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Edition 3 | 2018-2019 Did You Know? Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are: • 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement • 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools • 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair • 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance • 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem WHAT’S INSIDE III ..................WELCOME FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR V .............MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VII ..................... WELCOME FROM THE BOARD CHAIR X ..............................................DAVID ALAN MILLER XIII ................................... ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL APRIL 6/7, 2019: XIX ........................TCHAIKOVSKY’S VIOLIN CONCERTO MAY 4, 2019: XXVII ......................................... STAR WARS & MORE: A SALUTE TO JOHN WILLIAMS XXXV ................................... 2018-2019 SPONSORS XXXIX ...................................CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE XL .............................................. INDIVIDUAL GIVING XLIII................IN HONOR, CELEBRATION, & MEMORY XLIV .............................................ENCORE SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS & XLV ................................... GOVERNMENT AGENCIES XLV ..........................................IN-KIND DONATIONS XLVII ......................................................BOARD & STAFF ALBANY SYMPHONY MUSICIAN XLVIII ......................................... HOUSING PROGRAM 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. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | I (Syracuse) since 2015. In addition to his work in Syracuse, Larry is in great demand as a guest conductor all across the country. He has also been an active part of our Capital Region community because of his children’s involvement in the Empire State Youth Orchestra. We are so excited to present this year’s American Music Festival, “Sing Out, New York!” in late May and early June. Events will explore the storied legacy of New York’s rich cultural history in the fight for inclusion and equality. Two milestone anniversaries frame the festival: the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. If you’ve never been to the Festival before, this year is a fabulous time to try one of the most exciting musical experiences we offer. Explore recitals of contemporary music for piano, voice, and chamber ensembles, sample local beer and cider at the “First Draughts” composer reading session, bring your kids to our Suffragist Brunch and Monumental Music in Troy’s Monument Square, or hang out for late night happenings in the EMPAC Studio. The Festival will feature more than 22 events, with 50 new and recent WELCOME FROM THE works by 38 composers. With so many new and recent works in a wide variety of performance settings and MUSIC DIRECTOR interactive formats, you are sure to find many things that will excite and uplift you. DEAR FRIENDS, Before we get to the Festival, we hope you’ll join us for I was thrilled to present our “Bolero and More” program our “Star Wars & More: A Salute to John Williams” pops in early March. “Bolero” is one of those pieces that is concert on Saturday, May 4 (7:30pm, Palace Theatre). adored and ridiculed in equal measure; Ravel himself We’ll be playing Williams’ very best film music, including grew to hate it, because its success so eclipsed that of selections from Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, his many other, more “serious” works. But, I must say, Harry Potter, E.T., and Star Wars. In fact, May 4 is both hearing our brilliant Albany Symphony musicians each National Star Wars Day and Free Comic Book Day, so take their turn coming to the fore to present their solo you can be sure there will be extra surprises in store. version of that hypnotic, haunting melody, then joining in So, put on your very best extra-terrestrial costume (not powerful unison to sing it together, made my hair stand required), and bring the entire family for an out-of-this- th on end. I felt, as ever, immensely proud and privileged to world evening with the orchestra. May the 4 be with share in their magnificent virtuosity and artistry. There’s you! Also, if you have young children or grandchildren, something wonderfully communal about the experience we hope you’ll bring them to our “Tiny Tots” concerts in for listeners as well, and I could feel our savvy, engaged Albany and Saratoga the week of May 6-9. Albany Symphony audience living every moment of the piece as intensely as we were. As we head toward the thrilling end of the season, I want to thank you again for your involvement with the Albany We still have many more thrilling communal artistic Symphony. Our orchestra exists to provide exceptional, adventures to share with you this season. The orchestra thought-provoking, and deeply resonant musical and I are delighted to welcome Lawrence Loh as our experiences for and with you, and we are very proud and guest conductor on April 6 & 7 for a beautiful pair of honored that you are taking the journey with us. concerts at the acoustically-perfect Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, featuring Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, a Warm Regards, premiere by Polina Nazaykinskaya, and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Chee-Yun, one of our favorite guest artists. It is always a special treat for the orchestra to work with a fellow conductor from upstate New York like Larry, who has been Music Director of Symphoria David Alan Miller Music Director ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | III IV | ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA I’d like to contrast these milestones with a recent release from the Institute for Composer Diversity. Each year, the Institute, which is based at SUNY Fredonia, analyses the programming of 50 American orchestras for works by women composers and composers of color. The Albany Symphony is ranked #1 in the percentage of works by women composers in the 2019-20 season. In case you are interested in the analysis and the list of orchestras, here is the URL: www.composerdiversity.com/orchestra-seasons. We are #19 in the percent of works by composers of color. More thoughts on this ranking in a future program book letter. The mission of the Albany Symphony is to celebrate our living musical heritage. Our heritage includes the masterpieces and master composers of the past. (I welcome debate on my personal list: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Stravinsky, Lutoslawski, Bernstein.) The canon gets richer and richer © Gary Gold Photography through the decades and centuries; we bring these works to life in performances for our community. MESSAGE FROM THE But living has another meaning: we also champion EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR the music of our time and its creators. Not every orchestra can do this successfully. We are truly fortunate to have unusually talented and DEAR FRIENDS, dedicated musicians and music director who have the artistry and pioneering spirit to tackle and do What happens in the Capital Region doesn’t stay in justice to the masterworks AND the never-before- the Capital Region. performed works. In a state capital on the other side of the country, Also, not every orchestra has the community and the local paper featured the following headline: audience that we do. You are an extraordinary “Sac Philharmonic will make history with first audience in your willingness to Listen Adventurously composition from a woman on program.” The article and openness to new voices and perspectives. Your lets us know the concert also marks the “first time dedication as ticket buyers, donors, concert-goers, in its history—the SPO is presenting the work and champions is absolutely essential to our work of a living composer…” The composer is Loren in transforming lives through the power of music. Loiacono and the work is an Albany Symphony Thank you for keeping live orchestral music and commission, Sleep Furiously. David Alan Miller was the masterpieces from the past, present, and future the Promethean guest conductor for this past embedded in the fabric of our community. February 23, 2019 concert. Then on February 24, the Richmond (VA) Symphony performed another Albany Symphony commission, Reena Esmail’s My Sister’s Voice, which many of you remembered from last season’s American Anna Kuwabara Music Festival concert. Executive Director To answer the question: do the pieces we commission have a life beyond their premieres? The answer is a resounding yes! ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | V VI | ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA I wouldn’t have tried otherwise—and I continue to be surprised and delighted by the variety of options that we offer. The Festival is the Albany Symphony’s most public way of bringing our mission to the community of Troy, NY and our greater Capital Region, and we hope you’ll join us and share your feedback. Consider purchasing a Festival Pass for full access to all the concerts and events, or try the full orchestra concert on Saturday, June 1. Attending the American Music Festival is in many ways like seeing the full potential of the Albany Symphony at work. The Festival allows the orchestra to demonstrate so much more than our ability to perform beautiful music. The Symphony is a mentor for young composers and artists; a hub for the creation of new music; a center for multi-generational arts education; an economic driver for regional tourism and commerce; and a meeting point for our diverse community members to exchange ideas. The Albany Symphony is well on our way to truly representing what a 21st century orchestra should look like, moving WELCOME FROM THE beyond the concert hall and into our community.
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