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Mountain View Cemetery Association, a historic Olmsted designed cemetery located in the foothills of Oakland and Piedmont, is pleased to announce the opening of Piedmont Funeral Services. We are now able to provide all funeral, cremation and celebratory services for our families and our community at our 223 acre historic location. For our families and friends, the single site combination of services makes the difficult process of making funeral arrangements a little easier. We’re able to provide every facet of service at our single location. We are also pleased to announce plans to open our new chapel and reception facility – the Water Pavilion in 2018. Situated between a landscaped garden and an expansive reflection pond, the Water Pavilion will be perfect for all celebrations and ceremonies. Features will include beautiful kitchen services, private and semi-private scalable rooms, garden and water views, sunlit spaces and artful details. The Water Pavilion is designed for you to create and fulfill your memorial service, wedding ceremony, lecture or other gatherings of friends and family. Soon, we will be accepting pre-planning arrangements. For more information, please telephone us at 510-658-2588 or visit us at mountainviewcemetery.org. Berkeley Symphony 2016/17 Season 5 Message from the Music Director 7 Message from the Board President 9 Message from the Executive Director 11 Board of Directors & Advisory Council 12 Orchestra 14 Season Sponsors 18 Berkeley Symphony Legacy Society 21 Program 23 Program Notes 35 Music Director: Joana Carneiro 39 Guest Conductor: Christian Reif 41 Artists’ Biographies 49 Berkeley Symphony 55 Music in the Schools 57 2016/17 Membership Benefits 59 Annual Membership Support 66 Broadcast Dates Mountain View Cemetery Association, a historic Olmsted designed cemetery located in the foothills of 69 Contact Oakland and Piedmont, is pleased to announce the opening of Piedmont Funeral Services. We are now 70 Advertiser Index able to provide all funeral, cremation and celebratory services for our families and our community at our 223 acre historic location. For our families and friends, the single site combination of services makes the Media Sponsor difficult process of making funeral arrangements a little easier. We’re able to provide every facet of service at our single location. We are also pleased to announce plans to open our new chapel and reception facility – the Water Pavilion in 2018. Situated between a landscaped garden and an expansive reflection pond, the Water Pavilion will be perfect for all celebrations and ceremonies. Features will include beautiful kitchen Official Wine Sponsor services, private and semi-private scalable rooms, garden and water views, sunlit spaces and artful details. Gertrude Allen | Kathleen G. Henschel & John W. Dewes | Tricia Swift The Water Pavilion is designed for you to create and fulfill your memorial service, wedding ceremony, Brian James & Shariq Yosufzai | Thomas Richardson & Edith Jackson Ed Osborn & Marcia Muggli | Peter Mandell & Sarah Coade Mandell lecture or other gatherings of friends and family. Soon, we will be accepting pre-planning arrangements. For more information, please telephone us at 510-658-2588 or visit us at mountainviewcemetery.org. Presentation bouquets are graciously provided by Jutta’s Flowers, the official florist of Berkeley Symphony. Berkeley Symphony is a member of the League of American Orchestras and the Association of California Symphony Orchestras. No photographs or recordings of any part of tonight’s performance may be made without the written consent of the management of Berkeley Symphony. Program subject to change. January 26, 2017 3 4 January 26, 2017 Message from the Music Director Dear Friends, A Happy New Year to all of you! The first part of our program will include a work by a composer that I photo by Rodrigo de Souza much admire and have followed for years—Mason Bates. In 2014, Bates wrote his cello concerto for Joshua Roman who is joining us this evening and better than describing it myself, I will use the words of a critic that was present at its premiere with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, “classical lyricism and melody combined fluidly with blues, jazz elements, and techno rhythms that come straight from the 21st-century electronic club scene.” At our last concert we played the incredible 4th piano concerto by Beethoven. Continuing this cycle of fourths, we play Beethoven’s 4th symphony. In the key of B-flat major, it was written in the summer of 1806 and dedicated to Count von Oppersdorff. When we think of Berkeley Symphony, a strong part of our identity is a vision to commission. Count von Oppersdorff felt the same, after listening to Beethoven’s second symphony. He loved it so much, he decided to commission a new one from the composer, and the 4th Symphony was born. This is a gem in the history of symphony, and composer Hector Berlioz was so much in awe of its second movement he stated it could not have been written by a human, but an archangel. I can’t wait for you to hear these pieces with our wonderful orchestra and to share them with you. I wish you all a very happy and very wonderful new year. Joana Carneiro January 26, 2017 5 6 January 26, 2017 Message from the Board President Welcome to our January concert! We are quite thrilled to have Christian Reif as our guest conductor this evening. We are also thrilled to photo © Margaretta K. Mitchell welcome Joshua Roman, our cello soloist, and to premier Mason Bates’ cello concerto, written for this wonderfully talented cellist. We continue our tradition of championing new works beside familiar works—this evening, Beethoven’s 4th Symphony. We are very happy to finally announce the reason for Joana’s absence from us—that she is expecting! Her spirit is with us and ours with her as she prepares for new life in Lisbon. Without YOU, our loyal audience, we could not bring the innovative program of tonight’s concert to the stage. We hope you will join us for two very important fundraising events this Spring: our Music in the Schools Luncheon on February 6th at the Bancroft Hotel and our Benefit Gala on March 30th at the Craneway. As always, we are able to continue the fine work of the Berkeley Symphony thanks to your generous support, for which we are grateful every day. Bring your friends and family to sample our exciting programming and artists! Yours, Tricia Swift January 26, 2017 7 8 January 26, 2017 Message from the Executive Director Dearest Friends, Welcome to the second half of our 2016/17 season! We’ve eagerly awaited tonight’s performance as it brings together an photo by Marshall Berman exceptional blend of innovative, new music and a classic work that was just as groundbreaking when originally premiered over 200 years ago. It is indeed a pleasure to have Christian Reif joining us as guest conductor to present the music of two of the most-performed composers of their generations—Mason Bates and Ludwig van Beethoven. Very exciting things are happening at Berkeley Symphony. I am honored to announce the very recent New Music USA grant we’ve just been awarded, a three-year artist residency with acclaimed composer Anna Clyne. Anna will be joining us and exploring opportunities in music, performance art, and more. Her vivid imagination and creative process will have full expression in Berkeley. Our established relationships in the community will allow us a full complement of opportunity, affording new collaborations with area arts organizations. More on these partnerships will be announced later this year. Most importantly, please join me in congratulating Music Director Joana Carniero on the upcoming arrival of a new addition to her family! As per her doctor’s orders, Joana has suspended her conducting and travel for the time being. We are filled with joy and happiness for her and wish her and her family all the very best. Thank you all for joining us this evening. With all warmest regards in the New Year, René Mandel January 26, 2017 9 10 January 26, 2017 Board of Directors & Advisory Council Board of Directors Executive Committee Tricia Swift, President Kathleen G. Henschel, Vice President for Governance Shariq Yosufzai, Vice President for Development Gertrude Allen, Vice President for Community Engagement John Dewes, Treasurer Brian James, Secretary René Mandel, Executive Director Directors Advisory Council (continued) Susan Acquistapace Carolyn Doelling Sandra Floyd Anita Eblé Ellen L. Hahn Karen Faircloth William Knuttel Bereket Haregot Janet Maestre Buzz & Lisa Hines Peter Mandell Susan Hone Sandy McCoy Jennifer Howard & Anthony J. Cascardi Ed Osborn Edith Jackson Thomas Reicher Kenneth A. Johnson & Nina Grove Thomas W. Richardson Todd Kerr Deborah Shidler Jeffrey S. Leiter Michael Taddei Bennett Markel Jan McCutcheon Advisory Council Bebe & Colin McRae Jan McCutcheon, Co-Chair Helen & John Meyer Lisa Taylor, Co-Chair Deborah O’Grady & John Adams Marilyn Collier, Chair Emerita Elisabeth & Michael O’Malley Michele Benson Maria José Pereira Judith Bloom Marjorie Randell-Silver & Eric Silver Norman Bookstein Kathy Canfield Shepard & John Shepard Joy Carlin Jutta Singh Ron & Susan Choy Lisa & James Taylor Marilyn & Richard Collier Alison Teeman & Michael Yovino-Young Kathy Crandall Paul Templeton & Darrell Louie Dianne Crosby Anne & Craig Van Dyke Charli & John Danielsen Yvette Vloeberghs January 26, 2017 11 The Orchestra Joana Carneiro Music Director Viola Sponsored by Brian James & Shariq Yosufzai Ilana Matfis Principal Sponsored by Helen & John Meyer