Mahler-Skokie Valley

1The Majesty of Mahler

Francesco Milioto, Music Director and Conductor

Celebrating 50 YearsSunday, April 15, 2012

3:00 P.M.North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie

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Symphony No. 4 in G major (1901) .........................Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) I. Bedächtig, nicht eilen (Moderately, not rushed) II. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast (Leisurely moving, without haste) III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio (Peacefully, somewhat slowly) IV. Sehr behaglich (Very comfortably)

Stacey Tappan, Soprano

This concert is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the Village of Skokie, Niles Township, AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, the Bruning Foundation,

the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation, Kathryn Canny, Dr. Lee and Bonnie Malmed, and Mrs. Jason Sharps.

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PROGR A M NOTES

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in G majorGustav Mahler’s symphonic works may be seen as falling into two sets or cycles, with the first four symphonies forming a cyclical set and numbers 5-8 forming a second. Additionally, each set may be perceived as dealing, in some way, with mankind’s progression from life to death and the afterlife and Mahler’s ever-present struggle with his own mortality. Thus, the Symphony No. 4, the concluding member of the first set, is something of an exploration of man’s passage through this earthly existence into the realm beyond. Indeed, the final movement of the symphony is based upon one of Mahler’s own songs, Das himmlische Leben (The Heavenly Life), composed in 1892. This song functions not only as the Finale of the symphony but also serves as the seed from which the first three movements grow. It describes the joys of heaven, draws a picture of a land of milk and honey, and ends with strains of heavenly music. Thus, we have the basic subject of the Fourth Symphony.

From his use of the song in the Finale and his remarks to various acquaintances, it becomes apparent that that Mahler’s concept of the symphony was guided by meditations about “life after death.” In a letter to a friend he wrote, “It contains the cheerfulness of a higher and, to us, an unfamiliar world that holds for us something eerie and horrifying.” At Mahler’s behest, the conductor Bruno Walter furnished the following explanation of the work: “Mahler, who had composed the song ‘The Heavenly Life’ years ago, felt inspired by its delightful, childlike description of this heavenly life and felt transported into an exceedingly cheerful, distant, wondrous sphere.”

This childlike conception of heaven as the basis for the work and the resulting light, joyous music were certainly a departure from the darker, more serious and philosophical side Mahler had exhibited in his previous works. His wife, Alma, provided a rationalization: “He knew why he wanted it exactly like this because he was himself so naïve, and at first I could not believe this. But he was childlike. One could not understand this when one first heard him talk.” In essence, the composer has tried to evoke a world of simplicity and innocence.

The first movement opens with the sound of sleigh bells. We are immediately struck by the simplistic nature of the music and its gentle, childlike character. This was, as mentioned, intentional. Mahler envisioned “unprecedented cheerfulness and unearthly joy.” He went so far as to call the first theme “childlike, simple, and entirely non-self conscious.” However, as the movement progresses, darkness is let in on the light. Mahler compared this to walking in the woods when, even on the brightest of days, one could be overcome by sudden anxiety or an eerie uncertainty. For Mahler, even the joys of heaven could be dampened by the fear of the unknown.

The second movement has come to be called the “Totentanz” or “dance of death.” Mahler often remarked to friends that the movement represented such a dance in which the solo violin – death – lures souls into his realm. Mahler specified the violin be played scordatura, a technique that involves tuning the instrument in an unnatural manner so as to produce an unusual sound. A close friend related that the composer specified this unique tuning “so that the violin would sound screeching and rough, as if Death would strike up the music” and that Mahler wanted to achieve “a shrill and frightening effect.” The movement is also marked lustig – merrily – in three separate places. The appropriateness of this marking in a ghostly death dance becomes clear when one remembers that for many people and many cultures, death is two-faced. Death can be dreadful, but it can also be friendly and merciful. Death can be frightening, but also alluring.


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After the call of death in the second movement, we come to what Bruno Walter characterized as “solemn rest and serious, gentle cheerfulness broken by episodes of deep, painful contrasts.” For Mahler, these contrasts were reminiscences of earthly life. In his imagination, the restfulness and gentle cheerfulness of heavenly life could rise to boisterous bliss, but this gaiety could be marred by the misery of a remembered earthly existence.

For the final movement of the symphony Mahler turned to his song, Das himmlishe Leben, the text of which was taken from a Bavarian folk poem entitled Der Himmel hangt voll Geigen (Heaven is Full of Violins). The poem, essentially a naïve child’s sunny vision of heaven, deals with a number of subjects, the first of which seems to present a paradox: that even the most placid restfulness of heaven does not necessarily exclude rowdy happiness. This idyllic imagery is interrupted by references to the death of a “dear little lamb” which has been prepared as a sacrifice to be served at a feast for the saints. There is then a description of the heavenly land of milk and honey. The poem closes in praise of the heavenly music.

Fourth Movement Text

PROGR A M NOTES (c o n t.)

Das himmlische Leben(aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn)

Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden,D’rum tun wir das Irdische meiden.Kein weltlich’ GetümmelHört man nicht im Himmel!Lebt alles in sanftester Ruh’.Wir führen ein englisches Leben,Sind dennoch ganz lustig daneben;Wir tanzen und springen,Wir hüpfen und singen,Sanct Peter im Himmel sieht zu.

Johannes das Lämmlein auslasset,Der Metzger Herodes d’rauf passet.Wir führen ein geduldig’s,Unschuldig’s, geduldig’s,Ein liebliches Lämmlein zu Tod.Sanct Lucas den Ochsen tät schlachtenOhn’ einig’s Bedenken und Achten.Der Wein kost’ kein HellerIm himmlischen Keller;Die Englein, die backen das Brot.

Gut’ Kräuter von allerhand Arten,Die wachsen im himmlischen Garten,Gut’ Spargel, FisolenUnd was wir nur wollen.Ganze Schüsseln voll sind uns bereit!Gut’ Äpfel, gut’ Birn’ und gut’ Trauben;

Heaven’s Life(from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)

We enjoy heavenly pleasuresand therefore avoid earthly ones.No worldly tumultis to be heard in heaven.All live in greatest peace.We lead angelic lives,yet have a merry time of it besides.We dance and we spring,We skip and we sing.Saint Peter in heaven looks on.

John lets the lambkin out,and Herod the Butcher lies in wait for it.We lead a patient,an innocent, patient,dear little lamb to its death.Saint Luke slaughters the oxwithout any thought or concern.Wine doesn’t cost a pennyin the heavenly cellars;The angels bake the bread.

Good greens of every sortgrow in the heavenly vegetable patch,good asparagus, string beans,and whatever we want.Whole dishfuls are set for us!Good apples, good pears and good

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PROGR A M NOTES (c o n t.)

Die Gärtner, die alles erlauben.Willst Rehbock, willst Hasen,Auf offener StraßenSie laufen herbei!

Sollt’ ein Fasttag etwa kommen,Alle Fische gleich mit Freuden angesch-

wommen!Dort läuft schon Sanct PeterMit Netz und mit KöderZum himmlischen Weiher hinein.Sanct Martha die Köchin muß sein.

Kein’ Musik ist ja nicht auf Erden,Die unsrer verglichen kann werden.Elftausend JungfrauenZu tanzen sich trauen.Sanct Ursula selbst dazu lacht.Kein’ Musik ist ja nicht auf Erden,Die unsrer verglichen kann werden.Cäcilia mit ihren VerwandtenSind treffliche Hofmusikanten!Die englischen StimmenErmuntern die Sinnen,Daß alles für Freuden erwacht.

and gardeners who allow everything!If you want roebuck or hare,on the public streetsthey come running right up.

Should a fast day come along,all the fishes at once come swimming

with joy.There goes Saint Peter runningwith his net and his baitto the heavenly pond.Saint Martha must be the cook.

There is just no music on earththat can compare to ours.Even the eleven thousand virginsventure to dance,and Saint Ursula herself has to laugh.There is just no music on earththat can compare to ours.Cecilia and all her relationsmake excellent court musicians.The angelic voicesgladden our senses,so that all awaken for joy.


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FR ANCESCO MIL IOTO, MUSIC D IRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR

The Chicago Tribune names Francesco Milioto “one of the best young conductors working in the Chicago area.” Since his debut in the Chicago area just over a decade ago, he now balances a busy career conducting a wide range of orchestral and operatic repertoire while maintaining a full schedule as a pianist and vocal coach.

He currently holds the positions of Music Director of the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra as well as the Chicago Cultural Center Summer Opera, Co-founder/Conductor of the New Millennium Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the Highland Park Strings, and Artistic Director/Conductor of Access Contemporary Music. Mr. Milioto is an assistant conductor/rehearsal pianist/prompter for the Ravinia Festival where he works closely with Maestro James Conlon.

This season Mr. Milioto will return to Los Angeles Opera as first assistant conductor following a successful debut last season. During both the 2009 and 2010 Chicago Opera Theater seasons he served as an assistant conductor/rehearsal pianist, and also chorus master. Mr. Milioto makes regular appearances as

a guest conductor with Opera Elgin and Opera on the James in Lynchburg, VA.

Now in his fifth season as Music Director of the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Milioto will lead programs celebrating the organizations 50th Anniversary. This season features repertoire played by the SVSO in its first year of existence. The SVSO’s 50th Anniversary season will end with two concerts, one featuring Mahler’s Fourth Symphony,

with soprano Stacey Tappan, and a final benefit

concert program featuring toe-tapping music by Morton Gould, Ferde Grofé and Leroy Anderson as well as legendary Chicago blues man Corky Siegel on harmonica and piano playing “Symphonic Blues,” a piece commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony. Mr. Milioto has enjoyed an enthusiastic response to his unique musicianship and wide range of repertoire. In addition to building on the history of high quality performances, the past seasons have seen a successful return to concert opera, and the creation of free concerts for local school children.

The Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra is enjoying celebrating its 50th Anniversary Season (2011-2012) with Maestro Milioto.

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STACEY TAPPAN, SOPR ANO

Stacey Tappan has distinguished herself as an exceptional musical artist in the United States and abroad. She made her professional debut with Houston Grand Opera as Beth in Little Women, broadcast on PBS’ Great Performances and released on CD by Ondine and on DVD by Naxos. Heralded for her “breakthrough performance” as Bella in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Sir Michael Tippett’s The Midsummer Marriage, Ms. Tappan has also appeared with the Lyric Opera as Nanetta in Falstaff, the Woodbird and Woglinde in the Ring Cycle, and Papagena in the student matinees of Die Zauberflöte, as well as covering Cleopatra in Handel’s Giulio Cesare and the title role in Lulu. While with the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, she “turned heads throughout operatic America” and “emerged as a real star” as Isis in the world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s Lovers and Friends: Chautauqua Variations. In stellar reviews for her “witty and sexy” Adele in Die Fledermaus with the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, she was praised for the production’s “most polished singing... her coloratura bright and well-focused.” Plaudits for her Gilda in Rigoletto with Opéra de Lille included “the revelation of the evening” -- “a luminous Gilda” -- tremendous American soprano” -- “a magnificent discovery” and “high notes of a splendid sweetness.” She reprised the role with Opéra de Dijon in 2010.

Ms. Tappan sang in the first concert of the “Recovered Voices” series at the Los Angeles Opera under the baton of James Conlon, subsequently joining Conlon at the Ravinia Festival to sing the rarely heard songs of Alexander Zemlinsky and Franz Schreker. She has also appeared with Los Angeles Opera as Woglinde and the Woodbird

in the Ring Cycle, the Wren in The Birds (recently released on DVD), Virtú and Pallade in L’incoronazione di Poppea, and the Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel. This season’s appearances include Miss Wordsworth in Los Angeles Opera’s Albert Herring and Krenek’s Das Geheime Königreich, also under the baton of James Conlon.

Ms. Tappan’s concert work has included Beethoven’s Christ on the Mount of Olives with the Springfield Symphony in Massachussetts, Carmina Burana with the Colorado, Wichita, Elgin, Springfield, and Jacksonville symphonies, and Hansel and Gretel and Mahler’s Second Symphony with the

DuPage Symphony Orchestra. Tappan appeared

with the Los Angeles Philharmonic singing Wing on Wing, composed and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” at the Hollywood Bowl. Chicago concert highlights include “Bernstein on Broadway” with the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Hugh Wood’s Scenes from Comus with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, three Stars of Lyric Opera concerts in Chicago’s Millennium Park, and Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream at Ravinia Festival. At the Chicago Cultural Center, she appeared in Rossini’s Il signor Bruschino and Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, winning critical acclaim as “the vocal showstopper.”

Her operetta roles include Mabel in Pirates of Penzance with Michigan Opera Theatre, Cunegonde in Candide at the Chicago Cultural Center, Hannah Glawari in The Merry Widow, and Lilli Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate with Chicago’s Light Opera Works.



SKOKIE VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTR A

1st ViolinMark Agnor, ConcertmasterMargarita Solomensky, Assistant

ConcertmasterAndrea Ferguson, Mittenthal String

ChairMarianne FriedmanOlena HirnaIris SeitzFran ShermanWally Pok Hon Yu

2nd ViolinMichael Kleinerman, Principal,Warren GrabnerBeth HafterAlysa IsaacsonStephanie LaneRachelle PerrinDavid RatnerMary StoltzGwen Weiner

ViolaMichael Rozental, Principal, Dr. Lee

Malmed ChairSean DillerJeanette KrstolichRick NeffJason RosenSid Samberg

CelloDan Klingler, PrincipalMarcia ChessickPaul GhicaEmily HuHoward MillerMike TaberTess Van Wagner

BassConner Hollingsworth, PrincipalBrett BentelerBeverly Schiltz Nick Steffan

FluteKaren Frost, PrincipalBarb AustinAngela ReynoldsEmma Gerstein

PiccoloAngela ReynoldsEmma Gerstein

OboeJennifer Stucki, PrincipalKenneth AdamsJana Specht

English HornJana Specht

ClarinetWalter Grabner, PrincipalIrwin Heller

Eb ClarinetIrwin Heller

Bass ClarinetScott Thomas

BassoonElizabeth Heller, PrincipalJen SpeerBill Dawson

Contra BassoonBill Dawson

TrumpetJordan Olive, PrincipalPaul GilkersonAlicia Eisenstadt

French HornValerie Whitney, Principal, Jack

Shankman ChairDafydd BevilErika HollenbackLaurel Lovestrom

TimpaniJay Renstrom

PercussionBarry GrossmanAdam MormelsteinEmily Saltz

HarpPhyllis Adams


Join us for a concert celebrating the retirement offormer Chicago Symphony piccoloist

Walfrid Kujalaafter 50 years as Professor of Flute at Northwestern University

A world premiere performance commissioned in honor of Wally’s retirement:

TAKING CHARGE, trio for flute/piccolo, piano and percussion

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Guest artists:Mindy Kaufman (New York Philharmonic)Erinn Frechette (Charlotte Symphony) Lindsey Goodman (Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble)Robert Cronin (Atlanta Symphony) Zart Dombourian Eby (Seattle Symphony)Jonathan Keeble (Professor of Flute, University of Illinois)

Monday, June 4, 2012 Pick Staiger Concert Hall 7:30 PM Northwestern University

Photo: Jonathan Roob


CHAIR ENDOWMENT AND SPONSORSHIPS

Kathryn Canny, Chair Endowment—Concertmaster ChairAdvantEdge Health Care Solutions—partial sponsorship of

Dec 5th children’s concertsThe Leo Krakow Community Endowment Fund—Concert

Elizabeth and E. Harris Krawitz Endowment—ConcertHarvey E. Mittenthal Scholarship Fund—Mittenthal String Chair

Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation—Young Artist Competition and ConcertsCharles and Cyd Sandleman Chair Endowment—Assistant Concertmaster Chair

2011-2012 SVSO DONATIONS

Sustaining: $2500+Kathryn CannyIllinois Arts CouncilDr. Lee & Bonnie MalmedNiles TownshipDaniel F. and Ada L. Rice

FoundationVillage of SkokieMr. & Mrs. Blaine

Yarrington

Benefactor: $1,000 - $2,499AdvantEdge Healthcare

Solutions, Inc.The Bruning FoundationMrs. Jason Sharps

Patron: $500 - $999Steven Jay Blutza, Ph.D.Jack and Leslie ShankmanR. Paul Urbanick, DMA

Sponsors: $250 - $499John AlbertsBarbara BrownDr. & Mrs. Richard

ChessickDavid EcclesRoger HirschEthel MittenthalRichard MittenthalThomas & Barbara

RosenweinDr. & Mrs. Don SingerCarolyn Smith,

in memory of Janet Mazur

Scott and Sandra WilliamsPeter P. Thomas

Donors: $100 - $249Mark BaratsLouis & Loretta BeckerMaurice & Ruth EttlesonBernard & Marilyn

FriedmanSandor JankovichRuth L. KatzJoseph D. KramerMilton & Miriam LevinJerome & Lillian MannEdward S. & Phyllis E.

MerkinEleanor ParkerRonald & Shirley

PregozenGeorge RimnacMr. & Mrs. Henry

RosenbaumMarvin RudmanJerome & Carolyn

Sauvage, in memory of Noreen Giles

Harold & Rita SelzThelma SkaletskyJanet Thau, in honor of

Barry GrossmanHarlean VisionIzzie (Avram) WeinzweigCharlene Wiss

Friends: $25 - $99Jules & Sharon AbelmanRuth BarrashAnne BollDr. & Mrs. Richard

Chessick, in memory of Noreen Giles

Muriel CohenUlrich & Carol ConradArkady Diment

Arline Dubow

Nancy FrankeMr. & Mrs. Aaron GolubAlysa IsaacsonGilbert & Elaine Kanter,

in honor of Bonnie Malmed

Terese KlingerJane KornblithAlvan LebovitzSidney LevineMr. & Mrs. Elmer LipstadtRochelle MagidSherwin & Trude MarksEarl MeltzerHoward MillerArthur & Lois MillsMichael ModicaSheldon MostovoyJoseph OttSaul PattJanice RossMichael RothMilton SalmansohnJanet SchatzRita SchreierLarry & Rhoda SchumanAnne SeeferMichael & Serna ShatzHarold C. SilvermanWarne & Delores StaussFlorence T. SteinHerb & Roberta Sweetow,

in memory of Dr. Robert Komaiko

Tess Van WagnerGeorge VassSandra Lynn WeissSheldon S. WeissDorothea Wolf, in honor of

Bonnie MalmedOlga Wolz

Supporting the SymphonyThe concert you hear today was made possible by the generous donors

you see listed in our program. To find out how you can contribute, please contact the SVSO office.


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2011-2012 BOARD OF D IRECTORS

Kathryn Canny, PresidentKaren L. Frost, Artistic Vice President

Roger Hirsch, Administrative Vice PresidentSteven Jay Blutza, Ph.D., Treasurer

John Alberts, Secretary

Barbara E. BrownDavid F. Eccles

Bonnie MalmedLee Malmed, M.D.Ethel MittenthalJack Shankman

Sandra Williams, Ph.D.

Honorary Board MembersSiobhan DrummondLucinda KaspersonThomas RosenweinDonald Singer, M.D.

Francesco Milioto, Conductor and Music DirectorPhyllis Adams, Office Manager

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