presents. Upcoming JCCA Events. March 27, 2015 Kansas City Celtic Pipes & Drums. April 21, 2015 Roadkill Clarinet Quintet.

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1 Season Schedule presents February 10th, 2015 Children s Concert May 5th, 2015 Piano Competition Winner If you wish to participate in The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra please contact either Patrick Clark or Bonnie Verdot. Upcoming JCCA Events March 27, 2015 Kansas City Celtic Pipes & Drums April 21, 2015 Roadkill Clarinet Quintet Featuring The Jefferson City Symphony Choir Conductor ~ Patrick Clark And Local Composer, Doug Etter October 20, :00 pm Lincoln University ~ Mitchell Auditorium Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

2 Dear Audience, Thank you so much for being here this evening. Please take a moment to thank the Orchestra Musicians who consistently contribute so many beautiful musical moments for Jefferson City and the mid-missouri Community. Evan N. Lowery Passion + Work Ethic= Success Vice President / Director of Business Development 5733 W. Packard Appleton, WI Office Personal Assistance for Rental & Sales enlowery@gmail.com Where the personal touch and a familiar, friendly face, makes your passion for a high quality instrument a reality for a lifetime. Looking for creative ways to save time and money in your kitchen? Call today and schedule your Pampered Chef cooking party and learn how you can earn free and discounted products while having fun! Mention this ad and I will provide the ingredients, all you have to do is invite your friends. Crystal Remmel pamperedchef.biz/crystalsinthekitchen

3 Program Symphony No. 2, in D Major, Op. 73 (1877)...Johannes Brahms ( ) Intermission Kyrie and Gloria (2004). Doug Etter (b.1980) Gloria (1974)..John Rutter (b. 1945) John Rutter

4 Personnel VIOLIN I Cheryl Nield** Julie Carr Doug Etter Johanna Hobratschk Tony Morales Natalie Reeves Crystal Remmel Greg Treiman Janna Volmert VIOLIN II Susan Wallace* Jenny Burrow Robin Freeland Marty Gardner Tayla Hughes Hannah Tabor Rebecca Talbert Savannah Thomas Madjid Vasseghi Evan Wilde Evonne Wilson Graham Woodland VIOLA *principal E. F. Braun Laura Eggeman Tyler Hannsz Beth Jones Margaret Lawless Morgan Owen Logan Richardson Kirsten Schwandtner Warren Solomon Allie Talbert CELLO Aimee M. Veile* Rowan Bond Andrea Cheung Nathan Erickson Kristen Foster Daniel Gernander Pierce Kennedy Patricia Koonce Scott Major Matthew Pierce Jonathan Satterfield Harrison Scott Greg Spillman Brahm Treiman Rachel Ulm BASS Bonnie Verdot* Candy Cheung Cole Halcomb Izzak Green Michael Koestner Leah Stock FLUTE/PICCOLO Tisha Celada* Susan Capehart OBOE/ENGLISH HORN Andrew Marjamaa* Don Schilling CLARINET Steven Houser* Earl Kliethermes BASSOON Karel Lowery* Andrew Bell FRENCH HORN Charles Turner* Paul Graham Shawny Green Molly White TRUMPET Barry Sanders* Liam Reagan Heath Thomure TROMBONE T.J. Higgins* Karen Kramer Jim Merciel Max Mollenkamp TUBA Bruce G. Connor PERCUSSION Kevin Pierce Eric Veile TYMPANI Tom Higgins*** HARP Janna Volmert CONDUCTOR Patrick Clark ***JCSO President **Concertmaster *Principal Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass performers, except for the principal, are listed in alphabetical order. Department of Visual and Performing Arts Music Unit and Art Unit 820 Chestnut Street Jefferson City, Missouri Phone: Fax: Quality Undergraduate Education Scholarships and Service Awards Available SmartMusic Lab NASM Accredited Enjoy small classes with highly qualified faculty who provide individual attention in an interactive setting. Bachelor of Science in Music Education Bachelor of Science in Sacred Music Bachelor of Science in Art Bachelor of Science in Art Education Your Foundation for Excellence

5 Congratulations to the Jefferson City Symphony for bringing the Best of Music to the Mid-Missouri community. Jan Houser Piano Studio Traditional and Suzuki Lessons Dr. Steven Houser, Woodwind Lessons Houser Piano Tuning Our Conductor Patrick David Clark (b. 1967, St. Louis, MO) is a composer and conductor, recently having completed a Masters degree in orchestral conducting at the University of Missouri where he studied with Edward Dolbashian. Most recently Patrick has been commissioned to write an orchestral work for the Illinois Symphony Orchestra in celebration of their 20 th anniversary. Patrick holds his Bachelors degree in composition, also from MU where he studied with Thomas McKenney and John Cheetham. Patrick earned his Master s degree from the University of Arizona, studying with Dan Asia, and his DMA in composition from the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University studying with Arthur Gottschalk, Paul Cooper and Ellsworth Milburn. Patrick is a Tanglewood Fellow (1997), participated as a composer at June in Buffalo (1996) and studied with Louis Andriessen at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague in Holland on a Netherlands- America Foundation Grant ( ). Patrick has worked since as a composer, writer for Andante.com, and teacher in Holland, Los Angeles and Albuquerque, NM. Orchestral works by Patrick have been programmed by the Seattle Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Nashville Symphony, and the Nederlands Ballet Orkst Various mixed ensemble works have been performed by the Tel-Aviv-based Kaprizma ensemble, New York-based Dogs of Desire, and Harvey Sollberger s ensemble Sirius. Saxophonist Leo Saguiguit programmed two of Patrick s, Departure/Train and Attila, at the International Saxophone Conference in Scotland in July Patrick s original composition for big band, After Hours, has been recently recorded by the MU Concert Jazz Band and released on their 2011 CD of new music, Tunnel Vision. Patrick is the recipient of the 2011 Sinquefield Prize in music composition at the University of Missouri, and conducted his own commissioned work, A Fantasy on Themes of Mussorgsky, with the University Philharmonic Orchestra at the March 14, 2011 Chancellor s Concert, Jesse Auditorium. Patrick was one of eight composers selected to write a work for Alarm Will Sound, performed in July of The resulting composition, Ptolemy s Carousel, and many other works by the composer can be heard at

6 Special Recognition The symphony board and members would like to thank Dr. Ruth Robertson for her years of service to the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra. After arriving at Lincoln University in 1995 she has been an important part of both our choral works and even instrumental performances. We wish Dr. Robertson the best of luck in future endeavors and hope she will return to visit us in the future. Music is the language of the soul, another way to pray aloud. It expresses much that the heart cannot say in words. - Dr. Ruth Robertson Jimmy Kay Sanders Rehearsal Pianist Thank you for lending your talent & patience for our Choir. Our Savior s Lutheran Church Jefferson City, MO Thank you for providing the choirs rehearsal space. Capital Music Company Jefferson City, MO Thank you for donating the use of clarinet. JCSO Chamber Orchestra Looking for live entertainment for a luncheon or wedding? The JCSO has a Chamber Orchestra that can suit any need you may have from a trio to full chamber ensembles. If you have an upcoming event and would like to add some world class entertainment please contact us for rates and availability. Bonnie Verdot: bverdot184@aim.com Music Notes Rutter Gloria John Milford Rutter ( present) was born in London, England. He is a noted and active choral director, composer and arranger. "Gloria", his most famous composition was commissioned by Olson's Voices of the John Olson Chorale in John Rutter is known for directing The Cambridge Singers, which he founded in His best known pieces also include "Requiem" and "Magnificat." You may remember previous performances of Magnificat" by the JCSO and Choir. "Gloria", arranged for both Brass Choir and Full Orchestra accompaniment, as performed tonight, is a rousing piece which features modern harmonies and rhythms which are were popular in the early 1970s. Genuine joy and youthful excitement are balanced by contemplation and delicate reverence, as heard in the second movement. Sudden changes in meter amid fast tempos add to the excitement of the first and third movements. The composer cites 20th Century choral music of England and France astounding influences in his work. - Earl Kliethermes Outtakes During rehearsals we are normally serious, but there are times that words fall out of our mouths and we wonder, what just happened? But in reality these are just really awful musician jokes. Enjoy! That's f double sharp? I have no idea what that is. My bad. - Julie Carr 2nd violins play that as loud as you can. Okay, that was pianissimo. - Patrick Clark Look at all those cellos! That's an army of cellos! - Molly White Yeah we could go out and partition Poland with all those cellos! - Paul Graham Celli that was great. I didn't even conduct. - Patrick Clark We know. - Amy Veile Patrick: Everyone count 10 before that. Let's go. Horns: 10 before what? Nothing in my part says that. Patrick: I'll tell you in a minute. Don't you have that? Let's go.

7 Music Notes Jefferson City Symphony Choir Personnel Brahms, fearing an unjust comparison with the works of Beethoven, approached writing a symphony rather late in life; indeed labored on and off for twenty years to compose his First Symphony (1876). The success of this work spurred him to quickly compose his Second Symphony, completed in only four months, in 1877, and was premiered in Vienna, with Hans Richter conducting. Some critics have subtitled the work as Pastoral. In the first movement, the notes first heard in the cellos and basses are a type of motto theme for the whole Symphony and references of them can be traced throughout. Rhythm plays a great part in the subsequent course of this movement. The second movement, Adagio, serious and pondering, serves as a retarding element before the bucolic playfulness of the third movement. The second movement opens with a phrase quite characteristic of Brahms; wherein he is really presenting two themes at once, the 1 st, a downward phrase in the cellos, and the 2 nd, an upward phrase in the bassoons. The third movement, a graceful Allegretto, supplants the usual scherzo movement and is one of the most accessible movements in all his output, assumes the form of a rondo and seems derived from folk music. In the Finale, confidence and happiness speaks to us from the broadly flowing music. Here violent contrasts are avoided. A shortened recapitulation leads to a powerful coda, which ends in a burst of Dionysiac jubilation. - E.F. Braun Jr. From Ralph Hill and Karl Geiringer All Things Paint & Glass Custom Color Matching Storm window repair Residential and Commercial Shower doors/enclosures Window film Automotive glass NEW Stained Glass Proudly serving Central Missouri since Industrial Drive Jefferson City, Missouri phone fax To help with all of your home improvement needs, Brady s is privileged to be Jefferson City s Pittsburgh Paints dealer. Catch us Sopranos Carmen Brown Rebecca Comley Marie Duggan Jeanne Johnston Shirley Klein Pauline Kuntz Susan Lissant Nancy Luehrman Rachel Pirtle Ruth Robertson Gayle Unruh Victoria Ward Lacey Williams Altos Betsy Bax Margaret Jenkins Fritz Pat Gladbach Susie Haeffner Julie Heise Cheryl Hickman Nancy Kettenbrink Lu Lockwood Jeanie McGowan Suzie Nichols Charlotte Parsons Anne Riggs Abby Roberts Kristin Van De Velde Rutter Gloria Lacey Williams Ruth Robertson Kristin Van De Velde Soloists Tenors Pat Behler Jim Borgwald William Bryant Stephen Buchholz Kerry Cordray Alan Luetkemeyer Theresa Sullivan Bass Edwin Bybee John Finley Stevenson Forsythe Stephen Hall Jon Hanson Steve Inglish Stan Linsenbardt Keith McGowan Ken Satterfield Greg Schildmeyer William Stine Robin Wyss Accompanist Jimmy Kay Sanders Etter Kyrie & Gloria Ruth Robertson Kerry Cordray

8 FRIENDS OF MUSIC Music Notes GENERAL SPONSORS ($500-$999) Jefferson City Coca-Cola Ameren Missouri Services for the JCCA provided by the following: ACCOUNTING & TAX Services provided for our performers by the following: CATERING ACCOMODATIONS LIKE US AT facebook.com/thejcca FOR UPDATES! Kyrie and Gloria This piece is perhaps most simply put as a meditation on contrast. Take a melody and present it in a minor key and alter it slightly and present it in a major key. The contrast of the plaintive Kyrie and the exalted nature of the Gloria. An operatic, dramatic soprano solo vs. a plainchant-like tenor solo. The opening melody in the Kyrie is sung by the tenors and basses and the opening melody of the Gloria is sung by the sopranos and altos. There are also some musical representations of religious concepts (note the musical representation of the Holy Trinity via the chimes and finger cymbals, one at the end of the Kyrie and the other at the beginning of the Gloria, respectively). One of the most fascinating things about prayer perhaps is that it can contain such a wide spectrum of emotion and spirituality. - Doug Etter Symphony #2 in D Major Op 73 Johannes Brahms b. 1833, Hamburg, Germany d. 1897, Vienna, Austria Brought up in a lower middle-class family in Hamburg, his father was a double-bass player in small ensembles, his mother - a seamstress. Johannes Brahms early in life showed a predilection for music especially the piano, and at an early age he played the piano in bars and hostels in Hamburg. Later, he toured Hungary as an accompanist to Edourd Remenyi, a violinist; this led to a life-long interest in folk music, especially German and Hungarian elements of which inform many of his works. As his fame as a pianist grew, he concertized often and was mentored by Robert and Clara Schumann. After publishing some early works Brahms was conductor of several choral societies and smaller orchestras. He retired from concert life in the late 1880s. His life was spent as a bachelor, as he wished to devote his life to mastering his art. As Sir Henry Hadow, British historian wrote in 1894: Brahms may claim the counterpoint of Bach and the structure of Beethoven, and not only has he entered into the inheritance of these two composers, he has put their legacies to interest and has enriched the world with an augmentation of their wealth. Indeed, Brahms musical style is founded on a deep love and reverence for his predecessors, as well as a deep interest in folk music, all this overlain with the most modern harmonic treatment of his era. Cont.

9 Music Notes JCCA BOARD MEMBERS Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. KYRIE Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. GLORIA PRESIDENT Donald Otto VICE PRESIDENT Laura Figo TREASURER Jeremy Morris PAST PRESIDENT Mark Comley SYMPHONY PRESIDENT Tom Higgins SECRETARY Marcia Ramatowski Mike Downey Chris Parr Lauri Carr Sallie Keeney Marilyn Monks Bob Priddy Caroline Ward Bonnie Verdot Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis. Laudamus te; benedicimus te; adoramus te; glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram. Qui sedes ad dextram Patris, O miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe. Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. Glory be to God in the highest. And in earth peace to men of good will. We praise Thee; we bless Thee; we worship Thee; we glorify Thee. We give thanks to Thee for Thy great glory. O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, thou only art the most high, Jesus Christ. Together with the Holy Ghost in the glory of God the Father. Amen. BENEFACTORS ($200-$499) John & Ellen Richardson SUSTAINERS ($100-$199) Norma J. Farley Dr. Robert E. & Annell G. Bailey Roger & Barbara Schmid PATRONS ($25-$99) FRIENDS OF MUSIC Jan & Steven Houser William & Rosalie Buehrle Morris & Eleanor Trout Alex & Judy Alexiou Ronald C. & Lynne D. Jeffries Bill & Verna Luebbert Gene K & Annamarie E "Wilbers" Wilson John & Lois Ruth In Memory of Anna Sue Comley The JCCA has been an important part of our community s culture for more than half of a century because we have had many friends like you. We re always looking for new friends but we never like to lose our old friends

10 Dr. Steven & Jan Houser Don Schilling Sharon & James Merciel Bonnie Verdot Nancy Luehrman Charles Turner Laura Eggeman Susan Capeheart Dianne & Tom Higgins Patrick Clark J&H McIntosh Symphony Angels Jefferson City Public Schools Linn High School Lincoln University Our Savior s Lutheran Church Patricia & John Koonce Candace Cheung Cheryl Neild Doug Etter The Richard Powell Family Robert Mansur Marty Gardner Karel & James Lowery Carmen & Charles Brown Jefferson City Cantorum Annel & Robert Bailey Willie Beatty, Mitchell Auditorium General Manager Symphony Board of Directors Tom Higgins, President Karel Lowery, Vice President Jim Merciel, Secretary Patricia Koonce, Treasurer Patrick Clark, Conductor Bonnie Verdot, Past President Amiee Veile, JCPS Liaison Julie Carr Andrea Cheung Candy Cheung T.J. Higgins Crystal Remmel Greg Spillman Chez Monet Patisserie Specializing in Fine Cakes, Pastries, and more for your special occasion. Would you like to become a Symphony Angel? The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra is comprised entirely of Volunteers who love to share music with our community. There are many costs associated with our performances, such as rental and purchase of sheet music, instruments and repairs, and even the cost of this program you are reading. We rely on family, friends, and businesses in the Jefferson City area to provide funds to continue bringing you beautiful and exciting music from around the world. If you or your business is interested in supporting the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra please choose one of the options below: I would like to give a donation of $, the check is enclosed. (Payable to JCSO) I would like to give a donation of $, can you please send me an invoice for payment. I would like to learn more about sponsoring a concert or advertising in concert programs. Please mail to: The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra (JCSO) PO BOX Jefferson City, MO chezmonetjc@yahoo.com 63 Progress Lane, Suite G Linn, MO Dave & Karen Christ Owners