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Program notes for A Colorado Christmas (Dec 11-13) and Jackie Evancho Sings Holiday Hits & More (Dec 15).
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SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 1 HOLIDAY • 2015-2016 A COLORADO CHRISTMAS COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDRES LOPERA, conductor COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, DUAIN WOLFE, director MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE, DEBORAH DESANTIS, director AMANDA RADDATZ, soprano Friday, December 11, 2015 at 7:30 pm Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 2:30 pm and 6:00 pm Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 1:00 pm Boettcher Concert Hall Traditional/arr. Lancaster O Come, All Ye Faithful HANDEL Recitative and Chorus: Glory to God from Messiah Ola Gjeilo Gloria French Carol/arr. Wilberg Angels We Have Heard on High Traditional/arr. Kelly God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Gary Fry Snow at Christmas Traditional/arr. Fry I Wonder as I Wander Lancaster Fantasy on American Folk Carols — INTERMISSION — THIS WEEKEND OF CONCERTS IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED TO ARROW ELECTRONICS SATURDAYS 2:30 PM CONCERT IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED TO ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS SATURDAYS 6:00 PM CONCERT IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED TO COORS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY SUNDAYS CONCERT IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED TO LIBBY ANSCHUTZ AND BALLARD SPAHR, LLP continued on next page
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Page 1: A Colorado Christmas and Jackie Evancho Sings Holiday Hits & More | Program Notes

SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 1

HOLIDAY • 2015-2016A COLORADO CHRISTMAS

COLORADO SYMPHONY ANDRES LOPERA, conductor

COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS, DUAIN WOLFE, director MARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director

COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE, DEBORAH DESANTIS, director AMANDA RADDATZ, soprano

Friday, December 11, 2015 at 7:30 pmSaturday, December 12, 2015 at 2:30 pm and 6:00 pmSunday, December 13, 2015 at 1:00 pmBoettcher Concert Hall

Traditional/arr. Lancaster O Come, All Ye Faithful

HANDEL Recitative and Chorus: Glory to God from Messiah

Ola Gjeilo Gloria French Carol/arr. Wilberg Angels We Have Heard on High Traditional/arr. Kelly God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Gary Fry Snow at Christmas

Traditional/arr. Fry I Wonder as I Wander

Lancaster Fantasy on American Folk Carols

— INTERMISSION —

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PROGRAM 2 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

HOLIDAY • 2015-2016

Gary Fry A Merry Olde Christmas PDQ Bach Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John

Herman/Kuzma Need a Little Christmas

Traditional/arr. Kelly Ding Dong Merrily on High arr Fry Snow Place Like Home

Anderson Sleigh Ride

Lancaster Christmas in Colorado

Shaw/Ferrell Mrs. Claus

Shaw Santa Claus Boogie

arr. Fry We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Special appearance by Brad and Susie Bolton as Mr. and Mrs. Claus

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ANDRES 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 directed the Oregon Symphony, Toledo Symphony, New World Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, and Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra just in the past three seasons. 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 as 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 a double degree in Conducting and Trombone from the Universidad EAFIT in Medellin, Colombia. His principal teachers are Hugh Wolff and David Loebel, with additional studies with Ludovic Morlot, Michael Tilson Thomas and Marin Alsop.

DUAIN WOLFE, director, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Recently awarded two Grammys® for Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Recording, Duain Wolfe is founder and Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus and Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. This year marks Wolfe’s 31st season with the Colorado Symphony Chorus. The Chorus has been featured at the Aspen Music Festival for over two decades. Wolfe, who is in his 21st season with the Chicago Symphony Chorus has collaborated with Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, and the late Sir George Solti on numerous recordings

including Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, which won the 1998 Grammy® for Best Opera Recording. Wolfe’s extensive musical accomplishments have resulted in numerous awards, including an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the University of Denver, the Bonfils Stanton Award in the Arts and Humanities, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in an Artistic Discipline and the Michael Korn Award for the Development of the Professional Choral Art. Wolfe is also founder of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, from which he retired in 1999 after 25 years; the Chorale celebrated its 40th anniversary last season. For 20 years, Wolfe also worked with the Central City Opera Festival as chorus director and conductor, founding and directing the company’s young artist residence program, as well as its education and outreach programs. Wolfe’s additional accomplishments include directing and preparing choruses for Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, the Bravo!Vail Festival, the Berkshire Choral Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Grand Teton Music Festival. He has worked with Pinchas Zuckerman as Chorus Director for the Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra for the past 13 years.

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PROGRAM 4 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIESMARY LOUISE BURKE, associate director, Colorado Symphony Chorus

Mary Louise Burke is in her 22nd season as Associate Chorus Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. In addition to assisting Chorus Director Duain Wolfe, she also prepares the chorus for various Colorado Symphony pops concerts and special chorus projects. She is also Associate Director of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, conducting the Concert Choir and acting as vocal coach for the Chorale. With an expertise in vocal technique, Burke frequently does seminars in vocal and choral techniques for area church and community choirs. She is the Assistant Music Minister at Montview

Presbyterian Church and has taught classes in “Find Your Authentic Voice” at the University of Denver. She has a Doctorate in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado.

DEBORAH DESANTIS, artistic director, Colorado Children’s Chorale

Deborah DeSantis has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Colorado Children’s Chorale since 1983. She regularly conducts performances throughout metropolitan Denver and has led numerous tours, nationally and internationally. Her passion for artistic excellence and music education has been a driving force in the development of the Chorale’s School Partnership program, which she established in 1994. In addition to designing and directing community performance residencies for the Chorale, she frequently serves as guest clinician and

conductor for school and community children’s choral programs throughout the nation. Debbie has conducted seminars and workshops for Chorus America, the American Choral Director’s Association, Colorado Music Educators Association, the Choristers’ Guild and the Suzuki Institute. She has served as co-chair of Chorus America’s Children/Youth Choir Constituency.

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SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 5

HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIESAMANDA RADDATZ, soprano

Amanda Raddatz has garnered rave reviews from critics and audiences alike in concert, oratorio, and opera performances. Ms. Raddatz has sung performances with Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Boulder Philharmonic, Black Hills Symphony, Boulder Symphony, and Jefferson Symphony. She has been the featured soprano in the Messiah, Carmina Burana, Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem, Mahler’s 4th Symphony, Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne, and Bach’s Magnificat. Ms. Raddatz began her professional opera career as an apprentice with

Utah Opera, Nashville Opera, and Cincinnati Opera. Since that time, she has added many performances to her growing list of credits. These include Musetta in La Boheme, Violetta in La Traviata, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutti, the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Pamina and First Lady in Die Zauberflӧte, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Abigail Williams in the Crucible, Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Clorinda in La Cenerentola, and Rose in Street Scene. A first place winner in the Birmingham Opera competition and High Plains Opera Singing Competition, she was also a finalist in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition and a three-time Regional finalist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUS

2015/16 Colorado Symphony season marks the 32nd year of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. Founded in 1984 by Duain Wolfe at the request of Gaetano Delogu, then the Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, the chorus has grown over the past three decades into a nationally respected ensemble. This outstanding chorus of 180 volunteers joins the Colorado Symphony for numerous performances (more than 25 this year alone), and radio and television broadcasts.

The Chorus has performed at noted music festivals in the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, where it has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony. For over two decades, the Chorus has been featured at the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival, performing many great masterworks under the baton of notable conductors Lawrence Foster, James Levine, Murry Sidlin, Leonard Slatkin, Robert Spano and David Zinman.

The Colorado Symphony Chorus is featured on a recent Hyperion release of the Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem and Hough’s Missa Mirabilis. In 2009, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the chorus, Duain Wolfe conducted the chorus on a three-country, two-week concert tour of Europe, presenting the Verdi Requiem in Budapest, Vienna, Litomysl and Prague. The Chorus will return to Europe in 2016 for concerts in Paris, Strasbourg and Munich. The Colorado Symphony continues to be grateful for the excellence and dedication of this remarkable all-volunteer ensemble. For an audition appointment, call 303.308.2483.

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PROGRAM 6 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

COLORADO SYMPHONY CHORUSDuain Wolfe, Founding Director and Conductor; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Conductor;Travis Branam, Assistant Conductor; Taylor Martin, Staff Conductor;Eric Israelson, Chorus Manager; Barbara Porter, Associate ManagerBrian Dukeshier, Joshua Sawicki, Danni Snyder, Accompanists

Soprano IJamie BrownLauren CageLindsay R. CampbellDenelda CauseyLeEtta H. ChoiKaylin E. DanielsSarah DirksenLaura DukeshierKate A. EmerichJenifer D. GileLori C. GillSusan GraberJennifer HarpelElizabeth HedrickLynnae C. HinkleyAngela M. HuppErika JensenShelley E. JoyMary E. KirschnerKrista KuhnMarina KushnirCathy LookAnne MaupinStephanie MedemaWendy L. MoraskieBarbara A. PorterLori A. RopaKelly G. RossRoberta A. SladovnikStephanie A. SolichKelly SowellNicole J. SteginkJudy TateCourtney WilliamsCara Young

Soprano IIJude BlumAlex S. BowenMargot L. BrauchliAthanasia ChristusRuth A. CoberlyGretchen ColbertKerry H. CoteClaudia DakkouriEsther J. GrossLisa D. KraftIlene L. NovaChristine M. Nyholm

Jeannette R. O’NanDonneve S. RaeRebecca E. RattrayShirley J. RiderNancy C. SaddlerCamille S. SmithLynne M. SnyerStacey L. TravisSusan K. Von RoedernMarcia L. WalkerSherry L. WeinsteinKirsten WellsSandy Woodrow

Alto IPriscilla P. AdamsLois F. BradyEmily M. BranamKimberly BrownAmy BuesingAllison CarlisleClair T. ClausonJayne M. ConradJane A. CostainSheri L. DanielAubri K. DunkinDana EdwardsKirsten D. FranzSharon R. GayleyGabriella D. GroomPat GuittarEmily HallerMelissa J. HolstKaia M. HoopesCarol E. HorleAnnie KolstadDeanna KraftSusan McWatersLeah MeromyGinny PassothMary B. ThayerPat VirtueSara WiseHeather WoodJudith Wyatt

Alto IIKay A. BootheCass ChatfieldMartha E. Cox

Barbara DeckJoyce DominguezCarol A. EslickDaniela GoldenHansi HoskinsOlivia IsaacBrandy H. JacksonEllen D. JanaskoJanice KiblerCarole A. LondonJoanna MaltzahnBarbara MarchbankKelly T. McNultyBeverly D. MendicelloJane B. MooreCassandra MurrayLeslie M. NittoliDeborah R. NorrisKali PaguiriganPamela R. ScoorosLisa TownsendGinny Trierweiler

Tenor IAndrew K. BanksJames DeMarcoDustin DouganBrian DukeshierJoel C. GeweckeFrank Gordon, Jr.Forrest Guittar, Jr.David K. HodelRichard A. MoraskieGarvis J. MuesingTimothy W. NicholasWilliam J. O’DonnellWilliam G. ReileyRyan WallerKenneth A. Zimmerman

Tenor IIGary E. BabcockMac BradleyDusty R. DaviesStephen C. DixonRoger FuehrerJohn H. GaleKenneth E. KolmTaylor S. MartinBrandt J. Mason

Stephen J. MeswarbTom A. MilliganRonald L. RuthJerry E. SimsJeffrey P. WolfDaniel L. Wyatt

Bass IJohn G. AdamsTravis D. BranamGrant H. CarltonGeorge CowenRobert E. DrickeyBenjamin EickhoffMatthew GrayDouglas D. HesseDonald HumeThomas J. JirakNalin J. MehtaKenneth QuarlesTrevor B. RutkowskiBenjamin A. SmithDavid R. StruthersDuane WhiteBenjamin WilliamsBrian W. Wood

Bass IIBob FriedlanderJohn A. GallagherDan GibbonsChris GrossmanEric W. IsraelsonTerry L. JacksonRoy A. KentMike A. KraftRobert F. Millar, Jr.Kenneth MoncrieffGreg A. MorrisonEugene J. NuccioJohn R. PhillipsRussell R. SkillingsWil W. SwansonChad J. ThofsonTom G. Virtue

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SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 7

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, appeared with world-renowned artists, performed for numerous dignitaries, and appeared in 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 The Music Man in Concert, A Colorado Christmas, Sierra Boggess in Concert and Carmina Burana with the Colorado Symphony, Carmina Burana with Bravo! Vail, and Ballad of Baby Doe and Tosca with Central City Opera. Tour Choir will present a series of concerts across Kansas and Colorado this spring and, in July, Festival Singers will travel alongside the Colorado Symphony Chorus where they will be joined by local orchestras in extraordinary and historic concert venues in Paris, Strasbourg and Munich.

In addition to the Performance Program, the Chorale offers an extensive mission-supporting Education Program. School Partnerships provide weekly choral music and performance training in targeted schools, offering instruction to students and support for teachers with professional conductors, accompanists, choreographers and other resources as needed. School concerts and workshops serve elementary and middle school students, giving school children the opportunity to experience a professional concert by their peers. Community Choirs, including the dual-language Aplausos de Colorado Children’s Chorale, 303 Choir, NE Denver JAMS, Northside Music Project and El Sistema Colorado, provide children the opportunity to rehearse and perform in their own community with no audition necessary. The Chorale Education Program was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant and received an Education Outreach Award from Chorus America.

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PROGRAM 8 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

COLORADO CHILDREN’S CHORALE

CONCERT CHOIRNick AngeliniWest ArlethNathan AshworthKelton AyarsKsenia BalabanovaLouise BarnacleAshley BlondoCatherine BorowskyEmily BustamanteAlicia ChavezChase ChavezGabriella ChernoffLogan Day-RichterJack DiamantCaroline DonnellyMargaux DufreneReagan DukeshierAdrienne EsselMolly FrohneDiego GonzalesHaylee GonzalesMadeline GreenbergBrianna GressElla HallEmma HarmonSophia HaynesAna HendersonCody HermanSamantha HodsonChristina HoenerAlyssa HootenMary HopkinsMegan JacoReed JacobsBeckett JansenEmily JohnsonZena JohnsonZoe JohnsonCamryn KaleugherMichael Lee KastnerKuyla KimKuyper KimClaire KoenigCampbell KreiderJulia KungQuincy LaMontagneEvelyn LeeVivianne Lee

Keira LeuthauserKathryn LowreyClaire MannSophia MarksLuke McAdamsAva McClureCollin McClureAeddon McPhersonBelle MetcalfOlivia MobusGenesis MontanoLinna Mora-CalderonLila MouchantatMellany MulcahyMarisa MulryanCarl NorthNick OrndoffWilliam PerroneJack PetersonCharlie ProkopBen RaganAlyssa RaileyMorgan RooksAnna RussellJaydie RyuJaylyn RyuKeeley ScanlanGreta SchmitzMargot SchmitzCole SchuetzMary SeamanTalia ShierChloe SlaneAudra SnyderTeddy SopkinLily SuchomelJuliana TalbertHenry TraskBridget TrujilloMax Trujillo-AcevedoAnnisa TunnellCheranne WangJosie WilgerAbigail WilsonJames Winter-DecigaOwen WolfingerBen YorkEmily Zhou

TOUR CHOIRAustin AanerudStefan BardossasMakenna BatchoMadeleine BorodachGrant BradowCaitlin BridgeKarina BruslettoKris BurgerCooper CauseyMaeMae ChenKendall ClarkIsabella ConklinDavid DownsAndrew DupperConrad EckBrianna EricksonVinny FalkTallulah FuhsMaya GalpernHannah GarciaBridget GorderKyle GreenAudrey HamptonReed HaymonsElizabeth HetzelKaty HollisNoah HutabaratIain IrelandMartin JerniganSarah KinnisonKalleiopye KleinZack KramerCharlotte LeDukeJohn LimDevin MackAjaya MaconLukas MakikalliBlake MannBrett MasonMakenna MaupinAllyson MayTrey MaysAbbie McAdamsTrey McKeeverCaleb MeyerhoffAsia MondragonDwayne Montoya

Abby MullaneyLivi MyersBen MyersAdrian NagleAva NelsonNick PassaroGrace PouliotEli PouliotMichael RedmondRachel RegaladoGenevieve

Reyland-SlawsonJaxon Riley-CombsLauren SimaskoClara SjobergBrennan SkeffingtonHarrison SodiaTanner SpreeuwKieran StrohfusCarter StrunkMarina StylianouMargot SwetichAbe TimmeCharley TraskMarinda VacantiNatalie VacantiMorgan WardWilliam Warren

Deborah DeSantis, Artistic Director; Mary Louise Burke, Associate Director; Emily Crile, Associate Conductor; Travis Branam, Assistant Conductor; Danielle Snyder, Accompanist; Susie and Brad Bolton, Leslie Zirker, Choreographers

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SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 9

A COLORADO CHRISTMAS AUDIENCE SING-ALONGS

O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL

O come, all ye faithful,

Joyful and triumphant,

O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem.

Come and behold Him,

Born the King of Angels,

O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

oSNOW PLACE LIKE HOME

WHITE CHRISTMASI’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know,

Where the tree tops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, with every Christmas card I write,

May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white.

LET IT SNOW!Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful,

And since we’ve no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Well, it doesn’t show signs of stopping, but I’ve brought some corn for popping,

The lights are turned way down low, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEERRudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose,

And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows,

All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names,

They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say:

“Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then how the reindeer loved him, as they shouted out with glee:

“Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, you’ll go down in history!”

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PROGRAM 10 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

A COLORADO CHRISTMAS AUDIENCE SING-ALONGS

WINTER WONDERLANDSleigh bells ring; are you listening?

In the lane, snow is glistening;A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland.

Gone away is the bluebird,Here to stay is a new bird;

He sings a love song as we go along, walking in a winter wonderland.

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN

Frosty the Snowman was a jolly, happy soul,With a corncob pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal.

Frosty the Snowman is a fairytale, they say;He was made of snow but the children know how he came to life one day.

There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found,For when they placed it on his head, he began to dance around!

Oh, Frosty the Snowman, was alive as he could be,

And the children say he could laugh and play just the same as you and me.Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump, look at Frosty go,

Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump, over the hills of snow!

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SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 11

HOLIDAY • 2015-2016

JACKIE EVANCHO SINGS HOLIDAY HITS & MORE

COLORADO SYMPHONY CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor

JACKIE EVANCHO, vocalist

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 7:30 pmBoettcher Concert Hall

Selections to be Announced from Stage

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PROGRAM 12 SOUNDINGS 2015-2016 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor

Australian conductor Christopher Dragon begins his appointment as Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony in the 2015/16 season. In 2013 he was appointed the inaugural Assistant Conductor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, a title he holds until the end of 2015. This role provided him with the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch in addition to numerous other engagements. In April of 2015 Christopher made his debut at the Sydney Opera House conducting the Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Australian singer/

songwriter Josh Pyke. In 2016 he will be making his debut with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Christopher is a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program through which he has worked with orchestras in Australia and New Zealand under the guidance of Christopher Seaman and the orchestras’ Principal Conductors. In 2014 Christopher was invited to conduct the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra in Thailand and earlier that year participated in the Jarvi Winter Academy in Estonia where he was awarded the Orchestra’s Favourite Conductor Prize. Christopher has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.

JACKIE EVANCHO, vocalist

It was Jackie Evancho’s love of the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s The Phantom of the Opera that stirred the passion within her to begin singing and posting videos to YouTube. Not long after gaining a degree of notoriety for those videos Jackie decided to submit her rendition of “Panis Angelicus” to a special YouTube episode during the 5th season of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” variety show. The response was overwhelming and earned her the opportunity to perform in front of the judges on live television. Jackie’s first performance on “America’s Got

Talent” left audiences and judges astonished that such a perfect, beautiful, soprano voice could come from a 10 year-old girl. During her next appearance in the competition, judges asked Jackie to improvise a tune which she performed flawlessly. It wasn’t just her musical gift and her age that floored the “America’s Got Talent” audience, but Jackie’s presence, poise and charm that truly made them take notice. One of the show’s judges, Piers Morgan, explained, “You’ve got the whole package.” Jackie’s debut EP, O Holy Night, was released in November 2010 and became the year’s #1 best-selling debut recording with sales exceeding 1 million copies and earned her a platinum certification. In June 2011, Jackie released her first studio album, Dream With Me. After parting ways with Columbia Records Jackie found a home with Sony Masterworks and released her third studio album in July of 2014 and like her other albums before, Awakening too debuted at #1 on Billboard’s classical charts. And the journey continues……

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