Monte Perkins, Conductor
presents
“ALL BEETHOVEN”
October 19, 2014 3:00 PM
Pabst Theater
144 E. Wells
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PROGR A M
Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello,
op. 56, C Major (“Triple Concerto”)...................................................................Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Allegro.
II. Largo.
III. Rondo alla Polacca
Jeannie Yu, piano
Robin Petzold, violin
Stefan Kartman, cello
Intermission
Symphony No.2, op. 36, D Major....................................................................... Ludwig van Beethoven
I. Adagio molto; Allegro con brio.
II. Larghetto.
III. Scherzo: Allegro.
IV. Allegro molto.
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SUPER READERS---children who have earned free tickets for
themselves and their families by participating in Milwaukee
Public Library’s SUPER READERS program.
PAJAMA JAMBOREE FANS---families who attend our children’s
“pops” concerts and earn an opportunity to ‘sample’ one of our
“Symphony Sundays” programs.
***Festival City Symphony is a member organization of Association of Wisconsin
Symphony Orchestras, the Creative Alliance, VISIT Milwaukee, an affiliate member
of UPAF, and a program partner at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. FCS made the
Business Journal’s “Book of Lists” 2002 – 2007, 2010, and 2012.***
T H A N K S TO O U R S P O N S O R S
Festival City Symphony would like to take this opportunity to thank its sponsors,
without whom these programs would not take place.
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s
Franklyn and Barbara Esenberg Fund
for operational expenses
in-kind support for
“Pajama Jamborees”
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through in-kind contribution
C O N D U C TO R ’ S N O T E S - A L L B E E T H OV E N
Good afternoon and welcome to the new season
of Symphony Sundays Concerts by Festival City
Symphony. How better to start the season than a
concert featuring two seldom-heard masterworks
by Beethoven.
By the turn of the nineteenth century, Ludwig van
Beethoven (1770 – 1827) had moved to Vienna
and established himself as a musical force both in
performing and composing. While still relying on
patronage from several members of the nobility,
Photo by Joseph A. Haertle
Beethoven was earning substantial profits from his
compositions and self-conducted concerts of his
new works in which he also was often piano soloist.
This period was not as positive as he would have liked however. He was plagued
increasingly by deafness and became aware that his days as a performer were coming
to an end. He moved to a suburb of Vienna, Heiligenstadt, in 1802 and there wrote the
famous Heiligenstadt Testament, describing his overwhelming despondency saying “.
. . For me there can be no recreation in the society of my fellows, refined intercourse,
mutual exchange of thought; . . . I must live like an exile.” The quickly approaching
deafness drove him to compose some of his greatest works including the two we will
play for you today.
Not a bit of anguish can be heard in the Symphony No. 2. The work is joyous and teems
with youthful gaiety. It was premiered in April of 1803 on a concert in Vienna that also
included the Piano Concerto No. 3 and the oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives. The
symphony’s reception was mixed but critics immediately saw the direction Beethoven
wanted his music to take and later heard its influence in the Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) and
the Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral).
The Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op.56 has had perhaps the most
checkered career of any of Beethoven’s orchestral works. Performances are limited by
the need for three first-class artists that can perform the intimate, chamber music-like
portions of the piece as well as the soloistic sections with full orchestra. It was premiered
in 1807, but had no further performances during Beethoven’s lifetime. However, it had
a profound influence on future works. Many critics feel that his Violin Concerto and the
Fourth and Fifth Piano Concertos could not have been written without the Triple Concerto
having preceded them. Designed in the concerto-grosso style of Bach with long solo
sections for each instrument and the trio, as well as places where the orchestra leads
and accompanies, the Triple Concerto is a remarkable and demanding work. We are
extremely fortunate to have outstanding musicians play regularly with our orchestra.
Our soloists today are our concertmaster, Robin Petzold; principal cellist Stefan Kartman;
and frequent soloist, pianist Jeannie Yu.
Two wonderful and not often performed masterpieces by Beethoven. The season is
definitely off and running.
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ABOUT OUR SOLOISTS
Jeannie Yu, pianist, was awarded first prize in the Frinna
Awerbuch Piano Competition in New York, the Flint
Symphony International Concerto Competition, the
Portland Symphony International Concerto Competition,
and the Kingsville Piano Competition in Texas. She also
earned the prestigious Gina Bachauer Memorial
Scholarship Award, a full scholarship for the bachelor and
master’s degree programs at The Juilliard School of Music.
Subsequently she was awarded an accompanist fellowship
at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where she received
her Doctor of Musical Arts Degree.
Dr. Yu has performed as soloist with the Flint Symphony,
Portland Symphony, Marina del Rey-Westchester
Symphony, Des Moines Symphony, Des Moines
Brandenburg Symphony, the Xiamen Symphony Orchestra
in China, Sheboygan Symphony, Festival City Symphony, and the Milwaukee Ballet
Orchestra.
As a soloist and collaborative artist she has performed on WQXR in New York, WOI
in Des Moines, WFMT in Chicago, and numerous chamber music series such as the
Northwestern University Winter Chamber Music Series, the Green Mountain Chamber
Music Festival, Chamber Music North, Three Bridges Chamber Music Festival, Frankly
Music Series, MidSummer’s Music Festival in Door County, and the Rembrandt Chamber
Players Series in Chicago of which she is an Associate Member.
Dr. Yu has performed and taught master classes as a faculty member of the Alfred
University Summer Chamber Music Institute, the Ohio Wesleyan Summer Chamber Music
Festival, the Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival, and the Troy Youth Chamber Music
Institute. She is a member of the Trio Antigo based in Madison, WI and Florestan Duo
in Milwaukee, WI who has recently recorded the complete works for cello and piano by
Beethoven.
Robin Petzold, Concertmaster of Festival City Symphony
since 1991, grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and earned her
Bachelor’s Degree in Music at Indiana University in
Bloomington, Indiana. After playing in several orchestras
in Tampa, Florida, and Seattle, Washington, Ms. Petzold
moved to Milwaukee.
In addition to her work with FCS, she is Concertmaster of
the Wisconsin Philharmonic Orchestra, a regular player
in the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, and a member of
the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra. She also works regularly
with the Milwaukee Symphony, including the 1992 tours
to Japan, and New York, 1999 tour to Cuba, Carnegie Hall
in 2012, and annual tours to numerous locations around
Wisconsin.
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ABOUT OUR SOLOISTS
c o n t.
Stefan Kartman is currently Professor of Cello and Chamber
Music at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee where he
teaches cello, chairs the string area, and coordinates the
chamber music program. In addition to solo performance, he
has performed to critical acclaim as cellist of Trio Antigo, the
Kneisel Trio and the Florestan Duo, giving performances and
master classes in conservatories and schools of music
worldwide including the Cleveland Institute of Music, the
China Conservatory and the Xiamen Conservatory of Music,
and the D’Albaco Conservatory of Music, among many others.
An avid chamber music enthusiast, Dr. Kartman has served
on the faculties of the Madeline Island Chamber Music Camp,
the Garth Newel Chamber Music Festival, the Alfred University
Summer Chamber Music Institute, the MidAmerica Chamber
Music Festival, the Troy Youth Chamber Music Institute, the
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and was artistic
director of the Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival. His early training in chamber music was
with his father, Myron Kartman of the Antioch String Quartet and during his formal training
as a chamber musician, he studied with members of the Guarneri and Juilliard String Quartets
and the Beaux Arts Trio.
Stefan Kartman received degrees from Northwestern University, The Juilliard School of Music,
and his doctorate from Rutgers University. He has been teaching assistant to Harvey Shapiro
and Zara Nelsova of the Juilliard School and proudly acknowledges the pedagogical heritage
of his teachers Shapiro, Nelsova, Bernard Greenhouse, Alan Harris, and Anthony Cooke.
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CHILDREN’S CLASSICAL POPS CONCERTS
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in the Bradley Pavilion
Use the 123 E. State Street entrance.
FREE ADMISSION!!
These popular programs welcome children* and their parents and grandparents to
attend in casual dress or pajamas and sit on the floor, up close to “meet” the orchestra.
Conventional seating is also available.
*Most suitable for children grades K4 through 5.
“HALLOWEEN WITH PETER AND THE WOLF!”
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 7 – 8:00 pm
Dressed in costume, FCS invites you to do the same as we
celebrate Halloween in an evening of “Peter and the Wolf,” with
music, narration by radio personality Megan McKenzie, and
costumed actors from the Nathan Hale High School’s drama
program under the direction of Maripat Wilkinson.
“HOLIDAY STORYTIME”
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 7 – 8:00 pm
Come hear the reading of “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa
Claus” and “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with seasonal
background music from the orchestra. Attendees are
encouraged to bring a nonperishable food donation for
Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force.
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FA M I LY PAC K S U B S C R I B E R C O U P O N S S T I L L AVA I L A B L E !
You can still purchase a Family Pack that will admit your entire family to the remaining
three concerts in Festival City Symphony’s “SYMPHONY SUNDAYS” concert series for only
$85! This is a savings of $47 for a family of four.
Just download the order form from website: festivalcitysymphony.org
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CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR ALL AGES
“SEASCAPES”
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
3:00 PM • Pabst Theater
The sea has inspired generations of composers of all nationalities. We’ve chosen three
varied works, all descriptive of the sea’s grandeur and ever-changing colors. We start
with the Overture to Richard Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman.” British composer Frank
Bridge shows us the beautiful yet dangerous side in his “The Sea.” Claude Debussy’s ever
popular “La Mer” completes the program.
“AMERICAN MASTERS”
MARCH 15, 2015
3:00 PM • Pabst Theater
Through time, American composers often felt
inferior to European masters. The three works
featured on this program prove this is false.
On this concert, we will feature the exuberant
“An Outdoor Overture” by Aaron Copland,
the romantic and tuneful “Symphony No. 2”
by 19th century composer George Whitefield Chadwick, and a beautiful new work by
contemporary composer John Rutter, the “Suite Lyrique for Harp and Strings,” featuring
FCS’s Principal Harpist Ann Lobotzke.
“RUSSIAN FESTIVAL”
MAY 3, 2015
3:00 PM • Pabst Theater
The final concert of our season features music from the great Russian tradition. The
brilliantly rhythmic ballet music of the “Polovtsian Dances” by Alexander Borodin
includes the melody now known as “Stranger In Paradise” from Kismet. Tchaikovsky’s
“Symphony No. 3” is called the “Polish Symphony” because of its infectious polonaise
dance rhythms. Completing our season is Tchaikovsky’s perennially popular “Marche
Slav” with its concluding song of triumph.
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F E S T I VA L C I T Y S Y M P H O N Y
Chief Executive Officer................................................................................................ Franklyn Esenberg
Conductor/Artistic Director................................................................................................Monte Perkins
Executive Director.................................................................................................................. Linda E. Jones
Education Director.................................................................................................................. Jayne Perkins
Librarian...................................................................................................................................Christine Treter
Assistant Librarians....................................................................................... Robert and Martha Kriefall
Board of Directors
Franklyn Esenberg, Chairman of the Board
Theodore Zimmer, Secretary/ Treasurer
JoAnn Norris
Charlane O’Rourke
Robert W. Stack
PERSONNEL
FIRST VIOLIN
Robin Petzold
Concertmaster
Pamela Simmons
Ass’t Concertmaster
Catherine Bush
Tatiana Migliaccio
Mary Stryck
Al Bartosik
Katherine Brooks
JoAnn Haasler
Alyssa Yank
Linda Binder
Carol Christensen
SECOND VIOLIN
Ellen Scott
Principal
Ruth Bryskier
Laurie Asch
Melissa Mann
Cheryl Ann Fuchs
Hilary Mercer
Chloe Groth
Kris Hurlebaus
Tassia Hughes
VIOLA
Christine Treter
Principal
Olga Tuzhilkov
Lynne Fields
Jenna Dick
Julie Roubik
Korinthia Klein
Mary Pat Michaels
FLUTE
Emma Koi
Principal
Heidi Knudsen
CELLO
Tom Smith
Principal
Ingrid Tihtcheva
Elizabeth Bender
Sacia Jerome
Martha Kriefall
Carol Wittig
Melissa Honigman
Lea Matthys
CLARINET
Franklyn Esenberg
Principal
Linda E. Jones
BASS
Charles Grosz
Principal
Kathryn Jursik
Barry Paul Clark
Michael Gudbaur
Steve Rindt
OBOE
Bonnie Cohen
Principal
Suzanne Swenson
BASSOON
Lori Babinec
Principal
Steven Whitney
HORN
Sean Brown
Principal
Nancy Cline
TRUMPET
Gerry Keene
Principal
Joe Burzinski
TIMPANI
Robert Koszewski
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