SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 1

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SIERRA BOGGESS IN CONCERT

COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDRES LOPERA, conductorSIERRA BOGGESS, vocalist SUMMER BOGGESS, celloBRIAN HERTZ, musical director / pianoCOLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE, DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director

Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 7:30 pmSunday, February 14, 2016 at 1:00 pmBoettcher Concert Hall

Saturday’S concert iS gratefully dedicated to dan and SuSan Paulien

Sunday’S concert iS gratefully dedicated to Southern Wine and SPiritS

RODGERS/HAMMERSTEIN “Prologue/Sound of Music” orch. Kostal from The Sound of Music

RODGERS/HAMMERSTEIN “I Have Confidence” from The Sound of Music

PUCCINI “Quando me’n vo’” from La Bohéme

BOCK/SHELDON HARNICK “Will He Like Me?” from She Loves Me arr. Hertz

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER “The Ultimate Medley” arr. Hertz (With Apologies to Andrew Lloyd

Webber): Excerpts from Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar

Nature Medley: SHERMAN/SHERMAN “How Come?” from Tom Sawyer arr. Hertz

ALAN MENKEN/STEPHEN SCHWARTZ “Just Around the Riverbend” from Pocahontas

LANE/CAHN “Can You Imagine?” from Heidi’s Song arr. Hertz

ALAN MENKEN/ASHMAN “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid

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SIERRA BOGGESS IN CONCERT (CONTINUED)

SUTTON/LENOX “I Don’t Care” from Ziegfeld Follies orch. Rassen

CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHOENBERG/ “Stars” from Les Misérables KRETZMER

LUCY SIMON/MARXHA NORMAN “Come To My Garden” arr. Kuzma from The Secret Garden

— INTERMISSION —

WILLSON/Hayman Selections from Music Man

RODGER /HAMMERSTEIN “Everybody’s Got a Home But Me” orch. R.R. Bennett from Pipe Dream

ALAN MENKEN/TIM RICE “Never Again” from King David

Grandparents Medley: KERN “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” from Roberta arr. Hertz

WARREN “You’ll Never Know” from Hello Frisco, Hello arr. Hertz

ELTON JOHN/TIM RICE “The Circle of Life” from The Lion King arr. Kuzma

COLEMAN/FIELDS “If They Could See Me Now” arr. Hertz from Sweet Charity

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER/ “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” CHARLES HART from Phantom of the Opera orch. Cullen

MICHEL LEGRAND A Piece of Sky/Part of Your World” (with arr. Hertz Chorale) from Yentl/The Little Mermaid

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FREE concertsat Boettcher Concert Hall

Fun, Family- Friendly

The Colorado Symphony is excited to announce the return of our Community Ticketing Initiative (CTI). Launched in October 2014, the program was created in an effort to reach new and diverse audiences. The CTI supports the City of Denver’s Imagine 2020 Cultural Plan which seeks to broaden access to the cultural arts for all Denver residents.

Through the CTI, the Colorado Symphony is pleased to offer complimentary tickets to children and families throughout the 2015/16 season. The Colorado Symphony offers something for everyone. Concerts include classical, holiday, family, even music from favorite movies, cartoons, and comic books! Colorado Symphony concerts are exciting for all ages – and an experience you won’t forget!

Who is Served by the CTI?Through partnerships with local agencies and community orga-nizations, the CTI primarily serves low-income individuals and families for whom cost is a barrier to concert attendance.

How Does it Work?Organizations that serve the target population may request con-cert specific vouchers that can be redeemed for a seat to that concert. If you are interested in becoming a partner organization or learning more about current partners, please visit coloradosymphony.org/CommunityTicketing.

JOIN THE COLORADO SYMPHONY

FREE concertsat Boettcher Concert Hall

Fun, Family- Friendly

The Colorado Symphony is excited to announce the return of our Community Ticketing Initiative (CTI). Launched in October 2014, the program was created in an effort to reach new and diverse audiences. The CTI supports the City of Denver’s Imagine 2020 Cultural Plan which seeks to broaden access to the cultural arts for all Denver residents.

Through the CTI, the Colorado Symphony is pleased to offer complimentary tickets to children and families throughout the 2015/16 season. The Colorado Symphony offers something for everyone. Concerts include classical, holiday, family, even music from favorite movies, cartoons, and comic books! Colorado Symphony concerts are exciting for all ages – and an experience you won’t forget!

Who is Served by the CTI?Through partnerships with local agencies and community orga-nizations, the CTI primarily serves low-income individuals and families for whom cost is a barrier to concert attendance.

How Does it Work?Organizations that serve the target population may request con-cert specific vouchers that can be redeemed for a seat to that concert. If you are interested in becoming a partner organization or learning more about current partners, please visit coloradosymphony.org/CommunityTicketing.

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POPS BIOGRAPHIESANDRES LOPERA, conductor

Colombian conductor Andres Lopera is one of the leading Latin-American artists in the United States with nearly a decade of engagements in both North and South America. A passionate conductor who believes in the transformational power of music, Lopera has recently led the Oregon Symphony, Toledo Symphony, New World Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared with professional and youth orchestras throughout Central and South America, including Honduras, where he led the Youth Orchestra

of the Americas in a musical camp for both young and professional musicians. In 2012, Lopera was appointed Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, for which he oversaw 12 different orchestral ensembles with more than 450 students. Also an accomplished trombonist, Lopera’s musical development started with the Red de Bandas de Antioquia and Red de Escuelas de Musica de Medellin, both El Sistema like programs developed in Colombia. Lopera earned a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from New England Conservatory of Music and in Trombone Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to these programs, he was awarded degrees in Conducting and Trombone from the Universidad EAFIT in Medellin, Colombia. His principal teachers were Hugh Wolff and David Loebel, with additional studies with Ludovic Morlot, Michael Tilson Thomas and Marin Alsop.

SIERRA BOGGESS, vocalist

Sierra Boggess is currently starring on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s newest musical, School of Rock. Her other Broadway credits include It Shoulda Been You, The Phantom of the Opera, Master Class (opposite Tyne Daly) and Disney’s The Little Mermaid (drama desk and drama league nominations). Her other New York credits include Guys and Dolls at Carnegie Hall, Music in the Air at Encores, and Love Loss and What I Wore Off-Broadway. She is an Olivier nominated actress for her work in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies in London’s West End. She was also seen in

London as Fantine in Les Miserables and as Christine Daae in the 25th Anniversary of Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall which was simultaneously broadcast live to cinemas around the world. Sierra’s extensive concert work includes the BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall, New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series, and 54 Below. She can be heard on the original cast recordings of The Little Mermaid, Love Never Dies, Phantom of the Opera: Live at Royal Albert Hall, School of Rock, It Shoulda Been You, and Andrew Lippa’s A Little Princess. Her solo album is entitled Awakening: Live at 54 Below. Boggess will be seen as Lily in a concert version of The Secret Garden at Lincoln Centre this February.

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SUMMER BOGGESS, cello

Summer Boggess is thrilled to be back in her hometown of Denver, to perform with the Colorado Symphony! Boggess received her Bachelor of Music degree in Cello Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and is an alumnus of the Colorado Children’s Chorale. Currently residing in NYC, Boggess is the cellist for the Broadway revival of Les Miserables. Previous Broadway shows include Big Fish, The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Scandalous, and Bye, Bye, Birdie. Boggess appeared off-Broadway in The Last 5 Years and The Blue Flower at Second Stage and

performed at Carnegie Hall for Kristin Chenoweth. Other NYC engagements include City Center Encores, the American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera, Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center’s “American Songbook” series and on “The Today Show” and “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Summer completed her Suzuki Teacher Training at the School for Strings in Manhattan and has been on the faculty of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and the Birch Wathen Lenox School in Manhattan. She also volunteers with Arists Striving To End Poverty (ASTEP) and has taught at the Shanti Bhavan school in India for the last six years. Boggess received her Masters degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

BRIAN HERTZ, musical director / piano

Brian Hertz has played regularly for numerous Broadway shows, including Aladdin, Les Miserables, Newsies, Cinderella, Ghost, Sister Act, Porgy & Bess, The Little Mermaid, Avenue Q, Legally Blonde, and Shrek. He is also a pianist for the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes. Hertz collaborates regularly with Audra McDonald, serving as her pianist and Associate Music Director. Recent engagements include performances at the Sydney Opera House, with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood, National Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, New Jersey

Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and at the White House. He is featured on her most recent album, Go Back Home. Hertz was the Associate Conductor for the American Repertory Theater’s production of Porgy & Bess, and the Associate Music Director for the national tours of Legally Blonde and Wonderful Town. Hertz is from Long Island and received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Ithaca College.

POPS BIOGRAPHIES

Magical Music of Harry PotterAPR 10 SUN 1:00 Boettcher Concert Hall

Christopher Dragon’s Classical

TOP 40MAY 7 SAT 7:30Boettcher Concert Hall

80’s Mix Tape with the Colorado SymphonyAPR 21 THU 7:30Boettcher Concert Hall

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COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALEFor more than forty years the Colorado Children’s Chorale has brought its artistry and charm to audiences throughout the world. With a diverse repertoire ranging from fully staged opera and musical theater to standard choral compositions in classical, folk and popular traditions, the Chorale performs with an innovative stage presentation and a unique theatrical spirit. In recognition of its artistic excellence, the Chorale was awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and the prestigious El Pomar Award for Excellence in Arts and Humanities. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Deborah

DeSantis and Executive Director Meg Steitz, the Colorado Children’s Chorale annually trains 500 members between the ages of 7 and 14 from all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds representing more than 180 schools in the Denver metro area and beyond. Since its founding in 1974, the Chorale has sung countless performances with some of the world’s finest performing arts organizations, performed for numerous dignitaries, and appeared in several television and radio broadcasts. The Performance Program includes a series of self-produced concerts, numerous performances with other Colorado arts organizations and touring around the world. The Chorale presents annual performances of Christmas with the Children’s Chorale and Spring with the Children’s Chorale at Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, A Classical Afternoon at Montview Presbyterian Church and Performing Small Miracles at Colorado Heights Theater. Spring Fling Sing! is presented in venues across the metro area. This season also includes A Colorado Christmas, Sierra Boggess in Concert, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Carmina Burana with The Colorado Symphony, and Ballad of Baby Doe and Tosca with Central City Opera.

The Colorado Children’s Chorale is honored to perform with the Colorado Symphony and Chorale Alumna, Sierra Boggess.

Deborah DeSantis, Artistic Director and Conductor Mary Louise Burke, Associate Director and Conductor

POPS BIOGRAPHIES

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Maya GalpernHannah GarciaBridget GorderKyle GreenBrianna GressAudrey HamptonReed HaymonsElizabeth HetzelKaty HollisNoah HutabaratIain IrelandMartin JerniganKalleiopye KleinZack KramerCharlotte LeDukeJohn LimDevin MackAjaya MaconLukas Makikalli

Blake MannBrett MasonMakenna MaupinAllyson MayTrey MaysAbbie McAdamsTrey McKeeverCaleb MeyerhoffAsia MondragonDwayne MontoyaMellany MulcahyAbby MullaneyBen MyersLivi MyersAdrian NagleAva NelsonNick PassaroEli PouliotGrace Pouliot

Michael RedmondRachel RegaladoGenevieve Reyland-SlawsonJaxon Riley-CombsLauren SimaskoClara SjobergBrennan SkeffingtonHarrison SodiaKieran StrohfusCarter StrunkMarina StylianouMargot SwetichAbe TimmeCharley TraskMarinda VacantiNatalie VacantiMorgan WardWilliam Warren

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Inside the Score

Half Notes

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Petite Musique

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Your Colorado Symphony is excited to announce

another season of educational opportunities for all

ages. From Petite Musique to Symphony 101 Colorado

Symphony Education is making great strides this year

to provide education and entertainment to Colorado.