Mountain View Cemetery Association, a historic Olmsted designed cemetery located in the foothills of Oakland and Piedmont, is pleased to announce the opening of Piedmont Funeral Services. We are now able to provide all funeral, cremation and celebratory services for our families and our community at our 223 acre historic location. For our families and friends, the single site combination of services makes the difficult process of making funeral arrangements a little easier. We’re able to provide every facet of service at our single location. We are also pleased to announce plans to open our new chapel and reception facility – the Water Pavilion in 2016. Situated between a landscaped garden and an expansive reflection pond, the Water Pavilion will be perfect for all celebrations and ceremonies. Features will include beautiful kitchen services, private and semi-private scalable rooms, garden and water views, sunlit spaces and artful details. The Water Pavilion is designed for you to create and fulfill your memorial service, wedding ceremony, lecture or other gatherings of friends and family. Soon, we will be accepting pre-planning arrangements. For more information, please telephone us at 510-658-2588 or visit us at mountainviewcemetery.org. Berkeley Symphony 2014/15 Season 5 Message from the Music Director 7 Message from the Board President 9 Message from the Executive Director 11 Board of Directors & Advisory Council 12 Orchestra 14 Season Sponsors 17 Producers’ Circle Sponsorship Gifts 19 Berkeley Symphony Legacy Society 21 Program 23 Program Notes 35 Music Director: Joana Carneiro 41 Composer’s Biography 45 Berkeley Symphony 49 Music in the Schools 51 Under Construction New Music Program 55 Membership Support 60 Broadcast Dates 65 Contact 66 Advertiser Index Mountain View Cemetery Association, a historic Olmsted designed cemetery located in the foothills of Oakland and Piedmont, is pleased to announce the opening of Piedmont Funeral Services. We are now able to provide all funeral, cremation and celebratory services for our families and our community at our Media Sponsor 223 acre historic location. For our families and friends, the single site combination of services makes the difficult process of making funeral arrangements a little easier. We’re able to provide every facet of service at our single location. We are also pleased to announce plans to open our new chapel and reception facility – the Water Pavilion in 2016. Situated between a landscaped garden and an expansive reflection pond, the Official Wine Sponsor Water Pavilion will be perfect for all celebrations and ceremonies. Features will include beautiful kitchen services, private and semi-private scalable rooms, garden and water views, sunlit spaces and artful details. The Water Pavilion is designed for you to create and fulfill your memorial service, wedding ceremony, lecture or other gatherings of friends and family. Soon, we will be accepting pre-planning arrangements. For more information, please telephone us at 510-658-2588 or visit us at mountainviewcemetery.org. Presentation bouquets are graciously provided by Jutta’s Flowers, the official florist of Berkeley Symphony. Berkeley Symphony is a member of the League of American Orchestras and the Association of California Symphony Orchestras. No photographs or recordings of any part of tonight’s performance may be made without the written consent of the management of Berkeley Symphony. Program subject to change. January 15, 2015 3 4 January 15, 2015 Message from the Music Director Dear Friends, My warmest wishes for the New Year! I hope that 2015 brings us all health, peace, and many evenings of beautiful music. photo by Rodrigo de Souza Tonight’s program holds a special place in my heart. When I was the newly appointed assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, my first subscription concert featured the two works you will hear tonight, Thomas Adès’ Asyla and Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony. Adès himself conducted Asyla, and it was thrilling to share the stage with one of the greatest musical artists of our time. Composed in 1997, Asyla exemplifies Adès’ stunning talent and vivid musical imagination. The work’s title plays upon the meanings of the word asylum as either a sanctuary or a madhouse; listening to the piece, I am sure you will be delighted by Adès’ musical illustration of this double meaning. The program’s second half features Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique.” While it is not clear whether or not Tchaikovsky liked the work’s subtitle, the symphony doubtlessly features some of his most passionate, expressive music. That Tchaikovsky was hesitant to divulge any possible program behind the work—and that he died so soon after its premiere—have added to the mysteries surrounding this incredible piece. The work features several extraordinary passages, from the cries of despair throughout the finale to the second movement’s famous 5/4 waltz. I am always so thankful for your presence and support. With my warmest wishes,. Joana Carneiro January 15, 2015 5 6 January 15, 2015 Message from the Board President Growing Our Audience In an age in which we are surrounded by prerecorded sounds—from the MP3s on our telephones or tablets to the piped-in music photo © Margaretta K. Mitchell in stores and cafes—live symphonic music is a precious experience. Live performance is exciting, ephemeral, and ALWAYS new and different. When the lights dim, we tune out the cacophony of the world and focus on the musicians’ messages for us. Joana raises her baton and initiates a dialogue between musicians and audience. What was your first experience with this magical dialogue of live performance? I remember mine well. When I was 12 years old, my mother took me to Yale’s Woolsey Hall for a performance by the Yale-New Haven Symphony. While my mother loved the more familiar part of the program, I was electrified by the “other” half: Charles Ives’ Holidays Symphony, with its vitality, humor, and thrilling new sounds. Ives’ music has sustained me throughout my life, as has the ever-widening repertoire of symphonic music that I have listened to and explored. I am always amazed by hearing something new, even in familiar works. Your musicians love playing for you. Your support keeps Berkeley Symphony energized, vibrant, and ready to explore new horizons. Please help introduce the joy of live music-making to more young people—children, grandchildren, students—by bringing them to a performance or sponsoring their tickets to a Berkeley Symphony concert. Together as a community we can ensure the vitality of live symphonic music for generations to come. Tricia Swift President, Board of Directors January 15, 2015 7 • Sewer • Water Heater Replacements & Tankless: Repair & Drain Cleaning & Installation • Heating Repairs • Gas & Water Leak and Installation Detection RESPONSIVE • PROFESSIONAL • GUARANTEED 3333 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 510.343.6334 • LICENSE #414359 [email protected] 8 January 15, 2015 Message from the Executive Director Greetings and Happy New Year! We gather this evening for a concert inspired in part by Joana’s experiences years ago at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This L.A. connection photo by Marshall Berman prompts me to reflect upon my own formative musical experiences there and, more broadly, the power of performance to transform lives. When I was growing up in Los Angeles, my parents took me to hear the Philharmonic nearly every Sunday afternoon. I sat spellbound listening to the orchestra and the legendary conductors and soloists who appeared onstage, from Mehta and Giulini to Heifetz and Horowitz. In January 1971, I heard Pinchas Zukerman for the first time and I found my calling. A few weeks later, my father gave me a violin for my eighth birthday. At the time, I could have never imagined that, only six years later, I myself would appear as a soloist with the Philharmonic, under the baton of Calvin Simmons. Because of those Sunday concerts, music became a central part of my life. The power of classical music is transformative and long-lasting. It is our mission at Berkeley Symphony to carry forward that which was so generously given to me and to scores of other children. From our Zellerbach Hall concerts and our award-winning Music in the Schools program to our chamber music series and Under Construction New Music Program, we are proud to do our part to help continue the tradition of classical music, sustaining and nurturing it for the audiences of tomorrow. I thank you for making this possible. With warmest regards, René Mandel January 15, 2015 9 10 January 15, 2015 Board of Directors & Advisory Council Board of Directors Executive Committee Tricia Swift, President Kathleen G. Henschel, Vice President for Governance Jan McCutcheon, Vice President for Development Gertrude Allen, Vice President for Community Engagement Ed Osborn, Treasurer Thomas Z. Reicher, Secretary René Mandel, Executive Director Directors Advisory Council (continued) Susan Acquistapace Bereket Haregot Stuart Gronningen Lynne LaMarca Heinrich & Dwight Jaffee Ellen L. Hahn Buzz & Lisa Hines Brian James Sue Hone William Knuttel Kenneth A. Johnson & Nina Grove Janet Maestre Todd Kerr Sandy McCoy Jeffrey S. Leiter Deborah Shidler Michel Taddei Bennett Markel Bebe & Colin McRae Advisory Council Helen & John Meyer Marilyn Collier, Chair Emerita Deborah O’Grady & John Adams Michele Benson Elisabeth & Michael O’Malley Frank & Roberta Bliss Maria José Pereira Judith Bloom Marjorie Randell-Silver Joy