DSO Performance, 2008-09 Season, Issue No. 3

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of the national endowment for the Arts, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural

Affairs and the City of Detroit.

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PerformanceVolume XVII / Issue III

2008–09 Departments 6 Board of Directors

8 Orchestra Roster

45 Donors Make the Difference

46 Education News

47 General Information/Staff

48 Donor Roster

Concerts 16 Classical series: Hough Plays Brahms nov. 28–30 Mark Wigglesworth, Stephen Hough

20 Bank of America Paradise Jazz series: Dec. 4 Christmas with the Count Basie orchestra

21 World Music series: A Celtic Christmas with natalie MacMaster Dec. 7 Natalie MacMaster, Mac Morin, Matt MacIsaac, JD Blair, Nathaniel Smith

22 Classical series: the slatkin era Begins Dec. 11–14 Leonard Slatkin, Mary Wilson, Robert Baker, Hugh Russell,

UMS Choral Union, Ann Arbor Youth Chorale

28 special event: Garrison Keillor “Under the Mistletoe with the Dso” Dec. 16 Garrison Keillor, Philip Brunelle

30 Dte energy Foundation Pops series: Home for the Holidays: “the sounds of the season” Dec. 18–21 Thomas Wilkins, Kisma Jordan, Andover High School Choir,

Grosse Pointe South High School Pointe Singers

32 Bank of America Paradise Jazz series: Jan. 8 Double Bill: sophie Milman/Phil Woods Quintet

34 Classical series: Americans Here & Abroad Jan. 9–11 Leonard Slatkin, Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain

40 Classical series: From Russia with Love Jan. 15–18 Leonard Slatkin, Olga Kern, Valentina Fleer, Valentina Kozak, Michigan State University Children’s Choir

Features 10 News & Notes

12 Meet the Musician Dso Cellist Úna o’Riordan

14 A Year and Counting… By Leonard slatkin

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Detroit Symphony OrchestraoFFICeRs

eXeCUtIVe CoMMIttee oF tHe BoARD oF DIReCtoRs

LIFetIMe MeMBeRs oF tHe BoARD oF DIReCtoRs

BoARD oF DIReCtoRs

VoLUnteeR CoUnCIL 2008-10

neW LeADeRs oF tHe DetRoIt syMPHony oRCHestRA 2008-2009

James B. nicholsonChairman

samuel Frankel† David Handleman, sr.

Peter D. CummingsChairman Emeritus and Vice Chairman,

Development

Alfred R. Glancy IIIChairman Emeritus

and Vice Chairman, Finance

Lloyd e. Reuss 1st Vice Chairman

Glenda D. Price, Ph.D. Secretary

Penny B. BlumensteinVice Chairperson

Bernard I. RobertsonVice Chairman

Alan e. schwartzVice Chairman

Arthur A. WeissVice Chairman

George J. BedrosianCecilia Bennerstephen A. BrombergMarlies Castaing

Caroline Coadestephen R. D’ArcyHerman Frankelstanley Frankel

Kelly Hayes Paul M. HuxleyDr. Arthur JohnsonRichard P. Kughn

Melvin A. Lester, M.D.Arthur C. LieblerGlenn MellowDavid Robert nelson

Bruce D. Peterson Jack A. RobinsonBarbara Van DusenClyde Wu, M.D.

Rosette AjluniRobert AlleseeFloy BarthelLillian Bauder, Ph.D.Mrs. Mandell L.

BermanJohn A. Boll, sr.Richard A. BrodieLynne Carter, M.D.Gary L. CowgerMaureen t. D’AvanzoKaren DavidsonMarietta DavisLaurence B. Deitch

Peter J. Dolan Walter e. DouglasMarianne endicottJanette engelhardtBruce FergusonJennifer Fischersidney ForbesLinda ForteLaura L. Fournier Mrs. Harold FrankBarbara FrankelPaul Ganson*Ralph J. GersonBrigitte Harris

Gloria Heppner, Ph.D.nicholas Hood IIIRichard H.

HuttenlocherRenee JanovskyGeorge G. JohnsonMichael J. Keegan the Hon. Damon J.

KeithHarold KulishBonnie LarsonHarry A. Lomason IIRalph J. MandarinoMervyn H. Manning

David n. McCammonLois A. Millersean M. neallRobert Perkins, D.D.s.William F. PickardMarilyn Pincusstephen PolkMarjorie s. saulsonMrs. Ray A. shaperoLois L. shaevskyJane F. shermannancy A. smithshirley R. stancatoFrank D. stella

Phyllis stromeRichard A. szamborskiLorna thomas, M.D.Michael R. tysonAnn Marie Uetz David Ushersharon L. VasquezMarie-Ange Weng,

Ph.D.R. Jamison WilliamsJohn e. young

* Ex Officio† Deceased

Dominic ArellanoKimberly BurkeDr. susan Cattotess CraftChris & Carina CrainDana DebelLee V. Hart & Charles

Dunlap

Aja Grosvenorelanah nachman

Hunger & Rick Hunger

sally FreelsRita L. JordanDrs. Melissa McBrien &

Raymond Landes

Drs. scott & Lisa Langenburg

Lexa LeatherdaleBeverly LochardJim & Mary Beth

nicholson

Rebecca D’Arcy o’Reilly & Arthur t. o’Reilly

Michael F. ottaway & tamra e. ottaway

todd PeplinskiPatricia & eric Poppe

elizabeth M. Rogers, chair

nedda shayotaWei shenJoseph W. UhlDrs. Bernadine &

David Wu

oFFICeRsKelly Hayes, PresidentMarlene Bihlmeyer, VP of ProjectsAnn Lawson, VP of FinanceMagda Marudas-Moss, VP of Public Relations Debra Partrich, VP of Membership Barbara Diles, VP of Education and Outreach eva Meharry, Recording SecretaryGwen Bowlby, Corresponding Secretary

BoARD oF DIReCtoRsRukayya Ahsan-MctierJanet AnkersRick Bowers, Jr.Gloria ClarkKim Minasian Hawesesther LyonsKarla sherryAdel AmermanKen BeattieRichard Bowlby

Marie DeLucaDenise LutzDeborah savoieellie tholenex-officio:Debra Partrich, Immediate

Past Presidenteleanor (Coco) siewart,

Parliamentarian

Anne ParsonsPresident and Executive Director

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Detroit Symphony OrchestraoRCHestRA RosteR

Leonard slatkin, Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation

Peter oundjian, Principal Guest Conductor Principal Guest Conductorship supported by the Mardigian Foundation

thomas Wilkins, Resident ConductorWynton Marsalis, Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair

neeme Järvi, Music Director Emeritus

First Violinsemmanuelle Boisvert

ConCertmaster Katherine Tuck Chair

Kimberly A. Kaloyanides Kennedy assoCiate ConCertmaster Alan and Marianne Schwartz and Jean Shapero (Shapero Foundation) Chair

Hai-Xin Wu assistant ConCertmaster Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair

Laura Rowe assistant ConCertmaster

Beatriz Budinszky*Marguerite Deslippe-Dene*Gina DiBello*^elias Friedenzohn*Joseph Goldman*Laurie Landers Goldman*eun Park*Linda snedden-smith*Ann strubler*LeAnn toth*

Second ViolinsGeoffrey Applegate+

The Devereaux Family Chair

Adam stepniewski++Alvin scoreLilit Danielyan*elayna Duitman*Ron Fischer*Hui Jin*^Hong-yi Mo*Robert Murphy*Adrienne Rönmark*Lenore sjoberg*Bruce smith*Gregory staples*Joseph striplin*Marian tanau*

ViolasAlexander Mishnaevski+

Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair

James VanValkenburg++Caroline CoadeGlenn Mellowshanda Lowery-sachsHart HollmanHan ZhengHang suCatherine Compton

VioloncellosRobert deMaine+

James C. Gordon ChairMarcy Chanteaux++

Dorothy and HerbertGraebner ChairJohn thurman

Victor and Gale Girolami Cello Chair

Mario DiFioreRobert Bergman*Carole Gatwood*Barbara Hall Hassan*Haden McKay*Una o’Riordan*Paul Wingert*

BassesAlexander Hanna+

Van Dusen Family Chairstephen Molina++Maxim JanowskyLinton Bodwinstephen edwardsCraig RifelMarshall HutchinsonRichard Robinson

HarpPatricia Masri-Fletcher+

Winifred E. Polk Chair

Flutessharon Wood sparrow+

Women’s Association for the DSO Chair

Philip Dikeman++Jeffery Zook

PiccoloJeffery Zook

OboesDonald Baker+

Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair

shelley Heron Maggie Miller Chair

Brian Ventura++treva Womble

English Horntreva Womble

Clarinetstheodore oien+

Robert B. Semple ChairDouglas Cornelsen

PVS Chemicals, Inc./ Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair

Laurence Liberson++shannon orme

E-Flat ClarinetLaurence Liberson

Bass Clarinetshannon orme

Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair

BassoonsRobert Williams+

John and Marlene Boll Chair

Victoria KingMichael Ke Ma++Marcus schoon

ContrabassoonMarcus schoon

French HornsKarl Pituch+Bryan KennedyCorbin WagnerDenise tryonMark AbbottDavid everson++

TrumpetsRamón Parcells+

Lee and Floy Barthel Chair

Kevin Goodstephen Anderson++William Lucas

TrombonesKenneth thompkins+nathaniel Gurin++Randall HawesMichael Robinson Jr. §

Bass TromboneRandall Hawes

Tuba

TimpaniBrian Jones+Daniel Bauch++

PercussionIan Ding#

Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair

Daniel Bauch ##Robert Pangborn

William Cody Knicely Chair

LibrariansRobert stiles+ethan Allen

Personnel Managerstephen Molina

Orchestra Personnel Manager

Alice sauro Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

Conducting AssistantCharles Greenwell

Stage PersonnelFrank Bonucci

Stage ManagerLarry Anderson

Department HeadMatthew Pons

Department HeadMichael sarkissian

Department Head

Legend+ Principal++ Assistant Principal# Acting Principal## Acting Assistant

Principal^ extended Leave^̂ on sabbatical* these members may

voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis.

§ orchestra Fellow Partial sponsorship provided by Warner, norcross & Judd LLP and Dso’s William Randolph Hearst educational endowment.

Chairman of the BoardJames B. nicholson

President and Executive DirectorAnne Parsons

Activities of the Detroit symphony orchestra are made possible in part with the support of the national endowment for the Arts, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the city of Detroit. Detroit symphony orchestra is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.

Orchestra member biographies can be found online at www.detroitsymphony.com.


neWs & notes

Dear Friends,the Dso is at a point of tremendous

excitement and expectation as we welcome the first concerts in mid-December of

our new and internationally-acclaimed music director, leonard slatkin. at the same time, we are facing, with all of you, unprecedented challenges and we experience daily the uncertainty of the effects of the tempestuous economy in which we live. we know inherently that when facing great difficulty we

must search for opportunity and i am struck by how perfect, how ideal leonard is for the Dso at this crucial stage in our history. in every way, leonard is the artistic leader we require now. in addition to possessing a powerful musical intellect, he is a fighter, a motivator, a builder and above all, he is infectious in his passion for music of every kind. he is one of us. on Dec. 11, leonard will step on to the podium to conduct his first concert. before him will sit our renowned orchestra who so perfectly mirror his dedication and spirit and we look to all of you, our devoted and loyal patrons who deserve and are about to be treated to the very best musical experiences imaginable. as many of our guest artists have remarked over the years, the Dso audience, while sophisticated, is unique in its warmth, its dedication and its hearty appreciation of great music. ovations are lustrous, enthusiastic and heartfelt. your love and commitment to the art of great music is apparent and it is one of the many reasons why the Dso is still here in Detroit after all this time. i congratulate and thank you for your enduring passion and your continued support of the Dso. our invitation to you: embrace this historic time. savor it. experience it and share that experience with others. by embracing the beginning of this new era today, we will ensure the success of tomorrow.

anne parsonspresident and executive [email protected]

Detroitsymphony.com “Sited” with Top Honors the Dso’s new web site, www.detroitsymphony.com, was awarded “Best of show” at the 2008 Helen eWards held on oct. 22. the site was designed and implemented by web development company Media Genesis. the Helen eWards began nine years ago by the troy Chamber of Commerce to acknowledge talented local companies, Web design firms and individuals who creatively lead businesses to succeed through a powerful presence on the Web. the orchestra’s

new online home was selected from a field of 200 entries and was lauded for being user-friendly and easy to navigate as well as for presenting the Dso’s information in an innovative, interactive way. A panel of 25 judges, ranging from information technology experts and creative directors to technology reporters and marketing Ceos, selected the winners. “the Dso prides itself on its ability to adapt, and Media

Genesis was the perfect choice to help us do just that in the new media arena,” said Ross Binnie, Vice President for sales and services of the Dso. “our patrons expect us to push the envelope at the highest artistic level. the new look and feel of our site brings the unique concert experience a little closer to the patron while not compromising our vision artistically. our strategic plan outlines our desire to reach new audiences, and with so much of our new business coming online, it was imperative that our site evolved to meet their needs.”

What is on Leonard Slatkin’s iPod? surprisingly, during his “free” time, slatkin rarely listens to classical music. the Maestro’s iPod is loaded with diverse music divided into playlists. one of them, which he calls simply “the Mix,” is an eclectic potpourri of music from a large variety of genres. “I usually put ‘the Mix’ on shuffle mode because I like to

see how one kind of music can segue into others,” he says. Currently, slatkin has been focusing on some of the great jazz pianists such as Art tatum, oscar Peter-son, Keith Jarrett and

Michel Camilo. Additionally, he refers frequently to his parents’ recordings with the Hollywood string Quartet, and he regularly downloads and listens to a wide assortment of podcasts.

“Making Music with the DSO” Set to Air on DPTV in January

Making Music with the DSO, a new television series hosted by Leonard slatkin, will debut Jan. 3 on Detroit Public television (DPtV). each of the 12, 30-minute episodes will focus on a different aspect of making music and will take view-ers behind-the-scenes to discover all that goes into creating a world class symphony. Viewers will learn first-hand about Dso musicians and guest artists via interviews and performances. the fast paced, entertaining series will also demon-strate the importance of music in the community and the world at large while exploring how classical music connects to different genres of music and art. Making Music with the DSO is made possible through a generous grant from Judy & stanley Frankel and is a co-production of the Dso and DPtV.

President’s Message

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DSO and Volunteer Council to Host AMSOV Conference the Detroit symphony orchestra and Volunteer Council will host the 37th biennial conference of the Association of Major symphony orchestra Volunteers (AMsoV) April 30-May 3, 2009. the theme of the conference is Through Music We Build Community. AMsoV is a networking and support organization for volunteer leaders of major symphony orchestras in the

United states and Canada. Founded in 1937, its mission is to ensure the continued existence of major symphony orchestras in north America through volunteerism. the conference offers an oppor-tunity for representatives from major symphony orchestras to discuss their challenges and successes and provides experiences to develop leadership and reinforce the significance of volunteerism in the Arts. Marjorie saulson, past Volunteer Council president and current Dso

Board member, is chair of the conference. Assist-ing her in top leadership

positions are Gwen Bowlby, Gloria Clark, Barbara Diles,

Gloria nycek and Debra Partrich. More information about AMsoV

is available at www.amsov.org. For information about supporting and/or attending the conference, send an email to [email protected]

Detroit Area Honda Dealers Association is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2009 AMSOV Conference

Deception (1946) (Maestro Slatkin’s favorite)A pianist gets caught in a love triangle with a manipulative composer and her true love, a cellist, who returns from war after being presumed dead. Leonard’s mother, eleanor Aller, is the featured cellist on the soundtrack. starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains

Fantasia (1940) (Anne Parsons’ favorite)Walt Disney’s third full-length animated film, considered a revolution in filmmaking at the time, is a collection of animated interpretations of western classical music. Featuring the

Philadelphia orchestra conducted by Leopold stokowski

Once (2006) In this beautiful musical love story set in Dublin, a busker and a piano player team up to write music together, only to discover that they are soul mates. starring Glen Hansard, Markeéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh

Shine (1996)A multiple award-winning Australian film based on the life of David Helfgott, a brilliant pianist held back by mental illness. starring Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-stahl

August Rush (2007)A modern day oliver twist – with a twist. An orphaned musical prodigy believes his gift will lead him to his birth parents, but a Fagan-esque con artist wants to use the boy’s talent for his own gain. starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Robin Williams

DSO STAFF RECOMMENDS… MOVIES ABOuT MuSIC

A Selection of Favorites from DSO Leadership and Staff

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)Wim Wenders’ acclaimed documentary follows aging Cuban musicians brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder to perform, record and tour – forty years after their Havana heyday. Features eliades ochoa, Compay segundo, Ry Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer and others as themselves

Allegro non troppo (1977)A funny, sardonic animated film set to classical music that parodies Disney’s Fantasia. Directed by Bruno Bozzetto

Music of the Heart (1999)A teacher struggles to build a violin program, against the odds, at her inner-city school. starring Meryl streep, Cloris Leachman, Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn

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Meet tHe MUsICIAn

If the name Úna Fionnuala o’Riordan doesn’t tip you off that the Dso’s newest cellist is Irish through and through, her bright blue eyes and thick mane of wavy red hair should certainly do the trick. o’Riordan is, in fact, a first generation Irish-American whose parents moved to the United states when her father, an engineer, was transferred from Ireland to Chicago. Although she was born here, o’Riordan still has deep roots in her parents’ homeland. “My mother has 10 siblings, and I have 35 cousins in Ireland,” she said. “I’ve visited a number of times over the years, and the last time there was a family reunion. there was lots of music with aunts and uncles hauling out instruments and everyone singing along. someone usually finds an old cello for me to play, and my siblings tell me I get off easy because I don’t have to sing.” o’Riordan began playing the cello at age 4 after hearing a string instrument demonstration in her kindergarten class. When her family relocated to the Washington, D.C. area when she was 9, she continued her musical education. she went on to attend the Interlochen Arts Camp in 1992 as an emerson scholar and returned for the next two summers. there, she took a master class with Dso cellist Paul Wingert, and as a

member of the camp’s World youth symphony, she was partnered with another Dso cellist, Marcy Chanteaux, when the Dso played a side-by-side concert with the youth ensemble. o’Riordan received a Bachelor of Music with Distinction from the eastman school of Music where she was named an Arts Leadership scholar. she continued her studies as a graduate student at the northwestern University school of Music as a recipient of the eckstein Grant, a two-year, full-ride fellowship. During her time at northwestern, she was a winner of the school’s concerto competition. As a result, she performed as a soloist with the northwestern University symphony orchestra. At the same time, she was co-principal cellist of the Civic orchestra of Chicago under the batons of Daniel Barenboim and Pierre Boulez. After graduating, o’Riordan won positions with the new Artist Piano Quartet, the Florida West Coast symphony (assistant principal cellist), the sarasota opera (principal cellist) and the oregon symphony. While in oregon, she also had the unique opportunity to play with two acts that

were far removed from the symphony world: Michigan native and award-winning indie rocker sufjan stevens and Pink Martini, the “little orchestra” from Portland, or. that melds jazz, Latin and multiple ethnic influences to create what might be described as “world lounge” music. o’Riordan continued her relationship with Pink Martini and performed with the ensemble in Los

Angeles’ Walt Disney Hall on new year’s eve, 2003, soon after it opened. she was also a guest artists on Pink Martini’s most recent album, Hey, Eugene, recorded in 2007. In 2001, while living in Florida, o’Riordan was invited to perform as a substitute cellist with the Detroit

symphony orchestra on their european tour. the first leg of the tour took the Dso to Ireland. o’Riordan’s flight landed in Dublin on her 25th birthday where she was greeted by two of her aunts. Her other Ireland-based relatives attended her performances in Ireland and england. the trip was also meaningful since it was the first American orchestra tour to europe following the attacks of september 11. o’Riordan remembers that they were warmly welcomed everywhere they went with sold-out houses at nearly all performances. o’Riordan continued to substitute with the Dso before winning a coveted section position in December 2006. she earned her tenure a year later. she loves working with the Dso which she says has a great sense of camaraderie that is not always found in professional symphonies. she also feels proud to play in the historic orchestra Hall and is extremely excited about having Leonard slatkin as the new Music Director. “there was just an immediate chemistry with him,” she said. “the orchestra sounds exceptionally good when he conducts.” o’Riordan lives in Berkley and has become very fond of her adopted home. “Detroit has a lot of character and history, not to mention a strong cultural base,” she said. In addition to doing yoga three times a week to relieve stress and keep both physically and mentally acute, o’Riordan occasionally helps out at a friend’s farm stand at eastern Market.

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as i write this, my life as music Director of the Detroit symphony

orchestra, at least on the podium, is about to commence. it has been an energizing and exhausting time waiting for that fi rst downbeat in December. you may be wondering why i did not lead any of the opening weeks of the season. about a year ago, when we fi nalized the details for my joining the Dso, almost

all the weeks in my 2008-09 season were accounted for since guest conducting dates are booked sometimes as far as a year or two in advance. it had been my plan to simply guest conduct for eight months of the year and take some time off for various projects i have wanted to do. i was looking ahead to life on the road. my fi rst encounter with the Dso and our subsequent agreement for my new position changed all that, but which organizations wanted to give up the weeks that were already on the books? a few orchestras understood and released me from

my commitments. others did not. those, and planned trips to the Far east and europe, were impossible to move around. however, i’m happy to say we still

managed to schedule fi ve weeks in Detroit. additionally, over the past year, i have embarked on a new career path. although i do not consider myself a composer, once in a while i have written a work or two that did not seem too bad. but an opportunity to become an arranger blossomed last year. the results of this new venture will actually be on display during my fi rst week in Detroit at a special, free concert with the Civic orchestra, the most advanced of the Dso’s Civic youth ensembles. we will play ten pieces i arranged for piano and strings for school age soloists and instrumentalists, all of which have recently been published as Holidays for Piano and Strings, the fi rst educational collection to be published as part of my youth orchestra series. there is very little that is more satisfying than doing something constructive for the musical education of our young people. writing a book is now on hold. no, it is not an autobiography or even a memoir. neither is it a conducting textbook. rather, it deals with the actual process of becoming a conductor and the ins and outs of the profession, including studying, rehearsal technique, verbal skills and any of the other competencies that lead to success on the podium. but of course, i need to fi nd time to do this. i guess that is what long plane rides are for. back to Detroit. over this past year, we have done much to move the orchestra forward. leaving aside the economic picture for the moment, my fi rst order of business was to fi ll several vacancies in the orchestra. now, in conjunction with the audition committee, we have selected

A Year and Counting…By Leonard Slatkin


a new principal fl ute (sharon sparrow), principal bass (alex hanna) and some talented rookies in the string section. hiring players gives us the opportunity to shape the sound of the Dso for the future. in every case, the musicians who reached the fi nals were of the highest caliber, reassuring us that the Dso continues to attract the world’s most outstanding musicians. there have also been numerous meetings regarding our programming. each music director brings a vision and scope to his tenure. i will continue to emphasize american music in addition to building on the traditions that have been established by my predecessors. it is our goal to present a wide variety of music to both the musicians and our audience. no sound or style is off limits. even though i maintain a large repertoire, there are composers and works that are best left to others to conduct. the overriding programmatic balance of each season will give everyone plenty of choices. there have been important initiatives on the education front, both from an

audience and a performance standpoint. a re-design of our family series, young people’s Concerts, as well as a renewed commitment to the community are priorities. i will work closely with the Classical roots Celebration Committee, the sphinx organization, the Civic youth ensembles and the Detroit school of arts to move our musical agenda forward for young people in the community. securing a solid foundation will help ensure future educational opportunities for aspiring musicians. even if a student does not enter the profession, there is nothing like an understanding of the fundamentals of music to develop and keep creative minds fresh. i have been trying to get to Detroit at least once a month. it has been my pleasure during those visits to get to

know many of our board members and long time supporters. i expect to physically move here by the end of the 2008-09 season. it is important for me to be an active part of this community in order to help the orchestra grow. and, of course, this leads to the current economic situation.

we are all facing diffi cult times, but the Dso and, indeed, the other arts institutions in the Detroit-area need as much support as possible. what we do and provide is not the tangible satisfaction of a physical product, but

the abstract window into the soul. music in particular means something different to everyone. it is primarily our job as performers to recreate what has come from the past, not only to express what we believe to be the intent of the composer, but also to illuminate it for today’s audiences. additionally, we help form the basis of what will become the repertoire of the future by commissioning and premiering new works. many of our discussions this past year have been about how to bring you into the process and also make sure that you hear the results. in the months ahead, you will see us on television, listen to us on radio, fi nd us on the internet and hear us on CD. Further, every effort is being made to re-evaluate each aspect of our operation. nothing is taken for granted, and that can only help to serve both the music and the audience. yes, it has been a long year, but now the waiting is over. it is with the greatest of honor and pride that i step onto the stage in orchestra hall and lead this great orchestra as it continues its mission of artistic excellence. it should be a wonderful time for all of us.

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Mark Wigglesworth Born in sussex, england, Mark Wigglesworth studied conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London and won the Kondrashin Conducting Compe-tition in Amsterdam in 1989. since then he has worked with many of the leading european orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw orchestra, London symphony orchestra, oslo Philharmonic, stockholm Phil-harmonic, swedish Radio symphony orchestra, santa Cecilia orchestra of Rome, orchestra of La scala Milan, Budapest Festival orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic. He has also appeared at the salzburg Festival, the BBC Proms, the Hollywood Bowl, the 1995 Mahler Festival in Amsterdam and in 2000 led the sydney symphony in the closing concert of the olympic Arts Festival. since making his north American debut in 1992, he has worked with the Cleveland orchestra, Chicago symphony, Philadelphia orchestra, new york Philharmonic, san Francisco symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Montreal symphony. He regu-larly conducts the Minnesota orchestra and the Dso and has an ongoing rela-tionship with the new World symphony. Mark Wigglesworth led his first opera production in 1991, conducting Cosi fan tutte for opera Factory in London. since then, he has conducted Peter Grimes, La Boheme and Le Nozze di Figaro at the Glyndebourne Festival; Lady Macbeth of Mtzensk, Falstaff and Cosi fan tutte for english national opera in London; The Rake’s Progress and Elektra with Welsh national opera; Peter Grimes at the netherlands opera; and Die Meisters-inger von Nürnberg at the Royal opera House, Covent Garden. In 2005, he made his Metropolitan opera debut conduct-ing Le Nozze di Figaro, and in october 2006, returned to Welsh national opera for Tristan und Isolde. Mark Wigglesworth is currently in the process of recording a complete shostakovich symphony cycle with the netherlands Radio Philharmonic for BIs.

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Stephen Hough stephen Hough is widely regarded as one of the most important and distinctive pianists of his generation. In recognition

of his achievements, he was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellow-ship in 2001, joining prominent scientists, writers and others who have made unique contributions to contemporary life.

He is also the 2008 winner of northwest-ern University school of Music’s Jean Gimbel Lane prize in Piano Performance. Hough has appeared with most of the major American and european orches-tras and plays recitals regularly in the major halls and concert series around the world. He is also a guest at festivals such as salzburg, Mostly Mozart, Aspen, Ravinia, tanglewood, Blossom, Holly-wood Bowl, edinburgh, Aldeburgh and the BBC Proms where he has made over a dozen concerto appearances. Recent engagements include performances with the new york, Los Angeles and London Philharmonics, Cleveland and Philadel-phia orchestras, London symphony, the Berlin Philharmonic in a worldwide tele-vised performance with sir simon Rattle, and a U.s. tour with the Russian national orchestra led by Vladimir Jurowski. An exclusive Hyperion recording artist, many of Hough’s catalogue of over 40 CDs have garnered international prizes, including the Deutsche schall-plattenpreis, Diapason d’or, Monde de la musique, multiple awards from Gramophone Magazine (seven Awards including ‘Record of the year’ in 1996 and 2003) and several Grammy nominations. His 2005 live recording of the Rachmani-noff Piano Concertos with the Dallas symphony and Andrew Litton became the fastest selling recording in Hype-rion’s history, while his 1987 recording of Hummel concertos is Chandos’ best-selling disc to date. At the Classic FM Gramophone Awards in september 2008, his recording of the complete works for piano and orchestra by saint-saëns received the Golden Disc award for being voted the most popular recording of the past 30 years. His most recent release is A Mozart Album with works by Mozart, Johann Baptist Cramer, Ignaz Friedman, Liszt/Busoni and Hough.

Selections from Tannhäuser: Overture and “Venusburg Music”RICHARD WAGneRB. 22 May 1813 in Leipzig, Germany D. 13 February 1883 in Venice, Italy

The overture was first performed in concert on February 12, 1846, with Felix Mendelssohn conducting the Gewand-haus Orchestra in Leipzig.

Scored for 3 flutes (one doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trom-bones, tuba, timpani, percussion (casta-nets, cymbals, tambourine, triangle), harp and strings. (Approx. 24 mins.)

Tannhäuser is the name of a German poet and singer of the 13th century whose life and imagina-tive works blended into a popular legend that has survived for many centuries. Wagner sketched his idea for an opera on Tannhäuser and

the Song Contest on the Wartburg in 1842, completed the libretto in 1843 and finished the score in 1845. The operas Rienzi and The Flying Dutchman helped Wagner become Kappelmeister at the Dresden Opera and, at the same time, established him as a successful composer. The opera was first performed on Octo-ber 19, 1845 at the Dresden Opera with the composer conducting. The music puzzled the public, critics and performers alike. “I was numbed,” Wagner wrote of the resistance to Tannhäuser, but before long, the work made its way into every opera house in Germany, and then in the world. In brief, Wagner’s opera tells of tannhäuser’s escape from the enchanted palace of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, and his search for elisabeth, his true love in the real world. He goes to the Wartburg, a castle on the top of a moun-tain, where he enters a competition. the prize is elisabeth’s hand in marriage, but the gathering there becomes outraged when his song turns out to be a glorifi-cation of the carnal pleasures offered

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by the pagan goddess, Venus. In the final act, elisabeth dies of sorrow as tannhäuser returns from Rome where he has gone on a pilgrimage to beg forgive-ness from the Pope. the story symbol-izes the conflict between the higher and lower natures of man, indicating the tremendous power of the senses and the supremacy of the soul. In the years that followed, Wagner made sure that this work was played all over europe to acquaint audiences with the music and to whet their appetites for the entire opera. Wagner composed Tannhäuser in 1845. the Overture was first performed in concert on Febru-ary 12, 1846 when Felix Mendelssohn conducted it at a pension-fund concert of the Gewandhaus (“Drapers’ Hall”) orchestra, in Leipzig. only much later did it become firmly established in the concert repertoire. Wagner made many changes in Tannhäuser, including translating its libretto into French for the performances of the work at the Paris opera in 1861. For these performances, members of the Paris Jockey Club (patrons of the opera) had demanded that the opera contain a ballet in the third act, in keeping with French tradi-tion. Instead, Wagner extended the Venusberg scene at the opening of the opera to include a ballet. the overture opens with the stately pilgrims’ chorus and the themes associated in the drama with the ideas of pardon, contrition and salvation. these soon become engulfed in the wild, whirling music of the Venusberg, which represents sensuality. the third theme reflects elisabeth’s prayers and the theme of piety. eventually, pardon thunders out triumphantly from the trombones, while the other instruments simultaneously intone a divine celestial sound. the bacchanale in the Venusberg section extends to provide a frenzied orgy of ballet music. In the original version, the stage set included a rocky grotto where there were bathing naiads, reclining sirens and dancing nymphs. Venus reclined on a couch in a rosy light, with tannhäuser, half-kneeling, nestling his head in her lap. the bacchantes stir up the dancers to their orgiastic excite-ment as the orchestra expresses their emotion with a rich, voluptuous sound. During this revelry, the listener can hear the famous rising chromatic four-note phrase Wagner also used in Tristan and Isolde.

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Wagner, tannhäuser, overture and Venusberg Music: Klaus tennstedt conducting the London Philharmonic orchestra, London Philharmonic 0003.

Selections from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg SuiteRICHARD WAGneR B. 22 May 1813 in Leipzig, Germany D. 13 February 1883 in Venice, Italy

First performed June 21, 1868 at the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater in Munich.

Scored for 2 flutes, (one doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (cymbals, glock-enspiel, snare drum, triangle), harp and strings. (Approx. 18 mins.)

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (“The Mastersingers of Nürnberg”) is Wagner’s only comic opera. In 1845, Wagner had previously used the basic subject material, a song contest with the hand of a beautiful woman as the prize, in his romantic opera Tannhäuser. The idea for this new lighter version, as a parody or satire based on the same material, originated at about the same time. The opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is based on a story of the 16th century guild of Meistersing-ers (mastersingers) headed by the beloved cobbler-poet Hans Sachs, and it demonstrates the superiority of natural and spontaneous art over the pedantic and conventional. The hero of the opera, Walther von Stolz-ing, was intended to be a portrayal of Wagner himself. Beckmesser, his unsuccessful rival for the hand of the beautiful Eva, is a caricature of Wagner’s severest critic, Eduard Hanslick. the selections in this Meistersinger suite begin with the Prelude to Act III. After the riot that ended Act II, the music of the Prelude to Act III sets the scene for sachs’ soliloquy which begins the act. Reflecting sachs’ ruminations on the absurdity of violence, this music mirrors sachs’ pensive nature with a somber theme that symbolizes his philosophical character. the prelude begins ominously with a sense of foreboding and resigna-tion. only in the hushed brass is there a glimmer of optimism with musical references to the noble Meistersinger theme. “tanz der Lehrbuben” (“Dance of the Apprentices”) leads to the site of the contest just outside of the Nürnberg gates. In it, Wagner depicts the gambol-ing and frolicking of the young appren-

tice artisans with the ‘maidens from Fürth’ in, for him, an uncharacteristic, rare waltz. the dance music is followed in this selection by the impressive arrival of the elders, “Aufzug der Meistersinger” (“Procession of the Mastersingers”), a very famous excerpt. the music reflects a pompous and stately entrance before the Meistersingers take their seats in the judges’ section. Based on an authentic melody of the 16th century Meistersing-ers, this section is sometimes called the “banner” theme because the music accompanies the bearing of the banners of various craftsmen. In this suite, the Prelude to Act 1 is the finale. Unlike many earlier operas, where the overture was the last part of the opera a composer wrote, Wagner began composing his Meistersinger with the overture, or Prelude as he later called it. He described the actual experi-ence, the moment of his inspiration, in his Autobiography: “the Prelude to my Meistersinger suddenly sprang up clearly in my mind as I had once before beheld it in a troubled mood, as if it had been a distant mirage, and I proceeded to draft the Prelude precisely as it appears today in the score, that is, setting forth very definitely the main motives of the whole drama. then I went on at once to work at the text, composing scenes in due sequence.” this overture is one of Wagner’s famous works and one of the most stir-ring curtain-raisers ever written, and now it is performed on orchestral programs so frequently that many who have never seen the opera still know this music well. It begins with the lively Procession of the Meistersingers, heard in this suite earlier on its own. then a flowing flute melody associated with Walther’s awakening love follows. subsequently, the tender lyric subject in the violins, associated with the growing love of Walther for eva, is sounded. A second march-like theme, the guild-theme, symbolic of the importance of the Meistersingers, is then announced. next comes a lyrical sugges-tion of the famous Prize song and a scherzo in which the playful apprentices parody the first Meistersinger theme. Combined with this are the counter-melodies associated with the lovers and with Beckmesser: the climax is reached when the Meistersinger theme, the march theme and Walther’s love music are combined and sound simultaneously.


Wagner, selections from Die Meisters-inger: Klaus tennstedt conducting the London Philharmonic orchestra, London Philharmonic 0003.


Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, in D minor, Op. 15JoHAnnes BRAHMsB. 7 May 1833 in Hamburg, GermanyD. 3 April 1897 in Vienna, Austria

First performed Janu-ary 22, 1859, with the composer as soloist and Joseph Joachim conducting.

Scored for solo piano and 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings. (Approx. 42 mins.)

The history of this piano concerto begins in 1854 when Brahms showed Robert Schumann’s wife, Clara, who was one of the greatest pianists of the time and also a composer, movements of a symphony he had sketched. They played it at two pianos, and friends who heard it suggested that it could be made into a concerto. For four years, Brahms worked over this music, composed a new third movement (the original one became part of his German Requiem, Op 45, of 1868) and, in 1858, completed the concerto.

Audiences and musicians both resisted the fiercely difficult concerto, which was not a virtuoso’s showpiece of the kind favored at the time. In Germany, it was not a success until two years before Brahms’s death, and in the United states it was hardly performed at all until 1900. now it is one of the most admired and often performed works in the repertoire, a huge, solemn piece of incomparable grandeur. A substantial work, it was then the longest concerto ever published. the first movement, Maestoso, is a majestic and monumental structure that is tumultuous and dark in the beginning with a long orchestral passage in which the strings state the main theme over a timpani roll before the piano joins in. the piano’s first entrance is energetic, and it becomes, later in the movement, gentle and expressive. After the lyrical section, the movement then fulfills Joachim’s hopes that it be “appropriately magnifi-cent [and] commensurately elevated and beautiful.” An elaborate development section is followed by a brilliant coda. Brahms once suggested that the grave slow movement, Adagio, was inscribed Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domine

(Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord) in memory of Robert schu-mann, and at another time, he said that it was a lovely portrait of Clara. to both, regardless, Brahms has paid homage by musically projecting his love (and his pain) in this romanza-like movement. It is based on a poetic theme that the piano takes up after its initial statement in the strings and bassoons. the clarinets introduce a subsidiary theme in the contrasting middle section. the final Rondo, Allegro non troppo, recalls the music of gypsies that Brahms had first learned from the Hungarian

violinist, Joachim, with whom he first met the schumanns. Joachim put the spirit of the Brahms music into words quite accurately when he described this movement’s themes as “the pithy, bold spirit of the first theme [and] the intimate and soft B-flat Major passage.” the movement brings the concerto to an end with a long and brilliant coda after a piano cadenza.


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Christmas with the Count Basie OrchestraDirected by Bill Hughes

thursday, December 4 at 8 p.m.

tRUMPets:Michael Williams

William ‘scotty’ BarnhartJames ZollarKris Johnson

tRoMBones:

*Clarence BanksDavid Keim

Barry CooperAlvin Walker

sAXoPHones:*John Williams, baritone

Doug Miller, tenorMarshall McDonald, lead alto

Doug Lawrence, tenorCleave Guyton, alto

RHytHM seCtIon:Marion Felder, drums*James Leary, bass

Will Matthews, guitarLlew Matthews, piano

* Indicates musicians who worked or performed with Count Basie

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there will a 15-minute intermission

Count Basie Orchestra Jazz is an American invention of the 20th Century. Its sound is the “modern art” of music. In his 80-year life span, William “Count” Basie so expanded and elevated the art form that modern music’s connoisseurs around the world regard his legacy as an “American Institution.” yet the affable “Count” was a very modest gentleman. His motions and musical conversations at the piano closely paralleled his approach to life itself. so one might predict he’d be elated to know that the orchestral institu-tion he founded in 1935 is still thriving today. Basie joined the Benny Moten orches-tra in Kansas City at the end of the 1920s. Jazz experts maintain that Basie at the keyboard signaled the beginning of the Moten band’s historical significance, starting with discs cut in 1932. With Benny Moten’s sudden death three years later, Basie went from pianist to band-leader. He took the name “the Count” when his new group headlined at Kansas City’s Reno Club in 1935. the Count Basie orchestra had arrived. With the keyboard touch or two, sound was set into motion. Always swinging, his piano spots became the band’s claim to fame. A single “Plink, Plink, Plink” closing triplet was the “signature” his music needed. Despite half a century of changing tastes in popular music, the endurance of the Count Basie orchestra confirms the genius of his earliest musi-cal instincts. the Count Basie orchestra of today is 18 performers committed to upholding and advancing this “American Institu-tion.” some members are new, some have been in the band “for a minute,” yet the core of the sound still swings from a few musicians hand-picked by Count Basie himself. they are in demand for world tours and recordings, have won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, and continue to accumulate awards and special recognitions.



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A Celtic Christmas with Natalie MacMaster

sunday, December 7 at 3 p.m.

Natalie MacMaster, fiddleMac Morin, piano

Matt MacIsaac, pipesJD Blair, percussion

Nathaniel Smith, cello

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there will be a 15-minute intermission.

the Dso does not appear on this program.

Natalie MacMaster natalie MacMaster first picked up a fiddle at the age of nine and has not looked back. the niece of famed Cape Breton fiddler Buddy MacMaster, she quickly became a major talent in her own right. After winning numerous east Coast Music Awards for her early traditional recordings, she began taking Celtic music to new heights with albums like In My Hands which featured elements of jazz, Latin music and guest vocals by Alison Krauss. she has recorded and released seven albums in Canada and the U.s., received both a Grammy nomination and Juno Award for Best Instrumental Album for My Roots Are Showing, won another Juno Award for Best Instrumen-tal Album for In My Hands and garnered several Canadian Country Music Awards for “Fiddler of the year.” she has shared the live performance stage with acts such as Carlos santana, the Chieftains, Paul simon, Luciano Pavarotti, Alison Krauss, Mark o’Connor and dozens of distinguished symphony orchestras. MacMaster has performed on ABC television’s new year’s eve broadcast at the special request of one of her greatest fans, the late Peter Jennings. she has created, financed and produced her very own nationally broadcast network tV special. two of her CDs have charted on Billboard’s top 20 selling World Music charts and four have been certified ‘gold’ (50,000+ sales) in Canada. Recorded in Halifax, Kingston, toronto and Calgary, Yours Truly (Rounder, 2006) is MacMaster’s 10th release, co-produced with husband Donnell Leahy. It features a mix of traditional and contemporary numbers as well as several originals, including a rendition of “Danny Boy” sung by Doobie Brother Michael McDonald and “Farewell to Peter” which MacMaster wrote to pay her respects to Peter Jennings after he passed away. In october 2006, MacMaster recorded a PBs special at the Celtic Colours Festival in Cape Breton, featuring MacMaster along with Bela Fleck, Carlos núñez and Hayley Westenra.

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James Lee III (b. 1975) A Different Soldier’s Tale (World Premiere)

IntermIssIon Carl Orff Carmina Burana (1895-1982) Fortuna imperatrix mundi [Fortune, empress of the World] o Fortuna Fortune plango vulnera I. Primo vere [In springtime] Veris leta facies omnia sol temperat ecce gratum Uf dem Anger [on the Green] tanz Floret silva Chramer, gip die varwe mir Reie Were diu werlt alle min II. In taberna [In the tavern] estuans interius olim lacus colueram ego sum abbas In taberna quando sumus III. Cour d’amours [the Court of Love] Amor volat undique Dies, nox et omnia stetit puella Circa mea pectora si puer cum puellula Veni, veni, venias In trutina tempus est iocundum Dulcissime Blanziflor et Helena [Blanziflor and Helena] Ave formosissima Fortuna imperatrix mundi o Fortuna

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Leonard Slatkin Hailed as “America’s Music Director” by the Los Angeles Times, internationally renowned conductor Leonard slatkin begins his tenure this season as Music Director of the Detroit symphony orchestra. Additionally, he becomes Principal Guest Conductor of the Pittsburgh symphony orchestra in 2008-09. Having recently completed his 12th and final season as Music Director of the national symphony orchestra, slatkin continues as Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic orchestra and Music Advisor to the nashville symphony orchestra. throughout the world, slatkin’s performances have been distinguished by imaginative programming and highly praised interpretations of both the standard and contemporary symphonic repertoire. Additionally, he is well-known for his arts advocacy work on behalf of music education. Following a successful tenure as Music Director of the saint Louis symphony from 1979 to 1996, slatkin became Conductor Laureate. He served as Festival Director of the Cleveland orchestra’s Blossom Festival from 1990-99, Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia orchestra from 1997-2000, Chief Conductor of the BBC symphony orchestra from 2000-04 and Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl from 2004-07. slatkin is a frequent host of musical broadcasts, which include the BBC and the new WRCJ broadcasts of Dso performances. slatkin’s more than 100 recordings have been recognized with seven Grammy Awards and more than 60 Grammy Award-nominations. He has received many other honors and awards, including the 2003 national Medal of Arts, France’s Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and the League of American orchestras’ Gold Baton for service to American music. slatkin was born In Los Angeles where his parents, conductor-violinist Felix slatkin and cellist eleanor Aller, were founding members of the Hollywood string Quartet. He began his musical studies on the violin and studied conducting with his father, followed by training with Walter susskind at Aspen and Jean Morel at the Juilliard school.

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Mary Wilson Cultivating a wide-ranging career singing chamber music, oratorio and operatic repertoire, sopranoMary Wilson

continues to receive critical acclaim from coast to coast. During the 2008-09 season, Wilson returns to the Cleveland orchestra for Handel’s Messiah, which she will

also sing with the University Musical society in Ann Arbor, Michigan. other highlights include Hadyn’s Lord Nelson Mass with the southwest Florida symphony; Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s Cantata No. 51 with the national Philharmonic; and Haydn’s Salve Regina and Fajer’s Missa de Los Angeles with Musica Angelica. In addition, Wilson will join the Florida Bach Festival for Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Brahm’s German Requiem; the Los Angeles Master Chorale for Mendelssohn’s Elijah; and the American Bach soloists with whom she will sing Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and virtuoso Handel duets in celebration of their 20th Anniversary season. Wilson was a 1999 national Finalist in the Metropolitan opera national Council Auditions, awarded the Adams Fellowship at the Carmel Bach Festival in California and is the recipient of a career grant from opera theatre of st. Louis’ prestigious Richard Gaddes Fund for opera singers. she was named a 2004 “emerging Artist” by Symphony Magazine, the publication’s first-ever compilation of up-and-coming classical soloists. Wilson holds performance degrees from st. olaf College and

Washington University in st. Louis.

Robert Baker Robert Baker has been featured in numerous roles with the Washington national opera, totaling more than 250

performances. He has recently been seen in Madama Butterfly, Andrea Chénier and Democracy. He has also sung 10 roles with the Washington Concert opera.

Career highlights include the world premiere of Peter Westergaard’s Moby Dick at Princeton University (recorded for Albany Records); his Metropolitan opera debut in Prokfiev’s War and Peace; performances with the Washington national opera on its tour to Japan; and the release of A Dream Within a Dream (Koch: 1999), a recording of the songs of Charles Martin Loeffler. With the national symphony orchestra under Leonard slatkin, Baker was soloist on the 1996 Grammy Award-Winning recording Of Rage and Remembrance by John Corigliano (BMI: 1996), and last season sang triquet in the nso’s presentation of Eugene Onegin. this season, Baker will be singing in Peter Grimes with the Washington national opera and the Bach Cantata 207 in a staged performance with the Washington Bach Consort.

Hugh Russell the young Canadian baritone Hugh Russell has been consistently hailed for his beautiful voice, dramatic gifts

and interpretive originality. He begins the 2008-09 season with performances of Dandini in La Cenerentola with Atlanta opera, followed by concert performances of Carmina Burana

with the Dso as well as the Pittsburgh symphony and edmonton symphony society. Russell will appear as Belcore in L’Elisir d’amore with Arizona opera and as Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with Pacific opera Victoria. Highlights from the 2007-08 season includee Carmina Burana with the toronto symphony, which he performed later in the season with the Houston symphony and the Philadelphia orchestra in Philadelphia, saratoga springs, and Vail. He was also heard as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte with Boston Baroque in Die Fledermaus with Arizona opera and appeared with Vancouver opera as taddeo in L’italiana in Algeri. In recent seasons, Russell has appeared at the new york City opera in Il barbiere di Siviglia and the Los Angeles opera in Ariadne auf Naxos. He was both an Adler Fellow and a member of the Merola opera Program at san Francisco opera. As a member of the Pittsburgh

opera Center, Russell sang the roles of Malatesta in Don Pasquale, the title role in Pelléas et Mélisande and Guglielmo in Così fan Tutte. He has also been a regular performer with the new york Festival of song.

uMS Choral union throughout its 130-year history, the UMs Choral Union has performed with many of the world’s distinguished orchestras and conductors. Based in Ann Arbor under the aegis of University Musical society, the 175-voice Choral Union is known for its definitive performances of large-scale works for chorus and orchestra. Fourteen years ago, the UMs Choral Union further enriched that tradition when it began appearing regularly with the Detroit symphony or-chestra (Dso). Amidst performances of stravinsky’s symphony of Psalms, Beethoven’s symphony no. 9 and others, the UMs Choral Union has also recorded tchaikovsky’s the snow Maiden with the orchestra for Chandos, Ltd. Led by Grammy Award-winning conductor and Music Director Jerry Blackstone, the UMs Choral Union was a participant chorus in a rare performance and recording of William Bolcom’s songs of Innocence and of experience in Hill Auditorium in April 2004 under the baton of Leonard slatkin. naxos released a three-disc set of this recording in october 2004, featuring the UMs Choral Union and U-M school of Music ensembles. the recording won four Grammy Awards in 2006, including “Best Choral Performance” and “Best Classical Album.” the recording was also selected as one of the new york times “Best Classical Music CDs of 2004.” the 07/08 season brought further collaborations with the Dso, including Detroit orchestral Hall performances of the Verdi Requiem and Beethoven’s symphony no. 9, and a special Good Friday performance in Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium of Bach’s st. Matthew Passion. In addition to this weekend’s Dso concerts, the UMs Choral Union 08/09 season includes two concerts in Ann Arbor: the annual performances of Messiah with the Ann Arbor symphony orchestra in December and a concert with two pianos featuring works of Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Jonathan Dove, and Carl orff at st. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in April.

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Overture to La forza del destinoGIUsePPe VeRDIB. 10 october 1813, Le Roncole, ItalyD. 27 January 1901, Milan, Italy

First performed in St. Petersburg, Russia on November 22, 1862. The Overture appeared in the later Milan revision of 1869.

Scored for flute, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clari-nets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, 2 harps and strings. (Approx. 8 mins.)

until the late 1830s, Verdi lived a relatively peaceful life. He had spent his youth as an altar boy and organist at San Michele Arcangelo in Bussetto, Italy. He later studied composition with Vicenzo Lavigna, a composer and maestro at La Scala in Milan, and in 1836 was named music director of the Busseto Philharmonic.

that same year, Verdi married his childhood sweetheart, Margherita Barezzi. they had two children together before tragedy struck in 1839, when one by one, the family fell ill. Margherita and the children died over the course of the year, changing Verdi’s life forever. In tribute to his family, the composer vowed never to write a comedy again and instead pursued mainly works of tragedy and drama. Verdi clung to the idea of inescapable destiny and wrote many operas in homage to his beliefs, includ-ing La forza del destino. Composed in 1861-62, the opera’s libretto by Verdi’s lifelong friend and collaborator, Francesco Maria Piave, is based on a spanish drama about thwarted love, Don Alvaro o La Fuerza del Sino (1835) by Angel de saavedra, with a scene adapted from German dramatist Friedrich schiller’s dramatic trilogy Wallensteins Lager, inspired by the thirty years War. As the opera underwent massive revision in 1869, the previous overture was replaced with this more expansive piece. An opening from the brasses and woodwinds calls specific attention to the

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strong subject matter of the opera. A rushing accompaniment follows, intro-ducing the theme of the daughter of the Marquis of Calatrava, Donna Leonora, whose famous aria is “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (“Peace, peace, my God”). themes from other arias follow, though the recur-rent underlying theme of peace remains. In 1893, more than 50 years after the death of his family, Verdi finally broke his vow by composing the comic opera Falstaff, received by an adoring audience.


Verdi, La Forza del Destino overture: Riccardo Muti conducting the La scala theater orchestra, seraphim 73738.

A Different Soldier’s TaleJAMes Lee IIIB. 26 november 1975, st. Joseph, MI

Scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones,

tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, celeste and strings. (Approx. 25 mins.)

A Different Soldier’s Tale is a four-movement work for orchestra loosely based on stories that my grandfather told me about his involvement fighting in World War II. He was one of many African Ameri-can soldiers engaged in the conflict in the European theater. Even though this work addresses the history of one man’s fight during the Second World War, it also pays tribute to the other host of men fighting for freedom and to overcome tyranny. The work is a commentary on James Lee Sr.’s (my grandfather’s) experi-ences on various night patrols as a corporal (I. Vigilant Patrol); his fight for survival (II. I Must Survive!); his and other African American soldiers’ near execution by Nazi soldiers (III. Capture! Funeral?); and the victory celebration back at home in Selma, Alabama (IV. Celebration on Broad Street). Each movement serves as a musical commentary on some of the stories told to me when I was younger.

the first movement (“Vigilant Patrol”) comments on various night patrols that James Lee sr. made as a corporal. After the movement’s initial suspended cymbal and wood block outburst, the complete orchestra plays a highly disso-nant 12-tone chord signaling conflict. the orchestral texture quickly diminishes as it prepares the way for the so-called “Papa Lapa” (grandfather’s nickname) theme. throughout this movement, a longing and quasi-mournful melody is played by various parts of the orchestra with anticipatory passages foreshadow-ing the imminent battle to take place. Finally, the wood block that opened the work closes the movement, as if the tick-ing of the clock signals a new day. Movement two (“I Must survive”) is where the actual battle takes place. An aspect of note in this movement is a certain passage where the trumpets imitate the sound of sirens in an emer-gency. this tireless battle continues until the opening motive in the violins returns, accompanied by the snare drum. soft timpani passages, low strings and the snare drum tell us that the African American soldiers have been captured, lined up and prepared for execution by nazi soldiers. Just when death seems imminent, high screeching pleadings come from German women running from a barn hoping that those soldiers’ lives will be saved. the strings, piano and harp slide down aggressively to the lower registers of their instruments, and the movement ends with the dissonant sounds of war and conflict. the next movement (“Capture! Funeral?”) is a solemn tale of one soldier who was badly malnourished and whose eye had been shot out in the battle. Perhaps his family back in Alabama already thought he was dead. In this movement I have loosely quoted the hymn “Come, ye Disconsolate:” Co me, ye disconsolate, where’er ye

languish. Co me to the mercy seat, fervently

kneel. He re bring your wounded hearts; here

tell your anguish; ea rth has no sorrow that heaven

cannot heal. the final movement (“Celebration on Broad street”) is a five-part rondo with a coda. Broad street is the “main street” in selma, Alabama where I imagine people would have had parades and celebrated the end of the war.

Program note by James Lee III

Carmina BuranaCARL oRFF B. 10 July 1895, Munich, GermanyD. 29 March 1982, Munich, Germany

First performed on June 8, 1937, in Frankfurt by the Frankfurt Opera under the direction of Bertil Wetzelsberger.

Scored for 3 solo voices (soprano, tenor and baritone), a mixed choir, a children’s chorus and the follow-ing orchestra: 3 flutes, with 2 players doubling on piccolo; 3 oboes, the third player doubling on English horn; 3 clarinets plus e-flat clarinet and bass clarinet; 3 bassoons and contrabas-soon; 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba; timpani and percussion; two pianos and celesta; and strings. (Approx. 60 mins.)

In 1803, a remarkable manuscript was discovered in a medieval Benedictine monastery at Beuren, in southern Germany. The docu-ment was not a religious text, but rather a collection of secular songs and poems written by wandering students and minstrels during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The verses, in Latin, Old French and Middle-High-German, touched a broad range of topics. They satirized the clergy and nobility, celebrated the passing seasons; complained of poverty, greed and corruption; praised the pleasures of wine and song; and above all, sang the joys and sorrows of love while expressing a fatalistic view of human destiny controlled by a “wheel of fortune.” By turns blatant and refined, the language of these poems reflected the varied back-grounds and social stations of their authors, and the verses revealed a freshness that is striking even today. They were published in 1847 under the title Carmina Burana (“Songs of the Beuren”). In 1935, they came to the attention of an obscure German composer named Carl Orff. orff is one of the more curious figures of 20th century music. He received a solid if unremarkable musical training


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and, like so many composers of his generation, absorbed the influence first of the German post-Romantics — particularly strauss, the young schoenberg and, later, stravinsky. But his interests soon spread beyond the concerns of modern composition. During his twenties, he became involved with the theater and soon became fascinated with the idea, analogous to Wagner’s concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk (the “complete art work”), of combining the various arts to produce a spectacle whose total effect was greater than the sum of its parts. At about the same time, he developed a strong interest in early music, particularly that of the medieval and Renaissance periods. Finally, in 1924, he began an association with the dancer Dorothee Gunther, and with her established an educational method aimed at “reviving the natural unity of music and movement.” orff’s work in this area, and in early music education gener-ally, continued for decades, resulting in the famous orff-schulwerk, a teaching program using simple percussion instru-ments and rhythmic movement now widely used throughout the world.

Far from remaining isolated, these interests came together in a fascinating synthesis in orff’s creative work. He sought new ways to dramatize concert music, presenting staged versions of oratorios and other pieces. His own compositions relied increasingly on modal melodies derived from medieval plainchant, and on the percussion instru-ments and simplicity of utterance that characterize orff-schulwerk. orff plainly was searching for a vehicle by which to bring these disparate elements together in a telling and original way. He found it in Carmina Burana. orff composed his setting of the Beuren monastery verses in 1935-36. Upon completing it, he wrote to his publisher: “everything I have written to date . . . can be destroyed. With Carmina Burana, my collected works begin.” the sound of Carmina Burana was virtually unprecedented. Its pounding, repetitive rhythms, simple motives, elemental harmonies and huge orches-tral sound blocks convey a pagan and orgiastic energy. In an audacious gambit, orff deliberately abandoned Western music’s traditional techniques of coun-

terpoint and thematic development in favor of a deliberately primitive rhetoric. Framing Carmina Burana is a massive chorus, “o Fortuna,” whose allusions to both happiness and woe, “power and poverty alike,” sets out a broad canvas of human experience to be filled by the intervening numbers. these are divided into three large sections. the first, “In springtime,” is a hymn to reawakening nature and love. “In the tavern” treats the pains and pleasures of hedonistic aban-don. “the Court of Love,” the work’s final section, celebrates love and sensuality. orff gained international attention with Carmina Burana. It has since become one of the most frequently performed of modern choral works.


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Garrison Keillorunder the Mistletoe with the DSO

tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 8 p.m.

Philip Brunelle, conductor

tonight’s program will include the following:

Victor Hely-Hutchinson Here We Come A-Wassailing (1901-1947) from Carol Symphony

Samuel Barber Chorale Prelude on “silent night” (1910-1981) from Die Natali, op. 37

William McGlaughlin Aunt eva suite (surveying Lake Wobegon) (b. 1946) old American songs

arr. Daniel Kallman Johnny Johnson sancta Lucia

arr. Philip Brunelle A Child is Born

arr. Paul Gerike Christmas Carol Duet o Little town of Bethlehem Angels We Have Heard on High

there will be one 20-minute intermission.

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Garrison Keillor Garrison Keillor was born in 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota and began his radio career as a freshman at the University of Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1966. He went to work for Minnesota Public Radio in 1969, and on July 6, 1974, he hosted the first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion in st. Paul. the show ended in 1987, resumed in 1989 in new york as The American Radio Company, returned to Minnesota, and in 1993 resumed the name A Prairie Home Companion. over 3 million listeners on more than 450 public radio stations now hear the show each week. Keillor is also the author of many books, including Lake Wobegon Days (1985); The Book of Guys (1993); The Old Man Who Loved Cheese (1996); Wobegon Boy (1997); Me: By Jimmy “Big Boy” Valente As Told to Garrison Keillor (1999); Love Me (2003); Homegrown Democrat (2004); and Pontoon (2007). His newest book is Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel (2008). Keillor has received numerous awards, including a Grammy Award for his recording of Lake Wobegon Days. He has also received two Cable ACe Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and sciences and recently was presented with a national Humanities Medal by the national endowment for the Humanities. In 1994, he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame at Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications. With Philip Brunelle, he has performed with many orchestras, includ-ing the Chicago, Milwaukee, san Fran-cisco, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Dallas, and national symphonies. He has appeared at Wolf trap, Carnegie Hall, and other major concert halls as a member of the Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and he has performed on his own in one-man shows across the country and on tour broad-casts of A Prairie Home Companion.

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Angels We Have Heard on High Angels we have heard on highsweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in replyechoing their joyous strains.Gloria, in excelsis Deo!Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

O Little Town of Bethlehem o little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie!Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by;yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light;the hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight.


Philip Brunelle Philip Brunelle, artistic director and founder of Vocalessence, is an internationally renowned conductor, choral scholar and performer, working

enthusiastically to expand audiences for rarely heard works of the past, and unique new music. His conducting engagements have taken him across the United states, south America and europe

and included performances with the new york Philharmonic, the Minnesota orchestra, the Berkshire Choral Festival and the oregon Bach Festival. Brunelle served as president of the sixth World symposium on Choral Music, which took place in Minneapolis-st. Paul in 2002. In 2006, he served as artistic director and conductor of America sings!, a concert held in Washington, D.C. to launch the neA initiative, American Masterpieces: Choral Music. In 2008, he served on the Artistic Advisory Committee for the eighth World Choral symposium in Denmark and also chaired the program committee for the American Guild of organists national convention, held in the twin Cities. He serves on the boards of Chorus America, the International Federation for Choral Music and st. olaf College. Among his many awards are honorary doctorates from st. olaf College, Gusta-vus Adolphus College, st. John’s Univer-sity and United theological seminary. Chorus America honored Brunelle with its most prestigious award, the Michael Korn Founder’s Award for Development of the Choral Art, and the American Composers Forum named Philip Brunelle “2007 Champion of new Music” for his support of contemporary music and composers of today. He has been honored by the governments of norway, sweden and the United Kingdom for his promotion of their music.

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Home for the Holidays: “The Sounds of the Season”

thursday, December 18 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. Friday, December 19 at 8:30 p.m.

saturday, December 20 at 3 p.m.* & 8:30 p.m. sunday, December 21 at 3 p.m.

*the performance on sat., Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. is a special family concert featuring KidZone, a festival of kids’ activities,

in the Atrium Lobby before the concert.

Thomas Wilkins, conductor / Kisma Jordan, sopranoAndover Chamber Choir / Bruce Snyder, director

Grosse Pointe South High School Pointe Singers / Ellen Bowen, director

Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker suite, op. 71a

arr. Bill Holcombe Festive sounds of Hanukkah orch. Carson Rothrock Hanukkah, Hanukkah My Dreidel s’Vivon (spin Dreidel) Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah

Donald Fraser this Christmastide (Jessye’s Carol)**

arr. Calvin Custer It’s Christmas time: A Medley for orchestra santa Claus Is Comin’ to town Have yourself A Merry Little Christmas silver Bells I’ll Be Home For Christmas

John Williams three Holiday songs from Home Alone** lyrics by Leslie Bricusse somewhere in My Memory star of Bethlehem Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas

IntermIssIon arr. Carmen Dragon “Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly”

Jennifer Margaret Barker Nollaig**

Katherine Davis/arr. Ray Wright “Carol of the Drum”

arr. Brant Adams torah orah (yisrael V’oraita)** [A cappella]

Bob Chilcott Mid-Winter**

Adolphe-Charles Adam “o Holy night”** arr. David T. Clydesdale Kisma Jordan, soprano

Robert L. Shaw Many Moods of Christmas suite I** arr. Robert Russell Bennett Good Christian Men, Rejoice silent night Patapan o Come, All ye Faithful

** Denotes pieces performed with the Andover Chamber Choir and Grosse Pointe south Pointe singers.

December 19 concert sponsored by Detroit Area Honda Dealers Association

Thomas Wilkins thomas Wilkins is in his ninth season as Resident Conductor of the Detroit symphony orchestra. Wilkins leads the orchestra in classical, jazz, pops, special events, young people’s series concerts and educational concerts. Wilkins was named Principal Guest Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl orchestra beginning this summer and was honored by the Dso with a special award at the eighth annual Classical Roots Gala for his contributions to classi-cal music and the Detroit community. since 2005, Wilkins has been Music Director of the omaha symphony. Past positions included Resident Conduc-tor of the Florida orchestra in tampa Bay and Associate Conductor of the Richmond symphony in Virginia. He served on the music faculties of several prestigious American universities and is a featured guest conductor with major orchestras across the country. Committed to promoting a life-long enthusiasm for music, Wilkins brings energy and commitment to audiences of all ages. He actively participates as a guest speaker and volunteer for local community organizations and schools. A native of norfolk, Va., Wilkins earned his Bachelor of Music education degree from the shenandoah Conserva-tory of Music and his Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting from the new england Conservatory of Music in Boston. Currently he serves as chairman of the board for the Raymond James Charitable endowment Fund.

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Thomas Wilkins Conducts 31st Annual

Classical Roots Concerts

March 6-8, 2009

Featuring Dear Mrs. Parks

by Hannibal Lokumbe


Kisma Jordan soprano Kisma Jordan has shared her ever-increasing talent before audiences across the country with her “shimmering

soprano voice” as noted by music critic Anthony tommasini in the New York Times. some perfor-mance highlights include the north American premiere of Francesco Cavalli’s Gli Amore

D’ Apollo e di Daphne and Pasatieri’s Signor Deluso with the Bowling Green state opera theatre. she has had solo engagements with the toledo symphony orchestra and the Bowling Green Phil-harmonia of ohio and recitals in ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. In the 2006-2007 season, Jordan received a personal invitation from renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne to participate in the Song Continues... 2006 master class and recital festival presented by the Marilyn Horne Foundation at Carnegie’s Weill Hall. Recently, Jordan won the Great Lakes District of the Metropolitan opera national Council Auditions. Her addi-tional prestigious awards include first place in the Lima symphony orchestra young Artists Competition, first place and Audience Choice Award winner of the 39th annual Bowling Green state University Competition in Music Perfor-mance, first place in the Dr. Marjorie Conrad Peatee Art song Competition and the tuesday Musical Association Gertrude Marta Pflaum scholarship for Voice. A native of Detroit, Jordan holds degrees in vocal performance from Kentucky state University and Bowling Green state University.

Grosse Pointe South Pointe Singers Grosse Pointe south Pointe singers is an Advanced Choir from Grosse Pointe south High school made up of students in grades 10 through 12. the choir has been under the direction of ellen J. Bowen for 22 years. During that time, it has produced 24 Michigan school Vocal Music Association state Finalists in both solos and ensembles. they have also been national show Choir champions for three straight years. the Detroit

Chamber Winds have invited the Pointe singers to perform their Holiday Concert for the past seven years, and this year they were featured in the Rutter Gloria. the Pointe singers are proud to have performed with the Dso in more than 50 different performances from 1994 to the present, and they have been invited to perform around the world, including Italy where they sang a Full High Mass at the Vatican. this spring, they will travel to new york to perform at the United nations.

Ellen J. Bowen ellen Bowen is Director of Choral Activities/Music theater/Music technol-ogy at Grosse Pointe south High school. she has been at south High for 22 years and has also taught at Macomb Commu-nity College, Wayne state University and Chippewa Valley High school. now in her 40th year in the educational field, Bowen sat on the state Boards of both the Michigan school Vocal Music Association and the Michigan American Choral Directors Association. she has received a number of prestigious awards, including a Vocational service Award from the Rotary Club of Grosse Pointe, a distinguished service Award from Grosse Pointe Farms City Council and a certificate of special tribute from Gover-nor engler. Additionally, Wayne County recognized her for her exemplary role in making Grosse Pointe a place where residents can live and enjoy cultural experiences with great pride. Bowen has degrees from Columbia College, Ball state University, Butler University, oakland University and a certificate in music technology from the University of Michigan.

Andover Chamber Choir the Andover Chamber Choir from Andover High school is made up of two select ensembles. the Jills, an honors vocal ensemble that sings and rings handbells, was formed in 1955. they have performed in a wide variety of venues from educational conferences to country club ballrooms, from european cathedrals to recording studios, and from schools to hospitals to special tele-vision productions. they have performed for Presidents Ford, Bush and Reagan

and have appeared on stage at the Fisher theater for Karl Haas’ live radio show and at the Fox theater with Kenny Rogers. the Andover Chamber singers was founded in 1973 as a performing ensemble and a regular part of the music curriculum offerings. these auditioned juniors and seniors regularly perform at festivals and competitions receiving exemplary scores. the Chamber singers form the core of the Andover Honors Chorale which is planning another european performing tour in the summer of 2009. Both groups have been featured with the Detroit Chamber Winds holiday performances for a number of years.

Bruce J. Snyder, Choral Director Bruce J. snyder began directing his first choir at the age of 17. His conduct-ing experience includes middle and high school teaching, community and semi-professional adult groups, prepar-ing choruses for oratorio and opera performances, helping produce the annual all-school musical and 35 years of church music experience. He is also an adjudicator. He has a B.A. from Albion College, a Masters in conducting from Michigan state and an ed.s. degree in school administration from oakland University. every other summer, snyder tours europe with his Andover Honors Chorale. He has also toured europe with the orchard Lake Community Church Presbyterian Chancel Choir. snyder has been a choral director in the Bloomfield Hills schools for 31 years and is in his 12th year on staff at the orchard Lake Community Church, Presbyterian. He has been the recipient of numerous prestigious recognitions, including the Master teacher award from Bloomfield Hills schools and 2008 teacher of the year from the Michigan school Vocal Music Association (MsVMA).

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Paradise Jazz Series

DOuBLE BILLSophie Milman/Phil Woods Quintet

thursday, January 8 at 8 p.m.

Sophie MilmanSophie Milman, vocals / Paul Shrofel, piano, keyboard

Kieran Overs, bass / Mark McLean, drums

Phil Woods QuintetPhil Woods, saxophone

Brian Lynch, trumpet / Bill Mays, pianoSteve Gilmore, bass / Bill Goodwin, drums

selections to be announced from the stage.there will be a 15-minute intermission.

the Dso does not appear on this program.

Phil Woods one of the true masters of the bop vocabulary, Phil Woods has had his own sound since the mid-1950s. one of the top alto saxophon-ists alive, he has lost neither his enthusiasm nor his creativity through the years. Woods’ first alto sax was left to him by an uncle, and he started playing seriously when he was 12. He gigged and studied locally until 1948. He then moved to new york where he studied with Lennie tristano at the Manhattan school of Music and at Juilliard where he majored in clarinet. He worked with Charlie Barnet (1954), Jimmy Raney (1955), George Wallington, the Dizzy Gillespie orchestra, Buddy Rich (1958-59), Quincy Jones (1959-61) and Benny Goodman (for BG’s famous 1962 tour of the soviet Union), but he has mostly headed his own groups since 1955, including co-leadership of a combo with fellow altoist Gene Quill in the 1950s logi-cally known as “Phil & Quill.” In the 1960s, Woods performed on Benny Carter’s classic Further Defini-tions record, toured europe with the short-lived thelonious Monk nonet, performed on soundtracks to such films as The Hustler and Blow Up and taught at an arts camp in Pennsylvania in the summers of 1964-67. Discouraged with the jazz scene in the U.s., he moved to France in 1968 where he led the euro-pean Rhythm Machine. In 1972, he returned to the U.s. and formed a quintet with pianist Mike Melillo, bassist steve Gilmore, drummer Bill Goodwin and guitarist Harry Leahey that had much greater success. their recording Live at the Showboat officially launched the band which today, after a few personnel changes, still tours the world. not just a bebop repertory band, Woods’ ensembles have developed their own repertoire, taken plenty of chances, and stretched themselves while sticking to his straight-ahead path.



Sophie Milman “It’s not easy being green,” sang a 24-year-old sophie Milman on her smash 2007 album, Make Someone Happy. But

today, no one can accuse the young toronto singer of being “green” or naïve about her ascent into the upper echelons of the inter-national jazz scene. Make Someone Happy has more

than lived up to its title: it topped the itunes jazz charts in both Canada and the U.s. for months, cracked the top 5 jazz chart in Billboard, and garnered a 2008 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the year. Following its July, 2007 release, Milman spent nine months of the next year seducing sold-out audiences every-where, including appearances with Chick Corea, Chris Botti, Gary Burton, the neville Brothers, Jesse Cook and Randy Bachman. Her recent tour schedule included an

emotional homecoming at the vener-able toronto venue Massey Hall, where Milman saw some of her heroes perform as a teenager, and a triumphant appear-ance alongside the Manhattan transfer at a packed Hollywood Bowl. the success of Make Someone Happy was only the latest chapter in Milman’s rise. Her self-titled debut album, released in 2004, has sold nearly 100,000 copies worldwide and was named by itunes UsA as one of the top 10 jazz albums of 2006. Milman’s 2007 itunes eP, Live at the Winter Garden, hit #1 on the jazz charts in Canada and #4 in France. on her first trip to Japan, Milman was shocked to discover that she was in the same stratosphere of stardom as Diana Krall and Michael Bublé — a status that means she is regularly pursued by paparazzi there. today, Milman continues to pursue her unusual double life: working to complete her commerce degree at the University of toronto while readying her third album, another eclectic collection set for a spring 2009 release.

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Edgar Meyer In demand as both a performer and a composer, edgar Meyer has formed a role in the music world unlike any other. Hailed by the New Yorker as “...the most remarkable virtuoso in the rela-tively unchronicled history of his instru-ment,” Meyer’s unparalleled tech-nique and musician-ship in combination with his gift for composition have brought him to the forefront where he is appreci-ated by a vast, varied audience. His uniqueness in the field was recognized by a MacArthur Award in 2002. As a soloist, Meyer has released a concerto album with the st. Paul Cham-ber orchestra featuring Bottesini’s Gran Duo with Joshua Bell, Meyer’s Double Concerto for Bass and Cello with yo-yo Ma, Bottesini’s Bass Concerto no. 2, and Meyer’s Concerto in D for Bass. In 2006, he released a self-titled solo recording on which he wrote and played all of the pieces, incorporating seven varied instruments. His newest recording, a CD/DVD of original material with mandolinist Chris thile, was released in Fall 2008. As a composer, Meyer has carved out a remarkable niche. In the 2006-07 season, he premiered a triple concerto for double bass, banjo and tabla (co-written and performed with Béla Fleck and Zakir Hussain) and a piece for double bass and piano that he performed with emanuel Ax. Meyer premiered his Double Concerto for Bass and Cello with yo-yo Ma and the Boston symphony under seiji ozawa. In october 1999, Meyer’s violin concerto, written for Hilary Hahn, was premiered and recorded by Hahn with the st. Paul Chamber orchestra under Hugh Wolff. Collaborations are a central part of Meyer’s work, including widely-acclaimed performances and recordings with Chris thile, Béla Fleck, Joshua Bell, sam Bush, Mike Marshall, yo-yo Ma and Mark o’Connor. Meyer collaborated with Ma and o’Connor for Appalachia Waltz in 1996 and its Grammy® Award-winning follow-up Appalachian Journey in 2000.

Leonard Slatkin biography, see page 22.



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Preferred series sponsor:

Classical seriesAmericans Here & Abroad

Friday, January 9 at 10:45 a.m. and 8 p.m. saturday, January 10 at 8:30 p.m.

sunday, January 11 at 3 p.m.

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Edgar Meyer, double bass

Béla Fleck, banjoZakir Hussain, tabla

Margaret Brouwer Rhapsody for orchestra (b. 1940) (World Premiere, Winner of the

elaine Lebenbom Memorial Award for Women Composers)

Edgar Meyer (b. 1960) triple Concerto for Double Bass, Béla Fleck (b. 1958) Banjo and tabla Zakir Hussain (b. 1951)

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Leonard Bernstein Facsimile: A Choreographic essay (1918 – 1990) for orchestra

George Gershwin An American in Paris (1898 – 1937)

All evening performances will be preceded by Ford Concertalks featuring guest speaker Charles Greenwell. Concertalks begin one hour prior to performance time.



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Leonard Slatkin returns in April 2009 for two more concert series:

Slatkin & Boisvert (Apr. 2-4)

Slatkin and Mahler (Apr. 23-25)


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Béla Fleck Béla Fleck is often considered the premiere banjo player in the world. A new york City native, he picked up the

banjo at age 15 after being awed by the bluegrass music of Flatt & scruggs. While still in high school, he began experimenting with playing bebop jazz on his banjo, and in 1980 he released his

first solo album, Crossing the Tracks. In 1982, Fleck joined the progressive blue-grass band new Grass Revival, making a name for himself ever since on countless solo and ensemble projects as a virtuoso instrumentalist unbounded by genre. In 1989, Fleck formed the Flecktones with members equally talented and adventurous as himself. the band was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “heavyweight players who make an endearing fusion… it’s hard to resist a band that draws on bluegrass, funk, world music, pop and jazz with such glee and blissful lack of pretension.” the Flecktones, comprised of Victor Wooten on electric bass, Jeff Coffin on sax and flute and Future Man on percussion, have recently released the holiday record Jingle All The Way with guests edgar Meyer, Andy statman and tuvan throat singers. Fleck and director sascha Paladino are currently premiering the documen-tary Throw Down Your Heart at festivals nationwide. Motivated by a deep love of African music, the film follows Fleck on a boundary-breaking musical adventure to explore the little-known African roots of the banjo and record an album. transcending barriers of language and culture, Fleck finds common ground with musicians ranging from local villagers to international superstars such as the Malian diva oumou sangare to create some of the most meaningful music of his career. the album and tour are planned for spring 2009. Béla Fleck and the Flecktones perform for over 500,000 people annually, and Fleck has received more Grammy nomi-nations in more diverse categories than any other musician in history.

Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain is today appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large as an international

phenomenon. A clas-sical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have not only established him as a national treasure in his own country, India, but

have also earned him worldwide fame. His playing is marked by uncanny intuition and masterful improvisational dexterity, founded in formidable knowl-edge and study. the favorite accompa-nist for many of India’s greatest classical musicians and dancers, he has not let his genius rest there. Widely considered a chief architect of the contemporary world music move-ment, Hussain’s contribution to world music has been unique, with many historic collaborations including shakti, which he founded with John McLaughlin and L. shankar in the early 1970’s; the

Diga Rhythm Band, Making Music, Planet Drum with Mickey Hart; Tabla Beat Science, Sangam with Charles Lloyd and eric Harland; and recordings and perfor-mances with artists as diverse as George Harrison, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison, Airto Moreira, Giovanni Hidalgo, Pharoah sanders, Billy Cobham, Rennie Harris and the Kodo drummers of Japan. A child prodigy, Hussain was touring by the age of 12, the gifted son of tabla legend Ustad Allarakha. Hussain came to the United states in 1970, embark-ing on an international career which includes no fewer than 150 concert dates a year. He has composed and recorded many albums and soundtracks, and has received widespread recognition as a composer for his many ensembles and collaborations. He has composed soundtracks for the films In Custody and The Mystic Masseur directed by Ismail Merchant, Bertolucci’s Little Buddha, for which Hussain composed, performed and acted as Indian music advisor, Vanaprastham (the Last Dance), chosen to be screened at the Cannes Film Festi-val in May, 1999, saaz, and everybody says I’m Fine.

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Rhapsody for OrchestraMARGARet BRoUWeRB. 8 February 1940 in Ann Arbor, MI

Scored for 3 flutes (3rd doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets (3rd doubling on bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabas-

soon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists, 2 harps and strings. (Approx. 15 mins.)

Rhapsody for Orchestra was commissioned by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in honor of Elaine Lebenbom. In the style of a concerto for orchestra, it features principal players, sections, and the entire orchestra in a soloistic way. I love the orchestra — its beauty, power and excitement. It has an unparalleled ability to produce a vast array of sounds and beauti-ful melodies in many different colors. My intention when writing this work was to let the orchestra shine, to show off a bit in different ways — with beautiful melodies, with bravura, with passion, with powerful sound and with electric rhythms. this work is dedicated to composer Donald erb who recently passed away. I think composing his music helped him to come to grips with the experiences that occurred in his world. By the same token, in my music, I am trying to make sense of the complex world that I inhabit as a person living in the 21st century; to merge and mix and overlay the layers of my life and history, of my concerns, hopes and passions, and of my interest in other cultures as well as the love of my own culture; to see if these elements can exist in a wonderful, colorful and complex tapestry, if they can relate to each other, if they can enrich each other. the names of the first and second movements describe quite thoroughly the essence of these movements. the last movement lets loose in a fun, fast-paced dance that rollicks through lilting melodies and dancing rhythms.

Program note written by the composer, Margaret Brouwer

Triple Concerto for Double Bass, Banjo and TablaeDGAR MeyeR B. 24 november 1960 in tulsa, oKBéLA FLeCK B. 10 July 1958 in new york CityZAKIR HUssAIn B. 9 March 1951 in Bombay, India

First performed by the Nashville Symphony on September 9, 2006 with Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer, Leonard Slatkin conducting, for the opening of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, cymbals and strings. (Approx. 20 mins.)

Concertos for three instruments are hardly plentiful, but they do exist. Bach wrote two concertos for three harpsichords and a concerto for harpsichord, flute and violin. And among the amaz-ing piano concerto catalogue of Mozart is a work for three pianos. However, a composition created for three such disparate instru-ments as banjo, double bass and tabla (a pair of drums of North India) occupies a unique position in the classical repertory. Meyer and Fleck have enjoyed a close musical relationship, strengthened in large part by the classically trained bass player’s commitment to unusual instrumental ensembles. the fruits of his offbeat collaborations include a Grammy Award shared for the classical album Perpetual Motion with Fleck, violinist Joshua Bell and others. exploring a fusion of classical and bluegrass musi-cal styles, the two musicians and their friends have appeared at many presti-gious venues, including the Chamber Music society of Lincoln Center in new york. the duo of Meyer and Fleck has been enlarged to a trio with the addition of Hussain. Meyer said the three have performed in various settings and have found working together to be musi-cally fulfilling and exciting. While each pursues a very active individual concert schedule, they found time to collaborate on this new one-of-a-kind concerto.

If the task of combining banjo, bass and tabla with symphony orchestra seems a formidable one, the act of achieving a valid and persuasive balance has been worked out with considerable professionalism and panache. the concerto is in traditional three-movement form (that’s probably the only element about the piece that’s traditional), with a slow movement separating the two quicker sections. the game plan is clear: each instrument has the opportunity at some point to play alone, apart from the group, there are duets and the three engage in a cadenza in the final move-ment. the sonorities involved require the utmost compositional dexterity if they are to be blended. or is the contrast between them the aesthetic point? It must be said that the nashville symphony opted on the side of courage in commissioning such an unconven-tional work. Relying on the proven musicianship and the virtuosity of this trio minimized the risk, however, and the results are fascinating.

Program note by Orrin Howard.

Facsimile: Choreographic Essay for OrchestraLeonARD BeRnsteInB. 25 August 1918 in Lawrence, MAD. 14 october 1990 in new york City

Ballet premiered on October 24, 1946 at the Broadway Theatre, New York City, danced by Nora Kaye, Jerome Robbins, and John Kriza;

the concert version was first performed on March 5, 1947 by the Rochester Philharmonic; both performances were conducted by the composer.

Scored for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 b-flat clarinets (2nd doubling E-flat clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, cornet in C, 2 b-flat trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano and strings. (Approx. 19 mins.)

Leonard Bernstein is arguably the most influential American musician of the later twentieth century, having combined success as a pianist and conductor with work as a composer of everything from symphonies to Broadway and

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much in between. His televised young people’s concerts inspired a new generation of interest in classical music. Bernstein was a compositional omnivore, devour-ing any and all influences from compatriots such as Gershwin and Copland to Europe’s twentieth-century masters such as Mahler and Stravinsky.

Unlike their first collaboration, the jazzy wartime ballet Fancy Free (1944) about three sailors on shore leave, chore-ographer Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein’s Facsimile is a pessimistic inner drama stemming from their own experiences in psychoanalysis. A gestural “choreographic essay” rather than a dance-driven ballet, Facsimile left audiences baffled. the story involves a love triangle among “three insecure people” (two men and a woman) whose interpersonal turmoil momentarily overcomes their individual emotional bankruptcy with illusions of real passion. While recent scholarship has connected Facsimile with an anxious and restless struggle to find inner meaning within the outward triumph of post-World War II

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America, the ballet’s critique of contem-porary society as so much melodrama was largely missed by contemporary critics. Bernstein’s music, however, did not disappoint. It reveals the quickly matur-ing skills of the 27-year-old composer who had already completed his highly personal “Jeremiah” symphony (1942). While drawing much inspiration from the sound world of his mentor Aaron Copland (in terms of abstracted jazz gestures and open harmonic colors), Bernstein had clearly discovered his own brand of theatrical counterpoint. Facsim-ile’s musical tale, which is performed as a single, unbroken movement, is best described by Bernstein’s own notes for the premiere:

I. solo: the woman is alone in an open and desolate place, trying (and failing) to escape from herself.II. Pas de Deux (in two sections) A. Meeting with the first man, flirtation (waltz) and sudden passionate climax. B. sentimental scene (muted strings with two solo violins and solo viola). the love interest peters out, leaving the pair bored and hostile.

III. Pas de trois (in two sections) A. entrance of a second man (scherzo, featuring extended piano solo). Forced high spirits, triangular intrigue, brittle and sophisticated interplay, leading to… B. Denouement: Discovery of a triangle-situation, reproaches, abuses, imprecations, threats. the three are now convinced that they are “really living” — or at least emotionally busy — only to arrive at a point of painful recognition of the absurdity of their behavior, and the emptiness of their feelings.

IV. Coda: one by one, the men make embarrassed exits, the relationships obviously exhausted, leaving the woman alone, no richer in real experience than she was at the start.

A solo oboe, representing the woman, opens and closes the piece with the same sighing “ennui” theme (listen for this theme’s repetition throughout the piece). For all the drama of the ballet, nothing has changed, no emotional growth has occurred, and what appeared to be true passion has proven to be only its empty facsimile.


Bernstein, Facsimile, Leonard slatkin conducting the st. Louis symphony orchestra, eMI 06626.

Program note by Mark Clague, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Musicology and American Culture at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

An American in ParisGeoRGe GeRsHWInB. 26 sept 1898 in Brooklyn, ny D. 11 July 1937 in Hollywood, CA

Premiered on December 13,1928 by conductor Walter Damrosch and the newly merged New York Philharmonic-Symphony Society in Carnegie Hall,

New York City.

Scored for 3 flutes (one doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 saxophones (alto, tenor, and baritone), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion (including 4 taxi horns), timpani, celesta and strings. (Approx. 18 mins.)

Paris in the 1920s served as the spiritual home for American art, especially music, as it required refuge from the pervasive influ-ence of the German masters. Yet, the essential inspiration for George Gershwin’s tone poem An American in Paris was not the Eiffel Tower, but New York City’s Hudson River. In January 1928, Gershwin began work on an “orchestral ballet” starting with a melody he had sketched out nearly two years earlier on a trip to Paris. Contemplating the snippet he had labeled “Very Parisienne,” Gershwin looked from his home on 103rd Street toward the Hudson. “I love that river,” Gershwin later reported, “and I thought of how often I had been homesick for a sight of it, and then the idea struck me — An American in Paris, home-sickness, the blues.” overall, Gershwin’s tone poem follows a three-part ABA structure in which an intrepid American traveler revels in the dizzying soundscape of Paris, is overcome by melancholy visions of home, and then recovers, returning to the sights. Gershwin later offered this succinct program to the work: “this piece describes an American’s visit to the gay and beautiful city of Paris. We see him sauntering down the

Champs elysées, walking stick in hand, tilted straw hat, drinking in the sights, and other things as well. We see the effect of the French wine, which makes him homesick for America. And that’s where the blue[s] begins…. He finally emerges from his stupor to realize once again that he is in the gay city of Paree, listening to the taxi-horns, the noise of the boulevards, and the music of the can-can, and thinking, ‘Home is swell! But after all, this is Paris — so let’s go!’” the piece is highly autobiographical, and here Gershwin not only captures his personal experiences in France, but also discovers a new depth of artistry. His early success with tin Pan Alley songs and Broadway shows made him both hugely popular and wealthy, yet clas-sical composers and critics remained skeptical of his aspirations to write for orchestra. Many initially dismissed works such as Rhapsody in Blue (1924) as untutored. Written just four years later, An American in Paris exhibits Gershwin’s trademark popular appeal, yet musically it is more closely related to a Beethoven symphony. Rather than longwinded vocal melodies, the building blocks of Gershwin’s tone poem are small motives that could only be imagined for instru-ments. these are repeated and passed from one orchestral voice to another in a rich tapestry of counterpoint. Motives represent everything from laughing passersby and taxicabs (a three-note motif featuring real car horns) to drunken tourists stumbling down the street and a brisk walking tune to accompany a stroll along Paris’s romantic Left Bank. you may hear the influence of French composers such as Claude Debussy and Les six that Gershwin was consciously trying to evoke, as well as a bit of J. s. Bach’s famous “Air” in the bluesy “home-sick” trumpet theme. Listeners curious to know more might pick up Howard Pollock’s book George Gershwin: His Life and Work and fans of An American in Paris, in particular, might want to rent the MGM film of the same title. It won the 1951 oscar for Best Picture and features Gene Kelly, pianist oscar Lavant, and love interest Leslie Caron in bringing the story of Gershwin’s musical poem to life.


Gershwin, An American in Paris: Leonard slatkin conducting the st. Louis symphony orchestra, Vox 5007.

Program note by Mark Clague, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Musicology and American Culture at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance


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Olga Kern With her performance of sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 3 at the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2001, olga Kern won the Gold Medal and became the first woman to achieve this distinction in over 30 years. Kern’s second triumph came in new york City on May 4, 2004 with a highly acclaimed new york City recital debut at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall. eleven days later, in an unprecedented turn of events, olga Kern gave a recital in Isaac stern Auditorium at the invitation of Carnegie Hall. After a critically acclaimed 35-city tour of the U.s. in spring 2007 with the national Philharmonic orchestra and Vladimir spivakov, Kern opened the 2007-2008 season as guest soloist with the Colorado symphony, performed with the nashville symphony and made her debut with the Vancouver symphony. In May of 2008, olga Kern toured north America with Maestro Vladimir spivakov and the world renowned Moscow Virtuosi. Kern was born into a family of musi-cians with direct links to tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, she began studying piano at the age of five. Winner of the first Rach-maninoff International Piano Competition when she was 17, she is a laureate of 11 international competitions and has toured throughout her native Russia, europe and the U.s., as well as in Japan, south Africa and south Korea. Kern records exclusively for Harmonia Mundi. Her most recent recording of Brahms Variations was released in september of 2007. Her discography includes recordings of tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 with the Rochester Philharmonic orchestra and Christopher seaman (2003), a Rachmaninoff record-ing of Corelli Variations and other tran-scriptions (2004), a recital disk with works by Rachmaninoff and Balakirev (2005) and Chopin’s Piano Concerto no. 1 with the Warsaw Philharmonic and Antoni Wit (2006). she was also featured in the award-winning documentary about the 2001 Cliburn Competition, Playing on the Edge.

Leonard Slatkin biography, see page 22.



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Valentina Fleer, sopranoValentina Kozak, folk contralto

Michigan State university Children’s Choir Mary Alice Stollack, director

Mikhail Glinka overture to Russlan and Ludmilla (1804-1857)

Alla Borzova songs for Lada (World Premiere) (b. 1961) Ladu-Ladki A Game With “Poppy” on ce there Were three sons And their Father on ce “Bai” Walked Across the Wall (lullaby) shine, shine, the sun! Valentina Fleer, soprano Valentina Kozak, folk contralto Michigan State University Children’s Choir

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Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, op. 43 (1873-1943) Olga Kern, piano

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Valentina (Parhomenko) Kozak Valentina (Parhomenko) Kozak is known as the “Golden Voice” of Belarus. the internationally acclaimed artist

began her career at an early age; brought up in a musical family, it was a natu-ral career path. even before completing her formal musi-cal education and graduate degree in voice and conduct-

ing in her native Belarus, Kozak was already a rising star in her homeland. It was not long before she began to win countless international vocal competi-tions. she soon became the star vocalist of the national Radio and television of Belarus where she worked as a soloist with numerous musical ensembles and orchestras, and she eventually became the executive Director of her musical project “Zhivica.” Receiving numerous awards and titles, including the “Distinguished Artist of Belarus,” Kozak’s amazing vocal range earned her critical acclaim and immense public recognition. Her talents, however, were not only recognized in her homeland; in 1986 she was awarded a Gold Medal and the title of “the Best Performer of european Folklore” in Brat-islava, Czechoslovakia at the european Folklore Competition, which featured top vocalists from 36 countries. she also won a Grand Prize at an international vocal competition in the United states, beating out some of the best American and international performers of various genres, from jazz to classical. since settling in the United states with her husband and daughter in 1990, Kozak has continued performing and entertaining American audiences with her music, both as a soloist and as part of the the Kozak Family trio. she has been featured at countless venues, from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to the United nations. Moreover, she has lectured and presented at numerous universities, colleges and other institu-tions on music, folklore and eastern european musical culture and history.

Valentina Fleer Valentina Fleer, soprano, was a recent member of the 2008 Glimmerglass opera young American Artists Program where she covered the role of Giulietta

in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Fleer went on to work with conductor eve Queler and the opera orchestra of new york, covering the lead soprano role in Rimsky-Korsak-ov’s The Tsar’s Bride.

Recent engagements include a master class with esteemed director Jonathan Miller on the last act of La Traviata, a performance of smetana’s Two Widows with Bronx opera and a collaboration with Gotham Chamber opera and Mark Morris on Haydn’s L’Isola Disabitata. Fleer has traveled to Lima, Peru to perform in several benefit concerts organized in partnership with Columbia Artists Management. she is a winner of the 2008 Career Bridges Grant, the 2008 Jensen Foundation encouragement Award and the Anna sosenko Assist trust Award. A native Russian, Fleer was born in Moscow and immigrated to the United states at the age of five where she attended the Manhattan school of Music.

MSu Children’s Choir the MsU Children’s Choir was the first of the choirs formed when the Michi-gan state University Children’s Choir program began in 1993 with the founding of the MsU Community Music school. Mary Alice stollak is the Founding and Artistic Director. the MsU Children’s Choir performed on the Grammy Award-winning recording of William Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience with University of Michigan ensembles and Leonard slatkin conducting. they collaborated with the UMs Choral Union in March of 2007 performing the Pulitzer Prize-winning work On the Transmigration of Souls with composer John Adams conducting the Detroit symphony orchestra. In 2008, they performed the Bach St. Matthew Passion with the Dso and UMs Choral Union. they sang in the premiere performance and recording of symphony no. 4 by composer ellen taaffe Zwilich, along with MsU choral

ensembles and the MsU symphony orchestra. they have also performed orff’s Carmina Burana with the Dso. the MsU Children’s Choir has been chosen nine times, through audition, to perform for national, division and state conventions of the American Choral Directors Association. they were the United states Representatives for the 6th World symposium on Choral Music. thirty treble choral works have been commissioned by the MsU Children’s Choir and are published with major choral publishing companies. In March of 2005, the choir premiered John Burge’s Angels’ Voices with the Lansing symphony orchestra, Gustav Meier conducting. Angels’ Voices has since won the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors’ 2006 outstanding new Choral Composition.

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Russlan and Ludmilla OvertureMIKHAIL IVAnoVICH GLInKAB. 1 June 1804 in navosspaskoye, RussiaD. 15 February 1857 in Berlin, Germany

First performed on December 9, 1842, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabas-

soon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and strings. (Approx. 5 mins.)

Often referred to as “the father of Russian classical music,” Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka might more accurately be described as the founder of Russian national-ism in classical music, influencing many who would follow, including Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.

Glinka’s path toward achieving that title came by way of study in Italy, where he took lessons at the conservatory with Frencesco Basili, and Germany, where he studied briefly with the great music teacher siegfried Dehn. By the time he was 30, he was determined to write music in a Russian manner that he hoped would do for his homeland what Donizetti and Bellini had done for Italian music. Glinka is best known for his two great operas. His first, A Life for the Tsar, debuted in 1836 and tells the story of a peasant who sacrifices his life to protect the tsar from Polish kidnappers. Glinka was then encouraged by the director of the Imperial theater in st. Petersburg to base his next opera on Alexander Push-kin’s epic poem, Russlan and Ludmilla. Before he could begin work on the opera, however, Pushkin was killed in a duel. Glinka then went through a number of librettists, and even rewrote parts of the libretto himself, before completing the work in 1842. the opera is a musicological travel-ogue, with themes based on Russian, Finnish, tartar and Persian music, all brilliantly orchestrated. Folk songs repre-sent Russlan’s Russia while whole-tone harmonies depict the magical world of the sorcerer Chernomor. the overture

consists of two main themes, the first driving and rhythmic, the second more lyrical and reminiscent of courtly dances. Also of note are the virtuosic violin passages and rare solos for the timpani player.


Glinka, Russlan and Ludmilla over-ture: erich Kunzel conducting the Cincin-nati Pops orchestra, telarc 80657.

Songs for LadaALLA BoRZoVAB. 28 February 1961 in Minsk, Belarus

Scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes (one doubling on English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani,

percussion, harp, celeste, piano, bagpipes, cimbalom, dudka-bass, dudka-ordinary, dudka-piccolo, folk contralto, jaleika and strings. (Approx. 37 mins.)

Songs for Lada (1991) is a glimpse into the limitless and bright world of childhood, a world without boundaries to separate fairy tale and reality; in fact, the fairy tale world is often more tangible. The idea for this composition appeared soon after the birth of my daughter Lada, to whom the cantata is dedicated. Songs for Lada is based on Belaru-sian children’s folklore, including songs, rhymes, games, dances and lullabies. While some sections of folklore carry across cultures, I wrote some of the texts as well as the scenario of the piece. 1st Movement: “Ladu-ladu-ladki” is based on children’s rhymes. At the beginning of the first movement, children are preparing to play; they count one another in rapid song. the children then sing about the birds that have come from a distant land and are asking for food. the imitation of birds’ singing, which links the beginning and end of the entire cantata, is first heard in the mystical middle episode of this movement. In the reprise of the first movement, the children play with small Lada. one of the children begins to dance with a pot full

of milk and accidentally breaks it. After a discussion as to whether or not granny will punish them, the children start to play again. 2nd Movement: “A Game with ‘Poppy’” (theme and variations). this movement is about a round-dance game, where the “Poppy,” the girl or boy in the red hat, stands in the center of a circle. During the dance, one of the children periodi-cally asks “Poppy” whether he or she has ripened. the succession of answers progresses in this way: the poppy has been sowed, the poppy has sprouted, the poppy is blossoming, the poppy has ripened. Up on hearing that the “Poppy”

has ripened, the children shake “Poppy.” “Poppy” repels the attacks merrily.

3rd Movement. “Once There Were Three Sons and Their Father.” this move-ment is about three brothers, all named Vasil. the youngest Vasil is a shepherd, the middle Vasil is a shoemaker, and the oldest is a bagpipe player. In the middle of the movement, there is an episode in which a country folk ensemble is imitated with violin, tambourine and bagpipe. After this trio, the children’s dance begins again, but is suddenly interrupted by the plaintive song of the youngest Vasil, the shepherd who has lost a little goat. While he approaches other kids, the percussion instruments imitate the clatter of little hooves (wood blocks), the ringing of a small bell hang-ing on the goat’s neck (cowbell soprano), and the stroke of a whip. the voice and trumpet imitate the bleating of a goat. the children decide to scare Vasil, and the contrapuntal “scaring” episode follows. the movement concludes with the dynamic coda-reprise. 4th Movement. “Once Bai Walked Across the Wall” (lullaby). this movement is the lyrical center of the composition. the main characters in this movement are both real and fantasy. At the begin-ning of the movement, in her opening solo, Mother tells the story of Bai (his name probably refers to the folk lulling sound: baju-bai), who looks like a gnome and wears a red jacket and a strange cap. He is so thin and incorporeal that he can walk across the wall. Mother repeats this story several times, periodically asking if she should continue her story-

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telling. the chorus of children answers “yes” each time except the last, when they ask Mother to wait. Immediately after Mother’s opening solo, the Girl enters to tell another story. Her story is about sleep and Drowsiness, who, once upon a time, walked together and discussed where they were going to spend the night. they decided to spend it where “the house was warm and the child was small.” this is followed by the middle section, where the Girl’s solo without words sounds first. In Mother’s solo that follows, she complains about the Cat, whose loud purring keeps Lada awake. Mother then casts a spell over the Cat, requesting that he leave. Guiro (or reco-reco) imitates the scratching of Cat’s claws. During this time, the children’s choir is actively participating in what’s happening on stage; it also helps mother to rock Lada and cast the spell on Cat. In the last section-reprise of the movement, both the melodies of Mother’s opening solo and Girl’s solo from the middle section sound simulta-neously, immersing the listeners into the magic atmosphere of this lullaby scene. 5th Movement. “Shine, Shine, the Sun!” (the climax of the cantata). the rite described in this movement goes back to ancient times when people spoke with the sun, rain, animals, insects and even inanimate things. this movement opens with a polyphonic episode in which many different motives sound simultaneously. the episode is suddenly interrupted by the children’s question to a ladybird: what will the weather be like tomorrow? If the ladybird flies away, the skies will be clear; if it stays on the palm, the day will be rainy. this “ladybird episode” was influenced by the Lithuanian folk style called sutartines in which all the voices involved constantly overlap one another (Lithuania is a neighbor to Belarus). the “rain” episode follows in which I used some non-traditional ways of play-ing on the string instruments, such as col legno - playing by the wooden part of the bow, or sul ponticello - playing on the “wrong” place on the string. I also used a sheet of tin-plate, played with the finger-nails, and suspended cymbal, played with knitting needles. these sounds imitate falling rain drops. At the end of the “rain” episode, children ask the rain to stop. then, the music of the opening polyphonic episode returns, this time in the heavier brass instrumentation. this

time, the children’s question about the weather for tomorrow is addressed to the big wooden log. If the log sounds loudly when hit, the skies will be clear; if its sound stutters (timpani glissando), the day will be rainy. Finally, the sun appears from behind the clouds, and the children sing the hymn to the sun. then, in the spoken section, the children call the birds. In the last section of the cantata, the woodwind instruments imitate birds’ singing while the children mimic playing on various toy whistles. Finally, the real birds arrive and their voices (recording) gradually fill the sound space.

Romeo and Juliet Fantasy OverturePIotR ILyICH tCHAIKoVsKy B. 7 May 1840 in Votkinsk, RussiaD. 6 november 1893 in st. Petersburg, Russia

Premiered on March 16, 1870 in Moscow, Nikolai Rubinstein conducting the orchestra of the Russian Music Society.

Scored for piccolo and 2 flutes, 2 oboes and English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and other percussion, harp, and strings. (Approx. 21 mins.)

Although his works are widely performed and enjoyed today, Tchaikovsky was plagued through-out his life by doubts about his talent and the worth of his music. Occasionally these would lead to prolonged depressions during which he was unable to bring himself to compose. A particularly acute episode occurred in the summer of 1869. Tchaikovsky had recently suffered scathing recep-tions of several major works and was so dejected by their failure that he destroyed most of the music. He then stopped compos-ing, complaining in October, “not one passable musical idea has entered my head in months.” But tchaikovsky had a new ally and mentor, one whose encouragement

prompted him to resume working. Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev was a composer of comparatively modest talent, but he had an enormous impact on the develop-ment of 19th-century Russian music. He became the leader and spokesman of a group of nationalist composers that would eventually include Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Mussorgsky, and he was tireless in arguing for a new kind of music, one based on dramatic ideas rather than abstract classical modes imported from Western europe. tchaikovsky, whose training had steeped him in the classical tradition, was at first mistrustful of Balakirev. But the two men took a liking to each other when they finally met and soon began a fruitful exchange of musical ideas. Balakirev suggested that tchaikovsky consider an overture based on shake-speare’s Romeo and Juliet. the tale of the tragic, star-crossed lovers would have been particularly inviting to tchaikovsky. A highly sensitive and literate person, he also was beginning to realize that his own inability to find conjugal happiness

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would be a life-long torment. shake-speare’s unhappy couple must have seemed like kindred spirits. In any event, he set quickly to work and on november 29, 1869, wrote to Balakirev that the score was complete. In devising music for the play, tchaikovsky focused on three princi-pal elements of the drama. the long introductory section conveys a sense of resigned spirituality very much in char-acter with shakespeare’s Friar Laurence. this is followed by a violent episode complete with cymbal crashes to repre-sent the clash of Montague and Capulet swords. Finally, the love of Romeo and Juliet is presented in a soaring melody. Balakirev, ironically, was not happy with the work. the opening was too tame, he said, and the love theme lacked ardor! early audiences evidently agreed. the overture was received with indiffer-ence at its first performance in Moscow and fared no better (and sometimes far worse) in the West. But tchaikovsky lived to see that judgment reversed, and today his Romeo and Juliet is among the most popular works in the orchestral repertory.


tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet: Antal Dorati conducting the national symphony orchestra, Decca 417742.

Program note by Paul Schiavo © 2003.

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43seRGeI RACHMAnInoFFB. 1 April 1873 in semyonovo, RussiaD. 28 March 1943 in Beverly Hills, CA

Premiered November 7, 1934 in Baltimore, Maryland, with Rach-maninoff at the piano.

Scored for solo piano, two flutes, one piccolo,

two oboes, one English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, orchestra bells, snare drums, harp and strings. (Approx. 22 mins.)

Russian by birth and American by residence for most of his life, Rachmaninoff wrote perhaps his most well known work at his lake

home in Switzerland. Composed during the summer of 1934, it is a masterpiece that defies a simple explanation. “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” consists of a set of 24 variations based on a caprice by 19th century violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini, a theme which also inspired works of many other composers, including Brahms, Schumann and Liszt. though Rachmaninoff was careful not to refer to his work as a concerto, it bears striking similarities in form to a large scale concerto. It could be convincingly argued that the theme and first 11 varia-tions constitute the first movement as they are all in a faster tempo and remain in the original key of A minor. Variations 12 through 18 are all in a slower tempo, and while exploring several keys, suitably function as the second movement. the final six variations reestablish the key of A minor, all possessing a quicker tempo, and would be the final movement. the Andante Cantabile eighteenth variation is the most well-known of Rach-maninoff’s set. though simply an inver-sion of the opening motif of the theme, the melody around which this variation is based is one of the most widely recog-nized in all of classical music. It has been included in many movies, perhaps most memorably in the 1981 film Somewhere in Time, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane seymour.


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Spotlight: Paul Huxley and Cindy Pasky With a shared passion for great music and the City of Detroit, the husband and wife team of Paul Huxley and Cindy Pasky have both served as Dso Board members and are longtime supporters of the orchestra. this season, Pasky retires from the Board after three years of service, and Huxley becomes a

member of the executive Committee, co-chairing the Develop-ment Committee with Dr. Mel Lester. Cindy and Paul are two of Detroit’s most ardent advocates. they live and work in the city and are both principals of strategic staffing solutions, one of the country’s largest staffing companies for information and technology services. Cindy, who founded the company in 1990, is President and executive Director, and Paul is Chief Financial officer. they are also long time supporters of the Dso

and have come to know many of the musicians, partly through traveling with the orchestra when the Dso toured europe in 1998, including a stop in neeme Järvi’s hometown of talinn, estonia. they take great pride in the Dso personally and as Detroiters. “We can’t imagine a major city in the U.s. without a symphony orchestra,” said Paul. “the success of the Dso is critical to Detroit’s ability to thrive as a metropolis. It’s imperative that Detroit have cultural institutions on the caliber of the Dso to maintain its status as a great city.”

DSO to Perform at Somerset Collection A long time friend to the Dso, the somerset Collection in troy is planning its own special welcome to new Dso Music Director Leonard slatkin when it hosts a free Dso performance, led by Maestro slatkin, on Fri., Feb. 20. the concert will precede a press conference at the Collection where the Dso will announce its 2009-10 classical season program-ming. the somerset Collection is also the sponsor of slatkin’s first concerts as Dso Music Director (Dec.

11-14). “It is an honor for the Forbes and Frankel families to host the Dso and welcome the brilliant Leonard slatkin to somerset Collection,” said sidney Forbes, partner, the Forbes Company, which owns somerset with Frankel Associates. “the Detroit region is so fortunate to have truly world class cultural institutions, and this is an unprecedented opportunity not only for us to further support Detroit’s exceptional musicians, but to share our fondness of classical music with the broader community… For many, this may be their first opportunity to experi-ence one of the state’s most important artistic assets.”

It’s Official! the Dso is pleased to welcome Kate Cahill as our new VP of Development. Kate comes to the Dso with more than 17 years of comprehensive fundraising experience. Most recently, she was a Vice President with Community Counseling service (CCs), a national fundraising firm with a local presence in Detroit. In that role, Kate designed and directed major annual giving and capital/endowment campaigns for clients in Michigan and the Midwest, including the nature Conservancy, Detroit Public television and trinity Health. In addition to her exceptional fundraising skills and broad base of experience, Kate brings strong leadership, vibrant energy and a deep commit-ment to the Dso mission, the metro-Detroit community and our collective future. to make a gift or get involved in our development efforts, please contact Kate directly at [email protected] or 313-576-5484.

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Donor Spotlight: Barbara Van Dusen Dso donors are motivated to contribute to the orchestra for any number of reasons, but there is one trait that they all share — a passion for music. such is certainly the case with Barbara Van Dusen. A steadfast Dso supporter and Board Member since 1973, she has witnessed the arrival and/or departure of six music directors; the rescue, restoration and re-opening of orches tra Hall; the building and opening of the Max M. Fisher Music Center; and countless performances by the orchestra and other world-class musicians who have graced the orchestra Hall stage. Van Dusen has been a music lover all her life. As a youth, she studied piano for 12 years, the highlight of which was a performance of Mozart’s two Piano Concerto with her sister and the Duluth Junior symphony when she was only 13. today, the Birmingham, Mich. resident is a fan of all kinds of music, as likely to attend a jazz concert as a classical performance. “I love being on the Dso Board of Directors and a part of this wonderful institution,” Van Dusen says. “It feels like home.” Regarding the future of the orchestra, she says, “Leonard slatkin is a perfect addition to the Dso family and to the Detroit community, and I am confident that he has great things in store for us all. Leonard also shares my passion for music education, and there is noth-ing more essential than exposing our young people to and training them in classical music to ensure the future of this community treasure.”

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Civic Holidays with Leonard Slatkin the Dso Civic youth orchestra (Cyo) rings in the season with a free family performance on sat., Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. in orchestra Hall. “Civic Holidays with Leonard slatkin,” led by Maestro slatkin himself, features ten of his own arrangements of classic holiday tunes for piano and strings, including “the First noel,” “silent night,” “Deck the Halls” and “12 Days of Christmas.” the piano parts will be played by five winners of a competition for middle school piano students held in october and november by the Dso Civic youth ensembles in partnership with the local chapters of the Michigan Music teacher’s Association (MMtA). Although the arrangements are suitable for student performers from the second to eighth grades, Maestro slatkin says they are extremely sophisticated and technically challenging. the ten selections featured Dec. 13 will be included in Holidays for Piano and Strings, the first educational collection to be published as part of the Leonard slatkin youth orchestra series (Hal Leonard Corp.). seats for the concert are all assigned, so please call the box office at 313-576-5111 or visit www.detroitsymphony.com to reserve your spot today. the Dso Civic orchestra is sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund.

Civic Jazz LIVE! Jazz fans can catch the stars of tomorrow free with a ticket to all Bank of America Paradise Jazz performances during the 2008-09 season. on the evenings of jazz series concerts, the Dso’s Civic youth Jazz ensembles will demonstrate their remarkable skill in the Music Box at 6:30 p.m. prior to the 8 p.m. orchestra Hall performances. Civic Jazz LIVE! is free with a ticket to that evening’s Paradise Jazz performance or $10 for the Civic concert only. Call the Dso box office at (313) 576-5111 or log onto www.detroitsymphony.com for more information.

Civic Jazz LIVE! and Bank of America Paradise Jazz Series Schedulethurs., Dec. 4Civic Jazz orchestra Christmas with the Count Basie orchestra

thurs., Jan. 8Civic Jazz Combos Phil Woods & sophie Milman

Fri., Feb. 20Jazz Band II John scofield

Fri., Mar. 13Civic Jazz orchestra Blue note Anniversary tour

thurs., Apr. 9Civic Jazz Combos Dianne Reeves

thurs., May 7Civic Jazz orchestra Mingus Dynasty Band

Civic Jazz LIVE! is presented in partnership with the Detroit International Jazz Festival.

Slatkin’s All-Stars Take Center Stage on Macy’s Super Saturday new Music Director Leonard Slatkin introduces himself to super saturdays audiences Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. when he conducts Slatkin’s All Stars, a national City young People’s Concert (yPC) that proves great music comes in big pack-ages. the electrifying family concert features three superstars – edgar Meyer on double bass, Béla Fleck on banjo and Zakir Hussain on tabla (a traditional Indian percussion instrument) – who have redefined the boundaries of their respective instru-ments. they will each play solo selections before performing excerpts from their original triple Concerto together. It’s rare indeed for the music director of a major orchestra to conduct a children’s concert. then again, Maestro slatkin is a rare breed of leader who is passionate about exposing young people to classical music. “Music education reminds us of the value in the aural experience,” he says. “As we develop and increase the role of the Dso in this area, it is our hope that future generations will not be passive listeners, but active participants in the arts experience.” As always, the Jan. 10 super saturdays includes a Henry Ford II Fund Tiny Tots concert (southpaw Isle steelband) for kids 3-6 at 10 a.m. in the Music Box. there will also be oodles of fun, all-morning-long, at the KidZone in the Atrium featuring kid-friendly food, arts and crafts, balloon artists, face painters and the Marshall Music Instrument Petting Zoo.

More information about the DSO’s educational programs and concerts for children and young

people can be found in Protégé magazine. Be sure to pick yours up on the way out.

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Parkingsecure, covered, lighted parking in the orchestra Place Parking Deck, lo-cated on Parsons street just south of the Max M. Fisher Music Center, and in the Woodward Garage, located on the corner of Mack and Woodward. Both parking decks have reserved space for patrons with handicap per-mits. Parking for Coffee Concerts is avail-able in both parking decks, as well as the Whitney Restaurant lot between Canfield and Forest. the Dso offers shuttle bus service to Coffee Concerts from selected locations, including the DIA, for $10. Call (313) 576-5130 for more information.

RestroomsMen’s, women’s and family restrooms are located on all levels of the Atrium Lobby. Additional men’s and women’s restrooms are located on the Box Lev-el of orchestra Hall and on the lower level of the Main Floor.

Refreshmentsthe Paradise Café, located on the second floor of orchestra Hall, opens two hours prior to concert time and is open one hour after concerts. Reser-vations may be made by calling (313) 576-5055. Cash bar service and light refresh-ments are available in the atrium area of the Max M. Fisher Music Center two hours prior to concert time and

during intermission. Happy hour, with special drink prices, is available until 30 minutes prior to concerts. We in-vite you to place your beverage orders with the bartenders prior to the start of the concert and your order will be waiting for you at intermission!

TelephonesA telephone is located in the Box office Lobby.

Smokingthe Dso is pleased to offer a smoke-free environment at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. smoking is not permit-ted anywhere inside the building. Patrons who wish to smoke must do so outside the building. An outdoor patio is also available on the second level of the Atrium Lobby.

Handicap AccessParking is available in the orchestra Place Parking Deck for patrons with handicap permits. there are eleva-tors, barrier-free restrooms and acces-sible seating in all areas of the Max M. Fisher Music Center. security per-sonnel are available at the entrances to assist handicapped patrons in and out of vehicles.

Hearing ImpairedHearing assistance devices are avail-able. Please see an usher prior to the performance.

Late Seating Policythe Dso makes every attempt to be-gin concerts on time. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, latecomers will be seated after the conclusion of the first work on the program. Patrons who leave the hall before or during a work will be reseated after the work is completed. Ushers will alert patrons as soon as it is possible to be seated. House lights are dimmed to indicate that the concert is about to begin. Latecomers will be able to watch the performance on closed-circuit televi-sion in the Atrium Lobby.

Cameras and Tape RecordersPhotographing or taping of any per-formance at the Max M. Fisher Music Center is strictly prohibited. no re-cording devices or cameras are per-mitted without special authorization from the Dso.

Concert Cancellationsto find out if a scheduled performance at the Max M. Fisher Music Center has been cancelled due to inclement weather, hazardous roads, power out-ages or other emergencies, call the Box office at (313) 576-5111, or tune in to WJR 760 AM and WWJ 950 AM.

Pagers, Phones, Watches and Extraneous SoundsCellular phones, pagers and alarm watches must be turned off while

at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Patrons should speak to the House Manager to make special arrange-ments to receive emergency phone calls during a performance. the Dso thanks you for your cooperation avoid-ing any extraneous sounds during the concerts. the hall microphones used to record the orchestra are extremely sensitive and will even record the sound of a wristwatch chime.

Lost and Foundsee the House Manager or call (313) 576-5121 during business hours.

Gift CertificatesGive friends and loved ones a gift that lasts all year long—the experience of a Dso performance. Gift certificates are available in any denomination and may be used toward the purchase of Dso concert tickets. Visit the Dso Box office at the Max M. Fisher Music Center or call (313) 576-5111 for more information.

Max M. Fisher Music Center Rental Informationthe Max M. Fisher Music Center is an ideal setting for a variety of events and performances. For information on renting the facility, please call (313) 576-5050. Rental information is also available online at www.detroit-symphony.com.

GeneRAL InFoRMAtIon

ADMInIstRAtIVe stAFFExecutive OfficeAnne Parsons President and Executive DirectorKathryn Huskin Executive Assistant

Sales and ServicesDominic Arellano Marketing CoordinatorRoss Binnie Vice President of SalesWill Broner Customer Service RepresentativeConnie Campbell Subscription Sales Managersharon Carr Subscriptions CoordinatorMarilyn Cragway Marketing Associateelaine Curvin Executive AssistantMona Dequis Assistant Retail ManagerAngela Detlor Marketing CoordinatorChuck Dyer Group and Corporate Sales ManagerPaul Ganson HistorianKeith Koppmeier Director of Marketing, Non-ClassicalCynthia Korolov ArchivistLa Heidra Marshall Customer Service RepresentativeJohn o’Dell Director of Marketing, Classical

Juanda Pack Customer Service RepresentativeMarni Raitt Assistant Director of Public Relationstiiko Reese-Douglas Customer Service RepresentativeMichael taylor New Media Specialistelizabeth twork Director of Public Relations shannon W. Hall Marketing Systems Administratorteri Witmer Box Office ManagerPaul yee Retail Sales Manager

Artistic Planning and EducationJames n. Berdahl Vice President of Artistic PlanningCharles Burke Director of Education and Artistic Director of Civic EnsemblesDavid Dredla Artistic Planning ManagerKathryn ellis Assistant Director of Education Deborah Fleitz Executive Assistant to the Music Director and Artistic Planning Associate Rebecca Gilbert Manager of Education InitiativesCharles Greenwell Conducting Assistant

Leah Lucas General Manager of Civic Ensembles nicole new Artistic Coordinator, Non-Classicalerik Rönmark Artistic Coordinator, ClassicalCecelia sharpe Civic Youth Ensemble Coordinator the Festival network Jazz Consultant Kit Weber Civic Youth Ensemble Coordinator

Operations and ResourcesLarry Anderson Stage Department Head sue Black Usher CoordinatorFrank Bonucci Stage Manager Holly Clement Event Services ManagerDaniel Dene Recording EngineerMel Dismukes Security Officer Martez Duncan Maintenance AideKeith elder Associate Vice President for OperationsLarry ensman Maintenance SupervisorRyan ensman Maintenance AideAja Grosvenor Special Events Coordinator Bill Guibault Maintenance Aidenorris Jackson Security Officer

Richard Jacques Director of Information TechnologyMami Kato Operations ManagerCrystal King Maintenance AideJennifer Kouassi Facility Operations ManagerJohn Lovell Maintenance AideRon Martin Security OfficerMagda Marudas Director of Human Resources Operationsstephen Molina Orchestra Personnel ManagerB.J. Pearson Event Services Manager Mark Rist Administrative Associatesam Rogers Maintenance AideAlice sauro Assistant Orchestra Personnel ManagerDaniel speights Maintenance AideGreg schimizzi Chief of SecurityJohn scott Security OfficerPat Walker Vice President for Operations and Resource ManagementJoel Watson Director of Business SystemsAnne Wilczak Director of Special Events

DevelopmentKate Cahill Vice President of Development

Joy Crawford Development Systems AnalystCynthia Dodd Director of Board RelationsKareem George Director of Endowment Supportsally Freels Manager of Major Gift ProgramsJennifer Jackson Development Systems CoordinatorRick Kelley Director of Major GiftsMargery Parsons Corporate Annual Fund ManagerCynthia Reeves Executive AssistantDarren Rich Corporate Donor Relations ManagerAnn Rock Director of Foundation and Government RelationsJulie schneider Development AssistantAllison Walacavage Foundation and Government Grants Manager

FinanceKim Colon Accounting ManagerJeremiah Hess Accounting ManagerKim Jackson AccountantLinda Makris Controllernancy Prochazka Payroll Accountant Pamela Ruthven Chief Financial Officer


Contributors to the Detroit symphony orChestra’s enDowment FunDThe Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the following donors who have made gifts in the amount of $10,000 and more to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in support of its endowment and capital campaign projects. These contributions reflect the generosity of our donors and their commitment to

preserving the tradition of excellence in the orchestra. For more information call (313) 576-5596.

members oF the musiCal leGaCy soCietyThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Directors is pleased to honor and recognize the members of the Musical Legacy Society who have provided

for the Orchestra in their estate plans. For more information about making a bequest to the DSO, please call Rick Kelley at (313) 576-5074.

Contributors oF eXCeptional operatinG supportDetroit Symphony Orchestra extends its sincere appreciation to those corporations, foundations and individuals making contributions exceptional in their magnitude. Their gifts, made through the Bridge Fund, Extraordinary Operating Initiative, and Operating Fund Challenge greatly stabilized

the organization’s financial situation. We recognize and acknowledge their extra measure of faith and generosity.

$10,000,000 and moreMarjorie & Max† M. Fisherstate of Michigan

$5,000,000 and moreAnonymous DaimlerChrysler Corporation

FundFord Motor Company Fund Jean & sam† FrankelGeneral Motors CorporationMarion† & David Handleman,

sr. & Handleman Company David & Marion Handleman

Educational Fundthe Kresge FoundationMarilyn & Bernard† Pincus

$2,000,000 and moreMary W. ParkerMr.† & Mrs. Ralph L. Polk Ralph L. Polk Young

People’s Education Fundshirley K. schlafer

FoundationMrs. Richard C. Van DusenMr. & Mrs. R. Jamison

Williams, sr.† & Family

$1,000,000 and moreMr. & Mrs. Robert AlleseeMr. & Mrs. eugene

ApplebaumMarlene & John Boll, sr.Comerica Charitable

FoundationJulie & Peter CummingsDeRoy testamentary

Foundationthe Devereaux FamilyMr. & Mrs. Frederick A. erb Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb

Jazz Creative Director ChairHerman & sharon FrankelRuth Roby & Alfred R. Glancy

IIIMort & Brigitte HarrisHudson-Webber Foundation

the John s. & James L. Knight Foundation

Mr. & Mrs.† edward C. Levy, Jr.

the Manoogian FamilyMcGregor FundMr. & Mrs. Roger s. PenskePVs Chemicals, Inc.Jack A. & Aviva RobinsonRichard & susan Rogelthe skillman FoundationRobert H. tannahill trustKatherine tuck Fund Katherine Tuck Young

Artist’s FundMr. & Mrs. James A. WilliamsMatilda R. Wilson FundDr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu Helen & Clyde Wu Civic

Orchestra Music Director Chair

$500,000 and moreAnonymous Individual—

In honor of sam & Jean Frankel

Bank oneMr. & Mrs. Mandell L.

BermanLois & Avern Cohnnational City Bankthe William Randolph Hearst

Foundation William Randolph Hearst

Educational EndowmentMr.† & Mrs. Heinz C. PrechterMr. & Mrs. Lloyd e. ReussAlan & Marianne schwartz &

Jean shapero Van Dusen endowment

ChallengeWomen’s Association for the

Detroit symphony orchestra

Gordon e. young estate

$250,000 and moreAnonymous (2)the Anderson FundMr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie

Maurice t.† & Margo CohenRobert† & RoseAnn

ComstockAlbert & Peggy desalle

Charitable trust Albert & Peggy deSalle

Music Opportunity FundDte energy Foundation sidney & Madeline ForbesMrs. John B. Ford, Jr.Ruth F. & Harold L. Frank

Youth Education Endowment Fund

Rema Frankel & Barbara Frankel

yousif & Mara Ghafari Josephine e. Gordon

FoundationMr. & Mrs. Herbert J.

GraebnerMr. & Mrs. thomas H. Jeffs IIWilliam Cody Knicely trustLear CorporationMr. & Mrs. Harry Lomason IIMellon FoundationMr. & Mrs. eugene A. MillerMr. Robert s. Miller & Mr. Lionel MargolickW. H. Murphy trustMr. & Mrs. Peters

oppermann†Mr. & Mrs. Bernard I.

RobertsonMr.† & Mrs. Robert sosnickstandard Federal BankMr. & Mrs. A. Alfred taubman

$100,000 and moreGeorge & Gina BedrosianMrs. Cecilia Benner Penny & Harold BlumensteinCharter one FoundationLynn Weyerhaeuser &

stanley Ray Day FundMr. & Mrs. Robert J. eatonMrs. Charles M. endicottBarbara Frankel & Ronald

Michalakedward P. Frohlich†Gale & Victor Girolami

Mr. Martin R. GoldmanIra J. Jaffe & Brenda Jaffe &

Jaffe Raitt Heuer & WeissMr. & Mrs. Robert C. LarsonDr. Melvin & Geri LesterMarshall Field’ssally & Graham A. orley &

suzanne & Joseph H. orleyJoseph H. Parsons trustMr. & Mrs. Drew Peslarstephanie & Fred secrest Robert W. scripps trustDorothy Morton sessions

estateHubert† & elsie† WatsonArthur & trudy Weiss

$50,000 and morethyssenKrupp Budd

CompanyMarlies & François CastaingMr. Milton DresnerHenry Duluk estateBenson & edith Ford FundHuntington BankMr. & Mrs. Arthur C. LieblerMrs. Helen MardigianMr. & Mrs. Robert stevens

Miller, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. L. William Mollstan senekerMr. & Mrs. Walter Wolpinshirley young

$25,000 and moreMr.† & Mrs. thomas V.

Angott, sr.Clarence L. Ascher trustGeorge Auch Company Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Babb, Jr.Art & Betty Blair Art & Betty Blair Chamber

Music FundMr. & Mrs. Robert H.

BluesteinC & n FoundationMs. Gladys L. Caldroney†Mr. & Mrs. Marvin I. Dantoedith H. DempseyMr. & Mrs. Walter e. Douglas

ernst & youngLauren t. & Phillip Wm.

FisherMr. & Mrs. emory Ford, Jr.Beverly Franzblau-BakerLarry & Ann GarberdingGuardian Industries

CorporationMr. & Mrs. e. J. HartmannDoreen & David B.† HermelinRick & Joyce InatomeMr. & Mrs. Lenard JohnstonDrs. Anthony & Joyce KalesChaim, Fanny, Louis,

Benjamin and Anne Florence Kaufman Memorial trust

Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. KughnMr. & Mrs. Harold KulishKathleen & David Lewise. David MacDonald & nancy MacDonaldMr. & Mrs. John e. Marshall IIIMr. & Mrs. William t.

McCormick, Jr.John e. & Marcia MillerDr. & Mrs. Robert G. Mobleyella Montroy trustMs. Jo elyn nymanClarice odgers Percox trustMr. & Mrs. William F. PickardPeter t. PontaMr. & Mrs. Douglas J.

RasmussenMr. & Mrs. thomas R.

Ricketts†RosettiMrs. emma schaverMr. & Mrs. stephen stromeMr. & Mrs. Walter stueckenMr. & Mrs. Peter P. thurberthyssenKrupp Materials nA,

Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Melvin C.

VanderBrugRita & Gary L. WassermanMiriam t. Woodle estateyorkshire Global RestaurantsMrs. Paul Zuckerman

$10,000 and moreAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Joseph AntoniniDr. & Mrs. Agustin ArbuluMr. & Mrs. Don H. BardenDr. and Mrs. eli Berger theodore & Loris BirnkrantRichard & Gwen Bowlby Mr. & Mrs. stephen

Brombergnancy M. & Robert† DewarMr. & Mrs. Ronald R. DobbinsMax Gordon trustGordon V. Hoialmen estateJean Wright & Joseph L.

Hudson, Jr.Arthur & Chacona JohnsonGeorge G. JohnsonRachel & Jacob KellmanDimitri & suzanne KosacheffMrs. David R. LawsonMr. & Mrs. Gerald V.

MacDonaldMr. & Mrs. Ralph MandarinoDonald e. & shirley M.

McMinn Family FoundationDavid R. & sylvia nelsonMr. & Mrs. Arthur A. nitzscheFrank and Coleen Manzella

PelleritoDr. Robert e.L. PerkinsDr. Harold† & evelyn Plotnickelaine & Michael serlingMarvin D. & Gloria J. siegelMr. & Mrs.† norman slomanMichael e. smerza & nancy

KeppelmanFrank D. stellaDr. Mildred Ponder stennisBruce & Betsy WagnerDr. Gershon & Jeannie

WeinerIsadore & Beryl Winkelman

FoundationDrs. William & Prudentia

Worth

† Deceased

Anonymous (12) Robert G Abgarian †Doris L. AdlerDr. & Mrs. William C. Albert Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Dr. Lourdes V. AndayaDr. & Mrs. Agustin Arbulusally & Donald BakerMr. & Mrs. Lee BarthelDonald & Lillian BauderBertram Behrens †Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Benton, Jr. Michael & Christine Berns Robert t. Bomier Richard & Gwen BowlbyMrs. J. Brownfain Roy & llse CalcagnoGladys L. Caldroney †Dr. & Mrs. Victor J. CervenakRoberta Chapman Mary F. Christner

Honorable Avern CohnMr.† & Mrs. Robert ComstockDorothy M. CraigMr. & Mrs. John W. Cruikshank Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. John DiebelBette J. Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. eidsonMrs. Charles endicott Ms. Dorothy L. FisherMax M. Fisher †Mrs. John B. Ford, Jr.Dr. saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel Herman Frankel Rema FrankelJane FrenchDr. & Mrs. Byron P. Georgeson Mr. & Mrs. Alfred R. Glancy III Mr. & Mrs. Herbert GraebnerDonald Ray Haas

Mr. David Handleman, sr.eugene L. & Donna K. HartwigDr. & Mrs. Gerhardt Hein nancy B. Henk Betty Q. Hoard †Mr. & Mrs. Richard n. HollowayMr. & Mrs. thomas H. Jeffs IIDrs. Anthony & Joyce Kales Austin Kanter June KendallRaymond L. Kizer, Jr.Ms. selma Korn &

Ms. Phyllis KornMr.† & Mrs. Dimitri KosacheffMr. & Mrs. Arthur J. KrolikowskiAnn C. Lawson Allan s. Leonard Lila I. Logan Lester H. London elizabeth M. Lundquist Bonita Marshall

Mr. Glenn MaxwellMs. Rhoda MilgrimJohn e. & Marcia MillerJerald A. & Marilyn H. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. L. William MollMrs. Peters oppermann†Mr. Dale J. Pangonis Ms. Mary W. ParkerMs. Cynthia J. Pasky &

Mr. Paul Huxleysophie Pearlsteinelizabeth Pecsenye †Helen & Wesley Pelling esther e. Peters Mrs. Bernard e. Pincus Christina Pitts Carol Plummer Mr. & Mrs. P.t. Pontaedith s. Quintana†Fair & steven RadomDouglas J. Rasmussen

George A. Raymond †Rhonda n. Reed †Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd e. ReussBarbara Gage Rex Mrs. Marianne Reye Katherine D. RinesAviva & Jack Robinson Ruth Rothschild Dr. Margaret Ryan shirley W. sarver †stephanie & Fred secrest Robert selik †Lee William slazinski terrence smith Violet spitzer †Mrs. Mark C. stevensMr. & Mrs. Walter stueckenMr. & Mrs. Alexander C. suczek Mrs. elizabeth J. tamagne Margaret D. thurber †Caroline† & Richard torley

Mr. edward tussetBarbara A. Underwood Mrs. Harold Van DragtBarbara & Mel VanderBrugMrs. Richard C. VanDusen Mr. & Mrs. George C. VincentHubert & elsie Watson †Keith & Christine WeberJohn & Joanne WernerMr. & Mrs. Arthur Wilhelm Mr. † & Mrs. James A. Williamstreva Wombleelizabeth WorkDr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu

† Deceased

CORPORATIONSAnR Pipeline CompanyAllied CorporationAmerican expressAmeritechBank one CorporationBundy CorporationDaimlerChrysler Corporation FundComerica IncorporatedDetroit edison FoundationDouglas & Lomason CompanyFederal-Mogul Corporation

Ford Motor Company Fund Fruehauf Corporation Gannett Communities Fund/the Detroit news General Motors CorporationHandleman CompanyKmart CorporationMasco CorporationMichCon FoundationMichigan national BankPerry Drug stores, Inc. textron Inc.Unisys Corporation

FOuNDATIONSHelen L. DeRoy FoundationHerbert and Grace Dow FoundationHerrick FoundationHudson-Webber FoundationW. K. Kellogg FoundationJohn s. & James L. Knight FoundationManoogian FoundationMcGregor FundCharles stewart Mott Foundation

skillman FoundationKatherine tuck FundMatilda R. Wilson Fund

GOVERNMENTnational endowment

for the Arts state of Michigan

INDIVIDuALSGeorge & Gina BedrosianMr. & Mrs. Paul BormanMr. & Mrs. edward Cherney

Mrs. Charles t. Fisher, Jr.Mrs. John B. Ford, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. samuel Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Alfred R. Glancy IIIMr. William t. GossettMr. & Mrs.† David

Handleman, sr.Mr. & Mrs. Morton e. HarrisMr. & Mrs. Henry Clyde JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Richard P. KughnMrs. Roger M. Kyes

Mrs. samuel Lang Mrs. Ralph L. PolkMr.† & Mrs. Heinz C. PrechterMr. & Mrs. Alan e. schwartzMrs. C. theron Van Dusen†Mr.† & Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison WilliamsMr. theodore o. yntema

† Deceased


ContRIBUtoRs to tHe AnnUAL FUnD

PLATINuM BATON$100,000 and more

symphony soCiety oF major DonorsThe Symphony Orchestra would like to express its deepest gratitude to the members of the Detroit Symphony Society, an association of generous

donors whose substantial annual commitment is vital to the success of the Orchestra. We recognize these individuals for their commitment to maintaining the Orchestra’s world-renowned excellence. Recognition is based upon donations made to the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 Annual Funds by October 30, 2008. Symphony Society membership begins at the Encore Circle giving level of $1,500. For more information, please call the Development office at (313) 576-5400.

AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel

Cecilia BennerMandell L. & Madeleine H.

Berman FoundationMrs. Robert C. Comstock

Julie & Peter CummingsMax M. & Marjorie s. Fisher

FoundationMr.† and Mrs. sam Frankel

the edward & Helen Mardigian Foundation

Ms. Bonita J. Marshall†Mr. & Mrs. James B. nicholsonMs. Cynthia J. Pasky & Mr. Paul

M. HuxleyBernard & eleanor RobertsonMrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

GOLDEN BATON$50,000 and more

Mr. & Mrs. eugene Applebaum

Penny & Harold Blumenstein

Ms. Leslie Devereaux

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. erb

Herman & sharon Frankel

Mr. & Mrs. stanley Frankel

Maxine & stuart Frankel

Ruth & Al Glancy

Leonard slatkin

Mr.† & Mrs. Hubert P. Watson

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE$25,000 and more

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alonzo

Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, sr.

Mrs. Doreen Bull

Mr. & Mrs. François Castaing

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Fisher

Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak

Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld

Mr. & Mrs. Morton e. Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Horwitz

Mr. David Lebenbom

Linda Dresner & ed Levy, Jr.

Dr. Melvin A. Lester

Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. eugene A. Miller

the Polk Family

Mr. George A. Raymond

Jack & Aviva Robinson

Mr. & Mrs. Larry sherman

Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu

Paul ZlotoffCHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE

$12,000 and more

George & Gina Bedrosian

Leo† & Betty Blazok

Jim & Marcia Bonahoom

Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie

Ilse & Roy Calcagno

Lois & Avern Cohn

Mrs. Michele Rambour edgar

Marianne endicott

Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. englehardt

Mr. & Mrs. David Fischer

sidney & Madeline Forbes

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Freeman

Byron & Dorothy Gerson

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson

Dr. & Mrs. edward e. Hagenlocker

Dr. Gloria Heppner

Mrs. Doreen Hermelin

Julius & Cynthia Huebner Foundation

Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher

Faye & Austin Kanter

Mr. & Mrs. norman D. Katz & Ms. Ruth Rattner

Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Kughn

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Larson

Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. McBrien

John e. & Marcia Miller

David R. & sylvia nelson

Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz

Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Partrich

Dr. William F. Pickard

Mrs. Bernard e. Pincus

Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd e. Reuss

Marjorie & saul saulson

Mr. & Mrs. Alan e. schwartz & Mrs. Jean shapero

Mr. & Mrs. Donald simon

William H. & Patricia M. smith

Ms. Ann Marie Uetz

Arthur & trudy Weiss

Janis & William M. Wetsman / the Wetsman Foundation

Mr. R. Jamison Williams

Mrs. Paul Zuckerman

† Deceased PeRFoRMAnCe / VoL. XVII / IssUe III 49WWW.DetRoItsyMPHony.CoM

ContRIBUtoRs to tHe AnnUAL FUnDPRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE $6,000 and more

Dr. & Mrs. Roger M. AjluniHarriet & Bryce Alpern

FoundationDr. Lourdes V. AndayaJeanne Bakale & Roger

DyeDr. & Mrs. Brian J. BeckLillian & Don BauderDr. & Mrs. Rudrick e.

BoucherCarol A. & stephen A.

BrombergRobert n. & Claire P. BrownLynne Carter, M.D.Mr. thomas M. Costello Jr.Penny & Larry DeitchBeck DemeryPeter & Andree DolanMr. & Mrs. Walter e.

Douglaseugene & elaine DrikerJim & Margo FarberMr. & Mrs. Herbert Fisher

Dr. saul & Mrs. Helen Forman

Ms. Laura FournierMrs. Harold L. FrankDale & Bruce FrankelRema FrankelMs. elizabeth FreiMr. & Mrs. Dwight W.

GammonsGale & Victor GirolamiGoodman Family

Charitable trustMr. eric J. Hespenheide &

Ms. Judith V. HicksJean HollandMr. & Mrs. Mario F. IacobelliMr. & Mrs. Charles R.

JanovskyMr. & Mrs. Richard J.

JessupChacona & Arthur L.

JohnsonMr. George G. Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Paul JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Maxwell JospeyMariam C. noland & James

A. Kelly Fund of the Community Foundation for southeast Michigan

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard s. KentLouise & Gunnar KlarrMr. & Mrs. Arthur C. LieblerDavid & Marguerite LentzMr. & Mrs. Harry A.

Lomason IIAllan s. LeonardDr. & Mrs. Charles LucasHis eminence Adam MaidaRalph & eileen Mandarinoelaine & Mervyn ManningDavid & Valerie

McCammonMr. & Mrs. Alonzo

McDonaldPatricia A. & Patrick G.

McKeeverDr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier

Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. MobleyMr. & Mrs. Daniel s. MooreMr. & Mrs. Craig R. MorganMr. & Mrs. Douglas s.

MossmanGeoffrey s. nathan &

Margaret e. Winterssean & Cathy neallPatricia & Henry nickolMs. Jo elyn nymanMr. & Mrs. Joseph orleyMaestro Peter oundjianRobert e. L. Perkins, D.D.s.Mr. & Mrs. Drew PeslarMr. & Mrs. Bruce D.

PetersonDave & Cherry PorterDr. Glenda D. PriceMr. Peter Remingtonnorman & Dulcie

RosenfeldDr. & Mrs. Alexander

Ruthvenelaine & Michael serling

Mark & Lois shaevskyMr. & Mrs. Richard sloanMr. & Mrs. John F. smithJohn J. soleckiMr. Richard A. sonenklarMr. & Mrs. neil J. sosinDr. & Mrs. Charles D.

stockingMr. & Mrs. John stroh IIIstephen & Phyllis stromethe stollman FoundationLorna L. thomas, M.D.David UsherMr. Robert VanWalleghemAmbassador & Mrs. Ronald

n. WeiserMr. & Mrs. Jonathan t.

WaltonMr. & Mrs. John WhitecarMrs. Beryl WinkelmanMr. John e. youngLois H. & Milton y.

Zussman

ORCHESTRA CIRCLE $3,000 and moreAnonymousMr.† & Mrs. thomas V.

Angott, sr.Mr. Robert ArmstrongMr. & Mrs. John Axenora Lee & Guy BarronBeck Family FoundationDrs. Jeffrey & susan

BellefleurJim & susan BerdahlDr. & Mrs. John BernickBruce Beyer & Martha

scharchburgMr. Jerrold BigelmanJoseph & Barbra BlochRichard & Gwen BowlbyMr. Anthony F. BrinkmanMr. terry K. BrownMichael & Geraldine

BucklesMr. efstratios CalagiasDr. & Mrs. thomas e.

CarsonMr. Richard ColeDr. John ColomboMr. & Mrs. Gary L. CowgerMr. & Mrs. Glenn CurrinBarbara & Paul CzamanskeDeborah & stephen D’Arcy

FundJerry P. & Maureen t.

D’Avanzo

Ms. Barbara Dilessandra DonlonPaul & Peggy DufaultMr. & Mrs. Irving DworkinDr. & Mrs. A. Bradley

eisenbreyJames & Maria eliasonDr. & Mrs. Adel el-MagrabiDr. & Mrs. edwin FerensDr. & Mrs. Lionel FinkelsteinMs. Linda Forte & Mr.

tyrone DavenportMr. Michael FosterKeith & eileen GiffordMrs. Helen P. GilbrideMr. Allan D. GilmourMr. seymour D. GreenstoneMr. Jeffrey GroehnMr. & Mrs. David

Handleman, sr.Lawrence Hands & Karen

D. Kendrick-HandsMary & Preston HappelRandall L. & nancy Caine

HarbourDr. & Mrs. Gordon K. Harris,

Jr.Donna & eugene HartwigMr. & Mrs. Ross HaunDr. & Mrs. Gerhardt HeinDr. Deanna & David

Holtzman

Ira & Brenda JaffeChacona & Arthur L.

JohnsonMr. & Mrs. sterling C. Jonesellen Kahn & George Zeltzerthe Honorable Damon J.

Keith & Dr. Rachel Keith†Mr. & Mrs. Bernard s. KentDimitri & suzanne

KosacheffRobert† C. & Margaret A.

KotzMrs. Willard V. LampeDr. Raymond Landes & Dr.

Melissa McBrien-LandesDrs. scott & Lisa

LangenburgMs. Anne t. LarinDr. & Mrs. J. timothy LoveMr. & Mrs. Robert A. Lutze. David MacDonald &

nancy MacDonaldAlexander & evelyn McKeenDr. Max & Marilyn

McKinneyDr. & Mrs. James M.

McMurtryMr. Roland MeulebrouckMr. & Mrs. Bruce A. MillerMr. & Mrs. Leonard G. MillerMr. & Mrs. Randall Miller

Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Jill Miller

Ms. A. Anne MorounMr. & Mrs. James W. MorrillMary Jo & Arthur A.

nitzscheMr. & Mrs. stanley nycekMr. & Mrs. Graham A. orleyMr. & Mrs. Joseph R. PappMrs. sophie PearlsteinMr. Jack Perlmutter & Mr.

Dan ClancyDr. & Mrs. Claus PetermannMr. Charles L. PetersMrs. Helen PippinCarol & Foster ReddingJames A. RousseauJane & Curt RussellMr. & Mrs. Robert s. sachsDr. Hershel sandbergMr. & Mrs. Fred secrestMr. Gary shiffmannorma Jean & Arthur

shufroerwin s. & Majorie H.

simonDonna & Robert slatkinMichael e. smerza & nancy

KeppelmanMr. & Mrs. stanton Kinnie

smith, Jr.

Richard & Renate soulenMr. & Mrs. James P. spicaDr. Gregory e. stephensDavid szymborski &

Marilyn sicklesteelMr. & Mrs. Joel D. tauberDr. & Mrs. L. Murray

thomasAlice & Paul tomboulianAmanda Van Dusen &

Curtis BlessingMs. sharon Vasquez & Mr.

David ParkmanMr. & Mrs. George C.

VincentDr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle,

D.o.Mr. & Mrs. Herman W.

WeinreichMr. & Mrs. Lawrence

WeisbergMr. † & Mrs. James A.

WilliamsMs. nancy s. Williams &

Ms. sharon Backstromthomas e. & elizabeth A.

WolfeDrs. William† & Prudentia

WorthDavid & Bernadine Wu

ENCORE CIRCLE $1,500 and moreMrs. Adel AmermanDr. & Mrs. Gary s. AssarianMr. & Mrs. Charles W.

BaischMr. & Mrs. J. Addison

BartushMarcia & Martin BaumMr. & Mrs. Jerome M. BealeMr. & Mrs. James V.

Bellanca, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. BentonDr. & Mrs. John G. BielawskiLinda & Maurice s. BinkowRoss A. BinnieMr. & Mrs. Lawrence BluthMr. & Mrs. J. Bora

the Honorable susan D. Borman & Mr. stuart Michaelson

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald BrightMr. & Mrs. Richard BursteinFred J. ChynchukGloria & Fred ClarkMr. & Mrs. Joseph Connorsthomas & Melissa CraggMr. Richard CummingsMr. & Mrs. John s. DallasMarvin & Betty Danto &

FamilyMr. & Mrs. John A. DefeverMr. & Mrs. Anthony

Delsener

elaine & Gordon DidierJohn & Ann DiebelMs. Gail DishellMr. David e. DodgeMrs. Donald R. DuggerMrs. James J. edwardsMr. & Mrs. timothy

eisenbraunMr. & Mrs. Howard o.

emoreyMr. & Mrs. Daniel J.

FairweatherMr. & Mrs. oscar FeldmanMr. & Mrs. Charles t. Fisher

IIIMr. steven J. Fishman

Mr. & Mrs. John B. FordRuth & Gerald FreemanDr. & Mrs. Mark A. FrentrupMrs. Rosemarie FurlongMr. Paul GansonMr. & Mrs. William y. GardMr. & Mrs. eugene A.

Gargaro, Jr.Drs. Conrad & Lynda GilesAdele & Michael M. GlusacDr. & Mrs. Robert GoldmanMr. & Mrs. Harold GurewitzAlice Berberian HaidostianJ. Ira and nicki Harris

Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Robert L. Heritier

Ms. shelley HeronMr. & Mrs. Herbert HipsherMr. Gordon L. HollanderMr. James W. HosmerMr. & Mrs. Ruppert HowardJean Wright & Joseph L.

Hudson, Jr. FundMr. & Mrs. A. e. IgleheartMs. Margit Jacksonerica e. Peresman & David

B. JaffeMr. & Mrs. Lenard JohnstonMr. Paul JoliatJay & Jennifer JolliffeMs. Martha KatzIrving & Diane Keene


Mr. Patrick J. Kerzic & Mrs. stephanie Germack Kerzic

Dr. & Mrs. David KesselMr. & Mrs. thomas s. KingMr. & Mrs. H. A.

KnappenbergerMr. Robert C. KoosMs. Mary L. KramerMr. & Mrs. D. Michael

KratchmanMr. & Mrs. Henry M.

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Mr. & Mrs. Walter D. LudwigDr. & Mrs. James A. LyddonMrs. Alice M. MacDermottMrs. Linda MakrisMs. Arlene M. MarcyMr. Michael D. McDonnellMrs. John n. McnaughtonMr. Juha MerikoskiMr. & Mrs. Richard K. MillerMr. & Mrs. steven R. MillerMr. & Mrs. Bernard MindellMr. & Mrs. Carl MitseffMiss Frances MoceriMs. Lucille A. MonarkMr. & Mrs. theodore

MonolidisMr. & Mrs. James F. MooneyCyril MoscowMr. & Mrs. Allan nachmanedward & Judith narensDr. & Mrs. Dongwhan ohMr. & Mrs. Arthur o’ReillyMr. & Dr. David K. Page

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Palmer

Mrs. Margot C. ParkerMr. & Mrs. Robert ParysDr. & Mrs. thomas PeeplesMr. Joseph R. Pellegrinonoel & Patricia PetersonDr. & Mrs. Carlos PetrozziDr. & Mrs. terry PodolskyMarian & Harold A. Poling

FundRonald PorterMs. Wendy Williams Powers

& Mr. William PowersMr. & Mrs. Constantine

P’sachouliasWard Randol, Jr.Drs. y. Ravindranath &

Kanta BhambhaniBarbara Gage RexDr. Claude & Ms. sandra

Reitelman

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski

Mr. & Mrs. George RoumellDr. earl J. Rudner & Ms.

Bonnie BrennerPam & Jim RuthvenDr. & Mrs. William salotMs. Joanne Burns & Mr.

Lawrence shoffnerMr. Merton J. & Beverly

segalJohn & Mari senkoMr. stephan sharfDr. & Mrs. Marvin siegelLoretta skewesDr. Judy M. & Mr. John n.

sobczakshirley R. stancatoMr. Clinton F. stimpson, Jr.Ms. Mardell B. stricklenMrs. Peggy J. terryellen & Peter thurberCarol & Larry tibbitts

Barbara & stuart tragerDr. & Mrs. Dimitry M. turin

in memory of erika V. turin

Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. tysonMr. & Mrs. Charles B. Van

DusenLisa M. VarnierMrs. Harry F. VellmureMarilyn & steven I. VictorMr. & Mrs. William WaakMs. Patricia WalkerMs. Margaret WatkinsMrs. Lawrence M. WeinerMaestro & Mrs. thomas

WilkinsMr. & Mrs. sheldon

WinkelmanMr. & Mrs. John A. WiseMrs. Marion WyattMr. & Mrs. Walter youngFrank & Ruth Zinn

MEMBER $400 and moreMrs. nina Dodge AbramsMs. susan AbrashMs. Lynn e. AdamsMr. terence e. AdderleyJoshua & Judith AdlerMr. and Mrs. Randolph J.

AgleyMs. Jane e. AisenbreyAlan & Diane AmendtMs. tracey AndersonMs. Dolores AndrusMrs. Barbara AngottMr. and Mrs. Gary s. AnthonyJohn & Carol AubreyMr. and Mrs. James G. AubryDr. Frank AuldDr. and Mrs. Miles AusterJudge edward AvadenkaMs. Pauline Averbach & Mr.

Charles PeacockMr. and Mrs. Paul AyresMr. timothy P. BaesslerMr. and Mrs. Paul BalasHelena and Richard BalonMr. John H. BarbesDr. & Mrs. Max BardensteinMs. Janet C. BarnesMr. and Mrs. Benson J. BarrMr. & Mrs. Richard BartleyMr. Melvin L. BatchMr. Richard BeaubienDr. & Mrs. William L.

BeauregardMs. Miriam BergmanJule BermanMs. Hadas BernardMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. BernerMr. Richard H. BeutherMs. elsie M. BinghamMr. and Mrs. theodore A. BintzMr. and Mrs. edward Birrell, Jr.Lou & Roberta BlackMr. Randolph BlackMs. Katherine BlasierDr. & Mrs. Duane BlockMr. & Mrs. G. Peter BlomMs. Betty BoldenMs. Jane BolenderMr. Howard BondMr. Joseph A. BonerMs. Marcia BonnerMr. Frank BonucciMr. & Mrs. Paul BormanMs. Linda BorushkoMr. Andrew BostromDr. and Mrs. David L.

BouwmanDon & Marilyn BowermanMs. Karen WilliamsAnn and Robert BradleyMs. Mary BrandMr. and Mrs. Greg J. BrandellMr. and Mrs. ernest W. BrandtMr. & Mrs. David BrassellDr. & Mrs. sander J. BreinerMr. & Mrs. Alfred D. BrickerMrs. Joyce BriggsMr. and Mrs. Addison Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Wilber M. Brucker, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard BryanMr. and Mrs. Mark R.

BuchananMr. & Mrs. noel A. BucknerKimberly & Charles BurkeMs. Barbara BurnsMr. & Mrs. Howard B. CamdenMr. and Mrs. Ross s. CampbellMr. and Mrs. steve J. CarlsonJean Hill CarmanMr. & Mrs. Richard H. CarrMs. Anne J. CarrierDr. susan CattoMr. and Mrs. Robin

ChampnessMrs. Doreen ChandlerMr. & Mrs. Richard ChapmanRonald & Lynda CharfoosKeith A. & Denise M. ChereskoMs. evelyn M. CheresonMr. George ChuligMichael L. CioniReverend Ward H. ClabueschMr. & Mrs. Jack M. CochranDr. and Mrs. eudoro CoelloDr. and Mrs. Richard H. CohanMr. thomas W. CookMrs. Robert e. CooperMs. Jumana CooperMs. nancy CooperMr. William B. CorlisMr. and Mrs. tonino CorsettiMs. tess CraftMr. Patrick R. CraneMrs. Rosa M. CrawfordMr. & Mrs. Alexander CrudenMs. elaine CurvinMs. Beatrice D’AmbrosioMr. Melvin R. D’AmicoMs. emma DawkinsMs. sheilah De KroubMrs. June DeanMs. Dana DebelMr. & Mrs. John A. DefeverDr. and Mrs. Anthony DeLucaMr. edward A. DiedoMr. and Mrs. Jim DonaheyMr. Christopher J. DoozanMr. and Mrs. John DreifusDr. & Mrs. Harold DuchanMr. and Mrs. Joseph R. DudleyMr. & Mrs. Henry eckfeldMr. steven e. ederDr. & Mrs. B. eisensteinMr. and Mrs. Lawrence

ellenbogenMr. and Mrs. William A. elliottMrs. Kathryn ellisMs. Jan elvekrogMr. Fred elwoodMr. and Mrs. Knut erichsenMs. June everettMr. and Mrs. Lowell eversonstephen ewingMr. David FalveyMrs. elizabeth M. Farhat

Mrs. Ruby FassoldJohn and Margaret FaulknerWilliam e. FennelMr. and Mrs. Bruce J.

FergusonMr. and Mrs. Michael A.

FerkanyVincent & Hortense FieldsMs. sharon t. FinchMr. nolan W. FinleyDolores & Jim FisherMs. shirley M. FlanaganMs. Betty J. FloydMs. Jane Forbessally FreelsMrs. Donald FriedrichsMrs. Lela FuesterMs. Kathryn FullerRichard & Julie GanfieldMr. Kareem GeorgeMr. and Mrs. Robert GeorgeMark Germaine and Patricia

JochimMr. and Mrs. Dennis

GershensonMs. Catherine GiebelMr. and Mrs. James GiftosMr. Donald J. GillardJoseph & Lois GilmoreWilliam n. and Carole L.

GilmoreMr. and Mrs. thomas J. GlynnMr. and Mrs. Maurice C.

GodwinDrs. Beth Goldman and David

AndersonIrving and Doris Goldman

FundDr. Allen Goodman & Ms.

Janet HankinDr. and Mrs. Paul GoodmanMr. and Mrs. Robert GorenMs. Patricia GothamMs. Keiko GotoMr. Howard J. GourwitzMr. & Mrs. Hadar GranaderMr. and Mrs. D. stewart GreenMr. and Mrs. James A. Greeneugene & Anne GreensteinMrs. sarah A. GriersonMrs. Frank GrimmingerMr. & Mrs. David GugalaMs. Janet GumenickMr. and Mrs. Ronald GuntherMr. and Mrs. Darrell HancockMr. and Mrs. Wilbur W. HansenMr. & Mrs. Merle HarrisMrs. Ruth B. HarrisMs. Joann HattonMr. & Mrs. Demar W. HelzerMr. and Mrs. Jay A. HerbstMrs. nancy HerrickMrs. Kathleen B. HillegasMr. edward n. Hodges III, J.D.Mr. & Mrs. William D.

HodgmanDr. and Mrs. James D.

Hoeschele

Mrs. evelyn HokschMr. Robert HollandJack & Anne Hommesthe Honorable Denise Page

HoodMrs. Harriett H. HullMrs. Dolores Humeselanah nachman Hunger &

Rick Hunger Ms. sandra HymanMs. elizabeth J. IngrahamMs. Joan IrishJo D. & Carol IsaasconMr. and Mrs. Ronald J. JachimMr. and Mrs. Lawrence JackierMr. Charles W. JacksonMr. Harvey B. JacksonDr. and Mrs. Joseph JacobsonMs. Rebecca s. JahnMs. sandra JanusisMr. David JensenMr. einar C. JensenMr. Lavoid JohnsonMrs. ollie JohnsonRobert & sandra JohnsonArthur D. & Heather M. JonesMrs. nancy A. JonesMrs. sybil JonesMs. Rita L. JordanMr. and Mrs. George A.

KalligerosMr. David KarleneDr. and Mrs. James J. KaroMr. Herbert KaufmanMrs. Doris Keith WaddellMr. and Mrs. Richard KelleyMs. June K. KendallDr. and Mrs. Donald KetaiMr. & Mrs. Gerd H. KeuffelMrs. Madeline B. KieferMr. Warren KiffersteinMs. Lori KillingbeckMs. Ida KingMs. Mary Beth KitzmillerMr. and Mrs. Harvey KleimanMr. and Mrs. Justin G. KlimkoMs. Lisa C. KnappMs. nancy KomenagaReverend Ralph e. KowalskiMr. and Mrs. Robert s. KozarMr. John W. KunzMs. Dorothy A. KurrieMrs. Myron LaBanDr. & Mrs. Gerald LakerMs. Carole LallyMr. Harold LamkinMr. and Mrs. Lawrence LashMr. and Mrs. Laren n. LauMr. John K. LawrenceKathleen & Duncan LawrenceAnn C. LawsonDr. and Mrs. Alfredo LazoMs. Lexa Leatherdale Ms. Barbara Leepereugene & suzanne LeichMr. and Mrs. yale LevinMr. & Mrs.† David B. LewisMr. and Mrs. John Lightner

Judith A. LindsayMs. Beverly LochardMr. and Mrs. edmund L.

LondonMs. Mary L. LorenczMr. Alphonse LucarelliMandy & Joe LunghamerMr. and Mrs. Charles and

shirley Ann LusbyMrs. Robert e. MackMs. emma MaclinMr. and Mrs. William MacPheeMs. Colleen Madigan and Mr.

John GreenMrs. Ann e. MadsenMs. Virginia MahleDr. Margaret MakulskiMr. & Mrs. Joseph R. MalloureDr. and Mrs. Robert MaloneMr. and Mrs. Charles W.

Manke, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Douglas L. MannMs. Arlene M. MarcyMr. and Mrs. Lionel MargolickMs. Florine MarkMrs. Jeanne MarshallMr. Arthur MatsumuraDr. Robert MatthewsMs. Claire MautnerMrs. Mary A. MazurMr. stephen A. MazurakMs. Kristen Armstrong

McBrideMrs. Katherine McCulloughMr. and Mrs. J. e. McGlincyMr. David B. McLean, sr.Colonel and Mrs. Hugh s.

Mcleod IIIMs. Marion C. MelodyDr. & Mrs. H. C. MighionMr. steve MihalikMr. and Mrs. Paul e. MilgrimMr. & Mrs. Richard K. MillerMs. Lillie V. MingMr. Alfred MirabiturMr. and Mrs. Marvin MolaskyDr. susan B. MolinaMrs. Lili C. MonellMrs. onnalee MonsonMs. sascha MontrossMs. Magi MooneyCarolyn & J. Michael MooreMs. Pamela W. MooreMrs. Mildred MossMr. John MouwMr. John MoyeMr. Herman MozerMrs. Hedi G. MulfordMrs. Mary MulhernMr. John C. MurphyMs. Joan nagrantMr. and Mrs. Milford nemerMr. and Mrs. George nicholsonJim & Mary Beth nicholsonMr. and Mrs. Peter A. nicklesMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. nobleMrs. Phyllis D. nolanMr. & Mrs. Henry R. nolte, Jr.


support From FounDations anD orGaniZationsThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra acknowledges and honors the following foundations and organizations for their contributions to support the Orchestra’s performances, education programming and other annual operations of the organization. This list also includes the musicians of the

Detroit Symphony Orchestra who contributed over $1,710,000.00 in the 2007-08 season.

in-kinD supportThe DSO acknowledges the following corporations and individuals that have generously provided in-kind gifts to the organization.

PROVIDER $200,000 and MoreCommunity Foundation for southeast

MichiganMax M. & Marjorie s. Fisher

Foundation, Inc.Ford FoundationHudson-Webber FoundationMcGregor Fundnational endowment for the Artsstate of Michigan

uNDERWRITER $100,000 and MoreDeRoy testamentary FoundationJohn s. and James L. Knight

Foundationthe Kresge Foundationthe Mandell L. and Madeleine H.

Berman Foundationsurdna Foundation, Inc.Matilda R. Wilson Fund

GuARANTOR $50,000 and MoreHarold and Penny B. Blumenstein

Foundation CorporationBudd Levinson Foundation, Inc.erb Foundationeugene Applebaum Family

Foundationelizabeth, Allan & Warren shelden

Fund

BENEFACTOR $10,000 and Moreeleanor and edsel Ford FundHenry Ford II FundAnn & Gordon Getty FoundationAlice Kales Hartwick FoundationMyron P. Leven Foundationoliver Dewey Marcks FoundationMary thompson FoundationMulti-Arts Production Fundsage Foundation

PARTNER $5,000 and MoreBeck Family FoundationBenson and edith Ford FundGatewood Foundation, Inc.Harvey M. Rice FoundationJames & Lynelle Holden Fundthe Johnson Foundationthe e. nakamichi FoundationHerbert & elsa Ponting Foundation

PATRON $2,500 and MoreJoseph e. Beauchamp Charitable trustJ. Ira and nicki Harris Family FoundationClarence & Jack Himmel Foundation

HP FoundationL&H FoundationMcKeen Foundationthe skillman Foundationyoung Woman’s Home Association

SPONSOR $1,000 and MoreCharles M. Bauervic FoundationCombined Federal CampaignFrank & Gertrude Dunlap FoundationJapan Business society of Detroit

Foundationthe Julius and Cynthia Huebner

Foundation

the Loraine & Melinese Reuter Foundationthe Melvyn Maxwell and sara smith

Foundationolson Kulka Foundationsigmund & sophie Rohlik FoundationLouis & nellie sieg Foundationsamuel L. Westerman Foundation

FRIEND $500 and MoreFisher Insley Foundationthe James and Lucy Mcneal Charitable

FoundationMarion and Robert Wyatt foundation

AccuformMr. & Mrs. eric P. AdamsJudy & Randy AgleyAir FranceAllied-eagle supply CompanyMrs. Adel AmermanJanet & norm Ankersshanny & Bill ApodacaVicki & Richard BaksMr. & Mrs. Lee BarthelBBJ LinenBetween the LinesMr. s. elie BoudtGwen & Richard BowlbyBetty & Bill BrooksCapital Waste, Inc.Joseph CaughmanGloria & Fred ClarkDr. & Mrs. William CosgroveMr. & Mrs. Gary L. CowgerJoe Crachiola, Photographer

ted “ski” Cross, PMPDedria & Alexander CrudenDr. & Mrs. Anthony DeLucaDetroit Athletic ClubDisplay Groupolga F. DworkinJudith ehrmannDr. & Mrs. Myron R. emerickepoch Restaurant GroupFresh Farms MarketMr. & Mrs. Ralph J. GersonGibbs World Wide WinePaul Gansoned GastonPatricia & James GiftosAnthony & Christine GiorgioGolden AcousticsGolden Harvest RestaurantGoogleHammell Music, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. John R. Hayes

Michael Farrell & Marc HerrickHour Detroitstory & William JohnDr. Julie Henry & Chuck KaessJudy & Buddy KaufmanLenora KaufmanMr. James KokasCarole LaMantiaLinda & Dr. Larry LloydMr. Patrick W. LynchLynch’s, Inc.Macy’sMarshall Music Co.McKensey & Companythe Metro timesLois & Gene MillerLynn & Randall MillerJoann & tony Mitchellneiman MarcusMr. & Mrs. James B. nicholsonArt nietzche

northwest Airlines, Inc.oakland UniversityAnne Parsons & Donald DietzDebra & Richard partrichPaul M. Huxley & Cynthia J.

PaskyMr. & Mrs. Fred PerenicMrs. Bernard e. PincusCharles PughPVs Chemicals, Inc.ReDICothe Ritz-Carltonthe Remington GroupMr. & Mrs. Arthur RooksApril Wagner & Jason RuffJeanne & Alexander RuthvenMs. Darlene sankovicDominick & Cindy schianoMs. Karla J. sherryMr. Leonard slatkin

steven Rybicki - Infinity yacht Charters

special events Party Rentalsstaplesstarbucks Coffeestrategic staffing solutions,

Inc.tapper’s Diamonds & Fine

JewelrytributeRichard J. Bowers, Jr. & Daniel

J. trederVillage Food MarketGary WassermanVolunteer Council of Detroit

symphony orchestraWestborn MarketGeroge Williams Interiors Ltd.Mary & Dr. Max WisgerhofDr. & Mrs. Clyde WuZaccaro’s Market

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. norlingMrs. evelyn noveckMr. & Mrs. John o’LearyMr. and Mrs. Arthur o’ReillyMr. and Mrs. Robert orleyMr. Barry osterbur and Mrs.

elaine D. osterburMichael F. & tamra e. ottawayMr. stanford R. ovshinskyDr. and Mrs. James R. ozingaMr. edward PalmMs. Marla e. ParkerMr. sidney ParkerMr. Angelo PattiKenneth & Doris PedersenMrs. Mary A. PernaMr. Gregory Peterson and Ms.

Mary PetersonMr. Kurt PetersonMr. & Mrs. Mark H. PetersonWard & Margaret PetersonMr. and Mrs. James PidgeonMrs. Ann PikenMr. David PincusMr. and Mrs. Robert F. PincusMr. and Mrs. D. David PippelMrs. thomas PiskorowskiMr. and Mrs. Bruce PolozkerMs. Patti PoppeMr. & Mrs. David W. Porter

Mr. and Mrs. Michael PrysakMargaret RashidHope & Larry RaymondMr. and Mrs. John H. RedfieldMrs. Denise P. RedmondMr. Michael RedmondLouise & Karl ReibelMr. & Mrs. William J. ReillyDonald & Patricia RennieMrs. Wayne RichardsJan & Paul Robertson, Jr.Ms. elizabeth M. RogersMs. Rhoda RosenthalMr. & Mrs. Gerald F. RossGail & Gary RubyMr. Arthur L. RunyonMr. and Mrs. William sachsMr. Charles sajewskiMr. Denny sandberg and Mrs.

nancy J. sandbergDrs. edward and Virginia

saylesMr. and Mrs. Robert V.

schechterMark & Carrie scherMs. Linda scherdtMs. yvonne schillaMr. and Mrs. Anthony schmittMr. John C. schmuhlFaye and Richard sidder

Dr. and Mrs. David schneiderMr. and Mrs. Mark schwartzMs. sandra seimMrs. Lillian shayeMs. nedda shayotaMs. Moira A. sheehanMs. Wei shenMr. and Mrs. William C.

shenefeltMr. and Mrs. sterling

shephardDr. Douglas and Julie

shiffmanMrs. Arlene shyMr. and Mrs. Robert siewertMr. and Mrs. ted J. simonMs. sue ellen smallMrs. Karna M. smithMr. Lawrence R. smithMr. and Mrs. Leonard W. smithMr. Ronald J. smithMr. and Mrs. John s. snyderMr. Phil snyderDr. and Mrs. Robert sokolDr. and Mrs. Alan W. solwayMr. and Mrs. Harvey L. solwayMr. and Mrs. James A. spearotDr. & Mrs. Henry H. spragueMr. and Mrs. Gabriel stahlMr. and Mrs. Jay stark

Mr. John stellmanMs. Katherine stephensonMs. Isabel stockwellMrs. nancy L. stonerMrs. e. Ray strickerJames and Cristina sunstrumMs. Arlene tarbetMrs. Burt e. taylorMrs. Phyllis templinMs. elena theuteloise F. tholenMr. Michael tobinMr. William n. trippMs. Brenda trotterMrs. Joyce tuckerMr. L. W. tuckerMr. Michael R. tysonMr. Joseph W. UhlMr. John UrbanMs. theresa UzenskiMr. & Mrs. John

VanbrandeghenWilliam & Jan VanDenburgMr. & Mrs. Melvin VanderBrugMr. and Mrs. Dennis J. VarianDr. nilda VillalbaMrs. Rebecca A. ViolaMr. & Mrs. Wil VivianoMs. Patricia WalkerMrs. Irene Walt

Ms. Carol WardMrs. Ann WarrenMr. and Mrs. William L. WarrenMr. Joseph WashingtonAlan & Jean WeamerMs. Janet B. WeirMs. Marilynn WeissMr. and Mrs. Martin e. WelchMrs. Glenda s. WelzDr. Marie-Ange WengMs. Carolyn WhiteDr. John H. WhiteDr. and Mrs. Fred WhitehouseMrs. Barbara WidenerDr. and Mrs. Christopher D.

WilhelmMs. Cynthia L. WilhelmMr. Lawrence D. WilliamsMark & Patricia Willmarthtrudi & Henry Wineman IIMrs. sidney J. WinerDr. and Mrs. Lawrence WiseMr. and Mrs. Gregory WittrockMrs. Cathy C WoodMr. and Mrs. Larry R. ZangerleMr. and Mrs. Richard D.

ZimmermanIngrid I. Zitzewitz


$50,000 and MoreGuardian Industries

Corporationnational City Banknorthwest Airlines

$20,000 and More Compuware CorporationDetroit Area Honda Dealers

AssociationGMACR.L. Polk & Co.somerset Collection

$10,000 and More ArvinMeritorCampbell-ewaldFidelity Charitable Gift FundFoley & Lardner LLPnorthern trust BankPricewaterhouseCoopers

LLPWarner norcross & Judd, LLPWolverine Packing Company

$5,000 and MoreAcceledyne technologies

Limitedthe Amerisure CompaniesAsh stevens Inc.BAsF CorporationButzel LongContractors steel CorporationDenso International America,

Inc.the Four octave Club of DetroitGilmour FundGrant thornton LLPGreektown CasinoHour Media, LLCKPMG LLPMGM Grand Detroit Casinonudell Architectsthe sally A. and Graham A.

orley Foundationsuburban CollectionWeyerhaeuser Company

Foundationyazaki north America, Inc.

$1,000 and MoreHarold & Barbara BerryBloomfi eld Hills Country ClubBorg Warner Automotive, Inc.Brown Campbell CompanyBurton-share, Inc.Carco, Inc.Clark Hill P.L.C.CnDarling Bolt CompanyDelta Dental Plan of MichiganDesign systems, Inc.Detroit Athletic ClubDetroit stage employees Local

# 38DuMouchelleseschaton LLCMichael and Karen egren/

Foamade Industries, Inc.General Dynamics Land systemsGermano ManagementGharfari AssociatesHare express, Inc.Huron Family Practice Center,

P.C.Jay A. Fishman, Ltd.John HancockJPRA ArchitectsLakeside ophthalmology Center,

Robert Mobley, M.D.Al Long Ford, Inc.Robert L. ZiegelmanMadison electric Co.Mansell Associates, Inc.Meadowbrook Insurance GroupMercerMichael J. Dul & AssociatesMichigan First Credit UnionMichigan Food & Beverage

AssociationMiller, Canfi eld, Paddock &

stoneoakland UniversityPharmacy employment services

Inc.Plante & Moran, LLPP.P.G. IndustriesRadar Industries, Inc.Rotor electric CompanyRoyal oak Industries,

Incorporatedschostak Brothers & Company,

Inc.

schwab Fund for Charitable Giving

shinsho American Corporationsolomon Friedman Advertisingspectrum Automation Companythe technicom GroupU.A.W. Region 1-A CapUrban science Applications, Inc.Versacom IncorporatedVesco oil Corporation/Don &

Marjory epsteinWelker Bearing CompanyZachary & Associates, Inc.

$500 and MoreAnonymousAAn Financial services GroupActive Aero GroupAlbert Kahn Associates, Inc.BlackbaudBorder City tool & Manufacturing

CompanyCenter Line electric, Inc.Centerline Veterinary HospitalCombe ConsultantsDetroit Legal newsF.B. Wright CompanyFederal Collateral societyFred Lavery CompanyFredrick & Kathy yaffeGreat Lakes Gas transmissionHarmonie Park PressHeidtman steel Products, Inc.Hudson & Muma, Inc.IDCItochu International, Inc.Kawasaki Robotics (UsA), Inc.Kramar Jewelry, Inc.Lau & Lau Associates, LLCLocomotive engineers &

Conductors Mutual Protective Assoc.

Long Insurance servicesM. Jacob & sonsMaddin Hauser WartellManheims Metro Detroit Auto

Auctionseymour-Gill Financial/

MassMutual CompaniesMeans Industries, Inc.Merlyn Contractors, Inc.Michael Fabricating, Inc.Michelin Automotive IndustryMichigan offi ce Design, Inc.Minkin Family FoundationMolex Automotive/Cardell

Corporation

Moroun nursing Homeneumann/smith & AssociatesnGK spark Plugs (UsA), Inc.novara, tesija & McGuire, PLLCntH Consultants, Ltd.Peoples trust Credit UnionPost smythe Lutz & Ziel, CPA’sPro Musica of Detroit, Inc.Robert s. Rollinger, PCRose Pest solutionss.L.C. Meter service, Inc.safety technology International,

Inc.sagres PartnerssKF Automotive Divisionsloan Flushmate (A Division of

sloan Valve Company)Bruce & natalie Rosen/sovereign

salesspartan Distributors, Inc.spiratex Companyteal electrictowers PerrinVernDale Products, Inc.Vicki’s Food, Inc.sarah and erv Wolk

$300 and MoreAdult Learning Institutetivadar Balogh ArchitectBlue Cross/Blue shieldBieri CompanyBurke Building CentersCaucus Club RestaurantCoffee express CompanyDwyer & sons Volvo subarueast Detroit ophthalmology, P.C.Franklin templeton Investments

services, LLCMr. J. Martin GillespieVincent spica IIIHoscoJeford Industries, Inc.nemo’s Restaurantnorth star PartnersA.H. Peters Funeral HomePetoskey Plastics Inc.Ben Pivnick Plywood & Veneer Co.Plastomer CorporationPlumbers service, Inc.Real estate one, Inc.Janet sossi-Belcoure/Roma Cafe

Inc.Rosedale Products, Inc.stageline Mobile stage, Inc.tompkins Products, Inc.taylor Community Credit UnionWord of Faith Christian Center

DetRoIt syMPHony CoRPoRAte ContRIBUtoRs$100,000 and More

PVS Chemicals, Inc.Offi cial IT Support

Consultant to the DSO


UPCoMInG eVents

sUnDAy MonDAy tUesDAy WeDnesDAy tHURsDAy FRIDAy sAtURDAy

DSO Civic Youth EnsemblesCivic Jazz Live! 6 p.m.

Bank of America Paradise Jazz SeriesChristmas with the Count Basie Orchestra 8 p.m.

DSO Civic Youth EnsemblesCivic orchestra and taylor Ballet AmericanaThe NutcrackerDsA Ford theater 11 a.m. (tiny tots version) & 7 p.m.

DSO Civic Youth EnsemblesCivic orchestra and taylor Ballet AmericanaThe Nutcracker 2 p.m.

Northwest Airlines World Music SeriesA Celtic Christmas with Natalie MacMaster 3 p.m.

Brazeal Dennard ChoraleHoliday Concert 7 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesThe Slatkin Era BeginsLeonard slatkin, conductor8 p.m. oH

DSO Classical SeriesThe Slatkin Era Begins8 p.m. oH

DSO Civic Youth EnsemblesFRee Concert!Civic Holidays with Leonard SlatkinLeonard slatkin, conductor 11 a.m.

DSO Classical SeriesThe Slatkin Era Begins8:30 p.m. oH

DSO Classical SeriesThe Slatkin Era Begins3 p.m. oH

Special EventGarrison Keillorunder the Mistletoe with the DSOPhilip Brunelle, conductor8 p.m. oH

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesHome for the Holidaysthomas Wilkins, conductor10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m. oH

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesHome for the Holidays8:30 p.m.

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesHome for the Holidays3 p.m.* & 8:30 p.m. oH*(Includes KidZone activities in atrium)

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesHome for the Holidays3 p.m.

DSO Civic Youth EnsemblesCivic Jazz Live! 6 p.m. MB

Bank of America Paradise Jazz SeriesPhil Woods/Sophie Milman8 p.m. oH

DSO Classical SeriesAmericans Here & AbroadLeonard slatkin, conductoredgar Meyer, double bassBéla Fleck, banjoZakir Hussain, tabla10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Tiny Tots ConcertsSouthpaw Isle Steelband 10 a.m.

National City Young People’s ConcertsSlatkin’s All Stars 11 a.m.

DSO Classical SeriesAmericans Here & Abroad 8:30 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesAmericans Here & Abroad3 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesFrom Russia With LoveLeonard slatkin, conductorolga Kern, piano8 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesFrom Russia With Love8 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesFrom Russia With Love8:30 p.m.

DSO Classical SeriesFrom Russia With Love3 p.m.

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesMarvin HamlischMarvin Hamlisch, conductor and keyboard10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesMarvin Hamlisch8:30 p.m.

DTE Energy Foundation Pops SeriesMarvin Hamlisch8:30 p.m.

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