02.18.2024 Concert Playbill "Paradox"

S an d l e r C e n t e r f o r t h e P e r f o r m i n g A r t s p r e s e n t s SY M P H O N I C I T Y ’ S
FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 3PM

Daniel W. Boothe | Conductor
David S. Kunkel | Music Director Emeritus & Guest Conductor
Ray Ushikubo | Piano & Violin
Gerome Meminger | Visual Artist
Ray Ushikubo appears by special arrangement with Curtis on Tour, the Nina von Maltzahn global touring initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music.
2 Symphonicity’s 2023-24 Concert Season
SPONSORED BY
Virginia Beach Arts and

Humanities Commission,
Virginia Commission for the
Arts, Arts Alliance and GEICO
Philanthropic Foundation
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Jon Ahern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal Services
Staff of the Sandler Center . . . . . . . . Production and
Box Office
Concert 3: PARADOX 3
Daniel W. Boothe is an internationally award-winning music professional
currently serving as Music Director & Conductor for Symphonicity of Virgin-
ia Beach, Virginia, and as Commander & Conductor for the Air National
Guard Band of the Southwest in Ft. Worth, Texas. As a recording producer for
numerous CD albums, and conductor or performer around the world, his live
and recorded concerts for television, radio, and internet broadcasts have
reached over 50 million people in 175 countries. Raymond Jones, legendary
music host for WHRO Classical FM, says of Boothe, “He has ‘the gift’.”
In 2007, Boothe was the sole recipient of the prestigious David Effron
Conducting Fellowship for the Chautauqua Institution in New York, where he
led symphonic, ballet, and opera performances to critical acclaim. In 2016,
Boothe was hand-picked to conduct the National Christmas Tree Lighting
Concert broadcast for The Hallmark Channel featuring former U.S. President and
First Lady Obama and a line-up of celebrity artists. Throughout his distinguished
career, he has performed for three U.S. presidents and worked with numerous
GRAMMY-winning artists. In 2019, he was awarded the National Medal of the
Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. government.
As a composer, Boothe has been recognized by the National Band Association

and featured by USA Today, where he was designated as one of America’s top
20 collegiate scholars. His commissioned music for winds, orchestra and chorus

MEET THE MAESTRO…
DANIEL W. BOOTHE
“He uses music to make
connections in the soul.”
USA TODAY
are exclusively published by Birchwood Music Services and distributed by Cane

River Music.
Committed to education, he has served on three university facultiesand has

provided leadership to nearly a dozen public school music programs. H
is essays
have been published with industry-leading journals and newspapers, including
multiple arts columns for The Virginian-Pilot. Boothe is also nationally sought
after as a preeminent expert on music adjudication through a wide spectrum of
genres including international music competitions.
In addition to his music career, Boothe is a skilled communicator, media creator,

and public relations professional. He earned top recognition in media management
and strategic communication as a Distinguished Graduate of the Defense Infor-
mation School. He later earned a Public Affairs Communication Excellence Award
from the U.S. Air Force which recognized him as the top communication profes-
sional out of 179 peers worldwide. He is a decorated officer and combat veteran
of the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard, having earned numerous medals and
awards, including the highest international award for military music.
Boothe resides in Chesapeake with his wife Andrea and their five children. In his
spare time, he remains engaged as a guest conductor, composer, clinician, and
professional speaker. For more information, visit his website: danielwboothe.com
A LETTER FROM MAESTRO DANIEL W. BOOTHE
Dear Symphonicity Patrons,
“The piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your
mind.”
That beautiful idea was conveyed by Maria Cristina Mena, Mexican-born author
best known for her stories published in the early 20th century for The Century
Magazine and American Magazine. Her words encapsulate the power and
persuasion of one of history’s oldest and most beloved instruments.
I have always said that the piano is one of my best friends. It is an instrument
with unifying powers, bringing people together in homes, churches, airports,
restaurants and more. Now it brings us together at the Sandler Center for the
Performing Arts for an exciting Symphonicity season that is unique to any other.
We will introduce you to some of today’s most astonishing piano talents,

including guest artists from The Curtis Institute and the Young Concert Artists
of New York. We will also feature local virtuosity with the Governor’s School for
the Arts faculty and dancers from Ballet Virginia. Favorites such as Dvořák’s New
World Symphony and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony will stand as giants, dotting
our musical journey that ends with movie music and piano man David Stewart
Wiley.
Between the keys of the piano will emerge new partnerships with the Tidewater
Ukrainian Cultural Association and the Virginia African American Cultural Center.
We will explore the millions of colors inherent to those cultural histories while
also learning more about our own community in Hampton Roads.
With the piano, every key has its importance. Thank you for being here as a key
to our success. As you look around, imagine others who might return with you
to experience what we have to offer. Together we can fill this hall with colorful
minds and happy hearts for the love of music.
Daniel W. Boothe
Music Director & Conductor

PROUDLY PRESENTS
CONCERT 3:
PARADOX
FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 3PM
Daniel W. Boothe, Music Director & Conductor

David S. Kunkel, Music Director Emeritus & Guest Conductor
Ray Ushikubo, Piano & Violin
Gerome Meminger, Visual Artist
BERLIOZ. . . . . . . .The Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March, Op. 24

Davis S. Kunkel, Guest Conductor
MENDELSSOHN. . . . . . . . .Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25

Ray Ushikubo, Piano
SARASATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20

Ray Ushikubo, Violin
Intermission
BEETHOVEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

Gerome Meminger, Visual Artist
I. Allegro con brio (C minor)
II. Andante con moto (A major)
III. Scherzo: Allegro (C minor)
IV. Allegro— Presto (C major)
SILENCE YOUR DEVICES and NO PHOTOGRAPHY OR VIDEO

Please disconnect audible electronic signals on watches, pagers, and cell phones before
the start of the performance. Videotaping and flash photography during the concert are not
permitted, except through the permission of Symphonicity.
PIANORAMA
PARADOX PROGRAM NOTES
Compiled by Edo Mor
BERLIOZ: Hungarian March, Op. 24

Originally named “Rákóczi March”, this was one of the unofficial state
anthems of Hungary before the current one was written by Ferenc Kölcsey
and Ferenc Erkel.
In 1846, Berlioz arrived in Budapest and wrote an adaptation of the march

which received such popular acclaim in its debut concert that the concert had
to be restarted because of the audience’s loud jeering and wild reaction.
Berlioz took the success of the piece and after making some arrangements,
included it in his famous work “The Damnation of Faust.” That edited version
is the one that’s best known today.
Other versions have been made famous such as the one by the famous pianist
Vladimir Horowitz and the inclusion of the march in Hungarian Rhapsody
No.15 by Franz Liszt.
Today this march is very popular amongst folk music in Hungary and is often
performed at weddings, military and state celebrations, and is even the official
inspection march of the Hungarian Defense Forces.
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Mendelssohn wrote this concerto in Munich in 1831 when he was just 21
years old, around the same time when he wrote The Hebrides Overture
and his Symphony No. 4.
During his travels in Italy, Mendelssohn met German pianist-composer

Delphine von Schauroth and subsequently dedicated this concerto to her.
In keeping with traditional Mendelssohn, this work is full of recognizable and

beautiful melodies while still providing room for the pianist to shine and
exhibit technical mastery.
Mendelssohn’s obsession of blending movements together is exhibited in this

concerto where the movements run without pause, like several of his other
works (notably a number of symphonies and the famous Violin Concerto).
This concerto was very popular and liked by audiences during his lifetime and
Mendelssohn himself performed it at the premiere.

SARASATE: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Written for violin and orchestra in 1878 by Spanish composer
Pablo de Sarasate and premiered that same year in Germany.
During his lifetime, Sarasate was a very celebrated and gifted violinist
which allowed him to be able to write this and many other intimate
showpieces for the violin.
During Sarasate’s time audiences had an obsession with Romany Gypsy culture
due to its sensuality and mystery, and Sarasate certainly took advantage of
that in this piece, which to this day remains arguably his most famous, and
most-performed work.
A favorite amongst violinists and audiences, Zigeunerweisen is filled with

sensuous melodic lines and wildly difficult technical passages.
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Amongst his epic and expansive catalog, the 5th Symphony is arguably
Beethoven’s most famous work and was composed between 1804 and 1808,
is furthermore one of the most recognized pieces in classical music and is one
of the cornerstones of western music.
Sometimes nicknamed the “Fate Symphony,” Beethoven was well into his
deafness while composing the work, which had a long development process.
The 5th Symphony was premiered in Vienna in 1808 and the concert was a
monumental one that lasted more than 4 hours and also included: the Sixth
Symphony, an aria, two movements from the Mass in C Major, the Fourth Piano
Concerto (with Beethoven himself as soloist), and the Choral Fantasy.
Although the premiere concert occurred under strained and less-than-ideal

conditions (the orchestra only had one rehearsal prior), the 5th Symphony
received decent praise.
The symphony is most well-known for its distinctive four-note “short-short-

short-long” motif of which the entire work is essentially built on.
GEROME
MEMINGER
VISUAL ARTIST
Gerome Meminger Sr. was born in Hampton, Virginia. After retiring from the
military, he pursued a hidden artistic passion for painting, becoming an artist,
poet, and author. Gerome’s love of music and painting has brought him to a
place in his life that allows him to interpret music through a paintbrush. Gerome
expresses himself on canvas in two different ways.
In his studio, he is the fine artist, with a colorful yet more detailed and calculated
painting in mind. On stage, he transforms himself into a painting maestro
and paints what he sees and feels with rhythmic colorful brushstrokes that are
bold, yet can become long and gentle depending on the music. Keeping with
the tempo of the music, Gerome’s painting becomes a performance in itself.
Audiences often pan back and forth between the musician and Gerome until the
final note is played and his final brush stroke is made.
Expressing himself with paper, paint and a pen, Gerome writes and paints to stir
emotion, to touch a nerve, or generate a smile, he is a versatile self-taught artist.
When looking at a blank canvas and listening to music, a certain mood may come
over Gerome. He then searches the canvas for what he calls “The Sweet Spot,”
which becomes his starting point.
His style of painting is abstract and impressionist as he calls himself an

“Impressionist Music Fusion Painter.” His art has been displayed in museums and
galleries and is collected throughout the United States and in Europe. Gerome’s
work was reviewed for selection in the Smithsonian African American Cultural &
Heritage Museum.
In Washington DC, he was commissioned for works to hang in the Hampton

University Museum and the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton,
Virginia. He has written three books to his credit, one titled “Poetry Art &
Truth,” and two children’s books titled, “The Lonely Little Blue Book” and “The
Adventures of The Little Blue Book–Saving Pennies, Nickels and Dollars.”
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RAY
USHIKBO
PIANO & VIOLIN
Known for his “disciplined focus and clarity … and marvelous dynamic nuance,”
(Arts Knoxville) Japanese American pianist and violinist Ray Ushikubo has
performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and
appeared on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Ray made his orchestral
debut at age ten with the Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra at Los Angeles’s
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with
conductor Teddy Abrams. A recent prize winner at the Klein String International
Competition, Ushikubo was a recipient of the prestigious Davidson Fellow
Laureate Award in 2014, was named a Young Steinway Artist, won the 2017 Hilton
Head International Piano Competition, and the 2016 Piano Concerto Competition
at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Ushikubo was featured as a Young Artist-
in-Residence on the national radio broadcast Performance Today with host Fred
Child and has been featured on NPR’s From the Top where he was named a Jack
Kent Cooke Young Artist.
Engagements from the 2022-23 season include performances of Gershwin’s

Rhapsody in Blue with Kansas City Symphony and conductor Thomas Wilkins and
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Hilton Head Symphony and conductor
Michelle Merrill. Recently, Ushikubo performed Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto
No. 1 and Saint-Saens’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso with the Reno
Philharmonic and conductor Laura Jackson, recorded Gershwin’s Rhapsody in
Blue with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra led by Rafael Payare, performed
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Buffalo Philharmonic and JoAnn
Falletta, and the was the violin soloist in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the
Pasadena Symphony. Additionally, Ushikubo has been a featured soloist with the
Fort Collins, New West, Modesto, and San Diego Symphony Orchestras, as well
as the Los Angeles and Westchester Philharmonic Orchestras on both piano and
violin, sometimes in the same concert. Ray has worked with renowned conductors
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including Paolo Bortolameolli, Jeffrey Kahane, Wes Kenney, David Lockington,
Sameer Patel, and John Morris Russell. In 2013, Ushikubo performed and
conducted Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 1 with the Academy Virtuosi
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Colburn School.
Ushikubo has collaborated with pianist Lang Lang in Orange County’s

Segerstrom Concert Hall and with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet on the
international radio broadcast Radio France. He has performed as violin soloist
in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s 2014 Gala StradFest, and Vivaldi’s
Four Seasons alongside violinists Martin Chalifour, Phillipe Quint, and Cho-
Liang Lin, and for the opening concert of the 2017 La Jolla Music Society
SummerFest with violinist Chee-Yun Kim. He performed as piano soloist at the
Los Angeles Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) for a
peace ceremony honoring victims of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, which also
featured the acclaimed singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. He has appeared
as guest artist on Rob Kapilow’s What Makes It Great? at the Cerritos Center
for the Performing Arts, on San Diego’s Mainly Mozart Festival series Mozart &
the Mind, at the Griffith Observatory as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s
Immortal Beloved celebration.
Ushikubo also thrives in alternative musical settings. He reunited with the crew
of From the Top for a collaboration with Kevin Olusola, member of the Grammy
award-winning group Pentatonix. In 2015, he made a special appearance as
piano and violin soloist in a concert presented by Grand Performances in Los
Angeles featuring traditional classical works alongside jazz pianist Alfredo
Rodriguez and electronic musician Daedalus, who “remixed” and improvised
around the classical works, crossing the genres of classical, electronic music,
and jazz.
Ushikubo received his bachelor’s degrees at the Curtis Institute of Music, where
he studied piano with Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald and violin with
Shmuel Ashkenasi and Pamela Frank. Ushikubo is currently enrolled at the
Colburn Conservatory of Music pursuing Master of Music degrees where he
studies piano with Fabio Bidini and violin with Robert Lipsett.

MARCH 24, 2024 | 3PM

Daniel W. Boothe, Conductor
Symphonicity, ODU & Regent University Chorus
Rebecca Willett & Dr. Stephen Cox | piano
PROGRAM
DUKAS: Fanfare la Péri
RAMAEU: Zäis: Overture
SAINT-SAËNS: Le Carnaval des animaux
FAURE: Pavane
POULENC: Gloria
Concert 3: PARADOX
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MASTERWORKS 3 ORCHESTRA ROSTER
FIRST VIOLINS Julia Safron BASSOON

Megan Van Gomple Emily Souza Suzanne Daniel
Concertmaster Madeline Sonderman Principal
Cindy Bryan Jared Solet Chris Simmons
Assistant Concertmaster
Satoko Fukasawa CONTRABASSOON
CELLO
Christopher Taylor Jeff Wasik
Marguerite C. Alley
Edo Mor
Principal
Larry Sunderland FRENCH HORN
David Wing
Stephen I. Fisher Ellen Polachek
Frederick M. Kovner
Kelvin C. James Co-Principal
Déz Ramos-Smiley
Justin Stanley Christine Faust
Brian Cortes-Bofill
Verleyne Andrews-Rodgers Co-Principal
Avery Suhay
Cheryl Pearson Jonathan Twitero
Charles Cook
Howard Horwitz Benjamin Bartholomew
Marc Powell
Emmet Morris
Jiayi “Grace” Li
Robert Mill TRUMPET
Robyn Card
SECOND VIOLINS BASS Principal
Lynette Andrews Rachel Keene Martin Chad McGill
Principal Co-Principal Heath Losick
Alexandra Loubeau Joseph Eriksen Stephanie Harron
Anjoli M. Ferrara-Clayton Co-Principal
Nikki Nieves Larry Bell TROMBONE
Danielle J. Fagan Rebecca Brown Jay Larkin
Stephanie Brooks Pablo Miranda Principal
Monica Appleton Gregory Sowell Paul Weathers
Andrew Dack Alex Vogler
Alexandra Marlins
BASS TROMBONE
Christopher Sacra FLUTE
Jeff Beckett
Rebecca Houghton Amber Kidd
Amy Miller Principal
TUBA
Elaine Spitz Sue Grube
Phil Sloan
Summer Cozzens Frank Jones
Nick Raykhman
TIMPANI
PICCOLO
Brian Tuttle
VIOLA Sue Grube
Shirley Luu Smith
PERCUSSION
Principal, Margaret A. OBOE
Glenn Smith
Brown Honorary Viola Chair Harvey Stokes
Principal
Keara Smith Principal
Aaron Cook
Leslie Meher Savvas Sandra Richards
Wesley Coombs
Daniel Austin
Harry Fukasawa CLARINET
Dawn B. Wing Jo Marie T. Larkin
Brenda Johnson Principal
Alaina Shaw Alan J. Brown
Linda G. Dyer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS & STAFF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Marguerite Alley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President
Treena Lauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President
Leigh J. Cason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer
Martha McCrory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Secretary
Alan Brown Stephen Fisher Otilio Ramos, Jr.
Janet Dingman Joe Mayes Christopher Sacra
Ryan Featherer Edo Mor Tom Sherrill
Juanita Felton Rhan Pittman Lisa Sowell
Rachel Keene Martin, Interim Executive Director; Daniel W. Boothe, Music Director & Conductor
MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS David S. Kunkel
SYMPHONICITY STAFF AND KEY PERSONNEL

Daniel W. Boothe. . . . . . . . . Music Director & Conductor Charlotte Fisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Assistant
Rachel Keene Martin . . . . . . . Interim Executive Director Jan Melton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticketing Coordinator
Megan Van Gomple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concertmaster Adam Robles . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Stage Manager
Danielle Fagan. . . . . . . . . . . Strings Personnel Manager Dr. Nancy K. Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chorus Master
Alan Brown. . . . . . . . . Winds/Brass/Percussion Personnel Manager Mark Haswell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chorus Manager
Paula Peebles-Bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Librarian Dylan Reyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio & Video Producer
FERMATA CLUB MEMBERS

Andrea Boothe, Lekesha Dawson Connie Purrington
Volunteer Coordinator Patricia Esch Erik Sweimler
Brenda Bigelow Linda Ferro Joseph Umstead
Diane Bilschak Linda Griffin Andre’ Williams
John Cawley Ray Grover In Special memory of
Kristina Clonts Timothy Price Nicholas Ilchyshyn
Symphonicity gratefully acknowledges the members of

VIRGINIA BEACH ARTS & HUMANITIES COMMISSION
for their generous support!
2023-24 MEMBERS & STAFF

Cynthia C. Romero, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair
Olga L. Torres-Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chair
The Hon. Winship C. Tower (Ret.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary
Alicia “Sunny” Phillips Peoples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer
Emily S. Labows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director
Beth Hundley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deputy Director
Emily Brookover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Art & Placemaking Manager
Jessica Champlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting Specialist
Mari R. Coronado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant II
C. Alex Dye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media & Communications Coordinator II
Hillary Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Programs & Partnerships Manager
2023-24 CHAIRPERSONS
Emma “Em” Davis Raeesah Islam
Michael Cloud-Butler Mark A. Johnson
Susan C. Grube Ashley K. McLeod
Mia K. Guile
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CORPORATE SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS
Symphonicity gratefully acknowledges the financial support

of the following individuals and organizations.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
The City of Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities The National Endowment for the Arts
Commission The Virginia Commission for the Arts
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
A. H. Grandy Memorial Trust The Hampton Roads Community
Baker Ames Charitable Foundation Foundation
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Foundation Sandler Center Foundation
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CORPORATE CONTRIBUTORS
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BIG Investment Group Bronze Sponsor Rodgers and Rodgers Consulting
The Capital Group Companies Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern, and Levy, PC
Corbin & Company
Geico Philanthropic Foundation Artist Sponsor
MATCHING GIFTS
Bank of America
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
Symphonicity’s 2023-24 Concert Season

CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND
Legal Services KC James
Jon Ahern Brenda Johnson
Irene Kohut-Ilchyshyn
Performances Frederick Kovner
Marguerite C. Alley Jo Marie Larkin
Lynette Andrews Heath Losick
Verleyne Andrews-Rodgers Alexandra Marlins
Jeffrey Beckett Chad McGill
Daniel W. Boothe Déz Ramos-Smiley
Alan Brown Kirsten Rowe
Rebecca Brown Leslie Meher Savvas
Dr. Robyn Card Phil Sloan
Lee Cooper Shirley Luu Smith
Danielle Fagan Justin Stanley
Stephen I. Fisher
Christine Foust Photography
Susan Grube Lyle Eesley
We thank the named and unnamed who have made

THE LOVE OF MUSIC A LEGACY
by joining the Symphonicity Encore Society
Lyle Eesley & Rebecca Brown
Craig Grube
Susan Grube
In remembrance, we are grateful for Maurice Ralph Phillippi and his devotion to Symphonicity!
Launched in 2021, the Symphonicity Young Musician Scholarship Program

offers Hampton Roads students and their families an opportunity
to receive extra funding for private music lessons.
Marguerite Alley
Lynette Andrews
Paula Peebles-Bonds
Daniel W. Boothe
Christopher Brydge
Anjoli Ferrara-Clayton
Nancy Curtis, in memory of Sky Curtis
Juanita Felton, in honor of Dr. K. Edwin Brown
Hazel Jessee, & Margaret Ann Sadler
John S. Husser III
MAESTRO’S CIRCLE ($2500+)

Anonymous Craig and Susan Grube
Rebecca Brown and Lyle Eesley, Cols, USAF (ret) Frederick M. and Elizabeth N. Kovner
Mrs. Juanita G. Felton (Tom)
ANGEL ($1000-$2499)
Anonymous Martha McCrory
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Corbin Matthew McKeon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dedman Donald and Mary Ohnemus
Ronald Dederick Henry Rankin and Shari Barbour
Janet Dingman Tom and B. F. Sherrill
Linda Ferro and Mark Sorin Lisa Sowell
Dr. Nicholas and Irene Kohut-Ilchyshyn Shannon Thain
Treena and Chris Lauer John G. Tillery and Jim Early
Andrew and Holly Martin Henry and Eleanor Watts
SUSTAINING MEMBER ($500-$999)

Anonymous Cheryl Pearson
Dr. and Mrs. S. William Berg Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Perlin
Lisa Boothe Otilio Ramos, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Earl Chappell III Mark and Patricia Seelenbinder
Dr. Stephen and Charlotte Fisher Stephen Snyder
Mr. & Mrs. Hideo Fukasawa Marcellus
and Teresa Kirchner
BENEFACTOR ($250-$499)
Anonymous
Lisa Baehre
Jay Black
Joel Brown and Jean Powles and
Dr. K. Edwin Brown
Paula Peebles-Bonds
Leah Boothe

SPONSOR ($100-$249)
Jaime Bertramsen Deb Moore
Aron Boney Dr. and Mrs. Richard Moriarty
Howard Brantly Ana Nieves
John Campbell and Steve Brockman Grace & Fred Parkinson
Claire Carbone Mark and Kim Parr
Joel Floyd Clingenpeel Otilio Ramos, Jr.
James and Paula Cook Christopher Sacra
Marilyn Doline Scherzo Music Club
Richard and Carol Engel David and Garnett Shores
Rawl and Paula Gelinas Glenn and Gloria Smith
Chuck and Dottie Goldman Emily Souza
Roger Gray Scott Strickland
Adelaide Hamilton Joseph Umstead
William and Patricia Hunter Lisa Walker
Joseph and Bonnie Kuhn Charles M. Warthen
Linda LaPean Christine Webb
Charlie and Rachel Martin Barbara Wing
Milton and Susan Martin Dawn and David Wing
Thomas Meals John and Mary Zimmerman
Mrs. Alice Meinicke
PATRON ($50-$99)
Heather Bacon-Shone
Vickie L. Cunningham
Mary Delaney
Patricia Doss
Kyle Grube
FRIENDS ($25-$49)
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Twiman Craddock Eileen Salas
Terry Hill Philip Smith
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SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
In honor of Lynette Andrews: Daniel W. Boothe
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Classics
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to the
Silver Screen
APRIL 28, 2024 | 3PM

Daniel W. Boothe, Conductor
David Stewart Wiley | piano & composer
An evening of surprises as piano showman, David Stewart Wiley joins Maestro Boothe to present an
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S an d l e r C e n t e r f o r t h e P e r f o r m i n g A r t s p r e s e n t s SY M P H O N I C I T Y ’ S

FEBRUARY 18, 2024 | 3PM

Virginia Beach Arts and

As a composer, Boothe has been recognized by the National Band Association

4 Symphonicity’s 2023-24 Concert Season

are exclusively published by Birchwood Music Services and distributed by Cane

Committed to education, he has served on three university faculties​and has

In addition to his music career, Boothe is a skilled communicator, media creator,

Dear Symphonicity Patrons,

We will introduce you to some of today’s most astonishing piano talents,

6 Symphonicity’s 2023-24 Concert Season

Daniel W. Boothe, Music Director & Conductor

BERLIOZ. . . . . . . .The Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March, Op. 24

MENDELSSOHN. . . . . . . . .Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25

SARASATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20

BEETHOVEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

SILENCE YOUR DEVICES and NO PHOTOGRAPHY OR VIDEO

BERLIOZ: Hungarian March, Op. 24

In 1846, Berlioz arrived in Budapest and wrote an adaptation of the march

MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

During his travels in Italy, Mendelssohn met German pianist-composer

In keeping with traditional Mendelssohn, this work is full of recognizable and

Mendelssohn’s obsession of blending movements together is exhibited in this

8 Symphonicity’s 2023-24 Concert Season

A favorite amongst violinists and audiences, Zigeunerweisen is filled with

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Although the premiere concert occurred under strained and less-than-ideal

The symphony is most well-known for its distinctive four-note “short-short-

His style of painting is abstract and impressionist as he calls himself an

In Washington DC, he was commissioned for works to hang in the Hampton

Engagements from the 2022-23 season include performances of Gershwin’s

(continued on next page)

Ushikubo has collaborated with pianist Lang Lang in Orange County’s

12 Symphonicity’s 2023-24 Concert Season

MARCH 24, 2024 | 3PM

FIRST VIOLINS Julia Safron BASSOON

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SYMPHONICITY STAFF AND KEY PERSONNEL

FERMATA CLUB MEMBERS

Symphonicity gratefully acknowledges the members of

2023-24 MEMBERS & STAFF

Chesapeake Rotary Club

BECOME A SPONSOR FOR SYMPHONICITY

Visit www.symphonicity.org/Become-A-Sponsor to learn more.

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Symphonicity gratefully acknowledges the financial support

Symphonicity’s 2023-24 Concert Season

We thank the named and unnamed who have made

Launched in 2021, the Symphonicity Young Musician Scholarship Program

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE ($2500+)

SUSTAINING MEMBER ($500-$999)

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Do you have a Facebook Account?

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HERE IS MY TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION FOR:

My/Our check payable to “Symphonicity” is enclosed.

Card Number _______________________________________________3 or 4 Digit CSC __________

Signature Expiration Date ______________________________________________________________

COMPLETE THIS FORM AND 291 Independence Blvd,

WHY SHOULD I SUBSCRIBE TO SYMPHONICITY?

24 Symphonicity’s 2023-24 Concert Season

Symphonicity’s 2023-24 Concert Season

Much has changed since we began airing in 1961 as

Learn more at whro.org

02.18.2024 Concert Playbill "Paradox"

02.18.2024 Concert Playbill "Paradox"

Committed to education, he has served on three university facultiesand has

Card Number _____________________________________3 or 4 Digit CSC