Music in the Parks Summer 2015

The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra ~ 66 Summers of Music at Lake Harriet The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra brings to the Twin Cities community the power and pleasure of live orchestra concerts performed by professional musicians, free of charge. Pops Orchestra musicians can be heard in the off-season playing with the Minnesota Orchestra, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera, Minnesota Sinfonia, VocalEssence, and other distinguished Twin Cities ensembles. Minneapolis Pops Orchestra... Flute Trombone Violin II Kay Sahlin Larry Zimmerman David Mickens Sponsored by Peggy Prowe Sponsored by John Erickson Lorie Hippen Cynthia Stokes Rick Gaynor Joanna Shelton Sponsored by Esther Oettli and Tom Burt Sponsored by Peter Hoban & Linda Romine Terry Elliot Dave Stevens Elizabeth Sobieski Oboe Marilyn Ford Tuba Viola Sponsored by Cynthia Stokes Warren Starr Vivi Erikson Merilee Klemp Sponsored by Chuck & Wendy Ott Sponsored by Mike Peiffer Sponsored by Joe Hognander Stella Anderson Tympani Laurel Brown Clarinet Bob Adney Mark Anderson Shelley Hanson Sponsored by Michael Lindsay & Judee Arnstein Sponsored by Ellis & Nancy Olkon Cello Jo Ann Polley Percussion Joshua Koestenbaum Sponsored by Jennifer Jewell Thomas Jay Johnson Lucia Magney Sponsored by Barb & Tran Alfrey Sponsored by Anne Heller Bassoon Tom Austin Carole Smith Violin I Anna Vasquez Sponsored by Holly MacDonald & John Orbison Michal Sobieski Coreen Nordling Sponsored by Penny Bond & Chuck Grimsrud Bass Julia Persitz Nancy Bjork Horn Sponsored by Alberto & Alexandra Ricart Sponsored by Dianne Leider & Liz Tott Neal Bolter Conor O’Brien John Michael Smith Sponsored by Burt & Sandy Hoverson Sponsored by the Longman Family Connie Martin Chuck Hodgson Stephan Orsak Sponsored by Helene Haapala James Straka Brenda Mickens Tom Gullickson Elise Parker Conductor Sponsored by Peter Hoban & Linda Romine Jere Lantz Trumpet Eric Olson Sponsored by Jim & Donna Peter Lynn Erickson Sponsored by Mary Jo Kane and Esther Oettli Takako Senn Sponsored by Joan Madden Don Hakala These programs are made possible by a grant from the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Fund, which is funded by the recording industry. It has been arranged by Local 30-73 of the American Federation of Musicians. The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra 2015 Season Summary Jere Lantz, Music Director All concerts are performed at the Lake Harriet Bandshell unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, June 27, 7:30 pm – POPS PREVIEW POTPOURRI We begin our 66th season with a look ahead at each of the concerts at Lake Harriet this summer. Sunday, June 28, 5:30 pm – BLUE NOTES Inspired by George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and featuring the Twin Cities’ pre-eminent piano man Dan Chouinard, we paint the town blue: Blue Danube, Blue Moon, St Louis Blues. Don’t be blue! Come! Tuesday, June 30, 10:30 am – BLUE NOTES at Nicollet Island Pavilion Friday, July 3, 7:00 pm – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL at Como Lakeside Pavilion Saturday, July 4, 7:30 pm – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL Join us to celebrate America’s 239th birthday with the most all-American program we’ve ever done. We will salute Broadway, folk music, the circus, fiddling, our armed forces, and our rich land—beautiful indeed. Sponsored by DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS, INC.

Sunday, July 5, 5:30 pm – THE GREAT OUTDOORS We will explore the wonders of nature through music. Listen to Tales from the Vienna Woods, experience The Lark Ascending, and celebrate Thunder and Lightning, Summer Skies, Stardust, and much more. Monday, July 6, 10:30 am – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL at Nicollet Island Pavilion Thursday, July 9, 1:00 pm – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL at Cerenity Senior Care – Humboldt Saturday, July 11, 7:30 pm, & Sunday, July 12, 5:30 pm – H. M. S. PINAFORE The Twin Cities’ leading operetta troupe, the Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company, will be back to figure out who’s a captain and who’s a common sailor on their most uncommon ship. FUN!!! Wednesday, July 15, 10:30 am – THE GREAT OUTDOORS at Nicollet Island Pavilion Saturday, July 18, 7:30 pm – KIDS PLAY Once again we double the size of our orchestra by pairing young artists with our pros. Twice the musicians for Bizet’s Carmen and Glière’s Russian Sailors’ Dance. Plus Shostakovich at his mightiest! Sunday, July 19, 5:30 pm – LIGHTS, CAMERA, SYMPHONY! It’s Sunday night at the movies with special guests—the stars of Chanhassen Dinner Theater’s Mary Poppins. Tim Russell of “A Prairie Home Companion” is filmmeister for the evening. Nine great movie scores— bring popcorn! Tuesday, July 21, 10:30 am – LIGHTS, CAMERA, SYMPHONY! at Nicollet Island Pavilion Tuesday, July 21, 6:30 pm – LIGHTS, CAMERA, SYMPHONY! at Elliot Park, Minneapolis Saturday, July 25, 7:30 pm – THE MUSICIANS’ CHOICE Our players take charge and their favorites will be everyone’s favorites. Enjoy! Sunday, July 26, 5:30 pm – THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE We close our season with our audience voting on the program they want to hear. Come early, vote often! The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board and The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association Present

POPS PREVIEW POTPOURRI Saturday, June 27, 2015, 7:30 p.m. ~ Lake Harriet

Finale from Symphony No. 5 Dmitri Shostakovich (from “Kids Play,” Saturday, July 18) Tales from the Vienna Woods Johann Strauss II (from “The Great Outdoors,” Sunday, July 5) Americana Arthur Harris (from “America the Beautiful,” Saturday, July 4) On the Mall Edwin Franko Goldman (from “The People’s Choice,” Sunday, July 26) Overture to H. M. S. Pinafore Arthur Sullivan (from “H. M. S. Pinafore,” Saturday & Sunday, July 11 & 12) Suite from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 Alexandre Desplat & John Williams (from “Lights, Camera, Symphony,” Sunday, July 19) arr. Jerry Brubaker Blue Tango Leroy Anderson (from “Blue Notes,” Sunday, June 28 ) Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride Bedřich Smetana (from “The Musicians’ Choice,” Saturday, July 25)

Jere Lantz, conductor and host

Blue Notes Sunday, June 28, 2015, 5:30 p.m. ~ Lake Harriet

On the Beautiful Blue Danube Johann Strauss II

Blue Moon Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, arr. J. Herfurth

New Orchestral Repertoire Project Featured Selection: Sparkler Tom Cipullo

March: St. Louis Blues W. C. Handy

Deep Purple Peter DeRose arr. Merle Isaac

Blue Tango Leroy Anderson

Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin

Dan Chouinard, piano Jere Lantz, conductor and host Welcome to the 66th Season of The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra! The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association is an independent, nonprofit corporation, dedicated to funding free concerts by the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra. We are grateful for major support from Target, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the General Mills Foundation, Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc., Thomson Reuters, Emerson Process Management - Rosemount, Inc., Medtronic, Faegre Baker Daniels, and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. It is the generosity of corporations, foundations, government entities, and hundreds of individual donors that sustains this remarkable Twin Cities tradition. The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association Board of Directors Cynthia Stokes Lynn Erickson William Goldman President Vice President Treasurer Thomas Austin John Gray Martha Stutsman Mark Bjork Shelley Hanson Barbara Thomas Michael Coddington Mark Kausch Arnold Walker Richard Gaynor Kathleen Kresge Richard J. Wildberger Jere Lantz

Jere Lantz, Music Director Lucia Magney, Executive Director Mike Peiffer,Operations Manager Connie Martin, Grant Writer Mark Anderson, Librarian

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Kennedy* David and Barbara Hughes Roger and Gretchen Clemence* Jim and Donna Peter* In honor of my dear dad Ralph and Ruth Colby* Sponsoring Jere Lantz Liz Tott and Dianne Leider Corey and Beth Conover Warren and Mary Lynn Staley Sponsoring Nancy Bjork Mary Cowden Cynthia Stokes* Joan Madden* Elizabeth Cutter and Sponsoring Marilyn Ford Sponsoring Takako Senn Perry Wilson III Ellis and Nancy Olkon* Bob and Elin Davis Sponsoring Shelley Hanson Cy and Paula DeCosse* Holly MacDonald and Ronald and Carole Dobies* Concertmaster $500-$999 John Orbison* John and Meric Dougherty* ECCO* Sponsoring Carole Smith Ron and Marti Erickson* Faegre Baker Daniels Foundation Chuck and Wendy Ott Bernette Finley-Drawe Kopp Family Foundation* Sponsoring Warren Starr in In memory of Edith Finley This activity is made possible by memory of Timothy Peter Jane C. Freeman the voters of Minnesota through Anonymous (1) Mike Peiffer Jo Ellen Batty-George and grants from the Minnesota State Jon and Laura Bloomberg Sponsoring Vivi Erickson William R. George Arts Board and the Metropolitan Michael Coddington* Peggy Prowe Marvin Gilman* Regional Arts Counsel, thanks to John Erickson Sponsoring Kay Sahlin In memory of Randy Gilman a legislative appropriation from Sponsoring Larry Zimmerman Alberto and Alexandra Ricart Joseph and Marjorie Grinnell* the arts and cultural heritage and Tamas Strasser Sponsoring Juila Persitz Don and Sylvia Hakala* fund. 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