Starlight Symphony OrchestraDirector/Conductor – Dr. David Oertel Concertmaster – Jacob Simmons

FLUTE--------------------------------------------------------*Deanna Harrison Wimberley, TXLisa Gross Dripping Springs, TX Luellyn Dollard Driftwood, TXOBOE -------------------------------------------------------*Faith Cuminato Austin TX Joanna Millinor Wimberley, TXCLARINET --------------------------------------------------

*Ruth Ann Tanton Dripping Springs, TX+Johnny Torres Austin, TXBASSOON -------------------------------------------------*Elaina Walzel San Marcos, TXTommy Metzger San Marcos, TXFRENCH HORN -------------------------------------------

*Michelle Winn Kyle, TXIvan Horne San Antonio, TX John Prickett Austin, TX Stephen Sanders San Marcos, TXTRUMPET ---------------------------------------------------*Darrell Anglin Dripping Springs, TX William Cox Johnson City, TXTROMBONE -----------------------------------------------*+Matthew Lawrence Kyle, TX Neal Mallard Wimberley, TX Jonathan Mudge Austin, TXTUBA --------------------------------------------------------*Jonathan Segovia San Antonio, TXPERCUSSION ----------------------------------------------*+Adam Miller Kyle, TXAngela Garza Kyle, TXHARP--------------------------------------------------------*Johanna Hein San Marcos, TX

VIOLIN I ---------------------------------------------------- +* Jacob Simmons Niederwald, TX Julie Allevato Austin, TX Alison Hall Austin, TXJeni Martens Austin, TX Jerry Niemiec San Marcos, TXKaren Palmer Wimberley, TXSuzanne Warmack Wimberley, TXVIOLIN II ---------------------------------------------------*Pat Surguy Dripping Springs, TX Hannah Canfield New Braunfels, TXJessica Lenz Dripping Springs, TXRosario Davis Fischer, TXDiedra Hoxie Austin, TX Fidencio Rolis Austin, TXRuth Ellen Warrick Buda, TXLiz Watts Driftwood, TXVIOLA ------------------------------------------------------*Nicole Taylor Austin, TXDavid Jarrott Buda, TX Tiffany Hoxie Austin, TXLaura Reyes Austin, TX Susan Thurber Wimberley, TXCELLO-------------------------------------------------------*+Todd Sloan Austin, TXGraham Miller Buda, TXAlex Nghiem Austin, TX Ana Roe Seguin, TX Elliot Turner Dripping Springs, TXWalt Warren BASS --------------------------------------------------------*Andrew Rogers Hutto, TXJoel Cone Austin, TX Joseph Picardat Dripping Springs, TX Corderro Salazar San Marcos, TX

* Denotes Principal

+ Denotes Players Committee Member

In Appreciation...

We greatly appreciate the generous support of the individuals and groups below for their assistance in

making our concerts possible.

Hays CSID Performing Arts Center - Venue & Rehearsal Space (Don Riecss & Donna Andrade)

First Baptist Church, Wimberley - Venue

Pocketwatch Software, LLC - Website Design, Maintenance & Hosting

Steve & Susan Thurber - Storage/Transport of Starlight Trailer

Jacob Simmons, Luthier, for providing Dr. Oertel’s handcrafted baton

Starlight Symphony Orchestra Players Committee

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Sonata Pian’ e Forte by Giovanni GabrieliYour Starlight Symphony Orchestra begins the 2017-2018 season with an antiphonal and polychoral brass fanfare that was written in 1597. The brass fanfare is performed by two ensembles playing in opposition of each other in a work by Italian, Baroque composer, Giovanni Gabrieli. Sonata Pian’ e forte essentially means an instrumental piece using soft and loud dynamics. It is performed tonight as originally intended by Gabrieli with instruments divided into two groups and played on different sides of the hall.

Improvisation No.1 “Aleatory” by the Starlight Symphony OrchestraIf you Google “Aleatoric” you will likely come across a Wikipedia article defining the word as “…from the Latin word alea, meaning ‘dice.’ Aleatoric music is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance, and/or some primary element of a composed work’s realization is left to the determination of its performer(s).” In our concert of “Compare,” I felt it most appropriate to put a work like this next to the high traditions of Baroque and specifically of Gabrieli. Gabrieli is about harmonic order, balance and symmetry. This work is about chance. I have assigned sections of the orchestra in a specific order and asked them to prepare several possible pieces of music, tonal or not. They will determine what they will play on stage moments before that piece is performed. I do not know what they have prepared and they will not know what to play until they have made their determination, whether it is based on a roll of the dice, a blind pick of a card or a random choice of a number. The sections and order of ensembles is predetermined as this: 1. cellos and violas, 2. violins and basses, 3. woodwinds, 4. brass and harp, 5. percussion and violas, 6. low brass and violins, 7. woodwinds and cellos with basses, 8. woodwinds and brass, 9. everyone. Enjoy the original composition because it will never be heard again…ever.

Improvisation No.2 “Aleatory with a Smile” by Special GuestsAs with “Improvisation No.1,” this work is about the lack of harmonic order, balance and symmetry. This work is also about a literal roll of the dice or in our case, a die. Details on this piece will come from the stage.

Intermezzo in B Minor by Modest MussorgskyIntermezzo is one of these works that you feel you should have already heard, but before tonight probably have not. It begins with a powerful opening in ¾ time at a fairly quick tempo conducted in “1.” It was originally written for piano in 1867 and orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov. It moves in a fast pace until the trio where it slows to a breath catching tempo. The recapitulation brings the main thematic material back to the front before the unassuming and delicate ending.

Program“Compare”

Symphony No.60 “Il Distratto” by Joseph Haydn“The Distracted” is a delightful symphony in six short movements that Haydn originally wrote for a comedic play and later adopted into a symphony. The work lends itself to the feeling of an overture, four middle movements and a finale as one might find in a play of that time. Haydn had a great sense of humor and it is prevalent here. Compare this with the typical symphony genre and you will be surprised. Beyond the typical 3 to 4 movement Classical symphony tradition, Haydn writes in a literal music fade out and then later instructs the violins to change the tuning of their “G” string down to “F” before the last movement. During the last movement, the violins in grand gesture, retune the “F” back to “G” thus creating a sliding and tuning effect with the whole violin section.

Capriccio Espagnol, Op.34 by Nicolai Rimsky-KorsakovThis is a very, well-known orchestral suite based on Spanish folk melodies. The composer was publicly celebrated for his creative orchestration, but he wanted a deeper recognition. He wrote this in his biography:

“The opinion formed by both critics and the public, that the Capriccio is a magnificently orchestrated piece — is wrong. The Capriccio is a brilliant composition for the orchestra. The change of timbres, the felicitous choice of melodic designs and figuration patterns, exactly suiting each kind of instrument, brief virtuoso cadenzas for instruments solo, the rhythm of the percussion instruments, etc., constitute here the very essence of the composition and not its garb or orchestration. The Spanish themes, of dance character, furnished me with rich material for putting in use multiform orchestral effects. All in all, the Capriccio is undoubtedly a purely external piece, but vividly brilliant for all that.”

Rimsky-Korsakov had written his book on orchestration and was clearly looking for credibility as a composer not just as an orchestrator. Each movement continues almost straight into the next creating one continuous melodic and seamless flow.

When you compare the works on this program you will find a variety of compositional techniques. This is just a mere sampling that range from a Baroque-era, polychoral brass fanfare to a creative, lushness of the Capriccio. Each is unique and dramatic in its own way.

Intermission

C O M E T S $ 5 0 - $ 9 9Gordon Butler

Glenda & Ralph DreyerKathryn W Eoff

Wayne & Mina Gardner (in honor of Devora Gleiber)

Mrs. H. N. HectorBill & Susan HoltMargaret Jensen

Charlene Johnston

David & Cyndee LindstromJudy Lyons

Anne & Harvey MabryRobert & Martha McLean

Rich & Barb ShollPeggy & J.R. Snodgrass

John & Dorothy ThreetonSusan Welch

Women’s Guild of Chapel in the HillsChris & Cathy Wuestefeld

Starlight Symphony Orchestra PatronsAS OF OCTOBER, 2017

Orchestra expenses are met by donations from our audiences and the generous support of area businesses. We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors.

S U P E R N O V A S $ 1 0 0 0 A N D U P

U N I V E R S E S $ 2 5 0 - $ 4 9 9

I N T E R G A L A C T I C S $ 5 0 0 - $ 9 9 9

G A L A X I E S $ 1 0 0 - $ 2 4 9

John & Carol BenzigerH-E-B Tournament of Champions

Rick & Joanna Millinor, Madrone Point Properties, LLC

James and Jodi Picardat

Henry Schacht & FamilyTodd Sloan, Westbank String ShopWimberley Community Civic Club

Wimberley Lions Club

Burleson Design GroupMichael & Charlotte Caldwell

Darrell & Gwinn ChunnDick & Jane Dziezyk

Exxon Mobil(In memory of Jack Fisher)

Robert & Mary FultonWellborn and Sandra Gregg

Lewis M Smith

Skip & Mary JorgensenDavid & Patti Lewis

Lila McCallMichael & Patricia Morgan

Jonathan M. MudgeLarry & Lauraine Rose

David Sloan

Pete and Rita AndersonLyle & Gerre Boardman

Marlene & Bruce BradfordMarilyn Brister

Susan and Stephen Curran Janice Fisher (in memory of Jack Fisher)

Barbara GallowayEva Garza-McAdamsIan & Norma Green

Tevis Grinstead & Marilee WoodCharles and Linda Jennett

Chris & Merry KruegerSusan Parker LeighPeyton Millinor

Janet L NedobaChris & Lauren Neugebauer

Betty Oertel (In memory of John Oertel)Bruce Olsen & Nancy Hutson

Paul and Janice PrasekBert & Julie Ray

Horace & Beverly RayJanice Rogers

Reinette Stephenson (in honor of Dr. David Oertel)

Steve & Susan Thurber Robert C Tull

Loyal & Anna WhiteBob & Rae Widenor

Claire and Bruce Billingsley

S T A R S $ 2 5 - $ 4 9Sheila and Barry Boes

Thomas & Karen DuncanRoxane Nichols Hartzog

Dell & Gerin HoodBarbara Jacobson

Clark Lyman

Sandra and Jimmie StaryBarbara Sterling

John & Anne StirlingLanny & Ruth Ann Tanton

Mary ThigpenLorraine Wilson

Starlight Symphony Board of DirectorsThe Starlight Symphony Orchestra Committee is a board of volunteers that provides the

leadership for each concert season. Each committee member volunteers their time, efforts and support to ensure that the Starlight Symphony Orchestra presents and performs an exceptional

concert season for our hill country residents and families. Dr. David Oertel Conductor and Music Director Jacob Simmons Concertmaster Susan Thurber President and Operations Manager Wellborn Gregg Treasurer Pat Surguy Secretary and Music Librarian Barb Sholl Historian Deanna Harrison Facilities Coordinator Michelle Winn Young Artist Coordinator Katie Martz Communications Coordinator Ana Roe Publicity Coordinator Suzanne Warmack Advertising Placement Coordinator Cynthia Harris Marketing Coordinator