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T H E M A G A Z I N E O F T H E C O L O R A D O S Y M P H O N Y
Volume 13 • Number 3
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WELCOME
Let me start off by expressing a huge heartfelt gratitude to the residents of Colorado and to all of the patrons of the Colorado Symphony for welcoming me to Denver – you all have made me truly feel at home here already.
In my short time as Associate Conductor since the start of the 2015/16 season, I’ve experienced such a wonderful and open community and a truly diverse and thriving arts scene. With this culture, surrounded by such beautiful scenery, I now fully understand why Colorado is one of the most special places in the world. I will say this – as an Australian I am still adjusting to the cold this winter but luckily it’s warm and cozy in Boettcher Concert Hall!
I’m thrilled to announce that I will have the pleasure of conducting my Masterworks performance debut with the Colorado Symphony during the final weekend of Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet on March 18 – 20.
This is especially exciting as 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. To celebrate the life and work of Shakespeare, the Colorado Symphony has programmed Shakespeare-related repertoire for three weekends in March including A Midsummer Night’s Dream on March 4-5 and a special Inside the Score concert on March 11 featuring Duain Wolfe and the Colorado Symphony Chorus.
The Shakespeare Festival ends with Romeo and Juliet in which I’ve worked with the rest of our artistic team to build an exciting program combining the words of Shakespeare with the compositions of Tchaikovsky, Rota, and Prokofiev to create a unique and dramatic Shakespeare performance which features four local actors. It will also feature Bernstein’s American adaptation in West Side Story, one of my favorite pieces, and one that I’ve always wanted to conduct.
It has been an absolute pleasure working with the Colorado Symphony this season and I’m confident it will only get better from here. Thank you again to everyone for welcoming me to your beautiful home. I hope you’ll join me here in the hall again soon.
As we say in Australia to wish someone good luck before a performance – Chookas!
Christopher Dragon, Associate Conductor
Christopher Dragon conducting “The Music Man in Concert” in September.
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“Our new and innovative programs bring the power of music making to our community. The arts are for everyone, and help define our society. Whether it’s through in-school performances, mentoring, the Community Ticketing Initiative, sensory friendly programming, the Geek Series, or Masterworks, my Colorado Symphony brings music to life for everyone. I’m proud to work for an organization with a commitment to community stewardship through the arts. I gave…join me.”
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COLORADO SYMPHONY
ANDREW LITTONMUSIC DIRECTOR
MARIN ALSOPCONDUCTOR
LAUREATE
CHRISTOPHER DRAGON
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR
ANDRES LOPERAASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
DUAIN WOLFECHORUS DIRECTOR
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VIOLINYumi Hwang-WilliamsConcertmaster
The Mary Rossick Kern & Jerome H. Kern Concertmaster Chair
Claude SimAssociate Concertmaster
Yi ZhaoAssistant Concertmaster
Ben Odhner Fixed 4th Chair
Paul PrimusPrincipal Second
Allegra WermuthAssistant Principal Second
Alessandra Jennings Flanagan
Fixed 3rd ChairLarisa FesmireThomas HanulikWyn HartJohn HiltonAnne-Marie HoffmanMyroslava
Ivanchenko-BartelsDorian KincaidKaren KinzieMark LampreyMiroslaw PastusiakErik Peterson Felix Petit + Robert StoyanovDelcho TenevAmy TysonVioletta Todorova+Bradley Watson Tena White
VIOLABasil Vendryes*
PrincipalCatherine Beeson
Assistant PrincipalMary Cowell
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PrincipalAustin Fisher
Assistant PrincipalJudith Galecki
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Assistant PrincipalJohn ArnesenSusan Cahill James CarrollKarl Fenner *Jeremy KincaidSteven Metcalf +
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PrincipalTristan Rennie
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PrincipalCarolyn KunickiKolio Plachkov
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TRUMPETJustin Bartels
PrincipalPhilip Hembree
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PrincipalChair Endowed by a Friend of theColorado Symphony
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STAFFJerome H. Kern
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Chief Financial OfficerAndrew Litton
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Pixar In Concert S P E C I A L
JAN 15-16 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
Side-By-Side with DYAO: F A M I L Y
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Family Concerts for the young {and young at heart!}
Pixar In Concert S P E C I A L
JAN 15-16 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
Side-By-Side with DYAO: F A M I L Y
100 Year Celebration of the U.S. National Parks FEB 6 T SAT 2:30Denver Young Artists Orchestra
Carnival of the Animals and The Story of Babar F A M I L Y
MAR 13 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductorSAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the AnimalsPOULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
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HHere will we sit and let the sounds of music creep in our ears
William Shakespeare, the incomparable musician-of-words, waxed eloquently – and even prophetically – about music and its power to move our souls. For when we sit here in Boettcher Concert Hall, we do indeed let the sounds of music wash over us and warm us with its compelling charms.
And then the…
… soft stillness and the night become the touches of sweet harmony.
Those sweetest of harmonies that emanate from this rounded stage…
…sounds and sweet airs that give delight. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about our ears, and sometimes voices…
Voices that chorus the great words and music of the spheres, joining with the magical musicians of this mighty orchestra.
Such harmony is in immortal souls.
Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, will receive his due applause in his 400th anniversary year with music of the masters, inspired by his own prodigious pen.
Music! Hark!
It is YOUR music of THIS house.
Duain Wolfe, Chorus Director and Conductor, with a respectful nod to William Shakespeare:
The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest
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TThis is a special year for theater goers and artists of every genre, as 2016 is the 400th anniversary of the passing of one of the most iconic and influential artists to ever live — William Shakespeare. The English born playwright would give us 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and more during his lifetime, and has inspired hundreds of years of art since — not only through poetry and plays, but in painting, music, and so much more.
His work has also been the subject of many classical music composers who used his beautiful prose and stories as the foundation of their pieces such as by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, and in more modern compositions as with Bernstein in West Side Story.
The Colorado Symphony’s Shakespeare FestivalThe Colorado Symphony has devoted three programs in March to Shakespeare and his work, starting with A Midsummer’s Night Dream on March 4-5. In this sweeping program, guest conductor Hans Graf will lead guest actor Maureen Thomas and the Colorado Children’s Chorale, together with the Colorado Symphony, through Felix Mendelssohn’s charming and delightful A Midsummer Night’s Dream, including the unmistakable Wedding March.
On March 11, Inside the Score features Colorado Symphony Chorus director Duain Wolfe leading the orchestra and chorus in a musical exploration of Shakespeare’s most captivating lines and characters.
Finally, new Associate Conductor Christopher Dragon will make his Masterworks debut on March 18-20 conducting Romeo and Juliet, the definitive ode to star-crossed lovers. This program, also including the Colorado Symphony Chorus, caps the Colorado Symphony’s Shakespeare Festival with a wide-ranging expedition into the music inspired by the timeless drama including a quartet of actors. It’s no wonder that Christopher Dragon said in his welcome letter how excited he is to conduct this as his Masterworks debut – it promises to be a magical concert experience.
— Seth McNew
March 4-5: Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Nights Dream Hans Graf, conductor; Maureen Thomas, actor; Colorado Children’s Chorale
March 11: Inside the Score: Shakespeare Festival: Colorado Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe, conductor; Colorado Symphony Chorus
March 18-20: Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet Christopher Dragon, conductor; Colorado Symphony Chorus
MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT
Meet Associate Concertmaster Claude SimClaude Sim has been with the Colorado Symphony for more than 16 years and holds the title of Associate Concertmaster. Claude is also a successful chamber musician and has been featured with the critically acclaimed Miró String Quartet, and as violist with the Grammy® Award-winning Pacifica Quartet.
Claude performs Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto
During his hundreds of performances with the Colorado Symphony since 1999, Claude has performed as soloist with the orchestra on many occasions. The Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition concerts on January 29 and 30 featuring Claude as a soloist performing Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto might be the most exciting for him.
“In all of my time here, I don’t think it’s ever been done,” says Claude. “It’s such a rarely done piece and a great opportunity for a fresh take. The piece is really special. The cinematic quality and sound reflect Khachaturian’s background and his Armenian roots. It’s a very accessible piece, the sweeping melodies are memorable and the infectious rhythms are inspired by folk dance.”
Finding new musical perspectives
Claude is passionate about letting his mastery of classical violin translate into many different kinds of music from chamber music, to bluegrass, jazz, and Latin music. Claude even experiments with performing on different instruments and in fact, his guest appearance with the Pacifica Quartet was as violist instead of violinist.
Claude is now in an ensemble formed with two local musicians, and their trio has played for events for the Colorado Symphony, such as Beethoven and Brews, and other events such as jam
sessions and jazz events.
“I try to play with as many varied types of musicians as possible” he says, “to get a different perspective.” He is currently writing original music for his ensemble to explore. Much of the material is rooted in the American jazz tradition, where he writes the main structure for the tunes but keeps space open for improvising. “It’s been a great challenge and joy working with my band to explore all the collective music influences we have. The endless learning process from working with world-class musicians like the other two in this trio and with the entire Colorado Symphony is what continues to inspire me.”
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march 2016Shakespeare Festival: M A S T E R W O R K S A Midsummer Night’s Dream MAR 4-5 T FRI-SAT 7:30 Hans Graf, conductor Maureen Thomas, actor Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic directorTCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Fantasy-OvertureMENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Inside the Score: Shakespeare Festival: I N S I D E T H E S C O R E Colorado Symphony ChorusMAR 11 T FRI 7:30 Duain Wolfe, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
An Evening with Wonderbound S P E C I A L
MAR 12 T SAT 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductorWonderboundTCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Sleeping BeautyTCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Swan LakeTCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
Carnival of the Animals and The Story of Babar F A M I L Y
MAR 13 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductorSAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the AnimalsPOULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet M A S T E R W O R K S
MAR 18-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00 Christopher Dragon, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, directorVAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side StoryTCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Romeo and Juliet PROKOFIEV excerpts from Romeo and Juliet ROTA Love Theme from “Romeo and Juliet”
april 2016Béla Fleck: Return of the Banjo M A S T E R W O R K S
APR 1-2 T FRI-SAT 7:30 Jose Luis Gomez, conductor Béla Fleck, banjoJOHN ADAMS The Chairman DancesVILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 6BÉLA FLECK Concerto for Banjo and Orchestra No. 2
Inside The Score: I N S I D E T H E S C O R E An Evening of Chamber MusicAPR 8 T FRI 7:30
A Symphonic Tribute to Mel Brooks P O P S
APR 9 T SAT 7:30Andres Lopera, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane M A S T E R W O R K S
APR 15-17 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/piano Gabriel Kahane, vocals/guitarBERNSTEIN Fancy FreeGABRIEL KAHANE Crane PalimpsestGERSHWIN Concerto in F
Colorado Symphony Ball F U N D R A I S E R
APR 23 T SAT 6:00
may 2016Copland Conducted By Andrew Litton M A S T E R W O R K S
APR 29-MAY 1 TFRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Andrew Litton, conductor Kirill Gerstein, pianoRICHARD DANIELPOUR Celestial NightRACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43COPLAND Symphony No. 3Please join us for HalfNotes
pre-concert family activities in Gallery 2.
SEASON AT A GLANCE
january 2016All Gershwin featuring New York City Ballet S P E C I A L
JAN 10 T SUN 1:00Andrew Litton, conductor/piano Members of New York City BalletGERSHWIN Overture to Crazy for You GERSHWIN Day Full of Song GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue GERSHWIN Who Cares?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute F R E E C O M M U N I T Y C O N C E R T
JAN 12 T TUE 7:30Andres Lopera, conductor
Pixar In Concert S P E C I A L
JAN 15-16 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
One Singular Sensation: P O P S
A Tribute to Marvin HamlischJAN 23 T SAT 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductorDonna McKechnie, Jodi Benson, Doug LaBrecque, vocals Colorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition M A S T E R W O R K S
JAN 29-30 T FRI-SAT 7:30Jayce Ogren, conductor Claude Sim, violinSIBELIUS Romance in C major for StringsSIBELIUS “Valse Triste” from KuolemaSIBELIUS FinlandiaKHACHATURIAN Violin ConcertoMUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition
february 2016Inside The Score: Holst The Planets I N S I D E T H E S C O R E
FEB 5 T FRI 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
Side-By-Side with DYAO: 100 Year Celebration F A M I L Y of the U.S. National ParksFEB 6 T SAT 2:30 Christopher Dragon, conductorDenver Young Artists Orchestra
Sierra Boggess In Concert P O P S
FEB 13-14 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductorSierra Boggess, vocals Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director
Mahler Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” M A S T E R W O R K S
FEB 19-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30Andrew Litton, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, directorMAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Igudesman and Joo: “BIG Nightmare Music” S P E C I A LFEB 27 T SAT 7:30 Andrew Litton, conductorAleksey Igudesman, violin Hyung-ki Joo, piano
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march 2016Shakespeare Festival: M A S T E R W O R K S A Midsummer Night’s Dream MAR 4-5 T FRI-SAT 7:30 Hans Graf, conductor Maureen Thomas, actor Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic directorTCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest, Fantasy-OvertureMENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Inside the Score: Shakespeare Festival: I N S I D E T H E S C O R E Colorado Symphony ChorusMAR 11 T FRI 7:30 Duain Wolfe, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
An Evening with Wonderbound S P E C I A L
MAR 12 T SAT 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductorWonderboundTCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Sleeping BeautyTCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Swan LakeTCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
Carnival of the Animals and The Story of Babar F A M I L Y
MAR 13 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductorSAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the AnimalsPOULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet M A S T E R W O R K S
MAR 18-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00 Christopher Dragon, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, directorVAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side StoryTCHAIKOVSKY excerpts from Romeo and Juliet PROKOFIEV excerpts from Romeo and Juliet ROTA Love Theme from “Romeo and Juliet”
april 2016Béla Fleck: Return of the Banjo M A S T E R W O R K S
APR 1-2 T FRI-SAT 7:30 Jose Luis Gomez, conductor Béla Fleck, banjoJOHN ADAMS The Chairman DancesVILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 6BÉLA FLECK Concerto for Banjo and Orchestra No. 2
Inside The Score: I N S I D E T H E S C O R E An Evening of Chamber MusicAPR 8 T FRI 7:30
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APR 9 T SAT 7:30Andres Lopera, conductorColorado Symphony Chorus, Mary Louise Burke, associate director
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APR 23 T SAT 6:00
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APR 29-MAY 1 TFRI-SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00Andrew Litton, conductor Kirill Gerstein, pianoRICHARD DANIELPOUR Celestial NightRACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43COPLAND Symphony No. 3Please join us for HalfNotes
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january 2016All Gershwin featuring New York City Ballet S P E C I A L
JAN 10 T SUN 1:00Andrew Litton, conductor/piano Members of New York City BalletGERSHWIN Overture to Crazy for You GERSHWIN Day Full of Song GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue GERSHWIN Who Cares?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute F R E E C O M M U N I T Y C O N C E R T
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Pixar In Concert S P E C I A L
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One Singular Sensation: P O P S
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Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition M A S T E R W O R K S
JAN 29-30 T FRI-SAT 7:30Jayce Ogren, conductor Claude Sim, violinSIBELIUS Romance in C major for StringsSIBELIUS “Valse Triste” from KuolemaSIBELIUS FinlandiaKHACHATURIAN Violin ConcertoMUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition
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FEB 5 T FRI 7:30Christopher Dragon, conductor
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Mahler Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” M A S T E R W O R K S
FEB 19-20 T FRI-SAT 7:30Andrew Litton, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, directorMAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
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MASTERWORKS • 2015-2016
MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 2 “RESURRECTION”
COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDREW LITTON, conductor
SARAH FOX, sopranoKELLEY O’CONNOR, mezzo COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, DUAIN WOLFE, directorTHE EVANS CHOIR, CATHERINE SAILER, director
Friday, February 19, 2016 at 7:30 pmSaturday, February 20, 2016 at 7:30 pmBoettcher Concert Hall
MAHLER Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”
Allegro maestoso: Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ausdruck
Andante moderato: Sehr gemächlich
In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
Urlicht: Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
Finale: Scherzo
This concert will be performed without intermission.
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This weekend of concerTs is graTefully dedicaTed To Merle chaMbers and hugh granT
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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIESANDREW LITTON, conductor
Colorado Symphony Music Director Andrew Litton is the newly appointed Music Director of the New York City Ballet. Mr. Litton also serves as Bergen Philharmonic Music Director Laureate, Artistic Director of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Sommerfest, and Conductor Laureate of Britain’s Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He guest conducts the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies, and has a discography of over 120 recordings with awards including America’s Grammy, France’s Diapason d’Or, and many other honors. Besides his Grammy®-winning Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast
with Bryn Terfel and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, he also recorded the complete symphonies by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, a Mahler cycle with the Dallas Symphony, and many Gershwin recordings as both conductor and pianist. Mr. Litton is a graduate of the Fieldston School, New York, and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School in piano and conducting. The youngest-ever winner of the BBC International Conductors Competition, he served as Assistant Conductor at Teatro alla Scala and Exxon/Arts Endowment Assistant Conductor for the National Symphony under Rostropovich. His many honors in addition to Norway’s Order of Merit include an honorary Doctorate from the University of Bournemouth, Yale University’s Sanford Medal, and the Elgar Society Medal. An accomplished pianist, Litton often conducts from the keyboard and enjoys performing chamber music with his orchestra colleagues. For further information, visit www.andrewlitton.com.
SARAH FOX, soprano
Born in Yorkshire, Sarah Fox is one of the leading English sopranos of her generation. She was educated at Giggleswick School, London University and the Royal College of Music. A former winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award and the John Christie Award, she is equally at home in many musical genres including opera, folksong and musical theatre. Roles at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden have included Micaela/Carmen, Asteria/Tamerlano, Zerlina/Don Giovanni and Woglinde/Der Ring des Nibelungen. Other highlights include Asteria (Munich and Barcelona opposite
Domingo); Zerlina (Glyndebourne and Cincinnati); Woglinde (Salzburg & Aix-en-Provence Festivals); Susanna/Le Nozze di Figaro (Glyndebourne and The Royal Danish Opera); Ilia/Idomeneo (De Vlaamse Opera); and Mimi/La Boheme (Opera North). Her prestigious concert career has taken her worldwide. Highlights include engagements in Denver, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco, Tel Aviv and Tokyo, as well as tours throughout the UK, Europe & Scandinavia.Collaborations include the Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Nelsons and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra/Litton. Other highlights include concerts with Rufus Wainwright & with the John Wilson Orchestra. She is also a highly accomplished recitalist with a particular affinity for French Song. Her discography includes Il re pastore/Aminta (Classical Opera Company), The Cole Porter Songbook, Poulenc Songs and Mahler’s 4th Symphony (Philharmonia/Mackerras) for Signum/Signum Classics; Vaughan Williams’ 3rd Symphony (Halle/Elder) for the Halle label; Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem (Colorado Symphony Orchestra/Litton) and Poulenc Songs (with Graham Johnson) for Hyperion; “That’s Entertainment” (John Wilson Orchestra) for EMI classics; and “Cole Porter in Hollywood” (JWO) for Warner Classics.
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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIESKELLEY O’CONNOR, mezzo-soprano
Possessing a voice of uncommon allure, musical sophistication far beyond her years, and intuitive and innate dramatic artistry, the Grammy® Award-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor has emerged as one of the most compelling performers of her generation. She appears with many of the world’s foremost orchestras and has created meaningful artistic relationships with such eminent conductors and directors as Gustavo Dudamel, Iván Fischer, Louis Langrée, Donald Runnicles, Peter Sellars, Robert Spano, and Franz Welser-Möst. Her discography includes Golijov’s
Ainadamar and Lieberson’s Neruda Songs with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony as well as Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra. www.kelleyoconnor.com
DUAIN WOLFE, Colorado Symphony Chorus, director
Recently awarded two Grammys® for Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Recording, Duain Wolfe is founder and Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus and Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. This year marks Wolfe’s 31st season with the Colorado Symphony Chorus. The Chorus has been featured at the Aspen Music Festival for over two decades. Wolfe, who is in his 21st season with the Chicago Symphony Chorus has collaborated with Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, and the late Sir George Solti on numerous recordings including Wagner’s Die
Meistersinger, which won the 1998 Grammy® for Best Opera Recording. Wolfe’s extensive musical accomplishments have resulted in numerous awards, including an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Denver, the Bonfils Stanton Award in the Arts and Humanities, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline and the Michael Korn Award for the Development of the Professional Choral Art. Wolfe is also founder of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, from which he retired in 1999 after 25 years; the Chorale celebrated its 40th anniversary last season. For 20 years, Wolfe also worked with the Central City Opera Festival as chorus director and conductor, founding and directing the company’s young artist residence program, as well as its education and outreach programs. Wolfe’s additional accomplishments include directing and preparing choruses for Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, the Bravo!Vail Festival, the Berkshire Choral Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Grand Teton Music Festival. He has worked with Pinchas Zuckerman as Chorus Director for the Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra for the past 13 years.
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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIESCATHERINE SAILER, The Evans Choir, director
Catherine Sailer, Director of Choral Studies at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music, conducts the Lamont Chorale, Lamont Women’s Chorus, and the independent chamber choir, the Evans Choir. She is also the Associate Conductor of the Colorado Ballet Orchestra. Conducting credits include the Santa Fe Symphony, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Beijing Symphony, National Opera of China, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Orchestra, Central City Opera, Bravo! Vail Valley Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Oregon Bach Festival Chorus and Orchestra,
Madrigal Vocale (Brazil), Rheinpfalz International Choir, and the Shanghai International Choral League. She has collaborated as conductor or chorus master with singers William Warfield and Marilyn Horne and conductors Bramwell Tovey, Robert Spano, Ed Spanjaard, Eric Whitacre, Victor Yampolsky, Marius Szmolig, Stephen Alltop, David Amram, Tan Dun, David Fanshawe, and Marin Alsop, and prepared choruses for performances with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Aspen Festival Orchestra, and Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra. Catherine Sailer received the Doctor of Music with honors in conducting from Northwestern University and the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance and Conducting from the University of Denver. She is president of Colorado ACDA, and was selected as an ICEP exchange fellow to China. She was named the winner of the Robert Shaw Fellowship in 2005, chosen by Chorus America and supported by Warner Brothers and the National Endowment for the Arts. Her other awards include first place at the American Choral Director’s Association Conducting Competition.
COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS
2015/16 Colorado Symphony season marks the 32nd year of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, the chorus has grown over the past three decades into a nationally respected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of 180 volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances (more than 25 this year alone), and radio and television broadcasts.The Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival, performing many great masterworks under the baton of notable conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murry Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano and David Zinman. The Colorado Symphony Chorus is featured on a recent Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. In 2009, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the chorus, Duain Wolfe conducted the chorus on a three-country, two-week concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl and Prague. The Chorus will return to Europe in 2016 for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg and Munich. The Colorado Symphony continues to be grateful for the excellence and dedication of this remarkable all-volunteer ensemble. For an audition appointment, call 303.308.2483.
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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIESCOLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS ROSTER
Duain Wolfe, Founding Director and Conductor; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Conductor;Travis Branam, Assistant Conductor; Taylor Martin, Staff Conductor;Eric Israelson, Chorus Manager; Barbara Porter, Associate ManagerBrian Dukeshier, Joshua Sawicki, Danni Snyder, Accompanists
Soprano IJamie BrownLindsay R. CampbellDenelda CauseyLeEtta H. ChoiGretchen ColbertKaylin E. DanielsLaura DukeshierKate A. EmerichJenifer D. GileLori C. GillSusan GraberJennifer HarpelLynnae C. HinkleyAngela M. HuppShelley E. JoyMary E. KirschnerKrista KuhnMarina KushnirCathy LookAnne MaupinStephanie MedemaWendy L. MoraskieBarbara A. PorterLori A. RopaKelly G. RossKathi RudolphCamilia SchawelRoberta A. SladovnikStephanie A. SolichNicole J. SteginkJudy TateCourtney WilliamsCara Young
Soprano IIJude BlumAlex S. BowenAthanasia ChristusRuth A. CoberlyKerry H. CoteClaudia DakkouriEsther J. GrossLisa D. KraftErin MontigneChristine M. NyholmJeannette R. O’NanKim PflugDonneve S. RaeRebecca E. Rattray
Shirley J. RiderNancy C. SaddlerLynne M. SnyerStacey L. TravisSusan Von RoedernMarcia L. WalkerSherry L. WeinsteinSandy Woodrow
Alto IPriscilla P. AdamsLois F. BradyEmily M. BranamKimberly BrownAmy BuesingClair T. ClausonJayne M. ConradJane A. CostainSheri L. DanielAubri K. DunkinKirsten D. FranzSharon R. GayleyGabriella D. GroomPat GuittarEmily HallerMelissa J. HolstKaia M. HoopesCarol E. HorleAnnie KolstadDeanna KraftSusan McWatersLeah MeromyKristen NordenholzGinny PassothMary B. ThayerPat VirtueHeather Wood
Alto IIKay A. BootheCass ChatfieldMartha E. CoxBarbara DeckJoyce DominguezCarol A. EslickDaniela GoldenHansi HoskinsOlivia IsaacBrandy H. JacksonEllen D. Janasko
Janice KiblerCarole A. LondonJoanna MaltzahnBarbara MarchbankKelly T. McNultyBeverly MendicelloLeslie M. NittoliKali PaguiriganLisa PakPamela R. ScoorosLisa TownsendGinny Trierweiler
Tenor IJames DeMarcoDustin DouganBrian DukeshierJoel C. GeweckeFrank Gordon, Jr.Forrest Guittar, Jr.Chris E. HassellDavid K. HodelRichard A. MoraskieGarvis J. MuesingTimothy W. NicholasWilliam J. O’DonnellWilliam G. ReileyRyan WallerKenneth A. Zimmerman
Tenor IIGary E. BabcockMac BradleyDusty R. DaviesStephen C. DixonRoger FuehrerJohn H. GaleKenneth E. KolmTaylor S. MartinBrandt J. MasonStephen J. MeswarbTom A. MilliganRonald L. RuthJerry E. SimsJeffrey P. Wolf
Bass IJohn G. AdamsTravis D. BranamGrant H. CarltonGeorge CowenRobert E. DrickeyBenjamin EickhoffCorey FalterMatthew GrayDouglas D. HesseDonald HumeThomas J. JirakNalin J. MehtaKenneth QuarlesTrevor B. RutkowskiDavid R. StruthersDuane WhiteBenjamin WilliamsBrian W. Wood
Bass IIBob FriedlanderDan GibbonsChris GrossmanEric W. IsraelsonTerry L. JacksonRoy A. KentMike A. KraftRobert F. Millar, Jr.Kenneth MoncrieffGreg A. MorrisonEugene J. NuccioJohn R. PhillipsRussell R. SkillingsWil W. SwansonTom G. Virtue
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MASTERWORKS BIOGRAPHIESTHE EVANS CHOIR
The Evans Choir is a chamber choir made up of professional singers and conductors in the Denver area committed to performing and promoting choral music at the highest level. Under the direction of founder-conductor Catherine Sailer, the ensemble performs a wide variety of repertoire, from the Renaissance to the Avant-Garde. The Evans Choir has collaborated in productions with the New York Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Central City Opera, Asian Performing Arts of Colorado, Colorado Ballet, Christopher O’Reily, Josh Groban, the Playground Ensemble, Quattro Mani, Star Wars in Concert National Tour, Joseph Galema, and composers Tan Dun and Morten Lauridsen. Festival appearances include the Bravo! Vail Valley Festival, the Aspen Music Festival and the LA premiere of Poet Li Bai. The choir is named after Evans Chapel, where members of the choir performed together in Sailer’s first conducting recital, and the beautiful Mt. Evans.
THE EVANS CHOIR ROSTERSoprano Lydia ArenasSharon BillingsClelyn BrownMegan BunessGracie CarrJennifer FergusonJoanna FlemingClaire HeCathy SchulzeKaitlin SmithAna Spadoni
AltoKrista BeckmanPiper BrownFaith Goins Hannah GreeneCarolyn HoffmanSkye SavageHeidi SchmidtDanica SmithMyranda Whitesides
TenorNick CapozzolaKevin GwinnBlake Nawa’aMatthew StewartAmra Tomsic
BassLucas AlexanderSam BairdWilliam BarksdaleRich DunstonJohn HetzlerConrad KehnRyan KozakJody ManfordZeky NadjiPaul Zink
Carnival of the Animals and the Story of BabarMAR 13 T SUN 1:00Andres Lopera, conductor SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals POULENC The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTESGUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911): Symphony No. 2 for Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, “Resurrection”Gustav Mahler was born on July 7, 1860 in Kalischt, Bohemia, and died on May 18, 1911 in Vienna. The Symphony No. 2 was composed between 1888 and 1894. Richard Strauss conducted the Berlin Philharmonic in the work’s first three movements on March 4, 1895. Mahler himself led the first complete performance later that year, on December 13th in Berlin. doubling English horn), E-flat clarinet, four clarinets (3rd doubling bass clarinet, 4th doubling E-flat clarinet), four bassoons (4th doubling contrabassoon), six horns, six trumpets, four trombones, tuba, two timpani, percussion, two harps, organ, and strings, plus an offstage band of four horns, four trumpets, timpani, percussion; soprano and mezzo-soprano soloists, and chorus. The last performance by the orchestra was on June 5-7, 2009, with Jeffrey Kahane conducting.
In August 1886, the distinguished conductor Arthur Nikisch, later music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, appointed the 26-year-old Gustav Mahler as his assistant at the Leipzig Opera. At Leipzig, Mahler met Carl von Weber, grandson of the composer, and the two worked on a new performing edition of the virtually forgotten Weber opera Die drei Pintos (“The Three Pintos,” two being impostors of the title character). Following the premiere of Die Drei Pintos, on January 20, 1888, Mahler attended a reception in a room filled with flowers. This seemingly beneficent image played on his mind, becoming transmogrified into nightmares and waking visions, almost hallucinations, of himself on a funeral bier surrounded by floral wreaths.
The First Symphony was completed in March 1888 and its successor was begun almost immediately. Mahler, spurred by the startling visions of his own death, conceived the new work as a tone poem entitled Totenfeier (“Funeral Rite”). The title was apparently taken from the translation by the composer’s close friend Siegfried Lipiner, titled Totenfeier, of Adam Mickiewicz’s Polish epic Dziady. Though he inscribed his manuscript, “Symphony in C minor/First Movement,” Mahler had no idea at the time what sort of music would follow Totenfeier, and he considered allowing the movement to stand as an independent work.
The next five years were ones of intense professional and personal activity for Mahler. He resigned from the Leipzig Opera in May 1888 and applied for posts in Karlsruhe, Budapest, Hamburg and Meiningen. To support his petition for this last position, he wrote to Hans von Bülow, director at Meiningen until 1885, to ask for his recommendation, but the letter was ignored. Richard Strauss, however, the successor to Bülow at Meiningen, took up Mahler’s cause on the evidence of his talent furnished by Die Drei Pintos and his growing reputation as a conductor of Mozart and Wagner. When Strauss showed Bülow the score for the Weber/Mahler opera, Bülow responded caustically, “Be it Weberei or Mahlerei [puns in German on ‘weaving’ and ‘painting’], it makes no difference to me. The whole thing is a pastiche, an infamous, out-of-date bagatelle. I am simply nauseated.” Mahler, needless to say, did not get the job at Meiningen, but he was awarded the position at Budapest, where his duties began in October 1888.
In 1891, Mahler switched jobs once again, this time leaving Budapest to join the prestigious Hamburg Opera as principal conductor. There he encountered Bülow, who was director of the Hamburg Philharmonic concerts. Bülow had certainly not forgotten his earlier low estimate of Mahler the composer, but after a performance of Siegfried he allowed that “Hamburg has now acquired a simply first-rate opera conductor in Mr. Gustav Mahler.” Encouraged by Bülow’s admiration of his conducting, Mahler asked for his comments on the still-unperformed Totenfeier. Mahler described their encounter:
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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES“When I played my Totenfeier for Bülow, he fell into a state of extreme nervous tension,
clapped his hands over his ears and exclaimed, ‘Beside your music, Tristan sounds as simple as a Haydn symphony! If that is still music then I do not understand a single thing about music!’ We parted from each other in complete friendship, I, however, with the conviction that Bülow considers me an able conductor but absolutely hopeless as a composer.”
Mahler, who throughout his career considered his composition more important than his conducting, was deeply wounded by this behavior, but he controlled his anger out of respect for Bülow, who had extended him many kindnesses and become something of a mentor. Bülow did nothing to quell his doubts about the quality of his creative work, however, and Mahler, who had written nothing since Totenfeier three years before, was at a crisis in his career as a composer.
A year after Bülow’s withering criticisms Mahler found inspiration to compose again in a collection of German folk poems by Ludwig Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano called Des Knaben Wunderhorn (“The Youth’s Magic Horn”). He had known these texts since at least 1887, and in 1892 set four of them for voice and piano, thereby renewing some of his creative self-confidence. The following summer, when he was free from the pressures of conducting, he took rustic lodgings in the village of Steinbach on Lake Attersee in the lovely Austrian Salzkammergut, near Salzburg, and it was there that he resumed work on the Second Symphony, five years after the first movement had been completed. Without a clear plan as to how they would fit into the Symphony’s overall structure, he used two of the Wunderhorn songs from the preceding year as the bases for the internal movements of the piece. On July 16th, he completed the orchestral score of the Scherzo, derived from Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt, a cynical poem about St. Anthony preaching a sermon to the fishes, who, like some human congregations, return to their fleshly ways as soon as the holy man finishes his lesson. Only three days later, Urlicht (“Primal Light”) for mezzo-soprano solo was completed; by the end of the month, the Andante, newly conceived, was finished.
By late summer 1893, the first four movements of the Symphony were finished, but Mahler was still unsure about the work’s ending. The finality implied by the opening movement’s “Funeral Rite” seemed to allow no logical progression to another point of climax. As a response to the questions posed by the first movement, he envisioned a grand choral close for the work, much in the manner of the triumphant ending of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. “My experience with the last movement of my Second Symphony was such that I literally ransacked world literature, even including the Bible, to find the redeeming word.” Still, no solution presented itself.
In December 1892, Bülow’s health gave out and he designated Mahler to be his successor as conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic concerts. A year later Bülow went to Egypt for treatment but died suddenly at Cairo on February 12, 1894. Mahler was deeply saddened by the news. He met with Josef Förster the same day and played through the Totenfeier with such emotion that his friend was convinced it was offered “in memory of Bülow.” Förster described the memorial service at Hamburg’s St. Michael Church: “Mahler and I were present at the moving farewell.... The strongest impression to remain was that of the singing of the children’s voices. The effect was created not just by Klopstock’s profound poem [Auferstehen — ‘Resurrection’] but by the innocence of the pure sounds issuing from the children’s throats. The funeral procession started. At the Hamburg Opera, where Bülow had so often delighted the people, he was greeted by the funeral music from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung [conducted by Mahler].
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MASTERWORKS PROGRAM NOTES“Outside the Opera, I could not find Mahler. But that afternoon I hurried to his apartment as
if to obey a command. I opened the door and saw him sitting at his writing desk. He turned to me and said: ‘Dear friend, I have it!’ I understood: ‘Auferstehen, ja auferstehen wirst du nach kurzen Schlaf.’ I had guessed the secret: Klopstock’s poem, which that morning we had heard from the mouths of children, was to be the basis for the finale of the Second Symphony.” On June 29, 1894, three months later, Mahler completed his monumental “Resurrection” Symphony, six years after it was begun.
Mahler once wrote, “What is best in music is not to be found in the notes.” Music, he believed, reflected the greatest thoughts of man, and the creative musician needed to bring to his work not only a technical skill but also the best qualities of a man of letters, a philosopher and a painter. There was no higher calling in Mahler’s world than the one to which he had been summoned. “What one makes music out of is still the whole — that is, the feeling, thinking, suffering human being,” he wrote to his protégé Bruno Walter. Mahler’s symphonies, especially those incorporating the sung word, carry transcendent messages of hope, as though, wrote Philip Barford, “In the background of his mind there seems always to be the image of a ladder up which humanity can climb to heaven.” After the funeral rite of the Second Symphony’s opening (and the two intervening intermezzo-like movements), the surpassingly beautiful Urlicht for mezzo-soprano soloist, with its symbolism of holy light leading the soul out of the darkness of death, serves to introduce the vision of resurrection — the resurrection of the body in Klopstock’s poem and the transfiguration of the spirit as it soars toward eternal light in verses added by Mahler.
The composer himself gave the following guide to the unfolding of this epochal Symphony: “1st movement. We stand by the coffin of a well-loved person. His life, struggles, passions
and aspirations once more, for the last time, pass before our mind’s eye. — And now in this moment of gravity and of emotion which convulses our deepest being, our heart is gripped by a dreadfully serious voice which always passes us by in the deafening bustle of daily life: What now? What is this life — and this death? Do we have an existence beyond it? Is all this only a confused dream, or do life and this death have a meaning? — And we must answer this question if we are to live on.
“2nd movement — Andante (in the style of a Ländler). You must have attended the funeral of a person dear to you and then, perhaps, the picture of a happy hour long past arises in your mind like a ray of sun undimmed — and you can almost forget what has happened.
“3rd movement — Scherzo, based on Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt. When you awaken from the nostalgic daydream [of the preceding movement] and you return to the confusion of real life, it can happen that the ceaseless motion, the senseless bustle of daily activity may strike you with horror. Then life can seem meaningless, a gruesome, ghostly spectacle, from which you may recoil with a cry of disgust!
“4th movement — Urlicht (mezzo-soprano solo). The moving voice of naïve faith sounds in our ear: I am of God, and desire to return to God! God will give me a lamp, will light me to eternal bliss!
“5th movement. We again confront all the dreadful questions and the mood of the end of the first movement. The end of all living things has come. The Last Judgment is announced and the ultimate terror of this Day of Days has arrived. The earth quakes, the graves burst open, the dead rise and stride hither in endless procession. Our senses fail us and all consciousness fades away at the approach of the eternal Spirit. The ‘Great Summons’ resounds: the trumpets of the
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apocalypse call. Softly there sounds a choir of saints and heavenly creatures: ‘Rise again, yes, thou shalt rise again.’ And the glory of God appears. All is still and blissful. And behold: there is no judgment; there are no sinners, no righteous ones, no great and no humble — there is no punishment and no reward! An almighty love shines through us with blessed knowing and being.”
©2015 Dr. Richard E. Rodda
Urlicht (“Primal Light”)
O Röschen rot! Oh red rose!Der Mensch liegt in grösster Not! Man lies in deepest need,Der Mensch liegt in grösster Pein! Man lies in deepest pain.Je lieber möcht’ ich im Himmel sein! Much would I rather be in heaven!
Da kam ich auf einen breiten Weg: Then I came onto a broad path:Da kam ein Engelein und wollt’ mich abweisen! An angel came and wanted to send me away.Ach nein! Ich liess mich nicht abweisen! Ah, no! I would not be sent away.Ich bin von Gott und will wieder zu Gott! I am from God and will return to God!Der liebe Gott wird mir ein Lichtchen geben, Dear God will give me a light,Wird leuchten mir in das ewig selig Leben! Will illumine me to eternal, blessed life!
* * *
Chorus and Soprano
Aufersteh’n, ja aufersteh’n wirst du, Rise again, yes you will rise again,mein Staub, nach kurzer Ruh: my dust, after a short rest:Unsterblich Leben Immortal lifewird der dich rief dir geben. will He who called you grant to you.
Wieder aufzublüh’n wirst du gesät! To bloom again you are sown!Der Herr der Ernte geht The Lord of the harvest goesund sammelt Garben and gathers sheaves,uns ein, die starben! even us, who died!
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Mezzo-Soprano
O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube, O believe, my heart, o believe,es geht dir nichts verloren! Nothing will be lost to you!Dein ist, was du gesehnt, What you longed for is yours,dein was du geliebt, Yours, what you have loved,was du gestritten! what you have struggled for!
O glaube, O believe,du warst nicht umsonst geboren! You were not born in vain!Hast nicht umsonst gelebt, You have not lived in vain,gelitten! Suffered in vain!
Chorus
Was entstanden ist, What was createddas muss vergehen! must pass away!Was vergangen, aufersteh’n! What has passed away must rise!Hör auf zu beben! Cease trembling!Bereite dich zu leben! Prepare yourself to live!
Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano
O Schmerz! Du Alldurchdringer, O suffering! You that pierce all things,dir bin ich entrungen! From you have I been wrested!O Tod! Du Allbezwinger, O death! You that overcome all things,nun bist du bezwungen! now you are overcome!Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen, With wings that I have won for myselfin heissem Liebesstreben, in the fervent struggle of love,werd’ ich entschweben I shall fly awayzum Licht, zu dem kein Aug’ gedrungen! to the light which no eye has pierced.
Chorus
Sterben werd’ ich, um zu leben! I shall die in order to live!
Soloists and Chorus
Aufersteh’n, ja aufersteh’n wirst du, Rise again, yes you will rise again,mein Herz, in einem Nu! my heart, in the twinkling of an eye!Was du geschlagen, What you have conqueredzu Gott wird es dich tragen! will carry you to God!
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McClellandDr. Jerrald McCollumMaryKate McCutcheonLori McDermottNina and Rex McGeheeMrs. Bridget McNeilMr. and Mrs. Charles Metzger
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COMMUNITY SUPPORTMHA Petroleum Consultants,
LLCFlora and Morris Mizel
FoundationMr. William MohrmanElizabeth MontgomeryKelvin and Sara MooreMrs. Patty H. MooreMr. Douglas G. and
Dr. Laura B. MoranPeggy MorganJames and Karin MoteMrs. Terry S. MurphyMr. and Mrs. James NalvenElizabeth Frank and
Harry NewmanPaul and Barbara NicholasMs. Decker SwannMr. and Mrs. Alan F. NiesSchubert M. OgdenOracle Matching Gifts
ProgramJohn and Mary Ann ParfreySusan S. ParkhurstMr. Gregory A. ParsonsGinny PassothMr. and Mrs. Gordon
PetersonMr. and Mrs. George C.
PickeringFred and Connie PlattMs. Sally G. PlummerMary and Bernard PolakMr. Dan PooleDiana Poole and Steve LassMr. and Mrs. H.W. PraetoriusRobert and Sarah PrzekwasMr. Frank QuamenMr. Paul G. QuinnMs. Alice QuiricoDick RamseyRichard M. RandallRalph and Inky RatcliffMs. Joan RatzMs. Julia RawlingsMelinda H. ReedWilliam and Suzanne ReedDavid and Jennifer ReineckeRobert B. RenfroRussell ReynoldsMaxine and Ed RichardNancy and Gene RichardsLinda A. Rickard- AckermanDr. Susan B. RifkinDr. Gregory Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Roberts
Mr. Phil Rock and Ms. Pamela L. Page
Mr. Bernie Rogoff and Ms. Jean Greenberg
Anthony RomeoMr. and Mrs. Brian RoseBernard and Beverly RosenJudith and Allan RosenbaumMr. and Mrs. Jack RossMary Ann RossMolly O. RossRoss Double BassJennifer RoweStan and Betty RudeenMr. Alan RudolphJudy and Ron RuthStanley and Karen SalimanMr. and Mrs. Clayton SandtMr. Al SardelloDr. Donald W. Schiff, M.D.Mr. Gary SchneiderMs. Shirley A. ScottMr. John D. SearsMr. David SeelandFloy SeniorMs. Barbara ServisBarbara and Bob ShakleeBarbara SharpCharles and Shirley Anne
SheetsDavid and Patricia SheltonBobbi and Gary SiegelMr. and Mrs. Sid SmithStephen A. & Marsha SmithSocial VetsSouth Suburban Music
Teachers AssociationMrs. Susan SpanglerDr. Leroy Stahlgren and
Ms. Diana LeeMr. and Mrs. Paul C. StankoTim Steele and Inge La CourNicole J. SteginkThomas StephensDavid StevensMrs. Donna StilesMs. Edelgard StoegerMr. and Mrs. William A.
StolfusSam and Martha StottBill and Shirley StoutMr. and Ms. Steve StraubArthur & Stephanie
Strasburger
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Sweet, III
Ms. Cle C. SymonsMrs. Mary C. SymontonSyntes Language Group, Inc.Vincent and Gay TagliavoreWilliam E. Bradford, Jr. and
Chin Keong TanWalt and Sally TejanMr. Tom TeskeMs. Nancy ThoennesBarbara ThorngrenMr. and Mrs. Lloyd TimblinMr. and Mrs. Paul TrantowMrs. Sherry E. Merrill and
Mr. Stephen P. TreatMr. and Mrs. Howard
TuretzkyUnited Way of Larimer
CountyDr. and Mrs. Gary D.
Vander ArkHeather Van DusenPhyllis M. VandeharrDr. and Mrs. Bolko and
Sue Von RoedernMr. and Mrs. John C.
VaugheyMs. Leslee ViehoffMr. and Mrs. James M.
VoorheesLaurence WagleyJulie and Bob WallaceJohn and Kristine WallackMr. and Mrs. Douglas WardCarley J. WarrenMs. Rosamond WarrenWalter and Susanna WeartMr. and Mrs. Galen R. WeaverMr. Kirk WeberPatti and Jay WebsterLisa WeilRev. Stephen R. WestonRosemary WhitakerMs. Carol WhiteSidney J. and Shirley B. WhiteWhiting Oil & Gas
ExplorationMr. and Mrs. Kenneth
WhitneyNorman WiknerMr. Davis J. WilliamsDr. and Mrs. Roger A.
WilliamsAstrida K. Wilson
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Winston
Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. WolfeJudith Wong-RobertsMs. June WoodPat WynneDr. Robert and Mrs.
Rosemary YakelyDouglas and Barbara YostLinda and Gene YoungMr. and Ms. Michael A.
ZoellnerMs. Karen ZollarsMr. and Mrs. Vladimir M.
Zolotoochin
MATCHING DONATIONS
Thank you to those companies who match current and retired employee contributions to the Colorado Symphony and to our donors who apply for these matching
gifts. Please check with your Human Resources department to see if your contribution can double through the generosity of your company. To contact the Development Department directly please call Kate White at 303.308.2472
WOMEN OF NOTE DONOR LIST
The following are members of the Colorado Symphony’s support group Women of Note (WON). WON members receive exclusive benefits and event invitations throughout the season. The Colorado Symphony is grateful for the support of these dedicated individuals.
AnonymousMarin Alsop*Nancy AccettaMaggie AndersonNora BaldwinSuzanne Barber RyanPaula Bernstein*Terry Biddinger*Erna Butler*Donna ConnollyAnne CulverKathie FingerMary Lou FlaterJanis FrameMonica GlickmanSarah HartDiane HillEileen Honnen-McDonald*Sandy Lasky*Nancy LawrenceCarolyn LongmireJeri LoserMerry LowJanet MordecaiCarol MurphyElizabeth B. NevaJane Nielsen
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
TICKETS303-298-1970 :: STMARTINSCHAMBERCHOIR.ORG
Chant: Mystery and MystiCisM“Symphonie des Mysteres” – Joaquin Nin-Culmell
Six Male Voices and Richard Robertson, organFebruary 12 and 14
Charles Wood: st. Mark PassionMixed Voices and Richard Robertson, organ
March 18, 19 and 20
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COMMUNITY SUPPORTShelia O’BrienDiane PadalinoUrsula PowellMargaret RoathMary Rossick Kern*Suzanne SatterAlice SilverPhoebe SmedleyLynne ValenciaJanyce WaldRivka Weisberg Judy Wigod*Founding Member
SPECIAL PROJECT DONORS
The Colorado Symphony constantly seeks new and creative ways to preserve the cultural legacy of symphonic music while actively co-creating its future. By working on new recording and collaborations the Colorado Symphony strives to stay relevant for generations to come.
AnonymousCol. Philip Beaver and
Mrs. Kim BeaverBob and Cynthia BensonColorado Symphony Guild
Inc.Tom and Noel CongdonMr. and Mrs. Scott CromieDr. Everette J. FreemanMr. Paul E. Goodspeed and
Ms. Mary PooleJennifer HeglinMary Rossick Kern and
Jerome H. KernFred and Connie Platt
EDUCATION DONOR LIST
Through our Master Mentors program, Petite Musique, and Once Upon A Time school assembly performances, your Colorado Symphony reaches thousands of
young people within and well outside the Denver metro area, from months old through high school and beyond. We always work to extend and increase our outreach and could not possibly do it without your support.
PLATINUM CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($50,000+)AnonymousMalone Family FoundationTarget
GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+)AnonymousDaVitaHelen K. & Arthur E. Johnson
FoundationRalph L. and Florence R.
Burgess Trust
CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($10,000+)AnonymousThe AJL Charitable
FoundationThe Denver FoundationUS Bank Community
DevelopmentWalter S. Rosenberry, III Trust
SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+)AnonymousColorado Symphony Guild
Inc.Denver Post Charities a
McCormick Foundation Fund
ECA FoundationMrs. Sandy ElliottXcel Energy Foundation
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+)AnonymousCherry Hills Cultural
AssociatesMr. Paul EveloffDonna C. KornfeldParker Foundation
Scientific & Cultural Collaborative
SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+)AnonymousKinder Morgan FoundationKatherine McMurray
SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+)Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Quinby
SYMPHONY PATRON ($250+)Julie Belcher
COLORADO SYMPHONY 5KWe asked you to leave your headphones at home and help the Colorado Symphony kick off its 2015/16 concert season by participating in the Colorado Symphony 5K Run/Walk on September 19th at Sloan’s Lake Park. Thank you for all your support!
GOLD CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY ($25,000+)St. Anthony Hospital-
Centura Health
SILVER CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($5,000+)Anonymous
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($2,000+)Colorado Symphony Guild
Inc.
SYMPHONY CONCERTMASTER ($1,000+)Arc Thrift StoreCommunity College Of
DenverMr. and Mrs. Harold Logan
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SYMPHONY MUSICIAN ($500+)Argonaut Wine & Liquor
SYMPHONY PATRON ($250+)Beef King, LLCBing!Bistro CharlotteDenver Order UpFit To SmileHigh Point CreameryThe Publishing HousePuff’s PreservesRupert’s at the EdgeSchmitt Music Company
BALL SPONSOR LIST
The 2015 Colorado Symphony Ball raised money through table sales, individual and corporate contributions, sponsorship, silent and live auction, and real-time voting during “THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS” where guests voted for their favorite band. This year’s bands were the Colorado Symphony, The DaVita Blues All Stars, and Tracksuit Wedding.
PRESENTING SPONSOR ($75,000+)Avenir Foundation, Inc.
VIRTUOSO ($50,000+)Anonymous Arrow Electronics, Inc. Liberty Global
MAESTRO ($25,000+)AnonymousThe Anschutz CorporationDaVitaDelta Dental Plan of
ColoradoDiscovery CommunicationsKeith and Kathie FingerIAC CorporationJerome H. Kern and Mary
Rossick KernLiberty Media Corporation
LionTree Advisors, LLC
ENCORE ($15,000+)AnonymousAEG LiveMr. Stephen Brett and
Ms. L. ShoemakerFirstBank Holding Company
of ColoradoDr. Christopher Ott and
Mr. Jeremy SimonsMr. and Mrs. Jim Shpall
CONCERTMASTER ($10,000+)Mr. and Mrs. Tony AccettaBaker Botts, L.L.P.Cablevision Systems
Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Scott Campbell,
Jr.Denver Broncos Football
ClubMerrill LynchPentec HealthSherman & HowardSouthern Wine and SpiritsUniversity of Denver
PRINCIPAL ($5,000+)Amelie Co.AMG National Trust BankMs. Maggie AndersonArrow Enterprise Computing
Solutions NABallard Spahr LLPBeneFactorBouquetsYoung and Carolyn ChoColorado Rockies Baseball
ClubCoors Distributing CompanyDavis Graham & Stubbs, LLPDeep Space SystemsMs. Stephanie DonnerEide BaillyMrs. Sandy ElliottDr. Everette J. FreemanMr. Paul E. Goodspeed and
Ms. Mary PooleGrant ThorntonHolland & Hart, LLPiheartmedia DenverInstitute for Children’s
Mental DisorderKPMG, LLP
KUSA-9 NewsLibby Anschutz FoundationMr. Joseph MarottaPotter Anderson & Corroon,
LLPRepublic National
Distributing CompanyMr. and Mrs. Richard
RobinsonMr. Richard SapkinVolunteers of America
($2,000+) The Beverage Distributors
Company, LLCBoss ArchitectureBrownstein Hyatt Farber
Schreck, LLPCadre General Contractors
Inc.Ms. Joy DinsdaleMrs. Susan Ellis and
Mr. Izzy AbbassMerle C. Chambers and
Hugh A. GrantMoetMr. Gary A. PashelMs. Kimberly PattersonMick PerryRob and Jane ScofieldU.S. BankAlan and Judy WigodDr. and Mrs. Larry Wolff
($500+)Vince and Mary Jo BorylaJim and Julie CopenhaverM. Stephen and Sydney M.
EndersMs. Marcia FormanHaselden Construction, LLCSandy and Evan LaskyMrs. Barbara Marchbank
IN MEMORIAM GIFTSThe following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in memory of a family member, friend, or supporter of the symphony. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are privileged to recognize them.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
In memory of Gene Amole from KVOD given by:
Mr. R. Glesner and Mrs. B. Schwarm Glesner
In memory of Eleanor Scott Annable given by:
J. Fern BlackIn memory of Mr. Charles Ansbacher given by:
Swanee Hunt Family FoundationIn memory of Darthelia Baker given by:
Ms. Veatrice MonroeIn memory of Blair Chotzinhoff given by:
The Denver FoundationMrs. Nancy Schulein
In memory of Robert and Selma CohenBarbralu Cohen
In memory of William R. Cook given by:Karen Cook
In memory of Harold Dillon given by:Ellen Coulter Lisa DillonJohn and Meritt HuttonScott HuttonLeslee Viehoff
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In memory of Willis Dutra-Silveria given by:
Ms. Janet M. ErjavecIn memory of Frances E. given by:
Cynthia SchauerIn memory of Lynn Erion given by:
Ms. Jo Ellen CohenIn memory of Dr. Joyce S. Freeman given by:
Freeman Family Foundation
In memory of Julie Gannon given by:
Deep Space Systems 5K team
In memory of Mr. Michael Gaughan given by:
Tanya and Bruce CaugheyMr. David W. Durnell Tim and Janet Taggert
In memory of Carol and Bill Gossard given by:
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wynkoop
In memory of Manny Greenberg given by:
Ellie GreenbergThe Sylvan Stool Family
In memory of Eleanor Hayden given by:
Ms. Jean MelvilleIn memory of Dr. H. Michael Hayes given by:
Hayes Family FoundationIn memory of Allen Johannes Heim given by:
Arik HeimChristian HeimLauren Yager
In memory of Jeannine D. Hiester given by:
Phillip C. HiesterIn memory of Maurice Larue given by:
Scott and Jackie BarnesDenis and Kathy DonnellyMs. Carol A. Greenwald
In memory of Edward Levy given by:
Ann LevyDenison Levy
In memory of Ronald S. Loser given by:
Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Bansbach , III
Mr. Jim BowersMs. Betty BregaMr. and Mrs. Mackintosh
BrownMr. and Mrs. George M.
CanonCentennial AirportMr. Robert L. EatonMrs. Ann B. FawcettMrs. Barbara H. FergusonMr. Joesph FlierlMr. and Mrs. Robert K.
FullerMr. Frank M. Hall, IIIMr. Roger D. HuntJudge and Mrs. John P.
LeopoldMeg MacDonaldMr. and Mrs. Neil McLaganBrian and Deborah
MagoonMs. Lucille MaunMr. and Mrs. Robert C.
OlsonMs. Virginia L. ParkRobinson Waters &
O’Dorisio PCMr. William C. RodraunMs. Julie ShadeMs. Karyn Thompson-
PanosMr. and Mrs. Charles L.
WarrenIn memory of Ruthi McEwen given by:
Frank ParceIn memory of Pierson F. Melcher given by:
Cynthia MelcherIn memory of her husband, Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr. MD given by:
Jo Ann Paffenbarger
In memory of Roxanne Pinneo given by:
Quality Life ServicesMs. Dorothy Wright
In memory of Michael Schatz given by:
Ms. Jo Ellen CohenIn memory of Robert Schulein given by:
The Denver FoundationMrs. Nancy Schulein
In memory of Mary Ruth Smith given by:
Ms. Anne H. WheelerIn memory of his wife, Tracy Smith given by:
Mr. Clyde Eaton SmithIn memory of Betty Sonnenberg given by:
Sylvia KreiderIn memory of Lee and Margaret Tipton given by:
Tipton Family FoundationIn memory of Ablie Ubran given by:
Mr. and Mrs. David McGawIn memory of Sue Van Deusen given by:
M Cati FlaterDavid P. and Chady L. HallMs. Violet Wagener
In memory of Guenther Vogt given by:
Mr. Charles AndersonMs. Anne Oberbroeckling
In memory of Lisa Gayle Wigod given by:
Alan and Judy WigodIn memory of Jim Withers given by:
Ann and Henry JesseIn memory of Bill Zishkagiven by:
Lisa, Susan, and Ellen Madsen
In memory of Josephine Zoglo given by:
Regina Zoglo
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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COMMUNITY SUPPORTIN HONOR GIFTS
The following gifts were made to the Colorado Symphony in honor of a family member, friend or special occasion. These tributes hold an honored place with the Colorado Symphony and we are pleased to recognize them.
In honor of Libby Anschutz given by:
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hirschfeld
In honor of Kristina Arko given by:
Alenka HanIn honor of Linda Battan given by:
Nancy BattanIn honor of Christina Carlson
Ms. Marjorie H. AdlerCarolyn and Ronald BaerFrederick W. Damour
In honor of Their Friends in the Colorado Symphony Chorus given by:
Susan von RoedernIn honor of Pera Beth Eichelberger’s Birthday given by:
Marian BakkenKaren Fabean
In honor of Ms. Jo Ellen Cohen’s birthday given by:
Mandelbaum Family Charitable Foundation
Ms. Sharon MarksFlora and Morris Mizel
FoundationMs. Faye Gardenswartz
In honor of Monica Glickman given by:
Ms. Ruth SchorschIn honor of Bill and Carol Gossard given by:
Anonymous
In honor of retired CSO musician, Chet Hampson given by:
Susan MartinIn honor of James Hart given by:
Ms. Kathleen Anna Schmidt
In honor of Philip C. Hiester, Master Electrician CSO given by:
Adina and Eli ReshotkoIn honor of Jerry Kern given by:
Nancy BattanMrs. Terry A. BiddingerLaura BondPatty and Don Cook Stephen A. EdmondsSari and Bob Freedman
In honor of Mary Rossick Kern and Jerry Kern given by:
Michael and Christine James
Myron and Marcia SteinIn honor of John and Karen Kinzie given by:
Ms. Kathleen DunnewaldIn honor of Kathy Newman’s 70th Birthday given by:
Ms. Sheila LehrburgerIn honor of Scott O’Neil given by:
Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc.In honor of Ken Quarles given by:
Frank Y. ParceIn honor of Dr. Gerald Rainer given by:
Dr. and Mrs. James G. Chandler
In honor of Frank Y. Parce given by:
Mr. David ParceIn honor of Eleanor Roberts given by:
Mr. David ParceIn honor of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Sanders given by:
Ms. Ann Gugenheim
In honor of Kathleen Schmidt given by:Edith M. and Norman C.
BertelsenIn honor of Enid Slack’s Birthday given by:
Mr. and Mrs. Dick FreeseIn honor of Irene Szyliowicz’s 80th Birthday given by:
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard SpilkaIn honor of Kris and John Wallack given by:
Mr. Richard FalbGail Skaggs
In honor of Robert Warner given by:
Ruth MostellerIn honor of Darlee Whiting given by:
Hayes Family FoundationIn honor of Rowena Zelkind
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Spilka
THE HORACE TUREMAN SOCIETY
Named for the first conductor of the Denver Civic Orchestra, the Horace Tureman Society honors an exceptional group of people who have pledged future support for the Symphony through an estate gift. The Tureman Society recognizes in perpetuity those making estate gifts through wills, living trusts, annuities, IRAs, retirement plans, charitable trusts, life insurance designations, or other legacy giving vehicles.
Anonymous (2)Richard and Susan
AbernethyEdgardo and Lisa BelenMr. and Mrs. David M. BuddMr. Jim CaputoMr. Gene ChildJ. Harold Corp Trust
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Frank and Ginny LeitzMs. Ann C. LevyJohn and Merry LowSandey LucianoEvi and Evan MakovskyMrs. Sue McFarlaneMr. Willis M. McFarlaneMr. James Mead and
Ms. Carol SvendsenSteve G. MortonMr. Thomas MurrayMs. Lori NeedlerMr. and Mrs. Ron NeelJudith NicholsMr. William OliverGordon R. and Pam ParkerArmeda PlankBarbara J. PowellJames Robert PrattDr. and Mrs. W. Gerald RainerMrs. Lee R. RobertsMr. Neil F. RobertsMr. Bruce M. Rockwell
Audrey D. and Harvey D. Rothenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Runice
Suzanne Barber RyanRichard and JoAnne SandersMs. Floy L. SeniorJames and Jenene
StookesberryMr. Richard ThackreyJames D. and Judy VaughnJohn R. and Kristine E.
WallackMs. Elizabeth P. WrightThe Patricia G. Wunnicke
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