IMEON RING MUSIC DIRECTOR

MOZART OVERTURE TO liLA CLEMENZA DI TITO/' K. 621 LALO CELLO CONCERTO * IVAN TRABKA1CELLO

I GLIERE RUSSIAN SAJLOR1S DANCE FROM 'THE RED POPP'(J 0P.70 SCHUBERT SYMPHONY #8 'THE UNFINISHED/1D. 759

HEROLD OVERTURE TO "ZAMP~1 (1831)

SATURDA~ AUGUST 16,2008, 10:00 AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

55 FENN SfREE"f, PIlTSFIELD

SATURDA~ AUGUST 23,2008, 2:00 PM NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM

ROUTE 1831SfOCKBRIDGE FREE ADMISSION

FOR INFORMATION1CALL (413) 637-4059 RECEPTION TO FOLLOW THE CONCERT (AUGUST 16, 2008, ONLY)

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STOCKBRIDGE SINFONIA PROGRAM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to "La Clemenza di Tito," (1756-1791) K.621

Leonard Marcus, conductor Allegro

Edouard Lalo Cello Concerto in D minor (1823-1892) Ivan Trabka, cello

Lento, Allegro maestoso Andantino con moto, Allegro presto, Andantino, Allegro Andante, Allegro vivace

Reinhold Moritzovich Gliere Russian Sailor's Dance, Op. 70 (1875-1956)

Intermission

Franz Schubert Symphony No.8 in B minor, D. 759 (1797-1828) "Unfinished"

Allegro moderato Andante con moto

Louis-Joseph Ferdinand Herold Overture to "Zampa" (1791-1833) Allegro vivace ed impetuoso

ORCHESTRA

Violin I Christine Singer, concertmaster Wendy Fie er Rebecca Fitzhugh * Elisa Novick Emily Pink * Kendall Winston *

Violin II Betsy Strauch, principal Elissa Bordeau * Julie Diamond Lisken Dus Thomas Garrett Bill Maurer Barbara Parker

Viola Michael Dunnell, principal Abbi Amu 0 * Marion McBride

Cello Ivan Trabka, principal * Jean Davis Neisa DeWitt Judy Ginsberg Abe Levitt Marcia Neeley Richard Perera Diana Richman Kate Wenner

Bass Scott McColl, principal *

Librarian Cynthia Maurer

Flute Steve Wheelock, principal Marthe Damrosch Joy Robin Orange Harriet Hunt Lynne Latini Katie LeRose * William Loeb, piccolo, bass flute

Oboe Donald Barron, principal, English horn Ed Bowe Andy Diamond Robert Salzman

Clarinet Donald Whellan, co-principal John Davies, co-principal Henry Uman Richard Wessler, bass clarinet

Bassoon William Skiff, principal Ann Alexander * Andrew Martin *

French Horn Patrick Kiely, principal Jane Bailey Alan Katz Ted Somerville

Trombone Jillian Avery, principal * Alfred Brewer * David Wampler

Trumpet Donald Bernstein, principal Paul Goldberg Rosie Taylor *

Percussion Lewis Friederich, timpani, principal Wavelyn Hine Jill Jaffe Robert Salzman Cecilia Sparacio

* = Student

OUR CONDUCTORS AND SOLOIST

SIMEON LORING is the Stockbridge Sinfonia's music director and has been its conductor for six years. Simeon retired as chair of the music department and is Professor of Music Emeritus at Kingsborough College (CUNY). He was a member soloist, and conductor of the Goldman Band. He is the clarinetist with L'Amore della Musica, a professional woodwind quintet in New York City and volunteers at the Amato Opera, where he also plays in the orchestra. He is on the Board of Directors of the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.

LEONARD MARCUS is conductor emeritus of the Stockbridge Sinfonia. ill 1975, he became conductor of the Stockbridge Chamber Orchestra, which later would become the Stockbridge Sinfonia. Leonard also served as assistant to the conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony, editor-in-chief of High Fidelity and Musical America magazines, and chainnan of the Montreux and Koussevitzky International Record Awards. He divides his time between New York City and Lenox.

NAN TRABKA, our principal cellist, is ajunior majoring in cello at the University ofMassachusetts. His teachers have included Sibylle Johner, Anne Legene, Jay Schulman, Helene Annas, Arthur Cook, and Alia Zernitskaya. He is currently studying with Astrid Schween. Ivan says, "To have talent bears with it the responsibility of using it for the good of others. Performing with the Stockbridge Sinfonia means having the opportunity to serve my community in the best way possible."

SPECIAL THANKS

• The Lenox Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council; a state agency for concert funding

• ranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club for in-kind support • Pittsfield Community Television for donating tape editing services and broadcasting of our concerts • Harvey Seigel, Ivan Trabka, Don Whellan, and Cecilia Sparacio for coaching the instrument sections • Pfizer Corporation for generous sponsorship of our programs • Berkshire Country Day School for allowing us to use Furey Hall as our main rehearsal space • First United Methodist Church for rehearsal and performance space • Jerry Ginsberg for designing our poster and program cover • Aivalis Design for printing the posters • John Dady for providing photographic services • Bill Skiff for constructing the beautiful podium for our conductors • Cynthia Maurer, for her dedicated service as the orchestra's librarian

We celebrate our tenth season of performing at The Norman Rockwell Museum. We invite all who enjoy playing classical music just for the fun of it to join us, Saturday mornings from 9: 15 to 12:30, through September 13th in Furey Hall at Berkshire Country Day School, a half mile south of the Tanglewood main gate on Rte. 183 in Stockbridge. Please call Betsy Strauch at 637-4059 for further information.

We welcome contributions to the Sinfonia's AI Ludwig Memorial Scholarship Fund and Bernice Black Scholarship Fund. AI was a founding member and president of the Sinfonia. Bernice was the orchestra's concertmistress for many years. Both encouraged student participation in the orchestra. Scholarships are awarded annually to students demonstrating talent and commitment to the orchestra.

You may send checks payable to "Stockbridge Sinfonia" and earmarked "scholarships" to Betsy Strauch, Treasurer, 44 Taconic Avenue, Lenox, MA 01240. The Stockbridge infonia, Inc., is a SOl (c)3 public charity. All donations are tax­deductible to the extent that the law allows.

VOCATIONS OF STOCKBRIDGE SINFONIA MEMBERS

Ann Alexander, Miss Hall's School sophomore William Loeb, Retired engineer JilJian Avery, Hoosac Valley High School senior Jane Bailey, Red Lion Inn Charles Baker, Mass College of Liberal Arts Sophomore Donald Barron, Retired educator Elizabeth Beatty, Susquehanna University Sophomore Donald Bernstein, Retired band director Ed Bowe, Retired professor of obstetrics and gynecology Alfred Brewer, Monument Mountain High School freshman Elissa Bordeau, Pittsfield High School senior Marthe Damrosch, Music and math majors,loves playing John Davies, Law professor at Rutgers Law School Jean Davis, Retired elementary school teacher Joan Devoe, Speech and language pathologist Neisa DeWitt, Attorney Andy Diamond, Chemical engineer Julie Diamond, Monument Mountain High School junior Joy Robin Dronge, Music teacher, founding member of the

Stockbridge Sinfonia Michael Dunnell, Retired data processor Lisken Dus, High school teacher of writing and language Wendy Fieser, Music teacher, service coordinator,

chiropractic assistant Rebecca Fitzhugh, Tufts University sophomore Lewis Friederich, Retired owner of construction

management firm Thomas Garrett, Retired art teacher, painter and artist Jerry Ginsberg, Graphic designer and artist Judy Ginsberg, Retired librarian Paul Goldberg, CPA Harriet Hunt, Retired teacher of children with special needs Jill Jaffe, Composer and concert musician Alan Katz, CPA Patrick Kiely, Surveyor Lynne Latini, Registered dental hygienist Katie LeRose, Taconic High School sophomore Abe Levitt, Retired architect, grandpa

Simeon Loring, Music director, Stockbridge Sinfonia; freelance clarinetist

Leonard Marcus, Editor, writer, financier, busboy, commercial real estate broker

Andrew Martin, Monument Mountain High School junior Bill Maurer, Retired school music teacher Cynthia Maurer, Retired elementary school teacher Marion McBride, Computer systems analyst Scott McColl, University of Connecticut sophomore Bethany Mullen, East Carolina University freshman Marcia Neeley, Retired marketing and communications Elisa Novick, Healer Barbara Parker, Attorney Richard Perera, Doctor, internal medicine Emily Pink, Boston University sophomore Diana Richman, Clinical Psychologist Robert Salzman, College music lecturer, conductor Christine Singer, Executive director of human service

agency, motivational speaker, and trainer Bill Skiff, Systems programmer, woodworker Ted Somerville, Attorney Cecilia Sparacio, Special education teacher Betsy Strauch, Copy editor Ivan Trabka, UMass junior Henry Uman, Retired attorney Kate Wenner, Novelist, former ABC 20120 producer Richard Wessler, Professor Emeritus of Psychology,

Pace University, and psychotherapist Steve Wheelock, Patent attorney, former research scientist

for Exxon Donald Whellan, Retired music teacher, guidance

counselor, and real estate broker, former member National Symphony Orchestra and Kansas City Philharmonic

Tracy Wilson, Executive director, Berkshire Music School Kendall Winston, Pittsfield High School junior