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LYRICS BY TIM RICE | MUSIC BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER DIRECTED BY SAM WOODHOUSE | MUSICAL STAGING BY JAVIER VELASCO PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS

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CONTENTS

50 Cast, who’s who, director’s notes, chairman’s letter and donors.

42 FEATURE

Local musicians started a choir comprising San Diego’s homeless, and they make beautiful music.

8 IN THE WINGS Around town: Twainfest, Kill Local, Hamlet, Summerfest, An American in Paris, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, and more.

12 DATELINE

Battery Dance Festival in New York; River Stage Festival in London; Hamilton in Los Angeles; and more.

46 DINING

Ocean-view dining picks for August, including SEA180 Coastal Tavern, Tidal, Cannonball, Cusp and more.

50 TRAVEL

Take a road trip 60 miles east of central S.D. to the historical, gold-mining town of Julian. Known for its mountain village vibe and fresh apple pies, Julian has a charm all its own.

56 BACKPAGE

A striking corridor of the Arts District Liberty Station. The former Naval Training Center in Point Loma— spanning 100 acres and featuring 120 galleries, museums, artist studios and eateries—is celebrating its 10-year anniversary.

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PUBLISHED BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MEDIA GROUP PUBLISHER Jeff Levy EDITOR Sarah Daoust

The words, music and lyrics of

ART DIRECTOR Carol Wakano

TOM LEHRER

PRODUCTION MANAGER Ellen Melton PRODUCTION ARTIST Diana Gonzalez

AUGUST 17 – 27 Written by Cameron Mackintosh and Robin Ray, with music and lyrics by Tom Lehrer

CONTRIBUTING DESIGNER Heidi Schwindt

A revue of the witty, wicked and thoroughly twisted world of famed satirical songwriter Tom Lehrer. Four actors, stools, a piano and a healthy dose of attitude are all that you need to enjoy this delightful revue. Audiences will be beside themselves with the clever lyrics and hummable tunes. Rediscover the man and the songs that have delighted and skewered the world for over forty years in Tomfoolery!

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Lyle Laver ACCOUNT MANAGERS Brooke Knetzger, Crystal Sierra, Tim Egan, Jessica Levin Poff, Walter Lewis, Heather Price MARKETING/PRODUCTION MANAGER Dawn Kiko Cheng

Barney Cashman, middle aged, overworked, and with no experience in covert maneuvers, is bored with his bland “nice” life. He is anxiously trying to join the sexual revolution before it’s too late, and his attempts at seduction will leave you howling with laughter.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ron Donoho, Jordan Fraser, Francis Lewis, David Moye DIGITAL STRATEGIST Christina Wiese COPY EDITOR Claire Caraska BUSINESS MANAGER Leanne Killian ADMINISTRATION Madelyn Harris, Amina Karwa, Jennifer Salas

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HONORARY PRESIDENT Ted Levy

Directed by Christopher Williams

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INTHEWINGS

The North American tour of An American in Paris, presented by Broadway/San Diego, makes a stop at the Civic Theatre Sept. 5-10. The new Tony Award-winning musical follows an American soldier and a mysterious French girl through the magical, romantic streets of Paris as they struggle with the aftermath of World War II and long for a new start and outlook on life. Jerry, a veteran and aspiring painter, falls for Lise, an enchanting young dancer at the ballet—just as the weight of the Nazi Occupation begins to lift. Inspired by the 1951 Academy Award-winning film of the same name starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, the musical features songs by George and Ira Gershwin that promise to sweep you off your feet, with stylings by acclaimed director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. 1100 Third Ave., downtown, 619.570.1100, broadwaysd.com 8 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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An American in Paris plays at the Civic Theatre Sept. 5-10.

ABOVE, YOUNGHO KANG

La Jolla Music Society presents its 31st EVENT SummerFest Aug. 2-25, with 15 concerts designed to make classical music more intimate and accessible, and to deepen the cultural life of San Diego with a range of chamber music styles. Throughout the three-week festival, more than 80 musicians will perform pieces under the curation of Music Director Cho-Liang Lin, whose own violin artistry will also be showcased. SummerFest opens with a grand duel between strings and keys as renowned violinists and pianists flex their musical muscles in a healthy competition dubbed “Fiddles vs.

Pianos.” The festival also includes

The San Diego Spirits Festival runs Aug. 26-27.

Violinist Chee-Yun performs on Aug. 4.

performances of the complete collection of Beethoven’s violin-piano sonatas—sectioned into four events. It closes with Stravinsky’s “Dumbarton Oaks”

Concerto, Haydn’s "Sinfonia Concertante" and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 by the SummerFest chamber orchestra. ljms.org

Twainfest, taking place Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., celebrates the life and writings of Mark Twain FESTIVALS and his contemporaries. Enjoy stories read by professional actors, live music and games (Old Town State Historic Park).

The annual San Diego Spirits Festival, Aug. 26-27, brings together the region’s top chefs and mixologists for cocktail competitions and chef demos (Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier, downtown). Festival of Sail, Sept. 1-4—transforms the North Embarcadero into a nautical theme park. Set sail on the bay or explore the ships while docked at the Maritime Museum (1492 N. Harbor Drive, downtown). At the U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenge Sept. 1-4, witness professional master sculptors as they compete in this annual competition, plus art and food vendors and live entertainment (Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier).

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Trombone Shorty

singing and trombone skills, but also plays the trumpet, drums, organ and tuba. San Diego Symphony’s Bayside Summer Nights concert series

The cast of the Globe-commissioned world premiere of Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood!, running through Aug. 27.

concludes Sept. 1-3 with its popular 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular, a booming cannon and fabulous fireworks show at Embarcadero Marina Park South.

The world-premiere comedy, Ken Ludwig’s Robin Hood!—running through Aug. 27 at The Old THEATER Globe—tells the timeless story of a hero of the people who takes on the rich and powerful. Kill Local, Aug. 1-27 at La Jolla Playhouse, is a pitch-black comedy about blood ties and revenge. Andrew Lloyd Weber’s award-winning musical Evita—centering on the rise of the controversial first lady of Argentina, Eva Peron—plays Aug. 3-27 at San Diego Rep’s Lyceum Theatre. One of the greatest plays ever written, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, runs Aug. 6-Sept. 10 on The Old Globe’s outdoor stage. Lamb's Players Theatre in Coronado presents The Explorer’s Club, Aug. 11Sept. 24—a comedy about a Victorian men’s club inundated with women, poisonous snakes, exotic plants, bartending savages and wild Irishmen.

LEFT, JIM COX

Valley View Casino Center hosts Neil CONCERTS Diamond on Aug. 8. The legendary singer-songwriter stops there as part of his 50th-anniversary world tour. On Aug. 12 at Viejas Arena at San Diego State University (SDSU), Hans Zimmer—the renowned composer behind movie scores such as Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King and Gladiator— presents a multi-faceted concert experience featuring music from his long career and guest musicians. The Open Air Theatre at SDSU welcomes Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue on Aug. 27. The New Orleans musician is known for his

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DATELINE

The U.K. may have a Prince of Wales, but only New York has a Prince of the Great White Way: Harold Prince, winner of 21 Tony Awards in his six-decade NEW YORK career as producer and director extraordinaire. Prince of Broadway, an anthology of selections from his greatest musicals—West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret and The Phantom of the Opera—bows Aug. 3 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. There’s scant room for royalty in 1984, the dystopian thriller based on the George Orwell novel that’s scaring the daylights out of audiences. It runs through Oct. 8. While Big Brother is watching Broadway’s Hudson Theatre, Lady Liberty casts her gaze over the outdoor Battery Dance Festival. Companies from home and abroad celebrate movement’s diversity on the downtown shores of the Hudson River, Aug. 13-19.

DARIAL SNEED

The Battery Dance Festival runs Aug. 13-19 along the Hudson River.

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The National Theatre hosts a diverse potpourri of productions. Lucy Kirkwood’s play LONDON Mosquitoes is currently on; the drama follows a scientist in Geneva searching for the Higgs boson, who is reunited with her sister living in Luton when tragedy strikes. Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams portray the sisters. The River Stage Festival, through Aug. 28, is a free outdoor showcase of theater, outdoor cinema, dance and live music along the South Bank. The politically charged show The Majority stars Rob Drummond, who leads an interactive exploration of democracy touching on Brexit, Trump and the Scottish Independence Referendum … and the audience gets to vote. Opening Aug. 22, Stephen Sondheim’s Follies captures 1971 New York in a dazzling musical.

Imelda Staunton stars as Sally Durant Plummer in Follies.

The phenomenon that is Hamilton opens at the Hollywood Pantages in Los Angeles on Aug. 11 and will run through the end of the year. LinManuel Miranda’s Tony-winning, Grammy-winning and even Pulitzer Prize-winning musical (which singlehandedly made history hip) has graced stages in New York, Chicago and San Francisco before arriving in L.A.—the latest stop on its national tour. Playing the titular founding father and treasury secretary is Michael Luwoye; Tony nominee Joshua Henry is portraying Aaron Burr; and The Book of Mormon actor Rory O’Malley steps into the role of King George III. Hear them take on the show’s groundbreaking soundtrack, which blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap and R&B with historical accuracy. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com or call 800.982.2787.

The national tour cast of Hamilton

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FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dear Friends, “Summertime, and the living is easy…”

What a glorious summer this is turning out to be! We have received such good feedback from you, our audience, about programming, our new offerings and the total experience. We always want to hear from you because your experience is one of our top priorities. This summer our ticket sales are significantly higher than ever before, and we have nearly 10,000 new audience members experiencing our Bayside Summer Nights! Welcome!

What unifies the experience at Bayside Summer Nights is our commitment to providing excellent performances by guest artists who match the high level of artistry from our San Diego Symphony musicians. The orchestra is our inspiration; everything we do we hold to their high level of quality – which includes the support of performances through lighting, sound, video projection food service and concessions. We are committed to quality.

The artistry we are presenting during the month of August is diverse and eclectic. Boz Scaggs opens the month with his inimitable, breezy style that audiences adored at his last appearances here in 2014. Our Sunday series continues with Sergio Mendes, whose concert will be a great bookend of 1960’s-‘70’s “cool” to our July visit from Herb Alpert. More unforgettable music is in store as Gilbert Castellanos leads our caliente tribute to great Latin Jazz Masters. Two memorable musical voices will grace our stage as well this month: modern Afro-Pop chanteuse Angélique Kidjo and soulful rock balladeer Amos Lee. And I’m very pleased to note that both of these unique artists will be accompanied by the San Diego Symphony.

Film fans of all ages are in for a treat this month as over one weekend we present the marvelous family classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and the modern musical sensation / multiple Oscar® winner, La La Land. Both movies will be accompanied with a live score performance by our Orchestra. Broadway fans won’t be neglected, either, as we offer the world premiere presentation of a new salute to Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, the creators of Fiddler on the Roof, featuring Broadway’s most recent Tevye, Danny Burstein. And for those who live to dance, our concerts with the Commodores and Ozomatli will definitely get you moving. Finally, Associate Conductor Sameer Patel brings our season to superb close with our annual 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular, complete with those powerful cannon bursts the composer actually wrote into the score. Now that’s some summertime fun!

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Martha A. Gilmer CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JAHJA LING Music Director

SAMEER PATEL

Associate Conductor

VIOLIN Jeff Thayer Concertmaster DEBORAH

PATE AND JOHN FORREST CHAIR

Wesley Precourt Associate Concertmaster Jisun Yang Assistant Concertmaster Alexander Palamidis Principal Second Violin Zou Yu Associate Principal Second Violin Nick Grant Principal Associate Concertmaster Emeritus Jing Yan Bowcott Tricia Chen* Yumi Cho Hernan Constantino Alicia Engley Kathryn Hatmaker Angela Homnick Ai Nihira* Igor Pandurski Julia Pautz Shigeko Sasaki Nicole Sauder* Sarah Schwartz* Yeh Shen Anna Skálová Edmund Stein Hanah Stuart John Stubbs Pei-Chun Tsai VIOLA Chi-Yuan Chen Principal KAREN AND WARREN KESSLER CHAIR

Nancy Lochner Associate Principal Jason Karlyn* Wanda Law Qing Liang Caterina Longhi Thomas Morgan Ethan Pernela Dorothy Zeavin CELLO Yao Zhao Principal Chia-Ling Chien Associate Principal Marcia Bookstein Andrew Hayhurst

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Barbara Jöstlein* Tricia Skye Douglas Hall

Richard Levine Joanna Morrison* Mary Oda Szanto Jian Wang* Xian Zhuo

TRUMPET Micah Wilkinson Principal

BASS Jeremy Kurtz-Harris Principal

John MacFerran Wilds Ray Nowak

OPHIE AND ARTHUR BRODY S FOUNDATION CHAIR

TROMBONE Kyle R. Covington Principal Logan Chopyk Richard Gordon+ Michael Priddy

Susan Wulff Associate Principal P. J. Cinque Samuel Hager Jory Herman^ Margaret Johnston+ Daniel Smith* Michael Wais

BASS TROMBONE Michael Priddy TUBA Matthew Garbutt Principal

FLUTE Rose Lombardo Principal Sarah Tuck Erica Peel^ Diana Morgan

HARP Julie Smith Phillips Principal

PICCOLO Erica Peel^ Diana Morgan

TIMPANI Ryan J. DiLisi Principal Andrew Watkins Assistant Principal

OBOE Sarah Skuster Principal

PERCUSSION Gregory Cohen Principal

Harrison Linsey Andrea Overturf

Erin Douglas Dowrey Andrew Watkins

ENGLISH HORN Andrea Overturf DR. WILLIAM AND EVELYN LAMDEN ENGLISH HORN CHAIR

CLARINET Sheryl Renk Principal Theresa Tunnicliff Frank Renk BASS CLARINET Frank Renk BASSOON Valentin Martchev Principal Ryan Simmons Leyla Zamora

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Magdalena O’Neill ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER Victoria Moore PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN Courtney Secoy Cohen LIBRARIAN Rachel Fields

* Long Term Substitute Musician + Staff Opera Musician ˆ On leave All musicians are members of the American Federation of Musicians Local 325.

CONTRABASSOON Leyla Zamora HORN Benjamin Jaber Principal Darby Hinshaw Assistant Principal & Utility

Financial support is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego..

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BOARDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Warren O. Kessler, M.D., Chair* David R. Snyder, Esq., Chair-Elect* Sam Ersan, Vice Chair* Deborah Pate, Vice Chair* James Wendler, Treasurer* Kathleen Davis, Secretary* *EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

Terry Atkinson

Elizabeth Oliver

Julia R. Brown*

Margaret Paddock

Pamela Cesak

Jacqueline L. Parks*

Ben G. Clay*

Colette Carson Royston*

Chukuka S. Enwemeka, Ph.D.

Jathan A. Segur

Phyllis Epstein*

Marivi Shivers

Lisette Farrell

Donald M. Slate*

James L. Fitzpatrick

J. William Weber

Janet Gorrie

Margarita Wilder

Ann Haddad*

Penny Wing

Evelyn Olson Lamden*

Mitchell R. Woodbury*

Jeff Light

John Zygowicz*

Adm. Riley Mixson

HONORARY LIFETIME DIRECTORS

Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs

Anne Francis Ratner (1911-2011)

Herbert Solomon

Joan K. Jacobs

Lawrence B. Robinson

Mitchell R. Woodbury

Martha Gilmer

Beth Sirull

Judith Harris

David R. Snyder, Esq.

Warren O. Kessler, M.D.

Ellen Whelan, Esq.

Warren O. Kessler, M.D.

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joan K. Jacobs, Chair Robert Caplan, Esq., Vice Chair Sandra Levinson, Secretary Mitchell R. Woodbury, Treasurer

Kathlyn Mead

PAST BOARD CHAIRS

2014-15 Shearn Platt 2011-14 Evelyn Olson Lamden 2009-11 Mitchell R. Woodbury 2008-09 Theresa J. Drew 2007-08 Steven R. Penhall 2005-07 Mitchell R. Woodbury 2004-05 Craig A. Schloss Esq. 2003-04 John R. Queen 2001-03 Harold B. Dokmo Jr. 2000-01 Ben G. Clay 1998-00 Sandra Pay 1995-96 Elsie V. Weston 1994-95 Thomas Morgan 1993-94 David Dorne, Esq.

1989-93 Warren O. Kessler M.D. 1988-89 Elsie V. Weston 1986-88 Herbert J. Solomon 1984-86 M.B. “Det” Merryman 1982-84 Louis F. Cumming 1980-82 David E. Porter 1978-80 Paul L. Stevens 1976-78 Laurie H. Waddy 1974-76 William N. Jenkins 1971-74 L. Thomas Halverstadt 1970-71 Simon Reznikoff 1969-70 Robert J. Sullivan 1968-69 Arthur S. Johnson 1966-68 Michael Ibs Gonzalez

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BOZ SCAGGS

Friday, August 4, 2017 | 7:30PM Saturday, August 5, 2017 | 7:30PM

BOZ SCAGGS WITH THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY

VERNON DUKE Arr. Ralph Hermann "April in Paris" NELSON RIDDLE Arr. Bruce Donnelly "Route 66"

INTERMISSION Boz Scaggs (Selections to be announced from the stage.)

guitar and vocals Boz Scaggs conductor Sean O'Loughlin

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

of the greatest steel players alive, and one of the greatest ever,”

“I’m at a point where I’m having a lot of fun with music, more

Horns, strings and soulful background vocalists allow the album

than ever,” BOZ SCAGGS says about his spellbinding new album,

to render with equal power the bruising groove of Huey “Piano”

A Fool to Care. “It’s like I’m just going wherever I want to go

Smith’s “High Blood Pressure,” the sophisticated Philly Soul of

with it.”

the Spinners’ “Love Don’t Love Nobody” and the torrid, big-band

in Scaggs’ estimation), who lifts a gorgeous reading of Richard Hawley’s “There’s A Storm a-Comin’” into the stratosphere.

R&B of “Rich Woman.”

You can hear that sense of fun, as well as that ability and willingness to wander in any musical direction throughout the

Two guests, in particular, make definitive contributions to A Fool

album’s twelve tracks. The inspirational heart of those songs lies

to Care. Bonnie Raitt duets sassily with Scaggs on vocals, and

in the sounds of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma that played such

adds her characteristically sizzling slide guitar to “Hell to Pay,”

a vital role in shaping Scaggs’ musical sensibility, but they venture

a knowing indictment of corruption on both the personal and

forth boldly from there, ranging from the seductive New Orleans

political level that Scaggs wrote himself. “That’s one of those

rumble of the title track to the wry social commentary of “Hell

songs that writers talk about that just falls out of the sky,” Scaggs

to Pay” and a heartbreakingly wistful interpretation of The Band’s

says. “It just appears, and if you don’t look it too hard in the eye,

“Whispering Pines.” As he did on his most recent previous album,

it keeps talking to you. We perform it with that little extra twang,

Memphis (2013), Scaggs worked with producer Steve Jordan

but Bonnie really put the touch on it. She brought it home

and a telepathic core band consisting of Jordan on drums, Willie

for me.”

Weeks on bass, Ray Parker, Jr. on rhythm guitar and Jim Cox on keyboards. “Steve works on a high energy level,” Scaggs says of his prized collaborator. “It’s relaxed and easy, but also very highly charged. His direction is laser-focused, and his playing is intense.

It’s a whirlwind and he’s a strong leader, but it’s also lovely and loose and cool. That’s all a comfort to me. I’ve produced myself and I feel pretty solid in the studio, but it’s really nice for me not to have to do anything but help select the material and be free to

Finally, Lucinda Williams closes out the album with Scaggs on “Whispering Pines.” The two perform the song as a kind of prayer for deliverance, each of their voices yearning for a redemption that alternately seems barely within reach or drifting just out of reach. “The Band’s original version of ‘Whispering Pines’ has an exotic quality to it that I’m not sure anybody else who’s done it has quite tapped into,” Scaggs says. “The melody is strange, and

be a singer and a guitar player.”

there are some chord changes that are quite unexpected. But I

Fans who have followed Scaggs’ remarkable career dating back

She seemed extremely vulnerable in the way she approached it,

to the late Sixties with the Steve Miller Band; his solo triumphs

and that vulnerability made for an amazing reading of the song.

with such classic albums as Silk Degrees (1976) and Middle Man

I couldn’t resist asking her to join me, and she was way into it. It

(1980); and the splendid assurance of late-period high points

was very special to me to be able to do that song with her.”

like Some Change (1994) and Dig (2001), will instantly recognize Scaggs’ characteristically deft touch as a singer. He brings a sly drawl to a funky workout like Li’l Millet and the Creoles’ “Rich Woman,” a conversational intimacy to Bobby Charles’s “Small Town Talk” and an elegant delicacy to the Impressions’ “I’m So Proud.” He easily negotiates the Latin flavoring of “Last Tango on 16th Street” and “I Want to See You,” both written by San Francisco bluesman (and longtime Scaggs compatriot) Jack Walroth. His soul is effortless and deeply felt, never making a

heard a live version of it that Lucinda did that was very touching.

What ultimately communicates about A Fool to Care is how fully Boz Scaggs inhabits these songs. They seem less like interpretations than realizations, proofs that when you truly make someone else’s song your own, you paradoxically restore something essential to it. Scaggs believes that this album and Memphis, its immediate predecessor, might turn out to be the first two parts of a trilogy, a three-album collaboration with producer Steve Jordan and the band of extraordinarily

show of itself, but unmistakably evident in every lyric he delivers.

empathetic musicians they love to work with. Let’s hope so,

Recording the album over four days at Blackbird Studio in

right now, and to overlook its many great pleasures by thinking

Nashville made possible the participation of such notable guests

about more that might come in the future would be foolish and

as guitarist Reggie Young, who lights up a sinuous cover of

uncaring indeed. (written by Anthony DeCurtis) n

but let’s also not get ahead of ourselves. A Fool to Care is here

Al Green’s “Full of Fire,” and steel guitarist Paul Franklin (“one

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BOZ SCAGGS WITH THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY – AUGUST 4 & 5 | PROGRAM NOTES SEAN O’LOUGHLIN is the

Sarah McLachlan and the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration.

Principal Pops Conductor of Symphoria, the

Recent collaborations include such artists as Sarah McLachlan,

exciting new symphony in

Adele, Josh Groban, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Kelly Clarkson,

Syracuse, NY. He is a fresh

Journey, Melissa Etheridge, Blue Man Group, Janelle Monáe,

voice and a rising name in

Audra McDonald, Hall and Oates, Gloria Estefan, the Indigo Girls,

the music world. His music

Diana Krall, Itzhak Perlman, Natalie Merchant, Chris Isaak, Pink

is characterized by vibrant

Martini, Brandi Carlile, The Decemberists, Martina McBride, Josh

rhythms, passionate

Ritter, Gloria Gaynor and others. The Los Angeles Times calls his

melodies and colorful

orchestrations “...magnificent and colorful” while adding “...even

scoring. Commissions

more dimension...” to the compositions. Daily Variety heralds Mr.

from the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic

O’Loughlin’s writing as “most impressive ...” with a “wide range of

and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra highlight and showcase his

coloring in the orchestra...” that “...adds heft and rolling energy.”

diverse musical abilities. As a conductor, Mr. O’Loughlin has led performances with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the San

Through his growing number of commissioned and published

Francisco Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Hollywood

works, Sean O’Loughlin is excited to continue contributing to

Bowl Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony,

the rich history of orchestral and wind band literature. His music

the Vancouver Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Baltimore

is published by Carl Fischer and Hal Leonard. He is a frequent

Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Victoria Symphony and

guest conductor with professional orchestras and honor bands

the Seattle Symphony, amongst others. He was the assistant

around the country. An annual ASCAP Special Awards winner,

conductor and arranger for a production of Sgt. Pepper Live

Mr. O’Loughlin was a composition fellow at the Henry Mancini

in Las Vegas featuring the band Cheap Trick. He has served as

Institute in Los Angeles; he holds composition degrees from New

conductor for national and world-wide tours with Josh Groban,

England Conservatory and Syracuse University. n

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PROGRAM ARY BARROSO Arr. Marty Gold “Brazil” ERNESTO LECUONA Arr. Ferde Grofé “Malagueña” from Andalucia Suite Espagnole LEROY ANDERSON Blue Tango COLE PORTER Arr. Ralph Hermann “Begin the Beguine” ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Melodia en La menor SERGIO MENDES

Sunday, August 6, 2017 | 7:30PM

SERGIO MENDES WITH THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY

INTERMISSION Sergio Mendes (Selections to be announced from the stage.)

piano and vocals Sergio Mendes conductor Sean O’Loughlin | See page 8 for bio.

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In the ’80s he scored with the No. 1 Adult Contemporary and

Producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist, SERGIO

Music for his album Brasileiro. Since then, Mendes has gone

MENDES’ influence on the music industry has spanned five

on to be honored with two Latin Grammy® awards for Best

decades and continues to evolve through new collaborations

Brazilian Record, Timeless (2006) and Bom Tempo (2010),

and mediums.

which was also nominated for a 2010 Grammy® award.

One of the most internationally successful Brazilian artists of

Mendes’ innovation and versatility has enabled him to

all time, Mendes has recorded more than 35 albums, many of

collaborate with a wide a range of artists. In 2006 his Timeless

which went gold or platinum, and he’s a three-time Grammy®

CD was a collaboration with contemporary pop, rock, urban and

Award winner.

hip-hop artists, including Justin Timberlake, John Legend and

pop Top 10 hit “Never Gonna Let You Go.” And in 1992 Mendes was awarded his first Grammy® in the category of Best World

Black Eyed Peas – with a re-recording of his early gem “Mas In 2012, Mendes received his first Oscar® nomination in the

Que Nada” alongside Gracinha Leporace, Mendes’ wife. 2008’s

music category for “Real In Rio” from the animated, 3-D feature

Encanto featured neo-soulster Ledisi and Spanish-language

film Rio. In addition to being the executive music producer

favorite Juanes.

for the blockbuster film, he also contributed five songs to the movie. The soundtrack, Rio: Music from the Motion Picture,

In 2011, Mendes released his 39th album, Celebration: A Musical

featured re-recorded versions of his hits “Mas Que Nada”

Journey, which represented his 50 years as a recording artist and

and “Valsa Carioca.” Mendes, once again, was responsible for

included classics from his career as well as new recordings with

bringing the distinctive rhythms of Brazil to a global audience.

Ivete Sangalo and Siedah Garrett, among them a remake of “The

Mendes again provided the music for the animated feature

Fool on the Hill.” He also performed that classic tune at the 2011

sequel Rio 2. The movie also featured new Brazilian artists. The

MusiCares Gala Honoring Sir Paul McCartney.

film is directed by Carlos Saldanha, who directed the original 2011 film. Rio 2 was released in the U.S. in 2014 by 20th

Mendes’ iconic album, Herb Alpert presents Sergio Mendes &

Century Fox.

Brasil ’66, was also inducted into the Grammy® Hall of Fame,

Mendes started his career with 1961’s Dance Moderno and

King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech, the Rolling Stones’ Exile

the groups Bossa Rio and the Sergio Mendes Trio. From the

On Main St. and others in the 2012 class of historically

mid-1960s to the late 70s, Mendes established his legendary

significant recordings.

status by taking numerous albums and singles to the top of the charts. But it was Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 which sparked global stardom. Performing “The Look of Love” at the 1968 Oscars, their version went Top 10, quickly followed by the hits “The Fool on the Hill” and “Scarborough Fair.” Enjoying immense popularity, Mendes added soul and funk to his jazz and pop, but always with a Brazilian rhythm. His earlier single, “Mas Que Nada,” marked the first time that a song sung entirely in Portuguese hit Billboard’s Pop chart in the U.S. Mendes’ signature mix of bossa nova/samba and his distinctive pop instrumentation features melodies with distinct sophistication

joining Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The U.S.A., Dr. Martin Luther

Currently, Mendes continues to tour worldwide as well as composing and producing for several upcoming films while also working on his own album projects. Mendes and his cool factor continue to be ever present.

2014 saw the release of his latest album Magic, a collection of new songs recorded with a host of friends and special guests, including John Legend, Will.I.Am, Carlinhos Brown and more. Magic also features the 2014 World Cup hit single, “One Nation.” n

and alluring sexiness that ultimately came to define Brazilian music for many music enthusiasts around the world.

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INTERMISSION Latin Jazz Masters (Selections to be announced from GILBERT CASTELLANOS

Thursday, August 10, 2017 | 7:30PM

LATIN JAZZ MASTERS

the stage.)

San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear as part of this program.

trumpet Gilbert Castellanos trumpet Doug Meeuwsen saxophone, flute Justo Almario saxophone Jean-Paul (JP) Balmat trombone Francisco Torres bass Ross Schodek vibraphone Nick Mancini congas Joey De Leon, Jr. drums, timbales Mike Holguin congas and percussion Tommy Aros piano Oscar Hernรกndez guitar and vocals Lorraine Castellanos The Thursday Night Jazz Series is sponsored by Doctor Bob and Mao Shillman.

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS GILBERT CASTELLANOS is the leading top-call jazz musician, band leader, composer, producer, and educator on the local and international circuit.

Zan Stewart of the Los Angeles Times says: "[Castellanos] plays with élan, evincing a more individual, ever-large sound offering hard swinging, often ear-grabbing solos...[proving] that music with deep roots in jazz's glorious '50s and '60s can sound completely contemporary today."

Recognized as a new American master by Downbeat magazine, Mr. Castellanos is also a strong advocate of promoting and educating various communities about Jazz: “America’s classical music,” as he calls it. Mr. Castellanos takes pride in being a member of the prestigious ClaytonHamilton Jazz Orchestra, working with one of his mentors, the great John Clayton. He has recorded and performed with a multitude of worldrenowned musicians from Dizzy Gillespie to Michael Bublé to Willie Nelson (to name a few), and even doing a stint on American Idol for millions of listeners. On one memorable occasion, his “Star Spangled Banner” on solo trumpet opened a San Diego Symphony “Star Spangled Pops” concert. He was a 2012 San Diego Music Awards “Artist of the Year” honoree.

Mr. Castellanos has a passion for jazz education, and in 2013 he started The Young Lions series, a program (currently presented weekly at Balboa Park's Panama 66 restaurant) that showcases young blooming jazz artists (ages 10-18) with whom he works closely as instructor and mentor. Mr. Castellanos recently founded The Young Lions Jazz Conservatory (YLJC) and is its artistic director. He also gives jazz masterclasses and performances all over the world.

Gilbert Castellanos is series curator for the San Diego Symphony’s Jazz @ the Jacobs Series and the summer Thursday Night Jazz series. n

Trumpeter DOUG MEEUWSEN received his Bachelor of Music degree from Western Michigan University and Master of Music degree from San Diego State University.

He has been a fixture in the San Diego music scene since the late 1980's. He is equally comfortable in many genres of music including jazz, commercial, Latin, and classical styles. Mr. Meeuwsen has performed with the San Diego Symphony, the San Diego Opera, various chamber groups, shows and night clubs. He has a long list of credits with top name performers and recording sessions. In addition to performing, He has been a music educator, clinician and adjudicator since 1999. n

A native of Colombia, reedman, clinician, composer and arranger, JUSTO ALMARIO has fused Latin, Afro-Cuban, South American, funk and jazz genres into his own humble offering. Mr. Almario studied at the prestigious Berklee School of Music before a stint with Mongo Santamaria as the band’s musical director. Justo has performed with Patrice Rushen’s Grammy® Awards Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Roy Ayers,

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George Duke, Tito Puente, Machito, Dave Grusin, Ndugu Chancler, Alex Acuna, Abraham Laboriel, TOLU, Donald Vega, Harold Land Jr. Al Mckibbon, Master P, Bebe Winans, Queen Latifah, Charles Mingus, Chaka Kahn, Linda Rondstadt, Herb Alpert, Bobby Shew, John Heard, Lorca Hart, Billy Higgins, “Jose Rizo’s Jazz on the Latin Side All-Stars," and many others.

A multi-instrumentalist of the highest caliber, Mr. Almario has mastered the soprano and tenor saxophones, clarinet and flute. Justo was the featured soloist with the Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Hall’s recent season opener and also performed at the Christmas concert, “Celebrar,” at the same venue. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bach, Bartok and Debussy are among Justo’s primary influences. n

JEAN-PAUL “JP” BALMAT is an accomplished performer, educator, composer and arranger.

As a professional saxophonist, he performs regularly in San Diego. He is artistic director of the Euphoria Brass Band. His recordings and compositions have been nominated for San Diego Music Awards the last four years. JeanPaul has also performed and recorded with Grammy® Award-winning Latin percussionist Javier Cabanillas.

Jean-Paul received a degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Jazz Performance at San Diego State University. After college he returned to his alma mater, Mission Bay High School, as their new musical director. In the past 11 years he has built an internationally recognized music program at Mission Bay High School. His mambo orchestra and traditional jazz ensemble perform throughout the state. This top ensemble has traveled to New Orleans to perform at the iconic Preservation Hall and in April of 2017 represented San Diego in Yokohama, Japan.

Jean-Paul has dedicated much of his time ensuring the preservation of jazz by educating youth. This year he was recognized as the San Diego Unified School District’s High School Teacher of the Year and the California Music Educators Association Jazz Educator of the Year for 2017. n

FRANCISCO TORRES is a trombonist, arranger, composer and educator who hails from the state of Sonora, Mexico. He is the musical director for the legendary Poncho Sanchez and a member of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, John Beasley’s MONK’estra and the Clare Fischer Big Band. He has been a part of several Grammy®-winning records including Latin Soul (Poncho Sanchez), ¡Ritmo! (Clare Fischer), That’s How We Roll and Life in the Bubble (Gordon Goodwin). For the past several years, he has produced several Poncho Sanchez albums, earning five Grammy® and Latin Grammy® nominations for Best Latin Jazz Album.

As a sideman Francisco’s album credits include Pitbull, Frank Ocean, Michael Bublé, Ray Charles, The All-American Rejects, Jennifer Lopez, David Bowie, Robbie Williams, Brian Setzer, Ricky Martin, Los Lobos, Spoon, Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Eminem, Jackie Greene, Ry Cooder, Angélique Kidjo, Alejandro Fernández, Juan Gabriel, Jenni Rivera, Rocío Dúrcal, Sammy Nestico, John Beasley, Joey DeFrancesco, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard, Pete Escovedo, Bill Cunliffe, Giovanni Hidalgo, S AN DIEG O SYM P H O N Y O RC H ES T RA 2 0 1 7-1 8 S E A S ON AUG UST 20 1 7

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A native of Richmond, TX, ROSS SCHODEK began playing bass in high school and then made his way to the University of North Texas. During his time there, Ross studied with Lynn Seaton, John Adams and Fred Hamilton, and he performed and recorded with multiple groups, including the 3 O’Clock Lab Band, the Jazz Repertory Ensemble, the Latin Jazz Ensemble and the L-5 guitar ensemble, plus a multitude of small groups. He received his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies in 2000.

Throughout his career Ross has had the pleasure of performing with a wide variety of groups and artists, including Ignacio Berroa, Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Michael Spiro, Liam Teague, Pan Ramajay and Brave Combo. In January 2015 Ross relocated to Los Angeles, CA. n

Vibraphonist and composer NICK MANCINI began his professional career as a drummer at the age of 15. His undergrad studies earned him degrees from Schenectady County Community College and The Crane School of Music at Potsdam. He moved to NYC and graduated from Manhattan School of Music with a Master’s degree in jazz performance, He was a recipient of the President's Award scholarship. After ten years of honing his art as a performing and recording musician in NYC, he relocated to Los Angeles. He has performed and recorded with such diverse luminaries as Arturo Sandoval, Charles Fambrough, Harvey Mason, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Peter Erskine, Poncho Sanchez, Kenny Werner, New York Voices and Jennifer Holliday, to name a few; and at notable venues such as The World Famous Apollo Theater; Showtime at the Apollo, Birdland NYC, the Aspen Music Festival, Fasching Jazz Club (Stockholm), Ford Amphitheater, Angel City Jazz Festival, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Catalina Jazz Club, The Blue Whale, Vibrato, Zipper Hall, Vitello's and virtually every jazz venue in Los Angeles. n

Classically and street-trained percussionist JOEY DE LEON, JR., has held the bongo chair for Grammy® Award winner Poncho Sanchez for the last five years and is now the band's timbalero and drummer. The band's latest album, a joint project with another Grammy® Award winning artist, Terence Blanchard, is a heartfelt tribute to two iconic figures: percussionist Chano Pozo and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Both are largely responsible for creating the "Cubop" genre.

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Music. He comes from a legacy of well-known musicians in the Latin music genre. His father was also a percussionist and an early artist for LP in the 70's and was a founding member of a band that played a pivotal role in New York City salsa, Bobby Rodriguez Y La Compania. His father's oldest brother, Santos Miranda, was the family's first true all-around percussionist who played congas, bongos, timbales as well as drumset.

Joey is currently working with Grammy® Award winner Arturo Sandoval in both his LA All-Star Big Band, which has a CD soon to be released, and with his West Coast Sextet. He also plays with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, a slew of Los Angeles' top session musicians. n

MIKE HOLGUIN is probably best known for his work with the award winning Jazz group Big Time Operator. Another highlight of his career was being the timbale player for the Grammy® award winning queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz. Mike was also the drummer and musical director for the legendary Jack Costanzo AKA “Mr. Bongo” As far as the Latin scene, Mike has played with every major salsa group in San Diego, including Gilbert Castellano’s Latin Trumpet summit, Orquesta La Nueva, Orquesta Primo, not to mention his own group “La Famila”. He has also played with many of the salsa groups in Los Angeles including the extremely popular Son Mayor, RMM Recording artist Yari More and the incredible flutist Gilberto Torez.

Mike has also played with every major Big Band in San Diego including Brad Steinwehe’s Big Band, Bill Green, SDSU (under the direction of Bill Yeager), SD Jazz Orchestra, Jeff Jefferies etc. Mike has also had the pleasure of playing with extraordinary musicians like Mike Bogart, Gilbert Castellanos, George Ortiz, Rene Camacho and others. Mike has played with every major Funk, Rock, R&B band in San Diego including Rockola, The Steely Damned, Soul Persuaders, Dr. Feelgood, Polyester Express, and others. n

TOMMY AROS is a self-taught, in-demand session percussionist who stays busy in the studio recording with musicians from the San Diego and Los Angeles areas. He has been very fortunate to have studied and performed with great percussionists like Armando Peraza, Michael Spiro and Mike Shapiro. He has played on well over 60 albums by artists as diverse as Freddie Hubbard, Al Dimeola, David Benoit, Dan Segel, Mark Lessman, Charo, Trini Lopez, Tom Barabas, Mike Wofford, Holly Hofmann and many more.

Although he may be best recognized for his work with Grammy® Awardwinning superstar Luis Miguel (recording on six of Miguel’s albums), Tommy is also well known as a member of popular San Diego-based band Fattburger, and Brazilian all-star band Brasilia. Since 1995 Tommy has been touring with Luis Miguel through cities in Mexico, U.S., South American and Europe. When Tommy Aros is not touring around the world he teaches percussion locally, and he also travels to different public schools in the area presenting world percussion and Latin percussion clinics. n P ERFO RM AN C ES MAG A Z I N E

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LATIN JAZZ MASTERS – AUGUST 10 | PROGRAM NOTES Three-time Grammy® Award winner OSCAR HERNÁNDEZ has long been considered one of the most gifted and prominent pianist/ arrangers on the contemporary Latin, Latin-jazz and salsa music scene.

Oscar Hernández is the leader of the worldrenowned Spanish Harlem Orchestra. With their five CDs to date, Oscar and “SHO,” as they are commonly known, were nominated for a Grammy® on their first CD, Un Gran Dia en el Barrio, won the Grammy® for their second CD release, Across 110th Street and nominated for their third CD, United We Swing; the group won yet another Grammy® with their 4th CD, Viva La Tradicion. Their latest, self-titled just Spanish Harlem Orchestra, features jazz greats Chick Corea and Joe Lovano as special guests.

Oscar’s career as a professional began in the ’70’s performing and recording with such seminal artists as Ismael Miranda, Ray Barreto, Celia Cruz, Conjunto Libre, Pete “El Conde” Rodriguez and Grupo Folklorico.

Oscar was responsible for charting the musical course of the Rubén Blades band, Seis del Solar. Increasingly in demand as a pianist, arranger and producer, the Bronx native has produced such artists as Rubén Blades, Paul Simon, Willie Colón, Daniel Ponce, Rafael Dejesus, Eddie Torres, Phil Hernandez, Steve Kroon, Juan Luis Guerra, etc. Oscar Hernández has enjoyed a prolific musical career recording and performing with such world-renowned artists as Latin music king Tito Puente, “Queen of Salsa Music” Celia Cruz, Julio Iglesias, Juan Luis Guerra, Ray Barreto, Earl

Klugh and many others. He was Musical Director/Conductor, arranger and producer of the music for The Capeman, pop-rock icon Paul Simon’s Broadway musical and cast recording. Most recently, Oscar is responsible for the orchestrations and arrangements of the new hit Broadway musical

by Gloria Estefan, On Your Feet.

In addition to leading New York’s Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Oscar also leads an All Star Salsa Orchestra in Los Angeles and performs with his Latin Jazz Quintet, Alma Libre. His new quintet CD, entitled The Art of Latin Jazz, was released on Origin Records in March 2017. n

LORRAINE CASTELLANOS has an intense passion for music, evident in her perceptive phrasing and tone, both as an instrumentalist and vocalist. With a weighty voice and sensitive execution on the Classical Guitar, Castellanos is gaining a reputation as a dynamic musical presence in her hometown of San Diego, California. With extensive knowledge of multiple genres of music, Ms. Castellanos derives pure pleasure when interpreting the works of great Latin American and Western European composers. Inspired by the likes of John Williams, Andres Segovia and Berta Rojas, Castellanos has equal admiration for the great female jazz song stylists who have inspired her to sing selections from the great American Songbook, particularly Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington. n

The San Diego Symphony Orchestra would like to thank

DOCTOR BOB & MAO SHILLMAN for their sponsorship support of all San Diego Symphony Orchestra jazz programming, including Jazz @ The Jacobs and Thursday Night Jazz.

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A STEVEN SPIELBERG Film

Friday, August 11, 2017 | 7:30PM

E.T. THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL Film Screening with Orchestra

DEE WALLACE PETER COYOTE HENRY THOMAS as ELLIOTT Music by JOHN WILLIAMS Written by MELISSA MATHISON Produced by STEVEN SPIELBERG & KATHLEEN KENNEDY Directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG A UNIVERSAL PICTURE

Tonight's program is a presentation of the complete film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial with a live performance of the film’s entire score, including music played by the orchestra during the end credits. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the credits.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLC. All Rights Reserved.

E.T. – Available on Blu-ray and DVD from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

conductor Sarah Hicks

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Director Steven Spielberg’s heartwarming masterpiece is one of the brightest stars in motion picture history.

Filled with unparalleled magic and imagination, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial follows the moving story of a lost little alien who befriends a 10-year-old boy named Elliott. Experience all the mystery and fun of their unforgettable adventure in the beloved movie that captivated audiences around the world.

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FROM THE COMPOSER Steven Spielberg’s film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial has always held a special place in my heart, and I personally think it’s his masterpiece.

In looking at it today, it’s as fresh and new as when it was made in 1982. Cars may change, along with hairstyles and clothes…but the performances, particularly by the children and by E.T. himself, are so honest, timeless and true, that the film absolutely qualifies to be ranked as a classic.

What’s particularly special about tonight’s concert is that we’ll hear one of our great symphony orchestras, the San Diego Symphony, performing the entire score live, along with the complete picture, sound effects and dialogue.

I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of E.T. in saying that we’re greatly honored by this event…and I hope that tonight’s audience will find great joy in experiencing this magical film.

PRODUCTION CREDITS E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – Film with Orchestra produced

by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson Production Manager: Rob Stogsdill Production Coordinator: Sophie Greaves Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Supervising Technical Director: Mike Runice Technical Director: Alex Levy Music Composed by John Williams Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe The score for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial has been adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to: Universal Studios, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, John Williams, David Newman, Chris Herzberger, Tamara Woolfork, Adrienne Crew, Darice Murphy and Mark Graham.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The

In a career spanning

in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films,

five decades, JOHN

including Schindler’s List, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic

WILLIAMS has become

Accidental Tourist, Home Alone and The Book Thief. His 40-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted

Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films,

one of America’s most

Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse

accomplished and

and Lincoln. His contributions to television music include scores

successful composers for

for more than 200 television films for the groundbreaking,

film and for the concert

early anthology series Alcoa Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre,

stage, and he remains

Chrysler Theatre and Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBC

one of our nation’s

Nightly News (“The Mission”), NBC’s Meet the Press and the

most distinguished and

PBS arts showcase Great Performances. He also composed

contributive musical

themes for the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games

voices. He has composed the music and served as music

as well as the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He has received

director for more than 100 films, including all seven Star Wars

five Academy Awards and fifty Oscar® nominations, making

films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born

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most Pops and Special Presentations there, she has been

He has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA), 23

instrumental in creating new Pops productions while also

Grammys®, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous

heading the innovative classical series, "Inside the Classics".

gold and platinum records. In 2003, he received the Olympic

Ms. Hicks concurrently holds the positions of Staff Conductor

Order (the IOC’s highest honor) for his contributions to the

of the Curtis Institute of Music. Throughout her career she

Olympic movement. He received the prestigious Kennedy

has collaborated with diverse artists, from Jamie Laredo and

Center Honor in December of 2004. In 2009 Mr. Williams was

Hilary Hahn to Josh Groban and Smokey Robinson. During the

inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and

summer of 2011 she was on a two-month tour with Sting as

he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given

conductor of the final leg of his Symphonicities Tour. In June of

to artists by the U.S. Government. In 2016 he received the 44th

2012 she conducted the opening concert of the St. Petersburg

Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute – the

International Economic Forum; the program featured Dmitri

first time in their history that this honor was bestowed upon

Hvrostovsky, Sumi Jo and Jackie Evancho.

a composer.

Ms. Hicks has guest conducted extensively both in the States In January 1980 Mr. Williams was named nineteenth music

and abroad, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago

director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding the

Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Boston Pops, Cincinnati

legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of

Pops, Atlanta Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Detroit

Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following

Symphony, National Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony,

his retirement in December, 1993, after 14 highly successful

New Jersey Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Santa Fe

seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at

Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic,

Tanglewood. Mr. Williams has composed numerous works for

Prime Philharmonic (Seoul, Korea) and the Orchestra of

the concert stage, among them two symphonies, and concertos

la Teatro Fenice. She led the Los Angeles Philharmonic in

commissioned by several of the world’s leading orchestras,

July 4th concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in 2012, 2013 and

including a cello concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra,

2015; upcoming concerts include return engagements in San

a bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic, a trumpet

Francisco and Washington DC as well as debuts with the St.

concerto for The Cleveland Orchestra and a horn concerto

Louis and Edmonton Symphonies.

for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2009 Mr. Williams composed and arranged Air and Simple Gifts especially for

Sarah Hicks was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised in Honolulu,

the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama, and

HI. Trained on both the piano and viola, she was a prizewinning

in September 2009 the Boston Symphony premiered a new

pianist by her early teens. She received her BA magna cum

concerto for harp and orchestra entitled On Willows

laude from Harvard University in composition. Her AIDS

and Birches. n

Oratorio was premiered in May of 1993 and received a second performance at the Fogg Art Museum the following December.

She holds an Artists' Degree in conducting from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with renowned pedagogue

Noted in The New York

Otto-Werner Mueller. Ms. Hicks's talents have been recognized

Times as part of "a

with numerous prizes and scholarships: she received the

new wave of female

Thomas Hoopes Prize for composition and the Doris Cohen

conductors in their late

Levy Prize for conducting from Harvard University, and she was

20's through early 40's",

the recipient of the Helen F. Whitaker Fund Scholarship and a

SARAH HICKS' versatile

Presser Award during her time at Curtis.

and vibrant musicianship has secured her place in

Sarah Hicks is represented by Columbia Artists Management

"the next generation of

Inc. In her spare time, Ms. Hicks enjoys running, yoga, her

up-and-coming American

Papillon, cooking (and eating) with her husband, traveling and

conductors". In October

sketching. n

of 2009 she was named Principal Conductor, Live at Orchestra Hall of the Minnesota Orchestra; in addition to conducting

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PROGRAM Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, La La Land tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts. Set in modern day Los Angeles, this original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams.

LA LA LAND

Saturday, August 12, 2017 | 7:30PM

The musical score is by Justin Hurwitz, who won two Academy Awards® for La La Land: Best Original Score and Best Original Song (“City of Stars”).

© 2016 Summit Entertainment, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

LA LA LAND IN CONCERT

conductor Erik Ochsner San Diego Master Chorale SDMC Music Director John Russell

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

he commissioned “Concerto for 2 Pianos and Chamber

ERIK OCHSNER’s

two world premieres and 13 U.S. premieres, including Requiems

versatility as a conductor

by Fredrik Sixten and Karl Jenkins. Learn more at www.

has stretched across a

SONOSchamberorch.org.

broad range of repertoire: from conducting as few as five performers in contemporary and modern works, to leading 300 performers in “live to projection” concerts of films like Back to the Future, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Frozen, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pixar in Concert, Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness. This format projects a complete film over a symphony orchestra. While the sound effects and dialogue are heard as usual, the complete

Orchestra” by Swedish composer Fredrik Sixten. Mr. Ochsner has conducted SONOS in four world premiere commissions,

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Clowes Memorial Hall (Indianapolis), Mr. Ochsner conducted Pixar in Concert with the ISO and appeared in a PBS television documentary The Show Goes On. Mr. Ochsner is Principal Guest Conductor of Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, and was the former Artistic Director of the Dranoff International Two Piano Foundation in Miami, Florida.

Previously, Mr. Ochsner served as Assistant Conductor of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra; he toured worldwide as rehearsal conductor for composer/conductor Tan Dun – which led him to be Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony

soundtrack is performed live, synchronized to the film.

with Yo-Yo Ma; he was Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master

Equally comfortable on the concert stage or leading opera,

The First Emperor, in addition to the opera Tea: A Mirror of Soul

oratorio and multi-media performances, he has appeared with orchestras and ensembles in Adelaide, Albuquerque, Beijing, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kaohsiung, Kitchener-Waterloo, Krakow, Leipzig, Melbourne, New York, México City, Oregon, Ottawa, Portland, Reykjavik, Richmond, Rochester, Round Top Festival Institute (Texas), St. Louis, Shanghai, Stockholm, Tampere,

for the Shanghai workshop Metropolitan Opera commissioned which is available on Deutsche Grammophon DVD. Erik Ochsner is of American and Finnish descent and a graduate of Park Tudor School and Dartmouth College. He attended the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors where he studied under Charles Bruck. He studied with the great Baroque specialist

Wellington and Wolf Trap, Virginia.

Helmut Rilling and has been a student and assistant of Atlanta

In 2016 Mr. Ochsner was invited for a return engagement

currently serves on the Board of the United Palace of Cultural

with the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa) to conduct a new bi-lingual narrated show called The Music of Star Wars which prominently features the music of John Williams, as

Symphony Orchestra Music Director, Robert Spano. He Arts and resides in New York City where his hobbies include computers, traveling, wine and collecting requiem recordings. www.ErikOchsner.com n

well as musical selections from two video games, Kinect and Battlefront, composed by Gordy Haab and Kyle Newmaster.

Mr. Ochsner led his SONOS Chamber Orchestra in the 2016-17 Opera America New Works Showcase, which features selections from five new operas by composers Michele DiBucci, Randall Eng, Julian Grant, Wang Jie and Rene Orth. Mr. Ochsner’s first CD came out in August 2016: An Orchestral Journey (Naxos) by composer Brian Grundstrom. This project included the first public reading of his new opera For Whom the Bell Tolls.

As Music Director and founder of the SONOS Chamber Orchestra, he leads concerts in not often heard repertoire, frequently featuring Scandinavian composers. In 2015,

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PROGRAM Angélique Kidjo

INTERMISSION Angélique Kidjo (Selections to be announced from the stage.)

Angélique Kidjo’s music publisher is Waltzing-Parke Publishing.

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO

Sunday, August 13, 2017 | 7:30PM

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO WITH THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY vocalist Angelique Kidjo guitar Dominic James conductor Gast Waltzing

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Glass, IFÉ: Three Yorùbá Songs, made its U.S. debut to a sold

Three-time Grammy® Award winner ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO

continues to tour globally, performing the high-energy concert

is one of the greatest artists in international music today, a creative force with 13 albums to her name. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva." The BBC has included her in its list of the continent's 50 most iconic figures, and in 2011 The Guardian listed her as one of their Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World. Forbes Magazine has ranked Angélique as the first woman in their list of the Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa. She is the recent recipient of the prestigious 2015 Crystal Award given by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

As a performer, her striking voice, stage presence and fluency in multiple cultures and languages have won respect from her peers and expanded her following across national borders.

Kidjo has cross-pollinated the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America.

The new year brings us Angélique’s newest project: her interpretation of The Talking Heads’ classic 1980 album, Remain in Light. She will record her version of the album with superstar producer Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Jay Z, Drake, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift), taking classic songs such as "Crosseyed and Painless," "Once in a Lifetime" and "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" and reinterpreting them with electrifying rhythms, African guitars and layered backing vocals. Angélique will bring this musical extravaganza to concert halls and festivals across the globe, including a premiere performance at Carnegie Hall and U.S. festival debut at Bonnaroo in 2017.

Her star-studded album DJIN DJIN won a Grammy® Award for Best Contemporary World Album in 2008, and her album OYO was nominated for the same award in 2011. In January 2014 Angélique’s first book, a memoir titled Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music (Harper Collins) and her twelfth album, EVE (Savoy/429 Records), were released to critical acclaim. EVE later went on to win the Grammy® Award for Best World Music Album in 2015, and her historic, orchestral album Sings with the Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg (Savoy/429 Records) won a Grammy® for Best World Music Album in 2016.

Angélique has gone on to perform this genre-bending work with several international orchestras and symphonies, including the Bruckner Orchestra, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Philharmonie de Paris. Her collaboration with Philip

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out concert with the San Francisco Symphony in June 2015. In addition to performing this new orchestral concert, Angélique she’s become famous for with her four-piece band. Her rousing live show was recently captured at the revered Austin City Limits and made its television debut in January 2016.

Angélique also travels the world advocating on behalf of children in her capacity as a UNICEF and OXFAM Goodwill Ambassador. She created her own charitable foundation, Batonga, dedicated to support the education of young girls in Africa. n

Grammy® Award winner GAST WALTZING was born in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; his defining passion has always been music. The man and his career are the best embodiment of the word éclectisme, as Mr. Waltzing is a trumpeter, conductor, composer and arranger.

At the age of seven he began his studies at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg, continuing his classical training at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and completing his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. “I am always a musician” he states, “it is not like I wake up and decide where to schedule music in. It is always present.”

The 2016 album Sings, featuring the Beninese-born singer Angélique Kidjo, himself as conductor, arranger and orchestrator, and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, received the Grammy® Award (a first ever for a Luxembourg production) for best World Music Album. This disc, merging African rhythms with classical arrangements, was fully created in Luxembourg, with Gast Waltzing coming up with the concept and conducting the OPL during the recording sessions.

Most of the arrangements were also created by him.

Gast Waltzing regularly conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and the Orchestre National de Jazz Luxembourg. He is also the Artistic Director of the Jazz section of the Echternach Festival in Luxembourg and he won the “Export Artist 2015” prize awarded by the Luxembourg Music Export.

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PROGRAM Tony Bennett (Selections to be announced from the stage.)

San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear as part of this program.

TONY BENNETT

Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | 7:30PM

TONY BENNETT vocalist Tony Bennett piano Billy Stritch guitar Gray Sargent drums Harold Jones bass Marshall Wood

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In 1999, Tony Bennett, with his wife Susan Benedetto, a former public school teacher, founded Exploring the Arts (ETA) to strengthen the role of the arts in public high school education. ETA connects private funders, individual artists and cultural institutions to Partner Schools to achieve greater equality of resources and opportunity for youth of all means and backgrounds. ETA programs are designed to help school principals and teachers sustain the arts in the face of budget cuts and to better leverage the arts to strengthen student learning and engagement. ETA’s first endeavor was the establishment of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts (FSSA), a public high school founded in 2001 by Tony and Susan in partnership with the NYC Department of Education. $1 from every ticket sold for tonight’s concert goes to benefit ETA.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

No one in popular American music has recorded for so long and

TONY BENNETT's life and philosophy is the embodiment of the

his longevity and high artistic achievement was imbued in him

Great American Story. Having just celebrated his 91st birthday

in his loving childhood home in the Astoria section of Queens

on August 3rd, 2017, his career as the pre-eminent singer of

where he was born on August 3, 1926. His father died when Tony

the 20th and 21st centuries is unprecedented. He continues

was ten. His mother, Anna, raised Tony and his older brother and

to be embraced and loved by audiences of all generations. The

sister, John and Mary, in a home surrounded by loving relatives

milestone was marked by the presentation of Tony Bennett

who were Tony’s first fans, filling him with encouragement and

Celebrates 90: The Best is Yet to Come, a two-hour prime time

optimism. He attended the High School of Industrial Arts in

special that aired last December. A companion CD of the same

Manhattan, where he continued nurturing his two passions,

name was released simultaneously. Last fall also saw the release

singing and painting. From the radio he developed a love of

of Bennett’s fifth book, Just Getting Started, which he co-

music hearing Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and James Durante.

authored with NPR journalist Scott Simon.

at such a high level of excellence as Tony Bennett. In the last ten years alone he has sold ten million records. The essence of

As a teenager Tony sang while waiting on tables and then

Through his dedication to excellence and his insistence on

enlisted in the Army during World War II, while in Europe he

quality, Tony Bennett has become the keeper of the flame

performed with military bands. He later had vocal studies at the

by extolling the virtues and values represented by the Great

American Theatre Wing School. The first time Bennett sang in

American Songbook. Bennett has been on the front lines of

a nightclub was in 1946 when he sat in with trombonist Tyree

every major issue impacting the cornerstones of this country's

Glenn at the Shangri-La in Astoria. Bennett’s big break came in

modern history. He has performed for 11 U.S. Presidents, is

1949 when comedian Bob Hope noticed him working with Pearl

a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge

Bailey in Greenwich Village in New York City. As Bennett recalls,

and participated in the liberation of a concentration camp.

“Bob Hope came down to check out my act. He liked my singing

He marched side by side with Dr. Martin Luther King in Selma

so much that after the show he came back to see me in my

to support civil rights. Throughout his life, Tony Bennett

dressing room and said, 'Come on kid, you’re going to come to

has been a dedicated pacifist and proactive humanitarian

the Paramount and sing with me.' But first he told me he didn’t

selflessly supporting many causes whose goals benefit the

care for my stage name (Joe Bari) and asked me what my real

lives of millions. His love for his country has earned him the

name was. I told him, ‘My name is Anthony Dominick Benedetto’

distinction of national treasure, and the United Nations has

and he said, ‘We’ll call you Tony Bennett.’ And that’s how it

named him a Citizen of the World as one of their foremost

happened. A new Americanized name – the start of a wonderful

ambassadors. Through his music, Tony Bennett has connected

career and a glorious adventure that has continued for over

in unprecedented fashion with all generations of audiences. His

60 years.”

commitment to humanitarian ideals has bridged our differences by highlighting what we have in common as citizens of the planet. He has fought for the hard issues when others have turned a blind eye and has remained true to the authenticity and creativity of his musical vision. Tony has achieved the Great American Dream but has never forgotten his own roots, and is constantly working toward ensuring that others can achieve their dreams as well. His life story is compelling in the lessons and values that it teaches: dedication, commitment, courage and compassion.

With millions of records sold world-wide and platinum and gold albums to his credit, Bennett has received nineteen Grammy® Awards – including a 1995 Grammy® for Record of the Year for his MTV Unplugged CD which introduced this American master to a whole new generation – and the Grammy® Lifetime Award.

His initial successes came via a string of Columbia singles in the early 1950s, including such chart-toppers as “Because of You," "Rags to Riches" and a remake of Hank Williams’ “Cold, Cold Heart.” He had 24 songs in the Top 40, including “I Wanna Be Around," “The Good Life," “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” and his signature song, “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” which garnered him two Grammy® Awards.

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To Cheek won a Grammy® in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal

charting in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and now in the first two

category while Bennett’s 2015 release, The Silver Lining: The

decades of the 21st century. He has introduced a multitude

Songs of Jerome Kern won a Grammy® for Best Traditional Pop

of songs into the Great American Songbook that have since

Vocal album.

become standards for pop music. He has toured the world to sold out audiences with rave reviews whenever he performs.

Tony Bennett became a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2005, was

Bennett re-signed with Columbia Records in 1986 and released

named an NEA Jazz Master in January of 2006, a Citizen of the

the critically acclaimed The Art of Excellence. Since his 1991

World award from the United Nations and a Billboard Magazine

show-stopping performance at the Grammy® Awards of

Century Award in honor of his outstanding contributions

“When Do the Bells Ring for Me" from his Astoria album, he has

to music.

received a string of Grammy® Awards for releases including Stepping Out, Perfectly Frank and MTV Unplugged.

Tony Bennett is a dedicated painter whose interest in art began as a child. He continues to paint every day, even as he tours

In the new millennium, Bennett’s artistry and popularity were

internationally. He has exhibited his work in galleries around

higher than ever. In 2006, the year of his 80th birthday, his

the world. The United Nations has commissioned him for two

Duets: An American Classic was released. The album – which

paintings, including one for their 50th anniversary. His original

included performances with Paul McCartney, Elton John,

painting, “Homage to Hockney,” is on permanent display at the

Barbra Streisand, Bono and others – won three Grammy®

Butler Institute of American Art; the landmark National Arts

Awards and went on to be one of the best selling CDs of the

Club in New York is home to Tony’s painting “Boy on Sailboat,

year and Tony’s career. Bennett’s first Duets album also inspired

Sydney Bay.” Three of his paintings are part of the Smithsonian

the Rob Marshall-directed television special Tony Bennett: An

Museums’ permanent collections, including his portrait of his

American Classic, which won seven Emmys® making it the most

friend Duke Ellington that became part of the National Portrait

honored program at the 2007 Emmy® Awards. In celebration

Gallery’s collection in 2009.

of his 85th birthday in 2011, the release of Bennett’s highly anticipated Duets II featured Tony performing with a new roster

Throughout his career, Tony Bennett has always put his heart

of celebrated artists, including the late Amy Winehouse (her last

and time into humanitarian concerns. He has raised millions of

recording was their duet of “Body and Soul”), Michael Buble,

dollars for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, which established

Aretha Franklin, Josh Groban, Lady Gaga, John Mayer and

a research fund in his name. His original paintings each year

many others. Duets II debuted at number one on the Billboard

grace the cover of the American Cancer Society’s annual

album charts, making Tony the only artist at the age of 85 to

holiday greeting card, proceeds from which are earmarked for

achieve this in the history of recorded music. Bennett won two

cancer research. He is active in environmental concerns and

Grammys® for Duets II in the 2012 Grammy® ceremony, and

social justice. He marched with Dr. King in the historical Selma

this year marked the 50th anniversary of the recording and

to Montgomery Civil Rights movement; the Martin Luther

release of his signature song, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”

King Center in Atlanta also bestowed upon him their “Salute to

A documentary entitled The Zen of Bennett, which was created

Greatness Award” for his efforts in fighting

and conceived by Danny Bennett, Tony’s son and manager,

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was premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival 2012. At the end of 2012 Bennett also authored his fourth book, the New York Times bestseller Life is a Gift, which highlights his personal philosophies learned throughout his life and career. Tony’s collaborative jazz album with Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek (released in 2014), debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 album charts, making Bennett, at the age of 88, the oldest artist to have a number one album… breaking his own previously established historical record. Cheek

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PROGRAM

TO LIFE! CELEBRATING BOCK & HARNICK ON BROADWAY

INTERMISSION

(World Premiere Production)

Selections from the following musicals by JERRY BOCK & SHELDON HARNICK: The Apple Tree Fiorello!

She Loves Me

JERRY BOCK & SHELDON HARNICK Orch. Don Walker From Fiddler on the Roof: "Tradition" "Matchmaker" "If I Were a Rich Man" "To Life" "Miracle of Miracles" "Sunrise, Sunset" "Wedding Dance" "Do You Love Me?" "Far from the Home I Love" "Anatevka"

conductor Rob Fisher vocalists Danny Burstein, Susan Egan, Leah Horowitz SACRA/PROFANA This concert is made possible, in part, through the generosity of Phyllis and Daniel Epstein.

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS ROB FISHER is an

DANNY BURSTEIN is a 6-time Tony Award nominee whose 16 Broadway credits include: Fiddler on the Roof

internationally recognized

(Tony nomination, Outer

music director, conductor

Critics Circle and Drama

and pianist, and a leading

Desk Awards), Cabaret

figure in American music

(Tony, Drama Desk and

and musical theatre. He has

Outer Critics Circle Award

been a guest of virtually

nominations); The Snow

every major orchestra in the

Geese; Golden Boy (2013

country as conductor

Tony and Outer Critics Circle nominations); Follies (2012 Tony,

or pianist.

Astaire and Grammy Award nominations, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards); Women on the Verge of a Nervous

Fisher is currently represented on Broadway as the score

Breakdown; South Pacific (Tony and Drama Desk nominations,

supervisor and arranger for An American in Paris, which earned

Outer Critics Circle Award); The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony and

him a Grammy® nomination. Additionally, he is represented as

Ovation Award nominations); Saint Joan; The Seagull; Three Men

the music supervisor and arranger for Chicago: The Musical, which

on a Horse; A Little Hotel on the Side; The Flowering Peach; A Class

recently celebrated 20 years on Broadway.

Act; Titanic and Company.

He was founding music director and conductor of Encores! at

Mr. Burstein’s Off-Broadway credits include: Bottom in A

New York City Center until 2005, a series that earned a 2000

Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Public Theater, Talley’s Folly

Tony Award. Mr. Fisher was awarded the Lucille Lortel Award

(Lucille Lortel and Drama League nominations); Mrs. Farnsworth;

for Outstanding Special Achievement in 1997 for his work on

Psych; All in the Timing; Merrily We Roll Along; Weird Romance

Encores!, and he conducted the series’ Grammy® Award–

and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. He appeared at

winning Chicago cast album. Last season, Fisher served as music

The Metropolitan Opera as “Frosch” in the Jeremy Sams/

supervisor of the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Anything

Douglas Carter Beane production of Die Fledermaus. Film/TV

Goes, and in April of 2012 he conducted a one-night gala

credits include: Indignation, The Family Fang (directed by Jason

performance of The Sound of Music at Carnegie Hall.

Bateman); Blackhat (directed by Michael Mann); “Lolly Steinman” on Boardwalk Empire (directed by Martin Scorsese); Louie; The

Mr. Fisher has been producer/music director of Lincoln Center’s

Good Wife; Transamerica; Absolutely Fabulous; Ed; all the Law

“American Songbook” series’ tributes to Gershwin, Porter and

& Order series; Elementary; Deception; Affluenza; American

Bernstein. Recent collaborations have included performances

Milkshake; Nor’easter; Construction; The Sounding and Trust,

with such artists as Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O’Hara, Idina Menzel

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and David Hyde Pierce. In 2007 he led My Fair Lady with the New York Philharmonic, and he most recently appeared with the Philharmonic in October 2012, conducting “Mr. Keillor at 70” with Garrison Keillor. Mr. Fisher was music director and conductor for “Ira at 100,” a gala concert at Carnegie Hall broadcast on PBS’s Great Performances, and he appeared twice on the PBS series In Performance at the White House for President and Mrs. Clinton. For four seasons Mr. Fisher was music director for Garrison Keillor’s American Radio Company of the Air and remains a frequent guest on A Prairie Home Companion.

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SUSAN EGAN has delivered powerful impressions in theatre, film, television and music. She headlined on Broadway as Thoroughly Modern Millie, won critical acclaim as “Sally Bowles” in Cabaret, starred in Triumph of Love and State Fair, and received Tony Award

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should’ve been an engineer. Don’t ask her which kind – she just

“Belle” in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Regionally, Egan starred

likes the sound of it.

alongside Carol Burnett in Putting It Together and Tommy Tune in the national tour of Bye, Bye Birdie, and developed works at Yale

However, seven Broadway shows and many regional credits

Repertory, Baltimore Center Stage, South Coast Repertory, and

later, Leah has to admit she has done reasonably well. She last

the Mark Taper Forum. Her film credits include 13 Going on 30,

appeared on Broadway in the acclaimed revival of Follies as

Gotta Kick It Up for the Disney Channel and many award-winning

Young Heidi and, more recently, traveled to Paris to sing the

indies seen at Seattle Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival,

West Side Story Suite for New York City Ballet. She has been

Slamdance, the HBO Comedy Festival and beyond. Susan has

seen on TV as a sassy nun in NBC’s The Sound of Music Live and

voiced leading characters in the animated features Hercules

at Madison Square Garden performing with Phish in their New

(Meg), Spirited Away (Lin), Porco Rosso (Gina), Lady and the Tramp

Year’s Eve concert (twice!). She has been heard in numerous

II (Angel), Achmed Saves America (Ginny), and is currently on

commercial jingles, including singing “Mm Mm Good!” for

Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe (Rose Quartz). On television

Campbell’s Soup. All in all, not a boring life.

she spent two seasons on WB’s Nikki and guest-starred on House, NUMB3RS, NYPD Blue, Arli$$, Drew Carey, Party of

Leah lives in New Jersey with her husband Matty D. Stuart,

Five, Great Performances and others. Susan has headlined with

actor and DJ extraordinaire, and her genius toddler, Penelope.

more than 50 symphony orchestras worldwide, including

In addition to work, she enjoys reading the latest great novels

concerts at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center

and then making her friends read them, watching too many TV

and the Hollywood Bowl, and has over 40 recording credits

shows, eating sushi, and staring longingly at puppies in pet

including her solo CDs: All That and More, So Far, Winter Tracks,

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CoffeeHouse (Best Vocalist 2004), Susan Egan LIVE, The Secret of Happiness and 2015’s Softly. She is an accomplished master teacher in music performance, obsessive gardener, happy wife and leader to her daughters’ two Girl Scout troops. Find out more at www.SusanEgan.net, @IAmSusanEgan, Facebook.com/ OfficialSusanEgan. n

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PHYLLIS AND DANIEL EPSTEIN

LEAH HOROWITZ was born and raised on Staten Island, home of the Staten Island Ferry, Ralph’s Ices and the best pizza in New York City. Raised by a speech pathologist mother from West Virginia and a banjo player father from Brooklyn, Leah grew up with no discernable New York accent in a house filled with music and cats. She and her mother were heavily involved in community theater (as actor and costumer, respectively) and spent most of their nights and weekends with show people. When it came time to go to college, Leah thought she’d major in some sort of science – acting seemed too impractical and unstable a profession. An acceptance to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts changed her mind.

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DAN and PHYLLIS EPSTEIN have been involved with the San Diego Symphony for the last several years.

Both have served on the board during this time.

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PROGRAM ALBERTO GINASTERA Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a Los trabajadores agrícolas (The Land Workers) Danza del trigo (Wheat Dance) Los peones de hacienda (The Cattlemen) Danza final (Malambo—Final Dance) ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Aconcagua: Concerto for Bandoneon Allegro marcato Moderato Presto

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BOLERO BY THE BAY

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Arr. G. L. Zampieri Libertango Juan Pablo Jofre, bandoneon

INTERMISSION MAURICE RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole Prélude a la nuit Malagueña Habanera Feria MAURICE RAVEL Bolero

conductor Sameer Patel bandoneon Juan Pablo Jofre This concert is made possible, in part, through the generosity of Dorothea Laub and Norman Forrester & Bill Griffin.

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS Internationally recognized for his versatile musicianship and passionate communication, SAMEER PATEL is one of America's most exciting young conductors. A recipient of 2016 and 2017 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Awards, Mr. Patel is the Associate Conductor of the San Diego Symphony.

This summer, in addition to several performances with the San Diego Symphony on their Bayside Summer Nights concert series, Mr. Patel leads a state tour with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and also joins the Sun Valley Summer Symphony (whose distinguished musicians come from many of America's finest orchestras) as Associate Conductor.

In the 2017-18 season, Mr. Patel makes his highly anticipated subscription debut conducting two programs with the San Diego Symphony. He also leads operatic masterworks with the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, and he conducts modern masterpieces of the 20th and 21st centuries with the La Jolla Symphony. Mr. Patel’s work as a conductor has taken him across North America, South America and Europe. Further recent and upcoming guest conducting engagements include appearances with the National Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, Pacific Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Fresno Philharmonic, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Reading Symphony Orchestra, Leipziger Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta.

In the summer of 2016 Mr. Patel was selected out of a field of more than 120 conductors to study at the renowned Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, with Daniele Gatti, Chief Conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Immediately following his participation in the masterclass, Mr. Patel was selected by Maestro Gatti for further concerts in Europe, and he immediately returned to Italy to lead two acclaimed programs with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo. He was also a Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Scholar, an honor given to him by former New York Philharmonic Music Director Kurt Masur. As part of this award, Mr. Patel traveled to Europe to study with and assist Maestro Masur with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 2013 Mr. Patel was one of only six conductors selected by the League of American orchestras for the Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, an event that showcases emerging conductors to industry professionals and which led to subsequent, multiple engagements with that orchestra.

D’ Rivera, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and choreographed/performed by ballet star Herman Cornejo (Principal Dancer of the American Ballet Theatre) among others. A recipient of the National Prize of the Arts grant in Argentina, Mr. Jofre has taken his form of contemporary tango to some of the most important venues in Asia, Europe, America and the Caribbean as soloist and composer. n

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DOROTHEA LAUB

DOROTHEA LAUB joined the Symphony Stars in the 1980's and she has been a life-long supporter of the symphony orchestras in every town she lived in for over 60 years.

Dorothea is sponsoring Bolero by the Bay.

Concert Sponsor Spotlight

BILL GRIFFIN & NORMAN FORRESTER

Prior to joining the San Diego Symphony in the summer of 2015, Sameer Patel served as Associate Conductor of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. He has also held prestigious conducting fellowships with the Boston Philharmonic and the Chicago Sinfonietta, and credits his time with these organizations for developing his passionate approach to engaging with musicians and audiences. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Mr. Patel furthered his training with some of the greatest conductors of our time, including Gianandrea Noseda, Daniele Gatti, the late Kurt Masur, Bernard Haitink, David Zinman and Neeme and Paavo Järvi. n

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For the past 16 years, BILL GRIFFIN and NORMAN FORRESTER have generously sponsored the classical concerts during the summer season. With a wide variety of music from around the globe, these performances have introduced classical music to new audiences, both young and old.

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The Beethoven Society is designed to raise consistent, critical funding for artistic, educational and community programs. Members pledge multi-year support and commit to annual gifts of $50,000 and higher, designated for projects ranging from classical and jazz concerts to education and military programs.

The Symphony and its Board of Directors are pleased to thank the following for their leadership and to acknowledge them as Founding Members of The Beethoven Society.

$5 MILLION and above

JOAN AND IRWIN JACOBS

$1 MILLION and above

PHYLLIS AND DANIEL EPSTEIN

For information about supporting the San Diego Symphony Orchestra through membership in The Beethoven Society, please call Todd Schultz at (619) 615-3910. *deceased

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TERRY ATKINSON AND KATHY TAYLOR

SAM ERSAN

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INTERMISSION MONK’ESTRA

John Beasley presents MONK’estra (Program to be announced from the stage.)

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JOHN BEASLEY PRESENTS MONK’ESTRA

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MONK’estra bandleader, keyboards, piano John Beasley Joshua White Trio: piano Joshua White bass Dean Hulett percussion Dan Schnelle The Thursday Night Jazz Series is sponsored by Doctor Bob and Mao Shillman.

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MONK'ESTRA A BIG MODERN JAZZ BAND PROJECT

Growing up around musicians, John learned how to play trumpet,

JOHN BEASLEY

while keeping up with his garage band Audio Mind with Vinnie

Conductor/Arranger Grammy®-nominated musician John Beasley presents MONK’ESTRA, a smashing 15-piece big band project that captures the spirit of Thelonious Monk’s singular music – the off-beat melodies and humor, strange beauty and unbounded swing – in fresh arrangements flavored with New Orleans spirit, hip-hop, AfroCuban rhythms and atmospheric colors.

Veteran jazz critic Don Heckman described hearing the project MONK’estra as “some of the most mesmerizing big band music of recent memory…extraordinary orchestrating abilities, imaginative soloing from players.”

Beasley, a far-ranging pianist, composer and arranger who’s worked with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Dianne Reeves and Steely Dan, is easily one of the busiest and most versatile musicians in jazz. He has led a sparkling career that has balanced work as a bandleader, a firstcall keyboardist, composer and arranger for music projects, film and television, along with being Music Director for the Monk Institute.

Beasley assembled some of the jazz world’s finest instrumentalists to explore Monk’s music as well as the work of Duke Ellington, Benny Golson and his own adventurous originals. Beasley re-imagines Thelonious Monk’s compositions with an eye to the future; a killer contemporary big band that pays loving tribute to the master’s music while infusing it with contemporary harmonies, unstoppable grooves and a contagious sense of fun.

BACKGROUND Born in Louisiana, the cradle of jazz, Beasley started writing arrangements in junior high school, the first one for the University of North Texas Jazz Band. Jimmy Lyons, founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival, heard Beasley’s piece and recommended him for a scholarship at the Stan Kenton summer jazz camp. The song was then added to The Stan Kenton Orchestra’s repertoire that year.

Beasley is a third generation musician. His father is a bassoonist,

oboe, drums, saxophone and flute, mostly because of his mother’s need for wind instrumentalists for her bands.

Declining an oboe scholarship from the Julliard at 17, Beasley instead started playing in clubs before he was of legal drinking age. Soon after, he went on his first world tour with Brazilian artist Sergio Mendes, then spent eight years with jazz icon Freddie Hubbard, Colauita, John Patittucci and Steve Taviglione.

FILM/TV/COMMERCIALS At the young age of 24, Beasley started writing music for Paramount, Disney and MGM’s television shows, including Cheers, Family Ties, Star Trek and Fame. He wrote the Touchstone TV logo, which is still used today. As a studio musician, he has worked for luminaries such as Thomas Newman, Dave Gruisin, Alan Silvestri and Carmine Coppola. Today, he is part of Thomas Newman’s core team creating drum and synth programming for James Bond’s Spectre and Skyfall, He Called Me Malala, Get on Up (James Brown biopic), Exotic Marigold Hotel, Finding Nemo and Wall-E, to name a few.

He writes music for Nobel Peace Prize-winning Doctors Without Borders’ videos pro bono. Along the way, Beasley has written awardwinning commercials for ad agencies in the U.S. and Germany for over 20 years.

MILES DAVIS CALL AND RECORDING CAREER At 28, Beasley got the phone call of a lifetime from Miles Davis to join his band. While on tour with Miles, he was inspired to release his first CD, Cauldron, which was produced by Steely Dan’s Walter Becker. His Positootly! album earned a 2011 Grammy® nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Record. In 2012, he joined forces with two other Miles Davis alumni, Darryl Jones (Rolling Stones bassist), and the signature drummer for Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” Ndugu Chancler, to form 3 Brave Souls. This triumvirate wrote, as one reviewer said, some “tangy, ass-wiggling funk.”

Long a dream, Beasley formed the 15-piece big band called MONK’estra, capturing the spirit of Monk’s unique quirkiness, offbeat accents and punchy dissonances in fresh arrangements of Monk’s and other classic and original compositions. MONK’estra has played to standing ovations at SFJazz, Walt Disney Hall, Ford Amphitheatre, Jazz Standard and LACMA. Mack Avenue released MONK’estra Vo.l 1 in August 2016 with Vol. 2 due out in 2017 – Thelonious Monk’s Centennial year. n

pianist and composer. His mother was a brass instrumentalist, band conductor and orchestrator. His grandfather was a trombonist.

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS Pianist JOSHUA WHITE had parallel musical training in both classical and gospel music traditions before encountering the music most commonly referred to as “jazz” at the University of California, San Diego summer camp in 2003. He began formal piano training at the age of seven with a private instructor, and was subsequently immersed into the music of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and others.

After competing in several classical piano music competitions and also becoming the organist/pianist at his local church, Mr. White (at the age of 18) chose to focus his musical studies on “jazz” and improvised music traditions, drawing inspiration from its many innovators. He dove into the music head first with the help of world-renowned musicians like composer Anthony Davis, saxophonist David Borgo, flutist Holly Hofmann and piano master Mike Wofford.

“Joshua was the most devoted student I’ve ever worked with by far,” says Wofford. “Absolutely focused and with a great intuitive grasp of the music, even at that early stage.” In the years following, Mr. White made incredible strides through the Southern California jazz community, playing with virtuoso trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, alto saxophone legend Charles McPherson, bassist Marshall Hawkins, tenor saxophonist Daniel Jackson and former Anthony Braxton sideman, Mark Dresser.

In 2011 Mr. White entered the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition in Washington D.C., ultimately placing second out of 160 competitors from around the world. Herbie Hancock was one the judges. “Joshua has immense talent,” Hancock told music critic George Varga of the San Diego Union-Tribune. “I was impressed by his daring and courageous approach to improvisation on the cutting edge of innovation. He is his own man. I believe that Thelonious Monk would have been proud of the performance of this great young artist...”

New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff was at the competition. “He pressed hard against the rhythm section and improvised with form, telling the bassist Rodney Whitaker and the drummer Carl Allen what to do and when, accelerating and decelerating, suddenly going free. (Nobody else did that.)…Mr. White used a lot of dissonance and clutter, but it was provocative, chord-related clutter, not the brilliant-soloist kind made mostly with the right hand. It was a sound worth returning to…”

For the last several years, Joshua White has been in demand as one of Southern California’s most creative and technically accomplished pianists. He performs regularly at Dizzy’s (San Diego), Blue Whale (Los Angeles), The Loft (La Jolla), the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library (La Jolla), and numerous other venues on the West Coast. Formed in January 2014, his Joshua White Quartet is a bi-coastal group focused on interpreting original compositions, as well as exploring the boundaries of collective improvisation. n

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DEAN “POP POP” HULETT comes from a family of musicians ranging from voice to percussion. At the age of eight he started playing the double bass after being inspired by his sister who played violin.

Orchestral music was his musical upbringing, but by the time he reached his teenage years he began to explore other genres and began playing the electric bass in high school due to his interest in popular music. Not wanting to abandon his love for the double bass, he was drawn towards jazz.

In 2001 he met and had the pleasure of playing with such musicians as Mark Lomax, James Gaiters, Bobby Floyd, Edwin Bayard, Hamilton Hardin, Jerome Jennings and many others at a time where the live music scene in Columbus was at a high.

This sort of mini-renaissance spawned a great number of encounters and opportunities for Dean to share the stage with well-known musicians such as members of the Marsalis family, touring with Delfeayo Marsalis, Derek Gardner, Wycliffe Gordon and recordings with Azar Lawrence and others. His bass has taken him around the world and back again, and he hopes it will take him even farther with each pass. He is a performer with Bodhi Tree Concerts. n

DAN SCHNELLE is one of the most talented, in-demand drummers in the Los Angeles area. Known for an intuitive ability to provide precisely what is necessary for each performance, Schnelle understands how to make other musicians comfortable, while bringing enough of the unexpected to his playing to keep it consistently exciting. Unsatisfied with the idea that the drum set is merely a time-keeping device, Schnelle is thoughtful about how this unique instrument, with its nearly limitless variety of sounds, can be tastefully and effectively deployed in a wide variety of musical situations.

Years spent collaborating with some of the best musicians in Los Angeles (and beyond) have earned him a reputation as a hard-working, professional and creative team player; one who is, above all, committed to musical excellence. A list of collaborators includes: Josh Nelson, Daniel Rosenboom, Anthony Wilson, Laurence Hobgood, Walter Smith III, Joshua White, Sara Gazarek, Larry Goldings, Philip Dizack, Dayna Stephens, Larry Koonse, Ben Wendel, Nick Mancini and more. n

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PROGRAM JOHN WILLIAMS The Cowboys Overture ALAN SILVESTRI Arr. Calvin Custer Forrest Gump Suite VARIOUS Arr. Calvin Custer The American Frontier AARON COPLAND "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo AMOS LEE

INTERMISSION

Friday, August 25, 2017 | 7:30PM

AMOS LEE WITH THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY

vocalist and guitar Amos Lee conductor Sean O'Loughlin |

Amos Lee (Selections to be announced from the stage.)

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ABOUT THE ARTIST Over the course of more than a dozen years and six studio albums, AMOS LEE has continued to evolve, develop, and challenge himself as a musician. With Spirit, he makes his biggest creative leap yet.

Most notably, for the first time, Lee acted as his own producer. While his last two albums bore the stamp of strong producers—Joey Burns of Calexico on 2011’s Mission Bell (which debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200, Amazon, iTunes charts and spun off a hit single with "Windows are Rolled Down") and Jay Joyce (Little Big Town, Eric Church, Cage the Elephant) on 2013’s Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song—Lee finally felt ready to take over the helm.

“I’ve been wanting to produce my own record for a long time,” he says, explaining that he met with numerous candidates before concluding that he should make the move. "What I wanted to provide was a place for musicians to come and feel they were able to express themselves, and contribute in their own voice the way I was able to contribute in mine.”

Lee’s sense of ambition for Spirit largely derived from his own live performing experiences in recent years. "Working with folks like the LA Philharmonic and the Mobile, Alabama Community Gospel Choir opened my mind to the possibility of pushing the edges of arrangement away from solitary moments into more collaborative, community experiences," he says. "These were transformative creative opportunities that I never dreamed I would have. To stand on stage and be equal parts participant and observer during these career-defining moments was such a thrill, and I credit the singers, arrangers and conductors for being so open and generous to the songs."

Along with such monumental events as working with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (a performance which yielded Lee's most recent release, Live from Red Rocks), being a band leader over the last decade has also helped Lee hone his craft as an arranger. "I have a great, great band – the most gentle, genuine, musically open-minded people," he says. "I push them some, but they always respond with creativity, and they inspire me to open things up musically. The versatility of my live band has been a gradual concept I've been working on since I started playing at the club The Tin Angel in Philly in 2002. Back then, we would play three- or four-hour shows. We had horn sections, violins, extended jams, improvisational songs and whatever else would come from the ether. This current group of players I have on the road with me has re-inspired me to be more open, and less protective. I think Spirit reflects this attitude, and the vibrations are very much reflections of the connections.

"I've always loved such a wide range of music." Lee adds, discussing some new influences, which were pulling him toward a new sonic direction.

“I’ve been listening to a lot of Schoolboy Q, Drake, the earlier stuff by The Weeknd, and I was wanting to open up that box a little more,” he says. "I've always loved '90s R&B, and now with streaming services, it's so easy to sample so much new music."

To begin the new project, he began assembling musicians who he felt could blend a dynamic yet organic marriage of modern rhythm with classic instrumentation. “I chose the players because I had this instinct and hunger to challenge myself and expand," says Lee, "and the

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foundation of this record was built when I chose the rhythm section.”

A performance by the Robert Glasper Trio in Philadelphia led Lee to the realization that Mark Colenburg was the drummer he was looking for. "I remember watching Mark play with such incredible facility and musicality," he says. "He's such a diverse and soulful listener. It was one of those eureka moments, and he elevated everything so much."

Lee had known bassist Adam Blackstone (who’s played alongside artists from Jay-Z to Al Green to Justin Timberlake) for years, but had never worked with him. "Adam is a genius," he says. "He's playing and hearing everything four bars ahead of everyone else. As a first-time producer, he was such a blessing to have." Finding a three-day window when both of these busy players were available, Lee – along with his live band's musical director, Jaron Olevsky – went to Nashville. They knocked out ten songs, most in one or two takes, and the core of Spirit was formed.

“We had never played with this kind of rhythm section before,” says Lee. “And we came away from these sessions with a hybrid sound I wasn’t able to find in my previous records, but which I’ve always gravitated to as a listener – real gospel-soul-R&B stuff.”

This new energy is most apparent in a song like “Vaporize,” which served as a jumping-off point for Lee's vision of the record. But it was equally important that the album’s more straightforward, “singer-songwriter”style songs were infused with a different approach. “With something like ‘Highways and Clouds,’ I didn’t want to just do the standard waltz feel that's led by the acoustic guitar,” he says. “I wanted to add dimensions to the arrangements and try to transform them, rhythmically and instrumentally, so that the album was cohesive. The demo versions of these songs are remarkably different from what came out through the recording process, and it was so much fun to explore feels and textures, and bear witness to the transformation.

“The song ‘One Lonely Light’ had kind of a small, short verse with a sweeping chorus,” he continues. “I was always under the impression that if you just write a good song and play it, that’s the magic of it – which is not untrue, but now I also want to think about arrangements that can be impactful in a live setting as well. On my first album, I didn’t think about any of that, and Lee Alexander did such a great job making that album all about me and my songs and voice. But I’ve picked up enough information and experience that now I can inject what I’ve learned from working with so many great producers into helping mold arrangements that are more in tune with what I'm doing live."

Not that it was easy learning the ropes as a producer. “It’s not always magic-making,” says Lee with a laugh. “There’s a lot of grinding it out, with people you maybe don’t have a lot of history with, but it was such a joyous experience, even in those harder creative times."

For Amos Lee, Spirit is the fulfillment of dreams and aspirations – musical, personal and professional – that he’s had for a long time. “All you can ask for as an artist is the chance to create what you hear and feel inside of yourself,” he says. “The performances by everyone gave me such a strong place to draw from, and being more connected to the arrangements made it easier and more fun to sing. For my first time producing, I could not have been luckier – I was able to get into the heart of every single moment of this record.” n

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INTERMISSION The Commodores (Program to be announced from the stage.)

San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear as part of this program.

THE COMMODORES

Saturday, August 26, 2017 | 7:30PM

THE COMMODORES

The Commodores vocalist, trumpet, rhythm guitar, synthesizer

William "WAK" King vocalist, drums, keyboards Walter Orange vocalist, keyboards James Dean "J.D." Nicholas This concert is made possible, in part, through the generosity of The Rapp Foundation.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Unlike many other groups, the Commodores haven’t rested

For three decades, the COMMODORES have remained a force

new label, the Commodores released Commodores Hits Vol. I,

on their early hits. Quite the contrary, the Commodores have continued to put out quality work. With the creation of their

in the music industry. The Commodores aren’t just any group.

Commodores Hits Vol. II, Commodores Christmas and Commodores

They have staying power. Just like their hit song "Brick House,"

XX - No Tricks. The newest CD, Commodores Live, was recorded

the Commodores have created a foundation that just won’t

during the group’s 1997 U.S. tour and released in December

budge. After churning out hit after hit in the Motown days,

1998 along with a TV special. The Commodores believe in their

the Commodores still hadn’t achieved Grammy® recognition.

work, but they are not the only ones.

This wasn’t to be until 1986, without Lionel Richie, when the Commodores released Nightshift.

The successful Commodores of the present have not only

In 1968 the group was formed while all the members were in

but have created their own record label, Commodores Records

college at Tuskegee University. After being discovered by Berry

& Entertainment. Today the Commodores stand not only as

Gordy, the Commodores went on to sell over 60 million records

talented and successful musicians, but as artists determined to

for Motown. With hits like “Machine Gun” and “Sail On,” the

continue their success into the future. n

produced six new albums and embarked upon a world-wide tour,

Commodores became proven artists. They proved it then. They proved it in 1986 with Nightshift. And now they are ready to prove it again.

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INTERMISSION Ozomatli (Program to be announced from OZOMATLI

Sunday, August 27, 2017 | 7:30PM

the stage.)

San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear as part of this program.

OZOMATLI

Ozomatli bass, marimbula Wil-Dog Abers guitar, tres, jarana, vocals Raúl Pacheco percussion, rap vocals Justin "El Niño" Porée trumpet, lead vocals, piano Asdrubal Sierra saxophone, requinto jarocho, keyboard, melodica Ulises Bella drums Jiro Yamaguchi Walter Orange This concert is made possible, in part, through the generosity of

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Grammy® award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. The

Since its inception in 1995, innovation and creativity have

2005.

defined OZOMATLI. Hailing from Los Angeles, the group found a way to represent the city’s eclectic culture through music that appeals to the local community and the world beyond.

Ozomatli’s success is exemplified in an impressive variety of genres, from classic to modern Latino, urban, hip-hop and other world styles. The “Dioses del Baile,” or “Gods of Dance,” have created one of the most exciting, captivating and flat-out fun live shows touring today. They continue to harness their musical instincts by conceiving new concepts and forging new sounds

follow up album, Street Signs, won both the same award and the Latin Grammy® Award for Best Alternative Music Album in

Ozomatli takes firm stances on various social justice issues. Their work focuses on giving voice to Latino culture, opportunity to children, fighting for workers’ rights and promoting global unity and peace amongst people, cultures and nations. Ozomatli were named Cultural Ambassadors for the U.S. State Department in 2006, were the first musical group to speak at the TED Conference in San Francisco. They performed for President and First Lady Obama at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

that keep fans on their toes and the world dancing.

Institute’s 32nd Annual Award Gala.

Ozomatli's latest recording is an album of classic and

In addition to politics and social issues, Ozomatli emphasizes

contemporary Mexican hits reimagined with a Jamaican feel.

Titled Nonstop: Mexico  Jamaica, it pays homage to the music that many of the band members grew up listening to, inspiring them to reconnect and reinterpret songs that defined their

the importance of family and children. The band has strived to make music to be shared through the generations and have even recorded music specifically targeted towards children and families. Their 2012 release, Ozomatli Presents OzoKidz, features

youth.

all original children’s music that captures the innovation and

Produced by drum and bass reggae legends, Sly & Robbie (Bob

educating children on the values of nature and knowledge.

Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Madonna, No

The band continues to perform the album at special OzoKidz

Doubt) and featuring various high profile guest vocalists, the

concerts, where parents and children alike dance and play along

album reflects the bands multi-genre influences as well as their

on OzoKidz kazoos.

travels around the world.

liveliness that Ozo fans have become accustomed to, while

With Nonstop: Mexico  Jamaica Ozomatli continues creating

Originally conceived as a tribute to Mariachi and Norteño music,

music for entire families and communities. By recreating these

the band decided to expand the concept and include iconic

classic Latin songs, Ozo redefines their meaning and reimagines

and current artists and cover more eras. Pairing reggae, ska,

their beauty for generations to come. As Ozomatli percussionist

rocksteady and dancehall rhythms with a variety of Mexican

and MC Justin Poree puts it, “Anyone who is eight or 80 will

musical genres spoke to the band’s desire to do something

recognize “Sabor a Mi” or “Besame Mucho.” The band has been

unique for its 20th anniversary. It was also critical to include

sprinkling some of these songs into their recent live shows,

songs written by artists who represent the vast diversity of

and the crowds have not been able to hold back from coming

Mexico's population.

together to sing along with “Como La Flor” or “Tragos Amargos.”

These rhythmically and melodically rich songs bridge the

Prior to paying respect to the classic Latin catalogue, Ozomatli

generational gap, captivate all who listen and beautifully mesh a

was creating its own repertoire adored by fans and critics alike.

variety of rich cultures. n

The band catapulted to the top of the live music scene with their first eponymously titled album. The impact of the then 10-piece band’s album was felt throughout the music world, and earned them the opportunity to open for Carlos Santana on his Supernatural tour. Following the success of its first album and touring with Santana and Mana, Ozomatli released its sophomore album, Embrace the Chaos, which garnered a

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PROGRAM PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74: Pathétique III. Allegro molto vivace MODEST MUSSORGSKY Arr. Rimsky-Korsakov Night on Bald Mountain RAY USHIKUBO

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY "Valse des fleurs" from Nutcracker, Op. 71a

Friday, September 1, 2017 | 7:30PM Saturday, September 2, 2017 | 7:30PM Sunday, September 3, 2017 | 7:30PM

1812 TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY "Pas de deux" from Nutcracker, Op. 71

INTERMISSION NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 Alborada Variazioni Alborada Scena e canto gitano Fandango asturiano SERGE PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat Major, Op. 10 Allegro brioso Andante assai Allegro scherzando Ray Ushikubo, piano

conductor Sameer Patel | See page 29 for bio. piano Ray Ushikubo brass band SDSU Marching Aztecs (Fri and Sun only)

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Overture 1812 (Ouverture solennelle), Op. 49 SDSU Marching Aztecs, Brass Band (Fri & Sun only)

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ABOUT THE ARTIST Exhibiting an innate musicality well beyond his years, 15-year-old Japanese-American pianist RAY USHIKUBO has already performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, and on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Since his solo orchestral debut at age ten with the Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra at Los Angeles’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ray has appeared with worldrenowned pianist Lang Lang at Orange County’s Segerstrom Concert Hall, and with pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at Royce Hall in Los Angeles. A recipient of the prestigious Davidson Fellow Laureate Award in 2014, Ray won the 2016 Piano Concerto Competition at the Aspen Music Festival and School.

other campus and community events. The Marching Aztecs enter the public arena as ambassadors of SDSU’s standards of excellence; the sights and sounds identifying an obvious focal point of Aztec pride and spirit. Members of the Marching Aztecs represent over 30 academic majors and hail from a wide variety of locales. n

During the 2016–17 season, Ray made his debut with the Pasadena Symphony and the Modesto Symphony Orchestra performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with conductor David Lockington. He also performed the Grieg Piano Concerto with The Dream Orchestra at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica.

Additionally, Ray was featured as a Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, with national radio broadcasts airing in spring 2017.

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PHYLLIS AND DAVID SNYDER

Ray has been featured several times on the nationally syndicated radio program From the Top, and was named one of their Jack Kent Cooke Young Artists. Ray has also been a featured speaker at TEDx Redmond. Since 2010 Ray has studied piano with Ory Shihor at the Colburn School’s Music Academy, a pre-college program designed to prepare extraordinary young artists for careers as well-rounded professional musicians. Ray’s other interests include math, wakeboarding, watching action movies and Mercedes Benz automobiles. n

The SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY MARCHING AZTECS is one of the premiere marching bands in the west. Renowned for its musicality, pageantry and commitment to excellence, this highly respected campus organization performs in Qualcomm Stadium at all SDSU home football games, as well as National Football League games, high school band tournaments and

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HONOR ROLL

We gratefully acknowledge the growing list of friends who give so generously to support the San Diego Symphony.

Music Director Jahja Ling, the Musicians, members of the Board of Directors and the Administrative Staff of the San Diego Symphony wish to gratefully acknowledge each donation in these pages. However, space limitations in our programs require us to limit the listings to contributions of $500 or more to our annual fund or endowment during the last twelve months.

Call 619.615.3908 today to make your gift count.

Please remember that the honor roll is updated 4-6 weeks prior to the distribution of this monthly magazine.

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Sarah and Chris Herr M. Suzanne and Lawrence Hess Robert D. Heylmun Mr. and Mrs. Verne E. Hildebrand Barbara and Paul Hirshman Maryka and George Hoover James and Deborah Idell Roger Karnopp Louise D. Kasch Donor Advised Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Maurice Kawashima Thomas Kelly Julia Kenyon Angela and Matthew Kilman Kinder Morgan Foundation Cindy and John David Klinedinst Sachiko Kohatsu Francesca and Roger Krauel Anona Kuehne Carole Laventhol Karen Lee and Joseph Drag Gayle M. Lennard Robert Leone Littman Family Fund Estelle and Hamilton Loeb Jr. Kiyoe MacDonald Deborah and Fred Mandabach Carole and Henry Manfredo Lois Marriott Eileen Mason Tonita K. and Francis McKone Julie and James Merkel Andrew R. Midler Lynn Miller Dr. Sandra E. Miner* Ilene and Charles Mittman Lyn Nelson Jan L. and Mark Newmark Dr. J. Nicholas Nowak Greg Olmstead and Jean Greaves Birte Owenmark* Ricki and Alden Pedersen Frances L. Pierce The Pratt Memorial Fund Larry and Gigie Price Fund Michael Rensink* and Marilyn Friesen* Christa and Gerald Reynolds Mary* and William Richardson Lois Richmond Theodore E. Roberts Murray and Patty* Rome Judith Rosen * San Diego City Schools – CSA Mrs. Walter D. Schmier Ann† and Herb Schnall Margaret and Robert Schneider Barbara and Lawrence Sherman Marivi Shivers Sheila and Gilbert† Sloan

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HONOR ROLL Sylvia M. Smith Sylvia Smulyan* William Snyder Francy Starr* Sharon E. and Shirley Ann Starr Miriam and Gene Summ Niki and George Thorsen Col. and Mrs. Joseph C. Timmons Dr. and Mrs. Howard R. Toole Melesse and Robert C. Traylor Joan and James† Urdan Victor Van Lint and Janet A. Anderson Alberta and Richard Waggoner Lori and Bill Walton Shela Wosk-Bordin and Dr. Gerald Borchin Dr. and Mrs. J.P. Wasserstrom Ellen and Bill Whelan Ida Sandico-Whitaker Ruth Wikberg-Leonardi and Ron Leonardi Andrea and Victor Wild Joseph Witztum David A. Wood Dorothy Wood Luann and Brian E. Wright Chester Yamaga Suzy and James Yates Anna and Edward Yeung Marvin and Bebe* L. Zigman Claudia and Paul Zimmer

OVERTURE CIRCLE $750-$999 Anonymous K. Andrew Achterkirchen Julie Hutchinson Beverly and Harold Martyn Charles F. McCorkell Ryde Family Memorial Foundation Daniel Soto

SONATA CIRCLE $500-$749 Anonymous Anonymous Suzanne and Gary Baker Laurel Becker Patricia and Bruce Becker Jennifer and Daniel Blanchard Sondra Boddy and Robert C. Smith Priscilla and Stephen Bothwell Deb and Brand Brickman Sadako and William H. Browning Donna Bullock

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Buono Law Group Suzanne and Theodore Butz Pamela K. Caldwell Dr. Terry Cashmore Helena and Joseph Chan Caroline Chen Stan Clayton Hilda and Neal Cohen Jaclyn Cooper Patricia Cullmer Arthur and Eilene Cummins Dr. Peter Czipott and Marisa SorBello Martha and Edward Dennis Kay DiGiacinto Richard G. Dooley Donna Dotson Douglas P. Doucette Jean K. Duncan Lynne and Jan Erikson Jeane Erley George Fern John Foltz Ron Forrester Friends of the Escondido Public Library Martha Gafford* Christel and John Gerstenberg Donna Gordon Roanne Gotthelf Irma and Gilbert Greenspan Carrie and James Greenstein Briana Grimaldi Dr. Marilyn Haring and Dr. Kathy Chambery Ruth and James Harris Theresa A. Hill Shirley and Ken Hinckley Peggy and John Holl Nancy and Bill Homeyer Jamie Henson and Robert Houskeeper Index Fresh Bruce A. Johnson Diane Justice Tandy and Gary Kippur Betty and Leonard Kornreich Ned F. Krumrey and Susan E. Farrell Patricia and Jeffrey Leach Norman Leitman Greg Lemke Arlene and Robert Lettas Dr. Stanley Levenson Tom and Terry Lewis Claudia Lowenstein Sally and Luis Maizel Laura and Donald James Malcolm Charles McCorkell Joseph McGonigle Susan and Douglas McLeod

Paul Kelly Mikules Leslie and Gordon Monteath Jennifer Moores Helga and Francis Mulligan Kathryn Murphy Edward Phelan Dr. Lee R. Polk and Robert Betzer Dr. Robert and Fran Preisman Kay F. Raines Marlene and Gerald Repholz Sue B. Roesch Kris Rollin Ellen Romberg Rhonda and Gustavo Romero Henry Sauls Mary Schlesing Selati Family Fund Lise and William Shanahan John Sheridan Kathleen and Lewis Shuster Jillian Sidoti John L. Stover Christine Straton Helga and Sam Strong Lynn and Elliott Tarson Phoebe and Eugene† Telser Tamara and Robert Thibodeau Mike Tierney and Andrea Migdal Anne Vafis Diana Van Duzer John Walsh Kathy Warburton Frank Watson Franz Weinhandl Matthew Wikler Dave Wilson Ji Yun Winfree Dr. and Mrs. R. Ronald Wood Randal and Maria Zack Dr. and Mrs. Philip Ziring

In Memory of Alex McDonald Carol Ann and George Lattimer In Memory of Mariellen Oliver Mr. Joseph Brooks and Mr. Douglas Walker In Celebration of Paul Pinegar Ellen Romberg

HONORARIA In Honor of Ms. Martha Gilmer, CEO The Clinton Family Fund In Honor of Janet Gorrie Leslie and Gordon Monteath In Honor of Irwin Jacobs’ Birthday Barbara Bloom In Honor of Warren Kessler Sharon and Richard Gabriel Carole Laventhol In Honor of Dr. Warren Kessler Ellen and Bill Whelan In Honor of Dr. Warren Kessler’s Special Birthday Roanne Gotthelf In Honor of Warren O. Kessler, M.D. Gayle M. Lennard In Honor of Judge Alex McDonald and Alek Dickinson Rebecca and Gary Welch In Honor of Sarah Skuster and Dr. Eric Starr Sharon E. and Shirley Ann Starr In Honor of Phyllis and Dave Snyder Jane and Jon Pollock In Honor of Dr. Maneck Wadia Cecilia and Sorab Ghandhi

MATCHING GIFTS IBM International Foundation Sempra Energy Foundation Qualcomm

MEMORIAL In Memory of Millicent Froehlich Index Fresh In Memory of Christine Ingalls Francis J. Tonello In Memory of Judge Alex McDonald Mary and Jim Dawe

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ADMINISTRATION

EXECUTIVE OFFICE Martha Gilmer, Chief Executive Officer Katy McDonald, Chief of Staff Darla Lopez, Executive Assistant to CEO and Board of Directors Diane Littlejohn, Administrative Assistant ARTISTIC Megan Swan, Associate Director of Artistic Planning Julijana Mijalkovic, Artistic Coordinator

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Seth Goldman, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Tejal Kaji, Director of Human Resources Chris Cline, Accounting Manager Andrea Pico, Payroll Administrator Rachel Rosado, Accounts Payable Clerk Tim White, Network Administrator Sabina Spilkin, Database Analyst MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Joan Cumming, Vice President of Marketing and Communications J.D. Smith, Associate Director of Marketing Courtney Koscheka, Marketing Manager Kayla Wilson, Social Media Manager Samer Naoum, Group Sales and Promotions Manager Stephanie Zumwalt, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator Nuvi Mehta, Concert Commentator

ORCHESTRA AND BUILDING OPERATIONS Chris Muñoz, Vice President for Operations and General Manager Dennis Legg, Director of Facility Operations Magdalena O’Neill, Orchestra Personnel Manager Paige Satter, Production Manager Kurt Bartelt, Facilities Operations Manager Victoria Moore, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Nicole Houghton, Assistant Production Manager Virginia Tunnell, Facilities Operations Assistant Robert Saucedo, Lead Facilities Technician Facility Technicians: Jeffrey Brace, Pete Perez Stage Personnel: Thayne Greene, Technical Director Evan Page, Electrical Department Head Mark Wildman, Property Department Head Eric Clinton, Audio Department Head/Engineer Shafeeq Sabir, Video Department Head MSI Production Services, Audio, Video, Lighting Equipment Supplier Villalpando & Associates, Backline Support House Personnel: George Kutchins, House Manager Assistant House Managers: Robert Bryan, Christine Harmon, Bill Kiesel, Dave Netzer House Staff: Judy Bentovim, Sue Carberry, Vicki Duffy, Kerry Freshman, Billy Gomez, Sue Gomez, Bonnie Graham, Sharon Karniss, Nell Murray, Jackie Stetter-Shannon, Linda Thornhill

TICKET OFFICE Octavia Person, Ticket Services Manager Brianne Siegel, Ticket Services Assistant Manager-Rental Coordinator Kym Pappas, Lead Tickets Services Associate/Subscriptions Representative Cheri LaZarus, Ticket Services Associate-Lead Subscriptions Mario Machado, Ticket Services Associate/Subscription Representative/ Ticket Donations Representative SeeJay Lewis, Ticket Services Associate/Jazz Subscription Concierge Cynthia Navarro, Ticket Services Associate Janelle Conde, Ticket Services Associate Sean Dowgray, Ticket Services Associate

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Todd Schultz, Vice President of Institutional Advancement Jane Rice, Institutional Advancement Director Emeritus Sheri Broedlow, Director of Advancement, Individual Giving Dane Lighthart, Advancement Officer Megan Peet, Advancement Officer Paige Kobdish, Annual Fund Manager Jamie Karatkiewicz, Special Events Manager Aaron Brenes, Advancement Ticket Concierge Juliet Zimmer, Special Events Coordinator Janet Gourley, Advancement Associate, Gift Entry and Donor Records Specialist Ludivine De Anda, Advancement Associate

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES Mailing address: 1245 Seventh Ave. San Diego, CA 92101 Hours: Monday through Friday 9 am - 5 pm Phone: 619.235.0800 • Fax: 619.235.0005 sandiegosymphony.com

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Adrienne Valencia, Director of Youth Education Chelsea Allen, Manager of Community Engagement Donna Bullock, Volunteer

How To Contact Us (Jacobs Music Center) TICKET OFFICE 750 B Street Monday through Friday, 10 am to 6 pm Concert Thursdays & Fridays: 10 am through intermission Concert Weekends: 12 noon through intermission Non-Concert Weekends: 12noon to 5pm Phone: 619.235.0804 • Fax: 619.231.3848

SPECIAL THANKS FOR VALUABLE SUPPORT • Sound, Lighting and Video support provided by MSI Production Services • Backline support provided by Villalpando & Associates • Fireworks support provided by Fireworks America and Pacific Tug & Barge (summer)

The stage crew employed by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 122, AFL-CIO.

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PATRON INFORMATION SUBSCRIPTIONS

San Diego Symphony offers an attractive array of subscription options. Subscribers receive the best available seats, free ticket exchanges (up to 48 hours before the performance), and guaranteed seat renewal for the next season. Many other subscriber benefits apply, including priority notice of special events. For more information, please call the Ticket Office at 619.235.0804.

SINGLE TICKETS

For single ticket information, call 619.235.0804, or stop by the Symphony Ticket Office at Jacobs Music Center (750 B Street) or (on concert days) Embarcadero Marina Park South (206 Marina Park Way).

MAILING LIST

To join our mailing list, please call the Ticket Office at 619.235.0804 or sign up on our website (www.sandiegosymphony.com) to receive e-mail newsletters.

GROUP SALES

Tickets for groups are available for both subscription and non-subscription concerts. For further information, please call 619.615.3941.

TICKET OFFICE HOURS

During Bayside Summer Nights, the Ticket Office will be open the following hours: Jacobs Music Center Ticket Office (750 B Street) Monday through Friday: 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5pm Summer hours subject to change Embarcadero Marina Park South Box Office 206 Marina Park Way - Open concert days only, walk-up sales only: Noon to intermission

GIFT CERTIFICATES

Gift certificates may be purchased in any amount at the Jacobs Music Center Ticket Office or Embarcadero Box Office in person, by phone, or by mail or at www.sandiegosymphony.com.

GIFT SHOP

San Diego Symphony logo items, including clothing, hats, blankets and gifts, are available in the Pops Shop at Embarcadero Marina Park South during each Summer Pops performance.

IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS

Please turn all cellular and paging devices to the vibrate or off position upon entry onto the concert site. Patrons may not bring alcoholic beverages or strollers inside the venue. Photography and/or sound recording are expressly prohibited during Summer Pops performances. No candles or open flames are allowed. For your safety, please refrain from climbing on the rocks of security fences, and stay out of restricted areas. For your safety and the safety of all Summer Pops patrons, all bags will be checked upon entrance. Any devices not allowed at the concert site may be checked behind the Box Office for claim after the performance. Volunteers

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at the Customer Service station in the Bayside Summer Nights Food and Refreshment Plaza can answer any questions and assist you in your needs.

NO SMOKING

Embarcadero Marina Park South has been designated a Non-Smoking Area by the Port of San Diego.

MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

Should you encounter a need for medical assistance, please contact your nearest usher. A House Doctor will be notified immediately.

ADA FACILITIES

Wheelchair seating and restrooms are available at each performance. Please notify the Ticket Office in advance (619.235.0804), so that an usher may assist you. Disabled parking is available for $20 to those patrons with Disabled placards.

LATE SEATING

In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, latecomers to both the first and second half of each performance will not be seated until an appropriate time in the concert. We ask that you remain in your seat until the concert has concluded. Should special circumstances exist, please contact an usher immediately for assistance.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS

ADA seating for both transfer and non-transfer wheelchairs, companion and semi-ambulatory as well as restrooms, are available at each performance.

Please notify the Ticket Office in advance at 619.235.0804 for any special accommodation or assistance needs. Limited disabled parking is available for $25 starting at 5pm on concert days.

The driver of the vehicle must be displaying a valid disabled placard to access this lot.

LOST & FOUND

Report all lost and/or found items to your nearest usher. If you have discovered that you misplaced anything after your departure please call the Facilities Department at 619.615.3909 on the next business day.

FIRE NOTICE

Exits leading to the concrete sidewalks are located south of the Champagne Section nearest the stage (to the left as you face the stage) and Northeast of the Grandstand (the main entrance by which you entered; on the Convention Center side of the park). If an announcement is made to evacuate the venue, please walk safely to the nearest exit and move to the parking lot to the rear of the park. For your safety and the safety of others, please do not climb on the fence.

during a concert, we ask that the parent discreetly escort the child away from the audience area. We greatly appreciate your consideration in this regard.

If you need to leave early, the parking shuttles will be available throughout the evening.

RESTROOMS

Restrooms are located adjacent to the ADA exit.

PARKING

Adjacent parking is available at a surface lot just east of the concert site. Guaranteed parking can be purchased in advance there for $30. Parking is also available at the Parking Structure at Park Blvd. and Harbor Drive. Free shuttles will bring you directly to the concert site. Depending on activities at the Convention Center, there may be parking available in the Parking Garage underneath the Convention Center. Limited ADA parking is available close to the venue. Parking prices and details subject to change.

EMBARCADERO DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From North County Take I-5 south, exit Front Street, drive south to Harbor Drive, turn left, proceed to Park Blvd. (just past Convention Center), turn right, parking on your left.

From South County Take I-5 north, take the Cesar Chavez Parkway exit, turn left, drive SW to Harbor Drive, turn right, proceed to Park Blvd. (just before Convention Center), turn left, parking on your left.

From East County Take King/Hwy. 94 west toward downtown. Before reaching downtown, exit to Hwy. 15 south, and then shortly exit to I-5 north. Take the Cesar Chavez Parkway exit, turn left, drive SW to Harbor Drive, turn right, proceed to Park Blvd. (just before Convention Center), turn left, parking on your left.

Please allow sufficient time for parking and walking the short distance to the shuttle bus.

JACOBS MUSIC CENTER TICKET OFFICE 750 B Street (NE Corner of 7th and B, Downtown San Diego) San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: 619.235.0804 Fax: 619.231.3848 SYMPHONY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE 1245 Seventh Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: 619.235.0800 Fax: 619.235.0005

YOUNGER AUDIENCES

We request that parents use discretion regarding the age appropriateness of children attending a full-length concert. Babies one year of age and younger may sit on a parent’s lap. All other children must have a ticket. Should a child become disruptive

Our Website: SanDiegoSymphony.org

Contact us to receive mailed or e-mailed updates about Symphony events!

All artists, programs and dates are subject to change.

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TEPH JOHNSON wasn’t sure what to expect just before the first performance by her newly assembled choir of homeless individuals.

“It was my holiday show, last December, with my full band from the new record—it was super grooving,” says Johnson, a charismatic jazz singer-songwriter, who beams a broad, genuine smile that’s nearly impossible not to mirror. “It

was super, you know, we gave people a good show.”

After debuting songs from her fourth album, Music Is Art, produced by Grammy Awardwinner Kamau Kenyatta, the San Diego native brought the Voices of Our City choir onstage in front of a crowd of about 300 people.

“We did this Gregory Porter song [“No Love Dying”], and it was really beautiful,” she says.

“The audience was crying. The

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seem off-kilter upon conception. A charitable soul with a soft spot for suffering might pass out food, distribute warm clothes, or offer to pray with those lacking permanent housing. Who looks in the eyes of despair and thinks: “Let’s start a choir?”

Johnson, who plays guitar, co-founded Voices of Our City with pianist, violinist and vocalist Nina Deering. Several other local musicians comprise the group, including drummer Leah Bowden and bassist Rob Thorsen—who shares a home and a life with Johnson.

The community choir meets to practice every Friday at

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The lyrics take on special meaning sung by dozens of people looking to forget the daily reality of an uncertain, pride-draining existence on the street. Anyone is welcome to attend choir practice. Be forewarned: It’s common for new visitors to be moved to tears.

San Diego City Councilmember Chris Ward sat in on a practice. “Steph’s work to provide a creative outlet helps to ensure

there’s a human face on this crisis,” he says.

More recognition for the choir may be on the way. In spring 2017, filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz (co-founder of the Blue Mountain Arts greeting card empire) began filming Johnson and the choir for a one-hour documentary aimed at a national PBS audience.

“It has been heart-wrenching yet inspirational,” Schutz says. “The choir is their home, family and passion. It’s their path to normal living conditions. One homeless woman told me, ‘This is the first time anyone in my life has cared for me.’” /CONTINUED ON PAGE 54 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 45

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SUMMERTIME IN SAN DIEGO MEANS PRIME OCEAN-VIEW DINING. THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER mean enjoying San Diego’s oceanic backdrop to the fullest, especially while dining out. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite restaurants across the county offering stunning sea views.

San Diego’s coastal North County, known for its laidback beach communities and surf culture, is home to stylish restaurants with casual vibes and postcard-worthy ocean views. A favorite is Hello Betty Fish House in Oceanside, offering Baja-style seafood and water views from its dining terrace located

about a block from the beach.

Menu standouts include the house-made ceviche, hamachi crudo and Baja fish tacos.

In Del Mar, take your pick among several locals’ favorites. Poseidon, with its popular beachfront deck, serves steaks and seafood; as does Jake’s Del Mar, which is plunked right on the sand. At Del Mar Plaza, ocean views are plentiful on the sun-filled patio of Pacifica Del Mar, locally acclaimed for its seafood-heavy menu.

In Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Chart House is an upscale seafood restaurant and steakhouse offering elegant waterfront

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As “the jewel” of San Diego, La Jolla is a true dining gem with views at every turn— particularly along Prospect Street and in La Jolla Shores.

Fine-dining institutions leading the pack include George’s at the Cove, with its elegant California cuisine and three levels of ocean views; the romantic Marine Room, with its outstanding nouveau-French dishes and sea life splashing right up against its floor-to-ceiling windows at high tide; and Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, home to quite possibly the best crab cake in all of San Diego, overlooking La Jolla Cove.

For a panoramic bird’s-eye view of the La Jolla coastline, head 11 stories up inside Hotel La Jolla to Cusp Dining & Drinks—known for its craft cocktails, Mediterraneaninfused California coastal cuisine (think seafood, pasta and flatbreads), and sweeping views of the Pacific.

At the historical La Valencia Hotel, The Med is a Mediterranean villa-inspired restaurant with a cove-facing ocean terrace on the seventh floor. The dreamy views and revered Sunday brunch

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Further south on Shelter Island, Bali Hai Restaurant has bay and city views, its own boat dock and the most potent Mai Tai in town.

Nestled on the sand at Belmont Park in Mission Beach, Cannonball—serving up sushi, Pacific Rim dishes and beach-themed cocktails— boasts a sprawling oceanfront rooftop, which is the largest of its kind in San Diego. At Paradise Point on Mission Bay, relax at Tidal as sailboats and paddle-boarders float by a few feet away. Delight in elegant Cal-Med dishes sourced locally, on the generous bayside dining deck. In Ocean Beach— land of hippies, surfers

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and other like-minded free spirits—Wonderland Ocean Pub is a laid-back sports bar and restaurant offering seafood, burgers, craft beer and margaritas; plus views of the Ocean Beach Pier and setting sun. (Watch for the “green flash.”) Menu favorites include the IPA fish ‘n’ chips; the Fire Bird ground chicken burger; and the CajunCali-style fishermen’s stew with shrimp, scallops, fish, mussels, andouille sausage, fresh herbs and garlic—served with crusty garlic bread.

Cross the magnificent Coronado Bay Bridge (or take the ferry across the bay) to tranquil Coronado, the “island” that’s not really an island thanks to the Silver Strand, which extends down to Mexico. Bayside favorites— such as Candelas on the Bay for Mexico City-inspired seafood dishes and Il Fornaio for

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For beach views, venture over to the historical Hotel del Coronado’s flagship restaurant 1500 Ocean. Take in the surf and sandy white stretches with cocktails at its Sunset Bar before heading inside to enjoy such epicurean dishes as pan-roasted duck breast and rosemary mussels. Find more views at Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill—a modern waterfront restaurant offering classic seafood dishes, a dog-friendly bay patio and boat docking.

Down in Imperial Beach, SEA180 Coastal Tavern at Pier South Resort has helped to put San Diego’s South Bay on the finer-dining map. The seafood-rich menu features Baja-Med dishes interlaced with Pacific Rim flavors.

Seaworthy standouts include the scallop and rock shrimp ceviche, spicy salmon poke tacos, and bacon-wrapped shrimp taquitos. Relax inside the 10,000-square-foot, glass-encased restaurant; or grab a seat on the expansive beachfront dining patio, which offers unrivaled views of the Imperial Beach Pier and crashing waves. Talk about picture-perfect. —Sarah Daoust

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ROAD TRIP QUAINT JULIAN OFFERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE. JULIAN IS A POPULAR getaway in any season, but to get the best view of this mountain town 60 miles east of downtown San Diego, go where the dead people are: the Pioneer Cemetery.

The founders of Julian lay in eternal rest in plots overlooking picturesque Main Street. Looking south, you’ll see the same pine trees and rolling hills that inspired town founders Drue Bailey and Fred Coleman to plant roots in 1870.

That view never gets old. Not in spring, summer, nor the red and gold of fall. It’s especially beautiful during the occasional winter snowfalls that attract the tourists. I’ve seen that view many times over the

years as a direct descendant of Drue Bailey. He founded the town in 1870, one year after Coleman, an African-American cattle rancher who discovered gold in a creek bed. Bailey, a Confederate soldier, came to the area with a group of men that included his cousin Mike Julian. My grandmother says Bailey named the town after his cousin because “he’s purtier than the rest of ‘em.”

Bailey had a way with names: His trusty horse was named “Old Trash.” He also had a sense of duty, giving away much of his land so that churches and schools could be built. The Gold Rush lasted about 10 years, coughing up about $5 million in gold ($87 million in modern

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currency). Julian has lasted much longer.

To understand what pioneer life was like, take the hourlong tour at the Eagle Mining Company (2320 C St.). The guides explain the hard life faced by prospectors and take people 1,000 feet underground.

Afterward, try your hand at panning gold.

The Julian Pioneer Museum (2811 Washington St.) is full of artifacts, photos and documents related to the town, including its important connection to the region’s AfricanAmerican community.

Besides Coleman, the town’s first hotel was owned and operated by former slaves Albert Robinson and Margaret Tull Robinson. Now renamed the Julian Gold Rush Hotel (2032 Main St.), it’s SoCal’s longest continuously running hotel.

Gold attracted people to Julian. Rich soil kept them here.

A man named James Madison brought apples to the region that thrived in the climate. By 1907, these fruits were winning national awards. Luckily, growers are predicting a bumper crop from August through November. Some growers sell them at roadside stands, or pick your own at a U-Pick orchard for around $10 a bunch.

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Pie and cider are two other sweet reasons to visit Julian.

Both Julian Pie Company (2225 Main St.) and Mom’s Pie House (2119 Main St.) are worthy of what my grandmother called the “dessert drive.”

Julian Cider Mill (2103 Main St.) has tangy non-alcoholic cider; while Julian Cider Works (17552 Harrison Park Road) gets rave reviews for making the only hard cider made with Juliangrown apples. After a few glasses, you may be better off contacting the Julian Carriage Company (760.705.7085) and have a buggy pick you up.

Many places that once housed pioneers now house souvenirs and gifts. The Old Julian Book House (2230 Main St.) has four rooms of books, including an extensive collection of publications about San Diego’s back country.

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the middle of their house. Don’t worry, the owners have a great story about it.

Day-trippers: You may be so charmed by Julian that you want to stay overnight. The Julian Gold Rush Hotel has old-fashioned style (and Wi-Fi); while the Orchard Hill Country Inn (2502 Washington St.) is a cozy bed & breakfast, just a short walk off the main drag.

Part of Julian’s charm is the journey there. Taking Route 79 from I-8 means some twisting, turning mountain roads; while the drive from the 78 via 67 is less winding, but has tranquil views of horse-filled meadows.

Even if you’re stuffed from pie, stop at Dudley’s Bakery (30218 CA-78, Santa Ysabel) and pick up a loaf of the asiago and black olive bread.

Julian can seem touristy— especially when you’re trying to park on a weekend morning— but go to the cemetery and look at the town below. Chances are, you will experience the same giddy feeling as New England schoolteacher Mary Morse, who visited the town in its early years and whose words are on public display: “After passing a ravine and ascending a sharp and rocky hill, the city of Julian in all its glory burst upon us,” she wrote. “I could have shouted with very joy at the sight.”

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Schutz admires Johnson’s compassion. “She works endlessly for each person, and she is a fierce advocate of homeless rights,” Schutz says.

“They all love and respect her. Steph, Nina and the choir have restored hope to the choir members.”

Johnson sees a “harmony” in how her worlds of music and activism coexist. She was the first winner of the San Diego Magazine songwriting award (which enabled her to record in the home studio of singersongwriter Jason Mraz), and she owns a Best Jazz Album award from the San Diego Music Awards. For the moment, though, Music Is Art has been set aside for what Johnson sees as a greater good.

“I’m living in my truth, you know?” she says, again flash-

ing that ear-to-ear smile. “This has been a shift in where I was going to put my attention. I was going to follow up with booking a European tour, and all this stuff. Instead, I’m planning a march, or doing a press conference or speaking out about homelessness.”

She nods her head emphatically and adds: “I think I’m the one to say it. I think I’m the one who can communicate this issue to the suits … and entertain, too. I think that’s my job.”

Pop culture fame has never been her goal. In fact, the title track on Music Is Art takes a gentle swipe at reality television singing contests. But she realizes publicity helps the homelessness cause.

Like George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life, though, Johnson keeps finding something that focuses her energy on

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I think I’m the one who can communicate this issue to the suits … and entertain, too. I think that’s my job. the needs of her hometown.

There has been minor progress on homelessness issues in San Diego. But no real solution. Not yet.

Circle back to the euphoria of that holiday performance.

The high came and went for the choir. The morning after the show, several members who were sleeping outside Living Water Church (where the choir previously practiced) were ticketed; one was arrested. “For being unsheltered, for being poor,” Johnson says. “It was an interesting coincidence.”

It was nearly devastating—but the choir did slowly regroup. For now, one day at a time, and through the collective power of the sweet music they make, the beat goes on. Learn more at voicesofourcity.org.

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