EPISODE FOUR TAPESTRY OF LIGHT: A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT & CEO We welcome you to Heinz Hall to enjoy the music and traditions of the holiday season with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. While we can’t gather together at Heinz Hall this year, we are excited to offer Front Row: Tapestry of Light, A Holiday Celebration to offer some comfort and joy during these uncertain times. This year’s program has old favorites – and new delights. Principal Pops Conductor Byron Stripling welcomes special guest vocalist Vanessa Campagna, a global star and a Beaver County native, who was discovered by Marvin Hamlisch, the PSO’s first Principal Pops Conductor. Byron also showcases his amazing trumpet playing in special performances of “Joy to the World” and an improvisation on the theme from “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” The glorious brass section of the PSO is featured in three pieces, and the PSO is joined by members of the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus and a dancer from Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School for special performances. Valerie Coleman’s Umoja (Swahili for “unity” or “togetherness”) is played by the PSO’s flute section. And, the celebration wouldn’t be complete without the annual tradition of a sing-along! We’re also very proud to present our first ever virtual Sensory Friendly Holiday Concert. This will be the Pittsburgh Symphony’s sixth season offering sensory friendly concerts, and our second Sensory Friendly Holiday Concert. Open to all, our sensory friendly performances are customized especially for those with autism spectrum disorders or who have other disabilities that create sensory sensitivities. Sensory Friendly concerts have adaptions that include a shortened length of time for the concert; supportive materials and resources created in conjunction with community partners; and closed caption and ASL interpretation will be shown during speaking. This concert will be streamed on the PSO website, for free, and for 30 days after its premiere on December 18. Especially this holiday season, I am filled with gratitude—for everyone at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra who works tirelessly to create and present great music; for our donors and sponsors who have supported us during this deeply challenging time; and for you, our beloved community, who shares our love for unforgettable musical moments. With warmest best wishes, Melia Tourangeau President and CEO, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 2 FRONT ROW THE PSO VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE Cecee Pantikian HARP TRUMPET Jeremías Gretchen Micah Wilkinson j Sergiani-Velázquez Van Hoesen j MARTHA BROOKS ROBINSON CHAIR VIRGINIA CAMPBELL CHAIR Albert Tan Charles Lirette h FLUTE EDWARD D. LOUGHNEY CHAIR VIOLA Lorna McGhee j Neal Berntsen JACKMAN PFOUTS CHAIR Tatjana Mead Chad Winkler SUSAN S. GREER MEMORIAL CHAIR Chamis Q Jennifer Steele JON & CAROL WALTON CHAIR HILDA M. WILLIS FOUNDATION CHAIR TROMBONE MUSIC DIRECTOR Joen Vasquez E Shantanique Moore EQT OTPAAM FELLOW Manfred Honeck Peter Sullivan j Marylène TOM & JAMEE TODD CHAIR ENDOWED BY THE VIRA I. HEINZ ENDOWMENT Gingras-Roy L PICCOLO h Rebecca Cherian Penny Rhian Kenny j PRINCIPAL POPS p James Nova Anderson Brill FRANK & LOTI GAFFNEY CHAIR CONDUCTOR MICHAEL & CAROL BLEIER CHAIR ANN MCGUINN CHAIR Byron Stripling FORD MUSICIAN AWARDEE OBOE Laura Fuller BASS TROMBONE ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Cynthia Koledo Jeffrey Dee j Meredith Kufchak p DeAlmeida j Earl Lee WILLIAM & JACQUELINE HERBEIN CHAIR Erina Laraby- DR. WILLIAM LARIMER MELLON JR. CHAIR d Goldwasser Max Blair TUBA FIRST VIOLIN Stephanie Tretick j Mark Huggins Craig Knox ENGLISH HORN DR. MARY ANN CRAIG CHAIR ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER Andrew Wickesberg BEVERLYNN & STEVEN ELLIOTT CHAIR MR. & MRS. MARTIN G. McGUINN CHAIR Kyle Mustain j TIMPANI Huei-Sheng Kao Deanna Badizadegan z ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER CLARINET Christopher Allen Q Kelsey Blumenthal j CELLO Michael Rusinek MR. & MRS. AARON SILBERMAN CHAIR Justine Campagna Anne Martindale PERCUSSION j Victoria Luperi d j Ellen Chen-Livingston Williams Andrew Reamer PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION CHAIR ALBERT H. ECKERT CHAIR SELMA WIENER BERKMAN MEMORIAL CHAIR Ron Samuels d d Irene Cheng David Premo Jeremy Branson DONALD I. & JANET MORITZ AND EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC. CHAIR E-FLAT CLARINET Christopher Allen Sarah Clendenning LOIS R. BROZENICK MEMORIAL CHAIR j Adam Liu x Victoria Luperi Alison Peters Fujito GEORGE & EILEEN DORMAN CHAIR KEYBOARD OLGA T. GAZALIE CHAIR Mikhail Istomin BASS CLARINET Rodrigo Ojeda z Marta Krechkovsky SUSAN CANDACE HUNT CHAIR Jack Howell j SNAPP FAMILY FIRST VIOLIN CHAIR Bronwyn Banerdt MR. & MRS. WILLARD J. LIBRARIAN Jennifer Orchard TILLOTSON, JR. CHAIR Will Chow Lisa Gedris j RON & DOROTHY CHUTZ CHAIR JEAN & SIGO FALK CHAIR Michael DeBruyn BASSOON Susanne Park Grant Johnson DR. ALAN & MARSHA BRAMOWITZ CHAIR Alexandra Nancy Goeres j Thompson Lee MR. & MRS. WILLIAM GENGE Christopher Wu AND MR. & MRS. JAMES E. LEE CHAIR NANCY & JEFFERY LEININGER CHAIR STAGE TECHNICIAN Michael Lipman David Sogg h Kristina Yoder JANE & RAE BURTON CHAIR Ronald Esposito Charlie Powers Philip A. Pandolfi SECOND VIOLIN HALEYFESQ CELLO CHAIR j Karissa Shivone CONTRABASSOON Jeremy Black j PRINCIPAL G. CHRISTIAN LANTZSCH James Rodgers j h & DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY CHAIR CO-PRINCIPAL BASS d ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL d Louis Lev Q HORN X ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL THE MORRISON FAMILY CHAIR Brandon McLean j Q ACTING PRINCIPAL x Joseph Campagna William Caballero E Dennis O’Boyle ANONYMOUS DONOR CHAIR ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Jeffrey Grubbs L ACTING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Laura Motchalov Stephen Kostyniak d z WILLIAM & SARAH GALBRAITH CHAIR Peter Guild EXTRA MUSICIAN Zachary Smith x p ON LEAVE Eva Burmeister Micah Howard STEPHEN & KIMBERLY KEEN CHAIR Robert Lauver Andrew Fuller IRVING (BUDDY) WECHSLER CHAIR John Moore SPECIAL THANKS TO THE Lorien Benet Hart Mark Houghton PERRY & BEE JEE MORRISON ARLYN GILBOA CHAIR Aaron White STRING INSTRUMENT Joseph Rounds Yeokyung Kim REED SMITH CHAIR HONORING TOM TODD LOAN FUND Claudia Mahave ALICE VICTORIA GELORMINO CHAIR 3 FRONT ROW THE PSO VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR VICE CHAIR SECRETARY Anthony L. Bucci Ronald N. Herring, Jr. Debra L. Caplan CHAIR EMERITUS VICE CHAIR TREASURER Richard P. Simmons Jon D. Walton Jeffrey Craft VICE CHAIR PRESIDENT & CEO Michael DeVanney Melia Peters Tourangeau EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Rae R. Burton Brian Ludwick Thomas Todd Ann C. Donahue Elizabeth Mays Ryan Vaccaro Cindy Donohoe Elliott Oshry Rachel Walton Mark Flaherty William H. Rackoff Bruce G. Gabler James W. Rimmel DIRECTORS Juanjo Ardid Myah Moore Irick James E. Steen Adam Berger Joon S. Lee, M.D. Doug Stirling Robin J. Bernstein Hilary Mercer Craig A. Tillotson Eva Tansky Blum BeeJee Morrison Matt Tokorcheck Ellen Still Brooks Robert Q. Reilly Scott E. Wahlstrom Marc Chazaud Reid Ruttenberg Markus Weber Elliot Davis Amy Sebastian Helge H. Wehmeier Marita Garrett Satbir Singh, M.D. Michael J. White, M.D. Thomas B. Hotopp D.J. Song DISTINGUISHED DIRECTORS Bernita Buncher Richard P. Simmons Donald I. Moritz Thomas Todd EX-OFFICIO Deborah L. Acklin Rhonda Gay Hartman The Honorable WQED PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION William Peduto MAYOR OF PITTSBURGH Paul Hennigan, Ed.D. Erin Gibson Allen POINT PARK UNIVERSITY JACK HEINZ SOCIETY Casey Monteverde Pratkanis THE MONTEVERDE GROUP, LLC Christopher Howard, Ph.D. The Honorable ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY Ronald Samuels PSO CLARINET Rich Fitzgerald CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ALLEGHENY COUNTY Farnam Jahanian, Ph.D. Andrew Wickesberg CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PSO VIOLA Kenneth G. Gormley, J.D. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY Suzanne K. Mellon, Ph.D. Micah Wilkinson CARLOW UNIVERSITY PSO TRUMPET HONOR BOARD DIRECTORS Andrew Aloe Robert Denove Robert Kampmeinert Constance Bernt Roy Dorrance Robert McCutcheon Michael Bleier Sigo Falk Alicia McGinnis Theodore Bobby Frank Grebowski John Price Donald Borneman Ira Gumberg Richard E. Rauh Michael A. Bryson Caryl Halpern Dan Sandman Ronald E. Chutz Gail Harbaugh Steven Schlotterbeck Estelle Comay David Iwinski Tom Whitford Bart Cowan Richard J. Johnson * Deceased4 FRONT ROW THE PSO VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE PITTSBURGHSYMPHONY.ORG 2019-2020 SEASON 3 ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT & CEO FINANCE LEARNING & ORCHESTRA Melia Peters Bridget Meacham COMMUNITY OPERATIONS Tourangeau Kowalski ENGAGEMENT Tabitha M. Pfleger RANDI & L. VAN V. DAULER, JR. CONTROLLER Suzanne Perrino VICE PRESIDENT OF ORCHESTRA PRESIDENT & CEO CHAIR Linda Mason SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF LEARNING & OPERATIONS Lisa G. Donnermeyer COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER OF PAYROLL AND Harold Chambers MANAGING ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Amy Cale RECORDING ENGINEER PROGRAM MANAGER OF LEARNING & SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Eric Quinlan Ronald Esposito COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & COO CASH MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT SYMPHONY STAGE TECHNICIAN Christian O. 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