Auditorium Theatre 2021-2022, Issue 2, Too Hot to Handel

AUDITORIUM THEATRE :: 2021–22 SEASON | 19 Biographies Mr. Christianson received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY at Potsdam (Crane School of Music), and has done graduate work in composition at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. After college, he started his career in New York as musical director/conductor for such Broadway shows as Godspell, The Magic Show, and Gilda Radner — Live From New York. As a successful studio synthesist, he has recorded with such producers as the late, great Arif Mardin, and with such artists as Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Jan Hammer, Judy Collins, Diana Ross, and Rupert Holmes. His orchestra works have been performed by The Baltimore Symphony, The Colorado Symphony, The Concordia Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, and others. GARY ANDERSON, Co-Arranger & Orchestrator Gary Anderson is an acclaimed composer, producer, and artist who has accumulated a wide range of work, from the world- known themes of ABC and CNN to the critically acclaimed underscore for animations by Ralph Bakshi and Matt Groening. He has worked with legends from Frank Sinatra to Chaka Khan to Judy Collins. A summa cum laude graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Anderson began his career with a four-year tenure as a full-time professor at the world-renowned school. He was awarded his alma mater’s Outstanding Achievement Award and was named one of the college’s 50 outstanding graduates, along with fellow alumni Quincy Jones, Arif Mardin, Alf Clausen, and Gary Burton. In network and cable television, his music can be heard on ABC, CNN, CBS, PBS, NBC, and (not to forget Bart Simpson’s favorite) the theme from The Itchy and Scratchy Show. Orchestra Violin I Jenny Cappelli, Concertmaster Rika Seko Kjersti Nostbakken Danielle Taylor Bernardo Arias Ying Chai Violin II Paul Vanderwerf, Principal Jeff Yang Barbara Farley Lucinda Ali Landing Sylvia de la Cerna Jennifer Dunne Viola Daniel Golden, Principal Michael Hall Rachel Taylor Dominic Johnson Cello Alexa Muhly, Principal Jocelyn Shoulders Elizabeth Anderson Richard Yeo Bass Douglas Johnson, Principal Saxophone Elton Rajiv, Principal James Gailloreto, Alto Saxophone Pat Mallinger, Tenor Saxophone William Overton, Tenor Saxophone Glenn Wilson, Baritone Saxophone French Horn Melanie Cottle, Principal Michael Buckwalter Dan O’Connell Trumpet Mark Olen, Principal Dave Spencer William Denton Trombone Tracy Kirk, Principal Steve Berry Mark Fry Timpani Tina Laughlin, Principal Percussion Eric Hines, Principal Jazz Band Piano Alvin Waddles Organ Fred Hughes String Bass Marion Hayden Electric Bass James Simonson Electric Guitar Alan Ayoub Drums David Taylor Photo by Kristie Kahns.