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LATE NIGHT GERSHWIN

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Contents
Volume 30, Number 8 | MAY/JUNE 2015
pg. 5
ARTISTIC & LEADERSHIP TEAM
pg. 6
EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2014/2015
pg. 7
(Eddins, Petrov, Uchida, Waldin)
PUBLISHED FOR the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music
9720 102 Avenue, Edmonton AB T5J 4B2
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eso editor
WELCOME
THE PEOPLES PARTIES
pg. 8
The ESO found a populist solution to its outdoor

festival dilemma
D.T. Baker
Allan Gilliland, Oskar Morawetz, D.T. Baker
THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
program notes
2014/2015 SEASON
Letters to the editor, comments and/or suggestions are welcome.
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ON THE COVER
pg. 14
SPECIAL
WINDBORNES MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN (JUNE 1 & 2)
pg. 18
ROBBINS POPS
BROADWAY DIVAS (JUNE 5 & 6)
pg. 20
Martin Herman, conductor

Randy Jackson, vocalist
Symphony Orchestra, is published from September to June.
Last years international triathlon

event meant the ESOs beloved
Symphony Under the Sky
was shelved for a year. But
its replacement, ATB Financial
Symphony in the City, was such
an overwhelming success that
this year, were doing both! Find
out the details on page 8.
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Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Jeremy Spurgeon, organ
Signature magazine, the official publication of the Edmonton
MAY/JUNE 2015
pg. 11
Andrew Grams, conductor

Luri Lee, violin
Sheila Laughton, cello
Jack Everly, conductor

Christina Bianco, Kristen Plumley, NKenge
& Mandy Gonzalez, vocalists
MNP LATE NIGHT WITH BILL EDDINS

LATE NIGHT GERSHWIN (JUNE 12)
pg. 23
LANDMARK HOMES MASTERS

EDDINS PLAYS GERSHWIN (JUNE 13)
pg. 26
DONOR LISTINGS
pg. 28
ESO / FRANCIS WINSPEAR CENTRE FOR MUSIC

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & ADMINISTRATION
pg. 34
OUR SUPPORTERS
pg. 36
William Eddins, conductor & piano

Lucas Waldin, conductor
Chandelle Rimmer, vocalist

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time (and the Edmonton Symphony certainly qualifies!) continue to be amazed at the
enthusiasm and enterprise of its residents. An outdoor orchestra festival? Sure, well support
it going on for 20 years now. Another major international athletic event? The volunteers, the
energy, and the audience to pull it off made last years triathlon a major feather in our cap.
But I dont know that any of us could have expected the overwhelming response we got from
last falls Symphony in the City three free outdoor concerts that drew 40,000 people to hear
your magnificent orchestra. This year, as another triathlon comes to Hawrelak Park, proving just
how well Edmonton stages events like that, we couldnt decide between Symphony Under the
Sky and Symphony in the City. So were doing both.
We couldnt possibly conceive of such an ambitious undertaking without relying on help
from all sides. ATB Financial is a huge part of that so many thanks to them. But our amazing
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra musicians and staff, and most of all, you, our audience, will
make it not only possible, but also a highlight of our year. See you down at Hawrelak Park
AND in Churchill Square!
Annemarie Petrov
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NNEMARIE PETROV, Executive Director of the
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) and Francis

Winspear Centre for Music, brings more than 26 years of
experience to a role that oversees one of Albertas flagship
performing ensembles and one of the worlds premier
concert halls.
With a combined annual budget of over $12 million,
Ms. Petrov supervises day-to-day operations, long-term
planning, government relations and community support
of both organizations.
A native of Montral, Ms. Petrov is a graduate of
McGill University where she majored in French horn
performance. Following several years in Europe, she
returned to Canada and stepped into the role of General
ow in his second season as ESO Concertmaster,

ROBERT UCHIDA is hailed for his ravishing sound,
eloquence and hypnotic intensity (Strings Magazine). He enjoys
a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster and
educator. His performances across North America and Europe
receive great critical acclaim. Mr. Uchida previously served
as Concertmaster of Symphony Nova Scotia and Associate
Concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and
has acted as Guest Concertmaster for the Netherlands Radio
Chamber Philharmonic, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, and the
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. He works as concertmaster
with many of the worlds top conductors, including Valery
Gergiev, Kurt Masur, Edo de Waart and Pinchas Zukerman.
In recent years he has been a featured soloist with several
of Canadas orchestras including the National Arts Centre
Orchestra, Orchestre de la Francophonie, Ottawa Symphony,
Symphony Nova Scotia and Symphony New Brunswick.
His recital and chamber music performances have included
prestigious venues including Lincoln Center (New York),
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Jen (a clarinetist) and their sons Raef and Riley, the Eddins
home comes complete with a state-of-the-art recording studio,
built by Mr. Eddins himself.
While conducting is his principal pursuit, he continues
to perform as pianist, organist and harpsichordist. He has
conducted the ESO from the keyboard on many occasions.
An important aspect of every performance in the Masters
series over the last few seasons (including 2014/15) is the
inclusion in every program of a work that the orchestra has
never performed. In 2008, he conducted Gershwins Porgy
and Bess for Opra Lyon, leading to repeat performances in
Lyon, London and at the Edinburgh International Festival
in 2010. Other international highlights include a 2009 tour
of South Africa, where Mr. Eddins conducted three gala
concerts with soprano Rene Fleming and the KwaZuluNatal Philharmonic Orchestra. On May 8, 2012, Mr.
Eddins made his Carnegie Hall debut conducting the ESO
at a memorable concert featuring four Canadian soloists,
and music by three Canadian composers alongside Martins
rarely performed Symphony No. 1.
Manager of Symphony New Brunswick. She followed
her position at the National Arts Centre Orchestra with
work at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, where she also
oversaw the popular Winnipeg New Music Festival. She
joined the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Winspear
Centre in 2007.
Ms. Petrov is guided by her profound love of the arts in a
career focused on every aspect of the concert experience
from international orchestral tours to concerts in curling
rinks in Canadas North. She is fuelled by the belief that
participation in live music is essential to our well-being and
is driven to make it accessible to everyone. She is a frequent
guest speaker at arts industry conferences and has served on
the board of Orchestras Canada.
Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam) and the Glenn Gould Studio

(Toronto). He has been a guest violinist at a number of
Canadian festivals and chamber music series.
An advocate of new music, Uchida has worked with
many composers including John Corigliano and Richard
Danielpour, and has given premieres of works by Tim Brady,
John Frantzen, Augusta Read-Thomas, Scott Wollschleger,
and recorded the premiere of the Sonata for Solo Violin by
Andrew Violette for Innova Records. He has held teaching
positions at Acadia University, the Manhattan School of
Music Pre-College, and the National Arts Centres Young
Artist Program. He is Artistic Director of the Acadia
Summer Strings Festival in Wolfville and is frequently
invited to give master classes at schools across the country.
Mr. Uchida performs on a Lorenzo Ventapane violin made
in Naples, Italy in 1820, bows by Peccatte and Sartory, and a
baroque bow by Max Kasper. He plays Vision Solo Titanium
violin strings by Thomastik-Infeld Vienna. He currently lives
in Edmonton with his wife Laura and their two children.
ow in his 10th season as Music Director of the

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, WILLIAM EDDINS
demonstrates tremendous and infectious passion and
enthusiasm, as well as an adventurous musical curiosity that
propels the orchestra to new and exciting achievements.
His commitment to the entire spectrum of the ESO
audience brings him to the podium for performances in
every subscription series, as well as for a wide variety of
galas and specials.
A distinguished and versatile pianist, Mr. Eddins caught
the conducting bug while in his sophomore year at the
Eastman School of Music. In 1989, he began conducting
studies at the University of Southern California with Daniel
Lewis, and assistant conductorships with both the Minnesota
Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony (the latter under the
leadership of Daniel Barenboim) followed.
Mr. Eddins has many non-musical hobbies including
cooking, eating, discussing food and planning dinner parties.
He is also quite fond of biking, tennis, reading and
pinball. Based in Minneapolis, where he lives with his wife
www.EdmontonSymphony.com
William Eddins,
2014/2015 SEASON
Music Director
Uri Mayer,
Conductor Laureate
Lucas Waldin
Enbridge Artist in Residence

& Community Ambassador
or the 2014/15 season,

LUCAS WALDIN
continues to wear with

distinction the mantle
of Enbridge Artist in
Residence and Community
Ambassador, as well as
that of YONA-Sistema
Artistic Director. In these
capacities, he continues
to establish strong ties
with our community
through inventive
outreach initiatives, assist
in programming and
presenting the ESOs
education and family
concerts, and applying his artistic leadership to the YONASistema program. During his time with the ESO (which began
with his appointment as Conductor in Residence in 2009),
Mr. Waldin has collaborated with some of North Americas finest
musicians including Jens Lindemann, Angela Cheng and Sergei
Babayan. An experienced conductor of pops and crossover, he
has worked with a range of artists such as Ben Folds, Chantal
Kreviazuk and the Canadian Tenors. His acclaimed work with the
Barenaked Ladies led the iconic Canadian pop group to select Mr.
Waldin as their conductor of choice for their performances with
the Toronto Symphony at Roy Thomson Hall.
Strongly dedicated to Canadian composers, Lucas Waldin has
performed more than 25 Canadian compositions including six
world premieres. In recognition of his valuable contribution to
the artistic life in Canada, he was awarded the 2012 Jean-Marie
Beaudet Award in Orchestra Conducting by the Canada Council
for the Arts. He studied conducting and flute at the Cleveland
Institute of Music and has conducted in master classes with
Helmuth Rilling, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Colin Metters, and
Bernard Haitink. In 2012, he was invited to conduct the National
Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa) in a conductor workshop,
and as a participant of the St. Magnus Festival, Orkney, Lucas
conducted both the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the BBC
Scottish Symphony. Prior to his appointment with the Edmonton
Symphony, Mr. Waldin was a Discovery Series Conductor at the
Oregon Bach Festival, and Assistant Conductor of Clevelands
contemporary orchestra {RED}. He has performed with orchestras
across Europe, including the Jugendsinfonieorchester Kassel,
Bachakademie Stuttgart, and Staatstheater Cottbus.
MAY/JUNE 2015
[ FLUTE ]
[ VIOLIN I ]
Elizabeth Koch 1
Robert Uchida,
Shelley Younge 2
Concertmaster
The John & Barbara Poole
Family Concertmaster Chair [ OBOE ]
Lidia Khaner 1
Eric Buchmann, 5
Paul Schieman 2
Associate Concertmaster
The Steven &
Virginie Gagn,
Day LePoole
Assistant Concertmaster
Assistant Principal
Laura Veeze
Oboe Chair
Broderyck Olson
Richard Caldwell
[ CLARINET ]
Joanna Ciapka-Sangster
Charles Hudelson,
Alison Stewart
Principal Emeritus
Anna Kozak
Julianne Scott 1
Aiyana Anderson-Howatt
David Quinn 2
Neda Yamach
[ VIOLIN II ]
Dianne New 1
Susan Flook 2
Heather Bergen
Pauline Bronstein
Robert Hryciw
Zo Sellers
Murray Vaasjo
Tatiana Warszynski
[ VIOLA ]
Stefan Jungkind 1
Charles Pilon 2
Clayton Leung
Rhonda Henshaw
Mikiko Kohjitani
Andrew Bacon
[ CELLO ]
Colin Ryan 1, 5
The Stuart & Winona Davis
Principal Cello Chair
Sheila Laughton 3
Derek Gomez 4
Ronda Metszies
Gillian Caldwell
Victor Pipkin
[ BASS ]
Jan Urke 1
John Taylor 2
Janice Quinn
Rhonda Taft
Rob Aldridge
[ BASSOON ]
William Harrison 1
Matthew Howatt 3
Edith Stacey 2
[ HORN ]
Allene Hackleman 1
Megan Evans 2
Gerald Onciul 2
Donald Plumb 2
[ TRUMPET ]
Alvin Lowrey,
Principal Emeritus
Robin Doyon 1
Frdric Payant 2
[ TROMBONE ]
John McPherson 1
Kathryn Macintosh 2
[ BASS TROMBONE ]
Christopher Taylor 1
1 PRINCIPAL
2 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
3 ACTING PRINCIPAL
4 ACTING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
5 ON LEAVE
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Eric Filpula, Orchestra
Personnel Manager
Aaron Christopher Hawn,
Orchestra Librarian
The following musicians
may appear at performances
in this issue:
Julie Amundsen Cello
Aaron Au Violin
Raymond Baril Saxophone
Eddy Bayens Bassoon
Jim Cockell Violin
Jeanette Comeau Viola
Jerrold Dubyk Saxophone
Elizabeth Faulkner Flute
Joel Gray Trumpet
Michael Massey Keyboards
John McCormick Percussion
Alyssa Miller Oboe
PJ Perry Saxophone
Diane Persson Bassoon
Jean-Francois Picard Saxophone
Brian Sand Trumpet
Yukari Sasada Bass
Rob Spady Clarinet
Jeremy Spurgeon Keyboards
Kate Svrcek Violin
Robin Taylor Saxophone
Brian Thurgood Percussion
Dan Waldron Oboe
Robert Walsh Guitar
Ian Woodman Cello
[ TUBA ]
Scott Whetham 1
[ TIMPANI ]
Barry Nemish 1
[ PERCUSSION ]
Brian Jones 1
[ HARP ]
Nora Bumanis 1
The ESO works in proud partnership

with the AF of M (American Federation
of Musicians of the United States and
Canada) Local 390.
In addition to our own concerts,

the ESO provides orchestral
accompaniment for performances by
Edmonton Opera and Alberta Ballet.
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FEATURE
Photo: Ed Ellis
FEATURE
BY ROBBIE JEFFREY
TAKE TO THE STREE TS : ESO enthusiasts and newcomers alike fill

Churchill Square at last years ATB Financial Symphony in the City.
THE PEOPLES PARTIES
In trying to appease fans of both Symphony Under the Sky and ATB Financial
Symphony in the City, the ESO found a solution: give the people what they want
HE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS ANNUAL
Symphony Under the Sky is a weekend-long performance held in

Hawrelak Parks Heritage Amphitheatre, beneath a panoramic prairie sky
when dusk paints the river valley in a kaleidoscopic wash of colours. Of
course, if youve spent a summer in Edmonton any time since the Oilers
second Stanley Cup, or if youre a fan of the ESO in the slightest, that
description was unnecessary, since merely mentioning the name of such
a beloved Edmonton institution brings that scene to mind better than an
ornate sentence ever could. This year, Symphony Under the Sky celebrates
its 20th anniversary. But like a 20-year-old whose birthday falls on a Friday,
and who cant help but go out on Saturday too, the ESO is celebrating twice
this summer: last years ATB Financial Symphony in the City was such a
success that the ESO is bringing it back.
In 2014, Edmonton hosted the International Triathlon Unions World
Triathlon, which meant the ESO had to accommodate the event by moving
Symphony Under the Sky to Churchill Square, where the defining features
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are towers and streetscapes. Thus, ATB Financial Symphony in the City was
born. It was never intended to replace Symphony Under the Sky, nor was it
meant to become a lasting fixture of Edmontons festival season. (The word
inaugural appears nowhere in last years program.) The event was free of
charge, and conductor Robert Bernhardt noted that there were likely to be
two very different kinds of patrons the ESO diehards making up for
their lost Symphony Under the sky, and those seeing the ESO for the first
time. He hoped the newcomers would go on to get to know your amazing
orchestra a little better.
Apparently they did ATB Financial Symphony in the City is back
in 2015 due to last years overwhelming response. On Friday, September
4 and Saturday, September 5, Churchill Square will come alive with the
sounds of Disneys Fantasia Live in Concert, mixing music and film clips
from Disneys Fantasia (1940) and its followup, Disneys Fantasia 2000. Bob
Bernhardt will once again be at the helm, and he has another reason to be
excited this years Symphony Under the Sky marks his 10th consecutive
2014/2015 SEASON
appearance as conductor of the ESOs outdoor festivals.
When Rob McAlear, artistic administrator with the ESO, first asked
Bernhardt to conduct Symphony Under the Sky in 2006, Bernhardt was
intimidated it meant conducting five different programs in four days, all
different genres. But by the same measure, it was an opportunity to sate his
omnivorous musical appetite. The idea of doing it was both a musical
and intellectual challenge that I savoured, he says. Its become a part of
me, and I look forward to it greatly every year.
Bernhardt, who for 15 years conducted ROARchestra in a field at the
Louisville Zoo in Kentucky, is used to outdoor performances, citing his
We get this short little summer and it seems that

we like to pack a whole years worth of festivals
into those few months, said Dave Mowat, CEO of
ATB Financial. The ESOs annual outdoor festival
is one were particularly excited about.
Photo: D.T. Baker
appreciation for the unpredictability and intimacy offered by encroaching

wildlife, the weather and the audience, especially at a venue as renowned
as Hawrelak Park. And while he was initially disappointed that last years
Symphony Under the Sky didnt happen, he has nothing but praise for
ATB Financial Symphony in the City, saying the ESO wisely selected an
accessible family program, and to have that extraordinary public response
was extremely gratifying. How does one not do that again? His enthusiasm, it seems, matches the audiences.
Arnold and Grace Rumbold, longtime Symphony Under the Sky
subscribers, said of last years event, It was wonderful to look over the
huge audience and see all the families enjoying the concert, with little girls
in fairy costumes to suit the repertoire. Not only did their appreciation
confirm that regular Symphony Under the Sky patrons would make the trip
downtown, it means they witnessed Bernhardts goal of attracting a new
audience materialize in front of them. We chanced to meet an acquaintance who was over the moon about her experience, the Rumbolds said.
She has lived in Edmonton her whole life, but it was the first time she had
ever heard the ESO! Another longtime subscriber, Madeline Needham,
also predicted the events success last year, saying, The combination of
Disneys Frozen, the ESO and Bob Bernhardts humour will surely develop
many more young symphony enthusiasts.
But for every person over the moon about the return of ATB Financial
Symphony in the City, theres at least one who appreciates that Symphony
Under the Sky is getting back to its roots. (Who says you cant please everyone?) Held from August 27 to 30 this year, itll feature four distinct orchestral
programs, starring beloved classical masterpieces such as Rachmaninoffs
Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Natasha Paremski, and Tchaikovskys 1812
Overture, as well as beloved Hollywood scores from Disneys Frozen and
the Star Wars saga. Featured guests will include Cantilon Chamber Choir,
Edmonton favourite Nathan Berg (bass-baritone), the Knock School of Irish
Dance and of course, your Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
Dave Mowat, CEO of ATB Financial, sponsor of both outdoor events
this year, said last year that arts and culture are some of the first things
that come to mind when Edmontonians think about what makes their
city unique, and praised the energy and vibrancy these events instill in
a city. We get this short little summer and it seems that we like to pack
a whole years worth of festivals into those few months, he said. The
ESOs annual outdoor festival is one were particularly excited about. True
to form, Edmonton is squeezing another world-class event into its brief
summer, and giving Mr. Mowat and the rest of the city one more reason
to get excited.
Bernhardt, meanwhile, will celebrate his milestone in kind. Im going to
be conducting great music with my friends and colleagues in the ESO, he
says. The ideal celebration is for us to be together again, putting on great
concerts for our audience.
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Tchaikovskys Violin Concerto
Sunday, May 24 | 2 PM
ARTIST BIOS
Andrew Grams, conductor

Luri Lee, violin (2013 Shean Competition Laureate)
Sheila Laughton, cello
ARTIST BIOS
Sunday Encore, post-performance in the Main Lobby

with Andrew Grams, Luri Lee & Sheila Laughton
GILLILAND
Always Be True A Fanfare and Chorale for Brass,

Percussion, Organ & Strings
(2002 ESO commission)
R. STRAUSS
Romance for Cello in F Major
BRAHMS
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a

Thema Chorale St. Antoni: Andante
Variation 1: Poco pi animato
Variation 2: Pi vivace
Variation 3: Con moto
Variation 4: Andante con moto
Variation 5: Vivace
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Variation 7: Grazioso
Variation 8: Presto non troppo
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merican conductor ANDREW GRAMS has steadily built a reputation

for being one of classical musics most promising artists. Mr. Grams
has led orchestras throughout the United States, including the Philadelphia
Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Detroit Symphony, National Symphony,
St. Louis Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Dallas
Symphony, and the Houston Symphony. He served as Assistant Conductor
of the Cleveland Orchestra from 2004-2007 where he worked under
the guidance of Franz Welser-Mst, and has since returned for several
engagements. Mr. Grams has worked extensively outside the U.S., including
major Canadian orchestras, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre
National de Lyon, Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn, BBC Symphony
(London), BBC Scottish Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra,
City of Birmingham Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Sydney
Symphony, Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, New Zealand
Symphony, Orchestra dellAccademia Nazionale di Santa Cecillia, Netherlands
Radio Philharmonic, Residentie Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony, Oslo
Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, and the Malm Symphony. 2014/15
marks Mr. Grams second season as Music Director of the Elgin Symphony
Orchestra. He makes several return engagements, and makes debuts
with the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony,
Victoria Symphony,
Nordwestdeutsche
Philharmonie, and
the Iceland Symphony
Orchestra.
Born in Severn,
Maryland, Mr. Grams
began studying the violin when he was eight
years old and began
conducting at the age
of 17 when he directed
the World Youth
Symphony Orchestra
at Interlochen Arts
Camp in Michigan.
In 1999 he received a
bachelor of music in
Violin Performance
from the Juilliard
School, and in 2003 he
received a conducting
degree from the Curtis
Bios and program notes continue on pages 12 & 13.
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Photo: Masataka Suemitsu
Sunday Prelude, 1:15 pm in Upper Circle (Third Level)

Lobby with Lucas Waldin
2014/2015 SEASON
RBC SUNDAY SHOWCASE Tchaikovskys Violin Concerto
Institute of Music where he studied with Otto-Werner Mueller. As an accomplished violinist, Mr. Grams was a member of the New York City Ballet
Orchestra from 1998-2004. Additionally, he has performed with ensembles
including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Lukes, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and the New Jersey Symphony.
Mr. Grams last appeared with the ESO in February 2009.
orean-born violinist
LURI LEE has performed throughout North
America, Europe and Asia
as a soloist and chamber
musician. Ms. Lee made
her Carnegie Hall debut
in 2011 collaborating with
cellist Michael Kannen
and subsequently toured
in Singapore, Switzerland,
and the United States. In
2014, Ms. Lee performed
Tchaikovskys Violin
Concerto in Koerner Hall
with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra under the
baton of Julian Kuerti.
Ms. Lee is a founding
member of the Rolston
String Quartet which is
currently in residence at Rice Universitys Shepherd School of Music. As
the first violinist of the Quartet, she has performed in venues such as the
Rolston Recital Hall, Koerner Hall, Duncan Recital Hall, Mazzoleni Hall,
Knuth Hall, and the Kennedy Centre. Ms. Lees diverse chamber music career has led to collaborations with many world renowned artists such as Gil
Kalish, Andres Diaz, Barry Shiffman, Jamie Parker, and Jon Kimura Parker.
She recently finished the prestigious Rebanks Family Fellowship and
International Performance Residency at the Royal Conservatory of Music
in Toronto, followed by the completion of her Artist Diploma at the Glenn
Gould School studying with Paul Kantor and Barry Shiffman. In 2014,
Ms. Lee was invited to perform with pianist Stewart Goodyear in a
Beethoven Violin Sonata cycle alongside world famous violinists Isabelle
Faust and Leonidas Kavakos. She was also recently featured on CBC
Radio 2 In Concert as a 2014 Next! Artist, collaborating with pianist Jeanie
Chung, as well as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Lee was also
invited to perform in chamber music concerts at the Music in the Morning
concert series and the 21C Music Festival. Ms. Lee plays on a 1737
Guidantus violin kindly on loan from the Banff Centre.
This is Ms. Lees debut with the ESO.
Symphony Orchestra, and has

played two summer seasons
with the Rome Opera Orchestra. She is currently Acting
Principal Cello, and plans to
retire at the end of this season
after 40 years with the ESO.
Sheila is very involved with
teaching cello, a role which
she enjoys. Her other interests
include jewellery making,
reading and travel (55 countries so far!). She and and her
husband Wei Yew have four
daughters.
Ms. Laughton last appeared as a
soloist with the ESO in June 2006.
PPROGRAM
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Always Be True A Fanfare and Chorale for Brass, Percussion,
Organ & Strings (2002 ESO Commission)
ALLAN GILLILAND
(b. Darvel, Scotland, 1965)

First performed: October 18, 2002 in Edmonton
Last ESO performance: June 2013
Program note by the composer:
HE PIECE IS A FIVE-MINUTE OVERTURE FOR BRASS,
percussion and organ. It has two contrasting moods. The first is

celebratory, to reflect our excitement over this incredible new instrument;
and the other is peaceful, in recognition of the great love Stuart Davis had
for his wife. When we decided that I would compose a new work for the
organ, I knew immediately that I wanted the title to include some kind
of recognition of Stuart Davis incredible donation. When I heard the
following story, I knew I had my title.
Stuart Davis endowed seat B16 in the Terrace Left section in honour of
his late wife Winona. The plaque has her name and the phrase, Always
Be True. After she died, Stuart was going through her papers and found
her travel diary. In the front, she had written her name, address, etc., but
where it said policy (presumably for an insurance policy number), she
had written, Always be true. Stuart says she always was.
Romance for Cello in F Major

RICHARD STRAUSS
(b. Munich, 1864 / d.Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1949)
HEILA LAUGHTON grew up in a large musical family in Ontario.
After earning degrees in English literature at Oberlin College and music

performance at the University of Toronto, Sheila assumed the position of
Principal Cellist with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in Halifax. Since
1975, she has held the chair of Assistant Principal Cello with the Edmonton
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Composed in the summer of 1883

This is the ESO premiere of the piece
ICHARD STRAUSS WAS ONLY 19 WHEN HE WROTE THIS
single-movement work for his uncle, who was Chief Public

Prosecutor in Munich, as well as an amateur musician of some skill.

Another cellist who performed the work in public more than once was
Hanu Wihan, a Czech performer considered one of the finest cellists of
his age. (His countryman Antonn Dvoak dedicated a number of works,
including his famous Cello Concerto, to him.)
The work is cast in an A-B-A format, with a tender, softly presented
melody as its main theme. Set against pairs of woodwinds and horns, along
with strings, the solo instrument has the dominant lyrical role, until a
dramatic pause leads to a highly contrasting section of emotional intensity
and drive. Here, too, the cello sets the tone, the orchestra adding accented
support, until the music slowly eases back into the more lyrical nature of the
opening section, and closes with the tenderness with which it began.
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op.56a

JOHANNES BRAHMS
(b. Hamburg, 1833 / d. Vienna, 1897)

First performed: November 2, 1873 in Vienna
Last ESO performance: September 2008
VERYONE WAITED EXPECTANTLY FOR THE ARRIVAL OF
Brahms First Symphony including Brahms. Inheriting the mantle

left vacant in public opinion by the death of Beethoven, the European
musical world regarded Brahms as the next great keeper of the symphonic
tradition. You have no idea how the likes of us feel when we hear the
tramp of a giant like him behind us, Brahms is famously quoted as
saying. Brahms dithered, stalled, and questioned every attempt he made
to write a symphony. One attempt wound up as a piano concerto. He
wrote two serenades. And while wrestling with the idea, he decided to give
himself an exercise, of sorts, in orchestration. It became one of his greatest
successes, and is still one of his most beloved works. More than that, its
public and artistic success gave him the confidence to return to his plans
for his First Symphony, which premiered almost exactly three years after
the Haydn Variations.
Brahms had jotted down the tune of the Chorale St. Antoni, a wellknown tune not only now, but also in Brahms day and thought in that
time to have been penned by Haydn after it was shown to him by his
friend C.F. Pohl. And during a particularly pleasant summer in the Alpine
resort of Tutzing in 1873, Brahms decided to see what could be made of
this tune. A set of variations for two pianos was the first result, and by
the time he had completed those, Brahms had already decided to write an
orchestral version.
The theme is presented quite plainly, given an old-fashioned sounding
scoring, an homage to Haydn and his time. There follow eight variations,
with nods to Schubert, to Beethoven the whole work is not only a
demonstration of an emerging master of orchestral colour, but a salute
to the very tradition the musical world had charged Brahms to uphold.
The finale evokes the forms of Bach, taking elements of the main themes
melody and harmony and creating from them a ground bass line,
leading to a rich restatement of the chorale theme.
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
(b. Kamsko-Votinsk, 1840 / d. St. Petersburg, 1893)

First performed: December 4, 1881 in Vienna
MAY/JUNE 2015
CHAIKOVSKY BEGAN WORKING ON HIS ONLY VIOLIN
concerto as a way of getting over one of the darkest chapters of his

life: his marriage. In a place and time where homosexuality was a crime,
Tchaikovsky deluded himself into thinking he could somehow make
his marriage work. But he eventually fled the relationship in October,
1877, and went on an extended trip to Switzerland, Italy and Austria.
It was during this trip that much of the concerto was written. The work
was intended to be premiered by and dedicated to the celebrated soloist
Leopold Auer, but he refused, deeming the work Tchaikovsky produced
unplayable.
Instead, Adolf Brodsky performed the work for the first time. Initial
reaction ranged from cool to downright hostile. There is a (in)famous
critique by Eduard Hanslick, who wrote, The violin is no longer played.
It is yanked about. It is torn asunder. It is beaten black and blue, which
seemed to bode ill for the work. But soon, even Auer had taken up the
piece, and it is now regarded as one of the pinnacles of the violin repertoire.
An orchestral crescendo and a brief passage for the solo instrument
precede the first theme of the opening movement, presented by the
violinist. After this material is developed, the soloist also introduces
the second theme. By contrast, this theme is a long, extremely difficult
passage for solo violin alone. The orchestra joins in for a coda full of verve
and flash. Dont be fooled by the dramatic, drawn-out ending of this
movement, which lasts close to 20 minutes. The work is not done, so dont
leave just yet.
The second
movement is a
Canzonetta, and was
in fact the second slow
movement Tchaikovsky
wrote for this
concerto (he scrapped
the original). The
woodwinds begin it, but
again the soloist states
the principal first theme
a dreamy, melancholy
air. A second subject is
introduced, and the first
theme returns at the
movements conclusion.
With virtually
no pause, the final
movement suddenly
bursts upon us. Its two
principal themes are
reminiscent of Russian
gypsy melodies and
passion. This section is
full
of excitement,
Leilaof
Gumpinger
with
Owneran invigorating
layer of tension
bubbling just beneath
the surface.
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Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor

Stephen Hough, piano
Jeremy Spurgeon, organ
ARTIST BIOS
Afterthoughts, Friday post-performance, Main Lobby with

Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Stephen Hough & Jeremy Spurgeon
Symphony Prelude, Saturday 7:15 pm, Upper Circle
(Third Level) Lobby with D.T. Baker
J.S. BACH
Chorale Prelude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (3)*
MORAWETZ
Passacaglia on a Bach Chorale
(6)*
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op.58

Allegro moderato
Andante con moto
Rondo: Vivace
(34)*
SIBELIUS
Andante festivo
(6)*
NIELSEN
Symphony No. 5, Op.50

(33)*
Tempo guisto: Adagio non troppo
Allegro Presto Andante un poco tranquillo Allegro
EAN-MARIE ZEITOUNI
has emerged as one of

Canadas brightest young
conductors. His eloquent
yet fiery style lends itself to
a range of repertoires from
baroque to contemporary
music, and it has also earned
him regular and recurring
engagements across North
America. He studied under
Maestro Raffi Armenian
and graduated from the
Conservatoire de musique
de Montral in conducting,
percussion, and theory. In
addition to his duties as Artistic Director and Conductor of the chamber orchestra
I Musici de Montral, Mr.
Zeitouni is Music Director of the Colorado Music Festival. His rsum also
includes stints as Music Director of the Columbus Symphony (Ohio), and
of Banff Centres Opera as Theatre program, as well as Associate Conductor and Chorus Master of the Opra de Montral. Mr. Zeitouni regularly
receives conducting engagements from such opera companies as the Opra
de Montral, the Opra de Qubec, the Glimmerglass Opera, as well as
companies in Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, Cincinnati, and St. Louis.
Here in Canada, Jean-Marie Zeitouni has conducted orchestras in
Montral, Qubec, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Halifax,
Kitchener-Waterloo and London. He has also served as guest conductor
with the National Arts Centre, the Arion Baroque Orchestra and the Club
musical de Qubec. On the international stage, Mr. Zeitouni has worked
with symphony orchestras in Oregon, Monterey, San Antonio, Houston,
Omaha, Honolulu, Huntsville, and Cincinnati, as well as the Handel and
Haydn Society in Boston, the Seattle Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony,
the Philharmonique de Marseille, the Xalapa Symphony, the National
Symphony of Mexico, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Detroit
Symphony. He has made regular appearances at the Festival international
de Lanaudire, the Festival international du Domaine Forget, Round Top
(Texas), and at festivals in Grant Park (Illinois), Elora, Parry Sound, as well
as the Mostly Mozart festivals.
Mr. Zeitouni last appeared with the ESO in March 2014.
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TEPHEN HOUGH has distinguished

himself as a true polymath, not only securing a reputation as a uniquely insightful concert
pianist, but also as a writer and composer. Mr.
Hough won the Royal Philharmonic Society
Instrumentalist Award in 2010, and in January
2014 was made a Commander of the Order of
the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. Many
of Mr. Houghs catalogue of more than 50
albums have garnered international prizes, including the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, Diapason dOr, Monde de la Musique, several Grammy nominations,
eight Gramophone Magazine Awards including Record of the Year in 1996 and
2003, and the Gramophone Gold Disc Award in 2008, which named his complete Saint-Sans Piano Concertos as the best recording of the past 30 years.
Mr. Houghs most recent releases, all for Hyperion, include Stephen Houghs
French Album; the two Brahms Piano Concertos; and In the Night, featuring,
among other works, his second piano sonata notturno luminoso.
Mr. Hough is the featured artist in an iPad app about the Liszt Piano Sonata,
released by the cutting-edge, award-winning company Touch Press. Published
by Josef Weinberger, Mr. Hough has composed works for orchestra, choir,
chamber ensemble, and solo piano. A noted writer, Mr. Hough regularly
contributes articles for The Guardian, The Times, The Tablet, Gramophone, and
BBC Music Magazine, and was invited by The Telegraph in London in 2008 to
start a blog that has become one of the most popular and influential forums
for cultural discussion. His book, The Bible as Prayer, was published by Continuum and Paulist Press in 2007. Mr. Hough resides in London where he is a
visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music and holds the International
Chair of Piano Studies at his alma mater, the Royal Northern College in
Manchester. As of September 2014, he is also a member of the faculty at the
Juilliard School. To find out more about Mr. Hough, please visit his website
stephenhough.com or Facebook fan page.
This is Mr. Houghs debut with the ESO.
PPROGRAM
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RAM NOTES
Chorale Prelude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
(b. Eisenach, Saxony, 1685 / d. Leipzig, 1750)
IMPLY PUT, A CHORALE PRELUDE IS A SHORT ORGAN
composition, based on a chorale theme. Bach wrote dozens of chorale

preludes, most based on themes from larger sacred music he wrote
throughout his career. The Chorale Prelude Herzlich thut mich verlangen
(My heart is filled with longing) is based on a much older tune, and one
which not only Bach favoured, but many other composers as well. Bach
used the tune in his St. Matthew Passion, but also in his Christmas Oratorio
and several cantatas. As O Sacred Head Now Wounded (or the Passion
Chorale), it has become a favourite hymn in churches the world over.
Passacaglia on a Bach Chorale

OSKAR MORAWETZ
(b. Svetl, Czechoslovakia, 1917 / d. Toronto, 2007)

First performed: 1964 in Toronto
F THIS WORK, LEGENDARY CANADIAN COMPOSER OSKAR
Morawetz wrote: Shortly after the tragic death of President John

Fitgerald Kennedy I thought of composing a work in his memory. It took
me several months before deciding on the form and style of this composition. Eventually, I wrote a work which is a complete departure from my
usual style: I took as the theme of the passacaglia the first four bars of one
of the most moving traditional chorales, Be near me Lord when dying, O
Part not Thou from me. These words are sung in Bachs St. Matthew Passion
after the Crucifixion. In order to retain the religious feeling of Bachs music,
I decided to write my own composition in the style of that period but using
the colours of a full symphonic orchestra.
The chorale-tune upon which the work is based is Herzlich thut mich
verlangen. This fragment of the chorale undergoes 15 variations joined so
smoothly that the listener feels only two main sections: variations 1 to 8,
where the extended melodic lines over the bass are mostly based on the
theme itself, and, starting with variation 9, where the chorale is combined
with Bachs Three Part Invention in C minor. From there a crescendo
achieves dramatic proportions through many other contrapuntal devices,
and grows in tension and content until the last bar. This work has a special
place among Morawetzs compositions. He intentionally kept the harmonies of the Baroque period, but combines the emotional intensity of the
Romantic period.
ritish-born JEREMY SPURGEON

won scholarships to study both piano
accompaniment and organ at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and later
studied organ with Lionel Rogg at the Geneva
Conservatoire where he gained the Premier
Prix de la Classe de Virtuosit. In 1980, he
came to Edmonton as director of music at All
Saints Cathedral and has since appeared in
concert with many Canadian and international
ensembles, singers and instrumentalists, including the Edmonton Symphony
Orchestra, Richard Eaton Singers, Pro Coro Canada, and Edmonton Opera.
Mr. Spurgeon has performed as piano accompanist and organist across Canada
and Europe.
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op.58
Mr. Spurgeon last appeared as a soloist with the ESO in February 2014.
(b. Bonn, 1770 / d. Vienna, 1827)
MAY/JUNE 2015
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
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LEXUS FRIDAY MASTERS/LANDMARK HOMES MASTERS Beethovens Fourth Piano Concerto

First performed: December 22, 1808 in Vienna
Last ESO performance: June 2006
IVE AND A HALF YEARS SEPARATE THE FIRST PERFORMANCES
of Beethovens Third Piano Concerto and the Fourth, a time in which

he asserted himself and his artistic vision the Fourth Concerto premiered
at the same, all-Beethoven concert which saw the premieres of, among
other works, the revolutionary Fifth and Sixth Symphonies. With his hearing
now in complete decline, the concert also marked the last time Beethoven
performed on piano in public.
The G Major Concerto is, like the symphonies presented at the same
1808 concert, also quite revolutionary in its own way. It is the piano
alone which begins the work, not with a grand pronouncement but in
hushed and tender chords. When the strings enter, they are so far
removed in key signature from the opening they have an extended
passage of their own which finally leads back to G Major. Following
this unorthodox introduction, when the Allegro moderato main section
gets underway, the orchestra is still at the fore the piano does not
enter until the two main thematic ideas of the movement proper have
been stated orchestrally. When it finally enters once again, the pianos
music is interwoven with that of the orchestras in a profoundly more
integrated way than many concertos before. Listeners will also note with
interest (again, tying the concerto to the Fifth Symphony) how much of
the movements musical elements are tied to the repetition of a four-note
rhythmic pattern.
Much speculation has gone into the idea that the slow movement of the
concerto is a portrayal of the Orpheus myth: the pianos gentle urgings are
the songs of the Greek musician pursuing his love into the underworld;
the strings (the only orchestral instruments used in the Andante con
moto) are the Furies which ultimately relent. Beethoven himself said
nothing of this sort about the movement, but its stark contrast of piano
against unison strings which dominates so much of the proceedings is
certainly striking. Beethoven left specific instructions in the score that the
soloists part be played with the pedal lifted, permitting only one string
to sound, an aspect of the instruments of Beethovens day which allowed
for that possibility.
With the barest of pauses, the Rondo final movement creeps in quietly,
but bursting out in unrestrained exuberance soon after. The Vivace good
cheer of this dominant and familiar theme is intruded upon with contrasting episodes ranging from pastoral to introspective, though never lasting
long, and all leading to a strident and celebratory finish.
Andante festivo
JEAN SIBELIUS
(b. Tavastehus, 1865 / d. Jrvenp, 1957)

First performed: January 1, 1939 for a Helsinki-based radio
broadcast
EAN SIBELIUS WROTE THE ANDANTE FESTIVO ORIGINALLY

for string quartet in 1922, and later rescored it for string orchestra
and timpani for a 1939 shortwave radio transmission that he conducted
his last public appearance as a conductor. There is certainly a hymn-like
fervour to the brief work; its measured phrases each seem to end without
a clear resolution, so the music seems constantly to be searching for a
place at which to finally come to rest. It is only as the work concludes,
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and the timpani joins in the swelling sound, that, with a final and
prominent major-key cadence, the work resolves with an almost
unexpected finality.
Symphony No. 5, Op.50

CARL NIELSEN
(b. Nrre-Lyndelse, 1865 / d. Copenhagen, 1931)

First performed: January 24, 1922 in Copenhagen
ARL NIELSEN WAS NOT TRAINED FORMALLY AS A
composer a musician, yes, but not as a composer and it is perhaps

this lack of formal instruction that lends so individual an air to many of
his works. In his homeland of Denmark, he is regarded as an icon to rival
such nationalist heroes as Sibelius (Finland), Grieg (Norway), or Dvok
(Bohemia). Outside Denmark, his reputation rests principally on his three
concertos and his six symphonies. The Fifth was the first such work written
following the devastation of the First World War, and the effects of that
conflicts destruction are reflected in the struggles depicted in the music.
Cast in two long movements, each movement is sub-divided into clearly
delineated sections.
The first movement is split into two sections and opens with a Tempo
giusto which begins with ostinato violas underscoring passages for various
winds tonality and impetus seem ambiguous through this opening
section. Violins present a new idea, more purposefully, but it is the
introduction, then the almost omnipresence, of a side drum which imposes
an almost military oppressiveness to the music. Once it establishes itself
(it caused a near riot at a Stockholm performance in 1924), the drum
seems to usher in all manner of ideas from ominous to violent. There is
something very primitive I wanted to express: the division between dark
and light, the fight between good and evil, Nielsen wrote about the work.
The second half of the movement is marked Adagio non troppo, the music
for which the woodwinds once again take the lead, ushering in a softer,
more lyrical but still sad song for the orchestra, much more consonant and
even hopeful. The mood, however, is swallowed up in a crescendo which
re-introduces the side drums incisive presence, the music again devolving
to near oppression opposed by the heroic elements heard earlier. A
clarinet concludes the movement quietly, the side drum fading away in a
series of rolls.
The second movement is split into four sections, inserting a Scherzo and
a slow section in between the beginning and ending panels. It all begins
with a bright, pulsing orchestral statement which almost dispels the clouds
of the first movement, though containing the seeds of both the conflicts to
come in the central episodes, and the brilliant conclusion of the coda. The
second part opens with a hushed fugal passage on strings, pounced upon
by timpani and winds and whipped up into a brief, rhythmic maelstrom.
Next is an Andante un poco tranquillo also begun on hushed strings,
and also with fugal elements. Brass intrudes on the gossamer texture,
then woodwinds bring back the air of delicacy but this slow section is a
showcase for the heart-wrenching strings, which dominate. Full orchestra
ushers in the final section, a return to the Allegro of the movements
opening. Uncertainty as to both key and mood abounds at first, until at
last, at the works conclusion, the music rises above its stormy ambiguity to
a resolution of majesty and radiance.
Program notes 2015 by D.T. Baker, except as noted
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Windbornes Music of Led Zeppelin

Monday & Tuesday, June 1 & 2 | 8 PM
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

performs Windbornes Music of Led Zeppelin
conducting premieres of new operas in the U.S. and the Czech Republic.
In the fall of 2009, he was Conductor and Music Director at LaMaMa
Theatre in New York City where he led performances of his one-act opera,
The Doctor, based on Chekhov short stories. He has served as Assistant Conductor with the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players and conductor
of the Berkeley Young Musicians Program Orchestra and U.C. Berkeley
Summer Orchestra. Additionally Mr. Herman has conducted several orchestra crossover projects in Amsterdam and Berlin.
featuring
Martin Herman Guest Conductor

and
Randy Jackson Vocalist
with:
Dan Clemens, bass

Powell Randolph, drums
George Cintron, guitar
Allegra, electric violin
Mr. Herman studied conducting and composition at Duke University,

University of Pennsylvania, and University of California, Berkeley and spent
two years in Paris, France on a Fulbright Grant and U.C. Berkeley Ladd Prix
de Paris where he worked as conductor and composer with the New American
Music in Europe and American Music Week festivals. He has received recognition for his work in the promotion of international cultural exchange from
the Trust for Mutual Understanding, New York City.
Orchestral arrangements by Brent Havens
Music for this evenings performance will be

announced from the stage.
Mr. Herman last appeared with the ESO in June 2012.
There will be one 20-minute intermission

in tonights performance
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ARTIST
ARTIN HERMAN has

appeared as guest conductor with symphony orchestras
in North America, Europe, and
Australia. His most recent engagements include the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Ft. Worth Symphony
Orchestra with Windbornes
Music of the Rolling Stones and
Music of the Eagles. He recently
guest-conducted Das Sinfonie
Orchester Berlin at the Berlin Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal and
continues as Music Director and
arranger for the Classical Mystery
Tour in recent performances with
the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
in the Sydney Opera House, Seattle Symphony, Detroit Symphony, North
Carolina Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, San
Diego Symphony, and Florida Orchestra. Martin also served as Music
Director and Conductor with Downtown Opera in Long Beach, California,
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Broadway Divas!
Friday & Saturday, June 4 & 5 | 8 PM
Jack Everly, conductor

Christina Bianco, Kristen Plumley, NKenge
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with: Steve Hanna, drums
If He Walked Into My Life (from Mame)

Herman (arr. Barker)
Let It Go (from Disneys Frozen)
Lopez/Anderson-Lopez (arr. Ricketts)
Pops Prelude, Friday & Saturday 7:15 pm, Upper Circle

(Third Level) Lobby with D.T. Baker
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Broadway Divas Prelude

various (arr. Everly)
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I Could Have Danced All Night (from My Fair Lady)

Lerner/Loewe (arr. Lang)
I Dreamed a Dream (from Les Misrables)
Schnberg/Boublil/ Kretzmer (arr. Krogstad)
Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)

G. Gershwin/I. Gershwin (arr. Bennett)
Suite from Chicago

Kander/Ebb (arr. Gibson)
Never Never Land (from Peter Pan ) / Defying Gravity (from

Wicked)
Styne/Comden/Green / Schwartz (arr. Barton)
Cant Help Lovin Dat Man (from Show Boat)
Kern/Hammerstein (arr. Krogstad)
Gypsy Overture
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And I am Telling You Im Not Going (from Dreamgirls)
Kreiger (arr. Barker)
Love is Where You Find It (from The Kissing Bandit)
Brown (arr. Runyan)
A Boy Like That/I Have a Love (from West Side Story)
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Kander/Ebb (arr. Krogstad/Barton)
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the American Ballet Theatre for 14 years, where he served as Music Director.
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scored. He conducted Carol Channing hundreds of times in Hello, Dolly! in
two separate Broadway productions. In 1998, Mr. Everly created the Symphonic
Pops Consortium, serving as Music Director. The Consortium produces new
theatrical pops programs, including the most recent On Broadway with Kander
& Ebb. In the past 12 years, more than 265 performances of SPC programs have
taken place across the U.S. and Canada. Maestro Everly, a graduate of the Jacobs
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Franklin College in his home state of Indiana. A proud resident of the Indianapolis community for more than 12 years, when not on the podium you can find
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Chandelle Rimmer, vocalist
All music by George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version)
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Songs (to be announced)
Concerto in F
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro agitato
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ARTIST BIO
ARTIST BIO
he first note a sultry tone, reminiscent of jazz vocalists gone by,

with a modern flare. CHANDELLE RIMMER is strong in her
abilities and subtle in her beautiful vocal intricacies. In her most recent
CD release Perspect-ism, she weaves traditional and modern contemporary
jazz into a sophisticated tale of times past and the grace of things to come.
For most artists, improvisation is an art form that takes years to develop.
Rimmer has a natural aptitude for gliding through her vocal ideas and
expressing herself in a way that is captivating and inspiring all in a
single breath.
Rimmer completed a bachelor of music in vocal performance at the
prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston (1993) and received a
masters of music degree in music education from Boston University (2011).
In addition to a busy performance career, Rimmer is an internationally
recognized music educator in jazz and contemporary popular music styles
and currently serves as head of voice at MacEwan University in Edmonton.
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musical called Sweet Little Devil when his brother - and oft-times lyricist - Ira
read him an article in the New York Tribune. In it, famous and influential bandleader
(and friend of the Gershwins) Paul Whiteman announced details of an upcoming
concert he planned to conduct, to be called What is American Music? and which
would include a new piano concerto by George Gershwin. George vaguely recalled a
non-specific conversation with Whiteman about the idea - but now, the concert was
only five weeks away! A frantic call from George to Whiteman got everything put on
the front burner.
With time so short, it was decided that Gershwin would supply a piano score,
which would be orchestrated by Whitemans arranger, Ferde Grof. A train ride to
Boston gave Gershwin his inspiration. I suddenly heard (in the trains noises) - even
saw on paper - the complete construction of the Rhapsody from beginning to end,
Gershwin later wrote. I worked on thematic material already in my mindI heard
it as a sort of musical kaleidoscope of America - of our vast melting pot, of our
incomparable national pep, our blues, our metropolitan madenss.
Gershwin played the solo part at the works premiere, improvising many of the
piano solos on the spot, and the work was a smashing success from the outset. Sales of
sheet music alone made Gershwin a millionaire. Ira came up with the title Rhapsody
in Blue, and this sweeping, invigorating, charmingly nave, and thoroughly American
work continues to work its magic on audiences to this day. It is most often performed
in a subsequent arrangement for full orchestra also done by Ferde Grof. But
tonight, it will be heard as it was first heard at Paul Whitemans 1924 concert, arranged for a much smaller force, including oboe, clarinet, saxophones, pairs of horns,
trumpets, and trombones, tuba, banjo, drum kit and other percussion, keyboards
(besides the soloist, that is), and only four violins, four violas, and a double bass.
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Lady in the Dark - Symphonic Nocturne (arr. Bennett)
WEILL
The play with Kurt Weills music debuted January 31, 1941
in New York
Lady in the Dark: Symphonic Nocturne (arr. Bennett)

My Ship (Andante misterioso)
Girl of the Moment
Bolero: This is New
Allegro alla Marcia
Dance of the Tumblers
The Saga of Jenny
MARTINU
Symphony No. 2
Allegro moderato
Andante moderato
Poco allegro
Allegro
(18)*
Concerto in F
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro agitato
(24)*
(31)*

(b. Dessau, 1900 / d. New York, 1950)
GERSHWIN
KURT WEILL
URT WEILL WAS A SUCCESSFUL, OCCASIONALLY
controversial composer in his German homeland at a time when

not being controversial was looked down upon. While he had composed a
number of well-received concert works, his strength was his vocal music,
particularly his music for the theatre. A Threepenny Opera, written with
librettist Bertolt Brecht, was his most famous work to that point. But the rise
of the Nazis curtailed Weills career, and being Jewish put his life at risk. So
when works such as the brilliant Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny were
banned, Weill left Germany, first to Paris, and finally to New York in 1935.
To his credit, rather than trying to make his European style fit an American template, Weill undertook a real study of musical theatre in his new
home, and worked with a number of its finest artists, including Maxwell
Anderson and Langston Hughes. Weill worked with lyricist Ira Gershwin
on three projects (two Broadway musicals and a Hollywood film). Iras
younger brother George had died of a brain tumour in 1937, and following
a three-year period during which Ira could not bring himself to write, he
started over, collaborating with, among others, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen,
and Weill. Lady in the Dark was the first project with Weill, playing on
Broadway for 162 performances in its initial run.
The story, with a book by the legendary Moss Hart, is a strange marriage of music, drama, and comedy, telling the story of a woman (played
originally by Gertrude Lawrence) suffering panic attacks for which she seeks
psychoanalytic help. The music of the play, with the exception of the final
number, is reserved for three dream sequences, which unfold almost as
mini-musicals within the play. The great Broadway arranger and orchestrator Robert Russell Bennett fashioned music from the play into a suite for
the concert hall, in six continuous movements and finishing with perhaps
the shows most enduring number, The Saga of Jenny.
Symphony No. 2
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
(b. Policka, 1890 / d. Liestal, Switzerland, 1959)

First performed: October 28, 1943 in Cleveland
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HE COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE SYMPHONIES OF
Johannes Brahms and Bohsulav Martin are too close not to bear
mentioning. After years of avoiding and second-guessing in order to
produce a first symphony, once that was done, both composers found
their symphonic voice and produced more such works in short order. The
Czech-born composer now exiled to the United States, Martin did not
produce his First Symphony until he was 52 years old, though its reception
was warm and even glowing. Reassured, his Second Symphony flowed easily
and quickly after, with the composer noting that he was already working
out ideas for his Second Symphony while preparing the First.
Also like Brahms, the Second Symphony of Martin is a more serene,
gentler work than its predecessor, shorter as well, though scored for a similar
orchestral force. Ever homesick for his native land, at the time under the
occupation of the Nazis, Martin dedicated the work to his exiled countrymen in Cleveland (where the work had been commissioned), who toiled in
American factories to turn the tide in the war. The first movement follows
sonata form rather closely, its main theme a delicate one given a pulsing
accompaniment. The music swells to a climax, yielding to a syncopated
secondary idea, also quietly stated. The music takes on a decidedly more
mysterious character through the Development, building to an even more
powerful climax capped off by a fortissimo cadence, yet yielding the ground
to the gentle music of the opening as the Recapitulation begins. Here,
the music becomes even a little playful before swelling to another grand
statement and a tender conclusion.
Martin used Moravian folk idioms for the main idea of the second
movement a folk-like tune in thirds and sixths over a drone accompaniment, interrupted here and there by unusual or seemingly unrelated
contrasts in rhythm, mood, key, or combinations thereof. The most notable
of these is a tense moment as the end draws near punctuated by single,
solidly stroked piano notes. Given the works patriotic sympathies in the
face of war, the march that makes up the bulk of the third movement has
rather a mischievous rather than military sense about it. Several episodes
are spun from the march theme, leading to a thrilling finish. That energy
transfers to the final movement, a brisk, effervescent Allegro which flits
from one orchestra section to another, creating an constantly varied musical
texture. For the only instance in the six symphonies he would eventually
write, Martin concludes the work in the key in which it began, a grand
and happy conclusion at that.
Up The Band, and the concert work An American In Paris would all flow
from his pen over the next four years. Frankly, the world was his oyster.
The classical music world was paying attention as well. Those in attendance for the premiere of Rhapsody in Blue included Rachmaninoff, Sousa,
Kreisler, Stokowski, Heifetz, and Zimbalist. Walter Damrosch, Music
Director of the New York Philharmonic, was so taken by the experience
that in 1925 he commissioned a piano concerto from Gershwin. The
Concerto in F was premiered in 1925 to enthusiastic acclaim.
The Tin-Pan Alley influence on this piece is immediately evident. A
dramatic flare from the timpani and percussion followed by the rest of the
orchestra leads into a piano cadenza that is at once more developed and
confident than the writing found in Rhapsody in Blue. Yet it is this movement
that is the most rhapsodic, flitting between styles as if Gershwin had too
many ideas to keep track of. It is the beautifully lyrical second movement that
Damrosch called his favourite it reminded him of lazy summer nights.
The third movement is based on a fragment of a piano prelude, a form with
which Gershwin continued to dabble throughout the 20s. All in all, the
Concerto in F is probably Gershwins most successful concert work.
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
(b. Brooklyn, 1898 / d. Hollywood, 1937)

First performed: December 3, 1925 in New York
Last ESO performance: Sobeys Symphony Under the Sky 2009
Y 1919, GEORGE GERSHWIN HAD THE FIRST MILLION-SELLING
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Patsy Ho
Audrey Hodgson
Ray & Barbara Howard
Margaret Husband
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Sam Jenkins *
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Elizabeth & Brian Jolly
Laura & Tim Joseph
Ian & Louise Kidd
Helen & Gordon Kirsch
Loretta Klarenbach
Kobie & Miensie Kloppers *
Reg & Crispin Kontz *
Anna Kozak
Dr. Sabrina Kwon
Charlotte St. Germain, Jeanne Guerin, Ruth Lineker
Maggie Laing
John & Marilyn Carr
Gordon E. Langford
Charlotte St. Germain
Joan Marshall
Joe Chapman
Marcel & Louise Lavallee
Doris & David Stevens
Alan Mather &
Chrystia Chomiak &
Mr. & Mrs. H.G. Lawrence
Marion Stroud
Helgard Proft-Mather
John-Paul Himka
Dr. Maurice &
Carol Suddards
Sandy McClellan &
Heidi Christoph & James
Mrs. Mary Ann Legris
Brian & Heather Summers *
Kirby OConnor *
Archibald
Marilyn Lemay
Paul Terrio
C. Bruce McGavin *
Joyce M. Clark
Aube & Diana Levine
The Tiger Family Fund *
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Ron Clark
Dyann Lewis *
Kathleen Tomyn
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Marian Clarke
Ross Lindskoog
Blair & Andrea Trigg *
David McNeil
Douglas & Marietta Clement
Bob Losie
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Ilda Lubane
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Gerald & Elaine Verville
Rebecca Nagel &
Harold & Glenys Cuts *
Janet & Bill Lywood
Doug Warren
Andrew MacMillan
Kathleen H. Daintith
Tom & Deborah Lyzun *
Scott & Kathy Watson
Ingrid Neitsch
E. Dale
Brenda MacDonald
Donald White
Nelson & Anne Nickle
Bob & Cathy de Frece
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Nancy & Walder White
Stacey & Sean Nykolyshyn *
Connie Highsmith
Lois Hingley
Douglas & Dorothy Hollands
John & Kathleen Holmes
Trish Howatt *
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R. Barry & Marcia C. Hunt *
Richard Isaac & Rosie Dransfeld
Carol Jackson & Larry Bailer
Elizabeth & George Jakeway
Harlan James
John & Linda Jamieson
Catherine Janke
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Roger & Patricia Juniper *
Donna Kanewischer *
Philip Karpluk
Timothy Kinniburgh
Ken & Kathy Knowles
Stan & Olga Kolomyjec
Suzanne Kresta
Larry Krushelnitzky
Bert Lang *
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Mary Lister *
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Jean & Neil Lund
D. M. Lunn
Mervyn & Teresita Lynch
Kelly MacFarlane &
Christopher S. Mackay
MacLean Family *
Peggy Marko
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Carol Pawlenchuk *
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Barbara & Randy Penney
Marion Perrin *
Michael Phair
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Sir Francis C. Price & the
Hon. Marguerite Trussler
Lawrence & Mary Anne Pshyk
Don & Brenda Quark
Tom & Corrie Redl
Janet Resta
Bruce & Wendy Rieck
Geraldine Cecilia Riley Fund
Barbara Romanowski
Dr. Martine Roy *
Glenna Russell
Tom & Micki Ruth *
Denise Ryan *
Dr. Helen Sachs & Chris Graham
Mark Schimanke
Malcolm Scott *
Andrew Searle *
Lorraine I. Seguin *
Barbara Sempovich
Sharon Sherman
Kayla Shoctor
Gerry & Barbara Sinn
W. Slemko
Lise Smith
Brian & Jo-Anne Somerville
Dale Somerville, CA
Dr. Gita Sharma

Beth & Muriel MacIntosh &
Ken Stokes
Ed & Lu MacMillan
Lynn & Arnold Maki
Peter Malcolm
Berniece Malone *
Allyson Mandrusiak *
Estelle I. Marshall
Lisa & Petr McAllister
Mr. & Mrs. R.E. McCallum *
Piano Studio of
Rhonda McEachen
Joyce E. McGilvray *
Chris & Charissa McKay *
Ruth McKinley *
David McLeod *
Catherine & Milo Mihajlovich
Marla Miller
Catharine Millson *
J. T. Mitchell
Daniel J. Mol
Doris Moonie
Rod & June Morgan
Pamela S. Muirhead *
Gerald Murnane *
Peter & Sharon Murphy
Dale & Laurie Nagel
Dr. Julianna Nagy
John Neilson & Susan Cribbs
Robin & Melonia Nicol
David Nixon & Lois LeVesconte *
Anne Nothof
Dennis & Linda Olson *
Louis Olson
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& Amica Becker
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Aaron & Jean Oshry
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Margaret & Hil Reine

Joanne Ritcey-Devaney
Allan & Karen Robertson
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Ted Salter
B & T Sawyer *
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Margaret & Glenn Sharples
Dr. R. W. Sherbaniuk
Ellie Shuster *
Judy Sills *
Sidney Simpson &
Lou Lesperance *
D. Skaret
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Michael & Nance Smith
Michael & Barbara Smith *
Sharon & Rick Smith *
Trevor Snaychuk *
Paul & Linda Sorenson
John Spence
James & Linda Spurr *
Ben Staley
Molly Staley
Peter & Jane Staveley *
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Lorene Turner
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Jeanne Caron
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Mary Cummins &
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Tim Cusack
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Esther Fluevog
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Kim Frey
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Richard Graham
Charles & Ann Grant
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Jacqueline Gross
Renie Gross
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Mr & Mrs. Luther Haave
Lea Halinen
Peter Hall
Drs. Bohdan & Elaine Harasymiw
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Tom Hardin
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D. Hodgins
Deborah Hoekstra *
John Hoekstra *
Brandy Holt
Jill Horbay *
Agnes Hoveland
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Joan Hube
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Dr. Sheila Hughes
Beatrice Hunter
John Hunter
Linda Hut
Bonnie Hutchinson
Richard & Laurel Innes
Janis Irwin
George & Barbara Iwaniuk
Stuart & Kathy Jackson *
Erik Jacobsen
Louise Jensen
Dr. S. B. Joe
Cathy Johnson
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Evelyn Johnson
Sandra Johnson
Justice Lionel &
Mrs. Sharon Jones
James & Alice Joosse
Beata Kaczmarczyk *
Bob Kamp
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Dorothy Keeler
Joanne Kenny
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Vera Kichton
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Borden & Vivien Kisilevich
Maxine Klak
Sallie Klein
Dorothy Knowler
Ella Kolm
Jill Konkin
David Koski
Peter Kossowan
Joe Kostler
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Wilma Krisch
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Terrence Kulasa
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Carol & Bob Lamont
Doug Langevin
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Bin Lau *
Mike Lau
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Georgina Hodgson *
Douglas Lawlor
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Angela Lee
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Susan Lent
James Lewis
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Joanne Linden
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K. Louie
Victoria Luk
Susan Lynch
Katie Mabbutt
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Ian & Susan MacDonald *
Janice MacDonald &
Randy Williams
John & Marilyn MacDonald
William MacDonald *
Baunita MacKay
Rod & Elaine MacLeod
Madeline MacPherson
Agnes MacRae
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Dawn Marsh
Maureen Maslen
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Brian Match
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Michelle Sawatzky
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Jim & Laurel McKillop
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Gordon & Kathleen McLeod *
Nancy McLeod
Eleanor & Jack McMahon
Caroline McManus
Jan & Jim McMillan
Margaret McMullen
Dr. Tim McNamara
Pauline McNeil
Sue McNicoll
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John & Judy Miller
Cecily Mills
Chantal Moreau
Dr. R.E. Moskalyk
Elizabeth Mowat & Ian Kupchenko
Allan & Margaret Muir
Erin Mulcair *
Ronald & Betty Mullen
Lawrence Muwazi *
Elizabeth Myles
Christine Nelson
Ron New
Jim Newman
Dawn Newton
Leona Nicoll
Laurel Nikolai
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David Oberholtzer
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Norma Jean Olivier *
Emily & Daniel Ong

Molly Ortlieb
Margo Pardely
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Joan Paton *
Amanda Patrick
Frederic Payant
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Leslie Penny
Leanne Persad *
Don & Margaret Peterson
Lillian Pheasey
Larry & Shirley Phillips
The Pick Family *
Walter Pinto & Pat Mulholland *
Dennis & Virginia Pohranychny
Dr. Wade &
Mrs. Stephanie Poitras *
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Dr. Peter & Mrs. Barbara Prinsen
R K Ramsey
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Brenda Schmidt
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Magda Schouten
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Barbara Schweger
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Joseph & Denise Selann
Gerry Semler
Yakov & Larisa Shapiro
Dale Sheward
Doug & Lynne Sigler
John Simpkin
Norman & Mary Jane Skretting *
E. J. Sloane
Jason Smith
Melanie Smith-Doderai *
Paula Snyder
Steven Snyder & Connie Silva
John & Judy Soars
Karen Sochatsky
Marilyn Sochatsky
Elaine Solez
Brian & Marnie Sproule
Bob Calling
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Kathleen Carter
Patricia Anne Cavell
Dr. Grace Chan
Mary Clark
Avis Coburn
J. R. (Bob) Connell
Dr. David Cook
Shirley Covey
Richard Lee Cowles
James Daniels
Martin Davis
Charles Dobias
Edward Dobko
Ms Doderai
Joan Dostaler
Dr. John P. Ferri *
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Ken Gillett *
Ewa Godlewski
Hilda & Richard Golick
Mary Hanson
Jack Harstone
Gordon Heske
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Annie Hutchings
James C. Hunter
Vern Hunter
Mrs. Kun-Shih Huang
Bob & Muriel Kenny
Peggy King
Ilse Koerner
Willy Kohn
Gerhard (Garry) Krisch
Gerald William Krucik
Col. H. Gregory Leitek PPCLI
Coralie Lundberg
John David Lunn
Almeda Lysne
John Marchak
In Honour of Mary
Dorothea MacDonnell
Laurel and Jim McKillop
Sue Marxheimer
Dorian Rauschning
Robert Squair *
Allison McConnell
Al Reed *
Norman & Kathie St. Arnaud
Dr. Sherburne McCurdy
Nora Reid
Joe & Linda Staszko & Family
Flo McGavin
Diana Remmer *
Dr. Margaret Stevenson
Blair McPherson
Pierrette Requier *
Dorothy Stoutjesdyk *
Rudy Melnychuk
Pat Richardson *
A. Strack
Donald A. Middleton
Sheila Ringrose
Ken Stratton
Bruce Miller
IN MEMORIAM
Michael & Lucille Rintoul
Martin Stribrny
George Milton
Glenn & Sarah Ripley
Julius & Jean Sult
We thank our supporters who have chosen Dilys Mitchell
James & Margaret Robertson
Merna Summers
Roderick & Blanche Moses x1
to honour the memory of a
Linda Robertson
Dr. & Mrs. Guy Swinnerton
loved one through a gift to the ESO. These Matthew William Miles
Lynn Robertson
Elizabeth Szynkowski
Donna Naylor
gifts have been given in memory
Susan Robertson
John & Marvel Taekema
Frances T. Olson
of the following individuals.
Debra & Don Robichaud
Rhonda Taft *
Tom Pearson
Dr. P.B.R. Allen
G. W. Rocholl
Dr. Amy Tan & Family
Charles Pei
Jack Allford
Doug Rongve
Bill Taylor & Marie Losier
Alberta Rose Pelland
Sonia Allore
Mary-Lou Rose
Merle & Neil Taylor *
Jim Pietrzykowski
Leroy Anholt
Mrs. Joan Rossall
Robin Taylor
Lou Punko
Bill Astle
Kenneth Roy
Linda Telgarsky *
Ronalda Reichwein
Dorothy Astle
Iris Rudnisky
Dave Terriff
Catherine C. Rogers
Len Aston
Anthony S. Russell
Paul Thibodeau
Daphne Rogers
Derin Dogu Ataoglu
James Sabo
Mr. & Mrs. H. Thiessen
Georgette Roy
Barney Baker
Jeannine Sabourin
Charles & Myrna Thompson
Dr. Anna Rudovics
Margo Balog
Maryann Sabourin
Adele Thurston
Dr. David Schiff
Peter Batoni
Gerald & Betty Saelhof
Mrs. Tina
Vern Schwab
Alan Belcher
Melanie Samaroden *
Todd Tougas
Andre Schwabenbauer
Jean Bell
Gary & Donna Samycia
Elinor & Ernie Townend
Krista Michelle Sims
Helen S. Petersen Bentley
Barbara & Gregory Sargent
Andrew & Mary Ann Trachimowich Einer Boberg *
John Sinclair *
Virginia Sauve
Shirley Tran
Kay Slemko
Harvey Bodner
Julia L. Sax
Edward & Jean Tredget
Harcourt D. Smith
Alma Boehm-Kabush
MAY/JUNE 2015
Larry & Noreen Trekofski

Louis Trempe
Adam & Aleksandra Trzebski *
Barbara & Ernest Turnbull
Kathy Turnbull
David & Carol Turner
Elizabeth C. Tweddle *
Gail Tweddle
Victoria Vaitkunas
Lydia Van Aller *
Mrs. Peter Van Bostelen
Bonnie Van Dalfsen *
Dennis & Jean Vance
Lloyd & Sheila Vasicek
Michele & Terry Veeman
Trudy Velichka
Irene Walker
William Wandio
Shona Wards
Dale Warick *
Jack & Doreen Warwick-Foster
Lyn Watamaniuk
Scott Watson
Violet Watson
Cash Webster & Robyne Walters *
Eva & Mahlon Weir
Ronald A. Weir
Dr. Sam & Eva Weisz
William Wells
Helen & Blair West
Rich & Grace Whitehouse
Kim & Matthew Wiens
William & Sharla Wiesener
Karen Wilke *
Max & Mary Wilke *
Cary & Alana Williams
Ed & Marliene Willson
Chris Wilson *
Lisa Wilson
Ron & Diane Wilson
Alvin & Sue Winestock
David Winfield
Diane Wishart
Sandra B. Woitas-Menczel
Morley & Pat Workun
Doris Wrench-Eisler
Ev Wright
Emma Wynters *
Hilary Wynters
Christiana Yeong
Caroline Young
Fred Ziegler
K. Zielinski
V W M Smith
Jean Sproule
Mary Spurvey
Marsha Stanton
Monte Stout
Robert Stoutjesdyk *
Lydia Takats
Grete Timmins *
Riet van Esch *
Josephine Welch
Lenora Wilson
Alta & Bernard Wood
Iva J. Wood *
Dr. John E Young
Sara E. Zalik
Metro Mac Zelisko
Jon Sharek
Alayne Sinclair
Teresa Somerville
Hugh & Anne-Marie Stacey
The Stacey Family
Galina Stern
Mary Stevenson
Barrie Stinson
The Swanson Family
Lorene Turner
Toscha Turner
Lucas & Sophie Waldins
Marriage
John & Leslie Wilson
Krysta Wosnack
IN HONOUR OF
CORPORATE
SUPPORT
OF THE ESO
The following individuals have been

honoured by their friends and families in
recognition of birthdays, life milestones or
significant anniversaries
Carol Allen
Gordon Andreiuk
My Son Andrew
Tory Bachmann
Tommy Banks Happy 75th Birthday
Lina Becerra
Mike & Annette Boorman
Marg Bowen & Russell Wells
Peachez Bozakski
Desmond Chow
Barbara Cohoe
Mr. & Mrs. Commanda
of Golden Lake, Ontario
Fiorella da Silva
Maria David-Evans *
Lillian Dickau
Jorim Disengomoka
In honor of Don
Gary Duits
Bette Anne & Jim Edwards
Marriage
Paola Esquivel
Elsie Louise Evans
Laura Graham
Lilian Greens 90th Birthday
Jeanette Harcus
Phyllis and Walter Harris
Evelyn & Eugene Henderson
Ibon Antiques & Collectibles Inc.
Linda Jamieson on a special
birthday
Bill & Marlene Kehoe
Bill Kelly
Lanna Kelly
Steve Kohlman
Bonnie Kyle
Steven LePoole
Daniel LeVesconte
Logan Liboiron
Nathaniel Mandel
Marie Marleau Laing
Betty McDowell
Daphne McKay
Brielle Melle
David Merino
Ronda Metszies
Ivy Miville
Michel Nuc
Mary Ohle
Norman & Margaret Olsons
50th wedding anniversary
Mary Rainbow
Carla C. Salvado
Dr. Tami Shandro
Orchestra Circle: Diamond

($25,000 and up)
ATB Financial
Orchestra Circle: Platinum
($10,000 to $24,999)
Rotary Club of Edmonton
Strathcona
Orchestra Circle: Silver
($2,500 to $4,999)
Driving Force Inc
Fath Group / OHanlon Paving
Fidelity Investments
Melcor Developments Ltd.
Orchestra Circle: Bronze
($1,500 to $2,499)
Audio Ark *
Canuck Industrial Sales
(1982) Ltd.
Rotary District 5370
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance
Company
Advocate ($1,000 to $1,499)
Airco Aircraft Charters Ltd.
Cenovus Energy
Mark V Investments Alta Ltd. *
Oddball Productions
Sardan Holdings - Bistro Praha
Contributor ($500 to $999)
The Dinner Optimist Club of
Edmonton
Enbridge
ID Productions Inc
Northern Bluegrass Circle
Music Society
Rotary Club of Edmonton West
Sinclair Supply
Supporter ($250 to $499)
Alberta Registered Music
Teachers Association
Telus Corporation
Friend ($100 to $249)
Anonymous
Ryland Engineering Ltd.
University of Alberta Graduate
Music Student Association
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HELPING OUR ARTS COMMUNITIES
Take Centre Stage
At MNP, we know that a thriving arts and cultural community

can spur economic growth, inspire innovation and accelerate the
creative vitality of the region. We like to believe we have earned a
five-star reputation in strengthening our cultural communities and
industries through our support for artists and arts organizations
since 1945.
To find out how MNP can help your organization shine,
contact Darren Turchansky at 780.453.5378 or
[email protected]
A bequest in support of healthcare is a

gift to the entire community.
Bequests and planned gifts are an inspired way to
help ensure that the Royal Alexandra Hospital has
the resources it needs to provide exceptional and
compassionate patient care when it matters most,
now and in the future.
When
When we
we became
became aware
aware of
of what
what others
others
have
have done
done for
for our
our hospital
hospital and
and for
for our
our
community
community with
with their
their estate
estate plans,
plans,
we
we were
were both
both deeply
deeply moved,
moved, and
and we
we
followed
followed their
their example.
example.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Terry Tobin
Bequests and Planned Gifts Office
Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation
Telephone: 780-735-5061 | Email: [email protected]
Melanie
Melanie and
and Dr.
Dr.Thomas
Thomas Nakatsui
Nakatsui
www.royalalex.org | Twitter: @RAHFoundation
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Mr. D.M. Ramsay
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Mr. Ken R. Higham
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Peggy Garrity, Vice Chair
Jim E. Carter, P.Eng., Past Chair
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Executive Director
William Eddins
Music Director
Rob McAlear, Director of Artistic Operations

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The ESO performs at Edmonton Centre (now Edmonton City Centre).
The cello section poses at the Muttart Conservatory for the ESOs
2011-2012 season brochure.
Sheila Laughton finds a place to practice while on tour with the

orchestra through Northern Alberta and British Columbia in 1976.
Our two departing cellists at a dress rehearsal on the Winspear

Centre stage.
The ESO Says Goodbye:
Colin: I think the biggest change the orchestra has

undergone was moving into the Winspear Centre. It
seemed like a new orchestra when we got here. The
sound was just fabulous and the opportunity to
rehearse onstage all the time makes a huge
difference to our orchestral sound.
been playing in the cello section because we are a

tightly knit group, having known each other for years.
Were a small section, so we can connect pretty well.
The fine playing of my colleagues and the
camaraderie we enjoy have been important features
of ESO life for me.
Who were some of the most memorable guest

artists you performed with?
Colin: Its mostly the simple things sometimes just

smiling at a colleague onstage as we share the
simple joy and vitality of music as were playing. And
feeling the audience listening and responding, seeing
the special looks on their faces, when you know
weve all been drawn together in a special musical
experience. It could be a big band tune in a Pops
concert or a great composer in a Masters concert,
but it all comes down to the unique experience of
feeling the living sound around you. I would close my
eyes sometimes and its as if a veil would part; youd
feel like you were becoming part of something from
another world. You honestly think youre in heaven.
Just to have been part of that sound is something Ill
carry with me forever.
An interview with Colin Ryan & Sheila Laughton

by Julia Dolman & Graeme Haunholter
At the end of this season, the ESO will say goodbye to

Principal Cellist Colin Ryan, and Assistant Principal
Cellist Sheila Laughton, who started with the ESO in
1976 and 1975, respectively. Last month, we sat
down with these two extraordinary musicians to
reminisce about their careers with the ESO.
What are some of the biggest changes youve
noticed in the orchestra?
Sheila: I remember that we used to play in many
other venues. In Edmonton we performed at
churches, shopping centres, theatres and
Convocation Hall. We were also something of a
regional orchestra, touring towns all over northern
Alberta. Audiences were hugely appreciative and you
really had a sense that you were serving a larger
community. Now were pretty well limited to Winspear
Centre. Of course, its a wonderful facility, so its hard
to complain!
Sheila: We got to see the cello greats. Weve had

Pierre Fournier, Jnos Starker, Lynn Harrell, Leonard
Rose, Yo-Yo Ma, and, possibly most memorably,
Rostropovich. He was a larger than life person. I
remember that he brought his little dog with him and
the dog came right onstage at the Jubilee for the
rehearsals.
Colin: I remember, after one rehearsal with Yo-Yo Ma,
he turned around and handed me his cello and said,
Here, want to try it? He was very friendly and
always visited with our cello section when he was
here. You absorb so much from making music with
such great artists.
What is one thing that you will miss about
playing with the ESO?
Sheila: One of the memorable things for me has
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