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NewHavenSymphony.org 3 FROM THE NHSO MUSIC DIRECTOR

On behalf of the entire New Haven Symphony Orchestra, I invite you to join us for the 2017-2018 Season to experience music of the highest artistic quality. Your presence in the concert hall and our community inspires us to reach ever higher in our goals and music-making. This brochure includes information on the concerts we have programmed for you, including inspiring masterworks, award-winning musicians, and innovative performances. I’m particularly excited to welcome the Brown-Urioste-Canellakis Trio as our Artists-in-Residence: their dynamic performances are not to be missed. I’ve followed the development of these brilliant musicians over the last five years and am delighted that they will be joining us for multiple performances and educational programs throughout the year. This season you will meet our three Music Director finalists – David Amado, Rebecca Miller, and Alasdair Neale – who have been selected from more than 150 applicants from around the world. One of them will become the NHSO’s next Music Director starting in 2019-2020 season. Your response to their concerts is important so I encourage you to attend and welcome them to Connecticut! The concerts in this brochure are only a taste of your NHSO’s offerings. Visit www.NewHavenSymphony.org for a full list of our regional concerts, educational programs, and new events added throughout the year. I look forward to sharing another season of music with you.

William Boughton Music Director MUSIC DIRECTOR NEALE CONDUCTS MOZART SEARCH Thursday, February 15, 2018 – Woolsey Hall An orchestra’s Music Director is responsible for realizing ALASDAIR NEALE guest conductor the orchestra’s artistic potential and engaging its community. The NHSO’s current Music Director, William MILLER CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY Boughton, will be ending his 12-season tenure with the Thursday, March 22, 2018 – Woolsey Hall NHSO in May 2019 and the search for the next Music REBECCA MILLER guest conductor Director has begun.

After a rigorous screening process of more than 150 AMADO CONDUCTS applicants from across the globe, the NHSO has selected SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE three finalists to rehearse and conduct the orchestra at Thursday, April 12, 2018 – Woolsey Hall one concert each this season. DAVID AMADO guest conductor

Throughout the audition process, we are looking for YOUR feedback about each finalist. Please email us your thoughts, reviews, and questions to [email protected]. Your input, along with input from the orchestra’s musicians, community stakeholders, and administrative staff, will impact the final choice. The new Music Director will be announced in the summer of 2018 and begin their tenure with the NHSO’s 2019–2020 season. To learn more, visit www.NewHavenSymphony.org/Music-Director-Search. 2017-2018 ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE OPENING NIGHT! BEETHOVEN’S TRIPLE Thursday, September 28, 2017 – Woolsey Hall BROWN-URIOSTE- Elena Urioste violin Nick Canellakis cello CANELLAKIS TRIO Michael Brown piano Pianist Michael Brown, violinist Elena Urioste, and cellist BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano Nicholas Canellakis have established themselves as three of the most sought-after young virtuosos on the classical NEALE CONDUCTS MOZART music scene today. Winners, individually, of the Avery Thursday, February 15, 2018 – Woolsey Hall Fisher Career Grant, BBC New Generation Artist Scheme, Michael Brown piano Sphinx and Concert Artists Guild competitions, and MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center auditions, they have performed in prestigious venues across the United States and Europe, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln MILLER CONDUCTS Center, and the Kennedy Center. Friends on and off the TCHAIKOVSKY stage, this dynamic trio will be performing with the NHSO Thursday, March 22, 2018 – Woolsey Hall throughout the year. They will kick off the season with Nick Canellakis cello Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto, and each of them will come SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto for Cello back to perform a solo with the orchestra. BARTOK: CONCERTO FOR Experience all 4 performances for $56! ORCHESTRA Thursday, May 10, 2018 – Woolsey Hall See page 19 for details. Elena Urioste violin KORNGOLD Violin Concerto Michael Brown Elena Urioste Nick Canellakis 6 ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE OPENING NIGHT BEETHOVEN’S TRIPLE Thursday, September 28, 2017 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall

The season begins! The NHSO welcomes the Brown-Urioste- Canellakis Trio for Beethoven’s incomparable “Triple” Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano. This concert will give listeners the full “surround sound” experience with musicians in the balcony of Woolsey Hall for Gabrielli’s Sonata pian e forte for brass, plus poetry-inspired Peter Grimes and a fiery Mexican dance.

BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano MARQUEZ Danzon No. 2 BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’ GABRIELLI Sonata pian e forte WALKER Lyric for Strings

William Boughton conductor Michael Brown piano / Elena Urioste violin / Nick Canellakis cello

This concert is the 2017 - 2018 School Night at the Symphony, when the NHSO invites all K-12 students, teachers, staff, and their families to attend free of charge. Advance registration required. Michael Brown Elena Urioste Nick Canellakis NewHavenSymphony.org 7 GUYS AND DOLLS in Concert Friday, October 20, 2017 / 7:30pm Lyman Center at Southern CT State University Saturday, October 21, 2017 / 2:30pm Hamden Middle School Sunday, October 22, 2017 / 3:00pm Shelton High School

Sit down you’re rocking the boat! The NHSO celebrates the American tradition of musical theatre with Frank Loesser’s celebrated comedy about rolling the dice and falling in love under the bright lights of Broadway. An all-star cast of vocalists will join the NHSO for songs from the Tony-Award winning show, including Luck Be A Lady, A Bushel and a Peck, I’ve Never Been in Love Before, and more!

William Boughton conductor

8 CLASSICS & POPS SERIES BEETHOVEN’S NINTH Thursday, November 9, 2017 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall

“Let us sing more cheerful songs, more songs full of joy!” – From Symphony No. 9

The NHSO joins forces with the Yale Glee Club for Beethoven’s exuberant and masterful Symphony No. 9, known best for its timeless “Ode to Joy” melody. Plus, Metropolitan Opera favorite Jennifer Johnson Cano makes her NHSO debut with Brahms’s hauntingly beautiful vocal works Schicksalslied – Song of Destiny and Alto Rhapsody.

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 BRAHMS Schicksalslied – Song of Destiny BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody

William Boughton conductor Jeffrey Douma conductor Yale Glee Club Gabriella Reyes de Ramire soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo soprano Barry L. Robinson baritone

NewHavenSymphony.org 9 HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA Saturday, December 16, 2017 / 2:30pm Hamden Middle School Sunday, December 17, 2017 / 3:00pm Shelton High School Thursday, December 21, 2017 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall

Celebrate your holiday with NHSO Pops conductor Chelsea Tipton and the NHSO’s soundtrack for the season! Fan favorite Connor Bogart will lead a Holly Jolly musical medley of seasonal favorites including White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Hanukkah Medley, Sleigh Ride, a Christmas carol sing-along, and more.

Chelsea Tipton conductor Connor Bogart vocals

10 CLASSICS & POPS SERIES MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH NEALE CONDUCTS MOZART Thursday, February 15, 2018 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall

West Coast conductor Alasdair Neale is Music Director of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and the Marin Symphony, and previously served in leadership roles with the San Francisco Symphony and Youth Orchestra. He takes his turn at the NHSO podium with an engaging mix of timeless classics and new favorites: Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Electronica DJ Mason Bates’s Mothership, Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin Puts’s This Noble Company, and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 featuring NHSO Artist-in-Residence Michael Brown.

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 ELGAR Variations on ‘Enigma’ BATES Mothership PUTS This Noble Company

Alasdair Neale guest conductor Michael Brown piano

Alasdair Neale NewHavenSymphony.org 11 ST. PATRICK’S POPS Saturday, March 17, 2018 / 2:30pm Hamden Middle School Sunday, March 18, 2018 / 3:00pm Shelton High School

The NHSO Pops travels to the Emerald Isle for St. Patrick’s Day, with favorite Irish songs and jigs, including O Danny Boy, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, and Whiskey in the Jar.

Chelsea Tipton conductor

12 CLASSICS & POPS SERIES MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH MILLER CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY Thursday, March 22, 2018 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall

American conductor Rebecca Miller has been making her mark on the UK’s classical music scene as the Director of Orchestras for the Royal Holloway University of London and the Royal Tunbridge Wells Choral Society Chorus and Orchestra. She has prepared a program of Russian masterpieces for the NHSO, featuring Tchaikovsky’s bombastic Symphony No. 4. Artist-in-Residence Nick Canellakis will return for Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto, widely considered to be one of the most challenging pieces in the cello repertoire.

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto for Cello BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia

Rebecca Miller guest conductor Nick Canellakis cello

Rebecca Miller NewHavenSymphony.org 13 MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH AMADO CONDUCTS SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE Thursday, April 12, 2018 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall

Music Director of the Delaware Symphony, Atlantic Music Festival and Atlantic Classical Orchestra, David Amado is revered for his talents on the podium and behind the scenes. He will lead the NHSO in Berlioz’s dramatic, drug-fueled Symphonie Fantastique, American composer George Tsontakis’s colorful Laconika, and Ravel’s jazzy Piano Concerto featuring piano phenom Stewart Goodyear.

BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique RAVEL Piano Concerto TSONTAKIS Laconika

David Amado guest conductor Stewart Goodyear piano

David Amado 14 CLASSICS & POPS SERIES BARTOK: CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA Thursday, May 10, 2018 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall

Maestro Boughton reflects on his experience as an immigrant to the United States with a curated program of music written by immigrants and refugees. Artist-in- Residence Elena Urioste lends her passion and drama to Korngold’s Violin Concerto and the musicians of the NHSO step into the spotlight for Bartok’s powerhouse Concerto for Orchestra.

BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra RACHMANINOFF Isle of the Dead KORNGOLD Violin Concerto ZHOU First Sight

William Boughton conductor Elena Urioste violin

David Amado NewHavenSymphony.org 15 THE MUSIC OF BILLY JOEL & ELTON JOHN Saturday, June 2, 2018 / 2:30pm Hamden Middle School Sunday, June 3, 2018 / 3:00pm Shelton High School

Piano Man meets Rocket Man… guest artists Jean Meilleur and John Regan, backed by the full orchestra, will play Billy Joel and Elton John’s biggest hits, including Big Shot, Circle of Life, Tiny Dancer, Movin’ Out, and more.

Chelsea Tipton conductor John Meilleur and John Regan piano and vocals

16 CLASSICS & POPS SERIES Family Concert Series: “THE SYMPHONY GOES TO THE ZOO!”

The NHSO Family Concert Series provides fun, interactive concerts for students ages 3-9 to meet the instruments of the orchestra. These concerts will be held from January – March at Davis Street School in New Haven and Shelton Intermediate School.

Before each concert, the NHSO offers an Instrument Petting Zoo where children can tap, tickle, and toot real orchestral instruments before the performance. Following the concert, families are invited to stay for a healthy snack. New Haven Reads provides free children’s books for everyone who attends the concert. Attendance is FREE but donations are welcome!

BABAR THE THE TORTOISE AND THE CAT IN ELEPHANT THE HARE THE HAT Piano music plus vaudeville The NHSO Brass Quintet Cats, horses, dogs, actor and puppeteer Michael goes to the zoo with Carnival butterflies, and birds come to Boudewyns of Really of the Animals and uses life with music about animals Inventive Stuff music to tell the story of from the NHSO Piano, Violin, Aesop’s timeless fable, The and Cello Trio. Tortoise and The Hare. Visit NewHavenSymphony.org/Family to learn more.

NewHavenSymphony.org 17 2017 – 2018 Season TICKET INFORMATION

Buy a season ticket subscription package and don’t miss a single note! Season ticket holders enjoy exclusive benefits including: Buy Tickets • The best seats at the best price CALL • YOUR seats guaranteed year after year 203.865.0831 x20 • Free parking at the Grove Street Garage with a free shuttle to Woolsey Hall ONLINE • An exclusive discount for 10% off additional tickets for your friends and family www.NewHavenSymphony.org • Easy exchanges between concerts in any series • The option of donating your tickets back before any performance to receive EMAIL a tax deduction BoxOffice@ NewHavenSymphony.org When purchasing your tickets, please let us know if you have any special seating needs. VISIT OUR NEW KIOSK All sales are final; no refunds. Subscribers may make exchanges for free; exchange fees LOCATION! may apply to single concert ticket holders. Info New Haven Visitor Center 1000 Chapel Street New Haven, CT

18 NewHavenSymphony.org 2017 – 2018 Season TICKET DISCOUNTS & SPECIAL OFFERS

RUSH PASS Only $150! Rush Passes are the flexible, affordable way to see NHSO concerts! The Rush Pass gives you access to six NHSO tickets for any Classics or Pops Series performance. Use all six at one concert, one at six concerts, or any combination in between for you and your guests. Present your Rush Pass to the box office starting one hour prior to the performance and get best available seats. As a Rush Pass holder, you’ll also enjoy free parking at the Grove Street Garage the night of our Woolsey Hall performances. Passes expire after the last concert of the season on June 3, 2018. Seating not guaranteed; NHSO Box Office will make every effort to contact Rush Pass holders in advance of a concert if it is expected to sell out.

KIDTIX Tickets for kids under 18 are FREE for all NHSO concerts with the purchase of an adult ticket. Tickets for additional children are $10. (Call 203.865.0831 x20 to order; not available online. One free kid ticket per adult ticket purchased.)

COLLEGE STUDENTS $10 with student ID

BLUE STAR TIX Free tickets are available for active military and immediate family. Please call the box office for more information. Please present your Blue Star card to NHSO Box Office staff at the concert to redeem. NewHavenSymphony.org 19 2017 – 2018 Season Classics Series Pops Series SEATING CHARTS Woolsey Hall STAGE ORCH A ORCH B

GRAND TIER Hamden Middle School STAGE GOLD SILVER EMERALD SAPPHIRE

Lyman Center Shelton High School

STAGE E G A T S

20 NewHavenSymphony.org 2017 – 2018 Season Classics Series TICKET PRICES WOOLSEY HALL & LYMAN CENTER 8 CONCERTS 4 CONCERTS 1 CONCERT CHOOSE YOUR CONCERTS (1, 4, or 8) :

9/28: Opening Night! Beethoven’s Triple GRAND TIER $480 $268 $74 Buy Tickets 10/20: Guys & Dolls in Concert 11/9: Beethoven’s Ninth CALL GOLD $384 $212 $59 12/21: Holiday Extravaganza 203.865.0831 x20 2/15: Neale Conducts Mozart 3/22: Miller Conducts Tchaikovsky ONLINE SILVER $320 $176 $49 4/12: Amado Conducts Symphonie Fantastique www.NewHavenSymphony.org 5/10: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra EMERALD $200 $108 $30 EMAIL BoxOffice@ NewHavenSymphony.org SAPPHIRE $104 $56 $15

VISIT OUR NEW KIOSK LOCATION! Info New Haven Visitor Center Pops Series 1000 Chapel Street HAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL or SHELTON HIGH SCHOOL New Haven, CT 4 CONCERTS 1 CONCERT 10/21 + 10/22: Guys & Dolls in Concert 12/16 + 12/17: Holiday Extravaganza ORCH A $149 $49 3/17 + 3/18: St. Patrick’s Pops 6/2 + 6/3: The Music of Billy Joel & Elton John

ORCH B $125 $35

NewHavenSymphony.org 21 As a donor, you will enjoy special access to the MAKE GREAT MOMENTS POSSIBLE orchestra and its musicians. Each gift level accumulates all of the benefits listed below it: BECOME A DONOR $10,000 Medici Circle Dinner with the Music Director 4 tickets to Opening Night concert

$5,000 Maestro’s Circle 2 tickets to Opening Night concert 10 complimentary drink tickets to be used throughout the season

NHSO Donors are the heroes of our story. $2,500 Virtuoso’s Circle 5 complimentary drink tickets to be used throughout the season Every great city needs a great orchestra. Donors make it possible for your NHSO Invitation to sit on stage with two guests during a rehearsal to serve this vital role. Your donation ensures that the NHSO fulfills its mission of $1,000 Composer’s Circle delighting, challenging, and uniting larger and more diverse communities. Invitation to all special events 2 Bring-a-Friend tickets Support from individuals, companies, and foundations make it possible for the NHSO to: $500 Conductor’s Circle • Enchant audiences with exceptional Classics and Pops concerts Free parking pass for the entire season • Attract outstanding musicians and guest artists 20% off single tickets • Keep ticket prices affordable so more people can share the joy of music $250 Concertmasters • Introduce classical music to 18,000 children every year Invitation to attend an open rehearsal Gift of an NHSO album Your support in any amount means you share in the NHSO’s mission. Your gift is Pre-sale ticket purchase opportunities an investment in the future of your symphony and your community. $100 Principal Players All donations are 100% tax-deductible. Invitation to a post-concert reception with the Music Director & Musicians Save 10% on all NHSO merchandise To make a donation, visit NewHavenSymphony.org/donate; call 203.865.0831 x16; or mail a check to New Haven Symphony Orchestra, 4 Hamilton Street, $50 Friends New Haven, CT 06511. Program book acknowledgement by level of contribution

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