Hartford Symphony Orchestra

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The Planets

About the Artists

Program Notes

Musician Roster

The Planets

June 7-9, 2024

The Planets

HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Carolyn Kuan, Music Director

THE PLANETS
Friday, June 7, 2024 / 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 8, 2024 / 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 9, 2024 / 3:00 p.m.
Belding Theater, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

CAROLYN KUAN, conductor
MELISSA WHITE*, violin
LIZ BOLOGNA, soprano
JENNIFER McCANN, soprano
SIERRA McELROY, soprano
JENNIFER FERRAND, soprano
ALI SINGLETON, soprano
SARAH ARMSTRONG, alto
CAROLIN KIMREY TALBERT, alto

2023-2024 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence*
Generously Funded by the Roberts Foundation for the Arts

CARLOS SIMON (b. 1986)		*Amen!*
MAX BRUCH (1838-1920)		Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26 I. Prelude: Allegro moderato II. Adagio III. Finale: Allegro energico Melissa White,* violin
*∼ INTERMISSION∼*
GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934)		*The Planets* 1. Mars, the Bringer of War 2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace 3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 5. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age 6. Uranus, the Magician 7. Neptune, the Mystic Liz Bologna, soprano Jennifer McCann, soprano Sierra McElroy, soprano Jennifer Ferrand, soprano Ali Singleton, soprano Sarah Armstrong, alto Carolin Kimrey Talbert, alto

The 2023-2024 Masterworks Series is presented by

The 2023-2024 Masterworks Series is also sponsored by

The Elizabeth M. and Harriette M. Landon Foundation

The post of Music Director is endowed by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation.

We kindly request that you refrain from using flash photography and video recording during the performance, however we encourage you take photos and share them on your favorite social media platforms- be sure to tag us so we can join in on the excitement!

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra receives major support from the Greater Hartford Arts Council,
the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and with support from the Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

About the Artists

Jennifer Ferrand-Kelly

soprano

Ali Singleton

soprano

Caroline Kimrey Talbert

Program Notes

Carlos Simon (Born April 13, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia)

Amen! (2017 for concert band; arranged for orchestra in 2019)

Max Bruch (Born January 6, 1838 in Cologne Died October 20, 1920 in Friedenau, near Berlin)

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (1865-1866)

Gustav Holst (Born September 21, 1874 in Cheltenham Died May 24, 1934 in London)

The Planets, Op. 32 (1914-1917)

Musician Roster

Violin Leonid Sigal Gary Capozziello Lisa Rautenberg Deborah Tyler Linda Beers Michael Eby Perry Elliot Lu Friedman Romina Kostare Jihye Joelle Maree Millie Piekos Marcia Lehninger Barbara Vaughan Lisa Kugelman	Violin 2 Michael Duffett Jaroslaw Lis Martha Kayser Candace Lammers Yukiko Kuhara Alicia Rattin Selah Kwak Diane Frederickson Simon Bilyk Nathan Lowman Virginia Kramer Yuri Kharenko Mary Ellen Briga Cody Bigenho	Viola Michael Wheeler Aekyung Kim Brandin Kreuder Pat Daly Vance Gretchen Frazier Arthur Masi Nick Citro Bethany Hargreaves Devon Duarte Melinda Daetsch Marvin Warshaw Delores Thayer

Cello Jia Cao Peter Zay Ssu-Yang Yu Yoonhee Ko Adam Willson Tom Hudson Eva Roebuck Mariusz Skula David Kramer Katherine Kennedy	Double Bass Robert Groff Mark Zechel Julianne Russell Anthony Connaway Joseph Messina Alex Svensen Ken Rescsanski	Flute Dominique Kim Barbara Hopkins Kim Collins Jeanne Wilson

Oboe Stephen Wade Marilyn Krentzman Tamar Beach Wells Cheryl Bishkoff	Clarinet Sangwon Lee Curt Blood Noel Marcano Paul Cho	Bassoon Yeh-Chi Wang Jensen Bocco Rebecca Noreen Winfred Felton

French Horn Barbara Hill John Michael Flavetta Justin Ruleman Nicholas Rubenstein Josh Michal Paige McGrath Eric Brummitt (assistant)	Trumpet John Thomas Jack Farnham Eric Rizzo Peyton Johnson	Trombone Jarrod Briley Brian Diehl (euphonium)

Timpani Robert McEwan Dave West	Percussion Evan Glickman Nathan Lassell Chris Smith Joe DeMarco	Harp Susan Knapp Thomas Amanda Evans

Piano/Celeste/Organ Gary Chapman