Williams College Department of Music
Berkshire Symphony Ronald Feldman, director
**Program**
John Knowles Paine As You Like It: Overture, op. 28 (1839 – 1906)
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 7, op. 105, in one movement (1865 – 1957)
***intermission***
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37 (1770 – 1827) I. Allegro con brio II. Largo III. Rondo. Allegro
Doris Stevenson, piano
Friday, October 11, 2013 8:00 p.m. Chapin Hall Williamstown, Massachusetts
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Upcoming Events: See music.williams.edu for full details and additional happenings as well as to sign up for the weekly e-newsletters. 10/17 8:00pm Faculty Recital with Kris Allen, jazz saxophone & quartet Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 10/18 8:00pm Williams Chamber Players Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 10/20 3:00pm Visiting Artist Stephanie Chase, violin Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 10/23 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC Chapin Hall, stage 10/25 8:00pm Williams Jazz Ensemble Family Days Concert Chapin Hall 10/27 3:00pm Visiting Artists Freddie Bryant & Subhendra Rao Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 10/29 4:15pm Master Class with Visiting Artist Jonathan Biss, piano Chapin Hall 10/29 4:15pm Master Class with Visiting Artist Miriam Fried, violin Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 10/30 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC Chapin Hall, stage 10/30 8:00pm Visiting Artists Jonathan Biss & Miriam Fried Chapin Hall 11/4 8:00pm Visiting Artists Alash Ensemble – Tuvan Throat Singers Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 11/6 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC in the Chapel Thompson Memorial Chapel 11/13 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC Chapin Hall, stage 11/13 4:15pm Chamber Music Master Class with Momenta Quartet Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 11/13 8:00pm Visiting Artists Momenta Quartet Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 11/15 8:00pm Williams Concert and Chamber Choirs Thompson Memorial Chapel 11/16 8:00pm Williams Percussion Ensemble (WiPE) Chapin Hall 12/10 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC Tuesday Chapin Hall, stage 12/10 4:00pm Clarinet Choir with students of Susan Martula Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall 12/10 7:00pm Jazz Guitar Studio Recital with students of Robert Phelps Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall
Next Berkshire Symphony Concerts: November 22, 2013: Michael Torke, Maurice Ravel, Johannes Brahms March 14, 2014: Beethoven, Bernard Rands, Keith Fitch, with Guest Conductor Michael Addison April 25, 2014: Casey McLellan ’14, Sato Matsui ’14, Antonín Dvorák, and featuring winners of the annual Student Soloist Competition with Guest Conductor Andrew Massey All in Chapin Hall, 8:00pm with pre-concert talk at 7:15pm in Brooks-Rogers Berkshire Symphony Personnel Violin I Cello Horn Joanna Kurkowicz, concertmaster Nathaniel Parke, principal Victor Sungarian, principal Sarah Briggs Kalila Booker-Cassano '14 Virginia Fossner Agnes Chang '16 Mea Cook Jessica Lascoe Scott Daniel '17 Patricia Ho '16 Christopher Wayland '16 Melanie Dexter Giac LaGraff * Katherine Hrach '16 Richard Mickey Trumpet Elissa Hult '15 Rachel Schwartz '17 Nathan Botts, principal Haena Lee '14 Yitong Tseo '17 Elizabeth Dietz '15 Sato Matsui '14 Byron Perpetua '14 Cindy Ogulnick Double Bass Max Sopher '17 Robert Zimmerman, principal Trombone Mitsuko Suzuki Harrison Dilthey ** Wes Hopper, principal Steve Moran Matthew Luhn Violin II Abigail Zimmerman Niefield '15 Joana Genova, principal Bass Trombone Ouisa Fohrhaltz Flute Angel Subero Brianna Heggeseth Norman Thibodeau, principal Tony Huang '16 Annie Jeong '14 Timpani Joseph Jewett Banyi Huang '15 Matthew Gold, principal Benjamin Jones '15 Jingyi Liu '14 ∫ Casey McLellan '14 Min Kim '17 Lisa Liu '16 Oboe Orchestra Manager Justice Namaste '17 Carl Jenkins, principal Jenny Dewar Kaori Washiyama Hanna Shebert '17 Harriet Welther Samantha Stone '17 Librarian Lysander Jaffe '14 Viola Clarinet Ah ling Neu, principal Susan Martula, principal Teaching Assistant James Bergin Paul Green ∫ Claire Leyden '16 Lysander Jaffe '14 Zihan Su '17 Bing Liu Stage Managers Meilu McDermott '16 Bassoon Sato Matsui '14 Stephen Walt, principal Michael Navarette '16 Nina Horowitz '14 Angela Sun '16 * Niskayuna High School ** Mt. Greylock High School
∫ - principal on Paine
Ronald Feldman, director Since joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra's cello section at the age of 19, Ronald Feldman has received critical acclaim for a wide variety of musical achievements. Increasingly in demand as a conductor, Mr. Feldman was appointed assistant to Boston Pops conductor John Williams in 1989, a position he held until 1993. As conductor Mr. Feldman has appeared with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Quebec Symphony, the Springfield Symphony, the Saint Louis Symphony, the George Enescu Chamber Orchestra, the National Symphony of Costa Rica, the Landmarks Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Feldman has appeared as cello soloist with many orchestras performing a wide range of concerto repertoire from Dvorak to Ligeti. His many chamber music affiliations have included performances with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Collage New Music Ensemble, the Boston Conservatory Chamber Players, and the Williams College Chamber Players. His performances include collaborations with artists Emanuel Ax, Garrick Ohlsson, Gil Shaham, Christian Tetzlaff, and Yo Yo Ma. He is on the facul- ties of Williams College, Berklee College of Music, and The New England Conservatory. Born in Brooklyn, NY and a graduate of Boston University, Mr. Feldman's teachers have included, Joseph Emonts, Claus Adam, Lorne Monroe, John Sant’Ambrogio, and Harvey Shapiro. In September 2001, Mr. Feldman joined the faculty of Williams College as Artist in Residence and Director of the Berkshire Symphony, ending a distinguished career with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Special thanks to: Thanks to the Department of Music and custodial staff; Jonathan Myers, Concert and Event Manager; Harry Van Baaren, poster design; Angela Phienboupha, program layout; and Dan Czernecki, recording engineer for assisting with tonight’s performance.