2 / Stockton Symphony Association Table of Contents 5 Message from the Maestro 5 Steppin’ Out Educational Concerts 7 About the Maestro 9 Message from the President 9 Season at a Glance 11 Stockton Symphony Musicians 12 Delta Center for the Arts Information 13 Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and Staff 14 Pops 1: October 27, 2019 18 Pops 2: December 15, 2019 23 Our History 24 Pops 3: February 23, 2020 27 Subscriber Benefits 27 Orchestrating the Future 28 Pops 4: May 3, 2020 32 Leave a Legacy 33 Endowment Fund 34 Annual Fund 42 Wall of Fame Stockton Symphony Association 4629 Quail Lakes Drive Stockton, CA 95207 Phone: (209) 951-0196 Fax: (209) 951-1050 www.stocktonsymphony.org ADVERTISING Onstage Publications Advertising Department 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail: [email protected] www.onstagepublications.com This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45409. This program may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Onstage Publications is a division of Just Business, Inc. Contents ©2019–20. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Stockton Symphony Association / 3 Message from the Maestro You take your seat bluegrass genius, mesmerized by cutting- among longtime friends, edge illusions, and nostalgic over legendary or maybe you’re a music female vocalists. The ultimate recipe for lover about to discover enjoyment—our fabulous orchestra and the dynamic Stockton top-notch guest stars will dazzle you with Symphony for the first experiences beyond your wildest imagination. time. As you observe the orchestra tuning Thank you for helping to make that magic their instruments, happen, for keeping live music vibrant in our you hear a wonderful community. “Sharing is caring” so please bring cacophony of sounds friends, family, and coworkers to discover the embodying the concept Stockton Symphony—it’s pure inspiration! of expectation. What’s next? Yours ever, Magic! You become a superhero, maybe Peter Jaffe even a villain. You get energized by a Music Director and Conductor Stockton Symphony Association / 5 Performance Today, and Ansel Adams: America, About the Maestro co-composed by Dave and Chris Brubeck, has since been performed nationally and abroad. Mr. Jaffe also conducts the Auburn and Folsom Lake Symphonies and has appeared as guest conductor with the Louisiana Philharmonic Peter Jaffe has served Orchestra, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, as the Stockton Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Symphony’s dynamic Silicon Valley, and many other orchestras and music director since music festivals across the country. He teaches 1995, combining a every summer at the Conductor’s Institute of passion for outreach South Carolina, and he conducted and taught at and education with the Aspen Music Festival for fourteen years. He top-notch musicianship, spent three seasons conducting at the Oberlin and fostering Conservatory and two as a visiting professor at sustained artistic Stanford University, highlighted by an Eastern growth throughout his European tour with the Stanford Symphony. He tenure. Organizations has served as music director for the Stockton ranging from the Association of California Opera since 2000. Symphony Orchestras to the Brubeck Institute and Goodwill Industries have honored Mr. Jaffe Many of Mr. Jaffe’s own arrangements have with prestigious awards for his innovations been commissioned by and performed in educational programming and for his with orchestras in Aspen, Chicago, Long distinguished cultural contributions throughout Beach, and Stockton, including his Symphonic the county. His engaging and informative Birthday and his transcription of Haydn’s preconcert discussions include his own renditions Arianna a Naxos for Jan DeGaetani, which of symphonic examples at the piano, and he was also performed by the Chamber Music frequently advocates for the Symphony and Society of Lincoln Center. A CD of his lullaby orchestral music in radio broadcasts, television arrangements was released on the Chandos appearances, and web videos. He is the host of label, featuring mezzo-soprano Nadia Pelle with the local radio program Symphony Mix (KWDC Yuli Turovsky directing I Musici de Montréal. FM 93.5), promoting orchestral events and broadcasting entertaining and educational Mr. Jaffe appeared on NBC’s First Camera in a programs about symphonic repertoire. show devoted to Tanglewood, where he was coached by Seiji Ozawa, Gunther Schuller, Gustav With a zeal for introducing new vital repertoire Meier, and Leonard Bernstein—a brief segment along with established masterworks, Mr. Jaffe was later included in the American Masters has spearheaded the commissions of many world special honoring Bernstein. Mr. Jaffe also studied premieres. Avner Dorman’s Uzu and Muzu from conducting with Andor Toth, Paul Vermel, Charles Kakaruzu earned the Stockton Symphony national Bruck, and Herbert Blomstedt. His instrumental recognition for community engagement activities background includes extensive performing on the dealing with crucial social issues. A portion of the violin, viola, and keyboard, and he often conducts Stockton Symphony CD of Chris Brubeck’s Mark from the harpsichord when performing Baroque Twain’s World was broadcast nationally on NPR’s or early Classic repertoire. Stockton Symphony Association / 7 about the Symphony but have never attended. Message from They’re excited when I encourage them to give it a try. When they, as well as seasoned the President listeners, become enveloped in the great sound and experience of the orchestra all playing together, they feel a sense of exhilaration Like fine wine, your and fulfillment. This is what we live for. Stockton Symphony To fulfill our vision and goals we count on the continues to improve support of you, our patrons—many of whom with age. Embarking on are also donors, Symphony Circle members, our 93rd consecutive and contributors to our Capital Campaign. season, we invite Together with our dedicated musicians, you to be part of our board, staff, and volunteers, you have made future as we move us what we are and what we will become. toward our centennial. We share with you Enjoy the concerts, enjoy the season, and hope, optimism, and encourage friends and family to come to a joyous celebration relish one of the region’s cultural and artistic of symphonic/classical music. gems—your Stockton Symphony. Our fabulous maestro and players have a James M. Morris spectacular season in store for you. I often President, Board of Directors meet people who have heard great things Stockton Symphony Association / 9 10 / Stockton Symphony Association Stockton Symphony PETER JAFFE, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR The Stockton Symphony frequently employs additional musicians to meet the demands of the works performed. Section string seating may rotate. VIOLIN I CELLO CLARINET BASS TROMBONE Christina Mok Andrew Ford Sara Canning C. L. Behrens Concertmaster Principal Principal Carmen M. Silva Chair Helen Kessel McCrary Robert & Jeanne TUBA Iryna Klimashevska Chair Person Chair Scott Choate Acting Associate Isaac Pastor-Chermak Elizabeth Sanders Principal Concertmaster Associate Principal R. John Charles, Jr., and TIMPANI David E. Zuckerman Stephanie Chiao Margaret Wennhold Alex Orfaly Chair Assistant Principal Charles Chair Principal Ljubomir Velickovic Alison Sharkey Michael Hernandez Assistant Bridget Pasker PERCUSSION Concertmaster Onew Park BASS CLARINET Michael Downing Irina Samarina Michael Hernandez Graham Thompson Bakyt Bekdjanov* BASS Patrick McCarthy* BASSOON HARP Dagenais Smiley Nicolasa Kuster Shoanie Young Principal Madeline Jarzembak Gene and Arlene Principal Principal Joseph Galamba The Hobin Family Chair Shawyon Malek-Salehi Weston Chair Beverly Fitch McCarthy Aleksey Klyushnik Daniel Shifren Chair VIOLIN II Assistant Principal Lawrence Rhodes Lyly Li Rick Duncan KEYBOARD CONTRABASSOON Esther Kemalyan Roche Assistant Principal Mark Wallace Lawrence Rhodes Caitlin McSherry Principal Cheryl Ongaro FLUTE FRENCH HORN LIBRARIAN Sarena Hsu Giarrusso Bethanne Walker Caitlyn Smith Franklin Susan von Sosten David Collum Principal Principal John Linley McCarthy Mijung Kim Jeffrey Fowler PERSONNEL Chair Melia Badalian MANAGER Alexandra Miller VIOLA James Kesey Hal Willenborg Evan Buttemer Barbara Maters Principal TRUMPET *On leave David Thorp PICCOLO John Freeman Assistant Principal Barbara Maters Principal Forrest and Barbara Alexandra Miller Margaret M. Greenberg Chair OBOE Zuckerman Chair Eleanor Tatton-Nelson Thomas Nugent* Richard Leder David Calderon Principal Hal Willenborg Joanna L. Pinckney Kyle Bruckmann TROMBONE ENGLISH HORN Anthony Collins Kyle Bruckmann Principal Esther Armendariz Contact the Symphony office, (209) 951-0196, to find out how you can be a musician chair sponsor! Stockton Symphony Association / 11 12 / Stockton Symphony Association Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and Staff OFFICERS SYMPHONY CIRCLE Leslie Sherman, 2007–09 President Sylvester Aguilar Michael Whelan, 2009–11 James Morris Nelson Bahler Patrick N. Catania, 2011–12 Pat Catania Nancy I. Schneider, 2012–13 Co-Vice Presidents of Education Judith Chambers Pamela F. Lee, 2013–16 Cecilia Moran Hon. Ann M. Chargin Daniel Terry, M.D., 2016–19 Roger Sitkin Tim Daly Vice President of Finance Dennis Goldstrand ARTISTIC STAFF Elizabeth Kim Mike Klocke Music Director and Conductor Fred Lee Peter Jaffe Vice President of Governance Teresa Mandella Evia Briggs Moore Beverly Fitch McCarthy Music Director