Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Louis Scaglione • Music Director Presents Philadelphia Youth Orchestr a Kimmel Center concert series

Louis Scaglione • Conductor

Michael Ludwig • Violin

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Sunday • February 16 • 2014 • 3:00 p.m.

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Verizon Hall 01

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Kimmel Center Series

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Louis Scaglione • Conductor Michael Ludwig • Violin

The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts • Verizon Hall Sunday, February 16, 2014 • 3:00 p.m.

PROGRAM * R E M I N D E R * Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Ralph Vaughan Williams 2014 PYO Gala Dinner & Concert Celebrating Our 74th Anniversary Season Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Samuel Barber I. Allegro moderato Friday, March 21, 2014 • 6:00 p.m. II. Andante III. Presto in moto perpetuo Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra Michael Ludwig • Violin Bravo Brass PRYSM & PRYSM Young Artists INTERMISSION Tune Up Philly Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 Sergei Rachmaninoff I. Largo – Allegro moderato The Union League of Philadelphia II. Allegro molto Advanced reservations required III. Adagio IV. Allegro vivace To request an invitation: 215 545 0502

Latecomers will not be seated until an appropriate time in the concert. The use of photographic and recording equipment is strictly prohibited. As a courtesy to the performers and fellow concert-goers, please disconnect all cell phones prior to the performance. 02 03 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • 2013–2014 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • 2013–2014

Louis Scaglione Music Director & Conductor

Violin I Violin II Viola Flute/Piccolo French Horn Percussion Austin Haley Berman Bartholomew Frederick Shields* Joseph Burke * Zahra Osman Ahmed Libby B. Ando William James Higgins Concertmaster Maria Terese Dell’Orefice Puneeth Guruprasad Jodie Barasatian * Gregory G. Greene * William Samuel Markowitz Mike Congzhou Sha Philip R. Johnson Franco L. Yugga Lavi Ben-Dor Seth Hanes + Ryan M. McHenry Helenmarie Vassiliou Tristan D. Maidment Michael A. Flynn Girim Angela Choi Mary McGahey Amanda Liu Jason Frederic Herrmann H.A. Isaac Linton Inez J. Yu Hyerin Kim Jeremy Middleman David W. Lu * Daniel J. Kim Elizabeth Carmen Morgan Akinola O. Sogunro Oboe/English Horn Lawrence Jay Robinson Harp Allan W. Wang Dennis Woo Grace Chu Nina Haiyin Cheng Trumpet Helen Gerhold * Keoni Bolding Andrew Z. Guo Lauren Marie Gaston Claudia Kassner Nathan Peter Korsen Jason C.S. Vassiliou Jeffrey Chang Kyran Shaun Littlejohn Piano/Celeste Alexander N. Kim James K. McAloon, Jr. Christine Yeji Kim * Patrick Fei Lawrence Weizhong Feng Andrew David Michie Jonathan S. Cohen * Lucas Ty Ranieri * Daniel Joseph Angstadt Kyle Joseph Michie Phoebe Hu Tanavi Prabhu Di Yue Asher Edward Wulfman Dagny Moll Barone Sarah S. Jang Clare Sooyeon Choi Brian Monroe Moser Saagar Subash Asnani Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Trombone Asher Samuele Goldfinger Vilme Joselin Gareth Thomas Haynes Jeremy Cohen Violoncello David Kim * Thomas Lelache Samuel W. Wang Anita Tenjarla Ariel W. Sotirescu * Matthew No Jeffrey A. Sharoff * Section Leader May Wang Mei Mei McDowell Anne Catherine Lin Justine Zhang James B. Tobias * + Guest Musician Daniel H. Jang Albert Chang Edward Pyun Winds, brass, percussion Nathan H. Lowman Caroline Dwyer Jones Elizabeth Y. Lee Bassoon/Contra Bassoon Tuba rotate seating Sean Alexander Bennett Alem Ballard Andrew Ge Rebecca Gayle Krown * Carolyn Marie Tillstrom * Daniel Liu Annalee Lauren Althouse Noah Gabriel Diggs Lauren Milewski Grace Lee Avyay Kuchibotla Chad Matthew Porreca Miles Joseph Shore Ethan Zhao Caleb Siyuan Wang Daniel J. Kim Zachary Spector Michelle Cheng Luke Kyungchon Kim Eunice D. Ju Austina Carolyn Lin Abigail Y. Hong Daniel T. Kim Marius Sebastian Sander Geana Florence Snart Michael Li Sejung An Janis Dawn Bates Eunteak An Sonia Kim Cindy Yeo Richard Ni Double Bass Patrick Paul Nugent * Troy Rudy Markus Steven Lang Bennett Todd Norris Nova M. Friedman Vincent Luciano Matthew Christopher Troiani Olivia Rae Steinmetz 04 05 Louis Scaglione: President and Music Director Louis Scaglione: President and Music Director

The unrivaled status of the Philadelphia Maestro Scaglione has taken the Professional Affiliations, Additionally, Maestro Scaglione’s involve- Youth Orchestra is forged by its excep- Philadelphia Youth Orchestra on several Appointments and Honors ment with the greater Philadelphia cultural tional leadership. Maestro Louis Scaglione international concert tours, with destina- Because of his work with the Philadelphia and social community includes services is the President and Music Director of the tions including The 1998 World Youth Music Youth Orchestra program, Maestro as member of the Board of Director’s Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization Forum in Moscow; the Czech Republic Scaglione was elected by his peers in of Encore Series, Inc., The Philly Pops; and has extensive experience as a musi- and Italy in 2000; and China in 2002. In 2006 to serve as Chairman of the Youth The Archbishop’s Cabinet, Archdioceses cian, educator, conductor and executive. 2004, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Orchestra Division Board of the League of of Philadelphia; and Treasurer of Studio He oversees all of the organization’s pro- performed in eastern and central Europe. American Orchestras, and served on the Incamminati. Most recent appointments grams, and is principal conductor of the In 2007, Maestro Scaglione conducted the League’s Board of Directors concurrent also included Director of The Union League Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. Philadelphia Youth Orchestra during its tour with his chairmanship. of Philadelphia; and Vice Chairman of The of Brazil, where they performed to sold-out Youth Work Foundation of The Union Maestro Scaglione and PYO venues in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In addition, Maestro Scaglione is Executive League of Philadelphia. Through his leadership, Maestro Scaglione Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Maestro Scaglione has also arranged of Encore Series, Inc., the presenter of The Professional Studies has grown and transformed a youth orches- musical collaborations for the orchestras tra created in 1939 as an all-volunteer Philly Pops; a position he has held since July Maestro Scaglione’s professional stud- with such accomplished soloists as 2012. He also served as Artistic Director organization into a nationally recognized, William dePasquale, former ies as a conductor have taken him to the professionally managed institution. His ten- of the Choral Society of Montgomery Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, Oregon; Co-Concertmaster of The Philadelphia County in residence at Montgomery ure began in 1997 when Joseph Primavera, Orchestra; Gloria dePasquale, cellist, The the Internationale Bachakademie and who served as Philadelphia Youth County Community College from 2002 the Europäische Musikfest in Stuttgart, Philadelphia Orchestra; Michael Ludwig, to 2012. From 2006 through 2010 he was Orchestra’s Music Director for 51 years, former Associate Concertmaster of The Germany; the Classical Music Seminar in appointed Maestro Scaglione as Conductor Resident Music Director and Conductor Eisenstadt, Austria; and master classes at the Philadelphia Orchestra; Ellen dePasquale, for the Luzerne Music Center (N.Y.). He is of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra. former Associate Concertmaster, The conservatory in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 1999, Maestro Scaglione was named a former member of the faculty of Temple Cleveland Orchestra; pianists David Pasbrig University Music Preparatory Division. Maestro Scaglione graduated with hon- Associate Conductor of the PYO organi- and Kenneth Drake; vocal soloists Michelle ors from The University of Illinois with a zation and he became the organization’s From 1995 to 2002, he served as Artistic Johnson, Laura Heimes, Serena Benedetti, Director of “Arts at Andalusia” a free, out- Bachelor of Science in Music Education first Executive Director in 2001. In 2003, Phyllis Lewis-Hale, Richard Zuch, Todd and holds a Master of Music degree from his title was changed to President and door, summer, concert series held on the Thomas, Brian Chu, Sandra Carney, James grounds of the Andalusia Estate. Temple University. His scholarship and he became the organization’s fifth Music Longacre, Steven Brenfleck, and Monica academic excellence have been duly rec- Director, President, and CEO after Maestro Ziglar ; leading jazz artists Regina Carter, Maestro Scaglione has served as Board ognized by the top honor societies in the Primavera retired in 2005. Diane Monroe and John Blake, Jr.; and inter- member of the Pennsylvania Institute of country including the Golden Key National nationally renowned soloists Sarah Chang Technology’s Performing Arts Center; Honor Society, Kappa Delta Pi Honor (violinist), and Susan Starr (pianist). Trustee to the Andalusia Foundation; Society in Education, and Pi Kappa Lambda Advisor to the Arts Advisory Council Honor Society in Music. Philanthropy of The Society for the Performing Arts Philanthropy is paramount to Maestro of the Media Theater; and on the Arts Scaglione. For the past 17 years, many and Cultural Advisory Board, Bensalem performances from the Philadelphia Youth Township (PA). For many years, he has Orchestra organization have helped raise served as grant review panelist for the funds for charitable organizations such as Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Reach Out and Read at The Children’s Philadelphia Cultural Fund. Hospital of Philadelphia; MANNA (Metropolitan AIDS Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance); the Voices for Children Foundation; St. James School, Philadelphia; and the Youth Work Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia. 06 07 Michael Ludwig: Violin Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization

Hailed by Strad Magazine for his “effort- Buffalo Philharmonic is “hot, sharp, and Louis Scaglione Philadelphia Youth Orchestra less, envy-provoking technique… sweet close to the edge” writes critic Norman President & Music Director The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, the tone, brilliant expression, and grand style”, Lebrecht. This Grammy-nominated record- The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is the organization’s flagship ensemble, is cred- Michael Ludwig enjoys a multi-faceted ing hit the Billboard Top 100 within the Tri-State region’s premier youth orchestra ited as one of the best in the nation with career as a soloist, recording artist, and first week of its release. organization for gifted, young, classical more than 100 highly skilled, young classi- chamber musician. A highly sought-after As a chamber musician, he has shared the musicians and one of the oldest and most cal musicians. Unmatched repertoire and soloist, he has performed on four con- stage with numerous acclaimed artists, highly regarded youth orchestra organiza- concerts in Verizon Hall at The Kimmel tinents, including appearances with the such as Christoph Eschenbach, Wolfgang tions in the United States. For over 74 Center for the Performing Arts make Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Sawallisch, Yefim Bronfman, Sarah Chang, years, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra this ensemble incomparable. Fourteen Orchestra, Boston Pops, KBS Symphony and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. His recording organization has been providing profes- international concert tours since 1981 in Seoul, Korea, Beijing Symphony, and the of the world premiere of Marcel Tyberg’s sional-caliber musical experiences to young have offered hundreds of talented young Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, col- Piano Trio in F Major was released by instrumentalists, thrilling discriminating musicians the opportunity to perform in laborating with such conductors as JoAnn NAXOS in August 2010. His chamber audiences in the Greater Philadelphia many of the world’s great concert halls, Falletta, Sir Georg Solti, and John Williams music performances include appear- region and across the globe. where their performances have often been among others. He has recorded with ances at the Prague Spring Music Festival, The organization has five programs: judged comparable to those of profes- the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal New Hampshire Music Festival, and a sional orchestras. PYO was established Scottish National Orchestra, Lithuanian Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO), benefit appearance for the Terezin Music Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra in 1939 and is led by PYO organization National Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Foundation. President and Music Director, Maestro and Virginia Symphony. (PYAO), Bravo Brass, Philadelphia Region In addition to his active performance and Youth String Music (PRYSM), and Tune Up Louis Scaglione. Recent highlights include performances in recording schedule, Ludwig provides mas- Philly, an after-school program modeled Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra Germany, Spain, Poland, China, Korea, and ter classes around the world. He has held after Venezuela’s El Sistema. Israel, as well as numerous appearances faculty positions at Rowan University and The Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra throughout the United States. Composer Ranging in age from 6 to 21 years, the is PYO’s sister orchestra, offering sym- the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, musicians of the Philadelphia Youth Daron Hagen has written a new violin as well as the School of Orchestral Studies phonic experience and orchestral training concerto, American Songbook, for Michael Orchestra organization are selected by to younger classical music students, link- in Saratoga Springs, NY and the National competitive audition and come from a Ludwig. According to Hagen, “Michael is Youth Orchestra Festival. He has also held ing repertoire and theory, and provid- a superb, world-class musician and the seventy-plus-mile radius of Philadelphia ing the context to learning the standard the appointment of Sterne Virtuoso Artist- encompassing nearly 20 counties within perfect person to premiere this concerto.” in-Residence at Skidmore College. Ludwig orchestral repertoire. For over a decade, This season marks the release of Ludwig’s Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. PYAO has raised money through perfor- has given master classes and coachings Through advanced orchestra repertoire, live recording of the Beethoven Violin with the New World Symphony. He has mances to support organizations including Concerto and Dvorak Romance with the students are challenged to perform at Reach Out and Read at The Children’s served as a member of the board of direc- professional levels, to strive for advanced Virginia Symphony. In August of 2011, tors of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Hospital of Philadelphia and the Youth Ludwig recorded Kenneth Fuchs’ American musicianship and to achieve superior tech- Work Foundation of The Union League of and is currently a member of the Artistic nical, musical, and personal application. Rhapsody with the London Symphony Advisory Board for Access to Art, Inc. Philadelphia. PYAO was established in 1996 Orchestra in the famed Abbey Road Former PYO musicians currently hold under a grant from the Pew Charitable Studios. Ludwig performs on a rare violin made chairs in most of the top twenty profes- Trusts and is conducted by Rosalind Erwin. in the late 1700’s by the Cremonese sional orchestras in the United States, Ludwig’s discography has drawn critical master Lorenzo Storioni and a Dominique acclaim from both sides of the Atlantic. with 15 PYO alumni currently serving in Peccatte bow. His violin has been lauded The Philadelphia Orchestra. Recent alumni His recording of the rarely performed in a Fanfare review by Jerry Dubins as Dohnanyi Violin Concertos with the Royal credit the PYO organization in helping “one of the most gorgeous instruments them gain admittance to some of the best Scottish National Orchestra has received I’ve ever heard.” extraordinary reviews worldwide. Ludwig’s universities, colleges, and conservatories in recording of the Corigliano Red Violin Michael studied violin with his father, the United States. Concerto with JoAnn Falletta and the Irving Ludwig, who was a violinist in the Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director of the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra. 08 09 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization

Bravo Brass Tune Up Philly Artistic and Administrative Leadership Open Rehearsals Bravo Brass is a youth brass ensemble that Tune Up Philly’s mission is to nurture Louis Scaglione Philadelphia Youth Orchestra was created in 1997 to provide advanced children in economically disadvantaged President & Music Director Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. musical education and performance oppor- and vulnerable neighborhoods by keeping Conductor, PYO Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra tunities to talented high-school brass stu- them engaged in success through weekday Rosalind Erwin Sundays, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. dents in the Tri-State region. It is the only out-of-school hours music instruction. The Director & Conductor, PYAO Bravo Brass ensemble of its kind in the area and one of PYO organization believes that music edu- Mondays, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. few in the country. cation is a powerful vehicle for children to Paul Bryan Director & Conductor, Bravo Brass Saint Patrick Hall Bravo Brass offers repertoire that chal- master skills and acquire valuable tools for Twentieth & Locust Streets lenges advanced brass students to improve cooperative learning, teamwork, academic Barry McCommon & Robert Skoniczin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 success and to build self-esteem. The pro- Assistant Conductors, Bravo Brass their individual and ensemble playing skills. PRYSM The Bravo Brass teaching faculty, led by gram launched in 2010 at St. Francis de Gloria dePasquale Sales School in southwest Philadelphia. The Fridays, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Maestro Paul Bryan, Associate Dean of the Director & Conductor, PRYSM Bryn Mawr College Curtis Institute of Music, provides valu- second year of the program commenced in October 2011 at the People for People Jessica Villante 101 North Merion Avenue able musical training through side-by-side Conductor, PRYSM Young Artists Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010 rehearsals. Charter School in North Philadelphia, part of the School District of Philadelphia. Tune Delia Raab-Snyder Tune Up Philly PRYSM Up Philly is directed by Delia Raab-Snyder Director, Tune Up Philly Monday – Friday, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. PRYSM (Philadelphia Region Youth String with Paul Smith, Associate Director, and Paul Smith People for People Charter School Music) is a string music education program several professional teaching artists serving Associate Director, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. created in 2007 to offer a unique introduc- as faculty. Tune Up Philly Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center tion and preparation for string students to PYO Organization Leadership Colleen Hood Give to PYO acquire and build skills. PRYSM and PRYSM General Manager & Librarian Young Artists provide string ensemble and The 2013/2014 Season is Maestro Louis The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is a sectional master class instruction for inter- Scaglione’s 17th anniversary with the Maria Newman 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization mediate and beginning students. Graduates Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization. Director of Development which relies on the generous support He was appointed the PYO organization’s of donors and foundations. If you would of PRYSM have matriculated successfully Board of Trustees into other PYO organization ensembles. Music Director in 2005, joined the artistic like to make a tax-deductible contribution, The program is directed by Gloria staff in 1997 as Conductor of the PYAO Frank Giordano, Chairman please visit our website or mail your dePasquale, current cellist for and member and was appointed Associate Conductor W. Matthew Skilton, Vice Chairman donation payable to: of the board of directors and executive of PYO in 1999. In addition to his work David R. McShane, Treasurer Philadelphia Youth Orchestra board of The Philadelphia Orchestra. as a member of the artistic staff, Maestro MaryTeresa Soltis, Esq., Secretary P.O. Box 41810 Scaglione was appointed President of the Kenneth Blank, Ph.D. Philadelphia, PA 19101-1810 PYO organization in 2004, having served Michael Devine Office: 215 545 0502 as the program’s Executive Director for Joseph F. DiMauro, VMD Email: [email protected] three years. Gary Frank www.pyos.org Extraordinary artistic leadership is a hall- Trude Haecker, MD mark of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Renée Dillon Johnson organization. Adolph Sorian (1940–1941), James Matour, Esq. Sharon McGinley The PYO organization receives support J.W.F. Leman (1941–1952), William R. from the Pennsylvania Council on the David Michie Smith (1952–1954), and Joseph Primavera Arts, a commonwealth agency funded Walter Strine, Esq. (1954–2005) served as Music Directors, by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Rick Touhill with Maestro Primavera having had the the National Endowment for the Arts, extraordinary distinction of being the the U.S. Department of Education and longest-serving active conductor of any The Philadelphia Cultural Fund. orchestra in the world. 10 11 Program Notes Program Notes

Ralph Vaughan Williams Born into a family with strong intellectual His music was profoundly affected by the the Metrical English Psalter in 1567 for the ancestry (lawyers on his father’s side and melodic shape, rhythmic character and, Archbishop of Canterbury, the tune (set Born: Down Ampney, England, Charles Darwin on his mother’s), Ralph above all, the atmosphere which he found to the text “When, rising from the bed of 12 October 1872 Vaughan Williams studied organ, piano, in folk song: “The art of music above all death”) made a significant impression on Died: London, England, and music theory at a fairly young age. By other arts is the expression of the soul of a Vaughan Williams. While editing the English 26 August 1958 the age of 15, he had already decided to nation,” he declared. Vaughan Williams’ col- Hymnal in 1906, Vaughan Williams became Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis become a composer and after hearing a lected works include incidental music and intensely interested in the study and perfor- performance of Wagner’s Die Walküre and film scores, nine symphonies, Fantasia on a mance of early English music. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Tristan und Isolde he was so impressed and Theme by Thomas Tallis, The Lark Ascending The work was commissioned for the Three is scored for a large string orchestra, overwhelmed that his long career as one of for violin solo and orchestra, Fantasia on Choirs Festival at the Gloucester Cathedral. a medium size string orchestra, and England’s greatest organists, composers, and Greensleeves, many songs and choral works, Using three string orchestras (large, a string quartet. teachers began. settings of carols and chamber music, and medium, and a quartet), Vaughan Williams Duration: 17 minutes Studying under other British greats, such several operas including Sir John in Love, created layers of contrasting sonorities that Parallel Events of 1910 as Charles Stanford and Hubert Parry, Riders to the Sea, and The Pilgrim’s Progress. made use of the Cathedral’s live acousti- and major composers such as Max Bruch After his military service during World cal space. While the Fantasia is a series of • China ends slavery and Maurice Ravel, Vaughan Williams and War I, Vaughan Williams joined the teaching free variations of the Tallis hymn, quoting it • George V becomes King of England classmate Gustav Holst forged a friendship staff of the Royal College of Music, became in full and using fragments of the melody, • Hally’s Comet first visible that would prove to be one of Vaughan the conductor of the Bach Choir, and made the work is not specifically sacred music. Williams’ most influential relationships. his American conducting debut with a per- It is, however, deeply spiritual and even • Great Idaho Fire destroys 3 million He was fortunate enough to have private formance of his Pastoral Symphony. mystical. “There is quiet ecstasy,” says one acres of timber income, although he devoted himself to During the last thirty years of his life, the critic. “And then alongside it comes a kind • Matisse’s paints La Dance composition in a professional manner, prolific composer’s reputation grew in fame of blind persistence, a faithful pilgrimage • Picasso’s cubist period working regular hours, setting high stan- and honors, and was eventually dubbed at towards the unseen light.” dards for himself, and revising extensively. • Stravinsky composes The Firebird the age of 85 the “grand old man of English The London Times commented that “the He was also in demand as a scholar, con- music.” Vaughan Williams was in some work is wonderful because it seems to lift • Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand tributing articles to Grove’s Music Dictionary, sense a nationalist composer, like Bartók in one into some unknown region of musi- premieres with 1,026 performers giving lectures, and editing the English Hungary, Verdi in Italy, or Manuel de Falla in cal thought and feeling... one is never quite • New York City’s Pennsylvania Hymnal (1906), where Vaughan Williams Spain. He wrote in 1942 that “the love of sure whether one is listening to something Station opens contributed several tunes inspired by his one’s country and customs was essential.” very old or very new.” lifelong interest in English folk melody. • King of England Edward VII, But folk music never shackled his individual- nurse Florence Nightingale, ity, and works such as his Fourth, Fifth, and novelists Mark Twain and Leo Tolstoy die Sixth Symphonies are English-sounding only in a way in which a Brahms’ symphony • American composer Samuel Barber sounds German. and sea explorer Jacques Cousteau are born Even though he lived into his eighties, Vaughan Williams was almost 38 when he • Boy Scouts of America is established composed his first masterpiece, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis was inspired by a hymn tune from Thomas Tallis (1505- 1585), who served Kings Henry VIII, Edward VI, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth I. Composed as one of eight melodies in 12 13 Program Notes Program Notes

Samuel Barber The hallmark of any great work for solo Many scholars have looked for symbolic He won the coveted Prix de Rome prize instrument with orchestra accompaniment reasons for Barber’s clear conceptual delin- for composition, as well as two Pulitzer Born: West Chester, Pennsylvania, is ultimately lyricism and virtuosity. What eation of lyricism from virtuosity; however Prizes, for his opera Vanessa and later for 9 March 1910 is very unusual, yet wonderfully so, is how the origins of the work put things into per- his Piano Concerto. In addition to his Violin Died: New York City, New York, Barber rarely allows these two key ele- spective. American businessman Samuel Fels Concerto, he wrote three operas, includ- 23 January 1981 ments to meet during the course of his commissioned the work for his adopted ing Antony and Cleopatra (commissioned Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Violin Concerto. Most, if not all works for son, a violinist child prodigy, Iso Briselli. for the opening of the Metropolitan Opera solo instrument, will have the lushness of a When Briselli saw the completed score of House), one ballet, one overture, two sym- Barber’s Violin Concerto is composed for melodic line intertwining with a technically the first two movements, he complained phonies, a concerto for piano, three orches- solo violin, two flutes, two oboes, two challenging section. Not here. Instead, the that there was not enough virtuosity (chal- tral “essays,” choral works, sonatas for violin clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two work consists of two beautifully expressive lenges) for the solo part. Barber in turn, and cello, music for piano solo, and songs. trumpets, piano, timpani, snare drum, and movements followed by a finale of excep- produced the incredibly challenging third The music that Barber wrote, especially divided strings. tional virtuosity. movement, for Briselli only to declare it during the 1930s, embraced the ideas Duration: 22 minutes The first movement of the Concerto is unplayable. No dedication is mentioned in of the Romantic Era of the nineteenth Parallel Events of 1941 dominated by long, expressive melodies, the score to Fels or Briselli, and the work century where composers attempted to with no introduction from the orchestra, was premiered by violinist Albert Spalding explore larger than life images and ideals • Height of World War II and Holocaust as the soloist immediately opens the work (since Briselli was unable to play it) and using overly lush melodies. While Stravinsky • U.S. enters World War II after Japan with the main theme of the movement. The The Philadelphia Orchestra led by Eugene was guiding the popular trend of rhythmic attacks Pearl Harbor orchestra introduces the second movement Ormandy in February 1941. exploration in the early and mid- 1900s, • Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated for a with the oboe, cellos, clarinet, violins, and One of America’s most distinguished com- influencing such composers as Bernstein, third term as U.S. President horn playing before the soloist enters with posers, Samuel Barber is of the generation Bartók, and Orff, others like Rachmaninoff the reflective and almost prayerful melody of English composer Benjamin Britten, and and Barber held on to the notion that • Films Citizen Kane and that dominates throughout. is perhaps, the American equivalent of melody shapes a piece of music. Despite Disney’s Dumbo premiere The final movement erupts with the tim- Britten because both composers explore Barber’s flirtation with other techniques of • Penicillin is discovered pani leading the soloist into a roller coaster the loss of innocence in most of their 20th century composition, Barber never • Baseball great Lou Gehrig, ride and for the most part, the soloist sim- works. At the young age of 14, Samuel completely abandoned the tonal main- and novelist James Joyce die ply does not stop playing. Apart from a few Barber entered the prestigious Curtis stream in which his greatest strengths lay Institute of Music in Philadelphia as one – that of an unwavering, overly sentimental • Vice President Dick Cheney, melodic excerpts played by the winds, the of the school’s first students. After being and yet never-out-of-vogue melody. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, movement, appropriately titled “with per- graduated from Curtis in 1932, Barber tenor Placido Domingo, singers Joan petual motion,” is focused around this ath- embarked upon a career as a composer. Baez and Paul Simon, baseball great letic melody. In fact, once the third and final His musical language was so accessible, and Pete Rose, and author Martha Stewart movement begins, listeners are challenged his skill in orchestration so assured, that he are born just to keep up visually with the soloist let alone aurally. quickly gained success. Barber’s music has • Superman comics premiere almost always been embraced by audiences • Cheerios is introduced as delightfully lush and marvelously reassur- ing. It is music that one might expect of a Curtis-trained Philadelphian: perfectly craft- ed, polished to a burnished glow, brusquely assertive, yet deeply conservative. 14 15 Program Notes Program Notes

Sergei Rachmaninoff As Beethoven is the final amalgamation By the age of 19, Rachmaninoff had com- While the opening of the Second Symphony of the Classical era (1750-1820), Sergei posed a symphony, a one-act opera (Aleko), begins in mystery, a sigh-like four note idea Born: Oneg, Russia, Rachmaninoff represents the final culmi- some songs, his first piano concerto (Piano becomes the genesis of the movement’s 1 April 1873 nation of the Romantic period. Unlike Concerto No. 1), and Five Pieces for Piano, themes and the underpinning of the entire Died: Beverly Hills, California, Beethoven, however, Rachmaninoff is not which included the celebrated Prelude in work. After a swirling moment from the 28 March 1943 the link to the next period of musical C-sharp minor. The steady creative output violins, an English horn solo transitions Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 development. In fact, his contemporaries came to a halt after the disastrous first per- into the main section of the movement. saw Rachmaninoff as not keeping up with formance of his first published symphony Complete with lush strings, melancholy Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 is scored the times as he was determined to hold on days before his 24th birthday. laments by the woodwinds, and some tri- for piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, two to the roots of Romanticism – melody for Not only was Rachmaninoff’s First umphant fanfares, the agitated journey con- clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, four melody’s sake. Symphony publicly panned, but the critics tinues with Tchaikovsky-like suspense until horns, three trumpets, three trombones, As a virtuoso pianist and composer, trashed the performance too, one refer- the storm unravels and stops. tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, glocken- Rachmaninoff stands in the long line of ring to it as a “conservatory in hell,” and An outburst of a thrilling gallop opens spiel, and divided strings. Romantic performers-composers such as the symphony was never played again in the second movement. Wildly energetic, Duration: 55 minutes Liszt and Chopin. Growing up in a wealthy Rachmaninoff’s lifetime. The composer’s Rachmaninoff adds playfulness to the move- Parallel Events of 1908 Russian family, Rachmaninoff was not per- collapsed confidence became a frequently ment with bright brass interjections and mitted to pursue music as a career at first. reoccurring depression and Rachmaninoff the frolicking of the glockenspiel. The over- • William Howard Taft is elected 27th After his parents divorced and their family ceased to compose for several years. the-top Rachmaninoff richness is inserted U.S President fortunes declined, Rachmaninoff, one of Upon seeking therapy and hypnosis in between the lively theme, and a sinister • General Motors is founded six children living with their mother, was from Dr. Nikolai Dahl, Rachmaninoff brass ending derived from the “Dies irae” • Albert Einstein presents quantum then encouraged to study music. At the slowly emerged from his depression. As coupled with the opening theme of the theory of light age of ten, Rachmaninoff entered the St. Rachmaninoff remembered, Dr. Dahl would Symphony fizzles out the movement. Petersburg Conservatory and two years • Grand Canyon National Monument repeat over and over “You will begin your From beginning to end, the third movement later the Moscow Conservatory where he is created concerto. You will work with great facility. is one of Rachmaninoff’s most heartfelt. studied with pianist Alexander Siloti and The concerto will be of excellent quality.” A single clarinet sings a long, weeping • New York subway linking Brooklyn task-master Nikolay Zverev, both former The treatment was a success and by the melody until a dialogue among a solo oboe, and Manhattan opens students of Tchaikovsky. autumn of 1900 Rachmaninoff’s creativity English horn, and strings begins. The touch- • First passenger airplane takes flight Ironically, in spite of his improvisational skills flourished with his Piano Concerto No. ing theme nostalgically returns, making for • Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 premieres on the piano, Rachmaninoff did not study 2, and he became a full time performer a real musical tear-jerker. Lightening the composition during his formative years. His as a pianist and conductor. He eventually mood, the final movement opens with a • First New Year’s Eve ball is dropped education consisted of advancing his piano composed regularly, if not prolifically, writing wild tarantella dance. After a march by the in Times Square, NY skills and understanding of music. Only after several operas, tone poems, a second sym- woodwinds and a lush string theme, the • Author Ian Fleming, President Lyndon meeting a harmony instructor and enroll- phony, and a piano sonata. tender sounds of the third movement reap- Johnson, cartoonist Mel Blanc, Justice ing in harmony and counterpoint classes “Music must first and foremost be loved,” pear. In one of the most extraordinary pas- Thurgood Marshall, comedian Milton did Rachmaninoff’s abilities as a composer Rachmaninoff explained. “It must come sages, Rachmaninoff creates a long crescen- Berle, newscaster Edward R. Murrow, evolve. Stricken with malaria, Rachmaninoff from the heart, and it must be directed do of downward scales in different speeds and actresses Joan Crawford and Bette decided to take the final piano and com- to the heart. Otherwise it cannot hope to using various combinations of instruments Davis are born position examinations a year early and suc- be lasting, indestructible art.” This creed until the entire work races to a whirlwind • President Grover Cleveland dies cessfully passed, earning the school’s gold can easily be linked to his Symphony No. ending in complete splendor. medals in both areas. 2 given its emotionally charged and com- pelling themes. A Soviet music critic even referred to the work as the “Russian Lyric Symphony,” saying that the themes are “so direct and sincere, and they develop so naturally and spontaneously.” 16 17 Program Notes In Appreciation

Rarely given to artistic explanation and During the Soviet era in Russian history, Foundations Corporations justification, Rachmaninoff revealingly con- Rachmaninoff was considered bourgeois D’Addario Foundation The Air Products fessed that “a composer’s music should and decadent, and Rachmaninoff and his Elsie Lee Garthwaite Foundation Matching Gifts express the country of his birth, his love music were exiled from his homeland Program affairs, his religion, the books that have for a period of time. Today, however, Memorial Foundation influenced him, and the pictures he loves. Rachmaninoff is a symbol of Russian great- The Philadelphia Youth Evergreen Family America’s Charities It should be the sum total of a composer’s ness. He is considered the musical suc- Orchestra organization, and Foundation Cozen O’Connor experience.” Given the rage of “isms” in cessor to Tchaikovsky and the link from the Board of Trustees thank The H.O. West Foundation David Michie Violins, LLC music during the early 20th century (serial- Tchaikovsky to Prokofiev and Shostakovich. the following individuals, The Henrietta Tower GE Foundation Matching ism, neo-classicism, impressionism, expres- Rachmaninoff never saw his works as cap- corporations, foundations Wurts Memorial of The Gifts Program sionism, primitivism, etc.), Rachmaninoff’s turing “mother Russia” as Rimsky-Korsakov and government agencies artistic creed, reminiscent of 19th century and his protégés did about their own Philadelphia Foundation for their generous Give With Liberty Romanticism, was considered outdated by music. Like Tchaikovsky, if Rachmaninoff contributions during the Jean & David Soll GlaxoSmithKline his contemporaries who thrived off a new captured any Russian nationalism it was far Philanthropic Fund of the past year. Foundation Matching Gifts found objectivity (like Picasso’s Cubism). more inspired by national pessimism than Jewish Federation of Program Sadly, Igor Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff’s optimism. Perhaps more than anything else, This list acknowledges Greater Philadelphia most outspoken critic and fellow Russian, Rachmaninoff ’s works portrayed a world- donations through December The Local Initiatives Judith Haskell Brewer referred to Rachmaninoff’s music as noth- view of his homeland. As a world traveler, 1, 2013. If a name, company, Support Corporation Fund of The Community ing more than “grandiose film music.” Rachmaninoff saw Russia from a distance foundation or government Foundation Serving Merck Gives Back and therefore was able to see the cloudy agency has been omitted or Richmond and Central Microsoft Matching Gifts future that the rest of the world saw when misprinted, please accept Virginia Program confronted with Russian conditions of the our apologies and notify us The Little Red Violin Mid-County Benefits 20th century. As a new century dawns, by calling 215 545 0502. Rachmaninoff is perceived as an intact artis- Foundation Network for Good tic force and a personality, totally unshaken The Maguire Foundation PNC Foundation Matching by modernist doubt or by the oppression McGinley Family Foundation Gift Program of his homeland. The McLean Contributionship PSEG: Power of Giving The Norman Raab Campaign Foundation Republic Bank The Presser Foundation SAP Matching Gift Program Program Notes The Rittenhouse SFK, Inc. © Allan R. Scott Foundation Susquehanna International The Robinson Family Group, LLP Foundation of the Jewish UM Holdings Ltd. Communal Fund The Samantha Fund of the Community Foundation of Government New Jersey Pennsylvania Council The Seattle Foundation on the Arts The Wright-Hayre Fund The Philadelphia of The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Foundation 18 19 In Appreciation In Appreciation

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Friend Douglas Cowperthwaite Sara Gubins Yeanling Feng & Isaac Newman, in honor of Norman Shore up to $249 Carolina Cozza Louis K Habina Ninyun Lee Maestro Scaglione Robert H. Simpson Kelly A’Harrah Lindsey Crane Elizabeth S. Harper, in honor Shuling Li Maria Newman Rheta Smith Henry & Eunice Alexander Peter S. Cressman of J.W.F. Lehman Qin Lin Nanette R. O’Brien, in Richard D. Smith honor of Bert Greenspan Jessica Attie Charles Croce Lucinda & Roland Harper Patricia O’Rourke & David Stedman Loren Lind Ross Oehler Morris Ballen Alysson Cwyk D.W. Heintz Suzin Steerman, Kathleen & William Bell Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Henze Bryant Lubbs, in honor of Hirono Oka, in memory of in honor of Philip & Evan Joe, Veronica and Olivia Charles Schneider William dePasquale Mindyjane Berman Cwynar Louise & Harry Hill Johnson Thomas & Virginia Lynch Theodore & Irene Oslick Rita Bevilacqua, Monica & Willam Sharon & Isidore Karen G. Strauss in memory of Richard DeGrandis, in memory of Hofferman William J. Mac Knight, Jr. Mrs. Lucille Penza Qiaongong Su Bevilacqua William dePasquale William & Karen Hoffman Regina Manginelli Mike & Kelly Perron Helen Swain Barbara & John Susan Dejarnatt, in honor of Colleen Hood Robert & Margarete Angela Phillips Chik Kwun Tang Blickensderfer Delia Raab Snyder Marvin Hiroshi Iizuka Abby Phillipson & David Charles Taylor Mary Bobolis Larry Deschler Robert F. Marvin Weiner, in honor of Alexander Ioffreda Nancy & Eric Trainer Ann Botel-Barnard Dr. Joseph & Patricia DiLisi Joseph McAnally Elizabeth Phillipson-Weiner Nicholas Ioffreda Kathleen & David Vito Carolyn Britton Jay Donner Robert & Theresa McLaren Ann Marie Pocklembo Sherri Ioffreda Deborah Volker Amanda & John Buoni Linda Donoho Theresa & Robert McLaren RG & FM Bivens–Reid Lan Jin & Cheng Gang Cynthia & Lloyd Remick Caroline Walsh & Deborah & Jonathan Carp, Joan Doyle Elizabeth P. McLean, Gregory Rosenburg in memory of Helen T. Carp Jonathan S. Karp in memory of William J. Donna Richardson Cristin M. Dziekonski Michael Wang Giovanna Cavaliere, Ruth Kartman, dePasquale Caroline Walsh & Yvonne G. Bach & in honor of David Segal Lesley & Mark Weber in Memory of William Wm. Eisen Mr. & Mrs. Archibald Gregory Rosenberg dePasquale Michael Kearney McMichael Cissie & Fred Weitzman Christine & Paul Emata Dr. Harry Rosenthal Ren Egawa & Rujin Chang Kris Kent David Meketon Jerome Wigler, in memory Elizabeth Engelman Sharon Roszkowski, in in memory of William Mr. Eun Kim Margaret & William Metz memory of Sharon Scaglione of William J. dePasquale dePasquale JohnB. Eurell, Esq. Amy L. Kitzen Barbara Mitnick & Richard Bevilacqua Catherine Harper & Jin Choi Joel Fein Roy Winnick June R. Kleban John Moore Michael Roth Mind Chang & Dan Chu Ruth and Andre Ferber Jerome Witt Gisela & Herold Klein Joan & David Morse Ralph Sauer, in memory of Marjorie & Thomas Jane & Phillip Ferreira Joseph Primavera Edward Yarwood Kathy Korsen Richard Mulford Clement, in honor of Julian Beverly Flynn Selma and Samuel Savitz Mia Chung-Yee & John Yee Bell Clement David Kozloff, in honor of Dr. Steven J. Munzer Michael Foster Roth Benjamin S. Kozloff Charles & Rita Schedel, Sandy Yoon Dr. Walter Cohen Frances Myers O’Brien, in honor of Dr. Margaret Dr. Morton & William Leach in memory of Nanette Ruth Elizabeth Zechenter Manfred Collado Mrs. Sondra Friedman Schedel, DMA Jay S. Lee O’Brien & Joe Primavera Paul Zhang Diane Collins Lily Gano Gilda & Allan Schwalb Kwangwoo Lee Nancy & Michael Neary Harriet Zilber, in honor Reed Collins Geisler Family Kathy Sellers of Annabella Leslie & Mi Lee Janet E. Conway Judi Goldstein Catherine Sharbaugh Benjamin Zilber Paramesh Gopalakrishnan Robert W. Shelderfer, Sr. Upcoming Performances

Sunday, March 2, 2014 – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014 – 3:00 p.m. Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra Tune Up Philly Rosalind Erwin, Conductor 4th Annual Festival Concert Benefit Concert for Youth Work Foundation The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc The Union League of Philadelphia Community Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Tickets: $10 general admission; children 13 Tickets: Goodwill offering and under FREE Information: 215 545 0502 Information: 215 545 0502 Saturday, May 17, 2014 – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014 – 7:30 p.m. PRYSM Bravo Brass Gloria dePasquale, Conductor Paul Bryan, Conductor PRYSM Young Artists Around the World in Brass Jessica Villante, Conductor Saint Mark’s Church, Philadelphia, Pa. 7th Annual Festival Concert Tickets: $10 general admission; children 13 The Haverford School, Haverford, Pa. and under FREE Tickets: $10 general admission; children 13 Information: 215 545 0502 and under FREE Information: 215 545 0502 Saturday, March 15, 2014 – 3:00 p.m. Tune Up Philly Sunday, May 18, 2014 – 3:00 p.m. Free Library of Philadelphia, Main Branch, Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra Philadelphia, Pa. Rosalind Erwin, Conductor Tickets: Goodwill offering 19th Annual Festival Concert Information: 215 545 0502 The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Tickets: $10 – $20 Friday, March 21, 2014 – 6:00 p.m. Ticket Philadelphia: 215 893 1999 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra Saturday, May 31, 2014 – 7:30 p.m. PRYSM Bravo Brass Bravo Brass Paul Bryan, Conductor Tune Up Philly 11th Annual Festival Concert 2014 PYO Gala Dinner and Concert Saint Mark’s Church, Philadelphia, Pa. The Union League of Philadelphia Tickets: $10 general admission; children 13 Advanced reservations required

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