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Letter from the Music Director .....................5 Elizabeth Schulze Bio Staff / Board of Directors ..............................7 Letter from the Board President ............................................ 9 Elizabeth Schulze Biography ......................14 Carmina Burana ............................................18 About the Artists .........................................22 14 Program Notes .............................................27 Orchestra Roster ..........................................45 Carmina Burana Make the Most of Your Concert Experience ......................................47 Acknowledgements .................................... 49 Endowments ............................................... 50 Friends of the Symphony .............................53 18 ADVERTISING Onstage Publishing Contact Information: Advertising Department Maryland Symphony Orchestra 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 30 W. Washington Street www.onstagepublications.com e-mail: [email protected] Hagerstown, MD This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, marylandsymphony.org 1612 Prosser Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45409. This program may not [email protected] be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Onstage Publications is a division of Just Business, Inc. Contents ©2019. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. LETTER FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR reetings and Welcome! GThis season, my 20th with the Maryland Symphony as Music Director and Conductor, offers me an opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to my brilliant colleagues in the orchestra, our talented and devoted administrative staff, our actively involved and visionary board, our generous volunteers and donors and most important of all, to you, our audience members, who have supported us with your gracious and enthusiastic presence over the seasons. © Melanie-Anderson The Art of Music is all about communication between player and listener. It is an active and vital relationship that allows moments of insight, inspiration, excitement and reflection on both sides of the stage. Each season we strive to challenge ourselves to new artistic heights and deepen our relationship with you in the process. The programming for this season is spectacular and particularly meaningful for me. I have had the pleasure and privilege to choose several favorite works, such as symphonies by Dvorak, Schumann and Mahler, concertos by Grieg, Rodrigo and Rouse, epic warhorses such as Carmina Burana and The Pines of Rome, a new work by Kimo Williams, as well as unfamiliar, but eminently worthy works by Florence Price and Ruth Gipps. I’ve also relished the opportunity to invite distinguished and beloved colleagues to join us this season as guest artists, including our brilliant Concertmaster, Robert Martin, pianist Andrew Staupe, soprano, Martha Guth, Grammy Award winning guitarist, Sharon Isbin and the stellar voices of Baltimore Choral Arts. Along with our traditional “Home for the Holidays” featuring soprano Christine Lyons and the children’s choirs of Hagerstown’s First Christian Church, our Pops series brings back our good friends, the ever-popular Time for Three in February and in May, American Idol finalist LaKisha Jones joins us in a tribute To Whitney, With Love. This season, apart from our subscription series, we will continue to serve over eleven thousand children throughout the year with our educational concerts and masterclasses, culminating in our annual LinkUp programs in partnership with Carnegie Hall. Our outreach continues with performances in Garrett and Allegany Counties and in late May, we join the City Ballet School for the world premiere of a new ballet, “The Spell,” created and choreographed by Danielle Horochowski, with newly composed music by Arshak Sirunyan. We are thrilled to call the Maryland Theatre our home, both on stage and now offstage too, with our offices relocated to the fabulous new expansion. The joyous strains of Beethoven’s “Consecration of the House” will inaugurate a new era for the Theatre and the MSO and I have every confidence that your continued presence and support, will ensure that great music will continue to raise the rafters for decades to come. Sincerely, Elizabeth Schulze Bravo! Official Magazine of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra 5 THE MARYLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – 2019-2020 SEASON P 301.797.4000 | F 301.797.2314 www.marylandsymphony.org 28 West Washington Street, Ste 2, Hagerstown, MD 21740 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MARYLAND THEATRE STAFF Dave McKinney Jessica Green Dr. Stephen W. Miles Elizabeth Schulze Executive Director Tereance Moore Music Director & Conductor James G. Pierné Angel Myers Susan Rocco Andrew Kipe Office Manager Andrew Sussman Interim Executive Director Hugh J. Talton, M.D. Anne Hunt Reggie Turner Michael Harp Programming Manager Brittany Whiteside Director of Marketing & Public Relations Melissa Fountain EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS [email protected] Events Manager Elizabeth Schulze, Music Director Andrew Kipe, Interim Executive Katherine Woolsey Mike Fletchinger Director Director of Education & Production Maintenance Manager Magaly Rojas Seay, Player [email protected] Representative BOARD OF DIRECTORS Judy Ditto HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Accounting Manager Melinda Marsden, President Dr. J. Emmet Burke [email protected] Kim Bowen, Vice President Anton T. Dahbura, Ph.D Linda Hood, Secretary April L. Dowler Keelie Newbold Jason Call, Treasurer Patricia F. Enders Marketing & Box Office Associate William L. McGovern, Asst. Treasurer Frederica Erath [email protected] John F. Erath Jane Anderson Dr. J. Ramsay Farah Candice Mowbray Pieter Bickford Donald R. Harsh, Jr. Development Assistant Deborah Bockrath Marjorie M. Hobbs [email protected] Kim Bowen Howard S. Kaylor Jake Caldwell Dori Nipps PRODUCTION STAFF Jason Call Alan J. Noia Connell Cuffie Maggie Rojas Seay Mrs. Georgia Pierné Dr. Brendan Fitzsimmons Personnel Manager Mr. James G. Pierné Ryan M. Flurie Samuel G. Reel, Jr. Cindy Garland D. Marianne Gooding William J. Reuter Linda Hood Librarian Joel L. Rosenthal, M.D. Michelle Leveque, Esq. Dr. Hugh Talton Ira S. Lourie, M.D. David Fitzwater Martha “Marty” Talton Melinda Marsden Operations Assistant Cassandra Wantz William L. McGovern Richard T. Whisner BRAVO! is published by the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. The publishers have made every effort to insure the accuracy of the information contained herein and accept no responsibility for errors, changes, or omissions. The publishers retain all rights to this guide and reproduction of all or a portion of this guide is prohibited without written permission of the publishers. Publication of an advertisement or article does not imply endorsement by the publishers. © 2019-2020. All Rights Reserved. The Maryland Symphony Orchestra is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Bravo! Official Magazine of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra 7 LETTER FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT elcome to what promises to be an amazing 38th season for the WMaryland Symphony Orchestra! We have so many things to celebrate! Our esteemed Music Director, Elizabeth Schulze, is starting her 20th season with the MSO. Our amazing musicians continue to reach higher levels of excellence under her leadership and this coming season will provide amazing experiences for all of us. The season begins with Beethoven’s “Consecration of the House Overture” a wonderful chance to dedicate the opening of the newly constructed lobby and event space in the Maryland Theatre. This is a wonderful way to also recognize the beginning of Beethoven’s 250th birthday year. Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville, Summer of 1915” is a graceful bow to the year our beautiful, historic theatre was built. We are very excited to be moving our offices to the theatre itself this fall. We will let you all know when we are situated there. November brings “The American Symphony” a look at both American composers and a great work, the wonderful Dvořák Symphony #9 “From the New World”. This will be the most satisfying concert. December always brings our “Home for the Holidays” concert. I always love seeing our male musicians decked out with their red ties and cummerbunds. The festive music provides a wonderful accent to the holiday season. I always feel so good when I see all the families enjoying this fun event. Thank you for coming and please enjoy OUR Maryland Symphony Orchestra. Sincerely, Melinda Marsden President Maryland Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors Bravo! Official Magazine of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra 9 Bravo! Official Magazine of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra 11 12 Bravo! Official Magazine of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra Bravo! Official Magazine of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra 13 Elizabeth Schulze ith passion, verve and illuminating musicianship, Elizabeth Schulze has been conducting orchestras and opera companies, advocating for music Weducation, and electrifying audiences in the States and abroad for more than two and a half decades. Recipient of the 2013 Sorel Medallion in Conducting for her adventurous programming, Schulze is the Music Director and Conductor of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. She recently completed a nine year tenure as