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SHEPHERD SCHOOL ' SYMPHONY ORC~E~Tr BENJAMIN ZANDER, conductor , SERGIU LUCA, soloist I I Tuesday, February 11, 1986 8:00 p.m. in ]ones Hall, Houston Thursday, February 13, 1986 7:30 p.m. in Bates Recital Hall University of Texas, Austin Friday, February 14, 1986 10:00 a.m. in Civic Center Theater San Antonio, TMEA conference the RICE UNIVERSITY ~~rd Of Music SHEPHERD SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA First Violin Bass Trumpet Justine Watts, concertmaster Kenneth Harper Jenny Bales Brian Dean Jay Johnson Mike Cox Sze Hang Wong Alan Henson Diane Hilbert Deirdre Ward Frank Murry SusanPutll Xiao-Cao Xia Josee Qeschenes Bendy Goodfriend Jackie Schimmel Trombon Rob Shindler David Klingensmith Blanton Alspaugh Bill Chandler Jonathan Imsande Ken Clark Mei-MeiWei David Golden Bill Glenski Stefan Wagner Jim Young Jim Pedigo Denise Couch Flute Tuba Liz Preisinger I Jane Wang Mark Estes Sam G'liggs Carol Laube Viviana Guzman LaNelle McDowall Percu~sion Jenny Wittman Philrki Second Violin Riely Francis Calvin Dyck Piccolo Chri~ Hubble FungWong Mark Estes Matt McCarthy LauraRosky Germaine Petry Birthe Jonsson Oboe Guillo Rodriguez Jennifer Leshnower Pam Ben Rick Skains PamReit AlanJuza Debbie Norton John Siano Harp Jerry Wang Connie Slaughter Amy Chang English Hom Marisa Xiao-man Wei AileenHsu AlanJuza Susan Aquila Assistant Conductor Connie Sunday Clarinet Blanton Alspaugh Kris LaCombe Margaret Beard Carlos Fernandez Orchestra Manager Viola Chris Jepperson Marty Merritt Penny Meitz Bernard Stephan Monica Brown Orchestra Librarians Cindy Frank Bass Clarinet Robert McCauley Karen Johnson Bernard Stephan Bill Chandler Terri Van Valkinburgh Joseph Pagan Bassoon Stage Technicians Julia Davis Deanna Chryst John DeGruchy Jong ImKim Ken Kress Jay Johnson John DeGruchy Carlos Fernandez Shelly Unger Cello Jeff Bernstein Contrabassoon Chien-an Chen John DeGruchy AmyBegg CaoMin Hom Carey Wingert Steve Bullitt Sara Ullman Beth Lazzerini HoAhn Rob Nuttall Laurie Reisig Luke Sellers Suzi Carter Jeri Shaffer PROGRAM *Fanfare and Celebration Samuel Jones (b. 1935) Concerto in E Min~r for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn Allegro molto appassionata (1809-1847) Andante Allegro molto vivace Sergiu Luca, violin \ INTERMISSION \ Concerto for Orchestra Bela Bartok I. INTRODUZIONE- Allegro non troppo (1881-1945) II. GIUOCO DELLE COPPlE- Allegretto scherzando III. ELEGIA- Andante, non troppo IV. INTERMEZZO INTERROITO - Allegretto V. FINALE - Pesante; Presto The Jones Hall concert on February ll has been made possible by the generous support of Baker & Botts Mr. and Mrs. David M. Bridges Peat, Manvick, Mitchell & Co. *This work will be performed in Houston and Austin only. Photographing and sound recording are prohibited. We further request that audible paging devices not be used during the performance. Paging arrangements may be made with the ushers. BIOGRAPHIES SAMUEL JONES, holds the position of Professor of Composition and Conducting at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. In 1973, Dr. Jones established the Shepherd School of Music and seroed for six years as its first Dean. An honor graduate of Millsaps College, he received his Ph.D. and M.A. in composition from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Howard Hanson, Bernard Rogers and Wayne Barlow. He was a conducting student of Richard Lert and William Steinberg. Jones is tHe recipient of a Ford Foundation Recording/Publication Grant, a Martha Baird Rockefeller fellawship, a Woodrow Wilson National fellawship, the Tribbett Award and numerous ASCAP awards. His many compositions include works commissioned 1by numerous orchestras and institutions, including, among others, the Houston Symphony, the American Symphony Orchestra League and the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival. His compositions have been performed by such orchestras as the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the New Orleans Philharmonic, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Tulsa Philharmonic, the Flint Symphony and scores of others. Dr. Jones' works are published by Carl Fischer, Inc., and Magnamusic-Baton and are recorded on CRI. SERGIU LUCA, Music Director of the Texas Chamber Orchestra, is the newly named Dorothy Richard Starling Professor of Classical Violin at the Shepherd -School. Mr. Luca' s extensive professional credits include orchestral appearances and solo recitals throughout the United States, Europe, Israel and Japan. He has performed with, among others, the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. While remaining a leading expo~ent of the familiar Romantic violin literature, he has been acclaimed for his performances of the Baroque and Classical repe}¢oire using authentic bows, instruments and tunings of the period. Mr. Luca records under the Nonesuch label. \ BENJAMIN ZANDER, Artistic Director, cellist, conductor and renowned teacher has lieen a member of the New England Conseroatory for the past seventeen years. He has been the conductor of the Youth Chamber Orchestra of the Preparatory School for more than a decade and has led the orchestra on highly successful tours to Russia, Rumania, Poland and Austria. He is the founder and conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and regularly conducts the New England Conservatory Symphony Orchestras as well as other groups throughout New England. Mr. Zander left school at 15 to become a student, and later assistant, of the great Spanish cello virtuoso Gaspar Cassado in Florence, Italy at the State Conservatory in Cologne, Germany. He graduated with high honors in English Literature from London University and subsequently did post graduate work in musicology at Harvard University and at Mannes College in New Y orkonaHarkness International Fellawship. He has been on the faculty of several schools and has traveled widely as a conductor, master-class teacher and lecturer. Mr. Zander is Music Director of the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra. THE SHEPHERD SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA From its inception in 1974, the Shepherd School of Music of Rice University has emphasized orchestral training as a central component in its performance curriculum. In addition to seven hours of full rehearsal there are orchestral excerpts classes given in each instrumental area, as well as orchestral repertoire classes in brass, percussion, woodwinds and strings each week. The Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra has played under such distinguished guest conductors as Erich Bergel, Akira Endo, Alexander Gibson, Jeffrey Gilbert, WilliamHanvood, Samuel Jones, Larry Livingston, Otto-Werner Mueller, Toshi Shimada and Richard Lert. In 1982, Sergiu Comissiona, Music Director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, was appointed Artist-in-Residence in Conducting at the Shepherd School. Each year Maestro Comissiona works with the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra in a series of rehearsals which are open to the entire student body. In 1985, Maestro Benjamin Zander was appointed Music Director of the Orchestra and it has embarked on its most ambitious season ever. In addition to this tour upcoming programs include Brahms' German Requiem on April1 at Houston's First Presbyterian Church, and on AprillS, Mahler's colossal Symphony No.2, the "Resurrection", at Houston's First Baptist Church. Both performances will feature the Rice Chorale, with the choir of First Baptist Church joining us for the Mahler. Both concerts are free and open to the public. THE SHEPHERD SOCIETY The Shepherd Society, the support organization for The Shepherd School of Music, is comprised of nearly 600 individuals who are interested both in music and Rice University. Membership contributions ranging from $25 to $25,000 provide substantial scholarship assistance for the talented young musicians studying at the Shepherd School. In return for the time and support given to the Shepherd School, Society members enjoy concerts, lectures and social events for their special benefit. For information on how to become a member of this vital organization please call Gary Smith, 527-4854. .