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Table of Contents September 22...A Night at the Movies...14 November 17...Little Women...20 December 2...Poinsettia Pops...22 December 10...Christmas Brass...26 December 31...New Year s Eve Gala...28 7
Maestro s Welcome Dear Music Lovers, It is an honor for me to begin my eleventh season as music director of the Greeley Philharmonic. The past ten seasons have been a joy for me and brought me closer to the wonderful people of our audience and the Greeley community. Your tireless enthusiasm for our wonderful orchestra combined with the hard work of our board members and GPO Guild have expanded our audience and strengthened or orchestra. On behalf of the Greeley Philharmonic and myself, we are proud to be able to bring you our 2017-18 season. This season s program is designed to focus on many different types of music from music written for and used in film to the iconic music of the Beatles and, of course, traditional favorites. I trust that you will be inspired by the performances of the exceptional soloists and guest composers from near and far who will be appearing with the orchestra, as well as the virtuosity of our own incredible players. We are continuing our new tradition that started two seasons ago; GPO s New Year s Eve Gala. We are also pleased to announce our continuing collaborations with UNC s opera department in a fully staged production of Mark Adamo s Little Women and our final choral collaboration, The Hyland Mass. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patronage. The Greeley Philharmonic is proud to have served the community for one hundred and seven years and we are grateful for all of you who will make it possible to continue doing so for the next century! Yours truly, Glen Cortese Music Director (A Message from the Guild President) Guild President Thank you for joining us in the Greeley Philharmonic Guild who are here tonight to support yet another concert, and yet another season this year the 107th of our great city s very alive symphony orchestra. The Greeley Philharmonic Guild was well established years ago, and continues to this day a right-arm supporter of the Orchestra. All of this happens through fund-raising projects and events that take place throughout the year, so we invite you to join us in purpose, on purpose. Come be with us all you can! We re excited to unfold the calendar, and our list of projects and events for this 2017-18 year. Some of our events we ll be working for the first time with the support and mutual effort of GPO s Board of Directors, so we are sure looking forward to putting out the best ever! Here s our calendar for the year to put into yours Poinsettia Sales, October 2-November 17, 2017 Festival of Trees November 24-December 2, 2017 Whoville Holiday Seussabration (Saturday morning, (11/25) Teddy Bear Bash (12/2) Silver Bells Social (11/29) Holiday Sip n Shop (11/29) We d love for you to join us! Gail Monk Newton 8 Wines of Note Friday, February 16, 2018 Beer & Spirits Festival Saturday, April 7, 2018 Mad Hatter s Tea Saturday, March 17, 2018 Kentucky Derby Gala Saturday, May 5, 2018
From the Board President When I visit with community members about the Greeley Philharmonic, the words I often encounter are local gem. As the GPO embarks upon its 107th season, we recognize that, as with all vintage jewelry, at times a stone requires a good polishing. Facets may need to be recut to enable the stone s brilliance to shine. At times it s important to revamp the setting itself to better position the venerable stone, showcasing its true beauty. This season promises to feature our talented, professional GPO musicians as we continue a tradition of providing musical excellence to the Greeley area. Expect a blend of inspiring classics married with innovative repertoire designed to help our orchestra reach out to a vibrant community with many entertainment options in our homes, as well as innumerable activities that call to our varied interests. Recognizing this, the Board of Directors has scheduled concerts on either Fridays or Saturdays throughout the season and hopes this variety will encourage you to join us at Monfort Concert Hall! Classical music enjoyed live in the company of friends ensures its continued energy and vibrance. Make a night at the Phil a fun one, creating memories with others. Please help sustain the music when you join us at our fundraising events Wines of Note, Beer & Spirits Festival and the Kentucky Derby Gala. Your presence and support as a member of the GPO family is important and valued. See you in the concert hall! Emily Kemme President, GPO Board of Directors Rick and Bill Allnutt To better serve you visit www.allnutt.com send condolences via the obituary guestbook order flowers through our flower shop make memorial contributions via our payment center Call and tell us how we can meet your needs. Estes Park Fort Collins Loveland 586-3101 482-3208 667-1121 Greeley 352-3366 9 Peter A. Morrell PRESIDENT 777-8th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Bus: 970-353-4941 Home: 970-352-2586
2017-2018 Board of Directors and Staff The Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra Association, Inc. nurtures, inspires and enriches lives, through symphonic performance and education. Executive Committee Emily Kemme, President Gage Osthoff, Vice President Glenda Haines, Treasurer Linda Winter, Secretary Stephanie Boulton, Past President Directors Tracy Axton Pat Campbell George Gray Marian Hesse Brian Larson Sheryl McBride Diane Miller Dori Workman Designated Directors Michael Alexander, Director, UNC School of Music Glen Cortese, Music Director and Conductor Gail Newton, Greeley Philharmonic Guild President Frank Cook, Orchestra Representative Staff: Nicholas Kenny, Interim Executive Director Alyson Agemy, Administrative Coordinator Allyson Fleck, Librarian Chris Jusell, Librarian Becky Kutz Osterberg, Personnel Manager Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra Association, Inc. PO Box 1535, Greeley, CO 80632-1535 Phone: (970) 356-6406 Fax: (970) 352-8761 Email: greeleyphil1@gmail.com Website: www.greeleyphilharmonic.org 10
FIRST VIOLINS Chris Jusell ### The Monfort Family Foundation Chair ~Natalie Padilla***** The Rupert M. Goodbrod Chair ^Adrienne Short***** Jean Bolger Jean Denney Gyöngyver Petheö Christine Short Anton Smirnov Danica Smith SECOND VIOLINS Mary Gindulis*** The Emily and Doug Kemme Chair ^Lola Kern** Claire Barta Nina Fronjian Tessa Sacramone Chelsea Winborne VIOLAS Allyson Fleck*** Steve Gravagne** Sarah Avery* Aniel Caban ~Sabrina Romney Lloyd James Shaw David Swiss CELLI Becky Kutz Osterberg*** The Phyllis and Larry Eaton Chair ^Joseph Howe** The Edna M. Hoydar Chair Yi-Ching Lee Anne Brennand Elizabeth Wells The Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra Glen Cortese, Music Director and Conductor Howard Skinner, Conductor Laureate DOUBLE BASS Brett Armstrong*** Michael Fitzmaurice** Ben de Kock* Erik Deines Ernie Glock FLUTES Alaunde Copley-Woods*** The Florence and Harold Winograd Chair Allison Gioscia Olga Shilaeva PICCOLO Olga Shilaeva OBOES Ian Wisekal*** The Lee and Karen Korins Chair CLARINETS Robert Vitale*** The Robert and Virginia Husman Chair Jacob Beeman** BASSOONS Charles Hansen*** The Robert and Sallie Johnson Chair Melanie Fisher HORNS Devon Park *** Jason Johnston** Lauren Varley Christen Adler, Assistant TRUMPETS John King*** William Pfund** Derek McDonald 11 TROMBONES Nathaniel Wickham*** Francis Cook Andrew Wolfe TUBA ~Jason Byrnes*** The Todd Family Foundation Chair HARP Frances Cobb*** TIMPANI Gray Barrier*** PERCUSSION Thomas Van Schoick*** The Don and Margaret Zaggle Chair Leo T. Canale ### concertmaster ***** associate concertmaster **** assistant concertmaster *** principal ** associate principal * assistant principal ^ acting ~ on leave of absence
Glen Cortese, Conductor/Composer GLEN CORTESE begins his eleventh season as music director of the Greeley Philharmonic and his thirteenth season as artistic director of the Western New York Chamber. He was named music director emeritus of the Oregon Mozart Players after serving as artistic director for nine seasons. His recent guest engagements have included the Eugene Opera, Madison Lyric Stage, The Three Tenors Concert in Tirana Albania to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the independence of Kososvo, RTSH Radio Orchestra (Albania) Emerald City Opera, Opera Fort Collins, Wolftrap Opera, The Charleston Symphony, the Sapporo Festival Orchestra, the Slovak Radio Orchestra the Sofia Philharmonic, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the Mexico City Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, the Lafayette Symphony, the Billings Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Cleveland, and the Annapolis Symphony. He was resident conductor of the Florida Philharmonic for the 2001 2002 season and completed twelve seasons at the Manhattan School of Music where he was principal conductor from 1988 to 2000. He has appeared as guest conductor both in the United States and abroad with the Symphonies of New Jersey, Florida Philharmonic, Austin, Mexico City Philharmonic, North Carolina, Colorado Springs, Bangor, Meridian, Queens, New Amsterdam, The New Orleans Philharmonic, the International Chamber Orchestra, the Belarus Sate Philharmonic, Sofia Philharmonic National Romanian Radio Orchestra, Noorhollands Philharmonisch, Orquesta Sinfonica Carlos Chavez, San Francisco Conservatory, Cleveland Institute, and the Altenburg Landeskappele Orchestra. Mr. Cortese covered as assistant conductor to the New York Philharmonic in 1990 92 for Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Charles Dutoit, Yuri Temirikanov, Erich Leinsdorf, Zdenek Macal and Cristof Perick. In July of 1993, he was invited by Kurt Masur to guest conduct a reading with the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. Mr. Cortese s opera credits include the Eugene Opera, Wolftrap Opera, Florida Grand Opera, New York City Opera, the Cleveland Lyric Opera, the Maryland Opera Studio, the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival Opera Theater, the Manhattan School Opera Theater, and the East West International Opera Theater. His credits in the world of dance include performances with the Connecticut Ballet, Joffrey II Ballet, the Elisa Monte Dance Company and the SUNY Purchase Dance Corps. He appeared regularly for five years as conductor for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Joyce Theatre and on national tours. He has conducted at numerous summer festivals including Chautauqua, Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, American Dance Festival, The New York Music Institute, Sewanee Music Festival and the Brevard Music Center. His work in education is extensive, conducting community outreach programs, educational concerts and children s videos on classical music. Mr. Cortese has conducted concerti and solo works with many renowned performers, including Ransom Wilson, Sharon Isbin, Ruth Laredo, Nathaniel Rosen, Glenn Dicterow, Silvia McNair, Mignon Dunn and Dawn Upshaw. A strong advocate of new music, he has conducted over 150 premieres and has worked in direct collaboration with composers such as Milton Babbitt, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, George Crumb, Richard Danielpour, Peter Maxwell Davies, Lukas Foss, Hans Werner Henze, and Ralph Shapey. In June of 1993 through 2000, he was the eight-time recipient of the ASCAP New and Adventuresome Programming Award for his work at the Manhattan School. Mr. Cortese is also an accomplished composer and winner of numerous awards including the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a two time winner of the Joseph E. Bearns Prize, and a CAPS Grant from the New York Council on the Arts. He is also the recipient of the Arthur Judson Foundation Award for a Young American Conductor and his discography includes recordings on the Bridge, Titanic, Newport Classics, Phoenix, Owl, CMS and Le Crepuscule du Disc labels. 12
Be a Player in the Greeley Philharmonic! For 107 years, the GPO has been supported by the Northern Colorado community. Thank you for your patronage! Similar to other professional orchestras, ticket sales account for less than 30% of our total operating budget. The remaining income comes from generous donors, sponsors, grant foundations and program advertisers. We are here because you support us! Also, an investment in the GPO will help you save on your taxes! The Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra is now part of the Greeley/Weld Enterprise Zone (GWEZ). This allows you to support the GPO while receiving a substantial benefit: 25% above and beyond the existing charitable tax deductions through the State of Colorado and the federal government. This applies to all taxpayers, whether you itemize or not. Below is an example of a $1,000 contribution from an individual in three different tax brackets. Please note this information is for illustrative purposes. Please consult your tax advisor. Federal Tax Bracket 28% 33% 35% Donation $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 Federal tax savings ($280) ($330) ($350) Colorado tax savings (4.63%) ($ 46) ($ 46) ($ 46) Enterprise Zone tax credit (25%) ($250) ($250) ($250) Actual Cost of donation $424 $374 $354 (Some numbers have been rounded.) The minimum donation to the GPO that can be made through the Enterprise Zone is $250 per year. An Enterprise donation must be made by check only no credit cards. Ticket Benefits may not be received through Enterprise donations (per Colorado law.) If you choose to make monthly installments the GWEZ requires minimum payments of $100.00. Donations made through the Enterprise Zone must be made payable to GWEZ with Greeley Philharmonic listed in the memo line and the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number on the check. Donations in any amount may be made by sending a check to: Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra (or GPO) PO Box 1535 Greeley, CO 80632 Legacy Society The Greeley Philharmonic Legacy Society celebrates the foresight and generosity of those who have included the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra in their wills or estate plans. If you ve already included the GPO in your estate plans, we d love to hear from you so we may thank you. The most common forms of a planned gift are: Bequests By Will or Revocable Trust Beneficiary Designations naming Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401K, Savings Account or CD, Life Insurance Policy, Charitable Gift Annuity or Donor-Advised Fund. Ronald Clark Aline Fairbanks Rupert M. Goodbrod Trust Lucille Harrison Phylabe Houston Alan and Carol Meny Howard and Beverley Skinner Phyllis Jean Arnold If you would like to join the Maestro s Circle and/or the Legacy Society, please contact Nick Kenny at 970-356-6406 for more information. 13
A Night at the Movies 7:30 pm September 22, 2017 Union Colony Civic Center A Night at the Movies Lara Ryan, Soprano Glen Cortese, Conductor Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) Richard Strauss (1864-1949) I. Frühling (Spring) II. September III. Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep) IV. Im Abendrot (At Sunset) ~INTERMISSION~ The Music of John Williams John Williams (b. 1932) Sponsored by: Dale Boehner John R.P. & Jane Wheeler Family 14
Guest Artist - Lara Ryan RADIANT, COMMANDING, COMPELLING and IMPRESSIVE- LY TOUCHING, are some recent accolades for soprano Lara Ryan. About her performance in the title role of Victor Herbert s grand opera Natoma, Opera News wrote (as Natoma) Lara Ryan sang with a creamy soprano full of power at both ends of her wide range. Most recently, Lara sang the role of Diane Disney in the US premiere of Philip Glass The Perfect American at both Long Beach Opera and Chicago Opera Theatre. The production was unanimously praised by critics and the cast was called simply sensational by the Signal Tribune. She has sung with the New York Philharmonic, New England Symphony, Collegiate Chorale, Utah Festival Opera, Anchorage Opera, Madison Lyric Opera, Opera Pacific, and the New York Bar Association Concert Series, amongst others. She returns to Long Beach Opera in the fall for a production of Menotti s The Consul, starring Patricia Racette. A Night at the Movies Gustav Mahler (1860 1911) Adagietto, from Symphony No 5 in C-sharp Minor The period in which Gustav Mahler composed his Fifth symphony was characterized by momentous life changes. Within a year of nearly losing his life to a severe hemorrhage Mahler, at age 40, courted and married Alma Schindler and the couple anticipated the birth of their first child. Significantly, Mahler s Symphony No. 5 is a work that changes tone from grim and turbulent to tender and joyous over the course of its five movements. Mahler divided the symphony into 3 parts: Part I is made up of the dark and chaotic first and second movements. Part II is the third movement alone - a monumental Scherzo. Part III begins with the fourth movement, the Adagietto being performed tonight, followed by a cheery rondo to close. In contrast to the movements before and after it, a deep tenderness emerges in this beautiful fourth movement it is, in fact, a love song. A friend and colleague of Mahler s, Willem Mengelberg, jotted a note into his copy of the score: N.B. This Adagietto was Gustav Mahler s declaration of love to Alma! Instead of a letter he sent it to her in manuscript[.] i Mahler had let his music speak for him. It in interesting that while the three symphonies preceding his fifth all contained strong elements of vocal music, Mahler deliberately kept the Symphony No. 5 entirely orchestral. The human voice would be absolutely out of place here, Mahler remarked to a friend; There is no need for words, everything is purely musically expressed ii Mahler conducted the premier of the Symphony No. 5 in Cologne in October 1902. The symphony as a whole was not a success, and Mahler would later revise the other movements of the symphony, but the Adagietto the audience loved. Richard Strauss, whose Four Last Songs will close tonight s program, attended the first performance of the Symphony No. 5 in Berlin. Strauss later wrote in a letter to Mahler that the little Adagietto, though far from being Strauss s own favorite, had pleased the audience best iii In a conversation recorded by Mahler s friend Natalie Bauer-Lechner, someone asked why he did not take more effort to make his compositions more widely known. Mahler answered, Sooner or later, they themselves will do whatever is necessary; do you have to be present when you become immortal? iv Certainly the Adageitto, having delighted and inspired audiences from the time of its premier until now, has fulfilled Mahler s prophecy. 15
i The Cambridge Companion to Mahler, p. 117. ii Natalie Bauer-Lechner, Recollections of Gustav Mahler, p. 173. iii Letter from Strauss to Mahler, Berlin, 5 March 1905, translation by Edmund Jephcott. iv Natalie Bauer-Lechner, Ibid., p.166 Richard Strauss, 1864-1949 Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) Frühling (Spring) September Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep) Im Abendrot (At Sunset) Over the course of his long and glorious career German composer Richard Strauss made himself master of many forms symphonies and symphonic tone poems, chamber music for strings and winds, choral music and opera. One form of musical expression that threads through Strauss s life from beginning to end is Lieder - songs, often for single voice and piano, which set German poetry to music. Strauss had received a thorough musical and cultural education from his father and was inspired from an early age to write for female voice. One of his first musical creations, composed at age 6, is a song for soprano and piano setting a text by Christian Schubart. It is titled Weihnachtslied ( Christmas Song ). The grown-up Strauss s favorite interpretations of his own songs were those of his wife, Pauline, a soprano known for the expressivity of her lieder performances. After they were married Strauss wrote more than a hundred songs for soprano, most of them premiered by Pauline. In 1948, in the wake of the devastation of the Second World War, Richard and Pauline were living in exile in various hotels in Switzerland, grieving over the destruction of their beloved homeland. Strauss was 84 years old and less than a year from his own death when he wrote the four songs that you will hear performed tonight. He was also one of the most highly revered musicians in the world, his music known and loved through Europe and the United States, and despite his poor health Strauss s expressive powers were still very much at their height. The Four Last Songs would be the last music he wrote, and are among the few songs that he wrote specifically for orchestra, rather than piano, accompaniment. Im Abendrot was the first to be written, though published as the finale of the four, and sets a poem by Joseph Eichendorff. The other three songs are settings of poems by Herman Hesse. Frühling tells of the coming of spring, the resurgence of new light and life - it opens with rising and falling arpeggiations in the low strings with which Strauss creates a restless energy, as of things moving in air and earth and heart. In September Strauss again creates motion with arpeggios in the strings but the energy and mood have changed. The subject of the song is the fading Summer, giving way to Autumn and yet still lingering warmly on the last of its flowers. With Beim Schlafengehen Strauss creates an entirely different mood slow, deliberate, with a heartbreaking intensity. The theme of the poem is rest - the sinking of body, mind, and soul into the arms of enfolding night. Im Abendrot is both a love song and a song about the acceptance of death. In the poem an elderly couple walks together, hand in hand, as the light of the setting sun grows dim and night closes on the landscape around them. Strauss creates a kind of landscape for the lovers out of strings, horns, and the tender notes of a solo violin, over which the voice of the soprano rises. Strauss s melody for this song is unspeakably beautiful, evoking both tenderness and awe. The songs were published posthumously and Strauss s publisher titled them Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) and were premiered in 1950. According to Strauss s particular wishes, Kirsten Flagstad and the Philharmonia Orchestra gave the premier performance with Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting. - Danica Smith, August 2017 A Night at the Movies (cont.) 16
A Night at the Movies (cont.) FRÜHLING In dämmrigen Grüften träumte ich lang von deinen Bäumen und blauen Lüften, von deinem Duft und Vogelgesang. Nun liegst du erschlossen in Gleiß und Zier, von Licht übergossen wie ein Wunder vor mir. Du kennest mich wieder, du lockest mich zart, es zittert durch all meine Glieder deine selige Gegenwart. SEPTEMBER Der Garten trauert, kühl sinkt in die Blumen der Regen. Der Sommer schauert still seinem Ende entgegen. Golden tropft Blatt um Blatt nieder vom hohen Akazienbaum. Sommer Lächelt erstaunt und matt in den sterbenden Gartentraum. Lange noch bei den Rosen bleibt er stehn, sehnt sich nach Ruh, langsam tut er die (großen) müdgewordnen Augen zu. BEIM SCHLAFENGEHEN Nun der Tag mich müd gemacht, soll mein sehnliches Verlangen freundlich die gestirnte Nacht wie ein müdes Kind empfangen. Hände, laßt von allem Tun, Stirn, vergiß du alles Denken, alle meine Sinne nun wollen sich in Schlummer senken. Und die Seele unbewacht will in freien Flügen schweben, um im Zauberkreis der Nacht tief und tausendfach zu leben. IM ABENDROT Wir sind durch Not und Freude gesangen Hand in Hand, vom Wandern ruhn wir beide nun überm stillen Land. Rings sich die Täler neigen, es dunkelt schon die Luft, zwei Lerchen nur noch steigen nachträumend in den Duft. Tritt her und laß sie schwirren, bald ist es Schlafenszeit, daß wir uns nicht verirren in dieser Einsamkeit. O weiter, stiller Friede, o tief im Abendrot. Wie sind wir wandermüde ist dies etwa der Tod? 17 SPRING In dusky caverns I dreamed long of your trees and azure breezes, of your scents and birdsong. Now you lie revealed in glitter and array, bathed in light like a miracle before me. You recognize me again, tenderly you beckon to me. Through all my limbs quivers your blissful presence. SEPTEMBER The garden is in mourning: the rain sinks coolly on the flowers. Summertime shudders quietly to its close. Leaf upon golden leaf is dropping down from the tall acacia tree. Summer smiles, amazed and exhausted, on the dying dream that was this garden. Long by the roses still it tarries, yearns for rest, slowly closes its (great) weary eyes. GOING TO SLEEP Now that day has tired me, my spirits long for starry night kindly to enfold them, like a tired child. Hands, leave all your doing; brow, forget all your thoughts. Now all my senses want to sink themselves in slumber. And the soul unwatched, would soar in free flight, till in the magic circle of night it lives deeply and a thousandfold. AT SUNSET Through want and joy we have walked hand in hand; we are both resting from our travels now, the quiet countryside below us. Around us the valleys incline; already the air grows dark. Two larks still soar alone half-dreaming, into the haze. Come here, and let them fly about; soon it is time for sleep. We must not go astray in this solitude. O spacious, tranquil peace, so profound in the gloaming. How tired we are of travelling is this perchance death? English translation by William Mann
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SEASON SPONSORS Maestro Cortese s transportation, lodging, and tuxedo cleaning sponsored by: Guest Artist lodging sponsored by Media Sponsor Exclusive Coffee Sponsor Official Flower Sponsor 19
Little Women 7:30 pm November 17, 2017 Union Colony Civic Center Little Women UNC Opera Theatre Brian Clay Luedloff, Director Glen Cortese, Conductor Little Women Mark Adamo (b.1962) Prologue Time: American Civil War Place: Massachusetts Act I Scene 1: The attic, two years ago. Scene 2: In front of the March house, weeks later. Scene 3: The March garden, the following summer. Act II Scene 1: The offices of the Daily Volcano, a New York City fiction tabloid, one year later. Scene 2: Simultaneously, Jo s boarding house; the March parlour; sunny Oxford lawn. Scene 3: Beth s bedroom, three sleepless nights later. Scene 4: Before the March house, the following spring. Scene 5: The attic. Presented in collaboration with the UNC Opera Theatre Sponsored by: Sheryl McBride 20
Guest Artists-Mark Adamo, Brian Clay Luedloff Composer-librettist Mark Adamo has just directed a new chamber version of The Gospel of Mary Magdalene this June; he s now supporting the upcoming DVD/Blu-ray release on September 1, of his fourth full-length opera, Becoming Santa Claus, commissioned by The Dallas Opera and given its première there December 2015. Becoming Santa Claus succeeds The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (San Francisco Opera, June 2013;) Lysistrata (Houston Grand Opera, 2005; New York City Opera, 2006; Washington National Opera, 2008; and Fort Worth Opera, 2012) and Little Women (100+ international productions; CD release, 2002; Blu-ray/DVD release, 2010.) Chamber commissions include Aristotle, introduced to New York, Boston, and Davis, California by Thomas Hampson and the Jupiter String Quartet, under the auspices of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; The Racer s Widow, for New York Festival of Song, introduced by mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, pianist Steven Blier, and cellist jay Campbell; Regina Coeli, for harp and strings, for Washington s Eclipse Chamber Orchestra; and August Music, for flute duo and string quartet, for the Constella Festival. Adamo s first concerto, Four Angels: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, was commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra in 2007. Its slow movement, Regina Coeli, is featured on Late Victorians, (2008) Eclipse Chamber Orchestra s all-adamo recording for Naxos, which includes first recordings of Late Victorians, his cantata for singer, narrator, and chamber orchestra; Alcott Music, a suite from Little Women; and the Overture to Lysistrata. His choral work has been commissioned and performed by Chanticleer, Conspirare, The Esoterics, The Gregg Smith Singers, Choral Arts Society in Washington, Young People s Chorus of New York City, and The New York Virtuoso Singers. His music is published exclusively by G. Schirmer. www.markadamo.com. Brian Clay Luedloff serves as Director of Opera Theatre at University of Northern Colorado, where he has directed more than 25 operas since 2005. He is also Artistic Director for Opera Fort Collins where he has directed Tosca, Carmen, Amahl and the Night Visitors, il Barbiere di Siviglia, The Daughter of the Regiment, The Gift of the Magi, Faust, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Turandot, Sondheim s Follies, Lucia di Lammermoor and Cosi fan tutte. Professionally Prof. Luedloff has staged more than fifty productions for professional opera companies and theatres across north America. He has served on the staging staff of Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, the Dallas Opera and Houston Grand Opera, assisting many internationally-renowned directors. Prof. Luedloff holds the Master of Fine Arts degree from Boston University, where he served as a Directing Fellow from 1997 to 2000. Recently he has directed la Traviata and Madama Butterfly for Livermore Valley Opera, Jake Heggie s For a Look or a Touch for Heartland Men s Chorus, Mikado for Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, and Pirates of Penzance for Pensacola Opera. ~CAST~ Jo Laurie Meg Beth Amy John Brooke Cecilia March Alma March Fredrich Bhaer Gideon/Dashwood Madeline Palmer-Chase Daniel Miller Chelsea Wareham Tessa Espinosa Megan Mellenthien Travis Risner Melissa Malde* Belle Weathers Trevor Halder Allen Adair Quartet Kaylin Bailey Chavilah Anderson-Clare Emily Wilbur J. Frances Koneval COVERS: Christina Hazen (Jo); Zachary Winkler (Laurie); Hannah York (Beth); Daisha Togawa (Amy); Zachary Walz (John Brooke); Rowan Anderson (Cecilia March); Rose van Dyne (Alma March) * = faculty guest artist ** = alumni guest artist 21
Poinsettia Pops 7:30 pm December 2, 2017 Union Colony Civic Center Poinsettia Pops The Greeley Children s Chorale, Sue Davis & Kris Pierce, Directors The Greeley Chorale, Galen Darrough, Director Rose Sawvel, Soprano Glen Cortese, Conductor Christmas Medley Arr. Leroy Anderson Let it Snow Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne Pie Jesu Gabriel Faure Carol of the Bells Mykola Leontovych The Little Drummer Boy Arr. Glen Cortese Christmas Day Gustav Holst Ding Dong Merrily on High Arr. Glen Cortese Selections from The Nutcracker Ballet Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy Mother Gigogne and the Clowns Coffee Trepak ~INTERMISSION~ Oh, Holy Night Adolphe Adam Jingle Bells Arr. Mack Wilberg I ll be Home for Christmas Arr. Robert Smale Hark, the Herald Angels Sing Arr. Glen Cortese Whence Comes This Goodly Fragrance Arr. Mack Wilberg The Christmas Song Mel Torme and Bob Wells Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson O Come All Ye Faithful Arr. Dan Forrest Sponsored by: 22
Guest Artist - Rose Sawvel Soprano Rose Sawvel brings a glittering, silvery tone with outstanding agility and brilliance, along with the skills of an adept actress to each of her performances. She has recently portrayed Serpetta in La finta giardiniera with San Francisco Opera s prestigious Merola Opera Program, Elizabeth Baby Doe in The Ballad of Baby Doe and Cunegonde in Candide with Amarillo Opera, The Prince in The Little Prince with Cincinnati Chamber Opera and with Opera Fayetteville, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor and Marie in Daughter of the Regiment with Opera Fort Collins, and Amore in Orpheus and Eurydice with Brava! Opera Theatre in Oregon. Other recent roles include La Fée in Cendrillon, Lady with a Hand Mirror in Postcard from Morocco, Adina in Elixir of Love, Blondie in The Abduction of Figaro, Despina in Cosí fan tutte, Elettra in Idomeneo, Amy March in Little Women, Dew Fairy, Sandman and Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, the title role in Patience, Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Eustazio in Rinaldo, Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Marenka in The Bartered Bride, and Contessa Almaviva and Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro. Rose s concert performances include Mendelssohn s Elijah, Handel s Messiah, Beethoven s Symphony No. 9, Mozart s Mass in c minor, Mozart s Requiem, Mozart s Regina coeli K. 108 and K. 127, Bernstein on Broadway, Mahler s Symphony No. 4, Saariaho s Lohn, Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Ticheli s Angels in the Architecture, Rogers Three Japanese Dances, A. Scarlatti s Christmas cantata, Berio s Sinfonia, and has headlined Pops concerts with the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, the Fort Collins Symphony, and the Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale. A finalist in the Eastern Region Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Rose was also a semi-finalist in the Sullivan Foundation competition, semi-finalist in the Brava! Opera Theatre competition, semi-finalist in the Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus International Vocal Competition, twice Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition finalist and won the Rocky Mountain Competition. She is also the recipient of a Bel Canto Institute Performance Award and New York Opera Project Performance Award. Greeley Chorale The Greeley Chorale originated in 1964 as a community chorus, under the direction of Dr. Howard Skinner, and in 1970 the Chorale became an adjunct of the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1974 it became an independent community choir, and was incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 1978. From a 40 voice ensemble in 1964 the Chorale has grown to more than 100 voices. During its 52 years, the Chorale has garnered a reputation as one of the finest community choruses in the United States. The Chorale has also been an integral part of community celebrations such as the downtown Christmas tree lighting, the Weld County Concert for Peace, the Hospice Tree of Memories lighting, UNC s Concert Under the Stars, BT Voices for Hospice, City of Greeley Cinco de Mayo celebrations, the Exchange Club s Healing Field, the Union Colony Civic Center 25th Anniversary celebration, and the Greeley Independence Stampede, where it is a perennial July 4th performer of the National Anthem before the finals rodeo. 23
Children s Chorale The Greeley Children s Chorale is a strong choral organization founded in Greeley, Colorado in 1990 by Kay Copley. We provide a structured, caring environment where children gain valuable musical skills. With high standards, we help children aspire to be their best in musical artistry as well as personal development. The Greeley Children s Chorale exists under the auspices of the Greeley Children s Chorale, Inc., a non-profit corporation, and is run by a parent and community volunteer Board of Directors. The Greeley Children s Chorale consists of two auditioned groups: Peak Performers (grades 5 8) and Summit Singers (grades 3-6). Students audition from all areas of Weld County, Colorado. Special projects during our existence have included premiering newly composed works, concert tours and exchange concerts. In 1994, GCC produced a PBS quality videotape of The Christmas Story written by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman. This was the first video production of the work and the first recording in English. The movie earned an International Telly bronze award for short subjects. The Children s Chorale has appeared with the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, the Greeley Chamber Orchestra, the Youth Orchestra of the Rockies, UNC Choirs, and the Greeley Chorale. GPO s Music Education Program Fully funded by individual/corporate sponsorships and grants, the GPO s music education programs provide opportunities for youth through college and life-long learners. Our programs include: Inside the GPO Soloists and small ensembles from the GPO will visit Greeley/Evans School District Six 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders in their classrooms for an up-close and personal GPO experience. These programs are fun interactive educational for the students, allowing them and up-close and personal experience with professional musicians. We thank our sponsors and grant foundations that make this program possible. High School music students, along with their music teachers are invited to attend one of the GPO concerts as guests. They may also enjoy attending the pre-concert talk to enhance their classical music appreciation. Pre-concert Talks Enhance your concert experience by attending the pre-concert talks prior to all concerts this season (except Poinsettia Pops, A Brass Christmas, The Jazz Age, and Family Concert) beginning at 6:40pm in the Hensel Phelps Theatre. Enter through the lobby and you will be guided to the venue. Becoming a very popular event, the Pre-concert Talks provide a learning opportunity that increases the audience member s enjoyment of the concert as Maestro Cortese shares insights about the composers and the music that will be performed. 24
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Christmas Brass 7:30 pm December 10, 2017 First United Methodist Church Glen Cortese, Conductor Christmas Brass Joy to the World Ding Dong, Merrily on High Christmas Day Excerpts from The Nutcracker Hark! The Herald Angels Sing arr. Keith Snell arr. Glen Cortese Gustav Holst arr. Michael Allen Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr. Michael Allen arr. Glen Cortese ~INTERMISSION~ Hodie Christus natus est ( Today, Christ is Born ) In dulci Jubilo The Twelve Days of Christmas O Come, O Come Emmanuel March of the Toys (from Babes in Toyland ) O Come All Ye Faithful J.P. Sweelinck arr. Kenneth Singleton Samuel Scheidt arr. Kenneth Singleton arr. Andrew Kadzin trans. Kenneth Singleton arr. Glen Cortese Victor Herbert Arr. Michael Allen arr. John Rutter trans. Kenneth Singleton Sponsored by: John R.P. and Jane Wheeler Family 26
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New Year s Eve Gala 8:00 pm December 31, 2017 First United Methodist Church New Year s Eve Gala with the GPO Wendy Fopeano, Vocalist Soloists and Chorus from UNC Opera Theater and Opera Fort Collins Glen Cortese, Conductor Overture to Die Fledermaus Johann Strauss (1825-1899) Puttin on the Ritz Irving Berlin (1918-1990) Wendy Fopeano, vocalist Arr. Glen Cortese Radetsky March Johann Strauss (1825-1899) Unter Donner und Blitz Voices of Spring Fascinatin Rhythm George Gershwin (1898-1937) Wendy Fopeano, vocalist Lippen schweigen from The Merry Widow Franz Lehár (1870-1948) Introduction and Es lebt eine Vilja from The Merry Widow Soloists and Chorus from UNC Opera Theater ~INTERMISSION~ Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) Belle nuit, ô nuit d amour from Tales of Hoffman Soloists and Chorus from UNC Opera Theater Minnie the Moocher Cab Calloway (1907-1994) Wendy Fopeano, vocalist Irving Mills (1894-1985) Arr. Glen Cortese Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Soloists and Chorus from UNC Opera Theater It Never Entered My Mind Richard Rogers (1902-1979) Wendy Fopeano, vocalist Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) Les voici (March of the Torreadors) from Carmen Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Soloists and Chorus from UNC Opera Theater Theme from New York, New York John Kander (b. 1927) Wendy Fopeano, vocalist Fred Ebb (1928-2004) Auld Lang Syne Traditional Arr. Glen Cortese Sponsored by: Monfort Family Foundation 28
Guest Artist - Wendy Fopeano Wendy Fopeano is a jazz vocalist based in Denver, Colorado. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Wendy was raised in a family of musicians, writers and actors and began her performance journey at the age of seven. By the time she was in high school, in addition to singing, she learned to play bass, trumpet, piano and guitar, but ultimately chose voice as her main instrument. She became serious about studying jazz and soon found a place for herself among many well-established Kansas City performers. In 1987 Wendy moved to Colorado and quickly gained a reputation as a notable vocalist around the Front Range area. She became a favorite at the Estes Park Jazz Festival and eventually met and worked with many of the Denver area s finest musicians. Her enthusiasm about music in general and jazz in particular grew during the ten years she hosted her own jazz show on Denver s jazz89 KUVO. Wendy s voice has been described as soulful, energetic, heartfelt and clear as a bell. Her attention to lyrics, what they mean and how they re articulated, is just one of her distinctive qualities. She sings within the jazz tradition but also chooses songs from other styles of music and has been influenced more by instrumentalists than by other singers. She is respected by her peers as being a well-rounded musician in addition to having a beautiful voice. She has released two CDs, When There s Love and Raining on the Roses. Wendy is an accomplished composer and lyricist and often sings some of her own songs. She has used those skills through the Harmony Project which pairs artists with teachers in public schools to facilitate learning through the Arts. She has composed children s songs about nature, geometry and Colorado history to help students learn these subjects in creative ways. She also conducts vocal workshops at schools and gives individual voice lessons. She sings every Wednesday evening at Herb s in downtown Denver. Wendy is honored and excited to be performing with the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra. Calendar of Events September 22 November 17 Nov. 24 - Dec. 2 December 2 December 10 December 31 February 16 February 16 March 2 April 7 April 27 A Night at the Movies Little Women Festival of Trees Poinsettia Pops Christmas Brass New Year s Eve Gala The Jazz Age Wines of Note Classical Mystery Tour Beer & Spirits Festival Finale 29
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