PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 2 SEASON FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Dear Friends, I am so excited to welcome you to the Pioneer Valley Symphony’s 85th season! This year, we continue the PVS’ tradition of celebrating significant anniversaries with ambitious programming. Each concert is anchored by a major work we have long desired to perform, paired with new pieces or underappreciated favorites, all reflecting on our season theme of Home & Hope. For our season opener, Hope in a New Home, we reflects on some of the remarkable circumstances which have brought many artists and musicians to the United States with Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, full of the wistful yearnings for the composer’s Hungarian home that no longer existed, to Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto, first performed in New York City in 1909 further cementing his success as a composer and virtuoso performer in the US, and the more recent “Life of an Alien” from Bode Omojola’s Nigerian opera Ìrìn Àjò, speaking to the challenges faced by new immigrants in our own time. We are so happy to again work with Jiayan Sun, who last joined us for a memorable performance of Beethoven’s “Emperor” concerto in November 2019. Guest conductor Netta Hadari invites you to rediscover Mabel Daniel’s enchanting Deep Woods alongside the beloved “Pastoral” symphony by Beethoven at Home in Nature. This concert also features the amazing Eric Berlin in Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. He is renowned for his contributions on stage and also at UMass Amherst, where he has prepared generations of trumpeters who are in the field today. In the spring, we are thrilled to bring NYC-based violinist Kinga Augustyn to the region for Roxanna Panufnik’s stunning Abraham: Concerto for Hope which celebrates the connections between the major Abrahamic faiths. This is paired with Hector Berlioz’s gargantuan Symphonie Fantastique, featuring extravagant orchestral colors and exciting virtuosic writing—a treat for the audience and for the orchestra. To close the season, we are honored to present two meditations on the African American experience with Visions of Hope for the future: Margaret Bond’s Credo, which employs a text by W.E.B. DuBois sung by the PVS Chorus with the stunning soprano Brianna J. Robinson and baritone
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 3 Nicholas Lagesse, and William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 2 “Song of a New Race.” In addition to features in three events with our orchestra, the PVS Chorus and Chamber Choir will also offer two independent concerts of CHORAL MUSIC focusing on composers from our shared home of the Pioneer Valley. Led by Dr. Allegra Martin in her second year as director of the PVS Chorus, the fall program includes the world premiere of a new setting of the words of Emily Dickinson from composer (and PVS’ assistant conductor) Anthony Ferreira. For fans of KID-FRIENDLY MUSIC, our annual family Holiday Pops will feature many of our singalong classics, while introducing a new commission from Clifton (Jerry) Noble, Jr. based on Tom Lehrer’s Hanukkah in Santa Monica, and music from Polar Express. The energetic and fun Film Pops concert will return in our outdoor summer season. Plus, this year’s Education Concert is an enchanting new work from Andrés Martín about a mountain lion lost in San Francisco who must find his way home. This concert is performed for the 3rd and 4th graders of Franklin County and is not open to the public, but a video recording will be available in May to stream in your home or classroom, free of charge. Thank you for joining us in our 85th season! Tianhui Ng Proud to be the “Official Chocolatier” for the Pioneer Valley Symphony HandmadeChocolates andSpecialtyCandies um 500 Greenfield Road (Route 5 & 10), Deerfield, Massachusetts 413-772-0443 RichardsonsCandy.com
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march 16, 2024 burden of hope 5 Volume 2 3 1, Number 132 Fr iday, J u ly 7, 2023 Aldi plan gets environmental policy review GREENFIELD By MARY BYRNE Staff Writer GREENFIELD — A handful of residents joined state officials and people associated with the proposed development of Aldi, the discount supermarket chain based in Germany, for an information session on Thursday morning as part of a review process to consider the project’s potential environmental impact. Speaking on behalf of Aldi grocery stores, Andy Platt of Bohler Engineering explained the plan to construct a 19,400-square-foot grocery store on the site of the now-demolished Candlelight Motor Inn at 208 Mohawk Trail. The 6.7-acre property, located west of Interstate 91 behind McDonald’s, has been owned by Benderson Development for 17 or 18 years, and will be leased by Aldi for the store and 97 parking spaces. In addition to the access point off the Mohawk Trail (Route 2), the site has frontage on Robbins Road. Platt said construction will largely occur on the northern part of the prope r t y. According to Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act analyst Nicholas Perry who shared information on MEPA’s environmental review process on Thursday, the Expanded Environmental Notification Form (EENF) was triggered as a result of certain thresholds the project met, including the generation of 2,000 or more new average daily trips on roadways providing access to a single location, and alteration of more than half the acreage of wetlands. The EENF indicates the project will require a vehicular access permit from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. “The MEPA is not a permitting process and does not approve or deny projects,” he clarified. “M E PA review occurs prior to state agency actions to ensure agencies evaluate their environmental impact.” At the end of the process, Perry said Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Grocery store proposal may generate over 2,000 daily trips on area roads By CHRIS LARABEE Staff Writer SOUTH DEERFIELD — Seniors in southern Franklin County will soon have a new option to travel across county lines for medical appointments, shopping and recreation. Thanks to a $16,612 Service Incentive Grant from the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and a partnership between the South County Senior Center, Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) and Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA), seniors in Deerfield and Whately will be able to travel to PVTA’s region and Sunderland seniors will be able to travel to F R TA’s service area through their agency ’s on-demand van service, according to Senior Center Director Jennifer Remillard. Broken down, $11,500 of the grant will be used to fund trip fares — covering up to 2,000 one-way rides — and up to $3,612 will be used to pay a van driver for trips not covered by the regional transit authorities. The remaining $1,500 will go toward administrative expenses. “Our goal is to facilitate direct service from point A to point B. With the grant we received, our goal is providing financial support for the fares and to supplement service with our Council on Aging van if the (transit authorities) cannot provide service at the requested date or time,” Remillard said. “For example, those who live in Deerfield or Whately are bound by the FRTA service area and cannot travel without a connecting bus to points in Hampshire or Hampden County.” Senior Center, transit groups will offer on-demand trips across county lines Grant to c over senior van ser vice SOUTH DEERFIELD By SAM DRYSDALE State House News Service BOSTON — Forty years after the state added a 5-cent deposit on some plastic bottles to encourage recycling, climate advocates say it’s “the right moment” to expand the state’s bottle redemption law. Proposals before the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy would increase the bottle deposit from its current 5 cents to 10 cents, and would add more types of beverage containers to the program. A deposit would be added for water bottles, vitamin drinks, nips and bottles for other drinks that w e r e n’t contemplated when the initial law was adopted in 1982. Efforts to update this bill have failed in the Legislature for years, and voters in 2014 shot down a ballot question to tack the 5-cent bottle deposit onto drinks besides beer and soda. Without success in expanding the deposit, advocates told lawmakers at two Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy hearings Wednesday (as House and Senate members continue to hold separate hearings amidst a feud between the committee’s co-chairs) that Massachusetts is falling behind. The state has the lowest rate of people returning empty bottles and Bottle redemption proposal adds higher deposit Above, Emma Barrett, 11, and Alice Perkins, 8, both of Orange, make bubble art by blowing bubbles in a cup till they overflow onto paper at Wheeler Memorial Library’s Bubble Bash on Thursday. 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PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 8 SEASON THE Pioneer valley symphony presenTS BURDEN OF HOPE SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2024 | 7:00PM Veritas Auditorium, Elms College Chicopee, Massachusetts Tianhui Ng, conductor Abraham: A Concerto for Hope Roxanna Panufnik (b. 1968) I The Calling II The Journey III The Sacrifice IV The Angel Appears V Three Paths to Love Kinga Augustyn, violin INTERMISSION Symphonie fantastique: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Episode in the life of an artist... in five parts I Rêveries—Passions Daydreams—Passions II Un bal A ball III Scène aux champs Scene in the fields IV Marche au supplice March to the scaffold V Songe d’une nuit du sabbat Dream of a witches’ sabbath night Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra Tianhui Ng, Music Director Anthony Ferreira, Assistant Conductor Dr. David Schneider, Resident Musisologist Polish Center of Discovery and Learning, Elms College, the Kosciuszko Foundation: New England Chapter, Chicopee Cultural Council, Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, and media partners Greenfield Recorder/Hampshire Gazette and New England Public Media. THIS CONCERT IS SPONSORED IN PART BY
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 9 A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY! Join us for THE KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION/NE CHAPTER Annual Concert Chopin - Paderewski - Bacewicz Veronika Schreiber violin Mohamed Shams piano Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA Tickets are $15 at the door. Annual KFNE Gala Luncheon | Sunday, April 7, 2024 Honoring Distinguished Polish Americans for 2024 Edward Dzielenski | Anthony Krzystofik For more information, contact 860.272.7301 or [email protected]
PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 10 SEASON VIOLIN I Janet Van Blerkom, concertmaster Diana Peelle Reiko Sono Andrea Zelada-Delfin John Wcislo Elaine T. Holdsworth Dennis Townsend Zoë Ballou Ronald Weiss Mark Mason Myra Ross Maya Guzman Leibowitz VIOLIN II Cecilia R. Berger, principal Nancy Ramsey Margie Kierstead Carol Baker Madeleine Atkins Cohen Laurie Israel Marilyn Richards Maureen Carney Barbara Wald Freed Wendy Foxmyn Meredith Roll Quitno VIOLA Mandi Jo Hanneke, principal Sonya R. Lawson Roy Rudolph Peter J. Haas Robert McGuigan Jeff Ramsey Susan Young VIOLONCELLO Nancy Rich, principal Jennifer Allen Kate Walker Sara Aierstuck Daniel Brandon Alisa Beaver Su Auerbach Robin Luberoff Sally Greenebaum BASS Patricia Cahn, principal Lynn Lovell Sue Keller Jeff Knox David Glassberg FLUTE Beckie Markarian Caroline Reilly PICCOLO Caroline Reilly OBOE Aaron Lakota Abigail Haines CLARINET Kara Peterman, principal Kathryn Scott ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 11 BASSOON Alex Meade, principal Roger F. Clapp Melody Morris Anna Goudreau CONTRABASSOON Anna Goudreau HORN Erin Lylis, principal Joshua Vinocour Christine Mortensen Jean Jeffries Stanley Light TRUMPET Karen Atherton, co-principal Melissa Griffin, co-principal Wendy LaValley Dick Tandy TROMBONE Ben Smar, principal Scott Pemrick Joseph Sabol TUBA Zev Barden Madison Giberson TIMPANI Andrew Armstrong, interim principal Rocío Mora PERCUSSION Maxwell Newman Ryan Schneider Lauren Chiodo Bridget Ambers PIANO Larry Picard HARP Amanda Carabase Sena Hornby Emily Halpern Lewis Felice Swados MUSIC DIRECTOR Tianhui Ng ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Anthony Ferreira ORCHESTRA MANAGER Tuyet Linh LaFleur
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PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 14 SEASON R. Panufnik (b. 1968): Abraham: A Concerto for Hope for Violin and Orchestra (2004) I The Calling II The Journey III The Sacrifice IV The Angel Appears V Three Paths to Love Roxanna Panufnik was born in London to a photographer and writer mother and a composer father. Attracted to music at a young age, she began to notate her improvisations at age 12 on the advice of Oliver Knussen (1952–2018), a family friend and a leading composer of his generation. Upon graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, her musical style was considered naïve by the high-modernist composers teaching there, so she initially sought a career as a researcher for the BBC. After a few years in this position, however, a constant flow of commissions from musician friends led her to devote herself to composition full time. Beginning with her chamber opera The Music Programme in 2000 her works have been published by the German Publisher C.F. Peters and frequently performed by leading musicians. In 2023 she was commissioned by King Charles III to set the Sanctus for his coronation. Deeply disturbed by the events of 9/11, a recurring theme in Panufnik’s work has become building bridges between faiths. She first explored this in Abraham: A Violin Concerto for Hope. Her substantial introduction to the concerto in the score follows: ‘The Muezzin makes the call, and just as he does the bells at Gethsemane Church begin to sound, ringing out a Christmas carol. No one seems to notice the clash, and maybe it’s not a clash at all: harmony, after all, is controlled dissonance.’ So says Bruce Feiler in his riveting book Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. For years I had longed to study the music of Christianity, Judaism and Islam; now, in these turbulent times, I felt an NOTES ON THE PROGRAM Roxanna Panufnik
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 15 ever-stronger desire to compose a piece of music that would intertwine them, moving towards a homogenous, harmonious and joyful conclusion. I have no pretensions that this will bring about world peace, but, as well as the aesthetic aspects that these three beautiful musics can create, I hoped that I could attempt a musical analogy to the fact that those three faiths all believe in the same one God. I also wanted to write something highly theatrical for virtuoso violinist Daniel Hope. The story of Abraham from Genesis 22—when Abraham is asked by God to sacrifice his only son and is then reprieved at the last moment— seemed an ideal vehicle; not only for its drama but for its entirely appropriate context, as Abraham is considered the father of all the afore-mentioned religions. Together with my treasured colleague, internationally renowned choreographer Cathy Marston, we came up with a scenario that incorporates all these elements. One day, it may even become a ballet… The solo violin plays the role of God/The Angel and the orchestra is Abraham—woodwinds Jewish, strings Islamic and brass Christian. The piece is in two movements—a short one (1. The Calling) followed by four further parts without a break. 1. The Calling God summons Abraham in an especially composed quasi-Islamic Call to Prayer (a combination of form, ornamentation and quarter-tones from Pakistani and Turkish ones), rippling quintessential English/Christian church bells and a Jewish Shofar (ram’s horn, played by the oboe). God/ violin asks Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaace (or Ishmael, in Islam) as a test of his faith. 2. The Journey A processional, over continual drums playing Sufi Aksak Semai rhythm, propels the pair on a long and hot desert journey: Abraham must bring his son to be bound, ready for sacrifice. We hear the intense emotional conflict in Abraham’s mind—nagging doubt in a bed of dark string chords; hope that he is doing the right thing, in the form of excerpts of South African violinist Daniel Hope
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march 16, 2024 burden of hope 17 an Ashkenazi Jewish Sh’ma Yisroel; a stirring Catholic Credo to remind him of the strength and determination of his faith. God/ Violin is always present but accompanying and supporting the action, rather than being the primary focus. 3. The Sacrifice However, even the Credo goes “off the rails” as the dreadful deed approaches. The clamour intensifies as Abraham steels himself to plunge the knife into his son—saved by a piercing high note on the Violin… 4. The Angel Appears God has been satisfied by the strength of Abraham’s faith and has sent an Angel to reprieve him— providing a ram as an alternative sacrifice. The Angel/violin’s tone softens as he imparts the good news; there is a feeling of release and relief leading into a celebratory cadenza. 5. Three Paths to Love The Angel/violin brings the rest of the orchestra back in for a peaceful and harmonious conclusion, over a backdrop of undulating woodwinds in the Jewish Av Morachaminim/Mi Shebeirach or Ukranian-Dorian/Gypsy mode. All the different religious musical elements combine into one soaring melody on the violin, the piece ending on a high note of Hope (hence the ‘serious pun’ of the work’s subtitle): an A, for Abraham. H. Berlioz (1803–1869): Symphonie fantastique: Épisode de la vie d’un artiste… en cinq parties Fantastical Symphony: Episode in the life of an artist… in five parts (1830/32) I Rêveries—Passions (Daydreams—Passions) II Un bal (A Ball) III Scène aux champs (Scene in the Fields) IV Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold) V Songe d’une nuit du sabbat (Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath) Hector Berlioz was the son of a provincial physician of a progressive bent who home-schooled him. This may account for Berlioz’s independent streak, which led him to abandon medical school in favor of studying composition at the Paris Conservatory, and his penchant for experimentation as a composer. Symphonie fantastique has at its core the traditional fourmovement form of a symphony: a slow introduction followed by a substantial allegro section for the first movement, a dancebased second movement, a slow third movement, and fast finale.
PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 18 SEASON To this form Berlioz inserts an extra movement, a brass-heavy march, between the slow movement and the finale. More radically, Berlioz ties together all of the movements with reappearances of a theme, first heard as the main theme of the allegro in the first movement, that Berlioz called an idée fixe—a fixed idea or unshakeable obsession. The real-life obsession behind this theme and the program of the symphony was Berlioz’s infatuation with the Irish Shakespearean actress Harriet Smithson (1800–1854), whom he would eventually marry after seven years of pursuit. Berlioz completed the symphony before establishing a personal relationship with the actress—it seems that she attended the first performance of the work only by chance, without a clue that it stemmed from Berlioz’s infatuation with her. What follows is the program of Symphony fantastique that Berlioz included in the published score. The composer’s aim has been to develop, to the extent that they have musical possibilities, various situations in the life of an artist. The plan of the instrumental drama, which is deprived of the help of words, needs to be outlined in advance. The following program should therefore be thought of as akin to the spoken text of an opera, serving to introduce the musical movements, whose character and expression it calls into being. Part One: Reveries, Passions—The author imagines that a young musician, afflicted with that moral disease that a celebrated writer calls ‘the surge of passions,’ sees for the first time a woman who embodies all the charms of the ideal being of whom he has dreamed, and he falls hopelessly in love with her. Through a bizarre trick of fancy, the beloved image always appears in the mind’s eye of the artist linked to a musical thought whose character, passionate but also noble and reticent, he finds similar to the one he attributes to his beloved. The melodic image and its human model pursue him incessantly like a double idée fixe. This is the reason for the constant appearance, in every movement of the symphony, of the melody that begins the first allegro. The passage Harriet Smithson
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 19 from this state of melancholic reverie, interrupted by a few fits of unmotivated joy, to one of delirious passion, with its movements of fury and jealousy, its return of tenderness, its tears, its religious consolation—all this is the subject of the first movement. Part Two: A Ball—The artist finds himself in the most varied situations—in the midst of THE TUMULT OF A FESTIVITY, in the peaceful contemplation of the beauties of nature; but wherever he is, in the city, in the country, the image of the beloved appears before him and troubles his soul. Part Three: Scene in the Fields—Finding himself in the country at evening time, he hears in the distance two shepherds piping a Swiss herdsman’s tune. This pastoral duet, the scenery, the quiet rustling of the trees gently disturbed by the wind, certain hopes he has recently found reason to entertain—all these come together in giving his heart an unaccustomed calm, and in giving a brighter color to his ideas. He reflects upon his isolation; he hopes that soon he will no longer be alone… But what if she were deceiving him!... This mixture of hope and fear, these ideas of happiness disturbed by black presentiments, form the subject of the ADAGIO. At the end, one of the shepherds again takes up the Swiss herdsman’s tune; the other no longer replies… The distant sound of thunder… solitude… silence. Part Four: March to the Scaffold—Having become certain that his love goes unrecognized, the artist poisons himself with opium. The dose of the narcotic, too weak to kill him, plunges him into a sleep accompanied by the most horrible visions. He dreams that he has killed the woman he had loved, that he is condemned, led to the scaffold, and that he is witnessing HIS OWN EXECUTION. The procession moves forward to the sounds of a march that is now somber and fierce, now brilliant and solemn, in which the muffled noise of heavy steps gives way without mediation to the nosiest clangor. At the end of the march, the first four measures of the IDÉE FIXE reappear like a last thought of love interrupted by the fatal blow. Part Five: Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath—He sees himself at the sabbath, in the midst of a frightful assembly of ghosts, sorcerers, monsters of every kind, all come together for his funeral. Strange noises, groans, outbursts of laughter, distant
PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 20 SEASON cries which other cries seem to answer. The beloved’s melody appears again, but it has lost its character of nobility and reticence; now it is no more than the tune of an ignoble dance, trivial and grotesque: it is she, come to join the sabbath… A roar of joy at her arrival… She takes part in the devilish orgy… Funeral knell, burlesque parody of the DIES IRAE, SABBATH ROUNDDANCE. The sabbath round and the Dies irae combined. and the finale without a break. make due with its limitations. © 2023 David E. Schneider. All rights reserved. David E. Schneider is the Georges Lurcy Professor of Music and European Studies at Amherst College, and the PVS’ Resident Musicologist since 2013. Program notes are brought to you by Scholar Sponsors Julia Bady and D.A. Sullivan & Sons.
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march 16, 2024 burden of hope 23 Polish-American Kinga Augustyn is a versatile New York City-based virtuoso concert violinist and recording artist. “Stylish and vibrant” (The Strad Magazine), and “beyond amazing, one hell of a violinist!” (The Fanfare Magazine), Dr. Augustyn has performed as a soloist with orchestras in North and South America, Europe and Asia in some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Augustyn is often praised for her musical interpretations, profundity, deft phrasing, beautiful tone, mastery of the bow, perfect intonation, and for unique programming ideas. “With completely secure technical control, she couples a tapestry of tone color to her innate musicality” (The Fanfare Magazine). Music Web International describes her playing in the Bruch Violin Concerto with Janacek Philharmonic as “extremely moving and expressive,” characterized by “beauty, richness and smoothness of her tone,” and as “music she responds to on a deeply personal and emotional level.” With a broad repertoire stylistically varied and ranging from early baroque to contemporary, Augustyn is an advocate of new music and has performed and recorded multiple world premieres including works written especially for her. “A mature, unconventional performing artist, undoubtedly deserving the title of ambassador of Polish culture” (Ruch Muzyczny), she has recorded three albums of Polish music on Centaur Records and Naxos, among a growing discography of early and contemporary music. Augustyn has received First Prizes at the Alexander & Buono International String Competition (USA), Artist International Presentations (USA), and the J. S. Bach String Competition (Poland), as well as other top honors at the Johannes Brahms International Competition (Austria), the Kloster Schoental International Young Artist Competition (Germany), Michael Hill International Violin Competition (New Zealand), and the Kosciuszko Foundation Wieniawski Violin Competition (USA). Kinga Augustyn studied at The Juilliard School with Cho-Liang Lin and Naoko Tanaka, earning both Bachelor and the Master degrees, and a doctorate from Stony Brook University with Phil Setzer and Pamela Frank. Dr. Augustyn currently serves as Violin Faculty at Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music. Augustyn plays a Joseph Gaglioano violin from 1774 on loan from a private collector. KINGA AUGUSTYN VIOLIN
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march 16, 2024 burden of hope 29 CELEBRATING 80 YEARS Tickets and subscriptions available now! SpringfieldSymphony.org Valley Classical Concerts World-Class Chamber Music at Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College, Northampton MA, and the Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity, Florence MA Sunday, October 22, 3:00 pm, Bombyx The Viano String Quartet Schubert, Penderecki, Dvoøák, & Smetana Sunday, November 12, 3:00 pm, Sweeney The Borromeo String Quartet Bach, Eleanor Alberga, Bartók, & Beethoven www.valleyclassicalconcerts.org (413) 586-0458 Special prices for students and families! Please join us for on-stage conversations with the artists 1 hour before each concert. Programs subject to change.
PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 30 SEASON American Prize-winning conductor Tianhui Ng has emerged as one of the leading advocates for new music, with a rare understanding of the voice and Romantic expression. He has led more than 60 world premieres, including numerous operas and multimedia works. His unique gifts for communication and intercultural work have borne fruit in several unusual firsts, including the first operas in Yoruba and Chickasaw, alongside award-winning programming, drawing on his deep knowledge of canonic repertoire in dialogue with the issues of our time. Since his appointment as Music Director of White Snake Projects in 2020, Tian has led the world premieres of Death By Life by Leila Adu Gilmore, Jacinthe Greywoode, David Sanford, Jonathan Bailey Holland, and Mary D. Watkins, A Survivor’s Odyssey by Mary Prescott, Elena Ruehr’s Cosmic Cowboy, and Jorge Sosa’s Alice in the Pandemic, identified by the Library of Congress as one of the most significant works of American art in the pandemic. In 2022, Tian’s first album with the Lviv National Philharmonic of Ukraine on Nimbus Alliance has been lauded internationally as a major contribution to a previously unknown legacy of symphonic music in Ukraine and Russia. Hailed by the Boston Globe as “unforgettable,” Tian celebrated his appointment as Music Director of the New England Philharmonic with his trademark programming in the 2022-2023 season. Tian’s debuts and new collaborations this season include appearances with GBH Music in Boston, National Public Radio, New England Public Media, Borromeo Quartet, Pro Arte Musical, and the Springfield Symphony. TIANHUI NG Music Director
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 31 Tian has conducted orchestras around the world, including the Savaria Symphony Orchestra (Hungary), Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic), Dartington Festival Orchestra (UK), Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Wallonie (Belgium), and the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra (USA). A versatile musician, he is equally at home in the realm of choral music, and has conducted ensembles like the Stuttgart Chamber Choir (Germany), Carnegie Hall Festival Chorus (USA), Oregon Bach Festival Chorus (USA), Yale Schola Cantorum (USA), and the Young Person’s Chorus of New York (USA). Tian has collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as Dashon Burton, Tyler Duncan, Marcus Eiche, Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Ayano Kataoka, Ilya Polataev, Gary Steigerwalt, Astrid Schween, Sara Davis Buechner, Hanna Elisabeth Müller, Nicholas Phan, James Taylor, Gilles Vonsattel, and Soyoung Yoon. Tian holds a B.M. in Music from the University of Birmingham, UK, with a focus on conducting and composition, and he earned an M.M. in Conducting from the Yale School of Music. His conducting teachers and mentors have included Helmuth Rilling, Masaaki Suzuki, Paolo Arrivabeni, John Carewe, Peter Eötvös, Kurt Masur, and Michel Tabachnik. Tian is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Orchestras at Mount Holyoke College (MA) and the Music Director of the Pioneer Valley Symphony, New England Philharmonic, the Victory Players, and White Snake Projects. Stay in touch with Tian via Instagram @ngtianhui
PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 32 SEASON 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. Best wishes to the Pioneer Valley Symphony on your 83rd season! 99 Prouty Street Springfield, MA 01119 [email protected] TEL: 413-796-8150 FAX: 413-214-6952 MEMBER MA & RI BAR [email protected] 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. Best wishes to the Pioneer Valley Symphony on your 83rd season! 99 Prouty Street Springfield, MA 01119 [email protected] TEL: 413-796-8150 FAX: 413-214-6952 MEMBER MA & RI BAR 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. Best wishes to the Pioneer Valley Symphony on your 83rd season! 99 Prouty Street Springfield, MA 01119 [email protected] TEL: 413-796-8150 FAX: 413-214-6952 Best wishes to the Pioneer Valley Symphony on your 85th season! MEMBER MA & RI BAR
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 33 ANTHONY FERREIRA ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Anthony C. Ferreira (ASCAP) is a composer, conductor, educator, and filmmaker. He has written dozens of works for choir, orchestra, concert band, chamber ensembles of uncommon pairings, and four full-length musicals. He has written and produced six albums of varied genres and enjoys an active career writing and producing for local singers and rappers. Anthony has conducted the gamut of ensembles, from chamber and symphonic choirs to chamber and symphonic orchestras. He has been the Assistant Conductor of the PVS since 2021. David E. Schneider has a former life as a professional clarinetist that includes recordings of Copland’s Clarinet Concerto and works written for him by Eric Sawyer, Lew Spratlan, and Daniel Palkowski. A graduate of Harvard College (A.B.) and the University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D.), his day job since 1997 has been as a professor of music history, music theory, and chamber music at Amherst College, where he serves as the Georges Lurcy Professor of Music and European Studies and Dean of the Class of 2023. His publications include Bartók, Hungary, and the Renewal of Tradition (University of California Press, 2006) and articles, chapters, and reviews on subjects including Hungarian opera, Anton Webern, W.A. Mozart, and the genre of the concerto. David is proud to be pre-concert lecturer and program note-writer for the PVS since 2013. DAVID SCHNEIDER RESIDENT MUSICOLOGIST
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PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 36 SEASON OUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS We offer our deepest thanks to the individuals, businesses, agencies, and foundations who support the Pioneer Valley Symphony through financial gifts. Your trust, support, and encouragement inspire us and make the music possible. The following represents gifts made to the PVS or to other charitable causes via PVS benefit events in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Conductor’s circle Platinum Baton | $10,000 + Bronze Baton | $1,000-$2,499 Gold Baton | $5,000-$9,999 Silver Baton | $2,500-$4,999 Alex Meade Bikeworks, LLC Roger Anderson Anonymous in honor of Tianhui Ng and Janna Walters-Gidseg Julia Bady, pianist Big Y Dartmouth Class of 1968 George Drake and Roberta Lombardi Debbie Felton and Jim Miller Greenfield Cultural Council GSB Investments and Insurance Peter Haas Mandi Jo and David Hanneke Ken and Bonnie Hargreaves Elaine and Robert Holdsworth Kathleen Holt William Hurd Jean and William Jeffries in memory of Elizabeth Bowdan Robert Joyal William Kelliher Alex Meade and Clarissa Spawn Marilyn Pryor John Thomas and Dennis Coffey* Janet Van Blerkom Ronald and Janet Weiss Gary Wendlandt Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation Mass Cultural Council, a state agency U.S. Small Business Association Greenfield Cooperative Bank Anonymous Commonwealth of Massachusetts Lathrop Communities Mark Mason and John Shea^ in memory of Naomi Franklin Thomson Financial Management as Sage View Advisory * marks members of the Continuo Society—donors with recurring monthly gifts ^ marks members of the Da Capo Society—donors who have included the PVS in their legacy plans To learn more about giving societies and other ways to support the PVS, visit pvsoc.org/donate or contact us at 413.773.3664 or [email protected].
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PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 38 SEASON Craig Machado in honor of Wayne Abercrombie Richard Mayer and Joan Spalding Robert McGuigan and Julia Bady Grant Moss Carl Nelke and Janet Gerry Oberlin Alumni Alethea O’Donnell and Scott Tulay Diana and Paul Peelle Gretchen and Joel Plotkin Nancy and David Pond Renfrew Real Estate Marilyn Reynolds in memory of Cathy Bowers Ryan & Casey Liquors Shelburne Falls Cork, LLC Vanessa M. Smith and Elizabeth L. Lehman in honor of Alisa Beaver Ilene Stahl and Benjamin Miner Stamell Stringed Instruments Jane and Peter Stein JoAnne Stultz Kathleen Swaim Tuesday Morning Music Club West Branch Capital Whately Cultural Council Music Lovers Music Director | $500-$999 Andy’s & The Oak Shoppe Ashfield Cultural Council Suzanne Auerbach and Matt Kaplowitz Basses for Rent by Lynn Lovell Paul Benjamin Cecilia and Joseph Berger in honor of Zoë Ballou and Carmen Torres-Nans Bernardston Cultural Council Susan Bowman Elizabeth Brown and Stanley Morris Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas Judith and Joe Case Colrain Cultural Council Curtiss, Carey, Gates & Goodridge Edith Fabos Andrew Ferguson and Nang Edwards Frank Labelle’s Sales & Service Gill Cultural Council Gilmore & Farrell Insurance Lisa Kent and David Glassberg* Donald Graham and Barbara Loh David Halloran Judy and Alfred Hudson^ Laurie Israel and Elaine Sidney Robert Kidder Attorney Stanley Light Evelyn Locke concertmaster | $250-$499 Mary and George Lunt William and Carol MacKnight Beckie Markarian* in honor of Janna Walter-Gidseg New Salem Cultural Council Northfield Cultural Council Alexandra Ottaway Davin and Jennifer Peelle in memory of Priscilla and Jerol Mann Stu and Betsy Reese Family Foundation Myra and David Ross* in memory of Elizabeth Bowdan and Marten Cornelissen Shelburne Cultural Council Nancy Shinn in memory of Tom Shinn Jr. Pamela Skinner and Wayne Glaser Yeshvant and Jean Talati Dennis Townsend Anonymous in honor of TL Lafleur Carlin Barton in honor of Robert McGuigan Channing and Marie Bete Patricia Cahn* Maureen Carney* in memory of John J and Madelyn Carney Cohn & Company Davis Financial Group LLC Barbara Davis and George Howard* Florence Bank Paul Friedmann in honor of Efrem Marder Richard Gaberman Marvin and Carol Kelley in honor of Kara Peterman Catherine and Edward Lamoureux Robin Luberoff and Neal Pruchansky in memory of Peggy Freedman
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 39 First chair | $125-$249 Shirley Keech and Mary King Susan Lauscher in honor of Myra Ross Deborah Leopold and David Sacks in memory of Mark Mason’s mother Carol and Peter Letson Mark and Polly Lindhult in memory of Julius Gy. Fabos Dana Muller and Gary Steigerwalt Robyn Newhouse Amy Patt and Keith Czerwiec Brenda and Scott Peterman Dale and Lorna Peterson Larry Picard Wallis and Cornelia Reid Zach Ruhl Elizabeth and Robert Schmitt Martin Shell Nancy Shumate Nancy Slator and Daniel Grubbs Ben Smar in honor of The dedicated members, staff, audiences, and supporters of the PVS Orchestra, Chorus and Youth Orchestra Dr. Robert and Mrs. DiAnn Speth State Street Style Surner Heating The Optician UMassFive College Federal Credit Union Martha and Ihor Voyevidka John and Bridget Wcislo Western Mass. Horn Society Patricia Auchard and Joseph Sabella Ben and Mary Jane Barnard in honor of Nancy and Jeff Ramsey Hugh Barrett Paula Barry Berkshire Facial Surgery Blackmer Insurance Agency Bruce and Rita Bleiman Janet Bowdan Buckland Cultural Council Karen Burkinshaw and Laurel Quirk Charlemont Hawley Cultural Council Robert Cherdack Roger and Joanne Clapp Peter and Giovanna Contuzzi Robert Corry Nina DaDalt-Korza and Edward Korza Devine Overhead Doors Gordon Dodge Downtown Sounds Richard Engelman Euphoria Float Spa Steve Ferrarone Kristen Fossum* Andrea and Zachary Fox Goff Media Bruce Goldstein Mari Gottdiener Jeffrey Gurski Deborah Haas-Wilson Eugene and Mary Hanneke* Spencer and Lorma Hopton Joyce Huber thank you to the more than 200 musicians, volunteers, directors, and staff for all you do to “build community through music” at the pvs and beyond.
PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 40 SEASON To support a vibrant and more interconnected arts and creativity sector consider a gift to the Community Foundation’s ValleyCreates program. Connecting the arts and creative communities across Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties. For more info, visit communityfoundation.org or call 413-732-2858 Since 1991, we’ve connected generous people with the needs of our region. From strengthening local nonprofits to helping area students reach their educational goals, we partner, plan, and collaborate to make sure that local philanthropy has a real impact. ValleyCreates The Community Foundation aims to create an even more vibrant arts and creativity sector that is interconnected and collaborative, actively engages in the full and diverse community with programs and artic expression opportunities, and that is recognized as a force for economic vitality and civic engagement across the region. Nigel Greaves, Director of Development at [email protected] Marie Del Carmen Rodriguez, Development Officer at [email protected]
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 41 Friend | Up to $124 Jordan Abbott Linda Abbott Noreen Acconcio Rev. Stanley Aksamit Pamela Albertson Barbara Allan Jion Allen Jennifer Allen Bridget Ambers Patricia Appelbaum Joan and Winthrop Arms Alyssa Arnell Glenn and Heidi Arnold George Arwady Gwendolyn Ashley in honor of Judy Case Lori Austin Lana Babij Mollie Babize and Mary Quigley Gary Bacchiocchi Ananda Bagiackas Carol Baker Jacki Barden Amanada Barnhart and Susan Murphy in honor of Richard Barnhart Steven and Megan Bathory-Peeler Alisa S. Beaver in memory of Estelle Beaver Ana Ben Geraldine Berenson in memory of Julius Fabos Timothy Berry Catherine Berry Marilyn S. Billings Masako Bogin* Joyce Bosworth Angie Bourdeau Bernice Bowler Sarah Boy and Charles Thompson Daniel Brandon Maria Brandriff Theodore Brown Barbara and James Cappello Eileen Carney in memory of John and Madelyn Carney Liz Carney Craig Carr Thomas Casartello Janet Chayes Deborah Chrzanowski Kendall Clark Betsey Clifford Carol Coan and David Nixon Ian Coddington Karen Cole* Susan Cole Elizabeth Contant David-Michael Cook Yvonne Crevier Eileen Crosby and Zoë Ballou Colleen Currie* Rebecca Curzon Christopher Daly Martin Daye and Linda Woodall Betsy and Viktor Decyk in honor of our relatives in Ukraine Catherine Dodds Patricia Donahue Leitch Helen Drake Maria Duncan Maurita Eaton Theresa Eckert Marcia and Russell Edes Thomas Eisenman Gerald Elias in honor of Myra Ross Susan Ellis Emily Dickinson Museum Helen Engeseth Lisa Evans Patricia Farrington and Jim Ellis in memory of Julius Fabos Federal Street Books Stein Feick Laurie and Jeffrey Ferreira Lucia Foley Wendy Foxmyn Jill Franks and David Neelon Heidi Frantz-Dale and Duane Dale Dina Friedman and Shel Horowitz Friends of Leverett Library in honor of the library pass program Ashala Gabriel David Gang and Roberta Hillenberg-Gang Denise Gendron Cynthia Gensheimer in honor of Myra Ross
PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 42 SEASON Henry Gibson Eric Gidseg in honor of Janna Walters-Gidseg Dan and Cheryl Gillman Timothy Golden Alan Goldsmith Susan Grant Rosen Claire Griffin Lucy and E Lary Grossman in memory of Moira Brady Barbara Guardione Margo Halton Christine Hannon in honor of Pamela Skinner Maia Hansen* Roger Harris Marsha Hertel Paul and Jane Hetzel Mary Hocken Herbert and Janet Hodos Judith Holmes Julie Holt Linda Howell Mathilde Hunting Andy Jaffe Dorothy Janke Paul Jellinek Caroline Jennings Christine Johnson Suzette and Thomas Jones Julie Jones Sue and Cary Jubinville Barbara Kautz Keene Community Music Center Pauline Keener Elizabeth Keitel Sue Keller* in memory of Morris Youngdahl Cheryl and Micah Kieffer Shersten Killip Rebecca King Nancy Klatt in honor of Nancy Ramsey and Jeff Ramsey Alice Klingener Susan Knightly in honor of Tianhui Ng Maria Kohulka Green Jennifer Kramer Ed Kubosiak Bo and Karen Kukil Alexander Kuzma Denise Lafountain John LaFrance in honor of Efrem Marder Maureen and Paul Lahti Paul Lambert Janet Laprade Diane Lawler Christine Lee Leo’s Table Monica Jakuc Leverett Danielle Lochhead Louise Lopman Erica Lorentz Lynn Lovell in honor of Judy Hudson Daniel Lynch Gary MacCallum Ronald Maggio Dorothy Maloney Barbara Marder Elissa Marder Eve Marder Gabrial Marder Yuri Marder Ursa Marder Jane and Ken Markarian in honor of Beckie Markarian Audrey Markarian in honor of Beckie Markarian Mary and Herb Marsh David Martel Paul Martin Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. Andrea McDermott Cherryl McLaughlin Maria Merrill in honor of Cecilia Berger Jone Messmer Sarah Metcalf Norman and Suzanne Metz Arthur Meyer Meyers Brothers Kalicka, PC Sophie Michaux Lisa Middents David Miller Bonnie Miller in memory of Robert Miller FrienD | CONTINUED
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PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 44 SEASON Daniel Ross Steven Ross Eric Roth and Anne Werry Helve Saarela Patrick Sabbs Emily Samuels David Sanborn Sattva Center for Archery Training Annita and William Sawyer Susan Schaeffer Stephanie Schamess William and Ilana Schmidt David Schneider* Susan Schwarz Kathryn and Russell Scott Russell Seelig Connie Shea Thomas and Elaine Shea Deborah Sherr and William Feinstein David and Esther Short Mickey Shrair Michael and Elizabeth Shuipis Shutesbury Cultural Council Elan Sicroff Jeffrey Siegel in honor of our dear friend Mark Mason and in memory of Naomi Franklin Serghei Sleptov Linda and Harlan Smith Anna Smith and Jim Mead Anthony Speranza in memory of Karen Speranza Susan Sprung Adrian Stair Henrietta Startup Homer Stavely* Gerald Steinberg Maryellen Sullivan Kevin and Margaret Sweeney John Tassinari The Bement School Cynthia Thibeau Kathleen Thibeault in honor of Maureen T. Carney Margot Thomas Thomson Financial Management in memory of Julius Fabos Mary Jean and Jeffrey Thurlow David and Ivana Toone Calin Trenkov-Wermuth Joseph Misterka Tanisha Mitra Mary Moriarty Athena Morris Patrice Moskow George Mowry Ladimer Nagurney Cynthia Nazzaro Nancy Nelkin in memory of Cathy Vollinger Dominik Niceva Andrew Noble in honor of Ben Smar John Nuhibian Jane O’Connor Lori O’Neil Paula Olson Julie Orvis Marta Ostapiuk Robert K Ostberg Lynne Page in memory of Roland Ratté Richard Page Louis Paparazzo John Paresky Marilyn Paterno Adam Peck Susan Peck Shirley Pelletier Kara Peterman and Scott Rutherford* Lawrence D. Picard Emily and John Pietras Barbara Pilarcik in honor of Elaine T Holdsworth Rutherford Platt Jacqueline Pleet Natalie Pollock Kimball Prentiss Kyle Pruett Patricia Ramsey Jennifer Rao Tom Redmond Gail Reiner Mark Rentschler Rachael Rheaume Richard and Lynn Rice Nancy Rich Marilyn Richards and Jon Steinberg Lucy and John Robinson Timothy Rooke Paul Ross
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PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 46 SEASON Jessica Tuttle Susan Urban Kate Ussailis Peter Van Pelt Tanya Voyevidka Cheryl Wadsworth in honor of Janet Van Blerkom Janna Walters-Gidseg in honor of Beckie Markarian Judith Wermuth-Atkinson James Whetstone Whitelaw and Margaret Wilson in honor of Orca Giarrusso Emily Whitted Ali and Jeannette Wicks-Lim in honor of Lee Wicks Roy and Janet Williams Martha Wilson Susan Wilson Amy Wilson-Stayton Patricia Wisch in memory of Julius Fabos Richard Wizansky John and Ann Wood Emily Young Jeanne Young Lotus Yu Marya Zilberberg IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS Alex Meade Bikeworks Amanda Leigh Artistry Amy Patt Baba Yaga Pots / Sofiya Shreyer Bernardino’s Boston Bruins Boston Red Sox Bridgeside Grille Carol Coan Centered Vessel Pottery / Maxine Oland Charles Thompson Coldbear Studio / Kristi Woodworth Colbert David Ross Diana Peelle and the estate of Priscilla and Jerold Mann Enchanted Forest Coffee Enjoy Falcetti Pianos Federal St Books Floodwater Brewing Company Greenfield Vinyl Gretchen & Joel Plotkin Hetty Startup HT Woodshop / Heather Tauck In Stile Moderno Joe pottery / Joe Shepard JoiaBeauty: A Personal Care Apothecary Judy Atkins and David Cohen La Boa Brava Jewelry / Hannah Staiger Linden Lane Herbals Lucky Bird Thrift, Greenfield Lynn Lovell Mandi Jo Hanneke Muldovite Dreams Peter Camyre Pinch: Curated Crafted Goods Sawmill River Arts Collective Share Coffee Roasters Shelburne Falls Cork, LLC Silver Lane Studio Jewelry / Meegan Schreiber Stamell Strings Stoneleigh Burnham School The Fly Shop, South Deerfield The Flying Squirrel The Lady Killigrew Cafe The Waters Fine, Easthampton Tree House Brewing Company Tyson Peelle Wendy Foxmyn Whitney Hill Antiques Will Sawyer FrienD | CONTINUED
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PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 48 SEASON (413) 772-0105 COHNANDCOMPANY.COM TIME TO SCORE YOUR NEXT HOME? HIT THE RIGHT KEY. COHN AND COMPANY CONDUCTING MOVEMENTS SINCE 1948. THE HAMPSHIRE MUSIC CLUB Your Classical Music Meeting Place THE CLUB We are a music appreciation club that promotes classical music throughout the Pioneer Valley. We are a membership organisation with officers and directors elected by the members. Annual dues: $15. MUSICAL POTPOURRI Five weekly programs on topics related to music. Recent examples: “Two Grands, Four Hands,” “That Tantalizing Tango,” “Choral Music of Randall Thompson”. Wednesday mornings at 10:00 in early fall. GOOD NEWS ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC A FREE e-mailed newsletter listing classical music events in the Pioneer Valley. Every Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. For further information, call the club president, Pat Kapitzky, at 413-575- JUDY or e-mail Peter Jones at [email protected].
march 16, 2024 burden of hope 49 IN MEMORIAM The PVS community is mourning the recent loss of Karen Cole. Karen died peacefully at home this fall after a courageous struggle with cancer. As PVS' Head Usher, we remember her joyful, calm demeanor and her kind support. As a friend, we remember her wicked sense of humor and generosity. Karen will be deeply missed by her family and by all of us.
PIONEER VALLEY SYMPHONY 85 th 50 SEASON ARTISTIC STAFF BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC SINCE 1939 TIANHUI NG ANTHONY FERREIRA E. WAYNE ABERCROMBIE GRANT MOSS STEVEN BATHORY-PEELER MUSIC DIRECTOR ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR INTERIM CHORUS DIRECTOR CHORUS ACCOMPANIST YOUTH ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR DAVID E. SCHNEIDER JAMES LEGRAND DAVID NEWLAND & P. AL WILLIAMS RESIDENT MUSICOLOGIST LEGRANDICE AUDIO NORTHAMPTON OPEN MEDIA PRODUCTION CONTRIBUTORS OPERATIONS STAFF KAREN COLE CASEY GILMAN TUYET LINH LAFLEUR ROBIN LUBEROFF EMESE NEMETH JANNA WALTERS-GIDSEG USHER COORDINATOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER & PRODUCTION COORDINATOR ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS KARA PETERMAN AMY PATT PETER KRAVETZ ANDREA MCDERMOTT MAUREEN CARNEY KRISTIN DONOHUE DEBBIE FELTON AARON LAKOTA ALEX MEADE JOHN THOMAS RON WEISS TERRY RUGGLES PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER CLERK DIRECTOR EMERITUS artistic leadership operations BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tianhui Ng Anthony Ferreira David E. Schneider Allegra Martin Larry Picard Nell Wiener Julie Carew Music Director Assistant Conductor Resident Musicologist Chorus Director Chorus Accompanist Youth Orchestra Director Strings for Kids Director Julie Carew Tuyet Linh Lafleur Robin Luberoff Lily Ruderman Meegan Schreiber Janna Walters-Gidseg Education Programs Director Production & Personnel Manager Orchestra Librarian Registrar & Communications Coordinator Financial Administrator Executive Director Kara Peterman Ian Coddington Alex Meade Cecilia R. Berger Maureen Carney Debbie Felton Marvin Kelley Aaron Lakota Craig Machado Lauren Ostberg Ben Smar John H. Thomas Ron Weiss Terry Ruggles President Treasurer Clerk Director Emeritus