LAKESIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 56th Season 2019 Summer Program Daniel Meyer, Music Director & Conductor Welcome to the 2019 LSO Season We’re excited to welcome you to the 56th season of the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra (LSO), a celebrated tradition of our community and a key component of our arts programing. Th is summer begins a new chapter in the history of this cherished institution with a series of performances for all ages, engaging guest artists and new opportunities for audiences to share the love of music and the symphony. We’re thrilled to welcome Daniel Meyer as the LSO’s new Music Director & Conductor. Meyer was selected by both the orchestra and the community last summer to serve as the LSO’s third conductor. Meyer’s inaugural season will feature special guests: violinist Jinjoo Cho, annual ballet concert with Verb Ballets, pops concert with Steve Lippia, guitarist Colin Davin, pianist Angelin Chang and a special tribute to the LSO’s former Conductor, Robert Cronquist, featuring members of the orchestra. Th is summer, the symphony experience expands to children of all ages, with our new youth matinee concerts in August. Th ese concerts present the orchestra to children with entertaining programs featuring various roles of the musicians and their instruments, musical repertoire and aft er-concert activities for the whole family. Partnering with the Firelands Symphony Orchestra Education Program, we greatly value presenting the orchestra to the next generation of symphony goers! Th e LSO season also presents a new partnership with Baldwin Wallace University’s Conservatory of Music presenting our Symphony Pre-Concert Talks with members of their faculty. Th ese talks are a great way to learn more about the composers, history and stories of music prior to the concerts. Truly, the 56th season is fi lled with much excitement and opportunities. As we look to the future of Lakeside Chautauqua’s music and performing arts programs, we know the impact the arts has on a community and are pleased you’re joining us for the LSO season. We look forward to celebrating the next chapter in the symphony’s journey with all of you! Yours in the spirit of Chautauqua, Kevin Sibbring Michael Shirtz President/CEO Senior Vice President of Programming 1 2019 SEASON Daniel Meyer, Music director & conductor Th is summer marks the fi rst of Daniel Meyer’s tenure as Music Director & Conductor of the LSO. A native of Cleveland and current resident of Pittsburgh, Meyer has reinvigorated orchestras with his innovative programs, engaging presence and keen musical intellect. As Music Director of the Erie Philharmonic, Meyer has built the ensemble into one of the fi nest and most vibrant orchestras of its kind. He was recently named Artistic Director of Cleveland’s BlueWater Chamber Orchestra, and also serves as Artistic Director for the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and is Director of Orchestral Activities at Dusquesne University. Recent guest appearances include the Detroit Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Württembergische Philharmonie, Staatsorchester Darmstadt and the Nuremberg Symphony in Germany. As part of his highly-acclaimed tenure as Music Director of the Asheville Symphony, Meyer created the Asheville Amadeus Festival featuring pianist Emanuel Ax and violinist Midori. He has led the symphony orchestras of Fort Worth, San Antonio, Syracuse, Tallahassee, Youngstown, Lexington, Portland, Santa Barbara, Lansing and Wheeling. Upon the invitation of Mariss Jansons, Meyer was named Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony and Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, where he served until 2009. As Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, Meyer led the symphony on their fi rst ever tour to China and an international tour to Vienna, Prague, Leipzig and Budapest. He studied conducting at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and is a graduate of Denison University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. At Boston University, Meyer received the Orchestral Conducting Honors Award and was awarded the prestigious Aspen Conducting Prize from David Zinman. He received an honorary doctorate last year from Edinboro University. www.lakesideohio.com/symphony 2 NEW! LSO SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE Purchase a symphony subscription and enjoy more concerts for less… Create a Lakeside Symphony Orchestra subscription perfect for your musical tastes. Simply select a minimum of 3 evening concerts, or all 6, saving you more than 25% off a single-pass purchase. Th rough this online-only off er, select 3 or more symphony shows to receive the discounted rate of $18 per concert. Subscription passes are valid the day of the concert from 5-11 p.m. Once you’ve completed your concert selections, you’ll be prompted to add an Auto Pass and/or Youth Concerts. Staying overnight? Purchase a Daily Chautauqua Pass, which allows admission to the concert and Lakeside until 7 p.m. the following day. For more information, visit lakesideohio.com/symphony. For Season Chautauqua Pass holders, there’s no need to purchase a subscription, as all shows and concerts are included with your Season Pass. 3 2019 SEASON History of the lso Celebrating its 56th season, the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has provided generations with beautiful music memories and experiences of orchestral music, guest artists, productions and performances that span from being a first introduction to the orchestra, to a timed honored tradition with family and friends. Considered the “crown jewel” of the arts pillar, the LSO’s legacy has become a most treasured three weeks of the Chautauqua season. In 1964, the LSO was founded by conductor and concert pianist William Penny Hacker. What began with only 14 original members quickly grew to the full orchestra of today. Hacker conducted the LSO for seven years and quickly embedded orchestral music into Lakeside’s summer traditions. In his tenure, the orchestra presented concerts with the famous Gail Grant Ballet Company and operas such as La Traviata and Barber of Seville. In 1971, the baton was handed to Robert L. Cronquist. As the LSO’s second and longest-serving conductor, Cronquist and the orchestra continued to develop a strong program with long-time dedicated musicians and loyal audience. Under Cronquist’s tenure, the LSO produced such operas as Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, Tosca and tributes to Gilbert & Sullivan. The collaborations with ballets continued to flourish with the Indianapolis Ballet, Cleveland San Jose Ballet, Pointe of Departure Ballet and now Verb Ballets. From the 1970s through today, the concerts featured an incredible list of guest artists, such as Ferrante & Teicher, Karl Haas, Carlos Montoya, Richard Chamberlin, Paul Lewis, Patricia Sage, “Doc” Severinsen, George Shearing, Victor Borge, Jean Geis Sell, Antonio Pampa Baldi and the list goes on. This season introduces the LSO’s third conductor, Daniel Meyer, to lead the orchestra into its next chapter. New this year, the orchestra will showcase youth matinee concerts that continue to develop on the family values embedded into the orchestra’s history. It has been said that one of the many great contributors to the LSO’s success for the past five decades can be credited to the sense of family the musicians feel with the Lakeside community, as well as with each other. The Lakeside Chautauqua Foundation also manages an endowment that was created to help ensure the financial viability of the LSO for generations to come. www.lakesideohio.com/symphony 4 Lakeside symphony orchestra 2019 FIrst Violin violoncello James Braid, Concertmaster* Allison Braid Olsen* Dana Mader Charles Griffith Katherine Anderson Caitlin Gross Santino Ellis-Perez Trevor Kazarian Julia Erhard Alice Lloyd Pamela Fiocca Miles Richardson Gregory Morris Sally Ross Nick Naegle Edward Szabo Lisa Nielsen Christopher Reed Elizabeth Rothenbusch Bass Tom Sieberg Richard W. Alleshouse* Alicia Tremmel Eric Alleshouse Maggie Williams Ann Gilbert Aaron Keaster Bill McDevitt second violin Karl Olsen Cecilia Johnson* Sheri Alleshouse Bartley Lori Bright Flute Ed Caner Amy Heritage* Teresa Hargrove Connie Alleshouse Rebecca Holliday Janet Klickman Piccolo William Klickman Virginia Steiger* Cynthia Kreiner Michael Sieberg Oboe/English horn viola Lorraine Dorsey* Jenny Morris Colleen Braid* Emily Van Niman Linda Davis Lara Dudack Jim Froelich Clarinet Keith Holliday Eugene Williams* Ann Schnapp Gunnar Hirthe Norma Jean Stanford 5 2019 SEASON violoncello Bassoon percussion Allison Braid Olsen* Julia Budd Stuneck* Bruce Golden* Charles Griffith Chien Hui Haynes Linda Allen Caitlin Gross Will Kan Trevor Kazarian George Kitely Alice Lloyd Contrabassoon Andy Pongracz Miles Richardson Laura Maulbetsch Elizabeth Procopio Sally Ross Edward Szabo French horn harp Charles Payette* Emily Laurance* Bass Marlene Ford Richard W. Alleshouse* Robert Gilbert Kathy Widlar Eric Alleshouse *Principal Ann Gilbert Aaron Keaster trumpet Bill McDevitt Karl Olsen Paul Jackson* Peter Mader Kevin McLaughlin Flute Amy Heritage* Connie Alleshouse trombone Robert C. Ford* orchestra manager & Piccolo Sebastian Bell personnel manager Sam Chen Shirley Stary Virginia Steiger* John Ross Assistant personnel Oboe/English horn tuba manager Lorraine Dorsey* J.C. Sherman* Cecilia Johnson Jenny Morris Nathan Shook Emily Van Niman librarian timpani Linda Allen Clarinet Dylan Moffitt* Hannah Brainard Eugene Williams* Gunnar Hirthe www.lakesideohio.com/symphony 6 Opening night concert with violinist