nutcrackers! - Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

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2008-09 Season
Volume 86, Book 3:
November 28-30, 2008
Christopher Seaman, Music Director
Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor
Michael Butterman, Principal Conductor for Education and
Outreach, The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair
From the President & CEO
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
BRAVO!
The official magazine of the
CONTENTS
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra ..................... 5
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. ............. 9
RPO Staff ............................................................... 10
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra ....... 12
Sponsor Spotlight ................................................ 13
Corporate Partners & Foundations .................. 14
Maestro’s Circle/Philharmonic Friends ............ 15
Special Event:
The Nutcracker
November 28-30, 2008 .................................... 23
Applause for Our Volunteers! ........................... 44
For Your Information .......................................... 46
Welcome to the 86th season of the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra, a season made even
more special by our celebration of Jeff Tyzik’s
15th Anniversary as our multi-faceted and
popular Principal Pops Conductor.
I also am delighted to welcome you to the
RPO’s annual prelude to the holiday season:
our Thanksgiving Weekend performances of
The Nutcracker. We are proud of our long
association with the Rochester City Ballet and
the Bach Children’s Chorus. These are just two
of the dozens of artistic and community
partnerships that enhance the programs of the
RPO year-round.
I know there are many young people at this
performance who are experiencing for the first
time the magic and spectacle of the ballet, the
Orchestra, and the Eastman Theatre. The
Nutcracker is just one of the many programs
produced by the RPO that appeal to young
people and their families—from our popular
orKIDStra concerts to our extensive series of
school concerts and Casual Sunday Matinees.
Editorial Offices:
108 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 454-7311 • Fax: (585) 423-2256
www.rpo.org
The holiday season at the RPO includes many
other festive performances designed for families
to enjoy together: a special orKIDStra holiday
program on December 14 and our ever-popular
Gala Holiday Pops, with six performances from
December 17-21. To learn more, please visit
our website—www.rpo.org—and sign up for
our weekly e-Notes newsletter.
Publisher:
Rochester Theater Publications
P.O. Box 67211, Rochester NY 14617-7211
As always, please feel free to share your thoughts
with me. I’d love to hear from you.
This program book is published cooperatively by the
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and
Rochester Theater Publications.
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On behalf of the entire RPO family, best wishes
to you and your family for a joyous and musicfilled holiday season!
Charles H. Owens
President & CEO
cowens@rpo.org
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ROCHESTER
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(c) Snowman Enterprises Ltd. 1982,2008
2008-2009
Government
Support
The Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra
is supported in part
by grants from:
New York State
Council on the Arts,
a State Agency
Order Your
tickets TODAY!
December 13:
County of Monroe,
County Executive
Maggie Brooks
Maggie Brooks
County Executive
Handel’s Messiah
December 14:
An orKIDStra Holiday
featuring The Snowman
New York
State Senator
Jim Alesi
SENATOR
JIM ALESI
Robert J. Duffy, Mayor
City of Rochester,
New York
December 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21:
Gala Holiday Pops
January 9 & 10:
National Endowment
for the Arts
Cirque!
January 22 & 24:
Shostakovich’s Fifth
January 25:
orKIDStra:
Peter and the Wolf
TICKETS: (585) 454-2100
www.rpo.org
or any area Wegmans
RPO performances are made possible with public funds from
the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
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New York
State Senator
Joseph E. Robach
SENATOR
JOSEPH E.
ROBACH
New York State Assembly,
secured by Assemblyman
Joseph D. Morelle
Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor
Michael Butterman, Principal Conductor for Education and Outreach
The Louise & Henry Epstein Family Chair, Funded in perpetuity
2008-2009 Season
Violin I
Cello
English Horn
Tuba
Juliana Athayde,
Concertmaster
The Caroline W. Gannett
& Clayla Ward Chair
Stefan Reuss, Principal
The Clara and Edwin
Strasenburgh Chair
Anna Steltenpohl
W. Craig Sutherland,
Principal
Funded in perpetuity
Wilfredo Degláns,
Associate Concertmaster
Shannon Nance,
Assistant Concertmaster
Perrin Yang
Tigran Vardanyan
Ellen Rathjen
Janice Macisak
William Hunt
Sabina Slepecki
Kenneth Langley
Lise Stoddard
Joanna Owen
Christine Hauptly Annin*
An-Chi OuYang
Margaret Leenhouts
Sophia Lee~
Fang-yu Liu~
Kitty Cheung~
Violin II
David Brickman, Principal
Daryl Perlo,
Assistant Principal
Patricia Sunwoo
John Sullivan
Lara Sipols
Nancy Hunt
Boris Zapesochny
Liana Koteva
Jeremy Hill
Ainur Zabenova
Lee Wilkins
James Dumm
Viola
Melissa Matson, Principal
Michael Larco,
Assistant Principal
Marc Anderson
Elizabeth Seka
Olita Povero
Michail Verba
Linda Kirkwood
David Hult
Sidney Killmer
Thomas Dumm
Anne Aderman~
Kathleen Murphy Kemp,
Assistant Principal
Lars Kirvan
Benjamin Krug
Mary Ann Wukovitz
Don Reinfeld*
Patricia Garvey
Ingrid Bock
Melissa Burton Anderson
Morwenna Del Mar~
Anna Beryl~
Bass
Colin Corner,
Principal
The Anne Hayden
McQuay Chair
Michael Griffin,
Assistant Principal
Jack Stauber
Robert Zimmerman
Gaelen McCormick
Jeff Campbell+
Eric Polenik
Flute
Rebecca Gilbert, Principal
The Charlotte Whitney
Allen Chair
Joanna Bassett
Jan Angus+
Diane Smith
Piccolo
Joanna Bassett
Jan Angus+
Oboe
Erik Behr, Principal
The Dr. Jacques M.
Lipson Chair
Anna Steltenpohl
Anna Petersen Stearns
Priscilla Brown
Clarinet
Kenneth Grant,+ Principal
The Robert J.
Strasenburgh Chair
Robert DiLutis
Ramon Ricker+*
Andrew Brown
Alice Meyer
E-flat Clarinet
Robert DiLutis
Bass Clarinet
Ramon Ricker+*
Andrew Brown
Bassoon
Abraham Weiss, Principal
Charles Bailey
Martha Sholl
Contra-Bassoon
Timpani
Charles Ross, Principal
The Harold and
Joan Feinbloom Chair
Jim Tiller,
Assistant Principal
Percussion
Jim Tiller, Principal
Brian Stotz
John McNeill
Robert Patterson
Jillian Pritchard
Harp
Grace Wong, Principal
The Eileen Malone Chair,
A Tribute by Mr. and Mrs.
Harcourt M. Sylvester
Charles Bailey
Barbara Dechario
Horn
Keyboard
W. Peter Kurau,+ Principal
The Cricket and
Frank Luellen Chair
Joseph Werner, Principal
The Lois P. Lines Chair
Matthew Annin*
Alex Rosenfeld,
Assistant Principal
Jennifer Burch
David Angus
Stephanie Blaha
Cary Ratcliff
Personnel Manager
Joseph Werner
Principal Librarian
Kim Hartquist
Trumpet
Stage Manager
Trombone
~ Eastman School of Music
Orchestra Studies
Diploma Intern
Douglas Prosser,+ Principal Curtis Bradley
The Elaine P. Wilson Chair
Wesley Nance
* On Leave
Herbert Smith
+ Full time faculty at the
Paul Shewan
Eastman School of Music
Mark Kellogg,+ Principal
The Austin E.
Hildebrandt Chair
Mark Salatino
Andrew Chappell
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Christopher Seaman
Music Director
This 2008-2009 season marks Music Director
Christopher Seaman’s eleventh with the
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. The
internationally renowned British conductor has
become an integral part of the RPO and the
Greater Rochester community, and is
recognized as having raised the artistic level of
the Orchestra to its present excellence.
Recognized worldwide as one of today’s leading
conductors, he completed a highly successful
tenure as conductor-in-residence at the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra, where he had worked
with former RPO Music Director David
Zinman since 1987. Other tenures have included
Principal Conductor of the BBC Scottish
Symphony and the Northern Sinfonia.
Highly sought-after as a guest conductor
throughout the world and noted for his strong
command of a broad repertoire, Mr. Seaman
has regular engagements in North America,
Israel, Eastern Europe, the Far East, Australia,
and New Zealand, as well as in Great Britain.
Recent guest conducting engagements in the
U.S.—many of them return engagements—
have included the orchestras of San Francisco,
Pittsburgh, Houston, Detroit, Columbus,
Seattle, and Utah, as well as at Chicago’s Grant
Park Festival. He has previously conducted the
orchestras of Saint Louis, New Jersey, Minnesota,
Cincinnati, Colorado, Louisville, and Atlanta.
In the summer of 2003, he taught at the
American Academy of Conducting at Aspen.
Abroad, his schedule includes concerts with all
of the London orchestras; the major United
Kingdom orchestras including the City of
Birmingham Symphony, the Bournemouth
Symphony, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic,
the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the
Ulster Orchestra; and the various BBC orchestras.
He also has led the symphony orchestras of
Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, Trondheim, and the
North German Philharmonic, among others,
and will make return visits this season as well as
conducting in Holland and Portugal.
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He visits Australia annually, conducting the
major orchestras there (often including concerts
in the Sydney Opera House) and also leading
master classes for young Australian conductors.
His recordings include performances with the
Royal Philharmonic, the Philharmonia
Orchestra, and the National Youth Orchestra of
Britain. Mr. Seaman has recorded two CDs
with the RPO, one with pianist Jon Nakamatsu
released in September 2001, and one with
pianist Olga Kern, released in the fall of 2003
and hailed by the Democrat and Chronicle as
“sensational.”
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he RPO’s Steinway was
donated in honor of
pianist Jon Nakamatsu, a
special friend of the RPO
and the late Alfred L. Davis.
A special fund established by
Mr. Davis will provide quality
concert pianos for the RPO
in perpetuity.
Jeff Tyzik
Principal Pops Conductor
Jeff Tyzik has earned a reputation as one of
America’s most innovative pops conductors,
recognized for his brilliant arrangements,
original programming, and engaging rapport
with audiences of all ages. 2008-09 marks his
fifteenth season as Principal Pops Conductor of
the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
During his tenure, he has written over 160
works for the Orchestra and conducted Pops
and classical concerts alike. On his classical
series concerts, Tyzik has performed works by
some of the greatest American composers to
critical acclaim and conducted the premiere of
his own Trombone Concerto, which was
funded by a grant from the National
Endowment of the Arts and subsequently
performed at Carnegie Hall.
This season, Tyzik begins a new role as
Principal Pops Conductor of the Oregon
Symphony and continues to serve as Principal
Pops Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra. Highly sought-after as a guest
conductor, he recently has appeared with
orchestras such as the Boston, Cincinnati, and
New York Pops, the Philadelphia Orchestra at
the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and the
Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood
Bowl. This season he performs with orchestras
across North America including Dallas, Detroit,
Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and New Jersey, as
well as The Florida Orchestra, Toronto
Symphony, and the National Arts Centre
Orchestra in Ottawa, among others.
A native of Hyde Park, N.Y., Jeff first picked up
a cornet when he was nine years old. He
studied both classical and jazz throughout high
school, and went on to earn both his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from the Eastman School
of Music, where he studied composition/
arranging with Radio City Music Hall’s Ray
Wright, and jazz studies with the great band
leader Chuck Mangione, both of whom
profoundly influenced him as a musician.
record producer. These experiences led him to
one of the great early opportunities of his
career—the chance to co-compose a trumpet
concerto with friend and virtuoso trumpeter
Allen Vizzutti to be recorded by pops legend
Doc Severinsen. He orchestrated many of the
great band leader’s symphony orchestra
programs, and produced a GRAMMY® Awardwinning album, The Tonight Show Band with
Doc Severinsen, Vol. 1.
His compositions and arrangements have been
recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra,
the RPO, Summit Brass, Erich Kunzel and the
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Vancouver
Symphony Orchestra, and Doc Severinsen with
the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.
In May 2007, harmonia mundi released his
recording of works by Gershwin with pianist
Jon Nakamatsu and the RPO, which reached
No. 3 on the Billboard classical chart. He also
has produced and composed theme music for
many of the major television networks and
released six of his own albums.
Jeff Tyzik currently serves on the Board of
Managers of the Eastman School of Music, and
is a board member of the Hochstein School of
Music and Dance. He lives in Rochester with
his wife Jill.
Tyzik spent the next few years working with
Chuck Mangione and becoming a skilled
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Michael Butterman
Principal Conductor for Education and Outreach
The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair
Now in his ninth season with the RPO,
Michael Butterman is also Music Director of
both the Shreveport Symphony and the
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestras.
In-demand as a guest conductor, Michael’s
recent engagements include appearances with
the symphonies of Detroit, Houston, Colorado,
Oregon, Kansas City, Hartford, San Antonio,
Syracuse, New Mexico, Spokane, Santa Fe,
Mobile, and Quad City, as well as the Louisiana
Philharmonic, Pensacola Opera, and Asheville
Lyric Opera. Summer appearances include
Tanglewood, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music
Festival in Colorado, and the Wintergreen
Music Festival in Virginia.
Butterman gained international attention as a
diploma laureate in the Prokofiev International
Conducting Competition and as a finalist in
the prestigious Besançon International
Conducting Competition. As the 1999
recipient of the Seiji Ozawa Fellowship, he
studied at Tanglewood with Robert Spano,
Jorma Panula, and Maestro Ozawa, and shared
the podium with Ozawa to lead the season’s
opening concert. In 1997, he was sponsored by
UNESCO to lead the National Philharmonic
Orchestra of Moldova in a concert of music by
great American masters.
From 2000 to 2007, Michael held the post of
Associate Conductor of the Jacksonville
Symphony in Florida. For six seasons, he also
served as Music Director of Opera Southwest in
Albuquerque, N.M. Prior to joining the
Jacksonville Symphony, he was Director of
Orchestral Studies at the LSU School of Music
for five years, and was Principal Conductor of
the LSU Opera Theater. Previously, Michael
held the post of Associate Conductor of the
Columbus Pro Musica Orchestra, and served as
Music Director of the Chamber Opera, Studio
Opera, and Opera Workshop at the Indiana
University School of Music. For two seasons, he
was also the Associate Music Director of the
Ohio Light Opera, conducting more than 35
performances each summer.
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At Indiana University, Butterman conducted a
highly acclaimed production of Leonard
Bernstein’s little-known 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue in a series of performances at the
Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, receiving
unanimous praise from such publications as the
New York Times, Washington Post, Variety, and
USA Today. He subsequently was invited to
New York at the request of the Bernstein estate
to prepare a performance of a revised version of
the piece.
Michael’s work has been featured in five
nationwide broadcasts on NPR’s Performance
Today, and can be heard on two CDs recorded
for the Newport Classics label.
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isit www.rpo.org to
read artist biographies
and program notes, listen to
music clips, find details on
upcoming concerts, purchase
tickets online and more!
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc.
Maintaining and operating the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (Founded in 1923 - Incorporated in 1930)
Officers
James M. Boucher
Chairperson of the Board
Charles H. Owens
President & CEO
Suzanne D. Welch
Vice Chairperson
Keith M. Wilson
Vice Chairperson
Elizabeth F. Rice
Treasurer
William D. Eggers
Secretary
David C. Heiligman
Immediate Past Chairperson
Board of Directors
(Term Expires Jan. 2009)
David W. Ackroyd
Dr. John M. Bennett
William D. Eggers
LaMarr Jackson
Elizabeth F. Rice
Dr. Friederike Seligman
Dr. Gwen K. Sterns
Dr. Sidney S. Weinstein
Suzanne D. Welch
Patrick C. Burke
Dr. Steven E. Feldon
Patrick Fulford
Ann M. Huston
Marie Kenton
Dawn F. Lipson
Anne Sartori
Keith M. Wilson
Dr. Sarah Atkinson
James M. Boucher
Edward L. Fiandach
Patrick J. Kelly
Kathleen Murphy Kemp
Eric Paley
Paula H. Pattison
Gregory W. Smith
Jules L. Smith
Ex-Officio
Jennifer Burch
RPO Orchestra Representative
David C. Heiligman
Immediate Past Chairperson
Robert D. Hursh
Chairperson, Honorary Board
Douglas Lowry
Dean, Eastman School of Music
Charles H. Owens
President & CEO
Anne Selgas
Chairperson, Volunteer Services Committee
Honorary Board
Robert D. Hursh
Chairperson
Dr. James E. Koller
Vice Chairperson
Betty J. Altier
Dr. John Bouyoucos
Paul W. Briggs
William L. Cahn
Catherine B. Carlson
George M. Ewing, Sr.
Harold & Joan Feinbloom
Jay M. Friedman
Mary M. Gooley
Austin E. Hildebrandt
A. Thomas Hildebrandt
Robert H. Hurlbut
Dr. Jacques M. Lipson
Cricket & Frank Luellen
I.A. Morris
Dr. Paul F. Pagerey
Herbert L. Rees
Nathan J. Robfogel
Jon L. Schumacher
Katherine T. Schumacher
Norman M. Spindelman
Betty Strasenburgh
Josephine S. Trubek
Mrs. Richard L. Turner
Patricia C. Wilder
The RPO expresses its gratitude to all those
who have served as Honorary Board
members in the past.
Past RPO Chairpersons
1930-32 - Edward G. Miner*
1932-34 - Simon N. Stein*
1934-38 - George E. Norton*
1938-41 - Leroy E. Snyder*
1941-42 - Frank W. Lovejoy*
1942-43 - Bernard E. Finucane*
1943-46 - L. Dudley Field*
1946-48 - Edward S. Farrow, Jr. *
1948-51 - Joseph J. Myler*
1951-52 - Joseph F. Taylor*
1952-55 - Raymond W. Albright*
1955-57 - Arthur I. Stern*
1957-59 - Thomas H. Hawks*
1959-61 - Walter C. Strakosh*
1962-63 - Ernest J. Howe*
1963-65 - O. Cedric Rowntree*
1965-67 - Frank E. Holley *
1967-69 - Thomas C. Taylor*
1969-71 - Thomas H. Miller*
1971-72 - Mrs. Frederick J. Wilkens*
1972-73 - Edward C. McIrvine
1973-74 - Robert J. Strasenburgh*
1974-75 - John A. Santuccio
1975-76 - Robert J. Strasenburgh*
1976-78 - Dr. Louis Lasagna*
1978-80 - Edward C. McIrvine
1980-82 - Peter L. Faber
1982-84 - Paul F. Pagerey
1984-85 - Peter L. Waasdorp
1986-89 - Robert H. Hurlbut
1989-91 - Paul W. Briggs
1991-93 - Karen Noble Hanson
1993-95 - Ronald E. Salluzzo
1995-98 - A. Thomas Hildebrandt
1998-00 - Harold A. Kurland
2000-04 - David C. Heiligman
2004-06 - Ingrid A. Stanlis
* Deceased
Purchase tickets online,
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Visit www.rpo.org where you can also read
program notes, musicians’ profiles and more!
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Thanks to our
generous sponsors!
Philharmonics Series:
WPOP Series:
Symphony 101 Series and
Philharmonic Partners Program:
Casual Sunday Matinee Series:
orKIDStra Series:
RPO Staff
Administration
Charles H. Owens, President & CEO
Ellen Beck+, Executive Assistant
Development
Steven M. Schwab, Vice President for Development
Sarah Goldstein Post, Manager of Annual Giving
Pavel Sullivan, Development Projects Coordinator
Kristen Butler, Development Associate
Marilyn Merrigan, Manager of Volunteers & Special Events
Jillian Pritchard+, Coordinator of Donor Cultivation
and Stewardship
Andrea Mumm~
Marketing and Patron Services
Nancy Goldsmith Zawacki, Director of Marketing
Janice Hanson, Manager of Marketing
and Electronic Communication
Katherine M. Wahl, Manager of Patron Relations and Sales
Brian Piazza, Box Office Manager
Dudley Duberry, Assistant Box Office Manager
Jan Beneway, Office Administrator
Shannon Mahany*
Patron Services Representatives
Courtney Bonifant+
Abby Chapman-Duprey+
Emily Grissing+
Anna Heller-Jackson+
Brad Hogarth+
Jubin Matloubieh+
Casey Paulozzi+
Marcy Savastano+
Public Relations
Amy Blum, Director of Public Relations
Nutcracker Sponsors
November 28-30, 2008:
Artistic Operations
J. Andrew Cassano, Director of Artistic Operations
Nana Stotz, Operations Manager
David T. Meyer+, House Manager
Maria Kanakis~
Education
Krishna Thiagarajan, Director of Education
& Community Programs
Elizabeth Stefan~
Rochester Philharmonic League
Laura Morihara+, RPL Administrator
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Susan Basu+, Manager
Finance
Ronald L. Steinmiller, Vice President of Finance &
Administration
Irene Shaffer, Director of Finance
Mark Pignagrande, Staff Accountant
Information Systems
Nancy Atwood-Stone, Director of Information Systems
+ Indicates Part-time
~ Indicates Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Intern
from the Eastman School of Music
* Indicates Intern from Monroe Community College
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Trained 66,589 people
to help save lives
Every year we train the Greater Rochester community and even professional
rescuers in CPR and all forms of first aid. To be there we need your donation.
Call 585-241-4420 or visit www.RochesterRedCross.org today.
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Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
David Harman, Music Director
The Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra is a symphonic orchestra comprised of 100 of the
Greater Rochester Area’s most accomplished middle- and high-school musicians. Sponsored by the
Education Department of the RPO, the RPYO was founded in 1970 to provide enriching musical
ensemble experiences for very accomplished students from varied backgrounds. It facilitates
musical, personal, and social development within a challenging and supportive environment, and
lays an excellent musical foundation for future professional or amateur careers in music. Admitted
through competitive annual auditions, RPYO musicians rehearse and perform under the direction
of Dr. David Harman and with mentors from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Board of Directors, 2008-2009
David Ackroyd
Chairperson
Julia Figueras
Roselyn Freedman Baum
Jeanne Gray
Edward Grissing
David Hou
Alice Kanack
Bonnie Kramer
Gregory Parris
Sita Raghunathan
Kevin Ryck
Jessica Schuster
Terry Fonda Smith
Dan Stare
Fred Weingarten
Mary Ellen Womack
Grace Wong
Ex-Officio:
Susan Basu
David Harman
Charles Owens
Krishna Thiagarajan
Josephine Whang
Past Board Chairs:
Joyce Burrell
William Cahn
Jeanne Gray
RPYO Music Director:
David Harman
RPYO Manager:
Susan Basu
NUTCRACKERS!
BALLERINAS!
AND MORE!
Explore the RPYO’S BOUTIQUE tables in the front lobby and on the
orchestra and balcony levels for that special gift from The Nutcracker
ballet performance. You’ll find large and small Nutcrackers, ballerinas,
Clara ornaments, and unusual gifts for the musicians and dance lovers in your family!
Your purchases help support the musical and educational activities
of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra!
Upcoming RPYO Concerts:
Sunday, March 15 at 3:00 pm
Eastman Theatre
THE FANTASTIC FRENCH
Side-by-Side Concert with the Rochester Philharmonic
RPYO Concerto Competition Winners
Bizet’s L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2
Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique (mvts. 4 & 5)
Sunday, May 10 at 3:00 pm
Roberts Wesleyan College
FROM THE NEW WORLD
RPYO Percussion Ensemble
RPYO Concerto Competition Winners
Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
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Tickets are available at the RPO Box Office, from the RPYO at 454-7311, x224, and from RPYO musicians.
The RPYO is sponsored by the Education Department of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
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world! The firm has enjoyed a number one ranking among
law firms in Rochester three years in a row through a survey of
public companies, according to Corporate Board Magazine.
Harter Secrest and Emery strives to be a true team delivering superior legal services and attentive
counsel to its clients.
The firm carries that same star attitude into the community on a daily basis. From raising funds for
international relief initiatives to tutoring and mentoring children in local urban schools, attorneys,
staff, and their families regularly share their skills and resources for the benefit of the communities in
which they live and work. Harter Secrest and Emery supports a wide variety of charitable
organizations through volunteer service, fundraising, pro bono legal work, and ongoing legal counsel.
The firm has demonstrated strong support of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for 20 years
through annual contributions, concert underwriting, and a premier sponsor commitment for the
RPO’s Opening Night celebration two years in a row. The RPO also benefits from the dedicated
personal involvement of numerous Harter Secrest and Emery attorneys and staff in the areas where
they contribute to the Orchestra. Please join the RPO as we applaud Harter Secrest and Emery LLP
for its encore performance both in the office and across this community!
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Corporate Partners, Foundations & Organizations
The RPO thanks the following corporate, foundation and community organization supporters for their generous support.
Please call 454-7311x238 with questions or corrections.
Symphony
($25,000 & above)
Bausch & Lomb
Constellation Brands
Davenport-Hatch Foundation
Democrat and Chronicle
Eastman Kodak Company
First Niagara Financial Group
The Gouvernet Arts Fund
Preferred Care
Time Warner Cable
Wegmans Food Markets
Elaine P. & Richard U.
Wilson Foundation
Xerox
Zimmer Sales & Service Corp.
Concerto
($10,000-$24,999)
AAA of Western New York
Bank of America
The Brown Group - Private
Banking & Investment
Group of Merrill Lynch
Dominion Transmission
Max & Victoria Dreyfus
Foundation
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Fiandach & Fiandach
Glover Crask Charitable Trust
G.W. Lisk, Inc. of Clifton
Springs
Halcyon Hill Foundation
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Ketmar Development Corp.
M&T Bank
Nixon Peabody LLP
PAETEC Communications,
Inc.
Rochester Area Community
Foundation
- Castle Music Fund at
RACF
- The Gertrude Chanler
RPO Fund
- Rufus K. Dryer II Fund
- Anne McQuay Arts &
Cultural Fund II
- Mabel Messinger Fund
- John F. Wegman Fund
University of Rochester
Medical Center
Wendy’s Restaurants of
Rochester
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Sonata
($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous (1)
Molly Lee Campbell
Foundation
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Canandaigua National Bank
& Trust
Corning Incorporated
Ann & Gordon Getty
Foundation
Goldberg Berbeco Foundation
Hylan Enterprises Inc
Macy’s
Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson
Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics,
a Johnson & Johnson
Company
Paychex, Inc.
Thomson Reuters
Wan Jou Family Foundation
Overture
($3,000-$4,999)
Badge Machine Products Inc
Cornell/Weinstein Family
Foundation
KPMG, LLP
The Louis S. & Molly B.
Wolk Foundation
Partner
($1,000-$2,999)
ALSTOM Signaling
Foundation
Clara Baird Charitable Lead
Trust
Bartholomew Health Care
Group
Boylan, Brown, Code, Vigdor
& Wilson LLP
Broadstone Real Estate LLC
Brown & Brown, Inc.
Caldwell Manufacturing Co.
The Elizabeth F. Cheney
Foundation
Mary W. Clark Charitable
Lead Trust
CMI Communications, Inc.
Ted Collins Associates
T.M. & M.W. Crandall
Foundation
Fibertech Networks
Five Star Bank
Frontier
Joseph & Anna Gartner
Foundation
Genesee Valley Penny Saver
Genesee Valley Trust Company
Hazlow Electronics, Inc.
Hickey-Freeman Co., Inc.
May K. Houck Foundation
Insley McEntee Equipment
Company, Inc.
Integrated Cabling &
Communications Systems
Interlakes Oncology &
Hematology P.C.
Kovalsky-Carr Electric Supply
Max of Eastman Place
M/E Engineering P.C.
Gary & Nancy Penisten
Family Foundation
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.
Rochester Homebuilders
Rochester Midland Corporation
Rochester Philharmonic
League
Rubens Family Foundation
Sentry Group
St. John Fisher College
Star Headlight & Lantern Co.,
Inc.
Ted Collins Associates
Telecomp, Inc.
Tri-Delta Resources Corp.
UCB Manufacturing, Inc.
Associate
($600-$999)
Alleson of Rochester, Inc.
Bonadio & Co.
Durwood Management, Inc.
G-S Plastic Optics & Tel-Tru
Manufacturing Company
Harris Beach, PLLC
Landfear & Brophy, Inc.
Marsh Construction Services,
Inc.
Morning Musicale
New Horizons Band &
Orchestra
Robert G. Relph Agency
Qualitrol Company, LLC
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C.
Townson Foundation
Supporter
($300-$599)
Anonymous (1)
ABR Wholesalers
Annese & Associates, Inc.
Buell Automatics
Cooper/Haims Advisors, LLC
DeCarolis Truck Rental, Inc.
Erdman Anthony
Exele Information Systems, Inc.
Finger Lakes Roofing Co., Inc.
Hammer Packaging
Karpus Investment
Management
Landsman Development Corp.
Leuze Electronics
Liberty Mutual
Manning & Napier Advisors
Matthews & Fields Lumber Co.
O’Connell Electric Co.
Gary & Nancy Penisten
Family Foundation
Riverside Production
The Shopping Bag
Vanden Brul Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Wegman
Young Explosive Corp.
Gifts in Kind
Ace Mailing Services, Inc.
A Plus Window Cleaning
Alliance Barter
Anthony Road Wine Company
Applied Audio
Bill’s Carpet Center
Blue Cactus Mexican Grill
Bourbon Street Parade
Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care
Bruegger’s Bakeries
BTU Parties Inc.
Canfield &Tack, Inc.
Casa Larga Vineyards &
Winery
Clark Moving & Storage, Inc.
Clear Channel
Crown Electric
Current Service
Denton Cottier & Daniels
Dixon Schwabl
The Doyle Group
East Avenue Liquor &
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Elam Materials
Feldman Heating & Cooling
Four Seasons Spirits &
Wine Cellar
Georgetown Discount Liquors
Goose Watch Winery
Hansen & Hill Interiors
Jasmine’s Asian Fusion
JP Tovey Co.
Kate Lee & No Strings
Attached
Keuka Springs Winery
Lento
Lightcrayon Photography
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Messner Carpeting
Nan Miller Gallery
Northern Nursery
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Design Center
Onnie’s Closet
Pane Vino
Pathfinder Engineers LLP
Penfield Plumbing & Heating
Post Central
Corporate Partners, Foundations & Organizations
Ray Case Flooring
Re Vision
Rochester Linoleum &
Carpet One
Sandarac Inc.
Southern Wine & Spirits of
Upstate New York
St. Vincent’s Press
Studio at Linden Oaks
Techo-Bloc
Tim McGrath Painting
Unitrac Energy Management
University of Rochester
Catering Services
Valley Manor Apartments
WHAM 1180
Morse Lumber Company
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Xpedx
Youngblood Disposal
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Verizon
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Presto
($25,000 & above)
Nancy & Harry Beilfuss
Louise Epstein
Austin Hildebrandt
Dr. Jacques & Mrs. Dawn Lipson
Mr. & Mrs. I.A. Morris
Betty Strasenburgh
Patricia Ward-Baker
Robin & Michael Weintraub
Vivace
($10,000-$24,999)
Anonymous (2)
Mrs. Theodore J. Altier
Sarah D. Atkinson, M.D. &
Steven Hess
Carol & John Bennett
Christopher & Gail Booth
Jim & Karen Boucher
William Eggers &
Deborah McLean
Ed Fiandach
Ronald & Donna Fielding
Carolyn & Roger Friedlander
Jay & Betsy Friedman
Barbara & Patrick Fulford
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Furman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Hursh
Ann M. & Samuel R. Huston
Marie & Charlie Kenton
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Richard & Karen Knowles
Jim & Marianne Koller
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Konar
Mrs. Frank W. Lovejoy, Jr.
David & Nancy Nachbar
Charles H. Owens
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John & Paula Pattison
Fayga Press
Larry & Elizabeth Rice
Katherine T. & Jon L. Schumacher
Josephine S. Trubek
William Watson &
Suzanne Welch
Keith & Betsy Wilson
Eric I. Zeller
Allegro
($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous (1)
James S. Badger
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Briggs
Richard F. Brush
William L. & Ruth P. Cahn
June Clase
Louis & Allis D’Amanda
Joan & Harold Feinbloom
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Feldon
Gail R. Flugel
Gerald W. & Mary M. Gooley
William B. Hale
David & Barrie Heiligman
Kathleen Holt & Stephen Lurie
Allen J. Mardorf
Mr. Lawrence Martling
Susan & Nathan Robfogel
Mrs. Frederick H. Schleber, Sr.
Nancy & David Schraver
Friederike & Joel Seligman
Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer
Ruth & Frank Sklarsky
Jules L. Smith &
Alexandra Northrop
Glenna & Norman Spindelman
Richard & Gwen Sterns
Frank M. & Mary Lou Stotz
Mrs. Richard L. Turner
Dr. Sidney & Linda S. Weinstein
Andante
($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous (7)
Allen & Joyce Boucher
Kristine & John Bouyoucos
Chris & Tom Burns
Judith L. Byorick &
Gary J. Schulze
Mr. & Mrs. Harlan D. Calkins
Mr. & Mrs. Terrance Carney
Betsy & John Carver
Joan & Paul Casterline
Thomas Chase
Mary Lu Clark
Tim Eldred
John R. Ertle
Jeff & Alleen Fraser
Robert & Joanne Gianniny
Suzanne Gouvernet
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hallagan
Karen Noble Hanson
Mr. & Mrs. William Z. Harper
Dr. Jack & Harriette Howitt
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest J. Ierardi
Marcia Karch
Norman & Judith Karsten
Dave & Mary Alice Kendall
Harold & Christine Kurland
Nancy & David Lane
Sherman Levey &
Deborah Ronnen
Jane & Jim Littwitz
Dan & Kiki Mahar
William P. McCarrick
Mr. & Mrs. James R. McMillen
Richard & Mary Moglia-Cannon
Jim & Ginny Morris
John & Annabel Muenter
Bernard & Molly Panner
David & Marjorie Perlman
Sue Powell
William & Barbara Pulsifer
Drs. Raman & Savita Qazi, M.D.
Herb Rees
Elise & Stephen Rosenfeld
John B. Rumsey
Richard & Vicki Schwartz
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Gloria A. Smith
Janet B. Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Sobel
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Sandra & Richard Stein
Richard & Gwen Sterns
Robert C. Stevens
David & Grace Strong
Mrs. Schuyler Townson
John Urban
Jean & Bill Weber
Dr. & Mrs. Tae B. Whang
Patricia & Michael Wilder
Dr. & Mrs. Burton D. Wilson
Louise Woerner &
Don Kollmorgen
Robert A. Woodhouse
Adagio
($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (17)
Robert E. & Carol G. Achilles
Miriam H. Ackley
Barbara & David Ackroyd
James T. & Jacqueline Adams
Edward & Joan After
Marvin & Frederica Amstey
Allan & Polly Anderson
Christian & Courtney Andreach
Etta K. Atkin
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Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Atwater
Ruth & William Balderston III
Bruce B. Bates
William J. Beenhouwer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Bennett
Alan & Bunny Bernstein
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Blumenau
Stuart & Betsy Bobry
Allen & Joyce Boucher
Robert Bradacs
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Briggs
Dr. & Mrs. George G. Browning
Lisa Brubaker
Josh & Beth Bruner
Barbara & John Bruning
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Maestro’s Circle cont’d.
June Brush
B. Edward Cain
Alan & Nancy Cameros
Margaret Carnall
Mrs. Richard D. Castle
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald S. Castor
Tina Chandler
Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Chapman
Ken & Janice Cheng
Dr. & Mrs. William Chey
Helen T. Clark
Ann & Donald Clarke
Lorraine W. Clarke
Patricia Cleary
Jeanne Clidas
Susan Cohn & Jonathan Klein
Dr. John & Carol R. Condemi
Marj & Wiles Converse
Walter Cooper
Jeff & Sue Crane
Joyce Crofton
Mr. & Mrs. James V. D’Amico
Joseph & Judith Darweesh
Linda Wells Davey
A.A. Davis 3rd.
Horace R. Davis
Dr. William W. Destler &
Dr. Rebecca Johnson
Hugo Divers
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth K.
Doolittle
Janis Dowd & Daan Zwick
Mrs. Donn P. Drake
Dr. Eric Dreyfuss
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Ms. Marilyn Drumm
Dr. & Mrs. James Durfee
David P. & Margaret M. Durr
In Memoriam for Anita B. Dushay
by Frederick Dushay, M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Eaton
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Eber
Richard & Virginia Eisenhart
Dr. Steven & Susan Eisinger
Michele Ely
Mohsen Emami, M.D.
George M. Ewing, Sr.
Mr & Mrs. George M. Ewing, Jr.
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Donald & Jean Eygnor
Samir & Sato Farid
Sherman & Anne Farnham
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Jill Sutton Finan
Thomas & Janet Fink
Charles Fitzgibbon
Ilene & David Flaum
Jack & Vera Fogg
James & Catharine Ford
John & Sandy Ford
In Memory of Dr. & Mrs.
Charles R. Fordyce
John & Chris Forken
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Forsyth
Mary Alice Fournier
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Fox
Mrs. Richard Freeman
Ann & Tim Fulreader
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel G. Fultz
Mrs. Jerry Gambino in memory
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of Jerry J. Gambino
William L. Gamble
Dr. Richard & Josie Gangemi
Mrs. Richard J. Garrett, Sr.
Winston E. Gaum
Craig & Shirley George
Mr. & Mrs. Wesley P. Ghyzel
Tom & Kelly Gilman
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ginsberg
Warren & June Glaser
Paul & Carol Goldberg
John & Roslyn Goldman
Rob W. Goodling
Marsha R. Gottovi
Suzanne & Gerard Gouvernet
Jeanne Gray in memory of
Robert C. Gray
Russell Greenawalt
Helen & George Greer
Ed & Terry Grissing
Brigitte & Klaus Gueldenpfennig
Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Haggerty
Peggy & David Hall
Joan & Alfred Hallenbeck
George & Mary Hamlin
Mary Lou Hanson
Don & Nancy Hare
Alan J. Harris
Marguerite Harris &
Lawrence Kotowicz
Warren & Joyce Heilbronner
Carole & Bob Hendricks
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Barbara & Dieter Hentschel
Walter B.D. Hickey, Jr.
Tom & Nan Hildebrandt
David C. & Patricia M. Hinkle
Art & Barb Hirst
William & Kathleen Hoeger
Susan Holliday
Jack & Nancy Hollingsworth
Dr. Robert J. & Daryl C.
Holzhauer
Mary Jo & Jack Hultz
Herbert Humphrey
Marjorie S. Humphrey
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Hurlbut
Bob & Elaine Jacobsen
Douglas Jones & Rosemary Utz
Dr. Ralph F. Jozefowicz
Daryl & Charles Kaplan
Gary & Maryel Kellogg
Leo & Cynthia Kesselring
Bob & Connie Klein
Myrta & Robert Knox
Mr. & Mrs. William Koch
Karen S. Kral
Drs. Richard Kreipe &
Mary Sue Jack
Werner & Susan Kunz
Jim Kurtz & Janet Kellner
Ronald Kwasman, D.D.S.
Lane Family Fund
Joanne Lang
Alice & John Leddy
Gay & Don Lenhard
James & Kathleen M. Leo
Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Hobart A. Lerner
T.C. & Pam Lewis
John & Dolores Loftus
Arthur E. Lowenthal
Harold D. Lowry
Mrs. William P. Manry
Saul & Susan Marsh
Mrs. Bruce P. Marshall
Frances & Robert Marx
Carol A. McFetridge
Pamela McGreevy
Bruce & Eleanor McLear
Marion & Ed Mench
Pete & Sally Merrill
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Messing
Daniel M. Meyers
Deanne Molinari
Mary & Don Monefeldt
Dr. & Mrs. James E. Moon
Paul & Helga Morgan
Thomas W. Morris
Ruth I. Morton
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mullen
Mrs. Edward T. Mulligan
Jules & Susan Musinger
Charles & Rita Myers
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Neivert
Eleanor & Raymond Newell, Jr.
Sara & David Niemeyer
Kathy & Ted Nixon
Drs. Avice O’Connell &
Timothy O’Connor
Mrs. Betty L. Paddock
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Pagerey
Eric & Jennifer Paley
Dr. & Mrs. Kishan J. Pandya
Patricia & Philip Parr
David & Virginia Pixley
Brock & Sandra Powell
Mrs. Frederick I. Price
Katherine & John Purcell
Susan A. Raub
Dr. & Mrs. Vincent F. Reale
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Richards
Ray & Judy Ricker
Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Riedman
Mary Rob
Daniel & Nancy Robbins
Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers
Mrs. Stanley M. Rogoff
Mrs. David Romig
Mrs. Haskell Rosenberg
Nellie J. Rosenberg
Ron & Sharon Salluzzo
Drs. Eva & Jude Sauer
William & Barbara Saunders
Peggy Savlov
James Scanzaroli
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schenkel
Peter Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti
Mrs. Frederick Schwertz
Anthony & Gloria Sciolino
Tom & Ann Selgas
Gretchen Shafer
Jan & Sid Shapiro
Wayne & Sonja Shelton
Mary E. Sherman
Alice & Ken Slining
Patricia Southcombe
David & Susan Spector
Ingrid Stanlis & Paul Donnelly
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Daniel & Susan Stare
Ann H. Stevens &
William J. Shattuck
Forrest & Edith Strome
Mark & Kathleen Suher
Mrs. Frank V. Summers
Chris Thomas &
Catherine Cerulli
Miriam Thomas
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Tornatore
Stephen & Shirley Townsend
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Toy
Mr. & Mrs. David Trauernicht
Dorothy & Marshall Tyler
Jeff & Jill Tyzik
George & Krestie Utech
Mrs. Marjorie Van Demark
Ann & Robert Van Niel
Bill & Jean Vincent-Rapp
Thomas R. Wahl, Jr.
Harry & Ruth Walker
John & Elizabeth Wallace
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Skip & Karen Warren
Ann Weitzel
Joseph Werner & Diane Smith
Mrs. Frederick C. White
Mrs. Kay R. Whitmore
Puck & Claes Winqvist
Kitty & Sergeant Wise
Dr. Robert Wolf
Mrs. Jessie P. Woodward
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Anonymous (5)
Barbara & David Ackroyd
Armondo & Leita Acosta
Mr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. Araghi
David Bassett
John & Ellen Beck
Miss Anne Bell
Hays & Karen Bell
David M. Berg & Dawn K. Reidy
Dr. & Mrs. Robert F. Betts
Dr. John Bickmore
Don & Peggy Bolger
Jeff & Kathy Bowen
Claire M. Brown
Philip & Jeanne Carlivati
Mr. & Mrs. George A. Cefalu
Dorothy G. Centner
Abby & Mark Chodoff
Mary Ellen Clark
William T. Chandler
Sarah H. Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Deleo
Jacques & Monique Delettrez
Don & Jean Delwiche
Michael & Anne deStefano
Wendell & Mary Discher
Charles R. Dispenza
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Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Egan
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Englert
Gerald G. Estes
Julia B. Everitt
Ruth & Matson Ewell
Trevor & Elizabeth Ewell
Mrs. Walter Fallon
Donald & Elizabeth Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Fleckenstein
Richard & Suressa Forbes
Dr. & Mrs. Elmar Frangenberg
Henry & Isabel Gadgo
Peter & Nancy Gaess
Jerry J. Gambino, Jr.
Holly & Tom Garver
Dr. & Mrs. David Gentile
Patty & Dick George
Essie & Irving Germanow
Dr. & Mrs. Charles J. Gibson
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin N. Goldstein
Dr. & Mrs William Grammar
Barbara J. Granite
James & Dorothy Green
Mr. & Mrs. Newton H. Green
Alan & Julie Griesinger
Marilyn & Dick Hare
Louise B. Harris
Mr. & Mrs. H. Lawrence Helfer
Dr. & Mrs. Raul Herrera
Rosanne & Sam Hodgetts
Gwendolyn & David L. Hoffberg
Ronna L. Hudson
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome L. Huff
Gwyneth Hunting
Earl & Mary Ingersoll
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Iwan
Mr. & Mrs. Cameron Jameson
Ronald & Martha Jodoin
Patricia C. Johnson
Miles & Silvija Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Kennedy
Mark & Kathy Keogh
Wendy Keyes-Turnbull
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Kimbrough
Marilyn & David Klass
Marcella Klein &
Richard Schaeffer
Dr. Paul La Celle
Debby & Elliott Landsman
Hal & Nikki Langworthy
Werner & Sandra Lemke
Marion & Lawrence Lewin
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Locke III
Edith M. Lord
Swaminathan & Janice Madhu
Joseph J. Mancini
Sandra McDonald
Melissa McGrain & Andrew Stern
Richard McGrath
Kathleen McNamara
Robert J. & Marcia Wishengrad
Metzger
Ken & Nancy Mihalyov
Margaret-Anne Milne
Jonathan Mink & Janet Cranshaw
Ilene Montana
Mrs. William B. Morse
Dr. & Mrs. David C. O’Brien
Robert & Penelope Peterson
William & Elizabeth Powell
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Reed, M.D.
G.W. Richter
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M.
Rosenbaum
Margaret Quackenbush
Dr. Frank & Elizabeth Salamone
Catherine & Richard Seeger
Wolf Seka
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Seymour
Robert & Nancy Shewan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael O. Shipley
Daniel & Sarah Singal
Carl & Kate Smeenk
Carol Snook in Memory of
Richard Snook
Mrs. Scott Stewart
Melissa S. Stiffler
Dr. Robert & Sally Jo Stookey
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Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sundberg
Frank & Rose Swiskey
John & Barbara Szulgit
Henry & Ellen Thiede
Mimi & Sam Tilton
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur G. Tweet
Catherine Usandivaras
Scott & Sharon Clark Valet
Vic Vinkey
Dr. Laura von Doenhoff
Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Wasley
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Watkins
Stephen R. Webb
Ann Weitzel
Dr. Lucy M. White
Dale & Lorraine Whittington
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Delphine & John Wise
Elise & Joseph Wojciechowski
Robert Zack
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Zornow
Josephine Buckley
Eileen Buholtz
Vytautus Burkunus
David J. & Margaret M. Burns
John Butler
Eric & Lee Caine
Katherine Calkins
Robert & Kathleen Campbell
Jane A. Capellupo
Benefactor ($375-$699)
Mary Carlton
Carol & John Aldridge
John & Diane Caselli
Dr. Norman Allentoff
Diane & Roger Cass
Frank Aloi
J. Andrew & Erin Cassano
Maureen T. Alston
William & Musette Castle
Peter & Jane Anderson
W.V. Castle, Jr.
Professor & Mrs. William A.
Robert & Susan Chapman in
Andrews
memory of Lucille Giglia
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Angevine, Jr.
Linda Negus & John Chasse
Mr. & Mrs. George M. Angle
Peggy & Don Cherr
Allegra Angus
Marilyn Christopher
Dave & Jan Angus
Victor Ciaraldi &
David & Elaine Anselm
Kathy Marchaesi
Dr. & Mrs. E. David Appelbaum John Ciarico
Betsy & Gerald Archibald
Alyce & Rollo Clark
John & Jeanne Arthur
Gloria & Pincus Cohen
Dean & Joan Arvan
Mary Ellen Collinge
Mrs. Edwin H. Atwood III
Tom & Michelle Conners
Reuben Auspitz & Dawn Goodelk Dorothy Connors
Marion P. Avery
Mrs. Maurice J. Cornell
Stephen Avery
Barry R. Corwin
Jean Boynton Baker
William Costello
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Balta
Rich & Sue Cringoli
Dr. Betsy Ann Balzano
Patricia M. Crippen
Edmund & Maria-Elena Banghart Mr. & Mrs. Henry G. Curme
Barbara Bansbach
Mrs. William Cuthbert, Jr.
Maureen Baran
Roy Czernikowski &
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Barrett
Karin Dunnigan
J. Dolf & Edie Bass
Carolyn & Bill Daniels
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Samuel B., Jr. & Marlene
Richard & Valerie Baum
Dattilo
Leonard Bayer
Dr. & Mrs. Claude L. David
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Beechey
Jerry & Myrna Davidson
Doug & Judy Beers
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Davies
David Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Davin
Francis H. Benham
Ken & Jean DeHaven
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Bernstein
Bonnie & Duane DeHollander
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Bishop
Janis DeMay-Connor
Mr. & Mrs. Warren Bishop
Dr. Elise DePapp
Mary Bodensteiner
Joseph & Marie DeRitis
Agneta M. Borgstedt, M.D.
Josephine Dewey
Mrs. Richard H. Bowen
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dewoody
Betty Bowman
Nancy & Sreeram Dhurjaty
Judith Boyd
Jane Dieck
Mr. & Mrs. Mark M. Bradley
Ruth Diedering
Dr. & Mrs. Albert Brault
Donald & Stephanie Doe
The Rev. Joseph P. Brennan
Edward Doerner
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Briggs
Gail & Douglas Doonan
Peter W. Briggs
Mr. & Mrs. M. Doromal
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Brill
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Douglas
Mark & Susan Broda
Diane Drumm
Amy Brondyke
Jane T. Duerr
Mrs. George H. Brown
Mrs. C.M. Durland
Leroy W. Brown
Lois & Ronald Dworsky
Lynn E. Browne
Dr. Margaret V. Ekstrom
Bill & Anne Buckingham
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Philharmonic Friends cont’d.
Carol & Tom Elliott
Larry & Peggy Elliott
Holly Elwell
Marcia L. Elwitt
Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Emmans
Craig Epperson
Mr. & Mrs. Erdal Erturk
Eleanor R. Evans
Cathy Ewing
Udo Fehn & Christine Long
Marilyn Feldman
Mr. & Mrs. Sammy Feldman
Clara S. Firth
Mary V. Fisher
Marie Follett
Eugene Fontana
Mr. & Mrs. Benn Forsyth
Cortlandt F. Fowler, Sr.
Dr. & Mrs. Henry P. French
Bob & Irene Frost
Marjorie & James Fulmer
John & Miriam Ganze
Mr. & Mrs. David Gardner
Lee & Sharon Garelick
Connie Gates & Jenny Lloyd
Carl & Nancy Gerard
Robert & Marie Ginther
Andrea S. Giuffree
Coral T. Glassman
Andrew Glasgow
Dane & Judy Gordon
Elizabeth Gordon
Mr. & Mrs. Julian M. Gordon
Susan & Stanley Gordon
Jean Gostomski
Robert & Jeanne Grace
Janet & Roger Gram
Ken & Laurel Grant
Pat Gray
Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff
Karl Greenhagle
Michael & Joanna Grosodonia
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Growney, Sr.
Dr. & Mrs. Harold F. Grunert, Jr.
Ann L. Haag
James C. Haefner
Carol Sue Hai
Charles & Carolyn Haines
Helen E. Halligan
Mrs. Laura J. Hameister
Martin & Sherrie Handelman
Joan Holub Handfield
Pat & Joe Hammele
Ann & Ed Hanley
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Hanna
Mrs. Alexander D. Hargrave
Mark & Barbara Hargrave
Robert T. & Mary Ann Hargrave
Mrs. Emily V. Harris
Mrs. Horace Hart
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Hartman
Stanley & Rosemarie Hattman
Art & Pam Hatton
Dr. Allyson Haymes &
Mr. Robert Vit & family
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Hayward
Barbara & Warren Heiligman
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Mrs. Robert A. Heinle
Sarah & Peter Helmers
Ms. Judith Hensley
Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Hirokawa
Carol & Michael Hirsh
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher
Hodgman
John & Ginny Hoenig
John & Barbara Holder
Sheila & Josh Hollander
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Holtz
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Hood
Al & Peela Hooke
Carol E. Hopkins
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Horn
Norman Horton
Mrs. Samter Horwitz
Jackie & Rick Howitt
Drs. Geza & Minou Hrazdina
James R. Humphrey, Sr.
Richard & Joyce Humphreys
Joan Irving
Frank & Barbara Jablonski
Mary Kay & Charles Jackson
Bruce Jacobs
Stephen & Leslie Jacobs
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Jenkins
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. John
Mr. & Mrs. Byron Johnson
Dr. & Mrs. H. Douglas Jones
Dr. J. Elmore Jones
Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Jones
John & Carole Joyce
Jack & Anne Kampmeier
Robert J. Kennedy
Mr. & Mrs. Alvie Kidd
Jack & CB Kinsella
Carolyn Kitchen
Brunhilde Knapp
Glenn & Nancy Koch
Mark & Mona Friedman Kolko
Mr. & Mrs. Mordecai Kolko
Brenda E. Kooman
Barbara & Jack Kraushaar
Salvatore & Sandra LaBella
Jane Labrum
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Lambrix
Dr. & Mrs. Leo R. Landhuis
Sally & Lou Langie
Mrs. Robert F. Large
Diana Lauria
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THE BROWN GROUP
PRESENTS
THE NUTCRACKER
November 28, 29 & 30, 2008
2:00 and 7:00 pm
Eastman Theatre
Michael Butterman, conductor
The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair
Rochester City Ballet
Jamey Leverett, artistic director
Bach Children’s Chorus, in residence at Nazareth College,
Karla Krogstad, director
Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Timothy M. Draper, Jamey Leverett
Lighting Design by Gordon J. Estey
Costume Design by Sylvia Hanlon
Additional Costume Design by Deborah Tretter
Set Design by Sylvia Hanlon, Gordon J. Estey
Flying by Foy
Rochester City Ballet Company Members
Brandon Alexander, Gabriel Davidsson, Kaitlin Fitzgerald, Jessica Kitchens, Adam Kittelberger,
Katie Lally, Tara Lally, Hayley Meier, Amanda Melrose-Smith, Fidel Orrillo, Jessica Tretter
Apprentices
Ekaterina Babko-Malaya, Corynn Miller, Lauren Pschirrer
Trainees
Courtney Catalana, Emma Hodson, Daphne Hsi, Katie Keifer, Madeline Matuska, Brenee Michael,
Samantha Parisi, Michelle Presler, Shannon Rodriguez, Jessindae Rogers, Caitlin Schwartz, Julie Stefanich,
Kelsey White, Loren Williams
Guest Artists
Kristi Boone, Sarah Lane, Luis Ribagorda, Isaac Stappas (courtesy of American Ballet Theatre)
Cervilio Miguel Amador (courtesy of Cincinnati Ballet)
Tetsushi Segawa (courtesy of Les Ballets Grandiva)
Derek Stratton (courtesy of Pilobolus and Phoenix Danse Theatre)
Founder, Rochester City Ballet
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Gala Holiday Pops
Wednesday, December 17 – 7:30 pm
proceeds benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong
and the EquiCenter
Thursday, December 18 – 8:00 pm
proceeds benefit the Rochester Rotary Charitable programs
Friday, December 19 – 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 20 – 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Sunday, December 21 – 2:00 pm
Eastman Theatre
New York Voices
Jeff Tyzik invites you and your family to the
Gala Holiday Pops for Rochester’s favorite holiday
tradition. Carols, your holiday favorites and
more, all gloriously performed by the Rochester
Philharmonic. Featuring special guests the New
York Voices and the Festival High School
Chorale—200 voices strong!
Festival High School Chorale’s appearance made
possible by
LLP. Additional support provided by Helen H. Heller Gala
Holiday Pops Matinee Fund,
and
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The Story of The Nutcracker
chaikovsky (1840-1893) was commissioned to write the music for The
Nutcracker in 1891. Originally based on the E.T.A. Hoffman novel
The Nutcracker and the King of Mice, The Nutcracker ballet debuted on
December 17, 1892 and has since gone on to become one of the most
popular holiday performances ever.
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ACT I
t is Christmas Eve and guests make their way to a Christmas party at
the home of Dr. and Frau Stahlbaum. Their children, Clara and Fritz,
await the arrival of their friends. The guests enter and the festivities begin.
Soon, mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer arrives with the “Spirit of Christmas.”
Drosselmeyer brings magical gifts for the group and a toy Nutcracker for Clara.
Later, Clara awakens during the night and returns to the darkened
drawing room to fetch her cherished new toy. She soon falls asleep on the sofa
with the Nutcracker beside her. Suddenly, the room is invaded by mice.
Clara’s toy soldiers come to life and the treasured Nutcracker turns into a
soldier who battles the mice. Victorious, the Nutcracker is transformed into a
handsome prince who invites Clara to travel with him to the Kingdom of
Sweets. During the journey, they pass through a snow-covered forest where
the Snowflakes dance for them.
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ACT II
pon their arrival to the Kingdom of Sweets, Clara and her Prince are
welcomed by the Sugar Plum Fairy who presents a grand celebration
in Clara’s honor. The sweets of many nations entertain them, including
Chocolate from Spain, Tea from China, Coffee from Arabia, Trepak from
Russia, and Mints from France. The celebration culminates with the Sugar
Plum Fairy’s romantic pas de deux with her Cavalier. Following a delightful
reprise, Clara and her Prince realize that they must go. Amid wistful
goodbyes, they leave the magical land.
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Nutcracker Cast
The Christmas Party
Act One — Scene I
Maid .....................................................................................................................................Tara Lally
Dr. Stahlbaum............................................................................................................Tom Mancarella
Frau Stahlbaum........................................................................................................Kaitlin Fitzgerald
Clara.................................................................Emma Hodson (2 pm), Shannon Rodriguez (7 pm)
Fritz......................................................................................................................Christopher Collins
Party Children.............................................................................Karolina Breit, Hannah Campanelli,
Grace D’Agostino, Hanna DiLorenzo, Meghan Halley, Lauren Heberger,
Tayla Kelley, Taylor Kenney, Ruby LaManna, Alicia Messmer, Lillie Pincus,
Emilee Pratt, Steffany Pratt, Priscilla Rivas, Samantha Scott
Party Parents ....................................................................Ekaterina Babko-Malaya, Vasilii Bushunow,
Hans Davidsson, Edward Fiandach, Ben Johnson,
Brenee Michael, Corynn Miller, Brian Nadworny, Michelle Presler,
Julie Stefanich, Derek Stratton, Kelsey Swagler, Garrett Wilkinson
Herr Drosselmeyer ...........................................................................................................Fidel Orrillo
Christmas Spirit..............................................................................................................Jessica Tretter
Magical Dolls..............................................................Caitlin Schwartz, Gabriel Davidsson (2 pm),
Amanda Melrose-Smith, Brandon Alexander (7 pm)
Harlequin ...................................................................................................................Tetsushi Segawa
The Battle
Act One — Scene II
Tree Presents....................................................Jessica Marengo, Victoria Shinkeyeva, Olivia Shipman
Mice....................................................................................................Caitlynn Berger, Sarah Leverett,
Kaniel Pryntz-Nadworny, Lisa Rosenberg, Alexis Senft,
Hannah Sorge, Kelsey Swagler, Sonia Ureles
Soldiers......................................................Mary Beth Bastian, Christopher Collins, Jessica Marengo,
Nicole Moran, Alyssa Oliveri, Alyssa Pilger,
Victoria Shinkeyeva, Olivia Shipman
Mouse King ..........................................................................................................Brandon Alexander
Nutcracker Prince ..................................................................................................Gabriel Davidsson
Land of Snow
Act One — Scene III
Snow Queen ...............................................................................................................Jessica Kitchens
Snow King..............................................................................................................Adam Kittelberger
Snowflakes .............................................................Courtney Catalana, Kaitlin Fitzgerald, Katie Lally,
Tara Lally, Madeline Matuska, Amanda Melrose-Smith,
Brenee Michael, Corynn Miller, Lauren Pschirrer, Jessindae Rogers,
Caitlin Schwartz, Jessica Tretter, Kelsey White, Loren Williams
Intermission
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Nutcracker Cast, cont’d.
The Kingdom of Sweets
Act Two
Archangels ..........................................................Mary Beth Bastian, Caitlynn Berger, Sarah Leverett,
Jessica Marengo, Hannah Sorge, Sonia Ureles
Seraphim................................................Caitlin Barrale, Emily Bower, Christina Das, Katie Schlegel,
Rachel Salesin, Ruby Stettner
Cast A: Friday 2 pm, Saturday 7 pm
Cast B: Friday 7 pm, Sunday 2 pm
Cast C: Saturday 2 pm, Sunday 7 pm
Cherubim .................(Cast A) Sophia Aureli, Venice Aureli, Max Breit, Julia Burgin, Caitlyn Coffey,
Emma Fisher, Nicole Gelb, Ryley Herren, Tara Khalil, Kelsey Natale,
Margaret O’Neill, Erin Riley, Jillian Riley, Amelia Smith, Sophie Stewart,
Paige Tambe, Cameron Thomas, Caroline Tucker, Jamie Vogt, Samantha Winter
(Cast B) Alia Bajorak, Ashley Burch, Jenna Burns, Payton Carroll, Javiana Delgado,
Adina Goldstein, Madison Goodman, Calista Greenberg, Moriah Gregory, Maggie Hodson,
Kate Kamler, Courtney Kleiman, Jenna Kuperberg, Meghan Maier, Elizabeth McFarland-Porter,
Sierra Morabito, Payton Simmons-Roy, Sarah Smagala, Sophie Stewart, Danielle Yeager
(Cast C) Venice Aureli, Alia Bajorak, Georgia Bardusch, Naomi Bennett, Carolyn Bremer,
Alexis Corletta, Lauren Ewell, Eve Hovey, Kate Kamler, Courtney Kleiman,
Stephanie Kotsch, Ashley Lochner, Rachel Khazanov, Sierra Morabito, Katya Palmer,
Erin Riley, Caroline Samsonik, Nina Sapp, Gracie Thomas, Victoria West
Holly Sprites......................(Cast A) Riley Bevilacqua, Alexa Bosco, Julia Coffey, Clara Jean Costello,
Uma Deming, Karis Halley, Hailey Kenney, Paige Merriman,
Melina Psarros, Grace Taylor, Whitney Tucker, Jordan Wynn
(Cast B) Yawen Ding, Paige Hambley, Hailey Kenney, Hannah Kuper,
Marissa Maxwell, Samantha Minnehan, Jazmine Saunders, Katharine Noa Shapiro,
Leaz Sheeran, Ayane Tanaka, Kathryn Tyrrell, Jordan Wynn
(Cast C) Lillianna Barrera, Alexa Bosco, Emily Cook, Kylee Curcio,
Nina DiLella, Olivia Fabian, Sophia Geraci, Abbey Lashway,
Lucia Lorenzo, Elizabeth McMindes, Isabella Ponticello, Hannah Rongo
Lead Page ...............................................................................................................(Cast A) TJ Leverett
(Cast B) Uma Deming
(Cast C) Uma Deming
Pages..............................(Cast A) Olivia Bevilacqua, Leah Burgin, Anna Rose Costello, Grace Fisher,
Madison Kelly, Elizabeth Martzloff, Victoria Martzloff, Audrey Natale,
George Psarros, Sarah Schiffhauer, Tori Stewart, Bridget Taylor
(Cast B) Barbara Buck, Isabelle Cook, Ana Hoffend, Ava Kiner,
Shaina Kuper, Paige O’Connor, Brynn Peters, Mikaela Sealy,
Megan Szakos, Pamela Veltri, Natalie White, Corrine Woods
(Cast C) Katrina Coughlin, Meghan Fiske, Helen Frank, Jada Gerber,
Taylor Launonen, Lillian Leonard, Sophia Moran, Chloe Phelps,
Anna Rae Saucke, Abigail Smith, Marlo Smith, Rachel VanWinkle
Spanish Chocolate .............................................................................Tara Lally, Brandon Alexander
Emma Hodson, Daphne Hsi, Madeline Matuska, Samantha Parisi,
Shannon Rodriguez, Kelsey White
English Toffee......................................................................................................................Katie Lally
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Nutcracker Cast, cont’d.
Chinese Tea ................................................................................................................Tetsushi Segawa
Ekaterina Babko-Malaya, Brenee Michael, Alyssa Pilger,
Michelle Presler, Olivia Shipman, Julie Stefanich
Italian Ice ...............................................Courtney Catalana, Adam Kittelberger, Jessindae Rogers
Russian Trepek .............................................................................................Cervilio Miguel Amador
Arabian Coffee .............................................................................Kaitlin Fitzgerald, Derek Stratton
Caitlin Barrale, Caitlynn Berger, Emily Bower,
Shannon Hickey, Sarah Leverett, Alyssa Oliveri, Alexis Senft,
Victoria Shinkeyeva, Hannah Sorge, Kelsey Swagler, Sonia Ureles
French Mints..............................................................................Courtney Catalana, Lauren Pschirrer,
Jessindae Rogers, Caitlin Schwartz, Loren Williams
Mother Ginger......................................................................................................................Kylee Pike
Gingerbabies.........................................................John Deming, Hanna DiLorenzo, Clare Howland,
Taylor Kenney, Ruby LaManna, Eva Mancarella, Nicole Moran,
Emilee Pratt, Priscilla Rivas, Katie Schlegel,
Catherine Sciortino, Ruby Stettner
Dew Drop.......................................................................................................................Hayley Meier
Flowers .....................................Courtney Catalana, Kaitlin Fitzgerald, Katie Keifer, Jessica Kitchens,
Katie Lally, Tara Lally, Amanda Melrose-Smith,
Jessindae Rogers, Caitlin Schwartz, Jessica Tretter, Loren Williams
Sugar Plum Fairy .......................................................................(Friday, Saturday 2 pm) Kristi Boone
(Saturday 7 pm, Sunday) Sarah Lane
Cavalier .....................................................................................(Friday, Saturday 2 pm) Isaac Stappas
(Saturday 7 pm, Sunday) Luis Ribagorda
Rose Waltz Finale................................................................................................................Entire Cast
Children appear courtesy of: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, American Dance
Academy, A Time for Dance, Botsford School of Dance, Brockport School of Dance, Burhyte
Ballet School, Danceletics, Dancing with Denise, Deborah Mackay School of Dance, DK Dance,
Fitzsimmons, Gymnastics Training Center, Hochstein School of Music and Dance, Jody B’s, JP
Dance Academy, Lakeside Dance Academy, Performance Plus, Perinton Dance Company, Pittsford
Dance Studio, Rising Star, Rochester Gymnastics Academy, Spins Dance Studio, Studio 19, The
Dancentre, The Turning Pointe, Visions Dance Studio
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gifts have made possible the sets and costumes for our Nutcracker production
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History
Our Mission
The Rochester City Ballet, a professional
performing company founded in 1987 by the
late Timothy M. Draper, has attained a
distinguished presence in Rochester and
Western New York. As its first artistic director,
Tim dedicated his life to the dream of bringing
ballet to the community and therefore
established the continuing mission to nurture
and demonstrate dance of the highest technical
excellence. Over the years, thousands of
children and adults have realized Tim’s dream
by attending everything from fully staged
theater productions to presentations at area
schools and festivals.
Rochester City Ballet will nurture, promote
and demonstrate the art of ballet by:
• presenting performances of the highest
artistic and technical excellence
• building an extensive repertoire that
preserves traditional ballet and contributes
significantly to the development of
contemporary ballet
• promoting the appreciation of ballet among
diverse audiences, collaborating with other
arts organizations, and offering educational
opportunities to the community
The foundation of Rochester City Ballet’s
repertoire includes such classical favorites as
The Nutcracker, Firebird, Paquita, Gaîté
Parisenne, Don Quixote, and Cinderella. On
this firm footing, RCB also welcomes the
challenge of performing contemporary dance
and has premiered more than 20 new ballets.
Many of these pieces, choreographed by
Artistic Director Jamey Leverett, have garnered
both ovations and awards. Audiences can be
assured of seeing much more of Ms. Leverett’s
exciting work, as well as that of the many
internationally renowned choreographers that
the company brings to Rochester to enrich the
dance experience.
Nancy Sands..............................................Chair
Dale Skivington ................................Vice Chair
Katherine Rogala .................................Treasurer
Ben Johnson.........................................Secretary
Robert D. Tretter.......................Chair Emeritus
Ray Brown, Kathleen Cervi, Ginny Clark,
Rachel DeGuzman, Elaine DelMonte,
Amanda DeVito, Edward Fiandach,
Charlotte Herrera, Trudie Kirshner,
Mary Koegel, Nancy Mann, Bliss Owen,
Ariadna Rodriguez, Lauri Van Hise,
Thomas Warfield
As the company grows, so does its reputation.
Poised to entertain at home and abroad, our
dancers’ expertise is acknowledged and
appreciated by critics and audiences alike.
Rochester City Ballet
1326 University Avenue
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Board of Directors
Rochester City Ballet Honorary Board
Lynn Barber, Diane Chevron,
Allan O’Grady Cuseo, Fran Gersbach,
Earl Kage, Susanne Kennedy, Kate Lipsky,
Elizabeth Skender, Norbert Warenko,
Penny Warenko, Paula Zahniser
Canandaigua Guild
Sue Dickens, Lauren Dixon, Sue Evans,
Zoe Fackleman, Margaret Farnsworth,
Susanne Kennedy, Barbara Koelling,
Pat Regester, Stency Wegman,
Prudy Whitehead
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Nutcracker Biographies
Artistic Staff
JAMEY LEVERETT
(Artistic Director)
Ms. Leverett is a former
principal dancer with the
Rochester City Ballet, where
she performed major roles in
Draper’s The Nutcracker and
had the lead role in Draper’s Firebird
choreographed for her. She received her principal
ballet training from Timothy M. Draper with
additional training at the New York State
Summer School of Arts and the Pennsylvania
Ballet School Summer Intensive. Ms. Leverett
has done extensive choreography for Rochester
City Ballet. Her acclaimed works include Little
Red: The Ballet, Inner Voices, Catharsis, La Vista
Del Sol, and Gershwin in the Park. Ms. Leverett
has been a lecturer in the Dance Department
at SUNY Brockport as well as a judge and
teacher at National Dance Masters of America
Conventions. In the spring of 2000, a ballet
Ms. Leverett created for the South East Alabama
Dance Company was selected for the Gala
performance of the South East Regional Ballet
Festival. Ms. Leverett was named “The
Emerging Female Choreographer” of the festival
and was honored with an invitation and full
scholarship to the “Art of Craft” choreography
conference in Dallas, Texas. In 2000, 2002,
and 2005, Ms. Leverett’s choreography was
chosen for “Ballet Builders, New Choreographers
on Pointe,” a choreographer’s showcase in New
York City. Additionally, her work was performed
at the Jackson International Ballet Competition
where she choreographed two contemporary
solos for the Women’s Jr. Champion, Sarah Lane.
Ms. Leverett currently teaches masterclasses
throughout the United States and holds the
position of Artistic Director of The Timothy
M. Draper Center for Dance Education.
KATHERINE ERTSGAARD
(Executive Director)
Ms. Ertsgaard began her training with Olive
McCue and appeared with the Mercury Ballet.
She received her B.A. degree from Hamilton
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College with a minor in Dance.
While in school, Ms. Ertsgaard
appeared as an ensemble
member and featured soloist
in annual concerts. She is a
founding company member
of the Timothy Draper Dance
Theatre, currently known as the Rochester
City Ballet. In addition to dancing as a soloist
for the company, Ms. Ertsgaard served as
Company Manager—and subsequently as the
Executive Director—since the company’s
founding. Her training in New York City
includes: Richard Thomas, Finus Jhung, Merce
Cunningham, David Howard, Alvin Ailey, and
Joffrey Ballet School. Ms. Ertsgaard is currently
the Executive Director of The Timothy M.
Draper Center for Dance Education.
BETH BARTHOLOMEW
(Ballet Mistress)
Beth Bartholomew is a native
of Rochester, where she studied
at the Botsford School of Dance
and later with the Pennsylvania
Ballet School in Philadelphia,
Pa. At age 18, she received a contract with the
Joffrey II dancers and went on to dance with the
Joffrey Ballet in New York City. Five years later
she joined the Washington Ballet where she
danced solo and principal roles. While working
with famous Dutch choreographer Nils Christie,
she decided to make the move to Europe and
joined his company, the Scapino Ballet
Rotterdam. During her 12 years in Europe, she
received her teaching diploma in the Gyrotonic
Expansion System and participated in many
freelance projects, one of which took her to
Spain where she met her husband, Fidel Orrillo.
Ms. Bartholomew is also on staff at the Timothy
M. Draper Center for Dance Education,
official school of the Rochester City Ballet.
FIDEL ORRILLO
(Ballet Master)
Fidel Orrillo, born in Lima, Peru, studied with
his aunt Stella Puga in Trujillo, Peru. At age 13
he received a scholarship to the renowned
National School of Ballet in
Havana, Cuba, directed by
Alicia Alonso. Later he
danced for four years in Ballet
de Camagüey in Cuba. Mr.
Orrillo has danced in several
companies in South America
as a guest and most recently was a soloist in
Ballet del Teatro Municipal in Trujillo, Peru
and a principal dancer in Ballet National del
I.N.C., Lima, Peru. While in Lima, he worked
with Martin Padron who invited him to dance
with him in Paris and later in Spain. Mr.
Orrillo is also on staff at the Timothy M.
Draper Center for Dance Education, the
official school of the Rochester City Ballet.
ULRIKA DAVIDSSON
(Music Director)
A native of Göteborg,
Sweden, Ms. Davidsson holds
a Master of Fine Arts degree
in piano performance and
pedagogy from the University
of Göteborg; and the Organist and Canto
Diploma from the The Royal Academy of
Music. Ms. Davidsson graduated from the
Eastman School of Music with a M.M. degree
in harpsichord performance under the tutelage
of William Porter, and the D.M.A. degree in
piano performance, studying with Barry
Snyder. Ulrika Davidsson is Assistant Professor
of Historical Keyboards at the Eastman School
of Music and is the Music Director for the
Rochester City Ballet and their official school,
the Draper Center for Dance Education. She is
a versatile musician, and maintains a
performance career on the piano, fortepiano,
clavichord, organ, as well as the harpsichord.
STEFANIE KENNEY
(Director of Children’s Roles)
Ms. Kenney has served as a
rehearsal assistant and as the
Director of Children’s Roles
for the Rochester City Ballet
since 1999. She is the Principal
of the Draper Center for Dance Education, the
official school of the Rochester City Ballet, and
is on their faculty acting as choreographer for
dance competitions and teacher of various dance
styles including jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and
contemporary. Ms. Kenney earned her Associates
Degree in Nursing from Monroe Community
College and is a Registered Visiting Nurse to
an average of 30 patients per week.
TIMOTHY M. DRAPER
(Founder, 1954-2003)
Mr. Draper began his training
in Rochester under the
tutelage of Olive McCue and
Kathleen Crofton, and
appeared with the Mercury
Ballet. He left Rochester to continue his
training in New York City. From there he
performed all over the world with numerous
ballet companies. He then turned his attention
to teaching and again circled the world many
times as Ballet Master.
With all of his travel, his heart was always
in Rochester. The Mercury Ballet that gave
him his start was no longer together. His
passionate desire was for Rochester and
Western New York to have a permanent ballet
company. In 1987, Mr. Draper established the
Timothy Draper Dance Theatre. Under his
guidance, world-class ballet instruction and
performances were brought to Rochester.
Timothy Draper’s dream in 1987 evolved
into the Rochester City Ballet of today. With
his guidance and expertise, the Rochester City
Ballet grew from modest beginnings to now
delighting thousands of viewers at their annual
collaboration with the RPO of The Nutcracker
and presenting performances throughout
Central and Western New York.
RCB Company Members
BRANDON ALEXANDER
A native of Houston, Texas,
Mr. Alexander trained under
Lori Amare before attending
the Houston Ballet’s Ben
Stevenson Academy on full
scholarship. In 2005, Mr.
Alexander was invited to join Houston Ballet II
where he performed works by Stanton Welch,
Ben Stevenson, August Bournonville, and Sir
Kenneth McMillan and performed with the
Houston Ballet in their annual production of
The Nutcracker. In August 2006, Mr. Alexander
joined the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago as an
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apprentice. With the Joffrey he performed roles
such as the Yellow Boy in Arpino’s Confetti, a
Young Man in Antony Tudor’s Offenbach in the
Underworld, and various roles in Robert Joffrey’s
The Nutcracker. In addition, he has also
performed in the ballets of Jose Limon, Sir
Frederick Ashton, Patrick Corbin, Leonide
Massine, as well as a world premiere by Mark
Goldwebber. Mr. Alexander joined the
Rochester City Ballet for their summer 2008
season where he was a featured performer in
Hoedown! The RPO Goes West at CMAC with
GABRIEL DAVIDSSON
A native of Göteborg, Sweden,
Mr. Davidsson trained with
the Draper Center for Dance
Education and has danced
with the Rochester City Ballet
for the last four years. His
roles with the RCB include Magical Doll and
the Nutcracker Prince in The Nutcracker, Peter
in Peter and the Wolf, a Gypsy in Carmen, and
the Messenger in Cinderella. He has performed
featured roles in Jamey Leverett’s Respect and A
Common Thread. Mr. Davidsson currently
trains at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in
Washington, D.C. on full scholarship.
KAITLIN FITZGERALD
Ms. Fitzgerald received her
dance training at the Timothy
M. Draper Center for Dance
Education, the official school
of the Rochester City Ballet,
and joined RCB as a company
member in 2002. Notable roles with the
Rochester City Ballet include the Arabian
Princess in The Nutcracker and lead roles in A
Common Thread, LumaVoce, and Push and Pull,
choreographed by RCB Artistic Director Jamey
Leverett. In the summer of 2008, she was a
featured performer in Hoedown! The RPO Goes
West at CMAC with the Rochester Philharmonic
Orchestra. Currently, Ms. Fitzgerald attends
the University of Rochester on full scholarship
where she is a psychology major.
JESSICA KITCHENS
Ms. Kitchens begins her first season with the
Rochester City Ballet. She received her training
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from Ballet Theatre of Boston
and Eglevsky Ballet, Boston
Ballet School (on full
scholarship), and attended
summer intensives with
Louisville Ballet, Milwaukee
Ballet, The Rock School of
Pennsylvania Ballet, the School of American
Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. In 2004
she joined the Louisville Ballet as a trainee and
appeared in their productions of Giselle, Swan
Lake, Theme and Variations (Balanchine), Les
Patineurs (Ashton), and The Three Musketeers.
Ms. Kitchens joined Milwaukee Ballet II in
2006 and took part in various outreach
performances including Rodeo, Raymonda, La
Sylphide, along with dancing as the Wedding
Girl in Midsummer Night’s Dream, in the Snow
and Flower corps in The Nutcracker, the Aegina
solo in Spartacus for the Milwaukee Ballet II
graduation performance, and in the Dream
and Peasant corps in Don Quixote with the
Milwaukee Ballet.
ADAM KITTELBERGER
Mr. Kittelberger has been a
member of the Rochester
City Ballet since 2000. Solo
roles with RCB include the
Mouse King, Italian Ice, the
Nutcracker Prince, and the
Snow King in The Nutcracker, the Suitor in
Don Quixote, and Prince Ivan in Firebird. In
addition, Mr. Kittelberger was the male lead in
Gershwin in the Park, a soloist in Robert LaFosse’s
Correspondence, a featured soloist in MECA:
Color Sound Music and Jamey Leverett’s Push
and Pull, A Common Thread, and LumaVoce. In
the summer of 2002, he performed in Ballet
Manchester’s “Classical Dance on the Hill,”
with dancers from American Ballet Theatre
and the Bolshoi Ballet, performing a pas de
deux choreographed by RCB’s Jamey Leverett.
In the summer of 2008, he was a featured
performer in Hoedown! The RPO Goes West at
CMAC with the Rochester Philharmonic
Orchestra. Mr. Kittelberger has attended the
NYSSSA summer intensive studying under
Damien Woetzel in 2001, and received a full
scholarship and attended the North Carolina
Dance Place summer program in 2002 and the
Boston Ballet Summer Intensive in 2003. Mr.
Kittelberger regularly guests as a featured
performer with the Ohio Dance Theatre dancing
principal roles in Midsummer Night’s Dream and
in their repertory productions along with frequent
guest appearances with the Peoria Ballet’s
Nutcracker and other contemporary productions.
KATIE LALLY
Ms. Lally trained at the Draper
Center for Dance Education
and joined the Rochester City
Ballet in 2001. Her most
notable solo roles with RCB
include Fritz, the Harlequin,
and English Toffee in The Nutcracker and as a
featured soloist in Jamey Leverett’s Respect. In
the spring 2005 production of RCB’s
Cinderella, she performed as the Autumn Fairy.
Additionally, she has appeared in Push and
Pull, Pedestal, A Common Thread, LumaVoce,
Firebird, and Don Quixote. She was chosen by
guest choreographer Edward Ellison to dance
the lead role of Carmen in the world premiere
of his critically acclaimed Carmen. With her
sister Tara, Ms. Lally performed Inner Voices at
the opening night gala of CMAC in
Canandaigua, NY in 2006. In the summer of
2008, she was a featured performer in
the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Lally
was a finalist at the Youth American Grand Prix
in 2004 and performed Ms. Leverett’s Hoedown
at the YAGP gala at Lincoln Center. While at
the YAGP competition she was chosen to
receive a full scholarship to the Alvin Ailey
summer intensive which she attended in 2004.
TARA LALLY
Ms. Lally has danced with the
Rochester City Ballet for 10
years. Her notable roles with
RCB include Clara, the
Magical Doll, Russian, Dew
Drop, lead Spanish, and the
Christmas Spirit in The Nutcracker and the
Fairy Godmother in Cinderella. Additionally,
she was the original soloist in Jamey Leverett’s
Push and Pull and danced as a soloist in Ms.
Leverett’s Inner Voices, A Common Thread, and
LumaVoce. In the spring of 2006, Ms. Lally
was chosen to be a featured performer in Inma
Rubio Tomas’ And Longing Immediacy . . . . In
August of 2006 she traveled to Sweden where
she performed a self-choreographed piece with
former RCB company member Sari Ostrum
for members of the Swedish royal family. Along
with her sister Katie, she performed Inner Voices
in the gala opening of the CMAC in
Canandaigua in 2006. In the summer of 2008,
she was a featured performer in Hoedown! The
RPO Goes West at CMAC with the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Lally attended the
American Ballet Theatre summer intensive in
1998 and was a Chautauqua company apprentice
in the summer of 2002. Ms. Lally’s numerous
awards include the prestigious National
Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts
Merit Award in both jazz and ballet in 2002.
HAYLEY MEIER
Ms. Meier joined RCB as a
company member in 2001.
Her solo roles with RCB
include Clara, Magical Doll,
English Toffee, lead Spanish
and Snow Queen in The
Nutcracker, the lead in Gershwin in the Park,
and the Firebird in Firebird. In 2005, she
performed the lead role in RCB’s Cinderella to
critical acclaim. In the summer of 2005, Ms.
Meier, by invitation, traveled to Peru to take
part in the 14th annual International Festival
of Ballet where she performed a contemporary
variation, Alcoba Azul, choreographed by
Jamey Leverett, along with a classical and
contemporary pas de deux with former RCB
company member, Jonathan Davidsson. In the
summer of 2008, she was a featured performer
in Hoedown! The RPO Goes West at CMAC
with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
Currently in her senior year at the University
of Arizona on full scholarship for dance, Ms.
Meier has been a featured soloist in End of
Time, choreographed by Texas Ballet Theatre
Artistic Director Ben Stevenson. Additionally,
she has been chosen by Leslie Peck to dance
the lead role in Balanchine’s Serenade.
AMANDA MELROSE-SMITH
Amanda Melrose-Smith joined Rochester City
Ballet in 2007. She received her dance training
on scholarship at The Washington School of
Ballet, and at Miami City Ballet School. Ms.
Melrose-Smith has attended Summer Intensives
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at American Ballet Theatre
(New York City), Boston
Ballet, and Miami City Ballet,
and on scholarship at The
Harid Conservatory and
Chautauqua Festival Dancers.
With the Rochester City Ballet,
she has danced in The Nutcracker, LumaVoce, and
other contemporary works by Artistic Director
Jamey Leverett. In the summer of 2008, she
was a featured performer in Hoedown! The
RPO Goes West at CMAC with the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra. She has performed
with American Ballet Theatre at Radio City
Music Hall in New York City. Roles include
Clara in The Nutcracker, Kitri solo in Don
Quixote, and performing with the Washington
Ballet in Giselle and Balanchine’s Serenade at
The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
JESSICA TRETTER
Jessica Tretter received her
dance training at the Draper
Center for Dance Education
and attended the School of
American Ballet and Houston
Ballet summer intensives under
full scholarship and American Ballet Theatre’s
summer intensive in New York City. As a
company member of the Rochester City Ballet
from 1999-2003, she danced as the Christmas
Spirit and Italian Ice in The Nutcracker, the Asian
Temptress in Cinderella, the Most Beautiful
Maiden in the Firebird, a featured soloist in Don
Quixote, and The Cat in Peter and the Wolf. In
2003, Ms. Tretter joined Houston Ballet II
performing in various classical and contemporary
ballets with HBII and the Houston Ballet
including Romeo and Juliet, Raymonda, and lead
roles in Houston Ballet’s Artistic Director Stanton
Welch’s Blue and Bruiser. In 2005, she joined the
Houston Ballet, performing in their productions
of The Nutcracker, Dracula, Giselle, Don Quixote,
Onegin, Madame Butterfly, Coppelia, Western
Symphony (Balanchine), and performed as one
of the four Little Swans for the world premiere
of Mr. Welch’s Swan Lake. In 2007, Ms. Tretter
joined Ballet San Antonio where she danced in
their Nutcracker and, for their spring season, was
a featured performer in La Valse Sentimentale
and Suzaki Dances. Ms. Tretter re-joined
Rochester City Ballet for the 2008 spring and
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summer seasons dancing as the Spring Fairy in
Cinderella and as a featured performer in
Guest Artists
CERVILIO MIGUEL
AMADOR
Born in Camagüey, Cuba and
raised in Havana, Cuba, Mr.
Amador danced with Ballet
Nacional de Cuba for two
years before joining
Cincinnati Ballet as a soloist in 2004. He was
promoted to principal dancer in the 2006-2007
season. His training includes The Vocational
Ballet School in Camagüey, Cuba and The
National Ballet School in Havana, Cuba. While
still a student at the National Ballet School,
Mr. Amador received third place in the
International Festival of Cuba. Mirtha Hermida
and Loipa Araújo are his most significant
teachers. Mr. Amador has been on tour all over
the world in Spain, Holland, Mexico, Venezuela,
Cost Rica, and Italy. His most memorable
dance moment was performing in the
International Festival of Cuba with principal
dancers from the world’s best companies.
During the summer of 2005, Mr. Amador was
chosen by Victoria Morgan to perform with
Opera Theatre of St. Louis in Glorianna by
Britten and in Beauty and the Beast by Gétry.
Mr. Amador was also invited to perform in the
Bravura! Festival in Pasadena, Cal., and in the
Gala of International Ballet Stars in Cincinnati.
He credits his parents for supporting him
emotionally throughout his career.
KRISTI BOONE
Born in Rochester, Kristi
Boone trained at the Draper
Center for Dance Education.
Ms. Boone danced many
roles with the Rochester City
Ballet including the lead role
in Firebird and the Sugar Plum Fairy and the
Dewdrop in The Nutcracker. She received full
scholarships at the San Francisco Ballet
Program, the Chautauqua Institute Ballet
Program, and American Ballet Theatre’s
Summer Intensive Program where she was
named a Coca-Cola Scholarship recipient in
1998 and 1999. Ms. Boone joined ABT’s
Studio Company in August 1999 and, in
August 2000, joined American Ballet Theatre
as a member of the corps de ballet. She was
promoted to soloist in August 2007. Her roles
with the company include a Stepsister in James
Kudelka’s Cinderella, an Odalisque in Le
Corsaire, Katherine in Christopher Wheeldon’s
VIII, Zulma in Giselle, the Partisan Woman in
The Green Table, Bianca and a Carnival Dancer
in Othello, a Gypsy in Petrouchka, the
Polovtsian Princess in the Polovtsian Dances
from Prince Igor, the Lead Spanish Dancer in
Raymonda, a Harlot in Romeo and Juliet,
Diamond in The Sleeping Beauty, and leading
roles in Dark Elegies, Drink to Me Only With
Thine Eyes, In the Upper Room, Petite Mort,
Within You Without You: A Tribute to George
Harrison, and workwithinwork as well as
featured roles in Amazed in Burning Dreams,
Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra,
HereAfter, Marimba, and Pillar of Fire. Ms.
Boone created a leading role in Glow-Stop.
SARAH LANE
Born in San Francisco, Calif.,
Sarah Lane began her dance
training in Memphis, under
the direction of Pat Gillespie
at the Memphis Classical
Ballet. When her family moved
to Rochester, she continued instruction with
Timothy Draper and Jamey Leverett at the
Draper Center for Dance Education. Ms. Lane
received the Silver Medal—the highest in the
Junior Division—at the Jackson International
Ballet Competition in 2002. During the
competition, she flew to Washington, D.C. to
perform at the Kennedy Center as a Presidential
Scholar in the Arts. That same year, she also
won the Bronze Medal at the Youth America
Grand Prix Competition. Ms. Lane joined
American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in
August 2003 and became a member of the
company’s corps de ballet in April 2004. She
was promoted to Soloist in August 2007. Her
roles with the company include Amour in Don
Quixote, Anne in Christopher Wheeldon’s
VIII, the Two of Diamonds in Jeu de Cartes,
the Chinese Dance in The Nutcracker, one of
Juliet’s friends in Romeo and Juliet, the Polish
Princess and a Little Swan in Swan Lake, a
Goat in Sylvia, and leading roles in Drink to
Me Only With Thine Eyes, Glow-Stop, In the
Upper Room, Kaleidoscope, Sinatra Suite, and
Theme and Variations.
LUIS RIBAGORDA
Born in Madrid, Spain, Luis
Ribagorda began his dance
training at the age of seven at
the Real Conservatorio
Professional de Danza de
Madrid where he studied
classic, contemporary, and Spanish dance and
music with such renowned dance teachers as
Victor Alvarez and Lázaro Carreño. In May
2001, Ribagorda took part in the Castellón
Contest where he won two scholarships to
study with the Compañia Nacional de Danza 2
and the Nederlands Dans Theater II. In
December of that year, he won first prize in the
Junior Category at the Zaragoza International
Dance Contest. In the summers of 2001 and
2002, he was chosen to appear in the Europa
Dance Project where he performed roles in
George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, William
Forsythe’s New Sleep, Nacho Duato’s Na
Floresta, John Neumeier’s Petrouchka Variations,
as well as Michel Fokine’s Petrouchka, Jirí
Kylián’s Songs of a Wayfarer, and Marius Petipa’s
Raymonda and Don Quixote. In November
2002, he took part in the Roseta Mauri
International Dance Competition in Reus, Spain,
winning a scholarship to The Royal Ballet
School. Mr. Ribagorda joined the Boston Ballet
in 2003 as a member of the corps de ballet. Mr.
Ribagorda joined American Ballet Theatre as a
member of the corps de ballet in August 2004.
TETSUSHI SEGAWA
Mr. Segawa began his dance
training in Japan with
Motoko Hiragushi and
continued at Sadamatsu
Hamada Ballet Company in
Kobe. He was a scholarship
student at Osaka University of Arts where he
received his degree in dance in 2001. In the
United States, he studied at the Joffrey Ballet
School as a scholarship student and danced
with the Joffrey Ensemble and with the Mobile
Ballet in Alabama. He has many prizes to his
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credit including second prize at the 57th AllJapan Ballet Competition in Tokyo. His
teachers include Toru Sadamatsu, Yoko
Hanada, Shoichiro Sadamatsu, Yoshiko Nagao,
Shigeru Yokoi, John Magnus, Francesca
Corkle, Eleanor D’Antuono, and Elie Lazer.
ISAAC STAPPAS
A native of Kernersville,
N.C., Isaac Stappas studied at
the North Carolina School of
the Arts for nine years. While
at the school, Mr. Stappas
trained under the direction of
Duncan Noble, Warren Conover, Melissa
Hayden, Fanchon Cordell, Nina Danilova, and
Frank Smith. Prior to joining American Ballet
Theatre, Stappas performed the role of Espada
in Don Quixote, Vas Lav3=split by Mark Dendy,
and many other classical and contemporary
works. He spent two years in ABT’s Studio
Company before joining its main company in
2000. Stappas’ repertoire with the company
includes Lorenzo in Don Quixote, Bottom in
The Dream, Hilarion in Giselle, Death in The
Green Table, the Jailer in Manon, the Chief
Coachman in Petrouchka, the Head Wrangler
in Rodeo, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, von
Rothbart in Swan Lake, Pluto in Sylvia, as well
as roles in Artemis, Black Tuesday, Diversion of
Angels, Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes,
Glow-Stop, HereAfter, In The Upper Room,
Marimba, Sechs Tänze, Sinfonietta, Within You
Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison, and
workwithinwork. He created leading roles in
Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra and Gong.
DEREK STRATTON
Derek Stratton was born and
raised in Norwich, N.Y. He
attended Brockport College
where he received his B.A. in
Dance in 2002. He has been
a guest dancer since 2001 and
guest choreographer since 2003 with the
Rochester City Ballet. Mr. Stratton is currently
performing internationally with Pilobolus
Dance Theater. He is also on faculty with the
Amber Perkins School of the Arts and a
member of the Phoenix Project Danse Theatre,
both located in Norwich, N.Y.
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Production Staff
CHRISTINE M. THOMAS
(Production Director)
Ms. Thomas has been involved with the
Rochester City Ballet since the company’s
formation in 1987. During her tenure with
RCB, she has worked in various capacities with
wardrobe construction and backstage
production. In 1995 she began serving as
Production Manager and is responsible for
coordinating all aspects of every Rochester City
Ballet production. Ms. Thomas has served
both as a liaison from the Ballet Guild to the
Board of Directors of RCB and as a Rochester
City Ballet Board Member. Ms. Thomas holds
a B.S. degree in Music from Nazareth College
and a M.S. degree in Curriculum and
Instruction from SUNY at Albany, and is a
retired instrumental music teacher.
GORDON J. ESTEY (Lighting Designer)
Mr. Estey is Theatre Operations Manager for
the Academy Theatre in Canandaigua. He comes
from a background in Broadway Summer Stock,
having worked with Maureen O’Sullivan, Cyril
Ritchard, Vivian Vance, Dody Goodman,
Mickey Rooney, Leonard Nimoy, Elaine Stritch,
William Windom, and Angela Lansbury. He
has been a lighting designer for over 30 years
and has designed more than 300 productions.
Mr. Estey is resident lighting designer and
technical director for the Rochester City Ballet.
He has received critical acclaim for his lighting
of The Nutcracker and Cinderella. His work for
RCB has been seen at the Auditorium and
Eastman Theatres in Rochester, Nazareth
College Callahan Theatre in Pittsford, and for
works by RCB Artistic Director Jamey Leverett
at the Gould Theatre in New York City. Mr.
Estey was co-designer of the RCB Nutcracker
set and designed the set for RCB’s new
production of Peter and the Wolf. He has
studied with lighting designers Jules Fisher,
Peggy Eisenhauer, Mike Baldassari, Wendell
Harrington, Beverly Emmons, and Richard
Pilbrow. Mr. Estey serves as technical director
for educational programs and productions for
the Rochester Broadway Theatre League.
DANIEL SWARTOUT (Stage Manager)
Mr. Swartout is a 2006 graduate of Ithaca
College with a B.F.A in Theatrical Production
Arts with an emphasis on technology. His past
credits include Noises Off, The Boyfriend,
Witness for the Prosecution, and Titanic as stage
manager for the Academy Players in
Canandaigua. While at Ithaca, he was sound
designer for The Shape of Things and Burn
This, sound engineer for Violet, and assistant
stage manager for Pericles, all produced at
Ithaca College. Mr. Swartout spent a semester
in England studying and working in the West
End with Autograph Sound Recording and
while there, assisted with the sound system for
Guys and Dolls starring Ewan McGregor. Mr.
Swartout also serves as stage manager for
Rochester Broadway Theatre League’s Stars of
Tomorrow Ceremony and most recently for
Mercury Opera’s production of Abduction from
the Seraglio. He has been on the crew for RCB’s
production of The Nutcracker since 1999 and
stage manager since 2003.
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JEFF TYZIK, Principal Pops Conductor
WPOP SERIES |
PRESENTS
GALA HOLIDAY P OPS
Wednesday, December 17 - Sunday, December 21
Eastman Theatre
Jeff Tyzik leads your RPO with special guests New York
Voices and the 200-voice Festival High School Chorale!
Join us for this holiday tradition.
The Festival High School Chorale’s appearance is made possible by
Additional support provided by the Helen H. Heller Gala Holiday Pops Matinee Fund,
Upcoming Performances ...
Handel’s Messiah – Saturday, December 13
An orKIDStra Holiday – Sunday, December 14
Cirque! – Friday & Saturday, January 9 & 10
See all of our upcoming
performances at
www.rpo.org/calendar
TICKETS: (585) 454-2100, www.rpo.org, or any area Wegmans
RPO performances are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
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Chamber Music Rochester presents
2009 CONCERTS
JANUARY 25:
THE FINGER LAKES CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Plays Liptak and Shostakovich
MARCH 1:
PREMIER WINDS: Rare woodwind chamber
music performed by RPO principal players
APRIL 26:
The Ying Quartet
THE YINGS RETURN! An evening with
the award-winning quartet and guest
cellist Paul Katz
Call (585) 377-6770 or
www.chambermusicrochester.org
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Rochester City Ballet Staff
JAMEY LEVERETT
Artistic Director
KATHERINE ERTSGAARD
Executive Director
Artistic Staff
Ballet Mistress ...................................................................................................................Beth Bartholomew
Ballet Master................................................................................................................................Fidel Orrillo
Music Director.....................................................................................................................Ulrika Davidsson
Director of Children’s Roles...................................................................................................Stefanie Kenney
Administrative Staff
Development Director ..............................................................................................................Gail Baregard
Accountant.......................................................................................................................Andea Ferrari, CPA
Executive Assistant.................................................................................................................Deborah Tretter
IT Manager................................................................................................................................Steven Wyble
Public Relations .............................................................................................Dixon Schwabl Advertising Inc
Legal Representation..........................James T. Townsend; Remington, Gifford, Williams & Colicchio, LLP
Production Staff
Production Director ...........................................................................................................Christine Thomas
Technical Director..................................................................................................................Gordon J. Estey
Stage Manager.......................................................................................................................Daniel Swartout
Assistant Stage Managers ..............................................................................Gina Swartout, Robert Stanton
Production Assistant .......................................................................................................................Kylee Pike
Wardrobe Supervisor.....................................................................................................Kathleen Kittelberger
Assistants to Wardrobe Supervisor...................................................................Lynne Blank, Deborah Tretter
New Costume Coordinator...................................................................................................Deborah Tretter
Costume Construction .................................Michelle Arena, Lynne Blank, Ellen Bluhm, Nora Dimmock,
Sienna Gilliam, Jacqueline Johnson, May Jones, Kathy Kenney, Kathleen Kittelberger,
Kelly Kittelberger, Julie Marengo, Jill Menezes, Denna Rodriquez,
Jennifer Thompson, Deborah Tretter, Donna Strollo
Props Mistress .............................................................................................................................Lynne Blank
Dressing Room Supervisor ....................................................................................................Patti DiLorenzo
Security & Logistics Supervisors ...........................................................................Pam Rogers, Nicole Ureles
Rehearsal Assistants...............................................................................Fawn Van Velson, Adam Kittelberger
Stage Hands..............................................................Matthew Rodgers, Jennifer Johnston, Kathleen Blank,
Samantha Collins, Jharid Minor, TJ Struble
Carpenter...............................................................................................................................Kurt Knoblauch
Photographer ..............................................................................................................................Nancy Sands
Physical Therapist........................................................................................................Susanne Callan-Harris
Acknowledgements
Mother Ginger Steel Fabrication..................................................................................Hoffend & Sons, Inc.
Flying.........................................................................................................................................Flying by Foy
Scenery Hardgoods..................................................................................Canandaigua Academy Scene Shop
Scenery Painting & Fabrication ..............................................................................................Cobalt Studios
Sweets Table Props ......................................................................................................................Lynne Blank
Lighting Equipment......................................................................................Applied Audio, Dan McKenzie
Mouse Head Construction...................................................................................Nora Dimmock, Amy Fox
Photography............................................................................................Timothy Leverett, Gene O. Turner
Videography.............................................................................................Chosen Technology Solutions, Inc.
Trucking ..............................................................................................................................Leonard’s Express
Preferred Hotel of the Rochester City Ballet .......................................................................Strathallan Hotel
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Friends of Rochester City Ballet
Rochester City Ballet acknowledges with gratitude the generous contributions of the following individuals, foundations, and
corporations. Their support makes it possible for the Company to dance so brilliantly throughout the year. The list is current
through October 1, 2008. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of these lists, but understand that mistakes do
occur. Please contact the Rochester City Ballet office at (585) 461-5850 with any omissions or corrections. Thank you.
Artistic Director’s Circle
($5,000 and above)
Anonymous
Citizens Bank
Constellation Brands
Davenport Hatch Foundation
Dixon Schwabl
Drs. David and Mary Maida
Felten, in honor of Teresa
Bellofatto
Ed Fiandach
Supporting Foundation
Suzanne Gouvernet
Inn on the Lake
Susanne G. Kennedy
Paul Knoblauch
Paul & Judy Linehan
Merrill Lynch - The Brown Group
Roger Moenks
Monroe County
New York State Council on the
Arts
Jane Parker & Francis Cosentino
Rainaldi Real Estate
Robert and Nancy Sands
Time Warner Cable of Rochester
Xerox Global Services
Danny & Konstanze Wegman
Wilson Foundation
First Soloist
($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous, in honor of Nancy
Sands
American Ballet Theatre
David Appelbaum & Nancy
Mann
Arena’s Florist
Dr. Maria Aslani-Breit &
David Breit
Bailey’s Slipper Shop
A. John & Mary Bartholomew
Mr. Stephen Brown
Canandaigua National Bank
Canfield & Tack
Elizabeth Cheney Foundation
Marian Ertsgaard, in honor of
Kathy Ertsgaard
Julian & Marjorie Goldstein
David & Diana Hsi
Benjamin H. Johnson
Dr. Ronald & Trudie Kirshner
Victoria & Peter Knight
Jane Labrum
Jim & Sue Locke
Kay & John Meisch
Morgan Stanley
Dennis & Cathy Mullen
New York Wine & Culinary
Center
Frances Paley
Zac Posen
Peter & Susan Schottland
Target
Carmen Marc Valvo
Ashley Verrier
Walmart
Warren-Tricomi Salon
Steve & Joanne Wyble
Ronald & Linda Zarella
Willy & Bob Hursh
Susan & Donald Kitchen
Debbie & Elliott Landsman
Joyce E. Leverett
Bliss E. Owen, C.P.A.
Paychex
Barbara Ross
Dale & Peter Skivington
Bill & Kris Smith
Janet Boeff Spiegel, in memory
of Timothy M. Draper
Andrew Stern & Melissa McGrain
John & Jayne Summers, in
honor of Rob Sands
Dulce A. Zahniser
Paula Zahniser
Demi Soloist ($250-$499)
Anonymous
Scott & Elizabeth Burgin
Kathleen & Bob Campbell
Daniel & Rina Chessin
Sarah H. Collins
Dr. & Mrs. John Condemi, in
honor of Eva Condemi
Ulrika & Hans Davidsson
Betty & David Dryden, in honor
of E. David Appelbaum, DMD
Betsy & Ivan Enstrom
Michael & Cynthia Falkoff
Ilene & David Flaum
Mr & Mrs. F. Paul Hetterich
Principal
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Ingle, Jr.
($2,500-$4,999)
Grace Kahn
American Packaging Corporation
Doris Y. Knerr
Bartholomew Health Care Group
Mary M. Koegel
John & Natalie Bartholomew
Doug & Gigi Lamb
Ray and Leslie Brown
Annette D. Lee
Callan-Harris Physical Therapy,
Tim & Jamey Leverett
P.C.
Christopher & Lisa Leverett
Constellation Marvin Sands
Performing Arts Center
Dr. Esther Denaro Maltese
Kenny Chesney
Soloist ($500-$999)
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McManus
Lauren Dixon and Mike Schwabl Anonymous
Merrill Lynch and Co.,
DPI of Rochester, LLC
Alstom Signaling Foundation
Foundation, Inc.
EJ Del Monte Corp.
Bausch & Lomb
Michael Naughton
Flaum Management Company
Renate Porsche & Ron Billings
Dr. Bernard J. Oseroff, M.D.
Fred & Floy Wilmott
S.B. Bonadio & Co. LLP
Deborah Ronnen, in honor of
Foundation
Don & Stephanie Campanelli
Nancy Sands
Heveron & Heveron CPA
Chosen Technology Solutions,
Arlene & Howard Schenker
Elizabeth Lyons
Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Silver
M & T Charitable Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Collins
Mr. & Mrs. James Throumoulos
Nik Entertainment Co.
David & Olivia Cornell
Carolyn Rea
Ed Pettinella
Cutri Construction, Inc.
Lauri & Bruce Van Hise
Preferred Care
John & Elaine DelMonte
Mickey Sands, in honor of
Katherine Ertsgaard & Dan Knerr Pamela S. Wilkens White
Nancy Sands
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Fantauzzo
Corps de Ballet
Richard & Jennifer Sands
Fayga Press
($125-$249)
The Canandaigua Lady
Phil & Marcia Fishbach
David & Amy Bowen
Wilmorite Property
FM Resources
Daan and Lorraine Braveman
Management
Tony Gullace/Max of Eastman
Kathleen Cervi
Thomas & Colleen Wilmot
Place, Inc.
Ginny & Rob Clark
Charlotte & Raul Herrera
Thomas & Gail Cometa, in
honor of Shannon Rodriguez
Joan & Michael Cooper
David Danner
Patty & Jeff Davis
Tony H. & Gill R. Dechario
Mrs. Leaf Drake
Mr. George Ewing Sr.
Steven & Diane Feldon
Heidi Friedrich
Joe & Gail George
Rob W. Goodling
Richard & Kathy Greene
Howie & Peggy Jacobson
Mr. William B. Johnson
Louise H. Klinke
Alan & Deborah Lattime
Werner E. & Sandra J. Lemke
Ruby P. Lockhart, in honor of
Nancy Sands
Chris J. McCormack
Shino & Paul McLaughlin
Mary Ann Monley & Bill Rice
Marie Moonan, in memory of
Thomas P. Moonan
Patricia A. Ornt
Susan Perry Denoto, in honor of
Kathy Ertsgaard
Patricia Y. Rumbold
David J. Sharkey
Ken & Alice Slining
Aggie & Art Tamrowski
Penny & David Thomas
Jim & Anne Townsend
Elaine M. Tunaitis M.D. &
Raymond Dreher
Paula Vogt
Apprentice (below $125)
Anonymous
Leslie Apetz
Bank of America
John & Martha Ash
Virginia Bacheler &
Skip Battaglia
Caroline Bailey
Sharon A. Baldwin
Barrale-Ford Family
Edith Becker
James and Janice Bell
Rebecca Bennett, in honor of
Jamey Leverett
Terry & Ellen Bluhm
Mrs. Mary Bolton
Sarah & Robert Booher, in
honor of Christopher Collins
Walter & Abigail Boston
Martha & John Bowen
Judith Boyd
Ted & Pat Brewer
Mark & Anita Brown
Ann Burr & Vince Buzzard
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William L. Cahn
Margaret J. Carnall
Frank J. Carnevale
Ann & Don Clarke
Libby Clay, in honor of
Rika Burnham
Carol Collins, in memory of
Timothy M. Draper
George J. Conte, Jr.
Cooper/Haimes Advisors, LLC,
in honor of Paula Zahniser
Dr. & Mrs. Dominic Cortese
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Creary, Jr.,
in honor of Rob Sands
Jo Ann Deblinger
Rich & Suzanne Del Conte
Brittney N. DeMary
Stuart & Gene Denison
Valera D’Esopo, in memory of
Ethel & Clarence Morton
Amanda Devito
Ms. Stephanie L. Dillon
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Dollinger
Rodney & Melanie Dutton
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Eber
Janet Edwards
Mary & Charles Edwards
Margaret V. Ekstrom
Parents of Becca Evans
Zoe Fackelman
Ann M. Farie
Andea Ferrari
Margaret E. Furley
Edythe B. Gansz
Evelyn J. Garufo, in honor of
Josephine Fantauzzo
Maxine M. Ge
Kevin and Holly Geary
Essie & Irving Germanow
Dan & Sharon Gerstner
Patricia F. Gertsner-Oakes, in
memory of Sarah L. Gerstner
Margery Gootnick
Lillian J. Gordon
Pat Gray
Mr. & Mrs. Newton H. Green
Dr. Elaine F. Greene
Michael Anne & James Guido
Melissa Head
Gwyneth D. Hunting
Drs. Sunjun Hwang &
Anne Marie Anthony
Cam & Valerie Hyde
Anne & Frank Hyland, in
memory of Timothy M. Draper
Elizabeth Iwan
Mr. & Mrs. Cortlandt E. Johnson
Anita Kealey
Donna & John Kelly
James & Marianne Koller
Brenda E. Kooman
Paul & Pam Kramer
Michael Kraus
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Krogstad
Ronald Kwasman, D.D.S.
Bernadette Lally, in honor of
Tara & Kate Lally
Veronica Lee & Charles Dekar
Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Leone Jr.
Lori & Steve Levine
Renate Livingston
Donna M. Marbach
Jessica Marengo
Kathryn Markakis &
Geoffrey Williams
Jackie Mastrodonato
Dr.’s Manuel Matos &
Stamatia Destounis
Karen McGarry
Carol D. Menchel
Normandy Corporation
Daniel M. Meyers
Betty Miller
Adam Miller
Mobile Foundation, Inc.
Jim & Janis O’Brien
Robert & Lucille O’Brien
Rachel M. Ogeen
Debra & George Orosz, in
memory of Timothy M. Draper
Kathy Parse
Mark & Beth Patterson
Anna M. Polimeni
Boo Poulin
Sally N. Pritchard
Diana Pryntz & Family
Scott Ray
The Red Barn
Ofcr. & Mrs. Thomas Rodriguez
Katherine Rogala
Jeff & Lyn Rosenberg
Sweet & Sassy
Beatrice & Paul Roxin
Margie & Martin Sabath
Peggy Savlov, in memory of
Nancy Bennett
Stevan & Mary Sayre
John & Ann Schaefer, in honor
of Deb Lattime
Jean A. Schmidt
Marjorie & Scott Searl
Joseph & Beth Seeley
Tracey A. Sherwood
Lotte Shimberg
Drs. Andrew & Soraya
Steinhilber
Carl A.Talbot
The Tomasulo Family
Anne C. Tretter
Dr. & Mrs. Alvin Ureles,
in honor of Sonia Ureles
Sally & Donald Vacanti
Marion P. Valerio
Gerald & Beverly Verbridge
Kate Vreeland
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley C. Waffle
Thomas Warfield
Susan Cady White
Gloria Wilner
Joseph & Jayne Wilson
Arthur & Jean Wilson
Ginny Winter
Jeff & Jill Wynn
Bruce & Hope Zicari
Lawrence H. Zingesser, M.D.,
in honor of Nancy Sands
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Bach Children’s Chorus, in residence at Nazareth College
Karla Krogstad, founder and artistic director
Milton Mashner, assistant conductor
Emmy Valet, conducting intern
The Bach Children’s Chorus was founded by
Karla Krogstad in 1988, and is composed of
students ages 8-17 from throughout the
Greater Rochester area. The children have sung
in many languages including Spanish, German,
French, Korean, Russian, Hebrew, Latin, Polish,
Swahili, and Taiwanese and always perform
from memory. The Bach Children’s Chorus has
toured throughout the Eastern United States
and Canada performing often with orchestras
and other youth choirs. The Chorus performs
twice annually with the Rochester Chamber
Orchestra and is featured in the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra’s annual production of
Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker ballet with the
Rochester City Ballet. The chorus often
collaborates with other local music
organizations. The Bach Children’s Chorus is
part of the community music program of
Nazareth College in Rochester. For information
on auditions, please call 582-3082.
KARLA KROGSTAD,
founder and
artistic director
Karla Krogstad earned
degrees from New
England Conservatory
of Music, University of
Connecticut, and the
Eastman School of
Music. She is an active
composer and arranger for children’s voices,
and is certified in the Orff method of teaching.
Ms. Krogstad received the 1995 “Friend of
Foreign Language” and 1996 “Culture through
the Arts” awards from the N.Y. State
Association of Foreign Language Teachers.
Chorus Members
Tanya Ablaeva
Jordyn Bacon
Daniel Bauch
Sarah Bauch
Jeriann Beiter
Jake Blumenstock
Erin Breen
Maddie Brown
Briannamarie Burrhus
Sarah Casella
Christine Cira
Yakira Coleman
Jenna D’Angelo
Nicholas D’Angelo
Catherine DeLaus
Meghan Dewan
Bryan Donahue
Alec Eddy
Briana Faringer
Marissa Fess
Carina Fess
Tess Gilmore
Brianne Giuffrida
Emma Harris
Megan Hobler
Natalia Hulse
Tressa Johnson
Allison Joseph
Helen Kruschwitz
Adam Kruschwitz
Andrew LaFavor
Julia Larson
Amy Li
Katya Lyubomirsky
Melanie Mashner
Melissa Mashner
Madeline McGrath
Bethany McLean
Valerie Mundt
Lauren Peakes
Kit Rhodes
Katelyn Roberts
Mayra Rodriguez
Maria Rogers
Sarah Rosati
Madison Ross
Elizabeth Rossborough
Katrina Rowe
Noah Salmons
Courtney Sander
Hannah Santini
Alex Santini
Hannah Seppala
Katharine Sommers
Elizabeth Stansbury
Ian Stewart
Molly Taylor
Karin Theobald
Carlene Torres
Emi Tuttle
Vimbai Ushe
Katy Varlan
Abigail Vokes
Amy Zink
Reilly Zwetsch
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Applause for Our Volunteers!
Heartfelt thanks to our more than 850 volunteers for their ongoing and vital contributions to education,
office, outreach, special events, and theatre operations. Below is a list of the RPO’s formal volunteer
organizations and active committees. For more information on how you can lend your time and talents to the
RPO, call 454-7311 x243.
Volunteer Services Committee
The Committee reports directly to the RPO Board and is responsible for the viability of the entire RPO volunteer
program. Committee members represent various areas of RPO volunteer activity.
David Schantz
Dawn Lipson
Mary M. Gooley
Anne Selgas, Chair
Forrest C. Strome
Janice Macisak
Patricia A. Harrison
Robert Achilles
Carole Avery Webster
Margaret-Anne Milne
John Hayward
Diane Baltadonis
Josephine Whang
Molly Panner
Kathleen Holt
Susan Basu
Marlene Piscitelli
Charles Kaplan
Michele Bello
Active Committees
Special Events Oversight Committee
Provides long-range planning and evaluation
for event fundraisers.
Anne Selgas, Chair
Volunteer Enrichment Committee
Plans and presents enrichment programs
exclusive to volunteers.
Anna Petersen Stearns, Chair
Leadership Training
A program offering in-depth training
for our volunteer leaders.
Bagel Brunch
Provides an opportunity for Casual Sunday Matinee
audiences to mingle with the artists
and meet the conductor.
Diane Baltadonis, Chair
RPO Archive Committee
Archives the history of the RPO with assistance from
the Sibley Music Library at Eastman.
Kathleen Holt, Chair
Volunteer Voice
Production of a monthly electronic newsletter.
David Schantz
Rochester Philharmonic League
Founded in 1929, the RPL is an active organization of men and women who support the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra’s educational programs for young people and encourage the musical talent of our
youth. Its projects include escorting at the Orchestra’s educational concerts, in-school docent presentations, the
Young Artist Auditions for the area’s outstanding high school-age musicians, an annual Glimmerglass Opera
trip, the popular Music, Munch & Mingle series—where members and guests attend RPO rehearsals followed
by lunch with an RPO musician—and the Gibbs Street Assistance program. League membership is open to all.
To learn more, call the League office: 454-7311 x254 or visit www.rpo.org/League.
Margaret-Anne Milne, President
Margie Sabath, Vice-President
Charles Kaplan, President-Elect
Leonore Wiltse, Secretary
Carlotta Lustik, Treasurer
Directors—2009
Donna Edelstein
Sherrie Handelman
Charles Kaplan
Carlotta Lustik
Millie Ness
Molly Panner
Alice Spitulnik
Alice Swetman
Leonore Wiltse
Directors—2010
Roselyn Freedman-Baum
George Greer
Carol Ritter Wright
Margie Sabath
Carol Shulman
Kitty Wise
Karen Zivan
Directors—2011
Carol Bennett
Marjorie Converse
John Hayward
Midge Hewitt
Marilyn Klass
Robert Lays
Margaret-Anne Milne
Eileen Ramos
Yvonne Tolliver
RPL Administrator (staff): Laura Morihara
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THREE DATES
Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 – 7 PM
St. Mary’s Church in Canandaigua
Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008 – 7 PM
St. Mary’s Church in Rochester
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008 – 2 PM
St. Mary’s Church in Rochester
Tickets: $15 adults, $5 children under 13
Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 at 8 PM
Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 at 2 PM
Eastman Theatre
with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Tickets $85, $65, $45, $25, Students $15
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For Your Information
All Philharmonics, WPOP, Casual Sunday
Matinees, orKIDStra Holiday and Special Event
performances are at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs
Street. Symphony 101 and orKIDStra Series concerts
are at Performance Hall at Hochstein, 50 N.
Plymouth Avenue.
Parking for the Eastman Theatre is available at East
End Garage, located next to the theatre with
entrances on Main, Scio and Swan Streets. Paid
parking for the Performance Hall at Hochstein is
available at Sister Cities Garage, located behind the
school at Church and Fitzhugh Streets.
RPO tickets may be purchased at the RPO Box
Office (108 East Ave.) Monday-Saturday from
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (10:00 am - 3:00 pm on nonconcert Saturdays). On concert evenings, tickets may
be purchased for that evening’s concert beginning 60
minutes prior to the performance in the lobby of the
theatre. Tickets may be charged by phone by calling
(585) 454-2100, or visit us online at www.rpo.org.
RPO tickets also are available at all Rochester-area
Wegmans. Discounts are available for senior citizens,
students and children. All patrons one year of age
and older need a ticket to attend a performance to
comply with fire code regulations. Groups of 10 or
more also can save. Call the RPO Box Office at
(585) 454-2100 for more information.
Pre-Concert Chats are held one hour prior to all
Philharmonics concerts in the Orchestra level of the
theatre. Ticket-holders are invited to attend.
Seating for people with wheelchairs and special
needs is available in all venues; please see the house
manager for assistance. People who use wheelchairs
can enter Eastman Theatre through the first entrance
to the lobby on Gibbs Street. Audio systems are
available at Eastman Theatre; headsets may be
obtained from an usher prior to the performance. An
elevator is located in the lobby of Eastman Theatre,
opposite the box office and will-call table. Assistance
dogs are welcome at any performance and do not
require special arrangements. Large print programs
are available upon request.
Restrooms and coat check are available on the
basement, mezzanine, and balcony levels of Eastman
Theatre. A wheelchair-accessible restroom is available
on the first floor—please see an usher for assistance.
Refreshments are available for purchase in the lobby
and balcony of Eastman Theatre. Food and drink are
not permitted in the seating area of the theatre, except
for bottled water.
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Cough drops are available through the generosity of
Wegmans Food Markets. Dispensers are located in
the lobby and balcony of the theatre.
Concert etiquette dictates that patrons refrain from
extraneous noise such as whispering, rustling programs,
or unwrapping cough drops once the conductor has
taken the podium. Traditionally, applause is held
until the end of multi-movement pieces. Please refer
to your program for the number and title of
movements. As a courtesy to the performers and
audience, patrons arriving after a performance has
started will be seated between movements or pieces.
We ask that patrons who find it necessary to leave
early do so at an appropriate break.
The use of ALL electronic devices—including
cellular phones, cameras, and recording devices—
is strictly prohibited while in the hall. Please
completely turn off all hand-held electronics as well
as any pagers or watch alarms that may sound during
the performances. Pagers may be left with the house
manager along with your exact seat location.
In case of an emergency in the Theatre, please do
not call 911—please see an usher. Eastman Theatre
has security personnel on-site.
Emergency messages may be relayed by leaving your
exact seat location with your family and paging
services. The emergency phone numbers are:
• Eastman Theatre - (585) 274-1121
• Hochstein Stage Manager - (585) 278-3683
Lost and found: Items found in the Eastman
Theatre after an RPO performance will be held at
the Information Window at the Eastman School of
Music. For more information, please call 274-1000
the next business day following the concert.
If you find that you cannot attend a performance,
please don’t let your tickets go unused. Tickets make
excellent gifts for family, friends, colleagues, and
clients. If you are unable to make other
arrangements, please consider donating your tickets to
us as a tax-deductible contribution. Return your
tickets to the RPO no later than 2:00 pm the day of
the performance to make them available for resale.
Tickets may not be returned for a tax credit after the
concert has taken place.
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