WE’RE BACK! CANTON SYMPHONY RETURNS

MAY 23, 2021 We are back! Sunday, May 23, 2021 - 7:30pm

We are thrilled to welcome you back to Umstattd Hall! Whether you are Gerhardt Zimmermann, Conductor here with us in person or joining us virtually, we are excited to share live classical music with you. for Strings ……………………………………. Thank you to all of you who have supported us this year. We received so 1825 1809-1847 many kind messages from our patrons that kept the staff smiling through it all. The financial support was very much appreciated. You have enabled Allegro moderato ma con fuoco us to be returning stronger than ever. Andante Scherzo: We look forward to seeing you over the summer as we are performing out Allegro leggierissimo in the community and we hope to see you in the hall on Opening Night, October 10, 2021! Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201 …..Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1774 1756-1791

Allegro moderato Andante President & CEO Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio Allegro con spirito

This concert will be presented without intermission.

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Masks must be worn the entire time while in the facility. No exceptions. Please practice social distancing. Additional Thanks: To ensure the enjoyment of all of our patrons, please silence all cell phones, pagers, and watch alarms. The use of cameras or recording Live Stream: Pre-Concert Lecture: devices without the express written permission of the management is A. J. Stokes M. J. Albacete strictly prohibited. Umstattd Performing Arts Hall: Canton City School District Canton Symphony Member Listing Annual Fund Gerhardt Zimmermann, Music Director Ma�hew Jenkins Jaroszewicz, Renkert Family Chair Associate Conductor Symphony Society, the Annual Fund of the Canton Symphony, is one of William P. Blair III Chair the most significant ways for each of us to participate in this exciting community of music. The annual financial support of generous individuals FIRST FLUTE and businesses is an important reason why the concerts and educational Emily Cornelius, Brian Klickman,Principal Paul F. And Grace G. programs of this fine orchestra are able to reach, teach and inspire so Ac�ng Concertmaster Amelia S. and Donald Vandervort Chair many people each year. Fred F. Silk Chair J. Renkert Chair Pablo Sánchez Michael G. Koscso PICCOLO The benefits of participation in the Symphony Society include listing in Daniel M. and Symphony League of Rose and Lee de Graaf the MasterWorks Series program and invitations to a variety of open Maureen O. Gunn Canton Chair Chair rehearsals and special events at all levels of giving. Founda�on Chair Mingyao Zhao Julian Maddox Benjamin Rogers ENGLISH HORN With deep appreciation the Canton Symphony Orchestra wishes to thank Joseph & Arlene Joan and Kennard the following individuals, families and businesses for their commitment, Gimigliano Chair BASSES Voyles Chair their generosity, their love of music, and their belief in the importance of the Canton Symphony Orchestra as a valued arts organization in Shreya Sachdev Thomas White,Principal Northeast Ohio. Alexander Lee Richard S. and Helen CLARINET Sara Rule Scha� M. Hoover Chair The T. K. and Faye A. Emera Gurath Joseph Hernandez Heston Chair Symphony Society Amber Dimoff OBOES TRUMPET Golden Baton $10,000+ The Herbert & Janet Fisher Philanthropic William P. Blair III Fund SECOND VIOLINS Terry Orcu�,Principal Mark A. Raisner Chair Gregory Industries Dennis & Cheryl Fulmer* Margaret M. Matuska, Robert L. and Donna KeyBank Pat Gillespie* Ac�ng Principal C. 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vised work was given at the Leipzig likely came from Mendelssohn’s per- Mozart’s development as a com- Gewandhaus in January, 1836. sonal acquaintance with German poser, though constantly increasing in dramatist and poet, Johann Wolfgang depth, did not necessarily follow a Mendelssohn’s string octet was von Goethe, and the first part of straight line. As the distinguished something of a new genre in the con- Goethe's lyric poem, Faust:Wispsof Mozart scholar Alfred Einstein noted Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20 text of chamber music. It’s been specu- cloud and mist /Are lit from above / in his book Mozart - His Character, By Felix Mendelssohn lated that he was partially inspired by Breeze in the foliage and wind in the His Work, “it included sudden spurts 'sDouble in d mi- reeds /And all is scattered. and equally sudden reversals.” This Born February 3, 1809, in Hamburg, nor, from 1823. In Spohr's double was especially true of the symphonies Germany quartet, though, the two string Mendelssohn’s sister, Fanny, re- that Mozart composed during the first Died November 4, 1847, in Leipzig, work mostly as separate entities. In called that her brother explained his half of the 1770s. Some are regres- Germany Mendelssohn's octet, all the players vision of the Scherzo movement to sions to the older style of Johann work more as partners in an ensemble. her this way: "The whole piece is to Christian Bach and the lesser-known Between 1821 and 1823, the preco- Spohr himself commented, with some be played staccato and pianissimo... “Mannheim” composers, while others cious Felix Mendelssohn had already awe, that Mendelssohn had achieved a the trills passing away with the quick- are startling leaps ahead into what composed 13 string symphonies as well remarkable collaborative blending of all ness of lightning... one feels so near Joseph Haydn was then doing. The as his first full symphony. Many of these eight instruments, giving the work a to the world of spirits, carried away in years 1773 and 1774 witnessed the adolescent works demonstrated an as- much larger, “symphonic” scope that the air, half inclined to snatch up a creation of three symphonies which tonishing musical acumen. explores the full range of expressive broomstick and follow the aerial pro- are decidedly in this latter category: texturing and harmonic complexity that cession... and at the end, ...all has No.25inGMinor,K.183;No.28inC In 1825, between his sixteenth and the instruments can produce. Indeed, vanished." Major, K. 200; and No. 29 inAMajor, seventeenth birthdays, the teenage Mendelssohn had written specifically K. 201.All were written in Salzburg prodigy was in Berlin when he com- that the Octet “…be played by all the in- Some parts of the Scherzo return within months of each other after posed hisOctet for Strings. Written for struments in a symphonic orchestral during the Presto finale. Overall, this Mozart had returned from Vienna, four violins, two violas, and two cellos, style. Pianos and fortes must be strictly vigorous movement is an ebullient where he, accompanied by his father, the work was a birthday gift to Eduard observed and more strongly empha- romp that lunges forward, seemingly had gone in search of more lucrative Rietz, his teacher and friend. It sized than is usual in pieces of this without taking a breath into a truly ro- employment at the Imperial Court. was Rietz’s consummate musical abili- genre.” bust, symphonic conclusion. Though the trip was essentially unpro- ties that Mendelssohn had in mind ductive, Mozart at least was able to when he wrote the radiant first violin The long and sprawling first move- -Tom Wachunas experience firsthand what was going part.At the end of 1825, Medelssohn ment is riveting in its youthful panache, on musically in the Austrian capital premiered the work during a private replete with contrasting themes and and bring back some new and fresh concert in his home. By all accounts variations, soaring and a ideas with him to provincial Salzburg. from those who heard the Octet on that thoroughly vivacious coda. The follow- and subsequent occasions, the audi- ingAndante movement is compara- The pieces written by Mozart in ence was dazzled – a response still tively serene and lyrical – a gentle, the key ofAMajor tend to have a evoked to this day. dreamy respite from the fast-paced en- characteristic luminosity and trans- ergy that characterizes much of the rest Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201 By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart parency that seem to defy any acous- After a period of making some sig- of the Octet. tical explanation. Symphony No. 29 is nificant revisions in structure and part- no exception. Though it is scored for a Often regarded as the most known Born January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, writing, the score was published in Austria smaller-scale orchestra consisting 1832.And after still more changes, the and beloved movement of the Octet, Died December 5, 1791, in Vienna, only of pairs of oboes and horns plus first fully public performance of the re- the enthralling Scherzo evokes a palpa- Austria the usual strings, it possesses a rich- ble sort of magic – a realm where ethe- ness in texture and a variety of tone real creatures cavort. The inspiration Program Notes Returning this July! color that indicate the hand of a mas- themes more graceful. After a trun- ter, no matter how youthful a one he cated return of the main section, the may be. As the distinguished musicol- minuet ends seemingly in mid-air with ogist John N. Burk once noted, Mozart the oboes and horns honking out in SUMMER “seemed to favor the wind color, gave unison the dotted rhythm that has the pairs echoing parts, made his dominated the movement. string parts more independent, and exacted separate fast scale passages MarkedAllegro con spirito, the fi- SERENADES from the basses.” nale is a rousing sonata-form romp in spirited 6/8 time. It is music written in Like most Viennese symphonies of Mozart’s best opera buffa manner. Its that period, Symphony No. 29 is cast vigorous, athletic quality is heightened in the PARK in the four-movement pattern that was by an upward-surging motive that oc- then becoming the norm. Written in curs at prominent points throughout standard sonata form, the opening the movement to mark the progress of movement, Allegro moderato, pro- its sections. It also returns to cap off ceeds at a leisurely pace and makes the coda and add weight to the deci- use of four principal themes, the last sive two-note cadence which brings of which makes its first appearance in this marvelous and masterful score to the development section. The opening a close. theme, with its unexpected octave drop and playful leaps, is particularly effective as an attention-getter. -Kenneth C. Viant With the second movement, a poignant Andante in duple meter, the tonality moves to the key of D Major. July 1 at Exploration Gateway: Sippo Lake The first and second violins play muted until the final five measures of July 8 at Fry Family Park the movement. One gracious melody follows another. Though liberally sprin- July 15 at Cook’s Lagoon kled throughout with a variety of eigh- teenth-century clichés, the music July 22 at Deer Creek Reservoir never seems hackneyed or derivative. The third movement is the tradi- July 29 at Tam O’Shanter Park Clubhouse tional Minuet. This minuet, however, is vigorous and somewhat martial August 12 at Quail Hollow Park sounding, a quality largely contributed to by the dotted rhythms of its the- August 19 at Devonshire Park & Trail matic materials. Einstein draws atten- tion to the “contrast of grace and al- All concerts at 6:30. Weather permitting. most Beethoven-like violence” in the music. In the trio section, the mood is substantially more relaxed and the Canton Youth Symphony Advanced Orchestra Scheherazade

Wednesday, June 2 - 7:00 pm

Canton Youth Strings and Canton Youth Symphony

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