Yale Philharmonia, Peter Oundjian, principal conductor, November 18, 2021

Robert Blocker, Dean

Yale Philharmonia Peter Oundjian, Principal Conductor

Thursday, November 18, 2021 | 7:30 p.m.

Woolsey Hall

Program Ludwig van Beethoven 1770–1827

Overture to Egmont, Op. 84

William Grant Still 1895–1978

Poem for Orchestra (1944)

Samuel Barber 1910–1981

Symphony No. 1 (in One Movement), Op. 9

intermission Audience members are asked to refrain from mingling.

Wynton Marsalis b. 1961

Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (2021) I. Up! II. Boogaloo Americana III. Lament IV. In Bird’s Basement Carol Jantsch, tuba

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Artist Profiles Peter Oundjian, principal conductor

Carol Jantsch, tuba

Toronto-born conductor Peter Oundjian has been an instrumental figure in the rebirth of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since his appointment as Music Director in 2004. In addition to conducting the orchestra in dynamic performances that have achieved significant artistic acclaim, he has been greatly involved in a variety of new initiatives that have strengthened the ensemble’s presence in the community and attracted a young and diverse audience.

Praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as having “a sound as clear and sure as it [is] luxurious,” Carol Jantsch has been principal tuba of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2006. She won the position during her senior year at the University of Michigan, becoming the first female tuba player in a major symphony orchestra. Jantsch is a renowned tuba soloist who can be heard regularly in solo recitals, on the radio, in recordings, and with orchestras around the world. Jantsch is also the founder of and chief arranger for the tuba cover band Tubular, which expands audiences’ notions of the capabilities of low brass instruments by presenting pop and rock music in a fun and engaging way.

In addition to his post in Toronto, from which he stepped down in 2018, Oundjian served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2010 and played a major role at the Caramoor International Music Festival in New York between 1997 and 2007. In 2012 he was appointed Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Oundjian was the first violinist of the renowned Tokyo String Quartet, a position he held for fourteen years. Since 1981, he has been on the Yale School of Music faculty.

He was awarded the School’s Samuel Simons Sanford Medal for distinguished service to music in 2013 and named Principal Conductor of the Yale Philharmonia in 2015. He is Professor (adjunct) of Music and Orchestral Conducting at the School of Music.

At the Yale School of Music, Jantsch teaches a studio of graduate-student tuba players and coaches chamber ensembles. She is also on the faculty at Temple University’s Boyer College of Music, and has given master classes across the globe. An advocate for music education in her community, in 2018 she founded Tubas For Good, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides instruments for students in the Philadelphia School District.

Jantsch also coaches music students from the district and hosts an annual Tuba/ Euphonium PlayIN, a free event where players of all ages and skill levels perform as a mass tuba ensemble at Verizon Hall.

Raised in a musical family, Jantsch began studying euphonium at Interlochen Arts Camp at age nine. After switching to tuba, she attended the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy, then continued her studies at the University of Michigan with Fritz

Artist Profiles cont.

Staff

Kaenzig. After winning her position with the Philadelphia Orchestra, she returned to Michigan to complete her Bachelor of Music degree, graduating with highest honors. Jantsch is a Yamaha Performing Artist. She plays a Yamaha YFB-822 F tuba, a YFB-826 “Yamayork” CC tuba, and a PT-6 CC tuba.

Manager Jeffrey M. Mistri

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Stage Crew Shania Cordoba Alex Dergal Ryan Goodwin Jihyun Hwang Seojin Kim Makana Medeiros Stephen Perkyns Chris Rogers-Beadle Matthew Rose Declan Wilcox Deng Zhang

Assistant Manager Samuel Bobinski Office Assistant Matthew Matheny

Library Stephanie Fritz Nicholas Hernandez Jillian Honn Gregory Lewis Freya Liu Zachary Merkovsky Jaimee Reynolds

Yale Philharmonia Roster Peter Oundjian, principal conductor Violin 1 Herdís Guðmundsdóttir Kate Arndt Gregory Lewis Yuna Jo Andrew Samarasekara Charissa Leung Youngji Kim Rebecca Weger Yan Li Katherine (Kit Ying) Cheng Boyu Li Bing Yang Li Violin 2 Anna Lee Julia Hwang Jieming Tang Tristan Siegel Ilana Zaks Eunsae Lee Da Young (Rachel) Lim Zili Sha Freya Liu Yiqing Fu Viola Harris Bernstein Kayla Cabrera Adam Newman Madison Marshall Emily Rekrut-Pressey Deng Zhang Serena Hsu Colin Laursen

Cello Christine J. Lee Miriam LiskeDoorandish Thomas Hung Sandra Lied Haga Hye In Lee Stephen Perkyns Cheng “Allen” Liang Jenny Bahk Double Bass Ryan Sujdak Matthew Peralta Seojin Kim Hector Ponce Dylan Reckner Xinyun Tu Flute Hyeonjeong Choi¹ Cameron Cullen³ ⁴ Danielle Maeng Elvin Schlanger² Piccolo Hyeonjeong Choi¹ Cameron Cullen² Danielle Maeng² Elvin Schlanger³ ⁴ Oboe Mickenna Keller⁴ Jillian Honn³ Michelle Oh¹ Will Stevens² English Horn Mickenna Keller² Will Stevens³

Clarinet Zikang Wang³ ⁴ Tianyi Shen Kean Xiong¹ ² Bass Clarinet Tianyi Shen² Kean Xiong³ Bassoon Ryan Goodwin¹ Matthew Matheny² Katia Osorio³ Marty Tung⁴ contrabassoon Ryan Goodwin² ³ Katia Osorio⁴ Horn Ava Conway Stephanie Fritz³ Torrin Hallett⁴ Xin He Franco Ortiz Jaimee Reynolds¹ Kate Warren² Trumpet Anthony Barrington¹ Joshua Bialkin⁴ Shania Cordoba Connor Holland³ Lizbeth Yanez² Trombone Ben Dettelback Addison Maye-Saxon³ Chandler McLaughlin² Matthew Rose David Seder⁴ Declan Wilcox

Tuba Bridget Conley Timpani Jacob Guiterrez¹ ³ Makana Medeiros² Michael Yeung⁴ Percussion Russell Fisher² ³ Jacob Guiterrez Sijia Huang Makana Medeiros⁴ Yukiko Nakamura Michael Yeung Harp Mia Venezia³ Jane Yoo² Celeste Johanna Bufler² ¹ Principal on Beethoven ² Principal on Still ³ Principal on Barber ⁴ Principal on Marsalis

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