WHAT’S INSIDE CONCERTS Masterworks Pops 41 Bach’s Brandenburg 46 From Russians with Love 50 Conrad Tao Plays Brahms 62 Ranky Tanky with the CSO 57 Scheherazade 65 Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony 75 Charleston and the New World Chamber Special Events 73 All Roads Lead to Vienna 55 Magnetic South Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestras 70 Side by Side Concert with the Charleston Symphony 4 House Notes 19 From the Orchestra 8 Musicians 20 CSO Chorus 10 Musician Roster 23 Membership Benefits 11 Guest Musician Sponsors 24 Donor Recognition 12 Board of Directors 27 In Honor/In Memory 13 Administration 30 Letter from President 15 Letter from Executive Director 34 Educational Programs 16 Music Director 80 Guest Musician Hosts/ 18 Principal Pops Conductor In-Kind Gifts ADVERTISING: Onstage Publications This playbill program template is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45409. 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CharlestonSymphony.org 5 MUSICIANS CONDUCTORS Ken Lam Yuriy Bekker Kellen Gray Music Director Principal Pops Conductor Assistant Conductor Sponsored by Herzman-Fishman Charitable Fund Sponsored by Valerie and John Luther Sponsorship Available and Carol H. Fishman CORE MUSICIANS Yuriy Bekker Micah Gangwer Asako Kremer Alexander Boissonnault Concertmaster Assistant Concertmaster Assistant Principal Violin Co-sponsored by Mrs. Andrea Volpe and Sponsored by Dr. James and Claire Allen Second Violin Sponsored by Albert and Caroline Thibault Gerald and Gretchen Tanenbaum Sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Mariano La Via Jan-Marie Joyce Alexander Agrest Norbert Lewandowski Damian Kremer Principal Viola Assistant Principal Viola Principal Cello Assistant Principal Cello Sponsored by Ted and Joan Halkyard Sponsored by Dr. Jeffery and Sponsored by The Gray Foundation Sponsored by Barbara Chapman Mrs. Tammy Dorociak Principal Cello Chair permanently endowed by the CSOL® 8 CharlestonSymphony.org Auditioning Spring 2020 Antonio Marti Brandon Nichols Anne Holmi Principal Bass Principal Trumpet Prinicipal Horn Second Horn Sponsorship Available Sponsored in honor of Helen Faress Savard Sponsored by Cindy and George Hartley Sponsored by Ted and Tricia Legasey Christopher Lindgren Thomas Joyce Beth Albert Ryan Leveille Principal Trombone Bass Trombone Principal Timpani Principal Percussion Sponsored by Dr. Cynthia Cleland Austin Sponsored by Robert and Helen Siedell Permanently endowed by Sponsored by Anne P. Olsen Dr. S. Dwane Thomas Jessica Hull-Dambaugh Regina Helcher Yost Zachary Hammond Kari Kistler Principal Flute Second Flute & Piccolo Principal Oboe Second Oboe & English Horn Sponsored by Roger and Vivian Steel Sponsored by Paul and Becky Hilstad Co-sponsored by Miriam DeAntonio and Sponsored in loving memory of Nicholas and Eileen D’Agostino, Jr. John Frampton Maybank Charles Messersmith Gretchen Roper Quinn Delaney Katherine St. John Principal Clarinet Second Clarinet Principal Bassoon Second Bassoon Sponsored by Ilse Calcagno Sponsored by Ann and Henry Fralix Sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Sponsored by Rajan and Suman Govindan William T. Creasman CharlestonSymphony.org 9 MUSICIAN ROSTER VIOLIN Lynn Laplante FLUTE/PICCOLO TROMBONE Yuriy Bekker* Melissa Melendez Jessica Hull-Dambaugh* Chris Lindgren* Alexander Boissonnault* Nicole Moler Regina Yost* Ben Dickinson Micah Gangwer* Taliaferro Nash Tacy Edwards Brian Santero Sadie Nichols Asako Kremer* OBOE Adam Hanna Karel Abo Scott Rawls Steven Osborne Zac Hammond* Kathleen Beard Michael Resetar Kari Kistler* BASS TROMBONE Corine Brouwer Kirsten Swanson Erin Lensing Thomas Joyce* Chi-Yin Chen Daniel Sweaney Lydia Chernicoff Eve Tang ENGLISH HORN TUBA Alex Dzyubinsky Benjamin Weiss Kari Kistler* Chris Bluemel David Edwards CELLO Justin Clarkson Andrew Emmett CLARINET Norbert Lewandowski* Seth Gangwer Charles Messersmith* TIMPANI Damian Kremer* David Goist Gretchen Roper* Beth Albert* Erin Ellis Christen Greer Christian Schubert Christopher Glansdorp PERCUSSION Catherine Hazan Hilary Glen BASSOON Ryan Leveille* Pam Hentges Ismar Gomes Quinn Delaney* Robert Burrows Frances Hsieh Yuriy Leonovich Katherine St.John* Michael Haldeman Tomas Jakubek Johnny Mok Jeffrey Handel Ha-Young Kim CONTRABASSOON Daniel Mumm Ray McClain Nelly Kim Nicholas Ritter Elizabeth Murphy Jesse Monkman Gloria Lee Daniel Pereira HORN Nate Lee Lenora Leggatt Peter Sachon Brandon Nichols* Diana Sharpe Mayumi Nakamura Dusan Vukajlovic Anne Holmi* HARP Liviu Onofrei AnneMarie Cherry Cameron Williams Abigail Kent Anastasia Petrunina Michael Daly Jacqueline Marshall Nina Sandberg BASS Alex Depew Stephanie Silvestri Michael Ashton Vincent Kiray KEYBOARD Marius Tabacila Mark Chesanow Nicolee Kuester Julia Harlow Mary Taylor Joseph Farley Grace Salyards Chee Hang See Jenny Weiss Zach Hobin Debra Sherrill-Ward Ghadi Shayban Shr-Han Wu Ben Jensen Christian Zamora John Krause TRUMPET Antonio Marti* VIOLA Josh Lambert * Core Musician Tod Leavitt Timothy Hudson Jan-Marie Joyce* Jan Mixter Eric Berlin Alex Agrest* Dylan Reckner Alex Freund Rachel Gangwer Cody Rex Cameron Handel Fitz Gary Paul Sharpe Susan Messersmith