Welcome to your New Haven Symphony Orchestra! INSIDE Subscribe & Simply Listen 3 Letter from William Boughton 4 Music Director Search 5 Artists-in-Residence 6 Classics & Pops Series 7 - 16 Family Concert Series 17 Ticket Information 18 Ticket Discounts & Special Offers 19 Seating Charts 20 Ticket Prices 21 Become a Donor 22 Thanks to Our Sponsors 23 STARTING AT $56! Subscribe & Simply Listen Simplify your musical experience and subscribe to the NHSO. More than 90% of our subscribers come back year after year because it’s the easiest and most affordable way to experience the NHSO. Pick out the concerts you’d like to hear and build your own series package at the best prices. We hold your favorite seats, give you free parking, and offer a 10% discount on additional tickets for your guests. And if your schedule changes, exchanging your tickets is quick, easy, and free. Subscribe and get the most out of what your NHSO has to offer. See page 18 for details. NewHavenSymphony.org 3 FROM THE NHSO MUSIC DIRECTOR On behalf of the entire New Haven Symphony Orchestra, I invite you to join us for the 2017-2018 Season to experience music of the highest artistic quality. Your presence in the concert hall and our community inspires us to reach ever higher in our goals and music-making. This brochure includes information on the concerts we have programmed for you, including inspiring masterworks, award-winning musicians, and innovative performances. I’m particularly excited to welcome the Brown-Urioste-Canellakis Trio as our Artists-in-Residence: their dynamic performances are not to be missed. I’ve followed the development of these brilliant musicians over the last five years and am delighted that they will be joining us for multiple performances and educational programs throughout the year. This season you will meet our three Music Director finalists – David Amado, Rebecca Miller, and Alasdair Neale – who have been selected from more than 150 applicants from around the world. One of them will become the NHSO’s next Music Director starting in 2019-2020 season. Your response to their concerts is important so I encourage you to attend and welcome them to Connecticut! The concerts in this brochure are only a taste of your NHSO’s offerings. Visit www.NewHavenSymphony.org for a full list of our regional concerts, educational programs, and new events added throughout the year. I look forward to sharing another season of music with you. William Boughton Music Director MUSIC DIRECTOR NEALE CONDUCTS MOZART SEARCH Thursday, February 15, 2018 – Woolsey Hall An orchestra’s Music Director is responsible for realizing ALASDAIR NEALE guest conductor the orchestra’s artistic potential and engaging its community. The NHSO’s current Music Director, William MILLER CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY Boughton, will be ending his 12-season tenure with the Thursday, March 22, 2018 – Woolsey Hall NHSO in May 2019 and the search for the next Music REBECCA MILLER guest conductor Director has begun. After a rigorous screening process of more than 150 AMADO CONDUCTS applicants from across the globe, the NHSO has selected SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE three finalists to rehearse and conduct the orchestra at Thursday, April 12, 2018 – Woolsey Hall one concert each this season. DAVID AMADO guest conductor Throughout the audition process, we are looking for YOUR feedback about each finalist. Please email us your thoughts, reviews, and questions to [email protected]. Your input, along with input from the orchestra’s musicians, community stakeholders, and administrative staff, will impact the final choice. The new Music Director will be announced in the summer of 2018 and begin their tenure with the NHSO’s 2019–2020 season. To learn more, visit www.NewHavenSymphony.org/Music-Director-Search. 2017-2018 ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE OPENING NIGHT! BEETHOVEN’S TRIPLE Thursday, September 28, 2017 – Woolsey Hall BROWN-URIOSTE- Elena Urioste violin Nick Canellakis cello CANELLAKIS TRIO Michael Brown piano Pianist Michael Brown, violinist Elena Urioste, and cellist BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano Nicholas Canellakis have established themselves as three of the most sought-after young virtuosos on the classical NEALE CONDUCTS MOZART music scene today. Winners, individually, of the Avery Thursday, February 15, 2018 – Woolsey Hall Fisher Career Grant, BBC New Generation Artist Scheme, Michael Brown piano Sphinx and Concert Artists Guild competitions, and MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center auditions, they have performed in prestigious venues across the United States and Europe, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln MILLER CONDUCTS Center, and the Kennedy Center. Friends on and off the TCHAIKOVSKY stage, this dynamic trio will be performing with the NHSO Thursday, March 22, 2018 – Woolsey Hall throughout the year. They will kick off the season with Nick Canellakis cello Beethoven’s “Triple” Concerto, and each of them will come SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto for Cello back to perform a solo with the orchestra. BARTOK: CONCERTO FOR Experience all 4 performances for $56! ORCHESTRA Thursday, May 10, 2018 – Woolsey Hall See page 19 for details. Elena Urioste violin KORNGOLD Violin Concerto Michael Brown Elena Urioste Nick Canellakis 6 ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE OPENING NIGHT BEETHOVEN’S TRIPLE Thursday, September 28, 2017 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall The season begins! The NHSO welcomes the Brown-Urioste- Canellakis Trio for Beethoven’s incomparable “Triple” Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano. This concert will give listeners the full “surround sound” experience with musicians in the balcony of Woolsey Hall for Gabrielli’s Sonata pian e forte for brass, plus poetry-inspired Peter Grimes and a fiery Mexican dance. BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano MARQUEZ Danzon No. 2 BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’ GABRIELLI Sonata pian e forte WALKER Lyric for Strings William Boughton conductor Michael Brown piano / Elena Urioste violin / Nick Canellakis cello This concert is the 2017 - 2018 School Night at the Symphony, when the NHSO invites all K-12 students, teachers, staff, and their families to attend free of charge. Advance registration required. Michael Brown Elena Urioste Nick Canellakis NewHavenSymphony.org 7 GUYS AND DOLLS in Concert Friday, October 20, 2017 / 7:30pm Lyman Center at Southern CT State University Saturday, October 21, 2017 / 2:30pm Hamden Middle School Sunday, October 22, 2017 / 3:00pm Shelton High School Sit down you’re rocking the boat! The NHSO celebrates the American tradition of musical theatre with Frank Loesser’s celebrated comedy about rolling the dice and falling in love under the bright lights of Broadway. An all-star cast of vocalists will join the NHSO for songs from the Tony-Award winning show, including Luck Be A Lady, A Bushel and a Peck, I’ve Never Been in Love Before, and more! William Boughton conductor 8 CLASSICS & POPS SERIES BEETHOVEN’S NINTH Thursday, November 9, 2017 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall “Let us sing more cheerful songs, more songs full of joy!” – From Symphony No. 9 The NHSO joins forces with the Yale Glee Club for Beethoven’s exuberant and masterful Symphony No. 9, known best for its timeless “Ode to Joy” melody. Plus, Metropolitan Opera favorite Jennifer Johnson Cano makes her NHSO debut with Brahms’s hauntingly beautiful vocal works Schicksalslied – Song of Destiny and Alto Rhapsody. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 BRAHMS Schicksalslied – Song of Destiny BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody William Boughton conductor Jeffrey Douma conductor Yale Glee Club Gabriella Reyes de Ramire soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo soprano Barry L. Robinson baritone NewHavenSymphony.org 9 HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA Saturday, December 16, 2017 / 2:30pm Hamden Middle School Sunday, December 17, 2017 / 3:00pm Shelton High School Thursday, December 21, 2017 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall Celebrate your holiday with NHSO Pops conductor Chelsea Tipton and the NHSO’s soundtrack for the season! Fan favorite Connor Bogart will lead a Holly Jolly musical medley of seasonal favorites including White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Hanukkah Medley, Sleigh Ride, a Christmas carol sing-along, and more. Chelsea Tipton conductor Connor Bogart vocals 10 CLASSICS & POPS SERIES MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH NEALE CONDUCTS MOZART Thursday, February 15, 2018 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall West Coast conductor Alasdair Neale is Music Director of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and the Marin Symphony, and previously served in leadership roles with the San Francisco Symphony and Youth Orchestra. He takes his turn at the NHSO podium with an engaging mix of timeless classics and new favorites: Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Electronica DJ Mason Bates’s Mothership, Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin Puts’s This Noble Company, and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 featuring NHSO Artist-in-Residence Michael Brown. MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 ELGAR Variations on ‘Enigma’ BATES Mothership PUTS This Noble Company Alasdair Neale guest conductor Michael Brown piano Alasdair Neale NewHavenSymphony.org 11 ST. PATRICK’S POPS Saturday, March 17, 2018 / 2:30pm Hamden Middle School Sunday, March 18, 2018 / 3:00pm Shelton High School The NHSO Pops travels to the Emerald Isle for St. Patrick’s Day, with favorite Irish songs and jigs, including O Danny Boy, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, and Whiskey in the Jar. Chelsea Tipton conductor 12 CLASSICS & POPS SERIES MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH MILLER CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY Thursday, March 22, 2018 / 7:30pm Woolsey Hall American conductor Rebecca Miller has been making her mark on the UK’s classical music scene