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10th Anniversary Season 2017/2018 Masterworks Series at Carnegie Hall ChamberOrchestraofNewYork.org WELCOME FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT Dear Friends: Come celebrate the 10th Anniversary Season 2017/2018 of the Chamber Orchestra of New York. Th e milestone season includes a four-concert Masterwork Series at Carnegie Hall with additional productions around the city. “Postcards from Italy” is our opening concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 28th at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. It features music by Rossini and Verdi, along with Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony. Th ese works complement American violinist Elena Urioste’s performance of Respighi’s fi rst Violin Concerto in A Ma- jor, the work which on Naxos Records brought the orchestra to international acclaim. Dirk Brossé’s Pictures at an Exhibition receives its New York premiere alongside the world premiere of Di Vittorio’s own Palermo Overture. VIP ticket buyers will enjoy ac- cess to our post-concert champagne reception. Our Masterwork Series at Carnegie Hall also includes three programs at Weill Hall: Saturday, December 9, 2017, Th ursday, March 1, 2018, and Th ursday, June 7, 2018. Th e orchestra will have additional productions around the New York area, such as a “Christmas Concerti” program at Th e Morgan Library & Museum in collabora- tion with the exhibition “Charles Dickens and the Spirit of Christmas” (November 17, 2017), and a program celebrating the launch of Th e Respighi Prize in Piano at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (June 8, 2018). Season highlights include a focus of the music of our founding Music Director and composer Salvatore Di Vittorio, and four of our principals as soloists: Burt Mason in Albrechtsberger’s Trombone Concerto, concertmaster Kelly Hall-Tompkins and violist Margaret Snyder in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, and harpist Kristi Shade - together with Italian fl utist Tommaso Benciolini - in Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp. And in celebration of Claudio Monteverdi’s 450th birth anniversary, Di Vittorio will pres- ent his orchestration of the Monteverdi opera overture Orfeo, Toccata e Ritornello. We greatly look forward to your presence for all the celebrations! Become a regular member of the Chamber Orchestra of New York experience. Visit our website to pur- chase subscription or single tickets: chamberorchestraofnewyork.org Enjoy the season! John Soppe, Board President 2 43 SUPPORT THE ORCHESTRA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall hamber Orchestra of New York is a not-for-profi t organization under Section Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 7:30pm C501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. Our tax identifi cation number is 13-4318954. 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT: Th e Orchestra invites you to make a donation in support of our concert seasons. Online: ChamberOrchestraofNewYork.org/supportus POSTCARDS FROM ITALY In Person: Visit the orchestra table outside the hall. By Mail: Chamber Orchestra of New York 450 Lexington Avenue, #1514 ROSSINI The Barber of Seville Overture New York, NY 10163 Please indicate if you wish to remain anonymous. DI VITTORIO Palermo Overture [World Premiere] dvertise your business in our Season Program Book and become part of the VERDI La Traviata, Prelude to Act 1 AChamber Orchestra of New York experience! Advertisement space is available for full, half, quarter page and booster/logo ads. RESPIGHI - DI VITTORIO Concerto for Violin (in A) For questions regarding concert program donations, endowments and planned I. Allegro energetico giving, and advertising, please contact our Orchestra Manager, Ms. Santa Maria II. Molto lento, Agitato, Tranquillo Pecoraro: [email protected] III. Allegro (Rondo) Th anks for supporting the Chamber Orchestra of New York! Elena Urioste, violin CONTACT US INTERMISSION or general questions, to hire the orchestra, or further information, please contact Fus by phone 646-397-1879, email [email protected], or write: BROSSÉ Pictures at an Exhibition [New York Premiere] Chamber Orchestra of New York I. The Peaceable Kingdom 450 Lexington Avenue, #1514 II. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River New York, NY 10163 III. Fair Weather IV. Road and Trees For further information about the Orchestra, visit our website www.chamberorchestraofnewyork.org MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 “Italian” For Public Relations: I. Allegro vivace Jeff rey James Arts Consulting II. Andante con moto Tel: 516-586-3433 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.jamesarts.com III. Con moto moderato IV. Presto and Finale: Saltarello facebook.com/chamberorchestraofnewyork twitter.com/chamborchny This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City youtube.com/chamberorchestrany Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding is generously provided by The Herman Goldman Foundation. instagram.com/chamberorchestrany Please turn off your cell phone and other electronic devices. linkedin.com/company/chamber-orchestra-of-new-york ChamberOrchestraofNewYork.org 42 3 INDIVIDUAL & CORPORATE SPONSORS (Continued) PROGRAM NOTES POSTCARDS FROM ITALY Gifts under $500 Anonymous (12) THE BARBER OF SEVILLE OVERTURE AmazonSmile Anthony and Frances Angiuoli COMPOSER Jeffrey and Kristine Alpi DETAILS: Ursula Andreo Gioacchino Rossini (Pesaro, 1792 – Paris, 1868; Italian) Francesca Angiuoli HIGHLIGHTS: Rossini wrote 39 operas, including such classics as Th e Barber of Seville, Sandra Baron Cenerentola, and William Tell. His musical identity is marked by his colorful over- John Bitondo In Memory of Tony Bitondo tures and ravishing melodies for voices in the bel canto style that he, Bellini and Tony Bitondo Donizetti made famous. John William Carroll Maria Teresa Catanese WORK Edgar Charles YEAR/DURATION: 1816; 7 minutes David and Debbie Chiang Linden Chubin HISTORICAL NOTES: Rossini’s opera Th e Barber of Seville remains his most popular Linda and Arthur Coussa work, even making its way into fi lm and television. Th e overture was borrowed JPMorgan Chase (Matching gift) from two earlier opera overtures, Aureliano in Palmira and Elisabetta - Regina Sharon Darnov d’Inghilterra, and therefore does not contain any of the Barber’s themes. Nonethe- Joseph Delaney Meike Dittman less, the overture is one of the most recognizable opera overtures in music history, Victoria Eisen with its colorful orchestration and crescendo ending. Matthew Evans Bryan Farlow Ian Fiedorek Malva Filer PALERMO OVERTURE [WORLD PREMIERE] Arash Grakoui Mark Hertica COMPOSER Karen Ikeda and Neil Court Charitable Gift Fund DETAILS: Salvatore Di Vittorio (Palermo, 1967; Italian) Clarence Keenum HIGHLIGHTS: See Biography on page 30 Jeffrey Kim Kurland Photo WORK Mary Harriet Ladd YEAR/DURATION: 2013; 7 minutes John and Rosalia Law HISTORICAL NOTES: Anna Grace Mackay Palermo Overture, an overture with James S. Mayer program, was composed following a meeting with Joseph Marcotrigiano, PhD Palermo’s Mayor Leoluca Orlando, who bestowed Svetlana Marukian the Medal of Palermo for “the great importance of Di Melissa and Dan McClain Vittorio’s work as a promoter of Palermo around the world” (Il Moderatore). Th e John Mincarelli Joe O’Keefe work serves as a postcards from Palermo, featuring historical sites which ennoble the Patricia O’Shea city. Di Vittorio’s original themes depict each location’s historical signifi cance: the Seamus and Ivana McCotter ships arriving from the Mediterranean borrow ancient Phoenician and Greek themes, Jane Palmquist the Norman Palace theme comes from a medieval French chanson. A spagnola Patricia Picchochi I, In Memory of Tony Bitondo Tom Philips theme depicts “the people of the city” by remembering the Spanish conquest of the Terri and Kevin Putt two Sicilies; while a Gregorian chant highlights Villa Bonnano’s Roman artifacts. Ruth and Steven Rosenhaus Th e overture concludes with a ‘bersagliere’ (army band) styled March for a hymn David Santiago to Palermo. Opera lovers may detect the ending variations of Bellini’s I Capuleti Lanny and Robin Schwartzfarb e I Montecchi and Verdi’s Falstaff , which were William and Kristin Schneider Margaret Scull performed during the opening of both Palermo Amanda Sewkumar theaters – Politeama Garibaldi and Teatro Richard J. Trujillo Massimo Opera, respectively. Di Vittorio’s fi rst John and Rosalina Velasco inspiration came from a painting by Pietro Alexander Vogt Vincent and Josette Zichello Fabris titled “A View of Palermo from the Sea Edyta Zych with the ‘Marino’ and Fashionable Folk” (1770). 4 41 INDIVIDUAL & CORPORATE SPONSORS Di Vittorio’s program notes in the published score: Gifts of $100,000 or more “Panormus! New Port of the Mediterranean. Th e bells of the cathedral. Th e Google, Inc. Grant Award Gifts of $3,000 or more (annual, in-kind) people of the city. La Kalsa. Th e splendor of the Norman Palace. A walk through Jude and Barbara Barbera the Ballarò Market. Th e pride of the statues of the fountain of Pretoria Square Goldman Sachs Gifts of $50,000 or more Kwangsung and Chongkuem Lee – Venus, Bacchus and Apollo. Th e cave of Saint Rosalie. Th e beautiful scent of Anonymous (1) New York State Council on the Arts Villa Bonanno. A hymn for Palermo, from Teatro Politeama Garibaldi and the George Hemingway Teatro Massimo.” Gifts of $25,000 or more Gloria Shia Anonymous (1) John Soppe Giuseppe and Caterina Chiello Di Patrick Waide Vittorio, In Memory of Salvatore & Evan N. Wilson Giuseppina Di Vittorio The Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust Gifts of $1,000 or more Anonymous (3) Gifts of $15,000 or more Barber of Seville, San Diego, CA Anonymous (3) John and Karen Berger Salvatore Di Vittorio Elizabeth Dervy, Esq. Robert and Carol Morris Ebbin Properties Corp. James and Kalpana Rhodes John Farrer Faust Harrison Pianos Gifts of $10,000 or more Michael and Marina Harrison Anonymous (3) Todd Hollander Shanan and Tiffany Estreicher Jeffrey James Arts Consulting Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Michael Lubin New York City Department of Cultural Thomas and Marie-Pierre Murry Affairs Marea Parker, Esq.