SCOTTSDALE PHILHARMONIC Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Virginia G. Piper Theater ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-499-TKTS 1 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Presents Ajay R. Patel, Resident Conductor John Masaro, Resident Conductor Sunday, June 27, 2021 4:00 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Virginia G. Piper Theater 2 ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-499-TKTS ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-499-TKTS 3 CONCERT PROGRAM Ajay R. Patel, Resident Conductor John Massaro, Resident Conductor Dudley Buck Festive Overture (1839–1909) Derric Johnson Armed Services Medley (1932) John Philip Sousa Washington Post (1854–1932) Samuel A Ward American the Beautiful (1848–1903) arr. by Carmen Dragon Morton Gould American Salute (1913–1996) U.S. Navy Hymn Eternal Father Strong to Save Antonín Dvořák Largo New World Symphony (1841–1904) Hector Berlioz Rakoczy March (1803–1869) Irving Berlin God Bless America (1888–1989) John Philip Sousa Stars and Stripes (1854–1932) 4 ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-499-TKTS ORCHESTRA MEMBERS Ajay R. Patel, Resident Conductor John Massaro, Resident Conductor FLUTE HORN VIOLIN 2 Angela McCabe Daniel Atwood Kathryn Hart Anna Clermont PICCOLO TROMBONE Barbara Moss Karla Martin Frank Darmiento Bob Willers VIOLA CLARINET Carolyn Broe Heather Van Beck TUBA Jennifer Grubbs Tami Bruce Matt Wilkens CELLO 2 OBOE PERCUSSION Renee Rechlin Kristen Zhender Mary Anne Ames Kirsten Alexander Marcie Kneisley Kathy Jones BASS BASSOON VIOLIN 1 Byron Edgar Raimund Fromme Vickie Thai Dr. Leon Jin Carl Betty Carol TRUMPET Nancy Bruce Legge Bobby Pirtle ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-499-TKTS 5 MISSION JOHN MASSARO The mission of the Scottsdale Philharmonic is to provide the city of Scottsdale RESIDENT CONDUCTOR and surrounding communities with a professional symphony orchestra, John Massaro is the principal conductor for Phoenix Opera and the Southwest performing a series of traditional classical music concerts without charge to the Vocal Competition, where he has conducted main stage opera productions public and making classical music available to audiences of all ages. and galas with world-renowned opera superstars Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Jonas Kaufmann. Massaro served as an assistant to Leonard Bernstein during VISION the creation of his opera A Quiet Place and to Zubin Mehta for the Israel Our vision is to enhance the cultural environment of Scottsdale with an Philharmonic’s production of Madama Butterfly. He worked extensively with orchestra of professional musicians where everyone can attend classical the great German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, with whom he coached symphony concerts. Founded in 2012, the Scottsdale Philharmonic is a both opera and art song repertoire. Massaro made his Carnegie Hall debut nonprofit corporation that is funded by contributions from the general public conducting the Mozart Requiem, which led to a distinguished European tour and business community. to Budapest, Krakow, Prague, Salzburg, and Vienna, where he conducted several additional Mozart masterpieces in a 250th anniversary celebration AJAY R. PATEL of the composer’s birth. He debuted with The Phoenix Symphony in 2002, CONDUCTOR, SCOTTSDALE PHILHARMONIC conducting a 9/11 memorial concert, which included his own arrangement of Ajay R. Patel has been a music educator in Arizona since 2001, beginning the National Anthem. as the director of orchestras at Mountain Pointe High School before moving on to Basha High School. From 2016 to the present, he has served as the orchestra director at Desert Ridge High School. Patel earned a bachelor of music education and a master of music in cello performance, both from Arizona State University. Patel is an active member of organizations that support Arizona music education. He has served in positions for the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association as Southwest Region orchestra chair and Southwest Region governor. He is also a current member of the National Association for Music Education and the American String Teachers Association. Patel has served as the symphony orchestra conductor for the East Valley Youth Symphony since its inaugural year in 2006. In 2009, he established the Chandler Academy for the Performing Arts, a three-week summer music program for orchestra, band, choir, and theatre, serving the students of Chandler Unified School District and the southeast Valley community. An accomplished cellist, Patel has performed with many of the community and professional orchestras in Arizona. He has served as a substitute section cellist for the Arizona Opera, guest principal cellist for the Chandler Symphony Orchestra, and the assistant principal cellist of the Arizona Pro Arte Orchestra. He has also performed with the Symphony of the Southwest, MusicaNova Orchestra, and the Scottsdale Philharmonic. In the winter of 2011, Patel was the principal cellist of the American Festival Orchestra under the direction of Lawrence Golan. The American Festival Orchestra toured 14 cities in China over a span of two weeks as part of an international cultural exchange. Patel studied cello with Takayori Atsumi and Thomas Landschoot at Arizona State University. His conducting studies were guided by Dr. Timothy Russell and Dr. Gary Hill at Arizona State University. 6 ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-499-TKTS SCOTTSDALE PHILHARMONIC PATRONS & DONORS Scottsdale Philharmonic PATRON CIRCLE Oekyung Kim A very special thank youto all the dedicated patrons whose donations came through for is pleased to acknowledge $500 to $999 Suzanne Klapp us during a very difficult year. Ellen Andres-Schneider & Ralph Andres* Suzanne Klapp Scottsdale City the following patrons who Arlyn M Brewster Councilwoman We would like to express a very sincere thank you to Billie Jo and Judd Herberger of have made generous gifts William & Judith Doenges Caroline & Marvin Klein the Herberger Foundation for their endless generosity and support for the Scottsdale of $50 or more. These Lynne Larson Christine Kovach Philharmonic. It is invaluable donations like theirs and yours that help make our Peter Lott Judith Lentine mission a success. donations help to make Linda Nowacek Beverly Lewis classical music available to Craig & Sue Prouty Robert Marshall audiences of all ages. 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