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TheSammamish Symphony, !e,dby our Music Director/ ctor R. Joseph Scott, the full-sized ensemble you will enjoy hearing today. R. Joseyh Scott rs, we have had a · ommitment to the Sa~mamish community. We were incorporated in 1994 as The. Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Association, a convenient and affordable musical performances; and tq promote involvement in :_;.;:,.,.;.;_::>: ~· . }Y ··--··.:,- th¢;irts by the young people •fG\ th~~ri-ounding communities by making great orchestral mus.I<=; readily accessible to all ts, and by increasing it's inusical literacy Now in his eighth season as Music Director and Conductor of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra, R. Joseph Scott has been a vibrant force in the Northwest musical community for over 39 years. Prior to joining the Sammamish Symphony, Mr. Scott founded the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra and was their Music Director, Conductor and General Manager from 1967 - 1997. He has appeared as Guest Conductor with numerous Northwest musical ensembles, including Lyric Opera Northwest and the Bellevue Opera, and has conducted world premiers of works by Alan Hovhaness, Vaclav Nelhybel and regional composers. An accomplished instrumentalist, Maestro Scott performed as Principal Oboist and Principal Tympanist with several regional orchestras and toured Europe twice with the Grande Ronde Symphony. He has conducted concerts featuring a diverse array of artists , including Metro· politan Opera star Roberta Peters; violinist Pamela Frank; Broadway Tony Award winner Anna Maria Alberghetti; the Seattle Opera Chorus; the Empire Brass Quintet; and vocalists Maureen McGovern , Lou Rawls and Marni Nixon. Mr. Scott attended the University of Oregon School of Music and studied conducting with Eugene Furst and Wolfgang Martin of the Portland Opera, Henry Holt of the Seattle Opera, Mikael Scheremetiew of the Thalia Conservatory, and Vilem Sokol of the Seattle Youth Symphony. Orchestra Management Board of Directors Personnel Joyce Cunningham R. Joseph Scott Myrl Venter Mark Wiseman Jim White Cathy Grindle Miranda Thorpe Dennis Helppie Andy Hill Jonathan Feil Cheryl Pflug David Irons Janet Barry Skip Rowley Dennis Helppie Dennis Calvin Jonathan Feil Daniel Halsey Andy Hill Shannon Nelson Cail Ratley Miranda Thorpe Linda Wiseman Mark Wiseman Founding Director Music Director & Conductor President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Director at large Director at large Director at large Director at large Honorary Board Member Honorary Board Member Honorary Board Member Honorary Board Member Marketing Librarian Asst. Lib. -brass Asst. Lib.-violins Asst. Lib.-low strings Asst. Lib.-woodwinds Concert Program Cran ts Co ncerto Contest Webmaster programs and performances rThe 1 Sammamish Symphony Orchestra would like to thank Ivory Leininger for her donation ofphotography used in the SSO season brochure and program cover! ~ 2 .: yrogram Sammamish Symphony Orchestra R. Joseph Scott, Music Director and Conductor Sunday April 15, 2007 2:00 P.M. SKYLINE LYCEUM THEATER, SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL A Musical Aviary Adrianna Hulscher, Violin Julian Schwarz, Cello Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition Winner Gioachino Rossini Overture to "The Thieving Magpie" Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Romance for Violin and Orchestra Adrianna Hulscher, Violin Gordon Jacob Passacaglia on a Well Known Theme Intermission Antonin Dvorak Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in b minor, Op. 104 Allegro (only) Julian Schwarz, Cello Igor Stravinsky The Firebird Suite ( 1919) Introduction The Firebird and Her Dance Variation of the Firebird Round Dance of the Princesses Infernal Dance of King Kastchei Berceuse Finale Steinway piano provided by Sherman Clay, Bellevue, Washington Please no audio/video recording or flash photography. 3 yrogram notes _ __ in the theater, supervised by burly stagehands. They were instructed to throw pages i REA LTY of music out the window Gioachino Rossini Myrl Ve nter, PhD to the director, as Rossini ( 1792-1868 ) REALTOR wrote them , and if he didn't Email: m venter@briorea!ty.com produce music , they were to Written in 1817, this Direct : 425.417.0519 throw him out! Fortunately, overture is memorable for its Office: 425.285.0520 ext. 237 Fax: 425.285.0521 Rossini wrote well under use of snare drums. Whil e pressure , saying , "Nothing not Rossini's most well known primes inspiration more than opera, Magpie contains some 2370 ·t30th Avenue NE• Su!te '!f}i}" Bellevue• WA* 9SOD5 • B88.39rt.1478 ~ ~ necessity." of his most spectacular music. In addition to the The story is of a servant girl , Vaughan Williams to write composer came relatively early living in an afAuent household, distinctive snare drum section Lark . Written in 1914 for in his career and he occupied an in this overture , the piece who is charged with stealing unrivalled position in the Italian violinist Marie Hall , Vaughan is filled with vibrant color, a silver spoon. Just in the music world during his time . Williams was definitely rhythmic vitality, and some of nick of time , it is realized that inspired by the poem with the most exciting crescendi the real culprit is the thieving the same name written by Rossin i ever wrote. Rossini magpie , thus sparing the THE LARK ASCENDING George Meredith. He takes wrote more than thirty servant from prosecution. his musical cues from the operas as well as chamber and The overture was Ralph Vaughan Williams words of the poem , beautifully usually the last part of an opera sacred music. He is perhaps ( 1872-1958) describing a bird in flight , e .g . composed by Rossini , often on best known for The Barber "to lift us with him as he goes ." of Seville and William Tell. the night before the opening Vaughan Williams is Opera was a part of Rossini's performance. In the case of PASSACAGLIA ON A life from the very beginning, as a central figure in British music this overture, it was composed WELL-KNOWN THEME because of his long career as a his parents performed in local the day of opening. The teacher, lecturer, and friend to productions. His success as a director kept Rossini locked so many younger composers Gordon Jacob and conductors. His writings ( 1895-1984) on music remain thought provoking, especially his call One of the most for everyone to "make his own respected British composers Third Generation Violin Maker music, however simple , as long of the 20th Century, Gordon as it is truly his own. " Jacob had a great love of life www.hkbviolins.com Vaughan Williams' and a desire to create music. 425.822.0717 music is characteristically This was despite the trauma English , like Holst and and sadness of frontline action Kirkland, WA Butterworth . It sounds both in World War I. His humor and optimism stayed with old and new at the same time; him all his life , and can be felt simple, yet timeless , lyrical , and nostalgic. His love of in his music. He studied at the Royal College of Music English folk tunes is reflected in his music. The Lirk Ascending in London with Vaughan is a popular piece, featuring a Williams, among others. He prominent solo violin part. This went on to lecture at RCM piece has close similarities to a for forty years , from 1924 traditional Chinese composition until he retired in 1966. Jacob admired his predecessors but for the two-stringed erhu, Now on the Eastside! the Chinese equivalent of the violin. It has been suggested Sales Appraisals Repairs Rentals that this piece may have inspired Program notes continued on p.6 OVERTURE TO THE THIEVING MAGPIE H e nl' y 8ischofbergel' V iol in s 4 BRi guest artists )l.arianna Jfufscfzer Violin Violinist Adrianna Hulscher is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London . Her teachers have included Camilla Wicks, Yfrah Nea man , and Masuko Ushioda. At age 16 she made her orchestral debut after winning the Seattle Young Artist's Festival. Other honors have included performing in the New England Conservatory Honor's String Quartet and a solo performance of Bartok's 1st Violin Concerto for the Bartok International Conference in 2000. As a member of the St. Helens String Quartet she brings contemporary chamber music to Northwest audiences , and as a freelance musician in the Seattle area she performs in numerous groups including the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra and the Seattle Violin Virtuosi. She has also performed in many studio recordings of movie and video game soundtracks , including Brokeback Mountain and Ghost Rider. Julian Schwarz was born in Seattle in 1991. At age 5, Mr. Schwarz began piano studies and at age six began his violoncello studies with the late David Tokonogui . In 200 I , Mr. Schwarz won the lnterlochen Junior Concerto Competition , and made his conducting debut with lnterlochen's Junior Rowley Properties, Inc. and the new Hilton Garden Inn Seattlel/ssaquah pro1ul(v support the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra and arts 011 the Eastside. - UJtNll!M P~Of'E RT l ES Hilton Garden Inn Seattle/Issaquah 1800 N.W. Gilman Blvd. Just off 1-90 Exit 15 in Issaquah. Opening early 2007. www.seattleissaquah.stayhgi.com 425-837-3600. WHEN YOU WALK I TO OUR FRONT DOOR, YOU'LL FIND ... Everything. Right where you need it. ® Ensemble that same year. He also received three lnterlochen Fine Arts Awards. At age 11 , he performed the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto with the Seattle Symphony, and at age 12 , he conducted Tchaikovsky's Coronation March with the Seattle Symphony at an annual benefit. In 2004 , Mr. Schwarz attended the California Summer Music Jufian Schwarz Cello program , studying with Irene Sharp. In 2005 , Mr. Schwarz won the first David Tokonogui Memorial Award and premiered his father's (Gerard Schwarz) composition , "In Memoriam," to great critical acclaim , "Julian Schwarz played it remarkably well ," (Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times). He recently recorded that work for the Naxos label. Also that year, he attended the ENCORE school for strings studying under Richard Aaron , and in the summer of 2006 attended the Aspen Music Festival where he was Principal Cello of the film ensemble, a member of the Aspen Festival Orchestra , and studied with Eric Kim , Principal Cello of the Cincinnati Orchestra. Mr. Schwarz has been a featured artist on the Belle Arts Concert Series at the Kirkland Performing Arts Center as well as a regular performer on the UW Barry Lieberman and Friends series performing chamber works with Mr. Lieberman , Maria Larionoff, Ani Kavafian , Stephanie Chase, Frank Almond , and David Harding. He has regularly performed on the Seattle Symphony's Tiny Tots educational programs , and has performed in both the 2005 and 2006 Music of Remembrance Series at Nordstrom Recital Hall. Mr. Schwarz has performed in many master classes, including those given by James Kreger, Richard Aaron, David Finckel , and Wu Han. He has also been the winner of the 2006 Linda Sandell Chamber Music Award , as well as the first prizewinner of the 2007 Northwest Sinfonietta Competition . Of his performance with the Sinfonietta, Bernard Jacobson wrote , "Julian Schwarz is destined to rank among the major cellists of the 21st century. Mark my words." For many years, Mr. Schwarz studied with Raymond Davis, Principal Cello Emeritus of the Seattle Symphony and currently studies with Toby Saks , Professor of Cello at the University of Washington. Mr. Schwarz attends the Academy of Music Northwest as well as the Lakeside School. Next season Mr. Schwarz will return as soloist with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra , as well as make his debut with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra in Cleveland. 5 Travel with someone you trust. CRUISE ALASKA'S INSIDE PASSAGE WITH THE SAMMAMISH SYMPHONY July 14-21, 2007 Music Director/Conductor R. Joseph Scott and the Sammamish Symphony invite you to experience a scenic journey through Alaska's ruggedly beautiful Inside Passage. Ports include Juneau, Hubbard Glacier, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria, B.C. Proceeds from the cruise benefit the Sammamish Symphony. Additional amenities include: $50 on-board spending credit, commemorative gift, hosted cocktail party and experienced AAA hosts. SPACE IS LIMITED, SO DON'T DELAY - CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION! Contact: Tina Vitolo-Kester AAA Cruise and Group Department (888) 735-0400 • (425) 646-2102 [email protected] From $13 34 per person pieces in cello literature. Dvorak was inspired to write it after hearing Victor Herbert play his own Cello Concerto # 2 with the New York Philharmonic in 1894. This performance convinced him that the cello was a viable solo instrument. Now Dvorak's Concerto is at the top of cello literature due to its wealth of melodic ideas and wonderful orchestration. Two major themes are presented by the orchestra before the soloist plays. The first theme , presented by the clarinets, contains the principal melody and signals the importance of the wind instruments throughout the work, and their beautiful complement to the sound of the cello. The second movement is hymnlike, containing his own song Let Me Wander Alone in My Dreams (Opus 82, No. 1) as a tribute to a dear friend who was gravely ill. This song had been a particular favorite of Program notes continued from p.4 didn't want to copy them. In 1953 , he arranged an updated version of God Save the Queen for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. By the time he died at age 89 , he had written over 700 pieces of music and several books. Passacaglia was written and performed first in 1948. Written for violin and viola , this piece is inspired by the Baroque style of music and dance. This form of dance is delicate , graceful, and controlled. It was popularized during the French court of Louis XIV and was the precursor to ballet. Performing it was an important part of social li fe for the nobility. This piece shows that Jacob was more inspired by Classical and Baroque style than by Romanticism. 6 this friend , his sister-in-law. The finale , Rondo , has a dance-like nature, and the themes from previous parts of the concerto are recalled. The movement closes with brass, a magnificent finish for a magnificent concerto. THE FIREBIRD SUITE Igor Stravinsky ( 1882-1971 ) This cosmopolitan Russian was named by TIME magazine as one of the most influential people of the century. He was famous for his compositions , as well as for being a pianist and conductor. His style is Neoclassic , and he had stylistic diversity. Stravinsky began piano lessons as a young boy, but was completely mesmerized by the orchestra at a perfom1ance of Tchaikovsky's Program notes continued on p.8 CONCERTO FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA Antonin Dvorak ( 1841-1904) Born in a little Bohemian village, Dvorak took organ lessons and became a church organist. He also played viola in an orchestra conducted by Smetena. Johaness Brahms introduced him to a famous publisher and helped him qualify for an Austrian state fellowship for artists. Dvorak's Slavonic Dances launched his career as a composer. He taught composition at the Prague Conservatory until America beckoned with a formal invitation to direct and teach at the National Conservatory of Music in New York. This contract included conducting eight concerts a year. 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The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra is composed of adult volunteer musicians dedicated to performing concerts and maintaining outreach programs serving Eastside communities. Rehearsals : Thursdays 7: 15-9:45 pm ~ Ticket Information Tickets may be purchased on the internet or by phone 1-800-965-4827 2006-2007 $15 $10 $1 0 $30 Free Adult Seniors (62&up ) Studwt ( i H 8) Family Children w & imder Eastlake High School Please call 206-517-7777 or go to www.sammamishsymphony.org For more ticket info call 206-5 i 7-77 77 or log on to www.sammamishsymphony.org Did you know? The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra can provide chamber music for your special party or occasion! Add class to your event by calling 206-5 i 7 - 7777 7 concert season _ _ __ Program notes continued from p. 6 Sleeping Beauty. Committed to writing for the orchestra, Stravinsky went to Paris for the premiere of The Firehird Suite, and went on to live in Europe for the next forty years. After losing his wife and daughter to tuberculosis , and with the onset of World War II , he moved to America. At age 58 , this was a difficult transition. His life encompassed most of the 20'h Century, and moved through the many modern music styles. His music continues to inAuence young composers today. Stravinsky has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , and posthumously received the Grammy award for Lifetime Achievement in 1987. Beginning with Firebird , many of Stravinsky's works were commissioned, and he was paid generously. He was truly a man of the world and enjoyed performing and relaxing in many of the world's major cities. The Firebird Suite is based on a Russian folktale and is about a magical, glowing bird that is both a blessing and a curse. The composer collaborated on this piece and numerous others with Dighilev, next to whom he is buried in Venice. Firebird was Stravinsky's break-through piece. In the story, Prince Ivan enters the magical realm of Kashchei the Immortal. All the magical objects and creatures in the realm are represented by chromatic , descending motifs , usually in the strings. The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Concert Season 2006-2007 Concert V - &k Er'~ &>~ Sunday, June 10, 2007 2:00 pm Eastlake High School Would you like to join the Plans are currently underway to form a League to support the Sammamish Symphony. Those who join will have the opportunity to support the symphony by attending concerts, parties, receptions, and volunteering. If you are interested in becoming a ?g},a/de/I' o9Jtiknbor would like more information, please contact: ~ PREBEN HOEGH-CHRISTENSON 425-313-1659 8 contributors We are seeking donations from supporters like you to help us sustain and expand our programs. Please join the generous individuals and organizations who have provided support to enable us to make the music our audiences love to hear. All contributions are tax-deductible. Please contact one of our representatives about how you can help. To the Many Supporters of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra. THANK YOU! Acknowfelgements Many people have worked together to make our community orchestra possible. They have given of their time, talent and energy and have made the 2006-2007 season possible. To you we say a special thanks. Preben and Ruth Hoegh-Christensen Publicity Dita Hagen Flower Arrangements Joyce Cunningham/Providence Point Equipment Storage Eastlake High School Facilities, Recording Sherman Clay Piano Robin Holland Program Design Trinity Lutheran College Bellevue Christian School Rehearsal Space Janis Orrico Program Notes Safeway/Albertson's/Tully's Klahanie Starbucks and Krispy Kreme Refreshments Dave Pitt/Beaver Lake Middle School Perrnssion Equipment Mark Wiseman Benefactor ($500 and above) City of Sammamish Corbis-Bettman Eastside Arts Partnership · Elements of Design Issaquah Arts Commission King County 4Culture Microsoft Corporation Rowley Enterprises David Campbell Andy and Lori Kill Preben and Ruth Hoegh-Christensen Timothy Corrie , Jr. and Sherri Zucker Dita Hagen Nicholas Kosuk Estate of Eleanor Nein Kevin and Lynne Martinell Cail Ratley Skip Rowley Scott and Meredith Selfon Glenn and Susan Scott Donald Shearer Meg and Roger Smith David Van Moorhem and Kenneth Morse Don and Marianna Vail Herman and Myrl Venter Sponsor ($100-499) Amgen Applied Digital Photography Bischofberger Violins Boeing Company Hilton Carden Inn John L. Scott Sleep-Aire Starbucks String Instrument Specialists Amy Asbury and Kevin Rogers John and Janet Barry Debbie and Henry Bischofberger Matt Cosand Neal Ferguson and Marjorie Hamlin Angela and Bruce Cale Don and Sue Cerend Rita Hara Paul and Robin Holland Kathy and Warren Huckabay Philip and Susan Kliavkoff Mara Lippa Ted and Lenore Martinell Rosemary Michaels Karen Middaugh Colin and Denise Miller Leslie Nielsen Michael Raschko W.B. Slifer Barb Thorne David and Miranda Thorpe Dorothy Tierney Jeff and Sandy Torrey Jim White Mark and Linda Wiseman Kris and Mike Woerner Evelyn Zeller and Nels Magelssen Supporter (under $100) Albertsons Sammamish Safeway Joy and Randall Alston David Barnes Sunny Brennan Maria and William Burke Paula Chester Twila Demenzes Ian Edlund Kristin Edlund and Ken Rosenow Marvin and Mary Ann Fleming Joel Green Robert and Cathy Grindle Patricia Hebner Dennis and Sherry Helppie David Hewitt Brett Hicks and Jill Nichols-Hicks Lori and Steve Hollasch John Jendrazak Judy Johnson Glenn Lestz Wilma Luttermoser Cenine and Scott McKorkle Debra and Richard Merte Jose andJanet Pantoja Tracey Pascoe Dan and Fran Pope Web page Paul and Robin Holland Recording Engineers We also would like to acknowledge all the other orchestra members' donations and the anonymous donations so generously placed in our donations box. We also appreciate all the people who buy season tickets. 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