Chicago Philharmonic 2018-2019 Spring

14 SPRING 2019 | THE CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY 2018 2019 SEASON: DEFYING DESTINY of countless other women who would have otherwise been executed by the Sultan. Rimsky-Korsakov intended that the piece be only vaguely programmatic; the true joy of Scheherazade is that it encourages the listener to let their imagination run wild. Each movement title conjures a brief picture or snapshot of a story. ere are only two truly clear motifs: the mighty rage of the Sultan depicted by a foreboding low brass line, and the stunning violin solos (played by Concertmaster David Perry) that represent Scheherazade weaving story a er story. Both are introduced in the rst minute of Scheherazade , setting the scene for the next four movements. At the end of the last movement, Rimsky-Korsakov eschewed a ashy nale for a gentle violin solo, a happy ending of sorts, with Scheherazade getting the last word. Robert Everson, timpani In his debut performance as a soloist, Robert Everson was hailed by the Chicago Tribune as “a most outstanding performer,” the Chicago Sun-Times has called him a “Master Timpanist” and the Chicago Classical Review said of a performance with the Chicago Philharmonic: “Spectacular timpani playing”. Although soloing on the timpani is relatively rare, he has done so many times, playing Darius Milhaud’s Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra with the Chicago Sin onetta, the Chicago String Ensemble and the Illinois Philharmonic. With the Sin onetta, he has also performed Georg Druschetzky’s Concert for Oboe and Eight Timpani, Russell Peck’s Harmonic Rhythm , and the world premiere of Jiri Gemrot’s Concertino for Flute, Bagpipes and Timpani. More recently he has performed the Phillip Glass Concert Fantasy for Two Timpanists with the San Francisco Ballet. Everson is the timpanist with several orchestras in the Chicago area, including the Chicago Philharmonic, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Ravinia Festival Orchestra, Lake Forest Symphony and Chicago Sin onetta. He has also performed as an extra with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and has performed on Chicago Symphony recordings under Bernard Haitink and Pierre Boules, one recording winning the Grammy award for best orchestral performance in 2001. He has played with dozens of pop artists and for many Broadway shows, commercial jingles and TV broadcasts. Mr. Everson earned his Bachelor and Master degrees in Percussion Performance from DePaul University, and is the percussion instructor at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, IL and at the Birch Creek Music Performance Camp in Door County, WI. He performs solo in-school percussion demonstrations for the International Music Foundation of Chicago. He also participates in the educational outreach Seed Program with Chicago Sin onetta and Chi Phil AMP (Academy of Music Performance) with the Chicago Philharmonic. David Perry, violin enjoys an international career as chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. He has performed in Carnegie Hall and across the major cultural centers of North and South America, Europe, and the Far East. Mr. Perry joined the Pro Arte Quartet and the UW-Madison faculty in 1995, and was granted a Paul Collins Endowed Professorship in 2003. He has served as guest concertmaster with such groups as the Chicago Philharmonic, China National Symphony Orchestra, Ravinia Festival Orchestra, American Sin onette, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. anks to the Nathan McClure Opportunities Fund, Mr. Perry plays on a 1711 Franciscus Gobetti violin, arranged by Chancellor John Wiley and the UW Foundation. SPOTLIGHT is a mentoring program designed to give professional symphonic performance opportunities to exceptional young musicians (see page 28). Defying Destiny features the following young students: Johan Kartman, violin. Since his debut performance at Uihlein hall at age 13, Jonah Kartman has been an active performer in the Milwaukee/ Chicago area and a frequent performer on the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival emerging artist series in Burlington, Vermont. For the past three years Jonah has been studying with Robert Hanford. Sophia Kreider, violin, is a senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School. She has been a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras for seven seasons, where she has served as Concertmaster of the Debut, Concert, and Symphony Orchestras. Sophia has studied violin with Jennifer Cappelli for eleven years. Margaret O’Malley, viola, is an accomplishedmusician enjoying her fourth season as principal violist of the ChicagoYouth Symphony Orchestra. She is a National YoungArts Award recipient, and has had the privilege of soloing with several major orchestras this past year. She currently studies with Helen Callus at Northwestern’s Beinen School of Music and was nominated for Spotlight by Chicago Philharmonic violist Anthony Devroye. Trudie Childs , cello, is a junior at St. Charles East High School. She studied cello for seven years and is Larry Glazier’s student. Trudie is a two-time winner of the Elgin Youth Symphony’s Young Artist Concerto Competition and cellist of the Maud Powell String Quartet (premier EYSO chamber ensemble.) She represented ILMEA District 9 since 6th grade and played in the IMEC Allstate Honors Orchestra (2018). Trudie is president of the STCE Tri-M Music Honors society and principal cellist in Chamber Orchestra. Nicholas Boettcher, bass, studies under Andy Anderson. He is principal bassist of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and Naperville North High School Symphony Orchestra and is in the Illinois Music Education Association’s All-District Orchestra. Nicholas has played with Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Sin onetta, and at Carnegie Hall following his win in the American Fine Arts Festival International Concerto Competition.