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2014-2015 Season Paul Schieman - Founder and Artistic Director Haydn and Company Sunday, April 19, 2015 Robertson-Wesley United Church, Edmonton FJ Haydn The Alberta Baroque Ensemble CONDUCTOR: Paul Schieman - Steven and Day LePoole Chair VIOLIN I: Susan Flook - Gail Andrew Chair Anna Kozak - Joan Marshall Chair Joanna Ciapka - Esther Ondrack Chair Laura Veeze - Kenneth and Connie Marshall Chair VIOLIN II: Heather Bergen - Mark and Nancy Heule Chair Neda Yamach - John and Leni Honsaker Chair James Cockell - R. June S. Menzies Chair Kate Svrcek - Gail Gates Chair VIOLA: Jeanette Comeau - Robert and Margaret Iveson Chair Andrew Bacon - Clara Dyck and Elizabeth Taylor Chair CELLO: Colin Ryan - Christopher Head Chair Ronda Metszies - Howard and Nanette Spragins Chair BASS: Janice Quinn - John Boyd Chair HARPSIchORD: Tammy-Jo Mortensen - Peter and Gail de Vos Chair BUSINESS MANAGER: Janet Schieman - Doug and Carol McCallum Chair Additional players: OBOES: Lidia Khaner & Dan Waldron BASSOON: Edith Stacey HORNS: Allene Hackleman & Shamilla Ramnawaj A Special Thank You A very special thank you goes to our front of house volunteers and to our student volunteers from the Arts and Cultural Management Program at Grant McEwan University. Your help made this season and future seasons a success. Symphony No. 10 in G Major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Allegro - Andante - Allegro Concerto in C Major for Violin and Orchestra Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) Allegro moderato - Adagio - Presto Robert Uchida - violin soloist Intermission (15 minutes) Sinfonia No.3 in C Major Jiri Antonin Benda (1722-1795) Allegro - Andante sempre piano - Allegro Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Robert Uchida - violin soloist Symphony No.1 in D Major Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) Presto - Andante - Presto Guest Performer Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Robert Uchida has been hailed for his “ravishing sound, eloquence and hypnotic intensity” (Strings Magazine). He enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster and educator. His performances across North America and Europe have been received with great critical acclaim. Robert has previously served as Concertmaster of Symphony Nova Scotia and Associate Concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and has acted as Guest Concertmaster for the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. In recent years he has been a featured soloist with several of Canada’s orchestras including the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orchestre de la Francophonie, Ottawa Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, and Symphony New Brunswick. The Alberta Baroque Ensemble is a professional chamber orchestra whose repertoire is primarily the music of the 17th and 18th centuries and whose performance practices reflect the spirit and style of the period in which the music was composed. Formed in 1980 by its Founder and Artistic Director Paul Schieman, the Alberta Baroque Ensemble performs an annual concert series in Edmonton. Concerts include music by well-known composers such as Bach and Handel and not so well-known composers such as Leclair and Benda. The ensemble features many local artists as soloists in the Edmonton concert series and has commissioned three works by Edmonton composer Allan Gilliland. Founder and Artistic Director Paul Schieman is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal. There he majored in oboe and organ performance graduating with a Bachelor of Music Degree with distinction in 1978. In 1979, at the age of 23, he was appointed the Assistant Principal Oboe and English horn of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. That same year he became Organist and Choir Master of St. Andrew’s United Church in Edmonton. In 1980 he formed the Alberta Baroque Ensemble and has held the position of Artistic Director ever since. In 2001 Schieman was inducted into the City of Edmonton Cultural Hall of Fame. In 2002 he was one of several prominent arts figures to be awarded a Commemorative Medal for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, acknowledging Canadians who have made a significant contribution to their community. In 2005 he was awarded an Alberta Centennial Medal for his contribution to the arts in Edmonton and the Province of Alberta. The Alberta Baroque Music Society Board of Directors Elizabeth Taylor, PRESIDENT Marion Boyd, PAST PRESIDENT Nancy Heule, VICE PRESIDENT Richard Haagsma, TREASURER Christopher Head, SECRETARY Vince Anderson Heather Huska Jason Baxter Susan Flook Michael Lundquist Sandi Darrell The Alberta Baroque Music Society Staff FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, Paul Schieman BUSINESS MANAGER, Janet E. Schieman PRODUCTION MANAGER, Marian Brant STAGE MANAGERS, Charlene Roche & Michael Moloney Honorary Lifetime Members Of The Alberta Baroque Music Society Joan Ivany Clara Dyck Elizabeth Taylor Steven LePoole Gail Gates Gift Card Door Prizes courtesy of The Gramophone 7913-104 Street, Edmonton Community Partnership The Alberta Baroque Music Society has teamed up with a local restaurant: Normand’s Restaurant on Jasper Avenue. Present your concert ticket on the evening of the concert at this fine restaurant and receive 10% off you meal cost. Reservations are recommended. GRANTS Jane Wellens The Alberta Baroque Ensemble Michael and Eliana Zaugg Endowment Fund at the Edmonton Community Foundation PatrON ($500 - $999) The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Drs. Barb and Jim Beck* a beneficiary of the Lottery Fund Sandi Darrell of the Government of Alberta Richard and Anne Feilden The City of Edmonton Maggie Laing The Edmonton Arts Council Joan Marshall The Kathy Hogan Viola/Violin Memorial Alan Mather Fund at the Edmonton Community Connie and Kenneth Marshall Foundation Drs. Don and Valerie Massey DOnatIONS Bob and Tanice Nichol John Oberg (as of March 20, 2015) Howard and Nanette Spragins SPONSOR ($2,000 +) TELUS Lynn Ziegler BDO Canada LLP Dr. Robert Boman DONOR ($200 - $499) Terry and Dawne Carlyle Geoff and Janet Allcock Strathcona Orthodontics Vince Anderson The Edmonton Journal Sid and Esmat Bilassy Christopher Head Peter Brandon Nancy and Mark Heule* Brenda Dale Steven and Day LePoole Sheila A. Gooding Wirth Institute of Austrian and Chris Graham Central European Studies at the Rae and Pat Graham University of Alberta Frank and Ruth Henderson BENEfaCTOR ($1,000 - $1,999) Jerry and Michele Iwanus* Edwin and Sylvia Klarenbach Dr. Gail Andrew Loretta Klarenbach Dr. John and Mrs. J.J. Boyd* Albin Shanley Alice Chapman Douglas Vick Louise Charach Lew and Valerie Warke Clara Dyck W.G. White Gail Gates Nicholas Wickenden Leni and John Honsaker IBM Canada CONTRIBUTOR ($100 - $199) Inland Cement Ltd. Barbara Allen Robert and Margaret Iveson Halfdan Baadsgaard Doug and Carol McCallum Diana Bacon R. June S. Menzies Vivien Bosley Robert and Kathryn Merrett Janet M. Clark Esther Ondrack Joyce M.Clark Elizabeth Taylor Charles Colpitts *sustaining donor Paul and Diana Crump Albert de Vos Sheila Dechant Elizabeth Doktor Kathleen Daintith Sheila and Terry Dyck Melanie Duhaime Dr. Evelyn Ellerman Lenore B. Erickson Holly Gilmour Charlene Farr Doris Goetz Lois Field Coleen and Alfred Falk Diane R. Gagnon Louise Hill Lea Halinen Earl Hubert Marguerite Hampton & Beth Jenkins Laurie Park Gail M. Johnson Adam Hedinger Leslie M. Johnson Henriette van Hees Esther Kalverla-White Mary Hogan M. Kelly in memory of Kathy Hogan G.W. Klumpenhouwer Dr. Robin Inskip Joan Knesh Mary Johnson Bevan Laing Martin Katz Praxede Lepine Salma and Zaheer Lakhani Birgitte Lund Peter Lema Tatiana McCallum Gitte Lindsay G.B. McLaren Lynn Malin Heather Mills Roderick and Elaine Macleod Donald Milne Caroline McManus Jan Millson Cecily Mills Sarah Muttitt Sheila and Edward Mozejko Dawn H. Parker Frank and Netta Phillet Parnel P.A. Pierce Irma Rowlands Carolyn and Graham Rosher John and Fran Scotvold Miriam Schnellert Lise and Dave Smith Sadie Steinbring Donna Thomas Chris Stewart Yolanda van Walhem Margaret T. Stevenson Howard and Adeline Hall A. Strack Dr. Guy and FRIEND ($10 - $99) Mrs. Norlene Swinnerton Gail and David Allen Ekhard and Briditte Tiller Marjorie Anderson Lorene Turner Nancy Aust Trudy Velichka John Buchan Inge Vermeulen Anthony Buchanan Bev Wardell Kathryn Buchanan Linda Bumstead IN MEMORY OF Joan Cartmell ANNELIES LEPOOLE Penny Coates John and Marion Boyd Marilyn Darwish Derek and Marnie Gomez Season Sponsor Steven and Day LePoole Concert Sponsor Solo Sponsor Robert Boman Robert Uchida Media Sponsor The Alberta Baroque Music Society receives support from: Visit our web site at www.albertabaroque.com.