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7 The Cleveland Orchestra Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Musical Arts Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Music of Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Orchestra News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Roster of Orchestra Musicians . . . . . . . . . 18 Student Programs Growing . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Volunteering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Severance Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 The Cleveland Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

15 Disney Fantasia december 11

About Fantasia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Conductor: Brett Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

22 Christmas Concerts december 12-21

Conductor: Robert Porco . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Sung Texts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 26 Cleveland Orchestra Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus . . 27 Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus . . . . . 28 University of Akron Concert Choir . . . . . . 30 Wooster Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

39 Natalie MacMaster december 17

Natalie MacMaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Conductor: Brett Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

45 Support Education and Community . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Sound for the Centennial . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Corporate Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Foundation / Government Support . . . . . 54

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December 2014

The Cleveland Orchestra’s holiday season is brimming with joy and music offerings of all kinds, from the magic and beauty of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker in November at PlayhouseSquare . . . to holiday music with the Vienna Boys Choir and Natalie MacMaster . . . to the festive collection of Christmas Concerts here at Severance Hall that have become a holiday tradition

for generations of listeners across our community . We are delighted that you are celebrating the holidays with us during this busy and exciting time of year, to con-tinue the tradition — and perhaps to make a new one of your own .

’Tis the season for giving thanks . And Franz Welser-Möst and I and the entire Cleveland Orchestra family are very grateful to you and to everyone who experi-ences the joy of the Orchestra’s music-making . Students singing together in the Youth Chorus, or playing together in the Youth Orchestra . Families on the Lawn at a Blossom concert, or joined here together for the holidays . Neighbors and friends, enjoying free performances during the Orchestra’s annual “At Home” neighborhood residency . Elementary school children who visit Severance Hall and have the remarkable experience of hearing our world-class orch estra for their first taste of symphonic music . Young people who, through generous funding, are able to experience The Cleveland Orchestra through deep discounts, or for free with their families . Loyal subscribers who wouldn’t miss a concert . New listeners, dazzled by the beauty of this Concert Hall and the magnificence of the musician-ship onstage — whether the Orchestra is accompanying “O Come, All Ye Faithful” or playing music by Beethoven, Brahms, and Berlioz .

Franz and I are deeply appreciative of the many ways that the Orch estra musi-cians, staff, and board work together to create unforgettable musical experi-ences for you . In a very real way, each and every day, we are most thankful for our many supporters: Foundations, who provide funding for innovation . Corporations, who sponsor our concert presentations . Individuals, who donate to The Cleveland Orchestra at a rate higher than at any other major orchestra in the country . I’m proud to say that our supporters are the most loyal group anywhere. Yet I know that we can’t afford to be satisfied with our achieve-ments . We must continue to serve Northeast Ohio to the utmost . We continue our efforts to offer more kinds of concerts and to perform more music for more people than ever before .

We rely on you and your generosity to keep our organization moving forward at the very highest levels of excellence and service. As you reflect on what you are grateful for in your own life, I hope you will recall the special memories you associ-ate with The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, and Blossom, and that you will honor those lasting memories with a year-end gift to the Orchestra . We greatly appreciate all that you do .

With all best wishes for a joyous holiday season,

Welcome from the Executive Director

Gary Hanson

NON-reSiDeNT TruSTeeS Virginia Nord Barbato (NY) Wolfgang C . Berndt (Austria) Laurel Blossom (SC)

Richard C . Gridley (SC) Loren W . Hershey (DC) Herbert Kloiber (Germany)

Ludwig Scharinger (Austria)

TruSTeeS ex-OFFiCiO Faye A . Heston, President, Volunteer Council of The Cleveland Orchestra Shirley B . Dawson, President, Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra Claire Frattare, President, Blossom Women’s Committee

Carolyn Dessin, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating Committee Beverly J . Warren, President, Kent State University Barbara R . Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University

paST preSiDeNTS D . Z . Norton 1915-21 John L . Severance 1921-36 Dudley S . Blossom 1936-38 Thomas L . Sidlo 1939-53

Percy W . Brown 1953-55 Frank E . Taplin, Jr . 1955-57 Frank E . Joseph 1957-68 Alfred M . Rankin 1968-83

Ward Smith 1983-95Richard J . Bogomolny 1995-2002, 2008-09James D . Ireland III 2002-08

hONOrary TruSTeeS FOr liFe Gay Cull Addicott Oliver F . Emerson Allen H . Ford

Robert W . GillespieDorothy Humel HovorkaRobert F . Meyerson

TruSTeeS eMeriTi Clifford J . Isroff Samuel H . Miller David L . Simon *

reSiDeNT TruSTeeS George N . Aronoff Dr . Ronald H . Bell Richard J . Bogomolny Charles P . Bolton Jeanette Grasselli Brown Helen Rankin Butler Scott Chaikin Paul G . Clark Owen M . Colligan Robert D . Conrad Matthew V . Crawford Alexander M . Cutler Hiroyuki Fujita Paul G . Greig Robert K . Gudbranson Iris Harvie Jeffrey A . Healy Stephen H . Hoffman David J . Hooker Michael J . Horvitz Marguerite B . Humphrey David P . Hunt Christopher Hyland James D . Ireland III

Trevor O . Jones Betsy Juliano Jean C . Kalberer Nancy F . Keithley Christopher M . Kelly Douglas A . Kern John D . Koch S . Lee Kohrman Charlotte R . Kramer Dennis W . LaBarre Norma Lerner Virginia M . Lindseth Alex Machaskee Robert P . Madison Milton S . Maltz Nancy W . McCann Thomas F . McKee Beth E . Mooney John C . Morley Donald W . Morrison Meg Fulton Mueller Gary A . Oatey Katherine T . O’Neill The Honorable John D . Ong

Larry Pollock Alfred M . Rankin, Jr . Clara T . RankinAudrey Gilbert Ratner Charles A . RatnerJames S . Reid, Jr .Barbara S . Robinson Paul RoseSteven M . RossRaymond T . SawyerLuci ScheyHewitt B . Shaw, Jr . Richard K . SmuckerR . Thomas StantonDaniel P . WalshThomas A . WaltermireGeraldine B . WarnerJeffrey M . WeissNorman E . WellsPaul E . Westlake Jr .David A . Wolfort

OFFiCerS aND exeCuTive COMMiTTee Dennis W . LaBarre, President Richard J . Bogomolny, Chairman The Honorable John D . Ong, Vice President

Norma Lerner, Honorary Chair Hewitt B . Shaw, Jr ., Secretary Beth E . Mooney, Treasurer

Jeanette Grasselli Brown Alexander M . Cutler Matthew V . Crawford David J . Hooker Michael J . Horvitz

Douglas A . Kern Virginia M . Lindseth Alex Machaskee Nancy W . McCann John C . Morley

Larry PollockAlfred M . Rankin, Jr .Audrey Gilbert RatnerBarbara S . RobinsonRaymond T . Sawyer

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10 The Cleveland OrchestraThe Music of Christmas

The Music of ChristmasF e W T h i N g S remind us more quickly of the Christmas season than the sound of a favorite carol, song, or piece of holiday music. Beyond thoughts of the Christmas Story itself, few things are as sure to set us smiling, humming, and looking forward to annual greetings and visits from family and friends. The rituals of baking, shopping, and hanging decorations are amplified with the simple pleasure of listening to some of the beautiful music inspired by this December holiday. While music specifically associated with Christmas can be dated back at least as far as the 13th century, many of today’s favorite Christmas carols and songs were created in the past 300 years. “Adeste Fideles” was written in 1782, “Silent Night” in 1816, and “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” in 1850. Many composers have been inspired by the Christmas Story to write great music — from Bach’s Magnificat (1723) and Christmas Oratorio (1734) to Handel’s Messiah (1741), from Berlioz’s L’Enfance du Christ (“The Childhood of Christ,” 1854) to Johannes Brahms’s arrangement of “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” (1896), and into the 20th century with such well-known collections as Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols (1942) or the many carol and song arrangements created by Robert Shaw and Alice Parker, and more recent songs for the season by Mel Tormé, John Rutter, Vince Gill, and others. Throughout the 19th century, a renewed interest in (and commercial-ization of) Christmas saw the growth of many traditions — including the introduction of the Christmas tree (brought to England by Prince Albert in 1834 from his native Germany), the manufacturing of many new kinds of seasonal decorations, the writing of many new Christmas stories (including the publication of “The Night Before Christmas” in 1823 and Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol in 1843), and the widespread adoption of St. Nicholas (soon to be called Santa Claus) as customary parts of the season. Musical offerings also expanded, with the planning of ever-more elaborate and festive presentations to celebrate the season in sound. In America, such inspirational 20th-century choral leaders as Fred Waring and Robert Shaw helped popularize new songs and new arrangements, while major orchestras, new brass ensembles, and groups like the Mor-mon Tabernacle Choir helped fill the airwaves through special Christmas recordings — and inspired ensembles throughout the country to offer annual holiday concerts. Such performances are today one of the season’s most ea-gerly awaited traditions, filling concert halls from coast to coast with beloved music and the spirit of Christmas.

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Women’s Committee continues a holiday tradition with Silver Bells raising money for Th e Cleveland Orchestra Silver Bells and The Cleveland Orch estra have gone hand in hand for more than four de-cades, and they’re ringing in another year. Reed & Barton silver bells in-scribed with “Christmas 2014” are being sold to benefi t Community and Education programs of The Cleve-land Orchestra. The bells are a project of the Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Or -chestra. Silver-plated Reed & Barton bells to ben-efi t the Orchestra cost $25. The bells can be purchased from the Cleveland Orchestra Store and from several local gift shops. In addition, Women’s Committee members are selling the bells in the lobbies of Severance Hall at concerts throughout the holiday period.

Free tickets to Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert go on sale January 2 On Sunday, January 18, The Cleveland Orchestra performs its 35th annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leader-ship, and vision in music, song, and community service recognition. Admission to the concert is free, but tick-ets are required. Tickets will be available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis beginning Friday, January 2, through the Severance Hall Ticket Offi ce in person, by phone, or online at cleve-landorchestra.com. There is a limit of 4 tickets per household. Due to high demand, all tickets for this concert are usually distributed by 4 p.m. on the day they are made available.

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Women’s Committee continues a holiday tradition with Silver Bells raising money for Th e Cleveland Orchestra Silver Bells and The Cleveland Orch estra have gone hand in hand for more than four de-cades, and they’re ringing in another year. Reed & Barton silver bells in-scribed with “Christmas 2014” are being sold to benefi t Community and Education programs of The Cleve-land Orchestra. The bells are a project of the Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Or -chestra. Silver-plated Reed & Barton bells to ben-efi t the Orchestra cost $25. The bells can be purchased from the Cleveland Orchestra Store and from several local gift shops. In addition, Women’s Committee members are selling the bells in the lobbies of Severance Hall at concerts throughout the holiday period.

Free tickets to Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert go on sale January 2 On Sunday, January 18, The Cleveland Orchestra performs its 35th annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leader-ship, and vision in music, song, and community service recognition. Admission to the concert is free, but tick-ets are required. Tickets will be available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis beginning Friday, January 2, through the Severance Hall Ticket Offi ce in person, by phone, or online at cleve-landorchestra.com. There is a limit of 4 tickets per household. Due to high demand, all tickets for this concert are usually distributed by 4 p.m. on the day they are made available.

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152014 Holiday Festival Disney Fantasia — Live in Concert

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Thursday evening, December 11, 2014, at 7:30 p.m.

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Disney Fantasialive in COnCert

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Allegro con brio, from Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven (2000)

from Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) by Ludwig van Beethoven (1940) 3. Allegro: Merry gathering of the county folk 4. Allegro: Thunderstorm 5. Allegretto: Shepherd’s Song and happy feelings after the storm

from The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1940)

Clair de lune by Claude Debussy (1940)

The Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky (2000)

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Dance of the Hours, from La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli (1940)

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas (1940 and 2000)

Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar (2000)adapted by Peter Schickele, from Elgar’s Marches Nos. 1- 4

Pines of the Appian Way from Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi (2000)

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About FantasiaIn this age of 3D, HD, widescreen, 7.1 surround sound — and that’s just in your living room! — it can be hard to fathom how revolutionary Fantasia was upon its theatrical release in 1940. Neither symphony hall concertgoers nor families head-ed to the movies to catch the latest Disney cartoon were prepared for the breadth and depth of color and sound that poured forth from the screen. Walt Disney (1901-1966) and conductor Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) — in collaboration with the talents of 1,000-plus artists, musicians, and engineers at the Walt Dis-ney Studio, alongside the RCA Corporation, dozens of dancers (including Marge Champion and members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and Ballet Th eatre), and the entire Philadelphia Orchestra — created a watershed cinematic experience that remains a visionary milestone to this day. Sadly, the expense of installing the Fantasound audio playback system in theaters, and the loss of the European mar-ket during World War II, nixed Walt’s dream of an ongoing evolution of updat-ing, wherein individual fi lm segments would be replaced by new ones. Th ough the Walt Disney Studio would utilize popular songs in several package fi lms of the 1940s and ’50s, it would not be until 1999 and the release of Fantasia 2000, spear-headed by Walt’s nephew, Roy E. Disney, that a Disney-produced feature-length marriage of classical music and animation would once again reach the screen.


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About FantasiaIn this age of 3D, HD, widescreen, 7.1 surround sound — and that’s just in your living room! — it can be hard to fathom how revolutionary Fantasia was upon its theatrical release in 1940. Neither symphony hall concertgoers nor families head-ed to the movies to catch the latest Disney cartoon were prepared for the breadth and depth of color and sound that poured forth from the screen. Walt Disney (1901-1966) and conductor Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) — in collaboration with the talents of 1,000-plus artists, musicians, and engineers at the Walt Dis-ney Studio, alongside the RCA Corporation, dozens of dancers (including Marge Champion and members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and Ballet Th eatre), and the entire Philadelphia Orchestra — created a watershed cinematic experience that remains a visionary milestone to this day. Sadly, the expense of installing the Fantasound audio playback system in theaters, and the loss of the European mar-ket during World War II, nixed Walt’s dream of an ongoing evolution of updat-ing, wherein individual fi lm segments would be replaced by new ones. Th ough the Walt Disney Studio would utilize popular songs in several package fi lms of the 1940s and ’50s, it would not be until 1999 and the release of Fantasia 2000, spear-headed by Walt’s nephew, Roy E. Disney, that a Disney-produced feature-length marriage of classical music and animation would once again reach the screen.

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Brett Mitchell assistant Conductor Elizabeth Ring and William gwinn mather Endowed Chair The Cleveland orchestra

Brett Mitchell is in his second season as assistant conductor of The Cleveland Orch estra and music director of the Cleve-land Orchestra Youth Orchestra. As assistant conductor, Mr. Mitchell serves as cover conductor for Severance Hall and Blossom Music Festival subscription concerts, and provides assistance to music director Franz Welser-Möst — earlier this year he stepped in to lead two evening subscription concerts of The Cleveland Orchestra for Mr. Welser-Möst, who was temporarily taken ill that weekend. In addition to his re-sponsibilities with The Cleveland Orchestra, Brett Mitchell is currently in his fifth and final season as music director of Michigan’s Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra. In recent seasons, Mr. Mitchell has led the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, as well as the orchestras of Baltimore, De-troit, Memphis, Oregon, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Rochester, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Washington D.C.’s National Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Northwest Mahler Festival Orchestra. He has also acted as mu-sical assistant and cover conductor with the New York Philharmonic and Philadel-phia Orchestra. Recent return engagements include appearances with the National Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Houston Symphony, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Mitchell served as assistant conductor of the Houston Symphony (2007-11), where he concurrently held a League of American Orchestras American Conducting Fellowship. Since that time, he has returned to lead the Houston Symphony regularly as a guest conductor. He was also an assistant conductor to Kurt Masur at the Orchestre National de France (2006-09) and served as direc-tor of orchestras at Northern Illinois University (2005-07). He was associate conductor of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (2002-06), where he led many subscription programs, six world premieres, and several recording projects. Mr. Mitchell has also served as music director of nearly a dozen opera productions, principally as music director at the Moores Opera Center in Houston (2010-13), where he led eight productions. A native of Seattle, Brett Mitchell holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was also music director of the University Orchestra. He earned a bachelor of music degree in composition from Western Wash ington University. Mr. Mitchell also participated in the National Conducting Institute in Washington D.C., and also studied with Lorin Maazel and Kurt Masur.

18 The Cleveland OrchestraThe Orchestra

FIRST VIOLINSWilliam PreucilCONCERTMASTER

Blossom-Lee ChairYoko MooreASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair

Peter ottoFIRST ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Jung-Min amy leeASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Gretchen D. and Ward Smith Chair

alexandra PreucilASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brownand Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair

takako MasamePaul and Lucille Jones Chair

Wei-fang GuDrs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair

Kim GomezElizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair

Chul-in ParkHarriet T. and David L.Simon Chair

Miho HashizumeTheodore Rautenberg Chair

Jeanne Preucil roseDr. Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair

alicia KoelzOswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair

Yu YuanPatty and John Collinson Chair

isabel trautweinTrevor and Jennie Jones Chair

Mark dummGladys B. Goetz Chair

Katherine bormann

SECOND VIOLINSstephen rose*

Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair

emilio llinas 2

James and Donna Reid Chaireli Matthews 1

Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair

elayna duitmanioana MissitsCarolyn Gadiel Warnerstephen Warnersae shiragamivladimir deninzonsonja braaten Molloyscott WeberKathleen Collinsbeth Woodsideemma shookJeffrey Zehngut

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VIOLASrobert vernon*

Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair

lynne ramsey1

Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair

stanley Konopka 2

Mark JackobsJean Wall Bennett Chair

arthur Klimarichard Waughlisa boykolembi veskimetseliesha nelsonJoanna Patterson ZakanyPatrick Connolly

CELLOSMark Kosower*

Louis D. Beaumont Chairrichard Weiss1

The GAR Foundation ChairCharles bernard2

Helen Weil Ross Chairbryan dumm

Muriel and Noah Butkin Chairtanya ell

Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Chair

ralph Currybrian thorntondavid alan HarrellPaul KushiousMartha baldwin

BASSESMaximilian dimoff *

Clarence T. Reinberger ChairKevin switalski 2

scott Haigh1

Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair

Mark athertonthomas sperlHenry Peyrebrune

Charles Barr Memorial ChairCharles Carletonscott dixonderek Zadinsky

HARPtrina struble*

Alice Chalifoux Chair

f r a n z w e l s e r - m Ö s T m u s i c d i r e c t o r Kelvin Smith Family Chair

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FLUTESJoshua smith*

Elizabeth M. andWilliam C. Treuhaft Chair

saeran st. ChristopherMarisela sager 2

Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn ChairMary Kay fink

PICCOLOMary Kay fink

Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair

OBOESfrank rosenwein*

Edith S. Taplin ChairJeffrey rathbun 2

Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair

robert Walters

ENgLISH HORNrobert Walters

Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaffe Chair

CLARINETSfranklin Cohen*

Robert Marcellus Chairrobert Woolfreydaniel McKelway 2

Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair

linnea nereim

E-FLAT CLARINETdaniel McKelway

Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair

BASS CLARINETlinnea nereim

BASSOONSJohn Clouser *

Louise Harkness Ingalls Chairbarrick stees2

Sandra L. Haslinger ChairJonathan sherwin

CONTRABASSOONJonathan sherwin

HORNSrichard King *

George Szell Memorial ChairMichael Mayhew §

Knight Foundation ChairJesse McCormick

Robert B. Benyo ChairHans Clebschalan deMattia

TRUMPETSMichael sachs*

Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair

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Michael Miller

CORNETSMichael sachs*

Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair

Michael Miller

TROMBONESMassimo la rosa*

Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair

richard stoutAlexander andMarianna C. McAfee Chair

shachar israel2

BASS TROMBONEthomas Klaber

EUPHONIUM AND BASS TRUMPETrichard stout

TUBAYasuhito sugiyama*

Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair

TIMPANIPaul Yancich*

Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chairtom freer 2

PERCUSSIONMarc damoulakis*

Margaret Allen Ireland Chairdonald Millertom freer

kEyBOARD INSTRUMENTSJoela Jones*

Rudolf Serkin ChairCarolyn Gadiel Warner

Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair

LIBRARIANSrobert o’brien

Joe and Marlene Toot Chairdonald Miller

ORCHESTRA PERSONNELKaryn GarvinDIRECTOR

Christine HonolkeMANAGER

ENDOwED CHAIRS CURRENTLy UNOCCUPIEDSidney and Doris Dworkin ChairSunshine Chair

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CONDUCTORSChristoph von dohnányiMUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

Giancarlo GuerreroPRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR,CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA MIAMI

brett MitchellASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair

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robert porco Director of Choruses Frances P. and Chester C. bolton Endowed Chair The Cleveland orchestra

Robert Porco became director of choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra in 1998. In addition to overseeing choral activities and preparing the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and the Blossom Festival Chorus for a variety of concert programs each season, Mr. Porco conducts the Orchestra’s annual series of Christmas concerts at Severance Hall and regularly conducts subscrip-tion concert programs, both at Severance Hall and Blossom. In recent seasons, he has led performances of Handel’s Messiah, Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony, Verdi’s Requiem, and eve-nings of Broadway and American favorites at Blossom. Highlights of Mr. Porco’s Cleveland tenure have included preparing the Cleve-land Orchestra Chorus for a wide variety of performances and repertoire, includ-ing performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 conducted by Franz Welser-Möst in January 2007, released as a Deutsche Grammophon recording. He has prepared the Chorus for touring appearances with the Orchestra, including the recent 2013 European Tour, and performances at the Edinburgh International Festival, Lucerne Festival, London Proms, and Carnegie Hall, as well as for the series of operas at Sev-erance Hall under Welser-Möst’s direction. In 2011, Mr. Porco was honored by Chorus America with its annual Michael Korn Founders Award for a lifetime of significant contributions to the professional choral art. His activities and achievements across four decades of work have in-cluded preparing choruses for such prominent conductors as Pierre Boulez, James Conlon, Christoph von Dohnányi, Raymond Leppard, James Levine, Jesús López-Cobos, Zubin Mehta, André Previn, Kurt Sanderling, Robert Shaw, and Franz Welser-Möst, among others. As a guest conductor, Mr. Porco has led performances across North America, and in Europe and Asia, with appearances from Edinburgh to Lucerne, Reykjavik to Taipei, and from Chicago’s Grant Park Festival to the Cin-cinnati May Festival, where he has served as director of choruses since 1989. Ohio native Robert Porco served as chairman of the choral department at In-diana University 1980-98, and in recent years taught doctoral-level conducting at the school. Highlights of his work at Indiana University have included a special perfor-mance by 250 students of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass as part of the Tanglewood Mu-sic Festival’s celebration of the composer’s 70th birthday. As teacher and mentor, Mr. Porco has guided and influenced the development of hundreds of musicians, many of whom are now active as professional conduc-tors, singers, or teachers. As a sought-after guest instructor and coach, his teach-ing work has included programs at Harvard University, Westminster Choir College, and the University of Miami Frost School of Music.

Cleveland Orchestra Christmas Concerts


Friday evening, December 12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. Wooster Saturday afternoon, December 13, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. Wooster Saturday evening, December 13, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. Akron Sunday afternoon, December 14, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. Children’s

Thursday evening, December 18, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. Youth, Akron Friday evening, December 19, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. Youth Saturday afternoon, December 20, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. Children’s Saturday evening, December 20, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. Youth Sunday afternoon, December 21, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. Children’s Sunday evening, December 21, 2014, at 7:30 p.m.

CHRiSTMAS CONCERTS The ClevelaND OrCheSTra and ClevelaND OrCheSTra ChOruS conducted by robert porco with the Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus Children’s

and the Cleveland Orchestra youth Chorus Chamber ensemble Youth

and members of the Wooster Chorus of The College of Wooster Wooster

and the university of akron Concert Choir Akron

pa r T O N eO Come, All Ye Faithful — Traditional, arranged by Mack Wilberg

orchestr a a nd chorus

“Wachet auf” from Cantata No. 140 — by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)arranged by Granville Bantock

orchestr a

Three Christmas Hymns 1. Good Christian Men, Rejoice, text by John Mason Nealte arranged by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett

2. I Wonder As I Wander, music and text by John Jacob Niles arranged by Barlow Bradford

3. Ding, Dong! Merrily on High text by George Ratcliffe Woodward, to music by Jehan Tabourot arranged by Stephen Mager

orchestra and chorus


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“I’m Dreaming of Home” from Joyeux Noel music by Philippe Rombi (b. 1968), text by Lori Barth and Gary Lewis

with Laura Schupbach, sopranoorchestr a a nd chorus

DECEMBER 14, 20, AND 21 MATINEES: childr en’s chorus a nd orchestr a

Shepherd’s Pipe Carol by John Rutter (b. 1945)orchestra and chorus

DECEMBER 14, 20, AND 21 MATINEES: childr en’s chorus a nd orchestr a

S I N G - A L O N GHark, the Herald Angels Sing — Traditional, arranged by Carmen Dragonorchestr a a nd chorus with audience (see text on page 24)

Farandole, from L’Arlésienne by Georges Bizet (1838-1875)orchestr a

“Hallelujah” Chorus, from Messiah by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)orchestr a a nd chorus


PA R T T WOSuite from Miracle on 34th Street by Bruce Broughton (b. 1945)

orchestr a

“Somewhere in My Memory” from Home Alone by John Williams (b. 1932)orchestr a a nd chorus

March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland by Victor Herbert (1859-1924)orchestr a

The Twelve Days of Christmas — Traditional, arranged by John Rutterorchestr a a nd chorus

Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)orchestr a

White Christmaswords and music by Irving Berlin (1888-1989), arranged by Randol Bass

orchestra and chorus

The concert is approximately two hours in length.

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hark, the herald angels Sing

Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King;Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled:Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies,With th’angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem.Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King.

Monday February 2 7:30 p.m.

Severance HallTickets:

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sopranosLou Albertson*Kate Atherton*Amy Foster BabinskiAmanda Baker*Karen Bauer-Blazer*Cathleen BohnEmily Bzdafka*Courtney Cannon*Juliana S. Cole*Susan CucuzzaKarla Cummins*Anna K. DendyAshlee Dietrich*Mary Rose Dobe*Emily EngleLisa Rubin FalkenbergSarah GaitherSamantha GarnerRosie GellottRebecca Gellott*Danielle GreenwayRebecca S. HallLisa HrusovskyKirsten Jaegersen*Shannon R.

JakubczakHope Klassen-KayKate MacyAngela MitchellKathleen Moreland*Julie Myers-

PruchenskiS. Mikhaila Noble-PaceJennifer Heinert

O’LearySarah Henley OsburnMelissa B. PattonLenore M. PershingJoy M. PowellRoberta A. PrivetteNadia Robinson*Cassandra Rondinella

Jennifer R. SauerMonica SchieLaura SchupbachSharon Shaffer*Elizabeth Spencer*Laurie Starner*Megan Tettau*Jane Timmons-

MitchellMelissa VandergriffAmber Veverka*Sharilee WalkerCarole Weinhardt*Kiko WeinrothMary Krason Wiker*Alethea WilhelmMary WilsonMarilyn Wilson*Constance D. WolfeSasha Yasinow*Amy Zubieta

altosLou Albertson*Alexandria AlbainyEmily AustinKatherine Brown*Marie Bucoy-CalavanJulie A. CajigasLydia ChamberlinKathy Chuparkoff*Barbara J. ClughNichole Criss*Carolyn L. DessinBrooke Emmel*Marilyn EppichAmanda EvansNancy Gage*Jeri Geldenhuys*Kathy Jo GutgsellJenna HallAnn Marie HardulakLaura Skelly Higgins*Julie Evans Hoffman*

Gloria Homolak*Betty HuberKaren HuntSarah N. HutchinsJudith Karberg*Cynthia Kenepp*Lucia LeszczukDiana MartinDanielle S. McDonaldKarla McMullenMary-Francis MillerConnie Moon*Ann Nagy*Peggy A. NormanAlexandra PalmaMarta Perez-StableRachael Schempp*Alanna M. ShadrakePeggy Shumate*Shari SingerIna Stanek-MichaelisMelanie Tabak*Rachel ThiboMartha Cochran

TrubySarah B. TurellGina VentreLaure WasserbauerMeredith Sorenson

WhitneyNancy A. Wojciak*Flo WorthDebra Yasinow

tenorsRobin BlakeRobert Bordon*Gerry C. BurdickRobert CannonBrent ChamberlinThomas Glynn*Robert H. Hutson*Daniel M. KatzPatrick Knaubert*Peter KvideraTod LawrenceSteve LawsonRohan MandeliaRyan P. MastersonDaniel May, Jr. James NewbyTremaine B. OatmanBronson Peshlakai*Daniel ReimanMatthew RizerJohn SabolLee ScantleburyJarod ShampJames StorryCharles TobiasWilliam VenableMichael J. WardSteven WeemsAllen White*Jordan Wilhelm

bassesChristopher AldrichTyler AllenJack BlazeyNikola BudimirKevin CalavanCharles CarrNeal ChipreanPeter B. ClausenDwyer Conklyn*Nick ConnavinoThomas Cucuzza*Christopher DewaldJeffrey DuberMatthew EnglehartRichard S. FalkenbergKurtis B. HoffmanMartin Horning*Bernard Hrusovsky*William Hrusovsky*Paul HubbardThomas HullJeral Hurd*Joshua JonesCJ Langmack*Jason LevyScott MarkovTyler MasonRoger MennellRobert MitchellStephen MitchellTom MoormannKeith NormanGlenn ObergefellJohn RiehlSteven RossAdam E. ShimkoSteven SkaggsJayme StayerAdam ThielS. David Worhatch*

Cleveland Orchestra Chorus robert porco, Director lisa Wong, Assistant Director Joela Jones, Principal Accompanist

The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is one of the few professionally-trained, all-volunteer cho-ruses sponsored by a major American orchestra. Founded at the request of George Szell in 1952 and following in the footsteps of a number of earlier community choruses, the Cleve-land Orchestra Chorus has sung in hundreds of performances at home, at Carnegie Hall, and on tour, as well as in more than a dozen recordings. Its members hail from nearly fifty Cleveland-area communities and together contribute over 15,000 volunteer hours each year.


* The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is pleased to welcome singers marked with an asterisk — members of the Blossom Festival Chorus or former Cleveland Orchestra Chorus members — who are singing with us in these Holiday Festival performances.

Carolyn Dessin, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating CommitteeJill harbaugh, Manager of Choruses


Silent Night1. Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright, Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace.

audience Sing-along

Severance Hall Christmas Lighting Designer: Christopher Shick, Vincent LightingVarilite Programmer: Ben Starett

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Christmas Eve Celebrations Wednesday, December 24

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Yasmin AhujaSamantha ApanasewiczEmily BealLeah BenkoCélina BéthouxAnna BuescherGeorge ByerleyKatelyne CrouchMaksim DamljanovicAlex DoddBaileigh EdelmanKate FaxonMegan FowlerAllison Fry

Brigette FuentesLucy Jane GeiserMariana GomezAthena GrassoElizabeth HeinerAdam HolthausElizabeth JavorskyLexy JensenAmelia JohnsonAnnalise JohnsonCharlette KukowskiDaniel LeeArthur Z. LiAnnamarie Martin

Catherine MartinGenesis L. MerrittNathan NiedzwieckiCharlie ProctorMegan QiangLali RamadanChristina RandazzoDavid RicciSimon RichardBailey RitterLili RoosaEmma RosberilJennifer RowanJulia Sabik

Amanda SachsKailee ShaverEva ShepardMichael StupeckiMeridith VandallLauren VenesileJulia VenesileMadison ViolandEric WaltersCasey Walters

Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus ann usher, Director Suzanne Walters, Assistant Director Dianna White-gould, Accompanist

Created in 1967, the Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus is an ensemble of children in grades 6-9 who perform annually with The Cleveland Orchestra. A Preparatory Chorus, comprised of children in grades 5-8, performs twice each year with the Children’s Chorus. The members of the Children’s Chorus and of the Preparatory Chorus rehearse weekly during the school year and are selected by audition with the director (held annually in May and June). A number of Children’s Chorus graduates have continued their association as members of the Youth Chorus or Youth Orchestra or have become adult members of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus.

ann usher Director, Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Choruses

Ann Usher has served as director of the Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Choruses since 2000. She prepares the Children’s Chorus for their appearances as part of the annual Christ-mas concerts, community concerts, and in the Orchestra’s performances of operas and symphonic works that call for children’s voices. Ms. Usher is director of the School of Music and a professor of music at the University of Akron, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate choral music education courses. Prior to her appointment as director, she also supervised student teachers and directed the University Sing-ers. She previously taught choral music in the public schools, specializing in the middle school level. She has served on adjudicated committees for the Ohio Mu-sic Educations Association (OMEA) and in 2014 served as director of OMEA’s inaugural All-State Children’s Chorus for fourth and fifth graders. Active as a clinician and adjudicator, Ann Usher holds a bachelor of music education degree from the University of Northern Iowa, and a master of music degree in choral conducting and a doctorate in music education from Kent State University.



Graham BallLuke BenkoMelissa BiltzAlex BoltonOrion BrockJack ByerleyChris Foley

Hannah GoldbergBenjamin HeacoxSam HeaterMolly PavilonisSuzie PeyrebruneIsaiah PressmanMelissa Rowan

Steven ScheinKaya SittingerJoey ThorntonMarissa VitaloneHannah WargoDana WayRachel Zurilla

Cleveland Orchestra youth Chorus lisa Wong, Director Daniel Singer, Assistant Director John Simmons, Accompanist

Founded in 1991, the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus gives vocally talented singers of high-school age the opportunity to experience music-making at a professional artistic level. Comprised of students in grades 9-12, the members of the Youth Chorus represent some 40 differ-ent communities across Northeast Ohio. The Youth Chorus performs with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra each year, with local colleges and community organizations, and on special occasions with The Cleveland Orchestra. Membership is by annual audition.


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The University of Akron Concert Choir is a select ensemble consisting of both undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Akron. Comprised pri-marily of music majors, the group prides itself in artistry and versatility, performing music from a multitude of historical genres and styles. The University of Akron Con-cert Choir presents concerts both on and off campus, and has performed and toured in the U.S. and abroad, including to Italy, Austria, and Washington D.C.

Marie Bucoy-CalavanMarie Bucoy-Calavan is in her first year as the director of cho-ral studies of the University of Akron, where she conducts the Women’s Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and Men’s Chorus, and teaches courses in undergraduate and graduate choral conducting. She has prepared and performed with symphonic choruses in such distinguished venues as Walt Disney Con-cert Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Cincinnati’s Music Hall, and the Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary. Ms. Bucoy-Calavan has conducted a variety of collegiate opera performances, and is active as a guest clinician and conduc-tor. She most recently served as assistant conductor of the May Festival Chorus, the symphonic chorus for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at California State University, Fullerton, and her doctorate at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.

Anna AhrensKimberly BrenstuhlKayla CarsonNick CarsonElyse DyeJimmy Ferko

John FieldingAngelica FulopKristen GiaquintoAllisyn JustDavid LaubliDurrell LeGrair

Alexander LooneyMichael McGroartyKatherine MillerBrandy Kay RihaHannah RoyerEmily Smith

Members of theuniversity of akron Concert Choir Marie Bucoy-Calavan, Conductor Josephine Suwanpoh, Accompanist

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Founded in 1964, the Wooster Chorus of the College of Wooster is comprised of under-graduate students representing all academic areas within the College of Wooster’s liberal arts program. The choir has been praised for its artistry and engaging performances. The Wooster Chorus presents several concerts both on and off campus throughout the academic year, and embarks each spring on a week-long United States tour.

Clara DeckLauren Vanden BroeckJane KuanVictoria PeacockKaty ReindelMaddy BakerAcadia Braxton-Barto

Marjorie EtheridgeGrace GambleMary JeffriesSarah RothErin PoseyMickey OsthimerNick Penfound

Colin CommagerGeorge MarnJacob PriestBrian FoleyJames MayMatthew TurellTony Weber

Members of the Wooster Chorus lisa Wong, Director Toni Shreve, Accompanist

lisa Wong Assistant Director of Choruses, The Cleveland Orchestra Director, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus

Lisa Wong has served as assistant director of choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra since 2009. She is also director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, and is a faculty member at the College of Wooster, where she conducts the Wooster Chorus and the Wooster Singers and teaches courses in con-ducting and music education. At Severance Hall, Ms. Wong assists in preparing the Cleveland Orch estra Chorus and Blossom Festival Chorus for performances each year. She previous-ly taught in public and private schools in New York, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, where she worked with the choral department of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (including directing the Chamber Choir of the Indiana Uni-versity Children’s Choir). Active as a clinician, guest conductor, and adjudica-tor, Ms. Wong holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from West Chester University and master’s and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from Indiana University.

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For a complete schedule of future events and performances, or to purchase tickets online 24/ 7 for Cleveland Orchestra concerts, visit www.clevelandorchestra.com.

W i n t e r s e a s o nMozart and ravelJanuary 8 — Thursday at 7:30 p.m. January 9 — Friday at 8:00 p.m. <18s January 10 — Saturday at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFranz welser-Möst, conductorCleveland Orchestra Chorus

MOZART Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter”) RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé [complete ballet music]

Boulez Celebration Concertpierre Boulez 90th Birthday CelebrationJanuary 15 — Thursday at 7:30 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFranz welser-Möst, conductorJoela Jones, pianoAnne Schwanewilms, sopranoMembers of Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus

BOULEZ Twelve Notations (for solo piano) BERg Three Excerpts from Wozzeck DEBUSSy Jeux [Games], poème dansé BOULEZ Notations I-IV and VII

Mahler’s SixthJanuary 16 — Friday at 8:00 p.m. <18s January 17 — Saturday at 8:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFranz welser-Möst, conductor

wIggLESwORTH Études-Tableaux — world premiere MAHLER Symphony No. 6 (“Tragic”)

<18sUnder 18s Free FOR FAMILIES

Concerts with this symbol are eligible for "Under 18s Free" ticketing. The Cleveland Orchestra is committed to developing the youngest audience of any orchestra. Our "Under 18s Free" program offers free tickets for young people attending with families (one per full-price paid adult for concerts marked with the symbol above).

H o l i d a Y f e s t i v a laT The MOvieS CeleBriTy SerieSDisney Fantasia live in ConcertThursday December 11 at 7:30 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRABrett Mitchell, conductor

Experience Disney’s classic Fantasia films as never before, with the music performed live by The Cleveland Orch estra — featuring selections from the original Fantasia (1940) and Disney Fantasia 2000.

Sponsor: PNC Bank

hOliDay FeSTivalPNC Musical Rainbows for the Holidays for young people and their families

Christmas Brass QuintetFriday December 12 at 10 a.m. <18s

Saturday December 13 at 11 a.m. <18s

at Severance Hall

Music of ChanukahSunday December 14 at 12:30 p.m. <18s

at The Temple-Tifereth Israel Sponsor: PNC Bank

hOliDay FeSTivalCleveland Orchestra Christmas ConcertsDecember 12-14 and 18-21 Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRARobert Porco, conductorCleveland Orchestra Chorusand guest choruses

Celebrate the holiday season with The Cleveland Orch-estra and Choruses in these annual offerings of music for the season, with carols and sing-alongs, a surprise guest, and yuletide merriment for the entire family.

hOliDay FeSTivalNatalie MacMaster — Christmas in Cape BretonWednesday December 17 at 7:30 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRABrett Mitchell, conductorNatalie MacMaster, fiddle

Experience the fiddling artistry of Natalie MacMaster in a special show mixing folk and Celtic styles with holiday favorites and Nova Scotian jigs.

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MarTiN luTher KiNg Jr.CeleBraTiONCONCerTSunday January 18 at 7:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRARobert Porco, conductorSterling Elliot, celloMartin Luther king Jr. Celebration Choruswilliam Henry Caldwell, director/conductor

The Cleveland Orchestra’s 35th annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leadership, and vision. Presented in collaboration with the City of Cleveland.

TICKETS: Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets become available beginning January 2, 2015.

Concert Sponsor: KeyBank

Martin luther King Jr.Celebration ConcertJanuary 18 — Sunday at 7:00 p.m. <18s THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRARobert Porco, conductorSterling Elliot, celloMartin Luther king Jr. Celebration Choruswilliam Henry Caldwell, director

This annual musical performance celebrates the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leadership, and vision with a program of music, song, and community service recognition

TICKETS: Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available beginning January 2. Or listen to the concert live on Cleveland radio stations WCLV (104.9 FM) or WCPN (90.3 FM). Sponsor: KeyBank

Martin luther King Jr. DayCommunity Open houseJanuary 19 — Monday from noon to 5:00 p.m.

Severance Hall joins in the city-wide celebration of Martin Luther King’s life and achievements with a free public open house featuring musical performances by groups from across Northeast Ohio. Details at clevelandorchestra.com.Free event, no tickets are required.

pictures at an exhibitionJanuary 23 — Friday at 8:00 p.m. <18s January 24 — Saturday at 8:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAJakub Hrůša, conductorwilliam Preucil, violin

JANÁČEk Jealousy DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto MUSSORgSky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) Sponsor: Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Tchaikovsky’s Fifth SymphonyJanuary 29 — Thursday at 7:30 p.m.January 30 — Friday at 11:00 a.m. <18s *January 31 — Saturday at 8:00 p.m. THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRATugan Sokhiev, conductorVadim gluzman, violin

SHOSTAkOVICH Festive Overture PROkOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 * TCHAIkOVSky Symphony No. 5 *not performed on Friday Morning Matinee Sponsor: Jones Day

The Cleveland Orchestra is committed to developing interest in classical music among young people. To demonstrate our success, we are working to have the youngest audience of any orchestra. With the help of generous contributors, the Orch estra has expanded its discounted ticket offerings through several new programs. In recent years, student atten-dance has doubled, now representing 20% of those at Cleveland Orchestra concerts. Since inaugurating these programs in 2011, over 120,000 young people have participated.

uNDer 18s Fre e FOr FaMilie S Introduced for Blossom Music Festival concerts in 2011, our Under 18s Free program for families now includes select Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall each season. This program offers free tickets (one per regular-priced adult paid admission) to young people ages 7-17 on the Lawn at Blossom and to the Orchestra’s Fridays@7, Friday Morning at 11, and Sunday Afternoon at 3 concerts at Severance.

STuDeNT TiCKe T prOgraMS In the past two seasons, The Cleveland Orchestra’s Student Advantage Mem-bers, Frequent Fan Card holders, Student Ambassadors, and special offers for student groups attending together have been responsible for bringing more high school and college age students to Severance Hall and Blossom than ever before. The Orchestra’s ongoing Student Advantage Program provides opportunities for students to attend concerts at Severance Hall and Blossom through discounted ticket offers. Membership is free to join and rewards members with discounted ticket purchases. A record 6,000 students joined in the past year. A new Student Frequent Fan Card is available in conjunction with Student Advantage membership, offering unlimited single tickets (one per Fan Card holder) all season long. All of these programs are supported by The Cleveland Orchestra’s Center for Future Audiences and the Alexander and Sarah Cutler Fund for Student Audiences. The Center for Future Audiences was created with a $20 million lead endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation to develop new generations of audiences for Cleveland Orchestra concerts in Northeast Ohio.

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volunteer OpportunitiesThe Cleveland Orchestra salutes all the hard-working and dedicated volunteers who provide extraordinary service and support.


The Cleveland Orchestra has been supported by large numbers of dedicated volunteers since its founding in 1918. Opportunities for volunteering include mem-bership in a variety of organizations and performing groups, and involvement with education, fundraising, and other projects. The Orchestra’s Volunteer Council was established in 1998 to reinforce the im-pact that volunteers have on the mission of the Orchestra.

Two standing volunteer committees provide important support each year. The Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1921 to support the Orchestra’s educational activities. Now open to men as well as women, the Women’s Committee continues its support of the Orchestra through music educa-tion, service, and fundraising. The Blossom Women’s Committee, established in 1968, is a state-wide organiza-tion that assists in promoting and sustaining each summer’s Blossom Music Festival. For additional information, please call the Volunteer Office at 216-231-7557.

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Over 400 volunteers provide service-related support each season. Volunteer Ushers participate in “front of house” duties at Severance Hall for Or-chestra concerts and many other activities. Tour Guides lead tours of Severance Hall, and Store Volunteers help staff the Orchestra Store at Severance and the Blossom Bandwagon Gift Shop. For more information, please call 216-231-7425.

Nearly 300 vocalists volunteer their time and talents in the performing groups that sup-port the Orchestra each year. Membership is by audition. The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is one of the few professionally trained, all-volunteer choruses sponsored by a major American orchestra. Rehearsing weekly throughout the winter season, the Chorus performs choral works with the Orchestra and participates in the Orchestra’s annual Christmas concerts. The Blossom Festival Chorus is comprised of singers from throughout northeastern Ohio, including mem-bers of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, and performs each summer with the Orches-tra at Blossom Festival concerts. Most summer weeks include two or more rehearsals. For further information, please call the Chorus Office at 216-231-7372.

In addition to the groups mentioned on these pages, trustees and other community members support the Orchestra as Fundraising Volunteers for annual operating and endowment gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations.


Volunteer Opportunities


Wednesday, Dec. 17 | 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24 | 10:30 p.m.

Annual Messiah Sing Christmas Eve PreludeTrinity Chamber Orchestra, soloists, and YOU in the massed choir! Todd Wilson, conductor.

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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols Trinity Cathedral Choir with Jody Guinn, harp

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2O14 HOLIDAY FESTIVAL

Christmas in Cape Breton

Natalie MacMasterCHRISTMAS IN CAPE BRETON

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA conducted by BRETT MITCHELLwith NATALIE MacMASTER, fi ddle

MAC MORIN, piano ERIC BRETON, drums

O R C H E S T R A L P R E L U D E

The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols by Malcolm Arnold

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Tunes-a-plenty Traditional, arranged by Scott MacMillan

Strathspey and the Three Reels Traditional, arranged by Scott MacMillan

Leahy Christmas Fiddle Medley by Donnell Leahy, arranged by Rebecca Pellett

Bach Partita / Devil’s Dream arranged by George Maxman

Stars on the Hill Medley arranged by Scott MacMillan and Dan MacDonald


O R C H E S T R A L P R E L U D E

Orchestral Suite from Far and Away by John Williams

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More Than a Clog Traditional, arranged by Scott MacMillan

Christmas in Killarney Traditional, arranged by Rebecca Pellett

If Ever You Were Mine by Maurice Lennon, arranged by Scott MacMillan

Natalie MacMaster — Solos Various

The Carnival Medley Traditional, arranged by Scott MacMillan

The concert runs about two hours, with intermission.

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Natalie MacMasterAward-winning Cape Breton musician Natalie Mac-Master began her fi ddling career at the age of 16 with her debut album Four on the Floor. Her musical ven-ture now spans over three decades and 11 albums, having performed thousands of shows and collaborat-ing with many world-renowned artists. Her most re-cent album, Cape Breton Girl, has been self-described as a “straight-ahead, traditional record.” Th e album is fi lled with invigorating jigs, reels, and strathspeys that embody her most-cherished values — including her family and home, tradition, and faith. Natalie’s family and work-life have been inter-twined since marrying fellow fi ddler Donnell Leahy in 2002. She believes incorporating family into her performances whenever possible, and music is the perfect way to maintain a healthy work-life balance. MacMaster and Leahy now have fi ve children, the newest addition being born August 2012. She admits that becoming a mother has reinvigorated her love for the stage by giving her a chance to transform from Natalie-the-Mom into Nata-lie MacMaster-the-Entertainer. Over three decades of performing, MacMaster’s audiences are still left clap-ping, hollering, and screaming for more as she wows them with stylistic diversity, all within a traditional Cape Breton groove. Th e applause only increases when she incorporates step dancing into her performance. Nevertheless, it’s the elegance with the bow, the intricate technique with the fi ddle, and the embrace of the Cape Breton tradition that fully satisfi es admirers in over 100 shows a year. Th e dedicated work ethic Natalie has shown throughout her career has garnered her well-deserved recognition throughout the industry. In turn, this has given her multiple gold albums and awards from all across North America, as well as several honorary doctorates. She has also received the Arts & Letters Award from the Canadian Association of New York and the honor of being a member of the Order of Canada. Recently, Natalie’s talents have expanded to include co-writing and pub-lishing a picturesque 160-page coff ee table book, Natalie MacMaster’s Cape Breton Aire — with Pulitzer Prize-winning wordsmith Eileen McNamara and featuring Boston-based Eric Roth’s breathtaking photography. With her Cape Breton roots, dedication to her craft , and love for family, Natalie is a musical force with a long and successful career in music. She will doubtless continue to warm the hearts of fans for years to come. For more information, visit nataliemacmaster.com.

412014 Holiday Festival Natalie MacMaster

Natalie MacMasterAward-winning Cape Breton musician Natalie Mac-Master began her fi ddling career at the age of 16 with her debut album Four on the Floor. Her musical ven-ture now spans over three decades and 11 albums, having performed thousands of shows and collaborat-ing with many world-renowned artists. Her most re-cent album, Cape Breton Girl, has been self-described as a “straight-ahead, traditional record.” Th e album is fi lled with invigorating jigs, reels, and strathspeys that embody her most-cherished values — including her family and home, tradition, and faith. Natalie’s family and work-life have been inter-twined since marrying fellow fi ddler Donnell Leahy in 2002. She believes incorporating family into her performances whenever possible, and music is the perfect way to maintain a healthy work-life balance. MacMaster and Leahy now have fi ve children, the newest addition being born August 2012. She admits that becoming a mother has reinvigorated her love for the stage by giving her a chance to transform from Natalie-the-Mom into Nata-lie MacMaster-the-Entertainer. Over three decades of performing, MacMaster’s audiences are still left clap-ping, hollering, and screaming for more as she wows them with stylistic diversity, all within a traditional Cape Breton groove. Th e applause only increases when she incorporates step dancing into her performance. Nevertheless, it’s the elegance with the bow, the intricate technique with the fi ddle, and the embrace of the Cape Breton tradition that fully satisfi es admirers in over 100 shows a year. Th e dedicated work ethic Natalie has shown throughout her career has garnered her well-deserved recognition throughout the industry. In turn, this has given her multiple gold albums and awards from all across North America, as well as several honorary doctorates. She has also received the Arts & Letters Award from the Canadian Association of New York and the honor of being a member of the Order of Canada. Recently, Natalie’s talents have expanded to include co-writing and pub-lishing a picturesque 160-page coff ee table book, Natalie MacMaster’s Cape Breton Aire — with Pulitzer Prize-winning wordsmith Eileen McNamara and featuring Boston-based Eric Roth’s breathtaking photography. With her Cape Breton roots, dedication to her craft , and love for family, Natalie is a musical force with a long and successful career in music. She will doubtless continue to warm the hearts of fans for years to come. For more information, visit nataliemacmaster.com.

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education and Music Serving the Community The Cleveland Orchestra draws together traditional and new programs in music education and community involvement to deepen connections with audiences throughout Northeast Ohio

The Clevel aND OrChe STra has a long and proud history of sharing the value and joy of music with citizens throughout Northeast Ohio. Education and community programs date to the Orchestra’s founding in 1918 and have remained a central focus of the ensemble’s activities for over ninety years. Today, with the support of many generous individual, foundation, corporate, and governmental funding partners, the Orchestra’s educational and community programs reach more than 60,000 young people and adults annually, helping to foster a love of music and a lifetime of involvement with the musical arts. On these pages, we share photo graphs from a sampling of these many programs. For additional in-formation about these and other programs, visit us at clevelandorchestra.com or contact the Education & Community Programs Office by calling 216-231-7355.

Franz Welser-Möst leads a concert at John Adams High School. Through such In-School Performances and Education Concerts at Severance Hall, The Cleveland Orchestra introduced more than 4 million young people to symphonic music over the past nine decades.


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Cleveland Orchestra bassist Mark Atherton with classroom students at Cleveland’s Mayfair Elementary School, part of the Learning Through Music program, which fosters the use of music and the arts to support general classroom learning.

Through the PNC Musical Rainbows series at Severance Hall, Cleveland Orchestra musicians introduce nearly 10,000 preschoolers each year to the instruments of the orchestra.

Each season’s Family Concert series at Severance Hall offers world-class music with outstanding singers, actors, mimes, and more to families from across Northeast Ohio. In recent seasons, the“Under the Sea” concert featured music from Disney’s The Little Mermaid with The Singing Angels.


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Cleveland Orchestra flutist Marisela Sager working with pre-school students as part of PNC Grow Up Great, a program utilizing music to support pre-literacy and school readiness skills.


More than 1,250 talented youth musicians have performed as members of the Cleve- land Orchestra Youth Orchestra in the quarter century since the ensemble’s founding in 1986. Many have gone on to careers in professional orchestras around the world, including four current members of The Cleveland Orchestra.

T H A N K Y O UThe Cleveland Orchestra’s Education & Community programs are made

possible by many generous individuals and organizations, including:

PROGRAM FUNDERSThe Abington Foundation

The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening FoundationCharter One

The Cleveland FoundationConn-Selmer, Inc.

Cuyahoga Arts & CultureDominion Foundation

FirstMerit BankThe Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation

The Giant Eagle FoundationMuna & Basem Hishmeh FoundationMartha Holden Jennings Foundation

KeyBankThe Laub Foundation

The Lubrizol CorporationMacy’s

The Music and Drama ClubNational Endowment for the Arts

The Nord Family FoundationOhio Arts Council

Ohio Savings Bank, A Division of New York Community BankPNC

The Reinberger FoundationAlbert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation

Harold C. Schott FoundationThe Sherwin-Williams Foundation

Surdna FoundationTarget

Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank TrustThe Edward & Ruth Wilkof Foundation

Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra

ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDERSHope and Stanley I. Adelstein

Kathleen L. BarberMr. Roger G. Berk

In memory of Anna B. BodyIsabelle and Ronald Brown

Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. BrownRoberta R. Calderwood

Alice H. Cull Memorial FundMr. and Mrs. Charles R. Emrick, Jr.

Charles and Marguerite C. GalanieMr. David J. Golden

The George Gund FoundationThe Hershey FoundationDorothy Humel Hovorka

Mr. James J. HummerFrank and Margaret Hyncik

Walter and Jean Kalberer FoundationAlfred Lerner In-School Performance Fund

Linda and Saul LudwigMachaskee Fund for Community Programming

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. MeiselChristine Gitlin Miles

Mr. and Mrs. David T. MorganthalerMorley Fund for Pre-School Education

The Eric & Jane Nord Family FundPysht Fund

The Ratner, Miller, and Shafran Families and Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

Anonymous, in memory of Georg SoltiThe William N. Skirball Endowment

Jules and Ruth Vinney Youth Orchestra Touring Fund


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Dreams can come true

... WITH INVESTMENT BY CUYAHOGA ARTS & CULTURE

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) uses public dollars approved by you to bring arts and culture to every corner of our County. From grade schools to senior centers to large public events and investments to small neighborhood art projects and educational outreach, we are leveraging your investment for everyone to experience.

Visit cacgrants.org/impact to learn more.

Your Investment: Strengthening Community

Cleveland Public Theatre’s STEP Education Program

Photo by Steve Wagner

Sound for the Centennial THE CAMPAIGN for THE ClEvElANd orCHEsTrA

T h e C l e v e l a n d O r c h e s T r a

In anticipation of The Cleveland Orchestra’s 100th season in 2017-18, we have em-barked on the most ambitious fundraising campaign in our history. The Sound for the Centennial Campaign seeks to build the Orchestra’s Endowment through cash gifts and legacy commitments, while also securing broad-based and increasing an-nual support from across Northeast Ohio. The generous individuals and organizations listed on these pages have made

long-term commitments of annual support, endowment funds, and legacy declarations to the Campaign as of November 20, 2014. We gratefully recognize their extraordinary commitment toward the Orchestra’s future success. Your participation can make a crucial difference in helping to ensure that future genera-tions of concertgoers experience, embrace, and enjoy performances, collaborative presentations, and education programs by The Cleveland Orchestra. To join this growing list of visionary contributors, please contact Jon Limbacher, Chief Development Officer, at 216-231-7520.

art of beauty Company, Inc.bakerhostetlermr. William P. blair IIImr. Richard J. bogomolny and ms. Patricia m. Kozerefskimrs. m. Roger ClappEatonFirstEnergy FoundationForest City Enterprises, Inc. The george gund Foundationmr. and mrs. michael J. horvitzhyster-yale materials handling naCCo Industries, Inc. Jones DayThe Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundationmr. and mrs. Joseph P. KeithleyKeybankKulas Foundationmr. and mrs. Dennis W. Labarremrs. norma LernerThe Lubrizol CorporationThe andrew W. mellon Foundation

ms. beth E. mooneySally S.* and John C. morleyJohn P. murphy FoundationDavid and Inez myers FoundationThe Eric & Jane nord Family Fundohio arts CouncilThe Payne FundPnC bankJulia and Larry Pollockmrs. alfred m. Rankin, Sr.mr. and mrs. alfred m. Rankin, Jr.James and Donna Reidbarbara S. RobinsonThe Leighton a. Rosenthal Family Foundation The Sage Cleveland FoundationThe Ralph and Luci Schey FoundationThe Kelvin and Eleanor Smith FoundationThe J. m. Smucker CompanyJoe and marlene Tootanonymous (3)

gifts of $5 million and more

The Cleveland FoundationCuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga arts and Culturemr. and mrs. alexander m. Cutler

maltz Family Foundationmr. and mrs. albert b. Ratneranonymous

gifts of $1 million to $5 million

Sound for the Centennial Campaign50 The Cleveland Orchestra

gay Cull addicottDarby and Jack ashelmanClaudia bjerreJeanette grasselli brown and glenn R. brown Robert and Jean* ConradgaR FoundationRichard and ann gridleyThe Louise h. and David S. Ingalls Foundationmartha holden Jennings Foundationmr. and mrs. Douglas a. KernJames and gay* Kitson

Virginia m. and Jon a. Lindsethms. nancy W. mcCannnordson Corporation FoundationThe honorable and mrs. John Doyle ongCharles and Ilana horowitz RatnerSally and Larry Searsmr. and mrs. Richard K. SmuckerSquire Patton boggs (uS) LLP Thompson hine LLP anonymous (2)

gifts of $500,000 to $1 million

The abington Foundationmr. and mrs. george n. aronoffJack L. barnhartFred g. and mary W. behmben and Ingrid bowmanDr. Christopher P. brandt and Dr. beth Sersighelen C. Cole Charitable TrustThe mary S. and David C. Corbin

Foundationmary Kay Degrandis and Edward J. Donnellygeorge* and becky Dunn mr. allen h. FordDr. and mrs. hiroyuki Fujita Dr. Saul genuthThe giant Eagle FoundationJoann and Robert glickhahn Loeser & Parks LLPIris and Tom harvieJeff and Julia healymr. Daniel R. highmr. and mrs.* S. Lee KohrmanKenneth m. Lapine and Rose E. mills

Dr. David and Janice Leshnermrs. Emma S. LincolnLinda and Saul LudwigDr. and mrs. Sanford E. marovitzmr. Thomas F. mcKeeThe margaret Clark morgan

FoundationThe nord Family Foundationmr. gary a. oateyPark-ohio holdings Corp. Polsky Fund of akron Community FoundationQuality Electrodynamics (QED)helen Rankin butler and Clara Rankin Williams The Reinberger Foundationaudra and george RoseRPm International Inc.Raymond T. and Katherine S. Sawyermrs. David Seidenfeldandrea E. SenichDavid Shanknaomi g. and Edwin Z. SingerSandra and Richey Smith

ms. Lorraine S. SzaboVirginia and bruce TaylorDorothy ann Turickms. ginger Warner The Denise g. and norman E. Wells, Jr. Family Foundationmr. max W. WendelPaul and Suzanne Westlakemarilyn J. WhiteThe Edward and Ruth Wilkof

FoundationKatie and Donald WoodcockWilliam Wendling and Lynne Woodmananonymous

gifts of $100,000 to $250,000

Randall and Virginia barbatoJohn P. bergren* and Sarah S. EvansThe William bingham Foundationmr. and mrs.* harvey buchananCliffs natural ResourcesThe george W. Codrington Charitable Foundationmr. and mrs. matthew V. CrawfordWilliam and anna Jean Cushwanancy and Richard DotsonPatricia EspositoSidney E. Frank Foundationalbert I. and norma C. gellerThe gerhard Foundationmary Jane hartwellDavid and nancy hookermrs. marguerite b. humphreyJames D. Ireland IIITrevor and Jennie Jonesmyra Tuteur Kahn memorial Fund of The Cleveland Foundation

mr. Clarence E. Klaus, Jr.giuliana C. and John D. KochDr. Vilma L. Kohnmr. and mrs. alex machaskeeRobert m. maloney and Laura goyanesElizabeth Ring mather and William gwinn mather Fund mr. Donald W. morrisonmargaret Fulton-muellernational Endowment for the artsWilliam J. and Katherine T. o’neillParker hannifin Corporationmr. and mrs. James a. Sakshewitt and Paula ShawThe Skirball FoundationR. Thomas and meg harris Stantonmr. and mrs. Jules Vinney*David a. and barbara Wolfort

gifts of $250,000 to $500,000

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52 The Cleveland Orchestra52 Corporate Annual Support


The Partners in Excellence program salutes companies with annual contri-butions of $100,000 and more, exem-plifying leadership and commitment to musical excellence at the highest level.

parTNerS iN exCelleNCe$300,000 and more

Hyster-Yale Materials HandlingNACCO Industries, Inc.KeyBankThe Lubrizol CorporationRaiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich (Europe) The J. M. Smucker Company

parTNerS iN exCelleNCe$200,000 to $299,999BakerHostetlerEatonFirstEnergy FoundationForest City Enterprises, Inc.Jones DayPNC BankThompson Hine LLP

parTNerS iN exCelleNCe$100,000 to $199,999The Cliffs FoundationGoogle, Inc.The Lincoln Electric FoundationMedical Mutual of OhioNordson Corporation and Foundation Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

$50,000 to $99,999

Dollar BankParker Hannifin CorporationQuality Electrodynamics (QED)voestalpine AG (Europe)Anonymous

$25,000 to $49,999Charter onegreenberg Traurig (miami)huntington national bankLitigation management, Inc.morrison, brown, argiz & Farra, LLC (miami)northern Trust bank of Florida (miami)olympic Steel, Inc.Park-ohio holdings Corp.The Plain DealerRPm International Inc.

$2,500 to $24,999akron Tool & Die Companyamerican Fireworks, Inc.american greetings Corporationbank of americabDIbrothers Printing Co., Inc.brouse mcDowellEileen m. burkhart & Co LLCbuyers Products CompanyCalfee, halter & griswold LLPCleveland ClinicThe Cleveland Wire Cloth & mfg. Co.Cohen & Company, CPasConsolidated SolutionsDominion FoundationErnst & young LLPEvarts TremaineThe Ewart-ohlson machine CompanyFeldman gale, P.a. (miami) Ferro CorporationFirstmerit bankFrantz Ward LLPgallagher benefit ServicesThe giant Eagle Foundationgreat Lakes brewing Companygross buildershahn Loeser & Parks LLPJones Day (miami)Littler mendelson, P.C.Live Publishing Companymacy’smarsh/aIg (miami)materion Corporationmiba ag (Europe)mTD Products, Inc.north Coast Container Corp.northern haserotoatey Co.ohio CaTohio Savings bank, a Division of new york Community bankoswald CompaniesPolyone CorporationThe Prince & Izant CompanyThe Sherwin-Williams CompanyStern advertising agencyStruktol Company of americaSwagelok CompanySylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (miami)Tucker EllisubSuniversity hospitalsVer Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.a. (miami)WCLV Foundation Westlake Reed Leskoskymargaret W. Wong & assoc. Co., LPaanonymous (2)

Annual Supportgifts of $2,500 or more during the past year, as of September 20, 2014

Cumulative GivingJOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCiETY$5 MiLLiON and more

KeyBankPNC Bank

$1 MiLLiON to $5 MiLLiON

BakerHostetlerBank of AmericaEatonFirstEnergy FoundationForest City Enterprises, Inc.The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyHyster-Yale Materials HandlingNACCO Industries, Inc.Jones DayThe Lubrizol Corporation / The Lubrizol FoundationMedical Mutual of OhioMerrill LynchParker Hannifin CorporationThe Plain DealerPolyOne CorporationRaiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich (Europe) The J. M. Smucker Company

The John L. Severance Society recognizes the generosity of those giving $1 million or more in cumulative giving. Listing as of September 2014.

The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these corporations for their generous support toward the Orchestra’s Annual Fund, benefit events, tours and residencies, and special projects.

Corporate Support

Cleveland POPS with Carl Topilow, conductor presents our 19th Annual

New Year’s Eve Concert and Dance

Enjoy the famous and celebrated MAMBO KINGS. Their distinctive fusion of Latin Rhythms and Contemporary JazzJazz hits is guaranteed to

light up the start to your 2015, including Day Tripper (Lennon/McCartney), Blue Mambo a la Turk (Dave Brubeck) Danzón,

Tres Lindas Cubanas, Marinera, Oye Como Va, and many more.

The concert begins at 9:00 p.m. followed by dancing to two bands from 11:00 p.m. to1:00 a.m.

in two different locations in Severance Hall. CHAMPAGNE, BEER & WINE CASH BARS

FREE DESSERTS & COFFEE FANTASTIC BALLOON DROP AT MIDNIGHT

New Year’s Eve overnight accommodations available for New Year’s Eve concert ticket holders at nearby

InterContinental Hotel at Cleveland Pops discount package prices. Check clevelandpops.com

for details or call 216.765.7677

December 31st ~ Severance Hall Tickets: $31, $46, $56, $70, $81, $112

Reserve your tickets today

216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141 or buy online at clevelandpops.com

New Year’s Eve

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54 The Cleveland OrchestraFoundation and government Annual Support

$1 MiLLiON and more

The Cleveland FoundationCuyahoga County residents through

Cuyahoga Arts & CultureThe Andrew W. Mellon FoundationThe Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation

$500,000 to $999,999The George Gund Foundation

$250,000 to $499,999Kulas FoundationJohn P. Murphy FoundationThe Eric & Jane Nord Family FundOhio Arts Council

$100,000 to $249,999The George W. Codrington Charitable FoundationGAR FoundationElizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather FundDavid and Inez Myers Foundation

$50,000 to $99,999Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationThe William Randolph Hearst FoundationMartha Holden Jennings FoundationMyra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of The Cleveland FoundationMarlboro 2465 FoundationMiami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs (Miami)The Nord Family FoundationThe Payne FundThe Sage Cleveland FoundationSurdna Foundation

$20,000 to $49,999Paul m. angell Family FoundationThe batchelor Foundation, Inc. (miami) The helen C. Cole Charitable TrustThe mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundationmary and Dr. george L. Demetros Charitable TrustThe gerhard Foundation, Inc.The helen Wade greene Charitable TrustJohn S. and James L. Knight Foundation The margaret Clark morgan Foundationnational Endowment for the artsThe Frederick and Julia nonneman FoundationWilliam J. and Dorothy K. o’neill FoundationPeacock Foundation, Inc. (miami)Polsky Fund of akron Community FoundationThe Reinberger FoundationThe Sisler mcFawn Foundation

Annual Support gifts of $2,000 or more during the past year, as of September 20, 2014

The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these Foundations and Government agencies for their generous support toward the Orchestra’s Annual Fund, benefit events, tours and residencies, and special projects.

$2,000 to $19,999The abington Foundationayco Charitable Foundation The Ruth and Elmer babin FoundationDr. nE & JZ berman FoundationThe bernheimer Family Fund of the Cleveland FoundationEva L. and Joseph m. bruening FoundationThe Conway Family FoundationThe Fogelson FoundationThe harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable FoundationFunding arts network (miami)The hankins FoundationThe muna & basem hishmeh FoundationRichard h. holzer memorial FoundationThe Laub FoundationVictor C. Laughlin, m.D. memorial Foundation TrustThe g. R. Lincoln Family FoundationThe mandel FoundationThe mcgregor Foundationbessie benner metzenbaum Foundation The m. g. o’neil Foundation Paintstone FoundationThe Charles E. & mabel m. Ritchie memorial FoundationThe Leighton a. Rosenthal Family

FoundationSCh Foundationalbert g. & olive h. Schlink FoundationJean C. Schroeder FoundationKenneth W. Scott FoundationThe Sherwick FundLloyd L. and Louise K. Smith memorial FoundationThe South Waite FoundationThe Veale FoundationThe george garretson Wade Charitable

TrustThe S. K. Wellman FoundationThe Welty Family FoundationThomas h. White Foundation, a Keybank TrustThe Edward and Ruth Wilkof FoundationThe Wuliger Foundationanonymous (2)

Cumulative GivingJOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCiETY$10 MiLLiON and more

The Cleveland FoundationCuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & CultureKulas FoundationMaltz Family FoundationState of OhioOhio Arts CouncilThe Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation


The George Gund FoundationKnight Foundation (Cleveland, Miami)The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationJohn P. Murphy Foundation


The William Bingham FoundationThe George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation GAR FoundationAnn and Gordon Getty FoundationThe Louise H. and David S. Ingalls FoundationMartha Holden Jennings FoundationElizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather FundDavid and Inez Myers FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsThe Eric & Jane Nord Family FundThe Payne FundThe Reinberger FoundationThe Sage Cleveland Foundation

The John L. Severance Society recognizes the generosity of those giving $1 million or more in cumulative giving. Listing as of September 2014.


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laTe SeaTiNgAs a courtesy to the audience members and musicians in the hall, late-arriving patrons are asked to wait quietly until the first convenient break in the program, when ushers will help you to your seats. These seating breaks are at the discretion of the House Manager in consultation with the performing artists.

pagerS, Cell phONeS, aND WriSTWaTCh alarMSAll electronic and mechanical devices — including pagers, cellular telephones, and wristwatch alarms — must be turned off while in the concert hall.

phOTOgraphy, viDeOgraphy, aND reCOrDiNgAudio recording, photography, and videography are prohibited during performances at Severance Hall. Photographs of the hall and selfies can be taken when the performance is not in progress. As courtesy to others, please turn off any phone/device that makes noise or emits light.

iN The eveNT OF aN eMergeNCyContact an usher or a member of house staff if you require medical assistance. Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building. Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency.

heariNg aiDS aND OTher healTh-aSSiSTive DeviCeSFor the comfort of those around you, please reduce the volume on hearing aids and other devices that may produce a noise that would detract from the program. Infrared Assistive-Listening Devices are available. Please see the House Manager or Head Usher for more details.

age reSTriCTiONSRegardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat throughout the performance. Winter season subscription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of 8. However, there are several age-appropriate series designed specifically for children and youth, including: Musical Rainbows, (recommended for children 3 to 6 years old) and Family Concerts (for ages 7 and older).

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a S i T N e a r S T h e C e N T e N N i a l of its founding in 2018, The Cleveland Orch-estra is undergoing a new transformation and renaissance. Universally-acknow-ledged among the best ensembles on the planet, its musicians, staff, board of directors, volunteers, and hometown are working together on a set of enhanced goals for the 21st century — to develop the youngest audience of any orchestra, to renew its focus on fully serving the communities where it performs through engagement and education, to continue its legendary command of musical ex-cellence, and to move forward into the Orchestra’s next century with a strong com-mitment to adventuresome programming and new music. The Cleveland Orchestra divides its time each year across concert seasons at home in Cleveland’s Severance Hall and each summer at Blossom Music Center. Ad-ditional portions of the year are devoted to touring and to a series of innovative and intensive performance residencies. These include an annual set of concerts and edu-cation programs and partnerships in Florida, and recurring residencies at Vienna’s Musikverein, Switzerland’s Lucerne Festival, and New York’s Lincoln Center Festival. Musical Excellence. Under the leadership of Franz Welser-Möst, now in his thirteenth season as the ensemble’s music director in 2014-15, The Cleveland Or-chestra is acknowledged as among the world’s handful of best orchestras. Its per-formances of standard repertoire and new works are unrivalled at home in Ohio, in residencies around the globe, on tour across North America and Europe, and

spirit of the season — Snow and a big wreath hanging on the front of Severance Hall are unmistakable signs of the holiday season. 2014 is the forty-sixth year that the large wreath has graced the front portico, welcoming audiences each December for special musical programs to celebrate the Christmas season.

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through recordings, telecasts, and radio and internet broadcasts. Serving the Community. Programs for students and community engagement activities have long been part of the Orchestra’s commitment to serving Cleveland and surrounding communities, and have more recently been extended to its touring and residencies. All are designed to connect people to music in the concert hall, in class-rooms, and in everyday lives. Championed by Welser-Möst, a new Make Music! initiative is taking shape, to advocate for the benefi ts of direct participation in making music for people of all ages.

Future Audiences. Standing on the shoulders of ninety years of presenting quality music education programs, the Orchestra made national and international

headlines through the creation of its Center for Fu-ture Audiences in 2010. Established with a signifi cant endowment gift from the Maltz Family Foundation, the Center is designed to provide ongoing funding for the Orchestra’s continuing work to develop interest in classi-cal music among young people. The fl agship “Under 18s Free” program has seen unparalleled success in increas-ing attendance and interest, and was recently extended to the Orchestra’s concerts in Miami. Innovative Programming. The Cleveland Orch-estra was among the fi rst American orchestras heard on a regular series of radio broadcasts, and its Sever-ance Hall home was one of the fi rst concert halls in the world built with recording and broadcasting capabili-ties. Today, Cleveland Orchestra concerts are presented in a variety of formats for a variety of audiences — including a popular Fridays@7 series (mixing onstage symphonic works with post-concert world music per-formances), fi lm scores performed live by the Orches-tra, collaborations with pop and jazz singers, ballet and opera presentations, and standard repertoire juxta-

posed in meaningful contexts with new and older works. Origins and Evolution. The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918 by a group of local citizens intent on creating an ensemble worthy of joining America’s top rank of symphony orchestras. Seven music directors of increasing international repu-tation have guided and shaped the ensemble’s growth and sound: Nikolai Sokoloff , 1918-1933; Artur Rodzinski, 1933-1943; Erich Leinsdorf, 1943-1946; George Szell, 1946-1970; Lorin Maazel, 1972-1982; Christoph von Dohnányi, 1984-2002; and Franz Welser-Möst, since 2002.

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Each year since 1989, The Cleveland Orch-estra has presented a free concert in down-town Cleveland. The 25th free performance downtown took place on July 2, 2014, in partnership with Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, kicking off celebrations throughout the region of America’s 238th birthday.

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Your Role . . . in The Cleveland Orchestra’s Future Generations of Clevelanders have supported the Orchestra and enjoyed its concerts. Tens of thousands have learned to love music through its education programs, celebrated im-portant events with its music, and shared in its musicmaking — at school, at Severance Hall, at Blossom, downtown at Public Square, on the radio, and with family and friends. Ticket sales cover less than half the cost of presenting The Cleveland Orchestra’s season each year. To sustain its activities here in Northeast Ohio, the Orchestra has undertaken the most ambitious fundraising campaign in our history: the Sound for the Centennial Cam-paign. By making a donation, you can make a crucial difference in helping to ensure that future generations will continue to enjoy the Orchestra’s performances, education pro-grams, and community activities and partnerships. To make a gift to The Cleveland Orches-tra, please visit us online, or call 216-231-7562.

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See also the concert calendar listing on pages 32-33, or visit The Cleveland Orchestra online for a complete schedule of future events and performances, or to purchase tickets online 24/ 7 for Severance Hall concerts.

TICKETS 216-231-1111 clevelandorchestra.com

At Severance Hall . . .

AT THE MOVIES:VERTIGOFriday February 13 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRABrett Mitchell, conductor

The collaboration betwen director Alfred Hitchcock and composer Bernard Herrmann created a series of unforgetable fi lms. And Vertigo — with its rich, seductive and com-plex musical score — is perhaps the greatest achievement of this legendary partnership. In the fi lm’s opening scene, police detective John “Scottie” Ferguson (James Stewart) is affl icted with vertigo during a rooftop chase that results in the death of a fellow offi cer. An old college chum hires Scottie as a private investigator to follow his wife, Madeleine (Kim Novak). Scottie becomes increasingly enam-ored of the woman he is following — and observations turn to obsession.

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TCHAIKOVSKY’SFIFTH SYMPHONYThursday January 29 at 7:30 p.m.Friday January 30 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday January 31 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRATugan Sokhiev, conductorVadim Gluzman, violin

Tchaikovsky’s music is often considered the most Romantic of any composer. His Fifth Sym-phony has been an audience favorite since its premiere in 1888 — acclaimed for its soaring melodies, and memorably passionate music.

Popular Culture Note: the second movement has inspired several songs, including “Moon Love” recorded by Glenn Miller and Chet Baker, and John Denver’s “Annie’s Song.”

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U P C O M I N G C O N C E R T S

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In the New Year62

See also the concert calendar listing on pages 32-33, or visit The Cleveland Orchestra online for a complete schedule of future events and performances, or to purchase tickets online 24/ 7 for Severance Hall concerts.

TICKETS 216-231-1111 clevelandorchestra.com

At Severance Hall . . .

AT THE MOVIES:VERTIGOFriday February 13 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRABrett Mitchell, conductor

The collaboration betwen director Alfred Hitchcock and composer Bernard Herrmann created a series of unforgetable fi lms. And Vertigo — with its rich, seductive and com-plex musical score — is perhaps the greatest achievement of this legendary partnership. In the fi lm’s opening scene, police detective John “Scottie” Ferguson (James Stewart) is affl icted with vertigo during a rooftop chase that results in the death of a fellow offi cer. An old college chum hires Scottie as a private investigator to follow his wife, Madeleine (Kim Novak). Scottie becomes increasingly enam-ored of the woman he is following — and observations turn to obsession.

Sponsor: PNC Bank

TCHAIKOVSKY’SFIFTH SYMPHONYThursday January 29 at 7:30 p.m.Friday January 30 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday January 31 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRATugan Sokhiev, conductorVadim Gluzman, violin

Tchaikovsky’s music is often considered the most Romantic of any composer. His Fifth Sym-phony has been an audience favorite since its premiere in 1888 — acclaimed for its soaring melodies, and memorably passionate music.

Popular Culture Note: the second movement has inspired several songs, including “Moon Love” recorded by Glenn Miller and Chet Baker, and John Denver’s “Annie’s Song.”

Sponsor: Jones Day

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