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16 Holiday TraditionsFrom Santa Claus and elves, to menorahs and nativities, they surround us each holiday season. By Noel Jingle Festivus

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Recognized as one of the most imaginative conductors of his generation, Robert Spano is currently in his 13th season as Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), where he has created a sense of inclusion, warmth, and community unique among American orchestras.

Under Mr. Spano’s guidance, the ASO and its audiences explore a creative programming mix. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects his commitment to American contemporary music, thus defining a new generation of American composers. He has led ASO performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and at the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah Music Festivals.

As Music Director of the Aspen Music Festival and School, he oversees the programming of more than 300 events and educational programs for 630 students, including Aspen’s American Academy of Conducting. Guest engagements include the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestras, as well as Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony, and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He has conducted for Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera Ring cycles.

With an extensive discography of 21 recordings for Telarc, Deutsche Grammophon, and ASO Media, Mr. Spano has garnered six Grammy Awards. Dedicated to pedagogy and multi-disciplinary studies, he has lectured on “Community” for TEDx and recently completed a three-year residency at Emory University. He was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

Mr. Spano is on the faculty of Oberlin Conservatory, and has received honorary doctorates from Bowling Green State University, the Curtis Institute of Music, Emory University, and Oberlin. Mr. Spano served as director of the Festival of Contemporary Music at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Music Center in 2003 and 2004, and from 1996 to 2004 was Music Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. He headed the Conducting Fellowship Program at the Tanglewood Music Center from 1998 to 2002. In May 2009, Mr. Spano was awarded Columbia University’s Ditson Conductor’s Award for the advancement of American music.

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Robert Spano Music Director The Robert Reid Topping Chair *

Donald RunniclesPrincipal Guest Conductor The Neil and Sue Williams Chair *

Michael KrajewskiPrincipal Pops Conductor

Jere Flint Staff Conductor;Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra The Zeist Foundation Chair*

Norman MackenzieDirector of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair

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David Coucheron ConcertmasterThe Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Peevy Chair*The Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair*William Pu Associate Concertmaster The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair*Justin BrunsAssistant ConcertmasterJun-Ching Lin Assistant ConcertmasterAnastasia AgapovaCarolyn Toll HancockJohn MeisnerChristopher PulgramCarol RamirezJuan RamirezOlga ShpitkoDenise Berginson Smith Kenn WagnerLisa Wiedman Yancich

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Reid Harris Principal The Edus H. and Harriet H. Warren Chair*Paul Murphy Associate Principal The Mary and Lawrence Gellerstedt Chair *Catherine Lynn Assistant PrincipalMarian KentYang-Yoon KimYiyin LiLachlan McBaneJessica Oudin

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Christopher Rex Principal The Miriam and John Conant Chair*Daniel Laufer Associate Principal The Livingston Foundation Chair*Karen Freer Assistant PrincipalDona Vellek Assistant Principal EmeritusJoel DallowJere FlintJennifer HumphreysLarry LeMasterBrad RitchiePaul Warner

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Christina Smith Principal The Jill Hertz Chair*Robert Cronin Associate PrincipalC. Todd Skitch •Carl David Hall

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Carl David Hall

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Elizabeth Koch TiscionePrincipal The George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair*Yvonne Powers Peterson Associate PrincipalSamuel Nemec Emily Brebach

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Laura Ardan Principal The Robert Shaw Chair*Ted Gurch Associate PrincipalWilliam RappaportAlcides Rodriguez

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Carl Nitchie PrincipalElizabeth Burkhardt Associate PrincipalLaura NajarianJuan de Gomar

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Brice Andrus PrincipalSusan Welty Associate PrincipalThomas WitteRichard Deane Bruce Kenney

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Stuart Stephenson •Principal The Madeline and Howell Adams Chair*Michael TiscioneActing Associate Principal/SecondJoseph WalthallMichael Myers •

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Colin Williams Principal Nathan ZgoncBrian Hecht •

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Michael Moore Principal

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Mark Yancich Principal The Walter H. Bunzl Chair*William Wilder Assistant Principal

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Thomas Sherwood Principal The Julie and Arthur Montgomery Chair*William Wilder Assistant Principal The William A. Schwartz Chair*Charles Settle

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Elisabeth Remy JohnsonPrincipal The Delta Air Lines Chair

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The Hugh and Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair*Peter Marshall †Beverly Gilbert †Sharon Berenson

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T®aditionsFrom Santa Claus and elves, to menorahs and nativities,

they surround us each holiday season. by Noel Jingle Festivus

I recently spent some time talking to various Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians, chorus

members, student musicians, donors, and staff to learn what traditions live among the “ASO Family.” I heard about traditional visits to the stunning Magical Nights of Lights at Lake Lanier; taking grandkids for a ride on the Pink Pig; watching the Children’s

Christmas Parade on Peachtree Street; and attending the lighting of Macy’s Great Tree at Lenox Square. Others said they take aspiring ballerinas to the Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker; enjoy the Alliance Theatre’s annual “A Christmas Carol”; or, naturally, take in the traditional “Christmas with the ASO,” created by former ASO Music Director Robert Shaw.

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Now, let’s be honest. Some holiday memories are just funny. One staffer told me she and her sister once had to enlist a neighbor to save their babysitter from under a fully-decorated Christmas tree that had fallen on her. Another shared how a Christmas Eve was spent on a 20-degree deck after the house filled smoke because her father-in-law forgot to open the fireplace flue! And let’s not forget the tale of a Christmas Eve service in which the incense was a bit strong. So strong, in fact, it set off the fire alarm in the church, causing the congregation to evacuate. It’s okay to laugh — these are the things holiday memories are made of.

While I can’t share all I learned, some highlights and favorite traditions are included below. I hope you enjoy reading these, and I hope you will continue to make these holiday concerts one of your favorite holiday traditions.

“My family and I have a Christmas tradition

which we do every year. When wrapping gifts, we try to disguise them by wrapping them in odd shapes, with extra weight...anything to make the gift as confusing and misleading as possible. Sometimes it can be simple, but other times a gift can have up to 10 layers of deception. It can make the gift-opening process extremely fun!” – Stuart Stephenson,

ASO Principal Trumpet

“This year marks the 25th anniversary of my

favorite holiday tradition: the annual Poe family Christmas party. Now with 18 kinds of cheesecake and another dozen varieties of cookies and cakes —all homemade by my fam-ily— our spread of sweets is unrivaled. People have been known to fly in from across the country for the occasion, which has become an essential part of many other families’ traditions as well. There’s no better way to celebrate the holidays than with dear friends, delicious desserts, and a glass of champagne!” –Kathleen Poe Ross, ASO Chorus Member

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“Chanukah has always been one of our favorite holidays. Though the

season is cold, Chanukah is one of the warmest of our holiday traditions… with a focus on celebrating family — from newborn babies to great-grandparents. Beginning decades ago, we would gather around the piano while my father played a traditional Chanukah song. We lit the Menorah candles and exchanged gifts; there were screams of joy. We gave thanks for good health, happiness and the blessings of family. The tradition continues to this day as more than 20 people gather at Great Grandma’s house this year.” –Deedee & Marc Hamburger, ASO Donors

“Everyone in our family played an instrument growing up, so every

Christmas my Uncle Everitt puts together our family band. We set up in Grandma Lucille’s living room and play together. The day after Christmas is our annual family ping-pong tournament. If you win, you get your name on the wall and everything! My cousin, Brandon Craswell — UGA trumpet professor and frequent ASO substitute musician — is the all-time winner and I’m the all-time runner up!” –Nathan Zgonc, ASO Trombone

“Every holiday season, my family loves to put together thousand-piece

Christmas puzzles. Spreading the puzzle pieces all over the coffee table and putting them together by lamplight signals the definite start of Christmas. We stay up late every night until it is finished, and then go and buy another one. Often times, we like to glue and frame the puzzles, but not before writing the date we finished it on the back. This way we can always remember the fun we had spending time together during the Christmas season.” –Leah Bonas, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Violinist

“Every Christmas season, my family begins by celebrating the Swedish

Festival of Lights: St. Lucia. Then on Christmas Eve, we have a massive Swedish smörgåsbord with an abundance of cheeses, Swedish meatballs, lutefisk, and Glögg. In Swedish we say ‘God Jul och Gott nytt år’ for Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!” –Lauren Turner, ASO Associate Manger of Individual Giving

From our “ASO Family” to yours, happy holidays!

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A festive holiday-inspired cultural exhibition.

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NEW! Holly Jolly Film Fest, featuring classic holiday specials presented in Fernbank’s auditorium theatre.



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AtlantaSymphonyOrchestraRobert Spano, Music DirectorDonald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor

Coca-Cola Holiday ConcertHandel: MessiahThursday, December 5, 2013, at 8:00pm, and Saturday, December 7, 2013, at 2:00pm

Norman Mackenzie, ConductorJeanine De Bique, SopranoKelley O’Connor, Mezzo-SopranoThomas Glenn, TenorGerard Sundberg, BassAtlanta Symphony OrchestraAtlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)Part II of Weihnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248 (1734) 33 MIN

INTERMISSION 20 MIN

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759 Christmas Portion and “Hallelujah!” Chorus from Messiah (1742) 60 MIN

NOTES ON THE PROGRAM

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)Part II of Weihnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248 (1734)

Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, on March 21, 1685, and died in Leipzig, Germany, on July 28, 1750. The first performance of the Christmas Oratorio took place in Leipzig during the period from December 25, 1734, to January 6, 1735. The Christmas Oratorio is scored for solo soprano,

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alto, tenor and bass, mixed chorus, two flutes, four oboes, two oboe d’amore, two oboe da caccia, bassoon, two horns, three trumpets, timpani, continuo, and strings.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is one of three works (the others being the

Easter and Ascension Oratorios, BWV Nos. 249 and 11) composed between 1734-36 for performance, during festival occasions in the city of Leipzig. The Christmas Oratorio was first presented during the Christmas season of 1734-35. The work is divided into six parts. An individual section was presented during each of the following holidays: the first three days of Christmas, the Feast of the Circumcision, the Sunday after New Year and the Feast of the Epiphany. As was the custom, the Christmas Oratorio was performed in both of Leipzig’s main churches, although worshippers could hear parts III and V only at the Nikolaikirche.

Despite the six-part division and presenta-tion of the work, Bach clearly envisioned the Christmas Oratorio as a unified opus. In the score’s title page, Bach refers to the work as an “Oratorium Tempore Nativitatis Christi.” The use of the word “Oratorio” denotes an organic work divided into six movements, as opposed to six independent cantatas. This sense of unity is further demonstrated by the relationship of the keys between the various Parts (D-G-D-F-A-D) that clearly establishes D Major as the Christmas Oratorio’s tonal base. Moreover, the initial chorale melody of Part I (No. 5: “Wie soll dich empfangen”) returns in triumphant form to conclude the Oratorio’s Sixth and Final Part (No. 64: “Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen”).

It is not entirely certain who fashioned the libretto for the Christmas Oratorio. Most scholars identify the librettist as Christian Friedrich Henrici (pen name Picander), who composed the texts for several Bach compo-sitions, including the St. Matthew Passion. However, those scholars are also quick to note the text of the Christmas Oratorio is not included among Picander’s published works.

The central biblical narrative of the Christmas Oratorio is derived from the Gospels of St. Luke (2:1, 3-21) and St. Matthew (2:1-12), relating the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, up to and including the worship of the Child by the Three Wise Men. Chorales and original poetic writings, known as “free verse,” serve to reflect and embellish the biblical text.

This concert will feature Parts II of the Christmas Oratorio, based upon the Gospel According to St. Luke, 2: 8-14. For the most part, the Evangelist (tenor) declaims the bibli-cal text. Striking exeptions occur as the Angel brings the people “tidings of great joy” (No. 13) and when the “multitude of the heavenly host” (Chorus) proclaims “Glory be to God in the highest” (No. 21).

The music for the vocal soloists requires the utmost in flexibility, beauty of tone, and clarity of declamation. Bach also takes great care to create an instrumental palette that reflects the mood and spirit of the narrative. For example, Part II, relating the discovery of Christ’s birth by the shepherds, is decidedly pastoral in nature, with prominent use of the woodwinds. And of course, at the center of the glorious setting of this magnificent story rests the voice of the people, portrayed through Bach’s incomparable choral writing.

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The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited. Please be kind to those around you and silence your mobile phone and other hand-held devices.

KEN MELTZER, ASO Program Annotator | Ken’s in-depth program notes, detailed musical analysis, and listening samples can be found online: aso.org/encore



Zweiter Teil

Am zweiten Weihnachtsfeiertage Lukas 2: 8-14

10. Sinfonia

11. Rezitativ, Evangelist Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend auf dem Felde bei den Hürden, die hüteten des Nachts ihre Herde. Und siehe, des Herren Engel trat zu ihnen, und die Klarheit des Herren leuchtet um sie, und sie furchten sich sehr.

12. Choral Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht,Und lass den Himmel tagen!Du Hirtenvolk, erschrecke nicht,Weil dir die Engel sagen,Dass dieses schwache KnäbeleinSoll unser Trost und Freude sein,Dazu den Satan zwingenUnd letzlich Frieden bringen.

13. Rezitativ

EVANGELIST Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen:

DER ENGEL Fürchtet euch nicht, siehe, ich verkündige euch grosse Freude, die allem Volke wid-erfahren wird. Denn euch ist heute der Heiland geboren, welcher ist Christus, der Herr, in der Stadt David.

14. Rezitativ Was Gott dem Abraham verheissen,Das lässt er nun dem HirtenchorErfüllt erweisen,Ein Hirt hat alles das zuvorVon Gott erfahren müssen.Und nun muss auch Hirt die Tat,Was er damals versprochen hat,Zuerst erfüllet wissen.

Part II

For the Second Day of Christmas St. Luke 2: 8-14

10. Sinfonia

11. Recitative, EvangelistAnd there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.

12. ChoraleBreak forth, o beautiful morning light, And let the heavens dawn! You shepherd folk, be not afraid, Because the angel tells you, That this helpless babe Shall be our comfort and our joy, Here to conquer Satan And bring peace at last.

13. Recitative, Evangelist, Angel

EVANGELIST And the angel said unto them:

ANGEL Fear not; behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of

David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

14. Recitative, BassWhat God did promise to Abraham,He now lets be revealed to theShepherd band, fulfilled.A shepherd once beforehad to learn all this from God;and now also must a shepherdfirst know the act fulfilledwhich He then promised.

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15. Arie, Tenor Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet,Eh’ ihr euch zu lang verweilet,Eilt, das holde Kind zu sehn.Geht, die Freude heisst zu schön,Sucht die Anmut zu gewinnen,Geht und labet Herz und Sinnen!

16. Rezitativ, Evangelist Und das habt zum Zeichen: Ihr werdet fin-den das Kind in Windeln gewickelt und in einer Krippen liegen.

17. Choral Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall,Dess’ Herrschaft gehet überall.Da Speise vormals sucht ein Rind,Da ruhet jetzt der Jungfrau’n Kind.

18. Rezitativ, Bass So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht,Dass ihr das Wunder seht;Und findet ihr des Höchsten SohnIn einer harten Krippe liegen,So singet ihm bei seiner WiegenAus einem süssen TonUnd mit gesamtem ChorDies Lied zur Ruhe vor!

19. Arie, Alt Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh,Wache nach diesem vor aller Gedeihen! Labe die Brust, Empfinde die Lust, Wo wir unser Herz erfreuen!

20. Rezitativ, Evangelist Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel die Menge der himmlischen Heerscharen, die lobten Gott und sprachen:

21. Chor Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe und Friede auf Erden und den Menschen ein Wohlgefallen.

No. 15. Aria, TenorJoyful shepherds, haste, oh haste, before you tarry too long, haste to see the beautiful child. Go, the joy is all too fair, seek to win grace, go and comfort heart and spirit.

No. 16. Recitative, EvangelistAnd this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

No. 17. ChoraleBehold here, in a dark stable lies the One who has dominion over all. Where before an ox sought food, there now rests the Virgin’s child.

No. 18. Recitative, BassSo go then there, you shepherds, go, that you may see the miracle: and when you find the Son most high lying in a hard manger, then sing to Him by His cradle, with sweet tones and with a full choir, this song of rest bring!

No. 19. Aria, Mezzo-SopranoSleep, my Dearest, enjoy Your rest,Wake to watch over the wellbeing of all! Lighten Your breast, find joy, where our hearts are gladdened!

No. 20. Recitative, EvangelistAnd suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

No. 21. ChorusGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

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22. Rezitativ, Bass So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet,Dass es uns heut so schön gelinget!Auf denn! wir stimmen mit euch ein,Uns kann es, so wie euch, erfreun.

23. Choral Wir singen dir in deinem HeerAus aller Kraft Lob, Preis und Ehr,Dass du, o lang gewünschter Gast,Dich nunmehr eingestellet hast.

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759Christmas Portion and “Hallelujah!” Chorus from Messiah (1742)

George Frideric Handel was born in Halle, Germany, on February 23, 1685, and died in London, England, on April 14, 1759. The first performance of Messiah took place at the New Music Hall on Fishamble Street, Dublin, Ireland, on April 13, 1742. Messiah is scored for solo soprano, alto, tenor and bass, mixed chorus, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, timpani, organ, continuo, and strings.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Recording: Robert Shaw, Conductor (Telarc CD-80093, 2 discs)

The creation of George Frideric Handel’s most beloved work, Messiah, took place

during a challenging period in the compos-er’s life. The steady decline in London of the popularity of Italian opera had caused Handel tremendous financial hardship. In addition, Handel’s rigorous work schedule had taken a profound toll on the compos-

er’s health. By the summer of 1741, a period of lethargy had set in.

It was at this point that Handel received a libretto for a new work, an oratorio based upon the birth, life, crucifixion, and resur-rection of Jesus Christ. The author of the libretto was Charles Jennens, who collabo-rated with Handel on several oratorios.

Handel began composition of Messiah on August 22, 1741. There seems to be no question that the libretto, based upon the Old and New Testaments, proved to be a source of majestic inspiration. Handel, working at a lightning pace, composed Messiah in just 24 days.

Once Handel completed Messiah, he focused his attention upon Samson, anoth-er oratorio inspired by the Bible. It was during this period that Handel accepted an invitation to travel to Dublin for a series of concerts in aid of charity. In November, Handel set sail for Dublin, bringing with him several works for performance at the charity concerts. Among those works was Messiah.

No. 22. Recitative, BassSo it is right, you angels, rejoice and sing, that things have turned out so well for us

today! Up then! We will join our voices with

yours, for we can rejoice just as you.

No. 23. ChoraleWe sing to You in Your host with all our strength: laud, praise and

glory, that You, o long-desired Guest, has now appeared.

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The premiere of Messiah took place at Dublin’s New Music Hall in Fishamble Street on April 13, 1742. Three days prior to the performance, the Dublin Journal printed the following admonition:

Many Ladies and Gentlemen who are well-wishers to this Noble and Grand Charity for which this Oratorio was composed, request it as a Favour, that the Ladies who honour this Performance with their Presence would be pleased to come without Hoops, as it will greatly increase the Charity, by making room for more company.

Gentlemen were also requested to refrain from bringing their swords to the perfor-mance, again for the purpose of increasing the audience capacity.

The performance was a tremendous success. As the Dublin Journal reported:

(T)he best Judges allowed (Messiah) to be the most finished piece of music. Words are wanting to express the exquisite Delight it afforded to the admiring crowded audience. The Sublime, the Grand, and the Tender, adapted to the most elevated, majestic and moving Words, conspired to transport and charm the ravished Heart and Ear. It is but justice to Mr. Handel, that the World should know, he generously gave the Money arising from this Grand Performance, to be equally shared by the Society for relieving Prisoners, the Charitable Infirmary, the Mercer’s Hospital, for which they will ever gratefully remember his Name…

The London premiere of Messiah, which took place at Covent Garden on March 23, 1743, was more problematic. It appears

that the London public accorded Handel’s Messiah a mixed reception. However, at least according to one observer, those in attendance —including a very prominent member of the audience— were particu-larly moved by a portion of the oratorio. This resulted in the birth of a tradition that continues to this day: “When the chorus struck up ‘for the Lord God Omnipotent’ (in the ‘Hallelujah’ Chorus), they were so transported that they all together, with the King (who happened to be present), started up and remained standing till the chorus ended.”

On April 6, 1759, Handel made his final public appearance, conducting a London performance of Messiah. Eight days later, Handel was dead at the age of 74. The funeral, held in Westminster Abbey, attract-ed an estimated 3,000 mourners. Three years later, the great church unveiled a monument to Handel, created by the French sculptor, Louis François Roubiliac. The monument depicts Handel, holding the score of Messiah. Overhead, an angel plays a lyre. The score is opened to the soprano solo that serves to begin the oratorio’s Third Part: “I know that my redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.”

This concert features Part I, the Christmas Portion, of Messiah, as well as the “Hallelujah!” Chorus from Part II.

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MessiahMusic by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)Texts selected from Holy Scripture by Charles Jennens (1700-1773)

Part ISinfoniaTENORComfort ye my people, saith your God;speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem,and cry unto her, that her warfare is

accomplished,that her iniquity is pardoned.The voice of him that crieth in

the wilderness:Prepare ye the way of the Lord,make straight in the desert a highway

for our God.Every valley shall be exalted,and every mountain and hill made low:the crooked straight and the rough

places plain.[Isaiah 40:1-4]

CHORUSAnd the glory of the Lord shall be

revealed,and all flesh shall see it together:for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.[Isaiah 40:5]

BASSThus saith the Lord of Hosts:Yet once a little while, and I will shake theheavens, and the earth, and the sea and

the dry land,and I will shake all nations,and the desire of nations shall come.The Lord whom ye seek, shall

suddenly cometo His temple, even the messenger

of the covenant,whom ye delight in, behold,

He shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.[Haggai 2:6-7; Malachi 3:1]

ALTOBut who may abide the day of His

coming?And who shall stand when He appeareth?For He is like a refiner’s fire.[Malachi 3:2]

CHORUSAnd He shall purify the sons of Levi,that they may offer unto the Lordan offering in righteousness.[Malachi 3:3]

ALTOBehold, a virgin shall conceive,

and bear a son,and shall call his name Emmanuel,God with us.[Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23]

ALTO AND CHORUSO thou that tellest good tidings to Zion,get thee up into the high mountain;O thou that tellest good tidings toJerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength;lift it up, be not afraid;say unto the cities of Judah:Behold your God! Arise, shine,for thy light is come,and the glory of the Lord is

risen upon thee.[Isaiah 40:9; 60:1]

BASSFor behold, darkness shall cover the earth,and gross darkness the people:but the Lord shall arise upon thee,and His glory shall be seen upon thee.And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,and kings to the brightness of thy rising.[Isaiah 60:2-3]

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BASSThe people that walked in darkness have

seen a great light:and they that dwell in the land of the

shadow of death,upon them hath the light shined.[Isaiah 9:2 (Matthew 3:16)]

CHORUSFor unto us a Child is born, unto us a

Son is given,and the government shall be upon

His shoulder,and His name shall be called Wonderful,Counselor, the mighty God,the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.[Isaiah 9:6]

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SOPRANOThere were shepherds abiding in the field,keeping watch over their flocks by night.And lo, the angel of the Lord came

upon them,and the glory of the Lord shone

round aboutthem, and they were sore afraid.And the angel said unto them:Fear not, for behold, I bring you

good tidingsof great joy, which shall be to all people:for unto you is born this day in the city

of David aSaviour, which is Christ the Lord.And suddenly there was with the angela multitude of the heavenly host,praising God, and saying:[Luke 2:8-11,13]

CHORUSGlory to God in the highest,and peace on earth, good will

towards men.

[Luke 2:14]

SOPRANORejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout,O daughter of Jerusalem, behold, thy Kingcometh unto thee. He is the

righteous Saviour,and He shall speak peace unto the heathen.[Zechariah 9:9-10]

ALTOThen shall the eyes of the blind be opened,and the ears of the deaf unstopped;then shall the lame man leap as an hart,and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.[Isaiah 35:5-6]

ALTO AND SOPRANOHe shall feed his flock like a shepherd,and He shall gather the lambs with

His arm,and carry them in His bosom,

and gently leadthose that are with young.Come unto Him, all ye that labour,and are heavy laden, and He will

give you rest.Take His yoke upon you, and learn of

Him,for he is meek and lowly of heart,and ye shall find rest unto your souls.[Isaiah 40:11; Matthew 11:28-29]

CHORUSHis yoke is easy, and His burthen is light.[Matthew 11:30]

CHORUSHallelujah!for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.The kingdom of this world is become thekingdom of our Lord and of His Christ;and He shall reign for ever and ever.King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.[Revelation 19:6; 11:15; 19:16]

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NORMAN MACKENZIE, Conductor

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Director of Choruses Norman Mackenzie is recog-

nized as one of the leading choral directors in the country, and was hailed by The New York Times as legendary choral conductor Robert Shaw’s designated successor.

Dedicated to preserving and continuing Mr. Shaw’s techniques, Mr. Mackenzie prepares the Choruses for all concerts and record-ings, conducts holiday concerts, and works closely with ASO Music Director Robert Spano, and commissioned-composers, in the creation and premiere of new works.

Mr. Mackenzie has been in his position since 2000 and holds the endowed Frannie and Bill Graves Chair.

In his 14-year association with Mr. Shaw (1985-1999), Mr. Mackenzie was keyboard-ist for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, principal accompanist for the ASO Choruses, and ultimately assistant choral conductor. In addition, he was musical assistant and accompanist for the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers, the Robert Shaw Institute Summer Choral Festivals in France

and the United States, and the famed Shaw/Carnegie Hall Choral Workshops.

Mr. Mackenzie’s work with the Chorus earned dual GRAMMY® Awards for the 2003 ASO and Chorus recording of

A Sea Symphony by Vaughan Williams: Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance.

The ASO Chorus, under Mr. Mackenzie, received another GRAMMY® in 2005 for Best Choral Performance for the Berlioz

Requiem, and again in 2007 for Best Opera Recording with Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar. Mr. Mackenzie also serves as Director of Music and Fine Arts for Atlanta’s Trinity Presbyterian Church, and pursues an active recital and guest conduct-ing schedule.

JEANINE DE BIQUE, Soprano

In 2013-14 Jeanine De Bique debuts as Juliette in Romeo et Juliette with the St.

Petersburg Opera; as Clara in Porgy and Bess with the Royal Danish Opera; as Sister Rose in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking with Central City Opera; sings “Exultate Jubilate” with the Sinfonia Rotterdam at the Concertgebouw; performs with the North Netherlands Orchestra; and sings in recital at the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, DC. Recently she sang Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro with L’Opéra et Orchestre de Montpellier, and gave recitals in the Young Concert Artists Series at Merkin Hall and the Embassy Series in Washington, D.C. In Europe she has sung Gianetta in L’elisir d’amore, Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, and Ada in Wagner’s Die Feen with Wiener Staatsoper; Sophie in Werther with the Basel Opera; and as solo-ist in Brahms’s Ein Deutsche Requiem with the Munich Philharmonic. Other highlights include the title role in L’Incoronazione di Poppea and La Princesse in L’enfant et les sortileges with the Chautauqua Music Program; and soloist in Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the New York Philharmonic, under Lorin Maazel. In recital she has sung at the University of Florida, Macomb, Mondavi, and Washington (State) centers

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Her discography includes Lieberson’s Neruda Songs and Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony, as well as Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon.

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THOMAS GLENN, Tenor

Tenor Thomas Glenn began his solo career singing the Evangelist roles in

the St. Matthew and St. John Passions of J.S. Bach. He continues to sing with institu-tions like The Cleveland Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada, Colorado Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, and Marin Symphony.

He graduated from the Adler Fellowship program at San Francisco Opera, where on the Mainstage he portrayed Maintop in Billy Budd, Trabuco in La forza del desti-no, and the Steersman in Der Filegende Holländer.

Also at San Francisco Opera, Mr. Glenn cre-ated the role of Physicist Robert Wilson in the world premiere of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic. He reprised this role at the Netherlands Opera in 2007 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2007/2008, at the Metropolitan Opera of New York in 2008, and the English National Opera in 2009.

Mr. Glenn’s favorite operatic repertoire includes works of Mozart; Tamino in Die Zauberöte and the title role in La clemenza di Tito, as well as Italian bel canto roles such as Nemorino in Donizetti’s l’Elisir d’amore and Tebaldo in Bellini’s I capuleti

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KELLEY O’CONNOR, Mezzo-Soprano

Possessing a voice of uncommon allure, musical sophistication far beyond her

years, and intuitive and innate dramatic art-istry, the Grammy® Award-winning mez-zo-soprano Kelley O’Connor has emerged as one of the most compelling performers of her generation. Performances this sea-son include the world premiere of John Harbison’s Crossroads with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart, Lieberson’s Neruda Songs with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Joana Carneiro, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic. Miss O’Connor joins Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra for an international tour of Beethoven’s Mass in C, a work that also serves for her return to the San Francisco Symphony under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas. She collaborates with Vladimir Jurowski for the first time in performances of John Adams’s El Niño with the London

P h i l h a r m o n i c Orchestra. The artist returns to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody led by Donald Runnicles as well as to the National Symphony Orchestra in perfor-

mances of El amor brujo conducted by the venerable Spanish maestro Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.


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Mr. Thomas holds three degrees in music performance: a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree from University of Michigan and a doctor-ate degree from Florida State University. He is also the 2007 Winner of the Concours International de Chant Lyrique de Canari.

GERARD SUNDBERG, Bass

Performances for the 2012-13 sea-son included Beethoven’s Mass in C

and Vaughan Williams’s Mystical Songs with Chicago Mastersingers; Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem with Bradley University; Bach’s “Gloria” of B Minor Mass and Handel’s Messiah with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder with Ars Viva Orchestra (Chicago); Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Litany with St. Charles Singers (IL); Bach’s Johannes-Passion with the Chicago Chorale; Brahms’s Requiem with

Milwaukee Symphony; Bach’s cantatas BWV 70 and 131 with Peoria Bach Festival, (IL); and Brahms’s Requiem with the Bordeaux Symphony (Bordeaux, France).

This season (2013-14) includes Duruflé’s Requiem with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Bel Canto Chorus; Brahms’s Triumphlied with the Chicago Master Singers; Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, and Handel’s Messiah with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden

Gesellen with the Rockford (IL) Symphony; Haydn’s Creation with Duke University; Beethoven’s Mass in C, Michael Haydn’s Te Deum in C, and Mendelssohn’s Chorale Cantata Ach Got, vom Himmel sieh darein with the Downers Grove Choral Society (IL); Bach’s Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 with the Peoria Bach Festival (IL).

Dr. Sundberg is a graduate of Bethel College (St. Paul, MN), and holds both Master of Fine Arts and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Minnesota, where he studied voice with Clifton Ware and Roy Schuessler. He is presently Professor of Voice at Wheaton Conservatory of Music (Wheaton, IL), where he teaches studio voice and vocal pedagogy. Dr. Sundberg is also an active church musician, and vocal and choral clinician. His three recordings are “Singer on a Journey,” including four sacred song cycles by Brahms, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, and Carlisle Floyd; “Songs for the Journey,” and “Songs Through Endless Ages,” including arrangements by Edwin Childs of hymns and gospel songs.


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Tickets @ 404.733.5000alliancetheatre.org/thegellergirls | Groups 404.733.4690

By Atlanta’s own Janece Shaffer

Directed by Susan V. Booth

Two sisters’ lives and the spirit of a city are forever changed by the

Cotton Exposition of 1895.

WORLD PREMIERE


ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHAMBER CHORUS

Within the larger Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, there is an auditioned group of 60 called the ASO Chamber Chorus. The Chamber Chorus, which was formed

before the larger Chorus in 1967, performs music of the Baroque and Classical eras, as well as works by modern masters such as Osvaldo Golijov, Tavener, Pärt, Stephen Paulus, Christopher Theofanidis, and Britten.

The Chamber Chorus has appeared with the ASO and Music Director Robert Spano in California’s Ojai Festival, participated in multiple recordings with the ASO, and has made several Carnegie Hall appearances, which include performances of Bach’s Mass in B minor, the St. Matthew and St. John Passions, and Magnificat; the Rachmaninoff Vespers, and the Mozart/Levin Requiem.

SOPRANO

Michelle GriffinKathleen Kelly-GeorgeMindy MargolisErin McPhersonRachel O’DellArietha Lockhart **Alexis LundyJoneen PadgettLisa RaderAnne-Marie SpalingerCatherine Steen LykinsAllegra WhitneyKara Mia Wray

ALTO

Michelle AustinAna BaidaDonna Carter-Wood *Marcia ChandlerLaurie CroninHolly McCarrenMeredith McCoyLinda Morgan **Katherine Murray *Dominique Petite-Chabukswar

Brenda Pruitt *Laura RappoldKathleen Poe RossDiana StrommenSarah WardCarol Wyatt

TENOR

Jeffrey Baxter **David Blalock **John Brandt *Justin CorneliusPhillip Crumbly *Jeffrey DanielAlfredo EdwardsLeif Gilbert-HansenJohn-Alan GourdineKeith LangstonClinton MillerChristopher PattonWesley StonerMark WardenCaleb Waters

BASS

Michael Arens *Daniel BastianRobert BolyardRussell Cason *Trey CleggSteven Darst *Robert FigueroaTimothy GunterPhilip JonesJason MaynardStephen Ozcomert *Kendric Smith **Edgie WallaceEdward Watkins **

* 20+ years of service** 30+ years of service

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus

Norman Mackenzie, Director of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair

Jeffrey Baxter, Choral Administrator The Florence Kopleff Chair

David Brensinger, Accompanist


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Coca-Cola Holiday ConcertASO Gospel Christmas

Sunday, December 8, 2013, at 7 p.m.

Vincent Danner, ConductorAtlanta Gospel ChoirJARVIS WILSON, DIRECTOR

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Christmas Overture JEFF TYZIK 3 MIN

Hosanna KIRK FRANKLIN/G. CALDWELL 4 MIN

Come, O Come Emmanuel RICHARD SMALLWOOD (arr. Weston) 3 MIN

Let Us Adore Him JOHN P. KEE (arr. Richens) 4 MIN

Oh, What a Pretty Little Baby TIMOTHY WRIGHT (arr. McCoy) 5 MIN

Polonaise from “Christmas Eve” NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV 4 MIN

Siyahamba TRADITIONAL ZULU 4 MIN(“We Are Marching In the Light of God”)

The Little Drummer Boy TRADITIONAL/SHOTSBERGER 4 MIN

Christmas Is Jesus Christ JOHN P. KEE (arr. Weston) 4 MIN

12 Days of Christmas KEITH W. JOHNSON (arr. McCoy) 5 MIN

INTERMISSION 20 MIN

CHORUS SELECTIONS 18 MINJarvis Wilson, conductor

Have You Heard About The Baby arr. Shelton Becton Go Tell It On The Mountain arr. by M. McElroy, J. Joubert, B. RedPerfect Praise arr. by Walt WhitmanJesus Is His Name arr. by Ricky Dillard

Cymbala Order Steps GLENN BURLIEGH 5 MIN

“Peanut Brittle Brigade” March TCHAIKOVSKY/ELLINGTON 5 MIN

God Is TRADITIONAL/arr. Richens 5 MIN

Hallelujah (Soulful Celebration) GEORGE F. HANDEL 5 MIN

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VINCENT L. DANNER, Conductor

With a commanding energy, charisma, and easy authority in music of all styles and periods, Vincent L. Danner has performed with some of the finest orchestras and choral groups throughout the U.S. and Europe. Mr. Danner served as the Associate Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Conductor of the Memphis Youth Symphony, and has made guest conducting appearances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra.

A native of Saint Louis, MO, Mr. Danner is currently a lecturer in conducting at the Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, OH. He has also served as Visiting Professor of Music Education at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and Director of the Le-Moyne-Owen College Concert Choir, and has guest conducted and taught in various educational settings.

A committed music education and community outreach advocate, Mr. Danner led the Martin Luther King Community Chorus for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute and his educational program, From Africa to Memphis, received the Sally B. Parker Award from the American Symphony Orchestra League.

Mr. Danner holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting with additional studies in conducting and organ performance with James Kibbie from the University of Michigan. His conducting teachers included Gustav Meier, William L. Jones, Michel Singher, Priscilla Smith, and Antonia Joy Wilson.

Mr. Danner remains active as a clinician and freelance conductor and currently resides in Cleveland, OH.

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Pam AikensBetti Allgood-

JusticeDiane ArnoldJoycelyn BenhamRegina BrownJanice Burley-

BlackAnnette BurtonBessie ByrdVivian CaldwellWeymonn Ann

CarneyFrances DouglasEdna H. EdwardsJane GrismoreJocelyn

HitchcockNicole HollomanBarbara JinksEvelyn JonesKatherine KingRosalene KingMarcia LankfordLetha LeeNatalie LewisBelinda LindseyEdna LoveShereda LoveAline Malone-

FarrarJennifer

McCurdy

Sue McIntoshYvonne

McKandersLeisle MoodyWendy MurphyEmma Nash-

HitchcockBettie Jo OdomBrenda RenderBrenda RiceGeraldine P.

RiversGinger RogersGloria StanleyAmelia ThomasMargaret TribbleIrene Walton-

Norman Janie Watson-BallSallie B. WestMary WilcherShirley A.

WilliamsALTO

Tara AllenCheryl ArcherDorothy AshleyPatty ArmstrongDiJuane BaughJean BenhamBobbie BrooksGwendolyn

Brown

Emily CarrollValentina L.

CarterBeverly A. DennisGlenada DixonPriscilla EstesGeorgia GilbertDorothy

HardawayJeanie HendrixRichardine

HolmesMaple JohnsonRoslyn LambBarbara LordCynthia McCraryLoren McLainJazmin MillerMyrtle S. MooreYvette MooreJean MyersBelinda OliverSharon Parker-

JonesJackie ParksSandra PennVictoria PeoplesDanielle RevilienVirginia

RichardsonBetty RobertsGermaine Smith

Deborah Stephens

Luevinnie StrainKatherine J.

ThorntonLinda ToddTonya TurnerAngela Walton-

JacksonTeesha

WashingtonHakeema

WathingtonDiann

WathingtonOlilvia C. WiltzTENOR

Patty ArmstrongCharles BarlowBettye BrownJohnny BrownVincent CaldwellJoyce ChasePaul CoxKathleen C.

CurateAlfonso DavisCharles Fannings,

Jr.Sharon GilchristAudrey GoochErnest HarrisonRichard Jordan

Mildred H. Lupoe

Helen McKinneyCheryl MitchellTerrence

MontgomeryPerry NicholsBetty J. NormanDurwin PaulZacchacus PaulTallulah RagsdaleGrady L. RhodesDarrell SpragginsEvelyn Stanley-

SmithAlice SymondsJeslyn WhiteMarilyn WilliamsBASS & BARITONE

Georgia BrownLeighton GrahamSam JonesBonnie KnowlesMicheal LewisCorbin

McKinnonMelvin MylesMichael PetersonVincent RhodenTheresa ThomasTerrence Williams

Atlanta Gospel Choir

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Vernon Kimbro,Assistant Piano

Gerald Ricks,Assistant/Voice InstructorRashawn Mathews,Organ/Piano

Ted Stewart,Bass GuitarMarcus Petruska,Drums


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Coca-Cola Holiday ConcertChristmas with the ASOFriday, December 13, 2013, at 8:00pm, Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 2:00pm, and Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 8:00pm,

Norman Mackenzie, ConductorAtlanta Symphony OrchestraAtlanta Symphony Orchestra ChorusMorehouse College Glee Club, DAVID MORROW, DIRECTOR

Gwinnett Young Singers, LYNN URDA, DIRECTOR

NO INTERMISSION

* The audience is invited to join the choruses in singing these familiar carols. Lyrics are included on the following pages.

The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited. Please be kind to those around you and silence your mobile phone and other

hand-held devices.

Presented by:

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus is presented by:


PART ONE—Prophecy and Advent“O Come, Emmanuel” (arr. Alice Parker)“And the Glory of the Lord” from Messiah (George Frideric Handel)Praeludium, Sostenuto ma non troppo from Missa Solemnis (Ludwig van Beethoven)“Break Forth” from Christmas Oratorio (Johann Sebatian Bach)“Heavenly Light” (Alexander Kopylov)“The First Nowell”* (arr. David Willcocks)

PART TWO—The Stable“Hodie Christus natus est” from A Ceremony of Carols (Benjamin Britten)“Wolcum Yole!” from A Ceremony of Carols (Britten) ELISABETH REMY-JOHNSON, harpAllegro, non troppo from Winter of The Four Seasons (Antonio Vivaldi) DAVID COUCHERON, violin“Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” (Michael Praetorius)“There is a Rose in Flower” (Johannes Brahms/Erich Leinsdorf)“Ave Maria” (Franz Biebl)“Away in a Manger” (arr. Parker)“What you gonna call yo’ pretty little baby?” (arr. Ryder)“Masters in this Hall” (arr. Parker)“Hymn to the Virgin” (Britten)“Personent Hodie” (arr. John Rutter) ELISABETH REMY-JOHNSON, harp“March of the Kings” (arr. Shaw /Parker)“Farandole” from L’Arlésienne (Georges Bizet)“Betelehemu” (Babatunde Olatunji/Whalum)“Hallelujah!” from Messiah (George Frideric Handel)

PART THREE—Around the Christmas Tree“March” from Nutcracker (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) PETER MARSHALL, celeste“Patapan” from Suite No. 1, The Many Moods of Christmas (arr. Robert Russell Bennett) “The Boar’s Head” (arr. Shaw/Parker) “Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella” and “Angels We Have Heard on High” from Suite No. 3, The Many Moods of Christmas (Bennett)

PART FOUR—Adoration“Sleep, O Lovely One” (Jeffrey Van) ELISABETH REMY-JOHNSON, harp “El Cant des Ocells” (“The Song of the Birds”) (arr. Pablo Casals) CHRISTOPHER REX, cello“Coventry Carol” (arr. Shaw)“The Shepherds’ Farewell to the Holy Family” from L’Enfance du Christ (Hector Berlioz)“Adeste, fideles”* (arr. Alice Parker)

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Translations of the Vocal Selections, and Sing-Along CarolsThe audience is invited to join in singing the familiar carols marked with *

*AUDIENCE SING-ALONG CAROL“The First Nowell”14th-century English carol;

arr. David Willcocks

The first Nowell the angels did sayWas to certain poor shepherds in fields as

they lay;In fields where they lay, keeping their

sheep,On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.Nowell, Nowell, born is the King of Israel!

They lookèd up and saw a star,Shining in the east, beyond them far;And to the earth it gave great light,And so it continued both day and night.Nowell, Nowell, born is the King of Israel!

Then let us all with one accordSing praises to our heav’nly Lord,That hath made heav’n and earth of

naught,And with His blood mankind hath bought.Nowell, Nowell, born is the King of Israel!

“Hodie Christus natus est” from A Ceremony of CarolsBenjamin Britten; traditional Latin text

Today Christ is born. Today the Savior appears.

Today on earth angels are singing, archangels rejoicing.

Today they proudly proclaim, saying:Glory to God in the highest. Alleluia!

“Wolcom Yole!” from A Ceremony of CarolsBenjamin Britten; medieval English carol

Welcome, Welcome,Welcome be thou heavenly King.Welcome, Yule!Welcome, born in one morning!Welcome for whom we shall sing!

Welcome be ye, Stephen and John;Welcome, Innocents every one;Welcome Thomas, martyred one;Welcome be ye, good New Year;Welcome Twelfth Day, both in fear;Welcome, Saints both loved and dear.Welcome, Yule, welcome!

Candlemas, Queen of bliss,Welcome both to more and less.Welcome be ye that are here.Welcome, Yule!Welcome all and make good cheer.Welcome all another year.Welcome, Yule, welcome!

“Personent Hodie”From Piae Cantiones, 1582,

arr. John RutterTranslation Jane M. Joseph (1894-1929),

1924(5)

On this day earth shall ringwith the song children singto the Lord, Christ our King,born on earth to save us;Him the Father gave us.

Refrain:Id-e-o-o-o, id-e-o-o-o,Id-e-o gloria in excelsis Deo!

His the doom, ours the mirth;when He came down to earth,Bethlehem saw His birth;

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ox and ass beside Himfrom the cold would hide Him.

God’s bright star, o’er His head,Wise Men three to Him led;kneel they low by His bed,lay their gifts before Him,praise Him and adore Him. (Refrain)

On this day angels sing;with their song earth shall ring,praising Christ, heaven’s King,born on earth to save us;peace and love He gave us. (Refrain)

March of the KingsMedieval French carol; arr.Robert Shaw and Alice Parker

This morning I met the processionOf three great kings who were on a

journey,This morning I met the processionOf three great kings on the highway.All laden with gold there followed behindGreat warriors who guarded the treasure.All laden with gold there followed behindGreat warriors with their shields.

“Betelehemu” (Bethlehem)Babatunde Olatunji; arr. Wendel Whalumtext in the Yoruba language of Nigeria

We are glad that we have a Father to trust,We are glad that we have a Father to rely

upon.Where was Jesus born? Bethlehem!That’s where the Father was born, for sure!

Praise Him, praise be to Him.

We thank thee for this day, gracious Father.

Praise to the Father, merciful Father.

*AUDIENCE SING-ALONG CAROL

“Adeste, Fideles”18th-century carol; Latin text

by John F. WadeEnglish version by William Mercer

1. Audience (Translation is verse 4)

Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes;venite, venite in Bethlehem;natum videte, regem angelorum.Venite adoremus,Venite adoremus,Venite adoremus, Dominum!

2. Sung by the Choruses, Translation:

God of gods, Light of lights,Carried in a maiden’s womb.True God: begotten, not made.O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!

3. Sung by the Choruses, Translation:

“Hallelujah!” now sings the angelic cho-rus;

The heavenly host now sings,“Glory to the highest!”O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!

4. Audience:

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant;

O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem;Come and behold Him, born the king of

angels:O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him,O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!

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NORMAN MACKENZIE, Conductor

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Director of Choruses Norman Mackenzie is recog-

nized as one of the leading choral directors in the country, and was hailed by The New York Times as legendary choral conductor Robert Shaw’s designated successor.

Dedicated to preserving and continuing Mr. Shaw’s techniques, Mr. Mackenzie prepares the Choruses for all concerts and record-ings, conducts holiday concerts, and works closely with ASO Music Director Robert Spano, and commissioned-composers in the creation and premiere of new works.

Mr. Mackenzie has been in his position since 2000 and holds the endowed Frannie and Bill Graves Chair.

In his 14-year association with Mr. Shaw (1985-1999), Mr. Mackenzie was keyboard-ist for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, principal accompanist for the ASO Choruses, and ultimately assistant choral conductor. In addition, he was musical assistant and accompanist for the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers, the Robert Shaw Institute Summer Choral Festivals in France and the United States, and the famed Shaw/Carnegie Hall Choral Workshops.

Mr. Mackenzie’s work with the Chorus earned dual GRAMMY® Awards for the 2003 ASO and Chorus recording of A Sea Symphony by Vaughan Williams: Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance.

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The ASO Chorus, under Mr. Mackenzie, received another GRAMMY® in 2005 for Best Choral Performance for the Berlioz Requiem, and again in 2007 for Best Opera Recording with Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar. Mr. Mackenzie also serves as Director of Music and Fine Arts for Atlanta’s Trinity Presbyterian Church, and pursues an active recital and guest conducting schedule.

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB

The Morehouse College Glee Club cel-ebrated 100 years of its musical leg-

acy throughout 2011, beginning with an Alumni Reunion Concert and recording in February and culminating with a concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in October. It has continued in this tradition through the dedication and commitment of its members and the leadership that our directors have provided throughout the years. Through its tradition, the Glee Club has an impressive history and seeks to secure its future through even greater accomplishments. It is the mission of the Morehouse College Glee Club to maintain a high standard of musical excellence.

The current members come from all over the United States and from places around the world. While many are music majors, the singers come from majors in all divi-sions of the college. Even though some members take Glee Club as a course for credit, all members still sing as a labor of love and enjoy being ambassadors for Morehouse College.

Carl Alexander Tyler Alexander Jahbril Armstead Stanley Arnold Damarcus Bell Elijah Bell-Clarke

Phillip Bigby Kevin Borgella Torrey Boyd Alfred Brown Gaelen Brown Jerek Brown

Terrance Buck Denzel Cammon Chaz Cannon Jacob Cobb George CooperIra Cunningham

Daniel Dalpiaz Rodney Davis K’Mani Dowe William Dula Xavier Durden Daniel Flack

Jeremy Garner Ian George Johnny Gillings Jordan Gleaves Dontea Gresham Jostin Grimes

Morehouse College Glee Club

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Meghann Ashey Marguerite

BakerRose BarfieldAnna BrileyJulia BrosasNichole Brown Delaney BurkeMadison Clark Katie CollettRyan Cox

Mikayla DormanVirginia Lee

FinnellByron FisherHope FowlerAbby FrickMaggie FrickChristian GibsonCamille GossCatherine GunnKatelyn Hensley

Leigh JohnsonEmily JohnstonRagya KaulLydia Kelley Anna LavalleeJackie LenzAdathel LenzerSarah LoLiam McBaneDorothy McBaneAnna McCarthy

Brittani MullinsGrace OrowskiEmma PattilloAmelia PattilloGrace RivordJessie RodgersHannah RosselleEmma SantulliSara SantulliKinsy SjogrenTaylor Smith

Serena Song Zachary StanceaElla ThomasBlair VarneyTaylor WallaceSophia WickerElizabeth WilletGabrielle WilletRuth WilletHailey WilliamsNathan Wright

The Gwinnett Young Singers Concert Choir

Brandon Hall Myles Hicks Joshua Hill Tyler Hill Khalil Holland Tamario House Dale Johnson Nicolas Johnson Ramon JohnsonJaylin Jones

Cazembe Kennedy

Jeremy King Auby Legall Jamal Lewis James Lockhart Vince Mack William

McChriston Elijah McDavid Daniel McRath

Tamir Mickens Cordell Mimms Mitchell Moffett Frederick Moss Bummah Ndeh Marcus Palmer Armand Peterson Jeremy Prim Bruce Purvis Trevor Queen Malik Ray

Jared Ross Saquante Rosser Ja’Lon Smith Clloyd Smith Jamel Smith Jarett Smith Michael Smith Randall Smith Aaron Spain Bey Christian Stegall

Christopher Sumlin

Ardis Tate Timothy Tukes Jelani Watkins Akee Weaks Vasco Wellington Darius Williams Mario Williams Johntavis

WilliamsClarence Wilson

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GWINNETT YOUNG SINGERS

The Gwinnett Young Singers are frequent guests of the ASO. Under the direction of Founder and Music Director Lynn Urda and Associate Director Carol Wyatt, the

Gwinnett Young Singers rapidly became a nationally recognized children’s chorus, best noted for its mastery of challenging repertoire and high musical standards. The faculty and staff are dedicated to professionalism in music education and strive to share the power and beauty of a wide variety of choral music.

The choir has been nominated for a Grammy Award for their performance in the interna-tionally acclaimed Telarc recording of Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. They have performed for 12 annual holiday seasons with the ASO and Chorus in “Christmas With the ASO”. Other performances with the ASO include Britten’s War Requiem, Bizet’s Carmen, and John Adams’s On the Transmigration of Souls. They are featured on the Telarc recording of Puccini’s La bohème with the ASO and Chorus.

The Gwinnett Young Singers offers a program of beginning through advanced choirs for children in second through 12th grades. They are sponsored in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The Council is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus was founded in 1970 by former ASO Music Director Robert Shaw. Comprised of 200 auditioned voices, the Chorus is an all-volunteer organization which performs on a regular basis with the ASO, and is featured on many of the Orchestra’s recordings.

Led by ASO Director of Choruses Norman Mackenzie, the Chorus is known for its pre-cision and expressive singing quality. Their recordings with the ASO have won multiple Grammy® Awards, including Best Choral Performance, Best Classical Recording, and Best Opera Recording. Those include Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony and the Berlioz Requiem.

The ASOC performs large choral-symphonic works with the full Orchestra under the batons of Music Director Robert Spano and Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles. In addition, the Chorus has been involved in the creation and shaping of numerous world-premiere commissioned choral works.

The Chorus made its debut at New York’s famous Carnegie Hall in 1976, with a perfor-mance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. In addition, the Chorus performed in Washington, D.C., for President-elect Jimmy Carter’s Inaugural Concert in 1977. The Chorus has toured most of Europe, and in 1996 performed with the Orchestra in the Opening Ceremonies of the Centennial Olympic Games.

Within the Chorus, there is an auditioned group of 60 called the ASO Chamber Chorus. The Chamber Chorus, which formed before the larger Chorus in 1967, performs music of the Baroque and Classical eras, as well as works by modern masters.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Norman Mackenzie, Director of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair

Jeffrey Baxter, Choral Administrator The Florence Kopleff Chair

Patricia Dinkins-Matthews, Accompanist

SOPRANO 1

JoAnn AlexanderLiz DeanLaura FosterMeg GranumMichelle GriffinErin JonesLiya KhaimovaVictoria Kolterman

Lauren LarkinArietha Lockhart**

Alexis LundyConstance MackMindy MargolisKali McMillianErin McPhersonPatricia Nealon*Blair OakleyJoneen PadgettOlivia RutkowskiCatherine Steen Lykins

Brianne Turgeon*Allegra Whitney

Lori Beth Wiseman

Natalie York Eaker

SOPRANO 2

June Abbott**Sloan Atwood*Marlysa Brooks-Alt

Barbara BrownKelly Campobasso

Suzannah Carrington

Martha CraftEllen Dukes**Mary GoodwinKathleen Kelly-George

Katherine Kennedy

Natalie LeeMarie LittleEda Mathews*Ryll MathewsRachel O’DellVickie Orme

Lindsay PattenChantae PittmanLinda SearlesSydney Smith-Rikard

Paula Snelling *Anne-Marie Spalinger

Tommie StorerEmily TallantCheryl Thrash *Donna Weeks *Katie Woolf


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Deborah Boland**

Rachel BowmanDonna Carter-Wood *

Laurie CroninPatricia Dinkins-Matthews *

Pamela Drummond *

Beth FreemanPamela Griffin *Beverly HueterShani JeffersonJanet Johnson *Virginia LittleStaria LoveladyPaige Mathis *Holly McCarrenMeredith McCoyFrances McDowell**

Katherine Murray*

Ashley PerryDominique Petite-Chabukswar

Rachel Stewart**Olivia StoneDiana Reed Strommen

Sharon Vrieland*Nancy York

ALTO 2

Nancy Adams*Michelle AustinAna BaidaMarcia ChandlerMeaghan CurryCynthia Goeltz DeBold **

Sally KannNicole Khoury *Katherine Johnson MacKenzie

Lynda MartinBrenda Pruitt *Laura RappoldAndrea SchmidtSharon SimonsAlexandra TanicoVirginia Thompson

Sarah WardJune WebbKiki Wilson**Diane Woodard**

TENOR 1

Jeffrey Baxter**Daniel BentleyDavid Blalock**John Brandt*Daniel CameronJoseph Cortes-Gurulé

Clifford Edge*

Alfredo EdwardsSteven Farrow**Wayne GammonLeif Gilbert-Hansen

John-Alan Gourdine

James JarrellKeith LangstonAriel MerivilClinton MillerChristopher Patton

John PerryStephen Reed†Mark Warden

TENOR 2

Curtis BisgesNicholas Cavaliere

Justin CorneliusCharles Cottingham†

Ken CrouchPhillip Crumbly*Jeffrey DanielJoseph Few *Hamilton FongEarl Goodrich*Keith JeffordsSteven Johnstone*

Jonathan MarvelMichael ParkerMarshall Peterson*

Brent RunnelsClifton RussellWesley StonerCaleb WatersRobert WilkinsonMark Zekoff

BASS 1

Michael Arens*Daniel BastianRobert BolyardRichard Brock*Russell Cason*Trey CleggMichael CranfordSteven Darst*Leroy FettersRobert FigueroaDavid Forbes*Chad GoughJon Gunnemann*Nick Jones†Peter MacKenzieJason MaynardJohn NewsomeBrian PettyMark RussellKendric Smith†John StallingsIke Van MeterEdgie WallaceEdward Watkins**

BASS 2

Philip Barreca

Charles BooneBrian BrownJoseph ChampionJohn Cooledge†Rick Copeland*Joel Craft**Paul FletcherAndrew Gee*Timothy GunterMarcus HillBen HowellPhilip JonesEric Litsey**Owen Mathews*Evan MaukAnthony MimsEckhart Richter*Alexander Robinson

John Ruff*Matthew SamuelsJonathan SmithTimothy Solomon**

Benjamin TemkoDavid Webster**Seth WhitecottonGregory Whitmire*

Keith Wyatt* * 20+ years

of service** 30+ years

of service † Charter member

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Sunday, December 15, 2013, at 1:30pm and 3:30pm

Jere Flint, ConductorAtlanta Symphony Youth OrchestraMetropolitan Ballet TheatreMANIYA BARREDO, Artistic Director

Kennesaw Mountain High School Chamber SingersPATRICIA JACOBSON, Director

The North Cobb SingersHOLLY BOTELLA, Director of Choral Activities

John Lemley, narrator

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We Need a Little Christmas JERRY HERMAN (b. 1931) 3 MIN arr. Robert Wendel

“Polonaise” from Christmas Eve NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908 ) 6 MIN

A Christmas Festival LEROY ANDERSON (1908-1975) 6 MIN

T’was the Night Before Christmas BILL HOLCOMBE (1924-2010) 7 MIN

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers LEON JESSEL (1871-1942) 3 MIN arr. Morton Gould

Sleigh Ride LEROY ANDERSON (1908-1975) 3 MIN arr. Mark Brymer

Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (set to ELGAR’S “Nimrod”) 4 MIN

“Somewhere in My Memory” from JOHN WILLIAMS (b. 1932) 4 MINHome Alone

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer JOHNNY MARKS (1909-1985) 2 MIN Words Robert L. May

The Twelve Days of Christmas arr. Andrew Kazdin 3 MIN

Carol of the Bells MYKOLA LEONTOVYCH (1877-1921) 3 MIN arr. Brad Dorman

“Pas de Deux” and “Snow Scene” PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) 11 MINfrom Nutcracker

Jingle Bells JAMES LORD PIERPONT (1822-1893) 3 MIN arr. Randol Alan Bass

We Wish You a Merry Christmas Traditional Carol, 1 MIN arr. Arthur Harris

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JERE FLINT, conductor

Jere Flint is Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, directing the

weekly rehearsals and conducting three ASYO concerts each year. In addition, he is a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s cello section.

Mr. Flint, who has led the ASYO since 1979, also leads the ASO’s popular Family Concerts and its Symphony Street concerts for young-sters, and as the ASO’s Staff Conductor regu-larly conducts on the Classic Chastain pops series at Chastain Park.

Mr. Flint believes the conductor’s job is not only to teach but to learn, and that has allowed him to cultivate exceptional musi-cianship from the Youth Orchestra.

Born on Long Island, NY, Mr. Flint has a bachelor’s degree in music from Wittenberg University in Ohio. He received his master’s degree in music in 1967 from the University of Washington in Seattle, while also serving as

manager of the University Festival Opera Company and music director for the School of Drama. He later studied conducting under Otto-Werner Mueller.

Mr. Flint has also led performances at Brevard Music Center, Sewanee Summer Music Center, Atlanta-Emory Orchestra, and the Southeastern Music Center.

JOHN LEMLEY, narrator

Since Groundhog Day 2009, radio host and producer John Lemley has served up

“a plateful of classics and a variety of sides” on City Café with John Lemley (90.1 WABE & wabe.org). Each weekday, the Oneonta, AL, native presents classical, film, and musi-cal theatre selections in a companionable and accessible way, and welcomes a roster of guests to discuss everything from arts and cul-ture to history and upcoming events. Between 2005 and 2009, Mr. Lemley hosted the after-noon program, All Things Considered. For his work, Mr. Lemley was named “Best Drive-Time DJ” by the staff of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In 2010, Mr. Lemley and City Café were recognized as “Best of the Dial” by Atlanta Magazine. Mr. Lemley regularly serves as a narrator and emcee for fund-raisers and public performances benefit-ting area non-profits and service organiza-tions.

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Montana BauerLindsey

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Julie RebelloMeredith RussellClarissa TracyTori TracyAna

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BASS

Salman AdeboyeKobe GadsonThomas GroomesDaniel HillKenan MitchellXavier PalmerTrenton RayAdam StegallJasaan Wiley

KENNESAW MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER SINGERSPatricia Jacobson, Director

The Kennesaw Mountain High School choral program, under the direction of Patricia Jacobson since 2003, has exhibited outstanding participation in All-State Chorus events,

the Governor’s Honors Program, Large Group Performance Evaluation, country-wide com-petitions, and many community performances. In 2008 and 2009, the Women’s Chorus and Chamber Singers were selected to perform at the Georgia Music Educators Association’s annual convention in Savannah, GA. The singers have also been part of the State Literary Team, and have been State Champions in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. The members of the Boys Quartet were State Champions in 2010 and 2012, and state runner-up in 2011. The singers in the Girls Trio were State Champions in 2010 and 2012. Ms. Jacobson received her Bachelor of Music degrees in music education and vocal performance from the State University of New York at Fredonia, and her Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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METROPOLITAN BALLET THEATREManiya Barredo, Artistic Director & Choreographer Andrea Pell, Ballet Mistress

The mission of Metropolitan Ballet Theatre (MBT) is to train young dancers in the art of classical ballet and promote excellence based on the highest standards of integrity and

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Coca-Cola Holiday ConcertA Very Merry Holiday POPS!Thursday, December 19, at 8pm, Friday, December 20, 2013, at 8pm, and Saturday, December 21, 2013, at 2pm and 8pm

Micheal Krajewski, ConductorAtlanta Symphony OrchestraLiz Callaway, VocalistBenjamin Harding, VocalistWilliam Green, SantaAll-City ChorusKEVIN HILL, Director

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Holiday Overture JAMES STEPHENSON (b. 1969) 8 MIN

An Evergreen Christmas arr. Robert Wendel (b. 1951) 5 MIN

Angel’s Dance STEVEN AMUNDSON (20th Century) 5 MIN

It’s the Most Wonderful EDWARD POLA (1907-1995) 5 MINTime of the Year GEORGE WYLE (1916-2003) arr. James Kessler

Winter Wonderland FELIX BERNARD (1897-1944) 3 MIN lyrics by RICHARD B. SMITH (1901-1935) arr. Tim Berens

A Charlie Brown Christmas arr. Gregory Prechel 7 MIN

Go Tell it on the Mountain Spiritual, arr. Steven Reineke 4 MIN

Joy to the World Traditional, arr. Alex Rybeck 4 MIN

INTERMISSION 20 MIN

An American Holiday Overture arr. James Kessler 4 MIN

We Need a Little Christmas JERRY HERMAN (b. 1931) 3 MIN

Once Upon a December STEPHEN FLAHERTY (b. 1960) 5 MIN

Journey to the Past arr. Jack Everly 5 MINFrom Disney’s Anastasia

Santa Claus is Coming To Town JOHN FREDERICK COOTS (1897-1985) 4 MIN arr. Walton

Santa Dear ROBERT WENDEL (b. 1951) 3 MIN

Grown up Christmas List DAVID FOSTER (b. 1949) 4 MIN

There is a Santa Claus MATTHEW SKLAR (b. 1973) 4 MINFrom the Movie “Elf” Lyrics by Chad Beguelin (b. 1969)

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A MERRY SING-ALONGSanta Claus is Coming to TownYou’d better watch out, You’d better not cry,Better not pout, I’m telling you why:Santa Claus is coming to town.

He’s making a list,And checking it twice,Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice,Santa Claus is coming to town.

He sees you when you’re sleeping,He knows when you’re awake,He knows if you’ve been bad or good,So be good for goodness sake!

Oh, you’d better watch out,You’d better not cry, Better not pout,I’m telling you why:Santa Claus is coming to town.

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed ReindeerRudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,Had a very shiny nose,And if you ever saw it,You would even say it glowed!

All of the other reindeer,Used to laugh and call him names.They’d never let poor RudolphJoin in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve,Santa came to say:“Rudolph, with your nose so bright,Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then how the reindeer loved him,As they shouted out with glee:“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,You’ll go down in history!”

Silver BellsCity sidewalks, busy sidewalks,Dressed in holiday style.In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas.Children laughing, people passing, Meeting smile after smile,And on every street corner you hear:

Silver bells, silver bells,It’s Christmas time in the city.Ring-a-ling, hear them ring,Soon it will be Christmas day.

Jingle BellsDashing through the snowIn a one-horse open sleigh,

O’er the fields we go,Laughing all the way;Bells on Bobtail’s ring,Making spirits bright,What fun it is to ride and singA sleighing song tonight!

Jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the way!Oh what fun it is to rideIn a one-horse open sleigh, Oh,Jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the way,Oh what fun it is to rideIn a one-horse open sleigh.

White ChristmasI’m dreaming of a White Christmas,Just like the ones I used to know.Where the treetops glisten, and children

listenTo hear sleigh-bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a White Christmas,With every Christmas card I write.May your days be merry and bright,And may all your Christmases be white.

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Orchestra’s POPS! Concert Series, and is the first to ever hold the title at the ASO. He is also Principal Pops Conductor with the Houston and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras.

As a guest conductor, Mr. Krajewski has per-formed with the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Other guest conducting appear-ances include the San Francisco, Dallas, Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Phoenix, and National symphonies.

In Canada, Mr. Krajewski has led the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Edmonton, and Winnipeg symphonies. Other international appearances include performances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Ulster Orchestra.

He recorded two holiday albums with the Houston Symphony: Glad Tidings and Christmas Festival. Mr. Krajewski collab-orates with multiple artists, including flut-ist James Galway, mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, guitarist Angel Romero, and pop artists Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Ben Folds, Doc Severinsen, Sandi Patti, Rockapella, Cirque de la Symphonie, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

Mr. Krajewski has a B.A. from Wayne State University and a master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony,

and later served as their assistant conductor. He was resident conductor of the Florida Symphony and served as the Modesto Symphony Orchestra’s music director.

LIZ CALLAWAY, Vocalist

Tony nominee and Emmy winner Liz Callaway made her Broadway debut

in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. She has gone on to star in Baby, Miss Saigon, The Look of Love, and The Three Musketeers, and for five years appeared as Grizabella in Cats. Off-Broadway credits include The Spitfire Grill (Drama Desk Nomination), Merry Me a Little, and Brownstone. Ms. Callaway recently portrayed Norma Desmond in Pittsburgh CLO’s production of Sunset Boulevard.

Ms. Callaway’s extensive concert and symphony career has included appearanc-es in London, Paris, Barcelona, China, South Korea, and Iceland, and nearly every major city in the U.S. She has toured throughout Australia with composer Stephen Schwartz, and recently made her solo debut in Sydney and New Zealand. Ms. Callaway sang the Academy Award-nominated song “Journey to the Past” in the animated fea-ture Anastasia. Other film work includes Jasmine in the two Aladdin sequels, The Swan Princess, and Beauty and the Beast. Television appearances include Ready to Go (Emmy Award), In Performance at the White House, and Inside the Actor’s Studio: Stephen Sondheim.

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BENJAMIN HARDING, Vocalist

Benjamin is so excited to perform with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra during

his favorite time of year! He has just per-formed as LeFou in Beauty and the Beast, Jr. (Red Phoenix Theatre). He loved being in his first production at the Alliance Theatre last spring in Zorro the Musical, which won Best Musical from the Atlanta Theatre Fan Awards 2013. In addition, he has performed as Gavroche in Les Misérables: School Edition (Red Phoenix Theatre), a child in the King and I (Fox Theater/Theatre of the Stars), Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Jr. (Act 3 Productions) and Siren in Xanadu (Act 3 Productions) which won the Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre (MAT) Awards for Best Musical and Ensemble 2012. He has been cast as Oliver in Oliver!

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As a sixth grader at Kittredge Magnet School for High Achievers, he enjoys

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He wants to thank his parents and sister, Brianna, for all of their support – and the ASO for this wonderful opportunity.

WILLIAM GREEN, Santa

William Green, tenor, recently finished his Bachelor of Music degree at

Stetson University. He currently resides in Atlanta, GA, where he studies with Sharon Stephenson. He has previously studied with Mrs. Mollie Rich of DeLand, FL, and Dr. Stephen Ng, now of West Chester University. William has sung with the Perigueux Opera the past two summers in their productions of two Offenbach operettas: Aristée/Pluton in Orphée aux Enfers (2010) and Fritz in La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein (2011). He has performed leading roles in many opera pro-ductions at Stetson University, including The Magic Flute, The Bartered Bride, Gianni Schicchi, Le nozze di Figaro, and various small scenes. He will sing the role of Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi with the Varna Opera in June 2012.

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Coca-Cola Holiday ConcertASO NEW YEAR’S EVES’WONDERFUL!The Music and Lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin… and Friends! Tuesday, December 31, at 8pm

Jack Everly, ConductorAtlanta Symphony OrchestraMichael Chertock, PianoJudy McLane, Vocalist


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S’WONDERFUL!The Music and Lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin…and Friends!

Swanee arr. Hermann 2 MIN

Overture to Girl Crazy arr. Rose 5 MIN

I Got Rhythm 3 MIN

Someone To Watch Over Me 3 MIN

They Can’t Take That Away From Me arr.Salinger 5 MIN

Lullaby 8 MIN

Overture to the film Rhapsody in Blue arr. Heindorf 11 MIN

INTERMISSION 20 MIN

Selections from Porgy and Bess arr. Bennett 14 MIN

Walking The Dog arr. Sol Berkowitz 4 MIN

IRA STEPS OUT:

Long Ago and Far Away KERN arr. Weston 3 MIN

My Ship KURT WEILL arr. Everly 3 MIN

The Man That Got Away Arlen 4 MIN

Rhapsody ln Blue 17 MIN

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JACK EVERLY, Conductor

Jack Everly is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Baltimore and

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestras, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, and National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), and the Music Director of the National Memorial Day Concert and “A Capitol Fourth” on PBS. He has been on stage with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, and appears regularly with the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center. His frequent guest conducting engagements include the orchestras of Pittsburgh, Ft. Worth, Edmonton, Oklahoma City, and Toronto.

Mr. Everly was conductor of the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) for 14 years, where he served as Music Director. In addition to his ABT tenure, he has worked with Marvin Hamlisch in Broadway shows that Mr. Hamlisch scored including, The Goodbye Girl, They’re Playing Our Song, and A Chorus Line. He conducted Carol Channing hundreds of times in Hello, Dolly!

Mr. Everly has con-ducted the songs for Disney’s animated clas-sic, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and led the Czech Philharmonic on the recordings In the Presence, featur-ing Daniel Rodriguez

and Sandi Patty’s 2011 Broadway Stories. He also conducted the critically-praised Everything’s Coming Up Roses: The Complete Overtures of Broadway’s Jule Styne, and was music director for numerous Broadway cast recordings.

In 1998 Mr. Everly created the Symphonic Pops Consortium (SPC), serving as Music Director. The Consortium, based in Indianapolis, produces new theatrical pops programs, and more than 235 performances of SPC programs have taken place across the U.S. and Canada.

MICHAEL CHERTOCK, Piano

Pianist Michael Chertock made his pro-fessional debut at the age of 17, per-

forming Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with conductor Andrew Litton. He has collaborated with other renowned con-ductors, including James Conlon, Jaime Laredo, Keith Lockhart, and Erich Kunzel. Mr. Chertock has performed as solo-ist with the orchestras of Philadelphia, Montreal, Toronto, Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Naples, and Indianapolis, among others. His 2003 performance on the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Petrushka with Paavo Järvi received rave reviews in Gramophone and American Record Guide. Mr. Chertock made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1999 with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, performing Duke Ellington’s New World A’Comin’.

In 1994, Mr. Chertock released his first CD on the Telarc label, a col-lection of his origi-nal arrangements of music from movies entitled Cinematic Piano. He has recorded three more discs on the Telarc label.

Mr. Chertock has garnered numerous awards at major competitions, among them top prizes in the 1989 Joanna Hodges


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Mr. Chertock’s upcoming appearances include solo performances with the Boston Pops Orchestra and the Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

JUDY MCLANE, Vocalist

Judy McLane is currently starring on Broadway, playing the role of Donna in

the hit musical Mamma Mia! after more than seven years as Tanya. She received crit-ical acclaim for her performance as Vienna in Johnny Guitar (Drama Desk Nomination

and a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance in the Theater). Most recently she starred as Donna in the fea-ture film Were the World Mine.

Ms. McLane has appeared on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Aspects of Love, and Chess. Her national and international tours include the Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond, Mrs. Baskin in Big, and Side By Side By Sondheim. Some other favorite roles include: Diana in Next to Normal (Pioneer Theater), Phyllis in Follies (Signature Theater, Helen Hayes nomination), Eva Peron in Evita, the title character in Victor/Victoria, Aldonza in

Man of La Mancha, Luisa in Nine, Nancy in Oliver!, Florence in Chess, Lily in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Paper Mill Playhouse), and Lucy in Wildhorn’s Jekyll & Hyde (Casa Manana), among others.

Ms. McLane has performed as a soloist with many symphony orchestras including the Bolshoi Orchestra in Moscow, the National Orchestra of Lyon, France, National Symphony of Canada, National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Ft. Worth, Indianapolis, Memphis, Milwaukee, Naples, Oklahoma City, Oregon, Pittsburgh, Seattle, St. Louis, Southwest Florida, Toronto, and Chuatauqua Symphony Orchestras, and Chess in Concert at Carnegie Hall, among many others.

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$500,000+Anonymous (2)Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr.Mrs. Anne Cox ChambersDelta Air LinesThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation

Wells FargoWoodruff Arts Center

$250,000+The Coca-Cola CompanyMrs. William A. SchwartzMrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr.

$100,000+AnonymousThe Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Ms. Lynn EdenFirst Data CorporationGE Asset ManagementGlobal Payments Inc.Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation

NCR FoundationTurner Broadcasting System

$75,000+Susan & Richard AndersonFulton County Arts & Culture InvescoThe Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc.

Tull Charitable Foundation, Inc.

$50,000+Bank of AmericaThalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation

Celebrity CruisesEquifax, Inc.Genuine Parts CompanyGeorgia Power CompanyNational Endowment for the ArtsWilliam Randolph Hearst Foundations

The Reiman FoundationUPSSusan & Thomas WardellThe Zeist Foundation, Inc.

$35,000+AGL Resources, Inc.Alston & Bird LLPIn honor of Donald CarsonMr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr.Georgia Natural GasKarole & John LloydVictoria & Howard PalefskyPorsche Cars North AmericaPublix Super Markets & Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.

Jeffrey C. Sprecher & Kelly Loeffler

Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.*

$25,000+Accenture LLPAtlanta Homes & LifestylesKelley & Neil H. BermanMr. Arthur BlankMary Rockett BrockMr. & Mrs. C. Merrell CalhounMarcia & John DonnellCatherine Warren DukehartBetty Sands FullerAnn & Gordon Getty FoundationGeorgia Council for the ArtsIKEALucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr.Lockheed Martin

Massey Charitable TrustMueller Water ProductsTerence L. & Jeanne P. Neal*PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Rock-Tenn CompanyNewell RubbermaidPatty & Doug ReidRyder Systems, Inc.Mr. Thurmond SmithgallSteinway Piano GalleriesSunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation Walter H. & Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund

Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation

Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc.Mark & Rebekah WassermanAdair & Dick White

$17,500+Jim & Adele AbrahamsonMr. & Mrs. Paul J. BlackneyCity of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. in memory of Polly Ellis

The Home Depot FoundationJane & Clay JacksonD. Kirk Jamieson, Verizon Wireless

King & SpaldingPrintpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation

Suzanne & Bill Plybon*Dr. Stanley & Shannon Romanstein

Robert SpanoRay & John UttenhoveChilton & Morgan VarnerPatrick & Susie ViguerieSue & Neil** Williams

The following list represents the cumulative total of philanthropy of $1,750 and above to the Orchestra’s fundraising campaigns, events and special initiatives.

(Please note that donor benefits are based solely on contributions to the annual fund.)

AppassionatoThe Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is privileged to receive annual contributions from individ-uals throughout the Southeast. Appassionato was inaugurated in 2000 and welcomes annual givers of $10,000 and above. Appassionato members provide the Symphony with a continu-ous and strong financial base in support of our aritistic and education initiatives.

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*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

$15,000+The Antinori FoundationThe Boston Consulting GroupJanine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr.

The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

Wright & Alison CaughmanMr. & Mrs. Ronald M. CofieldEmpire Distributors, Inc.Ernst & YoungGary & Nancy FayardMs. Nancy Field & Mr. Michael Schulder

Paul & Carol GarciaMr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III

Charles & Mary GindenTad & Janin HutchesonThe Jamieson FamilyMr. & Mrs. James C. KennedyDonna Lee & Howard C. EhniMeghan & Clarke MagruderMr. Ken & Dr. Carolyn MeltzerNordstrom, Inc.Joyce & Henry SchwobSouthern CompanyLoren & Gail Starr

Alison M. & Joseph M. Thompson

Liz & Mike TroyMr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr.Camille Yow

$10,000+Julie & Jim BallounMr. & Mrs. Francis S. BlakeMr. David BoatwrightBoxwoods Gardens & GiftsThe Breman Foundation, Inc.John W. & Rosemary K. BrownThe Walter & Frances Bunzl Foundation

Coca-Cola EnterprisesDr. John W. CooledgeMs. Cari Katrice Dawson & Mr. John Sparrow

Drs. Jeannette Guarner & Carlos del Rio

The Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

E & J Gallo WineryEleanor & Charles EdmondsonMary D. GellerstedtGMT Capital CorporationNancy D. GouldThe Graves Foundation

Atlanta Area Lexus DealersJan & Tom HoughIntercontinentalExchange, Inc.Roya & Bahman IrvaniJBS FoundationAnne Morgan & Jim Kelley

Philip Kent, in honor of Neil Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. KeoughAmy & Mark KistulinecJames H. LandonPat & Nolan LeakeMr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson*Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr.Margaret & Bob ReiserRicohMs. Pierrette ScanavinoBill & Rachel Schultz*Mr. John A. Sibley IIIPeter James StellingMary Rose TaylorTicketmasterTrapp FamilyMs. Kathy Waller & Mr. Kenny Goggins

Neal & Virginia Williams

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Patron Partnership Paul T. Snyder, Patron Partnership ChairThe Patron Partnership of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the society of donors who have given $2,000 or more and comprise a vital extension of the Orchestra family through their institutional leadership and financial support.

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Sally & Carl GableJoseph & Caroline O’Donnell

Ann E. PaskyJohn & Kyle RogersTito’s Handmade Vodka

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Pinney L. Allen & Charles C. Miller III

Aadu & Kristi Allpere*

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Christopher & Sonnet Edmonds

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David L. ForbesGeorgia-Pacific Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goodsell

The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund

Steven & Caroline Harless

Betty** & Gene Haywood

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Hertz

Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III*

Robert J. Jones*Paul & Rosthema Kastin

Donald S. Orr & Marcia K. Knight

Steve & Eydie KooninGeorge H. LanierLubo Fund

Linda & John MatthewsThe Devereaux F. & Dorothy McClatchey Foundation, Inc.

The Fred & Sue McGehee Family Charitable Fund

John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan

Penelope & Raymond McPhee*

Walter W. MitchellDr. & Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost, Jr.

Ms. Lela M. PerryMargaret H. PetersenThe Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves


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AGCO Corporation, Martin Richenhagen

Vicki & Joe RiedelThe Sartain Lanier Family Foundation

In memory of Willard Shull

AGCO Corporation, Lucinda B. Smith

Hamilton & Mason Smith

Sandy & Paul SmithMrs. C. Preston Stephens

Geraldine Dillard StutzTriska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.

Mr. Robert TaylorJoan N. WhitcombRussell Williamson & Shawn Pagliarini

Suzanne Bunzl WilnerYPZeliff & Wallace Advisory Company, Inc

$3,500+ACI WorldwideMr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Ambo

Rita & Herschel BloomJacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Chorba

Carol Comstock & Jim Davis*

Jean & Jerry CooperJennifer & Corey Cowart

Sally & Larry DavisJere & Patsy Drummond*

James F. FraserCaroline & Harry Gilham, Jr.

Mrs. Sally W. HawkinsMr.**& Mrs. Jesse Hill, Jr.

JoAnn Hall HunsingerMr. & Mrs. Robert A. Johnson

Robert A. JohnsonDick & Georgia Kimball*

Dr. & Mrs. James T. Laney*

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lester*

Deborah & William Liss*

Dr. & Mrs. James T. Lowman

Belinda & Gino Massafra

Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. McGhee

Gregory & Judy MooreDavid Paule & Gary Mann

Margo Brinton & Eldon Park

S.A. RobinsonMr. & Mrs. George P. Rodrigue

Beverly & Milton Shlapak

Stephen & Sonia SwartzCarol & Ramon Tome Family Fund*

Total System Services, Inc.

Burton TrimbleAlan & Marcia WattDr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr.

Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr.H. & T. Yamashita*

$2,250+Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda*

Jack & Helga BeamPaul & Linnea Bert in honor of Maestro Robert Spano

Mr. Justin BlalockLeon & Linda BorchersEdith H. & James E. Bostic, Jr. Family Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. Anton J. Bueschen

Major General & Mrs. Robert M. Bunker

Dr. Aubrey M. Bush & Dr. Carol T. Bush

Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. Butner

Cynthia & Donald Carson

Dr. & Mrs. William Clarkson IV*

Ralph & Rita ConnellMr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Cousins

Brant & Kathy Davis*Mr. Philip A. DelantyPeter & Vivian de KokMs. Diane DurginDr. Francine D. Dykes & Mr. Richard H. Delay

David & Patty EmersonGeorge T. & Alecia H. Ethridge

Ellen & Howard Feinsand

Ms. Julianne FishFour Seasons Hotel Atlanta

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas R. Franz

John & Michelle FullerRepresentative Pat Gardner & Mr. Jerry Gardner

Ed & Judy GarlandMr. & Mrs. Henry W. Grady

Mary C. GramlingDr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross

Rand & Seth HagenDeedee & Marc Hamburger

Harald R. Hansen*Mr. & Mrs. John E. Hellriegel

Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes

Mr. Harvey & Dr. Sarah Hill*

In memory of Carolyn B. Hochman

Harry & Tatty HowardRichard & Linda Hubert

Dr. W. Manchester Hudson

Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund

Ms. Cynthia JenessAaron & Joyce JohnsonMr. W. F. & Dr. Janice Johnston

Baxter JonesHazel & Herb KarpMr. & Mrs. L. Michael Kelly

Mark B. Kent & Kevin A. Daft

Mr. & Mrs. David E. Kiefer

Dr. & Mrs. Scott I. Lampert

Thomas C. LawsonDr. Fulton D. Lewis III & Mr. Stephen Neal Rhoney

Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lutz*

Thomas & Marianne Mabry

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Mabry

Barbara & Jim MacGinnitie

Ruth & Paul MarstonMrs. Mary Ruth McDonald*

Ms. Shelley S. McGeheeMr. Justin R. McLainBirgit & David McQueen

Mrs. Virginia K. McTague

Sandy & Harriet MillerAngela & Jimmy Mitchell*

Ms. Lilot S. Moorman & Mr. Jeffrey B. Bradley

Myers Carpet CompanyDr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Nable

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Nathan

Robert & Mary Ann Olive

Barbara & Sanford Orkin

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Dr. & Mrs. W. Harrison Reeves, Sr.

Betsy & Lee RobinsonMr. & Mrs. Richard L. Rodgers

John T. RuffJune & John ScottElizabeth S. SharpAngela & Morton SherzerHelga Hazelrig SiegelLewis SilverboardSydney SimonsBaker & Debby SmithMrs. J. Lucian Smith*Johannah SmithAmy & Paul SnyderSouthwest Airlines Co.Dr. Steven & Lynne Steindel*

John & Yee-Wan StevensMr. & Mrs. Edward W. Stroetz, Jr.

Reverend Karl F. SuhrMr. & Mrs. George B. Taylor, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Mark TaylorAnnie-York Trujillo & Raul F. Trujillo

Sheila L. TschinkelMr. & Mrs. William C. Voss

Drs. Jonne & Paul WalterDavid & Martha WestMr. & Mrs. Peter L. Whitcup

Mary Lou WolffJan & Beattie WoodMr. & Mrs. John C. YatesAllen W. Yee*

$2,000+Anonymous (2)Mr. & Mrs. R. Edwin Bennett

Mr. & Mrs. M. Les Bethune

Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe

Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Carlin Susan & Carl CoferMr. Malcomb D. ColeyDr. & Mrs. William T. Cook

Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III

Thomas Dreeze & Evans Mirageas

Dr. Xavier Duralde & Dr. Mary Barrett

Mary Frances EarlyPeg Simms GaryMichael GillenThomas HighStephanie & Henry HowellDona & Bill HumphreysMary B. & Wayne JamesMr. & Mrs. Alan M. Knieter

Isabel Lamy LeeJ. Bancroft Lesesne & Randolph Henning

Elvira & Jay MannellyMartha & Reynolds McClatchey

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Meany

Mrs. Elizabeth MeederTom & Jennifer MerklingMrs. Dorothy H. MillerMr. & Mrs. George T. Munsterman

Dr.* & Mrs. Frank S. Pittman III

Mr. Leonard Reed*Ms. Susan Robinson & Ms. Mary Roemer

Dr. & Mrs. Rein SaralMr. & Mrs. Samuel R. Shapiro

W. Henry Shuford & Nancy Shuford

Drs. Julius & Nanette Wenger

Sally Stephens Westmoreland

Drs. Holly & Marty YorkThe Zaban Foundation, Inc.

$1,750+Dr. Phyllis AbramsonDr. & Mrs. Joel E. Berenson

Mr. James BurtonMr. & Mrs. R. Barksdale Collins

Cree & Frazer DurrettRee & Ralph EdwardsMach FlinnAlexander Gluzman & Mariya Fishman

Mr. Charles E. GriffinKenneth R. HeyMentewab Ayalew & Peter Höyng in honor of Christopher Pulgram

The Hyman FoundationLana M. JordanDr. Rose Mary KolpatzkiMr. & Mrs. David Krischer

Mrs. Glee B. Lamb Ione & John LeeJoanne LincolnKay & John T. MarshallCaptain & Mrs. Charles M. McCleskey

Dr. Larry McIntireLebby NealMelanie & Allan NelkinDr. & Mrs. Keith D. Osborn

The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ragland

Mr. Tom B. ReynoldsThe Gary W. Rollins

FoundationMr. & Mrs. Phillip ShouBarry & Gail SpurlockMr. & Mrs. Raymond F. Stainback, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Alex SummersMrs. Marianne E. TannerDavid & Kelly TaylorBill & Judy VogelMrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr.Herbert & Grace Zwerner

Additional SupportJustin Blalock FoundationBlonder Family FoundationImplementation & Consulting Services, Inc.

William McDaniel Charitable Foundation

Private Bank of BuckheadTechbridge

Archive Support 500+Yoshihisa AokiJack & Helga BeamMargo Brinton & Eldon Park

Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Chester

Steven B. Farrow & Vernon Price

Joe Guthridge & David Ritter

John & Martha HeadMailChimpDr. John R. Paddock & Dr. Karen M. Schwartz

Bob & Mary Martha ScarrDr. Steven & Lynne SteindelAlan & Marcia WattAnn Marie & John B. White, Jr.*


Henry Sopkin CircleRecognizing planned gifts that benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Anonymous (18)Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr.

Mr.** & Mrs. John E. Aderhold

Mr. & Mrs. William Atkins

Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer

Neil H. BermanMr.** & Mrs. Sol Blaine

W. Moses BondMr.** & Mrs. Robert C. Boozer

Elinor A. BremanJames C. Buggs

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Dan R. PayneBill PerkinsMrs. Lela May Perry**Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr.

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Vicki J. & Joe A. RiedelHelen & John Rieser Dr. Shirley E. RiversMr.** & Mrs. Martin H. Sauser

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Jennings Thompson IVMargaret** & Randolph Thrower

Kenneth & Kathleen TiceMr. H. Burton Trimble, Jr.

Steven R. TunnellMary E. Van ValkenburghAdair & Dick WhiteMr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr.

Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr.Sue & Neil** WilliamsMrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr.Joni WinstonGeorge & Camille WrightMr.** & Mrs. Charles R. Yates

Sylvia Davidson President

Camille Kesler President-elect

Belinda Massafra Advisor

Gayle Lindsay Secretary

Marie Hannon Treasurer

Corrie Johnson Nominating Committee Chair

Joan Abernathy Vice President of Membership

Judy Feldstein Directory

Susan Levy,Pam Deaton &Dorsey Deaton Membership Initiatives

Natalie Miller Vice President of Communication and Public Relations

Hillary Linthicum Social Media

Julie Witzel Newsletter

Glee Lamb Vice President of Social Events

Bunny Davidson & Betsy Fleisig Fall Membership Party

Liz Cohn & Betty Jeter ASA Night at the Symphony

Julie Barringer & Beryl Pleasants Spring Luncheon

Mollie Palmer Vice President of Education and Community Engagement

Beth Sullivan Children’s Concerts, Festivals

Nancy Levitt Ambassador Program

Wadette Bradford Volunteer Engagement

Lisa Bankoff,Leslie McLeod,Dawn Mullican,Annie-York Trujillo &Liz Troy Fundraising Strategic Planning Committee

Brooke Merrill Decorators’ Show House & Gardens Chair

Daron Tarlton Bravo! Chair

Mary Frances Early & Joanne Lincoln Concerto Co-Chairs

Joan Abernathy Encore Chair

Ruth Marston & Poppy Tanner Ensemble Co-Chairs

Nancy Chunka & Marge Frost Intermezzo Chair

Atlanta Symphony AssociatesThe volunteer organization of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

2013-2014 Board

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PAUL R. GARCIAChairman and

Chief Executive Officer Atlanta School of Composers

Presenting Sponsor

PHILIP I. KENTChairman and

Chief Executive Officer

ED LABRYVice Chairman Supporter of the

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus

JERRY KARRSenior Managing

Director

Classical Title SponsorClassic Chastain Title

SponsorFamily and POPS! Presenting Sponsor

RICHARD H. ANDERSON Chief Executive Officer

Holiday Title Sponsor

MUHTAR A. KENT Chairman of the Board

and Chief Executive OfficerDARRYL HARMON

Southeast Regional President

Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts

This program is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.


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Cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution, James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV The Hon. Anne Cox Chambers*

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Deloitte, its Partners & Employees*Equifax Inc. & EmployeesErnst & Young, Partners & EmployeesThe Sara Giles Moore FoundationSunTrust Foundation,

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The Patron Circle Each year The Woodruff Arts Center raises critical dollars in support of the organization’s day-to-day operations through the Annual Campaign. The Patron Circle contributors helped us exceed a $9.2 million goal, ensuring that our artistic divisions can continue to bring the best in visual and performing arts, as well as arts education, to millions of people in the year ahead.

The Woodruff Circle The Woodruff Arts Center and our four artis-tic divisions – the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences – rely on the generosity of those donors whose support extends to all parts of our organization. The members of The Woodruff Circle each contributed more than $250,000 to our efforts last year. We are deeply grateful to these 34 partners who help to ensure that the arts thrive in our city.

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Margaretta Taylor

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Pamela & Oliver Cobb

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc.

Deloitte, its Partners & Employees

Equifax, Inc. & Employees

Fulton County Arts Council

The Home Depot Foundation

Sarah & Jim Kennedy

PNC

PwC, Partners & Employees

The Rich Foundation, Inc.

Mrs. William A. Schwartz

SunTrust Foundation, SunTrust Bank Employees and The SunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundations: Florence C. and Harry L. English Memorial Fund and Greene-Sawtell Foundation

UPS

Zeist Foundation, Inc.

Donations made from June 1, 2012- May 31, 2013

$1,000,000+

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$75,000+

Goodwin GroupThe Sartain Lanier Family

Foundation, Inc.Novelis Inc.Regions Financial Corporation* RockTenn Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund

$50,000+

A Friend of The Woodruff Arts CenterCrawford & Company Frank Jackson Sandy Springs

Toyota and ScionHolder Construction CompanyNCR FoundationPNC Foundation The Primerica FoundationSouthwest Airlines Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLPFrances Wood Wilson

Foundation, Inc. Zeist Foundation, Inc.

$35,000+

Chick-fil-A FoundationCSXThe Imlay Foundation, Inc.Infor Global SolutionsIntercontinentalExchange Sarah & Jim KennedyNewell RubbermaidTroutman Sanders LLP Verizon

$25,000+

A Friend of The Woodruff Arts Center, In Honor of Virginia A. Hepner

Atlanta FoundationBalch & BinghamJulie & Jim Balloun Lisa & Joe BankoffBB&T CorporationThe Connolly Family FoundationCousins Properties FoundationFirst Data CorporationJohn & Mary Franklin Foundation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt IIIGeorgia Natural Gas Georgia-Pacific Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable FundGMT Capital CorporationGreenberg Traurig, LLPThe Howell Fund, Inc.* Mr. & Mrs. M. Douglas IvesterJPMorgan Chase & Co.The Klaus Family FoundationThe Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee

Foundation, Inc.Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Company

Norfolk Southern FoundationPrintpack Inc./The Gay & Erskine

Love Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Patty & Doug Reid Family FoundationSCANA Energy Southwire CompanyUnited Distributors, Inc.Waffle House, Inc. Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw FundYancey Bros. Co.

$15,000+

ACE Charitable FoundationAcuity Brands, Inc.Aflac, Inc.AIGAlvarez & MarsalArnall Golden Gregory LLPAssurant Specialty PropertyThe Partners & Employees of Atlanta

Equity InvestorsAtlanta Marriott Marquis Juanita Powell BarancoAnna & Ed BastianSusan R. Bell & Patrick M. MorrisLaura & Stan BlackburnThe Arthur M. Blank Family

FoundationNancy & Kenny BlankThe Boston Consulting GroupW. Paul BowersCatherine S. & J. Bradford BranchBryan Cave LLPCamp-Younts FoundationCenter Family Foundation

Mr. Charles Center Mr. & Mrs. Fred Halperin Ms. Charlene Berman

The Chatham Valley Foundation, Inc.CIGNA FoundationCiscoThe Correll Family FoundationThe Cousins Foundation, Inc.Ann & Jeff CramerMr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Suzie & Randy DonaldsonMike DonnellyFifth Third BankFord & Harrison LLPFrazier & Deeter, CPA Gas South, LLC Genuine Parts Company Golden Peanut CompanyHarland Clarke Virginia Hepner & Malcolm BarnesIBMICS Contract Services, LLCJenny & Phil JacobsJamestown Properties

Lou Brown Jewell Weldon H. Johnson Family

FoundationIngrid Saunders JonesJones Lang LaSalleJPMorgan Chase, AtlantaPhilip I. Kent Foundation Kimberly-ClarkKurt P. Kuehn & Cheryl DavisLanier Parking SolutionsBlanche Lipscomb Foundation, Inc. Livingston Foundation, Inc.Karole & John LloydMacy’s Foundation The Residences at Mandarin

Oriental, AtlantaMohawk Industries, Inc. &

Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. BoykinNonami FoundationVictoria & Howard PalefskyVicki & John PalmerMr. & Mrs. William A. Parker, Jr.The Sally & Peter Parsonson

Foundation, Inc.Piedmont Charitable Foundation, Inc.Post Properties, Inc.Jane & Joe PrendergastMary & Craig Ramsey/Accenture The H. English Ermine Cater

Robinson FoundationMr. & Mrs. William H. Rogers, Jr.Russell ReynoldsLouise Sams & Jerome GrilhotSelig Enterprises, Inc./

The Selig FoundationSeyfarth Shaw LLPMr. & Mrs. Richard D. ShirkSmith & HowardKaren & John SpiegelState Bank & Trust CompanySuperior Essex Inc. Mr. G. Kimbrough TaylorTaylor Consulting Group, Inc.Taylor English Duma LLPTishman Speyer PropertiesTowers WatsonTrimont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.Sue & John WielandWomble Carlyle Sandridge &

Rice, LLPMr. & Mrs. James B. Williams Carla & Leonard WoodThe Xerox FoundationMr. & Mrs. Robert A. Yellowlees

* Beauchamp C. Carr Challenge Fund Donor

Donations for the Annual Campaign from June 1, 2012- May 31, 2013


Orchestra Staff

ASO | staff

EXECUTIVEStanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D. President & Chief Executive Officer

Dionndra Prescott Assistant to the President & Chief Executive Officer

Bob Scarr Archives Program Manager

OPERATIONSJulianne M. Fish Vice President & General Manager, ASO

Paul Barrett Senior Production Stage Manager

Richard Carvlin Stage Manager

Jesse Pace Orchestra Operations & Hall Rental Coordinator

Susanne Watts Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

Russell Williamson Orchestra Personnel Manager

ARTISTICEvans Mirageas Vice President for Artistic Planning

Carol Wyatt Executive Assistant to the Music Director & Principal Guest Conductor

Jeffrey Baxter Choral Administrator

Ken Meltzer ASO Insider & Program Annotator

Christopher McLaughlin Artist Assistant

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTMark Kent Vice President, Education & Community Engagement

Katherine Algarra Program Assistant for Student Music Programs

Niki Baker Manager of Ensembles & Instructions

Janice Crews Manager of School and Family Programs

Kaitlin Gress Arts Vibe Teen Program Coordinator

Tiffany I. M. Jones Education Associate for Audience Development

Ahmad Mayes Manager of Community Programs

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONSusan Ambo Vice President of Finance

Shannon McCown Assistant to the Vice President of Finance

Peter Dickson Senior Accountant

Kimberly Hielsberg Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Stephen Jones Symphony Store

April Satterfield Controller

ASO PRESENTSTrevor Ralph Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Clay Schell Vice President, Programming

Holly Clausen Director of Marketing

Lisa Eng Graphic Artist

Ashley Majher Marketing & Promotions Coordinator

Chastain Park AmphitheaterTanner Smith Director of Programming & Production, ASO Presents

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater at Encore ParkKatie Daniel VIP Sales Manager

Deborah Honan Customer Service Manager & Venue Rental Coordinator

Brandon Schleicher Facility Manager

Rebecca Simmons Director of Ticketing at ASO Presents

DEVELOPMENTLucio Petroccione Vice President for Strategic Business Development

Rebecca Abernathy Development Services Manager

Dave Adan Director of Corporate Development & Special Programs

Zachary Brown Director of Individual Giving

Tammie Cotton Development Associate

Brien Faucett Associate Manager of Individual Giving

Ashley Krausen Manager of Special Projects

Melissa Muntz Development Manager

Johnnie Oliver Associate Manager Development Research

Gokul Parasuram Development Services Coordinator

Kate Robson Special Events Coordinator

Lauren Turner Associate Manager of Individual Giving

Trammell Williams Individual Giving Coordinator

David Zaksheske Manager of Corporate Services

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONSDavid Paule Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

Dallas Greene Season Tickets Associate

Holly Hanchey Director of Marketing & Customer Experience

Meko Hector Marketing Production Manager

Jennifer Jefferson Director of of eBusiness & Interactive Media

Tegan Ketchie Manager of Broad Based Giving

Melanie Kite Subscriptions Office Manager

Pamela Kruseck Manager of Group Sales & Tourism

Jan Lochmann Director of Revenue Management

Alesia Mack Director of Season Tickets & Customer Service

Kimberly Nogi Communications Manager

Robert Phipps Publications Director

Thomas Pinckney Group & Corporate Sales Manager

Melissa Sanders Senior Director, Communications

Robin Smith Subscription & Education Sales

Kourtnea Stevenson Group & Corporate Sales Associate

Karen Tucker Season Tickets Associate

Russell Wheeler Director of Group & Corporate Sales


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CAN’T ATTEND A CONCERT?If you can’t use or exchange your tickets, please consider passing them on to friends, or return them to the box office for resale. To donate tickets, please call 404.733.5000 before the concert begins. A receipt will be mailed to you in January acknowledging the value of all tickets donated for resale during the year.

SINGLE TICKETS Call 404.733.5000 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Service charge applies. Phone orders are filled on a best-available basis.

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weeks before the concert, tickets will be held at the box office.

WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER BOX OFFICEOpen 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday – Friday; and noon – 8 p.m. Saturday; noon - 5 p.m. Sunday. Please note: All single-ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. All artists and programs are subject to change.

GROUP DISCOUNTSGroups of 10 or more save up to 15 percent on most ASO concerts, subject to ticket availability. Call 404.733.4848.

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ASO | general info

LATE SEATINGPatrons arriving after the concert begins are seated at the discretion of house management. Reserved seats are not guaranteed after the performance starts. Late arrivers may be initially seated in the back out of courtesy to the musicians and other patrons.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCEAll programs of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are accessible to people with disabilities. Please call the box office (404.733.5000) to make advance arrangements.

SYMPHONY STOREThe ASO’s gift shop is located in the galleria and offers a wide variety of items, ranging from ASO recordings and music-related merchandise to T-shirts and mugs. Proceeds benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

THE ROBERT SHAW ROOMThe ASO invites donors who contribute at least $2,000 annually to become members of this private dining room for cocktails and dining on concert evenings — private rentals available. Call 404.733.4860.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERSConcert Hotline (Recorded info) 404.733.4949Symphony Hall Box Office 404.733.5000Ticket Donations/Exchanges 404.733.5000Subscription Information/Sales 404.733.4800Group Sales 404.733.4848Atlanta Symphony Associates 404.733.4865(Volunteers)Educational Programs 404.733.4870Youth Orchestra 404.733.5038Box Office TTD Number 404.733.4303Services for People 404.733-5000 with Special Needs 404.733.4800Lost and Found 404.733.4225Symphony Store 404.733.4345Donations & Development 404.733.4375

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Media recording is now

available! Distributed by

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Sibelius release features

Music Director Robert

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7, and Tapiola. Visit the

Symphony Store to purchase

your copy, or visit us online at

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2. HOLE IS ONE On October

28, the annual ASO Golf

Classic took place at the

prestigious East Lake Golf

Club. All proceeds from the

tournament —chaired by

Atlanta Symphony board

member Paul Garcia,

Chairman and Chief

Executive Officer of Global

Payments— benefitted the

ASO and its Education and

Community Engagement

Programs.

3. WORLD PREMIER! Guest

conductor Miguel Harth-

Bedoya led the ASO in the

world premiere of Philip

Lasser’s newest piano

concerto, The Circle and the

Child, on October 17. The

concerto was written for

American pianist Simone

Dinnerstein.

4. TDP 20 This season,

we celebrate the 20th

Anniversary of our Talent

Development Program, which

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