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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Margaret Arbuckle Jason Bodford Bob Braswell Myrna Carlock Vanessa Carroll Howard Chubbs Jeff Chowning Bonnie Cordes Darren Cossaart Lisa Crawford** Bert Davis, Jr. Philippe Dorier Debbie Faircloth* Bill Fraser Jessica Good Peggy Hamilton Robert Harris Joe Hughes Cristina Jacome DK Jeong Linda Jones Orton Jones Ches Kennedy Mary Klappa* Bob Klepfer, Jr Joretta Klepfer Andrea Knupp* Ann Kroupa

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PAST PRESIDENTS Miles H. Wolff 1959-67 Douglas M. Orr 1967-72 L.L. Weltner 1972-74 Charles L. Weill 1974-75 Miles H. Wolff 1975-76 Samuel G. Wilson 1976-80 Joy Morrison 1980-83 Bernard Mann 1983-85 Albert S. Lineberry, Sr. 1985-87 Anne Daniel 1987-89

Lewis R. Ritchie 1989-91 Robert E. Lavietes 1991-93 Robert O. Klepfer, Jr. 1993-95 David F. Parker 1995-97 Joyce Kiser 1997-98 John O.H. Toledano 1998-00 David Routh 2000-02 Ann E. Kroupa 2002-04 Carole Lineberry-Moore 2004-06 Robert Braswell 2006-08

Orchestra Representative Ed Riley Endowment Chairman Emeritus Caroline Lee *** Orchestra Representative ** Ex-Officio * Guild Appointment

Dear Symphony Supporter, WOW! It is so exciting to be able to celebrate the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra’s 50th Anniversary. The Symphony has always offered a wonderful musical experience to the area. The quality of music as well as the overall contribution to the economic well being of the community continues to grow. This 50th Anniversary Season will bring the beauty, variety and talent to the Triad to make us want to sing, dance, clap or Dennis is a former just escape from the ordinary and restore Pan-American chess champion your musical soul. The longer I am fortunate to be involved with the Symphony, the more I am impressed with the objectives, activities and accomplishments of this fine organization. It offers more than the fantastic Masterworks, POPS and Chamber concerts we enjoy during the Season. Many are not aware of how the Symphony brings enjoyment, involvement and growth to the very young, the school-aged children, the homebound AND special groups. You can play a meaningful role in continuing and expanding these meaningful programs. To continue these meaningful programs, your involvement is necessary, welcomed and appreciated. I guarantee your satisfaction from participation will be “priceless.” How can you participate? • Invite others to attend a Concert and profit from the many benefits that beautiful live music, performed by top musicians, offers. •

Join or volunteer to help the Greensboro Symphony Guild. The Guild has been a vital part of our ability to continue to offer world class musical experiences to you despite very challenging economic times.

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Please donate to the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra! Did you know that ticket sales only account for 26 percent of our revenue? Your contribution is an investment in the Orchestra as well as in the artistic life of the community. Our sincere appreciation is extended to those who recognize the enriching qualities of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and pledge their gifts of support. For more information, contact Lisa Crawford at 335-5456 x 222.

It is an honor to be associated with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and assist in celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Our longevity would not be possible without the support of our patrons, which include subscribers, donors, corporate sponsors, the North Carolina and United Arts Councils, local foundations, the GSO Endowment, the National Endowment of the Arts, and the incredible Greensboro Symphony Guild of more than 400 members. We want to thank each of you for your continued support of the Symphony’s work. We have another exciting season for you provided by the outstanding musicians of the Greensboro Symphony and by our gifted conductor, Dmitry Sitkovetsky. Maestro Sitkovetsky has created a powerful season showcasing the symphonies of Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, and Haydn, highlighted by our superb guest artists for this special season, Emanuel Ax, Time for Three and Bella Davidovich. We will be showcasing two rising stars, Julian Schwarz and Stefani Collins and our season ends with Rossini’s Stabat Mater, featuring the Choral Society of Greensboro and four very special vocalists. This is a blockbuster season you will not want to miss. We welcome our new Principal Guest Conductor, Fouad Fakhouri. Please join us in October when he conducts the orchestra and Maestro Sitkovetsky picks up his violin to perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. We are fortunate and pleased to announce Dmitry Sitkovetsky’s contract as the GSO Music Director has been renewed, keeping him in our community until 2012. The Symphony is proud to serve our surrounding communities by performing education concerts in Asheboro, Burlington and Reidsville. Our Education Concerts will reach more than 50,000 students. The Youth Orchestra programs continue to thrive and in April 2010, the most advanced group will travel to Germany and Austria and perform two concerts in Salzburg and Vienna. The GSO continues to expand its programming and this season we offer a variety of concerts: A Tribute to John Denver, a night of Latin Salsa with West End Mambo, our Annual Holiday Concert, Annual Community Gospel Concert celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Sit-in Movement, and the Annual Broadway Valentine’s concert. In May, we again welcome the Malina Brothers and Hilary Kole when they present a show of Great American Music, truly something for everyone. Invite your friends and neighbors to a concert and take part in our 50th Anniversary Celebration.

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Dmitry Sitkovetsky MUSIC DIRECTOR

DMITRY SITKOVETSKY IS AN ARTIST WHOSE CREATIVITY Seattle International Music Festival, ¨The Silk Route of Music¨ DEFIES CATEGORIZING. He has built up an active and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, and in May 2007, was the Artist-insuccessful career as a violinist, conductor, arranger, chamber Residence at the Bodensee Festival in Germany. He has an musician and festival director. Sitkovetsky has performed as active and varied recording career with an extensive discography soloist with a number of the world’s leading orchestras including which includes all the major violin concerti, numerous chamber the Berlin, New York and LA Philharmonic Orchestras, Leipzig music works as well as orchestral recordings that he’s conducted. Gewandhaus, London Philharmonia, London Symphony, NHK, His most recent release is of Dutilleux’s L’Arbre des Songes (Violin Chicago, Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras. He has Concerto) with the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Mariss performed at a number of high-profile festivals including Janssons. Sitkovetsky’s increasing involvement in contemporary music shows a keen interest in performing new repertoire. He Salzburg, Lucerne, Edinburgh and Verbier. Sitkovetsky has built a flourishing career as a conductor. He premiered the violin concerti written for him by John Casken (1995) and Krzystof Meyer (2000) and often was appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic performs works by Dutilleux, Penderecki, Advisor of the Ulster Orchestra (1996-2001) and Schnittke, Pärt and Shchedrin. subsequently made Conductor Laureate, and was GSO MAESTRO Recent/future engagements include TIMELINE Principal Guest Conductor of the Russian State conducting the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestra (2002-2005). In 2003, Sitkovetsky 1920’s Orchestre National de Lille, Tonkünstler was appointed Music Director of the Greensboro Henry Fuchs Orchestra, New Zealand, Adelaide and Symphony Orchestra and, in 2006, named Artist1939 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, Macau in-Residence of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla H. Hugh Altvater Symphony as well as the UBS Verbier Festival y Leon (Spain), positions he still holds. As a guest Orchestra in Italy and on tour in South America. conductor, he has worked with the London & 1951 George Dickieson Concerto engagements included the Royal Philharmonic Orchestras, San Francisco, Concertgebouw, Vienna Symphony, Cincinnati Seattle and Dallas Symphony Orchestras, Santa 1963 Orchestra, NHK Symphony, Berlin Symphony Cecilia, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris & St Thomas Cousins Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Hamburg Petersburg Philharmonic. 1967 Philharmonic, Tenerife Symphony and recitals Sitkovetsky is also the founding director of the Sheldon Morgenstern in Seattle (with Bella Davidovich), Brussels, New European Strings Chamber Orchestra (NES 1975 Seville, Cape Town (with Konstantin Lifschitz), CO) which is comprised of distinguished string Peter Paul Fuchs London (Wigmore Hall: Rostropovich tribute players from Eastern and Western Europe. Since Play/directing engagements included the his successful transcription of Bach’s Goldberg 1987 Paul Anthony McRae Komische Oper Berlin orchestra, return Variations for string trio, he has transcribed more invitations to the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris than 30 works and his transcriptions are published 1996 and Orchestre National de Lille as well as the St by Doblinger, Sikorski and Schirmer. Stuart Malina Petersburg Philharmonic. Since 1987 he has Between 1983 and 2002 Sitkovetsky was the 2003 resided in London with his wife, Susan, and Artistic Director of a number of music festivals Dmitry Sitkovetsky their daughter, Julia. including the Korsholm Music Festival, Finland, GREENSBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 15

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Fouad Fakhouri has been lauded for his ability to elicit the best of his musicians and to elevate the artistic performance level of orchestras he conducts. In May 2004 he was named Music Director and Conductor of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra of North Carolina. He is the fifth music director in the symphony’s fifty-two year history. Since assuming his post he has significantly raised the orchestra’s artistic standard, created novel educational and outreach programs, and dramatically increased the symphony’s audience. Fakhouri has worked with several ensembles and orchestras in the United States and abroad. In early 1995, at age 22, his conducting debut was made at the International Jerash Festival with the National Music Conservatory Orchestra of Jordan (NMCO). Between 19961998 he served as assistant conductor to the Penn State Philharmonic. In the summer of 1997 he was appointed conducting assistant to PuQi Jiang at the Penn’s Woods Music Festival in Pennsylvania. In August 1999 he was one of only three conductors selected to participate in Daniel Barenboim’s master class at the West-Eastern Divan Workshop in Weimar, Germany. In 2001 he conducted the closing concert of the Baltimore International Cello Festival in a program that included two of his own compositions. Since 2004, Fakhouri has been in demand as a guest conductor both in the USA and abroad. In January 2008 he conducted the

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Violinist John Fadial has garnered critical acclaim for performances around the globe (“Wow!” The Washington Post, “sparkling technique” L’Est Republicain, Nancy, France) maintaining a vigorous schedule as soloist, concertmaster, chamber music performer, recording artist and teacher. He has performed on four continents as a United States Information Service Artistic Ambassador and has appeared at such notable venues as the Smithsonian Museum, the Philips Collection, and the Terrace Theater of the Kennedy Center, with numerous engagements at such summer festivals as Aspen, Banff (Canada), Brevard, Eastern, Heidelberg (Germany), Mirecourt (France), Costa Rica and Salvador (Brazil). He has shared the stage in chamber music collaborations with pianist Jon Nakamatsu, harpsichordist Anthony Newman, cellists Tillman Wick and Paul Katz, violist John Graham, and bandoneon virtuoso David Alsina of the New York Tango Trio, among others, and has performed widely in the U.S. and Europe since 1997 as violinist of the critically acclaimed Chesapeake Piano Trio. Recent seasons have featured concerts throughout the U.S., Brazil and France. Highlights included: performances of the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra; the French premiere, with cellist Beth Vanderborgh, of William Bolcom’s

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY BRUCE KIESLING ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Manfred Overture , Op. 115

Composition of tonight’s overture began the day after Schumann completed his opera “Genoveva.” Whereas the opera would struggle for acceptance and recognition, the incidental score for a theatrical production of “Manfred” (especially its overture) would achieve success, and would become a staple of the repertoire. Although Schumann often is criticized for his thick orchestrations and lack of theatricality, tonight’s season opener answers those critics with aplomb. Full of excitement from the opening chords, the overture is beautifully constructed to stand on its own, yet makes the listener anticipate what is to follow. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

During his more productive periods, Beethoven is known to have worked on several compositions at the same time. While preparing tonight’s fourth piano concerto, the master was also assembling his fourth and fifth symphonies, his opera Fidelio, and other works. The composer also had some trouble finding a soloist to premiere the work. For his previous three concertos, he chose to premiere the work with himself as soloist. But this time around, Beethoven thought it best to have another pianist present the work. Two soloists balked at the technical demands of the work, however, and Beethoven ended up playing the premiere

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himself in March 1807. Unusually, the work opens with a quiet piano statement of the main theme before the orchestra enters. The melodic material is volleyed between soloist and ensemble throughout a wide range of colors before the opening material is restated in grand fashion at the conclusion of the movement. The second and third movements are designed to be performed without break. The slow movement has the piano lulling the anxious string statements with insistent but calming passages. The movement closes as the restless strings are subdued to join the piano’s warmth. The finale is as charming as any work in Beethoven’s output. The main theme is repeated again and again; at times it is hushed and effervescent, but it closes thrilling and bold. FELIX MENDELSSOHNBARTHOLDY (1809-1847) Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, “Scottish”

Widely regarded as a prodigy equal to Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn was born to a wealthy banker and began studying the piano at the age of four. Privately tutored, he was schooled in piano, violin, composition, painting, and all academics by the very best teachers. By the age of nine, he gave his first piano recital and by age seventeen, he had composed his first large scale symphony and the overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Mendelssohn was well known as a conductor and along with his friend Robert Schumann helped to develop the standard repertoire through the performance of great

works and the rediscovery of musical treasures of previous generations, especially the choral andorchestral works of J.S. Bach. The final symphony Mendelssohn would compose, the “Scottish” may have been inspired by his frequent visits to Britain, where he became good friends with Queen Victoria. There is surprisingly little that is “Scotch” about the work; there are no bagpipe imitations, no Scottish snaps, no folk songs. Even Schumann was once fooled. He wrote of a performance of Mendelssohn’s famed “Italian” symphony as “beautiful Italian pictures, so beautiful as to compensate a hearer who had never been to Italy.” One can imagine his embarrassment upon discovering he had actually heard tonight’s “Scottish” Symphony. The opening tune is one that Mendelssohn created on his first trip to Scotland in 1829. He liked the melody so much, in fact, that he mailed a letter to himself with the melody notated on it, so that he would have it upon returning home. The usual scherzo is structured not as a typical minuet, but instead in sonata-allegro form: a true rarity in symphonic construction. The finale is a wonderful burst of energy with two thematic areas that seem to dart this way and that. The final coda theme refers not just to this movement’s opening material, but all the way back to the opening of the symphony, in a move further unifying the entire work.

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ROBERT SCHUMANN Manfred Overture , Op. 115

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Emanuel Ax

Born in Poland, Emanuel Ax and his family moved to Canada when he was a young boy. His studies at the Juilliard School were supported by the Epstein Scholarship Program of the Boys Clubs of America. He also attended Columbia University, where he majored in French. Mr. Ax captured public attention when he won the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv followed by the Young Concert Artists’ Michaels Award and the coveted Avery Fisher Prize. Mr. Ax has performed with every major orchestra in the world including the Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic and many more. Special projects include duo recital tours with Yefim Bronfman, Itzhak Perlman, Edgar Meyer, and long-standing colleague and partner Yo-Yo Ma. In the 2005–06 season, he served as Pianist-in-Residence with the Berlin Philharmonic, performing with the orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle in Berlin and New York. Mr. Ax has been an exclusive Sony Classical recording artist since 1987. He has received Grammy awards for his cycle of Haydn’s piano sonatas and made a series of Grammy-winning recordings with cellist Yo-Yo Ma of the Beethoven and Brahms sonatas for cello and piano. Mr. Ax contributed to a BBC documentary commemorating the Holocaust that aired on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, which was awarded a 2005 International Emmy. Mr. Ax resides in New York City with his wife, pianist Yoko Nozaki and two children, Joseph and Sarah. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and holds honorary doctorates of music from Yale and Columbia Universities.

MASTERWORKS

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Emanuel Ax, piano I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con moto III. Rondo: Vivace

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INTERMISSION FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, “Scottish” I. Andante con moto; Allegro un poco agitato. II. Vivace no troppo III. Adagio IV. Allegro vivacissimo Preludes Learn more about the evening’s music with Dr. Gregory Carroll, Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The Prelude on Friday, September 25th begins at 7:15 p.m., and the Prelude on Saturday, September 26th begins at 7:00 p.m. Both Preludes will take place on the Mezzanine level of the War Memorial Auditorium.

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Meet the Artist Join us after the Thursday evening concert for a brief question and answer session held at the front of the stage with our guest artist and Dima. Radio Broadcast WFDD will broadcast this concert on October 25, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. The Distinguished Guest Artist Piano Chair in Honor of Linda M. Jones.

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY BRUCE KIESLING PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Waltz from Eugene Onegin Op. 24

Tchaikovsky’s best-known opera gives us what is probably his most beloved short work, the elegant “Waltz.” In the opera, this waltz appears at the deceptively festive atmosphere of the name-day party of Tatyana, at the opening of Act II. The composer’s gift for melody is in evidence throughout, however, and an atmosphere of festival gaiety survives throughout the piece. Note especially the use of greatly contrasting orchestral forces, intimate moments followed by tutti statements of the entire ensemble. PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35

“Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto brings us face to face with a revolting thought: musical compositions that we can hear stink.” Such was the reaction of Hanslick (a famous music critic) to the world premier of Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto. Of course, he was proven to be very wrong, indeed. The work had a difficult gestation. The work proceeded gleefully as Tchaikovsky wrote that he could not “resist the pleasure” of making headway. Before the work could be premiered, however, two soloists attempted to master its challenges before giving it up as unplayable. Three years later, however, Adolf Brodsky agreed to premier it with the Vienna Philhamonic. This led to the aforementioned condemnation by Hanslick and other critics. Brodksy believed in the work,

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though, and repeated it in London where it began its journey to become one of the most beloved concertos in the repertoire. Interesting, Auer, for whom the concerto was first written and dismissed it as too difficult, later championed it and taught it to many of his students, including Jascha Heifetz. PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Like many of the great romantic composers, Tchaikovsky’s parents encouraged him to choose a career other than that of music. Tchaikovsky went so far as to complete legal training and begin a career at the Ministry of Justice. His passion for music soon won out, however, and he turned to composing full time. Tchaikovsky composed three early symphonies of moderate quality and interest. These works were primarily influenced by the “Mighty Five,” Russia’s group of nationalistic composers led by Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin. After these early efforts, however, he broke away from this groups influence and chose to follow a more western formula for symphonic construction. “I worship Mozart, “ he said, signaling his embrace of the classical model of the symphony. His next three efforts in the form (#4-6) would become some of the most loved in the repertoire. Dedicated to his patron Nadezhda von Meck, he specifically described his program of this symphony in a letter to her. I. The Introduction is Fate, the somber power that prevents the desire for happiness from reaching its goal. This force

is inescapable and invincible. The feeling of depression and hopelessness grows stronger and stronger. Would it not be better to lull one’s self in dreams? No these are but dreams. Thus we see that life is but an alternation of somber reality and fugitive dreams of happiness. II. The second movement shows melancholy when sitting alone at home, exhausted by work. One is rather tired of life. It is sad, yet sweet, to lose one’s self in the past. III. Here are vague figures that slip into the imagination when one has taken wine and is slightly intoxicated. The mood is now gay, now mournful. There are disconnected pictures in the brain; there are unintelligible, bizarre. IV. If you find no pleasure in yourself, look about you. Go to the people. How merry and glad they all are. Rejoice in the happiness of other—and you can still live.

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Dmitry Sitkovetsky

See bio on page 15

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PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz from Eugene Onegin Op. 24

MASTERWORKS

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35 Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin I. Allegro moderato II. Canzonetta: Andante III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

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INTERMISSION Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 I. Andante sostenuto; Moderato con anima II. Andantino in modo di canzona III. Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato IV. Allegro con fuoco

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Fouad Fakhouri

Preludes Learn more about the evening’s music with Dr. Joan Titus, Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The Prelude on Thursday, October 29th begins at 6:45 p.m. on the Mezzanine level of the War Memorial Auditorium. The Prelude on Saturday, October 31st begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Moon Room at Dana Auditorium.

See bio on page 19 Meet the Artist Join us after the Thursday evening concert for a brief question and answer session held at the front of the stage with our guest conductor and Dima.

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY BRUCE KIESLING FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 “The Great”

Schubert’s life is one of the most tragic of the great composers. Although he earned small sums of money from his song settings, only a handful of his instrumental music was published during his lifetime. Raised in the Imperial Kapelle (now the Vienna Boys Choir), he was trained to become a teacher like his father. However, in 1818, he moved to Vienna to make his music his full time occupation. Success proved difficult for Schubert to find. His setting of “The Earl-King” became one of the most successful songs of the day, but he had sold the publishing rights for a paltry flat fee. Schubert composed in nearly every genre, especially symphonies, operas, and chamber music. Schubert’s “Great” symphony No. 9, was never played during his lifetime. It was thought too difficult by several orchestras, and ridiculed by both the Paris Conservatory Symphony and the London Philharmonic. Finally Robert Schumann “rediscovered” the work from Schubert’s brother and sent it to his friend Felix Mendelssohn. After the successful premiere, conduced by Mendelssohn, no less, Robert Schumann wrote about the work, “In Schubert’s symphony…I see Vienna more clearly mirrored than ever. More than merely lovely melody, something above and beyond sorry and joy lies concealed in this symphony—nay, more, that we are by the music transported to a region where we can never remember to have been before—to experience all this we must listen

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to symphonies such as this. Here we have, besides masterly power over the musical technicalities of composition, life in all its phases, color in exquisite gradations, the minutest accuracy and fitness of expression, and permeating the whole work, a spirit of romance such as we recognize in other works of Franz Schubert. And this heavenly, long-drawn-out symphony is like some thick romance which can never end.”

The middle movement is reserved for the soloists by themselves and creates a stunning and beautiful contrast between the three violins, each used in distinctly different ways. The finale is furious at times and seems destined to close in a minor sonority before Vivaldi cleverly saves the day with a conclusion in the major mode. This is a highly inventive work that is too rarely performed.

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741) Concerto for Three Violins, strings and continuo in F major, RV 551

TIME FOR THREE

Although a rare treat to hear the music of Vivaldi on a full symphony masterworks program, the composer is perhaps the most prolific of any composer in history. Vivaldi wrote at least 45 operas, 35 oratorios, 90 orchestral works and more than 400 concertos. Trained as a priest, Vivaldi spent the bulk of his career teaching music at a conservatory and home for orphaned girls. The composer wrote many works for the school’s orchestra, which became well known and highly regarded throughout Europe for its outstanding musical accomplishments. As an excellent violinist himself, it is no surprise that Vivaldi’s writing in this concerto for three violins is some of his most complex and effecting. In the first movement, two of the violins share the same material, while the third attempts to lure the others to its contrasting theme. Clever and beautiful harmonies often result between the soloists. Entrances often happen at usual and unexpected places, which fills the piece with a sense of surprise and whimsy.

Zach is a 2002 graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to Curtis, Zach attended the Cleveland Institute of Music. His solo debut was with the Toledo Symphony followed by a solo performance with the World Youth Symphony. In 2007, he was appointed Concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Nick studied at the Curtis Institute. He launched his solo career with the Jerusalem Symphony the National Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra followed by many more engagements Nick is also a member of both the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) and the Dryden String Quartet. Ranaan attended the Manhattan School of Music and is a 2003 Curtis Graduate. Ranaan Meyer is increasingly in demand as a composer, creating unique new works for Tf3 as well as for other ensembles and for solo bass. His most recent commission was “My Zayda” for the Kingston Chamber Music Festival in Rhode Island.

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FRANZ SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 “The Great” I. Andante; Allegro ma non troppo II. Andante con moto III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace IV. Finale: Allegro vivace

MASTERWORKS

TIME FOR THREE RETURNS!

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Time for Three (Tf3)

Time for Three debuted with the Greensboro Symphony in October of 2008, enthusiastically embraced by the audience and immediately booked for the current season. A trio of musicians playing together as a “classical garage band” for fun while students at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute for Music evolved into Time for Three, or Tf3 for short — a charismatic ensemble with a reputation for limitless enthusiasm and no musical boundaries. Violinists Zachary De Pue and Nicolas Kendall first discovered their mutual love of fiddling in the country western and bluegrass styles. Then bassist Ranaan Meyer introduced them to his deep roots in jazz and improvisation. After considerable experimentation, the three officially formed Tf3. The ensemble gained instant attention in July 2003, during a lightning-induced power failure at Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts. While technicians attempted to restore onstage lighting, Ranaan and Zach, both performing as members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, obliged with an impromptu jam session that included works as far afield from the originally scheduled symphony as “Jerusalem’s Ridge,” “Ragtime Annie,” and “The Orange Blossom Special.” The crowd went wild. To date, the group has performed more than two hundred engagements as diverse as its music.

ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto for Three Violins, strings and continuo in F major, RV 551 Zachary DePue, violin Nicholas Kendall, violin Ranaan Meyer, bass Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro

TIME FOR THREE Jams Preludes Learn more about the evening’s music with Dr. Wendy Looker, Director of Choral Activities, Assistant Professor of Music, and Department Chair at Guilford College. The Prelude on Thursday, January 21st begins at 6:45 p.m. on the Mezzanine level of the War Memorial Auditorium. The Prelude on Saturday, January 23rd begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Moon Room at Dana Auditorium.

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Although themes from the “Siegfried Idyll” are heard in Wagner’s third opera of the Ring cycle “Seigfried,” the Idyll was written seven years earlier. This hushed and beautiful work was written as a birthday present to Wagner’s wife Cosima. A complete surprise to her, Wagner conducted a small ensemble on the stairs of his villa to awaken Cosima on the morning of her birthday. Of the short and lovely tone poem, Cosima wrote in her diary, “As I awoke, my ear caught a sound, which swelled fuller and fuller; no longer could I imagine myself to be dreaming, music was sounding, and such music! When it died away, Richard came into my room, and offered me the score of the symphonic birthday poem.” WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A Major, K. 488

Although much is written about Mozart’s trouble to achieve success and acceptance as an adult composer, he actually presented a successful subscription series of concerts at Vienna’s Burg Theater. These concerts were usually presented during Lent, as the cities theaters would be closed in honor of the penitential season. For his series in 1786, Mozart wrote three new piano concertos, the second of which is featured tonight. The opening movement is

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tinged with a darkness in spite of brief touches of liveliness and levity. This mood continues in the lovely second movement, but perhaps even intensifies. Although based on an Italian dance rhythm, the mood remains restrained and even cheerless. In a striking contrast to the opening movements, the finale is a big and shamelessly bright closing. In this single movement, the quieter and more contemplative quality of the first two movements are balanced across the entire work. FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN (1732-1809) Symphony No. 45 in F Sharp Minor, H. I:45, “Farewell”

Haydn spent the major part of this career in the employ of Prince Ezterhazy. Each year, the Prince transported his court to his country house in Hungary. There, Haydn and the musicians would present a series of concerts for the Prince, his court, and his esteemed guests. In 1772, the Prince extended the season in the country to include part of a holiday. The musicians in Hadyn’s orchestra asked if they might be released to return to Vienna for their vacation time. After the Prince refused, the composer finished work on his new symphony for an upcoming performance. At the end of the piece, the musicians finished playing and promptly left the stage. Haydn constructed the coda of the work in such as way as to allow one or two musicians to leave at various places in the music, until two violins are left on stage alone. The effect of this was only heightened as each musician extinguished the candles providing light to their

music stands. It was reported that the Prince was so taken with the display of solidarity that he relocated the court back to Vienna the following day. The first movement is quite traditional in its construction. Two themes are introduced, the first strong and powerful and a contrasting second theme. Well known for his clever orchestrations, Haydn writes the second movement for muted strings, which achieves a lovely and warm effect. A minuet functions as the third movement before a vigorous and lively movement closes the bulk of the finale. In place of a traditional coda, however, Haydn inserts an adagio that closes the work with the above described musician exits.

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RICHARD WAGNER Siegfried Idyll , for small orchestra in E major, WWV 103

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Bella Davidovich

A testimonial to Bella Davidovich’s extraordinary career is the list of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors that have welcomed her over the years as soloist. International recital stages have welcomed Mme. Davidovich’s solo concerts, and she has collaborated with the Borodin, Guarneri and Tokyo String Quartets. Bella is a frequent guest artist at music festivals around the globe. In December, 1988, Bella Davidovich’s native Russia reclaimed her in the spirit of perestroika: She became the first Soviet émigré musician to receive an official invitation from Goskoncert to return for soldout concerts. Born into a family of musicians in Baku in the former Soviet Union, Bella Davidovich displayed rich musical talent by the age of three and began formal training at the age of six. She was 18 years old when she entered the Moscow Conservatory. As winner of the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, she earned the title “Deserving Artist of the Soviet Union” and emerged as one of the Soviet Union’s preeminent artists and one of the few women admitted to the inner circle of Russian cultural life, in part as a professor of the Moscow Conservatory. She immigrated to the United States in 1978 and her October, 1979 Carnegie Hall debut before a standing room only audience heralded a new chapter in a career of major importance. Bella Davidovich recordings can be heard on the Philips, Orfeo, Novalis, Delos, Gutingi, and Supraphon labels. Her son is Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony.

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Preludes Learn more about the evening’s music with Dr. David Nelson, Professor of Music Theory at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The Prelude on Thursday, February 18 begins at 6:45 p.m. in Room 217. The Prelude on Friday, February 19 begins at 7:15 p.m., and the Prelude on Saturday, February 20 begins at 7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday Preludes will take place in the Moon Room at Dana Auditorium. Meet the Artist Join us after the Thursday evening concert for a brief question and answer session held at the front of the stage with our guest artist and Dima.

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY BRUCE KIESLING MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) Mother Goose Suite , Op. 115

Although originally written for fourhand piano, Ravel later rescored The Mother Goose Suite for a small orchestra. One of the greatest orchestrators of all time, Ravel brings all his brilliance to bear in this charming suite of miniatures. The composer combines instruments in unusual and highly effective groupings. With a few additional movements, the work was later fashioned into a short ballet. The first movement depicts the sleeping beauty as she walks, still asleep, through the woods. Tom Thumb is the basis of the second movement. Birds eat the breadcrumbs he hoped to use to find his way home. Particularly striking is the third movement with its evocation of a wicked witch, who curses a youngster into an ugly little girl. Searching for help, the girl travels the world and meets a serpent who transforms himself into a Prince and the girl into a Princess. Pitched percussion and other orchestral effects illustrate the Oriental setting of the Serpent’s land. The Fourth Movement shows the beauty and the beast in a delicate conversation. With his marriage proposal, the beast is transformed. The work closes with a slow crescendo throughout a beautiful illustration of an enchanted and magical garden. CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Dances for Harp and Strings L. 103

Although the design of the modern orchestral harp has changed very little in the last two hundred years, there have been experiments to improve the functionality of the instrument. One of the best known of these socalled “innovations” was produced by the Pleyel company, who developed

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a new type of harp that had a full set of strings (much like a piano). This made possible playing in any key. To demonstrate the possibilities of this harp, Pleyel commissioned a work from Claude Debussy. The composer responded with a set of two interconnected dances, one sacred and one secular (or profane). Both are influenced by Debussy’s love of Spanish music. The first movement is thought to be inspired by a piano composition by a friend of Debussy’s. The second movement is essentially a French waltz, but with passages of greater chromatic interest designed to illustrate the new harp’s chromatic possibilities in performance. CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33

Saint-Saëns was at the forefront of an effort to breath seriousness into French music, which had a reputation of being comprised only of light operas and short salon pieces. In this vain, he composed his cello concerto for his friend Auguste Tolbecque, principal cellist of the Paris Conversatory Orchesta. Although this short concerto is played as one continuous movement, it is cleanly divided into contrasting sections of tempo and style that fit into the traditional concerto form. All the melodic material for the concerto is derived from the opening theme, which is stated in the solo cello at the beginning of the first movement. Also included here is a beautiful contrasting second theme, before the movement crashes to a loud tutti statement of the main theme. Muted strings accompany the lyric melody in the solo instrument in the middle section before the finale returns to the opening material. The soloist however introduces yet another theme here. He then displays considerable

technical virtuosity in the showy ending. MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) Pavane for a Princess in a Faraway Time

A student-aged Ravel wrote this miniature while he studied with Gabriel Faure at the Paris Conservatory. The work is not a reference to a specific Princess, but rather an ode to some of Ravel’s favorite music and customs in neighboring Spain. Often translated literally as Pavane for a Dead Princess, Ravel’s writings suggest he did not intend this as song of mourning. Instead, he may have sought to evoke wistful and nostalgic memories of a bright-eyed young child dancing to a simple and elegant tune. CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921) “Havanaise” in E major for violin and orchestra, Op.l83 Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin and orchestra in A Minor, Op. 28

Short pieces that showcase a player’s technical brilliance were very popular in France during the second part of the 19th Century. Two of the best known are these two works by Saint-Saëns. Both are based on the composer’s interest in Spanish music. The first is based on the habanera rhythm. The second work is an even more impressive work that was originally written for the virtuoso Sarasate. It begins with a melancholy section ending in a mini-cadenza, although the work becomes more joyous at several points throughout. Concluding the work is a most impressive display of the soloist virtuosic talents.

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Julian Schwarz

Mr. Schwarz made his orchestral debut at the age of 11 playing SaintSaens’ Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Seattle Symphony. Since then he has appeared as soloist with many of the Seattle area orchestras. Recent and upcoming engagements include performances with the Lake Union Civic Orchestra, San Diego’s Tifereth Israel Orchestra, Seattle Symphony and Port Angeles Symphony. Mr. Schwarz just completed his 2010 US tour as a soloist with the Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta, New York City, Connecticut, Virginia and California among many other venues. He was recently profiled in the cover story of the March-May issue of Teen Strings and has been featured on the acclaimed NPR radio program “From the Top.” He recorded “In Memoriam” by Gerard Schwarz, his father and Music Director of the Eastern Music Festival, for the Music of Remembrance series on the Naxos label. GUEST ARTIST

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Stefani Collins

Stefani Collins, a native of Greensboro and graduate of the NC School of the Arts, is currently studying violin as a Starling Foundation Scholarship recipient at the Cleveland Institute of Music and as a fellowship student at the Aspen Music Festival. Stefani recently made her Aspen Music Festival debut as the 2009 DeLay Fellow. She received the Joseph and Elsie Scharff Prize in violin at the Cleveland Institute of Music and was the winner of the CIM concerto competition followed by a solo performance in Severance Hall. Stefani is a two-time national winner of the MTNA strings competition, and has been selected as a Young Artist for the Starling-DeLay Symposium at Juilliard. She has appeared on NPR’s “From the Top” with Christopher O’Reilly, the All-Girl Vivaldi Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, Wilmington’s NPR broadcast series featuring young artists, and as a soloist with the 2003 Eastern Music Festival. In 2005 and 2007, Stefani was a member of Jaime Laredo’s NY String Orchestra Seminar. Stefani has performed numerous times with the North Carolina, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Western Piedmont, and Blue Ridge Symphonies and toured as a soloist with both the North Carolina and Mid-Atlantic Symphonies.

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MAURICE RAVEL Mother Goose Suite , Op. 115 I. Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty II. Hop-‘o-my-thumb III. Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas IV. Beauty and the Beast Converse V. The Fairy Garden

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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES BY BRUCE KIESLING GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901) String Quartet in E Minor

GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) Stabat Mater

When speaking of Italian masterpieces, the great opera’s of La Scala immediately come to mind. Instead, we find here a String Quartet. But tonight’s work bears the distinction of being Verdi’s only instrumental work. Its creation was perhaps a fluke of fate. While in Naples preparing a production of Aida, the lead soprano became ill, leading to the delay of the production by three weeks. To fill his time, Verdi composed this string quartet, which would become one of his best-loved works, and is sometimes heard in its string orchestral version. The first movement introduces a sense of hushed insistence, with a contrasting second subject that is less agitated. A somewhat abbreviated development follows before the recapitulation ends the movement. The charming second movement and the beautiful third movement both owe a great debt to Verdi’s skill at operatic composition. The elegant first movement is divided into a five-part rondo form with returning material at every corner. For the slow third movement, one cannot help but hear the stunning cello theme as a heart retching tenor aria from one of Verdi’s powerful operas. Closing the work is a scherzofugue hybrid that seems to use the best of both genres. Bright and gay melodic material is passed from instrument to instrument with charm and wit. The overall feeling is unfettered joy in the stirring finale.

The other great Italian opera composer of the 19th Century is undoubtedly Rossini. He was only twenty-two years old when he composed his first opera and wrote thirty-nine operas in the next nineteen years. By the time of the premiere of William Tell, he was the most famous opera composer in Italy. Inexplicably, he retired from composing although only thirtyseven years old at the time. He would live for almost 40 more years but wrote only two major works, the Petite mess solennelle and the monumental Stabat Mater. The Stabat Mater was written by request of the Spanish prelate, Frenàndez Aguado. Rossini completed only six of the ten movements before becoming quite ill. In order to go ahead with a planned performance in Spain, he asked a friend to complete the missing movements. However, Rossini completed the missing four movements before allowing the work to be published. Its immediate success with a dozen performances presented that season alone. The work is generally melodic and cheerful with the most beautiful writing reserved for the four vocal soloists. Verdi once wrote that he felt that musical settings of sacred texts should be “moral atmosphere” of the text and not necessarily bound to the specific meaning of the words at any given moment. A few highlights of this stunning and moving work are the tenor aria “Cujus animam” and the chorus’ singing of “Eja mater.” The work’s closing is also a true thrill with a stunning “Amen” written as a dazzling and confident fugue.

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René Barbera

René Barbera is a recent Graduate from the Florida Grand Opera’s Young Artist Program where he performed the roles of Gastone in Traviata, Hadji in Lakme and covered the final dress performance of Don Ramiro in Cenerentola. He is now a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center and recently won 1st prize in the Men’s Division of the Union League Civic Arts Foundation Vocal Competition. He will be returning to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in a future season to perform a leading role. He was one of five equal winners of the Metropolitan National Council Audition Grand Finals in 2008. Mr. Barbera participated in the Merola Opera Program in the summer of 2008 where he performed in the Schwabacher Sumer Concert as well as the Merola Grand Finale. Mr. Barbera is from San Antonio, Texas and began singing at the age of 10 as a boy soprano in the San Antonio Boys’ Choir. GUEST ARTIST

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Jennifer Check

Ms. Check completed the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and made her Met debut during the 20012002 season and regularly appears at the MET in a variety of roles under the baton of James Levine. She has performed with the Charlotte Symphony, Tokyo Opera, Opera Orchestra of New York, Verbier Festival, Spoleto Festival and Salzburg Festival. Her accolades include first place awards from the Loren L. Zachary Competition, the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, the Oratorio Society of New York Solo Competition, The Liederkranz Foundation and the Mario Lanza Scholarship Auditions. She was awarded a Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation and the Leonie Rysanek memorial prize from the George London Foundation. Her most recent triumph was being awarded the Zarzuela Prize in Placido Domingo’s 2003 Operalia Competition. Ms. Check received a Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice Performance from Westminster Choir College followed by a graduate degree from the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.

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Katherine Ciesinski

The New York Times has called Katherine Ciesinski “a singer of rare communicative presence, and a musician of discrimination and intelligence.” Major operatic credits include the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Scottish Opera, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera and many of the major opera houses in Europe. Ms. Ciesinski has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Cleveland, Minnesota, and Philadelphia Orchestras, the Symphonies of Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Houston and Toronto; and in Europe, with the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, L’Orchestre de Paris, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle, and L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. She has been heard in recital across the United States and in Paris, Cologne, Zurich, Milan and at the Aixen-Provence, Geneva, Spoleto and Salzburg FestiGUEST ARTIST

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Leonard Rowe

Leonard Rowe is a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia and a graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts. He recently performed with the New York City Opera, the Israel Kibbutz Orchestra in Tel Aviv and the Omaha Symphony. He has performed the title role in Porgy and Bess all over the world including Amsterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Zurich, BadenBaden, Cape Town, Michigan, and Tel Aviv. He recorded the role on the Decca Label release of Porgy and Bess in 2006. Symphonic solos to his credit include performances with Buffalo Philharmonic, Atlanta, Harrisburg, Charleston, Detroit, Louisville, Nashville Symphonies, as well as Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. A winner of two competitions, Licia Albanese/Puccini Foundation and the Bellini International Voice Competition, he performed in the winner’s recitals of both competitions at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.

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Concert Program

GIUSEPPE VERDI String Quartet in E Minor I. Allegro II. Andantino III. Prestissimo IV. Allegro assai mosso

MASTERWORKS

Italian Masterpieces INTERMISSION GIOACCHINO ROSSINI Stabat Mater Jennifer Check, soprano Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano Rene Barbera, tenor Leonard Rowe, bass-baritone Choral Society of Greensboro I. Stabat Mater Dolorosa II. Cujus Animam Gementem III. Quis Est Homo Qui Non Fleret IV. Pro Peccatis Suae Gentis V. Eja Mater Fons Amoris VI. Sancta Mater Istud Agas VII. Fac Ut Portem Christi Mortem VIII. Inflammatus Et Accensus IX. Quando Corpus Morietur X. Amen

MAY 20 War Memorial Auditorium 7:30 p.m. SPONSORED BY

MAY 22 War Memorial Auditorium 8:00 p.m. SPONSORED BY

Preludes Learn more about the evening’s music with Dr. Welborn Young, Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music at UNCG. The Prelude on Thursday, May 20th begins at 6:45 p.m., and the Prelude on Saturday, May 22nd begins at 7:00 p.m. Both Preludes will take place on the Mezzanine level. Radio Broadcast WFDD will broadcast this concert on September 19, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. Meet the Artists Join us after the Thursday evening concert for a brief question and answer session held at the front of the stage with our guest artists and Dima. SEASON SPONSORS

SEASON SPONSORS

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GREENSBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CORPORATE SPONSORS DIAMOND CIRCLE $50,000 and above

PLATINUM GOLD CIRCLE $10,000–49,999

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Acme-McCrary and Sapona Foundation, Inc. Elon University Fresh Market Glen Raven Inc. Haynes Strand & Company LLC

FRIENDS $100-500

Bank of North Carolina Dick Broadcasting Rock92/1075KZL Friends Homes, Inc.

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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Media Production Associates Ryder Trucks Times-News W.E. Love & Associates Gate City Motor Co. Inc. IBM Law Office of James B Weeks

MG Newell Inc. Randolph Oil Co. Inc. Schneider Electric/Square D Foundation

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY GREENSBORO SYMPHONY ! CHERISHING THE PAST AND LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE MAESTRO’S INNER CIRCLE $5,000-$9,999

Barbara and Herman Cone

Carole and Sam Moore

Kathy Manning and Randall Kaplan

Ches Kennedy and John Overfield

Lillian H. Rauch

MAESTRO’S GOLD CIRCLE $2,000-$4,999 Mr. Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Bob and Sherry Harris Tobee and Leonard Kaplan Dr. and Mrs. Preston W. Keith

AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Ann and Bob Kroupa Bob and Barbara Lavietes Roberts Family Foundation Robert and Alice Spuller

Dennis and Pam Stearns Wiley and Virginia Sykes Doris and Stan Tanger Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Werner, Jr.

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MAESTRO’S SILVER CIRCLE $1,000-$1,999 Jane M. Adair Lena and Lacy Baynes William F. Black The Bodford Family Foundation Robert T. and Barbara C. Braswell Lisa and Willie Bullock Vanessa and Roy Carroll Dr. and Mrs. John E. Chandler Clem and Hayes Clement Mr. Albert C. Cohen Dorothy and Clyde Collins Ms. Gayle Cox Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Danahy Mrs. George W. Dickieson Dr. and Mrs. John H. Dilworth Marie Faulkner Mrs. Dorothy G. Frank Hughlene and Bill Frank Susan and Bill Fraser Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Griffin

Holt Gwyn Peggy and David Hamilton Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hassell In Memory of Marilyn E. Haxton Larry and Julia Hipp Robert and Donna R. Hodgman Ginger Hornig Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jessup Peggy and Phil Johnson Ron and Linda Jones Mr. and Mrs. Orton B. Jones Doris and Mose Kiser, Jr. Bob and Joretta Klepfer E. Joseph LeBauer Dr. and Mrs. Sam LeBauer Ellen and Lee Lloyd Mimi Levin Mrs. John R. Maness Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Morrison, Jr. David F. Parker

Alice and Woody Pearce Doris R. Preyer Suzanne & Bob Rhodes Connie and Robin Saul Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sevier David and Ann Sherman Norman B. Smith Barbara P. Smith Flo and Bill Snider Janet and Jim Stenersen Mrs. Sidney J. Stern, Jr. Gary and Ellen Taft Ms. Jeanne Tannenbaum Mr. and Mrs. John O. Toledano Kaye and Ken Tutterow Mary Ann Vinson K. Travis Walsh Mr. and Mrs. William R. Webber Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Weisberger Mrs. Robert P. Williams

Walter and Margaret Faison Brenda and Jack Glenn Jessica and Mark Good Nancy and Bernard Gutterman Trish Gwyn Mary and David Hagan Dr. William B. Herring Joe and Cindy Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Irvin, Jr. Judy Jolly Jo and Jerry Kennedy Michael E. Kelly Mrs. Thelma Kirk Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Klappa Louise and Bill Latture George and Donna Lawson Gary and Susan Liebel

Donna and Richard Mann Dorothy C. McGehee Gail McGroarty Shirley and Gary Nixon E. Kemp and Janie C. Reece Roy E. and Christine P. Rizzo Effie and William Rowan Dabney and Walker Sanders Jonathan and Anne Smith Betty Ann and Kenneth Smith Shirley Spears Pam and David Sprinkle Sue and Fred Starr Dr. and Mrs. Michael Tooke Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Weill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John White Tom & Elaine Wright

Thurman and Peg Freeze Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Gay Nancy L. Glenz Jay Gwatkin and Marlene Nielsen Marianne and Xaver Hertle Donna Moran and Garnett Hughes Rep. Maggie Jeffus and Ted Thompson Claire Kelleher Vickie and John Kilimanjaro Bill and Diana Knox Margery Lane Seymour and Carol Levin Jim and Fray Metcalfe Irene M. Moore Rod and Linda Mortenson Karol Murks

Watty and Marvin Pinson William and Beverley Rogers Jim and Cindi Schrum Mr. and Mrs. John H. Snider Barbara and Arthur Sohn Dr. Peter Sojka and Dr. Elisabeth Stambaugh Sybil G. Sullivan Ken and Suzy Walker Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Wallace Sarah and Jack Warmath W. Fred Williams Arthur B. and Pansy H.Williams Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Woodward Earl and Lynette Wrenn Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Wright, Jr.

FRIENDS BENEFACTOR $500- $999 Mr. and Mrs. William R. Allen III Judy Breece Myrna Carlock Laura Chesak and Gary Steeley Howard and Louise Chubbs Dr. Bryan and Renea Cobb Mr. and Mrs. Irving Cohen Bob and Sally Cone Bonnie and Bill Cordes Darren Cossaart William J. and Elizabeth A. Craft Lisa Crawford Bert Davis, Jr. Philippe and Brigitte Dorier Carol Douglas Clara and Jim Duggins Mr. and Mrs. Eric Eley

FRIENDS PATRON $250-$499 Michael Barringer and Jeff Everette Nancy and Tom Beard Ray Berry Dr. Veita J. Bland-Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bluethenthal Nancy and David Bray Jim Brooks Dr. and Mrs. Smitty Bryant Kathy and H.T. Busby Henry L. and Ruth Coble Sally and Alan Cone Betty and Benjamin Cone, Jr. Jerry Corns Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Doyle Jack and Mary Elam Marion and Peggy Follin

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FRIENDS SUPPORTER $100-$249 Susan and Dan Acker Rose and Victor Ackermann Lynne and John Alexander Helen and John Alford Dr. and Mrs. William O. Ameen, Jr. Gary and Linda Anderson Anonymous Edwin Armstrong Kay and R.B. Arthur Ms. Adrienne Bailey Mrs. Charlotte P. Barney Joan and Eddie Bass Bauman Family Foundation William L. Beerman, Jr. Marilyn and Edward Benson Mary P. Best Barbara and Dave Blackman Sion A. Boney Phyllis C. and R. Marshall Bowden Suejette and David Brown Nancy and Trip Brown Dr. and Mrs. William Brown Skip and Carol Bryan Nancy and Jim Bryan Philip and Kathe Burger Alex and Maureen Burns Hodges and Joe Carroll Sheila Cauthen Kent John Chabotar Patricia A. Chamings Lynn and Tom Chandler Mr. & Mrs. Fred Chappell Dr.and Mrs. B. Joseph Christian Louann Arnold Clarke Congressman Howard Coble Dr. Michael L. and Faye C. Collins Diane Conrad

Doris Covington Robert F. Dabbs Bill and Leslie Daisy Clifford and Dorothea Davis H. A. den Boer Thomas and Sandra Duez James A. and Rachel Dunn Sue B. and Jorman W. Fields Dr. and Mrs. Edward Fort Jud and Carol Franklin In Honor of Dr. Peter Paul Fuchs Robert W. Fuller Virginia Gaskin Mr. Lawrence Gasper Douglass and Patti Gilbert Dr. and Mrs. Sigmund Gould Robert Green, MD and Jaquelyn Reilly Norman Grey Carl and Anne Grube Nancy & Fred Guttman Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Hall, Jr. Winfred C. Harper Robert and Judith Herron Ralph and Eda Holt Mrs. C.B. Hooton ( Dottie ) Gail and Ken Huggins Kay and Clyde Hunt Daniel E. James Dr. and Mrs. D.K. Jeong Alfred E. Jones and Dr. Tony G. LeTrentJones Alice and Howard Kaiser Dr. and Mrs. Donald R. Kernodle Mr. and Mrs. David K. Kinser Andrea and Ralph Knupp Pearl and Bob Kraay Charles W. Langdon DDS, Sandra Fuller

DDS Curtis and Terry Lashley Mr. and Mrs. William J. Law Cathy and Henry Levinson John and Nancy Lewis Sandra H. LoNano In honor of Mr. Robert B. Lloyd’s retirement Dr. and Mrs. Paul Mabe, Jr. Jonathan and Sarah Malino Donald Martin and Elizabeth Haile Brian and Joyce Martin Dan and Bonnie McAlister Gordon McLamb Dene Mead Patricia H. Mendenhall Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Miller Dr. and Mrs. Terry G. Mitchell Tracy Nash Bob and Donna Newton Talmage and Jana Nowell Betsy and Mitchell Oakley David and Heather Odahowski Ray and Geraldine O’Neal Chap and Mrs R E Osman Ms. Gail Payne Larry and Susan Pearman Cameron Peck Nancy and Peter Peiffer Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Phipps Jr. Dr. and Mrs. George H. Pierson, Jr. Hallly Lee Rankin Debby Reynolds Lane and Karen Ridenhour Kitty and George Robison Mr. Joseph Rosenblum Dr. Rebecca B. Saunders

Beatrice and Stewart Schall Mary Schell Mary Fran Schickedantz Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Schlaeppi In Memory of Russell Peck-Guilford County Schools Elementary Music Educators Susan and Jerry Schwartz Jack and Nancy Scism Barbara and Jim Scott Corinne Segal and Fred Warman Mr. and Mrs. W. David Sellers Phyllis Shavitz Dr. and Mrs. Walter B. Shepherd Mr. Philip Silver Marian K. Solleder Ralph and Nancy Stevens Donald B. Stilwell, Jr. Amelia C. Stout Dr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Sural Peggy R. Tager Stuart and Barbara Teichman Joe Trogdon Mr. and Mrs. VanDorn Anne Kirkman Wade Bob and Dot Walker Diane and James Watkins B. J. Weatherby and Verne Nielsen Dr. and Mrs. William J. Weatherly Pat White Russ Williams and Ann Lynch Lynda D. Williams Ron and Linda Wilson Van and Margaret Woltz Homer Wright Peter and Darlene Young

Mrs. Winfred S. Elliott Ms. Ina Fishbeyn Al and Cookie Fogleman Sherri R. Forrester Ildar Gabitov Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gentry Bill and Jeanette Giddings Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Gilbert Mrs. Janet C. Gill Linda and Clyde Gordon Carolyn Gribnau Jim and Judy Guidone Carolyn Hampton Kim and Ash Harrison Juliana Hauser Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Hertzfeld Chip and Cathy Hicks Boots L. Hinkle Lori Holt Anne and Mike Honer William E. and Susan B. Hunt Claude and Bobbie Hutcheson Judith Hyman Jeff Ishee and Jean Ishee Sam and Tomasita Jacubowitz Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson Ms. Dolores J. Joseph

John, Barbara and Betsy Key Jim and Joan King Edward and Joanne Koehler Ms. Lisa Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Lloyd, Jr. Andrew Long, Jr. Leon and Patricia D. Dr. and Mrs. DT Lucey Ralph and Mary Macy Nancy Y. Madden Mrs. Aileen S. McCraw Rosemary McGee Dr. and Mrs. Alan Medoff Peter and Karen Meyers Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mooney Charles J. Morazan Floyd Nesbitt Tom and Louise O’Shea Add Penfield Janet Plummer Joan N. Poole Roger Poplin Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Porter Mr. and Mrs. David E. Purpel Hilary and Jane Rauch Richard and Stacy Ridenour Josh and Melody Rose

Glenn and Fran Ross Marnie and Jerry Ruskin Dr. and Mrs. William Sasser Rose F. and Robert H. Bruce A. and Alice G. Linda Schneider Donald and Carolyn Shaw Ann Shelton Helen Shore Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. Smith, Jr. John P. or Ouida H. Spillman Jr. Georgia M. Sprinkle Elizabeth Stephens Linda and Arthur Taft In honor of John C. Tate, Jr.’s Birthday Rosemary Reed Troxler Mr. & Mrs. William D. Troxler Ms. Virginia M. Vaughn Andrew and Susan Walcott Robert and Virginia Waldron Margaret J. Watson F. Sue Weston Merrilou Williams Jeaneane Williams

FRIENDS UP TO $99 Jim and Betty Allen Carol and Fred Andresen Neal and Jo Andrews Betty Angel Anonymous Mrs. Nancy S. Balderacchi Sion Bell Cindy Booth Dorothy Bourgeois Ouida B. Brown Jean R. Buchert Fred Carlson Harold O. Carpenter, Jr. Stacey Carson Emily C. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coble Richard and Kathleen Coe Bob and Sophie Connolley Keith Cushman Mrs. Alberta W. Cuthbertson Mrs. Burke Davis Mr. Kearns Davis Jean and Ralph Davison Marie and Robert Dow Harry and Ruth Edgren Leon Eisen Linda and Kenneth Ellington

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In 1985, the seeds of the Greensboro Symphony Endowment Fund (GSEF) were planted by Symphony Guild President, Rachel Hull Galyon. Under her leadership, the Guild raised an additional $50,000 during the 1985-1986 season to contribute toward endowing the $250,000 Concertmaster’s Chair, completed in 1995, marking the official launch of the GSEF. The leadership torch was passed to Guild member, Caroline

ENDOWMENT FUND

M. Lee, who devoted more than twenty years to the development and growth of the fund. In 1995, Guild member Kay Edwards and GSO Board Member, Maurice Jennings, launched a successful campaign to surpass the GSEF’s $1 million milestone. During the 2001-2002 season, the fund surpassed $2.5 million with a special initiative spearheaded by Caroline Lee. In 2001, Barbara Cone led a secret campaign undertaken by Endowment donors to establish the Associate Concertmaster’s Chair in honor of Caroline M. Lee. Since 2006, Cathy and Garson Rice have served as co-chairs of the Endowment Committee which surpassed $3.8

TRUSTEES Ann E. Kroupa, Chairman Lisa Bullock Sally B. Cone K. William Fraser Robert Harris A. Robinson Hassell Linda Jones Lewis R. Ritchie William R. Rogers, Ph.D.

million in 2008. Each year, a gift is made to the Symphony for its annual operating budget. The most recent gift of $117,000 was received in February 2009. NAMED FUNDS $10,000- $39,999 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus A. Adams, III Marion Stedman Covington Amelia Tatum Daniel Memorial by Samuel Cameron Tatum Warren Moore and Anne Moore Diaz Memorial by Jean Paul Moore George W. and Anna B. Dickieson Kay Bryan Edwards by KPB Corporation Ronda Ellen and Kenneth Kornfeld Mrs. E. Pierpoint Gill Herbert and Mary Frances Hazelman Michel Family Foundation Dr. E. Phillip Morgan Memorial by Inga Borgstorm Morgan, Kent and Carolyn Morgan Carolyn and Harold O’Tuel Doris R. Preyer, Trustee William Y. Preyer, Jr. CLU Lynn R. and Karl E. Prickett Fund Mr. And Mrs. J. W. Werner, Jr.

HERITAGE SOCIETY The Heritage Society is composed of those who provided bequests in their wills to the Greensboro Symphony Endowment Fund. Gifts may be in honor or as a memorial. Anonymous Bequests Nan and John Bayersdorfer Dr. Jean B. Brooks Anne Rendleman Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Guirlinger Pearl E. and Robert A. Kraay E. Joseph LeBauer Caroline M. and N. Clayton Lee Susan and Dale Miller Sally and Steve Millikin Roy E. and Christine P. Rizzo Mrs. Beverly C. Moore Kitty and George Robison Connie and Robin Saul Florence G. Young

CAROLINE M. LEE ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER’S CHAIR Caroline Lee tirelessly led the Greensboro Symphony Endowment Fund for more then twenty years. To honor her years of service and the remarkable growth of the Fund, the Guild and Symphony friends honored Caroline by endowing the Associate Concertmaster’s Chair in 2001. $30,000 Greensboro Symphony Guild $25,000 Mike and Lynn Haley $5,000 Anonymous Fund Dr. Jean B. Brooks Barbara and Herman Cone Joan and Bill Hemphill Linda and Maurice Jennings Helen and Al Lineberry Carolyn and John Maness Carole and Ed Monroe Pat Austin Nussbaum Lynn R. Prickett Fund through Betty and Charles Cheek $1,500–$2,500 Kay Bryan Edwards Marie and Ed Faulkner, Jr. Susan and Bill Fraser 54

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Kenneth and Ronda Kornfeld Ann and Bob Kroupa Fred L. Proctor, Sr. Carl W. and Lina Z. Treleaven $1,000 Beverly and Ray Berry Nancy and Alex Brown Martha and John Chandler Dorothy and Clyde Collins Sally and Alan Cone Sally B. and Robert C. Cone Mary Carol and Pat Danahy Martha and Reed Devane George and Anna Dickieson Jack C. Dixon Margaret and Walter Faison Dorothy and Stanley Frank Charles T. Hagan, Jr. Charles and Jeanne Hassell Ginger and Walter Hornig Rachel S. Hull Bonnie and Bynum Hunter

J.T. and Johnnye Greer Hunter Lenora W. Jackson Karen and Eugene Johnston Judy and Allen Jolly John and Ellen Kavanagh Mose and Doris Egerton Kiser Glorine and Tom Luper Dale and Susan Miller Joy and Moon Morrison Doris R. Preyer Royce and Jane Reynolds Peggy and Lewis Ritchie Shirley Spears Kay Stern John C. Tate, Jr. Boppy and John O. Toledano Dorothy and Charles Weill B.J. and Bob Williams Doug and Julia Wilson Elaine and Tom Wright

Patrons of chairs receive permanent listing in the playbill, recognition on column in auditorium lobby, and preferential parking. The Greensboro Symphony is grateful for your generous support in building the Endowment Fund. For more information on how you may play a part in the continuation of the Symphony’s great music and education programs, please call co-chairs Cathy and Garson Rice at 336-273-1426. MAESTRO’S PODIUM $500,000 Endowed by bequest MAESTRO’S PODIUM EMERITUS CHAIR $300,000 Endowed by bequest YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR’S CHAIR $275,000 1 CHAIR AVAILABLE CONCERTMASTER’S CHAIR $250,000 Greensboro Symphony Guild THE DISTINGUISHED GUEST ARTIST PIANO CHAIR $250,000 In honor of Linda M. Jones THE YOUTH STRINGS CHAIR $150,000 In honor of Dr. Jean B. Brooks. ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER’S CHAIR $150,000 In Honor of Caroline M. Lee ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER’S CHAIR · $100,000 Chair Avaiable PRINCIPAL CHAIRS · $80,000 11 CHAIRS AVAILABLE Kathleen Price Bryan Memorial Chair by Kay Bryan Edwards and Family Peter B. Bush Memorial Chair by Mary Ann Bush and Children Irene Mitchell Moore and Beverly Cooper Moore Chair Fraser Family Chair by Susan and Bill Fraser Eleanor Downes Mewborn Chair In Memory of Carolyn Riddle Downes

ASSOCIATE AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CHAIRS · $60,000 Kay Bryan Edwards Chair by Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Jeanne Maxwell Hassell Chair by Charles M. Hassell Milton J. Jackson Memorial Chair by Lenora W. Jackson Carolyn J. Maness Chair by John R. Maness Garson L. Rice, Jr. Chair by Catherine G. Rice and Children SECTION CHAIRS · $40,000 10 CHAIRS AVAILABLE Austin Family Chair by Patricia Austin Sevier Richard Kelly Bowles, Jr. Memorial Chair by Louise H. and R. Kelly Bowles Family Foundation Brough-Webber Chair by Elizabeth Brough Webber and William R. Webber Lillian Daley Brown Memorial Chair by the Massey Trust through Nancy C. and Alex S. Brown, Jr. Mr. Lenoir Chambers Memorial Chair by Mr. Lenoir Chambers Wright John E. and Martha S. Chandler Chair Barbara S. and Herman Cone, Jr. Chair by Donna M. and Herman Cone III

Marie C. and Ed Faulkner Chair by Marie C. and Ed Faulkner

C. Scott Lee Chair by Caroline M. and N. Clayton Lee

Dorothy G. Frank Chair by Stanley M. Frank

Alice Mae and William M. Lineberry Memorial Chair by Helen H. and Albert S. Lineberry, Sr.

Hughlene Bostian Frank and William Allen Frank Chair

R. Bradford Lloyd Chair by Mary Ruth and Robert B. Lloyd, Jr.

James Autha Freeze Memorial Chair by J. Thurman and Peg Freeze

The Michael and Anna Lodico Chair by Flo and Bill Snider

Greensboro Opera Company Chair by Peggy and Phil Johnson

Joy C. Morrison Chair by William H. Morrison, Jr.

Lynn Carroll Haley Chair by Michael W. Haley

Carole Swope Monroe Chair by Edwin Brent Monroe

Joan T. and William L. Hemphill Chair

Alice Wilson Pearce Chair by Woody Pearce

Sally London Hobbs Memorial Chair by Johnnye and J. T. Hunter

Ethel Clay Price Memorial Chair by Kathleen Price Bryan Family Fund

Rachel Smothers Hull and Worth Brantley Hull Chair

Lynn R. Prickett Memorial Chair by the Lynn R. and Karl E. Prickett Fund

Linda B. and Maurice Jennings Chair

Royce O. Reynolds Chair by Jane W. Reynolds

Jimmie Irene Johnson Memorial Chair by Dr. Harry W. Johnson and Family

Dr. William R. and Beverley C. Rogers Chair

Mary Ellen and Elizabeth Anne Kavanagh Chair by Ellen C. and B. John Kavanagh Preston Wylie Keith and Martha Elizabeth Allred Keith Chair by Dr. Preston Keith and Marty Keith Janie C. and E. Kemp Reece Chair

Elaine Wolf Cone Memorial Chair by Barbara S. and Herman Cone, Jr. Richard and Danahy Family Chair by Mary C. Richard Danahy iand Patrick Danahy George W. Dickieson Chair GSO Conductor 1951-1963 by Anna B. Dickieson Lucy and Clark Dixon Memorial Chair by Jack C. Dixon

Walter W. King, Jr. Memorial Chair by Elizabeth Yates King Joyce C. Kiser Memorial Chair by Mose Kiser, Jr. and Family Kroupa Family Chair by Bob and Ann Kroupa

Sidney J. Stern, Jr. Memorial Chair by Katherine G. Stern Ellen and Gary Taft Chair Richard W. and Carlotta M. Treleaven Memorial Chair by Carl W. and Lina Z. Treleaven Frederick Kent Wilkins Memorial Chair by Kaye Andrews Wilkins and Children Betty F. and Robert P. Williams Chair Thomas E. and Elaine R. Wright Chair

Barbara B. and Robert E. Lavietes Chair

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Greensboro Symphony Guild Celebrate the Music

Connie Saul Greensboro Symphony Guild President

On behalf of the Greensboro Symphony Guild (GSG), I am delighted to welcome you to the 2009-2010 50th Season of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. We are looking forward to a wonderful Masterworks celebration conducted by our extremely talented Music Director Maestro Dmitry Sitkovetsky and to the popular Sitkovetsky and Friends Chamber Series. We look forward to an exciting year with the Carolina POPS Series, directed by talented guest conductors. The Guild has been a volunteer support organization for the Orchestra for 46 years. With a strong membership exceeding 400 women (plus our Guild Gents), we serve as an advocate for music education and appreciation throughout the community by supporting the GSO through financial, educational and promotional events. Due to the efforts and dedication of previous and current members, the GSG was honored to be awarded the President’s Volunteer Action Award in 1985 and we have received numerous awards and recognitions throughout the years. I strongly believe music is a universal language and feeds the soul of humanity. Through music we are able to communicate with others, express the difficult thoughts, lift our spirits, and many times are reminded there is a bright spot of life for which to aim. Throughout time there have been many research programs substantiating the importance music plays in social and cognitive learning and human development. As such, the Guild and the GSO work together with organizing and funding school concerts in Guilford and surrounding counties, reaching more than 50,000 children from pre-school to high school, providing support for the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra through scholarships and coaching programs and sponsoring programs for senior citizens. We help support the GSG Women’s Chorus, which performs throughout our area as ambassadors for the Guild and GSO. The fund-raising events sponsored by the GSG are what guarantee the support of these various education programs and the Symphony. This year is the 25th Anniversary of our Homes Tour, featuring six lovely homes in Greensboro. The 19th Anniversary of our Golf Tournament will be held at Starmount Country Club and will feature a Tennis/Fitness event. This is the 31st Celebration of the Presentation Ball, when on December 28, we will present 20 lovely and outstanding young ladies to the community as ambassadors of the Guild. In March 2010, we are planning an encore performance of the GSG’s Super Sale open to the community. We are looking forward to making the 50th Anniversary a successful year by promoting our Orchestra and various education programs in the Guilford community and surrounding areas. To help us accomplish our goals, your support is greatly appreciated. “Celebrate the Music” is the Guild theme for the year and we invite you to visit our website, www.gsoguild.org or call 336-274-2741 on how you can help with your time, talents or resources. Warmest regards,

Connie Saul Greensboro Symphony Guild President

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SYMPHONY OF HOMES TOUR NOVEMBER 7 & 8, 2009

GREENSBORO SYMPHONY GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair: Ann Warrick Vice-Chair: Peggy Hamilton

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Platinum Sponsor: AKR Builders Silver Sponsor: Guilford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center, Kitchen Studio, Inc. Bronze Sponsor: Guilford Pools, Distinctive Designs, Smart’n Up Wallcoverings, Buff Natural Nail Bar, SSI Design Group, Inc., Dolce Dimora, Piedmont Wholesale Engineered Products, Glenn B. Lavinder, The Pink Door Interior Design Studio, A Breath of Spring, Anonymous

19TH ANNUAL GSG GOLF/TENNIS CLASSIC MAY 10, 2010 Starmount Country Club Chair: Elizabeth Stevens Vice-Chair: Sherri Hill Honorary Chairs: Kim and Mark Littrell Thanks to the following for making our 2009 Golf Classic a success Host: Sedgefield Country Club Tournament Co-Chairs: Ellen Sanders & Cotten Moring Honorary Chairs: Lin & Steve Bostian 18th Annual GSG Golf Classic Sponsors: SILVER SPONSORS: Environmental Air Systems; Carolina Bank; Smart Choice; Spectrum Laboratory Network; Southfield Furniture BRONZE SPONSORS: Bank of America; DDC Properties, LLC; Hales & Associates; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Mother Murphy Laboratories; Shamrock Corporation; Source RM; Stearns Financial; Tarheel Paper & Supply Company; Well Springs Retirement Center; Cross Company; Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC; Hales & Associates; TCDI; WYNDHAM Championship Hole-in-one Sponsor: Parkwood Ford

President President Elect VP Education VP Fund Raising VP Guild Operations VP Marketing/Publications Secretary Treasurer Past President Admin. Assistant*

Connie Saul Mary Klappa Andrea Knupp Lex Kulman Nancy Bogard Debbie Faircloth Dorry Tooke Pam Stearns Suzy Walker Margaret Faison

DIRECTORS EDUCATION COUNCIL Adult Outreach Music in the Middle Vice-chair: Elementary Concerts Vice-chair: Youth Orchestra/In-School Vice-chair: Endowment & Contributions

Rosemary Reed Sandy Weston Cindy Booth Olivia Gillespie Linda Wilson Kathy Dunn Kathleen Selph Pat Sevier

FUND-RAISING COUNCIL Fund-raising Coordinator Homes Tour: Vice-Chair: Golf Tournament Vice-chair: Super Sale: Co-chairs Presentation Ball Vice-chair: GSG/GSO Joint

Kim Littrell Ann Warrick Peggy Hamilton Elizabeth Stephens Sheri Hill Leigh Ann Safrit Lindsey Nail Jo Kennedy Valerie Sutton Kaye Tutterow

OPERATIONS COUNCIL Corresponding Secretary Historian* Hospitality: Luncheons Vice-chairs: Hospitality: Meetings Vice-chairs: Membership Vice-chair: Programs Vice-chair: Parliamentarian Nominations/Awards Orchestra Support Vice-chairs:

Karen Claypool Elizabeth Craft Cam Current Kim Jones Christine Marshall Josie Gibboney Barbara Braswell Susan Bohn Frances Vinoski Peggy Lowe Peggy Johnson Barbara Sanders Melissa Tankersley Suzy Walker Brenda MacFadden Annette Mundy Karen Jacobs

MARKETING Newsletter Newsletter Assistant Editor: Publications/Website Cookbook Marketing * Ad Hoc

Fray Metcalfe Mary Rush Sher Coromilas Ellen Sanders

2009-2010 ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS October 29, 2009 Sponsorship of Masterworks concert at War Memorial Auditorium November 7 & 8 2009 Symphony of Homes Tour Six lovely homes “A Silver Celebration” December 28, 2009 Symphony Guild Presentation Ball Twenty young women will be presented this year March 20, 2010 Super Sale Offering a variety of quality merchandise at a reasonable price May 10, 2010 19th Annual Tennis/ Golf Classic will be hosted at Starmount Country Club May 2010 Name that Tune Partnership with the GSO Recipes of Note A cookbook offering favorite recipes from the Guild. Visit www.gsoguild.org for more information on how to purchase. The community’s support of Guild projects is vital to their success. All income raised is returned to the Orchestra and its education programs. We thank each of you for your continuing generosity in supporting these Guild projects.

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OrKIDStra New for 2009-2010, the OrKIDStra program is moving into the schools! Eight Guilford County schools with pre-K programs will receive a visit from musicians of the GSO. In-School Ensembles In the winter and spring, all third and fourth grade students in Guilford County hear live performances right in their schools. Musicians from the Greensboro Symphony travel to schools and perform chamber music, demonstrate their instruments, and help students prepare for the Elementary School Concerts. The program includes a string quintet, brass quintet, woodwind quintet, and percussion trio. Ensembles visit different schools each year so that students hear as many different instruments as possible.

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Elementary School Concerts Every year, all third and fourth grade students in the Piedmont region hear a dynamic program by the full GSO. The Elementary School Concerts present exciting works of orchestral music. The Elementary School Concerts serve students from the Guilford, Alamance-Burlington, Asheboro, Randolph, Rockingham, and Caswell County school systems. These concerts frequently include multimedia presentations and collaborations with the Greensboro Ballet. In addition to the concert experience, students and teachers receive educational resources and curricular materials that support the concert theme. These materials help introduce new music to students as well as connect the concert theme to topics across the curriculum. Guilford County Schools: April 20, 21, 22 Randolph County Schools: April 23 Alamance County Schools: April 26 Rockingham County Schools: April 29

College Night January 21, 2010 College students can sign up for free tickets and parking for this special concert by sending their full name and college name to [email protected].

Music in the Middle Music in the Middle is an annual concert series for all seventh grade students in Guilford County. The concerts present both traditional and contemporary repertoire, and aim to expand students’ ideas of orchestral music. Resources for students and teachers are provided at the beginning of the school year to enhance the listening and learning experience. October 6 and 7

Beginning Strings at Peck Elementary Support by Lillian Rauch The GSO’s Beginning Strings Program began in 1998, and was established at Peck Elementary during the 2007-2008 school year. In the Beginning Strings Program, the GSO provides Guilford County elementary schools with string instruments and small group music lessons free of charge. Key objectives of the program are to serve a segment of the community that needs greater access to instrumental music education, to nurture and develop students’ creative talents, and to prepare students for challenging opportunities in music and life. Instruments are supplied and maintained by the GSO. Instructors for the program have been drawn from GSO musicians with significant group teaching experience, string music education faculty from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music (UNCG), and UNCG graduate students in string music education. Graduate students teach in the program with the guidance of their faculty advisor.

Student Tickets Students of any age can get $5 tickets to any Masterworks concert and $10 tickets to Pops series concerts. Tickets may be obtained with a valid student ID at Will Call on the night of the concert, or at the GSO Box Office during regular hours. High School Night — March 25, 2010 High School students can sign up for free tickets and parking for this special concert by sending their full name and school name to [email protected].

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Hi h School High S h l Partnership P t hi Sponsored by the Greensboro Symphony Guild, this exciting new program continues to grow. Over the course of each partnership, high school music students receive upclose performances by GSO musicians, specialized coaching sessions on orchestral music, and visits from Maestro Sitkovetsky and guest artists. Following the in-school presentations and coaching sessions, the high school ensemble performs on stage prior to a GSO Masterworks concert. The high school musicians are invited to stay for the concert to hear their mentors perform. The GSG and GSO have partnered with Ragsdale High School in 2008 and Grimsley High School in 2009. The Symphony will work with Weaver Academy and Northern High School during the 2009-2010 school year. Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra The Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra (GSYO) enriches the lives of its participants by providing a professional environment for the study, preparation, and performance of music. The GSYO serves the community as a whole by providing high quality, free of charge performances, and encouraging and advocating art, music, and music education in the Piedmont Triad region. Conductor Fouad Fakhouri joins the GSYO for the 20092010 season. The GSYO program now includes five ensembles: • Youth Orchestra comprised of approximately 80 highly advanced young musicians. This full orchestra is conducted by Fouad Fakhouri. • Youth Philharmonic, a select strings-only ensemble, led by GSO violinist and music educator Karen Collins. • Youth Strings, an intermediate string ensemble, led by Eve Hubbard. • Allegro Strings, an ensemble for string players in the first years of instruction, led by GSO violinist Stephanie Ezerman • Flute Choir, a new ensemble, conducted by GSO flutist Linda Cykert. In the past years, the GSYO has performed in New York City at Carnegie Hall and at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. In March and April of 2010, the GSYO will travel to Europe, performing in Vienna, Salzburg and Munich! Visit the Youth Orchestra at www.gsyo.org for more information. GSYO CONCERTS December 6, 2009, Greensboro Day School March 21, 2010, Greensboro College March 26 - April 4, 2010, GSYO Tour to Vienna, Salzburg and Munich May 23, 2010, Greensboro College GSYO sponsored by

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Music at Midday Series The Music at Midday series includes eight performances by Greensboro Symphony chamber ensembles. The performances, which are hosted by retirement communities and other local venues, are free and open to the public.

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PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) String Quartet No. 1 in D Major. Op. 11, “Accordion” Tchaikovsky’s “Accordion” String Quartet was written in 1871 for a concert of chamber music that the composer sponsored to raise funds. In spite of a growing list of students at the Moscow Conservatory, the composer’s finances were in need of help and a friend suggested a public concert of his own music. The nickname “Accordion” comes from the volume changes that occur during the opening chords of the work. Wonderfully, the second theme begins in the viola. The second movement is based on a Ukrainian folk song with the words, “Vanya sat on a sofa and smoked his pipe.” The scherzo is inspired by an energetic Russian peasant’s dance. Similarly, the finale is also based on a dance until a sudden change in tempo interrupts the proceedings before a brief but thrilling coda ends the work. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791) Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581, “Stadler’s Quintet” Anton Stadler, clarinetist of the Vienna Court Orchestra, was a friend of Mozart’s who reportedly freeloaded off the composer in more ways than one: staying rent-free in Mozart’s home, borrowing money and not repaying, and perhaps even stealing from him. In spite of this, Stadler inspired some beautiful music from the master’s pen, including tonight’s quintet. The opening includes not the usual two, but three different themes for the first movement. Although technically a closing theme, Mozart includes references to it in the development section. The touching slow movement is lead by the clarinetist who sings a beautiful line over muted string accompaniment. Of particular interest is the third movement, which includes two different trios between occurrences of the Minuets. The first is reserved for the strings alone and the second is a folk-inspired dance behind the clarinet melody. The finale is a bright and joyous theme and variations.

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FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847) Octet in E Flat Major, Op. 20

This annotator has long made it a priority to point out the brilliance of the young Mendelssohn. Too often lost behind the fame of Mozart, Mendelssohn’s own genius and prodigious gifts were every bit the equal of the young Mozart’s achievements. A case in point is tonight’s octet. Written when he was just sixteen years old, it is difficult to imagine a more mature and artistically satisfying work from any composer of his age in western musical history. The full color of the use of eight instruments is apparent right at the start with a rich and warm opening sound. The violin then enters with the first theme. The second theme is tightly unified to the first and a blazing coda ends the movement. The slow movement further explores the combinations possible from the unusual ensemble, creating a series of stunning orchestral colors. Following this is a bright but quiet scherzo that seems inspired by fairies and wood-nymphs as they flit about. The closing movement is full of jocularity and charm, with a few references to the scherzo’s theme heard here and there. This is a fully developed and mature work from a very young mind. Perhaps even Mendelssohn recognized its strength when he wrote that it was his “favorite of all my compositions...I had a most wonderful time in the writing of it.”

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CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135 Sonata for Violin and Piano, L. 140 Debussy spent most of his compositional life avoiding formal names to his pieces. By and large, his output instead includes names of works that suggest the overall quality of inspiration for a specific work. Late in his life, however, he began to gravitate toward more traditional names of works that included formal connotations, such as etudes and sonatas. Tonight’s two sonatas come from a set of six that Debussy planned to compose. His untimely death in 1918 meant that only the first three would be completed. The cello sonata, written first, was inspired by the French pantomime, Pierrot, who despite his clown costume, had a depressed soul filled with unrequited love. One certainly can sense a deep vein of sadness, particularly in the second movement and the interlude in the finale. Debussy also wrote that in this work the “piano must not fight the cello, but accompany it.” In a complete contrast, the violin sonata is light and bright and even humorous at times. This is quite a shock from a composer lost in the final throws of cancer, and greatly burdened by the harsh reality of World War One. The finale begins with an iteration of the opening theme from the first movement before embarking on a modified rondo form. CAMILLE SAINT-SAÊNS (1835-1921) Carnival of the Animals Originally written in 1886, The Carnival of the Animals was not meant to be heard in public. It was simply composed on a lark for a group of the composer’s friends around carnival time. The reaction was so fantastic, however, that Saint-Saëns was asked to perform it again by his friend Franz Lizst. Other than the popular “Swan” movement, however, SaintSaëns refused to allow the work to be published until after his death. It ultimately became one of the composer’s most popular works. It is often performed with narration between the movements. Famous such narrations were penned by Odgen Nash and Peter Schikele (aka P.D.Q. Bach).

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GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924) Chrisantemi (for string quartet) Often performed by full string orchestra, hearing Puccini’s Chrisantemi with string quartet is a rare treat. Melodic bits of the two main themes also appear in the composer’s opera Manon Lescaut (1890), which was composed just after the completion of this short and melancholy piece. OTTORINO RESPIGHI (1879-1936) Il Tramonto (for mezzo-soprano and string quartet) The text for this work is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “The Sunset.” The text speaks of a pair of lovers. One dies unexpectedly in his youth. The woman, however, passes away only after many cheerless years of resignation of her loss of her beloved. FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667, “Trout” The “Trout” Quintet was a friendly commission from Sylvester Paumgartner, a music lover and accomplished amateur cellist. Paumgartner wanted a work to complement Hummel’s quintet and requested that Schubert use his well-known song Die Forelle (“The Trout”) as the basis for a theme and variations somewhere in the quintet. Following his instructions, Schubert kept the instrumentation of the Hummel. The work has since become known simply as “The Trout Quintet.” Written in the scale of intimate chamber music, the work is quite modest and intimate, but remains charming and attractive throughout. The first movement is a strict

sonata form. The graceful second movement presents three distinct themes. Unusually, however, they are not subjected to development, but simply restates each a minor third higher. A happy scherzo follows. It features a contrasting trio that seems surprisingly tame and mannered with the exception of a single outburst. The fourth movement features the variations on Schubert’s “Trout” theme. Six variations are presented, again, with surprisingly little development. The listener can simply enjoy the breathtaking tuneful gifts of one of western music’s most exceptional melodists. Music Recital Hall Courtesy of UNCG School of Music

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With a diverse repertoire of roles to her credit ranging from “Pamina” in Die Zauberflöte to “Sister Amnesia” in Nunsense, Jenn Raithel Newman’s unique niche as a crossover artist has made her a soughtafter performer in Pops and Classics concerts alike. A frequent performer with The Phoenix Symphony, recent engagements have also included performances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Portland Symphony Orchestra, Winston-Salem Symphony and Arizona Musicfest. Ms. Newman makes her home in New York City with her husband, bass-baritone James Newman, and their young daughter LylaGrace. For more information visit www.jennraithelnewman.com ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST

■ Joe

Cassidy

Joe Cassidy has performed leading roles with numerous Broadway productions including Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 1776, Show Boat, Les Miserables, and A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden. His TV and Film credits include Law & Order and Freefall. Cassidy has performed as a POPS soloist with symphonies across the US in Indianapolis, Baltimore, National Arts Centre, Edmonton, Detroit, Nashville, Ft. Worth, Ft. Wayne, Oklahoma City, Naples, Pittsburgh, Grand Rapids, New Mexico, Phoenix, and San Diego. He continues to work in regional theaters such as The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, TheaterWorks, Denver Center, Asolo Repertory Theater, Ford’s Theatre, Hartford Theaterworks, Casa Manana, NY Stage and Film Festival and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.

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Moody

Now in his fifth season as Music Director of the Winston-Salem Symphony, Robert Moody is extremely proud of the orchestra’s accomplishments in recent years, and looks forward to even greater artistic heights in the 2009-2010 season. Since coming to the WSS in 2005, Moody has also been named artistic director of Arizona Musicfest (2007), and music director of the Portland (Maine) Symphony (2008). He is very proud to serve these three excellent performing arts organizations. Moody served as associate, then resident, conductor of the Phoenix Symphony from 1998 through 2006. He led the orchestra each year in a wide variety of concerts, including Classics, Chamber, Pops, Family, and the popular presentations of Handel’s Messiah and New Year’s Eve gala. His casual manner and ability to speak with ease from the podium have helped novices and enthusiasts alike gain a greater appreciation for orchestral music. Moody also founded the Phoenix Symphony Chorus, and was music director of the Phoenix Symphony Youth Orchestra for seven years. Maestro Moody is a frequent guest conductor with orchestras across the United States. This season marks his eleventh year leading the Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s Discovery Concert Series for Children. Other recent and upcoming guest conducting appearances include debuts with the Seattle, Memphis, Ravinia Festival, Charleston, and Virginia symphonies, as well as return engagements with the Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Grant Park, Ft. Worth, and Anchorage symphonies. In the summer of 2007, Moody was conductor-in-residence for the Eastern Music Festival (Gerard Schwarz, artistic director). Born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Moody earned a bachelor’s degree in church music from Furman University, with performing emphasis in both voice and cello. He completed his master of music in conducting at the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Donald Neuen.

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ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR

■ Stuart Malina Stuart Malina is Music Director and Conductor of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Malina’s other appointments have included Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra from 1996 to 2003 and Associate Conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. He has guestconducted the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Easter Music Festival, Nashville Symphony Pops, Opera Delaware, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Kansas City Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Opera Delaware and Greensboro Opera. Mr. Malina helped create “Movin’ Out” with director and choreographer Twyla Tharp, for which he won a Tony Award for Orchestration with Billy Joel in June 2003. He has also served as Associate Conductor of the national touring company of West Side Story and as conductor of an international tour of Porgy and Bess. In 1995, Mr. Malina made his acting debut, sharing the stage with Broadway legends Zoe Caldwell and Audra McDonald in Terrence McNally’s Tony Award–winning drama Master Class for its run at the Kennedy Center. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in February 2007, conducting The New York Pops in an all-Gershwin tribute including Rhapsody in Blue, conducting from the keyboard. ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST

■ Hilary Kole Hilary Kole began her professional career at the legendary Rainbow Room as the youngest singer ever to grace the stage. From there, she appeared in a sold-out run at the famed Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, made her concert hall debut at Lincoln Center as part of the “American Songbook Series” with Jonathan Schwartz, and in June of 2007, appeared at Carnegie Hall during a Tribute to Oscar Peterson as well as in January, 2008, at the Canadian Tribute to Dr. Peterson at Roy Thompson Hall. Additional major concert appearances include headlining in New York City at Town Hall, Birdland, Iridium, Jazz Standard, The Blue Note, and Carnegie

Hall with Michael Feinstein, as well as being featured at the 92nd Street Y’s concert series “Lyrics and Lyricists” and “Jazz in July.” In 2005, Hilary debuted at the Umbria Jazz Festival, as well as the Nairn Jazz Festival in Scotland, and has appeared throughout Spain. In the past year, Hilary has had the honor of recording with Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, Michel LeGrand, Mulgrew Miller, David Frishberg, Monty Alexander, Benny Green, Freddy Cole, and concertized alongside Roger Kellaway, Alan Broadbent, Lee Musiker, Houston Person, Harry Allen, Joel Frahm, Russell Malone, and John Pizzarelli, among others. ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST

■ Joel Malina Joel Malina is thrilled to be performing once again with the Greensboro Symphony. After graduating cum laude from Yale University in 1986, Joel spent seven years as a musical theater actor, starring in numerous productions around the country, including: the title roles in Candide at Atlanta’s Alliance Theater and George M! at the Fireside Playhouse in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin; the original cast of Fame: The Musical at Miami’s Coconut Grove Playhouse, Baltimore’s Morris Mechanic Theater, and Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theater; and the New York productions of The Rothschilds, Philemon, and Forever Plaid. Joel continues to perform as a member of “The Tone Rangers” (an award-winning a cappella septet - www.tonerangers. com); as a featured soloist in pops concerts with the Harrisburg, Greensboro and Charleston (SC) Symphony Orchestras, and in numerous benefit performances (with his brother, Stuart Malina) for the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra Guild and Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Society. Joel lives in Annandale, Virginia with his wife, Nancy, and their two children, Benjamin and Hallie.

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ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR AND ARRANGER

■ Henry Panion

Dr. Henry Panion III is most st tor known for his work as conductor vie and arranger for superstar Stevie med Wonder. Together, they performed nd, throughout the world, England, alia France Japan, Germany, Australia, England, Brazil, USA and many more. Dr. Panion conducts his arrangements of many of Stevie Wonder’s award-winning, chart-topping sings on the CD “Natural Wonder” with the Tokyo Philharmonic. He is the creative force behind Gospel Goes Classical (GGC) featuring Juanita Bynum, Jonathan Butler, the GGC Symphony Orchestra and Choir. Dr. Panion made history topping the Billboard charts on both the Gospel and Classical Crossover Charts simultaneously. Other artists Dr. Panion has worked with include The Winans, Chet Atkins, Eugenia Zuckerman, Aretha Franklin, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Chaka Khan, the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and American Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Ruben Studdard. Two Grammy Awards, two Dove Awards, and a host of other national music awards and nominations have been bestowed on Dr. Panion as a producer, composer, arranger, and orchestrator Dr. Panion’s own works are programmed throughout the United States by many of this country’s major orchestras, including the Atlanta Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Cleveland Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Houston Symphony, and the National Symphony. A select list of other orchestras performing Dr. Panion’s works includes San Antonio, Nova Scotia, Columbus, Charlotte, San Diego, Louisville, North Carolina, Indianapolis, Arkansas, Jacksonville, Alabama, and the former Birmingham Metropolitan Orchestra, for which he served as Music Director from 1995-1997.

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Henry Panion, conductor Kent R. Brooks, community chorus master

JANUARY 29, 2010 WESTOVER CHURCH 8:00 P.M.

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ABOUT THE CHORUS MASTER

■ Kent Brooks Kent Brooks, a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, is a BMI-affiliated composer who was twice the recipient of the Waljo Gospel Music Award. In 1999, he performed the theme for the Special Olympics World Games (Let Your Dreams Take Flight). His Fanfare for Celina opened the inaugural International Igor Stravinsky Festival at UNC-Chapel Hill. For the past three seasons, Kent has prepared and conducted the GSO’s Community Gospel Choir. Kent has worked with many music notables in various genres including: gospel artists Kurt Carr, Blanche McAllister Eddie Robinson, Charisse Nelson-McIntosh, Grammy winners Richard Smallwood, Albertina Walker, Wintley Phipps and Yolanda Adams. Kent’s work as a producer, composer and instrumentalist can be heard on numerous local, regional and national recordings.

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Alumni Gym in Koury Center Haggard Avenue at Elon University Admission to the concert is FREE with a donation of a non-perishable food item to benefit the Salvation Army. For only the cost of a can of food, members of the community enjoy a holiday celebration.

Fouad Fakhouri, conductor See bio on page 19. Hosted by FOX8 News Anchors and featuring Anthony Dean Griffey, Nicholas Kent Relos, Choral Society of Greensboro

“We thank the many generous donors who make great music possible in Alamance County.” Carole Lineberry-Moore past chair, Greensboro Symphony Board

■ Russian Music 2010 Elementary School Concerts showcasing Music of the Russian Masters Every year, the Greensboro Symphony performs for every second and third grade student in Alamance County. Russian music - the tradition of composers including Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky - will be the focus of the 2010 program. The concert will include the “Pas de Deux” from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker as well as Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This multidisciplinary performance will include guest artists from the Greensboro Ballet. As all those who saw 2009’s Carnival of the Animals production can attest, this guarantees to be a spectacular program!

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Friday, December 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Doors Open at 6 p.m. for Seating GREENSBORO COLISEUM ARENA More than 650,000 food items collected last year to benefit the Salvation Army in eight counties. Help support your community. Admission and Parking are FREE with a donation of non-perishable food items for the Salvation Army.

Fouad Fakhouri, conductor See bio on page 19. Appearances by: Anthony Dean Griffey Summit Figure Skating Club of Greensboro Bill Flynn WMAG 99.5 FM Choral Society of Greensboro Neill McNeill and Julie Luck Nicholas Kent Relos Sir Robert Bell of Clan MacMillan, Bagpiper

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The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra and the fine restaurants listed below are collaborating to make your concert evenings special nights out. THE SYMPHONY SUBSCRIBER DINING PACKAGE is offered only to our Masterworks and Pops season subscribers. On nights of our performances, the restaurants will offer an entree special. Each individual restaurant sets the promotional value of this offer. Please ask your server about any restrictions. Show your “Symphony Subscriber Dining Card” and your concert tickets to your server by 6 p.m. on concert nights to ensure adequate time for an enjoyable dinner. Early reservations are recommended. Restaurants not accepting reservations will honor this promotional special on a first-come, first served basis. Gratuity percentage is based on full menu price unless otherwide noted. Tax, alcohol, and other menu items are not included in the promotion. To become eligible for the “Symphony Subscriber Dining Card” and to take advantage of this great offer, call the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra at 336-335-5456. Subscribe by January 30, 2010 to receive this offer.

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