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Welcome to the Waterfront Pops Concert and a brand new season!

Celebrating 62 years of great live music!

Love it LIVE! begins today, September 13, 2014 with our second Waterfront Pops outdoor concert—Hooray for Hollywood—movie music classics with a fireworks finale! We’re thrilled that you have chosen to join us for this exciting new Marin community tradition. Go to page 24 to see a complete view of what you are about to experience!

This year we’ve expanded our program to include pre-concert live music on the main stage and engaging new youth and education events at the Symphony Play Station. The Harley White Jazz Trio plays at 4:30. The Michael Schwartz Jazz Collective performs from 5:00 to 5:30, and the Youth in Arts teen a capella group ‘Til Dawn performs at 5:30. Activities at the Symphony Play Station include the Musical Instrument Petting Zoo from 4:30-5:30 and a Composition Workshop with Hollywood composer Ron Ramin from 5:30-5:50. At 5:50, Alasdair Neale will lead the Junior Conductor Workshop—preparing for leading the orchestra to open the second half of the concert—conducting the Radetzky March together! And, we’ll honor outstanding music educators in Marin with Marin Symphony Teacher of the Year Awards.

We invite you to explore more Love it LIVE! 14/15 Season concerts and events, beginning with our Paris-inspired Gala on September 27 and first Masterworks concerts, French Reverie, on September 28 and 30. You can compose your own subscription series or purchase tickets to any concerts now (see page 12).

Enjoy!

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Special Guest & Emcee

Hoyt SmithKDFC Radio personality

Setting his sights on a career in broadcast at an early age, KDFC Morning personality Hoyt Smith found his first opportunity on radio at 14 when a freshman in high school and joined the campus station. Later at San Diego State Hoyt signed on with that campus’

student station and a year later joined San Diego’s new NPR affiliate, KPBS-FM. There he learned the basics of classical announcing as well as news and public affairs. Simultaneously Hoyt landed a job at pop station KARL-FM in nearby Carlsbad, California and finally to adult personality AM KFMB in San Diego. On a visit home to see family in San Francisco, Smith took a tour of innovative FM station K-101 and three weeks later landed his first fulltime job. Since then he has skipped around the Bay Area radio dial working for two NBC affiliates and after a brief stint as morning host and Program Director in Portland, came back in 1984 to Adult Contemporary KLOK-FM. Brown Broadcasting bought KLOK-FM in 1987 and launched the nation’s second Smooth Jazz station, KKSF, where Hoyt hosted afternoons for nearly a dozen years. Classical music called to him again in 1999 when he was asked to host afternoons on KDFC. He has hosted the Morning Show on Classical KDFC since 2003. Readers of San Francisco Magazine have voted him “Favorite Bay Area Radio Host” four years in a row.


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Staff, Board &ContributorsARTISTIC

Alasdair NealeMusic Director

Stephen McKersieChorus & Chamber Chorus Director

Ann KrinitskyYouth Orchestra Director

Anne Lerner-WrightOverture String Ensemble and Crescendo Orchestra Director

Debra ChamblissMarin Symphony Children’s Chorus Director

ADMINISTRATIVE

Jeff vom SaalExecutive Director

Angela ColomboDirector of Development

Peter RodgersDirector of Marketing & Communications

Marty EshoffDirector of Operations and Finance

Maria MarcialesFinance Associate

Craig McAmisOrchestra Personnel Manager

Drew FordMusic Librarian

Andrei GorchovYouth Programs Administrator

Deborah WalterAccountant

WEEKLY VOLUNTEERS

James Levine, Phyllis Mart, Jan Mettner, Gloria Miner,Peri Sarganis, Judith Purdom

PROGRAM BOOK CREDITS

Designer/Editor, Peter RodgersAdvertising Sales, Big Cat AdvertisingPrinter, Unicorn Print/MailCover photo: Peter RodgersAlasdair Neale photos pages 9 & 12, Eisaku TokuyamaZuill Bailey and Navah Perlman photos, Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

OFFICERS

Dr. Frances L. WhitePresident and Chair

Peter L. H. ThompsonImmediate Past President

Steven Machtinger*Vice President

Jim FinkelsteinVice President

Judith WalkerSecretary

Renee RymerTreasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Shirin AryanpourMary D’AgostinoOtis Bruce, Jr.Lynn CallenderJenny Douglass*Joanne DunnRenee Froman*William J. GlasgowStephen GoldmanGreta HoverstenSandra HoyerCatherine Munson †Erica Posner*Elizabeth Prior*Mary Rabb

Board of directors, continued...

Dr. Hannelore Rodriguez-FarrarMarty RubinoStacy ScottDr. Beth SeamanSally Shekou *Orchestra Member

EMERITAS

Louis BartoliniMarge BartoliniJim BoitanoCrawford CooleyDonald DickeyAlfred HellerGrace HughesRonald JohnsonStafford KeeginAlice T. MayGloria MinerElizabeth MulryanDavid PoffHugo RinaldiMadeleine Sloane

California Film InstituteFriends of Mt. Tam

Mountain Play AssociationSingers MarinSpeak to Me

Stapleton School of the Performing ArtsWhistlestop

In-Kind SponsorsStacy Scott Fine Catering

Rob Roberts, Big 4 Party RentalsKevin Lynch, Lagunitas Brewing Company

August Sebastiani, The Other Guys/Hey Mambo WineJudd Williams and Anne Bonaparte, Schramsberg Vineyards

Patty Garbarino, Marin Sanitary Service

Community Partners

Waterfront Pops Concert food & beverage sponsors

Waterfront Pops Concert & season media sponsor


ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN IJeremy Constant Concertmaster The Catherine Munson ChairPhilip Santos Assistant ConcertmasterMark Neyshloss Assistant PrincipalSergi Goldman-Hull Acting Assistant Principal The Schultz Family Chair In Honor of Niels SchultzEmanuela NikiforovaValerie TisdelClaudia FountainBrooke Aird Cindy LeeVan Chandler

VIOLIN IIPeggy Brady Principal (on leave)Karen Shinozaki Sor Acting Principal Evelyn Kwark Assistant Principal Dennie Mehocich*Kathryn Marshall Renee Froman*Joyce Lee Tao NordlichtTara Flandreau*Carla Lehmann Michelle MaruyamaAkiko KojimaThomas Yee

VIOLAJenny Douglass Principal The Elsie Rigney Carr Chair Elizabeth Prior Assistant Principal The Constance Vandament ChairJennifer SillsMeg EldridgeDarcy RindtBetsy LondonOscar HasbunDan KristiansonSteven MachtingerAnn Coombs-Kenney

HORNDarby Hinshaw PrincipalNicky Roosevelt Meredith BrownLoren Tayerle

TRUMPETJohn Freeman PrincipalJames RodsethCatherine Murtagh

TROMBONE

Bruce Chrisp PrincipalCraig McAmisKurt Patzner Bass Trombone

TUBAZachariah Spellman Principal

TIMPANITyler Mack Principal

PERCUSSIONKevin Neuhoff PrincipalWard Spangler

HARPDan Levitan Principal

PERSONNEL MANAGERCraig McAmis

LIBRARIANDrew Ford

SANDOR SALGOMusic Director LaureatePosthumous

CHARLES MEACHAMConcertmaster EmeritusPosthumous

* Former member of Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra

CELLOJan Volkert* PrincipalNancy Bien-Souza Assistant PrincipalLouella HasbunDavid WishniaKelley MaulbetschElizabeth VandervennetIsaac MelamedRobin BonnellAdele-Akiko KearnsErica Posner*

BASSRobert Ashley PrincipalRichard Worn Assistant PrincipalPat KlobasAndrew ButlerWilliam EverettAndrew McCorkle

FLUTEMonica Daniel-Barker PrincipalKatrina Walter, Piccolo

OBOEMargot Golding PrincipalLaura Reynolds English Horn

CLARINETArthur Austin Principal The Jack Bissinger & Robert Max Klein ChairLarry Posner The Tom & Alice May ChairDouglas Fejes Bass Clarinet

BASSOONCarla Wilson PrincipalKarla EkholmDavid Granger Contrabassoon

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pseudo-ovum concealed in the roots. “When we got here, his eyes were big as saucers.

He said, ‘Mom, it’s my turn to hunt for eggs!’” said his mother, Angie Lokkesmoe,

one of the crowd of about 200 children and adults who took part in the Easter egg hunt

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Alasdair Neale,Music Director

There’s nothing like experiencing live classical music played by our Marin Symphony under the leadership of Maestro Alasdair Neale. This is his 14th season leading our orchestra and he has taken the musicians progressively to higher levels of excellence over the past decade. He’s one of the leading Bay Area conductors and a champion of youth education initiatives. Maestro Neale has made appearances on many of the world’s stages with renowned orchestras and soloists.

Music Director Alasdair Neale began his tenure as Music Director of the Marin Symphony in 2001. He also holds the positions of Music Director of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and Principal Guest Conductor of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Mr. Neale’s appointment with the Marin Symphony followed 12 years as Associate Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. During that time he conducted both orchestras in hundreds of critically acclaimed concerts both here and abroad. In 1999, he substituted for an ailing Michael Tilson Thomas, conducting the

San Francisco Symphony in widely praised performances of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony in Germany. His most recent appearance with that orchestra was in February 2007 when he replaced an indisposed Carlos Kalmar to lead the San Francisco Symphony in successful subscription performances.

In his twenty years as Music Director of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Mr. Neale has propelled this festival to national status: it is now the largest privately funded free admission symphony in America. He has brought many celebrated guest artists to these annual events.

In March 2002, to enthusiastically positive reviews, Mr. Neale collaborated with director Peter Sellars and composer John Adams to open the Adelaide Festival with a production of the opera El Niño. In April 1994, he conducted the San Francisco Symphony in the world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis’ Colored Field, featuring English horn player Julie Ann Giacobassi.

In 1993, the American Symphony Orchestra League named him a Leonard Bernstein American Conducting Fellow, and he led the New Jersey Symphony in a concert at the League’s annual conference.

Alasdair Neale maintains a most active guest conducting schedule, both nationally and internationally. His recordings have been released by Arco/Decca and New World Records.

Alasdair Neale holds a Bachelor’s degree from Cambridge University and a Master’s from Yale University, where his principal teacher was Otto-Werner Mueller. He lives in San Francisco.

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Music isn’t the only thing moving outdoors on the Marin Civic Center campus. Explore and enjoy the recent enhancements to the new disabled-accessible plaza in front of the Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, which make it much easier to move around. And there are more upgrades on the way. In the next few years, you’ll see better sidewalks, bus stops, bike lanes and aesthetic accents along Civic Center Drive as we prepare for the new SMART train.

You can also look forward to exciting changes from another Civic Center partner, the Marin County Farmers Market, as its staff works on plans for a permanent site for the market.

All of these moves are designed to complete the mission of Frank Lloyd Wright, the famed architect who designed our National Historic Landmark.

Even after the Pops concert ends, the sound of change at the Civic Center will be sweet music to our community.

Congratulations to Marin Symphony for 62-plus years of outstanding performances! The County of Marin is proud to be a sponsor of this Pops concert.

LEADERSHIP

Dr. Frances L. WhiteBoard President

Dr. Frances L. White, Superintendent/President Emerita and a community college educator for 33

years, retired as Superintendent/President of the Marin Community College District in June 2010. Previously, she served five years as President of Skyline College in San Bruno, California. Her administrative experience in community colleges covers a variety of roles including serving as the Executive Vice Chancellor at City College of San Francisco and the Interim Chancellor of the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District.

Dr. White has a Ph.D. in education administration from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree in counseling psychology and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the California State University at Hayward.

As a professional, Dr. White has served on numerous local, state and national boards, commissions and committees. She is the statewide recipient of the 2010 Harry J. Buttimer Distinguished Administrator Award in the California Community Colleges and was named “Women in Business: Education Leader of 2009” for the North Bay Business Journal. Dr. White currently serves as a lecturer in the Ed.D. Education Leadership Program at San Francisco State University, and is a founding adjunct faculty member of the program. She also works as a CEO search consultant for community colleges; as well as a consultant in strategic planning, organizational review and accreditation management for large and small community colleges. She currently serves as the president and chair of the Board of Directors for the Marin Symphony Association; and she is a board member for the San Rafael Rotary. She is the author of several publications on educational leadership and lives in Marin with her husband, Harley.

Jeff vom SaalExecutiveDirector

Jeff vom Saal was appointed Executive Director of the Marin Symphony Association in July 2012.

A native of upstate New York, Jeff began playing the trumpet at age four. Jeff attended and graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied with Peter Chapman and Charles Schlueter, members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the time. After graduating from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in 2001, Jeff became interested in arts administration. His first orchestra job was as Executive Director of the Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra in Framingham, Massachusetts. In 2005, Jeff and his family moved to Fargo, North Dakota, where he was the Executive Director of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony. In 2007, Jeff was asked to assume the leadership of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, which he did until his move to California this past summer. During his tenure with the QCSO, season ticket sales increased every year, educational programs grew, and the organization expanded the number and style of concerts significantly.




Orchestrate your own 14/15 Season subscription series.Celebrate 62 years of great music and Alasdair Neale’s 14th season leading the Marin Symphony Orchestra as Music Director.

Love it LIVE! begins today, Saturday, September 13th with our second

Waterfront Pops outdoor concert—Hooray for Hollywood—movie music

classics with a fireworks finale! Zuill Bailey returns as the soloist for our first

Masterworks concerts, French Reverie on September 28th and 30th.

Our Holiday Pops Concert is happening on December 16th —now truly,

a new Marin tradition. The season finale Spring Pops event is certain to be

a hit: the world premiere of Star Trek in Concert on Saturday, June 6, 2015.

When you subscribe you’ll receive FREE Companion Certificates!

You can purchase sIngle tickets for the Sept. 27 Season-Opening Gala and Dec. 6 & 7 Holiday Choral Concerts by calling the Marin Symphony Office: 415.479.8100. Reserved single tickets for all Love it LIVE! 14/15 Season Masterworks and Pops concerts that take place at the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium are available online or via the Marin Center Box Office: 415.473.6800.

Simply compose your own subscription series by selecting the concerts that best fit your life and style.

Choose 3 concerts and get 1 FREE Certificate. Pick 4 concerts to get 2 FREE Certificates. Subscribe to 5 or more concerts to receive 3 FREE Certificates!

Maestro Alasdair Neale

Single tickets on sale now!

Masterworks, Holiday Pops and Spring Pops concerts take place in the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium. Priority seating is given to donors and season subscribers. Adult tickets $30–$75, reserved seating. Youth, student, teacher, school and group pricing is available. © Marin Symphony, all rights reserved. Dates and details subject to change.

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Hooray for HollywoodSaturday, September 13, 2014, 6:30 p.m.Gates open at 4:00 p.m.Alasdair Neale, conductor

We’ve composed a collection of favorite movie music soundtracks everyone will love for today’s outdoor concert. Savor a new and improved offering of food from Off the Grid and beer from Lagunitas Brewing Co. at the Marin Center Lagoon Park! A spectacular fireworks display will accompany the final piece—Summon the Heroes by John Williams.

PR OGRAMMusic from Frozen, Apollo 13, Braveheart, Titanic, Gone with the Wind, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Spiderman, Star Trek and many more...

MASTER WORKS 1

French ReverieSunday, September 28, 2014, 3:00 p.m.Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 7:30 p.m.Alasdair Neale, conductorZuill Bailey, cello

This season begins with a bang: Berlioz’s mold-breaking masterpiece “Symphonie fantastique,” the composer’s vivid portrait of an opium-induced dream, and one of the most brilliant and outrageous works ever. Zuill Bailey makes a welcome return with Saint-Saens’s urbane and elegant Cello Concerto No. 1.

PR OGRAMBernstein: Overture to CandideSaint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

Saturday, September 27, 2014, 5:30 p.m.Tickets: $195 per person.

Celebrate the opening of your Marin Symphony’s 14/15 Season at an elegant French-inspired affair. This year we return to the Osher Marin JCC on 9/27, the Saturday evening before our French Reverie Masterworks concerts on Sunday, 9/28 and Tuesday, 9/30. Marin Symphony favorite Zuill Bailey returns as soloist for the concerts, and will make a special appearance at the Gala!

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LOVE IT LIVE! 14/15 PREVIEW

MASTER WORKS 2

Beethoven: Eternal RevolutionarySunday, October 26, 2014, 3:00 p.m.Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 7:30 p.m.Alasdair Neale, conductorNavah Perlman, piano

Are there any four more famous notes than the opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony? This iconic work forms the centerpiece of a program drawn from the composer’s heroic “middle” period when Beethoven established his lasting reputation for greatness.

PR OGRAMBeethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

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Home for the HolidaysTuesday, December 16, 2014, 7:00 p.m.Alasdair Neale, conductorMarin Symphony Chorus, Stephen McKersie, directorMarin Symphony Children’s Chorus, Debra Chambliss, director

Our Holiday Pops Concert has secured its place as a new Marin tradition. Celebrate a variety of holiday-inspired music with your friends, family, Marin Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ensembles!

Holiday Choral Concerts by CandlelightSaturday, December 6, 2014, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, December 7, 2014, 4:00 p.m.

This annual holiday celebration continues to be the traditional start of the spirit of the season for many people in our community of Marin. The gathering in the Church of Saint Raphael in San Rafael will again feature the Marin Symphony Chamber Chorus and other special guests. We invite you to light a candle and sing with us. Share the glow of the season again with us this year!

Marin Symphony Chamber ChorusStephen McKersie, director

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MASTER WORKS 3

Eight SeasonsSunday, February 15, 2015, 3:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 7:30 p.m.Alasdair Neale, conductorJeremy Constant, violin

Hear Vivaldi’s beloved “The Four Seasons” as it appears juxtaposed with “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires” by the master of the Tango, Astor Piazzolla. Jeremy Constant, concertmaster of the Marin Symphony is our soloist and guide through this fascinating journey.

PR OGRAMVivaldi: The Four SeasonsPiazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

MASTER WORKS 4

IntersectionsSunday, April 12, 2015, 3:00 p.m.Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7:30 p.m.Alasdair Neale, conductorMarin Symphony ChorusMarin Symphony Youth Orchestra

Come and celebrate the promise of youth as these talented young musicians take the stage alongside their counterparts in the Marin Symphony Orchestra for a special side-by-side performance of Sibelius’s rousing “Finlandia,” in a program that also includes Strauss’s virtuoso “Don Juan,” Poulenc’s zesty “Gloria” with the Marin Symphony Chorus, and Bay Area sensation Mason Bates’s propulsive “Mothership.”

PR OGRAMBates: Mothership Poulenc: Gloria

Strauss: Don JuanSibelius: Finlandia

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Star Trek in ConcertSaturday, June 6, 2015, 7:00 p.m.Alasdair Neale, conductor

Our season finale takes you out of this world to a place where no orchestra has gone before. We’re honored to have the chance to bring the world premiere of Star Trek in Concert to our stage, in our community of Marin. This exciting multimedia, multi-sensory experience will totally immerse you into the music of Star Trek—spanning decades of movies and TV—loved by generations of fans.

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Marin Symphony Overture String Ensemble is designed for beginning students, teaching aspiring young musicians orchestral ensemble techniques and musicianship. This program, led by Anne Lerner-Wright, helps prepare young musicians for the Marin Symphony Crescendo Program and Youth Orchestra.

Symphony@Schools brings guest artists and Symphony musicians into classrooms where kids interact with the performers. Symphony@Schools also provides tickets to Marin Symphony performances, giving young people and their families a chance to experience the sound of a full orchestra playing live in the concert hall.

A day in the studio at Skywalker...Marin Symphony Crescendo and Youth Orchestras will again spend a day in the studio at Skywalker this Novemeber. The priceless experience provides an opportunty for members to hone their skills and perform at a live recording session.

Winter Concerts on Sunday, December 7th

Marin Symphony String Ensemble and Crescendo Orchestra at 3:00 p.m.Marin Symphony Youth Orchstra at 7:00 p.m.

Concerts take place at College of Marin James Dunn Performing Arts Theatre in Kentfield

Youth & Education ProgramsCelebrating 60 years connecting our communities to the future of live music...

Marin Symphony Youth and Music Education Programs are at the heart of our mission to foster the dreams and aspirations of young musicians. Exposing young people early and continuing to engage them is one of the best ways to ensure that the next generation develops a love of music. Multiple programs are designed to teach and inspire both young musicians and future concert goers.

Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra has been providing gifted young musicians ages 12 -18 an opportunity to be a part of our orchestra community since 1954. Directed and conducted by Ann Krinitsky, the orchestra performs winter and spring concerts and special Sit-In concerts at local schools, where younger students sit amidst the Youth Orchestra during the performance.

Marin Symphony Crescendo is designed for intermediate students, teaching young musicians standard orchestral ensemble techniques and musicianship. Led by Anne Lerner-Wright, the program is a stepping stone to the Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Questions? Contact us!Andrei Gorchov, Youth Programs Administrator 415.479.8105 or [email protected].

Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra, A Day in the Studio, recording at Skywalker, November, 2013

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LOVE LETTERSBy A.R. Gurney Directed by Robert Wilson

Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner are lifelong friends whose correspondence begins with early childhood notes and continues over their lifetime. This piece is evocative, touching, and frequently funny. Starring James Dunn and Anne Ripley, Love Letters runs for three days only.

February 13 Preview — 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation $10

February 14 — 7:30 p.m. $25 February 15 — 2 p.m. $25

Studio Theatre, Kentfield Campus

Reserve your seats: Kim Foulger 415.485.9555, [email protected] Proceeds will benefit the COM Drama Department.

2014

LITTLE WOMENA play adapted by Jacqueline Goldfinger Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott Directed by Lisa MorseSeptember 25, 26, 27 — 7:30 p.m. October 3, 4, 10, 11 — 7:30 p.m. October 5, 12 — 2 p.m. James Dunn Theatre, Kentfield Campus

THE AMERICAN DREAM/ THE ZOO STORYBy Edward Albee Directed by W. Allen TaylorNovember 20, 21, 22, 29 — 7:30 p.m. December 5, 6 — 7:30 p.m. November 30 , December 7 — 2 p.m. Studio Theatre, Kentfield Campus

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THE COMEDY OF ERRORSBy William Shakespeare Directed by James DunnMarch 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 — 7:30 p.m. March 15, 22 — 2 p.m. James Dunn Theatre, Kentfield Campus

THE SEAGULLBy Anton Chekhov Directed by Molly NobleMay 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17 — 7:30 p.m. May 9, 10, 16, 17 — 2 p.m. Studio Theatre, Kentfield Campus

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PROGRAM

WATERFRONT POPS CONCERTHOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD

Alasdair Neale conductor

Saturday, September 13, 2 014 — Concert Starts at 6:30 p.m.

PRE-CONCERT

Performances

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Harley White TrioHarley White, bass; Si Perkoff, piano; Al Harrison, drums

5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Michael Schwartz Jazz CollectiveMichael Schwartz, sax; Dillon Ingram, guitar; Max Schwartz, bass; Karl Tietze, drums

The Michael Schwartz Jazz Collective features some of the best jazz youth that the Bay Area has to offer, including top notch musicians from ensembles like the

SFJAZZ High School All-stars and the Jazzschool Studio Band.

5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Youth in Arts `Til Dawn A CappellaMentor Artist, Austin Willacy

Singers: James Barton, Max Bayer, Harmela Beyene, Kodo Elder-Groebe, Chloe Gasparini, Ziggy Kitsou, Devon Lawrence, Blake Killingsworth, Ali Macmillan, Randy Shapiro,

Kharissa Simms, Nicole Stock, Delaney Tight, Celine Ventanilla, and Holly Voorsanger

Symphony Play Station

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Musical Instrument Petting ZooSponsored by The Magic Flute

5:30 – 5:50 p.m. Composition Workshopwith Hollywood composer Ron Ramin

5:50 – 6:00 p.m. Junior Conductor Workshopwith Maestro Alasdair Neale

Junior Conductors will join Alasdair Neale conducting the orchestrafor the Radetzky March to start the second half of the concert.


INTERMISSION

2001: A Space Odysseythe opening theme from Also sprach Zarathustra (Sunrise)

by Richard Strauss

Braveheart, Apollo 13, An American Tail, Titanicby James Horner

How to Train Your Dragon

by John Powell

Cinema Paradisoby Ennio Morricone

Spidermanby Danny Elfman

Back to the Future

by Alan Silvestri

Frozen Medleyby Christophe Beck, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Robert Lopez

Radetzky Marchby Johann Strauss Sr.

Greetings! ( world premiere )by Ron Ramin

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

by John Williams

Gone With The Windby Max Steiner

Star Trek: Into Darkness

by Michael Giacchino

Summon the Heroes ( fireworks finale! )by John Williams

CONCERT

Congratulations to the first-everMarin Symphony Teacher of the Year Award Recipients!

Music Teacher of the YearPrivate Studio

Awarded to: Patricia Miner

This award is designed to recognize the private studio music teacher who best demonstrates the values of inspiring young musicians and who has enabled the youth orchestra programs to flourish.

Music Teacher of the YearPublic School

Awarded to: Jeremiah Jacks

This award is designed to recognize the public school music teacher who demonstrates commitment to providing excellence in music education in our schools.

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HollywoodcomposerRon Ramin

Composer and 17 year Mill Valley resident Ron Ramin has composed the musical scores for more

than 250 hours of US network television, including 20 prime-time series and more than 30 original movies/miniseries. Born and raised in New York City, Mr. Ramin earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and studied composition and orchestration with Milton Babbitt. Upon graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a film composer. He has won a CableACE Award and received an EMMY nomination for his scores.

Mr. Ramin describes “Greetings!” as a fanfare for orchestra. “My intended goal was to write a symphonic work that is audience friendly and welcomes the listener to the concert hall in a joyous and rousing manner.”

Youth in Arts, `Til Dawn

`Til Dawn, Youth in Arts A Cappella ensemble is an advanced vocal music program for motivated young artists. `Til Dawn celebrates the value of the arts, encourages positive messages about meaningful social issues, and inspires children of all ages. The group performs a mix of rock, pop, blues, jazz and soul standards and contemporary hits, in addition to original songs by group members.

The group rehearses twice a week at Youth in Arts and participates in three weekend retreats throughout the year. They maintain an extensive year-round performance schedule, singing at schools, community events and charitable benefits. `Til Dawn is featured in the winter “Sing Out!” which combines the current company along with esteemed alumni. In June `Til Dawn has a full length concert to highlight each of the individual students and celebrate the seniors.

Auditions for `Til Dawn are held each May for students entering 9th-12th grade. `Til Dawn is a tuition-based program with scholarships available.

`Til Dawn released its first CD in 1995 entitled Get Motivated Baby. The group’s second album in 2000, In Toon, was runner up for Best High School Recording from the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA). Songs in the Key of AWESOME (2004) won two CARA awards, one for Best High School Album and the second for Best High School Solo. The `Til Dawn CD Crescendo was released in December 2009, was nominated for Best High School Album and won Best High School Solo (Haley Keagan for “Til It Happens”). Members of `Til Dawn receive hundreds of hours of instruction and mentorship each year from Director Austin Willacy. Austin provides not only vocal training and direction, but also leads `Til Dawn members in discussions and retreats that build the group’s cohesion as well as the critical thinking and interpersonal skills of each member.

Austin is a professional singer and songwriter who performs and records both solo and with Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. artists The House Jacks. `Til Dawn members often have opportunities to see Austin perform with the House Jacks or his own band. Most years `Til Dawn will open for the House Jacks in at least one professional performance.

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Marin Symphony, 2014 Waterfront Pops Concert Program Book