Symphony of the Hills

December 3, 2020

Symphony of the Hills Association, Inc. P. O. Box 294703, Kerrville, TX 78029 www.symphonyofthehills.org (830) 792-7469

Board of Directors

Dr. Tim Summerlin − President

Mary Muse − Vice President

Jenny Mitchell − Recording Secretary

Dr. Barbara von Brandt Siemers − Treasurer

Warren Ferguson − Past President

Dr. Eugene Dowdy

− Conductor & Artistic Director

Dr. Bill Collins Marcia Livermore Jacqui Lockerd Fred Lohmeyer Laurie Lowe Larry McClaugherty Janet McKinney Dr. Bill Rector Dr. Jeffrey Sirianni Ed Wallace

Margie Schwartz − Administration & Board Support

Phil Houseal Media & Marketing

November 3, 2020

Dear Symphony of the Hills Family,

Welcome to the Symphony of the Hills’ 20th anniversary season! We have all been

through much, and we remain vigilant in the face of a persistent pandemic, but, buoyed

by your positive response, we were determined that a responsible version of our

season could be accomplished. We are blessed to be here with you tonight.

Our opening concert is entitled “Ode to Joy” in honor of the 250th anniversary of

Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Thus, the concert will include the Scherzo movement of

the Ninth Symphony as well as the famous “Ode to Joy” theme. It is our goal to present

the grand finale of Beethoven’s symphonic masterpiece alongside our Grand

Symphony Chorus and guest vocal soloists in the near future. In addition to the

Beethoven, this joyful concert will also feature heart-warming holiday favorites from

“Charlie Brown,” works by Leroy Anderson and Sergei Prokofiev, and a special

presentation of that Trans-Siberian Orchestra favorite, “Christmas Eve Sarajevo

12/24.”

It has not been simple, but we have been inspired by the encouragement we received

from you. You let us know that the Symphony of the Hills is truly a part of what you

value about life in the Hill Country. We are grateful to our musicians, board, staff, the

Cailloux Theater, the Kerrville First United Methodist Church, the Hill Country Youth

Orchestra, our concert sponsor, and you, our patrons and subscribers, whose common

desire for great symphonic music inspired us to safely pursue our art at this historic

concert.

In peace and thanksgiving for this time together,

Tim Gene

Tim Summerlin, board president Gene Dowdy, conductor & artistic director

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Symphony of the Hills

OUR MISSION The MISSION of the Symphony of the Hills is to provide live performances of symphonic music in the Texas Hill Country, with special attention to fostering appreciation of a variety of symphonic music among the youth of this area. Each year our professional orchestra of 75 musicians presents a five-concert season of classical and pop music in Kerrville’s extraordinary Cailloux theater as the main means to accomplish our Mission. Enduring Heritage. We are totally committed to providing symphonic music of high quality to promote interest in both classical and non-classical music. Entertain. We will present a diverse musical repertoire, including classical, pops, and holiday-oriented selections in order to entertain an audience with varied tastes. Educate. Our Children’s Adventures in Music program is constantly reviewed and designed to excite elementary school students and expand their musical interests.

Expand. Bring a friend to a concert to just TRY US OUT!

Affordable Lifestyles. Community Values.

The Symphony of the Hills thanks the Kathleen C. Cailloux Theater for its in-kind support of the concert season through generous non-profit hall rental rates. SOHA is proud to team with the

Cailloux Theater in bringing entertainment to the Hill Country Community.

Symphony of the Hills - Ode to Joy December 3, 2020

Patricia Lee, assistant conductor Eugene Dowdy, conductor & artistic director

Violin I Philip Johnson, concertmaster Boerne Ryan Coppin, ass’t concertmaster San Antonio Mary Isadore Kerrville Nancy Reyes San Antonio Bethany Raynes San Antonio Violin II Patricia Lee, principal & ass’t conductor Kerrville Cleo Aufderhaar San Antonio Bruce Story Kerrville Connie Story Kerrville Becky Stapper Junction Viola Karen Billingsley, principal Kerrville Clare Haugen Converse Naitsabes Perez Boerne Margaret Hager San Antonio Cello Qizhen Liu, principal San Antonio Cynthia Foster, ass’t principal San Antonio Rachel Dowdy San Antonio Frank Strazza Bandera Bass Chris DeArmond, principal San Antonio Tim Logan San Antonio Jordan Loveland San Antonio Flute & *Piccolo Michelle Scroggie, principal Fredericksburg *Gregory Obregon San Antonio Oboe & *English Horn Deana Johnson, principal Boerne *David Isadore Kerrville

Clarinet & *Bass Clarinet Tamara Ratz, principal Kerrville *Margie Schwartz, administrator Kerrville Bassoon Sabrina Stovall, principal Converse Rachel Frederiksen New Braunfels French Horn Marc Lumley, principal Kerrville Bonnie Rockey Kerrville Justin Gonzales San Antonio Jeffrey Rowland Boerne Trumpet George Eychner, principal Kerrville Fred Klaerner Kerrville Trombone Jim Abbatiello, principal Kerrville Hannah McDonald Ingram Bass Trombone Jeremiah Ward, principal Fredericksburg Tuba Ray Grim, principal San Antonio Timpani Richie Miller, principal San Antonio Percussion John Harris, principal Boerne David Evans Comfort Keyboard Donald Crandall, principal Kerrville Harp Shana Norton, principal Austin

Kerrville

Proud Supporter of the Symphony of the Hills

Enjoy Tonight’s Performance!

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Kerrville, TX 78028 830-896-3200

1835 Sidney Baker Kerrville, TX 78028

830-895-7771

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Symphony of the Hills - Ode to Joy Patricia Lee, assistant conductor

Eugene Dowdy, conductor & artistic director December 3, 2020

A Christmas Festival (1950) Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) A Charlie Brown Christmas (1964/1999) V. Guaraldi & L. Mendelson

Arr. D. Pugh (1928-1976) / (1933-2019)

Around the World at Christmas Time (1990) Arr. B. Chase (1912-2001) “Troika” from Lt. Kije Suite, Op. 60 (1936) Serge Prokofiev / Arr. D. Lloyd-Jones (1891-1953) Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 (1997) Paul O’Neill & Robert Kinkel Arr. B. Phillips Scherzo from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125 (1824) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) The European Anthem (Ode to Joy) (Arr. 1972) Arr. Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989)

Best wishes for an outstanding season!

-The Board of Directors, Staff, Volunteers and Friends of the

Museum of Western Art

1550 Bandera Hwy, Kerrville, TX

830-896-2553 www.museumofwesternart.com

Concert I: Ode to Joy

Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival 6 m

Among the most familiar and beloved of American orchestral composers of the 20th century, Leroy Anderson (1908-

1975) first compiled this medley of 12 familiar Christmas melodies in 1952. They have been recorded by more

ensembles than one can imagine! In addition to composing scores of familiar orchestral tunes and arranging much more

material, Anderson was a linguist and an intelligence officer in both World War II and the Korean War.

Vincent Guaraldi (Pugh arr): A Charlie Brown Christmas 6 m

Jazz pianist and composer Vincent Guaraldi (1928-76) was contacted in 1965 by TV producer Les Mendelson about a

possible Christmas TV show featuring the characters from Peanuts. Mendelson had completed a documentary on Willie

Mays and then teamed with Charles Schulz for one on Peanuts (going, he said, from the best ballplayer to the worst—

Charlie Brown). Guaraldi’s memorable score, with its jazzy, funky and melancholy tunes, has captured the fancy of at

least two generations of listeners.

Sergei Prokofiev: “Troika” from Lieutenant Kije Suite 3 m

One of the great original composers of the 20th century, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) demonstrated his musical genius

at an early age. He also demonstrated his independence from the formalism that he was taught by Reinhold Gliere and

at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. His first two piano concertos garnered both applause and expressions of horror from

various quarters. Prokofiev composed in many genres-- symphonies, ballets, chamber music, film scores, concertos and

opera. Lieutenant Kije, a farce satirizing Tsar Paul of the early 19th century, was his first film score, a popular success

from which a five-movement suite was extracted. The “Troika” piece captures the feeling of a ride on a three-horse

sleigh through a snowy Russian landscape.

O’Neill/Kinkel (Phillips/Megaw arr): Christmas Eve Sarajevo 3 m

The eclectic orchestral group Trans-Siberian Orchestra, created by Paul O’Neill, released this fusion of two Christmas

tunes in 1995. Late that fall the three-and-a-half-year siege of Sarajevo by Serbian forces had finally been lifted. From

lone cello to full orchestra, this intense work casts a distinct spell.

See Concert Notes continued

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony # 9, Scherzo and Ode 24 m

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), the 250th anniversary of whose birth we are observing this year, was the lion of

classical music. Beethoven is regarded as the musical bridge between the classical era of Haydn and Mozart and the

Romanticism of the 19th century. Indeed, it is said that his father taught him rigorously in the hope that he would be a

child prodigy like Mozart, and later Beethoven studied with Haydn. But his musical genius was slave to neither!

Beethoven composed nine symphonies, five piano concertos, 32 piano sonatas, two masses, a single opera, sixteen

string quartets and many other works in his career. Sadly, the deafness which was total in his last years began to come

on him before he was thirty, but it failed to stem his creative powers. As a symphonist, Beethoven is credited with

expanding the symphony’s size and orchestration, as well as its harmonics and the overall musical coherence of the

form. To listen to his symphonies in sequence, from the early first to the grand choral ninth, is to appreciate how

Beethoven expanded symphonic language.

In his final symphony, Beethoven could not be limited by even his broad instrumental array, and he added the human

voice. He drew on the poetry of Friedrich Schiller, slightly adapting a work from Schiller’s youth. The “Ode to Joy”

celebrates the spirit uniting all humans, a joy found in both Nature and in all relationships. Though the pandemic does

not permit us to present the choral conclusion, we celebrate the great work with its second (Scherzo) movement and

the orchestral introduction to the fourth (Ode to Joy) movement.

Concert Notes by Dr. Tim Summerlin

Special Gifts

In memory of my loving wife Fran Bernard Bertagnolli by Frank Bertagnolli

In memory of Jack DuRocher by George & Judy Eychner Pam & John Mutka & Friends of Jack

In memory of Robert (Bob) McCullough by Vicksburg Homeowners Assoc., Inc.

Leslie & Steven Campbell Cheryl & Norice Taylor James & Cindy Harrington Elbert & Louise Marcom

In memory of Bob Zieve by Marilyn Zieve

Symphony of the Hills Patrons 2020-2021

Dress Circle Judy & Warren Ferguson Martha & H. D. Maxwell

Maestro

Darlene & Dewayne Bannister Marcia & Ed Livermore Leonard & Valerie Squires Verna Benham Gene & Martha Lovering Mattie Tynan Rufus & Mary Hayes Cayce & Charlie McCormick Pamela Umstead Jay & Kay Heizer Janet & Kent McKinney Marilyn Zieve Steve & Jan Lipman Janna Spurlock

Soloist

Samuel & June Begeman Beverly & Fred Lohmeyer Frank Bertagnolli Laurie & Mike Lowe Mr. & Mrs. John Binnion Anne Mayhew Kathleen Boyce Mark & Cindy McDaniel Maurice & Mary Kathryn Collins Maggie Megee & John Anderson Amb. Pamela Slutz & Ronald Deutch Jenny & Bedford Mitchell Nancy DeYoung Hank & Jane Moody Gene & Stacy Dowdy Wes & Jean Pittman Karen Fair Anthony & Arita Raso Junell Holmer Luke & Kristin Smith J & Riva Johnson Tim & Mary Ellen Summerlin James King Mary & Dave Weekley Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Klasing

Concert Master Coral Adema & Judy Jansen Diane & Bob Green Edna Platte Dr. & Mrs. Horatio Aldredge Fred Henneke Lyndia & Dr. Wm. Rector Clarice Amann Adele & Sam Junkin Lois Rye

Dr. & Mrs. David Baker Paula Karl Gary Saner Roy Bartels John & Metch Kissick Carl & Doris Schulse Bob & Joyce Barton Terry Laurendine Julie Sentell

Ruth Marie Bauer Carolyn MacAskie Paul & Barbara Von-Brandt Siemers Sharon C. Bennett Bill & Tricia Matthews Jeffrey & Lezlie Sirianni Ron & Jean Blilie Larry & Kathy McClaugherty Jack & Frances Stevens

Jerry & Sue Bratcher Joan McCollom Jack & Lesle Stevens Tom & Judy Carswell Jan & Dave McLaughlin Bruce & Connie Story

Steve & Betty Clyburn Mimi McMillen Edgar & Nancy Wallace Bill & Marian Collins Joy A. Morriss Bettye A. Warnock Joan & Alan Cone Clinton & Vivian Morse Dixie Williams George & Judy Eychner Bill & Mary Muse Nancy & Mike Wilson

Carolyn Freeman Jane T. Neal John Winslow Drs. Dawn & Fernando Gonzalez Sylvia & Dan Ostos Paul & Patty Zohlen

Musician

John & Carol Aceti William Metzger & Therese McAteer Ruth Spradling Nancy Brown Brian & Gail Mitchell Barbara Stovall Marlene Grothues & Lynn Perilloux Janet Parten Alice (Sanny) Sullivan Mickey & Polly Horany Mary Ann Raatz Carol Swanson David & Mary Isadore James & Tamara Ruby Tammy Widener &

Richard E. & Ann M. Klingner Cheryl Smith & Ann Reynolds Carey Thompson Daniel & Lilly Kobialka Charlene Spaulding Ray & Lorraine Wilson Ralph Kutzer Bill & Sharon Sole Nina Wright

Friends

Dr. Donald K. Burda Joyce Ingram Wilma Teague Shannon T. Burdett Johnathan Johnson Diane Theiss Stephanie Porteus Clarke Dr. Martin & Jacqui Lockerd Paul & Jaydean Urban

Gaylene Ingram Shirley M. Meckley Janell Venden Timothy Rye John & Janice Walker

Concert Sponsors

Children’s Concert and Outreach Sponsors

Thank you The Symphony of the Hills Association could not perform its mission of providing outstanding classical music to our community

without the help of the following civic minded and enthusiastic supporters.

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P.O. Box 294703 Kerrville, Texas 78029-4703 (830) 792-7469

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