44th Season
Continuing the tradition on a high note
2007 Season
Robert L. Cronquist
Music Director and Conductor
Hoover Auditorium
8:15 p.m.
Lakeside, Ohio
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
A PROGRAM OF LIGHT CLASSICS
Overture to Die Fledermaus…Strauss
Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda…Ponchielli
Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens…Beethoven
A Night in Mexico…Creston
March, Pomp and Circumstance, No. 4…Elgar
Intermission
Selections from Carmen…Bizet
Prelude and Aragonaise
Intermezzo
Le dragons d’Aleala
Chanson du Toreador
Gypsy Dance
Waltz, Voices of Spring…Strauss
March Slav…Tchaikovsky
The audience is invited to a reception for the orchestra in the lobby of Hoover immediately following the concert.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
IVA M. CLARK MEMORIAL CONCERT
POINTE OF DEPARTURE BALLET COMPANY
Karen Gabay and Raymond Rodriguez, Directors
Divertimento…Bernstein
Waltz from Eugene Onegin…Tchaikovsky
Esprit de Paris…Offenbach
Intermission
Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet
Excerpts from The Nutcracker…Tchaikovsky
Snow Pas de Deux
Spanish Dance (Chocolat)
Trepak
Sugar Plum Fairy
Waltz from les Sylphides…Chopin
Waltz from Swan Lake…Tchaikovsky
Tea for Two…Youmans
POINTE OF DEPARTURE is a summer ballet company based in Cleveland. During the rest of the year, Karen Gabay and Raymond Rodriguez are principal dancers with the San Jose Ballet. These world class artists return to northern Ohio each summer to present a ballet series.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
ELLA KARASIK-JAEWON LEE, Duo Pianists
Narration by LINDA ALLEN
Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld…Offenbach
The Carnival of the Animals…Saint-Saëns
Introduction and March of the Lion
Cocks and Hens
Wild Jackass
Turtles
The Elephant
Kangaroos
Aquarium
Mules
Cuckoo in the Woods
The Birds
The Pianists
The Fossils
The Swan
Grand Finale
Intermission
Water Music…Handel
Allegro
Andante un poco allegretto
Bourree and Hornpipe
Allegro deceso
Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel…Humperdinck
Polonaise Militaire…Chopin
Sabre Dance from Gayne…Khachaturian
ELLA KARASIK came to the United States from Russia 18 years ago. She is on the faculty of the Cleveland Music School Settlement as a Master Teacher of piano. In addition to teaching piano, she also prepares advanced students for national and international competitions. Her students have gone on to appear at Carnegie Hall and other concert venues throughout the country. Ms. Karasik has performed with Guiseppe D’Stefano, Cleveland Orchestra members, PAND and others.
JAEWON LEE holds an Artist Diploma from the Cleveland institute of Music where she was awarded the William Kurzban Prize for excellence. Currently, Jaewon is on the piano faculty at the Cleveland Music School Settlement and directs the CMSS piano camp. As an active performer, she has performed with many orchestras including the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra. This is her second appearance with the Lakeside Symphony.
Friday, August 10, 2007
BROADWAY LIGHTS
SELECTIONS FROM:
The Merry Widow…Lehar
The Student Prince in Heidelberg…Romberg
Oklahoma…Rogers
Intermission
SELECTIONS FROM:
The Sound of Music…Rogers
Fiddler on the Roof…Bock
Phantom of the Opera…Webber
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
JAMES BRAID, VIOLIN
Rapsodie Espagnole…Ravel
Prelude à la nuit
Malagueña
Habañera
Feria
Meditation from Thaïs…Massenet
Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (L’Estate)…Vivaldi
Allegro non molto
Adagio
Presto
Intermission
Suite from The Firebird…Stravinsky
Introduction and Dance of the Firebird
Rondo of the Princess
Infernal Dance of King Kastchei
Berceuse and Finale
Overture to Die Meistersinger…Wagner
JAMES BRAID, one of three family members in the Lakeside Symphony, is celebrating his 22nd year as Concertmaster. Over the years he has performed most of the major violin concertos with the Lakeside Symphony including the Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Brahms as well as some outstanding works outside the standard repertoire.
He has also collaborated with other members of the orchestra as soloists – notably with his wife, Colleen (principal violist) in performances of compositions for violin and viola. He and his family always perform as a group for the Candlelight Showcase home tours to benefit the Lakeside Symphony which, this year, will be held on August 13th.
Mr. Braid is also a longtime member of the Cincinnati Symphony.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
DIANA CATALDI, Soprano
TODD RANNEY, Baritone
Master Singers Chorale of Northern Ohio
J. D. Goddard, Conductor
German Requiem…Brahms
1. Blessed are they that mourn
2. For all flesh is as grass
3. Lord, make me to know mine end
4. How lovely is they Dwelling Place
5. And ye now therefore have sorrow
6. For here have we no continuing city
7. Blessed are the Dead
DIANA CATALDI is a native of Dayton and currently teaches voice at Wright State University. She has performed nationally with the Columbus and Whitewater opera companies and internationally in Italy, Switzerland and the former Soviet Union. In addition to her teaching, she is working on her doctoral degree at The Ohio State University.
TODD RANNEY will be making his second appearance at Lakeside. In 2005 he performed the bass solos in the orchestra’s performance of Haydn’s Creation. Mr. Ranney has performed over 35 roles with opera companies in the Midwest including performances with the Cleveland Orchestra. He has also served on the faculties of Heidelberg College, the College of Wooster and the University of Akron, and has been an Associate Artist with the Cleveland Opera for many years.
MASTER SINGERS, INC., CHORALE OF NORTHEAST OHIO WAS FOUNDED BY Dr. J. D. Goddard. Dr. Goddard has a rich background as a singer and conductor and has performed throughout the United States and Europe. In addition he was recognized twice as a regional finalist for the Metropolitan Opera.
The Master Singers Chorale is made up of devoted and enthusiastic choral singers dedicated to the highest performance standards.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
CAROLINE GOULDING, VIOLIN
Overture to Euryanthe…Weber
Symphony No. 36 in C major, K 425 (Linz)…Mozart
Adagio: Allegro spiritoso
Poco adagio
Menuetto
Presto
Intermission
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major…Tchaikovsky
Allegro Moderato
Andante
Allegro vivacissimo
Miss Goulding’s performance this evening has been sponsored by a generous gift from Dr. Jim and Betty Jane Young.
CAROLINE GOULDING, barely 14, is already a veteran soloist – appearing with such prestigious orchestras as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Michigan and Ontario. Last summer she won First Place at the Aspen Music Festival’s Violin Concerto Competition – at 13 she was the youngest musician to compete. She has entranced national television audiences with appearances on Martha, the Today Show and PBS’s From the Top – Live from Carnegie Hall.
She is performing on an ex Lobkowicz by A and H Amati, 1617 Cremona Violin, through the generosity of the Stradivari Society of Chicago. She studies with Paul Kantor at the Cleveland Institute of Music. www.carolinegoulding.com
Friday, August 24, 2007
ALISON CHIANG, PIANO
Overture to Mignon…Thomas
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19…Beethoven
Allegro conbrio
Adagio
Rondo: Molto allegro
Intermission
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43…Sibelius
Allegretto
Tempo Andante, ma rubato
Vivacissimo
Finale; Allegretto moderato
ALISON CHIANG was born in Rochester, New York and began playing piano at age 5. At age 7 she won first prize in the 1999 Illinois State Music Competition. She and her family moved to Cleveland in 2000 for Alison to study piano with Olga Radosavljevich and music theory with Adeline Huss at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In 2002, Alison won first prize in the Northeast Ohio Piano Competition for the age group 9 to 12. She has been the recipient of the Olga Radosasvljevich Scholarship from the Cleveland Institute of Music for the last 6 years. This is her second appearance with the Lakeside Symphony. She has performed with a number of orchestras including a recent appearance this past spring with the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra, conducted by Robert Cronquist.
In addition to her many musical accomplishments, she received a second place award in biology at the 2006 Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair.
ROBERT L. CRONQUIST
MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR
This year marks the 44th anniversary of the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra and the 37th year for Music Director, Robert L. Cronquist.
During his 36 years as Music Director, Mr. Cronquist has endeavored to bring outstanding artists to Lakeside to appear with the orchestra including Metropolitan Opera stars Jerome Hines, Frank Guarrera and Patrice Munsel. Well known Cleveland artists Eunice Podis, Jean Geis, Clive Lythgoe and Joela Jones have also performed with the orchestra as well as international celebrities including “Doc” Severinson, Ferrante and Teicher, Florian Zabach, Carlos Montoya and George Shearing.
Ballet performances have been a regular feature at Lakeside with appearances of the Indianapolis Ballet, the Cleveland-San Jose Ballet and recently the Pointe of Departure Ballet Co. Fully staged operas Mr. Cronquist has presented include Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Lucia de Lammermoor, Cosi fan Tutti and Tosca. This season will feature a performance of the Brahms Requiem with the Master Singers of Northern Ohio.
Before becoming the Music Director at Lakeside, Mr. Cronquist conducted the Mansfield Symphony for 22 years. During his tenure in Mansfield he brought many world famous artists to perform with the symphony including Jose Iturbi, Itzak Perlman, Robert Merrill, Joseph Fuchs, Leonard Rose, Joseph Gingold, Eugene Istomin, John Browning and Blanche Thebom.
In addition to conducting the Lakeside Symphony, Mr. Cronquist just completed his 17th season conducting the historic Cleveland Women’s Orchestra, the longest continuously performing women’s orchestra in the country. This orchestra performs a variety of special event programs and an annual spring concert at Severance Hall. During his 17 years as Music Director, he has expanded the orchestra’s concert season and established an endowment to ensure the future of this unique ensemble.
PRE-CONCERT TALKS
Dr. Jay Mann will present three pre-concert talks during the 2007 season. The pre-concert talks will focus on preparing listeners to understand and enjoy the repertoire which the Symphony will perform on that evening. Emphasis will be placed on historical settings of the work, style analysis of the music and text when used and the composers’ intentions for writing the music.
Pre-concert talks will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Fountain Inn Green Room on:
- Tuesday, August 7th
- Saturday, August 18th
- Tuesday, August 21st
Dr. Mann is Professor Emeritus of Music at Heidelberg College in Tiffin. Dr. Mann earned his Master of Music degree from Indiana University and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati.
The expenditure for the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra series is over $115,000. Part of this amount is covered by the Iva M. Clark Endowment and gifts from generous Lakesiders who care about the symphony. As you enjoy the program, please consider a gift to benefit our symphony by giving to the Annual Fund. Information is available at the back of the auditorium or at the Association office.
Thank you!
In order for all patrons to enjoy the full benefit of Symphony concerts, we ask that you observe the following theater etiquette during the performance:
Patrons needing to leave during the performances should do so during intermission or breaks in the program.
Small children should remain seated with adult supervision.
Please turn off all cell phones and pagers.
Flash photography is not permitted.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Programs Paid in Part by
THE LAKESIDE WOMEN’S CLUB