2012-2013 Season The Clear Lake Symphony celebrated its 37th season in the fall of 2012. There are six regular season performances including the Christmas Pops featuring various classical lselections and guest soloists. Concerts will be held either at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Auditorium, 18220 Upper Bay Road in Nassau Bay or Gateway Community Church Auditorium, 760 Clear Lake City Blvd, between Highway 3 and I-45. See concerts dates for location. The Clear Lake Symphony will be performing the fifth in their 2012-2013 concert series on Friday, March 8, 2013 at Gateway Community Church Auditorium located at 760 Clear Lake City Blvd, between Highway 3 and I- 45. Celebrating their 37th season, the Orchestra will feature the eight winners of the January 26, 2013 annual Youth Concerto Competition, who will each perform a solo on their instrument accompanied by the orchestra. The Orchestra will be led by Conductor and Musical Director Dr. Charles A. Johnson. Dr. Charles Johnson Conductor & Musical Director Reminder: All concerts will be on Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. For a list of all the season concerts, please click on the following link: Concert Tickets are available from Eye Trends, 515 Bay Area Blvd., Suite 300 (next door to Starbucks). Phone number: 281-488-0066. Individual are: $10 adults, $8 senior citizens (age 55 & up) & $7 students. Tickets are also available at the concert ticket table the night of the concert. Page 1 of 10
Clear Lake Symphony wishes to express our special appreciation to the Fred and Nancy Forshey of Forshey Piano Company for providing the studio piano for the Youth Concerto Competition and the beautiful Steinway Grand Piano for the March 9 th performance. Clear Lake Symphony wishes to express our special appreciation to the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation for underwriting the January 2013 Youth Concerto Competition and the March 2013 Concert featuring the Competition Winners. Page 2 of 10
2013 Youth Concerto Competition Winners The Clear Lake Symphony held a competition on January 26, 2013 for young artists from Houston Metro area high schools, junior highs, and elementary schools. The Youth Concerto Competition winners will be provided with a scholarship and perform as a featured soloist with the Clear Lake Symphony at the March 8, 2013 concert. Forty five (45) participants participated in this year's competition. Junior Wind Division Samuel James (Bassoon) Winner, "Bassoon Concerto", by Weber. Age 13 in the 7 th grade at Bayside Intermediate School. Son of Stephen James and Beth Weilder. Samuel has studied bassoon for 2 years. Music teacher: Robyn Watson (private) and Chris Bennett (band). Samuel enjoys playing video games, hanging out with is friends and band. Region Band - 1 st Chair (2012) Region Orchestra - 1 st part (2012) District Band as 6 st grader UIL Solo Competition -1 rating (2012) Bayside Intermediate Band - 1 st Chair Stars & Stripes - 1 st Chair (2012) BAYS Orchestra - member Honorable Mention* Derek Marcum (Bassoon), "Bassoon Concerto, KV191" by Mozart. Music teacher: Amy Cupitt. Senior Wind Division Adam Sadberry (Flute) Co-Winner, "Flute Concerto in G, 1st mvt.", by Mozart. Age 16 in the 11 th grade at Montgomery High School. Son of Alanza Sadberry and Karen Wilson- Sadberry. Studied flute for 5 1/2 years. Music teachers: Vicky Williams and nifer Keeney. Adam's main goal in life is to become the principal flutist in a major orchestra as well as become a studio musician for recording movie soundtracks. Aside from music, he enjoys school and hanging out with his fi friends. Adam's fi friends are the reason that he hasn't gone insane and also the reason that he doesn't practice constantly. Texas All-State Member (2012, 2013) Houston Youth symphony - Principal Flute / Piccolo Houston Youth Symphony Concerto Competition - Honorable Mention) * Honorable Mention - will not be performing Page 3 of 10
Senior Wind Division Elise Lasker (Oboe) Co-Winner, "Oboe Concerto", by Vivaldi. Age 18 in the12 th grade at George Ranch High School (Richmond, TX). Studied oboe for 7 years. Music teacher: James Tyler (Beaumont Symphony memeber). Houston Youth Symphony - member (2 years) 4A All-State Band - member (2 years) Attended American Festival of the Arts Summer Conservatory (Summers of 2011 & 2012) Honorable Mention* Adrian Falco (Saxophone), "Le Carnaval de Venise" by Demersseman. Music teacher: Bob Eason. Junior Piano Division Nathaniel Zhang (Piano) Winner, "Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K453, 1st mvt." by Mozart. Age 12, in the 7 th grade at Fort Settlement Middle School. Son of Mrs. Huijun Zhang. Nathaniel studied piano for 6 1/2 years and violin for 2 years. Music teachers: John Weems (piano) and Mrs. Li-Lan Zhang (violin). Nathaniel is a passionate, enthusiastic, and energetic young man. He loves to listen to classical music and sometimes composes his pieces and enjoys them. Beyond piano and violin, he has never forgotten to find even a moment to build up his Legos World. Like many other boys, he also likes to spend time playing video games, cards, and watching movies with his brother and friends. Drawing things from his imagination is also a way to get him to release from the daily school work. He wishes he could become a musician when he grows up. Houston Forum Auditions - 1 st place in age group (2008-2013) Houston Forum Youth Artists Competition - 1 st place in age group (2009-2013) Texas State University Young Artists Piano Competition - 1 st place in age group (2012) Blinn College Young Pianists Competition (8th and 9th) - 1 st place in age group (2010 and 2012) Blinn College Young Pianists Competition (8th and 9th) - 2 nd place in overall winners (2011) Symphony Orchestra of TMEA Middle School Region Concert - played violin (2011, 2012) Page 4 of 10
Senior Piano Division Nathan Lo (Piano) Winner, "Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat, op. 10, 1 st mvt.", by Prokofiev. Age 17 in the 11 th grade at The Kinkaid School. Nathan is the son of Bowen and Shuli Lo. He studied piano for 13 years and cello 10 years. Music teacher: John Weems. As an active teenager, Nathan enjoys playing basketball, tennis and track. He is currently a member of the Kinkaid High School Track Team. His favorite pass-times are working on computer and socializing with his friends in his spare time, while reading, studies and practicing both piano and cello actually consumes a lot of his after-school hours. Nathan is a member of the following Clubs: Chinese Club, Young Republican Club and Native American Club. Piano 1 st Place, Houston Forum for Yong Artists Competition (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012) 1 st Place, Texas State University in San Marcos for Grades 3-4 (2005) 2 nd Place, Houston Forum for Yong Artists Competition (2005, 2011) 2 nd Place, Texas State University in San Marcos for Grades 5-6 (2006) 1 st Place, Houston Tuesday Musical Club Foundation with $500 scholarship award (2006) 3 rd Place, Texas State University in San Marcos for Grades 5-6 (2007) Soloist, Bloch Piano Concerto Grosso 3 rd Place, Texas State University in San Marcos for Grades 7-8 (2008) 3 rd Place, Houston Forum for Young Artists Competition (2010) Honorable Mention, Junior Piano Division - Clear Lake Symphony Youth Concerto Competition (2010) 1 st Place, Texas Music Teachers Association (2012) 2 nd Place, Texas Association for Symphony Orchestras (2013) 3 rd Place, Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra (2013) 1 st Place, Senior Piano Division - Clear Lake Symphony Youth Concerto Competition (2013) Cello Outstanding Soloist Adagio Khachaturian (2009) All-State Cellist (2009) All-State Cellist (2011) All-State t Cellist (2012) Co-Winner, Senior String Division - Clear Lake Symphony Youth Concerto Competition (2012) All-State Cellist (2013) No Honorable Mention* * Honorable Mention - will not be performing Page 5 of 10
Junior String Division Jenny Jiang (Violin) Co-Winner, "Violin Concerto in D Minor, op. 47, 3 rd mvt.", by Sibelius. Age 13 in the 8 th grade at Cinco Ranch Junior High School. Daughter of Yuli Jiang and Wendy Sun. Studied violin for 7 years. Music Teachers: Ming Qi (Assistant Concertmaster of the Houston Symphony), Scott Lao (1st violin section of the Houston Symphony, Dr. Barbara Rask, Dr.Gradovich (University of Texas at Austin), Dr. Yuli Jiang. Jenny participates in track and plays on the top team in school and club volleyball. She also likes to volunteer at her school and traveling to new places. Jenny's future ambition is to become involved in business management. Houston Young Artist Rising Star (2011) 2 nd Place, Junior String Division, Concerto Competition, Houston Civic Symphony (2011) Concertmaster, Cinco Ranch Junior High Symphony (2011 to 2013) Concertmaster, Region Junior High Symphony, Region 23 (2012) No. 1, Junior High Region Violin Audition, Region 23 (2012) Elaine Wood (Cello) Co-Winner, "Cello Concerto No. 1 in G minor, 1 st mvt." " by Kabalevsky. Age 14 in the 9 th grade at Austin High School. Elaine is the daughter of Delmer and Elizabeth Wood. She studied cello for 9 years. Music teachers: Ann Victor, Olive Chin, Ella Bugerenko. Elaine enjoys reading, participating in Science Olympiad Competitions and practicing cello. Her college plans are to study in the medical field of Oncology. 1 st Chair, Region 13 (2011, 2012) 2 nd Place, Houston Civic Symphony Concerto Competition (2012) All-State Orchestra Member (2013) No Honorable Mention * Honorable Mention - will not be performing Page 6 of 10
Senior String Division Meghan Faw (Violin) Winner, "Violin Concerto in E Minor, op. 64, 1 st mvt." by Mendelssohn. Age 19 and a high school graduate. Meghan is the daughter of Cathy Faw. She studied violin for 11 years. Music teacher: Frank Huang. Meghan likes to read, shop and spend time with her friends. She plans on pursuing a music performance degree in college. Finalist, Fidelity Future Stage Competition (2010) Member, TMEA Region Area, All-State Orchestra (2011) Concertmaster of Virtuosi of Houston Honorable Mention* Marin Osawa (Violin), "Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Allegro non Troppo" by Sainte-Saens. Music teacher: Henry Rubin. * Honorable Mention - will not be performing Gateway Community Church Map Gateway Community Church 760 Clear Lake City Blvd. Webster, Texas 77598 Page 7 of 10
Thank You Roje Yap! Many thanks go to Competition Coordinator, Roje Yap for his tireless work to put this competition and concert together. A big thank you also goes to his committee who helped during the competition and the judges on January 26, 2013. A fine job was done by the competition Judges. This year's judges were the following: WIND DIVISION Mr. Robert Wall Assoc. Conductor - Clear Lake Symphony Principal Clarinet - Clear Lake Symphony Mr. Kevin Henderson Principal Trumpet - Clear Lake Symphony Private Music Teacher Dr. Angie Schindler Co-Principal - Clear Lake Symphony PIANO DIVISION Dr. Charles Johnson Music Director - Clear Lake Symphony Viola Player - Houston Ballet Orchestra Dr. Soyoon Lee Piano Faculty - Lone Star College Ms. Tali Morgulis Asst. Professor - University of Houston STRING DIVISION Ms. Alice Steele Concertmaster Emeritus - Clear Lake Symphony Texas Orchestra Director (retired) Mr. George Tate Principal Viola - Clear Lake Symphony Viola Player - Halcyon String Quartet Past President -Texas Orchestra Directors Association Mr. Luci Manolache String Bass Player - Clear Lake Symphony Page 8 of 10
Upcoming Events Great Chefs of the Bay Area Fundraiser May 9, 2013 The 8 th annual Great Chefs of the Bay Area Fundraiser for the Clear Lake Symphony is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake Hotel in Nassau Bay. This is the only fundraiser for the Symphony, so please mark your calendars for this event. Here is a partial list of the restaurants that are participating in this year s Great Chefs of the Bay Area Fundraiser: Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake Hotel - Luna Restaurant Gina's (tentative) Clear Creek Vineyard (tentative) Little Daddy's Gumbo (tentative) Pod Zu's (tentative) Southshore Harbor (tentative) More information will be available in the near future on the Symphony website and newsletter. Reservations for this event close at 12 noon on May 6, 2013. Reservation forms are available on-line: Mail-in Form (checks & credit cards): http://clearlakesymphony.org/files/great_chefs_revervation_form_2013.pdf On-line Form (for credit cards): http://clearlakesymphony.org/gc_reservation.htm Final Season Concert April 20, 2013 Wagner - Siegfried's Funeral March Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol Shostakovich - Symphony No. 9 Location: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church If you would no longer like to receive future emails, please forward this email to Mike Matula, CLS Webmaster, at mkmatula@prodigy.net and insert Unsubscribe in the Subject field. This email was sent by: Mike Matula Clear Lake Symphony Webmaster Email: mkmatula@prodigy.net Page 9 0f 10
Clear Lake Area Symphony Society presents A Rhapsody on a Theme By Great Chefs 8th Annual Great Chefs of the Bay Area A Symphony of Flavors from Around the World Place: Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake Hotel Ballroom Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013 Time: 7-10 pm Price: $60 per person Proceeds benefit the Clear Lake Symphony Operating & Scholarship Fund Join us this evening for a delicious multi-course, Sit-down dinner prepared by the best Chefs and Restaurants in the Bay Area! Tax deductible contributions accepted. For more information contact Sherrie Matula at slmatula@hotmail.com or Mike Matula at mkmatula@prodigy.net t Visit the Clear Lake Symphony Web Site at: www.clearlakesymphony.org --------------------------------------------------------- Ticket Quantity: @ $60.00 per person = Total Submitted Reserved Table for 8 @ $450 Check # Make checks payable to: CLASS Cash (accepted for in-person payment only!, please do not cash send in mail) Note: Reservations must be received by no later than 12:00 pm (noon) 5/6/13 and can be made on-line for faster processing at the Symphony web site for credit card purchases only at: http://clearlakesymphony.org/gc_reservation.htm. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you prefer to pay by credit card, please fill out the following and sign Type of card: MasterCard VISA DISCOVER Expiration Date: / Card Number: Security Code: Name as appears on card: Signature: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: Address: City State Zip Code Phone # : FAX # : Email Address: I prefer Reservation Confirmation by: Email Mail Phone FAX Mail Reservation Form & Payment to: Clear Lake Area Symphony Society c/o: Sherrie Matula 15918 Cavendish Drive Houston, TX 77059 Page 10 of 10