Denver Philharmonic Orchestra February 13, 2015 Concert Program

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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVELawrence Golan, conductorJeffrey LaDeur, pianoTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 “Winter Reveries”Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

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Welcome to this exciting night of music... and more! Here in Denver we are spoiled with so many great options for entertainment, and we are so thankful that you have chosen to spend your night with us.

At the Denver Phil, we do things just a tad differently from what

you may be used to. While we ask you to silence your phone,

we don’t ask you to put it away. In fact, we encourage you to

tweet along with us and to engage with other patrons while

you enjoy the music. We don’t ask you to hold your applause

until the end of a piece — if you feel moved by what you’ve just

heard, we welcome you to show your appreciation to our very

talented musicians. We also encourage interaction between

our patrons and our musicians. Please, feel free to introduce

yourself to your favorite players after the concert at our

reception on the lower level.

Most importantly, we want you to have a great experience and to

come back. Our musicians are extraordinarily passionate about

performing quality live music and our volunteers have an equal

passion for creating a meaningful and unique experience. We

think this excitement will be felt by all that attend. Again, thank

you very much for joining us tonight — and we look forward to

meeting you and seeing you over and over again!

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2014–15OCTOBER 3REVOLUTION!Kornel Thomas, Guest ConductorElizabeth Baldwin, SopranoShostakovich: OctoberStrauss: Four Last SongsBeethoven: Symphony No. 7

NOVEMBER 14A TALE OF THREE SYMPHONIESLawrence Golan, ConductorKimberly Brody, OboeKenneth Greenwald, BassoonKatherine Thayer, ViolinBryan Scafuri, CelloHaydn: Sinfonia concertante in B-flat Major, Hob. I: 105Britten: Sinfonia da RequiemDvořák: Symphony No. 8

DECEMBER 20HOLIDAY CHEER!*Lawrence Golan, Conductor and ViolinElizabeth Montgomery, SopranoColorado Repertory Singers; Mark Stamper, DirectorWilliams: “Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas” from Home AloneSnesrud: Christmas TraditionsHolcombe, arr.: Festive Sounds of HanukkahPola & Wyle: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the YearJohnson & Pelcer: Merry Christmas, BabyMontgomery & Johnson: Fill Your Heart with ChristmasTchaikovsky: “Waltz of the Flowers” from The NutcrackerVivaldi: “Winter” from The Four SeasonsHandel: “Hallelujah Chorus” from The MessiahClifton, arr.: Carol of the BellsHayes, arr.: Variations on Deck the HallAnderson: Sleigh RideTormé & Wells: The Christmas SongAdam: Oh Holy NightStephenson: A Holly Jolly Sing-Along!

FEBRUARY 13FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVELawrence Golan, ConductorJeffrey LaDeur, PianoTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 “Winter Reveries”Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

APRIL 3REFORMATIONSWes Kenney, Guest ConductorPeter Sommer, Alto SaxophoneBach/Stokowski: Toccata and Fugue in D minor Ellington, orch. Peress: Three Black KingsWilliams: “Escapades” from Catch Me if You CanMendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 “Reformation”

MAY 21PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILESLawrence Golan, ConductorFei-Fei Dong, PianoAdams: Short Ride in a Fast MachineGershwin: Rhapsody in BlueProkofiev: Symphony No. 5

Concerts begin at 7:30 pm atKPOF Hall1340 Sherman StreetDenver, CO 80203

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVEKPOF Hall · Denver, Colorado · 7:30 pm

Lawrence Golan, conductorJeffrey LaDeur, piano

Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 “Winter Reveries” (1840–1893) I. Allegro tranquillo

(Dreams of a Winter Journey)

II. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto

(Land of Desolation, Land of Mists)

III. Allegro scherzando giocoso

IV. Andante lugubre – Allegro maestoso

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Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1(1840–1893) I. Allegro non troppo e molto

maestoso – Allegro con spirito

II. Andantino simplice – Allegro vivace

assai/Prestissimo

III. Allegro con fuoco

featuring Jeffrey LaDeur

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Bryce Bordone & The ScriptAlex Ghenea featuring Derek Amato, piano, Arr. by Tim Olt and Mandy Harvey, voiceb. 1985 & b. 1995


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LAWRENCE GOLANMUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

In high demand across the United States and internationally,

Lawrence is also currently Music Director of the Yakima

Symphony Orchestra in Washington state, the York Symphony

Orchestra in Pennsylvania, and the Lamont Symphony

Orchestra & Opera Theatre at the University of Denver. In addi-

tion, he is the Principal Conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic in

South Korea. Lawrence continues to guest conduct professional

orchestras, opera, and ballet companies in the U.S. and around

the world. He has conducted in 26 states and 17 countries.

Lawrence has garnered considerable international recognition

for his work as a conductor. He has won 10 ASCAP Awards,

five Global Music Awards, three American Prize awards, three

Downbeat Magazine Awards, and two Prestige Music Awards.

Following a highly successful four-year term as Resident

Conductor of The Phoenix Symphony, Music Director Michael

Christie said that Lawrence “is a programmer of virtually unprec-

edented creativity and scope.” That sentiment was confirmed in

2012 when Lawrence was named the Grand Prize Winner of The

American Prize for Orchestral Programming.

The 2014–15 Season marks Lawrence’s second season as music director of the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra.

A SPECIAL THANK YOUTO SCHMITT MUSICfor providing the beautiful Steinway piano for tonight’s concert.


Lawrence is known for his inspired performances, imaginative

programming, passion for developing new audiences, and

excellent public speaking skills—entertaining and educating the

audience from both on and off the podium. He is also recog-

nized for his expertise in the complete spectrum of musical styles

and periods. He has worked with artists ranging from Leonard

Bernstein, Marilyn Horne, Daniel Barenboim and Joshua Bell to

Frank Sinatra, Kenny G and ShaNaNa.

A native of Chicago, Lawrence holds degrees in both conducting

and violin performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School

of Music (B.M. and M.M.) and the New England Conservatory

of Music (D.M.A.). In addition, he studied at all of the major

conducting festivals including Aspen and Tanglewood, where

in 1999 he was awarded the Leonard Bernstein Conducting

Fellowship.

Lawrence and his wife Cecilia, who is from Buenos Aires,

Argentina, have been married since 2003. They have two won-

derful children: Giovanna and Joseph. Lawrence is represented

by William Reinert Associates in New York. For more information,

please visit LawrenceGolan.com or WilliamReinert.com.

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S. MORDECAI FUHRMANASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

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Samuel has performed with and conducted Wilmington

Community Orchestra in Delaware, Center City Opera Theater

in Pennsylvania, Cleveland Pops Orchestra in Ohio, and Newark

Symphony Orchestra in Delaware, where he directed their inau-

gural Family Series in 2010.

Founder of the Reading Orchestra of North Wilmington,

Samuel received his undergraduate degree in music in percus-

sion/timpani at the University of Delaware. In 2007, he won the

University of Delaware Concerto Competition, performing Eric

Bryce’s Concerto for Marimba / Vibraphone and Orchestra with

the University of Delaware Symphony.

Samuel studied conducting at the Cleveland Institute of Music,

where he led multiple performances and received a Master of

Music degree in 2014. In August 2013, Samuel led members of

Kiev Chamber Orchestra and National Philharmonic Orchestra of

Ukraine in a performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring

as part of the U Artist Music Festival.

In addition to music, Samuel enjoys studying and contemplating

cosmology and the evolution of the universe with his wife, Emily.

Conductor, percussionist, timpanist, and arranger, Samuel Mordecai Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Delaware and the Cleveland Institute of Music.

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JEFFREY LADEURPIANO

Jeffrey LaDeur enjoys a busy career as soloist, chamber musician and educator.

Praised for his “articulate, expressive work at the keyboard”

(San Francisco Classical Voice) and “dazzling pianism” (Sarasota

Herald Tribune), Jeffrey has concertized around the world.

As soloist with orchestra, Jeffrey made an auspicious debut with

the Eastman Philharmonia performing César Franck’s Variations

Symphoniques during his first semester of study at the Eastman

School of Music.

Music education is central to Jeffrey’s mission as a performer.

Jeffrey has taught masterclasses at the Dakota Sky International

Piano Festival, San Francisco State University and the San

Francisco Conservatory of Music. A faculty member of the

Crowden Music Center, Jeffrey works with gifted students

through piano and chamber music programs in addition to

his faculty position at the center’s youth and adult chamber

music workshops.

Jeffrey completed his undergraduate degree at the Eastman

School of Music, studying with Douglas Humpherys and earned

a Master’s Degree in Chamber Music from the San Francisco

Conservatory of Music studying with Yoshikazu Nagai. One of

two pianists selected for the 2010 Taos School of Music, Jeffrey

worked intensively with pianist Robert McDonald and members

of the Borromeo, St. Lawrence, and Brentano String Quartets.

Jeffrey received his formative musical training from Mark

Edwards and Annie Sherter, a student of Vlado Perlemuter and

Alfred Cortot.

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DEREK AMATOSPECIAL GUEST PIANIST

MANDY HARVEYSPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST

Derek Amato sustained a brain injury in 2006 and shortly after was diagnosed with “Acquired Savant Syndrome” — the immediate ability to play the piano.

Derek is 48 years old and currently resides in Virginia Beach,

Virginia. Derek’s musical experience is currently airing on

The Discovery Science Channel’s “Ingenious Minds” television

series, and he is performing select musical tour dates through-

out North America. Derek appears courtesy of New Vision

Entertainment group and Power of Pain Foundation.

Mandy Harvey is an accomplished jazz vocalist who, despite her loss of hearing, is able to deliver unmatched emotion in her vocal performances.

Mandy is 27 years old, and currently resides in Florida. Mandy

is performing select tour dates throughout North America to

promote her recent jazz album release, “All Of Me.”


Our Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the vital contributions made by the Pillar of Fire Ministries / KPOF 910 AM to our orchestra and Denver’s classical music community. Over the past five decades, the Pillar of Fire Church has generously accommodated our orchestra rehearsals and many perfor-mances. Since 1963, Dr. Robert B. Dallenbach, and more recently his son, Joel Dallenbach, have meticulously recorded and broadcast all of the orchestra’s concerts.

SUNDAY CLASSICAL MUSIC7:00 – 10:00 PMKPOF — 910 AM

Tune in to radio station KPOF (AM 910)from 7 – 10 pm on Sunday, February 22 for an encore of

tonight’s Denver Philharmonic performance!

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We may be one of Denver’s oldest orchestras, but we certainly don’t act our age.

Dr. Antonia Brico, the first woman to con-

duct the Berlin and New York Philharmonic

Orchestras, founded our organization

in 1948 as the Denver Businessmen’s

Orchestra. Antonia settled in Denver

after conducting professional orchestras

across Europe and the U.S. She debuted

our orchestra to a packed auditorium

explaining the need for a classical music

venue to showcase the talents of local,

classically trained musicians “with no place

to play.” Twenty years later, we’d be known

as the Brico Symphony, and Antonia would

remain at the helm of the orchestra until

her retirement in the mid-1980s.

After nearly 40 years under Antonia’s

baton, the orchestra chose Russian-

American conductor Julius Glaihengauz

as its second music director. A graduate of

the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow,

Julius led the newly renamed Centennial

Philharmonic for 11 seasons.

In 1999, Professor of Music at the

University of Denver Dr. Horst Buchholz

took the baton. Our most recent name

change came in 2004, and we became

the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. Horst

served as music director and conductor

through 2009, after which he was appoint-

ed the orchestra’s first Conductor Laureate.

Adam Flatt came onboard as music

director in June 2010. Adam’s dynamic

and inspiring leadership over the next

three years continued Horst’s legacy and

further increased the artistic quality of the

orchestra.

We selected award-winning conductor

Dr. Lawrence Golan as our conductor and

music director when Adam left in 2013.

Lawrence, a professor and music director

at the University of Denver’s Lamont

School of Music, continues to produce

innovative and quality programming,

challenging our musicians and delighting

our audiences.

And while we have a 67-year history in

Denver, our mission is to continually rede-

fine the way our community experiences

and engages with classical music.

denverphilharmonic.org

OUR HISTORY

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MORE THAN MUSIC.Attending a concert with us goes beyond an evening of high-caliber classical music.

Last season, we had a lot of fun — we live-tweeted concerts, held lively pre-concert chats,

produced a Super Bowl video mashup with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, hosted a

Valentine’s Day photo booth, projected your Rocky Mountain pics above the musicians,

brought in an instrument petting zoo, set up a selfie corner with a cardboard Buzz Aldrin,

and partnered with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to bring the Gates

Planetarium (and the entire universe) into KPOF Hall.

Here’s a taste of what’s in store for our next concert — Reformations on Friday, April 3 at KPOF Hall.

PRE-CONCERT CHAT, 6:30PMJoin us for an informal pre-concert chat

about the music you’ll be hearing hosted by

DPO Associate Conductor Samuel Fuhrman.

Sam will give you insights into the music and

music-makers you’ll be listening to.

INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO, 6:50–7:15PMHonk! Buzz! Toot! Before the concert, pick up

a trombone or a violin and give it a go! Great

for kids of all ages. And who knows? Maybe

you’ll fall in love with an instrument, practice

practice practice and come back to perform a

concert with us someday!

NIGHTCAP, AROUND 10PMEnjoy a late-night happy hour with us! Concert-

themed cocktails are $3, and house wine and

draft beer are just $1 at Oblio’s Cap Hill, 1225

Logan, after the reception. Meet, mingle and

connect with musicians and friends — just

three blocks away from KPOF Hall!

Visit denverphilharmonic.org for concert tickets and info on all of our upcoming events.


MORE THAN MUSIC.

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MUSIC DIRECTOR Lawrence Golan

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTORS. Mordecai Fuhrman

FIRST VIOLINKatherine Thayer, concertmasterPatsy Aronstein Rachel BradfordMelissa Campbell Matthew Grove Thomas Jatko Nasiha Khalil Chelsea Morden Tenley Mueller Kristine Pordesimo Emmy Reid Beth Schoening Vanessa Vari Elizabeth Wall

SECOND VIOLINYiran Li, principal Yaniv Gutman, acting principalNiccolo Werner Casewit Valerie Clausen Pauline Dallenbach Terri Gonzales Miki Heine Annie Laury Callista Medland Alyssa Oland Anne Silvas Albert Ting

VIOLAWilliam Hinkie, III; principal Naomi Croghan Lori Hanson Ben Luey Ana Montenegro Elizabeth O’Brien Vineet SatheKathleen TorkkoChue Vue

CELLOBryan Scafuri, principal Annastasia Psitos, acting principalNaftari Burns Ausra Mollerud Monica Sáles Amanda Thall Rachel Warbelow Rachel Yanovitch Tara Yoder

BASSMark Stefaniw, principalZach Antonio Lucy Bauer Josh Filley Taryn Galow Colton Kelly

OUR MUSICIANS


FLUTEAaron Wille, principalWhitney KelleyCatherine Ricca Lanzano

PICCOLOWhitney Kelley

OBOEKimberly Brody, principal Loren Meaux, assistant principal Alexis Junker

ENGLISH HORNLoren Meaux

CLARINETShaun Burley, principalBrooke Hengst, acting principalJessica Clark Claude Wilbur

E-FLAT CLARINETJessica Clark

BASS CLARINETClaude Wilbur

BASSOONKen Greenwald, principal Nicholas Lengyel

FRENCH HORNDavid Wallace, principal Jeanine Branting Mary Brauer Kelli Hirsch

TRUMPETRyan Spencer, principal Nick Kenny Tyler Van Dam

TROMBONEWilliam Combs, principal Wallace Orr

BASS TROMBONEDaniel Morris

TUBADarren DeLaupChris Krueger

TIMPANISteve Bulota, principal

PERCUSSIONColin Constance

HARPBecky Moritzky, principalJenilee Elsbernd

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSPRESIDENT Jon OlafsonVICE-PRESIDENT Eleanor GloverSECRETARY Maureen KeilTREASURER Allison LaustenPauline Dallenbach, Honorary MemberRobert DallenbachSarah HoganRussell KleinLinda LebsackMatt MeierTenley Oldak

DENVER PHILHARMONIC FOUNDATION BOARDKeith Fisher Russell KleinAllison Lausten

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORValerie Clausen

OPERATIONS MANAGERAlixandra Feeley

PERSONNEL MANAGERAnnie Laury

LIBRARIANCallista MedlandAlyssa Oland, assistant

CONCERT PROGRAMLigature Creative Group, designWalker Burns, editingAlixandra Feeley, editingCallista Medland, editing

CONCERT RECORDINGJoel DallenbachKyle Smith, advisor

WEBMASTERLigature Creative Group

EMBEDDED REPORTERJulia ComptonMeg Satrom, editor

PUBLICITYNiccolo CasewitDr. Robert DallenbachEleanor Glover Matt MeierJeff PaulDavid Sherman

OUTREACHLok JacobiMaureen KeilKatherine Thayer

OUR TEAM


VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIESOur orchestra is run by volunteers, with no paid administrative staff. We would greatly

appreciate help from more volunteers in the areas of publicity, fundraising, concert

production, receptions, personnel, and outreach. If you would like to participate in any

of these activities, please contact Executive Director Valerie Clausen at 303.653.2407 or

email at [email protected].

OUR TEAMBOX OFFICECarla CodySarah HoganVenus KleinAnnie LauryAllison Lausten Jon Olafson

FRONT OF HOUSEGil ClausenEleanor GloverMaureen KeilRussell KleinLinda LebsackAli McNally

RECEPTIONAllison LaustenRobert Schoenrock

VENUE LOGISTICSTaryn GalowBrian McGuireLoren MeauxRoger Powell

PRE-CONCERT SLIDESGil ClausenJake RomoLigature Creative Group

PARKING ADVISORSMatt HoganHugh Pitcher

MORE THAN MUSIC PARTNERSThe Culinary School at

Johnson & Wales UniversityOblio’s Cap HillPixel Perfect Photography

PEW CUSHIONSSusan Cochran, lead seamstressUte DuvenhageMarty MartinezWith thanks to Xcel Energy

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The fully-accredited Department of Music at Metropolitan State University of Denver serves as a leader in the education of professional performers, teachers, composers, and scholars. Our location in vibrant Downtown Denver places MSU Denver’s emerging student musicians in the heart of the city’s rich and diverse cultural district. The King Center features state-of-the-art performance venues which host our 200+ concerts per year. Our internationally-recognized faculty are among the finest performers, scholars, and educators in the nation. We offer an innovative curriculum, vast performing opportunities on and off campus, music scholarships, and the best higher education value in Colorado.

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Although musically inclined, even as a child, Russian composer Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky attended law school at the St. Petersburg School of Jurisprudence from 1852 to 1859.

At the time, there was no formal music school in Russia.

However, when the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music

was founded by composer and pianist Anton Rubinstein in

1860, Tchaikovsky immediately enrolled. In addition to theory

and composition, he studied piano, flute and organ.

Apparently he was quite the overachiever, even by today’s

music major standards.

When he began his first symphony, Tchaikovsky had only just

moved to Moscow to work as a theory teacher at the newly

opened Moscow Conservatory. There, the young composer and

teacher also become something of a social celebrity. He was part

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* 1st version composed

1866 and premiered

in 1868 (Moscow), 2nd

version composed in

1874 and premiered in

1883 (Moscow)

Symphony No. 1 “Winter Reveries”Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)

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of an elite artistic circle: a who’s who of

modern Russian literature, theatre, ballet

and music. The security of his new profes-

sional status and the access to some of the

brightest artistic stars of the time encour-

aged him to experiment with musical form

while still advocating the use of Russian

folk melodies. His experimentation led to

some bad reviews by well-known critics of

the day. The negative views of his music

sent Tchaikovsky into a deep depression

“on the verge of madness” from which he

clawed his way out and composed his first

symphony.

ABOUT RUSSIAIn the late 1860s, when Tchaikovsky

was writing this symphony, Russia was

experiencing a bit of split-personality. The

previous decades had seen defeat in the

Crimean conflict, which illuminated the cor-

rupt tendencies of the government and the

technological deficiencies of the nation.

When he ascended to the throne in 1855,

Tsar Alexander II vowed to reform both the

government and the industries of Mother

Russia, without sacrificing her culture.

Nationalistic roots and tendencies have

always run deep in Russia, and Tchaikovsky

loved the Russian folk tunes of his child-

hood, but he found that their melodies and

harmonies didn’t fit within the prescribed

forms of Western music composition.

ABOUT THE MUSICTchaikovsky’s symphonies of any period are

opulent and technically demanding explo-

rations in form and function. Rich in musi-

cal substance, they correspond to Western

expectations of integrated structure and


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coherence while still displaying qualities of

Russian individuality and range of emotion

within the proudest of Western genres: the

symphony.

In the First Symphony, even the revised

standard version of 1874, the struggle is

obvious: Tchaikovsky had a hard time sep-

arating his concert music from his ballet

music. To find the balance between archi-

tecture and emotion, he had let the drama

of the story unfold within the established

rules of form.

The first movement is subtitled “Dreams

of a winter journey.” The brittle and

light opening string sounds are clearly

influenced by Mendelssohn’s Italian and

Scottish symphonies; the same brisk and

refreshing flute and bassoon duet that

opened the movement now closes it out,

with a sinister and haunting hint of move-

ments to come in the strings.

The beautiful second movement is subti-

tled “Land of Desolation, Land of Mists.”

The extended horn section solo at the end

of the movement builds in momentum,

then drops away to reveal the mist below

as the movement ends.

The third movement does not have a

subtitle, yet if it were written as a ballet,

you could picture young dancers on

stage frolicking in the snow, maybe even

having a snowball fight before they walk

off two-by-two on their way to a party. The

innocence of the third gives way to the

final movement, also without a subtitle.

The opening low bassoon part sets a dark

and mysterious tone for the first section

of the finale. The subsequent allegro

section is a triumphant celebration.

Programmatically, Tchaikovsky is high-

lighting the brilliance of the season, while

compositionally he is showing off his ability

to write successful fugal patterning and

pairing of winds/brass with strings. The

horns and trumpets lead joyful fanfares in

contrast to the low and lugubrious bas-

soon opening, which comes back as a brief

reminder of the darkness of winter before

the final shimmering march bursts forth at

the conclusion of the symphony.

INSTRUMENTATION2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2

bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trom-

bones, tuba, timpani, percussion, strings

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Tchaikovsky was recruited as a music theory teacher when Anton’s brother, Nikolay Rubinstein, opened the Moscow Conservatory of Music in 1865.

We know from his letters and from recollections by his students

that Tchaikovsky wasn’t a very good teacher. However, he cer-

tainly enjoyed an active and varied social life in Moscow, perhaps

even a bit more than his paycheck allowed for since he was

forced to supplement his income during this time with transla-

tions and arrangements.

MORE ABOUT RUSSIARussia’s population growth rate from 1850 to 1910 was the fastest

of all the major powers except for the United States. Between

1850 and 1900, Russia’s population nearly doubled from 60 mil-

lion to 111 million people, but it remained chiefly rural well into

the 20th century.

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* Composed in 1874,

premiered in 1875

(Boston), published

in 1879

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)

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2014/2015 Concert Season

Friday, October 17, 2014 | 7:30 pm Mahan and the “Emperor” Katie Mahan, Piano

Saturday, November 15, 2014 | 2:30 pm (FREE Children’s Caoncert)

Haydn Go Seek with The Orchestra! Madison Oh, Piano

Friday, December 12, 2014 | 7:30 pm Classics, Choirs & Holiday Cheer Simon Su, Piano & Young Voices of Colorado

Friday, February 13, 2015 | 7:30 pm Rachmaninoff to Ragtime Hsing-Av Hsu, Piano

Friday, March 27, 2015 | 7:30 pm Tchaikovsky in Spring Kevin Ahfat, Piano

Friday, May 15, 2015 | 7:30 pmAn American in Paris Lori Sims, Piano

to purchase tickets: Visit LittletonSymphony.org, call 303-933-6824, or email [email protected].

And rural life was harsh; the ancient feudal

laws had been abandoned in the rest

of Europe in the previous century, but

Russian serfs were still completely at the

mercy of the wealthy landowner class. The

Proclamation Law of 1861 freed the serfs

from dependence on the landowners and

granted them both the land and their

freedom. In addition, this liberal reform by

Alexander II gave approximately 23 million

peasants the right to own property and

their own businesses, as well as the ability

to marry without consent.

ABOUT THE MUSICBefore it was completed, Tchaikovsky

shared his first piano concerto with his

boss and mentor, Nikolay Rubinstein.

Rubinstein metaphorically ripped the

piece apart, complaining that it was

among other things: tawdry, plagiaristic,

and unpianistic to the point that it was

impossible to play; a reaction one imag-

ines was less than what Tchaikovsky had

hoped for. Rubinstein further demanded

Tchaikovsky make alterations to the piece,

or else it would never be performed, cer-

tainly not by him. Unshaken, Tchaikovsky

finished the piece, without alteration,

in an admirable fit of stubbornness and

sent the completed work to pianist Hans

von Bulow, who loved it and agreed to

premier it on his upcoming American tour.

Piano Concerto No.1 is an exuberant and

passionate concerto filled with uninhibited

virtuosity. The dramatic and lengthy first

movement is based on a menacing-sound-

ing Ukrainian folk tune titled “Song of

the Blind.” The movement is filled with

extensive technical passages made up of

lush chord sequences and scales.

The second movement opens with a

gentle lullaby tune, the piano part softly

rocking against the orchestra. The second

part of the movement is a rhythmically

complex and mysterious-sounding


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Prestissimo with quotes from a popular

waltz of the time.

The final movement is also based on a

folk tune. A combination of hymn-like

solemnity and more technical wizardry,

this thunderous conclusion shows off

the inherent compositional talent of

Tchaikovsky and the epic nerve and stami-

na of any performer who makes it all the

way through this piece.

INSTRUMENTATION2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons,

4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones,

timpani, strings


A tremendous thank you to the Bauer family for performing at their fifth annual fundraiser! In December, four of the talented Bauer siblings — Alex, Marieke, Heidi and Jonas — performed a brilliant recital raising more than $600 for the Orchestra. We’re honored to have the Bauers as part of our own DPO family. Thank you!!

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• PHONES ON — SOUND OFF! We know

you want to participate, but let’s leave

the music to the pros

• ALL THUMBS Tweet tweet tweet all the

night through, but remember, no talking

during the concert

• Add the hashtag #DPOtweets to your

posts so your neighbors can follow along

• You don’t need a Twitter account to

read our tweets (just visit twitter.com/DenverPhilOrch), but if you’d like to

tweet along with us, you need an account

• “PG” tweets only —

C’mon, we’ve got kids here

TWEET YOUR HEART OUT

#DPOTweets@DenverPhilOrch

During the concert, we live-tweet photos, facts and tidbits about the music you’re listening to. Follow along, share and interact with us and other concert-goers on Twitter.

A FEW RULES…

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CONCERT ETIQUETT E

BE COMFORTABLEThere’s no dress code. From jeans to

suits, you’ll see it all! Wear what you’d

like — you’ll fit in. We love you just the

way you are.

COUGHINGAhem… Try to ‘bury’ your cough in a loud

passage of music. If you can’t, or you

begin to cough a lot, don’t worry — it’s

perfectly acceptable and appropriate to

quietly exit the concert hall. Remember to

unwrap cough drops before the concert so

you don’t create crackling noises.

CRY ROOMChild feelin’ fidgety? We have a designat-

ed cry room at the back of the hall on the

right side of the main level (as you enter

the hall). The room is marked with a sign.

APPLAUSE 101Many concertgoers are confused about

when to clap during an orchestra’s perfor-

mance. Before the mid-19th century, au-

diences would routinely applaud between

movements to show their joy for the mu-

sic they just heard. Around the mid-19th

century, it became tradition in Germany

for audiences to wait until the end of the

piece to clap, sitting silently between

movements. That tradition spread and is

now commonly accepted and taught.

At the DPO, we welcome both traditions.

If you prefer to wait for the end of a piece,

that’s fine. If you want to respectfully show

your appreciation between movements,

we welcome that too. Regardless, we

want you to feel comfortable and focus

on the performance, not confusing ap-

plause rules!

If you are attending your first (or 300th) classical music concert, below are some frequently asked questions to help make your experience more enjoyable.


CONCERT ETIQUETT E

SIT TIGHTThe rumors are true — we’re pretty

informal. But we do ask that you sit tight

and quiet during the performance and

only get up between pieces or during in-

termission as to not distract the musicians

or concert-goers around you.

PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUTYou’re welcome to bring a water bottle

into the hall, but remember “Trail Rules”

— pack it in, pack it out. (This goes for

trash too!)

ELECTRONICSPlease turn the sound off on your cell

phones, pagers, and any other noise-

making device, including vibrate mode.

SOCIAL MEDIAFeel free to tweet, post to Facebook or

take photos without flash. Upload your

pics and comments online — and be sure

to tag us! We’re on Facebook, Twitter and

Instagram @denverphilorch #dpotweets

HAVE FUN!Rules, rules, rules — we know, it can be

overwhelming. The most important rule of

all is to have fun and enjoy yourself. And

then tell all your friends and come back

again and again!

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ORCHESTRA SPOTLIG HT

RACHEL BRADFORDSECOND VIOLINEIGHTH DPO SEASON. Playing the violin

since 1988, Rachel began by performing in

a variety of youth ensembles in the Denver

area under the instruction of Barbara

Rino, including the Denver Young Artists

Orchestra and the Colorado Youth Pops

Orchestra. She attended the University

of Northern Colorado, where she studied

music performance under the guidance of

Dr. Richard Fuchs and Dr. Russell Guyver.

In addition to performing with us, she’s

had the honor of playing with the Littleton

Symphony Orchestra under conductor and

former Colorado Symphony Orchestra

principal cellist, Jurgen de Lemos, and the

Metropolitan State University Symphony

Orchestra. She continues her private

studies with CSO violinist and former MSU

instructor, Bradley Watson. Rachel fills her

weekdays with a full-time job as a senior

tax accountant and lives in Aurora with her

husband Patrick, their daughter, Olivia,

and their two furry dachshunds.

STEVE BULOTATIMPANITWENTY-FIFTH DPO SEASON. Steve

received his first musical instruction in

piano and theory from his grandmother

at an early age. In sixth grade, he began

taking drum lessons and started playing

timpani in high school at the suggestion

of his band director. And in 1981, Steve

taught himself how to play the accordi-

on. Since moving to Colorado in 1980,

he’s played with the Aurora Symphony,

Lakewood Symphony, Littleton Symphony,

Brico Symphony, Denver Concert Band,

and he is the current timpanist of the

Colorado Wind Ensemble. He has a BS

Who are the hard-working men and women behind those music stands? Get to know your orchestra! Each concert, we spotlight a few of our talented musicians here in the program. Tonight, meet Rachel, Steve, Alexis, Ben, Ryan and David —


ORCHESTRA SPOTLIG HT

in Music Education from the University of

Connecticut and an AOS in Electronics

Technology from the Electronic Technical

Institute of Denver. Steve works as a

Customer Support Technician for Micro

Motion in Boulder. Fluent in Lithuanian,

he serves on the Board of the Lithuanian-

American Community of Colorado and

is the editor of their bilingual newsletter.

He enjoys photography and has been a

transit buff for many years. And as a native

of South Bend, Indiana, he’s an avid Notre

Dame football fan.

ALEXIS JUNKEROBOETHIRD DPO SEASON. A life in music was

unavoidable — with a high school band

teacher for a mother and a high school

choir director for a father, Alexis started

playing piano at age 4 and began on the

oboe in fifth grade. She grew up in the

Twin Cities playing in the Minnesota Youth

Symphonies. Since receiving her Bachelor’s

of Music degree from the University of

Denver (under Lawrence Golan’s baton),

Alexis has performed with the Colorado

Wind Ensemble, the Boulder Symphony,

and the Greeley Philharmonic. By day,

Alexis is an account manager for an online

marketing company. Between work and

orchestra rehearsals, she play a lot of

tennis in leagues and tournaments during

the summer and skis most weekends

throughout the winter.

BEN LUEYVIOLAEIGHTH DPO SEASON. Ben has been

playing in school or community orchestras

continuously for 20 years. He started on

the viola in sixth grade in his middle school

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orchestra in California and soon joined the

Oakland Youth Orchestra. While studying

physics at Carleton College in Minnesota,

he played with the Carleton Orchestra.

After college, he moved to Boulder where

he played with the Longmont Symphony

Orchestra and joined the DPO after moving

to Denver. In addition to his undergraduate

degree from Carleton, Ben has a Master

of Science degree in Physics from the

University of Colorado Boulder. Outside of

the DPO, Ben is a physicist at a small com-

pany in Denver where he works on lasers

and electronics to support the laser cooling

and trapping research community.

RYAN SPENCERPRINCIPAL TRUMPETSECOND DPO SEASON. Ryan is currently

pursuing a Master of Music degree in

Trumpet Performance from the University

of Denver. Performing in orchestra, wind

ensemble, jazz band, brass quintet, and

chamber ensembles within the Lamont

School of Music, Ryan also maintains an

active performance schedule with the

Colorado Wind Ensemble and the Boulder

Symphony.

Outside of the trumpet, Ryan composes

and arranges for various large and small

ensembles. Ryan has been teaching brass

at the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps

since 2012, teaches private lessons on

trumpet and music theory, was the sound

engineer for the Santa Clara Vanguard

Drum and Bugle Corps, and marched with

the corps for two years prior, performing as

a soloist and upper lead trumpet.

Ryan received dual Bachelor of Music

degrees from the CU-Boulder in 2008 for

Trumpet Performance and Composition

with a certificate in music technology. He

played in a wide variety of ensembles

including opera orchestra and singing in

choirs, received a composition commission

award in 2007, and the KKY Sophomore

Honorarium in 2006.


After tonight’s concert, join us at

Oblio’s Cap Hill (1225 Logan)for a late-night happy hour! Enjoy concert-themed cocktails and beer & wine drink specials. We’ll see you there! CHEERS!

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snowboarding, hiking, running, cycling,

reading, and sushi.

DAVID WALLACEPRINCIPAL FRENCH HORNEIGHTH DPO SEASON. David received

his MA in Instructional Technologies from

CU Denver, a BA from St. Olaf College in

Minnesota and teaching certification from

Regis University. He has served as the

assistant principal horn in the Colorado

Symphony Orchestra, and has played and

recorded with the Chicago Symphony

Orchestra. His Broadway credits include

the National Companies of Tommy, The

Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon,

and Camelot. He’s soloed with the DPO,

as well as the Northwest Chicago and

University of Pittsburgh Symphonies, and

the Carnegie Symphony Orchestra.

David is in his seventh year as music

teacher at Tarver Elementary. Previous

public education experience includes

teaching choral and instrumental music at

both the middle and high school levels.

He’s been Performing Artist in Residence

at the Denver School of the Arts and for

the Colorado Honor Bands, and horn and

musical theater director at several area

high schools.

David enjoys spending free time with his

children Bud & Kate, skiing, cooking, and

looking for places to build fires. As always,

he continues his silent, yet passionate,

advocacy for bowling as an Olympic sport.

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Ligature Creative Group

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Denver Philharmonic Orchestra February 13, 2015 Concert Program