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6 / CALENDAR

8 / THE ORCHESTRA

10 / SIMPLE GIFTS SPOTLIGHT

12 / NOTES

FEATURES

14 / COMFORT & JOY Our Response to Homelessness

18 / SHOP SYMPHONICA Holiday Gift Guide

CONCERTS 21 / November 26 BERNADETTE PETERS

23 / December 1 & 3 THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS

34 / December 9, 10 & 11 HOLIDAY POPS

40 / December 16, 17 & 18 HANDEL MESSIAH

45 / December 23 A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS & CAROLS

50 / December 28 & 29 THE FOUR SEASONS 57 / NEW YEAR’S EVE Photo: Brandon Patoc Brandon Photo: 55 / December 30 45 / NORTHWEST BOYCHOIR VIVALDI UNTUXED

57 / December 31 NEW YEAR’S EVE CLASSICAL SOUL OF MOTOWN

70 / GUIDE TO THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY

71 / THE LIS(Z)T 50 / EVA LUCERO & PATRICIO TOUCEDA Photo: Photo: VanHouten Ben

ON THE COVER: Holiday Pops by Carlin Ma COVER DESIGN: Christine Shon EDITOR: Heidi Staub

© 2016 Seattle Symphony. All rights reserved. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means without written permission from the Seattle Symphony. All programs and artists are subject to change.

encoreartsseattle.com 5 ON THE DIAL: Tune in to December & Classical KING FM 98.1 every January Wednesday at 8pm for a Seattle Symphony spotlight and CALENDAR the first Friday of every month at 9pm for concert broadcasts.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

■ DECEMBER 7:30pm 11am The Dream of Family Concerts: Gerontius Rob Kapilow The Polar Express 8pm SHOWTUNES presents Leap of Faith 8pm The Dream of Gerontius 1 2 3

2pm SHOWTUNES 7:30pm 10am 7pm 7pm 10:30am Tiny Tots: 9:30, 10:30 & presents Leap of PLU presents In Holiday Musical Banff Mountain Banff Mountain Holiday Hooray! 11:30am Tiny Tots: Faith Sweet Rejoicing Salute* Film Festival Film Festival Holiday Hooray! 7pm Banff Mountain Film Festival 2 & 8pm 2 & 8pm 8pm 7:30pm Holiday Pops Seattle Men’s Chris Mitchell NWU presents 8pm 7pm Chorus: Silver & Soul presents Let It Snow Christmas Traditions Holiday Pops Banff Mountain 4 5 6 7 8 9 Film Festival 10

2pm Holiday Pops 7:30pm 7:30pm 1 & 8pm Ballard NW Senior The Coats: Annual Handel Messiah 2pm Pacific MusicWorks presents Center presents Holiday Concert Navidad: A New World The Irish Tenors’ 2 & 7:30pm Christmas Holiday Concert 8pm The Coats: Annual Handel Messiah Holiday Concert 8pm Seattle Men’s Chorus: Silver & Soul NORTHWEST 11 12 13 BOYCHOIR14 15 16 17

2pm 7:30pm 8pm 8pm 7:30pm 7:30pm Handel Messiah Ensign Symphony Ensign Symphony Seattle Men’s Seattle Men’s A Festival of Lessons 2pm & Chorus presents & Chorus presents Chorus: Silver & Soul Chorus: Silver & Soul & Carols The Coats: Annual A Joyeux Noel A Joyeux Noel Holiday Concert 8pm Seattle Men’s Chorus: Silver & Soul 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

7:30pm 7pm 7pm 9pm The Four Seasons Byron Schenkman Vivaldi Untuxed New Year’s Eve & Friends — Bach Classical Soul of & Corelli Motown

7:30pm The Four Seasons 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

■ JANUARY 7:30pm 8pm Beethoven Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Symphony No. 9

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2pm 7:30pm 8pm 7:30pm Beethoven Live @ Benaroya Luck Be A Lady EMG presents Symphony No. 9 Hall: The Music Megan Hilty Sings Musica Pacifica: of David Bowie Sinatra & More Alla Napolitana with the Seattle 8pm Luck Be A Lady Symphony Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra & More 8 9 10 11 MEGAN HILTY12 13 14

2pm 7:30pm 8pm Luck Be A Lady Shostakovich Shostakovich Megan Hilty Sings Concerto Festival I Concerto Festival II Sinatra & More

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2pm 12:30pm Watjen 7:30pm 7:30pm 7pm 2pm National Geographic Concert Organ National Geographic Mendelssohn & Schubert Untuxed Seattle Philharmonic Live: Point of No Recital – Free Demo Live: Point of No Schubert 10pm Orchestra: Mozart’s Return Return [untitled] 2 Piano Concerto No. 24 7:30pm National Geographic Live: 8pm Point of No Return Mendelssohn & Schubert 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

LEGEND: Seattle Symphony Events Benaroya Hall Events *Donor Events: Call 206.215.4832 for more information

Photos: Northwest Boychoir (December 23) by Ben VanHouten; Megan Hilty (January 13–15) by Sidney Beal; 6 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG National Geographic Live (January 22–24) by Hilaree O’Neill

SSO046-Calendar.inddSSO046 Dec.indd 6 1 11/16/1611/17/16 9:008:49 AM ON THE DIAL: Tune in to December & Classical KING FM 98.1 every ■ ON THE BEAT January Wednesday at 8pm for a Seattle Symphony spotlight and See Who’s CALENDAR the first Friday of every month at 9pm for concert broadcasts. Here to Hear

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

■ DECEMBER 7:30pm 11am The Dream of Family Concerts: Gerontius Rob Kapilow The Polar Express 8pm SHOWTUNES presents Leap of Faith 8pm The Dream of Gerontius 1 2 3

2pm 7:30pm 8pm 8pm 7:30pm 7:30pm Move to The Hearthstone at Handel Messiah Ensign Symphony Ensign Symphony Seattle Men’s Seattle Men’s A Festival of Lessons

2pm & Chorus presents & Chorus presents Chorus: Silver & Soul Chorus: Silver & Soul & Carols Holt James Photo: The Coats: Annual A Joyeux Noel A Joyeux Noel Green Lake and live the life your Holiday Concert 8pm Seattle Men’s Chorus: Silver & Soul “I’ve been singing for 25 years. My dog always wished you would. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 husband and I have a band — Pepper, Jill and Jack — and I sing in the church 7:30pm 7pm 7pm 9pm One of Seattle’s best-kept secrets in 62+ living. The Four Seasons Byron Schenkman Vivaldi Untuxed New Year’s Eve choir. I would describe our style as & Friends — Bach Classical Soul of Get prime views of Green Lake and amazing walkability to & Corelli Motown ‘comedy acoustic.’ We travel with a

7:30pm vaudeville circus group called the New everything you’ll ever want: restaurants, shops, cafés, yoga The Four Seasons Old Time Chautauqua. Every summer studios and more. Plus, you’ll have peace of mind knowing 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 we travel to a different region. Last year you’re living in a Life Plan Community that offers a full spectrum ■ JANUARY 7:30pm 8pm we went to southeast Alaska and visited Beethoven Beethoven of health services, should you ever need them. Symphony No. 9 Symphony No. 9 towns that are only accessible by ferry — communities that don’t normally get a big, 60 person show. This is my first time at the Seattle Symphony. I’m here tonight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 because my husband brought his music 2pm 7:30pm 8pm 7:30pm history class to see the concert. I’m his Beethoven Live @ Benaroya Luck Be A Lady EMG presents 6720 E Green Lake Way N • Seattle, WA 98103 Symphony No. 9 Hall: The Music Megan Hilty Sings Musica Pacifica: plus one!” of David Bowie Sinatra & More Alla Napolitana with the Seattle — Shannon 8pm Luck Be A Lady Symphony Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra & More Call (206) 494-4674 or visit Hearthstone.org. 8 9 10 11 MEGAN HILTY12 13 14

2pm 7:30pm 8pm CONNECT WITH US: Luck Be A Lady Shostakovich Shostakovich Megan Hilty Sings Concerto Festival I Concerto Festival II Share your photos using #SeattleSymphony Sinatra & More and follow @seattlesymphony on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Download the Listen Boldly app to easily purchase tickets, skip the 15 NATIONAL16 GEOGRAPHIC LIVE17 18 19 20 21 Ticket Office lines and receive exclusive offers. 2pm 12:30pm Watjen 7:30pm 7:30pm 7pm 2pm National Geographic Concert Organ National Geographic Mendelssohn & Schubert Untuxed Seattle Philharmonic Live: Point of No Recital – Free Demo Live: Point of No Schubert 10pm Orchestra: Mozart’s Return Return [untitled] 2 Piano Concerto No. 24 7:30pm National Geographic Live: 8pm Point of No Return Mendelssohn & Schubert seattlesymphony.org 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 TICKETS: 206.215.4747 LEGEND: Seattle Symphony Events Benaroya Hall Events *Donor Events: Call 206.215.4832 for more information GIVE: 206.215.4832

Photos: Northwest Boychoir (December 23) by Ben VanHouten; Megan Hilty (January 13–15) by Sidney Beal; 6 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG National Geographic Live (January 22–24) by Hilaree O’Neill encoreartsseattle.com 7

SSO046-Calendar.inddSSO046 Dec.indd 6 1 11/16/1611/17/16 9:008:49 AM LUDOVIC MORLOT SEATTLE SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR

French conductor Ludovic will also see the release of several more recordings on the Morlot has been Music Director Orchestra’s label, Seattle Symphony Media. A box set of of the Seattle Symphony music by Dutilleux was recently released to mark the 100th since 2011. Amongst the anniversary of the composer’s birth. many highlights of his tenure, the orchestra has won two Ludovic Morlot was Chief Conductor of La Monnaie for Grammy Awards and gave an three years (2012–14). During this time he conducted several exhilarating performance at new productions including La Clemenza di Tito, Jenufa Carnegie Hall in 2014. and Pelléas et Mélisande. Concert performances, both in Brussels and Aix-en-Provence, included repertoire by During the 2016–2017 season Beethoven, Stravinsky, Britten, Webern and Bruneau. Morlot and the Seattle Symphony will continue to Trained as a violinist, Morlot studied conducting at the invite their audiences to Royal Academy of Music in London and then at the Royal “listen boldly,” presenting College of Music as recipient of the Norman del Mar

Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco Lisa-Marie Photo: Ravel’s L’enfant et les Conducting Fellowship. Morlot was elected a Fellow of sortilèges, completing their the Royal Academy of Music in 2014 in recognition of his cycle of Beethoven symphonies and piano concertos and several significant contribution to music. He is Chair of Orchestral world premieres including compositions by Agata Zubel and Gabriel Conducting Studies at the University of Washington Prokofiev. All of this will be complemented by the Seattle Symphony’s School of Music in Seattle and lives in Seattle with his wife, highly innovative series, Sonic Evolution and [untitled]. This season Ghizlane, and their two children.

SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ROSTER

LUDOVIC MORLOT Thomas Dausgaard, Principal Guest Conductor Pablo Rus Broseta, Douglas F. King Associate Conductor Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director Joseph Crnko, Associate Conductor for Choral Activities Gerard Schwarz, Rebecca & Jack Benaroya Conductor Laureate

FIRST VIOLIN Mara Gearman Judy Washburn Kriewall HORN HARP Open Position Timothy Hale Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Jeffrey Fair Valerie Muzzolini Gordon David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster Vincent Comer Charles Simonyi Principal Horn Principal Emma McGrath** Penelope Crane PICCOLO Mark Robbins Supported by Eliza and Brian Shelden Clowes Family Associate Concertmaster Wesley Anderson Dyring Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Associate Principal Cordula Merks Sayaka Kokubo Robert & Clodagh Ash Piccolo Jonathan Karschney KEYBOARD Assistant Concertmaster Rachel Swerdlow Assistant Principal Kimberly Russ, piano +** Simon James Julie Whitton OBOE Jenna Breen Joseph Adam, organ + Second Assistant Concertmaster Mary Lynch John Turman PERSONNEL MANAGER Jennifer Bai CELLO Principal Adam Iascone Mariel Bailey Efe Baltacıgil Supported by anonymous donors Scott Wilson Cecilia Poellein Buss Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello Ben Hausmann TRUMPET ASSISTANT PERSONNEL Ayako Gamo Meeka Quan DiLorenzo Associate Principal David Gordon MANAGER Timothy Garland Assistant Principal Chengwen Winnie Lai The Boeing Company Principal Trumpet Supported by their children in memory of Keith Higgins Leonid Keylin Stefan Farkas Alexander White Helen and Max Gurvich Mae Lin Assistant Principal Eric Han LIBRARY Mikhail Shmidt ENGLISH HORN Geoffrey Bergler Bruce Bailey Clark Story Stefan Farkas Patricia Takahashi-Blayney John Weller Roberta Hansen Downey TROMBONE Principal Librarian Walter Gray Robert Olivia Jeannie Wells Yablonsky CLARINET Ko-ichiro Yamamoto Vivian Gu Associate Librarian Arthur Zadinsky Benjamin Lulich Principal Joy Payton-Stevens Jeanne Case Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Smith Principal David Lawrence Ritt SECOND VIOLIN David Sabee Librarian Clarinet Stephen Fissel Elisa Barston** Laura DeLuca Rachel Swerdlow Principal BASS Assistant Librarian Dr. Robert Wallace Clarinet BASS TROMBONE Michael Miropolsky Jordan Anderson Eric Jacobs Stephen Fissel John & Carmen Delo Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Heath TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Assistant Principal Second Violin Principal String Bass Joseph E. Cook E-FLAT CLARINET TUBA Kathleen Boyer Joseph Kaufman ARTIST IN ASSOCIATION Assistant Principal Laura DeLuca Christopher Olka** Gennady Filimonov Dale Chihuly Evan Anderson Ted Botsford Principal BASS CLARINET Natasha Bazhanov Jonathan Burnstein MUSIC ALIVE Brittany Boulding Jennifer Godfrey Eric Jacobs TIMPANI COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE Trimpin Stephen Bryant Travis Gore Michael Crusoe BASSOON Principal Linda Cole Jonathan Green HONORARY MEMBER Xiao-po Fei Seth Krimsky Matthew Decker Cyril M. Harris † Artur Girsky FLUTE Principal Assistant Principal Andrew Yeung Open Position Paul Rafanelli Principal Mike Gamburg PERCUSSION + Resident VIOLA Supported by David J. and Shelley Michael A. Werner † In Memoriam Hovind Susan Gulkis Assadi CONTRABASSOON Principal ** On Leave Jeffrey Barker PONCHO Principal Viola Mike Gamburg Michael Clark Associate Principal Arie Schächter Matthew Decker Assistant Principal

8 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG ■ CECILIA POELLEIN BUSS First Violin

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When Cecilia Poellein Buss entered high school, her parents made her sign up for orchestra. “They promised I could quit after one semester, so I reluctantly agreed,” says Buss. “I was already planning how I would spend my time once I quit.”

Her attitude changed when she met her high school orchestra teacher. “I was so far behind, and she told me if I was going to take the violin seriously, I would have to start practicing two to three hours every day,” recalls Buss. “She had a very magnetic personality, so I agreed.” Handcrafting Artisan That experience inspired Buss to give back by coaching high school orchestras. She also Confections in Seattle volunteers as the Washington liaison for The Love Quilt Project, a charity that delivers for Over 34 years quilts to AIDS afflicted children in South Africa. As Buss explains, “The quilts are made 1325 1st Avenue, Seattle by quilters throughout the United States. Each quilt has 18 squares sewn in with words of 206.682.0168 hope and pictures drawn by American children.” 2626 NE University Village Street, Seattle 206.528.9969 Buss had the opportunity to help deliver about 100 quilts over the summer of 2014. She 10036 Main Street, Bellevue 425.453.1698 is pictured with one of the recipients, above. “Over 250 quilts have been delivered over 5900 Airport Way South, Seattle the past five years,” says Buss. “This summer 11 quilts were made in Washington State, 206.508.4535 including three from Symphony members.” franschocolates.com For more on the Seattle Symphony, visit seattlesymphony.org/stories.

encoreartsseattle.com 9 ■ SIMPLE GIFTS SPOTLIGHT Catholic Housing Services

The Seattle Symphony partners with Aloha Inn, Frederic Ozanam House and Dorothy Day House, which are all part of Catholic Housing Services of Western Washington (CCSWW). CCSWW is the largest local private provider of assistance to poor and vulnerable people in the state of Washington. Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services together annually serve tens of thousands of persons through more than 170 programs, including emergency assistance, food programs, youth services, immigration assistance, shelters, transitional housing and affordable housing. Many individuals from Aloha Inn, Frederic Ozanam House and Dorothy Day House have had the opportunity to attend Seattle Symphony concerts free of charge.

Catholic Community Services of Western Washington is one of 16 partners in the Seattle Symphony’s Simple Gifts initiative which brings the healing power of music to those who previously or are Photo: courtesy of Catholic Housing Services courtesy Housing Photo: of Catholic currently experiencing homelessness.

■ OUR MISSION THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY UNLEASHES THE POWER OF MUSIC, BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND LIFTS THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

SEATTLE SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jon Rosen Kjristine Lund Dick Paul Secretary* Vice Chair, Audiences & Communities* Vice Chair, Governance* LESLIE JACKSON CHIHULY, Chair* Michael Slonski Woody Hertzog Stephen Whyte Treasurer* Vice Chair, Development* Vice Chair, Finance*

DIRECTORS Ryo Kubota Valerie Muzzolini Gordon Barbara Goesling Marcus Tsutakawa Marco Abbruzzese Ned Laird* Orchestra Representative Gerald Grinstein Cyrus Vance, Jr. Rebecca Layman Amato Paul Leach* Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Cathi Hatch Karla Waterman René Ancinas Jeff Lehman Orchestra Representative Steven Hill Ronald Woodard Claire Angel Dawn Lepore Simon Woods Ken Hollingsworth Arlene Wright Sherry Benaroya Brian Marks* President & CEO Pat Holmes SEATTLE SYMPHONY James Bianco Michael Mitrovich David Hovind LIFETIME DIRECTORS FOUNDATION BOARD Rosanna Bowles Hisayo Nakajima Henry James OF DIRECTORS Llewelyn Pritchard Renée Brisbois Cookie Neil Hubert Locke Jean-François Heitz Chair Paul Brown Nancy Neraas J. Pierre Loebel President Richard Albrecht Susan Detweiler Laurel Nesholm* Kenneth Martin Kathleen Wright Susan Armstrong Kathy Fahlman Dewalt Sheila Noonan Yoshi Minegishi Vice President Robert Ash Larry Estrada Jay Picard* Marilyn Morgan Michael Slonski William Bain Nancy Evans Dana Reid Isa Nelson Treasurer Bruce Baker Jerald Farley Elisabeth Beers Sandler Marlys Palumbo James Bianco Cynthia Bayley Judith Fong Bayan Towfiq Sally G. Phinny Brian Grant Alexandra Brookshire Brian Grant Nicole Vogel James Raisbeck Leslie Jackson Chihuly Phyllis Byrdwell Martin L. Greene Robert Wallace Sue Raschella J. Pierre Loebel Phyllis Campbell Patty Hall Bernice Rind Laurel Nesholm DESIGNEES Mary Ann Champion Terry Hecker Jill Ruckelshaus Robert Collett David Tan Robin Denis H. Jon Runstad Jean-François Heitz* Muriel Van Housen President, Seattle Symphony Chorale David Davis Joaquin Hernandez Martin Selig Ryan Douglas Dorothy Fluke Rick White Jeff Hussey John Shaw President, WolfGang Advisory David Fulton Walter Ingram Langdon Simons, Jr.+ * Executive Committee Member Council Jean Gardner Susan Johannsen Charles Z. Smith+ + Carmen Spofford Ruth Gerberding In Memoriam Nader Kabbani Linda Stevens President, Seattle Symphony James Gillick Patricia Tall-Takacs Elizabeth Ketcham Volunteers

BENAROYA HALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NED LAIRD, President Mark Reddington, Vice President Dwight Dively Chris Martin Leo van Dorp Nancy B. Evans, Secretary Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Tom Owens Simon Woods Michael Slonski, Treasurer Jim Duncan Fred Podesta

10 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG SEATTLE SYMPHONY | BENAROYA HALL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Lauren Eastman, Francis Ho, Everett Bowling, Veronica Boyer, Simon Woods Brendan McCullen Evelyn Gershen President & CEO Discovery Coordinators Assistant Head Ushers Leslie Jackson Chihuly Chair Ron Hyder Charlie Wade COMMUNICATIONS Technical Coordinator Senior Vice President of Marketing You You Xia & Business Operations Public Relations Manager DEVELOPMENT presents Jennifer Adair Heidi Staub Shaina Shepherd Vice President & General Manager Editor & Publications Manager Development Officer (Assistant to VP of Maureen Campbell Melville James Holt Development & Grants) Mozart Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Digital Content Manager Jennifer Alley Rosalie Contreras Andrew Stiefel Interim Campaign Director Birthday Toast Vice President of Communications Social Media & Content Manager Betsy Wohlers Elena Dubinets Development Officer (Campaign) a selection of Vice President of Artistic Planning MARKETING Becky Kowals Mozart’s chamber music Jane Hargraft Christy Wood Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving Vice President of Development Director of Marketing Nicholas Walls, Marsha Wolf curated by Kristen NyQuist Rachel Spain Major Gift Officers Director of Board Relations Marketing Manager Amy Bokanev Byron Schenkman & Strategic Initiatives Kyle Painter Gift Officer Laura Reynolds Marketing Operations Coordinator Jessica Lee Director of Education & Community Barry Lalonde Development Coordinator (Major Gifts) Engagement Director of Digital Products Paul Gjording Jason Huynh Senior Major Gift Officer EXECUTIVE OFFICE Digital Marketing Manager (Foundations & Government Relations) Rachel Moore Herb Burke Megan Hall Executive Assistant to the President & CEO and Tessitura Manager Annual Fund Senior Manager Senior Vice President Gerry Kunkel Alicia Archambault Stewardship Manager ARTISTIC PLANNING Corporate & Concierge Accounts Manager Martin K. Johansson Paige Gilbert Jessica Forsythe Development Communications Manager Assistant Artistic Administrator Art Director Jacob Roy Rose Gear Helen Hodges Data Operations Manager Personal Assistant to the Music Director Graphic Designer Maery Simmons Dmitriy Lipay Forrest Schofield Data Entry Coordinator Director of Audio & Recording Group Services Manager Tami Horner Blaine Inafuku Joe Brock Retail Manager Senior Manager of Special Events Artist Services, Media & Chorale Manager & Corporate Development Christina Hajdu Zoe Funai ORCHESTRA & OPERATIONS Sales Associate Special Events Manager Kelly Woodhouse Boston Brent Olsen Ryan Hicks Director of Operations Ticket Sales Manager Corporate Development Manager Ana Hinz Aaron Gunderson Production Manager Assistant Sales Manager FINANCE & FACILITIES Nina Cesarrato, Molly Gillette Scott Wilson David Nevens Ticket Office Coordinators Personnel Manager Controller Asma Ahmed, Mary Austin, Keith Higgins Clem Zipp Assistant Personnel Manager Melissa Bryant, Yasmina Ellis, Carla Moar, Mike Obermeyer, Assistant Controller Patricia Takahashi-Blayney James Bean, CaraBeth Wilson, Lance Glenn Principal Librarian Elizabeth Ylaya Information Systems Manager Robert Olivia Ticket Services Associates Megan Spielbusch Associate Librarian Accounting Manager VENUE ADMINISTRATION Jeanne Case Jacqueline Moravec Librarian Matt Laughlin Payroll/AP Accountant Director of Facility Sales Joseph E. Cook Marwa Aliwi Technical Director James Frounfelter, Adam Moomey Staff Accountant Event & Operations Managers Mark Anderson, Jeff Lincoln Bernel Goldberg Assistant Technical Directors Sophia El-Wakil General Counsel Facilities Sales & Operations Coordinator Chris Dinon, Don Irving, Aaron David Ling Gorseth, John Roberson, Michael Keith Godfrey Facilities Director Schienbein, Ira Seigel House Manager Stage Technicians Kevin Baker Tanya Wanchena Facilities Manager Assistant House Manager & Usher Scheduler EDUCATION & Bob Brosinski COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Milicent Savage, Patrick Weigel Lead Building Engineer Assistant House Managers Kristin Schneider, Becky Spiewak Damien De Witte, Christopher Education & Community Engagement Managers Dawn Hathaway, Lynn Lambie, Mel Holbrook Longley, Ryan Marsh, Markus Rook Katie Hovde Building Engineers Head Ushers January 27, 2017 Program Associate Rodney Kretzer Jessica Andrews-Hall, Samantha Facilities & Security Coordinator 7:30 PM Bosch, Lena Console, Sonya Harris, Jesse Harvey, Rafael HUMAN RESOURCES $15/General Admission Howell, Zachary Kambour, Shelby Kathryn Osburn Leyland, Leslie McMichael, Rebecca $10/THS Members, Students, Morhlang, Dana Staikides Human Resources Generalist Teaching Artists and Seniors

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encoreartsseattle.com 11 NEWS FROM: ■ JOIN THE LESLIE JACKSON CHIHULY, BOARD CHAIR PARTY HERE AT BENAROYA As 2016 comes to a close, I am in awe of everything we have accomplished together HALL ON NEW this year. Music is changing lives across our community, and I thank you — our subscribers, YEAR’S EVE! supporters and volunteers — for making this great work possible.

There are many highlights to celebrate from the past year. The Seattle Symphony Media label

Photo: Scott Leen Photo: released five recordings and won a Grammy Award in February for Augustin Hadelich’s performance with the orchestra of Dutilleux’s Violin Concerto, L’arbre des songes. We welcomed the community to our summer festival for a two-week celebration of American musical creativity. In June we launched Simple Gifts, the Seattle Symphony’s initiative to bring the healing power of music to people experiencing homelessness.

I am filled with anticipation for what 2017 has in store. As a part of Simple Gifts, we are collaborating again with our partner organization Path with Art on a project, We Are All Here. Inspired by the understanding that in order to solve community problems, we must first come together as a community, We Are All Here uses poetry, visual art and music to bring diverse populations together for meaningful conversation and collaborative expression. The project, which started in the Fall, culminates on March 8, 2017 when Path with Art students and a Seattle Symphony chamber ensemble will present the music and art they created. This is just one of the projects that expands our reach into the community, along with the Lullaby Project, Link Up, Side-by-Side and Community Concerts, prison visits, and more.

As you consider your year-end charitable giving, I hope you will include the Seattle Symphony in your plans. Every donation and purchase you make supports the music we all cherish.

The journey we are on is extraordinary, and I am incredibly grateful for the role you play. It takes a generous community of people to deliver the outstanding music that touches so many lives in our region, and I’m honored that you’re a part of our Symphony family.

Happy Holidays! Patoc Brandon Photos:

Leslie Jackson Chihuly This year the Seattle Symphony is joined Seattle Symphony Board Chair by Broadway stars Capathia Jenkins and Darius de Haas performing the timeless grooves of Motown, revisiting the classic

soul of the kings and queens of the iconic era including Aretha Franklin, Marvin

Gaye, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder and many more. Check out the concert on page 57! NOTA BENE { After the concert the party continues with

a live band, dancing and a complimentary HAVING FUN? The fun doesn’t stop with our holiday concerts! Come back to the Hall glass of champagne for a midnight toast.

on January 13–15 for a night on the town with Wicked’s Megan Hilty and the Seattle What better way to ring in a new year than Symphony. Then join us for our Shostakovich Concerto Festival on January 19 & 20, with music that will get you up out of your including two powerful concerts featuring rising star soloists. seats and ready to celebrate? { { Stop by the Ticket Concierge in the Grand OFFERING YOU CONVENIENCE Download the Seattle Symphony’s Listen Boldly app Lobby (available for most performances) and you can avoid Will Call with digital tickets. Your friend is running late? No worries! before your concert or during intermission Forward them their digital ticket and go find your seat. Envying the seats in another part to get tickets, or purchase on our Listen of the Hall? Check the app for immediate seat upgrade opportunities. Discover these Boldly app, online, in-person at the Ticket { features and more! seattlesymphony.org/app Office or by calling 206.215.4747. 12 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG “Go see it to believe it, because otherwise, you are going to miss the most important thing in your life.”

—Joe Heard, former White House photographer, watched Shen Yun 6 times

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BY ROSALIE CONTRERAS

“When I took this class I had no idea what to expect…I was unsure what I had to offer. After a few classes it dawned on me that this is the definition of Community. The beauty of Art is that it can be molded into many forms. To be able to add something of my own freedom of self-expression and put it together with other artful minds-alike, demonstrates the beauty of a Community in its artful form.” – Artistic Residency Project Participant from Path with Art

The stories are tough to hear. Stories of kids doing homework by the dim glow of a car dome light, not wanting anyone at school to know their secret. A dad with a long-term illness that exhausts all available financial resources. A mom with young children, escaping domestic violence. Photo: James Holt James Photo: After five years of partnering with groups serving those experiencing Over the past several years the Seattle Symphony has been homelessness, Simple Gifts was formally launched in June, 2016 at a luncheon learning about the effects of homelessness on individuals through honoring all 60 of the Seattle Symphony Community Connections partner our own panel of experts, our 16 Community Connections partners organizations. From left: President & CEO Simon Woods, City of Seattle Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Director who specifically serve people experiencing homelessness. We Randy Engstrom, Mary’s Place Executive Director Marty Hartman and Seattle have learned much from listening to our partners and hearing the Symphony Music Director Ludovic Morlot. stories of the people and families they serve. The consequences of homelessness are not just mental and physical, they are social, emotional and long-lasting. And on the surface, these realities “I never would have imagined being able may seem a long ways from the Seattle Symphony. to enjoy such a wonderful cultural and Yet, the homelessness crisis has everything to do with who we are, and with our mission to unleash the power of music, musical experience at this point in my life, bring people together, and lift the human spirit. We know that homelessness causes trauma and that music can relieve trauma. especially given where I came from just a month ago. … This concert was the right thing at the right time. I felt like a whole person again. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for that.”

We know that people experiencing homelessness often feel exhausted or invisible, and we know that attending performances gives respite and creates a connection to the rest of society. We also know that participating in, or creating a work of music or art, compels one to be seen and to be heard. The creativity generated by engaging in artistic activities builds confidence, Photo: James Holt James Photo: influences self-perceptions and helps to open minds to creative Plymouth Housing Group residents and staff following the premiere of their composition We Are the Art performed with Seattle Symphony musicians in problem solving in other areas of life. Benaroya Hall in August, 2016. continued on page 16

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With knowledge that we could play a part in our city’s homelessness crisis, we worked with our partners last summer to launch Simple Gifts, a multi-year initiative that shares the inspiration of music with those experiencing homelessness. Our goal is to spark joy, alleviate trauma and connect individuals with their creativity through artistic projects, residencies and access to performances.

This is not entirely new work for the Symphony. Since the Community Connections program began in 2010, over 6,000 tickets have been given free to community members who would Holt James Photos: A graphic score created by a Path with Art student during the Symphony’s first not otherwise be able to afford tickets to the Symphony. These collaboration with Path with Art, which resulted in the performance of Lost and tickets are distributed through 60 partner nonprofits across six Found in December, 2015. sectors including youth, cultural, health services, social services, seniors and military organizations. Sixteen of our partners specialize in serving people who are homeless, and many In addition, Seattle Symphony Teaching Artists make close to 80 others serve low-income groups or those who are at risk of community site visits each year to numerous community partners. homelessness. Residencies are a regular and consistent presence where Teaching Artists support specific partner goals, such as building self-advocacy, self-efficacy, resiliency, creativity and teamwork skills. Residencies serving those experiencing homelessness include Mary’s Place Musical Storytime (since 2013), Prospect Enrichment Preschool Musical Storytime (since 2014) and Plymouth Housing Group (summer 2016).

As we continue to ramp up Simple Gifts, we’ve built on our 3-year partnership with Mary’s Place, which shelters families experiencing homelessness. Over the past year we completed Artistic Residency projects with two more incredible organizations — Path with Art and Plymouth Housing Group — creating artistic projects that resulted in performances of original music by clients, students and residents. Path with Art transforms the lives of people recovering from homelessness, addiction and other trauma by harnessing the power of creative engagement as a Photo: Brandon Patoc Brandon Photo: Mary’s Place residents with Seattle Symphony staff at the sharing session for bridge to community and a path to stability, and Plymouth Housing the third annual Lullaby Project at Mary’s Place. Group transforms lives by providing permanent, supportive homes to homeless people with few other options for housing.

What’s next for Simple Gifts? Charles Ives’ New England Holidays, February 2 & 4

In October Seattle Symphony Music Director Ludovic Morlot, University of Washington School of Music professor and noted Ives scholar Larry Starr, visual artist Rebecca Aitken, Seattle’s Civic Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna, and participants from Compass Housing Alliance, Mary’s Place and Catholic Housing Services met for the first time to begin creating original poetry and artwork in response to Charles Ives’ New England Holidays. You will see and hear their work during the February 2 and 4

Photos: James Holt James Photos: Masterworks Season performances. The piece was chosen to Participants in the Charles Ives New England Holidays group collaboration from spark conversation, inspire reflection and amplify the voice of the multiple partner organizations learn about the music and share experiences in participants, while building deeper connections with the wider preparation for the February 2 and 4 Masterworks season performances. Symphony audience. continued on page 69 16 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Looking for a great holiday gift? Consider saving a child’s life.

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20 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG BERNADETTE PETERS Saturday, November 26, 2016, at 8pm ACCOLADES: One of Broadway’s most critically acclaimed performers, Peters has won three Tony Awards, BERNADETTE PETERS a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, three MARVIN LAIRD, MUSIC DIRECTOR Emmy nominations and has a star on the Bernadette Peters, vocals Hollywood Walk of Fame. Marvin Laird, music director STAGE: Peters received both the Tony Kevin Axt, bass Award and Drama Desk Award for her Cubby O’Brien, drums performance in the Andrew Lloyd Webber Members of the Seattle Symphony musical, Song and Dance. She earned her second Tony Award for her performance in Annie Get Your Gun. She also received Tony nominations for her outstanding performances as Momma Rose in Sam Mendes’ revival of Gypsy, Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl, Stephen Sondheim’s The program will be announced from the stage and does not include Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in an intermission. the Park with George, Jerry Herman and Gower Champion’s Mack and Mabel and the Leonard Bernstein, Comden and Green musical On the Town. Peters also earned a Drama Desk nomination for her portrayal of the Witch in Sondheim’s Into the Woods.

SCREEN: TV credits include Amazon Prime’s Mozart in the Jungle which won the 2016 Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Television series. She has appeared in on NBC’s Smash, and had guest-starring roles on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Ugly Betty, among others. In addition to starring in Lifetime’s Living Proof, Peters has lit up the silver screen in 17 films. She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Pennies From Heaven. Other film credits include: The Jerk, The Longest Yard, Silent Movie Annie, Pink Cadillac, Slaves of New York, Woody Allen’s Alice, Impromptu, It Runs in the Family and Coming Up Roses.

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22 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Thursday, December 1, 2016, at 7:30pm PROGRAM NOTES Saturday, December 3, 2016, at 8pm Within a Great Tradition THE DREAM OF During the 1730s, George Frederick Handel began to compose oratorios and GERONTIUS lead performances of them in London, his adopted city. These were large- scale compositions, most occupying a Edward Gardner, conductor full evening’s performance, and were Robert Murray (Gerontius), tenor scored for solo voices, chorus and Sasha Cooke (The Angel), mezzo-soprano orchestra. Handel took his subjects from classical literature and the Bible. David Soar (The Priest/Angel of the Agony), bass Works drawing their texts from the latter Seattle Symphony Chorale source, Handel’s “sacred oratorios,” Seattle Symphony proved especially popular. Among them are some of his finest compositions, EDWARD ELGAR The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 95’ including Israel in Egypt, Samson and /text Cardinal John Henry Newman the perennially popular Messiah. Part I Oratorios, especially sacred oratorios, Part II henceforth became a favorite musical genre in England, and this helped give rise to regional choruses and annual choral festivals throughout the country. But Handel’s passing, in 1759, had left Tonight’s concert will run approximately 95 minutes with no intermission. a vacuum among English composers that remained unfilled for generations. Seattle Symphony Associate Conductor for Choral Activities Joseph Crnko’s For more than a century, England biography may be found on page 49. produced no native-born composer of international standing. Meanwhile, the oratorio tradition was maintained by Pre-concert Talk one hour prior to performance. visiting musicians such as Mendelssohn Speaker: Stephen Bryant, Seattle Symphony Second Violin and Dvorˇák.

Finally, in 1900, there appeared a truly masterful oratorio by an English composer, the first such work in nearly 150 years. This was Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. It remains one of the great compositions of its kind, a moving statement by an artist of deep spiritual feeling and communicative power.

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EDWARD ELGAR Elgar, a practicing Catholic, had received was completing the orchestration; “that a bound copy of the poem as a wedding dread & terrors are soothed by the infinite The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 gift in 1889, though he may have known sweetness & mercy which penetrates it before this. He may also have thought one’s soul with intense emotion.” BORN: June 2, 1857, in Lower Broadheath, near about setting Newman’s words to music By August the composition was Worcester, England before he received a commission, in 1899, to compose a large work for voices and finished, and none too soon, since the DIED: February 23, 1934, in Worcester orchestra, to be performed the following premiere was set for early October. But WORK COMPOSED: 1900 year at the Birmingham Triennial Festival, now misfortune struck. Shortly before WORLD PREMIERE: October 3, 1900, at the one of the main choir festivals that formed rehearsals were to begin, the director of Birmingham Triennial Festival. Hans Richter so vital a part of English musical life in the the Festival chorus caught pneumonia conducted the festival chorus and orchestra. Victorian era. A year earlier the triumphant and died. He was replaced on short first performance of his Enigma Variations notice by his retired predecessor, an “This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate, had propelled Elgar from obscurity to a elderly man in poor health who was and drank, and slept, loved and hated, composer of international stature. In light not up to the task of mastering Elgar’s like another. My life was as the vapour, of his new-found standing as the strongest challenging score. Choristers reported that and is not; but this I saw, and knew; this, if voice among England’s composers, his rehearsals were unfocused and often anything of mine, is worth your memory.” a commission from the important curtailed, owing to his lack of stamina. Birmingham festival was all but inevitable. By the time Hans Richter, the excellent When he had finished composing his German conductor charged with leading oratorio The Dream of Gerontius, Edward Elgar now considered Gerontius as the the concert, arrived in Birmingham, Elgar inscribed these lines by the English subject of his new work, but he worried, it was too late to salvage a decent writer John Ruskin on the final page of as a friend related, “that the strong performance. Some idea of the calamity his manuscript. Nothing could indicate Catholic flavor of the poem ... would be that beset the premiere is conveyed more clearly the composer’s feeling for prejudicial to success in a Protestant by the review that appeared shortly this work, its personal importance to him, community.” The composer turned instead afterward in London’s Sunday Times: and his faith in its artistic merit — faith to the Apostles, sketching musical themes that was vindicated despite a disastrous for a work about them toward the end of “A more perfunctory rendering of a new first performance. Within just a few years 1899. But as he contemplated the subject, work it has never been my lot to listen Gerontius became widely recognized it grew in his mind to such dimensions that to at a big festival. The tenors began as the first great English oratorio since it suggested a huge oratorio triptych. On flat in the very first semi-chorus, and set those of Handel, written 150 years and New Year’s Day of 1900, the chairman of an example of doubtful intonation that more earlier, and its beauty and depth the Birmingham Festival called on Elgar prevailed through many ... passages in the of expression remain widely admired. at his hillside home in the countryside cantata ... the attack was rarely unanimous, near Worcester and assured him that the and [the] rendering of passages requiring The poem that provided both text and Catholic theme of The Dream of Gerontius the utmost delicacy often offended inspiration for Elgar’s work was well posed no objection. He also pointed the ear by a grating harshness of known in England before the composer out that, with just ten months before the tone and slovenliness of phrasing.” set it to music. Its author, John Henry scheduled performance, only Gerontius Cardinal Newman (1801–90) had been could be completed in time. (The Elgar’s dejection could not have been one of the most important figures in composer had already begun shaping the more profound. As indicated at the start England’s religious life during the Victorian libretto, paring the 900 lines of Newman’s of this article, he felt that the music for era. A minister in the Anglican Church, poem down to about half that length.) Gerontius was “the best of me,” and Newman converted to Catholicism in Elgar was persuaded and set to work. he reacted bitterly to its defacement 1845. He lectured widely, worked to at the Birmingham concert. “I have found a Catholic university and was Although it took shape slowly at first, Elgar worked hard for 40 years,” he lamented made a cardinal in 1879. His theological grew increasingly enthusiastic about his in a letter to his publisher, written six essays were admired for their lucidity, oratorio. In June, with the composition days after the premiere “and at the even by non-Catholics, and his account well along, he told a correspondent: “My last, Providence denies me a decent of his own religious evolution, Apologia work is good to me & I think Gerontius far hearing of my work.” He vowed never to Pro Vita Sua, was recognized as a beyond anything I’ve yet done — I like it — attempt any sacred composition again. masterful combining of autobiography and I am not suggesting that I have risen to the theological argument. Newman also wrote heights of the poem for one moment — But while depressed over the singing hymns, poetry, two novels and, in 1865, a but on our hillside ... I’ve seen in thought of his oratorio, Elgar might have taken long verse meditation that he called The the Soul go up & have written my heart’s heart that it was received well in spite Dream of Gerontius. In it, he imagined blood into the score.” His wife saw the of its performance. Remarkably, most of the journey of a soul as it is guided work in more spiritual terms: “It seems to the critics in attendance recognized it from the hour of death toward God. me that E. has given a real message of as a major achievement. “I can honestly consolation to the world,” she wrote in a and frankly say,” wrote one, “that no letter later that summer, while her husband composition by an Englishman equals

24 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Classical Music it in sheer technique, to say nothing of passages of prayer in both English and and a real poetic feeling.” Another reviewer Latin, discourse on the holy stigmata, and Resource for Families declared that he “felt all my preconceived a description of the soul’s descent into antagonism to the poem melt away the lake of Purgatory. Predisposition to before Elgar’s setting, and [I] left the hall Catholic mysticism is not required to savor throbbing with emotions that no English Elgar’s composition. One can, like the critic work has raised in me heretofore.” quoted above, find that reservations about the poem melt away before the music’s These and similar encomiums augured power. But listeners must nevertheless well for the composition’s future, and accommodate the text’s unusual theology. it was not long before The Dream of Great Music. All Day. Gerontius rose from the wreckage WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: The work begins of its premiere to a position of high with a long orchestral prologue that esteem among Elgar’s works, and within sets forth a number of consequential English music generally. A year after the thematic ideas. August Jaeger, Elgar’s We proudly support Birmingham disaster, Elgar conducted a far closest friend, wrote a “thematic analysis” more satisfactory rendition of the oratorio of the score under the composer’s the Seattle Symphony with his hometown orchestra in Worcester. supervision, identifying various themes Abroad it scored a notable triumph in with particular ideas. The first subject and their Düsseldorf, gaining effusive praise from heard is “Judgement,” the most important Richard Strauss as well as prolonged motif in Gerontius; an agitated figure commitment to applause. Performances in Manchester rising in the brass is “Fear,” while a more and other English cities followed in serene, chant-like phrase is “Prayer.” There the next generation 1902, as well as in New York and are other melodic constructs indicating Chicago. The following year, Gerontius “Sleep,” “Despair” and more, but it is hardly of music lovers! reached London in a performance necessary to follow this detailed taxonomy. conducted by Elgar in the Catholic Elgar would have been the first to insist Westminster Cathedral. In the wake of that the music’s meaning ought to be self- these successes, Elgar relinquished evident without verbal explication. his vow to compose no more religious Like all good oratorios, The Dream of music. In fact, his next major project Gerontius has some especially dramatic was his oratorio The Apostles, which he moments. The title character’s death had set aside in favor of Gerontius. throes bring forth powerful and violent music. The band of demons encountered The Dream of Gerontius still is held in by the soul and guardian angel sing an high esteem in England, where Elgar is appropriately devilish fugue. And the viewed reverently. That it is less frequently soul’s plea to be taken to Purgatory performed in this country and others can is an impassioned aria prepared by a be attributed to several factors. One is great orchestral outburst. Still, the work’s the challenge it poses to performers, outstanding moments are not these but, especially to the conductor and rather, expressions of religious rapture. singers. The failure of the premiere was Two are especially notable: the great regrettable, of course, but not inexplicable. angelic chorus of praise (“Praise to the Elgar made a conscious decision not to Holiest”), and the final aria for the angel write down to amateur singers, and his and chorus (“Softly and gently”). The choral passages require that intricate latter, especially, accords with Alice counterpoint and unusual harmonies be Elgar’s assertion about Gerontius’s negotiated knowingly and with confidence. “message of consolation to the world,” the “sweetness & mercy which penetrates The other impediment to a more universal one’s soul with intense emotion.” appreciation of Gerontius is its text. Newman’s poem certainly is esoteric Scored for solo mezzo-soprano, fare: an account of an aged man (the tenor and baritone; mixed chorus; literal meaning of the name “Gerontius”) 2 flutes, both doubling piccolo; 2 in his final hour; his death and the oboes and English horn; 2 clarinets reawakening of his soul in the afterlife; his and bass clarinet; 2 bassoons and communion with a guardian angel; and his contrabassoon; 4 horns; 3 trumpets; consignment to Purgatory for purification. 3 trombones and tuba; timpani and Even with Elgar’s drastic paring of the percussion; 2 harps, organ and strings. poem, the libretto includes substantial © 2016 Paul Schiavo

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PART I By Thy birth, and by Thy Cross, In Thine own agony. Rescue him from endless loss; [with the Assistants] GERONTIUS By Thy death and burial, (Mary, pray for me. Joseph, pray for me. Jesu, Maria - I am near to death, By Thy rising from the tomb, Mary, pray for me.) And Thou, art calling me; I know it now. By Thy mounting up above, Not by the token of this falt’ring breath, By the Spirit’s gracious love, ASSISTANTS This chill at heart, this dampness on my Save him in the day of doom. Rescue him, O Lord, in this his evil hour, brow, As of old so many by Thy gracious power: (Jesu, have mercy! Mary, pray for me!) GERONTIUS Noe from the waters in a saving home; ‘Tis this new feeling, never felt before Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus, (Amen.) (Be with me, Lord, in my extremity!) De profundis oro te, Job from all his multiform and fell distress; That I am going, that I am no more. Miserere, Judex meus, (Amen.) ‘Tis this strange innermost abandonment, Parce mihi, Domine. Moses from the land of bondage and (Lover of souls! great God! I look to Thee,) Firmly I believe and truly despair; This emptying out of each constituent God is Three, and God is One; (Amen.) And natural force, by which I come to be. And I next acknowledge duly David from Golia and the wrath of Saul; Pray for me, O my friends; a visitant Manhood taken by the Son. (Amen.) Is knocking his dire summons at my door, And I trust and hope most fully So, to show Thy power, The like of whom, to scare me and to daunt, In that Manhood crucified; Rescue this Thy servant in his evil hour. Has never, never come to me before; And each thought and deed unruly So pray for me, my friends, who have not Do to death, as He has died. GERONTIUS strength to pray. Simply to His grace and wholly Novissima hora est; and I fain would sleep. Light and life and strength belong, The pain has wearied me. ASSISTANTS And I love, supremely, solely, Into Thy hands, O Lord, into Thy hands. Kyrie eleison, Him the holy, Him the strong. Holy Mary, pray for him. Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus, THE PRIEST AND ASSISTANTS All holy Angels, pray for him. De profundis oro te Proficiscere, anima Christiana, Choirs of the righteous, pray for him. Miserere, Judex meus, de hoc mundo! All Apostles, all Evangelists, pray for him. Parce mihi, Domine. Go forth upon thy journey, Christian soul! All holy Disciples of the Lord, pray for him. And I hold in veneration, Go from this world! Go, in the name of God All holy Innocents, pray for him. For the love of Him alone, The Omnipotent Father, who created thee! All holy Martyrs, all holy Confessors Holy Church, as His creation, Go, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, All holy Hermits, all holy Virgins, And her teachings, as His own. Son of the living God, who bled for thee! All ye Saints of God, pray for him. And I take with joy whatever Go, in the name of the Holy Spirit, Kyrie eleison. Now besets me, pain or fear, Who Hath been poured out on thee! And with a strong will I sever Go, in the name GERONTIUS All the ties which bind me here. Of Angels and Archangels; in the name Rouse thee, my fainting soul, Adoration aye be given, Of Thrones and Dominations; in the name and play the man; With and through th’ angelic host, Of Princedoms and of Powers; And thro’ such waning span To the God of earth and heaven, and in the name Of life and thought as still has to be trod, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Of Cherubim and Seraphim, go forth! Prepare to meet thy God. Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus, Go forth, in the name of Patriarchs And while the storm of that bewilderment De profundis oro te, and Prophets; Is for a season spent, Miserere, Judex meus, And of Apostles and Evangelists, And ere afresh the ruin on thee fall, Mortis in discrimine. Of Martyrs and Confessors; in the name Use well the interval. I can, no more; for now it comes again, Of holy Monks and Hermits; in the name That sense of ruin, which is worse than pain, Of holy Virgins; and all Saints of God, ASSISTANTS That masterful negation and collapse Both men and women, go forth! Be merciful, be gracious; spare him, Lord. Of all that makes me man; Go on thy course; Be merciful, be gracious; Lord, deliver him. And, crueler still, And may thy place today be found in peace, From the sins that are past; A fierce and restless fright begins to fill And may thy dwelling be the Holy Mount From Thy frown and Thine ire; The mansion of my soul. Of Sion: through the Same, through Christ, From the perils of dying; And, worse and worse, our Lord. From any complying with sin, Some bodily form of ill Or denying his God, Floats on the wind, Or relying on self, at the last; with many a loathsome curse From the nethermost fire; Tainting the hallow’d air, and laughs, From all that is evil; and flaps Its hideous wings, From pow’r of the devil; And makes me wild, with horror and dismay. Thy servant deliver, O Jesu, help! pray for me, Mary, pray! For once and for ever. Some Angel, Jesu such as came to Thee

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EAP full-page template.indd 1 11/10/16 9:50 AM PART II SOUL DEMONS I would have nothing but to speak with thee Low-born clods SOUL OF GEROINTIUS For speaking’s sake. I wish to hold with thee Of brute earth, I went to sleep; and now I am refreshed. Conscious communion; They aspire to become gods, A strange refreshment: for I feel in me though I fain would know By a new birth, An inexpressive lightness, and a sense A maze of things, were it but meet to ask, And an extra grace, Of freedom, as I were at length myself, And not a curiousness. And a score of merits, And ne’er had been before. How still it is! As if aught, I hear no more the busy beat of time, ANGEL Could stand in place No, nor my flutt’ring breath, You cannot now Of the high thought, nor struggling pulse; Cherish a wish which ought not to be wished. And the glance of fire Nor does one moment differ from the next. Of the great spirits, This silence pours a solitariness SOUL The powers blest, Into the very essence of my soul; Then I will speak. I ever had believed The lords by right, And the deep rest, so soothing and so That on the moment when the struggling soul The primal owners, sweet, Quitted its mortal case, forthwith it fell Of the proud dwelling Hath something too of sternness and of Under the awful Presence of its God, And realm of light, pain. There to be judged and sent to its own place. Dispossessed, Another marvel: someone has me fast What lets me now from going to my Lord? Aside thrust, Within his ample palm; a uniform Chuck’d down, And gentle pressure tells me I am not ANGEL By the sheer might Self-moving, but borne forward on my way. Thou art not let; but with extremest speed Of a despot’s will, And hark! I hear a singing; yet in sooth Art hurrying to the Just and Holy Judge. Of a tyrant’s frown. I cannot of that music rightly say Who after expelling Whether I hear or touch or taste the tones. SOUL Their hosts, gave, Oh, what a heart-subduing melody! Dear Angel, say, Triumphant still, Why have I now no fear at meeting Him? And still unjust, ANGEL Along my earthly life, the thought of death Each forfeit crown My work is done, And judgment was to me most terrible. To psalm-droners, My task is o’er, And canting groaners, And so I come, ANGEL To ev’ry slave, Taking it home, It is because And pious cheat, For the crown is won. Then thou didst fear, And crawling knave, Alleluia, For evermore. that now thou dost not fear. Who licked the dust My Father gave Thou hast forestalled the agony, and so Under his feet. In charge to me For thee the bitterness of death is past. This child of earth Also, because already in thy soul ANGEL E’en from its birth, The judgment is begun. It is the restless panting of their being, To serve and save, A presage falls upon thee, as a ray Like beasts of prey, who, Alleluia, Straight from the Judge, expressive of thy lot. caged within their bars, And saved is he. That calm and joy uprising in thy soul In a deep hideous purring have their life, This child of clay Is first-fruit to thee of thy recompense, And an incessant pacing to and fro. To me was giv’n, And heaven begun. To rear and train DEMONS By sorrow and pain SOUL The mind bold In the narrow way, Now that the hour is come, my fear is fled; And independent, The purpose free, Alleluia, And at this balance of my destiny, So we are told, Must not think From earth to heaven. Now close upon me, I can forward look, To have the ascendant. With a serenest joy. What’s a saint? SOUL But hark! upon my sense One whose breath Doth the air taint It is a member of that family Comes a fierce hubbub, Before his death; Of wondrous beings, who, which would make me fear, A bundle of bones, Which fools adore, ere the worlds were made, Could I be frighted. When life is o’er. Ha! ha! Millions of ages back, have stood around Virtue and vice, A knave’s pretence, The throne of God: ANGEL ‘Tis all the same; Ha! ha! I will address him. We are now arrived Dread of hell-fire, Mighty one, my Lord, Close on the judgment court; that sullen howl Of the venomous flame, My Guardian Spirit, all hail! Is from the demons who assemble there. A coward’s plea. Ha! ha! Hungry and wild, to claim their property, Give him his price, Saint though he be, ANGEL And gather souls for hell. Hist to their cry. From shrewd good sense He’ll slave for hire; All hail, Ha! ha! My child and brother, hail! SOUL And does but aspire To the heaven above what wouldest thou? How sour and how uncouth a dissonance! With sordid aim, And not for love. Ha! Ha!

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FORTE: An exclusive Grammy Award-winning Born in Chandos recording mezzo-soprano Sasha Nottinghamshire, the artist, Edward Gardner Cooke has been called bass David Soar is Chief Conductor of a “luminous standout” studied at the Royal the Bergen (The New York Times) Academy of Music and Philharmonic Orchestra, and “equal parts poise, the National Opera a position he assumed radiance and elegant Studio. His concert in October 2015. This directness” (Opera repertoire ranges from Photo: Benjamin Ealovega Benjamin Photo: Acosta Dario Photo: Photo: Tarr Brian season will see him News). Highlights of the Handel’s Messiah and returning to Opéra National de Paris to 2016–2017 season include Hansel and Bach’s Passions to Verdi’s Requiem, Elgar’s conduct Eugene Onegin and future Gretel by Humperdinck (Seattle Opera), The Dream of Gerontius and Walton’s invitations include The Royal Opera House, Duruflé’s Requiem (National Symphony Belshazzar’s Feast. He has made notable Covent Garden and further engagements Orchestra), Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius appearances with the BBC Symphony at the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera (Seattle Symphony, Hallé Orchestra), Orchestra at the Proms under Sir Andrew of Chicago. He was appointed Music Handel’s Messiah (New York Philharmonic), Davis, The English Concert under Harry Director of Glyndebourne Touring Opera in Prokofiev’s Ivan the Terrible (Chicago Bicket, the Academy of Ancient Music 2004, a position he held for three years Symphony Orchestra), Mahler Symphony under Richard Egarr, Orchestre des and in 2008 returned to conduct Britten’s No. 2 (Minnesota Orchestra), Theofanidis’s Champs-Elysées under Philippe Turn of the Screw. Creation/Creator (Atlanta Symphony), Herreweghe, the Hallé under Sir Mark Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1, “Jeremiah” Elder, Scottish Chamber Orchestra under CONDUCTING RELATIONSHIPS: Gardner (Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Robin Ticciati and London Philharmonic works regularly with the BBC Symphony Concertgebouw) and the world premiere Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen. On Orchestra, BBC Proms, Philharmonia of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs by Mason the opera stage, highlights of his career Orchestra and the Edinburgh Festival. He Bates at Santa Fe Opera, among others. A have so far included performances at the also served as Principal Guest Conductor graduate of The Juilliard School, Sasha Metropolitan Opera, New York; the of the City of Birmingham Symphony Cooke was also a member of the Glyndebourne and Salzburg Festivals; The Orchestra (CBSO) for four years. Gardner Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and works regularly with young musicians Artist Development Program. the English and Welsh National Operas. including the CBSO and Barbican Youth Orchestras, the National Youth Orchestra and The Juilliard School of Music in New ROBERT MURRAY York. In 2002 he founded the Hallé Youth Orchestra and in September 2014 was Tenor appointed to the new role of Mackerras Robert Murray was a Chair of Conducting at the Royal Academy Jette Parker Young of Music. Artist and has sung for the Royal Opera House, EDUCATION & ACCOLADES: Born in English National Opera, Gloucester in 1974, Gardner was educated Opera North, at Cambridge and the Royal Academy Garsington Opera, of Music where he studied under the Welsh National Opera, instruction of Colin Metters. He graduated Ahlburg Sussie Photo: Norwegian Opera, in 2000 and went on to assist Mark Elder Hamburg State Opera and Salzburg at The Hallé Orchestra for three years. Festival. Recent highlights include a tour of During his time as Music Director of the Messiah with the Academy of Ancient English National Opera, Gardner was Music, Haydn’s Creation with the Simon awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Bolivar Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Award in 2008 for Best Conductor and in Dudamel and with the London Symphony 2009, the Olivier award for Outstanding Orchestra under Edward Gardner, and Achievement in Opera. In June 2012 he Written on Skin at Lincoln Center with Alan was awarded an OBE for his Services to Gilbert conducting the Mahler Chamber Music in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Orchestra. This season he returns to English National Opera for Partenope, Garsington Opera for Semele and the Edinburgh Festival for Peter Grimes; he appears in concert with the Gothenburg Symphony (Simone Young), Bergen Philharmonic (Edward Gardner), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Nicholas Collon) and Konzerthaus Orchestra Berlin (Paul McCreesh).

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/arr. David Hamilton “‘Tis the Season Overture” ♦

EDDIE WYLE & GEORGE POLA “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” ▲ ■ ♦ THE /arr. James Kessler SEATTLE SYMPHONY RANDOL ALAN BASS Gloria ♦ THANKS MCM KATHERINE DAVIS, Little Drummer Boy FOR MAKING HENRY ONORATI & HARRY SIMEONE /arr. David Hamilton THE SEATTLE POPS SAMMY CAHN & JULE STYNE “Let It Snow” ■ SERIES POSSIBLE. /adapted Larry Blank JUSTIN WILDE & DOUG KONECKY “Light the Candles of Freedom” ♦ /arr. Jim Gray JOAN JAVITS & PHILIP SPRINGER “Santa Baby” ▲ /arr. Don Pippin /orch. Larry Blank

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VM_Program_ENCORE_8.375x10.875_HiRes.indd 3 11/9/16 6:04 PM EAP full-page template.indd 1 11/10/16 2:17 PM STUART CHAFETZ NICOLE PARKER HALAU HULA O Conductor Vocals NAPUALANI Dancers Stuart Chafetz is a Nicole Parker recently conductor with a played Fanny Brice in dynamic podium Funny Girl at 3-D demeanor and a Theatricals (Los Angeles refined sense of Ovation Award for Best audience engagement. Actress in a Musical). The Increasingly in demand Los Angeles Times review across the continent, he said, “Shining in every Photo: Pat Johnson Pat Photo: has conducted the detail, Parker’s nuanced, orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, platinum-voiced Fanny Brice withstands the Halau Hula O Napualani has been sharing Dallas, San Francisco and Toronto, among Streisand factor...with breathtaking results. aloha spirit through songs, dances and others. He previously held posts as Parker reinvents the character, her comic storytelling for 40 years throughout the Resident Conductor of the Milwaukee mastery, palpable honesty and soaring chops Pacific Northwest and beyond.Kumu Hula Symphony Orchestra and Associate creating a memorable turn.” On Broadway she (Director) Gloria Napualani Fujii Nahalea Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. As has played Elphaba in Wicked as well as honors her kumu hula George Naope’s Principal Timpanist of the Honolulu Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me and The wishes to perpetuate, protect and preserve Symphony for twenty years, Chafetz would People in the Picture. Regionally Parker the knowledge of the beautiful rich hula also conduct the annual Nutcracker appeared in These Paper Bullets! (Atlantic traditions for everyone. Gloria and Halau performances with Ballet Hawaii and Theater Off-Broadway),Dog and Pony (Old Hula O Napualani perform for many annual principals from the American Ballet Globe San Diego), How to Succeed ... events and festivals such as the Folklife Theatre. It was during that time that (Reprise) and The People vs. Friar Laurence: Festival, Live Aloha and Dragon Fest in the Chafetz led numerous concerts with the The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet International District, as well as for The Bill Maui Symphony and Pops. (Chicago Shakespeare’, Jeff Nomination). For and Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, In the summers, Chafetz spends his time six years, Parker was a regular and a Boeing, T-Mobile, community festivals, at the Chautauqua Institution, where he contributing writer on Fox’s MADtv. She has school assemblies, hula competitions, and conducts the annual Fourth of July and appeared on Key and Peele, Hot in Cleveland for the military. They truly embrace the Opera Pops. Chafetz holds a bachelor’s and in the filmFunny People. Parker is a magic of the islands, and will transport you degree in Music Performance from the graduate of Indiana University. to paradise. Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka! College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and a master’s from the Eastman School of Music. HUGH PANARO SANTA CLAUS Vocals FROM THE ARTIST: “The holidays are Santa Claus, from the one of my favorite times of the year. It’s Hugh Panaro recently North Pole, is known a time when we get to take a break from starred as the Phantom in for his jolly demeanor the hustle and bustle and spend time The Phantom of the and ability to bring together, and I’m thrilled to be returning Opera on Broadway. Also cheer to any to Seattle to celebrate with all of you! This on Broadway, Panaro has performance. In his year we are bringing Nicole Parker, star of been seen in the Harold signature red and Wicked and MADtv. She is just fantastic, Prince revival of Show white suit, he has one of the rare talents who can do it all. Boat, Les Misérables, and Photo: Bill Westmoreland charmed audiences She’s witty, warm and can back it all up created the roles of near and far. When not on stage, he with a stunning voice. I’m also extremely Buddy Foster in Side Show, Julian Craster in spends time grooming his reindeer and excited to work with Hugh Panaro for the The Red Shoes, and the title role in Elton preparing for his annual trip around the first time. We’re celebrating this year with John’s musical Lestat. Panaro made his West globe, which involves sliding down all your favorite classics alongside some End debut in Show Boat and went on to chimneys to fill stockings with presents for new arrangements. One of them is a brand perform the title role in Martin Guerre. Some the good little boys and girls on the night new medley of some of my favorite carols of Panaro’s Off-Broadway credits include of December 24. His compensation for that we’ll perform with the orchestra and White Lies, Noa Noa, Heathcliff in Wuthering each concert appearance is simple: the wonderful University of Washington Heights, Children of Eden and Little Fish. His homemade cookies and a tall, cold glass Chorale. We guarantee that you’ll leave recordings include Jerome Kern Treasury, the of milk. with a smile on your face and holiday original cast recording of Side Show, Tap Your cheer in your heart!” Troubles Away (Herman), The Centennial (Weil), Life On The Wicked Stage (Kern), among others. Panaro toured throughout Europe with the legendary Barbra Streisand. A native of Philadelphia, Panaro graduated from Temple University and was awarded the Boyer College of Music Certificate of Honor for his impressive career in musical theatre.

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encoreartsseattle.com 39 Friday, December 16, 2016, at 8pm PROGRAM NOTES Saturday, December 17, 2016, at 1 & 8pm Sunday, December 18, 2016, at 2pm GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL HANDEL MESSIAH Messiah HOLIDAY SPECIALS BORN: February 23, 1685, in Halle, Saxony Stephen Layton, conductor DIED: April 14, 1759, in London WORK COMPOSED: 1741 Eleanor Dennis, soprano WORLD PREMIERE: April 13, 1742, in Dublin, Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano Handel conducting Gwilym Bowen, tenor Robert Davies, baritone Annual performances of Handel’s much- Seattle Symphony Chorale loved Messiah are an integral part of the English-speaking world, though Seattle Symphony Mozart’s 1789 German-language version crops up not infrequently in concert and on occasional recordings. Still, it is the GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah 120’ language of the composer’s adoptive country — he became a naturalized British Part the First citizen in 1727 and changed the spelling of INTERMISSION his name accordingly — that holds sway everywhere. In our modern era Messiah Part the Second continues to enthrall listeners whatever their religious and spiritual inclinations. Part the Third The work’s greatness touches deeply into our collective consciousness and thereby taps into humanity’s hope and inclinations.

The year 1741 did not begin auspiciously for The Seattle Symphony Chorale’s biography and roster may be found on page 33. Handel. Two operatic failures threatened his financial independence, though sudden Seattle Symphony Associate Conductor for Choral Activities Joseph Crnko’s biography hardship was neither new nor entirely may be found on page 49. unexpected. More than once he had seen his fortunes rise and fall in response to changes in English operatic taste. This time seemed worse, since the financial loss was Media Sponsor: Classical KING FM 98.1 accompanied by a dramatic decline in his health. Yet strengthened by experience his unstoppable inner drive provided the impetus to survive life’s inevitable crises. The writing of Messiah was an example of his Phoenix-like rise from misery to triumph.

By summer he threw himself into a new oratorio with a text from his frequent collaborator Charles Jennens (1700–73), a literary figure of generally modest accomplishment. With Messiah, however, Jennens skillfully arranged Biblical material into a cohesive libretto, rewriting sacred texts to suit musical elaboration. Handel — a man of strong opinion in such matters — was pleased with the text and made virtually no changes to Jennens’ handiwork. (Ironically Jennens expressed Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. dissatisfaction with Handel’s “contribution.”) Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video.

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all food brought to him by his worried “religious” oratorios was geared for the sorrowful, as in the chorus, “Behold valet. Thoroughly disheveled and several concert hall, not for the church. It was the Lamb of God,” which begins Part II. pounds lighter, the composer finally conceived musically as an alternative to (Beethoven hit the nail on the head when emerged on September 12, clutching opera, not to the liturgy. With no scenery he lauded Handel for his ability to tap the completed manuscript of what would or costumes, oratorio was much cheaper into deep emotion with immediacy and become the beloved choral work. to put on. Relying more heavily on choral simplicity.) A tragic mood is sustained, participation than did opera, it appropriated even deepened in the following aria for Handel wrote Messiah as a man many of the structural conventions of the mezzo-soprano, “He was despised.” After possessed, though it must be pointed out musical/dramatic tradition. In its three- the death of Christ, the events surrounding that he frequently composed in dazzling part layout, Messiah can be “parsed” the Resurrection are presented with rapid streaks of boundless and focused energy. as a three act opera without visuals. and irresistible momentum, musically Solomon — larger and grander than confirming that humankind’s history had Messiah — was born in but 20 days of In its three “acts” we witness and share been accelerating to this momentous feverish creativity. Clearly Handel was a in a vast range of emotions generated in event. Having touched us deeply with fast worker, even when we consider that the unfolding story of mankind’s yearning, music of sublime pathos, Handel gives in Messiah (as elsewhere) he cribbed from hope, anguish and eventual redemption. vent to outrage in the baritone aria, “Why previous works and jottings whenever Part I serves as a prologue to the oratorio, do the nations so furiously rage together?” he could, always fine-tuning and subtly establishing the major Old Testament This vehement and defiant question is a altering material to increase dramatic and prophecies of the coming of the Messiah in sterling example of the virtuosic “rage” musical effect (unlike Bach, who also self- both his gentle/loving and terrible/cleansing arias that punctuate Baroque opera. borrowed but with far less re-composition). aspects, with the expressed promise of a holy kingdom embracing all of humanity. Having guided the listener through a Having completed the score Handel sailed The two-part French Overture gives us a musical testament of human agony, to Dublin in response to an invitation preview of the work’s eventual journey Handel ends Part II with the much-loved from the Duke of Devonshire to lead a from darkness to light: a slow and solemn “Hallelujah!” chorus, as exhilarating and series of charity concerts. Indeed, without Grave yields to a vigorous and assured uplifting a sound as has been uttered by this commission, Handel might not have three-voiced fugal Allegro. One of many the human voice. Resplendent in gleaming written the oratorio despite his admiration beauties of the opening panel of this great D major — a key used by composers for Jennen’s accomplishment. As a self- musical triptych is the aria, “Every valley before and since Handel to convey triumph respecting composer of the 18th century shall be exalted,” where the composer and glory — the “Hallelujah!” chorus brings it would not have occurred to him to write expands upon the word “exalted” to the “act” to a brilliant and optimistic close. without a specific purpose in mind. heighten its textual implications. Here and elsewhere, Handel broadens the sense How does one proceed after this uplifting Handel knew that a visit to Dublin — of architecture and grandeur through and seemingly concluding chorus? It where he was still greatly admired — was the simple but effective use of orchestral speaks to Handel’s dramatic genius that a golden opportunity to get on his feet introductions, interludes and postludes he could provide a third part that would again. To ensure success he brought his not suffer the charge of anticlimax after own musicians with him. In the spring of Yet another unalloyed gem in Part I is the so rousing an experience. He wisely 1742, Dubliners were regaled with the fugal chorus, “And He shall purify,” one eschewed the drums-and-trumpets glory first public performances of Messiah, and of four choruses, incidentally, drawn from of “Hallelujah!” and began Part III with a they showed their approval with ardent earlier works in the composer’s canon. serenely beautiful soprano aria, “I know applause. Ever generous, Handel donated The magnificent chorus, “For unto us that my Redeemer liveth.” Here Handel his share of the proceeds to a number of a child is born,” transports the listener establishes a redemptive theme that charitable institutions including one that with its unflagging rhythmic energy and courses through the remainder of the helped “poor distressed prisoners for debt.” exuberant burst of glory on the words, work. Ever the man of the theater, however, “Wonderful, Counsellor....” The brief and he takes time for dramatic contrast and When Handel returned to London, he lovely “Pastoral Symphony” (Pifa) which virtuosity in the brilliant “The trumpet presented his oratorio to the fickle English follows is, aside from the Overture, the only shall sound,” a veritable mini-concerto public, which initially greeted the new work purely orchestral number. Its gently rocking for solo trumpet and baritone soloist cast tepidly. However, until his death less than 12/8 meter (a connective rhythmic “motto” as a da capo aria. The work concludes a decade later, Messiah received annual recurring throughout the entire score) and with a rapt and beatific “Amen” chorus. benefit performances at the Foundling enchanting innocence have assured its Hospital in London and soon became a independent life as a concert encore. © 2016 Steven Lowe hallowed part of English musical culture. Part II of Messiah focuses on Christ’s Though the subject of this wondrous suffering and death. Here the composer work — designed for Easter performance drew upon his considerable experience in April, not for Christmas — is obviously in opera to capture the intensely human central to the Western Christian tradition. and personal suffering of Christ rejected. Messiah, along with virtually all of Handel’s This is Handel at his most moving and

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George Frideric Handel: Messiah

PART THE FIRST 9. Air and Chorus (Mezzo-soprano, Chorus) 16. Accompagnato (Soprano) O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get And suddenly there was with the angel a 1. Sinfony thee up into the high mountain, O thou that multitude of the heav’nly host, praising God, tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy and saying: (Luke 2:13) 2. Accompagnato (Tenor) voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid, Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your 17. Chorus saith your God, speak ye comfortably God. Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and Glory to God in the highest, and peace on to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. earth, good will towards men. (Luke 2:14) warfare is accomplish’d, that her iniquity is (Isaiah 40:9; 60:1) pardon’d. 18. Air (Soprano) The voice of him that crieth in the 10. Accompagnato (Baritone) wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout, For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, make straight in the desert a highway for O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, thy King and gross darkness the people: But the our God. (Isaiah 40:1–3) cometh unto thee: He is the righteous Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles heathen. (Zechariah 9:9–10) 3. Air (Tenor) shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. (Isaiah 60:2–3) Ev’ry valley shall be exalted, and ev’ry 19. Recitative (Mezzo-soprano) mountain and hill made low, the crooked Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d, straight, and the rough places plain. (Isaiah 11. Air (Baritone) and the ears of the deaf unstopped, then 40:4) The people that walked in darkness have shall the lame man leap as a hart, and seen a great light; and they that dwell in the tongue of the dumb shall sing. the land of the shadow of death, upon them 4. Chorus (Isaiah 35:5–6) hath the light shined. (Isaiah 9:2) And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the 20. Duet (Soprano and Mezzo-soprano) mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (Isaiah 12. Chorus He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: and 40:5) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and is given; and the government shall be carry them in His bosom, and gently lead upon His shoulder; and His name shall be 5. Accompagnato (Baritone) those that are with young. called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; Yet once a Come unto Him all ye that labour, come God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of little while, and I will shake the heav’ns, and unto Him all ye that are heavy laden, and Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) the earth; the sea, and the dry land; He will give you rest. And I will shake all nations; and the desire Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him; of all nations shall come. The Lord, whom 13. Pifa for He is meek and lowly of heart: And ye ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, shall find rest unto your souls. ev’n the messenger of the Covenant, whom 14a. Recitative (Soprano) (Isaiah 40:11; Matthew 11:28–29) ye delight in: behold, He shall come, saith There were shepherds abiding the Lord of Hosts. (Haggai 2:6–7; Malachi in the field, keeping watch over their 3:1) 21. Chorus flock by night. His yoke is easy, His burthen is light. 6. Air (Mezzo-soprano) (Matthew 11:30) 14b. Accompagnato (Soprano) But who may abide the day of His coming? And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon and who shall stand when He appeareth? INTERMISSION them, and the glory of the Lord shone For He is like a refiner’s fire. (Malachi 3:2) round about them, and they were sore afraid. (Luke 2:8–9) 7. Chorus And He shall purify the sons of Levi, that 15. Recitative (Soprano) they may offer unto the Lord an offering in And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for righteousness. (Malachi 3:3) behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto 8. Recitative (Mezzo-soprano) you is born this day, in the city of David, Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke a Son, and shall call His name Emmanuel, 2:10–11) “God with us.” (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23)

42 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG PART THE SECOND 31. Accompagnato (Tenor) PART THE THIRD He was cut off out of the land of the living; 45. Air (Soprano) 22. Chorus for the transgressions of Thy people was Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away He stricken. (Isaiah 53:8) I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that the sin of the world. (John 1:29) He shall stand at the latter day upon the 32. Air (Soprano) earth. And tho’ worms destroy this body, yet 23. Air (Mezzo-soprano) But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell, in my flesh shall I see God. For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first fruits of them He was despised and rejected of men, a nor didst Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see that sleep. (Job 19:25–26; 1 Corinthians man of sorrows, and acquainted corruption. (Psalms 16:10) 15:20) with grief. 37. Chorus The Lord gave the word: Great was the He gave His back to the smiters, and His 46. Chorus cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: He company of preachers. (Psalm 68:11) Since by man came death, by man came hid not His face from shame and spitting. also the resurrection of the dead. For as in (Isaiah 53:3, 50:6) 38. Air (Soprano) Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be How beautiful are the feet of them that made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:21–22) 24. Chorus preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried tidings of good things. (Isaiah 52:7; Romans our sorrows: He was wounded for our 10:15) 47. Accompagnato (Baritone) transgressions, He was bruised for our Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not iniquities; the chastisement of our peace 39. Chorus all sleep, but we shall all be chang’d, in a was upon Him. (Isaiah 53:4–5) Their sound is gone out into all lands, and moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the their words into the ends of the world. last trumpet. (1 Corinthians 15:51–52) 25. Chorus (Romans 10:18; Psalms 19:4) And with His stripes we are healed. 48. Air (Baritone) (Isaiah 53:5) 40. Air (Baritone) The trumpet shall sound, and the dead Why do the nations so furiously rage shall be rais’d incorruptible, and we shall 26. Chorus together: Why do the people imagine a be chang’d. (1 Corinthians 15:52–53) All we, like sheep, have gone astray, we vain thing? have turned ev’ry one to his own way; The kings of the earth rise up, and the 53. Chorus and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of rulers take counsels together against the Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and us all. (Isaiah 53:6) Lord and against His anointed. (Psalms hath redeemed us to God by His blood, 2:1–2) to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, 27. Accompagnato (Tenor) and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. Blessing and honor, glory and All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn; 41. Chorus pow’r be unto Him that sitteth upon the they shoot out their lips, and shake their Let us break their binds asunder, and cast throne and unto the Lamb, for ever and heads, saying: (Psalms 22:7) away their yokes for us. (Psalms 2:3) ever. (Revelation 5:12–13)

28. Chorus 42. Recitative (Tenor) 54. Chorus He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh He trusted in God that He would deliver Amen. Him: Let Him deliver Him, if He delight in them to scorn; the Lord shall have them Him. (Psalms 22:8) in derision. (Psalms 2:4) 43. Air (Tenor) 29. Accompagnato (Tenor) Thou shalt break them with a rod of Thy rebuke hath broken His heart; He is full iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like of heaviness. He looked for some to have a potter’s vessel. (Psalms 2:9) pity on Him, but there was no man, neither found He any to comfort Him. (Psalms 44. Chorus 69:20) Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. The Kingdom of this world is 30. Arioso (Tenor) become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Behold, and see, if there be any sorrow like Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. unto His sorrow! (Lamentations 1:12) KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:6, 11:15, 19:16)

encoreartsseattle.com 43 STEPHEN LAYTON ELEANOR DENNIS GWILYM BOWEN Conductor Soprano Tenor

POSTS: Stephen Layton Scottish soprano Born in the Welsh succeeded the late Eleanor Dennis is a borders, Gwilym Bowen Richard Hickox as graduate of the Royal was a choral scholar at Artistic Director and College of Music’s Trinity College, Principal Conductor of International Opera Cambridge, where he the City of London School and is a received a double-First Sinfonia in September Harewood Artist at the class degree in Music, 2010. Founder and English National Opera. before training at the Photo: Keith Saunders Keith Photo: Christina Raphaelle Photo: Director of Polyphony, Recent highlights have Royal Academy of Layton is also Music Director of Holst included Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro Music. Concert highlights include Bach Singers, and a Fellow and Director of and Micaela in Carmen at the English cantatas with Masaaki Suzuki at Alice Tully Music at Trinity College, Cambridge. National Opera, as well as opening her Hall, Damon in Acis and Galatea with the 2016–2017 season with her debut at Academy of Ancient Music, the role of GUEST CONDUCTING: Layton guest- Scottish Opera as Contessa in Sir Thomas Sylph in Rameau’s Zaïs, Handel’s Messiah conducts widely and has worked with the Allen’s acclaimed production of Le nozze and Bach’s St. John Passion with the Hallé Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, di Figaro. Highlights on the concert stage Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at Minnesota Orchestra, City of London include Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Bach Sinfonia, London Philharmonic Orchestra, with the City of Birmingham Symphony cantatas and Handel’s Dixit Dominus with BBC Singers, Estonian Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Manze, Brouwen, the vocal/instrumental chamber Chamber Choir, Latvian Radio and State Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the RTÉ group he co-directs. Future engagements Choirs, English Chamber Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland include a recording of the St. John Passion Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne and Christian Măcelaru, Strauss’ Vier Letzte in Welsh, a debut in the English summer Symphony Orchestra and Queensland Lieder with the Royal Philharmonic opera festival season, and concert tours of Symphony Orchestra. He also collaborates Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins, and Europe and Australia. regularly with the Orchestra of the Age Britten’s Spring Symphony with Vienna of Enlightenment, Academy of Ancient Radio Symphony Orchestra and Cornelius Music and Britten Sinfonia. This season’s Meister. ROBERT DAVIES highlights include appearances with the Netherlands Chamber choir in a program Baritone including Anthony Pitts’ Missa Unitatis, a HELEN CHARLSTON Robert Davies’ array of tour of Australia with Trinity College Choir, Mezzo-soprano opera and concert Pärt’s Berliner Mass with the Auckland repertoire takes him Philharmonia and Handel’s Messiah with Born in 1992, young throughout Europe with The Western Australia Orchestra, Adelaide British mezzo-soprano performances including Orchestra and Seattle Symphony. Helen Charlston began Monteverdi’s Vespers, singing as head Handel’s Messiah, PREMIERES: A champion of new music, chorister of St Albans Haydn’s Creation, Stephen Layton has premiered new Abbey Girls Choir. She Brahms’ Requiem, repertoire by composers, including Gabriel studied music at Mozart’s Mass in C minor, Mendelssohn’s Jackson and Morten Lauridsen, and more University of Cambridge Elijah, J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion, recently, by the Latvian, Ēriks Ešenvalds. McKee Ben Photo: whilst holding a choral Mozart’s Requiem, Britten’s War Requiem Layton’s bold realization of Sir John scholarship with Trinity College Choir. and many others. Current and future opera Tavener’s epic seven-hour vigil The Veil Hailed a “rather special mezzo” (Music engagements include Ned Keene in Peter of the Temple, a new departure in British Web International), she appeared on Grimes for the Konzerttheater Bern, Zurga choral music, met with outstanding acclaim numerous CDs as a member of the choir in The Pearl Fishers and Don Alfonso in both in London and New York, and more and as a soloist. Charlston won a place on Cosi fan tutte for the Nationale Reisopera. recently, at the St Olav Festival, Trondheim. the Pembroke College Lieder Scheme led Davies has worked with Sir Simon Rattle, by pianist Joseph Middleton, receiving Vladimir Jurowski, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, RECORDINGS & AWARDS: Layton’s eclectic coaching and master classes from Emanuelle Haim, Sir Mark Elder, Richard discography encompasses a vast range Roderick Williams, Joan Rogers and Sarah Hickox, Edward Gardner and Robin Ticciati. of repertoire, composers and genres. He Connolly. Her own ensemble, Amici Voices, He works closely with the Orchestra of the has recorded on many different labels grew out of Charlston’s interest in the Age of Enlightenment and Sinfonia Viva. including Hyperion and OUR Recordings one-per-part performance of the sacred Born in Colchester, Davies studied at the and he has been nominated for, and works of J.S. Bach. Formed in 2012, the University of Sheffield and the Guildhall won, many awards in the UK, U.S. and ensemble released their debut CD to School of Music and Drama. Germany. These include Grammy Awards, critical acclaim this year. the Echo Klassik Award in Germany and Gramophone Awards.

44 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Friday, December 23, 2016, at 7:30pm A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS & CAROLS HOLIDAY SPECIALS

Joseph Crnko, conductor | Northwest Boychoir | Vocalpoint! Seattle | Members of the Northwest Sinfonia

The audience is invited to sing along with the songs listed in bold.

Arr. Joseph Crnko “Deck the Halls”’ BENJAMIN BRITTEN “There is No Rose” from “A Ceremony of Carols” Arr. Stephen Jackson “Noël Nouvelet” (“Sing We Now of Christmas”) TRADITIONAL “What Child is This?”

Arr. David Willcocks “Unto Us is Born a Son” SIXTH LESSON St. Matthew I: “St. Matthew tells of the birth of Jesus” FIRST LESSON Genesis III: “God announces, in the Garden of Eden, that MORTEN LAURIDSEN “O Magnum Mysterium” the seed of woman shall bruise (“O Great Mystery”) the serpent’s head” TRADITIONAL “God Rest Ye Merry, JOHN RUTTER “O Be Joyful” Gentlemen”

TRADITIONAL “O Come All Ye Faithful” SEVENTH LESSON St. Luke II: “The Shepherds go to the Manger” SECOND LESSON Genesis XXII: “God promises to faithful Abraham that in his NOËL REGNEY & “Do You Hear What I Hear?” seed shall all the nations of the GLORIA SHAYNE BAKER earth be blessed” TRADITIONAL “The First Noel” FRANK FERKO “Adam Lay Ybounden” EIGHTH LESSON St. Matthew II: “The wise men TRADITIONAL “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” are led by the star to Jesus”

THIRD LESSON Isaiah IX: “Christ’s birth and Arr. John Rutter “Personent Hodie” (“On This Day kingdom are foretold by Isaiah” Earth Shall Ring”)

ELIZABETH POSTON “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree” FELIX MENDELSSOHN “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”

TRADITIONAL “Angels We Have Heard on NINTH LESSON St. John I: “St. John unfolds High” the great mystery of the Incarnation” FOURTH LESSON Micah V: “The prophet Micah foretells the glory of little Arr. Joseph Crnko “When Christ Was Born of Mary Bethlehem” Free”

Arr. Joseph Crnko “The Holly and the Ivy” FRANZ GRUBER “Silent Night”’

TRADITIONAL “O Little Town of Bethlehem” ADOLPHE ADAM “O Holy Night” /arr. Joseph Crnko FIFTH LESSON St. Luke I: “The Angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary”

Tonight’s concert will run approximately 85 minutes with no intermission.

Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate.

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encoreartsseattle.com 45 SING-ALONG LYRICS

O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us THE FIRST NOEL O come, all ye faithful, joyful and we pray The first Noel, the angels did say triumphant Cast out our sin and enter in Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem Be born in us today they lay Come and behold Him, born the King of We hear the Christmas angels, the great glad In fields where they lay keeping their Angels tidings tell sheep O come let us adore Him, o come let us O come to us, abide with us On a cold winter night that was so deep adore Him Our Lord Emmanuel Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord Born is the King of Israel

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation WHAT CHILD IS THIS? They looked up and saw a star Sing all ye citizens of heaven above What child is this, who, laid to rest on Mary’s Shining in the east beyond them far Glory to God in the highest lap, is sleeping? And to the earth it gave a great light O come let us adore Him, o come let us Whom angels greet with anthems sweet And so it continued both day and night adore Him While shepherds watch are keeping Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds Born is the King of Israel guard and angels sing Haste, haste to bring Him laud, the Babe, the O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL Son of Mary HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING O come, o come Emmanuel, and ransom Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the captive Israel So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh newborn King That mourns in lonely exile here until the Son Come peasant, king to own Him Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and of God appear The King of kings, salvation brings sinners reconciled Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to Let loving hearts enthrone Him Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of thee o Israel Raise, raise your song on high, while Mary the skies sings a lullaby With angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in O come, Thou Key of David, come and open Joy, joy for Christ is born, the Babe, the Son Bethlehem! wide our heavenly home of Mary Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the Make safe the way that leads on high, and newborn King close the path to misery GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, shall come to Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace, hail the thee o Israel God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing Son of Righteousness you dismay Light and life to all He brings, risen with For Jesus Christ, our Savior, was born on healing in His wings ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH Christmas Day Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no Angels we have heard on high, sweetly To save us all from Satan’s pow’r when we more may die singing o’er the plains were gone astray Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give And the mountains in reply, echoing their O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy! the second birth joyous strains O tidings of comfort and joy! Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo newborn King Now to the Lord sing praises, all you within Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose this place birth the angels sing And with true love and brotherhood each SILENT NIGHT Come adore on bended knee Christ the Lord other now embrace Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright the newborn King This holy tide of Christmas no other doth Round yon Virgin Mother and Child, Holy Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo deface Infant so tender and mild O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy! Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly O tidings of comfort and joy! peace O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at thee lie the sight Above thy deep and dreamless sleep Glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly The silent stars go by hosts sing Alleluia Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is light born The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight

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Joseph Crnko, Conductor & Music Director Perhaps best known in the Puget Sound region for its annual A Festival of Lessons and Carols, the Northwest Boychoir’s musical sophistication, rich tonal quality and dedication to exacting perfection have established its reputation as one of the nation’s premier boychoirs. Along with Vocalpoint! Seattle, the Northwest Boychoir has trained thousands of young singers for more than 40 years, and more significantly, shaped the lives of our region’s youth by teaching important lessons in personal commitment and the value of teamwork. Led by Joseph Crnko, now in his 33rd year as music director, the Choir’s staff of professional musicians and educators is engaged in the teaching of a rigorous curriculum that trains young singers, 6 to 18 years old, to be fully skilled musicians who sing at the highest professional level, read music fluently and perform in professional settings with confidence. ABOUT A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS & CAROLS For more than 30 years, the Choirs have maintained a close working relationship with the Seattle Symphony and participate annually in the performance of great choral works. For nearly 40 years, the Northwest Performances last season included being the featured artist in the March Baroque concert Boychoir has performed A Festival of series, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms and The Fellowship of the Ring. In January the Lessons & Carols as the centerpiece of its Northwest Boychoir will perform Messiaen’s Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine holiday season. Beginning with a single with the Seattle Symphony and will return to Benaroya Hall to perform Revel’s L’enfant performance in 1978, A Festival of Lessons et les sortilèges in June. Together with the Ladies of Vocalpoint! Seattle, the Northwest & Carols has become a full concert series Boychoir shared a 2009 Grammy nomination with the Seattle Symphony for a recording of presented throughout the greater Puget Samuel Jones’ The Shoe Bird. In addition to serving as the official “Singing Ambassadors” of Sound region. Washington State, the Northwest Boychoir has toured both nationally and internationally. This performance is patterned after the Christmas Eve observance at King’s College in Cambridge, England. Following Northwest Boychoir Men of Vocalpoint! Seattle Women of Vocalpoint! Seattle the procession of the choir, introductory Tigran Avakyan Fletcher Anderson Shree Balasubramaniyan carols are sung. Then nine lessons from Andrew Barnes William Austin Corinne Bromagen Henry Barnes Oliver Cauble Emilya Buck the King James Version of the Bible are Henry Bauck Jackson Cecil Serina Chen read by members of the choir. Each lesson Dominic Bennett Jacob Espling Annalise Coe is followed by the choir singing a carol Max Boyd Juan Hillon Kaitlyn Condon appropriate to the previous reading. The Benjamin Butler James Kerrigan Claire Ellerbrook audience then joins the choir in singing a Mason Collins Hugh Killalea Addie Gill traditional Christmas carol. Henry Dejanikus Ian Moo Mehek Gosalia Max Dorn Eric Mueser Ilona Groenink Jake Flaa Cael Mulligan Juliette Jones Dominic Giuzio Andrew Oh Siena Mariani Rohan Kapur Jess Olmstead Kaylie McRea Kenan Lauder Rob Perlic Anabella Megard THE NORTHWEST SINFONIA Justin Lee Thaddeus Perkins Mia Papadakis The Northwest Sinfonia has established Hanri Luo Altay Sarikaya Cami Peterson itself as one of the recording industry’s David Magidson Soren Smith Ellie Rice Keiyu Mamiya Liam Sternberg Sarah Rosoff top symphonic orchestras, with numerous Joe Miller Kepler Swanson Altay Sarikaya feature film, video game, classical and William Murray Andrew Torgelson Annika Simpson rock-pop recording credits since 1995. Rayjin Olson Xander Uyttendaele Zoe Starikov Primarily a recording orchestra, the Anders Pohlmann Sam Viebrock Livia Woelfle Northwest Sinfonia is made up of the Eli Porter Hayden Wainwright finest players from the Seattle Symphony, Will Rayment Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Leo Rosales Ballet. The group is credited with over 100 Nathaniel Rose recordings. Recent film credits include the Sebastian Santa Lucia scores to The Revenant, Selma and The Jordan Scherr Gabriel Sharp Founder. Layth Stauffer Aidan Su Forrest Wu Sammy Yang Andrew Young Alexander Zuniga

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CHORAL ARRANGEMENTS & CONDUCTING: Over the years, Crnko has written choral arrangements for boy choirs, a number of which are now being performed by choirs nationally. His Christmas arrangements are featured in the major motion picture Millions. In addition to his work with the Northwest Choirs, Crnko regularly conducts orchestral and choral recording sessions for movie and video game soundtracks, including those for the video games Halo, Medal of Honor and World of NT LIVE: NO MAN’S LAND Warcraft. Some of his recent film projects STARRING SIR IAN MCKELLEN AND PATRICK STEWART include Boondock Saints, The Celestine TUE, DEC. 15 · 11AM & 6:30PM · SIFF CINEMA UPTOWN Prophecy, The Last Stand and Let Me In. FOR TICKETS VISIT SIFF.NET/NOMANSLAND

encoreartsseattle.com 49 Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at 7:30pm PROGRAM NOTES Thursday, December 29, 2016, at 7:30pm Musical Seasons, Baroque THE FOUR SEASONS and Modern HOLIDAY SPECIALS Composers have long been intrigued with the possibility of using music to represent nature — her myriad creatures, her changing moods Pablo Rus Broseta, conductor and scenery, her cycles of growth Elisa Barston, violin and decay. Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Simone Porter, violin Symphony, Claude Debussy’s seascape La mer, the storm scenes in Rossini’s Eva Lucero, tango dancer opera William Tell and Mendelssohn’s Patricio Touceda, tango dancer & choreographer “Hebrides” overture, and the woodland Seattle Symphony evocations in the symphonies of Bruckner, Mahler, and Sibelius are ANTONIO VIVALDI La primavera (“Spring”), No. 1, RV 269 11’ but some famous instances of a rich Allegro—Largo—Allegro: Danza pastorale tradition of depicting nature through orchestral music. Standing at the head ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Verano porteño (“Summer”) 7’ of this tradition, or very nearly so, is the /arr. Leonid Desyatnikov quartet of violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi known as The Four Seasons. VIVALDI L’estate (“Summer”), No. 2, RV 315 10’ Vivaldi was not the only musician Allegro non molto—Adagio—Presto to consider nature’s metamorphosis over the course of the year a useful PIAZZOLLA Otoño porteño (“Autumn”) 8’ framework for musical invention. Franz Joseph Haydn, for one, based INTERMISSION his oratorio The Seasons on the same premise. A more recent example comes VIVALDI L’autunno (“Autumn”), No. 3, RV 293 10’ from the remarkable 20th-century Allegro—Adagio molto—Allegro Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla. Beginning in 1965, Piazzolla composed PIAZZOLLA Invierno porteño (“Winter”) 8’ a quartet of compositions — imbued, like all of his music, with the rhythms VIVALDI L’inverno (“Winter”), No. 4, RV 297 8’ of Argentina’s national dance, the Allegro non molto—Largo—Allegro tango — also inspired by the changing seasons. Our concert presents both of PIAZZOLLA Primavera porteña (“Spring”) 7’ these cycles, in alternating sequence. And since the tango is at the heart of Piazzolla’s music, it seemed only All Vivaldi concertos are from Le quattro stagioni (“The Four Seasons”), Op. 8 and natural to add a dance element to our are performed by Simone Porter. performance. All Piazzolla movements are from Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (“The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”) and are performed by Elisa Barston, Eva Lucero and ANTONIO VIVALDI Patricio Touceda. Le quattro stagioni

(“The Four Seasons”), Op. 8, Nos. 1–4

Elisa Barston’s performances are generously underwritten by Muriel Van Housen and BORN: March 4, 1678, in Venice Tom McQuaid through the Seattle Symphony’s Principal Musicians Circle. DIED: July 28, 1741, in Vienna WORK COMPOSED: ca. 1724 WORLD PREMIERE: Unknown

Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most important and influential composers of Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate. the early 18th century, and today one Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video. of the most widely popular. Born in Performance ©2016 Seattle Symphony. Copying of any performance by camera, audio or video recording Venice, he was an outstanding violinist, equipment, and any other use of such copying devices during a performance is prohibited. an ordained priest, an energetic teacher and an extraordinarily prolific composer.

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Although he wrote dozens of operas and a large quantity of sacred music, Vivaldi is remembered mainly for his instrumental concertos. More than 450 such works have come down to us and, taken as a whole, they constitute one of the most important and original bodies of work of the Baroque period (roughly 1600–1750). The rhythmic vitality of their fast movements, their concise three-movement design and their use of idiomatic instrumental figuration all were novel developments in the early 18th century. As a result, these works were admired and studied by musicians throughout Europe, most notably J.S. Bach.

One aspect of Vivaldi’s concerto writing sets it apart from that of almost every other composer of his day — indeed, from the concertos of most other composers throughout history. This is the use of the genre to represent various phenomena apart from music itself. We are used to thinking of program music (music meant to convey scenic or narrative ideas) in connection with the symphony and, especially, the tone poem. There are, it is true, some Romantic concertos that convey dramatic scenarios or other extra-musical ideas — Hector Berlioz’s Harold in Italy, a viola concerto in all but name, is the outstanding example — but these are isolated works, the exceptions that prove the rule.

But Vivaldi’s output includes such concertos as La tempesta di mare, a stylized representation of a storm at sea, and others bearing suggestive titles like Il riposo (“Rest”), Il sospetto (“Suspicion”), L’inquietudine (“Unrest”), and Il piacere (“Pleasure”). None of © Philip Newton these, however, presents nearly such vivid aural illusions as do The Four New-to-Seattle Production Seasons. Each of the four concertos for IRRESISTIBLE CLASSIC In Italian with English subtitles. solo violin and string orchestra this work Verdi’s passionate portrait of a worldly Evenings 7:30 PM comprises is replete with musical details Parisian courtesan who gives up the Sundays 2:00 PM that imaginatively evoke nature and her man of her dreams returns with a “five creatures. Time and again, the composer star” (Sunday Telegraph) production Featuring the Seattle Opera Chorus employs onomatopoeic figuration to and members of Seattle from English National Opera. Packed imitate such natural phenomena as wind, Symphony Orchestra. rain and bird songs, as well as human with heartfelt emotion and instantly activities like dancing and hunting. recognizable music, this popular favorite belongs on your must-see list! Vivaldi even pointed out the graphic MCCAW HALL sound-images that constitute the “tone 206.389.7676 painting” in The Four Seasons, inscribing SEATTLEOPERA.ORG phrases like “song of the birds” or “gentle SEASON SPONSOR: SEATTLE OPERA GUILD breezes” over the relevant passages. PRODUCTION SPONSORS: ANN P. WYCKOFF, LENORE M. HANAUER, BARBARA AND PAUL STEPHANUS Were this not enough, he prefaced each

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concerto with a descriptive poem. These seen as an affront to tradition and strongly low in the violas. In the finale, nymphs and verses provide summaries of the work’s resisted by other tango musicians. Slowly, shepherds dance to the sound of bagpipes. “program” and undoubtedly contributed however, Piazzolla won over all but the While each of Astor Piazzolla’s Seasons to the quick success the music enjoyed. most conservative of the old guard. unfolds as a single movement, most Published in 1725, The Four Seasons adopt a three-part, fast–slow–fast design concertos were played throughout Europe Nuevo Tango proved a vehicle for skilled that mirrors the three-movement form of during Vivaldi’s lifetime and were received and imaginative composition, and Piazzolla Vivaldi’s concertos. “Summer,” the first with considerable pleasure. No less a used it to write not only dance music of the Buenos Aires seasons we hear, personage than King Louis XV of France but a large number of concert, film and begins with sultry tango rhythms for was known to make special requests for theater works. In 1965 he composed a the string orchestra. Against these, the performance of the “Spring” concerto. piece for a play by an Argentine writer, solo violin plays fiery music marked by calling the music Verano porteño, or glissandi (sinking or swooping sounds Buenos Aires Summer. (The adjective ASTOR PIAZZOLLA that slide across notes). Its part also “porteño” means literally “of the port,” by includes a passage of cascading scales Las cuatro estaciones porteñas which Piazzolla intended the port city of and other figures taken directly from (“The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”) Buenos Aires. An idiomatic translation, Vivaldi’s “Winter” concerto. Why quote employing the name of Argentina’s the Venetian composer’s “Winter” in capital, is followed here.) In 1969 and BORN: March 11, 1921, in Mar del Plata, music for the Buenos Aires summer? 1970 Piazzolla composed three additional Because the seasons of the northern Argentina works to create a suite of four pieces that and southern hemispheres occur at DIED: July 4, 1992, in Buenos Aires he titled Las cuatro estaciones porteñas, opposite times of the year. A dream-like WORK COMPOSED: 1965–70 or The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. central episode leads to an energetic final WORLD PREMIERE: Original version section, which concludes with another (complete): May 19, 1970, at the Teatro Regina Piazzolla wrote this work for his tango quotation from Vivaldi’s “Winter” concerto. Buenos Aires. String orchestra version arranged quintet, composed of bandoneon, violin, piano, guitar and bass. Between by Leonid Desyatnikov: September 1998, The second concerto of Vivaldi’s The 1996 and 1998, the Russian composer recording by Gidon Kremer and his ensemble, Four Seasons, portrays a summer Leonid Desyatnikov rescored the music Kremerata Baltica thunderstorm more violent and extensive for string orchestra with solo violin, the than that of the “Spring” concerto. In the same ensemble Vivaldi used for The Vivaldi’s compositions generally, and opening movement slow passages, whose Four Seasons. In addition to revising The Four Seasons particularly, are languorous figuration suggests oppressive the instrumentation, Desyatnikov added notable for their great rhythmic verve heat, alternate with more rapid sections brief musical quotations of Vivaldi’s and sensuous conception of melody, indicating rising breezes as a storm concertos at certain points. This new harmony, and instrumental sonority. These threatens. We also hear bird calls and the version of The Four Seasons of Buenos same characteristics mark the music of fearful cry of a shepherd boy. The second Aires was recorded by the stellar Astor Piazzolla, a fascinating musician movement represents a lull just before the violinist Gidon Kremer and his ensemble, whose work is, in its own way, as original storm, but with occasional interruptions of Kremerata Baltica in September 1998. as Vivaldi’s. Piazzolla began his musical approaching thunder. With the finale, the career playing bandoneon, an accordion- tempest breaks forth furiously, “shaking Although it stands well enough on its own, like instrument, in café and nightclub the heavens and breaking the corn,” as Piazzolla’s Four Seasons takes on added bands in Buenos Aires. Eventually he went Vivaldi’s prefatory poem describes. richness when heard as a modern-day to Paris, where he studied composition reflection of Vivaldi’s concertos of the with Nadia Boulanger, the renowned Piazzolla’s Buenos Aires “Autumn” begins same title. Our concert presents the two teacher who also instructed American with what seem almost percussive figures, works in tandem, alternating between composers Aaron Copland, Philip Glass produced by rough bowing near the bridge, composers, centuries and musical styles. and Quincy Jones, among others. the small wood piece that supports each instrument’s strings. This first section of the In Paris, Piazzolla initially sought to work also includes a cadenza, a rhapsodic adopt a kind of international modern WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: Vivaldi’s Four solo, for cello. As in the summer portion compositional idiom. But Boulanger Seasons concertos are, as already noted, of Piazzolla’s suite, a slow central episode urged him not to lose touch with his roots filled with musical references to the world follows. The lively concluding passage in tango music. Heeding this advice, of nature. In the first of them, “Spring,” the brings a cadenza for the solo violin. Piazzolla returned to Buenos Aires and dulcet sounds of birds and murmuring began to create music that updated the brooks give way to a brief thunderstorm In Vivaldi’s third concerto, “Autumn,” the sound of Argentina’s famous dance with in the opening movement. As we know opening passage bears the inscription certain modern harmonies and melodic from the poem with which Vivaldi prefaced “The peasants celebrate the harvest with ideas. The result was a novel style that this concerto, the ensuing Largo depicts songs and dances,” activities that the Piazzolla called Nuevo Tango, or “New a goatherd asleep in a meadow while his music cheerfully suggests. The festival Tango.” At first, his innovations were faithful dog stands guard, its barking heard ends with the celebrants imbibing too

52 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG much wine — the result becomes evident in the slightly tipsy runs of the solo SHOSTAKOVICH violin — and falling asleep. The serene second movement depicts their slumber. CONCERTO In the finale, a hunter goes forth to the FESTIVAL strains of a merry fanfare motif. Vivaldi clearly and cleverly suggests the pursuit and eventual demise of his prey. Two powerful concerts.

The “Winter” movement of Piazzolla’s Three rising stars! Four Seasons of Buenos Aires adopts a formal design unlike that of the other parts of the suite. Here a series of THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, AT 7:30PM contrasting episodes juxtapose mostly SHOSTAKOVICH somber harmonies in slow tempo with CONCERTO FESTIVAL I music conveying energy and caprice. Several cadenza solos punctuate Pablo Rus Broseta, conductor the proceedings, and there is a brief Kevin Ahfat, piano Aleksey Semenenko, violin quotation of the thunderstorm music Edgar Moreau, cello from Vivaldi’s “Summer” concerto. But the most striking aspect of the piece SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 1 comes in its concluding section, which SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 2 KEVIN presents a gloss on a composition by one SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1 AHFAT of Vivaldi’s contemporaries, the famous From the First Piano Concerto’s bawdy humor Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel. to the Second Violin Concerto’s noble austerity, Vivaldi’s “Winter” opens with shivering these landmark scores peer into Shostakovich’s figures that give way to what the veiled inner life. The highly personal and much- composer calls “the cruel blast of the loved First Cello Concerto obsesses over four wind,” represented by the solo violin, notes that stand in for Shostakovich’s own name. and the stamping of feet and chattering of teeth. The second movement is more FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, AT 8PM comforting, evoking refuge from the elements beside a warm fire. But we SHOSTAKOVICH ALEKSEY soon return to face winter’s harshness. CONCERTO FESTIVAL II SEMENENKO The last movement shows the difficulty Pablo Rus Broseta, conductor of walking upon ice — including Kevin Ahfat, piano the danger of falling through — and Aleksey Semenenko, violin portrays “winds howling at the gate.” Edgar Moreau, cello

With our final piece we come full circle SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 2 back to springtime. Piazzolla’s music SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No. 2 for this season in Buenos Aires is, SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 among other things, a contrapuntal The First Violin Concerto and Second Cello tour de force, with various instrumental Concerto are two of Shostakovich’s most parts chasing each other in intricate profound and innovative constructions, lifting EDGAR counterpoint during the opening section. the concerto form to new heights of expression. MOREAU The slow central portion of the work presents a sensuous aria for the solo The playful Second Piano Concerto was a proud violin. A return to fast tempo brings papa’s gift to his collegiate son. perhaps the most impassioned music of Piazzolla’s Seasons, with a surprising final reference to Vivaldi at the close.

encoreartsseattle.com 53 PABLO RUS BROSETA ELISA BARSTON SIMONE PORTER Conductor Violin Violin

DEBUTS: Following the FORTE: Currently Violinist Simone highly successful Principal Second Violin Porter has been opening concert of of the Seattle recognized as an Festival Musica 2014 in Symphony and a emerging artist of Strasbourg, where member of the impassioned energy, Pablo Rus Broseta esteemed Corigliano musical integrity and conducted the SWR Quartet, Barston vibrant sound. After Symphony Orchestra in previously served as performing last season Photo: Chuck Moses Photo: McDaniel Larey Photo: joint performances with Associate with Gustavo Dudamel the Ensemble Modern, the young Spanish Concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Los conductor became known to a wider Orchestra for eight seasons. She was also Angeles Times declared Porter “on the international audience. He has since made a first violin section member of The cusp of a major career.” Elsewhere, her his successful debuts with the WDR Cleveland Orchestra and the St. Louis performances have been described as Symphony Orchestra Cologne, the SWR Symphony Orchestra. “bold,” (The Seattle Times) and “virtuosic,” Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, the (The London Times) and at 19 years of age, Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, the HIGHLIGHTS: As a soloist and chamber Porter has already appeared with the New BBC Symphony Orchestra and the musician, Barston has performed York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión extensively throughout the U.S., Europe Houston Symphony and Los Angeles Española. In 2016 he made his debuts with and Asia, appearing with the Chicago Philharmonic. Porter made her professional the Ensemble intercontemporain and the Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic solo debut at age 10 with the Seattle Orquesta Sinfónica do Porto, and has been and Taipei Symphony Orchestra, among Symphony and her international debut with re-invited to both the WDR and the SWR as many other ensembles. In 1986 she made the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at age 13. well as Ensemble Modern. her European debut with the English Porter was named a recipient of an Avery Chamber Orchestra at the request of Sir Fisher Career Grant in March 2015. The SEATTLE SYMPHONY: In autumn 2015 Yehudi Menuhin. During her tenure as recipient of numerous honors and awards, he took up the position of Assistant Associate Concertmaster of the St. Louis Porter is a 2011 Davidson Fellow Laureate Conductor of the Seattle Symphony and Symphony Orchestra, Barston made and in 2009 she was presented as an was promoted to Associate Conductor yearly appearances as a featured soloist, Emerging Young Artist by the Seattle for the 2016–2017 season. With his new performing a diverse concerto repertoire Chamber Music Society. role, he will be conducting the Seattle ranging from Mozart and Beethoven to Symphony considerably more often than Shostakovich and Schnittke. Her recent FROM THE ARTIST: “I’m beyond excited in the previous season, which included Seattle Symphony performances of note to perform Vivaldi’s Four Seasons a concert with Yo-Yo Ma in October include Piazzolla’s Las cuatro estaciones with the Seattle Symphony. I think that and leading the upcoming festival of porteñas (2012), Prokofiev’s Violin a performance of the seasons is the Shostakovich concertos. He is rapidly Concerto (2012), Bach’s “Brandenburg” ideal staycation: from the comfort of the building a wide-ranging repertoire from Concerto No. 5 (2011) and Philip Glass’ concert hall we are able to embark on a Handel to John Adams, with a focus on the Violin Concerto No. 1 (2010). vibrant adventure through the gamut of great symphonic repertoire. climates and creatures of Italy. Vivaldi’s AWARDS & PRIZES: Include the Jascha spot-on depictions are the perfect guide: BACKGROUND: Pablo Rus Broseta Heifetz Scholarship, the Starling the characterization of each season is studied composition and saxophone at Foundation Grant, top prizes at the so spot on that it’s really a multisensory the Conservatory of his native Valencia, Yehudi Menuhin International Competition experience — the trills in ‘Spring’ transform carrying out further studies in conducting (including the Audience Prize), First into chirping birds that become our fellow in Lyon, and at the Conservatorium van Prize at the Julius Stulberg Auditions, concert hall occupants, the lovely lethargy Amsterdam and Universität der Künste Grand Prize at the International Kingsville of ‘Summer’ seeps into the room like Berlin. Pablo Rus Broseta served as Young Performers’ Competition and First Hypnos, the crisp leaves of autumn are Assistant Conductor of the Orchestre Prize in the Seventeen-General Motors tangible and the shivers of winter ripple Philharmonique de Liège in the 2009– National Music Competition. Barston has through us all. This work has a magnificent 2010 season, the Dutch National Opera been awarded first prizes in the Fischoff conversational spirit, and I feel so lucky to Academy in 2010 as well as of the Valencia National Chamber Music Compeition, the perform it with the orchestra that raised Youth Symphony Orchestra from 2010 Kuttner Quartet Competition and concerto me — my professional debut was with the to 2013. In 2011 he founded the Spanish competitions at Indiana University. Seattle Symphony and many of the most chamber orchestra Grup Mixtour, which inspirational and formative experiences of he still directs today. There, he aims to EDUCATION: Barston studied violin my early musical life were as an audience revitalize concert experiences through performance at the University of Southern member in Benaroya Hall.” the eclectic programming of music from California with Robert C. Lipsett, and at different eras and with diverse aesthetics. Indiana University with Josef Gingold. Before college, she studied with Roland and Almita Vamos and Elaine Skorodin Fohrman, and began her musical training via the Suzuki method with Betty Haag.

54 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG EVA LUCERO & PATRICIO TOUCEDA Friday, December 30, 2016, at 7pm Tango dancers

Eva Lucero and Patricio Touceda VIVALDI UNTUXED were born in UNTUXED SERIES Argentina. Lucero started her career Pablo Rus Broseta, conductor as a ballet dancer Simone Porter, violin and studied modern dance at Seattle Symphony Photo: Mark Kitaoka Mark Photo: Teatro San Martin School in Buenos Aires. She discovered ANTONIO VIVALDI Le quattro stagioni (“The Four Seasons”), Op. 8 39’ tango later in her life. La primavera (“Spring”), No. 1, RV 269 Touceda, on the other hand, started with Allegro—Largo—Allegro: Danza pastorale Argentinian folk dance and tango when L’estate he was 10 years old. He learned directly (“Summer”), No. 2, RV 315 Allegro non molto—Adagio—Presto from some of the most renowned tango maestros and milongueros. Perhaps it L’autunno (“Autumn”), No.3, RV 293 is this explosive combination of energy, Allegro—Adagio molto—Allegro personalities and styles that make their dancing so unique and such a good match L’inverno (“Winter”), No. 4, RV 297 for symphonic concerts. Allegro non molto—Largo—Allegro SIMONE PORTER, VIOLIN The Seattle Times said about their last presentation at Benaroya Hall: “...Adding to the fun was the contribution Biographies for Pablo Rus Broseta and Simone Porter may be found on page 54. of a remarkably attractive pair of tango dancers, Eva Lucero and Patricio Touceda, who realized the latter’s choreography with a grace and intensity that rendered this probably the sexiest performance so far witnessed in Benaroya Hall...”

Symphonic tango is among their favorite repertoire. They believe the mystic and grandeur of the sounds and complexity of Audience development supported by The Wallace Foundation. the arrangements elevate tango to a place that gives them the freedom to dance it like nothing else.

Eva Lucero and Patricio Touceda have a great reputation as tango instructors. They have taught in Argentina and traveled around the world to teach special workshops to students of all levels. They currently teach in the Seattle area, and contributed to promote and grow Argentine Tango for the last 15 years.

Please note that the timings provided for this concert are approximate.

Please turn off all electronic devices and refrain from taking photos or video.

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NORMAN JESSE WHITFIELD I Heard It Through INTERMISSION & BARRETT STRONG the Grapevine /arr. Gregory Prechel STEVIE WONDER Stevie Wonder Medley /orch. Roger Holmes NICKOLAS ASHFORD & “You’re All I Need to Get By” ■ ● ♦ VALERIE SIMPSON STEVIE WONDER “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” ● ♦ /arr. Sam Shoup /orch. Steven Reineke

AL GREEN, WILLIE MITCHELL “Let’s Stay Together” ● ♦ JOHN FOGERTY “Proud Mary” ■ ♦ & AL JACKSON JR. /arr. Randall Fleischer /arr. Sam Shoup BARRY WHITE Love’s Theme CAROLE KING “A Natural Woman” ■ ♦ /arr. Tim Berens & GERRY GOFFIN /arr. Sam Shoup Arr. Michael O. Mitchell, “The Closer I Get to You Darius de Haas / Where is the Love?” ■ ● THOM BELL & LINDA CREED “You are Everything” ■ ● ♦ & Capathia Jenkins /arr. Joel Pierson SAM COOKE “A Change is Gonna Come” ● Arr. and orch. Gregory Prechel Temptations and /arr. Steven Reineke Four Tops Medley JIM WEATHERLY “The Best Thing That Ever ■ ♦ OTIS REDDING “Respect” ■ ♦ /arr. Sam Shoup Happened to Me” /arr. Kerry Maule NICKOLAS ASHFORD & “Ain’t No Mountain ■ ● ♦ ORLANDO MURDEN “For Once in My Life” ● ♦ VALERIE SIMPSON High Enough” /arr. Randall Fleischer & RON MILLER /arr. Joel Pierson

JEFF BARRY, “River Deep Mountain ELLIE GREENWICH High” ■ ● ♦ & PHIL SPECTOR /arr. Joel Pierson

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FROM THE ARTIST: “I The Brooklyn-born and Darius de Haas made began making music raised actress Capathia his Broadway debut in when I was 6 years old, Jenkins most recently Kiss of the learning to play the starred as Medda in the Spiderwoman, followed piano not because I hit Disney production of by Carousel, the had to but because I Newsies on Broadway. original cast of Rent, wanted to. Since that She has also been The Gershwins’ first lesson music has seen on Broadway in Fascinating Rhythm, Photo: Photo: Tammaro Michael Photo: Vaccariello Steve been the main focus of The Civil War, where Marie Christine, the my life. When as a child my parents took she created the role of Harriet Jackson, 20th anniversary concert of Dreamgirls, me to hear our local orchestra, the Detroit The Look of Love, Caroline, Or Change and most recently Shuffle Along. He won Symphony, perform a concert in the park, I and Martin Short – Fame Becomes Me, an Obie Award for his leading performance was completely smitten by the sound of an where she sang “Stop the Show” and in the Pulitzer-nominated Running Man orchestra. That’s when my dream to brought the house down every night. (Music-Theater Group). Other notable become a conductor took root. Along the Jenkins starred Off-Broadway in the revival Off-Broadway, regional, touring and way I found my niche as a pops conductor, of Godspell and (mis) Understanding premiere credits include Children of Eden performing music from The Great American Mammy for which she received a Drama (Papermill Playhouse), Saturn Returns Songbook, Broadway, Hollywood and Desk Nomination. Last December Jenkins (Public Theater), Once On This Island (First more. It’s been a treat to conduct this was seen on the live NBC production of National Tour), I Was Looking at the Ceiling music with some of the finest artists and The Wiz. An active concert artist, Jenkins and Then I Saw the Sky and Jesus Christ orchestras in the country. Currently I serve has appeared with orchestras around the Superstar (Alliance Theater). He is featured as Music Director of the Philly Pops and am world, returned to Carnegie Hall with the on numerous recordings including his Principal Pops Conductor of the Houston, New York Pops in 2015 and recently sang award-winning solo debut CD, Darius de Atlanta and Jacksonville symphonies. I also at the Library of Congress. She can be Haas: Day Dream- Variations on Strayhorn. have the opportunity to frequently perform heard on the following film soundtracks: Other recordings include Children of Eden, as a guest conductor with orchestras such Nine, Chicago, Legally Blonde 2. Marie Christine, I Was Looking at the as the incomparable Seattle Symphony.” Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, Dreamgirls FROM THE ARTIST: “We premiered this in Concert, Bright Eyed Joy, Only Heaven, “The music on tonight’s program is program about three years ago and it was Hair and Quiet Please. Darius de Haas is fitting for New Year’s Eve because the thrilling to have an orchestra and back- from Chicago, IL and a graduate of the songs represent a celebration, namely a up singers executing what we dreamed American Musical and Dramatic Academy. celebration of life and love. We’re going to of. It’s LIVE so the risk of it all happening enjoy timeless hits from America’s greatest in the moment is a rush like nothing recording artists including Aretha Franklin, else. The audience is a big part of the CALLI GRAVER Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, magic because no two audiences are Vocals Gladys Knight, James Brown and more. the same, I just love it. This ‘Classic Soul’ These artists sang with beauty, power and music is the soundtrack of my life growing Calli Graver has created passion. They sang about love: ‘The Closer up in Brooklyn, NY. This is the music that a versatile and steady I Get to You,’ ‘The Best Thing That Ever was played all around me so I fell in love career as a crossover Happened to Me.’ They sang about joy: with these artists, Aretha, Gladys, Marvin vocalist. A native of ‘I Feel Good,’ ‘For Once in My Life.’ They and Stevie, at a very early age. I love Lancaster, Pennsylvania, sang about empowerment: ‘Respect,’ ‘A performing it and watching the audience Graver moved to Change is Gonna Come.’ They sang with dance in their seats and sometimes in the Philadelphia to pursue great sincerity and purpose about the ups aisles. My favorite moment is when I get to her degree from the Photo: Rocco Peditto Rocco Photo: and downs, the joy and heartbreak all of us sing ‘The Best Thing That Ever Happened University of the Arts experience as we travel through life. I hope to Me’ — it’s my favorite song by my all- (BM in voice/ MM in jazz studies). Between this concert will truly be a celebration of time favorite singer on the planet, Gladys her extensive choral experience and her our experiences thus far in life and those Knight. I was in Seattle for Holiday Pops work as a solo artist in jazz, Graver that are to come in the New Year. Enjoy!” last year and loved playing with the Seattle effortlessly transitions from genre to genre. Symphony, so it’s nice to be back! She has performed with a wide range of acclaimed musicians including Ben Folds, Peter Nero, Aretha Franklin, Andrea Bocelli and Christian McBride, and has the pleasure of touring Pops shows around the country. She also teaches voice at Lumberton School of Music in New Jersey and the Community College of Philadelphia. She has also recently completed a jazz suite with collaborator Nick Lombardelli entitled The Divine Lorraine after a legendary hotel in Philadelphia.

58 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG DESHANA WOODEN Vocals

DeShana Wooden is a vocalist and private instructor originally from the Bronx, New York. She studied jazz at the University of the Arts in Through Sep 10, 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Photo: German Ayala Vazquez Vazquez Ayala German Photo: she currently resides. After receiving her degree with UArts, DeShana began creating a curriculum MOHAI.org | #edibleMOHAI geared towards underprivileged high school students training to enter collegiate music programs. Currently Wooden is designing a curriculum that specializes in strengthening the musical and performance skills of artists in other expect your specialties, with a focus on the method and philosophy of voice. NICHOLAS TRAWICK Htoolidays beunforgettable Vocals

Nicholas Trawick is a Philadelphia native who was introduced to singing at a very young age. A big influence musically came from Trawick’s involvement with the Keystone State Photo: Photo: Terzieva Margaret Boychoir (KSB). During his six year membership Trawick was able to travel all around the world (including Antarctica) with the choir to share his gift. Eventually, Trawick would be accepted into the University of the Arts (UArts) where he come on up studied voice and music education. While 206.905.2100 | 800.937.9582 attending, Trawick had the opportunity to spaceneedle.com be trained in a plethora of styles including classical, jazz and musical theater. Recordings of Trawick’s voice can be heard on the CDs entitled Keystone State Boychoir: Live from South Africa and We Are Young by The Drakensberg Boys Choir. As a passionate patron of the arts in Seattle, I want to personally thank you for your support of this world class organization.

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Pamela and Donald Mitchell Marilyn Boss Katrina Harris Laurie Minsk and Jerry Dunietz M Ryan Mitrovich Bob and Jane Ann Bradbury 5 Susan and Tom Harvey Chie Mitsui 5 Gary Moresky Herb Bridge and Edie Hilliard Mary Heckman Charles Montange and 5 15 Ms. Mary Ellen Mulder S. Lori Brown Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hegstrom Kathleen Patterson Mika Nakamura and Gary Wood Cy and Kathleen Butler Mike and Liz Hilton Alex and Nayla Morcos Bruce and Jeannie Nordstrom Alan and Ciara Byars Suzanne Hittman Mary and Alan Morgan 15 Isabella and Lev Novik Frank and Phyllis Byrdwell ^ Bob Hoelzen Christine B. Moss 5 5 Arwa and Mohammed Obeidat Mary and Patrick Callan Norm Hollingshead Donald and Shirley Mottaz 5 15 Rena and Kevin O’Brien April Cameron 5 Bob Holtz and Cricket Morgan Kevin Murphy 15 15 Jerald E. Olson Karen Cameron Margaret and Marc Horton Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Naughton 15 M 5 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olson Corinne A. Campbell Gretchen and Lyman* Hull Paul Neal and Steven Hamilton M 5 Ralph and Marlys Palumbo ^ Craig and Jean Campbell 15 Joni Scott and Aedan Humphreys Kirsten Nesholm 15 5 David F. Peck Wally and Sally Campbell Sara Hurley Marilyn Newland 10 M 5 Nancy and Christopher Perks Janitta and Bob Carithers Richard and Roberta Hyman Eric Noreen and Suzi Hill Rosemary Peterson Cory Carlson Joyce and Craig Jackson Ken and Pearl Noreen

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Sharon L. Norris David Tan and Sherilyn Anderson-Tan Peter J. McTavish Dr. Daniel Feller, by Tim O’Keefe Mabel and Jason Tang Norman D. Miller Jeffrey Girardin Mrs. Jackie A. O’Neil 5 Bob and Mimi Terwilliger 10 Nuckols-Keefe Family Foundation Phillip O’Reilly Meryl and Donald* Thulean 15 Beatrice Olson Jonas Flueckiger, by Thomas and Cynthia Ostermann 10 Barbara Tober Carl A. Rotter Shon Schmidt Richard and Peggy Ostrander Vahe Torossian John C. Rottler Meg Owen 5 Kirsten and Bayan Towfiq o 5 Amy Sidell Steve Frank’s 75th Birthday, by Dena and Tom Owens Elaine Tsai Phillip Soth Patricia and Jon Rosen David and Gina Pankowski Dolores Uhlman 15 Morton Stelling Richard and Sally Parks Manijeh Vail 5 Ida L. Warren Nancy Page Griffin, by PAS Financial Planning Gretchen Van Meter 15 Mina Miller and David Sabritt Allan and Jane Paulson 15 Johanna P. VanStempvoort 15 HONORARIUM GIFTS Michael Schick and Katherine Hanson Perspectives of New Music Mary Lou and Dirk van Woerden Gifts to the Seattle Symphony are a , by Jasen Peterman Tara and John Verburg wonderful way to celebrate a birthday, Augustin Hadelich Norm Hollingshead Lisa Peters and James Hattori Donald J. Verfurth honor a friend or note an anniversary. Thomas Pfenning Doug* and Maggie Walker 5 In addition to recognition in the Encore 15 , by Stewart Phelps Ralph and Virginia Wedgwood program, your honoree will receive a card Patty Hall 5 Michael and Kelly Hershey Don and Sue Phillips Ed and Pat Werner from the Symphony acknowledging your 5 Stephen Phinny Greg Wetzel thoughtful gift. Prairie Foundation Judith A. Whetzel 5 Lenore Hanauer, by M Penelope Burke Lori and Bill Price Roger and June Whitson Gifts were made to the Seattle 15 Mrs. Eileen Pratt Pringle Mitch Wilk Symphony in recognition of those listed 15 Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard ^ Michael Winter below between October 1, 2015 and Harald and Jenny Hille, friends of 5 , by Harry* and Ann Pryde Mr. Eric Wong October 13, 2016. Please contact Ludovic Morlot Margaret and Andrew Gordon Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Jessie and David Woolley-Wilson Donor Relations at 206.215.4832 or Paul and Bonnie Ramsey Elizabeth and Troy Wormsbecker [email protected] if you 10 Mary C. Ransdell and Keith Wong Jerry and Nancy Worsham would like to recognize someone in a Glen and Ann Hiner, by Robert F. Ranzenbach 10 Talia Silveri Wright Eugene Leibowitz future edition of Encore. Reverend Kerry and Robin Reese 10 Esther Wu 5 15 , by Jean A. Rhodes Lee and Barbara Yates Jennifer Adair, by Leila Josefowicz 15 5 Fred Richard Mrs. Sarah Yeager Michelle Hamilton Norm Hollingshead John Richardson II 5 Maeng-Soon Yu 10 5 5 , by Deborah and Andrew Rimkus Robert and Eileen Zube John Adams, by Karneia Melissa Rivello Anonymous (20) Mr. Roy Hughes Allen R. Schwerer Ms. Jean C. Robinson 5 5 by Mike Robinson 5 years of consecutive giving Afman, by Sherri King, 10 Jack Rodman and Koh Shimizu 10 years of consecutive giving Varun Chhabra and Natasha Gupta Vince Koester Joseph L. Romano 15 15 years or more of consecutive giving M , by Stan and Michele Rosen Monthly Sustaining Donor Claire Angel, by Zhenlun Li  Dr. Len and Gretchen Jane Rosoff Musician Lyn and Gerald Grinstein Esther Wu o Michelle and Jerry Rubin Board Member Mikal and Lynn Thomsen 15 ^ Don and Toni Rupchock Lifetime Director Andrea Wenet Dr. Pierre and Mrs. Felice Loebel, by David Sabee and Patricia Isacson Sabee  Æ Staff Marilyn Layton Dr. and Mrs. Larry Martin Sarah and Shahram Salemy * In Memoriam Jared Baeten and Mark Ruffo, by Matthew Salisbury Eugene Brown Sara Delano Redmond Fund To our entire donor family, thank you for Hayley Lyons, by Sue Lyons Kate and Matthew Scher your support. You make our mission and Becky Benaroya, by 5 Dr. and Mrs. Jason Schneier music a reality. Harold Matzner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schocken Beverly Schoenfeld Reid and Marilyn Morgan, by Judith Schoenecker and Did you see an error? Help us update Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bonnett 5 Christopher L. Myers our records by contacting Stella Chernyak, by Susan Schroeter-Stokes and [email protected] or David Gaglione Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Robert Stokes 5 206.215.4832. Thank you! Symphony, by + 5 Norm Hollingshead Nancy and James Schultz Leslie Chihuly, by 10 Janet Sears ESTATE GIFTS The Sam and Peggy Grossman Family Anonymous 10 Janet and Thomas Seery We gratefully remember the following Foundation 5 Nu.Mu.Zu, by Tanya and Gerry Seligman individuals for their generosity and Norm Hollingshead Scott Siken Anne Shinoda-Mettler forethought, and for including the Dr. Pierre and Mrs. Felice Loebel 15 Charles Shipley Seattle Symphony in their will, trust Harold Matzner Llewelyn Pritchard, by Robert and Anita Shoup or beneficiary designation. These The M. C. Pigott Family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olson William Shuman legacy gifts provide vital support for Matt Stevenson 10 Dr. Charles Simrell and Deborah Giles the Symphony now and for future Barbara Tober The Oboe Section, by Mika and Jenny Sinanan generations. (Estate gifts since Su-Mei Yu Mark Linsey and Janis Traven Jill Singh September 1, 2014.) Anonymous Randip Singh Sue and Tom Raschella’s Douglas Smith and Stephanie Ellis-Smith Barbara and Lucile Calef Joseph Crnko and the Seattle Symphony 50th Wedding Anniversary, by Joan Smith Robert E. and Jeanne Campbell Chorale, by Bob and Clodagh Ash Stephen and Susan Smith Carmen Delo Norm Hollingshead Jennifer Connors Harry Snyder Sherry Fisher Sandra and James Taylor Jeffrey Phillippe Kathleen and Robert Spitzer Jane B. Folkrod 5 John Phillippe Doug and Katie Sprugel Lenore Ward Forbes Samantha DeLuna, by Donald and Sharalyn Stabbert Marion O. Garrison Megan Hall and James Janning 15 Jon Rosen, by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stagman Elizabeth C. Giblin Joe and Linda Berkson Craig and Sheila Sternberg Carol Hahn-Oliver Will Dixon and Jay Picard, by Steve and Sandy Hill Family Fund at the Harriet C. Barrett Trust David Gaglione 15 Bernice Rind, by Seattle Foundation ^ Allan and Nenette Harvey 5 Bob and Clodagh Ash Diane Stevens Yveline Harvey Zart Dombourian-Eby, by 5 Howard Moss and Pauline Shapiro Ms. Heather L. Stotz Helen and Max Gurvich Ms. Marilyn E. Garner David and Julie Peha Hope and Richard Stroble Betty L. Kupersmith 15 Kay Zatine Audrey and Jim* Stubner E. Marian Lackovich Emily Evans, by 5 Victoria Sutter Anna L. Lawrence Ellen Hope Lina and Lino Tagliapietra Arlyne Loacker

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Michael Schmitt, by Bob and Clodagh Ash Billie Grande, by Nancy Simek, by Barbara Schlotfeldt Dr. and Mrs. Forrest Bennett Patricia and Jim Davis William and Janice Etzold Mardi and Frank Bowles Seattle Symphony Volunteers, by Butler’s Hole Fund Allan Granquist, by Sam and Althea Stroum, by Ken Abramson and Helen Santibanez Barbara A. Cahill Steven Lundholm Leslie and Dale Chihuly Drs. Lihua Chen and Yihua Xiong Richard and Barbara Shikiar, by Leslie and Dale Chihuly Grandma Bosma, by James Stubner, by Sandra Smith Dr. Susan Detweiler Andrew Emory Bob and Clodagh Ash Dan and Nancy Evans Bucknell Stehlik Sato & Stubner, LLP Peggy Spencer, by David and Dorothy Fluke Bertram H. Hambleton, by Leslie and Dale Chihuly Nancy McConnell Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth Ginger Campopiano Sue and Robert Collett Becky Kowals Jill Palmer Doug and Gail Creighton Betsy and Gary Spiess, by John and Nancy Lightbody Virginia Park Cousins Pam, Tim, Terry and Julie, and Ling Chinn Jack and Sandy McCullough Uncle Ron Collins C. Gardner McFall and Peter Olberg Bill Hirschfeld, by Carol B. Goddard Tuning Up!, by John and Laurel Nesholm Marjorie J. Levar Robert and Rhoda Jensen Roy L. Hughes Sheila B. Noonan and Peter M. Hartley Phyllis Stern Ken Kataoka Laird Norton Wealth Management John King [untitled], by Carolyn and Michael Patterson Joseph Hylland, by Richard* and Beverly Luce Norm Hollingshead Susan Pazina Rebecca Benson Natalie Malin Melvyn and Rosalind Poll Doug and Joyce McCallum Karla Waterman, by Sue and Tom Raschella Suzie Johnston, by Dustin Miller Kay H. Zatine Patricia and Jon Rosen Edgar and Linda Marcuse Reid and Marilyn Morgan Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Roth Carole Narita Kathleen Wright and Martin Greene, by The Seattle Commissioning Club Milton Katims, by Kenneth and Catherine Narita, Kimberly Joel Paisner Eve Gordon Anderson and Mark Pamela Katims Steele and Andy Absher, Karen and Steve Patricia and Jon Rosen Anderson Shotts, and Kristen Narita Roy and Laura Lundgren Yun-Kuk Kim, by Leona Narita Julie Wotruba, by Dr. Alan and Mary Morgan Douglas Kim Ruby Narita David Gaglione Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard Ken Shapero and Dianne Aprile Marcy Krueger, by Sue and Tom Raschella MEMORIAL GIFTS Doug and Katie Sprugel Amanda Budde-Sung Kathleen Sesnon Gifts were made to the Seattle Craig and Sheila Sternberg Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Symphony to remember those listed Linda Stevens Laurence Lang, by The Urner Family below between September 1, 2015 and Neal B. Abraham and Donna L. Wiley Rosalie Lang John Walcott October 12, 2016. For information on Anonymous Mary and Findlay Wallace remembering a friend or loved one Carolyn and Leroy Lewis, by Wiatr & Associates through a memorial gift, please contact Kent Coleman, by Leslie and Dale Chihuly Marjorie Winter Donor Relations at 206.215.4832 or Jan Coleman Richard and Barbara Wortley [email protected]. Fridolf N. Lundholm, by Kay Zatine S. Patricia Cook, by Steven Lundholm Jane and Don Abel, by Capt. Charles Cook Don Thulean, by The Abel Family Fund Ginny Meisenbach, by Todd Gordon and Susan Feder Lucy J. Ding, by Leslie and Dale Chihuly Reid and Marilyn Morgan David Anderson, by Paula Ding John and Laurel Nesholm Julie L. Antle-Anderson William Joseph Nazzaro, by Sheila B. Noonan and Peter M. Hartley Jackie Davenport, by Mary Nazzaro Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard Arval, by Nadine Miyahara Sue and Tom Raschella Dr. L. Newell-Morris Merlyn A. Nellist, by Jennifer Schwartz Martha Donworth, by Donna Nellist Wanda Beachell, by Christine Marshall Katie Tyson, by E. A. Beachell John J. and Gertrude M. Rangstrom, by Elizabeth Faubell Doris Dwyer, by Jon Fourre Bill Beery, by Jeffrey W. Smith John L. Voorhees Madeline Beery David Reibstein, by Eugene Fisher, by Andrew Bertino-Reibstein B. K. Walton, by Jack Benaroya, by Gayden F. Carruth Penelope Yonge Leslie and Dale Chihuly Cascade Designs, Inc. Sam and Gladys Rubinstein, by Leslie and Dale Chihuly Brian Weiss, by Donald Benedict, by Wesley Fisk, by Sue Eriksen Dr. Charles Higbee Renate Stage Carole Sanford, by Dina Jacobson Horizon House Supported Living Lars Sorenson Gertrude Bergseth, by Donald Isle Foster, by Constance Trowbridge Karen Laband Herman Sarkowsky, by Janice T. Whittaker, by Sheila B. Noonan and Peter M. Hartley Leslie and Dale Chihuly Jody Friday Beatrice and Arlene Berlin, by David and Dorothy Fluke Janice Berlin Beulah Frankel, by Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard Richard Yarington, by Ginny Gensler Yoko Barnett Donald W. Bidwell, MD, by Walter Schoenfeld, by Robert E. Clapp Sharon Bidwell Shirley H. Fuller, by Leslie and Dale Chihuly Barbara McHarg Marise and Randy Person Cheryl Jefford Bev Bright, by Allen Senear, by Charles and Joan Johnson Rita Gray William Gerberding, by Reid and Marilyn Morgan Margaret Kiyohara Leslie and Dale Chihuly MJo Frederic Chopin, by Mr. and Mrs. David L. Fluke Julia Shaw, by Xiaoxia Zhou Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth Bob and Clodagh Ash Llewelyn G. and Joan Ashby Pritchard Sue and Tom Raschella Lydia Christofides, by Gerald B. Folland Booker T. Gibson, by Amy Sidell, by Patricia and Jon Rosen John and Laurel Nesholm Dr. Alexander Clowes, by Sue and Tom Raschella Charles Alpers and Ingrid Peterson

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The Seattle Symphony is grateful to the following donors who have made commitments of $25,000 or more to the Endowment Fund since its inception. The following list is current as of October 12, 2016. For information on endowed gifts and naming opportunities in Benaroya Hall, please contact Becky Kowals at 206.215.4852 or [email protected].

DOWNLOAD $5 MILLION + Sue and Robert Collett Frances O. Delaney* The Benaroya Family John and Carmen* Delo Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences THE LISTEN Estate of Lenore Ward Forbes Anonymous (1) Estate of George A. Franz $1,000,000 – $4,999,999 Jean Gardner BOLDLY APP! Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Gattiker Leslie and Dale Chihuly Anne Gould Hauberg* The Clowes Fund, Inc. Richard and Elizabeth Hedreen Priscilla Bullitt Collins* Estate of William K. and Judith A. Fong Edith A. Holmes The Ford Foundation John Graham Foundation Dave and Amy Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Jones Kreielsheimer Foundation Estate of Betty L. Kupersmith Marks Family Foundation John and Cookie* Laughlin Estate of Gladys and Sam Rubinstein E. Thomas McFarlan Leonard and Patricia Shapiro Estate of Alice M. Muench Samuel* and Althea* Stroum Nesholm Family Foundation Dr. Robert Wallace Estate of Opal J. Orr $500,000 – $999,999 M. C. Pigott Family PONCHO Alex Walker III Charitable Lead Trust Estate of Mrs. Marietta Priebe Mrs. John M. Fluke, Sr.* Seattle Symphony Volunteers Douglas F. King Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Smith Estate of Ann W. Lawrence Estate of Frankie L. Wakefield The Norcliffe Foundation Estate of Marion J. Waller Estate of Mark Charles Paben Washington Mutual James D. and Sherry L. Raisbeck Foundation Anonymous (1) Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig M. Watjen $25,000 – $49,999 $100,000 – $499,999 Edward and Pam Avedisian Estate of Glenn H. Anderson Estate of Bernice Baker Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Estate of Ruth E. Burgess Bob and Clodagh Ash Estate of Barbara and Lucile Calef Alan Benaroya Mrs. Maxwell Carlson Estate of C. Keith Birkenfeld Alberta Corkery* Mrs. Rie Bloomfield* Norma Durst* The Boeing Company Estate of Margret L. Dutton C.E. Stuart Charitable Fund Estate of Floreen Eastman Dr. Alexander Clowes* and Hugh S. Ferguson* Dr. Susan Detweiler Mrs. Paul Friedlander* Richard* and Bridget Cooley Adele Golub Mildred King Dunn Patty Hall E. K. and Lillian F. Bishop Foundation Thomas P. Harville Estate of Clairmont L. and Harold Heath* Evelyn Egtvedt George Heidorn and Margaret Rothschild* Estate of Ruth S. Ellerbeck Phyllis and Bob Henigson Seattle Symphony Senator and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans Michael and Jeannie Herr Fluke Capital Management Charles E. Higbee, MD and Estate of Dr. Eloise R. Giblett Donald D. Benedict is now offering Agnes Gund Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hornbeck Helen* and Max* Gurvich Sonia Johnson* Estate of Mrs. James F. Hodges SEAT UPGRADES The Keith and Kathleen Hallman Fund Estate of Ruth H. Hoffman David and Karen Kratter Estate of Virginia Iverson Estate of Marlin Dale Lehrman NEWEstate of Peggy Anne JacobssonAPP for select concerts Estate of Coe and Dorothy Malone Robert C. Jenkins Estate of Jack W. McCoy Estate of Charlotte M. Malone Estate of Robert B. McNett Bruce and Jolene McCaw through the Listen Estate of Peter J. McTavish FEATURESBruce and Jeanne McNae Estate of Shirley Callison Miner Microsoft Corporation PACCAR Foundation Boldly mobile app. National Endowment for the Arts Estate of Elizabeth Parke Northwest Foundation Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy Peach Foundation Keith and Patricia Riffle Estate of Elsbeth Pfeiffer Rita* and Herb* Rosen and Estate of Elizabeth Richards the Rosen Family Jon and Judy Runstad Jerry and Jody Schwarz Estate of Joanne M. Schumacher Seafirst Bank Weyerhaeuser Company Seattle Symphony Women’s Association The William Randolph Hearst Security Pacific Bank DOWNLOAD: Foundations Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Estate of Helen L. Yeakel U S WEST Communications Estate of Victoria Zablocki Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Wade Volwiler Anonymous (3) Estate of Marion G. Weinthal $50,000 – $99,999 Estate of Ethel Wood Anonymous (2) Dr.* and Mrs. Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr. Estate of Mrs. Louis Brechemin * In Memoriam SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG/APP Estate of Edward S. Brignall

66 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG MUSICAL LEGACY SOCIETY 2016/17

The Musical Legacy Society honors those who have remembered the Seattle Symphony with a future gift through their estate or retirement plan. Legacy donors ensure a vibrant future for the Seattle Symphony, helping the Orchestra sustain its exceptional artistry and its commitment to making live symphonic music accessible to youth and the broader community. To learn more about the Musical Legacy Society, or to let us know you have already remembered DECEMBER 31 the Symphony in your long-term plans, please contact Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving Becky Kowals at 206.215.4852 or [email protected]. The following list is current as of October 12, 2016. Charles M. and Barbara Clanton Ackerman Marjorie J. Levar NEW Joan P. Algarin Thomas and Virginia Hunt Luce Richard Andler and Carole Rush Ted and Joan Lundberg Ron Armstrong Judsen Marquardt Elma Arndt Ian and Cilla Marriott YEAR’S Bob and Clodagh Ash Doug and Joyce McCallum Susan A. Austin Jean E. McTavish Rosalee Ball William C. Messecar David W. Barker Charles N. Miller EVE Donna M. Barnes Elizabeth J. Miller Carol Batchelder Mrs. Roger N. Miller Janet P. Beckmann Murl G. Barker and Ronald E. Miller CLASSICAL Alan Benaroya Reid and Marilyn Morgan Donald/Sharon Bidwell Living Trust George Muldrow Kent and Rosemary Brauninger Marr and Nancy Mullen Sylvia and Steve Burges Isa Nelson SOUL OF Dr. Simpson* and Dr. Margaret Burke Gina W. Olson Sue and Robert Collett Sarah M. Ovens Dr. Marshall Corson and Donald and Joyce Paradine MOTOWN Mrs. Lauren Riker Dick and Joyce Paul Betsey Curran and Jonathan King Stuart N. Plumb Frank and Dolores Dean Mrs. Eileen Pratt Pringle Robin Dearling and Gary Ackerman Roger Presley and Leonard Pezzano Lorraine Del Prado and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy 8PM: DOORS OPEN Thomas Donohue James and Sherry Raisbeck John Delo J. Stephen and Alice Reid for no-host cocktails Dr. Susan Detweiler and Bernice Mossafer Rind Dr. Alexander Clowes* Bill* and Charlene Roberts Fred and Adele Drummond Junius Rochester 9PM: CONCERT Mildred King Dunn Jan Rogers Sandra W. Dyer Mary Ann Sage Ann R. Eddy Thomas H. Schacht 11PM: POST-CONCERT PARTY David and Dorothy Fluke Judith Schoenecker and Gerald B. Folland Christopher L. Myers 11:59PM: COUNTDOWN Judith A. Fong Annie and Leroy Searle Jack and Jan Forrest Virginia and Allen* Senear with conductor Michael Krajewski Russell and Nancy Fosmire Leonard and Patricia Shapiro Ernest and Elizabeth Scott Frankenberg Jan and Peter Shapiro Cynthia L. Gallagher John F. and Julia P.* Shaw Jane and Richard Gallagher Barbara and Richard Shikiar Jean Gardner Valerie Newman Sils William and Cheryl Geffon Evelyn Simpson Natalie Gendler Betty J. Smith Carol B. Goddard Katherine K. Sodergren Frances M. Golding Althea C. and Orin H.* Soest Jeffrey Norman Golub Sonia Spear Dr. and Mrs. Ulf and Inger Goranson Diane Stevens Betty Graham Liz Stokes Catherine B. Green Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs Dr. Martin L. Greene Gayle and Jack Thompson James and Darlene Halverson Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Torgerson Barbara Hannah Betty Lou and Irwin* Treiger Harriet Harburn Muriel Van Housen Ken and Cathi Hatch Sharon Van Valin Michele and Dan Heidt Dr. Robert Wallace Ralph and Gail Hendrickson Nicholas A. Walls Deena J. Henkins Judith Warshal and Wade Sowers Charles E. Higbee, MD Douglas Weisfield Harold and Mary Frances Hill James and Janet Weisman Frank and Katie Holland John and Fran Weiss Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth Gerald W. and Elaine* Millard West Chuck and Pat Holmes Selena and Steve Wilson Richard and Roberta Hyman Ronald and Carolyn Woodard Janet Aldrich Jacobs Arlene A. Wright Robert C. Jenkins Janet E. Wright Dr. Barbara Johnston Rick and Debbie Zajicek Norman J. Johnston* and Anonymous (44) L. Jane Hastings Johnston * In Memoriam Atul R. Kanagat Don and Joyce Kindred Dell King Douglas F. King Stephen and Barbara Kratz Frances J. Kwapil M. LaHaise 206.215.4747 Ned Laird SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Paul Leach and Susan Winokur Lu Leslan

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The Seattle Symphony gratefully recognizes the following corporations, foundations and united arts funds for their generous outright and In-Kind support at the following levels. This list includes donations to the Annual Fund and Event Sponsorships, and is current as of October 12, 2016. Thank you for your support — our donors make it all possible!

$500,000+

Seattle Symphony Foundation

$100,000 – $499,999

Seattle Symphony Volunteers ◊

$50,000 – $99,999 $10,000 – $14,999 Dover Corporation Garden Conservancy

Classical KING FM 98.1 ◊ Acucela Inc. D.V. & Ida McEachern Charitable Trust Hard Rock Cafe Seattle † Google Inc. † Angelo Consulting EY Inn at the Market † John Graham Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation GE Foundation KAN | Orchids Flowers † KEXP † Matching Gifts Glazer’s Camera † Music4Life Laird Norton Wealth Management Coca-Cola Company Matching Gifts KeyBank Pacific Coast Feather Co. Microsoft Corporation Foster Pepper PLLC NAREIG Sam and Peggy Grossman Family Foundation Microsoft Matching Gifts Fran’s Chocolates ◊ Peg and Rick Young Foundation Talking Rain † Nesholm Family Foundation Holland America Line ◊ RBC Foundation Treveri Cellars † Seattle Met Magazine † Jean K. Lafromboise Foundation Russell Family Foundation Lakeside Industries Skanska USA Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund UBS Financial Services Inc. $25,000 – $49,999 Milliman † Sullivan’s Steakhouse † Norman Archibald Foundation Vitus Group Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation & Rosati Foundation Peoples Bank Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Perkins Coie LLP Boeing Matching Gift Program $3,000 – $4,999 RBC Wealth Management CTI BioPharma Corp. Amphion Foundation † In-Kind Support Rosanna, Inc. † Classic Pianos ◊ The Capital Grille † ◊ Financial and In-Kind Support Russell Investments Clowes Fund, Inc. GE Foundation Matching Gifts U.S. Bank Foundation Encore Media Group † Genworth Foundation Weill Music Institute † Garvey Schubert Barer † Google Matching Gifts Wild Ginger Restaurant † J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. IBM International Foundation Anonymous Nordstrom Thurston Charitable Foundation Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Touchstone Group at Morgan Stanley $5,000 – $9,999 Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation Wyman Youth Trust Wells Fargo Private Bank Acción Cultural Espagñola AETNA $1,000 – $2,999 $15,000 – $24,999 Apex Foundation Alfred & Tillie Shemanski Trust Fund Bank of America Aaron Copland Fund For Music Brandon Patoc Photography † Bellevue Children’s Academy Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation and CityBldr the League of American Orchestras The Benaroya Company Consulate General of the Chihuly Studio † Bessemer Trust Republic of Poland

Crimson Wine Group ◊ Brown Bear Car Wash DreamBox Learning Elizabeth McGraw Foundation Chihuly Garden + Glass Eaton Vance Citi Community Capital Educational Legacy Fund Davis Wright Tremaine Four Seasons Hotel †

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Important grant funding for the Seattle Symphony is provided by the government agencies listed below. We gratefully acknowledge their support, which helps us to present innovative symphonic programming and to ensure broad access to top-quality concerts and educational opportunities for underserved schools and communities throughout the Puget Sound region. For more information about the Seattle Symphony’s family, school and community programs, visit seattlesymphony.org/families-learning.

68 SEATTLESYMPHONY.ORG Comfort & Joy continued from page 16

We Are All Here, March 8 About Simple Gifts In November work began in earnest with Path with Art students who are engaged in a 16-week residency to create an original Our city is experiencing a homelessness crisis which is score, inspired by artistic banners created by Path with Art profound in its complexity. This is a problem that impacts students as part of the organization’s interdisciplinary, community- 10,000 people in King County on any given day. Among based, year-long We Are All Here project. The resulting score will those 10,000 are 3,000 homeless children in Seattle Public be premiered by Path with Art students and a Seattle Symphony Schools. chamber ensemble on March 8, 2017 against the backdrop of their artistic banners. In response, the Seattle Symphony’s Community Connections program has expanded to an organization-wide commitment “We have heard repeatedly from our partners working in the to share the power of music to spark joy, alleviate trauma and area of homelessness that creativity in art and music enhances connect individuals with their creativity. The “gifts” refer to problem-solving in other areas of life,” said Laura Reynolds, the simple dignity, joy and hope that music and the creative Director of Education & Community Engagement. “When we process can bring to others, and what the Seattle Symphony give someone a concert ticket, it’s a moment of respite and hopes to bring to all members of its community through: beauty. When we engage someone in art-making, we hear how it changed the way they see themselves and process trauma.” Creative Community Projects In-depth creative partnerships that give people experiencing Each month in Encore (p. 10) we’re featuring one of our Simple homelessness the tools to express themselves through music Gifts partners. We hope you will learn more about these and art-making organizations and seek out opportunities to help others in your own communities. It can be the simple gift of time spent Strategic Residencies volunteering. It can be the gift of becoming more attuned to the Bringing music making and creativity to our community root causes of homelessness and what can be done to help partners people experiencing this low time in their lives. It can be attending these Symphony performances where the art and music and Community Service poetry of some of our most vulnerable citizens will be shared. To Musicians, staff and board volunteering together to support someone so accustomed to going unseen, this is a gift in and of the needs of our community partners itself. Raising Awareness Thank you for joining us in lifting up our fellow community Leveraging our communications and social media to increase members, and thank you for being part of our journey of giving community consciousness of the crisis Simple Gifts. Of our 60 Community Connections partners, these partners specifically focus on those experiencing homelessness: Catholic Housing Services of Western Washington (Aloha Inn, Dorothy Day House and Frederic Ozanam House), Compass Housing Alliance, FareStart, Jubilee Women’s Center, Mary’s Place, Mockingbird Society, Path with Art, Plymouth Housing Group, Prospect Enrichment Preschool, ROOTS Young Adult Shelter, New Futures, Seattle Education Access, Street Youth Ministries, Wellspring Family Services, Youth in Focus and YouthCare.

We’d like extend a special thank you to our community partners for their partnership and collaboration these last five years. And thank you to Symphony supporters who make this deeply meaningful work possible. We could not embark on these important endeavors without you at our side. To support Simple Gifts, visit seattlesymphony.org/give or call Donor Relations at 206.215.4832. Every gift makes a Photo: James Holt James Photo: difference! Plymouth Housing Group residents and staff with Seattle Symphony musicians and staff following the performance of their compositionWe Are the Art in Benaroya Hall in August 2016.

encoreartsseattle.com 69 SEATTLE SYMPHONY YOUR GUIDE TO THE SEATTLE SYMPHONY SPECIAL EVENTS SPONSORS & COMMITTEES

HOW TO ORDER: HOW TO GIVE: Special Events provide significant funding each season to the Seattle Symphony. We gratefully recognize our TICKET OFFICE: The concert you’re about to enjoy is possible because of donations made by generous presenting sponsors and committees who make these The Seattle Symphony Ticket Office is located events possible. Individuals who support the events at Third Ave. & Union St., downtown Seattle. music-lovers like you. below are included among the Individual Donors listings. Likewise, our corporate and foundation HOURS: Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm; Sat, 1–6pm; We invite you to join the caring community of partners are recognized for their support in the and two hours prior to performances and individuals, companies and foundations who bring Corporate & Foundation Support listings. For more through intermission. outstanding symphonic music to the community. information about Seattle Symphony events, please visit seattlesymphony.org/give/special-events. PHONE: PHONE: 206.215.4747 or 1.866.833.4747 OPENING NIGHT GALA, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 206.215.4832 Honoring William Gates Sr. and Mimi Gardner Gates ONLINE: seattlesymphony.org. ONLINE: GALA SPONSOR JP Morgan Chase & Co. seattlesymphony.org/give GROUP SALES: GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR 206.215.4818 or MAILING ADDRESS: Nordstrom [email protected]. P.O. Box 21906, Seattle, WA 98111-3906 CO-CHAIRS MAILING ADDRESS: Renée Brisbois P.O. Box 2108, Seattle, WA 98111-2108 Nader Kabbani Betty Tong

COMMITTEE Rosanna Bowles Terry Hecker SYMPHONICA, THE SYMPHONY STORE: COUGH DROPS: Cough drops are available Meredith Broderick Hisayo Nakajima Located in The Boeing Company Gallery, Symphonica is from ushers. Leslie Jackson Chihuly Paul Rafanelli open weekdays from 11am–2pm and 90 minutes prior to Linda Cole Jon Rosen SERVICES FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES: all Seattle Symphony performances through intermission. Christine Coté-Wissmann Christine Suignard Benaroya Hall is barrier-free and meets or exceeds all Kathly Fahlman Dewalt Kirsten Towfiq PARKING: Prepaid parking may be purchased criteria established by the Americans with Disabilities online or through the Ticket Office. Act (ADA). Wheelchair locations and seating for those with disabilities are available. Those with oxygen HOLIDAY MUSICAL SALUTE, DECEMBER 6, 2016 COAT CHECK: The complimentary coat check tanks are asked to please switch to continuous flow. is located in The Boeing Company Gallery. CO-CHAIRS Requests for accommodations should be made when Rebecca Layman-Amato LATE SEATING: Late-arriving patrons will be seated purchasing tickets. For a full range of accommodations, Katrina Russell at appropriate pauses in the performance, and are please visit our website at seattlesymphony.org. invited to listen to and watch performances on a monitor COMMITTEE SERVICES FOR HARD-OF-HEARING PATRONS: located in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby. Michelle Codd Rena O’Brien An infrared hearing system is available for patrons Roberta Downey Marnie Roozen CAMERAS, CELL PHONES & RECORDERS: who are hard of hearing. Headsets are available Kathleen Mitrovich Jill Singh The use of cameras or audio-recording equipment at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis Ghizlane Morlot Leslie Whyte is strictly prohibited. Patrons are asked to turn off all in The Boeing Company Gallery coat check and Tiffany Moss personal electronic devices prior to the performance. at the Head Usher stations in both lobbies.

LOST AND FOUND: Please contact the Head ADMISSION OF CHILDREN: Children under the age of TEN GRANDS, MAY 14, 2016 Usher immediately following the performance or 5 will not be admitted to Seattle Symphony performances Kathy Fahlman Dewalt call Benaroya Hall security at 206.215.4715. except for specific age-appropriate children’s concerts. Co-Founder and Executive Director Excellent dates are available for EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: Please leave the BENAROYA HALL: COMMITTEE appropriate phone number, listed below, and your exact those wishing to plan an event in the S. Mark Taper Rosanna Bowles Ghizlane Morlot seat location (aisle, section, row and seat number) with Foundation Auditorium, the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Cheri Brennan Carla Nichols your sitter or service so we may easily locate you in Recital Hall, the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Tom Horsley Stephanie White the event of an emergency: S. Mark Taper Foundation Lobby and the Norcliffe Founders Room. Judith Fong Jessie Woolley-Wilson Auditorium, 206.215.4825; Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Visit seattlesymphony.org/benaroyahall Nader Kabbani Barbara Wortley Hall, 206.215.4776. for more information. Ben Klinger

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Powered by Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Catering and Events CO-CHAIRS Ryan Mitrovich MUSE, IN THE NORCLIFFE FOUNDERS ROOM AT BENAROYA HALL: Enjoy pre-concert dining at Muse, just a few Tiffany Moss short steps from your seat. Muse blends the elegance of downtown dining with the casual comfort of the nearby Pike Place COMMITTEE Market, offering delicious, inventive menus with the best local and seasonal produce available. Open to ALL ticket holders Mary Bass two hours prior to most Seattle Symphony performances and select non-Symphony performances. Reservations are Eric Berlinberg encouraged, but walk-ins are also welcome. To make a reservation, please visit opentable.com or call 206.336.6699. Chris Beza Eric Jacobs DAVIDS & CO.: Join us for a bite at Davids & Co., a cafe in The Boeing Company Gallery at Benaroya Hall. Featuring Erik Jensen fresh takes on simple classics, Davids & Co. offers the perfect spot to grab a quick weekday lunch or a casual meal before David Johnson a show. Open weekdays from 11am–2pm and two hours prior to most performances in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Matt Marshall Auditorium. Liz McConnell Talia Silveri LOBBY BAR SERVICE: Food and beverage bars are located in the Samuel & Althea Stroum Grand Lobby. The lobby bars Angela Wapner open 75 minutes prior to Seattle Symphony performances and during intermission. Pre-order at the lobby bars before the Grace Yoo performance to avoid waiting in line at intermission.

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OPENING NIGHT CONCERT & GALA On September 17 the Seattle Symphony kicked off the 2016–2017 a moving testimonial by Joyce DiDonato about the power of season with a spectacular concert mixing old world elegance music to change lives for the better, and spurred on by generous and new world vivacity led by Music Director Ludovic Morlot and matching challenges, the event raised an incredible $920,000 featuring the incomparable mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. for education and community programs. The Opening Night Gala honored William Gates Sr. and Mimi The Symphony thanks everyone who joined us for the Gala; Gardner Gates for their significant contributions to the Symphony Opening Night Concert & Gala Co-Chairs Renée Brisbois, and the Seattle community, and was dedicated to giving voice to Nader Kabbani and Betty Tong; the entire Opening Night Gala the community, supporting the Seattle Symphony’s community Committee; JP Morgan Chase & Co., Nordstrom and the many and education programs in record-setting style. Inspired by event sponsors who helped make the event a huge success.

PHOTOS: 1 Ludovic Morlot with 2016 Gala honoree William Gates Sr. 2 Opening Night Concert & Gala Co-Chairs Betty Tong, Nader Kabbani and Renée Brisbois 3 Joyce DiDonato performing with the Seattle Symphony 4 2014 Gala honoree Rebecca Benaroya 5 The Opening Night Gala raise the paddle set a new record for support 6 2015 Gala honoree Ann P. Wyckoff with Ludovic Morlot encoreartsseattle.com 71 MAKE IT MATTER. HOLIDAY 2016.

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