DEC. 18-19 pops series SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS RENÉE AND HENRY SEGERSTROM CONCERT HALL presents 2015-16 POPS SERIES The performance begins at 8 p.m. A Cirque Christmas RICHARD KAUFMAN • CONDUCTOR | CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE Edward Pola & George Wyle, Arr. Prechel Zequinha de Abreu, Arr. Dragon It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Tico-Tico no Fubá George Frideric Handel, Arr. Dragon Delvyn Case Joy to the World Rocket Sleigh Franz Schubert, Arr. Dragon Ave Maria Danny Elfman End Title from The Nightmare Before Christmas Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Dance of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden Ottorino Respighi Tarantella from The Magic Toy Shop (after Rossini) Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Emile Waldteufel Trepak (Russian Dance) from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 The Skaters’ Waltz Robert Wendel Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn, Orch. Tyzik Little Bolero Boy Selections from The Nutcracker Suite (after Katherine K. Davis’ “The Little Drummer Boy”) (after Tchaikovsky) Toot Toot, Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed Pipes) Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 INTERMISSION Traditional, Arr. Finnegan We Wish You a Merry Christmas Various, Arr. Prechel A Very Merry Sing-Along Winter Wonderland Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Frosty the Snowman Deck the Halls Jingle Bells These performances are generously sponsored by Susie and Steve Perry. PACIFIC SYMPHONY PROUDLY RECOGNIZES ITS OFFICIAL PARTNERS Official Hotel Official Television Station Pops Radio Sponsor 26 • Pacific Symphony SING-ALONG a cirque christmas WINTER WONDERLAND DECK THE HALLS Sleigh-bells ring, are you list’nin’? Deck the halls with boughs of holly, In the lane, snow is glist’nin’ Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight ‘Tis the season to be jolly, Walkin’ in a winter wonderland! Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! Don we now our gay apparel, Gone away is the bluebird, Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la! Here to stay is a new bird, Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol, He sings a love song as we go along Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! Walkin’ in a winter wonderland! See the blazing Yule before us, In the meadow we can build a snowman, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! Then pretend that he is Parson Brown; Strike the harp and join the chorus, He’ll say, “Are you married?” Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! We’ll say “No, man! Follow me in merry measure, But you can do the job Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! when you’re in town!” While I tell of Yule-tide treasure, Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! Later on we’ll conspire As we dream by the fire To face unafraid the plans that we made JINGLE BELLS Walkin’ in a winter wonderland! Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh, O’er the hills we go SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Laughing all the way. You better watch out, you better not cry, Bells on bobtail ring, Better not pout, I’m telling you why: Making spirits bright, Santa Claus is comin’ to town. What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight! He’s making a list and checking it twice, Oh! Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice, jingle all the way. Santa Claus is comin’ to town. Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh! He sees you when you’re sleepin’, He knows when you’re awake, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, He knows if you’ve been bad or good, jingle all the way. So be good for goodness sake. Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh! Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Better not pout, I’m telling you why: jingle all the way. Santa Claus is comin’ to town. Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh! FROSTY THE SNOWMAN Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman jingle all the way. was a jolly happy soul, Oh what fun it is to ride With a corn cob pipe and a button nose in a one horse open sleigh! and two eyes made out of coal. There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found. For when they put it on his head THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: SUSIE AND STEVE PERRY he began to dance around. Pacific Symphony wants to express its appreciation to this week’s concert sponsors, Susie and Steve Perry, whose exceptional generosity makes A Cirque Christmas possible. As Oh, Frosty the Snowman members of The Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family, the Perrys are part of a long tradition was alive as he could be of philanthropy to Pacific Symphony that includes leadership gifts to the Classical and And the children say he could laugh and play Pops series, as well as the naming of the principal trumpet chair held by Barry Perkins. Our just the same as you and me. overwhelming thanks to Susie and Steve for their generosity and friendship. Just the same as you and me. Pacific Symphony • 27 RICHARD meet the principal pops conductor ichard Kaufman has devoted much of his musical life to conducting and supervising music for film and television productions, as well as performing film and classical music R in concert halls and on recordings. The 2015-16 concert season marks Kaufman’s 25th season as principal pops conductor of Pacific Symphony. He also holds the permanent title of pops conductor laureate with the Dallas Symphony, and soon begins his 10th season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert series, “CSO at the Movies.” This past May, Kaufman made his conducting debut with the Boston Pops Orchestra, substituting for John Williams at the Annual Pops Film Night. Kaufman regularly appears as a guest conductor with symphony orchestras throughout both the United States and around the world including Cleveland, Atlanta, St. Louis, London, Calgary, Edmonton, Liverpool, the RTE Concert Orchestra in Dublin, Rotterdam and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In addition to conducting “traditional” concert presentations, Kaufman often leads performances of complete film scores in concert, synchronizing the music to the actual film as it is shown on the screen above the orchestra. These legendary film titles include Singin’ in the Rain, The Wizard of Oz, Psycho, Casablanca, The Bride of Frankenstein, Pirates of the Caribbean and various silent films. Kaufman received the 1993 Grammy Award in the category of Best Pop Instrumental Performance. In addition to his two recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra, he has recorded CDs with the Nuremberg Symphony, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Brandenburg Philharmonic in Berlin. He has conducted for performers including John Denver, Andy Williams, Mary Martin, Nanette Fabray, Sir James Galway, Diana Krall, Chris Botti, The Pointer Sisters, The Beach Boys, Peter Paul and Mary, Robert Goulet, David Copperfield, The Righteous Brothers and Art Garfunkel. As a violinist, Kaufman performed on numerous film and television scores including Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saturday Night Fever and (in a moment of desperation) Animal House. He has recorded with artists including John Denver, Burt Bacharach, Neil Sedaka, The Carpenters and Ray Charles. Kaufman joined the music department of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in 1984 as music coordinator, and for the next 18 years supervised music for MGM. He received two Emmy Award nominations, one for the animated series, The Pink Panther, in the category of Outstanding Music Direction and Composition, and another for Outstanding Original Song co-authored for the series, All Dogs Go to Heaven. For the MGM television series In the Heat of the Night, Kaufman composed songs with actor/producer Carroll O’Connor. He conducted the scores for films including Guarding Tess and Jungle to Jungle. As a unique part of his career in film, Kaufman has coached various actors in musical roles including Jack Nicholson, Dudley Moore and Tom Hanks. Kaufman has served as music director and conductor for numerous musicals, including a national tour of Sweet Charity starring Juliet Prowse, the first national tours of Company (for Hal Prince) and Two Gentlemen of Verona (for the New York Shakespeare Festival). He has conducted numerous musicals for the Los Angeles and San Francisco civic light operas (for one of these, he was nominated by the San Francisco Theater Critics for Outstanding Music Direction). In 2012, Kaufman received the “Distinguished Alumni Award” from California State University, Northridge (CSUN). While a student at CSUN, he composed the University’s Alma Mater and Fight Song, and was the keynote speaker for the CSUN Honors Convocation Ceremony. He has appeared as a guest speaker at various universities including USC, University of Georgia and the California State Universities at Northridge and Fullerton. He is a member of the Music Advisory Board of the Young Musicians Foundation. RICHARD KAUFMAN HAL AND JEANETTE SEGERSTROM Born in Los Angeles, Kaufman began violin studies at age 7, played in the Peter Meremblum FAMILY FOUNDATION PRINCIPAL California Junior Symphony and was a member of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut POPS CONDUCTOR CHAIR Orchestra. He attended the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood in the fellowship program, and earned a B.A. in Music from California State University, Northridge. Kaufman lives in Southern California with his wife, Gayle, a former dancer in film, television and on Broadway.