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SUBSCRIPTIONS Anu Tali, Music Director FEBRUARY 2 Masterworks 4 (Discovery) 8:00 pm VW 3 Masterworks 4 (Signature) 8:00 pm VW 4 Masterworks 4 (Matinee) 2:30 pm VW CALENDAR 8 Chamber Soiree 6 5:30 pm HH SEPTEMBER 10 Thrill of a Lifetime 7:30 pm NE 11 Chamber Soiree 6 4:00 pm HH 28 Chamber Soiree 1 5:30 pm HH 14 Great Escapes (Twilites) 5:30 pm HH

OCTOBER 15 Great Escapes (Casual Classics) 7:30 pm HH 8 Chamber Soiree 2 4:00 pm HH 16 Great Escapes (Concert Lites) 5:30 pm HH 11 Great Escapes (Twilites) 5:30 pm HH 17 Great Escapes (Enchanted Evenings) 8:00 pm HH 12 Great Escapes (Casual Classics) 7:30 pm HH 22 Masterworks 5 (Fanfare) 8:00 pm NE 13 Great Escapes (Concert Lites) 5:30 pm HH 23 Masterworks 5 (Discovery) 8:00 pm VW 14 Great Escapes (Enchanted Evenings) 8:00 pm HH 24 Masterworks 5 (Signature) 8:00 pm VW 22 Chamber Soiree 3 4:00 pm HH 25 Masterworks 5 (Matinee) 2:30 pm VW NOVEMBER MARCH 2 Chamber Soiree 4 5:30 pm HH 8 Chamber Soiree 7 5:30 pm HH 5 Brunch 10:30 am SG 9 Pops (Friday series) 8:00 pm VW 10 Masterworks 1 (Discovery) 8:00 pm VW 10 Pops (Saturday Matinee series) 2:30 pm VW 11 Masterworks 1 (Signature) 8:00 pm VW 10 Pops (Saturday Night series) 8:00 pm VW 12 Masterworks 1 (Matinee) 2:30 pm VW 11 Chamber Soiree 7 4:00 pm HH DECEMBER 15 Masterworks 6 (Fanfare) 8:00 pm NE 16 Masterworks 6 (Discovery) 8:00 pm VW 8 Masterworks 2 (Discovery) 8:00 pm VW 17 Masterworks 6 (Signature) 8:00 pm VW 9 Masterworks 2 (Signature) 8:00 pm VW 18 Masterworks 6 (Matinee) 2:30 pm VW 10 Masterworks 2 (Matinee) 2:30 pm VW 21 Great Escapes (Twilites) 5:30 pm HH 20 Great Escapes (Twilites) 5:30 pm HH 22 Great Escapes (Casual Classics) 7:30 pm HH 21 Great Escapes (Casual Classics) 7:30 pm HH 23 Great Escapes (Concert Lites) 5:30 pm HH 22 Great Escapes (Concert Lites) 5:30 pm HH 24 Great Escapes (Enchanted Evenings) 8:00 pm HH 23 Great Escapes (Enchanted Evenings) 8:00 pm HH JANUARY APRIL 6 Masterworks 7 (Fanfare) 8:00 pm NE 12 Masterworks 3 (Fanfare) 8:00 pm NE 7 Masterworks 7 (Signature) 8:00 pm VW 13 Masterworks 3 (Signature) 8:00 pm VW 8 Masterworks 7 (Matinee) 2:30 pm VW 14 Masterworks 3 (Matinee) 2:30 pm VW 11 Great Escapes (Twilites) 5:30 pm HH 18 Chamber Soiree 5 5:30 pm HH 12 Great Escapes (Casual Classics) 7:30 pm HH 19 Pops (Friday series) 8:00 pm VW 13 Great Escapes (Concert Lites) 5:30 pm HH 20 Pops (Saturday Matinee series) 2:30 pm VW 14 Great Escapes (Enchanted Evenings) 8:00 pm HH 20 Pops (Saturday Night series) 8:00 pm VW 19 Chamber Soiree 8 5:30 pm HH 21 Chamber Soiree 5 4:00 pm HH 20 Pops (Friday series) 8:00 pm VW 24 Great Escapes (Twilites) 5:30 pm HH 21 Pops (Saturday Matinee series) 2:30 pm VW 25 Great Escapes (Casual Classics) 7:30 pm HH 21 Pops (Saturday Night series) 8:00 pm VW 26 Great Escapes (Concert Lites) 5:30 pm HH

27 Great Escapes (Enchanted Evenings) 8:00 pm HH JUNE 31 Gala 6:00 pm HH 4-23 Sarasota Music Festival various

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MASTERWORKS CHAMBER

World renowned violinist Midori highlights a roster of A highlight this season is Masterworks soloist Lukas brilliant guest soloists. A tribute to Leonard Bernstein is Vondracek performing with the Sarasota String Quartet. featured. Joining Anu Tali will be two guest conductors Discover a season of popular standards and intriguing bringing their interpretations to our season. explorations of accessible new works.

POPS

GREAT ESCAPES

Our Pops stage will feature a salute to the music of Doo One of our most popular series, often selling out, Wop with conductor Jack Everly, a tribute to the Best of offers a mix of light classics and toe-tapping pops in Broadway with and Sierra Boggess, and themed concerts. Four conductors split the six concerts, a night at The Cotton Club with trumpeter and vocalist providing variety and personal warmth at each concert. Byron Stripling.

1 ANU TALI, music director

MASTER WORKS “It had to happen, I suppose: being tasked to review a concert that is so close to perfection as to defy criticism.” – Herald-Tribune Review

2 SarasotaOrchestra.org | Box Office: 941-953-3434 DVOŘÁK & SYMPHONIC FIRSTS MAHLER CARNIVAL MASTERWORKS 3 MASTERWORKS 1 MASTERWORKS 2

Anu Tali, conductor Larry Rachleff, guest conductor Anu Tali, conductor Adolfo Gutiérrez Arenas, cello Benjamin Beilman, violin Lukáš Vondráček, piano

DVOŘÁK BERLIOZ BRAHMS Cello Concerto Roman Carnival Overture Piano Concerto No. 1 MAHLER BARBER SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5 Violin Concerto Symphony No. 1 BERNSTEIN , Symphonic Dances The opening concert of the season First symphonies and concerti launches with two works by STRAVINSKY frequently hold special meaning Suite from The Firebird (1919) the great masters: Dvořák and to composers. These two firsts Mahler. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto by Brahms and Sibelius are is the pinnacle of expression for the intense adventures. Brahms’ Emotional intensity explodes from instrument most like the human voice. Piano Concerto No. 1 is a giant the orchestra in Stravinsky’s Firebird. Exploring some of the cello’s most among piano concerti. Born out This magical tale of a glowing bird expressive and beautiful qualities, of personal emotional conflict, the features vibrant flashes of orchestral Dvořák shows his compositional work is both heroic and tragic. color. Barber’s Violin Concerto is prowess in this piece performed Lukáš Vondráček, winner of the at once gorgeous and powerful. by Spanish cellist Adolfo Gutiérrez 2016 International Queen Elizabeth Described as “monstrously talented,” Arenas. On hearing Mahler’s Fifth Piano Competition, will take on this soloist Benjamin Beilman joins guest Symphony, prepare to forget that time formidable and beloved concerto. conductor Larry Rachleff in this has passed. The symphony begins Sibelius’ First Symphony is a program filled with intensity and with a rhythmic motive reminiscent patriotic tribute to his homeland virtuosity. We salute American icon of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. It of Finland. The work features an Leonard Bernstein on his 100th progresses from tragedy to triumph in incredibly rich tone palette that is birthday year. the stirring fifth movement. both expansive and intimate.

NOVEMBER 10, 11, 12 DECEMBER 8, 9, 10 JANUARY 12, 13, 14 VAN WEZEL VAN WEZEL NEEL & VAN WEZEL

Photos: Anu Tali photo by Kaupo Kikkas. Lukáš Vondráček by Petr Dyrc. 3 MIDORI IMPRESSIONS MASTERWORKS 4

Anu Tali, conductor Andrew von Oeyen, piano

RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 DEBUSSY La Mer

Allow Parisian composers Ravel and Debussy to sweep you away to new dimensions of impressionistic beauty. Ravel’s Pavane for a Dead Princess is unsurpassed in its alluring qualities. Pianists and audiences love Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 as a delightful piano showpiece. Blurring the lines between symphony and tone poem, Debussy’s La Mer is an exquisite description of the ocean. Lush melodies roll forth as waves while the music sparkles and shifts in new and exciting ways.

FEBRUARY 2, 3, 4 VAN WEZEL

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Michael Balke, guest conductor Anu Tali, conductor Anu Tali, conductor Midori, violin Pureum Jo, soprano Elina Vähälä, violin

ROSSINI ROGER ZARE JOHN ADAMS Overture to The Barber of Seville Lift-Off Short Ride in a Fast Machine

BERNSTEIN MOZART JOHN CORIGLIANO Serenade after Plato’s Symposium Chi sà, chi sà, qual sia, K. 582 Violin Concerto (The Red Violin) Vado ma dove, K. 583 BEETHOVEN Bella mia fiamma – Resta o cara,K. 528 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 6 (Pastorale) Symphonic Dances HOLST The Planets John Adams’ Short Ride is full of Violin legend Midori joins the surprises and leaves you wishing No piece of classical music may Sarasota Orchestra for an intensely for more. While a contemporary be better at taking our imagination romantic concert. In tribute to the composition, John Corigliano’s on a breathtaking journey toward 100th anniversary of Leonard Violin Concerto evokes music outer space than Holst’s The Planets. Bernstein’s birth, Midori interprets his of past eras. Based on his score Holst uses his expertise in brass to serenade for violin and orchestra. for the film,The Red Violin, the bring a rich palette to depicting the Love of nature is the central theme work showcases the expressive mythical personalities of the planets. for Beethoven’s famous Pastoral capabilities of the violin. Elina Roger Zare’s Lift-Off, a celebration Symphony. You’ll envision musical Vähälä is the perfect star for this of human exploration, is an action- nymphs and centaurs frolicking ravishing work. Rachmaninoff’s final packed overture and will take you through the countryside. Rossini’s work, Symphonic Dances, creates from Earth to space in three minutes. Barber of Seville Overture from the a beautiful mix of melodies and Soprano Pureum Jo will join Sarasota famous opera, is a comedic love emotional complexities. His swan Orchestra to sing a series of Mozart story full of zest and whimsy song is a reflective work yet also an concert arias. astonishingly youthful creation.

FEB 22, 23, 24, 25 MARCH 15, 16, 17, 18 APRIL 6, 7, 8 NEEL & VAN WEZEL NEEL & VAN WEZEL NEEL & VAN WEZEL

Michael Balke by Kirsten Nijhof. Midori by Timothy Greenfield Sanders. 5 LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK, guest pianist, performs on Chamber 5

TANGO STRING TIME COLLAGE TREASURES SPECTRUM CHAMBER 2 CHAMBER 3 CHAMBER 1 CHAMBER 4*

John Miller, Sarasota Brass Quintet Sarasota Wind Quintet Sarasota Piano Quartet principal bass

HANDEL STEVENS Aria No. 1 Seasons REICH (A Symphony for Nagoya Marimbas DVOŘÁK JOHNSON Brass Quintet) KODÁLY Wind Serenade Failing PIAZZOLLA Serenade FAURÉ SCHUBERT Four for Tango EWAZEN Piano Quartet No.1 String Quartet No. 15 MASLANKA Roaring Fork Quintet Wind Quintet No. 2 SIBELIUS Rakastava (The Lover)

THURSDAY, SEPT 28 SUNDAY, OCT 8 SUNDAY, OCT 22 THURSDAY, NOV 2 5:30 PM | HOLLEY HALL 4:00 PM | HOLLEY HALL 4:00 PM | HOLLEY HALL 5:30 PM | HOLLEY HALL

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“Chamber music in Sarasota will never be the same… An amazing experience, typical of a ground-breaking concert. More, please.” - Herald-Tribune Review

SPLENDID STRIKING ROMANTIC COLORS TROUT STRINGS WONDERS CHAMBER 6* CHAMBER 5* CHAMBER 7* CHAMBER 8

Fernando Traba, Jonathan Spivey, Bharat Chandra, Sarasota String Quartet principal bassoon principal keyboard principal clarinet

IBERT BOWEN Trio for Violin, Cello, Harp Fantasia BARTÓK FRANÇAIX PENN String Quartet No. 6 Divertimento for Bassoon BRAHMS Capriccio and String Quintet (1942) SCHUMANN Clarinet Trio String Quartet No. 3 SCHUBERT MENDELSSOHN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet (Trout) Piano Quintet No. 2 String Octet THURSDAY, JAN 18 THURSDAY, FEB 8 THURSDAY, MAR 8 5:30 PM | HOLLEY HALL 5:30 PM | HOLLEY HALL 5:30 PM | HOLLEY HALL

SUNDAY, JAN 21 SUNDAY, FEB 11 SUNDAY, MAR 11 THURSDAY, APR 19 4:00 PM | HOLLEY HALL 4:00 PM | HOLLEY HALL 4:00 PM | HOLLEY HALL 5:30 PM | HOLLEY HALL

*Concerts included in the Four-Pack Subscription 7 BEST OF THE DOO WOP COTTON CLUB BROADWAY WITH BYRON STRIPLING, PROJECT WITH NORM LEWIS WITH JACK EVERLY CARMEN BRADFORD AND SIERRA BOGGESS AND TED LOUIS LEVY

POPS 1 POPS 2 POPS 3

Jack Everly, conductor Andrew Lane, principal pops conductor Byron Stripling, conductor

This concert follows the evolution Headlining a program of Broadway Join trumpet virtuoso, vocalist, of Doo Wop from five guys singing favorites is Tony-nominated actor showman and conductor Byron tight harmonies on a street corner to Norm Lewis, recognized for his roles Stripling and Sarasota Orchestra as the biggest hits on radio. Joining the in Phantom of the Opera, Porgy and they get the joint jumping. This swingin’ Orchestra will be stars of Broadway’s Bess and Showboat at . concert is inspired by Harlem’s famed Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical. Also on the program is Sierra Boggess, hot spot The Cotton Club in its heyday Audiences will enjoy music from classic who starred in Phantom with Lewis. Her when Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, groups like the Crests, Belmonts, and extensive credits also include School of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holliday Flamingos, as well as the artists they Rock and the lead role of Ariel in the showcased American Jazz. In addition influenced such as Smokey Robinson, Broadway musical The Little Mermaid. to Stripling, who is reminiscent of Louis the Temptations, and the Four Seasons. The program includes music by Armstrong, we bring you vocalist The journey continues to the music of , Rodgers and Carmen Bradford and tap dancer and Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz, and Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, Stephen vocalist Ted Louis Levy. Amy Winehouse. Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein.

JANUARY 19, 20 MARCH 9, 10 APRIL 20, 21 VAN WEZEL VAN WEZEL VAN WEZEL

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“[The Pops concert] launched with enormous enthusiasm by the musicians of the Sarasota Orchestra in their popular mode, full of crisp rhythms and energetic percussion.” - Herald-Tribune Review

BYRON STRIPLING, guest conductor and trumpet

9 GREATESCAPES

“Guest conductor Jacomo Bairos said it himself; we’ve got a gem of a world-class orchestra in Sarasota! The audience roared in agreement.” - Herald-Tribune Review

BY SPECIAL HOME FOR THE MOZART ARRANGEMENT HOLIDAYS IN THE JUNGLE GREAT ESCAPES 1 GREAT ESCAPES 2 GREAT ESCAPES 3

Conducted by Christopher Confessore Conducted by Andrew Lane Conducted by Stefan Sanders

Much of the music we love was composed We’re all dreaming of a White Christmas, The TV program Mozart in the Jungle for small ensembles or even a solo piano. even in Florida. This concert provides a provides a sometimes messy but always This concert explores how arranging music range of sentimental experiences, from touching perspective of the making of for a full orchestra can enhance sonic a Miracle on 34th Street to March of the music and the stories of the musicians. In colors and impact. This diverse program Toys to the music from Frozen. Join us for this concert, we experience Mozart and features popular selections from classical a musical Sleigh Ride, enjoy Klezmer Beethoven, Berlioz and Puccini, Bernstein composers, the Beatles, and the Broadway King Wenceslas and Corelli’s special and Queen. Yes, it's the Queen of smash Hamilton. Christmas Concerto. Bohemian Rhapsody!

OCTOBER 11 - 14 DECEMBER 20 - 23 JANUARY 24 - 27 HOLLEY HALL HOLLEY HALL HOLLEY HALL

10 SarasotaOrchestra.org | Box Office: 941-953-3434 JACOMO BAIROS, guest conductor

IT'S BEEN THE SOUND OF MAVERICKS OF REEL MUSIC RHYTHM GREAT ESCAPES 4 GREAT ESCAPES 5 GREAT ESCAPES 6

Conducted by Conducted by Andrew Lane Christopher Confessore Conducted by Jacomo Bairos

Movies and their musical scores go We all love the Sound of Music! Strike This concert showcases the mavericks hand in hand. Gone with the Wind, The up the Band for our Flight to Neverland who defined the distinctive rhythms King and I and Raiders of the Lost Ark as we travel Over the Rainbow. of American music. You’ll experience all are as memorable for their music Enjoy a Star Wars theme from a new popular American composers such as their lasting lines and compelling movie and the classic score from To as Bernstein, Copland, Mancini and stories. We won’t need a movie screen Kill a Mockingbird. The Pomp and Ellington, as well as a few lesser known, in this orchestral concert to say Hooray Circumstance of this concert will remind but no less intriguing and accessible for Hollywood. us of some of our favorite things. pioneers of the American sound.

FEBRUARY 14 - 17 MARCH 21 - 24 APRIL 11 - 14 HOLLEY HALL HOLLEY HALL HOLLEY HALL

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VAN WEZEL VAN WEZEL VAN WEZEL MASTERWORKS MASTERWORKS MASTERWORKS NEEL PERFORMING VAN WEZEL VAN WEZEL VAN WEZEL ARTS CENTER PERFORMING ARTS HALL PERFORMING ARTS HALL PERFORMING ARTS HALL State College of Florida 777 N. Tamiami Trail 777 N. Tamiami Trail 777 N. Tamiami Trail 5840 26th St. W. Sarasota, FL 34236 Sarasota, FL 34236 Sarasota, FL 34236 WHEEL Cb WHEEL Cb WHEEL Cb Bradenton, FL 34207 CHAIR CHAIR CHAIR B B B B CHOOSE B B CHOOSE B B CHOOSE B RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT CHOOSE YOURA AASECTIONA YOURA AASECTIONA YOURA AASECTIONA YOUR SECTION WHEEL WHEEL WHEEL AA CHAIRRows 3-18 Center AA CHAIRRows 3-18 Center AA CHAIRRows 3-18 Center Cf Cf Cf AA Rows D-O $475 $380 $665 $525 $665 $490 STAGE STAGE STAGE $284 $220 A RowsVAN WEZEL 3-18 POPS Sides A RowsVAN WEZEL 3-18 POPS Sides A RowsVAN WEZEL 3-18 POPS Sides A Rows P-S $400 $315 $560 $430 $560 $430 $224 $180 BB Rows 19-25 Center BB Rows 19-25 Center BB Rows 19-25 Center B Rows A-C $310 $240 $434 $330 $434 $330 $176 $145 B Rows 19-25 Sides B Rows 19-25 Sides B Rows 19-25 Sides $250 $195 $350 $265 $350 $265 Cf Rows 1-2 Cf Rows 1-2 Cf Rows 1-2 $165 $135 $231 $185 $231 $185 Cb Rows 26-29 Cb Rows 26-29 Cb Rows 26-29 $165 $135 $231 $185 $231 $185

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VAN WEZEL POPS VAN WEZEL POPS VAN WEZEL VAN WEZEL PERFORMING ARTS HALL PERFORMING ARTS HALL 777 N. Tamiami Trail 777 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 Sarasota, FL 34236

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