On-demand digital concerts featuring chamber works for multiple ensembles ranging from trios to octets, showcasing the versatility & caliber of the WCO’s 34 world-class musicians.
PERFORMANCE DEBUTS January 22 | February 26 | March 26 | April 16
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Welcome to our 2021 Winter Chamber Series and our new series in response to the ongoing pandemic. The four programs represent a wide variety of styles, time periods, and composers with a liberal quotient of contemporary American composers. ♦ Winter 2021 | Fridays at 7:30pm CST Our opening program features music for brass, ♦ January 22, February 26, March 26, April 16 woodwinds, and strings – from Baroque to the 21st ♦ On-demand Digital Concerts century – including a Jazz inspired Nonet by Alec Wilder. Concert II leans heavily towards the strings, ♦ Available for 72 hours online with a twist of percussion, featuring contemporary composers alongside Beethoven, Mozart and While full orchestras remain sidelined, the WCO is Rossini. In March, we introduce composers excited to present the Winter Chamber Series in Alyssa Morris and Jessie Montgomery, Beethoven 2021. This new series will feature chamber works for and Brahms. The grand finale includes larger multiple ensembles ranging from trios to nonets, ensembles such as French Romantic composer showcasing the versatility and caliber of the WCO’s Louise Farrenc’s Nonet from 1849, Stravinsky’s 34 world-class musicians. Septet and Schubert’s beloved Trout Quintet.
Patrons will enjoy the four-concert series, streaming Thank you for supporting the each concert on WCO Live on demand starting at Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra 7:30pm on the evening of the concert launch. All through these challenging times. We programs will be 60-75 minutes in length recorded hope you will be inspired and look at The Sylvee in downtown Madison, with music and forward to returning to the stage. also personal stories from the WCO’s own musicians on their journey to becoming professional musicians. The WCO will make available pre-recorded content to enjoy before each performance, as well as an interactive post-concert reflection with musicians of Andrew Sewell the WCO. The WCO will also raise funds to support Music Director musicians throughout the series.
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ANTONIO VIVALDI LOUISE FARRENC Concerto for Four Violins in Nonet in E flat Op. 38 (1849) B minor Op. 3 No. 10 (RV 580) I. Adagio - Allegro I. Allegro III. Scherzo Vivace II. Largo - Larghetto - Adagio - Largo IS DELIGHTED TO JOIN THE III. Allegro IN WISCONSIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ♦ Gerald Loughney, Violin ♦ Elizabeth Marshall, Flute ♦ Cindy Whip, Violin ♦ Laura Medisky, Oboe ADVANCING THE ARTS ♦ Mary Theodore, Violin ♦ JJ Koh, Clarinet ♦ Hillary Hempel, Violin ♦ Amanda Szczys, Bassoon IN OUR COMMUNITY ♦ Tim Kamps, Violin ♦ Chunyang Wang, Bass ♦ Anna Carlson, Violin ♦ Bill Muir, Horn Engaging with culture-makers, we explore the life of the mind and the ♦ Janse Vincent, Viola ♦ Leanne League, Violin questions of the soul. Upper House programs feature local and national ♦ Christopher Dozoryst, Viola ♦ Diedre Buckley, Viola thought and marketplace leaders—musicians, scholars, authors, ♦ Mark Bridges, Cello ♦ Robin Hasenpflug, Cello theologians, journalists, and scientists. People we have hosted include: ♦ Kris Saebo, Bass ♦ Trevor Stephenson, Harpsichord* ANDREW SEWELL LESLIE IWAI ANDY CROUCH LESLIE LEYLAND FIELDS IGOR STRAVINSKY FRANZ SCHUBERT BOB GOFF MARILYN MCENTYRE Septet (1953) Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 114, D 667 "Trout" DAVID GREGORY MARCUS ALLEN I. (quarter = 88) II. Passacaglia I. Allegro Vivace DREW & ELLIE HOLCOMB MICAH BEHR III. Gigue IV. Andantino: Theme + Variation I-V Allegretto FLEMING RUTLEDGE PARKER PALMER ♦ Nancy Mackenzie, Clarinet HANNAH BUSSE PRAVEEN SETHUPATHY ♦ Midori Samson, Bassoon ♦ Suzanne Beia, Violin JEMAR TISBY SUSI JENSEN ♦ Linda Kimball, Horn ♦ Nora Frisk, Viola KATHARINE HAYHOE TRAVIS AGNEW ♦ Jason Kutz, Piano ♦ Karl Lavine, Cello LASHAWN WANAK WILLIE JAMES JENNINGS ♦ Wes Luke, Violin ♦ Charles Block, Bass † ♦ Katrin Talbot, Viola ♦ Karen Boe, Piano ♦ Tim Archibold, Cello
Upper House, an initiative of the * Harpsichord was donated by Carol Leybourn Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation, UPPERHOUSE.ORG † Piano provided by Farley’s House of Pianos is located in the heart of the wcoconcerts.org UW-Madison campus. 6 WINTER CHAMBER SERIES EVENT PARTNERS & SPONSORS WCO BOARD & STAFF
PRESENTING SPONSORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stephen & Jon Anderson, Chair Dr. Jun & Laurel Brown Joseph Diedrich, Vice Chair Sandy Lee Foundation Pam Stampen, Vice Chair Nathan Boebel, Treasurer LEAD SPONSORS Alan Fish, Past Chair
Joyce Dieter Amy Fields Andrew Davis Tom Godar Rev. Dr. Alex Gee Jr. John Foss Dr. Jun Lee Paul Lenhart Di Huibregtse Tom Neujahr Harry Peterson Susan Lipp Liz Stephens Brett Topham Chad Resner SPONSORS Brian Yahn Kenneth Yuska Melissa Turczyn Amy & John Wong MUSIC DIRECTOR Andrew Sewell
EVENT PARTNERS STAFF
Joe Loehnis, Chief Executive Officer Sam Pavel, Director of Operations Elliott Valentine, Development Manager
Engineering Jan Anderson, Office & Box Office Manager Video Video & Safety Production Production Laura Miller, Design & Communications Coordinator Sophie Willer, Education & Community Associate
Media Venue
Harpsichord generously donated by Carol Leybourn. wcoconcerts.org 7 8 DIRECTOR’S NOTES Winter Chamber Series I
JANUARY 22 PREMIERE | The music of Valerie Coleman and Alec Wilder are two new names that some listeners may not be familiar along with Gabrieli and Schubert as we kick off our Winter Chamber Series. Valerie Coleman is a performing artist and composer with the Imani Winds and has written many works for the wind quintet genre. American composer Alec Wilder’s Octets were written in the early 1940s while commuting from Philadelphia to New York city. These jazz inspired works have fanciful titles and are a unique ensemble of harpsichord, drumset, three clarinets, string bass, flute, oboe, and bassoon. Schubert’s String Quintet is on a grand scale: the first movement serving as a stand alone piece. Al Zocalo is a collection of Eight String Quartet arrangements of pieces by early Spanish Baroque composers, several from Santiago de Murcia’s anthology “Pasacalles y obras” from 1732. The three movements selected included a fandango, a short Allegro by Murcia and a Cumbe. This “Cumbés” is the first decipherable instrumental music of African origin to be found in the New World. Finally, Giovanni Gabrieli’s Canzonas are plentiful in the brass repertoire and provide a fitting fanfare opening to the season. – Andrew Sewell REPERTOIRE
GIOVANNI GABRIELI | Canzoni per sonare No.’s. 1 to 4 VALERIE COLEMAN | Tzigane for Wind Quintet FRANZ SCHUBERT | String Quintet in C Major D956 (mvt I) ALEC WILDER | Octets I. Her Old Man was Suspicious II. Jack, This is My Husband III. She’ll Be Seven in May IV. It’s Silk, I Feel It! V. Dance Man Buys a Farm CRAIG RUSSELL | !Al Zocalo! (To the Plaza!) LANCE GEORGE AMBER BOB JOHN Three movements for String Quartet III. Fandango WEEKNIGHTS AT VII. Allegro VIII.Cumbees RUN TIME: 60 – 75 min 5, 6 & 10PM DIRECTOR’S NOTES HELPHELP MAKE MAKE ALL ALL OF OF THIS THIS POSSIBLE BY JOINING Winter Chamber Series II POSSIBLE BY JOINING FRIENDSFRIENDS OF OF THE THE WCO WCO
FEBRUARY 26 PREMIERE | After a full opening in January, this program is weighted towards the strings and percussion. We open with a duet by American composer, Thomas Siwe for timpani and snare drum, and “clapping music” from 1972 by American minimalist, Steve Reich. Additionally, American composer, Craig Russell is featured in his Rejuvenations for Piano Sextet (2020), a COVID era adaptation of a 2013 work written for full orchestra. His style is heavily JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE WCO, influenced by the early Baroque Spanish music JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE WCO, prevalent on what is now the California Coast STARTINGSTARTING AT AT$30 $30 A YEARA YEAR during the late 1700s. Continuing this early classical theme, is Mozart’s The WCO’sThe newWCO’s membership new membership program is program your opportunity is your toopportunity connect with the homage to Haydn – his String Quartet No. 17 orchestra in new ways. Join the Friends of the WCO to directly support WCO to connect with the orchestra in new ways. Join the Friends known as “the Hunt”, Rossini’s early string sonata musicians and receive special perks throughout the year for a full year after No. 5 in E flat for two violins, cello and bass, written makingof your the donation! WCO to directly support WCO musicians and receive when he was just 12, and Beethoven’s first string special perks throughout the year for a full year after quartet Op.18 No.1. Your membershipmaking your makes donation! it possible for the WCO’s amazing musicians to do –Andrew Sewell what they do best: make our community a better place through music. Your membership makes it possible for the WCO’s amazing Your membership begins with a one-time donation of $30. REPERTOIRE musicians to do what they do best: make our community a
THOMAS SIWE | Duet for Snare Drum & Timpani Begin abetter sustaining place donation through of music.$8 per month for even more membership perks. STEVE REICH | Clapping Music Your membership begins with a one-time donation of $30. Begin a sustaining donation of $8 per month for even more BEETHOVEN | String Quartet Op.18 No.1 Join today! wcoconcerts.org/donate membership perks. MOZART | String Quartet No. 17 “The Hunt”
CRAIG RUSSELL | Rejuvenations for Piano Sextet Your planned gift to the WCO will help make Concerts on the Square possible each year and to provide music education ROSSINI | String Sonata No. 5 in E flat Join today! programs throughout our community. To explore ways you can RUN TIME: 60 – 75 min BUILD A LEGACY create a legacy of impact through planned giving, contact WITH THEwcoconcerts.org/donate WCO’S Deb Holt, Director of Development, at 608.257.0638 ext.106 or wcoconcerts.org BRAVO LEAGUE [email protected] 11 DIRECTOR’S NOTES WCO EDUCATION PROGRAMS Winter Chamber Series III Family Series MARCH 26 PREMIERE | Two women composers are Side by Side Program featured on this program. Young Artist Concerto Competition Oboist and composer, Alyssa Morris’ Motion (2010) for Super Strings wind quartet focuses on four different “motions. The movements include: Bike Ride, Stretch, Tip Toe, and Strut. Super Strings is excited to announce our new partnership with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County (BBBS). Since we collaborated in Fall 2020, we Jessie Montgomery’s Strum (2015) for string quartet have added three more students or "littles," via Zoom sessions. Although online is an energetic and vibrant work. Starting in 1999, teaching has allowed us to continue to connect and make music with littles, Montgomery became involved with the Sphinx the Super Strings program is looking forward to migrating back to in-person Organization, a Detroit-based nonprofit that supports teaching as soon as it is safe to do so. young African American and Latinx string players. - Sophia Willer, WCO's Education & Community Associate She now serves as composer-in-residence for the
Sphinx Virtuosi, the organization’s professional touring It's been neat to see how the kids have grown, they've come so far, even with the ensemble. Zoom lessons that they've had. Starting a child on, especially a string instrument, Brahms’ grand Horn Trio and Beethoven’s Quintet for has been really challenging just to do on Zoom, because you're not able to help Piano and Winds op.16 round out the program. adjust their bow or instrument positions, and those are some of the most important – Andrew Sewell things when learning an instrument. But it gives the child an opportunity to see what they can do and what their potential is. REPERTOIRE -Hillary Hempel, WCO Violinist & Super Strings Educator
JESSIE MONTGOMERY | Strum LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN | Quintet for Piano & Winds in E flat I. Grave – Allegro non troppo III. Rondo ALYSSA MORRIS | Motion for Wind Quartet I. Bike Ride II. Stretch III. Tip Toe IV. Strut JOHANNES BRAHMS | Horn Trio in E flat, op 40 I. Andante Because of your support, the WCO will grow the II. Scherzo: Allegro Super Strings program to reach more kids than ever before in 2021 RUN TIME: 72 min Thank you!
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APRIL 16 PREMIERE | Our final program in the series features No Detail Too Small the Nonet by mid nineteenth French composer, Louise Farrenc. A prolific composer of several symphonies and larger works, Farley’s House of Pianos is home to one of the nation’s only full-service piano restoration workshops. Farley’s restoration experts have skillfully her music is becoming increasingly popular. rebuilt pianos for over 45 years. We open with Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins with a pared The piano featured in the Winter Chamber Series was provided by down string accompaniment and following, Stravinsky’s Septet Farley’s and showcases the unsurpassed sound and beauty that only from 1953. An unusual combination of winds and strings with comes from a Farley’s piano. piano. This was a work originally programmed on our Masterworks season. We conclude with the famous Piano Quintet in A See and hear pianos at farleyspianos.com • 6522 Seybold Road, Madison • 608.271.2626 major by Schubert, more familiarly known as “the Trout.” – Andrew Sewell REPERTOIRE
ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto for Four Violins in B minor Op. 3 No. 10 (RV 580) I. Allegro II. Largo - Larghetto - Adagio - Largo III. Allegro IGOR STRAVINSKY Septet (1953) I. (quarter = 88) II. Passacaglia III. Gigue LOUISE FARRENC Nonet in E flat, Op.38 (1849) I. Adagio – Allegro III. Scherzo Vivace The WCO’s beloved Concerts on the Square FRANZ SCHUBERT series will return to our community this summer. Piano Quintet in A major, Op.114, D. 667 "Trout" I. Allegro Vivace Contact Elliott Valentine, Development Manager, IV. Andantino: Theme + Variations I-V, Allegretto at [email protected] to discuss RUN TIME: 60 – 75 min ways to sponsor or get involved. wcoconcerts.org 15 Learn more: wcoconcerts.org/concertsonthesquare CORNERSTONE SOCIETY $1,000-$2,499 Cornerstone Society
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A year ago, we set out to be the model for classical music. Our commitment to our musicians and to doing our part to inspire and heal our hometown of Madison, especially, compels us to try new things to bring live, enchanting, uplifting performances to more people than ever before. The rule book has been thrown out by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. We hope you will be part of this year’s creative evolution of performances as we push the media and the method of performing live music like no other Madison arts organization can.
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