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POWER OF NIAGARA A celebration of arts, nature and a sustainable future On this special day, Artpark &Company and Modern Corporation are announcing a joint commitment toward making Artpark a more sustainable place for nature, art and performance. Join us in celebrating the energy savings achieved through sustainable lighting replacements! With an understanding of the impacts of our decisions on the environment, we endeavor to transform our practices to be the best partners along with artists and park visitors to pass on a thriving and sustainable Artpark to the next generation! Featuring: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta Jon Lehrer Dance Company “Branché” by Cirque Barcode & Acting for Climate Montreal Buffalo String Works

August 21, 2021

“BRANCHÉ” by CIRQUE BARCODE & ACTING FOR CLIMATE MONTREAL Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 5:30 PM Artpark Emerald Grove

ACTING FOR CLIMATE MONTREAL

Acting for Climate Montréal is a company created in 2019 whose mission is to work towards a more sustainable future by combining performing arts and environmentalism.

To achieve this, the group reimagines the way their art is practiced to find concrete solutions to environmental challenges.

Through performances in nature the artists reconnect with their local environment and encourage spectators to see the nature that surrounds them in new light, to appreciate it, and therefore to protect it.

By advocating mutual aid and the strength of community, they aim to inspire their audiences to act for a more sustainable future.

https://www.actingforclimate.com/copy-of-about-us CIRQUE BARCODE

Cirque Barcode was founded with a vision of unifying high- caliber circus with a new style of theatrical storytelling, as well as with a goal of sustainable touring.

After performing for numerous companies, television shows and live performances around the world and winning multiple awards for their acts, in 2019 they made their first show Sweat & Ink, followed soon after by Branché.

Besides continuing to redefine how circus can be performed, they continue to examine how the circus community can contribute to the sustainability movement, working to raise awareness of the climate crisis through their art. https://www.barcodecircuscompany.com

Creative Team

Outside eye: Emilie Emiroglou, Maxim Laurin

Music: Olivier Landry-Gagnon

Acrobatic coaching: Jerome Lebeau

Costume Design: Geneviève Delage

Performers: Eric Bates, Tristan Nielsen, Nathan Biggs-Penton, Eric Brown, Anna Soltys Morse, Sorrell Nielsen, Shena Tschofen, Heidi Blais

“THE POWER OF NIAGARA” by JON LEHRER DANCE COMPANY Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM Artpark “Niagara 1979” Painted Lot

“The Power of Niagara” A world premiere tribute to the power, beauty, and awe-inspiring glory of Niagara! CREDITS Choreography - Jon Lehrer

Dancers - Cristiana Cavallo, Gabrielle DiNizo, Kristen Hedberg, Myles Mungo, Mamiko Nakatsugawa, Patrick Piras, Nathan Rommel, Richard Sayama

Music - (in order) - Away Game, Abundance of Rain, Seems, 15 Minutes Part III, Angelstyle, Storms of Early Summer by CORDIS - Through The Storm an original, world premiere, music composition by Zeno Pittarelli

Costumes - Laura Vanner

Set Design - Dyan Burlingame

BIOS

Jon Lehrer Dance Company Jon Lehrer started his company in 2007 in Buffalo, NY and has received critical acclaim nationally and internationally. Under his artistic direction, the company showcases Jon's unique choreography and embodies his definitive style. His extensive background in both the modern and jazz dance idioms fosters choreography that is organic, artistic, accessible and often humorous, reflecting life experience and the human condition.

The company’s expressive style is based on three main elements of movement - Circularity, 3- Dimensionality, and Momentum - which combine to create a form that is best described as “Organically Athletic”. With creativity, athleticism, and the ability to make new and innovative modern and jazz dance accessible to all audiences, the company has made quite a name for themselves in the dance world. Striking the elusive balance between art and entertainment, Jon Lehrer Dance Company showcases unique choreography and a fun, distinctive style which fuses jazz and modern dance, creating a true spectacle onstage which can be enjoyed by dance experts and novices alike.

Based in NYC since 2019, JLDC continues to tour extensively, bringing their trademark artistic, athletic, and accessible style to audiences worldwide. Dance Magazine praised “the company took the house not so much by storm as by quantum physics,” and Galerie Ortenau in Offenburg, Germany declares, “Dynamic, Powerful, Elegant – brings an absolute passion for the dance.” www.jonlehrerdance.com

Jon Lehrer Jon Lehrer is from Queens, NY and took his very first dance class on a dare at age 19 at the University at Buffalo, where he ultimately received his BFA in Dance. As a professional, Jon had an illustrious and eclectic career dancing with the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Paul Sanasardo, John Passafiume Dancers, in Merv Griffin's "Funderful" and the Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. In 1997, Jon began dancing with Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, and after only three years was promoted to Rehearsal Director and then given the position of Associate Director two years later. During his ten years with Giordano, Jon also became the resident choreographer, creating seven original works on the company that received rave reviews all around the world.

Jon has choreographed for several professional dance companies and universities all over the country. He teaches master classes throughout the U.S. and around the world, having been on faculty at Dance Masters of America, Jazz Dance World Congress, Dance Teacher Summer Conference, Chicago National Association of Dance Masters (CNADM), Chautauqua Institution, Florida Dance Educators Organization, and Florida Dance Masters to name a few. Jon has received many awards and honors, including the University at Buffalo Zodiaque Dance Company Distinguished Alumni Award, CNADM’s Artistic Achievement Award, University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award, and the “Rising Star” SPARK Award for being an integral part of Buffalo’s thriving arts and cultural community.

Dancers:

Cristiana Cavallo (Rehearsal Director) is from Utica, NY and began dancing at the age of 3. She received her training from local and guest artists at the Dancenter and at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute School of Dance. Cristiana graduated in 2014 from the University at Buffalo with a BFA in Dance and a BA in Sociology. As a UB student, she was a member of the Zodiaque Dance Company for three years and performed in several musicals. She has choreographed for many student productions and was the Director of Dancer’s Workshop. She attended numerous summer programs, including NYSSSA , Thodos Dance Chicago Intensive, and Steps Summer Study. During her senior year, Cristiana was chosen for the Jon Lehrer Dance Observership, allowing her to train with the company and gain valuable insight into the professional world of dance. Most recently, Cristiana was invited to choreograph as part of the Barn Dance Project at the Theater at Woodshill, curated by Caitlyn Schrader. Cristiana has been with JLDC for 7 years, becoming an integral part of the company's success both on and off the stage.

Gabrielle DiNizo is originally from Dayton, OH, where she began her dance training at Dayton Dance Conservatory. She danced for their pre-professional company (Dayton Dance Conservatory Company) for two years before moving to New York City for college. In May 2021, Gabrielle graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University/The Ailey School with a BFA in Dance and English. She has had the honor of performing works by Robert Battle, Brice Mousset (Oui Danse), Adam Baruch, Earl Mosley, and Manuel Vignouelle. Gabrielle spent her recent summers training at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Dance Italia, where she cultivated her love for contemporary and modern dance.

Kristen Hedberg was born and raised in Richmond, VA. She earned her BFA in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she was dual-enrolled with The Martha Graham School during her senior year. Kristen was a member of the RIOULT Repertory Program under the direction of Pascal Rioult, Joyce Herring and Charis Haines. She has also danced with Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre, Joanna A. Maur, and Curet Performance Project, among others.

Myles Mungo is a Willingboro, New Jersey native and attended Stockton University, where he received a BA in Dance with a concentration in Performance. While at Stockton, Myles achieved multiple awards and worked with many talented artists including Meredith Rainey, Julie B. Johnson, and Germaul Barnes. As a professional, Myles has danced for Rain Ross Dance, Andrea Mychael Dance Project, and Roger Lee Dance Company.

Mamiko Nakatsugawa is originally from Miyagi, Japan where she started dancing at 9 years old. Mamiko moved to New York in 2015 to attend SUNY Fredonia, where she earned her degree in 2019. During this time, she spent her summers at many prestigious training programs in NYC including Broadway Dance Center Professional Summer Semester, Paul Taylor Dance Company Summer Intensive, Gibney Dance Company Summer Intensive, Gaga New York Winter Intensive, and Module 19. As a professional, Mamiko has worked with Matthew Westerby Dance Company as an apprentice, performing “ReNew 3” with the company.. She has performed in many musical theatre productions in Japan and United States, including Anne of Green Gables (Japan tour ensemble), Cabaret (Kit Kat Girls), and South Pacific (Liat).

Patrick Piras is from Udine, Italy and began his dance training at the age of 6 focusing on professional ballroom dancing for three years until a sudden injury 3 years later made him stop. At age 14, Patrick started dancing again thanks to Arianna Zanello, who invited him to attend her school, Filodanza, and later became his mentor. He then focused his study in ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary dance and received scholarships to several summer intensives in Italy. Patrick came NYC to attend The Ailey School in 2013 where he graduated as a Scholarship Student. He has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Matthew Rushing, Ronnie Favors, Tracy Inman, Martin Lofsnes, Amy Hall, Darshan Bhuller, Nathan Trice, Nicholas Villenueve, Nai Ni Chen, Sheena Annalise and Christopher Rudd. He has performed “Memoria” with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at New York City Center in December 2014 and “Concurrence” representing the Ailey School in the Ailey Spirit Gala at David H. Koch Theatre in June 2016. Patrick performed with 360° Dance Company, as a guest artist with Nai Ni Chen, Arch Contemporary Ballet, and is a faculty member at The Ailey School.

Nathan Rommel is from Kansas City, MO and attended Hope College where he received his degree in Dance Performance, Upon graduation, Nathan moved to Chicago, where he performed with GIordano II having the pleasure of working with choreographers Ray Mercer and Peter Chu. Most recently, Nathnan performed with Odyssey Dance Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah and as a soloist in Chicago Repertory Ballet's production of Macbeth, choreographed by Wade Schaaf.

Richard Sayama is originally from Honolulu, Hawai’i. He attended Marymount Manhattan College where he double majored, earning his BFA in Modern Dance and his BA in Business Arts & Management. As a professional, Richard has worked with Alison Cook Beatty Dance, H.T Chen & Dancers, and Rock Dance Collective. He has had the pleasure of performing works by Paul Taylor, José Limón, Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, Alison Cook Beatty, Elisabeth Motley, H.T. Chen, and Maria Torres.

BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 8:00 PM Artpark Amphitheater

JoAnn Falletta, conductor

CHRISTOPHER ROGERSON Among Mountains

GRIEG Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op. 46 I. Morning Mood II. Ase's Death III. Anitra's Dance IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

INTERMISSION

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral" I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Andante molto moto II. Allegro IV. Allegro V. Allegretto

Patrons are asked to turn off all electronic devices. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited.

Program and performers subject to change.

HISTORY OF THE BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA As Buffalo’s cultural ambassador, the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under Music Director JoAnn Falletta presents more than 120 Classics, Pops, Rock, Family and Youth concerts each year. After the rise and fall of several forerunners, the BPO was founded in 1935, performing most often at the Elmwood Music Hall, which was located at Elmwood Ave. and Virginia St., and demolished in 1938 as its permanent home, Kleinhans Music Hall, was constructed. During the Great Depression, the orchestra was initially supported by funds from the Works Progress Administration and the Emergency Relief Bureau. Over the decades, the orchestra has matured in stature under outstanding conductors including William Steinberg, Josef Krips, Lukas Foss, Michael Tilson Thomas, Maximiano Valdes, Semyon Bychkov and Julius Rudel. The orchestra has welcomed many distinguished guest performers, such as Isaac Stern, Aaron Copland, Van Cliburn, Igor Stravinsky, Renee Fleming and Yo-Yo Ma. During the tenure of JoAnn Falletta, who has served as music director since 1998, the BPO has rekindled its history of radio broadcasts and recordings, including the release of 51 new CDs. The BPO’s Naxos recording of composer John Corigliano’s “Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan,” won two Grammys. Our recordings are heard on classical radio worldwide.

JoAnn Falletta, Music Director

Grammy-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Connie and Marc Jacobson Music Director Laureate of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center and Artistic Adviser to the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. She is hailed for her work as a conductor, recording artist, audience builder, and champion of American composers. Her recent and upcoming North American guest conducting includes the National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Milwaukee Symphony; and further north, the Toronto Symphony and Orchestre metropolitain. Internationally, she has conducted many of the most prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, and South America.

As Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Falletta became the first woman to lead a major American ensemble. Celebrating her 20th anniversary with the Buffalo Philharmonic this past season, she is credited with bringing the orchestra to a new level of national and international prominence.

With a discography of almost 120 titles, Falletta is a leading recording artist for Naxos. At the 63rd Annual Grammy® Awards in March 2021, Falletta won her fourth Grammy® as conductor of Richard Danielpour’s The Passion of Yeshua in the category of Best Choral Performance. In 2019, she won her first individual Grammy® Award as conductor of the London Symphony in the Best Classical Compendium category for Spiritualist, her fifth world premiere recording of the music of Kenneth Fuchs. Her Naxos recording of John Corigliano’s Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra received two Grammys in 2008.

Falletta is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, has served by presidential appointment as a Member of the National Council on the Arts during the Bush and Obama administrations, and is the recipient of many of the most prestigious conducting awards. She has introduced over 500 works by American composers, including well over 100 world premieres. In March 2019, JoAnn was named Performance Today’sClassical Woman of the Year. She received her undergraduate degree from the Mannes School of Music, and her master’s and doctorate degrees from The Juilliard School. When not on the podium, JoAnn enjoys playing classical guitar, writing, cycling, yoga, and is an avid reader.

Program notes

Ludwig van Beethoven German composer and pianist born: December 17, 1770, Bonn; died: March 26, 1827, Vienna

Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral” Allegro ma non troppo - Cheerful Impressions upon Arrival in the Country Andante molto moto - Scene by the Brook Allegro - Merry Gathering of Countryfolk Allegro - Thunderstorm Allegretto - Shepherd’s Song of Glad and Happy Feelings after the Storm

Often considered as a bridge between the Classical and Romantic periods of music, Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony was completed as a true ‘Tale from the Vienna Woods’ in 1808. The work received its premiere in Vienna on December 22 of that same year, sharing the bill with the first performance of the composer’s epic fifth symphony. (Quite a day in the history of music!) While Symphony No. 6 is constructed on a formal, traditional basis, the work is otherwise a symphonic tone poem, complete with individual tableaus to which Beethoven added descriptive titles. Perhaps the subjective nature of the score was best summarized by another composer who likewise could write with a painter’s instinct - the French master Hector Berlioz: “In the first movement, the composer wishes to characterize the tranquility and peace of shepherd country life. The herdsmen appear nonchalantly in the fields, their pipes heard near and afar. Ravishing phrases caress one’s ears deliciously, like perfumed morning breezes. Flocks of clamoring birds are overhead, and the sky seems turgid with vaporous clouds which flit across the beaming sun, only to disappear again allowing its light to flood the terrain with torrents of dazzling splendor. “The Scene by the Brook is devoted to contemplation. Beethoven doubtless composed this admirable setting while lying back on the grass, his eyes uplifted, ears intent, fascinated by the myriad hues of light and sound, at the same time in view of a brook accompanied by its own scintillating sounds of waves breaking over the pebbles near the shore. How delicious this music is! “In the Merry Gathering the poet leads us to a joyous peasant reunion. We are aware that they dance and laugh at first with moderation...then become animated, noisy and frenetic. Mountaineers arrive with their wood-heavy clogs and the music becomes still more lively. The dance becomes a medley, a rush - the women’s hair begins to fall over their shoulders. There is clapping, shouting and the peasants run and rush about with mad gaiety...then sudden fright ensues when distant thunder is heard in the middle of the dancing...Consternation and surprise seize the celebrants who seek their safety in flight from the ominous din. “In the fourth movement Thunderstorm listen to those gusts of wind, laden with rain; those sepulchral moanings of the basses; those shrill whistles of the piccolo, announcing the fearful tempest about to burst. The hurricane approaches, swells; an immense chromatic streak burrows from the highest notes to the lowest depths, seizes the basses and writhes like a whirlwind, leveling everything in its way. Then the trombones burst forth and the thunderous timpani redoubles its fury into a frightful cataclysm, the universal deluge, the end of the world. “The Pastoral Symphony ends with the Shepherd’s song, a hymn of gratitude. Everything smiles. The shepherds reappear; they answer each other on the mountain, regathering their scattered flocks. The sky is now serene; the torrents cease to flow; calmness returns, and with it the rustic songs, whose gentle melodies bring repose to the soul after the consternation of the magnificent horror just passed.” To add a bit of French esprit to his enthusiasm for this work, the irrepressible Berlioz also wrote: “The sixth symphony is an astonishing landscape - painted by Michelangelo.”

-Program note by Edward Yadzinski

Christopher Rogerson (American, b. 1988-)

Among Mountains (2016)

From the composer:

My childhood summers were spent in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. We traveled all over Oregon, to Black Butte Ranch, Bend, Crater Lake. We fished the Metolius River, hiked between alpine lakes, visited the Columbia River Gorge. Among Mountains is a short ode to the simplicity of that time and the majesty and beauty of the Cascade Range.

Edvard Grieg (Norwegian; 1843-1907)

Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Op.46 (1875)

Edvard Grieg was the most significant Scandinavian composer during the years leading up to the beginning of the twentieth century. He was a prolific composer of songs and music for the piano, small lyric compositions being his obvious forte. In addition to his songs, he wrote a large number of choral works, many for unaccompanied male voices, and some of them remain evergreen favorites. While he did compose in other genres, achieving notable success with his only piano concerto and his string quartet, the latter were exceptional. He was educated at the Leipzig conservatory, where his early models were Schubert and Schumann, and he spent much time in Copenhagen. Like all of his fellow countrymen of that generation, he was oriented to Denmark, the Danish language, and Danish culture in general. Later, in his early twenties, under the influence of the great Norwegian violinist, Ole Bull, he developed an affinity for Norwegian peasant culture. That effected a major change in his musical outlook, and for the rest of his life he plumbed the depths of Norwegian folk music and literature. It became a major part of his musical style and placed him firmly in the ranks of the nationalist composers so characteristic of the latter half of the nineteenth century. Even when not directly quoting folk materials, the harmonies, rhythms, and melodic nuances of that tradition deeply inform his musical style. In 1874 Grieg was asked to write incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s 1867 play, Peer Gynt. Initially, Grieg thought that it would be a short and easily completed project, but it stretched into some twenty-six separate pieces, which he completed by July 1875. Later, the composer extracted eight of these movements to comprise two, four-movement suites. The play and the music premiered in 1976, but the play, a rather strange and almost bizarre affair, has not garnered the success of Grieg’s music. While the average listener probably conjures up visions of Nordic vistas and quaint, folkish sagas, that is not what the picaresque play and Grieg’s atmospheric music is about, at all. Rather, it tracks an improbable and less-than-sympathetic rogue in a variety of adventures in places like Egypt and Morocco. The ubiquitous “morning” scene takes place in the Arabian desert, where our hero awakens after having been robbed by the seductress, Anitra. Anitra’s dance is that of the daughter of an Arabian chieftain, whom Gynt attempts unsuccessfully to seduce; Grieg weaves a wonderfully oriental atmosphere for her tantalizing charms. “Solveig’s Song” is from the last act of the play, where Gynt’s beloved sings of her steadfast faithfulness during his absence, even to her old age, not knowing whether he is alive or not. Originally, it was sung in the play, but here is played by the solo violin. The “Hall of the Mountain King” is a depiction of a really ridiculous scene that takes place after Gynt has gotten smashing drunk with three dairymaids who were waiting to be courted by trolls. In the ensuing hangover he knocks himself out accidentally and dreams that he is challenged by the troll king over a paternity question. The music cleverly depicts Gynt’s escape after having witnessed the dance of the pig-faced trolls, and his subsequent insult to the troll king’s daughter. Grieg’s “incidental music” for the play is evocative of his mastery of the short character piece, and one can understand why it has met the test of time far better than Ibsen’s wild morality tale.

-Program note ©William E. Runyan

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More About Modern Corp. In 1964, Steve Washuta incorporated Modern Disposal Services as a way to expand his seasonal paving company into a business that could provide a steady source of income for his family. As the region’s industrial base grew, Mr. Washuta’s dedication and strong work ethic helped his new business develop from a humble two-truck operation in Western New York into the 20th largest waste removal company in the United States. Today, Modern is still a privately owned waste removal company. We employ over 600 people in Western New York, as well as Southern Ontario. Modern is committed to the most innovative and responsible methods of materials management and recycling. It’s simple – we accept nothing less. We further our commitment by providing exceptional customer service and giving back to the communities we serve. Modern received the 2017 Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation Award from The Association of Fundraising Professionals Western New York Chapter. We’re all in this together– to sustain, recycle and reuse the planet’s limited resources.

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