MUSIC IN GREAT SPACES heroic music for brass & organ ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL 16 CHURCH STREET WATERBURY SUNDAY JANUARY 27, 2019 4:00 P.M. Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707) Prince of Denmark's March Interlude King William's March George Fredrick Handel (1685-1759) William Croft (1678-1727) Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901) Awake the Trumpet s Lofty Sound A Trumpet Voluntary Trumpet Tune Voluntary for Organ and Trumpets Organ Sonata No.8, Op. 132 I. Introduction und Fugue E minor Douglas Hedwig (1951-) A Certain Slant of Light I. Heavenly Hurt II. Internal Difference III. Landscape Listens IV. Shadows hold their Breath V. Illumination INTERMISSION Charles Widor (1844-1937) Toccata/5th Symphony Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fanfare in C Major Trumpet Tune Bonduca Voluntary in C major Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) Grand Choeur Dialogué RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CONCERT SPONSOR GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR Waterbury Arts & Tourism Commission RECEPTION SPONSOR MEDIA PARTNERS
WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEIF BJALAND, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR Matthew Daley, Organist Trumpet Ken Tedeschi* Mike Flynt Ryan Storms Timpani Pete Coutsouridis* Trombone Scott Cranston* Marshall Brown Garrett Mendez Percussion Tim Keane * *DENOTES PRINCIPAL personnel manager: scott cranston librarian: amy jones COMMUNITY + COMMITMENT At Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, we are committed to public interest work, volunteerism and the arts. We proudly support the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra and its mission to provide high quality orchestral performances and experiential music education programs to the community. For more information about our firm, please contact Vincent Farisello or Todd Michaelis at 203-573-1200. New Haven Stamford Waterbury Southbury Litchfield www.carmodylaw.com
THE GREAT AMERICAN SAVE THE DATE! SUNDAY - JUNE 2-5PM CONCERT AT TAFT SCHOOL The culmination of an intensive weekend long workshop, a half dozen talented young singers will be coached in great songs from the 1920's, 30's, 40's, and 50's which are known collectively as "The Great American Songbook."The concert will take place on Sunday, June 2 at 5:00 PM at Woodward Chapel, in a Cabaret showcase featuring teachers and students in performance of the songs learned during the weekend.
So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning Aaron Copland For more than eight decades, the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra has played a role in the cultural and civic life of Waterbury and the surrounding communities. We are stewards of a longstanding, evolving tradition, holding true to the impact and excitement that live classical music brings to our greater community. Music Director & Conductor Leif Bjaland partners with the talented musicians of the WSO to uphold that tradition, in concerts ranging from classical masterworks, to multimedia and film presentations, to symphonic pops. These concerts often showcase celebrated guest artists who have helped to enhance the artistic legacy of the Waterbury Symphony through the years. These orchestral endeavors are paralleled by a series of intimate concerts in unique venues, bringing Music in Great Spaces to the neighborhoods in which we live and work. But the mission of the Waterbury Symphony extends beyond its concerts and into the everyday fabric of our region. The musicians that you see on stage are also members of our community. They are teaching artists in the Symphony s Bravo Waterbury! after-school music education program. They are mentors, guiding the next generation of young artists through in-school and side-by-side residencies. They are educators, laying the foundation for musical literacy. They are leaders, bringing individuals and institutions together through the enrichment of shared cultural experiences. The Annual Fund is a pivotal component in the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra s backbone of support. Your gift to the Annual Fund is a gift that gives back in so many ways, inspiring sounds that serve a community. With gratitude, Robert Cinnante, Executive Director
Matthew Daley, organist Matthew Daley has had a passion for music for his entire life. As a child, he began studing with the University of Maryland Professor, Dr. Mikhail Volchok and then later with the Levine School of Music teacher, Grace McFarlane. In 2013, Mr. Daley received his B.M. degree with an emphasis in classical piano from the University of Maryland, College Park, studying under Dr. Larissa Dedova. In 2015, after continuing his studies with Dr. Dedova, he received his M.M. degree at the University of Maryland. While working on his two piano degrees, Mr. Daley simultaneously took organ lessons with Dale Krider, William Neal of the National Symphony Orchestra and later John Walker, Former President of the American Guild of Organists. By the time he completed his master s degree, his passion for the organ was driving him just as intensely as his passion for the piano. Over the course of his musical journey, Mr. Daley became proficient in several other aspects of music, including collaborative piano, voice, violin and the viola. As he has explored music, he has enjoyed sharing his music in various countries including Spain, Italy, South Africa, Canada, Lesotho, Puerto Rico, Australia and Jamaica. He has also enjoyed performing in concerts at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall s Perelman Stage and the Kennedy Center s Concert Hall. In addition to teaching piano, his greatest passion for music comes from playing in churches and he considers it a great honor to have served as one of the organists at Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Colesville United Methodist Church, Union Baptist Church, New Haven Seventh-day Adventist Church and National Presbyterian Church. In 2017, Mr. Daley accepted a full scholarship to study organ at the Yale University Institute of Sacred Music with Thomas Murray and is expected to complete his second Master s Degree this spring.
St. John s Episcopal church St. John s Episcopal Church 16 Church Street, Waterbury, CT Douglas Hedwig composer A Certain Slant of Light I. Heavenly Hurt II. Internal Difference III. Landscape Listens IV. Shadows hold their Breath V. Illumination Prior to turning his full attention to composition, Douglas Hedwig was a professional trumpeter based in New York City. He was tenured with The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (27 years; retired), and recorded over 40 albums on major international labels in many diverse styles and with many outstanding artists, including, Steve Reich and Musicians, Federal Music Society, Metropolitan Brass Quartet, and the 1977 Grammy Award winning recording of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" with the Houston Grand Opera. This extensive performance background lends a unique approach to his compositional style. Performers of his composition have commented that the music is challenging, but always enjoyable and gratifying to play or sing. Audience members have described his music as an engaging mix of tension and released, dramatic in its impact. There is often a perceptible underlying "architecture" to his works that unifies diverse and contrasting sections and styles.
GIVE THE GIFT OF MUSIC The Ion Bank Foundation would like to invite you to participate in the 10th Annual Community Awards Program which will take place from February 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019; winners will be announced in May, 2019. Here is another way to make your donation make a difference! Voting in the Ion Bank Foundation Community Award Program allows Ion Bank customers to vote for their favorite charity. You must be an Ion Bank customer to vote. One vote per customer. Ion Bank foundation is the lead sponsor with Give Local! Evey dollar of every gift contributed during Give Local with be stretched with bonus funds. So keep an eye out for this upcoming event too! April 23-24, 2019 Please join us again for Give Local, the Connecticut Community Foundation s online community giving event. Save the date! Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills will be held on April 23-24, 2019! Please watch our website, for more information!
TODAY'S CONCERT! Sunday: 4PM HEROIC MUSIC FOR BRASS & ORGAN St. John s Episcopal Church On the Green, 16 Church Street, Waterbury MARCH 3 Sunday: 3PM THE AMERICAN SOUND Naugatuck Valley Community College, Fine Arts Center 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury A multi-media presentation featuring the music of Berlin, Gershwin, Copland MARCH 30 Saturday: 6PM DVOŘÁK @ THE DISTILLERY Mine Hill Distillery, 5 Mine Hill Road, Roxbury Dvořák American Quartet Presented in collaboration with Yale School of Music APRIL 27 Saturday: 7:30PM HAYDN MAHLER Naugatuck Valley Community College, Fine Arts Center 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury Haydn Cello Concerto No.1 in C major Mahler Symphony No.5 in C# minor The WSO is the Orchestra-in-Residence at NVCC