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2013-2014 SEASON - CELEBRATING 22 YEARS R I M E S N R R h e t m e c u n s e i i c r t e a p k x e e s l e fl e i f g h n t e t i s t i l m n a o k i e s s s e y r o p u x r e s o g u n l i s o w h t e g d r n o e i l p e a t fl h e v r s i e t o e r f b v d t r o l h i o l n e u f i g r f s o i t s c s t u h o t o a a l n r o e y n a r i b d i g t s t e i o e b d t m h i e t d s o t y m e wn o r fr e t a s a s i r y s o it u m r e r u s u s o lt i u u c l c in r is fe u ct f o d ing s o e the richnes fi n in g unravel as it s ta in s o CONDUCTOR & MUSIC DIRECTOR MUSIC & CONDUCTOR ur de R. Joseph Scott Joseph R. ep nes 2013-2014 SEASON - CELEBRATING 22 YEARS 22 CELEBRATING - SEASON 2013-2014 s with an u nraveli ng let it compel you tempt you enrich your l ife let it se duce you thro ugh en ch an ti ng t on es it i s ou r a r t to w h ic h s h a r in g b r in g s in m o s t j o y . Orchestra Management Board of Directors Founding Director Joyce Cunningham elcome to the Sammamish Symphony’s annual evening performances of each concert at Music Director & Conductor WHoliday Pops Concert! Meydenbauer. This is the first year that our R. Joseph Scott audiences can attend any of our regular This season marks my 15th year with this gifted concerts at either location. Performing at President group of musicians. The Sammamish Symphony Armand Binkhuysen Meydenbauer continues our efforts to enlarge Orchestra continues to grow in artistic excellence, our audience and become better known Vice-President and the dedication of each member is evident in the throughout the Eastside. Mark Wiseman quality of this fine musical ensemble. The Cantaré Vocal Ensemble has again Treasurer This weekend’s Holiday Pops concerts are Friday invited the Sammamish Symphony to take Donna Mansfield evening at Meydenbauer Theatre and Sunday part in a special appearance at Benaroya afternoon at Eastlake Performing Arts Center. The Hall in Seattle. On Sunday, March 30, 2014, Secretary Sunday performance features the Beaver Lake Cathy Grindle we will perform Mozart’s Great Mass in C Middle School Choir, led by their Music Director, minor with 300 voices comprised of several Directors-at-Large Tina Worthington. We welcome them back for Puget Sound choral groups, as well as a Michelle Cagat-Roberts their second Holiday Pops collaboration with the solo performance by the Symphony of Dennis Calvin orchestra. We also welcome The Rhythmics Handbell Finlandia by Sibelius. This will be our fifth Dennis Helppie Choir of Fall City United Methodist Church and their Andy Hill collaboration with Cantaré. It is an honor Renee Kuehn Director, Marion Querro, who are joining us for the for our Orchestra to participate in this Miranda Thorpe first time in a setting of the Coventry Carol. extraordinary event. Honorary Board Members The Sammamish Symphony’s 2013/2014 season is an This weekend’s concerts are followed by our Don Gerend exciting year as the Orchestra expands its season’s February performance of Northern Lights, Former Mayor, City of Sammamish programs to the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center in which features Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 Bellevue. We will continue to perform on Sunday Cheryl Pflug and soloist Inger-Kristine Riber performing Washington State Senator afternoons at Eastlake Performing Arts Center, Grieg’s Piano Concerto. We wrap up our but we will present additional Friday or Thursday season in June with Pictures at an Exhibition, Skip Rowley composed by Mussorgsky and orchestrated Chairman, Rowley Properties by Ravel – one of the most recorded and Nancy Whitten performed showpieces of the orchestral Deputy Mayor, City of Sammamish repertoire. The June concert will also highlight our Youth Concerto Competition Winner. Personnel Now, I invite you to sit back and enjoy the Librarian concert! Loryn Lestz Section Librarians Eric Daane, Shelby Eaton, R. Joseph Scott Jonathan Feil, Dennis Helppie, Libby Landy, Jayne Marquess R. Joseph Scott Grants Armand Binkhuysen Personnel R. Joseph Scott Jonathan Feil Renee Kuehn usic Director and Conductor, R. Joseph Scott has been a dynamic leader in the MNorthwest musical community for over 40 years. He is currently celebrating his 15th Concert Program year with the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra. Jonathan Feil Emaugo Creative Maestro Scott has conducted concerts featuring a diverse array of artists, including Metropolitan Opera star Roberta Peters; violinist Pamela Frank; cellist Julian Schwarz; the Webmaster Mark Wiseman Seattle Opera Chorus; the Empire Brass Quintet; the Seattle Symphony Choral; and vocalists Anna Maria Alberghetti, Lou Rawls, Maureen McGovern and Marni Nixon. He has also Youth Concerto Competition featured members of the Seattle Symphony: Kimberly Russ, piano; Ben Hausman, oboe; Renee Kuehn Simon James, violin. Lobby Managers Mr. Scott founded the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, serving as Music Director, Kathie Jorgensen Conductor and General Manager from 1967-1997 and served as Resident Conductor of Lyric Cindy Jorgensen Opera Northwest from 2005-2009. He has appeared with numerous musical ensembles, Concessions Manager including the Bellevue Opera and has conducted world premieres of works by Alan Cherlyn Kozlak Hovhaness, Vaclav Nelhybel and various regional composers. Sound Recording Maestro Scott attended the University of Oregon, School of Music and studied conducting Philip Chance with Eugene Furst and Wolfgang Martin of the Portland Opera. After moving to Seattle, Mr. Ensemble Coordinator Scott continued his studies with Henry Holt of the Seattle Opera, Mikael Scheremetiew of Tim Winter the Thalia Conservatory, and Vilem Sokol of the Seattle Youth Symphony. Rehearsal Coach Mr. Scott has received the City of Sammamish SAMMI Award for the Arts, Best of Bellevue Jim Truer Musical Arts Pioneer Award, and City of Sammamish Certificate of Recognition for Dedicated Leadership & Music Appreciation. 2 Program R. Joseph Scott, Music Director and Conductor Friday, December 6, 2013 7:30 p.m. Meydenbauer Theatre, Bellevue WA Holiday Pops! Holiday Pops Concerts Sponsored By Swedish Medical Center/Issaquah James A. Beckel Jr. A Christmas Fanfare Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival Arr. Robert Wendel Coventry Carol The Rhythmics Handbell Choir Marion Querro, Director Morten Lauridsen/ O Magnum Mysterium Orch. Scott Selfon Dan Goeller Fiesta de Navidad David Lovrien Minor Alterations Intermission Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride David Culross Christmas Fantasia Arr. Dan Goeller Appalachian Carol Robert Wendel Caribbean Sleigh Ride Robert Wendel Little Bolero Boy Christopher Tyler Nickel Christmas Morning Sunday’s program appears on the following page. Poinsettias generously donated by QFC Floral Department, Pine Lake. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers. No audio/video recording or flash photography is allowed during the performance. 3 Program R. Joseph Scott, Music Director and Conductor Sunday, December 8, 2013 2:00 p.m. Eastlake Performing Arts Center Holiday Pops! Beaver Lake Middle School Choir Tina Worthington, Music Director James A. Beckel Jr. A Christmas Fanfare Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride Arr. Robert Wendel Coventry Carol The Rhythmics Handbell Choir Marion Querro, Director Morten Lauridsen/ O Magnum Mysterium Orch. Scott Selfon Dan Goeller Fiesta de Navidad David Lovrien Minor Alterations Intermission Mykola Leontovych/Randy Vader Carol of the Kings Alan Silvestri/Glen Ballard Believe from The Polar Express Arr. Mark Hayes Jingle Bells Beaver Lake Middle School Choir Tina Worthington, Music Director Robert Wendel Caribbean Sleigh Ride Robert Wendel Little Bolero Boy Christopher Tyler Nickel Christmas Morning Friday’s program appears on the previous page. Poinsettias generously donated by QFC Floral Department, Pine Lake. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers. No audio/video recording or flash photography is allowed during the performance. 4 Personnel First Violin Viola Flute Trumpet Dennis Helppie Libby Landy Melissa Underhill Jonathan Feil Concertmaster Principal Principal Principal Tim Strait Jan Rider Tori Berntsen Jeremy Jordan Assistant Concertmaster Acting Principal Elana Sabovic-Matt Shaun Pettit Sandy Anuras Brian Jankanish James Sailors Ian Backman Acting Assistant Principal Piccolo Kristin Edlund Armand Binkhuysen Elana Sabovic-Matt Trombone Moira Farrel Erik Binkhuysen Scott Sellevold Florian Laplantif Kathryn Boudreau-Stroud Oboe Principal Donna Mansfield Heidi Fivash Susan Jacoby Matt Stoecker Lynne Martinell Justins Holderness Principal Assistant Principal Heather Raschko Hans Klein Jim Kobe Haley Schaening Dan Pope Bass Trombone Deborah Wade Amanda Salmick English Horn Gregg Hirakawa Tim Winter Loraine Terpening Susan Jacoby Barb Thorne Tuba Second Violin Myrl Venter Clarinet Mark Wiseman Shelby Eaton Principal Jayne Marquess Principal Cello Principal Feather Asmussen Shiang-Yin Lee Kathy Carr Timpani Assistant Principal Principal Eric Daane Cathy Grindle Kumiko Chita Principal Matthew Guenther Assistant Principal Bass Clarinet Linda Thomas Holly Halstead Marina Fernandez Percussion Nancy Johnson Margaret Fivash David Brooks Jillian Kent-Dobias Juha Niemisto Bassoon Principal Paula Libes Gail Ratley Shannon Nelson Joe Greco Anand Nambakam Joyce Sanford Principal John Platter Fran Pope Joan Selvig Diane Quick Craig Wende Setsuko Reeves Sandra Sultan Contrabassoon McKenna Roberts Vivian Yu Piano/Keyboard Tina Satheesan Gordon Brown Catherine Lowell Miranda Thorpe Bass Principal Jarod Tanneberg French Horn Principal Evelyn Zeller Harp Natalie Johnson Principal Bethany Man Assistant Principal Craig Kowald Principal Acting Principal Robin Purchas Dan Chernin Kevin Knowles Mary Ann Reiff The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Are you interested in playing with us? would like to thank The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra is composed of adult the City of Sammamish volunteer musicians dedicated to performing concerts and for their support maintaining outreach programs serving Eastside communities.
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