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This is an exciting time for your Boulder Philharmonic—multiple live broadcasts on Colorado Public Radio, continued accolades from the readers of Boulder Weekly, a prestigious grant from New Music USA, and an invitation to bring our unique approach to programming and community engagement to the Kennedy Center for their inaugural SHIFT Festival in 2017!

We continue to embrace the spirit of what makes our community special in our 15-16 season, Reflections. Welcoming an unprecedented array of collaborative partners, we will explore the gamut of great music from Baroque masterpieces to world premieres. Featured guests include superstars Gabriela Montero and Anne Akiko Meyers, along with our own Charles Wetherbee (in a concerto written especially for him), award-winning Colorado film composer Charles Denler and renowned photographer John Fielder. We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boulder Chorale and feature our colleagues at Boulder Ballet in a fully staged version of Copland’s Rodeo, in addition to our beloved annual Nutcracker performances. Our season reaches a stirring culmination with Boulder and Denver performances of Bach’s immortal St. Matthew Passion in a dramatic staged setting presented in collaboration with Central City Opera, the Boulder Bach Festival and the CU College of Music. Cutting-edge composer Missy Mazzoli (“Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart”) joins us for a week-long residency, and we present the brilliant singer and guitarist Josh Ritter (“one of the 100 greatest living songwriters”) for a very special evening in October. The amazing performers of Cirque de la Symphonie bring their all-new show to Boulder for two performances in April, and Christmas with the Phil helps ring in the holidays for three performances in December.

Anchoring the season are masterpieces by Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, Ravel, Brahms, Bernstein, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and, of course, Copland and Bach. All year long, we can count on our superb musicians to deliver polished and impassioned performances. We simply love what we do. Playing for enthusiastic audiences in a beautiful hall in one of the most remarkable communities in the country is a great privilege, and we thank you for making us your orchestra!Enjoy,

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Here we go!This fall marks the start of a two-season

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The Boulder Phil’s selection to perform at the inaugural SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras in DC is a shining example of what can be achieved by a regional orchestra. From our perennially growing subscriber base to innovative community engagement, those who have been witnessing this transformation first-hand are justifiably excited that our success is being shared as a model for orchestras nationwide.

Now, national notice for the Boulder Philharmonic is nothing new – we’ve been featured multiple times in Symphony Magazine and at national conferences recently – but performing on a national stage is something else entirely. Therefore we are gearing up to make the most of this one-of-a-kind convergence in organizational momentum, artistic appeal, and community support.

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ensembles, the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is creating a new model for American orchestras through dynamic performances that reflect our community’s own values, creativity, and sense of place. Voted “Best of Boulder” yet again in 2015, today’s Boulder Phil is bucking national trends with growing, enthusiastic audiences under the vision and leadership of Music Director Michael Butterman.

The Boulder Phil’s main concert series—broadcast state-wide on Colorado Public Radio—is presented at Macky Auditorium, a historic jewel on the University of Colorado campus. From multi-genre productions featuring dance, choral and visual elements to concerts with a unique hometown flavor, the Phil’s imaginative programming has resulted in increasing numbers of sold-out concerts and nationwide notice in Symphony Magazine. In recent seasons the Phil has collaborated with an impressive 45 local organizations, encompassing arts, science, nature, youth, social services and more. By going beyond simply performing great music, we strive to connect ever more people to the inspiring power of orchestral music.

Recognized as “Boulder’s premier orchestra” (Boulder Weekly), the Boulder Phil is comprised of the top freelance musicians from Colorado’s Front Range and beyond. Founded in 1958, the Boulder Phil became a fully professional ensemble under the leadership of Theodore Kuchar, whose tenure as music director began in 1996. Today the Boulder Phil reaches audiences of over 20,000, with performances from Arvada to Highlands Ranch as well as regular invitations to perform at the prestigious Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek.

The Boulder Phil strives to inspire the next generation of music-lovers through Discovery Concerts that have reached thousands of 4th and 5th grade students in 28 schools across three counties. For decades the Phil has also fostered new talent with the annual Young Artist Concerto Competition, and Boulder Phil musicians provide mentorship through side-by-side concerts with the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras and Front Range Youth Orchestras. In all these ways, the Boulder Phil strives to be at the center of our community’s cultural fabric.

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Michael Butterman, ConductorMaking his mark as a model for today’s conductors,

Michael Butterman is recognized for his commitment to creative artistry, innovative programming, and to audience and community engagement. He serves as Music Director for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he will appear at the Kennedy Center’s inaugural SHIFT Festival in 2017. He is also the Music Director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, as well as the Resident Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he is in his 16th season as Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the first position of its kind in the United States.

As a guest conductor, Mr. Butterman makes his debut with both the Philadelphia Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra in the 15-16 season. His recent appearance with the Cleveland Orchestra resulted in immediate reengagement for two concerts the following season. Other recent appearances include performances with the Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Charleston Symphony, Hartford Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Syracuse Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, Santa Fe Symphony, California Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Spokane Symphony, El Paso Symphony, Mobile Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Pensacola Opera, Asheville Lyric Opera and Canada’s Victoria Symphony. Summer appearances include Tanglewood, the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival and the Wintergreen Music Festival in Virginia.

Mr. Butterman gained international attention as a diploma laureate in the Prokofiev International Conducting Competition and as a finalist in the prestigious Besançon International Conducting Competition. As the recipient of the Seiji Ozawa Fellowship, he studied at Tanglewood with Robert Spano, Jorma Panula, and Maestro Ozawa, and shared the podium with Ozawa to lead the season’s opening concert. Earlier, Mr. Butterman was sponsored by UNESCO to lead the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Moldova in a concert of music by great American masters.

For six seasons, Mr. Butterman served as Music Director of Opera Southwest in Albuquerque, NM. During much of that time, he was also Director of Orchestral Studies at the LSU School of Music and was Principal Conductor of the LSU Opera Theater. Previously, he held the post of Associate Conductor of the Columbus Pro Musica Orchestra, and served as Music Director of the Chamber Opera, Studio Opera, and Opera Workshop at the Indiana University School of Music. For two seasons, he was also the Associate Music Director of the Ohio Light Opera, conducting over 35 performances each summer.

At Indiana University, Mr. Butterman conducted a highly acclaimed production of Leonard Bernstein’s little-known 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in a series of performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, receiving unanimous praise from such publications as The New York Times, Washington Post, Variety, and USA Today. He was subsequently invited to New York at the request of the Bernstein estate to prepare a performance of a revised version of the work.

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Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra 2015-2016 Program 1

Opening NightBOULDER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Michael Butterman, conductor

Gabriela Montero, pianoCharles Wetherbee, violin

Saturday, September 12, 2015St. Luke’s Methodist Church, Highlands Ranch

7:30 pm PerformanceFeaturing Diego Caetano, piano

Sunday, September 13, 2015Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder

6:00 pm Pre-Concert Talk, 7:00 pm Performance

The September 13 performance is being broadcast live on Colorado Public Radio’s classical service (CPR Classical), 88.1 FM and 99.9 FM, hosted by Charley Samson.

Please limit ambient noise.

Maurice Ravel Mother Goose Suite (1875-1937) I. Prelude

II. Dance of the Spinning Wheel & SceneIII. Pavane of Sleeping BeautyIV. Conversations of Beauty and the BeastV. Tom Thumb

VI. Laideronnette, Empress of the PagodasVII. The Enchanted Garden

Korine Fujiwara The Storyteller - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (b. 1967) I. Prologue and Narrative

II. AdagioIII. Finale: Introduction-Allegro-Epilogue

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Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 18(1873-1943) I. Moderato

II. Adagio sostenutoIII. Allegro scherzando

Program and artists subject to change. The use of cameras and electronic devices is strictly prohibited.

Tonight’s guest artist is staying at the Millennium Harvest House Hotel

Program 2 Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra 2015-2016

ProgramCHARLES WETHERBEE, violin

Violinist Charles Wetherbee has performed throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. He has appeared at the Aspen Music Festival, the Garth Newell Center,

the Hidden Valley Festival (CA), the Roycroft Chamber Festival (NY), the Nouvelle Academie International d’Été (Nice, France), the Olympic Music Festival (WA), the MidAmerica Music Festival (OH), and Strings in the Mountains (CO). He has performed in the French, German, Austrian, and Dutch embassies, the Terrace Theater of the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery, the Corcoran Gallery, the Freer Gallery, Strathmore Hall, Jordan Hall and many other important venues.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Mr. Wetherbee gave his first performances at age six. He made his debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under Symon Bychkov, and since then has performed with the National Symphony under Mstislav Rostropovitch, as well as the Japan Philharmonic, the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bogota (Columbia), the National Repertory Orchestra, the Orchestra Nacional de Mexico, the Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Virginia Symphony, among others.

A devoted chamber musician, Mr. Wetherbee is the first violinist of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, with whom he tours and performs regularly. He is also the Artistic Director of the Dercum Center for Arts and Humanities, Keystone, Colorado. He is an assistant professor of violin at the University of Colorado at Boulder and was named Concertmaster of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra in 2014.

KORINE FUJIWARA, composerKorine Fujiwara is a founding member of Carpe Diem String Quartet. Critics have described her performances as “engaging” and “with finesse and perfection.” Named as one of Strings Magazine’s “25

Contemporary Composers to Watch,” critics say of her music, “The ear is forever tickled by beautifully judged music that manages to be sophisticated and accessible at the same time… Contains a very rare attribute in contemporary classical music: happiness.” (Fanfare), and “She knows how to exploit all the resources of string instruments alone and together; her quartet writing is very democratic, with solos for everyone; her solo violin writing is fiendishly difficult.” (Strings)

A violinist and violist, Ms. Fujiwara holds degrees from Juilliard and Northwestern University, was a longtime faculty member of Ohio Wesleyan University, and is in great demand for master classes and clinics. Festivals include: Olympic Music Festival, Marble Cliff Chamber Players, Snake River Chamber Players, MidAmerica Chamber Music Festival, Victoria International Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Focus! Festival of 20th Century Music at Lincoln Center, and Summergarden Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Orchestras include: Brooklyn Philharmonic, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, and the Columbus Symphony, where she held the position of acting assistant principal second violin.

GABRIELA MONTERO, pianoGabriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gifts have won her a devoted following around the world. Anthony Tommasini remarked in The New York Times, “Montero’s

playing has everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power in climactic moments, soulful lyricism in the ruminative passages and, best of all, unsentimental expressivity.”

Highlights from recent seasons include recitals at Avery Fisher Hall, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, Berlin Philharmonie, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Cologne Philharmonie, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Munich Herkulessaal, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Lisbon Gulbenkian Museum, Tokyo Orchard Hall, and at the Edinburgh, Salzburg, Lucerne, Ravinia, Tanglewood, Saint-Denis, Dresden, Ruhr, Bergen, Istanbul, and Lugano festivals.

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In addition to her brilliant interpretations of the core piano repertoire, Ms. Montero is also celebrated for her ability to improvise, composing and playing new works in real time. She says, “I connect to my audience in a completely unique way – and they connect with me. Because improvisation is such a huge part of who I am, it is the most natural and spontaneous way I can express myself.” Whether in recital or following a concerto performance, Ms. Montero regularly invites her audiences to choose themes and ideas on which she improvises.

Ms. Montero is also an award-winning and best-selling recording artist. Bronze medalist at the Chopin Competition, her debut disc, Bach and Beyond, featured her own improvisations on themes by Bach and held the top spot on the Billboard Classical Charts for several months. She received a Grammy® nomination for her Bach and Beyond follow-up, Baroque, in 2008. Ms. Montero’s most recent recording, Solatino, inspired by her Venezuelan homeland, is devoted to works by Latin American composers and features her own interpretations on Latin themes.

Ms. Montero’s innovative perspectives have also been sought outside the sphere of classical music. In May 2015, she was appointed as the first Honorary Consul of Amnesty International, in recognition of her sustained efforts to advocate for human rights in Venezuela, both through music and public discourse. That commitment also garnered a nomination for Outstanding Work in the Field of Human Rights by the Human Rights Foundation. Ms. Montero was invited to participate in the 2013 Women of the World Festival at London’s Southbank Centre, and has spoken and performed twice at the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters (Switzerland). She was awarded the 2012

Rockefeller Award for her contributions to the arts and played at Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential Inauguration.

Born in Venezuela, Ms. Montero gave her first public performance at the age of five. At age eight, she made her concerto debut in her hometown of Caracas, which led to a scholarship from the government to study privately in the USA. She continued her studies under Hamish Milne at the Royal Academy of Music in London, graduating with the highest honors. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

DIEGO CAETANO, pianoSeptember 12 in Highlands Ranch only

Brazil-born Diego Caetano has received the top prizes in more than forty national and international piano competitions. Performances as a soloist with orchestras and as a chamber musician have taken

him throughout the United States, Brazil, Chile, Morocco, Europe and Asia, including concert halls such as Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Dr. Caetano holds degrees from the University of Colorado–Boulder, where he studied with Dr. David Korevaar, as well as the University of Wyoming and Universidade Federal de Goiás. He works as a collaborative artist, performing chamber music with a multitude of noted musicians. He maintains an active schedule as an educator having taught courses at the University of Colorado–Boulder and University of Wyoming. Currently, he is the Piano Instructor at Casper College.

PROGRAM NOTESMAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)Ma mere l’Oye: Cinq Pièces Enfantines (Mother Goose Suite: Five Children’s Pieces)

Perhaps the most influential event of Maurice Ravel’s life was the Paris World’s Fair of 1899 and 1900. Many examples of cultures from Asia were displayed in the mammoth exposition, and many artists and composers utilized aspects of Eastern style in their works as a result. Ravel absorbed this


Programsonic smorgasbord with great delight. A large Indonesian gamelan – an ensemble of metallic percussion instruments and drums requiring many players – gave him a taste of authentic Southeast Asian music. Several of Ravel’s works show the influence of gamelan, most notably the movement entitled “Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas” from the Mother Goose Suite.

Ravel enjoyed the opportunity to compose evocative works, regardless of the subject. His jovial personality won him numerous friends, one of whom, the painter Cipa Godebski, was the father of two delightful children who adored visits from Uncle Maurice. In 1908, to add some extra verve to his frequent storytelling sessions, Ravel composed a suite of five short pieces for piano four-hands, four of which were based on stories of Charles Perrault – although the composer credited Mother Goose. The final section, “The Enchanted Garden,” is based on Ravel’s own scenario. Theater manager Jacques Rouché asked Ravel to adapt his Mother Goose Suite into a full-length ballet, and the work received its premiere in 1912.

The Suite, although perfectly clear without description, fares even better with the brief outline Ravel provided for performances of the complete ballet, excerpted below:

“Pavane of Sleeping Beauty”[Princess] Florine falls asleep [under a magical spell incurred by pricking her finger on an old woman’s spindle]. The old woman throws off her filthy cape and appears in the luxurious clothing and charming features of the Good Fairy. Two black children appear and the fairy entrusts them with guarding Florine.

“Tom Thumb”A forest at nightfall. The woodsman’s children enter. Tom Thumb crumbles a piece of bread. He looks around but cannot see any houses. The children cry. Tom Thumb reassures them by showing them the bread that he has strewn along their path. They lie down and fall asleep. Birds eat all of the bread. Upon awakening, the children find no crumbs, and they depart sadly.

“Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas”A tent draped in Chinese style. Male and female pagoda attendants enter. Dance. Laideronnette appears in the Chinese style. A green serpent crawls amorously at her side. Pas de deux, then general dance.

“Entreaties of Beauty and the Beast”Beauty enters. Taking her mirror, she powders herself. The Beast enters. Beauty notices him and remains petrified. With horror, she rejects the declarations of the Beast, who falls at her feet, sobbing. Reassured, Beauty makes fun of him coquettishly. The Beast falls down faint with despair. Touched by his great love, Beauty raises him up again and accords him her hand. But before her is a prince more handsome than Eros, who thanks her for having ended his enchantment.

“The Enchanted Garden”Dawn. Birds are singing. Prince Charming enters, led by a cupid. He notices the sleeping Princess. She awakens at the same time that day is breaking. All of the performers in the ballet group themselves around the Prince and the Princess, who are united by Cupid. The Good Fairy appears and blesses the couple. Apotheosis.

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KORINE FUJIWARA (b. 1967)The Storyteller - Concerto for Violin and OrchestraThe composer has provided the following notes:

The Storyteller was commissioned by Charles Wetherbee. It received its world premiere performance on April 22, 2012 by the National Gallery Orchestra, Chosei Komatsu, guest conductor, and Charles Wetherbee, violin soloist.

The performance was part of the National Gallery of Art Cherry Blossom Music Festival, featuring Japanese and American performers in honor of the exhibition Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings by Itō Jakachū (1716–1800), in concert with other institutions that were celebrating the 100th anniversary of the gift to the nation’s capital of cherry trees from the people of Japan.

The storytellers in our lives entertain us with colorful speech, evocative imagery, and palettes of sound illustrated by their words. They often seek to teach us about moral issues, practical issues, and life lessons, in forms of parable and folk tale. The traditions of storytelling exist in every culture, and for many families, it is a familiar bedtime ritual.

This concerto is inspired in part by the haunting sounds of Kangen, a type of instrumental Gagaku (Japanese court music),


Programand populated by a motley cast of characters from Japanese folk tales, including, but certainly not limited to The Daichi Sama and the Cicada, The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, The Little Runny-Nosed Boy, Momotaro, The Two Frogs, The Story of Willow, The Strawberry, Seizo’s Rabbit, The Woodsman and the Old Priest, as well as countless others, including horrible monsters posing as comely women, beautiful young heroines, invincible heroes, wicked step-parents, and a menagerie of talking animals and plants. Peppered among the ancient stories are the characters and creatures created by my favorite storyteller, my father, who, once upon a time, wove his own magical legends for my siblings and I together with the Japanese stories passed down to him.

The Storyteller is dedicated to the memories of my father Karlo Fujiwara and my grandfather Rinney Fujiwara, the two greatest storytellers I have ever known.

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra, Op.18

Sergei Rachmaninoff once told his editor that he did not know which was his “true calling – that of a composer, pianist, or conductor ... I am constantly troubled by the misgiving that, in venturing into too many fields, I may have failed to make the best use of my life.” He composed in nearly every musical genre, but it is primarily because of his works for piano that audiences know him today.

Of Rachmaninoff’s four concertos for piano and orchestra, the second has become the most popular. This beloved work is characterized by its rich beauty – as well as great technical brilliance and difficulty. However, it was a particularly difficult work for Rachmaninoff, who suffered from writer’s block. His Symphony No.1 (1897) was a complete failure. Despite his great potential as the most promising leader of a new generation of Russian composers, the harsh reception could not have been more brutal. The depression that ensued caused an unusually dry period in Rachmaninoff’s compositional output. After three years, friends convinced the composer to seek help from Dr. Nicolai Dahl, who had used alternative therapies with his patients. The composer received considerable relief after four months of hypnosis and was so grateful to Dr. Dahl that he dedicated the Second Piano Concerto to him.

The opening moderato begins with soft

chords played by the piano even before the main theme enters in the strings. Supporting the sweeping melody, the soloist begins a pattern of wide arpeggios. The broad melody continues for some time, growing in passion and giving way to an unaccompanied section for the soloist. A yearning second theme is introduced by the soloist while the orchestra interjects an occasional fragment of supporting material. Rachmaninoff’s sultry development section begins with a major-key proclamation of the first theme, finally giving way to a new march-like melody, growing in intensity until the recapitulation.

Brooding and moody, the adagio sostenuto commences with soft chords in the orchestra, which usher in the darkly stunning piano solo. A contrasting middle section presents a tumultuous surge in emotion.

Rachmaninoff’s lively finale, marked allegro scherzando, opens with a rhythmic pianissimo entrance. Piano arpeggios navigate through treacherous territory as the movement winds up to a fiery pace. After the usual development and recapitulation filled with surprises around every corner, the movement ends with a showcase of dazzling pianism punctuated with a final triumphant hammering of orchestra chords.


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VIOLIN 1Charles Wetherbee,

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Virginia NewtonDebra Holland, Moab, UT Jack & Brenda ZellnerGyongyver Petheo,

Highlands Ranch Todd & Gretchen SlikerVeronica Pigeon, GoldenTakanori Sugishita, Boulder Harold & Joan LeinbachMalva Tarasewicz, Boulder Pamela WalkerYenlik Bodaubay Weiss,

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VIOLIN 2Leah Mohling,* Louisville Robert & Marilyn MohlingSharon Park,** Boulder Robert & Francine MyersSarah Delevoryas,

Broomfield Kristen WolfRegan Kane, Boulder Joan Brett &

Edward SiegelMiriam Linschoten, BoulderRobyn Sosa, DenverPaul Trapkus, LongmontAzaduhi A. Vieira,

Colorado SpringsLori Wolf Walker, Louisville

VIOLAMary Harrison,*

Wheat Ridge Patricia ButlerMichael Brook,** Superior Matthew HyattAniel Cabán, BoulderMatthew Diekman, DenverMegan Edrington, LafayetteClaire Figel, Boulder Teresa Myrwang HolumNancy McNeill, LafayetteStephanie Mientka, Boulder

CELLOCharles Lee,* Boulder Albert & Rebecca BatesMarcelo Sanches,** Boulder Anne Wenzel

Anne Brennand, Boulder Joan ClelandSara Fierer, Denver Penny & Robert HawsYoriko Morita, Louisville Chris & Margot BrauchliGreta Parks, Boulder Carolyn BradleyShirley Stephens-Mock,

GoldenEleanor Wells, Boulder Martha & George Oetzel

BASSDavid Crowe,* Boulder Nyla & William WitmoreBrian Knott,** Louisville Lin & Matthew HawkinsBrock Chambers, DenverDale Day, Boulder Larry Day & Catherine

Haskins, John BondBob Orecchio, WestminsterMatthew Pennington,

Lafayette

HARPKathleen Wychulis,*

Omaha, NE

PIANOArthur Olsen,* Boulder

TIMPANIDouglas William Walter,*

Louisville

PERCUSSIONHiroko Okada Hellyer,*

Centennial Virginia JonesPaul Mullikin,** Lakewood Marion Thurnauer &

Alexander TrifunacMike Tetreault, Denver Annyce Mayer

FLUTE/PICCOLOElizabeth Sadilek,* Edwards Pamela Dennis Caitlyn Phillips, NorthglennOlga Shylayeva, Lafayette Paul Weber

OBOE/ENGLISH HORNSarah Bierhaus,* GoldenTenly Williams, DenverMax Soto, Denver

CLARINET/BASS CLARINETStephanie Zelnick,*

Lawrence, KS Rodolfo & Margaret PerezBronwyn Fraser, Longmont William & Ann KelloggMichelle Orman, Denver

BASSOON/CONTRABASSOON Charles Hansen,* Greeley Joan RingoenKim Peoria, LouisvilleWendy La Touche, Boulder

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Colorado SpringsJeffrey Rubin, Longmont Alan & Tessa DavisDevon Park, associate

principal, BroomfieldStuart R. Mock, GoldenDeAunn Davis, assistant &

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WolmanKenneth Aikin, BoulderRoberta Asmus Goodall,

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Colorado SpringsOwen Homayoun,

Austin, TX Jeremy Van Hoy,

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Josh Ritter with the PhilBOULDER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Gary Lewis, conductor

Josh Ritter – lead vocals, guitar

with the Royal City Band:Zack Hickman – bass, guitar, tuba, strings

Sam Kassirer – piano, keyboards, organ, accordionJosh Kaufman – guitars

Liam Hurley – drums, percussion

Saturday, October 10, 2015Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder

7:30pm Performance

Selections to include:

Best for the Best Other Side

Rumors Girl in the War

The Temptation of Adam Thin Blue Flame

Wolves To the Dogs or Whoever

Monster Ballads Edge of the World

Bone of Song Right Moves

KathleenHomecoming

The StoneChange of Time

The CurseAnother New World

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Tonight’s guest artist is staying at the Millennium Harvest House Hotel

ProgramJOSH RITTER, guest artist

Josh Ritter is an American singer and songwriter from Moscow, Idaho. The son of two neuroscientists, Ritter was on his way to follow in their footsteps when he discovered Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan’s “Girl from the

North Country” in high school. He has since released several critically-acclaimed studio albums and has been recently named one of the 100 greatest living songwriters by Paste Magazine, alongside Dylan, Springsteen, and Neil Young. Stephen King named one of Ritter’s albums the best of recent years; Joan Baez has covered one of his songs; and David Letterman has requested him three times, so far.

His new album, Sermon on the Rocks, will be released on October 16th. The album was recorded in New Orleans and selections from the album have been premiered by NPR Music.Josh Ritter and his band have performed sold-out concerts with the backing of the Boston Pops, New York Pops, and others. Performing with the Boulder Phil marks the first time Ritter has performed with a symphony orchestra in the Western part of the United States.

GARY LEWIS, conductorGary Lewis is the

Director of Orchestras and Professor of Music in the College of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also the Music Director and Conductor of the Midland-Odessa (TX) Symphony

Orchestra. At CU, Mr. Lewis conducts the University Symphony Orchestra and oversees the entire orchestra program. He also leads the graduate program in orchestral conducting, including both the masters and doctoral level.

Mr. Lewis is equally at home with professional, university, and youth ensembles. In addition to his regular posts with the Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra, the University of Colorado, and the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, this season he serves as Principal Guest Conductor with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Portraits in SeasonBOULDER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Michael Butterman, conductor

Boulder ChoraleVicki Burrichter, Artistic Director

Charles Denler, composer/pianistJohn Fielder, photographer

Saturday, November 14, 2015Macky Auditorium, CU Boulder

6:30 pm Pre-Concert Talk, 7:30 pm Performance

Johannes Brahms Schicksalslied, op. 54 (“Song of Destiny”)(1833–1897) In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Boulder Chorale

Charles Denler Portraits in Season (b. 1965) Suite for Piano and Orchestra – World Premiere

I. Season’s OvertureII. Return of Spring

III. Woodland Flowers of JuneIV. Mid-Summer’s IntermezzoV. Autumn’s Last Leaf

VI. A Winter’s MemorySeason’s Finale: Spring’s RepriseChoreographed to the nature photography of John Fielder

- Intermission -

Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2, op. 73(1833–1897) I. Allegro non troppo

II. Adagio non troppoIII. Allegretto graziosoIV. Allegro con spirito

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ProgramBOULDER CHORALE

In 1966, members of the Boulder Civic Opera chorus branched out to become an independent choral group, taking the name Boulder Chorale by 1968. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Boulder Chorale today is intergenerational, with 150-200 singers aged 6 to 88. Five ensembles perform separately and together for 8-10 professional performances annually, plus additional free, public concerts.

Over these 50 years, outstanding directors helped the group establish itself in the community, enlarge its repertoire, collaborate with other organizations, and perform regularly. In addition to large choral works with orchestra, the Chorale’s repertoire features shorter works, including new music of living composers as well as choral gems from the 16th–20th centuries.

In 2009, the Boulder Children’s Chorale was established to promote the Chorale’s educational mission and bring quality musical education to a cumulative total of more than 200 children in grades 1-8.

The anniversary theme for the 2015-16 season is “50 Years, Sharing our Love of Song.” The Chorale aims to expose the power of singing in building community through the One Song, One Boulder project, in which at least 50 groups in and around Boulder will be invited to sing the same song (Sing, Sing a Song), record their performance, and share the results on social media.

Under the artistic direction of Dr. Vicki Burrichter, the Chorale is focused on moving in new directions, increasing diversity, promoting outreach efforts, and “paying forward” to future generations in the next 50 years.

CHARLES DENLER, composer & pianistWith nearly 200

film and television scores and over 2000 concerts to his credit, American composer and pianist Charles Denler can be heard all over the world. Mr. Denler received critical acclaim by winning an EMMY

in 2004 for his work on Bentley Creek and went on to receive his second EMMY in 2005 for his score to Beyond the Medal Of Honor.

As a recording artist, he has released eight albums and worked with a number of leading

producers in the industry. Mr. Denler’s music has been featured with artists such as Creed, Cyndi Lauper and Paul Simon.

Mr. Denler was asked to write music for the National Geographic production, Twenty Years with the Dolphins. It was then that Mr. Denler fell in love with the art of film scoring. Following three more Geographic projects, he went on to write for numerous other documentaries, film and television programs, as well as promotional work that included the main theme for the new STARZ! Kids’ Television Network, music for Animal Planet, The History Channel, Honda, Coca-Cola, Oprah, Dateline, PBS, NBC, NASA, HDNet and many feature films.

Concert works include Portraits of Colorado, An American Symphony No. 1, a commission by the Colorado Symphony. In 2014, he was asked to compose a new theme for the Colorado Rockies baseball team. The music was recorded at Boettcher Concert Hall with the Colorado Symphony and premiered live at Coors Field on opening day, with Denler conducting.

JOHN FIELDER, photographerJohn Fielder is a

nationally renowned photographer, publisher, teacher, and environmentalist. He hikes and skis hundreds of miles in Colorado alone each year in order to record on film its most sublime natural places.

His work can be seen at his gallery in the heart of Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe Drive, and at the Photo Shop in downtown Breckenridge.

Though he started his family and planted his Colorado roots as a department store executive, he ultimately turned his avocation into a career. He is the photographer of more than 40 coffee table, guide and children’s books, all but four about Colorado. He might be best known for creating Colorado’s best-selling book ever, Colorado: 1870 - 2000, which juxtaposes historic photographer William Henry Jackson’s images of the 19th-century landscape with those of today.

John Fielder has worked tirelessly to promote the protection of Colorado’s open space and wildlands. His photography has influenced people and legislation earning him recognition including the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award and the Aldo Leopold

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PROGRAM NOTESJOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), Opus 54

The familiar story of the anguished artist producing timeless works of transcendent beauty because of his heartache is largely a falsehood perpetrated by Hollywood screenwriters. However, in Johannes Brahms’s case, the story is true. In 1853 Robert Schumann lauded the twenty-year-old Brahms as the “young eagle” among composers. The two young composers became close friends, but the connection was not to last. On February 27, 1854, Schumann attempted suicide by jumping into the wintry Rhine River during an episode of mental illness brought on by advanced syphilis. He was sent to an asylum where he lived out the remaining two years of his life isolated from his loved ones. This situation weighed heavily on the sensitive heart of Brahms, who began work on a D-minor symphony in tribute to his friend – a piece that he could not bear to finish.

On February 2, 1865, Brahms’s beloved mother suffered a stroke and died shortly thereafter. As he had done after Schumann’s death, Brahms turned to composition to ease the pain. Drawing upon the unused sketches he had made after Schumann’s death, along with some new material written in anguish after his mother’s death, Brahms began work on what became Ein Deutsches Requiem. After several revisions, the premiere of the complete Requiem finally took place in 1868.

On the surface, it appears that Brahms was content. He had turned his anguish into triumph and had composed his greatest work to date. In the Requiem, he emphasized through his own adaptation of texts that any comfort after the death of a loved one should be for the living. However, Brahms found no comfort. Instead, he was going through the most serious emotional turmoil of his life. After ten years of working on the Requiem, he decided he simply needed a vacation and traveled to Oldenburg to visit his friend Albert Dietrich.

Some three or four months after the Requiem was premiered, Dietrich observed Brahms sitting on the shore and writing music. His writer’s block was over. The composer told him that the sketch was the beginning of a new work based on Hölderlin’s Schicksalslied (“Song of Destiny”). Hölderlin’s text begins with a long section explaining the ease of life for the gods (“blessed genii”) in Heaven, but then shifts its focus to the hopelessness and suffering that is unavoidable for the mortals on earth. The text echoed Brahms’s sentiments and opened the floodgates to produce one of his most colorful scores.

It took three years to complete the work, largely because of a problem with the text. The opening section is peaceful and serene, befitting the poem, but the stormy allegro that follows does not provide a fitting conclusion to the work. An obvious solution would be to return to the opening music and create an ABA form (one of the traditional musical forms since the earliest days of music). However, Brahms’s message would be ruined if the opening text, reflecting a sense of gaiety the composer did not feel, returned to close the work. Eventually he turned to Hermann Levi, the conductor who would give the premiere, who suggested that he bring back the opening music, but without the text. This suggestion worked, but Brahms also decided to change the instrumentation of the final segment from the heavenly sounds of the strings to the more earthly timbre of the woodwinds. To avoid a sense of resolution, he changed the key from the heroic E-flat major of the beginning to the darker C major heard at the end.


CHARLES DENLER (b. 1965)Portraits in Season, Suite for Piano & OrchestraThe composer has provided the following notes:

When I set out to write this suite, I aspired to touch on a subject that is often overlooked, and at times avoided by most people – the thought of growing older. Perhaps I am in the minority, but I have always felt that people flourish with age. As I approached the composition, I focused on the beautiful aspects of reaching maturity. The music needed to be lyrical, on the lovely side, with a prominence of piano. Using the changing seasons as a canvas, Portraits in Season is meant to show how extraordinary our lives truly are...to give wings and visage to the greatest of all journeys, the


Programpassage of time.

Following is an essay that I wrote to serve as a backdrop for the suite:A Walk Through The Seasons

Beginnings are romantic, beautiful, and at times, bold as we step into the unknown. The curtain opens and we gracefully take the stage as the seasons unfold. Spring whispers of new life, and often second chances. The snows have all but melted, leaving lush meadows of green abounding. Our hearts race with anticipation as streams rush with winter’s repose.

As summer dawns, the wildflowers are in full bloom. It seems as if time stands still whilst evening sunsets, and morning walks, lull us into abandon. The foothills beside seem to reach upward as if to escape the afternoon heat. Along a shaded path, the river’s gentle cadence reminds us that time is indeed still moving forward, and we take pause to stop, and relish of moments given.

Autumn is a season of many endings, some easier than others, but we reminisce the good, that is our hope. The crickets’ evening hymn reminds of the harvest and carts overflowing. A blanket of color welcomes our path, inviting us to explore deeply, and further, before a winters chill sets in.

Often brazen, but resplendent in its Heavenly form, winter is not an end at all. Having come through the tough parts already, we’ve finally figured out what the other three seasons were for, and contentment is an admonished friend. There is really nothing final about finales. These are not conclusions, but rather, celebrations of all that has come before. Life is a saunter, and time is merely a stepping forward...

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Opus 73

After Beethoven’s death in 1827, composers were held to an almost unattainable standard. The shadow cast by his nine symphonies, a monolithic body of work, intimidated many composers, causing some to delay their first efforts in the genre until later in life. Johannes Brahms, although a successful composer in his twenties, did not compose his Symphony No. 1 until he was forty-three. Perhaps he explained it best, “You have no idea how it feels to hear behind you the tramp of a giant like Beethoven.” However, the pressure to complete a symphony was always palpable. Finally, when he was offered a position in Düsseldorf, he decided to write a symphony as a capstone to his Viennese experience. Although he ultimately declined the

position, Brahms completed the symphony.While Brahms’ first symphony is a

monumental statement of personal triumph, the second is more intimate – a gentle caress of sound that is more in the spirit of a sunny serenade. It is almost as if the specter of Beethoven had disappeared, and Brahms was now able to freely compose symphonies without repression or fear. While the first symphony took nearly a decade to complete, the second was finished in just four months.

Brahms’ Second Symphony begins with a three-note musical germ that pervades the entire symphony. First heard in the low strings, the motif D - C# - D is found in each movement as the symphony unfolds. The first movement receives its almost pastoral character from its broad horn melody – purposely avoiding a gigantic opening as in the first symphony, and replacing it with an expansive musical landscape. It is easy to speculate that Brahms might have intended this as a musical portrait of Lake Worth in Southern Austria, where he composed the bulk of the symphony. Continuing with a second theme that bears a remarkable resemblance to the composer’s famous “Lullaby,” it is tinged with tender melancholy. Brahms’ three-note motif returns in the development section, and is put through every possible twist and turn. The recapitulation emerges from the storm, and the movement ends peacefully.

The second movement is deeply emotional, easily the most introspective section of the work. Cast in sonata form, this perfectly balanced movement explores the many subtleties of the musical spectrum, perhaps most notably the shadings and contrasts of major and minor chords.

The third movement has a decidedly rustic charm. This lilting section opens with an oboe solo that sounds almost like a rustic waltz. As the movement progresses, the strings present a new segment in 2/4, setting forth the triple/duple contrast that occurs throughout the movement.

The finale is rhythmic and effervescent. Opening with a quiet passage, the movement erupts forth with excitement. Unexpectedly, the second theme takes on the character of a chorale with a palpable aura of restrained power. Brahms develops both themes and proceeds through a meticulously crafted recapitulation before the glorious coda. In this final section, he recalls the chorale – this time unleashing all the bottled energy to end the work in triumph.



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Join us for this annual fundraising event benefiting the Phil’s artistic and education programs. The elegant Rembrandt Yard is a perfect setting for an evening of fabulous food and wines, arts-inspired auction bidding, and mingling with fellow Boulder music lovers. Fanfare 2015 will showcase our talented new concertmaster Chas Wetherbee in a duo performance that you won’t want to miss. Come see why this event sells out every year! For more information, call 303-449-1343 x4 or visit www.BoulderPhil.org.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 20156-9 PMRembrandt Yard, Downtown Boulder


DonorsThe Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is able to provide high-quality artistic and education

program thanks to its growing number of season subscribers, and the annual support of individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies. We take this opportunity to express our appreciation of those who made contributions or pledges from May 1, 2014 through August 15, 2015.

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SUPPORTERS ($50+)Andrea AdamsSuzanne & Robert AndersonAnonymous (4)Elizabeth BeckerDavid BlackburnPeter BogenschutzVirginia BoucherJanet BrewerDebra and Charles BrindisDavid BurnsJulianne CassadyThomas & Vivian CecilDeborah CrabbeRobert & Kitty DeKiefferCaroline & Preston DouglasRuth FeiertagWilliam & Ann FordMichael Fried & Cynthia

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The Boulder Phil also thanks the 95 households who made smaller gifts this past year, in addition to support received from numerous other businesses. For more information about supporting the Boulder Phil or to report errors or omissions, please contact Director of Development Eve Orenstein at 303-449-1343.


The Gift that Keeps on GivingYou can support the Boulder Philharmonic’s long-term health through a special gift

during your lifetime as well as by designating a gift in your will. You may elect to contribute either to the Phil’s traditional endowment fund housed at the Community First Foundation, or to the Gamm Fund which was established through a major gift by Gordon and Grace Gamm and which affords the Phil even greater long-term financial security. For more information, please contact Kevin Shuck at 303-449-1343 x3.

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Sept. 27 Twyla Tharp Dance 50th Anniversary Tour

Oct. 9 SFJAZZ Collective Tribute to Michael Jackson

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Dec. 11 Soweto Gospel ChoirJan. 21 DiavoloFeb. 14 BODYTRAFFICMarch 1 Rising Stars of the Metropolitan Opera

March 31 Indigo Girls with the CU Symphony Orchestra

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Friends of the PhilThe Boulder Phil’s musician chair sponsorship program

By making a pledge of two or more years as a Friends of the Phil sponsor, you provide critical ongoing support to the orchestra by directly underwriting a portion of a professional musician’s salary.

Hiring the most qualified musicians requires a substantial investment on our part—in fact, musician salaries represent the single largest expense in the Phil’s annual budget. Your participation in Friends of the Phil helps support these talented artists in our community.

In addition, chair sponsorship expands your experience with the Boulder Phil in meaningful ways, giving you the chance to experience the orchestra from the inside out while forging a special connection between you and the performers on stage with special events and activities that bring sponsors and musicians together throughout the season.

Pledge levels:SECTION CHAIR SPONSOR – A multi-year pledge of $250+ annuallyASSISTANT PRINCIPAL CHAIR SPONSOR – A multi-year pledge of $500+ annuallyPRINCIPAL CHAIR SPONSOR – A multi-year pledge of $1,000+ annually

We thank our inaugural program sponsors, who are listed alongside the names of their sponsored musicians on the orchestra roster page in this program.

For more information about Friends of the Phil, please visit our website at www.BoulderPhil.org/friends-of-the-phil, or contact Director of Development Eve Orenstein at 303-449-1343.

Malva Tarasewicz & Veronica Pigeon, violin (above)

Paul Mullikin & Hiroko Hellyer, percussion (left)


Patron InformationTICKET EXCHANGESTo make an exchange for another performance, we need to receive your ticket(s) at the Boulder Phil offices at least 24 hours prior to the concert you are unable to attend. For subscribers, we gladly waive the $5 exchange fee. Exchanges are subject to availability and any price difference. All sales are non-refundable.

TICKET DONATIONSIf you are unable to attend a concert and don’t wish to exchange your tickets, help us make sure no seat goes empty by donating back your tickets! You will receive an acknowledgment letter stating the value of your tickets as a tax-deductible donation, provided we receive your ticket(s) at the Boulder Phil office at least 24 hours prior to the concert.

LOST TICKETSIf you lose your tickets, please contact us above immediately to arrange replacements. If you find your tickets missing on the day of the performance and the Boulder Phil offices are closed, please arrive at Will Call at least 45 minutes prior to the concert to have your tickets re-issued.

PARKING AT MACKYParking is available for a small fee in the Euclid AutoPark, adjacent to the University Memorial Center east of Broadway. Please see the reverse side of your tickets for a map. If you arrive more than 30 minutes prior to the concert, limited free and metered parking is available along University and in signed CU lots accessed from 13th and 15th streets (“Grandview” zone). Please note that the lots adjacent to Macky are reserved

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LATE SEATINGAs a courtesy to other patrons, latecomers will be seated during an appropriate break at the discretion of the ushers.

USEFUL INFORMATIONListening devices are available at the Macky box office. The use of cameras, recording equipment and all other electronic devices is prohibited during performances. Patrons with cell phones, beepers or electronic watches must silence them upon entering the auditorium. Fire regulations require that everyone, regardless of age, have a ticket to enter the auditorium. Classical concerts are not recommended for children under age 5.


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