UPCOMING EVENTS Annual Holiday Gala Concert 12/4 • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts • 7:30 p.m. 12/14 • Trinity United Methodist Church, Denver • 7:30 p.m. THEATRE: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Directed by Laura Jones 11/29, 30 & 12/5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 • University Theatre • 7:30 p.m. CSU SINFONIA 12/1, 8, 15 • University Theatre • 7:30 p.m. Guest Conductor Adam Flatt Graduate Assistant Conductor Noelle Bauman Wind Ensemble Concert: With Special GuestSteven Davis, Conductor 12/5 • Griffin Concert Hall • 7:30 p.m. Concert Orchestra Concert: “La Dolce Musica” 12/8 • Organ Recital Hall • 7:30 p.m. Virtuoso Series Concert: New CSU Faculty Christopher Van Hof, Trombone Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll (1870) (1813 - 1883) 12/9 • Organ Recital Hall • 7:30 p.m. Conducted by Noelle Bauman Symphonic Band Concert 12/12 • Griffin Concert Hall • 7:30 p.m. Concerto for Oboe in G minor, no. 2 Ludwig August Lebrun (André Edition, 1804) event calendar • e-newsletter registration (1752 - 1790) I. Allegro www.uca.colostate.edu 5th Anniversary II. Adagio III. Rondo General information: (970) 491-5529 Nancy Ambrose King, oboe Tickets: (970) 491-ARTS (2787) Meet Me at the UCA www.CSUArtsTickets.com Season “Green” Sponsor Thank you for your continued support INTERmission Franz Schubert Symphony No. 5 in Bb Major, D. 485 (1797 - 1828) (1816) I. Allegro II. Andante con moto III. Menuetto: Allegro molto IV. Allegro vivace Thursday, November 21, 2013 Meet Me at the UCA at Me Meet Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts Friends of the UCA at Colorado State University PROGRAM NOTES connects you to students and faculty who inspire, teach, and heal at Colorado State. Thank you to our alumni and patrons for you generosity. Please note that names featured are those of our supporters from July 1, 2012 through September 1, 2013. Siegfried Idyll Richard Wagner (b. Leipzig, 1813; d. Venice, 1883) Premiere: December 25th, 1870 on the stairs of Wagner’s home at Triebschen, composer conducting. 5th Anniversary Season Supporters Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 2 Clarinets, 1 Bassoon, 2 Horns, 1 Trumpet, and Strings. Benefactor: $5,000 and Above Dr. Todd and Mrs. Kelin D. Queen Artist: $250—$499 Mr. Edward D. and Mrs. Carol C. Anderson Mr. Clifford G. Richey Dr. Douglas E. and Mrs. Karolyn I. Aldrich Performance time: About 20 minutes. Mr. Robert D. Cromwell Ms. Jane K. Sullivan Mr. Ivan B. Andrade and Ms. Tonya R. Dunn Mrs. Roselyn M. Dailey Dr. Rocci V. and Mrs. Marla S. Trumper Mr. James Beikler When one thinks of Wagner, the first thought is often of immense size - not only the enormity of his orchestrations, but the Mr. Michael E. and Mrs. Susanna G. Dokupil Organizations Mr. David Benson and Ms. Carol K. Douglass Mr. John C. Flood The Claude Bennett Family Foundation Inc Dr. Carl R. and Mrs. Jill C. Burgchardt amount of time he took to complete his works and the grand scale of the works themselves. For example, Der Ring des Nibelun- Dr. James K., Ph.D. and Mrs. Wendy W. Franzen Mr. Daniel J. Canete gen consisted of four separate operas intended for performance on four consecutive nights. The opera-goer would spend a total Mr. Stewart V. and Mrs. Sheron A. Golden Virtuoso: $500—$1,869 Ms. Theadora M. Cox of about fifteen hours at the opera. The third opera in Wagner’s Ring Cycle is Siegfried, featuring a title character that develops Mr. Dennis Hagele Ms. Norma L. Andersen Mr. William B. and Mrs. Carol N. Davis Mrs. Grace K. Harris Mr. Richard A. Borowski Dr. Christopher L., O.D. and Mrs. Stephanie L. into a passionate heroic figure who despises the lies of others. By contrast, the symphonic poem Siegfried Idyll is much smaller Dr. Frederick A. and Mrs. Antonia E. Johnson Dr. James W. Boyd, Sr. and Dr. Sue E. Charlton Eddy in scale in terms of size and sound. The first performance of Siegfried Idyll did not even include a full string section, but rather Dr. Donald L., D.D.S. and Mrs. Jan Jorgensen Mr. Bryan J. and Mrs. Dana L. Carney Mr. Raymon C. French one player to a part. The story of the Idyll’s inspiration directly reflects Wagner’s personal saga. Mrs. Candyce A. Karulf Mrs. Barbara S. Cavarra Mr. Shenghong Fu and Ms. Suzhen Li Mr. Thomas P. and Mrs. Jahanna M. Knight Mr. Jonathan A. Clifton Dr. Ann M. Gill Mr. Brian C. and Mrs. Kimberly O. Miller Mr. Jonathan A. Cross Dr. Charles A., M.D. and Mrs. Madeline M. Wagner’s first marriage was full of difficulties. In spite of bankruptcy, love affairs, illegitimate children, and his wife Minna’s Ms. Barbara R. Novak Mr. Donald K. and Mrs. Carrie L. Davis Greeb inability to conceive, the Wagners did not divorce. Even after pledging his love to Cosima von Bülow (wife of conductor Hans Mr. Richard L. Novak Mr. Michael G. and Mrs. Susan F. Deines Mr. Thomas C. and Mrs. Jean P. Grove von Bülow and daughter of Franz Lizst), Wagner stayed married to Minna, though he sent her away with financial support. It Mr. Charles and Mrs. Reta Ralph Mr. James H. Doyle Ms. Susan M. Grymonpre Mr. Jamal Sandarusi Ms. Elizabeth T. Elliott Mr. Morrison L. and Ms. Marilyn R. Heth was not until Minna’s death that Cosima asked von Bülow for a divorce. The conductor refused, but after Richard and Cosima Mr. Wayne K. Schrader Mr. Robert and Ms. Felice Fenwick-Smith Mr. John C. Jernigan produced a second daughter and a son, von Bülow relented and Cosima and Richard Wagner were married. The son was Ms. Jane K. Sullivan Mr. James J. Fleming, Jr. and Ms. Crotilda Dr. Robert B. and Mrs. Mary V. Kelman named Siegfried. Dr. Rocci V. and Mrs. Marla S. Trumper Trujillo Ms. Charlotte Kendrick Dr. A. Wayne Viney Mr. David A. Goodman Mr. George M. Lawrence and Ms. Judith A. Mr. Edward M. Warner and Ms. Jacalyn D. Mr. Jack C. and Mrs. Ginger L. Graham Auer The year following Siegfried’s birth, Wagner presented Cosima with a “Symphonic Birthday Greeting” titled Triebschen Idyll Erickson Mr. James B. and Mrs. Mary F. Hatchette Dr. David H. and Mrs. Margaret W. Lindstrom (later titled Siegfried Idyll). The piece was performed Christmas morning on the stairs of their villa at Triebschen, for just Co- Organizations Mr. Richard T. Hill Mr. Kurt D.* and Mrs. Susan C. McCracken sima and their children. The orchestra was just large enough to fit on the staircase. This was possibly the most intimate piece Bohemian Foundation Dr. Pierre Y. and Dr. Helga Julien Mr. James F. McElwain Home State Bank Ms. Sue E. Kandel Dr. F. Gilbert, III, M.D. and Mrs. Margareth M. ever written by Wagner, and it is unknown if he ever intended it to be received by a wider public ears. Ms. Adeline K. Kano Merrill Maestro: $2,500—$4,999 Professor Wes Kenney Mr. Ben W. Nesbitt Further emphasizing the personal nature of this piece, the opening theme of the Idyll seems to be from Wagner’s opera, Sieg- Anonymous Donors FY2013 Ms. Soonmi Lee Mr. Christopher J. Nicholas fried. In actuality the theme was composed for Cosima at the beginning of their affair, incorporated into the Idyll, and later Mr. John W., Jr. and Mrs. Anne C. Blair Dr. Kelly A. Long Mr. Frank H., Jr. and Ms. Patricia C. Nichols given to Brünnhilde in Siegfried (according to Richard Freed, National Symphony Orchestra). As this melodic motive devel- Mr. Joseph B. Blake Mr. Charles B. Mabarak Mr. Michael D. and Mrs. Diane W. Oliberos Mr. Robert D. Cromwell Ms. Cynthia A. Mousel Mr. Charles F., Jr. and Mrs. Emilia M. Parker ops, it mirrors almost exactly the leitmotif of Brünnhilde, Siegfried’s love. In the opera, the accompanying text states: Mrs. Roselyn M. Dailey Ms. Joan H. Patmore Ms. Paula Ralph Mr. Philip A. and Mrs. Christine M. Hewes Mr. Stacy D. and Mrs. Nancy A. Plemmons Mrs. Katherine Y. Rothstein Ewig war ich, Ever lived I, Gary and Carol Ann Hixon Mr. David A. and Mrs. Barbara J. Pusey Mr. Richard C. and Mrs. Catherine A. Sale ewig bin ich, ever live I, Mr. Dennis N. and Mrs. Deborah R. Kaleel Mr. Greg W. and Mrs. Laurene D. Romberg Dr. Craig E., Ph.D. and Mrs. Lorraine L. Shuler Mr. Harvey G., Jr. and Mrs. Yolanda J. Kimray Dr. Stephen R., D.D.S. and Mrs. Linda A. Dr. Charles J. Singer, M.D. and Ms. Donna L. ewig in süss sehnender Wonne, ever in sweet longing delight Mr. Brian C. and Mrs. Kimberly O. Miller Schaefer Whittington doch ewig zu deinem Heil! yet ever to make thee blest! Mr. Clinton M. and Mrs. Sylvia Richey Dr. Seung H. Seong and Ms. Kyung S. Cho Mr. Thomas M. and Mrs. Kimberly K. Smagala Ms. Jane K. Sullivan Mr. James D. and Mrs. Bonnie L. Shumaker Mr. Jon T. Stephens The second theme of the Idyll, presented by the oboe, is a lullaby that Wagner had previously composed. The theme is marked Dr. Rocci V. and Mrs. Marla S. Trumper Ms. Shauna Southwick Mr. Ry and Mrs. Jessica C. Stone Organizations Mr. Carl T. and Mrs. Karen U. Spina Ms. Tresa L. Waggoner “Sehr einfach,” meaning very simple. This expressive direction shows a side of Wagner often not seen. As theme two moves on, Denver Lyric Opera Guild Dr. Peter D. Springberg, M.D. and Ms. Lynnette Mrs.