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Fresno Philharmonic Brochure 2018-2019 WORKS SERIES POPS SERIES Stories Of Valor Superhero Soundtrack SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2018 | 3 PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 | 7:30 PM To Brahms With Love Home For The Holidays SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019 | 3 PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018 | 7:30 PM Symphony of Sound Time For Three SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2019 | 3 PM SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019 | 7:30 PM BY PHONE IN PERSON ONLINE Call our friendly Visit our Box Office: fresnophil.org Patron Services team: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm 559.261.0600 The Power of Music During the past year as Music Director of the Fresno Philharmonic, so many people have shared remarkable stories with me about their lives and the history of the Central Valley. This provides the inspiration for our 2018-2019 Season, which demonstrates music’s immeasurable power to tell a story. We’re excited to present a season that reflects our community and gives audiences their own unique platform to experience the dynamic blending of classical masterpieces of the past with those of the present. Intensely powerful and meaningful musical statements will amplify tales of beauty, valor, travel, love, and nature through works by Mussorgsky, Britten, Rimsky‑Korsakov, Strauss, Brahms, and Beethoven. Some of today’s most evocative musical voices will complement the revered masters of the past, including pieces by John Corigliano, Missy Mazzoli, Zhao Jiping, and Fresno’s own Benjamin Boone. We will also perform the world premiere of a new work by Dinuk Wijeratne co-commissioned by the Fresno Philharmonic. An amazing roster of guest artists will join us, including pianists Jon Nakamatsu, Joyce Yang, and Zhang Zou; singers Celena Shafer, Vale Rideout, and Christópheren Nomura; violinist Sirena Huang, and the acclaimed pipa virtuoso Wu Man. The Fresno Philharmonic’s Pops Series will provide musical fun for all ages with Superhero Soundtrack, Home for the Holidays, and the Fresno debut of the amazing group Time for Three. Come and explore the Power of Music with the Fresno Philharmonic! Rei Hotoda Music Director and Conductor Explore the Music Whether you’re a classical music aficionado or attending the symphony for the first time, there are many ways to learn about the music and artists you’ll experience this season. Inside the Music Get an inside look at each Masterworks program as Fresno State composer, professor and musician Dr. Benjamin Boone offers a lively and interactive presentation one hour before the concert. Free to all ticket holders. Stay Tuned Join us in the lower lobby following each Masterworks concert for light refreshments and a fun, behind the scenes talk-back session led by Music Director Rei Hotoda with guest artists and members of the Fresno Philharmonic. Free to all ticket holders. Meet the Artist Luncheons Join us for our popular meet-and-greet luncheons as Music Director Rei Hotoda and special guests give an in-depth preview of select Fresno Philharmonic concert programs. This season’s luncheons are on the go at different locations in collaboration with some of our favorite Fresno organizations. Visit fresnophil.org for a schedule of Meet the Artist events this season. Fresno Philharmonic in the Schools More than 11,500 elementary students visit the Fresno Philharmonic each year. For more information, visit fresnophil.org The Link Up program is “a partnership between local schools and the Fresno Philharmonic. The curriculum materials are generously provided for our students, who work on the songs throughout the school year with their music teachers. This year-long instruction culminates in an amazing performance along with the Fresno Philharmonic at the Saroyan Theatre in Fresno.” Jennifer Determan‑Lewis Coordinator of Visual and Performing Arts Sanger Unified School District POPS SERIES Superhero Soundtrack SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 | 7:30 PM William Saroyan Theatre FRESNO PHILHARMONIC “Holy Fresno, Batman!” STUART CHAFETZ, conductor Conductor Stuart Chafetz returns to the Fresno Philharmonic as we bring you some of the most memorable themes of all time from films like Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Supergirl, The Avengers, and X-Men: The Last Stand. Dust off your cape and come dressed as your favorite superhero (or villain) for a concert Chafetz kept the experience that will take you up, up, and away! “ concert rolling with his happy, enthusiastic banter.” San Antonio Express-News DANIEL R. MARTIN MASTERWORKS SERIES Grand Promenade SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018 | 3 PM William Saroyan Theatre Pictures at an Exhibition FRESNO PHILHARMONIC REI HOTODA, A musical walking tour, this concert begins music director and conductor with John Corigliano’s witty Promenade JON NAKAMATSU, piano Overture and concludes with Mussorgsky’s John Corigliano evocative journey through a museum, Pictures Promenade Overture at an Exhibition. In between, we welcome Tchaikovsky Jon Nakamatsu to perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 grandly virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1. Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Nakamatsu evinced brilliant “ musicianship. His tone and articulation sparkled and shimmered, while his use of dynamics and energy brought out the lifeblood of each and every phrase.” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle DANIEL R. MARTIN MASTERWORKS SERIES Stories Of Valor SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2018 | 3 PM William Saroyan Theatre FRESNO PHILHARMONIC War Requiem REI HOTODA, music director and conductor Commemorate Veterans Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I with a CELENA SHAFER, soprano performance of Benjamin Britten’s searing and VALE RIDEOUT, tenor dramatic War Requiem. Weaving together texts CHRISTÓPHEREN NOMURA, baritone from the Latin mass for the dead and poems FRESNO MASTER CHORALE by British soldier Wilfred Owen, who died in ANNA HAMRE, director the trenches of World War I, this 20th century ALTA SIERRA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR masterpiece movingly depicts the experience GAIL BARBOUR, director of war from the soldier’s perspective. Britten War Requiem “More than half a century later, the words and music have lost none of their power.” Marin Alsop POPS SERIES Home for the Holidays SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018 | 7:30 PM William Saroyan Theatre The most wonderful FRESNO PHILHARMONIC time of the year! SCOTT DUNN, conductor FRESNO MASTER CHORALE Celebrate the holiday season with the Fresno ANNA HAMRE, director Philharmonic, the Fresno Master Chorale, and special guests under the baton of guest conductor Scott Dunn (Associate Conductor, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra). An evening of time-honored seasonal favorites the whole family will love. I cannot praise Mr. Dunn’s conducting “ too highly…I expect to hear more in the future about this fine performer.” The East Hampton Star DANIEL R. MARTIN MASTERWORKS SERIES Tales of the Silk Road SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019 | 3 PM William Saroyan Theatre FRESNO PHILHARMONIC Arabian Nights REI HOTODA, music director and conductor For centuries the trade routes of the Silk Road WU MAN, pipa transmitted goods and culture between Asia, Missy Mazzoli the Middle East, and Europe in one of the River Rouge earliest examples of globalization. We explore Transfiguration East-West cultural exchange and influence in Zhao Jiping Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade and Pipa Concerto No. 2 Zhao Jiping’s Pipa Concerto No. 2, featuring Rimsky-Korsakov the extraordinary Wu Man. Missy Mazzoli’s Scheherazade musical love letter to Detroit, River Rouge Transfiguration, brings the theme of this concert home to the U.S. as we grapple with globalization’s cycles of change and rebirth. Jiping’s concerto…feels as if it could accompany an epic. His “melodies linger in your mind…Against this lush backdrop, Wu Man could always be heard, the notes as crisp as crystals.” The Buffalo News DANIEL R. MARTIN MASTERWORKS SERIES To Brahms with Love SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019 | 3 PM William Saroyan Theatre Strauss, Mozart, and Brahms FRESNO PHILHARMONIC REI HOTODA, Coming shortly after Valentine’s Day, this concert music director and conductor opens with Strauss’ tone poem depicting the JOYCE YANG, piano legendary lover Don Juan, a work requiring R. Strauss incredible orchestral virtuosity. Joyce Yang Don Juan returns to the Fresno Philharmonic performing Mozart one of Brahms’ favorite Mozart piano concertos. Piano Concerto No. 24 Rei Hotoda then leads the orchestra in a (K. 491) performance of Brahms’ radiant Symphony No. 2. Brahms Symphony No. 2 Her attention to detail and “clarity is as impressive as her agility, balance, and velocity” Washington Post DANIEL R. MARTIN MASTERWORKS SERIES Nature Speaks SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2019 | 7:30 PM William Saroyan Theatre FRESNO PHILHARMONIC Pastoral Symphony REI HOTODA, music director and conductor The poetry of Philip Levine serves as the basis for Fresno composer Benjamin Boone’s Waterless SIRENA HUANG, violin Music, a meditation on the Central Valley’s Benjamin Boone Waterless Music most critical natural resource. It is paired with Beethoven’s brilliant evocation of nature in his Barber Violin Concerto Symphony No. 6. Acclaimed violinist Sirena Huang makes her Fresno debut in American composer Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Samuel Barber’s lyrical Violin Concerto. (Pastorale) Huang…dug a strong, penetrating “tone out of her fiddle and her cadenza featured a number of original ideas…absolutely secure technically and full of delight.” The Washington Post DANIEL R. MARTIN MASTERWORKS SERIES Symphony of Sound SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2019 | 3 PM William Saroyan Theatre A World Premiere FRESNO PHILHARMONIC REI HOTODA, Rei Hotoda and the Fresno Philharmonic music director and conductor explore
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