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WE'RE BACK! - MAY 23, 2021 - CANTON SYMPHONY RETURNS - Canton Symphony Orchestra
WE’RE BACK!
 CANTON SYMPHONY RETURNS

 MAY 23, 2021
WE'RE BACK! - MAY 23, 2021 - CANTON SYMPHONY RETURNS - Canton Symphony Orchestra
We are back!                                               Sunday, May 23, 2021 - 7:30pm
We are thrilled to welcome you back to Umstattd Hall! Whether you are          Gerhardt Zimmermann, Conductor
here with us in person or joining us virtually, we are excited to share live
classical music with you.
                                                                               Octet for Strings …………………………………….Felix Mendelssohn
Thank you to all of you who have supported us this year. We received so        1825                                     1809-1847
many kind messages from our patrons that kept the staff smiling through
it all. The financial support was very much appreciated. You have enabled             Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
us to be returning stronger than ever.                                                Andante
                                                                                      Scherzo:
We look forward to seeing you over the summer as we are performing out                Allegro leggierissimo
in the community and we hope to see you in the hall on Opening Night,
October 10, 2021!                                                              Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201 …..Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
                                                                               1774                                               1756-1791

                                                                                      Allegro moderato
                                                                                      Andante
   President & CEO                                                                    Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
                                                                                      Allegro con spirito

                                                                                       This concert will be presented without intermission.

                                                                               This concert is made possible by:    Gerhardt Zimmermann’s Car:

          For the safety of all of our musicians and patrons:

       Masks must be worn the entire time while in the facility.
           No exceptions. Please practice social distancing.
                                                                               Additional Thanks:
   To ensure the enjoyment of all of our patrons, please silence all cell
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                           strictly prohibited.
                                                                               Umstattd Performing Arts Hall:
                                                                               Canton City School District
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Canton Symphony Orchestra Membe r Listing                                     Annual Fund
Gerhardt Zimmermann, Music Director         Ma�hew Jenkins Jaroszewicz,
  Renkert Family Chair                       Associate Conductor              Symphony Society, the Annual Fund of the Canton Symphony, is one of
                                             William P. Blair III Chair       the most significant ways for each of us to participate in this exciting
                                                                              community of music. The annual financial support of generous individuals
FIRST VIOLINS           CELLOS                      FLUTE                     and businesses is an important reason why the concerts and educational
Emily Cornelius,        Brian Klickman, Principal     Paul F. And Grace G.    programs of this fine orchestra are able to reach, teach and inspire so
  Ac�ng Concertmaster     Amelia S. and Donald        Vandervort Chair        many people each year.
  Fred F. Silk Chair      J. Renkert Chair
Pablo Sánchez           Michael G. Koscso           PICCOLO                   The benefits of participation in the Symphony Society include listing in
  Daniel M. and           Symphony League of          Rose and Lee de Graaf   the MasterWorks Series program and invitations to a variety of open
  Maureen O. Gunn         Canton Chair                Chair                   rehearsals and special events at all levels of giving.
  Founda�on Chair       Mingyao Zhao
Julian Maddox           Benjamin Rogers             ENGLISH HORN              With deep appreciation the Canton Symphony Orchestra wishes to thank
  Joseph & Arlene                                     Joan and Kennard        the following individuals, families and businesses for their commitment,
  Gimigliano Chair      BASSES                        Voyles Chair            their generosity, their love of music, and their belief in the importance of
Shreya Sachdev          Thomas White, Principal                               the Canton Symphony Orchestra as a valued arts organization in
                                                                              Northeast Ohio.
Alexander Lee             Richard S. and Helen      CLARINET
Sara Rule Scha�           M. Hoover Chair             The T. K. and Faye A.
Emera Gurath            Joseph Hernandez              Heston Chair            Symphony Socie ty
Amber Dimoff
                        OBOES                       TRUMPET                   Golden Baton $10,000+                         The Herbert & Janet Fisher Philanthropic
SECOND VIOLINS          Terry Orcu�, Principal        Mark A. Raisner Chair   William P. Blair III                              Fund
                                                                              Gregory Industries                            Dennis & Cheryl Fulmer*
Margaret M. Matuska,      Robert L. and Donna                                 KeyBank                                       Pat Gillespie*
  Ac�ng Principal         C. Leibensperger Chair    TIMPANI                   Bob Leibensperger*                            Lynn & Cheryl Hamilton*
  The Schneider Chair   Cynthia Warren                Margaret B. Shipley,    Larry & Nancy Hoover*                         Tanya Harroff
Saki Kurose                                           MD Chair                W. Henry Hoover Foundation                    Mr. Joseph Jadick Designated Fund*
Ryan Kearns             FRENCH HORNS                                          Mary K. Renkert Wendling Foundation           Johnson-Kazar Charitable Foundation
Erin Reidhead           Meghan Guegold,             PERCUSSION                A Former Board Member*                        Anonymous
Alexander He�nga          Principal                   Cur�s G. and Mal�lda    Fred Silk Foundation                          Victor C. Laughlin MD Memorial
                                                                                                                                Foundation Trust
Chris�ne Black            Joseph F. Jadick Chair      A. Kaltenbaugh Chair    Maestro’s Circle $2,500-$9,999                Bill & Nancy Maddox*
                        Benjamin Reidhead             Sandra Frerichs         Roger & Jan Baker*                            Joe & Gail Martino*
VIOLAS                                                Kramer Chair            Leo & Linda Casey*                            Phyllis & John Milligan*
Laura Kuennen-Poper,                                                          Brad & Sue Goris*                             Scott & Elsie Oeslager
  Ac�ng Principal                                   HARP                      Fisher-Renkert Foundation                     Mr. & Mrs. James S. Ripple*
  Charlo�e E. and                                    Murray MacCallum         Jeff & Suzanne Halm*                          Kenneth E. Shafer Charitable Gift
  Howard B. Weaver                                   Be�, MD Chair            Rita Incristi: In Honor of Michelle Charles       Account
                                                                              Ted & Anne Jaroszewicz                        Linda & Gary Sirak
  Chair                                                                       Dr. & Mrs. Stephen & Wendy Johnson*           Sam & Sandy Smith
Ma�hew Ross                                   KEYBOARD                        David Jones                                   Mr. & Mrs. Joe Smithberger
Thomas G. Pleban                                Chelsea L. and                James & Cynthia Rudick                        Tim & Jenny Smucker
Maia Hoffman            DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Courtney S. MacNealy           Sangree Family Foundation                     Chris & Linda Snyder*
Wiilliam Greenfield                             Chair                         Darwin Steele                                 Tracy Stadelman
                        Michael G. Koscso                                                                                   Ervin & Marie Wilkof Foundation
                                                                              Virtuoso Circle $1,000-$2,499
                        LIBRARIAN                                             Dorothea Anderson Charitable
                        Thomas G. Pleban                                         Foundation                                 Concerto Circle $250-$999
                                                                              Beaver Excavating                             M. J. & Pat Albacete*
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Dr. & Mrs. Norman Kent Berg*                         Henry Gulich                                               Rosemary Rubin                        Surendra & Nandita Dash
Candee & Dave Bishop                                 Michael Harris                                             Michael & Helen Savage*               Nancy Davenport
Laura B. Bitonte                                     David & Novella Hartung*                                   Astri Seidenfeld                      Woody & Linda Davis
Richard Bohmer                                       Bill & Arlene Hazlett                                      Carolyn J. Sihler                     Ronald Davis
Bob & Sharon Bortz*                                  Robert H. Hecht                                            The David W. & M. Lynn Smith Family   Carl & Janet Dazey
Susan E. Bowling*                                    Paul & Lavera Helmuth*                                        Philanthropic Fund                 Patricia Deems
Richard & Susanne Campbell*                          Chuck & Rosemarie Hoover*                                  Anonymous*                            Lucy Downs
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Janice Carlson                                       The Reverand David Houdeschell & Mrs.                      Len & Barbara Terlizzi*               Samuel Dudich
Kathleen & Gerry Chapman                                 Anne Houdeschell*                                      Beth Toalston*                        Anne Dugger*
Dr. Daniel & Dayna Charlick                          Carolyn Howes                                              Ralph Toalston                        Diane Dukat
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Angelo Demis                                         Alison Jacob                                               Eugene L. & Eleanore Wallace*         Cindy Eberhardt
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George Downs, Jr.*                                   Fred & Nancy Linxweiler*                                   Peter Zimmermann                      John & Marcella Emmons
Judith Edwards*                                      Sally & Gene Little                                                                              Richard Evans
William Fayen                                        Steve & Cyndy Lucas                                        Prelude Circle $50-$249               James T. Fanno DMD
Peggy Fitzmaurice*                                   Ron Manse                                                  John & Sandy Adland                   Robert Fay
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Donald W. & Evelyn Frease Advised                    Dr. Roy & Ruby Miller*                                     Emil & Kris Alecusan                  John Ferris
   Charitable Fund                                   Richard Moore                                              Wilbur & Joyce Amacher                Lynn Fete
David & Terri Gehr, a Donor Advised Fund             Joe & Carol Orin*                                          Amalie Angel                          Gloria Fettman
   of The Charitable Gift Trust                      Chris & Cheryle Paxos                                      Gene E. Apple                         Frank Fleischer
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                                                                                                                Mary Ann Beck                         Joseph French

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   creativity.
                                                                                                                In Honor of Matthew Jaroszewicz       Ken & Janice Gui*
                                                                                                                Cynthia Carlin                        Charles Haag
                                                                                                                Donna Carter                          Christina Hagemeier
                                                                                                                Anonymous                             Paul Hagemeier
                                                                                                                Kathleen & Gerry Chapman              Diane Haidet
                                                                                                                JC & Michelle Charles                 John Haines
                                                                                                                Nancy Cindric                         Allen Haines
   The arts enrich all our lives and are an integral part of our culture and                                    Rebecca Cole                          A Friend of the CSO
   heritage. It’s why we support arts organizations within our community. They                                  Carolyn Collins                       Stephen & Ethel Halas
                                                                                                                Renie Connor                          Marielies Hanacek*
   inspire, entertain, move, and inform us in so many ways. Without the arts                                    Britt & Heather Cooper                Mary Hansen
   our community would not be the vibrant and diverse place we enjoy today.                                     Marilyn Cooper                        John & Elaine Harris
                                                                                                                Sladjana Courson                      Donald & Rhoda Hart
   KeyBank thanks the Canton Symphony Orchestra for making a difference.                                        Kathleen Cowgill                      David Hartung Jr.
                                                                                                                Richard & Marilyn Croasdaile          Dorothy & Melvin Hathaway
                                                                                                                Patricia Croskey                      Richard Heakin
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Robert Herbst                           Neil B. Marks, Ph. D.*                  Denise Seachrist
Evelynn R. Hewett                       Patricia Marquardt                      Robert Shaffer
Earl & Sonja Hickman*                   Victor & Patricia Marsh                 Rosemary Shaheen
Robert Higbie                           Eileen & Chuck Martinez                 Joe & Carol Shipman
Anonymous                               Margaret & Jeff Maurer                  Marcia Short
Sally Hoce                              Katherine & Stephen McCarthy            Phillip Smith*
Eloise Hochwalt                         Kathleen McClure                        Dr. Charles & Dr. Hannelore Smith
Amy Hosking                             In Honor of Matthew Jaroszewicz         Mary Ann & Jon A. Snyder
Anonymous                               Colleen McGarry                         Anonymous
Joyce Hudnell                           Irene & Bryan McGhee*                   Drs. Frederick & Elizabeth Specht
Judy Hudson                             Christine McMasters                     Kathy & John Spitale
Herbert Hurley                          David & Dolores Meier                   Ted Swaldo
Mike & Sherry Huth                      Frank & Molly Meister                   Jennifer Tessanne
Dr. Nathan & Vera Ida                   Karen Phillips Miller                   The Thielens Family
Elizabeth Indriolo                      Johanna Miller                          Avis Thrash
Edwin Irving                            Mary L. Milligan                        Ralph E. Toalston
Todd, supporting CSO’s “The Music of”   Bernie & Sandy Miner                    The John Trapani Big Band
    rock bands                          Glen & Sandy Minner*                    Rick & Leta Urycki
Tom Jackson                             Rick & Cathy Monter                     Carol Krider Vaughn
Martin & Lois Jacobson                  Rebecca & Steven Moore                  Mary Verdi-Fletcher
JP Morgan Chase Foundation              Paul Moos                               George & Jill Vogelgesang
Clark & Linda Kandel                    In Memory of my father Rev. Donald R.   Peter Voss
Anonymous                                   Rice who loved music                Tom Wachunas
In Memory of Christopher J. Kenney      Ray Morgenstern                         Scott & Karen Wade
Charlie & MaryAnn Kiesling              Denny & Karen Moriarty                  Ann Waters
Sally Kindsvatter                       Merrill Mossbarger                      Nick Walton
Marilyn King                            Paul & Lavera Mucha                     Judith L. Weber*
Donald Koch                             Belinda Musat                           Rebecca Weiford
Becky Kocsis                            Virginia R. Neutzling                   Terrence Weiler
Ms. Gloria A. Kohl                      Linda & Jerry Norton                    Craig & Karen Wilde
Khalil Korkor                           Henry & Linda Osborne                   Judge James & Margaret Williams
Ed & Donna Kort                         Jolyn & Fred Parshall                   Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Williams Jr.
Shirlee Krane*                          Dana Patterson & Dave Parsons           John & Tory Willoughby
Rev. William B. Kraynak                 Dr. Tom & Christy Paumier               Molly Winters
Barbara Kroft                           Tony & Heidi Pavlosky                   Stephen Wogaman
Ronald E. Kurzen                        Beth Phillips                           William L. Woodard
Bill Lambert                            Roger & Donise Pick                     Anonymous
Jane Lanning                            Anonymous                               Alyzon Yost
Robert & Syliva Leddon                  Sarah Pinhard                           Ronad & Eleanor Young
Steve Lederer                           Richard Plant                           David Yuncker
Judith Libbey*                          Emil & Kathy Poporad                    Julie & Terri Zimmerman
Jack Liberator                          Jane Portman                            Anna Zotta
Robert C. Lichtey & Rosemary Rubin      Dave Puterbaugh
Joseph Lieberth                         Donna J. Reidhead                       *Members in the Loyalty Society have
Bruce & Maira Liliestedt                Emmanuel Reinoehl                       given every year for at least five years.
Rick G. Lindeberger                     Larry & Jean Richards
Mr. & Mrs. David Little                 Ryan D. Richards                        This list contains donors who have given
Leann Lower                             Paul & Betty Richardson                 to the Symphony Society between
Karen Loy                               Dean & Susan Rodgers                    February 17, 2020 and May 14, 2021.
David J. & Cheryl L. Lundgren*          Lynn Roth
Gary Lustig                             Tim & Monica Rozmajzl
Martha Maclachlan                       Terrence Ruip
Joanne Malene                           Susan Sander
Edward & Sue Mali                       Nancy A. Saulnier
Susan Mandator                          Nancy Schoenbaum
Salley Markley                          Bruce & Marcia Schorsten
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                                                                            CANTON
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on behalf of someone or in remembrance of a special occasion, are an open
expression of your thoughtfulness and generosity. Tax-deductible Rhapsody
donations can be made at any time and will be recognized in the upcoming
program insert.
In Honor of Bob & Donna                   Chuck & Rosemarie Hoover
    Leibensperger’s 60th Anniversary
JC & Michelle Charles
Judith Doebereincer
                                          Larry & Nancy Hoover
                                          Thomas & Katherine Kirkpatrick
                                          Mary Jo Kintz
                                                                            SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Karen Dominik
Larry & Nancy Hoover
Judy Hudson
Gloria Kohl
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Nancy Schwitzgable
                                          Gerald & Martha Krisher
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                                          Robert & Marian Manns
                                          Mary Manzella
                                          Gail & Joe Martino
                                          John Milligan
                                          John Pigman
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In Memory of Joan Werren                  Richard & Nancy Pryce
Larry & Nancy Hoover                      Lynne Roth                         We return this fall with a full
Bill & Nancy Maddox                       Cindy & Mark Samolczyk                 calendar of events.
                                          Michael & Marilee Sand
In Memory of Tom Friedman                 Carol & Ted Savastano
William P. Blair III                      Debrah Schaub
                                          Rachel Schneider
In Memory of Donna Leibensperger          Denise Seachrist                             SAVE THE DATES
Emil Alecusan                             Mr. & Mrs. Carl Sorenson
Amalie Angel                              Mary Lou Swan                                October 10th, 2021
Thomas Arnold                             Ward J. & Joy A. Timken
Michael & Amy Ayers                       Brian Walters                               November 14th, 2021
Roger & Jan Baker                         John Werren
William P. Blair, III                     Chuck & Ginny West
Estelle Blau                              Ron & Alida Widner                          December 12th, 2021
The Bowling Family                        Karen Zotta
Sal & Reva Butera                                                                      January 22nd, 2022
Karen & Brian Cave                        In Memory of Pete Keplinger
JC & Michelle Charles                     Jonathan & Dorene Ash
Richard Davis & Danielle Halachoff Frye   William P. Blair III                        February 13th, 2022
Dempsey Family                            Estelle Blau
Judith Doebereiner                        Edward & Janet Diamond                        March 5th, 2022
Patty & Ken Dorney                        Robert Fay
Charlane & Roger Ellis                    David Hartung                                 March 26th, 2022
Michael Flood                             Paul & Lavera Helmuth
Fred S. Silk Foundation                   Larry & Nancy Hoover
Fred & Judy Gibbs                         Diane Keller                                   April 9th, 2022
Teresa & Ted Good                         Bill & Nancy Maddox
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Goris                  David & Dolores Meier                         April 30th, 2022
Tim Graham                                John R. Milligan
Carol Groh                                Mark & Cindy Samolczyk
Allen Haines                              Stark Community Foundation
Lynn & Cheryl Hamilton                    Joseph & Marlene Toot
Donald & Rhoda Hart                       Whitacre-Greer Company Inc.          Subscriptions on sale July 1st, 2021
David & Polly Hartung                     John Ziegler
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Program Notes                                                                                                                                Program Notes
                                           vised work was given at the Leipzig          likely came from Mendelssohn’s per-            Mozart’s development as a com-
                                           Gewandhaus in January, 1836.                 sonal acquaintance with German             poser, though constantly increasing in
                                                                                        dramatist and poet, Johann Wolfgang        depth, did not necessarily follow a
                                              Mendelssohn’s string octet was            von Goethe, and the first part of          straight line. As the distinguished
                                          something of a new genre in the con-          Goethe's lyric poem, Faust: Wisps of       Mozart scholar Alfred Einstein noted
Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20 text of chamber music. It’s been specu-       cloud and mist / Are lit from above /      in his book Mozart - His Character,
By Felix Mendelssohn                      lated that he was partially inspired by       Breeze in the foliage and wind in the      His Work, “it included sudden spurts
                                          Louis Spohr's Double Quartet in d mi-         reeds / And all is scattered.              and equally sudden reversals.” This
Born February 3, 1809, in Hamburg,        nor, from 1823. In Spohr's double                                                        was especially true of the symphonies
    Germany                               quartet, though, the two string quartets          Mendelssohn’s sister, Fanny, re-       that Mozart composed during the first
Died November 4, 1847, in Leipzig,        work mostly as separate entities. In          called that her brother explained his      half of the 1770s. Some are regres-
    Germany                               Mendelssohn's octet, all the players          vision of the Scherzo movement to          sions to the older style of Johann
                                          work more as partners in an ensemble.         her this way: "The whole piece is to       Christian Bach and the lesser-known
    Between 1821 and 1823, the preco- Spohr himself commented, with some                be played staccato and pianissimo...       “Mannheim” composers, while others
cious Felix Mendelssohn had already       awe, that Mendelssohn had achieved a          the trills passing away with the quick-    are startling leaps ahead into what
composed 13 string symphonies as well remarkable collaborative blending of all          ness of lightning... one feels so near     Joseph Haydn was then doing. The
as his first full symphony. Many of these eight instruments, giving the work a          to the world of spirits, carried away in   years 1773 and 1774 witnessed the
adolescent works demonstrated an as- much larger, “symphonic” scope that                the air, half inclined to snatch up a      creation of three symphonies which
tonishing musical acumen.                 explores the full range of expressive         broomstick and follow the aerial pro-      are decidedly in this latter category:
                                          texturing and harmonic complexity that        cession... and at the end, ...all has      No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183; No. 28 in C
    In 1825, between his sixteenth and    the instruments can produce. Indeed,          vanished."                                 Major, K. 200; and No. 29 in A Major,
seventeenth birthdays, the teenage        Mendelssohn had written specifically                                                     K. 201. All were written in Salzburg
prodigy was in Berlin when he com-        that the Octet “…be played by all the in-        Some parts of the Scherzo return        within months of each other after
posed his Octet for Strings. Written for  struments in a symphonic orchestral           during the Presto finale. Overall, this    Mozart had returned from Vienna,
four violins, two violas, and two cellos, style. Pianos and fortes must be strictly     vigorous movement is an ebullient          where he, accompanied by his father,
the work was a birthday gift to Eduard    observed and more strongly empha-             romp that lunges forward, seemingly        had gone in search of more lucrative
Rietz, his violin teacher and friend. It  sized than is usual in pieces of this         without taking a breath into a truly ro-   employment at the Imperial Court.
was Rietz’s consummate musical abili- genre.”                                           bust, symphonic conclusion.                Though the trip was essentially unpro-
ties that Mendelssohn had in mind                                                                                                  ductive, Mozart at least was able to
when he wrote the radiant first violin        The long and sprawling first move-           -Tom Wachunas                           experience firsthand what was going
part. At the end of 1825, Medelssohn      ment   is riveting in its youthful panache,                                              on musically in the Austrian capital
premiered the work during a private       replete  with contrasting themes and                                                     and bring back some new and fresh
concert in his home. By all accounts      variations,   soaring arpeggios and a                                                    ideas with him to provincial Salzburg.
from those who heard the Octet on that    thoroughly    vivacious coda. The follow-
and subsequent occasions, the audi-       ing Andante     movement is compara-                                                         The pieces written by Mozart in
ence was dazzled – a response still       tively serene    and lyrical – a gentle,                                                 the key of A Major tend to have a
evoked to this day.                       dreamy    respite  from the fast-paced en-                                               characteristic luminosity and trans-
                                          ergy that characterizes much of the rest      Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201
                                                                                        By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart                 parency that seem to defy any acous-
    After a period of making some sig-    of the Octet.                                                                            tical explanation. Symphony No. 29 is
nificant revisions in structure and part-                                               Born January 27, 1756, in Salzburg,        no exception. Though it is scored for a
writing, the score was published in           Often regarded as the most known                                                     smaller-scale orchestra consisting
                                                                                           Austria
1832. And after still more changes, the and beloved movement of the Octet,              Died December 5, 1791, in Vienna,          only of pairs of oboes and horns plus
first fully public performance of the re- the enthralling Scherzo evokes a palpa-          Austria                                 the usual strings, it possesses a rich-
                                          ble sort of magic – a realm where ethe-                                                  ness in texture and a variety of tone
                                          real creatures cavort. The inspiration
Program Notes
       Returning this July!
                                             color that indicate the hand of a mas-     themes more graceful. After a trun-
                                             ter, no matter how youthful a one he       cated return of the main section, the

          SUMMER
                                             may be. As the distinguished musicol-      minuet ends seemingly in mid-air with
                                             ogist John N. Burk once noted, Mozart      the oboes and horns honking out in
                                             “seemed to favor the wind color, gave      unison the dotted rhythm that has
                                             the pairs echoing parts, made his          dominated the movement.

         SERENADES                           string parts more independent, and
                                             exacted separate fast scale passages
                                             from the basses.”
                                                                                            Marked Allegro con spirito, the fi-
                                                                                        nale is a rousing sonata-form romp in
                                                                                        spirited 6/8 time. It is music written in

          in the PARK
                                                 Like most Viennese symphonies of       Mozart’s best opera buffa manner. Its
                                             that period, Symphony No. 29 is cast       vigorous, athletic quality is heightened
                                             in the four-movement pattern that was      by an upward-surging motive that oc-
                                             then becoming the norm. Written in         curs at prominent points throughout
                                             standard sonata form, the opening          the movement to mark the progress of
                                             movement, Allegro moderato, pro-           its sections. It also returns to cap off
                                             ceeds at a leisurely pace and makes        the coda and add weight to the deci-
                                             use of four principal themes, the last     sive two-note cadence which brings
                                             of which makes its first appearance in     this marvelous and masterful score to
                                             the development section. The opening       a close.
                                             theme, with its unexpected octave
                                             drop and playful leaps, is particularly
                                             effective as an attention-getter.             -Kenneth C. Viant

                                                 With the second movement, a
                                             poignant Andante in duple meter, the
                                             tonality moves to the key of D Major.
July 1 at Exploration Gateway: Sippo Lake    The first and second violins play
                                             muted until the final five measures of
        July 8 at Fry Family Park            the movement. One gracious melody
                                             follows another. Though liberally sprin-
        July 15 at Cook’s Lagoon             kled throughout with a variety of eigh-
                                             teenth-century clichés, the music
     July 22 at Deer Creek Reservoir         never seems hackneyed or derivative.
                                                 The third movement is the tradi-
July 29 at Tam O’Shanter Park Clubhouse      tional Minuet. This minuet, however, is
                                             vigorous and somewhat martial
     August 12 at Quail Hollow Park          sounding, a quality largely contributed
                                             to by the dotted rhythms of its the-
  August 19 at Devonshire Park & Trail       matic materials. Einstein draws atten-
                                             tion to the “contrast of grace and al-
 All concerts at 6:30. Weather permitting.   most Beethoven-like violence” in the
                                             music. In the trio section, the mood is
                                             substantially more relaxed and the
Canton Youth Symphony
                       Advanced Orchestra

            Scheherazade
                   Wednesday, June 2 - 7:00 pm

                      Canton Youth Strings and
                      Canton Youth Symphony

                     Tuesday, June 1 - 7:00 pm
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