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I N T H I S I S S U E
TAO RUSPOLI & MARIE NOORBERGEN
FEATURES
12 For Your Consideration
Craig Hella Johnson plants a fencepost to
welcome Matt Shepard.
By Mark omas Ketterson
18 Harmony In Motion
Peter Sellars and Grant Gershon get closer
to Him through e Tears of Saint Peter.
By Dennis Polkow
24 Assent to Ascent
Yes singer Jon Anderson keeps the band
from owning a lonely heart.
By Donald Liebenson
30 Moving Pictures
Inside Considering Matthew Shepard
By Elliott Forrest
34 Undercover
Johnny Rivers and Jimmy Webb make the
music the world sings.
By James Turano
DEPARTMENTS
6 Message from Ravinia’s Chairman and
President & CEO
8 Preludes: Lara Downes
By Michael Cameron
39 Six Degrees of Leonard Bernstein
40 Lawn Clippings
97 Program Notes
INFORMATION
42 Reach*Teach*Play
46 Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute
51 Salute to Sponsors
66 Annual Fund Donors
72 Corporate Partners & Matching Gi s
73 Special Gi s
74 Tribute Fund
75 Event Sponsors
76 Board of Trustees
77 Women’s Board
78 Associates Board
79 Administration
80 Park Information
81 Weather Alerts & Park Map
92 Season Calendar
ON THE COVER
September – September
Yes
Photo: Deborah Anderson
September – September
Considering Matthew Shepard
Illustration courtesy of
Conspirare
SEP –SEP ,2018
NO LONELYHEARTS AT THEHALL
OF FAME AFTER AN AFFIRMATIVE
50 YEARS
UNDERCOVER
Johnny Riversand
JimmyWebbmake
themusic the
world sings
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VOL.12
NO.13
SEP10–SEP16,2018
LAGRIMEDISANPIETRO
PeterSellarsandGrantGershon
putpolyphonyinmotion
LARADOWNES
playsBernsteinof
thefirstdegree
MATTHEW SHEPARD
FROMPERSONALJOURNALTOPERSONALJOURNEY
Considering
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VOL.12
NO.14
Lagrime di San Pietro comes to Ravinia
in a premier staging by Peter Sellars.
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