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Russian Diversions R. Joseph Scott Conductor & Music Director eighteenth season 2009 2010 Orchestra Management Board of Directors elcome to today’s performance of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Founding Director will join forces with four other area Joyce Cunningham Sammamish Symphony Orchestra. W groups to perform Mozart’s immortal Music Director & Conductor As I celebrate my 11th year with this group Requiem. It is a great honor to our R. Joseph Scott of talented musicians, it is gratifying to Orchestra to be asked back for this refl ect upon the remarkable growth of the special event. President Miranda Thorpe Orchestra. The dedication and diligence of each member is evident in the ever- The Sammamish Symphony Vice-President improving artistry displayed in each Orchestra’s 2009/2010 season off ers Deborah McCormick performance. Our achievements have been a dynamic array of music selections from traditional works to new Treasurer recognized in the invitation from Northwest Pat Hebner Associated Arts to participate again in a favorites. The entire family will enjoy special appearance at Benaroya Hall. The performances such as Holst’s The Secretary Planets, Rimski-Korsakov’s Russian Cathy Grindle Easter Overture, and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, Dennis Helppie Andy Hill Cello and Orchestra (featuring Myrl Venter world-class soloists from the Seatt le Tim Winter Symphony and Finisterra trio), as well as a host of popular music included on our Holiday Pops concert in December Honorary Board Members Don Gerend and our American West Pops concert Mayor, City of Sammamish in June. Be sure to visit our website at www.sammamishsymphony.org for Cheryl Pfl ug a complete listing of works presented Washington State Senator this season. Skip Rowley Chairman, Rowley Properties Now, I invite you to sit back and enjoy the concert! Personnel R. Joseph Scott - R. Joseph Scott Librarian Leslie Nielsen R. Joseph Scott Assistant Librarians Jonathan Feil – Brass Kristin Edlund, Shelby Eaton – Violins native of Eastern Oregon, R. Joseph Scott has been a dynamic leader in the Northwest musical community for over 40 years. He att ended the University of Shannon Nelson – Woodwinds A Oregon, School of Music and studied conducting with Eugene Furst and Wolfgang Martin Grants of the Portland Opera. Miranda Thorpe Aft er relocating to Seatt le, Mr. Scott continued his studies with Henry Holt of the Seatt le Personnel Opera, Mikael Scheremetiew of the Thalia Conservatory, and Vilem Sokol of the Seatt le Jonathan Feil Youth Symphony. He founded the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, serving as Music Director, Conductor and General Manager from 1967 – 1997. He is currently observing Concert Program Jonathan Feil his 11th year with the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra. Emaugo Creative Maestro Scott has conducted concerts featuring a diverse array of artists, including Cover Photography Metropolitan Opera star Roberta Peters; violinist Pamela Frank; the Seatt le Opera Chorus; Applied Digital Photography the Empire Brass Quintet; the Seatt le Symphony Choral; and vocalists Anna Maria Alberghett i, Lou Rawls, Maureen McGovern and Marni Nixon. Marketing Deborah McCormick Mr. Scott is Resident Conductor of Lyric Opera Northwest, and has appeared with numerous musical ensembles, including the Bellevue Opera. He has conducted world Webmaster premieres of works by Alan Hovhaness, Vaclav Nelhybel and various regional composers. Mary Corder 2 Program R. Joseph Scott, Music Director and Conductor Sunday October 18, 2009 2:00 p.m. Eastlake Performing Arts Theater Julian Schwarz, Cello Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden Edward German Theme and Six Diversions Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33 Julian Schwarz, Cello Intermission Alexander Glazunov Symphony No. 5 in B flat Major, Op. 55 Moderato-Maestoso-Allegro Scherzo-Moderato Andante Allegro-Maestoso Steinway piano provided by Sherman Clay Please turn off all cell phones and pagers. No audio/video recording or flash photography allowed during the performance. 3 Personnel First Violin Bass Trumpet Percussion Dennis Helppie, Ericka Kendall, Jonathan Feil, Jim Truher Concertmaster Principal Principal Craig Wende Marianna Vail, Jarod Tanneberg, Erik Reed, Brian Yarkosky Assistant Concertmaster Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Sandy Anuras Natalie Johnson Jeremy Jordan Piano/Keyboard Ian Backman Harmony Young* Stas Zakharenko Catherine Lowell David Drassal Kristin Edlund Flute Trombone Harp Maryam Fiala Melissa Underhill, Scott Sellevold, Alison Austin Joel Green Principal Principal Cecellia-Wendy Lee Tori Berntsen* Matt Stoecker *On Leave of Absence Lynne Martinelli Torrey Kaminski Heather Raschko Elana Sabovic-Matt Bass Trombone Tim Strait Gerald Larkins Piccolo Second Violin Torrey Kaminski Tuba Shelby Eaton, Mark Wiseman, Principal Oboe Principal Feather Asmussen, Dennis Calvin, Assistant Principal Principal Tympani Trish Brock Susan Jacoby, Eric Daane, Tannis Edwards Co-Principal Principal Linda Gagnier David Barnes*, Cathy Grindle Co-Principal Paula Libes Donna Mansfield Clarinet Fran Pope Jayne Marquess, Apply today’s concert ticket $89 Adult Includes Miranda Thorpe Principal toward the purchase $69 Senior Benaroya Tim Winter of season tickets $69 Student performance Kathy Carr Viola Carolyn Eller Libby Landy, SSO Ticket Information Principal Bass Clarinet 2009-2010 Jan Rider, Linda Thomas* Assistant Principal Carolyn Eller Tickets may be purchased $16 Adult Kathryn Boudreau-Stroud on the internet Geoffrey King Bassoon or by phone $11 Senior (62 & up) Dan Pope Shannon Nelson, 1-800-965-4827 $10 Student (11-18) Lori Terpening Principal $32 Family Barb Thorne Margaret Shell Children (10 & under) Myrl Venter Free Contra-Bassoon Gordon Brown For more ticket info call 206-517-7777 Cello or log on to www.sammamishsymphony.org Leslie Nielsen, French Horn Principal Evelyn Zeller, Gail Ratley, Principal Are you interested in playing with us? Assistant Principal Mary Corder Elizabeth Clawson Steven Dees The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra is composed Craig Kowald of adult volunteer musicians dedicated to Michael Eisenberg Nels Magelssen Andy Hill performing concerts and maintaining outreach Loryn Lestz programs serving Eastside communities. Michelle Miller James Poirson Rehearsals: Thursdays 7:15-9:45 p.m. Joyce Sanford Eastlake High School Sandra Sultan Erika Wilson* Please call 206-517-7777 or go to www.sammamishsymphony.org 4 Biography Julian Schwarz orn in Seatt le into a musical family, eighteen-year-old cellist Julian Schwarz Bis already being recognized as a young musician with great talent and even greater potential. This is his third time performing as cello soloist with the Sammamish Symphony. As winner of the 2007 Youth Concerto Competition, Julian performed the Dvořák Cello Concerto, and returned the following year to perform the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto in February 2008. Julian made his orchestral debut at the age of 11 playing the Saint-Saens Concerto No. 1 with the Seatt le Symphony with his father, Music Director Gerard Schwarz, on the podium. Since then he has appeared as soloist with many of the Seatt le-area orchestras including the Bellevue Philharmonic, Philharmonic Northwest, and the Port Angeles, Eastern, and Sammamish symphonies. Recent and upcoming appearances include performances with the Greensboro Symphony, Lake Union Civic Orchestra, and San Diego’s Tifereth Israel Orchestra, as well as return engagements with the Seatt le, Port Angeles, and Sammamish Symphonies. Julian Schwarz has performed as a chamber musician at the Aspen, Interlochen, Eastern, California Summer, and Encore music festivals. In summer 2009, he was the “Featured Young Artist” at both the Seatt le Chamber Music Festival and the Cape Cod Music Festival. As a recitalist, he has appeared at High Point University, the Tacoma Art Museum, University of Washington, and Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall. In 2007 and 2008, Julian won the highly regarded Northwest Sinfoniett a Youth Concerto Competition. The resulting performances as soloist with Music Director Christophe Chagnard led to his appointment as assistant conductor under Chagnard with Seatt le’s Lake Union Civic Orchestra. Julian was recently profi led in the cover story of the March/April/May issue of Teen Strings and has been featured on the acclaimed NPR radio program “Live From the Top.” He has also recorded “In Memoriam” by Gerard Schwarz for the Music of Remembrance series on the Naxos label. Julian Schwarz started piano lessons at the age of fi ve and began his cello studies the following year with the late David Tonkonogui; subsequent teachers have included Toby Saks and Lynn Harrell. He att ends The Colburn School in Los Angeles where he continues his cello studies with Ronald Leonard. UPCOMING CONCERT th Saturday December 12 , 2009 at 7:30 pm th And Sunday December 13 , 2009 at 2:00 PM Eastlake Performing Arts Center FEATURING Boeing Employees Choir - Cantaré Vocal Ensemble The Children of the Newcastle Lions Chorus and Favorite Seasonal Works 5 Program Notes Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – consistently favored by concert answering strain is recalled in the Dance of the Tumblers from promoters. Much of this popularity phrase with which the brass first The Snow Maiden derived from his lighter music, enter. The movement’s central which exploit a distinctive “Olde section introduces a contrasting icolai Rimsky-Korsakov English” (musical mock Tudor) idea (first on clarinet,