SYMPHONIC CONCERT GUIDE Saturday, December 12, 2020 // 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 13, 2020 // 3:00 p.m. Contents 2020/21 Season

Welcome from Maestro Brotons...... 3 The Vancouver Symphony extends a special thanks to the individual, corporate, and Message from the Mayor...... 5 foundation partners whose generosity and Introducing Da Capo...... 6 commitment to the arts in our community Musicians and Staff...... 8 keep the music playing throughout our season.

Meet the Musicians...... 10

December Classical Concert...... 14

January Classical Concert Preview...... 18

Friends of the VSO...... 22

Donor Acknowledgements...... 23

Our Mission To enhance the quality of life in Southwest Washington by providing symphony music of the highest caliber in live performances and through music education in schools, concert halls and throughout the community.

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Thank you for joining us as we begin Dr. Salvador Brotons our 42nd season! Music Director & Conductor

There is no doubt that this is a year unlike any other. far away. It is our greatest honor and privilege to I am so thankful that we are part of such an incredible serve as a source of inspiration and hope by bringing community, and that we can continue to share our music to the world however we can. In turn, the music with you after such a long time away. While steadfast dedication of our audience uplifts and the season ahead of us may be shifting and changing, inspires me to see us through this with an orchestra I have no doubt that it will be as extraordinary as that is stronger than ever. ever. It also marks a significant milestone for me as my 30th year as Music Director and Conductor for I want to thank our remarkable musicians, Board of the VSO. It has been my great honor and joy to share Directors, staff, Friends and volunteers for working music with you all for so many years, and to see how harder than ever to keep the music alive and make far this organization has come. this season spectacular. For 30 years I have felt great love and appreciation from you, and I have always This year will prove to be our most innovative season tried to return it in every way I can. Conducting yet. Working with an expert team of technology, your orchestra means more to me than I can ever audio and video professionals, this brand-new concert say. Thank you for standing with us for 42 wonderful experience will allow us to continue to bring classical years, and for many more to come. I am thrilled for music of the highest caliber to our community. The you to join us in this spectacular, groundbreaking Orchestra is at the top of its abilities, and I am so season. glad that the 42nd symphonic season will face no interruptions. I have nothing but gratitude for your enthusiasm and support which has allowed us to find new ways to serve you and do what we love. Salvador Brotons In difficult times we can turn to music to uplift and Music Director & Conductor inspire us to keep going amid hardship. It brings Vancouver Symphony Orchestra comfort when the world feels like a dark place, and connects us as human beings when community feels

VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2020/21 // 3 VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2020/21 // 4 MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

Greetings!

Welcome to the 2020-2021 season of The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. This year marks the Symphony’s 42nd season, and Maestro Salvador Brotons’ 30th consecutive season leading the VSO!

It is a privilege to have a world-class organization like the VSO call Vancouver home, and we’re grateful that we have been able to host such a pillar of culture for four decades!

The VSO has been an integral part of our community, and we look forward to the Symphony continuing to perform and inspire us for many years to come. It serves many thousands of individuals each year through its concert and chamber series, local Young Artists annual competition, educational and community engagement efforts. The VSO is changing lives through music.

Unfortunately, this season will look very different due to COVID 19 restrictions. Like many of us, VSO is adapting and making adjustments to its performance format. As such, their first few concerts will be live-streamed by a smaller orchestra without a live audience. As everything begins to open back up, VSO will be happy to welcome live audiences back to Skyview. While this season may look different than originally planned, it is sure to be just as brilliant. I can’t wait to see what is in store as our VSO adapts to the changing landscape of live performance.

It is always a treat for my husband Terry and I calm down from a busy week of work and chores and lose ourselves in the joy of music. But mostly, I enjoy watching Maestro Brotons as he dances with the orchestra. His energy pours out over the stage and we’re rewarded with a beautifully choreographed performance.

The VSO is building a legacy of leaders through music, education and community partnerships. Indeed, this promises to be an exciting experience for all of us.

Enjoy the season! Welcome back, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra! Anne McEnerny-Ogle Anne McEnerny-Ogle Mayor, City of Vancouver

VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2020/21 // 5 OUR NEW VIDEO SERIES

Da Capo with Greg and Ashley is a special video series airing before each VSO live stream concert. Your hosts will give you the fascinating context behind the concert selections and their composers. With a splash of wit and plenty of enthusiasm, Greg and Ashley will show you the remarkable stories of your favorite music da capo—from the beginning!

Ashley Hall Greg Scholl

Ashley Hall has been with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Greg Scholl has played trombone in the VSO since 1993 - he became since October of 2019. Since December of 2019 she has been the principal trombone in 1995. He is also principal trombone in the host and producer of The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Podcast, Portland Columbia Symphony and the Newport Symphony. Greg interviewing prominent VSO figures and guests as well as sharing past also plays locally in the Portland Brass Quintet and the Portland VSO performances in the special series VSO Encore. Ashley graduated Festival Symphony. He has performed with the Oregon Ballet Theater, from Western Washington University in 2013 with a degree in English the Oregon Symphony, the Portland Opera, the Salem Chamber Literature, and has been active in the Vancouver arts community for Orchestra, the Portland Chamber Orchestra, the Portland Symphonic over 15 years. She was formerly the music director for the Young Choir, the Willamette Master Chorus, and the Portland Gay Men's Slocum House Players in 2011, and has been on the Board of Pacific Chorus. He has performed with the Oregon Repertory Singers and Stageworks Theater Company since August of 2019. the Portland Symphonic Choir. Greg was formerly second trombone in the Austin Lyric Opera. Outside of saying flowery things about recordings of classical music Ashley produces two other podcasts, acts and sings in community Greg is the trombone and low brass instructor at Pacific University. theater productions, and plays nerdy tabletop games with her husband He obtained a trombone performance degree at the University of Will Johnson (the superhero who keeps Skyview Concert Hall Texas at Austin, where he studied with Donald Knaub. Prior to that he running). It’s also rumored that she’s the girl who answers the phone studied with Peter Kline and David Brown in San Antonio, TX. Greg when you call the VSO office, but none can say for certain. plays in the Portland modern jazz duo Dos Hermanos de Hale Bopp. He also plays guitar and trombone in a variety of styles with local bands and performers such as the Rhythm Dogs, Goombahttsi, and Elvis Presley Tribute Artist Justin Shandor.

After rejecting the millions of dollars people offered him to play the trombone, Greg obtained a law degree in 1995 from Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law. During most business days he can be found practicing law as the director of the capital case team at the Metropolitan Public Defender. He enjoys spending time with his family and dogs, reading, camping and hiking, collecting things like Conan the Barbarian comic books, LP records, and concert recordings of the Grateful Dead, and being married to incredible principal bassoonist Margaret McShea. Their son Ben is now in college - he was practically raised at VSO rehearsals back in the day.

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VIOLIN 1 VIOLA FLUTE PERCUSSION Eva Richey, Concertmaster Angelika Furtwangler, Rachel Rencher, Principal Isaac Rains Stephen Shepherd, Principal Corrie Cook Associate Concertmaster Jeremy Waterman, Darren Cook TIMPANI Jeong Yoon Lee Assistant Principal Florian Conzetti, Principal Don Power Jim Garrett PICCOLO Kirsten Norvell Elisa Rega Darren Cook Elizabeth Doty Brenda Liu PIANO / CELESTE Elizabeth O'Mara Emalie Berdahl Michael C. Liu Carol Kirkman Keely McMurry OBOE Brandon Buckmaster Ashley Redd Alan Juza, Principal HARP Ricki Hisaw Kris Klavik Kimberly Taylor Stacy Edgar CELLO Dieter Ratzlaf, Principal ENGLISH HORN ORCHESTRA MANAGER/ VIOLIN 2 Erin Ratzlaf, Kris Klavik LIBRARIAN Tracie Andrusko, Principal Assistant Principal Dr. Igor Shakhman Sara Pyne, Assistant Principal Annie Harkey-Power CLARINET Diana Taylor-Williams Suzanne Rague Igor Shakhman, Principal STAGE MANAGER Maria Powell Lauren Vanderlind Steve Bass Ron Christopher Liza Hanson Kristopher Duke Barbara Heilmair Joan Hamilton Jonah Thomas Denise Uhde-Friesen BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASS CLARINET Carolyn Shefler Victoria Tullett, Chair BASS Barbara Heilmair Lanette Shepherd Kathy McDonald, Past Immediate Garrett Jellesma, Principal Chair, Board President Olivia Myers Ed Sale BASSOON Directors Tommy Thompson Margaret McShea, Principal Ann Bardacke Will Gibbs Nicole Buetti Dr. David Bloom Dr. Tammy Bloom CONTRABASSOON Paul Christensen Nicole Buetti Jacob Gamble Justin Jenks Will Kitchen HORN Tim Kraft Dan Partridge, Principal Amey Laud Wendy Peebles Dr. Michael Liu Charles Crabtree Steve McCarthy James Cameron Dr. David Smith Carol Van Natta TRUMPET Scott Winks, Board Liaison Bruce Dunn, Principal Barbara Coman, Scott Winks Friends of The VSO Chair

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Tracie Andrusko Garrett Jellesma Principal 2nd violin Principal bass Tracie began her music training at the age of Now in his 14th season with The VSO, Garrett 5, on both violin and piano, developing a love grew up in Milwaukie, OR where he was a of music as she watched both her parents violinist in the youth symphony. His bass career play in their church orchestra. She studied began in high school where his first teacher with Portland string teachers James Eoff and was Dave Anderson. He’s performed with the Catherine Peterson and graduated from Azusa Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theatre, the Pacific University with a music degree in violin Linfield Chamber Orchestra and many others. performance and music education. He is also a freelance musician performing and recording with musicians in many different music genres. Following college graduation, Tracie married the university orchestra’s lead trumpet player and they’ve now been married for 28 years. Their three sons When not performing, he is an orchestra teacher at H.B. Lee Middle School in have each developed a love for piano, brass and percussion, as well as the the Reynolds School District, where he has taught since 2000. He is proud of U.S. military. She is now is in her 27th season with The VSO. In addition to his groups that have won many awards over the last several years. the symphony, Tracie plays electric violin with a country rock band, The Usual He received his Bachelor of Music from Portland State, where he played under Suspects and her church band. She credits Maestro Brotons with giving the Maestro Brotons, and his Master’s in Music from the University of Portland. orchestra vision, direction and inspiration to reach new benchmarks. Garrett likes to spend his spare time with his family, traveling, fishing, and watching movies. Dr. Florian Conzetti Principal timpani Alan Juza Florian Conzetti is artistic director of Principal oboe Northwest New Music, a Portland-based Alan is an active musician in the Portland area. contemporary chamber music ensemble. He He is a member of the Oregon Ballet Theatre has appeared as a chamber music collaborator Orchestra, Portland Opera Orchestra and at the Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival Oregon Coast Music Festival Orchestra, and (David Finckel and Wu Han, artistic directors), has performed with the Oregon Symphony, the Astoria Music Festival, Cascadia Composers Eugene Symphony, Peter Britt Music Festival, Concerts, CalPerformances, and Stanford Lively and Houston Symphony, among many others. Arts, and has recorded solo and chamber music works for the Innova, Albany, Alan currently teaches oboe at Pacific and Music@Menlo LIVE labels. University in Forest Grove, and works as Facilities Manager for the Montessori Conzetti was formerly on the faculty of UC Berkeley and currently teaches School of Beaverton. He is thrilled to be a member of the Vancouver percussion, musicology, ethnomusicology and music theory at Portland Symphony! State University and Linfield College. He studied at the Konservatorium für Musik in Bern, Switzerland, the Eastman School of Music, and the Peabody Margaret McShea Conservatory, where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree as a student Principal bassoon of musicologist John Spitzer and marimbist Robert van Sice. Margaret hails from Texas, where she received a bassoon performance degree from the Bruce B. Dunn University of Texas in Austin. She and her Principal trumpet trombonist husband, Greg Scholl, moved to the Pacific Northwest and are never moving again! Now in his 20th year as The VSO’s principal trumpet, Bruce B. Dunn is an accomplished Margaret has been The VSO’s principal bassoon freelance trumpeter who holds performance since 1995, and performs with other regional degrees from both Washington State University symphonies, including Columbia Symphony and (BM, cum laude) and Portland State University Portland Festival Symphony. A well-rounded musician, Margaret also plays the (MM) and was a recipient of the prestigious piano and banjo and had “a brief dalliance with the alto sax in junior high,” but Presser Foundation Scholarship. He can be feels the bassoon is the right fit for her, which is good for us. heard in venues across the Northwest. When not playing music and working as a law firm administrator, she’s in the He is has performed in groups across the region including the Portland Opera, great outdoors, gardening or camping and hiking with family and friends. Columbia Symphony Orchestra, the Portland Chamber Orchestra, the Big Horn Brass, the Portland Festival Symphony, the Bach Cantata Choir and many others. He is also a founding member of the Columbia River Brass Ensemble. In addition to performing, Bruce is a National Board Certified Teacher and the Director of Bands at Covington Middle School, Sunset Elementary and Silver Star Elementary in the Evergreen School District. He has also taught at Evergreen High School, Mountain View High School and Pacific Middle School.

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Douglas Peebles Dr. Salvador Brotons Principal bass trombone Music Director & Conductor

Born and raised in Portland, Douglas came from Now in his 30th season a musical family, playing piano from the first leading The Vancouver grade through his senior year at David Douglas Symphony Orchestra High School in SE Portland. He started playing as Music Director and trombone in the fourth grade and in three Conductor, musicians and years was performing in a local dance band, classical music enthusiasts The United Attractions, with his brother, which still delight in having Dr. helped propel his development as a professional Brotons lead them. musician and entertainer. After attending college at the University of Nevada- Reno and playing bass trombone in the Reno area, he returned to Portland.

Photo Credit: Paul Quackenbush Photography Paul Quackenbush Photo Credit: Salvador Brotons was born Douglas has performed with the Oregon Symphony and the Carlton Jackson- in Barcelona into a family Dave Mills Big Band, and has played with the Woody Hite Big Band for over 25 of musicians. He studied years. Other appearances have been with Woody Herman’s Thundering Herd, flute with his father and Peggy Fleming, the Manhattan Transfer, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole and Don continued his musical studies Rickles. He was also the drummer with the Cowboy/Jazz group Los Cowtones. at the Barcelona Music Currently, his day job is driving a semi-truck for ABC Transfer and Delivery. Conservatory where he earned advanced degrees Dieter Ratzlaf in flute, composition and Principal cello conducting. In 1985 he won a Fulbright scholarship and moved to the U.S. where he obtained a Portland cellist Dieter Ratzlaf grew up in a doctorate in music from Florida State University. musical family. He began cello studies at the age of seven and performed with the Portland Youth As a composer, he has written more than 140 pieces, mostly orchestral Philharmonic for six years, touring Europe and chamber works, and has won major composition awards, including the with the orchestra in 1989. Dieter completed “Premio Orquesta Nacional de España” (1977), for his Cuatro Piezas para his undergraduate studies in Economics and Cuerdas, the prize “Jove d’Or” (1980), the “Premio Ciutat de Barcelona” German at Willamette University on a music (in 1983 for his first symphony, and in 1986 for his piece Absències for scholarship. He went on to receive his Master narrator and orchestra), “SoutheasternComposers League Award” for of Arts in Cello Performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, also his Sinfonietta da Camera (1986) “The Madison University Flute Choir on scholarship, where he was a student of Bonnie Hampton. He has appeared Composition Award” (1987) for his Flute Suite and the “Premio Reina Sofia with multiple arts organizations in the Pacific Northwest including the Oregon de Composición” (1991) for his piece Virtus for orchestra. He has also Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Portland Opera Orchestra (18 seasons) and the Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestra (10 seasons). Dieter was appointed received many commissions. principal cello of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 2005 and the Hood Many of his works have been published and recorded on several CDs in River Philharmonic in 2012, positions he currently still holds. In addition to his Europe and in the U.S. for labels such as Naxos, EMI, Auvidis, Naxos, Albany performance commitments, Dieter is in demand as a teacher, adjudicator, and studio artist. Records, Keys, Harmonia Mundi and RNE.

Currently he combines a busy schedule as a conductor and composer Rachel Rencher of a number of commissions of various genres. Since 2001 he has been a Principal flute professor of composition and orchestra conducting at the Escola Superior Rachel Rencher is a freelance flutist in the de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC). Portland area. She is the principal flutist for The VSO, for which she has played since 1993. In Spain he has been the music director and conductor of the Orquestra Rachel is also a member of the Portland Opera Simfònica de les Illes Balears “Ciutat de Palma” (1997-2001, 2009-2013) Orchestra and Portland Chamber Orchestra. and the Orquestra Simfónica del Vallés (1997-2002), and is presently the She has performed with the Oregon Symphony, conductor of the Barcelona Symphonic Band. In 2005, he received the “Arts Oregon Ballet Theatre and several area summer Council” award by the Clark County and the city of Vancouver and the music festivals, including the Sunriver Music Kiwanis Rose Award. Festival, Astoria Festival of Music and the McCall Summer Music Festival. She maintains two active flute studios in the Portland area. He has guest-conducted orchestras internationally in countries like the US, Israel, France, Germany, China, Poland, South Korea, Mexico, Uruguay, Colombia, as well as the most prestigious Spanish orchestras.

Dr. Brotons resides in Barcelona with his wife, Dr. Melissa Brotons, renowned music therapist and Director of the inter-university Master’s in Music Therapy in Barcelona. Their daughter, Clara, is a graduate of New York University.

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Eva Richey Kharkov Music College, his Master’s from the Moscow Conservatory and his Doctorate from the University of Colorado. Concertmaster He teaches at the University of Portland and is the Oregon state chair for the Eva Richey began her violin studies at age 8. She International Clarinet Association. In addition to being principal clarinet, he’s earned Bachelor and Master's degrees in violin also the orchestra’s Executive Director. performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Eva began her career playing regularly with several orchestras Mark Vehrencamp including the Cincinnati Symphony, Columbus Principal tuba Symphony, West Virginia Symphony and Kentucky Symphony. She toured South America Mark grew up in Southern California, but moved with the New World Symphony and played briefly with the Cape Town north to attend the University of Oregon. He Symphony in South Africa. She attended the Aspen and Tanglewood Music received his BM in music education and became Festivals, learning from such conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, and the band and orchestra director at Oregon City Eiji Oue. Eva has also enjoyed playing popular music in concert events with The High School. Moody Blues, Yes, Harry Connick Jr. and Rod Stewart. He began playing the piano, then violin, but In 2001, Eva moved to the Northwest. She began working with the Oregon found his true calling first with trombone, then Symphony as Associate Music Librarian, as well as holding two one-year tuba. Mark joined The VSO in 1999 and recently positions in the second violin section. expanded his tuba collection to seven, each with its own special musical purpose. Currently, Eva is on the adjunct faculty at Clark College as violin instructor and concertmaster of the Clark College Orchestra. She plays regularly with the In addition to The VSO, Mark has played with the Oregon Symphony, Eugene Portland Opera, Portland Chamber Orchestra and Oregon Ballet Theatre. Symphony, Portland Columbia Symphony, Portland Festival Symphony, Portland Chamber Orchestra and Big Horn Brass. An accomplished jazz musician, Mark has played with Barney Bigard, Ed Garland and most recently Dick Hyman, Ken Greg Scholl Peplowski and Rebecca Kilgore. Principal trombone He’s the proud father of two and for the past 39 years has exercised his Greg Scholl has played principal trombone daytime passion as a locomotive engineer for the Southern Pacific/Union in The VSO since 1995. He is also principal Pacific Railroad. trombone in the Portland Columbia Symphony and the Newport Symphony. Greg plays in the Portland Brass Quintet and the Portland Festival Symphony. He has performed with the Oregon Ballet Theatre, the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera and the Portland Chamber Orchestra. Greg is presently the trombone and low brass instructor at Pacific University. He enjoys both teaching and giving the pre-concert lectures he’s provided before each VSO concert for the past few years. He obtained a trombone performance degree at the University of Texas at Austin and also plays guitar and trombone with many local bands. During most business days, Greg can be found practicing law as the Director of the Public Defender’s office in Hillsboro. He enjoys camping, hiking, comic books, parenting the fabulous Ben Scholl and being married to The VSO’s incredible principal bassoonist, Margaret McShea.

Dr. Igor Shakhman Principal clarinet Igor has been heard in recitals, chamber music concerts and concert appearances throughout Europe and the US. As an orchestral clarinetist, he has performed with the Colorado and Oregon Symphony Orchestras, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Colorado Opera Orchestra, Russian State Symphony Orchestra and the chamber orchestras of Moscow Virtuosi and Moscow Stars. As a chamber musician and soloist, Igor has played in international music festivals in Oregon, Colorado, France, Greece, Russia and Switzerland. Igor has participated in two critically acclaimed Broadway tours: the first national tour of Oklahoma! and as principal clarinetist and on-stage soloist in the North American tour of Fiddler on the Roof. He received his B.A. in Music from

VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2020/21 // 12 PROGRAM NOTES

Welcome to the Vancouver Symphony’s Annual Winter Concert!

We are thrilled to share the stage with two celebrated jazz soloists: clarinetist Ken Peplowski and singer Clairdee, along with our rhythm section, featuring distinguished guest musicians Steven Feifke, Tim Gilson, and Kevin Congleton.

Although we are disappointed to miss yet another opportunity to see our audience in person, we are delighted to livestream our program of classical and jazz holiday favorites to our close friends in Vancouver and Portland, as well as to our growing online community.

The Vancouver Symphony strings will be opening the concert with a performance of Leroy Anderson’s Suite of Carols, a classical arrangement of six Christmas songs: Pastores a Belen, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, O, little town of Bethlehem, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella, Away in a Manager and Wassail Song.

The centerpiece of the program is a medley of five songs, which were arranged for Benny Goodman’s performances with the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1974. The Boston Pops, of course, was the first orchestra to collaborate with jazz artists and to feature them as soloists. It is particularly exciting for us to perform this arrangement with Ken Peplowski, who played in Benny Goodman’s band in the 1980s (and with many jazz legends) and continues to carry on those incredible traditions.

In addition to the Benny Goodman Medley, Ken will be featured as soloist in Michel Legrand’s You Must Believe in Spring (from a 1967 French musical comedy film, The Young Girls of Rochefort) which so beautifully combines jazz and orchestral elements, as well as two iconic Christmas classics: Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and Vince Guaraldi’s Christmas Time is Here from the 1965 television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. We are pleased to present new arrangements of these works by Ken’s frequent collaborator, Mark Lopeman.

Clairdee will be singing three classic Christmas tunes with the orchestra: Donny Hathaway’s This Christmas, Irving Berlin’s Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep (from the 1954 filmWhite Christmas), and Martin and Blane’s Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (from the 1944 Judy Garland film, Meet Me in St. Louis).

Alternating with these jazz masterworks with Ken and Clairdee, the Vancouver Symphony string section will highlighted in Vaughan William’s Fantasia on Greensleeves (from the opera Sir John in Love), Johann Strauss’s Pizzicato Polka and the Prelude from The Holberg Suite by Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg.

Our performance concludes with both Clairdee and Ken joining the VSO for the Nat King Cole version of Mel Torme’s The Christmas Song. Please feel free to sing along!

We hope you enjoy the music and we wish you all a wonderful holiday season.

Ken Selden Guest Conductor Vancouver Symphony

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Ken Selden, Guest Conductor Ken Peplowski, Guest Artist / Clarinet Clairdee, Guest Artist / Jazz Vocalist Steve Bass, Emcee Ken Selden Skyview Concert Hall, Vancouver, Washington GUEST CONDUCTOR

FIRST HALF Leroy Anderson: Pastores a Belén and Wassail Ken Selden is currently conductor and music director of the Song from Suite of Carols Portland State University Orchestra, a position he has held since 2006. Selden made his professional debut Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride with the National Arts Center Orchestra (Canada) at *with Ken Peplowski the invitation of Pinchas Zuckerman, and subsequently arr. Peter Knight: The Boston Pops Orchestra appeared with orchestras of Denver, Baltimore, Minnesota presents Benny Goodman and North Carolina, and at music festivals in the United *with Ken Peplowski States, Israel, Japan, Romania and Switzerland. Additionally, Donny Hathaway: This Christmas he has performed with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra *with Clairdee at the David Oistrakh Festival and conducted orchestras in Finland, Italy and Belgium. Since arriving in Portland, Mykola Leontovych arr. Steven Feifke: Carol of the Bells Selden has appeared as guest conductor of the Oregon *with Ken Peplowski Symphony, Third Angle New Music Ensemble, Portland Youth Johann Strauss, Jr.: Pizzicato Polka Philharmonic and the Newport Symphony. More recently, his recordings of Mahler and Debussy arrangements with the newly established Martingale Ensemble were released —­ on MSR Classics. 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION An advocate for new music, Selden has worked with — composers Pierre Boulez, John Cage and Tan Dun, and has conducted recent world premieres of music by Peter SECOND HALF Lieberson, Michael Nyman and Stephen Paulus. Prior to his appointment at PSU, Selden led a series of performances Edvard Grieg: Prelude from the Holberg Suite as assistant conductor of two innovative ensembles—the Vince Guaraldi: Christmas Time Is Here Brooklyn Philharmonic and the Eos Orchestra. Under his (from a Charlie Brown Christmas) direction, the PSU Orchestra has received three awards in *with Ken Peplowski Adventurous Programming from ASCAP and the League of American Orchestras. In 2018, he led the Vancouver Michel Legrand: You Must Believe In Spring Symphony Orchestra as guest conductor for Riverview *with Ken Peplowski Bank’s Six To Sunset concert series. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves Irving Berlin: Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep *with Clairdee Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas *with Clairdee Mel Torme, arr. Nelson Riddle: The Christmas Song *with Clairdee and Ken Peplowski

VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2020/21 // 14 20 albums as a leader, including “The Natural Touch” in 1992 which won Best Jazz Record of the Year by the Prises Deutschen Schallplatten Kritiken, and “The Other Portrait”, recorded in Sophia Bulgaria with the symphony orchestra and highlighting Ken’s classical side. He also recorded two records on the Nagel Heyer label, “Lost In The Stars” and “Easy To Remember”, the latter of which features Bobby Short on his last recording. “I loved Bobby Short’s approach to the American songbook, and we’d talked about doing a record together for a while—I’m glad we got this one ‘in the can.’ ” Ken Peplowski “What’s in the future? Who knows? I love all kinds of music, and GUEST ARTIST / CLARINET I’d like to find more opportunities to bridge the gaps between different musical styles—I consider myself an interpreter of material—if something interests me, I try to put my own spin on it, without thinking or worrying about playing in any particular style. “When you grow up in Cleveland, Ohio, playing in a Polish polka Basically, I like a challenge, I’m a sucker for a good melody, and I love band, you learn to think fast on your feet”, says Ken Peplowski, who playing for audiences, big or small.” played his first pro engagement when he was still in elementary school. “From my first time performing in public, I knew I wanted to And he has certainly achieved these goals, be it in small clubs, the play music for a living.” Hollywood Bowl (where he played a sold-out concert), headlining in Las Vegas, the Newport Jazz Festival, pops concerts, European Ken, and his trumpet-playing brother Ted, made many local radio and festivals and clubs, or at home in NYC, doing everything from TV appearances and played for Polish dances and weddings virtually playing on the soundtracks to Woody Allen movies, guest soloing every weekend all through high-school. “That’s where I learned to on records (his more interesting recent ones were Marianne improvise, ‘fake’ songs, learn about chord changes, etc.—it’s exactly Faithfull and Cuban vocalist Isaac Delgado) to taking on the role like learning to swim by being thrown into the water!” of music director for interactive French and Italian cookbooks (“Menus And Music”). By the time Ken was in his early teens, he was experimenting with jazz by playing in the school “stage” bands, and also by jamming with The litany of musicians Ken has collaborated with includes: Mel many of the local jazz musicians. “By the time I hit high school, I was Torme, Leon Redbone, Charlie Byrd, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, teaching at the local music store, playing in our family band, and Madonna, Hank Jones, Dave Frishberg, Rosemary Clooney, Tom playing jazz gigs around town while still getting up early every day Harrell, James Moody, Cedar Walton, Houston Person, Steve Allen, for school.” Bill Charlap, Woody Allen, Marianne Faithfull, Isaac Delgado & Erich Kunzel. (“Although not necessarily in that order,” says Ken). After a year of college, Ken joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under the direction of Buddy Morrow. “Buddy heard me with my Peplowski also does many workshops for students of all ages. “My quartet at a Cleveland jazz festival along with Teddy Wilson’s trio goal is to get the students to learn how to teach themselves, and and the Dorsey band, and made an offer right then and there for to learn how to bring out their own best qualities; after all, jazz is me to not only play lead alto, but to have a feature spot on the about individuality—first you learn the rules, then you break them. clarinet with the rhythm section. It was a great ‘road-school’—we I would like to think of myself as a lifelong student!” learned the discipline that goes with playing one-nighters every day for 48 weeks out of the year, and Buddy was a great, very generous Ken Peplowski is a Buffet-Crampon artist, and plays the R-13 bandleader.” clarinet,with a Portnoy mouthpiece and Van Doren German- cut reeds. He also plays a Yamaha tenor sax and a Berg Larsen Peplowski met Sonny Stitt while on the road with the Dorsey band, mouthpiece. and studied with him. “He was, and is, an inspiration to all of of us who make a living ‘on the road’—I’ve never heard anybody play with Ken's new CD is called “Sunrise” and it’s a big band record of new such amazing consistency as Sonny, through all kinds of settings.” arrangements written exclusively for him, plus some reworking of classic arrangements. His upcoming CD is a duo record with In 1980, Ken moved to New York City, and was soon playing in all Brazilian guitarist Diego Figuereido entitled “Amizade.” kinds of settings, from traditional to avant-garde jazz. “Everything’s a learning experience in jazz music—there’s always an element of the He is currently the artistic director of the Sarasota Jazz Festival, the unpredictable.” In 1984, Benny Goodman came out of retirement Newport Beach Jazz Party, and the Newport, Oregon Jazz Festival. and put together a new band, hiring Ken on tenor saxophone. Ken Peplowski has also been bestowed this year’s “Creative Arts Prize In Recognition Of Outstanding Contribution In The Field Of Peplowski signed with Concord Records, under the tutelage of The Creative Arts” by the Polish American Historical Association. Carl Jefferson, the founder and president, and recorded close to

VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2020/21 // 15 impeccably, and completely professional despite all the discrimination and mistreatment. As my mother used to say, the best revenge is to never let them see you sweat.”

While Horne is indelibly associated with several classic songs, such as “Stormy Weather,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” and “The Man I Love,” Clairdee wasn’t interested in rounding up the usual repertoire. She includes a few standards in her Horne tribute, but the far-flung range of material and the arrangements drawing on an array of styles highlight her view of Horne’s legacy as a living, breathing force. “The Clairdee album isn’t about trying to portray Lena,” Clairdee says. “We’re GUEST ARTIST / JAZZ VOCALIST celebrating her life in all its many facets.”

The album includes numerous surprises, like the New Orleans second line groove running through the anthem “Believe In Yourself,” a song Horne sang as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wiz. Another show Soulful, swinging, and stylish, the music of San Francisco-based jazz stopper is Clairdee’s version of the Billy Strayhorn masterpiece singer Clairdee epitomizes jazz’s empowering imperative. More than “Something To Live For” (which features an exquisite solo by violin a masterly interpreter of lyrics with a lustrous, velvety tone, she star Regina Carter). Horne’s life and thoughts are manifested by six embodies the tradition’s twinned legacy of standing for social justice spoken-word interludes read by veteran actress Margo Hall taken with glamor and guts. Deeply informed by the music’s departed from interviews of Horne discussing the role of the integrated Café masters, Clairdee puts a personal stamp on whatever she sings, a gift Society in her career and her deep love of the openly gay Strayhorn, aptly described by the inimitable Nancy Wilson. “In the tradition of all whom she described as her soulmate. great vocalists,” Wilson said of Clairdee, “she infuses each song with her own unique style while always remaining true to the song itself.” A 2018 recipient of the Bay Area Jazz and Blues Artist Lifetime Achievement Award, Clairdee has a long track record as a passionate An internationally touring artist who has performed in leading advocate for music education. She is a collegiate professor of Jazz concert halls, festivals and nightclubs around the world, Clairdee has Voice at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and has taught at collaborated with some of America’s most celebrated jazz masters, the University of California Berkeley Jazz Department, and Diablo including Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Houston Person, Cyrus Valley College. She was a long-time teaching artist with the San Chestnut, Ken Peplowski, and the late Nancy Wilson herself. Equally at Francisco Symphony’s education department. home singing various African-American musical idioms in an array of settings, she’s performed with pops symphony orchestras, big bands, Born in Tucson and raised in Denver, Clairdee grew up harmonizing small jazz combos, and intimate duos. and dancing with her sisters in a show-biz minded family. She took to improvising naturally and formed a four-part vocal group in high Clairdee covers a lot of stylistic ground on her latest project, which school. Music became a priority after college. She was already listening celebrates the iconic star Lena Horne, one of the 20th century’s most closely to pioneering jazz vocalists such as Carmen McRae, Sarah consequent performers. Released in the winter of 2020, her critically Vaughan and Betty Carter when veteran Hammond B-3 organist hailed album A Love Letter to Lena is a deeply personal tribute to William “Big Daddy” Sailes took her under his wing and taught her the barrier-shattering African-American actress, singer, nightclub a repertoire of standards and how to develop arrangements to suit entertainer, World War II pin-up, and civil rights activist who died in her voice. 2010 at the age of 92. Since moving to the Bay Area in 1986, Clairdee has performed almost During the Golden Age of Hollywood, when Black women were every style of music, from R&B and cabaret to country and soul. visible on movie screens only in stereotypical roles as maids and But in the mid-90s she decided to focus on jazz, honing a singular servants, the vivacious Horne radiated glamour as she seized the sound while working with jazz luminaries such as trumpeter Eddie spotlight in a series of MGM musicals. But many of her scenes were Henderson, saxophonist John Handy and pianists Roland Hanna designed to be easily edited out for screenings in the South, where the and Allen Farnham. She gained national attention when legendary studio assumed white audiences would rebel at the sight of a Black bassist, manager and NEA Jazz Master John Levy, who toured and actor presented as a social equal. For viewers like Clairdee’s parents it recorded with Ben Webster, Erroll Garner, and Billie Holiday, built was impossible not to revel in the abundant evidence that Horne was a show around her and guitarist/vocalist Henry Johnson. Whether more than equal to anyone else in the film. she’s celebrating Lena Horne or delivering a carefully honed program of standards, her aim in the same. “My mission,” Clairdee says, “is to “She meant so much to me in so many different ways,” Clairdee says. engage, uplift and build community through music—creating narrative “The example she set, the role model that she was for many African that inspires beyond the stage.” Americans was very powerful. I learned a lot about what I do and how I present myself on stage just by watching her. She was always dressed Artist’s website: clairdee.com / Contact: [email protected]

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Hanami Froom (strings) Chaconne for Violin and String Orchestra— Tomaso Vitali

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