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GreetingsTable from ofthe Contents Maestro 9 KIMBERLYAdministrative BREDEMEIER, Staff Board of Directors 11 Director of Operations & Chorus Manager General Information 15 JOSHUA BRITTON Orchestra Roster 17 Orchestra Personnel Manager Music Director Biography 18-19 JEANNE BUNDY, Chorus Roster 20 Director of Sales/Box Office Manager Chorus Conductor Biographies 22-23 VICKI BURCHELL Director of Finance Bunny Bread Candy Cane Express PHIL FASSETT Program – December 1, 2018 25 Development Committee Chair Artist Information 34-41 JIA-RONG GAN Librarian Fifth Third Private Bank Presents CHRIS HARP Peppermint Pops Director of Marketing & Special Events Program – December 1 & 2, 2018 31-32 Artist Information 34-41 BETSY HEIGER Director of Publications & Grants Messiah by Candlelight BRIAN ONDERDONK Alice May Director of Education Program – December 7 & 8, 2018 43-44 & Community Programs Artist Information 45-49 Program Notes 50-52 KAREN RENNER Librarian Assistant Robert Moody, Guest Conductor Program – January 26, 2019 55 Artist Information 56-57 Program Notes 58-60 ALFRED SAVIA, Country Legends MusicConducting Director Staff Program – February 9, 2019 63 BRIAN ONDERDONK Artist Information 64-65 Assistant Conductor/EPYO Conductor LEE VEAZEY EPYO II Conductor KERRY GLANN SPECIAL THANKS Philharmonic Chorus Conductor RYAN KNIGHT Philharmonic Chorus Assistant Conductor

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brati ele ng MaestroC 30 Welcome to the Philharmonic’s Years January Classics concert, winter season concerts! featuring John Rutter’s Requiem and Mendelssohn’s lively “Italian” We bring back two of Evansville’s Symphony. As I look back over my 30 years Broadway stars, Paula Leggett Chase and with the Philharmonic, I am perhaps most proud Tim Ewing, to ring in the Holiday season in of what we’ve done to nurture young musicians, our perennially popular Peppermint Pops. especially through the Evansville Philharmonic As I celebrate my 30th year with the EPO this Youth Orchestras. It was at the very start of my season, I’ve brought back some of my favorite tenure that I hired a young Robert Moody as performers—among whom Paula and Tim my assistant conductor, with the main charge are right at the top of the list. As usual we are of forming a Youth Orchestra. Bob not only thrilled to collaborate on these concerts— did that, he also became the first conductor including our increasing popular Bunny Bread of the Philharmonic Chorus after they were Candy Cane Express—with Evansville Ballet, brought under the EPO umbrella—and he will Legacy Dance Company, Evansville Children’s be reunited with the Chorus to lead them in Choir and, of course, our own Evansville this concert. Philharmonic Chorus. Finally, we bring back to the Victory stage Speaking of our wonderful Chorus, if you’re Rachel Potter (soloist in our 2015 Peppermint here for Peppermint Pops—and clap loud Pops) who is joined by “The Voice” star Patrick enough—you’ll undoubtedly get to hear Thomas for our fabulous February Pops, our traditional “Hallelujah Chorus” encore. I Country Legends. encourage you to also come to either Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown It is always a pleasure to share the incredible Evansville or St. Joseph Catholic Church in and diverse musical talent of our musicians, Jasper to hear our full Messiah. Handel’s choral choristers and soloists with you! masterpiece, the first part of which contains the ultimate musical setting of the birth of the Christ Child, resonates splendidly in each of these beautiful churches. Alfred Savia After the start of the New Year, I’ve invited Music Director Robert Moody to guest conduct our

9 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON 10 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON EXECUTIVEThe Board COMMITTEE of Directors Mark Powers, President Don Shymanski, Treasurer Kirsten Wagmeister, President-Elect Lisa Vaughan, Guild President Louis B. Cady, MD, Vice-President F. Stephen Sheets, Immediate Past President Cynthia Wolfe, Secretary Phil Fassett, Development Committee Chairman

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Timothy Almquist, MD Michelle Quinn Rita Eykamp, Life Member Fr. Raymond Brenner Diane Schroeder Phyllis Grimm, Life Member Richard Curby Dr. David Smith Lee Veazey, Orchestra Mallory Deckard Susan Vaughn Representative G. Richard Eykamp Thomas Washburne Michelle McConnell, Chorus Caroline Fairbanks Pat Welborn Representative Jeff Fink Linda E. White Steve Schaefer, Mayor’s Peggy Lewis Kevin Wilson Office Representative Becky Malotte

PAST PRESIDENTS 1934–36 Roger K. Becker 1960–68 Alexander L. Leich 1989–91 Carol Abrams 1936–38 Paul H. Schmidt 1968–70 Ted C. Ziemer, Jr. 1991–92 Robert Carithers 1938–39 Robert M. Leich, Sr. 1970–71 N. Keith Emge 1992–93 Nancy Gaunt 1939–40 Milton Greenwald 1971–72 J. Michael McGregor 1993–94 Tom Bryan 1940–42 Raymond H. Goebel 1972–73 Guerin Bernardin, Sr. 1994–95 Joan David 1942–45 John F. Berry 1973–74 Albert A. Woll 1995–96 Tom Topper 1945–46 Fred C. Fischer 1974–76 Helen McKinney 1996–98 Steve Parker 1946–48 Henry B. Walker, Jr. 1976–77 Richard Schlottman 1998–00 Pat Welborn 1948–49 William D. Ingle, Jr. 1977–78 Mell B. Welborn, Jr. 2000–02 Diane Schroeder 1949–50 Richard Schiewetz 1978–79 Remig Fehn, Jr. 2002–04 Philip Fisher 1950–51 August Bergman 1979–80 Gilbert S. Graves 2004–06 Norm Bafunno 1951–52 Roger K. Becker 1980–81 William Suhrheinrich 2006–08 Bill Doty 1952–54 Alexander L. Leich 1981–82 Robert E. Hampel 2008–10 Brian McGuire 1954–56 Bernard V. Rue 1982–83 James R. McKinney 2010–12 Richard Arneson 1956–57 Remig Fehn, Jr. 1983–84 Malcolm H. Forbes 2012–14 Chris Wolking 1957–58 Howard Sandusky 1984–85 Stephen M. Johnson 2014–16 Kirk Wright 1958–59 Bernard L. Schultz 1985–86 Susanne Emge 2016–18 F. Stephen Sheets 1959–60 Louis C. Ruthenburg 1986–87 Malcolm H. Forbes 1959–60 Earl R. Zeisler 1987–89 Robert L. Reid

11 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON 12 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON The EvansvillePhilharmonic Philharmonic Orchestra Gives is Back proud to give back to our community. The following is a listing of local organizations, schools, and churches to which the Evansville Philharmonic has recently donated tickets.

Academy for Innovative Studies New Beginnings Sexual Assult Support Svs Diamond Campus Newburgh Chandler Public Library Another Chance For Animals North Middle School – Henderson Area 14 Special Olympics Illinois Oakhill Baptist Childcare Aurora Evansville Oakland City University Boonville Band of Gold Sponsors Club Optimal Rhythms, Inc. Boys and Girls Club of Evansville PAR Camp Brosend Pike Co Public Library Castle Band Boosters Pike Country Progress Partners, Inc. Castle Elementary School PTO Plaza Park PTSA Children’s Center for Dance Education Posey Humane Society Crawford County Cahtolics Princeton Public Library Culver Family Learning Center Reitz Home Museum Deam Center Relay for Life Mt. Veron, IN Delta Sigma Chapter of Sean Roy Hilt Foundation Epsilon Sigma Alpha Int’l Sharon Elementary PTO East Heights Elementary School PTA Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Easterseals Rehab Center Signature School PTSA Evansville Alumnae Chapter of SMILE on Down Syndrome Delta Sigma Theta St. Benedict Cathedral School PTO Evansville Area Council PTA St. Clement Catholic Church Evansville Community Tennis Assoc St. Joseph School Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science St. Mary’s School – Mt. Carmel, IL Extra Life St. Vincent Ascension Evansville Farmersville Elementary PTO Tell City Marching Marksmen Friends of Otwell Elementary The Foundry Center for the Arts Friends of UE Music The Guardian Center Gibson General Health Foundation The Literacy Center Gilda’s Club Evansville The Montessori PTO Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana The Olde Tyme Auto Club Good Shepherd Catholic Parish The Potter’s Wheel GRANTED Tri-State Food Bank Heartsaver through Heart Hospital Tri-State Health Ministry @ Deaconess U of E Theatre Society Highland PTA Vanderburgh Humane Society Holy Rosary Catholic Church Washington Baseball Boosters It Takes A Village Canine Rescue Westside Catholic School Joshua Academy WNIN Keep Evansville Beautiful Women’s Fund of Warrick County Marian Educational Outreach (MEO) Young Professionals Alliance Marrs Elementary School Youth First, Inc. McNamara Family Scholarship Youth Resources of SW Indiana Mesker Park Zoo – AAZK

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IN CASEFor OF Your EMERGENCY Information In the event of fire or other emergency, move NO SMOKING to the nearest exit where you will be guided to an usher. CONSENT FIRST AID Your attendance constitutes consent for use Contact an usher for assistance. of your likeness and/or voice on all video and/ or audio recordings and in photographs made CONCESSIONS during Philharmonic events. Refreshments are available in the outer lobby areas. No food or drink is allowed inside the GENERAL INFORMATION auditorium (unless otherwise indicated). Food Administrative Offices: and drinks are allowed during Pops concerts. 401 SE 6th St, Ste 105 Main Office Hours: HEARING IMPAIRED Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm Electronic listening devices are available for Box Office Hours: hearing impaired patrons. Please see an usher Monday-Friday 10am to 4:30pm before the performance begins. Saturdays (Concert Days Only) 12:30pm to 3pm LOST AND FOUND Mailing Address: Please approach an usher or call the Ford PO Box 84, Evansville, IN 47701-0084 Center at 812/422-1515. Phone: 812/425-5050 ELEVATORS Fax: 812/426-7008 Two public elevators make all levels of the E-mail: Victory Theatre accessible. Both elevators are [email protected] located directly behind the Victory Theatre’s Website: Sixth Street box office. www.evansvillephilharmonic.org (Single and subscription tickets available online) RESTROOMS Ticket exchanges and turnbacks must be are located throughout the building. completed by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before All public restrooms are accessible the concert. for our guests with disabilities.

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VIOLINThe I Orchestra BASS TRUMPET Alan Snow* Greg Olson Timothy Zifer Concertmaster Principal, Principal, Mia Laity William H. Suhrheinrich Chair Emery Nagy/Everett Assistant Concertmaster Tiffany Freeman Northcut Chair Kathryn Savia Lee Veazey Timothy Smith Ellen Essig and Dr. & Dorian Jackman Kevin Wilson Mrs. J. Irwin Essig Chair James Sullivan Sheryl Schuster TROMBONE Maria Mastropaolo FLUTE Lee Blakeman Tatiana Dunn Leanne Hampton º Principal, Sharilyn Spicknall Principal, Clarence C. Clarke Chair Nathan Shapiro Pauline and Remig Matt Calvert Nathan Lowry Fehn Chair Greg Downes Yu-Chen Hsu Erin Torres Mengqi Hong Jessica Harris TUBA Jesse Munoz Melissa Williams OBOE Principal VIOLIN II Elizabeth Robertson º Jia-Rong Gan* Principal TIMPANI Principal, Bonnie Farr Todd Sheehan Evansville Philharmonic Jessica Smithorn Principal Guild Chair Carol Dallinger CLARINET PERCUSSION Anne Fiedler Thomas Josenhans Elizabeth Heiger Ross Erickson º Principal, Principal Sun Huh Gilbert S. Graves Chair Lisa Lance Michael Launius Michael Casto Keegan Sheehy Karen Renner Emily Cook Hua Zhang Henry Jenkins PIANO Khelsey Zarraga BASSOON Anne Fiedler Ed Lacy Principal, Principal, Rossanna M. Enlow Chair VIOLA Wm. C.H. Grimm, Jr. & Mark Hatlestad* Phyllis R. Grimm Chair Principal, HARP Ron Tucker Mary Dicken Anonymous Friend Chair Eve Witt Seido Karasaki Principal, Katelyn Hoag Pauline A. Reichmann Chair Elizabeth Doubrawa HORN Christopher Alley Emily Britton º RECORDING Enoch Ng Principal, K. Kim Fillingim Gardner McDaniel Eykamp Family Chair Ye Jin Goo Cristian Codreanu Tara Johnson STAGE PRODUCTION Barbara Josenhans IATSE Local 102 CELLO Graham Cullen* SABBATICAL Principal, Martin Long, Bass Anonymous Friend Chair Joe Tyksinski, Bass Jennifer Farny Kristin Roberts Chris Cho *Eykamp String Quartet member Isabel Kwon º EPO/UE Consortium member Alex Krew Kim Burger Keeon Guzman

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Alfred Savia

Appointed Music Director of the Evansville Savia was Associate Conductor of the Philharmonic in 1989, Alfred Savia Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra from celebrates his 30th year with the Orchestra 1990-1996, and is still a frequent guest this season. Under his leadership the conductor with that orchestra leading Orchestra has expanded to include a their 4th of July Symphony On The Prairie comprehensive Youth Orchestra program, concerts each season. His North American the incorporation of the Philharmonic appearances include performances Chorus, and the Eykamp String Quartet. with the Saint Louis, Detroit, Phoenix, He has initiated many new programs Savannah, Columbus, Memphis, Portland including Messiah and Nutcracker, Music (Maine), Winston-Salem, Roanoke, San Alive residencies, orchestra concerts in Antonio, Spokane and Kitchener-Waterloo outlying communities, and fully staged Symphony Orchestras, as well as the opera presentations at Philharmonic Louisville Orchestra and Dayton, Rhode concerts. The 2005 and 2011 Island, Naples (FL), Lexington and Fresno collaborations for the opera Brundibar Philharmonic Orchestras. Internationally, (performed extensively by children in the he has conducted the Korea Philharmonic Terezin concentration camp during WW Orchestra (KBS), State of Mexico (Toluca) II) with CYPRESS garnered unparalleled Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra da local, regional and national attention Camera Fiorentina in Florence, Radio & through a featured story on CNN. His Television Serbia (Belgrade) Symphony innovative programming skills and ability Orchestra, Denmark’s Aalborg Symphony to connect with audiences have been Orchestra, Presidential Symphony documented in profiles in Musical America Orchestra of Ankara, Turkey, Osnabrück and Symphony Magazine. He was recipient Symphony Orchestra in Germany, of the 2004 Mayor’s Arts Award. Symphony Orchestra of Xalapa, Mexico

18 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON and the Orchestra Sinfonica della New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, Provincia di Bari (Italy). He has conducted Associate Conductor of the Florida extensively in South America, appearing Symphony Orchestra and Music Director with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile in of the Orlando Opera. He played an Santiago, the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional integral role in the emergence of the del Ecuador (Quito), and the Orquesta Orlando Philharmonic, serving as Artistic Filarmonica de Montevideo (Uruguay). Director and Principal Conductor from Festival appearances have included 1995 to 2000. He also conducted the Chicago’s Grant Park Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (New Summer Music at Harkness Festival in Orleans) in one of their first post-Katrina New London, Connecticut, Lucius Woods concerts in 2006, and returned there Performing Arts Center in Wisconsin, the the following two seasons. In 2013 he Wintergreen Summer Music Festival in conducted La Traviata at the “Il Giglio e’ Virginia, and The Professional Advantage Lirica” Festival on the island of Giglio in opera program in the Marche region Tuscany as part of Italy’s celebration of Italy. He recorded Russell Peck’s of the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s The Thrill of the Orchestra with London’s birth. Last season he not only brought Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. La Traviata to the Victory Theatre stage, but also led performances of Traviata with A native of Livingston, New Jersey, the Indianapolis Opera. This season he Savia graduated from Butler University’s leads the EPO in a concert presentation Jordan College of the Arts. He studied of West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, conducting with Franco Ferrara at the the American composer and conductor Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, who inspired and mentored a very young Italy, and privately with Sixten Ehrling and Alfred Savia and whose 100th Anniversary Otto Werner Mueller (Juilliard School). is celebrated worldwide in 2018. Conducting studies at the American Symphony Orchestra League’s Institute of Maestro Savia has collaborated with Orchestral Studies and the Tanglewood many of the world’s great artists including Music Center led to his first professional Joshua Bell, Andre Watts, Roberta appointment as Assistant Conductor of Peters, Edgar Meyer, Garrick Ohlson, The Omaha Symphony. Subsequently, Frederica von Stade, Judy Collins and he served as Resident Conductor Doc Severinsen. In 2013 he was made a of the Florida Philharmonic and Sagamore of the Wabash.

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SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Angelika Clark Melissa Bethel Stephen R. Best* Kent A. Andrew Nancy Hart Copley Erica Dorfman Birkner Dylan Claywell Daniel Besing Amelia Cottrell Ann Boyd Kenneth Colbert Brad Betsworth* Janice Evans Rebecca Brookman Cletus Davis Charles Blesch Amber Ferguson^ Patricia Bunner Phil Fassett Phil Boyd Constance Harness Colbert^ Bruce Goad Kurtis Bueltmann Jill Hemminger Kelly Coppens David Henze Craig Butler Danniece R. Pam Doerter Nick Hill David Coker Henderson* Michelle Egan Al Jacobs Donald J. Condon Susan Henze Mary Forbes Donna Jeffers Andrew K. Flynn Jamie Hettenbach- Patricia Heubner Michael Kay James M. Gorman Barchett Diane Hill Christopher N. Price AY Hodge Janet Hodge Debbie Howell Nicholas Rhoades Wayne Jones Payton Judd Jane Shafer Jackson Ross Sanford Peter Kline Kerri Kappler- Lynda Johnston Andy Seibert^ Ryan Knight Blanford Diana Kulenkamp Michael Steckler Frank Liberti Wanda Kavanaugh Marilyn Lankford* Joe Wells Ben Luttrull Julie Lauer Peggy Liberti Stephen Marshall Kimberly M. Lehman Lorrie Littrell Joshua D. Mason Libby Marshall Heather Marin Mark K. Powers Wendy Menke Michelle McConnell Robert C. Reinhardt Erika Miller Ruth Metzger Daniel Scavone Kim Moors Lydia Moll Richard Sprinkle Alison Oldham Angela Mullis Donald C. Summers^ Sally M. Perkins Dorcas Newkirk Keegan Tucker Anne Pritchett Linda Palmer David Wright Caitlyn Ricks Beth Pieper Carolyn Scavone Jessica Quates Lee Thomas Vickie Rauch *Section Leader Carrie Ullmer Christie Reagan ^Assistant Section Shawn Voyles JoAnne S. Reinhardt Leader Natalie Wade Chelsea Riley Karen Weck Jana Sallee Pat Welborn Alex Smith Ellen Welcher

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Kerry Glann serves as Associate Director of ChoralKerry Activities at GlannBall State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he conducts the Concert Choir and Women’s Chorus, prepares opera choruses, and teaches conducting and graduate choral literature. He previously taught in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University, conducting choirs, teaching courses in choral music education, and leading the opera program. A native of Huron, Ohio, he holds a B.M. in music education from Bowling Green State University, an M.M. in conducting from Glann also serves as Artistic Director Kent State University, and a D.M.A. in of Masterworks Chorale and Director of choral conducting from the University Music at First Presbyterian Church, both of North Texas, where he led the UNT in Muncie. He is president-elect of the Women’s Chorus, taught undergraduate Indiana Choral Directors Association, and conducting, and was a conducting he taught in the public schools of Ohio for associate in its nationally-recognized five years. early music program. An experienced theatre conductor, Glann Glann has appeared as a guest conductor, spent 17 seasons as musical director of clinician, and adjudicator in states The Huron Playhouse, a professional- across the nation. He recently made grade summer theatre in Huron, Ohio, his international conducting debut in a where he led performances of over thirty program of arias and opera choruses at productions. He is now on the directing the Teatro del Bicentenario in San Juan, staff of the Bigfork Summer Playhouse Argentina. Collegiate choirs under his in Bigfork, Montana. His operatic direction have performed at conferences of conducting credits include I Pagliacci, the Indiana Music Education Association, Il tabarro, Madama Butterfly, The Pirates Ohio Music Education Association, and of Penzance, Trial by Jury, Gallantry, and American Choral Directors Association The Medium. Central/North Central Divisions and with the Canton (Ohio) and Muncie Symphony Glann holds memberships in the American Orchestras. Major projects at Ball State Choral Directors Association, the National include conducting Rutter’s Gloria (2015), Collegiate Choral Organization, and the Carmina Burana (2017), and Chichester Indiana Music Education Association. Psalms (2018). His conducting teachers include Richard Mathey, C.M. Shearer, and Jerry McCoy.

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Ryan Knight is the Assistant Conductor of the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus. Mr. Knight is the Director of Vocal Music andRyan Theatre at North Knight Posey Jr. High School and Sr. High School in Poseyville, Indiana. He conducts four choral ensembles and has several students in his applied voice studio. He also serves as a Site Coordinator for the Indiana Music Education Association. In 2017, he created the Southern Indiana Honor Choir for advanced high school singers.

Recently, his Honor Choir was adopted by Mr. Knight earned his Bachelor of Music in IMEA to become a pilot program for state- Education and Master of Music Education wide installments of “Circle the State With degrees from Murray State University Song” at the high school level. Mr. Knight where he studied Vocal Pedagogy with presented academic research at the Dr. Randall Black and Choral Conducting KMEA state in-service conference and with Dr. Bradley Almquist. hosted an Arts Education workshop for the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English in 2014.

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CONCERT SPONSOR Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 2:00 pm Victory Theatre Alfred Savia, Conductor CHORUS SPONSOR Paula Leggett Chase & Tim Ewing, Vocal Soloists Friends of the Chorus David Chase, Piano Evansville Philharmonic Chorus Kerry Glann, Conductor Ryan Knight, Assistant Conductor Evansville Ballet, Mark Bush, Artistic Director Legacy Dance Company, Angela Paul, Artistic Director Evansville Children’s Choir, Don Travis, Director

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS....AND MORE! BRUCE BROUGHTON/Vinson Overture to Miracle on 34th Street JERRY HERMAN “We Need a Little Christmas” from Mame GANNON, KENT, RAM/Ployhar I’ll Be Home For Christmas Arr. Richard Hayman Here We Come A-Caroling Rodgers & Hammerstein “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music PIOTR ILYCH TCHAIKOVSKY “Spanish Dance” from Nutcracker

How The Grinch Stole Christmas in Narration & Music GEISEL & HAGUE/Naughtin “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” GEISEL & HAGUE/D. Chase “Welcome Christmas”

LEON JESSEL/Gould Parade of the Wooden Soldiers LEROY ANDERSON Sleigh Ride Arr. Todd Sheehan Happy Holidays/Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Arr. Dan Goeller Christmas Carol Sing-Along (words on page 26)

OFFICIAL IT SERVICES PROVIDER Recording or photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.

Steinway is the official piano of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. This project is made possible by the support of the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. 25 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Christmas Carol Sing-Along Including Angels We Have Heard on High, Silent night, Holy night, Joy to the World!, O Come All Ye Faithful, All is calm, all is bright The First Noel, Silent Night, Hark the Round yon virgin mother and child! Herald Angels Sing, Deck the Hall, We Holy Infant so tender and mild, Wish You A Merry Christmas Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Arranged and Orchestrated by Dan Goeller Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King; Angels we have heard on high, Peace on earth, and mercy mild; Sweetly singing o’er the plains: God and sinners reconciled.” And the mountains in reply, Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Echoing their joyous strains. Join the triumph of the skies; Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria! Gloria! With angelic hosts proclaim, Gloria! Gloria! In excelsis Deo! “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Hark! The herald angels sing, Joy to the world! The Lord is come; “Glory to the newborn King.” Let earth receive her King; Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room, Deck the hall with boughs of holly And heav’n and nature sing, Fa la la la la, la la la la. And heav’n and nature sing, ‘Tis the season to be jolly, And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel O Come all ye faithful, Fa la la la la, la la la la. joyful and triumphant, Troll the ancient Yuletide carol. O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem! Fa la la la la, la la la la. Come and behold Him, born the King of angels! We wish you a Merry Christmas, O come, let us adore Him, We wish you a Merry Christmas, O come, let us adore Him, We wish you a Merry Christmas, O come, let us adore Him, And a happy New Year. Christ the Lord! Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, The first noel the angel did say, Good tidings for Christmas Was to certain poor shepherds in And a happy New Year. fields where they lay; We wish you a Merry Christmas, In fields where they lay keeping We wish you a Merry Christmas, their sheep, We wish you a Merry Christmas, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep And a happy New Year. Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! Born is the King of Israel.

CONCERT SPONSOR Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 7:00 pm Sunday,Peppermint December 2, 2018 Pops at 2:00 pm Victory Theatre

GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR Alfred Savia, Conductor C. Wayne Worthington Family Paula Leggett Chase & Tim Ewing, Vocal Soloists David Chase, Piano Evansville Philharmonic Chorus Kerry Glann, Conductor Ryan Knight, Assistant Conductor Evansville Ballet, Mark Bush, Artistic Director Legacy Dance Company, Angela Paul, Artistic Director Evansville Children’s Choir, Don Travis, Director

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS BRUCE BROUGHTON/Vinson Overture to Miracle on 34th Street JERRY HERMAN “We Need a Little Christmas” from Mame GANNON, KENT, RAM/Ployhar I’ll Be Home For Christmas Arr. Richard Hayman Here We Come A-Caroling Rodgers & Hammerstein “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music TORME & WELLS/Lowden The Christmas Song LEROY ANDERSON Sleigh Ride PIOTR ILYCH TCHAIKOVSKY “Spanish Dance” from Nutcracker LEON JESSEL/Gould Parade of the Wooden Soldiers FRANK LOESSER Baby It’s Cold Outside Arr. Todd Sheehan Happy Holidays/Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Intermission(continued on next page)

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CONCERT SPONSOR Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 7:00 pm Sunday,Peppermint December 2, 2018 Pops at 2:00 pm Victory Theatre

Arr. Arthur Harris Adeste Fidelis MORTEN LAURIDSEN O Nata Lux Kerry Glann, Conductor ADOLPHE ADAM Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) TRADITIONAL/David Chase Go Tell It On The Mountain TRADITIONAL/David Chase The First Noel David Chase, Piano; Graham Cullen, Cello

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

GEISEL & HAGUE/Naughtin “You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch” GEISEL & HAGUE/D. Chase “Welcome Christmas” Arr. Dan Goeller Christmas Carol Sing-Along (words on page 33)

OFFICIAL IT SERVICES PROVIDER Recording or photographing any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.

32 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Christmas Carol Sing-Along Including Angels We Have Heard on High, Silent night, Holy night, Joy to the World!, O Come All Ye Faithful, All is calm, all is bright The First Noel, Silent Night, Hark the Round yon virgin mother and child! Herald Angels Sing, Deck the Hall, We Holy Infant so tender and mild, Wish You A Merry Christmas Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Arranged and Orchestrated by Dan Goeller Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King; Angels we have heard on high, Peace on earth, and mercy mild; Sweetly singing o’er the plains: God and sinners reconciled.” And the mountains in reply, Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Echoing their joyous strains. Join the triumph of the skies; Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria! Gloria! With angelic hosts proclaim, Gloria! Gloria! In excelsis Deo! “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Hark! The herald angels sing, Joy to the world! The Lord is come; “Glory to the newborn King.” Let earth receive her King; Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room, Deck the hall with boughs of holly And heav’n and nature sing, Fa la la la la, la la la la. And heav’n and nature sing, ‘Tis the season to be jolly, And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel O Come all ye faithful, Fa la la la la, la la la la. joyful and triumphant, Troll the ancient Yuletide carol. O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem! Fa la la la la, la la la la. Come and behold Him, born the King of angels! We wish you a Merry Christmas, O come, let us adore Him, We wish you a Merry Christmas, O come, let us adore Him, We wish you a Merry Christmas, O come, let us adore Him, And a happy New Year. Christ the Lord! Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, The first noel the angel did say, Good tidings for Christmas Was to certain poor shepherds in And a happy New Year. fields where they lay; We wish you a Merry Christmas, In fields where they lay keeping We wish you a Merry Christmas, their sheep, We wish you a Merry Christmas, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep And a happy New Year. Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! Born is the King of Israel.

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PaulaPaula Leggett Chase Leggett is delighted to return to the EPO! The daughter of Frankie and Charlie Leggett, Paula was born and raised in Evansville.Chase She is thrilled and honored to play her beloved hometown!

BROADWAY: Most recently, Paula appeared in the Chicago premiere of Tootsie the Musical, opening on Broadway April 23rd, 2019 which will mark her 10th Broadway show. She made her Broadway debut in the final cast of the original run of A Chorus Line playing the roles of Judy Turner, Sheila, and Christine during her Paula appeared regularly on The Late tenure with the show. Paula has appeared Show with David Letterman, participating in the original Broadway casts of: Crazy in various skits with guest stars—even For You 1992, Damn Yankees! 1994, Kiss cooking mussels with Jacques Pepin. Me, Kate 1998, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Paula has been privileged to play roles in 2002, The Pajama Game 2004, Curtains the finest regional and stock theatres from 2007, Bye Bye Birdie (Gloria Rasputin) coast to coast, including local professional 2009, and On The 20th Century (Imelda treasure, New Harmony Theatre. Thornton) 2014. Her National Tours include Cabaret (with Joel Grey) 1987-88 Married to Broadway dance arranger and and A Chorus Line 1990. music director David Chase, Paula and David have raised their two sons Kyler, 21 30 Rock fans will recognize Paula as and Dashiell, 17 in Manhattan. Enjoying the wine tossing, pole-dancing “Randi” making music together, The Chase Family from the “Queen of Jordan” episodes. creates close-harmony arrangements of Other TV appearances include: Younger traditional holiday favorites; all four of (Jackie Dunn), The Sound Of Music, Live them participate in the process—it’s truly with Carrie Underwood (nun, Baroness a family affair. They regularly perform Elberfeld), Law & Order (Judge Dorothy for Christmas Eve services at Broadway Parnell), Where In Time Is Carmen Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, Sandiego? (Medeva) Odd Mom Out, and for benefits around town. Please Unforgettable, Feed The Beast, and Bored support music and arts education for all! To Death. In her young showgirl days, www.paulaleggettchase.com

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Tim Ewing is thrilled to be back in EvansvilleTim with theEwing Philharmonic, last performing in the Peppermint Pops Concert in 2005, under the direction of Alfred Savia. A native of Evansville, Mr. Ewing just celebrated 41 Years in New York City as a professional actor/singer. He has performed all over the United States and Internationally. And has had the privilege of working with some of the great composers of our time, Stephen Sondheim, Charles Strouse, Tom Jones/ Harvey Schmidt, Craig Carnelia, William Finn, Miller/Tysen to name a few. He in a very special production of Foxfire, performed in Mamma Mia on Broadway co-starring his mother, actress Kathy and in the National Tour. He was also in Ewing, at the New Harmony Theatre. the original company of Falsettoland at Playwrights Horizons, under the direction Mr. Ewing has recorded two original of James Lapine. albums by Evansville’s own, John Streetman, and starred in his Mr. Ewing’s Television credits include The autobiographical show, Our Little World, Black List, The Good Wife, The Unusuals, directed by John David Lutz. Unbreakable Kimmey Schmidt, Law & Order, Elementary, Difficult People, and Mr. Ewing has done two tours with The Law & Order SVU. Tokyo Philharmonic, playing villains from classic Disney Films, all over Japan and Regional Theatre credits include Frederick Taipei. He has spent the last 20+ years in A Little Night Music, Harold in The working with a Global Diversity and Full Monty, Herr Schultz in Cabaret, Van Inclusion company, raising awareness Helsing in Dracula, the Father in The Burnt through drama. Part Boys, Greg in Sylvia, Max in Lend Me A Tenor, Vanya in Vanya & Sonia & Masha For his family… & Spike, and Marvin in Falsettos. He was

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David Chase has been Music Director, MusicDavid Supervisor and/or Chase Dance Arranger for over 35 Broadway productions over the last 24 years. You can currently hear his dance music on Broadway in Anastasia (also on tour) and Frozen, with Tootsie and a revival of Kiss Me, Kate coming in the spring. Other current tours include Hello, Dolly and Cinderella. He has 2 Emmy nominations for Music Direction for NBC’s live telecasts of The Sound of Music and Peter Pan, and a Grammy nomination for co-producing the Broadway cast album of Nice Work (including their signature “Twelve if You Can Get It. His arrangements have Days of Christmas”), the BBC Concert also been heard in London’s West End Orchestra, the Kennedy Center Honors, (revivals of Guys and Dolls and Evita, Essential Voices USA, the Radio City and the currently-running Dreamgirls). He Christmas Spectacular, as well as for has conducted productions of Carousel, the CW network television series Crazy King and I, and My Fair Lady for the Lyric Ex-Girlfriend. Debuting soon is a choral Opera of Chicago. song-cycle entitled Washington Women, celebrating the inspiring speeches and Beyond the theater, David has written writings of women of all political stripes multiple arrangements for the Boston who have made a positive impact on this Pops and Tanglewood Festival Chorus country. Musical training: Harvard biology.

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Mark Bush received his early training underMark Sylvia Simon Bush in his home city of Evansville and later studied at the prestigious National Academy of Arts in Champaign, Illinois. He continued at the Southwest Ballet Center in Arlington, Texas under Bill Martin-Viscount and the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. He was hand selected by Richard Englund to join American Ballet Theatre’s Ballet Repertory, where he trained under Jeremy Blanton and Gretchen Warren and participated in a Mikhail Baryshnikov choreographic workshop. He later had In 2009, Bush restaged his production a successful career dancing principal of the Nutcracker in Evansville, to a very and soloist roles with Les Grands Ballet excited audience. After opening Evansville Canadiens and Ballet Austin, where he Ballet in January 2010, he brought Act served as Ballet Master. He served as II of Swan Lake and other original works Artistic Director of The Ballet Center and to Evansville. Storybook classics such Ballet Evansville, which he founded. as Peter Pan, Snow White, and The Little Mermaid (with the Philharmonic Youth For five years Bush worked with dance Orchestras) have been performed to companies in central Arkansas. His enthusiastic crowds; the much anticipated Nutcracker for Ballet Arkansas was met “World Premiere” of his Cinderella in May with critical acclaim. With Arkansas of 2015 was met with great acclaim. Festival Ballet he hosted summer Recently, the School of Evansville Ballet workshops with world-renowned faculty, hosted the largest attended-to-date choreographed and staged Something’s summer intensive, Director’s Cut. New and Snow White, and presented Rep@theRep as Artistic Director. Due to its continued growth, The School He served as one of three founding of Evansville Ballet moved to a dynamic judges for the Little Rock based THEA new dance facility on Evansville’s East Foundation Performing Arts Scholarships side in 2014. Evansville Ballet continues program, and he received the Governor’s to flourish because of Mark Bush’s Arts Award Individual Artist Fellowship attention to detail, artistic passion, and from the Arkansas Art Council. commitment to dance and our entire Tri- State community. NUTCRACKER DANCERS Spanish Dance of the Wooden Soldiers Savannah Folz Faith Arnold, Payton Burgener, Abigail Durham, Ella Hutchins, Grace Mohr, Lilly Reising, Lani Spratt, Allison Tieken, Catherine Titzer

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Don Travis began his tenure with the EvansvilleDon Children’s Travis Choir in 2010 as one of its directors. He currently also serves as the Director of Music and Contemporary Worship Coordinator at Methodist Temple as well as the part-time band director at Evansville Lutheran School.

Don is a native of Iowa Park, Texas and Camden, Tennessee. He attended Murray State University, where in 1977 he was awarded a Bachelor of Music in Education, majoring in voice and tuba. Don began his teaching career Community Council, and the Mayor’s with the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Education Roundtable. Upon leaving Corporation in 1977. He retired as the office, he returned to the classroom to Instrumental Music Teacher at North continue teaching music. During his tenure Junior High School in 2016, completing as a band and orchestra director Don, on 39 years as a public-school educator. several occasions, had the opportunity to In 1984 he earned a Master of Music direct the EVSC High School and Middle degree from the University of Evansville. School Honors Band and Orchestra. He From 1977 to 2003, he served as the has served as the guest conductor of the instrumental music teacher in 11 EVSC All-Region Jr. High Band. He has been an schools. In 2003, Don was selected as the adjudicator for the Indiana State School Outstanding Middle School Teacher of Music Association and worked as a site the Year. He was also elected to serve as coordinator for many ISSMA concert and the president of the Evansville Teachers marching band festivals. Association, a position he held until the fall of 2007. During his time as president Don enjoys spending as much time as he of ETA, Don served on the board of the can with wife Susan, their three children Public Education Foundation, the School and five grandchildren.

EVANSVILLE CHILDRENS CHOIR - 2018 Emmy Anderson Aleemia Henderson Esther Skavinski Grace Anderson Khymarion Horne Karina Skavinski Lilly Anderson Katelyn Miller Lorena Skavinski Allie Garcia Alyssa Pugh Embree Wade Elle Gensic TJ Reagan Riley Wike Abigail Gilmore Brooklynn Reich Evey Wright Audra Hague Evelyn Scheller

ANGELA PAUL, Artistic Director/Choreographer

DANCERS Welcome Christmas You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch Grace Altheide Mikayla Bailey Emilia Bockting Isabella Barnett Emmerson Goebel Adalynn Beck Liam Paul Madison Cooper Ava Wheeler Aly Edmondson Arabelle Williams Savannah Goebel Amalia Zirkle Paisley Holmes Maddie Zimmer Samantha McCutchan Edith Rodocker Sleigh Ride Ella Rowe Olivia Arvin Lily Zimmer Laurelei Berry Jayli Cain Rockette Jozalin Cain Arianna Ballard Brooklyn Cooper Regan Happe Lilly Cosgrove Abby Jackson Lucy Dierlam Kristin Norris Norah Dierlam Caroline Raley Layla Dillon Bricelynn Shields Claire Fehrenbacher Gretchen Simonson Rachel Freeman Olivia Williams-Fonner Sydney Goebel Margo Wittmer Kennedy Hester Adison Young Madyson Humphrey Kiera Lindauer Paisley Nutt Avary Sisk Makenna White

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Friday, December 7, 2018 MessiahAt 7:00 pm By Candlelight Trinity United Methodist Church MESSIAH EVANSVILLE Concert Sponsor: Evansville, Indiana Phyllis R. Grimm Chorus Sponsor: Saturday, December 8, 2018 Friends of the Chorus At 7:00 pm EST MESSIAH JASPER St. Joseph Catholic Church Concert Sponsors: Jasper, Indiana Father Ray Brenner Dubois County EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Community Foundation Alfred Savia, Conductor Dr. Daniel C. Eby - Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine David & Julie Fuhs EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC CHORUS German American Bank Kerry Glann, Conductor Jasper Engine & Transmission Ryan Knight, Assistant Conductor Kenneth & Jane Krempp Meyer Distributing Alvin C. Ruxer Foundation Katherine Jolly, Soprano St. Joseph Catholic Church Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, Mezzo-Soprano Jim & Pat Thyen Jesse Donner, Tenor Uebelhor Chevy Cadillac Toyota Timothy LeFebvre, Baritone

Messiah by George Frideric Handel Part I Sinfonia Orchestra Comfort ye, comfort ye my people Tenor recitative Ev’ry valley shall be exalted Tenor aria And the glory, the glory of the Lord Chorus Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts Bass recitative But who may abide the day of His coming Alto aria And He shall purify Chorus Behold, a virgin shall conceive Alto recitative O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Alto aria/Chorus For behold, darkness shall cover the earth Bass recitative The people that walked in darkness Bass aria For unto us a Child is born Chorus Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) Orchestra There were shepherds abiding in the field Soprano recitative And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them Soprano recitative And the angel said unto them Soprano recitative And suddenly there was with the angel Soprano recitative

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43 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Messiah By Candlelight Glory to God in the highest Chorus Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion Soprano aria Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d Alto recitative He shall feed his flock like a shepherd Soprano/Alto duet His yoke is easy, His burden is light Chorus

Part II Behold the Lamb of God Intermission Chorus He was despised and rejected Alto aria Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrow Chorus And with His stripes we are healed Chorus All we like sheep have gone astray Chorus All they that see Him, laugh Him to Scorn Tenor recitative He trusted in God that He would deliver Him Chorus Lift up your heads, O ye gates Chorus Unto which of the angels said He Tenor recitative Let all the angels of God worship Him Chorus Why do the nations so furiously rage Bass aria Let us break their bonds asunder Chorus He that dwelleth in Heaven Tenor recitative Thou shalt break them Tenor aria Hallelujah! Chorus

Part III I know that my Redeemer liveth Soprano aria Since by man came death Chorus Behold, I tell you a mystery Bass recitative The trumpet shall sound Bass aria Worthy is the Lamb; Amen Chorus

MESSIAH SPECIAL THANKS Reverend Dr. Todd Gile, trustees, staff and members of Trinity United Methodist Church Father Ray Brenner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana University of Evansville (Portative Organ)

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44 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON MESSIAH ORCHESTRA VIOLIN 1 VIOLA BASSOON Alan Snow Mark Hatlestad Ed Lacy Mia Laity Christopher Alley Kathryn Savia Seido Karasaki TRUMPET Sheryl Schuster Tim Zifer Maria Mastropaolo CELLO Tim Smith Tatiana Dunn Graham Cullen Jennifer Farny TIMPANI VIOLIN 2 Todd Sheehan Jia-Rong Gan BASS Carol Dallinger Greg Olson ORGAN Anne Fiedler Kristin Jones Elizabeth Heiger OBOE Lisa Lance Elizabeth Robertson HARPSICHORD Bonnie Farr Tom Drury

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Soprano Katherine Jolly has appeared inKatherine leading coloratura and soubretteJolly roles in multiple seasons with companies including Opera Theatre Saint Louis, Houston Grand Opera, Florida Grand Opera, New York City Opera, Virginia Opera, Amarillo Opera, Union Avenue Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, and Piedmont Opera, appearing with conductors including George Manahan, Stephen Lord, Michael Christie, Stuart Robinson, and Jerry Steichen. She has performed with organizations including the Phoenix Symphony, the The soprano was a National Grand Richmond Symphony, Chamber Project Finalist Winner of the 2006 Metropolitan STL, Bach Society of Saint Louis, Opera National Council Auditions and and Sacramento Choral Arts Society. has received career grants awards from Upcoming appearances include a world the George London Foundation and premiere with the Quad Cities Symphony Opera Theatre Saint Louis, among others. Orchestra, a debut with Chicago Opera Dr. Jolly received the Doctor of Musical Theatre, in Moby Dick and recitals at Arts and Master of Music degrees from Indiana University and Randolph College. the University of Cincinnati, College- Katherine’s first label recording of new Conservatory of Music and is an Assistant works with pianist Emily Yap Chua will Professor of Voice at Indiana University. be released on PARMA records in 2019.

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Katherine Calcamuggio Katherine Calcamuggio Donner is an award-winning mezzo-soprano. CalcamuggioDonner has been featured in important role and company debuts across the United States, eliciting kudos for her “soaring, rich voice” (The Miami Herald), her “polished musical and dramatic characterizations” (Kurt Weill Newsletter) and her “fine coloratura technique” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and as Favorite operatic appearances include the soprano soloist in John Corigliano’s leading roles in HMS Pinafore as Mr. Tambourine Man. An active recitalist, Buttercup, Bon Appetit as Julia Child she has been traveling across the (Opera on the James), Ariadne auf Naxos country with the Piatigorsky Foundation as Komponist (University of Michigan), performing recitals. Hansel and Gretl as Hansel (Syracuse Opera) and Giulio Cesare as Sesto Ms. Calcamuggio received her DMA from (Florida Grand Opera). University of Michigan and is currently an Assistant Professor of Voice at University The past several seasons, Ms. of Louisville. Calcamuggio has been performing as a mezzo-soprano soloist with orchestras in Handel’s Messiah, Verdi’s Requiem,

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A recent graduate of the Ryan Opera CenterJesse at the Lyric Donner Opera of Chicago, tenor Jesse Donner has already distinguished himself on the operatic and concert stage with his “fresh and juicy” (Chicago Tribune) voice. This season he will join the Louisville Orchestra as the soloist in Mozart’s Requiem and Handel’s Messiah, return to the Chicago Philharmonic to solo on their Concert for Peace as part of their Polish Festival, and will sing on the Fall Gala Concert for Toledo Opera. This season also brings his company debut with Dupage a concert performance of Lennie Small Opera as Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus). In (Of Mice And Men) with the Grant Park 2017-2018, Mr. Donner made his debut Orchestra, where he “came into his own with Union Avenue Opera as Ismaele with his touching portrait of the simple- (Nabucco) and sang the Emporer Alteum minded Lennie” (Chicago Tribune). He has (Turandot) with Cedar Rapids Opera. also sung with Chicago’s Civic Orchestra in Poulenc’s Les Mamelles De Tirésias During his tenure at the Lyric Opera of and Mozart’s Great Mass In C Minor and Chicago, where he was commended the Adrian Symphony as tenor soloist in by the Chicago Classical Review for his Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. “polished” and “heroic” tenor, Mr. Donner sang Froh (Das Rheingold), First Armored Mr. Donner won the 2015 Luminarts Man (Die Zauberflöte), Abdallo (Nabucco), Fellowship and the Bel Canto grand Der Kellner (Der Rosenkavalier), Diener prize, received the 2014 George Shirley (Capriccio), Walther (Tannhäuser) and Award for Opera Performance, a special Flavio (Norma) on the mainstage. He encouragement award from the 2014 also covered Normanno (Lucia Di Metropolitan Opera National Council Lammermoor), Helenus (Les Troyens), Regional Auditions, and first place in Lensky (Eugene Onegin) General Alfredo in the 2012 Michigan Friends of Opera the world premiere of Bel Canto, Ismaele Competition. A native of Des Moines, (Nabucco), Walter (The Passenger), and IA, Mr. Donner completed graduate and Drum Major (Wozzeck). post-graduate studies at the University of Michigan and received a Bachelor of Mr. Donner’s concert appearances include Music degree from Iowa State University. an excerpt from Troilus And Cressida with the Civic Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis,

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Nationally acclaimed baritone Timothy LeFebvreTimothy has wide-ranging LeFebvre experience from the operatic stage to the concert hall. Recent performances include Haydn’s Mass in Time of War with Symphoria (Syracuse, NY), Vaughan-Williams’ Dona nobis pacem with Kent State University; Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with NE Pennsylvania Bach Festival; Germont in La Traviata with Erie Chamber Orchestra and Tri-Cities Opera; Messiah with Wichita Symphony, Toledo Symphony and Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra; Holiday Concerts with West Virginia Symphony; His frequently performed opera roles Elijah with the Evansville Philharmonic; include Rigoletto, Sharpless (Madama Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Butler Butterfly), Germont (La Traviata), County Symphony (Butler, PA); Brahms’ Count (Le nozze di Figaro), Falke (Die Requiem and Mahler’s Lieder eines Fledermaus), Marcello and Shaunard fahrenden Gesellen with Symphoria (La Bohème) and Father (Hansel and (Syracuse, NY); and Beethoven’s Mass Gretel ). LeFebvre’s operatic experience in C and Ninth Symphony with Berkshire features performances with Central City Choral Festival. Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Sarasota Opera, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, Mr. LeFebvre has appeared in concert with Syracuse Opera, Indianapolis Opera, the Jacksonville Symphony, Indianapolis Opera Delaware, and Opera Theater Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Pops of Pittsburgh. Orchestra, Wichita Symphony, Pensacola Symphony, Symphoria (Syracuse), Butler Mr. LeFebvre graduated with honors County Symphony Orchestra, Toledo from Carnegie Mellon University Symphony, West Virginia Symphony and Binghamton University and is Orchestra, Vermont Symphony, Minnesota currently Associate Professor of Voice Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. American Symphony Orchestra, Future engagements include Britten’s Pittsburgh Symphony, Spokane War Requiem with Wichita Symphony, Symphony, Binghamton Philharmonic, Handel’s Messiah with Binghamton Rochester Bach Festival, Berkshire Downtown Singers, Mahler’s Lieder eines Choral Festival, New Dominion Chorale, fahrenden Gesellen with Butler County Williamsport Symphony, Orchestra of Symphony, and Elijah with The State the Southern Finger Lakes, Syracuse College Choral Society (Penn State). Chamber Music Society, the Skaneateles Festival and the Marlboro Music Festival. He has also appeared in concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall.

49 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Program Notes MESSIAH GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)

Handel settled permanently in England in 1712. He wanted to make his reputation and fortune there as an opera composer. For many years he was successful in that endeavor, becoming the director of the Royal Academy of Music, an enterprise sponsored partially by the king for the production of Italian-style opera, Handel’s specialty. But the public’s taste always changes, and Handel became the victim of the fickle crowd in 1728, when London went crazy over the first English ballad with the English tongue you would have opera, The Beggar’s Opera. Little by little, sworn it had been Welch,” according to the Academy’s loyal subscribers lost a review. interest in stilted Italian opera in favor of the more earthy and entertaining ballad Handel still did not give up Italian opera, operas which were now capturing the however. He continued to write new operas city’s theaters. and revive old ones, and his struggling company continued to present them. But Handel was not the sort of composer to each spring also brought some new or dabble in such low-brow pastiches as revised oratorio, the best known of which The Beggar’s Opera, no matter how included Alexander’s Feast, Saul and financially successful they had become. Israel in Egypt. Steadfast, he clinged to his operatic enterprise which he now operated by By the spring of 1741, it looked as though himself. The company struggled along Handel had worn out his welcome in with more failures than successes. Then England. Deidamia, his last opera, was a during Lent in 1732, an event took place dismal failure, and the oratorio Saul had that affected the future direction of only one performance. Rumors spread Handel’s career and permanently changed in London to the effect that Handel was English musical history. Handel’s Esther considering moving back to the continent. was performed. It was the first oratorio Then in August, Handel received an ever given in London, and it created quite invitation to present a concert for the a stir. That May, Handel presented six more benefit of Dublin’s charities. Using a performances of Esther, which the public libretto by Charles Jennens (author of received enthusiastically, in spite of his Saul), Handel composed the Messiah Italian singers that “made such rare work between August 22 and September

50 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Program Notes 14—a total of 24 days! The pressure I. The prophesy and realization of God’s of the upcoming trip and the need to Plan to redeem mankind by the coming compose a second oratorio (Sampson, of the Messiah; completed October 29) must have had influenced his speed. But the astonishing II. The accomplishment of redemption thing is that a work written in such haste by the sacrifice of Jesus, mankind’s should be such a consistent and peerless rejection of God’s offer and mankind’s masterpiece of inspiration. One might even utter defeat when trying to oppose the speak of divine inspiration, for Handel power of the Almighty; and once declared, “When I composed the ‘Hallelujah Chorus,’ I did think I did see III. A Hymn of Thanksgiving for the final all Heaven before me and the great God overthrow of Death. Himself.” The resounding success of Messiah and other Handel works in Dublin Moreover, Larsen identifies sections or during 1741-42 virtually inaugurated a new subgroups of movements within each career for the composer, though it was Part, and these are used as a frame for not without its difficulties. The London the following description. premiere of Messiah in 1743 had to be billed simply as “a new sacred oratorio,” Nos. 2-4 comprise a section that might since its title might be offensive to the be called “God’s Promise,” forming a puritanical element. Unfortunately, that prologue to the entire oratorio. The tenor was not enough, for Messiah was a failure recitative and aria promise comfort and at first, and only began to gain some the following chorus stresses the prophesy success in 1750 when Handel conducted of God’s Word. The next section (Nos. it for charity. 5-7) is a counter-prologue emphasizing the distance and difference between However, Messiah, more than any other Humankind and God. The resounding oratorio, set the trajectory for Handel’s bass recitative and aria represent the reemergence as a composer. Of course, it Old Testament God of vengeance, whose turned out to be the trajectory of a rocket purging powers are stressed in the chorus to the stars for Handel’s future place in “And He Shall Purify.” music and in the hearts of his listeners. The message of joy resumes with Nos. Messiah opens, as do many large-scale 8 and 9, as the alto recitative predicts works by Handel, with an overture in the the immaculate conception. The aria, “O French style (No. 1): a slow, somewhat Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion,” chordal section in sharply defined erupts into a chorus on the same text. rhythms precedes a lively, flowing fugue. Nos. 10-12 are Isaiah’s depiction of the The oratorio proper is then divided emergence from darkness into light. into three large “Parts” which, in the Handel takes the undulation string motive words of Messiah expert Jens Peter from the atmospheric bass recitative, Larsen, represent: “For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth,” and turns it into the “walking” accompaniment of the following aria, “The People That Walked in Darkness.”

51 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Program Notes The full light of the message comes in the Tradition has it that at Messiah’s premiere, chorus, “For Unto Us a Child Is Born,” the audience was so moved that it stood with its sudden outbursts on the words up together spontaneously, thus beginning “Wonderful” and “Counsellor.” the tradition of standing during this chorus.

The next section (Nos. 13-17) represents Part III opens with the meditative soprano the traditional Nativity story involving the aria, “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth.” shepherds visited by angels. It begins with Resurrection and thanksgiving for the a purely instrumental episode, the famous defeat of death is the theme of this and “Pastoral Symphony,” and proceeds with the following numbers. It is carried out in angelic soprano recitatives capped by the choral recitative, “Since By Man Came a chorus of “a multitude of the heav’nly Death” (No. 46), and the bass recitative host” proclaiming “Glory to God…” The and aria (Nos. 47 and 48) that deal with the final section of Part I (Nos. 18-21) predicts Last Judgement when “The Trumpet Shall some of Christ’s good works on earth. The Sound, and the Dead Shall Be Raised” soprano aria, “Rejoice Greatly,” leads to (featuring, of course, a trumpet solo). an alto recitative and the aria, “He Shall Feed His Flock.” Here, gently rocking The chorus that begins “Worthy is the rhythms recall the “Pastoral Symphony” Lamb” (No. 53) is the conclusion to Part heard earlier. Instead of a resounding and III as well as the epilogue to the entire grand concluding chorus, Handel gives oratorio. It is in three sections, the first of us “His Yoke Is Easy,” a masterful essay which is a majestic choral recitative. The in choral transparency. In Part II, “And middle section (“Blessing and honor...”) with His Stripes We Are Healed,” has a becomes more contrapuntal and more famous angular theme that Mozart (a later excited through the powerful jabs of its adapter of Messiah) appropriated for the repeated-note theme. Finally comes a Kyrie of his Requiem. “All We Like Sheep” climactic “Amen” that is Handel at his exemplifies Handel’s penchant for word finest. From that point, as 18th century writer painting on the words “turned” and “astray.” Charles Burney has described it,

Probably Messiah’s most agitated …the subject (theme) is divided, subdivided, moments come in the bass aria, “Why Do inverted, enriched with counter-subjects, the Nations So Furiously Rage Together?” and made subservient to many ingenious (No. 40) and the tenor aria, “Thou Shalt and latent purposes of harmony, melody, Break Them.” In both, the orchestra aids and imitation. the voice in painting the text. The bustling texture of the former suggests turmoil and And, we may add, the effect is as close as vain “counsel” against the Lord, while the any composer has come to suggesting a broken and leaping figures in the latter heavenly choir. literally represent breaking “like a potter’s vessel.” The rousing conclusion to Part II is the famous “Hallelujah!” chorus.

52 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON 53 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON 54 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Robert Moody, CONCERT SPONSOR Saturday, January 26, 2019 At 7:00 pm Friends of Robert Moody VictoryGuest Theatre Conductor GUEST ARTISTS SPONSOR

Robert Moody, Conductor Evansville Philharmonic Chorus Kerry Glann, Conductor CHORUS SPONSORS Ryan Knight, Assistant Conductor Lauren & Lee Veazey Maribeth Schroeder Claassen Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Soprano Susan Schroeder Fuller EPYO Alumni Friends of the Chorus

MASON BATES Auditorium

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A major, Opus 90, “Italian” Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto moderato Saltarello: Presto

JOHN RUTTER IntermissionRequiem Requiem Aeternam Out of the Deep Pie Jesu Sanctus Agnus Dei The Lord Is My Shepherd Lux Aeterna

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Robert Moody begins his second full seasonRobert as Music Director Moody of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in 2018/2019. The MSO is at the launching-place of an incredibly exciting new chapter in its history, and Maestro Moody is at the forefront of that growth, both artistically and structurally. He is also Music Director of the lauded Arizona Musicfest, boasting one of the finest festival orchestras in North America. Players hail from the top orchestras in the world, including the Vienna and New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestra, Spoleto Festival USA, Brevard Music Boston, Chicago and San Francisco Center, Sewanee Festival, Eastern Symphony, and the Metropolitan Music Festival, PortOpera, Oregon Bach Opera Orchestra. Festival, Opera Carolina, and Des Moines Metro Opera. In 2018 Moody completed an eleven-year tenure as Music Director for the Portland Moody served as Associate, then (Maine) Symphony, and thirteen-year Resident Conductor, of The Phoenix tenure as Music Director of the Winston- Symphony (AZ) from 1998 through Salem Symphony (NC). He led both 2006. Prior to Phoenix, he was organizations to unprecedented artistic Assistant, then Associate Conductor heights, and both orchestras are now for the Evansville (IN) Philharmonic st model 21 century regional orchestra Orchestra, Music Director (and founder) success stories. of the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and director of Evansville Guest Conducting includes Chicago Philharmonic Chorus. Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and A native of South Carolina, Moody holds the orchestras of Toronto, Houston, degrees from Furman University and the Indianapolis, Detroit, Seattle, Ft. Worth, Eastman School of Music. He has served San Antonio, Buffalo, Louisville, Slovenian on boards of YMCA, AIDs Care Services, Philharmonic, Cape Town (S. Africa) and WDAV Classical Radio. He is an avid Philharmonic, and Orquestra Filharmónica runner, and now runs the St. Jude half- Bogotá (Colombia). Opera and Festival marathon in Memphis each year. conducting includes Santa Fe Opera,

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Hailed Margaret for her “clear, bright tone” (Cleveland Classical) and described as “fiery, wild, and dangerous” (Classical CarpenterVoice North Carolina), sopranoHaigh Margaret Carpenter Haigh is a soloist and chamber musician based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Recent solo engagements include Handel’s Messiah with the © Nicolas Haigh Memphis and Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestras; BWV 105 Herr, hehe nicht ins Gericht with the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra; Bach’s B minor Mass with Bach Akademie Charlotte and American Bach Soloists Academy, and Del Tredici’s American Bach Soloists Academy under An Alice Symphony with the Portland Jeffrey Thomas (San Francisco, CA). Symphony (ME). Alongside organist and Touring engagements have taken her to harpsichordist Nicolas Haigh, Margaret is Israel, Germany, and France under the co-founder of L’Académie du Roi Soleil, baton of Timothy Brown, and she has an ensemble specializing in French music been featured as a soloist in the Easter at from the time of Louis XIV and with which King’s Concert Series in King’s College she has performed in venues including Chapel, Cambridge. York Minster; New College Chapel, Oxford; and Clare College Chapel, Cambridge. Margaret holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University; the University 2018-2019 engagements include débuts of Cambridge, where she was a Gates with Arizona MusicFest and Evansville Cambridge Scholar; and the University of Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as North Carolina at Greensboro. She was a concerts with Newberry Consort (Chicago, 2018 recipient of Early Music America’s IL), Alchymy Viols (Indianapolis, IN), Summer Workshop Scholarship. Recent Apollo’s Fire (Cleveland, OH), Wyoming scholarship includes work on physical Baroque (Sheridan, WY), Bach Akademie gesture in the madrigal repertoire of the Charlotte (NC), and Winston-Salem concerto delle donne in late sixteenth- Symphony (NC). Margaret has been century Ferrara. For more information, privileged to perform as a Britten-Pears visit www.margaretcarpenterhaigh.com. Young Artist under Mark Padmore at the Aldeburgh Festival (UK) and at the

57 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Written by Bill Hemminger Program Notes AUDITORIUM MASON BATES

Currently composer-in-residence at Kennedy Center, Mason Bates, born in 1977, was named 2018 Composer of the Year by Musical America. He has written many works for orchestra, including Anthology of Fantastic Zoology, inspired by a Jorge Luis Borges’ story, as well as a violin concerto; and his opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs opened at the Santa Fe Opera in 2017. Well-known choral group Chanticleer recently recorded his 12-part song Sirens, a hauntingly beautiful setting of Heine’s poem Die Lorelei. His period Baroque instruments that sounds mission, in his own telling of it, is to bring in counterpoint with the live playing of classical music to new audiences; his the orchestra. Bates himself explains: work also stretches the definition of that “Essentially it is work for two orchestras— music. A graduate of Columbia University one live, one dead,” and he likes to think (in literature) and The Juilliard School of his composition as a “Baroque thriller.” (in composition), Bates is also a DJ and The two orchestras are displaced in works in that capacity under the name DJ time and in tonality, since by convention Masonic. Among many encomiums he has Baroque ensembles tuned a half-step garnered is this assessment of the work of lower than contemporary practice allows. the young composer: “His music enlivens This musical fact sets up the amusing imaginative narrative forms with novel beginning of the work, where the conductor orchestral writing, the harmonies of jazz, tries to “tune” the orchestras twice, with and the rhythms of techno.” the electronic sound trailing off (in more ways than one), eerily dissonant. Mason Tonight’s work Auditorium plays on several Bates’ Auditorium was commissioned tropes. Before you listen, you might ask and performed by the San Francisco yourself the following questions: To what Symphony in 2016. degree is the past alive in the present? How much does present-day music owe The first orchestral work Mason Bates ever to music and music performances of the wrote was Free Variations for Orchestra, past? How does the sound of ancient commissioned and premiered by Robert (in this case, Baroque) music inform our Moody and the Evansville Philharmonic understanding of music today? Written Youth Orchestra in 1994. for modern orchestra and electronica, Auditorium makes use of a recording of

58 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Program Notes SYMPHONY NO. 4, “ITALIAN” FELIX MENDELSSOHN

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1947), German composer, pianist, organist and conductor, wrote symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano and chamber music. His best- known works include incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Violin Concerto in E-minor, the String Octet, and Lieder ohne Worte (“Songs Without Words”) for piano. Like Mozart (and like his own sister Fanny), Mendelssohn was exceedingly precocious. His famous String Octet dates from his sixteenth year, and he had already written symphonies and chamber works A very popular performer and conductor by that time. At the age of 12 the young in Britain, he made critical editions of the musician was introduced to an aged Goethe, oratorios of Handel (and wrote one of his and a warm relationship developed between own, Elijah, performed by the EPO in 2016). the philosopher-poet and the Wunderkind. His conservative musical tastes also kept him at a distance from many of the self- Felix and his three siblings enjoyed the best styled Romantic composers of the time—like of liberal education; the children’s upbringing Berlioz, Liszt, and Wagner—whose popularity included training in the arts, literature, in many ways eclipsed that of Mendelssohn languages, and philosophy. Prominent in the latter half of the century. scientists and intellectuals gathered at the family home, which became a nexus of Though not much impressed with Rome, cultural activity in an important world capital, Mendelssohn did enjoy his Italian travels, Berlin. Young Mendelssohn also benefitted which provided inspiration for his fourth from the expansive social and intellectual symphony, first performed in 1833. The first opportunities that travel may provide. While movement, like much of Mendelssohn’s best in his early 20s, Felix began to travel widely, music, is characterized by a scherzando- making the first of his many trips to Britain in like charm. The final movement, with its 1829 (he especially loved Scotland), then to tempo indication presto, makes uninhibited Italy, Austria, and Switzerland. use of the Italian dance form, the saltarello, in its homage to the home of Virgil, Dante, Mendelssohn had a very traditional musical and Michelangelo. One critic has noted formation, which is one reason why he that Mendelssohn has created “delightful was drawn to the music of J. S. Bach and portraits [and] descriptive pieces.” Surely why, in 1829 (at the age of 20!), he did the this symphony gives evidence of the truth musical world a service by performing the of that observation. all-but-forgotten St. Matthew’s Passion.

59 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Program Notes REQUIEM JOHN RUTTER

English composer, conductor, and music editor John Rutter was born in 1945. His first choral compositions were performed when he was an undergraduate at Cambridge. Later, he took an appointment as director of music at Clare College, Cambridge, successfully leading the college choir to international prominence. In 1981 he formed his own group, The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has produced innumerable recordings, mostly of sacred choral repertoire, and received many awards. His vast musical output—larger works such as Gloria (a setting of the second part The first movement, Requiem aeternam, of the ordinary of the mass), Magnificat (a begins with the steady beat of the tympani just musical setting of the canticle of Mary in Luke prior to the entrance of human voices, chant- 1), and Requiem (a musical setting of the mass like, and incorporates the Kyrie eleison (“Lord for the dead or in honor of the dead), as well have mercy”). Movement two, Out of the deep as myriad individual choral compositions— (Psalm 130), starts with a lovely cello solo; are performed throughout the world today in voices enter and then make plangent requests churches and secular venues alike. for mercy. The Pie Jesu follows, with text taken from the Catholic mass, and in this section a Rutter completed Requiem in 1985, and like beautiful soprano solo voice pleads that Jesus most other composers of requiem masses, intercede to assure that people might have a he chose not to set portions of the original peaceful death. A surprisingly lively setting of Latin text (which appears in the Catholic the Sanctus follows: bells add to its brilliant liturgy) while adding a personal selection of orchestration, and the section includes the texts, some from the Anglican 1662 Book Hosanna and the Benedictus. Movement six, of Common Prayer. Gone is the dramatic, Agnus Dei, interpolates the English words almost violent Dies irae (“Day of wrath, the “Man that is born of a woman hath but a short day that will dissolve the world in ashes”) time to live” within the Latin text; then, new that so operatically colors Verdi’s Requiem; musical ideas are introduced as the chorus also absent is the Libera me (“Deliver me, o sings “I am the resurrection and the life” from Lord, from death eternal on that awful day”). the Book of Common Prayer. A flowing oboe Rutter has said that he does not think of solo introduces “The Lord is my shepherd” himself as a particularly religious man while (Psalm 23), which Rutter had written earlier acknowledging nonetheless that he feels quite and added to his assembling of this mass; spiritual. His Requiem seems to support that a quintessentially serene musical statement, observation: it offers a musical meditation it ends with the quiet intonings of the oboe. on the universal themes of life and death, The final movement, Lux aeterna, combines done with consummate writing for human English words (“Blessed are the dead who die voice and orchestral instruments but with no in the Lord”) with the Latin text and ends with musical suggestion of divine wrath or eternal a calming, declamatory setting of “I will dwell punishment. As is so typical of Rutter’s works, in the house of the Lord forever.” the focus throughout is uplifting and positive.

60 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON 61 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON 62 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Country CONCERT SPONSORS Saturday, February 9, 2019 At 7:00 pm THOMAS A + SHARON K Legends RUDER Victory Theatre FOUNDATION A believer in smart, charitable giving. Robert & Marianna Wright Richard12/8/14 P. Curby1 & Collynn Pearl Alfred Savia, Conductor GUEST ARTIST SPONSOR Rachel Potter & Patrick Thomas, Vocalists The Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway

Magnificent Seven Sally Gooden Crazy Georgia On My Mind Coal Miner's Daughter Hoedown from Rodeo Friends In Low Places Harper Valley PTA Johnny Cash Medley: Folsom Prison Blues, Jackson, Ring of Fire Son of a Preacher Man

IntermissionWild, Wild West Kenny Rogers Medley Jolene On the Road Again, Always On My Mind Billy Ray Cyrus: Achy Breaky Heart I Will Always Love You The Devil Went Down to Georgia Breathe 9 to 5

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63 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON VOCALIST

Rachel Potter, hailing from St. Petersburg, Florida,Rachel began her professionalPotter career at Walt Disney World, singing as Ariel, Belle and Nemo. Her first break into the world of musical theater came when she appeared on MTV’s Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods, where she placed in the top 15.

She had the honor of touring with the National Tour of the smash hit, Wicked, where she played Glinda. She later made her Broadway debut as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family, playing written up in Billboard, Rolling Stone, and opposite both Bebe Neuwirth and Huffington Post, to name a few. She has Brooke Shields as Morticia. Next, she many well known collaborations with the originated the roll of the Mistress in the a capella groups VoicePlay and Voctave. Tony Nominated revival of Evita. She is For the past 4 years, she has been touring featured on the Original Broadway Cast the country with Country Legends. Recording singing her standout song, “Another Suitcase in Another Hall.” She is now a member of the band Steel Union, a fresh country trio made up With a piece of heart having always of herself, Josh Matheny and Donny been in country music, she left behind Fallgatter. These three friends are making the “Great White Way” to find her waves in Nashville and across the place among the neon lights of Music country, hooking audiences with their City. Potter went on to become a Top catchy melodies, impressive vocals, and 12 finalist on season 3 of FOX’s The X infectious harmonies. Their debut, self- Factor, earning international praise for her titled EP is available now wherever music country rendition of Queen’s “Somebody is sold or streamed. to Love.” Her take on the classic tune, which has now reached over 40 million Rachel resides in Nashville where she views on YouTube, is featured on her solo also works as a session singer, vocal album, “Not So Black and White.” coach, and headshot photographer. She is now playing her most important Rachel enjoyed a fruitful solo career, role yet — “Mommy” to Jude. releasing 2 solo albums, being played on CMT, multiple viral cover videos, and being

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Patrick Thomas, a native of Colleyville, Texas,Patrick is a Nashville-based Thomas recording artist and was a finalist on Season 1 of NBC’s hit show The Voice. He recently made a guest appearance as a music city mentor on the first season of Lifetime Network’s Chasing Nashville.

An accomplished pianist and guitarist, he was also a staff writer for Cornman Music/ Warner Chappell from 2011-2013, signed with Brett James (Jesus Take the Wheel and We Went Out Last Night). Patrick also starred in the world premiere of The Hank performing multiple times a week at the Legacy produced by Studio Tenn out of Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar in Nashville, Franklin, Tennessee, which enjoyed wide- Tennessee. Patrick is a featured soloist spread critical acclaim and he spent time for Country Legends, in which he will also in New York starring as Billy Crocker in perform with the Phoenix and Anchorage Anything Goes. Symphonies. He is also a graduate of Vanderbilt University’s Blair School Currently, Patrick stays busy writing of Music. music, touring as a band leader for a number of recording artists, as well as

65 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON 66 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON adopt musician x ADOPTED MUSICIANS ADOPTED BY… Lisa Lance Violin II Mr. & Mrs. Bill Muller Lee Veazey Bass Donald C. Summers Ron Tucker Bassoon Ellen Claire Topper & Cody Matsel Barbara Josenhans Horn Mark & Shelah Powers Tim Smith Trumpet Dr. David & Kendra Schultz/ Evansville Primary Care Cristian Codreanu Horn Dr. & Mrs. Philip C. Fisher

For information about how you can adopt a musician, call Phil Fassett, Development Committee Chairman, at 812/425-5050

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The EvansvilleRecognition Philharmonic of Orchestra our Generous depends on its Donors sponsors and donors for 62% of its annual income. The Philharmonic gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following concert and guest artist sponsors and program underwriters, as well as those individuals, businesses, and family foundations whose charitable giving totals $150 or more to the Endowment Fund, Philharmonic Fund or in-kind gifts of $1,000 or more. The Philharmonic Fund encompasses all outright gifts applied to artistic and operating expenses incurred by the Orchestra in pursuit of our mission: “to engage our community in the powerful experience of live symphonic music.” The following recognition categories reflect the cumulative total of each donor’s gifts received or pledged between November 13, 2017 and November 13, 2018 and applied to the most recent appropriate season.

SYMPHONY CIRCLE GOLD COMPOSER’S CIRCLE GOLD Mr. & Mrs. Bill Muller ($30,000-$39,999) ($10,000-$14,999) Rug Merchant (In-Kind) Arts Council of Louis B. Cady MD, Inc. Alvin C. Ruxer Foundation Southwestern Indiana Phil & Linda Palmer Fassett Dr. David & Kendra Schultz/ Evansville Philharmonic Guild Mr. & Mrs. Cedric Hustace Evansville Primary Care Friends of the Chorus (In-Kind) Seek & Find Consignments Indiana Arts Commission Lewis Bakeries, Inc. St. Joseph Catholic Church Helen & Gordon McKinney [Bunny Bread] Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Templeton Memorial Concert Trust John & Robyn Musgrave Mrs. Leanna M. Thomas John C. & Diane Schroeder Thomas A. & Sharon K. Ruder Lauren & Lee Veazey Vectren Corporation Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Mell B. Welborn, Jr. Patricia H. Snyder Foundation Cynthia Wolfe SYMPHONY CIRCLE SILVER Toyota Motor Manufacturing, ($20,000-$29,999) Indiana, Inc. CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Crescent, Cresline, SILVER ($1,000-$2,499) Wabash Foundation CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Carol & Howard Abrams Martha & Merritt deJong PLATINUM ($5,000-$7,499) Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Almquist Foundation Elizabeth Albon Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Ancona Mr. & Mrs. G. Richard Eykamp Foundation Trust Mr. & Mrs. Alan Apfelstadt Fifth Third Private Bank City of Evansville Dick & Diane Arneson Old National Bank Anita Doty Louis Berman Charitable William E. Schmidt Foundation The Heart Hospital at Foundation Deaconess Gateway BKD, LLP COMPOSER’S CIRCLE Romain Cross Pointe Auto Park Mr. & Mrs. Phil Boyd PLATINUM ($15,000-$19,999) Joann Schwentker Fr. Raymond Brenner Bower-Suhrheinrich Foundation Mrs. Nancy S. Traylor Brinker’s Jewelers Richard P. Curby & Collynn Traylor Bros., Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Butler Pearl/Ira E. Clark Tropicana Evansville Maribeth Schroeder Claassen Detective Agency Dr. & Mrs. Lee Wagmeister Ann & Lee Cooper Mrs. Phyllis R. Grimm Daus Family Foundation Cecil A & Mabel Lene CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Ed Diamond Hamman Foundation GOLD ($2,500-$4,999) Joyce & Greg Donaldson Koch Foundation American Senior Communities Caroline & Katherine Fairbanks League of American Orchestras Norm & Juli Bafunno Jeffrey N. & Jo Ann Fink On-Site Computer Solutions Berry Global, Inc. Phil & Helen Fisher (In-Kind) Craig & Tammy Butler Warren & Mary Forbes Mark & Shelah Powers Chatham Financial Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Franklin Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Savia Deaconess Health Systems Susan Schroeder Fuller Cynthia Wolfe of Wolfe’s D-Patrick Linda K. Garrett Auto Auction Larry Horton (In-Kind) Anne L. Geissinger Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Wright Mr. Donald B. Korb German American Bank Frank & Peggy Liberti Gibson County Community Dr. & Mrs. Carl H. Linge Foundation David & Maribeth Logsdon Chandler & Jingle Hagey The Mesker Music Trust, Veronica Hamilton Company Fifth Third Bank, Trustee (In-Kind)

69 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Brandon & Christy Hayes PATRON ($500-$999) VenuWorks of Evansville LLC HaynieRecognition Travel Service Inc. of ourOana Generous & Emilian Armeanu Donors Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. VonderHaar (In-Kind) Jack Deppe & Shari Barrett Thomas & Lynne Washburne Henkels & McCoy, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Richard Bohm Brian P. & Barbara Coyle Williams Hilliard Lyons, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Brian Boink Christine E. Williams Selby & Pam Hinkebein Holley & Ed Brundick Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Wilson Edward Howard Lynn K. Carrie Betty Worthington Elizabeth L. Iber Dennis & Angelika Clark Jane Shafer Jackson Bill Cox SUPPORTER ($150-$499) Drs. Jane & Nils Johansen Carol J. Dallinger 14 NEWS Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Koch, II Christina Davoust Dr. & Mrs. Arthur B. Aarstad Kenneth & Jane Krempp Dubois County Community Dr. & Mrs. Salim Akrabawi Peggy & R. Jack Lewis, Jr. Foundation Altstadt’s Fred & Becky Malotte Dr. Daniel C. Eby – Orthopedic AmazonSmile Foundation Colonel & Mrs. William D. Surgery & Sports Medicine Mr. & Mrs. Edward Anderson Marshall Suzanne & Robert Farney Bruce H. & Carol A. Baker Lea Matthews Furniture & Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Fiedler Carolyn Roth & Interiors (In-Kind) Gary & Paula Gerling Dr. Charles Barber Meyer Distributing Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Griffin Betty Barnard Dorcas Newkirk Carol Grimm Mrs. David L. Barning Darla J. Olberding Dr. William Hardesty Bruce Batts Old National Bank Mortgage Gary & Lisa Hutton Jean C. Beckman Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Parsons Jasper Engines & Transmissions Mary Beckman Psi Iota Xi/Elsie Sweeney Mary Rita & Don Jourdan Mr. & Mrs. R. Brent Beeler Indiana Music Fund, Mary Kennard Harvey Bennett a fund of Central Indiana Kenny Kent Toyota Lexus Janet & Steve Best Community Foundation Jack & Linda Kinkel Toni Beumer Michelle Quinn Earl D. Kirk Dr. Peter & Mary Blanc Rev. Robert & JoAnne Reinhardt Dr. & Mrs. E.V. Lacy Dean & Karen Bosler Dr. & Mrs. Nelson Rivers Shannon Lamb MD Karla Bowers & John Jeffrey Connie & Ronald Romain Lensing Building Specialties Catherine Brackmann Dan & Carolyn Scavone Rachel & Ben Luttrull Frances “Billie” Brakel Mr. & Mrs. F. Stephen Sheets Tim Mahoney Lucas & Carla Brandt Don Shymanski & Kelly Gates Raymond James & Jean Denton Brubeck Dr. David B. & Sarah Smith Associates/Don Minton Dr. & Mrs. Steven W. Buedel Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Spear Dr. & Mrs. Spiro Mitsos Mr. & Mrs. Jack Buttrum Donald C. Summers Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey K. Moore Rick Meier & Talley Medical Surgical Network for Good M. Janet Caldemeyer Eye Care Assoc. PC Mr. D. Patrick O’Daniel Robert & Gayle Carter Jim & Pat Thyen Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Ozete Mr. & Mrs. Steve Church Mr. Cody Matsel & Bob & Jackie Patten Mr. & Mrs. William V. Clippinger Mrs. Ellen Topper Carol Pettys Mary Ellen Coates Uebelhor Chevy Cadillac Toyota Lewis & Jeanette Plane Scott Cohorst Dr. & Mrs. Boris Vatel Jim & Julie Rang Compass Financial Group Lisa Vaughan Mr. & Mrs. Roland Reed Dr. Mary Ann Bieker & Laurel Vaughn Rick & Karen Reising Mr. Frank Conkling Gary & Deborah Wagner Mike & Camila Scavuzzo Steven W. Cook Dr. & Mrs. Emil Lee Weber Joan Schmitt Chris & LeAnn Cooper Joe & Sue Wells Scott & Leigh Schroeder Marilynn Costello West Side Nut Club Connie Seifert Joe & Nan Craig Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Wolking Alan & Susan Shovers Randall K. and Rebecca L. Craig J. Kirk & Sherry Wright Dr. & Mrs. Dwight Silvera Family Foundation, Inc. Fr. Joseph Ziliak Beth & Ken Sparks Joan & George T. David Robert Steele Agency, Inc. Janet E. Davis Pat Vaughan & William Theby Mallory Deckard William Tortoriello Mrs. Julie A. Deeg Chris & Niki Traylor Mr. & Mrs. Steven K. Deig Nancy & Jeff Trockman Angela Lee Duncan

70 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kanowsky Pet Supplies Plus Mr. & Mrs.Recognition Steve Early of ourGay Generous G. Kavanaugh Donors Jay & Suzy Picking Eastminster Presbyterian William & Wanda Kavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. Mark Prus Church Joan C. Keck Eric & Martha Reek Mr. & Mrs. Ken Ellspermann Mark & Cassie Keneipp Doug & Marla Rennie Jack & Julie Erkilla Patricia Kishline Senator & Mrs. Dorsey Ridley Dr. Walter & Shirley Everett Alvin & LaVonne Kloet Drs. Robert & Anabela Rieti Scott Evernham Dr. & Mrs. Phillip Kolb Jim Rine Doretta Faust Douglass R. Korb John & Maxine Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Fenner Diana & Terry Kulenkamp Dorothy Schultheis Judith L. Fiddick Landscapes by Dallas Foster Mr. & Mrs. Russ Seiler Dr. Edward & Mary Anne Fox Alice Larkin Diane & Bill Shinn David Fritz Dr. & Mrs. Yung-Hsiung Lee Peggy W. Short David & Julie Fuhs Diane D. Legler Simms Painting Co, Inc. Leigh Gallian Kathie Loewen Lois and Larry Simon Bob & Ramona Gehring Lloyd & Carolyn Long Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sobek Gayle Gerling Lorrie’s Photography Thomas & Lisa Spencer Dr. A.W. Gomoll Dick & Carol Lynch Mrs. L. Ray Stewart Jeff & Leann Gray Julie Mallory Dr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Stransky Mr. Patrick & Dr. Jill Griffin Heather M. Marin Drs. Andy & Patty Tharp James R. Gulick Barbara Matzigkeit J. Trockman & Sons Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Guzzo Maria Mastropaolo/ University of Southern Indiana Anthony Hall Gardner McDaniel Stephen H. & Linda B. Vanderver Harding Shymanski & Co., PSC Dr. & Mrs. Brian L. McGuire Susan Vaughn Laurin Hardy Miller Pipeline Gayle & Gordon Vogel Robert M. Haynie Margaret & Marshall Miller Mr. & Mrs. Harold Vote, Jr. Delores Hedeman Sara Miller Mr. & Mrs. Jim Ware Stephen E. Heeger Marilyn Montrastelle Randy & Karen Weck Mrs. Mark A. Henry Martha Brent Moody Greg & Connie Wedding David & Susan Henze Jerry & Ann Moore Bert & Susan Weisheit Mark, Denise & Andrea Hirsch Kim Moors Mr. & Mrs. Stephan E. Weitzel Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Hoover Dr. & Mrs. John E. Moran Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Weller Eldon Hopkins Jim & Mary Kay Muehlbauer Drs. Paul & Mary Gail Wilder Robert & Docia Frey Horton Steven A. Mussett Mr. & Mrs. William E. Willis Industrial Contractors Skanska Sylvia Nichols Käthe & Jochen Woicke Rev. & Mrs. Dwight A. Jackson Steven & Sandra Nixon Mr. & Mrs. Carl Woodall Jerry Suver & Linda James Mr. & Mrs. M. David Paddock Michael & Marla Woolsey Donna Jeffers Susan Partenheimer Russ & Susie Woosley Ruth Jenkins Dr. & Mrs. Reinaldo Pastora Steve & Susan Worthington Mr. Steve Roth & Mrs. Sandra Patton Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Zieg Dr. Maritza Jenkins Bruce & Lola Perkett Robert & Rebecca Zimmermann Lynda Johnston R. Wayne & Sally M. Perkins Wayne & Kristin Jones Ludwig & Mary Petkovsek

71 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON ExpandMatching the impact of Giftyour donation Program with a corporate matching gift! Do you work for a company that will match your If you are not sure whether your company gift to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra? matches gifts to performing arts organizations, If your company has a matching gift program, information is usually available through your it may match your donation—possibly doubling Personnel, Benefits or Community Relations the value of your gift and increasing the level of Department. Some companies without formal your benefits! programs will match your gift if you ask.

The Philharmonic credits all matching gifts to If you have any questions, please call the the initiating donor, so you get credit for your Philharmonic Development Office company’s gift—and you receive the recognition at 812/425-5050. and increased donor benefits. Listed below are the corporations that have recently matched employee gifts to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra: Ameriprise Keurig Green Mountain Pfizer Bank of America Mead Johnson Nutrition PPG Industries Bristol-Myers Squibb Merrill Lynch Prudential GE OneMain Financial, Inc. Toyota IBM Peabody Energy Corporation Wachovia

72 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON The EvansvilleThoughtful Philharmonic Tributes Orchestra Thoughtful Tributes Program was established for all who wish to make commemorative or memorial gifts to the Orchestra. Gifts to commemorate special occasions such as weddings, anniversaries or to remember loved ones will be gratefully acknowledged in this space. Tributes of $25 or more made between November 13, 2017 and November 13, 2018.

In memory of In memory of Gene Kennard In memory of Steven Brackmann Darla J. Olberding John H. Schroeder Catherine Brackmann Helen Siegel John C. & Diane Schroeder

In memory of Ruth Bromm In memory of Ralph Mallory In memory of Marcy Powers Darla J. Olberding James Schwentker, Jr. Susan Partenheimer Joann Schwentker In memory of Richard Davoust In memory of In memory of Dorothy Staley Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Anonymous Oana & Emilian Armeanu Marion Laurie Correia & Charlie Frese Karla Bowers & John Jeffrey John C. & Diane Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Philip Effinger Gayle Gerling Katy Odell & Tom Henecker Darla J. Olberding In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Lewis Mark & Shelah Powers Dr. Ray Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. David Rolape Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Savia Dr. Peter & Mary Blanc Shelly Tieken Helen Siegel Evansville Lutheran Family Linda Wylie Dr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Counseling Scott Wylie Stransky Kevin Wells In memory of Kay Reiswig In memory of Harry Tillman Norma Yoos Sigma Alpha Iota Evansville Dick & Sherry Hamstra Alumnae Chapter In memory of Jane Grizzell In memory of Mary Lou Michele Crowley In memory of Weidenbener Sue De Witt Jerome Lee Rynder Evansville Philharmonic Guild Niel & Karen Ellerbrook Anonymous Robert M. Haynie Sandra & John Bolin In memory of Mr. Donald B. Korb Harry & Nancy Clark Michael J. Wolf Robert & Emma Lou Majewski Phillip & Linda Cummins Lois R. Schmitt Darla J. Olberding Phillip Gilson & Melanie Helms Scott & Laura Parsons and girls Clover Holden Mr. & Mrs. Lenard Pearson Suzanne & Michael Jordan Dr. & Mrs. William G. Schmidt Bo & Theresa Rice Ed & Janice Stratton Rona & Paul Rothschild Gayle Gerling Tim & Rita Prather William C. Spaman In memory of Evelyn Sullivan John Henneberger Mr. & Mrs. Stephan E. Weitzel Susan Partenheimer Mary Wuest Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP

73 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON ENDOWEDEndowments ORCHESTRA CHAIRS SPECIAL ENDOWMENT Principal Second Violin Chair PROGRAMS Evansville Philharmonic Guild Director of Education & Section Violin Chair Community Programs In honor and memory of Ellen L. Essig Mrs. Guthrie May and her parents, Dr. & Mrs. J. Irwin Essig Guest Soloist Fund Principal Viola Chair Dayton Hudson Foundation on behalf Anonymous Friend of Target Stores Principal Cello Chair Peppermint Pops Guest Soloist Fund Anonymous Friend Worthington Family in loving memory of C. Wayne Worthington William H. Suhrheinrich Principal String Bass Chair String Program Fund Mrs. Dallas Suhrheinrich Gordon R. & Helen M. McKinney Pauline A. Riechmann String Quartet Fund Principal Harp Chair Eykamp Family Fred B. Riechmann Young Artist Competition Pauline & Remig Fehn Musicians Club of Evansville/Margaret B. and Principal Flute Chair Leo E. Heim Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Grace B. Guthrie Youth Orchestra Fund Gilbert S. Graves Dr. Edward L. Brundick, Holley Brundick, Principal Clarinet Chair Susan Enlow, Mrs. Clifford A. Kleymeyer Mrs. John H. Schroeder Principal Bassoon Chair William C. H. Grimm, Jr. & Phyllis R. Grimm Principal French Horn Chair Eykamp Family Everett Northcut/Emery Nagy Principal Trumpet Chair Students and Friends Clarence C. Clarke Principal Trombone Chair Doris Clarke-Fischer Rossanna M. Enlow Principal Piano Chair M. E. Albon Foundation, Inc.

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Join the Encore Society, a group of individuals who have made a planned gift to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.

Anonymous – 8 Ellen Essig* Helen M. McKinney* Jean DentonEncore Brubeck* Society MembersLinda Palmer Fassett Carol B. Schnacke Dr. & Mrs. Edward Brundick Remig Fehn* Mrs. William Suhrheinrich* Lee F. and *Marilyn C. Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Franklin Leanna M. Thomas Buchtman William C. H. Grimm Jr.* Mary Legler Wilson Mrs. Julie Deeg and Phyllis R. Grimm Evelyn A. Ellis* Charles D. Leich *Deceased

Let us know if you have included the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra in your estate plans! Call Phil Fassett, Development Committee Chairman at 812/425-5050.

75 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON CLASSICS2018-2019 Sponsors & ProgramPOPS Underwriters Beethoven, Brahms & Bluegrass Vectren’s Opening Night Pops: Halloween Bash Concert Sponsor: Concert Sponsor: Vectren Corporation Martha & Merritt deJong Foundation Chorus Sponsor: Friends of the Chorus Guest Artist Sponsor: On-Site Computer Solutions Old National Bank Presents West Side Story In Concert Old National Bank Presents West Side Story Concert Sponsor: Old National Bank In Concert Chorus Sponsor: Concert Sponsor: Friends of the Chorus Old National Bank Guest Artist Sponsor: Chorus Sponsor: William E. Schmidt Foundation Friends of the Chorus Guest Artist Sponsor: Fifth Third Private Bank Presents William E. Schmidt Foundation Peppermint Pops Concert Sponsor: Robert Moody, Guest Conductor Fifth Third Private Bank Concert Sponsor: Guest Artist Sponsor: Friends of Robert Moody C. Wayne Worthington Family Guest Artists Sponsor: Romain Cross Pointe Auto Park Country Legends Chorus Sponsors: Concert Sponsors: Lauren & Lee Veazey EPYO Alumni Thomas A. & Sharon K. Ruder Foundation Maribeth Schroeder Claassen Robert & Marianna Wright Susan Schroeder Fuller Richard P. Curby & Collynn Pearl Friends of the Chorus Guest Artist Sponsor: The Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway Brahms First Concerto & Stravinsky’s Firebird Concert Sponsors: Crescent, Cresline, Wabash Foundation Bower-Suhrheinrich Foundation Presents Garland to Gershwin Cecil A. & Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Concert Sponsor: Guest Artist Sponsors: Crescent, Cresline, Wabash Foundation Berry Global D-Patrick Indiana Music Legends Concert Sponsor: Wolfe’s Auto Auction, Inc. Music of the Spheres Concert Sponsors: BUNNY BREAD Dr. & Mrs. Louis B. Cady/ CANDY CANE EXPRESS Cady Wellness Institute Concert Sponsor: Lewis Bakeries Evansville Philharmonic Guild Chorus Sponsor: INDIANA MUSIC LEGENDS Friends of the Chorus FEATURING THE MUSIC OF Beethoven’s Ninth (& First) MICHAEL JACKSON Concert Sponsors: This activity is made possible with support by Koch Foundation the Indiana Arts Commission and the Indiana Traylor Bros., Inc. Department of Natural Resources Mrs. Nancy S. Traylor Chorus Sponsor: Friends of the Chorus

76 | EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2018-2019 SEASON HELEN2018-2019 M. MCKINNEY Sponsors YOUNG & ProgramPROGRAM Underwriters UNDERWRITING PEOPLE’S CONCERTS Student Tickets: City of Evansville Central Indiana Community Foundation Evansville Philharmonic Guild Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestras: Helen M. McKinney Charitable Trust City of Evansville Mesker Music Trust Mr. & Mrs. G. Richard Eykamp West Side Nut Club Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. Eykamp String Quartet: LOLLIPOP CONCERTS Mr. & Mrs. G. Richard Eykamp Evansville Philharmonic Guild Evansville Philharmonic Chorus: Friends of the Chorus PHYLLIS R. GRIMM PRESENTS MESSIAH EVANSVILLE BLUEGRASS BALL SPONSORS Concert Sponsor: Phyllis R. Grimm Bluegrass Sponsor: Chorus Sponsor: American Senior Communities Friends of the Chorus Cynthia Wolfe Richard P. Curby & Collynn Pearl MESSIAH JASPER Dulcimer Sponsor: Tropicana - Evansville Concert Sponsors: Father Ray Brenner SIXTH ANNUAL TENNIS German American Bank TOURNAMENT Jasper Engine & Transmission D-Patrick Kenneth & Jane Krempp Meyer Distributing SPRING CHORAL CONCERT Alvin C. Ruxer Foundation Concert Sponsor: Friends of the Chorus St. Joseph Catholic Church Jim & Pat Thyen TICKET PRINTING SPONSORS Uebelhor Chevy Cadillac Toyota Hampton Inn/Dunn Hospitality Dubois County Community Foundation Dr. Daniel C. Eby - ADVERTISING SPONSORS Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Tucker Publishing David & Julie Fuhs EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OPERATIONS Daniel Knight of Studio B Photography Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Evansville Philharmonic Guild OFFICIAL IT SERVICES PROVIDER Indiana Arts Commission On-Site Computer Solutions National Endowment for the Arts

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