ANTONIO POMPA-BALDI, GUEST ARTIST MAESTRO RAFFAELE

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NOV.DEC.2015
ANTONIO POMPA-BALDI,
GUEST ARTIST
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MAESTRO RAFFAELE
PONTI’S JOURNEY TO THE
FRONT OF THE STAGE
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SYMPHONY
PERSPECTIVES,
BEHIND THE SCENES:
KNOW THE SCORE
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CONTENTS
F E AT U R E S
Antonio PompaBaldi, Guest
Artist
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Symphony
Perspectives:
Behind the Scenes:
Know the Score
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Concert Series
the
30 Meet
Musician:
Dean Anderson
of the
34 Voice
Volunteer:
Summer Camp
2015
the
35 Meet
Musician:
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36 Symphony Kids
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Maestro Raffaele
Ponti’s Journey
to the Front of
the Stage
IN THIS ISSUE
Greeting from the
Chairman of the Board,
Ken Barber................................. 6
Board Members and Staff.......... 8
November Concert Program.......12
November Concert Sponsors......12
Orchestra Musicians...................14
Phantoms of the Orchestra.........22
December Concert Sponsors......24
December Concert Program.......25
Leaving a Legacy........................26
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November 15, 2015
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Tempo is published three times a year
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G
ood evening and welcome to tonight’s performance. I hope
you are enjoying “TEMPO”. Its magazine format allows us to
provide the normal program guide content plus commentary
from Maestro Ponti, interesting profiles of our musicians and others who
are important to us, and articles of general interest. It also provides greater
value and reach to our advertisers. There will be three editions this season.
Maestro Ponti and the Orchestra will perform 7 concerts this season.
Five will feature many of your classical favorites by Brahms, Tchaikovsky,
Beethoven, Sibelius, and others.
On December 6, we will perform a traditional Christmas pops concert.
There will be an evening performance and an afternoon matinee. The
matinee is meant to accommodate the evening’s overflow audience and
also to allow parents the opportunity to bring their children. Children
accompanied by an adult will again be admitted free to the matinee
concert.
Then as a special treat on February 14th we will perform a Valentines
Day concert at the Event Center with the Orchestra performing many of
your favorite love songs, followed by music for your dancing pleasure and
listening enjoyment provided by Al Holland… with maybe even a touch of
wine if you so desire.
We will feature two world class soloists this season; Antonio PompaBaldi, piano in our season-opening concert November 15 and Gary
Levinson, violin on March 6.
This season Maestro Ponti will continue his Symphony Kids initiative by
visiting every third grade class in Charlotte County public schools, most
private schools, and with home schooled kids as well. In these sessions he
leads an interactive class incorporating art and music using the Saint Saens
“Carnival of the Animals”. This year we are partnering with the Peace
River Wildlife Center who will accompany him to each session. We will
then host two free concerts at CPAC where the full orchestra will perform
for all the children and many of their parents and teachers. Last year over
1650 people attended these concerts.
As always, I thank you for your attendance and for your support of the
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.
Please enjoy tonight’s concert.
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2015-2016
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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BRAHMS
November 15, 2015
Maestro Raffaele Ponti, Conductor
We gratefully acknowledge the following Concert Sponsors:
Symphony Board Member Dick Condon and his wife Tricia
Guest Artist: Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano
PROGRAM
ROBERT SCHUMANN Symphony No.3, op.97, E-flat major (Rhenish)
Lebhaft
9’
Scherzo: Sehr mäßig
7’
Nicht schnell
4’
Feierlich
6’
Lebhaft
6’
INTERMISSION
JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2, op.83, B-flat major
Allegro non troppo
16’
Allegro appassionato
9’
Andante
12’
Allegro grazioso
9’
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ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS
Raffaele Ponti, Music Director
Chair Sponsors are listed in small caps
VIOLIN I
Stewart Kitts-Concertmaster
PALM AUTOMALL
Janie Spangler-Associate Concertmaster
David Brill
Fang Brill
Marlena Chow
Michael Cloutier
Michael de Jesus
Marco Ferri
Elizabeth Kitts
Liviu Onofrei
Liubov Ohrimenco
Dajiang Qi
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R. Paul Urbanick
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Brandis Godwin
Hank Pellegrino
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Cindi Qi
Nicole Rawley
Carol Schmuhl
Joan Stewart
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Kelly Emmons
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Rafael Ramirez
Juan Carlos Siviero
William Somach
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Gary Reinstrom
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Cindy Scaruffi-Klispie-Principal
Michael Fee
Alan R. Klispie
Christopher Neron
Thomas R. Smith
Perry Orfanella-Principal
Terry Plumeri
Christopher Riley
Cody Roseboom
Spencer Stowers
FLUTE
Wendy Willis-Principal
Beth Morrison-piccolo
Leelo Basham-piccolo
Michelle Territo-piccolo
OBOE
Cynthia Barbanera-Wedel-Principal
Charles McGee-English Horn
Kristin Naigus- English Horn
Michelle Nicolette- English Horn
CLARINET
Stacey McColley-Principal
Bruce Marking-bass clarinet
Antonio Negron-bass clarinet Eb
Max Pegues-Eb
SAXOPHONE
Stephen Parker-alto saxophone
Craig Christman-alto saxophone
BASSOON
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Gabriel Bergeron-Langlois-Principal
Christian Eberle-contrabassoon
Julie Fox
Arnold Irchai
Shannon Lowe
Carlos Felipe Vina-contrabassoon
HORN
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Troy Messner-Principal
Madison Roberts-Assistant Principal
Jennifer Masciulli
Jennifer Miller
Rachelle Jenkins
Mark Martin
TRUMPET
TROMBONE
Karla Rojas-Principal
Richard Begel
Gilberto Cruz
Peter Freudenberger
I. Marc Morgan
Katherine Rodriguez
TUBA
Todd Handley-Principal
TIMPANI
Gavin Dougherty-Principal
PERCUSSION
Dean Anderson-Principal
Scott Crawford
Isaac Fernandez Hernandez
Dana Kimble
Aaron Nix
Christopher Nolin
Tihda Vongkoth
Amanda Yoho
HARP
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Deborah Fleisher
Barbara Kraichy
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PROGRAM NOTES
November 15, 2015
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 83, B-flat major
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a
German composer known for his large,
complex musical works. He was an avid
reader from his early childhood and over
his lifetime amassed a library of over
she could not have known that Brahms had
just completed a monumental work in four
movements, an ingenious hybrid between the
symphonic and concerto genres.
When asked about the addition of a fourth
800 volumes. His father played several
movement, Brahms remarked that he felt the
with the same opportunity. By his teens, his
to be something passionate before the next
instruments and provided young Johannes
time was devoted to study and composing
music. As a young adult, he became fast
friends with Joseph Joachim who encouraged
his meetings with other prominent musicians,
particularly Robert and Clara Schumann with
whom he remained lifelong friends.
Clara wrote in her diary that Brahms was
“one of those who comes as if straight from
God. He played us sonatas, scherzos etc.
of his own, all of them showing exuberant
imagination, depth of feeling, and mastery of
first seemed “too simple” and there needed
equally simple Andante movement, hence the
tumultuous “wisp” of a scherzo! The audience
will notice an unusual cello solo in the
Andante movement, which was likely inspired
by the piano concerto composed by Clara
dramatic section is followed by a dreamlike
his characterization of the piece by saying “I
key modulation. The piano is joined by two
Schumann, who joked with him regarding
don’t really trust your word ‘little’, however I
wouldn’t mind a bit because I might even be
able to play it myself ”.
Despite his modest description of this
form ... what he played to us is so masterful
work, the importance Brahms attached to this
sent him into the world ready-made. He has a
he dedicated to his childhood music teacher,
that one cannot but think that the good God
great future before him, for he will first find
the true field for his genius when he begins to
write for the orchestra”.
Brahms works include symphonies,
chamber works, choral, (in particular the well
loved Requiem, written after his mother’s
death), concerti, and various works for piano,
organ and voice. His name nestles beside
those of Beethoven and Bach, as the “three
B’s”, a phrase coined by Hans von Bulow in
the 19th century to highlight the composers’
elevation in the world of classical music.
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat
major, Op. 83 was composed in 1881, a full
concerto is obvious as it was the first piece
Eduard Marxsen, the man who had first
inspired him to become a musician.
Opening with a lyric conversation between
the first horn and the piano, the first
movement quickly develops into a cadenza,
which is a direct reference to Beethoven’s
Emperor Concerto. The movement then
revolves around these two polarities. The
best described by Malcolm MacDonald in his
1990 book on Brahms: “Brahms never wrote
a movement that was more of an unalloyed
entertainment, nor more feline in its humor;
the proportions remain kingly, but the lion
now moves with a kitten’s lightness and a cat’s
precise, unconscious grace.” One delightful
and dance-like melody follows another in
the movement; the tempo accelerates near
the end as the concerto concludes with some
thundering piano arpeggios. This concerto has been called “majestic”,
considerable virtuosity”. Still, the lightness
jubilant rhythm and mystery, culminating in a
passionate, emotional climax.
The Andante starts with a long and
soon explodes in a dramatic outburst of violent
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The finale, Allegretto grazioso, is perhaps
spanning a wild waltz, romantic melody,
of a scherzo - is an emotional whirlwind
Elisabeth von Herzogenberg that he had
wisp of a scherzo.” With that description,
the movement closes in a whisper.
“enormous”, the “most symphonic of
expressive cello solo to which the piano
finished “a tiny little piano concerto with a
clarinets, the initial cello melody returns, and
Allegro appassionato movement - his ‘wisp
22 years after his first piano concerto. Upon
its completion, Brahms wrote to his friend
passage in a slower tempo, with a magical
responds initially with poignant intimacy, but
trills and arpeggios over what is essentially
a variation on the lyrical cello melody. This
all concertos”, a “showpiece demanding
of touch, and instrumental textures remind
one of chamber music. Here Brahms has
composed a spontaneous work that combines
light and dark, the lyrical and forceful, the
extroverted and introspective, masterfully
expressing the composer’s multifaceted
character of seriousness, sense of humor and
zest for life.
PROGRAM NOTES
November 15, 2015
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Symphony No. 3, op. 97, E-flat major
Robert Scumann (1810-1856) was a
storied German composer who wrote some
Director of Music in Dusseldorf, necessitating
achieving almost superhuman productivity
Schumanns were introduced to the young
of the greatest music of the Romantic era,
during his ‘manic’ highs. He was the arch-
Romantic composer, thoroughly committed
intellectually and emotionally to the idea of
music being composed to register feelings,
thoughts and impressions of life’s journey.
Joannes Brahms, who Robert called a “genius”.
Brahms came to play a vital role in the family,
particularly for Clara and the children,
following Robert’s death in 1956.
Buoyed by this new found friendship and
his enthusiasm for life along the Rhine,
in his musical compositions throughout this
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97,
life. Although, at his father’s insistence, he
attended university and studied Law, his first
love was the piano and it was through his
study that he met his future wife Clara, whose
playing he called “perfection”.
In 1840, his engagement to Clara inspired
Schumann was inspired to compose the
which he named “The Rhenish”, expressing
his euphoria about the Rhineland. Of the
“Rhenish” he wrote that the ‘history and spirit
of that noble river and its people’ were running
through his mind as he composed the work.
The Symphony No. 3 consists of five
an enormous creative outpouring, the “year
movements, the first, “Lebhaft” (lively),
140 songs. A year later, he turned his creative
beginning with a heroic theme, and then
of song”, during which he composed nearly
energy to orchestral works, composing two
symphonies — No. 1 in B-flat and No. 4 in
D minor — as well as Overture, Scherzo and
Finale, and a Fantasie in A minor for piano
and orchestra.
The first years of the couple’s marriage
were filled with Clara’s concert tours, Robert’s
compositions, the founding of the Leipzig
Conservatory, where he tried his hand at
~ Franz Shubert
another move. During this period, the
Schumann grew up with a deep love of
prose and poetry, which became imbedded
“When I wished to sing of
love, it turned to sorrow.
And when I wished to
sing of sorrow, it was
transformed for me into
love.”
In 1850, Schumann accepted the position of
teaching and starting their family (they had
seven children). But by 1844, the composer’s
health declined and he suffered recurring
spells of what he called ‘melancholy’, which
escalated into depression. The couple moved
follows the 19th century sonata form,
moving through three main themes and a
variety of keys before the dramatic return
of the main theme. The second movement
replaces the traditional Scherzo and
incorporates the jovial Rhine-wine Song.
The third, “Nicht schnell” (not fast) creates
a moment of calm in the middle of the
symphony with its long, beautiful themes.
The fourth movement “Feierlich” originally
carried the inscription “in the manner of an
accompaniment to a solemn ceremony” and
the Finale recalls some of the main theme and
ends with joyful exuberance!
Schumann brought enthusiasm and a
to the quieter environs of Dresden, which
rare poetic genius to his compositions. His
during this time, he completed his only Piano
and fantasy. He was music’s quintessential
proved beneficial to Robert’s health and,
Concerto and the Second Symphony.
entire being was music, informed by dream
Romantic, always ardent, always striving for
the ideal.
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GUEST ARTIST
November 15, 2015
ANTONIO POMPA-BALDI
Antonio Pampa-Baldi graduated from
the Umberto Giordano Conservatory of
Foggia, Italy in 1993, and then moved
to Naples, where he studied with the
Maestro Theodore Kuchar and the opening
recital of the First Lang Lang International
Piano Festival in Shenzhen, China.
A passionate chamber musician, Antonio
Italian professor Annamaria Pennella and
Pompa-Baldi is a frequent guest at events
1998 Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud
Festival, the Music in the Mountains
the pianist Aldo Ciccolini. He won the
Competition of Paris, France, then in
1999, the Cleveland International Piano
Competition and in 2001 won the silver at
the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition.
He serves as Distinguished Professor of
Piano at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and
gives master- classes around the world, both in
conjunction with his performing engagements,
and at summer festivals including Piano Fest
in the Hamptons, TCU-Cliburn Institute,
Southeastern Piano Festival (University of
South Carolina School of Music), Paisiello
Academy (Lucera, Italy), Amalfi Coast
Festival, and Napolinova Academy (Naples,
Italy). He helped found the Academia Manuel
Rueda in Santo Domingo, and is the founder
and a faculty member of Todi International
Music Masters, a summer Festival in Italy. He
sits on the juries of the most prestigious piano
competitions of the world.
Pompa-Baldi has performed with the
Houston Symphony, Berliner Symphoniker,
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France,
Cape Town Philharmonic, Boston Pops, and
Colorado Symphony, Newark/Granville
Symphony, the Eugene Symphony, the
National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador, in
Quito, the Johannesburg Philharmonic, and
the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and
many others. In 2015, he performed all the
Beethoven Concertos in Fresno, CA, under
like the Amelia Island Chamber Music
Festival (Durango), Strings in the mountains
(Steamboat Springs), and the Fort Worth
Chamber Music Society Series among others,
collaborating with such ensembles as the
Takacs and Cavani String Quartets, as well
as principals of leading orchestras such as the
Cleveland Orchestra and the Dallas and Fort
Worth Symphonies.
His extensive recording catalogue features
20 CDs and is constantly growing. Among
his recordings, the entire piano repertoire of
Grieg for Centaur Records in twelve CDs,
a live recital of his award-winning Cliburn
Competition performances on Harmonia
Mundi, and “The Rascal and the Sparrow-
Poulenc meets Piaf ”, piano arrangements of
songs by Francis Poulenc and Edith Piaf on
the Steinway Label. His CD, “After a reading
of Liszt”, is a tribute to Liszt recorded live
in recital at the Stellenbosch Conservatory,
and released by the South African label Two
Pianists. For Centaur Records, he has also
recorded an all-Schumann disc, an all-
Rachmaninoff CD, as well as the Rheinberger
Piano Sonatas.
is thrilled to have Antonio Pompa-Baldi
opening our 2015-2016 concert season with
the performance Brahms Piano Concerto
#2, his favorite concerto. “This is one of the
most important piano concertos…a gigantic
work, with endless inspiration”, says Pompa-
Baldi. “It is really a symphony with piano – a
fully integrated partnership, which also has
moments of Chamber Music within. It is
mature Brahms! In this work, the piano part
is more than pure virtuoso – it is used for more
dramatic effects and musical moments.”
Pompa-Baldi has not yet recorded the work
commercially, but there is a performance
performed with the Firelands Symphony
in Sandusky, Ohio, under Conductor Carl
Topilow, which is available on YouTube.
Last year, he performed the Rachmaninoff
Concerto #2 with the Paducah Symphony,
his first opportunity to work with Maestro
PontI, although he says, “We were acquainted
through Facebook and of course I knew of his
work. We had a mutual admiration!”
After this performance, Pompa-Baldi will
be heading for Cape Town, South Africa to
play the Brahms 2nd with the Cape Town
Philharmonic.
Antonio Pompa-Baldi is a Steinway artist.
His official website is www.pompa-baldi.com
which includes his beautifully written Blog
about performance experiences around the
world. He is also on Facebook.
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RAFFAELE PONTI
known as an artist of dynamic
personality, charismatic
performances, and superb
musicianship. His trademark is the
breadth of his vision, the clarity
of his interpretation, and the rich
beauty of his sound. The Chicago
Courier News Writes, “He is a
rising star! Maestro Ponti brings an
exhilarating energy level to center
stage. It’s an electrifying swagger,
empowering and enabling him to
pull music from light to darkness
and back again.”
In his third season as Music
Director and Conductor of the
(FL), he has completed two
completely sold-out seasons and has
added matinees to accommodate
the wonderful community demand.
As a champion of bringing music
into people’s lives, he has launched
the “Symphony Kids” program,
which consists of “Maestro Visits”
to every third grade class in Charlotte County,
In addition, he teaches “Behind the
“Musical Chairs” where students can sit in
Notes” pre-concert classes for adults through
of year youth concert entitled, “Where in the
developed a program entitled “The Symphony
the orchestra during rehearsals and a free end
World is the Symphony?”
Florida Gulf Coast University and has
as a Business Model” that has attracted
new businesses and patrons to the
symphony. As a result, the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra has received
the prestigious Charlie Award for
“Outstanding Achievements in the
Arts;” Florida Weekly’s “Best Award,”
was named Harbor Style Magazine’s
“Best Performing Arts Group;” and was
honored with a Proclamation given by
the Mayor and City Council Members
of Punta Gorda, Florida.
Ponti continues to appear with
prominent orchestras around the
United States and Europe, including
the Buffalo Philharmonic, Elgin
Symphony, Austin Symphony,
Erie Philharmonic, Rochester
Philharmonic, Binghamton
Philharmonic, Billings Symphony, and
Syracuse Symphony. He also has shared
the stage with world-class artists such as
Glenn Dicterow, Fabio Bidini, Antonio
Pompa-Baldi, David Kim, Terrence
Wilson, Jeffrey Biegel, David Halen,
Michael Ludwig, Robert Bonfiglio,
Marvin Stamm, Alan Vizzutti, plus
POP stars Jim Brickman, Englebert
Humperdink, Paul Anka, Eartha Kitt, Tony
Martin, and Eddie Fisher. Ponti is also Artistic Director and
Conductor of the Paducah Symphony
Orchestra since 2010.
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SYMPHONY PERSPECTIVES
Behind the Scenes: Know the “Score”
Joan & Ray Byron
Cindy Klispie
On every stand in front of the musicians
in the orchestra, there is music. Every
instrument has a part in every work that is
performed. And every part is ‘marked’ for
this particular concert. How all that work
gets done starts with the critical role of the
Orchestra’s Librarian.
Once Maestro Ponti determines what
compositions will be on the program, the
Librarian confers with him to find out
what editions of the music he wants and
then orders the music. In the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra, most of the music is
purchased, continuing to build our inventory.
Occasionally, certain pieces are rented, when
they are not available for purchase.
When new purchased music arrives, it is
stamped “property of…” immediately and put
into its own special folder. The Librarian
forwards it to the Concertmaster to mark the
first violin bowings (the varying strokes and
pressures the violinist applies to the strings
with the bow). After that is accomplished,
a copy of the first violin part and a clean 2nd
violin, viola, cello or bass part goes to the
principal player in those sections. When they
all return their markings, they are put into all
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the parts that will be on the stands for all the
string sections.
The timing of getting music back from
the Concert Master and Section leaders, and
then out to musicians is critical, allowing
time for review and practice before arriving
at the actual performance rehearsal with the
Maestro.
Our current Librarian is Cindy Klispie
who, since taking on the role earlier this
year, has worked, with the aid of Phantoms
volunteers Joan and Ray Byron to bring the
database up to date, ensuring that it accurately
reflects what is actually in the library. She
is also the Personnel Manager and therefore
is responsible for hiring all musicians for
the season or for specific concerts. Cindy
is principal trumpet with the orchestra and
teaches Music History and Appreciation at
Florida SouthWestern State College.
Cindy worked 12 summers as a Supervisor,
responsible for bowing and fingering, in the
Musical Library at the famous Interlochen
Arts Camp in Michigan. She was also
responsible for the preparation of all music for
all the ensembles. She grew up in Chicago,
receiving her bachelor’s degree from Illinois
State and her master’s from Northwestern. She
has played with the Chicago Civic Orchestra,
Chicago Symphony, Elgin Symphony, Lyric
Opera and Grant Park Orchestra and has also
been Principal Trumpet for the Rome Opera
in Italy.
She has lived in Charlotte County for 25
years and has played with the orchestra much
of that time. She has been a soloist four times,
Rachel Cox
played the Haydn Trumpet Concerto with
Fred Blake (first conductor of the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra), the Hummel Trumpet
concerto and Copland’s “Quiet City” with
Janita Hauk (Fred Blake’s successor) and was a
soloist at Edison College’s first Pops at Sunset
concert. She is married to Alan Klispie, who
also plays trumpet with the orchestra and is its
Stage Manager.
The Charlotte Symphony’s
First Librarian
In 1998, Rachel Cox moved to Florida from
Chicago. She sent a letter of introduction
to then Symphony CEO, Janita Hauk,
expressing interest in playing with the
orchestra. She quickly found herself with
the additional duties of Librarian and
Administrative Assistant. “I spent the
summer of 1999 organizing the music already
filed in folders as well as sorting through a
great deal of donated music.” She then set up
a new format to organize all the instrumental
parts for each work, and put everything on a
floppy disk! Rachel had no experience as a
Librarian, but says, “I had a vision as to how
to make things more efficient!”
In addition to playing second violin and
principal viola, Rachel’s roles with the
orchestra between 1998 and 2009 included
Assistant Concert Master, playing second
violin and first viola, writing grants and
program notes. She wrote educational
materials and performed in a string quartet
that visited the Charlotte County schools, and
helped design the first website. She performed
Become a
for the inaugural Charlotte Symphony concert
at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center.
Rachel currently plays with the Southwest
Florida Symphony and has also played with
the Naples Philharmonic, Naples Bach
Ensemble and the Naples Opera. She is
also the organizer of Strings at Sunset in Ft.
Myers.
A graduate of the New England
Conservatory, she also attended Harvard and
Tufts; her original career goal was to be a
Classical Historian. In fact, she is a published
author of books on historical Ohio, as well as
poetry and plays.
Last year, Rachel returned to the Charlotte
Symphony and very much enjoys working
with Maestro Ponti, saying “I like his energy
and his innovative programming.”
PHANTOM OF THE ORCHESTRA!
By Joanne Ryder
When you enter the Charlotte Performing
Arts Center for a wonderful symphonic
evening, you are first greeted by a “Phantom
of the Orchestra” in full regalia… cape, hat
and mask! He bows sweepingly before you
and leads you through the doors. Just inside,
you are welcomed by other “Phantoms”
wearing shining silver scarves. Who are these
“Phantoms?”
The Phantoms of the Orchestra is
the volunteer auxiliary of the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra. We are an active group
of symphonic music lovers who help our
symphony in whatever way is needed.
We “meet and greet” at the concerts…
Serve lunch to the musicians between
rehearsals…
Help in the symphony office with special
mailings and work…
Represent the symphony at local
community events…
Hold a monthly Composer’s Lunch for the
community to learn about a specific composer
whose music will be played at the next
concert…
Assist our Medical Grand Rounds Chair in
registering participants…
Assist in keeping the music library in
order…
Hold several “fund-“and “friend-“raisers…
Sponsor a concert…
And more.
By now… you must see the picture! A
Phantom is a volunteer who enjoys working
with and helping our Charlotte Symphony
Orchestra.
The Orchestra enriches our lives through
its world class symphonic performances. It
fosters a pride in the community. Phantoms
engage our community and enhance the
quality of life through symphonic music
education, encourage community support of
the orchestra and increase awareness of our
talented musicians.
I am proud to be the President of the
Phantoms of the Orchestra. I invite you to
join us! It’s an awe-inspiring journey in the
elite world of the symphony. Please contact
Membership Chair Arline Fitzmaurice at
[email protected] or me, Joanne Ryder at
[email protected].
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CHRISTMAS POPS
December 6, 2015
Maestro Raffaele Ponti, Conductor
We gratefully acknowledge the following Concert Sponsors:
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PROGRAM
Leroy Anderson Victor Herbert arr. Otto Langey
A Christmas Festival
Babes in Toyland
Leroy Anderson Song of the Bells
Walter Kent arr. Marty Gold
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Alfred Reid arr. Clark McAllister
Russian Christmas Music
Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Charles Gounod
Ave Maria
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy arr. Ted Ricketts
arr. BobKrogstad M. Leontovich & P. Wilhousky arr. Richard Hayman
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
INTERMISSION
Christmas at The Movies
Carol of the Bells
Franz Gruber arr. Chip Davis & Calvin Custer
Stille Nacht
Pietro Yon arr. William Ryden
Gesu Bambino
Mel Torme & Robert Wells arr. Bob Lowden
The Christmas Song
Felix Bernard arr. Steven Rosenhaus
Winter Wonderland
Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins arr. John Moss
Frosty the Snowman
Irving Berlin arr. Robert Bennett
White Christmas
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Thisc oncert season will feature more
Classical Masters, a traditional Christmas Pops
bursting with favorite carols and seasonal tunes,
and a Valentine’s Day soiree of dining and dancing
to classical, pops and jazz music.
Raffaele Ponti
MUSIC DIRECTOR
2015 - 2016 SEASON
NOVEMBER 15, 2015
Brahms
• Johannes Brahms/Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 83,
B-flat major
• Robert Schumann/Symphony No. 3, op. 97, E-flat major
DECEMBER 6, 2015
Christmas PoPs
• An evening of orchestral arrangements of favorite and beloved
music of the Christmas season
JANUARY 10, 2016
tChaikovsky
• Pyotr Tchaikovsky/Symphony No.6, op.74, B minor
(Pathetique)
• Samuel Barber/Symphony No.1 in One Movement, op. 9
• Joseph Haydn/Symphony No.45, F-sharp minor, 4th mvt
JANUARY 24, 2016
mahler
• Gustav Mahler/Symphony No.1, D major (Titan)
• Pietro Mascagni/ L’amico Fritz, Intermezzo
• Giacomo Puccini/I Crisantemi and Capriccio sinfonico
FEBRUARY 14, 2016
valentine’s Day PoPs
• A gala concert at the Event Center to wine, dine, dance and
celebrate those we love
MARCH 6, 2016
Brahms
• Johannes Brahms/ Symphony No.1, op.68, C minor
• Jean Sibelius/Violin Concerto op.47, D minor
MARCH 20, 2016
Beethoven
• Ludwig van Beethoven/Symphony No.7, op.92, A major
• Maurice Ravel/La valse, poeme choregraphique
• Richard Wagner/Tristan und Isolde, WWV90, Prelude
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THE VALENTINE’S DAY PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE AT
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Dean is a graduate of the University of Miami and has his master’s from the New England
Conservatory. He has enjoyed a robust career in the Boston area, with the Boston Ballet
Orchestra, Boston Symphony and Pops, and Boston Opera Company. Since his move to Sarasota,
he has performed with The Venice Symphony, Southwest Florida Symphony, Anna Maria Island
Orchestra and of course, our own Charlotte Symphony.
Johns Hopkins & UPenn grad
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The one word your
best friend would use to
describe you? “Caring”
What was the last
music you listened to
in your car? “‘Groove
Armada’ by Thievery
Corporation”
Favorite indulgence?
“Driving my Jaguar
F-Type convertible”
What you do when
you’re not playing
with the CSO?
“Though ‘retired’, I play
competitive tennis four
days a week, kayak, work
out, cook, maintain the
landscaping in my yard, boating, perform
with the Venice Symphony and the Southwest
Florida Orchestra, perform percussion recitals,
visit with family members in colder climates,
and travel extensively.”
Is there anything else you would like us
to know about you? “I have four children (an
interior designer, a chef, a drummer with an
electronic rock band, and a concert violinist/
baseball player) and four grandchildren living
around the country. I am only two years
retired after 42 years in the Boston, MA area
where I was percussionist with the Boston
Pops Esplanade Orchestra, substitute and
percussion soloist with the Boston Symphony,
Boston Pops, principal percussionist
with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, solo
percussionist with the new music ensemble,
Boston Musica Viva, and the Chair of the
Percussion Department at Berklee College
of Music where I led the world’s largest,
most comprehensive percussion educational
program.”
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How did you first get
interested in performing
music? “Attending a live
performance of the Dave
Brubeck Quartet with
Drummer Joe Morello at
the age of seven.”
What is your favorite
piece of music to play?
“Impossible question to
answer...I have too many
favorites!”
What advice would
you give to aspiring
musicians? “An aspiring
musician needs to be
inspired, to experience
many types and styles of
concerts, listen to numerous playlists and
artists on Pandora, Spotify, etc. Seek out a
true master of your instrument and dedicate
yourself to studying with that person.”
Who is your favorite composer? “John
Williams” Why? “John Williams has
tremendous command of orchestration. He
knows which instruments sound the best
in any given situation. Williams’ music has
great feeling, is bold, and goes beyond normal
movie scores in a way that inspires me as a
musician and a human being.”
What is your proudest musical moment?
“So many from which to choose...however,
one that stands out was performing a
commission for my solo CD of William
Kraft’s ‘Divinations’ for solo multiple
percussion at the Percussive Arts Society
International Convention. The audience was
comprised of many of my fellow percussion
colleagues, teachers, and respected artists in
the profession.”
Three things you would want with you on
a deserted island? “A snare drum (with sticks),
bass drum (with pedal), and a hi-hat.”
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MAESTRO RAFFAELE PONTI’S JOURNEY
TO THE FRONT OF THE STAGE
By Nanette Crist
When Maestro Raffaele Ponti raises his
baton, his control of the stage is so absolute
that it’s hard to believe he envisioned a career
as anything other than a conductor. In fact,
he says, “I had every expectation that I would
retire as an orchestral musician sitting in the
back row of a major symphonic orchestra.”
And why wouldn’t that be the assumption of a
young man who played fourth chair trumpet in
the Rochester Philharmonic at the age of 17?
Maestro Ponti’s journey from the back row
of the orchestra to the front of the stage is
an essential part of who he is today. For the
audience, knowing Mr. Ponti’s background
will provide a better appreciation of the man
who leads the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.
Besides, it’s a really good story.
THE EARLY YEARS
Mr. Ponti grew up in Rochester, New
York, where his parents settled when they
emigrated from Italy. Rochester is a city filled
with music, thanks to the largesse of George
Eastman. The Pontis became avid music
lovers, particularly enjoying operas in their
native language.
And so Mr. Ponti was encouraged from a
young age to become a musician. He played
first the violin and then the trumpet. His
trumpet prowess took him from his gig with
the Rochester Philharmonic to The Cleveland
Institute of Music where he studied with
Bernard Adelstein, principal trumpet with the
Cleveland Orchestra.
While in school, he spent a summer touring
with The Cleveland Orchestra, playing
assistant principal trumpet under the baton
of Lorin Maazel. Although the tour included
three performances in Carnegie Hall, the
highlight for Mr. Ponti was not performing
in the famous concert hall, but playing side
by side with Mr. Adelstein as the Orchestra
performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. (Mr.
Ponti equates this experience to a kid who
plays baseball on a farm being called up to the
New York Yankees.)
WHEN IN ROME
Upon graduation, Mr. Ponti went to Europe
where he played trumpet with a German
orchestra. During the summer break, he
headed home to Rome. He discovered the
Accademia Orchestra was rehearsing nearby
and spent his days sitting in on their sessions
with a score in his hand. He became fascinated
by the way Maestro Guiseppe Sinopili’s
“wordless impulses” propelled the musicians
towards a certain sound.
Eventually, Maestro Sinopili asked the
young man sitting day after day in the empty
concert hall if he would like to study scores
with him. Under Maestro Sinopili’s tutelage,
Mr. Ponti began to hear music a different way.
He learned to listen “up and down” to the
chords – vertically rather than horizontally.
He could suddenly hear the flutes and the
strings and the brass rather than an isolated
instrument.
“It seemed magical and miraculous,” Mr.
Ponti said, “And I realized conducting was
what I wanted to do.”
Transit conductor
Back in New York, Mr. Ponti secured an
audition with Jorge Mester, the director of The
Juilliard School’s Conducting Department.
He was told to “just come” to Mr. Mester’s
apartment on Central Park West. Mr. Ponti
went with his baton and a briefcase full of
scores, not knowing what to expect.
Maestro Mester, a gregarious Hungarian
gentleman who came up to the middle of Mr.
Ponti’s chest, welcomed him into his home.
There was a conspicuous absence of musicians
as Mr. Ponti was escorted into the library.
“Okay,” Mr. Mester said, “Conduct
something.”
“Conduct something?” Mr. Ponti asked, a
bit of panic creeping into his voice.
“Yes,” Mr. Mester said. “Conduct
something. Let’s say D Major, 4/4, Allegro.”
“D Major, 4/4, Allegro,” Mr. Ponti repeated.
With the thrum of New York City taxis in the
background, he lifted his baton and waved his
arms somewhat maniacally for his audience of
one man.
“No, Raffaele!” Mr. Mester admonished,
leaping from the sofa and giving Mr. Ponti a
big bear hug (perhaps to still his arms). “It is
the wrong sound.”
Mr. Ponti spent the six hour train ride home
thinking about the afternoon. He realized his
body language and gestures did not reflect his
interpretation of the music.
“How do I get there?” he wondered. With
the help of Maestro Mester, Mr. Ponti’s
transformation into a maestro in his own right
began. The journey, he says, continues to this
day.
CONDUCTING THE CHARLOTTE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
This season will be Maestro Ponti’s third as
the music director of the Charlotte Symphony
Orchestra. Each time he picks up his baton, he
sets a high standard for himself. “My job,” he
says, “is to conduct in a way that makes each
note embody the sound, passion, dynamic,
emotion and nuances of the music as I hear
it. If I do that successfully, 75 musicians will
respond with the same interpretation so the
audience can experience the music as intended
in that split second before it goes out into the
stratosphere.”
As to the Charlotte Symphony itself, Mr.
Ponti believes the orchestra is ready for the
rigorous repertoire planned for this season.
“For the first time, “ he says, “We are talking
about the music rather than promoting an
ensemble. We have turned from the what to
the why.”
“Music can be beautiful and life-changing,”
Mr. Ponti says. And that’s just the type of
music Maestro Ponti and the orchestra intends
to bring their audience this season, one note at
a time.
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Summer Music Camp June 15-26, 2015
– Liz Hutchinson-Sperry
On Friday, June
18th, I was privileged to
observe the Symphony
Kids Summer Music
Camp. This great
opportunity for our
young population began
in 2007 as a string-oriented gathering for
band or orchestra instrument instruction. The
camp has grown from 11 participants the first
year, to this summer’s enrollment of 55!
Classes were held this year at Punta
Gorda Middle School, with grade 7-12 in
the morning, and 1-6 in the afternoon, with
each session lasting 45 minutes. No musical
experience was required and instruments were
provided as needed.
I began my visit with Scott Courtney’s
drum group. Scott is a percussionist with the
Symphony, band director at Punta Gorda
Middle School and the Camp Director. The
drumming begins “...what is rhythm, what
is a measure...?” What kid does not want to
play a drum? There were multiple rhythm
demonstrations. The class followed along
and then created some of their own rhythms,
enjoying it immensely!
Gabriel Wallace and the saxophone players
were next on my schedule. As the importance
of listening to each other was explained,
sketchy and dissonant first attempts melted
into recognizable music within a very few
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minutes. They moved onto “La Bamba” which
they have worked on for a couple of days. They
had a grand time with these rhythms.
Ms. Julie Franklin, who plays both violin
and viola with the Charlotte Symphony
Orchestra, taught the violin class. “It’s a
language,” Ms. Franklin said, “It’s all about
beats, measures and rhythm.” An electronic
cell phone metronome kept the beat. Violins
lifted, bows poised and “Somewhere Over
the Rainbow” began, with students following
the little black marks that can be a mystery
to so many of us. They gently swayed to the
music, keeping bows to strings. Ms. Franklin
reminded the group to keep listening to their
fellow musicians and “thinking into
the strings.”
My eyes wandered to a wall poster, which
read: The most important thing you can give
someone is a chance. This could be the mantra
for this music camp.
At the end of the morning, I observed the
Symphony’s Flutist Ms. Beth Morrison with
four young protégés. Jenna Kiley, of DeSoto
Middle School, was a new student, taking her
turn experiencing the piccolo, which is very
small and has a much higher pitch than the
flute. The session ended with a flute rendition
of “Frere Jacques” all together and then they
were off to lunch!
There are wonderful volunteers who help
this camp run smoothly. Chaired by Dr.
Jim Dunn and his wife, Jan, the volunteers
make sure each participant is properly signed
in and out by their accompanying parent,
giving cheerful direction to the classrooms.
They also provide snacks and lunch. Punta
Gorda Middle School is a large building with
multiple corridors. At the end of the day, the
volunteers see that everything is picked up and
ready for the next day’s classes. It all runs like
clockwork because of the considerable effort of
these volunteers.
The afternoon sessions were for Grades
1-6, and young drummer Kelsey Whitten has
her opportunity to work with the Symphony’s
percussionist, Scott Courtney. He showed her
how to activate the foot pedal for the drum,
hold the drum stick so that she would get
the best sound on the cymbal and, finally,
to operate the brushes in an “f ” pattern to
produce a subtle swishing sound. Kelsey
worked at it and soon had things under
control.
Ms. Franklin’s afternoon violin class
included ten or twelve boys and girls with
violins. They practiced their fingering a bit,
then played a series of notes together. A lovely
solo was heard, then duets with the teacher,
and a final solo, including a formal bow by the
violinist! Solo performances received a coveted
sticker on their nametags. The session ended
with a series of the all-important stretching
exercises.
Piano/Keyboard was taught by Ms.Trista.
These young ones were learning all about the
keyboard – the black keys in groups of two or
three...the beginnings of how to read music.
“Curve your fingers like you are holding a ball
and then place them on the keys” Ms. Trista
said, and the music played. So very young, but
they are understanding the magic connection
between written notes on the page and the
sound of music.
Brass was my final class to visit. Ms. Cindy
Klispie, the Charlotte Symphony’s principal
trumpet, personnel director and librarian,
said that playing trumpet or trombone is all
about big breaths and controlled breathing
-“Don’t look at me – look at the music”. A
lively brass trio played for us: two trumpet
players -Victoria Meissner whose trumpet
experience had started less than a week ago,
Mahina Schreier also on trumpet, and Megan
Williams on trombone completed the day
with “Merrily We Roll Along and “Lightly
Row.”
The Music Camp is capped off each year
with a final concert at the end of the week,
with family and friends invited.
The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and
our wonderful youth-sensitive Maestro
Raffaele Ponti, play a vital role in keeping
music alive and well within our school system.
This kind of learning is a treasure for all of us.
RICHARD “DICKIE”
FLEISHER
PRINCIPAL HARP
Dickie Fleisher graduated from the University of Miami, then joined the Naples Philharmonic
and the Miami City Ballet Orchestra. He has also played with the Nagoya Ballet in Japan and the
Orchestra of the Mineria in Mexico. He owns one of the largest collections of harps in the United
States, one of which belonged to Harpo Marx who used it in several of his movies.
How did you first get
interested in performing
music? “It was a family
thing – my grandmother,
uncle, and two sisters all
played the harp. I heard
the music all the time and
learning the music in your
head, you just have to put it
into your fingers.”
What is your favorite piece
of music to play? “The Bach
E major Partita. I heard my
sister practicing it when I was
10 – it’s what made me want
to play the harp.”
What advice would
you give to aspiring
musicians? “COUNT,
COUNT, COUNT ”
Who is your favorite
composer? “Bach.” Why? “Because it’s
Bach.”
What is your proudest musical moment?
“Soloing with the Naples Philharmonic
with Erich Kunzel conducting. It was a
Pops concert - we performed Maleguena and
Classical Gas!”
Three things you would want with you on
a deserted island? “Harp, ping
pong table and a robot. A 6-pack
of cold O’Doul’s would be
nice.”
The one word your
best friend would
use to describe you?
“Patriot”
What was the last
music you listened to in
your car? “Bach”
Favorite indulgence?
“O’Doul’s”
What you do when you’re
not playing with the CSO?
“Travel the world playing
competitive Ping Pong,
making new enemies. It’s
a great sport for musicians
because of the eye hand coordination and the
fact that there’s a low chance of getting hurt.
Heifetz played Ping Pong.”
Is there anything else you would like us to
know about you? “Well….it is a pleasure to
play with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
and the Maestro!”
Callie Stahl
Operations Manager
Peace River Wildlife Center
with Luna
(white screech owl)
Peace River Wildlife will be accompanying
Maestro on his school visits this season
and will make a special appearance at the
children’s concert on January 22, 2016.
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“Symphony Kids” is a multi-faceted
educational outreach program of the
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. It was
launched three years ago by Maestro Ponti.
Through music, he is committed to helping
create a generation that appreciates cultural
differences, possesses historical perspective,
and becomes the orchestra and audience of
the future.
MUSICAL CHAIRS
On Saturdays before our Symphony
concerts, Maestro Ponti and the musicians
welcome young instrumentalists onto the
rehearsal stage to observe, to listen, to learn.
They come because they play or want to play
an instrument and because music is calling to
them! Many come with a parent or teacher,
some older students might be alone. This
rehearsal experience is called “Musical
Chairs” and the participants are among the
many kids whose lives are being directly
affected by Maestro Ponti’s Symphony Kids
educational initiative.
The intention is to provide up close and
personal time, seated in the section of the
student’s interest, next to a professional
musician, as the Maestro conducts a rehearsal
of music that will be played in the following
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evening’s concert. It is a unique opportunity
to be a ‘fly on the wall’ as the Maestro and
Concertmaster mold and shape a symphony,
concerto or overture.
Arriving well before the afternoon
rehearsal session, a volunteer greets everyone
in the lobby, gives them their nametags,
explains what’s going to happen, calms some
nerves. Often, a musician speaks to the
group about the piece that will be rehearsed,
what to watch and listen for, shows them the
score and gives a mini-music history lesson.
They are then brought onstage and the
Orchestra Stage Manager escorts everyone to
their assigned seats. Some will be tucked in
with the Brass, some with Wind, some with
Strings or Percussion.
Almost immediately, Maestro is in place,
and the music begins! There are stops,
suggestions, corrections. Maestro may ask for
more from the violins, less from trombones,
a lighter touch from percussion. The music
refines and blossoms, on its way to becoming
what the audience will experience just a day
later.
When the Orchestra stops for a break,
the kids gather in the front row of the
audience seats where Maestro Ponti meets
with them. He asks them: “what did you
think?” “how did the music make you feel?”
He is so enthusiastic and engaging, even the
most shy among them speak up: “it made me
feel happy” “it was so exciting”, “it made me
think”, “that was so COOL!”
Maestro Ponti is clear about his
commitment to our youth and future
musical culture: “The best way to teach and
inspire is to demonstrate and involve the
students….mentoring is the most effective
way of inspiring our future musicians. Being
enveloped in the wonderful sound of the
orchestra is an amazing experience. Musical
Chairs lets students experience a perspective
of the Orchestra that not even the audience
can understand. My hope is that kids run
home and practice!”
MAESTRO PONTI’S VISITS TO
CHAROTTE COUNTY SCHOOLS
What does a busy maestro do during a
typical concert week? He might be poring
over his scores; refining his interpretation,
tempi and transitions; contemplating concert
logistics; and meeting with musicians. And
yet his most important instructions aren’t
necessarily directed to professional musicians,
but to third-graders hearing classical music
— perhaps for the first time — or helping
Murdock Middle School band’s percussion
section perfect the groove of David Shaffer’s
“Spania.”
One week of every month, Raffaele Ponti,
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s effusive
music director, spends his time in the
classroom.
I shadowed Maestro Ponti from the first
class of the day at Kingsway Elementary
to the final bell at Neil Armstrong
Elementary. As we shuttled through Port
Charlotte following GPS commands, we
talked about the importance of education
and why music plays such an integral role in
education.
Students write down the names of
instruments and illustrate themes of the
music presented when the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra visits area
schools.“Music in the education system is not
really just about music,” Maestro Ponti said.
“It’s not about the instruments. It’s not about
the notes and rhythms. Those are just the
tools or the technique. But it’s giving these
kids an opportunity to be self-expressive. It’s
about teaching them life skills that give them
better chances and opportunities.”
As we arrived at the first school, the tables
were set with white placemat papers, crayons
and markers of every color as students
quickly and quietly took their seats. It was
likely the first time any of them had met a
classical conductor. Maestro Ponti, dressed
casually in jeans and a black shirt, introduced
himself and told them they were going on
a trip to France with the music of Camille
Saint-Saens.
“Carnival of the Animals,” a 14-movement
suite with each movement depicting a
different animal, was a perfect choice for
capturing the young audience’s attention
right from the start. They were asked to
listen carefully, identify the instrument
being played and write the name of the
instrument on the paper before them. They
listened again to determine what animal
was being portrayed. Then they wrote the
name of the animal and drew a picture of it.
Soon their sheets were filled with artwork
of roaring lions, hopping kangaroos, turtles,
elephants and swans, alongside the names of
instruments.
Maestro Ponti’s vibrant presentation was a
mixture of humor, history, art, music and an
uncanny impression of a clucking chicken.
“They are listening and interacting,”
Maestro Ponti noted, “and (they) leave with
something to show their parents and tell
them about the day the maestro came to
school.”
Keith Callaghan, director of development
for Golisano Children’s Hospital, attended
this day’s gathering, as he has more than a
dozen such presentations.
“(Maestro Ponti) has a way of adapting the
program to the various groups of kids,” Mr.
Callaghan said. “In each of the presentations
I’ve seen him do, he’s never lost his audience,
and finds a variety of ways to keep the
students enrapt.”
The maestro’s most impressive work of the
day was with the Murdock Middle School
band. As band director Kay Dubbert began
leading the band in warm-up scales, Maestro
Ponti exclaimed, “If it’s out of tune, you
can’t blame it on your instrument.” Then the
maestro asked them to “sing” their tuning
note. The students seemed a little confused,
as if the maestro was asking the band to
become a choir.
“If you can’t sing it, you can’t play it,” the
maestro encouraged. They sang the tuning
note a few more times until it sounded good.
“Now,” he said, “sing it through your
horn.” Following a few more tries and minor
corrections, the sound was beautiful — and
in tune.
After working on a section of
“Cumberland Cross,” the maestro asked the
students to sing through their instruments
again, but this time to make a big
operatic sound. There was an immediate
improvement. “Did it give you goose bumps?”
Maestro Ponti asked. “That’s what we are
after!”
A snare drum roll in “Spania” was played
correctly, but lacked energy and momentum
to the downbeat. Given permission to
experiment, the more-relaxed percussionists
soon discovered the elusive groove.
It is Maestro Ponti’s goal to create an
atmosphere that encourages selfexpression.
By doing so, he allows freedom of expression
with both what is on the page and what isn’t.
“We are teaching them how to problem
solve — how to look at a piece of music that
is foreign to them and figure out ‘What am I
supposed to do with this?’ Every phase of our
life, every day, we have to do that.
“Through music, (students) learn how to
improve themselves, gain confidence, learn
how to play well with others and how to work
as a member of a team without loosing their
identity.”
Excerpts from the article written by Joseph
Caulkins, published by FLORIDA WEEKLY
on March 26, 2015.
THE YOUTH
CONCERT
Late in May, after the concert season
was over, after the school visits for
the year had been completed, before
everyone moved on to other activities for
the summer, the Charlotte Symphony
Orchestra performed a very special
concert – “Where in the World is the
Symphony?” Every third grader in
Charlotte County was invited and they
arrived by the busload, accompanied by
their teachers and parents.
This was the promise Maestro Ponti
had made throughout his school visits
all year – a concert just for them! The
excitement level was high, and for many
of these approximately 800 students, it
was the first time attending a concert
of any kind. They took it all in – the
theater, high ceilings, the beautiful stage,
the musicians taking their places and
beginning to tune. When Maestro Ponti
took the stage, there was a murmur of
recognition throughout the audience.
He has made an impression on them and
there was an instant connection with
his familiar winning smile, sweeping
wave, and engaging chat about their time
together in their own schools.
Any concert is magical, but the Youth
Concerts are valuable beyond measure.
As soon as the orchestra bursts into its
opening piece, these young minds and
spirits are touched by a youthful, vibrant
Maestro and timeless music they can
relate to, outside the realm of transient
pop. Surrounded by adults who are there
for them, investing in their growth and
development, they share the gift of music
that transcends difference and boundaries.
THIS is how we create a better world.
This season, the Youth Concert will be
performed in January, featuring SaintSaëns’ Carnival of the Animals.
The Orchestra will be partnering with
the Peace River Wildlife Center – look for
more on the concert and our very special
surprise guests in the next edition of
TEMPO!
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Donor
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Laura Heine
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for their commitment to the CSO. By making a sustained gift through the Medical Grand Rounds program
the orchestra will continue to provide quality musical programming to our community for years to come.
PLATINUM LEVEL: $10,000 OVER 5 YEARS
• Panther Hollow Dental Lodge – Dr. Jack Watters & Dr. Joseph Bender
• Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Center of SWFL – Dr. Ramon A. Gil
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• JD’s Jazz & Dining – Linda Grother
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• Dr. Carol W. Stevens, DDS
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The HEART
has MUSIC
for those
who LISTEN
– William Shakespeare
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Pops
Concert February 14, 2016. Listen and dance
to the jazz sounds of special guest Al Holland
following the concert.
Charlotte Harbor Event Center
75 Taylor Street
Punta Gorda, Florida
7:30 pm
For pricing, seating and ticket information, please call
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OR GO TO WWW.CHARLOTTESYMPHONY.COM
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