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The City of Cerritos gratefully thanks

our 2010–2011 Season Sponsors

for their generous support of the

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

2010–2011 SEASON SPONSORS

If your company would like to become a Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts sponsor, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at 562-916-8510.

Benefactor$50,001-$100,000José Iturbi Foundation

Patron$20,001-$50,000Bryan A. Stirrat & AssociatesNational Endowment for the ArtsEleanor and David St. Clair

Partner$5,001-$20,000Dr. Judy Akin Palmer and Dr. Jacques PalmerThe Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationChamber Music Society of DetroitFrancesca and Douglas DeaverThe Gettys FamilyDr. and Mrs. Philip I. KressLos Cerritos CenterNew England Foundation for the ArtsPreserved TreeScapes International, Dennis E. GabrickBev & George Ray Charitable FundMasaye StaffordTriangle Distributing CompanyUnited Parcel ServiceWave BroadbandYamaha

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THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) thanks the following CCPA Associates who have contributed to the CCPA’s Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 under the visionary leadership of the Cerritos City Council to ensure that the CCPA would remain a welcoming, accessible, and affordable venue in which patrons can experience the joy of entertainment and cultural enrichment. For more information about the Endowment Fund or to make a contribution, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at (562) 916-8510.

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Roger HaleJo and Paul HansonMark HardingLois and Thomas HarrisValerie and Mike HarrisJulie and Costa HaseHoward HerdmanSaul HernandezCharles HessMolly HickmanCharles E. HirschPing HoDr. Richard HochbergKay and Wyn HolmesJon HowertonChristina and Michael HughesMelvin HughesMrs. Susan HunsingerJay HurtadoMark ItzkowitzGrace and Tom IzuharaSharon JacobyDavid JaynesCathy and James JulianiMary Ann and Steve KahanicLuanne KamiyaMr. and Mrs. George KatanjianMarylou and Allan KennedyRoland KerbyDr. Aaron KernFay and Lawrence KerneenThe Kerr FamilyJoseph KienleCarol KindlerJames KingJacky and Jack KleyhShirley and Kenneth KlipperKaren KnechtLee M. Kochems and Vincent J. PattiJerry KohlDawn Marie KotsonisShirley KotsonisAnn KoughBette and Ken KuriharaLinda and Harry KusudaPatrice and Kevin KyleCathy LaBareCarl LaconicoNelson LaneDavid LatterEarnestine LavergneEdward Le BlancJune and Harold LeachDr. Trudy J. LeClair and Mr. Raymond BradleyPaolo LedesmaIn Loving Memory of Ethel LeePeter J. Leets

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BLUE SUEDE SHOES:THE ULTIMATE ELVIS BASH

Friday, October 15, 2010, 8:00 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

BIOGRAPHIESNominated for 14 Grammys, Rock ‘n’ Roll icon Elvis

Presley won three. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and the Rocka-billy Hall of Fame. An homage to the late “King,” BLUE SUEDE SHOES: THE ULTIMATE ELVIS BASH is “the closest [you] can get to Elvis in the flesh,” raves CNN.

The critically acclaimed tribute, which has sold-out across the nation, features renowned Elvis impressionists Scot Bruce as the younger heartthrob and Mike Albert as the older rocker. Accompanied by the Big E Band, the performers deliver the Rock icon’s greatest hits, including Heartbreak Hotel, Love Me Tender, All Shook Up, Hound Dog,

and Jailhouse Rock. Bearing a striking resemblance to the 1950s Elvis,

Bruce has dazzled crowds worldwide – including royalty – with his ability to sing, strum a guitar, and swivel his hips. He “has got it going on, his voice is so uncannily like the ‘King’s’ you’ll think you’re in Blue Hawaii,” hailed The Nash-ville Tennessean. Bruce portrayed the rocker on the televi-sion show Elvis in Hollywood and in music videos with Faith Hill and Sheryl Crow.

Albert has an award-winning reputation for his re-spectful portrayal of Elvis in his later years. An appearance on the Oprah show garnered Albert fans throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. n

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JO DEE MESSINA’S MUSIC ROOM

Saturday, October 16, 2010, 8:00 PM

This performance will not include an intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

BIOGRAPHYIn JO DEE MESSINA’S MUSIC ROOM, the singer

performs songs requested by the audience and shares the stories behind her hits, which include the No. One singles That’s the Way, Lesson in Leavin’, Because You Love Me, and My Give a Damn’s Busted. The stage’s setting is modeled after the music room in Messina’s home, where the onetime Academy of Country Music’s “Top New Female Vocalist” composes and rehearses.

As a child, Messina was greatly influenced by Country music greats Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Reba McEn-tire. She played at Northeast clubs, but realized that to have a shot in the Country industry, she would have to go South. At 19, the songstress headed to Nashville, Tennes-see, where she landed a regular gig on Live at Libby’s radio show. The job led to a collaboration with producer Byron Gallimore and then-newcomer Tim McGraw. With their help, Messina grabbed attention with You’re Not in Kansas

Anymore and Heads Carolina, Tails California.Her follow-up album, I’m Alright, exploded with its

chart-toppers Bye Bye (which was chosen as “Song of the Year” by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), I’m Alright, and Stand Beside Me. Messina won the Country Music Association’s Horizon Award, and Billboard certified her as the most played Country female singer of 1999.

The singer-songwriter’s Grammy-nominated Burn, featuring the hits Bring on the Rain and Downtime, rocked the Country Albums chart at No. One, quickly attaining Platinum status. Billboard hailed Messina’s recent album, Unmistakable, saying: “This is all-grown-up Country music, delivered by a seasoned pro who sings with authority about the human condition.” The trilogy CD explores love and features tough-girl songs and inspirational numbers. n

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IN THE MOODA 1940s MUSICAL REVUE

Featuring

Singers and DancersELIZABETH BAUMGARTNER, AMANDA HUXTABLE, MAREN UECKER,

MARK BRIGNONE, AJ CONVERSE, and BOBBY GOUSE

WithTHE STRING OF PEARLS ORCHESTRA

RhythmBUD FORREST, TOM DUPIN, and JEREMY PFEFFER

Saxophone DAN PEARSON, ANDREW SNAPP, GENE THORNE, and HAL FRYER

TrumpetDAN SMITH, CHRIS LAWSON, and BRUCE GATES

TromboneDAVID PHY, ART SWANSON, and BRANDON MOODIE

Creator, Producer, and Artistic DirectorBUD FORREST

Stage DirectionALEX SANCHEZ

Music ArrangementsVIC SCHOEN

DAVID BANDMANBOB TARTAGLIA

Production Manager and Lighting DirectorANDI SCHULTES

Sunday, October 17, 2010, 3:00 PM


Music DirectorMICHAEL O’DELL

Costume DesignerLINDA TOMLIN

Wardrobe SupervisorSTEPHANIE HOLSER

Sound EngineerBRIAN LLOYD

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PROGRAM

ACT I

The 1940s was a time when all of America was listeningand dancing to the same kind of music.

St. Louis Blues MarchYes, Indeed

Well All RightIn the Mood

The Big BandsJuke Box Saturday Night

Saturday NightTaking a Chance on Love

Don’t Get Around Much AnymoreGreen Eyes

AmorAccentuate the Positive

Chattanooga Choo ChooWell, Git It!

I’m Getting Sentimental Over YouMoonlight Serenade

DreamBlue Moon

Don’t Fence Me inAt Last

I’ll Never Smile AgainSentimental JourneyHey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop

One Girl and Two BoysSay That We’re Sweethearts Again

Tuxedo JunctionThe House I Live in

INTERMISSION

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ACT IIThis was the time when the music moved the nation’s spirit.

Sing, Sing, SingThe SistersOver There

A Paris MedleyWhat Do You Do in the Infantry?

Boogie Woogie Bugle BoyHe’s 1-A in the Army, A-1 in My Heart

Lili MarleneBugle Call Rag

I’ll Be Seeing YouWe’ll Meet Again

When the Lights Go on AgainThe White Cliffs of Dover

A Military SaluteIn the Mood Reprise

On the Sunny Side of the Street

Program subject to change.

BIOGRAPHYDuring a time when the United States was in the midst

of war, Swing was the music that united a nation and gave Americans hope. IN THE MOOD, a jazzy homage to the 1940s Swing age, features singers, dancers, the sensational String of Pearls Orchestra, and tunes from icons of that time, including Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, and Benny Good-man. As World War II gripped the country, Swing performances drew record crowds and helped boost the nation’s morale with songs and dancing that combined up-tempo Big Band rhythms and mellow intimate ballads. This was a period like no other in America’s history, a time when music moved the country’s spirit.

In the Mood began touring in 1994 following an overwhelm-ing response from a performance on the steps of The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Since then, tours have sold out throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Audiences worldwide embraced the production’s re-creation of the brassy, sentimental, and romantic music of this historical Swing period. While the production features colorful costumes and choreogra-phy that are authentic to the era, the San Diego Union Tribune emphasized: “The music is what this is all about. And this band really brings the music.” In 1997, In the Mood was selected as part of the entertainment for the 53rd Presidential Inauguration Ball.

The show, conceived by musical producer Bud Forrest, features musical arrangements written by the late Vic Schoen, the conductor-arranger for The Andrews Sisters and the music director for Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Schoen arranged, scored, and conducted music for some of the greatest performers in show business, including Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Andy Wil-liams, Ethel Merman, Ella Fitzgerald, and Perry Como. Forrest is a Juilliard-trained pianist and conductor. He was the accompanist for the Singing Sergeants, the official chorus of the U.S. Air Force in Washington, D.C. n

Assistant to the ProducerMADDIE REGAN

Exclusive Representation byGurtman and Murtha Associates, New York, NY

[email protected] (212) 967-7350

Find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and visit us at www.InTheMoodLive.com

“Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive” is a national campaign to mobilize America to establish a permanent national day

honoring the legacy of the World War II generation.

For more information, please visit www.SpiritOf45.org.

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JOHN WILLIAMS, GUITAR

Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 7:30 PM


Please hold your applause until after all movements of a work have been performed, and do not applaud between movements. Thank you for your cooperation.

As a courtesy to the performers and your fellow patrons, please mute all cellular phones, pagers, and watch alarms prior to the start of the performance.

PROGRAM

Five Preludes Heitor Villa-Lobos No. 1 in e minor (1887-1959) No. 2 in E Major No. 3 in a minor No. 4 in e minor No. 5 in D Major

El Decamerón Negro Leo Brouwer El arpa del guerrero (b.1939) La huída de los amantes por el valle de los ecos Balada de la doncella enamorada

INTERMISSION

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O Bia Francis Bebey (1929-2001)

From a Bird (Nos. 1, 2, and 3) John Williams Hello Francis (b.1941)

La Catedral Agustín Barrios-Mangoré Preludio “Saudade” (1885-1944) Andante religioso Allegro solemne Julia Florida Vals No. 3 Vals No. 4 Un Sueño en la Floresta

John Williams’ most recent CD, From a Bird, was released on his own label. He also records for SONY.Exclusive Management:

Arts Management Group, Inc.37 West 26th St.

New York, NY 10010

BIOGRAPHYJOHN WILLIAMS delivers a repertoire that “is

supremely guitaristic music, first and foremost,” cheers The New York Times. The guitarist-composer-arranger, a 2007 Edison Lifetime Award recipient, garnered a Grammy Award for “Best Chamber Music Performance” for his Julian and John album.

Willliams studied piano and music theory at London’s Royal College of Music. Because guitar courses were not offered in the curriculum then, Williams’ father taught him how to play the instrument. By the early 1960s Williams had performed in London, Paris, Madrid, Japan, Russia, and the United States, playing solo, on television and radio,

and with orchestras worldwide. Williams’ appeal is largely attributed to his far-reaching and versatile repertoire, which embraces Classical as well as Pop, Jazz, and standard guitar compositions. His works exude great “warmth and fluidity,” praised The New York Times.

Widely acknowledged as one of the instrument’s elite, Williams has collaborated with legendary musicians, including Julian Bream, Itzhak Perlman, André Previn, Cleo Laine, and Daniel Barenboim. Williams’ compositions have also graced the big screen in the Oscar-winning movies A Fish Called Wanda and The Deer Hunter. n

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HIROSHIMAGuest Vocalists

TERRY STEELE, YVETTE NII, and JIM GILSTRAP



BIOGRAPHYJazziz magazine called the Grammy-nominated

HIROSHIMA’s original blend of Eastern instruments and Jazz fusion “truly remarkable work.” The group borrows from numerous cultures – including Asian, Latin American, and African American – and merges these influences into an innovative sound that speaks to nearly every aspect of contemporary culture.

This performance celebrates the ensemble’s 30th anni-versary in the music industry with songs from the Grammy-nominated album Legacy, including Winds of Change, Room-ful of Mirrors, Dada, A Thousand Cranes, and One Wish. Smooth Jazz Network called Legacy a “bookend to 30 years of innovative music, and a promise of more great things to come.”

Hiroshima was forged by leader and composer Dan Kuramoto, world-renowned koto instrumentalist June Kura-moto, drummer-percussionist Danny Yamamoto, Hawaiian keyboard genius Kimo Cornwell, bassist Dean Cortez, and Taiko drummer and percussionist Shoji Kameda. Hiroshima is a band that has created and followed its own path.

Since its inception, Hiroshima has assumed a unique artistic paradigm bridging elements that are musical, cul-tural, political, and spiritual through the power of its visionary musical concepts. Jazz and Japanese, R&B and Latin, Rock, Pop, and esoterica intersect in a one-of-a-kind Pacific-Rim sound.

With more than 3 million records sold, Hiroshima has received an array of awards, including an Emmy, two Gold records, a 1988 Soul Train Music Award for “Best Jazz Al-bum,” and several community and national service recogni-tion awards. The band has been acknowledged for its musi-cal endeavors with Grammy Award nominations for Legacy (2010) and Winds of Change from the Odori album (1980). In 1988, the band wrote and starred in a musical play about its life. Sansei garnered many awards for the Center Theater Group and enjoyed a sold-out run at the Mark Taper Forum at the Los Angeles Music Center. The group has also scored and performed music in many feature films, including Star Trek V and Black Rain.

In 1990, Hiroshima toured with music legend Miles Davis. In the last two decades the band has played in Europe at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland; the North Sea Jazz Festival in Cape Town, South Africa; Japan; Thailand; the Philippines; and throughout the United States and the Caribbean. Hiroshima released six award-winning CDs, including Hiroshima LA, Between Black and White, Urban World Music, The Bridge, Obon, and a most unique holiday CD, Spirit of the Season. In 2007, the band released the criti-cally acclaimed CD Little Tokyo.

Hiroshima is working on a new album for 2011 and preparing for an extended world tour. n

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GRANVILLE VAN DUSEN in

THE MEMOIRS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Written by Peter King BeachOriginal direction by Delbert Mann

Additional direction by Jenny Sullivan

Friday, October 22, 2010, 8:00 PMSaturday, October 23, 2010, 8:00 PM


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BIOGRAPHYIn THE MEMOIRS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN,

the president returns from the dead to set the record straight and clear up the misconceptions and absurdities that sur-round his legacy. A thoughtful and humorous portrait of the man behind the historic icon, the show spans Honest Abe’s early years as a farmer to his presidency during the Civil War. The play – which presents Lincoln as a capti-vating storyteller who delights in recounting tales of the West, politics, and his own foibles – is written by Peter King Beach and originally directed by the late Delbert Mann.

As the president, critically acclaimed actor GRAN-VILLE VAN DUSEN is “a twinkling Lincoln … as wily and practical as he is compassionate,” raved the Los Ange-les Times. Van Dusen has appeared in The Lion King, One Slight Hitch, Golf With Alan Shepard, Honour, and Darwin in Malibu, which earned him an Ovation Award nomination. For Otherwise Engaged and Undiscovered Country, Van Dusen took home Drama-Logue Awards. He also performed in Waiting for Godot, The Homecoming, Dangerous Corner, Ha-beas Corpus, and The Dresser. For television, his credits include The West Wing; E.R.; Star Trek: Enterprise; and Judging Amy.

PETER KING BEACH, a Michigan native, is the great-grandson of a Union soldier and an accomplished au-thor as well as copywriter. The Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln was Beach’s first play. Together with William Dunphy, he wrote Benedictine and Moor: A Christian Adventure in Moslem Morocco, which was The New York Times’ pick as one of the 100 “Best Books of the Year” in 1960. Beach became the fifth son in his family to serve in World War II. In addition to serving his country at wartime, Beach also worked briefly as a White House staff member. He was invited back to Washing-ton, D.C., to work on John F. Kennedy’s re-election campaign.

The late DELBERT MANN is best known for The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and the subsequent film production of Paddy Chayefsky’s Marty, for which he was awarded the Oscar for “Best Director.” The film won Academy Awards for “Best Picture,” “Best Actor,” and “Best Writing (Screenplay).” It received nominations for “Best Actor in a Supporting Role,” “Best Actress in a Support-ing Role,” “Best Cinematography,” and “Best Art Direc-tion.” Marty also took home top honors at the Cannes Film Festival. Mann is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, five Directors Guild nominations, three Emmy nominations, and three Christopher Awards. n

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THE 1960s LIVE!Featuring

GARY PUCKETT,PAT UPTON,

CHRIS MONTEZ,and

BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS



BIOGRAPHIESIn THE 1960S LIVE!, a generation’s icons reunite

for an exciting evening of hits from the past. Pop-Rocker GARY PUCKETT stormed the music world with six consecutive Gold albums that showcased a long string of Top 10 singles, including Young Girl, Woman Woman, Lady Willpower, Over You, and Don’t Give in to Him. Throughout his career, Puckett has performed on more than 30 televi-sion shows and prime-time specials, including a performance at the White House for a visiting Prince of Wales. Puckett’s popular recent solo albums include In Europe, At Christmas, and Gary Puckett Live, a collection of hits that includes Home, a moving song dedicated to the United States’ troops.

As the lead vocalist for Spiral Starecase, PAT UP-TON helped launch the love ballad More Today Than Yesterday into Billboard’s Top 20. The tune quickly attained Gold status. When Spiral Starecase disbanded, Upton

toured as a backup vocalist with the late Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rick Nelson. Upton collaborated on Nelson’s ac-claimed album Playing to Win.

Greatly influenced by Latin-flavored music, CHRIS MONTEZ charmed fans and critics with Let’s Dance, which soared to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. One of the leading rockers in the Los Angeles Latino commu-nity, Montez delivered the hits Some Kinda Fun, Call Me, and There Will Never Be Another You. He has toured with Clyde McPhatter, Sam Cooke, The Platters, and Smokey Robinson.

Pop group BO DONALDSON & THE HEY-WOODS dominated with the Billboard No. One Gold hit Billy Don’t Be a Hero. The group was a mainstay on the music charts with a score of songs that included Someone Special, Deeper and Deeper, the Top 15 tune Who Do You Think You Are, and the Top 40 song The Heartbreak Kid. n

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ROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS

Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 7:30 PM


This concert is presented through the generosity of Nick and Nancy Baker.

BIOGRAPHYROD PIAZZA & THE MIGHTY FLYERS deliv-

ers colorful and gritty Blues infused with Jazz and R&B. The band, which has won four W.C. Handy Awards for “Blues Band of the Year,” boasts a cadre of catchy songs that includes Snap Crackle Hop, Stranded, and Honey Bee.

“The material is always superb, never repetitive,” praises Blues Revue magazine.

The Boston Blues Society agreed, hailing Piazza’s ability to “thrill every Blues lover ... [and] deliver soulful ballads, lively R&B, and even some funky surprises.”

A lifelong Blues fan since age 7, Piazza formed The Mighty Flyers in 1980. The band features elite members of the Blues world, including Piazza’s award-winning pianist wife, Honey; acclaimed drummer Dave Kida; and renowned guitarist Henry Carvajal. The group’s notable albums include Thrillville, Keepin’ It Real, Here and Now, Tough and Tender, and Blues in the Dark. Piazza and The Mighty Flyers have toured the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, South America, Austra-lia, and New Zealand. n

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MOSCOW STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Music Director and Chief ConductorPAVEL KOGAN

WithJENNIFER KOH, VIOLIN



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PROGRAM

Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26 Max Bruch Prelude: Allegro moderato (1838-1920) Adagio Finale: Allegro energico

Jennifer Koh, violin

INTERMISSION

Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky Promenade (1839-1881) 1. Gnomus Arr. Maurice Ravel Promenade (1875-1937) 2. The Old Castle Promenade 3. Tuileries 4. Bydlo Promenade 5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 7. The Market at Limoges 8. Catacombs 8a.Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua 9. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga) 10. The Great Gate of Kiev

The MSSO wishes to thank the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federationfor the support of its tour.

Exclusive Tour Management:Opus 3 Artists

470 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor NorthNew York, NY 10016www.opus3artists.com

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PROGRAM NOTES

Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Escaping his home surroundings and traveling throughout Western Europe was one of the ways Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky fought his frequent bouts of depression. He loved Italy in particular and, in early 1880 during the carnival in Rome, Tchaikovsky found himself in a hotel next door to army barracks. Worries about his siblings and niece dampened his spirits and he was unable to sleep. The constant noise of the carnival, which he saw as a “wild folly,” annoyed him, and he was reluctant to participate in the festivities.

Tchaikovsky could not escape the melodic richness that surrounded him. In spite of his misgivings, he sat down to compose the folksy Capriccio Italien, in which he made use of these “... wonderful melodies I happened to pick up, in part from published collections and in part out in the street with my own ears.” He finished the sketches in a week and the orchestration by May. The work premiered in Mos-cow later that December.

The Capriccio opens with the brass fanfare that Tchaikovsky heard every day from the adjacent barracks, answered by the strings with a melancholy theme picked up through street musicians. He introduces one catchy theme after another in increasingly colorful orchestration. The refrain that comprises the predominant theme, “Bella raga-zza della treccia bionda, (Pretty girl with the blond braid)” states: “Papa won’t let us, and neither will Mama, so how are we going to make love.” The brass fanfare and melan-choly string theme return before the piece ends in a brilliant tarantella, a rapid dance in 6/8 time, supposedly originating in the southern Italian city of Taranto.

Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26 Max Bruch (1838-1920)

One of the hallmarks of 19th century Romanticism in music was the rise of the virtuoso violin or piano soloist, epitomized by two great showmen, Niccoló Paganini and Franz Liszt. The demand for new virtuosic concertos in-spired nearly all composers of the period to try their hand at

this new kind of bravura work. One composer remembered primarily for his contribution to this genre was German composer, conductor, and music teacher Max Bruch.

One of the minor figures of German late Romanti-cism, Bruch had a singularly peripatetic career moving around Germany from one minor post to another. In 1891, his talents were finally recognized and he became profes-sor of composition at the prestigious Berlin Conservatory. Among Bruch’s students were Ottorino Respighi and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Bruch was a musical conservative who, drawing his inspiration from Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms, had little use for the musical innovations of the late 19th century. Since youth, Bruch had been a pro-digious composer, best known for his choral works. Today he is remembered mainly for the Violin Concerto No. 1, the Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, and Kol Nidrei for cello and orchestra, based on a melody from the Jewish Yom Kippur liturgy.

Bruch began the Concerto in 1857 and finished it in 1866. Immediately after the premiere, he revised the manu-script on the advice of the great violinist Joseph Joachim, who debuted the revised version two years later. Joachim called it the “richest and most seductive” of the Romantic violin concertos – quite a compliment from Europe’s leading virtuoso.

Bruch had originally called the first movement Introduzione-Fantasia because it lacked much of a develop-ment section and did not conform to Classical sonata form. He finally settled on the simpler title Prelude. The melan-choly mood of the first movement is intensified by the slow tempo and brooding presence of the timpani, which opens the movement and literally provides a heartbeat through-out. The Adagio, which follows without pause, is the heart of the Concerto, intensifying the emotional tone set in the previous movement. The fiery Finale: Allegro Energetico is aptly named. Its pyrotechnics may have inspired Brahms, who composed his Violin Concerto with its folk-like finale more than 10 years later.

BY JOSEPH & ELIZABETH KAHN

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Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881)Arranged by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, one of the wild cards of 19th century Russian music, produced very few completed scores by the time of his early death from alcoholism. Of his meager output, the Opera Boris Godunov, the short orches-tral score Night on Bald Mountain, and the piano suite Pic-tures at an Exhibition have stood the test of time. Although Boris Godunov and Night on Bald Mountain are most often heard in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “corrected” form, they now are considered among the highlights of Russian music. Mussorgsky was a member of the “Mighty Five” – together with Mily Balakirev, Aleksander Borodin, Cesar Cui, and Rimsky-Korsakov – whose goal was to further the pan-Slav-ic movement and Russian nationalist music.

In 1873, Mussorgsky’s close friend, the young architect and painter Victor Gartman, died suddenly. The follow-ing year a posthumous showing of his drawings, paintings, and designs were presented in St. Petersburg. The fantastic and bizarre elements of much of Gartner’s work fascinated Mussorgsky, who set out to create a musical memorial to his friend in the form of suites for piano. He depicted his impressions of 10 of the pictures, portraying himself as the observer in the Promenade that introduces the work and serves as connector between the tableaux.

A striking aspect of the suite is the nearly complete absence of any subjective emotion in a work directly inspired by a great personal loss. Mussorgsky gives us his personal impressions of Gartman’s art, but rarely his feelings about Gartman’s death. Even in the Promenade, strolling from picture to picture, he portrays a cool, objective viewer rather than a grieving friend.

There is no evidence that Mussorgsky ever planned to orchestrate the suite, although many of the pieces cry out for orchestration. The score was not published until five years after the composer’s death, at which point other compos-ers started its long history of orchestrated versions. Mikhail Tushmalov became the first arranger in 1890, followed by Sir Henry Wood, Lucien Cailliet, Leopold Stokowski, and Vladimir Ashkenazy. The most popular and successful ar-rangement is by Maurice Ravel, which was commissioned in 1922 by the conductor Sergey Koussevitzky.

One of the most striking features of Mussorgsky’s piano version – further enhanced by Ravel’s orchestration – is the vivid tone painting that enables the listener to actu-ally visualize the painting. It’s a good thing, too, since the originals of some of Gartman’s works on which the suite is based are lost.

The musical “exhibition” comprises the Promenade and musical renditions of the 10 pictures: 1. Gnomus – a sketch of a little gnome on crooked legs, said to be a design for a nutcracker.2. The Old Castle – a medieval castle in front of which a troubadour sings a love song. The mournful sound of the alto saxophone was Ravel’s stroke of genius.3. Tuileries – children quarreling and nurses shouting on a path in the Tuileries garden in Paris.4. Bydlo – A Polish oxcart with enormous wheels is heard in the distance. It gradually approaches, passes, and disappears again.5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks – a design for a scene for the ballet Trilby.6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle – one rich, the other poor. No picture by Gartman corresponding to this tableau has ever been found. The subtitle Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle is a late addition, but not by Mussorgsky. Ravel uses the basses and a solo muted trumpet to represent the two characters.7. The Market at Limoges – French women haggling vio-lently in the market.8. Catacombs – the interior of the catacombs in Paris illumi-nated by lantern light with the figure of Gartman himself in the shadows. 8a. Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua (With the Dead in a Dead Language) – The Promenade, in the minor mode, con-stitutes the second part of the Catacombs.9. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga) – The hideous old crone of Russian folklore, who lives in a hut supported on fowl legs and flies around in an iron mortar, was Gartman’s design for the face of a clock.10. The Great Gate of Kiev – Gartman’s design for a memo-rial gate in Kiev in honor of Tsar Alexander II. The design is in the massive old Russian style, topped by a cupola in the shape of the helmet of the old Slavonic warriors.

Program notes by:Joseph & Elizabeth Kahn

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2010/2011 ORCHESTRA ROSTER

Music Director and Chief ConductorPavel Kogan

ClarinetIvan OlenchikEvgeny Solovey

Georgy PaydyutovAlexey Nabatov

BassoonViacheslav Sazykin

Igor LadyginSergey Grashchenkov

Vitaly Shamidanov

HornAlexey FedoseevKirill KotominVasily Demidov

Igor VasilyevIvan Borisov

Nikolay Shklyar

TrumpetYury Vlasenko

Vladimir ZykovArtur Kostin

Alexander Smirnov

TromboneAliaksandr Dzemidzenka

Kirill KolomoyskiyAnton IlyushinSergey Prokudin

TubaRamil Mardalimov

PercussionBoris Stepanov

Maxim KopanevAlla Mamyko

Grigory PechenevskiyIlya Parfenov

ViolinGayk Kazazyan

Alexandra ZhavoronkovaMarianna ApiryanElena FikhtengoltsDavid Khanivetskiy

Igor VasilyevOlga Safonova

Vladlen OvanesiyantsAndriy Chertyl

Marina InkizhinovaArkadiy PavlovskiyMayya TonitenkoElena Matosyan

Albina KasumovaAida Stepanova

Ekaterina RovenskayaYury Gorelik

Julia PliskovskayaAnastasia Komissarova

Ruslan GaynulinVasily Kucheryavenko

Irina PozdnyakovaOlga AstashinaVera Timofeeva

Natalia KoveshnikovaGulnur Kunakbaeva

Irina SizovaAnatoly MusatovIlya Konstantinov

Larisa Iosava

ViolaDanila Galochkin

Larisa LavrishchevaLarisa NabatovaNatalia BaturinaIlya SvetlosanovTatiana Filatova

Boris Kondratinskiy

Nataliya PanasyukAnna LobanovaIrina Kozyreva

Yanis KhaditakisAlexey Yanenko

CelloAlexander Kasyanov

Grigorii KattcGulsina Zametelskaya

Vasily MechetinArina Stepanova

Denis SablinYulia Shageeva

Alexander KomashenkoEvgeniya Chernova

Yury BeloedovIvan Prudnikov

Double BassVladislav Ryabokon

Ilia FinkelshteinKonstantin BeyOleg SamoylovViktor Zharov

Aleksey BatrakovAndrey BashkirovTatiana Dubovaya

FluteAlexey Mazur

Alexey MorozovVsevolod Mukhin

Maria Akinfina

OboeVictor NosyrevPavel ZagrebaevVladimir LomovGleb Kuzminskiy

HarpLiudmila Frolkova

Elena Ilinskaya

PianoElena Kazina

Stage TechniciansSergey GarkushinVladislav Shilin

MSSO AdministrationVsevolod Polozhentsev

Oleg MukhinAnastasia Mizikaeva

Alexey Bekasov

FOR OPUS 3 ARTISTS David V. Foster,

President and CEOLeonard Stein,

Senior Vice President, Director, Tour Administration

Robert Berretta, Vice President, Manager,

Artists & AttractionsJohn C. Gilliland III,

Associate, Tour AdministrationJohn Pendleton,

Company ManagerRichmond Davis,

Stage Manager

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BIOGRAPHIESThe MOSCOW STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

(MSSO) is acclaimed as one of the greatest orchestras from a cultural tradition rich with extraordinary symphonic ensembles.

Founded in 1943 by Lev Steinberg, MSSO quickly established a reputation as one of the premier interpreters of the Russian Classic composers. Under the subsequent leadership of Nikolai Anosov and Leo Ginzburg, MSSO developed relationships with the most prominent 20th-century Russian musicians and composers, including Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, Nikolai Myaskovsky, and Reinhold Moritzevich Gliere. The group has performed un-der the directorship of renowned Soviet conductor Veronika Dudarova.

The MSSO has engaged in extensive international touring, visiting more than 50 countries under Kogan and performing 20 to 50 concerts abroad each year in the most prestigious concert halls. The group also appears regularly at major festivals, including the Moscow Autumn Festival, the Russian Winter Festival, St. Petersburg’s White Nights, the Moscow Stars Festival, Prague Spring, and festivals in Hel-sinki, Dubrovnik, and Montreaux. After celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2008, MSSO returned to the United States for a coast-to-coast tour.

Maestro PAVEL KOGAN’s career has spanned more than 40 years over five continents. He has become one of the most respected Russian conductors of our time.

With music director-chief conductor Kogan in charge, the symphony has steadily expanded its repertoire beyond the classics of Russian and Western symphonic literature to include contemporary compositions from Russia and abroad. Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Andrei Petrov, and Georgy Dmitriev are contemporary composers who have had their works premiered by the orchestra.

In addition to regular appearances at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and performances throughout Russia, MSSO has toured extensively, playing at prestigious concert halls worldwide, including the United States, Eu-rope, Asia, and Australia.

Kogan was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Fed-eration for his performance of the complete symphonies and vocal cycles of Gustav Mahler. He is a member of the Rus-sian Academy of Arts and recipient of the Order of Merit of

Russia and of the title “Peoples’ Artist of Russia.”Joining MSSO in the concert is award-winning violin-

ist JENNIFER KOH, whose free-spirited style impressed The New York Times, which called her a “fearless soloist” and hailed “her fiery, rhapsodic playing.” Equally adept in both Classic and contemporary repertoire, Koh has been cited by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “pristine string tone and command of theatrics.” The Washington Post commended her “white-hot imagination and her focused, sweet-toned playing.”

By age 11, Koh had already performed solo with the Chicago Symphony. In 1994, the violinist achieved inter-national prominence after winning the prestigious Inter-national Tchaikovsky Competition at age 17. Instead of going on tour, Koh returned to Oberlin College in Ohio to complete her degree in English literature. She also earned a performance diploma in music from Oberlin Conservatory. Since then, she has won an Avery Fisher Career Grant and has performed to rave reviews with the Los Angeles Philhar-monic, the New York Philharmonic, the Memphis Sym-phony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony, and The Cleveland Orchestra.

The violinist’s acclaimed recordings have further strengthened her celebrated status in Classical music his-tory. The Chicago Sun-Times praised, “Koh finds a lyrical undercurrent in the music that makes the work sound mysteriously beautiful and coherent.” The San Francisco Chronicle applauded Koh’s String Poetic album, saying it ex-hibits “plenty of tenderness and pizzazz.” The Orange County Register named Koh’s Schumann: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano one of 2007’s Top 10 Classical albums. The Chicago Sun-Times called her Violin Fantasies compilation “mysteri-ously beautiful and coherent.”

When not on stage or in the recording studio, Koh dedicates her time to her outreach project, Music Messen-ger, which raises awareness and appreciation for Classical music. n

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presents

BILL ENGVALL



BIOGRAPHYOne of America’s most successful comedians and

a multi-Platinum-selling Grammy nominee, BILL ENGVALL was part of the hugely successful Blue Collar Comedy Tour. He appeared in several movies and television shows, including Delta Farce and Bait Shop and recently ap-peared in the series Leverage. Engvall released his one-hour special, Aged and Confused, on Comedy Central in 2009.

Armed with an uncanny ability to find humor in ev-eryday situations and connect with audiences, the comedian was the executive producer and star of The Bill Engvall Show, which was rated one of TV’s most watched sitcoms.

Born in Galveston, Texas, Engvall was a nightclub DJ who aspired to become a teacher until the call to comedy became too loud to ignore. After winning over audiences at local clubs, he moved to Los Angeles in 1990. He has hosted Showtime’s A Pair of Jokers with Rosie O’Donnell and A&E’s Evening at the Improv. Engvall appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Designing Women, Delta, and The Jeff Foxworthy Show. Engvall penned his autobiography, Just a Guy: Notes From a Blue-Collar Life.

Opening for Engvall in this CCPA performance is vet-eran stand-up comic RENO COLLIER, who has performed

with comedy legends Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy. A former physical education teacher, Collier’s shtick often involves mishaps about his Scottish heritage, his West Virginia cousins, unruly in-laws, and alien abductions.

Collier’s journey began at Georgia’s Punchline Com-edy Club, where he tended bar to supplement his teaching job. During an open-mike night, he took to the stage and shared his unique outlook on life. The hilarious routine im-mediately struck the audience’s funny bone, launching the beginning of a long and successful comedy career.

Collier’s television credits include Late Friday; The Martin Short Show; Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Genera-tion; Great American Road Trip; Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher; VH-1’s The List, and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and The Roast of Larry the Cable Guy. Collier also made an appearance in the feature film Witless Protection. In 2005 and 2006, he headlined the Comics on Duty tour for American troops stationed in Iraq. A regular fixture on the Bob & Tom syndicated radio show, Collier also hosts specials for the Country Music Television network. He has performed at the prestigious HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, and the Montreal Comedy Festival. n

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PACIFIC SYMPHONYCARL ST. CLAIR, MUSIC DIRECTOR

HALLOWEEN FAMILY CONCERTConductor

MAXIM ESHKENAZY

Writer and DirectorDYLAN F. THOMAS

Sunday, October 31, 2010, 3:00 PM

This performance will not include an intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

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CAST

Bride of Frankenstein/Harry Potter Parody Cameo …..……......... LAUREN MERRY BELL

Igor ………………………………………………………….....….. ANDREAS KRAEMER

Frankenstein ……………………………………………………....... DAVID STONEMAN

Wolfman ………………………………………………….......... DUKE RAUSAVLJEVICH

Dracula ……………………………………………………….....…………... VIL TOWERS

PROGRAMHALLOwEEN SPOOkTACULAR

This performance will feature Halloween and Hollywood favorites, including excerpts from the following:

Suite from Pirates of the Caribbean Klaus Badelt (b.1968)

Star Wars: The Imperial March John Williams (b.1932)

Harry Potter: Hedwig’s Theme John Williams

Night on Bald Mountain Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Arr. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Toccata and Fugue in d minor, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Ride of the Valkyries Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

L’Apprenti Sorcier (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

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BIOGRAPHIESFounded in 1978, PACIFIC SYMPHONY has made

great strides nationally and internationally, earning praise and awards for its main stage concerts, an acclaimed Pops series, Chamber music programs, and its family-oriented concerts, which include the HALLOwEEN FAMILY CONCERT. From its humble beginnings in Orange Coun-ty, California, the orchestra attained international status with a highly acclaimed 2006 European tour that encom-passed nine cities, including Munich, Germany; Vienna, Austria; and Lucerne, Switzerland.

Under the guidance of music director Carl St.Clair, who celebrates his 21st anniversary with the group this sea-son, the symphony offers moving musical experiences with a repertoire ranging from the great orchestral masterworks to pieces from today’s most prominent composers. The Wall Street Journal credited St.Clair with successfully advancing “not only the orchestra’s skills but also the audience’s trust and musical sophistication.” The Los Angeles Times called St.Clair “a significant musical leader” and cited his “bold orchestra-building, his growing mastery of the repertory and his expanding astuteness at the art of programming.”

Pacific Symphony presents more than 100 concerts annually and offers a rich array of educational programs designed to promote its presence and integrate its music into local communities. With these programs, the group is able to reach about 50,000 local residents yearly, fostering interaction with symphony musicians and instructors. Pa-cific Symphony’s renowned Family Musical Concerts series introduces the fundamentals of orchestral music through a broad range of musical styles.

MAXIM ESHKENAZY has been described as a musician of “vigor and intelligence” who conducts with “complete assuredness and insight.” The Los Angeles Times calls him “charismatic and exciting.” Eshkenazy’s conducting appointments have included music director of the Bakersfield Youth Orchestra and assistant conductor at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. He was also music director of the Pasadena Youth Symphony and the Music of Changes Chamber Orchestra, assistant conductor of the American Youth Symphony, and assistant conductor of the Herbert Zipper Chamber Orchestra.

Eshkenazy has shared the stage with violinist Shlo-

mo Mintz in celebration of the State of Israel’s Indepen-dence Day. He made his conducting debut with the Varna Opera-Philharmonic Society Orchestra and then moved to the Bourgas Opera-Philharmonic Society and Classic FM Orchestra. Eshkenazy received his early musical training at the Sofia Conservatory before moving to the United States to pursue double master of music degrees in conducting and violin performance at the University of Southern California. n

presents

A Charlie Brown ChristmasFeaturing the

David Benoit Trioand the Asia America

Youth Orchestra

FRI, DEC 3, 8:00 PM$73/$58/$43/$28

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