evans and Sheree Usiatynski Wayne and Anne Vander Byl Timothy and Debbie Veazey Karl and Aimee Vilcins Robert Vosteen Stephen H. and Jody Waite Harry and Ruth* Walker James and Barb* Walker Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace Marsha Walton Robert Wason and Barbara McIver James Watters Mike and Ellen Wayne Jean and Sterling L.* Weaver Pierce and Elizabeth Webb Philip and Marilyn Wehrheim Fund Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weingarten&^S Sherwin and Linda Cornell Weinstein Joyce and William Weir Ed and Wilma Wierenga Herbert E. Winkelman Jeff Wright and Betty Wells Eileen M. Wurzer Patty and Rich Yarmel Dr. Charles Yates Laura and Joel Yellin Marsha Young Bill and Wende Young Lawrence and Susan Yovanoff Albert and Irene Zaccor Helen A. Zamboni Susan and Maurice Zauderer Gary and Cathleen Zdyb

BENEFACTOR ($500-$999) Elison and Donald Cramer Karen Abbas Ron and Laura D'Angelo Barbara Agor Janice and Robert Daitz James Alexander Kathleen A. Dear Anonymous (6) Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Delvecchio Edwin Austin Jacques and Monique Delettrez Karen Bancroft Kathleen DillS Kathleen C. Barbehenn Michael DiSalle Asish and Susan Basu^ Donald and Stephanie Doe Ann Bauer Kevin Doell Markus and Myriam Bauer Terrence R. Doherty Richard J. Beard Linda S. Eastman Teresa and Tim Biehler Dr. Steven and Susan Eisinger James and Lynette Blake S Mohsen Emami, M.D. Jay and Beth Blaufuss Quentin Llop Richard A. Bloom, M.D. Rebecca and Glenn Fadner Jeff and Kathy Bowen Sherman and Anne Farnham Dr. and Mrs. Albert Brault Almon Fisher Henra S. Briskin Elizabeth B. Fisher Hugh and Anne Brodie Sarah Fitts-Romig Mark and Anita Brown^ Susan and Leslie Foor Eileen Buholtz S Ruth Freeman Drs. Jim and Rae Burchfiel Carolyn and Roger Friedlander David J. and Margaret M. Burns Drs. David Bushinsky and Nancy Krieger Kimberly and Lou Gangi Nita Genova Christine Bustard Anne Gilson Riley and Karen Carhart Mr. and Mrs. Julian Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Carrigg Jeremy and Hilda C. Grace Brendan and Suzanne Casey Dr. and Mrs. William Grace Mitchell Chait Marvin and Barbara Gray Victor Ciaraldi and Kathy Marchaesi Gay Greene and Robert Goeckel Robert D. Clawson Ed and Terry* Grissing Jane R. Colucci Michael D. Grossman Jim Cook Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Guerin Caroline Costanza

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Jason and Janelle Gutman Linda and John Haight William and Cathy Haller David and Edna F. Hamlin Rita Myers Barbara and A. Michael Hanna John and Diane Hanna Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Hanna Kenneth Harrington Alan J. Harris Gil and Judy Hawkins William and Patricia Hayles Dr. and Mrs. Raul Herrera Merrill and Dianne Herrick Carol Herring K.L. Hersam and Paul Sawicki Joshua J. Herz Dr. Florence M. Higgins and Mr. John Lebens Sanjay and Ally Hiranandani Art and Barb Hirst Sheila Hollander Audrey W. Holly Mr. and Mrs. Ned Holmes Victoria Hoover Wayne and Anne Hulbert William and Nancy Hunt Dr. Dewey Jackson Robert and Mary* Jackson Edwin and Maurin Jeffries Lyle Jenks Mr. Gilbert F. Jordan Marilyn and James Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kamp

Lori and Frank Karbel Dr. and Mrs. Lester Katzel Barbara and Robert Kay Mr. and Mrs. James E. Keenan Mary Kerr Mr. Edward Klehr Mark and Mona Friedman Kolko Mrs. Ellen Konar James Kraus Kraig and Susan Kummer L. Janet Lawrence-Morse Janet and James Leone Ellen C. Lewis Ben Lichtin and Grace Seiberling Sarah F. Liebschutz, PhD Ms. Jean Ligozio Rose and Roger Linscott Jane S. Littwitz Justin Lloyd Janet and Haines Lockhart Edwin Lopez-Soto and Patricia Braus Mr. Robert Lowenthal John and Judy Lynd Chen and John MageeS Russell J. Mandrino James and Patricia Mangin Janice D. Manning Sheron and Bruce Marche Phillip Marcille Dr. James and Janice* Maxwell& David and Dorcas McCartney Matthew and Ruthann McGarry Dick and Sandra McGavern Diann and Tom Meek

BENEFACTOR ($500-$999) CONTINUED Marilyn Merrigan David and Monika M. MullenS Thomas C. Munger Michael P.* and Wendy R. Murphy John Myers and Mary Ellen Guon Dr. Michael Nabozny Dr. Philip S. Nash Michael D. Nazar Joan R. Nusbaum Susan Nutt W. Smith* and Jean O'Brien Peggy and David Oakes Jason Oaks Damodar Pai Jonathan R. Parkes and Dr. Marcia Bornhurst Parkes David B. Patt Marcella S. Pavelka Marian Payson and Helen Wiley Glen Pearson Robert and Penny Peterson Christian and Sarah Peyre Dr. Elyssa Pohl and Gregory Wichtowski Everett Porter Dr. and Mrs. George Porter, Jr. Beth and Lyle Prairie Harry J. and Margaret H. Price Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Przybylowicz Venkat and Shobha Purushotham Ram W. Rapoport

David Stacey James Reed John and Anne Walker Eleanor Stauffer Constance Rice Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace Jeffrey and Kristen Storey Nancy K. Rice Kathleen Weber Mrs. Alexander L. Strasser Ray and Judy Ricker Warren Welch Mr. and Mrs. William Stumbo James RogerS Stephen Wershing Richard and Margery Rosen David and Christine Sage Suits Jen and Craig West Warren and Pamela Rosenbaum Steve and Cheryl Swartout Kathleen Whelehan David and Debra Ross Yoshiko Tamura and Bruce M. Lee Charles and Carolyn Whitfield Leslie Rowe David and Carol Teegarden Bob* and Mary Ann Whitmore Dr. and Mrs. G. Theodore Ruckert Karen S. Templeton Jeff and Sarah Wight Brenda and Steven Ruether Darbbie J. Thomas Susan and Paul Wilkens Carolyn and Charles RuffingS& J. Russell and Kathleen Thomas Nancy J. Williams Hon. Franklin T. and Cynthia Russell Jeffrey J. Thompson Les and Wanda Wood J. Darryl Rusell Celia and Doug Topping Elizabeth D. Woodard Jean Ryon Mr. John S. Tritten Jonathan Wright Mrs. Bonnie B. Sale John* and Janet Tyler Thomas and Maura Wychowski Ed and Gabriel Saphar David and Lori Uhazie Susan Yee David and Naomi Schrier Eugene and Gloria Ulterino Eric Zeise and Ellen Henry Paul W Schultz Lorraine Van Meter-Cline and Robert and Deborah Zeman Mrs. Arthur W. Schuster, Jr. Doug Cline Robert and Carol Zimmerman Theresa A. Seil and Debra Celestino Thomas and Jeanne Verhulst Mr. and Mrs. Ted Zornow Joseph and Mary Kathryn Shanahan Suzanne Verstraten Robert E. and Susan H. Shapiro Jared and Beverly Voos Lily Shaw and Robert Hallstrom* Brian and Jean Waldmiller Eloise Shrag Harvey Simmons & Denotes donor(s) has/have contributed to the RPO& Comprehensive Capital Campaign. Daniel and Sarah Singal S Heidi Smith Denotes donor(s) has/have a recurring Sustaining Circle contribution to the RPO. James Smith * Denotes donor(s) is/are deceased. Janet H. Sorensen ^ Denotes donor(s) has/have contributed to the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO). Larry Sorrell

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 tribute gifts received for the 2026/27 Season through October 5, 2026. Scan to view the full listing from July 1, 2025 through October 5, 2026

Tribute gifts are a special way to remember loved ones or commemorate special occasions. 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.

IN MEMORY OF… June Allis D'Amanda Nancy H. Lee Mr. & Mrs. William B. Morse III Suzanne Spencer Mary Andrews RPO Volunteer Ushers Nancy Briggs Ms. Suzanne Spencer Carl Chiarenza Mr. Samuel De Marco Anne O'Shaughnessy Hannah and Arnold Rosenblatt

Doug Cline Ellen Fenger

Bill Towler James and Martha Jones

Elaine Primavera Kraus Mr. James Kraus

IN HONOR OF…

Barbara Law Stan and Anne Refermat Sally Merrill Stephen and Stephanie Schell David Perlman Robert Hill

Maura McCune Corvington and family (Patrick, Caden, and Jace) John and Lisa Lacci Sue Forsyth Lyle Jenks

Keith Stott Lyle Jenks

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RPO GEORGE EASTMAN LEGACY SOCIETY

Scan to view the full listing from July 1, 2025 through October 5, 2026

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.

Anonymous Marie Aklin* Betty Jane Altier* Alva Angle* Catherine N. Asmuth* Jean Boynton Baker* John B. and Margaret Barnell* 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* Michael Bobry 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* Joan and Paul Casterline** 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 Patricia and David Gardner Rob W. Goodling Mary M. Gooley*

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Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff* George Greer* Jean Groff* Sue C. Habbersett* William B. Hale* Martha and Fred Hamaker Mrs. Laura J. Hameister 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* Robert and Merilyn* Israel Carol A. Jones Nick and Kitty Jospe 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* Dr. James and Janice* Maxwell 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 Gerard and Donna Roberts Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers* Nellie J. Rosenberg 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 Vicki* and Richard Schwartz 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 Lelanie Westfall Jean B. Wetzel* Joyce Wiedrich 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 Neece Mr. and Mrs. Ted Zornow * Denotes donor(s) is/are deceased. ^Denotes donor(s) has/have contributed to the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO).

Bravo to Our Volunteers Tonya McBride Robles

PATRON SERVICES CENTER

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Emma Danielson

Director of Ticketing

Vice President of Artistic Planning & Operations

President and CEO

Executive Assistant

Charlene Beckwith Daniel Long

James Barry

Director of Patron Experience, Data & Analytics

Fred Dole

Kyan Cheung

Danielle Suhr

Rob Dermody

Vice President of Development

Connor Straight

Cedrick Martinez

Bryce Davis

Daniel Traina

Kim Hartquist

Kobina Asafu-Adjaye Abby Chapman Duprey William Eby Lauren Ganger Stephen House Alyssa Koh Hannah Moreno Grant Simon

Lily Wintringham

Kristen Zimmer

Human Resource Director

DEVELOPMENT Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives

Hannah Reich

Assistant Director of Development, Annual Giving and Special Events

Elizabeth Garijo-Garde

Associate Director of Institutional Partnerships

Dorian Delfs

Development Officer

George DeMott

Patron Services Manager Patron Services Assistant Manager House Manager

Patron Services Representatives

Development Officer

FINANCE

MARKETING

Vice President of Finance

Herb Griffith

Vice President of Marketing & Communications

Lauren MacDonough

Katherine Rogala Jennifer Clark

Accounting Manager

Orchestra Personnel Manager Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Principal Librarian Orchestra Operations Manager

Karl Vilcins

Auditions Coordinator

Morgan Marama-Stout Artistic Coordinator

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Kyle Lamb

Vice President of Education and Community Engagement

Ashlee Allaire

Education Programs Manager

Creative Director

ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUE

Kylie Beam

Volunteer Administrator

Director of Marketing

Meg Spoto

Content & Digital Marketing Manager

Rachel Solomon

RPO Staff 2026/27 SEASON

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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 103rd 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–5 PM. GROUP SALES: Groups of 10 or more are eligible for discounts starting at 20%! Contact Kyan Cheung or Connor Straight in Patron Services at patronservices@rpo.org or 585-454-2100. 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 some 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. Bravo is published cooperatively by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Buffalo Spree Kylie Beam | Editor, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Meg Spoto | Creative Director, m dash studio Anna Reguero, PhD | Program Annotator Editorial Offices: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra 255 East Avenue, Suite LL02 Rochester NY 14604 585-454-7311 • Fax: 585-423-2256

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