Landmarks Dance Carnival
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A COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ORCHESTRA Landmarks Dance Carnival August 23, 2017 7 pm at the DCR’s Hatch Shell Dear Concertgoer, We are thrilled that you have chosen to spend a summer evening with us at the DCR’s Hatch Memorial Shell on the banks of the Charles River for one of our 2017 series of free orchestral concerts. Last year, we celebrated our 15th anniversary as the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, and this year, we celebrate our 10th anniversary performing at this iconic and historic venue on the Esplanade. Our mission is to make orchestral music free and accessible to everyone in the greater Boston community, and visitors from near and far. We are proud of our Music Director Christopher Wilkins’s artistic integrity and musical leadership, as well as his “strategy of participation” to engage with community partners from all over our city, and youth and adults in every Boston neighborhood. We have grown fond of repeating the phrase “our concerts are free, but they are not free to produce!” The members of our orchestra are among Boston’s finest, most highly trained professional musicians. We provide the best sound engineering possible for our venue. And we invest significantly in our education and community outreach programs and our community partnerships. Please consider a suggested contribution of $20 to the Boston Landmarks Orchestra to help us continue this summertime tradition for many years to come, adding immeasurably to the quality of life in Boston. You may return the enclosed reply envelope and your contribution to one of our volunteers in blue t-shirts or drop it off at our Information Tent. Visit www.landmarksorchestra.org/donate to donate securely online. Contributions may also be mailed to: Boston Landmarks Orchestra, 214 Lincoln Street, Suite 331, Boston, MA 02134 Please enjoy the evening, and we hope to see you again soon. Sincerely, Laura Connors Jo Frances Meyer Chair, Board of Trustees Executive Director Landmarks Dance Carnival Boston Landmarks Orchestra Christopher Wilkins, Music Director Conservatory Lab Charter School’s Dudamel Orchestra Christopher Schroeder, Music Director The Dance Complex Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion Boston Ballet II Peter Stark, Associate Artistic Director Camp Harbor View Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Emperor Waltzes Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899) Conservatory Lab Charter School’s Dudamel Orchestra Pas de deux from The American Music: String Quartet in F major, op. 96, ‘American’ Antonín Dvořák 2nd movement: Lento (1841-1904) Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Staging: Michele Gifford Dancers: Catherine Livingston and Derek Drilon, Boston Ballet II Romanian Rhapsody in A major, op. 11, no. 1 Georges Enesco (1881-1955) Danzas Cubanas Robert Sheldon (b. 1954) Salsa y Control Irish Suite: Leroy Anderson The Girl I Left Behind Me (1908-1975) Irish Washerwoman Harney Academy of Irish Dance INTERMISSION Santiago in the Stream (world premiere) Ryan Edwards (b. 1979) Apostolos Paraskevas (b. 1964) Text by Ryan Edwards Camp Harbor View, Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Ryan Edwards, percussion; Brian Mirage, dancer; Timothy Hall, narrator Rodeo* (complete ballet) Aaron Copland "Pioneers" (1900-1990) choreographed by Peter DiMuro in collaboration with those performing Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion and Boston Ballet II *By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. Boston Landmarks Orchestra VIOLIN I BASS HORN Gregory Vitale, concertmaster Robert Lynam, principal Kevin Owen, principal Christine Vitale Barry Boettger Jane Sebring Pattison Story Kevin Green Whitacre Hill Gerald Mordis John Shiu Nancy Hudgins Tera Gorsett FLUTE TRUMPET Colin Davis Lisa Hennessy, principal Dana Oakes, principal Heidi Braun-Hill Elzbieta Brandys Jesse Levine Melissa Howe Iva Milch Greg Whitaker VIOLIN II PICCOLO Richard Kelley Paula Oakes, principal Elzbieta Brandys TROMBONE Stacey Alden Iva Milch Robert Couture, principal Maynard Goldman OBOE John Faieta Robert Curtis Donald Robinson Lisa Brooke Andrew Price, principal Olga Kouznetsova Jennifer Slowik TUBA Mary Cicconetti Donald Rankin, principal VIOLA Kenneth Stalberg, principal ENGLISH HORN HARP Abigail Cross Mary Cicconetti Ina Zdorovetchi, principal Donna Jerome CLARINET PIANO/CELESTE Jean Haig Steven Jackson, principal Maja Tremiszewska Don Krishnaswami Margo McGowan Noriko Futagami TIMPANI Rane Moore Jeffrey Fischer, principal CELLO BASS CLARINET PERCUSSION Aron Zelkowicz, principal Rane Moore Melanie Dyball Robert Schulz, principal Jolene Kessler BASSOON Craig McNutt Patrick Owen Gregory Newton, principal Aaron Trant Michael Curry Margaret Phillips Gregory Simonds Conservatory Lab Charter School’s Dudamel Orchestra VIOLIN VIOLA FLUTE HORN Tyqueo James Belina Lee Grace Hammack Arianna Rodriguez Jaileen Mercado CELLO Bridget Monks Anthony Vega Sylvie Mareira Nijayah Baker CLARINET Jordan Volel Gianna Alfaro Joseph Greene Ayana Sobotka Kailyn Dubuisson Natalia Edwards Bryan da Costa Elijah Simon TRUMPET Jasmine Campbell Bryan Rodriguez Brandon Volel Chansly Beauvoir Angelo Beauvoir Raini Toribio-Rosario Carlos Cruz Teruel Ethan Chen BASS TROMBONE Marguerite Greene Mycah Johnson Chaya Grant Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion: Kara Fili, Ann Fonte, Lindsay Lapointe, Irene Lutts, Hai Dang Nguyen, J Michael Winward, Lonnie Stanton, MacKenzie Skeens, Tony Guglietti Harney Academy of Irish Dance: Alanna Connolly, Caitlin Britt, Kaitlin Skinner, Molly Geoghegan, Piper Doyle, Ciara Naughton, Anya Vohel, Corinne Garrity, Emily Sullivan, Caroline Brennan, Kaelin Donahue, Gia Coffey, Kiley Sudhalter Salsa y Control: Johnny Giraldo, Andres Giraldo, Remo Mueller, Rob Brodrick, David Lavy, Kelly Bachovchin, Maureen Kenealy, Amelia Najjar, Amy Mendez, Theresa Raimondo The BOSTON LANDMARKS ORCHESTRA performs free outdoor concerts in the City of Boston throughout the summer, delighting thousands on a weekly basis. Made up of some of Boston’s most accomplished professional musicians, it uses great symphonic music as a means of gathering together people of all backgrounds and ages in joyful collaboration. The Orchestra regularly collaborates with a range of cultural and social service organizations to ensure participation across ethnic, economic, and cultural divides. The Boston Landmarks Orchestra is committed to BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS to access for people with disabilities. It offers braille, large-print, and text-to-speech programs, assisted listening devices, and ambassadors to greet and assist people at a handicapped drop-off point. The Orchestra works with American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters as performers at select concerts. CHRISTOPHER WILKINS was appointed Music Director of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra in 2011. Since then he has reaffirmed founder Charles Ansbacher’s vision of making great music accessible to the whole community, emphasizing inclusive programming and collaborative work. He also serves as Music Director of the Akron Symphony. As a guest conductor, he has appeared with many of the leading orchestras of the U.S. Previously he served as Music Director of the San Antonio Symphony and the Colorado Springs Symphony. He also served as Resident Conductor of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, assisting in the formation of the orchestra in its inaugural season, and leading it on tours throughout the Americas. Born in Boston, Mr. Wilkins earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1978 and his master’s from the Yale School of Music in 1981. CONSERVATORY LAB CHARTER SCHOOL empowers a diverse range of children as scholars, artists, and leaders through a unique and rigorous academic and music education. We enrich the larger community through performance, service, and collaboration. As a laboratory school, we develop and disseminate innovative educational approaches that will positively impact children in other schools and programs. At Conservatory Lab, we believe in the power of music and learning to transform the lives of our students and their families. At the core of our pioneering curriculum is the hybrid of two proven and exemplary programs: El Sistema and Expeditionary Learning. www.conservatorylab.org Boston-based musician CHRISTOPHER SCHROEDER is a catalyst for social change through music. As an experienced conductor and trumpeter, he connects and inspires musicians of all ages to achieve their highest level of musicianship, while instilling character traits that transcend rehearsal and performance. An active conductor and music educator, Schroeder is Music Director for the Cape Youth Orchestra on Cape Cod; Director of Community Engagement & Resident Artist for Conservatory Lab Charter School; Program Manager and Faculty for Longy School of Music of Bard College’s El Sistema Side-by-Side Program; National Teaching Faculty with the LA Phil and Longy; and Education Consultant with Conn Selmer Inc. BOSTON BALLET II (BBII) is the second company program-in-residence at Boston Ballet, under the direction of Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen and Peter Stark, Associate Director of Boston Ballet II. Members of BBII are young dancers of outstanding ability, ages 16–21, who are challenged to improve artistically and technically so they may reach their full potential. The two-year program bridges the divide between the final year of schooling and professional careers with major dance companies and offers dancers a full range of performance opportunities to further skill development as artists. BBII alumni fill Boston Ballet’s ranks; in the current season, 35% of the Company dancers are former BBII members.