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November 7th, 7:30pm November 8th, 3:00pm
Rainbow Community School Auditorium
58 State StreetWest Asheville
2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 : I n t e r n a t i o n a l S t u d i e s
www.blueridgeorchestra.org
Blue Ridge Orchestra Milton Crotts, Music DirectorChuck Taft, Season Conductor
Blue Ridge Orchestra
Britain to Brazil
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BRUCH’S VIOLIN
CONCERTOOctober 17
BEETHOVEN’S VIOLIN
CONCERTOFebruary 13
THE PLANETSNovember 21
ZUILL BAILEY RETURNSMay 14
ROMEO AND
JULIETMarch 12
VERDI’S REQUIEM
April 16
2015/2016 S E A S O NDANIEL MEYER MUSIC DIRECTOR• T H O M A S W O L F E A U D I T O R I U M •
September 19
OPENING NIGHT
with Angela Brown
soprano
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Britain to Brazil
Holiday Fantasies
Paris to St. Petersburg
Vienna to Cologne
Nov. 7, 7:30pm
Dec. 5, 3pm (AB-Tech)
March 5, 7:30pm
May 7, 7:30pm
Nov. 8, 3pm
Dec. 5, 3pm (Folk Art)
March 6, 3pm
May 8, 3pm
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Become a Friend of the OrchestraAs a nonprofit, community-based ensemble, the Blue Ridge Orchestra depends on its Friends for financial support to make its concerts possible.
All Friends Receive:• 5” car magnet• Blue Ridge Orchestra T-shirt or insulated tote• Notice of upcoming concerts• Ticket discounts• Recognition in programs and on BRO’s website
The BRO appreciates any and all support its Friends choose to give, and is pleased to offer additional perks at the levels of support outlined below.
Individual and Family Friends Receive:Benefactor ($1,000): 16 complimentary ticketsPatron ($500): 8 complimentary ticketsSupporter ($250): 6 complimentary ticketsBacker ($100): 4 complimentary ticketsAssociate ($50): 2 complimentary tickets
Business Friends Receive:Platinum ($2,500): full page program ad, logo on BRO website, large logo on concert signs, recognition from podium at all concerts, 16 complimentary tickets
Gold ($1,000): 3/4-page program ad, logo on BRO website, medium logo on concert signs, 8 complimentary tickets
Silver ($500): 1/2 page program ad, small logo on concert signs, 4 complimentary tickets
Bronze ($250): 1/4 page program ad, name on concert signs, 2 complimentary tickets
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INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
In Memoriam: Chuck Cole and Nancy Yeager Cole
Benefactors ($1,000)Arnold & Marguerite Brown
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Patrons ($500)Marion BradfordKaren Cianciulli
Supporters ($250)Robyn Latessa & Tim PlautCraig T. Smith & Jill Pryer
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Backers ($100)In Honor of Carlton Alexander
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Best Friends (Volunteers)Janet Bradford
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Pam IversonLucy Keil
Clary Sage LambertonMarian Plaut
Dawn ShepardElaine Sheridan
Jonathan StockdaleMichelle SummeyHobart WhitmanMary Williamson
BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Moore, President
Ruth Hall, Vice PresidentBrenda Phetteplace,
SecretaryErin Klimstra, Treasurer
Michelle SummeyDavid B. TeagueLeslie Zarnowski
Orchestra ManagerMelon Wedick
Blue Ridge Orchestra PersonnelVIOLIN I
Arnold Brown* Concertmaster
Ash Doty*Dawn Shepard*
Karen Rose*Chelsea Barone*
Clary Sage Lamberton*Brent Yingling
VIOLIN IISarah Morgan*Thomas Kelly*Sissel Topple*
Margaret StrattonMarian Plaut
Karen CianciulliJanet Spletzer
Leah HartCaty Carris
Kate RickenbackerElaine Sheridan
VIOLABrenda Phetteplace*
Debbie Baumann*Annette Hudson
William PriceRochelle HudsonMarion Bradford
Nick Frost
VIOLONCELLOErin Klimstra*
Elizabeth Glatstein*Judy Handley*John MooneyBill Bednash
Nancy BourneDean AngelesBrynn Heyes
Cynthia Keever
CONTRABASSDavid Teague*
Bill Fouty*BJ Sharp
Kim Neidlinger
HARPLelia Lattimore
FLUTEBradford Malbon
Samantha Izakson
PICCOLO/FLUTECarolyn Ziegler
OBOEPat Stone
Ruth Hall Principal Oboe ChairCarlton Alexander
CLARINETGary SpauldingStephen Loew †
BASSOONLeslie Zarnowski
Mary Thomas
HORNHobart Whitman*Mary Williamson*
David Lelbach*Barbra Love*
TRUMPETCasey Coppenbarger
Richard Plyler
TROMBONERienette Davis
Andrew Johnson
BASS TROMBONECharles Johnson
TUBARyan Bratton
TIMPANIMichelle Summey
PERCUSSIONAdam NietingDavid Bruce
*chamber symphony for Villa-Lobos
† soloist for Villa-Lobos
Stephen Loew, clarinet soloist, came to Asheville following a distinguished career as a professional clarinetist and now graciously shares his talents with the Blue Ridge Orchestra. A graduate of SUNY-Fredonia, he did advanced studies at Juilliard and played for 14 years with the United States Marine Band. Loew has performed as clarinet soloist with the White House Orchestra under Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, and G.H.W. Bush. He now performs locally with the Asheville Woodwind Quintet, the Asheville Clarinet Quartet, and Amici Music, in addition to conducting the Woodsong Clarinet Choir of Western North Carolina. Loew consulted Marine Band saxophonists about interpreting the Fantasia solo for clarinet; with their encouragement, he is pleased to offer WNC audiences a unique musical experience.
ProgramMilton Crotts, Music Director | Chuck Taft, Season Conductor
Ruth Hall Principal Oboe ChairThe Ruth Hall Principal Oboe Chair was established in 2015 by an anonymous donor who wished to honor the woman who for four years has been the organizational force behind the BRO. An accomplished amateur oboist herself, Ruth is a passionate supporter of the musical arts and finds her joy in working behind the scenes to create opportunities for others to shine. The Blue Ridge Orchestra is deeply indebted to her for all her work.
Sponsor a Musician! Chair sponsorships are wonderful ways to support your favorite musician or instrument, or create a lasting tribute to someone you admire.
Britain to BrazilSaturday, November 7, 7:30pm | Sunday, November 8, 3pm
Rainbow Community School Auditorium58 State Street, West Asheville
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
AlboradaVariazioniAlborada
Scene e Canto GitanoFandango
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)Fantasia, W 490, Op. 630
AniméLent
Très Animé
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell, Op. 34
Theme: Allegro maestoso e largamente
Variations: Presto • Lento • Moderato • Allegro alla Marcia • Brillante: alla polacca • Meno mosso • Lusingando •
Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando al Allegro • Maestoso • L'istesso tempo • Vivace • Allegro pomposo • Moderato
Fugue: Allegro molto
Britain to Brazil celebrates the musicians of the orchestra individually and by section, in a series of pieces composed to that end. Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol was dedicated to the musicians who performed its debut, and the original score's inscription bears all 67 of their names.
Capriccio Espagnol is an extravagant example of Rimsky-Korsakov's mastery of the art of orchestration – weaving the musical lines of the various instruments to create a rich orchestral texture. In A Guide to Orchestral Music (Oxford University Press, 1980), Ethan Mordden outlines the action:
There are five short movements, the last two connected as one. The instrumental solos, whether as melody, accompaniment, or cadenza (the bits that sound like improvised, show-off solos), are too various to mention. Note the little set of theme and five variations in the second movement, on a suitably Spanish-sounding idea, and note as well that the third movement offers virtually the same music as the first but in a different orchestration. The fourth movement, “Scene and Gypsy Song,” is the prize of the piece, opening with the “gypsy” theme played as fanfare by horns and trumpets. A solo violin repeats the figure, slips in a fast cadenza, and then comes the Song proper, highly Spanish on flute and clarinet and thrown from one part of the orchestra to another . . . The fifth and final movement, a fandango, closes with the music that opened the show.
The Fantasia showcases one of the BRO’s talented wind players in an unusual context, as Stephen Loew performs Villa-Lobos' soprano saxophone solo on clarinet. Since both instruments are in the key of B-flat and have similar range, Loew's reinterpretation, which may be unique in the history of the Fantasia, did not require transcription. James Reel of all-music.com describes the solo's progression:
This dance-driven saxophone concerto in miniature demonstrates how Villa-Lobos could integrate nearly any instrument into a Brazilian sound world while still composing a fully "classical" piece. Of the three short movements, the
Notes About the Musicfirst, "Animé," is the longest, clocking in at about four minutes. An agitated, downward cascade for the strings ushers in the soloist, playing an angular, strongly rhythmic theme relying on quickly repeated notes. A second melody is much broader and more luxurious and spreads across half the movement before the opening rat-a-tat theme begins to insinuate itself very subtly into the proceedings again. Even then, the more lyrical melody remains in control to the movement's end. The second movement, "Lent," relies on a sexy, chromatic melody that lingers in the soprano saxophone's high register. After only the briefest pause, the finale, "Très animé," arrives with an impulsive, sometimes jittery theme over a firm beat. The solo part wanders off into trills while the small orchestra stretches out in long, voluptuous chords. But soon, the dance rhythm returns stronger than ever, bouncing toward a conclusion in which the saxophone departs with an upward flourish, seeming to vanish from the movement without providing a harmonic resolution.
Benjamin Britten’s Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell, better known (when accompanied by narration) as The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, is most frequently performed as an introduction to the instruments of the orchestra, but is in fact an artful example of the variation and fugue, two particularly tricky musical forms. Britten enjoyed working with the variation, which he termed “an ingenious manipulation of facile ideas.” The piece begins with the full orchestral maestoso statement of Purcell’s noble theme, which it develops rhythmically and tonally through the woodwind, brass, string, and percussion sections. The thirteen variations explore Purcell’s musical idea, varying it in tempo and orchestration. The music culminates in an intricate fugue introduced by the lone piccolo that builds to a complex bi-metered climax under-girded by a brass chorale restatement of the original theme.
Sources: Evans, Peter. The Music of Benjamin Britten, Clarendon Press 1996.Mordden, Ethan. A Guide to Orchestral Music, Oxford University Press, 1980.Reel, James. All-music.com.
Notes About the Music
About The Orchestra
The Blue Ridge Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging Western North Carolina's extraordinary music community with opportunities to perform, listen to, and learn about great symphonic music. Led since 2011 by Music Director Milton Crotts, the orchestra performs in a range of venues across the region, bringing exceptional music into the heart of local communities and creating symphonic experiences of unparalleled intimacy and excitement. Orchestra musicians hail from all across Western North Carolina, making the BRO a true regional treasure.
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CONCERT ROUTE DAY TIME LOCATION DAY TIME LOCATION
BRITAIN TO BRAZIL 11/7 7:30 P RAINBOW SCHOOL AUD. 11/8 3:00 P RAINBOW SCHOOL AUD.
--HOLIDAY FANTASY EXPRESS-- 12/5 3:00 P AB TECH FERGUSON AUD. 12/6 3:00 P FOLK ART CENTER
PARIS TO ST. PETERSBURG 3/5 7:30 P RAINBOW SCHOOL AUD. 3/6 3:00 P RAINBOW SCHOOL AUD.
VIENNA TO COLOGNE 5/7 7:30 P BILTMORE METHODIST CHURCH 5/8 3:00 P UUCA
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Music Director Milton Crotts is currently on sabbatical from conducting the BRO while teaching at the American School in Japan. A graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Doctorate in Musical Arts in orchestral conducting, Milt has served as Associate Professor of Music at the University of Guam and Davidson College, Director of Choirs at Warren Wilson College, and Director of the Orchestra and Wind Ensemble at UNC Asheville. He was Music Director of the Guam Symphony for 15 years and has been Music Director of the BRO since 2011. A native North Carolinian, Milt has conducted orchestras in Tokyo and across the United States, engaging audiences with his creative programming and imaginative performances.
Season Conductor Chuck Taft is one of Western North Carolina's hardest-working music directors/conductors. In addition to his work with the BRO, he currently serves as Music Director and Conductor for the Reuter Center Singers at UNC Asheville, Director of the Givens Estates Choir, and Director of Worship Arts at Biltmore United Methodist Church. He frequently acts as music director and conductor for local performing arts groups including Asheville Lyric Opera, Asheville Community Theatre, and Hendersonville Little Theatre. During his seven years as Adjunct Faculty at UNC Asheville, he conducted the University Singers and the UNCA Community Chorus; but his proudest title is Father to Ceili Jordan Taft, his amazing ten-year-old daughter.
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Sleighride firstnoel white christmas handel’s messiah (excerpts: overture, and the glory of the lord, for unto us a child is born, o thouthat tellest good tidings to zion, hallelujah chorus) christmas festival canadian brass christmas christmas day: choral fantasy on old carols fantasia mvt iii
Holiday Fantasies
3pmDecember 5
Ferguson Auditorium(A-B Tech)
3pmDecember 6
Folk Art Center (Blue Ridge Parkway)
Choral and orchestral favorites for the holiday season
with Stephen Loew, clarinet, and the Reuter Center Singers
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