ENGAGE. ENJOY. EMERGE! Neal Gittleman Music Director. Art Garfunkel. Judy Collins. Julie Albers. Igor Stravinsky. Rachel Barton Pine.

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1 K E E P T H I S H A N D Y C A L E N D A R N O V M A Y P O R T R A I T S i n S O U N D 7 5 t h A N N I V E R S A R Y D A Y T O N P H I L H A R M O N I C 75 ENGAGE. ENJOY. EMERGE! Neal Gittleman Music Director Art Garfunkel Moses & Penning Spencer Myer Julie Albers Igor Stravinsky Judy Collins James Galway Larry Rachleff Rachel Barton Pine Lise de la Salle Five by Design Jane Monheit

2 NOVEMBER 16/17 Art Garfunkel Arthur Ira Garfunkel first gained renown as half of the 1960 s singing duo Simon & Garfunkel before establishing a career as a solo recording artist, actor, and writer. His smooth countertenor stood out on singles such as the number-one hit Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) and a cover of the Flamingos I Only Have Eyes For You (1975), as well as on albums such as Breakaway (1975), Watermark (1978), and his most recent, Some Enchanted Evening (2007).

3 November 2007 TICKETS (888) or LISTEN for Philharmonic Portraits 88.1 WDPR Sunday MONday TUESday WEDNESday THURSday FRIday SATURday Myers, The early Art. Oct 9/10 Eroica, Oct 9/10 FREE DPO Principal String Quartet, 1:30pm, St. Patrick Catholic Church, Troy, Ohio Series Romantic Legends: Myer/Gittleman, 8pm 10 Series Romantic Legends: Myer/Gittleman, 8pm Veteran s Day (observed) 13 Young People s Concert, Nature in Music 9:30am & 11:10am, Schuster (937) x 136 $4.75/seat 14 TICKETS ON-SALE for the Organ Symphony Spectacular Concert (Mar.) (888) An Evening with Art Garfunkel, 8pm 17 An Evening with Art Garfunkel, 8pm 18 FREE Dayton Philharmonic Junior String Orchestra, 3pm, Kettering Seventh Day Adventist Church Thanksgiving Series Myth and Majesty: Reynolds, 8pm 1 Series Myth and Majesty: Reynolds, 8pm WELCOME TO THE DAYTON PHILHARMONIC S EXCITING 75th ANNIVERSARY SEASON! This calendar, featuring November through May, has been updated from the version released earlier in the season. It now lists many events that the earlier calendar did not carry, so if you have the earlier edition, please replace with this more accurate, updated version! NOTE! You can still subscribe to shorter versions of season concert packages. See back panel and call the box office for info! This is an historic season as we celebrate four landmark anniversaries: The centennial of founder Paul Katz s birth, which was November 2, We are celebrating it with the special classical program listed to the right called Romantic Legends on November 9th & 10th. See right. The 75th Anniversary of the founding of the Dayton Philharmonic, which was June 1, For information on a special commemorative event that will take place on June 1, 2008, please call (937) for details. The 70th Anniversary of the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, which was established by Paul Katz in The DPYO will celebrate at the May 18th DPYO Spring Concert. The 200th Anniversary of Ohio Masonry, which we celebrate on March 1st and 2nd with a special concert at the Dayton Masonic Center. classical PRESENTED BY KETTERING HEALTH NETWORK AND TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP Friday 9 & Saturday 10 s 2007 Romantic Legends bizet d Music from L Arlèsienne rachmaninoff d Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini beethoven d Symphony No. 3, Eroica NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor spencer myer piano TAKE NOTE at 7:00 pm Spencer Myer / Neal Gittleman This program is presented as a tribute to DPO founder Paul Katz. Bizet s music was created for a play about a hero who is smitten with a girl from Arles. Rachmaninoff, himself a titan of Russian music, builds his towering piano masterpiece upon the music of the outrageous virtuoso, Paganini. Beethoven shatters symphonic rules for all time with his Symphony No. 3. Neal Gittleman is on the podium and the award-winning Spencer Myer is at the keyboard. Meet local celebrities and enjoy complimentary birthday cake at intermission! Nov. 9 sponsored by Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management. Nov. 10: William S. Anderson Endowed Concert. National city superpops Friday 16 & Saturday 17 s 2007 an evening with art garfunkel d art garfunkel vocal patrick reynolds conductor On the crest of his popular new CD release Some Enchanted Evening, Art Garfunkel comes to Dayton for his long-awaited debut. A multi-faceted song stylist, his soaring, angelic tenor voice moved an entire generation and has built bridges to a huge variety of music fans. The boy from Queens, New York joins us, under the baton of Patrick Reynolds, for an evening that will sweep you away. QUOTE > Art Garfunkel to Tom Horan (The Telegraph UK): Working as a musician, there is no age. When you open your mouth and it s music time, everything to do with ageing falls away. To chase after the beauty of a vocal line is an ageless thing, and I ve been doing it all my life. Nothing has changed: I m still a kid with a sense of beauty, trying to get it across. Weekend Sponsor: Premier Health Partners classical PRESENTED BY KETTERING HEALTH NETWORK AND TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP Friday November 30 s 2007 Myth and Majesty sibelius d prokofiev d Pohjola s Daughter, Symphonic Fantasy Lieutenant Kijé Suite tchaikovsky d Symphony No. 5 patrick reynolds conductor TAKE NOTE at 7:00 pm Dr. Morten Kristiansen, Assistant Professor/Music History, Xavier University Mythic figures. Majestic music. A passionate thread runs through this program; one that starts in the Baltic with a central myth from Finland s national folk epic, The Kalevala. The next stop is Czarist Russia, with Prokofiev s musical recounting of the satiric tale of a non-existent military hero. Finally, the majesty of Tchaikovsky and his sublime Fifth Symphony. Patrick Reynolds, DPO Assistant Conductor, takes the podium for this powerful survey. Tchaikovsky s magnificent Fifth Symphony is featured Nov. 30 & Dec. 1

4 DECEMBER 7/8 Judy Collins Judy Collins is noted for her rendition of Joni Mitchell s Both Sides Now on her classic 1967 album, Wildflowers. Winning Song of the Year at the 1975 Grammy s Awards show was Judy s version of Send in the Clowns, a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music. Released last year, Judy s book, Sanity and Grace, A Journey of Suicide, Survival and Strength, is a deeply moving memoir, focusing on the death of her only son and the healing process following the tragedy. The book speaks to all who have endured the sorrow of losing a loved one before their time. Judy Collins continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart.

5 December 2007 TICKETS (888) or LISTEN for Philharmonic Portraits 88.1 WDPR Sunday MONday TUESday WEDNESday THURSday FRIday SATURday FREE Junior String Orchestra, 2pm, DAI DPYO Winter Concert, 3pm, Schuster (937) x Hanukkah Her influential albums all but defined 1960 s and 1970 s folk music. Judy Collins joins you and your Orchestra for the holidays. 6 7 On a Wintry Night: Judy Collins, 8pm Myth and Majesty: Reynolds, 8pm 8 On a Wintry Night: Judy Collins, 8pm 9 FREE Stained Glass Concert: 5pm at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church (937) for info FREE Bach s Lunch Loft Theatre, 10:30 am & Noon, featuring the DPO Carillon Brass Special Handel s Messiah, 4pm Westminster Presbyterian Church, Downtown Dayton /30 24/31 Special New Year s Eve, 8pm (see below for info on DRC party) 25 Christmas Patrick Reynolds, DPO Assistant Conductor classical Saturday 1 s 2007 Myth and Majesty sibelius d Pohjola s Daughter, Symphonic Fantasy prokofiev d Lieutenant Kijé Suite tchaikovsky d Symphony No. 5 patrick reynolds conductor (For program description, see preceding page) national city Superpops Friday 7 & Saturday 8 s 2007 on a wintry night d judy collins judy collins vocal patrick reynolds conductor Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and contemporary themes. Her impressive career has spanned more than 40 years. At 13, Judy Collins made her public debut performing Mozart s Concerto for Two Pianos but it was the music of such artists as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, as well as the traditional songs of the folk revival, that sparked Judy Collins love of lyrics. Sweet Judy will bring her blue eyes and intimate, touching vocal style to the the Mead stage this coming December. The twists and turns of life have given her an inner strength that shines through every note. She s coming to share it with us. Of course, she ll feature her traditional repertoire, but she s in Dayton for a holiday weekend... so expect to hear such Christmas classics as Wexford Carol, Let It Snow, and her own songs such as Come Rejoice. Weekend Sponsor: Reynolds and Reynolds Special EVENT Sunday 16 s 2007 Handel s MESSIAH d Westminster Presbyterian Church NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor ANDREA CHENOWETH soprano STEVEN RICKARDS countertenor JOHN WESLEY WRIGHT tenor ELIAS MOKOLE baritone dayton philharmonic chamber choir hank dahlman chorus director Order soon, seating is limited for this holiday classic. Concert Sponsors: United Theological Seminary and Irvin Henry Harlamert Neal Gittleman, DPO Music Director Special EVENT Monday 31 s 2007 Dayton s finest New Year s Eve Tradition kettering medical center network presents New Year's Eve d A Capital Celebration NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor Music Director Neal Gittleman and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra present an evening of music that sparkles like champagne! The program will center on light classics and dance music from the great European capitals: Vienna, Paris, London & Prague. For information on the separate after-concert party at the Dayton Racquet Club, call (937)

6 JANUARY 10/12 Julie Albers American cellist Julie Albers has earned wide recognition for superlative artistry, intense musicianship, and her charismatic radiant performing style. Born in 1980 to a musical family in Longmont, Colorado, she began violin studies at the age of two with her mother, switching to cello at four. She made her major orchestral debut with the Cleveland Orchestra in 1998 and thereafter has performed in recital and with orchestras in the U.S., Europe, Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand. In November 2003, Miss Albers became the first Gold Medal Laureate of South Korea s Gyeongnam International Music Competition, winning the $25,000 Grand Prize. Miss Albers has performed with orchestras across the nation. In addition to solo performances, Miss Albers regularly participates in chamber music festivals around the world. Last fall marked the beginning of a two-year residency for Julie with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Two.

7 January 2008 TICKETS (888) or LISTEN for Philharmonic Portraits 88.1 WDPR Sunday MONday TUESday WEDNESday THURSday FRIday SATURday New Year s Day Stay Tuned: Five by Design, 8pm 5 Stay Tuned: Five by Design, 8pm Shadow to Light: Gittleman/Albers, 8pm 11 Connections Profile - Schubert: Gittleman, 8pm 12 Shadow to Light: Gittleman/Albers, 8pm HS Concerto Competition Registration Starts, Deadline: March 21, 2008 Info (937) x Martin Luther King Day James Beckel Stephen Albert Five By Design: Teaming Up with the DPO for a Riotous Night of Song and Comedy Founded in 1990, Five By Design embraces the American popular song with a warm, wellrounded vocal blend. This inventive quintet is the creative talent behind the musical theatre retrospective genre. Their original productions include Radio Days, Club Swing, Stay Tuned, and A Winter s Evening. As touring artists, Five By Design s schedule includes appearances with both symphony orchestras and big bands - including appearances in venues both internationally and coast-to-coast throughout the US. They are: Lorie Carpenter-Niska, Sheridan Zuther, Kurt Niska, Michael Swedberg, and Terrence Niska. national city Superpops Friday 4 & Saturday 5 s 2008 stay tuned d five by design five by design vocals, comedy neal gittleman conductor Combining their signature harmonies with vintage fashions, stage design, and lighting design, this talented quintet will recreate the atomic age right on our stage. Five by Design joins forces with the DPO for a wild romp through the 40 s, 50 s and 60 s that includes non-stop patter, songs, vignettes, commercials, and skits. They are masters of on-stage energy... and a bonafide class act. The weekend sponsor is Premier Health Partners. QUOTE > Washington Post heralded Five By Design s Kennedy Center debut with the National Symphony as...one of the best pops programs of the season. classical PRESENTED BY KETTERING HEALTH NETWORK AND TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP Thursday 10 & Saturday 12 s 2008 Shadow to Light beckel d Fantasy after Schubert albert d Concerto for Cello and Orchestra schubert d Symphony No. 9, The Great NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor julie albers cello TAKE NOTE at 7:00 pm James Beckel, Composer One of our favorite cellists returns to perform the centerpiece of this program, Stephen Albert s lyrical Cello Concerto. Transformation is the key to the work, its themes shifting and changing in a musical catharsis. So too, Schubert s great Ninth is a study in metamorphosis, as the great master starts with a delicate, sylvan melody and, by the final resounding chord, blossoms into the sunlight. Composer James Beckel, an Indiana neighbor, pays tribute to Schubert with an inventive work of sonic splendor based on themes by the Viennese master. The January 12 co-sponsor is Brady Ware. dayton daily news connections Friday 11 s 2008 schubert d Marche Militaire Symphony No. 9, The Great NEAL GIT TLEMAN conductor, presenter Discovered in an attic by Schumann and premiered by Mendelssohn, Schubert s Ninth Symphony has a fascinating history. It is Neal s subject for this edition of Connections. Franz Schubert

8 FEBRUARY 14/16 Lise de la Salle Born in 1988, Lise de la Salle is a native of the northern French town of Cherbourg. Her family background involves both painting and vocal music (her mother sings in choirs). Lise declared her passion for the piano at the age of four. She played her first concerto, Beethoven s No. 2 (learnt in just a few days in Avignon at the age of thirteen), bravely standing in for another pianist with dazzling results. After a number of first prizes elsewhere, her Special Prize at the 2004 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York led to a series of concert appearances in key American musical centers. In the same year, she made debuts in Japan and at the Schleswig- Holstein Music Festival. She has also recently been a much-fêted guest at the French summer Mecca for pianists, the Festival of La Roque d Anthéron in Provence. She is a true musician with a precocious mastery of balance. Lise de la Salle is the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Endowed Young Artist

9 February 2008 TICKETS (888) or LISTEN for Philharmonic Portraits 88.1 WDPR Sunday MONday TUESday WEDNESday THURSday FRIday SATURday 28 On February This month, the DPO celebrates Russian modernist Stravinsky on three concert dates. 6/7, the Chamber Orchestra is back for Baroque Chamber Baroque to Beyond: Gittleman/Choir, 6:30pm 7 Chamber Baroque to Beyond: Gittleman/Choir, 10am 8 9 Groundhog Day Valentine s Day A Touch of Fantasy: Gittleman/de la Salle, 8pm 15 Connections Profile - Stravinsky: Gittleman, 8pm 16 A Touch of Fantasy: Gittleman/de la Salle, 8pm 17 Family Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, 3pm 18 President s Day Young People s Concert Symphony Español 9:30am & 11:10am The Music Man: Penning & Moses, 8pm 23 The Music Man: Penning & Moses, 8pm High School Concert Time Marches On 9:30 & 11am Diane Penning plays Marian the Librarian demirjian chamber explorations Wed 6 & Thur 7 s 2008 Baroque to Beyond bach d vivaldi d hindemith d Orchestral Suite No. 3 Concerto for Four Violins Eight Pieces for String Orchestra bach d Cantata BWV 29 Wir danken dir, Gott NEAL GIT TLEMAN conductor featured soloists DAYTON PHILHARMONIC chamber choir HANK DAHLMAN chorus director The Chamber Choir, the DPO and Music Director Neal Gittleman come together for a presentation of Bach s Orchestral Suite No. 3, lighter fare than his sacred scores. Then, Vivaldi s Concerto for Four Violins which borrows heavily from Corelli. The Orchestra switches gears to perform 8 Pieces for String Orchestra by 20th-century German composer Paul Hindemith and closes with Bach s musical offering of thanksgiving, the Cantata No. 29. classical PRESENTED BY KETTERING HEALTH NETWORK AND TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP Thurs 14 & Sat 16 s 2008 A Touch of Fantasy ravel d saint-saëns d stravinsky d Mother Goose Suite Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Petrouchka neal gittleman conductor lise de la salle piano TAKE NOTE at 7:00 pm Dermot Burke, Director, Dayton Ballet Fantasy comes to life in the two works that bookend this program: Ravel s Mother Goose and Stravinsky s Petrouchka. The first reflects a series of classic fairy tales, the second a vivid musical kaleidoscope telling the tale of a lovesick puppet come to life. In between, Neal and our soloist Lise de la Salle, bring an artist s touch to this charming piano concerto by Saint-Saëns. dayton daily news classical connections Friday 15 s 2008 stravinsky d Scherzo à la Russe Petrouchka neal gittleman conductor family Sunday 17 s 2008 it s a world of dance d patrick reynolds conductor day ton philharmonic youth orchestra day ton ballet ii & GEM CIT Y BALLET Come see and hear the city s finest young artists when they celebrate the creative connection between dance and the classics! national city superpops Friday 22 & Saturday 23 s 2008 the music man d concert performance diane penning vocal norman moses stage director, vocal neal Git tleman conductor Meredith Willson s classic musical has become one of America s most cherished theatre treasures. However, on the Broadway stage with smaller orchestras tucked away in the pit, it is not often heard to its best advantage. This concert version, without costumes and scenery, brings your Orchestra right up onto the stage, allowing the music to shine. Weekend sponsor is Eastman Kodak. Norman Moses Diane Penning Diane Penning s ravishing coloratura has brought her fans and fame in oratorio, opera, pops, and musical theater. She has performed with orchestras in Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Arkansas, and internationally. She is acclaimed for her lead soprano roles in Candide, She Loves Me, and West Side Story. The Philharmonic welcomes Norman Moses back to Dayton. You may remember him from the DPO concert versions of My Fair Lady (Henry Higgins) and Camelot (King Arthur). He has been an actor/singer/director in the Milwaukee area for 30 years and has performed with such companies as the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Goodman Theatre, Skylight Opera Theatre, Next Act Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Omaha Symphony, and the Buffalo Philharmonic.

10 MARCH 7/8 Rachel Barton Pine Rachel was three when older girls in beautiful dresses who were playing violin at church impressed her. She begged her parents for a violin: from the moment she picked up the instrument, there was no stopping her. She made her earliest appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 10 and 15. Rachel was the youngest person and first American to win a gold medal at the 1992 J.S. Bach International Competition in Leipzig, Germany, and she won the prize for interpretation of the Paganini Caprices at both the 1992 Szigeti International Violin Competition in Budapest and the 1993 Paganini International Violin Competition in Genoa. Other top awards include the Queen Elisabeth (Brussels, 1993), Kreisler (Vienna, 1992) and Montreal (1991) international violin competitions.

11 March 2008 TICKETS (888) or LISTEN for Philharmonic Portraits 88.1 WDPR Sunday MONday TUESday WEDNESday THURSday FRIday SATURday 2 Organ Symphony Spectacular at the Dayton Masonic Center, 3pm Matinee Renowned organist Todd Wilson appears for his DPO debut this month at a special concert in the Dayton Masonic Center Dayton resident and composer Roque Cordero created a magnificent violin concerto (DPO s Dayton debut is Mar 7/8) Compass Points: Gittleman/Barton Pine, 8pm Organ Symphony Spectacular at the Dayton Masonic Center, 8pm 8 Compass Points: Gittleman/Barton Pine, 8pm 9 Brundibár A Children s Opera DPYO, (937) for ticket info Magic Carpet Concert (All dates have two performances: 9:45am & 11am) 12 Magic Carpet Concert 13 Magic Carpet Concert 14 Magic Carpet Concert Palm Sunday 17 St. Patrick s Day 18 Magic Carpet Concert 19 Magic Carpet Concert 20 Magic Carpet Concert 21 Good Friday HS Concerto Competition Registration Deadline Info (937) x /30 Easter FREE March 30 DPO Junior String Orchestra, 3pm, Kettering Seventh Day Adventist Church, info (937) FREE March 30 Magic Carpet Ride: Tabernacle Baptist Church, 5pm, info (937) / FREE Bach s Lunch Cannery Art & Design Centre, Noon, featuring the Woodwind Quintet 29 SPECIAL EVENT PRESENTED AT THE MASONIC CENTER IN SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH DAYTON MASONS Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 s 2008 Organ Symphony Spectacular SAINT-SAËNS d PLUS d Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ Symphony Special Organ Recital NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor TODD WILSON organ Director of Music and Organist, Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian), Cleveland, Ohio In this remarkable Anniversary Season, your Orchestra will join with the Dayton Masons to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the establishment of Freemasonry in Ohio! This unique occasion will be marked with a pair of concerts featuring a program that shows off the rare E. M. Skinner pipe organ that is the centerpiece of the Scottish Rite Cathedral, where the concert will take place. This magnificent instrument is one of only a dozen of its type in the world. You ll experience the power that only 4,700 pipes - and a top-notch orchestra and soloist - can deliver. Acclaimed musician Todd Wilson joins us for the Organ Symphony as well as recital soloist. Tickets sold through the DPO box office: (888) and on the website. The role of Neal Gittleman, DPO Music Director, is a multi-faceted one indeed. Of course, he leads from the podium, inspiring the best performances from the musicians. He s also an advocate for the Orchestra among many constituencies in the region and nation. He helps set the course for the DPO s education initiatives. Finally, he has the definitive word on all programming. Compass Points is just one example of the creativity and sensitivity that goes into planning your musical evening! classical PRESENTED BY KETTERING HEALTH NETWORK AND TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP Friday 7 & Saturday 8 s 2008 Compass Points berlioz d cordero d Roman Carnival Overture Concerto for Violin and Orchestra sibelius d Symphony No. 7 sarasate d Carmen Fantasy NEAL GITTLEMAN conductor rachel barton pine violin TAKE NOTE at 7:00 pm Roque Cordero, Composer and Neal Gittleman, Music Director It s one of the widest-ranging programs ever heard, as your Orchestra presents the music of composers who hail from France, Panama, Finland and Spain! Berlioz brings us sparkling orchestral color and rhythm; Cordero, a deeply expressionistic work drawn from his Latin background; Sibelius, a symphonic fantasia of rarified unity; Sarasate, a smoky, passionate homage to Bizet s Carmen. Soloist Rachel Barton Pine takes on Cordero and Sarasate with equal aplomb. The compass stops right here in the Miami Valley; composer Roque Cordero is a Dayton resident! This is the Olive W. Kettering Memorial Concert. The DPO goes on the road during March visiting students in the area with its Magic Carpet Concerts. Magic Carpet Concerts will visit the Tabernacle Baptist Church, 5pm on Sunday March 30th for a FREE concert. On the program: Peter and the Wolf.

12 APRIL 11/12 Larry Rachleff Larry Rachleff is Professor of Music and Music Director of Rice University s Shepherd School Symphony and Chamber Orchestras in Houston and for eight seasons has been Music Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic. This is also his 12th season as Music Director of Chicago s Symphony II, an orchestra made up of members of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra. In 1993, he was one of four American conductors selected to lead the Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall under the mentorship of Maestro Pierre Boulez. He has conducted and presented master classes at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, Poland, the Zurich Hochschule for Music and Theater, and the Sydney and Queensland, Australia Conservatory Orchestras. He has spent his summers guest-conducting at Aspen, Tanglewood, the National Camp at Interlochen, the Music Academy of the West, and the National Repertory Orchestra and has led the Camerata Australia on a tour of Japan.

13 April 2008 TICKETS (888) or LISTEN for Philharmonic Portraits 88.1 WDPR Sunday MONday TUESday WEDNESday THURSday FRIday SATURday 31 1 Elgar and the young Yehudi Menuhin, 1932 April Fool s Day Life s Treasures: Rachleff/Dunn, 8pm 12 Life s Treasures: Rachleff/Dunn, 8pm Tax Day 16 Chamber The Era: DPO Principal Quartet, 6:30pm 17 Chamber The Era: DPO Principal Quartet, 10:00am HS Concerto Competition Sinclair Community College Building 2 Info (937) x Passover Family Overtures & Musical Stories: DPO & DPYO,, 3pm FREE Stained Glass Concert: 5pm at Omega Baptist Church (937) for info Young musicians backstage at the classical PRESENTED BY KETTERING HEALTH NETWORK AND TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP Friday 11 & Saturday 12 s 2008 Life s Treasures DVORÁk d canteloube d elgar d Carnival Overture Songs of the Auvergne Enigma Variations larry rachleff conductor susan lorette dunn soprano TAKE NOTE at 7:00 pm Larry Rachleff, Guest Conductor Festivity, sense of place, friendship... and love. These are the treasures of life that are explored so beautifully in these gorgeous masterworks. Dvor ák takes us on a folk-inspired romp, Canteloube transports us to the French countryside, and Elgar escorts us on a tour of exquisite portraits of his wife and dearest friends. All through the magic of music. Guest conductor Larry Rachleff joins us for this joyful evening. Acclaimed soprano Susan Dunn takes the spotlight for Songs of the Auvergne. The themes of family and friendship are at the heart of the Enigma Variations. J O S E P H M A R I E C A N T A L O U B E ( B O R N ; D I E D ) Most notable as an arranger of French folk songs, history primarily remembers Canteloube for the Chants d Auvergne ( ), four sets of folk songs for voice and orchestra widely enjoyed for their color, naturalistic beauty, and charm. Like French wine, these compositions are highly reflective of the French countryside. Canteloube felt that the peasant, the earth and song are inseparable and that only music can convey that poetic relationship. DEMIRJIAN chamber explorations Wed 16 & Thur 17 s 2008 The Era STRING QUARTETS d MOZART d Clarinet Quintet in A major dpo principal quartet JOHN KUROKAWA clarinet Perhaps no other form symbolizes the graceful, balanced aesthetic of the Era more than string ensemble music. This program presents a survey from the masters of the form: Joseph Haydn & Wolfgang Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Salzburg s famous son DPYO musician warms up before concert family Sunday 20 s 2008 overtures & musical stories d Side-by-Side Concert neal git tleman conductor day ton philharmonic orchestra patrick reynolds conductor day ton philharmonic youth orchestra The works of Glinka, Sibelius, Beethoven and Mendelssohn are in the spotlight when both of our orchestras team up for insights revealing the power of music.

14 MAY 9/10 Jane Monheit With the September, 2004 debut release of the CD Taking a Chance on Love, Jane Monheit s career skyrocketed. Recorded on the Sony label and co-produced by Peter Asher and Al Schmitt, Taking a Chance on Love witnesses Monheit expressing her love of 30s and 40s music with classics such as I Won t Dance, Dancing in the Dark, and Embraceable You. Trained in theory and the clarinet, Monheit began vocal training with Peter Eldridge at the Manhattan School of Music at age 17. With now-husband Rick Montalbano and jazz pianist David Berkman at her side, Monheit placed second in the Thelonius Monk International Jazz Competition in 1998.

15 May 2008 TICKETS (888) or LISTEN for Philharmonic Portraits 88.1 WDPR Sunday MONday TUESday WEDNESday THURSday FRIday SATURday 4 5 Cinco de Mayo James Galway the Man with the Golden Flute comes to Dayton on May 7 Romantics Reinvented May 21/ Star Artist Gala Sir James Galway Lady Jeanne Galway, 8pm 8 9 Jazz Dreams: Jane Monheit, 8pm 10 Jazz Dreams: Jane Monheit, 8pm 11 Mother s Day Young People s Concert Leaping Through Time 9:30am & 11:10am Verdi s Requiem Gittleman/Chorus, 8pm 16 Connections Profile - Verdi: Gittleman, 8pm 17 Verdi s Requiem Gittleman/Chorus, 8pm 18 DPYO 70th Anniversary Celebration and Spring Concert, 3pm Chamber Romantics Reinvented: Gittleman, 6:30pm 22 Chamber Romantics Reinvented: Gittleman, 10am Memorial Day star artist gala Wednesday 7 s 2008 A Night with James Galway DPO 75th Anniversary Celebration katz d cimarosa d mozart d strauss d A Jolly Suite Concerto for Two Flutes Flute Concerto No.2 Rosenkavalier Suite neal gittleman conductor SIR James galway flute LADY JEANNE galway flute Sir James Galway is widely regarded as both a supreme interpreter of the classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal crosses all musical boundaries. Sir James and his wife, flutist Lady Jeanne Galway, grace the Mead Theatre stage for a truly unforgettable evening. Presented by: NATIONAL CITY Superpops Friday 9 & Saturday 10 s 2008 jazz dreams d jane monheit vocal neal gittleman conductor A review in The Guardian, after a Monheit performance at London s Royal Festival Hall, cited her...phenomenal ear, wide vocal range, rhythmic poise and musical ingenuity and enthused about how she...decorates a melody, lights up a lyric, but never loses the essential thread of the song itself. In her DPO Schuster debut, she will cover the jazz terrain, from tender standards to torch songs and beyond. classical PRESENTED BY KETTERING HEALTH NETWORK AND TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP Thurs 15 & Sat 17 s 2008 Shaking the Heavens verdi d Requiem NEAL GIT TLEMAN conductor RACHEL ROSALES soprano Kathleen Clawson mezzo-soprano DINYAR VANYA tenor Charles Robert Austin bass-baritone DPO CHORUS HANK DAHLMAN chorus director TAKE NOTE at 7:00 pm Thomas Bankston, Dayton Opera Finally completed in 1875, this religious work became a benchmark in the history of music. Known largely for his 28 operas, Giuseppe Verdi achieved a new level with his Requiem, for he was finally freed from the restrictive trappings of the stage. Awesome in scale, magnificently pictorial and profoundly moving, the work sweeps you up in the eternal forces that are summoned by Verdi s imagination and skill. Be there when Neal Gittleman, the Orchestra, Chorus and soloists realize this great drama in the vivid acoustic environment of the Mead Theatre. The work will also be the subject of the Connections concert the same week. Kathleen Clawson & Charles Robert Austin are the Bill and Dianne Schneider Endowed Guest Artists. Concert sponsor is the Xcelsi Group. Giuseppe Verdi dayton daily news classical connections Friday 16 s 2008 verdi d Overture to La Forza del Destino Requiem NEAL GIT TLEMAN conductor, presenter please see left for list of vocal soloists DPO CHORUS HANK DAHLMAN chorus director DEMIRJIAN chamber explorations Wed 21 & Thur 22 s 2008 Romantics Reinvented straussschoenberg Roses from the South Waltzes Mahler-Stein d Symphony No. 4 neal git tleman conductor MARY SOUTHWORTH soprano Over-the-top passions meet a distinctly modern viewpoint as Music Director Gittleman presents these unique chamber expressions of romantic repertoire given a fresh twist. Sponsored by Reynolds and Reynolds

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