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6 / Calendar 8 / The Orchestra 53 / Benaroya Hall Guide

FEATURES

7 / Community Connections 9 / Meet the Musicians 12 / On a High Note 14 / 2019 in Review 54 / The Lis(z)t

CONCERTS

17 / December 6, 7 & 8 Holiday Pops 20 / December 10 Kenny G with the Seattle Symphony 23 / December 13, 14 & 15 Brandi Carlile with the Seattle Symphony: Right Now Is At The Speed Of Light 25 / December 20, 21 & 22

MEOW MEOW Handel Messiah Photo: Harmony Nicholas Harmony Photo: 35 / December 23 44 A Festival of Lessons & Carols 40 / December 28 & 29; January 3, 4 & 5 The Four Seasons 44 / December 31 New Year’s Eve: Pandemonium

SEATTLE SYMPHONY BRANDI CARLILE CHORALE Photo: Alysse Gafkjen Photo: 23 Patoc Brandon Photo: 25

ON THE COVER: Seattle Symphony musicians (Matthew Decker, Elisa Barston, Christopher Stingle, Mara Gearman) by James Holt COVER DESIGN: Stephanie Tucker EDITOR: Rachel Spain

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encorespotlight.com 5 LOOKING AHEAD: PERFORMANCE SPACE: ON THE DIAL: Tune in to Classical KING ■ S. MARK TAPER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM FM 98.1 every Wednesday at 8pm for a ■ ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL Seattle Symphony spotlight and the first JANUARY ■ OCTAVE 9: RAISBECK MUSIC CENTER Friday of every month at 9pm for concert ■ SAMUEL & ALTHEA STROUM GRAND LOBBY broadcasts. AT BENAROYA HALL ■ SYMPHONY EVENTS AWAY FROM THE HALL

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 8pm 3 8pm 4 The Four Seasons The Four Seasons SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY

2pm 5 6 7 88 7:30pm 9 12pm 10 3pm 11 The Four Seasons Beethoven Emperor Beethoven Emperor Enescu, Holmboe, SEATTLE SYMPHONY Concerto Concerto Sankaram SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY ROMANIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER CONCERTS 8pm & ARTS Beethoven & Franck SEATTLE SYMPHONY 8pm Beethoven Emperor Concerto SEATTLE SYMPHONY

10am 12 7:30pm 13 7:30pm 14 7:30pm 15 7:30pm 16 7:30pm 17 9:30 & 11am 18 MONC Master Class Pursuit of the Black Pursuit of the Black Itzhak Perlman in Thomas Zehetmair Winter Festival First Concerts: METROPOLITAN OPERA Panther Panther Recital Beethoven Violin SEATTLE CHAMBER Meet the Trombone NATIONAL COUNCIL NATIONAL NATIONAL SEATTLE SYMPHONY Concerto MUSIC SOCIETY SEATTLE SYMPHONY GEOGRAPHIC LIVE GEOGRAPHIC LIVE SEATTLE SYMPHONY 1pm 8pm 7:30pm MONC Auditions Rick Steves’ Europe: Winter Festival METROPOLITAN OPERA A Symphonic SEATTLE CHAMBER NATIONAL COUNCIL Journey MUSIC SOCIETY SEATTLE SYMPHONY 2pm 8pm Pursuit of the Black Thomas Zehetmair Panther Beethoven Violin NATIONAL Concerto GEOGRAPHIC LIVE SEATTLE SYMPHONY

2pm 19 20 7:30pm 21 7:30pm 22 7pm 23 7:30pm 24 2pm 25 Thomas Zehetmair Rick Steves’ Europe: Midge Ure: Songs, Community Concert Winter Festival Legendary Women Beethoven Violin A Symphonic Questions and in Tukwila SEATTLE CHAMBER SEATTLE Concerto Journey Answers Tour SEATTLE SYMPHONY MUSIC SOCIETY PHILHARMONIC SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY LIVE @ BENAROYA ORCHESTRA HALL 8pm 3pm Italian Baroque 7:30pm Winter Festival 7:30pm SEATTLE SYMPHONY Winter Festival SEATTLE CHAMBER Adam Davidson SEATTLE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY SEATTLE ARTS & MUSIC SOCIETY LECTURES 8pm Italian Baroque SEATTLE SYMPHONY

3pm 26 5:30pm 27 7:30pm 28 7:30pm 29 7:30pm 30 8pm 31 Winter Festival Art From Ashes Howard Jones Patricia Shostakovich Violin Thomas Hampson SEATTLE CHAMBER MUSIC OF Acoustic Trio Kopatchinskaja in Concerto No. 1 Song of America: MUSIC SOCIETY REMEMBRANCE LIVE @ BENAROYA Recital SEATTLE SYMPHONY Beyond Liberty HALL SEATTLE SYMPHONY SEATTLE SYMPHONY

7:30pm Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey SEATTLE ARTS & LECTURES

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encorespotlight.com 7 ■ ABOUT THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY

THOMAS DAUSGAARD MUSIC DIRECTOR

Music Director of the Seattle Symphony, Danish conductor Thomas Dausgaard is esteemed for his creativity and innovative programming, the excitement of his live performances and his extensive catalogue of critically acclaimed recordings. A renowned recording artist with over 70 discs to his name, Dausgaard’s releases with the Seattle Symphony have garnered critical acclaim resulting in international honors including a 2017 Gramophone Award nomination for Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 (Deryck Cooke version), Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year Award, and a 2019 Best Orchestral Performance Grammy nomination for Nielsen’s Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4. An avid champion of contemporary works and the music of his homeland, Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony will release a much-anticipated cycle of symphonies by Carl Nielsen. Performing internationally with many of the world’s leading orchestras, Dausgaard is also the Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Laureate of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and Honorary Conductor of the Orchestra della Toscana and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Dausgaard has been awarded the Cross of Chivalry by the Queen of Denmark and elected to

Photo: Brandon Patoc Brandon Photo: the Royal Academy of Music in Sweden.

SEATTLE SYMPHONY ROSTER

Joseph Crnko Associate Conductor for Choral Activities Ludovic Morlot Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus THOMAS DAUSGAARD Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director Lee Mills Douglas F. King Associate Conductor Gerard Schwarz Rebecca & Jack Benaroya Conductor Laureate Lina Gonzalez-Granados Conducting Fellow

FIRST VIOLIN Mara Gearman OBOE Jonathan Karschney KEYBOARD Noah Geller Assistant Principal Mary Lynch Assistant Principal Joseph Adam David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster Timothy Hale Principal Jenna Breen Organ + Open Position Wes Dyring Supported by anonymous donors John Turman Clowes Family Associate Concertmaster Sayaka Kokubo Ben Hausmann Danielle Kuhlmann PERSONNEL MANAGER Daniel Stone Associate Principal Scott Wilson Eduardo Rios Rachel Swerdlow TRUMPET First Assistant Concertmaster Chengwen Winnie Lai David Gordon Stefan Farkas ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER Simon James CELLO Boeing Company Principal Trumpet Keith Higgins Second Assistant Concertmaster** Efe Baltacıgil ENGLISH HORN Alexander White Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello Jennifer Bai Stefan Farkas Associate Principal LIBRARY Mariel Bailey Meeka Quan DiLorenzo Christopher Stingle Jeanne Case Cecilia Poellein Buss Associate Principal CLARINET Michael Myers Associate Librarian Timothy Garland Nathan Chan Leonid Keylin Benjamin Lulich Robert Olivia Assistant Principal TROMBONE Andy Liang Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Smith Principal Associate Librarian Clarinet Ko-ichiro Yamamoto Mae Lin Eric Han Rachel Swerdlow Principal Mikhail Shmidt Bruce Bailey Emil Khudyev Assistant Librarian Clark Story Roberta Hansen Downey Associate Principal David Lawrence Ritt Walter Gray John Weller Laura DeLuca Stephen Fissel Vivian Gu TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Jeannie Wells Yablonsky Dr. Robert Wallace Clarinet Arthur Zadinsky Joy Payton-Stevens BASS TROMBONE Joseph E. Cook Eric Jacobs David Sabee Stephen Fissel SECOND VIOLIN ARTIST IN ASSOCIATION E-FLAT CLARINET Elisa Barston BASS TUBA Dale Chihuly Laura DeLuca Principal Jordan Anderson John DiCesare Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Heath Principal 2019–2020 SEASON Michael Miropolsky Principal String Bass BASS CLARINET COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE John & Carmen Delo Eric Jacobs Tyshawn Sorey Associate Principal Second Violin Joseph Kaufman TIMPANI Associate Principal Kathleen Boyer BASSOON James Benoit 2019–2020 SEASON Jonathan Burnstein ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Assistant Principal Seth Krimsky Principal Jennifer Godfrey Gennady Filimonov Principal Seth Parker Woods Travis Gore Matthew Decker Sydney Adedamola * Assistant Principal Jonathan Green Luke Fieweger HONORARY MEMBER Evan Anderson Associate Principal Will Langlie-Miletich Cyril M. Harris Natasha Bazhanov PERCUSSION † Brittany Breeden Paul Rafanelli FLUTE Open Position Michael A. Werner Stephen Bryant + Resident Linda Cole Demarre McGill Principal In Memoriam Xiao-po Fei Principal CONTRABASSOON Michael Clark † Artur Girsky Supported by David and Shelley Hovind Open Position Matthew Decker * Temporary Musician for 2019–2020 Andrew Yeung Jeffrey Barker season Associate Principal HORN HARP VIOLA ** On leave for the 2019–2020 season Judy Washburn Kriewall Jeffrey Fair Valerie Muzzolini Susan Gulkis Assadi Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Charles Simonyi Principal Horn Principal PONCHO Principal Viola Mark Robbins Arie Schächter PICCOLO Associate Principal Associate Principal Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Supported by Stephen Whyte Robert & Clodagh Ash Piccolo

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K-8 ABOUT THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY

Led by Music Director Thomas Dausgaard, the Seattle Symphony is recognized as one of the “most vital American orchestras” (NPR). The Seattle Symphony is internationally acclaimed for its inventive programming, community-minded initiatives and superb recordings on the Seattle Symphony Media label. With a strong commitment to new music and a legacy of over 150 recordings, the orchestra has garnered five Grammy Awards, 26 Grammy nominations, two Emmy Awards and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year. The Symphony performs in Benaroya Hall in the heart of downtown Seattle from September through July, reaching over 500,000 people annually through live performances and radio broadcasts. The Seattle Symphony acknowledges that we gather on Indigenous land: the traditional territory of Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish Tribe (Dkhw Duw’Absh).

■ OUR MISSION THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY UNLEASHES THE POWER OF MUSIC, BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND LIFTS THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

SEATTLE SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RENÉ ANCINAS Chair* Molly Gabel Secretary* Paula Boggs Vice Chair, Audiences & Communities* Dana Reid Vice Chair, Governance* Michael Slonski Treasurer* Jon Rosen Vice Chair, Development* Stephen Whyte Vice Chair, Finance*

DIRECTORS Ronald Koo DESIGNEES Bruce Baker Henry James Marco Argenti Ryo Kubota Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Cynthia Bayley J. Pierre Loebel Rosanna Bowles Stephen Kutz Musician Representative Sherry Benaroya Yoshi Minegishi Isiaah Crawford Ned Laird* Carla GiffordPresident, Alexandra Brookshire Marilyn Morgan Seattle Symphony Chorale Susan Detweiler Paul Leach* Phyllis Byrdwell Isa Nelson Rebecca Ebsworth Kjristine R. Lund Valerie Muzzolini Phyllis Campbell Marlys Palumbo Musician Representative Larry Estrada Diena Mann Mary Ann Champion Sally Phinny Brian J. Marks Carole E. Rush President, Robert Collett James Raisbeck Jerry Farley Seattle Symphony Volunteers Judith Fong Scott McCammant David Davis Sue Raschella Krishna Thiagarajan Mimi Gates Hisayo Nakajima President & CEO Nancy Evans Bernice Rind † Mauricio Gonzalez Nancy Neraas Alexander White Dorothy Fluke Jill Ruckelshaus de la Fuente Peter Russo Musician Representative David Fulton H. Jon Runstad Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib Elisabeth Beers Sandler Jean Gardner Martin Selig CHAIR EMERITA Michael Hatch Kathy Savitt Ruth Gerberding John F. Shaw Leslie Jackson Chihuly Terry Hecker Jim Schwab* James Gillick Linda Stevens Jean-François Heitz* Charles Schweizer LIFETIME DIRECTORS Gerald Grinstein Patricia Tall-Takacs Lyle Snyder Patty Hall Marcus Tsutakawa Parul Houlahan* Llewelyn Pritchard Douglas Jackson * Executive Committee Chair Cathi Hatch Cyrus Vance, Jr. Susan Johannsen* Richard Albrecht Steven Hill Karla Waterman Aimee Johnson* Susan Armstrong Ken Hollingsworth Ronald Woodard Nader Kabbani Robert Ash Patricia Holmes Arlene Wright Viren Kamdar William Bain † David Hovind † In Memoriam

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BENAROYA HALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NED LAIRD Chair Mark Reddington Vice Chair Yao Bailey Jim Duncan Designees: Nancy B. Evans Secretary Dwight Dively Glen Lee Krishna Thiagarajan President & CEO Michael Slonski Treasurer Leo van Dorp Tom Owens Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Musician Representative

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EncoreAd.indd 1 11/6/18 3:05 PM Congratulations to ON A HIGH NOTE Conducting Fellow NEWS FROM THE SYMPHONY Lina Gonzalez-Granados! Dear Friends, Lina Gonzalez- Granados, our I cannot believe how quickly December has Conducting arrived. It seems like only a few days ago we Fellow here were getting ready for Opening Night with at the Seattle our new Music Director Thomas Dausgaard. Symphony, has Every December, we like to take a moment to been selected pause and reflect; to look back on our journey as the winner together and to look ahead at what’s to come. of the Fourth International 2019 has been a remarkable year – we’ve Sir Georg Solti accomplished a great deal together over the Conducting last 12 months. We’ve commissioned over a Apprenticeship! dozen new works, won two 2019 Grammy The bi-annual competition for the coveted Awards, opened an innovative venue that

Photo: Brandon Patoc Brandon Photo: apprenticeship was developed by the explores the future of music and technology, Chicago Symphony Orchestra to create celebrated a vibrant music director who redefined the orchestra and welcomed opportunities for early career conductors, a new music director to define a new era in Seattle. As we like to say around an effort spearheaded by CSO Zell Music here, “The best is yet to come!” Director Riccardo Muti.

In 2020, you can continue to expect thrilling performances here at Benaroya As the Solti Apprentice, Gonzalez- Hall. Thomas Dausgaard and the orchestra’s collaboration is electric, and we’ll Granados will spend several weeks each continue to capture that energy in live recordings of your favorite performances. season over the course of two years In June, we will celebrate the innovative Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday studying and training with Music Director with the community. While we will be performing the composer’s cherished Muti, in addition to her conducting works, the community’s voice is at the heart of this festival. Beethoven was a responsibilities in Seattle. For the duration composer that changed orchestral music forever and set the new standard of her apprenticeship from February for all composers that followed, and our celebration pairs his works with the 2020 through June 2021, she will also maverick composers of our time. participate in the CSO’s education and community programs as well as work with While we reflect on the year before and are filled with excitement for the year the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. ahead, I hope you’ll enjoy the solace at Benaroya Hall in the present. The holidays are a special time of the year and no warm gathering is without music! Be on the lookout for Gonzalez-Granados From all of us here at the Seattle Symphony, I extend my deepest gratitude for wielding her baton at Benaroya Hall your continued support, and wish you a happy, reflective and also festive month throughout this season. She will conduct of December. a variety of Education and Community Engagement concerts with the Seattle With best wishes, Symphony, including the Wonder Women family concert on February 22, 2020. Krishna Thiagarajan Gonzalez-Granados will also lead the President & CEO [untitled] 2 concert on February 28, 2020 alongside Douglas F. King Associate Conductor Lee Mills. [untitled] 2 features the work of contemporary Latin American composers, with two world premieres and two U.S. premieres.

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Awards ... clarinet concerto – The Seattle Times on Kinan Azmeh’s – Musical America on Kinan Azmeh’s “The Seattle Symphony is up for three “The Seattle Symphony 10 — a good on Feb. Grammy Awards reminder that we have a world-class orchestra playing almost every weekend here.” “The music inhabits a unique and unpredictable world in which memories of intermingle alluringly.” East and West Nos. 3 and 4, on the Seattle Symphony Nos. 3 and 4, on the Seattle Symphony Media label. The Grammys The Seattle Symphony was the most The Seattle Symphony nominated orchestra in the country this They took home two Grammy Awards year. in February for their recording of Aaron Commissioned Violin Concerto. Jay Kernis’ and premiered by the Seattle Symphony, the recording featured violinist James Morlot conducting. Ehnes with Ludovic Music Director Thomas Dausgaard and the were also nominated Seattle Symphony for the first time in the category of Best for their live Orchestral Performance Symphonies recording of Carl Nielsen’s In an exchange of ideas, culture and In an exchange tradition articulated through music, the the Silkroad and Seattle Symphony Ensemble gave the world premiere of two commissions on February 6: a new clarinet concerto performed and composed by the spellbinding clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, and a bold and majestic new work by Chen Yi, titled Introduction, Andante and Allegro.

New Voices ... – KUSC – The Stranger “It’s this warmth, this collective vibration this warmth, this collective vibration “It’s component of that is a key of humanity, and compositional voice Caroline Shaw’s it is so powerful here.” “They can’t give you your back pay, but “They can’t give you your back pay, which is they can offer what they have, really all you can really music. And that’s ask of an arts org.” New Voices and Radical Cultural and Radical New Voices Collaboration Thank you to all our Seattle Symphony Thank you to all our Seattle Symphony buyers who donors, subscribers and ticket celebrated all of these moments with us, and possible! each one helped to make WINTER Solace in Music Composer Caroline Shaw was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2013 — the youngest On January 31 music prize-winner ever. Shaw arrived for the world premiere of her first concerto co-commissioned by the , performed Watermark Seattle Symphony, by pianist Jonathan Biss and conducted by Ludovic Morlot. In January, thousands of federal employees In January, across the country were furloughed. The complimentary extended Seattle Symphony the rest of the to concerts throughout tickets Symphony Seattle for those affected. Season President & CEO Krishna Thiagarajan shared, “Federal employees devote their a careers serving the greater nation. At to make time when they are being asked sacrifices, we hope our small gesture can help alleviate some of the burdens they and their loved ones are experiencing.”

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“Some institutions prefer the comfort of inertia, holding off on necessary The change until the last minute. in contrast, has Seattle Symphony, enthusiastically embraced its role as a catalyst for change.” A pivotal moment in the orchestra's history, the history, A pivotal moment in the orchestra's Thomas Dausgaard's celebrated Seattle Symphony arrival as Music Director in September 2019. KaryaPhoto: Schanilec The orchestra celebrated eight transformative years Morlot, the under the artistic leadership of Ludovic Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus. Photo: Brandon Patoc Brandon Photo: Derek Bermel working Composer in Residence with a Compass Housing Alliance participant on a Community Composition. Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center, a new venue at Music Center, Octave 9: Raisbeck Benaroya Hall, opened in March 2019. Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony won two Morlot and the Seattle Symphony Ludovic for their recording of Aaron 2019 Grammy Awards new Violin Concerto with soloist James Jay Kernis' Ehnes. Letter to the Seattle Symphony from a child whose to the Seattle Symphony Letter parent was furloughed in January 2019. Shafii Shiva Photo: Composer Caroline Shaw writing notes during a rehearsal at Benaroya Hall of her new work, . Watermark Photos, from left to right: Between dynamic performances, electrifying Between dynamic performances, electrifying recordings, and creative collaborations, 2019 was a monumental year for the Seattle The orchestra commissioned Symphony. Grammy Awards, won two new works, opened an innovative new venue, celebrated a music director who redefined the orchestra, and welcomed a new music director to usher in a new era in Seattle.

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Reflections on Service Reflections The New York Times – The New York – Krishna Thiagarajan, President & CEO – Krishna Thiagarajan, – Steve, Compass Housing Alliance participant on – Steve, “Just two months before his death, Dr. Walker had Walker two months before his death, Dr. “Just anticipating the opportunity to experiencebeen keenly in a concert hall. He was 5, “Visions,” Sinfonia No. which willlooking forward to the first live performance, on April 11.” be given by the Seattle Symphony supporting the voices of today.” of today.” supporting the voices support contemporary composers with a support contemporary their work. Arts are dedicated medium for and itself, the way a society articulates importance of Octave 9 signifies the “Octave 9 is groundbreaking. In this space, 9 is groundbreaking. In this “Octave art and today’s we will live and breathe “Three months ago if somebody had told me that somebody would be singing something I wrote on never would have believed them.” stage…I Visions and Community Voices Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center, a new venue at Music Center, Octave 9: Raisbeck kind, Benaroya Hall. The only known space of its inventive Octave 9 is an immersive environment for performances, learning and community engagement. first season contained five world Octave 9’s and 70 premieres, over 70 contemporary composers through instrumentalists from the opening in March celebrated with the The grand opening was June 2019. first 24-hour contemporary music marathon. orchestra’s The Future of Music SPRING George Walker broke barriers throughout his broke George Walker first as a pianist and then as a distinguished career, He became the first black composer to win composer. led the the Pulitzer Prize in 1996. Thomas Dausgaard the first-ever public performances in Seattle Symphony which was 5, “Visions,” Sinfonia No. of George Walker’s composed in response to the 2015 Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. On March 3, the Seattle Symphony unveiled On March 3, the Seattle Symphony In May, Composer in Residence Derek Bermel Composer in Residence In May, collaborated with residents from Compass Housing a leading provider of housing services for Alliance, homelessness. The resulting veterans experiencing , was on Service composition, entitled Reflections performed jointly by veterans and members of the Simple Gifts projects represent Seattle Symphony. an opportunity for community members who are homelessness or who have experienced experiencing — who often feel invisible — to be seen and heard, with their voices amplified by the art they are creating together with the Seattle Symphony. THOMAS DAUSGAARD, MUSIC DIRECTOR

Dear friends of the Seattle Symphony,

It is a great pleasure to continue my support of the Seattle Pops series, a favorite in this incredible season of music. The Seattle Symphony plays an integral role in the strength and vitality of the Puget Sound region, bringing people together to share the incredible experience of live performances. I take pride in living and working in a city with a world-class, award-winning symphony orchestra, and I am honored to have supported the Seattle Pops series since 2013 and for many years to come.

With gratitude,

John 12/6–12/8 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019, AT 8PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019, AT 2PM THOMAS DAUSGAARD, MUSIC DIRECTOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019, AT 8PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2019, AT 2PM Holiday Pops POPS SERIES TITLE SPONSOR

Jacomo Bairos, conductor Scarlett Strallen, vocals Northwest Tap Connection University of Washington Chorale Seattle Symphony Dear friends of the Seattle Symphony, LEROY ANDERSON “Sleigh Ride” SAMUEL HYKEN Chanukka 5776 /words Mitchell Parish UNIVERSITY OF It is a great pleasure to continue my /arr. Mark Brymer WASHINGTON CHORALE JOHN FREDERICK COOTS & “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” HAVEN GILLESPIE SCARLETT STRALLEN, VOCALS support of the Seattle Pops series, a PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a /arr. Bill Holcombe favorite in this incredible season of Danses caractéristiques: Marche ARR. JAMES M. STEPHENSON A Charleston Christmas music. The Seattle Symphony plays an Arabian Dance NORTHWEST TAP CONNECTION Russian Dance (Trepak) integral role in the strength and vitality MYKOLA LEONTOVYCH “Carol of the Bells” of the Puget Sound region, bringing RICHARD RODGERS “My Favorite Things” from /lyric Peter J. Wilhousky UNIVERSITY OF /lyric Oscar Hammerstein II The Sound of Music /arr. Carmen Dragon WASHINGTON CHORALE people together to share the incredible /arr. Robert Russell Bennett SCARLETT STRALLEN, VOCALS experience of live performances. I take ADOLPHE ADAM “O Holy Night!” RICHARD M. & “Feed the Birds” from /arr. & orch. SCARLETT STRALLEN, VOCALS pride in living and working in a city with ROBERT B. SHERMAN Mary Poppins David T. Clydesdale UNIVERSITY OF a world-class, award-winning symphony /arr. Brad Kelley SCARLETT STRALLEN, VOCALS WASHINGTON CHORALE orchestra, and I am honored to have FREDERICK SILVER “The 12 Days After Christmas” JAMES M. STEPHENSON “A Holly and Jolly Sing-Along!” /arr. Don Pippin SCARLETT STRALLEN, VOCALS “Deck the Halls”— supported the Seattle Pops series since “The Holly and the Ivy”— 2013 and for many years to come. RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves “Jolly Old St. Nicholas”— /arr. Ralph Greaves “Frosty the Snowman”— “Up on the Housetop”— With gratitude, GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed UNIVERSITY OF Reindeer”—“Joy to the World”— WASHINGTON CHORALE “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” SCARLETT STRALLEN, VOCALS DIMITRI TIOMKIN “Christmas Eve Finale” from NORTHWEST TAP CONNECTION /arr. Patrick Russ It’s a Wonderful Life Suite UNIVERSITY OF & Paul Henning UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CHORALE WASHINGTON CHORALE John INTERMISSION

This performance is approximately one hour and 29 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.

Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video. Performance ©2019 Seattle Symphony. Copying of any performance by camera, audio or video recording equipment, and any other use of such copying devices during a performance is prohibited.

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Portuguese-American conductor Jacomo Bairos continues to redefine what a conductor can be and do in the 21st century, challenging the preconceptions of Photo: Alex Markow Alex Markow Photo: orchestral repertoire, blurring the lines of genre and integrating the orchestra into the broader community in holistic and organic new ways. Bairos is the 17th Music Director for the Amarillo Symphony, co-founder and artistic director for Miami’s Nu Deco Ensemble and “Thank you Scan|Design. I feel very lucky performs regularly as a guest conductor to live here in such style and comfort, and it with some of the world’s finest orchestras. adds to my great joy in being in Seattle.” A graduate of The Juilliard School, Bairos Thomas Dausgaard, Seattle Symphony Music Director is an accomplished and award-winning tubist, having given master classes and concerts with major festivals and orchestras around the world. Bairos has performed, toured and recorded with the New York Philharmonic as well as with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, 19320 33rd Ave. W 425-771-7226 Cincinnati and Seattle. Lynnwood, WA 98036 scan-design.com

SCARLETT STRALLEN Vocals

Scarlett Strallen has MIDORI starred in productions with on Broadway, London’s JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET West End, and is a frequent soloist on the concert stage. She “Midori is a violin superstar.” recently starred on — Die Rheinpfalz Broadway as Gwendolyn in Travesties and has appeared as Sibella January 23, 2020 Hallward in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and in the title role of Mary Beethoven Sonatas Poppins. for Violin and Piano: No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 Additional theater credits include Mabel No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23 in The Pirates of Penzance at Barrington No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 Stage Company, Cassie in A Chorus Line No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 at The London Palladium, Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain at Chichester Festival Theatre and The Palace Theatre London.

A frequent soloist with orchestras around the world, Scarlett made her German debut at the Philharmonie in Berlin in “A Celebration of the MGM Film Musicals.” Recent concerts include “Disney on TICKETS Broadway” at the Royal Albert Hall and MEANYCENTER.ORG “Bernstein Stage and Screen” at the BBC 206-543-4880 Proms.

18 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG NORTHWEST TAP CONNECTION

Northwest Tap Connection works to bring the art of dance to multicultural and intergenerational audiences through dance instruction, innovative community partnerships, cultural events and arts in education programs. This race- and social justice-oriented dance studio uses dance to nurture young dancers and also raise them to be socially conscious artists. The Northwest Tap Connection is led by founding artistic director Melba Ayco, who instills in her dance studio a lifelong commitment to define and share the African American experience through the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CHORALE performing arts. The University of Washington Chorale is an advanced undergraduate ensemble containing students from all majors across the Seattle campus. University Chorale has enjoyed high profile performances for the President of Latvia as well as the Crown Princess Victoria SANTA CLAUS of Sweden. UW Chorale has collaborated in performances with the Seattle Symphony, National Medalist of the Arts Ann Hamilton, British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap, the Santa Claus, from the national touring company of It Gets Better and Sapience Dance Collective. UW Chorale tours North Pole, is known for regularly, both in the United States and abroad, with a special focus on the Baltic countries. his jolly demeanor and They will take part in the Estonian Song Festival in Tallinn this July, as well as touring Latvia ability to bring cheer to and Finland. any performance. In his University Chorale’s debut CD, Climb, won third prize in the collegiate division of the signature red and white American Prize for Choral Performance in 2012, and their CD Refuge placed in the 2015 suit, he has charmed American Prize finals. Their third CD entitled Resonant Streams was produced by MSR audiences near and far. Records and is now available for purchase.. Photo: Bill Westmoreland When not on stage, he spends time grooming his reindeer and Giselle Wyers, Chorus Master preparing for his annual trip around the Assistant Conductors globe, which involves sliding down Tiffany Walker, Ben Luedcke and Simon Hill, chimneys to fill stockings with presents for good little boys and girls on the night of Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Ally Arnold Eyad Alsilimy Elisha Bourassa December 24. His compensation for each Jenna Bellavia Taylor Bastian Charles Blondino Connor Carlaw concert appearance is simple: homemade Fern Bettinger Sarah Cooper Justus Brown Finn Dewars cookies and a tall, cold glass of milk. Joey Golden Raquel Gordon Sam Fredman Juan Hillon Davis Ferrero Sashi Govier Meagan Hodgins Spencer Lundt Bryce Gaskill Yejin Han Sacha Moufarrej Michael Mulholland Matt Hansen Rachel Hedman Joanna Noffsinger Adrian Nguyen Ian Houghton Jada Jenkins Ainsleigh Orwin Alex Nguyen Sidharth Sylvia Jones Maddie Roderick Steven Santos Lakshmanan Whi Jung Alexa Schieche Will Schlott Kuoran Li Kate Kugler Gargi Svivaram Zach Shafer Lawrence Hannah Limb Kseniia Temkina Ryan Singh McDonnell Mengshi Lin Ella Torrance Isaac Tian Ethan Nowack Christina McMillan Emily Vaughan Davin Yang Aidan O’Hara Raleigh Peregrine Aliyah Wachob Brendan Snider Kaylee Pigott Natalie Williams Maxime Sutters Darby Sherwood Caroline Witek Tyler Vaughan Sarah Swan Brianna Zhou Ethan Walker Jessica Turner Alec Walter Ally Witeck Matt Wild Maddy Woolever

encorespotlight.com 19 12/10 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2019, AT 7:30PM Kenny G with the Seattle Symphony SPECIAL PERFORMANCES

Lee Mills, conductor Kenny G, saxophone Robert Damper, piano & keyboard Daniel Bejarano, drums Vail Johnson, bass John Raymond, guitar Ron Powell, percussion Seattle Symphony

Program will be announced from the stage and is approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.

This concert is generously sponsored by D.A. Davidson Companies.

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Untitled-3 1 4/30/19 12:11 PM LEE MILLS Conductor

Resident Conductor of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra and winner of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award in both 2014 and 2017, Lee Mills is internationally Photo: Cicero Rodrigues Cicero Photo: recognized as a passionate, multifaceted and energetic conductor. His conducting engagements outside of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra include the National Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

Starting as Assistant Conductor of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra in 2014, he was promoted to Resident Conductor after only 18 months. Also in 2014, he conducted alongside David Robertson in the highly acclaimed U.S. Premiere of John Cage’s Thirty Pieces for Five Orchestras with the Saint Louis Symphony. At the invitation of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop, he received the prestigious BSO-Peabody Institute Conducting Fellowship in 2011.

KENNY G Saxophone

A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings routinely made the pop, R&B and jazz charts during the 1980s and ’90s, Kenny G‘s sound became a staple on adult Photo: Chapman Baehler Photo: contemporary and smooth jazz radio stations.

Kenny Gorelick started playing professionally with Barry White‘s Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1976. He also recorded with Seattle-based funk group Cold, Bold & Together. Soon after graduating from the University of Washington, Kenny G was signed to Arista. His fourth album, Duotones, made him into a star. Soon he was in demand for guest appearances on recordings of such famous singers as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole.

Kenny G’s own records have sold remarkably well, particularly Breathless, which has topped eight million copies in the U.S., and the holiday album Miracles; his total album sales top 30 million copies.

22 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG 12/13–15 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019, AT 8PM JASON WEINBERGER SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019, AT 8PM Conductor SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2019, AT 7:30PM As a conductor, harpsichordist and concert producer, Jason Weinberger Brandi Carlile with the stands out among musicians of his Seattle Symphony: generation for his passionate commitment Photo: O’Neill Arnold O’Neill Photo: to the entire life of the Right Now Is At The Speed art form. These interests coalesce in The New Live, which Jason founded to bring sophisticated multimedia projects to Of Light orchestras, and in Iowa’s pioneering SPECIAL PERFORMANCES ensemble wcfsymphony, where Jason is the Pauline Barrett Artistic Director.

Jason Weinberger, conductor Jason is dedicated to reinvigorating the Brandi Carlile, vocals, guitar & piano symphonic tradition. He collaborates Tim Hanseroth, guitar & backing vocals regularly with Grammy®-winning singer- Phil Hanseroth, bass & backing vocals songwriter Brandi Carlile — they have appeared together multiple times at the Josh Neumann, cello Seattle Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Chris Powell, drums Edmonton Symphony and Nashville Jacob Hoffman, piano & keyboards Symphony — and has partnered with a The Secret Sisters host of artists and bands including Gary Kelley, Mochilla, PROJECT Trio and Laura Rogers, vocals Calexico. He is also active as a live film Lydia Slagle, vocals & guitar conductor and has led screen-coordinated Seattle Symphony performances of scores from The Wizard of Oz, Fantasia, The Nightmare Before Christmas and others. The Secret Sisters 30' LAURA ROGERS, VOCALS LYDIA SLAGLE, VOCALS & GUITAR BRANDI CARLILE Vocals INTERMISSION 30' Brandi Carlile 90' Acclaimed singer- BRANDI CARLILE, VOCALS, GUITAR & PIANO songwriter Brandi Carlile is having a momentous year. Her latest release Program will be announced from the stage and is approximately two hours is the GRAMMY®- By The and 30 minutes, including one 30-minute intermission. winning album, Way, I Forgive You. Recorded at Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. Alysse Gafkjen Photo: Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video. Nashville’s historic RCA Performance ©2019 Seattle Symphony. Copying of any performance by camera, audio or video recording equipment, and Studio A, the album includes ten new songs any other use of such copying devices during a performance is prohibited. written by Carlile and longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth, including “The Joke.” Carlile also recently released the official music video for her song, “The Mother,” which was produced and created by an all-female crew. Over the course of their acclaimed career, Carlile and her band have released six albums, including 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, which garnered a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Americana Album. Additionally, in 2017, they released Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story (An Album to Benefit War Child), which features 14 artists covering songs from their breakthrough album, The Story.

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Annual performances of Messiah by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) remain an integral part of the English- Handel Messiah speaking world, though Mozart’s 1789 HOLIDAY SPECIALS German-language version crops up not infrequently in concert and on occasional Matthew Halls, conductor recordings. Still, it is the language of Nola Richardson, soprano the composer’s adoptive country—he became a naturalized British citizen in Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano 1727 and changed the spelling of his Thomas Cooley, tenor name accordingly—that holds sway William Berger, baritone everywhere. In our modern era Messiah Seattle Symphony Chorale continues to enthrall listeners whatever Seattle Symphony their religious and spiritual inclinations. The work’s greatness touches deeply into our collective consciousness and thereby taps GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah into humanity’s hope and inclinations. Part the First 50' By summer 1741, he threw himself into a INTERMISSION 20’ new oratorio with a text from his frequent collaborator Charles Jennens (1700-1773), Parts the Second & Third 70' a literary figure of generally modest accomplishment. With Messiah, however, This performance is approximately two hours and 20 minutes, Jennens skillfully arranged Biblical including one 20-minute intermission. material into a cohesive libretto, rewriting sacred texts to suit musical elaboration. Performances of Handel’s Messiah are supported by a gift in memory of Gwen Jones Whyte. Handel—a man of strong opinion in such Thomas Cooley’s performances are supported in part by the Melvyn Poll Tenor Fund. matters—was pleased with the text and made virtually no changes to Jennens’ handiwork. (Ironically Jennens expressed Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. dissatisfaction with Handel’s “contribution.”) Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video. Performance ©2019 Seattle Symphony. Copying of any performance by camera, audio or video recording equipment, On August 22 Handel secreted himself in and any other use of such copying devices during a performance is prohibited. his apartment for the next three weeks, refusing all visitors and almost all food brought to him by his worried valet. Thoroughly disheveled and several pounds lighter, the composer finally emerged on September 12, clutching the completed manuscript of what would become the beloved choral work.

Handel wrote Messiah as a man possessed, though it must be pointed out that he frequently composed in dazzling streaks of boundless and focused energy. Having completed the score Handel sailed to Dublin in response to an invitation from the Duke of Devonshire to lead a series of charity concerts. Indeed, without this commission, Handel might not have written the oratorio despite his admiration for Jennen’s accomplishment.

Handel knew that a visit to Dublin— where he was still greatly admired—was a golden opportunity to get on his feet again. To ensure success he brought his own musicians with him. In the spring of 1742, Dubliners were regaled with the first public performances of Messiah, and they showed their approval with ardent applause. Ever generous, Handel donated his share of the proceeds to several

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charitable institutions including one that helped “poor distressed prisoners for debt.”

Messiah, along with virtually all of Handel’s “religious” oratorios was geared for the concert hall, not for the church. It was conceived musically as an alternative to opera, not to the liturgy. With no scenery or costumes, oratorio was much cheaper to put on. Relying more heavily on choral participation than did opera, ’Tis the season to taste! it appropriated many of the structural Plus! Our most wonderful hotel conventions of the musical/dramatic tradition. In its three-part layout, Messiah rates of the year. can be “parsed” as a three–act opera without visuals. JANUARY 17 to FEBRUARY 2, 2020 We witness and share in a vast range of dineoutvancouver.com emotions generated in the unfolding story of mankind’s yearning, hope, anguish and eventual redemption. Part I serves as a

PRESENTED BY FESTIVAL PARTNER PREFERRED PARTNERS prologue to the oratorio, establishing the major Old Testament prophecies of the coming of the Messiah in both his gentle/ loving and terrible/cleansing aspects, with ™ Trademark of Tourism Vancouver, The Metro Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau. the expressed promise of a holy kingdom embracing all of humanity. The two-part French Overture gives us a preview of the work’s eventual journey from darkness to light: a slow, solemn Grave yields to a vigorous and assured three-voiced fugal Allegro. One of many beauties of the opening panel of this great musical triptych is the aria, “Every valley shall be exalted,” where the composer expands upon the word “exalted” to heighten its textual implications. Here and elsewhere, Handel broadens the sense of architecture and grandeur through the simple but effective use of orchestral introductions, interludes and postludes.

Another unalloyed gem in Part I is the fugal chorus, “And He shall purify,” one of four choruses, incidentally, drawn from earlier works in the composer’s canon. The magnificent chorus, “For unto us a child is born,” transports the listener with its unflagging rhythmic energy and exuberant burst of glory on the words, “Wonderful, Counselor....” The brief and lovely “Pastoral Symphony” (Pifa) which follows is, aside from the Overture, the only purely orchestral number. Its gently rocking 12/8 meter (a connective rhythmic “motto” recurring throughout the entire score) and enchanting innocence have assured its independent life as a concert encore.

Part II of Messiah focuses on Christ’s suffering and death. Here the composer drew upon his considerable experience in opera to capture the intensely human

26 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM NOTES TEXT & TRANSLATION and personal suffering of Christ rejected. This is Handel at his most moving and sorrowful, as in the chorus, “Behold the Lamb of God,” which begins Part II. PART THE FIRST (Beethoven hit the nail on the head when he lauded Handel for his ability to tap 1. Symphony into deep emotion with immediacy and simplicity.) A tragic mood is sustained, even deepened in the following aria for 2. Accompagnato (Tenor) mezzo-soprano, “He was despised.” After Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, the death of Christ, the events surrounding saith your God, speak ye comfortably the Resurrection are presented with rapid to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her and irresistible momentum, musically warfare is accomplish’d, that her iniquity is confirming that humankind’s history had pardon’d. been accelerating to this momentous The voice of him that crieth in the event. Having touched us deeply with wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, music of sublime pathos, Handel gives make straight in the desert a highway for vent to outrage in the bass aria, “Why do our God. (Isaiah 40:1–3) the nations so furiously rage together?” This vehement and defiant question is a sterling example of the virtuosic “rage” 3. Air (Tenor) arias that punctuate Baroque opera. Ev’ry valley shall be exalted, and ev’ry mountain and hill made low, the crooked Having guided the listener through a straight, and the rough places plain. (Isaiah musical testament of human agony, 40:4) Handel ends Part II with the much-loved “Hallelujah!” chorus, as exhilarating and uplifting a sound as has been uttered by 4. Chorus the human voice. Resplendent in gleaming And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, D major—a key used by composers before and all flesh shall see it together, for the and since Handel to convey triumph and mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (Isaiah glory—the “Hallelujah!” chorus brings the 40:5) “act” to a brilliant and optimistic close. 5. Accompagnato (Baritone) How does one proceed after this uplifting and seemingly concluding chorus? It Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; Yet once a speaks to Handel’s dramatic genius that little while, and I will shake the heav’ns, and deliciously he could provide a third part that would the earth; the sea, and the dry land; not suffer the charge of anticlimax after And I will shake all nations; and the desire Seattle of all nations shall come. The Lord, whom so rousing an experience. He wisely Come enjoy eschewed the drums-and-trumpets ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, glory of “Hallelujah!” and began Part III ev’n the messenger of the Covenant, whom our happy hour with a serenely beautiful soprano aria, ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith Mon-Fri 4-6pm “I know that my redeemer liveth.” Here the Lord of Hosts. (Haggai 2:6–7; Malachi Handel establishes a redemptive theme 3:1) or our nightly prix that courses through the remainder of fixe dinner and the work. Ever the man of the theater, 6. Air (Mezzo-soprano) however, he takes time for dramatic But who may abide the day of His coming? make it to your contrast and virtuosity in the brilliant and who shall stand when He appeareth? “And the trumpet shall sound,” a veritable show on time. For He is like a refiner’s fire. mini concerto for solo trumpet and bass (Malachi 3:2) soloist cast as a da capo aria. The work concludes with a rapt and beatific “Amen” 7. Chorus chorus. And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in © 2019 Steven Lowe righteousness. (Malachi 3:3) (206) 728 - 2233 Recitative (Mezzo-soprano) Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear 1600 Post Alley a Son, and shall call His name Emmanuel, Pike Place Market, Seattle “God with us.” (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23) cafecampagne.com

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8. Air and Chorus (Mezzo-soprano, Chorus) 14. Accompagnato (Soprano) PART THE SECOND O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get And suddenly there was with the angel a thee up into the high mountain, O thou that multitude of the heav’nly host, praising God, 19. Chorus tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy and saying: (Luke 2:13) Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid, the sin of the world. (John 1:29) say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your 15. Chorus God. Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and 20. Air (Mezzo-soprano) Glory to God in the highest, and peace on the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. He was despised and rejected of men, a earth, good will towards men. (Isaiah 40:9; 60:1) (Luke 2:14) man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. (Isaiah 53:3) 9. Accompagnato (Baritone) 16. Air (Soprano) 21. Chorus For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout, Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried and gross darkness the people: But the O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, thy King our sorrows: He was wounded for our Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory cometh unto thee: He is the righteous transgressions, He was bruised for our shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the iniquities; the chastisement of our peace shall come to thy light, and kings to the heathen. (Zechariah 9:9–10) was upon Him. (Isaiah 53:4–5) brightness of thy rising. (Isaiah 60:2–3) Recitative (Mezzo-soprano) 22. Chorus 10. Air (Baritone) Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d, And with His stripes we are healed. The people that walked in darkness have and the ears of the deaf unstopped, then (Isaiah 53:5) seen a great light; and they that dwell in shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the land of the shadow of death, upon them the tongue of the dumb shall sing. hath the light shined. (Isaiah 9:2) (Isaiah 35:5–6) 23. Chorus All we, like sheep, have gone astray, we 11. Chorus 17. Duet (Mezzo-soprano and Soprano) have turned ev’ry one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of For unto us a child is born, unto us a son He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: and us all. (Isaiah 53:6) is given; and the government shall be He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and upon His shoulder; and His name shall be carry them in His bosom, and gently lead called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty those that are with young. 24. Accompagnato (Tenor) God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Come unto Him all ye that labour, come All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn; unto Him all ye that are heavy laden, and Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) they shoot out their lips, and shake their He will give you rest. heads, saying: (Psalms 22:7) 12. Pifa Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him; for He is meek and lowly of heart: And ye 25. Chorus shall find rest unto your souls. Recitative (Soprano) He trusted in God that He would deliver (Isaiah 40:11; Matthew 11:28–29) Him: Let Him deliver Him, if He delight in There were shepherds abiding Him. (Psalms 22:8) in the field, keeping watch over their 18. Chorus flock by night. His yoke is easy, His burthen is light. 26. Accompagnato (Tenor) (Matthew 11:30) 13. Accompagnato (Soprano) Thy rebuke hath broken His heart; He is full of heaviness. He looked for some to have And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon INTERMISSION pity on Him, but there was no man, neither them, and the glory of the Lord shone found He any to comfort Him. (Psalms round about them, and they were sore 69:20) afraid. (Luke 2:8–9)

27. Arioso (Tenor) Recitative (Soprano) Behold, and see, if there be any sorrow like And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for unto His sorrow! (Lamentations 1:12) behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, 28. Accompagnato (Soprano) a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke He was cut off out of the land of the living; 2:10–11) for the transgressions of Thy people was He stricken. (Isaiah 53:8)

29. Air (Soprano) But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell, nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption. (Psalms 16:10)

encorespotlight.com 29 MATTHEW HALLS TEXT & TRANSLATION Conductor The word “versatile” is an apt description for 33. Chorus PART THE THIRD British conductor The Lord gave the word: Great was the Matthew Halls. He first company of preachers. (Psalm 68:11) 40. Air (Soprano) came to prominence as I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that a keyboard player and 34a. Air (Soprano) He shall stand at the latter day upon the early music conductor, earth. And tho’ worms destroy this body, yet but Halls is now better

How beautiful are the feet of them that Richmond Eric Photo: preach the gospel of peace, and bring in my flesh shall I see God. For now is Christ known for his dynamic glad tidings of good things. (Isaiah 52:7; risen from the dead, the first fruits of them and intelligent work with major symphony Romans 10:15) that sleep. (Job 19:25–26; 1 Corinthians orchestras and opera companies, 15:20) interpreting music of all periods. 36. Air (Baritone) Why do the nations so furiously rage 41. Chorus Increasingly in demand by North American together: Why do the people imagine a Since by man came death, by man came symphony orchestras, Halls has performed vain thing? also the resurrection of the dead. For as in with the Cleveland and Philadelphia The kings of the earth rise up, and the Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be Orchestras; Dallas, Pittsburgh, Houston, rulers take counsels together against the made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:21–22) Seattle, Indianapolis and Utah Symphonies. Lord and against His anointed. (Psalms His debut with the Toronto Symphony, in 2:1–2) which he led Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony 42. Accompagnato (Baritone) “captured much of the energy and Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not excitement that its first audience must have 37. Chorus all sleep, but we shall all be chang’d, in a felt at its premiere nearly 200 years ago” Let us break their binds asunder, and cast moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the (Toronto Star). Having served as Artistic away their yokes for us. (Psalms 2:3) last trumpet. (1 Corinthians 15:51–52) Director of the Oregon Bach Festival for five years, Halls is equally at home conducting Recitative (Tenor) 43. Air (Bass) baroque and contemporary repertoire. He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn; the Lord shall have them The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be rais’d incorruptible, and we shall in derision. (Psalms 2:4) be chang’d. (1 Corinthians 15:52–53) NOLA RICHARDSON 38. Air (Tenor) Soprano Thou shalt break them with a rod of 46. Air (Soprano) iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like If God be for us who can be against us? Australian/American a potter’s vessel. (Psalms 2:9) Who shall lay anything to the charge of soprano Nola Richardson God's elect? It is God that justifieth, who is is rapidly making her 39. Chorus he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, mark as an impressive Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent yea rather, that is risen again, who is at the young soloist, praised for reigneth. The Kingdom of this world is right hand of God, who makes intercession her “astonishing balance become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His for us. (Romans 8:31, 33-34) and accuracy,” Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. “crystalline diction” and KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 47. Chorus “natural-sounding ease” (Revelation 19:6, 11:15, 19:16) (The Washington Post). She has won First Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His blood, Prize in all three major American to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, competitions focused on the music of J.S. and strength, and honor, and glory, and Bach (Bethlehem Bach, 2016; Audrey blessing. Blessing and honor, glory and Rooney Bach, 2018; Grand Rapids pow’r be unto Him that sitteth upon the Symphony Linn Maxwell Keller Award, 2019). throne and unto the Lamb... for ever and ever. Amen. (Revelation 5:12-13) Last season, Richardson made her debuts with the Grand Rapids Symphony (Bach’s Mass in A), the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado (Bach’s Cantata 51; Monteverdi’s Orfeo) and the Opera Lafayette at the Kennedy Center. As a dedicated ensemble and chamber musician, Nola frequently appears with GRAMMY®- nominated professional choirs Seraphic Fire, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street and the Clarion Music Society, with whom she went on an international tour of Handel’s Semele.

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Joseph Crnko, conductor Northwest Boychoir Vocalpoint! Seattle Northwest Sinfonia

The audience is invited to sing along with the songs listed in bold.

KATHERINE DAVIS “Carol of the Drum” FIFTH LESSON St. Luke I: “The Angel Gabriel salutes /arr. Joe Crnko the Blessed Virgin Mary”

PIETRO YON “Gesu Bambino” EDVARD GRIEG “Ave Maris Stella”

Arr. Mack Wilberg “Ding Dong! Merrily on High” TRADITIONAL “What Child is This?”

FIRST LESSON Genesis III: “God announces, in the SIXTH LESSON St. Matthew I: “St. Matthew tells of the Garden of Eden, that the seed of woman birth of Jesus” shall bruise the serpent’s head” BENJAMIN BRITTEN “This Little Babe” from MYKOLA “Carol of the Bells” A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 LEONTOVYCH /lyric Peter J. Wilhousky TRADITIONAL “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” /arr. Joe Crnko SEVENTH LESSON St. Luke II: “The Shepherds go TRADITIONAL “O Come, All Ye Faithful” to the Manger”

SECOND LESSON Genesis XXII: “God promises to faithful NOËL REGNEY & “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Abraham that in his seed shall all the GLORIA SHAYNE nations of the earth be blessed” BAKER

BENJAMIN BRITTEN “Adam Lay Ybounden” TRADITIONAL “The First Noel” from A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 EIGHTH LESSON St. Matthew II: “The wise men are led by TRADITIONAL “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” the star to Jesus”

THIRD LESSON Isaiah IX: “Christ’s birth and kingdom are JOHN RUTTER “Star Carol” foretold by Isaiah” FELIX “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” ELIZABETH POSTON “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree” MENDELSSOHN

TRADITIONAL “Angels We Have Heard on High” NINTH LESSON St. John I: “St. John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation” FOURTH LESSON Micah V: “The prophet Micah foretells the glory of little Bethlehem” GUSTAV HOLST “In the Bleak Mid-Winter” /arr. Dale Wood ALAN BULLARD “I Saw a Stable” FRANZ GRUBER “Silent Night” TRADITIONAL “O Little Town of Bethlehem” ADOLPHE ADAM “O Holy Night!” /arr. Joseph Crnko

This performance is approximately 90 minutes and is performed without intermission. Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video. Performance ©2018 Seattle Symphony. Copying of any performance by camera, audio or video recording equipment, and any other use of such copying devices during a performance is prohibited.

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O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL WHAT CHILD IS THIS? THE FIRST NOEL O come, all ye faithful, joyful and What child is this, who, laid to rest on Mary’s The first Noel, the angels did say triumphant lap, is sleeping? Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem Whom angels greet with anthems sweet they lay Come and behold Him, born the King of Angels While shepherds watch are keeping In fields where they lay keeping their O come let us adore Him, o come let us This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds sheep adore Him guard and angels sing On a cold winter night that was so deep O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord Haste, haste to bring Him laud, the Babe, the Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Son of Mary Born is the King of Israel Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation Sing all ye citizens of heaven above So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh They looked up and saw a star Glory to God in the highest Come peasant, king to own Him Shining in the east beyond them far O come let us adore Him, o come let us The King of kings, salvation brings And to the earth it gave a great light adore Him Let loving hearts enthrone Him And so it continued both day and night O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord Raise, raise your song on high, while Mary Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel sings a lullaby Born is the King of Israel O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL Joy, joy for Christ is born, the Babe, the Son O come, o come Emmanuel, and ransom captive of Mary HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING Israel Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the That mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN newborn King God appear God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to you dismay sinners reconciled thee o Israel For Jesus Christ, our Savior, was born on Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of Christmas Day the skies O come, Thou Key of David, come and open To save us all from Satan’s pow’r when we With angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in wide our heavenly home were gone astray Bethlehem! Make safe the way that leads on high, and close O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy! Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the the path to misery O tidings of comfort and joy! newborn King Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, shall come to thee o Israel Now to the Lord sing praises, all you within Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace, hail the this place Son of Righteousness ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH And with true love and brotherhood each Light and life to all He brings, risen with healing Angels we have heard on high, sweetly other now embrace in His wings singing o’er the plains This holy tide of Christmas no other doth Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no And the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous deface more may die strains O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy! Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give the Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo O tidings of comfort and joy! second birth Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the newborn King angels sing Come adore on bended knee Christ the Lord the SILENT NIGHT newborn King Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo Round yon Virgin Mother and Child, Holy Infant so tender and mild O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee peace lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at The silent stars go by the sight Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly light hosts sing Alleluia The hopes and fears of all the years Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior Are met in thee tonight is born

O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us we pray Cast out our sin and enter in Be born in us today We hear the Christmas angels, the great glad tidings tell O come to us, abide with us Our Lord Emmanuel

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Joseph Crnko has been The Northwest Boychoir’s musical sophistication, rich tonal quality and dedication to exacting Associate Conductor for perfection have established its reputation as one of the nation’s premier boychoirs. Along Choral Activities for the with Vocalpoint! Seattle, the Northwest Boychoir has trained thousands of young singers for Seattle Symphony since nearly 50 years, and more significantly, shaped the lives of our region’s youth by teaching September 2007. Crnko important lessons in personal commitment and the value of teamwork. Led by Joseph brings a wealth of choral Crnko, now in his 36th year as Music Director, the Choir’s staff of professional musicians and conducting, arranging, educators is engaged in the teaching of a rigorous curriculum that trains young singers, 6–18 recording and education

Photo: Yuen Lui Studio Lui Yuen Photo: years old, to be fully skilled musicians who sing at the highest level, read music fluently and experience to his perform in professional settings with confidence. position. He has prepared the Seattle Symphony Chorale for numerous critically The Seattle Symphony leads a long list of professional arts groups that rely on the talents acclaimed performances, including Bach’s of the Boychoir. The Choir received high praise for their performance of Messiaen’s difficult St. Matthew Passion, Britten’s War Requiem, Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine under the direction of Ludovic Morlot. Recently Handel’s Messiah and Verdi’s Requiem. the Northwest Boychoir performed Ravel’s magical opera, L’enfant et les sortileges, Vivaldi’s Crnko is currently in his 36th year as Music Gloria, Orff’sCarmina burana, Stravinsky’s Persephone and Debussy’s Nocturnes with the Director of the Northwest Choirs. During his Seattle Symphony. Last spring, members of Vocalpoint! Seattle collaborated with the Seattle tenure, he has established the Northwest Symphony and the iconic Irish band The Chieftains. Vocalpoint has been the featured artist in Choirs’ reputation as one of the nation’s many Seattle Symphony presentations, including the Baroque & Wine series, Danny Elfman’s premier children’s choirs. In addition to his Music from the Films of Tim Burton, The Legend of Zelda, Music of the Mad Men Era, Berlioz’ work with the Northwest Choirs, Crnko Requiem, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Carmina burana. regularly conducts orchestral and choral recording sessions for movie and video Joseph Crnko, Music Director & Conductor game soundtracks, including those for the Halo Medal of Honor video games , and Northwest Boychoir Vocalpoint! Seattle, Vocalpoint! Seattle, World of Warcraft . Henry Appel Tenors & Basses Sopranos & Altos Griffin Ayers Henry Barnes Shree Balasubramaniyan Andrew Barnes Henry Bauck Emilya Buck Max Baryshnikov Dominic Bennett Annie Coe Thure Bendix Bang Max Boyd Ella Davis NORTHWEST SINFONIA Cooper Blair Heathe Butler Claire Ellerbrook Simon Branch Oliver Cauble Josie Frazier Established in 1995, the Northwest Toby Briggs Avery Cole Addie Gill Sinfonia has established itself as one Kieran Chen Julian Collins Mehek Gosalia of the recording industry’s top studio Henry Dejanikus Mason Collins Ilona Groenink orchestras. Producing Grammy, Academy O’Brien Driscoll Nathan Condon Wynne Johnson Award and Emmy-winning projects, the Paddy Dunn Max Dorn Josie Marti musicians are credited with over 200 Zachary Fine Enrique Garcia Lauren McDonough recordings, including such memorable Joshua Gargett Greg Guettler Kaylie McRea and diverse scores as those to the films Dominic Giuzio Kenan Lauder Anabella Megard Mr. Holland’s Opus, Die Hard with a Kailen Goldman Justin Lee Kassie Montgomery Vengeance, Brokeback Mountain, Rambo, Jordan Gruhl Hanri Luo Esper Murray The Revenant and the video games Halo, Keston Gruhl David Magidson Mia Papadakis World of Warcraft and DOTA2. Aaron Hailey Lukas Mihm Zoe Papadakis Silas Ifland Joe Miller Ellie Rice Rohan Kapur William Murray Olivia Rosoff Kason Kirkpatrick Shane Persaud Sarah Rosoff Daren Lang Anders Pohlmann Zoe Starikov Simeon Murray Eli Porter Livia Woelfle Johan Novak Will Rayment Grace Wright Thordarson Jack Overland Kieran Rogers Jack Perry Jordan Scherr Blake Perti Layth Stauffer Parker Rice William Sternberg Nico Santa Lucia Robert Waltenbaugh Sebastian Santa Lucia Forrest Wu Liam Schell Sammy Yang Benjamin Smith Andrew Young Cooper Swart Alexander Zuniga Zach Wilson Leo Winkler

encorespotlight.com 39 12/28–1/5 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019, AT 8PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2019, AT 2PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020, AT 8PM PROGRAM NOTES SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2020, AT 8PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020, AT 2PM Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla once described his style: “If I do a fugue in the manner of Bach, it will always be ‘tanguificated’.” Piazzolla, who sporadically The Four Seasons lived in Argentina throughout his life, HOLIDAY SPECIALS stands as one of Argentina’s great composers who united popular and classical elements in a style unique to Lee Mills, conductor Latin American music. And yet, he spent Elisa Barston, violin much of his early career pursuing historical Seattle Symphony genres and structures that did not suit his personality. Piazzolla’s family lived in New York for nearly a decade, during which ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Las cuatro estaciones porteñas 29’ time he soaked in classical music and /arr. Leonid Desyatnikov (“The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”) explored the compositional counterpoint Verano porteño (“Summer”) of Johann Sebastian Bach. Upon returning Otoño porteño (“Autumn”) to Argentina, the young Piazzolla studied Invierno porteño (“Winter”) with the famous Argentine composer Primavera porteña (“Spring”) Alberto Ginastera. Under Ginastera’s ELISA BARSTON, VIOLIN tutelage, Piazzolla analyzed great works The Rite of Spring INTERMISSION 20’ like Stravinsky’s and attempted to model his own style after ANTONIO VIVALDI Le quattro stagioni 39’ modern European composers. (“The Four Seasons”), Op. 8, Nos. 1–4 La primavera (“Spring”), RV 269 In 1951, Piazzolla won first place in a Allegro—Largo—Allegro: Danza pastorale composition competition and earned a scholarship to study abroad under L’estate (“Summer”), RV 315 the watchful eye of Nadia Boulanger. Allegro non molto—Adagio—Presto Boulanger’s reputation was astonishing— she served as the instructor for great L’autunno (“Autumn”), RV 293 twentieth-century composers like Pierre Allegro—Adagio molto—Allegro Boulez—and she was known to help musicians find their voice. Piazzolla recounted his time with Boulanger in an L’inverno (“Winter”), RV 297 interview with journalist Gonzalo Saavedra Allegro non molto—Largo—Allegro just before his death in 1995: “When I met ELISA BARSTON, VIOLIN her, I showed her my kilos of symphonies and sonatas. She started to read them This performance is approximately 88 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. and suddenly came out with a horrible sentence: ‘It’s very well written’. And Biography for Lee Mills may be found on page 22. stopped, with a big period, round like a soccer ball. After a long while, she said: Elisa Barston’s performances are generously underwritten by Mika Nakamura and Gary Wood ‘Here you are like Stravinsky, like Bartók, through the Seattle Symphony’s Principal Musicians Circle. like Ravel, but you know what happens? I can’t find Piazzolla in this’. And she began to investigate my private life: what I did, Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video. what I did and did not play, if I was single, Performance ©2019 Seattle Symphony. Copying of any performance by camera, audio or video recording equipment, and married, or living with someone, she was any other use of such copying devices during a performance is prohibited. like an FBI agent! And I was very ashamed to tell her that I was a tango musician. Finally I said, ‘I play in a ‘night club’. I didn’t want to say ‘cabaret’. And she answered, ‘Night club, mais oui, but that is a cabaret, isn’t it?’ ‘Yes,’ I answered, and thought ‘I’ll hit this woman in the head with a radio...’ It wasn’t easy to lie to her.” Finally, after playing Boulanger some of the tangos he had written, she exclaimed, “You idiot, that’s Piazzolla!”

With Boulanger’s encouragement, Piazzolla began working on integrating his classical training with his knowledge

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of Argentine tangos. Many of his those heralds of Spring, roar, casting their compositions during this period were dark mantle over heaven, Then they die for a quintet he formed, called Quintero away to silence, and the birds take up Nuevo Tango, which included the violin, their charming songs once more.” Many electric guitar, piano, double bass and cues in this sonnet appear in the music, bandoneón (an instrument similar to the such as the celebrating bird in the solo accordion). Included in Piazzolla’s quintet violin. The second movement continues: works is tonight’s Las cuatro estaciones “On the flower-strewn meadow, with leafy porteñas (“The Four Season of Buenos branches rustling overhead, the goat-herd Aires”). Piazzolla initially composed the sleeps, his faithful dog beside him.” In four movements separately without the this Largo, pay attention to the branches intent to unite them into a suite. The first rustling overhead in the ensemble and the movement, Verano porteño (“Summer”), slow breathing of the faithful dog. The final was originally written as incidental music movement, Allegro, brings the frivolity and for Alberto Rodriguez Muñoz’s play joy of spring: Led by the festive sound of Melenita de Oro in 1965. The second rustic bagpipes, nymphs and shepherds and fourth movements, Otoño porteño lightly dance beneath the brilliant canopy (“Autumn”) and Primavera porteña of spring.” (“Spring”), were composed in 1970 while As you listen to these concerti, let your Piazzolla composed the third movement, imagination wander and fill with images. Invierno porteño (“Winter”) a year before. During the second movement of L’estate Together, these four movement unite to (“Summer”), RV 315, focus on the dramatic showcase Piazzolla’s skill at combining thunderstorm. A vicarious hunt takes his classical knowledge with his love place in the third movement of L’autunno of the tango. As you listen to tonight’s (“Autumn”), RV 293, including guns, dogs performance, remember Piazzolla’s take and dramatic hunting horns. Softer images on his work: “My music is sad because of nature fill the first movement of L’inverno tango is sad. Tango is sad, dramatic, but (“Winter”), RV 297. Imagine the brisk not pessimistic.” chill of winter upon you and listen for a Similarly innovative in his own time, Italian horrid wind, the stamping of feet against composer Antonio Vivaldi’s Le Quattro a doorframe and chattering teeth. Each stagioni (“The Four Seasons”), Op. 8, concerto tells a story and depicts not only Nos. 1-4 is one of the best-known works the image of each season but the emotion in the classical canon. Vivaldi is often as well. considered the father of the concerto and wrote a plethora of concerti for a © 2019 Megan Francisco nearby orphanage for girls, simultaneously growing the genre while helping children in need. Vivaldi was himself a virtuosic violinist and, as a result, most of his concerti feature the violin as the solo instrument.

Vivaldi composed The Four Seasons between 1716 and 1725 when they were published. Most music during Vivaldi’s lifetime was absolute; that is, composed for its own sake without a narrative. These concerti, however, each follow a sonnet named for the season and can arguably be considered the first truly programmatic pieces. Though a typical Vivaldi concerto includes three movements, there is only one sonnet to accompany the piece. As a result, the sonnet breaks into three sections to follow the individual movements. The famous first movement of La primavera (“Spring”), RV 269 reads: “Springtime is upon us. The birds celebrate her return with festive song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes. Thunderstorms,

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Praised for her “glowing sound” and At the show “technical aplomb” (Strad Magazine), violinist Elisa Barston is or on the go the Seattle Symphony’s Principal Second Violin. Previously, she served Encore is your Photo: Larey McDaniel Larey Photo: as the Associate companion Concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony to Seattle’s Orchestra for eight seasons and was a first encorespotlight.com violin section member of The Cleveland performing arts. Orchestra. As a soloist and chamber musician, Barston has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, appearing with the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the St. Louis and Taipei symphony orchestras, among many others. In 1986, she made her European debut with the English Chamber Orchestra at the request of Sir Yehudi Menuhin. Barston studied at the University of Southern California and Indiana University.

I began playing the violin at the age of three and have loved performing ever since. As classical musicians, our training is multi-faceted: we learn the solo and concerto repertoire for our individual instrument, “and we simultaneously study the art of collaboration through the chamber music and symphonic literature. I adore ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ all avenues of music-making, but my absolute favorite is performing as soloist with orchestra. And the icing on the cake is when I have the opportunity to solo with my very own Seattle Symphony family! There is nothing quite like the feeling of love and support from friends and colleagues when I take center stage!

– Elisa Barston ”

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With three Music Director positions, New Year’s Eve: arrangements and compositions played Pandemonium around the world, a HOLIDAY SPECIALS demanding guest conducting schedule, major awards and a career spanning four Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor continents, Randall Craig Fleischer is making a substantial impact. As music Meow Meow director/conductor of three symphony Mark Hartman, piano orchestras, Youngstown Symphony, Hudson Dan Witton, double bass Valley Philharmonic and the Anchorage Andy Borger, drums Symphony, Mr. Fleischer has led each orchestra through a dramatic period of Seattle Symphony artistic growth and exploration, demonstrating his abilities as a proven orchestra builder and innovator.

Program will be announced from the stage. Pioneering rock and world music fusion since the late 1980s, Fleischer has worked with artists such as Natalie Merchant, Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. Blondie, Ani DiFranco, John Cale (Velvet Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video. Underground), Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) Performance ©2019 Seattle Symphony. Copying of any performance by camera, audio or video recording equipment, and and Native American artists R. Carlos any other use of such copying devices during a performance is prohibited. Nakai, The Hawk Project, Step Afrika and others. Mr. Fleischer also studied with Leonard Bernstein as a conducting fellow at Tanglewood in 1989.

MEOW MEOW

Post-post-modern diva Meow Meow has hypnotized, inspired and terrified audiences globally with unique creations and sell-out seasons from New York’s Lincoln Center Photo: Karl Giant Photo: and Berlin’s Bar jeder Vernunft to London’s West End and the Sydney Opera House. Her solo works have been curated by David Bowie, Pina Bausch and Mikhail Baryshnikov and have garnered numerous awards. Meow Meow specializes in the Weimar repertoire and French chanson.

Her latest album, Hotel Amour, was recorded with Thomas M. Lauderdale of Pink Martini and features duets with Rufus Wainwright and the late Michel Legrand, as well as original songs written by Lauderdale and Meow Meow, performed with members of Pink Martini and the Oregon Symphony. Meow Meow appears as Griddlebone in the upcoming film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical, Cats, directed by Tom Hooper.

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Vadman ¹⁰ Michael Krene Paula Begoun ∞ Hans and Joan* van der Velden ¹⁵ Bryan LaPorte ∞ ⁵ Joyce and Alan Bender Moya Vazquez ⁵ Justin Lee Judith and Arnold Bendich ⁵ Nimrod Vered and Lyatt Jaegle Chien Li Dr.* and Mrs. Jeffrey Bernstein Jean Baur Viereck ¹⁰ Gina Linden ∞ ⁵ Capt. and Mrs. Paul Bloch ¹⁰ Steve Vitalich ⁵ Kelli and William Loughrin Audrey and David Bolson Jan and Nancy Wanamaker ⁵ Susan and Jeff Lubetkin Robert* and Karen Bonnevie Gary and Karla Waterman ^ ⁵ Mark P. Lutz ¹⁵ Raymond and Ann Borelli ⁵ John and Fran* Weiss ¹⁵ Frank and Judith Marshall Foundation Marilyn Braarud Laurie and Allan Wenzel ¹⁰ Malcolm and Diane McCallum ⁵ Bob* and Jane Ann Bradbury ¹⁰ Stephen and Marcia Williams ⁵ Charles Montange and Kathleen Patterson ¹⁵ Daniel H. Brown Rosalind Horder Williams Christine B. Moss ¹⁵ Cy and Kathleen Butler Kenneth and Rosemary Willman ⁵ Akino and Bill Neubauer Barbara A. Cahill Wayne Wisehart ⁵ Jarick and Tim Noonan Mary and Patrick Callan ⁵ Christine Wood + ⁵ Isabella and Lev Novik ⁵ Corinne A. Campbell ⁵ Jeff Wood and Diane Summerhays ⁵ Kathryn and John O’Brien Craig and Jean Campbell ¹⁵ Woodworth, Charleson Charitable Fund ⁵ Jerald E. Olson ¹⁵ Mary Campbell ⁵ Barbara and Richard Wortley ⁵ Meg Owen ⁵ Wally and Sally Campbell Marcia and Klaus Zech Brian Pao and Susan Leu Dr. Lysanne Cape ∞ ¹⁰ Christian and Joyce Zobel ¹⁵ Path Forward Leadership Development Cory Carlson Robert and Eileen Zube ⁵ Allan and Jane Paulson ¹⁵ Carol and John Austenfeld Charitable Trust ¹⁰ Igor Zverev ¹⁵ Nancy and Christopher Perks ¹⁵ Barbara Carr Anonymous (6) Susan and Brian Pessolano Dr. William Catterall Marcus Phung ¹⁰ Kent and Barbara Chaplin ¹⁵ Mary Pigott SYMPHONY CLUB Virginia D. Chappelle ¹⁵ Joyce and John Price Jorge Chavez Principals Club ($2,400 - $4,999) Randolph Rademaker Dawn Chesbro Deborah and Andrew Rimkus ⁵ David and Leigh Anne Clark Jennifer and Kurt Adair + Ed and Marjorie Ringness ¹⁵ Ms. Constance Clarke ⁵ John and Andrea Adams ⁵ E. Paul and Gayle Robbins Michelle Codd Alhadeff Companies Ms. Jean C. Robinson Robert and Janet Coe Susan Allan and Keylor Eng ⁵ Nancy M. Robinson ¹⁵ Susan and Laurence Commeree ¹⁵ Mr. and Mrs. John Amaya Dr. John Schneider Peter and Lori Constable Carlton and Grace Anderson ⁵ Jo Ann Scott Jeffrey and Susan Cook ⁵ Patrick Andre ∞ ⁵ Janet and Thomas Seery ¹⁵ Richard Cuthbert and Cheryl Redd-Cuthbert ⁵ Dr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Ball ¹⁰ Julie Shankland ♫ Robert Darling ⁵ Jeffrey Barker Barbara and Richard Shikiar ¹⁵ Caroline L. Feiss* and Gordon B. Davidson Anna and Jonas Barklund ⁵ Charles Shipley ¹⁵ Melissa Davis Jane and Peter Barrett ⁵ Jeff Shipman ∞ Cami and Ray Davis Patty and Jimmy Barrier ⁵ Evelyn E. Simpson ∞ ¹⁵ ♫ Douglas Dawson and Paola Diano Elisa Barston and Jim Hsu Douglas Smith and Stephanie Ellis-Smith Tom DeBoer ⁵ William and Beatrice Booth Mary Snapp and Spencer Frazer Matthew Del Buono Rosemary and Kent Brauninger ¹⁰ Christopher Snow ¹⁰ Renee and Robert Devinck ∞ Bob and Bobbi Bridge ⁵ Carlyn K. Stark Mark Dexter April Cameron Victoria Sutter ¹⁰ David and Helen Dichek Karen Cameron ⁵ Courtney Thurston Anthony DiRe Diana Carey Betty Tong ∞ ⁵ Dwight and Susan Dively ⁵ Vicente Cartas Espinel Betty Lou and Irwin* Treiger ¹⁵ Everett and Bernie DuBois ¹⁵ Edith Cheng Dolores Uhlman ¹⁵ Donna and Robert Dughi Vinaya Chepuri Manijeh Vail ¹⁰ Maria Durham and Viva la Música Club ¹⁵ Robert E. Clapp ∞ ⁵ Mary Lou and Dirk van Woerden ⁵ Mr. Scott Eby ∞ ¹⁰ John Clawson ⁵ Charlie Wade Branndon R. Edwards ∞ ⁵ Ellen and Phil Collins ¹⁵ Gregory Wallace and Craig Sheppard ∞ Thomas* and Ruth Ellen Elliott ¹⁵ Samuel and Helen Colombo ¹⁵ Jessie and David Woolley-Wilson ⁵ Bill and Erin Ellis ⁵ Mr. and Mrs. Ross Comer ¹⁰ Jerry and Nancy Worsham ¹⁰ Leila El-Wakil Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conlon ⁵ Sally and David Wright Walter Euyang, Jr. Rosalie Contreras and David Trenchard ¹⁰ Lee and Barbara Yates ¹⁵ Dr. and Mrs. R. Blair Evans ¹⁵ Herb and Kathe Cook ⁵ Keith Yedlin ⁵ Karen and Bill Feldt ⁵ Susan Coughlin and John Lauber Anonymous (13) Nancy Davidson Al Ferkovich and Joyce Houser-Ferkovich ¹⁵ Douglas Dawson and Paola Diano Steven Fetter and Bonnie Kellogg Matt Decker ♫ Jerry and Gunilla Finrow ¹⁵ Derek Deeter Ashley Myers and Andrew Fitz Gibbon Mr. John Delaney Jon Fourre ∞ Hilary Doherty Jane H. Fox ¹⁵

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Steve Francks Mary Ann and Ted Mandelkorn Dr. and Mrs. Jason Schneier ⁵ Donald and Ann Frothingham Zoey Mann Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schocken ⁵ Lydia Galstad ∞ Elliot Margul ⁵ Judith Schoenecker and Christopher L. Myers ¹⁰ Jacob Garcia Mark Litt Family DAF of the Jewish Federation of Steve Schroeder and Cheryl Beighle ⁵ Ruth and Bill* Gerberding ^ ⁵ Greater Seattle ¹⁰ Nancy and James Schultz + ¹⁰ Gail Giacomazzi ⁵ Charles T. Massie ∞ ¹⁵ Janet Sears ∞ ¹⁵ Catherine E. Gleason ⁵ Anne and Rick Matsen ∞ ⁵ Maria Semple Jeffrey and Martha Golub ¹⁵ Carolyn and Richard Mattern ¹⁰ Virginia Senear ¹⁵ Erica L. Gomez ⁵ Dr. and Mrs. Paul McCullough Stephanie and Evan Sent Bill and Joy Goodenough ¹⁵ John McGarry and Michelle Wernli Shiva Shafii + Donna Graddon Brooke and Dre McKinney-Ratliff Anne Shinoda-Mettler Robert Greco Karen and Rick McMichael ∞ ¹⁵ Cindy Shoffner Maridee Gregory ∞ ⁵ Melinda McNeely Sill Family Foundation Marjorie and Samuel Gulkis Christine B. Mead ⁵ Yara Silva Kayse and Robert Gundram Gunda and Uwe Meissner ⁵ Julie Silvers ∞ ⁵ Megan Hall and James Janning ⁵ Gail and John Mensher ¹⁰ John and Jane Simpson Gregory Hamblin Karen and James Mhyre Dr. Charles Simrell and Deborah Giles ¹⁵ Drs. Eugene* and Rena Hamburger ⁵ Mary Mikkelsen ¹⁵ Jonathan Slawson Deena and Don Hanke ∞ ⁵ Bruce Miller and Sandra Kroupa Stephen and Susan Smith ⁵ Barbara Hannah ¹⁵ Laurie Minsk and Jerry Dunietz Michele Souligny ∞ ⁵ Dave and Sandy Hanower Chie Mitsui ∞ Fawn and Jim Spady Linda and Wolfram Hansis ¹⁵ Phoebe Moon Kathleen and Robert Spitzer ⁵ Dr. and Mrs. James M. Hanson ⁵ Gary Moresky ⁵ Doug and Katie Sprugel ⁵ Walter Harley and Anne Sustar ¹⁵ Terri Muharsky ⁵ Stella Stamenova and Chani Johnson Doug and Barbara Herrington Janet Murphy ⁵ Sylvia Sterne James R. Harvey Kevin Murphy and Karen Freeman ¹⁵ Steve and Sandy Hill Family Fund at the Seattle Foundation ^ ¹⁵ Drs. Robert and Sally Hasselbrack Andrew Murray and Kevin Hardie Delphine and Charles Stevens Ken* and Cathi Hatch ^ ⁵ Marcia Murray Diane Stevens ⁵ Pat Hayenga Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Naughton ¹⁵ Bert Sullam ∞ Admiral and Mrs. Thomas B. Hayward ⁵ David Neagle Mike and Mary Lynn Sutherlin Nichole Heidrick Paul Neal and Steven Hamilton ∞ ⁵ G. M. Teichert Joshua Hemphill Mark Nelson Bob and Mimi Terwilliger ¹⁰ Ralph and Gail Hendrickson ⁵ Kirsten Nesholm ⁵ Peter Chuang and Elaine Tsai ⁵ Terrill and Jennifer Hendrickson ⁵ Robert Ness Warren and Nancy Tucker ⁵ Mark Hill Marilyn Newland ¹⁰ Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Tukey ¹⁵ Marvin and Elizabeth Hoekstra Karen and Sam Ng Raymond Tymas-Jones Erik Holt Martha Noerr and T. Jeffrey Keane ⁵ Marcia Van Doren ⁵ Bob Holtz and Cricket Morgan ⁵ Ken and Pearl Noreen ⁵ Gretchen Van Meter ¹⁵ Gwen and Randy Houser ¹⁰ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olson Johanna P. Van Stempvoort ¹⁵ Mr. Roy Hughes ∞ ¹⁰ Mrs. Jackie A. O’Neil ⁵ Carol Veatch ⁵ Dan Hungate Thomas Ortenzi Donald J. Verfurth ⁵ Patricia Hunter Jae Hyun Paek ∞ Silvia Waltner Jo Anne Iaciofano John Palo Connie Wang and Zachary Pollack Joyce and Craig Jackson Dr. Russell Paravecchio ¹⁵ Debra Ward ∞ Ralph E. Jackson ¹⁵ Richard and Sally Parks* ⁵ Judith F. Warshal and Wade Sowers Anne Janes-Waller and Fletch Waller ¹⁰ Neal Patel John Watson ¹⁰ Martha Jaworski ∞ ⁵ David F. Peck ¹⁵ Marc Wautier ⁵ Baochun Jin Susan and Brian Pessolano Eugene and Marilyn Webb ⁵ Charles and Joan Johnson ¹⁵ Don and Sue Phillips ⁵ Norma Wells ⁵ Clyde and Sandra Johnson ¹⁰ Dr. David and Dona Pierson Chris Wendt ¹⁰ Martha Choe Valerie and Stanley Piha Mr. Josef Wernli Roberth Karman ⁵ Donald Pogoloff ⁵ Greg Wetzel ⁵ Sean and Lisa Kelly ⁵ Bec Powell ∞ Caleb Whitmore Mike and Mary Killien ¹⁵ Ruth Ann and Jim Powers Roger and June Whitson ⁵ Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kimmey ¹⁰ Lori and Bill Price Bruce Wick and Carmen Spofford ⁵ Virginia King ¹⁰ Alexander Prior Mitch Wilk ⁵ W. M. Kleinenbroich ⁵ Rebecca and Jesse Proudman Delight Willing Albert and Elizabeth Kobayashi ∞ ¹⁵ Lucy and Herb Pruzan ⁵ Shannon Wilson and Mitchell Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Masato Koreeda ⁵ Chad Quail Aaron Wirsing Andrew N. Kornuta and Xingyu Li Ann Ramsay-Jenkins ⁵ Mark Wittow Binil Kurian Wendy and Murray Raskind ¹⁰ Marsha Wolf and Ken Linkhart + Eric Lam ¹⁰ Christopher and Lila Rayl Peggy Wolff Ron and Carolyn Langford ¹⁵ Reverend Kerry and Robin Reese ¹⁵ Elizabeth and Troy Wormsbecker ⁵ Law Offices of Lisa Saar ∞ Cecilia Paul and Harry Reinert ¹⁰ Mrs. Sarah Yeager ⁵ Hock Lee and Sok Seah Jason Reuer ⁵ Ming Yuan Christoph Lemoine ∞ ⁵ Carrie Delaney Rhodes ⁵ Rebecca and Joseph Zalke Virginia and Brian Lenker ∞ ¹⁵ Hollace and James Rhodes Kay H. Zatine ¹⁵ Carol Lewis and Tom Byers Jean A. Rhodes ⁵ Mr. and Mrs. George* Zonoff ⁵ Don and Carla Lewis ¹⁰ Valerie Rice Anonymous (21) Jerry and Marguerite Lewis ⁵ John Richardson II ⁵ Betty Lewis ¹⁰ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Riley ⁵ 5 5 years of consecutive giving Mike Lewis Joel Rindal 10 10 years of consecutive giving Henry Li Mark Robbins ♫ 15 15 years or more of consecutive giving John Lillard and Julia Kalmus ⁵ Dr. and Mrs. Tom Robertson ⁵ ∞ Monthly Sustaining Donor Michael Linenberger and Sallie Dacey ⁵ Chuck and Annette Robinson ¹⁰ ♫ Musician Anamaria T. Lloyd Eric Robison ° Board Member Steve Loeb Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roemer ^ Lifetime Director Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Lorig ⁵ Stan and Michele Rosen ⁵ + Staff Lovett-Rolfe Family Trust ⁵ David Said Martinez ∞ * In Memoriam Richard* and Beverly Luce ¹⁵ Michael Sandoval Thomas and Virginia Hunt Luce Sara Delano Redmond Fund To our entire donor family, thank you for Kjristine R. Lund ° ⁵ Lt. Col. Nathan Ray Sawyer your support. You make our mission and music a reality. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lundquist ¹⁰ Kate and Matthew Scher Maria Mackey Jill Scheuermann and Russell Paquette Did you see an error? Ana and Gustavo Mahler ⁵ Thomas and Collette Schick Help us update our records by contacting 206.215.4832 Rhonda Maloney ∞ ¹⁰ Art Schneider and Kim Street ⁵ or [email protected]. Thank you!

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HONORARIUM GIFTS Ludovic Morlot, by Neal Traven and Elizabeth Gray, by Norman Lipsky, by Gifts to the Seattle Symphony are a wonderful René and April Ancinas Mark Linsey and Janis Traven Benjamin and Donna Lipsky way to celebrate a birthday, honor a friend or Patty and Jimmy Barrier Toshio Uno, by Hubert Locke, by note an anniversary. In addition to recognition Rebecca Benaroya Anthony Uno Leslie J. Chihuly, Chair Emerita in the Encore program, your honoree The Larry Benaroya Family Foundation Stephen Whyte, by Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard will receive a card from the Symphony Paula Boggs and Randee Fox Mr. and Mrs. Butch Blum Richard Lundquist, by acknowledging your thoughtful gift. Rosemary and Kent Brauninger Sherry Tyler Jinja Yutzy Steve and Sylvia Burges Jim and Mary Lou Wickwire, by Brother Abe Utu Malae, by Dr. William Catterall Melissa and David Wickwire Robert Malae Gifts were made to the Seattle Symphony in Kent and Barbara Chaplin Ko-ichiro Yamamoto, by Kenneth Martin, by recognition of those listed below between John Delo and Elizabeth Stokes Gregg Hirakawa Leslie J. Chihuly, Chair Emerita October 1, 2018 and October 31, 2019. Please Dr. Susan Detweiler Betty McKenzie, by contact Donor Relations at 206.215.4832 or Liz and Miles Drake MEMORIAL GIFTS Margaret Spicer [email protected] if you would Jim and Gaylee Duncan Virginia Rae McNay, by like to recognize someone in a future edition Gifts were made to the Seattle Symphony Jan and Brit Etzold The Gilbert Family of Encore. to remember those listed below between Senator and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans R. Joseph Monsen, by October 1, 2018 and October 31, 2019. Judith A. Fong Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard Sarah Andrabi, by For information on remembering a friend or William Gates Sr. and Mimi Gardner Gates Stanley R. Oldham, by Robin Goldstein and Tim Root loved one through a memorial gift, please Catherine E. Gleason Margaret and John Albin Mary Austin, by William Haines contact Donor Relations at 206.215.4832 or Opa, by Janice and Neill Urano Lenore Hanauer [email protected]. Mr. Michael Holst Michael H. Beck, by Jean-François and Catherine Heitz Frank Powers, by Patricia and Jon Rosen Doug and Barbara Herrington Ginger Ackerly, by Jane Powers Rebecca Benaroya, by Alice and Paul Hill Leslie J. Chihuly, Chair Emerita L.E. and R.M. Reese, by Vicki Rauscher Norm Hollingshead Paul Allen, by Valerie and Todd Yerkes Jean Baur Viereck Nancy Neraas and Michael King Leslie J. Chihuly, Chair Emerita Bernice Mossafer Rind, by Renée Brisbois, by Dana and Ned Laird Nancy Alvord, by Howie Barokas Chap and Eve Alvord Jeff Lehman and Katrina Russell Leslie J. Chihuly, Chair Emerita Lou and Doris Berg Alexi Chou, by Marks Family Foundation Elizabeth Bachelor, by Leslie J. Chihuly, Chair Emerita Alex Chou Benjamin and Kelly Martz Margaret Imhoff Miriam Gray David Cross, by Yoshi and Naomi Minegishi William Bain, by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harris Feng Hua and Bin Zhao Gary Morse and Ellen Bowman Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth David Davis, by The Nakajima Family Dr. Aaron Bernstein, by Charles and Joan Johnson Carissa Hussong John and Laurel Nesholm Ruth Mendelsohn Bernstein Mr. Steve Loeb Kathryn L. Dunn, by Rosalind Poll Jeanne Ehrlichman Bluechel, by Ms. Sandy Lundberg Jane Hargraft and Elly Winer Lucy and Herb Pruzan Gwen and Larry Brown, and family Isa Nelson James Feddeck, by Dana Reid and Larry Hitchon Jo Haldeman Susan and James Pass Martha and Michael Laslavic Vivian and Jim Schwab Dawn and Paul Meiklejohn Margaret Pearl Alexandra Gardner, by Seattle Symphony Volunteers Louise and Stafford Miller Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard Keith Gardner Janet and Thomas Seery Gus and Rachel Pineda Rind Family Foundation Brian Goodwin, by Evelyn E. Simpson Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard Jo-Ellen and Gregory Smith William E. Franklin Carlyn K. Stark Linda and Wayne Townsen, and family Mr. David Thompson Nancy Paige Griffin, by Mel and Leena Sturman Kenneth and Rosemary Willman Richard Rosalie Santos, by Michael Schick and Katherine Hanson Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Bob Bradbury, by Anonymous Megan Hall, by Dr. Robert Wallace Jane Ann Bradbury Deborah Dawn Schaffer, by Evan Cartwright Herb Bridge, by Amanda Schaffer Samantha DeLuna and Jesse Bearden Thank you to everyone who made a gift in Leslie J. Chihuly, Chair Emerita Jan Shapiro, by Patty Hall, by Robert D. Brown, by June 2019 in response to Ludovic’s invitation Peter Shapiro Michael Hershey James Wiggins to support the Seattle Symphony. A full listing Stan Shiebert, by Jane Hargraft, by Rev. Frank M. Byrdwell, by of supporters to this campaign can be viewed Arts, Recreation and Literature Senator and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans Frank and Phyllis Byrdwell at seattlesymphony.org/ludovic-legacy. Department of Seattle Public Library Emily R. Hunter, by Alec Clowes, by Landry Slade, by Anonymous Anonymous Kristen Nyquist, by Gretchen Van Meter Martin Johansson, by Margaret “Peggy” Corley, by Senator and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans Ray and Jane Strohm, by Evan Cartwright Anonymous Pat Prinz, by Al Ferkovich and Joyce Houser-Ferkovich Silas Josephson, by Kersti Covert, by Hugh Macmahon Dr. Belinda Towns, by Linda Josephson Cristina Covert Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, by Jane Hargraft and Elly Winer David Kanofsky, by Richard Cross, by Mike Craig Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard Rae and Howard Mintz Carla Cross James and Sherry Raisbeck, by Patricia and Jon Rosen Alyssa Levitz and Christopher Lang, by John and Elizabeth Current, by Members of the combined arts and B.K. Walton, by Richard De Puma Jay Wang and Nancy Current aviation community: Susan Johannsen, Penelope Yonge Dmitriy Lipay, by Ralph Dockham, by Stephen Elop, Joe Clark, Susan Gibbons Joan Weber, by Tatyana Kutsy Ms. Andrea Smith-Clarke and Tom Gibbons Dr. Sharon Zerr-Peltner Diena Lukawski, by Barney Ebsworth, by Maurice Ravel, by Gwen Jones Whyte, by Russ Mann Leslie J. Chihuly, Chair Emerita Kathleen S. Morris Stephen Whyte Mary Lynch and the Oboe section, by John Fado, by Chris and Becca Riley, by Mark Linsey and Janis Traven Peggy Wolff Tanna Williams Marcia Mason, by James D. Fouts Sr., by Jerome L. Rubin, by Kathleen and Eric Ottum Deborah Lee Fouts Patricia and Jon Rosen Tom and Maureen McDonough, by David Kanofsky, by Elisabeth Sandler, by Karen McDonough Rae and Howard Mintz John and Laurel Nesholm Andrew Willinger Maery Simmons and Jacob Roy, by Serge Kardalian, by Betsy Groat Dr. William and Suzanne Phillips T.E. and Peggy Spencer, by Martin Kohlleppel, by John and Nancy McConnell Weiying Chen Pat Takahashi, by Jane Leeson-Jackson, by Gary Morse and Ellen Bowman Geoffrey Jackson Krishna Thiagarajan, by Gregory J. Linscott, by Russ Mann Barbara Krause

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The Seattle Symphony is grateful to the following donors who have made commitments of $25,000 or more to the Endowment DONORS Fund since its inception. The following list is current as of October 31, 2019. For information on endowment gifts and naming opportunities in Benaroya Hall, please contact Becky Kowals at 206.215.4852 or [email protected].

ESTATE GIFTS $5 Million + $50,000 – $99,999

We gratefully remember the following individuals for their The Benaroya Family Dr.* and Mrs.* Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr. generosity and forethought, and for including the Seattle Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences Estate of Mrs. Louis Brechemin Symphony in their estate or endowed fund. Their generosity Anonymous Estate of Edward S. Brignall provides vital support for the Symphony now and for future Frances O. Delaney* generations. (Estate gifts since September 1, 2017.) $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 John and Carmen* Delo Estate of Lenore Ward Forbes Leslie and Dale Chihuly Shirley Birchfield Estate of George A. Franz The Clowes Fund, Inc. Barbara and Lucile Calef Jean Gardner Priscilla Bullitt Collins* Phyllis B. Clark Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Gattiker Judith Fong Frances L. Condie Anne Gould Hauberg* The Ford Foundation Trudel Dean Estate of William K. and Edith A. Holmes Dave and Amy Fulton Beverly Jean Deckelmann Susanne F. Hubbach Kreielsheimer Foundation Carmen Delo John Graham Foundation Marks Family Foundation Muriel Anita Eisen Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Jones Estate of Gladys and Sam Rubinstein Sherry Fisher Estate of Betty L. Kupersmith Samuel* and Althea* Stroum Jane B. Folkrod John and Cookie* Laughlin Dr. Robert Wallace Jean Frankland E. Thomas McFarlan Natalie Gendler $500,000 – $999,999 Estate of Alice M. Muench Elizabeth C. Giblin Nesholm Family Foundation Merle P. Griff and Nadine Griff Mack Alex Walker III Charitable Lead Trust Estate of Opal J. Orr Ursula Grosser Mrs. John M. Fluke, Sr.* M. C. Pigott Family Carol Hahn-Oliver Douglas F. King PONCHO Sarah C. Hamilton Estate of Ann W. Lawrence Estate of Mrs. Marietta Priebe Christian Heesemann The Norcliffe Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Smith Anita Hendrickson Estate of Mark Charles Paben Seattle Symphony Volunteers Dr. Charles E. Higbee and Mr. Donald D. Benedict James D. and Sherry L. Raisbeck Foundation Estate of Frankie L. Wakefield Susanne F. Hubbach Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig M. Watjen Estate of Marion J. Waller Raymond L. Ingram Washington Mutual Betty Jane Kreager $100,000 – $499,999 Anonymous Mrs. Sylvia B. Kuebler Estate of Glenn H. Anderson $25,000 – $49,999 Nebahat Kuerzel-Themann Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Marian E. Lackovich Bob and Clodagh Ash Edward and Pam Avedisian Arlyne Loacker Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Beck Estate of Bernice Baker Fred J. Lorenz Drs. Janet P. and George* Beckmann Estate of Ruth E. Burgess Fern Martin Alan Benaroya Mrs. Maxwell Carlson Jean and Peter J. McTavish Estate of C. Keith Birkenfeld Alberta Corkery* Helen A. Overton Mrs. Rie Bloomfield* Barbara and Lucile Calef Richard Robbins The Boeing Company Norma Durst* Dorothy Faye Scholz C.E. Stuart Charitable Trust Estate of Margret L. Dutton DJ Smith-Brooks Sue and Robert Collett Estate of Floreen Eastman Phillip Soth Richard* and Bridget Cooley Hugh S. Ferguson* Dr. Joseph S. Spinola Dr. Susan Detweiler and Dr. Alexander Clowes* Mrs. Paul Friedlander* Marion G. Stamper Mildred King Dunn Adele Golub Samuel and Althea Stroum E. K. and Lillian F. Bishop Foundation Thomas P. Harville William C. White Estate of Clairmont L. and Evelyn Egtvedt Harold Heath* Anonymous Estate of Ruth S. Ellerbeck Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hornbeck Senator and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans Patty Hall Fluke Capital Management George Heidorn and Margaret Rothschild* Estate of Dr. Eloise R. Giblett Phyllis and Bob* Henigson Agnes Gund Michael and Jeannie Herr Helen* and Max* Gurvich JNC Fund Richard and Elizabeth Hedreen Sonia Johnson* Dr. Charles E. Higbee and Mr. Donald D. Benedict David and Karen Kratter Harold* and Mary Fran Hill The Keith and Kathleen Hallman Fund Estate of Mrs. James F. Hodges Estate of Marlin Dale Lehrman Estate of Ruth H. Hoffman Estate of Coe and Dorothy Malone Estate of Virginia Iverson Estate of Jack W. McCoy Estate of Peggy Anne Jacobsson Estate of Robert B. McNett Robert C. Jenkins Estate of Shirley Callison Miner Estate of Charlotte M. Malone Jean and Peter J. McTavish Bruce R. McCaw Family Foundation PACCAR Foundation Bruce and Jeanne McNae Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy Microsoft Corporation Estate of Elizabeth Parke National Endowment for the Arts Keith and Patricia Riffle Northwest Foundation Rita* and Herb* Rosen and the Rosen Family Helen A. Overton Jerry and Jody Schwarz Peach Foundation Seafirst Bank Estate of Elsbeth Pfeiffer Security Pacific Bank Estate of Elizabeth Richards Seattle Symphony Women’s Association Jon and Judy Runstad Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Estate of Joanne M. Schumacher U S WEST Communications Weyerhaeuser Company Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Wade Volwiler The William Randolph Hearst Foundations Estate of Marion G. Weinthal Estate of Helen L. Yeakel Estate of Ethel Wood Estate of Victoria Zablocki Lee and Barbara Yates Anonymous (3) Anonymous (2)

* In Memoriam

50 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG MUSICAL LEGACY SOCIETY

We offer our sincere thanks to the following individuals who have remembered the Seattle Symphony with a future gift through their estate. Legacy donors help preserve the beauty of symphonic music and enrich the next generation through the sights and sounds of the orchestra. To let us know you have remembered the Seattle Symphony in your planning or to learn more, please contact Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving Becky Kowals at 206.215.4852 or [email protected]. The following list is current as of October 31, 2019.

Charles M. and Barbara Clanton Ackerman Jon Fourre Bonnie Berry and Peter Lara Thomas H. Schacht John and Andrea Adams Jim Fox and Rodney Reagor Paul Leach and Susan Winokur Judith Schoenecker and Christopher L. Myers Peter Aiau and Susan Ormbrek Jane H. Fox Kathleen Leahy Linda and Bruce Scott Harriet and Dan Alexander Ernest and Elizabeth Scott Frankenberg Lu Leslan Annie and Leroy Searle Joan P. Algarin William E. Franklin Marjorie J. Levar Virginia and Allen* Senear Kathleen Amberg Cynthia L. Gallagher Mel Longley and Tanya Wanchena-Longley Leonard* and Patricia Shapiro Richard Andler and Carole Rush Jane and Richard Gallagher Thomas and Virginia Hunt Luce Jan* and Peter Shapiro Ron Armstrong Jean Gardner Ted and Joan Lundberg John F. and Julia P.* Shaw Elma Arndt Cheryl and Billy Geffon Judsen Marquardt and Constance Niva Barbara and Richard Shikiar Bob and Clodagh Ash Natalie Gendler* Ian and Cilla Marriott Seymour Silberstein and Julie Grosnick Susan A. Austin Carol B. Goddard Doug and Joyce McCallum Valerie Newman Sils Rosalee Ball Frances M. Golding Tom McQuaid Evelyn E. Simpson Dr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Ball Jeffrey Norman Golub William C. Messecar Betty J. Smith David W. Barker Dr. and Mrs. Ulf and Inger Goranson Jerry Meyer and Nina Zingale Jo-Ellen and Gregory Smith Murl G. Barker and Ronald E. Miller Betty Graham Charles N. Miller Katherine K. Sodergren Donna M. Barnes Catherine B. Green Elizabeth J. Miller Margaret W. Spangler Carol Batchelder Dr. Martin L. Greene Mrs. Roger N. Miller Sonia Spear Drs. Janet P. and George* Beckmann Susan B. and Richard A. Hall Charles Montange and Kathleen Patterson Mary and Gordon Starkebaum Madeline Beery James and Darlene Halverson Reid and Marilyn Morgan Karen J. Stay Alan Benaroya Barbara Hannah George Muldrow Diane Stevens Rebecca Benaroya Martha W. Hanscom Marr and Nancy Mullen Elizabeth Stokes Donald/Sharon Bidwell Living Trust Harriet Harburn Isa Nelson Victoria Sutter Dona Biermann Ken* and Cathi Hatch Carolyn Niva Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Karen Bonnevie Michele and Dan Heidt John and Joyce O’Connell Gayle and Jack Thompson Jay and Carol Bowditch Ralph and Gail Hendrickson Gina W. Olson Andrew and Shana Tischaefer Bob* and Jane Ann Bradbury Deena J. Henkins Miles Olson Art and Louise Torgerson Rosemary and Kent Brauninger Harold* and Mary Frances Hill Sarah M. Ovens Betty Lou and Irwin* Treiger Sylvia and Steve Burges Bob Hoelzen and Marlene Botter John Palo Muriel Van Housen Dr. Simpson and Dr. Margaret Burke Frank and Katie Holland Donald and Joyce Paradine Sharon Van Valin Dr. Mark and Laure Carlson Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth Dick and Joyce Paul Jean Baur Viereck Dr. William and Mrs. Mary Ann Champion Chuck* and Pat Holmes Jane and Allan Paulson Dr. Robert Wallace Sue and Robert Collett David and Shelley Hovind Margaret Pepin-Donat Nicholas A. Walls Patricia Cooke Richard and Roberta Hyman Lisa Peters and James Hattori Jeffrey Ward and Charles Crain Dr. Marshall Corson and Mrs. Lauren Riker Janet Aldrich Jacobs Stuart N. Plumb Judith Warshal and Wade Sowers Betsey Curran and Jonathan King Jennifer James, MD Roger Presley and Leonard Pezzano Douglas Weisfield Frank and Dolores Dean Robert C. Jenkins Mrs. Eileen Pratt Pringle James and Janet Weisman Robin Dearling and Gary Ackerman Clyde and Sandra Johnson Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy John and Fran* Weiss John Delaney Dr. Barbara Johnston John and Suzanne Rahn Robert T. Weltzien Lorraine Del Prado and Thomas Donohue Norman J. Johnston* and James and Sherry Raisbeck Dorothy E. Wendler John Delo L. Jane Hastings Johnston Mary C. Ransdell and Keith B. Wong Gerald W. and Elaine* Millard West Dr. Susan Detweiler and Dr. Alexander Clowes* Atul R. Kanagat Dana Reid and Larry Hitchon Katherine B. and Hollis R. Williams Fred and Adele Drummond Don and Joyce Kindred J. Stephen and Alice Reid Selena and Steve Wilson Renee Duprel Dell King Richard* and Bonnie Robbins Ronald and Carolyn Woodard Sandra W. Dyer Douglas F. King Bill* and Charlene Roberts Arlene A. Wright Ann R. Eddy Stephen and Barbara Kratz Junius Rochester Janet E. Wright David and Dorothy Fluke Tom Kuebler Jan Rogers Rick and Debbie Zajicek Gerald B. Folland Drs. Kotoku and Sumiko Kurachi Patricia and Jon Rosen Anonymous (61) Judith Fong Frances J. Kwapil James T. and Barbara Russell Jack and Jan Forrest M. LaHaise Peter Russo and Kit Bakke * In Memoriam Russell and Nancy Fosmire Ned Laird Mary Ann Sage

■ THANK YOU MUSICAL LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS! The Seattle Symphony thanks all the individuals and families who have notified us that they have remembered the Symphony with a legacy gift.

By making a gift through your estate you join people like you who care deeply about the future of the Seattle Symphony and want to ensure that audiences experience the magic of the orchestra for generations to come. Your gift will help the Seattle Symphony unleash the power of music, bring people together, and lift the human spirit.

To notify us of your planned gift or to learn more about the Musical Legacy Society, please contact Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving Becky Kowals at 206.215.4852 or [email protected].

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The Seattle Symphony gratefully recognizes the following corporations, foundations and united arts funds for their generous outright and in-kind support at the following levels. This list includes donations to the Annual Fund and Event Sponsorships, and is current as of October 31, 2019. Thank you for your support — our donors make it all possible!

$500,000+

Seattle Symphony Foundation

$100,000 – $499,999

C.E. Stuart Charitable Trust

$50,000 – $99,999 $15,000 – $24,999 Amphion Foundation $1,000 – $2,999 Boeing Company Aaron Copland Fund For Music Apex Foundation Addo † Google Inc. † Chihuly Garden + Glass The Capital Grille † Alfred & Tillie Shemanski Trust Fund John Graham Foundation D.A. Davidson & Co. Citi Community Capital Bank of America Foundation Laird Norton Wealth Management Davis Wright Tremaine GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program League of American Orchestras Futures Fund Foster Pepper PLLC Glazer's Camera † Butler Valet † Microsoft Corporation K&L Gates † Google Matching Gifts Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle Microsoft Matching Gifts KCTS 9 † Heartwood Provisions † Ebay Matching Gifts Nesholm Family Foundation Rosanna, Inc. † Jean K. Lafromboise Foundation Educational Legacy Fund Precept Wine ◊ Wells Fargo Foundation The Lark Ascends † Eli Lilly & Company Foundation Scan|Design Foundation Wild Ginger Restaurant ◊ League of American Orchestras/ by Inger and Jens Bruun Ford Musicians Award Ethan Stowell Restaurant Group † Martin Selig Real Estate Genworth Foundation Seattle Foundation $10,000 – $14,999 Morgan Stanley Heritage Distilling † Aetna $25,000 – $49,999 Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Ivar’s † The Benaroya Company Music 4 Life † JTM Construction Bank of America Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Lagunitas Brewing Company † Boeing Matching Gifts Program Matching Gifts Peg and Rick Young Foundation MG2 Foundation Chihuly Studio † Fran’s Chocolates † Puyallup Tribe of Indians Northwest Security Services Classic Pianos ◊ Garvey Schubert Barer † Starbucks Coffee Company ◊ PONCHO Foundation DSquared † Helsell Fetterman Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund The Ruth and Robert Satter Encore Media Group † Holland America Line ◊ The Westin Hotel, Seattle † Charitable Trust Grousemont Foundation Lakeside Industries Wells Fargo Private Bank Tolo Events † League of American Orchestras Catalyst Fund Perkins Coie LLP UBS Employee Giving Programs Nordstrom Port Blakely $3,000 – $4,999 Vital Mechanical Peach Foundation Robert Chinn Foundation Alaska Airlines Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation Snoqualmie Tribe Audi USA Wright Runstad Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation T.E.W. Foundation Grand Image Art † Windstar Cruises † Treeline Foundation Yamaha Wyman Youth Trust U.S. Bank Foundation Weill Music Institute † † In-Kind Support Windstar Cruises † ◊ Financial and In-Kind Support Anonymous

$5,000 – $9,999

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Important grant funding for the Seattle Symphony is provided by the government agencies listed below. We gratefully acknowledge their support, which helps us to present innovative symphonic programming and to ensure broad access to top-quality concerts and educational opportunities for underserved schools and communities throughout the Puget Sound region. For more information about the Seattle Symphony’s family, school and community programs, visit seattlesymphony.org/families-learning.

52 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG SEATTLE SYMPHONY BENAROYA HALL GUIDE SPECIAL EVENTS SPONSORS & SYMPHONICA, THE SYMPHONY STORE: COUGH DROPS: Cough drops are available COMMITTEES Located in The Boeing Company Gallery, Symphonica is from ushers. open weekdays from 11am–2pm and 90 minutes prior to Special Events provide significant funding each season SERVICES FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES: all Seattle Symphony performances through intermission. to the Seattle Symphony. We gratefully recognize Benaroya Hall is barrier-free and meets or exceeds all our presenting sponsors and committees who make PARKING: Prepaid parking may be purchased criteria established by the Americans with Disabilities these events possible. Individuals who support the online or through the Ticket Office. Act (ADA). Wheelchair locations and seating for those events below are included among the Individual with disabilities are available. Those with oxygen Donors listings. Likewise, our corporate and foundation COAT CHECK: The complimentary coat check tanks are asked to please switch to continuous partners are recognized for their support in the is located in The Boeing Company Gallery. flow. Requests for accommodations should be Corporate & Foundation Support listings. For more LATE SEATING: Late-arriving patrons will be seated made when purchasing tickets. For a full range of information about Seattle Symphony events, please at appropriate pauses in the performance, and are accommodations, please visit seattlesymphony.org. visit seattlesymphony.org/give/special-events. invited to listen to and watch performances on a monitor SERVICES FOR HARD-OF-HEARING PATRONS: located in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby. TEN GRANDS, MAY 11, 2019 An infrared hearing system is available for patrons Kathy Fahlman Dewalt CAMERAS, CELL PHONES & RECORDERS: who are hard of hearing. Headsets are available Co-Founder and Executive Director The use of cameras or audio-recording equipment at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis is strictly prohibited. Patrons are asked to turn off all in The Boeing Company Gallery coat check and COMMITTEE personal electronic devices prior to the performance. at the Head Usher stations in both lobbies. Rosanna Bowles Carla Nichols Cheri Brennan Fawn Spady ADMISSION OF CHILDREN: Children under the age of LOST AND FOUND: Please contact the Head Stephen Dewalt Saul Spady 5 will not be admitted to Seattle Symphony performances Usher immediately following the performance or Tom Horsley Stephanie White except for specific age-appropriate children’s concerts. call Benaroya Hall security at 206.215.4715. Ben Klinger David Woolley-Wilson Victoria Kroehl Barbara Wortley EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: Please leave the HOST YOUR EVENT HERE: Excellent dates are Susan Lubetkin appropriate phone number, listed below, and your exact available for those wishing to plan an event in the S. Mark seat location (aisle, section, row and seat number) with Taper Foundation Auditorium, the Illsley Ball Nordstrom OPENING NIGHT GALA, SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 your sitter or service so we may easily locate you in Recital Hall, the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand the event of an emergency: S. Mark Taper Foundation Lobby and the Norcliffe Founders Room. SUPPORTING SPONSOR Nordstrom Auditorium, 206.215.4825; Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Visit seattlesymphony.org/benaroyahall Hall, 206.215.4776. for more information. CO-CHAIRS Jon Rosen Elisabeth Sandler

COMMITTEE DINING AT BENAROYA HALL April Ancinas Judith Fong Leslie Jackson Chihuly Parul Houlahan Linda Cole Ned Laird Zart Dombourian-Eby LOBBY BAR SERVICE: Food and beverage bars in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby are open 75 minutes prior to Seattle Symphony performances and during intermission. Pre-order at the lobby bars before the performance to avoid HOLIDAY MUSICAL SALUTE, DECEMBER 3, 2019 waiting in line at intermission. CO-CHAIRS MUSE, IN THE NORCLIFFE FOUNDERS ROOM AT BENAROYA HALL: Muse blends the elegance of downtown dining Michelle Codd with the casual comfort of the nearby Pike Place Market, offering delicious, inventive menus with the best local and Rebecca Ebsworth seasonal produce available. Open two hours prior to most Seattle Symphony performances and select non-Symphony performances. Reservations are encouraged, but walk-ins are also welcome. To make a reservation, please visit COMMITTEE opentable.com or call 206.336.6699. Bridget Aumell Roberta Downey DAVIDS & CO.: Davids & Co. presents a mashup of barbecue traditions which includes choices like spoon tender pulled Ronald Koo pork, homemade quiche of the day, smoked sliced brisket and other delightful surprises, offering the perfect spot to grab Tiffany Moss a quick weekday lunch or a casual meal before a show. Davids & Co., located in The Boeing Company Gallery, is open Alexander White weekdays from 11am–2pm and two hours prior to most performances in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium. YOUNG PATRON'S COUNCIL HONOR COFFEE: High-end espresso, served exceptionally well, in a warm and welcoming environment. Honor Coffee, located in The Boeing Company Gallery, is open weekdays from 6:30am–3:30pm and two hours prior to most CHAIR performances in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium. Molly Gabel

DELICATUS: Delicatus is Seattle’s own Delicatessen specializing in premium deli sandwiches, salads, specialty meats, COMMITTEE artisan cheeses, craft beer and wine. Delicatus @ Benaroya Hall, located on the Second Avenue side of the Hall, is open Sarah Andrabi Eric Jacobs weekdays from 8am–4pm and two hours prior to most performances in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium. Brittany Breeden Andy Liang Nathan Chan Bryan Lung Elise Drake Tiffany Moss Joycelyn Eby Jae Paek Megan Francisco CONTACT US

TICKET OFFICE: The Seattle Symphony Ticket Office is located at Third Avenue & Union Street and is open weekdays 10am–6pm, Saturdays 1–6pm, and two hours prior to performances through intermission. seattlesymphony.org | 206.215.4747 or 1.866.833.4747 | PO Box 2108, Seattle, WA 98111-2108

GROUP SALES: [email protected] | 206.215.4818

SUPPORT YOUR SYMPHONY: The concert you’re about to enjoy is made possible through donations by generous music lovers like you. Learn more and make your gift for symphonic music at seattlesymphony.org/give. You can also call us at 206.215.4832 or mail your gift to PO Box 21906, Seattle, WA 98111-3906.

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