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Springfield Symphony Orchestra 2019-2020 SeasonK Y L E W I L E Y P I C K E T T , M U S I C D I R E C T O R

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It’s a little bit country. It’s a little bit rock ‘n’ roll. It’s a little bit Broadway, jazz, bluegrass, and some Mozart andBeethoven thrown in for good measure.

In 2019-2020, the Springfield Symphony is exploring the music of America. We’re painting a musical portrait ofour nation. We’re traveling our backroads and byways and our rivers and mountains with music that celebratesour great cities, our small towns, and our national parks. We’re examining our history, telling our stories, andsinging our songs. In music old and new, we will hear the spirit of America as it echoes across the miles andyears.

From a new oratorio that raises the voices of the Civil War to the jazz of Gershwin’s New York, from bluegrassfiddling to the Broadway of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and from purple mountain majesties to our gritty andbustling cities, we will hear America’s playlist. We will make music from the new world as we create asoundtrack worthy of our history and celebrating our world today.

Debbie Criswell was born in the American south in Columbus, Georgia in 1967. At 15years old, Debbie moved to a small farm in Fordland, Missouri where she found mostof her inspiration for her art. She was surrounded by many Amish farms and lovedpainting old fashioned farming scenes, with subject matter that included horses,cats, dogs and children playing. Debbie is a 100% self-taught artist and has beenpainting professionally since 2002. She currently resides in Florida where shecontinues to create wonderful art everyday. Find Debbie Criswell: ebay.com,iCanvas.com, FineArtAmerica.com. @folkartmama | [email protected]

SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2019 - 2020 SEASON3

What Does America Sound Like?

About Our Artist: Debbie Criswell

All Concerts are held at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

Thank you to Creekside atElfindale, our 2019-2020Brochure Sponsor.


We kick off our season in glittering Big Apple stylewith music celebrating both the glamour and grit ofNew York City. We’ll go straight to Manhattan withLeonard Bernstein’s jazzy On the Town and thespectacular Symphonic Dances fromWest SideStory. We’ll also be joined by pianist AlexanderTutunov performing the show-stopping Rhapsodyin Blue by George Gershwin, who defined an era ofNew York’s best songs and shows. This dazzlingconcert of New York’s greatest hitswill be an Opening Night youwon’t want to miss!

SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2019 - 2020 SEASON

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Variations With

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Bernstein - West Side Story

Symphonic Dances

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While living in New York, Czech composer Antonin Dvořák became interested in NativeAmerican music and African-American spirituals. His Symphony No. 9 - From theNew World, is a thrilling and poignant synthesis of American folk and indigenousmelodies woven into the traditional Western symphonic structure and is one of themost popular masterworks in the orchestral repertoire. We will introduce our audienceto Joan Tower’s Grammy Award-winning composition Made in America, which weavesAmerica the Beautiful into an intriguing and haunting tone poem. And in a nod to the“old world,” we will hear Beethoven’s delightful and charming Violin Concerto,performed by our very own Concertmaster David Hays.


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Joan Tower - Made in America

Beethoven - Violin ConcertoWith David Hays, ViolinDvořák - Symphony No. 9 – From the New World



We are thrilled to present the world premiere of the newly-created concert version of

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic American musical Oklahoma! In this concert

performance of the full show, directed by Robert Westenberg, the music and story take

center stage. The Springfield Symphony will perform the rich orchestral score onstage as

actors and singers from the Missouri State University BFA Musical Theatre Program bring to

life the words and songs of one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals.

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Oklahoma! in ConcertWith

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Credits: OKLAHOMA! in Concert: Music by RICHARD RODGERS; Book & Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN

II; Based on the Play “GREEN GROW THE LILACS” by LYNN RIGGS; Original Dances by AGNES DE MILLE;

Concert Adaptation by ROB SHAPIRO; Music Adaptation by BRUCE POMAHAC



Christmas is a time for nostalgia and revisiting the memories and music ofour childhoods. We remember decorating our homes, gathering with friends

and family, eating Christmas cookies, and snowball fights. Our AmericanChristmas concert will feature holiday songs you’ve loved your whole life. This

concert is always one of our biggest hits of the season, and this year will be noexception! We sold out our 2018 Christmas concert, so don’t delay—get your

tickets early! Don’t miss the wonderful Christmas music, our annual visit fromSanta, and a special snowy surprise this year!

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Holiday FavoritesSleigh Ride, Rudolph,White Christmas, Frosty,Winter Wonderland


Mozart’s music has been used to sell

cars, Nikes, pancakes, instant

coffee, iPods, cable service—even

dog food. It has appeared in such

wide-ranging films as Batman, Alien,

The Shawshank Redemption, Elvira

Madigan, The Bonfire of the Vanities,

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and

There’s Something About Mary,

among countless others. Mozart has

proved his enduring power not only in

the concert hall but in how many

times his music has been used in pop

culture. This concert will feature

Mozart’s pieces that have taken on a

new life in American popular culture

and are familiar to everyone, even

those who have never set foot in a

concert hall.

A LittleNight MusicJANUARY 18 , 2020


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Mozart - Overture to the

Abduction from the

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Mozart - Piano Concerto No.

21 - Elvira Madigan

With Marika Bournaki

Mozart - Eine Kleine

Nachtmusik(A Little Night

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Mozart - Symphony No. 29


Marika Bournaki, Piano

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We look to the great American landscape as our inspiration for this concert which willfeature not only great music, but also beautiful and inspirational photography. Aaron Copland’s Outdoor Overturewill get us out into the fresh air. Then we will move tothe majestic mountains, trees, rivers, and coastlines in Dave Brubeck’s Ansel Adams:America, featuring a spectacular slideshow of the great photographer’s works. Local students will show us what they cherish about Our Town in a charming and moving tributeto Springfield. We welcome back violinist Tessa Lark, who wowed audiences two years ago with her barefoot fiddling, to perform a bluegrass-inspired concerto that will absolutely bring downthe house. Do not miss this amazing chance to see—and hear—America the Beautiful!

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Dave Brubeck - Ansel Adams:America

Copland - Our TownMichael Torke - Sky - Concertofor ViolinWith Tessa Lark, Violin

Copland - An OutdoorOverture

Tessa Lark, Violin


We are pleased to present a powerful new oratorio by

Missouri composer Stefan Freund, The War Amongst

Families and Neighbors: The Civil War in Missouri.

This moving, large-scale work for orchestra, chorus,

and soloists includes Civil War-era songs, as well as

letters, editorials, and battle reports. We will be

joined by local university choirs and soloists for

this work that will bring alive the voices from this tragic chapter in

Missouri’s history.

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With College of the Ozarks,

Drury, Evangel and Missouri

State Choruses


Timothy Jones, Baritone Lindsey Lang, Soprano Limmie Pulliam, Tenor

Judith Enyeart Reynolds


Buckle up! We’re packin’ up and hittin’ the road as we take in the sights on our GreatAmerican Road Trip! We’ll kick things off with Michael Daugherty’s Route 66, which thecomposer describes as "a high-octane nostalgic musical romp from Illinois to California alongAmerica’s first intercontinental highway, as seen through my rear view mirror." Next we headto the Grand Tetons and the Snake River in Jennifer Higdon’s All Things Majestic, and finallywe take a trip down the Mississippi from the headwaters all the way to New Orleans in FerdeGrofé’s Mississippi Suite. To top it off, we are pleased to welcome back the SpringfieldYouth Symphony for a side-by-side performance with the Springfield Symphony.


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Michael Daugherty - Route 66Jennifer Higdon - All ThingsMajestic

Ferde Grofé - MississippiSuiteTchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo ThemeWith 2019 HellamCompetition Winner Bryan Cheng

Stephen & Linda Paganini Brite

Bryan Cheng, Cello


We close our season of America’s playlist with the music of the Western frontier. We’ll play

all your favorite cowboy music—Copland’s Rodeo and Elmer Bernstein’s The Magnificent

Seven and John Williams’ spectacular The Cowboys Overture—and we’ll also take a trip

down to the Grand Canyon with Ferde Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite. Saddle up and don’t

miss the last rodeo of the year!


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John Williams - The Cowboys

Overture

Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite -

On the Trail

Rossini - William Tell

Overture (Finale)

Copland - Rodeo

E. Bernstein - Magnificent

Seven

And other favorites


Free Community EventsA N D S P E C I A L E V E N TS


This program is a FREE event where you have theopportunity to meet Music Director Kyle WileyPickett and our guest artists and hear about theupcoming Classical concerts. Behind the Batontakes place on the week of each Classicalsubscription concert. Behind the Baton will takeplace at the Springfield Art Museum with a mobilecafé from Mama’s Jean’s Natural Food Market.

1111 E. Brookside Dr, Springfield, MO 65807Meet & Greet – 5:15 PM

Program – 5:45 PM

Dates: Thursday, September 19, 2019

Thursday, October 17, 2019Wednesday, January 15, 2020Thursday, February 13, 2020

Thursday, March 26, 2020Thursday, April 16, 2020

Behind the Baton

Spooky SymphonyThe Springfield Symphony invites you to our 11thannual FREE Halloween concert! You and your kids

will shriek with delight as you listen to spookysounds and Halloween favorites!

Admission is free and seating is first come first served.

October 21, 2019 at 6:00 PM

An American ChristmasM A T I N E E

Admission is FREE and seating is first come first served.

December 7, 2019 at 2:30 PMJuanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

Hellam Competition24th Annual Hel lam Young

Artists’ Competition

April 4, 2020Semi-finals: 9:30 AM | Finals: 1:30 PM

Evangel University Barnett Recital Hall

www.hellamcompetition.com

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Johnny MathisChristmas Show

November 22-23, 2019 at 8:00 PM

Join members of the Springfield Symphony for acheer-filled evening with music legend JohnnyMathis and comedian Gary Mule Deer! You’ll besinging along with Johnny as he covers all the holiday greats! Don’t miss this incredible way

to kick-off the holiday season.

The Mansion Theatre • Branson, MO417-335-2000 or 866-707-4100www.TheMansionTheatre.com

Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

Dr. Michael &Krystyna Clarke



Season At-A-GlanceSeptember18: Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program

19: Behind the Baton at the Springfield ArtMuseum

21: Opening Night at the Symphony

21: New York Night – Classical Concert

October2: Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Concert

Broadcast

16: Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program


19: From the New World – ClassicalConcert

21: Spooky Symphony

30: Symphony in the Ozarks Radio ConcertBroadcast

November6: Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program

9: Oklahoma! In Concert – Pops Concert


December4: Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program

7: An American Christmas Matinee

7: An American Christmas – PopsConcert


January15: Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program


18: Mozart in America – Classical Concert


February12: Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program


15: American Pictures – Classical Concert


March25: Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program


28: The Civil War in Missouri – ClassicalConcert

April4: 24th Annual Hellam Young Artists’

Competition




18: Great American Road Trip – ClassicalConcert


May9: 12th Annual Gala


16: The American West – Pops Concert


Symphony in the Ozarks is a monthly radio program hosted by Randy Stewart onKSMU 91.1 FM. Tune in the Wednesday before each concert at 10 a.m. to hearRandy and Kyle Wiley Pickett discuss the music the orchestra will be performing atthe upcoming concerts. KSMU will rebroadcast the Classical concerts two weeksfollowing the performance. See calendar for rebroadcast dates.

Symphony in the Ozarks Radio Program


Use the attached order form to purchase season tickets. Mail to: Springfield Symphony Orchestra, 411 N Sherman Pkwy,Springfield, MO 65802-3652.Questions? 417-864-6683 | www.springfieldmosymphony.orgAll programs and dates are subject to change. *Senior rates are for adults age 60 and older.

Seating at JKH Hall is on three levels – Orchestra,Mezzanine Balcony and Community Balcony. TheMezzanine Balcony overhangs the Orchestra level atrow P on the sides and T in the middle of the house;the Community Balcony overhangs the Mezzanineat row G. Seats are numbered starting with 1 onhouse right (patron’s right when seated facing thestage). Number of seats in rows varies fromapproximately 40-60. For Box Seat availability callthe Symphony Office.

Community Balcony (Petite Balcony)In order to grow our Outreach efforts, theSpringfield Symphony is dedicating the entirePetite Balcony as a Community Balcony. Thisbalcony will be designated to youth orunderserved people in the community, free ofcharge, in collaboration with partnering areanonprofits and schools. This will provide nearly3,000 (300 per concert) people the chance to thesee the Symphony for free.

Platinum Gold Silver BronzeFULL SEASON: 9/21 • 10/19 • 11/9 • 12/7 • 1/18 • 2/15 • 3/28 • 4/18 • 5/16

Adult $324 $284 $243

Senior* $308 $267 $227

Student $275 $235 $194

CLASSICAL SEASON ONLY: 9/21 • 10/19 • 1/18 • 2/15 • 3/28 • 4/18

Adult $216 $189 $162

Senior* $205 $178 $151

Student $184 $157 $130POPS SEASON ONLY: 11/9 • 12/7 • 5/16

Adult $108 $95 $81

Senior* $103 $89 $76

Student $92 $78 $65

SINGLE TICKETS: CLASSICAL & POPS

Adult $40 $35 $30 $10

Senior* $38 $33 $28 $10

Student $34 $29 $24 $10

SINGLE TICKETS: OKLAHOMA! IN CONCERT (POPS) November 9, 2019

Adult $45 $40 $35 $15

Senior* $42 $38 $33 $15

Student $39 $34 $29 $15

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417-864-6683 | www.springfieldmosymphony.org

All concerts are held at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 525 S John Q Hammons Pkwy., Springfield, MO 65806

KYLE WILEY PICKETT, MUSIC DIRECTOR


Springfield Symphony Orchestra411 North Sherman ParkwaySpringfield, MO 65802-3652

Return Service Requested

Join the Springfield Symphony Guild for an elegant evening in the Crystal Roomat Kentwood Arms in honor of the opening of the Springfield Symphony’s 85thseason. Come enjoy a fine dinner, champagne toast to the new season,invitation to the Afterglow, and complimentary transportation to the concertat Hammons Hall provided by J. Howard Fisk Limousines.

September 21, 2019 | 5:00 PM$75 per person | $150 per couple

The Crystal Room at Kentwood Arms700 East St. Louis Street, Springfield, MO 65806

Call for reservations: 417-864-6683

NON-PROFIT ORGUS POSTAGE

PAIDSPRINGFIELD MOPERMIT NO. 1272

Opening Night at the Symphony

Making a Way, Making a Difference, Making Music

This is a fundraising project for the Springfield Symphony Guild to support the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.


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