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Rochester
Philharmonic
Orchestra
14/15 Season Nov 28–Dec 21
Season sponsor
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WELLNESS
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Rochester
Philharmonic
Orchestra
NOV 28–Dec 21
The official magazine of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Ward Stare, Music Director
Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor
Michael Butterman, Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement
The Louise and Henry Epstein Family Chair
Christopher Seaman, Conductor Laureate
The Christopher Seaman Chair, Supported by Barbara and Patrick Fulford and The Conductor Laureate Society
in this issue
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Welcome from the
President & CEO
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RPO Board of Directors
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Bravo to Our Sponsors
Bravo to Our Generous Supporters
Rochester Philharmonic
Youth Orchestra
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The Nutcracker
November 28, 29, and 30
37Handel’s Messiah
December 13
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Gala Holiday Pops
December 19, 20, and 21
Bravo to Our Volunteers/
Philharmonic League
ON THE COVER:
Ribbons by Denise Fabrizio
Selected from Rochester Contemporary
Art Center’s 6X6X2014 Exhibition. roco6X6.org
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Dear Friends,
Welcome
from the President & CEO
Happy Holidays from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra! We are
grateful that you have made us a part of your family’s celebrations.
The holiday season at the RPO means the return of several treasured
community collaborators, including the Rochester City Ballet, Bach
Children’s Chorus, and 175 local children for The Nutcracker; the Rochester
Oratorio Society for Handel’s Messiah; and the 200-voice Festival High
School Chorale for Gala Holiday Pops. We also are pleased to feature
Michael Butterman, our longtime Principal Conductor for Education and
Community Engagement, for both The Nutcracker and Gala Holiday Pops,
and the return of guest conductor James Feddeck for Handel’s Messiah
after his successful RPO debut last holiday season. For the little ones, our
OrKIDStra series offers a musical performance of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch
Stole Christmas! and the return of the heartwarming classic animated film
The Snowman with live music accompaniment by the Orchestra (Dec. 14,
Performance Hall at Hochstein).
Collaborative holiday concerts are only a portion of the RPO’s involvement
in the community. Each season, RPO musicians perform concerts for 15,000
Rochester-area school children. Thousands of area residents attend RPO
performances in other locations, including this holiday season in Clifton
Springs, Newark, Keuka Park, Livonia, and Canandaigua.
Our robust annual holiday concert series is our gift to you, and as the
year draws to a close, I hope you will consider a donation to our Annual
Campaign to ensure that the RPO will be here for generations to come. As
you may have read in the news recently, our musicians and administrative
staff remain committed to the future of this organization, despite necessary
financial sacrifices. While the RPO board and administration are employing
new strategies to address the recurring deficit, we still need your support.
Even the smallest gifts can make a difference in ensuring that our worldclass orchestra can continue to thrive in Rochester for another 92 years. To
support your RPO with a tax-deductible gift before December 31, please
contact the Development Office at (585) 454-7311, ext. 232, or visit our
website at rpo.org/donate.
Looking ahead, we have a variety of special concerts planned in early
2015, including the Rochester premiere of the oratorio Kaddish: I Am Here,
a powerful tribute to Holocast survivors (Jan. 15), a performance with
six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald (Jan. 17), and the return of
Music Director Ward Stare for La Traviata in concert (Feb. 26 & 28). Tickets
for these special concerts are selling fast, so don’t wait to secure your seat to
these popular events.
From the Rochester Philharmonic family to yours, best wishes for a joyous
holiday season and a New Year filled with beautiful music!
Charles H. Owens
President & CEO
[email protected]
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FLUTE
First Violin
Juliana Athayde, Concertmaster Rebecca Gilbert, Principal
TUBA
W. Craig Sutherland, Principal
Wilfredo Degláns,
Associate Concertmaster
Shannon Nance,
Assistant Concertmaster
Perrin Yang
Tigran Vardanyan
Ellen Rathjen
Molly Werts
Aika Ito
William Hunt
Kenneth Langley
Jeremy Hill
An-Chi Lin
Heidi Brodwin
Margaret Leenhouts
TIMPANI
Charles Ross, Principal
Viola
Melissa Matson, Principal
Olivia Chew, Assistant Principal
Marc Anderson
Elizabeth Seka
Olita Povero
Samantha Rodriguez
David Hult
Emily Cantrell
Matthew Hettinga
Kelsey Farr
Cello
Lars Kirvan, Principal
The Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Chair
Funded in perpetuity
Kathleen Murphy Kemp,
Assistant Principal
Christopher Haritatos
Mary Ann Wukovitz
Ben Krug
Andrew Barnhart
Ingrid Bock
Melissa Burton Anderson
Alexa Ciceretti ~
Weiting Sun ~
Bass
Colin Corner, Principal
The Anne Hayden McQuay Chair
Michael Griffin,
Assistant Principal
Gaelen McCormick
Edward Castilano
Fred Dole
Jeff Campbell +
Eric Polenik
Spencer Jensen ~
Joanna Bassett
Jan Angus+
Diane Smith
PICCOLO
Joanna Bassett
Jan Angus+
OBOE
Erik Behr, Principal
The Dr. Jacques M. Lipson Chair
Anna Steltenpohl
Geoffrey Sanford
ENGLISH HORN
Anna Steltenpohl
CLARINET
Kenneth Grant,+ Principal
The Robert J. Strasenburgh Chair
William Amsel
Andrew Brown
Alice Meyer
E-FLAT CLARINET
William Amsel
BASS CLARINET
Andrew Brown
SAXOPHONE
Ramon Ricker+
BASSOON
Matthew McDonald, Principal
The Harold and Joan Feinbloom Chair
Jim Tiller, Assistant Principal
PERCUSSION
Jim Tiller, Principal
Brian Stotz
John McNeill
Robert Patterson
Jillian Pritchard Fiandach
HARP
Grace Wong, Principal
The Eileen Malone Chair, A Tribute by
Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt M. Sylvester
Barbara Dechario
KEYBOARD
Joseph Werner, Principal
The Lois P. Lines Chair
Cary Ratcliff
PERSONNEL MANAGER
Joseph Werner
PRINCIPAL LIBRARIAN
Kim Hartquist
The Orchestra
Second Violin
Thomas Rodgers, Principal
Daryl Perlo, Assistant Principal
Patricia Sunwoo
John Sullivan
Lara Sipols
Nancy Hunt
Boris Zapesochny
Liana Koteva Kirvan
Ainur Zabenova
Julianna Gray
Karine Stone
Hee Sagong
The Charlotte Whitney Allen Chair
2014/15 Season
The Caroline W. Gannett & Clayla Ward
Chair, Funded in perpetuity
STAGE MANAGER
Curtis Bradley
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
David Zaccaria
The Ron and Donna Fielding Chair
Charles Bailey
Martha Sholl
CONTRA-BASSOON
Charles Bailey
HORN
W. Peter Kurau,+ Principal
* On Leave
+ Full-time faculty at the
Eastman School of Music
~ Eastman School of Music
Orchestra Studies Diploma Intern
The Cricket and Frank Luellen Chair
Byron Johns, Assistant Principal
Jennifer Burch
David Angus
Stephen Laifer
TRUMPET
Douglas Prosser,+ Principal
The Elaine P. Wilson Chair
Wesley Nance
Herbert Smith
Paul Shewan
TROMBONE
Mark Kellogg,+ Principal
The Austin E. Hildebrandt Chair
Lisa Albrecht
Jeffrey Gray
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Our Conductors
Ward Stare has been described as a “rising star
in the conducting firmament” by the Chicago
Tribune. His current season includes debuts
with orchestras around the world, including
performances with the Baltimore, Sydney,
Pittsburgh and New World symphonies, as well
as the Calgary Philharmonic.
2014/15 Season
Stare’s frequent collaboration with the Lyric
Opera of Chicago began with his debut in 2012
conducting performances of Hansel and Gretel; he returned in 2013 to lead
Die Fledermaus and is conducting Porgy and Bess this holiday season.
He led the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus in 2013 for his
Millennium Park debut at LOC’s annual “Stars of Lyric Opera” concert.
Following his debut with the Opera Theater of St. Louis in 2013 conducting
Il Tabarro and Pagliacci, Stare returned to OTSL the next season for
performances of Dialogues of the Carmelites. He made his debut with the
Washington National Opera conducting Donizetti’s comic opera L’elisir
d’amore in 2014.
Stare served as the Resident Conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony
Orchestra from 2008 to 2012. In 2009, he made his Carnegie Hall debut
with the orchestra, stepping in at the last minute to lead H.K. Gruber’s
Frankenstein!! The 2013-14 season saw his return to the Atlanta and Detroit
symphony orchestras, as well as his debuts with the Syracuse Symphoria,
the Jacksonville Symphony, and the Naples Philharmonic. Other recent
engagements include the Houston, Québec, and Dallas symphonies, as well
as numerous engagements with the Saint Louis Symphony. wardstare.com
Michael Butterman
Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement
Glenn Ross
Michael Butterman is making his mark as a model for today’s conductors
and is recognized for his commitment to creative artistry, innovative
programming, and to audience and community engagement.
Now in his 15th season as the RPO’s Principal Conductor for Education and Community
Engagement—the first position of its kind in the United States—Butterman is also currently in his
ninth season as music director for both the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and the Shreveport
Symphony Orchestra, and is the new Music Director of the Pennsylvania Philharmonic,
celebrating its inaugural season in 2014-15. He is also the Resident Conductor of the Jacksonville
Symphony Orchestra, a post he has held since 2009.
He made his debut with the renowned Cleveland Orchestra in 2012, and was immediately
reengaged for two concerts the following season. Other recent engagements include
appearances with the symphonies of Detroit, Houston, Colorado, Oregon, Phoenix, Kansas City,
Charleston, Hartford, San Antonio, Louisiana, Syracuse, New Mexico, California, Spokane, El Paso,
Mobile and Winston-Salem, the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, and the Ohio Light Opera,
Opera Southwest, Pensacola Opera, and Asheville Lyric Opera. In the 2014-15 season, he will
make his debut with the Victoria Symphony in Canada and return to the podium of the Santa Fe
Symphony. michaelbutterman.com
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Ward Stare
Music Director
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Maintaining and operating the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
(Founded in 1923 — Incorporated in 1930)
2014/15 Season
RPO Board
Ex-Officio
Officers
William L. Cahn
Dawn F. Lipson
Chairperson of the Board Chairperson,
Honorary Board
Jules L. Smith
Mark Kellogg
Chairperson-Elect
Orchestra Representative
& Secretary
Charles H. Owens
President & CEO
Wesley Nance
Orchestra Representative
Ilene L. Flaum
Vice Chairperson
Charles H. Owens
President & CEO
Mark Siwiec
Vice Chairperson
Elizabeth F. Rice
Immediate Past
Chairperson
Ingrid A. Stanlis
Vice Chairperson
Elizabeth F. Rice
Treasurer & Immediate
Past Chairperson
Board of Directors
(Term Expires
Jan. 2015)
David W. Ackroyd
Dr. John M. Bennett
William D. Eggers
La Marr J. Jackson
Douglas W. Phillips
Christopher N. Pipa
Elizabeth F. Rice
Dr. Stephen I. Rosenfeld
Katherine T. Schumacher
Robert B. Stiles
Deborah Wilson
(Term Expires
Jan. 2016)
James M. Boucher
Dr. Steven E. Feldon
Patrick Fulford
Dawn F. Lipson
Mark Siwiec
Ingrid A. Stanlis
Dr. Eugene P. Toy
Dawn F. Lipson,
Board Chair
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(Term Expires
Jan. 2017)
Jeremy A. Cooney, Esq.
Ilene L. Flaum
Steven Hess
Patrick J. Kelly
Michael B. Millard
Jules L. Smith
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Dr. Jamal J. Rossi
Dean, Eastman School
of Music
Honorary Board
William L. Cahn
Chairperson
Cricket Luellen
Vice Chairperson
Nancy & Harry Beilfuss
James M. Boucher
Dr. John Bouyoucos
Paul W. Briggs
Catherine B. Carlson
Louise Epstein
Joan Feinbloom
Mary M. Gooley
David C. Heiligman
A. Thomas Hildebrandt
Robert D. Hursh
Marie Kenton
Dr. James E. Koller
Harold A. Kurland
Dr. Jacques M. Lipson
Frank Luellen
Dr. Paul F. Pagerey
Nathan J. Robfogel
Jon L. Schumacher
Katherine T. Schumacher
Norman M. Spindelman
Betty Strasenburgh
Josephine S. Trubek
Suzanne D. Welch
Patricia C. Wilder
The RPO expresses its gratitude
to all those who have served
as Honorary Board members in
the past.
Past RPO Chairpersons
1930–32: Edward G. Miner*
1932–34: Simon N. Stein*
1934–38: George E. Norton*
1938–41: Leroy E. Snyder*
1941–42: Frank W. Lovejoy*
1942–43: Bernard E. Finucane*
1943–46: L. Dudley Field*
1946–48: Edward S. Farrow, Jr. *
1948–51: Joseph J. Myler*
1951–52: Joseph F. Taylor*
1952–55: Raymond W. Albright*
1955–57: Arthur I. Stern*
1957–59: Thomas H. Hawks*
1959–61: Walter C. Strakosh*
1962–63: Ernest J. Howe*
1963–65: O. Cedric Rowntree*
1965–67: Frank E. Holley *
1967–69: Thomas C. Taylor*
1969–71: Thomas H. Miller*
1971–72: Mrs. Frederick J. Wilkens*
1972–73: Edward C. McIrvine
1973–74: Robert J. Strasenburgh*
1974–75: John A. Santuccio
1975–76: Robert J. Strasenburgh*
1976–78: Dr. Louis Lasagna*
1978–80: Edward C. McIrvine
1980–82: Peter L. Faber
1982–84: Paul F. Pagerey
1984–85: Peter L. Waasdorp*
1986–89: Robert H. Hurlbut*
1989–91: Paul W. Briggs
1991–93: Karen Noble Hanson
1993–95: Ronald E. Salluzzo
1995–98: A. Thomas Hildebrandt
1998–00: Harold A. Kurland
2000–04: David C. Heiligman
2004–06: Ingrid A. Stanlis
2006–09: James M. Boucher
2009–11: Suzanne D. Welch
2011–13: Elizabeth F. Rice
* Deceased
Season sponsor
philharmonics SERIES Sponsor
POPS SERIES sponsors
Summer SERIES sponsor
&
The Elaine P. and Richard U. Wilson
Foundation
ORKIDSTRA SERIES sponsor
SEASON MEDIA SPONSORS
Bravo to Our Sponsors
2014/15 Season & Series Sponsors:
Concert Sponsors:
The Nutcracker
November 28, 29, and 30
Gala Holiday Pops
December 19, 20, and 21
Government Support:
RPO Performances are made possible by
the New York State Council on the Arts,
with the support of Governor Andrew
Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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2 and 7 pm
SAT
nov 29
2 and 7 pm
SUn
NOV 30
2 and 7 pm
KODAK HALL
AT EASTMAN
THEATRE
Michael Butterman, conductor
Rochester City Ballet
Jamey Leverett, artistic director
Nichole Gantshar, executive director
The Bach Children’s Chorus
of Nazareth College
Karla Krogstad, director
Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Timothy M. Draper, Jamey Leverett
Production Team
Lighting Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon J.Estey
Costume Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sylvia Hanlon; Deborah Tretter
Set Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sylvia Hanlon, Gordon J. Estey, Flying by Foy
Company Members
Christopher Collins, Megan Kamler, Rhea Keller, Adam Kittelberger,
Kelly Moeller, Ben Rabe, Elizabeth Rodbell, Lauren Tenney, Jessica Tretter,
Lisa Ushino, Kelsey White
The Nutcracker
fri
Apprentices
Hayley Alexander, Donnelly Ditzhazy, Dominique Jenssen, Billie Jean Kandravi,
Youri Spindler, Alina Wright
Trainees
Jenna Burns, Sasha Chernjavsky, Kylee Curcio, Faith Fasoldt, Emma Fisher,
Andrew Freeman, Tayla Kelley, Hailey Kenney, Ruby LaManna, Lucia Lorenzo,
Lily Miller, Maggie Rickel, Rachel Rightmyer, Sophie Stewart,
Cameron Thomas, Jordan Wynn
Guest Artists
Cervilio Amador, Joseph Davis, Milena Garcia Valido,
Sebastian Serra, Janessa Touchet
Supplemental Dancer: Caitlin Schwartz
Founder, Rochester City Ballet: Timothy M. Draper
2014-2015 Season presented by:
The Nutcracker sponsor:
RCB Season sponsored by:
media sponsors:
The Gouvernet Arts Fund
at the Communit y Foundation
We kindly ask you to please silence all cellphones and electronic devices. Also, please note that
photography and video recordings are prohibited during the performance.
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About The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was commissioned to write the music for The Nutcracker in 1891.
Originally based on the E.T.A. Hoffman novel The Nutcracker and the King of Mice, The Nutcracker
ballet debuted in St. Petersburg on December 17, 1892 and has gone on to become one of the
most popular holiday performances.
ACT I
It is Christmas Eve and Dr. and Frau Stahlbaum hold a large party. Their children, Clara and Fritz,
await their friends’ arrival. Mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer arrives and interrupts the festivities
with the “Spirit of Christmas” and other magical gifts, including a toy Nutcracker for Clara. Later
that night, Clara returns to the drawing room to fetch her Nutcracker and soon falls asleep with
it beside her. Suddenly, the room is invaded by mice. Clara’s toy soldiers come to life and the
Nutcracker turns into a soldier who battles the mice. Victorious with Clara’s help, the Nutcracker
transforms into a prince who invites Clara to the Kingdom of Sweets. During the journey, they
pass through a snow-covered forest.
ACT II
In the Kingdom of Sweets, Clara and her Prince are welcomed by the Sugar Plum Fairy who
presents a grand celebration in Clara’s honor. The sweets of many nations entertain them:
Spanish Chocolate, Chinese Tea, Arabian Coffee, Russian Trepek, and French Mints. The
celebration culminates with the Sugar Plum Fairy’s romantic pas de deux with her Cavalier.
Following a reprise, Clara and her Prince must go. Amid wistful goodbyes, they leave the
magical land.
About Rochester City Ballet
Rochester City Ballet (RCB), a contemporary ballet company based in Rochester, N.Y., was
established in 1987 by Timothy M. Draper. RCB has been led artistically since 2003 by Jamey
Leverett, with Nichole Gantshar joining as executive director in 2014. RCB has a growing
reputation for its excellence and versatility, and remains committed to the creation of new
work. Leverett has choreographed more than 20 new works including 4Play, Bravo! Colorado,
Peter and the Wolf, and The Blood Countess. RCB has worked with guest choreographers such as
Daniel Gwirtzman, Bill Evans, and Edward Ellison, and has performed masterworks by George
Balanchine (Serenade) and Gerald Arpino (Valentine). RCB continues to present live music
productions with collaborators such as Stephen Kennedy, The Ying Quartet, Elinor Freer, Jeff
Tyzik, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
RCB’s season is held at the Nazareth College Arts Center and Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
in Rochester. The company has also performed at Pace University’s Michael Schimmel Center
for Performing Arts in New York City, and at the Inside/Out series at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Festival in Massachusetts.
RCB is committed to educational and community outreach, with performances and programs in
the Rochester City School District, Stepping Stones Learning Center, Strong National Museum of
Play, and Barnes & Noble. RCB also donates tickets to underserved youth affiliated with the Boys
and Girls Club, Wilson Commencement Park, Hillside Children’s Center, Norman Howard School,
etc. In addition, RCB’s In Studio Series offers community members an opportunity to experience
dance at a very low cost. rochestercityballet.org
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ACT I
The Party Scene
Maid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Kamler
Dr. Stahlbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Freeman
Frau Stahlbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Ushino
Clara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kylee Curcio
Fritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pamela Veltri
Party Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caterina Baker, John DeSantis-Wright, Abra Geiger, Abigail Jacobs,
Anna Joy, Lucia Lorenzo, Abby Powell, Savanna Ross, Tori Stewart,
Morgan Throumoulos, Margaret Wilsch, Jocelyn Wynn
Party Parents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayley Alexander, Dominique Jenssen, Billie Jean Kandravi,
Ruby LaManna, Kelsey White, Alina Wright, Tyler Anderson, Trevor Burall,
David Kendrick, Youri Spindler, Matt Throumoulos, David Winter
Herr Drosselmeyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fidel Orrillo
Christmas Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Moeller
Magical Dolls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Rodbell, Christopher Collins
Harlequin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Tretter
The Battle
Tree Presents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Fisher, Hailey Kenney, Jordan Wynn
Mice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Anderson, Hannah Dillenbeck, Breena Keefe, Stephanie Kotsch,
Maggie O’Neill, Sophie Stewart, Lindsay Thomas, Samantha Winter
Soldiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenna Burns, Faith Fasoldt, Emma Fisher, Sophie Goldstein,
Hailey Kenney, Lily Miller, Rachel Rightmyer, Jordan Wynn
Mouse King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Thomas
Nutcracker Prince. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasha Chernjavsky
Land of Snow
Snow Queen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Tenney
Snow King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Kittelberger
Snowflakes . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayley Alexander, Jenna Burns, Donnelly Ditzhazy, Dominique Jenssen,
Megan Kamler, Billie Jean Kandravi, Tayla Kelley, Ruby LaManna,
Lily Miller, Kelly Moeller, Maggie Rickel, Elizabeth Rodbell, Caitlin Schwartz,
Sophie Stewart, Jessica Tretter, Lisa Ushino, Kelsey White, Alina Wright
ACT II
The Kingdom of Sweets
Archangels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Dillenbeck, Sophie Goldstein, Breena Keefe,
Abigail Madison, Maggie O’Neill, Jordan Wynn
Lead Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexis Corletta, Cassidy Egidi, Mackenzie Kenyon,
Lizzie McMindes, Annalyse Roman, Mary Elizabeth Yodice
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cast (cont.)
Cast A: Fri 2 PM, Sat 7 PM / Cast B: Fri 7 PM, Sun 2 PM / Cast C: Sat 2 PM, Sun 7 PM
Cherubim
Cast A: Emily Baldo, Isabella Betzenhauser, Caroline Bixler, Lucia Cardona, Nicholas DeMayo,
Giuliana Fauth, Rachael Kaptein, Ella Lippa, Lily Lockwood, Lea Matzat, Lindsey Matzat,
Aaron McGaffick, Eva Nielsen, Madison Nothnagle, Natalia Picciotti, Mia Potvin, Dyllan Sarich,
Clara Thiele, Elena Walton, Mallory Wood
Cast B: Emily Baldo, Isabella Betzenhauser, Lucia Cardona, Marissa Chen, Nicholas DeMayo,
Alexa DeSanctis, Frances Dickinson, Giuliana Fauth, Andréa Heinze, Kathrine Kobyakov,
Aaron McGaffick, Madison Nothnagle, Brynn Peters, Alexandra Rachunok, Sarah Sander,
Kaitlyn Squier, Clara Thiele, Natalie Torrence, Hannah Wang, Mallory Wood
Cast C: Marina Borchers, Marissa Chen, Emily Craver, Alexa DeSanctis, Frances Dickinson,
Giuliana Fauth, Chrisanna Gilbert, Andréa Heinze, Kathrine Kobyakov, Taylor Launonen,
Elizabeth Michalek, Rachel Ott, Audrey Payne, Brynn Peters, Alexandra Rachunok,
Emma Rosato, Emily Rotunno, Grace Rule, Hannah Wang, Marissa Zhai
Holly Sprites
Cast A: Maribel Cardona, Angelina Cruz, Annie Dodge, May Fastaia, Ava Gustafson,
Lilly Hall, Libby Joy, Josephine Livingston, Lilith Mann, Paige Mosicki, Madison Noll,
Emerson Pearlberg, Lauren Russell, Madeleine Throumoulos, Lily Williamson
Cast B: Eliana Cantwell, Gianna Currie, Selena D’Anunzio, Norah DeMayo, Greta Geiger,
Olivia Jacobs, Anna Joy, Morgan Magats, Celena McElligott, Lilianna Pyles, Camryn St. John,
Sarah Sander, Emily Schiffhauer, Elizabeth Tucker, Madison Welch
Cast C: Ella Belculfine, Caelyn Ford, Hope Galloway, Addison Harpole, Olivia Jacobs,
Gianna Lacey, Celena McElligott, Janina Olivieri, Mackenna Rhoads, Camryn St. John,
Emily Schiffhauer, Jayanna Stewart, Elizabeth Tucker, Hannah Wall, Jocelyn Whitney
Lead Pages
Cast A: Nathan Talledo; Cast B: Sean Berry; Cast C: Gil Poleshuck Kinel
Pages
Cast A: Emma Cole, Molly DeVivo, Arwen Hull, Leah Johnson, Hannah Meltzer, Madelyn Meyer,
Addison Ritchie, Jayden Sidoti, Elizabeth Stormo, Emily Talledo, Annalise Yartz, Sarah Zeigler
Cast B: Alexis Abel, Charlotte Alberti, Olivia Caswell, Grace Marie DeSanctis, Charlie Dickinson,
Corinne Henry, Hannah Kenney, Katelyn Ramirez, Anya Smith, Brenna Smith,
Anneliese Teegarden, Ava Torrence
Cast C: Jane Atkinson, Olivia Belculfine, Olivia Boyzuck, Natalia Carlson, Charlie Dickinson,
Joslynn Ferreri, Joseph Gregoire, Lila Julseth, Annabelle Karas, Reena O’Reilly, Lily Rule,
Quinn Thomas
Spanish Chocolate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PM: Lisa Ushino, Joseph Davis; 7 PM: Lisa Ushino, Ben Rabe,
Hayley Alexander, Billie Jean Kandravi, Sophie Stewart, Alina Wright
English Toffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PM: Jessica Tretter; 7 PM: Megan Kamler
Chinese Tea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Thomas
Jenna Burns, Faith Fasoldt, Emma Fisher, Hailey Kenney, Lily Miller, Rachel Rightmyer
Italian Ice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maggie Rickel, Kelsey White, Christopher Collins
Russian Trepak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sebastian Serra
Arabian Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Rodbell, Adam Kittelberger
Alexis Corletta, Cassidy Egidi, Brigid Gorman, Stephanie Kotsch,
Abigail Maddison, Lizzie McMindes, Mikaela Rosenthal, Nina Sapp,
Lindsay Thomas, Samantha Winter, Mary Elizabeth Yodice
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French Mints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tayla Kelley, Ruby LaManna, Maggie Rickel,
Lauren Tenney, Kelsey White
Mother Ginger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Mellinger
Gingerbabies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexa Bosco, Meghan Green, Abigail Jacobs, Anna Joy,
Mackenzie Kenyon, Vivian Li, Lucia Lorenzo, Savanna Ross,
Sarah Schiffhauer, Tori Stewart, Pamela Veltri, Magaret Wilsch
Dew Drop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PM: Megan Kamler; 7 PM: Jessica Tretter
Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donnelly Ditzhazy, Billie Jean Kandravi, Ruby LaManna, Kelly Moeller,
Maggie Rickel, Elizabeth Rodbell, Lauren Tenney, Lisa Ushino, Kelsey White, Alina Wright
Sugar Plum Fairy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PM: Milena Garcia Valido; 7 PM: Janessa Touchet
Cavalier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PM: Ben Rabe; 7 PM: Cervilio Amador
Rose Waltz Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entire Cast
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Jamey Leverett, artistic director
Jamey Leverett has been the artistic director
of Rochester City Ballet since 2003 when she
succeeded the founding artistic director;
Timothy M. Draper. Leverett brings a bold,
collaborative perspective and a commitment
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Nichole Gantshar
to technical excellence to her work as artistic
director of the Rochester City Ballet (RCB).
Under her artistic leadership, RCB has experienced tremendous growth. The company has
expanded to 17 contracted dancers and its home season has grown to include multiple
performances at the Nazareth College Arts Center and Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. RCB
presented its first New York City season in July 2010.
Leverett is also an award-winning and prolific contemporary ballet choreographer. In the
past eight years, she has created more than 20 new works for Rochester City Ballet including
A Common Thread, Bravo! Colorado, LumaVoce, Gershwin Preludes, Pedestal, How to Break
a Heart, An Intimate Portrait, Peter & the Wolf , 4Play, InCantation, as well as her critically
acclaimed full-length ballet The Blood Countess. Leverett’s work has been performed at the
Jackson International Ballet Competition and the 50th Anniversary of Gian Carlo Menotti’s
Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy.
Under Leverett’s inspired artistic direction, the Rochester City Ballet has collaborated with a
vibrant array of musicians and ensembles such as the Cello Divas, Stephen Kennedy, Jeff Tyzik
and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Deborah Fox, Hans Davidsson and the Eastman
Rochester Organ Initiative, Arabesque Winds, The Ying Quartet, and pianist Elinor Freer. She
has invited celebrated guest choreographers like Inma Rubio Thomas, Patrick Corbin, Daniel
Gwirtzman, and Edward Ellison to set work on the company. The Rochester City Ballet has
also performed American masterworks by Balanchine (Serenade) and Arpino (Valentine).
Jamey Leverett also serves as the artistic director for the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance
Education—the official training school of the Rochester City Ballet. She teaches master classes
throughout the country and has been a lecturer in the Dance Department at SUNY Brockport.
Before she assumed artistic leadership of Rochester City Ballet, Leverett was a former dancer
with Rochester City Ballet where she performed in major roles. She received her principal
training with Timothy M. Draper at the Draper Center for Dance Education.
Nichole Gantshar, executive director
Nichole Gantshar joined Rochester City Ballet in September and was thrilled to return to
Upstate New York to provide administrative leadership to support Jamey Leverett’s vision
for the company. Gantshar received her early training at Boston Ballet and graduated from
the Walnut Hill School for Performing Arts. Most recently, she worked for the Tulsa Ballet and
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Earlier in her career, she worked for Richmond Ballet, Syracuse Stage,
Hangar Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Atlanta
Ballet, and others. Gantshar received her B.F.A from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
and M.F.A. from the University at Stony Brook and has taught at Syracuse University, University
at Stony Brook, University of Pittsburgh, and the Wooster Center for the Arts. Apart from her
career in theatre and ballet, Gantshar served as a Legislative Aide in Congress and on the staff
of The Post-Standard. Among her volunteer activities, she is a member of Rochester Rotary,
serves as the treasurer of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), was Chair
of the National Student Education Fund, and treasurer of the Syracuse Chapter of Girls Inc.
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Beth Bartholomew, ballet mistress
Beth Bartholomew is a native of Rochester,
N.Y., where she studied at the former Enid
Knapp Botsford School of Dance and later
with the Pennsylvania Ballet School in
Philadelphia, Pa. At age 18, she received a
Beth Bartholomew
Fidel Orrillo
contract with the Joffrey II dancers and went
on to dance with the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. Five years later she joined the Washington
Ballet where she danced solo and principal roles. While working with Nils Christie, a famous
Dutch choreographer, she decided to make the move to Europe and joined his company, the
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. During her 12 years in Europe, she received her teaching diploma in
the Gyrotonic Expansion System and participated in many freelance projects, one of which took
her to Spain where she met her future husband, Fidel Orrillo. Bartholomew is also on staff at the
Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, the official school of the Rochester City Ballet.
Fidel Orrillo, ballet master
Fidel Orrillo, born in Lima, Peru, studied with his Aunt Stella Puga in Trujillo, Peru. At age 13,
he received a scholarship to the renowned National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba, directed
by Alicia Alonso. Later he danced for four years in Ballet de Camagüey in Cuba. Orrillo has
danced in several companies in South America as a guest and was a soloist in Ballet del Teatro
Municipal in Trujillo, Peru and a principal dancer in Ballet National del I.N.C., Lima, Peru. While
in Lima, he worked with Martin Padron who invited him to dance with him in Paris and later in
Spain. Orrillo is also on staff at the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, the official
school of the Rochester City Ballet.
Timothy M. Draper, founder
(1954-2003)
Timothy Draper began his training under the tutelage of Olive McCue and
Kathleen Crofton, and appeared with the Mercury Ballet. He left Rochester
to continue his training in New York City with the Joffrey School of Ballet,
Harkness House of Ballet Arts and Steps.
Draper performed with the Israel Ballet, the Puerto Rican Dance Theatre
in New York City, Fusion Dance Company in South Florida, Les Ballets
Timothy M. Draper
Trockadero de Monte Carlo and the Garden State Ballet. He then turned his
attention to teaching with credits including Co-Director of the Fort Lauderdale
Ballet, Ballet Master of Dance Miami and Ballet Etudes, as well as guest teacher in New York
City for Nancy Bielski at Harkness House, Hebrew Arts and Steps. Draper served as Ballet
Master for Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo for five years.
With all of his travel, his heart was always in Rochester. The Mercury Ballet that gave him his
start was no longer together. His desire was for Rochester to have a permanent ballet company.
In 1987, Draper established the Timothy Draper Dance Theatre. Under his guidance, worldclass ballet instruction and performances were brought to Rochester.
Timothy Draper’s dream in 1987 evolved into the Rochester City Ballet (RCB) of today. With
his guidance and expertise, RCB grew from modest beginnings to now delighting thousands
of viewers at their annual collaboration with the RPO of The Nutcracker, and has presented
performances throughout New York.
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Christopher Collins, company member
Joined RCB: 2012 as an apprentice, promoted to the company in 2013
Hometown: Avon, N.Y.
Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Joffrey Ballet NYC, Point Park
University
Megan Kamler, company member
Joined RCB: 2011
Hometown: West Irondequoit, N.Y.
Training: The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, University of Arizona School
of Dance
Other Companies: Art.if.act Dance Project
Rhea Keller, company member
Hometown: Eureka, Ill.
Training: Cornerstone Academy for Performing Arts
Other Companies: Peoria Ballet
Adam Kittelberger, company member
Joined RCB: 2005
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Training: The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education
Other Companies: Ohio Dance Theater, Peoria Ballet, Gran Divas
Kelly Moeller, company member
Hometown: Richland, Wash.
Training: Tri-Cities Academy of Ballet, University of Arizona School of Dance
Other Companies: Mid Columbia Ballet, Regional Dance America, Arizona Opera,
Arizona Theatre Company
Benjamin Rabe, company member
Joined RCB: 2009-2012, 2014
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Training: Ballet Westmoreland Academy, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School and Graduate
Program
Other Companies: BalletMet
Elizabeth Rodbell, company member
Hometown: Sandy Hook, Conn.
Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Harid Conservatory,
Chautauqua, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Indiana University’s Jacobs School of
Music, Art of Ballet Berlin
Lauren Tenney, company member
Joined RCB: 2013
Hometown: Temperance, Mich.
Training: Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program, Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts,
Ballet Theatre of Toledo
Other Companies: Lexington Ballet
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Jessica Tretter, company member
Joined RCB: 2008
Training: The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Houston Ballet Ben
Stevenson Academy
Other Companies: Houston Ballet II, Houston Ballet, Ballet San Antonio, Ballet Next
Lisa Ushino, company member
Joined RCB: 2013
Hometown: Misson Viejo, Calif.
Training: Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy
Other Companies: Houston Ballet, Ballet Tucson
Kelsey White, company member
Joined RCB: spring 2014 as an apprentice, promoted to the company in fall 2014
Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Indiana University’s Jacobs
School of Music
Hayley Alexander, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2014
Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Pittsford Dance Studio, Point
Park University
Donnelly Ditzhazy, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2013
Hometown: Granville, Ohio
Training: The Ballet Academy, BalletMet, ART-OF (Berlin), Het National Ballet Summer
School (Amsterdam), Art of Ballet Berlin
Other Companies: Grand Rapids Ballet Co.
Dominique Jenssen, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2014
Hometown: Corvallis, Ore.
Training: Corvallis Academy of Ballet, School of Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet
Theatre Graduate Program, Kirov Ballet summer intensive
Billie Jean Kandravi, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2013
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Training: American Academy of Dance, the University of Oklahoma School of Dance
Youri Spindler, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2014
Training: Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education, Next Generation Ballet, Nutmeg
Conservatory, Hochstein School of Dance
Alina Wright, apprentice
Joined RCB: 2013
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Training: City Ballet of San Diego, University of Utah Ballet Department
Other Companies: City Ballet of San Diego
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Cervilio Amador, guest artist
Born in Camagüey, and raised in Havana,
Cuba, Cervilio Amador received his training
at The Vocational Ballet School in Camagüey,
Cuba and The National Ballet School in
Havana. At 18, he joined The National Ballet
Cervilio Amador
Joseph Davis
of Cuba as a corps de ballet dancer and was
promoted a year later to corifeo (demi-soloist). Amador came to the United States in 2003 and
shortly after joined the Cincinnati Ballet as a soloist. At 23, he was promoted to a principal
dancer. He has been invited to perform in many countries around the world such as Spain, Italy,
Holland, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Venezuela. He also has participated in many galas in the U.S.
Joseph Davis, guest artist
Joseph Davis began his training at The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education,
where he performed with Rochester City Ballet in The Nutcracker and The Blood Countess. He
currently attends The Juilliard School, and has worked with choreographers such as Camille A.
Brown and Brian Brooks, and professional artists from Nederlands Danse Theatre, Kidd Pivot,
Houston Ballet, Alvin Ailey, and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. Davis recently performed
Twyla Tharp’s Baker’s Dozen. He recently attended Springboard Danse Montréal where he
performed the work of Montréal based choreographer, Sylvaín Emard. He also performed in the
Dumbo Dance Festival in Brooklyn, as well as Fall for Dance at City Center in Manhattan. Also
a striving choreographer, Davis has been chosen to take part in the project “Choreographers
and Composers,” where he will collaborate with a composer to create a full-length work. He has
participated in many school related outreach projects around New York City as well as Hawaii.
Davis is currently working with New York-based choreographer Kate Weare.
Milena Garcia Valido, guest artist
Milena Garcia Valido is a former dancer with National Ballet of Cuba,
National Ballet of Ecuador, Cincinnati Ballet, and was a guest artist
with the Florida Classical Ballet under the direction of Magaly Suarez.
Born and raised in Matanzas, Cuba, Valido received her professional
training in Cuba at The Vocational Arts School, Alfonso Perez Isaac
and the National Ballet School, Vicentina de La Torre, where she
graduated in 2010. She was a finalist for three consecutive years
at The International Ballet Competition of Havana, and won a gold
medal at the World Ballet Competition in Orlando, Florida. Valido’s
most important roles include Principal Gypsy, Spanish Dance,
Merlitons, and Flowers in The National Ballet of Ecuador’s production
of The Nutcracker, choreographed by Jaime Pinto. Other roles include
Milena Garcia Valido
Kitri’s Friends and Dream Variation in Jaime Pinto’s Don Quixote, Big
Swans in Swan Lake, Benvolio’s Girlfriend in Jaime Pinto’s Romeo &
Juliet, one of the four principal ladies in Jorge Garcia’s Majisimo, and a principal role in Jaime
Pinto’s Snow White.
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Sebastian Serra, guest artist
Sebastian Serra was born in San Juan, Puerto
Rico and began his ballet studies at the
age of nine under the direction of Roberto
Rodriguez. He continued his education at
the “Escuela Especializada en Ballet Julian E.
Sebastian Serra
Janessa Touchet
Blanco”, and also with Ballet Concierto de Puerto
Rico, becoming an apprentice there, and later in 2008, a company member. Serra participated
on full scholarship in various summer programs including Orlando Ballet School, School of
American Ballet, The Rock School, Boston Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet. While attending the
Boston Ballet summer program, he was offered a traineeship with the school and performed
with the company for two seasons. Serra joined Orlando Ballet in 2010. His awards include an
Honorable mention in Young Arts, a program of The National Foundation for Advancement in
the Arts and first prize in classical and contemporary in the Regionals of the Youth American
Grand Prix. Recently, Serra was featured on the 10th and 11th seasons of Fox’s So You Think
You Can Dance auditions episodes.
Janessa Touchet, guest artist
Janessa Touchet’s 19th birthday was a memorable one. That was the day that Victoria Morgan
of the Cincinnati Ballet came to Pacific Northwest Ballet to audition Touchet’s professional
division, which led to a position as an apprentice with the company, where she quickly moved
all the way through the ranks. Prior to joining Cincinnati Ballet, Touchet trained with the Delta
Festival Ballet under the direction of Joseph Giacobbe, Giacobbe Academy of Dance, Hartford
Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. She has been featured in Dance Spirit,
Pointe Magazine, and in 2006 was a finalist at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson,
Miss. That same year, while still a soloist, she and a fellow dancer from Cincinnati Ballet were
nominated for the prestigious Benois de la Danse prize. She credits much of her success to
sound training in her hometown of Metairie, La., a suburb of New Orleans.
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Production Staff
Stephanie Mellinger, production manager
Originally from Pittsburgh, Pa., Mellinger received her B.F.A in Dance & Choreography from the
State University of New York—College at Brockport. Throughout her college career, she trained
with Doug Varone, Robert Battle, and The Jose Limon Dance Company; performed in National
Dance Festivals across the United States; was selected to showcase her choreography at a
national conference in San Francisco; and was Coordinator of Guest Artist Residencies. After
graduation, she joined the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education as administrative
staff, and is currently their administrative manager and modern teacher. She began working
for Rochester City Ballet in 2009 as production assistant and rehearsal assistant, and was
promoted to production manager in 2012.
GORDON J. ESTEY, resident lighting designer/technical director
Gordon Estey has been with Rochester City Ballet for 19 years and comes from a background
in professional Broadway Summer Stock. He served his apprenticeship 40 years ago and has
designed more than 375 productions. Estey is lighting designer for all RCB productions, and
his work has been seen throughout Rochester, New York City, and many other regional theatres
in New York State.
As a scenic designer, he designed scenery for RCB’s The Blood Countess, Peter and the Wolf,
Carmen, and co-designed The Nutcracker. Estey is retired as theatre manager and technical
director for the Academy Theatre in Canandaigua, where he still designs scenery and lighting
for the Academy Players. He works as technical director and stage manager for RBTL’s
Educational Programs and performances. Estey co-owns Estey-Struble Theatrical, a lighting,
scenic and production design/management company, specializing in complete lighting,
scenery, and event design, construction, and management.
DANIEL SWARTOUT, stage manager
Daniel Swartout is a graduate of Ithaca College, where he received his B.F.A. in theatrical
production arts with an emphasis on technology. During his college career, he was sound
designer for The Shape of Things and Burn This. Swartout studied theatre in England, and
worked in the West End with Autograph Sound Recording, while also assisting with the
sound system for Guys and Dolls starring Ewan McGregor. Swartout is currently a service and
installation technician with Applied Audio and Theatre Supply, as well as an Electronic Theatre
Controls factory-trained service provider. Swartout has been on the crew for RCB’s production
of The Nutcracker since 1999 and stage manager since 2003.
TYLER J. STRUBLE, production stage manager
Tyler Struble comes from a background in technical theatre. He graduated from Canandaigua
Academy, after studying with Gordon J. Estey and Matthew B. Rodgers, and went on to attend
Nazareth College. He is currently RCB’s production stage manager and property master, and
was the assistant scenic designer for The Blood Countess and Carmen and is associate lighting
designer for all RCB productions. Struble is also the technical director and stage manager for
the Rochester Broadway Theatre League’s Educational Programs and performances. He also
co-owns Estey-Struble Theatrical, a lighting, scenic, and production design/management
company, specializing in complete lighting, scenery, and event design, construction, and
management.
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Jamey Leverett, Artistic Director
Nichole Gantshar, Executive Director
Artistic
Ballet Mistress: Beth Bartholomew
Ballet Master: Fidel Orrillo
Music Director: Naomi Gregory
2014/15 Season
RCB Staff
Administrative
Development Manager: Kylee Fassler
Finance Manager: Pete Sapienza
IT Manager: Steve Wyble
Production
Production Manager: Stephanie Mellinger
Technical Director: Gordon J. Estey
Assistant Technical Director: Daniel Swartout
Production Stage Manager: Tyler J. Struble
Stage Manager: Daniel Swartout
Assistant Stage Manager: Robert Stanton
Wardrobe Mistress: Kathleen Kittelberger
Wardrobe Assistant: Christine Chernjavsky
Costume Construction: Michelle Arena, Lynne Blank, Ellen Bluhm, Nora Dimmock, Sienna Gilliam,
Jacqueline Johnson, May Jones, Kathy Kenney, Kathleen Kittelberger, Kelly Kittelberger, Julie
Marengo, Jill Menezes, Deena Rodriguez, Jennifer Thompson, Deborah Tretter, Donna Strollo
Dressing Room Supervisor: Kelly Burns, Janice Gilligan
Security & Logistics: BeeJay Curtis, Jami Curtis-Ross
Rehearsal Assistants: Stefanie Cheshire, Adam Kittelberger, Stephanie Mellinger
Property Master: Tyler J. Struble
Production Apprentices: Kasey Ackerman, Marian Bona, Sierra McGee, Grania O’Brien
Photographers: Tim Leverett, Nancy Sands, Gene O. Turner
Physical Therapist: Susanne Callan-Harris, Callan-Harris Physical Therapy
Acknowledgments
Mother Ginger Steel Fabrication: Hoffend & Sons, Inc.
Flying: Flying by Foy
Lighting Equipment: Dan McKenzie, Applied Audio
Scenery Hardgoods: Canandaigua Academy Scene Shop
Scenery Painting & Fabrication: Cobalt Studios
Sweets Table Props: Lynne Blank
Mouse Head Construction: Nora Dimmock, Amy Fox, Kathleen Kittelberger, Julie Marengo
Scenery Transportation: Leonard’s Express, Ryder Truck Rental
Technical Production Services: Estey-Struble Theatrical
Official Supplier of Tights and Slippers: Body Wrappers
Official Pointe Shoe Supplier: Bailey Slipper Shop
Preferred Hotel of the Rochester City Ballet: The DelMonte Hotel Group and Rochester
Marriott Hotels
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CANANDAIGUA GUILD
Sue Dickens, Lauren Dixon, Sue Evans, Zoe Fackelman, Margaret Farnsworth, Judy Foster,
Susanne Kennedy, Barbara Koelling, Jeanne Randall, Pat Regester, Stency Wegman,
Stacie Whitbeck, Prudy Whitehead
GOOD POINTE SOCIETY STEERING COMMITTEE
Derek Romig, Chair
Kylee Fassler, Staff Liaison
Devon Cottle
Courtney Foreman
Meredith Howie
Sue Kamler
Adam Kittelberger
Gina Mastrodonato
2014/15 Season
HONORARY BOARD
Lynne Barber, Diane Chevron, Allan O’Grady Cuseo, Susanne Kennedy, Kate Lipsky,
Elizabeth Skender, Penny Warenko, Paula Zahniser
RCB Board
Board of Directors
Elaine Del Monte, Chair
Lisa M. Santelli, Vice Chair
Aaron Byrd, Treasurer
James Bourdeau, Secretary
Katherine Rogala, Chair Emeritus
Katie Bresnan
Jim Hansen
John E. Klibanoff, M.D.
Barbara Nino
Stella Plutino-Calabrese
Derek Romig
Arlene Schenker
Cathy Shapiro
William J. Sheeran
Gene Turner
FRIENDS OF ROCHESTER CITY BALLET
Director
($25,000+)
Constellation Brands*
The Del Monte Family
The DelMonte Hotel Group and
Rochester Marriott Hotels*
Gouvernet Arts Fund at the
Community Foundation
Inn on the Lake*
Nancy Sands in honor of Kathy
Ertsgaard
New York State
Robert Sands & Pamela Perry
Richard & Jennifer Sands
Trustee
($10,000-$24,999)
Dixon Schwabl*
Entercom*
Mann’s Jewelers*
Star Headlight & Lantern
Company, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
Conductor
($6,000-$9,999)
American Packaging
Corporation
The Brian O’Neill Studio*
Estey-Struble Theatrical*
Jane Parker & Francis
Cosentino
Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
Artist
($4,000-$5,999)
Callan-Harris Physical Therapy,
P.C.*
Gallagher Benefit Services
Nazareth College Arts Center*
Dr. Howard & Arlene Schenker
Benefactor
($2,000-$3,999)
Dr. Maria Aslani-Breit & David
Breit
Bailey Slipper Shop
Body Wrappers*
Bond Financial Network*
Aaron & Kari Byrd
Chris & Stella Calabrese
County of Monroe
Dado*
Delta Strategem Inc.
Mr. George Ewing Jr.
Tommy Hilfiger*
Chris & Melissa Jacobs
Inn on Broadway*
Christine Knoblauch
Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson
Foundation
Morgenstern DeVoesick PLLC*
Nixon Peabody LLP
Omero’s*
Brian O’Neill & Jim Hansen
RE/MAX Realty Group
Rochester Area Community
Foundation
Rochester General Sports
Medicine Institute
Rochester Ophthalmological
Group, P.C.
Rock, Paper, Scissors Salon*
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Shapiro
Tammy Swales Studio*
UBS Finanical Services
RCB Supporters
Rochester City Ballet acknowledges with gratitude the generous contributions of the
following individuals, foundations, and corporations over the past 16 months. Their support
makes it possible for the company to dance so brilliantly throughout the year. The list is
current through October 1, 2014. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this
list, but understand that mistakes do occur. Please contact the Rochester City Ballet office at
585-461-5850 with any omissions or corrections.
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Principal ($1,000-$1,999)
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Elizabeth Cheney Foundation
Fayga & Elliott Press Advised Fund
IBM Matching Grants Program
Dr. Lesley James
Susan & Donald Kitchen
Jane Labrum
Tim Leverett
James & Susan Locke
Nancy E. Hyman Foundation
Kenneth & Kathleen Rodbell in
memory of Donald Rodbell
& Thomas Moonan
Mickey Sands in honor of Nancy Sands
Peter & Susan Schottland
Simon & Josephine Braitman
Supporting Foundation
Andrew Stern & Melissa McGrain
Mr. & Mrs. Gene O. Turner
Carmen Marc Valvo
Paula Vogt
Danny & Stency Wegman
William J. Sheeran & Deborah L.
Pearce Foundation
First Soloist ($500-$999)
Alstom Signaling Foundation
Alykhan Alani
Dalida Atallah & Henry Angelone
Mr. Erwin Atkins & Dr. Nikki Feirt Atkins
Mr. James & Mrs. Susanne Bourdeau
Judith Boyd
Donn Calabrese
Canfield & Tack*
Steven Cass & Jason Ripple
Dr. Eric M. Dreyfuss
The Erdle Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. C. Eugene Faulk III
Dick Galvin
Garth Fagan Dance*
Julian & Marjorie Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. George Hamlin
Josephine Cardin Photography*
Susanne G. Kennedy in honor
of Jamey Leverett
Yelena Kobyakov
Leighton Design Group
Kay & John Meisch
Brenda & Lee Moss
Paychex
Charles Pettit
Renate Porsche & Ron Billings
Rochester General Health System
Katherine Rogala & Steve Seidman
Dianne & Jeremy Salesin
Lisa Santelli
Linda & Dave Schiffhauer
Ted Shepard
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Silver
Hugh & Jennifer Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. James Throumoulos
Kristy Throumoulos*
Jason Torres
Susan R. Van der Stricht
Paula Zahniser
David Zippin
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Hamlin
Elenore & John Herman
Charlotte & Raul Herrera
Louise H. Klinke
Victoria & Peter Knight
KPMG LLP
Ms. Esther Krakower
Ms. Melinda Lane
Marcia Lewis
Barbara & John Lovenheim
Cricket & Frank Luellen
Andy Means
Brian & Kelly Meath
Deanne Molinari
Karen Mungenast
Robert & Sharon Napier
Valerie Newman, MD
Ms. Nannette Nocon
Sean & Michele O’Connor
Dr. Allan O’Grady Cuseo in memory
of Timothy M. Draper
Bernard J. Oseroff, M.D.
Charlie Owens
Pasquale Salon*
Dr. & Mrs. Lyle Prairie
Ryan Quinn
Stephen Reardon
The Revelry*
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra*
Libby Schottland & Freddy Morse
David J. Sharkey
Mark Siwiec & Duffy Palmer
Ken & Alice Slining
Penny & David Thomas
Pamela Wilkens White
Steve & Joanne Wyble
Joy Goodman
Dr. Elaine F. Greene
Good Luck*
Scott Handy
Ms. G. Jean Howard-Cherubim & Mr.
Justin Cherubim
Elizabeth R. Iman
Mr. & Mrs. John Ingle
Hank & Cindy Jankowski
Gregg & Linda Joss
Charles & Barbara Kennerson
Margaret Kitz in memory of Alma Calvin
Allen J. Mardorf
Shino & Paul McLaughlin
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McMindes
Brian & Kelly Meath
Gillian A. Monell
Marie Moonan
Jack & Priscilla Mooney
Dawn Noce
Jim & Janis O’Brien
Debra & George Orosz
Bliss E. Owen, C.P.A.
Paris Kirwan Associates, Inc.
Timothy Parson
Dr. Darwin Prioleau
Golda & Sidney Rayburn
Eric Rennert
Rochester Broadway Theatre League*
Adele P. Rodbell in honor of Beth
Rodbell
Elise & Stephen Rosenfeld
Lauren Sands & James Ryan
Linda & Leonard Stein
Muriel Steinberg in memory of Timothy
M. Draper
Tony D’s Coal Fired Pizza*
James & Amy VanDemark
Soloist ($250-$499)
Anonymous
Gloria J. Baciewicz
Lon Baratz & Joseph Arena
Katie Bresnan
Judie Burday
Margaret J. Carnall
Dr. & Mrs. John Condemi, M.D.
Alex & Claire Del Monte
Betsy & Ivan Enstrom
Louise Epstein
Katherine Ertsgaard & Dan Knerr
Kimberly Erway
Joan Feinbloom
Ilene & David Flaum
Fabulous Flowers*
Friends of Lovely A. Warren
Geva Theatre Center*
Joanne Gianniny
Rob W. Goodling in honor of
Jamey Leverett
Corps de Ballet ($125-$249)
Dr. Myron & Gloria Andruschak
Anonymous in honor of Kristi Boone
Stappas
Kara Bosco
Mark & Anita Brown
Christine & Douglas Brush in honor of
Karli Brush
Kathleen Cervi
Carla Clark
Libby Clay in honor of Kathy Ertsgaard
Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Joanna Collins
Camilla Dickinson
Janet Edwards
Steven & Susan Eisinger
Zoe Fackelman
Jarrett Felten
Vern & Tammy Fleming
James & DeMille Foreman
Essie Germanow
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Corps de Ballet ($125-$249) continued
Christie Whitney
Jean Van Ingen
Lawrence H. Zingesser, M.D. in honor
The Veltri Family
of Nancy Sands
Walter C. Taylor Agency, Inc.
Apprentice ($124 & under)
2Vine*
Mario Albert
Paul Allen
Anonymous
Leslie Apetz
Applied Audio & Theatre Supply
John Ash II
Virginia Bacheler & Skip Battaglia
Caroline Bailey
Dr. Malur & Eileen Balaji
Sharon A. Baldwin
Ms. Lana Berman
Bob & Sherrill Betts
Sarah & Robert Booher in honor of
Christopher Collins
Patricia Brantingham
Brenner Family
William & Anne Buckingham
John J. & Anna R. Bundschuh
Jim Byers & John Lee
Dr. & Mrs. Eric & Lee Caine
Sue Callan-Harris
William L. Cahn
John Callaghan
Jane A. Capellupo
Frank Carello
Saverio Carello
Stephanie Carlino
Christopher Carretta
Paul Casterline
Rome Celli
James M. Chappell
Bess & Corey Cincotta
Jen & Jim Cole
Ms. Rose Collins
Mark G. Conners
George J. Conte, Jr.
Nicki & Mark Cottle
John Crowley
Pat D’Ambrosia
Jacques & Monique Delettrez
Frances & Charlie Dickinson
Susan Dinino
Vic Divietro
Lynn & Mike Donahue
Mr. Eugene A. Draper in memory of
Timothy M. Draper
Amie & Mike Dupra
Ashley Edwards
Susan P. Evans
Ann M. Farie
Deborah & Robert Fassler
Kylee & Greg Fassler
Carrie Fassler-Curtis & Wayne Curtis
Mr. & Mrs. John Fazio
Jill S. Finan
Marion Fitzsimmons
Suressa & Richard Forbes
Deborah Fox
Katie Fox
Fraiche Bistro & Dessert Bar*
Heidi Friedrich
Ronnie Frishman
Liz Furley
Lindsay & John Garrett
George Eastman House
Nancy and Carl Gerard
Lillian J. Gordon
Rachel Gorman
Mike Governale
Judith Graper
Mr. & Mrs. Newton H. Green
Pamela A. Greenfield
Janna Greitzer
Guardian Industries
Paul and Laurie Heise
Susan Henry
Monroe J. Hordon
Diane Howie
Stephen Howie
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Anthony
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Elizabeth Iwan
Ronald Jabaut
Lyle Jenks
Betsi & Bob Johnson
Jojo Bistro & Wine Bar*
Kathy & Randy Kemp
Marcella Klein & Richard Schaeffer
Joan S. Kohout
James & Marianne Koller
Matthew LaHoda
Bob & Denise LaRossa
The Little Theatre*
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Karen McGarry
Jacob Lebowitz
Joyce E. Leverett
Gunta Liders & Duncan Moore
Renate Livingston
Ron Luty
Mr. & Mrs. John Lynd
Mario’s Via Abruzzi*
John T. McAdam
Virginia Miller
Mobile Foundation, Inc.
Dennis Mulhearn
Stuart Norris
Jonathan O’Hara
Bernard & Molly Panner
Pete & Julie Parker in honor of Beth
Rodbell
Marina Peters
Elizabeth V. Phillips
Ann Piato
Anthony & Mary Ann Pietrzykowski
Diane Pike & Dan Glover
Mayor Ellen Polimeni
Boo Poulin
Ellen Prill
Scott Ray
Donna & Douglas Riter
Ofcr. & Mrs. Thomas Rodriguez in
honor of Shannon G. Rodriguez
Barry & Linda Romig
Pamela Rosen
Beatrice Roxin in honor of Brittany
Shinay
Margie Sabath
Phirun Salcido
Pamela Sant Allen
Tom & Linda Sargent in honor of All
dancers
Michelle & Eric Schubert
Gina & Andrew Sciortino
Joseph & Beth Seeley
Jean & Paul Seidel
Aileen Shinaman
Wayne & Janet Shipman
Mrs. Kathleen Single
Sixteen Ton LLC
David Snyder
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Cheryl & Steven Swartout
Carl A.Talbot
Barbara Tally Gwynn
Maya & Dave Temperley
Anne C. Tretter
Elaine M. Tunaitis M.D.
Gerald & Beverly Verbridge
Judy Wenrich
John Westerberg
Robert Westfall
Ms. Judith White in honor of Jim & Sue
Christine Whitman
Wendy & Gary Wicks
Anne & Adam Wilcox
Leigh Williams
Arthur & Jean Wilson
Mr. Randel Wirt & Dr. Correne Wirt
Kitty & Sergeant Wise
Eileen Wurzer
Jeff & Jill Wynn
Bonnie Yannie
Kevin Yost
*Indicates partial in-kind contribution.
The Timothy M. Draper Society
Named for our founder, Timothy M. Draper, the society is a group of donors who have recognized Rochester City
Ballet in their estate plans. If you would like to inquire about society membership, contact Kylee Fassler at
585-461-5850 or [email protected].
Jeanne Beecher
Elaine Del Monte
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Nichole Gantshar Nancy Sands
artists
The Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College
Karla Krogstad, director
The Bach Children’s Chorus of Nazareth College provides quality
vocal training for the children of the Greater Rochester area. Founded
by current director Karla Krogstad in 1988, the Bach Children’s
Chorus sings with numerous organizations in the Rochester area,
Karla Krogstad
including the RPO and the Rochester Chamber Orchestra. The BCC
has toured widely, performing at many venues, including Carnegie Hall and the National
Cathedral in Washington, D.C. This spring, the BCC will be touring Boston. Registration is still
open for the spring semester for the BCC and Mozart Children’s Chorus for younger singers.
For more information, please visit www.bachkidsusa.org
Karla Krogstad earned degrees in music from the New England Conservatory of Music, the
University of Connecticut, and the Eastman School of Music. She is the recipient of the Friend
of Foreign Language and the Culture through the Arts awards given by the New York State
Association of Foreign Language Teachers. She is a frequent composer and arranger for
children’s voices.
Chorus
Gianna Andrews
Naomi Beadle
Grace Bianco
Scout Brandes
Leah Brooks
Arin Burrows
John Canham
Kelly Carson
Caitlyn Cole
Felicia Conheady
Jackie Coonrod
Scott Coonrod
Martha Curtin
Sarah Curtin
Drake D’Anunzio
Clare DeMarco
Annie Dodge
Jillian Doyle
Irene Feng
Amy Feng
Alyssa Ferrer
Julia Finkbeiner
Harper Foley
Caitlin Glastonbury
Claire Gorton
Sophia Gorton
Emily Grier
Ethan Grover
John Grover
Rachael Guarino
Jade Hill
Alexa Howe
Maria Huber
Jaenelle Huxlin
Anastasiya
Klymenko
Lauren Lampe
Aiwen Li
Lily Mager
Brenna McKane
Ella Novy-Marx
Emily Oldfield
Sadie Oldfield
Skylar Parkinson
Ava Reinholtz
David Salmons
John Ryan Samarra
Adrienne Sanza
Michael Sanza
Ryan Sanza
Joshua Searle
Nathanael Searle
Noa Shapiro
Heather Shiner
Maya Simonetti
Rory Sommerville
Samantha Steron
Asha Temperley
Maggie Torkildsen
Arwyn Travis
Elizabeth Redden
Tucker
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Elliot Weisbrod
Isaac Weisbrod
Claire Yioulos
Ivan Yu
Loic Yu
Sabrina Yu
Gretchen Zahn
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dec 13
7:30 pm
KODAK HALL
AT EASTMAN
THEATRE
PART I
James Feddeck, guest conductor
Rochester Oratorio Society
Eric Townell, director
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Zachary Coates, baritone
Sinfonia (Overture)
Comfort ye, my people (Tenor)
Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (Tenor)
And the glory of the Lord
Thus saith the Lord (Bass)
But who may abide (Mezzo-soprano)
And He shall purify
Behold, a virgin shall conceive
(Mezzo-soprano)
O thou that tellest (Mezzo-soprano)
For behold, darkness (Bass)
The people that walked in darkness
(Bass)
For unto us a Child is born
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
There were shepherds (Soprano)
And lo, the angel (Soprano)
And the angel said unto them
(Soprano)
And suddenly, there was with the
angel (Soprano)
Glory to God in the highest
Rejoice greatly (Soprano)
Then shall the eyes of the blind be
open’d (Mezzo-soprano)
He shall feed His flock
(Soprano/Mezzo-soprano)
His yoke is easy, and His burden is
light
PART II
Surely He hath borne our griefs
And with His stripes we are healed
All we like sheep
Lift up your heads
Why do the nations rage (Bass)
Let us break their bonds asunder
He that dwelleth in Heaven (Tenor)
Thou shalt break them (Tenor)
Hallelujah
PART III
I know that my Redeemer liveth
(Soprano)
Since by man came death
Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass)
The trumpet shall sound (Bass)
If God be for us (Soprano)
Worthy is the Lamb
Handel’s Messiah
SAT
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Messiah
George Frederic Handel
b. February 23, 1685
Halle, Germany
d. April 14, 1759
London, England
The Passion of Jesus Christ is such a compelling story that it has drawn
many of the great composers of history to attempt doing it justice
through music. If sheer number of performances is a reliable guide
to success, Handel’s oratorio Messiah may be the greatest Passion
setting of all. In structural terms, opera and oratorio have a great deal in
common as both involve casts of solo singers, a chorus, and an orchestra. However, there are
no costumes, scenery, or props in oratorios, and these types of pieces are performed in concert
halls and churches rather than in opera houses. Additionally, operas deal strictly with secular
topics while oratorios frequently treat sacred ones as well.
Messiah consists of three sections. In the first, the way is paved for the Redeemer’s coming.
After His Advent is announced, there follow descriptions of the events of the nativity. Part
Two describes the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. It concludes with the familiar
“Hallelujah Chorus.” It was at this point in the oratorio, during one of the early London
performances in 1743, in which King George II spontaneously rose to his feet in a spirit of
exaltation. Audiences have traditionally repeated this practice ever since. In Part Three, the
spiritual messages represented by Christ’s teachings are set forth for the instruction and
benefit of all. It opens with the moving soprano aria “I know that my Redeemer liveth”, and
concludes with a final chorus of Amen. ©2014 Don Anderson. All rights reserved.
artists
Winner of the prestigious Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award in 2013,
James Feddeck has developed a strong career in North America since
his final season as Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra,
where he conducted subscription concerts at Severance Hall, Blossom,
and stepped in for Franz Welser-Möst in a fully-staged production of
Don Giovanni and in performances of Carmina Burana, and he looks
forward to returning to Cleveland this season. Feddeck’s 2014-15
season in North America includes debuts with the NAC Orchestra,
Ottawa, Vancouver and Milwaukee symphony orchestras, as well as a return to the Aspen
Music Festival. He also conducts a MusicNOW concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
where he will return in the following seasons for subscription concerts. European engagements
this season include debuts with the Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin, the BBC Symphony
Orchestra and the Bilkent Symphony and Tampere Philharmonic orchestras. Last season
debuts included Feddeck’s first performance with the RPO in December 2013 for Bach’s
Magnificat, as well as debut engagements with the Houston Symphony and Los Angeles
Chamber orchestras, Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Residentie Orkest in Holland.
Feddeck’s return engagements last season included the Indianapolis and Atlanta symphony
orchestras. Feddeck studied with David Zinman at the Aspen Music Festival and School from
2006 to 2008, and in 2009 he served as Assistant Conductor. He received the Aspen Conducting
Prize in 2008, having been awarded the Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize in 2007. He was the
unanimous winner of the Sixth Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition and
was previously a recipient of a Career Assistance Award from the Solti Foundation U.S.
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Peter Figen
James Feddeck, guest conductor
artists
Ilana Davidson, soprano
Rebecca Faye
Grammy-winning American soprano Ilana
Davidson has worked with the conductors
Harry Bicket, Leon Botstein, Thierry Fischer,
Claus Peter Flor, Alan Gilbert, Thomas
Hengelbrock, James Judd, Oliver Knussen,
Ilana Davidson
Kirsten Sollek
Reinbert de Leeuw, Grant Llewellyn, Stuart
Malina, Lawrence Renes, Michael Riesman, Carl St. Clair, André Raphel, Yoav Talmi, Jaap van
Zweden, Lothar Zagrosek, and Benjamin Zander.
New York’s Carnegie Hall welcomed her for concerts with the Saint Louis Symphony and
Boston Philharmonic. She sang Carmina Burana with the Houston, Edmonton, Reading,
Alabama and Toledo Symphonies; Amor in Gluck’s Orphée et Euridice and Mahler’s Second
Symphony with the Québec Symphony, the Fauré Requiem with the Charlotte Symphony;
J.S. Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium and the solo cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen with the
Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Handel’s Messiah with the Pacific, Ann Arbor, Alabama, and Nashville
Symphonies, and National Philharmonic; Haydn’s The Creation, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and
the Mozart Requiem with the Harrisburg Symphony. She also performed Mahler’s Fourth
Symphony with the Fort Worth and Detroit Symphonies under Miguel Harth-Bedoya and
Leonard Slatkin, respectively, and at the Brevard Music Center under Keith Lockhart. In
addition she sang Mozart’s Exsultate, jubilate at Brevard and with the Wheeling Symphony, the
Brahms Requiem with the North Carolina Symphony and at the Berkshire Choral Festival, and
Mahler No. 2 with the Rhode Island Philharmonic. This is her first performance with the RPO.
Her recording of William Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience won four Grammy
Awards including Best Classical Album. Other releases include Kurt Weill’s Down in the Valley
(Capriccio), Stanley Kubrick’s Mountain Home by Paul Elwood and What Price Confidence by
Ernst Krenek (Capriccio).
Kirsten Sollek, mezzo-soprano
Called “…a true contralto…” and “ …an appealingly rich alto” by The New York Times and a
singer of “elemental tone quality” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Kirsten Sollek is gaining
recognition for her unique voice and career. Career highlights include Haydn Masses
performed and recorded with Jane Glover and Trinity Wall Street, Vivaldi’s Gloria with Seattle
Baroque, Bach performances with Andrew Parrott and the New York Collegium, Vivaldi’s
Stabat Mater with the Sacred Music in a Sacred Space series, and Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody with
the String Orchestra of Brooklyn. She has been a featured soloist with Bach Collegium Japan,
Kansas City Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Tafelmusik, Orchestra of St.
Luke’s, Grand Rapids Symphony, Apollo’s Fire, Boston Early Music Festival, Lufthansa Festival,
and Carmel Bach Festival. This is her first appearance with the RPO. Very active in new music,
she has appeared at the June in Buffalo and Ojai music festivals performing works by Steve
Reich, and has recorded Reich’s music with Alarm Will Sound and Ensemble Signal. She has
worked extensively with composers John Zorn, Doug Cuomo, Greg Mertl, and Hannah Lash.
Opera credits include covering the title role in Handel’s Rinaldo for Glyndebourne, Rosmira
in Handel’s Partenope for Boston Baroque, Bradamante in Handel’s Alcina for the Teatro
Municipal de Santiago, Chile; Lucretia in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, and the role of Beauty
in Blood Rose by Hannah Lash. Upcoming performances include Messiah with San Antonio
Symphony, Mahler’s Third Symphony with the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, and Handel’s
La Resurezzione for the Helicon Foundation.
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Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Lawrence Wiliford’s performances during
the 2014-15 Season include a debut with the
Indianapolis Symphony performing Mozart’s
Requiem with Matthew Halls; Messiah with
the Edmonton and Toronto symphonies;
Lawrence Wiliford
Zachary Coates
Beethoven’s Mass in C Major with Tafelmusik
under Kent Nagano and the Calgary Philharmonic under Matthew Halls; Bach’s Mass in B
Minor with the Louisiana Philharmonic; Acis in Acis and Galatea with Toronto Masque Theatre;
and the world premiere of Mohammed Fairouz’s Zabur with the Indianapolis Symphonic
Choir. This is his first appearance with the RPO.
Wiliford’s other recent concert appearances include Handel’s Messiah with the Toronto
Symphony and the Philharmonia and Tafelmusik baroque orchestras; the Evangelist in St.
Matthew Passion with the Calgary Philharmonic, Orchestre Métropolitain, and Toronto Bach
Consort; Mass in B Minor with Music of the Baroque, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orquesta
Sinfónica Naciónal de Mexico, Oregon Bach Festival, and Toronto Symphony; the Evangelist
in St. John Passion with the Orquesta Sinfónica Naciónal de Costa Rica; Mozart’s Requiem with
Tafelmusik and the National Arts Centre Orchestra; Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and
Strings with I Musici de Montréal; Monteverdi’s Vespers at the Oregon Bach Festival; Bach’s
Christmas Oratorio and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with the National Arts Center Orchestra; and
Beethoven’s Mass in C Major and Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with the Houston Symphony.
Zachary Coates, baritone
Zachary Coates is pleased to be joining the RPO for his first time as the bass soloist in Handel’s
Messiah. This year he is engaged with Michigan Opera Theater as an apprentice artist for their
season, where he recently was seen in their productions of Elektra and Madame Butterfly as
Der Pfleger and Prince Yamadori, respectively. He recently completed his graduate studies at
Indiana University, where he performed in the roles of Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro),
Aye (Akhnaten), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Sid (Albert Herring), Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte),
Wagner (Faust), as well as the Gallery Director (Vincent). Roles elsewhere include John Brooke
(Little Women) with Opera North, Golaud (Pelléas et Mélisande) with Westminster Opera
Theater, and the Father (Hansel and Gretel) with Opera MODO. As a concert soloist, Coates has
performed with such groups as the Indianapolis Symphony, the American Classical Orchestra,
and the Westminster Festival Orchestra. Additionally, Coates is a passionate advocate of art
song and is seen frequently in recital.
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Rochester Oratorio Society
Eric Townell, director
Celebrating 69 years as an integral part of Rochester’s vibrant arts
community, the Rochester Oratorio Society gives voice to the very
best qualities of our region. Under Artistic Director Eric Townell, the
ROS explores a widely diverse, multi-cultural, and modern repertoire
Eric Townell
that includes the great standards; collaborates with local arts groups
of all kinds; and performs in non-traditional community settings. Under Music Directors
Theodore Hollenbach (1945-1986) and Roger Wilhelm (1986-2006), the ROS presented the
Rochester premieres of such major works as Britten’s War Requiem and Mahler’s Symphony
of a Thousand. It has performed in six European capitals and at prominent festivals, including
Chautauqua under conductor Uriel Segal. Its distinguished history with the RPO includes
performances of Verdi’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Handel’s Messiah, and the
Rochester premieres of Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky. Eric
Townell is widely recognized as a versatile and dynamic conductor of choral, operatic, and
symphonic repertoire. Formerly music director of the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra,
Townell led commissions by American composers and developed programming emphasizing
contemporary works and collaboration. He has conducted youth, family, educational, and
pops concerts and has served as guest conductor for the Rochester Philharmonic, Milwaukee,
and Madison Symphony orchestras. His last appearance with the RPO was in May 2014 for a
Community Chorus Concert in partnership with the City of Rochester. He is currently Artistic
Director of the Rochester Lyric Opera.
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Dec 19
Michael Butterman, conductor
SAT
Dec 20
Festival High School Chorale,
Amy Story & Harold McAulliffe,
co-directors
Sarah Jane McMahon, soprano
W. Craig Sutherland, tuba
2 and 8 pm
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2 pm
KODAK HALL AT
EASTMAN THEATRE
TRADITIONAL
O Come All Ye Faithful
JOHN WASSON
Hark, The Herald Trumpets Sing
(ARR. RUTTER)
RANDOL ALAN BASS“I Wonder as I Wander” from Christmas Ornaments
MYKOLA LEONTOVICH Carol of the Bells
(ARR. HAYMAN)
GARY FRY
My Dancing Day, On Christmas Night
JOHN RUTTER
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
JOAN JAVITS
(ARR. STEPHENSON)
Santa Baby
NORLAN BEWLEY
Santa Wants a Tuba for Christmas
FELIX BERNARD
Winter Wonderland
(ARR. STEPHENSON)
Gala Holiday Pops
8 pm
INTERMISSION
JAMES STEPHENSON
Holiday Overture
DAVID FOSTER
The Prayer
Harold McAulliffe, tenor
(ARR. BISBANO) ARR. ROGER WILHELM Silent Night
GEORGES BIZET
“Farandole” from Suite No. 2 from L’Arlésienne
SAMMY CAHN
(ARR. MANN) The Secret of Christmas
MARK WILBERG
Masters in This Hall
ADOLPHE ADAM
O Holy Night
(ARR. LABRECQUE)
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artists
Dan Jahn
Hailed by The New York Times as “fastidiously
musical,” Sarah Jane McMahon has
performed throughout the United States
and Europe. After earning a master’s in
vocal performance from Yale University,
Sarah Jane McMahon
W. Craig Sutherland
she was chosen by Placido Domingo to join
Los Angeles Opera. Recent engagements
include two Gala concerts opposite Placido Domingo as well as leading roles with New York
City Opera, New Orleans Opera, Munich Philharmonic, Wiener Konzert Haus, Jacksonville
Symphony, Santo Domingo Festival, Washington Concert Opera, Portland Symphony, San
Francisco Symphony, and concerts on Broadway, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. This is her
first appearance with the RPO. She has recorded three albums. sarahjanemcmahon.com
W. Craig Sutherland, a native of Clarence, N.Y., was appointed Principal Tubist with the RPO in
2004. Prior to joining the RPO, he served as tubist with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra,
in Charleston, S.C. In addition to his tenure with the RPO, he also has performed with the
Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Seattle Symphony, and served as
Principal Tubist with the Hofer Symphoniker and Rekkenze Brass Quintet, in Hof, Germany.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Michigan and
his master’s degree from The Juilliard School. He is currently on faculty at Roberts Wesleyan
College, Houghton College, and the Eastman Community Music School.
Festival High School Chorale
Harold McAulliffe and Amy Story, co-directors
The Festival High School Chorale is celebrating 21 years performing at the RPO’s Gala Holiday
Pops celebration. Founding director Harold McAulliffe and co-director Amy Story organize
and direct this group of approximately 200 outstanding high school vocalists. Participation is
open to high school vocal students in the seven-county area.
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Be there as this “one-of-a-kind musical supertalent” (The New York Times) makes her RPO
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Corporate Partners, Foundations & Organizations
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following corporate,
foundation, and community organizations for their generous support. Listings are as of
October 17, 2014. Please call 454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.
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ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETY
The Artistic Excellence Society (AES) recognizes donors for making a three-year pledge of $2,500 or more.
The AES is designed to engage our most passionate contributors and to ensure financial stability and ongoing
support. Contact Judith Lemoncelli at 585.454.7311 x238 to learn more about the AES.
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Chris & Tom Burns
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CAMPAIGN FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
The Campaign for Artistic Excellence was launched in 2012 to help the RPO achieve its long-term goals of
attracting and retaining the best possible artistic talent, continuing a tradition of community service, building
national recognition, and ensuring financial stability and organizational excellence.
$100,000 and above
G. W. Lisk Company, Inc.
$50,000–$99,999
Elaine P. & Richard U. Wilson Foundation
Louise Woerner & Don Kollmorgen
$30,000–$49,999
High Falls Advisors
$15,000–$29,999
John & Carol Bennett
Marie & Charlie Kenton
$10,000–$14,999
Robin & Michael Weintraub
$5,000–$9,999
William Eggers & Deborah McLean
GEORGE EASTMAN LEGACY SOCIETY
The George Eastman Legacy Society honors those individuals who have included the RPO in their estate plans.
Interested in joining a growing group of dedicated individuals who appreciate the value that the RPO brings to
their lives and the life of our community? Call Judith Lemoncelli at 585.454.7311 x238 to find out how you can
help ensure that the RPO will be here for future generations.
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Jack & Carolyn Bent
Ellen S. Bevan
William & Ruth Cahn
Margaret J. Carnall
Joan & Paul Casterline
Dr. & Mrs. John J. Condemi
Janis Dowd & Daan Zwick
Joan & Harold* Feinbloom
Donald & Elizabeth Fisher
Suressa & Richard H. Forbes
Catherine & Elmar Frangenberg
Carolyn & Roger Friedlander
Jay* & Betsy Friedman
Patrick & Barbara Fulford
William L. Gamble
Mary M. Gooley
Barbara Jean Gray-Gottorff
George Greer
H. Larry & Dorothy C. Humm
Dawn & Jacques Lipson, M.D.
Sue & Michael Lococo
Cricket Luellen
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Mahar
Joseph J. Mancini
Pete & Sally Merrill
Robert J. & Marcia
Wishengrad Metzger
Deanne Molinari
Suzanne F. Powell
Dr. Ramon L. & Judith S. Ricker
Dr. Suzanne H. Rodgers
Wallace R. Rust
Peggy W. Savlov
David G. & Antonia T. Schantz
William & Susan Schoff
Peter S. Schott & Mary Jane Tasciotti
Jon L. & Katherine T. Schumacher
Gretchen Shafer
Ann & Robert Van Niel
Patricia Ward-Baker
Fred M. Wechsler
Patricia Wilder
Kitty J. Wise
Nancy & Mark Zawacki
Alan R. Ziegler & Emily Neece
The RPO is most grateful for the
generous gifts from the estates
of Jean Groff and
Elbis A. Shoales, M.D.
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Maestro’s Circle
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous individuals who help us continue
to enrich and inspire the community through the art of music. Listings are as of October 17, 2014. Please call
454-7311 x232 with questions or corrections.
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Douglas & Diana Phillips
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In memory of Karl Speitel
Bob & Gayle Stiles
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Skip & Karen Warren
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Gary DeTaeye
Michele Dryer
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Frederick Dushay, M.D.
Larry & Kas Eldridge
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John R. Ertle
Joan Feinbloom
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Rob W. Goodling
Suzanne Gouvernet
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Norman Horton
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Richard & Karen Knowles
Myrta & Robert Knox
Marcy & Ray Kraus in loving memory
of Dr. Allan & Charlotte Kraus
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Mr. & Mrs. George M. Angle
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Mr. & Mrs. Mehdi N. Araghi
Bob & Jody Asbury
Betsy Ann Balzano
David & Nan Bassett
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce B. Bates
Lloyd F. Bean & Ursula Burns
William J. Beenhouwer
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Don & Peggy Bolger
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William & Grace Boudway
John & Kristine Bouyoucos
Susan Kay Brown
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Ann Burr & A. Vincent Buzard
Alan Cameros
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Tina Chandler
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Charchalis
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Onnalie Miller
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Ilene Montana
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Ann Piato
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Daan Braveman
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Mrs. Lois B. Wolff-Friend
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Administration
Charles H. Owens, President & CEO
Ellen Beck, Executive Assistant
Artistic Operations & Education
Richard Decker, Vice President of Artistic
Administration
Chris Beyer, Director of Concert Operations
Barbara Brown, Director of Education
Boon Hua Lien, Eastman Conducting Fellow
Cameron Bender*
Ainsley Kilgo ~
2014/15 Season
RPO Staff
Development and special events
Judith F. Lemoncelli, Vice President of
Development
Pavel Sullivan, Associate Director of Annual
Giving & Donor Relations
Jason V. Polasek, Major Gifts Officer
Brigid Ryan, Manager of Volunteers
& Special Events
Stephen T. House, Grants Manager
Olivia Grant, Development Assistant
Sumner Truax ~
Seo Hee Min~
Finance & Administration
Ronald L. Steinmiller, Vice President of
Finance & Administration
Nancy Atwood-Stone, Director of
Information Systems
Irene Shaffer, Manager of Human Resources
Mark Pignagrande, Staff Accountant
Kara Aymerich, Office Administrator
Youth Orchestra
SUN
MAR 8
3 PM
KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE
Great Romantics
Side-by-Side concert with the RPO
Dr. Ching-Chun Lai, guest conductor
RPYO Concerto Competition Winners
Hanson, Liszt, Tchaikovsky
Tickets are available by calling 585-454-2100,
online at rpo.org, or in person at the
Eastman Theatre Box Office.
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Marketing & Communications
Katie Sejba, Vice President of Marketing
& Communications
Edward W. Solorzano, Director of Ticketing
& Sales
Kathryn Judd, Marketing Manager
Teddy Sainphor, Ticketing Manager
Michelle Shippers, Communications Manager
Lani Toyama, Box Office Manager
David T. Meyer +, House Manager
Matthew Langford ~
Box Office Representatives
Olivia Case +
Abby Chapman-Duprey +
Sammi Cohen +
Quinn Delaney +
Katelyn Machnica +
Marcy Savastano +
Katie Weber +
Rochester Philharmonic League
Laura Morihara+, RPL Administrator
Youth Orchestra
Susan Basu+, Manager
Lourdes Cossich ~
+ Part Time
* Intern
~ Indicates Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership
Intern from the Eastman School of Music
Heartfelt thanks to our more than 550 volunteers for their ongoing and vital contributions to
education, office, community engagement, special events, and theatre operations. Below is a
list of the RPO’s formal volunteer organizations and active committees. For more information
on how you can lend your time and talents to the RPO, contact Brigid Ryan, Manager of
Volunteers and Special Events at (585) 454-7311 X243 or email [email protected].
Special Events Oversight Committee
Richard Sadowski and Ed Bullard, Co-Chairs
“Need a Lift” Program
Michelle Bello Dispatcher
Volunteer Enrichment Committee
Shannon Nance, Chair
“Rear Guard” Volunteers
Jean Webster, Chair
ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC LEAGUE
Founded in 1929, the Rochester Philharmonic League is an organization of
men and women who support the RPO with a focus on educating young people
about music and the RPO. League projects include: escorting for the RPO
Educational Concerts, the Young Artist Auditions for high school musicians,
our Music, Munch & Mingle series where members attend select RPO rehearsals followed
by lunch with an RPO musician, and the Glimmerglass Opera trip. Contact Laura Morihara,
Administrator: (585) 399-3654 or email [email protected].
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2014 – 2015
Eileen Ramos, President
Bill Rahn, Vice President
Mary-Ellen Perry, Secretary
Paul Ness, Treasurer
Yvonne Baker
Kathleen Bankey
Joanna Bassett
Mary Ellen Bigler
Judy DiPasquale
Elmar Frangenberg
Sue Habbersett
George Greer
Cynthia Jankowski
Charles Kaplan
Bonnie Kramer
Katherine Martel
Ruth Messinger
Margaret-Anne Milne
Brenda Murphy-Pough
Kathleen Newcomb
Donna Pritchard
Naomi Schrier
Howard Spindler
Bravo to our Volunteers/
Philharmonic League
Bravo to our Volunteers
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Since its founding by George Eastman in 1922, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has been
committed to enriching and inspiring our community through the art of music. Currently in its
92nd year, the RPO is dedicated to maintaining its high standard of artistic excellence, unique
tradition of musical versatility, and deep commitment to education and community engagement.
Today, the RPO presents up to 130 concerts per year, serving nearly 150,000 people through
ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and
community centers throughout the region. A highlight of the 2013–14 season was the RPO’s
performance at Carnegie Hall on May 7, 2014, as part of the Spring For Music festival. RPO
concerts are rebroadcast on WXXI 91.5 FM. For more information about the RPO, visit rpo.org.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
TICKETS: The Eastman Theatre Box Office is located at 433 East Main St., downtown Rochester.
The Box Office is open Mon-Sat, 10AM-5PM; 10AM-3PM on non-concert Saturdays; and 60 minutes prior to
performances and through intermission. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 585-454-2100 or online
through rpo.org; tickets are also available at all Rochester-area Wegmans. Discounts are available for groups
of 10+. Call 585-454-2100.
PARKING: Paid parking for Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre is available at the East End Garage, located next
to the theatre with entrances on Main, Scio, and Swan Streets. Paid parking for the Performance Hall at
Hochstein is available at the Sister Cities Garage, located behind the school at Church and Fitzhugh Streets.
PRE-CONCERT TALKS: Philharmonics ticket-holders are welcome to attend pre-concert talks, held one hour
before all philharmonics concerts in the orchestra level of the theatre.
SERVICES FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES: Wheelchair locations and seating for those with disabilities
are available at all venues; please see the house manager or an usher for assistance. Elevators are located in
the oval lobby of Kodak Hall and in the East Wing. A wheelchair-accessible restroom is available on the first floor.
SERVICES FOR HARD-OF-HEARING PATRONS: Audio systems are available at Kodak Hall at Eastman
Theatre; headsets may be obtained from an usher prior to the performance.
CHANGING SEATS: If you find it necessary to be reseated for any reason, please contact an usher who will
bring your request to the House Manager.
LOST AND FOUND: Items found in Kodak Hall will be held at the Eastman Theatre Box Office, 433 E. Main
Street. For more info, call 585-454-2100.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES: The use of cameras or audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Patrons are
asked to turn off all personal electronic devices prior to the performance.
Refreshments: Food and drink are not permitted in the concert hall, except for bottled water.
Refreshments are available for purchase in Betty’s Café located on the orchestra level of Kodak Hall at
Eastman Theatre.
TICKET DONATION: If you are unable to attend a concert, please consider donating your tickets to us as a
tax-deductible contribution. Return your tickets to the RPO no later than 2PM the day of the performance to
make them available for resale.
Bravo is published cooperatively by the
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Rochester Business Journal
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