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Youth Concerto Competition Winners Concert – March 22, 2019The Clear Lake Symphony, with Music Director, Dr. Charles Johnson, starts its 43rd season in the Fall of2018. The Symphony, recognized as a premiere community orchestra, is a member of ASCAP and BMI.Its goals are to present classical music for the residents of the Bay Area and to provide opportunities forthe Bay Area musicians to create a variety of musical experiences for the enjoyment of the community.Six regular season performances including the Christmas “Pops” will be held featuring various classicalselections and guest soloists. Join the Symphony as it celebrates its 43rd Anniversary with a brand new“Season of Music”.

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The Clear Lake Symphony will be performing the fifth concert of their2018-2019 season on Friday, March 22nd at the Gloria Dei LutheranChurch Auditorium located at 18220 Upper Bay Road across fromNASA Johnson Space Center. Celebrating their 43rd season, theOrchestra will present the Youth Concerto Competition Winners inconcert.The Orchestra will be led by Dr. Charles Johnson, in his 38th year asConductor and Musical Director of the Clear Lake Symphony.

Reminder: All concerts will be on Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

For a list of all the season concerts, please click on the

following link: www.ClearLakeSymphony.org

Concert Tickets are available from Eye Trends, 515 Bay Area Blvd., Suite 300 (next door to Starbucks). Phone number: 281-488-0066. Individual are: $13 adults, $10 senior citizens (age 55 & up) & $8 students. Tickets are also available at the concert ticket table the night of the concert.

All concerts will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Auditorium, 18220 Upper Bay Road in NassauBay across from NASA Johnson Space Center at 7:30 PM (see concert dates).

Dr. Charles JohnsonConductor

& Musical Director

Next Concert - April 26, 2019 7:30 PM ——at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church——

Join the Clear Lake Symphony for an evening of beautiful musicby Czech Masters - featuring Adam Blakey, saxophone, performing the Schulhoff “Hot Sonata” and Sheila Torrance, piano, performing the Martinu “Sinfonia La Jolla”. The Orchestra will also perform the Dvorak “The Noon Witch”.

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March 22, 2019 Concert Program NotesComposer Franz von Suppe (1819 - 1895). His early musical training was in flute and singing. Hisparents pushed him to study law, but he continued his musical studies nonetheless. He eventuallymoved to Vienna to complete his studies and find work conducting in opera houses. He went on tocompose over 100 works for the stage. The Poet and the Peasant is one of von Suppe’s earlieroperettas, written in 1846 when he was 27 years old. Like most of his work, the operetta itself israrely performed. But the overture has become a classic at pops concerts for both bands andorchestras.

——— notes by Andy Pease

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102 by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) was composedin 1957 for his son Maxim’s 19th birthday. Maxim premiered the piece during his graduation at theMoscow Conservatory. It is an uncharacteristically cheerful piece, much more so than most ofShostakovich’s works. Despite the apparent simplistic nature of this concerto, the public has alwaysregarded it warmly, and it stands as one of Shostakovich’s most popular pieces. In 2017, theconcerto was voted 19th in the “Classic FM Hall of Fame”.

The Flute Concerto in G Major, Op. 29 was written by Czech-German Composer, Carl Stamitz(1745 - 1801) in 1780. Though the structure of the concerto resembles the overall form of theBaroque concerto grosso, Stamitz includes new innovations in his work that allow the concerto to beviewed in a different light. As opposed to the Baroque trend of equal give and take between theorchestra and the soloist, the orchestra was now seen as solely the accompaniment.

——— notes from MUSC520 Musical Styles S14 Wiki

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22, by the Polish violin virtuoso Henryk Wieniawski (1835 -1880), may have been started in 1856, but the first performance did not take place until November27, 1862, when he played it in St. Petersburg with Anton Rubinstein conducting. It was published in1879, inscribed to his “dear friend Pablo de Sarasate”. This piece remains one of the greatest violinconcertos of the Romantic era, memorable for its lush and moving melodies and harmonies.

The Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107, was composed in 1959 by DmitriShostakovich. He wrote the work for his friend, Mstislav Rostroprovich, who committed it tomemory in 4 days and gave the premiere on October 4, 1959, with the Leningrad PhilharmonicOrchestra in The Large Hall of The Leningrad Conservatory. The first recording was made in 2 daysfollowing the premiere, by Rostroprovich and the Moscow Philharmonic.

The Concertino da Camera for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra was written by Jacques Ibert(1890 - 1962) in 1935. Ibert dedicated the work to saxophone pioneer Sigurd Rascher, whopremiered it in 1935. The concerto is distinctive for its large range requiring the use of thesaxophone’s top tones.

______all notes are excerpted from Wikipedia unless otherwise stated

Next Concert - April 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM_____ at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church _____

Join the Clear Lake Symphony for an evening of beautiful music

by Czech Masters - featuring Adam Blakey, saxophone, performing the Schulhoff “Hot Sonata” and Sheila Torrance, piano, performing the Martinu “Sinfonia La Jolla”.

The Orchestra will also perform the Dvorak “The Noon Witch”.

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2019 Youth Concerto Competition Winners

Junior Wind Division

Caroline Lawson (Flute) Winner, Junior Wind Division Carl Stamitz –Concerto in G Major, mvt 1. Caroline, age 14, is in the 8th grade atWestbury Christian School. She is the daughter of Curtis and AmyLawson. She has studied the flute for three and a half years with EmaArmanious and Mike and Linda Smith. Outside of music, Caroline enjoysballet, reading and is part of the Westbury Christian School robotics team.

No Honorable Mention

Senior Wind Division

Brandon Benson (tuba) Co-Winner, Senior Wind Division, TubaConcerto, 1st mvt., by Gregson. Age 15 and in the 10th grade at RidgePoint High School. Brandon is the son of Jake and Stacey Benson. Hehas studied the tuba for 4 years and is the student of Ali Jackson.Brandon's goals are to study music performance in college and to play ina professional symphony orchestra. When he is not practicing the tuba,Brandon enjoys watching sports and playing in his church band.

Musical Achievements:ꞏ TMEA Region 23 Band Member - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017ꞏ Music Doing Good Scholarship Recipient 2016 - 2017ꞏ Houston Flute Club Denise Jennings Solo Competition - 1st prize 2016ꞏ UIL State Solo Contest, 1st Division Rating 2014, 2015, 2016

Honorable Mention: Gilberto Torres Jr. (trumpet), "Concert for Trumpet" by Artunian. Music teacher: Randy Brennan.

The Clear Lake Symphony held a competition on Saturday, January 12 and January 13, 2019 for young artistsfrom Houston Metro area high schools, junior highs, and elementary schools. The Youth Concerto Competitionwinners will be provided with a scholarship and perform as a featured soloist with the Clear Lake Symphony atthe Friday, March 22, 2019 concert at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church at 18220 Upper Bay Road, in Nassau Bay. Atotal of forty three (43) participants participated in this year's competition.

Musical Achievements:• Region Band – 1st chair Concert Band (2017), 1st chair Symphonic Band (2018)• Superior rating in Denise-Jennings Solo Competition (2018)• Solo & Ensemble Superior rating (2016, 2017, 2018)

Roberto Campa (Alto Saxaphone) Winner, Senior Wind Division Ibert –Concertino da Camera. Roberto, age 18 in his senior year at Dobie HighSchool, is the son of Leticia and Gilberto Campa. He has studiedsaxophone for 6 years under Can Gelok and Adam Blakey. Roberto’shobbies are playing board games with friends, cooking, and reading. Hisambitions are to get both music performance and education degrees withthe hope of teaching at the collegiate level.

Musical Achievements:• 1st Chair 6A Alto Sax TMEA All-State (2017)• Runner-up Houston Underground Sax Competition (2017)• Member of the World Youth Wind Symphony (2019)

Honorable Mention: Jack McBurnett. (bassoon), "Concerto for Bassoon & Strings, 1st mvt." by Gordon Jacob. Music teacher: Jan Cutting

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Junior Piano Division

Senior Piano Division

Humphrey Xu (piano) Winner, Junior Piano Division Shostakovich – PianoConcerto No. 2, mvt 3. Humphrey, son of Hai Xu and Hong Xu, is an eighthgrader at Memorial Middle School. He has studied piano since he was sixyears old with Dr. Matthew Loudermilk and Katarina Loudermilk. His otherinterests outside of music include tennis, programming, reading, and playingvideo games.

Musical Achievements:• Finalist for the TMTA State Performance Contest (2018)• 2nd Place at the HMTA Concerto Competition (2018)• Performed in winner’s recital of the Sonatina and Sonata competition

in Carnegie Hall (2018)1st Place with Honors at the Sonatina andSonata Competition in Corpus Christi (2018)

• Performed at the Hobby Center to celebrate International Music Academy’s 10th anniversary (2017)

• Finalist for the first Kawai SNG piano competition (2015)


Randy Tan (piano) Winner, Senior Piano Division Shostakovich – PianoConcerto No. 2, mvt 1. Age 16 in 11th grade at Clements High School,Randy is the son of Jiasen Tan and Kun Wang. He has studied piano for 10years with John Weems, and violin for 9 years under Henry Rubin. Randyenjoys practicing both piano and violin, and hopes to further advance hismusical career through college.

Musical Achievements:• HYAC (2018-2019)• TMTA State Convention finalist (2018)• TMEA All-State violinist


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Junior String Division

Senior String Division

Timothy Feng (Violin) Winner, Junior String Division Wieniawski – ConcertoNo. 2 in D minor, mvt. 1. Timothy is 14 years old, in the 9th grade at DullesHigh School. The son of Chen Feng and Karen Luu, he has studied the violinfor five years with Yong Chun Li. Apart from playing the violin, Timothyenjoys reading science fiction, coding, and listening to music. He hopes todouble major in computer science and music, continuing to bring joy toothers with his playing.

Musical Achievements:• M.S. Region 13 Symphony Orchestra (2016, 2017, 2018)• H.S. Region 13 Symphony Orchestra (2018)• CLS Youth Concerto Competition Honorable Mention (2018)

Honorable Mention: Isaac Pan (violin), "Concerto in A minor, mvt 1." by Accolay. Music teacher: Elizabeth Hope

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Andres Ayerbe (Cello) Winner, Senior String Division Shostakovich –Concerto in E-flat Major, mvt. 1. Andres is 16 years old and in the11th grade at Klein High school and is the son of Olga Moreno and JuanAyerbe. He has studied the cello for 9 years, with Daniel Saenz and CrestonHerron. Outside of music, Andres has interests in chemistry, math, andmusical theatre. He hopes to be an engineer with a degree in musicperformance as well.

Musical Achievements:• Fort Bend Concerto Competition, 1st Place (2019)• TMEA All-State (2017, 2018, 2019)• HYS Concerto Competition Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention: Kevin Chan (violin), "Violin Concerto No. 2, mvt 1." by Prokofiev. Music teacher: Lisa Shihoten

Honorable Mention: Lauren Mathews (cello), "Concerto in D minor, mvt 1." by Laio. Music teacher: Brinton Smith

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Thank You Becky Merritt !

Many thanks go to Competition Co-Coordinator, Becky Merritt for her tireless work to put this competition and concert together. A big thank you also goes to their committee who helped during the competition and the judges on January 12, 2019 and January 13, 2019.

A fine job was done by the competition Judges. This year's judges were the following:

WIND DIVISION

PIANO DIVISION

STRING DIVISION

Dr. Angie Schindler▪ Co-Principal Oboe Player - Clear Lake Symphony

Ms. Melodie Shelton▪ Principal Flute Player - Clear Lake Symphony

Mr. Robert Wall▪ Assoc. Conductor - Clear Lake Symphony▪ Principal Clarinet - Clear Lake Symphony

Dr. Janice Fehlauer▪ Professor of Piano - Kingwood Music School

Dr. Charles Johnson▪ Conductor & Music Director - Clear Lake Symphony ▪ Viola Player - Houston Ballet Orchestra (retired)

Dr. So Yoon Lee ▪ Piano Professor - Houston Community College

Ms. Laurie Arnold ▪ Orchestra Director - Pasadena ISD ▪ Former Member - San Antonio Symphony ▪ Substitute cellist - Dallas Symphony

Dr. Julie Carlson▪ Concert Master - Clear Lake Symphony▪ Maintains own private violin studio▪ Violinist - Clear Lake Chamber Ensemble

Mr. George Tate▪ Principal Viola - Clear Lake Symphony▪ Viola Player - Halcyon String Quartet▪ Past President - Texas Orchestra Directors Association

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Clear Lake Symphonywishes to express our special appreciation to the

George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundationfor underwriting the January 2019 Youth Concerto Competition and

the March 2019 Concert featuring the Competition Winners.

Charles Anthony Johnson received his M.A. in composition and his Ph.D.in musicology from the University of California at Los Angeles. As a student he playedviolin and viola in the Stockton Symphony, University of Pacific, and UCLA orchestras,performing with Roger Wagner, Lukas Foss, Jan Popper and others, and was AssistantConductor of the UCLA Orchestra.

From 1967 until 1978, Dr. Johnson was on the faculty of Sam HoustonState University in Huntsville, Texas, where he taught music history and theory andconducted the orchestra. While there, he also established and was a member of thefaculty string quartet, and from 1974 to 1978 was conductor of the Bryan - CollegeStation Chamber Orchestra.

Dr. Johnson was a violist with the Houston Ballet Orchestra from 1973 to2013 and has also performed with such groups and artists as the American BalletTheater, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Nacionale de Cuba, Royal Ballet, Royal Canadian Ballet,Eva Marton, Jose Carerras, and others. He is presently in his 38th season asConductor and Music Director of the Clear Lake Symphony and was for six years theConductor and Music Director of the Houston Civic Symphony. Dr. Johnson has beena guest conductor of the Houston Ballet and has conducted in Spain, Poland, and theCzech Republic. He has made recordings with the Bohuslav Martinu Symphony andthe Nueremberg Symphoniker.

Dr. Charles A. JohnsonConductor

&Musical Director


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Special Features In-School PerformancesThe Symphony is dedicated to the musical education of our children and brings classical music to thepublic schools, at no cost to the students or taxpayers, through classroom demonstrations anddiscussions. The Symphony annually donates numerous tickets to the students to provide them withthe opportunity to enjoy a free symphony concert. For information, call Sherrie Matula (281) 486-0224.

Clear Lake Area Symphony SocietyCLASS is a group of volunteers who assists with concert production on a regular basis, assuming theresponsibilities for box office, handing out programs and greeting audience members. For moreinformation, call Sherrie Matula (281) 486-0224. For more information or to become a CLASS membergo to: http://clearlakesymphony.org/class.htm .

Special Contribution RecognitionThe Clear Lake Symphony recognizes those patrons who donate $100 or more by including theirnames in the Hall of Honor section of our concert programs and on the Symphony web site. The sixcategories as listed below are:

Underwriter -- $2500 or moreSponsor -- $1000 to $2499Benefactor -- $500 to $999

Patron -- $300 t0 $499Donor -- $200 to $299Friend -- $100 to $199

The Clear Lake Symphony is a non-profit organization with a 501 c(3) status with the IRS. All contributions are tax deductible.Make checks payable to: "Clear Lake Symphony". All contributions can be mailed to:

Clear Lake SymphonyAttn: Betty Wall

P. O. Box 890582Houston, TX 77289-0582

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Please support our symphony sponsors! Some of our sponsors offer a discount at local restaurants. Bring the coupon from the Symphony Program with you when going out to

dine and receive a 10% discount off your bill.

We thank our donors!Your support helps theClear Lake Symphony

present classical music for the residents of the

Bay Area!

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Concert Tickets are available from Eye Trends, 515 Bay Area Blvd., Suite 300 (next door to Starbucks). Phone number: 281-488-0066. Individual are: $13 adults, $10 senior citizens (age 55 & up) & $8 students. Tickets are also available at the concert ticket table the night of the concert.

Please note that the musicalselections for the February 8 andApril 26, 2019 concerts havechanged.

Join us to celebrate the 43rd Seasonwith the Clear Lake Symphony!

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