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Welcome to today’s performance of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra.
As I celebrate my 10th year with this group of talented musicians, it is gratifying to refl ect upon the remarkable growth the Orchestra has achieved over the years. The dedication and diligence of each member is evident in
the ever improving level of artistry displayed in each performance. The Sammamish Symphony Orchestra’s 2008/2009 season off ers a dynamic array of music selections from traditional works to new favorites. The entire family will enjoy performances such as Rimski-Korsakov’s lush Scheherazade; Prokofi ev’s Peter and the Wolf (narrated King FM “Classic Kids’ announcer, Marta Zekan); Tchaikovsky’s rousing Capriccio Italien; and a host of popular music included on our Holiday Pops concert in December and our Music Around the World Pops concert in June. Be sure to visit our web-site at www.sammamishsymphony.org for a complete listing of works presented this season.
Now, I invite you to sit back and enjoy the concert!
- R. Joseph Scott
Orchestra Management
Board of Directors
Founding DirectorJoyce Cunningham
Music Director & ConductorR. Joseph Scott
PresidentMark Wiseman
Vice-PresidentMiranda Thorpe
TreasurerAllyn Hebner
SecretaryCathy Grindle
AccountantPat Hebner
Directors at LargeJonathan Feil
Joel GreenDennis Helppie
Andy HillDebbie McCormick
Myrl Venter (Past President)Jim White
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LibrarianErika Wilson
Assistant LibrariansJonathan Feil - Brass
Kristin Edlund - ViolinsLeslie Nielsen - Low Strings
Shannon Nelson - Woodwinds
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A native of Eastern Oregon, R. Joseph Scott has been a dynamic leader in the Northwest musical community for over 40 years. He att ended the University
of Oregon, School of Music and studied conducting with Eugene Furst and Wolfgang Martin of the Portland Opera.
Aft er relocating to Seatt le, Mr. Scott continued his studies with Henry Holt of the Seatt le Opera, Mikael Scheremetiew of the Thalia Conservatory, and Vilem Sokol of the Seatt le Youth Symphony. He founded the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, serving as Music Director, Conductor and General Manager from 1967 – 1997. He is currently observing his 10th year with the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra.
Maestro Scott has conducted concerts featuring a diverse array of artists, including Metropolitan Opera star Roberta Peters; violinist Pamela Frank; the Seatt le Opera Chorus; the Empire Brass Quintet; the Seatt le Symphony Choral; and vocalists Anna Maria Alberghett i, Lou Rawls, Maureen McGovern and Marni Nixon.
Mr. Scott is Resident Conductor of Lyric Opera Northwest, and has appeared with numerous musical ensembles, including the Bellevue Opera. He has conducted world premieres of works by Alan Hovhaness, Vaclav Nelhybel and various regional composers.
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Program
R. Joseph Scott, Music Director and Conductor
Sunday March 22nd, 2009 2:00 p.m.Eastlake Performing Arts Center
Steinway piano provided by Sherman Clay, Bellevue, Washington
Please no audio/video recording or flash photography
This Concert is Funded in part by a generous donationfrom the City of Sammamish
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PersonnelViolin I
Dennis Helppie,Concertmaster
Heather Raschko,Assistant Concertmaster
Sandy AnurasSarah BrownSarah Chung
David Drassal*Kristin EdlundMaryam Fiala
Joel GreenCecellia-Wendy Ann Lee
Lynn MartinellDarlene Rose
Tim Strait
Violin II
Shelby Eaton,Principal
Trish Brock,Assistant PrincipalFeather AsmussenLaisha Beckwith*Tannis EdwardsLinda GagnierCathy GrindleTrudy Hakala*Christie Isler*
Paula Chester LibesFran Pope
Miranda Thorpe
ViolaLibby Landy,
PrincipalEileen Krohn,
Assistant PrincipalGeoffrey King
Jan RiderMyrl Venter
Barbara ThorneDan Pope
Kathy Boudreau -StroudLori Terpening
Scott Selfon*
CelloLeslie Nielsen,
PrincipalGail Ratley,
Assistant PrincipalHadwin Brown
Shannon CebronAndy Hill
Loryn LestzCarl Meyers
Anna OgiJames PoirsonJoyce SanfordSandra Sultan
Isah WebbErika Wilson
BassEricka Kendall,
PrincipalJarod Tanneberg,
Assistant PrincipalCarolyn HorlorNatalie JohnsonChris Spencer
Harmony Young
FluteMelissa Underhill,
PrincipalTori Berntsen
Christina Sjoquist
Piccolo
Christina Sjoquist
OboeSusan Jacoby,
PrincipalDennis Calvin*,
PrincipalDavid Barnes,Co-Principal
Glen Danielson
English hornGlen Danielson
ClarinetNicholas Kosuk,
PrincipalKathy Carr
BassoonShannon Nelson,
PrincipalGary Claunch
Contra-BassoonGordon Brown
French HornEvelyn Zeller,
PrincipalMary CorderSteven Dees
Nels Magelssen
TrumpetJonathan Feil,
PrincipalErik Reed,
Assistant PrincipalJeremy Jordan
Stas Zakharenko
TromboneScott Sellevold,
PrincipalMatt Stoecker
Bass TromboneGerald Larkins
Jim White*
TubaMark Wiseman,
Principal
TympaniEric Daane,Principal
PercussionJim Truher,Principal
Craig WendeBrian Yarkosky
Piano/KeyboardCatherine Lowell
HarpAlison Austin,
Principal
*On Leave of Absence
SSO Ticket Information2007-2008
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Intermission
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Giacomo Puccini
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Scheherazade, Op. 35 The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship The Story of the Kalendar Prince The Young Prince and the Young Princess Festival at Baghdad Dennis Helppie, violin
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakoff
Members of Lyric Opera Northwest
Overture to The Magic Flute
Preludio Sinfonico
Serenade to Music Members of Lyric Opera Northwest
Lyric Opera Northwestsolo members
SopranosDohee Kim
Raluca MarinescuNicolause Mallat
Mandy HenrichsenVeronica Nim
MezzosChrista VoelkerCarrie Schnelker
Susan OasStephanie Trott er-deBeauchamp
Petra Sovcov
TenorsKim CooneyCharles Chen
Andrew Masik
BaritonesRyan Bede
Ryan FrancisCraig Nim
Pam Casella and Craig H. Nim began Lyric Opera Northwest in 2004 for a
number of reasons.
First, as long-time international, prize winning performers, they wanted to pass along their knowledge to the next generation of singers.
Second, knowing the diffi culties of aspiring artists to fi nd work and master their craft , they knew a vacuum existed between the college/university level singer and jobs with major companies. They wanted to fi ll that vacuum and provide such opportunities.
Third, knowing fi rsthand the RegieTheater domination of the operatic arts to lean toward the provocative and outrageous, they wanted to contribute to the dignity of the world’s highest form of Western Civilization art and its ageless traditions.
Fourth, they wanted to bring access of this art form into the community and provide citizens of all ages and backgrounds the chance to experience the incredible joy and artistic zeal they had enjoyed for several decades upon the world’s stages.
R. Joseph Scott , conductor of the Sammamish Symphony Orchestra is the resident Conductor of Lyric Opera Northwest and is currently rehearsing for. . .
Lyric Opera Northwest has produced 5 operas to date, Carmen, Madama Butt erfl y, La Traviata, Hansel and Gretel, and Le Nozze di Figaro. This August they will renew their eff orts and bring two of opera’s greatest one-act hits to the Meydenbauer stage, “Cavelleria Rusticana,” and “I Pagliacci.” We hope to see you there. Visit www.lonw.org for more information, and thank you so much for your support.
HISTORY
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
In June of 2009, it’s back to verismo, with our
production of “Cavelleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci“ featuring Pam and Craig’s dear friend and colleague through the past 30 years, and star Metropolitan Opera tenor, Eduardo Villa!
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Puccini, Giacomo(1858-1924)
Preludio Sinfonico
Puccini was born into a Tuscan family with
fi ve generations of rich musical history. He was introduced to music as a child, but his interest was piqued when he att ended a Verdi opera, Aida. At age 21, he decided to become an opera composer and entered the Conservatory.
Puccini is most known for his melodic and passionate operas, La Boheme, Tosca, and Madame Butt erfl y. His music shows the infl uence and drama
of Verdi and Wagner. Preludio Sinfonico is a beautiful piece for orchestra and contains many of the elements which make his music beloved everywhere. Considered to be the most famous man in the world in the early 1920’s, he visited New York City and loved the fast pace and lights. He bought a boat, another car (he owned eight!) and was given a gramophone by Thomas Edison. Only a few years later, he died in Belgium of cancer and was given a state’s funeral. When news of his death was received during a performance of La Boheme in New York City, the opera
was stopped and the orchestra played Chopin’s Funeral March. Puccini lived most of his life in a lovely villa he built on a lake near Lucca. It is now a museum, Villa Museo Puccini, owned by the composer’s granddaughter. In the past decade, a couple of centers have been opened to honor and perform Puccini’s works, one in Lucca and the other in the U.S. In December 2008, these centers honored Puccini by celebrating the 150th anniversary of his death.
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
(1844-1908)
Scheherazade
Born near St. Petersburg, Russia,
Rimsky-Korsakov was one of “The Five” famous Russian composers of his time. He was a prominent composer and teacher. Known for his use of folk and fairy tale subjects, Rimsky-Korsakov possessed extraordinary orchestration skill.
Showing his musical talent at a young age, as a young man, Rimsky- Korsakov yielded to his parents’ pressure to join the navy, which was the familial tradition. When he wasn’t at sea, however, he continued to hone his musical interest and skills, and befriended other musicians who were to become, as he was, part
of “The Five.” He fi nally left the navy, att ended the Conservatory, teaching himself much of what was missing in his musical education.. He spent decades at the Conservatory, writing textbooks on harmony and orchestration, and teaching some of our most beloved Russian composers, e.g. Prokofi ev and Stravinsky.
Scheherazade is considered Rimsky-Korsakov’s most popular work. Based on The Book of One Thousand Nights, it is a symphonic suite in four related parts. It tells the story of a brash, loud sultan who is sure that all women are false and faithless. His plan is to kill each of his wives aft er their wedding nights. The opening theme of the suite shows the booming voice of the domineering sultan and also the beautiful melody of his sultana Scheherazade. She devises a clever plan to save her life by weaving tales for him each night before bed. These tales intrigue the sultan and instead of killing her, he keeps her alive so he can hear the next part of the story. Throughout the suite, Scheherazade’s haunting melody is heard in the violinist’s solo, and by the end of the piece, the two themes of the main characters are woven together like the tales, and sultan’s theme is soft ened and warmed along with his heart.
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Program NotesVaughn-Williams, Ralph
(1872-1958)Serenade to Music
for 16 Voices
Known as “The Man Who Set England to
Music,” Ralph Vaughn-Williams had a long and extensive career. Schooled at Trinity College, Cambridge, he went on to receive musical training at the Royal College of Music. This was followed by instruction from Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Revel in Paris. Vaughn-Williams wrote in nearly every genre of music: symphonic, operatic, chorale music and fi lm scores. He was also a collector of English folk music and song. In 1906, he was the musical editor of the English Hymnal, arranging many of the hymns.
Vaughn-Williams, a down-to-earth man, shrugged off formal recognition. He never allowed the king to knight him, preferring to live his life as an ordinary member of the English rural middle class. He is, however, thought to be the father of English classical music, over Britt en or Holst, and the best English composer since Henry Purcell.
Aft er his death, his ashes were interred next to Purcell’s at Westminster Abbey.
Serenade To Music was writt en as a tribute to the conductor Sir Henry Wood on the fi ft ieth anniversary of his fi rst concert. The text is drawn from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, Act V where there is a discussion about music. Writt en for sixteen of the most eminent British singers of the day (whose initials are writt en next to their lines in the published score), Serenade is a beautiful moving piece, even bringing Rachmaninoff to tears at its original presentation.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
(1756-1791)
Overture to the Magic Flute
A prolifi c and infl uential composer
of the classical era, Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. He was a child prodigy and traveled around Europe with his family, performing. Writing his fi rst composition at age six, he wrote more than 600 compositions over his lifetime. Beethoven infl uenced his work, leading to classical works with clarity, balance, and transparency.
The Magic Flute was writt en quite late in Mozart’s life and was premiered just a couple of months before his death. It is an opera in two acts, writt en in the form of a singspiel, a popular form of the day that included both singing and spoken dialogue. The opera is based on a love story, set in Egypt. A magic fl ute helps Tamino endure the trials set before him in order to be with his love, Pamina, who is being held by Sarastro.
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