The Sammamish Symphony, led by our Music Director/ Conductor R. Joseph Scott, has grown from a handful of dedicated musicians to the full-sized ensemble you will eryjoy hearing today. Founded over a decade ago R. Josph Scott as the Providence Point Now in his eighth season as Music Director and Conductor of the Sammamish Players, we have had a Symphony Orchestra, R. Joseph Scott has been a vibrant force in the Northwest musical community for over 39 years. Prior to joining the Sammamish Symphony, Mr. Scott founded long commitment to the the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra and was their Music Director, Conductor and General Manager from 1967 - 1997. He has appeared as Guest Conductor with numerous orthwest Sammamish community. We musical ensembles, including Lyric Opera Northwest and the Bellevue Opera, and has conduct­ were incorporated in 1994 as ed world premiers of works by Alan Hovhaness, Vaclav Nelhybel and regional composers. The Sammamish Symphony An accomplished instrumentalist, Maestro Scott performed as Principal Oboist and Principal Orchestra Association, a Tympanist with several regional orchestras and toured Europe twice with the Grande Ronde Symphony. He has conducted concerts featuring a diverse array of artists, including Metro­ nonprofit organization. politan Opera star Roberta Peters; violinist Pamela Frank; Broadway Tony Award winner Anna Our goals are to enrich the Maria Alberghetti; the Seattle Opera Chorus; the Empire Brass Quintet; and vocalists Maureen McGovern, Lou Rawls and Marni Nixon. local fine arts scene, offering Mr. Scott attended the University of Oregon School of Music and studied conducting with convenient and affordable Eugene Furst and Wolfgang Martin of the Portland Opera, Henry Holt of the Seattle Opera, musical performances1 and Mikael Scheremetiew of the Thalia Conservatory, and Vilem Sokol of the Seattle Youth Symphony. to promote involvement in the arts by the young people Orchestra Management of our community, providing Board of Directors Personnel opportunities for learning. Joyce Cunningham Founding Director Dennis Helppie Marketing R. Joseph Scott Music Director & Conductor Dennis Calvin Librarian We serve Sammamish and Myrl Venter President Jonathan Feil Asst. Lib.-brass the surrounding communities Mark Wiseman Vice President Daniel Halsey Asst. L1b.-\'1olins Jim White Treasurer Andy Hill Asst. Lib.-low strings by making great orchestral Cathy Grindle Secretary Shannon Nelson Asst. Lib.-woodwinds Miranda Thorpe Director at large Cail Ratley Concert Program music readily accessible to all Dennis Helppie Director at large Miranda Thorpe Crams Andy Hill Director at large Linda Wiseman Concerto Comest residents, and by increasing Jonathan Feil Director at large Mark Wiseman Web master the public's musical literacy Cheryl Pflug Honorary Board Member David Irons Honorary Board Member through educational Janet Barry Honorary Board Member Skip Rowley Honorary Board Member programs and performances byJocal musicians. f";,he1 Sammamish Symphony Orchestra would like to thank Ivory Lei11i er for her ~ donation ofphotography used in the SSO season brochure and progra rover! 2 yro!Jram Sammamish Symphony Orchestra R. Joseph Scott, Music Director and Conductor Sunday June 10, 2007 2:00 P.M. Eastlake Performing Arts Theater Music From the Silver Screen Alfred Newman 20th Century Fox Fanfare - Max Steiner Tara's Theme from Gone With the Wind Harold Arlen Selections from The Wizard of Oz Henry Mancini Mancini Memories Breakfast at Tiffany's - Baby Elephant Walk Jerry Goldsmith Universal Pictures Fanfare - John Williams The Lost World: Jurassic Park Richard Markowitz The Wild Wild West Ernest Gold Exodus Arr. Calvin Custer Themes from James Bond, 007 Intermission Arr. Scott Selfon Warner Brothers Fanfare - John Williams Prelude & March from Supennan Scott Selfon Film Music Suite Searching for Gold A Noble Death The Final Assault Henry Mancini The White Dawn Michel Legrand Summer of' 4 2 James Horner Hollywood Blockbusters Arr. Ian Polster That's Entertainment, A Salute to MGM Steinway piano provided by Sherman Clay, Bellevue, Washington Please no audio/video recording or flash photography. 3 yrogram notes ___ highly successful Jurassic Park ( 1993 ), the score was inten­ tionally taken in a darker, Sammamish Symphony Orchestra grittier direction to accom­ pany the film 's darker tones presents of dinosaurs flourishing "in the wild" and being brought A Grand Affeir to San Diego. But even here, the musical language and chord progressions used by the heavily percussive main theme are drawn from the original film 's majestic prin­ cipal theme. The Wild Wild West ( 1965-1969) Television compos­ ers work with even more restrictive schedules (and budgets) than film compos­ ers, with a new episode Benefit Auction typically being produced in Satuiday October 13, 2007 its entirety each week, often Issaquah Hilton Garden Inn leaving only a day or two to for more ir~fo send mail to [email protected] spot (determine where music lvlore details coming soon to www.sammamishsymphon_y.org cues should begin and end), compose, and record the score, before moving onto the next episode. The main title is often the sole oppor­ tunity for extensive compo­ of his career writing for the was composer Ernest Gold Themes from 007 sition or revision, and often 'small' screen, contributing ( 1921-1999) who received ( 1962-present) forms the basis for in-epi­ to such television programs the film 's only Academy sode thematic material. Tele­ as The FB.I., Mission Impossible, Award (defeating such The most endur­ vision composers frequently Hawaii Five-0, and 1\!lurdcr. She scores as The Magnificent ing feature film series, with get less recognition as well ; Wrote. Swen and Spartacus ), as well twenty-one incarnations composer Richard Mar­ as the Crarnrnys for Best thus far (and a twenty-sec­ kowitz ( 1926- 1994) never Theme from Exodus ( 1960) Soundtrack Album and ond slated for 2008), Ian received an on-screen credit Song of the Year. An active Flemming's lames Bond series for his main title theme to Stars Paul Newman composer and conductor for has continually defined and the \Vestern/science fiction and Eva Marie Saint led the film and television, Cold is redefined music for the spy cross-over series The Wild cast of Exodus (1960), based also known for the music genre. The series has main­ Wild West. (He did receive on the Leon Uris novel from It's a Mad Mad lVlad Mad tained the same rhythmic credit for the episodes that depicting events in 1947 World ( 1963 ) and On the James Bond theme since its he composed underscore surrounding the formation Beach ( 1959). first incarnation in Dr. No for. ) Markowitz spent most of the State of Israel. But it ( 1962); authorship of the 6 yrogram notes ___ theme is often debated, with His long-term relation­ the film 's credited composer 2007-2008 Concert Dates ships with directors Steven Monty Norman (b 1928) Spielberg (Ja ws ( 1975 ), receiving credit while other Close Encounters of the Third sources attribute it to John Kind ( 1977), E.T ( 1982)) Barry (b. 1933 ) Regardless, October 28th, 2007 and George Lucas (the Barry went on to compose December 15th and 16th, 2007 Star Wars and Indiana Jones the music for eleven of the series) have led to many of next fourteen 007 pictures, February 24th, 2008 the most popular and en­ perfecting the "Bond sound" April 13th, 2008 during Hollywood scores in the jazzy and sultry in recent history, along Go ldfinger ( 1964). Barry has June 8th, 2008 with a resurgence of large­ received five Oscars, the scale orchestral Romantic­ most recent for Dan ces with style film scoring. Superman Wolves ( 1990 ) Another Please join us for the 2007-2008 season ( 1978) is no exception, trademark element of 007 featuring Williams' typical films is the performance of use of leitmotifs (melodies original signature songs by and musical gestures as­ popular artists and per­ signed to specific char­ formers. Louis Armstrong, Warner Brothers portfolio ing 45 Academy Award nomi­ acters) for Superman and Nancy Sinatra, Tina Turner, For Warner Brothers 75th an­ nations (a record shared with Lois Lane (the latter via Carly Simon, Duran Duran, niversary in 1998, a new logo Max Steiner, both second the song "Can You Read Sheryl Crow, and Madonna was created (Max Steiner's only to Walt Disney) and 5 My Mind"), both featured have all contributed to famous fanfare had unfortu­ Academy Awards. An accom­ in the Superman March . Bond film title songs. Paul nately fallen out of common plished pianist and conductor Today's performance of the McCartney (b 1942) and use by the 1950s), utilizing a as well, \Villiams is the cur­ march is preceded by the Linda McCartney's ( 1941 - fragment of Hupfeld's recog­ rent Laureate Conductor of current Warner Bros. Logo 1998) theme for Live and Let nizable melody This logo has the Boston Pops Orchestra. (with a Superman extension Die ( 1973 ) and Bill Conti's continued to be used through (b.1942) For Your Eyes Oniy the present day. 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