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2016-2017Season

Columbus IndianaPhilharmonic

David BowdenMusic Director

Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary Season!

• the Philharmonic’s 30th season, • an amazing new world-class handmade Shigeru Kawai

grand piano given to The Phil to share with the community by Enkei America, Inc., an active civic partner also celebrating 30 years in Columbus, and

• an extraordinary gift from the Haddad Foundation of the building in which we have our offi ces and teaching facilities at 315 Franklin Street!

Your award-winning professional orchestra has been garnering rave reviews, The Phil’s education programs are literally changing the lives of thousands of children and adults in the Columbus area, and our relatively new Philharmonic Cabaret at The Commons series is the talk of the town. We are grateful to have become such an integral part of the fabric of our community, making a signifi cant difference in so many ways.

Our 2016-17 season of celebration features our new piano throughout the season. There will be 3 gifted concert pianists: • Sean Chen, a brilliant, young, multiple prize-winning, rising

star – including the Van Cliburn Competition Crystal award,• Di Wu, one of our favorite guests in Columbus and also

a Van Cliburn prize winner, who will be performing both Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and the brilliant Ravel G Major Concerto, and

• Elliot Wuu, a phenomenal teenager who has already won a major American competition!

And, drumroll please, acclaimed Broadway and Cabaretstar Ann Hampton Callaway, an amazing singer, songwriter,pianist, actor, and entertainer, joins us as our JohnsonDistinguished Guest Artist in October! Come see what all the excitement is about. Buy your tickets today. This is a season programmed for everyone. I hope you won’t miss a concert – Looking forward to seeing you there!Sharing the joy of music!

Welcome to a season fi lled with fabulous music and celebrating:

David BowdenMusic Director

L-R: Makoto Miura (Enkei), Peter King, Margaret Powers, Rick Merkel (Enkei), David Bowden

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

7:30 PM

7:30 PM

Columbus North Erne Auditorium

Columbus North Erne Auditorium

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

7:30 PMFirst Christian Church

Featuring

Featuring

Johnson DistinguishedGuest Artist

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Sean Chen

Dan McKinley

Ann Hampton Callaway

Chadwick JubileeTchaikovsky Symphony No. 6Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

Ives Three Harvest Home ChoralesBernstein Chichester PsalmsRütti Organ Concerto

Ann Hampton Callaway is SO much fun! A multiplatinum-selling singer, she is also a composer, lyricist, pianist, and actor. Come hear her create a completely new song from words you provide during the concert!

After 20 years spent playing at First Christian Church, Dan McKinley reunites with “his buddy” – the great Aeolian-Skinner organ. The Rütti concerto is an extraordinary blend of hair-raising brilliance, popsy percussion, and toe-tapping rhythms. You’ll hear this great Columbus organ in an entirely new way!

Sean Chen ROCKS IT as he performs “Rach 3” featured in the fi lm Shine. Tchaikovsky’s powerful Symphony No. 6 is fi lled with raw emotion and gorgeous melodies.

Philharmonic Chorus

DECEMBER 11, 2016

3:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Featuring

The Wright Brothers

Philharmonic Chorus

APRIL 1, 2017

Featuring

Featuring

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Elijah

Di Wu

Gershwin American in ParisRavel Piano Concerto in G Major Ravel Daphnis & Chloe SuiteGershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Timothy Noble is one of the greatest Metropolitan Opera singers of our generation. His stirring baritone vocals will echo as he performs the title role in Mendelssohn’s great masterpiece, Elijah.

The Wright Brothers will sing their own country-fresh arrangements of Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bell Rock, Ricky Skaggs’ New Star Shining, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and a southern trip via pedal steel guitar to Christmas Island. Our own CICC joins them in the celebration.

Philharmonic Holidays!

Columbus North Erne Auditiorium

7:30 PM

Columbus North Erne Auditorium

7:30 PM

Columbus North Erne Auditorium

Di Wu demonstrates superb artistry, charisma, and showmanship in her delivery of George Gershwin’s most popular piece, Rhapsody in Blue, paired with his travelogue work, American in Paris.

Timothy Noble

as Elijah

L-R: John McDowell, Tim Wright, Tom Wright

APRIL 29, 2017 Featuring

MAY 26, 20177:00 PM

Elliot Wuu

Salute!

Adams Short Ride in a Fast MachineSaint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2Mahler Symphony No. 1

This free, outdoor pops concert is performed on the grounds of the Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial. Join the Philharmonic for a patriotic salute to honor those who have served and are serving in the United States Armed Forces.

AT THE COMMONSCABARET

The Philharmonic Presents

World-Class Entertainment in Downtown Columbus

“Cabaret is a new concept for Columbus, a different kind of performance that breaks the invisible barrier that is perceived to

separate the performer from the audience […] performers not only introduce their

songs, but tell stories behind them.”

Julie McClure The Republic

• Full Bar• Hors d’oeuvres• 3-Course Dinner• Table Reservations Available• Sponsorship Opportunities

Questions?812-376-2638

tickets@thecip.org

7:30 PM

Columbus North Erne Auditorium

Teenager and prize-winning pianist Elliot Wuu presents Saint-Saëns’ lovely 2nd Piano Concerto, concluding the dedicatory season with our new Shigeru Kawai Grand Piano.

Paula Dione Ingram02/04/16

Laura Osnes11/18/15

Ramin Karimloo03/03/16

Time for Three’sNick Kendall10/15/15

Spencer Day01/28/16

EducationColumbus Indiana Children’s Choir • Preparatory, Concert and Descant Choirs • Grades 1-9

Educational Outreach Activities Jammin’ with the Phil – interactive music experience with Phil Harmonic

JCB Adventure Concerts – three Spring concerts presented to area 3rd and 4th gradersMusicians in the Schools – Philharmonic musicians visit local schools

Strings Invitational – PYO hosts area orchestras

Master Classes – guest artists teach student musicians in classroom environment

First Steps in Music • Early childhood playful music and movement

program

Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (PYO) • Middle and high school musicians • Sectional rehearsals with Philharmonic musician mentors

Philharmonic Strings Classes • Violin, viola, cello and bass lessons offered in local elementary schools Philharmonic Summer Camps • Choral Festival and Strings Camp

Adult Education Music Matters – Partners in Education classes with Philharmonic Music Director

Musically Speaking – pre-concert conversations with visiting guest artists

Behind the Scenes – musicians perform at local facilities and retirement centers

Philharmonic Chorus – volunteer singers perform in concerts with orchestra

Strings Camp

Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir

First Steps in Music

Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (PYO)

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*Concert dates, times, venues, and artists subject to change.Special thanks to Philharmonic photographer Chris Crawl.

Single Concert TicketsAdult: $15 - $55Senior: $10 - $50Student: $5 - $35