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Upcoming JCCA Events Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3 A Lincoln Portrait Fanfare for the Common Man Tuesday, May 17, 2013 Finlandia 399TH ARMY BAND of FORT LEONARD WOOD featuring Joshua Charles Pianist Patrick Clark, Conductor Bob Priddy, Narrator

April 23, 2013 Lincoln University ~ Mitchell Auditorium Dear Audience, Thank you so much for being here this evening. Please take a moment to thank the Orchestra Musicians who consistently contribute so many beautiful musical moments for Jefferson City and the mid-Missouri Community. Program

Fanfare for the Common Man (1942)……………...Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

A Lincoln Portrait (1942)……………………………….Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7 (1899)….…………………...….Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

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1863-2013 Sesquicentennial Personnel

VIOLIN I CELLO TRUMPET Cheryl Nield** Aimee M. Fine* Barry Sanders* Andrew Bailey Rowan Bond Liam Reagan Julie Carr Andrea Cheung Heath Thomure Anne Cave Shannon Hapgood Julia Cegleski Savannah Hoff TROMBONE Johanna Hobratschk Patricia Koonce T.J. Higgins* Elizabeth Komaromi Patrick Ordway Courtney Barker Natalie Reeves Jonathan Satterfield Jim Merciel

Evie Pinkley Greg Spillman UBA Crystal Robinson T BASS Bruce G. Connor Janna Volmert Bonnie Verdot* Hannah Westin PERCUSSION Candy Cheung Kevin Pierce VIOLIN II Michael Koestner Mike Stockman Susan Wallace* Ben Phelps Eric Veile Breanna Buersmeyer Tim Weddle

Marty Gardner TYMPANI FLUTE/PICCOLO Amber Krumm Tom Higgins*** Richard Stokes Tisha Celada* Hannah Tabor Susan Capehart ARP H Sierra Tackett Janna Volmert OBOE/ENGLISH HORN Rebecca Talbert Don Schilling* Greg Treiman CONDUCTOR Andrew Marjamaa Madjid Vasseghi Patrick Clark Evan Wilde CLARINET NARRATOR Evonne Wilson Steven Houser* Bob Priddy Earl Kliethermes VIOLA Eddie Crouse* BASS CLARINET Laura Eggeman ENOR AXOPHONE ***JCSO President Margaret Lawless T S David Heise **Concertmaster Abby Peper *Principal Logan Richardson BASSOON Violin, Viola, Cello Heide Schatten Karel Lowery* Warren Solomon and String Bass Kayla Smith performers, except Allie Talbert for the principal, are FRENCH HORN Molly White* listed in alphabetical Paul Graham order. Brandon Orr Charles Turner

2013 Piano Competition Winner Joshua Charles

Joshua Charles graduated summa cum laude with a BM in Piano Performance from the University of Kansas in 2010. He went on to co-author the #1 New York Times Bestselling The Original Argument: The Federalists’ Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century with Glenn Beck. He is currently working on his MA in Government from Regent University, and is also a Fellow heading up the Rediscovery Project at the Public Policy Institute at William Jessup University. Joshua has studied under the direction of his teacher and friend James Cockman in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. This is Joshua’s second performance of the famous Rachmaninoff 3rd Piano Concerto. Music Notes Fanfare for the Common Man Eugene Goosens had a habit of collecting Fanfares to begin each concert with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, where he was the conductor. During World War I he had asked English composers for pieces to begin each of his concerts. Since the US was now involved with World War II Goosens decided that American composers would be appropriate for the task.

In 1942 Goosens contacted Aaron Copland and asked him to write a fanfare. Influenced by Vice President Henry Wallace’s speech “Century of the Common Man,” Copland went to work. After struggling to name the piece, suggestions ranging from Fanfare for Soldiers and Fanfare of Four Freedoms, he settled on Fanfare for the Common Man. The premiere was set for March 12, 1943, to which Copland commented that he was “all for honoring the common man at income tax time.”

A Lincoln Portrait When commissioned by conductor André Kostelanetz during World War II to compose a portrait of an eminent American, to express the "magnificent spirit of our country," Aaron Copland selected Abraham Lincoln as his subject. Although the choice may seem to us virtually inevitable, the fact is his first selection had been Walt Whitman. It was when Kostelanetz persuaded him that a political figure of world stat- ure would be better suited to the patriotic purpose that Copland settled upon Lincoln.

In 1942, the year of Lincoln Portrait, Copland had already turned the corner from his path of neoclassical abstraction onto what became a highway of Americana, filled with works in which folk materials were freely used and adapted. By no means content only to appropriate traditional tunes, Copland blended them with a full complement of original music that marvelously counterfeited the genuine article, and the combined ingredients came out of his American cuisinart mixed with the extremely palatable spices of jaunty, irregular rhythms, spiky dissonances, as well as simple triadic harmonies, intimate and/or grand orchestral textures - and gallons of spirit.

Of Copland's compositions in the American style that have endeared themselves to a large public, Lincoln Portrait may be the one that has touched most deeply the American consciousness. The work was premiered by Kostelanetz and the Cincinnati Symphony on May 14, 1942, and a radio broadcast with Carl Sandburg as narrator came shortly thereafter. —Orrin Howard, LA Philharmonic

"The first sketches were made in February, and the portrait finished on 16 April 1942. I worked with musical materials of my own with the exception of two songs of the period: the famous 'Camptown Races' which, when used by Lincoln supporters during his Presidential campaign of 1860 and a ballad that was first published in 1840 under the title 'The Pesky Sarpent,' but it is better known today as 'Springfield Mountain.' The composition is roughly divided into three main sections. In the opening section I wanted to suggest something of the mysterious sense of fatality that surrounds Lincoln's personality. Also, near the end of that section, something of his gentleness and simplicity of spirit. The quick middle section briefly sketches in the background of the times he lived. This merges into the concluding section where my sole purpose was to draw a simple but impressive frame about the words of Lincoln himself." —Aaron Copland, note from Boston Symphony performance in 1943 Music Notes Finlandia Written at the turn of the Twentieth century, Finlandia is the last of seven pieces written by Jean Sibelius as a peaceful protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire. Because of the pieces popularity and then invocation of national pride, Finlandia was often masqueraded under different names to avoid censorship, the most prominent Happy Feelings at the Awakening of Finnish Spring.

The music is animated and turbulent with the struggles of the Finnish people during the era, and then a calm sweeps over ending the piece with a serene melody. Sibelius later reworked the melody into a hymn, which is recognized as one the national songs of Finland.

Piano Concerto No. 3 Sergei Rachmaninoff completed his third piano concerto while on tour in the United States in 1909. In November the new concerto was debuted with Rachmaninoff playing solo with the New York Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Walter Damrosch. In almost immediately Rachmaninoff began to phase the third concerto out of his own solo repertoire, even though it was his favorite. He believed there were other pianists that were much more talented than he at performing the piece.

“The opening theme, according to Rachmaninoff, “simply wrote itself.” The second theme, following unhurried transformations of the first, appears as a full-blown lyric outpouring and then assumes a march character. On these Field Violins materials Rachmaninoff builds a movement remarkable at once for its intricacy and its apparent spontaneity. 904 Amethyst Lane “Intermezzo” is the heading for the second movement, but it is a far more Jefferson City, MO 65109 expansive episode (or series of episodes) than that title might suggest. A lovely, nostalgic introduction by the strings, with the theme given out by the (573) 556-3523 oboe, expands dramatically before the entrance of the piano, which then takes the lead in a reflective nocturne and builds to a climax of considerable power. www.fieldviolins.com In the contrasting second section, a sort of scherzo in waltz time, the clarinet and bassoon give out a variant of the first-movement theme behind the piano’s filigree ornamentation. The second movement leads without pause into the third, a glittering, mercurial piece, for the most part nervous and marchlike, but with lyric contrasts again based on material from the first movement. The sheer drive of this finale is in sharp contrast to what has gone before. The awesome coda “Serving the stringed instruments begins with a cadence somewhat reminiscent of the corresponding section of needs of the Jefferson City area” Brahms’s Violin Concerto and the piano part at this point may suggest Liszt in his richest vein; the soaring strings and the brass-dominated exultation, however, are wholly characteristic of Rachmaninoff himself.” —Kennedy Center, October 2nd, 2003 Proudly serving Central Missouri since 1965

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Patrick holds his Bachelors degree in composition, also from MU where JCSO Chamber he studied with Thomas McKenney and John Cheetham. Patrick earned his Master’s degree from the University of Arizona, studying with Dan Orchestra Asia, and his DMA in composition from the Shepherd School of Music, Looking for live entertainment for a luncheon or wedding? The JCSO has a Chamber Rice University studying with Arthur Gottschalk, Paul Cooper and Orchestra that can suit any need you may have from a trio to full chamber ensembles. Ellsworth Milburn. Patrick is a Tanglewood Fellow (1997), participated as If you have an upcoming event and would like to add some world class entertainment a composer at June in Buffalo (1996) and studied with Louis Andriessen at please contact us for rates and availability. the Royal Conservatory in the Hague in Holland on a Netherlands-

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Patrick has worked since as a composer, writer for Andante.com, and teacher in Holland, Los Angeles and Albuquerque, NM. Orchestral works by Patrick have been programmed by the Seattle Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Nashville Symphony, and the Nederlands Ballet Orkst Various mixed ensemble works have been performed by the Tel-Aviv-based Kaprizma ensemble, New York-based Dogs of Desire, and Harvey Sollberger’s ensemble Sirius. Saxophonist Leo Saguiguit programmed two of Patrick’s, Departure/Train and Attila, at the International Saxophone Conference in Scotland in July 2012. Patrick’s original composition for big band, After Hours, has been recently recorded by the MU Concert Jazz Band and released on their 2011 CD of new music, Tunnel Vision.

Patrick is the recipient of the 2011 Sinquefield Prize in music composition at the University of Missouri, and conducted his own commissioned work, A Fantasy on Themes of Mussorgsky, with the University Philharmonic Orchestra at the March 14, 2011 Chancellor’s Concert, Jesse Auditorium. Patrick was one of eight composers selected to write a work for Alarm Will Sound, performed in July of 2011. The resulting composition, Ptolemy’s Carousel, and many other works by the composer can be heard at http://soundcloud.com/patrick-david-clark. Our Narrator Ruth Morse Wilson Senior Award

Bob Priddy was born in a town where Abraham 2013 Recipient Lincoln briefly lived. He grew up in two small Illinois About Ben towns where Lincoln practiced law as a circuit-riding Ben Phelps is a talented musician who has spent the last attorney. But he has been a Missourian most of his life. twelve years studying piano, picked up the bass seven Priddy is the News Director of the Missourinet, a state- years ago, and even began learning the harp three years wide radio network based in Jefferson City. ago. Ben has played double bass with the Jefferson City

Symphony Orchestra since he became a freshman at He is the author of five books, three of them based on Jefferson City High School. his popular daily radio program “Across Our Wide Missouri.” His most recent book is “The Art of the Missouri Capitol; History in Bronze, After graduation from JCHS in May, Ben plans to attend Canvas, and Stone.” He and his wife, Nancy, have two grown children Truman State University in the fall and double major in and live in Jefferson City with their cat, Frederick, who considers them creative writing and music. his staff. About the Award Ruth Morse Wilson was a very supportive community member of The Symphony Angels Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra. The JCSO is very grateful for the financial gift that has created the continuing opportunity to honor a Dr. Steven & Jan Houser Laura Eggeman graduating senior, who intends to pursue music study. Ruth Morse Wilson Don Schilling Patricia Koonce moved to Jefferson City in 1953 and soon became involved in the music Sharon & James Merciel Candace Cheung activities of the National Federation of Music Clubs, the First United The Fine Family Cheryl Neild Linda Lloyd Doug Etter Methodist Church and the Community Concert Association. Bonnie Verdot The Richard Powell Family Nancy Luehrman Robert Mansur Her interest in music began in early childhood with studies in piano, which Charles Turner continued through her adult years. Mrs. Wilson served twice as chair of the Community Concert Association Membership Committee and was always a Willie Beatty, Mitchell Auditorium General Manager volunteer for the annual membership drive. She had a special interest in the JCSO, the Symphony Chorus, the JCSO annual Piano Concerto Jefferson City Public Schools Competition and the support and encouragement given by the JCSO to high Linn High School school musicians. Mrs. Wilson was a Life Member of the National Lincoln University Federation of Music Clubs, a member of The Morning Music Club, Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Advisory Board of the Missouri Arts Council, Capital City Council on the Arts and the Capital City Women's Symphony Board of Directors Club. Tom Higgins, President Susan Capehart Karel Lowery, Vice President Andrea Cheung Jim Merciel, Secretary Candy Cheung Patricia Koonce, Treasurer T.J. Higgins Patrick Clark, Conductor Crystal Remmel Bonnie Verdot, Past President Greg Spillman Amiee Fine, JCPS Liason

Woodman-Mansur Senior Student Service Award 2013 Recipient Would you like to become a About Andrew My musical career started in the fourth grade when my music teacher at Symphony Angel? Cedar Hill Elementary told us about the Children’s Choir. After being in the choir for a year I started playing the violin with the Jefferson City Schools Orchestra program. After picking up violin, I continued in the Children’s Choir for another two years before starting private violin lessons with Mrs. Susan Wallace. During my time at JCHS I spent two years performing with The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra is comprised entirely of the Show Choir and began playing violin in the Jefferson City Symphony Volunteers who love to share music with our community. There are Orchestra my freshman year. I have continued private lessons throughout many costs associated with our performances, such as rental and high school and have spent the last four years performing with the JCSO. purchase of sheet music, instruments and repairs, and even the cost of this program you are reading. We rely on family, friends, and In the fall I plan on attending Southeast Missouri State University where my businesses in the Jefferson City area to provide funds to continue intended major will be Music Performance, Violin. I plan to pursue a Masters degree to become a Professor of Music, my dream is to teach in bringing you beautiful and exciting music from around the world. Italy and to someday conduct a symphony. If you or your business is interested in supporting the Jefferson City I would like to thank the symphony and everyone who has helped me on my Symphony Orchestra please choose one of the options below: path of becoming a musician. I would not be where I am without you. I would like to give a donation of $______, About the Award the check is enclosed. (Payable to JCSO) This award is a collaborative financial award from Lawrence Woodman and Robert Mansur. Lawrence Woodman was a lifelong participant and I would like to give a donation of $______, supporter of JCSO, including many years prior to World War II. He was Robert Mansur's teacher and mentor, until Mr. Woodman's passing in 1969. can you please send me an invoice for payment. Robert Mansur was, for 46 years, the JCSO's Principal Flautist. Mr. Mansur, along with Mr. Carl Burkel and other musicians, were the significant I would like to learn more about sponsoring a concert or musicians that rejuvenated the JCSO after World War II. advertising in concert programs.

Mr. Mansur was the first post-war JCSO President. This award selection Please mail to: is based on dedication, commitment, years of service, musical excellence and The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra (JCSO) other factors. It consists of $ 500 and a plaque of recognition which is PO BOX 104384 funded by Robert Mansur and memorial contributions on behalf of Jefferson City, MO 65110 Lawrence and Grace Woodman, both longtime members of the symphony.

A Very Special Thank You STEVEN HOUSER, Lincoln University Professor Emeri- tus, taught woodwinds, band, theory, music history, and The Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra would like to thank Dr. World of Music classes. He also served as interim Chair Steven Houser for the years of dedicated service as our Conductor. of the Department of Fine Arts and Communications. Although retired, he currently serves on the LU faculty We are pleased that he has decided to stay with us returning as our as an instructor in woodwinds, instrumental methods principal clarinetist and look forward to many more years of making classes, and World of Music classes. He is the immediate beautiful music together! past Conductor/Music Director of the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra and a past conductor of the Lake Area Community Orchestra. Presently he is first chair clarinetist in the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra and first chair bassoonist in the Columbia Civic Orchestra. He has also performed on bassoon in the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra as well as on saxophone, clarinet and flute in the United States Air Force Band, Wright Patterson Air Force Base. In addition he has performed professionally in Italy, Austria and Egypt.

He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Wright State University where he was chosen as an Outstanding Alumnus for the Department of Music in 2006. He holds a Master of Arts degree from the Ohio State University, and a PhD from the University of Missouri. Dr, Houser was a Fulbright Scholar to Egypt.

He is Past President of the Missouri Music Teachers Association and the Mid- Missouri Music Teachers Association, a Missouri certified adjudicator, past reviewer of woodwind repertoire for The American Music Teacher journal, and past reader/selector for the Missouri Fine Arts Academy. He is an MTNA nationally certified instructor of woodwinds. He was the producer of the Our Graduating Seniors Lincoln University Fine Arts production of “Porgy and Bess”. He is a Past President of the Jefferson City Arts Council and has been the music director JCSO is proud to recognize the graduating seniors who have for numerous Jefferson City Little Theatre productions as well as the joint consistently participated in the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra. Broadway Review presented in Jefferson City and Cork, Ireland. He is a JCSO extends to these seniors our sincere blessings. Should their member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, sings bass in the choir and performs academic or career paths ever find them in Jefferson City again, we sacred woodwind solos with his wife, Jan, a pianist. He is a past choral director hope they will always consider returning to perform with the JCSO. in Methodist, Presbyterian, and Disciples of Christ churches in Ohio and Missouri.

Andrew Bailey He spends as much time as possible with his grandchildren, Emily and Steven Abby Peper John. His hobbies include walking the dog, “Professor”, feeding the wild birds, Ben Phelps fresh and salt water aquariums, landscaping, model trains, practicing, reading Evie Pinkley and travel. He also holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do.