New PhilharmonicKirk Muspratt, Music Director and Conductor

42nd Season 2018–2019

PianistWinston ChoiKirk Muspratt, Music Director and Conductor

Winston Choi, Piano

Benjamin Nadel, Associate Conductor

Glenbard West Honor String Orchestra — William Ortega, Director

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Saturday, April 13, 2019, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, April 14, 2019, 3 p.m.

Belushi Performance Hall

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PROGRAMSymphony No. 1 in C ............................................................................................... Georges Bizet III. Allegro Vivace (1838–1875)

Glenbard West Honor String Orchestra—William Ortega, DirectorBenjamin Nadel, Conductor

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 22 ........................................................ Camille Saint-Saëns I. Andante sostenuto (1835–1921) II. Allegro scherzando III. Presto

INTERMISSION

Young People’s Competition WinnersCatherine Ramsey, Harp – Saturday

Davis Baldwin, Violin – Sunday

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27 ............................................................... Sergei Rachmaninoff I. Largo — Allegro moderato (1873–1943) II. Allegro molto III. Adagio IV. Allegro vivace

Immediately following the performance Maestro Kirk Muspratt, as well as members of the orchestra, cordially invite you to participate in “Cookies with Kirk” in our lobby, sponsored by Brookdale Glen Ellyn.

PROGRAM NOTESSymphony in C is an early work by the French composer Georges Bizet. According to Grove’s Dictionary, the symphony “reveals an extraordinarily accomplished talent for a 17-year-old student, in melodic invention, thematic handling and orchestration.” Bizet started work on the symphony on Oct. 29, 1855, four days after turning 17, and finished it roughly a month later. It was written while he was studying at the Paris Conservatoire under the composer Charles Gounod, and was evidently a student assignment. Bizet showed no apparent interest in having it performed or published, and the piece was never played in his lifetime. He used certain material from the symphony in later works, however. There is no mention of the work in Bizet’s letters, and it was unknown to his earlier biographers. His widow, Geneviève Halévy (1849–1926), gave the manuscript to Reynaldo Hahn, who passed it along with other papers to the archives of the conservatory library, where it was found in 1933 by Jean Chantavoine. Soon thereafter, Bizet’s first British biographer, Douglas Charles Parker (1885–1970), showed the manuscript to the conductor Felix Weingartner, who led the first performance in Basel, Switzerland, on Feb. 26, 1935.

The symphony was immediately hailed as a youthful masterpiece on a par with Felix Mendelssohn’s overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, written at about the same age, and quickly became part of the standard Romantic repertoire. It received its first recording on Nov. 26, 1937, by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Walter Goehr.

The work closely follows the classical symphonic form in four movements. The first and the last movement are in sonata form.

1. Allegro vivo2. Andante. Adagio3. Allegro vivace4. Finale. Allegro vivace

All four movements of Bizet’s symphony employ devices found in Gounod’s Symphony in D. The two inner movements are strikingly similar in form, rhythm and melodic shape. There are, in fact, so many references, parodies and quotations from Gounod in Bizet’s work that it is likely the young composer was consciously paying homage to his celebrated teacher. Although Bizet’s symphony was closely drawing on Gounod’s work, critics view it as a much superior composition, showing a precocious and sophisticated grasp of harmonic language and design, as well as originality and melodic inspiration. Since it has resurfaced, Bizet’s Symphony in C has far outshone Gounod’s work in the repertoire, both in terms of performance and numbers of recordings.

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 22 by Camille Saint-Saëns was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns’ most popular piano concerto. It was dedicated to Madame A. de Villers (née de Haber). At the première, the composer was the soloist and Anton Rubinstein conducted the orchestra. Saint-Saëns wrote the concerto in three weeks and had very little time to prepare for the première; consequently, the piece was not initially successful. The capricious changes in style provoked Zygmunt Stojowski to quip that it “begins with Bach and ends with Offenbach.”

The piece follows the traditional form of three movements, but allows for more freedom in tempo markings. Normally, the first movement is fast-paced, while the second is slower, but the first movement here is slow and the second movement has a scherzo-like quality, resulting in a form resembling a typical four-movement symphony but lacking the first movement (a form also

Even after the success of his Piano Concerto No. 2 (which won the Glinka Award and 500 rubles in 1904), Rachmaninoff still lacked confidence in his writing. He was very unhappy with the first draft of his Second Symphony, but after months of revision he finished the work and conducted the premiere in 1908 to great applause. The work earned him another Glinka Award 10 months later. The triumph restored Rachmaninoff’s sense of self-worth as a symphonist.

Because of its formidable length, Symphony No. 2 has been the subject of many revisions, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s, which reduced the piece from nearly an hour to as little as 35 minutes. Before 1970 the piece was usually performed in one of its revised, shorter, versions. Since then orchestras have used the complete version almost exclusively, although sometimes with the omission of a repeat in the first movement. The symphony is scored for full orchestra with three flutes (the 3rd doubling on piccolo), three oboes (the 3rd doubling on cor anglais), two clarinets in A and B♭, bass clarinet in A and B♭, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, glockenspiel and strings.The symphony is in four movements:

1. Largo—Allegro moderato (E minor)2. Allegro molto (A minor)3. Adagio (A major)4. Allegro vivace (E major)

First movementThe first movement begins with a slow introduction, in which the ‘motto’ theme of the symphony is introduced and developed. This leads to an impassioned climax, after which a cor anglais solo leads the movement into the allegro in sonata form. Assuming the symphony is performed uncut, this also includes a full repeat of the exposition. In contrast to the exposition, the development is stormy at times and moves through multiple key centers. Only the first subject and central motto theme are used in the development. After a long dominant pedal, the music slowly transitions to the recapitulation in E major, in which only the second subject is recapitulated, but is heavily expanded on compared to the exposition. This device of omitting the first subject from the recapitulation was also used by Tchaikovsky in his second, fourth and sixth symphonies. A coda in E minor concludes the movement fortissimo.

Second movementThis movement really only resembles a scherzo insofar as it relates to the early- to mid-Romantic tradition of symphonic movements, and its use of a typical scherzo form (ABACABA). The movement, in A minor, opens with a lively ostinato in the upper strings. As a fixture in large-scale works by Rachmaninoff, the Dies Irae plainchant is referenced, here in the opening bars by the horns. The B section is a lyrical cantabile melody in C major. The central trio section notably begins with a sudden, tutti, fortissimo chord, and is an example of Rachmaninoff’s mastery of counterpoint and fugal writing, thanks to his studies with Taneyev, to whom this symphony is dedicated. At the conclusion of the movement, the Dies Irae is again stated, this time by a brass choir. The movement ends pianississimo (ppp).

represented by Beethoven’s fourteenth piano sonata). The concerto is scored for solo piano, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, crash cymbals and strings.The movements in the concerto are:

1. Andante sostenuto (in G minor and sonata form) The concerto begins with a piano solo playing a long improvisational introduction in the style of a Bach fantasia. After the orchestra enters, the restless and melancholy first theme is played, again by the piano solo. Saint-Saëns drew the theme from his student Gabriel Fauré’s abandoned Tantum ergo motet. A brief second theme appears, followed by a middle section of increasing degrees of animato. The main theme is recapitulated fortissimo and the soloist is given a long ad libitum cadenza. The Bach-like opening motif returns in the coda.

2. Allegro scherzando (in E-flat major and sonata form) The second movement is in E-flat major and, instead of being a typical adagio, resembles a scherzo. The mercurial piano part is marked leggieramente, and the two main themes are clever and light-hearted. The energetic, delicate personality of this particular movement is characteristic of Saint-Saëns’ musical wit, most famously observable in Le Carnaval des Animaux.

3. Presto (in G minor and sonata form) The concerto concludes by returning to G minor. Like the preceding movement, it moves quickly; this time the form is an extremely fast, fiery tarantella, in sonata form, featuring a strong triplet figure. At presto speed, the orchestra and soloist rush tumultuously along, gaining volume and momentum and finishing in a whirlwind of G minor arpeggios.

The concerto, particularly the second movement, heavily influenced fellow French composer Gabriel Pierné’s Piano Concerto in C minor of 1887.

Georges Bizet wrote a transcription of the concerto for solo piano.

Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27 by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, was written in 1906–07. The premiere was conducted by the composer himself in Saint Petersburg on Feb. 8, 1908. The score is dedicated to Sergei Taneyev, a Russian composer, teacher, theorist, author and pupil of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Alongside his Piano Concerto No. 2 and Piano Concerto No. 3, this symphony remains one of the composer’s best-known compositions.

At the time, his Symphony No. 2 was composed, Rachmaninoff had had two successful seasons as the conductor of the Imperial Opera at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. He considered himself first and foremost a composer and felt that the performance schedule was detracting from his time to compose.

He then moved his wife and infant daughter to Dresden, Germany, to spend more time composing and to also escape the political tumult that would put Russia on the path to revolution. The family remained in Dresden for three years, spending summers at Rachmaninoff’s in-law’s estate of Ivanovka. It was during this time that Rachmaninoff wrote not only his Second Symphony, but also the tone poem Isle of the Dead.

Rachmaninoff was not altogether convinced that he was a gifted symphonist. At its 1897 premiere, his Symphony No. 1 (conducted by Alexander Glazunov) was considered an utter disaster; criticism of it was so harsh that it sent the young composer into a bout of depression.

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PROGRAM NOTESPROGRAM NOTES

Canadian pianist Winston Choi is the head of the Piano Program at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. His professional career was launched when he was named Laureate of the 2003 Honens Piano

Competition and winner of France’s Concours International de Piano 20e siècle d’Orléans in 2002. An inquisitive performer, his fresh approach to standard repertory, and masterful understanding, performance and commitment to works by living composers, make him one of today’s most dynamic young concert artists.

Choi maintains an active international performing schedule. In demand as a concerto soloist, orchestras he has appeared with include the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the CBC Radio Orchestra, the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the East Texas Symphony Orchestra, the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Iowa, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Iowa, the New Philharmonic, the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, La Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia, the Symphony Orchestra of Oak Park and River Forest, l’Orchestre Symphony d’Orléans, l’Orchestre National de Lille, the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and the Victoria Symphony Orchestra.

Known for his colorful approach to programming and insightful commentary from the stage, Choi has recently appeared in recital at the National Arts Centre of Canada,

the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, New York’s Carnegie-Weill Recital Hall and Merkin Recital Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., the Kravis Center in Florida, and the “Cicle Grans Solistes” in Spain. Choi performs extensively in France, having played venues such as the Salle Cortot, Lille’s Festival Rencontre Robert Casadesus, the Messiaen Festival, and the Strasbourg Festival. Frequently in demand throughout his native Canada, his numerous performances can often be heard on CBC radio broadcasts. Recently, he toured Eastern Ontario and Quebec under the auspices of Jeunesses Musicales and embarked on a 10-city Prairie Debut tour of the Canadian Prairie provinces. An accomplished chamber musician, he tours regularly with his wife, violinist MingHuan Xu as Duo Diorama, as well as with the Pivot Chamber Soloists. He has also performed with the Aeolus, Avalon, Philomusica and Spektral string quartets, and is a member of the Civitas Ensemble.

As a dedicated champion of contemporary music, Choi has premiered and commissioned over 100 works by young composers as well as established masters. A composer himself, being involved with the creative process is an integral part of his artistry. He was the first pianist to perform Pierre Boulez’s last version of Incises in North America and made the South American premiere of Luciano Berio’s Sonata for pianoforte solo. He also regularly appears in concert at IRCAM, the world’s most renowned institution for contemporary music. Composers he has collaborated with include William Bolcom, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, Brian Ferneyhough, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Bright Sheng, Christian Wolff, Chen Yi and John Zorn. He is also a core member of one of the country’s most exciting new music groups, Ensemble Dal Niente. A frequent performer on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s MusicNOW Series, Choi has also performed with Contempo and the Fulcrum Point New Music Project.

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Third movementThis movement is in a broad three-part form, and is often remembered for its opening theme, which is played by the first violins and restated both as a melody and as an accompanying figure later on in the movement. This opening theme, however, is really an introduction to the main melody of the movement, which is presented by a lengthy clarinet solo, and is a typical Rachmaninoff creation, circling around single notes and accompanied by rich harmony. The second part of the movement is based on the initial motto theme of the symphony, and in many ways, is a direct complement to the introduction of the first movement, leading to an impassioned climax in C major. After a transition, back to the opening theme, the central melody of the movement is restated, this time played by the first violins, while fragments of the opening theme are heard in the accompaniment. The movement concludes in a tranquil fashion, dying away slowly in the strings.

Fourth movementThe final movement is set in sonata form. The lively, fanfare-like first theme is played by the entire orchestra, leading into a march-like interlude played by woodwind. After the return of the first theme, the first subject is concluded, and transitions directly into a massive, broad melody played by strings. After dying down to pianissimo, the third movement is briefly recalled. Following this, the development section begins, which is in two sections, the first of which introduces new melodic ideas, and the latter of which revolves around a descending scale. The recapitulation initially only presents the first subject, before moving into a dominant pedal, building up to the triumphant restatement of the broad melody, in which fragments of the first theme, motto theme, and descending scale can be heard in the accompaniment. An emphatic coda brings the symphony to a close, with a fortissimo restatement of the brass chorale that appeared at the end of the second movement. The final bars present another fixture of Rachmaninoff’s large-scale works, the characteristic four-note rhythm ending (in this case presented in a triplet rhythm), also heard in his Cello Sonata, second and third piano concertos, and in an altered form in his fourth piano concerto and Symphonic Dances.

The manuscript had been thought lost, until its discovery in the estate of a private collector in 2004. It was authenticated by Geoffrey Norris. It contains material that has not found its way into any published edition. The manuscript became the property of the Tabor Foundation, and was on permanent loan to the British Library.

In May 2014, the manuscript was auctioned by Sotheby’s for £1,202,500.

A section of the symphony’s second movement is used several times in the 2014 film Birdman, and is even used in the trailers promoting it. It is featured as part of a score composed by Mexican jazz drummer Antonio Sánchez.

Parts of the third movement were used for pop singer Eric Carmen’s 1976 song, “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again,” which borrowed the introduction and main melody of the third movement as the song’s chorus and bridge, respectively. As Rachmaninoff’s music was still in copyright at the time (it has since expired in most countries), Carmen was made to pay royalties to the Rachmaninoff estate for the use of the composer’s music, both for the aforementioned song and “All By Myself,” which borrowed from his second piano concerto in its verse. The melody was also used by jazz pianist Danilo Pérez as the main theme of his tune, “If I Ever Forget You,” on his 2008 album Across the Crystal Sea.

Program notes: Edit from Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians and Wikipedia

PROGRAM NOTES PROFILES

In his first months at New Philharmonic, Muspratt instituted a Side-by-Side program for local high school students. Five years ago, Muspratt initiated a popular Solo Competition for Children that results in a child performing at every New Philharmonic concert. In order to involve the community to the maximum, Muspratt has created “Just Ask Kirk™” cards for audience members’ questions and a “Kirkature™” cartoon to help advocate the credo: “Classical music is for everyone.”

Muspratt begins his 18th acclaimed season as music director of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra (NISO). At NISO, he instituted several highly commended programs that included an orchestral fellowship program with Valparaiso University. In 2006, with NISO, he initiated the South Shore Summer Music Festival.

From 1991 through 1996, Muspratt served as resident conductor to Lorin Maazel at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Prior to that, he was appointed as associate conductor to Joseph Silverstein at the Utah Symphony Orchestra (1990–1992). From 1987 through 1990, Muspratt served as assistant conductor to Leonard Slatkin at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as well as music director of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. He was music director of the Alberta Ballet from 1997 through 1999. At the New York Philharmonic, Muspratt has served as a cover conductor.

In addition to his work in Pittsburgh, Utah and St. Louis, Muspratt has guest conducted the orchestras of Los Angeles, Montreal, London, Korean Broadcast Symphony, Detroit, Rochester, National Arts Center, Vancouver, Knoxville, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Hamilton, Victoria, Thunder Bay, New Orleans, Stamford, Binghamton, Lafayette, South Bend, Puchon, Annapolis, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and Baltimore Chamber Symphony. Summer debuts have included the Tanglewood, Chautauqua and

Sewanee Music Festivals and the Banff Center for Performing Arts.

In Europe, Muspratt was assistant conductor in the opera houses of Monchengladbach/Krefeld, Germany, from 1985 to 1987. His American opera-conducting debut came with the Utah Opera in 1991. He returned there to premiere Mascagni’s L‘Amico Fritz. Maestro Muspratt has conducted Die Fledermaus for the Calgary Opera, Faust and Merry Widow for the Utah Opera, Of Mice and Men and Il Barbiere di Siviglia for the Arizona Opera, all to stunning critical acclaim. In addition, he debuted at the Ash Lawn-Highland Summer Opera Festival in Virginia. He returned to Arizona Opera to conduct their production of Dialogues of the Carmelites, to the Utah Opera for their new production of Faust and Amahl and the Night Visitors at Opera Illinois.

In 1983 and 1984, Muspratt was invited to be a scholarship student at the Chautauqua Institute and in1986 was selected as a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival. A year later, he was invited into the Conducting Program at the Tanglewood Festival. In 1988, he was chosen to be one of three conducting fellows for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute at the Hollywood Bowl.

As a teacher, Muspratt has taught at the Conductors’ Institute of the University of South Carolina, the Conductors’ Guild National Workshops, Association of Canadian Orchestras National Conference in Toronto, the Conductors’ Studio at Illinois State University and at Westminster Choir College in Princeton. During the summer, he has often taught a graduate conducting class at VanderCook College of Music and for the last three summers has been teaching at the Northwestern University Summer Opera Seminar. Muspratt recently completed six-year tenure on the board of directors of the Conductors’ Guild.

Already a prolific recording artist, Choi’s debut CD, the complete piano works of Elliott Carter (l’Empreinte Digitale in France) was given 5 stars by BBC Music Magazine. He has also recorded the complete piano music of Jacques Lenot for the Intrada label, having won the Grand Prix du Disque from l’Académie Charles Cros for Volume I. His recording of the piano works of Thomas Adès will soon be released on the Buisonne label. Other labels he can be heard on include Albany, Arktos, Crystal Records, Naxos and QuadroFrame.

Choi obtained his Bachelor and Master of Music from Indiana University, and his DM from Northwestern University. His studies were with Vivienne Bailey, James Tweedie, Menahem Pressler and Ursula Oppens. An accomplished teacher, he is also in demand as a master class clinician and lecturer on a variety of pedagogical topics. Prior to his position at Roosevelt University, he was on the faculties of Bowling Green State University and the Oberlin Conservatory.

Kirk Muspratt (Music Director and Conductor) recently received the 2018 Conductor of the Year award from the Illinois Council of Orchestras. He was also named “Chicagoan of the Year” in classical music by John von Rhein and

the staff of the Chicago Tribune. In honoring Muspratt, von Rhein said, “Ask the delighted adults and kids who this year flocked to his concerts in west suburban Glen Ellyn with the New Philharmonic Orchestra … They will tell you he made concert going an interactive experience that was both enlightening and—are you ready?—fun.”

Recognized as one of the outstanding figures in the new generation of conductors, Muspratt has garnered international critical acclaim as a “born opera conductor” (Rheinische Post), “a knowledgeable musician who delivers superbly controlled, gorgeously shaped readings” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), and “friend to local music” (Midwest Beat Magazine). The Los Angeles Times declared, “Watch him!”

In July 2004, Muspratt was named both music director of New Philharmonic and artistic director/music director of DuPage Opera Theatre. In his last 14 years, productions featured Otello, Madama Butterfly, Le Nozze di Figaro, Il Barbiere di Seviglia, Hansel and Gretel, La Boheme, Faust, Otello, Tosca, The Beggars Opera, Elixir of Love, Turandot, Gianni Schicchi, Cosi fan Tutte, The Mikado, La Traviata and Die Fledermaus.

In 2017 and 2009, New Philharmonic was awarded Professional Orchestra of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras.

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High School, as well as the Northwest Indiana Youth Symphony. He also regularly conducts on the summer concerts at New Philharmonic and the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra.

William Ortega has been the Orchestra Director at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn since 1999. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Clarinet Performance from DePaul University where he studied with J. Lawrie Bloom and John Bruce Yeh. He also holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Education from VanderCook College of Music, where he was a double bass major.

At Glenbard West, Ortega’s curricular teaching duties include the Concert Orchestra and the Honor String Orchestra, Music Theory AP, Guitar 1 and 2, and associate band director. Extra-curricular commitments include leading the Jazz Band and conducting the Pit Orchestra for the annual Theater department’s musical.

As a clarinetist, Ortega has performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, The Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest, and the New Philharmonic Orchestra in Glen Ellyn. As a double bassist, he has performed with The Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest.

In his free time, Ortega is an aspiring dramatic/spinto tenor and has appeared locally with Sinfonia bel Canto, da Corento Opera and DuPage Opera, where he has sung in the chorus and had a variety of comprimario roles.

The Glenbard West High School string program consists of a single curricular ensemble known as the Concert Orchestra, which has about 60 members and meets every day for 48 minutes. The Honor String Orchestra is an auditioned group drawn from these forces and rehearses once to twice a week during the lunch period.

Both chamber music and solo performances are a priority at Glenbard West. All members are placed in a chamber ensemble and work towards a performance in January as part of their final exam with a public performance later that month. Ensembles then have the opportunity to continue their chamber music studies with the goal of participating in local festivals and competitions. Glenbard West ensembles have participated in the University of Illinois Chamber Music Symposium (defunct) and the Northern Illinois University Chamber Music Encounters with the Avalon String Quartet. In March, all string players are required to perform a solo.

The Glenbard West Orchestra utilizes two student conductors who work under the director’s supervision and are able to effectively lead rehearsals/sectionals when the director is not present. Both students conduct a piece of their choosing on the May concert with many former student conductors having gone on to become orchestra directors themselves.

The Honor String Orchestra was invited to perform at the Illinois Music Educators Conference in January 2017 and was a clinic orchestra at the 2018 Midwest Clinic in Chicago.

Having always enjoyed working with young people, he has conducted the Pennsylvania Regional Orchestra and the Pennsylvania All- State Orchestra and most recently the IMEA District 9 orchestra. Muspratt has conducted the Boston University Tanglewood Orchestra at the Tanglewood Festival. Muspratt has been the recipient of numerous awards, among them grants from the Canada Council and the Presser Foundation. In 1983 and again in 1984, he was winner of the Strauss Conducting Prize while a conducting student at the Vienna Conservatory. During his tenure in Utah, he received the first Utah Up ’n Comers Award ever given to a classical musician. This honor was awarded to Muspratt for his work and involvement in the Utah Arts Community. In 1987, he was named winner of the prestigious Exxon/ Affiliate Artists Award.

He began his studies as a pianist in New York with Harold Zabrack and continued his studies at Temple University with Adele Marcus and Alexander Fiorillo. After completing graduate studies, Muspratt was accepted into the conducting program at the Konservatorium in Vienna, Austria.

Muspratt is a native of Crows Nest Pass, Alberta, Canada. He became an American citizen in the summer of 2010.

Last season, he was honored to become a Paul Harris Fellow, an award named for the Rotary International Founder, Paul Harris. For the past two seasons, Muspratt has conducted at the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago.

Benjamin Nadel (Associate Conductor and Principal Librarian) is a classically-trained conductor, pianist, and violinist. Based in Chicago, he is the Associate Conductor and Orchestra Librarian for the New Philharmonic and

Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. He is also an adjunct faculty member at North Central College, where he conducts the Chamber Strings Ensemble. Nadel served as assistant conductor and chorus master at the Midwest Institute of Opera from 2011–2015. He was also assistant conductor at Northwestern University’s summer opera program from 2016–2017.

Nadel began his conducting studies with Dr. Glenn Block at Illinois State University while completing his undergraduate degree. He then went on to receive his MA in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Iowa with Dr. William LaRue Jones. Early on in his studies, Nadel fell in love with operatic conducting because to him, it is one of the most moving and all-encompassing art forms. This passion for opera led him to the Cincinnati Conservatory’s summer opera program in Spoleto, Italy, where he studied with Maestro Mark Gibson. It was after this that he became assistant conductor at the Midwest Institute of Opera, where he had the privilege to work closely with Maestro Joshua Greene of the Metropolitan Opera. Nadel is devoted to understanding the native languages of operatic scores in order to best interpret them musically, so he spent two summers in Italian language immersion, and has a firm command of German as well.

As an orchestral conductor, Nadel has worked with several youth groups and high school ensembles, including New Trier and Stevenson

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Kirk Muspratt, Music Director and Conductor Chair sponsored by Jeanette N. and Renee Giragos, in memory of Dr. Henry G. Giragos

1st ViolinMichele Lekas, Concertmaster Chair sponsored by Sue and Dick LambDebra PonkoGretchen SherrellKristen WiersumMiki SantibanezPaula JohannesenKaren NelsonSam BattistaEmanuel BanEric BatePaula JohannesenEloise Meloni

2nd ViolinMara Gallagher, Principal

Chair sponsored by Dr. Donald E. Newsom, in memory of Dr. Mary Ellen Newsom

Kristen LeJeuneChikako MiyataCaroline SlackMelissa StreidlGina YoungGrace YangKatie Heise

ViolaRyan Rump, Principal

Chair sponsored by Karen L. Dickelman

Sarah TompkinsBill KronenbergNora WilliamsDavid BeytasDorothy WhiteEmma Strobusch

CelloDorothy Deen, Principal Chair sponsored by Nancy and John RutledgeMelissa Bach Chair sponsored by Nancy and John RutledgeClaire Langenberg Chair sponsored by Nancy and John RutledgeNancy MooreAnne MonsonMark LiuIngrid KrizanEllen Frolichstein

BassJudith Hanna, Principal

Chair sponsored by Margaret and Michael McCoy

Michael MeehanJohn RosenkransNicholas Adams

Flute Carolyn May, Principal Chair sponsored by Kathleen YoskoMaria Schwartz Ellen Huntington

Oboe Ashley Ertz, Principal Chair sponsored by Sue and Dick Lamb Melinda GetzAllison Baker

Clarinet Mary Payne, Principal Chair sponsored by Robert and Lynne AndersonBarbara DrapchoJustin Berchtold

Bass ClarinetBarbara Drapcho

Bassoon Dianne Ryan, PrincipalLynette Pralle

Horn Phil Stanley, Principal Chair sponsored by Dr. Donald G. Westlake Elizabeth DeitemyerMary Jo NeherIngrid Mullane

Trumpet Amy Nelson, Principal Chair sponsored by Margaret and Michael McCoyBryant MilletPaul Semanic

TromboneIan Fitzwater, PrincipalRyan Miller Darren Castellanos

TubaDouglas Zelinka

PercussionDavid Victor, Principal Chair sponsored by Jim and Tally Knippen Becca HookWill Champion

TimpaniJames Bond-Harris

Orchestra ManagerPaula Cebula

Associate Conductor, LibrarianBenjamin Nadel Chair sponsored by Jerry and Susan Schurmeier

Personnel ManagerKaren Dickelman

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Dr. Donald E. Newsom, in memory of Dr. Mary Ellen Newsom

Nancy and John Rutledge

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Glenbard West High SchoolWilliam Ortega, Director

Violin IJoshua DiGiacoma, Concertmaster Amy White, Asst. ConcertmasterGabriella DiDomenico Elizabeth BassettAmy WozniakJulia BrosnanKelly May

Violin IIIsmar Cabrera, PrincipalZoe Umlauf, Asst. PrincipalMaya UmlaufBella MainMadeline KirincicGillian DaileyThomas-Shadi Voges

ViolaTimothy Holman, PrincipalMarina Akamatsu, Asst. PrincipalLuisa MetzJack GubbinsKristin KandoMaddie Ahlberg David Gallardo Nemo Cedillo

CelloRyan Morris, PrincipalSofia Iannicelli, Asst. PrincipalEliza Kochert Emily Tate John Goodman Alex Predki Elizabeth Eichin

Double BassChris English

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Refreshments will be served and you will be invited to pledge your ongoing support to the orchestra with a multi-year commitment to the College of DuPage Foundation New Philharmonic Fund.

Please RSVP at (630) 942-2462 or email foundation@codfound.org so we have a baton ready for you !

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 | 7 P.M.MAC BELUSHI PERFORMANCE HALL STAGE

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The Friends of the MAC is a family of people who have decided that a world-class performing and visual arts center should reside in their community. Ticket sales only provide 42 percent of our $3 million operating budget. It is through the support of College of DuPage and through the generous gifts from patrons and local businesses that we can keep art in our gallery and on our stages.

Your gift to the MAC • Brings nationally and internationally renowned artists to our community •SupportsourSchoolStageprogramthatannuallyoffers affordableartsexperiencestothousandsofschoolchildren • Provides students and community members the opportunity to interact with artists • Enhances the quality of life in our community

Without the generous support of the Friends of the MAC we would not be the cultural hub of DuPage County. We gratefully thank our friends and we invite others to join them.

Forcompletedetails,visittheMACTicketOfficeorcallthe MAC at (630) 942-2263 or the College of DuPage Foundation at (630) 942-2466.

Arts Center and MAC-tastic Treat Seats EndowmentsDonors may choose to direct gifts to the Arts Center Endowment or the newly established MAC-tastic Treat Seats — Tickets for Kids & Families Endowment. Donations made to these MAC Endowments, our “savings accounts,” go into principal secured, invested accounts that will provide ongoing support for arts programs and arts accessibility for years to come.

The McAninch Arts Center and the College of DuPage Foundation can also provide you with information on Planned Giving opportunities.

For more information, please contact the MAC at (630) 942-2263, the College of DuPage Foundation at (630) 942-2466 or visit foundation.cod.edu.

Friends of the MAC McAninch Arts Center acknowledges and gives grateful thanks to those donors who have contributed in support of the MAC mission and vision. This list of donors reflects contributions made from July 1, 2017 through January 31, 2019. While we carefully prepared this list we recognize that errors may have occurred. Please accept our apology if you are not properly represented on this list and contact the College of DuPage Foundation at (630) 942-2462 so we may correct our records.

FRIENDS OF THE MAC

Leadership Circle ($5,000 and up)Anonymous (5)Mr. and Mrs. Franz AltschulerAnna BallMr. and Mrs. Earl E. DowlingDuPage FoundationFollett Higher Education GroupG. Carl Ball Family FoundationMr. Deven GoldenJCS Fund of The DuPage

FoundationL.L.BeanMr. and Mrs. Richard Lamb and

the Susan and Richard Lamb Charitable Fund of The DuPage Foundation

Legat Architects, Inc.Margaret and Michael McCoyAlan Peterson, in memory of

Carolyn LevickasNancy and John RutledgeCharles SchlauSmith Financial Advisors, Inc.Mark and Nancy SmithSullivan Taylor, Gumina &

Palmer, PCBjarne R. UllsvikDr. Donald G. WestlakeMark Wight and Eszter

BorvendegMs. Kathleen Yosko

Encore Circle ($2,500–$4,999)Anonymous (2)Lowell and Barbara AndersonJoseph and Betsy BallekBrookdale Glen Ellyn Senior

Living CommunityBuffalo Theatre EnsembleMrs. Clark G. Carpenter

Anita DicksonJames and Marie Drasal and

the Drasal Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

ECOLAB Inc.Ken and Joan FrankKen and Debbie FulksGeorge and Roberta Gilbert

and the Gilbert Family Charitable Fund

Jeanette N. and Renee Giragos,in memory of Dr. Henry G. Giragos

Jim and Sharon HuckMr. and Mrs. James H. Knippen, IIDr. Barbara LemmeMarilyn H. Wolff FoundationMs. Diana L. MartinezDavid and Carolyn MayDr. and Mrs. Harold D. McAninchBill and Nancy MooreDr. and Mrs. Joseph S.

Morrissey and the Morrissey Family Fund of The DuPage Foundation

Kirk MusprattDrs. Donald E. and

Mary Ellen NewsomOak Trace Retirement

CommunityMeri PhillipsJerry and Susan SchurmeierMs. Connie R. Sprovieri

Director’s Circle ($1,000– $2,499)Anonymous (2)Mr. and Mrs. Richard AlbrightRobert and Lynne Anderson

and the Robert and Lynne Anderson Charitable Fund of US Charitable Gift Trust

Ms. Eunice BeckerMilton and Heide BentleyProf. and Mrs. Charles E. BooneRonald and Hope BucherCabernet & CompanyConnie Canaday Howard and

Rex HowardJohn and Pamela DalbyDaniel Edelman and

Fran KravitzEnertherm CorporationMr. and Mrs. Craig GiblinMr. and Mrs. Linsley GrayMr. and Mrs. Robert G. HartmanJeffrey Jens and Ann BoisclairMrs. Patricia JohansenCharlene Kornoski-Du VallKaren and Gene KuhnMr. Larry C. LarsonGil and Lola LehmanMs. Alixe LischettMarilyn and Tipton McCawley, Jr.John and Lynette McCortneyEllen and Daniel McGowanModruson & Associates, LLCJane E. MooreBob and Joan OlachJane OldfieldDorothy O’ReillyHelen PachayParkers’ Restaurant and BarMr. and Mrs. Mark A. PetersonPinot’s PaletteMr. and Mrs. William PodgorskiJeffrey and Debora PonkoRichard and Elizabeth

QuaintanceKelly and Roland RaffelGary and Mary RashThe Rev. Dr. Curtis and

Leanne RolfeJudy Ronaldson

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Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rzym and the Eugene W. Rzym Giving Fund of Fidelity Charitable

Geraldine SmrcinaMarilyn SmrcinaMr. Phil SprovieriMs. Dawn Sullivan AhernTravanse Living at WheatonTheodore M. UtchenDr. and Mrs. E. Jay Van

Cura and the E Jay VanCura MD Charitable Fund of the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

James and Patricia VaryMr. and Mrs. Scott E. VeselyMr. and Mrs. Michael R. WebbBonnie M. WheatonScott and Kristen Wiersum

Ambassador Circle ($500–$999)Anonymous (5)Young AhnApple Matching Gifts ProgramAmelia BarrettMary Ellen and Jack BarryPatricia and Bruce BeckMr. and Mrs. Marco BenassiMr. and Mrs. Martin P. BenderWilliam and Janet BermannKathleen BinnigDr. Brian W. CaputoPaula and John CebulaMr. and Mrs. Paul J. CliftonDon and Anna Mae DaviaGeorge W. and Ann DervisBarbara and George DiGuidoMs. Carol G. EncisoGeorge and Kathryn FairbairnFinances by Design Inc.David and Helen FraserMarilyn FredericksJack and Robin GrahamGinni and ChrisDon and Jackie Hegebarth

John A. HerndonMr. William N. HerrmannJorge and Beatriz IorgulescuJohn and Gabrielle JaquindeJennifer JulienKarl and Lee Ann KarnatzDr. Jean V. KartjeMs. Durema F. KohlThe Lagunitas Brewing

CompanyMr. and Mrs. James F. LongMr. Donald E. McGowan and

Ms. Mary L. PrazakMrs. Melissa Meisch-MercadoDr. and Mrs. John MessittLTC and Mrs. James MilobowskiMr. Charles J. MisovyeJ. C. MorganJack and Marilyn PearsonMs. Melanie PetersDr. Patricia PimentalDr. and Mrs. Hans P. PohlmannGinny and Don RathsA. F. and Cecile RobinsonNancy L. RubyMs. Theresa M. SakDoris and David SchertzKristin and Peter ShulmanSkeet and Laura SkeetAngela SmithMs. Kathy WesselMr. and Mrs. Raymond WielgosWight & CompanyJo Anne Zipperer

Performer ($250–$499)Anonymous (5)Nancy AlluredRenato and Mary BacciRichard and Grace BauerBiff Behr and Lynne RichmanMr. and Mrs. Ralph BertolaciniMs. Claudia BorowskiBroadway in ChicagoMr. and Mrs. William BulgerC.B. Conlin Landscapes, Inc

Greg and Janet ChejfecMs. Cynthia CliftonDiane CooperStephen and Sunday CumminsDempsey-MuskerRobert and Carol DrakeEdwin A. and Gerry DulikJoseph and Frances EraciJames EyreMarcela FanningMr. Douglas FitzgeraldElinor FlaniganUrs Geiser and Mary HobeinGranite City Food & BreweryDr. Eugene G. Hallongren and

Mrs. Dianne J. HallongrenHand & Stone Massage and

Facial SpaMs. Carmen A. Heredia-LopezMs. Jennifer HerethLance HerningAllan Hins and Marilyn WilgockiMark and Darlene HolleMr. Glenn HopkinsMr. and Mrs. Peter D. HorneMr. and Mrs. Kevin R. IlliaMr. and Mrs. Tomas JohanssonKendra ScottMr. and Mrs. William S. KensholMr. John KenwoodVirginia and Charles KlingspornMr. John L. Ladle, Jr.Eileen B. Landau, Fidelity

Charitable Trust, in Memory of Eliot A. Landau and Cateria A. Pryde

Ida LeeR and G LeonaviciusJeffrey MayMs. Susan MazanekMs. Kathleen McCulloughMarty and Marian McGowanMr. and Mrs. Wayne J. MicekNorthern IL Commercial

Association of RealtorsMadeleine PachayByrd and Alice Parmelee

FRIENDS OF THE MAC FRIENDS OF THE MACMr. Thomas PattersonJim and Lorraine PaulissenMs. René M. RichardsMs. Amy RothMs. Lisa Savegnago and

Mr. Ronald A. JohnsonDenson ShopsRichard and Janice StickaMs. Eileen StrongStudent Foundation ISMTACarol and John SturzJanet ThornberyTwo Brothers Brewing CompanyULTA BeautyMr. and Mrs. Adolf Van DrilMs. Judy VogtDon and Lisa WeissMs. Alice M. WilburKathy and Rich WildersMr. and Mrs. Robert Wulffen

Friend ($50–$249)Anonymous (17)Ms. Nina AdamsSue AdamsMichael AikinsMrs. John AndersenMr. Ron AndersonAndrew’s GardenMs. Emma B. Arellano-CabusaoArt Institute of ChicagoMr. and Mrs. Jay J. AugustineAurora Civic Center AuthorityAlyce BarnicleBarone’s Family RestaurantMr. and Mrs. Daniel S. BarszczMichael and Gail BaruchBetty and Bob BeckerMr. and Mrs. Sherif BehnaMr. and Mrs. Ronald N. BenMs. Mary BergKen and Annabel BergmanDaniel and Yolanda BindertBlue Man GroupMr. and Ms. John BorgeMr. and Mrs. James Borus

Mr. Franklin E. BowesRichard BowesJayne BoyleMs. Sharon BrauerMr. and Mrs. George BruceBuca di Beppo Italian RestaurantVerda and Paul BufkinDr. John and Suzanne BuntrockLarry and Laurel BurrittMildred and Harold BurrowEd and Kay BurtonJoseph and Marybeth CampionMs. Amie L. CantarellaMs. Virginia CantuMrs. Ruth CarlsonRuth and Ken CarlsonJim CarstenMr. Joseph CassidyCaterpillar FoundationMs. Natalie CepynskyMr. Robert B. ChasteenMr. and Mrs. Bruce P. ChristensenMr. Michael ChurchMr. Allen R. CiteraMr. Alan L. ClarkMs. Theresa L. ClarkMr. and Mrs. William CleaverMr. and Mrs. Ray F. CliffMr. and Mrs. James M. ConnollyPeggy ConnollyMs. Erica CoppolinoCreme de la Creme BoutiqueMr. and Mrs. Bill P. CurryMr. Steven D. CurtisMrs. Margaret DadyJeanne E. DavikJudy DeckerMr. and Mrs. Michael J. DelaneyJoy and Ron DetmerDevon Seafood and SteakMs. Jean A. DeYoung and

Mr. Frank BurkeMarilyn and Gene DicolaMr. Gary R. DobsonWilliam DonnellyDoubleTree by Hilton Lisle

Naperville

Ms. Jane DoyleWilliam and Kathleen DrennanDrury Lane TheatreMs. Deborah L. DudekEvalee DumasJenny DunbarDuPage Children’s MuseumJoanne EastEataly ChicagoEdie BoutiqueMr. and Mrs. Michael EdwardsElements MassageMrs. Julie A. ElgesExelon CorporationRobert and Linda FairbairnWilliam and Sally Newton

FairbankGeraldine FeketeMr. Joseph P. FerreriMary FitzgeraldSusan FoodyEric and Marilyn ForsFrank Gironda Salon & SpasMs. Judith D. FrazierDr. and Mrs. Richard M. FriedGail FromerJanet R. GahalaMary Jane GarrettPamela and Jerome GiermannGlen Ellyn Park DistrictMr. and Mrs. Glenn GlinkeMr. Mark GodishMr. Michael W. GoettschMr. Eugene GoldsmithMs. Karen Goyak and the

Goyak Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Ms. Kathleen F. GrohMs. Kristina GuastaferriMs. Wanda GustasAnne HackerMr. Stephen HallenbeckMs. Robin L. HallettGeorgia HamiltonMs. Sue HammersmithDiana and Gary HarperRebekah and Rodney Harris

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FRIENDS OF THE MACDr. Susan Harris-MitchellMrs. Jane D. HartopDavid and Karen HaugenMr. and Mrs. Brad A. HausermanDr. Steven L. HavensMs. Nancy HeadenMr. and Mrs. Hashem HelmiMr. and Mrs. James HeltMs. Ann B. HendersonAleene L. Henninger-BoydenMr. Robert HessMs. Judith HigginsRon HiltonPaul and Jessica HollerMr. Joseph W. HopperBruce and Judy HoskinsMr. Lawrence J. HowardStephen and Michelle HujarStephanie IglehartWalt and Vicki IlczynInn at Water’s EdgeMs. Susan InnesMr. and Mrs. James V. JaltuchDave JatczakMs. Marilyn L. JelinekMary JensenEdward and Susan JeszkaMr. and Mrs. Donald V. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Glenn C. JohnsonBernard JokielMr. David P. JordanMr. and Mrs. Steven L. JungDee KaempenMr. and Mrs. Raymond KasparMr. David KassMr. and Ms. Paul KatsMr. and Mrs. Thomas KeiserMr. Lee R. KesselmanMs. Deborah KimminauMr. and Mrs. R. P. KolakUlrike KonchanMarcia A. KoppenhoeferJohn P. and Catherine M. KosMr. Michael KozlowskiMs. Sonia B. KozlowskiKimberly KrauseMr. Brian Krauss

Mr. Karl LangnerGregory and Kristine LarsenLaser QuestMs. Bette Lawrence-WaterMr. and Mrs. Chung LeeMr. and Mrs. Paul F. LeFort

and the LeFort-Martin Family Donor-Advised Fund of The DuPage Community Foundation

Michael LembkeMr. and Mrs. Matthew LemmeMs. Virginia LennonMr. Anthony LettsElaine Libovicz and the Elaine

Libovicz Donor Advised Fund - Edward Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Robert LoizziMs. Theresa M. LongLouise and John MaggittMr. and Mrs. Edward MakauskasMr. and Mrs. Atis MakstenieksEdward J. MallyMadeleine and Ralph MarbachMr. Robert MarksMs. Brandee MartinWilliam and Margaret MatteRichard and Mary Ellen MatthiesMr. and Mrs. John P. MaxsonJames and Kimberley McDonnellLucia and Jim McGinnMs. Jennifer A. McIntoshKaren Micaka and Tom DekantMs. Mary C. MichnaMr. and Mrs. Francis MiesMr. and Mrs. Craig MillerJerry and Brigitte MillerMs. Judith MillerRalph and Nancy MillerColleen and Dale MoirThomas and Carol FateMr. and Mrs. Michael MoonMrs. Marilyn MooreMs. Kimberly G. MorrisThe Morton ArboretumMr. and Mrs. David W. MortonBud and Pat Motz

Ms. Linda MotzJoan MuellerMr. and Mrs. John MurphyMrs. Audrey NadelMs. Barbara NagengastErnest and JoAnne NassosKatherine NorrisBetty and John NorthMr. John L. NortonJean and Joanne OliphantGwen O’LoughlinShirley OrloppMs. Patricia OvermyerAlice E. PackardSarah PackardMr. and Mrs. Maynard L.

Parker, Jr.Mr. C. Alan ParksJames and Christine PattersonMs. Samantha PattersonRobert PendleburyMr. Nick PetrosRohan and Merlyn PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Wayne A. PiccinMs. Helen PierceRoger and Sarah PoeppelMr. and Mrs. Charles PolitoAnna Marie PollMrs. Patricia PolonusPorchlight Music TheatreMary Lou PorterMs. Denise PriceMs. Marilyn PrideRoger and Vivian PschererAlicia and Marshall PufundtTom and Karen PulverMs. Kathryn PurdyMrs. Stephanie QualioMr. and Mrs. Aleksandar

RadovicMr. Herbert RaffelJohn and Mandy RakowMr. William RaymondRealty Club of ChicagoMaryEllen ReedyMs. Tracey J. ReidMr. John Ridgeway

Patricia RoseDuane and Elaine RossMs. Patricia M. RotondiMs. Dani RozekThe Honorable and

Mrs. Richard D. RussoBill and Sharron SailorMs. Laura SamperJaney SartherMs. Barbara ScalzittiMr. and Mrs. William G. ScanlanMs. Lenore SchachtSharol and William SchwassMr. and Mrs. A. C. SchwethelmKen and Trish ScottDr. Thomas R. ScottMs. Elizabeth Shaffer-McCarthyMr. Joseph L. SheehanCapt. and Mrs. Henry SheldonMs. Patricia SkupienMr. and Mrs. James H. SmithMr. Neal SmithMr. Jim SotirakosJean SpitzerDr. Christopher StackEllen and Grier StephensonMr. and Mrs. A. G. StithCarol StoffelConrad and Janet StollMs. Billie S. StraussMelissa StriedlDr. and Mrs. William (Norma)

StronerMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. SuhrburMr. and Mrs. Kennan R. SullivanGrace and Len SwansonMs. Helen B. SzymanskiAnthony and Mona TaylorTerrence J. Taylor and

Maureen Sullivan TaylorVirginia and Jerry ThompsonPaul ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Charles ThurstonMr. and Mrs. James N. TitusTom and Teri TraceyMr. Daniel TrasattMs. Tiffany Tricroce

Ms. Cynthia TrowbridgeMr. Steve TsaiMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. TurekMr. and Ms. Anthony J. VahcicMs. Harriet VakosEugenio and Carmen ValdesVillage Links of Glen EllynMarilee ViolaMark and Ruthe VitaleMs. Jacqueline VlamingMr. and Mrs. Michael VolkLucy and George VorickKay WahlgrenPenelope WainwrightDr. and Mrs. Edward Walsh, D.D.S.Mr. and Ms. Alan S. WalterMr. Tim WardMr. and Mrs. Edward WarmowskiWarren’s Ale HouseWaterleafMr. and Mrs. Anthony J.

WdowiarzMs. Susan WeberJudy WebsterMr. and Mrs. Dennis WeeksPatricia and Richard WeichleMr. Brian WeickMr. and Mrs. John WheatleyWheaton Chamber of

CommerceRobert and Jeanne WhislerLyn and Debbie WhistonMs. Sandra WildermuthMr. Chuck WingeMr. Chris WinstonMs. Eileen WinterMr. and Mrs. Harvey

WischnowskiMrs. Iris S. WitkowskyMr. Justin WitteMs. Rebecca WolvertonJohn YoungDiane Meiborg and

Roger ZacekHelene S. ZarconeMs. Michelle ZiebellMargot C. and Arthur Zwierlein

Corporate and Community Sponsors

Adelle’s Fine American FareArts MidwestBrookdale Glen EllynCabernet & CompanyThe ClubhouseCollege of DuPage FoundationDoubleTree by Hilton Lisle

NapervilleDuPage FoundationFollettGlen PrairieHoulihan’sI Have a BeanIllinois Arts Council AgencyL.L.BeanNational Endowment for the ArtsNothing Bundt CakesParkers’ Restaurant and BarReserve 22Smith Financial Advisors Inc.Sullivan Taylor, Gumina &

Palmer, P.C.Travanse Living of WheatonWeber Grill90.9FM WDCB98.7 WFMT

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MAC Administrative StaffDirector of the McAninch Arts Center .................................................................................................. Diana MartinezMarketing and Donor Relations Coordinator ...........................................................................................Roland RaffelBusiness Manager ..............................................................................................................................Ellen McGowanCleve Carney Art Gallery Curator .............................................................................................................. Justin WitteGallery Assistant .................................................................................................................................... Heidi Holmes Education and Community Engagement Coordinator ............................................................................. Janey SartherDirector of Development for Cultural Arts ...............................................................................................Janie OldfieldGraphic Design and Group Sales Coordinator .......................................................................................Kat Kazmierski Administrative Assistant ........................................................................................................................Mandy RakowAssistant Business Manager ................................................................................................................ Molly JunokasStudent Clerical Assistants ......................................................................................... Awais Qureshi, Karen Robinson

MAC Box Office and Front of House StaffBox Office Manager ...................................................................................................................................Julie ElgesBox Office Assistants .........................................................Julie Good, Rachel Krusec, Kali Sheldon, Natalie WawczakPatron Service Manager ........................................................................................................................... Tom MurrayFront of House Manager ............................................................................................................................Rob NardiniFront of House Assistant .......................................................................................................................Chris Corrigan

MAC Resident Professional EnsemblesBuffalo Theatre Ensemble, Artistic Director ............................................................................Connie Canaday HowardBuffalo Theatre Ensemble, Associate Artistic Director ........................................................................... Amelia BarrettBuffalo Theatre Ensemble, Business Manager ......................................................................................... Bryan BurkeNew Philharmonic, Conductor and Music Director ..................................................................................Kirk MusprattNew Philharmonic, Associate Conductor and Librarian ....................................................................... Benjamin NadelNew Philharmonic Manager ................................................................................................................... Paula Cebula

MAC Design and Technical StaffTechnical Production Coordinator .................................................................................................................Jon GanttTechnical Director ............................................................................................................................ Michael W. MoonCostume and Make-up Design Coordinator .................................................................................... Kimberly G. MorrisAssistant Costume Coordinator and Stitcher ................................................................................... Gretchen Woodley Production Manager................................................................................................................................. Joe HopperAssistant Production Managers ...............................................................Ben Johnson, Elias Morales, Sabrina ZeidlerSound and Lighting Specialist .........................................................................................................Thomas PlummerStage Hands ...................................................................................................................Bobby Bryan, Caitlyn Woods

HOUSE NOTES• Mailing List: If this is your first visit to the McAninch

Arts Center, please stop by our Box Office to add your name to our mailing list or register your email at www.AtTheMAC.org.

• Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theater and are prohibited by our contracts with the artists.

• Smoking is not permitted in the theater or on campus.• For your comfort and security, all backpacks and large

bags must be checked.• Electronic pagers and patrons’ seat locations should be

given to the House Manager, who will notify you in the event of a call. Patrons wearing wristwatch alarms or carrying cellular phones are respectfully requested to turn them off while in the theater.

• Emergency phone number at College of DuPage Police Department for after-hour calls is (630) 942-2000.

• Latecomers seated at discretion of the House Manager.

• Groups of 10 or more may contact Kat Kazmierski at (630) 942-3026 or kazmierskik@cod.edu to arrange for group discounts.

• If you notice a spill in the theater, please notify an usher.• McAninch Arts Center volunteers are people

who assist the house staff in areas of ticket taking, ushering and general management during performances. To get involved, call (630) 942-3705.

• For Americans With Disabilities Act accommodations, call (630) 942-2141 (voice) or (630) 858-9692 (TDD).

• Infrared Assistive Listening Devices: For audience members who desire audio amplification of performances, headsets with individual volume controls are now available. You may check out the headsets at the Ticket Office with a credit card or driver’s license. Underwritten by a generous gift from The Knowles Foundation.