Grantors CES is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org) and by the City of Frostburg and the Allegany Arts Council. The engagement of Crys Matthews is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The engagements of Ghost-Note and Veronica Swift are made possible through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The presentation of Maryland Symphony Orchestra is supported by the Community Trust Foundation’s Iris and Peter Halmos Community Fund and the FSU Foundation. The creation of the CES 2019–20 season brochure is supported by an Allegany County Tourism Marketing Reinvestment grant. SPONSORS The presentation of Maryland Symphony Orchestra is sponsored by corporate signature donor, First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union; individual signature donors Mr. Douglas Schwab and Mrs. Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab; and by Matthew J. Allaway, D.O. and Ms. Kelli L. Allaway, Mrs. Bernice A. Friedland, Ms. Janice S. Keene, the Honorable Mary Beth Pirolozzi, Mr. Victor S. Rezendes and Mr. John E. Minnich, Ms. Sandra K. Saville, and Mr. Nicholas J. Scarpelli and Ms. Tama S. Scarpelli. CES is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. On the web at msac.org. CES is supported in part by the City of Frostburg. The presentation of Cirque FLIP Fabrique is sponsored by Thomas Cumberland Subaru Hyundai. The presentation of Russian National Ballet is sponsored by Dr. Julianne K. Ferris and Mr. Daniel F. McMullen. The engagement of Terry Barber is sponsored by the Enordo “Moose” Arnone family. The performance of Cirque Mei is sponsored by Terry Murphy. The engagements of the Brubeck Brothers Quartet and Veronica Swift are sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Peter Halmos. CES Arts for Enrichment and Offstage with WFWM programs are sponsored by Gonzaga Health. 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 1 An Evening with Jo Dee Messina Saturday, October 19 | 7:30 PM Alice R. Manicur Assembly Hall, Lane University Center The irrepressible spirit of country music has been Female Vocalist award, the CMA Horizon award in Jo Dee Messina’s DNA since her childhood in and the nod for Most Played Country Female of Holliston, Mass. She was first attracted to country 1999 from Billboard. The Burn album entered the in the music of Alabama and Hank Jr., as well as Country Albums chart at No. #1, went platinum Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire. She and earned two Grammy nominations. Hits appeared in local plays and musicals as a girl, and like “Lesson in Leavin,’” “Because You Love Me,” by 16 she had a band that included her sister on “Downtime,” “Bring On the Rain,” “That’s the Way” bass and her brother on drums. She performed in and “My Give a Damn’s Busted” would cement clubs throughout the Northeast, booking shows her reputation as one of country’s most loved and and hauling gear, with a work ethic she inherited enduring hit-makers. Along the way, Messina from her single-parent mother. earned a well-deserved reputation as an electric live performer, becoming one of the first women of At 19, she loaded a car and headed to Nashville, country to mount a major headlining tour. where she entered talent contests and got a regular gig on Nashville’s Live at Libby’s radio Messina’s drive is evident in her personal life as show. Producer Byron Gallimore heard her and well. A dedicated runner, she has completed two introduced her to another struggling newcomer marathons and still trains. “On the road, I’ll get up named Tim McGraw. Messina was signed and then and run, and since my steel player is training with dropped by one major label before. At a backstage me, we run together,” she says. “Then I go to the meeting at Fan Fair, she met and charmed a gym and lift weights, have lunch, do the sound Curb Records executive and got a record deal on check and then my meet and greet, do the show the spot. and get to bed as early as I can. No staying up late partying!” With Gallimore and McGraw producing, Messina gained attention out of the box with “Heads Her marriage to Chris Deffenbaugh and the addition Carolina, Tails California” and “You’re Not in of their son, Noah, in January 2009 are part of a life Kansas Anymore.” Her follow-up album, I’m in which genuine comfort and happiness seem to be Alright, exploded with its back-to-back-to-back the main order of business. Balancing motherhood chart-toppers “Bye Bye” (ASCAP’s Song of the and her career is a challenge she faces head-on with Year), “I’m Alright” and “Stand Beside Me,” which a joy befitting the situation. made her a star. Messina won ACM’s Top New 2 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2019.2020 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 3 “My guard is kind of let down a little,” she says. “I’m a little more vulnerable because I am in a safe place. And it’s not just my personal life, but me as a person. I’ve just grown. I’ve realized that I can only be who I am. I was married to my career for years,” she says. “It came first. It came before birthdays, it came before weddings and funerals, and it came before everything. A couple of years ago I said, ‘Wait a minute! This garden needs some tending. The most real thing in my life is relationships.’” For Messina, it’s now about balance and living life to the fullest. 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 3 4 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2019.2020 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 5 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 5 Maryland Symphony Orchestra The American Symphony Elizabeth Schulze, Conductor Sunday, November 17 | 3 PM Pealer Recital Hall, Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center FANFARE OF THE FLOWER .................................................................................................................. J. Kimo Williams SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN E MINOR ................................................................................................................ Florence Price INTERMISSION SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN E MINOR, OP. 95, “From the New World” ..............................................................Antonín Dvořák Pre-Performance Flag Dedication Ceremony Pay tribute to military veterans and service members with a flag dedication ceremony performed by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter No. #172. 6 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2019.2020 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 7 Thank You to Our Sponsors Corporate Signature Donor Individual Signature Donor Mr. Douglas Schwab & Mrs. Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab Iris and Peter Halmos Community Fund FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. Opportunity Grant Individual Donors Matthew J. Allaway, D.O. and Ms. Kelli L. Allaway Mrs. Bernice A. Friedland Ms. Janice S. Keene The Honorable Mary Beth Pirolozzi Mr. Victor S. Rezendes and Mr. John E. Minnich Ms. Sandra K. Saville Mr. Nicholas J. Scarpelli and Ms. Tama S. Scarpelli 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 7 ABOUT THE COMPOSERS James Kimo Williams James Kimo Williams’ compositions have been performed by symphonies across the country. He has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including the Vietnam Veterans of America’s Excellence in the Arts Award. Along with actor Gary Sinise, he is co-founder of the Lt. Dan Band, which was created to present USO shows for active-duty service members. Williams resides in Shepherdstown, W.Va. Antonín Leopold Dvořák Legendary Bohemian composer Antonín Leopold Dvořák achieved worldwide recognition with a style described as “the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them.” In 1892, while serving as director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York, Dvořák proclaimed that African-American and Native American music should be used as a foundation for the growth of American music; through the music of these cultures, he believed Americans would establish their own national style. Florence Beatrice Price Born in Little Rock, Ark., in 1887, Florence Beatrice Price studied at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music. Although her training was steeped in European tradition, her work reflects the American idiom and her Southern roots, and she frequently used blues and African-American spirituals as inspiration for her arrangements. Price’s compositions almost vanished from history until 2009, when a trove of her lost manuscripts was discovered in an abandoned house on the outskirts of Chicago. 8 FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY | CES 2019.2020 1.866.TIXX.CES (1.866.849.9237) OR 301.687.3137 | CES.FROSTBURG.EDU 9 COMPOSER’S NOTES FANFARE OF THE FLOWER J. Kimo Williams As I contemplated this new music work, I wanted to compose something that would uniquely represent my concept of a “Fanfare.” The Cambridge English Dictionary defines a fanfare as “a loud, short piece of music played on brass instruments, often to announce something important.” Many composers such as Aaron Copland, begins and emphasizes their fanfares with these brass flourishes—A bombastic arrival of the subject at hand. I thought through how I might provide a similar important announcement but to deemphasize the initial bombastic introduction. In that this work was commissioned as part of the 20th year celebration of Elizabeth Shultz has Music Director of the Maryland Symphony, I wanted to do something a little different and unique (as is Elizabeth).