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ASO COVER
2021 2022 CONCERT
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FROM THE CEO
Dear ASO patrons,
Thank you all for being here today to celebrate and enjoy your Arkansas Symphony
Orchestra. After a long time of waiting, we are finally able to safely have a full orchestra
on stage to perform for you.
This season has so many artistic high points: Grammy Award-winning violinist Gil
Shaham, outstanding conductors, pianists Conrad Tao and Martina Filjak, and more.
In addition, we have two very unique and nationally recognized artistic accomplishments.
One, the world-premiere of Tania León’s Pasajes. ASO is honored to have been selected
by NewMusicUSA for an Amplifying Voices grant to be the lead orchestra with
co-commissioners Detroit, National, Auburn Symphony, and Orlando Philharmonic
in this project. Ms. León is here in Arkansas for a week working with young composers,
meeting with high school musicians, working with our orchestra and Rockefeller String
Quartet, and meeting our community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2021 and
has been working in our field for decades. I have wanted to meet her and work with her
since I started in this industry, and I am so thankful to do so now.
Another major accomplishment is the first commercial recording by ASO that
is available worldwide: the Florence Price Piano Concerto in One Movement with the
composer’s own orchestration with pianist Karen Walwyn. In September, the Stella Boyle
Smith Trust underwrote a free concert for our community that included this work. The
following day, the orchestra with conductor Geoff Robson recorded it at Robinson. I am
so excited to announce that you can now go to Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon and look
for your Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Florence Price Piano Concerto in One
Movement, Geoffrey Robson, conductor, and Karen Walwyn, piano. We are the first
to release a commercial recording of Price’s orchestration. It sounds wonderful. Feel free
to share the recording with your friends and family.
While the challenges the entire world has experienced these past two years have
been large, we are looking to the future. We have recently announced plans for the ASO
Stella Boyle Smith Music Center—not just a new headquarters for the ASO but a true
community music hub with greatly expanded facilities for our rapidly growing education
programs, a streaming studio to reach more people across the state, improved spaces for
our musicians to rehearse and perform, all accessibly located in Downtown Little Rock’s
East End.
Thank you for being here. If you have any questions or would like to get more
involved in the behind-the-scenes work of the orchestra, please do not hesitate to contact
me at CLittlejohn@ArkansasSymphony.org. I look forward to seeing you this year!
Sincerely,
Christina Littlejohn, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
To All,
Thank you for supporting your ASO through this historic return to the concert hall
in the 21-22 season. Artistically, this has been an extraordinary season for the orchestra,
full of exhilarating and inspired performances from the incredible players of the Arkansas
Symphony Orchestra and our world-class guest artists. As we look ahead, the rest of 2022
will bring even more excitement and achievement.
By the time you read this, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tania León will be in
Little Rock to work with the orchestra and hear ASO play the world premiere of her new
work Pasajes, or Passages. Twice more in 2022 we will welcome prominent composers to
Little Rock; on all occasions, visiting composers engage deeply in education and outreach
in our community, in addition to their work directly with the orchestra.
We also continue to feature outstanding Arkansan talent on the stage with and within
the orchestra. From American Idol Kris Allen and composer and cellist Jeremy Crosmer,
both alums of the ASO Youth Ensembles, to the astonishing array of local vocal talent
that we regularly feature, Arkansas is full of stars, present and future, that we aim to
feature and promote.
The 2022-23 season will bring historic collaborations with other arts institutions
like the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and Ballet Arkansas. Our roster of guest artists
next season will include legendary violinist Rachel Barton Pine, renowned Florence Price
scholar Samantha Ege, our own incredible harpist Alisa Coffey, and the fiery showman
George Li.
Above all, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra remains committed to serving the
whole community, dedicated to artistic growth and achievement, and passionate about
sharing the power of music with the people of Arkansas and beyond.
It is an honor and pleasure to serve as Artistic Director of and to conduct your
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. I am looking forward to seeing you at many amazing
performances in the near future.
Sincerely,
Geoffrey Robson, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 • 7:30 PM Sunday, May 8, 2022 • 3 PM
Robinson Performance Hall Little Rock, Arkansas
Cirque de la Symphonie
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
Gus Vratsinas, guest conductor
Life Member of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors
SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture, Op. 96
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Danse of the Tumblers from The Snow Maiden
WILLIAMS Suite from Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
IV. Harry’s Wondrous World
KHACHATURIAN Three Pieces from Gayaneh
I. Dance of the Rose Maidens
Suite No. 3 from Gayaneh
VI. Gopak
DEBUSSY Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
IV. Scena e Canto gitano
V. Fandango asturiano
I N T E R M I S S I O N
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LENNON/McCARTNEY Hey Jude*
arr. Holcombe
Gus Vratsinas, guest conductor
Life Member of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Board of Directors
Maestro’s Baton Winner
TCHAIKOVSKY Suite from Swan Lake
III. Danse des cygnes
GLINKA Overture from Russlan and Ludmilla, Op. 5
SAINT-SAENS Danse bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
KHACHATURIAN Suite No. 3 from Gayaneh
V. Sabre Dance
BORODIN Polovetsian Dance from Prince Igor
TCHAIKOVSKY Suite from Swan Lake
II. Valse
STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird
III. Danse infernale du roi Kastcheï
IV. Berceuse
V. Final
*Saturday performance only
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Use of cameras and recording equipment is not permitted in the concert hall.
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Arts Council,
an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the City of Little Rock.ORCHESTRA
Cirque de la Symphonie
GEOFFREY ROBSON, Conductor, Pamela Diane Stephens Conductor’s Chair
GUS VRATSINAS, Guest Conductor
VIOLIN BASS Tyler Bjerke
Kiril Laskarov Barron Weir Evan Mino
Concertmaster Principal
Dora Paley Ronnel Jordan Coleman TRUMPET
Concertmaster’s Chair Irmak Sabuncu Ben Hauser
Andrew Irvin Tony Smith Principal
Concertmaster Ross Ahlhorn
FLUTE George Worthen
Katherine Williamson
Assistant Concertmaster Carolyn Brown Memorial Chair
Principal Carl Mason
*†Meredith Maddox Hicks
Principal Second Violin Diane McVinney Brittany Hendricks
Eric M. Hayward Gabriel Vega
TROMBONE
Memorial Chair PICCOLO Michael Underwood
Edward Barnes Gabriel Vega Principal
‡Linnaea Brophy
†Charlotte Crosmer William “Bill” Vickery, Jr.
OBOE Memorial Chair
Leanne Day-Simpson Leanna Renfro
‡Trisha McGovern Freeney Principal
Bruce Faske
Linda Hsu David Carter
Rachel Fuller
Sandra McDonald Memorial Chair
Tom McDonald TUBA
Juan Mario Moreno Lorraine Duso Kitts Ed Owen
Jordan Musgrave Beth Wheeler Principal
Geronimo Oyenard Greer & Barnett Grace
ENGLISH HORN Chair in memory
Magdalena Ryszkowski
Algimantas Staskevicius Beth Wheeler of Gov. Frank White
Principal
Leigh Wing
TIMPANI
VIOLA CLARINET
Rick Dimond
‡Katherine Reynolds Karla Fournier Principal
Principal Jasper Hensley Arkansas Symphony
Dr. Howard & Celia Lyle Wong Orchestra Guild Chair
Barnhard Chair BASS CLARINET
Joe Joyner PERCUSSION
Lyle Wong
Tatiana Kotcherguina Madison Shake
†Timothy MacDuff BASSOON Principal
Thomas McDonald Susan Bell León Erick Saoud
Julian Pranata Principal Christine Comer
CELLO Marissa Takaki Ryan Lewis
†David Gerstein Jake Fowler Eddie Solomon
Principal SAXOPHONE HARP
Linda Garner Riggs Chair Matt Taylor Alisa Coffey
Casey Buck
Micah Donar HORN Principal
Rafael León David Renfro
Kristin Smith PIANO/CELESTE
Principal
‡Jacob Wunsch Carl Anthony
Robin Dauer Principal
Brent Shires
*ASO-UALR Partnership Faculty † Member, Quapaw Quartet ‡ Member, Rockefeller QuartetARTISTS
GEOFFREY ROBSON, Artistic Director
Geoffrey Robson currently serves as artistic director and
associate conductor of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and
music director of the Arkansas Symphony Youth Ensembles.
During his tenure in Arkansas, he has conducted critically
acclaimed and sold-out masterworks,pops, chamber, and
educational concerts throughout the state. He also produces
andwrites At the Symphony, a concert preview radio series on
KLRE Classical 90.5 in Little Rock.
Robson frequently collaborates with organizations in the community such as Ballet
Arkansas, Arkansas Children’s Theater, Opera in the Rock, the Chamber Music Society
of Little Rock, and many local choral groups. He is a former faculty member at Hendrix
College and since 2017, has served as artistic director of the Faulkner Chamber Music
Festival, a summer concert series and two-week intensive chamber music camp. In
2013-2014, he served as visiting assistant professor of music at the University of Central
Arkansas, and conductor of the Conway Symphony Orchestra.
He has worked with renowned artists Midori, Rachel Barton Pine, Vadym
Kholodenko, Alexander Markov, Christiane Noll, Calvin Lee, and the Beach Boys.
He regularly brings emerging world-class talent to Little Rock to entertain audiences
and to educate and inspire young musicians.
A champion of new music, he collaborates with and explores the music of renowned
living composers. In 2016, he conducted the premiere of James Stephenson’s Concerto for
Hope with celebrated trumpeter, Ryan Anthony and the San Juan (Colorado) Symphony.
Recently, he conducted the premiere of Into the Beautiful North, by Joe Brent, performed
by the trio, 9 Horses. He has promoted works by composers with Arkansas connections
such as Jeremy Crosmer and Karen Griebling.
Robson is also an orchestral arranger and his works have been featured on the
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s Pops Live! series concerts on numerous occasions.
Additionally, he writes string arrangements for recording artists to assist them in
achieving their musical goals in the studio.
As a violinist, he performs frequently on the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s popular
River Rhapsodies Chamber Music series, often sharing the stage with principal members of
the orchestra. Prior to his appointment in Arkansas, he served as concertmaster of the
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, and assistant concertmaster of the Waterbury
Symphony. Recognized for his skill and versatility, he is increasingly sought after as a
studio musician.
Robson studied orchestral conducting at the Mannes College of Music in New York
City under the tutelage of David Hayes and holds violin performance degrees from Yale
University and the Michigan State University Honors College. Primary violin teachers
include Erick Friedman, Dmitri Berlinsky, and I-fu Wang.
He studied conducting at Yale University with Lawrence Leighton Smith, Edward
Cumming, and Shinik Hahm. Other notable teachers include Leon Gregorian, John
Farrer, Neil Thomson, and Larry Rachleff.CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
Cirque de la Symphonie is an exciting production designed to bring the
magic of cirque to the music hall. For more than 10 years, it has thrilled and bedazzled
veteran concert goers and new patrons as they see accomplished aerial flyers, acrobats,
contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen perform to live symphony
music. They include world record holders, gold-medal winners of international
competitions, Olympians and some of the most experienced cirque talent ever seen.
Their performances are uniquely adapted to stage accommodations shared with the
symphony, and each artist’s performance is choreographed to the music arranged in
collaboration with the maestro. When the artists of Cirque de la Symphonie perform in
front of the full orchestra, an incredible fusion of these two great art forms takes place.
The aerialists and acrobats turn the concert into a three-dimensional entertainment
extravaganza, and the orchestra seems to play with enhanced enthusiasm.
Christine Van Loo is a seven-time consecutive National Champion, Female
Olympic Athlete of the Year, and Athlete of the Decade in acrobatic gymnastics. She
was inducted into the USSA (acro-gymnastics) Hall of Fame and the World Acrobatics
Society Gallery of Honor. As a professional aerialist and acrobat, she has performed
in the 2002 Winter Olympics, at the Grammy Awards (with No Doubt and with Ricky
Martin), at the American Music Awards (with Aerosmith), the Miss Universe pageant,
and Paul McCartney’s European tour. She was a trainer and performer with NBC’s
Celebrity Circus, and she choreographed the aerials for Britney Spears World Tour and
the Stars on Ice US tour. Christine provides spell-binding performances of aerial silks,
rope, lira, and trapeze with Cirque de la Symphonie.
Elena Tsarkova, the “Lady in White,” is a graduate of the famed Moscow Circus
School and first-place winner of the prestigious National Russian Circus Festival. From
“Master of Sports” in gymnastics, Elena developed into a unique and graceful performer
with the Big Apple Circus, Switzerland’s Circus Knie, and Germany’s Circus Roncalli.
Her combination of contortion, balance, and graceful dance moves made her a major
star with Cirque de la Mur in Florida and Circus Circus in Las Vegas. Elena’s experience
with major stage and theater productions offers a professional background that allows
for a truly elegant performance with the live symphony.
Vladimir Tsarkov provides a spell-binding performance with combinations
of mime and juggling feats. A favorite of audience members of all ages, Vladimir’s Red
Harlequin act features rings, balls, and electric batons, and he’s even been known to
teach the maestro a trick or two! He is a veteran of Circus-Circus, Cirque Ingenieux,
and various entertainment productions globally. Vladimir graduated from Russia’s
prestigious State College of Circus and Theater Arts and won the gold medal at
the Cirque de Demain International Festival in France. His performance with the
symphony is pure entertainment.
Vitalii Buza began his gymnastic training in the Republic of Moldova and soon
competed as an elite gymnast with the Russian national team. At the age of 16, Vitalii
joined the Moscow State Circus as a professional acrobat and toured throughout Europe.
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After a move to the US, he starred in productions at Sea World, Universal Studios and
Walt Disney World. He has been featured in numerous TV ads and won a role in the
Walt Disney movie “Enchanted.” Vitalii also performed at the 2006 Latin Grammy
Awards, the 2007 NFL Pro Bowl, 2010 Academy Awards and the 2011 Latin Billboard
Awards. He has performed for celebrities and at corporate events for major companies.
Vitalii excels in multiple cirque acts, such as duo hand-balancing, straps, Cyr wheel,
spinning cube, Chinese pole, and the Russian bar.
The amazing strength and balancing act of Acro Duo consists of Vitaliy
Prikhodko and Pavel Korshunov. Vitaliy is a native of Ukraine, where he graduated
from Kiev State Circus College. He began his career with the National Circus of Ukraine,
winning first place at the New Ukrainian Circus Festival. His acrobatic experience
includes worldwide tours with Nikulin’s Moscow Circus. Pavel, a native of Voronezh,
Russia, is a three-time national champion of Russia, two-time World Champion and
two-time Champion of the World Cup in acrobatic sport. A former veteran with Cirque
du Soleil’s “Varekai, Pavel is a multi-talented performer on straps, Russian swing,
trampoline, and acrobatics. Acro Duo’s performances with Cirque de la Symphonie create
spontaneous eruptions of applause and emotion, as they display a stunning display of
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Saturday, May 14, 2022 • 7:30 PM Sunday, May 15, 2022 • 3 PM
Robinson Performance Hall Little Rock, Arkansas
STELL A BOYLE SMITH MASTERWORKS SERIES
New World Symphony
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin
2021-2022 Richard Sheppard Arnold Artist of Distinction
CROSMER Ozark Traveler: A Celebration of Americana 12’
(b. 1987)
TORKE Sky: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra 23’
(b. 1961) I. Lively
II. Wistful
III. Spirited
Tessa Lark, violin
I N T E R M I S S I O N
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95,
DVOŘÁK 40’
(1841-1904)
“From the New World”
I. Adagio – Allegro molto
II. Largo
III. Molto vivace
IV. Allegro con fuoco
PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THANK YOU.
Use of cameras and recording equipment is not permitted in the concert hall.
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Arts Council,
an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the City of Little Rock.ORCHESTRA
New World Symphony
MATTHEW KRAEMER, Conductor, Pamela Diane Stephens Conductor’s Chair
TESSA LARK, Violin
VIOLIN Casey Buck CONTRABASSOON
Andrew Irvin Micah Donar Jake Fowler
Concertmaster Stephen Feldman
Dora Paley Ronnel HORN
Joanna Klett
Concertmaster’s Chair Rafael León David Renfro
Kristin Smith Principal
Kiril Laskarov
Concertmaster ‡Jacob Wunsch Robin Dauer
Katherine Williamson Brent Shires
BASS Evan Mino
Assistant Concertmaster
Barron Weir Durham Hill
*†Meredith Maddox Hicks Principal
Principal Second Violin TRUMPET
Eric M. Hayward Jordan Coleman
John Hunter Ben Hauser
Memorial Chair Mike Williams Principal
Edward Barnes Irmak Sabuncu Ross Ahlhorn
‡Linnaea Brophy George Worthen
†Charlotte Crosmer FLUTE Memorial Chair
Leanne Day-Simpson Carolyn Brown Carl Mason
‡Trisha McGovern Freeney Principal
Albert Garcia Diane McVinney TROMBONE
Linda Hsu Gabriel Vega Michael Underwood
Ronnamarie Jensen Principal
Sandra McDonald PICCOLO William “Bill” Vickery, Jr.
Tom McDonald Gabriel Vega Memorial Chair
Juan Mario Moreno Bruce Faske
Jordan Musgrave OBOE
David Carter
Geronimo Oyenard Leanna Renfro
Geoffrey Robson Principal TUBA
Magdalena Ryszkowski Rachel Fuller Ed Owen
Algimantas Staskevicius Memorial Chair Principal
Leigh Wing Lorraine Duso Kitts Greer & Barnett Grace
VIOLA Chair in memory
ENGLISH HORN of Gov. Frank White
‡Katherine Reynolds Beth Wheeler
Principal Principal TIMPANI
Dr. Howard & Celia Rick Dimond
Barnhard Chair CLARINET Principal
Joe Joyner Kelly Johnson Arkansas Symphony
Tatiana Kotcherguina Principal Orchestra Guild Chair
Josquin Larsen Karla Fournier
†Timothy MacDuff PERCUSSION
Thomas McDonald BASS CLARINET
Julian Pranata Lyle Wong Erick Saoud
Beth Robison Amy Hearting
BASSOON Ryan Lewis
CELLO Susan Bell León Fernando Valencia
†David Gerstein Principal
Principal Marissa Takaki HARP
Linda Garner Riggs Chair Alisa Coffey
Principal
*ASO-UALR Partnership Faculty † Member, Quapaw Quartet ‡ Member, Rockefeller QuartetARTISTS
MATTHEW KRAEMER, Conductor
Recognized for his “musical sensitivity” and
“energized sense of interpretation,” Matthew Kraemer
is quickly making his mark among young American
conductors for his inspired performances and versatility.
The Buffalo News notes, “He presents a tall, dignified and
stately podium presence with a quite clear beat, a good
sense of shaping melodic lines, and an all business attitude
that focused on the music without any histrionics.” Kraemer
was appointed Music Director and Principal Conductor
of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra in 2015 and has
extended his commitment to the ICO through 2023. He
additionally serves as Music Director of the Butler County Symphony (PA), the Marion
Philharmonic (IN), and Artistic Advisor of the Muncie Symphony Orchestra. His active
guest conducting schedule includes appearances with many of the nation’s finest orchestras,
including the Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Columbus, Houston, Indianapolis,
Jacksonville, Nashville, North Carolina, Saint Louis, Spokane, Syracuse, Toledo, and
Virginia symphony orchestras, as well as Canada’s Mississauga Symphony, Niagara
Symphony, and Hamilton Philharmonic and in Europe with the Vidin Philharmonic
and the Orquesta de Cadaqués. Upcoming highlights include performances with Tessa
Lark, Richard Lin, the PRISM Quartet, Dee Daniels, and Michael Cavanaugh. Future
guest conducting engagements include the Arkansas Symphony, Toledo Symphony,
Erie Philharmonic, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Rochester Philharmonic.
Kraemer served as associate conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic from 2009
to 2014, where he regularly led the orchestra in each of its concert series. A passionate
advocate for new music, he has performed the works of many living composers during
his career. He has led the American Composers Orchestra’s EarShot readings with
several orchestras in the United States and the ICO was awarded a Virginia B. Toulmin
commission for emerging women composers under his leadership. Kraemer served as
Music Director of the Erie Chamber Orchestra (2012-2017) and associate conductor
of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra (2007-2010).
Increasingly recognized for his committed advocacy of music education and his
devotion to young audiences, he serves on the faculty at New England Music Camp,
where he conducts the symphony orchestra. The Buffalo Philharmonic’s award-winning
education concerts grew exponentially under his leadership, expanding to reach over
40,000 students throughout western New York. He played an integral role in the creation
of the orchestra’s successful live broadcast concerts with Time Warner Cable, as well as
implementing new collaborations with many organizations in the Buffalo community.
His performances are broadcast regularly on NPR’s Performance Today.
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Recipient of the distinguished Herbert von Karajan Conducting Fellowship and the
Bruno Walter Career Development Grant, Kraemer served a residency with the Vienna
Philharmonic at the 2006 Salzburg Music Festival. Equally at home in the opera and
ballet pit, his operatic credits include fully-staged productions of The Magic Flute, The
Barber of Seville, Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Happy
Birthday Wanda June (world premiere), Trouble in Tahiti, and Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield
Park (American professional premiere), as well as ballet productions with Virginia Ballet
Theatre, Ohio Ballet, Dance Kaleidoscope, Neglia Ballet Artists, and Todd Rosenlieb
Dance. He has collaborated with many leading artists, including Lang Lang, Beatrice
Rana, Norman Krieger, Philippe Quint, Jennifer Koh, Elmar Oliveira, Rachel Barton
Pine, David Kim, Gary Karr, Awadagin Pratt, Richard Stolzman, Wu Man, Bela Fleck,
Mark O’Connor, Ben Folds, Chris Botti, Jim Brickman, the Indigo Girls, Il Volo, Wynona
Judd, and Natalie Merchant, among others. As a frequent collaborator with Broadway
superstar Idina Menzel, he served as conductor for many of her symphony engagements
nationwide.
An Indiana native, Kraemer studied conducting in Vienna, Austria with Salvador
Mas Conde and was twice a fellowship conductor at the American Academy of Conducting
at Aspen. He has additionally participated in the National Arts Center Conductor’s
Program in Ottawa, Canada. His conducting teachers include David Zinman, Robert
Spano, Stanley DeRusha, and Jorma Panula. Kraemer is a graduate of Butler University
and the University of Nevada, where he assisted former Cincinnati Symphony concert
master Phillip Ruder. An accomplished violinist, he was a member of the Nightingale
String Quartet. When he is not performing, Kraemer enjoys cooking, running, and reading.
He and his wife, Megan, reside in Indianapolis with their sons Gabriel and Nathaniel.
TESSA LARK, Violin
2021-2022 Richard Sheppard Arnold Artist of Distinction
Violinist Tessa Lark is one of the most captivating
artistic voices of our time, consistently praised by
critics and audiences for her astounding range of sounds,
technical agility, and musical elegance. In 2020 she
was nominated for a GRAMMY in the Best Classical
Instrumental Solo category and received one of Lincoln
Center’s prestigious Emerging Artist Awards, the special
Hunt Family Award. Other recent honors include a 2018
Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and a 2016 Avery Fisher
Career Grant, Silver Medalist in the 9th Quadrennial
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and
winner of the 2012 Naumburg International Violin
Competition. A budding superstar in the classical realm, she is also a highly acclaimed
fiddler in the tradition of her native Kentucky, delighting audiences with programming
that includes Appalachian and bluegrass music and inspiring composers to write for her.Tessa has been a featured soloist at numerous U.S. orchestras, recital venues, and
festivals since making her concerto debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at
age sixteen. She has appeared with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra; the Louisville
Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic; the Albany, Indianapolis, Knoxville and Seattle
symphonies; and has been presented by such venues as Carnegie Hall, New York’s Lincoln
Center, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Music Center at Strathmore, the Isabella
Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, San Francisco Performances, Ravinia, the Seattle
Chamber Music Society, Australia’s Musica Viva Festival, and the Marlboro, Mostly
Mozart, Bridgehampton, and La Jolla summer festivals.
Highlights of her 2021-22 season include debuts at London’s Wigmore Hall and
Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall; return appearances for recital series such as Cal Performances
and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; and numerous concerto engagements,
including the world premiere of Michael Schachter’s violin concerto, Cycles of Life, with
the Knoxville Symphony in April 2022.
Tessa’s debut commercial recording—SKY, a bluegrass-inspired violin concerto
written for her by Michael Torke and performed with the Albany Symphony Orchestra—
earned a 2020 GRAMMY nomination, and Tessa’s discography has been expanding
ever since. Recordings include Fantasy, an album on the First Hand Records label that
includes fantasias by Schubert, Telemann and Fritz Kreisler, Ravel’s Tzigane, and Tessa’s
own Appalachian Fantasy; Invention, a debut album of the violin-bass duo Lark and Thurber
that comprises arrangements of Two-Part Inventions by J.S. Bach along with nonclassical
original compositions by Tessa and her fiancé, Michael Thurber; and a live performance
recording of Astor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, released in 2021 by the
Buffalo Philharmonic in honor of Piazzolla’s 100-year anniversary.
Her newest recording, The Stradgrass Sessions, is scheduled for release in 2022 and
includes collaborations with composer-performers Jon Batiste, Edgar Meyer, Michael
Cleveland, and Sierra Hull; original works by Tessa; and the premier recording of John
Corigliano’s solo violin composition STOMP.
Tessa’s belief in music’s power to foster global connection and community across
boundaries manifests in her genre-defying collaborations. Along with the Lark and
Thurber duo, new projects include a string trio with composer-bassist Edgar Meyer
and cellist Joshua Roman and a duo partnership with jazz guitarist Frank Vignola.
In addition to Tessa’s performance schedule, she was recently named Artistic
Director Designate of Musical Masterworks, a chamber music presenter in Old Lyme,
CT, for the 2021-22 season, and will assume the role of Artistic Director on July 1, 2022.
Tessa is also a champion of young aspiring artists and supports the next generation of
musicians through her work as Co-host/Creative of NPR’s From The Top, the premier
radio showcase for the nation’s most talented young musicians; and as Mentor and board
member of the Irving M. Klein International Strings Competition.
Her primary mentors include Cathy McGlasson, Kurt Sassmannshaus, Miriam
Fried, and Lucy Chapman. She is a graduate of New England Conservatory and
completed her Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School, where she studied with Sylvia
Rosenberg, Ida Kavafian, and Daniel Phillips.
Tessa plays a ca. 1600 G.P. Maggini violin on loan from an anonymous donor
through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.JEREMY CROSMER, Composer
Jeremy Crosmer is a remarkable young artist, both as a cellist
and a composer. Crosmer completed multiple graduate degrees
from the University of Michigan in cello, composition, and theory
pedagogy, and received his D.M.A. in 2012 at age 24. From 2012
to 2017 he served as the Assistant Principal Cellist in the Grand
Rapids Symphony, and joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
in May of 2017. He is a recipient of the 2021 Ford Musician Award
for Excellence in Community Service, presented by the League of American Orchestras,
for his work piloting the DSO’s partnership with Kadima Mental Health Services.
Additionally, he is the composer and arranger for the GRS Music for Health Initiative,
connecting symphony musicians with music therapists in hospitals. Crosmer is a founding
member of the modern music ensemble Latitude 49, and a current member of the band
ESME, a pop-classical mash-up duo that released its first CD in December of 2016.
Crosmer was awarded the prestigious Theodore Presser Graduate Music Award to publish,
record, and perform his Crosmer-Popper duets. In 2021, Crosmer created a database
of free, digital editions of music by Classical Black Composers, arranged or transcribed
for string quartet, with over 33 pieces available on his website. Crosmer has taught music
theory, pre-calculus, and cello at universities across Michigan.
MICHAEL TORKE, Composer
Michael Torke’s music has been commissioned by such
orchestras as The Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York
Philharmonic, and the San Francisco Symphony; by such ballet
companies as New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey, and the National
Ballet of Canada; by such opera companies as the Metropolitan
Opera, Théâtre du Châtelet, and the English National Opera;
by such large ensembles as the London Sinfonietta, Lontano,
and De Volharding; and such small ensembles as the Smith, Ying, and Amstel Quartets.
He has worked with such conductors as Simon Rattle, Kurt Mazur, Edo de Waart,
and David Zinman; such choreographers as Christopher Wheeldon, James Kudelka, and
Juri Kilian; and collaborated with such librettists as A. R. Gurney, Michael Korie, and
Mark Campbell; and such directors as Des McAnuff, Bart Sher, and Michael Greif.
He has been commissioned by entities such as the Walt Disney Company, and
Absolut Vodka; worked with such soloists as Tessa Lark, Christopher O’Reilly, and
Joyce Castle; and written incidental music to such companies as The Public Theater,
The Old Globe Theater, and Classic Stage Company; and been composer in residence
with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
Beginning his career with exclusive contracts with Boosey and Hawkes, and Decca
Records, he now controls his own copyrights and masters through his publishing company,
Adjustable Music, and record company, Ecstatic Records.
His music has been called “some of the most optimistic, joyful and thoroughly
uplifting music to appear in recent years” (Gramophone). Hailed as a “vitally inventive
composer” (Financial Times) and “a master orchestrator whose shimmering timbral
palette makes him the Ravel of his generation” (New York Times), Torke has created
a substantial body of works in virtually every genre.PROGRAM NOTES
Ozark Traveler / JEREMY CROSMER
b. Little Rock, Arkansas, USA / December 9, 1987
The composer has provided the following note:
Ozark Traveler was written in 2017 to celebrate American classical music of the
twentieth century. The 2017-2018 season marked the one-hundredth anniversary of
Leonard Bernstein’s birth. His music is often filled with odd meters such as 7/8 and 5/4,
which he used to create unique dance structures. Crosmer uses these rhythmic patterns
in a similar way, to show tribute to the great American composer.
The name draws inspiration from Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, instead
referring to the Ozark mountain range of Crosmer’s childhood home in Arkansas. The
influence of American folk tunes in Copland’s music seeps its way into this piece as well.
Near the end, a section for strings and trumpet marked “Timeless Prayer” hails another
American masterpiece, The Unanswered Question by Charles Ives.
Sky (Concerto for Violin & Orchestra) / MICHAEL TORKE
b. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA / September 21, 1961
The composer has provided the following note:
The inspiration for this concerto came from Tessa Lark, who will be premiering,
recording, and touring the piece among the consortium of orchestras that are supporting
this project. Tessa is a unique artist, in that not only is she deeply immersed in the classical
field but comes from Kentucky, with a father who is a veteran Bluegrass musician, and
has this style in her blood. Tessa and I worked together on an earlier piece of mine, Spoon
Bread—a duo for violin and piano commissioned by Carnegie Hall—and it was during
that period that the idea to write a concerto for her clicked.
Banjo-picking technique given to the solo violin was the departure point in the first
movement. For the second movement, my source material was Irish reels, the forerunner
of American Bluegrass. The template for the third movement was fiddle licks with a triplet
feel. In each case I wrote themes of my own in these styles, and developed the ideas into
a standard, “composed” violin concerto. Everything is written out, nothing improvised.
Just as when one looks up and sees the open expanse of the sky, I felt an openness
when writing this piece, a renewed freshness to putting notes together. I thank Tessa for
opening this door and working so closely with me on this project.
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
b. Nelahozeves, Bohemia / September 8, 1841; d. Prague, Bohemia / May 1, 1904
By the early 1890s, Dvořák’s fame had become so broad and so deep that he was
invited to become the Director of the newly opened National Conservatory of Music in
New York. His arrival in the autumn of 1892 marked the beginning of a three-year period
continued next pagePROGR A M NOTES continued
spent almost entirely in America. He developed a deep interest in the music of African-
Americans and Native Americans, though he didn’t quote authentic folk tunes in any
of his “New World” compositions, of which this symphony was the first to appear.
Four days before the premiere, which took place in New York on December 16, 1893,
he made his methods and goals perfectly clear: “I have simply written themes embodying
the peculiarities of the Indian music, and have developed them with all the resources
of modern rhythm, harmony, counterpoint, and orchestral color.”
Following a short, expectant introduction, the opening movement presents two
themes. The first is bold and commanding. It is the idea that binds the entire symphony
together, appearing at least briefly in all four movements. The second subject appears
on solo flute. It is as sweet, restful and haunting a theme as Dvořák ever penned.
A solemn brass chorale ushers in the slow movement. The English horn then gives
out the main theme, a tranquil melody that gives eloquent voice to the homesickness that
Dvořák felt throughout his stay in America.
The following scherzo bustles with dynamic dance rhythms, be they old world or
new. Two separate trios provide graceful contrast. The finale surges ahead urgently, its
unfolding shot through with episodes of nostalgic expressiveness. Dvořák interleaves new
themes with fleeting reminiscences of melodies from each of the previous movements.
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Through their contributions to the ASO Annual Fund, the following donors
support artist fees and expenses as Musician Sponsors. An exceptional
orchestra is not possible without the support of the community — please
join us in thanking these dedicated Symphony supporters.
Anonymous Marion Fulk & Jeff Rosenzweig Tricia & Dr. Loverd Peacock
sponsoring Jordan Coleman sponsoring Tatiana Kotcherguina sponsoring Jake Fowler
Drs. Lee Abel & Eleanor Kennedy Brigita Gardner Dr. Phillip & Janice Peters
sponsoring Meredith Maddox Hicks sponsoring Carolyn Brown sponsoring Barron Weir
Maureen & Rick Adkins Becky & Jim Gifford Cindy & Dr. Herbert Price
sponsoring Lyle Wong sponsoring Jordan Musgrave sponsoring Ozzie Backus
Elizabeth Andreoli & Joe Goellner Dr. Jack A. Griebel, Jr. Rebsamen Fund
sponsoring Kelly Johnson sponsoring Julian Pranata sponsoring Katherine Williamson
Dr. Teresita L. Angtuaco Cheryl Harris Ariana Remmel
sponsoring Katherine Williamson sponsoring Trisha McGovern Freeney sponsoring Timothy MacDuff
Suzanne & Dr. Earl Babbie Drs. Cynthia Ross & Stacy & Bob Roberts
sponsoring Diane McVinney Martin Hauer-Jensen sponsoring Juan Mario Moreno
Debi Barnes sponsoring Beth Wheeler Dale & Lee† Ronnel
sponsoring Jordan Coleman Lisa & Dr. John Hayes sponsoring Beth Wheeler
Phyllis & Michael Barrier sponsoring Daniel Santelices Denise & John Rowland
sponsoring Brent Shires Sharon Heflin sponsoring Erick Saoud
Debbie & Rob Bass sponsoring Jacob Wunsch Joanna & Robert Seibert
sponsoring Juan Mario Moreno Kimberly Hillis sponsoring Sandra McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Bennett, Jr. & Dr. Jean Matchett Steven W. Shirm, M.D.
sponsoring Gabriel Vega sponsoring Magdalena Ryszkowski sponsoring Joe Joyner
Susan & Nick Brown Lenka Horakova Dr. Jeannette Shorey
sponsoring Ross Ahlhorn sponsoring Benjamin Hauser & Mr. Lindsay Thomas
Lisa Brumley Jan & Dr. Randal Hundley sponsoring Linnaea Brophy
sponsoring Carolyn Brown sponsoring Geoffrey Robson Ernie & Samantha Skyrme
Meredith & Graham Catlett Drs. Steve & Laura Hutchins sponsoring Algis Staskevicius
sponsoring Brent Shires sponsoring Leanna Renfro Jawanda & LeMoyne Smith
Ms. Madison Stroth Kathy & Jim D. Johnson sponsoring Trisha McGovern Freeney
& Dr. Clif Christopher sponsoring Benjamin Hauser Nan & Dr. Art Squire
sponsoring Casey Buck, Melrose & Larry Johnson sponsoring Carl Anthony
Karla Fournier, & Drew Irvin sponsoring Magdalena Ryszkowski Stella Boyle Smith Trust
Gert & Wesley Clark Ruthe & Philip Kaplan sponsoring Kiril Laskarov
sponsoring Barron Weir sponsoring Leanna Renfro & Erick Saoud
Alan Cochran & Jose Vazquez Rhonda & Steve Keith Elizabeth & Dr. Chris Stinnett
sponsoring Leanne Day-Simpson sponsoring Jake Fowler sponsoring Drew Irvin
Drs. Denise Compton Julie & Christoph Keller III Richard & Dr. Judyth Swingen
& Doug Owens sponsoring Kater Reynolds sponsoring Erick Saoud
sponsoring Drew Irvin Drs. Jeannette Lee Philip Trimble
Cynthia L. Conger & Philip Kenney sponsoring Leanne Day-Simpson
sponsoring Tom McDonald sponsoring Katherine Williamson Jan & Sam Trotter
Barry Coplin & Rev. Susan Payne Mary & Dr. Dean Kumpuris sponsoring Ed Owen
sponsoring Tyler Bjerke sponsoring David Gerstein Gus Vratsinas
Jane & Pete Cornish Christi Lemery sponsoring Rick Dimond
sponsoring Rick Dimond sponsoring Leanne Day-Simpson Patricia & James Wallis
Mary Frances & Ralph Cotham Susan & Dr. James Marsh sponsoring Kiril Laskarov
sponsoring Robin Dauer sponsoring Sandra McDonald Terri & Dr. Charlie Watkins, M.D.
Jay Cranford Mary & Mark Millsap sponsoring Leanna Renfro
sponsoring Jacob Wunsch sponsoring Karla Fournier Beth & Dr. Dick Wheeler
Courtney & Amber Crouch Dr. & Mrs. George K. Mitchell sponsoring Lorraine Duso Kitts
sponsoring Barron Weir sponsoring Susan Bell Leon Chris White
Virginia Flynn & Dr. Joe Crow Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Moore sponsoring Geoffrey Robson
sponsoring Jacob Wunsch sponsoring Carl Mason Carolyn & John Witherspoon
Nancy & Tom Crow Susie & Charles Morgan sponsoring Casey Buck
sponsoring David Renfro sponsoring David Renfro Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah Wood
Sandra & Matthew De Luca Cindy & Charles Murphy III sponsoring Madison Shake
sponsoring Timothy MacDuff sponsoring Tom McDonald Sherry Worthen
Carol & Byron Eiseman Mr. & Mrs. Walter Nunnelly III sponsoring Kelly Johnson
sponsoring Ross Ahlhorn sponsoring Michael Underwood
June Freeman Lynn & Chris Parker †Deceased
sponsoring David Carter sponsoring Rafael Leon
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ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
The Arkansas Symphony would like to thank the following donors
who have made a lasting commitment to great symphonic music and music
education in Arkansas through their gifts to the Arkansas Symphony
Orchestra Foundation. The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is now in its
53rd season, and these gifts to the ASO Foundation help ensure future
generations can enjoy the artistic excellence and education programs
of the orchestra for the next 50 seasons and beyond.
The Pamela Diane Stephens The Mary Fletcher Worthen Endowed
Conductor’s Chair Conductor’s Chair – Youth Orchestra
Elizabeth Campbell & Witt Stephens, Jr. Family of Mary Worthen
The Concertmaster Chair Youth Orchestra String Player Scholarships
Dora Paley Ronnel Concertmaster’s Chair Harry Barnhard Endowment
The Acxiom Pops Live! Series
Charles & Susie Morgan in honor Anonymous Ike Allen Laws
of the employees of Acxiom Drs. Eleanor Kennedy Susan & Dr. James Marsh
The Principal Second Violin Chair & Lee Abel Bruce McEntire Estate
in memory of Eric M. Hayward Rosemary Arnold Carolyn &
The Principal Viola Chair Nan Selz & George McLeod
Dr. Howard & Celia Barnhard Chris Barrier WM. L. “Dub” Moore
Sally & Dr. Jon Bates The Murphy Foundation
The Principal Cello Chair
Linda Garner Riggs Betty M. Brown Edith & David Parr
The Principal Oboe Chair Madge W. Brown Dr. Rob Porter
Dr. & Mrs. Charles L. Fuller Julie & Robert Cabe Mildred Priddy
in memory of Rachel Fuller Joan Chronister Rawn Family
The Principal Trombone Chair Sandra & C.R. Unitrust
in memory of William “Bill” Vickery, Jr. Robert Connor Rebsamen Insurance
The Principal Tuba Chair Ms. Alice Dong Foundation
Greer & Barnett Grace Lisa & Craig Douglass Lamar Riggs
in memory of Gov. Frank White Eiseman Foundation Linda Riggs
The Violin Chair Terri & Chuck Erwin Dr. Jeannette Shorey
Dr. Fred Rebsamen in honor Joyce & Jim Faulkner & Mr. Lindsay Thomas
of Raymond Rebsamen Eileen & Dr. Ricardo
Jackye & Curtis Finch
The Second Trumpet Chair Sotomora
Sherry Worthen in memory of Kate & Bo Frazier
Martha & Sam Sowell
George Worthen Marion Fulk
Nan & Dr. Art Squire
The Timpani Chair Brigita & Guy Gardner
Mr. & Mrs. John Steuri
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Guild Faith Anaya
& Barry Goldberg Alice & Philip Trimble
Masterworks Guest Pianist David Olin Tullis
Anonymous in memory of Lee Ronnel Ellen Gray
Drs. Betty & Irene & Gus Vratsinas
The Karen & John Flake
Youth Orchestra Scholarship Charles Hathaway Beth & Dr. Richard
Jo & Jim Hellmich P. Wheeler
Karen & John Flake
Carolyn Hodges Ted & Betty Williams
The Chamber Music Charitable Trust
Distinguished Artist Series Janet T. Honeycutt Estate
Kay Kelley Arnold in memory Mary & Jim Wohlleb
Jan & Dr. Randal Hundley
of Hon. Richard Sheppard Arnold Mary F. Worthen
Teri & David Itkin
UAMS Concert Series Sherry Worthen
Margaret & Drake Keith
Dr. Ruth M. AllenASO GIVING DAY
Thank you to our ASO Giving Day 2022 donors!
Contributions exceeded all expectations and the entire ASO
family is grateful for your support of live performances and
music education. Thank you to each of you who contributed —
the support from the community was overwhelming!
Anonymous (11) Jim Gifford Harriett Phillips
Maureen & Rick Adkins Karen Griebling Lynne & Dr. Paul Phillips
Ryan & Laura Allmond Diane Hardin Delia Prather
Suzanne & Dr. Earl Babbie Helen & Fred Harrison Karen & Roger Pritchett
Debi Barnes Lisa & Dr. John Hayes Stephen Ragland
Glenn Beasley & Harold & Pam Hays Leanna & David Renfro
Monica Denham Mary Bea & Ken Hiegel Rev. Dr. John &
Len & Luanne Blaylock Andrew Hiegel Susan Robbins
Tim & Sally Blewett Kayleen L. Hill Kathryn Roberts
Dr. Brenda Booth Mary Jane & Drew Hodges Stacy & Bob Roberts
Luana Bracy Jan & Arnold Holtberg Geoffrey Robson
Vernon Brewer Diana Holzhauser Drs. Cynthia Ross &
Susan & Nick Brown James & Leigh Hudson Martin Hauer-Jensen
Carolyn Brown Jan & Dr. Randal Hundley Abram Russenberger
Sherry Buffington Nancy & Dick Jorgensen Troy Schmit
Mary Busby Kortnee Kalberer Kari Schulz
Ms. Madison Stroth Ouida & George Keck Joanna & Robert Seibert
& Dr. Clif Christopher Valerie Kelly Bill Shepherd
Susan Clark Drs. Jeannette Lee Gang Yeon Shin
Drs. Denise Compton & Phil Kenney Steven W. Shirm, M.D.
& Doug Owens Joanna Klett Dr. Jeannette Shorey
Cynthia L. Conger Mary & Dr. Dean Kumpuris & Mr. Lindsay Thomas
Jane & Pete Cornish Dr. & Mrs. Robert Landgren Sue Sims
Virginia Flynn Nikki & Larry Lawson Betsy Singleton & Vic Snyder
& Dr. Joe Crow Nancy Spaulding
George & Kathy Lease
Pamela Davenport John Stanley
Caroline Lemen &
Kerri Davis Norbert Nielubowski Grace & John Steuri
Leanne Day-Simpson Christina Littlejohn Elizabeth & Dr. Chris
Sharon L. Deems Alvina Makogonova Stinnett
Peggy & Haskell Dickinson Vernon Markham Pam Townsend
Larry Bradfield & Holly Gary Marts Jan & Sam Trotter
Eaton-Bradfield Annabelle & Henry Tuck
Dr. & Mrs. J. Zachary Mason
Marleen Eddlemon Charles & Kilby Tyrone
Dr. James A. & Vickey
Judith Elane Metrailer Terri & Dr. Charles J.
Jennifer Ellis Arthur & Marna Morissette Watkins, M.D.
Victor Ellsworth Theresa Morris & Judy Holler Mary Margaret Wells
Don & Audrey Evans Rohn Muse Beth & Dr. Dick Wheeler
Sanda & Michael Flynn Daryl Newcomb William F. &
Karla Fournier & Lissa D. Simpson
Anita Norman
Michael Underwood Camille Williams
Laurie Nyangweso
Robert Frazier Carolyn & John Witherspoon
Kristen O’Connell
Marion Fulk & Duane & Ann Wunsch
Jeff Rosenzweig Alyce & John Parker
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