Holiday Pops digital program book

HOLIDAY
POPS

DECEMBER 18 • 4:00 PM
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FROM THE PRESIDENT

KARA PETERMAN

Dear friends,

I’m excited to be newly elected as President
of the PVS and to be continuing our 83-year
tradition of service and volunteerism. Despite
my enthusiasm, it wasn’t an easy decision.
Like many in the PVS, I work in a field
unrelated to music. I don’t get to practice as
much as I would like, and clarinet-playing
often takes second fiddle to spending time
with my family and the mundanities of daily
life.

With what little time I have remaining at the end of the day, I want to
spend making music, not dashing off emails or on another Zoom meeting.
But, without the PVS, who would I make music with? Who would provide
orchestral music for our community? This is an uncomfortable thought.
Ultimately, I find inspiration in the strong tradition of leadership
established by the many PVS members who have served before me. We
share the responsibility of running our organization, and right now it is my
turn.

In this holiday season, I ask our community members and those streaming
around the world: what organizations do you hold dear? What can you do
this year to promote their continued health? The PVS relies on donations
of money, time, and talents—which of those can you donate in this season
of giving?

I would like to thank our season sponsors Greenfield Cooperative Bank, the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Public Media, and
Northampton Open Media. We are also proud to receive the support of
more than 30 local businesses and organizations represented in this
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Thank you for tuning in, and please enjoy the concert!



FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

TIANHUI NG

Dear friends,

As the days grow colder and the nights
longer, I have been reflecting on the many
highs and lows of the last two years and
what it means to be a musician during this
complicated time in our shared history.
Faced with uncertainty, isolation, and
change, I am so proud of what we have been
able to do at the Pioneer Valley Symphony.

We have learned and evolved, and our circle of musicians, audiences, and
supporters have adapted with us to connect in new ways around our
shared passion.

This past summer, after more than a year of connecting through screens,
we were fortunate to return to live performance with outdoor events
around the Valley. In-person rehearsals with all our ensembles began in
September. Our staff and board have worked tirelessly to ensure a safe
environment for musicians and audiences, and a new media partnership
with Northampton Open Media has allowed us to create dynamic and
unique streaming concert events that we will be able to look back at with
pride and gratitude.

We are planning a triumphant return to live concert audiences on
Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Tillis Hall at UMass Amherst (formerly the Fine
Arts Center), with San Francisco Symphony associate principal cellist
Amos Yang performing the World Premiere of Andrés Martín’s Vox
concerto, and the rousing Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky. As is the
theme of our Season of Rebirth, this program acknowledges the pain of
the past two years through Martín’s work created in response to the
isolation of the pandemic, and celebrates our collective resilience and
passion for life through the story of The Firebird. Both pieces end as the
PVS intends to move forward—with hope, and looking toward a better
future.

FROM THE CHORUS

E. WAYNE ABERCROMBIE

How good it has been to once again sing together in person! Even with
the precautions, distancing, and omitting of the usual social parts of
rehearsing, singing with our chorus weekly has been special.

Choral singing in the U.S. has always been strong (a survey in 2011 found
over 42 million choral singers!), but it has suffered greatly during the
pandemic. I was glad to be part of the PVS' online singalongs last season
but am overjoyed that the chorus decided to begin meeting again this fall
—with, of course, great precautions in place.

In today's concert, we are singing works from three iconic composers
from three distinct stylistic periods: Vivaldi’s Magnificat setting, from the
early 1700s; Mozart’s heavenly Ave verum corpus, written as a gift to a
friend in the 1790s; and Mendelssohn’s Verleih uns Frieden, from the early
1800s. Each blends four-voice chorus with orchestra varied according to
the period in which it was composed: reduced strings and two oboes,
strings only, and strings and winds.

We also join the orchestra in distinctly different styles, from Jerry Noble’s
calypso beats to singalong favorites. Listeners are welcome to sing along
at home with all of the music you recognize!

FROM THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA

STEVEN BATHORY-PEELER

Hello Music Lovers! Thank you for joining us for our holiday program. The
PVS Youth Orchestra is delighted to be a part of this festive program.
Sitting side-by-side with the adult musicians of the symphony orchestra is
always an exciting and educational part of our season. And nothing gets
us in the holiday mood like holiday music!

We join the entire PVS family in wishing you and your family a happy
holiday season.







HOLIDAY POPS

Saturday, December 18 • 4:00 pm

PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TIANHUI NG, MUSIC DIRECTOR

PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY CHORUS
E. WAYNE ABERCROMBIE, INTERIM DIRECTOR

PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
STEVEN BATHORY-PEELER, DIRECTOR

A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL LEROY ANDERSON (1908-1975)

Anthony Ferreira, conductor

MAGNIFICAT, RV 610 ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)

ROSEMARY CRIMP, SOPRANO

VICTOR BENTO, COUNTERTNOR

PIETRO ANTONIO PIZZATTO, TENOR

MATT GARRITY, BARITONE

E. Wayne Abercrombie, conductor

SING ALONG! WORDS & MUSIC AT THE BACK OF THE PROGRAM BOOK
HALLELUJAH CHORUS GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
from Messiah
(1685-1759)

CHRISTMAS CALYPSO CLIFTON J. NOBLE, JR. (1961- )

FANTASY

COMPOSED FOR THE HOLYOKE CIVIC SYMPHONY IN 2016 & ARRANGED BY THE COMPOSER

FOR THE PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY IN 2021

Tianhui Ng, conductor

FIREWORK MUSIC GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
ARR. PHILIP GORDON

Steven Bathory-Peeler, conductor

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY HUGH MARTIN (1914-2011)

LITTLE CHRISTMAS AND RALPH BLANE (1914-1995)
from Meet Me in St. Louis ARR. JOHN WHITNEY

Tianhui Ng, conductor

VERLEIGH UNS FRIEDEN FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)

Anthony Ferreira, conductor

AVE VERUM CORPUS WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
(1756-1791)

E. Wayne Abercrombie, conductor

SLEIGH RIDE LEROY ANDERSON

SING ALONG! WORDS & MUSIC AT THE BACK OF THE PROGRAM BOOK
WHITE CHRISTMAS IRVING BERLIN (1888-1989)
from Holiday Inn

Tianhui Ng, conductor

PRESENTED BY:

ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN I VIOLONCELLO HORN
Janet Van Philip Hart Jean Jeffries
Blerkom Helzer
principal principal
concertmaster Jennifer Allen Erin Lylis
John Wcislo Robin Luberoff Rebecca Krause-Hardie
Elaine Holdsworth Nancy Pond Stanley R. Light
Ronald Weiss Alisa Beaver Benny Berger
Mark Mason Nancy Rich
Dennis Townsend Susan Young TRUMPET
Jojo McCon Kate Walker Karen Atherton
Mari Gottdiener co-principal
BASS Melissa Griffin
VIOLIN II Patricia Cahn co-principal
Cecilia R. Berger Phaelon Koski
principal
principal Lynn Lovell TROMBONE
Nancy Ramsey Sue Keller Ben Smar
Maureen Carney David Glassberg
Brian Whetstone principal
Marilyn Richards FLUTE Scott Pemrick
Carol Baker Jan Puchalski Joe Sabol
Meredith Quitno Hope Rogers
TUBA
VIOLA OBOE Becca Danielsen
Mandi Jo Hanneke Aaron Lakota
Larry Masterson TIMPANI
principal Daniel Albert
Bryan Armington CLARINET
Robert McGuigan Kara Peterman principal
Pamela Skinner Kathryn Scott
Jeff Ramsey PERCUSSION
Judy Hudson BASSOON Rocío Mora
Alex Meade Andrew Armstrong
Roger F. Clapp Maddy Dethloff

PIANO
Grant Moss



CHORUS

SOPRANO ALTO TENOR
Judy Case Domitille Buricatu Lisa Evans
Carol Coan Heidi Frantz Dale Henry Gibson
Nina DaDalt-Korza Cheryl Hayden
Connie Gillen Judy Holmes section leader
Suzette Jones Kay Holt Robert Kidder
Polly Keener Jason Kittler
Tinka Lunt section leader Jim Mead
Andrea Miriam Jenkins Tanner Ogle
McDermott Michelle Kaskey Wallace Rapalus
Suzanne Metz Mary King Roy Williams
Shirley Pelletier Maureen Lahti
Cherryl McLaughlin BASS
section leader Mary Murphy Duane Dale
Gretchen Plotkin Alethea O'Donnell Bill Gillen
Annita Sawyer Elizabeth Orchulek Dan Grubbs
Nancy Slator Julie Orvis
Anna Smith Marilyn Paterno section leader
Hetty Startup Else Schlerman Steve Herzberg
Pamela White Craig Machado
Norman Metz
Mark Rentschler
William Sawyer
Peter Seterdahl
John Thomas
Tom Webb
Tommie Wood

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN I BASS
Rowan Kehrer Coleman L. Hartner

concertmaster principal
Zoë Ballou Bryn Appel
Maddie Raymond
River Scott FLUTE
Jordyn Tully Alice Chen

VIOLIN II OBOE
Charlotte Relyea-Strawn Cameron Gray-Lee

principal BASSOON
Allen Chen Gordon Guo
Maia Christensen
Rhys Prindle TRUMPET
Juliette Rousseau Nate Johnson

VIOLA
Alex Miller

principal
Abigail Florence Goff

VIOLONCELLO
Grace Liu

principal
Sungmin Ahn
Charles Hopton
Serena Melendez
Sandu Rager
Summer Raimondo





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TIANHUI NG

MUSIC DIRECTOR

The American Prize-winning conductor
Tianhui Ng has been the Music Director of
the Pioneer Valley Symphony since the
2018-2019 season. Tian is also the Music
Director of the Mount Holyoke College
Symphony Orchestra (USA) and the Victory
Players (USA).

An advocate of new music, he is especially trusted for his work in
introducing audiences to new and less familiar music. He has assisted
in and premiered new works by Pulitzer and Rome Prize winners and
many young composers. His 2014 premiere of Mary D. Watkins’ Civil
Rights opera, Dark River, was critically acclaimed in the United States.
He later adapted this piece to a community singalong format which
he premiered with the Pioneer Valley Symphony in July 2020.

Tian’s irrepressible musical spirit first expressed itself when he
conducted a choir of kindergarten children in his native Singapore at
the age of five. A pianist, singer, and trombonist, he later studied
composition and early music at the University of Birmingham (UK)
where he discovered his love for Stravinsky and contemporary music.
Returning home, he helped found one of the first contemporary
music ensembles in the country and was soon composing for
animation, dance, film, chorus, and orchestra. It was during this time
that he discovered his affinity for interdisciplinary work and created
the groundbreaking site-specific community-based arts festival,
NOMAD, with which he has won awards from the Singapore National
Arts Council. His works have since been heard in diverse settings such
as the Hong Kong Film Festival, Animation World Magazine (USA),
and Apsara Asia Dance (Singapore). Tian continued his education at
the Yale School of Music (USA) where he helped to start a new
tradition with the music of his graduation recital reflecting on war
and conflict.

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ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

ANTHONY FERREIRA

Anthony C. Ferreira (ASCAP) is a composer,
conductor, educator, and filmmaker based in
western Massachusetts. He has written and
produced six albums of varied genres and
enjoys an active career writing and
producing for local singers and rappers. He
holds a B.Mus. in Composition from UMass
Amherst and a M.Mus in Choral Conducting
from the Indiana University Jacobs School of
Music. Ferreira currently serves as the
Director of Choral Music and Theater Teacher
at Chicopee High School in Chicopee, MA. He is thrilled to be joining the
vibrant and deeply committed PVS community and is honored to be able
to work with both Tianhui Ng and Dr. Abercrombie.

TO THE MUSICIANS

IT IS OUR JOY TO HELP YOU MAKE
BEAUTIFUL LIVE MUSIC ONCE
AGAIN

- THE PVS STAFF & BOARD

INTERIM CHORUS DIRECTOR

E. WAYNE ABERCROMBIE

E.Wayne Abercrombie, Professor of Music
Emeritus and former Director of Choral
Activities at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst has conducted choirs—at all levels
—and orchestras, taught, and lectured
nationally and internationally. A graduate of
Westminster Choir College (B.M., M.M.) and
Indiana University (D. Mus., With Highest
Distinction), he has conducted All-State
choirs in Georgia, Iowa, Maine,
Massachusetts, among others, and is 2016
conductor of the New Hampshire All-State
choir.

Wayne has been guest conductor, teacher, or lecturer at Amherst College,
Boston University, Northeastern University, Temple University, Western
New England University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, at the Seventh
Taipei International Choral Festival, University of Massachusetts Summer
Choral Institute, Yale University, and the University of Delaware Choral
Academy in Aix-en-Provence, France. He is a co-founder and former
Artistic Director and Conductor of the Children’s Chorus of Springfield
(MA), member of IFCM and NAfME.

Wayne is Past President of Massachusetts and Eastern Division ACDA and
has been Chair and Co-Chair of the Conducting Masterclasses of the
ACDA Eastern Division (2014 and 2016). He was Massachusetts ACDA
Conductor of the Year (2007) and is recipient of the Choral Arts New
England Lifetime Achievement Award (2013) and the Eastern Division
ACDA Helen Kemp Award (2014).

Wayne feels most fortunate to have his joy be his profession, to be able to
continue practicing it, and to have experienced the teaching of Julius
Herford, Nicholas Harsanyi, Don V Moses, Fiora Contino, Warren Martin,
and Ray and Virginia Smathers. He is inspired by both experienced and
younger colleagues who are moving the profession forward. Especially
gratifying is life with his wife, Kayla Werlin, and seeing his wonderful
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren grow into such caring
folks.

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STEVEN BATHORY-PEELER

YOUTH ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR

Steven Bathory-Peeler is delighted to be the
music director for the Pioneer Valley
Symphony Youth Orchestra. He brings more
than 25 years of experience conducting,
composing, and teaching to the PVSYO.
Steven is a 24-year resident of Franklin
County, and apart from his role as Youth
Orchestra Conductor, he works as Director of
Orchestras and Concert Band at Northfield
Mount Hermon School where he has held the
position since 1997.

​Steven began his conducting career in 1992 when he served as assistant
conductor for the Boston Civic Symphony and New England Conservatory
Opera Department. Conducting teachers have included: Jeffrey Rink,
Michael Jinbo, and Glen Adsit. Steven holds a DMA in composition from the
University of Hartford, an MMus in voice from New England Conservatory,
and a BMus in voice from Indiana University. He undertook further study at
the Pierre Monteaux School for Conductors and the Mozarteum in Salzburg,
Austria. Steven also served as the assistant conductor for the PVS during the
2001-2002 and 2002-2003 seasons.

Steven has been recognized by the American Society of Composers, Authors,
and Publishers as an emerging composer with awards given in 2001 and
2002. In addition to the general duties of the music director of the PVSYO,
Steven is excited to teach members of the orchestra about giving back to
the community and how to become a positive role model for others. Steven
lives in Gill with his wife Megan and two children, Ella and Quinn.

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CLIFTON J. NOBLE

Pianist/guitarist/composer Clifton J. Noble,
Jr. is a sought-after musical collaborator who
performs across a wide range of genres and
styles. His original compositions and
arrangements have been played by
professional and student choral and
instrumental ensembles and by soloists
throughout the U.S. and around the world.
The music he composes reflects a diverse
and eclectic range of influences.

Noble’s works are published by Subito Music, Warner Chappell, and

ArtistTec, Inc., a company founded and managed with his wife, writer and

editor Kara Noble. His compositions have been recorded by artists

including saxophonist Lynn Klock, the Brigham Young University

Women’s Chorus, Anima: The Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus, and violinist

Joel Pitchon. From 1986 until his retirement in 2020, Noble accompanied

faculty, staff, students, and ensembles in the Smith College Music

Department as a collaborative pianist. He has written classical music

features and reviews for the Springfield Republican newspapers since

1988. He holds a BA from Amherst College (1983) and an MA from Smith

College (1988), where he studied composition with M. Lewis Spratlan and

Donald Wheelock. Photo credit; Jon Crispin.

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SOLOISTS

ROSEMARY CRIMP, SOPRANO

Dramatic Coloratura Soprano, Rosemary
Crimp, is a soon-to-be Master’s graduate in
Vocal Performance from the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. Rosemary has sung
with UMass Opera and Opera Maine. She
made her professional debut in Opera
Maine's Le Nozze di Figaro in 2018 under the
baton of Maestro Stephen Lord. She has sung
with Opera Maine in their productions of
Carmen, La Traviata, and Die Zauberflöte
under the batons of Maestros Steven Lord
and Roberto Kalb. Rosemary has worked within a variety of genres (opera,
art song, chamber music, liturgical works, and musical theater).

VICTOR BENTO, COUNTERTENOR

Victor Bento is a countertenor from Brazil. He
holds a degree in Music Education from the
Federal University of Paraná and a master's
degree in Musicology from the same
university. He holds a bachelor's degree in
voice from the Paraná School of Music and
Fine Arts. He is currently a master's student
in Music Performance at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. Selected works as a
soloist include Stabat Mater by G. B.
Pergolesi, The Magic Flute by W. A. Mozart,
the Motets and St. John Passion by J. S. Bach,
Messiah by G. F. Haendel, and Sócrates by E. Satie. He was first-prize
winner of the Linus Lerner International Singing Competition, Brazil 2020
Edition.



SOLOISTS

PIETRO ANTONIO PIZZATTO, TENOR

Pietro Antonio Pizzatto is a Brazilian tenor
based in Amherst, Massachusetts, currently
pursuing a master's degree in Voice
Performance at UMass Amherst. In Brazil,
while majoring in School of Music and Fine
Arts of Paraná, he was a member of the
musical ensemble Illuminata, performing
medieval and renaissance music concerts in
the city of Curitiba.

Since his first year at UMass in 2016, he
has sung in productions of opera by

Mozart, Bizet, Weber, OffenbaGclhu,cakn, d J. Strauss.

MATT GARRITY, BARITONE

Matt Garrity is a Western Massachusetts
musician and teacher. Matt was both a
featured vocalist for the UMass Minuteman
Marching Band & UMass Chamber Choir
while pursuing his degree in Music
Education. He’s recorded with the UMass
Doo Wop Shop acapella group & performed
in multiple staged musical productions. He’s
currently a music teacher at South Hadley
High School where he teaches chorus, band,
and theater.

Matt also sings locally at Springfield’s Boar’s Head Festival, Holy Name
Church, and Sacred Heart Cathedral. This is Matt's first performance with
PVS. He is thrilled to make music with people again!

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TIANHUI NG MUSIC DIRECTOR
ANTHONY FERREIRA ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
E. WAYNE ABERCROMBIE INTERIM CHORUS DIRECTOR
CHORUS ACCOMPANIST
GRANT MOSS YOUTH ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR
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KARA PETERMAN PRESIDENT
AMY PATT VICE PRESIDENT
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JOHN THOMAS

RON WEISS
TERRY RUGGLES

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MAGNIFICAT

I. MAGNIFICAT My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.
Magnificat anima mea Dominum.

II. ET EXULTAVIT And my spirit rejoices in God my savior,
Et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari because he has looked with favor on his
meo, quia respexit humilitatem ancillae lowly servant. From now on all generations
suae. Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent will say that I am blessed because the
omnes generationes, quia fecit mihi magna Almighty has done great things for me, and
qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius. holy is his name.

III. ET MISERICORDIA And has mercy on those who fear him, from
Et misericordia eius generation to generation.
ad progenie in progenies timentibus eum.

IV. FECIT POTENTIAM He has shown the strength of his arm, and
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit scattered the proud in their conceit.
superbos mente cordis sui.

V. DIEPOSUIT POTENTES DE SEDE He has cast down the mighty from their
Deposuit potentes de sede, et exaltavit seats of power and raised up those who are
humiles. lowly.

VI. ESURIENTES IMPLEVIT BONIS God has filled the hungry with good things,
Esurientes implevit bonis, et divites dimisit and the sent the rich away empty.
inanes.

VII. SUSCEPIT ISRAEL He has taken under his protection his
Suscepit Israel puerum suum servant Israel, and remembered his promise
recordatus misericordiae suae. of mercy.

VIII. SICUT LOCUTUS EST The promise made to our forebears, to
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros Abraham Abraham and his children for ever.
et semini eius in saecula.

IX. GORLIA PATRI Glory to the Father, glory to the Son, and
Gloria patri, gloria filio et spiritui sancto, sicut glory to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the
erat in principio et nunc et semper et in beginning and is now and will be always and
saecula saeculorum. Amen. throughout the ages. Amen.























CHRISTMAS CALYPSO FANTASY

Deck the hall with boughs of holly, fa la la Our savior, Christ, and his Lady
'Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
Don we now our gay apparel, fa la la Our savior, Christ, and his Lady
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, fa la la On Christmas Day in the morning

Away in a manger, no crib for his bed All the bells on earth shall ring
The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head On Christmas Day on Christmas Day
The stars in the bright sky looked down All the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas Day in the morning
where he lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay Mary had a baby, aye Lord
The people keep a-comin'
The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes but the train done gone
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes What did she name him, aye Lord
I love thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky The people keep a-comin'
And stay by my cradle 'til morning is nigh bu the train done gone
The Virgin Mary had a baby boy
Bring a torch, Jeanette Isabella and they say that his name was Jesus
Bring a torch to the cradle, run! He come from the Glory
It is Jesus, good folk of the village He come from Glorious Kingdom
Christ is born and Mary's calling
Ah! Ah! Beautiful is the mother Mooma, mooma
Ah! Ah! Beautiful is her son Would ya like to join your sonny
I am over here
It is wrong while the baby is sleeping Happy in the mother country
It is wrong to talk so loud Darling for de Christmas
Silence now as you gather around Your son would be really jumpin'
Lest your noise should waken Jesus Listen to the chorus
Hush! Hush! See how the babe is sleeping Of what we all be singin'
Hush! Hush! Peacefully now he dreams Drink a rum and a punch a crema
It's Christmas morning
I saw three ships come sailing in Drink a rum and a punch a crema
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
I saw three ships come sailing in Joy to the world, the Lord is come
On Christmas Day in the morning Let earth receive her king
Let ev'ry heart prepare him room
And what was in those ships all three And heav'n and nature sing
On Christmas Day on Christmas Day
And what was in those ships all three Drink a rum and a punch a crema
On Christmas Day in the morning Drink a rum!