Susquehanna Symphony OrchestraSheldon Bair, Founder & Music Director

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TheSusquehannaSymphonyOrchestrawasfoundedin1978bySheldonBairandisacommunityorchestraofprofessionalandamateurvolunteermusicians.TheSusquehannaSymphony’shomeisinHarfordCounty,Maryland,nearthemouthoftheSusquehannaRiver.TheOrchestraperformsasubscriptionseriesofconcertseveryyear inaddition tooutdoorandchambermusicconcerts.TheOrchestrahasperformedoperaandballet,aswellasstandardorchestralrepertoire,andisknownforitspremieresofnewworksandperformancesofunusualrepertoire.TheOrchestraperformedinSt.Patrick’sCathedral,NewYorkCityforover3,000peopleinNovember2007,andatCarnegieHallfor2,500peopleinOctober2009.

Thisyearmarksthe35thSeasonoftheSusquehannaSymphonyOrchestra.Suchlongevitywouldnotbepossiblewithoutyoursupport.Wethankyouforattending this evening’s concert, and look forward tomanymore years ofmakingmusic!

Mission StatementTheSusquehannaSymphonyOrchestra (SSO) strives tostimulatecreativityand intellectual growth in the local community and volunteer musiciansthroughtheperformanceofdiverseorchestralworks.

Thank You!TheSSOwouldliketoexpresstheirgratitudetoChrisSchlerandLauraStaffordfromtheTownofBelAirforalltheirhelpwithcoordinatingtheconcertsandcontractswithBelAirHighSchool.WealsoareindebtedtoPaulLabe,DeanforVisual,Performing,andAppliedArtsatHCC;GregoryKomondor,Principal,BelAirHighSchool;andtheBelAirHighMusicDepartment,TerriMathews,Department Chair. We thank Harford Community College for providingrehearsal space, our ticket outlets, and our sponsors/donors who makesharingexcellentorchestralmusicwithourcommunitypossible.

Our 35th Season

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Lee Johnson Symphony No. 6 – Dead Symphony

IfIHadtheWorldtoGiveDeadOverture/SaintStephenHereComesSunshineMountainsoftheMoonBirdSongChinaDoll/Finale

Intermission

Wolfgang A. Mozart Two Arias from “Don Giovanni”(1756–1791)

Batti,battiobelMasettoVedrai,carinoSoprano:EmmaZyriek

Peter I. Tchaikovsky Preghiera (Ave Verum Corpus) (1840–1893) from Suite No. 4, “Mozartiana”

Peter I. Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture(1840–1893)

SymphonyNo.6–DeadSymphony was acquired from the composer with thanks. Permission to use the album cover art was also granted.

We thank COL Jeff Holt of the Aberdeen Test Center, US Army, for the use of the tank wrenches.

Note: When a symphony with multiple movements is performed, please hold all applause until after the final movement. Thank you.

The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra is supported by funds from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive, and the Harford County Government through the Harford County Cultural Arts Board. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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Music DirectorSheldon Bair is the Founder and Music Director of the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra(Maryland),acommunityorchestraofover90members.HeholdsaBachelor’sdegree fromElizabethtown College (Pennsylvania) wherehe studied conducting with Otis Kitchen andcomposition with James McVoy and DarrellDouglas, and aMaster’s degree from TowsonUniversity (Maryland). In addition, his post-graduatestudiesincludeclassesatWestminsterChoirCollegeinPrinceton,NewJersey.SheldonBairhasstudiedconductingwithWitoldRowickiinVienna,andMarcMostovoy,WilliamHudson,andLeonidGrin.

Bair teachesorchestrafor theHarfordCountyPublicSchools (Maryland), isadjunct faculty for Harford Community College, is on the conducting stafffor the ElizabethtownCollegeMusic Camp, and is often invited to conductandadjudicateyouthorchestrasandsoloists. InNovember2000,BairwasbestowedthePaderewskiAward forContributionstoSocietyandCultureatthePolishEmbassyinWashington,DC.Inthefallof2007,Bairwastheguestconductor for theFlowerMoundSymphonyOrchestra inDallas, Texas,andinFebruary2011heconducted theOklahomaYouthOrchestra inNorman,Oklahoma.Inthefallof2007,93membersoftheSusquehannaSymphonyappearedatSt.Patrick’sCathedralinNewYorkCity,performingaprogramofPolishmusicwithseveralchoirsinfrontofanappreciative,standing-room-onlyaudience.Inthefallof2009,100membersoftheSusquehannaSymphonyperformedonthemainstageatCarnegieHallforthesamePolishimpresario,performingaprogramofPolishworksunderthreedifferentconductors.

Putting Harford County on the MapInOctober2011,Bairwasinvitedtospeakatthe6thAnnualMalcolmArnoldFestival inNorthampton,U.K.The invitationcamemore thanayearbeforeandwasduetothefactthathehadconductedtheU.S.premiereofArnold’s9th(andlast)SymphonyinBelAirinMarch2000.Onthe90thanniversaryofArnold’sbirth,Bairwasgiventhehonorof layingawreathatthebustofSirMalcolmArnoldinthelobbyoftheNorthamptonConcertHallwherethefestivalwasbeingheld.AlsoduringBair’s triphemetwithTonyMasters,aretiredhighschoolbanddirectorwhohadbroughthisschoolbandtoBelAiron twooccasions; andmetwithEnglish conductorAndrewPennywhohadconducted the Naxos label’s CD set of all nine Arnold symphonies. TheremaybesomepossiblefuturecollaborationwiththeSSOandthelocalyouthorchestrasfromEngland.MaestroBair’stravelsconnecttheSSOtopointsallovertheworldandareoneofthereasonswhythisall-volunteercommunityorchestraisofsuchanamazingvaluetoHarfordCounty.

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About the ComposerLee Johnson was born in Minnesota in 1961.He grew up taking lessons on piano, cello, andclassical guitar and began composing at age 15.Lee joined the US Army Band as a guitarist andlived in Wurzburg, Germany which gave him andhisfamilymanywonderfulopportunitiestoseeandexperienceGermanyandEurope.

Today,LeeJohnsonisworkingasaveryrequestedcomposer,conductor,performer,andproducer.Hehasworksthathavebeenperformedandrecorded

by the London Symphony Orchestra, the chart-topping Taliesin Orchestra,theLondonSessionOrchestra, TheAmericanRockOrchestra, TheCyberlinPhilharmonia,andmanyothers—allunderhisbaton.

Lee Johnson has recorded and conducted numerous works at the famedAbbeyRoadStudiosinLondon.Hehascomposedfivesymphonies,numerouschamberworks,fourmusicals,twooperas,concerti,choralandvocalworks,worksforballettheater,featureandexperimentalfilm,andhundredsofworksformultimediaandinteractivetechnologies.Johnsonisindemandasaguestlecturer for his creative works and is a frequent speaker and clinician atcolleges,universities,andfineartsorganizations.

LeeJohnsonhasconductedandrecordedwithworldclassorchestrassuchas:TheRussianNationalOrchestra,TheLondonSymphonyOrchestra,TheTaliesinOrchestra,TheLondonSessionOrchestra,TheAmericanRockOrchestra,TheCyberlinPhilharmonia,amongmanyothers.

JohnsonhasreceivedanEmmyAward,wasnamedGeorgiaArtistoftheYear,haschartedonBillboard,haswonASCAPandADDYAwards,andisthefull-timeCallawayProfessorofMusicChairatLaGrangeCollegeinGeorgia.

Our Guest PerformerEmma Zyriek is a junior at C.MiltonWright HighSchool.Shehaslovedmusicsinceshewasasmallchild,andhasperformedatnumerouschurchandcivicfunctions,aswellaswithensemblessuchasthe Young Victorian Opera Company of Baltimore,HarfordCommunityCollege’sPhoenixTheater,andthe Maryland All County and All State Choruses.Emma attended the Brevard (NC) Music Center’shighschooloperaprogramin2010andwillspendsix weeks at the Tanglewood Young Vocal Artist

programthissummer.ShestudiesvoicewithDr.PhillipCollister,andhopesto pursue a double degree in vocal performance and political science incollege.

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LibrarianLauraRuth

Personnel ManagersAliciaWattsAnneLehman

Stage ManagerWellesStill

Personnel ‡ In Alphabetical Order

First Violins ‡WendyBohdel,ConcertmasterElizabethCaugheyGwendolynClemensShannon EatonMary FolusAnneLehmanEnidMcClureAndrewNowakowskiTerryO’NeillKimPolitzChristineRobbinsWilliamSpencerLilyWangAmyWilkinson

Second Violins ‡ManfredReek,PrincipalAnthonyJ.BelcastroKatieBohdelBeverlyCaswellAshleyHarrisCristineLarsonMarthaSchmidtSaraTwistAlexanderWeberDemiWilkersonChelseaWilks

Violas ‡JessicaConklin,PrincipalWillConwayColleenGrotkeKarynHetmanskiNoreenHiltzCaitlinNormanEdnaRainey

Violoncellos ‡LauraRuth,PrincipalElaine BundyKimDamianJuliaDatherChelseaFriendFredGehrisMarkGrotkeBarbaraHillKevinKleinMichele Martin

Basses ‡Brian Folus, PrincipalZacharyBairCarolBenckKenHenningsDylanJenningsBethWeed

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Side-by-Side MembersFirst ViolinsSamanthaSmithCarolineHuangGusCarlsonFaithWang

Second ViolinsSamanthaLitvinAlexandraStephensMichaelPerrottiJustinTaylor

ViolasDeedraRenaeHaynesKerryIngramBenHubbardKaminiMallick

VioloncellosLaurenBetzAlexisSfikasJohnGrotke

BassesZacharyBairShaylaS.Schlossenberg

FluteAnnemarieDickerson

ClarinetsArielBreidenbaugh

BassoonClarkButler

TromboneJacobWeinstein

PercussionBraedenTravers

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Symphony No. 6 – Dead SymphonyLee Johnson

Lee Johnson is a professor of music composition, music technology, andfilmmusicforLaGrangeCollegeincentralGeorgia.Hiscompositionsincludeninesymphonies, twonontraditionaloperas,concertos,musicals,cantatas,chambermusic,vocalandchoralworks,andawardwinningfilmmusic.

In1995Johnson’sfriend,producerMikeAdamsaskedhim“toseeifitwaspossible tomakeasymphonyof themusicof theGratefulDead.” Johnsonknewof thegroup,butdidn’t reallyknow theirmusic.Overaperiodof tenyears he studied theirmusic and discoveredmuch of it to be improvised,but searched for songs thathe said, “wouldbeflatteredby theuseof theorchestra.”Asaresult,thesymphonywasinspiredbytheDead,butisnotanorchestralversionofthesongs.

Theoriginalcompletedworkwasrecordedin2005bytheRussianNationalOrchestra,agroupofyoungmusicianswhoJohnsonhadworkedwithpreviously.ThefirstliveperformancewasonAugust1,2008,onwhatwouldhavebeenJerryGarcia’s66thbirthday,bytheBaltimoreSymphonyOrchestrawithLucasRichmanconducting.Thesymphonyasinitiallycompletedconsistedoftwelveshortmovements, each of which, except for the overture and finale, were

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Program Notes (Cont’d)Two Arias from “Don Giovanni”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Mozart’spopularoperaset in1600sSpain recounts theadventuresof thelotharioDonJuan (Giovanni, in the Italian translation). Included in thecastareayoungengagedpeasantcouple,ZerlenaandMasetto.InActI,Scene2peasantsarecelebratingtheupcomingweddingofthecouplewhenGiovannijoins in and begins flirting with Zerlina, which angersMasetto. Alone withGiovanni,Zerlinaisflatteredbyhisattention,butafriendarrivesandwhisksherawayanddenounceshimasaseducer.Outsidethepalace,ZerlinabegsMasettotoforgiveherapparentinfidelity(“Beat,obeatme,sweetMasetto”).LaterintheactGiovannicontinuesflirtingwithZerlinaandnumerousotherwomen.

In Act II, Scene 1, knowing Giovanni’s true nature, Masetto enters with abandofarmedpeasantsintendingtopunishGiovanni.DressedinadisguiseGiovannigivesthegroupfalseinformation,sendingthemoff.Masettoremainsbehindand isbeatenbyGiovanni.Zerlinaarrivesandsweetly tends toherfiancé(“You’llsee,dearone”).

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Program Notes (Cont’d)Preghiera (Ave Verum Corpus) from Suite No. 4, “Mozartiana”Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Writtenin1877,MozartianaisanorchestralsuitewrittenasatributetoMozartonthe100thanniversaryofhisoperaDonGiovanni.Thesuiteconsistsoffourorchestrationsofpianopieces.ThreeofthepiecesweretheworkofMozart.The Preghiera, written as a choral work, was part of a piano transcriptionLisztwrote in1862of this,oneofMozart’s loveliestmelodies.TchaikovskyconductedthepremiereofthesuiteinNovember1887inMoscow.

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Program Notes (Cont’d)1812 OverturePeter I. Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

CzarAlexander I hadcommissioned thebuildingof theCathedral ofChristtheSaviorinMoscowtocommemoratethedefeatofNapoleonin1812andin1880thechurchwasnearingcompletion.In1881,the25thanniversaryofAlexanderIIwouldbeobserved,andthe1882MoscowExhibitionofArtsandIndustrywasbeingplanned.ItwassuggestedthatTchaikovskywriteagrandcommemorativepieceforuseinsomeofthefestivities.Hebeganworkingonwhatwouldbecome1812 OvertureinOctober1880andfinisheditsixweekslater.

Althoughconceivedtobeperformedoutdoorswithabrassbandaddedtothefinale,thecathedralbellsandallotherMoscowdowntownchurchbellspealing,and live cannonfirewritten into thescore, theworknever sawanoutdoorperformance.Thefirstperformancewasindoorsin1882,withconventionalinstrumentation.In1891TchaikovskyvisitedtheUnitedStatesandconductedthepieceatthededicationofCarnegieHallinNewYorkCity.

Tchaikovskydidn’tlikethepiece.Hetoldafriendthathewas“notaconcocteroffestivalpieces”andthepiecewouldbe“veryloudandnoisy,but[without]artisticmerit,becauseIwroteitwithoutwarmthandwithoutlove.”Ironically,itbecameoneofhismostperformedandeventuallyrecordedworksthatmadehisestateverywealthy. Program notes compiled by Don Raff

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The SSO’s presence contributes toHarford County’s quality of life whichmakes our area an attractive place tolive and work. Your contributions willallowustobringnewartiststothestageand purchase/rent new compositions.Pre-concert lectures, the Judith L.FamousScholarshipBenefitconcert,andanother SCOR workshop for wannabestring players are proof of the SSO’sdedication to community enrichment.TheSSOAnnual Fund is underwayandweneedyourfinancialsupporttosustainfine orchestral programming right hereinHarfordCounty.(Thereisfreeparkingand you don’t have to fight traffic onI-95!)

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harfordyouthorchestra.org

SeetheSummerStringsadaboveforauditionopportunities.

The orchestras are offered as non-credit classes through HarfordCommunityCollege.

String Camp of Rochester—SCOR! (Adult)May 30–June 2 (Bel Air, MD)July 10–14 (Rochester, NY—overnight camp)OvernightstringcampinRochester,NYisaninspiringsummerprogramforadultstringplayersandpianistsofallskilllevels.Daycampsatotherlocations.Checkforotherdatesandlocations.E-mail:.

Baltimore String Orchestra Camp (Grades 6–12)June 19–28, 2012, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (Baltimore, MD)DaycampwithViolin/Viola/Cello/Bassensembles,Beginning,Chamber,andYoungPeoplesOrchestras.AuditionDates:April21or29,2012.Checkforapplication.

Summer Strings (Grades 6–12)July 9–13, 2012, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (Bel Air, MD)Daycampwithstringorchestra rehearsals, small groupsessionswithguestclinicians,andmusictheory.CampservesasauditionforHarfordYouthOrchestras.CampconcertonFridayevening.Forinformationcall443-412-2376.RegistrationisthroughHarfordCommunityCollege.

Elizabethtown Music Camp (Grades 7–12)July 25–21, 2012, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (Elizabethtown, PA)OvernightcampwithChamber,Orchestra,Band,Chorus,Piano,Voice,JazzBand,JazzOrchestra,andShowChoirtracks.StudentsresideonElizabethtownCollegecampusstudyingmusicwithpracticingmusiciansfromtheCollege.CampconcertonSaturdayafternoon.ContactGrantMoore,Director,at717-361-1114or.

Music Summer Camp Opportunities

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Next Season’s Concerts36th Season 2012–2013

1. A Night in Old ViennaLudwigvanBeethoven.................. LeonoreOvertureNo.1,Op.138FranzJosefHaydn......................... SymphonyNo.98inB-FlatMajorJohannesBrahms...........................TragicOverture,Op.81JohannStrauss,Jr..........................DuundDuWaltzfrom“DieFledermaus”JohannStrauss,Sr.........................RadetzkyMarch

2. Mozart and Tchaikovsky (Jazzed Up!) for the HolidaysErichWolfgangKorngold............... TheSnowmanOvertureWolfgangA.Mozart....................... SleighRidefromGermanDances,K.605WolfgangA.Mozart....................... BassoonConcertoinB-FlatMajor,K.191PiotrI.Tchaikovsky........................ Decemberfrom“TheSeasons”PiotrI.Tchaikovsky........................ RussianDance(Trepak)from“The

Nutcracker”PiotrI.Tchaikovsky........................ NutcrackerSuitearr.BrianFolus.............................. AChanukahCelebration

3. Be-Knighted MasterworksSirMalcolmArnold........................ SymphonyNo.5,Op.74SirHamiltonHarty......................... TheLondonderryAirSirWilliamWalton......................... TouchHerSoftLipsandPartfrom“HenryV”SirEdwardElgar............................ CelloConcertoinE-Minor,Op.85

4. Reflections on the Civil War - An Anniversary ConcertJerryBilik.........................................AnAmericanCivilWarFantasyKermitPoling................................. NoSoundofTrumpetnorRollofDrumJayUngar.........................................AshokanFarewellErnst Bacon.................................... Ford’sTheatreAaronCopland............................... LincolnPortrait

If you would like to receive information about next season’s concerts and/ornoticesaboutupcomingevents,pleasesendane-mailrequestto.

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