The Lakeside Symphony Orchestra
46th Festival Season -- 2009
Robert L. Cronquist,
Music Director and Conductor
First Violins
James Braid,
...Concertmaster
Gary Sliauzis
Benjamin Lloyd
Gregory Morris
Karlton Taylor
Christopher Reed
Dana Mader
Joan Ferst
Katharine Anderson
Pamela Fiocca
Lisa Watkins
Grace Baker
Nicole Craycraft
Alicia Tremmel
Elizabeth Rothenbusch
Julia Holliday
Dan Gilbert
Second Violins
Cecilia Johnson
Steven Ostrow
Rebecca Holliday
Cynthia Kreiner
Bill Klickman
Janet Klickman
Teresa Hargrove
Mike Sieberg
Serge Krauss
Sharon Bartley
Lori Bright
Violas
Colleen Braid
Keith Holliday
William Wilson
Linda Davis
Sue Friese
Norma Jean Stanford
Violoncellos
Alice Lloyd
Charles Griffith
Sally Ross
David Baumgartner
Allison Braid Olsen
Edward Szabo
Basses
Richard Alleshouse
Debbie Taylor
Karl Olsen
Eric Alleshouse
Aaron Keaster
Flutes
Amy Heritage
Connie Alleshouse
Piccolo
Connie Alleshouse
Virginia Steiger
Oboes
Lorraine Dorsey
Emily Van Niman
Jenny Morris
English Horn
Emily Van Niman
Jenny Morris
Clarinets
Eugene Williams
John Kurokawa
Robert Davis
Kevin Schempf
Bassoons
Julia Budd Stuneck
Heather Roys
Charlotte Hines
Chien Hui Haynes
French Horns
Charles Payette
Kathy Widler
Marlene Ford
Robert Gilbert
William Klickman
Connie West Roop
Trumpets
Paul Jackson
Peter Mader
Trombones
Robert Ford
John Ross
Sam Chen
Dennis Herris
Tuba
Erin Ocampo
Timpani
Jeremy Craycraft
Percussion
Andy Pongracz
Linda Allen
Katherine Bracy
Harp
Katherine Bracy
Piano
Linda Allen
IN MEMORIAM -- H. BURTON KESTER
H. Burton Kester, distinguished faculty member at William and Mary College and one of the last charter members of the Lakeside Symphony passed away on April 19, 2009. As a much sought after professional woodwind performer for over 60 years, Mr. Kester was a member of the National Gallery Orchestra, the Baltimore Theater Orchestra and the Norfolk Symphony (now the Virginia Symphony). In the mid-1960s he became principal bassoonist of the Lakeside Symphony and remained an orchestra member for over 40 years. At William and Mary for 34 years, Mr. Kester taught all woodwind instruments and led many woodwind ensembles. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a bandsman during the Korean Conflict and later toured the country with the National Company of "Fiddler on the Roof", performing over 400 shows in virtually every state in the Union. He served Lakeside not only as an orchestra member but also as personnel manager and, for a number of years, conductor of a youth orchestra. A Lakeside Symphony Endowment Fund has been established in his name.
ROBERT L. CRONQUIST, MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR
This year marks the 46th anniversary of the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra and the 39th year for Music Director, Robert L. Cronquist. During his 38 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 performed with the orchestra as well as international celebrities including "Doc" Severinsen, 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 stages operas that Mr. Cronquist has presented include Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Lucia di Lammermoor, Cosi fan Tutti and Tosca. This season opera will return to Hoover Auditorium with a production of Don Pasquale.
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 Blanch Thebem.
In addition to conducting the Lakeside Symphony, Mr. Cronquist just completed his 19th 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 19 years as Music Director, he has expanded the orchestra's concert season and established an endowment to ensure the future of this unique ensemble.
THE LAKESIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert L. Cronquist -- Music Director and Conductor
WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2009
In Memoriam -- H. Burton Kester, 1930-2009
Elegy for Burt................................Lloyd
Enigma, Variation IX, Nimrod..........Elgar
A PROGRAM OF LIGHT CLASSICS
Carnival Overture, op. 92.....Dvorak
Semper Fidelis.....Sousa
Hungarian Dance No. 1.....Brahms
INTERMISSION
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3.....Liszt
Military Polonaise.....Chopin
1812 Festival Overture.....Tchaikovsky
The audience is invited to a reception for the orchestra in the lobby of Hoover immediately following the concert.
THE LAKESIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert L. Cronquist -- Music Director and Conductor
SATURDAY August 1, 2009
IVA M. CLARK MEMORIAL CONCERT
POINTE OF DEPARTURE BALLET COMPANY
Karen Gabay and Raymond Rodriguez, Directors
Valse de la poupée from Coppelia.....Delibes
Wedding pas de deux from Coppelia.....Delibes
Grande pas de deux from The Nutcracker.....Tchaikovsky
Pas de deux from Diane and Acteon.....Drigo
INTERMISSION
Mazurka from Swan Lake.....Tchaikovsky
Snow pas de deux from The Nutcracker.....Tchaikovsky
Male Variation from Coppelia.....Delibes
Pas de six from Raymonda.....Glazounov
POINTE OF DEPARTURE is a Northeastern Ohio ballet troupe that is returning to Lakeside for its ninth season. Dancers are: Karen Gabay/Raymond Rodriguez, Erena Ishii/Seth Parker, Jing Zhang/Damir Emeric, Junna Ige/Maykel Solas, Ramon Moreno.
THE LAKESIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert L. Cronquist -- Music Director and Conductor
TUESDAY August 4, 2009
ERIC TINKERHESS, CELLO
An American Fantasie.....Grossman
Selections from Masquerade.....Khachaturian
...Waltz
...Mazurka
...Galop
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, op. 33.....Saint-Säens
...Allegro non troppo
...Allegretto con moto
...Comme prima, un peu moins vite
INTERMISSION
Selections from The Bartered Bride.....Smetena
...Overture
...Polka
...Furiant
...Dance of the Comedians
Capriccio Italien, op. 45.....Tchaikovsky
ERIC TINKERHESS started playing cello when he was 10 years old in the Ann Arbor public schools. He has studied with Abigail Alwin and Richard Aaron. Eric has attended Meadowmount Summer Music Program, Indiana String Academy, Innsbrook Music Institute and Perlman Music Program. Musical highlights have included a concerto performance with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, a master class performance for Yo Yo Ma, and sightreading chamber music with Itzhak Perlman. This fall Eric will be attending the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Eric is a fourth generation Lakesider and is thrilled to be playing with the Lakeside Symphony.
THE LAKESIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert L. Cronquist -- Music Director and Conductor
FRIDAY August 7, 2009
THE ROMANCE OF OLD VIENNA
Beautiful Galatea Overture.....von Suppe
Bahn Frei Polka, op. 45.....Edward Strauss
March from Gypsy Baron.....Johann Strauss, Jr.
Feuerfest Polka, op. 269.....Joseph Strauss
Emperor Waltz.....Johann Strauss, Jr.
INTERMISSION
Selections from Der Rosenkavalier.....Richard Strauss
Selections from The Chocolate Soldiar.....Oscar Straus
The Blue Danube Waltz, op. 314.....Johann Strauss, Jr.
Radetzky March.....Johann Strauss, Sr.
For many years Vienna was, and remains today, the cultural center of Europe. During the late 18th century, its location and multi-ethnic population provided fertile ground for classical music to develop and thrive. Many, if not most, central European musicians and composers either studied or worked in Vienna at some time. The period after 1800 was an especially exciting time to be in Vienna. The Austrian nobility had significant wealth to spend; it was considered to be a noble act to endow the composition of a piece of music; and there was a tradition in composition nourished by the influences from different central European regions and Italy. The Strauss family dominated Viennese society from Johann Strauss, Sr. (1804-1849) through Johann Strauss, Jr., and brothers Joseph and Eduard. They were followed by Richard Strauss (no relation) and Oscar Straus who carried the operetta tradition well into the 20th century. The Strauss waltzes are unsurpassed in charm, polish and real musical worth, and the operettas and other works are equal to the waltzes in their appeal.
THE LAKESIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert L. Cronquist -- Music Director and Conductor
WEDNESDAY August 12, 2009
JAMES BRAID, VIOLIN
Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla.....Glinka
Slavonic Dance No. 2, op. 46.....Dvorak
Concerto for Violin in D Major, k. 211.....Mozart
...Allegro moderato
...Andante
...Allegro; Rondo
INTERMISSION
Symphony No. 5, op. 107, Reformation.....Mendelssohn
...Andante; Allegro con fuoco
...Allegro
...Andante
...Andante con moto; Allegro vivace
JAMES BRAID, one of four family members in the Lakeside Symphony, is celebrating his 25th year as Concertmaster. Over the years he has performed most of the major violin concerti 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. Their daughter, Allison, has been a member of the cello section since high school, and her husband, Karl, is a member of the bass section. They both currently play in the Louisville Symphony. For the past 35 years, Mr. Braid has also been a member of the Cincinnati Symphony and for the past 20 years he has served on the faculty of the Cincinnati School for the Creative and Performing Arts. He and his wife, Coleen, are founding members of the Prelude Strings Summer Music Camp -- which meets for three weeks each summer in Dayton, Ohio. His current hobbies include astronomy, golf, teaching and 3 grandchildren.
THE LAKESIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert L. Cronquist -- Music Director and Conductor
SATURDAY August 15, 2009
OPERA CIRCLE
JACEK SOBIESKI & DOROTA SOBIESKA, DIRECTORS
"DON PASQUALE" by Donizetti
Don Pasquale.....Ray LiddleEnrico, his nephew.....Tim CulverDr. Malatesta.....James LoveNorina.....Dorota SobieskaA Notary.....TBAServants and MaidsAction takes place in Rome about 1850
Act I: Scene I: Drawing room of Don Pasquale's home
..........Scene II: Terrace of Norina's home
INTERMISSION
Act II: Scene I: Garden of Don Pasquale's home
...........Scene II: Drawing room of Don Pasquale's home
INTERMISSION
Act III: Scene I: Drawing room of Don Pasquale's home
...........Scene II: Garden of Don Pasquale's home
Founded in 1995 by Dorota Sobieska and Jacek Sobieski, OPERA CIRCLE presents live performances of operatic masterpieces for the enjoyment of the general public in Cleveland. The innovative format of Opera Circle fosters community involvement and encourages each individual involved in the creative process to actively participate. Opera Circle serves the wide public by maintaining a fine balance of two directions: Opera Circle Classics Series and Open Forum Opera. The former includes traditionally produced opera oftentimes presented with Cleveland Women's Orchestra at the Bohemian National Hall, a miniature opera house similar to those in Prague. The latter, presented at non-standard locations, takes beautiful music and phrasing as the springboard to creating unique and fascinating productions that challenge the traditional restrictive view of the genre.
THE LAKESIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert L. Cronquist -- Music Director and Conductor
TUESDAY August 18, 2009
DR. JAY MANN, NARRATOR
Academic Festival Overture, op. 80.....Brahms
Saturday Night Waltz & Hoe Down from Rodeo.....Copland
Lincoln Portrait.....Copland
INTERMISSION
Symphony No. 9, in E minor, op. 95.....Dvorak
...Adagio; allegro molto
...Largo
...Scherzo
...Allegro con fuoco
DR. JAY MANN is Professor Emeritus of Music at Heidelberg College in Tiffin where he was Professor of Voice and Chorus for 29 years. Dr. Mann earned his Masters in Music from Indiana University and Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati. He and his wife are musicians at Firelands Presbyterian Church in Port Clinton, and reside year round in Lakeside. Dr. Mann currently serves as President of the Musical Arts Series at Firelands Presbyterian Church.
THE LAKESIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Robert L. Cronquist -- Music Director and Conductor
FRIDAY August 21, 2009
JEAN GEIS STELL, PIANO
Overture to Rienzi.....Wagner
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 25.....Mendelssohn
...Molto allegro con fuoco
...Andante
...Presto; molto allegro e vivace
INTERMISSION
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73.....Brahms
...Allegro non troppo
...Adagio non troppo
...Allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino
...Allegro con spirito
JEAN GEIS STELL is a Cleveland-based artist who has concertized extensively in the United States and Europe. She has performed a repertoire of over thirty concertos with internationally famous orchestras, such as the Boston Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the NBC Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra. Her early years were studded with awards and fellowships -- graduating "with great distinction" with a Bachelor of music from the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati College of Music at the age of nineteen; and a five year fellowship under Olga Samaroff at the Juilliard Graduate School in New York. Following a New York debut at Town Hall, she was granted two awards to study abroad -- a Fulbright Scholarship and a Rotary International Fellowship. Fourteen months were spent in Paris at the Sorbonne, the Alliance Française, and at the Conservatoire National de Musique with Yves Nat. Her professional life has included teaching, performing chamber music and helping to found and perpetuate a series of chamber music concerts.
PRE-CONCERT TALKS
Dr. Jay Mann will present five pre-concert talks during the 2009 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: August 4th, 12th, 15th, 18th and 21st.
Dr. Mann is Professor Emeritus of Music at Heidelberg College in Tiffin. Dr. Mann earned his Master's in Music from Indiana University and Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Cincinnati.
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The expenditure for the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra series is $122,000. 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. The Symphony Candlelight Showcase is on Monday, August 10th. Tickets are $30 prior to July 31st, and $35 after that date. They can be purchased at the Hoover ticket office.
Thank you!
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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.
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Programs Paid in Part by
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