57 fall program - Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra
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57 fall program - Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Program FALL CLASSICAL CONCERTS October 20-21, 2007 Ottumwa • Burlington• Mt. Pleasant Sponsored by: The Hawk Eye - Burlington KYOU Fox 15 - Ottumwa Dvořák - Symphony No. 7 in d minor, Opus 70 Allegro Maestoso Poco Adagio Scherzo: Vivace Finale: Allegro INTERMISSION J. S. Bach - Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in f minor BWV 1056 Allegro Moderato Largo Presto Serena Lu, piano Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat Major, Opus 10 Colton Peltier, piano Patrons: During the performance, please turn off audible signals on your watches and communication devices. Thank you! 23 24 Fall 2007 concert sponsor Guest Artists Serena Lu, eight years old, is a fourth grader who began studying with Dr. Paul Wirth at age five. She won first in the St. Paul Conservatory of Music Piano competition, and received honors at the Upper Midwest Piano Festival, National federation of Music Club Piano Festival, MN State Fair talent contest, and Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum Mozart Piano Concerto Competition. As a soloist, she has been featured throughout the Midwest, most recently at the Twin Cities Schmitt Music Center, and at the Goshen, Indiana National Piano Teachers Workshop in July of 2006. In April of 2007, Serena has performed as a solo pianist with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Also an actress and rhythmic gymnast, she appeared on "NBC's "American's Most Talented Kids" show and acted as " Sorrow" in the Minnesota Opera's production of Madame Butterfly. She is the level 5 rhythmic gymnastic Junior Olympic national champion and a member of the USA Rhythmic Gymnastics Future Star National Team. Colton Peltier turned heads 2 years ago, when he won the first "Minnesota Idol" competition and performed Beethoven's First Piano Concerto with the Minnesota Orchestra. He was 9 when he performed with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, making him the youngest musician ever to solo with the SPCO -- and he has soloed with the Minnesota Opera and VocalEssence. Colton has also appeared with the Minnesota Orchestra as a guest soloist for a Sommerfest family concert and for a subscription series program as well. His cultured tastes, which extend to crab legs, caviar and the music of Frank Sinatra, were evident before he could ride a bike. Seemingly bored with his Kindermusik program, Colton was 3 when he started piano lessons under the play-by-ear Suzuki method. He giggles at the memory of his earliest lessons, when he tapped his fingers on a keyboard sketched on notebook paper. By 7, he had outgrown the program, and his teacher recommended private instruction. "It (piano) was just something for his brain. We didn't think anything would come of it," says Colton's mother, Amy Peltier. "His dad played pro baseball, and he's our first son -- he's supposed to be a sports kid, right? We have no idea where he got his genius." Colton, the eldest of three children, attends public school and has played sports. He enjoys playing in churches and nursing homes as much as professional concert halls. Serena Lu & Colton Peltier with their teacher, Dr. Paul Wirth Dr. Paul Wirth is a prominent figure in the musical community of the Midwest. His unique combination of masterful performing and teaching, along with a sense of humor and unassuming personality have made him a much soughtafter featured artist in concerts, master classes, fund raisers, conventions, special events, and lecture series. Dr. Wirth received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Temple University, where he studied with the internationally known Polish pianist Maryan Filar, and his Master and Doctorate degrees in Piano Performance from Indiana University where he was the personal assistant to world renowned pianist Sidney Foster. He cofounded and is now the Artistic Director of the Central Minnesota Music School in St. Cloud, MN, a bustling music learning center with over 250 students taught by a faculty of twenty-two. As a featured artist, Paul Wirth has appeared with numerous orchestras, including the Gary Philharmonic, Wilkensburg Symphony, Indiana University Philharmonic, and twice each with the St. Cloud Symphony and Heartland Symphony orchestras in return engagements. His solo performing has taken him throughout the East and Midwest. A creative promoter of the art of piano performance, Wirth's energies have also extended to the writing and performance of The Magic Boot, a comical farce in which he impersonates Mozart; and The Age of Romanticism in which he transports his audience to the 19th century. 25 26 Program Notes Program Notes by Jim Priebe Symphony No. 7 in d minor, Opus 70 Antonin Dvořák (1841 – 1904) Allegro Maestoso Poco Adagio Scherzo: Vivace Finale: Allegro Except for those who live in the Czech Republic – the modern name for Dvořák’s native Bohemia – concertgoers are likely to be unfamiliar with much of Dvořák’s music beyond the Symphony No. 9 in e minor (From the New World) the wonderful b minor Cello Concerto, and the Slavonic Dances. Those who regularly attend concerts by the Southeast Iowa Symphony are exceptions, however, since Maestro McConnell has programmed not only the aforementioned works but the Symphony No. 8 in G Major and now the Seventh as well. In this writer’s opinion our audience is well-served by this programming since Dvořák wrote a great deal of music which deserves to be heard more frequently. Certainly the Symphony No. 7 falls into this category: many believe that it is Dvořák’s finest symphony (Ted Libbey calls it “one of the nineteenth century’s greatest symphonic scores”), the popularity of the New World Symphony notwithstanding! Dvořák was energized. His Symphony No. 6 in D Major had been a big success (though it was regarded as being more important as a work in the Bohemian national style than a work of international standing). He had been greatly inspired by the 1883 premier of Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and was motivated to compose a work of similar stature which would closely follow classical conventions and avoid, he hoped, the parochial Bohemian label. His Stabat Mater had been a sensation when introduced in England in 1883 and there he had, in the words of Michael Steinberg, become “beloved and revered like no composer since Mendelssohn.” The Royal Philharmonic Society had invited him to conduct concerts in London in 1884, his first appearances as a conductor outside his own country, and he had been received with great warmth and enthusiasm. The Society invited him to compose a new symphony to be performed the following year and the Symphony No. 7 was the result. Lives and emotions are seldom purely and unambiguously simple, however, particularly the lives and emotions of artists. Energized he may have been, but Dvořák was also troubled. His (Continued on page 29) 27 Relax At The Brazelton Hotel and Suites The ONLY Boutique Hotel in SE Iowa Symphony Special 15% Off The Brazelton Hotel and Suites in Mt. Pleasant supports the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra. Come stay with us. Enjoy a great stay after a great performance. 1200 East Baker, Mt. Pleasant. Call 319-385-0571 or 319-385-8803 for your reservation or go on the web at www.brazeltonhotels.com . Bring this coupon in and get a discount on your room while still enjoying the HUGE HOT AND COLD FREE breakfast and AWARD WINNING HOSPITALITY of our boutique Brazelton Hotel. Reservations: 319-385-0571 Or 319-385-8803 Expiration Date: 7/31/08 28 Award Winning Brazelton Hotel and Suites Program Notes (Continued from page 27) mother, to whom he had been very close, had passed away in 1882. The Bohemian composer Bedřich Smetana, who had been his mentor, was in his declining years and succumbing to mental deterioration. The very ambition of internationalism troubled him as well. Internationalism implied a turning away from his Bohemian roots and since he was, in his heart and soul a Bohemian, he was greatly conflicted. It may be this emotional turmoil which gives the symphony its character. As befits the key of d minor (the key of many works notable for their somber moments such as Mozart’s Don Giovanni, both Beethoven and Bruckner’s Ninth symphonies and Brahms’s Tragic Overture) the symphony is often brooding and tragic in nature with an underlying tension. But listeners who are familiar with Dvořák can hear another side of him as well: the cheerful Bohemian of the Slavonic Dances, the man who loved to watch trains and could identify each type of locomotive (and who would therefore surely have loved the venues in which the SEISO performs), is never far beneath the musical surface of this symphony. Fortunately Dvořák’s Bohemian soul was irrepressible and the resultant mix of tragedy and cheerfulness makes the Symphony No. 7 an interesting and gratifying listening experience indeed. Begun in December of 1884 the score of Symphony No. 7 in d minor was completed in March of 1885. Dvořák conducted the premiere at a concert of the Royal Philharmonic Society in St. James Hall, London on April 22, 1885. A few minor revisions were made in June of 1885 producing the symphony as it now is performed. Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in f minor BWV 1056 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Allegro Moderato Largo Presto Bach was a genius. Writer Robert Cummings describes Bach in this manner: “Johann Sebastian Bach was better known as a virtuoso organist than as a composer in his day. His sacred music, organ and choral works, and other instrumental music had an enthusiasm and seeming freedom that concealed immense rigor. Bach's use of counterpoint was brilliant and innovative, and the immense complexities of his compositional style – which often included religious and numerological symbols that seem to fit perfectly together in a profound puzzle of special codes – still amaze musicians today. Many consider him the greatest composer of all time.” Bach was also a very human individual. He was stubborn, impatient, pennypinching and, at times, vindictive. And, having famously fathered 26 children, he must not have focused his energies exclusively on music. (Continued on page 31) 29 Dennis A. Hohn 120 N. Market Ottumwa, IA 52501 1-641-682-8575 1-800-258-2015 30 Program Notes (Continued from page 29) He wrote music under vastly different circumstances than today’s composers. Bach’s employers (nobility and clergy) required him to compose for specific events such as ceremonies and weekly church services. As a result he was immensely productive, writing vast numbers of keyboard, choral, orchestral and chamber works both sacred and secular. As was the custom in his time, he often rewrote earlier pieces or used the music of other composers, altering instrumentation, key, tempo and mood as circumstances required. Because music was often considered to have served its purpose once the event for which it was composed had occurred, many of Bach’s works have been irretrievably lost. The chronology of and circumstances surrounding the composition of Bach’s work have been and continue to be the subject of a vast amount of scholarly research. The “BWV” (Bach Werke Verzeichnis) catalog numbers published by Wolfgang Schmieder in 1950 are a visible example of this scholarship. In the light of the foregoing it is little wonder that the exact circumstances under which the Keyboard Concerto No. 5 was composed are somewhat uncertain. The concerto is variously supposed to have originated as a violin concerto or as an oboe concerto transformed by Bach into a keyboard concerto. Some even ascribe its origin to Vivaldi though this view has been largely discounted. It may have been composed during his service in the ducal court of Cӧthen or, more likely in Leipzig during his association with the Collegiuim Musicum there. The date of its composition is likely to have been during the late 1730’s. Like most concertos, the work is in three movements. The first is a rhythmic allegro moderato which contrasts a vigorous repeated motive in the accompaniment with energetic and extended triplets in the solo. The lovely middle movement’s largo melody in the relative major key of A flat is most likely to be familiar to listeners as it was used by Bach in a Cantata BWV 156 as his Sinfonia in F although, in the concerto, it appears in a more ornamented form. The delicate pizzicato accompaniment allows the soloist to make the most of the melody’s expressive nature. Most will recognize this as the famous Arioso – a melody which has been adapted for nearly every instrument imaginable. The presto finale, flows vigorously in triple meter, the eighth note melody giving the impression of continuous motion and serving well to display the soloist’s speed and virtuosity. (Continued on page 33) 31 Burlington Municipal Band Summer Concerts • Sundays, 7:30 P.M. Crapo Park Band Shell www.muniband.org Simple Wills FREE Fill out form at www.iowalaw.com BECKMAN & HIRSCH ATTORNEYS BURLINGTON, IA Serving Ottumwa and Albia O'HARAS Video Production Services of Iowa, L.C. Productions • Editing • Duplication • Tape Conversion Business & Training Tapes • Animation Special Event Taping • Film Transfer - All Your Video Production Needs P. O. Box 221 - 1006 North Broadway - Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641 (319) 385-2041 106 Washington St. Burlington, IA (319) 754-1036 Take a Break at The Drake Restaurant • Gift & Wine Shop 32 Boles Auto Sales, Inc. Program Notes (Continued from page 31) Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat Major, Opus 10 Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) As a child of comfortably well-to-do parents, Prokofiev’s musical abilities were recognized at an early age, and he had already composed a number of youthful works when he was admitted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory at the age of thirteen. His precocious abilities impressed members of the faculty including Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Glazunov and Nicolai Tcherepnin. His precociousness evidently made him something of a smart-aleck: he once kept statistics of his classmates’ mistakes until one of them pinned him down and pulled his ears! Concerto No. 1 was composed during his conservatory years and was premiered by Prokofiev himself in Moscow on August 7, 1912. It was dedicated to “the dreaded Tcherepnin” who had harshly criticized Prokofiev’s conducting and was, Prokofiev felt, always unduly critical of his efforts. Interestingly, Tcherepnin later wrote that he had, in fact, been quite critical because he recognized Prokofiev’s talent and hoped to prevent him from becoming too egotistic. Although Tcherepnin’s criticism evidently bothered Prokofiev all his life, it had been Tcherepnin who had exposed his student to the music of the great classical composers and who is often given credit for Prokofiev’s early interest in classicism. (Continued on page 35) River Basin Ad 33 Winter 2008 concert sponsor 34 Program Notes (Continued from page 33) Tcherepnin’s classical influence notwithstanding, the Concerto No. 1 is not classical in nature. Vigorous percussiveness and interesting dissonances indicate that Prokofiev was casting his lot with the avant garde. Critics present at the premiere called it “musical mud” and the work of a madman. The furor surrounding the premiere may ultimately have worked to Prokofiev’s advantage since it brought him instant attention but for years afterward he would be dogged with accusations of decadence and modernism. This concerto, which Prokofiev considered to be his first mature work, is (unlike most) a single continuous movement but it is divided into easily discernable sections which preserve the fastslow-fast form of the typical three movement concerto. It is lyrical, particularly in the Andante section, and possesses a pervasive, energetic percussive quality. Modern concertgoers whose ears have long since become accustomed to dissonances and harmonies far more daring than Prokofiev’s will surely hear, not “musical mud,” but musical originality and creativity. And, hopefully, they will take a moment to appreciate Tcherepnin’s willingness to tolerate, educate and encourage a brat! 35 36 Special Appreciation Friends of the SEISO Jane Adams Georgette Allen, VP Stephen Bailey Ruthe Blackwood Joy Blum Marianna Brinck Suzanne Brueck, Secretary Peggy Burlingame Cliff & Lindsay Calhoun Linda Clark Patricia Clark Connie Coffin Betty Cooper John Corso Betty Cowles June Current Mary Jane Dailey Melva Delliva Jeannie Dobroski Eleanor Eastburn Beverly Fisher Rhonda Foster Ellen Fuller Kate Gerst Mary Ann Grinde Margaret Hansen, President Cleo Hassell Debbie Jochims Jacqueline Johnson Maryann Jordahl Carolyn Kacena, Treasurer Fran Lundell Ginny Lunning Margaret Matsch Janet McCannon Babs McRoberts Jean Miller Sandra Morrison Margaret Orr Florence Paterno Laurine Paule Billie Paule Bobbie Peterson Linda Phillips Mary Reed Lois Rigdon Diana Small Mona Riley Smith Maggie Steele Olive Sullivan Sharon Walden 37 GAMRATH-DOYLE-VENS INSURANCE A Tradition of Insurance Excellence Mt. 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Lloyd Spooner Lola White Ottumwa Area Dr. Arthur Austin Helen Austin Barbara Bell Paul & Ruth Bunn Michelle Campbell Andrew Jean Canny Charles & Alberta Chadwick Charles E. & Dorothy Collins William Cramblit K. C. DeBooy Marjorie Dodd Rose Ernest Shari Forsythe Marian Gillmore Frances Gillmore-Grubbs Glenn Grubbs Dr. Richard & Marjorie Hastings David & Mary Ruth Jay Dorothy Johnston Forrest Johnston James & Bette McGrath Dr. Robert P. Meyers Beulah Miksch Robert S. Patterson Louise Perry Edna Reid Floyd Van Roekel Harry & Maggie Van Roekel Morton & Virginia Schmucker Gerald Seim Karon Stirling The SEISO Memorial Fund and named memorials are permanent accounts which serve to enhance the Orchestra’s programs each year. Those who wish to make a gift to the Memorial Fund in memory of a friend or relative, may send it to the SEISO office - 601 North Main, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641. 41 Burlington • Fort Madison Ottumwa • Wapello CECO BUILDING SYSTEMS Midwestern Region 305 N. Iris Street, Mt. 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