Ravinia 2023 Issue 6

ALLIE GARZA (TERRELL) CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC The Chicago Philharmonic Society is a collaboration of nearly 200 of the highest-level classical musicians in the Midwest. The orchestra, known as Chicago Philharmonic, has been called one of the country’s finest symphonic orchestras, and its unique chamber music ensembles perform as Chicago Phil Chamber. Governed by musician leadership, the society is structured for versatility, curating the best ensemble for each concert from its exceptional pool of musicians, be it classical, jazz, pop, movie concerts, outreach programming, or anything else. The society’s community engagement programs connect Chicago-area youth to classical music by providing access to symphonic concerts, mentorship from Chicago Philharmonic musicians, and performance opportunities. Chicago Philharmonic excels in creating boundary-breaking, innovative programs, presenting major world and American premieres, and performing beloved orchestral classics. Founded by musicians of the Lyric Opera Orchestra in 1989, Chicago Philharmonic is known for providing symphonic support to international and national touring companies in all music genres. In addition to its three-decade association with Ravinia Festival, it served as the official orchestra of The Joffrey Ballet for eight years. The Chicago Philharmonic performs throughout the Chicago area, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Auditorium Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Symphony Center, and The Chicago Theatre. The Illinois Council of Orchestras has awarded the Chicago Philharmonic with a range of honors, including Orchestra of the Year (2018), Programming of the Year (2019), Community Relations of the Year (2019), Executive Director of the Year (2020), and Conductor of the Year (2021). VIOLINS David Taylor Concertmaster Renée-Paule Gauthier Asst. Concertmaster Injoo Choi Principal Second Michele Lekas Kjersti Nostbakken Kiju Joh Kate Carter Sylvia de la Cerna Katherine Hughes Lisa Fako Jeff Yang Daniela Folker David Katz Paul Vanderwerf John Macfarlane Lori Ashikawa Cristina Buciu Wendy Evans Christie Abe Roberta Freier Mark Agnor Michelle Wynton Caitlin Edwards Clara Lindner Carol Setapen Domnica Lungu VIOLAS Rose Armbrust Griffin Principal Michael Lieberman Asst. Principal Karl Davies Elizabeth Hagen Daniel Golden Loretta Gillespie Cheryl Wilson Bonnie Yeager Benton Wedge Tim Hoorelbek CELLOS Mara McClain Principal Judy Stone Asst. Principal Larry Glazier Paula Kosower Mark Lekas Elizabeth Anderson Vicki Mayne Richard Yeo BASSES Collins Trier Principal Sam Shuhan Asst. Principal Michael Hovnanian Tim Shaffer Christian Dillingham Jonathan Cegys FLUTES Alyce Johnson Principal Janice MacDonald Karin Ursin PICCOLO Karin Ursin OBOES Anne Bach Principal Erica Anderson Andrew Nogal ENGLISH HORN Andrew Nogal CLARINETS Sergey Gutorov Principal Elizandro Garcia-Montoya Gene Collerd BASS CLARINET Gene Collerd BASSOONS John Gaudette Principal Nathaniel Hale Peter Brusen CONTRABASSOON Peter Brusen HORNS Neil Kimel Principal Dan O’Connell Greg Flint Matt Oliphant TRUMPETS Dave Inmon Principal Mike Brozick Matt Lee TIMPANI Robert Everson Principal PERCUSSION Michael Folker Principal Michael Kozakis Rich Janicki Andrew Cierny Simon Gomez PIANO Kuang-Hao Huang Principal SYNTHESIZER Robert Sutter Principal HARP Alison Attar Principal Artistic Operations and Head Librarian Diana Ortiz SCOTT TERRELL Having built a major conducting career through imaginative programs and a deter- mined passion for artistic excellence and teaching, Scott Terrell recently became Asso- ciate Professor of Orchestral Studies at Loui- siana State University’s School of Music. He is also an active guest clinician and adjudicator, leading honor orchestra events in Colora- do, New York, Minnesota, Texas, Louisiana, Michigan, and Massachusetts, and he has been a regular guest conductor and instruc- tor at the Aspen Music Festival, leading vari- ous concert programs as well as guiding and mentoring conducting students. An ardent champion of new music and diversity of rep- ertoire, Terrell has been in great demand as a guest conductor, recently leading programs with the National Symphony Orchestra of Columbia, Bogotá and Rochester Philhar- monics, and Baltimore, Fort Worth, and San Diego Symphonies, and he is scheduled to return to the Atlanta and Colorado Sympho- nies in the coming year. His concert credits also include conducting National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada, Minnesota and Phila- delphia Orchestras, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Naples and Rotterdam Philharmonics, and Eugene, Houston, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Saint Louis, and Vancouver Sym- phonies, as well as performances by the Most- ly Modern and Spoleto Festivals, Opera Colo- rado, and Minnesota Opera. Having a strong affinity for vocal and operatic repertoire, Ter- rell has collaborated with Kentucky Opera on Paulus’s oratorio To Be Certain of the Dawn , Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti , Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel , and Osvaldo Golijov’s Ain- adamar . He has also led gala concerts of Ber- nstein repertoire with Opera Hong Kong, Pi- azzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires at Fort Worth Opera, Aspen Music Festival, and Arizona Opera (where he has also conducted Mozart’s The Magic Flute ), and Aspen’s concert pro- ductions of Trouble in Tahiti and Missy Maz- zoli’s Proving Up . Terrell was Music Director of the Lexington Philharmonic from 2009 to 2019; during his tenure the ensemble diversi- fied programming, expanded collaborations, increased community support, and received numerous Copland Awards for its commit- ment to contemporary American composers. Scott Terrell is making his Ravinia debut. the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the US Government. In 2016, he received the 44th Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute—the first time in its history that this honor was bestowed upon a com- poser. In 2020, he received Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts as well as the Gold Medal from the prestigious Royal Phil- harmonic Society in the UK, and in 2022 he was awarded an honorary knighthood of the British Empire as one of the final awards ap- proved by Queen Elizabeth II. In January 1980, Williams was named music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, suc- ceeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He cur- rently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor, which he assumed following his retirement in December 1993 after 14 highly successful seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. Williams has composed numerous works for the con- cert stage, among them two symphonies and several concertos commissioned by leading orchestras, including a cello concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a bassoon con- certo for the New York Philharmonic, a trum- pet concerto for the Cleveland Orchestra, and a horn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, the Boston Symphony premiered his concerto for harp and orches- tra entitled OnWillows and Birches , and in the same year, Williams composed and arranged “Air and Simple Gifts” for the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama. In 2021, Williams premiered his second violin concerto with the Boston Symphony Orches- tra at Tanglewood with soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter, for whom he composed the work. RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIA MAGAZINE 25