the roger and beverly vandiver 2015-16 season september 2015 THE GILBERT ORCHARDS The World of Shakespeare POPS SERIES GOLD Dear Friends and Supporters of the YSO: MEDAL CONCERT On behalf of the entire Yakima Symphony Orchestra organization, I hope that you had a wonderful summer and that you are ready to join us for another year of great music. This year we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the life of the greatest playwright in history and the greatest English- language author of all time. For our 2015-16 season, the Yakima Symphony Orchestra celebrates The World of Shakespeare! Composers have been Saturday, September 26, 2015 • 7:30pm inspired by the works of William Shakespeare for centuries. While we The Capitol Theatre couldn’t possibly play them all, our Classical Series will feature some of the Lawrence Golan, conductor greatest Shakespeare-inspired pieces ever written. However, we begin the Great symphonic music enhanced with season with the first concert of ourPops Series, which is not connected to amazing cirque acts on and above the stage. the Shakespeare theme.
Cirque de la Symphonie
We will start the year in truly spectacular fashion on September 26th with Cirque de la Symphonie. While the orchestra plays some of the most beloved classical music ever written, some of the world’s greatest circus performers will be flying through the air, balancing, juggling or contorting to the music! Some of the selections you will hear include Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Debussy: Clair de Lune, Bernstein: Candide Overture, Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon Overture, Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries, Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture, Saint-Saëns: “Bacchanale” from Samson and Concert Sponsor: MATSON FRUIT Dalila, Rimsky-Korsakov: “Dance of the Buffoons” fromThe Snow Maiden, Guest Artist Sponsor: BANNER BANK Williams: “Devil’s Dance” from Witches of Eastwick, Smetana: “Dance of the Comedians” from The Bartered Bride, Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Swan Lake, and Bizet: “Les Toreadors” from Carmen Suite No. 1. THE YAKIMA VALLEY CLASSICAL SERIES This amazing show sells out wherever it plays so if you don’t already have Shakespeare in Love your tickets, please be sure to get them right away. Saturday, October 10, 2015 • 7:30pm We look forward to seeing you on September 26th at the Capitol Theatre for The Capitol Theatre Cirque de la Symphonie! Lawrence Golan, conductor Melissa Whitney and Sincerely, Michael Mendelson, actors Concert Sponsor: JANET WHITE
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Prelude is a publication of the Yakima Symphony Orchestra, 32 N. 3rd Street, Suite 333, Yakima, WA 98901. Prelude is published during concert season. Issue date: October 18, 1997. Issue #110; September 2015 From the Executive Director INTERESTED IN As we gear up for a thrilling season opener, I have some exciting JOINING THE changes to share with you since our last Prelude in May. First, we have rolled out single ticket prices for this year starting as low as $9 for the general YSO TEAM? public, and we have reduced our student ticket price to $5. As always, We have two open positions at the YSO: subscriptions offer an even deeper discount. These prices are simply too Patron Relations Manager (F/T) good to pass up, especially for a season with as many musical and visual and treats as this one. I hope you’ll help us spread the word! Orchestra Librarian (P/T). Second, the Yakima Symphony Chorus has begun rehearsals for the season under a new chorusmaster, and on a new night in a new location: For details and application information, visit Monday evenings at St. Paul Cathedral. Justin Raffa’s name may be www.ysomusic.org/about/employment/ familiar to you from recent YSO collaborations with the Mid-Columbia —these positions are open until filled, but Mastersingers, where he continues to serve as artistic director. As our apply by September 25 for first consideration. new chorusmaster, he is working to increase the size of our chorus to 100 members; so if you love to sing and would like to join us on stage for any or all of this season’s choral programs, contact him at Ag Night at the [email protected]. Third, the YSO has in the past month adopted the Yakima Music en Symphony– Celebrating Acción (YAMA) program as a third subsidiary affiliate, alongside YYSO Harvest and Crush in the and YSC. Established in January 2013 as a program of OIC of Washington, YAMA is a social action program that uses music and education to change Yakima Valley! the life trajectories of East Yakima children and their families. Working under YSO’s umbrella this year allows the program to continue as planned Saturday, September 26th while a steering committee explores options for growth and eventual 7:30pm at The Capitol Theatre independence as a stand-alone non-profit entity. @ Cirque de la Symphonie Finally, we bid a fond farewell to two members of our office staff. Ag Industry Concertgoers Sue Chirco-Coontz has taken a position as office manager for St. Paul (ALL crops & products: Cathedral School; as the voice and face of the symphony office for more growers, packers, shippers, than sixteen years and the go-to problem-solver in innumerable areas processors, suppliers, etc.)– of symphony business, “Sue at the Symphony” will be sorely missed by wear your working cap (with patrons, colleagues and musicians alike. Alex Pualani also is leaving YSO your company logo) and as Orchestra Librarian in order to teach music at the same school, but his exchange it for a brand new continuing role as YAMA Teaching Artist will keep him within the YSO family. YSO cap in “concert black;” Please join me in wishing both of them well in their new endeavors, and beautifully embroidered with welcome back to an exciting new season! our YSO logo. We’ll put your hard- working caps on display at our office. (Caps to David Rogers, Executive Director the first 30 participants; we’ll deliver/mail caps Yakima Symphony Orchestra to participants after the first 30.) Affiliate & Partnership Updates Meet The Orchestra! Yakima Youth Symphony Orchestra (YYSO) & Yakima Ensemble for Strings (YES!) www.yyso.org Bruce Walker, YYSO Conductor and YSO Cover Conductor Christy Baisinger, YES! Conductor Happy Anniversary! This season the Yakima Youth Symphony Orchestra celebrates 50 years of making beautiful music in the Yakima Valley. We look Children learn what they live… forward to sharing this special milestone with our community. The YSO joins the Yakima Valley Museum Rehearsals for both the YYSO and YES! are underway. We had a wonderful on the first Wednesday of each month at pre-season camp, highlighted by a special Question & Answer session with 10:00am at their children’s story hour. FREE! Maestro Lawrence Golan. Open rehearsals and fall auditions brought us six Wednesday, October 7th new musicians. Please join us for the first concert of our 2015-16 Symphonic Themes: Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky Bridges season: November 1, Sunday, 3:00pm, Halloween Concert at The Special Guest: To be announced Seasons Performance Hall. FREE! Join the fun—come in costume! Donations of canned food items for local food banks will be gratefully accepted. Wednesday, November 4th Theme: Shakespeare, Elgar Yakima Symphony Chorus (YSC) Special Guest: Alex Pualani, Cellist Justin Raffa, Chorusmaster The Yakima Symphony Chorus is already going to work on next month’s performance of Mozart’s Requiem, with rehearsals every Monday night at Beethoven St. Paul Cathedral. We are still looking for new singers (especially men!) as Bear’s twin we grow in numbers—singers may commit to the entire season, or may be brother, assigned to specific projects and still remain active members of the chorus. For Berlioz Bear audition information, contact Justin Raffa [email protected] . (with the violin), joins Yakima Music en Acción (YAMA) us this Stephanie Hsu, Director season. He is looking YAMA is gearing up to kick off yet another year, with many exciting changes and forward to opportunities ahead. After almost three full years of operation as a program meeting of OIC, YAMA gratefully acknowledges all of the support from OIC that has you! enabled the birth and healthy growth of the program to date, and announces its next chapter as it launches its fourth year, now as a subsidiary of the YSO. Among other changes, YAMA enthusiastically welcomes YSO percussionist Aaron Julyan on board this year as a YSO Teaching Artist, and announces a new performance series—the YAMA Living Room Series—an intimate, Maestro multi-genre performance series that uses music to build bridges across the Lawrence community while also supporting the YAMA program. For more information, Golan was visit www.yamamusic.org or e-mail [email protected]. our special guest on August 26th. We learned Sharing in the Life about the violin and of our Community conducting Maestro Lawrence Golan and met visited Children’s Village Berlioz Bear! on August 27th for a mini-back-to-school recital and violin demonstration. Photo Credit: Gary Miller
Photo Credit: Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
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Cirque de la Symphonie is an exciting production designed audiences in Busch Gardens’ cirque shows, starred in dozens of to bring the magic of cirque to the music hall. It is an special corporate events, and with many symphony orchestras elegant adaptation of some of the most amazing cirque across North America. Vova is one of the most multi-talented acts performed on a stage shared with the full symphony performers in Cirque de la Symphonie, with performances that orchestra, showcasing many of the best artists in the world. include various juggling acts, the spinning cube and frame, The audience is thrilled and bedazzled by aerial flyers, diablo, and other uniquely entertaining acts. acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen. These accomplished veterans include world record Alina Sergeeva is a holders, gold-medal winners of international competitions, third-generation circus Olympians and some of the most original talent ever seen. performer from Russia. Each performance is perfectly choreographed to classical She began performing on masterpieces, raising cirque artistry to a fine arts level. stage at the age of three Adding a stunning visual element to the concert experience, with her family in a hand these aerialists and acrobats provide a three-dimensional balancing adagio act with entertainment extravaganza. Fusing the power and majesty her father, later branching of the live orchestra with the best of cirque artistry, Cirque de out into various acts such la Symphonie is the only cirque company in the world that as aerial silks, lira, and hoops. Alina’s professional performances performs exclusively with symphony orchestras. Over one have taken her around the world to countries in South hundred orchestras worldwide have featured Cirque de la America, Europe, and Asia. Along the way, she won the “most Symphonie in sold-out venues, adding energy and excitement talented” award for youth performers in Brazil. Alina’s career to the concert experience. Join us on Facebook and explore in the US includes numerous circus tours, corporate shows, our website for images, video, schedule, reviews, and more: cruise ship productions and special events. Alina has starred in www.cirquedelasymphonie.com numerous Cirque de la Symphonie productions as an amazing hula hoops performer, with accompanying hand balancing, Sarah Sporich is a acrobatic and contortion skills. Her mastery of illusion includes classically trained dancer the amazing quick change and magic jacket acts. and contortionist, studying under Armando Munoz began various high caliber his performance career as choreographers at the a Latin dancer. His passion Talent Lab in Los Angeles. and tenacity lead him to She combines the fluidity win consecutive medals and grace of dance at both the 2010 & 2011 with the athleticism of aerial arts and the extreme lines of World Latin Dance Cup contortion all in one. Sarah’s mixture of skills has brought her Championship in Las Vegas. a diverse career including performances on GLEE, Michael Additional competitions Jackson Billboard Music Awards and Jennifer Lopez American include being a Finalist in the Mexico Salsa Competition and 3rd Music Awards. Theatrical stage shows include touring with Place at the International Salsa Competition in San Francisco. Le Ombre Shadow Acrobatics & Dance, Revelations, Troupe Despite his elite recognition in Latin Dance he longed to fuse his Vertigo, and a live show of Pixar’s filmInside Out at the El talents with the Circus Arts. He sought aerial training from Master Capitan in Hollywood. When not performing she teaches Ivo Gueorguiev from Cirque Du Soleil’s Dralion production, and Pilates and Aerial skills at Cirque School and is the head coach he specialized in Flying Straps and Fabric. This unique combo of for their Cirque Kids programming. skills led him to a dynamic career working with the San Diego Opera, California Ballet Company and Troupe Vertigo. Armando Vladimir Tsarkov became co-director of the Alma Latina Performing Arts School comes from a famous in San Diego from 2006-2013, and now teaches aerial straps at circus family rich in the Cirque School in Hollywood when not performing with Cirque traditions of Russian de la Symphonie. circus artistry. Trained by masters in the circus arts, he exhibits exceptional Continued next page talents and skills in all of his performances. His “Mask” juggling act is a fascinating blend of illusion and juggling skills. Vova is a worldwide star, having performed in the major productions from Las Vegas to Korea. He enchanted The Gilbert Orchards Pops Series The Roger and Beverly Vandiver Cirque de la Symphonie 2015-16 Season
Andrey Moraru is a Aloysia Gavre is native of Kiev, Ukraine, an incredible aerial and a graduate of performer from the the prestigious Kiev prestigious Ecole Circus School where he National de Cirque, trained hand balancing Montreal, with early under the legendary training from Master Vitold Kuvshinov. Upon Lu-Yi and the Pickle graduating with an act Family Circus School. fused with both balance and dance, Andrey joined the cast Her aerial acrobatics and of Le Reve, directed by Franco Dragone in Las Vegas as a graceful maneuvers on the aerial hoop, suspended high above hand balancing specialist. After many years with Le Reve, the stage, add three-dimensional excitement to the symphony Andrey pursued a solo career, which brought opportunities and the music hall. Aloysia was the Special Prize Winner at the in Europe for numerous cabarets, variety shows, and circuses, International Circus Festival in Monte Carlo. A veteran of stage including “Flic Flac” from Germany. He was recently a finalist and theater performances worldwide, Aloysia is best known as on America’s Got Talent. Los Angeles has become his new a veteran of Cirque du Soleil’s “Quidam” and “O.” Her five years home where he has performed with Symbiotic, Quixotic, and with Quidam established her as one of the best aerial artists in Troupe Vertigo. When not performing, Andrey teaches master the world, and today she shares that experience with others as hand balancing classes at Cirque School. Andrey’s trademark choreographer for Cirque Mechanics and Troupe Vertigo and hand-balancing and acrobatic skills are now a standard part as director of Cirque School in Los Angeles. Aloysia’s regular of Cirque de la Symphonie, which includes a mesmerizing performances with Cirque de la Symphonie and live orchestras acrobatic “adagio” act with partner. take aerial acrobatics to a new level. the roger and beverly vandiver 2015-16 season The World of Shakespeare
THE YAKIMA VALLEY From Romeo and Juliet to West Side Story THE MEMORIAL FAMILY OF SERVICES CLASSICAL SERIES Saturday, May 14, 2016, 7:30pm SINFONIETTA SERIES Lawrence Golan, conductor Shakespeare in Love Día de los Muertos Laurie Gayle Stephenson, soprano Saturday, October 10, 2015, 7:30pm Saturday, October 24, 2015, 7:30pm Steve Amerson, tenor Lawrence Golan, conductor The Seasons Performance Hall Yakima Symphony Chorus; Justin Raffa, chorusmaster Melissa Whitney and Michael Mendelson, actors Lawrence Golan, conductor Alfredo Valdés-Brito Hoyos, clarinet Oh, the Drama! THE GILBERT ORCHARDS Lindsay Russell, soprano Saturday, November 14, 2015, 7:30pm POPS SERIES Lawrence Golan, conductor Sarah Mattox, mezzo-soprano Joshua Roman, cello Cirque de la Symphonie–Gold Medal Concert Karl Hedlund, tenor Saturday, September 26, 2015, 7:30pm Jeremy Irland, bass-baritone A Midsummer Night’s Dream Lawrence Golan, conductor Yakima Symphony Chorus; Saturday, February 6, 2016, 7:30pm Justin Raffa, chorusmaster Lawrence Golan, conductor Christmas Pops Spectacular Elena Urioste, violin Sunday, December 6, 2015, 4:00pm A Comedy of Errors Luisa Sermol, narrator Lawrence Golan, conductor Saturday, January 9, 2016, 7:30pm Women of the Yakima Symphony Chorus; Yakima Symphony Chorus; Justin Raffa, chorusmaster The 4th Street Theatre Lawrence Golan, conductor Justin Raffa, chorusmaster Home Grown Ryan M. Hare, bassoon Saturday, February 27, 2016, 7:30pm A Stormy Night–Gold Medal Concert Annual multi-sensory concert Lawrence Golan, conductor Saturday, March 19, 2016, 7:30pm This is an age 21 and over event. Lawrence Golan, conductor Planes on Paper, with Mikey and Matty Stanislav Khristenko, piano What a Wonderful World Classical and Pops Concerts (Gold Medal Winner of the 2013 Cleveland A Tribute to Louis Armstrong are held at the Capitol Theatre. International Piano Competition) Saturday, April 23, 2016, 7:30pm Michael Mendelson, actor Lawrence Golan, conductor Byron Stripling, trumpet and vocals Raise the Baton Gala Fundraiser Subscribe Now! Call the YSO office: (509) 248-1414 Friday, March 11, 2016, 5:30pm Download the 2015-16 The World of Shakespeare brochure at www.ysomusic.org The 4th Street Theatre
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