OCTOBER 2018 President’s Perspective Tickets Available LSO Season 36 Preview Now For Upcoming Pops and masterworks classics Bank of the James Concerts with exciting venues and qualified and Framatome, guest conductors will please a range Inc. Bernstein Birthday Bash of audiences this season. From Dr. Kathryn October 28, 2018, 4:00 PM West Side Story, to our Home for Voelker and Liberty University School of Music Concert Hall the Holidays debut in the Historic Gina DiCarlo are Theatre at the ACOA, to the organ co-conductors Dr. Kathryn Voelker and concerto at Court Street United for the Bernstein Gina DiCarlo, conducting Methodist Church, a 3-day residency Birthday Bash, October 28. This We celebrate the centennial with world class cellist Zuill Bailey concert is in the amazing Liberty anniversary of Bernstein’s birth with and closing the season with the New University School of Music Concert Candide and West Side Story Suite World Symphony. The LSO brings Hall – featuring Lynchburg native with Broadway tenor and Lynchburg something for everyone. and Broadway singer, Justin Bowen, native Justin Bowen, and local We are especially grateful to and Meghan Lambert, winner of the soprano contest winner singing generous sponsors who make Maria contest, singing favorites from Maria. Hear works by Aaron Copland these programs possible. Harry’s West Side Story. and John Williams who shared Bakery is supplying cakes for the Be sure to get tickets for the Home Bernstein’s passion for educating Bernstein Birthday Bash! Liberty for the Holidays concert as soon as youth. Enjoy a slice of birthday cake University is providing the School possible. We expect this concert to to top off your afternoon. of Music Concert Hall at no cost to sell out – so get your tickets soon. the LSO. Martin & Lee Ann Parece Hugh Ballou will conduct this festive are the generous sponsors for the program with a choir of local singers Home for the Holidays! Home for the Holidays! concert in (there is still time to join the choir), December 9, 2018, 4:00 PM the ACOA Historic Theatre. Cary & a children’s choir from John L. Hurt Academy Center of the Arts Robert Roberts, Karl Miller Team, Elementary School, the Ramp Church Historic Theatre Liberty University School of Music Choir, Daryl Duff soloist and lots of Hugh Ballou, conducting and The Standard, Altavista, are holiday music for you to sing along. sponsors for bringing Zuill Bailey to I can’t wait to hear the LSO in the Experience the LSO’s inaugural Lynchburg. Craddock Terry Hotel will Historic Theatre! concert in the newly restored ACOA host Zuill Bailey during his stay, and Zuill Bailey returns to Lynchburg Historic Theatre. Feel the warmth of The Virginian Hotel Curio late February/early March for a home and community as soloists, and Collection By Hilton will 3-day residency with the LSO. Zuill adult and children’s choirs usher in host the Sweets with Zuill will provide educational programs the holiday season. Festive seasonal Bailey reception. THANK in the Lynchburg City Schools, favorites will have you singing along. YOU! master classes at LU, a reception to Generous corporate benefit the LSO, and the concert on To reserve a seat at this season’s concerts, sponsors make this Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. visit the LSO website below, scroll down to season possible: BWX in the Concert Hall at LU. We are so find the concert you want to attend, and Technologies, Inc., pleased to welcome David Glover click the red button. Pacific Life Foundation, Purchase Tickets lynchburgsymphony.org/events-concerts Karl Miller Team, continued on page 2 1 President’s Message, continued from page 1 to the podium as conductor of this 2018. We look forward to announcing program. Mr. Bailey and Mr. Glover our new permanent conductor next Allegro is a monthly publication of the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra will do a pre-concert talk with limited summer as we begin season 2019- and sent via email to subscribers. seating for VIP ticket holders. 2020. Your support is needed as we We welcome spring and Dr. Carol continue to grow and bring excellent To be added to the Allegro email Williams with the LSO Strings & programs to Lynchburg and the list, contact the LSO office through Timpani, conducted by Dr. Randall surrounding area. one of the means listed below. Speer, April 6, 2019, at Court Street United Methodist Church. Limited Address: seating is available – so, get your 621 Court Street tickets to be sure you have a seat! Lynchburg, VA 24504 Linda We close this exciting season with Edwards is Aaron Garber conducting the full Phone: President of (434) 845-6604 orchestra for Dvorak’s New World the LSO’s Symphony. Jefferson Choral Society Board of Email: will join the LSO for this inspiring Directors [email protected] evening. We are working on posting the © 2018 Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra Music Director position by the end of LSO Welcomes Area School Children Enjoy LSO Brass Ensemble Youth Executive Director Education Programs in September The Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra School concerts that were recently These programs are generously recently announced the hiring of Erika performed: sponsored by the Greater Mork as its new executive director. Lynchburg Community Foundation. “The LSO is very pleased to have Friday, Sept. 7 Over the past 12 years,15,000 Erika join our staff as Executive Yellow Branch Elementary School children have participated in Director,” says Board President Concord Elementary School educational programs to introduce Linda Edwards. “She brings a strong Rustburg Elementary School (gym) background in non-profit work with them to classical music and emphasis on development and grant LSO Musicians: symphony instruments. writing. She has worked as a grant Michael Straw, Matthew Farley, LSO musicians interact with reviewer and site visitor, giving her John Glaeser, Walker Pennock, students and give them opportunity perspective from both sides of the Bill Folger to touch the instruments, with the process.” hope they will develop appreciation Mork is a former participant in The Friday, Sept. 14 for the classics to carry them Fulbright Program, and also completed Leesville Rd. Elementary School through life. a year as a Policy Fellow after graduate Tomahawk Elementary School school with the University of Minnesota Madison Heights Elementary Humphrey School of Public Affairs. In School addition to her work for the LSO, she teaches in the Masters of Nonprofit LSO Musicians: Leadership Studies Michael Straw, Larry Seipp, John program at the Glaeser, Walker Pennock, Bill Folger University of Lynchburg. Mork will work part time with the LSO with particular emphasis on donor relations, development and grant writing. 2 Support the LSO by Sponsoring a Musician Orchestras bolster local economies, Benefits of Sponsoring educate various ages from young A Musician Sponsorship levels people to senior adults, and unite Attend a hosted reception, as a Guest Conductor individuals across cultures. $800 Lynchburg is fortunate to have a guest of the LSO, where sponsors professional orchestra to enjoy in and musicians can mix and mingle in the VIP lounge of the Academy Concertmaster its own hometown. Fans of the LSO $600 can participate in the orchestra, and Center of the Arts Historic Theatre, it will not require a music degree or prior to the LSO’s Holiday Concert, Principal Musician December 9, 2018. experience playing an instrument. $400 Sponsor-A-Musician is a way to • Reserved seating close to the support the orchestra as a whole, as stage. Section Musician well as individuals within the LSO. Do $200 you have a favorite musician in the • Badge/lanyard to wear at concerts. orchestra? Do you like the sound of • Photo op with your musician(s). Guest Artist (local) a certain instrument? This program For one year following the date of $500 is an important way to show your • your sponsorship, your photo will support. Individuals can sponsor a musician appear in the symphony program in the orchestra, including this book on the Sponsor-A-Musician year’s guest conductors. The LSO page. is a 501c3 non-profit organization, • Your photo will be displayed on so donations through Sponsor-A- the Sponsor-A-Musician poster in Musician are tax deductible. the lobby on concert days. The LSO has been bringing local music lovers and musicians together • An acknowledgment of your for more than three decade. Share participation will appear on the the experience by joining the Contributors’ pages in the concert sponsorship program. program book. LSO Names Winner of Singing Contest for the Bernstein Birthday Bash Concert The Lynchburg Symphony Lambert holds an undergraduate and also teaches voice lessons. This Orchestra has announced the winner degree in vocal performance from December, Lambert will sing the of its Maria singing contest. Sopranos Liberty University and is currently title role of the mother in Liberty were invited during September to studying for her Master’s in Music University’s production of Amahl and submit video auditions to sing the Education with a specialization the Night Visitors. part of Maria during the October in Performance. She resides in concert. Lynchburg with her husband, Trey. Soprano Meghan Lambert has “Meghan has a blend of both been selected to sing a duet at musical theater and classical the LSO’s October concert with technique that fits Bernstein’s concert Broadway performer Justin Bowen. style and will also blend well with The two will sing the parts of Tony Justin,” says Dr. Kathryn Voelker, and Maria in Tonight from Leonard who will be conducting the Bernstein Bernstein’s West Side Story. The portion of the October concert. song is part of the LSO’s Bernstein Lambert has performed in local Birthday Bash concert that will be churches, including solo work at held at Liberty University’s School of Rivermont Presbyterian.