Monday, March 28, 2011, 7:30 pm –

Generation Next

Chicago Sinfonietta Paul Freeman, Music Director Terrance Gray, Guest Conductor

Ouvertüreaus der Musik zu Goethes Trauerspiel Egmont, op. 84 ...... Ludwig van Beethoven

Concerto in F# minor for Violin and Orchestra ...... José Silvestre White Clayton Penrose-Whitmore, violin

Intermission

Élégie for Cello and Orchestra, op. 2...... Gabriel Fauré Sonia Mantell, cello

Graciela y Buenos Aires for Violoncello solo and String Orchestra...... José Bragato Sonia Mantell, cello

Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16...... Edvard Grieg Jeremy Jordan, piano

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Chicago Sinfonietta 1 THE MAESTRO’S FINAL SEASON

This evening’s conductor, Terrance Gray, is a violinist and founding member of the After 24 years of Chicago Sinfonietta, now in his 24th year with the Orchestra. He shares his thoughts trailblazing innovation, about Maestro Freeman in this interview. Maestro Paul Freeman Had you heard about Paul Freeman prior to his coming to Chicago and forming the Sinfonietta?

leads the I had finished my first year of graduate school at DePaul University and had just finished Chicago Sinfonietta a full season of playing as a substitute violinist in the Grant Park Symphony when I was for the invited to be a founding member of the Chicago Sinfonietta. I had only heard of Maestro Freeman a few months earlier because of research for a very last time. paper I was writing. I was researching who was the most recorded living conductor and it turned out that it was Paul Freeman. Dr. Freeman turned out to not only be the most recorded living conductor; but in fact, the most recorded conductor ever. In the world of academia, one is not generally encouraged to search for information outside the Don’t miss your seat at history. parameters which academia set for their students. Thus you learn about the composers, performers, and conductors that they deem important. So it was a bit of a shock to learn that the most recorded conductor of all time was not a part of that educational process. Interestingly enough, I only found out a few weeks after I knew the name of Paul Freeman Chicago Sinfonietta presents and his recorded output that I learned he was African American. What were your thoughts when you heard that an orchestra was forming dedicated to ad- Women in Classical Music, vancing diversity by providing opportunities to musicians of color? a concert honoring women composers, When I look back from my present perspective, I was not excited enough about the oppor- conductors, and musicians. tunity that this new ensemble was offering. I was in school my whole life. I had barely ven- tured into the true professional world. So my knowledge of the opportunities for minorities Co‐led by Sinfonietta Founder Paul Freeman in the classical world was woefully uninformed due to my lack of experience. and Music Director Designate Mei‐Ann Chen, Paul Freeman provided not only a gift to minority musicians and minority concert patron, but, I think, he gave a gift to humanity by showing that diversity and excellence can exist concurrently. the concert will feature works by He showed that having a diverse orchestra does not inherently mean your orchestra is lesser Jennifer Higdon, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, than. This is a message that belongs with the message of our great civil rights leaders were trying to convey. Equality only exists when we function/work together and by working together Gwyneth Walker, a World Premiere from we probably will create a better whole. the Sinfonietta’s own Renée Baker, and Can you describe what it’s like to play under Dr. Freeman’s leadership? a tribute to Maestro Freeman I feel that Maestro Freeman’s style of orchestral leadership can be described as “Orchestra as Chamber Ensemble”. As with any conductor, he would want to have a firm grip on the in his last concert as Music Director. tonal and rhythmic movement of an orchestra. Maestro Freeman at the same time tended to allow the musicians to have a musical say in the illumination of the essence of the music as opposed to him imprinting his will on every moment. Monday, May 23, 7:30 PM Dr. Freeman has a history of providing performance opportunities for young musicians and the Symphony Center, Chicago theme of this concert is to showcase some extraordinary young talent. Your career includes both the CYSO and the South Side Family Chamber Orchestra as well as serving on the faculty at Peoples Music School. Was this history a factor in your focus on young people? chicagosinfonietta.org I have learned from Dr. Freeman that it is important to foster the next generation of art- 312.236.3681 ext. 2 ists and patrons. Maestro’s commitment to our youth has been a great inspiration and influence in my life. It is interesting that I worked with Clayton several years ago when he performed with my community orchestra (South Side Family Chamber Orchestra) and was only 11 or 12 years old. Rachel Barton suggested that I give him an opportunity to play a concerto with the orchestra to give him early performance experience. Now we are about to work together with the Chicago Sinfonietta at Orchestra Hall. That speaks directly to the power of the nurturing of young talent.

I joined the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras when they were trying to reach out to

Chicago Sinfonietta 3 THE MAESTRO’S FINAL SEASON (cont.) PROGRAM NOTES ( c o n t.) the minority community to become a part of the orchestral family. The idea was that if Egmont, a Catholic who is loyal to the the leading musicians in Paris, including we could reach minority kids early enough, we could develop their talent so that they Spanish, sees the injustice taking place and Rossini. Written in 1864, when White was would have equal opportunity. It’s as if we have a youth orchestra system based on the pleads for tolerance from the Spanish king. 32, the Concerto in F-sharp minor is ideals of Maestro Freeman in which children of all ages have an ethnically and culturally In a response of great displeasure, the king one of the most technically demanding diverse environment to develop their talent. sends his loyal Duke of Alva to command works that exists in repertoire. The the Spanish armies in the Netherlands and combination of White’s intimate Do you have any final thoughts on Paul Freeman’s legacy now that he is retiring? do the King’s will. Egmont is arrested and knowledge of and skill with the violin sentenced to death. Though his life is cut and Paganini’s recent expansion of the I think Maestro Freeman’s legacy in Chicago will be one of vision, integrity and commit- short, he dies knowing that a rebellion is in violin’s technical possibilities result in a ment. You have to remember that, even though diversity is a common catch phrase today, progress and soon his people will be free. work which continues to challenge the twenty four years ago it was a rarely used word, particularly in the classical music arena. virtuosity of soloists today. The soloist’s Maestro envisioned a place where musicians of every creed and color could come together The music is rarely heard in its full 45 part is filled with vast melodic leaps and create music of the highest caliber and have an audience of that same diversity come minutes: it consists of several pieces which that must be grabbed instantly, and to appreciate their performances. He accomplished that and managed to create a mainstay underscore dialogue, two songs, and an rapid-fire double stops which must be cultural institution in the process. opening overture. In fact, it wasn’t heard executed with precision. at its entirety when the play premiered in Dr. Freeman’s commitment to excellence has been equally unwavering, never allowing diver- Vienna either. Still incomplete for the play’s White wrote the piece while on tour, sity or excellence to be thrown by the wayside in order to accomplish either goal separately. first performance in May of 1810, the full still early in his successful career as a His vision of presenting a broad spectrum of music to the audience included the nurturing of score was heard at the fourth performance professional musician. The structure young talented performers, ensembles and composers; helping foster their careers. The musi- in mid June of 1810. is quite standard: a quick (Allegro) cians will remember Maestro as a charming, witty, insightful and caring man that touched first movement, slow (Adagio) middle each and every one of our hearts and left us as better people. Maestro’s Freeman’s legacy is Since then, the Egmont Overture has movement, and a rapid closing hard to quantify; but for sure, his being in Chicago has made it a better place to be. become a staple of the concert hall. movement. However, his inventiveness Filled with wild outbursts and sudden in the challenges he gives the soloist, his shifts in texture, it loosely follows the romantic tunes, and the thrill the audience PROGRAM NOTES arc of the drama of the play. After an gets from watching come together is ominous opening salvo from the brass, anything but pedestrian. Perhaps one of It is a common misconception to think of he was seventeen to travel to Vienna to a slow and somber introduction slowly the more odd choices, particularly given classical music as old. study under Mozart. Unfortunately, before melts into the middle Allegro section. that he was a violinist, was that of F-sharp formal instruction could begin with Mozart, Here the primary theme of the work as the tonal center for the piece. The violin Many of the works that are performed Beethoven was rushed away to Bonn, for (and the play) emerges in the upper has four open strings which sound the regularly are from hundreds of years past his mother was dying. Upon returning, strings. Most notable is the coda to the notes G, D, A, and E. For this reason many and can carry with them the illusion of Mozart had died. overture (after his primary theme has concerti are based on keys centered stoic and aged quality. There are, however, returned) in which he introduces entirely around those pitches, rather than the far- orchestras like the Chicago Sinfonietta In 1809, an opportunity arose that new material in the triumphant key of F flung F-sharp minor. It may very well be which consistently reinvigorate the Beethoven could not refuse. He was Major. In a full performance of the play, that the youthful competitive performer medium with new works and fresh offered the commission of writing the the music returned at the closing as in him did it out of showmanship. Two of approaches to the role that orchestras play score for the first Viennese performances Egmont climbed the scaffold to his death. his contemporaries (Wieniawski and Ernst) in today’s society. This evening features a of Goethe’s play Egmont. A long-time When commissioning the work, Goethe had created concerti in this difficult key a number of works being performed by very admirer of Goethe’s work, he was intensely requested from Beethoven that the few years prior, and White was not to be young, and wildly talented, soloists. Aside drawn to the underlying theme of the closing should be a “Symphony of Victory” outdone. from their moving performances, perhaps play: the fight for freedom. Furthermore, rather than a lament. Despite their their youth and enthusiasm will remind us though he had read much of the famed personal clashes, Beethoven certainly In its early performances, including the that the likes of Beethoven and Grieg were writer’s work, he had never met him and delivered on the request. Paris premiere in 1867, White used the not always marble busts which rest on this commission provided the opportunity. piece as a vehicle for himself as soloist. piano teachers’ shelves. Though they had admired each other’s José Silvestre White was born in Though his playing was formidable, many work, their personalities clashed. In a letter Matanzas, Cuba in 1836. His father was critics went out of their way to comment Considered a late-blooming child prodigy, to a friend written a few months after their Spanish and his mother was Afro-Cuban. on the brilliance in composition of the Ludwig van Beethoven did not make first in-person meeting in 1812, Goethe Later known as Joseph, after early lessons piece as well as his pyrotechnics as soloist. his debut on the piano until eight years stated: “Beethoven’s talent amazed me. and performances in Cuba, he was able to old. Moreover, the young Beethoven did However, unfortunately, he is an utterly make his way to the Paris Conservatoire Immediately popular in Europe, American not impress his audience. A rough start untamed personality; he is not altogether at the age of 19 to study violin and audiences did not get to hear the piece indeed. Regardless, the youngster soon wrong in holding the world detestable, but composition. until 1974, when violinist Ruggiero Ricci held positions as harpsichordist in the surely does not make it more enjoyable for premiered it with the Symphony of the and assistant organist in the himself or others by his attitude.” Both virtuoso performer and talented New World, Kermit Moore conducting, in Electoral chapel, where he obtained his composer, he began an international New York’s Avery Fisher Hall. first lessons in composition from the court Egmont depicts the persecution of the performing and composing career organist. Earning substantial wages for a citizens of the Netherlands during the quickly after completing his studies. Gabriel Fauré was born in Pamiers, a small teenager, he saved enough by the time Spanish Inquisition of 1567-68. Count Joseph won glowing praises many of town in Southern France, on 12th May 4 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 5 PROGRAM NOTES ( c o n t.) 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1845, a son of a school professor. His son Born in Udine, Italy, in 1915, José It is Bragato who can be credited for musical evenings for the cultural and Philippe recounted some of his father’s Bragato was the fourth child in a family the inclusion of the cello as a staple of musical elite of Bergen. At the urging of memories of childhood: “He would spend of musicians. His father and his oldest the tango orchestra, which previously famed violinist Ole Bull, Grieg was sent off the summer at Verniolle with his nurse. brother Bruno, were both flautists. By focused on the violin as the leading to the Leipzig Conservatory at age 15. He The boy was free to do what he liked and the age of ten he had joined the Jacopo string voice. eventually came to study piano under E.F. was given the run of the local church... it Tomadini Conservatory in Udine, where he Wenzel, a close friend of Robert Schumann, looked as if he might become a priest. The studied the piano. With the onset of the The work heard this evening, Graciela y who developed in him a life-long whole of his childhood was steeped in this First World War, his father, Enrico, and older Buenos Aires (sometimes know as Tango appreciation of the famous composer’s solitary, clerical atmosphere.” Becoming brother, Bruno, left for Argentina in 1927 for Cello and Strings) is a prime example music. proficient at harmonium, and eventually and settled in Saavedra, a neighborhood of Bragato’s interest in both folk and the organ, Fauré got an early musical in the north of the city of Buenos Aires. classical idioms. Bringing all of the passion His Piano Concerto was not only his first “big start. He entered Ecole Niedermeyer, a José, together with his mother and the and melodic vitality of the tango to the hit” at the youthful age of 24, but it remains prominent music school in Paris, when he other children joined them the following orchestra, and incorporating skillful solo one of the most recognizable works in the was nine years old. There he was taught by year. José continued to study the piano, his writing for his own instrument, the work is repertoire and one of his most beloved. Saint-Saëns, a student-teacher relationship brother Bruno joined the orchestra of the remarkable in its energy and inventiveness. Often compared to the Piano Concerto of A which would eventually develop into close Colón Theatre, and his father was played Keeping the listener on its toes at all times, minor in both tone and style, Grieg himself friendship. in various city orchestras. That same year the music shifts from quick rhythms to was always very open about his love of the city of Buenos Aires suffered severe long seductive melodies at the drop of a Schumann’s music. Later in life he recounted A work of austere beauty and elegant flooding as the River Plate overflowed hat and does not cease to surprise until its the story of how he was able to obtain a copy simplicity, Fauré’s Élégie for Cello and its banks and the Bragato family lost spirited conclusion. of Schumann’s concerto before feverishly Orchestra remains one of the more everything, including José’s piano. beginning work on his own: popular of his works, beloved by cellists Edvard Grieg was born into a well-off and audiences alike. Composed in 1880, Following the many frustrations of José’s family in Bergen, Norway in 1843. He was “One day a fellow student who admired my the work was originally scored for piano early life, particularly being the loss of his started on piano at age six by his mother, creative efforts led me into temptation. He and cello and was dedicated to the cellist piano, the German cellist, Peltz, as a gift, an accomplished pianist much in demand had a complete score of Schumann’s piano Jules Loeb. Originally intended to be part gave Bragato his first cello and free lessons. in Bergen musical life. His home was filled concerto, which he had written out himself, of a multi-movement sonata for cello and From then on, Bragato dedicated himself to with music and musicians from early and which at that time had not yet been piano it never ended up being expanded not only classical music, but also to popular childhood as his parents hosted many published except for a piano reduction and beyond its single movement. As the music, discovering, reviving and publishing work increased in popularity during the Argentine and Paraguayan folk music. composer’s lifetime, conductor Edouard From then on his musical life would walk Colonne requested that Fauré orchestrate the line between more standard classical it, which he did, resulting in the piece heard repertory and popular musical styles. tonight which includes pairs of flutes, José’s first public performances at the oboes, clarinets and bassoons, as well as age of 20, were concerts which combined four horns and strings. solos performances of his arrangements of Argentine and Paraguayan folk music The work belies the more solitary with more western classical works with his and priestly side of Fauré. Structured brothers and father, Enrico. in a simple ABA form, meaning that the opening and closing material are Gradually achieving more success as a the same with a contrasting middle cellist, in 1946, Bragato won an award section, the piece contains gorgeous which allowed him to solo with the singing melodies and deftly chosen Philharmonic Orchestra of Buenos Aires, harmonies. The orchestra, acting solely and lead to a position as the substitute as an accompaniment in the A sections, cello soloist of the Orquesta Estable of takes over melodically during the B the Colon Theatre in Buenos Aires. His section, with a brighter mood in a major career as a soloist picked up as well but key. This creates an added poignancy he never stopped composing original to the lament of the cello’s tune when works and arranging popular materials. it returns to close the piece. The cello He may perhaps be best known for is, however, changed its experiences becoming the cellist in Astor Piazzolla’s in the B section. Rather than an exact groundbreaking Octeto Buenos Aires repetition of the opening music, the in 1954 and helping to push forward closing combines the mournful melody the now beloved Nuevo Tango style. of the beginning melody with allusions From that moment on, he was a fervent to the more energetic rhythmic figures admirer and close friend of Piazzolla, from the B section. finally joining his Sextango in 1989, upon the urgings of Piazzolla himself.

6 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 7 PROGRAM NOTES ( c o n t.) PROFILES ( c o n t.) separate orchestral parts. “If you will give musical creation for a copy of Schumann’s December 2000 issue of Fanfare magazine Terrance Gray, Guest me your string quartet,” he said one day, concerto, Grieg also offered a vivid proclaimed Maestro Freeman “one of the Conductor “I will give you the score of Schumann’s remembrance of his first encounters with finest conductors which our nation has concerto.” I could not resist the offer. I still music, as a young boy – not yet a teenager: produced.” Terrance Malone think with secret dread about the fact Oliveras-Gray is a that my abortive early work very likely still “Why not begin by remembering the Dr. Freeman received his Ph.D. from violinist and conductor exists somewhere in one of the countries wonderful, mystical satisfaction of Eastman School of Music. He studied on whose career has of southern Europe.” stretching one’s arms up to the piano a U.S. Fulbright Grant in Berlin, and holds garnered him national and bringing forth – not a melody. Far honorary doctorate degrees from Dominican and international recognition. Born in Whether the story is more fact than fiction, from it! No, it had to be a chord. First a and Loyola Universities. In 2005, Maestro Wisconsin, he began studying the violin and whether some early Grieg string third, then a fifth, then a seventh. And Freeman was designated a HistoryMaker, with Elizabeth Grabow Mueller at the age quartet is still floating around under some finally, both hands helping – Oh joy! – a having been nominated by the DuSable of eight. Mr. Gray went on to study with other composer’s name, is beside the point. ninth, the dominant ninth chord. When Museum of African American History, for Marc Zinger and Victor Aitay at DePaul One thing is clear; Grieg made no secret of I had discovered this my rapture knew his outstanding contributions to African University and later studied with Ruben his musical influence of Schumann. Both no bounds. That was a success! Nothing American life, history, and culture. Gonzalez. are placed in the key of A minor and for since has been able to excite me so He served as concertmaster of the DePaul both composers only contributed a single profoundly as this.” Maestro Freeman’s talent was summarized University Orchestra from 1984 through work to the genre of the piano concerto. in the following quotation from Robert 1986 and as concertmaster of the Civic There are numerous parallels beyond The passion of this statement is surely one Marsh, longtime music critic for the Orchestra of Chicago from 1987 through that of the key, most notably the opening that each of the musicians onstage, both Chicago Sun-Times: “Freeman conducts 1990. In 1987, Mr. Gray became a founding gesture which, in both cases, is a strong the young soloists and the orchestra alike, performances which are remarkable for member of the internationally acclaimed attack from the orchestra followed by understand and are bearing witness to this their beauty and communicative force. Chicago Sinfonietta as well as embarking descending flourishes in the piano. evening. He brings the sound of the Chicago on the study of conducting. Sinfonietta to the heights of angels.” However, to think of Grieg’s concerto as Composer and writer John Glover writes notes, a mere copy of Schumann’s the piece a articles, and online courses for organizations In 1992, he became Music Director of the disservice. Despite his love of Schumann’s such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, South Side Family Chamber Orchestra and work, Grieg can not help but be himself. Glimmerglass Opera, the Chicago Sinfonietta, in 1994 became principal conductor of the Grieg’s love of Norway creeps in often in his Carnegie Hall, and Opera America. He has Chicago Youth Concert Orchestra, which led harmonic and melodic motifs, which have received grants and commissions from subtle affinities with Norwegian folk music. organizations including Meet the Composer, The most extroverted example is the third Glimmerglass Opera, violist Liuh-Wen Ting, and final movement, which is filled with and the American Conservatory Theater. Gershwin Gala folk-inflected rhythms and tunes, while He currently lives in New York City and is University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra cleverly referencing the opening volleys of developing a new opera ‘Our Basic Nature’ chords at the start of the first movement. with American Opera Projects Along with his story of trading his own Saturday, April 23 • 8 pm Mandel Hall • 1131 E. 57th Street PROFILES ( i n o r d e r o f a p p e a r a n c e ) Barbara Schubert, Music Director & Conductor Paul Freeman, Music Symphony in Canada, principal guest Director conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic in Music from Porgy and Bess, Finland, associate conductor of the Dallas including the Catfish Row Suite Maestro Paul Freeman and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, and and selected songs, performed is in his 24th season as music director of the Opera Theatre of by singers from Court Theatre’s Music Director of the Rochester, New York. spring production and the U of C Chicago Sinfonietta, a post he has held since A recipient of the Mahler Award from the Motet Choir – plus Gershwin’s his founding of the orchestra in 1987. European Union of Arts, Freeman as a Lullaby and An American in Paris. guest conductor has led more than 100 Born in Richmond, Virginia, Maestro orchestras in over 30 countries. As one Donations requested: Freeman has established himself as one of America’s most successful recording $10/$5 Students of America’s leading conductors. In 1996, conductors, he has approximately 200 he was appointed music director and releases to his credit. Freeman has been chief conductor of the Czech National involved in more than a dozen televised event hotline: 773.702.8069 Symphony Orchestra in Prague, a position orchestra productions in North American music.uchicago.edu he held simultaneously with Chicago and Europe. He has been nominated Sinfonietta till 2009. From 1979 to 1989, for two Emmy Awards and constantly Persons who need assistance should call 773.702.8484 in advance. he served as music director of the Victoria receives rave reviews for his recordings. The 8 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 9 PROFILES ( c o n t.) PROFILES ( c o n t.) to engagements at the Grant Park Music Whitmore made his orchestral solo debut where she won a substitute position. Raekallio on the Howard & Ethel B. Ross Festival in Chicago as well as the Rocky with the Jacksonville Symphony Scholarship, the Bruno Raikin Memorial Ridge Music Festival in Colorado. In 1999 Orchestra. He has appeared as a soloist Sonia has won various distinctions Piano Scholarship, and the Van Cliburn Mr. Gray became the principal conductor of with numerous orchestras, including including concerto competitions at Birch Scholarship at The Juilliard School where the Illinois Chamber Symphony and in 2002 the New World Symphony, the Colorado Creek Festival (Wisconsin) and Southwest he is in his third year of studies. He has he became Music Director/Conductor and Symphony, the Hartford Symphony, the Symphony Orchestra (Chicago), first appeared in master classes with Andre Professor of Violin at Kalamazoo College in Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the Ypsilanti place in Society of American Musicians Watts, Emmanuel Ax, Joseph Joubert and Michigan. Symphony, and the Alton Symphony. competition (cello senior division), Eteri Andjaparidze. He has performed in master classes for honorable mention in the Walgreens Gray is also on the faculty of the Sherwood Leonidas Kavakos, Ani and Ida Kavafian, National Concerto Competition, and At the age of nine, Jordan received much Conservatory and the Peoples Music Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Pinchas finalist in the CYSO concerto competition, notoriety after his televised performance School, is a member of the Chicago Zukermann, Pamela Frank, Rachel Barton- leading to a solo performance with Encore of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 Sinfonietta and the New Black Music Pine, and the Pacifica Quartet. Chamber Orchestra. That concert was aired before a live audience of over 3,000. As Repertory Ensemble, and is conductor of on WFMT radio’s program, Introductions. a high school student, Jordan appeared the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Of a solo performance in 2009 under the While at Music Institute of Chicago, she with the Mephisto Trio on the nationally the Debut Orchestra and the South Side baton of Leonard Slatkin, The Detroit News was invited to perform the premiere of acclaimed From the Top radio program, a Family Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber said, “Poised beyond his years, Penrose- a contemporary piece for solo cello by program designed to showcase America’s musician, he has performed as a member Whitmore displayed graceful style to go composer Laura Schwendinger. Also at exceptional, pre-college classical musicians, of the American Arts Trio, the Tower with his seemingly effortless technique.” MIC, Sonia participated in chamber music and two years later made his solo debut Ensemble and Connoisseur Musica; he Maestro Slatkin wrote on his own web master classes with Mark Kaplan (in a piano on From The Top: Live from Carnegie Hall also has performed with such jazz greats page that Clayton “played with the trio with Clayton Penrose-Whitmore) and performing Liszt. as Edward Wilkerson, Mwata Bowden, virtuosity that this music requires.” David Grubb (with the Marafiki Quartet.) Ari Brown and Orbert Davis. Mr. Gray Marafiki was featured in recital on WFMT After winning the Steinway Piano Concerto has performed at the Musikverien and He has twice appeared on the NPR radio Introductions. Sonia has played in cello Competition at the age of 15, Jordan Kozerthaus in Vienna, the Gewandhaus in program, From The Top, and on Chicago’s masterclasses at MIC and other music made his orchestral debut in May 2006 Leipzeg, the Tonnehalle in Geneva and the WFMT radio program Introductions, and he festivals with Stephen Balderston, David with the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra; Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His has been featured in Teen Strings Magazine. Geber, Carter Enyeart, Antonia Lysy, and Sol and his European debut in November touring has also taken him to Switzerland, Penrose-Whitmore began studying the Gabetta. 2006 with the Czech National Symphony Germany, Spain, China and Japan. violin at the age of four, formerly studying Orchestra in Prague, under the direction with Georgia Hornbacker of Springfield, For the past seven summers, Sonia has of Paul Freeman, which also featured a live Illinois. He previously played in the St. attended various music festivals including recording release of the Prokofiev Concerto Clayton Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. Birch Creek Festival, Meadowmount School No. 1 and solo pieces by Beethoven, Liszt, Penrose-Whitmore, of Music, and most recently, Aspen Music and Scriabin. Violin Sonia Mantell, Cello Festival where she received a full-tuition scholarship. Jeremy Jordan first performed with the Clayton Penrose- Sonia Mantell started Chicago Sinfonietta in 2007 at the age of Whitmore, 17, is a studying cello at the Sonia is currently a freshman majoring 17. The recipient of the Dick Wang Jazz scholarship recipient age of seven. She in cello performance at New England Piano Award from the Jazz Institute of and member of the comes from a musical Conservatory in Boston, MA. There she Chicago, Jordan has played with the Merit Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy family: Her father, won a principal position in the freshman Music Honors Jazz Ensemble, the Gallery program for gifted pre-college musicians mother, aunt, and orchestra and her quartet was chosen to 37 Advanced Arts Education Jazz Band, where he studies privately with MIC faculty uncle are all string players. Her former be mentored the Borromeo Quartet, NEC’s has received gold medals at numerous members Almita and Roland Vamos. cello teachers include Emily Lewis Mantell quartet in residence. She studies with cello competitions, and is a recipient of the Penrose-Whitmore is co-concertmaster of (her mother), Mark Lekas, Hans Jorgen professor Natasha Brofsky. National Achievement Award, National the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Jensen, professor of cello at Northwestern Merit Award, and Commended Student As a member of the Emerald Quartet, University, and Richard Aaron, professor of Jeremy Jordan, Piano Award of the National Merit Program. he was awarded the first place prize in cello at Aspen Music Festival. the 2010 Jules M. Laser Chamber Music Jeremy Jordan is a Competition. During her high school years, Sonia was a graduate of Chicago’s scholarship student at the Music Institute Walter Payton College Penrose-Whitmore was the First Place of Chicago’s Academy program for gifted Preparatory High Junior Division Laureate in the 2008 Sphinx pre-college musicians. At that time she School and the Competition, a national competition for was co-principal cellist (for three years) of prestigious Collegiate Black and Latino string players. In 2008 he the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Scholars Program at the University of was the inaugural recipient of the Sphinx and CYSO’s Encore Chamber Orchestra. In Chicago. Jordan studied piano with Chase Isaac Stern Award for his musical 2010 she won principal cello of the Illinois Professor Regina Syrkin at the DePaul artistry. He was concertmaster and soloist Music Educators Association (IMEA) All- University Community Music School. He on the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra’s 2008 State Honors Orchestra. She also played is currently studying on full scholarship tour in Detroit, Pennsylvania, New York, with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra with renowned recording pianist Matti and Boston. At the age of nine, Penrose- 10 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 11 CHICAGO SINFONIETTA MISSION

The mission of the Chicago Sinfonietta is to serve as a national model for inclusiveness and innovation in classical music through the presentation of the highest quality orchestral concerts and related programs. The Chicago Sinfonietta aspires to remove the barriers to participation in, and appreciation of classical music through its educational and outreach programs that expose children and their families to classical music, and by providing professional development opportunities for young musicians and composers of diverse backgrounds enabling new, important voices to be heard. This will help America become a true cultural democracy, in which everyone can share fully in its cultural resources and in which all can contribute to its cultural richness.

CHICAGO SINFONIETTA HISTORY

Maestro Paul Freeman founded the Chicago Sinfonietta in 1987 in response to the lack of opportunity for minority classical musicians, composers, and soloists. Twenty-four seasons later, the Chicago Sinfonietta remains as the national model and true trailblazer for promoting diversity and inclusiveness in orchestral music.

The Chicago Sinfonietta has a proud history of having enriched the cultural, educational, and social quality of life in Chicago, while gaining significant recognition on the national and international stage. Committed to promoting diversity and inclusiveness in classical music, the Sinfonietta performs at Chicago’s Symphony Center, Lund Auditorium at Domini- can University, Wentz Concert Hall at North Central College, and the for Music and Dance at . The Sinfonietta presents a full season of symphonic concerts as well as a Chamber Series which for the 2010/2011 season will be held at Brookfield Zoo. The Chicago Sinfonietta is the official orchestra of the .

Under the guidance of founding Music Director Paul Freeman, the orchestra performs at the highest artistic level and has achieved an outstanding reputation for its innova- tive programs. The Sinfonietta is dedicated to the authentic performance of Classical, Romantic and Contemporary repertoire and excels at presenting imaginative new works by composers and soloists of color.

Chicago Sinfonietta musicians truly represent the city’s rich cultural landscape and continue to fulfill the orchestra’s mission of Musical Excellence through Diversity™. A 2007 survey of major orchestras revealed that the Chicago Sinfo- nietta is the most diverse professional orchestra in the United States. Through this distinction, the Chicago Sinfonietta serves as a national model for inclusive- ness in classical music.

During the first ten years, the orchestra embarked on six international tours performing concerts in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and the Canary Islands. The Chicago Sin- fonietta has produced fourteen compact discs, including the much heralded three-disc African Heritage Symphonic Series released on Cedille Records in 2002 and a live recording of the 2007 tribute concert to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The orchestra has performed twice at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. In August of 2008, the Chicago Sinfonietta made its debut performance at the in Millennium Park to over 11,000 people and performed for over 90,000 people during 2009-2010.

In 2010, after an extensive national search, the Sinfonietta selected Maestra Mei-Ann Chen to succeed founder Paul Freeman as Music Director, beginning with the 2011-2012 Season.’

12 Chicago Sinfonietta CHICAGO SINFONIETTA EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Audience Matters is the Chicago Sinfonietta’s core educational program. This program provides an immersive introduction to classical music for elementary school students in the Chicago Public School system. Through the program, students learn about the families of instruments in the orchestra from teaching artists – Sinfonietta musicians – who also relate composers, history, art, and architecture to the various periods of classical music. On multiple visits, musicians from different sections of the orchestra demonstrate their instruments through experiential tools, integrating visual, audio, and tactile elements to help the students learn. In addition, students and their families are invited to all Sinfonietta performances for the season. Over 1,000 students are participating in Audience Matters this year thanks to our generous donors.

SEED (Student Ensembles with Excellence and Diversity) provides mentoring for young musicians. The SEED Program identifies talented high school musicians and offers them a series of workshops and master classes taught by Chicago Sinfonietta teacher-musicians in small ensemble settings. The program concludes with a concert performed by the ensembles. The goal of this program is to both inspire and mentor these young artists, and encourage their professional growth for the future.

Project Inclusion: Musicians of Color Fellowship Program

The Chicago Sinfonietta is delighted to introduce the 2010 Class of Fellows for Project Inclusion. This program, begun in 2007, provides professional development opportunities for talented minority musicians funded through the generous support of Aon Cornerstone Innovative Solutions, the Chicago Community Trust, and Hewitt. Project Inclusion addresses the Sinfonietta’s long-term goal of increasing the number of minority musicians playing in orchestras across the U.S. by providing fellowships and ensemble experience for promising young musicians. Recent data shows that less than 3% of orchestral musicians performing with the top 1,000 orchestras are people of color.

Project Inclusion provides 2 year fellowships for young musicians of color that include rehearsing and performing with the orchestra, receiving one-on-one mentoring from senior members of the Sinfonietta, attending master classes and mock auditions, and assistance in job placement after completion of the program. We are delighted to introduce the 2010 class of Project Inclusion Orchestra Fellows. They are:

Name Instrument College Elizabeth Diaz Flute Loyola Tamara Gonzalez Violin DePaul Tasha Lawson Horn LSU

We are also delighted to introduce the 2010 Project Inclusion Ensemble Fellows who will be performing in smaller ensembles at various locations throughout the year. They are: Name Instrument College Ricardo Ferreira Violin DePaul Kevin Lin Viola Roosevelt Shawnita Tyus Violin DePaul

Project Inclusion Orchestra and Ensemble Fellows Program is managed by Renée Baker. Our mentors include orchestra members Renée Baker, Principal Viola, John Fairfield, Principal French Horn, Janice McDonald, Principal Flute, and Karen Nelson, Principal Second Violin.

Maestro Freeman notes, “We look forward to working with these talented musicians and aiding in their professional development. This program addresses the core of our mission and is a wonderful continuation of our past work. We sincerely thank all who have contributed to the development and implementation of Project Inclusion.”

We also wish to acknowledge some very important partners whose assistance has been invaluable in developing and implementing Project Inclusion:

Chicago College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University – Henry Fogel, Dean DePaul School of Music – Donald E. Casey, Dean Northwestern University School of Music – Toni-Marie Montgomery, Dean

We thank Chicago Community Trust for their support of Project Inclusion Ensemble programs.

14 Chicago Sinfonietta CHICAGO SINFONIETTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHICAGO SINFONIETTA ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

Cheri Chappelle...... Chair Jim Hirsch...... Executive Director Tara Dowd Gurber...... Immediate Past Chair Renée Baker...... Personnel Manager Anita J. Wilson...... Secretary Carolyn Branton ...... Development Associate Mark J. Williams...... Treasurer/Finance Committee Co-Chair Paris Braxton...... Box Office/Database Manager Enrique ‘Henry’ E. Chang...... Marketing Director Patrick Cermak...... Development Committee Chair Jeanetta Hampton...... Financial Director Virginia Clarke...... Nominating Committee Chair Jeff Handley...... Education Outreach Program Director Margarete Evanoff...... Finance Committee Co-Chair Christina Harris...... Production Manager/Librarian Dean R. Nelson...... Marketing Committee Chair Don Macica...... Marketing Consultant Nazneen Razi...... Program Committee Chair Courtney Perkins...... Director of Development Paul Freeman...... Founding Music Director William Porter...... Assistant Librarian Mei-Ann Chen...... Music Director Designate Ryan Smith...... Administrative/Website Coordinator Jim Hirsch...... Executive Director We Need You! Volunteer for the Chicago Sinfonietta, meet great people, and Neelum T. Aggarwal Betty Johnson Linda Tuggle – South Side make a real difference. For information on how you can become a Sinfonietta Karim HK Ahamed Nicole Johnson-Scales Friends volunteer, call Ryan Smith at 312-236-3681 x1552. John Barron Kevin A. Krakora Barbara Harper Norman – Anne Barlow-Johnston John Luce North Side Friends Classical music for your special event! The Chicago Sinfonietta’s wonderful Jetta Bates-Vasilatos Stephanie Springs Kathleen Tannyhill – North and talented musicians are available to perform at parties, weddings, corporate Linda Boasmond Michelle Vanderlaan Side Friends meetings, or special events. For more information, call 312-236-3681 x 1553. Eileen Chin Kimberly Waller Phil Engel Greta Weathersby LIFETIME TRUSTEES Phil Gant III Michelle Collins The Chicago Sinfonietta is the official orchestra of the Joffrey Ballet. Rich Gamble Chairs of Friends Bettiann Gardner Dan Grossman Organizations Weldon Rougeau Steven V. Hunter Dr. Lascelles Anderson – Audrey Tuggle BRIO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Gregory P. Jacobson West Side Friends Roger Wilson Brio, the Chicago Sinfonietta’s Network for Young Profession- als, is an affinity group for the culturally adventurous between the ages of 21 and 44 who embrace the universal language of music. The mission of Brio is to extend the base of support for the Chicago Sinfonietta and its goals by engaging the next generation of culturally adventurous and philanthropically inclined audiences through access to behind- the-scenes experiences and volunteer opportunities.

To learn more about Brio, visit www.chicagosinfonietta.org/brio, or call Courtney Perkins at 312.284.1559.

BRIO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Stanley Hill ...... Chair Jasmin French...... Immediate Past Chair Dalida Jongsma...... Secretary Mackenzie Phillips...... Treasurer

Matthew Braun Micaeh Johnson Michelle Crisanti Kameron Matthews Steven Hunter Jacqueline N’Namdi

16 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 17 CHICAGO SINFONIETTA PERSONNEL INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS

Paul Freeman, Music Director The Chicago Sinfonietta gratefully acknowledges the following contributors Terrance Gray, Guest Conductor (as of 3-4-11): VIOLIN BASS Concert Circle ($50,000+) Ms. Anne Barlow Johnston Mr. and Mrs. James and Susan Paul Zafer, concertmaster John Floeter, principal Anonymous Cedar Concepts Corporation Annable Carol Lahti, asst. concertmaster Christian Dillingham Aon Cornerstone Chicago Tribune Foundation In Memory of William Johnston Karen Nelson, principal second Brenda Donati Capri Global Capital DLA Piper US LLP Ariel Capital Management, LLC David Belden, asst. principal Alan Steiner Chicago Community Trust Richard H. Driehaus Mr. Peter Barrett The Joyce Foundation Foundation Linda and Eric Boasmond Lucinda Ali The John D. and Catherine T. Fifth Third Bank – Jacob G. Mr. Marcus Boggs Charles Bontrager FLUTE MacArthur Foundation Schmidlapp Trusts Ms. Elena Bradie Elizabeth Brausa Brathwaite Janice MacDonald, principal The Wallace Foundation Mrs. Jill Fitzgerald Hon. Roland Burris Ann and Gordon Getty R. M. Chin & Associates Melanie Clevert-Sarapa Claudia Cryer Premier Circle Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William and Arlene Elizabeth Coffman Elizabeth Diaz* ($25,000-$49,999) Grainger Connell Sylvia de la Cerna Alphawood Foundation John R. Halligan Charitable Ms. Jennifer Connelly Daniela Folker OBOE Anonymous Fund Ms. Frances Dixon ABC7 Jim and Michelle Hirsch Ms. Catherine Dowd David Katz Amy Barwan, principal BP America Drs. Peyton and Betty Mr. Jamal Edwards Carmen Llop-Kassinger June Matayoshi Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Hutchison Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Engel Todd Matthews The Boeing Company Irving Harris Foundation Carmen and Earnest Fair Charitable Trust The Jacobson Group Ms. Margarete Evanoff Nina Saito CLARINET Crown Family Philanthropies Kraft Foods Global, Inc. Barbara J. Farnandis, Ph.D James Sanders Leslie Grimm, acting principal Mrs. Bettiann Gardner Macy’s Mr. Doug Freeman Phyllis M. Sanders Daniel Won Peoples Gas Mr. and Mrs. Salhuddin and Mr. Richard Gamble Michael Shelton Polk Bros. Foundation Nazneen Razi Ms. Sharon Hatchett Prince Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Rougeau Ms. Susan Irion Gretchen Sherrell BASSOON Quarles & Brady LLP Reed Smith LLP Mr. Prentiss Jackson and Dr. Edith Yokley Robert Barris, principal Southside Friends of the Ms. Stephanie Springs Cynthia Henderson Amy Rhodes Chicago Sinfonietta Mr. Mark Williams Mr. John Janowiak Ms. Peg Thomson Ms. Carol B. Johnson VIOLA Vivace Circle ($2,500-$4,999) Ms. Jetta Jones Matthew Mantell, principal FRENCH HORN Crescendo Circle Dr. Neelum Aggarwal Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Andrew Dowd III John Fairfield, principal ($10,000-$24,999) Anonymous Catherine and Jack Koten Scott Dowd Laura Fairfield Baxter Mr. Karim Ahamed Mr. Joe Lerner The Collins Family Fund Ms. Karen Beal Mr. and Mrs. Richard McKinlay Robert C. Fisher John Schreckengost Exelon Norman Chappelle and Cheri Ms. Dorri McWhorter Carl Johnston Elizabeth Mazur-Johnson Gaylord and Dorothy Wilson-Chappelle Mesirow Financial Vannia Phillips Tasha Lawson* Donnelley Foundation Challenger, Gray and Christmas Mr. Michael Morris Ms. Tara Dowd Gurber City Arts - Department of Toni-Marie Montgomery Leo S. Guthman Fund Cultural Affairs Dr. John D. Morrison CELLO TRUMPET Hewitt Ms. Virginia Clarke Mr. Walter Nelson Ann Griffin, principal Edgar Campos, principal Illinois Arts Council Columbia College Chicago, Mr. Quintin E. Primo III Emily Mantell John Burson Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Institute for the Study of Ms. Brenda Pulliam Illinois Tool Works Foundation Women and Gender in the Ruzicka and Associates, LTD. Donald Mead JP Morgan Chase Foundation Arts and Media Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Sargent Edward Moore TROMBONE Japanese Chamber of Deloitte Consulting LLP Mr. Michael Sawyier William Porter Katherine Stubbins, principal Commerce Foundation and Ms. Diane Dowd Mr. James Stone Industry of Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Phil and LaJule Mr. Alexander Terras Andrew Snow Robert Hoffhines Jenner and Block LLP Gant Ms. Almarie Wagner John McAllister Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson Mr. Dan Grossman Roger G. Wilson and Hon. John Mathias Jack & Jill of America Giovinella Gonthieu TIMPANI National Endowment for the Foundation Ms. Greta Weathersby Arts Jones Lang LaSalle Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Wooldridge Robert Everson, principal The Nielsen Company Mr. Kevin Krakora Northern Trust Charitable Trust Motorola, Inc. Forte Circle ($500-$999) Northside Friends of the Mr. and Mrs. Dean Nelson Ms. Rochelle Allen Chicago Sinfonietta Sage Foundation Anonymous The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Ms. Stephanie S. Springs Mr. Stephen C. Baker PricewaterhouseCoopers Ms. Michelle Vanderlaan Grace Barry Names of string players are listed in alphabetical order, as the Mr and Mrs. Timothy and Ms. Anita Wilson Mr. Dennis Bartolucci Chicago Sinfonietta uses seat rotation except for principals. Sandra Rand The Farny R. Wurlitzer Ms. Yasmin Bates * Project Inclusion Fellow Wight & Company Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Lerone Bennett, Jr. Dr. Vanice (Van) Billups, Ph.D. Presto Circle ($5,000-$9,999) Allegro Circle Mr. Raymond Bisanz Ms. Kathy Abelson ($1,000-$2,499) Dr. and Mrs. Simon Boyd Anonymous Mr. Richard Anderson Ms. Teri Boyd and Mr. Ms. Renee Baker In Honor of Maestro Freeman Aleksandar Hemon 18 Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Sinfonietta 19 INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS ( c o n t.) “Our quest for excellence through Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Brazier Ms. Susan Rogers Ms. Roshni Flynn diversity remains at the core of our Mr. Rich Brey Mr. Al Sharp Franczek Radelet Attorneys artistic responsibility.” Ms. Beulah R. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. William Scott and Counselors Mr. Brady Brownlee Sidley Austin Foundation Sue and Paul Freehling —Maestro Paul Freeman, Mr. Paul Bujak Ruth and Frederick Spiegel Mr. Dennis Fruin Ms. Luz Chavez Foundation Gabriel Fuentes Conductor and Founder, The Chicago Classical Ms. Alisa Starks Ms. Denise Gardner Chicago Sinfonietta Recording Society Mrs. Tammy Steele Ms. Randilyn Gilliam Chicago Federation of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Stone Ms. Jean Grant Musicians Ms. Kathleen Tannyhill Mr. Brian Gurber Mr. and Mrs. John T. Clark Ms. Jacqueline Taylor Ms. Janice Hamasaki Mr. Wheeler Coleman Ms. Dana Thomas Austin Ms. Alyce Hammons Dr. Roosevelt Collins and Jean The Rise Group Ms. Murrell Higgins Duster Collins Ms. Lonnette Tuggle Alexander C. M. Govia Ms. Rita Curry Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Pooja Mr. Scott Hargadon Mr. and Mrs. Michael Damsky Vukosavich Harris Bank Foundation Ms. Marsha Davis Mr. and Mrs. David Winton Ms. Marilyn Heckmyer Ms. Karen DeLau Dr. and Mrs. Roland Waryjas Mr. Jay Heyman Mr. Michael de Santiago Ms. Thelma Westmoreland Mr. Stan Hill Mr. William DeWoskin Mr. Tramayne Whitney IBM International Foundation CHICAGO SINFONIETTA Ms. Tatiana K. Dixon Mr. Hugh Williams I-Stats Med Inc. Ms. Toni Dunning Ms. Elizabeth S. Wilkins The Janotta-Pearsall Family 2011 Ball Mr. Alan Eaks Mr. and Mrs. Bruce and Rita Fund Dr. Gloria Elam-Norris Wilson Ms. Carol B. Johnson Deborah and David Epstein Mr. Roger Wilson Ms. Joyce Johnson Miller Fairmont Chicago Foundation Ms. Beatrice Young Mr. Todd Much Epstein Global Ms. Mary James Millennium Park Ms. Deb Kerr Patron’s Circle ($250-$499) Ms. Paula K. Jones Mr. Michael Falbo Advisor Charitable Gift Fund Mr. William Jones Mr. James Foley Ms. Iris Atkins Katten Temple LLC Rosalind and Gilbert Frye Dr. Lascelles Anderson Mr. Steve King Saturday, June 4, 2011 Mr. Stanley Hilton Ms. Mary Lou Bacon… Mr. Fred Labed Ms. Alice Greenhouse Mr. Jeff Baddeley Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Greening Ms. Zita Baltramonas Roberta Larson A Tribute to Ms. Joyce Grey Mr. Walter Becky II Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Liebner Boston Consulting Group Mr. Perry Berke Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Lenters Maestro Paul Freeman Mrs. Ann E. Grube Ms. Michelle Bibbs Ms. Vivian Loseth Ms. Gwendolyn Hatten Butler Mr. Arthur Boddie Mrs. Christine Loving Dr. and Mrs. James Haughton Ms. Barbara Bowles Mr. Craig Jeffery and Ms. Barua A full performance honoring Maestro Freeman Mr. Stanley Hill, Sr. Ms. Laurie Brady Manali Mr. Pran Jha Ms. Pauline Spicer Brown Mr. Matthew Mantell led by Music Director Ms. Phyllis James Ms. Ina Burd Ms. Janis Marley Mr. and Mrs. George E. Johnson Ms. J.C. Campbell Mr. Hasan Merchant Designate Maestro Mei-Ann Chen with Ms. Micaeh Johnson Mr. Ruben Cannon Ms. Irene Meyer Ms. Nicole Johnson Scales Ms. Kimberly Chase Harding Ms. Doris Merrity Special Guests you won’t want to miss! Mr. Drew Kent Ms. Aimee Christ Ms. Carole C. Miller –Wood Mr. Eric King Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Mr. Scott Miller Please join us for this wonderful Mr. Thomas Kirschbraun Mr. Michael Cleavenger Ms. Constance Montgomery La Rabida Children’s Hospital Mr. Lawrence Cohn Ms. Helen Moore opportunity to celebrate Ms. Natalie Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and Marge Ms. Nailah D. Muttalib Ms. Maria Lin Collens Drs. Donald E. and Mary Ellen Maestro Freeman’s global impact Dr. John and Doug Luce Ms. Kevann Cooke Newsom Chuck and Jan Mackie William R. Crozier and Judy Ms. Dorothy Nisbeth In classical music. Mr. George Mansour Chrisman Ms. Alison E. Nelson Ms. Toya Marionneaux Ms. Barbara Cress Lawrence Ms. Joyce Norman Ms. Janis E. Marley Mr. Joseph Danahy Ms. Deidra Ann Norris To reserve your table or individual tickets, Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Shirley Ms. Marsha Davis Jeff and Susan Pearsall Fund Please call 312.284.1559 Massey Ms. Bertha DePriest Mr. Gary Pelz Ms. Beatrice W. Miller Ms. Gloria Dillard Ms. Dolores Pettitt Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and Cindy Mr. Patrick Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Naomi Mitchell Joanne and Bob Dulski Petty EVENT SPONSOR Ms. Constance Montgomery Ms. Maxine Duster Ms. Mackenzie Phillips Ms. Isobel Neal Ms. Murrell Higgins Duster Ms. Harriet Piccirilli Ms. Judy Petty Ms. Sarah Ebner Mr. James W. Rankin Ms. Louise Lee Reid Ms. Sylvia Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Cordell Reed Mrs. Marion Roberts Mr. Paul M. Embree Andre and Dana Rice John and Gwendolyn Rogers Ms. Marcia Flick Ms. Marion Roberts

Chicago Sinfonietta 21 INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS ( c o n t.) INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS ( c o n t.)

Ms. Penelope Robinson Ms. Mary-Terese Cozzola Mr. Prentiss Jackson Ms. Elizabeth Selmier William and Arlene Connell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Ms. Jagriti Ruparel Bob and Mary Ellen Creighton Mr. Jack James Howard S. Shapiro Mr. Andrew Cutler Sharon McLean Ms. Nisha Ruparel-Sen Ms. Geraldine Cunningham Ms. Kennie M. James Mr. Herbert Siegel Ms. Kassie Davis Irene M. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. John and Margaret Ms. Gwendolyn Currin Ms. Mary L. Jannotta Mr. and Mrs. Martin Silverman Mr. Thomas Davis Barbara Millar Saphir Mr. and Mrs. Tapas and Judy Mr. Dwayne Jasper Mr. Craig Sokol Ted and Joanne Despotes Ms. Vivian Mitchell Ms. Gloria Silverman Das Gupta Mr. James Johnson South Shore Cultural Center Mr. Tom DeKoven Ms. Madeline Moon Mr. Robert Smith Marilyn and Robert Day Ms. Sharon R. Johnston In Memory of Anna Anthony Ms. Alison Donn Ms. Meredith B. Murray Dr. Glenda Smith Ms. Donna Davies Ms. Constance J. Jones Ms. Jeanne Sparrow Ms. Joan Doss Anderson Kathryn and Fred Nirde Ms. Mary Ann Spiegel Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Ms. Marion Jones Doris and Herman Smith Marshall Keltz and Bill Drewry Ms. Earnestine Norwood Ms. Joyce Stricklin Rosalie Davis Ms. Patricia Kilduff Ms. Hope D. Smith Mr. Marvin Dyson Ms. Sally Nusinson Ms. Sheila Tucker Thomas and Linda Davis Mr. Bryant Kim Franklin St. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. John and Pamela Jewell K. Oates Ms. Audrey Tuggle Joseph and Susanna Davison Marie C. King Mr. and Mrs. Joan and Charles Eggum Delano and Bonita O’Banion Ms. Linda S. Tuggle Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Ms. Patricia Koldyke Staples Ms. Delores Ellison Ms. Irma Olmedo David Hirschman and Morrison Dawson Joan H. Lawson Ms. Betty J. M. Starks Ms. Sondra L. Few Ms. Gertrude O’Reilly Torrey Tom and Samantha DeKoven Mr. Robert B. Lifton Ms. Marie Stauch Ms. Annette Ford Mr. Gary C. Pelz Mr. David J. Varnerin Ms. Shirley Dillard Ms. Patricia Long Mr. Frankie Stephens Ms. Diana Frances Noel and Bella Perlman Mr. Darwin Walton Joann and Bob Dulski Ms. Corinne Allen McArdle Mr. Brian Stinton Ms. Karen Freel Joan and Robert Pope Ms. Thelma Westmoreland Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin W. Estelle McDougal Lanier Mr. James Stone Ms. Laura Dean Friedrich Mr. Clyde Proctor Ms. Dorothy White Duncan Ms. Rosemary Levine Ms. Lisa Sullivan Ms. Martha L. Garrett Stuart and Marlene Rankin Ms. Regina Allen Wilson Ms. Clarice Durham Nini and Tom Lyman III Ms. Peggy Sullivan Ms. Ellen Gary Ms. Jennifer Reed Ms. Gladys Woods Ms. Patricia Eichenold Ms. Shirley Martin Mr. Michael Sutko Mr. and Mrs. James and E. Dolores Register Mrs. Ruth O. Wooldridge Robert Elston and Patricia Ms. Grace L. Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Steven and Astrida Annleola Gervasio Ms. Janice E. Rhodes Nicala R. Carter-Woolfolk Sloan Mr. Ruben McClendon, Jr. Tantillo Ms. Phyllis J. Gilfoyle J. Dennis and Eli Rich Ms. Aline O. Young Ms. Emelda L. Estell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McLean Janet and Samme Thompson Ms. Marcella E. Gillie Ms. Gloria Rigoni Barbara and Charlotte Fanta Ms. Joyce Merriwether Ms. Bradena Thomas Mr. James Ginsburg Ms. Michele Robinson Sustainer’s Circle Mr. and Mrs. Paul and LaVergne Dr. Irene M. Meyer Cordelia D. Twitty Ms. Julia Golnick Ms. Helen Rosales ($100-$249) Fanta Ms. Cindy Mitchel Ms. Gloria Cecilia Valentino Ms. Ophelia Goodrum In Memory of Ethel Sparrow Mr. Finis Abernathy Ms. Susan Fiore Robert Moeller Mr. John J. Viera Ms. Barbara Greenlee Ms. Marguerite L. Saecker Ms. Ruth A. Allin Ms. Joan Y. Fleming Mary Momsen Ms. Carol R. Vieth Ms. Doris M. Gruskin Ms. Mary Rose Sarno Ms. Arlene Alpert Ms. Pricilla Florence Rev. Calvin Morris Ms. Audrey Walker Ms. Phyllis Handel Rev. and Mrs. Don Schilling Dr. Anna Anthony… Dr. Juliann Bluitt Foster Edgar and Wilda Morris Mr. John Wallace Ms. Harriet Hausman Mr. Jeff Scurry Ms. Rita Bakewell Ms. Victoria Frank Ms. Peggy Montes Anita M. Ward Ms. Lori Hayes Shaw In Honor of Josephine Scurry Ms. Karen Beal Ms. J. Friedman Ms. Catherine Mugeria Ms. Jean E. Webster Marilyn Heckmyer Ms. June Shivers Mr. David Beedy Mr. and Mrs. James Gervasio Monica Murtha Ken and Marie Wester Mr. William Heelan Mr. Brian Sikoyski Ms. Janice Bell Ms. Barbara Gilbert Mr. James Myers Ms. Thelma Westmorland Ms. Mia Henry Gloria P. Silverman Living Trust Ms. Melanie Berg Ms. Phyllis Glink Ms. Myrna Nolan Mr. Jay N. Whipple, Jr. Ms. Rhonda Hill Tomas Bissonnette and Rita Ms. Geneva Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Greening Ms. Joyce Norman Ms. Melissa A. Whitson Ms. Florence L. Hirsch Simo Mr. Stephen Blessman Mr. James Grisby Ms. Earnestine Norwood Ms. Vera Wilkins In Honor of Florence L. Hirsch Ms. Anna Cooper Stanton Ms. Diana Frances Blitzer Anita & Warren Harder Ms. Karen Noorani Mr. Brian Williams Mr. John B. Hirsch Ms. Lydia Smutny Sterba Ms. Mary Blomquist Ms. Gwendolyn Hudson Mr. Dragic M. Obradovic Mr. Harold Wingfield Alsencia Warren Hodo Ms. Roma Stewart John Paul Blosser Ms. Doric Hullihan Margaret O’Hara Ms. Gladys Woods In Honor of Patricia Bournique Ms. Elisabeth Stiffel Mr. Darryl Boggs Mr. Clifford Hunt Mr. Paul Oppenheim Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yokley Holloway Caesar and Patricia Tabet Ms. Joyce Bowles Ms. Delores Ivery Ms. Dorris Ove Mr. Clyde A. Young III Ms. Holly Hughes In Honor of Jacquié Taylor from Ruby and Romural Bradley Ms. Pat Emmer Mr. Larry Owens Ms. Milicent Young Ms. Rosemary Jack Claire Laton-Taylor W. G. and Joann Braman Ms. Carol Gilbertson Allen and Georga Parchem Yvonne L. Young Ms. Doris Jackson Ms. Shelby Tennant Ms. Martha Brummitt Ms. Irene Goldstein Ms. Gail Harvey Parker Ms. Vera Curry James Mr. Melvin Thomas Bob Bujak Ms. Andrea Green Ms. Maude Patterson Friend’s Circle (To $99) Ms. Argie Johnson Ms. Mary Jo Tozzi In Honor of Dorothy White Ms. Flora Braxton Green Ms. Donna M. Perisee Anonymous Ms. Beulah Johnson Albert and Glennette Turner Irving and Ragina L. Bunton Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Mary McFarlane Mr. Howard Ackerman Mr. Ray Johnson Ms. Dorothy V. Wadley Dr. Rose Butler Hayes Lee Greenlee Ms. Anna M. Perkins Ms. Carolyn S. Austin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth and Ms. Georgene Walters Ms. Karen Callaway Ms. Susan Grossman Toussaint and Thelma Perkins Mr. Charles A. Baker Charlotte Kenzel Ms. Erika Walton Ms. Debra O. Callen In Honor of Dan and Caroline Martha B. Peters Ms. Barbara Ballinger Carol Kipperman Mr. and Mrs. Bruce and Rita Mr. Greg Cameron Grossman Mr. Vikton Petroliunas Ms. Gail Banks George & Velna Kolodziej Watson In Honor of Audrey Tuggle Mr. Calvin Hall, Sr. Ms. Catherine Pickar Crotaluer Barnett Mr. Robert Lardner Mr. Jay Wilcoxen M. J. Cannizzo Ms. Alyce G. Hammons Ms. Rosemary Pietrzak Ms. Jann Beauchamp Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Joan Ms. Consuelo Williams Mr. David Carnerin Ms. Gwendolyn Harden Mr. and Mrs. Larry and Judy Ms. Judith Beisser Lovering In Memory of George Williams Richard and Nancy Carrigan Doris J. Harris Pitts Mr. Tomas G. Bissonnette Mrs. Willie E. Legardy Ms. Ruth Teena Williams Ms. Julia Cartwright Mr. Dolphin S. Harris Ms. Katherine Ragnar Bruce and Faith Bonecutter Ms. Pearl Madlock Ms. Lynn Winikates Certified Tax Service Mr. Herbert C. Harris Mr. Brian Ray Donald and Irma Bravin Pearl Malk David and Nancy Winton Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Ms. Deborah Minor Harvey Ms. Elizabeth Ray Ms. Cynthia Brown Alefiyah Master Kionne Annette Wyndewicke Jeanne Chaney Gloria O. Hemphill Ms. Lois Wells Reed Ms. Laura Bunting June Matayoshi Michele Sutton Yeadon Mr. Thomas Chesrown Ms. Barbara J. Herron Mr. Arnold Robinson Ms. Trina Burruss Ms. Sylvia McClendon Mr. and Mrs. Eric Yondorf Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Vivian Ms. Ruth Horwich Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rogers Ms. Anne Canapary Mr. John M. McDonald Church Ms. Yvonne Huntley Ms. Marcia L. Rogers William and Virginia Cassin Ms. Yvonne D. McElroy Michael and Peg Cleary Ms. Delores Ivery Ms. Susan Rogers Dr. and Mrs. Roque Cordero Mr. and Mrs. Dick and Peg … In Loving Memory Ira and Nancy Cohen Mr. and Mrs. John and Leola Ms. Ida L. Scott Reverend Robert Cross McKinlay Mr. William Cousins, Jr. Jackson Mr. Howard J. Seller

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The Chicago Sinfonietta is supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; The Friends of the Chicago Sinfonietta is made up of three volunteer organizations - the Joyce Foundation; the Chicago Community Trust; the Chicago Department of Cultural Af- the North, South, and West Side chapters - that promote the Sinfonietta and its mission. fairs CityArts Program; the National Endowment for the Arts, and other generous sponsors. These groups introduce the Sinfonietta to new audiences and seek their involvement as subscribers, attendees, contributors, and volunteers. For more information about how you can become involved, contact the Chicago Sinfonietta at 312.236.3681. North Side Chapter Glenda Smith Joyce Occomy Stricklin Barbara Norman, Co-Chair Sheila Tucker Kathleen Tannyhill, Co-Chair Audrey Tuggle Dorothy R. White Rochelle Allen Elizabeth Wilkins Rita Curry Rita Wilson Dr. Milton Draper Barbara Wright-Pryor Stanley Hilton Aline O. Young Drs. Betty and Peyton Hutchison Carol Johnson West Side Chapter Constance Montgomery Nailah Muttalib Dr. Lascelles Anderson, Chair Charlz Payne Beverly Washington Barbara Ballinger Jann Beauchamp South Side Chapter Angela Billings Drs. Ernest and Vanice (Van) Billups, Ph.D. Linda Tuggle, Chair Bruce and Faith Bonecutter – Chicago Sinfonietta patrons are invited to enjoy a special $41 Byron T. Broderick three-course pre-or post-concert dining menu at aria. Lonnette Alexander Judy Chrisman Iris Atkins William and Barbara Coates Julie Bargowski Bob and Mary Ellen Creighton – The official hotel sponsor of the Chicago Sinfonietta. Beulah R. Brooks William Crozier Pauline Spicer Brown Eleanor M. Dunn Christine Browne Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freeman Carole H. Butler Flora Green Cheri Chappelle Laurie Heckman Bobbi Jo Donelson Carole Hohmeier Elise Howard Edmond Linda Jacobson – Parking partner of the Chicago Sinfonietta Emelda L. Estell Mary James Ellen Gary Bob Kohl Joyce R. Grey Fred and Barbara Larson The Chicago Sinfonietta is represented by the Silverman Group for public Janice M. Hamasaki Mr.& Mrs. Kweku Leighton-Armah relations services. Helen Hatchett Everlean Manning Sharon Hatchett Dick and Peg McKinlay The Sinfonietta thanks Starbucks for the donation of coffee for our Lund Veronica S. Jenifer Dr. John Morrison Auditorium concerts. Janis E. Marley Adekunle Onayemi Doris Merrity Ruth Peaslee THANKS TO THE SAINTS, Volunteers for the Performing Arts. For information visit Beatrice W. Miller John Putnam www.saintschicago.org or call 773-529-5510. Helen P. Moore Richard and Roberta Raymond-Larson Jacqueline L. Moore Lois Reed Joyce M. Norman Janice Rhodes Deidra Norris Jane Shirley Marcia A. Preston Mabel Sims-Barnes Gwendolyn Ritchie John Troelstrup Marion E. Roberts Antoinette Scott Sharon E. Scott

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Our 31 Participating organizations include Ars Antigua, Ars Viva, Avalon String Quartet, Baroque Band, Cedille Records, , Chicago Chamber Mu- sicians, Chicago Cultural Center – Department of Cultural Affairs, , , Chicago Sinfonietta, Chicago Symphony Orches- tra, CUBE, Dominican University Performing Arts Center, Elmhurst Choral Union, Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Grant Park Music Festival, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Light Opera Works, Mostly Music Chicago, Music of the Baroque, Newberry Consort, Pacifica Quartet, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, Ravinia, Rembrandt Chamber Players, St. Charles Singers, The Chicago Ensemble, University of Chicago Presents, and WFMT.

Generous support is provided by the MacArthur Foundation.

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