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5 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A TABLE OF CONTENTS | APRIL 17 – MAY 5, 2015 BPO Board of Trustees/BPO Foundation Board of Directors 11 BPO Musician Roster 15 Glenn Miller Orchestra 19 Concert Sponsor: RBC Wealth Management April 17 & 18 Dr. Seuss Meets the BPO! 23 Na Zdrowie Poland! 25 The Music of Michael Jackson 33 Bond and Beyond: 50 Years of 007 39 Carnival of the Animals 43 Side-By-Side 45 BPO Kids Series April 19 M&T Bank Classics Series April 24 & 25 Concert Sponsor: Eric Mower & Associates Guest Artist Sponsor: Anthony Baldi & Associates May 1 BPO Pops Series May 2 BlueCross BlueShield Day at BPO Kids Series May 3 with the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts May 5 Corporate Sponsorships Meet a Musician Annual Fund Spotlight on Sponsor Patron Information CONTACT BPO Administrative Offices BPO Administrative Fax Line Box Office Box Office Fax Line 47 48 51 58-59 61 VoIP phone service powered by (716) 885-0331 (716) 885-9372 (716) 885-5000 (716) 885-5064 Development Office (716) 885-0331 Ext. 420 Subscription Sales Office (716) 885-9371 Group Sales Office (716) 885-5001 Kleinhans Music Hall (716) 883-3560 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra | 499 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 www.bpo.org | info@bpo.org Kleinhan's Music Hall | 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201 www.kleinhansbuffalo.org 9 MESSAGE FROM BOARD CHAIR Dear Patrons, As the Buffalo Philharmonic’s 2014-15 season comes to a close, it’s natural to reflect on the past year. Many good things have happened at your BPO. This season we saw leading artists like Renee Fleming, Celtic Thunder, and Alan Parsons perform with the orchestra. We became only the fourth orchestra to perform Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” using sets designed by glass artist Dale Chihuly. We presented in-depth explorations of the works of Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and Charles Ives. The works of Florent Schmitt challenged both orchestra and audience, and were recorded for release on Naxos, to bring greater Photo: Dylan Buyskes, Onion Studio, Inc. attention to this long-overlooked composer. Thousands of children attended a BPO Kids concert with their families or experienced a Music for Youth concert with their classes. It was also a season of collaborations. The BPO worked with the Irish Classical Theater Company to bring you Moliere’s “Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme” with Strauss’ incidental music. We partnered with Shea’s and Neglia Ballet Artists to present “The Nutcracker,” and collaborated with Road Less Traveled Productions to present Beethoven’s Complete Incidental Music to “Egmont” with a narrator. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery worked with us on our Know the Score and BPO Kids series. The Burchfield Penney Art Gallery, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library system, and University at Buffalo joined us in exploring the works of Charles Ives. We are deeply appreciative of the support of our collaborators, and of our audience. Together, we’ve been able to not just survive, but thrive and make a positive contribution to the classical music field. In the coming weeks, you’ll be hearing a lot about some of the great things that are in store for the future of the BPO. We hope you will continue on this journey with us. Sincerely, Louis P. Ciminelli Chair, Buffalo Philharmonic Society Inc. 10 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY, INC. | Board of Trustees OFFICERS Louis P. Ciminelli, Chair Dennis Black, Vice Chair-Chair Elect Angelo Fatta, Vice Chair Randall Odza, Secretary Stephen Swift, Treasurer BOARD OF TRUSTEES Cindy Abbott Letro Monte Hoffman † LIFE MEMBERS Martin Anderson Martha Hyde Ida Christie Karen Arrison Martha Malkiewicz Anthony J. Colucci, Jr. Douglas Bean Matthew Phillips G. Wayne Hawk James Beardi Wilfred Larson Anthony Cassetta Gary Schober Roger Simon Janz Castelo † Robert Skerker John N. Walsh, III Arthur Cryer Timothy Smith † Robert G. Weber Peter Eliopoulos Scott Stenclik Warren E. Emblidge Jr. Gary Szakmary JoAnn Falletta* Nicole Tzetzo Music Director John Fleischman* Erie County Music Educators Association Edwin Polokoff Michal Wadsworth John Yurtchuk Daniel Hart* Executive Director Robbie Hausmann † *ex-officio † musician representatives BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION | Board of Directors Louis P. Ciminelli Chair Todd M. Scherrer Treasurer Martin Anderson Jeremy Briggs Beck Mark T. Branden Michael Munschauer Bob Skerker Michael Wurst John J. Zak Secretary 11 JOANN FALLETTA, MUSIC DIRECTOR Angelo and Carol Fatta Endowed Chair JoAnn Falletta is internationally celebrated as a vibrant ambassador for music, an inspiring artistic leader, and a champion of American symphonic music. An effervescent and exuberant figure on the podium, she has been praised by The Washington Post as having “Toscanini’s tight control over ensemble, Walter’s affectionate balancing of inner voices, Stokowski’s gutsy showmanship, and a controlled frenzy worthy of Bernstein.” Acclaimed by The New York Times as “one of the finest conductors of her generation”, she serves as the Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center. Ms. Falletta is invited to guest conduct many of the world’s finest symphony orchestras. Her upcoming guest conducting highlights include debuts in Belgrade (Serbia), Shenzhen China, Sweden, and a European tour with the Stuttgart Orchestra. Recent appearances include return engagements with the Warsaw, Detroit, Phoenix, Krakow, Puerto Rico and Hawaii Symphony Orchestras and debuts with the Gothenburg Symphony, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, and a 13 city US tour with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and soloist James Galway. Falletta is the recipient of many of the most prestigious conducting awards including the Seaver/ National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award, the coveted Stokowski Competition, and the Toscanini, Ditson and Bruno Walter Awards for conducting, as well as the American Symphony Orchestra League’s prestigious John S. Edwards Award. She is an ardent champion of music of our time, introducing over 500 works by American composers, including more than 110 world premieres. Hailing her as a “leading force for the music of our time”, she has been honored with twelve ASCAP awards. Ms. Falletta serves as a Member of the National Council on the Arts. Under her direction, the Buffalo Philharmonic is continuing its trajectory as one of the most recorded orchestras in America. During the 2013 – 14 season, Naxos released four new BPO CDs, Gliere’s Symphony No. 3, Tyberg’s Symphony No. 2, Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown, and Beige, and Gershwin’s Concerto in F, Rhapsody in Blue, Strike up the Band and Promenade. In 2014-15, Naxos plans to release two new BPO discs of the music of Bela Bartók and Florent Schmitt. The BPO released “Nordic Masters” and “Built for Buffalo” on its own Beau Fleuve label. Performance highlights include Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle with Dale Chihuly glass installations, a Charles Ives multimedia concert/ exploration, a fully staged Moliere Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme with the Irish Classical Theatre and Rachmaninoff and Beethoven Festivals. Since stepping up to the podium as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in the fall of 1999, Maestro Falletta has been credited with bringing the Philharmonic to a new level of national and international prominence. Under her direction, the Buffalo Philharmonic has become one of the leading orchestras for the Naxos label, earning a double Grammy Award in 2009 for their recording with soprano Hila Plitmann of John Corigliano’s “Mr. Tambourine Man,” and six Grammy nominations. This season, the BPO will once again be featured on national broadcasts of NPR’s Performance Today and SymphonyCast, and international broadcasts through the European Broadcasting Union. In addition to her current posts with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Virginia Symphony and the Brevard Music Center, Ms. Falletta has held the positions of artistic advisor to the Honolulu Symphony, music director of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, associate conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Phoenix Symphony, and music director of the Denver Chamber Orchestra, the Queens Philharmonic and the Women’s Philharmonic. From 2011 – 2014 she served as Principal Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra in Northern Ireland where she made her debut at London’s prestigious Proms with the orchestra in 2011 and also has made five recordings for Naxos including music of Gustav Holst, Irish composer Ernest John Moeran and American composer John Knowles Paine. Ms. Falletta received her undergraduate degree from the Mannes College of Music in New York and her master’s and doctorate degrees from The Juilliard School. 12 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A STEFAN SANDERS, ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Montante Family Endowed Chair Stefan Sanders is an imaginative conductor, devoted educator and ardent champion of many types of music. He has collaborated with an array of distinguished artists such as violinist Gil Shaham, Fred Childs from public radio’s Performance Today, country sensation The Texas Tenors and the esteemed Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, to name a few. Guest conducting engagements in the U.S and abroad include the San Antonio Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Austin Symphony Orchestra, Symphoria (Syracuse, NY), Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (CZ), Austin Lyric Opera, Corpus Christi Opera and the Round Top International Festival Institute. Past positions have included Music Director and Conductor for the Round Rock Symphony (TX) where he attracted much praise for innovative programming, new venues and collaborations with local arts organizations, attracting broader audiences and redefining the orchestra’s role in its community, Assistant Conductor for the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the University Orchestra at the University of Texas at Austin and Apprentice Conductor for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Prior to a career as a conductor, Sanders was an internationally renowned trombonist, having performed as a soloist in the United States, Asia and Europe. His performance of Eric Ewazen’s Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra, with the Czech Philharmonic, can be heard on the Albany Records label. Sanders was a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic’s trombone section for seven seasons and has performed with several orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Opera’s 2001 production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and the Florida Orchestra. Mr. Sanders was also invited by Sir Elton John to play in the orchestra for his Radio City Music Hall concerts in 2004 recorded for the Bravo Television Network. Beginning formal conducting studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Sanders continued his studies as a fellow at the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen under the tutelage of maestros Robert Spano, Larry Rachleff and Hugh Wolff. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the Juilliard School. 13 HISTORY OF THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA As Buffalo’s cultural ambassador, the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under Music Director JoAnn Falletta presents more than 120 Classics, Pops, Rock, Family and Youth concerts each year. After the rise and fall of several forerunners, the BPO was founded in 1935, performing most often at the Elmwood Music Hall, which was located at Elmwood Ave. and Virginia St., and demolished in 1938 as its permanent home, Kleinhans Music Hall, was constructed. During the Great Depression, the orchestra was initially supported by funds from the Works Progress Administration and the Emergency Relief Bureau. Over the decades, the orchestra has matured in stature under outstanding conductors including William Steinberg, Josef Krips, Lukas Foss, Michael Tilson Thomas, Maximiano Valdes, Semyon Bychkov and Julius Rudel. The orchestra has welcomed many distinguished guest performers, such as Isaac Stern, Aaron Copland, Van Cliburn, Igor Stravinsky, Renee Fleming and Yo-Yo Ma. During the tenure of JoAnn Falletta, who has served as music director since 1998, the BPO has rekindled its history of radio broadcasts and recordings, including the release of 32 new CDs. The BPO’s Naxos recording of composer John Corigliano’s “Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan,” won two Grammys. Their recordings are heard on classical radio worldwide. HISTORY OF KLEINHANS MUSIC HALL Since 1940, the orchestra’s home has been Kleinhans Music Hall, which enjoys an international reputation as one of the finest concert halls in the world due to its superb acoustics. Kleinhans Music Hall was built thanks to the generosity and vision of Edward and Mary Seaton Kleinhans and the stewardship of their charitable dreams by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, and the support of the federal government. The Community Foundation was bequeathed the estates of Mr. and Mrs. Kleinhans, who made their fortune from the clothing store that bore their name, and who died within three months of each other in 1934. The Public Works Administration, an agency of the New Deal, provided crucial funding that made it possible to complete the hall. The Kleinhans, who were music lovers, specified their money was to be used “to erect a suitable music hall…for the use, enjoyment and benefit of the people of the City of Buffalo.” The BPO performed at Kleinhans Music Hall’s official opening on Oct. 12, 1940, under the baton of Franco Autori. Kleinhans Music Hall was designed by the Finnish father-and-son team of Eliel and Eero Saarinen, along with architects F.J. and W.A Kidd. Kleinhans is known for its combination of graceful structural beauty and extraordinary acoustics. Eliel Saarinen’s aim was to create “an architectural atmosphere…so as to tune the performers and the public alike into a proper mood of performance and receptiveness, respectively.” In 1989, the hall was designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest designation of significance a site or structure can receive. Kleinhans is owned by the City of Buffalo but run by a separate 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Its Board of Directors is: Chris Brown, chair; Mary Ann Kresse; Cindy Abbott Letro, Karen Arrison, Bob Skerker; Wayne Wisbaum, chair emeritus; Byron Brown, Mayor of the City of Buffalo; David Rivera, Niagara District Councilmember, City of Buffalo; and Stephen Stepniak, of the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works. 14 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A JOANN FALLETTA, MUSIC DIRECTOR Angelo and Carol Fatta Endowed Chair STEFAN SANDERS, ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Montante Family Endowed Chair FIRST VIOLIN Amy Glidden assoc. concertmaster Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation Chair BASS Daniel Pendley principal Garman Family Foundation Endowed Chair TRUMPET Alex Jokipii principal Geoffrey Hardcastle Philip Christner Ansgarius Aylward Brett Shurtliffe Marylouise Nanna Douglas Cone Deborah Greitzer Frances Kaye Diana Sachs Alan Ross Melanie Haas Andrea Blanchard-Cone Loren Silvertrust Megan Prokes Michael Nigrin John Haas Makoto Michii Edmond Gnekow Jonathan Borden Jonathan Lombardo2 FLUTE Jeffrey Dee asst. concertmaster SECOND VIOLIN Antoine Lefebvre principal Jacqueline Galluzzo assoc. principal Richard Kay Jeffrey Jones Frances Morgante Donald McCrorey Robert Prokes Amy Licata Dmitry Gerikh Diane Melillo Shieh-Jian Tsai VIOLA Valerie Heywood principal Natalie Piskorsky assoc. principal Matthew Phillips Kate Holzemer Janz Castelo Ning-ning Jin Zachary Collins CELLO Roman Mekinulov principal Jane D. Baird Endowed Chair Feng Hew assoc. principal Nancy Anderson Monte Hoffman1 Robert Hausmann David Schmude Amelie Fradette assoc. principal Christine Lynn Bailey principal Linda Greene Natalie Debikey Scanio PICCOLO Natalie Debikey Scanio OBOE Joseph Peters* Brian Greene* Anna Mattix ENGLISH HORN Anna Mattix CLARINET John Fullam principal Patti DiLutis Salvatore Andolina E-FLAT CLARINET Patti DiLutis BASS CLARINET & SAXOPHONE Salvatore Andolina BASSOON Glenn Einschlag TROMBONE principal Timothy Smith BASS TROMBONE TUBA Don Harry principal TIMPANI Matthew Bassett principal Dinesh Joseph asst. principal PERCUSSION Mark Hodges principal Dinesh Joseph HARP Suzanne Thomas principal MUSIC LIBRARY Patricia Kimball principal librarian Travis Hendra associate librarian STAGE MANAGERS Richard George Master Property Person IATSE local 10 principal Maxwell Pipinich Martha Malkiewicz Charles Gill Assistant Property Person IATSE local 10 CONTRABASSOON Martha Malkiewicz FRENCH HORN Jacek Muzyk principal Kay Koessler Endowed Chair Daniel Kerdelewicz assoc. principal Daniel Sweeley Jay Matthews Duane Saetveit Chair dedicated to the memory of Maer Bunis 2 Chair dedicated to the memory of Scott Parkinson * = Temporary Appointment 1 15 16 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A Friday, April 17, 2015 at 10:30 AM Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 8:00 PM BPO POPS THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA Nick Hilscher, conductor and vocalist Natalie Angst, vocalist The Moonlight Serenaders Moonlight Serenade Cherokee Tuxedo Junction Now I Know A String Of Pearls Get Me to the Church On Time Just Imagine Little Brown Jug Begin The Beguine Long Ago and Far Away September in the Rain Chattanooga Choo Choo Poinciana The American Patrol INTERMISSION Over There I've Got you Under My Skin Pennsylvania 6-5000 I Know Why Love Me or Leave Me Summertime (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo In The Mood Moonlight Serenade Concert Sponsor Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 19 GLENN MILLER & THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA Glenn Miller was born on March 1, 1904, in Clarinda, Iowa. The first Glenn Miller Orchestra, formed in 1937, was a financial failure. In March 1938, he launched his second band, and unlike the first band, it became an enormous success, with multiple hit records and huge box office sales. In 1941, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra had more hit records in one year, including “A String of Pearls,” than anybody in the history of the recording industry. Although other songs had sold over a million record copies, Miller’s 1941 recording of “Chattanooga Choo Choo” received the first Gold Record ever awarded. Back in the days of the big band era of the forties, any dance band worth its salt had a distinctive theme song. The theme of Glenn Miller and his Orchestra was the beautiful “Moonlight Serenade,” and it is still the signature tune of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Miller originally wrote the music of the song as an exercise for a course in arranging. He composed it long before he organized his band, when he was a trombonist and arranger with Ray Noble’s band. Today, it is considered a pop music standard. At the height of its popularity, Miller disbanded his musical organization in 1942 to volunteer for the army. He then organized the famous Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. On December 15, 1944, Major Glenn Miller took off in a single engine plane from England – against his better judgment – to precede his band to France, never to be seen again. The army declared him dead one year later. Due to popular demand, the Miller Estate authorized the formation of the present Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1956. They have been on the road longer and more continuously than any other Big Band. They cover over a 100,000 miles a year, working most every night for 48 weeks out of every 52: nearly 300 playing dates, performing for more than a half million people annually. The “Road Book” carried by the Glenn Miller Orchestra contains more than 300 charts, many of them out of the original library. The complete library totals over 1,700 compositions including all of the original charts from both the civilian band and the Army Air Force Band. It features contributions from many fine arrangers including Bill Finegan, Jerry Gray, Billy May, Mort Lindsay, Deane Kinkaide, Joe Cribari, and Dave Wolpe. The Glenn Miller Orchestra has always been very musical, disciplined, and visually entertaining. And it has its own distinctive “sound.” That sound is created by the clarinet holding the melodic line, doubled or coupled with the tenor sax playing the same notes; and the harmonies produced by three other saxophones, while growling trombones and wailing trumpets add their oo-ahs. It is now more than 75 years since Glenn Miller first succeeded with the Orchestra, which still bears his name. Except for a few years following his disappearance, Glenn’s orchestra and music have been heard around the world continuously since 1938. 20 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A NICK HILSCHER, CONDUCTOR AND VOCALIST A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Nick Hilscher began his professional career in his teens. His early musical influences were Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey. A piano student of Atlanta’s Harris Wheeler, Hilscher continued his studies at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He was awarded runner-up in the 1997 Alabama Collegiate Artists Piano Competition. He graduated from Samford University in the spring of 2000 with a degree in piano performance. In 1998, he became the featured male vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and took a year off from college to work with them. After earning his degree, he returned to sing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. His touring has taken him to all fifty states, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Japan. He is featured on several albums with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He sang with the Glenn Miller Orchestra until February 2005, when he left to pursue a solo career. In 2005, he was the featured vocalist for a 100th birthday celebration of Tommy Dorsey with the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra. He was also the featured vocalist with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra on a cruise celebrating Tommy Dorsey’s 100th birthday. He continued in that role after the cruise and became director after the death of the legendary Buddy Morrow. His first performance as music director of the Glenn Miller Orchestra was on January 12, 2012. NATALIE ANGST, VOCALIST While growing up in Vacaville, California, Natalie Angst followed in her sister’s footsteps and started performing in musical theatre as a toddler. As her artistic passions developed, she started playing cello at age 5, in addition to taking acting and modeling classes. Eventually, all of these talents were recognized through musical theatre awards, cello performances on CDs, acting jobs in television commercials and movies, and professional modeling for the prestigious FORD agency. As a teenager, her love for classics from the 1930s and 1940s swing era, developed and grew. As a member of The Honeybee Trio, a vocal group who drew musical inspiration from The Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller, and other artists from the World War II era, she performed professionally throughout the San Francisco Bay Area from the trio’s beginnings in October 2008 through February 2014. During that time, their fan base expanded internationally, and they performed with the California Pops Orchestra and sang the national anthem at a San Francisco Giants home game. In 2013, they were invited to sing at the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society festival held annually in Clarinda, Iowa. At this festival, The Honeybee Trio first heard the Glenn Miller Orchestra live, a life-altering experience for all of them...especially Natalie, who joined the Glenn Miller Orchestra on March 2, 2014. To learn more about The Honeybee Trio, visit www.honeybeetrio.com 21 Stergios CUSTOM TAILORING fit iS the eSSence of great style Finest Men’s custoM Made clothing • hand tailoring luxury Fabrics FroM england and italy 716.631.3358 5415 Main Street in the Village of WilliaMSVille 22 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 2:30 PM BPO KIDS DR. SEUSS MEETS THE BPO! Stefan Sanders, conductor Leah Wietig, soprano Celina Rose Velasquez, child soprano Thomas Owen, narrator ROBERT KAPILOW Green Eggs and Ham LORENZO PALOMO The Sneetches THE SNEETCHES, BY DR. SEUSS Music by Lorenzo Palomo, Text by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 P: 212-541-4684 F: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 23 LEAH WIETIG, SOPRANO A graduate of Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, Leah (Schneider) Wietig performed with the Crane Opera Ensemble in such productions as The Mikado, The Threepenny Opera, and Orpheus and the Underworld. In Buffalo, Wietig has performed with O’Connell and Company, Alleyway Theater, and Opera Sacra. She made her solo debut in 2007 singing with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in Hansel and Gretel and has returned to the BPO as a guest soloist for the concert Poulenc to Puccini and excerpts from Faust at Shea’s Performing Arts Center. She performs on a regular basis with the BPO as a soloist and narrator for their education program. She has also performed with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra singing Bach’s Magnificat. She teaches private voice lessons at her studio, Main Stage Studios. She also owns and operates New Buffalo Productions with her husband, Chris. NBP produced Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last Five Years and brought Brown to Buffalo to conduct a youth master class. Wietig has taught for Camp Broadway, The Academy of Theatre Arts, Arts in Education Institute and most recently, Nardin Academy. CELINA ROSE VELASQUEZ, CHILD SOPRANO Celina is a 5th grader at Potters Road Elementary School. She is a singer, pianist, actor and dancer. Most recently Celina played the role of Veruca Salt in her school’s production of Willy Wonka Kids. This past Christmas she played an orphan and sang a solo in Trinity United Methodist Church’s production of A Time for Christmas. Celina has sung the National Anthem multiple times including performing at Batavia Downs Casino and Raceway and Salvatore’s Italian Gardens. Celina takes dance classes at Dance Spectrum. She also studies piano and voice with Leah Wietig. She is excited to be making her debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. TOM OWEN, NARRATOR Tom is no stranger to the Buffalo Philharmonic stage. He has been seen in the productions of “The Music Man” as Mayor Shinn and in “Kiss Me Kate” as Baptista. He has also narrated “The Carnival of Animals,” “The Little Engine That Could,” and “Red Robin.” He is also no stranger to the Buffalo theater scene having performed on the stages of Artpark, Kavinoky, MusicalFare, Alleyway and Theatre of Youth. Tom has also performed on stages throughout the United States. Some of his favorite roles include Captain/ Hennessey, “Dames at Sea;” Innkeeper, “Man of LaMancha;” and Sir Evelyn, “Anything Goes.” Tom is also a 3 time Artie Award winner as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical for Charlemagne, “Pippin;” Vincent VanRhine, “Eat TV;” and Caldwell B. Cladwell, “Urinetown.” Musical revues include: “Closer Than Ever;” “Side by Side by Sondheim;” “A Grand Night for Singing;” “Cole;” “Starting Here, Starting Now;” and “The World Goes Round.” Tom will soon be seen on the stage of the Kavinoky Theater in the musical “She Loves Me.” 24 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A Friday, April 24, 2015 at 10:30 AM Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM NA ZDROWIE POLAND! JoAnn Falletta, conductor Jacek Muzyk, french horn Yoonie Han, piano MIECZYSLAW Symphonic Prologue to KARLOWICZ The White Dove, Op. 6 KRZYSZTOF Concerto for Horn and PENDERECKI Orchestra, “Winterreisse” Jacek Muzyk, french horn INTERMISSION FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Concerto No. 1 in E minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 11 I. Allegro maestoso II. Romanze III. Rondo Yoonie Han, piano Musically Speaking sponsored by Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 25 JACEK MUZYK, FRENCH HORN Jacek Muzyk, born in Krakow, Poland, began studying French Horn at age 18 and graduated with a master’s degree from the Academy of Music in Krakow. Muzyk earned his second master’s degree at the Mannes College of Music in New York City under David Jolley. He continued his education at the Juilliard School of Music under William Purvis and at Rice University under William VerMeulen. Muzyk returned to Poland and worked with top Polish orchestras, including Sinfonia Varsovia, the National Philharmonic of Warsaw, Polish Radio Orchestra, and the Krakow Philharmonic. In 1999, he was nominated Principal Horn for Krystian Zimerman’s Polish Festival Orchestra, the elite group of Poland’s finest musicians that toured Europe and the United States with more than 40 performances of Chopin’s concertos. The tour won numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award. In 2002, Muzyk moved to the United States, where he played with the Houston Grand Opera and Dallas Symphony before being appointed Principal Horn with the Buffalo Philharmonic. He made guest appearances with the Chicago Symphony, the Houston Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and orchestras in the US, Asia, Europe, and South America, often as soloist. Muzyk has given masterclasses and recitals throughout all habitable continents. His solo recordings for the Polish Radio label include Mozart’s Concertos (including all concertos); Bach Music for French Horn (Cello Suites 1, 2, and 3); and Horn Constellation (Muzyk plays a duet with his son Michal in one of the selections). After winning the Associate Principal Horn position with the Houston Symphony and performing there for a year, Muzyk returned to Buffalo and continues as Principal Horn for the BPO. He recently earned a doctoral degree from the Academy of Music in Krakow. YOONIE HAN, PIANO Praised for her “flowing tones, poetic phrasing and heavenly singing melodies” (Cincinnati Enquirer) and her “musical imagination and feel for complex textures” (Washington Post), South Korean pianist Yoonie Han has won top prizes in distinguished international competitions and the highest accolades for her performances. In 2009, she won South Korea’s Gawon Music Award as the “most brilliant pianist aged 17 to 31 of any nationality who possesses the most promising potential for global prominence.” She won first prize in the Washington International Piano Competition (2011), the Fulbright Concerto Competition (2011), Juilliard’s Gina 26 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A Bachauer International Piano Competition (2008), the Cincinnati World Piano Competition (2008) and the Kosciuszko Foundation National Chopin Competition (2005). Following her 2001 grand-prize victory in the Korea National Music Competition, she was named “most promising young artist” by the Korean Ministry of Culture. Having made her solo debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at age 13, Han has since performed with the Berlin Symphoniker, Helsinki Philharmonic, Houston Philharmonic, Banff Festival Orchestra and I Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan under such conductors as Leif Segerstam, Philippe Entremont and Lior Shambadal. She has played at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, Frick Collections, Berlin Philharmonie, the Salle Cortot in Paris, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Se-Jong Performing Arts Center in Korea. Her performances have aired on WQXR-New York, Chicago’s WFMT and NPR’s “Artist Showcase” series. Han received her bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute, studying with Eleanor Sokoloff, and master’s degree from the Juilliard School as a student of Robert McDonald. She is pursuing her doctorate at SUNY Stony Brook and studying with Philippe Entremont. Yoonie Han is a Steinway Artist. ALEXANDRA PREUCIL, GUEST CONCERTMASTER Alexandra Preucil was appointed Assistant Concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra in April 2013 and has been a member of the violin section since 2008. Preucil graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music with a bachelor’s degree in music and a minor in dance. While in school, she held the position of Assistant Concertmaster with the Akron Symphony Orchestra and the Canton Symphony Orchestra and was a member of the Svanito Quartet. Preucil was selected to be in the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Young Artist Program, during which time she was concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. Preucil has appeared as soloist and chamber musician with ensembles around the world. She has performed at summer festivals, including The Mainly Mozart Festival, The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, The Festival der Zukunft, The Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, and Music From Angel Fire. In addition to performing as a member of the Orchestra, Preucil is active in teaching and community education programs and serves as Music Artistic Advisor to the Cleveland Ballet. Check out YOUR Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra online! 27 PROGRAM OVERVIEW: This weekend we pay tribute to Poland’s beautiful musical legacy, and also celebrate the vibrant Polish community of Buffalo and western New York. Music of Chopin- the incomparable poet of the piano- is front and center, with the brilliant pianist Yoonie Han making her Kleinhans debut. We are also proud to feature our own star, principal hornist Jacek Muzyk, as he performs a concerto by his country’s greatest living composer, Krzysztof Penderecki. Karlowicz’s haunting Music for the White Dove will introduce you to another of Poland’s treasured composers. And I will “give away a surprise”- Yoonie has a special encore prepared in honor of our Polish-Americans in the audience. She will play the beloved Warsaw Concerto from the movie Dangerous Moonlight. Na Zdrowie! PROGRAM NOTES Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Polish composer and conductor born: December 11, 1876, Wiszniewo, Lithuania died: February 8, 1909, Tatra Mountains Symphonic Prologue to “Bianca de Molena” “The White Dove” Allegro non troppo; Lento; Andante These are the first performances of this work on the Classics series; duration 11 minutes Born in Lithuania, Mieczyslaw Karlowicz began his musical life with violin lessons at age seven. His formative education initiated in Germany, and concluded at the Gorki School in Warsaw. Karlowicz then returned to Germany where he pursued advanced instruction at the University of Berlin, studying violin with Florian Zajic and composition with Heinrich Urban. During that time Karlowicz developed an affinity for the fables and legends in the operas of Richard Wagner, and for the symbolic tone poems of Tchaikovsky and Richard Strauss. At Karlowitz’ tragic death from an accident on a hiking trip, his orchestral catalog 28 featured a set of six evocative tone poems, including The White Dove, composed in 1900 at age 24. Inspired by a play by Jozafat Nowinski, Karlowicz composed a rhapsodic canvas in symphonic timbres. On the manuscript score, the composer provided a summary of the storyline, which also serves as a guide to the music. Set in Poland in the Middle Ages, the narrative has been translated for these performances by BPO hornist Daniel Kerdelewicz. “Carlo Carraro, a knight-errant wandering around the world under an alias of Jan du Lieu, arrives in the city of Molena in order to fight for his right to the throne. At the entrance of the city he hears a charming song coming from the castle gardens. Paying no attention to danger, he jumps over the fence to search for the woman who is singing. He finds her, and the charm of her grace arouses great passion in him. He does not know however that this is Princess Bianca. The moment he discovers this, an abyss between them is revealed; as years ago Carraro had killed her brother in a duel and now he has arrived to fight Bianca’s father. His love for Bianca triumphs. He enlists in the prince’s army and in the war Carraro himself initiates, effectively fights himself. B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A “Due to his bravery the battle is won but when the old prince discovers that his savior is also the man who killed his son, the prince curses and rejects Carraro. Bianca can not bear to be separated from her beloved knight and is overwhelmed to know he was the one who killed her brother. She dies of a broken heart. Carraro declines his right to the throne, and gives his fortune away to the indigent. He gives orders to erect a marble monument of Bianca with Christ holding a white dove above her.” Karlowicz opens the curtain in a grand, tonal-poetic manner. And while the initial scene painting looks briefly to Wagner, the nature of the music reveals a kinship to the picturesque modes of story ballet from the late, 19th-century. The curtain rises with an orchestral flourish, conjuring the lofty aspirations of Carlo Carraro. In turn, emotive phrases from the woodwinds and strings suggest an evolving love motif, made urgent by resounding brass. But in deft and subtle turns, the score reveals the emerging heartache of Princess Bianca and her father. Deeply cast timbres leave no doubt as to the coming denouement. For the closing vignette, celestial shimmers in the woodwinds and strings, and lamenting colors in the horns convey the hovering white dove in pristine A major. As an aside about the nature and style of Karlowicz’s settings, a brief digression is worthy: The artistic heritage of Eastern Europe has two distinct and very opposite sides - one marked by sheer joy and exalted beauty, the other replete with regret and sorrow, even remorse. The dichotomy can be found everywhere - in legends, painting, literature, theater, ballet and opera. On the lighter side, there are many national legends and folk tales that are full of zest and bright energy. But sometimes the darker side gets prime time. For example, composer Franz Liszt described the inscrutable Żal of the Polish spirit, where even the happiest and most lovely moments are tempered by a sense of ‘the inevitable.’ Krzysztof Penderecki Polish composer and conductor born: November 23, 1933, Debica, Poland Horn Concerto “Winterreise” These are the first performances of this work on the Classics series; duration 18 minutes Krzysztof Penderecki is one of the most renowned composers of our time. He arrived on the scene just as the avant-garde began its exciting and controversial trek through the wild and woolly 1960s. Few composers were so agile as Penderecki to appropriate modern modes, manners and techniques into a personal ‘signature style’ in the ever-expanding universe of new music. Over three or four decades, his scores eventually found an identity in the domain known as Neo-Romanticism. With regard to formal training, Penderecki’s advanced studies on the violin and composition were completed at the renowned Krackow Academy, where his primary teachers in composition were Artur Malawski and Stanislaw Wiechowicz. Penderecki later became the director of the Academy, a position he held for fifteen years. He also served on the faculty of Yale University in the mid-1970s. The composer’s catalog includes more than 30 large, choral settings on biblical themes and text from the Latin liturgy, as well as about 50 works for orchestra, including diverse concertos for violin, viola, cello, piano, flute and horn. The latter, featured on this BPO program, was completed in 2008. Your devoted annotator had the good fortune to meet maestro Penderecki some years ago at the Warsaw Autumn Festival. He was altogether gracious and deeply serious about the greater mission of music as a means of personal expression in our vastly complicated world. For local reference, the Buffalo Philharmonic was the first major orchestra to record Penderecki’s music with the 1968 29 Nonesuch release of De Natura Sonoris and Capriccio, conducted by Lukas Foss. Penderecki’s Horn Concerto carries a cryptic caption: “Winterreise” (Winter Journey), the very famous title of the great song cycle by Franz Schubert. Given the immense celebrity of Schubert’s masterwork, Penderecki surely knew that such a title would require an explanation. But like Brahms, Mahler and many others, he declines to acknowledge the doubtless connection. In any case, the answer derives from the music itself, scored as a flowing, rhapsodic narrative. Indeed, an itinerary is at hand, marked Passacaglia (an ancient Spanish dance from the Baroque Age, followed by variations). We note that Penderecki’s use of the ancient term is unusual here, in that a particular, main theme is not possible to define in the conventional sense. It seems that, serving as metaphor, the term Passacaglia reflects a continuing evolution rather than specific variations. The tour begins with hazy, distant timbres from the orchestra. Natural, open intervals in the horns convey a primitive ambiance before the solo horn enters in the ‘Helden horn’ style (heroic horn calls, made famous by Wagner and Richard Strauss). The nuance of the music may remind some listeners of another well-known travelog from Wagner’s Ring cycle, i.e. the ‘Rhine Journey’ which recalls both the soaring Valkyries on high and Sigfried’s horn signals on terra firma. Apart from those reference points, Penderecki offers an adventurous journey for the solo horn, with brief show-case cadenzas along the way. The concerto is ‘throughcomposed’ in one continuous movement. Our soloist is the BPO’s principal hornist, Jacek Muzyk, who remarks: “Penderecki’s Horn Concerto is written to highlight virtually every possible character and technique of the French horn. In addition to many lyrical moments, he also features three or four brief cadenzas. One of them calls for the technique known as “multiphonics,” in which a player produces one note while ‘singing’ or vocalizing another pitch at the same time. The acoustics of the 30 horn react in such a way that the two tones mix and generate additional tones, known as ‘combination tones’. The result is a remarkable chord of several notes, all harmonically related and all sounded at once.” Frédéric Chopin Polish-French composer and pianist born: March 1, 1810, near Warsaw; died: October 17, 1849, Paris Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 Allegro maestoso Romance: Larghetto Rondo: Vivace First Classics performance: December 13, 1938, with pianist Rosina Lhevinne, conducted by Franco Autori; most recent performance: October 5, 2003, with pianist Horacio Gutiérrez, conducted by JoAnn Falletta; duration 35 minutes Born near Warsaw of a Polish mother and a French father, Chopin’s exceptional gift was spotted very early on. However, his family and teachers decided that the young genius would not be exploited in the manner of the child Mozart, to whom he was often compared. Yet all of Warsaw understood that its enfant chérie would one day depart for the artistic capitals of Europe. Frédéric also knew it would not be enough to reach out as a keyboard virtuoso - he would also be expected to present new music by his own hand, like Mozart and Beethoven before him. Thus he scored and premiered two piano concertos during 182930, his final year at home. Written at the age of nineteen, they would be the only concertos to emerge from his lyrical pen. (A curious detail, as in the case of Beethoven’s first two piano concertos: the numbering of the concertos was inverted because they were published in reverse order.) But with regard to the real purpose behind the new concertos, cherchez la femme: Chopin had fallen hopelessly in love with a beautiful and gifted young soprano, B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A Constantia Gladowska, a fellow student at the Warsaw Conservatory. In letters to his friends the composer admitted that the concertos were scored as secret valentines for his desiderata - as he had yet to find the courage to present himself to her in person. He wrote: “Perhaps to my own misfortune I have already found my ideal, whom I worship faithfully and sincerely. Six months have elapsed, and I haven’t yet exchanged a syllable with her of whom I dream every night - she who was doubly in mind when I composed the second movement.” Despite all this most historians infer that Chopin never returned to the concerto form because he found his preferred style in works for solo piano - the Nocturnes, Ballades, Mazurkas, Waltzes, etc. But given the composer’s Byronic disposition, Chopin most likely never returned to the concerto form just as he never returned to his beloved Poland - and as he could never return to his beloved Constantia. The pair eventually became friends, although, with her feet on the ground, the young debutante married a Warsaw businessman not long after. But until his untimely death, Frederic kept her letters hidden among his personal effects. Bundled in a small packet, they were found neatly tied with a ribbon, in his own hand titled - ‘My Sorrow.’ Although Opus 11 begins with an upper-case Romantic theme, its harmonic and rhythmic structures are essentially classical. A long orchestral introduction offers a traditional scheme until the solo piano enters and begins to cast a mystic spell - the wordless poetry of Frédéric Chopin. After completing the work, Frédéric wrote to a friend: “My concerto is finished and I feel like a novice, just as I felt before I knew anything of the keyboard. It is far too original, and I shall end up by not being able to learn it myself.” About the central Romance, the composer added: “In a calm and melancholy manner, the music reflects the impression one receives when the eye rests on a beloved landscape that calls up in one’s soul beautiful memories - for instance on a fine moonlit spring night. I have written for violins with mutes as an accompaniment to it. I wonder if that will have a good effect. Well, time will show.” Given the lyricism of this music and Chopin’s own commentary, it is impossible to avoid reference to the elegant Nocturnes, composed in his Paris years under the inspired gaze of another yet another woman, the French authoress George Sand. Marked Vivace, the final Rondo is charged with the energy of a spirited dance, and fanciful virtuosity is required from the soloist at every turn. It should also be noted that Chopin’s own keyboard style was often reviewed to be exceedingly refined and light in touch, accounting in part for the feather-weight ambiance which pervades the orchestral writing. program notes by Edward Yadzinski 31 32 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A Friday, May 1, 2015 at 8:00 PM THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON Martin Herman, conductor James Delisco, lead singer Felicia Barton, singer Kelli Reisen, singer Justin Avery, keyboards Eldon Sully, guitar Bob Habib, drums Wes Smith, bass PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM THE STAGE Concert Sponsor Guest Artist Sponsor Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. MARTIN HERMAN, CONDUCTOR Martin Herman has appeared as guest conductor with symphony orchestras in North America, Europe, Australia, and Canada. His most recent engagements include the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra with Windborne’s “Music of the Rolling Stones” and “Music of the Eagles.” He recently guest-conducted Das Sinfonie Orchester Berlin at the Berlin Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal and continues as music director and arranger for “Classical Mystery Tour” in recent performances with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the Sydney Opera House, Seattle Symphony, Detroit Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Florida Orchestra. Herman also served as music director and conductor with Downtown Opera in Long Beach, California, conducting premieres of new operas in the U.S. and the Czech Republic. In the fall of 2009, he was conductor and music director at LaMaMa Theatre in New York City where he led performances of his one-act opera, “The Doctor,” based on Chekhov short stories. He has served as assistant conductor with the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players and conductor of the Berkeley Young Musicians Program Orchestra and U.C. Berkeley Summer Orchestra. Additionally, Herman has conducted several orchestra crossover projects in Amsterdam and Berlin. Herman studied conducting and composition at Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of California, Berkeley and spent two years in Paris, France on a Fulbright Grant and U.C. Berkeley Ladd Prix de Paris where he worked as conductor and composer with the “New American Music in Europe” and “American Music Week” festivals. He has received recognition for his work in the promotion of international cultural exchange from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, New York City. 33 JAMES DELISCO, LEAD SINGER James Delisco recently returned to Windborne’s ‘Music of Michael Jackson’ symphonic tour across the U.S., Canada, and Asia, headlining as the late ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson. Delisco, a 5-octave countertenor who sings most of MJ’s songs in their original key, also takes on the moves of MJ with his own flair. Delisco is a guest entertainer on Celebrity Cruise lines, Royal Caribbean and others. His one-man show, “Legends of Music,” takes the audience on a journey of great music by such artists as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Sammy Davis Jr. He is currently recording an EP, with a website launch and single release later this year. His debut at the Las Vegas Hilton launched a run of Vegas performances. He made his reality television debut on E! Network’s 2005 series “The Entertainer,” hosted by Wayne Newton. Delisco won the title of “The Entertainer,” competing with nine other contestants from a pool of over 25,000. As an international entertainer and producer, Delisco orchestrated his ninemember band FunkyDeep in Macau, which still performs at the Venetian Macau Resort in the Bellini Lounge. He also produced Delisco & FunkyDeep in Singapore in the summer of 2010 and Macao, China in the fall of 2008 and 2009. Formerly a principal in the Broadway hit “Aida” in the role of Mereb, Delisco also starred on Broadway in 1997 in “Smokey Joe’s Cafe.” He was featured in the Broadway hit musical “Ragtime” in 1998. In 2009, he completed the U.S. national tour with “Jesus Christ Superstar,” as Judas Iscariot. 34 35 Visit before or after the game or a show! Mention this ad for 15% off your entire food bill Reservations recommended Serving 7 days a Week • Sunday Brunch Voted Buffalo Spree Best of WNY Best Burger Two Years in a Row! 64 West Chippewa, Buffalo www.SohoBurgerBar.com | 716-856-7646 186 Allen Street • BuffAlo 884-5128 Á la Carte, Prix Fixe and Oui Chef 716-852-4416 www.ruefranklin.com a division of President & CEO .............................................................................. Laurence A. 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The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 39 MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI, CONDUCTOR Known for his entertaining programs and humor, Michael Krajewski is Music Director of The Philly Pops and Principal Pops Conductor of the Houston, Atlanta and Jacksonville Symphonies. He has guest-conducted the Buffalo, Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras; the Boston and Cincinnati Pops; the Baltimore, Detroit, Seattle, Pittsburgh and National Symphonies, and numerous other orchestras across the United States. In Canada, he has led Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, and the Winnipeg Symphony. Other international appearances include performances with Ireland’s Ulster Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Spain’s Bilbao Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the video “Silver Screen Serenade” with violinist Jenny Oaks Baker that aired worldwide on BYU Broadcasting. He led the Houston Symphony on two holiday albums: Glad Tidings and Christmas Festival. Michael will return to the BPO in fall to conduct his original Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel program which has been well-received across North America. Other collaborative programs have included such artists as flutist James Galway, mezzo Marilyn Horne, and pop artists Jason Alexander, Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Wynonna Judd, Ben Folds, Doc Severinsen, Patti Austin, Ann Hampton Callaway, The Chieftains, Pink Martini, Classical Mystery Tour, and The Midtown Men. Krajewski earned degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux Domaine School for Conductors. He was a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony and later served as that orchestra’s assistant conductor. He was resident conductor of the Florida Symphony and was music director of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra for eleven years. He lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife Darcy. DEBBIE GRAVITTE, SOPRANO Debbie Gravitte has had a varied career, taking her from the Broadway stage to the symphony hall and points between. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway,” along with a Drama Desk Award Nomination and the New York Showstopper Award. After making her Broadway debut in the original cast of “They’re Playing Our Song,” she went on to appear in “Perfectly Frank,” “Blues In The Night,” “Ain’t Broadway Grand,” “Zorba,” “Chicago,” and “Les Miserables.” She has appeared in the Encores series productions of “The Boys From Syracuse,” “Tenderloin,” and “Carnival” at New York’s City Center. 40 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A She has sung with numerous orchestras, including The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Pops, National Symphony (with Marvin Hamlish), and Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Utah, St. Louis, Houston and San Diego Symphonies. Overseas, she has sung with the London, Aalborg, Gotesborg, Jerusalem and Birmingham Symphonies; Stockholm and Munich Philharmonics; and Symphonica of Brazil. On television, she co-starred on the CBS series “Trial And Error” and NBC’S “Pursuit Of Happiness,” and starred in several specials for PBS, including “Live From The Kennedy Center,” “Boston Pops Celebrate Bernstein,” “Rodgers & Hart for Great Performances,” and Ira Gershwin’s 100th Birthday Celebration from London’s Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall. She recently finished her latest CD, “Defying Gravity.” Other recordings include “Calamity Jane,” “Unsung Sondheim,” “Lucky Stiff,” “Miss Spectacular,” “Broadway Christmas,” “Miss Spectacular,” “Tenderloin,” and “Zorba.” She debuted with the New York City Ballet singing in Peter Martin’s “Thou Swell” at Lincoln Center. She appeared with Bette Midler in the Universal film, “Isn’t She Great?” and can be heard in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Debbie is a proud and tired mother of three beautiful children. 41 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 2:30 PM CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS DAY AT BPO Stefan Sanders, conductor Claudia Hoca, piano Matthew Prohaska, piano TBA, narrator STRAVINSKY Dance of the Firebird from The Firebird Suite (1919 revision) RIMSKY-KORSAKOV/Finck The Flight of the Bumble Bee ROSSINI Overture to William Tell GROFÉ On the Trail from Grand Canyon Suite SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals Narration by Peter Schickele I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion II. Hens and Roosters III. Horses of the Tartary (Fleet Animals) IV.Tortoises V. The Elephant IV.Kangaroos VII.Aquarium VIII. People With Long Ears IX. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Forest X.Aviary XI.Pianists XII.Fossils XIII. The Swan XIV.Finale Claudia Hoca, piano Matthew Prohaska, piano Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 43 CLAUDIA HOCA, PIANO Claudia Hoca is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where her teachers included Eleanor Sokoloff and Mieczyslaw Horszowski. She has a Master’s Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she studied with Leo Smit. A Fulbright grant enabled her to return to her native Austria, where she pursued advanced studies under Bruno Seidlhofer. Hoca is the recipient of numerous awards, including top prizes in the Chopin Young Pianist Competition and the Washington International Bach Competition. While still a teenager, she appeared with the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic in a Young People’s Concert, broadcast live on network television. She has played over 20 different concertos with the Buffalo Philharmonic under conductors Semyon Bychkov, Christopher Keene, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Hermann Michael, Carlos Kalmar, and Maximiano Valdes, among others. She has appeared in recital in the United States and abroad, and is much sought after as a chamber music collaborator. Her recordings include a premiere recording of the piano music of Leo Smit on the Spectrum label and two collaborations with Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York under the direction of Richard Kapp: Swiss composer Frank Martin’s Petite Symphonie Concertante and Poulenc’s Aubade, issued as an unedited live performance, both available on the Essay label. She is often seen on the Kleinhans stage as orchestral pianist with the BPO and has for the past four summers been the orchestral pianist of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. MATTHEW PROHASKA, PIANO Matthew Prohaska was born in Buffalo, New York, and started his piano studies at age 6. In high school, he performed in ensembles as both a trumpet player and a pianist, and also held a part-time job as a vocal accompanist. However, he did not start serious piano study until meeting his current teacher, Claudia Hoca, in the summer of 2012. Matthew was a winner of the University of Rochester Concerto Competition, and performed Prokofiev’s First Piano Concerto with the UR Symphony Orchestra in April. He has also participated in workshops with Father Sean Duggan and Phyllis East. Matthew plans to return to the University of Rochester in the fall to continue his studies in chemical engineering and music. 44 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 7:00 PM BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH THE BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS Stefan Sanders, conductor DUKAS The Sorcerer's Apprentice JOHN WILLIAMS Harry's Wonderous World from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel Prelude Witch's Ride Sandman's Song Evening Prayer Dream Pantomime Patrons are asked to turn off all cell phones, pagers and signal watches. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. 45 You’re in good company Join these businesses that support the BPO $100,000 + $50,000 - $99,999 $20,000 - $49,999 $10,000 - $19,999 $5,000 - $9,999 $1,000 - $4,999 Accounting Group of Western New York AXA Network Bonadio Group Buffalo Dental Computer Task Group Copper Bee Designs Curbell Medical e3communications Ferguson Electric Fox Run Orchard Park Landmark Wealth Management Lawley Insurance McGard Insurance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Reid Group West Herr Auto Group Now is the time to invest in Buffalo. Now is the time to invest in the BPO. Please contact Wendy Diina, Associate Director of Development (716) 242-7826 | wdiina@bpo.org 47 MEET A MUSICIAN: MAKOTO MICHII Music has taken Makoto Michii from Hokkaido to Buffalo, but it was hardly a straight line. The longtime BPO bassist began his career with Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo and was headhunted by Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra upon its 1963 inception. He performed with the noted Sogetsu New Direction contemporary music ensemble in Japan before winning a Fulbright Fellowship to perform with the University at Buffalo’s Center for Creative Performing Arts under Lukas Foss, who was also the BPO’s music director at the time. While in the United States, Michii was awarded the Koussevitzky Fellowship by Boston Symphony’s Summer Festival, and spent a summer performing in Tanglewood. He was honored with the Henry Cabot Prize, and was invited to join the Boston Symphony’s bass section. As he readied for his move to Boston, though, he ran into a snag. Due to his status as a Fulbright Scholar, he was unable to obtain permanent residency, which was required to accept the job. More trouble lay ahead: he received a letter warning that he could be deported. Foss assisted him with smoothing out his status, and a year and a half after the BSO’s offer, Michii joined the Buffalo Philharmonic and has been a dedicated member of the orchestra ever since. Offstage, Michii enjoys golf, downhill skiing, and reading Japanese novels in Japanese. He enjoys Buffalo for its four seasons, friendly people, and reasonable cost of living. Its proximity to international attractions such as Niagara Falls and Toronto allowed him to see visiting friends and family from Japan often. For nearly 40 years, he has also worked as a certified piano technician after learning the craft at the Chautauqua Institute. A mentor of his suggested finding a sideline to provide stable income during a financially troubled time for the orchestra, and Michii chose this line of work because he is mechanically gifted and because of its relation to music. He has found it to be beneficial to his performance career. “Through learning and doing the piano technology, I became a better musician for the reason that I grasp music more in totality. Piano as an instrument represents all the parts of symphony music. So I look at music in totality and then perform my part accordingly. Eventually, I came to know how important it is to know the ‘focused sound’ of each instrument of orchestra to convey the beauty of music to the audience,” Michii said. After more than 45 years with the orchestra, Michii still hopes to perform more works by Chopin, his favorite composer. He has especially enjoyed working with the various luminaries who have served as guest conductors of the BPO during his tenure, including Leonard Bernstein and Leopold Stokowski. His wife, Takako, is active in the Friends of the BPO and can be seen volunteering at many concerts and events. They have two grown sons, both engineers, and one grandchild. His advice to aspiring musicians is very simple. “Becoming a professional musician is not a matter of choice. If you have doubt whether or not, then do not even attempt. This is what great Leonard Bernstein said. I believe in it.” 48 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A SPONSOR A MUSICIAN Guest concertmaster Sponsored by Clement and Karen Arrison Ansgarius Aylward, assistant concertmaster Sponsored Anonymously Marylouise Nanna, first violin Sponsored by El and Shell Schneiderman Douglas Cone, first violin Sponsored by Bradford Lewis, Ph.D. Diana Sachs, first violin Sponsored by Gordon and Gretchen Gross Alan Ross, first violin Sponsored by Anthony J. and Carmela M. Colucci Loren Silvertrust, first violin Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. George F. Phillips, Jr. Megan Prokes, first violin Sponsored in honor of Dr. Doreen Rao by Sue Fay & Carl Antoine Lefebvre, principal second violin Sponsored by Dorothy Westhafer Jacqueline Galluzzo, associate principal second violin Sponsored by Sandra and Dennis McCarthy Richard Kay, second violin Sponsored by Joyce L. Wilson Natalie Piskorsky, associate principal viola Sponsored by Dr. Patricia and *Burt Notarius Matthew Phillips, viola Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert Kate Holzemer, viola Sponsored by Ms. Cindy Abbott Letro and Mr. Francis M. Letro Janz Castelo, viola Sponsored by Anthony J. and Barbara Cassetta Feng Hew, associate principal cello Sponsored by Kenneth Schmieder, in loving memory of Nancy L. Julian Monte Hoffman, cello Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Skerker Valerie Heywood, principal viola Sponsored by Harriet B. Stewart* and Marie A. Marshall Glenn Einschlag, bassoon Sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Friedrich J. Albrecht Martha Malkiewicz, bassoon/contrabassoon Sponsored by Frances L. Morrison Duane Saetveit, french horn Sponsored by Cheryl and John Howe Jay Matthews, french horn Sponsored by Philip H. Hubbell, in loving memory of Jayne T. Hubbell Alex Jokipii, principal trumpet Sponsored by Nancy L. Dowdell Jeffrey Dee, bass trombone Sponsored by Jim and Michal Wadsworth Amelie Fradette, cello Sponsored by Ms. Cindy Abbott Letro and Mr. Francis M. Letro Brett Shurtliffe, associate principal bass Sponsored by Mr. Bruce C. Baird and Mrs. Susan O’Connor-Baird Christine Lynn Bailey, principal flute Sponsored by Joyce L. Wilson Sponsored by Nancy L. Dowdell David Schmude, cello Diane Melillo, second violin Shieh-Jian Tsai, second violin Salvatore Andolina, clarinet/saxophone Timothy Smith, trombone Sponsored by Sally and Donald Dussing Makoto Michii, bass Sponsored by Jack & Ellen Koessler Sponsored by Dennis P. Quinn Robert Hausmann, cello Jeffrey Jones, second violin Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert Patti DiLutis, clarinet Sponsored by Arthur W. and Elaine I. Cryer Sponsored by Edward N. Giannino, Jr. Matthew Bassett, timpani Sponsored by Bonnie and Nick Hopkins Dinesh Joseph, percussion Sponsored by Lynne Marie Finn, on behalf of Superior Group *deceased Sponsored by The Hicks Fund Sponsored by Michael and Roberta Joseph Anna Mattix, oboe/english horn Sponsored by Bonnie and Nick Hopkins John Fullam, principal clarinet Sponsored by Roberta and Michael Joseph To learn more about the Sponsor a Musician program, please contact Jesselyn Zailac at (716) 242-7899 or jzailac@bpo.org. 49 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A ANNUAL FUND The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges contributions, grants and sponsorships received from the following individuals, corporations and foundations who gave $500 and above. While the thousands upon thousands of donors whose gifts ranged from $1 to $499 are too numerous to list here, we gratefully acknowledge those additional individuals, groups, companies and foundations who give to us so generously. Millonzi Society $150,000+ Anonymous The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation Carol & Angelo Fatta The John R. Oishei Foundation $50,000-$149,999 Clement & Karen Arrison Brent D. Baird The Cullen Foundation Mulroy Family Foundation John & Carolyn Yurtchuk $25,000-$49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Baird Mr. Bruce C. Baird and Mrs. Susan O’Connor-Baird The Baird Foundation Mrs. Catherine M. Beltz Robert J. & Martha B. Fierle Foundation Grigg Lewis Foundation, Inc. Roberta & Michael Joseph Montgomery Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. George F. Phillips, Jr. Maestro’s Circle $10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (1) Ms. Cindy Abbott Letro and Mr. Francis M. Letro Sue Fay Allen & Carl Klingenschmitt Mr. Charles Balbach The Reverend and Mrs. Peter Bridgford Britton Trust Buffalo Bills, Inc. Anthony J. & Barbara Cassetta The Robert & Patricia Colby Foundation Arthur W. & Elaine Cryer Jennifer Dowdell and Nancy Dowdell Sally & Don Dussing Bob & Doris Drago Members, Erie County Music Educators Association Ms. JoAnn Falletta & Mr. Robert Alemany Mr.* and Mrs. Peter B. Flickinger The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Patricia & William Frederick Dick & Pat* Garman George & Bodil Gellman Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Daniel & Barbara Hart Carlos and Elizabeth Heath Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert Bonnie & Nick Hopkins John & Cheryl Howe Mr. Philip H. Hubbell, In memory of Jayne T. Hubbell Martha & Tom Hyde The Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc. John W. Koessler, III Kenneth A. & Gretchen P. Krackow W. & J. Larson Family Foundation Bradford Lewis, Ph.D. Marie A. Marshall In Memory of Harriet B. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Montante, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Reginald B. Newman, II NOCO Foundation, Inc. Donald F. & Barbara L. Newman Family Foundation The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation J. Warren Perry and Charles Donald Perry Memorial Fund Frederick S. & Phyllis W. Pierce Family Fund El & Shell Schneiderman Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Skerker Joyce L. Wilson Concertmaster Circle $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (1) Mrs. Vanda Albera Dr. and Mrs. Fred Albrecht Martin G. & Linda Anderson Joan & Peter Andrews Family Foundation Andy T. Anselmo Ansie Baird Albert J. and Toni Baratto James and Linda Beardi James M. Beardsley & Ellen M. Gibson Better Buffalo Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Mr. & Mrs. Hazard K. Campbell Mrs. Ann Cohn Anthony J. and Carmela M. Colucci Peter & Maria Eliopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Warren E. Emblidge, Jr. Neil and Doris Farmelo Lynne Marie Finn William & Marjorie* Gardner Sarah Goodyear Gordon and Gretchen Gross Charles J. Hahn* & Joy Rogers The Hahn Family Foundation Mr. Thomas J. Hanifin Barbara W. Henderson The Hicks Fund Monte Hoffman & Niscah Koessler David and Lucinda Hohn Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr. John J. and Maureen O. Hurley Drs. Clement and Margot Ip Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Kadet Ms. Ellen Koessler John W. & Mary M. Koessler Foundation Mrs. Mary M. Koessler The Linton Foundation Sandra and Dennis McCarthy Frances L. Morrison Nangee Morrison Dr. and Mrs. George H. Nancollas Dr. Patricia & Burt* Notarius Daniel C. Oliverio The Ralph F. Peo Fund at the CFGB Dennis Quinn David & Joan Rogers Ms. Catherine F. Schweitzer Scott R. & Rachel C. Stenclik Edwin F. Stohrer, Jr. Steve and Nicole Swift Carolyn & Joe Voelkl Lorinda McAndrew Voelkle Foundation Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund Irv & Elaine Weinstein Dorothy Westhafer 51 Encore Circle $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (1) Gary and Marjorie Abelson Doug and Ellen Bean Dennis & Leilani Black Mark Chason and Mariana Botero-Chason Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. DePaolo Judith Clarke & Alan Dozoretz R. Irene Dwigans Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Easton Paul Erisman Marion S. Fay Peter and Ilene Fleischmann Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation Edward N. Giannino, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Gioia Dr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr. Ms. Constance A. Greco Dr. Elisabeth Zausmer and Dr. Angel A. Gutierrez Edwin P. Hart Mr. & Mrs. G. Wayne Hawk Dave & Katie Hayes Mr. and Mrs.* Robert Irwin Dr. Robert & Hana Jacobi Bruce and Gail Johnstone Joy Family Foundation Dwight King & Leslie Duggleby Douglas G. & Nancy Kirkpatrick James & Leslie Kramer Charles & Judith Manzella Mr. & Mrs. William E. Mathias II Mr. and Mrs. James D. Newman New York Council for the Humanities Mr. and Mrs. Sanford M. Nobel Don and Jane Ogilvie Richard & Karen Penfold Nancy and Louis* Reif Mr. & Mrs. John Reinhold Frances M. Rew Deborah Henning and Thomas Rolle Nancy L Julian* and Mr. Kenneth Schmieder Ms. Anne Schneider & Mr. Ronald L. Frank Joseph & Carole Sedita Drs. Robert & Maxine Seller Lowell and Ellen Shaw Deetta & Frank Silvestro Joan & Roger Simon Drs. Stephen and Monica Spaulding James and Karen Stephenson Barry Swartz Jim & Connie Tanous Nicole and Nicholas Tzetzo Vogt Family Foundation Jim and Michal Wadsworth Ted & Ingrid Wetherbee Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Wetter C. Richard and Joyce T. Zobel 52 Principal’s Circle $1,750-$2,499 Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable Foundation Dr. Elizabeth Conant and Ms. Camille Cox Anonymous (1) Ellen Todd Cooper Drs. Kevin and Elizabeth Barlog Marilyn R. Cornelius Cole & Nancy Bergan Nancy A. Cunningham William & Ida Christie Fund for Music Roger and Roberta Dayer Elizabeth G. Clark Juan and Sylvia De Rosas Amy L. Clifton & Theodore B.K. Walsh Dr. and Mrs. David C. Dean Emerging Leaders in the Arts Buffalo James and Mary Frances Derby William Freyd & Diana Carlson Tim and Lois DiCarlo Friends of the BPO Duane and Nancy Dipirro Drs. James Grunebaum & Joan M. Doerr Penelope Prentice Ellen & Victor Doyno Michele O. Heffernan Robert Joel Drago & John J. Cordes George T. Driscoll, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Hinds, III Drs. Philip Dvoretsky & Linda Ludwig Dr. & Mrs. Curtis F. Holmes Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Easton Professor Joseph Kelly, Esq. Jeanne C. Eaton C.F. and A.F. Kurtz Dr. Edward G. Eberl Norma Jean Lamb The Honorable and Mrs. Leo J. Fallon Earle I. Mack Foundation Dr. Robert Fenstermaker Margaret V. Manzella Trust Ferguson Electric Foundation Randy & Diana Martinusek Mr. Kim A. Ferullo Anne Moot Joyce E. Fink Emmett & Carol Murphy George Byron Fisher Irene E. Norton Thomas and Grace Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Odza Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Fleming Tom & Lois Pause William and Beth Fleming Henry and Patty Porter Mrs. Burt P. Flickinger, Jr. Ms. Georgeann W. Redman Rose H. and Leonard H. Frank Denise & Ron Rezabek Community Endowment Fund Dr. Annie Schapiro Laurence & Eileen Franz Gary & Barbara Schober Mr. and Mrs. David Fried Nancy B. Thomas Mr. Richard L. Friend Mrs. Mary W. Wickett Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Giambra Mr. and Mrs. K. Wiedenhaupt Joe and Lynne Giroux Marjorie Girth Dr. and Mrs. Louis Goldberg Bravo Circle Susan Graham & Jon Kucera $1,000-$1,749 Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Greene Anonymous (2) Mr. Gary B. Greenfield Dr. George N. Abraham Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Guenther Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Ackerman Ken & Gladys Hardcastle Kenneth & Maura Africano Van & Dianne Harwood Rita Argen Auerbach Philip M. & Marion Henderson Ronald E. and Mary L. Banks Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock A. Herrick, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Bannon George M. Hillenbrand, II Steve Earnhart and Jennifer Barbee Richard & Lynn Hirsch Dave & Wendy Barth Luella Johnson Dr. David B. Bender Craig & Deborah Johnston Anne Bonte Dr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Joyce James A. Brophy and Fraser B. Drew* Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn Gary and Willow Brost William P. Keefer Elaine & Mel Brothman Kathleen Keenan-Takagi Dorothy J. Brown Michael & Marilee Keller Dr. and Mrs. John L. Butsch Milton Kicklighter Buffalo Bills Youth Foundation The Herbert & Ella Knight Drs. Douglas R. and Barbara B. Bunker Family Charitable Fund The Reverends Sarah Buxton-Smith and Carol & John Kociela Stephen J.S. Smith Ken & Paula Koessler Margaret C. Callanan Dr. Bernard Kolber Rudolph and Ann Casarsa Bob & Liz Kolken Barbara & Jerry Castiglia Robert J. and Mary Ann Kresse Katherine Kubala Mr. & Mrs. James L. Cecchini Risé & Kevin Kulick Richard & Elisabeth Cheney Drs. Jeffrey Lackner & Nan & Will Clarkson Ann Marie Carosella Mrs. Ruth Cohan Michael & Stephanie Laipple Joan & Michael Cohen B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A Dr. and Mrs. William D. Lawrence Dr. and Mrs. Louis Lazar Susan B. Lee Mrs. Kalista Lehrer Jordan & Holly Levy Stewart & Faye Levy Gerald and Jody Lippes Howard & Lorna Lippes Jack & Inez Lippes Anne and Alan Lockwood Madison Community Foundation Judy Marine Jim & Kathy Marshall Elsie P. & Lucius B. McCowan Private Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon E. Merritt Martin E. Messinger Enrico & Marisa Mihich Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mitchell Ms. Sally J. Moehlau Donna & Leo Nalbach Michael & Janette Neumeister Franklin & Colleen Nice Dr. & Mrs. James P. Nolan Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Alphonso & Marcia O’Neil-White Judith Parkinson Robert J. Patterson Reverend Diane & Craig Phinney Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Polokoff Paul J. Polokoff Susan Potter Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Pyrak Ms. Elaine Ragusa Marilyn L. Reeves Corinne & Victor Rice Foundation Mary Anne Rokitka Maureen W. & Dr. Richard J. Saab Anne Saldanha M.D. Saldanha Family Foundation W. Scott & Kristin Saperston William F. & Elizabeth Savino Daniel J. Schmauss Dr. Gilbert Schulenberg Betty Schultz Caren & Stuart Shapiro Mrs. Brenda K. Shelton Shuman Family Foundation Inc. Robert and Dixie Siegel Drs. George & Sharon Simpson Juanita & Neville Spring Gerould R. Stange Malcolm & Alma Strachan Marilyn & Irving Sultz Ms. Carol Sundberg Gary R. Sutton Gary and Katharina Szakmary Joseph R. Takats Foundation Ivan Tarnopoll John & Susan Thomas Terry & Jerry Thomas Jeffrey Ting Phyllis Tobin Judy and Peter Travers Connie & Jack Walsh Robert & Elisabeth Wilmers Wayne & Janet Wisbaum Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Bette J. Brunish Drs. Douglas & Barbara Bunker Mr. William D. Burns* Joseph & Susan Cardamone Catherine M. Campbell Jackie Castle Mr. & Mrs. James Cecchini Patron Circle Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Chur Mrs. John Churchill $750-$999 David Ciesla Morton & Natalie Abramson Mrs. Mary Clark Nancy S. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Dan Clark Tim and Belle Butler Debby and Gary Cohen Janet M. Casagrande Joan & Michael Cohen Miss Victoria A. Christopher Columbus McKinnon Corp. Dr. Sebastian & Marilyn Ciancio Conax Technologies LLC Andrea and Don Copley Mr. and Mrs. John R. Connolly, Jr. Philip & Marguerite Coppens Ellen Todd Cooper Dr. & Mrs. Harold G. Corwin, Jr. David & Mary Ann Coulson Michael P. D’Ambrosio Annette M. Cravens Miriam and Peter Dow Teresa Danforth Rebecca and John Davidson Stephen & Suzanne Evans Beverly J. Davies Dr. & Mrs. Louis Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Desha William & Lucy Grad Margaret Diamond & Jacob Schactner Edwin M. Johnston, Jr. David A. DiCarlo Charles J. Kaars Richard and Cornelia Dopkins Mr. and Mrs. John M. Laping Dr. John Leddy & Dr. Carmen Alvarez David T. Duff Marianne G. Dunn George L. Mayers Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eardley John E. Milner Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Ebel Gregory Photiadis & Sandra Chelnov Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Efron Darwin and Ruth Schmitt Rosemary Elliott William Kenneth Schmitt Fund Nitza & Avery Ellis Edwin and Virginia Sprague Erie and Niagara Insurance Association Freddie M. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Falkner Jeffrey J. Thompson Michael R. Fiels & Mary T. Ricotta Dr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Vaughan Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Fisher Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Wiesen John Fleischman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Flickinger Pierre & Barbara Williot Rita A. Forman Mr. & Mrs. James C. Yuhnke Sergio Fornasiero Mr. and Mrs. David M. Zebro Ellen S. Friedland, Ph.D. and Thomas A. Hays, M.D. Crescendo Rose M. Furman Mrs. Sue S. Gardner $500-$749 Theodore & Joan Geier Anonymous (1) Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Gentile Mr. David Alexander Grand Island Transit Corp. and Ms. Margaret McDonnell George Grasser Steve & Jean Ambroselli Great Lakes Anesthesiology Burtram W. & Ellen Anderson Carol A. Greiner Rita M. Antolena Kathryn Karlic & Peter Gross Mr. and Mrs. James M. Arena Kenneth W. Gross John and Amy Bair Robert & Kathryn Hallborg Susan Baird Mrs. Marion P. Hanson Teo & Jennifer Balbach Charles* and Virginia Harrington Bradford H. Banks Maryanne Harvey Tom & Judy Beecher Paul and Suellen Hassett C. S. Behler Arlene Haug Berardi Immigration Law Barbara R. Hayes Alice F. Bird Dr. Ann M. Bisantz & Dr. Albert H. Titus Edward and Karen Healy Dr. and Mrs. Reid R. Heffner, Jr. Renate Bob Mr. and Mrs. R. Bradley Herbert Mr. & Mrs.* Franklin Bossler Dr. Theodore Herman & Mr. and Mrs. Hilary P. Bradford Ms. Judith Ann Cohen Brian Parisi Copiers Systems, Inc. Ms. Marie Olive Hewett Laura Hurd Brodie Charles & Janet Hodges Dorothy J. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Brown Duncan C. Hollinger Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wood Paul M. Wos Stephen McCabe & Gretchen Wylegala Cynthia Zane & Stephen Mazurak Paul Zarembka 53 Mr. & Mrs. John G. Horn Lindsey Humes Laura Hurd Ms. Suzanne M. Jacobs William & Genevieve James Thomas & Deborah Jasinski Drs. Richard & Barbara Jurasek Kathie A. Keller Marie L. Keller Kenney, Shelton, Liptak & Nowak LLP Mr. & Mrs. John Kirwan Juliet Kline Robert & Barbara Klocke Julie Klotzbach & Gary Diamond James & Mona Kontos Mr. Charles Korn & Dr. Deborah Raiken Paul & Marilyn Koukal Kreher Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Ms. Joan Kuhn Eleanor F. Kurlan Ted Kuzniarek Peter T. Lansbury, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Lazarus Lehigh Construction Group Inc. J.P. Bullfeathers Don & Lori Leone Fern & Joel Levin Dr. George R. Levine & Rivona H. Ehrenreich Liazon Dorothy M. Lien Mrs. Celia Linder Anne & Alan Lockwood Jerry & Joelle Logue Robert & Patricia Long M&T Insurance Agency Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. Mayo Peter & Rebecca McCauley Barbara A. McCulloch Dr. G. Allen McFarren Claire Miller McGowan Raymond* & Louise McGrath McLain Foundation Mrs. Anita Kaye Militello Mrs. Joseph J. Militello Dr. & Mrs. Donald E. Miller Joan and Hugh Miller Dr. & Mrs. Herman S. Mogavero Jr. Dr. Michael C. Moore Ms. Sandra G. Morrison Dr. Robert Moskowitz Thomas Muka and Juliann Van Woert Eleanor T. Murray Michael & Janette Neumeister Philip Nicolai and Mary Louise Hill Dr. & Mrs. James P. Nolan Philip L. Nones Susan D. Nusbaum Tim O’Brien Fund at the FJC Bernie & Linda O’Donnell Osmose Ann C. Pappalardo Laurence J. & Sylvia Paul Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Pawlowski Mr. & Mrs. James R. Peterson Dr. and Mrs. John H. Peterson Mary G. Peterson Anthony Piccione The Pierce Family Foundation Karen L. Podd J. Forrest Posey Dr. & Mrs.* Theodore C. Prentice Joseph & Linda Priselac Charles and Joanne Privitera Lauren & Jean Rachlin Bryna K. Ram Martha J. Reddout James & Diane Reschke Mr. Nelson C. Ribble Diane Rittling Dr. & Mrs. Donald W. Robinson Dianne & Irving Rubin Maryann Saccomando Freedman Gordon & Harriet Sacks Scott & Ardeen Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Schintzius Mr. and Mrs. C. Jacob Schneider David Schopp Gwendolyn R. Schopp Mr. and Mrs. William D. Schulz Henry P. and Tricia Semmelhack Mrs. Leonard Semski Mr. Eugene M. Setel Peter Siedlecki and Lynnette N. Mende Mr. William P. Siegler Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Silvey Mr. Carlton M. Smith Kurt & Melissa Spaeth Rosemarie C. Steeb Dr. and Mrs. John B. Stevens, III Mr. & Mrs. David G. Strachan Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Sultz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Symons Cynthia Swain & Stephen Edge Mr. Paul Tarantino Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Telford Sally S. Tiebel Mr. & Mrs. Jack Tillotson Guy Tomassi The Travel Team Inc./ American Express The Trbovich Family Foundation Ron and Susan Uba U-C Coatings Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Alan Vogt Vogt Family Foundation Suzanne J. Voltz Robert T. Vosteen Mr. William Vosteen Peter A. Vukelic John* & Linda Wadsworth Mr. and Mrs. John T. Walmsley R. Thomas Weeks Jeff & Susie Wellington Ms. Marlene A. Werner Dr. & Mrs. Milton M. Weiser Edwin & Judy Wolf Dr. and Mrs. Douglas F. Wright Arden and Julie Wrisley Gregory and Donna Yungbluth John & Deanna Zak Zaxis Architectural, PC Amy M. Zeckhauser Mr. & Mrs. George M. Zimmerman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zinter Walter M. Zylka, Jr. Wine & Spirits Guild of America *deceased Gift-In-Kind Partners Ms. Cindy Abbott Letro & Mr. Francis M. Letro Antoinette’s Sweets, Inc. Arlington Place Pictures Avenue Art & Frame Clement & Karen Arrison Bennett Direct, Inc. Brian Parisi Copiers Systems, Inc. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Buffalo Limousine Buffalo News Buffalo Spree Publishing, Inc. Butterwoods Bakery The Café at 59 Allen Street, Inc. City Wine Merchant Comfort Inn and Suites Downtown The Copy Store Cumbo, Inc. Eber Bros. Wine & Liquor Corp. Enterprise Car Rental Paul Ferington Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP The Mansion on Delaware Ave. McCullagh Coffee Wendy & Jim Monday Oliver’s Candies Oliver’s Restaurant Christopher Scinta Photography Premier Wine and Spirits Shannon Pub Spirit of Buffalo Time Warner Cable Try-It Distributing Vaspian Virginia Arts Festival Wilcro Inc. WNED Check out YOUR Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra online! 54 B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A PLANNED GIVING Musical Heritage Society We are pleased to list the current members herein because they have realized the importance of “the gift that keeps giving.” Each of these individuals or couples have made provisions for a contribution to the BPO in their estate plans and while there are many different methods, the most common is by adding the BPO as a beneficiary in one’s will. Anonymous (3) Charlotte C. Acer Elizabeth & John Angelbeck Charles Balbach Jennifer Barbee Donald M. Behr & Samuel E. Lolinger* The Reverend and Mrs. Peter W. Bridgford James A. Brophy & Fraser B. Drew* Anthony J. Cassetta Barbara & Jerry Castiglia Gerard and Rachel Catalano Mrs. Ida Christie Miss Victoria A. Christopher In honor of JoAnn Falletta and Donald McCrorey Dr Sebastian and Mrs Marilyn Ciancio Louis & Ann Louise Ciminelli Ms. Elizabeth G. Clark Mr. & Mrs. William M. Clarkson Miss Mary E. Clemesha* Ruth Cohan Mrs. George Cohn Dr. Elizabeth Conant Marilyn R. Cornelius Dr. Sharon F. Cramer and Mr. Leslie R. Morris* In honor of the BPO Viola section Beverly Davies Mrs. Roberta Dayer Mr. Tim DiCarlo Mr. and Mrs. Anthony N. Diina Charles* & Nancy Dowdell Trusts Anonymous AJL Fund Cameron Baird Fund Benderson BPO Endowment Fund Virgil A. and Margaret L. Black Memorial Fund Philip & Joyce Celniker Fund Mildred Bork Conners & Joseph E. Conners Fund Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc. Endowment Fund Grace Neff Daniels Memorial Howard F. Gondree Fund Joan Hetzelt Hanifin Memorial Fund Sarah & Donald Dussing Mr. Neil R. Farmelo Angelo & Carol Fatta Mrs. Marion Fay Judith & John* Fisher Edward N. Giannino, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Byron R. Goldman Susan J. Grelick Gordon & Gretchen Gross Marion Hanson Margaret W. Henry Mr. & Mrs. George G. Herbert Monte & Cheryl* Hoffman Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr. Mr. Philip H. Hubbell in memory of Jayne T. Hubbell Bruce and Gail Johnstone Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn Kathleen Keenan-Takagi The Herbert & Ella Knight Family Charitable Fund Norma Jean Lamb Eric E. & Ruth F. Lansing Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred J. Larson Bradford Lewis, PhD Francie D. & Joel N. Lippman Marie Marshall Mr.* & Mrs. J. A. Mattern Donna & Leo Nalbach Drs. Howard & Karen Noonan Robert & Marion North Fund Mrs. Frederick S. Pierce Edwin Polokoff Susan Potter Dennis Quinn Virginia Ann Quinn Evelyn Joyce Ramsdell Sylvia L. Rosen John and Susan Rowles Nancy E. Ryther* Paul and Gerda Sanio Kenneth Schmieder, In memory of Nancy L. Julian Catherine F. Schweitzer Roger & Joan Simon Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Skerker Dennis M. Smolarek Jane Snowden* Harriet Stewart* David D. Stout & Janet E. Popp Stout Gerald R. Strauss Sue W. Strauss Nancy B. Thomas Therese M. Vita Jim and Michal Wadsworth, as trustees of the Mulroy, Heath and Colby Foundations Mrs. Robert Warner* Mrs. Marjorie W. Watson Mrs. Dorothy Westhafer Wayne & Janet Wisbaum Betty Ann Withrow Mr.* & Mrs. J. Milton Zeckhauser D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Fund at the CFGB The Herbert & Ella Knight Family Charitable Fund John and Carol Kociela Fund at the CFGB Janet K. Larkin & John D. Larkin III Fund Albert H. Laub Bequest Donald I. MacDavid Charitable Trust Marie A. Marshall Fund MPZ Endowment Fund Benjamin and Lila Obletz Endowment Fund Mary Louise Olmsted Fund Susan Harvey Prentis Fund Margaret Frank Rofot Charitable Lead Trust Natalie Kubera Roth Fund Martin and Barbara Schechtman Charitable Remainder Unitrust William Kenneth Schmitt Fund Dr. & Mrs. Roy E. Seibel Philanthropic Fund Joseph and Loretta Swart Fund Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund Charlotte Potter Whitcher Trust *deceased To ensure your wishes are carried on for the BPO for generations to come, you may call Guy Tomassi (716) 242-7821 for more information. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra endorses the LEAVE A LEGACY® WESTERN NEW YORK program, an initiative of the WNY Planned Giving Consortium and a public awareness campaign of the National Committee on Planned Giving. 55 Government Mark Poloncarz, County Executive and Erie County Legislature Betty Jean Grant Kevin R. Hardwick Thomas A. Loughran Edward A. Rath, III Patrick B. Burke Ted B. Morton Lynne M. Dixon Joseph C. Lorigo Barbara Miller-Williams John J. Mills Peter J. Savage, III City of Buffalo National Endowment for the Humanities New York State Council on the Arts Erie County National Endowment for the Arts New York Council for the Humanities Regional Economic Development Councils TRIBUTE REGISTRY You can celebrate a significant occasion, remember a loved one, commemorate a milestone, or recognize someone special with an honorary or memorial gift in their name to the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. These gifts were received between February 10 and March 10, 2015. In Honor of: In Memory of: Ron Luczak Rich Products Corporation Joseph Cardina Jr. Carol Schmidt Mrs. Helen Reilly Sam Harlan Schonfeld Barry Schonfeld Charles F. Harrington James M. Beardsley & Ellen M. Gibson Mr. Ronald Biersbach Mr. and Mrs. David Birkinbine Dan & Sue Hornbarger Nancy L. Julian Kenneth Schmieder Dr. Fraser B. Drew James A. Brophy George T. Driscoll, Jr. Ann Duffy Bellows Mrs. Marianne Sprague Kerilyn Svea Reisch Rich and Sandy Bisesi Michael A. 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The agency has deep expertise in several categories including: Healthcare, Financial Services, Energy + Sustainability, Buildings + Construction, Marketing to New Moms and Travel + Tourism. EMA ranks #9 in Advertising Age’s “Best Places to Work.” As a proud supporter and sponsor of the BPO, we hope you enjoy tonight’s celebration of The Music of Michael Jackson. 59 BPO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Administration Nicole Bodemer Ambrose Price Executive Director Jacqueline Henry John Van Haneghan Executive Assistant Susan Hill Bethany Erhardt Daniel Hart Diana Martinusek Development Jennifer Barbee Director of Development Katie Bates Crescendo Campaign Coordinator James Cichocki Special Events & Annual Fund Coordinator Wendy Diina Associate Director of Development Financial Accountant Receptionist/Finance Assistant Payroll and Accounts Payable Associate Marketing Susan M. Schwartz Advertising and Promotions Coordinator Guy Tomassi Operations Graphic Designer Consultant Program Annotator & Historian Major and Planned Gifts Officer Don Nelson Operations and Development Assistant Lisa J. Gallo Robin Parkinson Director of Education and Community Engagement Jeff Dabbelt Education Manager Finance Kevin James Director of Finance 60 Patron Services Representative Subscription Sales AndréeRenée Simpson Ed Yadzinski Education and Community Engagement Patron Services Representative Harmony Shulman Communications Coordinator Kate Jenkins Alison Merner Jesselyn Zailac Patron Services Representative Laura Curthoys Scott Kurchak Cary Michael Trout Communications and Research Coordinator Patron Services Supervisor Director of Marketing and Communications Barbara A. McCulloch Manager of Information Resources Group Sales Coordinator General Manager Director of Operations Jennifer N. Comisso Patron Services Representative Christine Kramer Subscriptions Supervisor Lawrence Cahee Debbie Camizzi Andrew Dickerson Solomon Dixon Sarah Mayer Amanda Paruta Christopher Simmons Kleinhans Music Hall Staff Chuck Avery Master Electrician, IATSE local 10 Personnel Manager Danny Gill Audience Services Manager Charlie McDonald Event Manager Maggie Shea Elaine Riek Brian Seibel Sales and Patron Services Michael Giambra Director of Sales/Patron Services Adam Cady Patron & Ticket Services Manager Katherine LeTeste Box Office Assistant Manager Sound Engineer, IATSE local 10 Chief Engineer Building Services Manager B U F FA LO P H I LH A R M O N I C O RC H ESTR A PATRON INFORMATION Lobby doors open 90 minutes before the concert is scheduled to begin, or earlier depending on pre-concert activities. All performances begin promptly at the designated time. Handicapped Seating And Assistance Shuttle Service and BPO Preferred Restaurants Patrons requiring special assistance are urged to contact the Box Office prior to attending the concert. Handicapped seating is located on the main floor on the outside aisles from rows A-CC. Handicapped parking is available. Please notify the parking attendant upon arriving of your needs. Hearing Assistance Devices are available at the coat check. Please note, there is no elevator to the balcony level. Shuttle Service from D’Youville College Cameras, Recording Devices Photography is permitted in the hall before and after concerts, but all devices must be turned off during a concert. It is strictly forbidden to record or photograph a concert, as it presents a distraction to the musicians and other patrons. Park and ride from D’Youville College Lot D, 430 West Avenue, for all Saturday performances. The lot is less than a quarter of a mile away from Kleinhans and provides a quick and easy way to get to the hall without walking. Parking and shuttle service are free of charge. Shuttles begin at 6:30 PM and end 30 minutes after the conclusion of the concert. Parking may be available for other concerts. Please join our email club at bpo.org or call the Box Office for updated information. Salvatore’s Symphony Shuttle $10 Kleinhans Music Hall maintains a smoke-free environment. Salvatore’s Italian Gardens offers shuttle service at the rear corner of their parking lot for just $10. This is a convenient and great way to avoid any traffic or parking hassles. Call the reservation hotline at (716) 8855000 and press 4 to reserve your place. Start your evening with a gourmet dinner at Salvatore’s before the concert, selecting from a prix fixe “Symphony Menu” for $31. Call (716) 683-7990 for dinner reservations. Dinner and shuttle sold separately. The shuttle leaves promptly at 7 PM. All programs and artists are subject to change without notice. Henry’s Restaurant Late Arrivals Patrons arriving after the performance has started will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. Seating will not be until the first suitable break or at intermission. Late seating may not be in the purchased location. Sorry, no refunds or exchanges on single ticket purchases. Medical /Security Security staff is available at all times and an EMT is on site for all concerts and performances. Please notify an usher or staff member is there is a medical or security need. Enjoy dinner at Henry’s on the ground floor of Kleinhans Music Hall before evening BPO concerts. For more information or to make reservations, call (716) 881-4438. 31 Club On N. Johnson Park and Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo, offers complimentary shuttle service for diners to and from Kleinhans on all concert nights. Call (716)332-3131 for reservations or more information. 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