Anthony Marwood James Crabb

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elcome to the e are thrilled to opening of New welcome the WCentury Chamber Wbrilliant violinist Orchestra’s 2018-2019 Anthony Marwood as our guest Season! This season marks the concertmaster for the opening beginning of a new era for our concerts of the 2018-19 Season! orchestra as the internationally A solo violinist of international renowned violinist Daniel acclaim, Anthony has also Hope begins his tenure as New made his mark leading some Century’s Music Director. Daniel has planned an of the world’s most venerable orchestras from the incredible season that culminates in New Century’s concertmaster’s seat. He serves as Principal Artistic European debut in June. Partner of Canada’s celebrated Les Violons du Roy, and is Artist-in-Residence with the Norwegian Our season began last week with the Stuart Canin Chamber Orchestra. He has frequently led the Award Luncheon, at which the legendary mezzo- Australian Chamber Orchestra, and regularly appears soprano Frederica von Stade and composer Jake as leader and soloist with the St. Louis Symphony. Heggie were honored. Named for New Century’s founding Music Director Stuart Canin, this award Anthony has created a stunning program featuring recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary the U.S. premiere of Seavaigers for Violin, Accordion contribution to classical music in the Bay Area. This and String Orchestra by the London-born composer year’s award ceremony featured a performance by the Sally Beamish. We are particularly excited to have Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finalist, the Scottish accordionist James Crabb with us for soprano Natalie Image. Past winners of the award this brilliant work. James has created a new class of include arts leaders and philanthropists John and Paula virtuosity for the accordion, both securing his place Gambs, and composer and philanthropist Gordon Getty. as a major interpreter of the works of Astor Piazzolla while acting as a muse for many living classical This evening, we welcome the British violinist composers. I’m sure that this evening’s program will Anthony Marwood as our guest concertmaster, leading be an unforgettable experience for all of us. a program that combines one of the masterworks for string orchestra with two contemporary works. We look forward to seeing you again in February as Alongside Antonín Dvorˇák’s beloved Serenade for we welcome Daniel Hope for his first concerts with Strings in E major, Op. 22, Marwood will play us as our new Music Director. Daniel has planned Pe¯teris Vasks’ haunting Concerto for Violin and an unforgettable season of musical journeys and String Orchestra, Distant Light. The virtuoso Scottish experiences that I know you won’t want to miss. accordionist, James Crabb, joins the orchestra for the U.S. premiere of Sally Beamish’s Seavaigers for violin, Thank you for continuing to be a member of the accordion and strings. New Century family!

We look forward to seeing you as our season All my best, continues when Music Director Daniel Hope returns in February. Thank you for your loyalty and support of the New Century Chamber Orchestra.

Most sincerely, Philip Wilder Executive Director

Mark Salkind President, Board of Directors

NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 1 THURSDAY, NOV. 1, 7:30 PM FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, BERKELEY

FRIDAY, NOV. 2, 7:30 PM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, PALO ALTO

SATURDAY, NOV. 3, 7:30 PM OPENING NIGHT: CAROLINE H. HUME HALL, SAN FRANCISCO ANTHONY CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 3 PM MARWOOD LEADS OSHER MARIN JCC, SAN RAFAEL

SALLY BEAMISH: Seavaigers, for violin, accordion and strings (B. 1956) James Crabb, Accordion Anthony Marwood, Violin

ANTONÍN DVORÁKˇ Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 (1841-1904)

INTERMISSION

– PETERIS VASKS Distant Light, Concerto for violin and string orchestra (B. 1946) Anthony Marwood, Violin

New Century’s 2018-2019 Season is made possible by the generous ongoing support of Gordon P. and Ann G. Getty.

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VIOLIN I VIOLIN II CELLO Anthony Marwood, Candace Guirao, Robin Bonnell, Guest Concertmaster Principal Acting Principal Dawn Harms, Deborah Tien Price Michelle Djokic Associate Concertmaster Michael Yokas Eric Gaenslen Robin Mayforth Evan Price Mike Graham Iris Stone Jory Fankuchen Hrabba Atladottir DOUBLE BASS VIOLA Anthony Manzo, Anna Kruger, Principal Principal Cassandra Lynne Richburg Jenny Douglass Emily Onderdonk

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SEAVAIGERS early reviewer, the piece sounded so much like SALLY BEAMISH Scottish folk music that she was wondering about the extent of Beamish’s own contribution. (b. London, 1956) ARRANGED FOR VIOLIN AND Nevertheless, Stout and McKay stressed that Seavaigers is “very much Beamish’s music.” Said ACCORDION BY JAMES CRABB Stout, “It’s a good place that we’ve got to now (b. Dundee, Scotland, 1967) with composers as sensitive as Sally, where both forms of music [traditional folk and composed The compositional career of London-born classical] can sit respectfully side by side.” Sally Beamish blossomed after her move to Scotland in 1990. She had previously enjoyed Catriona McKay’s website offers the following an active career as a violist, since relocating information about the origins of the work: north, she has created a large catalog of works and received numerous commissions and Seavaigers was commissioned by Celtic awards for her music. Scotland—and Scottish Connections and the Edinburgh International folk music—has proven a constant inspiration, Harp Festival, with funding from Creative as has the image of the sea, which figures Scotland. It was first performed by Chris prominently in many of her compositions. (She Stout and Catriona McKay with the Scottish has also published a transcription of Debussy’s Ensemble, directed by Jonathan Morton, La mer for piano trio.) at Celtic Connections in the Fruitmarket, Glasgow, January 2012, and at the Edinburgh th Beamish has written three pieces after the 10 - International Harp Festival, April 2012. century English poem The Seafarer, a long lament about the vicissitudes of a sailor’s life, ending with a religious-philosophical meditation about life and death. The poem has been SERENADE FOR STRINGS translated into modern English numerous times IN E MAJOR, OP. 22 (there is also a version, in not-quite-modern ANTONÍN DVORˇ ÁK English, by Ezra Pound.) The translation into (Nelahozeves, Bohemia, 1841-Prague, 1904) Scots, by Tom Scott, bears the title Seavaiger, and this is the name Beamish adopted for what Like most composers in the early stages of was originally a concerto for Scottish fiddle their careers, the young Antonín Dvoˇrák was and harp, written for folk musicians Chris Stout struggling to make ends meet. From 1862 and Catriona McKay. The work completed a to 1871, he was principal violist at the new cycle that already included a setting of the poem Provisional Theatre in Prague; he also taught for reciter and piano trio, as well as a viola music privately. In 1874, when he applied for concerto (No. 2, The Seafarer). Subsequently the newly instituted Austrian State Stipendium arranged for violin and accordion, the three- for young artists, his file read: “Anton DWORAK movement Seavaigers casts the soloists, in the of Prague, 33 years old, music teacher, completely words of critic Tim Woodall, as “seafarers without means.” crossing the North Sea.” In the first movement, entitled “Storm,” a “free-form opening duet Dvoˇrák, married and the father of an infant develops into a knotty storm scene.” In the boy, had much at stake in this competition. second-movement “Lament,” “inversions of Fortunately for him, the selection committee, the same melody…convey a sense of anguish.” whose members were conductor Johann Finally, the last movement, “Haven,” was Herbeck, music critic Eduard Hanslick, and described by harpist McKay as “a final exhilarated Brahms, decided in his favor. As the report stated: course towards home.” He has submitted 15 compositions, among Seavaigers was a true collaboration between the them symphonies and overtures for full composer and the original soloists, whose parts orchestra which display an undoubted talent, called for a great deal of improvisation. To an but in a way which as yet remains formless

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and unbridled….The fact that Dvoˇrák’s themes are recalled as if in a dream, cut short choral and orchestral compositions have been by a sudden return to the more agitated tone performed frequently at big public concerts of the beginning. made a favorable impression. The applicant, who has never yet been able to acquire a The fourth-movement Larghetto presents a piano of his own, deserves a grant to ease his lyrical, harmonically stable opening melody and strained circumstances and free him from a more rhythmical and constantly modulating anxiety in his creative work. middle section. The concluding movement, the only one in sonata form, is the most complex Dvoˇrák won an award of 400 gulden; in of the five. Starting “off-key” (not in the main addition, he had attracted the attention of tonality which it only reaches later on), it has some of the greatest musical luminaries in the a normal exposition with three themes and a Monarchy’s capital. The young composer had regular recapitulation, but no real development. made his first step towards fame and recognition. Instead, there is a short and quite unusual middle section. After a few measures of suspense Encouraged by his success, Dvoˇrák launched in which the first violins repeat two notes in into a series of new projects. During the highly unpredictable rhythmic patterns, the spring and summer of 1875, he finished three cellos surprise us with a replay of the Larghetto chamber works, a song cycle, a symphony melody (fourth movement). The recapitulation (No. 5), and the Serenade for Strings, an is followed by a return of the first movement’s impressive output that reflects the composer’s opening. A brief Presto coda, combining the new-found confidence. first and third themes of the Finale, closes this remarkable work. In the five-movement Serenade, Dvoˇrák demonstrated the high level of compositional virtuosity he had attained by his early thirties. DISTANT LIGHT – Using simple forms (four of the five movements PETERIS VASKS follow plain A-B-A structures with contrasting (b. Aizpute, Latvia, 1946) middle sections followed by a return of the opening material), he nevertheless achieved Peteris– Vasks once described himself as a “sad considerable melodic and harmonic variety. optimist.” Referring to the many vicissitudes in the history of his native Latvia, he wrote: The Moderato first movement has a short legato “Our roots are full of sadness and suffering, just theme with a range of only four notes, using as they are in many other Eastern European imitation, followed by a second theme that has countries. But in artistic terms, our tragic history no imitation, and is introduced by a very audible has given us a terrific impulse to be creative, to jump into a new, and not closely related, key. express our emotions.” The music of Vasks is nothing if not deeply expressive. This former The charming opening theme of the second- double-bass player certainly knows how to movement Tempo di Valse is built of asymmetrical make a string instrument sing! five-bar phrases, but is fairly simple harmonically. Conversely, the movement’s Trio, which is no less Born a few years after the three Baltic republics attractive melodically, has regular four-bar phrases were annexed by the Soviet Union, Vasks, the but contains some highly unusual modulations. son of a Baptist pastor, was trained in Latvia and neighboring Lithuania, avoiding the Imitative techniques reappear in the lively great Russian conservatories of Moscow and Scherzo; the central Trio section has broader Leningrad. His aesthetic outlook was eloquently phrases and slower note-values, though the described by British musicologist and record composer insisted that it must be played “in producer Martin Anderson, according to whom tempo” (that is, the beat remains the same). a recurrent theme in the music of Peteris– Vasks The ending of this movement is especially is the tension between contrasting worlds: beautiful as both the Scherzo and the Trio between good and evil, between the purity of

NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 5 PROGRAM NOTES nature and man’s impact on it, between some The concerto is a single, uninterrupted movement idyllic lost paradise and current catastrophe, of approximately 30 minutes in length. In a between God and man—a tension which, way, it symbolizes an entire lifetime’s journey, during the Soviet occupation of Latvia, was a as the music emerges from a mysterious, non- very real part of everyday life. material realm and embraces episodes of vigorous activity, moments of happiness, conflict and One of Vasks’s oldest and staunchest champions turmoil. It evokes Latvian folk music and strains has been the world-famous violinist Gidon of a waltz melody, before returning to the Kremer, born like the composer in Latvia disembodied world of the beginning. Sometimes and his junior by one year. It was for Kremer the string ensemble provides the soloist with a and his ensemble, the Kremerata Baltica, that kind of musical halo, and sometimes it engages Vasks composed what became one of his most- with an animated dialog, even argument, with performed works: Distant Light (T-al-a gaisma the protagonist, culminating in what Vasks in Latvian), a concerto for violin and string referred to as “aleatoric chaos.” The work unites, orchestra. Kremer and his group premiered the in the composer’s own words, “nostalgia with a work at the Salzburg Festival on August 10, touch of tragedy—childhood memories, but also 1997, under the direction of Saulius Sandeckis. the glittering stars millons of light years away.” In 2005, the concerto was choreographed by Peter Martins for the New York City Ballet. -Peter Laki

NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 6 MUSIC DIRECTOR

one of the best of the year by the New York Times. His recording of Alban Berg’s Concerto was voted Gramophone Magazine’s “top choice of all available recordings.” And his recording of Max Richter’s Vivaldi Recomposed, which reached No. 1 in over 22 countries is, with 130,000 copies sold, one of the most successful classical recordings of recent times. In February 2016 Deutsche Grammophon released Hope’s 10th album for the Yellow Label: My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin. It is a deeply personal tribute to Hope’s mentor, who would have celebrated his centenary on April 22, 2016 and with whom Hope performed over 60 times, including in Menuhin’s final appearance on March 7, 1999.

DANIEL HOPE Hope was raised in London and studied the MUSIC DIRECTOR violin with Zakhar Bron. The youngest ever member of the Beaux Arts Trio during its final New Century Chamber Orchestra is proud six seasons, today Hope performs at all the to welcome British violinist Daniel Hope as world’s greatest halls and festivals: from Carnegie Music Director in the 2018-2019 season. Hope Hall to the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, from has toured the world as a virtuoso soloist for Salzburg to Schleswig-Holstein, from Aspen 25 years and is celebrated for his musical to the BBC Proms and Tanglewood. He has versatility as well as his dedication to worked with conductors including Kurt Masur, humanitarian causes. Winner of the 2015 Kent Nagano and Christian Thielemann, as well European Cultural Prize for Music, whose as with the world’s greatest symphony orchestras previous recipients include Daniel Barenboim, including Boston, Chicago, Paris, London, Plácido Domingo and the Berlin Philharmonic Los Angeles and Tokyo. Devoted to Orchestra, Hope appears as soloist with the contemporary music, Hope has commissioned world’s major orchestras and conductors, also over 30 works, enjoying close contact with directing many ensembles from the violin. In composers such as Alfred Schnittke, Toru addition to serving as New Century’s music Takemitsu, Harrison Birtwistle, Sofia director, Hope has been an exclusive Deutsche Gubaidulina, György Kurtág, Peter Maxwell- Grammophon artist since 2007 and serves Davies and Mark-Anthony Turnage. as Music Director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and Associate Artistic Director of Daniel Hope has penned four bestselling books the Savannah Music Festival. published in Germany; he contributes regularly to The Wall Street Journal and has written scripts Daniel Hope is one of the world’s most prolific for collaborative performances with the actors classical recording artists, with over 25 albums Klaus Maria Brandauer and Mia Farrow. In to his name. His recordings have won the Germany he presents a weekly radio show Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, the Diapason d’Or for the WDR3 Channel. He plays the 1742 of the Year, the Edison Classical Award, the “ex-Lipi ´nski” Guarneri del Gesù, placed Prix Caecilia, six ECHO-Klassik Awards and generously at his disposal by an anonymous numerous Grammy nominations. His album of family from Germany. He lives with his Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Octet with family in Berlin. the Chamber Orchestra of Europe was named

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NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA organization’s history. In addition to touring efforts, New Century’s national footprint has The New Century Chamber Orchestra, one of also continued to grow with a rapidly increasing only a handful of conductorless ensembles in the national radio presence. The ensemble has been world, was founded in 1992. The 19-member broadcast over 30 times on American Public string ensemble includes San Francisco Bay Area Media’s Performance Today, with each broadcast musicians and those who travel from across the heard on 260 radio stations across the country. U.S. and Europe to perform together. Musical The orchestra has released seven compact discs. decisions are made collaboratively, resulting st in an enhanced level of commitment from the The most recent, From A to Z: 21 Century musicians to concerts of remarkable precision, Concertos, is a compilation of four of New passion, and power. In the 2017-2018 season, Century’s live world premiere performances of its British violinist Daniel Hope took the role newly commissioned works by William Bolcom, of Artistic Partner and concertmaster for the Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Clarice Assad and ensemble, while the organization underwent Michael Daugherty. The recording was released an extensive music director search process. In in May 2014 on the NSS Music label. the 2018-2019 season, Hope assumed the role Two additional albums were released on the of Music Director, bringing new vibrancy and NSS Music label, LIVE: Barber, Strauss, Mahler, leadership to the orchestra. released in November 2010, and Together, In addition to performing classic pieces of released in August 2009. The Orchestra’s first chamber orchestra repertoire, New Century concert DVD, On Our Way, was released in May commissions important new works, breathes 2012, and weaves together documentary footage new life into rarely heard jewels of the past, and and a live tour concert from a February 2011 performs world premieres. Through the Featured performance at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Composer program, the orchestra commissions The DVD was filmed by Paola di Florio, director composers to write new works, with the goals of the 1999 Academy Award-nominated film of expanding chamber orchestra repertoire and Speaking in Strings. providing audiences with a deeper understanding Other recordings include a 1996 collaborative of today’s living composers. The orchestra project with Kent Nagano and Berkeley provides insight into the breadth of the Featured Symphony Orchestra featuring the work of Composer’s work by performing a variety of 20th century Swiss composer Frank Martin, and pieces by the composer throughout the season. Written With the Heart’s Blood, a 1997 Grammy Beyond regular season concerts in the San Award finalist, both on the New Albion label. Francisco Bay Area, New Century has toured In 1998 the orchestra recorded and released nationally, with 2011 performances in the works of Argentine composers Alberto Williams Midwest, East Coast, and Southern California and Alberto Ginastera on the d’Note label, and, garnered record-breaking audiences and national in 2004, the orchestra recorded and released critical acclaim. In January and February Oculus, a CD of Kurt Rohde’s compositions 2013, New Century followed with a highly on the Mondovibe label. All of the recordings successful eight-state national tour, the largest have been distributed both in the United States and most ambitious artistic undertaking in the and internationally.

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Adams’ Violin Concerto. During this summer season 2018, Anthony Marwood made his annual returns to Yellow Barn and the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festivals; and joined the Skaneateles Festival for an extraordinary “Schubert Up Close” evening where twenty audience members will receive invitations to join three renowned Schubert interpreters up close, seated on stage: pianist Inon Barnatan, tenor

Photo credit Pia Johnson Nicholas Phan and Anthony.

The 2018/2019 season includes engagements with the New World Symphony (Chausson Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet), leader/soloist with the New Century Chamber Orchestra (Dvoˇrák, Sally Beamish and Peteris ANTHONY MARWOOD Vasks), as leader and soloist with the Saint Louis GUEST CONCERTMASTER Symphony with two Beethoven gems: Violin Concerto and Romance in F and a return to British violinist Anthony Marwood, appointed Quebec City as soloist and conductor with Les an MBE in the Queen’s 2018 New Year’s Violons du Roy for Mendelssohn’s Concerto Honors List, is known worldwide as an artist of for Piano and Violin with pianist Aleksandar exceptional expressive force. His energetic and Madžar. As a chamber musician, Marwood is a collaborative nature places him in great demand frequent participant at major chamber music as soloist/director with chamber orchestras festivals. Another facet of Anthony Marwood’s worldwide. He is Principal Artistic Partner of career is genre-bending presentations, such as the the celebrated Canadian chamber orchestra, Les Academy of St Martin in the Fields’ fully-staged Violons du Roy, a post he took up in 2015. His production of Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale, in renown as a soloist has led to collaborations with which Marwood acted the role of the Soldier and celebrated conductors such as Valery Gergiev, played the violin part. Anthony Marwood’s most Sir Andrew Davis, Thomas Søndergård, David recent release—his 50th on the Hyperion label— Robertson, Gerard Korsten, Ilan Volkov, Jaime is a critically-acclaimed recording of Walton’s Martin, Bernard Labadie and Douglas Boyd. Violin Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins. Anthony Marwood is a celebrated champion of Marwood recorded Schumann’s and Brahms’ contemporary music, alongside more traditional violin sonatas with Aleksandar Madžar on the repertoire. Among those new works composed award-winning Wigmore Live label. for him is Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto Concentric Paths. Marwood premiered the work Anthony Marwood is co-Artistic Director of in Berlin and at the BBC Proms with the the Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival in East Chamber Orchestra of Europe with Adès Sussex. Marwood was appointed a Fellow of the conducting. Also composed for Anthony were Guildhall School of Music in 2013. He plays a Steven Mackey’s Four Iconoclastic Episodes. The 1736 Carlo Bergonzi violin, kindly purchased by most recent work written for Marwood is Samuel a syndicate of purchasers.

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He has performed worldwide as soloist with a.o. the BBC Symphony, BBC Scottish, Sydney and Melbourne Symphonies, Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, London Symphony, Hallé Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, London Sinfonietta, Nash Ensemble, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Swedish, Irish, English Chamber Orchestras. Photo credit Christoffer Askman A recognised and acclaimed authority on the music of Astor Piazzolla, James has performed with the original members of Piazzolla’s own quintet and has directed Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires both at the Royal Danish Opera and for Victorian Opera. James’ Piazzolla recordings include, Song of the Angel with the JAMES CRABB Australian Chamber Orchestra and The Quintets ACCORDIONIST with Richard Tognetti and the Tango Jam quintet. He is also featured in the documentary Scottish born James Crabb is widely regarded Astor Piazzolla in Portrait published by Opus as one of the world’s leading ambassadors Arte. Further recordings include transcriptions of the classical accordion. He studied at the of Stravinsky’s Petrouchka and Mussorgsky’s Royal Danish Academy of Music with classical Pictures at an Exhibition with Geir Draugsvoll accordion pioneer Mogens Ellegaard and was (EMI Classics), Beamish concerto The Singing awarded the Carl Nielsen Music Prize in 1991. with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (BIS), James was professor of classical accordion at the and Heard this and thought of you with Genevieve Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen Lacey (ABC Classics). from 1995-2010 and held a long-standing guest professorship at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria. He is currently Artistic Director of Four Winds Music Organisation and Festival in NSW.

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SAN FRANCISCO WAR MEMORIAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

HERBST THEATRE

Owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco through the Board of Trustees of the War Memorial of San Francisco

The Honorable London N. Breed, Mayor

TRUSTEES Nancy H. Bechtle, President Vaughn R. Walker, Vice-President Belva Davis Thomas E. Horn Lt. Col. Wallace I. Levin CSMR (Ret.) Gorretti Lo Lui Mrs. George R. Moscone MajGen J. Michael Myatt, USMC (Ret.) Paul F. Pelosi Charlotte Mailliard Shultz Diane B. Wilsey

Elizabeth Murray, Managing Director Jennifer E. Norris, Assistant Managing Director

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Dawn Harms Candace Guirao Robin Mayforth Associate Concertmaster, Violin Principal Second Violin Violin San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA Pacifica, CA Joined NCCO in 1999 Joined NCCO in 1993 Joined NCCO in 2001

Karen Shinozaki Sor Iris Stone Deborah Tien Price Violin Violin Violin Richmond, CA San Francisco, CA Mill Valley, CA Joined NCCO in 1992 Joined NCCO in 1995 Joined NCCO in 1999

Michael Yokas Violin Berlin, Germany Joined NCCO in 2000

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Anna Kruger Cassandra Lynne Richburg Jenny Douglass Principal Viola Viola Viola Oakland, CA Sacramento, CA Mill Valley, CA Joined NCCO in 2007 Joined NCCO in 1992 Joined NCCO in 2009

Elizabeth Prior Robin Bonnell Michelle Djokic Viola Cello Cello San Rafael, CA Berkeley, CA Palo Alto, CA Joined NCCO in 2015 Joined NCCO in 1999 Joined NCCO in 2007

Isaac Melamed Anthony Manzo Cello Principal Bass Warm Springs, VA Chevy Chase, MD Joined NCCO in 2012 Joined NCCO in 2006

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From A to Z: 21st Century Concertos On Our Way DVD NSS Music, 2014 NSS Music & Counterpoint Films, 2012 With Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg With Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Works by Lera Auerbach, Works by Wolf, Piazzolla, Tchaikovsky, William Bolcolm, Michael Daugherty Schnittke, and Gershwin and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

LIVE: Barber, Strauss, Mahler Together NSS Music, 2010 NSS Music, 2009 With Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg With Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Works by Richard Strauss, Works by Clarice Assad, Astor Piazzolla, Gustav Mahler, and Samuel Barber and Béla Bartók

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Written with the Heart’s Blood Echoes of Argentina New Albion Records D’Note Records 1997 Grammy Award Nomination Works by Alberto Ginastera and Works by Dmitri Shostakovich Alberto Williams

NSS Music Recordings:

LIVE Concertos in D Major Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Anne-Marie McDermott Colorado Symphony Orchestra Works by Bach, Schubert, and Beethoven Works by Tchaikovsky and Assad

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The Board of Directors of New Century Chamber Orchestra wishes to extend its warmest thanks and gratitude to the generous, individuals, corporations, foundation, and government agencies listed here, who have made gifts during the past 12 months.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, GUARNERIUS CIRCLE Linda and Roger Solow AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT ($5,000 - $9,999) Gladys Thacher Benevity Mari Kawawa and Patrick Beaudan Amelia Kaymen and Eric Yopes The Bernard Osher Foundation Kris and Eric Brewer Bloomberg Family Foundation, Inc. Priscilla and Keith Geeslin SUSTAINERS Clarence E. Heller Ginnie and Peter E. Haas, Jr. ($500 - $999) Charitable Foundation Mary L. Harden Francesca Applegarth Clickmerit, LLC Susan Blake and Joel Kaufmann Jonathan Arons EMIKA Fund Shira Lee Katz and Brandon Miller Joachim and Nancy First Republic Bank Jean Fordis and Jerry Voight Hellman Bechtle GE Foundation Anonymous (1) Irene and Robert Belknap Google Bonnie Bernhardt Grants for the Arts (GFTA) STRADIVARIUS CIRCLE Charlotte and David Biegelsen Korbel Winery ($2,500 - $4,999) Tom and Linda Biesheuvel Larson Family Fund Patricia and Steve Anderson Dorian and George Bikle McRoskey Mattress Company Marcia and James Beck James Bridgman The North Ridge Foundation Robert Carrigan Tina Vindum and John Coghlan Pedro Point Brewing Michèle and Laurence Corash Suzanne and Steve Cowan Renaissance Charitable Fund William Ginchereau Vickie Scott Grove and David Fair The Richard and Emily Elizabeth and John Harkins Jackie and Art Fletcher Levin Foundation William and Gretchen Connie Freeman Sakana Foundation Kimball Fund Debbie Thal and Len Gensburg Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards Joan and Jim Kirsner Mary Griffin Stellar Solutions Kate Knickerbocker Dawn and Andrew Gross The William and Flora Martin Krasney Catherine Halberstadt Hewlett Foundation Katherine Heller and Rolf Lygren Lisa Hane Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Marina and Ben Nelson Ellis and Arlene Harms The Zalec Familian and Ann and Michael Parker Edna Hom Lilian Levinson Foundation Rebekah and Nathan Rabiroff Patricia and Philip Jelley Jerry Vurek Samuel Leffler and MESSIAH STRADIVARIUS CIRCLE Philip Wilder Cynthia Livingston ($100,000+) Barbara Wolfe Janet and Marcos Maestre Paula and John Gambs René Mandel Gordon P. and Ann G. Getty LEADERS Martha Mangold ($1,000 - $2,499) Barbara and Kim Marienthal DEL GESU CIRCLE Adam Donovan Ann and David Melamed ($50,000 - $99,999) Mary Lou Falcone Angela and James Mongillo Alan Benaroya Andrea and Steve Gandolfo David G. Mount Virginia Coe and Michael Garland Anne Murphy GUADAGNINI CIRCLE Elsie I. George Julie Owens ($25,000 - $49,999) Mary Harden Paula Pretlow Jeff Han and Jennifer Banzaca Ruth and Alfred Heller William and Ann Regan Jerome and Thao Dodson Jerre Hitz Iris and Tom Stone Lucinda Lee Katz I’lee and Tony Hooker David Stull Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher Michèle Stone and Harry Howe Natalie Stern and Eric Upin Miranda Heller and Mark Salkind Kate Akos and Harry Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. C. Gerron Vartan Caroline Wood Trine Sorensen and Susan Wheeler Michael Jacobson Ruth Donig-White and CREMONA CIRCLE Sean Dowdall and David Landis Robert White ($10,000 - $24,999) Nancy Livingston and Fred Levin Anonymous (1) Julie Allecta Britt-Marie Ljung and Owsley Brown III Warren Miller SUPPORTERS Sue and Robert Larson Trudy and Gary Moore ($250 - $499) Alexander Leff Susan Neuwirth Michael P. Barrett Teresa Darragh and Sue and Warden Noble David Biegelsen Parker E. Monroe Stephanie Oana Paul Christianson Pamala and Robert Pedrazzini Joy and Larry O’Rourke Evelyn Clair Carolyn and Stephen Spitz Nicholas Phan Joseph Cutcliffe Warren Schneider Roland and Jeannette Dare

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Michael Bentivoglio and Patricia Dobbie Annie Stenzel Deborah Dasovich Del Dutrow Bonnie Stiles Stephen and Jo Davenport Amy Duxbury Alex Takaoka Karen DeMello Sandra Carr and Jeri Echeverria Michelle Djokic and Mark Talbott Margaret Dorfman Robert Edwards Simon Tima, Esq. Jenny Douglass Julia Erickson and Art Rothstein Mayo Tsuzuki Maria Erdi David and Beverly Farrell Gene Weinstein Mary C. Falvey Marcia Flannery Robert Weston Carmen and Fernando Ferreyros Anne Flatté Michael Ray Wilder Alana Zavett Green and Charles Gary Gloria Wong Steven Green Leocadia Korzun and Anonymous (3) Candace Guirao and Geoffrey Gosling Joshua Garrett Don and Maryann Graulich FRIENDS Stacey Poland Hamburg and Herbert Grench ($1 - $99) Edward Hamburg Tess Varley and Brenden Guy Marcy and David Albert Gayle Hannigan Anita Hagopian Stewart Applin Kathleen G. Henschel and Ellen Hahn Brian Bauman John Dewes Nancy and Nick Haritatos Elise Bodtke Christopher Hepp Dawn Harms Laura Boxer Curtis Ingraham Pamela and Ron Harrison Shelagh Brodersen Judi and Buz Kanter Martha Hastings Frances Colyer Meridee Moore and Kevin King Kathie Hillier and Bob Boen Antoinette Conrad Terri Kwiatek Mr. and Mrs. John D. Howard Linda Dondero Alec and Susan Lee David Iventosch Robert Edwards Sharlene Lim Donald Javete Margareta Ekblad Lynn Luckow Alice and Dale Johnson Norma Feldman Brenda and Don MacLean Kathleen and Robert Kaiser Alexis Fischoff René Mandel Carol Langbort Jon and Ellen Florey Paige Rogers and Rob Melrose Hayne and Kit Leland Fred Gertler Benjamin Metcalf Mardi Leland Jo Rawlins Gilbert Marcia Middleton Marc Levenson and Norman and Sandra Gordon Chester and Elaine Moore Naomi Matsuda Levenson Sidney Gottfried Geraldine Morrison Elizabeth and Allan Lichtenberg Mark Granger Jamie Whittington and David Lilien Kirsten Hill Peter Pastreich James Ludwig John Hillyer William and Ann Regan Martha and Art Luehrmann Edward Hogan Niall Roche Harvey Lynch William Kamin Audrey Ryan Barbara and Kim Marienthal Dorothy Kaplan Pat and Steve Scheid Nancy Marvel Ruth Karlen Jean Schulz Ranko Yamada and Nao Kobori Linda and Edward Selden Robert Matsueda Art and Bobby Kushner Karen Smith-McCune Marion McIntire Ricky Lacina Robert Ripps and Steven Spector A. Kirk McKenzie Nancy and John Lawrence Rev. Peter McGrath and John Meyer Paula Lim Mr. Han Wang Tia Miyamoto Barry Lynch Kristina Woolsey Katy Motiey George and Marjorie Mader Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Chip Nielsen Donald Millhauser Reggie and Lorraine Niles Betty Nudelman SPONSORS/NEW CENTURY CLUB Herb Ochitill John and Pat O’Neil ($100 - $249) Michael Paller Diane Ray Pauline Adams David Perlman Barbara Riley Edward Bennett Carol and George Possin Frederick Roeber Brian Berg Cathy Frantz and Mike Potel Valerie Sainte Agathe Laurel Brobst-Gilbert Bill and Erica Roberts Judy and Jack Sherman Roberta Brokaw Rich Ruby Alan Smith W. Allen Burke Suzanne and Kenneth Sack Madeleine Stovel Helen Harper and Mary Campbell Angela Schillace Gayle Strang William Clusin Lisa Seischab Randy Vogel Terry Coddington Suzanne Shea Licko Vojtech Ellen Courtien Dalouge Smith Gene Weinstein Jennifer and James Crotty Charles Smith George Wright Cybele D’Ambrosio Melanie Smith Morris Zelditch Rosemary Delia Dr. Cherrill Spencer

NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 18 STRADIVARIUS CIRCLE

New Century extends its gratitude to the members of the Stradivarius Circle, which recognizes the generosity and leadership of our friends and patrons who have made gifts of $2,500 or more in the past 12 months.

Julie Allecta William Ginchereau Kate Knickerbocker Patricia and Steve Anderson Ginnie and Peter E. Haas, Jr. Sue and Robert Larson Marcia and James Beck Jeff Han and Jennifer Banzaca Alexander Leff Owsley Brown III John and Elizabeth Harkins Parker Monroe and Teresa Darragh Robert Carrigan Lucinda Lee Katz Pamala and Robert Pedrazzini Michèle and Laurence Corash Shira Lee Katz and Brandon Miller Rebekah and Nathan Rabiroff Carol Davison Susan Blake and Joel Kaufmann Miranda Heller and Mark Salkind Jerome and Thao Dodson Margaret and Edmond Kavounas Carolyn and Stephen Spitz Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher William and Gretchen Jean Fordis and Jerry Voight Paula and John Gambs Kimball Fund Philip Wilder Gordon P. and Ann G. Getty Joan and Jim Kirsner Caroline Wood

STUART CANIN FUND

New Century Chamber Orchestra is deeply grateful to the following individuals and organizations who have generously contributed to the Stuart Canin Fund. The Fund supports the orchestra’s outreach and education initiatives and the contributions made in its third year honor the 2018 Stuart Canin Award recipients Jake Heggie and Frederica von Stade.

Julie Allecta William Ginchereau René Mandel Michael Barrett Ellen Hahn Shira Lee Katz and Brandon Miller Alan Benaroya Mary L. Harden Anne Murphy Tod Brody Kathleen Henschel and Cathleen O’Brien William Clusin John Dewes Miranda Heller and Mark Salkind Ellen Courtien Dorothy Kaplan Lisa Seischab Clifford “Kip” Cranna Lucinda Lee Katz Dr. Cherrill Spencer Teresa Darragh and Parker Monroe Susan Blake and Joel Kaufmann Carolyn and Stephen Spitz Paula and John Gambs Martin Krasney Caroline Wood Elsie George Sue and Robert Larson Ann and Gordon Getty Sylvia Lindsey

NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 19 NEW CENTURY CLUB

This 2018-19 season, join New Century’s new membership program while supporting your favorite Bay Area orchestra.

Join for only $150 (per household), to unlock these special New Century Club benefits:

• Discount code of 50% for up to two concert tickets at the venue of your choice in the 2018-19 season • Receive our e-newsletter with special announcements, reminders, and offers • Invitations to exclusive events • New Century coffee mug

To become a club member, call 415.357.1111, ext. 306. Your membership to the New Century Club directly supports our musicians, featured composers, guest artists, and community outreach efforts. Your contribution is fully tax-deductible.

TRIBUTES

The Board of Directors of New Century Chamber Orchestra wishes to extend its warmest thanks and gratitude to the generous individuals listed below who have made tribute gifts during the past 12 months.

IN HONOR IN MEMORIAM In honor of Asher Davison and Sarah Rose Cohen In memory of Pauline Ginchereau on the occasion of their marriage William Ginchereau Carol Davison In memory of Barry Gross In honor of Michelle Djokic Donald Millhauser Mark Talbott In memory of Ralph Heineman In honor of John and Paula Gambs Terri Kwiatek Barbara Wolfe In memory of William Holsman In honor of Dawn Harms Gerda Cohen, Meryl and Mel Langbort, Ellis and Arlene Harms and Carol Langbort In honor of Daniel Hope In memory of Dana Kathryn Hutton Robert Ripps and Steven Spector Laurel Brobst-Gilbert In honor of Shira Lee Katz and Brandon Miller’s In memory of Norm Katz on the occasion of their wedding Evelyn and Richard Clair, Roland and Jean Dare, Lucinda Lee Katz, Benjamin Metcalf Stacey Poland Hamburg and Edward Hamburg, In honor of Nathan and Rebekah Rabiroff’s wedding Leslie and Peter Horn, Bill and Erica Roberts, and Alan Benaroya Irvenia Waters and Jose Allen In honor of Mark Salkind and Miranda Heller Alexander Leff In honor of Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Joan Balter In honor of Philip Wilder Peter McGrath and Han Wang, Caroline Wood, Dr. Sem Hin and Katherine Phan, and Lisa Seischab

To give a contribution in someone’s name, visit ncco.org, call 415.357.1111, ext. 306, or mail a check to: New Century Chamber Orchestra 1668 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94109

NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 20 SPECIAL EVENTS

Stuart Canin Award Luncheon: San Francisco War Memorial Green Room San Francisco: Friday, October 26, 2018

Annual Gala: Bimbo’s 365 Club San Francisco: Monday, March 25, 2019

Subscribers and Supporters Post-Concert Receptions: San Rafael: Sunday, November 4th Palo Alto: Friday, February 9th San Francisco: Saturday, March 23rd Berkeley: Thursday, May 9th

Sustainers Luncheon with Musicians San Francisco: Wednesday, October 31st

Leaders Luncheon with Daniel Hope San Francisco: Wednesday, May 8th

Pre-Concert President’s Lounge for Stradivarius Circle Members San Francisco: Saturday, November 3rd San Francisco: Saturday, February 9th San Francisco: Saturday, March 23rd San Francisco: Saturday, May 11th

For more information, please call 415.357.1111, ext. 306

NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 21 NEW CENTURY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS BOARD Mark Salkind, President Parker Monroe, Co-chair Lucinda Lee Katz, Vice President Tere Darragh, Co-chair Carolyn Spitz, Treasurer Kate Akos Joel Kaufmann, Secretary Patricia Anderson Len Gensburg Alan Benaroya Bettina Glenning John Gambs Jim Kirsner Paula Gambs Alexander Leff Jeff Han René Mandel Mary Harden Stephanie Oana Mari Kawawa Jerry Voight Shira Lee Katz Sue Larson ADMINISTRATIVE & PRODUCTION STAFF Caroline Wood Philip Wilder, Executive Director David Taylor, Director of Artistic Planning ORCHESTRA REPRESENTATIVES Rebekah H. Rabiroff, Director of Candace Guirao Development Anna Kruger Blake Hallanan, Director of Patron Services Isaac Melamed Jenny Chisholm, Director of Finance Elizabeth Prior Jan Brown, Stage Manager Karen Shinozaki Sor Leah Froyd, Administrative Intern Michael Yokas CONSULTING STAFF Beth Beauchamp, Web Development and Design David v. R. Bowles, Recording Engineer Brenden Guy, Marketing and Public Relations Karen Ver Steeg, Graphic Design

New Century Chamber Orchestra 1668 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 Phone 415.357.1111 Fax 415.252.7941

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NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 22 TICKET INFORMATION

SINGLE TICKETS Tickets can be exchanged four ways. Always $61 A | $49 B | $29 C include your name and the new performance date: 1) Mail: Send the tickets to 1668 Bush Street, There are three ways to purchase: San Francisco, CA 94109 at least three 1) Phone: Call City Box Office at 415.392.4400 business days prior to the performance. (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat Noon-4pm) 2) Fax: Send a copy of the ripped tickets to 2) Online: Visit ncco.org 415.252.7941 at least two business days prior 3) At the Door: Based on availability, beginning to the performance. 45 minutes prior to each concert 3) Scan/Email: Send a copy of the ripped tickets to [email protected] by noon at least two Allow 1-2 weeks for delivery. For orders received less business days prior to the performance. than one week prior to the concert, tickets will be 4) Return the tickets to Will Call up to 30 held at Will Call. minutes prior to the original performance in person. STUDENT RUSH TICKETS Student rush tickets can be purchased at the door If you cannot use or exchange your tickets, for $10 for all students with valid photo student please pass them on to friends or return them ID, as well as all persons aged 18 and under as a tax-deductible donation. To donate tickets, with valid photo ID. Please arrive early on the please call 415.357.1111 x 303, up to noon one evening of the performance, as tickets are based business day prior to the performance. A receipt on availability. will be mailed to you within two to three weeks acknowledging the value of the tickets. GROUP DISCOUNT Groups of 10 or more may be eligible for WILL CALL discounted tickets. Please call 415.357.1111, Will Call opens 45 minutes prior to each ext. 303 or email [email protected] to arrange performance. Please arrive early to avoid long lines. tickets for large groups.

CAN’T ATTEND A CONCERT? Ticket exchanges are welcome, but must take place prior to the original concert. Ticket exchanges are offered free of charge to all subscribers. All other patrons will be assessed a $2.75 service charge per ticket exchanged.

NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 23 2018-2019 VENUES

SF OPEN REHEARSALS Wednesdays at 10 AM Trinity St. Peter’s Church 1668 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 (Enter on Gough Street)

BERKELEY Thursdays at 7:30 PM First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

PALO ALTO Fridays at 7:30 PM First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301 -and- Oshman Family Jewish Community Center 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303

SAN FRANCISCO Saturdays at 7:30 PM San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Caroline H. Hume Hall 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 -and- Wilsey Center for the Arts, Taube Atrium 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102 -and- Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102

SAN RAFAEL Sundays at 3 PM Osher Marin Jewish Community Center 200 N San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94903

NEW CENTURY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 24 UPCOMING CONCERTS

2018-2019 SEASON OCTOBER 26, 2018 Stuart Canin Award Luncheon The 2018 Stuart Canin Award will be presented to composer Jake Heggie and his muse, the legendary mezzo- soprano Frederica von Stade. Their decades-long artistic partnership has transformed the face of modern opera and art song, and delighted audiences around the world. Don’t miss this opportunity to spend an elegant afternoon with these luminaries and special guest performers. NOVEMBER 1-4, 2018 Opening Night: Anthony Marwood Leads New Century opens its season with a debut appearance by British violinist Anthony Marwood as Guest Concertmaster in a program featuring Dvoˇrák’s beloved Serenade for Strings and Seavaigers by London-born composer Sally Beamish. FEBRUARY 7-10, 2019 Recomposed Daniel Hope returns to the Bay Area to present a program of familiar works presented through a new lens, featuring the title work of his best-selling recording: Recomposed: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons by Max Richter. MARCH 21-24, 2019 Forbidden Music Daniel Hope leads a program of music written in the shadow of oppressive regimes, featuring New Century debut artist Venezuelan-American pianist Vanessa Perez. At the center of this fascinating program is the Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra by the Jewish Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff whose music was banned by the Nazis before the start of World War II. MARCH 25, 2019 Annual Gala Save the date for our annual celebration featuring wine, food, and friends. Our 2019 gala will be held at historic Bimbo’s 365 Club. Visit ncco.org/specialevents for more information. MAY 9-12, 2019 American Masters New Century’s season concludes with a selection of American chamber orchestra masterworks by Samuel Barber, Leonstein Bernstein and George Gershwin. The Marcus Roberts Trio makes its New Century debut.

Our concerts are made possible, in part, by Gordon P. and Ann G. Getty, and:

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