Susquehanna Symphony OrchestraSheldon Bair, Founder & Music Director

May 20, 2017

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The SSO is extremely grateful for the generous support of our local and state government agencies that make these

performances possible.

Please Note:•Silencepagers,cellphones,andsignalwatchesduringtheperformance.•Theuseofcamerasandrecordingdevicesisprohibited.•Latecomerswillbeseatedonlybetweenmovements/selections.•Allchildrenshouldbecarefullysupervisedsothattheyarenotdisruptivetothemusiciansortheaudience.

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Thank you for your cooperation. Please enjoy this evening’s performance.

The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1978 by SheldonBair and is a community orchestra of professional and amateur volunteermusicians. TheOrchestra performsa subscription series of concerts everyyearinadditiontooutdoorandchambermusicconcerts.TheOrchestrahasperformedoperaandballet,aswellasstandardorchestralrepertoire,andisknownforitspremieresofnewworksandperformancesofunusualrepertoire.

Thisyearmarksthe40thSeasonoftheSusquehannaSymphonyOrchestra.Suchlongevitywouldnotbepossiblewithoutyoursupport.Wethankyouforattending this evening’s concert, and look forward tomanymore years ofmakingmusic!

Our MissionThroughthediverseprogrammingofstandardorchestralliteratureaswellasnewerandlesser-knownworks,TheSusquehannaSymphonyOrchestrastrivestoenliventhespirit, inspirethe imagination,cultivatemusicalappreciation,and serve the educational and entertainment needs of Harford County,Marylandandsurroundingareas.

Thank You!TheSSOwould like to thankMichael Krantz of the Town of Bel Air for hishelpincoordinatingtheBelAirHighSchoolaccommodationswithDr.JamesLamb,AssistantPrincipalBAHS.WearealsoindebtedtoPaulLabe,DeanforVisual, Performing, and Applied Arts at HCC for providing rehearsal space.WeespeciallythankPaulBowden,DramaDepartmentChairforconcertnightsupport.Wethankourdonorswhomakesharingexcellentorchestralmusicwithourcommunitypossibleandouradvertiserswhosupporttheprintingofthisprogram.PleasevisitthemandtellthemtheSSOsentyou.

Our 40th Season

Cover Photo of SSO: Stefan Antwarg

David Osbon Nelson Overture(b. 1963)

William Grant Still Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American”(1895–1978) Longing(Moderatoassai)

Sorrow(Adagio)Humor(Animato)Aspiration(Lento,Conrisoluzione)

Narrator: TerryTrouyet

Intermission

Percy Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry (1882–1961)

Sir Malcolm Arnold Anniversary Overture, Op. 99 (1921–2006)

Sir Malcolm Arnold Padstow Lifeboat, Op. 94a (arr. Philip Lane) Conductor: Brian Folus

Sir Malcolm Arnold Ballade from “Stolen Face” (from the Movie) (arr. Philip Lane) Piano:KaraIwanowski

Sir William Walton Crown Imperial, Coronation March(1902–1983)

Thanks to composer David Osbon for sharing his music with us!

The Arnold Anniversary Overture was acquired from the Schott/Subito Music Library and his other works were acquired from the G. Schirmer Music Library.

The Walton work was acquired from the Edition Peters Rental Library.

May 20, 2017

This performance is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council through Harford County Cultural Arts Board.

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Music DirectorSheldon Bair is the Founder and Music Director of the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra(Maryland), a community orchestra of over80 members. He holds a Bachelor’s degreefrom Elizabethtown College (Pennsylvania)wherehestudiedconductingwithOtisKitchenand composition with James McVoy andDarrell Douglas, and a Master’s degree fromTowson University (Maryland). In addition,his postgraduate studies include classes atWestminster Choir College in Princeton, NewJersey. Sheldon Bair has studied conductingwith Witold Rowicki in Vienna, and MarcMostovoy,WilliamHudson,andLeonidGrin.

Bair isadjunct faculty forHarfordCommunityCollege, ison theconductingstafffortheElizabethtownCollegeMusicCamp,andisofteninvitedtoconductandadjudicateyouthorchestrasandsoloists. InNovember2000,Bairwasbestowed the Paderewski Award for Contributions to Society and Cultureat thePolishEmbassy inWashington,D.C.Hehasconductedorchestras inTexas,Oklahoma,andToronto,Canada.BairparticipatedintheSixthMalcolmArnoldFestivalinNorthampton,UK,inthefallof2011byintroducingArnold’s9thSymphonyatthefinalGalaConcert.

Bair,amemberofASCAP,haswrittenanumberofworksforstudentstringorchestraandchurchchoir.

InJune2016,MaestroBairretiredfromHarfordCountyPublicSchoolsafter40yearsofmusicmakingwithyoungmusicians.Inretirement,BairhastakentheopportunitytospeakabouttheSSOwithlocalcommunityorganizations.Baircontinues tocomposeandhas recentlycompletedaworkcommemoratingAPG’s 100th Anniversary. The work, entitled “ThisWe’llDefend,”willbeperformedattheSSO’sJune4,2017alfrescoconcert.He isalsoworkingonanewwork for this year’sHolidayConcert!Bair volunteersatthelocalradiostationWHFC91.1FMwherehehastheWednesdaymorning,9-noon,classicalshow.

SSO Cancellation PolicyIn the event of a cancellation of a concert due to weather emergencies,patronsmayredeemtheircancelledticketforaticketatthenextconcert.

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Our Guest ConductorBrian Folus, Principal Bassist for The SusquehannaSymphony Orchestra, has also been a frequent guestconductoroftheSSO.HeearnedhisBachelorofMusicEducation degree from Towson University and beganteachinginHarfordCounty,Marylandin1985.HeearnedaMasterofMusicdegreefromWestChesterUniversityofPennsylvaniain1993.Mr.Folushasalsocompletedanadditional30graduatecreditsattheUniversityoftheArts inPhiladelphia.Mr.Folusstudiedconductingwith

Dr.LeighMartinet,Mr.RayMoore,andMaestroLeonidGrin.

Mr.FolusiscurrentlyteachinginstrumentalmusicatRedPumpElementarySchool inHarfordCounty,Maryland,andisontheMusicFacultyofHarfordCommunityCollegewhereheteachesstringlessons.

Mr. Folus is the founding conductor of the Harford String Orchestra andassumedthepodiumoftheHarfordYouthOrchestraintheFallof2005.HisarrangementsfortheHarfordStringOrchestrainclude“TheTurtleDove,”the“HanoverChorale,”andanoriginalcomposition“SummerBreezes.”Mr.Folus’arrangementof“SymphonyNo.1”byWilliamBoycehasbeenpublishedbyHighland-EtlingPublishers,theStringOrchestradivisionofAlfredPublishing.

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Our Guest PerformersTerry Trouyet, a 43-year radio broadcast veteran, iscurrentlytheOperationsManageratradiostationWHFC-FM. A well-known voice in the Baltimore market, hehasworkedwithboth commercial andnoncommercialstations,includinglocalnewsanchorfortheTomJoynerShowandotherMetroTrafficNetworkaffiliates.

A Baltimore native, Terry was Operations Managerfor WVIE-AM for 10 years. He was Assistant General Manager, Director ofBroadcast Operations, and Chief Operator for WJHU-FM, Johns HopkinsUniversityforsixyears.HewasDirectorofCommunityAffairsfortheAmericanRadioSystemsBaltimoreclusterforthreeyears.HewasdirectlyresponsibleforproducingpublicaffairsprogrammingforstationsWQSR-FM,WWMX-FM,WOCT-FM,WBGR-AM,andWBMD-AM.

For three years hewas local news anchor forNPR’sWeekend Edition andcontributed news stories and interviews to the Washington headquartersofNationalPublicRadio.HewasvotedoneofthetoppublicradioProgramDirectorsinthenationandservedontheNationalBoardofthePublicRadioProgramDirectors.

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Terrybeganhiscareerin1973atWBJC,theFMradiostationoftheBaltimoreCity Community College, which he attended following military service. Hethen worked part time at Towson University’s radio station, while earninghis bachelor’s degree there. He hasworked at a number of local stationsincludingurbanstationsV103,WSID-AMandWEBB-AM,easylisteningstationWLIF-FM,countrymusicstationWPOC-FM,OldiesstationWCBM-AMandCHRWBSB-FM,wherehewasanon-airtalentaswellasPublicAffairsDirectorforsixyears.

Terryalsoworkedforstations likeurbangiantsWPDQ-AM/FM,JacksonvilleasOperationsandProductionDirectorandPower99,WUSL-FMPhiladelphia.

Heisaprofessionalvoiceovertalentandhasvoicednational,regional,andlocalcommercialsaswellasforWNUV-TV54inBaltimore,theMarylandStateLotteryCommission,andtheWashingtonRedskinsRadioNetworkatWTEM-AM.

Terrycontinuestobea freelancevoiceactor,MediaConsultant forvariousorganizationsintheBaltimoreandWashington,D.C.areas.

Inadditiontohisradiowork,Terryhasservedonmanylocalboardsofnonprofitorganizations.CurrentlyheservesontheHarfordCableNetworkFoundation.

Our Guest Performers (Cont’d)

The Deer Creek Chorale is an inter-generational chorus comprised of over 80 singers of all abilities and experience levels.

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Our Guest Performers (Cont’d)Kara Iwanowskiisa15-year-oldpianistfromBel Air, Maryland. She has studied pianoforalmost11yearsunder theguidanceofElizabeth Borowsky, Joan Spicknall, AllenGood,andMellasenahMorris.KarahasalsohadseverallessonsandmasterclasseswithrenownedpianistssuchasBrianGanz,ArnoDrucker,FrederickMingerandJodiChang.

KaraisasophomoreattheBaltimoreSchoolfortheArts,whereshestudieswithhercurrentteacher,Dr.MellasenahMorris,andparticipates inseveralchambergroups.

KarahasalsobeenarecipientoftheJudyFamousScholarshipforfouryears,received theHuntValleySymphonyOrchestraScholarship,wasawinnerofthe CharlotteNachmanPiano Competition, and has been a finalist for theInternationalYoungArtistsPianoCompetition.KarahasperformedwiththeSusquehanna Symphony Orchestra in the past and her previous teacher,Elizabeth,playingMozart’sdoublepianoconcerto.

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Musicians of the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra

‡ In Alphabetical Order

First Violins ‡WendyBohdel,ConcertmasterKaitlynAlfordElizabethCaugheySamuelCreightonShannonEatonTimothyKellyEmilyKumpfAndrewNowakowskiTerryO’NeillChristineRobbinsWilliamSpencerKimStiles

Second Violins ‡ManfredReek,PrincipalKatelynBaillBreanna ByrdStephanieCarlockGeorgeCowmanColleenGrotkeRebeccaLeadmonSamanthaLitvinMarthaSchmidtAlexandriaWeberAmyWilkinsonJenniferYeager

Violas ‡ViktorKhodyko,PrincipalJessicaConklinWillConwayFranEismaKarynHetmanski

Violoncellos ‡LewisBlandon,PrincipalElaineBundyMadeleineCliftonLauraRuthDonallKimDamianWalterGarnerMarkGrotkeBarbaraHillSheldonLentzMichele MartinCarolScanlan

Basses ‡AlysonMcMenamin,PrincipalCarolBenckBrian FolusRichardSchleckerBethWeed

HarpAshleyPowers

FlutesDorisReinhardtCarolThompsonMarjorieRoberts,Piccolo

OboesBarbaraBairCathyZinkWendyNesbitt,English Horn

ClarinetsFionaSparksKellyRhodesSarah FolusMargaretHolmes,Bass

BassoonsBenjaminSchuhartAliciaBourassaVictoriaCarpenter

HornsDawnZipayGriffinMullenKelleyMoormanMikeDeZearn

TrumpetsDavidStaufferCaseyKnellKellyHall

TrombonesLizAntwargScott MurrayDonaldRaff,Bass

TubaDonaldMcClure

BanjoMeredithKatsu

TimpaniAllanAndreycak

PercussionMaryEilermanWellesStillMeredithKatsu

LibrariansLauraRuthDonallMadeleineClifton

Personnel ManagersAmyWilkinsonAnnePape

Stage ManagerWellesStill

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Side-By-Side MembersFirst ViolinsCatherineHuangRachelFriedmanMorganBair

Second ViolinsAnnaliseLorentzenTobyZieglerMeghanDeyesu

ViolasKeikoMyersLeahRolf

VioloncellosMelissaBaum

BassChadRogers

FluteMarissaRamsland

OboeCourtneyHill

HornRussellPerdue

TrumpetTuckerYoung

TromboneJasonRamsland

TubaJoshuaSheppard

PercussionBrett Sellers

Baltimore String Orchestra Camp (Ages 4–18)June 20–29, 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Garrison Forest School, Owings Mills, MDDaycampwithSuzukiviolinworkshop,viola/cello,bassensemble.Fourlevelsoforchestras:Beginning,Younger,ChamberandYoungPeople’s. Visit <baltostringorchcamp.org> for more informationandanapplication.

Summer Strings (Grades 6–12)July 10–14, Harford Community College, Bel Air, MDDaycampwithstringorchestra rehearsals,smallgroupsessionswithguestclinicians,andmusictheory.CampservesasauditionforHarfordYouthOrchestras.ConcertonFridayevening.Instructor:BrianFolus.

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Nelson OvertureDavid Osbon (b. 1963)

DavidOsbonisanaward-winningcomposer,conductor,andacademicwhosemusichasbeenperformed,broadcast,andrecordedaroundtheworld.MostofhisinternationalrecognitioncomesfromtheyearshespentasaresearcherandprofessorincitiesasdiverseasPhiladelphia(whereheearnedhisPh.D.),TheHague,andIstanbul.Hehasconductedensemblesandorchestrasrangingfrom theBulgarianRadioSymphonyOrchestra to the JordanianArmyBandthroughtheBremmertonandGrandValleySymphonyOrchestrasintheU.S.A.andhastouredacrossEurope,theU.S.A.,andtheMiddleEastwithavarietyofensembles.IntheU.K.,DavidhasheldlecturingrolesattheUniversityofLondon,SouthBankUniversity,RoseBrufordCollege,andKingstonUniversity.Hewas,inaddition,HeadofArts&CultureatGreenwichCouncil,wherehewasinstrumentalindevisingtheculturalchapterofthe2012Olympicbid.HismusichasbeenperformedinmanyleadingvenuesinGreatBritainandtheU.S.A.DavidisAssociateDeanandHeadofGraduateStudiesattheLondonCollegeofMusic.

Dr.Osbonprovidedthefollowing informationabouttheNelson Overture:“Itwasn’tmy intention to compose amusical representation of the Battle of

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Program Notes (Cont’d)Trafalgar,or towriteamusicalportraitofNelson. Iwas trying tocaptureasenseofthattime.ThehistoricnavaldockyardsinLondonarenowpeaceful,but itdoesn’t take toomuch to imagine thehurlyburlyofafleetofsailingwarshipspreparingtodepart.The Nelson Overtureisaboutme,surroundedbythespiritsandmemoriesofthosetimes.”

Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American”William Grant Still (1895–1978)

Stillisrecognizedasthe“DeanofAfro-AmericanComposers”aswellasoneofAmerica’sforemostcomposers.HewasborninMississippitoparentswhowereteachers,andincidentally,musicians.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewasonlyafewmonthsold,butleftalegacythatwasusedlatertohelpfinancestudiesatOberlinConservatory.

ChildhoodspentinLittleRock,Arkansasincludedviolinlessonsandinspirationfromoperaticrecordingsboughtforhimbyhisstepfather.HelaterattendedcollegeinOhioatWilberforceUniversitystudyingtobecomeadoctor,anideaofhismother.Stillspentmostofhistimeconductingtheband,learninghowto play various instruments, and making initial attempts to compose andorchestrate. Abandoning medical studies, he enrolled at Oberlin using hisfather’slegacy,andlaterbyscholarshipestablishedforhimbythefaculty.

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Program Notes (Cont’d)Afterthecollegeyears,heenteredtheworldofcommercial(popular)music,playing in orchestras (mostly on violin, cello, or oboe) and arranging. ArtieShaw’s best selling recording of Frenesi was a Still arrangement. WhileinBoston touring in theorchestraofEubieBlake’s showShuffle Along, he studiedwithcomposerGeorgeChadwickat theNewEnglandConservatoryandlaterwonascholarshiptostudyinNewYorkwiththenotedultra-moderncomposerEdgarVarese. In the1920sheheldpositionsofdistinctionwithbothCBSandMutualradionetworksdirecting,arranging,andcomposing.

WithhisAfro-American Symphony,composedin1933,StillcomposedthefirstAmericansymphonytoutilizeatrulyAmerican“sound.”ThiswasthemessageofDvořákduringhisthreeyearsinNewYorkbeforetheturnofthecentury.(Stillevenincludedabanjointhethirdmovement!)ThesoundStillselectedwasthe“blues,”thespiritualandjazzhybriddistainedbyAmericanmusicalpuristswhoconsideredEuropean“classicalmusic”astheonlymusicofvalue.(Stillcomposedhisownbluesthemesforthework.)Afterthecompletionofthesymphony,StillprefacedeachmovementwithexcerptsfromthepoetryofPaulLawrenceDunbar.

TheworksofWilliamGrantStill includemore thanonehundredorchestralworks,fivesymphonies,sixoperas,fourballets,andmanyworksforchorus,soloinstruments,andvoice.

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Program Notes (Cont’d)Irish Tune from County DerryPercy Grainger (1882–1961)

Graingerwasbornintoadysfunctionalfamilyin1882inMelbourne,Australia.Unabletoacceptablysocializewithotherchildren,hismother,Rose,home-schooled him. He was highly intelligent and showed remarkable talent inmusicaswellashisotherstudies.(Asanadulthewascomfortableinelevendifferentlanguages.)Toescapefromherabusivehusband,RosemovedtheyoungPercytoFrankford,GermanysohecouldattendtheHochConservatorytofurtherdevelophismusicaltalents.LatertheymovedtoLondonwherehestudiedwithGriegandDeliusandperformedasaconcertpianist.

Through Grieg, Grainger developed an interest in folk music and traveledthroughoutEnglandrecordingfolksongsonwaxcylindersthatcouldonlyholdtwominutesofmusic,butweretheonlyrecordingequipmentavailableatthetime.Manyofhisbestworksarearrangementsofthesesongs.

In1914,GraingerandRosemovedtotheUnitedStatesandsettlednorthofNewYorkCitywhere, in1919,hebecameacitizen;however,Australiastillclaimshimasoneoftheirown.Althoughhewasanaccomplishedpianisthedidnotenjoypublicperformances.ForatimehewasaprofessorandheadofthemusicdepartmentatNewYorkUniversity.

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The Irish Tune from County Derry, later to be known as “Danny Boy,” wascollectedbyaMissJ.RossinCountyDerryinwhatisnowNorthernIreland.ShesentthetunetoGeorgePetriewhopublishedacollection,“TheAncientMusicofIreland,”inDublinin1855.Grainger’sfirstsettingofthetunewasas an a cappellachoralworkin1909,butheeventuallymadeeightdifferentversionsofitincludingsolopiano,windband,andorchestralstringswithtwohorns.Eachofthemanyversionsaremagnificent.

Thewords for “Danny Boy” werewritten by Englishman, FredWeatherly in1912.Weatherly’s sister-in-law, living in the United States, heard the tunebeingplayedbyIrishimmigrantsduringtheColoradogoldrush.Shesentthemelodytoherattorneybrother-in-lawinEngland,whowrotesonglyricsasahobby.Hehadactuallywrittenthepoemearlierforanothersong,butmodifiedittofitthemelodysentfromAmerica.

Anniversary Overture, Op. 99Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)

MalcolmArnoldwasamusicallygifted trumpeterandcomposerwhocouldbethegregarious“lifeoftheparty”(usuallyatthepub),withalivelysenseofhumorandextremegenerosity.Havingbeenadoublemajor(trumpetandcomposition) during college and performing years, he had also composedalmost twentyconcertpiecesandhadbegunwritingfilmanddocumentaryscores.Hewrote132filmscoresbetween1947and1980.Thefilmmoneyallowedhimtogiveupthetrumpetandbecomeafulltimecomposer.Writingforfulllengthfeaturefilmssoonfollowedaswellascommissionsfor“serious”orchestralworks.

The years1948 to1960werehismostproductiveperiod inbothfilmandconcertmusic.Duringonethree-yearperiodhewrotescoresforfifteenmajorfilms,earningabout(bytoday’sstandards)250,000to300,000poundsperfilm.HewonanOscarforThe Bridge on the River Kwai(1958)andaNovelloAwardforThe Inn of the Sixth Happiness(1960).Arnoldwasoneofthemajorcomposersofthemid-to-late20thcentury,havingwrittenninesymphonies,

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seven ballets, two operas, a musical, over twenty concertos, two stringquartets,andmusicforbrassbandandwindband.Arnoldwasknightedin1993.

The Anniversary Overture,originallytitledHong Kong Festival Overture,wascommissioned in 1968 as a twenty-first birthday piece for the HongKongPhilharmonicSociety,andisafour-minutefireworkdisplayfororchestra.

Padstow Lifeboat, Op. 94aSir Malcolm Arnold (arr. Philip Lane)

TheArnoldsmovedfromLondontoCornwallinEngland’sextremesouthwest,inparttoremoveMalcolmfromtheallureofLondon’smanypubs.However,hequicklybecameapopular“regular” in thenew localpubs.Padstow isasmalltownonCornwall’snorthwestcoastwhereanewlifeboatstationwastobededicatedbytheDukeofKent.Arnoldcomposedthismarchin1967,tobeplayedbythelocalbrassband,forthededicationceremony.ThenewstationisneartheTrevoselighthousewithadistinctivefoghorn,asoundthatArnoldutilizedinthemarchtogreateffect.Thereisamiddlesectioninthemarchthat suggests the dangers tomariners and those who are called upon torescuethem.Atthededication,theperformancewasbytheSt.DennisSilver,whosedirectorhanded thebaton toArnold toconduct.According toPhillipHunt:“Followingtheformalitieshetookthewholebandintothenearestpubandtreatedthemtoseveralroundsofdrinks,ensuringthatthemarchwaswellandtruly launched inawaythebandmembershavenever forgotten.”Inaninterviewin1984,Arnoldstated,“Ofallmybrassandbandpieces,itisPadstow LifeboatwhichIlikebest.”

Ballade from “Stolen Face” (from the Movie)Sir Malcolm Arnold (arr. Philip Lane)

Stolen Face was one of three films by Hammer Films, a British companyknownfortheir“horror”films,thatArnoldscoredintheearly1950s.JamesCoxdescribesthefilmstory:“Aplasticsurgeonisinconsolableafterthebreak-

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upofhisrelationshipwitharenownedconcertpianist.However, thedoctorrelieveshisdistressbyrecreatingthefaceofhislostloveonthatofaformerprisonconvict.Unfortunatelyhecouldn’tchangethepersonalityoftheformerconvict.”PhilipLanearrangedthisballadefromthe“concerto”performedbythepianistinthefilm.

Crown Imperial, Coronation MarchSir William Walton (1902–1983)

Duringhissixty-yearcareer,Waltonwroteinmanygenresandstyles,fromfilmscorestooperasandsymphonies.HisbestknownworksareaballetFaçade;the cantata Belshazzar’s Feast;theViola Concerto;theSymphony No. 1;andtwocoronationmarches,Crown Imperial forGeorgeVIandOrb and Sceptre forElizabethII.Althoughtherewasanagedifference,WaltonandArnoldwerefriends. Program notes compiled by Don Raff

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Tunes Under the TreesSunday, June 4, 2017, Humbert Memorial Band Shell, 7:00 p.m.

Rush–SpiritofFreedomBair–FlourishforOrchestra(Navy)andThisWe’llDefend(Army)Smith–Susquehanna:AnOvertureforOrchestraGrainger–IrishTuneEllington–CaravanRodgers–SoundofMusic(medley)Reed–GreensleevesWalton–CrownImperialarr.Bair–WayDownYonderinNewOrleans(newarrangement)

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Contributors 2016–2017The SSO thanks these individuals and businesses for their support this season.

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Underwriter $2,500+Dr.&Mrs.MarkGrotke,COL,USArmy(Ret)Dr.&Mrs.D.HenryRuth

Gold Baton $2,000–$2,499

Silver Baton $1,000–$1,999Dr.&Mrs.BruceBurnsJerryPotter(In-KindProgramDevelopment)SharonWielechowski(In-KindGraphicArts)

Bronze Baton $500–$999Dr.LeoV.Trail,Jr.WalterWardFamily

Conductor’s Club $250–$499InMemoryofAnn&LowellBairRobert&BarbaraBurgardHarold&RachelCooperinhonorofBarbaraBairHowardBankSnee,Lutche,Helmlinger&Spielberger,P.A.AttorneysatLaw

Patron $125–$249JohnGessner,Esq.HarfordBankDaniel&HeleneDubayMr.&Mrs.HerbertLesserJohn&PatriciaPotterMargePotterMr.&Mrs.DonaldRaffEdward&MarthaSchmidtDianeSengstackeJim&BethWeedRobert&ArleneWilke

Sponsor $50–$124Jim&ErnestineAberleEmilyUmbargerAndrewsinmemoryofAnthonyAndrewsBonnie&GaryBallardCarolBenckJohn&JanetBlondellChuckBoyle&BoyleBuickElaine&MarkBundyStan & Marlene ButlerPaige&WilliamCoxDr.John&LindaDuguidKatherineFrawleyMr.&Mrs.ClarenceA.FryDr.&Mrs.GehrisAlan&CarolLeeGetzJim&KatheeHamiltoninhonorofKellyMoormanHarfordGastroenterologyAssociatesJaneHarpleBarbaraHillJoyceW.HumbertJonesJunctionMichelle MartinAndrusNiilerLoisG.PhillipsLindaPiersonShannonRaumDonaldM.RembertTrustJames&IngridRiseleyDonnaL.SelbyNancy&DougShumanShantelSmithSSOWoodwindSectionRichard&EstherStreettMr.&Mrs.JosephWhite

Friend $10–$49H.T.Brandenburg,Jr.JosephCaroEric,Karol&BarbaraEdwardsKellyHallLouiseHetmanskiLindaLeissStephanie&MarionPlevaEdRosenbergNaomi&WilliamWehland

Gift-in-KindRonAdams

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Board of DirectorsSheldon Bair, Founder and Music DirectorMark Grotke, PresidentDiane Sengstacke, Esq., Vice PresidentJim Weed, TreasurerMichele Martin, Secretary and HistorianLaura Ruth Donall, LibrarianMadeleine Clifton, LibrarianMegan Miller, Orchestra ManagerAmy Wilkinson, Personnel ManagerAnne Lehman, Student Personnel ManagerShannon Raum, Publicity ManagerColleen Grotke, Donor Relations

Directors at LargeRob AdkinsJessica ConklinKathy FrawleyChetta Hebron-ByrdPaul Koerner

Über-VolunteersPrograms: Jerry Potter and Sharon WielechowskiLibrary: Emily AndrewsConcert Night Staff: Melissa Baum, Bill Donall, Cliff Giles, and Marthea ProudfootWebsite: SR&B Advertising

(The SSO is currently accepting applications for Board Membership)

Concert Tickets

www.purplepass.com

Tickets may be purchased from PurplePass at <purplepass.com> or by calling 800-316-8559.

If you have any ticket questions, please send an email to <manager@ssorchestra.org>.

Volunteers Needed The SSO needs help on concert nights and for occasional shortactivities in the summer. For instance, the librarian needs helpsortingandfilingmusicusedduringtheyearandpullingmusicfortheupcomingyear.Highschoolseniorsmayreceivecommunityservicecredit.Pleasecontact<manager@ssorchestra.org>ifinterested.

Program AdvertisingWouldyouliketoadvertiseinourconcertprogramsandhelpdefraythecostsofprinting?E-mail a press-ready PDF to <ProgramAds@ssorchestra.org> and send a check madepayabletoSusquehanna Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 963, Abingdon, MD 21009.All1/2and1/4pageadsmustbeofhorizontalorientation.

*Thedeadlineforsingleconcertadsisfourweekspriortotheconcertdate.

Page Size BackCover FullPage ½Page ¼Page

Ad Dimensions (W x H) 5½”x8½” 5½”x8½” 4½”x3¾” 4½”x17/8”

Full Season (4 Concerts) $750 $600 $300 $150

Single Concert Program N/A $180 $90 $45

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Is the SSO a Harford County Treasure? You bet!!! The SSO......helps keep cultural dollars in Harford County. Ticketpricesare lowandpatronsenjoyfree,safeparkingandnoI-95traffictodealwith.

...helps grow local artistic talent.TheSSO’sall-volunteermusiciansincludeteachersbuilding thenextgenerationof talent for the regionalorchestrasof thiscountry,aswellasthegreatorchestrasoftheworld.Ourside-by-sideconcertsencourageHarfordCounty’s best young musicians. We support Band Together, a program helping toprovide instrumentstoneedychildren.Weperformworksby localcomposers.Allofthistestifiestoourcommitmenttoyouthandemergingtalent.

...builds community. A download of even the greatest orchestral work can neverreplacethesparkbetweenmusiciansandaudiencethathappensonlyduringa liveperformance. That spark is further enhanced by the fact that thesemusicians aremembersofyourcommunity.

...has been a good stewardofthemoniesraisedanddonated.Thissimplifiedbudgetoutlineswhatitwilltaketoimplementfiveconcertsthisyear.

...needs your help and support. How can YOU help?•Becomeadonor.•Invitefriendstoconcertswithyoutoincreaseourticketsales.

•Participateinourfundraisingefforts.•UsetheAmazon.combuttononourwebsiteforonlineshopping.

•Volunteertohelppublicizetheconcerts.

•Jointheboard.

How can you make a donation? Easy!!!DonationscanbemadeviaPayPalonourwebsite or by sending a check to SSO,P.O.Box963,Abingdon,MD21009.TheSSOisa501(c)(3)non-profiteducationalorganization and all donations are taxdeductible.

INCOME TicketSales................................$24,000Grants........................................ $39,000Donations...................................$10,000Fundraisers...................................$4,000Advertising....................................$2,000Other.............................................$1,000TOTAL INCOME .........................$80,000

EXPENSES MusicRental/Purchase...............$5,000InstrumentRental/Purchase.......$3,000Advertising/Marketing.............. $26,00040thCommissionedWork...........$8,000VenueRental................................$6,800Artists’Stipends/Fees...............$24,000Insurance......................................$1,800Dues/Licenses/Fees...................$1,400Office/Admin.................................$4,000TOTAL EXPENSES .....................$80,000

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