2016/17 season brochure - Mankato Symphony Orchestra

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2016/17
SEASON
FINDING
OUR PLACE
Greetings and Welcome!
M A N K AT O S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A
2 016 /2017 SEAS ON
FULL SYMPHONY CONCERTS
CHAMBER MUSIC
CABARET STYLE JAZZ
Performances on Saturday
evenings or Sunday afternoons
at our new concert hall,
1 Civic Center Plaza
$35 adults, $5 students,
under 12 free All performances Sundays, 2 pm
Good Counsel Chapel
$12 and up
All performances Saturdays,
7 pm at the Kato Ballroom.
$50 reserved, $25 general
admission, students $13.50
SYMPHONIC
SERIES
MUSIC ON
THE HILL
OCTOBER 16, 2016
Looking Glass
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
Sunday, 3 pm
Here and Now
followed by
Grand Opening Gala
JANUARY 22, 2017
A Distant Mirror
DECEMBER 18, 2016
Sunday, 3 pm
Big Band Candy
Cane Christmas
MAY 21, 2017
Reflections
FEBRUARY 19, 2017
Sunday, 3 pm
Far From Home
FREE FAMILY SERIES
APRIL 8, 2017
Saturday, 7 pm
Carmina Burana
Saturdays, 11:30 am
Mankato YMCA Aerobics Studio
Free events MAY 7, 2017
Sunday, 3 pm
Journey Home
MARCH 5, 2017
Contemplation
BACH’S
LUNCH
SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
The Music Thief
OCTOBER 15, 2016
The Inventor
MARCH 11, 2017
Occupy Bach
APRIL 22, 2017
Bach to the Drawing Board
JAZZ AT
THE KATO
OCTOBER 29, 2016
Connie Evingson
“Hot Swing and Gypsy Jazz”
FEBRUARY 4, 2017
Charles Lazarus
“A Night in the Tropics”
MANKATO SYMPHONY
SPECIAL
EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
Saturday, 5-7 pm
Patron Appreciation Recital
Emy Frentz Building
OCTOBER 8, 2016
Saturday, 8 pm
Music of Led Zeppelin
Verizon Wireless
Performing Arts Center
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
Grand Opening Gala
(in conjunction with
Here and Now concert)
JULY 4, 2017
Rockin’ Fourth of July
Riverfront Park, Free
We are thrilled and honored to begin a new
and exciting chapter in our proud 67 year
history. Our new home here at the Civic
Center exists today thanks to many years
of planning and dreaming by the visionaries
of Mankato.
Maestro Leonard Bernstein spoke after
John Kennedy’s assassination, and his
voice seems to speak through the years to
our own violent times: “We musicians, like
everyone else, are numb with sorrow at this
murder, and with rage at the senselessness
of the crime. But this sorrow and rage will
not inflame us to seek retribution; rather
Kenneth Freed, Music Director and Conductor
they will inflame our art. Our music will never
again be quite the same. This will be our reply to violence: to make music more
intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.”
We make music to remind ourselves of our shared humanity, our shared values
as a civilized people. It seems that until we get this piece right, we will be forever
stuck in a vicious cycle of vengeance, acrimony, and hate. Music makes us better
than we are. Great music takes us back in time and reminds us that love, death,
loss, and hope are timeless subjects for us all. We only have to open our hearts to
listen in.
I am delighted to welcome back old friends Peter McGuire and Tony Ross, Bethel
Balge, Brad Shermock, and new friend, violinist and composer, Ittai Shapira. We
are overjoyed to present the thrilling classics of Holst, Rachmaninoff, Schumann,
Brahms, and Dvorak. The themes of wandering and wondering link our programs
together and I hope you will enjoy this great music. We thank you for your faith
and support in our mission and promise to make music “more intensely, more
beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” Join us.
On behalf of the Board, Staff, and Musicians of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra,
I remain,
Sincerely yours,
Kenneth Freed
Music Director, Mankato Symphony
SYMPHONIC SERIES–FULL SYMPHONY CONCERTS
Here and Now followed by
Grand Opening Gala
N OVE M BE R 13
, 2016, 3:00 PM
GALA IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE
5:30 PM COCKTAILS, 6:30 PM DINNER & MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT
VERIZON WIRELESS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Mankato Symphony explores a new space
with a look back at our history. We welcome
former member Peter McGuire back from his
international travels to take our stage and treat
you to Brahms’ beautiful violin concerto, before
claiming our place in the universe with Holst’s
massive The Planets.
Celebrate the opening of the new hall with
an extraordinary evening of live music and a
sumptuous multi course meal paired with fine
wines. All proceeds go to support the Symphony
and keep our outreach and music education
programming free. Gala admission includes a
free ticket to the Here and Now concert.
music
The Planets, Op. 32, Gustav Holst
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77,
Johannes Brahms
guest artist
Peter McGuire, violin
Peter McGuire
Big Band Candy Cane
Christmas
Far From Home
Trumpeter Brad Shermock and a swinging
big band join the Symphony for the
biggest, brightest, and best Christmas
concert in town. Hear Duke Ellington’s jazz
twist on the traditional Nutcracker Suite and
some big band versions of holiday classics
made specially for us by longtime MSO
collaborator and arranger Adi Yeshaya.
Extraordinary local pianist Bethel Balge
tackles Schumann’s tempestuous and
virtuosic concerto, written in the throes
of mental illness. Rachmaninoff’s Second
Symphony brings you on his journey to find
his musical voice.
music
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54,
Robert Schumann
DECE M BE R 18 , 2016, 3:00 PM
F E B RUARY 19 , 2017, 3:00 PM
music
Nutcracker Suite, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky,
arr. Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn
Sleigh Ride
O Holy Night
and many more
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27,
Sergei Rachmaninoff
guest artist
Bethel Balge, piano
guest artists
Brad Shermock
Brad Shermock, trumpet
Judi Vinar, vocals
Adi Yeshaya and an All Star Big Band
Judi Vinar
Bethel Balge
Carmina Burana
Journey Home
, 2017, 7:00 PM
A PRIL 8
MAY 7 , 2017, 3:00 PM
Past meets present in one of the great choral works, combining inspiration
from medieval texts and Carl Orff’s brilliant new compositional style invented
for this piece. Lust, greed, gluttony, envy, pride, and wrath are laid bare for all
to see. Singers from the Minnesota Valley Chorale, St. Peter Choral Society,
and Minnesota Boychoir join the Orchestra for a massive concert production
you won’t want to miss.
music
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff
guest artists
Composer and violinist Ittai Shapira,
described by the NY Times as “an Israeli
dynamo,” invites you to hear the regional
premiere of his new work, Sephardic
Journey, which contains themes of journeys
and migrations and the need to balance
tradition with adaptation to a new culture.
We pair this work with Dvorak’s New World
Symphony, a piece written so that Americans
could have their own great music.
music
Minnesota Valley Chorale
St. Peter Choral Society
Shannon Prickett, soprano
Dan Dressen, tenor
Jared Hiscock, baritone
Sephardic Journey, Ittai Shapira
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95:
From the New World, Antonin Dvorak
Hebrew Melody,
Joseph Achron
Tony Ross
guest artists
Ittai Shapira, violin
Tony Ross, cello
Ittai Shapira
Shannon Prickett
Dan Dressen
Jared Hiscock
Francesca Anderegg
The Bekesh Trio
Lydia Miller Choorapuzha
CHAMBER MUSIC
MUSIC ON THE HILL
OCTOBER 16, 2016
JANUARY 22, 2017
MARCH 5, 2017
M AY 2 1 , 2 0 1 7
Francesca Anderegg, Lydia Miller
Choorapuzha, Thomas Rosenberg,
David Leung
The Bekesh Trio (Kenneth Freed,
Sharon Mautner-Rodgers, Bethel
Balge) with Eleanor Freed
Lydia Miller Choorapuzha,
Michael DeBruyn, Francesca Tortellaro
Lydia Miller Choorapuzha,
Mary Jo Gothmann, Scott Lykins,
Deanna Anderson
Looking Glass
A Distant Mirror
String Quartet No. 17, Mozart
Piano Quartet No. 3, Beethoven
Ent’racte, Caroline Shaw
Piano Trio in B minor, Op. 76, Turina
Death and the Maiden, Schubert
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Schumann
The season opens with four strong
voices in the chamber music scene
joining to perform one of the
greatest string quartets ever written.
Francesca Anderegg, Lydia Miller
Choorapuzha, David Leung, and
Thomas Rosenberg will perform
Schubert’s epic “Death and the
Maiden” string quartet along with
Mozart’s famous “Hunt” quartet and
a work by living American composer
Caroline Shaw, “Ent’racte,” which at
once draws on the past via a Haydn
quartet while creating new sounds for
this era.
“Winter” from the Four Seasons of
Buenos Aires, Astor Piazzolla
Our January concert features the
newly formed trio of veteran Mankato
musicians, the Bekesh Trio: Kenneth
Freed, Sharon Mautner-Rodgers,
and Bethel Balge with special guest
Eleanor Freed. From Schumann’s
definitive d minor Piano Trio to
Beethoven’s early masterpiece, his
C Major Piano Quartet, with some
Debussy inspired Turina and Vivaldi
inspired Piazzolla, the musical menu
at this concert has something for
everyone!
Contemplation
Ghost Trio, Beethoven
Common Ground, Nico Muhly
Movements from the Fifth Cello Suite
in C minor for solo cello, Bach
Reflections
Toccata for organ, Widor
Fantasie for Piano, Four Hands,
Schubert
Violin Sonata, Franck
Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola,
Martinu
March brings new faces to Mankato
– Michael DeBruyn of the Pittsburgh
Symphony and his wife, Francesca
Tortellaro, joined by Lydia Miller
Choorapuzha. Some Baroque music
in Bach’s Fifth Suite for Solo Cello
and some new music inspired by
the Baroque, that of Nico Muhly;
some music symbolizing death in
Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio, and some
music symbolizing the beginning of
a new life together in Franck’s Violin
Sonata, the works on this special
program evoke a dazzling array of
human emotions.
Piano Quartet in C minor, Brahms
The season comes to an end with a
program for the keyboard lover. Mary
Jo Gothmann returns to Mankato to
perform Widor’s celebratory Toccata
on the organ and is then joined by
Scott Lykins for Schubert’s Fantasia in
F minor for Piano, Four Hands. Lydia
Miller Choorapuzha and newcomer
Deanna Anderson team up for
Martinu’s Three Madrigals for Violin
and Viola, with all four musicians
joining together for Brahms’ powerful
C Minor Piano Quartet. An exciting
finale to the season that you won’t
want to miss!
ALL P E RF ORMAN CES SUN DAYS AT 2 PM AT G OOD COUN SEL CHAPEL
F A M I LY C O N C E R T S E R I E S
JAZZ SERIES–A CABARET STYLE EXPERIENCE
Our thrilling cabaret-style concerts return as
Jazz at the Kato. Eat, drink, and dance while you
listen! Purchase individual general admission
tickets, season tickets, or buy a table with friends.
Tables include a closer view of the stage and a
complimentary glass of wine.
BACH’S LUNCH
Enjoy four hilarious and fun-filled performances
based on the life and endeavours of one of the
most famous composers of all time, Johann
Sebastian Bach! These events will feature an actor
and the MSO String Quartet, and each attendee
will take home a snack at the end of every show.
Performances last approximately 45 minutes and
feature live classical music and interactive music
education, making it the perfect first concert
experience for young listeners. It’s OK for
the kids to sing and dance along!
Connie Evingson:
Hot Swing and Gypsy Jazz
O CTOBER 29 ,
KATO BALLROOM
2016, 7 PM
Vocalist Connie Evingson is known for her
eclectic repertoire, ranging from jazz and
Broadway standards to the Beatles, bossa
nova, the blues and more.Tonight, she brings
a blend of hot swing and gypsy jazz to the
Kato for an evening of classic jazz from the
1920’s -’40’s. Dress up in your finest and sip
some of our vintage cocktails for a grown up
evening out. Don’t forget your dancing shoes!
ALL P ER FOR M A N C E S S AT UR DAY S
AT 1 1: 30 A M AT M ANK AT O
Y MCA A ER O BIC S S T UDI O
SEPT E MB ER 1 7 ,
The Music Thief
OCT OB E R 15 ,
The Inventor
MA RC H 11,
Occupy Bach
A PRI L 22,
2016
2017
2017
Bach to the
Drawing Board
2016
Free
events
Charles Lazarus:
A Night in the Tropics
F EBR UARY 4 , 2017, 7 PM
KATO BALLROOM
Take the tiki lounge sounds of the 1960s, the
rhythmic pulsing of bossa nova plus instrumental
pyrotechnics, add mint, and shake. This is A Night
in the Tropics. Featuring music inspired by the sultry
melodies and evocative rhythms of Brazil, Cuba,
Hawaii and more; you’ll hear danceable favorites
from the Buena Vista Social Club, a tribute to Antonio
Carlos Jobim, as well as Lazarus originals.
SPECIAL EVENT
The Music of
Led Zeppelin
OCT OBE R 8 , 2016 8:00 PM
SPECIAL EVENT
Patron Appreciation Recital
S E P TE MBE R 24 , 2016, 5-7 PM
EMY FRENTZ BUILDING, 523 S. SECOND STREET
A special treat for everyone who has supported us by purchasing tickets,
making a donation, or volunteering. Orchestra musicians will perform
their favorites in the intimate setting of the Emy Frentz Art Gallery.
Drop in for a few moments or stay for the whole evening. Get to know
the Orchestra’s musicians, board members, and administration over
drinks and hors d’ouvres. We hope you are able to join us!
The Mankato Symphony Orchestra performs Windborne’s
Music of Led Zeppelin, featuring guest conductor
Brent Havens and vocalist Randy Jackson.
A full orchestra and a full rock band perform Led Zeppelin’s
classic songs in a brilliant combination of passion and power.
Tickets to this performance are sold by the Verizon
Wireless Center. Visit verizonwirelesscentermn.com or
call (800) 745-3000.
Free
Tickets are $59 and $45, all seats reserved.
events
SPECIAL EVENT
Rockin’ Fourth of July
J ULY 4 , 2017
VETTER STONE AMPHITHEATER, RIVERFRONT PARK
A full evening of free entertainment leading up to a spectacular
fireworks display.
m a n k at o s y m p h o n y o r c h e s t r a
Season Packages Buy season tickets and save!
Full Symphonic Season Package (5 performances)
Choose your section number (see ticket map on previous page) _________
_____ Adult Symphonic Season @ $160 ea. =$_________
_____ Student Symphonic Season* @ $20 ea. =$_________
_____ Under 12 FREE (Please make reservation so we can seat you together.)
order your tickets:
By Phone
Call the MSO Office at 507-625-8880 during work hours M-F. Symphonic Series tickets are
also available through Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. Additional charges apply for tickets
purchased through Ticketmaster.
Online
Visit www.mankatosymphony.com. Symphonic Series tickets are also available on
Ticketmaster. Additional fees apply to Ticketmaster purchases.
By Mail
Pick 3 Symphonic Package (3 performances)
Indicate Pick 3 concert choices ________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
_____ Adult Pick 3 @ $100 ea. =$_________
_____ Student Pick 3* @ $15 ea. =$_________
Full Music on the Hill Season Package (4 performances)
Simply fill out the order form and mail to:
Mankato Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 645, Mankato, MN 56002
Make checks payable to: Mankato Symphony Orchestra
_____ Premium (first five rows, padded seats) _____ General Admission @ $60 ea. =$_________
@ $40 ea. =$_________
Full Jazz at the Kato Season Package (2 performances)
In Person
Advance tickets may be purchased and picked up at the MSO Office during the week.
Please call 507-625-8880 for hours. Symphonic Series tickets may also be purchased from
the Verizon Wireless Center Box Office located at 1 Civic Center Plaza. The Verizon Wireless
Center Box Office is open M-F 10 am-5 pm and three hours before events.
At the Door
_____ Reserved Stageside Table Seats (Tables of 2-12 avail.) @ $100 ea. =$_________
_____ General Admission @ $50 ea. =$_________
_____ Student/Youth* @ $25 ea. =$_________
*under 18 or enrolled in college with ID.
Tickets can be purchased at the door beginning one hour before the concert.
Group Rates
20% discount for groups of 10 or more. Some limitations apply. Call 507-625-8880.
Accessibility
All venues are handicapped accessible. Contact the MSO office with questions about
accessibility or to make a special request for your visit. If you require a driver or personal
care assistant to be able to attend we will gladly provide them with a free companion ticket.
Seating Charts
Symphonic Series
Music on the Hill
Stage
4
106
3
105 104
Individual Concert Tickets
Symphonic Series
Please indicate the number and type of tickets to each performance below.
_____Adult _____Student _____Under 12
Here and Now, Sunday, November 13, 3 pm
Big Band Candy Cane Christmas, Sunday, Dec. 18, 3 pm
Far From Home, Sunday, February 19 , 3 pm
Carmina Burana, Saturday, April 8, 7 pm
Journey Home, Sunday, May 7, 3 pm
_____ Total Quantity Adult @ $35 ea. =$_________
_____ Total Quantity Student* @ $5 ea. =$_________
2
103
Music on the Hill
102
n Premium Reserved Seats
Support Your Local Symphony
*under 18 or enrolled in college with ID.
n General Admission
The Mankato Symphony Orchestra has been a part of the community since 1950. Help us
keep our ticket prices affordable and our educational programming free to children. The MSO
is a federally registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your donation is tax deductible.
_____Quantity
Premium
General
Looking
_____Quantity
Premium
General
A Distant
_____Quantity
Premium
General
Contemplation,
_____Quantity
Premium
General
_____ Total Premium _____ Total General Glass, Sunday, October 16, 2 pm
Mirror, Sunday, January 22, 2 pm
Sunday, March 5, 2 pm
Reflections, Sunday, May 21, 2 pm
@ $17 ea. =$_________
@ $12 ea. =$_________
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Individual Concert Tickets continued
$12,000+
Jazz at the Kato
Connie Evingson Saturday, October 29, 7 pm
_____ Quantity
Table
General
Student*
Charles Lazarus Saturday, February 4, 7 pm
_____ Quantity
Table
General
Student*
_____ Total Quantity Table _____ Total Quantity General _____ Total Quantity Student* *under 18 or enrolled in college with ID.
@ $50 ea. =$_________
@ $25 ea. =$_________
@ $13.50 ea. =$_________
Grand Opening Gala
Individual tickets or tables available. Gala ticket includes ticket to Here and Now.
Buying both season tickets and gala tickets? We’ll gladly exchange the extra Here and Now
ticket for a ticket to any concert of your choice—Symphonic, Music on the Hill, or Jazz at the
Kato. Bring a friend or try something new!
This activity is made possible by the voters of
Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board
Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative
appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Gala and Here and Now Symphonic Performance, Sunday, November 13
_____ Individual tickets @ $115 ea. =$_________
_____ Tables of 8 @ $920 ea. =$_________
Support Your Local Symphony
Make a Contribution
Add a one time gift of_______to my order or a monthly sustaining donation of_______
Call 507-625-8880 or visit www.mankatosymphony.com/support for more information.
Donors will be recognized in our season programs. Please write your name(s) as you
would like them to appear in the Special Instructions below, or let us know if you prefer
to give anonymously.
Total Support your Local Symphony
$_________
LYLE & KAY JACOBSON AND THE
JONES PAGE JACOBSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
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$7,500-11,999
ANNE HERLIHY
ORDER TOTAL $_________
order/Payment information
This activity is made possible by the Voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Prairie Lakes
Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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