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Josh Wright, Piano TIMPANOGOS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Josh Wright, Russian piano Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 Masters Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10, 2014 7:30 pm Sponsored by Highland City Arts Council, Lehi City Arts Council Spread the word facebook.com/TimpanogosSymphony and Alpine Community Arts Council A Message from the Music Director Welcome to an evening with the Russian guest soloist. We booked Josh almost a year Masters. I’m thrilled that we can present to you ago when we were planning the 2013-2014 music written by some of the greatest season and feel very lucky to have him soloing composers ever—all with us. He is a busy performing and recording from Russia. We feature artist. He is a fabulous pianist and musician and music tonight of a real joy to work with. Tchaikovsky, Rachmani- Also on tonight’s program is the winner of noff, Borodin, Prokofiev, our conducting competition. We held our first Glinka, and Ippolitov- young artist competition last year and plan to Ivanov. I hope you will hold the full-blown competition on a biannual enjoy it as much as I do. basis. But, we felt that we wanted to repeat the Our featured conducting part of the competition annually. So, number on this a few weeks ago we held our competition. The evening’s program is competition consisted of five young people, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. This each conducting the orchestra for ten minutes. concerto is one of the most famous and After the competition the orchestra member recognizable pieces of classical music ever voted and chose Jacob Dame as the winner. It written. You might find it interesting to note is always a thrill to work with aspiring young that this Rachmaninoff concerto was featured musicians and I’m sure you’ll recognize Jacob as at the inaugural concert of the Timpanogos a talented conductor. Symphony Orchestra in April of 2011. This is I thank you for you attendance tonight and the first time we have re-performed a piece of your continued support of the Timpanogos music during our short history. Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy the concert! I am delighted to have Josh Wright as our The Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra is funded in part by grants from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Utah Arts Council. Concert Program Procession of the Sardar (1894) Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov March from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 (1921) Sergei Prokofiev Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (1912) Sergei Rachmaninoff Ruslan and Ludmilla (1842) Mikhail Glinka Act II Scene 10 from Swan Lake (1876) Pyotr Tchaikovsky Polovtsian Dances (1890) Alexander Borodin INTERMISSION Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op 18 (1901) Sergei Rachmaninoff Josh Wright, piano 2 Contributors Gold Conductor’s Circle Kent & Doris Bullock Penny Nelson ($5,000 – Up) Thelys Bushman Steve & Linda Nelson None Dennis & Lynette Butler Robert Noyes Conductor’s Circle Alan & Misty Daniels Erik & Kaitlyn Nytstul ($1,000 - $4,999) Marlene Daniels Wanda Ostler Anonymous Rosalyn Davies Bill & Pat Pack Anonymous Laura Dawson Bradford & Heather Pack Anonymous Ed & Laurel Dennis Virgil & Jackie Parker Anonymous Barbara Dill Richard & Janice Pederson Anonymous Grant & Gayle Drollinger Andy Pew Scott L. & Catherine B. Smith Linley Duncan John & Renee Pew David & Tori Dunkley LaVerne Pierce Sponsor ($500 - $999) Clyde & Kathy Farnes Karene Pierson David & Nancy Gardner Scott & Miriam Frazier Helene Pockrus Kent & Karen Lundquist Brent & Heather Fry Robert & Jean Porcaro Donor ($200 - $499) David & Nancy Gardner David Price Angie Allen Lewis Garrett Sharon Ramirez Kirk & Shannon Magleby Stacie Glass Patricia Ravert Stuart & Natalie Orgill Glenn & Kathryn Gordon Paul & Chris Redd Dylan Price Jerry Gorrell Linda Rehart John S. Wright Stephen & Janice Graham Lois Ricks Contributor ($100 - $199) Dale & Karen Greenwood Dan & Rachael Roach Soren & Nina Rae Anderson Rachel Harward Brad & Alicia Rowberry Grant & Gayle Drollinger Billie Hawkins Paul & Marianne Ruben Doug & Ruth Johnson Jimmie Haygood Joel & Marla Rush Guy & Norma Ivins Harold & GaeLyn Henderson Larry & Judy Sagers Dorothy Ludaescher Spencer & Heather Hess LaRae Savage Virgil & Jackie Parker Guy & Norma Ivins Mike & Jessie Schoenfeld Joel & Marla Rush Jeff & Rachael Jensen Paul & Susan Sherwood Doug & Ruth Johnson Dorothy Shields Community Partners Steven & Jacquie Johnson Eldon & Connie Smith Ameriprise Gary Jones Scott L. & Catherine B. Smith Ariba, Inc., an SAP Company Rodney & Anne Kendall Emily Spencer Bank of American Fork Pat & Ann Kronmiller Russell & Katherine Spencer Deluxe Corporation Foundation John & Betty Lamb Daniel & Denise Stratton TSO Family Members Mary Larsen George & Louise Sturt Angie Allen Frank Liebmann Keith Swain Bob & Kathryn Allen Dorothy Ludaescher Peter & Anita Thelen Muriel Allridge Kent & Karen Lundquist Steven & Ellen Townsend Soren & Nina Rae Anderson Duane & Erlyn Madsen Merwin Waite Nadeene Anderson Jennifer Madsen Walter & Mary Whipple Jan N. & Verla Rae Bair Kirk & Shannon Magleby Scott Wiley Paulo & JaLayne Bangerter John & Sue Mason Jay & Janece Wood Emily Barlow Stan McQueen Carl & Carol Bell Frank & Dee Metcalf TSO members receive two season Arvin & Maurine Bellon Cathie Miller tickets and entrance to the “Meet Roy & Pam Bodtcher Dennis & Judy Miner the Artist” pre-concert reception Phil & Reesa Boren Randy & Sherrie Morris before each concert. Membership Megan Murff Robert & Donna Bowman begins at $120 for the season or Jerome & Sandra Broekhuijsen Valerie Myers $10 per month. Karen Brunsdale Lon & Kaye Nally 3 Our Next Performance Movie Music Spectacular June 20 & 21, 2014 – 7:30 pm Timberline Middle School, Alpine An evening of exhilarating movie music Your roadmap to a confident retirement John S. Wright, ChFC®, MBA starts here. Financial Advisor Wright and Associates Call me today at A nancial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 801.274.1857. 12012 S. 700 E. Ste. 210 Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Member Draper, UT 84020 FINRA and SIPC. © 2013 Ameriprise [email protected] Financial, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Our Music Director John Pew, music director and founder of the Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra, is a deeply feeling musician blessed with an innate sensitivity for orchestral music and a warm rapport with musicians and audiences alike. His passion for the music is evident in his conducting style and his interactions with the orchestra and the audience. He began his study of the piano at age five. As a teenager, he performed piano concertos of Grieg and Mendelssohn and played the saxophone and bassoon in the high school band. A native of San Carlos, California, he found that the rich cultural life of the Bay Area fed his love of orchestral music. His high school choir director took him to Oakland to hear Vladimir Horowitz, and he also attended a live performance of Arthur Rubinstein. As a high school student he attended music classes at Cañada College, a local community college, through which he was able to purchase season tickets to the San Francisco Symphony, which Seiji Ozawa conducted. At home, he amassed a large collection of classical music, both records and scores, and spent hours studying the artistry of the masters. John studied piano with Reid Nibley at Brigham Young University, but pursued a career in software engineering. He now telecommutes from American Fork to Ariba, Inc., in Sunnyvale, CA. His conducting experience began as a church choir director, which eventually led to his appointment as assistant conductor of the Santa Clara Chorale and as Music Director of the Oakland Temple Pageant. After working with the orchestra of the Oakland Temple Pageant in 1998 and 2000, John was invited to assume the role of Music Director of the Temple Hill Symphony in Oakland, CA, a position he held for eight years. Conducting a symphony orchestra is “a dream come true,” John says. “I’m doing the music that I have dreamed about since I was a kid!” He adds, “I really love the musicians. They’re amazing. You know they’re participating for the pure love of the music because they are doing so without compensation. There’s a particular satisfaction that comes from that.” John and his wife, Renee, reside in American Fork, Utah, and are the parents of five children. Maurice G. Jenkins D.D.S., M.D. t*NQMBOUT t+BX4VSHFSZ Patient Comfort is Our Priority t8JTEPN5FFUI t"OE.PSF XXX3JWFS8PPET0SBM4VSHFSZDPN 801.437.7701 83JWFS1BSL%S4UF1SPWP 65 5 Our Guest Artist Billboard #1 artist Josh Wright has delighted Competition Preliminaries, the Gina Bachauer audiences across the United States and in International Artists Competition, the National Europe. His self-titled album “Josh Wright” Chopin Competition, the New York Piano topped the Billboard Classical Traditional chart Competition, the Louisiana International Piano just three weeks after its release in April 2011. Competition, the Julia Crane International He performed his Carnegie Hall debut at Piano Competition, and the Eastman Interna- Zankel Hall in January 2014. Josh currently tional Piano Competition. attends the University of Michigan, pursuing his Josh has appeared numerous times with Doctor of Musical Art degree as a pupil of Dr. symphony orchestras including: the Utah Logan Skelton. Josh received his undergradu- Symphony, the Temple Square Orchestra, the Salt Lake Symphony, the SummerArts Orchestra, and the University of Utah Student Chamber Orchestra. He has released five albums, including My Favorite Things (2013), Josh Wright (2011), Gaspard (2010), The Complete Chopin Etudes (2003), and Josh Wright Debut
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