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Presentation bouquets are provided by Daren Redman in memory of Mrs. O. T. Robinson. Hotel accomodations for the conductor and guest artists are provided courtesy of General Hotels Corporation. PERSONNEL Kirk Trevor, Music Director and Principal Conductor The Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Podium Stanley DeRusha, Resident Conductor VIOLIN I OBOE Larry Shapiro, Concertmaster Deirdre Chadwick, Principal The Mary Ann and Robert Derek Devine Tucker Chair Davis Brooks, Associate CLARINET Concertmaster Eli Eban, Principal Deborah Rodin Noelle Gosling BASSOON Thomas Watkins Jeffrey Lange, Principal Pamela Close HORN VIOLIN II Fred Ehnes, Principal Lisa Brooks, Principal Kent Leslie Alfred Abel, Assistant Principal Ginny Womack TRUMPET Li-Yuan Ho Daniel Gosling, Principal Daniel Golando VIOLA Csaba Erdelyi, Co-Principal TROMBONE Donna Lively Clark, Co-Principal Jared Rodin Colette Abel Byron Plexico TIMPANI & PERCUSSION Kevin Kaiser CELLO Marjorie Lange Hanna, Principal HARP Nancy Smith Wendy Muston Dennis McCafferty PERSONNEL MANAGER DOUBLE BASS Daniel Gosling David Murray, Principal Thomas Reynolds IIBRARIAN Noelle Gosling FLUTE Marsha Krantz Anne Reynolds, Principal Suzanne Farley STAGE MANAGER Paul K. 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Of the twelve violin concertos which Vivaldi assembled for publication in 1725 as his Opus 8 (subtitled // cemento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, or "The Balance between Harmony and Invention"), the first four are a carefully preserved unit which the composer previously wrote and performed for the Bohemian Count Wenzeslaus von Morzin, one of whose descendants employed Joseph Haydn for about three years commencing in 1758. For their publication by Le Cene in Amsterdam, Vivaldi added descriptive sonnets of the seasons which express the programmatic content of each of these four con­ certos. In the manuscript, each sonnet in its entirety precedes the concerto to which it pertains, and then each line of the sonnet reappears over the bars of music which depict the text. A translation of Vivaldi's sonnets appears below, the lines arranged by the con­ certo movements in which Vivaldi placed them. The listener needs no further guide to understanding the composer's intentions other than the music pro­ vided by Maestro Trevor and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. These con­ certos comprise one of the earliest examples of programmatic music that remains in the repertory today, and it is undoubtedly Vivaldi's most popular work with present-day audiences. Just a few years ago, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons as performed with Gil Shaham as violin soloist achieved almost cult status as the recurring signature background music on cable television's The Weather Channel, catapulting Shaham to a level of popularity usually reserved for "rock" artists. SPRING I. Allegro in E Major, 4/4 time. Spring has joyfully arrived, The Birds salute it with joyous songs, And the streams, in gentle breezes, With sweet murmurs flow. Now the sky is coated black, Lightening and thunder announce the storm, After the storm passes, the birds Return to their melodious songs. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre in C-Sharp Minor, 3/4 time. And in the beautifuUy flowering meadow, To the tender rustling of leaves and branches, NOTES ON THE PROGRAM The goatherd sleeps, his faithful dog at his side. III. Danza Pastorale:Allegro in E Major, 12/8 time. To the rustic merry sound of the shepherd's pipe, Nymphs and shepherds dance under the lovely Spring sky. SUMMER I. Andantino mosso - Allegro non molto in G Minor, 3/8 time. £ In the harsh Summer sun, u o % ThMaen cuckoand beaso raiset languishs his song, an,d the pine tree scorches, And is soon joined by the turtledove and the goldfinch. A gentle breeze blows, but then Comes the North Wind, And the shepherd weeps, as he fears < ^ The fierce North storm that imperils his fate. II. Adagio - Presto in G Minor, 4/4 time. 10 The shepherd's weary limbs are rousted from rest, By his fear of lightening and the thunder's roll, 2; And by the angry swarm of flies and hornets. III. Presto: Tempo impetuoso dEstate in G Minor, 3/4 time. 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