The Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board andThe Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association Present

KIDS PLAYSaturday, July 18, 2015, 7:30 p.m. ~ Lake Harriet

Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Richard Wagner

Symphony No. 5, Op. 47: Finale—Allegro non troppo Dmitri Shostakovich

On the Mall Edwin Franko Goldman

The Drama of Carmen Georges Bizet Introduction: The Toreadors Prelude to Act I Habañera Toreador Song Seguedilla Aragonaise Danse bohème

Russian Sailors Dance from The Red Poppy Reinhold Gliere

Aaron Vanek, narratorJere Lantz, conductor and host

Lights, Camera, Symphony!Sunday, July 19, 2015, 5:30 p.m. ~ Lake Harriet

Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey (Also sprach Zarathustra) Richard Strauss

Selections from Mary Poppins Richard & Robert Sherman

Suite from Psycho Bernard Herrmann

James Bond: Themes from 007 arr. Calvin Custer

When You Wish Upon a Star from Pinocchio Leigh Harline & Ned Washington

March from Raiders of the Lost Ark John Williams

Suite from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer arr. Ted Ricketts

Suite from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 Alexandre Desplat & John Williams arr. Jerry Brubaker

Suite from Star Wars John Williams Main Title Yoda’s Theme Throne Room and Closing Title

Cast of Chanhassen Dinner Theater’s Mary PoppinsTim Russell, host

Jere Lantz, conductor

These programs are made possible by a grant from the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Fund, which is funded by the recording industry. It has been arranged by Local 30-73 of the American Federation of Musicians.

The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra ~ 66 Summers of Music at Lake HarrietThe Minneapolis Pops Orchestra brings to the Twin Cities community the power and pleasure of live orchestraconcerts performed by professional musicians, free of charge. Pops Orchestra musicians can be heard in theoff-season playing with the Minnesota Orchestra, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera,Minnesota Sinfonia, VocalEssence, and other distinguished Twin Cities ensembles.

FluteKay Sahlin Sponsored by Peggy ProweCynthia Stokes Sponsored by Esther Oettli and Tom BurtLiz Gomoll

OboeMarilyn Ford Sponsored by Cynthia StokesMerilee Klemp Sponsored by Joe Hognander

ClarinetShelley Hanson Sponsored by Ellis & Nancy OlkonJo Ann Polley Sponsored by Jennifer Jewell Thomas

Bassoon Carole Smith Sponsored by Holly MacDonald & John OrbisonCoreen Nordling

HornNeal Bolter Sponsored by Burt & Sandy HoversonChuck HodgsonGreg Beckwith Sponsored by Cynthia ShinglerTom Gullickson

TrumpetLynn Erickson Sponsored by Mary Jo Kane and Esther OettliTakako Senn Sponsored by Joan MaddenDon Hakala

TromboneLarry Zimmerman Sponsored by John EricksonRick Gaynor Sponsored by Peter Hoban & Linda RomineDave Stevens

TubaWarren Starr Sponsored by Chuck & Wendy Ott

TympaniBob Adney Sponsored by Michael Lindsay & Judee Arnstein

PercussionJay Johnson Sponsored by Barb & Tran Alfrey

Violin IMichal Sobieski Sponsored by Penny Bond & Chuck GrimsrudJulia Persitz Sponsored by Alberto & Alexandra RicartConor O’Brien Sponsored by the Longman FamilyStephan OrsakBrenda Mickens Sponsored by Inez GantzElise Parker Sponsored by Peter Hoban & Linda RomineJudy Thon-Jones

Violin IIMark Bjork Sponsored by Pat Van ValkenburgDavid MickensLorie HippenJoanna SheltonTerry Elliot

ViolaTamas Strasser Sponsored by John EricksonVivi Erikson Sponsored by Mike PeifferStella AndersonMark Anderson

CelloJoshua KoestenbaumLucia Magney Sponsored by Anne HellerTom AustinAnna Vasquez

BassNancy Bjork Sponsored by Dianne Leider & Liz TottJohn Michael SmithConnie Martin Sponsored by Helene Haapala

ConductorJere Lantz Sponsored by Jim & Donna Peter

Music in the ParksSummer 2015

Minneapolis Pops Orchestra...

The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra2015 Season Summary

Jere Lantz, Music Director

All concerts are performed at the Lake Harriet Bandshell unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, June 27, 7:30 pm – POPS PREVIEW POTPOURRI We begin our 66th season with a look ahead at each of the concerts at Lake Harriet this summer.

Sunday, June 28, 5:30 pm – BLUE NOTES Inspired by George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and featuring the Twin Cities’ pre-eminent piano man Dan Chouinard, we paint the town blue: Blue Danube, Blue Moon, St Louis Blues. Don’t be blue! Come!

Tuesday, June 30, 10:30 am – BLUE NOTES at Nicollet Island Pavilion

Friday, July 3, 7:00 pm – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL at Como Dockside Pavilion

Saturday, July 4, 7:30 pm – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL Join us to celebrate America’s 239th birthday with the most all-American program we’ve ever done. We will salute Broadway, folk music, the circus, fiddling, our armed forces, and our rich land—beautiful indeed. Sponsored by DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS, INC.

Sunday, July 5, 5:30 pm – THE GREAT OUTDOORS We will explore the wonders of nature through music. Listen to Tales from the Vienna Woods, experience The Lark Ascending, and celebrate Thunder and Lightning, Summer Skies, Stardust, and much more.

Monday, July 6, 10:30 am – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL at Nicollet Island Pavilion

Thursday, July 9, 1:00 pm – AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL at Cerenity Senior Care – Humboldt

Saturday, July 11, 7:30 pm, & Sunday, July 12, 5:30 pm – H. M. S. PINAFORE The Twin Cities’ leading operetta troupe, the Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company, will be back to figure out who’s a captain and who’s a common sailor on their most uncommon ship. FUN!!!

Wednesday, July 15, 10:30 am – THE GREAT OUTDOORS at Nicollet Island Pavilion

Saturday, July 18, 7:30 pm – KIDS PLAY Once again we double the size of our orchestra by pairing young artists with our pros. Twice the musicians for Bizet’s Carmen and Glière’s Russian Sailors’ Dance. Plus Shostakovich at his mightiest!

Sunday, July 19, 5:30 pm – LIGHTS, CAMERA, SYMPHONY! It’s Sunday night at the movies with special guests—the stars of Chanhassen Dinner Theater’s Mary Poppins. Tim Russell of “A Prairie Home Companion” is filmmeister for the evening. Nine great movie scores— bring popcorn!

Tuesday, July 21, 10:30 am – LIGHTS, CAMERA, SYMPHONY! at Nicollet Island Pavilion

Tuesday, July 21, 6:30 pm – LIGHTS, CAMERA, SYMPHONY! at Elliot Park, Minneapolis

Saturday, July 25, 7:30 pm – THE MUSICIANS’ CHOICE Our players take charge and their favorites will be everyone’s favorites. Enjoy!

Sunday, July 26, 5:30 pm – THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE We close our season with our audience voting on the program they want to hear. Come early, vote often!

The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association Board of Directors

Jere Lantz, Music DirectorLucia Magney, Executive DirectorMike Peiffer, Operations Manager

Connie Martin, Grant WriterMark Anderson, Librarian

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Cynthia StokesPresident Thomas AustinMark BjorkMichael CoddingtonRichard Gaynor

Lynn EricksonVice PresidentJohn GrayShelley HansonMark KauschKathleen KresgeJere Lantz

William Goldman Treasurer Martha StutsmanBarbara ThomasArnold Walker Richard J. Wildberger

Welcome to the 66th Season of The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra!

The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association is an independent, nonprofit corporation, dedicated to funding free concerts by the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra. We are grateful for major support from Target, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the General Mills Foundation, Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc., Thomson Reuters, Emerson Process Management - Rosemount, Inc., Medtronic, Faegre Baker Daniels, and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. It is the generosity of corporations, foundations, government entities, and hundreds of individual donors that sustains this remarkable Twin Cities tradition.

THANK YOU DONORS!

Summer 2015

List of donations received between 7/15/2014 and 6/19/2015.

Legacy cLub: an asterisk beside a name indicates that the donor has supported the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra in 10 of the last 15 years.

We try very hard to make this list accurate.If you find that we have made a mistake, please contact us at 612-724-6927

Patron $5,000 and above

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Counsel, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Patron

Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc* Sponsoring the July 4th concertThe Puzak Family Foundation*

Maestro $1,000-$4,999Emerson Process Management, Rosemount Inc.*Greystone Foundation*Medtronic FoundationThe Music Performance Trust FundSusan M. Kennedy*Jim and Donna Peter* Sponsoring Jere LantzWarren and Mary Lynn StaleyCynthia Stokes* Sponsoring Marilyn Ford

concertMaster $500-$999ECCO*Faegre Baker Daniels FoundationKopp Family Foundation*

Anonymous (1)Jon and Laura BloombergMichael Coddington*John Erickson Sponsoring Larry Zimmerman and Tamas StrasserPenny Bond and Chuck Grimsrud* Sponsoring Michal SobieskiEsther Oettli Sponsoring Cynthia Stokes and Lynn EricksonPeter Hoban and Linda Romine* Sponsoring Rick Gaynor and Elise ParkerCynthia Shingler Sponsoring Greg BeckwithNancy State In memory of Dale State

chair sPonsor $250-$499Anonymous (11)Barbara and Tran Alfrey* Sponsoring Jay JohnsonMichael Lindsay and Judee Arnstein* Sponsoring Bob AdneyTom Burt* Sponsoring Cynthia Stokes and in honor of Arnold WalkerLynn M. Erickson*

Longman Family In memory of Michael and Sponsoring Conor O’BrienJerry and Cathie FischerElizabeth Friborg In memory of Donald FriborgHelene Haapala* Sponsoring Connie MartinAnne E. Heller* Sponsoring Lucia MagneyJoe Hognander* Sponsoring Merilee KlempBurt and Sandy Hoverson* Sponsoring Neal BolterDavid and Barbara Hughes In honor of my dear dadLiz Tott and Dianne Leider Sponsoring Nancy BjorkJoan Madden* Sponsoring Takako SennEllis and Nancy Olkon* Sponsoring Shelley HansonHolly MacDonald and John Orbison* Sponsoring Carole SmithChuck and Wendy Ott Sponsoring Warren Starr in memory of Timothy PeterMike Peiffer Sponsoring Vivi EricksonPeggy Prowe Sponsoring Kay SahlinAlberto and Alexandra Ricart Sponsoring Juila PersitzRonald Ricketts In memory of Shirley RickettsKay and Kenneth Sahlin*Jon Schasker and Deborah Carlson* In memory of Dale StateMark and Tamara SmithJennifer Jewell Thomas and David Thomas Sponsoring JoAnn PolleyPat Van Valkenburg* Sponsoring Mark Bjork

tribute $100 - $249 Deluxe Corporation FoundationThe Electric Fetus*First Lutheran Church Young at Heart GroupHer Friends in Tolkien and at TheOneRing.net In memory of Denise ReichmannLieberman-Okinow Foundation*North Central States Regional Council of CarpentersSieff Family FoundationThe Spiller L’Chaim Fund*

Travelers Community Connections

Bob and Melissa Adney*Ed Sootsman and Scott AppelwickMaria Bales In memory of Kent BalesToni Beitz*Paul and Barbara Benn*George and Joan CarlsonSheldon and Lili Chester*Frank Claymon In memory of Schatzi SimonRoger and Gretchen Clemence*Ralph and Ruth Colby*Corey and Beth ConoverMary CowdenElizabeth Cutter and Perry Wilson IIIBob and Elin DavisCy and Paula DeCosse*Ronald and Carole Dobies*John and Meric Dougherty*Ron and Marti Erickson*Bernette Finley-Drawe In memory of Edith FinleyJane C. FreemanJo Ellen Batty-George and William R. GeorgeMarvin Gilman* In memory of Randy GilmanJoseph and Marjorie Grinnell*Don and Sylvia Hakala*Donald and Marion Hall*Tim and Beth Hart-AndersenFred and Eileen Heinzeller*Lowell and Anne HelgasonBeverly Rosen Hlavac* In memory of Marion Prell RosenBrian and Cheryl HowellThelma Hunter In honor of Jim and Donna PeterMary Ireland In memory of Darl and Lillian RansburgJames and Kathleen Johnson*Thomas and Bonnie Johnson*Ruth JonesJack and Marilyn Kemme*John Everett and Kim Keprios* In memory of Lee ChristiansenTerry and Ann Kita*Kathleen KresgeAl Larson*Peg Meier*Michael B. MillerDave and Kathie Miller*Kay Miller*John and Sandra Mitchell*

tribute con’tLaura and Paul Morrill*Kay Nelson* In honor of Robert and Betty Ann NelsonSam and Marian Nichols*John L. Nyberg*Heather OrserBarbara OsadckyLareign PaulsonAnne Marie PersonGene and Marge PhilipsonMark Ulmer and Jo Ann Polley*John and Betty Reichert* In memory of Eloise & Romaine ReichertDavid and Margie Richards*Jim and Suzy RiestererArt and Cheri RolnickSteven and Marilyn RothschildLuther and Bernice Schmidt*V. Katherine Gray and Gary Schoener*David and Mary SchultzTom and Pat Scott*Martin A. Segal*Gale Sharpe*Henry and Christina SheaJoanna Shelton*Terry Shima*Penny and Kurt Smith In memory of Kathy ColemanMichal and Elizabeth SobieskiLeif and Jeanne Solberg*Ruben and Dorothy SorucoLorraine Spies* In memory of Kathryn E. SpiesLois M. Stahl* In memory of George StahlElizabeth Borg and David StevensF. S. and K. J. Stiegler*Vern Sutton In honor of Cynthia StokesElaine B. Walker*John and Pat Webster* In memory of Barbara Linderman and Ken and Geneva WebsterMary Ann Dorsher and Sven A. WehrweinBarbara WeissbergerRita and Tom WelchFrank and Frances Wilkinson*Stanton L. Wolkoff*Larry Zimmerman*

artist $50 - $99Community SharesGuardian Angels- Angels on MainCurt and Sheri Trout and Troutreach Technologies, LLC*

Anonymous (19)Ray and Barbara Anschel*Mark and Nancy Bjork*Mona W. BrownFred and Lorna Byers*Rod Chelberg In memory of ReneeDavid and Harriet Conkey*Alyce M. CranstonSteve and Denise CroninJoan Darling*Daniel and Deborah Day*Joseph Deitch*Robert J. Devereaux*Dale and Lois DobrinArt and Carol Downey*Bill Dahlin and Marie DymitMichael and Colleen Eckman*Kathy Lucas and Raymond EhlersDennis and Karen Fenster*Rich and Judy FineMark and Lucy Rose FischerArlene M. FriedDon and Katy Goethals*Stanley Graham*Erwin and Arlis GrossmanLaura HahnJack and Grace HarknessMick and Beth Hawkins In honor of Jere LantzPatrick and Pamela HebertDoug HeftiStefan and Lonnie HelgesonStephen and Sheila Hoster*Jack and Margaret JanzenKen and Katie Jensen*Frank and Peggy Johnson*Rodney E. Johnson*Peggy Johnson*Jerry and Harriet Johnson*Carol A. Johnson*Eric and Roxie King-SmithJim and Jane KlineMelvin and Elizabeth LaLuzerne*Ron and Barb Larson*Jim and Sheila Leatherman*Shirley LevittMarty Lewis-Hunstiger*John Luhman*

Dick Wildberger and Lucia Magney*W. and D. Malin*Karin and Larry Margolis*Barbara Marti*Carol MartinRuth McCarthy*Shirley McKinney* In memory of Jerald McKinneyPhil and Gwen Meyer*Nancy B. Miller*Chuck and Ann Munson*Janet MusselmanMary Nee*Claire T. Olson*Martin and Joyce OrbuchR. and C. Oriani*Karen and Dale Panton*Brian and Marcia RiceMichael RootMarsha McDonald and Amos Rosenbloom*Elaine Savick*Jack ScholesJohn and Gillian SchoonoverJon and Dana Schroeder*Bob and Barbara Scott*Jerry and Marian Shoultz*Michael and Judith Sigelman In memory of Samuel SigelmanMike Jereczek and Jan Sigmund*Joan Spell*Yale and Elaine StenzlerNorton G. Stillman*Michael and Colette Sulser*Rafael E. Tarragó*Shirley Truempi*Earl WardJohn and Diana WellsPatty Napier and Patrick WhitcombRichard Wildberger*Doug and Sue Williams*Franklin C. Norman and Marilyn WingerMark and Penny ZiessmanPhilip Oxman and Harvey Zuckman*

Musician $1 - $49Thrivent Financial for Lutherans/Gift Multiplier Program

Anonymous (43)Paula Aal*David and Joyce AbramsonChuck and Cookie AbramsonGerald Jorgenson and Mary Adair*

Barbara Amram*Farrand AndersonRichard and Jeanette ArnevikRichard and Sharon AstlefordDonn and Louise Barber*Carol BarnettThomas and Mary BaskervilleDaniel and Susan Bembenek* In memory of Mildred RonyakCarole BlaskaMichael and Susan BlehertRosanne E. Bliss*Roger BolzBill and Karen BosackerBill and Jacalyn BrozeCarol CochranRaymond and Jeanne CreeganTerry and Judy DowClaire DraweBrad EggenBarbara Eiger*Ron and Vicky ErcolaniVivi EricksonElliott and Joan Farber*Bev FarraherArnold and Joan Feinberg*Sheldon and Gerry FeldmanBob and Sylvia FineStuart and Betsy FogelJoe and Gloria FredkoveV and G FuhrkenNorma C. Fuller*Phyllis Galbraith*Charlotte GelfandTracey GennrichEric and Beatrice Giere*Don and Nancy Gilberg*Neil and Joanne GilbertGary and Martie Glockner*Fred and Rosalie GoldbergLester and Bonnie Goldblatt*Bill and Nanette Goldman*Charles GriffithsLen and Geri HallPhil Morton and Lois Hall*Mary Arneson and Dale Hammerschmidt*Robert and Elizabeth HansonJulie and Greg Heaton-Hill*Pat HelinMary HendersonMarilyn HenkenBetty Hennum In memory of Dwayne HennumMarcia Hinitz*Bill HoffmanMarian and Warren Hoffman*Harlan HolmquistRoger HussMildred Huttenmaier*

Thank you to all of our supporters!

If you are not yet a supporter, there is still time to become one.

Visit our website at www.mplspops.org, or come to the t-shirt table for more information!

Musician con’t Robert Janzen*Sandra JohnsonJerry and Sandy Johnson*Diane Landis and Jay Johnson*Conrad and Stella Jones*Wadad KadiStanley KasalBarbara KaufmanJulaine Kobiske*Don and Lois Koehler*Richard and Mary KollenGeorge and Marvyl Kotsonas*Robert and Jay KurversMarilyn LaingAmy LangeDavid and Sheryl Larsen*Ted and Brenda Litman*William and Rosalie Lurth*Joane and Roderick MacDonaldSandra MandelMarilyn Marker In memory of Gerald MarkerRichard and Evelyn Martin*C. Paul and Carole Martin*Laurence MearkleMargaret Michaelson*Martha Beery and Kevin Milbery*Mary L. Miller*Ella Mogilevsky*Lee MoralRonald and Jean Mrugala*Jim and Mona Myott*

James Nastoff*Kay D. Nelson*Leonard and Grace NelsonJohn Paulson and Coreen NordlingJoe Novich*Kay Ogren*Marvin and Donna OrtquistJoy OsbornJoe and Becky PeifferGarry and Mary Ann PetersonShirley Peterson*Carol PineMarjean Postlethwaite*Alan and Nancy PoulsenMarilyn Reichman*Harry ReichmannBarbara Risken*John Romano*Judith Romine*Marlene Rutman*Mary L. RyanPaul Martin and Vicki RyanAudrey I. Sanders*Elaine Gaston and Mark Scannell*Vernon SchaafHeather SchoonoverShelley K. Segal*Jack and Susan Sell*Ramona SettergrenGary and Karen SiewertArlene R. Skorich*Peggy Smith

Matt SmrekarRobert Davidson and Shellie SpecterSheila SporleinRobert and Donna SteinwedelDonna StelmaszewskiCarlin StilesBarbara Stillman*Miles and Sharon StrombackHarry and Sue SummittCarol SvanoeJim and Bonnie ThomasStephen and Glenna ThompsonBruce and Marilyn Thompson*Carolyn Laxon and Richard TiegsDoug TrebtoskeJohn TykwinskiDan and Donna Utter*Jim and Meredith Van Der Werf*Kathleen Varner*Gladys WalckerBarb Webb*Joe and Sue WernerArdis Wexler*Richard and Faith Wisland*Kathleen WittingerLinda A. WoodLeonard and Bonnie ZeffSharon Zweigbaum

VoLunteers

Jeanette AndersonJim & Sharon Bennett Diane BergAlida DrawertHelene HaapalaAnne HellerMichael Hindin Gary JonesNaomi JonesKathy Kresge and John GrayPaul Martin and Vicki RyanMary Ann McGuireElaine SavickKathryn SchaferJan SigmundRich Wildberger

in-Kind donations

Minneapolis Park and Recreation BoardMintáhoe Catering and Events

Chanhassen Dinner TheatresGuthrie TheaterInveniam CorporationIsles Bun & CoffeeJungle Red SalonPeace CoffeeThe Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraThe Saint Paul SaintsTrader Joe’s Wuollet Bakery