CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY GENERAL INFORMATION TICKET OFFICE/CONTACT INFORMATION PAGERS/WATCHES/CELLULAR PHONES Address: 555 N. Carancahua, Tower II, Patrons are asked to ensure that all electronic Suite 410, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 devices are turned off prior to a performance. Hourly signals on electronic watches should be Office hours: 9am to 5pm – Monday through disabled prior to the performance as well. Friday. On concert Saturdays, the Ticket Office is open from Noon to 4 pm. SMOKING Smoking is not permitted inside any CCSO The Box Office at the Performing Arts Center concert venue. opens 90 minutes prior to concert start time. CAMERAS/RECORDING Telephone: 361.883.NOTE (6683) Cameras and recording equipment Email: [email protected] are prohibited. Website: ccsymphony.org PROGRAM BOOK ADVERTISING LATECOMERS Program book advertising is sold by the season. Latecomers will be seated by an usher during Limited space is also available per concert. an appropriate pause in the music at the For rates and information, call the Symphony discretion of the CCSO management. Office at361.882.2717 . STUDENT DISCOUNTS DONATE YOUR TICKETS Discount tickets for subscription concerts are Can’t make it to the next concert? Donate available to anyone with student identification. your tickets to the CCSO for a tax deduction. Seating is limited and sold on a first come, first Your thoughtfulness will also give other patrons served basis. the opportunity to attend a performance that might otherwise be sold out. Call 361.883.NOTE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS by 5 p.m. on the day of the concert, or sooner In the event of fire, please use the exit nearest if possible. your seat indicated by a lighted exit sign. In the event of inclement weather, please remain in CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS the Performing Arts Center for further information Please support our generous sponsors and and instructions. advertiserswith your patronage. If you are interested in finding out about corporate sponsorship opportunities, please contact the CCSO office at 882.2717. Corporate sponsors are recognized in the center section of the program book. CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 3 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Symphony Family and Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra’s 74th season, our most entertaining and engaging one yet! The 2019–2020 season features world- renowned artists and gifted young musicians, the super stars of the future. You’ll experience a wide variety of music, as well as bonus educational and musical events for you and your family to enjoy. In addition to our venerable subscription concert series, we will present a children’s holiday matinee, planned especially for families, and we will greatly broaden the scope of our community outreach. Our ever-popular Pops in the Park has a few innovative surprises for you, too! If you are not already a member of our CCSO family, please consider this your personal invitation to join us. We are a diverse group of music lovers determined to ensure that the CCSO continues to bring performances and educational programs of the highest caliber to the Coastal Bend. Our Symphony Society offers you an effortless (and much appreciated) way to become a part of our family. As a Society member, you will join your friends and our patrons to enjoy such exclusive benefits as invitations to private events, premium ticketing renewal, reserved parking, and complimentary drink vouchers—all while supporting the CCSO. We are extremely grateful to our CCSO family, especially our musicians, our generous donors, our grantors, our subscribers, our personal and corporate sponsors, and our Society family. We couldn’t accomplish our musical mission without you. Again, thank you. Now—sit back, relax, and “See it Live!” Barbara Ostarch President CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 5 6 | CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Welcome to 74th season of the Corpus Christi Symphony. This is my third season with the CCSO and I am very excited about this season’s programming. Our guest artists come from Texas and from major concert halls around the world. Among our goals for the 19–20 season is to expand our presence in the community, particularly in the area of music education. Our chamber ensembles will be visiting area schools, hospitals and retirement communities throughout the season. Thank you for 74 seasons of support. We look forward to many more Saturday nights on the Bay sharing music and friendship. Always the best, Dr. Mark L. Francis Executive Director CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 7 8 | CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MESSAGE FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Dear friends: There is nothing more exciting than a LIVE musical performance. If you add to it artists such as the Texas Tenors, the Texas Guitar Quartet, opera star Arturo Chacon, two sensational pianists, a spectacular Holiday concert and your very own Corpus Christi symphony…well…you have it all! Whether you are a new subscriber or a longtime patron, these are concerts that will thrill you and make you love music even more. Thank you for your continued support. Your presence will make this season an amazing musical experience and yes…let’s SEE IT LIVE!!!!! Musically yours, Hector Guzman, music director Corpus Christi symphony orchestra CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 9 BIOGRAPHY HECTOR GUZMAN, MUSIC DIRECTOR A recipient of the 2012 “For the Love of Art” Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2012 “Man of the Year” award by New York based Madison’s Who is Who, and the 2014 Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity’s National Arts Associate award, Maestro Hector Guzman is Music Director of the Plano Symphony Orchestra, the Irving Symphony and the San Angelo Symphony in the United States. In 2004, he was declared winner of the “Seven Conductors-One Baton” International Conducting competition and appointed Music Director of the Jalisco Philharmonic in Mexico. Since 2010 and for the first time in its history, the Jalisco Philharmonic named him “Conductor Emeritus.” As a guest conductor, Maestro Guzman has appeared with all of Mexico’s most prestigious orchestras: National Symphony, State of Mexico symphony, UNAM Philharmonic, Xalapa symphony, Bellas Artes chamber orchestra, Mexico City Philharmonic, Vivaldi orchestra of Mexico City and many others, as well as the San Antonio, Dallas, Wheeling and Phoenix symphonies and the Chicago Sinfonietta in the United States, the National Symphony of the Dominican Republic, the Collegium Orchestra of Prague in the Czech Republic, the Rszezow Philharmonic in Poland, the Japan Philharmonic, the Masan Philharmonic and the Gangsam Symphony in South Korea, Italy’s Amadeus orchestra, Sinfonia Venetto, Milano Classica orchestra, Bari Symphony, San Remo Symphony, Pomeriggi Musicali orchestra of Milan and the Sinfonica de Murcia, Joven Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid and the Excelentia Orchestra in Spain. He made his operatic debut in 2005 with Rossini’s Barber of Seville and his performance of the opera Frida in 2007, was considered the “best opera of the year” by the Mexican press. He has also appeared as soloist and recitalist in venues such as the Meyerson Symphony Hall in Dallas, the Spivey Hall Distinguished Artist Series in Atlanta, Olivet Nazarene University recital series, the cathedrals of Morelia, Guadalajara, Chartres, and the 2015 International Music Festival in Toledo, Spain. 10 | CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA In his native Mexico, Hector Guzman achieved an impressive reputation as an organist studying with Victor Urban, by taking first prize in the “Chamber Soloists” competition and the “Manuel Ponce” national organ competition. In the United States, while a student of world famous master teachers Alfred Mouledous and Robert Anderson, he earned further distinction by winning solo competitions at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas. In 1978, he gained world acclaim when he became the first Latin-American ever chosen as a finalist in France’s “Grand Prix de Chartres”—the world’s most prestigious international organ competition. Mr. Guzman holds degrees from the Conservatory of Music in Mexico City, the University of North Texas and Southern Methodist University and has studied with many illustrious conductors including his mentor Anshel Brusilow, and well as Helmuth Rilling and Carlo Maria Giulini at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. For several years, he was a protégé of the late Maestro Eduardo Mata, Conductor Emeritus of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. In demand internationally as a conductor and recitalist, Maestro Guzman was accorded the “Outstanding National Young Artist” award from the government of Mexico, the “Golden Lyre” award, given by the Mexican Union of Musicians, the “Meadows” award from SMU, the DeVry Institute’s “Director Par Excellence” award and in 2000, he was included in the Outstanding Musicians of the XX Century magazine, published by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England. In 2004 he received the “Silver Good Citizenship Medal” from the Sons of the American Revolution for his outstanding contributions to the arts. The 2005 “Artistic Merit Medal” was awarded to Maestro Guzman by the Government of the State of Mexico for his contributions to music world-wide and was also the recipient of the 2006 “Artistic Silver Medal” awarded by the government of his native state, Zacatecas, Mexico. In 2008, he was the recipient of the Mozart Medal, the highest musical honor in Mexico, awarded by the Embassy of Austria and the Mozart Academy in Mexico City. CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 11 12 | CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 13 14 | CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 15 16 | CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 17 CORPUS CHRISTI SYMPHONY ANNUAL GIVING The Corpus Christi Symphony Society Gratefully Acknowledges the Generous and Accumulative Support of its Official Sponsors, Partners, Society Members, and Pops in the Park Sponsors (as of January 15, 2019).