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& FILMS IN CONCERT

VICTORIA SYMPHONY MUSICIANS 2024 / 2025

Christian Kluxen, Music Director

Sean O’Loughlin, Principal Pops Conductor | Giuseppe Pietraroia, Associate Conductor

VIOLIN

Terence Tam, Concertmaster

Christi Meyers, Assistant Concertmaster

Jennifer Ross, Acting Principal 2nd Violin

Cory Balzer

Müge Büyükçelen

Kimberly Durflinger

Michele Kwon

Hannie McGarity

Jeremy Potts

Emily Salmon

Julian Vitek

VIOLA

Kenji Fusé, Principal

Stacey Boal

Kay Cochran

Mieka Michaux

CELLO

Brian Yoon, Principal

Hannah Craig

Victoria Symphony

November 2, 7:30 pm

November 3, 2:30 pm

Lucas Waldin

IN CONCERT

LUCAS WALDIN conductor

ROBERT CARLI composer, host & concert co-producer

YANNICK BISSON host

Joyce Ellwood Yu Yu Liu

BASS

Malcolm Armstrong, Principal

Darren Buhr

Alex Olson

FLUTE

Arin Sarkissian, Principal

Nadia Sparrow

OBOE

Michelle Feng, Principal

Russell Bajer

ENGLISH HORN

Russell Bajer

CLARINET

David Boutin-Bourque, Principal

Jennifer Christensen

BASSOON

Jennifer Gunter, Principal

Anne Marie Power

HORN

Alana Despins, Principal

Mike Oswald

Sam McNally

Dan Moses

TRUMPET

Ryan Cole, Principal

David Michaux

TROMBONE

Riccardo Nazario del Castello, Acting Principal

BASS TROMBONE

Robert Fraser

TUBA

Takumi Hayashi, Principal

PERCUSSION

Jacob Valcheff, Principal

HARP

Annabelle Stanley, Principal

THANK YOU TO OUR ORCHESTRA UNDERWRITERS

Christian Kluxen, Music Director

sandra lackenbauer

Sean O’Loughlin, Principal Pops Conductor

lynda farmer, o.b.c. & murray farmer, o.b.c.

Giuseppe Pietraroia, Associate Conductor

terry scandrett & angela bassage

Terence Tam, Concertmaster

barb & steve mckerrell

Arin Sarkissian, Principal Flute

terry scandrett & angela bassage

EPISODE SYNOPSIS

Murdoch, Ogden, Brackenreid and Margaret are at a reception to celebrate the formation of Toronto’s new symphony orchestra. Unfortunately, the festivities are short-lived when the maestro, Victor Serrano, is found strangled in his office. Murdoch’s investigation reveals the victim was keeping a mistress, a secret that apparently wasn’t exactly hidden from his wife. Meanwhile, one of the musicians joining the orchestra, violinist Herbert Block, is a long-ago paramour of Ogden’s. Upon seeing her again, and despite the fact she’s married to Murdoch—and to the detective’s disdain—Block’s passion is rekindled and he lavishes her with unsolicited gifts and attention.

ABOUT THE CONCERT

Murdoch Mysteries is one of Canada’s most acclaimed and longest-running drama series. With an average viewership of 1 million, it stands as one of CBC’s highest-rated series and has been licensed to broadcasters in over 150 countries. This evening’s performance was envisioned by Shaftesbury Chairman & President Christina Jennings, who recognized a crossover audience of orchestral music lovers and Murdoch Mysteries fans. Composer Robert Carli wrote two versions of the episode’s score—one for the TV broadcast and another for this concert, which is being travelled to fans across Canada. We hope you enjoy “Murder in F Major.”

CONCERT PRODUCTION CREDITS

Created By: Christina Jennings & Robert Carli

Sharron Matthews, Concert Script

Kristjan Bergey, Technical Director

Simon Miminis, Music Editor

Rebecca Pellet, Music Preparation and Additional Orchestration

Chris Mayo, Additional Orchestration

Jeremy Mimnaugh, Video Programming

Robert Carli / orch. Christopher Mayo Main Theme from Murdoch Mysteries

Robert Carli The World of Murdoch

Robert Carli Scoring Murdoch Mysteries: “Flying Plane Sequence”

Antonín Dvorˇák Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 8

Robert Carli Scoring Murdoch Mysteries: “Down With The Ship”

Robert Carli Unlucky in Love

Otto Nicolai Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor

Jacques Offenbach Orpheus in the Underworld: Galop (Can Can)

intermission

Murdoch Mysteries: Murder In F Major

Showrunner / Executive Producer: Peter Mitchell

Written by Noelle Girard

Directed by Gary Harvey

Music by Robert Carli

Robert Carli, composer

Robert Carli is the composer and music producer behind over 300 episodes across 18 seasons of Murdoch Mysteries. He is also the cocreator and co-producer of the live experiential touring show Murdoch Mysteries in Concert. His recent work includes scoring for series such as Wynonna Earp, Frankie Drake Mysteries, and Skymed, as well the critically-acclaimed documentaries Toxic Beauty and Malcolm Is Missing, and George A. Romero’s final film Survival of the Dead.

Robert’s music has earned numerous industry accolades, including five Gemini Awards, four Canadian Screen Awards, a Family Emmy Award nomination, and several SOCAN Awards.

As a saxophonist, Robert often performs with esteemed ensembles such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, The National Ballet of Canada, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra.

In 2017, Robert teamed up with singer/ songwriter Danny Michel to release KHLEBNIKOV, an album written aboard a Russian icebreaker traveling through the Northern Passage, featuring astronaut Chris Hadfield. The album earned them the Producer of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

Robert holds a degree in music composition from the University of Toronto, where he has taught for over 25 years.

MEET THE ARTISTS

Lucas Waldin, conductor

Lucas Waldin has delighted audiences across North America with his dynamic and versatile conducting. He has collaborated with some of today’s most exciting artists including Carly Rae Jepsen, Ben Folds, the Canadian Brass, and Buffy SainteMarie, along with conducting presentations such as Disney in Concert, Blue Planet Live, Cirque de la Symphony, and the groundbreaking symphonic début of R&B duo Dvsn as part of the global Red Bull Music Festival. Waldin has been a guest conductor throughout the US and Canada, including with The Cleveland Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Vancouver Symphony, the Calgary Philharmonic, and the Toronto Symphony. Resident Conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra since 2009, Waldin was subsequently appointed Artist-inResidence and Community Ambassador—the first such position in North America. He appeared with the ESO over 150 times and conducted in Carnegie Hall during the orchestra’s participation in the 2012 Spring for Music festival. In recognition, he was awarded the Jean-Marie Beaudet Award in Orchestra Conducting, and a Citation Award from the City of Edmonton for outstanding achievements in arts and culture. A native of Toronto, Canada, Waldin holds degrees in flute and conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Yannick Bisson, host

Yannick Bisson is best known to global audiences for his longrunning role as “Detective William Murdoch” on Canada’s most watched

drama, Murdoch Mysteries, which is currently filming its 18th season. With over 100 film and TV credits to his name, Bisson is a multiple award-winning actor, recently starring in films: Anything for Jackson, Another Wolfcop, Casino Jack and Year by the Sea. In 2015 he won the CSA for Best Host in a Pre-School, Children’s or Youth Program. In 2016, Bisson won the inaugural CSA Fan Choice Award and in 2017, Bisson was honoured with the ACTRA Award of Excellence for his outstanding contributions to the industry. He can also be found behind the camera directing on such upcoming projects as Baking All the Way for Lifetime.

Bisson is a dedicated humanitarian who has made meaningful connections to several philanthropic organizations. Most recently he has been raising awareness and funding for Boost for Kids and Childhood Cancer Canada. A Montreal-native currently residing in Toronto and Los Angeles, Bisson is married to author and podcaster, Shantelle Bisson. Together they have raised three daughters Brianna, Dominique and Mikaela.

MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity, envisions a Canada where music education is accessible, sustainable, and inclusive for kids from coast to coast to coast. This impact is simply not possible without the support of partners and donors; to get involved and learn how you can help, visit musicounts.ca

Victoria Symphony

December 21, 7:00 pm

December 22, 2:30 pm

Sean O’Loughlin

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Presents A JOHN HUGHES Production A CHRIS COLUMBUS Film

HOME ALONE

MACAULAY CULKIN

JOE PESCI

DANIEL STERN

JOHN HEARD and CATHERINE O’HARA

Music by JOHN WILLIAMS

Film Editor

RAJA GOSNELL

Production Designer

JOHN MUTO

Director of Photography

JULIO MACAT

Executive Producers

MARK LEVINSON & SCOTT ROSENFELT and TARQUIN GOTCH

Written and Produced by JOHN HUGHES

Directed by CHRIS COLUMBUS

Soundtrack Album Available on CBS Records, Cassettes and Compact Discs

Tonight’s program is a presentation of the complete film Home Alone 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 untilthe conclusion of the credits.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Home Alone in Concert 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

Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill

Production Manager: Sophie Greaves

Production Assistant: Katherine Miron

Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC

Technical Director: Mike Runice

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 Home Alone has been adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to: Twentieth Century Fox, Chris Columbus, David Newman, John Kulback, Julian Levin, Mark Graham and the musicians and staff of the Victoria Symphony.

Color by DELUXE®

MEET THE ARTISTS

John Williams

In a career spanning more than six decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and the concert stage. He remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music for more than one hundred films, including all nine Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Schindler’s List, E.T. the ExtraTerrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, Lincoln, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman and the Indiana Jones films. He served as music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra for fourteen seasons and remains their

Laureate Conductor. He has composed numerous works for the concert stage including two symphonies and more than a dozen concertos commissioned by some of America’s most prominent orchestras. He has received five Academy Awards and fifty-three Oscar nominations, seven British Academy Awards, twenty-five Grammys, four Golden Globes, and five Emmys. His other honors include the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, an honorary KBE from Queen Elizabeth II, the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, and the Gold Medal from the UK’s prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society.

A Note from the Composer

Ever since Home Alone appeared, it has held a unique place in the affections of a very broad public. Director Chris Columbus brought a uniquely fresh and innocent approach to this delightful story, and the film has deservedly become a perennial at Holiday time.

I took great pleasure in composing the score for the film, and I am especially delighted that the magnificent Victoria Symphony has agreed to perform the music in a live presentation of the movie.

I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of the film in saying that we are greatly honored by this event…and I hope that tonight’s audience will experience the renewal of joy that the film brings with it, each and every year.

John Williams

Victoria Symphony March 29, 7:00 pm March 30, 2:30 pm Giuseppe Pietraroia

ACT III COMMUNICATIONS Presents A REINER/SCHEINMAN Production

WILLIAM GOLDMAN’S

CARY ELWES

MANDY PATINKIN

CHRIS SARANDON

CHRISTOPHER GUEST

WALLACE SHAWN

ANDRE THE GIANT

Introducing ROBIN WRIGHT

Special Appearances by PETER FALK and BILLY CRYSTAL

Edited by ROBERT LEIGHTON

Production Designed by NORMAN GARWOOD

Director of Photographer

ADRIAN BIDDLE

Music by MARK KNOPFLER

Executive Producer

NORMAN LEAR

Screenplay by WILLIAM GOLDMAN

Produced by ANDREW SCHEINMAN and ROB REINER

Directed by ROB REINER

PHOTO: LEFTERISPHOTO

Tonight’s program is a presentation of the complete film The Princess Bride with a live performance of the movie’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 performance.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

The Princess Bride in Concert is 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

Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill

Production Manager: Sophie Greaves

Production Assistant: Katherine Miron

Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC

Technical Director: Mike Runice

Music Composed by Mark Knopfler

“Storybook Love” written by Willy DeVille

Musical Score Adapted and Orchestrated for Live Performance by Mark Graham

Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service

Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Epilogue Media

Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson

Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe

The score for The Princess Bride has been specially adapted for live concert performance.

With special thanks to: Norman Lear, Mark Knopfler, Julie Dyer, David Nochimson, Paul Crockford, Sherry Elbe, James Harman, Peter Raleigh, Trevor Motycka, Bethany Brinton, Matt Voogt, Adam Michalak, Alex Levy, Adam Witt, and the musicians and staff of the Victoria Symphony.

MEET THE ARTISTS

Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler is an acclaimed British singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, who has composed several film scores, including The Princess Bride. He is best known as the lead singer, lead guitarist and songwriter of internationally celebrated rock band, Dire Straits.

A Note from the Composer

To have been a part of The Princess Bride gives me enormous pride and joy. To me, the picture has never lost an ounce of its freshness and charm. I couldn’t be more delighted to see it finding more devotees around the world with every passing year.

Now, to hear the score in the hands of a brilliant orchestral arranger, conductor and players, is an added privilege. I hope you have a wonderful evening in their company along with the many memories the film has created. MK

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