The Music Is Everywhere Season Program 2016 2017 You Have the Power to Keep Music Live
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calgary philharmonic orchestra the music is everywhere season program 2016 2017 You have the power to keep music live Donovan Seidle, Assistant Concertmaster Orchestrate the switch today Switch your electricity or natural gas at home or work to Sponsor Energy and you’ll help keep music live at the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. sponsorenergy.com/calgaryphil Use your power for good. 1-855-545-1160 Sponsor Energy is based on a simple idea: To do good. We believe it’s possible to make money and make a difference. Half of our profit goes to a charity of your choice—at no extra cost. We’re part of a growing movement by industry to do more and to do better. A movement that empowers people to take small actions individually that can have a big impact, collectively. All it takes is a few minutes of your time. karo.com Docket: 37875 Due Date: Client: Sponsor Energy Description: CPO ad Size: full page bleed (5.125"x8.25" trim) Publication: Colour: cmyk Account Ex: C.Bedford Production: B.Pfleger WELCOME TO OUR 2016/2017 SEASON 2015/2016 was a year of celebration for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Sixty years of presenting the world’s greatest music to Calgary audiences, and ten years of growth and transformational music under the artistic leadership of our longest serving Music Director, Roberto Minczuk. 2016/2017 is the year we start creating new history! We welcome Roberto back as our Music Director Laureate to open our Season with the profound Symphony No. 4 by Anton Bruckner, to once again lead our Fall Festival (this year on a saucy Latin American theme), and to complete the epic cycle of Mahler symphonies with the 9TH Symphony, which proved to be Mahler’s final composition. In between, you will be energized by dynamic up-and-coming conductors as we search for our next great Music Director. Soloists Sarah Chang, Yamandu Costa and Branford Marsalis are the gold standard internationally. Equally exciting are Calgary Philharmonic friends Janina Fialkowska and André Laplante, and new acquaintances like Roberto Díaz and Konstantin Shamray. You will be amazed! Our programs this Season include many of the most engaging classical music works of all time, stunning new works that will soon be classic, and creative approaches to popular genres. Music is for everyone and the Calgary Philharmonic is committed to making great music a part of the lives of all Calgarians. The power of music brings people together, lifts spirits, and builds community. Join us as the musical adventure continues! Paul Dornian President & CEO 3 season highlights BRANFORD MARSALIS Photo © Palma Kolansky SECOND CITY Branford Marsalis: Bachianas & Boléro The Second City Guide to the Symphony November 2, 2016 March 11, 2017 Lucasfilm Ltd. ROBERTO MINCZUK ROBERTO RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Photo © 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark: Mozart & Mahler with André Laplante Original Film with Orchestra Conducted by Music Director Laureate May 19 & 20, 2017 Roberto Minczuk June 2 & 3, 2017 4 EXPLORE OUR SEASON Subscribe & Save! Page 6 Showcase Page 8 Masterworks Page 14 Keep Music Live Page 19 Discovery Page 20 Pops Page 24 Cpossibilities Youth Tickets Page 29 Fiesta! Latin American Classics Festival Page 30 Symphony Sundays for Kids Page 34 Rush Hour Page 38 Bach@Knox Page 42 Spectacular Specials Page 44 The Magic of Christmas Page 52 Calgary Phil Presents Page 56 Give the Gift of Music: Vouchers Page 59 Learn! U of C Continuing Education Page 60 Bring Your Group Page 61 Order Tickets Page 62 Purchase Policies Page 64 Frequently Asked Questions Page 65 Stay Connected Page 66 Fiesta! Canadian Artist or Composer CENTREFOLD PULL-OUT Season at a Glance Calendar Seating Maps: Jack Singer Concert Hall, Jubilee Auditorium Single Ticket Price Chart 5 SUBSCRIBING IS YOUR best VALUE Order your subscription package and save up to 25% on single ticket pricing AND receive 15% OFF additional tickets including Specials! SUBSCRIBE AND save 20% The best way to experience your Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra! Subscribe to one of these exciting Series and save up to 20% off single ticket pricing + 15% off Specials: • Showcase Pricing is on page 8 • Masterworks Pricing is on page 15 • Discovery Pricing is on page 20 • Pops Pricing is on page 25 SUBSCRIBE TO SYMPHONY SUNDAYS FOR KIDS AND GET 25% SAVINGS* Subscribe to the exciting four-concert children’s series at the Jubilee Auditorium and you’ll receive one concert in the series FREE! • Symphony Sundays For Kids Pricing is on page 35 * Symphony Sundays for Kids Series subscriptions (Jubilee Auditorium) are only available until September 30, 2016. Single tickets for these concerts as of August 2, 2016 are exclusively available from Ticketmaster. Additional Ticketmaster fees will then apply. 6 NEW! FLEX PACKS Create your own Series that’s perfect for you. Choose 4 or more concerts and save! Customize your orchestra experience and save up to 20% off single ticket prices. 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EASY PAYMENT PLAN: Pay in four easy installments – 25% due when your order is processed, and the remaining due September 1, October 3, and November 1, 2016. A $20 administrative fee applies. A $10 ticket concierge fee will be applied to each Subscription and Flex Pack order. 7 SHOWCASE ESSENTIAL WORKS AND RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS SHOWCASING CLASSICAL MUSIC AT ITS FINEST SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE UP TO 20%! TSECTION ADUL SENIOR/STUDENT ADULT SINGLE YOU SAVE* A $320 $320 $80 20% B $280 $240 $70 20% C $240 $200 $60 20% D $160 $120 $40 20% E $100 $100 $20 — * SHOWCASE SUBSCRIBERS SAVE UP TO $80 OFF REGULAR ADULT PRICING ON A 5-CONCERT SERIES. SINGLE TICKET PRICING AND SEATING MAP LOCATED ON THE CENTREFOLD PULL-OUT. TISHA MURVIHILL, PRINCIPAL HARP, CALGARY ZOO FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER + SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2016 – 7:30PM – 8PM // JACK SINGER CONCERT HALL JACK SINGER CONCERT HALL SHOWCASE SHOWCASE EPIC ROMANCE: BRANFORD MARSALIS: chopin & bruckner BACHIANAS & BOLÉRO JANINA FIALKOWSKA BRANFORD MARSALIS Photo © Palma Kolansky The pairing of Chopin’s Piano Jazz and classical saxophone royalty, Concerto No. 1 alongside Symphony three time Grammy® winner Branford No. 4, Bruckner’s most famous Marsalis delivers sophisticated symphonic work, launches the style to the lush Bach and folk- 2016/2017 Classics Season influenced Bachianas of Heitor with a Romantic flourish. Lauded Villa-Lobos, Brazil’s finest composer. for her impeccable mastery of Ravel’s pulsating, exotic Boléro, Chopin, Canadian pianist Janina plus two snappy Latin American- Fialkowska is globally recognized inspired works by Hollywood legends for “her grace, fluency and Gershwin and Bernstein, ensure strength” (The Telegraph). the evening’s hot Latin pizzazz! Pre-concert Chat: 7:05pm Pre-concert Chat: 7:05pm Post-concert: Afterthoughts Post-concert: Afterthoughts ROBERTO MINCZUK, conductor ROBERTO MINCZUK, conductor JANINA FIALKOWSKA, piano • BRANFORD MARSALIS, saxophone CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 GERSHWIN: Cuban Overture in E Minor VILLA-LOBOS: Prelude from BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4 Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 “Romantic” VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (arranged for saxophone) RAVEL: Boléro BERNSTEIN: “Mambo” from West Side Story This concert is featured in the Calgary Philharmonic Festival: 10 Fiesta! Latin American Classics SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2016 – 8PM FRIDAY 17 + SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2017 – 8PM JACK SINGER CONCERT HALL JACK SINGER CONCERT HALL SHOWCASE SHOWCASE BUENOS AIRES TANGO BRAHMS REQUIEM WITH SARAH CHANG SARAH CHANG Photo © Colin Bell PHILHARMONIC CALGARY CHORUS Onward to Argentina, with a spotlight A triumph within the choral shining on the sultry and evocative canon, Brahms’ Requiem is an capital city Buenos Aires and the intensely beautiful masterpiece sexy, sensual nuevo tango style with an underlying humanist that Astor Piazzolla pioneered. theme of comfort. Composed for His masterwork, Four Seasons of an unrequited love, Bartók’s Violin Buenos Aires, sizzles under the Concerto lay untouched for 50 spell of violinist Sarah Chang. The years. Contrasting celestial against intertwined works of Argentina’s witty moods, this tribute to a failed composing tradition, past and romance is masterfully interpreted present − from Golijov’s Piazzolla by Concertmaster Diana Cohen. tribute, to Estancia composed by Piazzolla’s first composition Pre-concert Chat: 7:05pm teacher − are also explored. Post-concert: Afterthoughts Pre-concert Chat: 7:05pm GÁBOR TAKÁCS-NAGY, conductor Post-concert: Afterthoughts DIANA COHEN, violin SHEREZADE PANTHAKI, soprano ROBERTO MINCZUK, conductor BRETT POLEGATO, baritone • SARAH CHANG, violin CALGARY PHILHARMONIC CHORUS • GOLIJOV: The Last Round BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 1 PIAZZOLLA: Four Seasons BRAHMS: Requiem / 403.571.0849 CALGARYPHIL.COM of Buenos Aires GARDEL/WILLIAMS: Por una Cabeza GINASTERA: Estancia This concert is featured in the Calgary Philharmonic Festival: Fiesta! Latin SHOWCASE American Classics 11 FRIDAY 24 + SATURDAY 25 MARCH 2017 – 8PM FRIDAY 5 + SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 – 8PM JACK SINGER CONCERT HALL JACK SINGER CONCERT HALL SHOWCASE SHOWCASE RUSSIAN MASTERS: FRENCH CLASSICS TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV RAVEL, SAINT-SaËNS & FRANCK KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY KONSTANTIN LOUIS LORTIE Acclaimed Sydney International Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No.