The New Concert Hall at Ordway Center Opening in March 2015 Will Be the New Downtown Saint Paul Home of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

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MEET OUR ARTISTIC PARTNERS We are thrilled to welcome Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Jeremy Denk to our roster of world-renowned Artistic Partners. These ﬁve artists bring their expertise and passion for chamber orchestra repertoire to the stage, collaborating with the SPCO over multiple years.

Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin Roberto Abbado 2014 International Classical conductor Music Award “Abbado’s reading was A message from President and Managing Director Bruce Coppock 2013 Grammy Nominee masterful, resulting in a 2013 Gramophone Record of the Year Next season, we will celebrate an extraordinary milestone: the inauguration of the new Concert performance rich in mystery, power and detail. Yet it was Hall at the Ordway. The new Concert Hall will be an intimate space for audience members and “Practice saying the name. Patricia Kopatchinskaja is a also strikingly direct and musicians alike. You will hear the SPCO as never before: vivid, sparkling, at times overpowering, Moldovan violinist who has well-phrased, allowing the at times as quiet as a whisper, yet always completely clear. The new Concert Hall will—without a recently soared to fame. What music to shine.” doubt—transform your SPCO experience. This is a dream come true! is beyond argument is her erce – Cincinnati Enquirer questing intelligence, allied to a virtuosity that lets her turn “Roberto Abbado has honed his craft We’ve planned a season to celebrate the new Concert Hall, but we still want to say a giant her instrument into a thousand with smaller orchestras and is one of the “thank you!” for our 30 years in the Ordway Music Theater. We’ve decided that the best way to world’s hottest conductors.” characters in a drama to which – Star Tribune celebrate the Music Theater is by performing the entire Beethoven symphony cycle, culminating only she has the script. Touching, in performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony as our nal concerts there. This is music of mesmerizing and slightly mad: like everything she does.” Christian Zacharias mythic proportion, spanning the classicism of the First Symphony to the Ninth Symphony’s epic – The Times, London conductor and piano ode to human possibility. The cycle will be led in part by SPCO musicians and by our friends “[Zacharias is] a pianist “This is a violinist with something of ideas. I always learn John Storgårds, Hans Graf, Roberto Abbado and in their SPCO debuts, Swedish sensation more important to offer than something important Martin Fröst and highly acclaimed English conductor Andrew Manze. The Beethoven cycle has dazzling technique. It’s called about the compositions been stunningly paired with artists and repertoire new to both us and to you. Please come on this character.” – The Times, London he performs, about the composers whose works musical journey with us! “A performer who puts the fun he’s playing, about music back into music making.” as such, from the way he Also in the rst half of the season, you’ll meet extraordinary new Artistic Partners Jeremy Denk – The Telegraph, Australia plays.” – The New Yorker and Patricia Kopatchinskaja, two boundary-breaking artists we are thrilled to welcome to the “To make it sound like an improvisation is SPCO family. my dream. Not that it should be different Jeremy Denk piano each time—I like my improvisations to be organized—but if it keeps that sense of freedom As we move into the new Concert Hall, as in our neighborhood venues, we will turn our attention 2014 Avery Fisher Prize then I am very happy. Art must be completely to the most special SPCO repertoire: the essential chamber orchestra music of Bach, Handel, 2014 Musical America Instrumentalist of the Year open, and there is no perfection when you are Haydn, Mozart and Schubert. These works will be paired with new commissions and scintillating 2013 MacArthur Fellowship dealing with human beings.” SPCO favorites—wind and string serenades and a rich mixture of 19th- and 20th-century – Christian Zacharias “Mr. Denk, clearly, is a masterpieces composed or transcribed for smaller ensembles: Adams’ Chamber Symphonies, pianist you want to hear no Schubert’s Trout Quintet, Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, Ravel’s Mother Goose and so much more. matter what he performs, in Thomas Zehetmair conductor and violin Because of our special love for the music of Mozart, we will perform four of his late symphonies, whatever combination—both “Artistic Partner Thomas his Clarinet Concerto and one of his most famous works, the Gran partita for 13 Winds. for his penetrating intellectual engagement with the music and Zehetmair conducted with for the generosity of his playing.” passion, driving the music We’re always excited to announce a new season, but this is one for the ages. – The New York Times dramatically, creating a sense of devastation and “Denk is a pianist with much more mourning in the orchestra’s Best regards, than commendable technical dissonances. As soloist, skills. His keen intellectual he made the most of curiosity, combined with insightful the violin’s anguished phrasing, can generate unusually vivid interpretations of an utterances in his raw, uninhibited playing.” 2014.15 Season Highlights ...... 4 extensive repertoire.” – Star Tribune New Ordway Concert Hall Information ..... 6 – The Baltimore Sun Bruce Coppock “Music has to do with life. Music has to do with President and Managing Director Ordway and Ted Mann Series ...... 8 “Jeremy Denk—pianist, writer, drama. The main issue is to convince people that Neighborhood Series ...... 11 thinker—revealed a fascination listening to classical music is one of the greatest for works in which disparate experiences you can have.” – Thomas Zehetmair Special Performances ...... 14 and even contradictory ideas Chamber Music Series and and moods could nd common Family Concerts ...... 16 ground in sheer musicality.” – The Boston Globe Listening Library Information ...... 17 3 DON’T MISS THE 2014.15 SEASON BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY CYCLE SPCO DEBUTS A celebration of thirty years in the Ordway Music Theater SPCO SOLOISTS RETURNING ARTISTS First-time collaborations with renowned artists Our own virtuosos in the spotlight Welcoming back audience favorites Seventh and Eighth Symphonies Roberto Abbado, conductor Bach’s Concerto in C Minor for Oboe and Violin Martin’s Violin Kathryn Greenbank, oboe Baroque arias and concertos by Bach, Concerto Sunmi Chang, violin Handel and Vivaldi Pastoral Symphony Jonathan Cohen, director and harpsichord Baiba Skride, violin Hans Graf, conductor John Holiday, countertenor

First Symphony Martin Fröst, Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante director and clarinet for Violin and Viola Maiya Papach, viola Kyu-Young Kim, violin Haydn’s Surprise Symphony Jaime Martin, conductor Fifth Symphony John Storgårds, conductor Handel’s Messiah Paul Agnew, conductor

Proko ev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 Simone Lamsma, violin

Mahler’s Fourth Symphony Eroica Symphony Vivaldi’s Concerto Benjamin Shwartz, conductor Second Symphony for Violin and Cello Ying Fang, soprano Fourth Symphony Ruggero Allifranchini, Led by SPCO musicians violin

Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Lise de la Salle, piano

Ravel’s Mother Goose Matthias Pintscher, conductor Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 Paul McCreesh, conductor

Ninth Symphony Baroque concertos by Veracini, Wuorinen’s Piano Concerto Andrew Manze, conductor Handel, Bach and Vivaldi (world premiere, SPCO Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano Alicia McQuerrey, piccolo Charles Ullery, bassoon co-commission) Sarah Lewis, cello Peter Serkin, piano

Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 Jan Lisiecki, piano

4 order | online thespco.org/renew | phone 651.291.1144 5 “The new Concert Hall will be an incredible opportunity for us to connect with our audiences in a much deeper way. The intimacy of THE NEW CONCERT HALL the space and the ability of the audience to hear every nuance of the orchestra will transform the concert experience, and I’m literally counting the days until we can begin making music in the new hall.” AT ORDWAY CENTER – Kyu-Young Kim, SPCO Principal Second Violin Experience the SPCO as you’ve never heard it before and Senior Director of Artistic Planning

The exterior will feature a continuation of the Ordway’s iconic window facade overlooking Rice Park.

“The intimate nature of the new hall has been designed to showcase the SPCO’s ability to play with extraordinary delicacy one moment and with great dramatic impact the next.” – Paul Scarbrough, Principal, Akustics LLC, lead acoustician on Ordway Concert Hall project

Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Lise de la Salle, piano The new Concert Hall at Ordway Center opening in March 2015 will be the new downtown Saint Paul home of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. An instrument itself, the Concert Hall has been tailored speciﬁcally for the artistry of the SPCO and features a blend of architectural beauty, intimate design and acoustical excellence that audiences in the Twin Cities have never before experienced. The Concert Hall will feature acoustics so articulate that listeners will be able to discern the most delicate of orchestral textures while simultaneously being resonant enough that individual instruments will blend to create a uid and beautiful ensemble sound.

Designs for the new Ordway Concert Hall reect years of study and research into the prized acoustics of the traditional concert halls of the late 19th century. At the same time, the design reects modern sensibilities about architectural design, performer needs and audience experience.

The Concert Hall synthesizes the very best of old world traditions with cutting edge design to provide our audience with a concert experience that is unmatched in the Twin Cities.

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ORDWAY AND TED MANN SERIES HOW TO USE THIS GRID: • Choose the day, time and location that work best for you. • Glance down the column to see which programs are in each series. ORDWAY TED MANN 4 8 12 8A 8B 6A 6B 16 8A 8B 6A 6B 6C 6

CONCERT START TIMES: Thursday Evening, 7:30pm; Friday Morning, 10:30am; Friday/Saturday Evening, 8:00pm; Sunday Afternoon, 2:00pm

+ Same seats are not guaranteed for all concerts in the Saturday Evening 6C Series.

THURSDAY EVENING THURSDAY MORNING FRIDAY EVENING FRIDAY EVENING FRIDAY EVENING FRIDAY EVENING FRIDAY EVENING FRIDAY EVENING SATURDAY EVENING SATURDAY EVENING SATURDAY EVENING SATURDAY EVENING SATURDAY EVENING + SATURDAY AFTERNOON SUNDAY CONCERT/FEATURED ARTISTS PROGRAMS SEP 13 13 13 13 14 Opening Night: Beethoven’s Seventh Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 and Eighth Symphonies Campogrande: Urban Gardens for Piano and Orchestra Roberto Abbado, conductor (world premiere, SPCO commission) Emanuele Arciuli, piano Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

OCT 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Sibelius: Pelléas and Mélisande Martin: Violin Concerto John Storgårds, conductor Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Baiba Skride, violin

OCT 10 11 11 11 11 12 Beethoven’s First Symphony Grieg: Holberg Suite Mozart: Clarinet Concerto Martin Fröst, director and clarinet Beethoven: Symphony No. 1

OCT 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 26 Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony Ives: Largo Ives: In the Barn Jeremy Denk, piano Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 Led by SPCO musicians Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica

NOV 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony Stravinsky: Concertino for 12 Instruments Prokoﬁev: Violin Concerto No. 2 Hans Graf, conductor Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastoral Simone Lamsma, violin

NOV 30 Welcome Patricia Kopatchinskaja Mozart: Adagio and Fugue Traditional: Rapsodia (folk music selections) Patricia Kopatchinskaja, director and violin Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances for String Orchestra Emilia Kopatchinskaja, violin and viola Viktor Kopatchinsky, cimbalom Schubert: String Quartet No. 14, Death and the Maiden (arr. Mahler)

JAN 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony Stravinsky: Danses concertantes Adams: Shaker Loops Led by SPCO musicians Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

JAN 16 17 17 Beethoven’s Second Symphony Prokoﬁev: Symphony No. 1, Classical Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor Steven Copes, violin Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 Led by SPCO musicians

FEB 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Lieberson: Neruda Songs Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Andrew Manze, conductor Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano SPCO Chorale Dale Warland, artistic director

The following Ordway concerts will be held in the new Concert Hall

MAR 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 Mahler’s Fourth Symphony Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (arranged for chamber Benjamin Shwartz, conductor ensemble) Ying Fang, soprano

MAR 27 27 27 28 28 28 Kopatchinskaja Plays Bach, Schubert and Ligeti Bach: Concerto in D for Three Violins Ligeti: Violin Concerto Patricia Kopatchinskaja, director and violin Schubert: String Quartet No. 14, Death and the Maiden Scott Yoo, conductor (arr. Mahler)

APR 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 Ravel’s Mother Goose Fauré: Masques et bergamasques Pintscher: Celestial Object 1 Matthias Pintscher, conductor Wuorinen: Piano Concerto (world premiere, Peter Serkin, piano SPCO co-commission) Ravel: Mother Goose

APR 23 24 24 24 25 25 25 Lise de la Salle Plays Ravel Lerdahl: New work (world premiere, SPCO commission) Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Roberto Abbado, conductor Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Prague Lise de la Salle, piano

MAY 2 2 Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Paul McCreesh, conductor Mozart: Symphony No. 39

MAY 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto Adés: Three Studies from Couperin Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Mozart: Symphony No. 40 Jan Lisiecki, piano

MAY 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 Schubert’s Fifth Symphony Bach: Violin Concerto in A Minor Schoenberg: Transﬁgured Night for String Orchestra Thomas Zehetmair, director and violin Schubert: Symphony No. 5

MAY 31 Mozart’s Gran partita Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, Trout Mozart: Serenade for 13 Winds, Gran partita Christian Zacharias, director and piano

JUN 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 Schumann’s Piano Concerto Martin: Petite symphonie concertante Dvořák: Selections from Legends, Op. 59 Christian Zacharias, director and piano Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor

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NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES HOW TO USE THIS GRID: • Choose the day, time and location that work best for you. • Glance down the column to see which programs are in each series.

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CONCERT START TIMES: Thursday Evening, 7:30pm; Friday Morning, 10:30am; Friday/Saturday Evening, 8:00pm; Sunday Afternoon, 2:00pm (Arden Hills), 3:00pm (Mahtomedi) pm 7:30 HURSDAY pm 7:30 HURSDAY 7:30pm HURSDAY

APPLE VALLEY T STILLWATER T UPTOWN MINNEAPOLIS T EDEN PRAIRIE MORNING 10:30am FRIDAY EDEN PRAIRIE EVENING 8:00pm FRIDAY WAYZATA 8:00pm FRIDAY SAINT PAUL 8:00pm SATURDAY ARDEN HILLS 2:00pm SUNDAY CONCERT/FEATURED ARTISTS PROGRAMS MAHTOMEDI 3:00pm SUNDAY Bach, Handel and Vivaldi Handel: Concerto Grosso in F, Op. 3, No. 4 SEP 18 19 20 21 Handel: Selected arias for countertenor and orchestra Jonathan Cohen, director and harpsichord Vivaldi: Selected arias for countertenor and orchestra John Holiday, countertenor Kathryn Greenbank, oboe Bach: Concerto in C Minor for Oboe and Violin Sunmi Chang, violin

Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence Vivaldi: Concerto in B- at for Violin and Cello, RV 547 SEP 25 26 28 Mansurian: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Strings Ruggero Allifranchini, director and violin Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence for Strings Suren Bagratuni, cello

Beethoven’s First Symphony Grieg: Holberg Suite OCT 9 Mozart: Clarinet Concerto Martin Fröst, director and clarinet Beethoven: Symphony No. 1

Zacharias Plays Mozart Haydn: Symphony No. 40 OCT 16 17 17 18 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 Christian Zacharias, director and piano Woolrich: Ulysses Awakes Haydn: Symphony No. 87

Dvořák’s Serenade for Winds Prokoﬁev: Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, NOV 6 8 9 Viola and Double Bass Featuring SPCO winds Raff: Sinfonietta for Double Wind Quintet Dvořák: Serenade for Winds

Welcome Patricia Kopatchinskaja Mozart: Adagio and Fugue NOV 20 21 21 23 Mansurian: Concerto No. 2 for Violin and String Patricia Kopatchinskaja, director and violin Orchestra, Four Serious Songs Emilia Kopatchinskaja, violin and viola Viktor Kopatchinsky, cimbalom Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances for String Orchestra Traditional: Rapsodia (folk music selections) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D Minor

Welcome Patricia Kopatchinskaja Mozart: Adagio and Fugue NOV 28 29 Traditional: Rapsodia (folk music selections) Patricia Kopatchinskaja, director and violin Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances for String Orchestra Emilia Kopatchinskaja, violin and viola Viktor Kopatchinsky, cimbalom Schubert: String Quartet No. 14, Death and the Maiden (arr. Mahler)

Beethoven’s Second Symphony Prokoﬁev: Symphony No. 1, Classical JAN 15 18 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor Steven Copes, violin Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 Led by SPCO musicians

Haydn’s Surprise Symphony Perle: Sinfonietta No. 1 JAN 29 30 31 Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E- at for Violin and Viola Jaime Martin, conductor Corigliano: Snapshot, Circa 1909 Kyu-Young Kim, violin Maiya Papach, viola Haydn: Symphony No. 94, Surprise

Jeremy Denk Plays Bach Bach: Piano Concerto No. 5 FEB 26 27 Bach: Contrapunctus XIV from The Art of Fugue Jeremy Denk, director and piano Janá ek: Violin Sonata Steven Copes, violin č Janáček: Mládí for Wind Sextet Bach: Piano Concerto No. 1

Mahler’s Fourth Symphony Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony MAR 15 Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (arranged for chamber Benjamin Shwartz, conductor ensemble) Ying Fang, soprano

Baroque Concerto Extravaganza Program to include: APR 16 17 18 Baroque concertos by Veracini, Handel, Alicia McQuerrey, piccolo Bach and Vivaldi Charles Ullery, bassoon Sarah Lewis, cello

Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 Wagner: Siegfried Idyll MAY 1 1 3 Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Paul McCreesh, conductor Mozart: Symphony No. 39

Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin MAY 7 8 9 10 Casken: That Subtle Knot, Double Concerto for Thomas Zehetmair, director and violin Violin and Viola Ruth Killius, viola Mozart: Symphony No. 40

Mozart’s Gran partita Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, Trout MAY 28 29 30 Mozart: Serenade for 13 Winds, Gran partita Christian Zacharias, director and piano

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Opening Night: Beethoven’s Seventh and Eighth Symphonies Special Performances: New Ordway Concert Hall Opening Celebration The SPCO kicks off the 2014-15 season with the rst in a series of concerts featuring all nine Beethoven symphonies. Be among the very rst to hear the SPCO in the new world-class Concert Hall at the This program opens with Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony and closes with his Seventh Symphony, one of the most beloved works Ordway by joining us for these celebratory opening performances. Experience the SPCO in the symphonic repertoire. Between these masterworks, the SPCO will be joined by pianist Emanuele Arciuli to present the world as never before in this intimate performance space designed speci cally for the artistry of premiere of Urban Gardens for Piano and Orchestra by Italian composer Nicola Campogrande. The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. These special concerts are not part of any subscription packages but current season ticket holders have the exclusive opportunity to order tickets Saturday, September 13, 8:00pm Roberto Abbado, conductor $40 — Best available seats before they go on sale to the general public. We anticipate extremely high demand for these Ordway Music Theater, Saint Paul Emanuele Arciuli, piano performances—order your tickets today to ensure you get seats! Sunday, September 14, 2:00pm Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 Ted Mann Concert Hall, Minneapolis Campogrande: Urban Gardens for Piano and Orchestra Thursday, March 5, 7:30pm Rossini: Overture to The Thieving Magpie (world premiere, SPCO commission) Friday, March 6, 10:30am Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Friday, March 6, 8:00pm Adams: Chamber Symphony Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter Holiday Performances: Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos $50 — Best available seats Continuing our annual holiday tradition, the SPCO presents Bach’s most treasured set of orchestral works, the Brandenburg Concertos. These cornerstones of the Baroque literature have been praised by generations of music lovers for their profound NEW ORDWAY CONCERT HALL inventiveness and dazzling instrumental virtuosity. Join us for these musician-led concerts that showcase the individual and collective talents of the SPCO musicians and guests on core works of the chamber music repertoire.

Thursday, December 11, 7:30pm Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 Temple Israel, Minneapolis Friday, December 12, 7:30pm $25 — Best available seats Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata Saturday, December 13, 7:30pm Performances of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Saint Paul Handel’s Messiah and the New Concert Hall Opening Celebration are not part of our regular Sunday, December 14, 3:00pm subscription series and are not eligible for Trinity Lutheran Church, Stillwater voucher redemption, season ticket exchanges or concert membership redemption and cannot be included as part of a Create-Your-Own Series. Holiday Performances: Handel’s Messiah Co-presented by the Basilica of Saint Mary and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Celebrate the holidays with one of classical music’s most beloved traditions as the SPCO performs Handel’s Messiah. A cherished holiday custom since its premiere in 1742, this masterpiece of the Baroque repertoire features some of the most popular refrains in Western music—from “Comfort ye, my people” to the iconic “Hallelujah Chorus.” This is sure to be a wonderful musical experience for the whole family and a highlight of the Twin Cities holiday season. These concerts sold out quickly last season—order today!

Thursday, December 18, 7:30pm Paul Agnew, conductor $50 — Best available seats Such care has been taken in the design of this hall so that Friday, December 19, 8:00pm SPCO Chorale the nuances my fellow musicians and I have spent our Saturday, December 20, 1:00pm Dale Warland, artistic director Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis lives learning and perfecting will really come to life. Handel: Messiah – Sarah Lewis, SPCO cellist

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Vasks’ Vox amoris, Fantasy for Violin and Strings ® Pekka Kuusisto, violin TARGET FREE FAMILY MUSIC Proko ev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 Our popular xplorchestra!, Start the Music! and Family Concerts Leila Josefowicz, violin are FREE, thanks to generous support from Target. Featuring the musicians of the SPCO, these programs are speci cally geared for our youngest listeners. With the help of narrators, stories and themes, classical music is brought to life in exciting, toe-tapping ways. Beethoven’s Violin Concerto Want to guarantee your seats? A limited number of tickets Thomas Zehetmair, violin to these events are available for purchase. Package prices are listed below. The remainder will be distributed for free at a later date. Join our Backstage-Pass email club to receive a Mendelssohn’s noti cation when free tickets become available. Italian Symphony Roberto Abbado, conductor 2-CONCERT SERIES: $20 ADULT, $10 CHILD All seating is general admission Korngold’s Violin Concerto Piazzolla’s Four Seasons FAMILY SERIES A full orchestra experience for ages 6-12 An activity and ensemble experience for ages 3-6 Berlioz’ Les Nuits d’été of Buenos Aires EARLY PACKAGE LATE PACKAGE Group 1: 9:30am activities; 10:15am concert Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Steven Copes, violin For the Love of Nature For the Love of Nature Group 2: 10:30am activities; 11:15am concert Saturday, November 15, 9:30am Saturday, November 15, 11:00am Ordway Music Theater, Saint Paul Ordway Music Theater, Saint Paul PACKAGE A Wonderful Winds: Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Meet the Woodwind Family Ruggero Allifranchini, violin Saturday, February 7, 1:00pm Saturday, February 7, 2:30pm Saturday, November 22 Ted Mann Concert Hall, Minneapolis Ted Mann Concert Hall, Minneapolis Serenading Strings: On your order form, Meet the String Family please indicate both Saturday, February 21 your package (A or B) and your start time Bach’s Double Violin Concerto Mendelssohn’s (Group 1 or Group 2). An ensemble experience for ages 6-12 PACKAGE B Ruggero Allifranchini, violin Violin Concerto in E Minor 9:30AM PACKAGE 11:00AM PACKAGE Wonderful Winds: Kyu-Young Kim, violin Gil Shaham, violin X-plore the Brass Family! X-plore the Brass Family! Meet the Woodwind Family Saturday, September 27, 9:30am Saturday, September 27, 11:00am Saturday, November 29 X-plore the Percussion Family! X-plore the Percussion Family! Serenading Strings: Saturday, April 11, 9:30am Saturday, April 11, 11:00am Meet the String Family Saturday, March 7 All concerts at SPCO Center, Saint Paul All concerts at SPCO Center, Saint Paul 16 order | online thespco.org/renew | phone 651.291.1144 17 thespco.org/renew To renew online, use the account number located at the top of your order form.

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