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2021/22 SEASON - Plymouth Philharmonic
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2021/22 SEASON - Plymouth Philharmonic
Dear Friends in Music,                                                                 OUR NO-WORRY
                                                                                                              RETURN POLICY
                                                                                                              If social distancing
                                                                                                                                         Season at a Glance
                        Following a year of missing you all, I am thrilled to announce the Phil’s return to   guidelines necessitate
                        the concert hall!
                                                                                                                                         AUGUST 18, 2021 | 6:30 PM                     FEBRUARY 19, 2022 | 7 PM
                                                                                                              a change in a concert      The Phil Cabaret Ensemble at                  Sons of Serendip
                                                                                                              date, you will have four   Laura’s Center for the Arts                   Benefit Concert for the Phil
                    As we told our hopeful ticket buyers last year, “There is no expiration on great          options:
                  music!” With that same spirit in mind, you will notice many of the same composers,                                     Free outdoor concert at Emilson YMCA,         Memorial Hall
pieces and guests on this season’s program—plus some exciting changes.                                        1) Your tickets will be    Hanover
                                                                                                                 good for the new date                                                 MARCH 6, 2022 | 3 PM
For the first time ever, the Phil kicks off its new season with Holiday Pops! That’s right, our season will   2) You can exchange
                                                                                                                                         NOVEMBER 15, 2021 | 7 PM                      The Sound & the Fury: Music & Mother Nature
span from December to May—and include three pops weekends, four classic symphonic programs and                  tickets for another      Meet the Maestro at Plymouth Public Library   Memorial Hall
a benefit concert by Sons of Serendip.                                                                          concert during the       Free discussion and season preview with
                                                                                                                season                   Steven Karidoyanes                            MARCH 26, 2022 | 7:30 PM
NEW MUSIC! We co-commissioned two pieces of new music: an orchestral                                                                                                                   MARCH 27, 2022 | 3 PM NEW!
                                                                                                              3) You can turn your
tone poem inspired by Wampanoag legends, and music inspired by The                                                                       DECEMBER 11, 2021 | 3 PM & 7:30 PM Beethoven@250+
                                                                                                                 tickets in for a tax-
Mayflower Compact. I hope you will join us for this program, a powerful
                                                                                                                 deductible donation
                                                                                                                                         DECEMBER 12, 2021 | 3 PM           Plymouth North High School
reflection on the convergence of two worlds.                                                                                             Holiday Pops!                                 Performing Arts Center
                                                                                                              4) You can request a       Memorial Hall
This season’s theme, Just Add Music, captures exactly what we all need                                          refund                                                                 APRIL 30, 2022 | 7:30 PM
right now: the connection that live music provides. It will be wonderful to                                                              JANUARY 8, 2022 | 7:30 PM                     Mysteries of the Heart
join you in music’s glorious embrace again!                                                                                              JANUARY 9, 2022 | 3 PM                        Memorial Hall
                                                                                                                                         Bette, Babs & Beyond
Most sincerely,                                                                                                                          Memorial Hall                                 MAY 21, 2022 | 7:30 PM
                                                                                                                                                                                       MAY 22, 2022 | 3 PM
                                                                                                              Programs and guest         JANUARY 29, 2022 | 7:30 PM                    Jeans 'n Classics: Music of Billy Joel
Steven Karidoyanes                                                                                            artists subject to         Two Worlds, One Land                          Memorial Hall
Music Director                                                                                                change.                    Memorial Hall
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2021/22 SEASON - Plymouth Philharmonic
Opening Weekend
                 Opening Weekend!

                 DECEMBER 11, 2021 | 3 PM & 7:30 PM
                 DECEMBER 12, 2021 | 3 PM
                 Steven Karidoyanes, conductor
                 Kristen Watson, soprano
                 Matthew Anderson, tenor
                 Plymouth Community Intermediate School 6th Grade Chorus,
                  Jessica Fuller, director

                 H
                          oliday Pops 2021 combines all the ingredients for
                          a festive celebration! Soprano Kristen Watson and
                          Tenor Matthew Anderson share their extraordinary
                          vocal gifts singing selections from Irving Berlin’s

             !
                 Broadway musical White Christmas, inspired by the 1954

         Pops    film starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Also joining the
                 orchestra, the Plymouth Community Intermediate School’s

Holida y
                 6th Grade Chorus sings Somewhere In My Memory by John
                 Williams from the film score to Home Alone, and We Need
                 a Little Christmas from the Broadway musical Mame, plus        ADD TO YOUR
                 Santa leads our March of the Toys parade. Music makes the      EXPERIENCE!
                                                                                                         t
                 holidays shine bright!                                         Bring an unwrapped gif
                                                                                and join our March of the
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                                     TICKETS: $100, $60, $50, $25               Toys community parad
                                                                                                 fit the
                                    Performances at Memorial Hall               of giving to bene
                                                                                                          .
                 plymouthphil.org    3                                          Children’s Holiday Fund
2021/22 SEASON - Plymouth Philharmonic
Two Worlds, One Land

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pops & New Music
                                                                                                 JANUARY 29, 2022 | 7:30 PM
                                                                                                 Steven Karidoyanes, conductor
                                                                                                 Jonathan James Perry, narrator
                                                                                                 Scott Wahle, narrator
                                                                                                 Kristen Watson, soprano

Bette, Babs & Beyond
                                                                                                                              I
                                                                                                 BRENT MICHAEL DAVIDS            n a program that honors the living        ADD TO YOUR
                                                                                                 Prayer and Celebration          story of the Wampanoag Nation             EXPERIENCE!
A tribute to Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Tina Turner and Cher                                                  who live among us and upon whose          Pre-Concert Cocktail

                                        W
                                                                                                 Two Co-Commissions of
JANUARY 8, 2022 | 7:30 PM                            e’re celebrating five iconic women of
                                                                                                 new music, in partnership       land the town of Plymouth resides,        Party | 6 PM
                                                     music—Bette, Barbra, Dolly, Tina and                                     the Phil performs two pieces of new          Pilgrim Hall Museum, just
JANUARY 9, 2022 | 3 PM                               Cher! Steven Karidoyanes conducts the
                                                                                                 with the Cape Symphony
                                                                                                                              music co-commissioned with the Cape          steps from the concert
Steven Karidoyanes, conductor                        Phil and guest Broadway vocalists in a        TONYA WIND SINGER          Symphony. Wampanoag historian                hall. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres
Broadway vocalists:                     brilliant tribute to the stories these women shared        Wampanoag Stories for      and storyteller, Jonathan James Perry,       & cash bar. $25.
John Boswell                            and the music they made including The Wind                 All Time                   narrates an orchestral tone poem
Scott Coulter                           Beneath My Wings, Don’t Rain on My Parade,                 ALEX BERKO                 inspired by legends of the Wampanoag         Pre-Concert Talk with
Natalie Douglas                         I Will Always Love You, What’s Love Got to Do With         Mayflower                  Nation. In contrast, composer Alex Berko     Maestro Karidoyanes
Alex Getlin                             It? and If I Could Turn Back Time. Don’t miss this                                    draws from the origins of The Mayflower      6:30 PM
                                                                                                 BEETHOVEN
                                        pops spectacular!                                        Symphony No. 6, Pastorale    Compact, the document that became            Memorial Hall – Free for
ADD TO YOUR EXPERIENCE!
                                                                                                                              the seeds of American democracy. Each        ticket holders
January 8, 2022 | 6 PM
                                                                                                                              piece invites a powerful reflection on the
Pre-Concert Cocktail Party                                                                       TICKETS: $60, $50, $25
                                                                                                                              convergence of these two worlds.
Blue Room, Memorial Hall                TICKETS: $100, $60, $50, $25                             Performance at
Enjoy hors d’oeuvres & cash bar. $25.   Performances at Memorial Hall                            Memorial Hall
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Benefit Concert & Music and Mother Nature
A Benefit Concert for the Plymouth Philharmonic

Sons of Serendip
FEBRUARY 19, 2022 | 7 PM                                                              MARCH 6, 2022 | 3 PM
                                                                                      Pre-concert Instrument Demonstration | 2 PM
Micah Christian, lead vocalist
                                                                                      Steven Karidoyanes, conductor
Cordaro Rodriguez, pianist                                                            Mike Wankum, meteorologist
Mason Morton, harpist                                                                 South Shore Conservatory Youth Concerto
Kendall Ramseur, cellist/vocalist                                                      Competition Winner
                                                                                                                                                                          J. STRAUSS Jr.

                                                                                      The Sound and the Fury:
B
        ack by popular demand, Sons of Serendip return to Plymouth for another                                                                                            Thunder & Lightning Polka
        evening of fabulous music to benefit the Phil! This incredible classical                                                                                          BEETHOVEN
        crossover ensemble has been wowing audiences since their amazing
                                                                                      Music and Mother Nature                                                             Pastorale

                                                                                      P
        performance on America’s Got Talent in 2014. Experience their live concert,                                                                                         ROSSINI
                                                                                             ack your rain boots for an adventurous weather-related
full of storytelling, inspiration, delightul covers and heartfelt original music.                                                                                           William Tell Overture
                                                                                             one-hour afternoon symphonic Phil concert that’s perfect for
                                                                                             all, come rain or shine! WCVB-Channel 5 Meteorologist Mike                     GROFÉ
While the Phil will NOT be performing, the Phil benefits from 100% of ticket sales.
                                                                                             Wankum forecasts a wild afternoon of short bursts of fun, a mix of calm        Cloud Burst from
A fun twist to our season of music!
                                                                                      and exuberance, and a downpour of music inspired by nature and weather.               Grand Canyon Suite
Add the Sons of Serendip benefit concert plus two or more Phil concerts to create     Come early, meet the Phil musicians, and get up close with the instruments            RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
a subscription! See page 12 for details. For sponsorship opportunities,               before the concert. Special pricing makes this an ideal concert for anyone new        Scheherazade
call 508.746.8008.                                                                    to live orchestral music, or anyone who wants to experience a
                                                                                      delightful afternoon of upbeat entertainment.                            ADD TO YOUR EXPERIENCE!
                                                                                                                                                               Pre-concert Instrument Demo | 2 PM
TICKETS: $100, $60 (premium sponsor tables available)                                 TICKETS: Adults $20, children 12 and under $10
                                                                                                                                                               Memorial Hall—Free for ticket holders
Performance at Memorial Hall                                                          Performance at Memorial Hall
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A Birthday Celebration!
                             MARCH 26, 2022 | 7:30 PM
                                                                                                                   ADD TO YOUR
                             MARCH 27, 2022 | 3 PM
                                                                                                                   EXPERIENCE!
                             Steven Karidoyanes, conductor                                                         March 26, 2022 | 6:30 PM
                             Alexander Velinzon, violin                                                            March 27, 2022 | 2 PM
                                                                                                                   Pre-Concert Talk with

                             Beethoven@250+
                                                                                                                   Maestro Karidoyanes
                                                                                                                   Plymouth North High
                                                                                                                   School PAC—Free for ticket
                                                                                                                   holders.

                             H
                                      appy Birthday, Beethoven! Fast forward 250+           BEETHOVEN              Post-Concert Dessert
                                      years, and his music still connects us to ourselves   Prelude: Ode to Joy    Cocktail Party
                                      and each other. Ode to Joy celebrates the             from Symphony No. 9    March 26, 2022
                                      shared triumph over adversity and unwavering          BEETHOVEN              Plymouth CAL, adjacent to
                             resiliency of the human spirit! Special guest, associate       Violin Concerto        the Performing Arts Center.
                             concertmaster for the Boston Symphony Orchestra,               Mr. Velinzon           Special guests: Steven
                             Alexander Velinzon joins us for Beethoven’s Violin             BEETHOVEN              Karidoyanes, Alexander
                             Concerto, a gorgeous piece pairing soloist with orchestra      Symphony No. 5         Velinzon, and other Phil
                             for a double dose of beauty. And then fate comes                                      musicians. Wine, dessert,
                             knocking with those four famous notes: da, da, da, da!

Plus!
                                                                                                                   coffee. $20
                             Beethoven’s popular, Symphony No. 5, completes this            Check this out!
                             special program honoring one of the most innovative
                             and influential composers of all time. Despite personal                                   TICKETS: $60, $25
                             challenges, he believed in the goodness of humankind,                                      Performances at
                             an ideal that resounds with every generation and lives on                            Plymouth North High School
                             through his music.                                                                      Performing Arts Center
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Mysteries of the Heart

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Mysteries of the Heart & Pops
                                                                                                                                                            Jeans 'n Classics:
APRIL 30, 2022 | 7:30 PM
Steven Karidoyanes, conductor
                                                                                                                                                            Music of Billy Joel
Randall Hodgkinson, piano
                                                                                                                                                            MAY 21, 2022 | 7:30 PM

                        I
SIBELIUS                    t’s a perfect match—the power of the orchestra
                                                                                                                                                            MAY 22, 2022 | 3 PM
Finlandia                   with the passion of the composers! Likened to                                                                                   Steven Karidoyanes, conductor
with members of the         Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, Finlandia by Sibelius                                                                              Jean Meilleur, lead vocals / acoustic guitar
South Shore                 is a work of musical patriotism with a luminous                                                                                 John Regan, piano
Conservatory            celebratory soul. Striking at the hearts of the audience,                                                                           Katalin Kiss, vocals
Youth Orchestra         Amy Beach’s Piano Concerto is a veritable tour de force                                                                             Lis Soderberg, vocals
                        between piano and orchestra. Acclaimed pianist Randall

                                                                                                                                                            B
AMY BEACH
                        Hodgkinson brings intensity and excellence to this                                                                                         ring your shades and dancing shoes for a Pops finale      ADD TO YOUR EXPERIENCE!
Piano Concerto
                        turbulent, robust and riveting concerto. Edward Elgar’s                                                                                    bursting with Grammy winning music and a whole            May 21, 2022 | 6 PM
Mr. Hodgkinson
                        uber-personal Enigma Variations manifests a mystery             ADD TO YOUR EXPERIENCE!                                                    lot of energy! The Phil joins forces with world-class     Pre-Concert Cocktail Party
ELGAR                   of the heart. Each variation of the theme, all fourteen,        Pre-Concert Cocktail Party | 6 PM                                          vocalists for two shows featuring the music of Billy      Blue Room, Memorial Hall
Enigma                        refers to someone or something in the composer’s          Pilgrim Hall Museum – just steps from                               Joel! One of the best-selling artists of all time, Billy Joel,    Enjoy hors d’oeuvres & cash
Variations                        life—including a friend’s bulldog. Using initials,    the concert hall. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres                              through his music, captures the moments and feelings of life:     bar. $25.
                                    nicknames and personal characteristics, the         & cash bar. $25.                                                    sometimes beautiful and sometimes not. Our all-hits pops
                                     music unravels hints of each identity, conveying   Pre-Concert Talk with                                               program includes Piano Man, Scenes From An Italian Restaurant,
                                     a string of varied emotions.                       Maestro Karidoyanes | 6:30 PM                                       Goodnight Saigon, She's Got A Way, and more!
                                                                                        Memorial Hall – Free for ticket holders
                                            TICKETS: $60, $50, $25                                                                                                        TICKETS: $100, $60, $50, $25
                                        Performance at Memorial Hall                                                                                                     Performances at Memorial Hall
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