This season, the Springfield Symphony takes on some of history’s biggest moments. We will explore seismic cultural shifts that changed the world forever, in music from the American, French, and Russian Revolutions, and the Civil War, World War I, and the Cultural Revolution of China. We will play music that commemorates when revolutions were born, when the old ways were thrown off, and when new world orders emerged amid fiery passions, bloody wars, and idealistic dreams. Revolutions are born in all kinds of settings, and are led by all kinds

of people. We imagine a group of idealistic young students sitting in a tavern in France or the New World. Or we think of tanks parading down the street in Moscow. We remember a quiet but determined people refusing to be held down any longer in the American South. We hear of a monk nailing a list of ideas and ideals to the door on a church in Germany. These stories are all fascinating, full of drama and dreams and hope and hunger for a better world. Our music this year looks at these big moments in history and honors changed worlds and new horizons. We will play the music of revolution in all its power and anger and

hope and glory.Join us for a year of Revolutionary Music!

Kyle Wiley PickettMusic Director and Conductor, Springfield Symphony Orchestra

WELCOME TO OUR SEASON

Thank you to Creekside at Elfindale, our 2017-2018 Brochure Sponsor.Funding for this season sponsored in part by:

All concerts areheld at Juanita K.Hammons Hall forthe Performing Artsat 7:30 pm

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TchaikovskyViolin Concertowith Tessa Lark, ViolinShostakovichSymphony No. 5

2017 marks the centennial of the Russian Revolution of 1917, when uprising and revolt in Russia would eventually end centuries of Tsarist rule and usher in the political and social changes that would become the foundation of the Soviet Union. At times celebrated and at other times vilified by the state for his musical output, composer Dmitri Shostakovich struggled to create honest art in a dangerous totalitarian regime. We open our season with his tempestuous Fifth Symphony and Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic and lilting Violin Concerto.

This concert brought to you by

TESSA LARK VIOLIN

16 SEPTEMBER 2017

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Tessa Lark is represented worldwide by Sciolino Artist Management

BachBrandenburg

Concerto No. 3MozartPiano Concerto No. 20with Gabriela Martinez,Piano

MendelssohnSymphony No. 5Reformation

On October 31, 1517, a monk named Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenburg, Germany, and in so doing, set into motion the beginning of one of the most significant upheavals in Western religious history. To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, we will play Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony with its meditation on the Lutheran hymn A Mighty Fortress. Bach composed prolifically for the Lutheran church, so we continue our Reformation theme with Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, and present Mozart’s haunting Piano Concerto No. 20 with pianist Gabriela Martinez.

This concert brought to you by

GABRIELA MARTINEZ PIANO

14 OCTOBER 2017

William T. White

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Musical selections andreadings to honor Veterans The First World War ended officially at the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month of 1918. On this 99th anniversary of Armistice Day, we present a concert honoring the history of World War I. Our evening will be a night of music and reflection to commemorate both the victims and the survivors of the Great War, and will include readings of correspondence between Missouri soldiers and their families during the War. The concert will be a moving tribute to the battles we fought one hundred years ago in one of the bloodiest wars the world has seen.This concert brought to you by

11 NOVEMBER 2017

POPS

Dee Wampler and Joseph PassaniseAttorneys at Law

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Howard BlakeThe Snowmanwith the Academy Award-nominated animated film

Shaw/BennettMany Moods of

ChristmasHoliday Favorites

As a very special treat this holiday season, the Springfield Symphony is delighted to present the enchanting animated short film The Snowman. This charming Academy Award Nominee for Animated Short Film based on Raymond Briggs’s picture book

shows a young boy's snowman coming to life and swirling him off on a magical adventure to the North Pole. We will also finish with our annual sing-along.This concert brought to you by

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WagnerMusic from LohengrinShostakovichCello Concerto No. 1with Chae won Hong, Cello2017 Hellam YoungArtists’ Competition

WinnerBrahmsSymphony No. 1

Composer Johannes Brahms struggled mightily to write his first symphony, living in the shadow cast by the legacy of Beethoven. Brahms finally triumphed, after ten years and countless attempts, and within a year of its first performance his First Symphony was hailed as “Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony.” We perform this triumph of the Romantic Era, along with the romantic Prelude to the opera Lohengrin.

This concert brought to you by

CHAE WON HONG CELLO

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20 JANUARY 2018

GershwinPorgy and Bess:A Symphonic PictureSelection of Spiritualswith Todd Payne, Baritone

Narration: Excerpt from "I Have a Dream" - Martin L. King, Jr.with Todd PayneWilliam Grant StillAfro-American Symphony

In honor of African-American History Month, the Springfield Symphony is excited to present the Afro-American Symphony by William Grant Still. Still was the first African-American to have a symphony performed by a major symphony orchestra and the first to conduct a major orchestra. In the Afro-American Symphony, Still combines blues, jazz, and spirituals into a traditional classical

form, and it is instantly appealing and fresh. We will also play Gershwin’s jazzy Porgy and Bess, and welcome Todd Payne back to our stage to sing spirituals and present his very moving interpretation of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, I Have a Dream speech.

This concert brought to you by

TODD PAYNE BARITONE

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17 FEBRUARY 2018

GinasteraVariaciones ConcertantesZhou LongThe Deep, Deep Seawith Jill Heyboer,SSO Principal Flute

BeethovenSymphony No. 5

What happens after the upheaval of a revolution? For Chinese-American composer Zhou Long, the end of the restrictive Cultural Revolution marked the beginning of his artistic career. In Peronist Argentina, composer Ginastera experimented with incorporating traditional folk songs into works for the concert hall. And after watching Napoleon crown himself emperor and crush the revolutionary ideals of liberty and fraternity, Beethoven had to dig deep to find light in his despair. At this concert, we hear the music of new worlds taking shape, rising up after bloody and frightening upheaval, re-establishing their foundation and reaching for

the future.

This concert brought to you by

JILL HEYBOER SSO PRINCIPAL FLUTE

24 MARCH 2018

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TchaikovskySleeping Beauty SuiteStraussDeath and Transfiguration

BrahmsNänie

PucciniCoro a bocca chiusa fromMadama ButterflyCoplandThe Promise of Living fromThe Tender Landwith the combined choirsfrom Drury, Evangel,and Missouri StateUniversities

There are some musical compositions that are so exquisitely sublime that they transfix and transform the listener with their arresting beauty. We join forces with the choirs of Drury, Evangel, and Missouri State to perform some of these most beautiful pieces for choir and orchestra, including

Brahms’s haunting Nänie, Verdi’s beloved Va Pensiero, and the utterly gorgeous Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly. And a night of beauty wouldn’t be complete without Tchaikovsky’s lush and dramatic Sleeping Beauty Suite. This is a night of music that will leave you breathless with its beauty. This concert brought to you by

DRURY, EVANGEL, AND MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY CHOIRS

21 APRIL 2018

Foster Hospitality Group

Margo S. Armstrong

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Miranda Music from HamiltonLloyd WebberSelections fromPhantom of the Opera

Bernstein Selections from West Side StoryLloyd WebberSelections fromJesus Christ Superstar

LowdenSelections from Les MiserablesTownshendPinball Wizard from The Who’s Tommy

Come hear the songs that revolutionized the modern musical with a night of contemporary Broadway favorites, including Jesus Christ Superstar, The Who’s Tommy, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, and even the new smash hit Hamilton. Don’t miss your shot to hear the final night of our revolutionary season!This concert brought to you by

12 MAY 2018

Carla L. Calvin

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BEHIND THE BATON

This program is a FREE monthly event where you have the opportunity to meet Music Director Kyle Wiley

Pickett and our guest artists and hear about the upcoming concerts. Behind the Baton takes place

monthly the Thursday before each subscription concert. Please note our new location — Ocean Zen

MEET & GREET 5:00 PM | PROGRAM 5:30 PM

9/14/17 • 10/12/17 • 11/9/17 • 12/7/17 • 1/18/18 • 2/15/18 • 3/22/18 • 4/19/18 • 5/10/18

JOHNNY MATHIS CHRISTMAS SHOW

Join members of the Springfield Symphony for a

cheer-filled evening with music legend Johnny Mathis!

You’ll be singing along with Johnny as he covers all the

holiday greats! Don’t miss this incredible way to kick-off

the holiday season.

November 17-18, 2017 • 8 PM

The Mansion Theatre • Branson, MO

417-335-2000 or 866-707-4100

www.TheMansionTheatre.com

HELLAM COMPETITION

22nd Annual Hellam Young Artists’

Competition

March 3, 2018Evangel University

Barnett Recital Hall

Semi-finals: 9:30 AM • Finals: 1:30 PM

www.hellamcompetition.com

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

December 9, 2017

2:30 PM • FREE

Hammons Hall

525 S. John Q. Hammons Pkwy

SPOOKY SYMPHONY

The Springfield Symphony invites you to our 9th annual FREE

Halloween concert! You and your kids will shriek with delight

as you listen to spooky sounds and Halloween favorites! Tickets

are free and will only be available at the door the night of the

performance.

October 30, 2017 • 6:00 p.m.

FREE • Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

DR. NATHAN KESTER & DR. CARLA GARRISON

DR. MICHAEL & KRYSTYNA CLARKE

Use the attached order form to purchase season tickets. Mail to: Springfield Symphony Orchestra, 411 N. Sherman, Springfield, MO 65802-3652

Questions? Call 417-864-6683 www.springfieldmosymphony.org

All programs and dates are subject to change

Seating at JKH Hall is on three levels – Orchestra,Mezzanine Balcony and Petite Balcony. The MezzanineBalcony overhangs the Orchestra level at row P on thesides and T in the middle of the house; the Petite Balconyoverhangs the Mezzanine at row G. Seats are numberedstarting with 1 on house right (patron’s right when seatedfacing the stage). Number of seats in rows varies fromapproximately 40-60. For Box Seat availability call theSymphony Office.

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All concerts are held at Juanita K. Hammons Hall forthe Performing Arts. 525 S John Q Hammons Pkwy.,Springfield, MO 65806

Gold Silver Bronze Petite

Adult $245 $227 $196 $127

Senior* $217 $196 $156 $103

Student $185 $156 $132 $79

Adult $158 $147 $121 $79

Senior* $138 $121 $95 $68

Student $111 $95 $79 $53

Adult $87 $79 $74 $47

Senior* $79 $74 $61 $34

Student $74 $61 $53 $26

Adult $33 $31 $25 $17

Senior* $29 $25 $20 $14

Student $23 $20 $17 $11

Adult $36 $33 $31 $20

Senior* $33 $31 $25 $14

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FULL SEASON: 9/16 • 10/14 • 11/11 • 12/9 • 1/20 • 2/17 • 3/24 • 4/21 • 5/12

CLASSICAL SEASON: 9/16 • 10/14 • 1/20 • 2/17 • 3/24 • 4/21

POPS SEASON: 11/11 • 12/9 • 5/12

SINGLE TICKETS: CLASSICAL

SINGLE TICKETS: POPS

KYLE WILEY PICKETT, MUSIC DIRECTOR417-864-6683 www.SpringfieldMoSymphony.org

*Senior rates are for adults age 60 and older.

SEPTEMBER 13 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 14 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 16 Opening Night at the Symphony 16 Russian Revolution – Classical Concert 27 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert Broadcast OCTOBER

11 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 12 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 14 The Reformation – Classical Concert 25 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert Broadcast 30 Spooky SymphonyNOVEMBER 8 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 9 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 11 Salute to Veterans – Pops Concert 17 Johnny Mathis Christmas Show 18 Johnny Mathis Christmas Show 22 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert BroadcastDECEMBER

6 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 7 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 9 Home for the Holidays Matinee 9 Holiday Concert – Pops Concert 13 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert BroadcastJANUARY 17 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 18 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 20 Romantic Revolution – Classical Concert 31 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert Broadcast

FEBRUARY 14 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 15 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 17 African-American Heritage – Classical Concert

28 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert BroadcastMARCH 3 22nd Annual Hellam Young Artists’ Competition

21 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 22 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 24 After the Revolution – Classical ConcertAPRIL 4 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert Broadcast 18 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 19 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 21 Revolutionary Beauty – Classical ConcertMAY

2 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert Broadcast 9 Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program 10 Behind the Baton at Ocean Zen 12 Broadway Revolution – Pops Concert 23 Symphony in the Ozarks Concert Broadcast

SYMPHONY IN THE OZARKS RADIO PROGRAMSymphony in the Ozarks is a monthly radio program hosted by Randy Stewart on KSMU 91.1 FM. Tune in the Wednesday before each concert at 10 am to hear Randy and Kyle Wiley Pickett discuss the music theorchestra will be performing at the upcoming concerts. KSMU will rebroadcast the concerts two weeks following the performance. See below calendar for rebroadcast dates.

Springfield Symphony Orchestra411 North Sherman ParkwaySpringfield, MO 65802-3652

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PAIDSPRINGFIELD MOPERMIT NO. 1272

Making a Way, Making a Difference, Making Music

The Springfield Symphony Guild is hosting a special dinner in honor of the opening of the Springfield Symphony’s 83rd season. Come enjoy a fine dinner, champagne toast to the

new season, invitation to the Afterglow, and complimentary transportation from Hammons Hall to Hotel Vandivort provided by J. Howard Fisk Limousines.

September 16, 2017 | 5 PM$75 per person | $150 per couple

Hotel Vandivort 305 E Walnut St, Springfield, MO 65806

Call for Reservations: 417-864-6683

Opening Night at the Symphony

This is a fundraising project for the Springfield SymphonyGuild to support the Springfield Symphony Orchestra