Inside this issue

Upcoming Shows ........................ 2

Maestro’s Notes ......................... 3

Photos ......................................... 4

Spotlight on ................................ 5

News, Symphony League ……...….6

Social Media, Calendar……………...7

February 2019 Volume 32, Issue 5

Chelsea Tipton II

Music Director

The Symphony of Southeast Texas

4345 Phelan Blvd, Suite 105

Beaumont, TX 77707

(409) 892-2257

The Symphony of Southeast Texas is pleased to announce our upcoming

concerts for the 2019-20 Season, “Musical Spirits: Czars, the Wizard and

the Common Man.”

Classic Series I September 14, 2019

The Titans of the Classics: Beethoven and Shostakovich

Guest Artist : Phillipe Bianconi, Piano

Classic Series II November 16, 2019

A Celebration of Mozart, Rossini and SOST!

Featured Artist : Whitney Bullock, SOST Principal Violist

Classic Series III February 15, 2020

The Romantic Spirit of Music

Brahms, Rutter, Hanson

Featuring the SOST Chorus

Classic Series IV April 4, 2020

A Renewal of Spirit: Elgar and the Common Man

Glinka, Elgar, Copland

Guest Artist : Julian Schwartz, cello

POPS I October 5, 2019

The Piano Man meets the Rocket Man

Jean Meilleur (Lead Vocals), John Regan (Piano)

POPS II March 7, 2020

We're Off to See the Wizard

A multimedia presentation of the movie The Wizard of Oz, accompanied by your SOST!

You may renew your

season subscriptions now!

We mailed out letters with

all the information. Feel

free to call the office with

any questions or to pay for

your renewal over the

phone.

(409) 892-2257

Guest Artists:

Abigail Dueppen and

Dalton Woody

Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from Samson et Delila

Faure: Requiem

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

Featuring the SOST Chorus and Lamar University Choir Our season concludes with a concert of pairings by French compos-ers. Pairings focus on two subjects: Samson and Delilah, Daphnis and Chloe, and the artistic pairing of orchestra and chorus, represented by the Faure Requiem.

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Since their whirlwind debut 10 years ago on NBC’s America's Got Talent, The Texas Tenors have accumulated a long list of awards, accolades and an enthusiastic fan base, including three Emmy Awards for the PBS special You Should Dream. They have per-formed more than 1500 concerts around the world including a 24-city tour of the United Kingdom and China, and collaborations with some of the most prestigious symphonies in the United States including the Cleveland Pops, Houston Symphony and the Pittsburgh Symphony to name a few. The Texas Tenors latest album RISE was released on Sept. 8, 2017 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical Chart. RISE is the quintessential collection of music for the classical crossover genre.

Concert Sponsored by Jan Allred and Mason Construction

POPS 2: March 2 An Evening with The Texas Tenors

Classic Series 4: April 6 French Pairings

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Maestro’s Notes This is such an exciting time for the Symphony of Southeast Texas. We

got our 2019 portion of the season off to a rollicking start with our

Classics 3 program that featured a breathtaking performance of the

Grieg Piano concerto with Claire Huangci lighting up the stage with

her musical abilities. Then we followed that up with a reading of

Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2, which had not been played by the

SOST before. The orchestra really played on a whole new level of

artistry. We are headed into some bold new directions for the SOST

as you will see from our musical offerings for 2019-2020 season.

After that concert in the Julie Rogers Theater, I got on the road to work with the New Haven

Symphony Orchestra to present a program called Wicked Divas. It was a crazy good time with two

soloists who were in the Broadway cast of Wicked. Following those performances, I hopped on a

plane to York, Pennsylvania to perform the music of David Bowie with the York Symphony Orches-

tra. Before the rehearsals began, I had a lovely dinner with Verona and Joe Detrick who live in

York. If their last name sounds familiar, that is because they are parents of Matthew Detrick our

concertmaster here with the SOST. They told me many stories and showed me many pictures of

Matt, the early years! It was fun, and we had a good time with the York Symphony Saturday. But

next up for me is the Texas Tenors with the Symphony of Southeast Texas!

The Texas Tenors are going to make you want to kick up your heels and dance in your seats. This

concert will close out our Pops series this season, and I couldn't be more excited. Yes, I am actually

going to conduct this concert in Cowboy boots for this performance! Many of your favorites that

will take you down memory lane including “Amazing Grace,” “God Bless the USA,” “Rise,” music

from The Magnificent Seven and so much more. This is a performance that you do not want to

miss!

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CS3: Passionate Portraits With Claire Huangci

Soprano soloist: Abigail Dueppen

As a coloratura soprano, Abigail Dueppen has performed in na-

tional and international houses to critical acclaim. For Ms.

Dueppen holds her Bachelor of Music degree with academic

distinction in vocal performance and music education from the

Eastman School of Music and her Master of Music degree in

vocal performance from the University of Houston’s Moores

School of Music. Additionally, Ms. Dueppen is a licensed and

certified speech-language pathologist specializing in voice disor-

ders. She obtained her Master of Science degree in speech-

language pathology from Lamar University. During her graduate studies at Lamar, she concurrently served

as Adjunct Instructor of Voice in the Music Department. Ms. Dueppen completed her externship at the

world-renowned Texas Voice Center at Houston Methodist Hospital, under the tutelage of Jeremy Hath-

way, Dr. Apurva Thekdi, and Dr. C. Richard Stasney, where she now serves as a speech-language

pathologist working with patients with voice disorders. Ms. Dueppen’s research interests include vocal

pedagogy, opera performance, and vocology. Her present projects include developing and implementing a

Vocology Certificate program at Lamar that is at the forefront of current research, developing an eHealth

app to help educate professionals on the proper use and care of the voice, as well as recording and releas-

ing a CD with the chamber music ensemble: The Tephra Collective.

Baritone soloist: Dalton Woody

Dalton Woody is a recent graduate of the University of Houston’s

Moores School of Music, where he received his Master’s degree in Opera

Performance. Dalton continues his study of voice under Héctor Vásquez.

A native of Burnsville, NC, Dalton has appeared in supporting roles with

the Asheville Lyric Opera company as Action in Bernstein’s West Side Sto-

ry, Fiorello in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and the Speaker in Mozart’s

Die Zauberflöte. While attending the Moores School of Music, Dalton

was cast as Francis Nurse in Robert Ward’s The Crucible, Cosimo in John

Musto’s The Inspector, Ali in Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri, Leandro in Pro-

kofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges, and Charles Surface in the world

premiere of the University of Houston’s production of The School for Scandal. Most recently, Dalton was

engaged as Fred Graham/Petruchio in Kiss me, Kate with the Beaumont Community Players.

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Spotlight on… Abigail Dueppen and Dalton Woody

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Thoughtful Tributes

Contributions may be made to

Endowment Funds of SOST as

a tribute or a memorial to

your friends and loved ones.

All such gifts will be listed in

the next program book. In

addition, a special note of

recognition will be sent to the

person honored or the family

in the case of a memorial.

PLEASE PLACE STAMP HERE

Mission Statement

The mission of The Symphony

of Southeast Texas is to develop,

maintain, and nurture a

symphony orchestra of the

highest achievable artistic quality

that will, within a viable economic

framework, play a major role in

the education, entertainment,

and cultural enrichment of all

residents of Southeast Texas.

Find us on:

Symphony of Southeast Texas

4345 Phelan Blvd.

Suite 105 Beaumont, TX 77707

Office: (409) 892-2257

Fax: (409) 892-0117

Website: www.sost.org

Date, time Event Location

March 2, 7:30 p.m. Pops Concert II

“An Evening With The Texas Tenors”

Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

March 26, 9am;10:30am Educational Concerts: What Does

American Music Sound Like?

Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

April 6, 6:30 p.m. Pre-Concert Talk Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

April 6, 7:30 p.m. Classic Series IV

“French Pairings”

Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

July 4, 8:00 p.m. July 4th Celebration Events Centre

700 Crockett St.

Save the Date:

October 20, 5:00 p.m. Symphony at Shangri La Gardens 2111 W Park Ave

Orange, TX 77630

December 8, 3:00 p.m. Home for the Holidays Julie Rogers Theatre

765 Pearl Street

Upcoming Events

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