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TRUTH IN LUCAS RICHMAN LUCAS TROY1583 CELLO HORN Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: In Truth to Him in truth.” With introspection, the piano then Anne Martindale Williams William Caballero by Lucas Richman declaims the “truth” motif in a harmonization that lifts David Premo Robert Lauver gradually higher and higher, eventually coming back Mikhail Istomin Mark Houghton Lucas Richman’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: In full circle to a proper balance between the outer self Michael DeBruyn Joseph Rounds Truth reflects upon truths perceived, truths accepted and the inner spirit. Michael Lipman and truths verified, with the piano soloist serving as a TRUMPET Charles Powers protagonist who alternates between abiding by society's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: In Truth was Alexandra Thompson George Vosburgh universal "truths" and railing against those who create commissioned by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra FEATURING THE Neal Berntsen new "truths" so as to avoid personal culpability. and received its world premiere performances on DOUBLE BASS Chad Winkler October 17 and 18, 2013, with Jeffrey Biegel as the Betsy Heston The first movement, To One’s Self, places one’s soloist and the composer conducting. TROMBONE CONDUCTOR: VIOLIN 2 Jeffrey Grubbs inner honesty and faith in front of a musical mirror. Lucas Richman Jennifer Ross Peter Guild Rebecca Cherian Intermingled throughout are motifs derived from Louis Lev Micah Howard *James Albrecht the word, “truth,” a rhythmic declamation of the Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra: The Clearing SOLOISTS: Dennis O'Boyle *Joshua Tripp James Nova Latin phrase “Veritas vos Liberatit” and a spiritual by Lucas Richman Jeffrey Biegel, Piano Laura Motchalov *Gerald Torres Indonesian chant, whose English translation is, TUBA Cynthia Koledo Eva Burmeister simply: “Strengthen the bond between your inner Psalm 23 figures prominently in the overall concept of FLUTE DeAlmeida, Oboe Carolyn Edwards Craig Knox feeling and the one who watches over you.” the Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra: The Clearing. The Inbal Segev, Cello Andrew Fuller Lorna McGhee psalm’s text conveys a moment of epiphany, expressed TIMPANI Claudia Mahave Rhian Kenny The second movement, To One’s World, begins with a in gentle acceptance and understanding that Zhan Shu Jennifer Steele Edward Stephan cadenza for the pianist, picking up on the dilemmas becomes the quiet climax of the work. The “clearing” VIOLIN 1 Peter Snitkovsky proposed in the first movement and applying of the subtitle is the place in which that epiphany or OBOE PERCUSSION Mark Huggins them to the world at large. The cadenza builds to spiritual reconnection occurs, and is meaningful on Huei-Sheng Kao VIOLA *Henry Ward Andrew Reamer an articulation of the “truth” motif, soon thereafter several levels. The more common understanding of a Jeremy Black Tatjana Chamis Scott Bell Jeremy Branson transformed into a caustically rhythmic fast movement “clearing” on a physical level would be an open area Kelsey Blumenthal Joen Vasquez Harold Smoliar *John Soroka in 10:8 time. The “truth” motifs are continuously one might reach after struggling through a dense Ellen Chen-Livingston Marylene Gingras-Roy forced to face a musical mirror, ultimately resulting in forest, while the term also suggests a purification of CLARINET HARP Irene Cheng Cynthia Busch a honky-tonk ragtime gone wrong. mind and spirit after having fought through the trials Sarah Clendenning Paul Silver Thomas Thompson Gretchen Van Hoesen and obstacles with which we are faced in life. Alison Fujito Stephanie Tretick Ronald Samuels It is the prevailing thought behind the quote of LIBRARIANS Jennifer Orchard Meng Wang Jack Howell “Strengthen the Bond” that guides the progression of The concerto is constructed with five distinct sections Susanne Park *Laura Fuller Joann Vosburgh the final movement, To One’s Spirit. It begins with an linked together into one movement. The introduction BASSOON Kristina Yoder Lisa Gedris instrumental setting of a line from Psalm 145: “The presents a character prior to entering the symbolic *Sarpouhi Pantikian David Sogg Lord is near to all who call to Him — to all who call forest of life. The surging tempo of the second section Philip Pandolfi * Names are substitute musicians. stirs the character to life through to the onslaught of such a way as to foreshadow melodic material yet to be York orchestral debut performing Prokofiev’s Concerto in Vermont. She has been associate teaching professor earthly reality, climaxing with a broad declamation of heard. The new prelude, “Declaration,” gained its name No. 2 in G Minor with the Juilliard Philharmonia, in at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Music since the Hebrew phrase, “Gam ki aylach b’gay tzalmavet…” from the solo cello’s enunciation of “Sh’ma Yisrael,” the Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. Biegel is currently 2012, and a faculty member there since 1991. She (“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow watchword of the Jewish faith. on the piano faculty at the Brooklyn Conservatory of has held teaching positions at Temple University in of death”). The character has now reached the clearing Music at Brooklyn College, a City University of New York and Trenton State College in New Jersey, and intones the entire psalm in the form of a prayer-aria. Inbal Segev was the soloist for the world premiere of (CUNY) and the Graduate Center of the City University of and has also been invited to teach at the National With acknowledgement of innocence lost and then re- Three Pieces for Cello and Orchestra as a set on May 16 New York (CUNY). He resides in New York with his wife, Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland as well found, a brief recapitulation leads to the concerto’s final and 17, 2013, with the composer leading the Knoxville Sharon, and their sons, Craig and Evan. as the New World Symphony. She is frequently asked to dance of affirmation. Symphony Orchestra. teach masterclasses at universities in the and abroad. DeAlmeida received the Bachelor of Music Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra: The Clearing was Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida has been principal oboe degree from the , studying with commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 1991. For Arno Mariotti, and the Master of Music degree from and received its world premiere performances on Jeffrey Biegel has a multi-faceted career as a pianist, two years prior, she was associate principal oboe of the Temple University, as a student of Richard Woodhams. February 16-18, 2006, with Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida recording artist, chamber music collaborator, composer Philadelphia Orchestra. DeAlmeida has been featured She proudly plays on F. Loree oboes of , France. as the soloist and Sir Andrew Davis conducting. and arranger. His electrifying technique and mesmerizing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in concertos touch have received critical acclaim and garnered praise by Bach, Haydn, Vaughan Williams, Strauss, Mozart worldwide. His most recent venture is the creation of the and Francaix. She has performed Bach’s Concerto for Israeli-American cellist Inbal Segev’s playing has been Three Pieces for Cello and Orchestra Dicterow-DeMaine-Biegel piano trio, joined by violinist Violin and Oboe with the Pittsburgh Symphony and “characterized by a strong and warm tone . . . delivered by Lucas Richman Glenn Dicterow and cellist Robert DeMaine. A specialist in Vladimir Spivakov, Andrés Cárdenes, Pinchas Zukerman with impressive fluency and style,” by The Strad. Equally the music of George Gershwin, Biegel is a member of the and Noah Bendix-Balgley. DeAlmeida has been committed to new repertoire for the cello and known The evolution of Three Pieces for Cello and Orchestra touring ensemble for To Stay: The Gershwin Experience honored with the commissioning of three oboe concerti masterworks, Segev brings interpretations that are both occurred over the course of nearly 25 years, beginning with Sylvia McNair, Ryan VanDenBoom and David Snyder, for her by the Pittsburgh Symphony. She has also unreservedly natural and insightful to the vast range with the composition of a work entitled “Prayer,” taking the show to symphony orchestras. Until the age of appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, of solo and chamber music that she performs. She has written in 1989 for cellist David Low. An additional three, Biegel could neither hear nor speak, until corrected the Haddonfield Symphony, the Cayuga Chamber performed as a soloist with orchestras across the United movement, “Freylach,” was subsequently added and by surgery. The “reverse Beethoven” phenomenon can Orchestra, the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia and States, Latin America, Europe and with all the major orchestrated, transforming the melody from “Prayer” explain Biegel’s life in music, having heard only vibrations the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic. DeAlmeida is an orchestras of Israel. Segev is also a founding member into a folk dance and virtuoso showcase for the soloist. in his formative years. Born a second-generation avid chamber musician, having performed nine full of the Amerigo Trio with New York Philharmonic Prayer and Freylach received their orchestral world American, Biegel’s roots are of Russian and Austrian recitals at Carnegie Mellon University since 1993. Each concertmaster Glenn Dicterow and violist Karen Dreyfus. premiere in December 1999 by the Jewish heritage. Biegel was the unanimous recipient of the summer since 2002, she performs and teaches as a Segev’s many honors include the America-Israel Cultural Symphony with David Low, soloist, and Noreen Green, prestigious First Grand Prize in the 1989 Marguerite Long faculty member of the Music Academy of the West in Foundation Scholarship (which she began receiving conductor. Over time, the composer acknowledged that International Piano Competition and the First Prize in the Santa Barbara, California. Several of her performances at the age of seven), and top prizes at the Pablo Casals one more movement was needed for this set, which 1985 William Kapell/University of Maryland International there have been featured on NPR’s “Performance Today.” International Competition, the Paulo International could serve as a prelude to the Prayer and Freylach. Piano Competition. He studied at The with DeAlmeida has also performed at the Strings Festival Competition and the Washington International As there are melodic similarities between the original the legendary artist/teacher Adele Marcus, herself a pupil in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; the La Jolla Festival Competition. She began playing the cello in Israel at two movements, this new movement was written in of Josef Lhevinne and Artur Schnabel. He made his New in La Jolla, California; and the Marlboro Music Festival age five and at 16 was invited by Isaac Stern to come to the United States to continue her studies. Segev earned a premiered his Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant, a setting Radio International, produced by Classical WQED-FM 1900 — including 36 international tours to Europe, the bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School and a master’s of poetry by Children’s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky, 89.3, made possible by the musicians of the Pittsburgh Far East and South America — the Pittsburgh Symphony degree from , studying with noted masters which Jahja Ling and the SDSO subsequently recorded Symphony Orchestra. With a long and distinguished continues to be critically acclaimed as one of the world’s Joel Krosnick, Harvey Shapiro, and Bernhard and released in December 2011. He has fulfilled history of touring both domestically and overseas since greatest orchestras. Greenhouse. Segev lives in New York with her husband commissions for numerous organizations including the and three young children. She performs on a cello made Pittsburgh Symphony, Knoxville Symphony, Johnstown The journey from the concert hall to a commercial recording is not one of which many new musical works by Francesco Rugeri in 1673 and is managed by Barrett Symphony, the Debussy Trio, the Seattle Chamber Music are granted the opportunity to take. In the case of Lucas Richman’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: In Truth, Vantage Artists. Please visit inbalsegev.com for more Society and the Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh. A that journey began with a simple question posed by two devoted patrons of the arts: “What will it take to get information. listing of Richman’s compositions can be found through this piece recorded?” Following the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s rousingly successful presentation of the LeDor Publishing at www.ledorgroup.com. piano concerto’s world premiere in 2013, the concert’s sponsors, Tom and Evelyn Shaw, were eager to do what they could in order to make a recording a reality. Through Richman’s long-term association with the Pittsburgh Lucas Richman has served as music director for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Symphony Orchestra as resident conductor and frequent guest conductor, Robert Moir (then the symphony’s Bangor Symphony Orchestra since 2010 and recently The , known for its senior vice president for artistic planning) was approached with the possibility of creating an album that featured completed a 12-year tenure as music director for the artistic excellence for more than 120 years, is credited not only Richman’s piano concerto but his Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra: The Clearing (a Pittsburgh Symphony- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra from 2003 to 2015. with a rich history of the world’s finest conductors and commissioned work) and his Three Pieces for Cello and Orchestra as well. As a result, through the wonderful graces Richman received a Grammy Award (2011) in the musicians, and a strong commitment to the Pittsburgh of the Shaws, the incredible musicians and stalwart administrative staff of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra category of Best Classical Crossover Album for having region and its citizens. Past music directors have and three brilliant soloists, IN TRUTH: LUCAS RICHMAN has now taken that elusive journey from the ephemeral conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on included Fritz Reiner (1938-1948), William Steinberg stage to recorded permanence. Christopher Tin’s classical/world fusion album, Calling (1952-1976), Andre Previn (1976-1984), Lorin Maazel All Dawns. He has also appeared as guest conductor (1984-1996) and Mariss Jansons (1995-2004). This with numerous orchestras including the New York tradition of outstanding international music directors Special thanks: Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles was furthered in fall 2008, when Austrian conductor This recording would not have been possible without the extreme kindness and generosity of Tom and Evelyn Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, Toronto Symphony Manfred Honeck became music director of the Shaw and Thermal Label Warehouse. Special thanks also to Manfred Honeck, Robert Moir, Edward Cumming, Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic, the Iceland Symphony Pittsburgh Symphony. The orchestra has been at the Declan McGovern, Katie McGuinness, Sonja Winkler and the extraordinary musicians and administrative staff of the Orchestra and the Zagreb Philharmonic. Richman served forefront of championing new American works, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. as assistant and resident conductor for Mariss Jansons gave the first performance of Leonard Bernstein’s and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra between 1998 Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah” in 1944 and John Adams’ and 2004 and, from 1988 to 1991, he was the assistant Short Ride in a Fast Machine in 1986. The Pittsburgh conductor for the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Also an Symphony has a long and illustrious history in the areas accomplished composer, Richman has had his music of recordings and radio concerts. As early as 1936, the Recorded live February 12, 2015, Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh PA performed by over 200 orchestras across the United Pittsburgh Symphony was broadcast on the airwaves Recording Producer Elizabeth Ostrow States including the New York Philharmonic, the Boston coast-to-coast and in the late 1970s it made the Recording Engineer John Newton (Soundmirror, Boston) Pops and the symphonies of , Atlanta, New Jersey groundbreaking PBS series “Previn and the Pittsburgh.” Editing Daniel Frank Davidsen (Soundmirror, Boston) and Houston. In November 2009, as the result of an The orchestra has received increased national attention Mixing & Mastering Mark Donahue (Soundmirror, Boston) NEA commission, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra since 1982 through network radio broadcasts on Public