Soundings Magazine September 18-20, 2015

SOUNDINGST H E M A G A Z I N E O F T H E C O L O R A D O S Y M P H O N Y

Volume 13 • Number 1

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The Colorado Symphony is excited

to announce that not one, but two

new conductors have joined our

organization. Christopher Dragon

joins the Colorado Symphony

as Associate Conductor and

Andres Lopera joins as Assistant

Conductor. page 18

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WELCOME

Welcome to the fifth season in the resurgence of the Colorado Symphony. From the brink of oblivion, this extraordinary ensemble – one of the best in the country and everybody’s orchestra – continues to evolve.

During the past four seasons:

◆ musicians and conductors from all over the world competed at auditions for coveted spots with the Colorado Symphony;

◆ 15 of the finest musicians in the world, 9 of them titled positions, as well as a new Associate Conductor from Australia and Assistant Conductor from Columbia joined the orchestra;

◆ performed over 150 times a season with an expanded repertoire that has something for everyone of all ages;

◆ expanded our educational programs to enhance the appreciation of music for a lifetime;

◆ recorded classical music as well as contemporary and indie music;

◆ innovated in the delivery of our music electronically;

◆ initiated new commercial activities in recording and scoring for films, games, and television;

◆ and made great strides toward stabilizing our financial position.

We are proud of the exceptional talent and diversity of our musicians and artistic leadership that brings our audiences the best orchestral music possible. We are proud of all of the organization’s musicians and staff for their commitment to get from where we were four years ago to where we are today. Most of all, we are proud of the entire community that has made the Colorado Symphony’s resurgence possible.

At the end of the day, it’s all about the music. The 2015/16 season looks to be one of the best ever. We hope you enjoy it and thank you for your continued support.

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In gratitude of your contribution we offer benefits to our donors. Invitations to open rehearsals, special events, receptions, Chamber Musicales, and more! Please visit coloradosymphony.org to learn about ways to donate to your Colorado Symphony.

We are excited to announce new changes in our benefits and some donor levels are changing slightly as we move into the 2015/16 season. Please visit our website for the full details. The following are some highlights:

• Open Rehearsals allow supporters to hear the symphony during a rehearsal at the beginning of the week and get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making the music happen on stage.

º Premium Open Rehearsals enhance that experience as you can sit in the chorus seats for a unique view of the orchestra and conductor.

• Seated with the Symphony is available to donors that give $2,000 and above. This is a special experience where donors can sit on stage with the orchestra during a rehearsal.

• Chamber Musicales, presented by Northern Trust, are intimate gatherings that feature soloists or small ensembles of Colorado Symphony Musicians.

• Donors at the $250 level will be recognized on our website.• Donors at the $500 level will be recognized in Soundings, the Colorado Symphony

concert program.

Please note: This is a partial list of benefits. For the full list of benefits by donor level, please visit coloradosymphony.org or contact Gerry Heise, Director of Major Gifts, at [email protected] or at 303.308.2475.


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ANDREW LITTONMUSIC DIRECTOR

MARIN ALSOPCONDUCTOR

LAUREATE

CHRISTOPHER DRAGONASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

ANDRES LOPERAASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

DUAIN WOLFECHORUS DIRECTOR

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VIOLINYumi Hwang-WilliamsConcertmaster

The Mary Rossick Kern & Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair

Claude SimAssociate Concertmaster

Yi ZhaoAssistant Concertmaster

Ben Odhner Fixed 4th Chair

Paul PrimusPrincipal Second

Allegra WermuthAssistant Principal Second

Alessandra Jennings Flanagan

Fixed 2nd Chair Second

Jerry ChiuLarisa FesmireThomas HanulikWyn HartJohn HiltonAnne-Marie HoffmanMyroslava

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PrincipalCatherine Beeson

Assistant PrincipalMary Cowell

Fixed 3rd Chair

Charlyn CampbellMarsha HolmesLeah KovachHelen McDermottKelly ShanafeltPhillip Stevens

CELLOSilver Ainomäe

PrincipalJudith Galecki

Fixed 3rd ChairSusan Rockey BowlesDanielle Guideri Thomas Heinrich Margaret HoeppnerKimberly Patterson*Matthew SwitzerSusan Yun

BASSBrandon McLean

Principal Nicholas Recuber

Assistant PrincipalJohn ArnesenSusan Cahill James CarrollKarl FennerJeremy Kincaid

FLUTEBrook Ferguson

PrincipalCatherine Peterson

2nd / Assistant Principal

Julie Duncan Thornton

PICCOLOJulie Duncan Thornton

OBOEPeter Cooper

PrincipalThe Irene & David AboschPrincipal Oboe Chair

Monica Hanulik2nd / Assistant Principal

Jason Lichtenwalter

ENGLISH HORNJason Lichtenwalter

CLARINETJason Shafer

Principal Abby Raymond


Andrew Stevens

E-FLAT CLARINETAbby Raymond

BASS CLARINETAndrew Stevens

BASSOONChad Cognata

PrincipalTristan Rennie


Roger Soren

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HORNMichael Thornton

PrincipalCarolyn KunickiKolio Plachkov

3rd / Associate Principal

David BrusselAustin Larson

Assistant Principal

TRUMPETJustin Bartels

PrincipalPhillip Hembree


Patrick TilleryAssociate Principal

TROMBONEJohn Sipher

Principal Paul Naslund

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Gregory Harper

BASS TROMBONEGregory Harper

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OFFICERSJerome H. Kern ,

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Co-ChairSusan Bowles,*

SecretaryDr. Christopher Ott,

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TRUSTEESMargaret Anderson Dr. Paula P. BernsteinSusan Cahill*Young ChoJim CopenhaverJason Crow Zachary D. Detra, Esq. Stephanie DonnerBJ DyerSandy ElliottBrook Ferguson*Jack Finlaw Dr. Everette J. Freeman Neda GhaemiDr. Michael G. GundzikDiane S. Hill, Ph.D

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Mary Neidig President, Colorado Symphony Guild

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STAFFJerome H. Kern

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Chief Financial OfficerAndrew Litton

Music DirectorRobert Neu

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Anthony Pierce Senior Vice President of Program Innovation

Christina Carlson Vice President of Development

David Aeling Production and Stage Manager

Catherine Beeson Director of Community and Education Programs

Larry Brezicka Orchestra Personnel Manager

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SHOSTAKOVICH Festive OvertureTCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

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SEPT 26-27 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Christopher Dragon, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director

Gabriel Preisser, Harold Hill Sarah Lawrence, Marian Paroo Semi-staged production

october Mozart Performed by Michael Thornton MASTERWORKS

OCT 2-3 T FRI-SAT 7:30James Feddeck, conductor Michael Thornton, horn

DVOŘÁK Carnival OvertureMOZART Horn Concerto No. 3L. MOZART Sinfonia pastorella for AlphornBRAHMS Symphony No. 4

Inside The Score: Symphony 101 INS IDE THE SCORE

OCT 9 T FRI 7:30Andres Lopera, conductor Catherine Beeson, host

Jake Shimabukuro In Concert SPECIAL

OCT 10 T SAT 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductor Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele

Elgar “Enigma Variations” MASTERWORKS

OCT 16-17 T FRI-SAT 7:30Courtney Lewis, conductor Courtney Hershey Bress, harp

HAYDN Symphony No. 60, “Il distratto”DEBUSSY Dances Sacred and ProfaneRAVEL Introduction and AllegroELGAR Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma Variations”

Strauss Conducted By Andrew Litton MASTERWORKS

OCT 23-24 T FRI-SAT 7:30Andrew Litton, conductor Silver Ainomäe, cello

STRAUSS Don Quixote STRAUSS Don Juan STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 MASTERWORKS

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SHOSTAKOVICH Festive OvertureTCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

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Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” In Concert POPS Book, Music and Lyrics by: MEREDITH WILLSON

SEPT 26-27 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Christopher Dragon, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director

Gabriel Preisser, Harold Hill Sarah Lawrence, Marian Paroo Semi-staged production

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Inside The Score: Symphony 101 INS IDE THE SCORE

OCT 9 T FRI 7:30Andres Lopera, conductor Catherine Beeson, host

Jake Shimabukuro In Concert SPECIAL

OCT 10 T SAT 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductor Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele

Elgar “Enigma Variations” MASTERWORKS

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Following a comprehensive international search and audition period with more than 200 candidates, eight conductors were

selected to come to Boettcher Concert Hall to audition in front of the Colorado Symphony’s orchestra and artistic leadership. The 3-day process included multiple rounds of conducting, individual interviews with artistic leadership, presenting in front of an audience, and more.

The Colorado Symphony is excited to announce that not one, but two new conductors join our organization. Christopher Dragon joins the Colorado Symphony as Associate Conductor and Andres Lopera joins as Assistant Conductor.

Colorado Symphony Conductor Search

“The acquisition of these two very talented young conductors is a testament to the resurgence of our orchestra as it continues to develop artistically. We are sure that all of our audiences will enjoy them on the podium.”

— Jerry KernColorado Symphony CEO

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CHRISTOPHER DRAGON - ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

Christopher Dragon comes to the Colorado Symphony following nearly three years as the assistant conductor of the

West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO). Christopher has been an important figure in expanding

orchestral music in Australia in recent years, serving as the conductor or director of various organizations, such as the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the South Side Symphony Orchestra, the Western Australia Youth Orchestra’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and others.

In recent years, Christopher has been busy performing internationally, including being selected in 2014 to conduct the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra in Thailand and participating in the Jarvi Winter Academy in Estonia, where he

was awarded the Orchestra’s Favorite Conductor Prize in 2014.“It’s a huge privilege to be joining the Colorado Symphony as associate conductor,”

Christopher said. “I had such a fantastic time with the orchestra during the auditions and instantly felt a connection with the musicians. I look forward to exploring more of Colorado and immersing myself into American music and culture.”

ANDRES LOPERA - ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Andres Lopera is a leading Latin American orchestral artist in the United States, with nearly a decade of work in both

North and South America. In 2012, Andres was appointed music director of the

Metropolitan Youth Symphony in Portland, Ore., where he oversaw more than 460 students. In recognition of his contributions to Portland, Andres received the Portland Monthly Award, Rising Star Award, and the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber Bravo Award.

Andres’ previous experiences include conducting the Oregon Symphony, Toledo Symphony, New World Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra. He has also worked with professional and youth orchestras throughout Central and South America, including orchestral groups in Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay and Honduras, and also led the Youth Orchestra of the Americas musical camp.

“I am thrilled and sincerely honored to join the Colorado Symphony,” Andres said. “I look forward to connecting with the Colorado community and to contributing to this wonderful organization.”

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Bringing on these two new conductors is a testament to the growth of the Colorado Symphony both artistically as well as in the depth and variety of programming that has become enough work for two conductors to share. As Associate Conductor, Christopher will make his Masterworks concert debut at the Shakespeare Festival on March 18-20 at Boettcher Concert Hall, and both Christopher and Andres will conduct Pops, Inside the Score, Family Series, and additional concerts and events during the upcoming 2015/16 season.

Family Concerts for

the young and young at

heart!

Single tickets start at:

$10 for children and $25 for adults!

Halloween Spooktacular OCT 31 T SAT 2:30Christopher Dragon, conductor

Drums of the WorldNOV 29 T SUN 1:00Colorado Symphony Percussionists

A Colorado Christmas DEC 12 T SAT 2:30 & 6:00Andres Lopera, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director

Side-By-Side with DYAO: 100 Year Celebration of the U.S. National Parks FEB 6 T SAT 2:30Denver Young Artists Orchestra

Carnival of the Animals and The Story of BabarMAR 13 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductorSAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the AnimalsPOULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant


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Family Concerts for

the young and young at

heart!

Single tickets start at:

$10 for children and $25 for adults!

Halloween Spooktacular OCT 31 T SAT 2:30Christopher Dragon, conductor

Drums of the WorldNOV 29 T SUN 1:00Colorado Symphony Percussionists

A Colorado Christmas DEC 12 T SAT 2:30 & 6:00Andres Lopera, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director

Side-By-Side with DYAO: 100 Year Celebration of the U.S. National Parks FEB 6 T SAT 2:30Denver Young Artists Orchestra

Carnival of the Animals and The Story of BabarMAR 13 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductorSAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the AnimalsPOULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant


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Leah Kovach – ViolaLeah comes to Colorado from Houston. Leah is a founding member of the Houston-based Calliope String Quartet, which completed its first concert tour this July visiting cities in Italy, Austria, and Slovenia. For the past three years, Leah also worked as a music coach for multiple schools, including the Kinkaid School Orchestra’s 2012 tour of China and has taught master classes at the Conservatorio Anna Maria Valencia in Cali, Colombia.

Ben Odhner – First ViolinBen Odhner became a member of the Colorado Symphony in 2014 after receiving his Master of Music degree from Rice University, and in 2015 he won the position of Fixed 4th Chair in the first violin section. Earlier in his career, Ben was a member of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, which performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the first International Classical Music Summit brought together through the internet.

Phil Hembree – Second / Assistant Principal TrumpetBefore coming to Colorado, Phil was completing his Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from Rice University. Phil is also an avid chamber musician, and specializes in new music. He has worked with several composers to premier new works across the country including most recently a soundtrack recording to the silent film, Cinderella (1922). Phil is excited to move his career to Colorado so that he can take advantage of the great hiking and skiing when he’s not on stage at Boettcher Concert Hall.

John Sipher – Principal TromboneJohn is joining the Colorado Symphony from his home state of Virginia where he was Principal Trombone in the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. Along with trombone, John also plays the ukulele which is why he’s excited for the upcoming concert featuring Jake Shimabukuro with the Colorado Symphony in October.

The Colorado Symphony is proud of the reputation it has as one of the premier orchestras in the world. Because of that, we have musicians from all over the world that audition for a full time role on our stage.

The interesting part of auditions for new Colorado Symphony musicians is that the auditions are completed blind, meaning that the auditioning musicians and those choosing who proceed through auditions don’t meet until after the process is completed and musicians are chosen. There is a screen set up so that the musician can’t been seen, the musician does not talk, and there is even carpet to assure the sound of the shoes doesn’t give anything away. Therefore there are no gender, racial, age, or other demographic biases during the audition process, only the best musical talent.

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Alessandra Jennings Flanagan – Second ViolinAlessandra is a graduate of Rice University where she completed her Master of Music degree in violin performance and in 2015 she won the position of Fixed 3rd Chair in the second violin section. Alessandra was a founding member of the Basmati String Quartet, which won the Grand Prize at the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition and Second Place at the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition.

Austin Larson – Assistant Principal HornAusting recently moved to Colorado from Wisconsin. Austin has been highly successful in many competitions, including First Prize in both the International Horn Competition of America and International Horn Society Premier Soloist Competition. Interesting fact about Austin: as of the start of this 2015/16 season, he is the youngest full time musician with the Colorado Symphony at just 24 years old.

Delcho Tenev – ViolinDelcho comes to Colorado from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He had just finished a Professonal Performance Certificate from Lynn University in Florida, and the audition for the Colorado Symphony was the next day after graduation. Music isn’t Delcho’s only skill — he has also performed as a Bulgarian folk dancer and has competed in mathematic competitions.

Brandon McLean – Principal BassBrandon is from Seattle, Washington but before coming to Colorado has been performing in Canada with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Before Vancouver, Brandon completed three world tours with the Pittsburg Symphony. Brandon is already enjoying Colorado for the hiking, fishing, and camping.

Michael VanWirt – PercussionA Colorado native from Longmont, Michael was with the New World Symphony in Miami before returning to Colorado. He’s happy to be back to our mountain state so that he can get back on the trails. In 2012 Michael completed the Colorado Trail, the 190-mile hike from Denver to Durango.

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Symphony at the Movies: Home Alone HOLIDAY

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A Night in Vienna HOLIDAY

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NOV 29 T SUN 1:00Colorado Symphony Percussionists

All Beethoven featuring MASTERWORKS Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”DEC 4-6 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Rossen Milanov, conductor Andrew Staupe, piano

A Colorado Christmas HOLIDAY

DEC 11-13 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30 & 6:00 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director

Jackie Evancho Sings Holiday Hits & More SPECIAL

DEC 15 T TUES 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductor

Holiday Brass at Montview HOLIDAY

Boulevard Presbyterian Church DEC 18 & 20 T FRI 7:30 T SUN 5:00Brian Buerkle, conductor Colorado Symphony Brass & Percussion

Handel’s Messiah HOLIDAY

DEC 18-19 T FRI-SAT 7:30DEC 20 T SUN 1:00* Duain Wolfe, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

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Join us on Sunday for the return of the Messiah Sing-Along! Sunday concert only $25 for adults and $10 for children.

Symphony at the Movies: Home Alone HOLIDAY

DEC 22 T TUE 7:30Andres Lopera, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director

A Weekend of Star Wars GEEK

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MASTERWORKS • 2015-2016

TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1

COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDREW LITTON, conductor ALESSIO BAX, piano

Friday, September 18, 2015 at 7:30 pmSaturday, September 19, 2015 at 7:30 pmSunday, September 20, 2015 at 1:00 pmBoettcher Concert Hall

SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture, Op. 96

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso — Allegro con spirito Andantino semplice — Prestissimo Allegro con fuoco

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SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Moderato — Allegro non troppo — Moderato Allegretto Largo Allegro non troppo

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ANDREW LITTON, conductorColorado Symphony Music Director Andrew Litton, newly appointed Music Director of the New York City Ballet, ends his twelve year tenure as Music Director of Norway’s Bergen Philharmonic with a Gala Concert celebrating the Orchestra’s 250th Anniversary. Mr. Litton guest conducts the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies, and has a discography of over 120 recordings with awards including America’s Grammy®, France’s Diapason d’Or, and many other honors. Mr. Litton also serves as Artistic Director of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Sommerfest and Conductor Laureate of Britain’s

Bournemouth. Mr. Litton has also conducted many of the world’s finest opera companies, such as the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera Covent Garden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Australian Opera, and participated with the Bergen Philharmonic in founding the Bergen National Opera. Litton was Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony from 1988-1994, bringing it on its first American tour and producing 14 recordings, including the Grammy winning Belshazzar’s Feast. Music Director of the Dallas Symphony from 1994-2006, their Rachmaninov Piano Concerto recordings with Stephen Hough won the Classical Brits/BBC Critics Award. An accomplished pianist, Litton often conducts from the keyboard and enjoys performing chamber music with his orchestra colleagues. A longtime admirer of the late jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, Litton recorded his first solo piano album, A Tribute to Oscar Peterson, released in 2014. Mr. Litton is a graduate of the Fieldston School, New York, and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Juilliard in piano and conducting. The youngest-ever winner of the BBC International Conductors Competition, he served as Assistant Conductor at Teatro alla Scala and Exxon/Arts Endowment Assistant Conductor for the National Symphony under Rostropovich. His many honors in addition to Norway’s Order of Merit include an honorary doctorate from the University of Bournemouth, Yale University’s Sanford Medal, and the Elgar Society Medal. For further information, visit www.andrewlitton.com

ALLESIO BAX, pianoPianist Alessio Bax, First Prize winner at the Leeds and Hamamatsu international piano

competitions, is a 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient. He has appeared as soloist with over 100 orchestras worldwide, including the London Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, NHK Symphony in Japan, St. Petersburg Philharmonic under Yuri Temirkanov, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle. Recent highlights include return engagements with the Dallas Symphony under Jaap van Zweden and the Royal Philharmonic on tour, performances with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra under Hans Graf and London’s Southbank

Sinfonia led by Vladimir Ashkenazy, tours with Joshua Bell, and concerts with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in both New York and Boston. Among festival appearances are London’s International Piano Series, England’s Aldeburgh and Bath festivals, Switzerland’s Verbier, the Risør Festival in Norway, Germany’s Ruhr Klavier-Festival and BeethovenFest, and the U.S.’s Bravo! Vail, Music@Menlo, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Mr. Bax’s acclaimed discography includes Beethoven’s “Hammerklavier” and “Moonlight” Sonatas (Gramophone “Editor’s Choice”); Bax & Chung, featuring Stravinsky’s four-hand Pétrouchka; Mozart’s Piano Concertos K. 491 and K. 595; Alessio Bax Plays Brahms (Gramophone “Critic’s Choice”); Rachmaninov: Preludes and Melodies (American Record Guide “Critics’ Choice”); Bach Transcribed; and Baroque Reflections (Gramophone “Editor’s Choice”). At age 14, he graduated with top honors from the conservatory of his hometown, Bari, Italy, and after further studies in Europe moved to the U.S. in 1994. A Steinway artist, Mr. Bax resides in New York City with his wife, pianist Lucille Chung, and their daughter.

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The Colorado Symphony is excited to announce the return of our Community Ticketing Initiative (CTI). Launched in October 2014, the program was created in an effort to reach new and diverse audiences. The CTI supports the City of Denver’s Imagine 2020 Cultural Plan which seeks to broaden access to the cultural arts for all Denver residents.

Through the CTI, the Colorado Symphony is pleased to offer complimentary tickets to children and families throughout the 2015/16 season. The Colorado Symphony offers something for everyone; concerts include: classical, holiday, family, even music from favorite movies, cartoons, and comic books! Colorado Symphony concerts are exciting for all ages – and an experience you won’t forget!

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTESDMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975): Festive Overture, Op. 96Dmitri Shostakovich was born on September 25, 1906 in St. Petersburg, and died in Moscow on August 9, 1975. He composed the Festive Overture in 1954. The work was premiered on November 7, 1954 at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, conducted by Vassili Nebolsin. The score calls for piccolo, two flutes, three oboes, three clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion and strings. Duration is about 6 minutes. Last performed by the orchestra on May 21-23, 2004, with Jeffrey Kahane conducting.

Among the grand symphonies, concertos, operas and chamber works that Dmitri Shostakovich produced are also many occasional pieces: film scores, tone poems, jingoistic anthems, brief instrumental compositions. Though most of these works are unfamiliar in the West, one — the Festive Overture — has been a favorite since it was written in the autumn of 1954. Shostakovich composed it for a concert on November 7, 1954 commemorating the 37th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, but its jubilant nature suggests it may also have been conceived as an outpouring of relief at the death of Joseph Stalin one year earlier. One critic suggested that the Overture was “a gay picture of streets and squares packed with a young and happy throng.” As its title suggests, the Festive Overture is a brilliant affair, full of fanfare and bursting spirits. It begins with a stentorian proclamation from the brass as preface to the racing main theme of the piece. Contrast is provided by a broad melody initiated by the horns, but the

breathless celebration of the music continues to the end.

oPETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893): Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia, and died November 6, 1893 in St. Petersburg. The Piano Concerto No. 1 was composed in 1874-1875 and revised in 1889. The score is dedicated to Hans von Bülow, the pianist for the premiere, in Boston on October 25, 1875; Benjamin Johnson Lang conducted. The score calls for woodwinds and trumpets in pairs, four horns, three trombones, timpani and strings. Duration is about 32 minutes. Last performed by the orchestra on October 26, 2012, with Lang Lang as the piano soloist and Scott O’Neil conducting.

At the end of 1874, Tchaikovsky began a piano concerto with the hope of having a success great enough to allow him to leave his irksome teaching post at the Moscow Conservatory. By late December, he had largely sketched out the work, and sought the advice of Nikolai Rubinstein, Director of the Moscow Conservatory and an excellent pianist. Tchaikovsky reported the interview in a letter:

“On Christmas Eve 1874, Nikolai asked me to play the Concerto in a classroom of the Conservatory. We agreed to it. I played through the work. There burst forth from Rubinstein’s mouth a mighty torrent of words. It appeared that my Concerto was utterly worthless, absolutely unplayable; the piece as a whole was bad, trivial, vulgar.” Tchaikovsky was furious, and he stormed out of the classroom. He made only one change in the score: he obliterated the name of the original dedicatee — Nikolai Rubinstein — and substituted that of the virtuoso pianist Hans von Bülow, who was performing Tchaikovsky’s piano pieces across Europe. Bülow gladly accepted the dedication and asked to program the premiere on his upcoming American


MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTEStour. The Concerto created such a sensation when it was first heard, in Boston on October 25, 1875, that Bülow played it on 139 of his 172 concerts that season.

Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto opens with the familiar theme of the introduction, a sweeping melody nobly sung by violins and cellos above thunderous chords from the piano. Following a decrescendo and a pause, the piano presents the snapping main theme. (Tchaikovsky said that this curious melody was inspired by a tune he heard sung by a blind beggar at a street fair.) The clarinet announces the lyrical, bittersweet second theme. The simplicity of the second movement’s three-part structure (A–B–A) is augured by the purity of its opening — a languid melody in the solo flute. The center of the movement is of very different character, with a quick tempo and a swift, balletic melody. The languid theme and moonlit mood of the first section return to round out the movement. The crisp rhythmic motive presented immediately at the beginning of the finale and then spun into a complete theme by the soloist dominates much of the movement. In the theme’s vigorous full-orchestra guise, it has much of the spirit of a robust Cossack dance. To balance the vigor of this music, Tchaikovsky introduced a romantic melody first entrusted to the violins. The dancing Cossacks repeatedly advance upon this bit of tenderness, which shows a hardy determination. The two themes

contend, but the flying Cossacks have the last word.

oDMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47Dmitri Shostakovich was born on September 25, 1906 in St. Petersburg, and died August 9, 1975 in Moscow. The Fifth Symphony dates from 1937. Yevgeny Mravinsky conducted the Leningrad Philharmonic in the work’s premiere on November 21, 1937 as part of a festival celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. The score calls for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, E-flat and two B-flat clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano (doubling celesta), and strings. Duration is about 45 minutes. Last performed by the orchestra on October 9-11, 2005, with Marin Alsop conducting.

“COMPOSER REGAINS HIS PLACE IN SOVIET,” read a headline of The New York Times on November 22, 1937. “Dmitri Shostakovich, who fell from grace two years ago, on the way to rehabilitation. His new symphony hailed. Audience cheers as Leningrad Philharmonic presents work.”

The background of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony is well known. His career began before he was twenty with the cheeky First Symphony; he was immediately acclaimed the brightest star in the Soviet musical firmament. In the years that followed, he produced music with amazing celerity, and even managed to catch Stalin’s attention, especially with his film scores. (Stalin was convinced that film was one of the most powerful weapons in his propaganda arsenal.) The mid-1930s, however, the years during which Stalin tightened his iron grip on Russia, saw a repression of the artistic freedom of Shostakovich’s early years, and some of his newer works were assailed with the damning criticism of “formalism.” The opera The Nose, the ballets The Golden Age and The Bolt and even the blatantly jingoistic Second and Third Symphonies were the main targets. The storm broke in an article in Pravda on January 28, 1936 entitled “Muddle Instead of Music.” The “muddle” was the opera Lady Macbeth of the Mzensk District, a lurid tale of


MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTESadultery and murder in the provinces that is one of Shostakovich’s most powerful creations. The nature of the criticism may be judged from the title of the article, though no reason was given why it did not appear until two full years after Lady Macbeth had been premiered in January 1934 and been running successfully for the entire interval. The denunciation, though it urged Shostakovich to reform his compositional ways, also encouraged him to continue his work, but in a manner consistent with Soviet ideals. As “A Soviet composer’s reply to just criticism” — a phrase attributed to Shostakovich by the press, though it does not appear in the score — the Fifth Symphony was created and presented to an enthusiastic public. Shostakovich had apparently returned to the Soviet fold, and in such manner that in 1940 he was awarded the Stalin Prize, the highest achievement then possible for a Russian composer.

Following the appearance in 1979 of Shostakovich’s purported memoirs (Testimony), however, the above tale needed reconsideration. The prevailing interpretation of the Fifth Symphony had been that generally it represented triumph through struggle, à la Beethoven’s Fifth and Ninth Symphonies, and specifically the composer’s renunciation of his backslidden ideological ways. Only three months after the premiere, Shostakovich wrote in an official publication, “The theme of my Symphony is the stabilization of the personality. In the center of this composition — conceived lyrically from beginning to end — I saw a man with all his experiences. The Finale resolves the tragically tense impulses of the earlier movements into optimism and joy of living.” With that statement, the Soviet authorities were given exactly the explanation that they demanded, and Shostakovich was “rehabilitated.”

The story seemed so pat that it went unquestioned for years. However, some re-thinking after Shostakovich’s death led Ray Blokker, in his book on the composer’s symphonies, to conclude, “The Fifth was a challenge rather than an apology, despite the way in which the state received it.” Why, for example, did Shostakovich not write a patriotic cantata loaded with folk songs and nationalistic bombast if his sole aim were his return to grace? Why an abstract, supranational work like a symphony? Was there some hidden power or message in the music that could speak to the individual heart while remaining beyond the censor’s wrath? In Testimony, Shostakovich, bitter, ill, disillusioned, gave a ringing affirmative answer to this last question: “I think it is clear to everyone what happens in the [finale of the] Fifth Symphony. The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, as in Boris Godunov. It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off muttering, ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ What kind of apotheosis is that? You have to be a complete oaf not to hear that.... People who came to the premiere of the Fifth in the best of moods wept.” One of his greatest fears when the Fifth Symphony was new was that his true intention — the deep, soul-burning irony of the work — was so obvious that someone would inform on him. No one did. Stravinsky once said that Soviet composers were good, but that they could not afford the luxury of integrity. He seems to have been wrong about Shostakovich.

Shostakovich’s thoughts about the Fifth Symphony bear directly on the listener’s perception of the work. The key to the meaning of the score, its finale, can no longer be seen as a transcendence or negation of the tragic forces invoked in the earlier movements, especially the third, but becomes an affirmation of them. The boisterous trumpets and drums are not those of a festival or a peasant dance, but of a forced death march — Stalin’s “exterminations” outnumbered those of Hitler. The Fifth Symphony arose not from Shostakovich’s glorification of


his nation. It arose from his pity.The sonata form of the Symphony’s first movement begins with a stabbing theme in close

imitation. A group of complementary ideas is presented before the tempo freshens for the second theme, an expansive melody of large intervals. The sinister sound of unison horns in their lowest register marks the start of the development. The intensity of this section builds quickly to a powerful, almost demonic march. The recapitulation rockets forth from a series of fierce brass chords leading to a huge, sustained climax after which the music’s energy subsides to allow the second theme to be heard in a gentle setting for flute and horn. Quiet intensity pervades until the movement ends with ethereal scales in the celesta. The scherzo has much of the sardonic humor that Shostakovich displayed in such movements throughout his life. The Symphony’s greatest pathos is reserved for the Largo. This movement is best heard not in a specific formal context but as an extended soliloquy embracing the most deeply felt emotions. For much of its length, the expression is subdued, but twice the music gathers enough strength to hurl forth a mighty, despairing cry. The finale is in three large sections, determined as much by moods as by themes. The outer sections are boisterous and extroverted, the central one, dark-hued and premonitory. Whether the mood of rough vigor of this framing music or the tragedy of the central section stays longer in the mind is a matter listeners must determine for themselves. The delicate formal balance that Shostakovich achieved here could be tipped in either direction depending on the experience the individual brings to it. Only great masterworks can simultaneously be both so personal and so universal.

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Linda Diekvoss and Paul ParishDr. and Mrs. Bruce C. PatonThe Publishing HouseMrs. Dorothy M. ReadMr. and Mrs. Fred RisMr. Dave RootesDr. Turpin H. RoseJim and Doreen RyanRuth SchoeningWilliam SchumacherMs. Kathleen SgammaDr. and Mrs. David ShanderMr. and Mrs. George ShawAlice Silver and Tom ByrnesSinger Family FoundationSam and Marty SlovenMr. David C. SmithMarlis and Shirley SmithWilliam and Janice SmithMarcia D. StricklandHelena and Allan StrikerLou and Katherine SvobodaMr. and Mrs. Douglas TashiroTipton Family FoundationMr. John B. Trueblood

Kyle and Bev TurnerVillager Publishing Co., Inc.Mr. Peter WellsConsul Emeritus and Mrs. Tor WestgaardJon WilkersonDr. John WillhardtJim and Marlene WogslandDuain WolfeMs. Margaret S. WurstMs. Phyllis J. YoungDick and Lorie Young

SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+)Anonymous (5)Dr. and Mrs. Jules AmerAmerican Endowment FoundationBruce AveryLewis and Judith BabcockMichelle and Stephen BaileyMr. and Mrs. Dennis BaldwinCarlos BarradasMr. Edward BartholicRichard and Linda BatemanMr. and Mrs. James BeallMrs. Terry A. Biddinger

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Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. HaggertyDr. and Mrs. John L. HallMs. Grace M. HalmiMr. David J. HayesKeith HermanMelvin and Carolyn HessMr. Stephen HindesCynthia HindsMr. and Mrs. A. B. HirschfeldSarah C. HiteDr. Bradley O. HoferMike and Vicki HoffmanGraham and Cathy HollisMs. Sally HopperMrs. Isabella W. HorskyRobert and Betty HuzjakBruce and Mary Jane JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Everette G. JonesMr. and Mrs. Arthur JuddMr. and Mrs. Colman KahnDr. Chris and Janice KarrasKemp Family FundHeidi and Randy KeoghDr. E. Glenn KindleMel and Roberta KleinMr. and Mrs. Finn and Margrethe B. KnudsenMrs. Tatyana KostyashkinaEric KreinDeanna Rose LeinoLeopold BrothersDon and Ingrid LindemannPatty Lorie-KupetzMs. Hope LowryMrs. Jean MacferranMr. and Mrs. Frederick L. MannJean L. MarshallHarold P. Martin, M.D.Johnathan MasoudiMr. and Mrs. Amos C. MathewsDr. Jody Mathie and Mr. John F. HoffmanCarla E. McKennettMr. and Mrs. Harold “Bud” MeadowsVirginia MessickMr. and Mrs. Jay MillerRon and Bonnie MilzerThe Moe Family Charitable FundMonkey’s Uncle Comedy ImprovMs. Veatrice MonroeKeith MooreWilliam and Rosemarie MuraneMs. Marcia G. NaimanMr. and Mrs. P. A. NewberryLarry O’Donnell and Kermit CainRay O’Loughlin and Jamie HendersonDr. Priscilla Zynda-Otsuki and

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COMMUNITY SUPPORTJo Ann PaffenbargerPave LifeMs. Sue PawlikDavid and Doris PearlmanPerry C. PeinePatrick and Susan PientkaEd PostMr. Bennett L. PriceTerence T. QuirkeRichard Replin and Elissa SteinDr. Richard and Sandra RoarkMr. Robert RodriquezTerri and Jay RollsSig and Lucille RosefeldMr. and Mrs. William E. RussellMs. Carol L. RustDave SchmitzG.A. and W.B. ScholtenMs. Mary Ann SchultzSchwab Fund for Charitable GivingMs. Carla L. SeeligerMr. Frank D. SeffingerMr. and Mrs. Karl O. SellerBetty and Maurice SerottaMr. and Mrs. Peter D. ShultzDr. and Mrs. Arnold SilvermanDrs. Robert H. Slover, II and Robin SloverMr. and Mrs. Rodney SmithBillie Busby and Sidney SmithMr. and Mrs. William H. SpeakerHanspeter and Kathryn SpuhlerState Farm Companies FoundationMyron and Marcia SteinMr. Daniel StenersenMrs. Mary L. StewartMr. Philip T. StoffelJulie and John StrainMrs. Elaine B. StrauchDr. Bill StrempelCarol and Cedric TarrMr. Frank ThomsonMr. Charles ThormanMr. and Mrs. Carl J. TilleryNan TimbelDavid Tourtelot and Nikki HeadleeBarbara J. TramuttHelen TuttleMr. and Mrs. Thomas G. VirtueEd and Patty WahteraThe Sylvan Stool FamilyMs. Shirley WardJordan WightWerner and Mary WinklerMr. and Mrs. Dieter WonsGeorge and Beth WoodRichard and MaryAnn WoodsAmy Wright

Saturday, September 19, 2015

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Strollers welcome!

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Live music performed on course

Dogs welcome!

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SYMPHONY PATRON ($250+) *Please review the donor benefits on page 8.Anonymous (4)Margaret and Norm AarestadRichard and Susan AbernethyFran AdamsJim and Lorraine AdamsCarol J. AddingtonCarole and Robert AdelsteinAmica Companies FoundationMs. Catherine H. AndersonDeAnn AndersonMr. and Mrs. John AndrewsBank of AmericaMr. Phil Barber and Ms. Caroline LappBarringer High Country Marketing, Inc.Mr. Roger Bates and Ms. Debra BrewMr. Mark BeamerMr. and Mrs. Edgardo L. BelenMs. Barbara BenedictMs. Margaret Bass Berglund

Dr. Thomas Berl and Ms. Diane PincusSue and Bix BicknellMs. Joella BlackburnMarie and Howard BlaneyMr. and Mrs. Paul I. BortzMs. Alisa BourneDr. James W. BoydMr. and Mrs. Michael BoyleMr. Jeffrey BreslawMs. Linda BushmanShirley and Roland CalhounRusty and Ellen CamposMs. Hilary CarlsonMr. and Mrs. W. D. CheroutesMs. Deborah ClendenningBarbralu CohenHarold Cohen and Sue MillerMs. Jo Ellen CohenMr. and Mrs. Robert I. CohenMs. Gretchen G. ColbertThe Colorado TrustMs. Mary CookBen and Ann CooperDr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. CoppolaCU Denver Live

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Sept. 22-Nov. 7 Wine & Cheese Reception

Fri., Oct. 2, 5-7:30 p.m. Aurora History Museum

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Sept. 27 Twyla Tharp Dance 50th Anniversary Tour

Oct. 9 SFJAZZ Collective Tribute to Michael Jackson

Nov. 6 Irish Chamber Orchestra Gábor Takács-Nagy, conductor

Dec. 11 Soweto Gospel Choir Jan. 21 Diavolo Feb. 14 BODYTRAFFIC March 1 Rising Stars of the

Metropolitan Opera March 31 Indigo Girls

with the CU Symphony Orchestra April 15 Pablo Ziegler and Lara St. John

Astor Piazzolla’s Central Park Concert Plus Eklund Opera, Takács Quartet, Holiday Festival and Spring Swing All performances are on the CU-Boulder Campus


COMMUNITY SUPPORTMargaret CunninghamMrs. Jean DavenportMr. Larry DayMr. and Mrs. John D. De LeonRonald L. DealDr. Stephen DiltsMr. and Mrs. Josiah B. DoddsLeland and Margaret DongDenis and Kathy DonnellyPeter and Marian DownsRoger and Carol DuttonMs. Janice G. EckhardtMrs. Renate EdmundsonMr. and Mrs. William EichelbergerMr. Robert M. Cox Jr.Ms. Gislinde G. EngelmannBede and Burton EpsteinMs. Janice E. FergusonVince and Dorothy FesmireMr. and Mrs. James W. FleetDavid and Debra FlitterLittleton Drum StudioJim FosterRichard W. FosterJohn and Lorna FoxFreeman Family FoundationMitch FreemanMr. Jason FriedlanderCarol FriendDeborah S. FroebNorbert and Linda FruehDr. and Mrs. Arthur D. GarfeinMs. Rosanne GarrettLester and Joan GarrisonIlia GeltserTom GilidaDr. and Mrs. Stanley H. GinsburgDr. Gerry and Karen GlancyMr. Joseph Goldhammer and

Mrs. Elizabeth BlockMs. Roberta GoodallDr. and Mrs. Stephen A. GordenMr. and Mrs. James B. GrangeMr. and Mrs. Gerald M. GreenbergDr. and Mrs. Daniel J. GreenholzNancy and Russ GregoryMr. Stephen GregoryMr. and Mrs. Bruce GriffithsMr. and Mrs. Michael D. GroshekFred and Carol GroverMr. and Mrs. Russell W. HaasMr. Douglas B. HagerArthur E. Hall, Jr.Halvorson-Freese 21st Century FundMr. Chet K. Hampson and Ms. Susan MartinMs. Lois HartmanMr. and Mrs. Homer Hancock

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll R. HarrCol. Lee Harrell (USAF, Retired) and

Madeline HomlerMr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda PurcellMs. Dani HayesLindsay HayesJimin HeMr. Richard W. HealyMr. and Mrs. George HearneMr. and Mrs. John HelfrichDr. Raymond HenkelDouglas Hesse and Becky BradwayMs. Susan A. HillMr. William HoffmanRuth and George HopfenbeckM. J. HopkinsBob HoreckyAndrew HornbrookMs. Joan HoultonKen and Sue HovlandDuane and Katy HowellMs. Helen O. HullDr. Roberta Shaklee and Mr. Edward HurryLynn and David HurstChuck HustedIBM International FoundationJennifer JanezicJeffco Brass EnsembleMr. and Mrs. Paul JefferyMr. and Mrs. Tim JenkinsCraig N. Johnson and Alicia J. McCommonsMargie Lee JohnsonStanley and Barbara JonesBetsy Herrick and Milt KahnThomas and Veronika KalanMargaret T. KalukMr. and Mrs. Andrew KaneDonald & Susan KanyMrs. Diana KassonDonald and Henny KaufmannMs. Regina Q. KeatingMr. J. K. KellyMs. Patricia Kershaw and Mr. Kevin KershawCharlotte KilpatrickJohn C. KinnamonMrs. Margie A. KinslowRob and Kathy KlugmanStephen and Nancy KneippleElmer and Doris KonemanMr. Keith LautenbachRichard S. LeamanDr. and Mrs. Robert LedererPeggy LehmannMs. Carol J. LensPhilip R. LevyKaren L. and John E. LitzNancy Livingston


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Mrs. Patty H. MooreMr. Douglas G. and Dr. Laura B. MoranJames and Karin MoteMrs. Terry S. MurphyMr. and Mrs. James NalvenPaul and Barbara NicholasMr. and Mrs. Alan F. NiesSchubert M. OgdenOracle Matching Gifts ProgramJohn and Mary Ann ParfreySusan S. ParkhurstMr. Gregory A. ParsonsMr. and Mrs. Gordon PetersonMr. and Mrs. George C. PickeringFred and Connie PlattMs. Sally G. PlummerMary and Bernard PolakMr. Dan PooleDiana Poole and Steve LassMr. and Mrs. H.W. PraetoriusRobert and Sarah PrzekwasFrank QuamenMr. Paul G. QuinnMs. Alice QuiricoDick Ramsey


Richard M. RandallRalph and Inky RatcliffMs. Joan RatzMs. Julia RawlingsMelinda H. ReedWilliam and Suzanne ReedDavid and Jennifer ReineckeRobert B. RenfroRussell ReynoldsMaxine and Ed RichardLinda A. RickardDr. Gregory RobbinsMr. and Mrs. William H. RobertsMr. Phil Rock and Ms. Pamela L. PageMr. Bernie Rogoff and Ms. Jean GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Brian RoseBernard and Beverly RosenJudith and Allan RosenbaumMr. and Mrs. Jack RossMolly O. RossRoss Double BassJennifer RoweStan and Betty RudeenMr. Alan RudolphJudy and Ron RuthStanley and Karen SalimanMr. and Mrs. Clayton SandtMr. Al SardelloDr. Donald W. Schiff, M.D.Schmitt Music CompanyMr. Gary SchneiderMs. Shirley A. ScottMr. John D. SearsMr. David SeelandMs. Barbara ServisCharles and Shirley Anne SheetsBobbi and Gary SiegelMr. and Mrs. Sid SmithSocial VetsSouth Suburban Music Teachers AssociationMrs. Susan SpanglerDr. Leroy Stahlgren and Ms. Diana LeeMr. and Mrs. Paul C. StankoMrs. Donna StilesMs. Edelgard StoegerMr. and Mrs. William A. StolfusBill and Shirley StoutMr. and Ms. Steve StraubMs. Decker SwannMr. and Mrs. William E. Sweet, IIIMs. Cle C. SymonsMrs. Mary C. SymontonVincent and Gay TagliavoreWalt and Sally TejanMr. Tom TeskeMs. Nancy ThoennesBarbara Thorngren

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd TimblinMr. and Mrs. Paul TrantowMrs. Sherry E. Merrill and Mr. Stephen P. TreatMr. and Mrs. Howard TuretzkyUnited Way of Larimer CountyDr. and Mrs. Gary D. Vander ArkMr. and Mrs. John C. VaugheyMs. Leslee ViehoffMr. and Mrs. James M. VoorheesLaurence WagleyJulie and Bob WallaceJohn and Kristine WallackMr. and Mrs. Douglas WardCarley J. WarrenMs. Rosamond WarrenMr. and Mrs. Galen R. WeaverMr. Kirk WeberPatti and Jay WebsterRev. Stephen R. WestonRosemary WhitakerMs. Carol WhiteSidney J. and Shirley B. WhiteWhiting Oil & Gas ExplorationMr. and Mrs. Kenneth WhitneyMr. Davis J. WilliamsDr. and Mrs. Roger A. WilliamsAstrida K. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Daniel T. WinstonDr. and Mrs. Robert R. WolfeJudith Wong-RobertsMs. June WoodDr. Robert and Mrs. Rosemary YakelyLinda and Gene YoungMr. and Ms. Michael A. ZoellnerMs. Karen ZollarsMr. and Mrs. Vladimir M. Zolotoochin

MATCHING DONATIONSThank you to those companies who match current and retired employee contributions to the Colorado Symphony and to our donors who apply for these matching gifts. Please check with your Human Resources department to see if your contribution can double through the generosity of your company. To contact the Development Department directly please call Kate White at 303.308.2472

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COMMUNITY SUPPORTWOMEN OF NOTE DONOR LISTThe following are members of the Colorado Symphony’s support group Women of Note (WON). WON members receive exclusive benefits and event invitations throughout the season. The Colorado Symphony is grateful for the support of these dedicated individuals.

AnonymousMarin Alsop*Nancy AccettaMaggie AndersonSuzanne Barber RyanPaula Bernstein*Terry Biddinger*Erna Butler*Donna ConnollyAnne CulverKathie FingerMary Lou FlaterJanis FrameMonica GlickmanEileen Honnen-McDonald*Sandy Lasky*

Nancy LawrenceCarolyn LongmireJeri LoserMerry LowJanet MordecaiCarol MurphyElizabeth B. NevaJane NielsenDiane PadalinoUrsula PowellMargaret RoathMary Rossick Kern*Suzanne SatterAlice SilverPhoebe SmedleyLynne ValenciaJanyce WaldJudy Wigod*Founding Member

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Brass & Organ: Pedal to the Metalwith Joseph Galema - Organ & Lamont Brass Ensemble

November 21-22Bethany Lutheran Church

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SPECIAL PROJECT DONORSThe Colorado Symphony constantly seeks new and creative ways to preserve the cultural legacy of symphonic music while actively co-creating its future. By working on new recording and collaborations the Colorado Symphony strives to stay relevant for generations to come.

AnonymousCol. Philip Beaver and Mrs. Kim BeaverBob and Cynthia BensonColorado Symphony Guild Inc.Tom and Noel CongdonMr. and Mrs. Scott CromieDr. Everette J. FreemanMr. Paul E. Goodspeed and

Ms. Mary PooleJennifer HeglinMary Rossick Kern and Jerome H. KernFred and Connie Platt

EDUCATION DONOR LISTThrough our Master Mentors program, Petite Musique, and Once Upon A Time school assembly performances, your Colorado Symphony reaches thousands of young people within and well outside the Denver metro area, from months old through high school and beyond. We always work to extend and increase our outreach and could not possibly do it without your support

PLATINUM CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($50,000+)Malone Family FoundationTarget

GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+)DaVitaHelen K. & Arthur E. Johnson FoundationRalph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust

CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000+)The AJL Charitable FoundationThe Denver FoundationUS Bank Community DevelopmentWalter S. Rosenberry, III Trust

SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+)Denver Post Charities a McCormick

Foundation FundECA FoundationMrs. Sandy ElliottXcel Energy Foundation

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+)Cherry Hills Cultural AssociatesMr. Paul EveloffDonna C. Kornfeld

SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+)Kinder Morgan FoundationKatherine McMurray

SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+)Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Quinby

BALL SPONSOR LISTThis year’s Colorado Symphony Ball raised money through table sales, individual and corporate contributions, sponsorship, silent and live auction, and real-time voting during “THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS” where guests voted for their favorite band. This year’s bands were the Colorado Symphony, The DaVita Blues All Stars, and Tracksuit Wedding.

PRESENTING SPONSOR ($75,000+)Avenir Foundation, Inc.

VIRTUOSO ($50,000+)Anonymous Arrow Electronics, Inc. Liberty Global

MAESTRO ($25,000+)AnonymousThe Anschutz CorporationDaVitaDelta Dental Plan of ColoradoDiscovery CommunicationsIAC CorporationJerome H. Kern and Mary Rossick KernLiberty Media CorporationLionTree Advisors, LLC

ENCORE ($15,000+)AEG LiveMr. Stephen Brett and Ms. Linda ShoemakerFirstBank Holding Company of ColoradoDr. Christopher Ott and Mr. Jeremy SimonsMr. and Mrs. Jim Shpall

CONCERTMASTER ($10,000+)Mr. and Mrs. Tony AccettaBaker Botts, L.L.P.Cablevision Systems CorporationMr. and Mrs. Scott Campbell, Jr.Denver Broncos Football ClubMerrill LynchPentec Health

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PRINCIPAL ($5,000+)Amelie Co.AMG National Trust BankMs. Maggie AndersonArrow Enterprise Computing Solutions NABallard Spahr LLPBeneFactorBouquetsYoung and Carolyn ChoColorado Rockies Baseball ClubCoors Distributing CompanyDavis Graham & Stubbs LLPDeep Space SystemsMs. Stephanie DonnerEide BaillyMrs. Sandy ElliottDr. Everette J. FreemanMr. Paul E. GoodspeedGrant ThorntonHolland & Hart, LLPiheartmedia DenverInstitute for Children’s Mental DisorderKPMG LLPKUSA-9 NewsLibby Anschutz FoundationMr. Joseph MarottaPotter Anderson & Corroon, LLPRepublic National Distributing CompanyMr. and Mrs. Richard RobinsonMr. Richard SapkinVolunteers of America

($2,000+) The Beverage Distributors Company, LLCBoss ArchitectureBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLPCadre General Contractors Inc.Ms. Joy DinsdaleMrs. Susan Ellis and Mr. Izzy AbbassMerle C. Chambers and Hugh A. GrantMoetMr. Gary A. PashelMs. Kimberly PattersonMick PerryRob and Jane ScofieldU.S. BankAlan and Judy WigodDr. and Mrs. Larry Wolff

($500+)Vince and Mary Jo BorylaJim and Julie CopenhaverM. Stephen and Sydney M. EndersMs. Marcia FormanHaselden Construction LLCSandy and Evan LaskyMrs. Barbara Marchbank

IN MEMORIAM GIFTSThe following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in memory of a family member, friend, or supporter of the symphony. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are privileged to recognize them.

In memory of Gene Amole from KVOD given by:

Mr. R. Glesner and Mrs. B. Schwarm GlesnIn memory of Eleanor Scott Annable given by:

J. Fern BlackIn memory of Mr. Charles Ansbacher given by:

Swanee Hunt Family FoundationIn memory of Darthelia Baker given by:

Ms. Veatrice MonroeIn memory of Blair Chotzinhoff given by:

The Denver FoundationIn memory of Robert and Selma Cohen

Barbralu CohenIn memory of William R. Cook given by:

Karen CookIn memory of Harold Dillon given by:

Ellen Coulter Lisa DillonJohn and Meritt HuttonScott Hutton Leslee Viehoff

In memory of Lynn Erion given by:Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen

In memory of Dr. Joyce S. Freeman given by:Freeman Family Foundation

In memory of Julie Gannon given by:Deep Space Systems 5K team

In memory of Carol and Bill Gossard given by:Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wynkoop

In memory of Manny Greenberg given by:Ellie GreenbergThe Sylvan Stool Family

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In memory of Allen Johannes Heim given by:Arik HeimChristian HeimLauren Yager

In memory of Jeannine D. Hiester given by:Phillip C. Hiester

In memory of Maurice Larue given by:Scott and Jackie BarnesDenis and Kathy DonnellyMs. Carol A. Greenwald

In memory of Edward Levy given by:Denison Levy

In memory of Ruthi McEwen given by:Frank Parce

In memory of Pierson F. Melcher given by:Cynthia Melcher

In memory of her husband, Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr. MD given by:

Jo Ann PaffenbargerIn memory of Roxanne Pinneo given by:

Quality Life ServicesMs. Dorothy Wright

In memory of Michael Schatz given by:Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen

In memory of Robert Schulein given by:The Denver Foundation

In memory of Mary Ruth Smith given by:Ms. Anne H. Wheeler

In memory of his wife, Tracy Smith given by:Mr. Clyde Eaton Smith

In memory of Lee and Margaret Tipton given by:

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