The KATHRINE G. McGOVERN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS and the MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC Present
Moores School Symphony Orchestra A “Classical” Season Opener Haydn and Mozart FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 7:30 p.m. MOORES OPERA HOUSE
About the Moores School Moores School of Music The University of Houston’s Moores School of Music (MSM) is one of the leading comprehensive music schools in the nation. Its remarkable faculty — of internationally recognized performers, composers, and scholars — outstanding student body, modern facilities, and broad range of programs make MSM the natural choice for nearly 600 students annually. The school’s commitment to academic excellence and the highest performance standards has ensured its role as a vital resource in the educational and cultural life of Houston and beyond.
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About the College Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts The Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston is a dynamic home of creativity and collaboration in one of America’s most artistically vibrant and culturally diverse cities. Bringing together the performing and visual arts entities at the University of Houston, the college has the ability to harness the power of the arts to ultimately impact our world. Our award-winning, internationally distinguished faculty provides top-quality instruction to the talented, emerging student artists from more than 30 programs of study. The Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts seeks to positively impact the community and to empower our students to use their talents to change the world.
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Moores School Symphony Orchestra
Program
Franz Anton Krager, Director of Orchestras and Conductor
Symphony No. 73 in D Major, Hob. I:73 (“La chasse�) I. Adagio; Allegro II. Andante III. Menuetto: Allegretto IV. La Chasse: Presto
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543 I. Adagio; Allegro II. Andante con moto III. Menuetto: Allegretto IV. Finale: Allegro
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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Program
Moores School of Music
Moores School Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
Franz Anton Krager, Director of Orchestras and Conductor
Flutes
Violins
Ali Kaufman, co-principal Alexei Wade, co-principal
Jonathan Andino, concertmaster Isabella Bengochea, asst. concertmaster Miranda Hollingsworth, principal second Daniel Torres, asst. principal second Iwona Augustyn Jason Chaviers Emily Gladstone Ming-Wei Hsieh Holly Knoch Heather Leal McKenna Miller Mojgan Misaghi Sarah Smythe Julia Tondera
Oboes Matthew Harms, principal Matthew Glattfelder
Clarinets Adam Boswell, principal Mauricio Franco
Bassoons Dima Savitski, principal Daniel Westerfield Madeleine Virden
Violas
Horns
Melissa Escobar, principal Miles Bi, asst. principal
Jake Buckner, co-principal Adam Harrington, co-principal Gabi Rodriguez Nicholas Silva
Violoncelli
Trumpets George Solis, principal Audrey Foster Justin Langham
Timpani Adrienne Anaya, co-principal Christian Gonzalez, co-principal Oscar Rodriguez, co-principal Mitchell Vereide, co-principal
Victor Mauriz, principal Stephanie Aguilar Samuel Linzan Gracie Martinez Elizabeth Spencer Mitchel Wright
Contrabassi Mackenzie Gibbons, co-principal Andrew Olges, co-principal Andrew Adams-Whitehead Maggie Bishop CĂŠsar Flores Madelyn Mansfield Reid Ronsonette
General Manager and Assistant Conductor Myles Nardinger
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Program Notes Program Notes
Program notes by Dr. Mark Buller (MSM DMA ’15). www.MarkBullerComposer.com
Haydn: Symphony No. 73 In D ‘La Chasse’ Haydn’s Symphony No. 73 was written in 1782, the year which also saw the creation of Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony and around the time when Haydn’s star was beginning to rise in London. In fact, the English were attempting to persuade him to travel there, but for the time being Haydn declined, feeling a strong loyalty to his patron, Prince Nikolaus. Nikolaus had particularly loved Haydn’s opera La fedeltà premiata, and upon the former’s return from a trip to Paris he was greeted with this symphony, which as a sort of subtle homage incorporates as its final movement the original overture to that opera. The preceding slow movement also reworks material, this time from Haydn’s lied ‘Gegenliebe,’ a love song whose text expresses a keen wish for returned affections. The symphony’s subtitle derives from the finale, which are reminiscent of the widely-recognized hunting-horn motif.
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 In E-Flat Mozart’s final three symphonies, all written in 1788, are arguably the first of their time to, by their ambitious nature, challenge the supremacy of Haydn as Europe’s master symphonist. The first of these, the 39th, finds Mozart continuing to explore the clarinet as an integral member of the orchestra, with the result of a warmer orchestral timbre. The first and last movements establish the scale as an important structural element, and the third movement seems at times to presage Schubert’s later dance pieces. Of particular interest to some musicologists is the finale’s lack of a coda, with Mozart opting instead to push the momentum to the very last notes rather than offering any sort of deceleration. This creative choice led conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt to argue for the symphony’s place as the first entry in a three-part symphonic cycle, with the “Jupiter” Symphony serving as the grand finale.
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Performers
Performers
Franz Anton Krager, Artistic Director Since making his prize-winning European conducting debut in Copenhagen’s Tivoli Koncertsalen in 1978, Franz Anton Krager has led orchestras in Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Moscow’s State Kremlin Palace, Manchester England’s Bridgewater Hall, Birmingham England’s Adrian Boult Hall, Guangzhou China’s Xinghai Music Center, the Sydney Opera House, The Hague’s Congresgebouw, Zagreb’s Lisinski Concert Hall, Kazan’s State Philharmonic Hall in Russia, Guadalajara’s Degollado Theater, and Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. His affiliations with leading music festivals include the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Lancaster International Concert Series and the Lichfield and Aberystwyth International Arts Festivals in the U.K., and the Interlochen National Music Camp in the U.S. Maestro Krager has led the Houston, Russian State, Traverse City Michigan and Florida West Coast symphonies, Romanian and Kazan State philharmonics; symphony orchestras in Washington, Berlin, London, Chicago, Paris, Singapore, Leipzig, Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Monterrey, Grosseto, Pordenone, Ingolstadt, Chichester, Neuss, and Honolulu, and was Principal Guest Conductor in Stratford, England from 2000-2004. In 2015, he was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the North Shore Chamber Arts Ensemble in Chicago. Krager is Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Texas Music Festival, and Founding Artistic Director of the Virtuosi of Houston. Krager is also the Hourani Endowed Professor of Music, Director of Orchestras, and Chair of the Conducting Department at the University of Houston Moores School of Music, where he has brought the orchestra and orchestral conducting program into national prominence. An active recording artist, Krager has released recordings of the music of Thomas Fortmann, Percy Grainger, Michael Horvit, Peter Lieuwen, Robert Nelson and Stephen Shewan on labels including Divine Art (Métier), Albany, MSR Classics, Newport and HDTT.
The Moores School Symphony Orchestra The Moores School Symphony Orchestra (MSSO), with over one hundred members, is conducted by University of Houston Director of Orchestras, Franz Anton Krager. As a major ensemble in the School of Music, the MSSO performs as a musical partner with many of the MSM’s departments and studios. The MSSO has been hailed by international artists and critics alike, as a student ensemble of professional quality and versatility. The MSSO appears regularly with world-class performing artists, and has been featured at several Texas Music Educators Association conventions, as well as at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago. The MSSO collaborates on a regular basis with the Moores Opera Center, Moores School Choruses, and the Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. It is a leading ensemble in the area of new music as well as being an important repository for the standard literature. The MSSO can be heard on compact disc on the Divine Art (Métier), Albany, Newport, and “Surround-Sound Blu-Ray Audio” HDTT record labels. For further information, contact our website at http://www.uh.edu/class/music/.
Acknowledgments The Moores School Symphony Orchestra would like to thank the following faculty and staff members for their invaluable assistance in helping to prepare this concert: Alan Austin, David Bertman, Wayne Brooks, Jason Burton, Estelle Choi, Courtney Crappell, Andrew Davis, Raymond Harvey, Kristin Johnson, Anthony Kitai, Tonasha Laws, Suzanne LeFevre, Melanie Mendoza, Charmaine Paladan, Paul Recker, Rob Smith, Katherine Turner, Dennis Whittaker, and Kirsten Yon.
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Giving to the Arts
Giving to the Arts Thank you to the following donors for giving through endowments that transform the lives of students, faculty, and audiences in perpetuity.
2018 – 2019 Endowments Abram I. Lack Music Master’s Endowment Fund Albert and Margaret Alkek Scholarship Endowment Albert Hirsh Endowed Scholarship Fund Alkek Williams Endowment in the Moores School of Music Amelia Ann Alexander Scholarship Endowment for Organ Studies in the Moores School of Music Anthony P. Apollo Memorial Scholarship Endowment for the Moores School of Music Jazz Program Betti and Charles Saunders Music Endowment Betty and Harry Czarnek and Betty and Eugene Patalik Music Scholarship Endowment Betty C. and Harry T. Jukes Music Scholarship Endowment Betty Cannata Music Excellence Endowment Betty Shaw Scholarship Endowment Fund Bill and Ann Stokes Endowment in the Theatre Program Blaffer High Ceiling Gallery Endowment C. W. Moores, Jr. Endowed Professorship in Music C. W. Moores, Jr. Fellowship Endowment for the Moores School of Music Cecil J. Pickett Scholarship Endowment Fund Charlene and Philip J. Carroll Endowment in Music Charles F. and Dorothy B. Riesen Scholarship Endowment Fund Cheryl M. Carlucci Fellowship Endowment in Opera in the Moores School of Music Claire North Patterson Scholarship Endowment in the Moores School of Music Cullen Foundation Endowed Dean’s Chair for the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts Endowment David and Ann Tomatz Music Endowment Delphian Theatre Endowment Fund Diabolus Endowed Scholarship for the Moores School of Music Dorothy A. and Charles E. Bishop Scholarship Fund in the Moores School of Music Eddie Green/Chad Collins Family Band Program Endowment Edythe Bates Old Choral Endowment Edythe Bates Old College Professorship Endowment in the Moores School of Music Edythe Bates Old Opera Endowment Edythe Bates Old Orchestra Endowment in Moores School of Music Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum Scholarship Endowment in Music Elena Nikolaidi Scholarship Endowment Fund for the Moores School of Music Frank L. Berry, Jr. Endowment in the School of Art Frederic A. and Betsy Cook Weber Endowed Scholarship for Vocal Music Education Galveston Musical Club Scholarship Endowment Fund Gary Choate Memorial and Marc L. Palmer Endowment
George Leroy and Myrajane Ereckson Hall Endowment in the Moores School of Music Houston Delphian Endowment for Support of the Shakespeare Festival Howard Pollack Scholarship Endowment in the Moores School of Music, in Memory of Darryl Wexler J. Scott Chase Endowment in Opera in the Moores School of Music Jane Dale Owen Endowment in the Blaffer Art Museum Jean Preston Lack Music Scholarship Fund Jeremy Head Scholarship Endowment Fund Jo and Jim Furr Exhibition Endowment in the Blaffer Art Museum Joanna Friesen Scholarship Endowment John M. Druary Scholarship Endowment in the Moores School of Music John S. and Elena M. Zaccaria Scholarship Endowment in the Moores School of Music and the School of Theatre & Dance Judith Kathleen Morris Memorial Endowment June Duhar Smith Scholarship Endowment in the Moores School of Music Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts Endowment La Ruth Blain Scholarship Endowment in the School of Art La Verne McClellan Endowment Fund in Fine Arts Lack Music Endowment Fund Larry W. Gatlin Endowment in Music Laura Eliska Swails Fine Arts Scholarship Endowment Linda and Ken Lay Family Endowment in Music Linda Dorff Scholarship Endowment in the School of Theatre & Dance Louisa Stude Sarofim New Music Endowment Fund Lucile Birmingham Melcher Endowment in the Moores School of Music Lucile Birmingham Melcher Violin Endowment in the Moores School of Music Lyndall Finley Wortham Chair in the Performing Arts Madison Endowed Professorship in Music Margaret Alkek and Margaret Alkek Williams Chair for the Director of the Moores School of Music Margaret W. and James A. Elkins, Jr. Endowment in Music Marian and Samuel W. Spain Endowment for Graduate or Undergraduate Students in Music Education in the Moores School of Music Marilyn and R.E. “Gene” Reamer Endowment in Music Martha Suit Hallman Lecture in Music Endowment Martin Antonio “Marty” Flores Scholarship Endowment for Composition and Music Theory Studies Matthew Bartkowiak Memorial Scholarship Endowment May R. Litowsky Endowed Scholarship for the Moores School of Music Michael Wilkomirski Endowed Violin Scholarship Fund Milton Katims Endowed Scholarship Fund in Music Minnette and Jerome Robinson Scholarship Endowment Miriam Strane Memorial Piano Scholarship Endowment Nancy and Rob Martin Endowed Scholarship Nancy Chertok Scholarship Endowment Fund in Music Nancy Luton Scholarship Endowment for Innovation in Printmaking
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Neva and Wesley West Scholarship Endowment for the Moores School of Music Patsy Swayze Endowed Scholarship for Dance Peter W. Guenther Art History Scholarship Endowment Fund Richard Y. Grant Music Scholarship Endowment Fund Robert Bullard Memorial Scholarship Endowment Robert J. Jones Endowment in Music Ronald C. Borschow Endowment for Student and Faculty Travel Ruth G. Burr Endowed Scholarship Fund Ruth M. Claridge Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Mr. Byron Hester Ruth M. Claridge Memorial Endowment Sarah C. Morian Endowment Sarah Campbell Blaffer Scholarship Endowment Sarah J. Cooper Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund Schissler Foundation Fellowship Endowment Fund in Music Moores School of Music Endowment Fund Steinway Initiative Maintenance Endowment in the Moores School of Music Stephen Harbachick Endowment in Music Sue H. Van Horn Music Scholarship Fund The Chris Wilson and Jim Jeter Endowment for Excellence in Theatre Thelma Hearn Scholarship Endowment Thomas Flaxman Endowed Art Scholarship Fund Tommy Tune Endowed Dance Scholarship Trey Wilson Endowed Scholarship Fund Val Link Endowed Scholarship in Art Wilhelmina R. “Beth” Robertson Endowment in Music William C. Moffit Endowed Scholarship in Band William Douglas Allums Band Endowment William G. Henry, Jr. Scholarship Endowment William Lee Pryor Voice Scholarship Endowment Winifred and Maurice Hirsch Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Endowments in Progress Adeeb and Adeeba Hourani Endowed Professorship in Music Darrin Davis and Mario Gudmundsson Voice and Opera Scholarship Endowment Jay and Shirley Marks Scholarship Endowment in the Moores School of Music Joan Hohlt and Roger Wich Scholarship Endowment in Art Marie Taylor Bosarge Endowed Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome Rhonda and Donald Sweeney Endowed Scholarship for Opera Robert J. Jones Endowment in Music Robin L. Tooms Endowment for Excellence in Graphic Design Sharon Kopriva Endowed Scholarship in Art Young Artist Endowed Scholarship in Piano
Ezekiel W. Cullen Society
Members listed in this program have given $250,000 or more in their lifetime to Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts. Cathy Collins and Thomas Collins Chad Thomas Collins (’96) Thomas H. Guthrie II Monzer Hourani Sheila K. Johnstone Judith Jones (’65) and Walter Jones (’65) Kathrine G. McGovern (FS ’61) The Honorable John J. Moores (’70, J.D. ’75, Honorary ’95) and Dianne Moores Sallie C. Morian and Michael H. Clark Lillie T. Robertson Shirley E. Rose (’60, M.Ed. ’69, Ed.D. ’73) and Donald Rose* Rhonda J. Sweeney (M.B.A. ’79) and Donald G. Sweeney Betsy Cook Weber (’95) and Frederic C. Weber * Deceased
In Tempore Legacy Society
The In Tempore Legacy Society is a special community of planned giving donors who have included the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts in their estate plans through a bequest, life income arrangement or charitable provision. Gloria Acker (’71) Ann Alexander Nanette Chastain and Donald R. Martin (’57, M.M. ’59) Ann L. Faget Mariglyn Glenn and Stephen Glenn Thomas H. Guthrie II Jacquelyn Harbachick Ethan Hirsh (’67) Ellen Holzberg and Alan Holzberg Sheila K. Johnstone Judith Jones (’65) and Walter Jones (’65) Lynn Lamkin and Jon Lamkin Genie Lanfear Sharon G. Ley (M.M. ’02) and Robert Lietzow The Honorable John J. Moores (’70, J.D. ’75, Honorary ’95) and Dianne Moores Juan R. Morales (’93) Violet M. O'Valle (FS ’73) Shirley E. Rose (’60, M.Ed. ’69, Ed.D. ’73) Buck Ross Marc Schindler Rhonda J. Sweeney (M.B.A. ’79) Jo Dee and Cliff Wright Elena M. Zacaria and John S. Zaccaria
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2019 – 2020 MOORES SOCIETY Moores Society
Board of Trustees Executive Committee Jackie and Malcolm Mazow, Presidents Jo Dee Wright, Immediate Past President Debbie Feuer, Audience Development Chair Helen Shaffer, Vice President, Membership Rita Aron, Assistant Secretary, Corresponding Robin Angly, Opera Production Council Chair Carla Burns, Secretary, Recording Ann Ayre Meg Boulware Terry Ann Brown Darlene Clark Beth Del Pico Mariglyn Glenn Stephen Glenn Marita Glodt
Sean Gorman Gary Hollingsworth and Ken Hyde Alan Holzberg Ellen Holzberg Linda Katz Marc S. Levine Shirley Rose Kathi Rovere
Richard J. Schmitt Donna Shen Rhonda Sweeney Betty Tutor Bob Wilkins Mary Ann Wilkins
Advisory Board Christopher Bacon Tom Becker Anne Boss Nancy Bowden Cheryl Byington Zarine Boyce Julie Cogan Vicky Dominguez Cathy Coers Frank Joyce Frassanito Diane and Harry Gendel Beatrice and Gregory Graham John Grimmett Donna and Gene Hammons
Gladys Hooker Sophia and Keith James Barbara Johnson Mady Kades Janis Landry Shannon Langman Mary Ann McKeithan Cathy McNamara Celia Morgan Jo and Joseph Nogee Kitten and Ron Page Kusum Patel Carroll R. Ray Carol Lee Robertson
Lillie Robertson Minette Robinson Donna Scott and Mitch Glassman Satoko and Anthony Shou Susan Thompson Ann and Karl Tornyos Virginia and Gage Van Horn Carol and Carl Vartian Nancy Willerson Beth Wolff Cyvia Wolff Gay Yellen
Founding Trustees Charlene and Phillip J.* Carroll Barbara and Gerald D.* Hines Diana* and Bill Hobby Belle Johnson* Betty C. and Gene* McDavid
George P. Mitchell* John J. Moores Anne and Barry Munitz Marilyn and Gene Reamer Wilhelmina “Beth” Robertson
Shirley and Donald* Rose Louisa Stude Sarofim Nan and Richard* Schissler, Jr. Goldye Marian Spain* Margaret Alkek Williams
Honorary Trustees Philip Berquist Marie Bosarge Renee Danziger* Marian Yeagar Enete* Carlisle Floyd
* In Memoriam
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Ulyesse J. LeGrange Sharon and Bob Lietzow Beth Madison Sybil Roos Ann Sakowitz*
Charles Saunders* Ann and David* Tomatz David Ashley White Philip Winston Elsa Wolf*
2019 – 2020 MOORES SOCIETY Mariglyn and Stephen Glenn Marita Glodt Helen Shaffer Ellen and Alan Holzberg Barbara and Ulyesse LeGrange Sharon and Bob Lietzow Tod Lindholm and Rex Adams Cathy and Bill McNamara Jackie and Malcolm Mazow Lillie T. Robertson Shirley E. Rose
Kathi and Bill Rovere Helen Shaffer Nancy and Michael Shoup Doris and William Sing Nancy Strohmer Rhonda and Donald Sweeney Betty Tutor Betsy and Rick Weber Joan and Mike Weltzien Jo Dee and Cliff Wright
Partner $500 Sallymoon and Alan Bentz Helen B. Davis Timothy Doyle Joyce Frassanito Sharon and Robert O. Girndt
Gladys Hooker Beatriz Nino-Rodriguez Gary W. Patterson Carroll R. Ray Donna S. Scott
Anthony Shou Susan Thompson Ann and Karl Tornyos Virginia and Gage Van Horn
Patron $250 Julie Anderson-Smith and Ron Smith Alan Austin Ann Ayre Christopher Bacon Anne Boss Nancy Bowden Zarine Boyce Julie Dokell Cogan Donna M. Cooper Drucilla and Richard Davis Anna M. Dean Dr. Kenneth L. Euler Cathy Frank
Rachel Frazier Diane Gendel John R. Gealy Beatrice and Gregory Graham Donna and Gene Hammons Nancy and Carter Hixon Mady and Kenneth Kades Shannon Langman and Gregory Smith Bob Lindsey Tommy and Sherry Lott Mary Ann and David McKeithan Harry Mach Celia Morgan
Jo and Joseph Nogee Susan Osterberg Kitten and Ron Page Minnette Robinson Frank Rynd Nancy Schissler Betty and Robert Schwarz Donna Shen Christine Stevens and Richard Crishock Carol and Carl Vartian David Ashley White Cyvia Wolff Gay Yellen
Friend $120 Elizabeth and John Anderson Anni Pati Ginger and David Blomstrom Judy and Harry Bristol Hector Vasquez and Cynthia Clayton Courtney Crappell Matthew Dirst Ann T. Hendrix
Barbara Hester Jasmine Hatem and Timothy Hester Barbara and Raymond Kalmans Mireille and Harvey Katz Theodore Wallace Langman Smith Nicole Kenley-Miller and Andy Miller Richard Kummins Connie Lewis
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Crista and Gary Miller Gregory and Kate Robertson Felicia and Allan Snyder Katherine Turner Eleanor and Richard Viebig Debra Witter and Scott Chase Barry P. Wood Donor listing as of 1/1/20
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Director $1,000 Rita Aron Thomas S. Becker and Jim Rosenfield Carla Burns Pamela Stucker Bertone Terry Ann Brown Darlene Clark Victoria Dominguez Ann L. Faget Debbie L. Feuer Michael Gabel