RITTENHOUSE SQUARE COMMITTEE OFFICERS

2013—2014 RITTENHOUSE SQUARECOMMITTEE FOR THE

PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE COMMITTEE OFFICERS

Marilyn Appel, PresidentFran Schwartz, First Vice President

Thelma Gosfield, Second Vice PresidentFelice G. Wiener, Chairman of the Board

Leanore Brookman, SecretaryJackie Axilbund, Corresponding Secretary

Debby Robinson, Treasurer

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Fran Schwartz, ChairLeanore Brookman

Thelma Gosfield Felice G. Wiener

Marilyn Appel

Thelma Gosfield, Luncheon Chair

MEMBERSHIP

Dorothy Abelson

Marilyn Appel

Jacqueline Axilbund

Sylvia Briselli**

Leanore Brookman

Joan Cahan

Gloria Collins

Carole Davis

Edna Dick

Beverly Caplan Freeman

Thelma Gosfield

Carole Haas Gravagno**

Donna Karfunkle

Jay Karfunkle

Billie Katz

Judith Auritt Klein

Marlena Kleit

Bette Lavine

Linda Mui

Eleanor Oxman

Sandra Springer Pfaff

Deborah Robinson

Joan Sadoff

Fran Schwartz

Felice G. Wiener

Bette Zipin**

**Honorary Member

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association is a registered charity with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The official registration and financial

information of The Philadelphia Orchestra may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling

toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1.800.732.0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

www.philorch.org

Pictured Left to Right: Debby Robinson, Treasurer; Felice Wiener, Chairman of the Board; Leanore Brookman, Secretary; Thelma Gosfield, Second Vice President; Jackie Axilbund,

Corresponding Secretary; Marilyn Appel, President; Fran Schwartz, First Vice President

The Rittenhouse Square Committee volunteers have enthusiastically supported The Philadelphia Orchestra since the late Esther Klein and the late Esther Van Sant founded the Committee 60 years ago. Our main fundraising activity is the series of Lecture/Luncheons offered during the Orchestra season prior to 6 Friday afternoon concerts. Each Lecture/Luncheon consists of a lecture presentation followed by a celebrity guest and a catered luncheon. In the lecture segment we feature speakers who illuminate the music of the Orchestra’s forthcoming program. Our lecturers may be musicians, musicologists, or composers whose mission is to provide insight. They may use diverse means including lectures, demonstrations, excerpts, histories, and anecdotes.

Our celebrity guests may or may not belong to a category noted above, but they add interest and fun to the program.

The Lecture/Luncheons are held at the DoubleTree Hotel which is only a half-block from the Kimmel Center. Their catering staff is one of the most hospitable and accommodating in the city.

The lecture begins at 11:15 AM (doors open at 10:45) followed by a Celebrity Guest. At approximately 12:30 PM an elegant and full-course luncheon is served. We finish about 1:30 PM with ample time to walk to the Kimmel Center for the 2:00 PM concert. With the Lecture/Luncheon we have been musically and gastronomically nourished and entertained!

Groups of ten or more are invited to take advantage of our reduced rates for the Lecture/Luncheon and the 2:00 PM concert. Please see information on the order form.

The Philadelphia Orchestra

L E C T U R ELUNCHEONS2 0 1 3 — 2 0 1 4

Presented by The Rittenhouse Square Committee

Six Fridays at the DoubleTree HotelBroad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia

Lecture11:15 AM (doors open at 10:45 AM)

Celebrity Guest12:00 PM

Luncheon12:30–1:30 PM

Philadelphia Orchestra Concert2:00 PM

Join us for a lecture presentation featuring musicians, musicologists, and composers who illuminate the music of that afternoon’s concert, followed by a Celebrity Guest and a catered luncheon.

Proceeds from the Lecture/Luncheon series help support works by women composers and guest conductors through the Committee’s Margaret and Eugene Ormandy Fund for The Philadelphia Orchestra and also provide concert tickets for area students.

photo taken by: Linda Mui

2013 – 2014 Lecture/Luncheon Series

ORDER FORMPhiladelphia Orchestra concert tickets are not included in Lecture/Luncheon prices. Call 215.893.1999 or

visit www.philorch.org beginning on September 3 to purchase concert tickets. All concert tickets are subject to availability. All artists, dates, concert ticket prices, and programs are subject to change.

Please select:

Full Subscription

q Maestro: $300 ($80 tax deductible) q Conductor: $280 ($60 tax deductible) All six Lecture/Luncheons All six Lecture/Luncheons Program listing at all Lecture/Luncheons

Half Subscription

q Three Lecture/Luncheon programs $150 ($40 tax deductible) Please select three dates:

Single Program ReservationsAll reservations must be paid by the Tuesday prior to the Lecture/Luncheon.

q Single Lecture/Luncheon - $36 each Please select dates:

q Single Lecture (no Luncheon) - $15 each Please select dates:

Groups of ten or more:

q Single Lecture/Luncheon - $32 per person Please select dates:

q 09/27/13 q 10/18/13 q 11/08/13

q 12/13/13 q 03/07/14 q 04/25/14

q 09/27/13 q 10/18/13 q 11/08/13

q 12/13/13 q 03/07/14 q 04/25/14

q 09/27/13 q 10/18/13 q 11/08/13

q 12/13/13 q 03/07/14 q 04/25/14

q 09/27/13 q 10/18/13 q 11/08/13

q 12/13/13 q 03/07/14 q 04/25/14

Name (print please)

Address

City/State/Zip

Day Phone Evening Phone

Contribution

E-mail

My check is enclosed in the amount of $ made payable to The Rittenhouse Square Committee

Reservations will be held at the door. Please send order form and check to: Debby Robinson, Treasurer The Rittenhouse Square Committee for The Philadelphia Orchestra 6 Blackwell Place Philadelphia, PA 19147

DECEMBER 13, 2013 (Friday Afternoon B)Lecture Sponsors: Jackie Axilbund and Debby Robinson

MARCH 7, 2014 (Friday Afternoon B)Lecture Sponsors: Felice Wiener and Fran Schwartz

APRIL 25, 2014 (Friday Afternoon A)Lecture Sponsors: Leanore Brookman and Marlena Kleit

Lecturer: Paul Arnold, Second Violin The Philadelphia Orchestra

Celebrity Guest: Andrea Clearfield, Composer

Program: DAVID KIM PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor David Kim, Violin

RAVEL Rapsodie espagnol TCHAIKOVSKY Sérénade mélancolique, for violin and orchestra TCHAIKOVSKY Valse-scherzo for violin and orchestra STRAVINSKY Petrushka

Paul Arnold

Lecturer: Kimberly Fisher, Principal Second Violin The Philadelphia Orchestra Celebrity Guest: Derek Barnes, Cello The Philadelphia Orchestra

Program: BEETHOVEN AND SHOSTAKOVICH Stéphane Denève, Conductor Nikolaj Znaider, Violin BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10

Kimberly Fisher

Michael Klein

Lecturer: Michael Klein, Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music Studies at Temple University Boyer College of Music Celebrity Guest: Daniel Han, First Violin The Philadelphia Orchestra 0

Program: MOZART CELEBRATION Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor Jan Lisiecki, Piano MOZART Overture to Così fan tutte MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22, K.482

MOZART Symphony No. 39

Lecturer: Robert Grossman, Principal Librarian The Philadelphia Orchestra

Celebrity Guest: Janet Yamron, Professor Emerita Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance

Program: BEETHOVEN 9 – “ODE TO JOY” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor Westminster Symphonic Choir BEETHOVEN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, for chorus and orchestra

NICO MUHLY Bright Mass with Canons BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)

Robert Grossman

Lecturer: Gilya Hodos, Pianist Past President PA Music Teachers Association

Celebrity Guest: Jennifer Montone, Principal Horn The Philadelphia Orchestra Program: PINES OF ROME Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor Lise de la Salle, Piano BEETHOVEN Overture to King Stephen BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8

LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2

RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome

Gilya Hodos

Charles Abramovic

Lecturer: Charles Abramovic, Professor of Piano Temple University Boyer College of Music

Celebrity Guest: Carol Jantsch, Principal Tuba The Philadelphia Orchestra

Program: YANNICK AND YUJA Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor Yuja Wang, Piano STRAUSS Serenade for Winds

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3

STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 (Friday Afternoon A)Lecture Sponsors: Eleanor Oxman and Joan Cahan

OCTOBER 18, 2013 (Friday Afternoon B)Lecture Sponsors: Marilyn Appel and Billie Katz

NOVEMBER 8, 2013 (Friday Afternoon B)Lecture Sponsors: Dorothy and Stanley Abelson

Discounted Parking atDoubleTree Hotel garage.

Please note: Series subscribers may bring guests to any Lecture/Luncheon ($36 per guest) if they call in advance. Reservations and requests for exchanges must be received by the Tuesday preceding the Friday program. Tickets are exchangeable, but non-refundable. Please call Debby Robinson at 215.407.1633, not before 10 AM, to cancel or change dates.

For Reservations, call Debby Robinson, not before 10 AM215.407.1633

For questions or information for Group Reservations, please call Fran Schwartz215.884.2659

For group concert tickets of 10 or more, call Group Sales215.875.7695

Photo by: Chris Lee Photo by: Paul Arnold