Aneff, Benjamin

Grogan, Jeffrey

Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra

Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra

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Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs12-2-2004Concert: Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra &Symphony OrchestraIthaca College Chamber OrchestraIthaca College Symphony OrchestraJeffrey GroganBenjamin AneffFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programsPart of the Music CommonsThis Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Concert & Recital Programs at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted forinclusion in All Concert & Recital Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC.Recommended CitationIthaca College Chamber Orchestra; Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra; Grogan, Jeffrey; and Aneff, Benjamin, "Concert: IthacaCollege Chamber Orchestra & Symphony Orchestra" (2004). All Concert & Recital Programs. 3397.https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/3397SIC. ITHACA COLLEGE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ITHACA COLLEGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Jeffrey Grogan,· conductor · .· Benjamin Aneff, graduate conductor . · · Ford Hall. Thursday; December 2, 2004 · . 8:15 p.m-;. · · · ' ITHACA ITHACA COLLEGE CHAMBER .ORCHESTRA The Hebrides, op. 26 (Fin,gal'S Cave) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) ·". Benjamin Aneff, graduate conductor '. , Le tombeau de Couperin I. Prelude II. Forlane III. Menuet IV. Rigaudon INTERMISSION Maurice R<).vel (1875-1937) ITHACA COLLEGE SYMPHONY .ORCHESTRA Overture to The School for Scandal . Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade Gnomus Prometta4e Il vecchio castello Promenade Tuileries Bydlo Promenade . Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle Limoges - Le Marche Cptacombae - Sepulcrµm Romanum Cum mortuis in lingua mortua Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) arr. Maurice Ravel L.a Cabane .. sur des pattes de pdµle (Baba-Yaga) La grande porte de Kiev · 0 PROGRAM NOTES Felix Mendelssohn composed The Hebrides, or" Fingal's Cave" after a trip to the cave in 1829. Completed in its current form in 1832, it was originally called "Overture to a Lonely Isle," and was a birthday present to his father. Fingal's Cave is located in The Hebrides Islands off the coast of Scotland, and is legendary for its beauty and atmosphere. When Mendelssohn took sight of the cave he wrote home to his sister in a letter saying, "That you might understand how deeply the Hebrides have affected me, the following came into my mind here." The music he inscribed on the letter was the opening melody of The Hebrides. · The Overture begins in b minor and follows a basic sonata form. After the opening theme gives us atmosphere, the second theme is initiated in the cellos and bassoons .. Donald Francis Tovey believed that this was the greatest melody Mendelssohn ever wrote. After the second theme is passed through to the upper strings we come to a development and then back to the recapitulation, which begins with fast figures in the flute, then violin, clarinet, and viola. After a reprise on the second theme, Mendelssohn writes a coda. We are taken to the end with memories of the opening theme in the clarinets and flute. Maurice Ravel composed his suite Le tombeau de Couperin in 1919. This orchestral suite was taken from selected movements of the original piano version. The title, meaning The Tomb of Couperin was written as an homage to eighteenth-century French music, of which Couperin was a composer. It holds deeper meaning as the movements of the work are dedicated to friends of Ravel who fell in battle during World War II. The first movement is a II Prelude" which gives a quick pentatonic melody originally to the oboe, then echoed by clarinets and strings. The listener hears muted pizzicato strings and harp harmonics showing the French impressionist colors Ravel was famous for. The "Forlane" is written with the standard meter, rhythm, and accents used in the histodcal dance. The dance is lively, but is less hectic than the opening II Prelude." The "Menuet" opens with a dance in the oboe. The mussette theme is scored with cello drone and subtle harmonics, and finally thick chords descend over a pedal to give us both themes. The fourth movement is a "Rigaudon," again a historical dance. There are two contrasting sections to this work, an animated dance in C major and a C minor theme. in the oboe, accompanied by pizzicato strings. The recapitulation concludes with a restatement of the music of the first section. Samuel Barber was bor.n in West Chester, PA in 1910 and died in New York City in 1981. He was one of the most influential American composers of the twentieth century and remained a giant in the music world until his death. Barber wrote Overture to The School for Scandal while he was still a student at The Curtis Institute in 1933, inspired by the play of the same name by Richard Sheridan. The work was written as a small rondo in which themes and fragments are intertwined as in Sheridan's story. There. is a flashy opening followed by a beautiful theme for oboe and repeated in the strings. The tonality Barber uses· in the middle of the work alludes to the tortuous plot of the play. Although inspired by Sheridan's play, Barber did not write the work to be true incidental music meant to accompany a production of the work; rather, he used ideas from the play to create a quasi tone poem telling the story. Barber gives the orchestra complicated rhythms and beautiful melodies to create what is still a favorite overture with concert audiences. Modest Mussorgsky was a member of the "Fist" or "Mighty Five", a group of Nineteenth~century Russian Composers taught by Rimsky-Korsakov. Mussorgsky's style brings the Russian countryside and cathedral to the concert hall with some of the most performed works of the repertoire. Pictures at an Exhibition was composed in June 1874, inspired by the work of a dear friend, Viktor Hartmann(1834·1873). Hartmann was a prominent painter and architect, and the seen.es in Pictures are Mussorgsky's musical impressions of a memorial exhibition of Hartmann's works given in St. Petersburg the year after the artist's death. Mussorgsky composed the work as a suite for piano, but many orchestrator's recognized it's possibilities as a work for orchestra. Although many orchestrations of Pictures at an Exhibition exist, the most famous and regularly performed is that of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). Ravel was a French composer noted for his mastery of orchestral color. When Ravel discovered Mussorgsky's work, he asked Serge Koussevitzky .to commission him to orchestrate it. Koussevitzky did so and the premier of Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition was given October 19, 1922 in Paris. "Promenade" begins the work and comes back five times throughout the suite. The "Promenade" represents Mussorgskis stroll through the exhibit of Hartmann's works. We hear this theme of alternating 5/4 and 6/4 bars begin in the solo trumpet, with changing orchestration throughout. The character of "Promende" also changes as Mussorgsky looks back on his memories with Hartmann, bringing both joy and sadriess at different times. "Gnonius" breaks out of the openingf'Promenade" with a musical portrait of Hartmann's grotesque nutcracker in the form of a gnarled gnome. The listener may imagine this mangled creature trying to take its first steps. "The Old Castle" paints a picture of a medieval serenade sung by a troubadour. This strophic, melancholy melody is played by a solo alto saxophone .. "The Tuileries. Children Quarreling at Play." The Tuileries are famous Parisian gardens; in this musical sketch, the winds play young children wistfully quarreling after playing in these beautiful gardens. "Bydlo" is the Polish word for Cattle. Hartmann's work was a scene of cattle in a rural Polish village, Mussorgsky drew his own version, an oxcart passing by on huge wooden wheels. Musically Ravel calls on the solo tuba for this lumbering scene. "Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells" is based on a costume design done by Hartmann for the ballet Trilby. Here Ravel has the woodwinds imitate chicks dancing with their legs protruding out of their shells. 11 Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle" gives a picture of what Hartmann called "Two Polish Jews; one rich, one poor." The listener first hears the heavy Goldenberg while the solo trumpet, Schmuyle, nags consistently. Schmuyle is yiddish for Samuel, the rich man using the German form of the name in a pompous manner while the poor man uses his Jewish name. :ii/"'' !_( "Limoges: The Market." A scherzo gives us another French scene, this one ' letting us in on gossiping woman at an outdoor market. Ravel omitted Mussorgsky's "Promenade" proceeding this movement. "Catacomb" was inspired by a painting of Hartmann himself exploring the ancient catacomb's (tombs) underneath Paris with two companions. From this we hear "Skulls begin to glow dimly from within." Mussorgsky leads us out with another "Promenade." "The Hut on Fowl's Legs" is a clock in the shape of Baba Yaga's hut. Baba Yaga is a grotesque witch of Russian Folklore famous for her appetite for children. The music depicts the witch's ride, chasing children to grind with her mortar and pestle. "The Great Gate of Kiev" follows immediately with a musical procession. The work was based on a design by Hartmann to commemorate an escaped assassination attempt on Tsar Alexander. The plans were never realized, as the Tsar did not want the attempt to be acknowledged to the public. The "Promenade" returns in a joyous coda, bringing the work to an end with fantastic ringing bells and liturgical chants. ITHACA COLLEGE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Jeffrey Grogan, conductor Violin I Megan Atchley Elizabeth Cary, concertmaster Katie Cavallaro Annie Chen Neil Fronheiser JoshModney Maureen Pohlman Christian Simmelink Violin II Natasha Colkett Paul Diegert Tamara Freida* Sarah Geiger Christopher Jones Shawn Riley Elizabeth Stein Viola Andrew. Colella David Kelts Cassandra Stephenson* Loftan Sullivan Cello Jennifer Chieff alo Alana ·chown Diana Geiger Christina Stripling* Bass James Mick Patrick O'Connell* Flut~ Leslie Kubica* Melissa Wierzbowski* Oboe Noelle Drewes Jamie Strefeler* Clarinet Sarah Bennett Matthew Libera* Bassoon Andrew Beeks Brian Jack* Hom Brian Hoeflschweiger Leah Jones* Trumpet Joseph Brown Kathryn Cheney* Timpani· Nicholas Galante Harp Myra Kovary** Graduate Assistant Benjamin Aneff * denotes· principal ** guest performer Personnel listed in a~habetical order to emphasize each member s personal contribution. ITHACA COLLEGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Jeffrey D. Grogan, conductor Violin I Megan Atchley Elizabeth Cary atie Cavallaro nnie Chen Paul Diegert Tamara Freida, concertmaster Neil Fronheiser Sarah Geiger Susan Kirtz Lindsey Leone Josh Modney Maureen Pohlman Shawn Riley Dan Valente Violin II Jeff Abbott Diane Bartholomew Marc Bettis Jason Champlin Natasha Colkett Danice Desir Brenna Gillette Brian Hwang Christopher Jones , t"J:J eannine . McGreevy '"' ',"'1en Nugent ,i;,;' 2hristian Simmelink* Ian Salmon Elizabeth Stein Alyson Stryker Viola Lauren Buono Andrew Colella David Kelts Jessica Owens Sayer Palmer Sara Shepard Cassandra Stephenson• Loftan Sullivan Annabelle Terbetski Cello Jennifer Chieffalo Alana Chown Alan . Gallegos Peter Guarino Diana Geiger Emily McBride Emily McNeill ~*""'\Laura Messina ~ .. }Tim Nowak •,. Kelly Quinn Matt Rotjan Christina Stri piing* David Whelan Bass Andrew Krus Xander Lott James Mick* Audrey Miller Patrick O'Connell Kyra Rafanello Ben Reynolds Chris White Justin Wixson Flute Tiffany Carson Rita George-Simmons* Melissa Wierzbowski Oboe Whitney Dorman Noelle Drewes* English Horn Christopher Neske Clarinet Sarah Bennett* Eric Callahan Bass Clarinet Will Cicola Bassoon Catherine Barker Andrew Beeks* Contra Bassoon Crissa Masse Alto Saxophone Joel Diegert Hom Anna Day Leah Jones* · Carlie Kilgore Karl Seiwertsen Jenna Troiano Trumpet Kathryn Cheney* Jesse King Lindsey Jessick Trombone Matt Haines Ryan Zawel* Bass Trombone Mark Walsh Tuba Christian Carichner Timpani Nicholas Galante Percussion Ian Craft* Matt Donello Alan Dust Taryn Lott Lee Treat Celeste Billy Chou Harp Myra Kovary** Graduate. Assistant Benjamin Aneff * denotes prirn.:ipal ** guest artist , Personnel listed in alphabetical order to emphasize each member's personal contribution. 

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