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ORCHESTRA FACTS

The Southwest Symphony Orchestra is continuing to grow and improve in their 32ndseason. With the addition of a children's concert in January, it will bring the totalperformances for the SSO this season to seven! Just three years ago, we were at threeeach year. Much ofthe growth is thanks to you, our faithful patrons.

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Expenses

Salaries 515,800 (26.8%)

Ticket Sales $34,450 (55.8%)

1994 - 1995 Program YearOther Contributions$6,800 (11.0%)

Government Grants51,580 (2.6%)

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Postage 51,835 (3.2%) Otber $6,255 (10.6%)Youth Concerto Competition \$2,500 (4.2%)

Printing 55,654 (9.6%)

Musicians/Soloists518,196 (30.9%)

support our determination to provide you with a high quality commun-orchesitra with a contribution to the orchestra. Your contribution can either be

make a contribution ofyour time by volunteering as an usher orme:mller of the League or Guild. We also want to know your ideas of how

COJltirme improve and meet your expectations. Please call Tom Hawley ifintf:res:ted in supporting the SSO at 708.489.5322. Thank you for your support!

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We are proud to be one ofvery few true community orchestras left in the state ofIllinois. 90% of our players are volunteers who play with the symphony because theylove performing. The Southwest Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to providing a placefor community musicians and professional musicians to perform some ofthe bestclassical music together for an appreciative audience.

Did you know that almost 56% of our budget comes from ticket safes? That is a veryhigh percentage, even compared to professional symphonies. We are proud ffithat andare thankful to you.

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Salutes theSouthwest Symphony Orchestra ::.

on its 32nd Season

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8:00P.M. SATURDAY, OcrOBER28, 1995MOTHER McAULEY HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

32ND CONCERT SEASON

DAVID L. CRANE, MUSIC DIRECTORPRESENTS

"A RUSSIAN FESTIVAL"

FEATURING

KEN AUSTIN, PRINCIPAL TRUMPET

Capriccio Espagnole Rllnsky-KorsakoY1. Alborada2. Variazioni3. Alborada4. Scena e canto gitano5. Fandango asturiano

Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra Arutunian

Ken Austin, TrumpetSponsored by Sid's Greenhouses and Home Garden Showplace

INTERMISSION

Spartacus Suite No. 1 Khachaturian1. Introduction and Dance ofthe Nymphs2. Introduction, Adagio ofAegina and Harmodius3. Variation ofAegina and Bacchanalia4. Scene and Dance with Crotalums5. Dance ofGaditanae and Victory ofSpartacus

The Sleeping Beauty Suite TchaikoYsky1. Introduction. La Fee des Lilas2. Adagio. Pas d'action3. Pas de caractere4. Panorama5. Valse

The Southwest Symphony Orchestra is a member of the Illinois Council ofOrchestras. Tonight'sprogram is funded, in part, by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the NationalEndowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Patrons are requested to tum off all watch alarms andpaging devices.

SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL ABOUT TONIGHT'S SOLOIST

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Al Aulwurm, Oak LawnPrincipal

Pbyllis Karge, BurbankPrincipal Second

Hedie All, Palos HeigbtsTecla Annes, SkokieMary Griffioen, LansingJulie Heck, Oak LawnDolores Hogan, WorthMichelle Kairies, Hickory HillsAnn Killelea, MidlothianEdward Langer, CiceroRenette Makowski, Oak LawnCatherine A. McAlister, MattesonLinda Morimoto, Hoflinan EstatesKristine O'Neill, CrestwoodWilliam P. Porcelli, ChicagoDanilo Soriano, Palos ParkRobert Spitz, EvanstonMargaret Thomas, Jackson, TNSuzanne Wales, Palos HeigbtsDanielle Welle, Glen EllynLeanne Winters, Lansing

Ludmilla Vildgom, Buffalo GrovePrincipal. .

Sue Dvorak, Hickory HillsJames Gayman, ChicagoRebecca Keil, Orland ParkSr. M. Reginald, ChicagoKeith Robinson, ChicagoMark Schuster, ChicagoVicki Urban, FrankfortBill Zimmer, Springfield

James Fellenbaum, EvanstonPrincipal

Erika-Paula Baer, Tinley ParkKendra Douglass, CountrysideGael Emerick, Jr., Palos ParkRobert Heck, Oak LawnPenny Kendall, Jackson, TNDaniel Klingler, ChicagoLynn Larsen, RiverdaleRuth Pieper, Orland ParkHelen Stepanek, Indianhead Park

Thomas W. Hawley, Blue IslandPrincipal

Weldon Anderson, ChicagoMichelle Bindeman, Munster, INDon DeSanto, Evergreen ParkLaura Kelly, Hickory Hills

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FLUTELinda Gruette, Orland Park

Principal••• Janice Alberts, Alsip•••• Marion M. Reilly, Blue Island

CLARINET••• Tom Hallel, Orland Park

PrincipalRobert Greensley, Evergreen ParkCarol Ring, Hazel Crest

OBOE••• Norma Stuart, Oak Lawn

PrincipalMaryann Kelly Flock, CrestwoodChristine Grandalski, LaGrange Park

ENGUSHHORNMaryann Kelly Flock, Crestwood

BASSOONDan D'Andrea, Itasca

PrincipalMarsha Barnell, Clarendon Hills

FRENCHHORNDonna Briggs, Chicago Heigbts

PrincipalJennifer Conroy, MantenoAmy Moore, Evergreen ParkNancy Rietveld, Lansing

•• Ronald Sauter, Alsip

TRUMPETKenneth Austin, Orland Park

Principal••• Neil Venhuizen, South Holland

Avi Yarkony, Chicago

TROMBONECliffWallis; Chicago

PrincipalRobert W. Smith, ChicagoAllan Zwierzko, Chicago

TUBAPeter Craven, Chicago

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PERCUSSION•• Ken Kazin, Hickory Hills

Vyvian C. Lawrence, RiversidePrincipals

Bruce H. Green, LaGrange

TIMPANI••• Edward J. Vondrasek, Chicago

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HARPJoy Ann Biernacki, Chicago

PrincipalSposnored by Mr. andMrs. Nicholas Meekma

KEYBOARDSNick Sula, Lemont

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Kenneth L. Austin, the priricipal trumpeter of theSouthwest Symphony Orchestra, is director ofinstrumental music at Trinity Christian College in PalosHeights, where he directs the Wind Ensemble, StringEnsemble and Trinity Brass. Mr. Austin holds abachelor's degree in music from Hope College, inMichigan, and a master of music degree from YaleUniversity, where he also taught trumpet. He willcomplete his doctor of musical arts degree in performanceand conducting this spring at the American Conservatoryof Music in Chicago.Mr. Austin is a professional conductor and trumpet soloist, and has recorded in Canada,South America, Europe, and the United States. His most notable recordings are withthe Canadian Broadcasting Company and the Voice ofAmerica. He has alsoperformed principal trumpet in several other orchestras including the Alaska FestivalOrchestra under Robert Shaw; the National Symphony in Bogota, Columbia; theThunder Bay Symphony Orchestra in Ontario; and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestrain Manitoba.

Currently principal trumpet of the New Philharmonic Orchestra as well as theSouthwest Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Austin plays solo comet with the Great WesternRocky Mountain Brass Band in Colorado during the summer.

Are you interested in volunteering to help theSouthwestSymphony Orchestra?Here are some ways you can do it!

Southwest Symphony League meets on the third Wednesday ofeverymonth at The Terrace Center, 11500 South Beloit, in Worth at 7:30 pm.This is a group designed to be a fund-raising arm for the orchestraplanning and implementing major fund-raisers and help with thepromotion of the orchestra throughout the area. Also, we hope toeventually fmd sponsors for each of our concerts with the help of thisgroup. Time commitment is about 5 - 15 hours per month.

Southwest Symphony Guild is a support group for the orchestra whoplans and carries out fund raising activities for the SSO as well asproviding refreshments for the orchestra between the warm-up rehearsaland the concert. Time commitment is about 5 hours per month.

Please call Alice Maguire at 708.499.0321 or Tom Hawley at708.489.5322 for more information about either of the volunteer groups.

PROGRAM NOTESAlexander Arutunian (1920 - )

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)

Capriccio Espagnole

As we celebrate the rich heritage ofRussian music this evening, it is only fitting theconcert opens with Rimsky-Korsakov, as his influence on his contemporaries andsuccessors was far reaching. A master orcestrator and teacher, he unknowinglyshaped the course of 20th century music far beyond his native soil--for it was hewho taught the young Igor Stravinsky, whose early ballets in Paris broke open thePandora's box ofheretofore unexplored harmony and form.

The self-taught Rimsky-Korsakov, who began his career as a navel officer,circulated with a group of composers known as "The Russian Five," all ofwhomshared a similar idealology ofnationalism in their music. Besides himself, amongthem were the chemist Borodin, the civil servant Mussorgsky, Cui, and Balakirev,all ofwhich delved back in time, into folk song, Russian mythology, and at times,music of other cultures.

.Although Rimsky-Korsakov eventually abandoned his career as a navel officer,nostalgia for a stay in Spain in 1864 lingered, later evoking some sketches for aviolin concerto based on Spanish themes and colors. Perhaps because ofhisaversion to strict classical form, the concerto evolved into a more rhapsodic taste ofSpain "glittering with dazzling orchestra color" as he wrote, showcasing not onlythe violin, but other instruments of the orchestra as well.

Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

Armenia has b~en the homeland to several distinguished composers. A few, Hovannesand Khachaturtan for example, gained international recognition, while others no lessrema:kable in their. cre.ativeness, are little known beyond Armenia and neighboringprovmces. Arutunlan IS one such composer.

~e first made a name for himself among his countrymen in 1948 from his graduationpIece Kantat Hayreniki masin (Cantata on the Homeland). Like Khachaturian~tunian s~ayed clear ofthe.norm~l evolutionary chain of20th century musi~ and itsrapId mutations. Instead, therr musIc seems to evoke nostalgia for "The Russian Five."This course of nationalism taken by an enclave ofArmenian composers took place in~art because .ofseve~e artistic censorship under Stalin, and in part because of theirmseparable tie to therr cultural heritage. The decorative qualities and color of~~ian'searlier works reveal a kinship to Khachaturian, and his lyricism arise~ outof mtrigue with peasant music.

The Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra dates to 1954, the same year he assumedprofessorship at the Armenian Conservatory. The work consists of six sectionsalt:rnating ben;een lyrical and fast, performed without interruption. The nine ~otelyrIcal melody mtoned by the trumpet in the beginning has exotic and modalcharacterist~cs, akin to .tha~ of Armenian peasant music. The theme goes throughtransformatIOns emergmg mto the flashy and exuberant second section, again statedfirst .b~ ~e trumpet. The work then revolves around these two themes, creating severalcaptivtating mood shifts.

In preparing for the premiere, the orchestra was so impressed that at the conclusionof the first section, the musicians applauded the composer, who, delighted,responded by inscribing all 67 of their names on the original manuscript. Theaudience was no less enthusiastic at the premiere of Capriccio Espagnole in St.Petersburg on October 31, 1887--the entire piece was encored. Tchaikovsky,apparently beside himself, proclaimed it "a colossal masterpiece of instrumentation"and dubbed Rimsky-Korsakov "th~ greatest master of the present day."

Tonight when you gethome!

Thank you toChristine L. Hawley

for her design work done forthe Southwest Symphony.

The Cover design and BrochureDesign as well as design work

for the Youth ConcertoCompetition make us

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Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)

Spartacus Suite No. I

In 1954, the same year the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto was conceived, Khachaturianb~gan work on Spartacus, a four act score written for the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad.Frrst produced on December 27, 1956 in the Kirov Theatre, it had limited success, butnevertheless later received the Lenin Prize in 1959. Twelve years later, with thecollaboration ofKhachaturian, a definitive version was produced by the Bolshoi Ballet,revised and shortened to three acts. To Western ears, the work has an uninhibited blendof the old "Russian Nationalism" with a taste ofRavel and Gershwin. The Suite No. Iheard this evening is one of three which the composer compiled between 1955 and1957.

The ba:let takes its subject from the actual historical event of the uprising of Romanslaves m 73-71 B.C. under the leadership of Spartacus, a Thracian warrior. Therebellion was eventually squelched by Crassus and Pompey, and some six thousandrebels were crucified, Spartacus being the last.

When Khachaturian died in 1978 at the age of 74, he shared the same historical prestigeas Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Unlike the latter two, his music did not escape thecensure in the cultural purges under Stalin in the mid to late 1940's. This maybeattributed to his, relatively speaking, "don't rock the boat" approach to composition. Hecommitted himself, instead, to the safer domain of "cultural nationalism" decreed asappropriate by the regime. But like many distinguished Russian composers of hisgeneration, Khachaturian was cleverer than the short sighted government officials, andwas able to disguise some of his politically taboo inclinations, especially in Spartacus."I think", Khachaturian wrote, "that the heroic personality ofSpartacus is in manyrespects close to the struggle oppressed colonial people of today are waging for their .rights...." He also declared that the art ofdance should "embody high humanistic idealsand themes ofsocial significance", reflecting "the life and struggle of nations, and thesuffering of the human soul" - words which are no less relevant today than when theywere written.

MEMORIAL FUND

Among the compositions performed by the Southwest Symphony Orchestra each yearare scores purchased for the permanent library with contributions made to theMemorial Fund. Friends and relatives ofa deceased loved one may find specialsatisfaction in knowing that music added to the library as a memorial tribute willcontinue to enrich the lives ofperformers and listeners for years to come.

The names of newly memorialized persons appear in three successive concert programsand are inscribed in a permanent roster. The minimum contribution is $10. Forfurther information, please call Alice Maguire at 708.499.0321.

THE SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GRATEFULLY

ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING GIFTS:

SPONSORED CHAIRS

For the past several years, we have had sponsored chairs, each ofwhom heads a section in the orchestra. The cost ofa sponsored chairis $1,500 per year. We invite you to assist the orchestra by sponsoringor co-sponsoring a chair. If so desired, the sponsored chair will carrythe name of your family or business for the period desired.

Given by:

Anonymous

Dr. and Mrs. Dan Soriano

RonnaPageWilliam SmithDr. and Mrs. Dan SorianoGeorge and Martha Winslow

In memory of

Anna Gasteyer

Robert Lekberg

Theodore S. Oppenheim andHelen A. Oppenheim

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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

The Sleeping Beauty Suite

Of all the venues for which Tchaikovsky composed, his music for ballets perhapsrealized his deepest emotional desires, 'and his strongest musical attributes. Althoughhis symphonies stand out as monuments of grandeur, his temperament was less suitedto the larger development of their themes, and better suited to the programmaticqualities of ballet, where his gift for melody and mood colorization could predominate.

The height of Tchaikovsky'.s fame in the late 1880's saw the premiere ofhis operaEugene Onegin and his Fifth Symphony. He was also, ironically, in the depths of innerturmoil and depression which would plague him his entire life. An antidote, howevertemporal, presented itself. The director of the Imperial Theatr:es, Vsevolozhsky and thechoreographer, Pepita, proposed a ballet based on the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty.Tchaikovsky enthusiastically embraced the project and the score was finished in thesummer of 1889, with the first complete performance of the ballet taking place thefollowing January in St. Petersburg. The audience was much less generous in theirappreciation of Sleeping Beauty then they were to his compatriot's CapriccioEspagnole performed two years earlier, perhaps, in part, because the baring of one'ssoul can disrupt the equilibrium of the recipients. This cool reception dealt yet anotherblow to the emotionally beleaguered composer, who would have to wait posthumouslyfor its deserved popularity.

The complete ballet is in three acts telling the story of Aurara, infant daughter of theKing Florestan XXIV, who is cursed by the wicked fairy Carabosse, promisingeverlasting sleep. The Lilac Fairy, although unable to outright lift the curse, ensuresthat the Princess will awaken from sleep by the kiss of a Prince. A hundred yearspasses and attempts by other princes are foiled, but finally Prince Desire reachesAurara's bedside and kisses her. A wedding and celebration ensues. This evening'sSleeping Beauty Suite is a composite of the ballet later published by the composer.

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CONTRIBUTORS FOR THE 1995 - 1996 SEASON

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DONOR'S CLUB1995-1996 CONCERT SEASON

The Southwest Symphony Orchestra must rely on contributions to meet its expenses.The sale of concert tickets and program.advertising is not enough to cover ouroperating costs such as hall rental, professional services, music, printing, publicity,insurance and postage. Like other orchestras in this country, we must depend on thegenerosity of contributors to break even. Donors receive invitations to our reception tofollowing the April concert to meet the winners of the Youth Concerto Competition andto any other receptions. Your name is also listed in all programs of the SSO for oneseason.

If you would like to be a member of our Donor's Club, please complete the followingform and send it with your check to:

SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA1995-1996 Concert Season


I wish to become a member of the 1995-1996 Southwest Symphony Orchestra Donor'sClub as indicated below:

BENEFACTOR, $500 - $1,499

EXECUTIVE MEMBER, $300 - $499

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SUPPORTING MEMBER, $100 - $199

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You may use the 1I8 Page ad to congratulate someone on their first or 100thperformance with the SSO, wish someone luck on their solo, or to advertise yourbusiness by using your business card.

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Thanks to: Mother McAuley HighSchool for the use of the percussion equipment for tonight'sconcert; the Village of Oak Lawnfor the use of the conference roomat Oak View Center for our Boardmeetings; the Worth Park Districtfor the use of the TeIT;lCe Centerfor our League Meetings.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

- Alice Maguire, Oak Lawn President

Richard Dyott, Oak Lawn Vice President

Grace Pieper, Orland Park ; Recording Secretary

Arlene Guca, Oak La\Vll Corresponding Secretary

Donna Gayden, Markham Treasurer

David L. Crane, Evanston Music Director

Alfred Aulwurm, Oak Lawn Conductor Emeritus

Martha M. Morris, Chicago , Training Orchestra Music Director

Louis Olsen, Merrionette Park Past President

Sr. Mary Venardine, Chicago Past President

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Mr. Crane was Music Director of the Chain of Lakes Orchestra in Fox Lake, IL forthree years. From 1987-1990, he served as Conductor and Administrator of theNorthwestern University Summer Orchestra, where, in his four year tenure, he built theorchestra from 43 to 91 members, culminating in a performance ofMahler's FirstSymphony. Suzanne Weiss of the Evanston Review wrote "It was a standing ovationfrom a standing-room audience at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Sunday....The groupwould put a few of our year-round orchestras to shame."

David Leslie Crane received a Bachelor's Degreefrom New England Conservatory and a Master'sDegree in Conducting and Performance fromNorthwestern University. Mr. Crane's educationincludes a year's study at the renowned Mozarteum,Salzburg, Austria, and a Fellowship conducting theNew Music Ensemble at the University of Houston,where he directed a multimedia concert involving theNew Music Ensemble, Art, Dance, and DramaDepartments. He also collaborated with theUniversity Opera Department, conducting Weill'sMahogany SongspieI.As a former resident of Washington, D.C., Mr. Crane served as Founder and MusicDirector of the National Institutes of Health Chamber Orchestra in Bethesda, MD forthree years. In addition, he was engaged by the National Symphony to playas an extrawith the trumpet section on several concerts.

DAVID L. CRANE, MUSIC DIRECTOR

SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY TRAINING ORCHESTRA

Guest conducting appearances have included the DuPage Symphony, LawrenceUniversity Wind Ensemble, and the Spokane Symphony in the final concert of theprestigious Festival at Sandpoint, ID, Gunther Schuller, Artistic Director. Last Augusthe participated in the International Workshop for Conductors in Zlin, Czech Republic,where he worked with the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra. This seasonmarks Mr. Crane's third as Music Director of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra.

The Southwest Symphony Training Orchestra, under the direction of Martha Morris,rehearses on Monday evenings from 6 pm until 7 pm in the Orchestra Rehearsal Roomat Mother McAuley High School. The Orchestra performs at least twice a year, onceeach semester. Ifyou are interested in auditioning for the Southwest SymphonyTraining Orchestra or the Southwest Symphony Orchestra, please call our manager,Tom Hawley, at 708.489.5322.

SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY LEAGUE

If you would be interested in helping out the Southwest Symphony League, a fundraising arm for the Symphony, please call Tom Hawley at 708.489.5322. The Le~g~e

meets the third Wednesday of every month at The Terrace Center, 115th and BelOIt ill

Worth at 7:30 p.m.

Thank you to Harold Hawley for his expert woodworking talents and for building astorage cart for the music folders of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra. We reallyappreciate your contribution to the SSO!

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"Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville RossiniSteven Johnson

"L'amore est un oiseau," Habanera from Carmen BizetDebra Austin and the Voices o/the Valley

"Au fond du temple saint" from The Pearl Fishers BizetDavid Honore and Steven Johnson

Va Pensiero (Chorus ofthe Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco VerdiVoices o/the Valley

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Overture to The Magic Flute Mozart

"Depuis Ie jour" from Louise CharpentierCandice Jones

"Bella figlia dell'amour" from Rigoletto : VerdiCandice Jones. Debra Austin. David Honore, and Steven Johnson

"Nesson dorma" from Turandot PucciniDavid Honore

Medley from Porgy and Bess Gershwin, arr. LojeskiVoices o/the Valley

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SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

Linda Gruette, Orland ParkPril/cipal

Janice Alberts, AlsipMarion M. Reilly, Blue Island

Thomas W. Hawley, Blue IslandPril/cipal

Donn DeSanto, Evergreen ParkLaura Kelly, Hickory Hills

Candice Jones received her Bachelor of Music Degree fromthe University of Michigan and a Master's Degree andCertification of Voice Instruction from NorthwesternUniversity. She is currently a member ofthe Lyric OperaChorus of Chciago, and sang with the Chicago SymphonyChorus for four years. Ms. Jones has soloed with theMetropolitan Arts Orchestra and for three years with the annualMessiah production at Moraine Valley Community College.Other solo works have included Bach's "Magnificat," the RutterRequiem, Rossini's "Stabet Mater," and the role of Barbarina in the Marriage of Figarowith the Chicago Chamber Opera. Ms. Jones was a semi-finalist in the MetropolitanOpera Regional Competition. She is currently on staff at Niles West and HighlandPark High Schools where she teaches private voice.

Debra Austin made her Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut inBach's St. Matthew Passion under Sir Georg Solti, followed by anAllied Arts concert with the CSO and conductor Michael Morgan.She has also appeared with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra,Knox-Galesburg Symphony, Hinsdale Chamber Orchestra,Downers Grove Oratorio Society, Highland Park Strings, LakeShore Symphony, and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Ms.Austin's operatic roles incluede Suzuki (Madame Butterfly),Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Isa

bella (L'Italiana in Algeri), Perichole (La Perichole), Cousin Hebe (H.M.S. Pinafore),Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi), Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Madame Flora (TheMedium), Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus), and Rita (La Verbena de la Paloma).

A proud prize winner of the Bel Canto Competition, Ms. Austin then traveled to Italywhere she studied with Carlo Bergonzi and made her concert debuts in both Desenzanoand Bussetto, Italy. She has also been an award winner in the Sudler OratorioCompetition, NATS Central Region Auditions, the American Choral Foundation and isa Margaret Hillis Fellowship Fund recipient. Additionally, Ms. Austin performed aDame Myra Hess Memorial Recital which was broadcast live on Chicago classicalradio station WFMT.

ABOUT TONIGHT'S SOLOISTS

David Honore is a graduate ofWestrninster Choir College andcontinues graduate studies at Indiana University in Opera. Mr.Honore has been an apprentice with the Lyric Opera Center forAmerican Artists where he understudied and sang roles with theLyric Opera of Chicago. Mr. Honore has been the recipient ofseveral awards including "The Thomas Martin Memorial Awardfor Tenor," First Place in the NJ NATS College Division and mostrecently was a 1994 Metropolitan Opera regional finalist. Mr.Honore's voice can be heard on television in commercials, onrecordings and as one of the two new voices of the Chicago Blackhawks. Tenor DavidHonore is on the roster with Chicago concert artists.

Joy Ann Biernacki, ChicagoPril/cipal

Vyvian C. Lawrence, Downers GroveEdward J. Vondrasek, Chicago

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Pril/c!palMarsha Barnett, Clarendon Hills

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Ludmilla Vildgorn, Buffalo GrovePril/cipal

Sue Dvorak, Hickory HillsJames Guyman, ChicagoSr. M. Reginald, ChicagoMark Schuster, ChicagoVicki Urban, Frankfort

Daniel J. Seyman, Oak LawnCOl/cer/mas/er

AI Aulwurm, Oak LawnPril/cipal

Phyllis Karge, BurbankPril/cipal Secol/d

Hedie Alt, Palos HeightsTecla Annes, SkokieJulie Heck, Oak LawnDolores Hogan, WorthMichelle Kairies, Hickory HillsAnn Killelea, MidlothianEdward Langer, CiceroRenette Makowski, Oak LawnCatherine A. McAlister, MattesonLinda Morimoto, Hoffinan EstatesKristine O'Neill, CrestwoodWilliam P. Porcelli, ChicagoDanilo Soriano, Palos ParkRobert Spitz, EvanstonSuzanne Wales, Palos HeightsDanielle Welle, Glen Ellyn

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VOICES OF THE VALLEY OF MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ALICE MAGUIRE, DIRECTOR

MARILYN SOBBE, ACCOMPANIST

Thank you to Christine L. Hawleyfor her design work done for the Southwest Symphony.

The Cover design and Brochure Design as well as design work for the YouthConcerto Competition make us LOOK GOOD, TOO!

Die Meistersingers, Wagner's only comic opera, and therfore his most palatable, waswritten from 1862-67. The setting is Nuremburg during the mid-16th century.Historically, the Mastersingers were a middle-class group of minstrels, in contrast tothe aristocratic ones (Minnesingers) celebrated in Tannhauser. The young, tunefulknight, Walther from Franconia, becomes infatuated with the daughter of aMastersinger and must win her in a song contest with other Mastersingers. Heultimately triumphs when the common folk vote him the winner.

The overture has three themes, known as leitmotivs, each corresponding to acharacter(s) in the opera - the Mastersingers themselves, their brash apprentices, andthe all conquering love of the knight. The highpoint of the overture brings all threethemes together.

Gioacchino Rossini: b. Pesaro, 1792; d. Paris, 1868.

Rossini's comic opera, The Barber o/Seville, exhibits perhaps the most florid arias ofall operatic literature. These pyrotechnics were given not only to the lead woman, aswas the custom, but were distributed generously among the other roles as well. Thestory line immerses us in the mischievous Figaro, the barber who assists :the CountAlmaviva in wooing and winning Rosina away from the old codger Dr. Bartolo, herward who intends to marry her.

In the aria "Largo al factotum," Figaro, the self proclaimed pride of Seville, the barberextraordinaire, plotter and go-between, proclaims "Make way for the factotum (aperson having different talents and responsibilities) of the city."

Leo Delibes: b. St. Gennain du Val, 1836; d. Paris, 1891.

The now familiar music for a British Airlines commercial was drawn from a relativelyunknown Delibes opera. Lakme, premiered in Paris in 1884, has as its backdrop theconflict between India and its English colonists during the 19th century. Lakme is thebeautiful daughter ofNilakantha, a rebellious Brahmin priest. She meets Gerald, aBritish officer, and when they fall in love, the inevitable dichotomy between theiremotions and their backgrounds arises. The duet, "Dome epais, Ie jasmin" is abarcarole sung early in the opera. Lakme and her servant Mallika prepare to take aboat ride down a sacred stream. Enchanting scenery abounds as the music with itsOriental sway sets the tone for the opera.

Georges Bizet: b. Paris, 1838; d. Bougival, 1875.

And so unfolds the all too familiar scenario of yet another masterpiece celebrated andadored the world over, only after the death of its composer. At the premiere of Carmen

Richard Wagner:b. Leipsig, 1813; d. Venice, 1883.

Wagner's love affair with opera on a gargantuan scale could not have been facilitatedwithout his partnership with King Ludwig II ofBavaria. Four decades of Ludwig'sblank checks, allowed the composer to realize his highly caloric visions, ending withParsifal in 1882.

Betty Massoth, Palos HillsMargaret May, Palos HillsLois McNerney, Oak LawnLinda Miller, ChicagoNancy Mitchell, Palos HillsRobert Moriarty, Palos HillsMildred Nelson, LockportPatricia Nelson, Palos HillsJoyce O'Meara, Palos ParkRay Parker, Orland ParkAlma Rissky, Oak LawnMargaret Sauter, AlsipJohn Schneider, ChicagoFlorence Sklenar, BurbankJean Smoots, Oak LawnMarilyn Sobbe, Evergreen ParkJoan Sweeney, BurbankJohanna Ugo-Conlon, Orland ParkSandra Von Stowver, Hickory HillsJanet Wohlgemuth, Oak LawnJanet Woods, AlsipTasia Xydakis, Palos Heights

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President: Lyle LakeSecretary: Florence Sklenar

Steven Johnson received his Masters in Music at the IndianaUniversity School of Music. Steven studied withGirgio Tozziwhile attending Indiana Universityand performed over sixteenroles with the University's nationally acclaimed opera theatre aswell as appearing as soloist in a variety of oratorios with regionalorchestras. He has also recorded with the Cincinnati PopsOrchestra under the direction of Eric Kunsel and sang with theCincinnati Opera. Steven now resides in Chicago and hasperformed with the Chicago Opera Theatre and various localmusical theaters. Steven can currently be seen singing with the Lyric Opera ofChicago.

Rosanne Arnold, Palos HillsMary Blackwell, Palos ParkSharon Butler, WOlthJoanne Colbert, Orland ParkBarbara Correll, Palos HillsArlen Cygan, Oak ForestRon Chambers, Oak ForestSusan Donofrio, Palos HillsRichard Dyott, Oak LawnCarol Feffennan, Orland ParkRonald Fegser, MidlothianThomas Finnegan, WorthBill Gould, Oak LawnBarbara Hughes, Tinley ParkEileen Ingersoll, CrestwoodMark Jaszczak, Palos HillsLillian Johnson, Oak ForestMonica Katzenberger, MidlothianMarilyn Keblusek, Oak ForestDianLake, Oak LawnLyle Lake, Oak LawnLarry Lefaiver, Oak Forest

on March 3, 1875, the French public rejected the opera - Bizet died three months later,a demoralized man.

Carmen, the seductive Spanish gypsy, irresistibly sensuous, couragious, holds thefulfillment of her desires as a given, as certain as the sun will rise. The most popularsong in the opera is the Habanera, where Carmen sings of the unpredictability of love,and the possibility ofgiving her attention to a quiet, unassuming man, namely Jose.The refrain which recurs throughout translates: "You love me not, but I love you! Andwhen I love - why then beware!"

Although The Pearl Fishers, first performed in Paris in 1863, is now overshadowed byits successor, Carmen, it still holds a place in the repertory, ifnot on the top ten list inopera houses. The action takes place in a fishing village on the island of Ceylon (nowSri Lanka, off the coast of southern India), in legendary times. Zurga, the king of the .pearl fishers, and Nadir, his friend, take an oath that nothing will come in the way oftheir friendship. Enter the beautiful Brahmin, priestess, Leila, who Nadir finds tooirresistible. Their liaison brings on uncontrollable jealously in Zurga, resulting in hisown destruction. In the duet, "Au fond du temple saint" the friends sing early in theopera of their undying friendship.

Giuseppe Verdi: b. Le Roncole, 1813; d. Milan, 1901.

Nabucco was Verdi's first major success. Not only was it received as one of Italy'smusical masterpieces, but it poignantly expressed his country's aspirations forself-government, which they didn't have under Austrian rule. The scene is set in 586B.C. in Jerusalem and Babylon, during the conflict between the Jews and theBabylonian marauders. "Va Pensiero" is sung on the banks of the Euphrates, where theprisoners sing the psalms of their lost homeland. It was this famous chorus whichcaptured the imagination of Italians as they related it to their own predicament.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: b. Salzburg, 1756; d. Vienna, 1791.

Mozart's last opera, The Magic Flute, has, with Carmen the widest range of publicappeal. It is a blend of entertaining tunes and heavier music which invokes moralphilosophizing. Set in ancient Egypt, there are strong personifications ofgood and evil,and the juxtaposition of the supernatural with ordinary human beings.

The libretto is convoluted at best, but the opera is saved by the divine music. PaulEnglish, in his book Fifty Favorite Operas, summarizes the plot, "Sarastro, theembodiment of lofty wisdom, has removed Pamina from the evil guidance of hermother, the Queen of the Night, and keeps her guarded in his temple where she istrained in the ways of virtue. The Queen persuades Tamino to attempt her abduction,promising him Pamina in marriage as his reward. Tamino, however, on meeting withSarastro, comes at once under his influence, and chooses to remain in the Temple ofIsis where he and Pamina successfully pass through the ordeals essential for initiationinto the Mysteries, and are at last united" ... I had to read this a couple of times as well... In any event, the three wind chords which appear in the middle of the overturerepresent the temple of wisdom.

Gustave Charpentier: b. Dieuzze, 1860; d. Paris, 1956.

Louise, premiered in Paris in 1900, was one of the few operas which dealt withcontemporary life. The story centers around the torrid love affair between Louise and theyoung artist, Julien. Louise, who lives at home can no longer bear the suffocating claspof her parents and runs off with the artist. At the beginning of the third act, Louise singsof her love and happiness in reuniting with Julien in the lyrical aria, "Depuis Ie jour, oujeme suis donnee."

Giuseppe Verdi: b. Le Roncole, 1813; d. Milan, 1901.

Before Rigoletto was completed in Venice in 1851, the local censors interrupted itsprogress, fearing that certain contents of the libretto would undermine the power of thecentral authorities (Austrian, at the time), and incite rebellion among the citizenry. A fewchanges were made to present the aristocracy in a less unfavorable light, and the operawent up in March of 1851.

The story takes place in Mantua in the 16th century and the hero of the story, Rigoletto,is the hunchback jester who is made the cruel sport of his court. His vengeance,however, backfires, leading to his demise.

The famous quartet from the opera, "Bella figlia dell'amour" occurs in the last act. TheDuke and Maddalena are in the tavern generating chemistry while Gilda and Rigolettoare outside expressing anger and humiliation.

Giacomo Puccini: b. Lucca, 1858; d. Brussels, 1924.

It is intriguing that long after Stravinsky's Rite o/Spring, Puccini was writing in the styleof the late Romantics. Puccini died before completing the duet and ensuing final sceneof Turandot, but left sketches. Its completion was intrusted to the composer FrancoAlfano.

The scene is Peking during Antiquity, and the story is based on the fairy tale of theheartless Eastern princess Turandot who submits her suitors to a trial ofanswering threeriddles. The winner gets the girl, the losers get the ax, literally. Calaf, the son of theexiled King Timar, has successfully answered the riddles anonymously. Turandotimposes a decree that no one in Peking shall sleep under penalty of death until the nameof this mysterious prince is revealed. In the aria Nessun Dorma (None shall sleep), Calafexpresses that he alone will reveal his identity.

George Gershwin: b. Brooklyn, 1898; d. Beverly Hills, 1938.

Few, if any, American operas have enjoyed the success of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess;first performed in New York in 1938. Employing jazz, popular and European classicalidioms, it is a classic example of the composer's gift at bridging cultural gaps in music.The story is set among the poor Black maritime community in Charleston, SC in the1930's. The performance this evening is an arrangement for chorus and orchestra ofsome of the more popular songs: Summertime, My Man's Gone Now, I Got Plenty 0'Nutin', It Ain't Necessarily So, Bess You Is My Woman, and Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way.

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Among the compositions performed by the Southwest Symphony Orchestra each yearare scores purchased for the permanent library with contributions made to theMemorial Fund. Friends and relatives of a deceased loved one may find specialsatisfaction in knowing that music added to the library as a memorial tribute willcontinue to enrich the lives of performers and listeners for years to come.

The names of newly memorialized persons appear in three successive concert programsand are inscribed in a permanent roster. The minimum contribution is $10. Forfurther information, please call Alice Maguire at 708.499.0321.,



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We thank all of our generous friends, including those whose names were received too late forinclusion in this program.


DONOR'S CLUB1995-1996 CONCERT SEASON

The Southwest Symphony Orchestra must rely on contributions to meet its expenses.The sale of concert tickets and program advertising is not enough to cover ouroperating costs such as hall rental, professional services, music, printing, publicity,insurance and postage. Like other orchestras in this country, we must depend on thegenerosity of contributors to break even. Donors receive invitations to our reception tofollowing the April concert to meet the winners of the Youth Concerto Competition andto any other receptions. Your name is also listed in all programs of the SSO for oneseason.

If you would like to be a member of our Donor's Club, please complete the followingform and send it with your check to:

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Thanks to: Mother McAuley HighSchool for the use of the percussion equipment for tonight'sconcert; the Village of Oak Lawnfor the use ofthe conference roomat Oak View Center for our Boardmeetings; the Worth Park Pistrictfor the use of the Terrace Centerfor our League Meetings.

David Leslie Crane received a Bachelor's Degreefrom New England Conservatory and a Master'sDegree in Conducting and Performance fromNorthwestern University. Mr. Crane's educationincludes a year's study at the renowned Mozarteum,Salzburg, Austria, and a Fellowship conducting theNew Music Ensemble at the University of Houston,where he directed a multimedia concert involving theNew Music Ensemble, Art, Dance, and DramaDepartments. He also collaborated with theUniversity Opera Department, conducting Weill'sMahogany Songspiel.As a former resident of Washington, D.C., Mr. Crane served as Founder and MusicDirector of the National Institutes of Health Chamber Orchestra in Bethesda, MD forthree years. In addition, he was engaged by the National Symphony to playas an extrawith the trumpet section on several concerts.


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Mr. Crane was Music Director of the Chain of Lakes Orchestra in Fox Lake, IL forthree years. From 1987-1990, he served as Conductor and Administrator of theNorthwestern University Summer Orchestra, where, in his four year tenure, he built theorchestra from 43 to 91 members, culminating in a performance of Mahler's FirstSymphony. Suzanne Weiss of the Evanston Review wrote "It was a standing ovationfrom a standing-room audience at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Sunday....The groupwould put a few of our year-round orchestras to shame."

Guest conducting appearances have included the DuPage Symphony, LawrenceUniversity Wind Ensemble, and the Spokane Symphony in the final concert of theprestigious Festival at Sandpoint,ID, Gunther Schuller, Artistic Director. Last Augusthe participated in the International Workshop for Conductors in Zlin, Czech Republic,where he worked with the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra. This seasonmarks Mr. Crane's third as Music Director of the Southwest Symphony Orchestra.

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The Southwest Symphony Training Orchestra, under the direction of Martha Morris,rehearses on Monday evenings from 6 pm until 7 pm in the Orchestra Rehearsal Roomat Mother McAuley High School. The Orchestra performs at least twice a year, onceeach semester. If you are interested in auditioning for the Southwest SymphonyTraining Orchestra or the Southwest Symphony Orchestra, please call our manager,Tom Hawley, at 708.489.5322.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Juan Phillips, Dolton

Dominic Piane, Orland Park



Sr. Mary Venardine, Chicago


Marge Wilke, Orland Park


Jane Passaglia, Oak, Lawn

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If you would be interested in helping out the Southwest Symphony League, a fundraising arm for the Symphony, please call Tom Hawley at 708.489.5322. The Leaguemeets the third Wednesday of every month at The Terrace Center, 115th and Beloit inWorth at 7:30 p.m.

Alfred Aulwurm, Oak Lawn " " "." " ,," Conductor Emeritus

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April 13, 1996--Southwest Symphony Concert. Youth Concerto Competitionwinners, Symphony No.8 by Dvorak. $14.50, $12.50, $10.50.

May 15, 1996--Southwest Symphony League meeting. 7:30 p.m. at theTerrace Center, 7600 West 115th Street in Worth.

May 5, 1996--Voices of the Valley's annual spring concert at the MoraineValley Fine and Performing Arts Center, Dorothy Menker Theater.Tickets are $5.25 (Senior citizens, staff, students $4.25).

April 28, 1996--Southwest Symphony Youth Concerto Competition Recital.Recital Hall, MVCC. 3 p.m. Admission is free.

March 20, 1996--Southwest Symphony League meeting. 7:30 p.m. at theTerrace Center, 7600 West 115th Street in Worth.

February 17, 1996--Southwest Symphony Youth Concerto Competiton.Recital Hall, MVCC.

February 21, 1996--Southwest Symphony League meeting. 8 p.m. at theChurch of the Annunciation, 9229 South Harlem in Bridgeview.

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ORCHESTRA FACTS

The Southwest Symphony Orchestra is continuing to grow and improve in their 32ndseason. With the addition ofa children's concert in January, it will bring the total .performances for the SSO this season to seven! Just three years ago, we were at threeeach year. Much ofthe growth is thanks to you, our faithful patrons.

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Did you know that almost 56% of our budget comes from ticket sales? That is a veryhigh percentage, even compared to professional symphonies. Weare proud ofthat andare thankful to you.

We are proud to be one of very few true community orchestras left in the state ofIllinois. 90% of our players are volunteers who play with the symphony because theylove performing. The Southwest Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to providing a placefor community musicians and professional musicians to perform some ofthe bestclassical music together for an appreciative audience.

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Salaries S15,800 (26.8%)

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You can further support our determination to provide you with a high quality community orchestra with a contribution to the orchestra. Your contribution can either bemonetary or you could make a contribution of your time by volunteering as an usher orbecoming a member of the League or Guild. We also want to know your ideas of howwe can continue to improve and meet your expectations. Please call Tom Hawley ifyou are interested in supporting the SSO at 708.489.5322. Thank you for your support!

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ACCOUNTANTS - AUDITORS - TAX CONSULTANTS Concerto No.5 for Violin in A Major, K. 219 W. A. Mozart1. Allegro aperto

Eliza Cho, ViolinAge 16, Second Runner-up

Concerto No.1 for Violin in g minor, Op.26 Bruch1. Allegro moderato

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Maya Alvariz, ViolinAge 17, First Runner-up

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The Southwest Symphony Orchestra is a member of the Illinois Council of Orchestras. Tonight'sprogram is funded, in part, by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the NationalEndowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Patrons are requested to tum off all watch alarms andpaging devices.

SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERSONNELPROGRAM NOTES

VIOUN••••• Daniel J. Seyman, Oak Lawn

Concertmaster••••• Al Aulwurm, Oak Lawn

Principol••• Phyllis Karge, Burbank

Principol Second•••• Hedie Alt, Palos Heights

Tecla Annes, SkokieJason Fitz, ChicagoJulie Heck, Oak Lawn

••• Dolores Hogan, WorthMichelle Kairies, Hickory Hills

••••• Ann Killelea, Midlothian••• Edward Langer, Cicero••• Renette Makowski, Oak Lawn

Linda Morimoto, Hoflinan Estates••• William P. Porcelli, Chicago

Tammy Ringus, Hammond, INDanilo Soriano, Palos Park

••• Suzanne Wales, Palos HeightsDanielle Welle, Glen Ellyn

VIOLALudmilla Vildgom, Buffalo Grove

PrincipalSue Dvorak, Hickory HillsJames Guyman, ChicagoVicki Urban, Frankfort

CEUOJames Fellenbaum, Evanston

PrincipalGlen Brown, Park ForestGael Emerick, Jr., Palos ParkRobert Heck, Oak LawnDaniel Klingler, ChicagoLynn Larsen, RiverdaleJoyce O'Meara, Palos Park

••• Ruth Pieper, Orland ParkHelen Stepanek, Indianbead Park

BASSThomas W. Hawley, Blue Island

PrincipalDeMurle Eley, Chicago Heights

••• Laura Kelly, Hickory Hills

FLUTELinda Gmette, Orland Park

Principal••• Janice Alberts, Alsip•••• Marlon M. Reilly, Blue Island

CLARINET••• Tom Hallet, Orland Park

PrincipolRobert Greensley, Evergreen ParkCarol Ring, Hazel Crest

OBOE••• Norma Stuart, Oak Lawn

PrincipalMaryann Kelly Flock, Crestwood


BASSOONDan D'Andrea, ItascaPaul Graham, Chicago

PrincipalMarsha Barnett, Clarendon Hills

FRENCHHORNDonna Briggs, Chicago Heights

PrincipalJennifer Conroy, MantenoAmy Moore, Evergreen ParkNancy Rietveld, Lansing


Principal••• Neil Venhuizen, South Holland

TROMBONECliffWallis, Chicago

PrincipalMichael Duggan, ChicagoThomas Matta, ChicagoEugene Decker, ChicagoAllan Zwierzko, Chicago

TUBAPeter Craven, Chicago

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TIMPANI••• Edward J. Vondrasek, Chicago

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HARPLynn Gorman, Westmont

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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: b. Hamburg, 1809; d. Leipzig, 1847.

The Hebrides Overture

Mendelssohn was a composer caught in historical gray area between traditionalclassical forms/ideals of his predecessors, and the more individualistic expressivepropensities ofhis successors. In the end, as did Brahms years later, he incorporatedthese forms and ideals as a point ofdeparture for greater expressivity, without whollyabandoning them.

The Hebrides Overture was conceived in August of 1829, shortly after the composervisited a few of the 500 Hebrides Islands off the northwest coast of Scotland. "In orderto make you understand how inordinately the Hebrides have affected me, I have writtendown the following, which came into my mind..." he wrote his family on August 7.The first twenty measures of the piece were sent in that letter. He did not see thefamous Fingals Cave on the Isle of Staffa until the next day. In any event, publishersfelt compelled to attach the subtitle "Fingals Cave" to the published work, even thoughMedelssohn preferred the title Hebrides.

This overture is a precursopto the romantic tone poems ofLiszt and others. There areimages of scenic beauty o~ land and sea, followed by the obligatory storm emphasizedby the horns and trumpets. The end brings a sudden return totranquillity.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: b. Salzburg, 1756; d. Vienna, 1791.

Concerto No.5 for Violin in A Major

One envisions young Mozart, child prodigy, as a keyboard phenomenon. Indeed themovie Amadeus reminds us of this, with scenes ofhis virtuosity on the harpsichord andpiano forte, the precursor to the piano. But Mozart excelled in violin as well, in part toappease his father, Leapold, who thought the violin should be in his son's future. So itwas in the latter part of1775 at the age of 19, while still living in Salzburg, that Mozartcreated a forum for his playing by composing the last four ofhis five exquisite violinconcerti. And to ensure the good graces ofhis father, Mozart wrote ofhis subsequentexploits while on tour--"In the evening at supper I played my Straussburg concerto,which went like oiL Everyone praised my beautiful tone" (Augsburg, October 23,1777).

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Mozart's violin concerti epitomize the model of the "classical concerto," traceable tolater composers' concerti for over acentury. This is especially true of his last concertoin A Major, which presents new technical demands on the player while adding abroader scope of expression, foreshadowing Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

The first movement of the Concerto No.5 begins with the typical abbreviatedthematic statements from the orchestra. But instead ofreintroducing the openingtheme, the solo violin's first entrance is a slow, lyrical interlude, which then lea!is tothe soloist presenting a fresh new theme in the Allegro tempo.

streets outside the concert hall. But Ravel creates a ten minute masterful blend ofRavelian harm.onies with this distinctive sounding folk music. The violin begins alonewith a prolonged cadenza whose exotic sounding themes (essentially three) and lack ofsustained pulse create a mesmerizing mood. The themes are then manipulated withorchestral backdrop and with stronger rhythmic drive, eventually leading to apaganini-like "perpetual motion" accelerating in a frenzy to the end.

Max Bruch: b. Cologne, 1838; d. Berlin, 1920

Concerto No. I in g minor for ViolinAntonin Dvorak: b. Muhlhausen, 1841; d. Prague, 1904.

Symphony No.8 in G Major

Dvorak conducted his Eighth Symphony at its premiere in February, 1890. He thoughtwell enough of the work to offer it to Cambridge University upon accepting anhonorary doctorate. One is reminded of Brahms' dedication of the Academic Festival

Overture to the University ofBreslau, upon-------------------, his acceptance of an honorary doctoratethere.

The opening theme by the cellos in the firstmovement is somewhat deceptive, as itsuggests a more introspective g minor. Onlywhen the flute enters on a high chirrupingtune, is there a break in the clouds as themusic is finally anchored on optimistic GMajor. The second movement has twocontrasting themes which are presented invarious settings. The third movement,traditionally in a brisk three beat, has almosta barcarole feel, beginning with a leisurelyswaying tune in the violins. Triumph isportrayed in the opening trumpet fanfare ofthe last movement, ushering in theme andvariations characterized by mood and tempochanges. The hint ofbirdsong and thefreshness ofmelodic material has led somecritics to identify Symphony No.8 as"Dvorak's Pastoral."

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Toward the late 19th century, the field of symphonic music was monopolized bycomposers of German or Austrian decent. Due east of Germany and Austria, twocomposers took exception to this glut--Tchaikovsky in Russia and Dvorak inCzechoslovakia. These two shared a likeness, not so much in their melodic material,but in their conceptual approach to symphonies. Although the influence of theGermanic symphony were too strong for them to outright reject, they added anationalistic flavor (albeit not overt) to their symphonies, and centered their structurearound contagiously beautiful melodies, rather than the extensive development thereof.

Two of Bruch's works are principally responsible for retaining his name inconcert-hall repertoire. One is the Kol nidreifor Cello and Orchestra, anadaptation of a prayer-melody for the Jewish observed Day of Atonement. Theother is the first ofhis three violin concerti. The Violin Concerto in g minor waspremiered by the relatively unknown violinist, Koenigsloew, in April of 1866 inKoblenz with the composer conducting. This was a trial run, per se, as thecomposer made some revisions and solicited the celebrated violinist Joachim assoloist in a performance two years later.

Maurice Ravel: b. Ciboure, 1875; d. Paris, 1937

The _French impressionist composer Ravel thrived on infusing "foreign sounds" intohis music. He took the style of the Viennese waltz, added his own Renoir-likecolors, and the result was La Valse. Rhapsody Espagnole and the famous Bolerobring us images of Spain. Even Balanese gamelon influences can be heard in theMother Goose Suite.

In 1924, Ravel embarked on Tzigane, a showpiece for solo violin which was toextract qualities ofHungarian Gypsy music, which by itself, might be heard on the

Composers integrating music from cultures other than their own is not an anomaly.One can sight recent performances by the Southwest Symphony as prime examplesTchaikovsky's Capriccio Italian and Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnole.

Unlike the grandeur of the Brahms Violin Concerto (also premiered by Joachim adecade later), Bruch's First Violin Concerto has bursts of brilliance and episodes ofmelancholy. Like the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, the composer wastes littletime introducing the solo violin in the first movement. The woodwinds intone asimple three measure chant-like phrase, which gives rise to a brief cadenza by thesoloist. This opening 3 measure theme recurs toward the end of the movementserving as bookends to the solo violin's rhapsodic journey. Finally the sounds driftgently into the second movement without pause. Tonight's performance, hence willend with the opening chord of the second movement.

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MEMORIAL FUND

Among the compositions performed by the Southwest Symphony Orchestra each yearare scores purchased for the permanent library with contributions made to theMemorial Fund. Friends and relatives of a deceased loved one may find specialsatisfaction in knowing that music added to the library as a memorial tribute willcontinue to enrich the lives ofperformers and listeners for years to come.

The names ofnewly memorialized persons appear in three successive concert programsand are inscribed in a permanent roster. The minimum contribution is $10. Forfurther information, please call Alice Maguire at 708.499.0321.






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John Gilmour

Hermann Kammerer

Robert Lekberg


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1996 Symphony League RafJle prizes

2 Package A Season Tickets to the1996-1997 Southwest Symphony Orchestra

$100 Family Portrait Session and 8 x 10 picturefrom D'Lara Photography

TGIF Getaway fromHilton Oak Lawn Hotel & Conference Center

4 tickets to the June 29, 1996 White Sox v. Clevelandplus parking from Meyer Steel Drum

2 tickets to Brigadoon at Candlelight Dinner Theater

2 tickets to The Nerd at the Forum Theater

2 tickets to Catch Me ifYou Can from Drury Lane Theater

Gift Certificate for Family Sized Pizza from Traverso'sand a $10 Gift Certificate from the Plush Horse

2 tickets to any concert in the1996-1997 CSO Presents Series

$50 Gift Certificate from Mona Lisa in Palos Heights

$50 Gift Certificate from Public Landing Restaurant in Lockport

$25 Gift Certificate from The Old Bani in Burbank

$20 Gift Certificate from Jonathan's Restaurant in Palos Heights

Please visit the Southwest Symphony League's table inthe lobby to purchase Southwest Symphony Orchestra

Raffle Tickets for our raffle being held at ourMay 18th concert in the Fine and Performing Arts

Center at Moraine Valley Community College duringintermission! Winners need not be present at the concert

(although it would be appreciated!)

CONTRIBUTORS FOR THE 1995 - 1996 SEASON

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Andrew Cmporation10500 153rd StreetOrland Park, 1L 60462

Cole Taylor Bank, BurbankCPC International, Inc.

Englewood Cliffs, NJMatching Gift

Georgios DLa Parco, Orland HiIlsThomas W. HawleyDr. and Mrs. Robert HeckHickory HiIls Chamber of

CommerceMr. and Mrs. Owen Hulse, Jr.

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Alice and Richard MaguireBurton OdelsonPalos Bank and Trust, Palos HeightsMarquette Bank, Evergreen ParkMt. Greenwood Bank, Oak LawnPalos HiIls Chamber of CommercePrairie Bank and Trust Co.,

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Palos Heights Woman's Club

DONOR'8 CLUB1996-1997 CONCERT SEASON

The Southwest Symphony Orchestra must rely on contributions to meet its expenses.The sale ofconcert tickets and program advertising is not enough to cover ouroperating costs such as hall rental, professional services, music, printing, publicity,insurance and postage. Like other orchestras in this country, we must depend on thegenerosity of contributors to break even.

Ifyou would like to be a member of our Donor's Club, please complete the followingform and send it with your check to:

SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

1996-1997 Concert Season5164 West 95th Street

Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Lewis

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Dr. and Mrs. Danilo B. SorianoI wish to become a member of the 1996-1997 Southwest Symphony Orchestra Donor's·Club as indicated below:

Nan BarsottiEleanor H. HartmannChristine L. HawleyMr. and Mrs. Dennis LaneAngela LaritzRichard and Renette MakowskiRose MateickaMr. and Mrs. Nicholas Meekma

Wright and Joan MortimerMusic at MediatorLarry and Lucy NelsonDr. and Mrs. J. F. O'BrienMr. and Mrs. Raymond W. PieperMr. and Mrs. Bruce SantomarcoCharles and Jean Smoots

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Thank you to Lincoln-way HighSchool and Mother McAuley HighSchool for the use of their tympanithis concert.

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The pricing for advertising in our program for the 1996-1997 concert season isunchanged from last year.

The Southwest Symphony Orchestra extends to the community an opportunity to placeadvertisements in its program book. Advertising is available for full-, half-, quarter-,and eighth-page (business card size) ads in each of the three subscription concerts.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Louis Olsen, Merrionette Park Past President

Sr. Mary Venardine, Chicago Past President


Gregory M. Rolla, Hickory Hills


Sr. Mary Venardine, Chicago







Karen Everett, Worth Past President

Thomas W. Hawley, Blue Island Manager

Marsha Barn~tt, Clarendon Hills Librarian

Jane Passaglia, Oak Lawn Marge Wilke, Orland Park

David L. Crane, Evanston Music Director

Alfred Aulwurm, Oak Lawn Conductor Emeritus

Alice Maguire, Oak Lawn President

Richard Dyott, Oak Lawn : Vice President

Grace Pieper, Orland Park Recording Secretary

Arlene Guca, Oak Lawn Corresponding Secretary

Donna Gayden, Markham Treasurer

Christine Bennett, Palos Hills Juan Phillips, Dolton

Martha M. Morris, Chicago Training Orchestra Music Director

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David Leslie Crane received a Bachelor's Degreefrom New England Conservatory and a Master'sDegree in Conducting and Performance fromNorthwestern University. Mr. Crane's educationincludes a year's study at the renowned Mozarteum,Salzburg, Austria, and a Fellowship conducting theNew Music Ensemble at the University of Houston,where he directed a multimedia concert involving theNew Music Ensemble, Art, Dance, and DramaDepartments. He also collaborated with theUniversity Opera Department, conducting Weill'sMahogany Songspiel.As a former resident of Washington, D.C., Mr. Crane served as FOUllder and MusicDirector of the National Institutes of Health Chamber Orchestra in Bethesda, MD forthree years. In addition, he was engaged by the National Symphony to playas an extrawith the trumpet section on several concerts.


Mr. Crane was Music Director of the Chain of Lakes Orchestra in Fox Lake, IL forthree years. From 1987-1990, he served as Conductor and Administrator of theNorthwestern University Summer Orchestra, where, in his four year tenure, he built theorchestra from 43 to 91 members, culminating in a performance ofMahler's FirstSymphony. Suzanne Weiss of the Evanston Review wrote "It was a standing ovationfrom a standing-room audience at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Sunday....The groupwould put a few of our year-round orchestras to shame."

Guest conducting appearances have included the DuPage Symphony, LawrenceUniversity Wind Ensemble, and the Spokane Symphony in the final concert of theprestigious Festival at Sandpoint, ill, Gunther Schuller, Artistic Director. In August1994 he participated in the International Workshop for Conductors in Zlin, CzechRepublic, where he worked with the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra. Thisseason marks Mr. Crane's third as Music Director of the Southwest SymphonyOrchestra.


If you would be interested in helping out the Southwest Symphony League, a fundraising arm for the Symphony, please call Tom Hawley at 708.489.5322. The Leaguemeets the third Wednesday of every month at The Terrace Center, 115th and Beloit inWorth at 7:30 p.m.


The Southwest Symphony Training Orchestra, under thedirection ofMartha Morris, rehearses on Monday evenings from6 pm until 7 pm in the Orchestra Rehearsal Room at MotherMcAuley High School. The Orchestra performs twice a year,once each semester. Ifyou are interested in auditioning for theSouthwest Symphony Training Orchestra or the SouthwestSymphony Orchestra, please call ourmanager, Tom Hawley,708.489.5322.

Maritza Alfonso, LaGrange



Elenor Hawley; Palos Heights




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ABOUT TONIGHT'S SOLOISTS·

Eliza Cho, a 16 year old junior at Carl Sandburg HighSchool in Orland Park, began her violin studies at the age ofseven. She has studied with several teachers including EdKlemp, Matt Mantell, Rachel Barton, and Roland and AlmitaVamos. She is currently studying with Mark Zinger inSkokie.

Among her numerous accomplishments have been fIrsts andperfect scores in the IGSMA and rnSA Solo and EnsembleContests and a special rating in the Music Festival in Honorof Confucius. She has also received the top scores ofthe Granquist Swedish DaysCompetition in 1992 and 1995. As one of the top eight fmishers in last year's AndrewCorporation/Southwest Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition, she had theopportunity to perform in the Honors Recital at Moraine Valley Community College.Besides solo appearances, Eliza has been a member of the Suburban Youth SymphonyOrchestra from 1991 to 1994 and was selected to participate in the 1995 Illinois MusicEducators Association Honors All-State Orchestra. Over the years, Eliza has attendedthe Birch Creek Music Camp in Door County, Wisconsin (1991); Weathersfield MusicFestival in Vermont (1994); and last sununer the Idllywild International Arts SununerProgram in California, where she was chosen to perform in the Festival Orchestra madeup of musicians between the ages of 15 and 30.

Eliza is an honors student at Carl Sandburg High School where she is theconcertmistress of the Carl Sandburg High School Orchestra. Next to music, her otherhobbies include after-school activities, teaching violin, playing badminton, swimmingand ice skating.

Maya Paloma Alvarez, a 17 year old senior at Morgan ParkAcademy in Chicago, is the daughter of Beverly residentsJorge and Bozena Alvarez. She is an honor roll student atMorgan Park Academy. She began her violin studies at theage of three and piano at fIve. At ten, she became theconcertmistress of the Southwest Symphony TrainingOrchestra and at eleven, she joined the Southwest SymphonyOrchestra for a season.

Miss Alvarez has won numerous competitions and has been ascholarship student at the Culver Military Academy,

Interlochen Arts Academy, and the Indiana University String Academy. Currently, sheis a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. She is pursuing her violinstudies on scholarship at the Sherwood Conservatory of Music with Cyrus Forough,himself a former pupil of David Oistrakh and Josef Gingold. She and her youngersister Kira perform locally for various organizations and clubs.

Rajul Shah, a 16 year old junior at the Illinois Math andScience Academy in Aurora, has studied violin for 12years and is presently an artist-pupil in the studio of Mr.Cyrus Forough. In 1994, Rajul won the Sudler Medal inthe Illinois Young Performers Competition. This gavehim the opportunity to perform as a soloist with theChicago Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he hassoloed with the Highland Park Strings, Knox-GalesburgSymphony, DuPage Youth Symphony Orchestra and the

Chicago Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed for JosephGingold and at Grant Park and Navy Pier.

Rajul was a finalist in the Julius Stulberg International String Competition and has wonmany prestigious musical competitions. Among them the Chicago Youth SymphonyOrchestra Concerto Competition, the Fox Valley Symphony Young Artist Competition,Elgin Young Virtuosi Competition, DuPage Symphony Orchestra Young ArtistCompetition, Dr. Robert Stranger Young Artist Audition, the St. Paul Federal BankCompetition and the Wheaton Music Club Competition.

Rajul has been a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, the All StateHonors Orchestra, IMSA Orchestra and he is a former member of the Youth Symphonyof DuPage and Avery Coonley School Orchestra. Rajul is also an IMSA math teammember. He has won several individual and team awards in math including state. Healso enjoys tennis, soccer, basketball and hockey. Mr. Shah enjoys volunteer work,assisting people with physical disabilities at Marinajoy Rehabilitation Hospital.

The 1996 Andrew Corporation Youth Concerto Competition was held on Saturday,February 17 in the Recital Hall of the Fine and Performing Arts Center at MoraineValley Community College. The competition was open to all students between theages of 12 and 18 who live/attend school south of the Eisenhower Expressway. A totalof 18 young musicians auditioned. The top three winners are here tonight.

On April 28, a recital showcasing the musicians with the top eight scores from the daywill be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall at Moraine Valley Community CollegeFine and Performing Arts Center. Admission is free. Come and hear some of the bestmusicians on the south side. Performing that day will be:

Jeanne Bourgeois 16 Violin Carmen Fantasy, SarasateAnnemarie Riphagen 15 Flute Concertino Gp. 107, ChaminadeJulie Kay Rockwell 17 Flute TBAEmily Ondracek 13 Violin Concerto in g minor, 3rd mvmt, BruchKathleen Cirese 17 Flute Concerto in F Major, DemerssemanEliza Cho 16 Violin Concerto in A Major, MozartMaya Alvarez 17 Violin Concerto in g minor, 1st mvmt, BruchRajul Shah 16 Violin Tzigane, Ravel

The SSO would like to thank the Andrew Corporation for their continued support of theYouth Concerto Competition. Without their help, this competition would not bepossible.

The recital will takeplace in the RecitalHall in the MoraineValley CommunityCollege Fine andPerforming ArtsCenter at 3:30 pm.Admission is free forthis recital.

Don't miss this greatopportunity to hearthese very talentedyoung musicians!

The featured artistswill be the top eightwinners of the 1996Youth ConcertoCompetition. Hearsome of the bestmusicians producedby the West,Southwest andSouth suburbs.

Come to the 1996

Honors RecitalApril 28, 1996.

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Southwest Symphony Guild meets on the second Wednesday of everymonth at the Oak Lawn Library at lOam. They are a support group forthe orchestra who plans and carries out fund raising activities for the SSOas well as providing refreshments for the orchestra between the warm-uprehearsal and the concert. Time commitment is about 5 -·10 hours permonth.

Southwest Symphony League meets on the third Wednesday of everymonth at The Terrace Center, 11500 South Beloit, in Worth at 8pm.This is a brand new group designed to be a fund-raising arm for theorchestra planning and implementing major fund-raisers and help withthe promotion of the orchestra in the area. Also, we hope to eventuallyfmd sponsors for each of our concerts with the help of this group. Timecommitment is about 5 - 15 hours per month.

For information on how you can help the Southwest SymphonyOrchestra, please call Tom Hawley at 708.489.5322. Thank you!

COMING EVENTS

April 17, 1996--Southwest Symphony League meeting, The Terrace Center, Worth ParkDistrict, 11500 S. Beloit. 8 pm.

April 28, 1996--Southwest Symphony Youth Concerto Competition Recital. MVCCRecital Hall. 3:30 pm. Admission is free..

May 15, 1996--Southwest Symphony League meeting, The Terrace Center, Worth ParkDistrict, 11500 S. Beloit. 8 pm.

May 18, 1996--Southwest Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert. MVCC Dorothy MenkerTheater. A Salute to the Olympics. Your favorite music from around the world.Tickets are $10.25. 8 pm.

For tickets to any ofour concerts, call the MVCC Box Office at 708.974.5500.

ZfnrRvel the ll!.lusteries of ll!.lusie With ZlsSOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 1996 - 1997 SEASON

The Southwest Symphony Orchestra has their busiest and most exciting year planned for ouraudiences next year. We continue to grow to give you, our loyal audience, more ofwhat youwant. Next season we have added some concerts and added some venues. Our 33rd concertseason will be one you won't want to miss a single concert! Each concert will feature amystery piece and the audience will have an opportunity to win a prize if they can guess thepiece! So bring a friend to a concert and unravel the mysteries ofmusic with us!

September 14, 1996, Dedication ConcertNew Village Green in Oak Lawn

The Village of Oak Lawn will have a new Village Green in the center of town on 95th Street.The SSO will be performing a free outdoor pops concert at the dedication ceremonies. Theconcert begins at 4 p.m. and is sponsored by the Village of Oak Lawn. Bring your familyand a picnic!

October 5, 1996, Mayors' Benefit ConcertMoraine Valley Community College Fine and Performing Arts Center

Our Mayors' Benefit Concert continues to be a success for the Orchestra. We had 18 Mayorsin attendance last year. The concert will be a pops concert featuring works to be a hit witheveryone! Tickets for this concert may be ordered separately for $37.50 each ($20 is a taxdeductible contribution to the SSO) or may be ordered with Package A season tickets.

October 27, 1996, Mother McAuley High School Auditorium, 4 p.m.

Join us for an evening with Rogers and Hammerstein. Hear some ofyour favorite numbersfrom the most popular musicals ever written. The Southwest Symphony Orchestra will bejoined by a chorus and soloists for this musical evening! Don't miss this special concert!

December 8, 1996, Christmas ConcertSt. Michael's Catholic Church in Orland Park

Last year's Christmas concert sold out a week before the performance and we are in theprocess ofmaking a CD of this most successful concert of the 1995-1996 season! Don't missthis combined concert with the Voices of the Valley, the St. Michael's Adult Choir,Children's Choir, and Bell Choir. Hear your favorite Christmas music presented in abeautiful setting. Tickets for this concert may be ordered separately for $10.50 each ($7.50for children under 17) or with the purchase ofyour season tickets.

January 25, 1997, Family ConcertMoraine Valley Community College Fine and Performing Arts Center

We added a family concert in 1996 which met with success, so we are going to do it again!Join the SSO for a concert introducing children (and their parents) to the orchestra throughmusic. It's a wonderful family outing. Following the concert, everyone is invited on stage tosee the instruments up close and meet the orchestra members. Tickets for this concert maybe ordered separately for $7 for adults, $5 for children or with the puchase ofyour season

tickets.

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April 11, 1997, Lincoln-way Fine Arts CenterApril 12, 1997, Mother McAuley High School Auditorium

An American in Paris GershwinWinners of the Youth Concerto Competition

February 22, 1997Fourth Annual Youth Concerto Competition

Students ages 12 to 18 will compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to perform with theSouthwest Symphony Orchestra at the April concerts. Interested students should call TomHawley at 708.489.5322 for information and applications.

May 26, 1997, Memorial Day ConcertWolfe Wildlife Refuge in Oak Lawn

Join the Southwest Symphony Orchestra for this fun family concert in the park. It will be apops concert sure to be a hit with the whole family. Hear your favorite patriotic music andyour favorite show tunes. Bring a picnic and celebrate Memorial Day with the SouthwestSymphony. This concert is free and is sponsored by the Oak Lawn Park District.

February 8, 1997, The Arts on the South Side Join ForcesMother McAuley High School Auditorium

The SSO will be joined once again by the Voices of the Valley and the Community ChoralArts Children's Chorus for a night featuring performing ensembles from the south side. Theconcert will feature Stravinsky's Symphony ofPsalms and Hanson's Symphony No.2(Romantic). Support the south side performing organizations by coming to this concert!

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We are offering four different packages to choose from so you can attend the concerts you wantto see. We are also continuing our Senior Citizen and Student ticket prices. Just check theappropriate space. You may use your Visa or Mastercard to purchase tickets. Service chargesare not c.harged on season ticket orders. Please fill out the appropriate area on the order blank.

Package A: Includes tickets to the Mayor's Benefit Concert, the three concerts atMcAuley, the Christmas Concert. and the May Pops Concert.

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Family Package. This includes tickets to the Christmas Concert, the FamilyConcert and the concert in April featuring the winners of the Youth ConcertoCompetition.

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April 20,1997, Youth Concerto Competition Honors RecitalMoraine Valley Community College Fine and Performing Arts Center

Come to this showcase of some of the best talent the south side has to offer! This thirdannual recital featuring the top eight scores from our annual Youth Concerto Competitionhas proven to be a hit with family and friends of the winners! This is a free recital and willtake place at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall in the Fine and Performing Arts Center at MoraineValley Community College. .

May 17, 1997, Pops ConcertMoraine Valley Community College Fine and Performing Arts Center

Linda Camp, piano, will be the featured soloist. She will be performing Grieg's PianoConcerto and the Theme fro,,! Forrest Gump. Also being performed will be the Sounds fromHollywood and Ravel's Bolero. Don't miss this exciting concert! Ms. Camp's performance issponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Heck.

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Contributions to the Southwest Symphony Orchestra are tax-deductible.Contributions may be paid over 5 months. Please indicate your contributionamount (or pledge) on the order form on the back of this page.

Please consider becoming a member of our Donor's Club. Members areinvited to Receptions for the guest artists and the Orchestra Members. Yourname will be listed in the program as a supporter of the Southwest SymphonyOrchestra in each of the concert programs for the entire season.

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Return this form before July 31,1996 to assure preferred seating for season tickets. Seatingwill be reserved for all concerts at Moraine Valley Community College Fine and PerformingArts Center. Season ticket holders will receive preferred seating on the main floor in theDorothy Menker Theater. Please note, there is no handling charges for season ticket orders.There will be a $.50 charge per ticket purchased separately to cover the cost of printing tickets.Save $2 per single ticket purchased by buying before the concert! Tickets will be $2 more atthe door in 1996. Season tickets will be mailed no later than 3 weeks prior to the October 5thconcert. Contributions to the SSO are tax deductible. Please ask your employer aboutmatching gift possibilities.

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