BERKELEY SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES 2014-2015 SEASON

SEASON HIGHLIGHTED BY WORLD PREMIERES FROM OSCAR BETTISON AND

1AKE HEGGIE IN ADDITION TO A BAY AREA PREMIERE FROM THOMAS ADS

Programs Also Feature Orchestral Masterpieces by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Elgar and Ravel;
Choral Masterworks by Mozart and Adams; and Internationally Acclaimed Artists
Mezzo-Soprano Sasha Cooke and Violinist 1ennifer Koh

Berkeley, CA, April 1, 2014 Music Director Joana Carneiro and Berkeley
Symphony today announced programming for the 2014201! season
including a "orld premiere #y $scar Bettison in a program that also features
Jennifer %oh performing the Si#elius &iolin Concerto' a "orld premiere #y
Jake (eggie featuring )rammy*"ard "inning me++osoprano Sasha Cooke'
the Bay *rea premiere of ,homas *d-s. Asyla' and a program of choral
"orks that com#ines Mo+art.s #elo/ed Requiem Mass "ith a firsttime
Berkeley Symphony performance of John *dams. Choruses from the Death
of Klinghoffer0

Berkeley Symphony has esta#lished itself as a presenter of ma1or contemporary orchestral "orks "ith a
steadfast commitment to programming cultural treasures from the standard 2uropean repertoire0 * recipient of
the *SC*3 a"ard for ad/enturous programming in nine of the past 11 seasons4 Berkeley Symphony "ill
demonstrate its inno/ati/e e5ploration of the past and present "ith a 2014201! season that com#ines
contemporary "orks alongside classics including the Si#elius &iolin Concerto4 featuring Jennifer %oh as
soloist4 2lgar.s Enigma Variations4 ,chaiko/sky.s Symphony 6o0 7 in B minor4 8a/el.s Mother Goose Suite4
Brahms. Symphony 6o0 4 in 2 minor and the Mo+art Requiem0

9*s "e em#ark on another fresh and e5citing season4 : am constantly reminded of the rich connection that the
orchestra e5periences "ith Berkeley audiences4; says Music Director Joana Carneiro0 925ploring these
musical path"ays "ith a shared lo/e and appreciation of di/ersity and intrigue pushes us to ne" heights0 : am
delighted to present a num#er of ne" "orks #y some of the most esta#lished composers of our time4 including
t"o "orld premieres and a Bay *rea premiere0 <e are also fortunate to #e colla#orating "ith a /ariety of solo
artists and ensem#les4 e5panding our family e/en further0;

Berkeley Symphony opens the 2014201! season on Thursday, October 2, 2014 "ith the
"orld premiere of Sea Shaped #y British composer $scar Bettison0
%no"n for his imaginati/e e5ploration of uncon/entional instruments
and unusual ensem#le com#inations4 Bettison has recei/ed numerous
commissions from ensem#les throughout 6orth *merica4 2urope and
*ustralia4 including the =os *ngeles 3hilharmonic and the =ondon
Sinfonietta0 &ersatile /iolinist Jennifer %oh4 lauded #y Gramophone for
her 9thoughtful and imaginati/e; playing4 1oins the $rchestra for the
Si#elius &iolin Concerto4 a highly /irtuosic "ork that has #ecome a staple in the /iolin
concerto repertoire0 ,he e/ening concludes "ith 2lgar.s Enigma Variations4 considered to
#e one of the composer.s most popular "orks0

,he season continues on Thursday, 1anuary 15, 20154 "ith the Bay *rea premiere of ,homas *d-s. Asyla0
,he British composer has esta#lished himself as one of the leading artists of his generation4 as a composer4
conductor and pianist0 Asyla "as commissioned #y the City of Birmingham Symphony $rchestra and recei/ed
its premiere in 1>>? under the #aton of Sir Simon 8attle0 :t later recei/ed the @ni/ersity of
=ouis/ille )ra"emeyer *"ard for Music Composition in 20004 making *d-s the youngest
e/er recipient of the a"ard0 ,homas *d-s and Berkeley Symphony ha/e a long history
stretching #ack to 1>>? "hen the $rchestra de#uted the concert /ersion of his pro/ocati/e
cham#er opera4 Powder Her a!e4 #efore it "as fully staged in 6e" Aork4 =ondon and
Chicago0 ,chaiko/sky.s Symphony 6o0 74 Path"tique4 his final symphony and the last "ork
to #e premiered in his lifetime4 completes the program0 ,his intensely emotional and
passionate "ork has long #een interpreted as ,chaiko/sky.s reaction to life4 death and fate4
"ith the composer passing a"ay only nine days after its premiere0

,he second "orld premiere of the season is featured on Thursday, February 26, 2015
"ith Jake (eggie.s #amille #laudel$ %nto the ire for $rchestra and Me++oSoprano0 ,he
original /ersion of this "ork "as "ritten as a song cycle for /oice and string Buartet and
commissioned #y San Crancisco 3erformances for the *le5ander String Duartet.s E0th
anni/ersary0 :nternationally reno"ned composer Jake (eggie is #elo/ed #y Bay *rea
audiences ha/ing "ritten numerous "orks for local institutions4 including commissioned
operas Dead Man &al'ing FSan Crancisco $peraG and (o Hell and )a!' F3hilharmonia
BaroBueG4 in addition to his cello concerto Holy irm F$akland 2ast Bay SymphonyG0 (is
"orks ha/e recei/ed multiple productions throughout fi/e continents and his
compositional output includes more than 2!0 songs4 as "ell as cham#er and orchestral "orks0 *ppearing as
soloist for #amille #laudel$ %nto the ire is me++osoprano Sasha Cooke4 acclaimed
for her performances in symphony4 opera4 cham#er and recital settings as 9the
luminous standout; F(he *ew +or' (imesG and 9eBual parts poise4 radiance and elegant
directness; F,pera *ewsG0 (er San Crancisco $pera summer 201E appearance in Mark
*damo.s (he Gospel of Mary Magdalene recei/ed glo"ing re/ie"s "ith the San
ran!is!o E-aminer saying 9<ith her soaring and "arm /oice4 crystalline diction and
regal yet endearing presence4 Sasha Cooke as Mary is the glory of the production0; ,he
e/ening opens "ith 8a/el.s Mother Goose Suite4 originally "ritten as a piano duet and
later e5panded into a #allet /ersion4 "ith Brahms. Symphony 6o0 44 completing the program0 <ritten 1ust a
year after his third symphony4 Brahms. Symphony 6o0 4 is regarded as rather serious and tragic in tone0 ,he
composer himself feared that it "as not as accessi#le as his pre/ious symphonies4 #ut the reception follo"ing
its premiere in 1HH! pro/ed other"ise0

Joana Carneiro and Berkeley Symphony conclude the 2014201! season on Thursday, April 30, 2015 "ith a
program featuring t"o titanic "orks for chorusI Mo+art.s Requiem Mass in D minor and John *dams.
Choruses from (he Death of Klinghoffer0 San Crancisco $pera *dler Cello"s are featured as soloists for the
Mo+art "ith the @ni/ersity and Cham#er Choruses of the @ni/ersity of California4 Berkeley4 led #y Director
Marika %u+ma4 1oining the orchestra for #oth "orks0 Bay *rea composer John *dams "rote the opera (he
Death of Klinghoffer in 1>>1 as a 1oint commission from a consortium of *merican and 2uropean opera
companies including =a Monnaie4 San Crancisco $pera4 $pJra de =yon4 =os *ngeles $pera and
)lynde#ourne Cesti/al $pera and the Brooklyn *cademy of Music "ith Director 3eter
Sellars and Choreographer Mark Morris as colla#orators0 :t is #ased on the hi1acking of the
passenger liner A!hille .auro #y the 3alestine =i#eration Cront in 1>H!4 and the su#seBuent
murder of Je"ish*merican passenger =eon %linghoffer0 ,he Choruses from (he Death of
Klinghoffer4 often performed as a concert "ork4 ser/e to support and articulate the story4
standing separate from the onstage action and adding4 in the composerKs o"n "ords4 9an
important dramatic perspecti/e to the more immediate and often /iolent emotional plane
that framed the actual kidnapping story0; ,he program concludes "ith Mo+art.s Requiem4
perhaps one of the composer.s most re/ered "orks0 Composed in 1?>1 and left incomplete follo"ing Mo+art.s
death on Decem#er ! of that year4 the Requiem has since #een surrounded in contro/ersy and myth o"ing to a
num#er of conflicting historical facts and misconceptions0

Berkeley Symphony & Friends4 a cham#er music series introduced in 201E and coproduced #y Berkeley
Symphony and the 3iedmont Center for the *rts4 "ill continue during the 2014201! season "ith four intimate
cham#er concerts presented on Sunday afternoons at the 3iedmont Center on Septem#er 214 2014' 6o/em#er
>4 2014' Ce#ruary H4 201! and *pril 124 201!0 ,hese concerts sho"case mem#ers of the $rchestra in an
intimate cham#er setting "ith a /ariety of "orks for small ensem#le from classical and contemporary
repertoire0

Curthering its dedication to contemporary music4 Berkeley Symphony offers its e5panded Under
Construction 6e" Music program in colla#oration "ith 2arshot4 the national orchestral disco/ery net"ork4
administered #y the *merican Composers $rchestra "ith partner organi+ations *merican Composers Corum4
=eague of *merican $rchestras and 6e" Music @S*0 3u#lic 9readings; of ne" symphonic "orks #y the
composers selected to participate in this program "ill take place on May 2 and E4 201! at $sher Studio in
Berkeley0

Berkeley Symphony continues its /igorous Music in the Schools program4 ser/ing all 11 pu#lic elementary
schools in Berkeley and presenting free Family Concerts suita#le for all ages on t"o Saturday mornings
6o/em#er 14 2014 and *pril 44 201! at Malcolm L 2lementary School in Berkeley0

9Berkeley Symphony continues to fulfill its mission to #ring internationally reno"ned guest soloists to
Berkeley4 nurture important musical /oices of our time4 #uild the Buality and e5pertise of our o"n orchestra
and ser/e thousands of children each year "ith school concerts and curricula4; said 25ecuti/e Director 8ene
Mandel0 9:t is a thrilling time to #e a part of this uniBue family and : "ant to thank our audience4 our
su#scri#ers and our contri#uting mem#ers "ho make our "ork possi#le0;

UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEW MUSIC PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EARSHOT
Berkeley Symphony.s @nder Construction program has ser/ed as an incu#ator for emerging composers for
more than 20 years4 offering the uniBue opportunity to de/elop skills and gain practical e5perience in "riting
for a professional orchestra0 :n 201E4 Berkeley Symphony esta#lished a partnership "ith 2arShot4 the national
orchestral composition disco/ery net"ork4 administered #y the *merican Composers $rchestra F*C$G "ith
partner organi+ations *merican Composers Corum4 =eague of *merican $rchestra and 6e" Music @S*0 ,his
ne" colla#oration has e5panded the program to a national le/el4 "here emerging composers from around the
country are encouraged to apply and su#mit orchestral scores to #e considered for acceptance in the @nder
Construction program0 2ach selected composer "orkshops and completes one symphonic "ork0 ,he "orks are
performed t"ice #y Berkeley Symphony in front of an audience4 allo"ing the composers the chance to hear
their concepts reali+ed and audiences the opportunity to ha/e a "indo" into the creati/e process0 ,he
composers meet regularly "ith mentor composers and in pri/ate and small group sessions and recei/e
feed#ack and orchestration lessons from Berkeley Symphony Music Director 1oana Carneiro. ,hey also
participate in "orkshops led #y key orchestra mem#ers0 ,he dates for the 201! @nder Construction residency
are May 2E at $sher Studio in Berkeley0 Cunding for 2arShot is made possi#le "ith the support of the
*ndre" <0 Mellon Coundation and ,he *aron Copland Cund for Music0

MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS
Since 1>>24 Berkeley Symphony.s Music in the Schools program4 in partnership "ith the Berkeley @nified
School District4 has pro/ided a comprehensi/e4 handson and ageappropriate music curriculum to elementary
school students in Berkeley0 More than 44200 children #enefit each year from the program0 $/er 200 inclass
sessions led #y Berkeley Symphony musicians are pro/ided free of charge0 :ncluded are handson music
instruction and ageappropriate curriculum #ooklets addressing state standards for music education0 $n t"o
Saturday mornings during the season4 the $rchestra performs concerts that the entire family can en1oy0
Concerts are at 10 a0m0 and 11IE0 a0m0 9Meet the Symphony; on Saturday4 6o/em#er 14 2014 introduces
children of all ages to the /arious families of instruments in an orchestra0 3resented in an entertaining and
interacti/e manner4 these concerts engage e/en the youngest audience mem#ers0 9:.m a 3erformer; on
Saturday4 *pril 44 201! in/ites audience mem#ers young and old to #ring their o"n instruments and 1oin the
$rchestra on stage0 Seated #eside and among the Berkeley Symphony musicians4 children ha/e the opportunity
to #e a part of an orchestra0

FUNDING
Cunding for Berkeley Symphony comes from a #road #ase of indi/iduals4 foundations4 corporations and
go/ernment sources0 Cunders pro/ide support for the symphony.s colla#orations "ith "orldclass artists4 the
commissioning of local and international composers and its a"ard"inning Music in the Schools education
program0 Ma1or institutional funding sources include ,he <illiam and Clora (e"lett Coundation4 Meyer
Sound4 Che/ron4 Clarence 20 (eller Charita#le Coundation4 City of Berkeley4 California *rts Council and the
6ational 2ndo"ment for the *rts0

ABOUT 1OANA CARNEIRO
*s Music Director4 Joana Carneiro has capti/ated the pu#lic "ith her commanding stage presence and
ad/enturous programming that has highlighted the "orks of se/eral prominent contemporary composers4
including John *dams4 Ste/en Stucky and )a#riela =ena Crank0 During the 2014201! season she "ill
conduct t"o "orld premieres #y $scar Bettison and Jake (eggie4 as "ell as "orks #y ,homas *d-s and John
*dams0 Maestra Carneiro.s commitment to e5panding the community #ase of Berkeley Symphony and
upholding the $rchestra.s artistic e5cellence "as recogni+ed #y the =eague of *merican $rchestras4 "hich
honored her "ith the (elen M0 ,hompson *"ard in 20100 She "as appointed Music Director of Berkeley
Symphony in 200>4 succeeding %ent 6agano as only the third Music Director in the 40year history of the
$rchestra0

8ecently named 3rincipal Conductor of the 3ortuguese 6ational Symphony at the ,eatro de Sao Carlos4 Ms0
Carneiro is considered one of the most e5citing and outstanding young conductors "orking today0 3rior to her
Berkeley Symphony appointment4 she ser/ed as *ssistant Conductor "ith the =os *ngeles 3hilharmonic from
200! to 200H4 "here she "orked closely "ith 2sa3ekka Salonen and led performances at <alt Disney
Concert (all and the (olly"ood Bo"l0 She remains the :n/ited Conductor of the )ul#enkian $rchestra and
*rtistic Director of the 2stagio )ul#enkian 3ara $rBuesta in her nati/e =is#on0

ABOUT BERKELEY SYMPHONY
8ecogni+ed nationally for its spirited programming4 Berkeley Symphony has esta#lished a reputation for
presenting ma1or ne" "orks for orchestra alongside fresh interpretations of the classic 2uropean repertoire0
Berkeley Symphony has #een recogni+ed in nine of the past 11 seasons "ith an *"ard for *d/enturous
3rogramming from the *merican Society of Composers4 *uthors and 3u#lishers F*SC*3G0 :n addition to its
su#scription concerts at Meller#ach (all4 its Berkeley Symphony N Criends cham#er music series and its
@nder Construction 6e" Music program4 Berkeley Symphony regularly partners "ith Cal 3erformances4 the
performing arts presenter and producer of the @ni/ersity of California4 Berkeley4 to pro/ide music for /isiting
artists0 Berkeley Symphony.s a"ard"inning Music in the Schools program #enefits o/er 44200 elementary
school students in Berkeley each year0 San Crancisco pu#lic radio station %*=< >10? CM is Berkeley
Symphony.s #roadcast partner4 airing all Berkeley Symphony su#scription concerts0

TICKET INFORMATION
2014201! season su#scriptions to the Zellerbach Hall Concert Series Ffour concertsG range in price from OE>
to O2770 Su#scri#ers en1oy a 10P discount on additional single ticket purchases throughout the season0 Single
ticket prices range from O1! to O?40 $rders for 2014201! season su#scriptions can #e placed online at
"""0#erkeleysymphony0org starting May 14 2014' #y phone at F!10G H412H004 e5t0 1' #y fa5 to F!10G H41
!422' or mailed to 1>42 @ni/ersity */enue4 Suite 20?4 Berkeley4 C* >4?040 Single tickets go on sale July 14
20140 )roups of 7 or more recei/e a 20P discount off the single ticket price0 Berkeley Symphony offers a O?
Student 8ush ticket one hour prior to each performance for those "ith a /alid student :D0

,ickets to the Berkeley Symphony & Friends cham#er music concerts are O2! and can #e purchased in
ad/ance at """0#erkeleysymphony0org or #y phoning the Bo5 $ffice at F!10G H412H004 e5t0 10

,ickets to the Under Construction 6e" Music readings are O100

*ll Family Concerts are offered free of charge0 FSuggested donationI O10 adultsQO! studentsG
Cor more information or to reBuest a #rochure4 call Berkeley Symphony at F!10G H412H004 e5t0 14 email
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CALENDAR EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE:

BERKELEY SYMPHONY 2014-2015 SEASON

Zellerbach Hall Concert Series

Season Opener: Program I
Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 7 p.m.
,icketsI O1! to O?4

3erformers Joana Carneiro4 !ondu!tor
Jennifer %oh4 /iolin

3rogram $scar BettisonI Sea Shaped F<orld 3remiere CommissionG
Si#eliusI &iolin Concerto
2lgarI Enigma Variations

Program II
Thursday, 1anuary 15, 2015 at 8 p.m.
,icketsI O1! to O?4

3erformers Joana Carniero4 !ondu!tor

3rogram ,homas *d-sI Asyla FBay *rea 3remiereG
,chaiko/skyI Symphony 6o0 7 in B minor4 $p0 ?44 9Path"tique;

Program III
Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 8 p.m.
,icketsI O1! to O?4

3erformersI Joana Carneiro4 !ondu!tor
Sasha Cooke4 me00o1soprano

3rogram 8a/elI Mother Goose Suite
Jake (eggieI #amille #laudelI %nto the ire for $rchestra and Me++oSoprano
F<orld 3remiere CommissionG
BrahmsI Symphony 6o0 4 in 2 minor4 $p0 >H

Program IV
Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 8 p.m.
,icketsI O1! to O?4

3erformers Joana Carneiro4 !ondu!tor
Soloists from the *dler Cello"ship 3rogram4 San Crancisco $pera Center
@ni/ersity and Cham#er Choruses of the @ni/ersity of California4 Berkeley
Marika %u+ma4 dire!tor

3rogram John *damsI Choruses from (he Death of Klinghoffer
Mo+artI Requiem Mass in D minor

Berkeley Symphony & Friends Chamber Music Series
Artists and repertoire for remaining !ham2er !on!erts to 2e announ!ed at a later date3

Program I
Sunday4 Septem#er 214 2014 at ! p0m0
3iedmont Center for the *rts4 3iedmont
,icketsI O2!

Program II
Sunday4 6o/em#er >4 2014 at ! p0m0
3iedmont Center for the *rts4 3iedmont
,icketsI O2!

Program III
Sunday4 Ce#ruary H4 201! at ! p0m0
3iedmont Center for the *rts4 3iedmont
,icketsI O2!

Program IV
Sunday4 *pril 124 201! at ! p0m0
3iedmont Center for the *rts4 3iedmont
,icketsI O2!

Under Construction New Music Program
Saturday4 May 24 201! time E p0m0
Sunday4 May E4 201! time ? p0m0
$sher Studio4 Berkeley
,icketsI O10

~Meet the Symphony Family Concerts
Saturday4 6o/em#er 14 20144 10 a0m0 N 11 a0m0
Malcolm L 2lementary School4 Berkeley
,icketsI Cree FSuggested donationI O10 adultsQO! studentsG

~I`m a Performer Family Concerts
Saturday4 *pril 44 201!4 10 a0m0 N 11 a0m0
Malcolm L 2lementary School4 Berkeley
,icketsI Cree FSuggested donationI O10 adultsQO! studentsG

PHOTO CREDITS
Joana Carneiro N Berkeley Symphony Q Da/e <eiland
$scar Bettison Q (eiko )eerts
Jennifer %oh Q Juergen Crank
,homas *d-s Q Brian &oice
Jake (eggie Q 2llen *ppel
Sasha Cooke Q Dario *costa
John *dams Q Margaretta Mitchell

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