The Saturday concert is generously sponsored byRuth Ann Moriarty & Jean Moriarty.

Friday, May 31, 2019 @ 8 p.m.Saturday, June 1, 2019 @ 8 p.m.Segerstrom Center for the Arts Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Richard Kaufman, conductorPacific SymphonyBen Kiley, pianistDrew Bastian, drums

CAST:Jeremy Stolle: Harold HillElena Shaddow: Marian ParooAaron Kaburick: Marcellus Washburn (and others)Noah Baird: Winthrop ParooJeff Mattsey: Mayor Shinn (and others)Jessica Medoff: Eulalie Shinn (and others)Michele McConnell: Mrs. Paroo (and others)Charlie Tingen: Tommy Djilas (and others)Olivia Mattsey: Amaryllis/Zaneeta Shinn (and others)Aaron Ramey: Charlie Cowell/Oliver Hix (and others)Jazmin Gorsline: Alma/Marian Paroo understudy (and others)Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts EnsembleKids on Stage Productions EnsembleHuntington Beach High School Oiler Band

TECHNICAL TEAM:Jamibeth Margolis, directorAndrew Wheeler, music directorKristen Ernst, choreographerUIA Presents; producers Vanessa Uzan, Kristen Ernst, Aaron Sanko

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The Friday concert is generously sponsored byCarol & eugene Choi.

Underwriters of this production of The Music Man are nick and Ryan Guanzon-Greenko, tangram Interiors

and Mark and stephanie nielsen.

THE MUSIC MANWillson

Presented in 2 Acts, with a 20-minute intermission.

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RICHARD KAUFMANConductor

Richard Kaufman has devoted much of his musical life to conducting and supervising music for film and television productions, as well as performing film and classical music in concert halls and on recordings. The 2018–19 season

marks Kaufman’s 28th as principal pops conductor of Pacific Symphony. He is in his 13th season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert series, “CSO at the Movies,” and holds the permanent title of pops conductor laureate with the Dallas Symphony.

Kaufman regularly appears as a guest conductor with symphony orchestras throughout the United States and around the world, including Cleveland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the RTÉ Concert and RTÉ National Orchestras in Dublin, Indianapolis, San Diego and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. In September, he will make his conducting debut with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.

In addition to traditional concert presentations, he often conducts complete film scores in concert, synchronizing the music as the film is shown above the orchestra. These include Casablanca, North by Northwest, Singin’ in the Rain, The Wizard of Oz, Psycho, Vertigo, E.T., Jurassic Park, The Bride of Frankenstein, Pirates of the Caribbean I and II, Silverado, On the Waterfront, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Star Trek 2009, Star Trek Beyond, Home Alone, Harry Potter and Star Wars (various episodes). He also conducts the scores to various silent films. He recently made his New York Philharmonic debut conducting five sold-out performances of the Oscar-winning film Amadeus.

Kaufman received the 1993 Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Performance category. He has recorded with the London Symphony, Nuremberg Symphony, the New Zealand Symphony and the Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra in Berlin.

He also has conducted for numerous performers including John Denver, Andy Williams, Nanette Fabray, Amy Grant, the Beach Boys, Chicago, Chris Botti, Arturo Sandoval and many others.

As a studio violinist, Kaufman performed on numerous film and television scores including Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and (in a moment of desperation) Animal House. He has recorded and performed in concert with artists including John Denver, Burt Bacharach, the Carpenters, Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra.

Kaufman served as music associate to Lionel Newman at 20th Century Fox before joining the music department of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in 1984 as music coordinator. For 18 years, he supervised music at MGM, during which he received two Emmy Award nominations. As a unique part of his career, Kaufman has coached various actors in musical roles, including Jack Nicholson, Dudley Moore and Tom Hanks.

In 2012, Kaufman received the Distinguished Alumni Award from California State University, Northridge (CSUN), where, as a student, he composed the University’s Alma Mater and Fight songs. He is a member of the Music Advisory Board of the Young Musicians Foundation, and is on the Board of the Film Music Foundation.

Born in Los Angeles, Kaufman began violin studies at the age of 7, played in the Peter Meremblum California Junior Symphony, was a member of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra, attended the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood in the fellowship program and earned a degree in music from CSUN. His wife, Gayle, is a former dancer/actress in film, television and on Broadway, and his daughter, Whitney, is a singer/actress performing on recordings and in concert with orchestras around the world.

He is proud to be represented by Opus 3 Artists.

He dedicates this weekend’s performances to the memory of a magnificent cellist and his dear friend and colleague, Tim Landauer.

JeReMy Stolle Harold Hill

An 11-year veteran of Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera, recording artist and concert singer Jeremy Stolle has enchanted audiences worldwide with his approachable demeanor, energetic

story-telling and unparalleled voice. Recently, Stolle starred in the brand-new Disney theatricals pre-Broadway production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, directed by Scott Schwartz and written by Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz and Peter Parnil. He also appears as Jehan on the original cast recording of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Other theater credits include the workshop production of Broadway’s A Tale of Two Cities, as Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millewith Music Theater Wichita, Lionel in Camelot with North Shore Music Theater, and Gaston in multiple productions of Beauty and the Beast. Stolle also played the title role in Jekyll and Hyde and Scarlet Pimpernel, for which he won an Elly Award for “Best Actor in A Musical,” Billy Bigalow in Carousel and Tommy in Brigadoon.

As a concert artist, Stolle has traveled the world performing solo concerts and with symphonies and performing arts centers including Indianapolis Symphony, Modesto Symphony Pops, Springfield Symphony, the Straz Center, Overture Center and W. Carroll Coyne Center. He also appeared at 54 Below, Birdland, Broadway.com’s National Showcase for Blockbuster Musicals, and Broadway in Bryant Park. He also had the highest honor of appearing opposite the former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg as “mini Phantom” in the yearly New York Press Corps Mayor’s Roast. Another great achievement of Stolle’s was having the esteemed honor to sing in the grand finale anthem entitled “Help Is on the Way” at the star-studded, Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids year-end concert.

eleNA SHADDow Marian Paroo

Elena Shaddow was last seen on Broadway in The Visit playing Ottile Schell, director by John Doyle and starring Chita Rivera. On television she was featured as Sister Sophia in NBC’s The Sound of Music Live!

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JeFF MAttSey Mayor Shinn (and others)

Jeffrey Mattsey is renowned worldwide for the signature baritone roles that have defined his prominent career. A house favorite at The Metropolitan Opera, this season he returned for their productions of La Fanciulla del

West, Gianni Schicchi, Otello and La Traviata. Mattsey also toured with The Met to Japan for their productions of Don Carlo and La Bohème. After enjoying his 100th performance with the company as Señor Cascada in The Merry Widow, Mattsey returned to The Met as Montano

JeSSICA MeDoFF Eulalie Shinn (and others)

Jessica Medoff is breaking down barriers, showing her multi-dimensional talents and emotional depth as an actress of stage and screen. She is praised as a performer who “skillfully employs her trademark

vocal versatility to wring every drop of emotion out …” (Harold Journal). Recent engagements include Mayor/Ma Ferd in The Toxic Avenger with Farmers Alley Theatre, Mayzie in Seussical: The Musical and Heidi in [Title of Show] at The Roxy Theater, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha with Arizona Broadway Theatre, and Desirée in A Little Night Music with The Princeton Festival, as well as participating in a workshop at the Composer-Librettist Studio with New Dramatists and originating the roles of Paula Strasberg, Louella Parsons and Jackie Kennedy in the world première of Marilee and Baby Lamb: The Assassination of an American Goddess at the Rio Theatre in Las Cruces, N.M., which subsequently had a New York industry reading at Birdland. Medoff has also been making screen appearances recently, first starring as

AARoN KAbURICK Marcellus Washburn (and others)

Aaron Kaburick was last seen on Broadway in the revival of Hello, Dolly! appearing alongside both Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters. Previously on Broadway, he appeared as Robin in Something Rotten! as well as in the casts

of Motown, Sister Act and Billy Elliot. He was also in the national tours of The Full Monty, Billy Elliot and the 30th Anniversary tour of Annie. Regionally, he has appeared at the Delaware Theatre Company, North Carolina Theatre, New Harmony Theatre, Music Theatre Wichita and the St. Louis Muny. He can be heard on the cast albums

NoAH bAIRD Winthrop Paroo

Noah Baird is an inquisitive 7th grader in Southern California. He has been performing since he was born, filming his first two movies before he was one year old. Most recently, he appeared in A Christmas Story

Live! on Fox. Other Broadway and National Tour credits include Eric in Matilda at the Shubert Theatre and Randy Parker in the national tour of A Christmas Story: The Musical. Some of his favorite regional credits include Fletcher in Freaky Friday with the La Jolla Playhouse, Brother Boo in The Grinch with Old Globe and Les in Newsies with Moonlight Youth Theater. Recently, he received the 2018 Craig Noel Outstanding Young Artist award. Aside from acting, he is on his local surf team and just completed several surf competitions. He is very thankful to his family, dog Nigel, teachers, agents and manager for continuing to support him. He is thrilled and honored to be performing with the amazing company of The Music Man: In Concert and the incredible Pacific Symphony! Special thanks to Jamibeth Margolis!

starring Carrie Underwood, along with appearances on CBS’ Person of Interest and Conviction. She also appeared in the feature film The Intern, starring Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro. She originated the role of Francesca Johnson to critical acclaim in the pre-Broadway production of The Bridges of Madison County at Williamstown Theater Festival, directed by Bartlett Sher. On Broadway, she starred as Anne Dindon in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of La Cage Aux Folles at the Longacre Theater. Her past Broadway productions include The Woman in White, Fiddler on the Roof and Nine, Sweet Smell of Success and Les Misérables. Off Broadway, Shaddow starred as Fanny in Fanny at City Center Encores! She was also a member of the Greek Chorus in The Bacchae directed by Joanne Akalitis at the Delacorte Theater. In London, Shaddow had the honor of playing Magnolia Hawkes in Show Boat at the Royal Albert Hall, the first musical of its size to be staged in said venue, opposite John Owen Jones. She also performed as Clara Johnson in the first national tour of The Light in the Piazza (garnering her a 2007 Helen Hayes Best Actress nomination) opposite Christine Andreas. Some of her favorite regional credits include Mary in Mary Poppins and Lili in Carnival! at Papermill Playhouse, Olivia in Twelfth Night and Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest at Shakespeare Theatre of N.J. and Marian Paroo in The Music Man at The Muny in St. Louis. Shaddow also starred as Eliza Doolittle in UIA Presents’ first two presentations of My Fair Lady: In Concert with Milwaukee Symphony and North Carolina Symphony.

of Hello, Dolly!, Something Rotten! and Annie. Kaburick performed at Radio City Music Hall in the 2009 and 2015 Tony Awards. Recently, he was in the FX series Fosse/Verdon as part of the Damn Yankees “Heart” quartet. He is originally from Carlinville, Illi., and attended Boston University where he studied economics.

in Bartlett Sher’s new production of Otello, Marullo in the Rat Pack-inspired setting of Rigoletto, and for their productions of Die Fledermaus and L’elisir d’amore. He also toured North America headlining the comedy musical revue Baritones Unbound, and performed with Alpine Theater Project as Harold in The Full Monty, Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha and Hertz in Rock of Ages. Most recently, he performed the role of Alfred Doolittle in UIA Presents’ My Fair Lady: In Concert with the Utah Symphony. Additional noted engagements the past few seasons include the title role in Don Giovanni with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Central City Opera, and in the inaugural season of Opera Las Vegas; Laski in Emmanuel Chabrier’s comic opera Le roi malgré lui and as A Hack Actor in Schreker’s Der ferne Klang (The Distant Sound) with Bard SummerScape Opera; Marcello in La Bohème, Ping in Turandot and Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale with San Diego Opera; Renato in Un ballo in maschera and Riccardo in a concert performance of I Puritani with Vancouver Opera; and Sharpless in Madame Butterfly with Vancouver Opera and Indianapolis Opera.

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CHARlIe tINgeNTommy Djilas (and others)

Noted for his “beautifulsoaring tenor voice”(Deseret News), “striking and swoon-worthy” (OnMilwaukee), actor and singer Charlie Tingen is rapidly earning a reputation as a talent to watch. Recent performances include

his Off-Broadway debut originating the role of Thomas, the young revolutionary, in Whiskey Pants: The Mayor of Williamsburg, a new contemporary operetta; Tenorio in Man of La Mancha at The Princeton Festival; and Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol: The Musical with Arizona Broadway Theatre. He also appeared alongside Emmy-winner Peter Scolari and Broadway favorite Elena Shaddow as Freddy Eysnford-Hill in UIA Presents’ My Fair Lady: In Concert with both the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and North Carolina Symphony. This season, Tingen appears Off-Broadway in Under the Overture, a new farce/opera hybrid, under the direction of Tony Award-winning Forbidden Broadway creator Gerard Alessandrini, reprises the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady: In Concert with the Utah Symphony, and performs the role of Maximilian in Candide with Union Avenue Opera.

Tingen has performed in theatres throughout the United States, most notably as the Springtime for Hitler tenor in The Producers National Tour. Other favorite roles include Enjolras in Les Misérables at the New Huntington Theatre, Tony in West Side Story and Padre in Man of La Manchaat Bigfork Summer Playhouse, Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Jack in Into the Woods. He holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Coastal Carolina University.

AARoN RAMeyCharlie Cowell/Oliver Hix (and others)

Actor and singer Aaron Ramey made his Broadway debut as part of the original cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. Since then, he has been seen in several Broadway shows including The

Visit, starring two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera; as part of the original cast of The Bridges of Madison County; Curtains; Jekyll & Hyde and Young Frankenstein. Additionally, he has performed in several national tours including Sweet Charity,opposite Molly Ringwald, South Pacific, Jekyll & Hyde and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

Ramey has appeared in numerous regional theaters including Dallas Theater Center, Williamstown Theater Festival, Weston Playhouse, Arena Stage, Barrington Stage, Baltimore CenterStage, Arden Theater Company, Paper Mill Playhouse, Prospect Theater Company, York Theater, NYMF and NAMT. Some of his favorite credits include Oklahoma!, Carousel, Next to Normal, 1776 and Camelot. Most recently, he starred as Wallace Porter in The Circus in Winter, a brand-new musical at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut.

JAZMINe goRSlINeAlma/Marian Paroo u/s (and others)

Jazmin Gorsline recently performed the role of Christine Daae in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies in Hamburg, Germany. Other credits include the Cameron Mackintosh National Tour of My

Fair Lady, Carnival! at The Kennedy Center, off-Broadway in My ParsifalConductor and in regional productions of She Loves Me (Amalia), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Hello, Dolly! (Irene), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), Carousel (Julie Jordan) and The Light in the Piazza (Clara). She holds a Masters degree in Vocal Performance from Eastman School of Music.

Helen in the short film The Wall in the Garden, a groundbreaking sci-fi mystery, and also taking on the role of Angel Childress in the 2016 film The Heart Outright. Later this year, she will costar with Edward James Olmos and George Lopez in Walking with Herb, a faith-based film adaptation of the Joe S. Bullock novel directed by Ross Marks and perform the role of Tanya Track in Mamma Mia! with Arizona Broadway Theatre.

MICHele MCCoNNell Mrs. Paroo (and others)

Michele McConnell, a soprano, has an astounding performance resume, which includes musical theatre, opera, concert performance, cabaret, professional choral work and touring productions. She has the distinction

of being the longest running Carlotta in Broadway history for The Phantom of the Opera, with a record breaking 2,200 performances, including the 25th Anniversary performance and the 10,000th performance.

Some of her favorite credits include the national tour of Camelot starring Robert Goulet; NYGASP at City Center where she performed Mabel in Pirates of Penzanceand Josephine in HMS Pinafore; Beauty and the Beast in Montreal and Las Vegas, and Carly Simon’s Romulus Hunt with New York Theatre Workshop. Additional credits include Mobile Opera, DiCapo Opera, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Missouri Symphony, Skyline Theatre Company, Allenberry Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus and Peter Grey Terhune Presents. McConnell can be heard on the original Broadway cast recording of Anna Karenina and numerous recordings for Hal Leonard Publishing. She has also traveled the globe to over 115 countries as a cabaret artist performing on luxury cruise ships with her husband, baritone Duane McDevitt.

She is a member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) and has taught university and high school master classes throughout the country. Her master class resume includes Manhattan School of Music, Berklee College of Music, Bucknell University and Butler University, among others.

olIvIA MAttSey Amaryllis/Zaneeta Shinn (and others)

Olivia Mattsey is a recentgraduate from the theatre program at Marymount Manhattan College. Some of herfavorite past productionsinclude Theatre Smash with The York Theatre Company, Rock of Ages

with The Alpine Theatre Project, A Chorus Line with The Weathervane Playhouse and Dracula with Marymount Manhattan College. She would like to thank her friends and family for their continuous support.

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JAMIbetH MARgolISDirector

With nearly 20 years of professional experience in theater and opera, Jamibeth Margolis is a stage director based in New York City with credits at prestigious theaters and opera companies around the U.S. including New

York City Opera, Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Opera and many more. Recent theatrical directing credits include National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s “Broadway: A Jewish American Legacy” gala event, The Whole Megillah at 54 Below and The Count of Monte Cristo at the Bleecker Street Theatre. Most recently, she directed National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Fiddler on the Roof.

Other theatrical credits include Do I Hear a Waltz? and Jekyll and Hyde with Arvada Center Theater in Denver and As You Like It with Cortland Repertory Theatre. Margolis worked alongside Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks on the Broadway revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial and alongside Jules Feiffer in A Bad Friend with Lincoln Center Theatre. She also helmed developmental productions of new musical works including Owl Creek, Far From the Madding Crowd, Plane Crazy, Great Googley Moo and Warsaw.

In addition to Margolis’ career as a stage director, she is also an accomplished casting director and general manager working with various companies in New York before subsequently starting her own company, Jamibeth Margolis Casting. Select casting credits include the Broadway and national touring companies of Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Cats, Jane Eyre and many others. She also teaches musical theater, acting and audition technique in studios all around New York City and serves on the BFA Acting Faculty at Pace University.

KRISteN eRNStChoreographerKristen Ernst is a 30-year veteran of the entertainment industry with an extensive theatrical background. As a performer, she has been seen Off-Broadway, in national tours, regional theatres throughout the country and around the world aboard cruise ships. As a choreographer, she has set pieces for numerous organizations, projects and productions including The Manhattan Dolls and several titles for Cranford Performing Arts School. She has also assisted acclaimed directors on regional and Off-Off Broadway productions including Charles Abbott and Christine O’Grady. As an instructor, Ernst has shared her talents with emerging artists by mentoring, coaching and teaching acting and improvisation in summer programs. She proudly co-produces The Music Man: In Concert as well as several other titles in UIA Presents’ “Broadway in Concert” series and hopes you enjoy the show!

ANDRew wHeeleR Music Director

Andrew Wheeler is a musical director, Broadway accompanist, vocal technician and coach. He has worked on several Broadway productions including Waitress and Shuffle Along. Most recently,

Wheeler worked on the Off-Broadway

production of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Joel Grey with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. Other Off-Broadway credits include Amerike-The Golden Landand Golden Bride, which was nominated for the Drama Desk/Off-Broadway Alliance Most Outstanding Revival, both with National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Urinetown with The Araca Project, and Naked Boys Singing and NEWSical with Theatre Row. Additionally, he has worked on symphony concert tours including Burlesque to Broadway and UIA Presents’ Live From Broadway. Other New York Theater credits include numerous productions with NYMF Festival, NYU, CAP21, as well as concerts/developmental works with Beth Leavel, Lisa Howard, James Monroe Iglehart, BD Wong, Mary Catherine Burke, among others. Selected regional credits include Breath and Imagination with TV’s Travis Pratt & Cheryl Freeman, Sweeney Todd with Playmaker’s Repertory; Fiddler on the Roofwith Broadway’s Bill Nolte, and Sweeney Todd and Legally Blonde with Cape Fear Regional Theatre. Apart from his theater work, Andrew has worked on TV/film as well including the pilot of Monica’s Mixing Bowl with John Tartaglia and the upcoming film Firefly. Currently, Wheeler is the music supervisor for Music City, working with composer JT Harding, featuring five #1 Billboard Hits & choreography by Emmy Winner Tyce Diorio. As a vocal technician and coach, Wheeler’s clients have worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in national and international tours.

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HUNtINgtoN beACH HIgH SCHool oIleR bANDGregg Gilboe, directorZoë Virtue, piccoloJulie Chie, fluteAntoine Tran, clarinetBrendan Saraf, alto saxLucas Piper, alto saxNathan Stenseng, tenor saxWesley Bitgood, trumpetJacob McDonald, trumpetWillow Dickey, trumpetIsabelle Graham, trumpetKyle Nelson, tromboneNathan Ruiz, tromboneLily Parsons, tromboneIsabella Agnello, tromboneJacob Willihan, tubaTrevor Gam, drumsHallie Francis, drums

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vANeSSA UZANFounder and Director of UIA Talent Agency and UIA PresentsVanessa Uzan is founder and director of UIA Talent Agency and UIA Presents. With nearly two decades of experience in talent representation, she had a hand in developing the careers and improving the lives of hundreds of artists. Uzan is widely regarded as a leading expert in the industry and is in demand by artists, producers and administrators to provide counsel with her unique perspective and personal touch. This skill set allows her to build careers that positively impact the performing arts across numerous genres, including film, television, theatre and opera.

Since its creation, UIA has become a leader in artist representation. Uzan built a team with over 100 years of combined

AARoN SANKoManaging Director of UIA Talent Agency and UIA Presents Aaron Sanko is a performing arts executive and consultant with a diverse background in artistic and non-artistic ventures. He is currently Managing Director of UIA Talent Agency and UIA Presents. Prior to his current appointment, Sanko founded Cruxory Group in New York City, which provides management consulting and executive production services to performing arts producing and service entities.

As general partner and music supervisor for Mind the Art Entertainment in New York, Sanko helmed award-winning productions of Whiskey Pants, The Mayor of Williamsburg (Off-Broadway) and Fatty Fatty No Friends (Best of Fest, NYMF 2018). In 2018, Cruxory produced a new musical at St. Lou Fringe, before Sanko served as music director for The Wiz in Monrovia, Liberia (the first musical presented in the country’s history) in the summer of 2018 in collaboration with Broadway Artists Connection and Matsiko World Orphans Choir.

Sanko served as the CEO of Sanko Ventures, a theatrical production entity, recently represented on Broadway by the Tony award-nominated Deaf West Theatre revival of Spring Awakening, and in Los Angeles with Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along at The Wallis Annenberg Theatre in Beverly Hills.

UIA PReSeNtSProducerUIA Presents provides a variety of live entertainment services with a focus on working hand-in-hand with presenters and producers to create an experience for audiences they will never forget. With a diverse line up of world-class performers with an array of specialties who have appeared at performing arts centers, symphony orchestras, opera companies, theatres and more, UIA Presents serves as a presenter of concerts and live entertainment, developer of original shows and a booking agency offering something for every audience and venue. This includes programming for pops concerts, symphony programs, opera/Broadway-in-concert productions, cabarets/recitals, bands/tributes and beyond!

In association with Chaplin Entertainment, UIA Presents’ Broadway in Concert series celebrating the classic musicals we have all come to love. This production of The Music Man: In Concertcomes on the heels of UIA Presents’ “loverly” production of My Fair Lady starring some of Broadway’s brightest stars and featuring special celebrity appearances! With recent engagements at Milwaukee Symphony, North Carolina Symphony and Utah Symphony featuring an array of stars including Emmy Award winner Peter Scolari (Girls, Newhart, Polar Express) and Elena Shaddow (The Visit, Bridges of Madison County, The Sound of Music Live!). OnMilwaukee hailed: “My Fair Lady: In Concert ’twas a thrilling, absolutely chilling night at the theater. It’s safe to say that I could have stayed all night and still have begged for more.”

experience in the entertainment industry, whose dedication to cultivating unique talent and efficiency in dealing with the complexities of the artist management field have become the gold standard for artist managers worldwide. After developing an international roster of over 100 artists including singers, conductors, stage directors and designers, 2014 saw the expansion of UIA’s business with the establishment of its Theater division. This expansion broadened UIA’s horizons considerably, allowing the company to offer top-rate talent for nearly any performance opportunity.

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Carol & eugene Choi We are pleased to recognize Carol and Eugene Choi as underwriters of this weekend’s production of The Music Man. Great fans of opera, musical theater and classical music, Carol and Eugene are new members of the Pacific Symphony family who are making a wonderful impact on the organization. Their first involvement with the Symphony was sponsoring the debut appearance of Yekwon Sanwoo, the first Korean to win the Gold Medal at the van Cliburn Competition. That involvement led to more active participation, and – ultimately – Carol’s election to the Board of Directors. Last fall, she and Eugene co-chaired the Symphony’s most successful opening night gala.

The Chois are true community activists. Eugene is a trustee at UC Irvine, and Carol is a member of the UCI CEO Roundtable. Among many other civic endeavors, they are founding members of the National Asian American Community Foundation (NAACF). Finally, Eugene is a member of a busy Korean vocal quartet – just like the members of the “School Board Quartet” in The Music Man.

We are most grateful for Carol and Eugene’s commitment to Pacific Symphony, and to making Orange County such a wonderful place to live, work, and raise our families.

Jean Moriarty & Ruth Ann MoriartyPacific Symphony is grateful to Jean Moriarty and Ruth Ann Moriarty for their sponsorship of the Saturday Pops performance of “The Music Man in Concert.” We are very appreciative for their many years as supporters of the Pacific Symphony Pops Series. As members of the Segerstrom Family, they have played a tremendous role in supporting the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and sustaining the arts and other non-profits in Orange County. They have our sincere gratitude!

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Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair for the last 29 years, has been the resident orchestra of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall for over a decade. Currently in its 40th season, the Symphony is the largest-budgeted orchestra formed in the U.S. in the last 50 years and is recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scene, as well as in its own community of Orange County. In April 2018, Pacific Symphony made its debut at Carnegie Hall as one of two orchestras invited to perform during a yearlong celebration of composer Philip Glass’ 80th birthday, and the following month the orchestra toured China. The orchestra made its national PBS debut in June 2018 on “Great Performances” with Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America, conducted by St.Clair. Presenting more than 100 concerts and events a year and a rich array of education and community engagement programs, the Symphony reaches more than 300,000 residents—from school children to senior citizens. The Symphony offers repertoire ranging from the great orchestral masterworks to music from today’s most prominent composers. Eight seasons ago, the Symphony launched the highly successful opera initiative, “Symphonic Voices,” which continues in February 2019 with Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. It also offers a popular Pops season, enhanced by state-of-the-art video and sound, led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman. Each Symphony season also includes Café Ludwig, a chamber music series; an educational Family Musical Mornings series; and Sunday Matinées, an orchestral matinée series offering rich explorations of selected works led by St.Clair.

Founded in 1978 as a collaboration between California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), and North Orange County community leaders led by Marcy Mulville, the Symphony performed its first concerts at Fullerton’s Plummer Auditorium as the Pacific Chamber Orchestra, under the baton of then-CSUF orchestra conductor Keith Clark. Two seasons later, the Symphony expanded its size and changed its name to Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Then in 1981-82, the orchestra moved to Knott’s Berry Farm for one year. The subsequent four seasons, led by Clark, took place at Santa Ana High School auditorium where the Symphony also made its first six acclaimed recordings. In September 1986, the Symphony moved to the new Orange County Performing Arts Center, and from 1987-2016, the orchestra additionally presented a Summer Festival at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. In 2006, the Symphony moved into the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, with striking architecture by Cesar Pelli and acoustics by Russell Johnson—and in 2008, inaugurated the Hall’s critically acclaimed 4,322-pipe William J. Gillespie Concert Organ. The orchestra embarked on its first European tour in 2006, performing in nine cities in three countries. The 2016-17 season continued St.Clair’s commitment to new music with commissions by pianist/composer Conrad Tao and former Composer-in-Residence Narong Prangcharoen. Recordings commissioned and performed by the Symphony include the release of William Bolcom’s Songs of Lorca and Prometheus in 2015-16, Richard Danielpour’s Toward a Season of Peace and Philip Glass’ The Passion of Ramakrishna in 2013-14; and Michael Daugherty’s Mount Rushmore and

The Gospel According to Sister Aimee in 2012-13. In 2014-15, Elliot Goldenthal released a recording of his Symphony in G-sharp Minor, written for and performed by the Symphony. The Symphony has also commissioned and recorded An American Requiem by Danielpour and Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio by Goldenthal featuring Yo-Yo Ma. Other recordings have included collaborations with such composers as Lukas Foss and Toru Takemitsu. Other leading composers commissioned by the Symphony include Paul Chihara, Daniel Catán, James Newton Howard, William Kraft, Ana Lara, Tobias Picker, Christopher Theofanidis, Frank Ticheli and Chen Yi. In both 2005 and 2010, the Symphony received the prestigious ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. Also in 2010, a study by the League of American Orchestras, “Fearless Journeys,” included the Symphony as one of the country’s five most innovative orchestras. The Symphony’s award-winning education and community engagement programs benefit from the vision of St.Clair and are designed to integrate the orchestra and its music into the community in ways that stimulate all ages. The Symphony’s Class Act program has been honored as one of nine exemplary orchestra education programs by the National Endowment for the Arts and the League of American Orchestras. The list of instrumental training initiatives includes Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble and Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings. The Symphony also spreads the joy of music through arts-X-press, Class Act, Heartstrings, OC Can You Play With Us?, Santa Ana Strings, Strings for Generations and Symphony in the Cities.

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Carl St.Clair, Music DirectorWilliam J. Gillespie Music Director Chair

Richard Kaufman, Principal Pops ConductorHal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Principal Pops Conductor Chair

Roger Kalia, Associate ConductorMary E. Moore Family Assistant Conductor Chair

Sections listed alphabetically under principal

F IR ST V IOL IN

Dennis KimConcertmaster; Eleanor and Michael Gordon Chair

Paul Manaster Associate Concertmaster

Jeanne SkrockiAssistant Concertmaster;Arlene and Seymour Grubman Chair

Nancy Coade EldridgeChristine Frank Kimiyo TakeyaAyako SugayaAnn Shiau TenneyAi NihiraRobert SchumitzkyAgnes GottschewskiDana FreemanAngel Liu

SECOND V IOL IN

Bridget Dolkas*Elizabeth and John Stahr Chair

Jennise Hwang**Yen Ping LaiYu-Tong SharpAko KojianOvsep KetendjianLinda Owen Sooah KimMarlaJoy WeisshaarAlice Miller-WrateShelly Shi

VIOL A

Meredith Crawford*Catherine and James Emmi Chair

Joshua Newburger**Carolyn RileyJohn AcevedoAdam NeeleyJulia StaudhammerJoseph Wen-Xiang ZhangCheryl GatesMargaret Henken

C E L LO

Timothy Landauer*Catherine and James Emmi Chair

Kevin Plunkett**John AcostaRobert VosLászló MezöIan McKinnellM. Andrew HoneaWaldemar de AlmeidaJennifer GossRudolph Stein

BASS

Steven Edelman*Douglas Basye**Christian KollgaardDavid ParmeterPaul ZibitsDavid BlackAndrew BumatayConstance Deeter

FL UTE

Benjamin Smolen*Valerie and Hans Imhof Chair

Sharon O’ConnorCynthia Ellis

PI CCOLO

Cynthia Ellis

OBOE

Jessica Pearlman Fields*Suzanne R. Chonette Chair

Ted Sugata

ENGLI SH HORN

Lelie Resnick

CL ARI NET

Joseph Morris*The Hanson Family Foundation Chair

David Chang

BASS CL ARI NET

Joshua Ranz

BASSOON

Rose Corrigan*Elliott MoreauAndrew KleinAllen Savedoff

CONT R ABASSOON

Allen Savedoff

F RENCH HORN

Keith Popejoy*Adedeji OgunfoluKaylet Torrez**

T RUMPET

Barry Perkins*Susie and Steve Perry Chair

Tony EllisDavid Wailes

T ROMBONE

Michael Hoffman*David Stetson

BASS T ROMBONE

Kyle Mendiguchia

TUBA

James Self*

T I MPANI

Todd Miller*

PERCUSSI ON

Robert A. Slack*

H ARP

Mindy Ball*Michelle Temple

PIANO•CELESTE

Sandra Matthews* 

PER SONNEL M ANAGER

Paul Zibits

LI BR ARI ANS

Russell DiceyBrent Anderson

PRODUCT I ON & STAGE M ANAGER

Will Hunter

STAGE M ANAGER & CONCERT V I DEO T ECHNI C I AN

William Pruett

DI RECTOR OF I M AGE M AGNI F I CAT I ON

Jeffery Sells

POPS AND OPER A L IGHTING D I RECTOR

Kathy Pryzgoda

P A C I F I C s Y M P h o n Y

* Principal** Assistant Principal† On Leave

Celebrating or years with Pacific Symphony this season.

The musicians of Pacific Symphony are members of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 7.

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The 2018-19 season marks Music Director Carl St.Clair’s 29th year leading Pacific Symphony. He is one of the longest-tenured conductors of the major American orchestras. St.Clair’s lengthy history solidifies the strong relationship he has forged with the musicians and the community. His continuing role also lends stability to the organization and continuity to his vision for the Symphony’s future. Few orchestras can claim such rapid artistic development as Pacific Symphony—the largest-budgeted orchestra formed in the United States in the last 50 years—due in large part to St.Clair’s leadership. During his tenure, St.Clair has become widely recognized for his musically distinguished performances, his commitment to building outstanding educational programs and his innovative approaches to programming. In April 2018, St.Clair led Pacific Symphony in its Carnegie Hall debut, as the finale to the Hall’s yearlong celebration of pre-eminent composer Philip Glass’ 80th birthday. He led Pacific Symphony on its first tour to China in May 2018, the orchestra’s first international tour since touring Europe in 2006. The orchestra made its national PBS debut in June 2018 on “Great Performances” with Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America, conducted by St.Clair. Among St.Clair’s many creative endeavors are the highly acclaimed

American Composers Festival, which began in 2000; and the opera initiative, “Symphonic Voices,” which continues for the eighth season in 2018-19 with Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, following the concert-opera productions of The Magic Flute, Aida, Turandot, Carmen, La Traviata, Tosca and La Bohème in previous seasons. St.Clair’s commitment to the development and performance of new works by composers is evident in the wealth of commissions and recordings by the Symphony. The 2016-17 season featured commissions by pianist/composer Conrad Tao and Composer-in-Residence Narong Prangcharoen, a follow-up to the recent slate of recordings of works commissioned and performed by the Symphony in recent years. These include William Bolcom’s Songs of Lorca and Prometheus (2015-16), Elliot Goldenthal’s Symphony in G-sharp Minor (2014-15), Richard Danielpour’s Toward a Season of Peace (2013-14), Philip Glass’ The Passion of Ramakrishna (2012-13), and Michael Daugherty’s Mount Rushmore and The Gospel According to Sister Aimee (2012-13). St.Clair has led the orchestra in other critically acclaimed albums including two piano concertos of Lukas Foss; Danielpour’s An American Requiem and Goldenthal’s Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Other commissioned composers include James Newton Howard, Zhou

Long, Tobias Picker, Frank Ticheli, Chen Yi, Curt Cacioppo, Stephen Scott, Jim Self (Pacific Symphony’s principal tubist) and Christopher Theofanidis. In 2006-07, St.Clair led the orchestra’s historic move into its home in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The move came on the heels of the landmark 2005-06 season that included St.Clair leading the Symphony on its first European tour—nine cities in three countries playing before capacity houses and receiving extraordinary responses and reviews. From 2008-10, St.Clair was general music director for the Komische Oper in Berlin, where he led successful new productions such as La Traviata (directed by Hans Neuenfels). He also served as general music director and chief conductor of the German National Theater and Staatskapelle (GNTS) in Weimar, Germany, where he led Wagner’s Ring Cycle to critical acclaim. He was the first non-European to hold his position at the GNTS; the role also gave him the distinction of simultaneously leading one of the newest orchestras in America and one of the oldest in Europe. In 2014, St.Clair became the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Costa Rica. His international career also has him conducting abroad several months a year, and he has appeared with orchestras throughout the world. He was the principal guest conductor of the Radio Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart from 1998-2004, where he completed a three-year recording project of the Villa–Lobos symphonies. He has also appeared with orchestras in Israel, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South America, and summer festivals worldwide. In North America, St.Clair has led the Boston Symphony Orchestra (where he served as assistant conductor for several years), New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Indianapolis, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver symphonies, among many. A strong advocate of music education for all ages, St.Clair has been essential to the creation and implementation of the Symphony’s education and community engagement programs including Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles, Heartstrings, Sunday Matinées , OC Can You Play With Us?, arts-X-press and Class Act.

CARl St.ClAIR

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