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9 About the Orchestra Musical Arts Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Roster of Musicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Guest Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Severance Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 About The Cleveland Orchestra . . . . . . . 92 In Focus: A Look Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

21 In the News Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Orchestra News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 More Orchestra News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

24 Concert Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Martin Luther King Jr. Service Awards . . 25 From the Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 From the County Executive . . . . . . . . . . . 31 From the Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Conductor: Chelsea Tipton II . . . . . . . . . . 39 Director: William Henry Caldwell . . . . . . . 41 Central State University Chorus . . . . . . . . . . 43 Soloist: Alexandra Alvarado Switala . . . . 45 Martin Luther King Jr. Chorus . . . . . . . . . 47 Celebrating in Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Martin Luther King Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

48 Future Concerts Concert Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Upcoming Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

59 Donors and Sponsors Education and Community . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Endowed Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Corporate Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Foundation/Government Support . . . . . 79 Individual Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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THE MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATION operating The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, and Blossom Festival

NON-RESIDENT TRUSTEES Virginia Nord Barbato (NY) Wolfgang C. Berndt (Austria) Laurel Blossom (SC)

Richard C. Gridley (SC) George Gund III (CA) Loren W. Hershey (DC)

Mrs. Gilbert W. Humphrey (FL)Herbert Kloiber (Germany)Ludwig Scharinger (Austria)

TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO Iris Harvie, President, Volunteer Council of The Cleveland Orchestra

Beth Schreibman Gehring, President, Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra

Ruth Ann Krutz, State Chair, Blossom Women’s Committee

Carolyn Dessin, Chair, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Operating Committee

Dr. Lester Lefton, President, Kent State University

Barbara R. Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University

PAST PRESIDENTS D. Z. Norton 1915-21

John L. Severance 1921-36

Dudley S. Blossom 1936-38

Thomas L. Sidlo 1939-53

Percy W. Brown 1953-55

Frank E. Taplin, Jr. 1955-57

Frank E. Joseph 1957-68

Alfred M. Rankin 1968-83

Ward Smith 1983-95

Richard J. Bogomolny1995-2002, 2008-09

James D. Ireland III 2002-08

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director Gary Hanson, Executive Director

HONORARY TRUSTEES FOR LIFE Gay Cull Addicott Francis J. Callahan Mrs. Webb Chamberlain Oliver F. Emerson

Allen H. FordRobert W. GillespieDorothy Humel HovorkaRobert F. Meyerson

TRUSTEES EMERITI Clifford J. Isroff Samuel H. Miller David L. Simon

RESIDENT TRUSTEES George N. Aronoff Dr. Ronald H. Bell Richard J. Bogomolny Charles P. Bolton Jeanette Grasselli Brown Helen Rankin Butler Scott Chaikin Paul G. Clark Owen M. Colligan Robert D. Conrad Matthew V. Crawford Alexander M. Cutler Bruce P. Dyer Terrance C. Z. Egger Hiroyuki Fujita Paul G. Greig Robert K. Gudbranson Iris Harvie Jeffrey A. Healy Stephen H. Hoffman David J. Hooker Michael J. Horvitz Marguerite B. Humphrey

David P. Hunt Christopher Hyland James D. Ireland III Trevor O. Jones Betsy Juliano Jean C. Kalberer Nancy F. Keithley Douglas A. Kern John D. Koch S. Lee Kohrman Charlotte R. Kramer Dennis W. LaBarre Norma Lerner Virginia M. Lindseth Alex Machaskee Robert P. Madison Nancy W. McCann Thomas F. McKee Beth E. Mooney John C. Morley Donald W. Morrison Meg Fulton Mueller Gary A. Oatey

Katherine T. O’NeillThe Honorable John D. OngLarry PollockAlfred M. Rankin, Jr.Clara T. RankinAudrey Gilbert RatnerCharles A. RatnerJames S. Reid, Jr.Barbara S. RobinsonPaul RoseSteven M. RossRaymond T. SawyerLuci ScheyNeil SethiHewitt B. Shaw, Jr.Richard K. SmuckerR. Thomas StantonThomas A. WaltermireGeraldine B. WarnerPaul E. Westlake Jr.David A. Wolfort

OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dennis W. LaBarre, President

Richard J. Bogomolny, Chairman

The Honorable John D. Ong, Vice President

Norma Lerner, Honorary Chair

Raymond T. Sawyer, Secretary

Beth E. Mooney, Treasurer

Jeanette Grasselli Brown Alexander M. Cutler Matthew V. Crawford Michael J. Horvitz Douglas A. Kern

Virginia M. Lindseth Alex Machaskee Nancy W. McCann John C. Morley Larry Pollock

Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.Audrey Gilbert RatnerBarbara S. Robinson

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The Cleveland Orchestra’s catalog of recordings

continues to grow. The newest DVD features Bruckner’s

Eighth Symphony recorded live at Severance Hall under

the direction of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst in 2010

and released in May 2011. And, just released,

Dvořák’s opera Rusalka on CD, recorded

live at the Salzburg Festival. Writing of the

Rusalka performances, the reviewer for

London’s Sunday Times praised the perform-

ance as “the most spellbinding account

of Dvořák’s miraculous score I have ever

heard, either in the theatre or on record.

. . . I doubt this music can be better played than by the

Clevelanders, the most ‘European’ of the American or-

chestras, with wind and brass soloists to die for and a

string sound of superlative warmth and sensitivity.”

Other recordings released in the past year

include two under the baton of Pierre Boulez

and a second album of Mozart piano concertos

with Mitsuko Uchida, whose first Cleveland

Orchestra Mozart album won a Grammy Award

this past year.

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THE 2011-1 2 SEASON marks Franz Welser-Möst’s

tenth year as Music Director of The Cleveland Or-

chestra, with a long-term commitment extending to

the Orchestra’s centennial in 2018. Under his direc-

tion, the Orchestra is acclaimed for its continuing

artistic excellence, is enlarging and enhancing its

community programming at home, is presented in

a series of ongoing residencies in the United States

and Europe, continues its historic championship

of new composers through commissions and pre-

mieres, and has re-established itself as an important

operatic ensemble. Concurrently with his post in

Cleveland, Mr. Welser-Möst became General Music

Director of the Vienna State Opera in September 2010.

With a committed focus on music education in Northeast Ohio, Franz

Welser-Möst has taken The Cleveland Orchestra back into public schools with

performances in collaboration with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

The initiative continues and expands upon Mr. Welser-Möst’s active participation

in community concerts and educational programs, including the Cleveland Or-

chestra Youth Orchestra and partnerships with music conservatories and universi-

ties across Northeast Ohio.

Under Mr. Welser-Möst’s leadership, The Cleveland Orchestra has estab-

lished an ongoing biennial residency in Vienna at the famed Musikverein con-

cert hall and at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. Together, they have appeared

in residence at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and at the Salzburg Festival, where

a 2008 residency included five sold-out performances of a staged production of

Dvořák’s opera Rusalka. In the United States, Mr. Welser-Möst has established

an annual multi-week Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency in Florida and

launched a new biennial residency at New York’s Lincoln Center Festival in 2011.

Under Franz Welser-Möst’s direction, The Cleveland Orchestra has per-

formed thirteen world and fifteen United States premieres. Through the Roche

Commissions project, he and the Orchestra have premiered works by Harrison

Birtwistle, Chen Yi, Hanspeter Kyburz, George Benjamin, and Toshio Hosokawa

in partnership with the Lucerne Festival and Carnegie Hall. In addition, the Dan-

iel R. Lewis Young Composer Fellow program has brought new voices to the rep-

ertoire, including Marc-André Dalbavie, Matthias Pintscher, Susan Botti, Julian

Anderson, Johannes Maria Staud, Jörg Widmann, and Sean Shepherd.

Franz Welser-Möst has led opera performances each season during his

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tenure in Cleveland, re-establishing the Orchestra as an im-

portant operatic ensemble. Following six opera-in-concert

presentations, he brought fully staged opera back to Severance

Hall with a three-season cycle of Zurich Opera productions of

the Mozart-Da Ponte operas. He leads concert performances

of Strauss’s Salome at Severance Hall and at Carnegie Hall dur-

ing the 2011-12 season.

Franz Welser-Möst became General Music Director of

the Vienna State Opera with the 2010-11 season. His long

partnership with the company has included acclaimed perfor-

mances of Tristan and Isolde, a new production of Wagner’s Ring cycle with stage

director Sven-Eric Bechtolf, and, in his first season in the post, critically praised

new productions of Hindemith’s Cardillac and Janáček’s Katya Kabanova. During

the 2011-12 season, he continues his survey of the operas of Janáček with a

new production of From the House of the Dead and also leads a new production

of Verdi’s Don Carlo.

Mr. Welser-Möst also maintains an ongoing relationship with the Vienna Phil-

harmonic. Recent performances with the Philharmonic include appearances at the

Lucerne Festival and Salzburg Festival, in Tokyo, and in concert at La Scala Milan, as

well as leading the Philharmonic’s 2011 New Year’s Day concert, viewed by telecast

in seventy countries worldwide. Across a decade-long tenure with the Zurich Opera,

culminating in three seasons as General Music Director (2005-08), Mr. Welser-Möst

led the company in more than 40 new productions and numerous revivals.

Franz Welser-Möst’s recordings and videos have won major awards, including

the Gramophone Award, Diapason d’Or, Japanese Record Academy Award, and

two Grammy nominations. With The Cleveland Orchestra, he has created DVD

recordings of live performances of four Bruckner symphonies, presented in three

accoustically distinctive venues: Symphony No. 5 in the Abbey of St. Florian in

Austria, Symphony No. 9 in Vienna’s Musikverein, and Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8

at Severance Hall. With Cleveland, he has also released a recording of Beethoven’s

Ninth Symphony as well as an all-Wagner album featuring soprano Measha Brueg-

gergosman. DVD releases on the EMI label have included Mr. Welser-Möst leading

Zurich Opera productions of The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni,

Der Rosenkavalier, La Bohème, Fierrabras, and Peter Grimes.

For his talents and dedication, Mr. Welser-Möst has received honors that

include recognition from the Western Law Center for Disability Rights, honorary

membership in the Vienna Singverein, appointment as an Academician of the Euro-

pean Academy of Yuste, a Gold Medal from the Upper Austrian government for his

work as a cultural ambassador, and the Kilenyi Medal from the Bruckner Society of

America. He is the co-author of Cadences: Observations and Conversations, pub-

lished in a German edition in 2007.

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Giancarlo GuerreroPRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR,

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Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair

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Sasha MäkiläASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair

Robert PorcoDIRECTOR OF CHORUSES

Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair

Lisa WongASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES

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Frank BianchiDIRECTOR, CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH CHORUS

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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

Lev PolyakinASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brownand Dr. Glenn R. Brown Chair

Takako MasamePaul and Lucille Jones Chair

Wei-Fang GuDrs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair

Kim GomezElizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair

Chul-In ParkHarriet T. and David L.Simon Chair

Miho HashizumeTh eodore Rautenberg Chair

Jeanne Preucil RoseDr. Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair

Alicia KoelzOswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair

Yu YuanPatty and John Collinson Chair

Isabel TrautweinTrevor and Jennie Jones Chair

Mark DummGladys B. Goetz Chair

Alexandra Preucil Katherine BormannYing Fu

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 Zehngut

VIOLASRobert Vernon*

Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Chair

Lynne Ramsey1

Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair

Stanley Konopka 2

Mark JackobsJean Wall Bennett Chair

Arthur KlimaRichard WaughLisa BoykoLembi VeskimetsEliesha NelsonJoanna Patterson ZakanyPatrick Connolly

CELLOSMark Kosower*

Louis D. Beaumont Chair

Richard Weiss1

Th e GAR Foundation Chair

Charles Bernard2

Helen Weil Ross Chair

Bryan Dumm Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair

Tanya EllRalph CurryBrian ThorntonDavid Alan HarrellPaul KushiousMartha BaldwinThomas Mansbacher

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 Dixon

HARPTrina Struble*

Alice Chalifoux Chair

FLUTESJoshua Smith*

Elizabeth M. andWilliam C. Treuhaft Chair

Saeran St. ChristopherMarisela Sager 2

Austin B. and Ellen W. Chinn Chair

Mary Kay Fink

F R A N Z W E L S E R - M Ö S T M U S I C D I R E C TO R Kelvin Smith Family Chair

The Orchestra

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* Principal § Associate Principal 1 First Assistant Principal 2 Assistant Principal

PICCOLOMary Kay Fink

Anne M. and M. Roger Clapp Chair

OBOESFrank Rosenwein*

Edith S. Taplin Chair

Jeffrey Rathbun 2

Everett D. and Eugenia S. McCurdy Chair

Robert Walters

ENGLISH HORNRobert Walters

Samuel C. and Bernette K. Jaff e 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 McCormickHans ClebschRichard SolisAlan 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 StoutAlexander andMarianna C. McAfee Chair

Shachar Israel2

BASS TROMBONEThomas Klaber

EUPHONIUM AND BASS TRUMPETRichard Stout

TUBAYasuhito Sugiyama*

Nathalie C. Spence and Nathalie S. Boswell Chair

TIMPANIPaul Yancich*

Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair

Tom Freer 2

PERCUSSIONJacob Nissly*

Margaret Allen Ireland Chair

Donald MillerTom FreerMarc Damoulakis

KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTSJoela Jones*

Rudolf Serkin Chair

Carolyn Gadiel WarnerMarjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair

LIBRARIANSRobert O’BrienDonald Miller

ORCHESTRA PERSONNELCarol Lee IottDIRECTOR

Rebecca VineyardMANAGER

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Happy New Year and welcome to the opening weeks in our winter

season of concerts here at Severance Hall.

Late last year, at the Annual Meeting of the Musical Arts Association,

Board President Dennis LaBarre and I reported on The Cleveland

Orchestra’s 2010/11 activities and fi nances. Dennis captured the

glories of the season in his remarks, including:

“This year has demonstrated the extraordinary global artistic preeminence of our

Orchestra. From New York’s Lincoln Center Festival to Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and

the Musikverein in Vienna, the Orchestra has received critical and public praise.

I’ve had the pleasure and privilege to hear patrons everywhere expressing their

astonishment at The Cleveland Orchestra sound.

“The Orchestra carries the name of Cleveland and raises Cleveland’s stature

around the world with its excellence. Our greatest passion remains our steadfast

commitment to preserving the Orchestra’s place as an essential community asset

here in Northeast Ohio.“

The Cleveland Orchestra’s artistic success in 2011 stands in stark contrast to the bad news

that reached us from orchestras in other cities around the country last year. In my re-

marks at the Annual Meeting, I acknowledged the situation and its impact on fi nances.

“Why do orchestras from Philadelphia to Honolulu fi nd themselves on varying de-

grees of life support? Because changes in American society have eroded the value

proposition of orchestras’ traditional business model. And for us in Cleveland, the

regional economy increases the challenge.

“But we in Cleveland have done more than any other orchestra in the country

toward overcoming the external pressures. We’re fi ghting back with orchestral

excellence that has no equal. We’re fi ghting back with successful innovation and a

greater commitment to education and the community. And we are fi ghting back

with increased fi nancial rigor and ongoing, prudent cost control.”

If you are an Annual Fund donor of $2500 or more, you will receive a copy of the Annual

Report in the mail. Others can access the Report on our website beginning January 12.

I hope you will take a moment to review the state of the institution we all care so

deeply about.

You will see in the Annual Report that our year-end Endowment value was $130 million.

As Dennis noted at the meeting, for us to be fi nancially healthy today would require

a $300 million endowment. Without it, we have an unsustainable structural defi cit that

threatens the Orchestra’s survival.

Building The Cleveland Orchestra’s endowment to that level will require nothing

less than extraordinary philanthropy. We are in the quiet phase of a major endowment

campaign and we are committed to being worthy of your generosity. Thank you for

your patronage.

Perspectives from the Executive Director

Gary Hanson

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PERFORMANCES & ACTIVITIES

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. All artists and performances are subject to change.

PERFORMANCES IN THE CONCERT HALL

12:15-1:00 pm

Cleveland Orchestra Youth ChorusFrank Bianchi, director

The Youth Chorus will perform music from a variety of musical traditions, including French, African-American, Haitian, and Spanish, as well as a preview of their March 11 performance of Poulenc’s Gloria.The Youth Chorus is supported by the Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation.

1:15-1:45 pm African Soul InternationalSista Jewel Jackson, artistic director

2:00-2:30 pm The Oberlin Ebony ConnectionDiana White Gould (piano), Norris Kelly (tenor), Lisa Whitfi eld (viola)

2:45-3:15 pm Roots of American Music: “Freedom Calling”

3:30-4:00 pmEl Sistema@Rainey Symphonywith Cleveland Orchestra Musicians and FriendsRaphael Jimenez, conductor

4:15-5:15 pm

Cleveland Orchestra Youth OrchestraJames Feddeck, conductor

The Youth Orchestra will perform works by Elgar and William Grant Still, as well as a movement from Dvo ák’s Cello Concerto with Youth Orchestra member Hannah Moses as soloist. The Youth Orchestra is supported by a generous grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation and Surdna Foundation, and by many other donors. Endowment support is provided by The George Gund Foundation, Jules and Ruth Vinney, and Christine Gitlin Miles.

ONGOING FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES

“I Have a Dream” Wall and “Picture Yourself at Severance Hall”Smith Lobby on Ground Floor

between concert hall performances and throughout the day:“Terry Macklin Sounds of Entertainment” DJ and Line Dancing

Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer

The Cleveland Orchestra Store is open from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Light refreshments are available for purchase in the Smith Lobby.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Open House at Severance Hall features free performances and activities

Severance Hall holds its twelfth an-nual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Com-munity Open House on Monday, January 16, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. The day of

free activities and perfor-mances celebrates the

legacy of Dr. King and features perfor-mances by a variety of Northeast Ohio

community perform-ing arts groups, including

the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Cho-rus, as well as African Soul International, Oberlin Ebony Connection, El Sistema@Rainey Symphony, and Roots of Ameri-can Music. (A complete schedule can be found at clevelandorchestra.com or on the page opposite.) The 2012 Com-munity Open House is sponsored by Medi-cal Mutual of Ohio, with additional sup-port from Macy’s, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, and the Ohio Arts Council. Family activities throughout the afternoon include the “I Have a Dream” Wall where children and adults can post their dreams for our community, the “Picture Yourself at Sever-ance Hall” photo activity, and popular DJ Terry Macklin’s Sounds of Entertainment.

Committed to Accessibility

Severance Hall is committed to mak-ing performances and facilities accessible to all patrons. For information about ac-cessibility or for assistance, call the House Manager at (216) 231-7425.

Cleveland Orchestrajoins in national fooddrive January 14-16

The Cleveland Orchestra is holding a food drive January 14-16 to collect goods to be donated to the Cleveland Foodbank. The event is part of Orches-tras Feeding America, a national food drive held by America’s symphony orchestras. Last season, over 250 orchestras representing all 50 states collected more than 300,000 pounds of food for their communities. The project was the single largest orchestra project organized at a national level, uniting musicians, staff, volunteers, and audiences to help alleviate hunger. Unexpired food donations will be col-lected surrounding performances during the Martin Luther King weekend, Saturday through Monday, January 14-16, at Sever-ance Hall. Food items will be collected at Cleveland Orchestra concerts on Saturday and Sunday evenings, and throughout the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Open House on Monday afternoon, January 16. Marked bins will be available in the lobby to collect donations before each concert and throughout the open house (12 noon to 5 p.m.). For this food drive, the most want-ed items include: beef stew, canned soups, canned vegetables, cereal, peanut butter, and tuna fi sh. All items must be unopened and non-perishible in a box, can, or plastic container. Glass jars or bottles and homemade items cannot be accepted.

Silence is golden

As a courtesy to the performers on-stage and the audience around you, all patrons are reminded to turn off cell phones and to disengage electron-ic watch alarms prior to each concert.

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2012

24 The Cleveland OrchestraWelcome

January 15, 2012

Welcome to The Cleveland Orchestra’s 32nd annual concert in celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We are pleased to once again collabo-rate with the City of Cleveland to present this event that celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. King through classical, gospel, and spiritual music performed by our Cleveland Orchestra.

We extend a warm welcome to this evening’s guest artists — conductor Chelsea Tipton II, the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus and Central State University Chorus and their director William Henry Caldwell, and 2011 Sphinx Competition prizewinning violinist Alexandra Switala.

At the start of the concert, The Cleveland Orchestra in cooperation with the City of Cleveland and the Greater Cleveland Partnership present this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards. These three awards, de-tailed on the following pages, represent recognition for community service and leadership across three important categories — an Organization, an Adult, and, now in its third year, an award recognizing the promise of Youth.

We are grateful to several partners who make this concert possible. In addi-tion to our co-presenter, the City of Cleveland, we recognize our generous spon-sor, KeyBank, a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence. Thanks to Cleveland radio station WCLV, this concert is being enjoyed by thousands across Northeast Ohio as they listen to the live broadcast on radio stations WCLV (104.9 FM) and WCPN (90.3 FM). We also acknowledge the members of the Orchestra’s Com-munity Relations Committee for their thoughtful guidance and contributions toward the ongoing work of the institution.

Please join us tomorrow, Monday, January 16, here at Severance Hall for our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Open House. This free commu-nity event from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. is sponsored by Medical Mutual of Ohio and features a variety of activities and exciting performances. A detailed list of the day’s activities can be found on pages 22-23 of this program book. We thank each of the performers for their participation in this special community day celebrating youth and diversity.

Thank you for joining us here this evening. I cordially invite you to take full advantage of The Cleveland Orchestra’s varied presentations and performances — at Severance Hall, at the Orchestra’s summer Blossom Festival, and through our many school and community programs.

Dennis W. LaBarre President Musical Arts Association


Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.2012 Community Service Awards

The Cleveland Orchestra and the Greater Cleveland Partnership, in cooper-

ation with the City of Cleveland, are pleased to announce the recipients of the

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards, who are positively

impacting Cleveland in the spirit of the teachings and example of Dr. King:

YouthAbility Program — organization

Donshon Wilson — adult individual

Dontea Gresham — youth individual

Award recipients demonstrate one or more of the following qualities:

• Leadership in community building

• Advocacy for educational excellence

• Accomplishments in furthering economic opportunity

• Promotion of social justice

• Achievements in advancing cultural awareness

• Adherence to the principles of nonviolence

• Achievements in organizational diversity and inclusion

• Involvement with music and the arts to promote greater

understanding and acceptance

About the 2012 Award Recipients

The Rick Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz YouthAbility Pro-gram serves disabled and at-risk youth by engaging them in volunteerism.

Each year, more than 300 YouthAbility participants donate nearly 8,500 hours

of service to the community. Participants span the spectrum of socio-economic

classes, religions, cultures, and abilities. They include juvenile offenders, sus-

pended and expelled students, foster children, those at risk of dropping out of

school, teens and young adults with Down’s syndrome, autism, spina bifida,

cerebral palsy, visual or hearing impairments, emotional disturbances, stroke

and cancer survivors, and more. While most participants were on the “receiv-

ing end” of service before coming to the program, through YouthAbility they

learn they can serve their community, promote inclusion and tolerance, and

make a positive difference.

YouthAbility participants are advocates, successfully lobbying Congress

for inclusive language in the Serve America Act by traveling to Capitol Hill to

meet with House and Senate staff urging them to include disabled and at-risk

populations in national service programs. YouthAbility has created econom-

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards

26 The Cleveland OrchestraMartin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

ic opportunities for underserved and disenfranchised youth who develop job

skills through internships that often lead to paid employment. YouthAbility

uses theater and visual arts to empower its participants who create large-scale

murals and write/perform original plays throughout the community promot-

ing tolerance, respect, self worth, and understanding. And through a wide

range of community service projects, YouthAbility participants break down

barriers of discrimination and prove the worth of disabled and at-risk pop-

ulations.

YouthAbility participants are game changers. They embody the words of

Dr. King, “Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.”

Donshon Wilson is the Band Director of the nationally known Shaw High

School Marching Band. A 1987 graduate of Shaw and member of its Marching

Band, Mr. Wilson is also a graduate of Central State University. On one visit

home, Mr. Wilson went to see his beloved Shaw Band and found a mere shad-

ow of what he remembered. At that moment, Mr. Wilson’s life changed. He

offered his services to the Band Director as a volunteer — the beginning of a

wonderful journey. Over the next several years, Mr. Wilson worked with Band

members, the school, and the community to raise the band to new heights. In

2004, Mr. Wilson was named Shaw High Band Director.

In a community that suffers from a high crime rate, drugs, and pover-

ty, at a time when East Cleveland Schools, including Shaw, were placed under

Fiscal Watch by the state, Mr. Wilson was unstoppable. He created the Music

Through the Streets non-profit foundation to raise money to support the Band.

Through hard work, discipline, inspiration, and love, Mr. Wilson led Shaw to

premier status among high school marching bands, and in the process won

over 150 competitions. In 2008, Shaw High School Marching Band was one of

only five U.S. high schools invited to participate in the International Musical

Salute to the Olympics in Bejiing, China. Mr. Wilson and the Band effectively

rallied community support and raised the funds necessary for the trip, an ex-

perience Mr. Wilson described as life-changing for all.

Mr. Wilson has created not only a program of musical excellence but one

also characterized by academic excellence. In a school where the graduation

rate hovers below 40%, Mr. Wilson has a 100% graduation rate for his Band

members (most of whom are on the honor roll), with 99% going on to college.

Donshon Wilson literally changes lives, impacts the community, and exempli-

fies the spirit and ideals of Dr. King.

Dontea Gresham, a high school senior, already exemplifies the spirit of Dr.

King and of civil rights leaders past and present who work to move our country

forward amid the many challenging issues facing our community. Dontea is a

young man with a strong grasp of the needs of youth and is actively commit-

27Severance Hall 2011-12 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards

Robert P. Madison, Chair

Chairman and CEO

Robert P. Madison International, Inc.

Yvonne Conwell

Cuyahoga County Council,

District 7

Cheri Daniels

Vice President

The Call & Post

Shirrell Greene

Deputy to the CEO

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Andrew Jackson

Senior VP & Executive Director

Greater Cleveland Partnership

Valarie McCall

Chief of Government Affairs

Office of the Mayor of Cleveland

Marsha Mockabee

President & CEO

Urban League of Greater Cleveland

Deborah Perkins

President

The President’s Council

From the Musical Arts Association:

Joan Katz Napoli

Director

Education & Community Programs

Sandra Jones

Manager

Education and Family Concerts

Deidre McPherson

Manager

Group Sales

2012 MLK Service Awards Selection Committee

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRACOMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Alex Machaskee, Chair

Robert P. Madison, Vice Chair

The Community Relations Committee of the Musical Arts Association is dedicated to the goal of involving more and diverse elements of the community in all affairs of the Orchestra, guiding efforts in areas of community engagement and audience development.

Ronald H. BellMaureen BrennanJeanette Grasselli BrownLouis BrownloweJeri ChaikinRev. Kenneth ChalkerTillie ColterJuanita Dalton-RobinsonCheri DanielsMoreen Bailey Frater

Rafael Reyez DavilaJose C. FelicianoIris HarvieBert Laurelle Garrett HoltLeslye M. HuffGeorge HwangWael KhouryRichard LevitzDeborah McHammMartin J. Plax

Ruth RicheyAndradia ScovilNaomi SingerBishop Eugene W. Ward

EMERITUS MEMBERS

Robert ConradBettie PerryDanny R. Williams

ted to bringing about positive change. He serves in important leadership roles

as President of the Cleveland NAACP Youth Council, President of the Ohio

NAACP Youth & College Division, President of his Senior Class, and Presi-

dent of the National Honor Society. Dontea led the effort at his school, Mar-

tin Luther King Jr. High School, to register voters during the NAACP National

Day of Action. He works every day after school as a Clerk for the U.S. Attor-

ney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, and serves as a Facilitator at the

Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Corrections Facility. Dontea is a motivational speaker

and has presented to youth organizations throughout the community and state,

and is actively involved in his church. Dontea is a young man on a mission to

better his community through service and leadership.

29Severance Hall 2011-12 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

In recognition of the 2012 Martin Luther King Day Celebration Concert

Hosted by The Cleveland Orchestra, the City of Cleveland,

and the Greater Cleveland Partnership

I am honored to recognize this year’s event held in memory of Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr. This year’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

reaffirms a commitment to Dr. King’s teachings and a rededication to the

values he propagated. While I am proud to see how far Ohio and the nation

have come in honoring Martin Luther King Jr., we recognize that more work

needs to be done to honor his lifetime of work.

Dr. King’s accomplishments, such as leading the 1963 Montgomery bus boy-

cott, his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington,

the infamous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, co-founding of the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference, and serving as one of the major leaders of

the Civil Rights Movement, helped to end racial segregation and break the

barriers of racial and economic justice.

The long-awaited Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial was unveiled

this fall and is a wonderful tribute to Dr. King and his grand legacy. Dr. King

was a man who believed in service and justice for all mankind and that is the

legacy for which he wanted to be remembered.

I believe that the best way we can honor Dr. King’s dream is to be relentless

in our pursuit of it becoming a reality in the United States and the world.

I applaud The Cleveland Orchestra, the City of Cleveland, and the Greater

Cleveland Partnership for their continued efforts to fulfill Dr. King’s dream.

Your service to the local community and to our great state is to be commend-

ed. Please accept my best wishes for a memorable celebration.

On this 15th day of January 2012:

John R. Kasich

Governor


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January, 2012

In recognition of The Cleveland Orchestra’s 32nd Annual Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Celebration Concert, I extend my warmest greetings.

As the County Executive for Cuyahoga County, I am pleased to have again been asked to participate in this tribute honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through this musical concert.

What better vehicle than The Cleveland Orchestra to honor the legacy and the outstanding contributions Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has made to Americans over the years? We continue to pay tribute to Dr. King and the many Ohioans who through their selfless efforts have made this evening possible.

My thanks go out to Mayor Frank Jackson, the Greater Cleveland Partnership, KeyBank, and the Musical Arts Association for making possible this community event.

I welcome the challenge set forth as your County Executive and am honored to be included on this important occasion.

Sincerely,

Edward FitzGeraldCuyahoga County Executive

EDWARD FITZGERALDCuyahoga County Executive

All labor that uplifts

humanity has dignity and

importance and should be

undertaken with painstak-

ing excellence.

—Martin Luther King Jr.

‘‘ ‘‘


Dear Fellow Citizens:

We are pleased and proud to welcome you to Severance Hall on the wonderful occasion of Th e Cleveland Orch estra’s 32nd annual musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For more than three decades, the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert has brought Clevelanders together to honor and remember a great American leader. Tonight, the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra, led by guest conductor Chelsea Tipton II, joins with the Central State University Chorus directed by Wil-liam Henry Caldwell, the Martin Luther King Celebration Chorus, and Sphinx Competition prizewinning violinist Alexandra Alvarado Switala to raise voices and instruments in a salute to Dr. King.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed that people of all races would unite in harmony and triumph in the struggle for peace, justice, and equality for all of humanity. Th rough this concert, we celebrate Dr. King’s dream and recommit to the goal of making Cleveland a city where citizens live and work as one, with equality, respect, and justice for all.

Th ank you for joining us tonight for this historic 32nd annual concert in celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Enjoy the concert.

Sincerely,

Frank G. Jackson, Mayor

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Severance HallSunday evening, January 15, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert

Chelsea Tipton II, conductor

The Musical Arts Associationand the City of Cleveland

present a special concert in celebration of the birthday of

Martin Luther King Jr.featuring the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus

assembled and prepared by William Henry Caldwell

and the Central State University Chorus(William Henry Caldwell, director)

Alexandra Alvarado Switala, violin

WELCOMING REMARKS AND INVOCATION

Dennis W. LaBarrePresident, Musical Arts Association

The Reverend Courtney Clayton Jenkins Pastor, Euclid Avenue Congregational Church

Margot James CopelandChair, KeyBank Foundation

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS

presented byThe Honorable Frank G. Jackson, Mayor, City of Cleveland

The Honorable Kevin Conwell, Councilman, Ward 9, City of ClevelandThe Honorable Yvonne M. Conwell, Cuyahoga County Council, District 7

The Honorable Marcia L. FudgeU.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Edward FitzGeraldCuyahoga County Executive

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PROGRAM CONTINUED

The Star-Spangled Bannerwords by Francis Scott Key (1779-1843)

music by John Stafford Smith (1750-1836)arranged by Walter Damrosch

THE AUDIENCE IS INVITED TO JOIN IN SINGING

Lift Every Voice and Singwords by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938 )music by J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954 )

arranged by Roland CarterTHE AUDIENCE IS INVITED TO JOIN IN SINGING

(THE WORDS ARE PRINTED ON PAGE 39)

Festive Overture, Opus 96 by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

“Thanks Be to God” from Elijah, Opus 70by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

with the CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY CHORUS

“Don’t You Let Nobody Turn You ’Round” (A CAPPELLA)traditional spiritual arranged for chorus by Phillip McIntyre

CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY CHORUSconducted by William Henry Caldwell

Tzigane (for solo violin and orchestra)by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

with ALEXANDRA ALVARADO SWITALA, violin

“Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” from Five Mystical Songs

words by George Herbert (1593-1633)music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) with the CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY CHORUS

and the MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION CHORUS

I N T E R M I S S I O N

Overture to Fidelio, Opus 72by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)




Three Gospel Songs:1. Precious Lord” (A CAPPELLA)

words by Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey (1889-1993)music by George Nelson Allen (1812-1877)

spiritual, arranged for chorus by Arnold Sevier CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY CHORUSconducted by William Henry Caldwell

2. “I’ve Been ’Buked” (A CAPPELLA)traditional, arranged for chorus by Hall Johnson

UNIVERSITY AND CELEBRATION CHORUSESconducted by William Henry Caldwell

3. “Praise His Holy Name”traditional, arranged for chorus by Keith Hampton

with the UNIVERSITY AND CELEBRATION CHORUSESconducted by William Henry Caldwell

“Danse Nègre”from African Suite, Opus 35 No. 4

by Samuel Coleridge Taylor (1875-1912)

“We Shall Overcome”

words by Charles Albert Tindley (1851-1933) and othersto music from a gospel song

arranged for chorus and orchestra by Uzee Brown Jr. with the CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY CHORUS

and the MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION CHORUS

This concert is sponsored by KeyBank,

a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence.

LIVE RADIO BROADCAST:

This concert is being broadcast live on radio

stations WCLV (104.9 FM) and WCPN (90.3 FM).

Please silence all cellphones and watch alarms.

Taping, videorecording, and photographing of this concert are prohibited.

The members of The Cleveland Orchestra are donating their services forthis performance to benefi t the sustaining fund of the Musical Arts Association.



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Chelsea Tipton IIAmerican conductor Chelsea Tipton II is celebrating

his second season as music director of the Symphony

of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. He previously served

seven years as resident conductor of the Toledo Sym-

phony Orchestra. He made his Cleveland Orchestra

debut in January 2007, conducting that year’s Martin

Luther King Jr. Celebration concert, and returned in

January 2008.

As a guest conductor, Mr. Tipton has appeared

with major orchestras throughout the United States, in-

cluding those of Atlanta, Brooklyn, Charlotte, Chicago,

Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Louisiana, Nashville,

New Jersey, Pittsburgh, and San Antonio, as well work-

ing with the New World Symphony. In 2008, he led

the Sphinx Competition Showcase gala concert at Carnegie Hall at the close of a

ten-city tour. He also stepped in as a last-minute replacement for Robert Spano

to conduct an all-Gershwin season fi nale with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, earn-

ing praise for “sweeping and vibrant performances” from the New York Times. In

2004, he led the Boston Pops Orchestra in their annual Gospel Night Concert.

Mr. Tipton earned a bachelor of music in Clarinet Performance from the

Eastman School of Music and a master of music degree in orchestral conducting

from Northern Illinois University, with additional studies at the University of Cin-

cinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the Pierre Monteux School for Con-

ductors in Hancock, Maine.

Lift every voice and sing, ’Til earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty;

Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope Th at the present has brought us. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on ’til victory is won.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing”words by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), music by J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954)arranged by Roland Carter

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41Severance Hall 2011-12 Guest Artist

William Henry CaldwellWilliam Henry Caldwell is a professor of music and

director of vocal and choral activities at Central State

University in Wilberforce, Ohio. He chairs the De-

partment of Fine and Performing Arts and also serves

as chairman of the Department of Music and direc-

tor of the Paul Robeson Cultural and Performing Arts

Center. Under his leadership, the Central State Uni-

versity Chorus has performed widely to international

acclaim. Th eir recordings for Telarc include a Gram-

my nomination for Amen: A Gospel Celebration.

Mr. Caldwell has performed as a baritone soloist

throughout the United States and abroad. He per-

forms regularly as a baritone soloist with the Dayton

Philharmonic Orchestra and has appeared with the

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded on the Telarc label, including

appearing as Cokey Lou in George Gershwin’s one-act opera Blue Monday. He

has performed as a baritone soloist in Italy, Egypt, and Germany, and has served as

an adjudicator and guest conductor for the Ohio All State Choir.

Mr. Caldwell is a magna cum laude graduate of Stillman College in Tusca-

loosa, Alabama, and holds a master of music degree in vocal performance from the

University of Texas. He is currently completing the requirements for a doctorate

of musical arts in vocal performance from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of

Music. Mr. Caldwell has served as a member of several arts organization boards,

including the Dayton Philharmonic and the Kettering Children’s Choir. He also

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Central State University Chorus William Henry Caldwell, Conductor Gregory Thompson, Accompanist

Vocal music has played an essential role in the history of Central State University.

Located in historic Wilberforce, Ohio, Central State has served as a launching pad for

many outstanding singers of international renown, including Leontyne Price, Rober-

ta Alexander, and Nancy Wilson.

Th is evening’s concert marks the ninth appearance of the Grammy-nominat-

ed Central State University Chorus in these annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebra-

tion Concerts at Severance Hall. Th e Chorus has been conducted for thirty years by

faculty artist William Henry Caldwell, professor of music and chairperson for the

University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts. Th e Chorus has appeared

throughout the United States and in Europe with performances in London, Canter-

bury, Paris, Venice, and Florence, and at the Vatican in Rome.

Th e group is featured on several recordings for Telarc. Th e Chorus also has ap-

peared on National Public Radio’s Lift Every Voice and Sing and with the Cincinnati

May Festival Chorus under James Conlon’s direction. Th ey have appeared in per-

formance with Leontyne Price, Angela Brown, Marquiter Lister, Bill Cosby, Arsenio

Hall, Harolyn Blackwell, Gregg Baker, Tremaine Hawkins, Albertina Walker, and the

legendary Cab Calloway. Th e Chorus performs regularly with the Dayton Philhar-

monic Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

SOPRANOSAngelica BondsDominique CollinsCourtney DortchCrystal DuckettKyrie HarrisTerri HarrisRashida K. HaugabookShakalah S. HinesChristian JonesGabriela M. RodriguezHunter ScottKimberley StewartChristina TurnerTanisha TurnerRosalyne Wright

ALTOSRayyah AndrewsSilvia AponteVenus ArmstrongLugene BaileyBrittany BernardAminata BurtonYvette ClarkAlainna M. CoxNatalie CraigStephanie CraigAlicia DavisAesha DominguezMercy FitzpatirckParis GarnerShameera GarrettToressa KiddDanette KinneyApril MaloneAnita MyersShaneqwa NixonGabrielle Ruffi nTeeya SkipperNakia Wright

TENORSTroy BooneDarius ColemanGabriel GibsonJoshua GoodingKendall HartLavonte HeardLendale HerndonRoger JonesRonnie PierceDeAune TinnonErnest TrembleJarret WardSteven WeemsAntonio WilliamsMerkell Williams

BASSESArtrell AllenMichael CageZuriel ClarkJonathan CummingsJerel DurenWilliam HarrisDeon Jeff ersonPaul JonesJoseph LevestonDerrick MyersRandall NimocksHenry ParkerJames Ruffi nBranden StiversEdward TaylorJacob TownerJeremiah J. TownerWilliam WheatRobert Young

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Alexandra SwitalaViolinist Alexandra Alvarado Switala is a scholarship

recipient of the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy

program for gift ed pre-college musicians, where she

studies privately with faculty members Roland Vamos

and Almita Vamos. She is the Junior Division First

Place Laureate of the 14th Annual Sphinx Competi-

tion 2011, presented by the DTE Energy Foundation,

and performs as part of the Sphinx Professional De-

velopment Program sponsored by GM.

Alexandra Switala began her musical journey at

the age of four in Texas, where she studied with Jan

Mark Sloman. She has subsequently studied private-

ly with musicians from across the nation, including

Catherine Cho at the Juilliard School. In addition to

her Sphinx Competition prize, she is the fi rst prize winner of the Ars Viva concer-

to competition. She is also the recipient of the Bayard H. Friedman Award in Fort

Worth and of the Texas Commission on the Arts Young Master Award.

Since the age of 13, Alexandra has enjoyed a variety of performance opportuni-

ties, including as a soloist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and SMU Mead-

ows Symphony Orchestra, and performing chamber music at the Embassy of the United

States of America in Canada. She has been a featured on NPR’s From the Top and Per-

formance Today, as well as on the nationally syndicated PBS television show From the

Top at Carnegie Hall in a duet with her brother, Robert. Alexandra has participated in

and received full scholarships to numerous summer festivals, where she’s participated as

both a chamber musician and as a soloist. With her string trio, VistaNova, she has par-

ticipated in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and has been coached

by members of the Audubon, Guarneri, and Mendelssohn quartets.

THE SPHINX COMPETITION is a program of the Sphinx Organization, a national arts organization that focuses on youth and minority involvement in classical music. Held every year in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan, the competition is open to all junior high, high school, and college-age Black and Latino string players residing in the United States. The purpose of the competition is to offer these young musicians an opportunity to compete under the guidance of an internationally renowned panel of judges and to perform with established professional musicians in a competition setting. Its primary goals are to encourage, develop, and recognize classical music talent in the Black and Latino communities. While in Cleveland, Sphinx laureates often assist education and community relations efforts to increase interest, awareness, and knowledge of classical music through school visits in Cleveland and East Cleveland, and presentations at various community sites.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus a volunteer community chorus assembled and prepared by William Henry Caldwell

Anita AbramsOsborne AbramsArlene N. AllenUlysses AllenEvangelist Renee Woodland AndersonJonester BaconMelody Kyser BakerZadie M. BarberSandra BassGwendolyn J. BennettNancy BernsteinHarriet J. Biles-ThomasShirley A. BillupsCheryl Blockson- WestmorelandEva C. BlountKathy BrownCarlisa R. BurgeKourtney BurnsCharlie A. BurrellGail CampbellSharon Brown ChestonMary ChiribogaCynthia ClarkPansy R. ColemanThurston W. ColemanRenay CookJoan CraftLucitta CummingsWanda Dean

Mary DixonRoxie B. DouglasCelia W. EdochieLori ElmoreKendra GaineyReverend Jimmy L. GatesKurána GlarosPaula C. GrayShirley D. GroomsCharles HarrisDianne HarrisJohanna HarrisStephanie HarrisIsalene HeardLucy HendersonMarlene HollingerTonya M. Huff manJeral HurdKristine M. JacksonShirley Jeff ersonThelma C. JinkoBonita JohnsonJaqueline JohnsonSylvia JohnsonSharon JonesRivia O. KeysArtemesie B. LeeJoyce M. LeeKaren LongHelen MackMildred O. Martin

Victoria J. McAdooMarian E. McClendonLeotha MelvinDianna MeriweatherEthel Yvonne MiddlebrooksAndrea Kirkland MooreChiquita A. MooreYvette MooreDenys MorganMrs. Donna L. MorganLeta MurphyCarolyn NealCheryl Nelson-JonesMarie G. OatmanWanda OwensZenia PeakCatherine Phelps-GarrettLovette V. Phillips-AshRonald PittsPhyllis PowellSarah Lee PowellJohn A. Powell, Sr.Charlie Mae Radcliff Miracle L. ReidClaudia RiceRenee RobersonSabrena RobinsonAnna M. RogersCynthia A. RoseConstance Samuels

Edith SeabonAlice SeifullahHelen SellersPaula ShawLezlee SimsJennifer L. SizemoreShirley Diana SmithStanley SmithLyndon O. SteeleArna StennetMarlyn E. StokesNorma J. TannerEmma TaylorHarriet ThomasMartha Walter ThomasBishop C. Tyehimba Thonor-KuykendallJewel T. TompkinsPortia TuckChristian TysonRonnie WaltonElizabeth Ouida WardRaymond A. Weeden, Sr.Phyllis Weeden-OliverThelma WheelerDeborah E. WilliamsThelma D. WilliamsYvonne WilliamsRev. Carlton L. WillisMary YeeTony Youngs

Advent Lutheran ChurchAffi nity Missionary Baptist ChurchAldersgate United Methodist ChurchAntioch Baptist ChurchBethel Church of Cleveland HeightsBethel Seventh Day Adventist ChurchBlessed Hope Missionary Baptist ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyChurch of the CovenantChurch of the NazareneChurch of the RedeemerCory United Methodist ChurchDamascus Missionary Baptist ChurchEast Mount Zion Baptist ChurchEast View United Church of ChristEmmanu-El African Methodist Episcopal Zion ChurchEuclid Avenue Congregational ChurchFifth Christian ChurchFirst Baptist Church of Greater ClevelandFirst Greater New Zion Methodist Baptist ChurchGlenville New Life Community ChurchGlenville Seventh Day Adventist Church

Good Shepherd Baptist ChurchGrace Fundamental Baptist ChurchGreater Abyssinia Baptist ChurchGreater New Beginning Missionary Baptist ChurchGreater Vision Baptist ChurchHoly Trinity Baptist ChurchLakewood Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchLane Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal ChurchLee Memorial African Methodist Episcopal ChurchLife’s Ripples Ministries Global Faith CommunityLiving Truth Center for Better LivingMaranatha Seventh Day Adventist ChurchMorning Star Baptist ChurchMount Moriah Baptist ChurchMount Olive Missionary Baptist ChurchMount Sinai BaptistMount Zion, Oakwood VillageNottingham United Methodist ChurchOlivet Institutional Baptist ChurchParkwood Christian Methodist Episcopal ChurchPatton Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Pentecostal Church of ChristPhilippi Missionary Baptist ChurchPilgrim Baptist ChurchPine Grove Missionary Baptist ChurchProvidence Baptist ChurchSecond St. John Baptist ChurchSoutheast Seventh-Day AdventistSt. Andrew’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Christopher ChurchSt. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal ChurchSt. James African Methodist Episcopal ChurchSt. John Vianney Catholic ChurchSt. Mary’s Catholic Church, ChardonSt. Philip’s Lutheran ChurchSt. Timothy Missionary Baptist ChurchTemple of Praise Seventh Day Adventist ChurchThe House of the LordThe Word ChurchUnity Center ChurchUniversity Circle United Methodist ChurchWerner United Methodist ChurchZion Chapel Missionary Baptist ChurchZion Hill Missionary Baptist Church

This year’s Celebration Chorus includes members from the following churches:

Guest Artists

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W I N T E R S E A S O NThursday January 12 at 8:00 p.m.Friday January 13 at 11:00 a.m.Saturday January 14 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFranz Welser-Möst, conductorJulian Rachlin, violin

BRAHMS Violin Concerto SAARIAHO Orion SMETANA from Má Vlast [“My Homeland”] — Vysehrad, The Moldau, and Sárka* *not included on Friday Morning Matinee Concert Sponsor: Eaton Corporation

Sunday January 15 at 7:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAChelsea Tipton II, conductorCentral State University ChorusMartin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION CONCERT The Cleveland Orchestra’s 32nd annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leadership, and vision. Presented in collaboration with the City of Cleveland.

SOLDOUT: This concert is sold out. LIVE RADIO BROADCAST: The concert is being broadcast live on radio stations WCLV (104.9 FM) and WCPN (90.3 FM). Concert Sponsor: KeyBank

Monday January 16 noon to 5:00 p.m.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE Severance Hall joins in a city-wide celebration of Martin

Luther King Jr’s life and achievements with a free public open house featuring musical performances by the Cleve-land Orchestra Youth Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, and more! Watch for complete details.

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Thursday January 19 at 8:00 p.m.Friday January 20 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday January 21 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFranz Welser-Möst, conductorYefi m Bronfman, piano

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Thursday February 2 at 8:00 p.m.Friday February 3 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday February 4 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFranz Welser-Möst, conductorYefi m Bronfman, piano

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Sunday February 5 at 2:00 p.m.Yefi m Bronfman, pianoWilliam Preucil, violinStephen Rose, pianoRobert Vernon, violaMark Kosower, cello

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Thursday February 9 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday February 11 at 8:00 p.m.Sunday February 12 at 3:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAPierre Boulez, conductorMen of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

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Friday February 10 at 10:00 a.m.Saturday February 11 at 10:00 a.m.Saturday February 11 at 11:00 a.m.

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I N T H E S P O T L I G H T

For a complete schedule of future events and performances, or to purchase tickets online 24/ 7 for Severance Hall concerts, visit www.clevelandorchestra.com.

Cleveland Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Radio broadcasts of current and past concert performances by The Cleveland Orchestra can be heard as part of regular weekly programming on WCLV (104.9 FM), with programs broadcast on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 4:00 p.m.

Thursday February 23 at 8:00 p.m.Friday February 24 at 11:00 a.m.Saturday February 25 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAMarek Janowski, conductorArabella Steinbacher, violin

WEBER Overture: The Ruler of the Spirits MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto* SCHUBERT Symphony in C major (“The Great”) *not included on Friday Morning Matinee

Thursday March 8 at 8:00 p.m.Friday March 9 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday March 10 at 8:00 p.m.Sunday March 11 at 3:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAChristoph von Dohnányi, conductorMeagan Miller, sopranoTamara Mumford, mezzo-sopranoEric Cutler, tenorIain Paterson, bassCleveland Orchestra Chorus

LIGETI Atmosphères WAGNER Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”) Concert Sponsor: KeyBank

Sunday March 11 at 7:30 p.m.CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH ORCHESTRAJames Feddeck, conductorCLEVELAND ORCHESTRA YOUTH CHORUSFrank Bianchi, director

LIADOV Ballade ELGAR Enigma Variations FAURÉ Cantique de Jean Racine POULENC Gloria

Friday March 16 at 10:00 a.m.Saturday March 17 at 10:00 a.m.Saturday March 17 at 11:00 a.m.

PNC MUSICAL RAINBOW: The Cool Clarinet30-minute programs for ages 3 to 6.

MARTIN LUTHERKING JR.CELEBRATIONCONCERTSunday January 15 at 7:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAChelsea Tipton II, conductorCentral State University ChorusMartin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus

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T H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A demonstrated early

its commitment to honoring this country’s greatest

civil rights leader. Four days aft er the April 4, 1968,

assassination of Martin Luther King, Th e Cleveland

Orchestra under George Szell performed the “Alle-

gretto” movement from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7

as a memorial tribute to the life of Dr. King.

Toward the end of the next decade, Th e Cleve-

land Orchestra played a key role in the evolution of a

more formal and institutionalized recognition of Dr.

King’s life. Th e Orchestra’s fi rst Martin Luther King

Jr. Concert took place in January 1980. In the program book of that fi rst con-

cert, Dr. Donald G. Jacobs, executive director of the Greater Cleveland Inter-

church Council, applauded Th e Cleveland Orchestra “ for taking seriously the

need for the whole community to recognize the vital role the life and death of Dr.

King con tinues to play in the struggle for racial justice and human dignity.”

Th e Martin Luther King Jr. Concert quickly became an annual event

both as a tribute to Dr. King and as an expression of commitment to the

struggle for racial justice and human dignity. From 1980 to 1986, the Musi-

cal Arts Association and the Interchurch Council collaborated in presenting

these Severance Hall concerts. In January 1986, the Jewish Community Fed-

eration and the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland joined the Interchurch Coun-

cil and the Musical Arts Association in sponsoring the event. Th at same year,

the federal government offi cially designated the third Monday in January as a

public holiday celebrating the life and work of Dr. King.

In 1986, the City of Cleveland became directly involved in present-

ing these concerts at the request of Cleveland City Council President George

Forbes and Mayor George Voinovich.

From 1987 to 1997, the annual King concert took place at Cory United

Methodist Church, the site of Dr. King’s last speech in Cleveland. Th e concert

was held at Severance Hall in 1998 and again in 2000 as part of the re-opening

festivities following the Hall’s restoration. Severance Hall has continued to

host the concert since then.

Many distinguished performing artists have participated in these con-

certs, including Andrew Davis, Christoph von Dohnányi, Leslie Dunner,

Raymond Harvey, Isaiah Jackson, Kay George Roberts, André Raphel Smith,

Th omas Wilkins, Florence Quivar, Daisy New man, Cissy Houston, Janet Al-

corn, Barbara Conrad, John Cheek, Natalie Hinderas, William Warfi eld, Leon

The Cleveland Orchestra celebratesthe dreams of Martin Luther King Jr. by Carol Jacobs

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ducted the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert in 2003, and

also conducted it in 2004, 2006, and 2009.

Beginning with the 1989 concert, volunteers from the greater

Cleveland area were organized by Alvin Parris into a Community

Gospel Choir, now called the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Cho-

rus. In the past decade, William Henry Caldwell has taken on the role

of chorus director. Other choral participants have included the Cleve-

land Orchestra Chorus, Prestonian Choral Ensemble, Morgan State

University Choir, Shaw High School Concert Choir, Everett Moore

Singers, and the Central State University Chorus.

An important facet of these programs has been the presentation

of contemporary American works, including those of Donald Erb,

William Grant Still, Ulysses Kay, Carman Moore, Alvin Parris, Joseph

Schwant ner, Hale Smith, Undine Smith Moore, George Walker, and

Lanny Wolfe. Th e singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” with audi-

ence participation, has been a tradition since the 1984 concert.

Carol Jacobs served as Archivist for Th e Cleveland Orchestra from 1990 to 2007.


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All concerts begin at 3:00 pm at Cleveland State University’s Waetjen

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THE OHIO LIGHT OPERA PREMIERE

GUYS AND DOLLS(1950)

Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling

June 16, 20, 23, 26, 30, July 5, 12, 15, 21, 24, 27, 29, 31,

August 5, 11

At The Ohio Light Opera, Loesser is more – “a bushel and a peck” more! No American musical has garnered more unanimously glowing accolades than Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows’ 1950 musical fable Guys and Dolls.Based on the stories and characters of famed writer Damon Runyon, the music, lyrics, and book bristle with the seedy street life of New York City. The show’s characters have assumed legendary recognition: gambler Sky Masterson has fallen hard for Save-A-Soul Mission reformer Sarah Brown; bookie Nathan Detroit has been engaged for 14 years to nightclub chanteuse Miss Adelaide, who laments her psychosomatic cold that has lasted just as long; and horseplayer Nicely-Nicely Johnson provides a revivalist confession (“Sit down, you’re rockin’ the boat”) when forced to give testimony at the Mission. Song hits include: “Luck be a lady,” “If I were a bell,” “I’ve never been in love before,” and “My time of day.”


THE OHIO LIGHT OPERA PREMIERE

GUYS AND DOLLS(1950)

Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling

June 16, 20, 23, 26, 30, July 5, 12, 15, 21, 24, 27, 29, 31,

August 5, 11

At The Ohio Light Opera, Loesser is more – “a bushel and a peck” more! No American musical has garnered more unanimously glowing accolades than Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows’ 1950 musical fable Guys and Dolls.Based on the stories and characters of famed writer Damon Runyon, the music, lyrics, and book bristle with the seedy street life of New York City. The show’s characters have assumed legendary recognition: gambler Sky Masterson has fallen hard for Save-A-Soul Mission reformer Sarah Brown; bookie Nathan Detroit has been engaged for 14 years to nightclub chanteuse Miss Adelaide, who laments her psychosomatic cold that has lasted just as long; and horseplayer Nicely-Nicely Johnson provides a revivalist confession (“Sit down, you’re rockin’ the boat”) when forced to give testimony at the Mission. Song hits include: “Luck be a lady,” “If I were a bell,” “I’ve never been in love before,” and “My time of day.”

55Severance Hall 2011-12 Martin Luther King Jr.

The following biographical sketch is reprinted, with appreciation, from

the New Jersey Education Association’s “NJEA Review” of January 1977.

T H I S G E N E R AT I O N H A S little or no direct experience or

knowledge of the strug gle for civil rights and human dignity

in this country, or of the heroes who led the protest, nor the

price they paid. In this age when we still see so much vio-

lence around us, it is necessary and proper to study the lives

and works of men and women who achieved so much with

nonviolent techniques. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of

those persons.

Michael Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia,

on January 15, 1929, the son and grandson of Baptist minis-

ters. He later changed his name to Martin Luther King. He

was protected somewhat as a child because he was the son of

“substantial” black parents. However, he, too, faced personal

incidents in the South that smacked of discrimination and

social injustice. In Atlanta, he attended Booker T. Washing-

ton High School. By the time he was 19, he had graduated as

a special gift ed student from Morehouse College in Atlanta,

Georgia, and then continued his ministerial education by

obtaining a Bachelor of Divinity Degree at Crozer Th eologi-

cal Seminary. He was awarded a PhD from Boston Univer-

sity in 1955.

While he was pursuing his education in Massachusetts,

King met and married Coretta Scott from Alabama, who

was studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Mu-

sic. During those early formative years, he developed a fas-

cination for the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, who

articulated a doctrine of passive resistance to gain freedom

in India.

While Martin Luther King was studying for his doctor-

ate in 1954, he was off ered and accepted the pastorate of the

Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

In 1955, black people in Alabama were still sent to the rear

of any public conveyance — segregated seating. Th e Mont-

gomery Improvement Association (MIA) was organized in

December 1955 to change that situation. King became MIA’s

president and preached resistance with love — not hate — for

the oppressors. During this period of change in Alabama,

The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.by Vivien-Sue Penn and Donald McNeely

Martin Luther KING Jr.

born January 15, 1929Atlanta, Georgia

diedApril 4, 1968Memphis, Tennessee

56 The Cleveland OrchestraMartin Luther King Jr.

many black people were arrested, physically attacked, and otherwise in-

timidated. Still their protest made its point. Th e United States Supreme

Court fi nally ruled that existing Alabama laws regarding segregated seat-

ing were unconstitutional. Blacks and whites rode buses for the fi rst time

on a non-segregated basis. Th e success of the venture taught civil rights

advocates that there was power in good organization and strong leader-

ship, which King provided.

Martin Luther King was convinced that his leadership strength lay

in its nonviolent approach and proceeded to follow his own dictates by

organizing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in

January 1957 to widen the eff ects of his Montgomery success.

King moved his family to Atlanta in 1959, where he joined forces

with his father, who was the minister associated with the Ebe nezer Bap-

tist Church.

King’s life was anything but nonviolent. He was frequently arrested,

jailed, and physically bruised. Fire hoses and attack dogs became a way of

life for this fi ghter of social injustice. His life was one long thread of dem-

onstrations on buses and other public conveyances, in restaurants, hotels,

department stores and other places that needed to be desegregated.

Massive demonstrations took the form of freedom marches in

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Alabama and Washington. Th ese challenged people of all faiths,

races and religions to join the fi ght for freedom for all Ameri-

cans.

From all over the nation people joined together in support of

the civil rights movement. King’s speeches were impassioned and

concerned his personal and his race’s fi ght against prejudice. Th ey

oft en referred to his philosophy of nonviolence, containing the “I

have a dream” appeal fi rst introduced at the Lincoln Memorial in

Washington D.C., during the 1963 March on Washington.

In 1964, Martin Luther King, at the age of 35, became the

youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Four years

later he was struck down while supporting a sanitation worker

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Education & Community

The Cleveland Orchestra: Serving the Community Th e Cleveland Orchestra’s Education and Community programs provide shared musical experiences that engage, inspire, support, and deepen connections with audiences throughout Northeast Ohio

THE CLE VE L AND ORCHE STRA has a long and proud history of sharing

the value and joy of music with citizens throughout Northeast Ohio. Education

and community programs date to the Orchestra’s founding in 1918 and have re-

mained a central focus of the ensemble’s actitivities for over ninety years. Today,

with the support of many generous individual, foundation, corporate, and govern-

mental funding partners, the Orchestra’s educational and community programs

reach more than 70,000 young people and adults annually, helping to foster a love

of music and a lifetime of involvement with the musical arts. On these pages, we

share photo graphs from a sampling of these many programs. For additional in-

formation about these and other programs, visit us at clevelandorchestra.com

or contact the Education & Community Programs Offi ce by calling (216) 231-7355.

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Music Study Groups provide a way of exploring the Orchestra’s music in depth. These professionally led classes meet weekly to explore the music being played each week and the stories behind the composers’ lives.

The Cleveland Orchestra helps celebrate the seasons and special events throughout the year. On October 30, the season’s fi rst Family Concert featured the second annual “Halloween Spookatcular!” including a special audience costume contest.

A Family Concert featuring Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite brought audiences up close for a thrilling performance by Academy Trainees of the Joff rey Ballet and performers from the Cleveland School of Dance. The Joff rey Academy returned on December 2 to Severance Hall for the season’s second Family Concert, “Scenes from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.”


61Severance Hall 2011-12 Education & Community

More than 1,000 talented young musicians have performed as members of the Cleve- land Orchestra Youth Orchestra in the 25 years since its founding in 1986.

Cleveland Orchestra clarinetist Robert Woolfrey leads a Learning Through Music program at H. Barbara Booker School in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Orchestra is creating “Musical Neigh- borhoods” in Cleveland preschools as part of PNC Grow Up Great, using music to support pre-literacy and school readiness skills.

O R C H E S T R A

T H A N K Y O UThe Cleveland Orchestra’s Education and Community programs

are made possible by many generous individuals,foundations, and corporations, including:

The Abington FoundationThe Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation

Chubb Group of Insurance CompaniesCleveland Clinic

The Cleveland FoundationConn-Selmer, Inc.

Cuyahoga Arts & CultureDominion Foundation

The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable FoundationGiant Eagle

Muna & Basem Hishmeh FoundationMartha Holden Jennings Foundation

JPMorgan Chase FoundationKeyBank

The Laub FoundationThe Lincoln Electric Foundation

The Lubrizol CorporationMedical Mutual of Ohio

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Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank TrustThe Edward & Ruth Wilkof Foundation

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Orchestra NewsCleveland Orchestra and partner Conn-Selmer provide violins to El Sistema@Rainey

Thirty very excited students received brand-new violins at a special event in Oc-tober as part of the inaugural year of El Sistema@Rainey, a comprehensive after-school orchestral music program launched by the Rainey Institute and Cleveland Orchestra violinist Isabel Trautwein with the 2011-12 school year. The Cleveland Orchestra with its partner Conn-Selmer are the offi cial provid-ers of Scherl & Roth violins for the El Sistema@Rainey program. In its fi rst year, El Sistema@Rainey is providing ten hours of weekly group violin instruction and education-al support to 30 children in Cleveland in grades 1-4, with plans to expand to more students in future years. Young musicians will also have opportunities to perform onstage at Severance Hall and participate in masterclasses with Cleveland Orchestra musicians. Isabel Trautwein, who serves as the artistic director of El Sistema@Rainey, was granted a year-long leave of absence from The Cleveland Orchestra last sea-son to participate in a formal training program to study the methods of El Sistema (“the system”) in Venezuela and Boston, with the goal of building an El Sistema “nucleo” in Cleveland. El Sistema was founded more than 35 years ago in Venezuela by econo-mist, musician, and social reformer Dr. José Antonio Abreu. Today, the program serves more than 350,000 children through neighborhood-based daily music instruction. El Sistema@Rainey joins El Sistema programs worldwide, including those based in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia.

Chamber music recitalon February 5 featuresYefi m Bronfman and Orchestra principals in works by Brahms

Pianist Yefi m Bronfman appears in a special all-Brahms program of chamber music in Severance Hall’s Reinberger

Chamber Hall on Sunday, February 5, at 2 p.m. The program features four principal string players of The Cleveland Orchestra performing with Bronfman. The recital opens with Brahms’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Opus 5, fol-lowed by the Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Opus 108, performed by Bronfman

and concertmaster William Preucil. Af-ter intermission, the afternoon presen-tation concludes with Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F minor, Opus 34, in which Bronfman will be joined by Preucil, prin-cipal second violin Stephen Rose, prin-cipal viola Robert Vernon, and principal cello Mark Kosower. The February 5 concert concludes a three-week series of Cleveland Orchestra concerts conducted by Franz Welser-Möst featuring the three solo concertos of Brahms, with Bronfman as soloist in both piano concertos. Bronfman is devoting four weeks to performances with The Cleveland Orchestra between Jan uary and May, including the two weeks in Cleveland, plus a week in January in Mi-ami and a performance of the Brahms Second Concerto in May at Carnegie Hall.

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A.R.O.U.N.D T .O .W.N Recitals and presentations featuring Orchestra musicians

Upcoming performances by members of The Cleveland Orchestra in Northeast Ohio include:

A unique world-wide performance event is being held on Saturday, Janu-ary 14, with local participation involv-ing a “Percussion Beat-Down” at 3 p.m. at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Si-multaneous performances are being pre-sented in locations around the globe to focus attention and encourage people to take action to help allev iate world hunger. Led locally by Cleveland Orches-tra musicians Richard Weiner (percussion, retired) and Paul Yan-cich (timpani), co-chairs of CIM’s percussion department, the event will feature over 25 performers, including CIM students and other faculty members including percus-sionist Jamey Haddad, who curates the world music performances surround-ing The Cleveland Orchestra’s KeyBank Fridays@7 concerts. This Cleveland per-formance at CIM’s Kulas Hall is free and open to the public.

Cleveland Orchestra musician Caro-lyn Gadiel Warner (violin, keyboard) celebrates her 25th year as a faculty member at the Cleveland Insitute of Music with a special recital event on Sunday afternoon, January 22 titled “Carolyn Warner and Friends.” The free performance at 4 p.m. at CIM features Cleveland Orchestra colleagues Steven Warner (violin) and Mark Kosower (cello), as well as CIM students. Music selections include works by Milhaud, Martinů, Piazzolla, and Brahms. For more information, visit cim.edu.

Youth Orchestra announcesplans for fi rst international tour to Europe this summer with help from new Touring Fund

Plans have been announced for the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra to make its fi rst international tour in 2012. The tour to Europe June 13-21 includes con-certs in Prague, Vienna, and Salzburg. The Youth Orchestra will be conducted by its music director, James Feddeck, who is in his third and fi nal season with the Youth Orchestra and as assistant conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra. The repertoire includes Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, and music from Wag-ner’s Tristan and Isolde. In addition to con-certs, tour activities for the Youth Orchestra members include guided historic sightsee-ing tours featuring visits to the Vienna Musikverein and Vienna’s Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery, where many famous composers are buried, including Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, and Johann Strauss Jr.). The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orches-tra tour is made possible in part through the generosity of the Vinney family. In April 2011 the Jules and Ruth Vinney Cleve-land Orchestra Youth Orchestra Touring Fund was established to help cover costs of the Youth Orchestra tour and to provide scholarships to eligible Youth Orchestra members. An endowment gift from the Jules and Ruth Vinney Philanthropic Fund, advised by their children Les Vinney, Margo Vinney, and Karen Jacobs, established this generous Touring Fund, which will provide perpetual support for the Youth Orches-tra’s touring program. Members of the Youth Orchestra are also participating in fundraisers through-out the 2011-12 season to help cover the cost of the tour. They are also available for solo and chamber music performances, in order to earn funds to support their trip. Contact the Youth Orchestra manager at 216-231-7352 for more details.

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Cleveland Orchestra now available as an app for mobile phones

The Cleveland Orchestra’s website is now available in a streamlined format as an application for cell phones. The “app” can be downloaded in versions for iPhone or Android phones, and many of its features also display on other web-ready mobile phones. The new app offers fans a convenient and streamlined way to pur-chase tickets, listen to Cleveland Orchestra ra-dio broadcasts, and con-nect to the Orchestra’s social media. Created in partnership with Instant Encore.com, a leading performing arts digital platform, the app connects fans to The Cleveland Orchestra Blog, Facebook, YouTube, and information about the Orchestra (including musicians’ photos and biographies) and venues. The app also allows on-demand, streaming broad-casts from WCLV of performances by The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Or-chestra Youth Orchestra. This latest tech innovation is an ad-dition to the Orchestra’s ongoing social media platforms and website, including The Cleveland Orchestra Blog (viewed by readers in all 50 states and more than 100 countries), Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube. The Cleveland Orchestra’s website offers convenient online seat selection and print-at-home ticketing. Additional features to the mobile app will be added in the coming months. The app can be downloaded free from the iTunes Stores or Android Mar-ketplace. Links for downloading can also be found on the Orchestra’s homepage.

New Cleveland Orchestrarecording features live performance of “Rusalka”from Salzburg Festival

The Cleveland Orchestra’s newest recording is a live audio recording of Dvořák’s opera Rusalka, performed under

Franz Welser-Möst’s direc-tion as part of the 2008 Salzburg Festival. The album on the Orfeo la-bel was released at the end of September and comes in CD format or as a music download. The August 2008 performances of Rusalka

marked the fi rst time that The Cleveland Orchestra played from the orchestra pit for an opera production at the Salz-burg Festival. The fi ve sold-out Rusalka performances were part of a Festival Residency that also included Welser-Möst conducting the Orchestra in three differ-ent concert programs. Prior to the staged Salzburg performances, Welser-Möst and the Orchestra presented in-concert per-formances of Rusalka in Cleveland.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert on January 15 broadcastlive on local radio

The Cleveland Orchestra performs its 32nd annual concert on Sunday eve-ning, January 15, celebrating the spirit of Dr. King’s life, leadership, and vision in music, song, and community recogni-tion. Tickets to this free event were sold out within an hour after going on sale on January 3. The performance, led by guest conductor Chelsea Tipton II and featuring the specially assembled volun-teer Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus, is being broadcast live locally on radio stations WCLV (104.9 FM) and WCPN (90.3 FM).

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Franz Welser-Möst and Cleveland Orchestrato continue recording Bruckner with Sym. No. 4

The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst have announced that they will record performances of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 at the Abbey of St. Florian near Linz, Austria, in August 2012. The recording will be released on DVD and adds to the Orchestra’s series of four Bruckner symphonies (Nos. 5, 7, 8, and 9) already recorded with gener-ous support from Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich and Clasart production company. Welser-Möst and the Orchestra are presenting the Fourth Symphony in performances at Sever-ance Hall later this spring, April 26-28. In announcing the next recording, Dr. Ludwig Scharinger, CEO of Raiffeisenlan-desbank Oberösterreich, commented, “We are proud to support Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra in their deep commitment to recording Bruckner’s masterpiece symphonies and sharing them with the world.” Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich has sponsored Cleveland Orchestra performances in both Austria and Germany, and supported the 2011 Cleveland Orchestra Residency at the Musikverein in Vienna. In addition, Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich has organized Cleveland Orchestra performances at the Brucknerhaus in Linz as well as at the Abbey of St. Florian, the church where Bruckner is entombed. The bank is committed to enriching Austria’s culture through the arts. Dr. Herbert Kloiber, chairman of The Cleveland Orchestra’s European Advisory Board, said, “Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra’s recordings of Bruck-ner’s symphonies create a legacy and a benchmark for years to come. It is incredible to witness these historic recordings come to life in the remarkable venues at St. Flo-rian, the Musikverein, and at Severance Hall in Cleveland.”


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IN THE SCHOOLSThe Cleveland Orchestra has performed concerts in two area high schools this sea-son. Franz Welser-Möst led the Orchestra in a presenta-tion at Saint Ignatius High School (left) that featured John Adams’s “Doctor Atomic Symphony” on October 14, and Sasha Mäkilä led a perfor-mance at the Cleveland School of the Arts titled “American Journey” on November 16. These performances marked the Orchestra’s third season of Cleveland Orchestra con-certs in high schools, launched in 2009 by Welser-Möst.

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Symphony No. 8was released last year.


Generous contributions to the endowment have been made to support specifi c artistic initiatives,

ensembles, educational programming and performances, facilities maintenance costs, touring and

residencies, and more. Th ese funding opportunities currently represent new gift s of $250,000 or more.

For information about making your own endowment gift to the Orchestra, please call (216) 231-7549.

Endowed Funds funds established as of June 2011

ARTISTIC endowed funds support a variety of programmatic initiatives ranging from guest

artists and radio broadcasts to the all-volunteer Cleveland Orchestra Chorus.

EDUCATION endowed funds help support programs that deepen connections to symphonic

music at every age and stage of life, including training, performances, and classroom resources

for thousands of students and adults each year.

American Conductors FundDouglas Peace HandysideHolsey Gates Handyside

Artist-in-ResidenceMalcolm E. Kenney

Artistic CollaborationThe Keithley Fund

Young ComposersJan R. and Daniel R. Lewis

Friday Morning ConcertsMary E. and F. Joseph Callahan Foundation

International TouringFrances Elizabeth Wilkinson

Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Jerome and Shirley GroverMeacham Hitchcock and Family

Concert PreviewsDorothy Humel Hovorka

Guest ArtistThe Eleanore T. and Joseph E. Adams FundMrs. Warren H. CorningThe Gerhard FoundationMargaret R. Griffi ths TrustThe Virginia M. and Newman T. Halvorson FundThe Hershey FoundationThe Humel Hovorka FundKulas FoundationThe Payne FundElizabeth Dorothy RobsonDr. and Mrs. Sam I. SatoThe Julia Severance Millikin FundThe Sherwick FundMr. and Mrs. Michael SherwinSterling A. SpauldingMr. and Mrs. James P. StorerMrs. Paul D. Wurzburger

Radio BroadcastsRobert and Jean Conrad

UnrestrictedJohn P. Bergren and Sarah S. Evans

EducationAnonymous, in memory of Georg SoltiHope and Stanley I. AdelsteinKathleen L. BarberIsabelle and Ronald BrownDr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Dr. Glenn R. BrownAlice B. Cull MemorialFrank and Margaret HyncikJunior Committee of The Cleveland OrchestraMr. and Mrs. David T. Morgenthaler

Education Concerts WeekThe Max Ratner Education Fund, given by the Ratner, Miller, and Shafran

families and by Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

Education ProgramsThe William N. Skirball Endowment

Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra The George Gund FoundationChristine Gitlin Miles, in honor of Jahja LingJules and Ruth Vinney Touring Fund

Classroom ResourcesCharles and Marguerite C. Galanie

Musical RainbowsPysht Fund

Endowed Funds

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Supporting The Cleveland OrchestraSupporting The Cleveland OrchestraT H E C L E V E L A N D O R C H E S T R A

SEVERANCE HALL endowed funds support performance initiatives for the Orchestra’s

winter season in Cleveland and maintenance of Severance Hall:

BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER and BLOSSOM FESTIVAL endowed funds support the

Orchestra’s summer performances and maintenance of Blossom Music Center.

Severance Guest ConductorRoger and Anne ClappJames and Donna Reid

Keyboard MaintenanceWilliam R. DewThe Frederick W. and Janet P. Dorn FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard A. ManuelVincent K. and Edith H. Smith Memorial Trust

OrganD. Robert and Kathleen L. BarberArlene and Arthur HoldenKulas FoundationDescendants of D.Z. NortonOglebay Norton Foundation

Severance Hall PreservationSeverance family and friends

Blossom Festival Guest ArtistDr. and Mrs. Murray M. BettThe Hershey FoundationThe Payne FundMr. and Mrs. William C. Zekan

Blossom Festival Family ConcertsDavid E. and Jane J. Griffi ths

Landscaping and MaintenanceThe Bingham FoundationEmily Blossom family members and friendsThe GAR FoundationJohn S. and James L. Knight Foundation

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Severance Hall, throughout Northeast Ohio, and around the world. Th e Center was created with

a generous naming lead gift of $20 million from the Maltz Family Foundation providing one-

third of the $60 million endowment that will eventually help fully fund these activities.


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I N T R O D U C I N G B R A H M S

Johannes Brahms Purely Classical &Clearly Romantic

I N H I S L I F E T I M E , the image of Johannes Brahms, for both his admirers and

his enemies, was as a backward-looking musician who upheld the old Vien-

nese-Classical forms as a bastion against the aesthetic and social agenda of

progressive composers. How one felt about Brahms in the later 19th century

had much to do with how one felt about those progressives, whose most cel-

ebrated fi gures and leading propagandists were Richard Wagner and Franz

Liszt. Under the banner “Music of the Future,” they wrote works based on sto-

ries, literature, ideas — Wagner’s music dramas, Liszt’s tone poems. Brahms,

declared Liszt, belonged to “the posthumous party” in music. When Brahms

died, Wagnerite critics dismissed him as an artist who lacked a “world-histori-

cal” vision. His music, said one critic, amounted to nothing more than “the

private thoughts and private meanings of a clever man.”

Not all these attitudes toward Brahms were wrong. But none of them

encompassed the reality. One reality was that in his art Brahms was neither

revolutionary nor conservative; he belonged to no party at all. “I must go my

own way and in peace,” Brahms said. He refrained from public politicking or

polemics. In private, he expressed great admiration for Wagner’s music, as dis-

From through early February, Franz Welser-

Most is leading Th e Cleveland Orchestra in

a mini-festival of performances of the three

solo concertos by Johannes Brahms, one

concerto per week. Th e focus on Brahms

concludes on Sunday, February 5, with a

special chamber music recital featuring

pianist Yefi m Bronfman (soloist in the two

piano concertos) performing with four of

the Orchestra’s principal string players. Each

week’s concerto is paired with varying music,

including three recent works from the past de-

cade. On the following pages, Brahms scholar

Jan Swaff ord discusses the composer’s place

in musical history and modernism.

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tinct from Wagner the polemicist and the man. (For his part, Wagner had nothing

but contempt for Brahms.)

Like all geniuses, Brahms was not a simple artist or person. His work en-

compasses large, paradoxical territories. He was trained in Hamburg and imbued

with the doctrine of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. His mentors taught him that

the forms of music used by those giants — sonata form, above all — were eter-

nal and incorruptible models. Along with that doctrine came a sense of awe. “As

much as we men are above the creeping things of the earth,” Brahms told his dis-

ciple Georg Henschel (later the fi rst conductor of the Boston Symphony), “so these

gods are above us.” He meant this literally. He predicated his career on working in

the shadow of giants. As far as Brahms was concerned, the job of a composer was

to master the forms and genres of the past. So he did master them, patiently and

painstakingly, one aft er another — piano sonata, theme and variations, scherzo,

concerto, piano trio and quartet, string quintet and sextet, string quartet, and fi -

nally symphony. (Despite years of trying, he produced no opera.) It was exactly

those genres, in their traditional forms, that Wagner and Liszt had declared dead

and buried.

En route, Brahms destroyed more music than he released. He claimed that

before publishing his First String Quartet, he threw out twenty quartets. He spent

over fi ft een years working, off and on, at his First Symphony (then wrote the next

two in a summer each). Th e world never saw a second violin concerto or second

double concerto, and who knows how many other works he draft ed. He liked to

tear up the pages of rejected pieces and throw them in the nearest river, so he could

watch them disappear downstream.

But if Brahms was the hero of musical conservatives in the 19th century, that

was not his doing. He took it for granted that he would bring something new and

personal to the tradition he worshipped. Th at, too, was part of how he conceived

his job. He was one of the few composers of his time who understood how freely

the old masters handled their forms; he handled them more freely still. Some of his

restless harmonies were shocking to the ears of his day. His innovations in rhythm

in some ways anticipated jazz and Stravinsky. His involvement with popular mu-

sic, especially what was called “Hungarian” (a.k.a. “Gypsy”) style, gave some of his

work an exotic and popularistic cast. He invented unprecedented kinds of pieces.

His German Requiem is not a cantata or an oratorio but something unique, and one

of the few large choral works of the time not dominated by echoes of Handel. Th e

Haydn Variations are the fi rst freestanding variations for orchestra. For the end of

the Fourth Symphony, he made the old Baroque idea of a chaconne, a piece based

on a repeating bass line, into a singular and searing fi nale. Th ere, in a nutshell, is

Brahms’s highly personal melding of tradition and innovation.

From his own time to the present, it has been said of Brahms that he joined

the Classical forms of the 18th century to Romantic emotionalism. Th at is true

as far as it goes, but it does not go far enough. He fashioned his music from infl u-

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ences stretching back through Schubert, Schumann, and the Viennese Classicists,

through Bach, Handel, and beyond, all the way back to the Renaissance contra-

puntalists. In other words, Brahms was an utter eclectic. At the same time, no

composer ever had a more individual voice. From early on, he wrote few if any

pages that could be mistaken for anybody else. It remained for one of his greatest

admirers of the 20th century, Arnold Schoenberg, to remake Brahms’s reputa-

tion. In a famous article called “Brahms the Progressive,”

Schoenberg showed how much of Brahms’s singular han-

dling of musical material (such as saturating the music

with continuously-evolving motifs) prophesied Modern-

ism.

Scholar Malcolm MacDonald compares Brahms to

the ancient two-faced god Janus, a fi gure who looks back-

ward and forward at once. Brahms was an artist fi lled

with the past who helped inspire the future. In tempera-

ment, he was in many ways a pedant, but he was a ped-

ant of genius who never took up a rule or a genre without

making it his own. His admirers proclaimed his work

as the epitome of “abstract,” “pure” instrumental mu-

sic, free of programmatic or autobiographical elements.

But Brahms himself never proclaimed any such ideal.

In private he made it clear that his music came from his

life and his heart. Aft er a bitter romantic disappointment, he called the threat-

ening despair of the Alto Rhapsody his “bridal song.” In relation to his C-minor

Piano Quartet, he compared himself to Goethe’s tragic hero Werther, who killed

himself over love of another man’s betrothed. In the notes of a lilting and lovely

theme, the G-major String Sextet names a woman Brahms loved and left . Th e

German Requiem and the Four Serious Songs rose from deep-lying losses — his

mother, and Robert and Clara Schumann.

One of the signs of genius in a creator is one who succeeds in putting

together things assumed to be antithetical — such as Classic and Romantic.

Brahms’s fascinating paradoxes are very much on display in his two Piano

Concertos and Violin Concerto. Written for himself in his twenties, the First

Piano Concerto in D minor was a fi asco in its second performance because it

contradicted nearly everything the time thought a concerto should be: relatively

light and lively, popularistic, virtuosic. Nevertheless, the next two concertos

followed suit.

Th e overriding idea is that Brahms’s conception of a concerto was sym-

phonic, on the grandest of scales. All the pieces are supremely demanding on

the soloist, but the piano concertos have little conventional virtuosic showing-off .

Nor is the soloist always the center of attention. Asked why he had never played

the Brahms, virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate said, “Does anyone imagine that I’m going

Johannes Brahms, 1874.


to stand, violin in hand, and listen to the oboe play the only tune in the adagio?” In

fact, the soloist never does get to play that tune, and that’s not the only such in-

stance in the concertos.

Instead, in Brahms’s concertos the soloist is a participant in a dialogue — a

spotlighted and nearly nonstop participant, but still part of a dialogue that is fun-

damentally symphonic. In the two piano concertos, the keyboard style is grand

and two-fi sted, orchestral in itself. Th is approach is set in the fi rst pages of the First

Concerto. It is massive, dramatic, its sound and its juxtaposition of D minor and

B-fl at major echoing Beethoven’s Ninth. Th e First Concerto amounts to the First

Symphony that Brahms wanted to write, but could not pull together for another

eighteen years.

Here is a fi nal paradox: As man and musician, Brahms was at once a loner and

absolutely part of the musical mainstream. As far as he was concerned, his work was

directed primarily to the music-loving middle class; if that class rejected his work,

then he was a failure and deserved to be. At the same time, as the concertos show, he

was fearless in issuing challenges to his public and his performers. His independence

is shown in the fact that he never accepted a commission for a work, something that

would have been incomprehensible to most earlier composers. He emulated and wor-

shipped the past, but in the end he recognized only one way to do things — his way.

And unlike Wagner, he did not consider it the artist’s job to save the world, no matter

how much the Germanic world around him, with its mounting militarism and anti-

Semitism, needed to be saved.

So his critics were again partly right; Brahms had no world-historical agenda.

For him, music was a language spoken from the heart that goes to the heart of each

listener. It is in those terms that this intensely private man, who loved few and was

himself hard to love, is entering his second century as one of the most beloved of

composers. —Jan Swafford

Jan Swaff ord is an award-winning composer and author whose books include biographies of Johannes Brahms and Charles Ives, and “Th e Vintage Guide to Classical Music.” A graduate of Tanglewood Music Center, where he studied composition, he teaches at the Boston Conservatory and is currently working on a biography of Beethoven for Houghton Miffl in.

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AT SEVERANCE HALLCONCERT DINING AND CONCESSION SERVICE Severance Restaurant at Severance Hall is open for concert dining. For reservations, call (216) 231-7373, or click on the reservations link at clevelandorchestra.com Concert concession service of beverages and light refreshments is available before most concerts and at intermissions in the Smith Lobby on the street level, in the Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer, and in the Dress Circle Lobby.

FREE PUBLIC TOURS Free public tours of Severance Hall are offered on select Sundays during the year. Free public tours of Severance Hall are being offered this season on November 27, February 12, March 18, and May 13.For additional information or to book for one of these tours, please call the Cleveland Orchestra Ticket Offi ce at (216) 231-1111. Private tours can be arranged for a fee by calling (216) 231-7421.

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA STORE A wide variety of items relating to The Cleve-land Orchestra — including logo apparel, compact disc recordings, and gifts — are available for pur-chase at the Cleveland Orchestra Store before and after concerts and during intermission. The Store is also open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cleveland Orchestra subscribers receive a 10% discount on most items purchased. Call (216) 231-7478 for more information, or visit the Store online at clevelandorchestra.com

ATM — Automated Teller Machine For our patrons’ convenience, an ATM is located in the Lerner Lobby of Severance Hall, on the ground fl oor across from the Cleveland Orchestra Store.

QUESTIONS If you have any questions, please ask an usher or a staff member, or call (216) 231-7300 during regular weekday business hours, or email to [email protected]

RENTAL OPPORTUNITIESSeverance Hall, a Cleveland landmark and home of the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra, is the perfect location for business meetings and confer-ences, pre- or post-concert dinners and receptions, weddings, and social events. Exclusive catering provided by Sammy’s. Premium dates are available. Call the Facility Sales Offi ce at (216) 231-7420 or email to [email protected]

BEFORE THE CONCERTGARAGE PARKING AND PATRON ACCESS Parking can be purchased for $10 per vehicle when space in the Campus Center Garage permits. However, the garage often fi lls up well before concert time; only ticket holders who purchase pre-paid parking passes are ensured a parking space. Overfl ow parking is available in CWRU Lot 1 off Eu-clid Avenue, across from Severance Hall; University Circle Lot 13A on Adelbert Road; and the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Pre-paid parking for the Campus Center Ga-rage can be purchased in advance through the Tick-et Offi ce for $14 per concert. This pre-paid parking ensures you a parking space, but availability of pre-paid parking passes is limited. To order pre-paid parking, call the Cleveland Orchestra Ticket Offi ce at (216) 231-1111.

FRIDAY MATINEE PARKING Due to limited parking availability for Friday Matinee performances, patrons are strongly en-couraged to take advantage of convenient off-site parking and round-trip shuttle services available from the Cedar Hill Baptist Church (12601 Cedar Road). The fee for this service is $10.

CONCERT PREVIEWS Concert Previews at Severance Hall are pre-sented in Reinberger Chamber Hall on the ground fl oor, except when noted, beginning one hour be-fore the start of most subscription concerts.

Guest Information

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AT THE CONCERTCOAT CHECK Complimentary coat check is available for concertgoers. The main coat check is located on the street level midway along each gallery on the ground fl oor.

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, AND AUDIO RECORDING For the safety of guests and performers, pho-tography and videography are strictly prohibited during performances at Severance Hall.

REMINDERS Please disarm electronic watch alarms and turn off all pagers, cell phones, and mechanical devices before entering the concert hall. Patrons with hearing aids are asked to be attentive to the sound level of their hearing devices and adjust them accordingly. To ensure the listening pleasure of all patrons, please note that anyone creating a disturbance of any kind may be asked to leave the concert hall.

LATE SEATING Performances at Severance Hall start at the time designated on the ticket. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, late-arriving patrons will not be seated while music is being performed. Latecomers are asked to wait quietly until the fi rst break in the program, when ushers will assist them to their seats. Please note that performances without intermission may not have a seating break. These arrangements are at the discretion of the House Manager in consulta-tion with the conductor and performing artists.

SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Severance Hall staff are experienced in assist-ing patrons to fi nd seats that meet their needs. Wheelchair seating is available on the Orchestra Level, Box Level, and Dress Circle, and in Reinberger Chamber Hall at a variety of prices. For patrons who prefer to transfer from a wheelchair, seats with removable arms are available on the Orches-tra Level in the Concert Hall. ADA seats are held for those with special needs until 48 hours prior to the performance, unless sell-out conditions exist before that time. Severance Hall features seating locations for people with mobility impairments and offers wheelchair transport for all performances. To discuss your seating requirements, please call the Ticket Offi ce at (216) 231-1111. TTY line access is available at the public pay telephone located in the Security Offi ce. Infrared Assistive Listening Devices are available from a

Head Usher or the House Manager for all perfor-mances. If you need assistance, please contact the House Manager at (216) 231-7425 in advance if possible. Service animals are welcome at Severance Hall. Please notify the Ticket Offi ce when purchasing tickets.

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY Contact an usher or a member of the house staff if you require medical assistance. Emergency exits are clearly marked throughout the building. Ushers and house staff will provide instructions in the event of an emergency.

SECURITY For security reasons, backpacks, musical instru-ment cases, and large bags are prohibited in the concert halls. These items must be checked at coat check and may be subject to search. Severance Hall is a fi rearms-free facility. No person may possess a fi rearm on the premises.

CHILDREN Regardless of age, each person must have a ticket and be able to sit quietly in a seat through-out the performance. Season subscription concerts are not recommended for children under the age of eight. However, Family Concerts and Musical Rainbow programs are designed for families with young children. Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra performances are recommended for older children.

TICKET SERVICESTICKET EXCHANGES Subscribers unable to attend on a particular concert date can exchange their tickets for a dif-ferent performance of the same week’s program. Subscribers may exchange their subscription tickets for another subscription program up to fi ve days prior to a performance. There will be no service charge for the fi ve-day advance ticket exchanges. If a ticket exchange is requested within 5 days of the performance, there is a $10 service charge per concert. Visit clevelandorchestra.com for details and blackout dates.

UNABLE TO USE YOUR TICKETS? Ticket holders unable to use or exchange their tickets are encouraged to notify the Ticket Offi ce so that those tickets can be resold. Because of the demand for tickets to Cleve land Orchestra perfor-mances, “turnbacks” make seats available to other music lovers and can provide additional income to the Orchestra. If you return your tickets at least 2 hours before the concert, the value of each ticket can be used as a tax-deductible contribution. Pa-trons who turn back tickets receive a cumulative donation acknowledgement at the end of each calendar year.


Meet Margaret Mitchell Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society Co-Chair, member, and Heritage Society ambassador on WCLV

How many years have you been attending Orchestra concerts?Bill and I have been going to Orchestra concerts ever since

we were married and came to Cleveland — sixty years.

We spent many family summer evenings at Blossom when

our children were young.

Your favorite composer?I really love the ability of the Orchestra to play any music

well, so I have to say I like whatever the Orchestra plays.

But Mahler and Bruckner are classical favorites; Ives and

Adams, among more recent composers.

Your most memorable concerts?Because of the diff erent venues, Dvořák’s “New World”

Symphony in old Lucerne; Shostakovich in Miami. Pro-

kofi ev’s Fift h Symphony — the fi nal movement encore in

the Canary Islands. It’s diffi cult to pick out a favorite at Severance. I love most all of

them.

And, in Margaret’s own words, from her WCLV invitation to Orchestra lovers everywhere . . .

Bill and I think Th e Cleveland Orchestra makes Cleveland a great place to live.

— the superb concerts.

— the talented orchestra musicians who contribute much to our community

and represent us so well around the world.

— the education programs building future audiences.

Th ese are some of the reasons we created a planned gift , securing lifelong income

for us. It also makes sense for the Orchestra, helping to build the endowment.

We want Th e Cleveland Orchestra that we love to enrich the lives of our children

and grandchildren as it has for us. With your own planned gift , please join us

as proud members of the Heritage Society.

To learn how you can become a member of the Heritage Society,

contact Jim Kozel, Director of Legacy and Planned Giving,

by calling 216-231-7549 or via email at [email protected]

or go to clevelandorchestra.com and click on Support, then Heritage Society


H E R I T A G E S O C I E T Y


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The Partners in Excellence program

salutes companies with annual contri-

butions of $100,000 and more, exem-

plifying leadership and commitment to

artistic excellence at the highest level.

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$300,000 AND MORE

KeyBankThe Lubrizol CorporationNACCO Industries, Inc.PNCRaiffeisenlandesbank

Oberösterreich (Europe)

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$200,000 TO $299,999

Baker HostetlerEaton CorporationForest City Enterprises, Inc.The Plain Dealer

PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE$100,000 TO $199,999

The J. M. Smucker CompanyMedical Mutual of Ohio

$50,000 TO $99,999

FirstMerit BankThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Jones DayParker Hannifin CorporationThe Sage Cleveland FoundationTele München Group (Europe)

$25,000 TO $49,999

Conn-Selmer, Inc.Giant EagleJPMorgan Chase FoundationNorthern Trust Bank

of Florida (Miami)Quality Electrodynamics (QED)Richard L. Bowen & Associates, Inc.Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLPThompson Hine LLP

$2,500 TO $24,999

Akron Tool & Die CompanyAmerican Fireworks, Inc.American Greetings CorporationArnstein & Lehr LLP (Miami)Bank of AmericaBDIBrouse McDowellEileen M. Burkhart & Co. LLC

Buyers Products CompanyCalfee, Halter & Griswold LLPThe Cleveland Wire Cloth & Mfg. Co.The Cliffs FoundationCommunity Behavioral Health CenterConsolidated Graphics Group, Inc.Dealer Tire LLCDollar BankDominion FoundationErnst & Young LLPEvarts-Tremaine-Flicker CompanyFeldman Gale, P.A. (Miami)Ferro CorporationFifth Third BankFrantz Ward LLPGallagher Benefit ServicesGenovese Vanderhoof & AssociatesGreat Lakes Brewing CompanyGross BuildersHahn Loeser + Parks LLPHiger Lichter & Givner LLP (Miami)Houck Anderson P.A. (Miami)Hunton & Williams, LLP (Miami)Hyland Software, Inc.Keithley FoundationThe Lincoln Electric FoundationC. A. Litzler Co., Inc.Live Publishing CompanyLNE Group / Lee Weingart (Europe)Macy’sMiba AG (Europe)MindCrafted SystemsMTD Products, Inc.Nordson CorporationNorth Coast Container Corp.Northern HaserotOatey Co.Octavia PressOhio CATOhio Savings Bank, A Division

of New York Community BankOlympic Steel, Inc.Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.PolyOne CorporationThe Prince & Izant CompanyRichey Industries, Inc.RPM International Inc.SEMAG GmbH (Europe)The Sherwin-Williams CompanyStearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alha (Miami)Stern Advertising AgencySumma Health SystemSwagelok CompanyTowers WatsonTriMark S.S. KempTrionix Research Laboratory, Inc.Tucker Ellis & West LLPUlmer & Berne LLPUnited Automobile Insurance Co. (Miami)Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A.Westlake Reed LeskoskyAnonymous (3)

Annual Supportgifts of $2,500 or more during the past year, as of December 15, 2011

Cumulative GivingJOHN L. SEVERANCESOCIETY

$5 MILLION AND MORE

KeyBank

$1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION

Baker Hostetler

Bank of America

Eaton Corporation

FirstEnergy Foundation

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

The Goodyear Tire

& Rubber Company

The Lubrizol Corporation /

The Lubrizol Foundation

Merrill Lynch

NACCO Industries, Inc.

Parker Hannifin Corporation

The Plain Dealer

PNC Bank

PolyOne Corporation

The J. M. Smucker Company

The Severance Society recognizes

generous contributors of $1 million

or more in lifetime giving to The

Cleveland Orchestra. Listing

as of September 2011.

Corporate Support

The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these corporations for their generous support toward

the Orchestra’s Endowment, Annual Fund, Special Projects, and/or Programs. Additional legacy gifts from these

organizations and others are recognized through The Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society.


Corporate Support

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79Severance Hall 2011-12 Foundation/Government Support

$1 MILLION AND MORE

The Cleveland FoundationCuyahoga County residents through

Cuyahoga Arts and CultureMaltz Family FoundationThe Kelvin and Eleanor

Smith Foundation

$500,000 TO $999,999

The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation

The Payne Fund

$250,000 TO $499,000

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

David and Inez Myers Foundation

Ohio Arts CouncilThe Skirball Foundation

$100,000 TO $249,999

Sidney E. Frank FoundationThe GAR FoundationThe George Gund

FoundationMartha Holden Jennings FoundationJohn S. and James L.

Knight Foundation Kulas FoundationThe Mandel FoundationThe Miami Foundation,

from a fund established by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami)

John P. Murphy FoundationSurdna Foundation

$50,000 TO $99,999

The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation

Myra Tuteur Kahn Memorial Fund of The Cleveland Foundation

National Endowment for the ArtsThe Reinberger Foundation

$20,000 TO $49,999

The Abington FoundationAkron Community FoundationThe Helen C. Cole Charitable TrustThe Mary S. and David C.

Corbin Foundation

Annual Supportgifts of $2,000 or more during the past year, as of December 15, 2011

The Cleveland Orchestra gratefully acknowledges and salutes these Foundations and Government agencies for their

generous support toward the Orchestra’s Endowment, Annual Fund, Special Projects, and/or Programs. Additional

legacy gifts from these organizations and others are recognized through The Cleveland Orchestra Heritage Society.

The Gerhard Foundation, Inc.Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationElizabeth Ring Mather and

William Gwinn Mather FundThe Nonneman Family FoundationThe Esther and Hyman Rapport

Philanthropic TrustThe Sisler McFawn Foundation

$2,000 TO $19,999

Ayco Charitable FoundationThe Ruth and Elmer Babin FoundationBicknell FundThe Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening

FoundationThe Collacott FoundationThe Frances G. and Lewis Allen Davies

Endowment FundMary and Dr. George L. Demetros

Charitable TrustElisha-Bolton FoundationFisher-Renkert FoundationThe Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox

Charitable Foundation Funding Arts Network (Miami)The Helen Wade Greene Charitable TrustThe Hankins FoundationMuna & Basem Hishmeh FoundationRichard H. Holzer Memorial FoundationThe Kangesser FoundationThe Laub FoundationVictor C. Laughlin, M.D.

Memorial Foundation TrustThe G. R. Lincoln Family FoundationMargaret Clark Morgan FoundationMiami-Dade County Department

of Cultural Affairs (Miami)Laura R. & Lucian Q. Moffitt FoundationThe Nord Family FoundationPaintstone FoundationThe Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie

Memorial FoundationThe Leighton A. Rosenthal Family FoundationSCH FoundationAlbert G. & Olive H. Schlink FoundationThe Sherwick FundLloyd L. and Louise K. Smith

Memorial FoundationThe South Waite FoundationJean C. Shroeder FoundationThe Taylor-Winfield FoundationThe George Garretson Wade

Charitable Trust The S. K. Wellman FoundationThe Wells Family Foundation, Inc.Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank TrustThe Edward & Ruth Wilkof FoundationWright FoundationThe Wuliger FoundationAnonymous (2)

Cumulative GivingJOHN L. SEVERANCESOCIETY

$10 MILLION AND MORE

The Cleveland Foundation

Maltz Family Foundation

State of Ohio

Ohio Arts Council

The Kelvin and Eleanor

Smith Foundation


Cuyahoga County residents

through Cuyahoga

Arts & Culture

Kulas Foundation


Ann and Gordon Getty

Foundation

The GAR Foundation

The George Gund Foundation

The Louise H. and David S.

Ingalls Foundation

Martha Holden Jennings

Foundation

John S. and James L.

Knight Foundation (Miami)

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

John P. Murphy Foundation

David and Inez

Myers Foundation

National Endowment

for the Arts

The Payne Fund

The Reinberger Foundation

The Severance Society recognizes

generous contributors of $1 million

or more in lifetime giving to The

Cleveland Orchestra. Listing

as of September 2011.


Foundation & Government Support

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INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $500,000 AND MORE

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis (Miami)

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $200,000 TO $499,999

Irma and Norman Braman (Miami) The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation Susan Miller (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner James and Donna Reid


Ben and Ingrid Bowman Francie and David Horvitz (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Kloiber (Europe)Mrs. Norma Lerner Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McBride Sally S. and John C. Morley Ms. Ginger Warner (Cleveland, Miami) Janet and Richard Yulman (Miami)


Robert and Jean* Conrad Trevor and Jennie Jones Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong Julia and Larry Pollock Barbara S. Robinson

Leadership Council The Leadership Council salutes those extraor-

dinary donors who have pledged to sustain their

annual giving at the highest level for three years or

more. Leadership Council donors are recognized in

these Annual Support listings with the Leadership

Council symbol next to their name:

Individual Support

The Cleveland Orchestra and Musical Arts Association gratefully recognize the individuals

listed here, who have provided generous gifts of cash or pledges of $2,500 or more

in annual operating, endowment, special project, or benefit event support.


Lifetime GivingJOHN L. SEVERANCE SOCIETY

$10 MILLION AND MORE

Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis (Miami)


Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny

and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Cutler

Mrs. Norma Lerner

and The Lerner Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Ratner

Anonymous


Irma and Norman Braman (Miami)

Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Callahan

Mrs. Anne M. Clapp

Mr. George Gund III

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz

Mr. James D. Ireland III

The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. LaBarre

Susan Miller (Miami)

Sally S. and John C. Morley

The Family of D. Z. Norton

The Honorable and Mrs. John Doyle Ong

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.

Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner

James and Donna Reid

Barbara S. Robinson

Anonymous (2)

The Severance Society recognizes generous contributors

of $1 million or more in lifetime giving to The Cleve-

land Orchestra. As of December 2011.

Annual Supportgifts during the past year, as of December 15, 2011

Individual Donors

81Severance Hall 2011-12 Individual Donors


John P. Bergren* and Sarah M. Evans Mr. William P. Blair III Mr. Richard J. Bogomolny

and Ms. Patricia M. Kozerefski Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Hector D. Fortun (Miami) James D. Ireland III R. Kirk Landon

and Pamela Garrison (Miami) Peter B. Lewis and Janet Rosel (Miami)Toby Devan LewisMrs. Emma S. LincolnMs. Nancy W. McCann Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker David A. and Barbara Wolfort Anonymous


Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Berndt (Europe) Blossom Women’s CommitteeThe Brown and Kunze FoundationJeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown Mrs. Gerald N. CannonMr. and Mrs. Matthew V. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gund George GundMrs. Marguerite B. Humphrey Giuliana C. and John D. Koch Foundation

(Cleveland, Miami) Dr. Vilma L. KohnCharlotte R. KramerMr. and Mrs. Jon A. Lindseth Ms. Beth E. Mooney Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin, Sr.Brian and Patricia RatnerCharles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner Luci and Ralph* ScheyMr. and Mrs. Franz Welser-Möst Women’s Committee

of The Cleveland OrchestraAnonymous


Sheldon and Florence Anderson (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. ConwayTati and Ezra Katz (Miami) Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Kohrman Dr. and Mrs. David LeshnerMr. and Mrs. Alex Machaskee Mrs. Jane B. NordMr. and Mrs. James A. Ratner

Hewitt and Paula Shaw Richard and Nancy Sneed R. Thomas and Meg Harris Stanton Rick, Margarita and Steven Tonkinson (Miami)Judy and Sherwood Weiser (Miami)


Gay Cull Addicott Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Bell (Miami)Dr. Ben H. and Julia Brouhard Martha and Bruce Clinton (Miami)Bruce and Beth Dyer Albert I. and Norma C. Geller Dr. Edward S. GodleskiAndrew and Judy GreenMargaret Fulton-Mueller and Scott Mueller William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ross Mr. and Mrs. James A. SaksMarc and Rennie SaltzbergRaymond T. and Katherine S. SawyerDr. and Mrs. Neil Sethi Paul and Suzanne Westlake Anonymous gift from Switzerland (Europe) Anonymous


Mr. and Mrs. William W. Baker Randall and Virginia BarbatoJayusia and Alan Bernstein (Miami) Scott Chaikin and Mary Beth CooperDo Unto Others Trust (Miami)George* and Becky DunnColleen and Richard Fain (Miami) Mr. Allen H. FordRichard and Ann GridleyMrs. John A Hadden Jr.Gary Hanson and Barbara Klante Jack Harley and Judy ErnestIris and Tom Harvie Joan and Leonard HorvitzRichard and Erica Horvitz (Cleveland, Miami)Elizabeth B. Juliano Robert M. Maloney and Laura Goyanes Mr. Thomas F. McKee Mrs. Stanley L. Morgan*Lucia S. NashMr. Gary A. Oatey Nancy and Neil Schaffel (Miami)David and Harriet SimonMary M. Spencer (Miami)Dr. and Mrs. William P. Steffee Dr. Kenneth F. SwansonMr. Joseph F. TetlakAnonymous

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Mr. and Mrs. George M. Aronoff Mr. and Mrs. David J. Carpenter Mrs. David Seidenfeld Mrs. Jean H. TaberMr. and Mrs. Alfred Umdasch (Europe)Anonymous

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $12,499Fred G. and Mary W. BehmMarsha and Brian Bilzin (Miami) Dr. Christopher P. Brandt and Dr. Beth Sersig Mr. D. McGregor Brandt, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. BuehlerJ. C. and Helen Rankin ButlerAugustine* and Grace CaliguireRichard J. and Joanne ClarkMrs. Barbara CookBruce Coppock and Lucia P. May (Miami)Judith and George W. Diehl Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. DuvinMike S. and Margaret Eidson (Miami)Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis Jr.Mr. and Mrs.* David K. FordMs. Dawn M. FullFrancisco A. Garcia and Elizabeth Pearson (Miami)Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. GarrettMr. and Mrs. Robert W. GillespieJeffrey and Stacy Halpern

Sondra and Steve HardisRobin Hitchcock HatchMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Healy Mary and Jon Heider (Cleveland, Miami)David and Nancy Hooker Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hyland Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. JanusMr. and Mrs. Ferdinand JerebJanet and Gerald Kelfer (Miami) Jonathan and Tina Kislak (Miami)Mrs. Elizabeth R. Koch Tim and Linda Koelz Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. LozickMr. and Mrs. Richard A. ManuelMrs. Robert H. MartindaleMr. and Mrs. Arch J. McCartneyWilliam and Eleanor McCoyMr. and Mrs. Stanley A. MeiselMr. Walter N. Mirapaul*Elisabeth and Karlheinz Muhr (Europe)Brian and Cindy MurphyMr. and Mrs. William M. Osborne, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Rose Mr. and Mrs. David A. RuckmanDavid M. and Betty Schneider Rachel R. Schneider, PhD Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E. SeikelKim Sherwin Lois and Tom Stauffer Mrs. Blythe SundbergDr. Russell A. Trusso Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Jr.*Tom and Shirley Waltermire Clara and David Williams

INDIVIDUAL GIFTS OF $7,500 TO $9,999Mr. William BergerLaurel Blossom Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey Dr. Thomas Brugger and Dr. Sandra RussEllen E. & Victor J. Cohn Supporting Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William E. ConwayMr. and Mrs. Edward B. Davis Henry and Mary Doll Nancy and Richard DotsonMr. and Mrs. Terry C. Z. EggerMr. David J. GoldenRobert K. Gudbranson and Joon-Li KimKathleen E. HancockMary Jane Hartwell Mrs. Sandra L. HaslingerIn memory of Philip J. HastingsAmy and Stephen Hoffman Pamela and Scott Isquick Allan V. Johnson Joela Jones and Richard WeissMrs. Carolyn LamplMr. Lawrence B. and Christine H. LeveyJudith and Morton Q. Levin Mr. Jeff LitwillerMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McGowan Mr. Donald W. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. MyersPannonius Foundation Rosskamm Family TrustMr. Larry J. Santon

Individual Donors


Gay Cull Addicott

William W. Baker

Ronald H. Bell

Henry C. Doll

Judy Ernest

Nicki Gudbranson

Jack Harley

Iris Harvie

Brinton L. Hyde

Randall N. Huff

Elizabeth Kelley

David C. Lamb

Raymond T. Sawyer

Barbara Robinson, chair

Robert Gudbranson, vice chair

Ongoing annual support gifts are a critical compo-

nent toward sustaining The Cleveland Orchestra’s

economic health. Ticket revenues provide only a

small portion of the funding needed to support

the Orchestra’s outstanding performances, educa-

tional activities, and community projects.

The Crescendo Patron Program recognizes gener-

ous donors of $2,500 or more to the Orchestra’s

Annual Campaign. For more information on the

benefits of playing a supporting role each year,

please contact Hayden Howland, Manager of

Leadership Giving, by calling (216) 231-7545.

Crescendo Annual Campaign Patrons

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Patricia J. Sawvel Carol and Albert SchuppNaomi G. and Edwin Z. Singer Family Fund Mrs. Gretchen D. SmithMr. and Mrs. Donald W. Strang, Jr.Bruce and Virginia Taylor Sandy and Ted Wiese Anonymous (2)

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and Dr. Linda M. SandhausDale and Susan PhillipDr. Marc and Mrs. Carol PohlWilliam and Gwen PreucilMr. Richard and Mrs. Jenny ProeschelK. PudelskiMr. Lute and Mrs. Lynn QuintrellMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. QuintrellMs. C. A. ReaganDavid and Gloria RichardsMrs. Florence Brewster RutterFred Rzepka and Anne Rzepka

Family FoundationDr. Harry S. and Rita K. RzepkaNathan N. and Esther Rzepka Family

Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish CoDr. and Mrs. Martin I. SaltzmanMs. Patricia E. SayMr. Paul H. ScarbroughMr. James SchutteDr. John Sedor and Ms. Geralyn PrestiLee G. and Jane SeidmanCharles Seitz (Miami)Harry and Ilene ShapiroNorine W. SharpDr. and Mrs. William C. SheldonMr. Richard ShireyDr. Howard and Mrs. Judith SiegelDonald Singer and Helene LoveMr. and Mrs.* Jeffrey H. SmythePete and Linda SmytheMrs. Virginia SnappJay and Ellen Solowksy (Miami)Mr. John C. Soper

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and Rene Rodriguez (Miami)Mr. and Mrs.* Lawrence E. StewartMrs. Barbara Stiefel (Miami)Ms. Evelyn H. StroudMr. and Mrs. G. W. StuelpeMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. SussenMr. Nelson S. TalbottMr. Karl and Mrs. Carol TheilColin Blades ThomasDr. and Mrs. Thomas A. TimkoMr. and Mrs. Robert J. TomsichMr. Erik Trimble

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has been home to Th e Cleveland Or-

chestra since its opening on February 5,

1931. Aft er that fi rst concert, a Cleve-

land newspaper editorial stated: “We

believe that Mr. Severance intended

to build a temple to music, and not a

temple to wealth; and we believe it is his

intention that all music lovers should be

welcome there.” John Long Severance

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tion, 1921-1936) and his wife, Elisabeth,

donated most of the funds necessary to

erect this magnifi cent building. De-

signed by Walker & Weeks, its elegant

Georgian exterior was constructed to

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ture of other prominent buildings in

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Egyptian Revival, Classicism, and Mod-

ernism. An extensive renovation, resto-

ration, and expansion of the facility was

completed in January 2000. In addition

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U N D E R T H E L E A D E R S H I P of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, Th e

Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-aft er performing

ensembles in the world. In concerts at its winter home at Severance Hall

and at each summer’s Blossom Festival, in residencies from Miami to Vien-

na, and on tour around the world, Th e Cleveland Orchestra sets standards

of artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement.

Th e partnership with Franz Welser-Möst, now in its tenth season, and with

a commitment to the Orchestra’s centennial in 2018, has moved the ensem-

ble forward with a series of new and ongoing initiatives, including:

the establishment of residencies around the world, fostering creative

artistic growth and an expanded fi nancial base, including an ongoing

residency at the Vienna Musik verein (the fi rst of its kind by an Ameri-

can orchestra);

an annual Miami Residency involving three weeks of concerts, commu-

nity activities, and educational presentations and collaborations;

concert tours from coast to coast in the United States, including regular

appearances at Carnegie Hall;

regular concert tours to Europe (including biennial residencies at the

Lucerne Festival) and Asia (including a residency at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall

in the autumn 2010);

ongoing recording activities, including new releases under the direction

of Franz Welser-Möst and Pierre Boulez as well as a series of DVD con-

cert presentations of four of Bruckner’s symphonies;

additional new residencies at Indiana University and at New York’s Lin-

coln Center Festival;

an expanded off ering of education and community programs with a

comprehensive approach designed to make music an integral and regular

part of everyday life in Northeast Ohio;

continuing and expanded educational partnerships with schools, col-

leges, and universities from across Northeast Ohio and in the Miami-Dade

community;

creative new artistic collaborations, including staged works and cham-

ber music performances, with arts institutions in Northeast Ohio and

across the Miami-Dade community;

the return of staged opera to Severance Hall with the presentation of ac-

claimed Zurich Opera productions of the three Mozart/Da Ponte operas;

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an array of new concert off erings (including Fridays@7 and Celebrity Series

at Severance Hall as well as movie, themed, and family presentations at Blos-

som) to make a wider variety of concerts more available and aff ordable;

the return of ballet to Blossom, with performances by Th e Joff rey Ballet.

Th e Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918 by a group of local citi-

zens intent on creating an ensemble worthy of joining America’s ranks of major

symphony orchestras. Over the ensuing decades, the Orchestra quickly grew

from a fi ne regional organization to being one of the most admired symphony

orchestras in the world. Th e opening of Severance Hall as the Orchestra’s home

in 1931 brought a special pride to the ensemble and its hometown, as well as

providing an enviable and intimate acoustic environment in which to develop

and refi ne the Orchestra’s artistry. Year-round performances became a reality

in 1968 with the opening of Blossom Music Center, one of the most beautiful

and acoustically admired outdoor concert facilities in the United States.

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SATURDAY INSTRUMENTAL SCHOOL. Music students line up for a photograph in April 1929 at East

Technical High School. The students were part of a program in which Cleveland Orchestra musicians

taught instrument lessons on Saturdays throughout the school year — nearly 3,000 students took part

during the late 1920s and early ’30s. The Orchestra has a long and successful history as an education

partner with schools, colleges, and universities throughout Northeast Ohio.

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See also the concert calendar listing on pages 48-49, or visit The Cleveland Orchestra online for a complete schedule of future events and performances, or to purchase tickets online 24/ 7 for Severance Hall concerts.

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At Severance Hall . . .

PIERRE BOULEZCONDUCTS MAHLERAND SCHUBERTThursday February 9 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday February 11 at 8:00 p.m.Sunday February 12 at 3:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAPierre Boulez, conductorMen of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Former Cleveland Orchestra principal guest

conductor Pierre Boulez returns to continue

his exploration of the music of Gustav Mahler.

The Seventh Symphony begins with the shad-

ow sounds of a boat rowing across a lake late

at night, in this far-reaching symphony nick-

named “Song of the Night.” The men of the

Cleveland Orchestra Chorus joins in for three

lesser-known night songs by Franz Schubert,

leading us from the translucent richness of

twilight to transcendent darkness and peace.

Concert Sponsor: Baker Hostetler

YEFIM BRONFMANPLAYS BRAHMSThursday January 19 at 8:00 p.m.Friday January 20 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday January 21 at 8:00 p.m.Thursday February 2 at 8:00 p.m.Friday February 3 at 8:00 p.m.Saturday February 4 at 8:00 p.m.THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRAFranz Welser-Möst, conductorYefi m Bronfman, piano

Hailed by the New York Times as a virtuoso

“defying comparison,” Yefi m Bronfman per-

forms Brahms’s two piano concertos across

two weekends in the new year. The Second,

in January, is Brahms at the full height of his

creative maturity. The First, in February, brings

the swagger and daring of youth, bristling

with passion and ambition.

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