2017-18 Season Guide for Young Concert-goers

TABLE OF CONTENTS“A Hero’s Journey:Beethoven & Prometheus, Grades 4-8 . . . 2Civil Rights: RememberingDr. Martin Luther King Jr., Grades 6-12 . . . 3See the Sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Conductor of the Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Fun & Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Fan Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Youth Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Children’s Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Youth Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Family Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

NIKOLAI SOKOLOFF 1918-33

ERICH LEINSDORF 1943-46

GEORGE SZELL 1946-70

PIERRE BOULEZ Musical Advisor and Principal Guest Conductor

1970-72

LORIN MAAZEL 1972-82

CHRISTOPH VON DOHNÁNYI Music Director Designate 1982-84

1984-02

FRANZ WELSER-MÖST 2002-present

MUSIC DIRECTORS

ARTUR RODZINSKI 1933-43

2017-2018 marks the 100th season of The Cleveland Orchestra! You may not realize that by coming to a Cleveland Orchestra Education Concert you are part of a great Cleveland tradition! Students have been attending Cleveland Orchestra concerts since 1918!

In the be gin ning, The Cleve land Or ches tra performed concerts in com mu ni ty cen ters and sev er al area schools, including East Tech and West Tech High Schools in Cleveland, Shaw High School in East Cleveland, and Lakewood High School. By 1920 audienc es be came too large to accommodate in school settings and teachers and students be gan to trav el to hear The Cleve land Orchestra, as they do now for Education Con certs. The first “Children’s Concerts” were held at Masonic Auditorium (still stand ing at East 40th and Chester Avenue in Cleveland) in 1921. And so the fi eld trip tra di tion was born!

In 1931 concerts moved to The Cleveland Orchestra’s new home, Severance Hall. Stu dents have ac tually seen three dif er ent Sev er ance Hall interiors over the years: the original Sev er ance Hall, from 1931-1957; the wood-paneled “Szell shell,” named for music director George Szell, from 1958-1998; and the Sev er ance Hall you see to day, which was restored to its orig i nal splendor in 2000. The ar riv al

and dismissal pro cess (where every bus and corresponding school group gets a number) was established in 2000 to man age traffic and insure students’ safety. There are many more cars on the road today than there were in the 1930’s!

Ms. Lillian Bald win, the Orchestra’s first Ed u ca tion Director, pioneered the format of ‘educational concerts’ we know today. She developed extensive study ma te rials so students could be knowl edge able about the music they would hear at the concerts. (Instead of read ing The Score as you are now, students read Ms. Baldwin’s Little Folks Program, pic tured right.) Ms. Baldwin also planned con cert programs for specific grade levels, a con cept that is still pre served to day. Ms. Baldwin’s “Cleveland Plan,”was emulated by orchestras and music educators na tion wide. Over the years, preparation materials evolved to in clude tapes, CDs, and Spotify Playlists of concert music for classrooms, resources for teach ers, and a television program, “Get Ready for The Cleve land Orchestra,” produced and broad cast by lo cal PBS sta tion WVIZ-TV.

Stu dents have had the opportunity to see many dif er-ent con duc tors lead Edu ca tion Concerts, in clud ing Ni kolai Sokolof (the first mu sic director of The Cleve land Or ches-tra), Ru dol ph Ring wall, Lou is Lane, Robert Shaw, James Le vine, Jah ja Ling, Alan Gilbert, Brett Mitchell, Franz Welser-Möst, among others. In the 2017-2018 season, Education Concerts will be con ducted by Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Conductor Vinay Parameswaran (see biography on page 5).

The mu si cians and staf at The Cleve land Or ches tra are so pleased that you and your class mates will soon become part of the great Ed u ca tion Con cert tra di tion. We look forward to see ing you soon!

100 Years ofThe Cleveland Orchestra!!

Students arriving for Education Concerts at Severance Hall in 2016.

Education Concert, March 1927. Children and buses in front of Cleveland’s Masonic Auditorium (site of The Cleveland Orchestra’s early subscription and education concerts).

Photo by: Mildred Ockert Waugh

Overture to Creatures of PrometheusCreatures of Prometheus marked Beethoven’s introduction to the Viennese stage and is one of only two ballets that Beethoven wrote. It tells the story of Prometheus, a Greek Titan who stole fire from the gods for the benefit of humankind. How does the music reflect the story of Prometheus and his qualities: daring, rebellious, and liberating? What do you imagine Prometheus is doing when the music changes? When does he succeed in bringing fire to humans?

Symphony No. 5, Movement 4, AllegroThe Fifth Symphony of Beethoven is likely his most famous composition, and contains one of the most familiar phrases in all of classical music. Beethoven starts this movement with the dark and menacing tone heard at the beginning of the symphony, then ended it with an explosive and triumphant celebration. What do you think Beethoven wanted to share with the audience? What do you think he wanted the audience to remember?

Symphony No. 1 in C major, Movement 2: Andante cantabile con moto Beethoven composed his First Symphony at the dawn of a new century, 1799-1800. His orchestral legacy cast an imposing shadow that composers had to deal with in various ways for the remainder of the century-and beyond. The second movement begins with the second violins presenting a courtly theme that is taken up fugally by other instruments; this theme alternates with a more light-hearted melody.

Symphony No. 5, Movement 1, Allegro con brioThe beginning of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 may be the most famous orchestral music of all time. Beethoven once referred to the first four notes – ta ta ta TUM – as Fate knocking at the door. Two main musical ideas are passed back and forth in this movement; a forceful, menacing theme (fate knocking at the door) and a calm, peaceful theme (usually played by the flute). Where have you heard this music before? What kinds of actions or images come to your mind when you hear this music?

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Movement 1, Poco sostenutoSymphony No. 7 is called by some Beethoven’s best symphony and his most cheerfully optimistic. The work as a whole is known for its use of rhythmic devices suggestive of a dance, such as dotted rhythm and repeated rhythmic figures. It begins with a long and profound introduction, before kicking into kinetically energized music, which characterizes the entire work and has generated the many allusions to dance that dominate commentaries on it. The introduction predicts the harmonic journeys coming in the rest of the Symphony as the main body of the movement foretells its rhythmic obsessions. Its forceful energy led one critic to think that Beethoven wrote it while inebriated (drunk)! Another thought it was proof that Beethoven was “ripe for the madhouse.”

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“Beethoven & Prometheus

“Beethoven & Prometheus

This Cleveland Orchestra Education Concert, explores a unique intersection between mythology and music, examining the connection between Prometheus, A Titan of Greek Mythology, and Beethoven, a titan of classical music. Bound in spirit by their creativity, rebellious nature, and a deep love of humankind, Beethoven and Prometheus both overcame great obstacles and used their individual gifts to create a better world. This concert will feature movements from some of Beethoven’s most important symphonies accompanied by the creative output (visual art, dance, language arts and more) of students from the Cleveland School of the Arts (projected on a large screen behind the Orchestra) who were deeply engaged with Orchestra musicians last spring in an interdisciplinary “Prometheus Project” curriculum.

November 8-10, 2017 The Cleveland OrchestraEducation Concerts for Grades 4-8 Vinay Parameswaran, conductorSeverance Hall

Overture to Creatures of PrometheusSymphony No. 5, Movement 4, AllegroSymphony No. 1, Movement 2, Andante cantabile con motoSymphony No. 5, Movement 1, Allegro con brioSymphony No. 7, Movement 1, Poco sostenuto – vivace

A Hero’s Journey”

VINAY PARAMESWARAN

CIVIL RIGHTS: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.February 6-9, 2018 The Cleveland OrchestraEducation Concerts for Grades 6-12 Vinay Parameswaran, conductorSeverance Hall

Dupré Cortège Traditional There is a Balm in GileadBeethoven Overture to FidelíoEllington Vortex (from The River Suite)Copland The Promise of LivingMendelssohn Finale from Symphony No. 5 (“Reformation”) Traditional We Shall OvercomeDvořák Largo from Symphony No. 9, (“From the New World”)

Through music and dramatic vignettes, this concert traces the life journey of Martin Luther King Jr., through major events of the Civil Rights Movement; celebrating his victories, emphasizing his philosophy of non-violence, reflecting on his untimely death, and asking what we can do now to honor and fulfill his legacy. The repertoire includes music directly related to the life of Dr. King, as well as music symbolic of peaceful revolution from other periods in history, demonstrating the timeless nature of the need for social justice and unity. Most importantly, ALL of the music on this concert will allow you to think more deeply about the extraordinary work of an incredible man – how he changed the world, and how you can keep his legacy alive today

VORTEX (FROM THE RIVER SUITE)Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974)

African-American composer and bandleader Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was one of the most important figures in the world of jazz. Composer of over 1,000 works, he revolutionized the concept of the jazz ensemble by introducing more instruments and expanding the size and scope of the “big band.” Ellington also composed symphonic music, including pieces like “The River” which brought the

jazz and classical music genres closer together.

The Suite from “The River” has seven sections and was originally written as a ballet for the Alvin Ailey dance company. We will hear one section, Vortex, on this concert. Ellington combined elements from the European classical music tradition (form and orchestration) with elements associated with jazz (expanded chord structure, blues inflections, improvisatory-sounding “riffs”, swing rhythms, and call and response). Percussion and brass instruments are featured in the high energy, driving rhythms of Vortex.

THE PROMISE OF LIVINGAaron Copland (1900-1990)

Like the Overture to Fidelio, “The Promise of Living” is also music from an opera – The Tenderland. It tells the story of a girl living on a farm in the American Midwest who falls in love with a hobo. This music is from the middle of the opera, when the farm family and the hobos come together for a celebration of the harvest. With words like “peace in our own hearts and peace with our neighbor,” the music is

about setting aside our differences and looking at what we share in common.

Aaron Copland’s musical style was inspired by the wide open spaces of the American landscape, and a belief that the “common people” were equal to the wealthy and famous. In this piece, you’ll hear the rich sounds of the strings playing in harmony, building to an emotional climax. Like Martin Luther King, Copland had an “American dream,” and he expressed it through music.

FINALE FROM ‘REFORMATION’ SYMPHONYFelix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

In the 1500’s in Germany, a man named Martin Luther protested against practices of the Catholic church that he thought were corrupt and unfair. By writing letters, publishing his work, and engaging in logical and peaceful conversations, he sparked new religious and political freedom for all of Europe and established the Lutheran church. His movement was known as the Reformation.

300 years later, the composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote a symphony to celebrate this church revolution. The finale that you will hear uses another chorale tune composed by Martin Luther himself, “A Mighty Fortress is our God.” The music is full of the triumph that comes from working toward a goal and achieving it, despite the obstacles in the way. In this concert, it represents the courage and determination of BOTH Martin Luthers.

WE SHALL OVERCOMETraditional

The song “We Shall Overcome” evolved from African-American gospel hymns of the early 20th century. It became famous as a protest song in 1945 when striking tobacco workers in South Carolina sang it on a picket line, and soon after it became the unofficial anthem of the American Civil Rights movement. People sang this simple and memorable tune during marches and demonstrations, even when they were being attacked or thrown into prison. It gave them strength and solidarity. The song went on to become a symbol for peaceful revolution all over the world.

LARGO FROM SYMPHONY NO. 9,(“FROM THE NEW WORLD”)Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Antonín Dvořák was a Czech composer who spent several years teaching in the United States. He was fascinated by the music he heard, particularly Native American chants and African American spirituals. The Largo (slow) movement from his “New World” Symphony has a melody that sounds very much like a spiritual – full of

longing, with a touch of sadness.

Dvořák’s Largo was the final music played in Martin Luther King’s funeral service. While the music begins in darkness and despair, the beautiful melody eventually takes over the entire orchestra and resonates with hope.

CORTÈGEMarcel Dupré (1886-1971)

A cortège is a solemn procession, often referring to a funeral. The word was used by many composers to describe music that would accompany such a procession – slow and sad, but moving forward like footsteps. Marcel Dupré, a French organist, wrote this cortège originally to be music for a play, and later arranged it for organ and orchestra.

This piece was played on the organ as the prelude to Martin Luther King’s funeral service at Ebenezer Baptist Church. It is a chorale tune, music that has a simple melody harmonized with moving chords, making it sound like a church hymn. In the concert, this music will create a fitting soundtrack to some of King’s most famous words.

THERE IS A BALM IN GILEADTraditional

This famous African-American spiritual can be heard in a wide range of versions today, but its true origin remains unknown. It was Martin Luther King’s favorite hymn, and the words reflect his spirit: “Sometimes I feel discouraged and think my work’s in vain, but then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again.”

A spiritual usually has a simple, singable melody with verses and a chorus. It can be sung call-and-response style, with a leader singing the verse and congregation singing the chorus. The words are inspirational and often describe the promise of heaven, or better times.

OVERTURE TO FIDELIOLudwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Beethoven’s opera Fidelio is a dramatic tale of rescue that takes place during the French Revolution. It tells the story of a political prisoner, Florestan, who is saved by his resourceful wife, Leonore. Leonore is a true hero, risking everything to free her husband from tyranny by disguising herself as a man and getting a job in the prison. In the end, her bravery gets all of the inmates released from cruel and illegal imprisonment. Though the story takes place nearly 200 years before Martin Luther King

was alive, it carries the same universal message of standing up against injustice, even if it means going to jail.

The overture is the music played by the orchestra at the beginning of the opera, and it tells a miniature version of the story. You’ll hear music that sounds fearful (Leonore taking her chances), stormy (the cruelty of the jailers), sad (Florestan missing his wife), and heroic (the rescue scene). It has all of the action and emotion of the whole opera in just 5 minutes!

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See the SoundsThis is page 1 of the conductor’s music for Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Since it shows all the musicians’ parts, it is called a “full score.”

This printed page takes only 10 seconds in performance and shows the music for 11 different instruments! Most lines of music show the part for one or two players, but some instruments—such as the violins—have many musicians playing the same instrument. This page should be played by a minimum of around 40 players.

Woodwind Family8 players4 Instruments

Brass Family4 players2 Instruments

Percussion Family1 player1 Instrument

String Family35-60 players4 Instruments

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67Flutes

Oboes

Clarinets

Bassoons

Horns

Trumpets

Timpani

Violins I

Violins II

Violas

Cellos

BassesCheck us out online!www.clevelandorchestra.com

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Good Audience Memberfor Live Orchestra Performance

DESCRIPTIONApplauds when conductor crosses the stage and steps onto the podium.

Watches for the conductor to signal the orchestra to begin.Listens quietly in seat while orchestra performs.

Claps when music stops and conductor turns to face the audience.Listens carefully to enjoy the music.

MUSICAL ENJOYMENT

FIRST VIOLINSWilliam PreucilCONCERTMASTER Blossom-Lee ChairJung-Min Amy LeeASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER Gretchen D. and Ward Smith ChairPeter OttoFIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Jessica LeeASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER Clara G. and George P. Bickford ChairTakako Masame Paul and Lucille Jones ChairWei-Fang Gu Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau ChairKim Gomez Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy ChairChul-In Park Harriet T. and David L. Simon ChairMiho Hashizume Theodore Rautenberg ChairJeanne Preucil Rose Dr. Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson ChairAlicia Koelz Oswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy ChairYu Yuan Patty and John Collinson ChairIsabel Trautwein Trevor and Jennie Jones ChairMark Dumm Gladys B. Goetz ChairAlexandra Preucil Katherine Bormann Analisé Denise Kukelhan

SECOND VIOLINSStephen Rose* Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin ChairEmilio Llinás 2

James and Donna Reid ChairEli Matthews 1

Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny ChairSonja Braaten MolloyCarolyn Gadiel WarnerElayna DuitmanIoana MissitsJeffrey Zehngut Vladimir DeninzonSae ShiragamiScott WeberKathleen CollinsBeth WoodsideEmma ShookYun-Ting Lee Jiah Chung Chapdelaine

FRANZ WELSER-MÖST MUSIC DIRECTORKelvin Smith Family Chair

VIOLASWesley Collins* Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis ChairLynne Ramsey1

Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball ChairStanley Konopka 2

Mark Jackobs Jean Wall Bennett ChairArthur KlimaRichard WaughLisa BoykoLembi Veskimets The Morgan Sisters ChairEliesha NelsonJoanna Patterson ZakanyPatrick Connolly

CELLOSMark Kosower* Louis D. Beaumont ChairRichard Weiss1

The GAR Foundation ChairCharles Bernard2

Helen Weil Ross ChairBryan Dumm Muriel and Noah Butkin ChairTanya Ell Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber ChairRalph CurryBrian Thornton William P. Blair III ChairDavid Alan HarrellMartha Baldwin Dane Johansen Paul Kushious

BASSESMaximilian Dimoff * Clarence T. Reinberger ChairKevin Switalski 2

Scott Haigh1

Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan ChairMark AthertonThomas SperlHenry Peyrebrune Charles Barr Memorial ChairCharles CarletonScott DixonDerek Zadinsky

HARPTrina Struble* Alice Chalifoux Chair

FLUTESJoshua Smith* Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft ChairSaeran St. ChristopherMarisela Sager 2

Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn ChairMary Kay Fink

PICCOLOMary Kay Fink Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair

OBOESFrank Rosenwein* Edith S. Taplin ChairCorbin Stair Jeffrey Rathbun2

Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy ChairRobert Walters

ENGLISH HORNRobert Walters Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaffe Chair

CLARINETSAfendi Yusuf* Robert Marcellus ChairRobert Woolfrey Victoire G. and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. ChairDaniel McKelway 2

Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn ChairYann Ghiro

E-FLAT CLARINETDaniel McKelway Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair

BASS CLARINETYann Ghiro

BASSOONSJohn Clouser* Louise Harkness Ingalls ChairGareth Thomas Barrick Stees2

Sandra L. Haslinger ChairJonathan Sherwin

CONTRABASSOONJonathan Sherwin

HORNSMichael Mayhew§

Knight Foundation ChairJesse McCormick Robert B. Benyo ChairHans Clebsch Richard KingAlan DeMattia

TRUMPETSMichael Sachs* Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf ChairJack SutteLyle Steelman2

James P. and Dolores D. Storer ChairMichael Miller

CORNETSMichael Sachs* Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein ChairMichael Miller

TROMBONESMassimo La Rosa* Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey ChairRichard Stout Alexander and Marianna C. McAfee ChairShachar Israel2

BASS TROMBONEThomas Klaber

EUPHONIUM ANDBASS TRUMPETRichard Stout

TUBAYasuhito Sugiyama* Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair

TIMPANIPaul Yancich* Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss ChairTom Freer 2

Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair

PERCUSSIONMarc Damoulakis * Margaret Allen Ireland ChairDonald MillerTom Freer Thomas Sherwood

KEYBOARDINSTRUMENTSJoela Jones* Rudolf Serkin ChairCarolyn Gadiel Warner Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair

LIBRARIANSRobert O’Brien Joe and Marlene Toot Chair Donald Miller

ENDOWED CHAIRSCURRENTLY UNOCCUPIEDSidney and Doris Dworkin ChairDr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair Sunshine ChairGeorge Szell Memorial Chair

* Principal§ Associate Principal1 First Assistant Princi pal2 Assistant Principal

CONDUCTORS

Christoph von DohnányiMUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

Vinay ParameswaranASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair

Robert PorcoDIRECTOR OF CHORUSES Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

Vinay Parameswaran,Assistant Conductor, The Cleveland Orchestra

BIRTHPLACE: Walnut Creek, CA

FAMILY: My parents and my older sister live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

FAVORITE FOOD: My mom’s Indian food, specifically her masala dosa! (seriously, it’s

the best dosa you’ll ever have).

FAVORITE MOVIE: Too many choices! Just to name a few: Finding Nemo, Home Alone, A Few Good Men, Modern Times, Up, Forrest Gump.

FAVORITE BOOK: Again, too many choices! Just to name a few: Siddhartha, Being Mortal, 100 Years of Solitude, Beloved, On The Road.

PERFORMERS I ADMIRE: Martha Argerich, Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham, the wonderful musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra.

STUDIED MUSIC AT: I received my undergraduate degree music and political science at Brown University, and an Artist Diploma in conducting at The Curtis Institute of Music.

ORCHESTRAS I’VE CONDUCTED: Nashville Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Jacksonville Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Vermont Symphony.

INSTRUMENTS I HAVE STUDIED: I started playing piano when I was four and then began playing percussion when I was six.

MY HOBBIES ARE: Running, Cooking, Exploring new places with my dog Ozzie, being a rabid fan of my favorite (Bay Area) sports teams.

The whole Cleveland Orchestra goes ‘back to school’ once each year. In recent years, in-school concerts have taken place at John Hay, James Ford Rhodes, John Adams, Cleveland School of the Arts, Memorial School, Mound and Patrick Henry School (all Cleveland public schools), and Saint Ignatius, Saint Joseph Academy, and Shaker Heights High School.

Conductor of Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts

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The Cleveland Orchestra is on the look-out for stories from Cleve land ers who remember at tend ing Cleve land Orchestra Ed ucation Con certs as chil dren. If you have par ents, grandparents, aunts, un cles, cousins, or neigh bors who grew up in the Cleveland area, ask them if they re mem ber com ing to a Cleve land Or ches tra con cert with their school when they were young.

Compile your interview find ings and submit a short (1-2 pages), type writ ten re port, signed by the person you interviewed, to:

The Cleveland Orchestra Ed u ca tion De part ment

11001 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106

Student authors of selected stories will receive 4 tickets to a Cleveland Orchestra Concert and recognition in the next year’s SCORE student newspaper. We look forward to hear ing from you!

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

MEMORIES CONTEST

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Here are a few ques tions you might want to ask as part of your interview:• What school did you at tend at the time?• What grade were you in? • How did you get to Sev er ance Hall (school bus, walk ing,

street car, RTA)?• What did the inside of

Sev er ance Hall look like?• Who was the conductor? • Can you recall a particular musical selection that you heard?• Were there any special guest artists or soloists?• What else do you re mem ber about the ex pe ri ence?

FACTOIDSEDUCATION CONCERT

number of mosaic tile chips in the Grand Foyer floor

number of students who attended Cleveland Orchestra Concerts since 1918

number of students who attended Education Concerts last year

number of seats in Severance Hall’s Main Concert Hall

average number of school buses per Education Concert

number of Education Concerts that have been cancelled due to bad weather

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Send a letter to the editor about your concert experience. Mail your letter to:

Education DepartmentThe Cleveland OrchestraSeverance Hall11001 Euclid AvenueCleveland, OH 44106

Include your name, school and grade

The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus (COYC) was founded in 1991 to help raise awareness of choral music-making in the schools of north-east Ohio and to encourage more students to continue their choral activities through college and into adulthood. Like their colleagues in the Youth Orchestra, they are in grades 9-12, from over 30 schools and communities, and are selected by com-petitive auditions. The COYC has the opportunity to per-form concerts in the greater Cleveland community as well as on stage at Severance Hall alongside their colleagues in the Cleve-land Orchestra Youth Orchestra. For information please call the Chorus Office at (216) 231-7374, email chorus@clevelandorchestra.com, or visit coyc.cochorus.com.

2017-18 marks the 32nd season of the Cleveland Orchestra, and its first season with Vinay Parameswaran as music director.

During the 2017-18 season, the 100 members of the Cleveland Orches-tra Youth Orchestra will present three concerts at Severance Hall on December 1, February 25 (with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus) and May 5.

Youth Orchestra members come from 40 communities across Ohio. It is very possible that someone from your area is in the Youth Orchestra. Most of these talented young musicians have been playing an instrument for at least three years, and some for many more. They became Youth Orchestra members by playing an audition for the music director and members of The Cleveland Orchestra.

Members of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and their conductor practice together every weekend at Severance Hall. They rehearse the same great music as The Cleveland Orchestra, and they get to meet and work with many members of The Cleveland Orchestra who serve as coaches for the Youth Orchestra. If you are in middle school or high school and play an orchestral instrument, please consider auditioning. The Youth Orchestra holds auditions every spring – usually in May. For Youth Orchestra information, please call (216) 231-7352 or visit www.clevelandorchestrayouthorchestra.com.

The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s (COCC) and Preparatory Choruses (COCPC) help students develop their leadership skills through music

which help strengthen their future musical experiences. Founded in 1967, the Cleve-land Orchestra Children’s Cho-rus is composed of students in grades 6-9 and performs regularly with The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Or-chestra Chorus throughout their subscription and holiday season. The Preparatory Cho-rus, led by Suzanne Walters, comprises students in grades 5-8 and collaborates with the

Children’s Chorus in two concerts each season. Students are chosen through auditions held in the spring. For information please call the Chorus Office at (216) 231-7374, email chorus@clevelandorchestra.com, or visit cocc.cochorus.com.

The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2017-18 Education and Community Programs are made possible by:

as of August 2017

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CHILDREN’S CHORUS

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR! OCT 29, 2017, SUNDAY at 3 p.m.The Cleveland Institute of Music OrchestraCarl Topilow, conductorEric Charnofsky, narrator

An afternoon of deliciously frightening musical fun! Delight in the musical magic of Paganini’s The Witches’ Dance, music from Star Wars, and even more bewitching music! Come dressed in your Halloween best for a costume contest for audience members (the orchestra and Severance Hall will be dressed up, too).

Free pre-concert activities begin one hour before concert time.

This popular three- concert series, designed for young people ages 7 & up, is a perfect introduction to orchestral music.

SCHEHERAZADE!MARCH 11, 2018 SUNDAY at 3 p.m.The Cleveland OrchestraVinay Parameswaran, conductorWith special guests Enchantment Theatre Company

Join Scheherazade, our storyteller heroine, and her cast of fabulous characters as they sail on Sinbad’s ship to exotic lands, battle a giant dragon with the Kalandar Prince, and discover Aladdin’s lamp and the surprises hidden inside. The concert also includes Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee!

Family Series Concerts are supported by The Giant Eagle Foundation

Free pre-concert activities begin one hour before concert time.

Order tickets online at clevelandorchestra.com,

or call 216-231-1111, or 800-686-1141.

AcknowledgmentsThe Score is prepared by the Education & Community Department of The ClevelandOrchestra. All rights reserved.

Photos of The Cleveland Orchestra by Roger Mastroianni

The Musical Arts Association, operating The Cleveland Orchestra

André Gremillet, Executive Director

Joan Katz Napoli, Senior Director, Education and Community Programs

Sandra A. Jones, Manager, Education and Family Concerts

Lauren Generette, Manager, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra

Sarah Lamb, Coordinator Education & Community Programs

Mollibeth Cox, Manager, Learning Programs

Austin Land, COYO Librarian and Assistant

BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRSFEBRUARY 11, 2018, SUNDAY at 3 p.m.

The Cleveland OrchestraVinay Parameswaran, conductorWith special guests Classical Kids Live!

An eccentric boarder arrives, and turns thelife of ten-year-old Christoph upside down!But his feelings for this “Mr. Beethoven” change from anger to admiration as hecomes to understand the beauty of his music – and the torment of his deafness. The whole fam-ily will love this touching, fun concert – it’s a perfect introduction to the Orchestra fea-turing more than 20 of this universally loved composer’s most famous works.

FAMILY CONCERTSERIES

AMERICAN GREETINGS

ENDOWMENT FUNDERSHope and Stanley I. AdelsteinKathleen L. BarberMr. Roger G. BerkIn memory of Anna B. BodyIsabelle and Ronald BrownDr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown

and Dr. Glenn R. BrownRoberta R. CalderwoodAlice H. Cull MemorialMr. and Mrs. Charles R. Emrick, Jr.Charles and Marguerite C. GalanieMr. David J. GoldenThe George Gund FoundationThe Hershey FoundationDorothy Humel HovorkaMr. James J. HummerFrank and Margaret HyncikJunior Committee of The Cleveland OrchestraWalter and Jean Kalberer FoundationAlfred M. Lerner In-School Performance FundLinda and Saul LudwigMachaskee Fund for Community ProgrammingMr. and Mrs. Stanley A. MeiselChristine Gitlin Miles, in honor of Jahja LingMr. and Mrs. David T. MorganthalerMorley Fund for Pre-School EducationThe Eric & Jane Nord Family FundPysht FundThe Max Ratner Education Fund, given by

the Ratner, Miller, and Shafran Families and Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

The William N. Skirball EndowmentAnonymous, in memory of Georg SoltiJules and Ruth Vinney Cleveland Orchestra

Youth Orchestra Touring Fund PROGRAM FUNDERSThe Abington FoundationAmerican greetings CorporationBlossom Friends of The Cleveland OrchestraEva L. and Joseph M. Bruening FoundationMary E. and F. Joseph Callahan FoundationConway Family FoundationCuyahoga County Residents through Cuyahoga

Arts and CultureDominion Energy Charitable FoundationThe Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable

FoundationFriends of The Cleveland Orchestra

(formerly Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra)

The Giant Eagle FoundationKeyBankThe Laub FoundationMacy’sMuna & Basem Hishmeh FoundationMartha Holden Jennings FoundationThe Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel FoundationThe Nord Family FoundationNordson Corporation FoundationOhio Arts CouncilOhio Savings Bank, A Division of New York

Community BankPNC BankHarold C. Schott FoundationThe Reinberger FoundationAlbert G. and Olive H. Schlink FoundationThe Sherwin-Williams CompanyThomas H. White FoundationThe Edward and Ruth

Wilkof Foundation