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The North Suburban Symphony

In association with the Lake Bluff Park District

2010-2011 23rd Concert Season Music Director – Ron Arden

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“A Grand Night For Singing”

May 15, 2011 Spring Concert

Overture, Largo al factotum - Barber of Seville Giacomo Rossini

Nikolas David Arden - Baritone

Chacon a son gout - Die Fledermaus

Johann Strauss

Sheila Baker Bondurant – Mezzo Soprano

Torreadore, Habanera - Carmen Georges Bizet

Mr. Arden and Ms. Bondurant

La ci darem la mano – Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


Intermission

The King and I Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II


Fiddler on the Roof Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick


Carousel Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II


The Sound of Music Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II


NORTH SUBURBAN SYMPHONY

2010 - 2011 SEASON

Board of Directors

Marc Needlman, President

Nancy J. Thorner, Treasurer

Suzanne Ingold

Paul Martinez

Scott Schappe

Music Director

Ron Arden

Administration

Lake Bluff Park District

For information regarding the orchestra

Call (847) 234-4150, or fax us at (847) 234-7275

Address mail to: North Suburban Symphony

P.O. Box 889, Lake Forest, IL 60045

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Orchestra Personnel Violin

Cynthia Arden, Concertmaster

Helene Davitz

RoseMarie Domeny

Alison Flores

Lena Goetz *

Jin-Huon Jou

Geisela Oberheim

Audrey Patterson

Carol Purington

Marial Williams*

Xiaoyu Yin, Principal Second Violin

Nathan Daniel*

Viola

Heidi Kuhnke, Principal

Clare Carlson*

Emily Vansickel*

Cello

Julia Fiore, Principal

Laura Gilbert

Betsy Jacobson

Hannah Köll

Nate Rhodes

Nancy Thorner

Jodie Walker

String Bass

Paul Martinez

Travis Miller *

Piano

Hannah Perron*

Luke Johnson, Conducting Intern

Oboe

Charles Emmons, Principal

Suzanne Ingold

Flute

Melinda Vajdic, Principal

Sally Bowers

Adrianna Greisman*

Marc Needlman

Clarinet

Scott Schappe, Principal

Emily Hilgenburg*

Bassoon

LoriLee Bielski, Principal

Bernie Ebstein

Trumpet

Amy Nelson*

Joseph Perry

Trombone

Don Walker, Principal

Anders Kulander*

Tuba

Dean Leff *

Horn

Ross Heim, Principal

Becky Leff*

Jamie Leff*

Eric Pingel

Percussion

Bonnie Kuss, Tympani

Mallory Rasky*

Daid Weibers*

*A Guest of the North Suburban Symphony

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Soloists

Nikolas David Arden resides on the north shore of Chicago in Zion, Illinois. By personal

invitation, he has worked with Stephen O'Mara at the New York Vocal Institute, Richard Lombardi

at Scuola Italia for master scene study, and with Vernon Hartman making his professional Italian

opera debut as Ford in Verdi's Falstaff in 2009 at the world famous Professional Advantage.

Upcoming for Mr. Arden is reprising the role of Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors with Petite

Opera Productions this coming November.

Nikolas is a featured soloist with FullScore

Chamber Orchestra (Illinois Council of Orchestra's

Chamber Ensemble 2009) and sang Rossini's

"Largo al factotum" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia with

that ensemble the spring of 2010. Shortly

following that performance Nikolas was contracted

for a Young Artist Program with Opera Santa

Barbara. During the summer he performed the role

of Count Almaviva in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro

with Maryland Opera Society’s Opera In The

Woods and the role of the Marquis de la Force, as

well as the other three baritone roles, in Poulenc’s

Dialogues des Carmélites with RESONANZ in

Albany, NY. In the fall Nikolas sang Tonio in

Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci with the Greater Chicago

Opera Guild and during the holidays he performed

Melchior in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors

with FullScore Chamber Orchestra.

Mr. Arden’s scenes performances include

Figaro, Ford, Capulet, Don Giovanni, Curio,Masetto, Danilo, Tonio, and the Pirate King. In concert

Mr. Arden has performed the bass/baritone soloist in Messiah, Dubois’ The Seven Last Words of

Christ, Mozart’s Requiem, and CPE Bach Magnificat.

He studies with Karen Brunssen at Northwestern, coaches with Jeffrey Peterson and has

sung in masterclasses for Mark Delavan, Evelyn Lear, William Matteuzzi, Sherrill Milnes, Samuel

Ramey, and John Wustman.

He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Performance with a minor in Theater from

Butler University in Indianapolis, IN and did graduate vocal performance studies at Northwestern

University. He is a paid soloist at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago.

To ensure that all audience members have an enjoyable concert

experience, we ask that all cell phones and pagers be turned off.

Thank you.

Soloists (Continued)

Sheila Baker Bondurant

Opera, spirituals and music that speaks of

the soul’s passion. These are things worth singing

and what makes Sheila Baker Bondurant a perfect

fit for today’s performance. Performances with

local and regional orchestras throughout the

heartland include local appearances with Full Score

Orchestra, most recently as the Mother in Amahl

and the Night Visitors.

As a child Sheila’s grandmother

encouraged her to love singing, teaching her songs

like ‘My Favorite Things,’ ‘Climb Every Mountain’

and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone.’ Her love for

spirituals was nurtured while completing her

Master’s of Music degree at LSU in Baton Rouge,

LA. Her love for opera was cemented while singing

several seasons with The Dallas Opera Company

and other regional companies.

Sheila currently serves the community as a

private voice instructor, choir director and as the

owner of Sweet Sheila’s Treats, the makers of The World’s BEST Caramel Corn. She and her

husband, David, live in Grayslake and together serve the First Christian Church of Gurnee.

Ron Arden (Music Director) received his musical training at Butler University in Indianapolis, a

Masters from the University of Nebraska in viola performance, and did doctoral work at the

University of Houston in voice and viola. A “renaissance man” in the truest sense, for 25 years he

has performed, taught, and conducted as an artist of the first rank. Orchestral viola experience

includes the Omaha Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, Lincoln Symphony, Houston Bach

Society, Houston Grand Opera, The Florida Philharmonic, and Symphony of the Americas in Ft.

Lauderdale. Vocal/acting experience includes performance as a free-lance artist in Omaha, with

Houston Grand Opera, and Class Act Broadway touring company of South Florida. Ron has taught

private voice and viola in each of the cities mentioned above as well as being a featured teacher for

Elderhostel Continuing Education programs. Presently he is

on the faculty at Lake Forest College and keeps an active

studio in his home. He and his wife have toured the country

for over 20 years and have three recordings from their

performing duo A Cross Between. They have two children,

Nikolas and Ivan and reside in Zion, Illinois where Ron spent

5 years as Minister of Music, Worship, and Drama at a large

non-denominational church. Besides orchestrating worship

there, he was artistic director of the Zion Passion Play, Dean

of the Zion Conservatory, and Music Director of the Zion

Chamber Orchestra – twice awarded by the Illinois Council of

Orchestras. In 2003 Ron founded and became music

director of FullScore Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble of

professional singers and instrumentalists on Chicago’s north

shore. FullScore Chamber Orchestra was the first orchestra

invited to the newly renovated Genesee Theater in Waukegan

and plays there regularly for national artists. Ron is highly

sought as a musical director and works as a consultant on the arts in worship. Enjoying a wide

diversity of performing/conducting experience, Ron’s reputation for instilling excellence and artistry

into musicians is his deepest passion. From classical to Broadway, barbershop to gospel, Ron

comfortably communicates the beauty of great music.

Luke Johnson (Conducting Intern) is an active conductor/composer/performer in the Chicago-

land area. After obtaining his Bachelors of Science degree in Sound Recording Technology from

DePaul University’s School of Music, Luke has been heavily involved in a variety of music projects.

He is currently the conducting intern with the North Suburban Symphony, the associate conductor

of the Chapel Choir at Downers Grove Methodist Church and operates as a freelance recording

engineer for students at Roosevelt and DePaul Universities. While attending DePaul University, he

directed the DePaul Men’s a Cappella Chorus for three years. Luke began his musical education

as a guitar student of Mark Wydra in Westmont, IL. He continued this education with Dianne Hires

and Jeff Ray while at Downers Grove South High School and furthered his musical knowledge at

DePaul University under Dr. Cliff Colnot, Dr. Clayton Parr and Prof. Tom Miller.

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Program Notes Overture, Largo al factotum - Barber of Seville

Giacomo Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868)

Giacomo Rossini, considered one of the ‘Italian Masters’, composed The Barber of Seville in

1772. This piece is one of his 39 operas, and is a typical ‘Opera Buffa,’ meaning comic opera. In

the years following The Barber of Seville, Rossini ‘retired’ from composing full-length operas and

spent the majority of his time composing arias and art songs, for a hefty fee. The Barber of Seville

was not a major public success when it was premiered in 1774, but has since become a standard

in Opera repertoire and enjoys many annual performances to this day.

The overture actually contains no music from the opera itself. It is a stand-alone piece,

rewritten from a previous work Rossini wrote for Queen Elizabeth of England a few years

previously. The overture is well known and often performed by modern ensembles without the rest

of the opera.

The plot of The Barber of Seville revolves around the wooing of the closely chaperoned Rosina

by the Count Almaviva. In the aria “Largo al Factotum,” we are first introduced to the barber,

Figaro, an irrepressible, quick-witted young man. Later on, Figaro offers his services to the Count

as a sure-fire matchmaker. The result of the humor and intrigue is that the Count and Rosina end

up in wedlock.

Chacon a son gout - Die Fledermaus

Johann Strauss II (October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899)

This lovely excerpt is from Johann Strauss II’s opera Die Fledermaus. It was premiered with

Strauss on the podium in 1874 in Vienna and has become a staple of opera companies worldwide

since then.

Set in 1890’s Vienna, Die Fledermaus is a story of love and deception centering around issues

of faithfulness and the effects of philandering. Alfred, the main protagonist, is a tenor who is trying

to woo his former girlfriend Rosalinda, now the wife of another man - Gabriel von Eisenstein.

Rosalinda begins to fall for Alfred after hearing his lovely voice early on in Act I. The plot thickens as

Gabriel von Eisenstein tells his mate that he has been sentenced to prison one day early than

scheduled, when he in fact was invited to a party for Prince Orlofsky on his final night of freedom.

After Eisenstein leaves, Alfred arrives to be with Rosalinda. When the prison warden arrives to

collect Eisenstein, they find and take away Alfred instead, much to Rosalinda’s dismay – a case of

mistaken identity. Later at the party Rosalinda, suspecting her husband of infidelity, attends

dressed as a Hungarian countess. As the party continues, Eisenstein begins to woo this

‘countess,’ without knowledge of her true identity. Rosalinda is able to take his watch as proof of

his philandering. The calamities that ensue when identities are revealed in the Third Act highlight

age old issues of social disobedience that still have much connection to the deteriorating values

modern western society.

The memorable aria “Chacon a son gout,” which is performed by Prince Orlofsky at the

beginning of his party, is an invitation for all the guests to open up and enjoy themselves for the

duration of the evening.

Torreadore, Habanera - Carmen

Georges Bizet (October 25, 1838 – June 3, 1875)

The ‘Torreadore’ and ‘Habanera’ arias are both from Georges Bizet’s masterful opera Carmen.

Carmen is a French ‘Opera Comique,’ which includes both spoken dialogue and sung arias – not

too dissimilar from an opera buffa. Carmen’s importance in opera repertoire is significant due to

the fact that it broke down the barriers between Opera Comique and more ‘serious’ opera. In the

years to follow, many composers would follow Bizet's lead and meld the two categories together.

This opera was premiered in Paris in 1875. The local music critics initially panned it for ‘strange

melodies’ and ‘taboo subjects.’ During the end of its initial string of performances, the theatre gave

away a majority of the tickets in order to fill the house. Sadly, Bizet died later that year and never

got to witness the importance it now has in modern opera repertoire.

Carmen is an intriguing tale of immense passion, forbidden love and romantic betrayal. The

famous ‘Habanera’ aria is performed by Carmen as she responds to the cat calls of a group of

soldiers in the town of Seville, Spain. She exclaims that “Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can

tame, and you call him quite in vain if it suits him not to come. Nothing helps, neither threat nor

prayer. One man talks well, the other’s mum; it’s the other one that I prefer. He’s silent but I like his

looks.”

Later on in the second act, we hear the successful bullfighter Escamillo sing to Carmen in a

failed attempt to claim her for his own. This aria, known as the ‘Torreador,’ is a depiction of the

excitement that a bullfighter experiences while in the ring. It falls on deaf ears however, as

Carmen’s heart lies in waiting for another man.

La ci darem la mano – Don Giovanni

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791)

The duet aria ‘la ci darem la mano’ is from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s timeless opera Don

Giovanni. Billed as an ‘opera buffa,’ Don Giovanni was written and received its first public

performance in Prague in 1787 with Mozart himself conducting.

Set in Spain during the 17th century, Don Giovanni is a story of murder, womanizing and true

love. The opera’s main protagonist is the young, arrogant, self-indulgent Don Giovanni. The

protagonist has an insatiable desire for women and would be considered by modern standards to

exhibit misogynistic traits. This duet aria ‘la ci darem la mano’ finds Don Giovanni, a nobleman,

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for his romantic advances, but alas retreats when hearing the warnings from Donna Elvira – a

former mistress of Don Giovanni’s.

The King and I

Richard Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979)

Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960)

Another successful collaboration between Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II

(lyrics), The King and I was based on the 1940s novel by Margaret Landon called “Anna and the

King of Siam.” This novel was in fact based on a true story about Anna Leonowens who was

appointed governess of the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the mid 19th century. With its

premier on March 29th, 1951, The King and I became an immediate hit with the critics and

resulted in Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Actress (Gertrude Lawrence) and Best Featured

Actor (Yul Brynner). The initial Broadway production ran for 3 full years and encapsulated a

remarkable 1,246 performances. In 1956 The King and I was made into a feature film and resulted

in an Academy Award for Brynner.

This ‘boy-meets-girl’ love story is set during the British Imperialism in Southeast Asia. Not only

did Hammerstein weave an intriguing and adorable love tale, but he also was able to highlight the

cultural divide between the Asian orient and their British rulers – an issue that still has significance

to this day. Touching on the age-old issues of polygamy, societal/cultural differences and forbidden

love, The King and I was a stray away from ‘comical musicals’ by Rodgers and Hammerstein II in

favor of a more serious production.

Fiddler on the Roof

Jerry Bock (November 23, 1928 – November 3, 2010)

Sheldon Harnick (born April 30, 1924)

Fiddler on the Roof was a 1965 Broadway musical written by Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon

Harnick (Lyrics) and is based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem. The initial success of this musical

translated into a record-breaking 3,000 straight performances after its premier and nine Tony

Awards. It is set in the small Jewish village of Anatevka, Russia at the turn of the 20th century. The

central theme revolves around Tevye, a dairyman, and his wife Golde with their five daughters as

they try to find the silver lining in life whilst living under the harsh Tsarist dictatorship of the time.

One of the main focuses of this production is the importance of God’s law and his role in

providing the much-needed balance in the lives of the villagers. Tevye’s three daughters are a main

source of concern, as they each make choices that go against the traditions he is trying to keep

alive. It is an intimate portrayal of how modern society’s values have begun to erode the classical

traditions (religious and otherwise) that were once quite prevalent.

Carousel



Carousel was the second collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein. Its 1945

Broadway premier was very well received and ran for an astounding 890 performances.

Hammerstein based his lyrics and dialogue off of Ferenc Molnar’s turn of the century play ‘Liliom,’

but changed its initial backdrop from Budapest to Maine, in an effort to connect with the American

audience. Years later, Rodgers would be quoted saying that Carousel is one of his favorite

compositions. Time Magazine backed him up by naming it the ‘best musical of the century.’

This two act composition centers on the prevalence of true love and how much more important

it can be than everything else in life. In this case, love results in the loss of jobs, crime, philandering,

pregnancy (and resulting parental negligence) and even death itself. Yet above all this, the themes

of absolute affection toward loved ones and the importance of being an autonomous individual

hold fast and true.

The Sound of Music



One of the iconic musicals of the 1950s, The Sound of Music was another major public

success from Rodgers and Hammerstein. Based off of “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers”

memoir of Maria von Trapp, it was the final collaboration between these two musical and lyrical

giants of Broadway. The Broadway premier was on Nov. 16 1959 and has been re-run at nearly

all major theatre houses since then. Even though it was initially conceived as a stage musical, The

Sound of Music also became a very successful film in 1965 and won numerous Academy Awards.

In two-acts, it follows the von Trapp family and their lovely nun-turned-governess Maria as they

try to escape the horrors of socialist Eastern Europe just prior to World War II. The patriarch of the

von Trapp family is a captain in the Austrian army who rules his many children with an iron fist.

When the lovely Maria arrives to care for them, she brings with her a refreshing approach to child

rearing. Inevitably Maria and Captain von Trapp get entwined in a romantic dance that complicates

their professional relationship, and has direct affects on the von Trapp children that play out over

the course of the two acts. The Sound of Music touches on issues of parental absence, forbidden

love, and the positive effects that music can have on people.

Program notes by Luke Johnson

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Peter and the Wolf

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November 20, 2011


Mostly Mozart

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