WV Symphony Orchestra Volume 3, Issue 1

Thank You to Our Concert Sponsors!

OUR EIGHTIETH SEASON

PO Box 2292 • Charleston, WV 25328

Spring 2019 Volume 3, Number 1

wvsymphony.org

Jim & Keith Straw

80th Season Info Inside!

John & Fonda Elliot

Andy & Margo Teeter John & Ruth McGee Foundation

West Virginia Foundation

Dr. Jimmie Mangus

at the newly remodeled Charleston Colisium & Convention Center.

Steve & Barbara Hopta

Sam & Despina Kapourales

Join Leann rimes and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

September 21, 2019 Lawrence Loh, conductor

The Honorable Jim Douglas & Phyllis Veith First Presbyterian Church, Charleston

Christ Church United Methodist

ViOLin Or FiddLe? You’ll get to experience both with Tessa Lark’s amazing style and guest conductor, mélisse Brunet.

renew old traditions or start new ones with the WVSO and SOundS OF The SeaSOnS!

Larry Loh conducts the WVSO and area choruses in Carmina Burana.

Come fly with the WVSO and e.T. The eXTra-TerreSTriaL: mOVie WiTh LiVe OrCheSTra. The experience will be out of this world!

We continue to build upon a rich tradition of showcasing the talents of our amazing orchestra as well as special guest artists from around the world.

OUR EIGHTIETH SEASON The WVSO is proud of our heritage and looks forward to using the power of music to create magical moments for many years to come!

Subscribing to the WVSO’s Future Please join me and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra as we celebrate oura80th season you! Our musical journey beganit’s onimportant Callen McJunkin, WVSO Board with member, performances and believes November 1939, when Conductor William R. Wiant lifted his baton subscriber, and 14, donor, supports the to the WVSO’s future to have a core to lead 55inmusicians inInplaying Ferdinandbase Hérold’s Zampa Overture Symphony many ways.

March, Callen of concert-goers.

“Even ifatthere’s a Charleston’s Municipal Auditorium. honored her parents by endowing The concert or two you can’t attend, gifting the

Herbert & Gloria Callen Jones Second tickets to a friend or a young musician is a You won’t want to miss our 2019-2020 season as we continue to build Horn Chair. great way to introduce or re-engage them upon a rich tradition of showcasing the talents of our amazing orchestra with the wonderful, inspiring music the as well as special guest artists from around the world. In years past, the “My parents loved Charleston and the WVSO provides.”

WVSO shared the friends stage with such famed performers as Isaac Stern, WVSO andhas were very close with many Hamlisch and Doc Severinsen, just to name a WVSO few. with an endowed of Marvin our generous donors.

They were very Supporting the good friends with both Mary Price Ratrie chair as a subscriber and as a board member This season we will be playing classic selections from our very first season, and Martha Gaines Wehrle, who endowed is Callen’s way to ensure that the WVSO is including Hérold’s Zampa Overture and Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. the WVSO’s concertmaster and principal “here for our children and grandchildren to Elliot Foundation You’ll also be treated to some of your favorite selections by Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Series flute chairs, and did so much to support the enjoy. My parents instilled a love of music Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Mozart.

Other highlights include a new orchestra over the years. I wanted to honor in me, and I hope to provide the same for violin concerto Michael Torke with Tessa Lark as soloist, mybluegrass parents’ commitment to our by community future generations.”

Grammy-Award winners Michael Daugherty (composer) and Zuill Bailey and to our orchestra with this gift, so they (cello) plus an inspired new work by a gifted young Russian-American could be remembered with their friends The WVSO thanks Callen and all of the as composer an importantPolina part ofNazaykinskaya! both the WVSO’s members of the WVSO family who give in history and future.” so many meaningful ways. As we celebrate our 80th anniversary during the 2019-2020 Callen is a dedicated subscriber to the season, we hope you’ll get your subscription WVSO as well. She thoroughly enjoys the today so you don’t miss a note!

Music Director

Endowed Chairs Conductor: The John L. and Sallie F. McClaugherty Conductor’s Podium

Assistant Principal Viola: The Katharine Gerson DeBolt Memorial Chair

Concertmaster: The Mary Price Ratrie Chair

Principal Cello: The Katharine B. Tierney Chair

Assistant Concertmaster: The Emil Schoenbaum Chair

Assistant Principal Cello: The West Virginia Symphony League Chair

Principal Violin II: The Dorothy Taylor Hamilton Chair Assistant Principal Violin II: The Elliot Family Foundation Chair, in honor of Sallie McClaugherty Principal Viola: The Blanchette H. Rockefeller Chair

Principal Double Bass: The Hubert S. “Rabbit” Jones Chair Assistant Principal Double Bass: The Laurance Jones, III Chair Principal Flute: The Martha Gaines Wehrle Chair

All 6 Symphonic and 4 Pops Symphonic (6 Symphonic Series Concerts) (4 Concerts)

Fri., Dec. 13, 7:30 pm Sat., Dec. 14, 2:00 pm

for 2019-2020.

• Get first dibs on seats • Save money on tickets • Join the WVSO family

2nd Flute: The Ellen Beal Chair

Principal Trumpet: The Betty & Harry Casto Chair

Piccolo: The Andy & Margo Teeter Chair

Principal Timpani: The John & Fonda Elliot Chair

Principal Oboe: The Lawson W. Hamilton Chair Principal Clarinet: The John V. Ray Chair Principal Horn: The Bob and Nancy Douglas Chair 2nd Horn: The Herbert & Gloria Callen Jones Chair

Percussion: The American Electric Power Foundation Chair For more information, please contact Pamela Murchison, Vice President of Development, pmurchison@wvsymphony.org or 304-957-9879.

Mail to: The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra PO Box 2292, Charleston, WV 25328

Order Your Subscription Today

Grand Series: 6 Elliot Foundation Symphonic and 4 ZMM Pops. $195 to $495 Symphonic Series: 6 Elliot Foundation Symphonic. $112 to $327 Pops Series: 4 ZMM Pops series concerts. $96 to $240 Single ticket sales begin August 1, and start at $12 for Elliot Foundation Symphonic and $17 for ZMM Pops.

For more information, visit wvsymphony.org or call Amanda McDonald at 304. 957.9880.

All Concerts at the Clay Center, Charleston

80th SEASON Spectacular!

Come Out of the Cold

Celebrate the WVSO’s 80th season with music from the orchestra’s first season plus two Romantic selections.

This evening of firsts includes a new guest pianist and a West Virginia premiere.

Louis Hérold: Zampa Overture Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 Prokofiev: Symphony 5

Nazaykinskaya: Winter Bells R. Schumann: Piano Concerto Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3

Lawrence Loh, conductor Orion Weiss, piano

Lawrence Loh, conductor Sara Buechner, piano

October 19, 2019

January 11, 2020

Orion Weiss is one of the most sought-after pianists of his generation and has performed with major American orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic.

Sara Buechner is one of the most original concert pianists of our time who is noted for her musical command, cosmopolitan artistry, and visionary independence.

Violin OR fiddle?

Music as Great Literature

Classical and Bluegrass mix as Tessa Lark joins the WVSO for the premier of the concerto Sky.

World-renowned cellist Zuill Bailey joins the WVSO for a literary homage to Ernest Hemingway and one of Bartok’s most monumental works.

Brahms: Nänie With the West Virginia Symphony Chorus Torke: Sky (Bluegrass Concerto) Beethoven: Symphony No. 6

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Overture Michael Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

Mélisse Brunet, guest conductor Tessa Lark, violin

Lawrence Loh, conductor Zuill Bailey, cello

November 16, 2019

March 14, 2020

Tessa Lark is a budding superstar in the classical realm and a highly acclaimed fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky.

American composer Michael Torke specifically wrote Sky, a bluegrass-inspired concerto, for her.

Zuill Bailey is a distinguished soloist whose rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry and engaging personality has made him one of the most sought after and active cellists today.

All Concerts at the Clay Center, Charleston

Carmina Burana Choruses from around the state will fill the Clay Center stage as the WVSO performs a cantata based on bawdy drinking songs of Medieval monks.

J. Adams: The Chairman Dances Schubert: Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) Orff: Carmina Burana With area choruses and our own West Virginia Symphony Chorus Lawrence Loh, conductor

April 18, 2020

LeAnn Rimes with the WVSO

The ultimate concert experience at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center! Concert and ticket information on the following pages.

September 21, 2019

Lawrence Loh, conductor

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON Guest Conductor Michelle Merrill returns by popular demand to lead the WVSO and the WVSO Chorus in performing some of your favorite holiday classics.

A European Tour

December 7, 2019

Michelle Merrill, guest conductor

Enjoy a celebration of youth as the West Virginia Youth Symphony joins the WVSO and violinist Timothy Chooi performs a timeless classic.

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Elgar: Enigma Variations

And the winner is!

Lawrence Loh, conductor Timothy Chooi, violin

Walk the red carpet as the WVSO plays Academy-Award winning music, including works by John Williams, Marvin Hamlisch and more.

May 2, 2020

February 8, 2020

Timothy Chooi is a Canadian violinist once described as “the miracle” who has performed worldwide with such renowned orchestras as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Malaysian Philharmonic, and the NDR Philharmonie.

Lawrence Loh, conductor

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Movie with Live Orchestra Feel the excitement as the WVSO performs the score to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial live as the classic film plays on the big screen.

March 28, 2020

Lawrence Loh, conductor

LeAnn Rimes

in concert with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

The Ultimate Concert Experience

Don’t miss this ultimate concert experience as the WVSO and Country Music sensation LeAnn Rimes perform a long list of hits.

$7,500

September 21, 2019 Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, Charleston Lawrence Loh, conductor

Gold Tables - $5,000 Silver Tables - $2,500

AREA A $60

Bronze Tables - $1,250

FLOOR AREA SEATING $100/per seat

AREA A $60

AREA B $40 Join the WVSO and Country Music sensation LeAnn Rimes as we perform her breakthrough song Blue and her Grammy-nominated How Do I Live. You’ll also hear Life Goes On, Can’t Fight the Moonlight, and more! LeAnn took the music world by storm in 1996, when she was just 13, with the release of her debut album, Blue.

Critics raved about her rich and powerful voice, which is often compared with country music legend Patsy Cline.

By the time LeAnn was just 25, she had sold 37 million albums and amassed two Grammy Awards, three Academy of Country Music honors and 12 Billboard Awards.

You won’t want to miss this ultimate concert experience! Join the WVSO and award-winning LeAnn Rimes on September 21 at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. Enjoy food and beverages at special VIP tables on the floor while listening to phenomenal music.

Choose your table: • Platinum tables include 10 concert tickets, a meet and greet with LeAnn Rimes, pre-concert dinner for 10.

Cost: $7,500. (A portion is tax deductible) • Gold tables include 10 concert tickets, pre-concert dinner for 10.

Cost: $5,000. (A portion is tax deductible) • Silver tables include 10 concert tickets.

Cost: $2,500. (A portion is tax deductible)

TO PURCHASE TICKETS WVSO Pops and Grand season ticket holders will receive vouchers for the LeAnn Rimes performance in the mail with their tickets to the WVSO’s 2019-2020 season at the Clay Center.

These vouchers MUST be exchanged for concert tickets with seating at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Subscriber vouchers can be exchanged at no cost for Area A seats. For an additional cost, vouchers can be upgraded for VIP table seating on the coliseum floor.

To exchange vouchers for tickets or reserve a VIP table on the floor: Visit the WVSO Office at 110 Wyoming Street or contact Amanda McDonald at 304.957.9880 or amcdonald@ wvsymphony.org.

To purchase Area A or B tickets: Go to ticketmaster.com, chaswvccc.com or call 1.800.745.3000.

• Bronze tables include 10 concert tickets.

Cost: $1,250. (A portion is tax deductible) • Individual table seats are available on the floor for $100 per person and include access to food and beverages at an additional cost.

We continue to build upon a rich tradition of showcasing the talents of our amazing orchestra as well as special guest artists from around the world.

WVSO French horn player Luke Zyla and WVSO supporter Callen McJunkin.

Luke sits in the newly named Herbert & Gloria Callen Jones Second Horn Chair.

Subscribing to the WVSO’s Future Callen McJunkin, a WVSO Board member, subscriber, and donor, supports the Symphony in many ways. In March, Callen honored her parents by endowing The Herbert & Gloria Callen Jones Second Horn Chair.

“My parents loved Charleston and the WVSO and were very close friends with many of our generous donors. They were very good friends with both Mary Price Ratrie and Martha Gaines Wehrle, who endowed the WVSO’s concertmaster and principal flute chairs, and did so much to support the orchestra over the years. I wanted to honor my parents’ commitment to our community and to our orchestra with this gift, so they could be remembered with their friends as an important part of both the WVSO’s history and future.”

Callen is a dedicated subscriber to the WVSO as well. She thoroughly enjoys the

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The WVSO thanks Callen and all of the members of the WVSO family who give in so many meaningful ways. As we celebrate our 80th anniversary during the 2019-2020 season, we hope you’ll get your subscription today so you don’t miss a note!

All 6 Symphonic and 4 Pops Symphonic (6 Symphonic Series Concerts) (4 Concerts)

Fri., Dec. 13, 7:30 pm Sat., Dec. 14, 2:00 pm

for 2019-2020.

Endowed Chairs Conductor: The John L. and Sallie F. McClaugherty Conductor’s Podium

Assistant Principal Viola: The Katharine Gerson DeBolt Memorial Chair

Concertmaster: The Mary Price Ratrie Chair

Principal Cello: The Katharine B. Tierney Chair

Assistant Concertmaster: The Emil Schoenbaum Chair

Assistant Principal Cello: The West Virginia Symphony League Chair

Principal Violin II: The Dorothy Taylor Hamilton Chair Assistant Principal Violin II: The Elliot Family Foundation Chair, in honor of Sallie McClaugherty Principal Viola: The Blanchette H. Rockefeller Chair

Principal Double Bass: The Hubert S. “Rabbit” Jones Chair Assistant Principal Double Bass: The Laurance Jones, III Chair Principal Flute: The Martha Gaines Wehrle Chair

2nd Flute: The Ellen Beal Chair

Principal Trumpet: The Betty & Harry Casto Chair

Piccolo: The Andy & Margo Teeter Chair

Principal Timpani: The John & Fonda Elliot Chair

Principal Oboe: The Lawson W. Hamilton Chair Principal Clarinet: The John V. Ray Chair Principal Horn: The Bob and Nancy Douglas Chair 2nd Horn: The Herbert & Gloria Callen Jones Chair

Percussion: The American Electric Power Foundation Chair For more information, please contact Pamela Murchison, Vice President of Development, pmurchison@wvsymphony.org or 304-957-9879.

Mail to: The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra PO Box 2292, Charleston, WV 25328

Order Your Subscription Today

Grand Series: 6 Elliot Foundation Symphonic and 4 ZMM Pops. $195 to $495 Symphonic Series: 6 Elliot Foundation Symphonic. $112 to $327 Pops Series: 4 ZMM Pops series concerts. $96 to $240 Single ticket sales begin August 1, and start at $12 for Elliot Foundation Symphonic and $17 for ZMM Pops.

For more information, visit wvsymphony.org or call Amanda McDonald at 304. 957.9880.

Thank You to Our Concert Sponsors!

OUR EIGHTIETH SEASON

PO Box 2292 • Charleston, WV 25328

Spring 2019 Volume 3, Number 1

wvsymphony.org

Jim & Keith Straw

80th Season Info Inside!

John & Fonda Elliot

Andy & Margo Teeter John & Ruth McGee Foundation

West Virginia Foundation

Dr. Jimmie Mangus

at the newly remodeled Charleston Colisium & Convention Center.

Steve & Barbara Hopta

Sam & Despina Kapourales

Join Leann rimes and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

September 21, 2019 Lawrence Loh, conductor

The Honorable Jim Douglas & Phyllis Veith First Presbyterian Church, Charleston

Christ Church United Methodist

ViOLin Or FiddLe? You’ll get to experience both with Tessa Lark’s amazing style and guest conductor, mélisse Brunet.

renew old traditions or start new ones with the WVSO and SOundS OF The SeaSOnS!

Larry Loh conducts the WVSO and area choruses in Carmina Burana.

Come fly with the WVSO and e.T. The eXTra-TerreSTriaL: mOVie WiTh LiVe OrCheSTra. The experience will be out of this world!