Follow the Leader!

2014-15 Season Guide for Young Concert-goers

TABLE OF CONTENTSComing to America, Grades 4-8 . . . . . .2Sound Science, Grades 3-5 . . . . . . . . . . .3See the Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Conductors of the Orchestra . . . . . . . . .5Fun & Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Fan Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Youth Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Children’s Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Youth Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Family Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Follow the Leader!

Who is that person standing on a platform in front of the orchestra,

facing the musicians, communicating without

speaking, gesturing with both arms?

Brett MitchellOur newest conductor is Brett Mitchell who joined the staff in 2013 as Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra.

About Mr. Mitchell:

• BorninSeattle,Washington

• LoyalSeattleSeahawksfan

• Studiedpiano,saxophoneandpercussion,in addition to conducting

• Holdsadoctorofmusical arts degree fromtheUniversityofTexasatAustin,where he was also music director of the UniversityOrchestra

• Hasconductedorchestras all over theUnitedStates

• Servesas‘coverconductor’ for The Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and mustbereadyto‘cover’or‘jumpin’fortheconductoratanymoment (in case of illness,forexample)

• LovesCleveland,hisnew hometown!

That’s the conductor, thepersonwho leadsrehearsalsandperformancesbyanorchestra(orchorus,band,opera,orothermusicalgroup),andmuch,muchmore.

Overall,itistheconductor’sjobtoshapeamusicalperformance–toformulateideasonthebestwaystoperformapieceofmusicandthen to guide the musicians toward those goals.

Theconductormustmakesurethatthecomposer’sinstructionsarecarriedout–thatallofthenotesandrhythmsareplayedcorrectly,thateveryoneplaystogether,andthatthedifferentinstrumentalpartsareinprecisemusicalcoordination.Tohelpwiththat,theconductor’sversionofthemusicforeachselection,calledascore,includesthepartsforeveryinstrumentintheorchestra.Theconductoristheonepersonwhoknowswhateveryoneshouldbeplayingatanygiventime.

Andwhatisthatstickheldintherighthandtosend‘signals”tothemusicians?That’sabaton(Frenchfor“stick”).Abatonisatoolforkeepingthebeat,oneoftheconductor’smostimportantresponsibilities.Thefirstbeatofameasureisindicatedbyadownwardstrokecalledthedownbeatandthelastbeatisindicatedbyanupwardstroke.

Theconductoralsogives‘cues’bypointingwith the left hand or nodding his/her head to signal the musical entrance of an individual instrumentorsection,andguidesthemusicianswith regard to:

• Tempo(speed–fastorslow);

• Dynamics(volume–loudorsoft);

• Balance(makingsureyoucanhearalloftheinstruments);

• Sound quality(full,thin,gentle,powerful,light,heavy,etc.);

• Entrances(whentobeginplaying);

• Cut-offs(howlongtoholdanote).

Much of a conductor’s most importantworkhappensbehind the scenes. A conductor devotes manyhourstostudyingscoresinorderto learn the music in great detail and to understandthecomposer’sintentions,aspreparationforrehearsingtheorchestra.Theliveconcertperformanceistheendresultofagreatdealofworkbybothconductorandplayers.

The Cleveland Orchestra’s conducting staff includes:

• Franz Welser-Möst,MusicDirector(andleadConductor)

• Giancarlo Guerrero,Principal GuestConductor,ClevelandOrchestra Miami

• Brett Mitchell,AssistantConductor(and Music Director for Cleveland OrchestraYouthOrchestra)

• Robert Porco,ChoralConductor

You will see either Mr. Mitchell or one of ourguestconductorsthisyearwhenyoucometoEducationConcertsatSeveranceHall.Turntopage5tolearnmoreaboutour conductors!

With thanks to: NPR Classical Music Companion: Terms and Concepts from A-Z by Miles Hoffman, published by Houghton Mifflin, copyright 1997 by Miles Hoffman and National Public Radio.

Franz Welser-Möst

Erich Wolfgang Korngold was born in 1897 in Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic) . He began playing piano at a very young age, and was considered a child prodigy by many famous composers of the time . At

the age of 11, he composed his first ballet, The Snowman, which was very successful . Korngold began working in America in 1934 while he was writing movie music in Hollywood, and finally moved to America for good in 1938 . Overture to Captain Blood is part of Korngold’s first film score, written for the movie Captain Blood . Captain Blood is the story of a doctor who becomes a prisoner on a ship, and escapes with his fellow prisoners to become pirates on the open seas . The music sounds very heroic and exciting, just like Captain Blood’s pirate adventures .

Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on August 25, 1918, and passed away on October 14, 1990, in New York . He began taking piano lessons at age 10, and later studied music at Harvard University . When a well-known conductor

suddenly became sick, Bernstein filled in for him on the radio program and became famous overnight . He felt a great desire to bring classical music to the American people, and made a popular TV series for children called “Young People’s Concerts .” West Side Story is Bernstein’s most famous musical . The musical tells the story of Tony and Maria, two lovers from rival gangs in New York City, based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare . The music is an exciting mixture of classical, jazz, Broadway, and Latin music .

John Williams was born in 1932 in New York City . He learned to play several instruments as a child, including piano, and later studied composition and arranging at the Juilliard School of Music in New York . He has written music for more than 75 movies, including

Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Home Alone, Hook, Harry Potter, and Star Wars . John Williams wrote Liberty Fanfare to be performed at the Statue of Liberty’s 100th birthday celebration on July 4, 1986 . The piece is about five minutes long, and has two parts with similar rhythms throughout . The first part is an energetic fanfare tune played by the brass instruments . The second part is melodic and quiet, played by the string instruments . Together, they make a beautiful and patriotic piece of music!

Antonín Dvor̆ák (pronounced duh-VORE-zshock)

was born in 1841 in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) . His family did not have a lot of money, but at the age of 16, Antonín moved to Prague where he was able to study music and later compose and play the viola in an orchestra .

Dvořák moved to the U .S . to teach music in 1892, but became homesick and later returned to his beloved homeland . Symphony No. 9 was written while Dvořák was in the United States . Dvořák’s music is known for combining classical music with folk music, and he used Native American stories and African American spirituals when writing this piece . The second movement of Symphony No . 9 is slow and lyrical, beginning with an English horn solo that introduces the main melody of the movement . The movement sounds like a spiritual, and the lyrics “Goin’ home, goin’ home, I am goin’ home,” were added after it was written .

Igor Stravinsky was born in 1882 near St . Petersburg, Russia, to parents who wanted him to become a lawyer, not a professional musician . However, Igor’s heart was not in his law studies and he soon turned to playing piano and composing . His first

compositions that became very successful were ballets, where music and rhythmic movements are combined . Stravinsky moved to the United States in 1939 after the start of World War II . In The Firebird ballet, Prince Ivan captures the firebird and in exchange for freedom, the firebird gives him a magic feather . He enters into a magical realm ruled by an evil sorcerer who tries to attack Ivan, and he uses the magic feather to call for help . The firebird appears and magically forces the sorcerer to dance to exhaustion . Ivan destroys the egg that holds the evil sorcerer’s soul, freeing those who had been turned to stone, and winning the hand of a beautiful princess in the process . Ronde des princesses, or “Round Dance of the Princesses,” is based off of a Russian folk tune, and is played when Prince Ivan meets the princesses . The Finale ends the ballet, beginning softly and growing to a joyful ending to celebrate Ivan’s victory .

Béla Bartók was born in 1881 in Hungary . His father was a school teacher and his mother was a pianist . Bartók took his first piano lessons with his mother and began to give piano recitals when he was very young . Much of Bartók’s music was influenced by Hungarian,

Transylvanian, Rumanian, and Slavonic folk music . Concerto for Orchestra was written in 1943, shortly after Bartók moved to America during World War II, and is one of his most famous and popular works . The piece is written for a full orchestra, even though a concerto is usually a piece of music written for a solo instrument accompanied by the orchestra . Bartók said that he called the piece a concerto rather than a symphony because each section of instruments is treated like a soloist at some point in the piece . The fourth movement, Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto has a very flowing melody that is interrupted by a march-like theme .

WiLLiAmS Liberty FanfareDvOřák Symphony No . 9 (“From the New World”) Movement 2, LargoSTRAviNSky The Firebird [1919 suite], Round Dance of the PrincessesSTRAviNSky The Firebird [1919 suite], FinaleBARTók Concerto for Orchestra, Movement 4WiLLiAmS Music from Star WarskORNgOLD Overture to Captain BloodBERNSTEiN Overture to West Side Story

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November 19-21, 2014The Cleveland OrchestraBrett Mitchell, conductor

The United States has long been described as a “melting pot” of cultures, with people coming to our shores from every nation around the globe. Assistant Conductor Brett Mitchell and The Cleveland Orchestra will explore the music of several composers who immigrated to this land of opportunity in the 20th century, and how these new citizens contributed to the eclectic musical “melting pot” of American classical music.

Coming to America

Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts for grades 4-8

John Williamswas born in 1932 in New York City. He learned to play several instruments as a child, including piano, and later studied composition and arranging at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He has written

music for more than 75 movies, including Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Home Alone, Hook, and Harry Potter, and has been nominated nearly 40 times for an Academy Award! At this concert, you will hear two of John Williams’ movie scores. The first is Imperial March from Star Wars. This piece is sometimes called Darth Vader’s Theme because it plays whenever Darth Vader appears or is mentioned in the Star Wars movies. The second piece you’ll hear is Flying (Theme from “E.T.”). This music is played during the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial when Elliot’s bike begins to fly as he helps E.T. get home.

Antonio Vivaldiwas born in 1678 in Venice, Italy. He was a composer, violinist and teacher, and composed many pieces of music for the violin and for his students. He also composed over 40 operas! His most famous

piece is The Four Seasons, a group of four violin concertos, one for each season. At this concert, you will hear Movement I, Winter from the Four Seasons, which is the last

concerto in The Four Seasons. Winter is played at a fast tempo,

and uses many techniques to sound like winter winds and

rain. For example, the string instruments play very high pizzicato notes, which

sounds like falling icy rain or snow.

The music of Beethoven, Vivaldi, Ellington and Williams come together in this concert exploring the inner world of music and the outer reaches of the universe. Musical instruments inhabit a world of sound all their own. We’ll learn how the instruments of the orchestra make their unique sounds, and how composers use those sounds in their music. Then we’ll journey beyond our solar system, with music that’s encoded on the Golden Disc of NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft, a 12-inch gold-plated copper disc (a time capsule of sorts) containing sounds and images chosen to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and left in space to communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials!

The Cleveland Orchestra Emil de Cou, conductor

April 28-30, 2015

Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans in 1901. He was a jazz trumpeter and singer, and was very influential in jazz music by making listeners focus more on solo performers. His singing style was also very influential,

especially his use of “scat singing” or making sounds and syllables instead of singing actual lyrics. At this concert, you’ll hear Melancholy Blues, a jazz piece recorded by his band, “Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven.” This song features a main melody that is repeated and changed throughout the entire song, and several solos, mostly by the trumpet player.

Ludwig van Beethoven showed musical talent when he was only five years old. He played his first concert at age 7, and was composing music and hired as a church organ player at age 11. Some people protested

Beethoven’s music because he did not follow the accepted rules of composition, but he told them, “Rules are made to be broken.” His new views on music led the world away from the reserved and balanced Classical musical style and explored the more dramatic and emotional Romantic style. On this concert, you will hear Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Movement 1. Beethoven wrote this piece after he realized that he was going deaf, and has said that the symphony is about his struggle with his fate. The opening theme of this movement has made this symphony one of the most famous pieces of music ever written! Beethoven uses this loud and exciting opening theme in different ways through the entire movement, [as well as a quiet and calm second theme].

Duke Ellington was born in 1899 in Washington D.C., and started playing piano at the age of seven. He was an American composer, pianist, and jazz conductor for over fifty years, during which he composed thousands of

pieces, mostly jazz music. He founded the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1923, and is often considered one of the founders of big-band jazz. At this concert, you’ll hear one of his most famous pieces, It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing). Duke Ellington wrote this song in 1931 and recorded it with his orchestra in 1932. The original song features vocals, as well as solos by the trombone and alto saxophone. Fast paced and fun, this piece introduced swing music several years before the swing era, when big-band music and swing dancing were very popular.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Austria in 1756, and was considered a child prodigy. From a very young age Mozart could play anything on the piano by memory within minutes of hearing it; he wrote his first

composition at the age of five and his first symphony at age eight! Mozart was only six when his father took him on tours all across Europe to show off his talents. By the time he was in his teens, Mozart was writing operas and instrumental works, eventually writing nearly 1,000 pieces of music in the form of symphonies, sonatas, operas, concertos, serenades, religious, and chamber music, before he died at the young age of 35. At this concert, you will hear Mozart’s Queen of the Night Aria, which is sung by the Queen in Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute. It is one of the most famous and difficult opera arias, and is very fast paced and includes many high notes.

A Note from Emil de CouWhen i was young i always dreamed of working for NASA and designing space ships and rocket engines, but i found that my math skills

were not strong enough. After seeing a movie theater rerelease of Disney’s 1940 Fantasia when i was 15 i was off on a new dream of being a classical musician. This past summer those two dreams came together when i conducted NASA’s official commemoration marking the 45

anniversary of the moon landing with special guest Buzz Aldrin at Wolf Trap and earlier that summer a live movie concert of Fantasia with the National Symphony Orchestra. i have found that a love of science, exploration and music all come together - they help

make young (and older) minds dream big dreams. There is still nothing more exciting than looking up at the nights sky or listening to my favorite Tchaikovsky symphony (no.5). in my apartment i have a portrait of Tchaikovsky on the wall and my

model of the space shuttle Discovery on my desk.

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Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts for grades 3-5

WiLLiAmS The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) from Star Wars

vivALDi “Winter” from The Four Seasons

ELLiNgTON It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

mOzART “Queen of the Night” Aria from The Magic Flute

ARmSTRONg Melancholy Blues

BEEThOvEN Symphony No . 5, Movement 1, Allegro con brio

WiLLiAmS “Flying Music” from ET the Extra-Terrestrial

Woodwind Family8 players5 Instruments

Brass Family9 players3 Instruments

Percussion Family4 players4 Instruments

Harp1 player1 Instrument

String Family43 players4 InstrumentsCheck us out online!

www.clevelandorchestra.com

See the Sounds

The Cleveland Orchestra loves to perform in schools all over town . Would you like The Cleveland Orchestra to perform a concert in your school? Seriously, how fun would that be?

Get your creative juices flowing and write us a letter or make a video to tell us why The Cleveland Orchestra should perform at your awesome school . All entries must be postmarked by December 19, 2014 (for students coming to November Education Concerts) or May 15, 2015 (for students coming to Spring Education Concerts) . Scheduling based on Orchestra availability .

make sure your entry includes: Your school’s name, address and phone Your first name and your classroom teacher’s name Your music teacher’s name Your principal’s name All of the reasons why your school should be selected .

Teachers please note: Because our Orchestra is large and does not fit on most school stages, host schools need a large gym, a loading dock, a place to park two large buses and a truck, and 10 parking places. Most concerts take place at 11:00 am or 1:00 pm and are under one hour. A supportive principal of course is also essential!

mail your entry to: The Cleveland Orchestra Education & Community Programs Department Severance Hall 11001 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Attention: Sandra Jones

The Cleveland Orchestra performs in schools once or twice each year . Previous in-school concerts have taken place at Shaker Heights, John Hay, James Ford Rhodes, John Adams and St . Ignatius High Schools .

Contest!Contest!FIRST VIOLINSWilliam PreucilCONCERTMASTER Blossom-Lee Chair

yoko 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 Brown and Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair

Takako masame Paul and Lucille Jones Chair

Wei-Fang gu Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair

kim gomez Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair

Chul-in Park Harriet T. and David L. Simon Chair

miho hashizume Theodore Rautenberg Chair

Jeanne Preucil Rose Dr. Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair

Alicia koelz Oswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair

yu yuan Patty and John Collinson Chair

isabel Trautwein Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair

mark Dumm Gladys B. Goetz Chair

katherine Bormann

SECOND VIOLINSStephen Rose* Alfred M. and Clara T. Rankin Chair

Emilio Llinas 2

James and Donna Reid Chair

Eli matthews 1

Patricia M. Kozerefski and Richard J. Bogomolny Chair

Elayna Duitmanioana missitsCarolyn gadiel WarnerStephen WarnerSae Shiragamivladimir DeninzonSonja Braaten molloyScott Weberkathleen CollinsBeth WoodsideEmma ShookJeffrey zehngutyun-Ting Lee

FRaNz WELSER-MöST MuSIC DIreCtorKelvin Smith Family Chair

VIOLaSRobert vernon* Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair

Lynne Ramsey1

Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair

Stanley konopka 2

mark Jackobs Jean Wall Bennett Chair

Arthur klimaRichard WaughLisa BoykoLembi veskimetsEliesha NelsonJoanna Patterson zakanyPatrick Connolly

CELLOSmark kosower* Louis D. Beaumont Chair

Richard Weiss1

The GAR Foundation Chair

Charles Bernard2

Helen Weil Ross Chair

Bryan Dumm Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair

Tanya Ell Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Chair

Ralph CurryBrian ThorntonDavid Alan harrellPaul kushiousmartha Baldwin

BaSSESmaximilian Dimoff * Clarence T. Reinberger Chair

kevin Switalski 2

Scott haigh1

Mary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Chair

mark AthertonThomas Sperlhenry Peyrebrune Charles Barr Memorial Chair

Charles CarletonScott DixonDerek zadinsky

HaRPTrina Struble* Alice Chalifoux Chair

FLUTESJoshua Smith* Elizabeth M. and Chair

Saeran St. Christophermarisela Sager 2

Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn Chair

mary kay Fink

PICCOLOmary kay Fink Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair

OBOESFrank Rosenwein* Edith S. Taplin Chair

Jeffrey Rathbun2

Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair

Robert Walters

ENGLISH HORNRobert Walters Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaffe Chair

CLaRINETSFranklin Cohen* Robert Marcellus Chair

Robert 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 Chair

Barrick Stees2

Sandra L. Haslinger Chair

Jonathan Sherwin

CONTRaBaSSOONJonathan Sherwin

HORNSRichard king * George Szell Memorial Chair

michael mayhew§

Knight Foundation Chair

Jesse mcCormick Robert B. Benyo Chair

hans ClebschAlan Demattia

TRUMPETSmichael Sachs* Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair

Jack SutteLyle Steelman2

James P. and Dolores D. Storer Chair

michael miller

CORNETSmichael Sachs* Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair

michael miller

TROMBONESmassimo La Rosa* Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair

Richard Stout Alexander and Marianna C. McAfee Chair

Shachar israel2

BaSS TROMBONEThomas klaber

EUPHONIUM aNDBaSS TRUMPETRichard Stout

TUBayasuhito Sugiyama* Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair

TIMPaNIPaul yancich* Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair

Tom Freer 2

PERCUSSIONmarc Damoulakis * Margaret Allen Ireland Chair

Donald millerTom Freer

KEYBOaRDINSTRUMENTSJoela Jones* Rudolf Serkin Chair

Carolyn gadiel Warner Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair

LIBRaRIaNSRobert O’Brien Joe and Marlene Toot Chair

Donald miller

ORCHESTRa PERSONNELkaryn garvinDIRECTOR

Christine honolkeMANAGER

ENDOWED CHaIRSCURRENTLY UNOCCUPIEDSidney and Doris Dworkin ChairSunshine Chair

* Principal° Acting Principal§ Associate Principal1 First Assistant Princi pal2 Assistant Principal

CONDUCTORS

Christoph von DohnányiMUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

giancarlo guerreroPRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR,CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA MIAMI

Brett mitchellASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair

Robert PorcoDIRECTOR OF CHORUSES Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair

This is page 1 of the conductor’s music for Georges Bizet’s “The Toreadors” from his opera, Carmen. Since it shows all the musicians’ parts, it is called a “full score .”

This printed page takes only 8 seconds in performance and shows the music for 17 different instruments! Each line of music shows the part for one or two players . Some instruments, such as the violins, have several musicians playing the same instrument . This page should be played by a minimum of 65 players .

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Win a Cleveland Orchestra Concert at Your School!

Win a Cleveland Orchestra Concert at Your School!

Good Audience Memberfor Live Orchestra Performance

DESCRiPTiONApplauds when conductor crosses the stage and steps onto the podium.

Watches for the conductor to signal the orchestra to begin.Listens quietly in seat while orchestra performs.

Claps when music stops and conductor turns to face the audience.Listens carefully to enjoy the music.

MUSICAL ENJOYMENT

Woodwind Family8 players5 Instruments

Brass Family9 players3 Instruments

Percussion Family4 players4 Instruments

Harp1 player1 Instrument

String Family43 players4 Instruments

Brett Mitchell, Assistant Conductor, The Cleveland Orchestra

BiRThPLACE: Seattle, Washington

FAmiLy: I got married this past summer to my beautiful wife Angela, who is a host on WCLV . We live in Lakewood with our two cats, M’ow and Jack .

FAvORiTE FOOD: My mom’s turkey dinner is pretty hard to beat . (Then again, so is my dad’s flank steak . . .)

FAvORiTE mOviE: Impossible to choose just one! I love Star Wars, the first two Superman films (starring Christopher Reeve), Field of Dreams, and Moulin Rouge!

FAvORiTE BOOk: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer . Also love the works of Cummings, Auden, Hesse, Wilde, and Eliot .

PERFORmERS i ADmiRE: Every member of The Cleveland Orchestra .

STUDiED mUSiC AT: I got my undergraduate degree in music composition from Western Washington University, and my graduate degrees in orchestral conducting from The University of Texas at Austin .

ORChESTRAS i’vE CONDUCTED: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Houston Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Memphis Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Washington D .C .’s National Symphony Orchestra, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra .

iNSTRUmENTS i hAvE STUDiED: My primary instrument has always been the piano, which I’ve played since I was a little boy . In school, I first played the saxophone, then switched to percussion in high school .

my hOBBiES ARE: I absolutely love Cleveland, but deep down, I’ll always be a die-hard Seattle Seahawks fan . Go Hawks! (I know, I know . . .)

Emil de Cou, Guest Conductor BiRThPLACE: Los Angeles, CA

FAmiLy: Two older sisters (born in Hawaii) and one younger brother

FAvORiTE FOOD: Movie popcorn and home made tamales

FAvORiTE mOviE: The Wizard of Oz, Lincoln, Ed Wood, 2001 A Space Odyssey

FAvORiTE BOOk: Cloud Atlas

PERFORmERS i ADmiRE: Halle Berry, Johnny Depp, Renee Fleming, Yo Yo Ma, James Franco

STUDiED mUSiC AT: California State University, Long Beach, University of Music and Performing Arts of Vienna, Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute with Leonard Bernstein

ORChESTRAS i’vE CONDUCTED: Orchestras of San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, DC, New York and Boston Pops, Saint Louis, Houston, Portland, Minnesota, Milwaukee, English and Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Paris Opera, and some others

iNSTRUmENTS i hAvE STUDiED: French horn and piano

my hOBBiES ARE: Hiking, photography, collecting vintage jazz recordings, reading about Arctic explorers and American history

Conductors of Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts

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What Am I?Unscramble the letters using the description in the right hand column as clues to answer the question, “What Am I?” Answers to this game are also hidden in the Musical Wordfinder Game.

a) LOOS A single voice, instrument, or featured part of a concerto.

b) DABN An ensemble made up of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments.

c) HICEMS A musical instrument that suggests bells.

d) RIOT A set of three voices or parts.

e) DEER A thin piece of wood over the air opening of a wind instrument.

f) ROBEDYKA A piano, xylophone, and an organ are often called this type of instrument.

g) ESCOR The name of the music read by a conductor or the name of this newspaper.

h) TARSOCHER An ensemble that includes strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments.

i) TRUCNODOC An orchestra or band leader.

j) TOBAN The stick or wand used by an orchestra or band leader.

Unscramble the letters to name the four families of instruments, then unscramble each instrument in the family

All in the Families!

Instrument names and musical terms listed along the side are found in these letters. They may appear forward, backward, up, down or diagonally.

bass drumbassooncastanets celloclarinet concertconductor cymbalsdouble bass fluteFrench horn gongharp maracasoboe orchestrapiano piccolosaxophone snare drumtambourine taxi horntimpani triangletrombone trumpettuba violaviolin

MUSICALWORD FIND

Sendalettertotheeditoraboutyourconcertexperience. Mailyourletterto:

EducationDepartmentThe Cleveland OrchestraSeveranceHall11001 Euclid AvenueCleveland,OH44106

Include your name, school and grade 7

The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus (COYC) was founded in 1991 to help raise awareness of choral music-making in the schools of northeast Ohio and to encourage more students to continue their choral activities through college and into adulthood . Like their colleagues in the Youth Orchestra, they are in grades 9-12, from over 30 schools and communities, and are selected by competitive auditions . The COYC has the opportunity to perform concerts in the greater Cleveland community as well as on stage at Severance Hall alongside their colleagues in the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra . For information, please call the Chorus Office at (216) 231-7374 or email chorus@clevelandorchestra.com .

2014-2015 marks the 29th season of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, and its second season with Brett Mitchell as music director .

During the 2014-15 season, the 100 members of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra will present three concerts at Severance Hall on November 23, February 7 (with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus) and May 3 .

Youth Orchestra members come from 40 communities across Ohio and western Pennsylvania . It is very possible that someone from your area is in the Youth Orchestra . Most of these talented young musicians have been playing an instrument for at least three years, and some for many more . They became Youth Orchestra members by playing an audition for the music director and members of The Cleveland Orchestra .

Members of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and their conductor practice together every weekend at Severance Hall . They rehearse the same great music as The Cleveland Orchestra, and they get to meet and work with many members of The Cleveland Orchestra who serve as coaches for the Youth Orchestra . If you are in middle school or high school and play an orchestral instrument, please consider auditioning . The Youth Orchestra holds auditions every spring – usually in May . For Youth Orchestra information, please call (216) 231-7352 or visit www.clevelandorchestrayouthorchestra.com .

The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s (COCC) and Preparatory Choruses (COCPC) help students develop their leadership skills through music

which help strengthen their future musical experiences . The Cleveland Orchestra Chil-dren’s Chorus, founded in 1967, is comprised of students in grades 6-8; performs regularly with The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Cho-rus throughout their subscrip-tion and holiday season . The Preparatory Chorus led by Su-zanne Walters and comprised of students in grades 5-8, col-laborates with the Children’s

Chorus in two concerts each season . Students are chosen through auditions held in the spring . For information, please call the Chorus Office at (216) 231-7374 or email chorus@clevelandorchestra.com .

AcknowledgmentsThe Score is prepared by the EducationDepartment of The Cleveland Orchestra .All rights reserved .

Photos of The Cleveland Orchestra by Roger Mastroianni

The Musical Arts Association, operating The Cleveland Orchestra

Gary Hanson, Executive Director

Joan Katz Napoli, Director, Education and Community Programs

Sandra A . Jones, Manager, Education and Family Concerts

Lauren Generette, Manager, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra

Rachel Novak, Manager, Learning Programs and Community Engagement

Erika Richter, Coordinator, Education & Community Programs

The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2014-15 Education Programs are made possible by:

Family Concerts

as of August 2014

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CHILDREN’S CHORUS

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ENDOWmENT FUNDERSAnonymous, in memory of Georg SoltiHope and Stanley I . AdelsteinKathleen L . BarberIsabelle and Ronald BrownDr . Jeanette Grasselli Brown

and Dr . Glenn R . BrownAlice H . Cull MemorialCharles and Marguerite C . GalanieThe George Gund FoundationDorothy Humel HovorkaFrank and Margaret HyncikJunior Committee of

The Cleveland OrchestraAlfred M . Lerner In-School

Performance FundLinda and Saul LudwigChristine Gitlin Miles, in honor of Jahja LingMr . and Mrs . David T . MorganthalerJohn and Sally Morely Education FundThe Eric and Jane Nord Family FundPysht FundThe Max Ratner Education Fund, given by

the Ratner, Miller and Shafran families and by Forest City Enterprises, Inc .

The William N . Skirball EndowmentJules and Ruth Vinney Cleveland Orchestra

Youth Orchestra Touring Fund

PROgRAm FUNDERSThe Abington FoundationEva L . and Joseph M . Bruening FoundationCliffs Natural ResourcesDominion FoundationFirstMerit FoundationThe Harry K . Fox and Emma R . Fox

Charitable FoundationThe Giant Eagle FoundationThe Hearst FoundationsThe Laub FoundationMuna & Basem Hishmeh FoundationMartha Holden Jennings FoundationNord Family FoundationNordson Corporation FoundationOhio Arts CouncilOhio Savings Bank, A Division of New York

Community BankPNCMcGregor FoundationThe Reinberger FoundationAlbert G . and Olive H . Schlink FoundationThe Sherwin-Williams CompanySurdna FoundationThomas H . White FoundationThe Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation

hALLOWEEN SPOOkTACULAR:ThE hAUNTED ORChESTRA A comedy concerto written and directed by Dan Kamin

OCT 26, 2014 SUN at 3 p .m .The Cleveland OrchestraWith special guest Dan Kamin

Nerdy Mr . Kirby (Dan Kamin) doesn’t believe in magic . But when the conductor waves his magic baton, strange things begin to happen, and a concert morphs into a horror show with a haunted orchestra! Families will be delighted by Dan Kamin’s antics as he is “haunted” by the timeless music of Handel, Grieg, Leroy Anderson and others . And don’t miss the costume contest for audience and orchestra members!

mARCh 15, 2015 SUN at 3 p .m .With special guests Magic Circle Mime Co .

The conductor is set to lead the Orchestra for a very serious concert… but who suddenly appears? A bugle playing mime who wants to sing opera? A tap dancing ballerina? What will happen to the concert?! Learn about the music, the orchestra, and the oh-so-important art of listening in this fun-filled family concert, featuring music from Britten’s “The Young Person’s Guide to the

Orchestra,” Mozart’s Symphony No . 39, Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, and selections from Tchaikovsky’s Swan

Lake, and Bizet’s Carmen .

This popular three-concert series, designed for young people ages 7 & up, is a perfect introduction to orchestral music.

vivALDi’S RiNg OF mySTERymAy 3, 2015 SUN at 3 p .m .The Cleveland OrchestraWith special guests, Classical Kids Live!

The Cleveland Orchestra celebrates Vivaldi, Venice and violins, in this compelling story-concert set in the 1700s, in Italy, where the young orphan Katrina searches for clues to her past and a missing Stradivarius violin . The drama unfolds accompanied by music of Vivaldi’s most popular and important works .

ThE LiSTENER

Family Series Concerts are sponsored by The Giant Eagle Foundation.

Free pre-concert activities begin one hour before concert time.

Orderticketsonlineat clevelandorchestra.com,

or call 216-231-1111, or 800-686-1141.