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Monte Perkins, Conductorpresents

“AMERICAN TALES”

March 13, 20113:00 PM

Pabst Theater144 E. Wells

Featuring the Milwaukee Premiere of “ The Composer is Dead”

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PROGR A M

Louisiana Story....................................................................................... Virgil.ThomsonI. PastoralII. ChoraleIII. PassacagliaIV. Fugue

Pageant of PT Barnum.........................................................................Douglas.Moore I. Boyhood at Bethel II. Joice Heth III. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb IV. Jenny Lind V. Circus Parade

Intermission

The Composer Is Dead....................................................................Nathaniel.Stookey. Libretto.by.Lemony.Snicket

Daniel Mooney, Narrator

WELCOME.GIRL.SCOUTS.AND.THEIR.FAMILIES.TO

GIRL SCOUT DAY AT THE SYMPHONY

FCS SPEC IAL GUESTS

SUPER READERS–children.who.have.earned.free.tickets.for.themselves.and.their.families.by.participating.in.Milwaukee.Public.Library’s.SUPER.READERS.program...

PAJAMA JAMBOREE FANS–families.who.attend.our.children’s.“pops”.concerts.and.earn.an.opportunity.to.‘sample’.one.of.our.“Symphony.Sundays”.programs..

CMA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS..Young.music.students.who.have.won.a.scholarship.award.from.Civic.Music.Association.also.receive.complimentary.tickets.for.themselves.and.their.families.to.an.FCS.“Symphony.Sundays”.program....

METROPOLOTAN OPERA AUDITION.participants.win.complimentary.tickets.to.a.“Symphony.Sundays”.program.of.their.choice

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***Festival City Symphony is a member organization of Association of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestras, the

Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, VISIT Milwaukee, an affiliate member of UPAF, and a program partner at

the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. FCS made the Business Journal’s “Book of Lists” 2002 – 2007 and 2010***

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Festival City Symphony would like to take this opportunity to thank its sponsors, without whom these programs would not take place.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Franklyn and Barbara Esenberg Fund

. . United.Performing.Arts.Fund..(UPAF).for.operational.expenses........

CAMPAC.–.recipient.of.“Matching.Grant”.funds.for.operational.expenses

Milwaukee.Youth.Arts.Center,.through.in-kind.contribution

Experience the chilling true story, set to music, of the legendary duo

who committed one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th

century in this tale of obsession and insanity.

APRIL 29 - MAY 15, 2011TENTH STREET THEATRE

628 N. 10TH STREET MILWAUKEE

414-271-1371 www.intandemtheatre.org

RELATIONSHIPS

CAN BE MURDER

Supported in part by the Milwaukee Arts Board, WI Arts Board, UPAF and CAMPAC

Photo by Mark Frohna

CONDUCTOR ’S NOTES “A MER ICAN TALES”

Good.afternoon.and.welcome.to.our.program.of.“American.Tales”...Story-telling.has.a.long.and.prestigious.history.including..myths,.fableists,.bards,.troubadors,.novels,.groups.around.campfires,.grandparents,.singer/songwriters,.staged.works.and.films...Perhaps.today’s.best.example.is.Garrison.Keillor,.who.can.orally.cast.a.spell.over.huge.audiences...Music.has.played.a.large.part.in.this.progression.as.well...Today.we’ll.present.three.examples.of.musical.storytelling,.one.including.a.narrator..

Virgil.Thomson.(1896.–.1989).was.born.in.Kansas.City.where.he.began.his.musical.training..From.1925.–.1940.he.lived.and.studied.in.Paris,.interacting.with.all.the.famous.American.artists.in.residence.there,.most.notably.Gertrude.Stein.(1874.–.1946)...Miss.Stein.wrote.the.libretti.for.two.of.Thomson’s.best.known.works,.the.operas.“Four.Saints.in.Three.Acts”.and.“The.Mother.of.Us.All”...In.addition.to.acting.as.music.critic.for.the.New.York.Herald.Tribune.from.1837.–.1951,.he.continued.to.compose.and.promote.his.ideas.on.contemporary.music...He.felt.music.should.be.simple,.straightforward,.accessible.and.tonal...His.score.for.the.documentary.film.“Louisiana.Story”.won.the.1949.Pulitzer.Prize.for.Music...The.film,.directed.by.Robert.Flaherty,.dealt.with.industrialization.in.the.bayous.and.its.effect.on.Arcadian.or.“Cajun”.society..The.“Suite”.he.extracted.is.in.four.movements:.“Pastoral,”.contrasting.a.boy.in.a.rowboat.with.an.oilman’s.amphibious.bulldozer;.“Chorale,”.the.boy.and.his.pet.raccoon.playing.in.a.tree.and.watching.an.approaching.drilling.barge;.“Passacaglia,”.showing.the.boy.stealing.alligator.eggs.and.barely.escaping.the.mother.alligator;.and.“Fugue,”.describing.the.fight.to.land.an.alligator.the.boy.has.hooked.

Manhattan-born.composer.Douglas.Moore.(1893.–.1969).wrote.openly.programmatic.works.on.subjects.of.American.culture...After.graduating.from.Yale,.he.served.in.the.Navy.in.World.War.I.and.then.went.to.Cleveland.as.curator.of.music.at.the.Museum.of.Art...From.1926.–.1962,.he.taught.at.Columbia.University,.founding.Composers.Records.Incorporated.with.fellow.faculty.member.and.Milwaukee.native.Otto.Luening...His.opera.“Giants.In.The.Earth”.won.a.Pulitzer.Prize.in.1951,.but.he.is.best.remembered.for.two.other.operas.still.in.the.repertory,.“The.Devil.and.Daniel.Webster”.and.“The.Ballad.of.Baby.Doe.”..In.1924.while.in.Cleveland,.Moore.wrote.his.symphonic.suite.“Pageant.of.PT.Barnum”..based.on.the.life.of.the.famed.American.showman,.promoter.and.founder.of.the.Barnum.and.Bailey.Circus,.Phineas.Taylor.Barnum.(1810.–.1891).The.movements.are:.“Boyhood.at.Bethel”.featuring.the.country.music.Barnum.would.have.heard.in.his.hometown.of.Bethel,.Connecticut; “Joice.Heth,”.describing.the.first.attraction.he.promoted,.a.supposedly.160.year-old.Negress.who.had.been.George.Washington’s.nurse;.“General.and.Mrs..Tom.Thumb,”.his.“smallest.couple.in.the.world”;.“Jenny.Lind,”.the.“Swedish.Nightingale,”.whom.he.promoted.in.an.American.recital.tour;.and.“Circus.Parade,”.combining.previous.themes.and.even.a.parody.of.calliope.music.

The.music.to.our.final.story.for.you.today.is.by.the.contemporary.American.composer.Nathaniel.Stookey...While.you.may.not.be.familiar.with.Mr..Stookey,.many.of.you.will.recognize.the.name.of.the.man.who.wrote.our.story.and.published.it.as.a.children’s.book,.that.being.Lemony.Snicket...In.“The.Composer.is.Dead,”.a.detective.must.solve.the.murder.of.our.composer...Was.it.the.violins?..The.trumpet?..The.conductor?..Try.to.figure.it.out.while.our.inspector,.Dan.Mooney,.questions.the.orchestra.

We.certainly.hope.you.enjoy.our.concert.today.and.go.home.to.tell.someone.about.it...And.bring.them.along.next.time...

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ABOUT THE NARR ATOR

Our.narrator.for.Nathaniel.Stookey’s.The Composer Is Dead, actor/director.Daniel Mooney,.has.worked.with.many.of.America’s.oldest.and.largest.resident.theaters.including.The.Victory.Gardens.Theatre,.Seattle’s.Intiman.Theatre,.The.Goodman,.Chicago’s.Court.Theatre,.Evanston’s.NorthLight,.Houston’s.Alley.Theatre,.The.Cleveland.Play.House,.The.Pittsburgh.Playhouse.and.StageWest.in.Massachusetts...

In.addition.to.the.20-some.years.with.the.Milwaukee.Repertory.Theater,.Mr..Mooney.has.worked.with.Next.Act,.Renaissance.Theaterworks,.First.Stage,.Skylight.,.the.Milwaukee.Chamber.Theatre.and.Theatre.Gigante...He.has.toured.throughout.America.and.Japan,.performed.in.Russia.

and.with.The.Royal.Exchange.Theatre.in.Manchester,.England..

In.a.career.of.nearly.40.year,s.he.has.appeared.in.well.over.200.productions...Favorite.roles.include:..Lenny.in.OF.MICE.AND.MEN,.Proctor.in.THE.CRUCIBLE,.the.nefarious.Commander.Gomez.in.FUENTE.OVEJUNA,.John.in.Mamet’s.OLEANNA,.Pozzo.in.WAITING.FOR.GODOT,.Tarleton.in.MISALLIANCE.and,.of.course.Mr..Scrooge...He.has.directed.plays.by.Pinter,.Shaw,.Chekov,.Amlin.Gray.and.Larry.Shue..

He.has.appeared.in,.or.done.voice.work.for.hundreds.of.commercials.and.thousands.of.industrial.videos...He.has.been.seen.on.LAW.&.ORDER,.CI,.on.WNET’s.“Theatre.in.America.Series,”.in.an.ABC.“After.School.Special,”.the.new.movie.NO.GOD,.NO.MASTER.and.as.a.dastardly.politician.in.THE.UNTOUCHABLES...He.has.served.on.The.Wisconsin.State.Arts.Board,.the.board.of.AFTRA/SAG.and.is.currently.a.Principal.Councilor.from.the.Central.Region.of.Actors’.Equity.Association,.the.union.of.professional.actors.and.stage.managers.

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MEET FESTIVAL C IT Y SYMPHONY MUSIC IAN —ANN LOBOTZKE

Ann Lobotzke.has.played.harp.with.Festival.City.Symphony.for.10.years.

Birthplace:..Milwaukee

Education:..University.of.Wisconsin-Milwaukee,.Bachelor.of.Fine.Arts.degree.in.Harp.Performance,.Wisconsin.Conservatory.of.Music,.Master.of.Music.degree.in.Harp.Performance

What I enjoy most about playing the harp:..the.sound.of.it.and.the.capacity.it.has.for.touching.people’s.hearts.

What I like least (or find most challenging) about playing the harp: moving.it.and.tuning.it.

Other instruments I play:..piano.and.flute

Other musical involvements:..I.play.second.harp.for.the.Milwaukee.Symphony.Orchestra.and.am.principal.harp.with.the.Milwaukee.Ballet.Orchestra...I’m.on.the.music.faculty.of.the.University.of.Wisconsin-Milwaukee.and.am.a.registered.Suzuki.harp.instructor...I.served.several.terms.on.the.executive.board.of.the.Milwaukee.Musicians.Union.

Non-musical activities:..I.like.to.read,.do.needlework,.and.I’m.fond.of.traveling.whenever.I.have.the.chance...Most.recently,.I.spent.a.week.in.Cornwall,.England.

Music I play on my iPOD, CD player:..My.playlists.include.study.music.for.upcoming.concerts,.Celtic,.British,.classical,.and.American.songbook...Although.it’s.not.music,.I.often.have.audio.books.downloaded.

Favorite musical memory:..Performing.in.Carnegie.Hall.and.the.Kennedy.Center.with.the.Milwaukee.Symphony...I.was.aware.of.the.rich.history.of.each.of.these.venues.and.honored.to.be.a.small.part.of.it.

Advice to young musicians: Spend.time.with.your.instrument.every.day...Consistency.is.the.key.to.being.a.good.musician...If.you.are.in.college,.consider.practicing.and.rehearsing.as.your.primary.job...You.will.never.again.have.as.much.time.to.learn.new.repertoire.or.as.many.people.with.whom.to.play.chamber.music.

SAVE THE DATE!

SEASON FINALE

APRIL 17, 2011 “SEASON FINALE” .Festival.City.Symphony.closes.its.season.with.a.concert.featuring.the.music.of.Mendelssohn,.Bruch.and.Beethoven...The.program.begins.with.Beethoven’s.heroic.Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus...Milwaukee.Symphony.Orchestra.Concertmaster.Frank Almond.will.perform.Max.Bruch’s.popular.Concerto No. 1 in G Minor for Violin and Orchestra. Also.on the.program.is.Mendelssohn’s.“Italian”

Symphony,.profound.yet.brilliant,.and.a.fitting.“Season.Finale.”

For more 2011 program information visit festivalcitysymphony.org

With special guest soloist,

FRANK ALMOND, performing the Bruch G Minor

Violin Concerto

Sunday, April 17, 20113:00 PM

Pabst Theater144 E. Wells

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FES IT VAL C IT Y SYMPHONY

Conductor.................................................................................................................Monte.Perkins.Executive.Director................................................................................................... Linda.E..JonesEducation.Director...................................................................................................Jayne.PerkinsArtist.and.Development.Coordinator................................................ Lesley.Conger-HatchLibrarian.......................................................................................................................... Carol.WittigAssistant.Librarian....................................................................................................... Mary.StryckBoard.of.Directors....................................................................Franklyn.Esenberg,.Chairman;. Theodore.Zimmer,.Secretary.Treasurer;. JoAnn.Norris,.Charlane.O’Rourke,.Robert.Stack

PERSONNEL

FIRST VIOLINRobin.Petzold.

ConcertmasterMarvin.Suson.

Ass’t ConcertmasterTatiana.MigliaccioJoAnn.HaaslerSharon.SlatteryMary.StryckAl.BartosikRobert.MurphyElizabeth.TealHeather.BroadbentCarol.Christensen

SECOND VIOLINEllen.Scott.

Principal.Juanita.Groff.Ruth.BryskierLaurie.AschNancy.MaioMelissa.MannCheryl.Ann.FuchsEva.SzokeTassia.Hughes

VIOLAChristine.Treter.

PrincipalLynne.Fields.Jenna.DickJulie.RoubikSarah.ChristieHilary.MercerDudley..C..Palmer

CELLOTom.Smith.

PrincipalIngrid.TihtchevaElizabeth.BenderBeth.Alvarez

CELLO (cont.)Martha.Kriefall.Carol.WittigChris.Saunders

BASSMichael.Britz.

PrincipalBarry.ClarkMichael.GudbaurSteven.RindtCharles.Grosz

FLUTELesley.Conger-Hatch.

PrincipalHeidi.KnudsenKristen.Fenske

PICCOLOHeidi.KnudsenKristen.Fenske

OBOEBonnie.Cohen.

PrincipalSuzanne.SwensonSuzanne.Geoffrey

ENGLISH HORNSuzanne.Geoffrey

CLARINETFranklyn.Esenberg.

PrincipalLinda.E..Jones

BASS CLARINETChris.Zello

BASSOONRobb.Seftar.

PrincipalSteve.Whitney

CONTRA BASSOONAndrew.Jackson

HORNWes.Hatch.

PrincipalNancy.ClineAnne.MaliborskiErwin.Lackner

TRUMPETGerry.Keene.

PrincipalJoe.BurzinskiWilliam.Dick

TROMBONEKyle.Samuelson.

PrincipalCasey.MadayEric.Larsen

TUBAPaul.Haugan

TIMPANIRobert.Koszewski

PERCUSSIONEd.Doemland.

PrincipalRobert.KriefallMichael.LorenzMartin.Shadd

HARPAnn.Lobotzke