Beethoven FESTIVAL, BERNADETTE PETERS, and BOYZ II MEN
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
RENEW BY APRIL 27 to get first access to the BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL, BERNADETTE PETERS, and BOYZ II MEN “Music Director Alain Trudel was on the podium, and the AUDIENCE WAS ON THEIR FEET.” The Blade Dear friends, Our work continues in the 2020-2021 season as we strive to inspire our region to come together though the performing arts. As a symphony orchestra, we aim to create musical moments that leap from time and remain forever in our memories. We aim for moments that move us all to think differently, to laugh, to love, to maybe even cry. We aim for moments that make us lean forward in our seats, hold our breath, and hold hands with the ones we love. These are the magical stories that our musicians and performers work to create. These are the moments that bring people together. It is with this in mind that we title this brochure “live art.” It has intentional dual meaning. As an adjective, we produce live art. Our musicians, dancers, and performers are the art, and it is created right before your eyes by people. It is created in the moment and can never be produced again in the same way. Because of this, live art seizes us—you, the audience—to feel, sense, and hear new things because it’s elusive and passes us by. It reminds us be present. As a verb, we live art. We experience it, and it changes us. Art can pour through us—through our fingers, our breath, and our bodies as we take it in. It can become a part of you—in your ears, your pulse, and your spirit. It is why we leave a performance a little different from when we entered it.I t’s transfor- mative. Because our artform is live and living, it joins us together. This is why each performance and our memories of it can be defined as much by the people who share it with us in the audience as it is by the performance on stage. Our performing arts create community, and at a time when our world stretch- es us in many different directions at once, we hope you can slow down and join us in lasting musical moments. Welcome to our 2020-2021 season. Alain Trudel, Music Director In celebration of Beethoven’s Symphonies Symphonies 250th birthday in 2020, Alain Nos. 6 & 8 Nos. 4 & 7 Trudel and the TSO perform Symphonies Nos. 1-8 in a SATURDAY, SEptEmbER 19, 2020 SunDAY, SEptEmbER 20, 2020 2 PM, VALEntinE THEatRE 2 PM, VALEntinE THEatRE 3-day marathon of music at the Valentine in September Alain Trudel, conductor Alain Trudel, conductor and Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 Beethoven – Symphony No. 4 Joy” at the Toledo Museum Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 of Art Peristyle Theater in Hear and picture a colorful Beethoven’s bright and sunny February. Hear works that painting of the countryside and Fourth Symphony opens this final a tempestuous storm that looms program of the marathon. Dubbed forever changed the face of ahead. Beethoven’s expert use of the “apotheosis of dance” by Wag- symphonic music and catch a the orchestral palette in his Pastoral ner, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony glimpse of Beethoven’s tragic Symphony catapulted program- remains one of his most beloved life through the lens of his matic music to a new level. Then, works for its haunting and powerful delight to Beethoven’s sunniest second movement, used in movies, compositions. symphony, full of energy and including The Fall, The King’s optimism. This piece is sure to Speech, and Mr. Holland’s Opus. inspire and charm. Symphonies Ode to Joy Nos. 1 & 3 Symphonies FRIDAY, FEBRuaRY 5, 2021 FRIDAY, SEptEmbER 18, 2020 Nos. 2 & 5 satuRDAY, FEBRuaRY 6, 2021 8 PM, VALEntinE THEatRE 8 PM, PERistYLE thEatER SatuRDAY, SEptEmbER 19, 2020 Alain Trudel, conductor 8 PM, VALEntinE THEatRE Alain Trudel, conductor Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 Alain Trudel, conductor Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 In his ninth and final symphony, Every master of his craft has an Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 Beethoven overcame his profound origin story, and the great Ludwig deafness and perceived limits of a Behind the exuberance of van Beethoven is no exception. symphony orchestra to compose Beethoven’s Second Symphony Hear his first symphony called one of the greatest works ever was a man grappling with the “a farewell to the eighteenth written. The capstone of this reality of his growing deafness. century” against the music of his season’s celebration of Beethoven’s Written during a period of intense revolutionary Eroica Symphony, 250th birthday, don’t miss this emotional turmoil, Beethoven’s challenging the rules of composi- iconic masterpiece with universal Second Symphony nonetheless tion and forever altering the course messages of love, freedom, and exudes optimism. His mighty of symphonic music as we know it. humanity. Fifth is perhaps music’s most famous example of an individual triumphing over the dictates of fate. Programs subject to change. SPOTLIGHT – e v e n t – Subscribers Get First Access to BERNADETTE PETERS satuRDAY, novEMBER 14, 2020, 8 PM toLEDO MUSEUM OF ART PERistYLE Boasting a Golden Globe, three Tony Awards, three Emmy and four Grammy Award nominations, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics over the decades with her inimitable performances on stage, film, television, concerts, and recordings. Now, fresh from her role as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the hit musical Hello, Dolly! and Amazon Prime’s popular television series Mozart in the Jungle, Bernadette Peters performs with the Toledo Symphony in this one-night-only special event you don’t want to miss! SUBSCRIBE NOW to buy your tickets to this event before the general public. “[Bernadette Peters] seems to possess the power to ” MAKE TIME STAND STILL. The Washington Post SPOTLIGHT – e v e n t – Subscribers Get First Access to BOYZ II MEN satuRDAY, FEBRuaRY 13, 2021, 8 PM toLEDO MUSEUM OF ART PERistYLE This Valentine’s weekend, romance to the music of one of the most iconic R&B groups in music history: Boyz II Men. Winners of four Grammy Awards, nine American Music Awards, nine Soul Train Awards, three MTV Awards, and three Billboard Awards, audiences will swoon to their velvety rich harmonies, which pair perfectly with lush orchestrations by the Toledo Symphony. Hear Boyz II Men’s biggest hits, including I’ll Make Love to You, It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday, and End of the Road. SUBSCRIBE NOW to buy your tickets to this event before the general public. “…symphony paired beautifully with the legendary trio’s SMOOTH VOCALS...sent the engaging crowd into the first adoring frenzy of the evening.” The Washington Post SPOTLIGHT – e v e n t – Subscribers Get First Access to AN EVENING WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020, 7 PM VALENTINE THEatRE Grammy Award and 2017 MacArthur “genius” winner Rhiannon Giddens joins the Toledo Symphony for a genre-busting evening of jazz, blues, country, Gospel, and Celtic music from her critically- acclaimed albums. Co-founder of the Grammy-winning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, Giddens is also a Grammy-nominated solo artist with a recurring role on the hit TV show Nashville and the host of the Metropolitan Opera’s podcast Aria Code. Don’t miss your chance to hear singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens, called a “21st century revelator” by NPR, perform an incredible set of American roots music that has taken the folk world by storm. Presented in partnership with the University of Toledo’s Edward Shapiro Distinguished Lecture Series. SUBSCRIBE NOW to buy your tickets to this event before the general public. “The connective thread is Giddens’ commanding and EXCEPTIONAlly VERSATILE and nuanced voice, which has made her one of the most lauded singers of the new millennium.” Los Angeles Time Alain Trudel RENEW BY APRil 27 to GUARANTEE YOUR SEats AND save. RECEIVE BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 7 OF THE BTVN250 FESTIVAL foR free WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE to THE mastERwoRKS SERIES Programs subject to change. MASTERWORKS – s e r i e s – Beethoven’s Beethoven’s Tragic Destiny Symphonies Nos. Symphonies Nos. SatuRDAY, OctobER 17, 2020 1 & 3 2 & 5 8 PM, PERistYLE thEatER Alain Trudel, conductor FRIDAY, SEptEmbER 18, 2020 SatuRDAY, SEptEmbER 19, 2020 8 PM, VALEntinE THEatRE 8 PM, VALEntinE THEatRE Brahms – Tragic Overture Adams – Dr. Atomic Symphony Alain Trudel, conductor Alain Trudel, conductor Richard Strauss – Don Juan Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 Khachaturian – Selections from Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 Spartacus Every master of his craft has an Behind the exuberance of As the music spins and unfurls, so origin story, and the great Ludwig Beethoven’s Second Symphony do the stories of fate and destiny van Beethoven is no exception. was a man grappling with the in this gripping program. From Hear his first symphony called “a reality of his growing deafness. Strauss’s flamboyantDon Juan to farewell to the eighteenth century” Written during a period of intense John Adams’ mesmerizing take on against the music of his revolution- emotional turmoil, Beethoven’s the birth of the atomic bomb, ary Eroica Symphony, challenging Second Symphony nonetheless experience love, tragedy, and the the rules of composition and exudes optimism. His mighty weight of worldly consequences forever altering the course of Fifth is perhaps music’s most told through the power of a symphonic music as we know it. famous example of an individual symphony orchestra.