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Dear friends,
This spring, music and merriment are in full bloom as our season—David’s 30th Anniversary Year—continues with beloved classics, exciting new works, and appearances by more of our talented guest artists.
On March 26th and 27th we’re celebrating two great honors—composer Tania León’s 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music for Stride, which opens the program, and our own 2021 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo with violist Richard O’Neill. O’Neill returns to our stage to perform William Walton’s Viola Concerto, the masterwork in the solo viola repertoire. Also on the program is Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1, with its beautiful opening clarinet solo—a tribute to our longtime principal clarinetist Susan Martula. The concert is dedicated to her memory.
Our friends from Albany Pro Musica join us onstage April 23rd and 24th for George Tsontakis' new Requiem, written in memory of his mother. His latest is paired with W.A. Mozart’s greatest, Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter, ” as well as Gabriel Faurè’s lush and quintessentially
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French Pavane, and a world premiere by Alexis Lamb, who last joined us at last year’s American Music Festival.
On May 7th, we honor the 90th birthday of one of America’s greatest contemporary composers, the indefatigable John Williams, with a family-friendly hit parade from Indiana Jones to Harry Potter, Star Wars and beyond!
Also returning this spring are two of our Convergence Curating Artists. In March, choreographer and dancer Adia Tamar Whitaker leads the latest installment of her workshop series Thrive & Survive: Becoming & Believing in the Unknown; in April, poet and spoken word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph returns for the latest session in his interactive project, Forgiveness as a Pathway to Healing. These free events are part of the Albany Symphony’s effort to explore a variety of Black art forms through hands-on experiences led by Black creators. Learn more and sign up to participate at AlbanySymphony.com/convergence.
Thank you for joining us today.
Enjoy the concert!
JERRY GOLUB Chair, Board of Directors
DAVID ALAN MILLER
Music Director
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Heinrich Medicus Music Director
Two-time Grammy Award–winning conductor David Alan Miller has established a reputation as one of the leading American conductors of his generation. As music director of the Albany Symphony since 1992, Mr. Miller has proven himself a creative and compelling orchestra builder. Through exploration of unusual repertoire, educational programming, community outreach, and recording initiatives, he has reaffirmed the Albany Symphony’s reputation as the nation’s leading champion of American symphonic music and one of its most innovative orchestras. He and the orchestra have twice appeared at "Spring For Music," an annual festival of America's most creative orchestras at New York City's Carnegie Hall, and at the
SHIFT Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Other accolades include Columbia University’s 2003 Ditson Conductor’s Award, the oldest award honoring conductors for their commitment to American music, the 2001 ASCAP Morton Gould Award for Innovative Programming, and, in 1999, ASCAP’s first-ever Leonard Bernstein Award for Outstanding Educational Programming.
Frequently in demand as a guest conductor, Mr. Miller has worked with most of America’s major orchestras, including the orchestras of Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco, as well as the New World Symphony, the Boston Pops, and the New York City Ballet. In addition, he has appeared frequently throughout Europe, the UK, Australia, and the Far East as guest conductor. Since 2019, Mr. Miller has served as Artistic Advisor to the Little Orchestra Society in New York City, and, from 2006 to 2012, served as Artistic Director of “New Paths in Music,” a festival of new music from around the world, also in New York City.
Mr. Miller received his most recent Grammy Award in 2021 for his recording of Christopher Theofanidis’ Viola Concerto, with Richard O’Neill and the Albany Symphony, and his first Grammy in 2014 for his Naxos recording of John Corigliano's "Conjurer," with the Albany Symphony and Dame Evelyn Glennie. His extensive discography also includes
recordings of the works of Todd Levin with the London Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon, as well as music by Michael Daugherty, Kamran Ince, Michael Torke (London/Decca), Luis Tinoco, and Christopher Rouse (Naxos). His recordings with the Albany Symphony include discs devoted to the music of John Harbison, Roy Harris, Morton Gould, Don Gillis, Aaron J. Kernis, Peter Mennin, and Vincent Persichetti on the Albany Records label. He has also conducted the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in three
acclaimed recordings on Naxos.
A native of Los Angeles, David Alan Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from The Juilliard School. Prior to his appointment in Albany, Mr. Miller was associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. From 1982 to 1988, he was music director of the New York Youth Symphony, earning considerable acclaim for his work with that ensemble. Mr. Miller lives in Slingerlands, New York, a rural suburb of Albany. 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555
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ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
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VIOLIN
DAVID ALAN MILLER
Heinrich Medicus Music Director
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The Albany Symphony's string sections use revolving seating. Players behind the stationary chairs change seats systematically and are listed alphabetically.
Jill Levy + CONCERTMASTER LIFETIME CHAIR, GOLDBERG CHARITABLE TRUST
Eiko Kano + ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Elizabeth Silver ^
Jamecyn Morey ^
Paula Oakes ^
Funda Cizmecioglu PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
Mitsuko Suzuki
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
Barbara Lapidus ^ ENDOWED BY MARISA AND ALLAN EISEMANN
Gabriela Rengel ^
Magdiell Antequera
Brigitte Brodwin
Ouisa Fohrhaltz
Heather Frank-Olsen
Emily Frederick
Rowan Harvey
Margret E. Hickey
Christine Kim
Sooyeon Kim
Aleksandra Labinska +
Myles Mocarski
Kae Nakano
Yinbin Qian +
Muneyoshi Takahashi
Harriet Dearden Welther
VIOLA
Noriko Futagami PRINCIPAL ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY BY THE ESTATE OF ALLAN F. NICKERSON
Sharon Bielik + ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Carla Bellosa
Daniel Brye
Ting-Ying Chang-Chien
Andrew Eng
Anna Griffis
Dana Huyge
Hannah Levinson
CELLO
Susan Ruzow Debronsky
PRINCIPAL
SPONSORED BY AL DE SALVO & SUSAN THOMPSON
Erica Pickhardt
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Hikaru Tamaki ^
Kevin Bellosa
Matthew Capobianco +
Marie-Therese Dugre + Catherine Hackert
Li Pang
BASS
Bradley Aikman + PRINCIPAL
Philip R. Helm
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Michael Fittipaldi ^
Luke Baker
James Caiello
Joshua DePoint
FLUTE
Ji Weon Ryu PRINCIPAL
Mathew Ross
OBOE
Karen Hosmer PRINCIPAL
Grace Shryock
ENGLISH HORN VACANT
CLARINET
Weixiong Wang PRINCIPAL IN MEMORY OF F.S. DEBEER, JR. -ELSA DEBEER IN MEMORY OF JUSTINE R.B. PERRY -DAVID A. PERRY
Bixby Kennedy
BASSOON
William Hestand PRINCIPAL ENDOWED IN PERPETUITY BY THE ESTATE OF RICHARD SALISBURY
HORN
William J. Hughes PRINCIPAL
Joseph Demko + Alan Parshley
Victor Sungarian
TRUMPET
Eric M. Berlin
PRINCIPAL
Eric J. Latini
TROMBONE
Greg Spiridopoulos
PRINCIPAL
Karna Millen
BASS TROMBONE
Charles Morris
TUBA
Derek Fenstermacher + PRINCIPAL
TIMPANI
Kuljit Rehncy + PRINCIPAL
PERCUSSION
Richard Albagli
PRINCIPAL
Mark Foster
HARP
Lynette Wardle PRINCIPAL
PERSONNEL MANAGER
Susan Debronsky
LIBRARIAN
Elizabeth Silver
HOUSING COORDINATOR
Daniel Brye
UNION STEWARD
Greg Spiridopoulos
SYMBOL KEY ^ STATIONARY CHAIR + ON LEAVE
In Loving Memory of Susan Martula
The Albany Symphony family mourns the loss of our dear colleague and friend, Susan Martula, long-time musician, supporter, subscriber, and steadfast Symphony champion. For over four decades, Susan served as principal clarinet with the Albany Symphony, sharing her artistry and joyful music-making with her colleagues, audiences and students on stage, in the schools and her teaching studio. Susan’s kind charm, generous hospitality, and bright spirit lifted us all.
"Susan was in many ways the heart and soul of our orchestra. Always immensely kind, loving, nurturing, and supportive of her fellow musicians, she ‘adopted’ a great number of our players who commuted from out of town, turning her home in Troy into a beautiful spa retreat for them. She threw wonderful week-long parties, cooking great meals, and essentially running a posh hotel during concert weeks. She was such a joyful person, an unremittingly positive, beautiful human being, and a great friend. We will always carry her memory with us."
The Albany Symphony will dedicate its March 27, 2022, concert—with Sibelius Symphony No. 1, which opens with one of the most famous clarinet solos in orchestral repertoire—to celebrate Susan’s life.
SIBELIUS’ FIRST SYMPHONY
SATURDAY | MARCH 26, 2022 | 7:30 PM
SUNDAY | MARCH 27, 2022 | 3:00 PM
TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL
DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR RICHARD O’NEILL, VIOLA
Tania León Stride (B. 1943)
Sir William Walton Viola Concerto (1902-1983)
I. Andante comodo
II. Vivo, con molto preciso
III. Allegro moderato
INTERMISSION (20 Minutes)
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 1 (1865-1957)
I. Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico
II. Andante (ma non troppo lento)
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. Finale: Andante
This concert is dedicated to the memory of longtime Albany Symphony principal clarinetist Susan Martula.
All programs and artists are subject to change. During the performance, please silence mobile devices. Recording and photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.
OVERVIEW:
Tonight we get to experience a concert with three sets of ears: at its conclusion, we’ll hear the familiar strains of Sibelius; before that comes the music of Walton, whose language we might recognize though we might not know this specific text; and to open the program is the brand new Stride, Tania León’s Pulitzer Prize-winning piece.
TANIA LEÓN STRIDE
Tania León (b. Havana, Cuba) is highly regarded as a composer, conductor, educator and advisor to arts organizations. Her orchestral work Stride, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music.
Recent commissions include works for New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Grossman Ensemble, International Contemporary Ensemble, and pianist Ursula Oppens with Cassatt String Quartet. Appearances as guest conductor include Philharmonic Orchestra of Marseille, Gewandhausorchester, Orquesta Sinfonica de Guanajuato, and Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuba.
Upcoming premieres feature commissions for the NewMusic USA Amplifying Voices Program, The Musical Fund Society in Philadelphia to celebrate their 200th anniversary, and for The Crossing chamber choir with Claire Chase, flutist, among others.
A founding member and the first musical director of. the Dance Theatre of Harlem,
León later instituted the Brooklyn Philharmonic Community Concert Series, co-founded the American Composers Orchestra’s Sonidos de las Américas Festivals, was New Music Advisor to the New York Philharmonic, and is the founder/Artistic Director of the nonprofit and festival Composers Now.
Her honors include the New York Governor’s Lifetime Achievement, awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the ASCAP Victor Herbert Award, among others. She also received a proclamation for Composers Now by the New York City Mayor, and the MadWoman Festival Award in Music (Spain).
León has received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Colgate University, Oberlin
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and SUNY Purchase College, and served as U.S. Artistic Ambassador of American Culture in Madrid, Spain. A CUNY Professor Emerita, she was awarded a 2018 United States Artists Fellowship.
To learn more about Tania León, visit tanialeon.com.
FROM THE COMPOSER
When the New York Philharmonic reached out to me about writing for this project celebrating the 19th Amendment, I confess I only knew about it generally. I started doing research, reading Susan B. Anthony’s biography, her statements. It was tremendous to see the inner force that she had. Then I started looking for a title before starting the piece — not the way I usually do it. The word “stride” reflected how I imagined her way of not taking “no” for an answer. She kept pushing and pushing and moving forward, walking with firm steps until she got the whole thing done. That is precisely what I mean by stride.
Stride has some of what, to me, are American musical influences, or at least American musical connotations. For example, there is a section where you can hear the horns with the wa-wa plunger, reminiscent of Louis Armstrong, getting that growl. It doesn’t have to be indicative of any particular skin tone; it has to do with the American spirit.
When I discovered American music, Louis Armstrong actually was the first sound that struck me. When I moved here, the only composers I knew anything about were Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. The night I arrived at Kennedy
Airport, I was picked up by a Cuban couple from the Bronx who allowed me to stay on their sofa. I looked at the stairs outside of their building, and I started crying “Maria!” They were confused, and I explained that in Cuba I’d heard the song by Leonard Bernstein. I later worked with Bernstein, and we were very close in his later years. When I first arrived here I couldn’t speak English ...but I knew how to say, “Maria.”
WILLIAM WALTON VIOLA CONCERTO
William Walton (1902-1983) grew up in a musical home in Oldham, England: his father was a choirmaster, and his mother sang. Formal musical education followed as a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral School at Oxford, where his talents were noted by Sir Hubert Parry. His compositional career was essentially made when
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he came into contact with the Sitwell family, a trio of wealthy siblings (Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell), who hosted him at their homes and exposed him to creative people and new ideas of the day: Berg, Schoenberg, and Stravinsky, for example. The Sitwells were, in effect, his patrons for many years.
But they were also writers themselves, and it was the poetry of Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) that provided the inspiration for Walton’s first piece to achieve prominence: Façade (for reciter and chamber orchestra). The ASO played selections from Façade in January 2021.
In addition to tonight’s piece, Walton produced a Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, two symphonies, the oratorio Belshazzar’s Feast (with Biblical selections chosen by Osbert Sitwell), and two Academy Award–nominated movie scores from the 1940s (Henry V and Hamlet).
About the Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, the William Walton Trust website says, “With this great work, for such it is, Walton at the age of 27 was in the forefront of English composers of his generation and his position was reinforced two years later when his cantata Belshazzar’s Feast was introduced at the 1931 Leeds Festival.”
The concerto was written for prominent violist Lionel Tertis, who declined to premiere it because of its “modernity.” Instead it was Paul Hindemith (yes, the composer), himself a fine violist who, six years later, wrote Der Schwanendreher, for viola and orchestra. Accompanying
Hindemith at the Walton premiere on October 3, 1929, was the Henry Wood Orchestra, led by the composer.
The first movement, marked andante comodo, opens almost immediately with a minor third (from A to C) in the viola. Listen for that interval, because it’s an organizing principle throughout this movement. The viola plays a wandering line, searching in the low and dark register of the instrument for an end point. What happens after about two-and-ahalf minutes is a transition to a brisk passage, where color is added with double stops. A sweet second theme emerges in the viola, yielding shortly to a fast and virtuosic section for all. What might be the beginning of a cadenza soon appears, but it is not elaborated upon. The oboe plays the familiar A-C interval, and we are in the recapitulation of both themes. The movement ends with a soft rocking back and forth on the A-C, C-A minor third.
The second movement, marked vivi, might almost be regarded as a perpetuum mobile. Syncopation, jagged lines, thrilling orchestration, and a steady forward motion are the pleasures of this brief episode.
The final movement begins with a bassoon solo—a jaunty little tune by an instrument whose warm, throaty tone is not unlike that of the viola itself. A double-stopped viola converses with members of the wind section. The opening sprightly figure pops up throughout the orchestra. A dreamy passage for the viola going up and down the scale appears. The movement continues to explore the lighthearted motif and the more serene
one. A fugue breaks out, and then the entire orchestra gets to shine in a loud and colorful section, with that minor third from the first movement reappearing among this movement’s themes. A stirring duet between the solo cello and the viola ensues.
But the last word is the viola’s, and wouldn’t you know: there’s the minor third, A-C, C-A.
RICHARD O'NEILL
Praised by the London Times as "ravishing," The New York Times for his "elegant, velvety tone," Los Angeles Times as "energetic and sassy...exceptional," and The Seattle Times as "sublime," voilist Richard O’Neill has distinguished himself as one of the great instrumentalists of his generation. An Emmy and Grammy Award winner and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, he has achieved recognition and critical acclaim not only as a champion of his instrument but as a social and musical ambassador as well. He has appeared as soloist with the London, Los Angeles, Seoul, and Euro-Asian Philharmonics; the Albany, BBC, KBS, Hiroshima and Korean Symphonies; the Moscow, Vienna, and Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestras; as well as with Alte Musik Koln, Kremerata Baltica and Sejong with conductors Andrew Davis, Miguel Harth Bedoya, Vladimir Jurowski, Nicholas McGegan, Eiji Oue, Francois Xavier Roth, Vassily Sinaisky, Leonard Slatkin and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. In June 2020, he joined the world-renowned Takács Quartet.
Dedicated to the music of our time, O’Neill has worked with composers Lera Auerbach, Mason Bates, Elliott Carter,
Paul Chihara, Unsuk Chin, Mario Davidovsky, John Harbison, Jo Kondo, Chris Paul Harman, Matthias Pintscher, Huang Ruo, Christopher Theofanidis, George Tsontakis, Melinda Wagner, and John Zorn, and has premiered works commissioned and composed for him by Carter, Harbison, Ruo, and Chihara. In 2018 he premiered composer Lera Auerbach's 24 Preludes with the composer at the piano for Camerata Pacifica, and in 2019 he recorded Huang Ruo’s Viola Concerto, In Other Words, at the Bavarian Radio.
The first violist to receive the Artist Diploma from Juilliard, he holds a Bachelor of Music from The USC Thornton School of Music magna cum laude and a Master's from The Juilliard School:
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Donald McInnes, Karen Tuttle, and Paul Neubauer were his mentors. He performs on two rare violas: the ex-Trampler, made by Matteo Goffriller of Venice in 1727, and the ex-Iglitzin, Counts of Flanders made by Gasparo da Salò more than 100 years prior.
To learn more about Richard O’Neill, visit richard-oneill.com.
JEAN SIBELIUS
SYMPHONY NO. 1
The career of Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) was curious. Despite the fact that he lived longer than, say, Camille Saint-Saëns and Richard Strauss, both of whom survived into their 80s, he did not continue composing music until the end, as they did. For the last 30 years of his life, he did not write music “of any stature,” as one biographer put it. He preferred, instead, to live quietly, reflecting on his career and talking to people who came to interview him or pay him homage.
What he did leave, however, is weighty and permanent. His earliest works, like the Kullervo Suite, En Saga, and the Karelia Suite celebrate Finland, and certainly his most famous piece, Finlandia, reveals this national pride. But the seven symphonies he composed over 25 years made him a composer of international stature.
Tonight’s piece, from 1899 but revised the next year, is a four-movement work in E minor. German critic Ferdinand Pfol wrote, “His symphony, a work full of unrestrained strength, full of passionate vivacity and astonishing audacity is—to
state the matter plainly—a remarkable work, one that steps out on new paths, or rather rushes forward like an intoxicated god.” Despite the solitary clarinet that opens the piece, underscored by the ominous timpani, the first movement seizes our attention with swinging and tuneful lines, stunning brass, giggly winds.
The second movement, marked “andante,” is for a time. It opens quietly, with pathos. But more jaunty and dramatic episodes break out, sometimes taking a fragment of the opening tune and mocking it. The last word belongs to the strings and the poignant mood established at the beginning of the movement, 10 minutes before.
The third movement follows the traditional arrangement of ABA third movements: a pulsing melody drives forward the scherzo (light-hearted) A section,
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with staccato and repeated notes and syncopation. But the horns stop the forward motion on a dime, and for a moment we think we might hear the tune from the second movement. What follows is, in fact, a brief B part that is warm (with a touching harp effect). The sprightly A section returns.
The fourth movement begins with an orchestral reprise of the clarinet solo that opens the symphony. Then follows a series of conversations (short rhetorical phrases, often punctuated by silences) among the sections of the orchestra. One of Sibelius’ characteristic closing
themes (think of the famous last movements of the second and fifth symphonies) appears, warm and optimistic, and we are buoyed. But Sibelius ratchets up the dramatic intensity yet again, with brass, timpani, declamatory chords— and, taking us back to the end of the first movement—two plucked chords.
“The first symphony is the energetic music of a young man. The young Sibelius was no wimp; the music contains the whole wildness and rage of the man."
- Osmo Vänskä, conductor, 1998
Walton and Sibelius program notes by Paul Lamar.
AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
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American Music Festival
TrailBlaze!
Saturday, June 4, 2022 • 7:30pm
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
David Alan Miller, conductor
Gloria Cheng, piano
Timothy McAllister, saxophone
John Williams Prelude and Scherzo American Premiere
Nina Shekhar new work
World Premiere
John Corigliano “Triathlon” for Saxophone and Orchestra
Steven Stucky Radical Light
DOGS of DESIRE
Friday, June 3, 2022 • 7:30pm
venue TBA
David Alan Miller, conductor
Captivating, fresh, and cutting edge, the Dogs of Desire is always a highlight of the American Music Festival. A singular concert experience featuring newly penned works by today’s most adventurous composers. Hear it here first, before the ink dries!
McAllister Shekhar
Williams
Cheng Stucky Corigliano
Join the Albany Symphony this summer for a celebration of the Empire State Trail and the natural beauty of our region. From kayaking on the Erie Canal and hikes along the Hudson to yoga, bird-watching, plein air painting, kids activities, great local restaurants, shops and galleries, beautiful parks, craft food and beverages, natural wonders, specials at an array of historic and revitalized hotels and inns, and free outdoor performances by the Albany Symphony, TrailBlaze NY has something for everyone!
Learn more and plan your summer outings now at AlbanySymphony.com
SCHUYLERVILLE
Saturday, June 11 at Hudson Crossing Park
Symphony concert plus: Kayaks · boat cruises · kids zone · painting · history walks · Philip Schuyler House · drum circles · & more!
Sunday, June 19 at Hutton Brickyards
Symphony concert plus: Hudson River Maritime Museum · kids zone · activities in the Roudout · Sojourner Truth State Park · fireworks · & more!
HUDSON
Fri. & Sat., June 24 & 25 at Basilica Hudson
Symphony concert (Friday) plus: Cycling
hiking
kids zone
Olana State Historic Site
fireworks
craft food and beverages & more!
SCHENECTADY
Friday, July 1 at Mohawk Harbor
Symphony concert plus: Kayak Through History Tour · Sch’dy Ale Trail · kids zone · food trucks · cycling on the Canal · fireworks · & more!
ALBANY
Saturday, July 2 at Jennings Landing
Symphony concert plus: Health & wellness events · kids zone · food trucks · percussion performance · kids zone · fireworks · & more!
AMSTERDAM
Sunday, July 3 at Riverlink Park
Symphony concert plus: Yoga · bird-watching · waterski show · dance music stage · food & drinks · kids zone · fireworks · & more!
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MOZART’S JUPITER
SATURDAY | APRIL 23, 2022 | 7:30 PM
SUNDAY | APRIL 24, 2022 | 3:00 PM
TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL
DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR ALBANY PRO MUSICA
Gabriel Fauré Pavane (1845-1924)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” (1756-1791)
I. Allegro vivace
II. Andante cantabile
III. Menuetto (allegretto)
IV. Molto allegro
INTERMISSION (20 Minutes)
Alexis Lamb Venus (world premiere) (B. 1993)
George Tsontakis Requiem (world premiere) (B. 1951)
All programs and artists are subject to change. During the performance, please silence mobile devices. Recording and photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.
GABRIEL FAURÉ
PAVANE
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) belongs to a time in French musical history of great figures: César Franck; Camille SaintSaëns, who taught him and with whom he had a long friendship; Paul Dukas; Claude Debussy; and Maurice Ravel, who was Faure’s student at the Paris Conservatoire.
Each composer, of course, worked according to his own lights, and in Fauré’s case, according to his pupil Émile Vuillermoz, “He created an altogether modern, logical, well-thought-out style…tending towards greater serenity and simplicity.”
The forms in which he wrote most of this elegant music include piano pieces, art songs, and two piano quartets. Of course, he is also known for his Requiem (1900), incidental orchestral music to the play Pelléas et Mélisande, and tonight’s piece, which began life as a piano work in 1887 but then became a score for orchestra and optional chorus! (The option is not being exercised on this program.) Fauré composed steadily from the 1860s to his death in 1924, his teaching, administrative, and musical criticism duties—and increasing deafness—notwithstanding.
For a quick course in Fauré, Google “7 Reasons Why You Should Be Listening to Fauré Right Now.”
A pavane is a rather restrained 16th Century European court dance. Faure’s opens with the first half of a charming melody in the flute, underpinned by pizzicato strings. Woodwinds complete the melody. The tune is shortly taken up by
the violins and violas while the celli and basses continue plucking.
A middle section, rather loud and dramatic, bursts forth. Listen to the horn, which, despite the clamor, plays, in a different key, the climbing four-note motif of the initial tune. When that graceful opening melody returns, the celli have a chance to sing while the violins pluck. Languor is restored; melancholy follows. A series of false endings leads to a true one.
WOLFGANG
AMADEUS MOZART
SYMPHONY NO. 41
(“JUPITER”)
“But for sustained productivity and inspiration, nothing in the whole history of music can surpass Bach’s first years in Leipzig (1723-c.30) and Mozart’s last ten years in Vienna.” - Philip G. Downs
Having been booted from the Salzburg employ of Archbishop Hieronymous Colleredo, who didn’t like the 25-year-old
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Mozart’s unwillingness to do his musical bidding, the composer set off for Vienna, where he married, had six children, and plied his trade, often with mixed results, financially speaking.
Artistically, however, there were no mixed results. Downs continues: “The compositions of the last ten years show Mozart unfailingly improving upon every genre he touched…(f)rom the shortest, most trivial song to the larger forms of chamber music, the symphony, the concerto, and the opera…” Mozart's last three symphonies were composed during the summer of 1788, in the space of about two months. It is not known for certain if the composer ever heard this piece played.
If Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 starts with door-knocking, so, too, does this symphony. No matter what the strings are doing, it’s the timpani we hear. The movement as a whole feels restless, with quick scale passages up and down; jagged, dotted rhythms; and dynamic contrasts so even the quiet sections seem ominous about the volume to come. The two themes (the second, called a “tripping theme” by Edward Downes, is one Mozart cribbed from an aria he wrote for an opera by Anfossi in 1786) are presented and developed in characteristic sonata form: after the exposition comes the development, recapitulation, and coda. Whatever the message is here, it is decidedly direct and forceful, right up to the sharply stroked final chords.
Not so the second movement, marked andante cantabile (singing!). Things get off to a hesitant start: listen to the silences between the opening phrases, like
an interrupted conversation, which gets going with the oboe and the flute and then the celli contributing comments. A restless and mournful section follows, but a little skipping figure returns from time to time to settle things sweetly. Is it any wonder that a composer so skilled in opera would be able to make us hear orchestral dialogue?
The brief menuetto (ABA form, in 3/4) seems like a dance in which one partner is graceful and the other is heavy-footed, merely showing off his new brogans.
The character of the last movement recalls that of the first: big, bold, electric. There is great beauty in the cameo appearances of the winds, providing color and witty commentary. Everywhere are fugal gestures to keep the heart pumping and the ear attending. The coda, when the movement’s five distinct tunes are miraculously combined, leads to an absolutely thrilling conclusion, in the sunny key of C major.
Fauré and Mozart program notes by Paul Lamar.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
FROM THE COMPOSER
I heard your footsteps crunching in the snow outside from our bedroom window on the second floor of our house. But before this house we were waking up to impromptu car alarm discos outside our doors.
How did we get so lucky?
Our car-alarm-nightclub snowing-inside-through-the-skylight simultaneously-drafty-and-yet-too-hot-in-the-loft apartment will always be more than that, though. We made it our chapel for one unforgettable day.
How did we get so lucky?
Now your home will forever be my home, too.
How did I get so lucky?
ALEXIS LAMB VENUS
Alexis C. Lamb (b. 1993) is a composer, percussionist, and educator who is interested in fostering communities of mindful music-making, particularly through the medium of storytelling. Her recent musical endeavors incorporate her love of research and oral histories into sonic commentaries that often enable the performers to offer their own improvisations and responses. Lamb’s music has been regarded as having “sparkling optimism throughout,” and as “a pleasure in its own right” by the blog, I Care If You Listen.
As a composer, Lamb has collaborated with numerous individuals and ensembles, including Third Coast Percussion,
Aizuri Quartet, the Albany Symphony, Camilla Tassi, Contemporaneous, Emily Roller, the Yale Philharmonia, Evan Chapman, the University of Nebraska Percussion Ensemble, the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra, and the Northern Illinois University World Steelband. Her music has been performed in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa.
Lamb is the recipient of a 2021 Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as a 2018 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Composition at the University of Michigan. Lamb earned a Master of Music in Composition at the Yale School of Music and two Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education and Percussion Performance from Northern Illinois University. Her compositions can be found on Innova Recordings, National Sawdust Tracks, and Evan Chapman’s self-published record, Caustics. When not working on music, she can be found playing board
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games with her wife at an overly competitive level, teaching new tricks to her dog and two cats, and fishing in every possible body of water. She is originally from Denver, Colorado, and is currently based in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
To learn more about Alexis Lamb, visit alexislamb.com
GEORGE TSONTAKIS REQUIEM
Recently called “A giant of the American music scene” by Gramophone magazine, George Tsontakis has been the recipient of two of the richest prizes awarded in classical music; the International Grawemeyer Award in 2005, and the Ives Living from the American Academy. He studied with Roger Sessions at Juilliard and in Rome, with Franco Donatoni. Born in Astoria, NY, into Cretan heritage, he has become a recognized figure in Greece, and performs all over the world each season. Most of his music has been recorded by Hyperion, Koch, INNOVA and Naxos, including fifteen works for orchestra—more than five hours of orchestral music, leading to two Grammy nominations for Best Classical Composition.
He served as Composer-in-Residence with the Aspen Music Festival for 40 years, where he was founding director of the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, with the Oxford (England) Philomusica, the Albany Symphony, and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, among others. He is Distinguished Composer-in-Residence at the Bard College Conservatory.
His recent premieres include works for London's Mobius Ensemble, the Barlow
Endowment, large-scale pieces for the Boston Symphony and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, a Requiem for the Albany Symphony, as well as a violin concerto for Gary Levinson and the Dallas Symphony. His The Air of Greece, an opera-drama on Lord Byron, was commissioned and premiered by the Greek National Opera in December 2021. Naxos' release of three of his concertos with the Albany Symphony was heralded as one of NPR's “Top Ten Classical Recordings of 2017” and of the Naxos CD with his “Sonnets” by the Boston Symphony, BBC Music Magazine declared that the Tsontakis work was “the sparklingly expressive jewel in this crown.” He lives in New York’s Catskill Mountains.
ALBANY PRO MUSICA
José
Daniel Flores-Caraballo, Artistic Director
Albany Pro Musica (APM) is the preeminent choral ensemble in New York’s vibrant Capital Region and is renowned for its distinctive artistic style and mas-
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tery of a wide range of musical genres. Critically acclaimed for its performances of intimate a cappella pieces and large-scale choral works alike, APM is led by Opalka Family Artistic Director Dr. José Daniel Flores-Caraballo and is the Chorus-in-Residence at the historic Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. Maestro Flores-Caraballo has led APM since 2014 and has elevated the ensemble through ambitious programming, prestigious national and international collaborations, a renewed commitment to civic and educational engagement, and a bold vision for the future.
Albany Pro Musica’s reputation as a world-class chorus attracts large, diverse audiences who encourage newer, bolder projects to satisfy their growing desire for exposure to a rich choral repertoire.
It’s also a draw for distinguished guest conductors, soloists, and composers, including composers-in-residence Bradley Ellingboe (2020-22 seasons) and Ola Gjeilo (2017-2020 seasons) who partner with APM for concerts, premieres, and commissioned works. In addition to long-standing hometown collaborations with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, the Musicians of Ma’alwyck, the Capital District Youth Chorale, and others, APM has developed exciting new relationships with numerous internationally renowned musicians and ensembles, including Canadian Brass, the American String Quartet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, New York City Ballet, Vienna Boys Choir, the Escher String Quartet, and The King’s Singers.
To learn more about Albany Pro Musica, visit albanypromusica.org
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MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS
SATURDAY | MAY 7, 2022 | 7:30 PM
PALACE THEATRE
DAVID ALAN MILLER, CONDUCTOR
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The music of John Williams has transported us beyond our imaginations. To new worlds. Through heart-pounding adventures. David Alan Miller conducts all your John Williams favorites: Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harry Potter, E.T., and of course, Star Wars.
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JOHN WILLIAMS
In a career that spans five decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage. He has served as music director and laureate conductor of one of the country’s treasured musical institutions, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and he maintains thriving artistic relationships with many of the world’s great orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Williams has received a variety of prestigious awards, including the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honor, the Olympic Order, and numerous Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
Williams has composed the music and served as music director for more than 100 films. His 40-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has
resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler’s List, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, four Indiana Jones films, Saving Private Ryan, Amistad, Munich, Hook, Catch Me If You Can, Minority Report, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Empire of the Sun, The Adventures of TinTin and War Horse. Williams has composed the scores for Star Wars, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman: The Movie, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone, Nixon, The Patriot, Angela’s Ashes, Seven Years in Tibet, The Witches of Eastwick, Rosewood, Sleepers, Sabrina, Presumed Innocent, The Cowboys and The Reivers, among many others. In addition to his activity in film and television, Williams has composed numerous works for the concert stage, among them two symphonies, and concertos for flute, violin, clarinet, viola, oboe and tuba.
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ALBANY SYMPHONY BOARD & STAFF
BOARD
OFFICERS
Jerel Golub, Chair
Faith A. Takes, Vice Chair
David Rubin, Treasurer
John Regan, Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kaweeda Adams
Guha Bala
Melody Bruce, MD
Charles Buchanan
Dr. Benjamin E. Chi
Judith Ciccio (Ex Officio)
Marcia Cockrell
Ellen Cole, Ph. D.
David Duquette
Marisa Eisemann, MD
Nicholas Faso
Alan Goldberg
Joseph T. Gravini
Catherine Hackert (Ex Officio)
Anthony P. Hazapis
Jahkeen Hoke
Edward M. Jennings
Daniel Kredentser
Mark P. Lasch
Steve Lobel
Cory Martin
Anne Older
Henry Pohl
Dush Pathmanandam
Barry Richman
Hon. Kathy M. Sheehan (Ex Officio)
Rabbi Scott Shpeen
Micheileen Treadwell
DIRECTORS’ COUNCIL
Rhea Clark
Denise Gonick
Sherley Hannay
Charles M. Liddle III
Judith B. McIlduff
John J. Nigro
STAFF
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Anna Kuwabara, Executive Director
FINANCE
Scott Allen, Finance Director
DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING
Robert Pape
Director of Development & Marketing
Alayna Frey
Box Office & Marketing Coordinator
Amanda Irwin
Annual Fund & Grants Manager
Tiffany Wright
Events & Partnerships Associate
Nyla McKenzie-Isaac
Marketing & Development Assistant
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Jae Gayle
Director of Education & Community Engagement
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS
Derek Smith
Director of Operations & Programming
Susan Ruzow Debronsky
Personnel Manager
Liz Silver, Music Librarian
Daniel Brye, Housing Coordinator
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE
The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following individuals for their vital ongoing support. Updated March 2, 2022. *In Memoriam
PLATINUM BATON LEVEL
($25,000+)
Dr. Benjamin Chi
Jerel Golub
Sherley Hannay
Ms. Faith A. Takes
GOLD BATON LEVEL
($10,000-$24,999)
Eric Berlin
Marcia & Findlay Cockrell
Daniel & Celine Kredentser
David & Tanyss Martula
Karen & Chet Opalka
Dush & Kelly Pathmanandam
A.C. Riley
David M. Rubin & Carole L. Ju
Dennis & Margaret Sullivan
Merle Winn*
SILVER BATON LEVEL
($5,000-$9,999)
Charles & Charlotte Buchanan
Drs. Marisa & Allan Eisemann
Malka & Eitan Evan
Al De Salvo & Susan Thompson*
Mr. David Duquette
The Hershey Family Fund
Edward & Sally S. Jennings
Anna Kuwabara & Craig Edwards
Bob & Alicia Nielsen
Dr. Henry S. Pohl
Drs. Karl Moschner & Hannelore Wilfert
BRONZE BATON LEVEL
($2,500-$4,999)
Peter & Debbie Brown
Drs. Melody A. Bruce & David A. Ray
Drs. Ellen Mary Cosgrove & Jeffrey Fahl
Dr. Thomas Freeman & Mrs. Phyllis Attanasio
Mr. & Mrs. Ephraim & Elana Glinert
Alan Goldberg
Mrs. Ellen Jabbur
Judy & Bill Kahn
William & Mary Jean Krackeler
Mark & Lori Lasch
Charles M. Liddle III
Steve & Vivian Lobel
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older
The Massry Family
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Maston
Hilary & Nicholas Miller
Larry & Clara Sanders
Rabbi Scott Shpeen
Mrs. Jeanne Tartaglia
Bonnie Taylor* & Daniel Wulff
William Tuthill & Gregory Anderson
Barbara & Stephen Wiley
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE VIRTUOSO LEVEL
($1,500-$2,499)
Mr. & Ms. John Abbuhl
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Allen
Hermes & Linda Ames
Sharon Bedford & Fred Alm
Michael & Linda Barnas
Paul & Bonnie Bruno
Dr. A. Andrew Casano & Bella Pipas
Drs. Ellen Cole & Doug North
Kirk Cornwell & Claire Pospisil
Dr. & Mrs. Harry DePan
Dr. Joyce J. Diwan
Mrs. Joy Emery
David Ernst
Thomas Evans
Joseph & Linda Farrell
Dr. & Mrs. Reed Ference
Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gordon
Holly Katz & William Harris
Gerald Herman
Alexander & Gail Keeler
Herbert & Judith Katz
Georgia & David Lawrence
Drs. Matthew Leinug & Cyndi Miller
Karen & Alan Lobel
Tom & Sue Lyons
Charles & Barbara Manning
Ted & Judy Marotta
Mr. Cory Martin
Judith B. McIlduff
Paul & Loretta Moore
Marcia & Robert Moss
Robert & Samantha Pape
Dr. Nina Reich
Mark J. Rosen & Leslie Newman
Alan & Leizbeth Sanders
Dwight & Rachel Smith
Mitchell & Gwen Sokoloff
Paul & Janet Stoler
Robert P. Storch & Sara M. Lord
Dr. Micheileen Treadwell
Mrs. Jane A. Wait
Mrs. Candace King Weir
Michael & Margery Whiteman
Harry & Connie Wilbur
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE FRIEND LEVEL
($1,000-$1,499)
Albany Medical Center
Dr. Richard & Kelly Alfred
Wallace & Jane Altes
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Amodeo
Timothy Burch
Dr. & Mrs. William J. Cromie
Ms. Ruth Dinowitz
Ann & Don Eberle
Herb & Annmarie Ellis
Jack M. Firestone
Roseanne Fogarty & Perry Smith
Lois Foster
John & Linda Fritze
David Gardam & Mary McCarthy
Mary Gitnick
The Family of Morton Gould
Michael & Katharine Hayes
Wendy Jordan & Frank Murray
Mr. & Mrs. E. Stewart Jones Jr.
Margaret Joynt
Mr. Robert J. Krackeler
Dr. Joseph Peter Lalka & Ms. Teresa
Ribadenerya
Sara Lee & Barry Larner
William Lawrence
Dr. & Mrs. Neil Lempert
Robert & Jean Leonard
Mr. Donald Lipkin & Mrs. Mary Bowen
Mrs. Jill Goodman & Mr. Arthur Malkin
Mrs. Nancy McEwan
Stewart Myers
Vaughn Nevin
Patricia & Kevin O’Bryan
Sarah M. Pellman
Henry & Sally Peyrebrune
Susan Picotte
Lee & Donna Rosen
Lewis C.* & Gretchen A. Rubenstein
Hiroko Sakurazawa
Harriet B. Seeley
Peggy & Jack Seppi
Herb & Cynthia Shultz
Ronald & Nadine Stram
Alexandra Jane Streznewski & Robert Reilly, Jr.
I. David & Lois Swawite
Dale Thuillez
Anders & Mary Ellen Tomson
Avis & Joseph Toochin
Virginia E. Touhey
F. Michael & Lynette Tucker
Darrell Wheeler & Donovan Howard
Lawrence & Sara Wiest
Austin & Nancy Woodward
FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
The Albany Symphony is deeply grateful to the foundations, corporations, and government agencies whose ongoing support ensures the vitality of our orchestra. Updated December 10, 2021.
$100,000+
Empire State Development
Capital Region Economic
Development Council
Carl E. Touhey Foundation
$50,000+
New York State Council on the Arts
$25,000+
Aaron Copland Fund for Music
Faith Takes Family Foundation
League of American Orchestras
National Endowment for the Arts
$10,000+
Amphion Foundation
The Bender Family Foundation
Hannay Reels, Inc.
Lucille A. Herold Charitable Trust
May K. Houck Foundation
Nielsen Associates
New Music USA
The John D. Picotte Family Foundation
Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation
Sano-Rubin Construction
Stewart’s Shops
Vanguard-Albany Symphony
$5,000+
Alice M. Ditson Fund
AllSquare Wealth Management
Atlas Wealth Management
Discover Albany
Howard & Bush Foundation
The Hershey Family Fund
M & T Charitable Foundation
$2,500+
Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust
Capital Bank
Charles R. Wood Foundation
Hudson River Bank & Trust
J.M. McDonald Foundation
The Business for Good Foundation
The Peckham Family Foundation
The Robison Family Foundation
The Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
The David and Sylvia Teitelbaum Fund,Inc.
$1,500+
John Fritze Jr., Jeweler
Pioneer Bank
$1,000+
Dr. Gustave & Elinor Eisemann
Philanthropic Fund Firestone Family Foundation
Hippo’s
Pearl Grant Richmans
Repeat Business Systems Inc.
Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP
CORPORATE SPONSORS
The Albany Symphony acknowledges the support of our corporate sponsors whose contributions recognize the importance of the Albany Symphony in building civic pride, educating our youth, and contributing to the cultural life of all people in the Capital Region. Updated September 1, 2021.
This concert season has also been made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, the City of Albany, grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Capital District Economic Development Council, Vanguard-Albany Symphony, and the support of our donors, subscribers, and patrons.
MEDIA PARTNERS
Celine & Daniel Kredentser
John D. Picotte Family Foundation
Carl E. Touhey Foundation
Courtyard by Marriott Schenectady at Mohawk Harbor
INDIVIDUAL GIVING
The Albany Symphony is grateful to the following individuals for their vital ongoing support. Updated March 7, 2022.
SYMPHONY CIRCLE
($500-$999)
Dr. Kenneth S. & Rev. Elizabeth D. Allen
Mr. Leslie Apple
Robert A. & Susan Y. Cook Fund
Mary DeGroff & Robert Knizek
Ben & Linda English
Susan M. Haswell Charitable Fund
Nancy Ross & Bob Henshaw
Paul Hohenberg
Lynn Holland
Howard & Mary Jack
Marilyn & Stan Kaltenborn
Mr. James Levine
C. Ursula W. MacAffer
Dr. Christopher John Maestro
Richard & Anne Martula
Karen Melcher
Mrs. Deborah Onslow
Sarah M. Pellman
Donna Sawyer
Anne-Marie Serre
David Shaffer
Ms. Jean Stevens
Marie & Harry Sturges
Mr. Frank Thiel
Virginia E. Touhey
Linda Valentine
APPLAUSE CIRCLE
($250-$499)
Keith C. Lee
Linda Anderson
James Ayers & Miriam Trementozzi
Dr. & Mrs Beehner
Charles Braverman & Julia Rosen
Dorice Brickman
Wesley R. & Shelley W. Brown
Michael Buckman
Timothy Burch
Mr. David Clark
Deanna Cole
Jane & John Corrou
Mary Beth Donnelly
Kate & Jerry Dudding
Elena Duggan
Ann & Don Eberle
Hope Engel Greenberg & Henry
Greenberg
Marvin & Sharon Freedman
Janice & Robert Frost
David & Janice M. Golden
Mr. & Mrs. Allen S. Goodman
Shirley & Herbert Gordon
Robert & Mary Elizabeth Gosende
Ms. Jill Harbeck
Karen Hunter & Todd Scheuermann
Mr. & Mrs. John & Janet Hutchison
Dr. & Mrs. Jeremy & Jodi Lassetter
David & Elizabeth Liebschutz
Elise Malecki
Frances T. McDonald
Patrick McNamara
Anne Messer & Daniel Gordon
Marcia & Robert Moss
Stephen & Mary Muller
Carol & Ed Osterhout
Edward B. Parran & James F. Guidera
Ronald Dunn & Linda Pelosi-Dunn
Cynthia Platt & David Luntz
Paul & Margaret Randall
Rider, Weiner & Frankel, P.C.
George & Ingrid Robinson
Richard Scarano
Cynthia Serbent
Kevin M. Shanley Ph.D
Mrs. Patricia Shapiro
Susan V. Shipherd
Ms. Elizabeth Sonneborn
Patrick & Candice Van Roey
Wheelock Whitney III
Drs. Susan Standfast & Theodore Wright
Dayle Zatlin & Joel Blumenthal
PATRON CIRCLE
($100-$249)
WMrs. Carol Ackerman
Aimee Allaud
Camille & Andrew Allen
Suzanne Anderson
Ms. Janet Angelis
Elizabeth & John Antonio
Elizabeth A Arden
Jeffrey Asher
Ms. Anne Ashmead
Chip Ashworth
Jeevarathnam Ayyamperumal
Susan & Ronald Backer
Dr. Ronald A. Bailey
The Bangert-Drowns Family
Anne & Hank Bankhead
Laura Barron
Laurence & Sharon Beaudoin
Mr. Karl Bendorf
Kristin Bennett
Elmer & Olga Bertsch
James D. Bilik
Felicia Bordick
Doug and Judy Bowden
Mr. Bob P. Brand
Hon. Caroline Evans Bridge
Robert G. Briggs
Dr. Rachelle Brilliant
Marianne Bross
Mr. Aaron Brown
Stanley Michael Byer
Michael A. Byrne
Charles & Eva Carlson
Mr. Michael J. Cawley
Mrs. Jenny Charno
Jim Cochran & Fran Pilato
Ann & William Collins
David Connolly
Ruiko K. Connor
Ms. Maureen Conroy
Janet Conti
Miriam Cooperman
Bonnie & Steven Cramer
Ellen-Deane Cummins
Barb & Gary Cunningham
Mr. Robert Dandrew
Marc Daniel
Carol Decker
Philip DeGaetano
Garrett & Michele Degraff
Paul Dellevigne
Mr. William Desantis
Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. DeTommasi
Michael Devall
Mrs. Mary A. Devane
Mr. Larry Deyss
Terrell Doolen
Caitlin A. Drellos
Susan J. Dubois
Dr. Frederick & Barbara Eames
Ilze Earner
John & Pamela Eberle
Dorothy Ellinwood
David Emanatian
Lorraine & Jeff English
Donna Faddegon
Ms. Rachel L. Farnum
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Ferguson
Susan & Hugh Fisher
Paul & Noreen Fisk
Lawrence & Susan Flesh
Reg Foster & Maryann Jablonowski
Nancy T. Frank
Elaine C. Freedman
The Fruscione Family
Robert J Gallati
Ms. Joan Gavrilik
Bruce J. Geller
Chuck and Sally Jo Gieser
Chandlee Gill
Sandra & Stewart Gill
Carol Gillespie & Marion E. Huxley
Charles & Wendy Gilman
Dr. Reid T. Muller & Dr. Shelley A. Gilroy
Gary Gold & Nancy Pierson
Mr. Alan Goldberg
Joseph Gravini & Elizabeth Cope
Walter Greenberg
Diane & John Grego
John Gross
Robert F. Guerrin
David E Guinn
Theresa Tomaszewska & James Gumaer
Mr. & Mrs. Carlton & Susan Gutman
Ms. Joan Ham
Henry & Pauline Hamelin
Philip & Diane Hansen
Mark Harris
Helen Harris
Katharine B. Harris
Ms. Teresa Harrison
Joseph & Susan Hart
Ms. Kathleen Hartley
Leif & Claudia Hartmark
Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Hartunian
Mr. & Mrs. Scott & Jesse Hawkins
Audrey T. Hawkins
John Hawn
Gail D. Heim
Megumi K. & Dietrich P. Hemann
Joel & Elizabeth Hodes
Susan Hollander
Ms. Lindsey Susan Hotaling
Mrs. Cheri Hourigan
W. Robert Hunziker
Mr. Scott B Jelstrom
Eric & Priscilla Johnson
Shelley Justa
John & Marcia Rapp Keefe
Edward J. & Andrea E. Kish
Dr. Beatrice Kovasznay
Paul Lamar & Mark Eamer
Jennifer Lange
Peter & Lori Lauricella
Marianna Lawler
John M Lawrence
Ms. Judy LeCain
Elizabeth Lee
Timothy & Judith Looker
Enrique Lopez
William & Gail Madigan
John Magill
Louise & Larry Marwill
Ms. Joan Mastrianni
Mrs. Theresa C. Mayhew
Mr. James McClymonds
Thomas McGuire
Ms. Michelle Miller-Adams
Elizabeth & Bill Moll
Mary Moran
Mr. & Mrs. John Moroney
Alice & Richard Morse
Cheryl Mugno & William Trompeter
Judith Ann Mysliborski, MD
Ken Jacobs and Lisa Nissenbaum
Christopher Nolin
Jeremy Olson
Mr. Stephen Pagano
Mr. Peter Pagerey
William Panitch
Lucia Peeney
Bob & Lee Pettie
Roberta Place
Mr. Richard A Platt
Doris Freedman Pock
John Smolinsky Ellen Prakken
Diana Praus
Laura Y. Rappaport
Barbara Raskin
Lenore & Jack Reber
Dr. Christopher & Kendall Reilly
Gail Rheingold
Susan Riback
Mr. Steven Rich
Mr. & Mrs. George P. Richardson
Wayne & Monica Raveret Richter
Ms. Marin Wyatt Ridgway
Richard & Jill Rifkin
Alison Riley-Clark
Kenneth & Susan Ritzenberg
Eric S. Roccario MD
Ramon & Mary Rodriguez
Rosemarie V. Rosen
Gretchen A. Rubenstein
John Ryan
Mr. John Paul Ryan
Mr. William D. Salluzzo
Paul & Kristine Santilli
Ms. Joan Savage
Peg & Bob Schalit
William & Gail Haulenbeek Schanck
Joanne Scheibly
Lois & Barry Scherer
Dr. Harvey & Happy Scherer
Mr. Jim & Mrs. Janie Schwab
Dodie & Pete Seagle
Peggy & Jack Seppi
Julie & William Shapiro
Stephen J. Sills, M.D.
Teresa Maria Sole
Joyce A. Soltis
Dr. & Mrs. Yaron & Katie Sternbach
David H. Steward
Hon. & Mrs. Larry G Storch
Sheila Sullivan
Amy & Robert Sweet
Prof. Ben G. Szaro
John & Sally Ten Eyck
Ms. Martha Teumim
Mr. Michael Tobin
Paul Toscino
Daniel & Terry Tyson
Michele Vennard & Gordon Lattey
Maria Vincent
Janet Vine
Martha von Schilgen
Wendy Wanninger
Larry Waterman
Jerry & Betsy Weiss
Elliott & Lisa Wilson
Paul Wing
Russell Wise & Ann Alles
Mr. Meyer J. Wolin
Barbara Youngberg
Dr. Shelley M. Zansky
Michael Zavisky
IN HONOR, CELEBRATION & MEMORY
In Memory of Sharon Bamberger
Joe Bamberger
In Memory of Jeanne Bourque
Chris Edwards
In Memory of Neil C. Brown, Jr.
Thomas Cheles
John Davis
Dominick DeCecco
Robert & Pauline Grose
Gary Jones
Elinor & Michael Kelliher
Kersten Lorcher & Sylvia Brown
Deborah Mazzone
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Older
Joseph & Patricia Potvin
Robert Joseph & Rosemarie Rizzo
Stuart Rubinstein
Mary Kay Sawyer
Patricia & Roger Swanson
Lisa Trubitt & Spiro Socaris
Maryalice & Bruce Svare
Jody & John Van Voris
Sharon A. Wesley
Mr. Meyer J. Wolin
Anne & Art Young
In Honor of Elaine Conway
Elaine Verstandig
In Loving Memory of Adella Cooper
Miss Eileen C. Jones
In Memory of Elsa deBeer
Jenny deBeer Charno
Jo Ann & Buzzy Hofheimer
Susan Thompson*
Peter & Rose-Marie Ten Eyck
Sarah & Patrick Carroll
Charlotte & Charles Buchanan
John J. Nigro
New York Council of Nonprofits
David Scott Allen
Greta Berkson
Mary & Tom Harowski
Mary James
Sally & Edward Jennings
Leigh & Louis Lazaron
Susan Limeri
Ann Silverstein
Anna Taglieri
Enid Watsky
In Memory of Edna deBeer
Thomas & Ann Connolly
As of December 10, 2021. *In Memoriam
In Loving Memory of Frederick S. deBeer, Jr.
David Scott Allen
Elsa G. deBeer
Adelaide Muhlfelder
In Honor of Dr. Gustave Eisemann
Alan Goldberg
In Honor of Marisa Eisemann
Dr. Heinrich Medicus
In Memory of Mary Rita Flanagan
Michael A. Byrne
In Memory of Dr. Alvin K. Fossner
Carl & Cathy Hackert
In Memory of Allan D. Foster
Mrs. Lois V. Foster
In Memory of Rachel Galperin
Margaret & Robert Schalit
In Memory of Shirley Gardam
Maryann Jablonowski
Reg Foster
Mary McCarthy
David Gardam
Doris Tomer
Stephanie Wacholder
In Memory of Jane Golub
Albany Symphony Orchestra Committee
In Honor of Jerry Golub
Sara & Barry Lee Larner
In Loving Memory of Roger Hannay
Alan Goldberg
In Memory of Jeffrey Herchenroder
Linda Anderson
Robert Akland
Ann-Marie Barker-Schwartz
Paula Brinkman
Elizabeth Bunday
Joseph Demko
Gary & Sandy Gnirrep
Guilderland Central Teachers Assoc.
Guilderland Music Parents and Friends Assoc.
Leif & Claudia Hartmark
Kelly Hill
Geneva Kraus
Lynwood Elementary
Marybeth Maikels
Sharen M. Michalec
Timothy & Kathleen M. Owens
Jocelyn Salada
Jacqueline West Farbman
In Loving Memory of Beatrice & Robert Herman
Dr. & Mrs. Neil Lempert
Lawrence Marwill
Louise & Larry Marwill
In Memory of Petia Kassarova
Julie & William Shapiro
Larry Waterman
In Memory of Audrey Kaufmann
Judith & Herbert Katz
In Memory of Louise Marshall
Kimberly Arnold
Gloria MacNeil
Jennifer Marshall
Susan Marshall
Ricki Pappo & Caleb Rogers
Ann & Mark Rogan
Beth Rosenzweig
In Memory of Susan Martula
David & Tanyss Martula
Elena Duggan
Megumi Hemann
Edward Kish
Paul Lamar & Mark Eamer
Thomas McGuire
Marsha Lawson
Anne & Thomas Older
Rider, Weiner & Frankel, P.C.
Margaret Schalit
Richard & Anne Martula
William & Julie Shapiro
Robert Sweet
Dawn Weinraub
In Loving Memory of Dr. Heinrich Medicus
Carol & Ronald Bailey
Paul & Bonnie Bruno
Elsa deBeer
Alan Goldberg
Harry G. Taylor
In Honor of David Alan Miller
Lois & Barry Scherer
Susan St. Amour
Celine & Daniel Kredentser
In Honor of Miranda, Elias, and Ari Miller
Bonnie Friedman & Gerald Miller
In Honor of Candida R. Moss
Marcia & Robert Moss
In Memory of Marcia Nickerson
Philip & Penny Bradshaw
Irene Wynnyczuk
In Loving Memory of Don B. O’Connor
Helen J. O’Connor
In Honor of Anne Older
Shannon Older-Amodeo & Matthew Amodeo
In Memory of Clyde Oser
Janice Oser
In Memory of Paul Pagerey
Peter & Ruth Pagerey
In Loving Memory of Jim Panton
Bonnie & Paul Bruno
Marcia & Findlay Cockrell
Nancy Goody
Mary Anne & Robert Lanni
Drs. Marisa & Allan Eisemann
David Alan Miller
In Memory of David Perry
Steven Fischer
William Hughes
Frederick Luddy
Richard & Anne Martula
James McGroarty & The NYCPGA
Robin Seletsky
Amy & Robert Sweet
Dawn Weinraub
In Memory of Justine R. B. Perry
Dr. David A. Perry
In Loving Memory of Vera Propp
Dr. Richard Propp
In Honor of Carole Rasmussen
Elizabeth Williams
In Honor of Nancy & Barry Richman
Jan & Lois Dorman
In Honor of Jill Rifkin
Matthew Collins
In Memory of John Leon Riley
Anne & Thomas Older
Chet & Karen Opalka
Jane Wait
In Memory of Lewis Rubenstein
Mark Aronowitz
August Costanza
Gina Costanza
Marcia Dunn
Susan & Stewart Frank
Arthur & Maxine Mattiske
Barbara Poole
Kathleen Pritty
In Memory of Pearl Sanders
Larry & Clara Sanders
In Memory of Gael Casey Vecchio
Aimee Allaud
Margaret Skinner
In Memory of Gerry Weber
Janet Angelis
Theresa Mayhew
In Memory of Dr. Manuel Vargas
Lois Foster
ENCORE SOCIETY
To keep orchestral music alive in our community, and to ensure that future generations experience its joy, please consider joining the Albany Symphony Encore Society.
Gifts of all sizes make it possible for the Albany Symphony to maintain our tradition of artistic excellence and innovation and community engagement for generations to come.
There are many options to make a planned gift to the Albany Symphony that enable anyone to leave a legacy of music:
• Charitable bequests
• IRA or 401(k) beneficiary designation
• Gifts of life insurance or appreciated stocks
• A bequest in a will or living trust
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ENCORE SOCIETY, PLEASE CONTACT:
Robert Pape | Director of Development & Marketing (518) 465-4755 x144 | Robertp@albanysymphony.com
WE INVITE YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN LEGACY AND JOIN THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF ENCORE SOCIETY
Anonymous
Matthew Bender IV
Melody Bruce, MD
Charlotte & Charles Buchanan
Susan Bush
Adella S. Cooper
Susan Thompson & Al De Salvo
Marisa Eisemann, MD
David Emanatian
Alan P. Goldberg
Edward M. Jennings
William Harris & Holly Katz
Charles Liddle III
Steve Lobel
Dr. Heinrich Medicus
Marcia Nickerson
John L. Riley
Harry Rutledge
Gretchen A. & Lewis C. Rubenstein
Ruth Ann Sandstedt
Rachel & Dwight Smith
Harriet & Edward Thomas
Micheileen J. Treadwell
Paul Wing
ALBANY SYMPHONY
MUSICIAN HOUSING PROGRAM
Did you know that many of the musicians of the Albany Symphony do not live in the Capital Region? Musicians travel from New York, Boston, Montreal, Nashville, Ft. Lauderdale, and even as far as Texas to perform with the Albany Symphony. Typically, our musicians are here from Thursday through Sunday of a concert week. Through the generosity of local host families, the Albany Symphony Musician Housing Program was created. Without the support of our host families, we would not be able to maintain the high caliber of musicians who perform with our orchestra. Many of our hosts have created strong bonds with the musicians that stay with them, creating friendships that last a lifetime.
Right now, due to the pandemic, musicians are not staying with our generous host families. Instead, the Albany Symphony is providing hotel rooms for our musicians.
The Albany Symphony Orchestra extends a very special thank you to patrons who generously provided housing for musicians during the 2019-20 season, and we look forward to reuniting our musicians with our hosts when it is once again safe to do so.
Camille & Andrew Allen
Jenny Amstutz
Dan Bernstein & Efrat Levy
Concetta Bosco
Mimi Bruce & David Ray
Charles Buchanan
Barbara Cavallo
Ben Chi
Diane Davison
Susan & Brian Debronsky
Michelle DePace & Steven Hancox
Nancy & John DiIanni
Star Donovan
Bonnie Edelstein
Lynn Gelzheizer
David Gittelman & Tom Murphy
Catherine & Carl Hackert
Debra & Paul Hoffmann
Susan Jacobsen
Marilyn & Stan Kaltenborn
Nettye Lamkay & Robert Pastel
Barb Lapidus
Eric Latini
Bill Lawrence & Alan Ray
Eunju Lee & Brian Fisher
Susan Martula & David Perry
Anne Messer & Dan Gordon
Jon & Sigrin Newell
Helen J. O’Connor
Marlene & Howard Pressman
Reese Satin
Joan Savage
Dodie & Pete Seagle
Julie & Bill Shapiro
Elizabeth & Aaron Silver
Lorraine Smith
Onnolee & Larry Smith
Lois & John Staugaitis
Harriet Thomas
Andrea & Michael Vallance
Marjorie & Russ Ward
Margery & Michael Whiteman
Carol Whittaker
Dan Wilcox
Barbara Wiley
Merle Winn*
BILLY FRANCIS LEROUX
CAPITAL REGION LIVING
