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DEAR FRIENDS, Two contrasting works, whose first performances were only ten years apart, await us for our February concert; but both form part of the pinnacle of the descriptive romantic genre. Elgar, the leading British composer of the time, wrote Enigma Variations as an introspective tribute to important people in his life. Every variation has a name, but he never disclosed the “enigma”—creating much curiosity and speculation. My opinion is that this work’s inherent beauty completely overshadows its mystery and intrigue. Rimsky-Korsakov, who was one of many leading Russian composers of the time, wrote the exuberant and extroverted work Scheherazade as a tribute to his wife. I came to this conclusion after seeing her portrait painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. You must go online to see this painting, and you will understand what I mean. Korsakov is truly ravishing. Rather than variations, Scheherazade has a “leitmotif” or repeated theme that keeps returning throughout the magnificent discourse of this beloved and cherished work. It is amazing to think that Rimsky-Korsakov was a Navy Officer and began composition as an amateur. The fact is that while Elgar is one of only a handful of major British composers, Rimsky-Korsakov is part of a long list that illustrates the magnificent Russian musical tradition. The wealth of this tradition has made a giant contribution to the history of music. The Russian celebration continues into our March program with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.3 and Shostakovich’s fifteenth. We are leaving the interpretation of these fantastic works in the capable hands of Oleg Caetani, who will be leading the Monterey Symphony for the first time. Welcome Oleg! As always,

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Biography Max Bragado-Darman has served as the Music Director and Conductor of the Monterey Symphony since July 2004. Mr. Bragado-Darman was Music Director and Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Castile and LeĂłn in Valladolid, Spain for nine years. From its formation in 1991, he built it into one of the most prestigious orchestras in Spain. Under his direction, the orchestra performed for enthusiastic audiences in all the major cities of Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Germany. He recorded with this ensemble many unknown works of the Spanish repertoire as well as most of the orchestral works of Turina and Rodrigo and the cello concerti of Alberto Ginastera on the Naxos Label. He also recorded the flute and clarinet concerti by Joan Tower on the Opus One label. In May 1995, Max Bragado-Darman was appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. Under his direction, the orchestra grew in popularity due to his rapport with audiences, the community in general, and his innovative programming. He has worked with distinguished artists such as Alicia de Larrocha, Teresa Berganza, Horacio GutiĂ¨rrez, Elmar Oliveira, Dubravka Tomsic, Andre Watts, Angel Romero, Gary Graffman, and Aaron Rosand among many others. 8 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

As a guest conductor, Max Bragado-Darman has performed in the United States with the symphony orchestras of Honolulu, San Diego, Nashville, Delaware, West Virginia, Cedar Rapids, Savannah, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Austin, Fresno, and Boulder. He has led the National Orchestra, the Radio Television Orchestra and most other orchestras of Spain, as well as orchestras in Portugal, England, Argentina, Germany, and Mexico. In the fall of 2003, he made his debut at the distinguished Wexford Opera Festival with the Granados opera “Maria del Carmen,” in a version he researched and edited himself. His conducting career has been guided by the knowledge he received from teachers and musicians such as Robert Fountain, Robert Baustian, George Szell, Igor Markevich and Franco Ferrara. Most recently, Max Bragado-Darman has appeared on the podiums of orchestras in Monterrey, Mexico and Mexico City. In the spring of 2009, in the heart of Andalucia, he took on the challenge of presenting a fusion of flamenco and classical music featuring a pianist, guitarist, dancer, and full symphony orchestra. He has been the conductor for the prestigious “Iturbi Piano Competition” in Valencia, Spain in several editions. Max and Mary Bragado have two children: Julio, who was formerly a dancer with The American Ballet Theatre and is now studying acting in New York City, and Ilia who teaches dance in Valladolid, Spain and is married to José Manuel Concejo. They have two grandsons, 9 year old Max and 7 year old Alejandro. Both grandchildren are enchanted with their “Abuelito” and “Granny.”

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William H. Smith Max Bragado-Darman, conductor PROGRAM Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Theme (Enigma: Andante) I. (L’istesso tempo) “C.A.E.” II. (Allegro) “H.D.S-P.” III. (Allegretto) “R.B.T.” IV. (Allegro di molto) “W.M.B.” V. (Moderato) “R.P.A.” VI. (Andantino) “Ysobel” VII. (Presto) “Troyte” VIII. (Allegretto) “W.N.” IX. (Adagio) “Nimrod” X. (Intermezzo: Allegretto) “Dorabella” XI. (Allegro di molto) “G.R.S.” XII. (Andante) “B.G.N.” XIII. (Romanza: Moderato) “ * * * “ XIV. (Finale: Allegro) “E.D.U.” INTERMISSION Scheherazade, Op. 35

I. II. III. IV.

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

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CONCERT 3 PROGRAM NOTES by Alicia Mastromonaco EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934) ENIGMA VARIATIONS , OP. 36 (1898)

Sir Edward Elgar is most famous today for penning (what we now know as) the iconic graduation processional, Pomp and Circumstance, but his oeuvre extends far beyond marches. It was the Enigma Variations that launched Elgar’s compositional career at the age of forty-two. The Enigma Variations are so named because the variation titles contain cyphers for several of the people close to Elgar. In addition to the individual variations representing certain aspects of a person’s character, Elgar noted that there is a second enigma within the piece, a “dark saying” that Elgar refused to elaborate on. The explanation of this “dark saying” remains a mystery to this day. We might very well have Elgar’s wife to thank for these fourteen variations. At the end of a long day in 1898, Elgar returned home and began improvising at the piano. One particular melody struck his wife’s ear and she inquired what it was. “Nothing,” he replied, “but something might be made of it.” Quickly the variations took shape. Elgar sent the piece to Hans Richter, a well-respected German conductor living in London, who agreed to premier the work in June of 1899 at St. James Hall in London. The Variations on an Original Theme, as they are formally titled, quickly became known as the Enigma Variations, and grew so popular that they were soon performed across Europe and the United States. The title of each variation alludes to a specific person in Elgar’s life. The first part of the theme is mysterious, and never quite resolves itself. The melody mimics the cadence of the composer’s name: Ed-ward EL-gar, while the second part of the theme is more lyrical and leads back to the original meandering theme.

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Variation I, “C.A.E,” refers to Elgar’s wife, Caroline Alice Elgar. The additional triplet melody is the short call Elgar would whistle to Alice when he came home. Variation II, “H.D.S.-P.” refers to Hugh David Steuart-Powell, the pianist with whom Elgar would play chamber music. The running passage is toccata-like, perhaps to represent pianistic playing. Variation III, “R.B.T.” refers to Richard Baxter Townshend, a nearlydeaf classicist at Oxford who would ride around town ringing the bell on his bike incessantly. Variation IV, “W.M.B.” refers to William Mead Baker, a “country squire, gentleman, and scholar,” according to Elgar. Variation V, “R.P.A” is Richard Penrose Arnold, the son of poet Matthew Arnold, and a lover of music. Variation VI, “Ysobel,” is Isabel Fitton, a violinist who switched to viola for Elgar’s neighborhood chamber music gatherings. She was “a woman of grave, statuesque beauty.” Variation VII, “Troyte,” refers to Arthur Troyte Griffith, a friend and less-than-adept piano pupil of Elgar’s, so the music can possibly suggest trying to bring order to the chaos that was Griffith’s piano playing. Variation VIII, “W.N.” Winifred Norberry, who lived in the 18th century Sherridge manor. The woodwind flourishes are meant perhaps to imitate the sounds of ladies’ laughter in a stately home. Variation IX, “Nimrod,” most famous of the variations, dedicated to Augustus J. Jaeger, one of Elgar’s closest friends. Nimrod was a mighty hunter mentioned in Genesis. Variation X, “Dorabella,” is Dora Penny, one of Elgar’s closest female friends. The stuttering woodwinds represent a stammer she had a child. Variation XI, “G.R.S.” is George Robinson Sinclair, the organist of Hereford Cathedral. However, the variation has little to do with the person or the organ at all. Instead, it recalls the story of Dan, Sinclair’s well-known bulldog, who fell into the River Wye and dramatically had to paddle upstream to safety on the bank. Sinclair told Elgar to set that story to music, so he did.

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Variation XII, “B.G.N” is Basil George Nevinson, the cellist in the neighborhood chamber music group. Variation XIII, “***” a Romanza, refers to Lady Mary Lygon, who was en route to Australia at the time of composition. Elgar wrote, “the asterisks take the place of the name of a lady who was, at the time of composition, on a sea voyage.” The opening clarinet solo quotes from Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage. Variation XIV, “E.D.U.” refers to Elgar himself. “Edu” was Alice’s nickname for her husband, and the final variation represents the heroic and courageous side of Elgar. Perhaps the side that Elgar wanted to represent to the outside world, even though the composer was often plagued by doubt and depressive episodes. The variation reincorporates Alice’s theme, as well as Jaeger’s, and ends with a Beethoven-esque bang. NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908) SCHEHERAZADE , SYMPHONIC SUITE, OP. 35 (1888)

Scheherazade, a symphonic poem loosely based on the tales from Arabian Nights, is one of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s most famous and beloved works. The Russian composer was part of the “Mighty Handful,” a cohort of Russian composers who eschewed formal Western compositional practices in favor of utilizing Russian folk melodies, modal and exotic scales. This is not to say that these five composers did not know the works of the canonical Western composers, but they aspired to create their own musical language outside of what they considered the restrictive academic rigors of Western compositional practice. Rimsky-Korsakov met and studied with Balakirev while pursuing a career in the Russian Navy. Eventually the younger composer realized that he was going to need more training to do what he wanted to compositionally, and in 1871, stepped away from the Mighty Handful’s anti-academic stance, and became a professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. The new professor considered himself one of the conservatory’s brightest students, staying just far enough ahead of his pupils that he could teach them what they needed

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to know. It was during this period of intense study that RimskyKorsakov developed his masterful skills of orchestration. His genius for orchestration is exemplified in his 1889 work, Scheherazade. Scheherazade is a programmatic piece derived from stories from Arabian Nights. Although the stories reached back to the 1300s, it was not until the 1880s that they were translated across Europe and became immensely popular. Rimsky-Korsakov’s music incorporates the musical exoticism that was popular at the time, and is an exoticist ode to the imagined East. In the story of Scheherazade, the Sultan Shahriar becomes convinced, after experiencing infidelity, that women cannot be trusted. Thus he begins the brutal practice of marrying a woman then executing her the next day, ensuring that she never has the chance of being unfaithful. Finally, the Sultan marries Scheherazade, who has a plan. She begins telling him a story on their marriage night, but does not finish. She continues this for one thousand nights, always starting but never finishing stories until the following night. By the final night, when Scheherazade runs out of stories, the Sultan realizes he has fallen in love with the title character, and the two live happily ever after. The music takes the form of four separate tone poems, loosely based on the story of Scheherazade and other characters from Arabian Nights, but Rimksy-Korsakov did not want his audience to read too much into the extra-musical program while listening to the piece. He wrote, “all I wanted was that the hearer, if he liked the piece as symphonic music, should carry away the impression that it is undoubtedly an oriental narrative of numerous and varied fairy-tale marvels, and not merely four pieces played one after the other and based on themes common to all four.” Indeed, in this highly evocative and famous work, as the violin slowly lulls us, we cannot help but feel relieved that, after nearly three years, Scheherazade will finally get a good night’s sleep. O VAT I O N 2 019 –2 0 2 0

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guest conductor Oleg Caetani, one of the greatest conductors of his generation, moves freely between symphonic and opera repertoire. Caetani has conducted all over the world including: La Scala in Milan, the Mariinsky in Saint Petersburg, the Royal Opera House in London, the Opera House in San Francisco, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Lincoln Center in New York, the Suntory Hall in Japan, the Sydney Opera House, the Accademia of Santa Cecilia in Rome, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Munich Philharmonic, the Mozarteum Orchester in Salzburg, the Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra of Russia, the Yomiuri Orchestra in Tokyo, the Sydney Symphony, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. 2 6 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

Caetani considers Nadia Boulanger to be the driving inspiration of his career. She discovered his talent, initiated him into music, and gave him the philosophical approach to life linked to Montaigne, that he still has today. Oleg was chief designate at the ENO in 2005, chief designate 2002â€“2005 for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Music Conductor and Artistic Director for the same orchestra from 2005 to 2009. Before that, Caetani was the Principal Conductor for the Staatskapelle Weimar, First Kapellmeister of the Frankfurt Opera and GMD in Wiesbaden and in Chemnitz.

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Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29, “Polish”

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

I. Introduzione e Allegro II. Alla tedesca III. Andante IV. Scherzo V. Finale INTERMISSION

Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

I. Allegretto II. Adagio – Largo – Adagio – Largo III. Allegretto IV. Adagio – Allegretto – Adagio – Allegretto

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CONCERT 4 PROGRAM NOTES by Alicia Mastromonaco PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) SYMPHONY NO. 3, “POLISH,” OP. 29 (1875)

Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is most famous today for his latter three symphonies and his ballet music, including The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. The composer struggled with his early symphonic works, reworking the first two over and over. With his third symphony, Tchaikovsky was interested in trying to create a piece that displayed his craftmanship and ability to shape a symphony. In a letter to fellow Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky asserted, “as far as I can see this symphony presents no particularly successful ideas, but in workmanship it’s a step forward.” Perhaps Tchaikovsky sold himself a little short. There are several passages full of inventiveness, lyricism, and of course, the expected Tchaikovsky-esque pathos. The subtitle “Polish” is attributed to the German conductor Sir August Friedrich Manns when he conducted the English premier at London’s Crystal Palace in 1899. The fifth movement is in fact a Polonaise, a stately Polish dance, but Polonaises had been adopted by Russian Czars in their courtly music, and thus were considered in Russia less in terms of their Polish origins than their regality. Tchaikovsky composed the symphony in a little over eight weeks during the summer of 1875, despite his bouts with depression. The composer was encouraged by his doctors to take a full vacation, and advised him to stay away from pianos and composition. He fully ignored their advice. Instead, he spent the summer visiting his family and friends, and composing his third symphony. Work on the symphony began at the estate of his friend Vladimir Shilovsky in Usovo, where he sketched out the symphony in a month. He continued work in Nizy, at the estate of Nikolai Kondratiev, a friend and classmate of Tchaikovsky’s at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He then visited his sister Alexandra in Verbovka, where he finished orchestrating the symphony. 2 8 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

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The symphony has several distinguishing features among Tchaikovsky’s six symphonies. It is his only symphony in a major key (although it begins in D Major’s parallel minor, D minor). It is also Tchaikovsky’s only symphony with five movements. Perhaps Tchaikovsky modeled this after Robert Schumann’s third symphony, “The Rhenish,” a piece he adored. The symphony opens with a somber fragment, passed between the strings and horns, until it breaks out into the bright key of D Major. The second movement, Alla Tedesca (“In the German Manner”), is a nod to fellow Russian composer, Glinka’s ValseFantasie, and perhaps also to the German folk dance, the Ländler. The third movement, the Andante, follows the doleful nature of the valse-triste of the second movement, but is more elegiac and expansive. The fourth movement is a lively scherzo, with a folk melody played by the solo trombone. The final movement, Allegro con fuoco—tempo alla Polacca, contains the famous polonaise. In his desire to create a symphony that stepped beyond his former endeavors, Tchaikovsky turns the courtly dance into a fugue, which reflects his desire to create an erudite symphony. The Symphony ends triumphantly, and was well-received at its premiere. Later scholars and critics have dismissed it for being overly academic, or not memorable enough. The symphony, disregarding critics and fans alike, helped Tchaikovsky to find his symphonic voice after the frustrations of his first two symphonies, and led to his latter three symphonies, known today as his symphonic masterworks. DMITRI DMITRIYEVICH SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) SYMPHONY NO. 15, OP. 141 (1971)

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issues within politics, there is always more to the story. Shostakovich’s final symphony, his fifteenth, is one of his symphonic works that could be a political commentary, or perhaps a reflection on the arc of his life, perhaps a nod to some of the compositions that had outsize effects on Shostakovich’s life, or, perhaps a symphony without an agenda at all. The fifteenth symphony incorporates several musical quotations from famous works; Gioachino Rossini’s William Tell Overture is the first, perhaps because hearing it was one of Shostakovich’s earliest musical memories. The final movement also opens with quotations from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and then parts of his Ring cycle. There are other quotations interspersed throughout the symphony; Shostakovich openly acknowledged some of them, and refused to talk about others. Shostakovich borrows not only from other composers but from himself as well. The second movement is related to the Adagio of his eleventh symphony, and the final movement could be compared to the bellicose finale of the Leningrad Symphony, his seventh. Shostakovich also incorporates his own personal brand into the fifteenth symphony, which he had utilized in several other pieces by that point. In German, E-flat is called Es, and B natural is called H. Therefore, Dmitri Shostakovich could spell out his first initial, D, and first three letters of his surname, (e)S-C-H as a sort of musical monogram. Shostakovich was not the first composer to do this; Johann Sebastian Bach composed themes on his onw surname (B-A-C-H), so in a way Shostakovich is paying homage to another of the great composers through his monogram. Although Shostakovich never explained the symphony or identified the quoted material beyond the “toy shop” reference, thankfully the Soviet government enjoyed the work. Tikhon Krennikov, the chairman of the Soviet Composers’ Union in 1972 (Shostakovich had been First Secretary of the Board from 1960-1968), remarked that it was “filled with optimism, affirmation of life, and trust in man’s inexhaustible strength.” The piece, despite its many references to the music of the West, held up to the restrictions of “socialist realism,” the official ideal music within the Soviet Union. 3 2 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

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The fifteenth symphony is a piece full of contradictions. For Shostakovich, much of his musical oeuvre served the purpose of placing him in the good graces of Soviet leadership, or keeping him out of trouble. Shostakovich’s music could never be politically explicit unless it was in praise of the Soviet Union, but he found ways to subtly introduce subversion. Or at least so certain scholars think. As with most pieces written by famous composers with troubled lives, it would be easy to read into the work and explain it as a metaphor for Shostakovich’s own life. The symphony contains the joviality of innocent-sounding toy shop melodies, the gravitas of one’s knowledge of mortality in the Tristan quotations and heavy pondering of the brass in the opening of the second movement. It contains, if one chooses to look for it, the arc of a human life in symphonic form. Whether or not Shostakovich actually meant this to be true is unknowable. But that it is a work that contains multitudes is undeniable. ALICIA MASTROMONACO

Alicia has played with the Monterey Symphony since 2007. She is also a member of the Carmel Bach Festival and Marin Symphony. A San Francisco native, she began her music studies at age seven on the piano, and took up the horn after switching from the trumpet in her middle school band program. She earned Bachelors of Music degrees in Horn Performance and Musicology from Boston University, and did graduate work at the Universität der Künste Berlin before returning to California to continue her studies. She earned a Masters of Music degree at UCLA in Horn Performance, a Masters of Arts degree in Musicology at UCSB, and is currently working on her PhD at UCSB. Alicia’s dissertation is focused on the daily lives of orchestral musicians and the organizations in which they play, and she is using her dissertation to explore the relationships between regional orchestras and their communities. Alicia is also an avid outdoorsperson and animal lover. 3 4 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

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THE ORCHESTRA Max Bragado-Darman

VIOLA Vladimir Khalikulov

VIOLIN I Christina Mok,

David Allcott

Music Director Sponsored by William & Nancy Doolittle and Carol Lee Holland

Concertmaster Sponsored by Joanne Taylor and Gary & Carolyn Bjorklund

Thomas Yee,

Assistant Concertmaster Sponsored by Dr. Lawrence C. Blair

Xander Abbe Allison Gigi Dang Claudia Fountain Holly Heilig-Gaul Tina Minn Rochelle Nguyen Emily Packard Jessica Poll Sue-mi Shin Jay Zhong

Principal

Assistant Principal

Valerie Bengal Fan Hu Chad Kaltinger Sarah Lee Alexander Volonts

CELLO Robin Bonnell Principal

Adelle-Akiko Kearns Assistant Principal

Drew Ford

Sponsored by Jane & John McCoy

HARP Karen Kirk Thielen Principal

personnel manager , orchestra librarian

Drew Ford recording engineer

Stuart Rosenthal stage director

Rick Larsen section sponsors Violin I section sponsored by Nicola, Connor & Enzo Reilly Cello section sponsored by Noemi Vera Bass section sponsored by Bill & Kathy Sharpe Horn section sponsored by Caitlin Fillmore Trumpet section sponsored by Wolfie Marine Trombone section sponsored by Thomas E. & Shirley Kiatta

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Dear Max, With a wave of your

â€œworld

while making You are our treasure to you and Mary for to our lives and

baton, you created a

class orchestraâ€?

life-long friendships . and we are so grateful bringing such richness our community. With love, Mollie Hedges & Alyce Nunes

Dear Max & Mary, Our heartfelt thanks for your efforts over the past many years to make the Monterey Symphony an exceptional orchestra that the communities of the Central Coast of California can be very proud of. You have left us with such wonderful memories of your ‘Great Music Live’ performances, as well as so many other enjoyable times with you and your family. You both are so talented, gracious, and caring—truly a renaissance couple not easily found these days. We wish you great success with your future activities and hope our friendship endures for many years to come.

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Anton & Michel For full meal descriptions or to RSVP visit montereysymphony.org or call (831) 646-8511

Don and Paula Lindsay sponsored the first paella party on 4/1/10 and we provided the house. Max foraged through our pantry to find extra “stimulant” (probably vodka) to enhance the sangria! To keep her clothes clean Mary donned a barber’s coat that Russ wore in a barbershop quartet. We recall the time we sailed into the Monterey Bay for a pleasant afternoon of hors d’oeurves and salt air. Max took the helm, and nobody got seasick! 15 years of music, laughter, tears and friendship. With the Maestro at the podium, it’s always been “Symphony to the Max!” With love,

Jo-Ann and Russ

Thank you Max for your many contributions  15 Years transforming Monterey Symphony to one of the best in the nation  Extraordinary and artful capacity to bring major symphonic works to life  Master conductor and brilliant musician  Generous and gracious contributor to symphony community  Created youth concerts for tens of thousands of area school children  Inspiring mentor to musicians, children and adults alike  Our friend and colleague

You and Mary will always remain cherished members of the Monterey Symphony Family! Your Friends, Sandy and Mike Hendrickson

CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL

JULY 18 - AUGUST 1, 2020

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MUSIC FOR THE SCHOOLS 45-MINUTE PERFORMANCES FEATURING THE FULL MONTEREY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, OFFERED AT NO COST TO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES 4 6 MO NT ERE YS Y MPH ONY. OR G

CONCERT SCHEDULE

Concerts at 9:30 and 11 a.m., select Mondays following Monterey Symphony concert weekends October 21 at Sherwood Hall, Salinas March 16 at Sunset Center, Carmel April 20 at Sunset Center, Carmel May 18 at Sherwood Hall, Salinas

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

Be there when 10,000 students experience the magic of live classical music for the first time! Volunteers are needed for our Youth Concert Mondays. For more information visit montereysymphony.org or call (831) 646-8511

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MONTEREY COUNTY GIVES! Thank you to all our donors to the Monterey County Gives Campaign. The Buffett Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Lori and Lou Flagg Memorial Youth Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Upjohn California Fund Judith and Thomas Archibald Kristina and George Baer Carolyn and Fabio Bazzani Dr. Vernon Brown Fred Buskirk Stuart and Julie Chase Nona Childress Erik and Kristin Cushman Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dolan John and Nancy Durein Mrs. Fran Gaver Wendy Grainger Shari Hastey Russ and Jo-Ann Hatch Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hendrickson Mr. and Mrs. Don Hilburn Astrid Holberg and David Awerbuck Deborah and Chip Holsworth Mr. and Mrs. Denis Horn Ms. Joan Hughes Ms. Linda Humber Randa Jacobs Alan and Christine Kemp Shirley and Tom Kiatta

Neville Kirby Kathleen Knight Kay and John Krattli Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lindsey Michael MacClelland Francine and Ken Meadors Mr. and Mrs. Knox Mellon Mr. Bruce Merchant Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Micheletti Eric and Pauline Millar Martine Mineyev Valerie Moule Janna Ottman Jonathan Pangburn and Alexandra Davi James and Emma Paoletti Mary Pommerich Nancy Porter The Alexander F. Victor Foundation Marty and Dennis Renault Mr. Neil Richman Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Rosen Lanier Sammons Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sharpe Mr. Richard Stanley Mrs. Alice Tao Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Terry Patricia and John Walworth Joel and Bonnie Weinstein Dr. and Mrs. George Yellich Bradley Zeve O VAT I O N 2 019 –2 0 2 0

IN HONOR OF GIFTS Max Bragado-Darman by Dorothy Becker Max & Mary Bragado-Darman by Donald & Renate Wunsch Calli MacKasson by Randa Jacobs Nicola Reilly by Virginia Marine Lee & Shirley Rosen by The Marine Family Judi Zaches by Arthur Babcock

MEMORIAL GIFTS George M. Barr by Don R. Kuehn W.S. Kappy by Horst Meith Hydeus Kiatta by Shirley & Tom Kiatta Richard and Patricia Reel by Bruce Merchant Bill Scearce by Nancy Porter Paul Smith by Margaret Smith and June Elliott Joan De Visser by Max & Mary Bragado 5 0 MO NT ERE YS Y MPH ONY. OR G

HONOR ROLL 2019–2020

These gifts were received from July 1, 2019–January 31, 2020 MA ESTRO S O C I E T Y PODIUM CIRCLE ( $ 25,000 +)

Katharine Comstock William and Nancy Doolittle Bertie Bialek Elliott Conway and Norma Esselstyn Trust Beverly and Lyman Hamilton Shirley and Hersch Loomis Richard and Grace Merrill Fund for the Community Foundation for Monterey County William and Patricia Smith Foundation Martin R. Wolf Family Fund VIRTUOSO CIRCLE ( $15,000 – $ 24,999 )

Ms. Carol Lee Holland Mr. and Mrs. Lee. E. Rosen PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ( $7,500 – $14,999 )

Russ and Jo-Ann Hatch Harry Hendon Peter and Jackie Henning Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Frances Elgan and Werner Kunkel Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County

Ms. Sally Maggio Diane J. Mall Mrs. Lois Mayol Dr. and Mrs. George Yellich Judi and Dave Zaches CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ( $ 3,500 – $7,499 )

Gary and Carolyn Bjorklund Mrs. Jacqueline M. Clampett-Jones Sarah Elizabeth Clampett-Jones Charitable Trust Sandra Dewey Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hendrickson Todd Lueders Fund for the Arts of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Janzen Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Mr. Zigmont J. Le Towt III Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lindsey Bill and Kathy Sharpe Mrs. Margaret Smith Mr. Peter Thorp James and Karen Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Cyril J. Yansouni

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HONOR ROLL 2019–2020

SYMPHONY SOCIETY Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mancina Sandie Borthwick and Gloria Souza Dr. Lawrence C. Blair Susan W. DuCoeur Dr. and Mrs. William H. Kern Sherrie and Tom McCullough Martine Mineyev Marilyn and Jeff Riehl Bruce and Linda Taylor Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Verska

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Perkins Carolyn Samson and Darius Sadeghi Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sanders Mrs. Maureen Sanders Mrs. Alice Tao Joanne Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Terry Mr. and Mrs. Neal Whitman Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wallace Diane and John Young Dr. and Mrs. William D. Young

CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE

PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE

PERFORMER’S CIRCLE ( $ 2,500 – $ 3,499 )

( $1,000 – $ 2,499 )

Ms. Dorothy Becker Mrs. Frances G. Blinks Max and Mary Bragado Christopher Bunn Mr. and Mrs. Keith Chase Jim and Sharon Chibidakis Mr. Alan H. Cordan John and Nancy Durein Lori and Lou Flagg Memorial Youth Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Thomas Hout and Sonja Ellingson Hout Ward D. and Mary T. Ingrim Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Ms. Katherine Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Rob Kerr Mr. Don R. Kuehn 5 2 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

( $ 500 – $ 999 )

Ms. Lucretia Butler and Mr. Chris Keehn Dr. Vernon Brown Ms. Dara Dobry, PhD Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dolan Mrs. June Elliot Dr. Anne R. Fitzpatrick Mr. Stephen Friedlander Rafael Gil-Tienda Ms. Mollie Hedges Mary Higgins Marilyn Hopkins and Otto Schiff Mr. and Mrs. Denis Horn Ms. Linda Humber Huth Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Dr. and Mrs. Paul James Thomas E. and Shirley Kiatta

Give Now and Receive

DONOR BENEFITS

Each level includes benefits from prior levels.

MAESTRO SOCI ET Y PODIUM CIRCLE ($25,000 and above) Reserved Parking at Sunset Center for either the Saturday evening or Sunday matinee performance Named sponsorship of a main concert VIRTUOSO CIRCLE ($15,000—$24,999) Program notes emailed in advance of the concerts Invitation to the Monday morning youth concerts PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($7,500—$14,999) Named sponsorship of a youth concert CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($3,500—$7,499) Invitation to all post-concert receptions

LEGACY SOCI ET Y

for those who wish to make music possible for future generations Invitation to exclusive events for Legacy Society members Additional recognition in the season program

SYM PHO NY SOCI ET Y PERFORMER’S CIRCLE ($2,500—$3,499) Invitation to three post-concert receptions CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE ($1,000—$2,499) Advance notive of all events PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE ($500—$999) Invitation for two to annual donor appreciation event MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE ($250—$499) Recognition in the season program O VAT I O N 2 019 –2 0 2 0

HONOR ROLL 2019–2020

Jacqueline Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mark Jane and John McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Micheletti Mr. Horst Mieth Evelyn and Sadri Musavi Ms. Alyce Nunes Warren Richards Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rosen Ms. Virginia Ruth Mrs. Deborah W. Sharp Dr. Stephen D. Storey Sam and Joan Trust Dr. James R. Valentine Donald and Renate Wunsch Lily Yu, Agent Art MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE ( $ 250 – $499 )

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Abelmann Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Balestreri Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bolgard Lauren and Dirk Caudill Robert Chestnut and Randi Rogers Mrs. Mary Kay Crockett Dr. Anita Dunsay Mr. William Eggleston Ann Elkin and Peter Hashim Dr. Ted D. Englehorn Jr. Dr. Leslie Foote Ms. Terry Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Don Hilburn Dr. and Mrs. Rolf E. Johnsen 5 4 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

Andrew and Virginia Marine Mr. and Mrs. Gene McFarland Mr. and Mrs. Ken Meadors Ms. Patricia Morgan Ms. Marti Myszak Mr. and Mrs. James Neiman Mr. and Mrs. Mark O’Connor Neil H. O’Donnell and Christine Motley Mr. Philip Rafton and Ms. Janet Robson Mr. Charles Schimmel Mr. and Mrs. Greg Thompson Ms. Carol Willetts

JOIN US FOR A FUN-FILLED MORNING OF MUSICAL DISCOVERY AND PLAY AT

MY Museum Symphony Days!

Open your ears to the science of sound and touch and play instruments at our musical playground. Enjoy interactive performances by musicians from the Monterey Symphony and make your own musical instrument to take home!

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Saturdays, 10–10:30 a.m.

February 15, 2020 April 18, 2020

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The Monterey Symphony would like to thank the following institutional supporters: Arts Council for Monterey County

The Harden Foundation

Barnet Segal Charitable Trust

IBM Corporation Matching Gift Program

Berkshire Foundation California Arts Council Carmel Rotary Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Coast Hills Credit Union The Community Foundation for Monterey County, Community Impact The Community Foundation for Monterey County, Organizational Development

Lauralie and J. Irvine Fund and the June P. Sheppard Fund for the Performing Arts of the Community Foundation Monterey County KAZU Monterey County Weekly Monterey County Weekly Community Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Monterey Peninsula Foundation Monterey Private Wealth

Crown Packing Company

Music Performance Trust Fund

A. G. Davi Property Management

Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Capacity Building

Pebble Beach Company Foundation

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Local Grantmaking The GE Foundation Matching Gift Program General Farms Investment

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William H. and Kristine M. Schuyler Foundation S.T.A.R. Foundation The Robert and Virginia Stanton Endowment Teichert Foundation

Dear Maestro and Mary, Muchas gracias for your friendship and teachings. And now, give musical voices to Toledo, Don Yllรกn and the Dean of Santiago for all to appreciate the value of genuine gratitude! We also thank Diane and John Young for introducing us to so many good things. Amigos para siempre,

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For Max and Mary, Thank you for 15 years of symphonic excellence and treasured friendship. You make our hearts sing! –Gene and Susan Gardner McFarland

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HONOR ROLL 2018–2019

These gifts were received from July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019 MA ESTRO S O C I E T Y PODIUM CIRCLE ( $ 25,000 and more )

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ( $7,500 – $14,999 )

Gary and Carolyn Bjorklund** Roderick Dewar Harry Hendon** Peter and Jackie Henning Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County** Ms. Carol Lee Holland Frances Elgan and Werner Kunkel Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County* Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lindsey** Diane J. Mall Mrs. Lois Mayol*** Mr. Charles Schimmel** Joanne Taylor 1 Anonymous Donor

The Buffett Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Ms. Katharine Comstock* DeWitt Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County William and Nancy Doolittle Dr. Anita Dunsay* Bertie Bialek Elliott Louise D. Guard Charitable Remainder Unitrust Richard and Grace Merrill Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Ms. Alyce M. Nunes Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Rosen William and Patricia Smith Foundation CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Martin R. Wolf Family Fund ( $ 3,500 – $7,499 ) Dr. and Mrs. George Yellich Jeryl and Ron Abelmann Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Britton** VIRTUOSO CIRCLE ( $15,000 – $ 24,999 ) Mrs. Jacqueline Clampett-Jones*** Beverly and Lyman Hamilton*** Sarah Elizabeth Clampett-Jones Charitable Trust Russ and Jo-Ann Hatch Sandra Dewey*** Shirley and Hersch Loomis*** Mr. William Eggleston*** Judi and Dave Zaches**

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Revenge of the revenge porn bill, rise of minimum wage highlight new laws of 2014. [14]

FEAST Yummy organic ice creams

831 Monterey dachshund races in

at Kai Lee Creamery in P.G. 29

the national wiener-take-all finals. 5

THEATER Western Stage roars into

NEWS The anonymous donor who gave $100,000 for Seaside crime cameras is… 8

SPORTS Peninsula native ron rivera

40th year with intense energy. 27

and Carolina take on the 49ers. 32

NEWS Exploring deep sea off Big Sur

NEWS Sexually-transmitted diseases

that humans have never seen. 10

skyrocket in Monterey County. 13

HealtH & FitNeSS 2014

Special inSert: Covered California for Monterey County

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No More SMoke aNd MirrorS

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A young Alzheimer’s patient with a hit-song history takes on a surprisingly common disease in an uncommon way. [18] By Mary Duan

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A long-brewing battle over short-term vacation rentals reaches a flash point in Monterey County. By David Schmalz [18]

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PlUs: Immigrants as easy victims of corrupt police. [22] By Sara Rubin

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what would you do with it? thirteen different answers from 13 different people. [18]

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NEWS Better believe it: Fracking is happening locally, in San Ardo. 8

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JANUARY 2-8, 2014

EDIBLE A stunning new fancy food

daring Stardust stage group. 30

The lowdown on e-cigarettes and Chantix

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Sardines are crashin anchovies are bo sea lions are fea humpbacks are ever What does it all m

THEATER The life and death of a

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LIT Hopkins chief spotlights the sea’s coolest and strangest creatures. 30

DEFt PUNk www.moNtEREYcoUNtYwEEklY.com

one Monterey Peninsula teen is suddenly a star on stage at major dance music concerts (when not doing his homework). p. 18 By Josh Marcus

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selfie resPeCt The winners for the annual Best of Monterey County® Readers’ Poll earn love, then turn the lens on themselves.

Best Organic PrOduce Market: Whole Foods Market

MarcH 20-26, 2014

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the legendary—and loopy—lessons of the late ed leeper. 20

831 Making over—and manscaping—

music The day John Lee Hooker and son played Soledad prison. 28

a fashion disaster with Maddox. 4

Feature Monterey County Jail so ill it’s heading to federal court. 18

sPEcIAl INsERt

the world, in our backyard. 28

SPECIAL INSERT SU

Monterey hacktivist Kevin Miller has figured out a way to make the Internet more accessible for the blind. But will Silicon Valley actually let him make money from it? [18]

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NEWS The zesty three-way showdown for county supervisor. 12

EDIBLE Tracking down the

tastiest taco truck in town. 46

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ART Four generations of Weston at Steinbeck Center in Salinas. 38

a curious light and a curious seal. 34

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OUTSIDE Scuba diving at night with

FoR thE sUckERs

BY SARA RUBIN

Monterey Bay Aquarium’s new Tentacles special exhibit wraps itself around the imagination. [20]

By Mark c. anderson

Hollywood brings the story of labor activist Cesar Chavez to the big screen, while others mull what his legacy means today. [22]

Legendary Cannery row deveLoper Ted BaLesTreri waxes poeTiC on manners (we LaCk Them), marriages (where have They gone) and monumenTs (he’s goT a doozie). 20

By Walter ryce

mARch 27-APRIl 2, 2014

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NEWS Salinas team designs world’s second biggest building. 14 HOME & GARDEN 2014

Pick up Monterey County Weekly for complete music and fine arts coverage.

17-23, 2014

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ONSTAGE When the Klan and the Catholics sparred for Monterey. 30

PERFEct vIctIms Elder abuse takes many forms—

and so must combatting it in Monterey County. [16] By Sara rubin

haNdbook p. 22

tiny hoMe BuilDinG biG PiCtUre tHinKinG The macro implications of the PlUs micro-house movement. 18

reused wood, reinvented 22 Genius gardening, dumbed down 24 Compost, superpowered 30

By Mark c. anderson APRIl 24-30, 2014

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BlooDY MArY’s DADDY

Public ownership of the water company may be coming soon or may not be coming at all— depending on what position you take on Measure O. p. 20

Meet the chavela, one of many revelations for geeks living for unique finds. Half-incubated duck eggs craft tequila in carMel breaktHrougH vegan craft artisan beer HoMe koMbucHa

MAY 1-7, 2014

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angry crowd reacts to latest fatal sHooting by salinas police. [12]

NEWS King City aims to replace most of its police department. 10

mAY 8-14, 2014

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NEws: eleCtIon reSultS FroM ArounD the CountY. 8

Onstage Pioneering National Geographic photographer talks. 30

culture reservoir dogs gets even edgier at Paper Wing Theatre. 30

MUSIC 55th Annual Castroville Artichoke Fest brings big sound. 35

FEAST Salinas gets a spicy bit of heaven with Avatar Indian Grill. 44

OUTSIDE The original champ drops in on Sunshine Freestyle Surfabout. 52

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NEWS unmasking the party behind the nasty sheriff campaign. 10

EDIBLE What supermodels and Jack

Johnson have to do with dinner. 44

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Free Looks

One local parks agency is flush with cash, the other is bone dry. What makes sense for the future of parks in Monterey County? [p. 20]

Great art pops up in unexpected pubLic pLaces aLL over Monterey county. Here’s wHere to Find it. [16]

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HONOR ROLL 2018-2019

Ann Elkin and Peter Hashim Mr. Jeffrey Green*** Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hazen Ms. Mollie Hedges Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hendrickson** Janzen Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County*** Mr. and Mrs. Rob Kerr Mr. Zigmont J. Le Towt III* Todd Lueders Fund for the Arts of the Community Foundation for Monterey County* Mr. Jay Lower and Mrs. Sharon Pezzolo-Lower** Philip Rafton and Janet Robson Marilyn and Jeff Riehl Janet Schmied Margaret A. Smith Bruce and Linda Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Terry** Peter and Anne Thorp Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County* James and Karen Tyler* Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wallace* Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Williams*** Mr. and Mrs. Cyril J. Yansouni***

SY M PHO NY SO C IET Y PERFORMER’S CIRCLE ( $ 2,500 – $ 3,499 )

Ward D. and Mary T. Ingrim Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Susan W. DuCoeur Bill and Sheila Eyres*** Dr. and Mrs. William H. Kern* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCary** Sherrie and Tom McCullough Mr. Gilbert Neill* Sandie Borthwick and Gloria Souza Sam and Joan Trust Diane and John Young CONCERTMASTER’S CIRCLE ( $1,000 – $ 2,499 )

Ms. Dorothy Becker Ms. Frances G. Blinks Max and Mary Bragado** Christine Brown Jim and Sharon Chibidakis** Mr. John H. Davis* John and Nancy Durein Dr. John Enbom* Lori and Lou Flagg Memorial Youth Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Stephen Friedlander Frisone Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gavrin** Joseph and Elizabeth Heston Mr. Paul Hoffman O VAT I O N 2 019 –2 0 2 0

HONOR ROLL 2018-2019

Marilyn Hopkins and Otto Schiff*** Thomas and Sonja Ellington Hout* Linda Humber Ms. Katherine Kennedy Ms. Lois Kettel Mr. Don R Kuehn Mr. Brooks Leffler** Ms. Sally Maggio*** Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mark Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mccallion Ms. Linda McKee* Mr. Horst Mieth* Ms. Claire Moringer David and Julie Nee** Mr. and Mrs. James Neiman Mr. and Mrs. Mark O'Connor

Carolyn Samson and Darius Sadeghi Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sharpe*** Mrs. Alice Tao* Frederick Terman and Nan Borreson*** Mr. and Mrs. William H. Tyler** Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Verska** Mr. Richard Volberg*** Mr. and Mrs. George White** Mr. and Mrs. Neal Whitman Mrs. Deanna A. Woodhour* Dr. and Mrs. William D. Young**

Dear Max and Mary, Wishing you much happiness, good health, safe travels and many joyful years with family and friends. â€“ Diane and John Young 62 MONTEREYS YM PHO N Y. O R G

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HONOR ROLL 2018-2019

PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE ( $ 500 – $ 999 )

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barry*** Mrs. Helen Breck*** Dr. Vernon Brown* Ms. Betty Bunce*** Lucretia Butler and Chris Keehn Lauren and Dirk Caudill Stuart and Julie Chase Mr. and Mrs. Keith Chase Dr. Philip B. Clarkson*** Mrs. Mary Kay Crockett* Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cruzan Ms. Victoria Davis* Theodore Englehorn Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Ericson

Dr. Anne R. Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Don Hilburn Ms. Joan Hill Mr. and Mrs. Denis Horn** Terry Huggins Capt. and Mrs. Wayne Hughes, Jr. Huth Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. James*** Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jones*** Ms. Marion Klein** Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Lembo*** Willard Lewallen, PhD Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lippman*** Mr. and Mrs. Skip Lord Mr. and Mrs. Gene McFarland***

Dear Max, As one of your biggest fans, I will miss you. Stay well and happy. A fond farewell. – Anita Dunsay 6 4 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

THE 2019-20 CONCERT SEASON

SANTA CRUZ SYMPHONY ASCENDENCE

OCTOBER 12/13 2019

BATES Mothership STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 Jon Nakamatsu, Piano

NOVEMBER 2/3 2019

HORIZONS

FEBRUARY 1/2 2020

CATHARSIS

MARCH 1 2020 MARCH 28 2020

MAY 2/3 2020

SALONEN Violin Concerto Nigel Armstrong, Violin DVORAK Symphony No. 7 MAHLER Symphony No. 5

FAMILY CONCERT

THE ORCHESTRA SINGS Omari Tau, Master of Ceremonies

METAMPORPHOSES

MONCAYO Huapango SAINT SAENS Intro & Rondo Capriccioso Alex Zhou, Violin MASSANET Meditation from Thais Alex Zhou, Violin PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

RAPTURE

LULLY Marche pur la ceremonie des Turcs DENZA Funiculi Funicula VIVALDI Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera ORFF Camina Burana Soloist TBA

Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus, Cheryl Anderson, director

JUNE 6 2020

POPS CONCERT

2020: A MOVIE ODYSSEY

HONOR ROLL 2018-2019

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Meadors* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Micheletti Ms. Patricia Morgan** Janet and Niels Reimers** Ms. Virginia Ruth Mrs. Maureen Sanders*** Mr. Darold Skerritt and Ms. Judy Lind*** Dr. Stephen D. Storey Mr. Nicholas Sturch Mary Louise Tomblin*** Ms. Marcia L. Waples*** Donald and Renate Wunsch***

Milton Marquardj Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Moore Evelyn and Sadri Musavi Mr. John Neidel Ms. Georgia Nevarez Neil H. O'Donnell & Catherine Motley Mrs. Sieglinde Pansby** Ms. Bernadette Peavey Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rosen Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rosen Mrs. Elizabeth Sosic Ms. Joan Ungs Mr. and Mrs. Paul Webb MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE ( $ 250 – $499 ) Mr. and Mrs. Joel Weinstein* Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Balestreri*** Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wenglikowski Sally Baum Dr. Philipp Bleek BOLD 20+ Consecutive years *** 15-19 Consecutive years Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Borda ** 10-14 Consecutive years * 5-9 Consecutive years Mr. and Mrs. Richard Briscoe Mrs. Dorothy A. Crosby Bob and Diane Davies Mr. Philipp Dawalt Mr. William B. Donovan Mr. G. Robert Evans Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gardner** Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Guthrie* Mr. and Mrs. Ken Helms O.C. Hognander Jr.* Dr. and Mrs. Rolf E. Johnsen* Thomas E. and Shirley Kiatta** Tom and Vikki Logan 6 6 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

Max, Bea and I have enjoyed every presentation of

yours since 2004. We treasure those memories and our continuing friendship.

Harry Hendon & Bea Kessler

Thank you, Maestro Max!

Extraordinary music is but one of your many gifts to our community

We love you and will miss you Susan and Donald Britton Jackie Lynch

LEGACY SOCIETY SUPPORTING THE ARTS IS POWERFUL

Our legacy society is made up of those individuals who wish to be a part of the future of the Monterey Symphony. We honor and celebrate this amazing group of individuals annually, and we cordially invite you to join the Legacy Society. Let us know that you have included the Monterey Symphony in your planned giving.

Greta Alexander Herschel & Shirley Loomis Andrew Allison Marjorie Love* The Dorothy L. Becker Trust Sally Maggio Bethany Beckman* Sherrie McCullough Gary & Carolyn Bjorklund Dick* & Grace Merrill Lewis & Sally Cantor Mr. Don Newmark Jacqueline M. Clampett-Jones Alyce M. Nunes Katharine Comstock John Philips & June Dunbar Leland E.* & Gloria U. Dake Margaret Anderson Radunich* Roderick & Suzanne* Dewar Nicola Reilly William & Nancy Doolittle Barbara Rupp Dr. Ann Elkin and Peter Hashim Virginia Ruth William* & Nancy Fisher Charles Schimmel Robert M. & Betty Jo Graham William* & Kristine* Schuyler Louise Guard* Robert Sykes Ruth S. Hartmann Joanne Taylor Mollie Hedges Elizabeth Haywood Watt* Dr. & Ms. Michael Hendrickson Neal and Elaine Whitman Peter & Patti Hoss Donald & Renate Wunsch

*deceased

If you are interested in joining the Legacy Society, please contact Nicola Reilly, Executive Director, at nreilly@montereysymphony.org or call our office at (831)â€‰645-1131. 7 0 MONTER EYSYM PHO N Y. O R G

The Monterey Symphony Music Committee commends and thanks Max for 15 years of exceptional music leadership. ~ Jeff Wallace, Jo-Ann Hatch, Bruce Lindsey, chair, Lee Rosen, Marty Wolf, Susan Britton, Ann Elkin, Peter Hashim, and Nicola Reilly, Executive Director

LEADERSHIP GIFTS The Monterey Symphony is grateful for the receipt of the following legacy gifts: leadership gifts :

Mr. and Mrs. W. Austin Barrows The Richard & Betty Bell Music Director Fund The Frances M. Benton Estate

endowed orch estr a chairs :

Robert O. & Catherine L. McMahan Concert Master’s Chair Sally Jo Snorf Timpani Chair

Mr. & Mrs. Hilton Bialek The Rodney Guifoil Estate

Miriam M. Godwin Musician Chair

The Erling Lagerholm Estate The Sara E. Mitchell Estate

RDML Edward J. & Ruth Hall O’Donnell Musician Chair

The M. Kathleen Morgan Estate The Eugene Noxon Estate

Robert & Virginia Stanton Musician Chair

The Helen Oehler Estate The Chris & Kevin Rabe Estate The Shedlin Estate The Shelia Webster Estate

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Reginald & Mary Swaner Musician Chair

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BOARD & STAFF Max Bragado-Darman

Music Director and Conductor

OFFICERS

Lee E. Rosen

Board President

Bruce Lindsey Vice-President

Patricia Yellich Vice-President

Charles Schimmel Treasurer

Jeffrey Wallace Secretary

BOARD MEMEBERS

Jeryl Abelmann Dr. Philipp Bleek Susan Britton Dr. Anita Dunsay Ann Elkin, PhD Peter Hashim Jo-Ann Hatch Mollie Hedges Harry Hendon Michael Hendrickson, PhD Elizabeth Lyman Diane Mall Dr. William Sharpe Pinkie Terry Martin Wolf David Zaches

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A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

Nicola Reilly

Executive Director

Caitlin Fillmore

Development and Education Manager

Virginia Marine

Marketing and Communications Manager

Alicia Mastromonaco Education Coordinator

Noemi Vera

Patron Services and Office Manager

LEGAL COUNSEL

Mark Oâ€™Connor H O N O R A RY C O U N C I L

William G. Doolittle Bertie Bialek Elliott Gabrielle Hahn Carol Lee Holland Shirley Loomis Lois Mayol Alyce Nunes Joanne Taylor PHOTOGRAPHY

Nic Coury Virginia Marine Randy Tunnell Photography PROGRAM DESIGN

Rory Glass

By The Glass Design

Dear Max, We will miss you! Love, The Monterey Symphony Staff, Noemi, Nicola, Virginia, and Cait Dear Max, It has been an epic run. We shall never forget the verve with which you brought to every performance. Thank you so much for these lasting memories. Sincerely, Charles Schimmel

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PATRON GUIDELINES RECORDING & ELECTRONIC DEVICES Cameras and recording devices are prohibited during the performance. Cell phones and all electronic equipment must be silenced or turned off. Your attendance at this concert shall be deemed as your consent to appear in any photographs taken for the Monterey Symphony publicity purposes.

LATE SEATING Concerts start promptly. If you are unavoidably delayed, you will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager, usually following a pause in the program. You are welcome to watch and listen to the concert on the live monitors outside the entrance to the theater.

NO SMOKING The Sunset Center is a non-smoking facility.

FOOD AND DRINKS IN THE THEATER The Sunset Center CafĂŠ sells beverages, wine, snacks and small bites before shows and during intermission. Concessions are to be enjoyed in the lobby areas as no food or drink is allowed in the theater aside from bottled water in a clear container with a cap.

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GET IN TOUCH WITH US! WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! TAKE OUR SURVEY! February 15-16, 2020 Concert 3 Survey http://bit.ly/msconcertmbd March 14-15, 2020 Concert 4 Survey http://bit.ly/msconcertoc

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FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! Facebook @Monterey Symphony Instagram @montereysymphony YouTube @Monterey Symphony Listen to our 2019–2020 season playlist on Spotify @Ovation

VISIT US ONLINE! View our full season and up-to-date details on our special events online at www.montereysymphony.org

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? Call our Box Office M-F 9:00 a.m–5:00 p.m. at (831) 646-8511 or email us at info@montereysymphony.org

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SUNSET PRESENTS 2019-2020

Brought to you by Sunset Cultural Center, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) For the full season lineup or to purchase tickets, please visit:

www.sunsetcenter.org • 831.620.2048 San Carlos at Ninth Ave • Carmel-by-the-Sea

MUSICAL EXCELLENCE SINCE 1927 season

SUNDAY OCTOBER 13, 2019

Olga Kern Piano

A Russian virtuoso of the highest order SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Modigliani String Quartet Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms

SUNDAY JANUARY 12, 2020

Philharmonia Chamber Players Nicholas McGegan Conductor Sherezade Panthaki Soprano A Shakespeare-themed program INCORPORATING THE MOZART SOCIETY

SUNDAY MARCH 22, 2020

Benjamin Grosvenor Piano Rameau, Schumann, Liszt

SUNDAY MAY 10, 2020

Daniel Hope Violin, Vanessa Perez Piano ALL CONCERTS ARE AT 3PM SUNSET CENTER

A Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin

Single tickets are $45, $53, and $60 and can be purchased online at carmelmusic.org or by calling 831.625.9938 Discounted subscriptions at $204, $240 or $272 are available by calling 831.625.9938 With support from the Monterey CountyBoard of Supervisors

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Cyril Deaconoff,

Conductor

Spring Concert

First United Methodist Church, PG (Butterfly Church)

Saturday, May 2, 2020 Sunday, May 3, 2020 (831) 644-8012

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C amerata S ingers

FRIDAY 7:30PM

Considering Matthew Shepard

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Salinas

John Koza, Artistic Director & Conductor

MARCH 6

SATURDAY 7:30PM

MARCH 7

First Presbyterian Church, Monterey

SUNDAY 2:30PM

MARCH 8

First Presbyterian Church, Monterey Admission: Give what you can at the door. Proceeds will benefit Harmony at Home. For Information: camerata-singers.org 831-642-2701

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2019-2020

Concert Season

Sunday, November 3, 2019 Sunday, March 1, 2020 Sunday, May 3, 2020 All concerts take place at Carmel’s Sunset Center at 3:00 p.m.

youthmusicmonterey.org 831.375.1992

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Excite Your Senses! Juilliard String Quartet October 26, 2019 INSCAPE

INSCAPE November 23, 2019 Horszowski Trio February 1, 2020

Horzowski Trio

Escher String Quartet March 7, 2020 St. Lawrence String Quartet with Stephen Prutsman, piano April 4, 2020

Escher String Quartet

Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Sunset Center, Carmel (831)-625-2212 ChamberMusicMontereyBay.org Join us: entertaining/educational pre-concert talks by popular speaker Kai Christiansen @ 6:45 p.m.

St.Lawrence String Quartet

Juilliard String Quartet

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FINALE

CELEBRATION may 17, 2 0 2 0, 6 pm monterey peninsula country club great room The encores continue at this Finale dinner for our Maestro Max. Join us at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club's Great Room following the May concert for a send-off dinner fit for the Music Director who has led the Monterey Symphony for 15 seasons. Special guests and a gourmet meal will make this an unforgettable evening.