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june 3eurotripLAWRENCE GOLANconductor & violin

LU

Ode to the Red Flag

FRANCK

Symphony in D Minor

GERSHWIN, ARR. WHITNEY

An American in Paris Suite

SMETANA

Die Moldau

STRAUSS JR.

On the Beautiful Blue Danube

KREISLER, ARR. MCALISTER

Liebesleid

MONTI

Czárdás

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N O V E M B E R 2 0D E C E M B E R 1 9F E B R U A R Y 1 9

A P R I L 8J U N E 3

Welcome to tonight’s Denver Philharmonic Orchestra concert! With all the events, theatre, music and festivals that Denver has to offer, we’re honored you are spending your evening with us.

We hope to create a wonderful memory and feeling that stays

with you long after the music has ended, and sometimes even

before the music has begun.

Tonight, I’ll be thinking about wise words from Henry David

Thoreau, who said, “When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am

invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times,

and to the latest.” Thoreau must have been to a DPO concert!

Listening to our passionate musicians fill this hall with music, we

hope that you “see no foe,” but instead find opportunities to

meet your neighbors, mingle with musicians, and take part in

the community offerings hosted by the DPO all season long!

Please, sit back, relax, silence (but do not put away) your phone

and experience the music! If you have any questions, or would

like to share your personal DPO story, please feel free to talk

with us: look for anyone with a blue name tag, or come and find

me — we love getting to know all of you, and hope you will

continue to make the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra a part of

your story now and in the future!

DEAR FRIENDS,

Sincerely,

Jon Olafson

President of the Board, DPO

Join me in sending

the orchestra off on our

first international tour!

The DPO will perform

all over China for a

month this summer!

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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2016EUROTRIPCentral Presbyterian Church · Denver, Colorado · 7:30 pm

Lawrence Golan, conductor & violin

Lu Qiming Ode to the Red Flagb. 1930

Cesar Franck Symphony in D Minor(1822 – 1890) I. Lento; Allegro ma non troppo

II. Allegretto

III. Finale: Allegro non troppo

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George Gershwin, An American in Paris Suitearr. Whitney (1898 – 1937)

Bedřich Smetana Die Moldau(1824 – 1884)

Johann Strauss Jr. On the Beautiful Blue Danube(1825 – 1899)

Fritz Kreisler, Liebesleid arr. McAlister(1875 – 1962)

Vittorio Monti Czárdás(1868 – 1922)

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LAWRENCE GOLANMUSIC DIRECTOR

In high demand across the United States and internationally,

Lawrence is also currently Music Director of the Yakima

Symphony Orchestra in Washington state, the York Symphony

Orchestra in Pennsylvania, and the Lamont Symphony

Orchestra & Opera Theatre at the University of Denver. In addi-

tion, he is the Principal Conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic in

South Korea. Lawrence continues to guest conduct professional

orchestras, opera, and ballet companies in the U.S. and around

the world. He has conducted in 26 states and 17 countries.

Lawrence has garnered considerable international recognition

for his work as a conductor. He has won 10 ASCAP Awards,

five Global Music Awards, three American Prize awards, three

Downbeat Magazine Awards, and two Prestige Music Awards.

Following a highly successful four-year term as Resident

Conductor of The Phoenix Symphony, Music Director Michael

Christie said that Lawrence “is a programmer of virtually unprec-

edented creativity and scope.” That sentiment was confirmed in

2012 when Lawrence was named the Grand Prize Winner of The

American Prize for Orchestral Programming.

The 2015–16 Season marks Lawrence’s third season as music director of the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra.


Lawrence is known for his inspired performances, imaginative

programming, passion for developing new audiences, and

excellent public speaking skills—entertaining and educating the

audience from both on and off the podium. He is also recog-

nized for his expertise in the complete spectrum of musical styles

and periods. He has worked with artists ranging from Leonard

Bernstein, Marilyn Horne, Daniel Barenboim and Joshua Bell to

Frank Sinatra, Kenny G and ShaNaNa.

A native of Chicago, Lawrence holds degrees in both conducting

and violin performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School

of Music (B.M. and M.M.) and the New England Conservatory

of Music (D.M.A.). In addition, he studied at all of the major

conducting festivals including Aspen and Tanglewood, where

in 1999 he was awarded the Leonard Bernstein Conducting

Fellowship.

Lawrence and his wife Cecilia, who is from Buenos Aires,

Argentina, have been married since 2003. They have two won-

derful children: Giovanna and Joseph. Lawrence is represented

by William Reinert Associates in New York. For more information,

please visit LawrenceGolan.com or WilliamReinert.com.

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S. MORDECAI FUHRMANASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

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Samuel has performed with and conducted Wilmington

Community Orchestra in Delaware, Center City Opera Theater

in Pennsylvania, Cleveland Pops Orchestra in Ohio, and Newark

Symphony Orchestra in Delaware, where he directed their inau-

gural Family Series in 2010.

Founder of the Reading Orchestra of North Wilmington,

Samuel received his undergraduate degree in music in percus-

sion/timpani at the University of Delaware. In 2007, he won the

University of Delaware Concerto Competition, performing Eric

Bryce’s Concerto for Marimba / Vibraphone and Orchestra with

the University of Delaware Symphony.

Samuel studied conducting at the Cleveland Institute of Music,

where he led multiple performances and received a Master of

Music degree in 2014. In August 2013, Samuel led members of

Kiev Chamber Orchestra and National Philharmonic Orchestra of

Ukraine in a performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring

as part of the U Artist Music Festival.

In addition to music, Samuel enjoys studying and contemplating

cosmology and the evolution of the universe with his wife, Emily.

This is his second season as associate conductor of the Denver

Philharmonic Orchestra.

Conductor, percussionist, timpanist, and arranger, Samuel Mordecai Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Delaware and the Cleveland Institute of Music.


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1 0 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 T H E S I X T Y - E I G H T H S E A S O N

Welcome to Central Presbyterian Church,an enthusiastic partner of the Denver Philharmonic and a dedicated supporter of the downtown arts and music communities. The historic sanctuary, the third in the church’s history, was designed by renowned Denver architect Frank Edbrooke and built in 1891. Though the pipe organ has been replaced several times throughout the church’s history, most recently by the Reuter Organ Company in 1962, the hand-painted organ facade pipes are original to the space. On Sunday mornings at Central, the

music of the classical masters lives

comfortably next to gospel music

and spirituals, shape-note hymns

performed in the Sacred Harp tradition,

performances by our folk-rock youth

band, medieval chant, and everything in

between. A founding member of many

successful nonprofits that serve the

downtown community, Central houses

the New Genesis Transitional Shelter in

the basement just below your feet, the

Central Visitation Program on the third

floor of this building, and is closely

involved with the Metro Caring hunger

relief center and the Colfax Community

Network.

We hope you enjoy tonight’s concert,

and hope you’ll come back for more!

www.centraldenver.com/music

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MUSIC DIRECTOR Lawrence Golan

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTORS. Mordecai Fuhrman

FIRST VIOLINKatherine Thayer, concertmasterMelissa BarruKezia BauerXimena CalderoMelissa CampbellBarbara CasanovaErika ChinanderNadya HillLubia MontenegroKristine PordesimoAlexander RaabEmmy ReidBeth Schoening

SECOND VIOLINYiran Li, principal Natalie Hill, assistant principalNiccolo Werner CasewitValerie ClausenChristy ColalanciaTerri GonzalesMiki HeineWendy MontenegroRobert MurphyRoger PowellFrancisca PretoriusAlbert TingGrace Wills

VIOLAWilliam Hinkie III, principalBrian Hillyard, assistant principalVictoria DiMarzioJody GreveLori HansonLindsay HayesHeather Marie Rehwald

CELLOBryan Scafuri, principalMichael Marecak, assistant principalHeidi BauerKyle LaneyShirley MarecakMonica SalesKarin TateRachel WarbelowRachel YanovitchTara Yoder

BASSMark Stefaniw, principalOzzie Backus, assistant principalLucy BauerFrank FeliceJosh FilleyTaryn GalowBrian KnottJordan Walters, student intern

FLUTEElizabeth Erenberg, principalMichael Reichman Ginger Hedrick

OUR MUSICIANS


PICCOLOGinger Hedrick

OBOEKimberly Brody, principalLoren Meaux, assistant principalMariah JohnstonMadeline Winkler

ENGLISH HORNLoren MeauxMariah Johnston

CLARINETShaun Burley, principalClaude Wilbur

BASS CLARINETEmilie Helms

BASSOONKen Greenwald, principalNicholas LengyelBrian Rolette

HORNKathryn Krubsack, principal Jeanine Branting, assistant principalMichael TrueStephenie OsmanRobyn Chauvin

TRUMPETRyan Spencer, principalEvan KingAriel Van DamLeonard FahrniZak RuffertNick Kenny

TROMBONEBen Garcia, principal Louis DeScala

BASS TROMBONEDaniel MorrisHeather Ewer

TUBAHeather Ewer

TIMPANIWilliam Hill, principal

PERCUSSIONHeather ChurchColin ConstanceColin HillRebecca Moritzky

HARPRebecca Moritzky, principalJenilee Elsbernd

KEYBOARDAni Gyulamiryan

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSPRESIDENT Jon OlafsonVICE-PRESIDENT Eleanor GloverSECRETARY Linda LebsackTREASURER Allison LaustenPauline Dallenbach, Honorary MemberDr. Robert DallenbachAlixandra FeeleySarah HoganRussell KleinMaureen KeilMatt MeierTenley Oldak

DENVER PHILHARMONIC FOUNDATION BOARDKeith FisherRussell KleinAllison Lausten

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORValerie Clausen

PERSONNEL MANAGERAnnie Laury

FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGERAmy Anderson

STAGE MANAGERSTaryn GalowLoren MeauxStephen O’Rourke

MUSIC LIBRARIANCallista MedlandAlyssa Oland, assistant

CONCERT PROGRAMLigature Creative Group, designWalker Burns, editingAlixandra Feeley, editingMaría Angélica Lasso, Spanish translationCallista Medland, editingNatalie Piontek, program notes

AUDIO TECHJoel Dallenbach

WEBMASTERLigature Creative Group

EMBEDDED REPORTERJulia ComptonMeg Satrom, editor

PUBLICITY & DEVELOPMENTNiccolo CasewitDr. Robert DallenbachStephanie Gillman, photographerEleanor GloverAli McNallyMatt MeierKatrina NiemistoJeff PaulDavid Sherman

OUR TEAM


VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIESOur orchestra is run by volunteers, with no paid administrative staff. We would greatly

appreciate help from more volunteers in the areas of publicity, fundraising, concert

production, receptions, personnel, and outreach. If you would like to participate in any

of these activities, please contact Executive Director Valerie Clausen at 303.653.2407 or

email at [email protected].

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PARKING ADVISORSLinda LebsackHugh Pitcher

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Ode to the Red Flag brought Lu Qiming international acclaim when it was performed by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008 under the baton of Zubin Mehta.

It was composed and initially performed in 1965 in Shanghai

under the baton of esteemed Chinese conductor Chen Chuanxi.

The nationalistic overture is a tribute to the Republic of China.

It opens with a sprightly fanfare in the trumpets, bolstered by

strong chords in the low brass and trombones. The fanfare is

reminiscent of the Chinese national anthem, in that both open

with a major key arpeggio. The trumpets then repeat the fanfare,

this time in a different key, and the French horns offer their own

iteration of the theme, followed by a soaring melody in the strings.

Virtuosic flourishes in the flutes, which are heard throughout the

movement, make Ode a particularly thrilling and celebratory piece.

Lu is a recognized

composer of scores

for Chinese film and

television.

Duration: 7 minutes

Ode to the Red FlagLu Qiming b. 1930

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César Franck is a 19th-century Belgian composer known for his career as an organist and composer. He composed in a post-Romantic style that was largely influenced by the music of Beethoven, Debussy, and Richard Strauss.

The Symphony in D minor, composed in 1888, is Franck’s only

symphony, written two years before his death.

ABOUT THE MUSICFranck’s Symphony in D Minor is reminiscent of the large-scale

Germanic compositions of Brahms and Wagner. It has all the

drama of Wagner’s operas, and opens with a foreboding three-

note motif in the low strings. This motif takes various forms and

appears many times throughout the duration of the symphony.

The violins then enter in a low register, enriching the sound-

scape, and each of the woodwinds takes on a distinct character,

making the music seem programmatic in nature.

A dedicated teacher,

Franck once said that,

“Real education should

consist of drawing the

goodness and the best

out of our own students.

What better books can

there be than the book

of humanity?”

Duration: 37 minutes

Symphony in D minorCésar Franck (1822–1890)

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George Gershwin single-handedly ushered the 1920s era of jazz into concert halls.

He entered the world of music by working as a song plug-

ger—someone who performs and advertises the works of music

publishing companies—for Jerome H. Remick & Co., located in

the famous Tin Pan Alley.

He played the piano constantly, becoming a highly skilled pianist

as well as a talented vocal accompanist. He soon began com-

posing and improvising his own songs along with his brother,

lyricist, Ira Gershwin. It wasn’t long before he brought his talents

to Broadway, composing scores for three Broadway shows.

He broke into the esteemed venue of the concert hall with his

Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, and An American in Paris.

Gershwin was also a tal-

ented painter and tennis

player. He famously

painted a portrait of one

of his musical contem-

poraries, the composer

Arnold Schoenberg.

Duration: 7 minutes

An American in Paris SuiteGeorge Gershwin (1898–1937)


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ABOUT THE MUSICOf An American in Paris, Gershwin said

that his goal was “to portray the impres-

sion of an American visitor in Paris as he

strolls about the city and listens to various

street noises and absorbs the French

atmosphere.”

It is composed for the instrumentation

of a typical orchestra, plus a few unusual

additions: celesta, saxophone, and auto-

mobile horns (the automobile horns and

celesta are, however, removed from John

Whitney’s arrangement that we’re perform-

ing tonight).

Gershwin wrote the work following the

enormous success of his Rhapsody in

Blue, from which he made an astonishing

quarter of a million dollars between 1924

and 1934. When Gershwin took his trip

to Paris, he was already a recognized

celebrity, and he met with such famous

composers as Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice

Ravel, and Darius Milhaud.

The An American in Paris Suite opens with

a jaunty theme presented by the violins,

brightened by expressive chirpings in the

flutes. This upbeat character is largely

created by Gershwin’s use of grace notes,

extra embellishing notes that come right

before the downbeat. They imbue the

work with a jazzy mood.

The work concludes with a restating of the

main theme, with the orchestra crescendo-

ing brilliantly to the finish.

Bedřich Smetana was a nationalistic Czech composer who was also revered for his work as a conductor and critic.

Much of his music is richly pastoral in nature, as Smetana sought

to capture the beauty of the Czech countryside in his composi-

tions. His set of symphonic poems, Ma Vlast, “My Homeland,” is

perhaps the best representation of this compositional style.

ABOUT THE MUSICMa Vlast is divided into six movements, each of which charac-

terizes a different aspect of the Czech countryside. Die Moldau,

the movement being performed today, refers to the Vltava River,

which vividly flows past peasant celebrations, through tumbling

rapids, and eventually past the royal palace in Prague.

The movement opens with E minor scales in the flute section. In

this passage, the flutes seamlessly exchange the motif every oth-

er measure, creating the effect of only one instrument playing.

The violins then come in to sing the main theme, a sweeping,

dancing melody, underneath which the rest of the strings play a

rippling accompaniment.

Despite the fact that

Smetana’s music is

deeply entrenched in

Czech heritage, the

composer did not

actually learn Czech as

a language until he was

40 years old.

Duration: 12 minutes

Die MoldauBedřich Smetana (1824–1884)

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Johann Strauss Jr. was born in Vienna, Austria, where he received his musical training under the tutelage of violinist Franz Armon, and learned music theory and composition from Joachim Hoffman and Joseph Dresler.

Strauss’s father did not intend for the young Strauss Jr. to take up

a musical career, but he pursued it nonetheless. His music was

often disregarded for being too frivolous, yet many great com-

posers still recognized Strauss Jr.’s genius in compositional tech-

nique. He composed more than 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles,

and other dances, in addition to a few operettas and a ballet.

ABOUT THE MUSICOn the Beautiful Blue Danube is one of Strauss’s most famous

waltzes; some may recognize it from Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001:

A Space Odyssey, in which it was featured prominently. It has

been used countless times in cartoons, parodies, and television.

The work opens with tremolos in the violins, and the horns inton-

ing excerpts of the main theme alongside accompaniment by

the flutes. It is classified as a typical Viennese waltz, meaning that

there is always a slight hesitation before the third beat of each

bar. In the percussion, there is frequent use of the cymbals and

the snare drum, which keep the orchestra perfectly in time.

Because of the enor-

mous number of waltzes

he produced during his

career, Johann Strauss

Jr. was widely known as

“The Waltz King.”

Duration: 9 minutes

On the Beautiful Blue DanubeJohann Strauss, Jr. (1825–1899)

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Fritz Kreisler’s Liebesleid, “Love’s Sorrow,” is one in a set of three Viennese dances called Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen.

Kreisler, one of the most acclaimed and virtuosic violinists of his

time, often performed these short pieces as encores. The other

two pieces from these Viennese dances are Liebesfreud, “Love’s

Joy,” and Schön Rosmarin, “Lovely Rosemary.”

Written in the key of A minor, Liebesleid is the most subdued of

the three short pieces. The piece is based on intervals of a fourth

between the dominant chord (the fifth note in the minor key

scale) and the tonic (the note A). This interval is then repeated a

number of times until the piece modulates into the happier key

of C major, and finally to a peaceful close back in A major.

Fritz Kreisler was the

violin prodigy of his

time. At the age of 7,

he was accepted to

the prestigious Vienna

Conservatory, making

him the youngest per-

son to have been admit-

ted to the institution.

Duration: 4 minutes

LiebesleidFritz Kreisler (1875–1962)

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Vittorio Monti is a lesser-known Italian composer, violinist, and conductor from the late-19th and early-20th century, whose primary claim to fame is his rhapsodic concert piece Czárdás.

The work has a lilting, gypsy-like quality, and was originally

composed for violin, mandolin, and piano. Since that time it

has been arranged for a myriad of different ensembles: violin

and piano; piano and orchestra; saxophones, percussion, and

piano; and many more. The work is divided into seven different

sections, by turn mournful and exuberant, content and agitated,

relaxed and virtuosic.

“Don’t call my name,

don’t call my name…”

Lady Gaga uses part

of Czárdás in her 2009

song “Alejandro.”

Duration: 4 minutes

CzárdásVittorio Monti (1868–1922)

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CONCERT ETIQUETT E

BE COMFORTABLEThere’s no dress code. From jeans to

suits, you’ll see it all! Wear what you’d

like — you’ll fit in. We love you just the

way you are.

COUGHINGAhem… Try to ‘bury’ your cough in a loud

passage of music. If you can’t, or you

begin to cough a lot, don’t worry — it’s

perfectly acceptable and appropriate to

quietly exit the concert hall. Remember to

unwrap cough drops before the concert so

you don’t create crackling noises.

APPLAUSE 101In earlier times, audiences would routinely

applaud between movements to show

their joy for the music they just heard.

Then around the mid-19th century, it

became tradition to wait until the end of

the piece to clap, with the audience sitting

silent between movements.

At the DPO, we welcome both traditions.

If you prefer to wait for the end of a piece

to clap, please do. Some movements are

fiery and end in such a flare that you may

feel compelled to clap — go for it! After

a quiet movement, you may want to enjoy

the feeling of transfixion and wait; there’s

no need to applaud if you’re not feelin’ it.

Regardless, we want you to feel comfort-

able and focus on the performance, not

confusing applause rules!

If you are attending your first (or 300th) classical music concert, below are some frequently asked questions to help make your experience more enjoyable.


CONCERT ETIQUETT E

SIT TIGHTThe rumors are true — we’re pretty

informal. But we do ask that you sit tight

and quiet during the performance and

only get up between pieces or during in-

termission as to not distract the musicians

or concert-goers around you.

PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUTYou’re welcome to bring a water bottle

into the hall, but remember “Trail Rules”

— pack it in, pack it out. (This goes for

trash too!)

ELECTRONICSPlease turn the sound off on your cell

phones, pagers, and any other noise-

making device, including vibrate mode.

SOCIAL MEDIAFeel free to tweet, post to Facebook or

take photos without flash. Upload your

pics and comments online — and be sure

to tag us! We’re on Facebook, Twitter and

Instagram @denverphilorch #dpotweets

HAVE FUN!Rules, rules, rules — we know, it can be

overwhelming. The most important rule of

all is to have fun and enjoy yourself. And

then tell all your friends and come back

again and again!

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ORCHESTRA SPOTLIG HT

KENNETH GREENWALDPRINCIPAL BASSOONEIGHTH DPO SEASON. Kenneth discov-

ered the bassoon during his freshman

year of high school and began studying

the instrument with Colorado Symphony

bassoonists Jonathan Sherwin and

Joanne Goble.

At age 5, he began studying violin, and

he would later also study piano and

flute. Kenneth attended the University of

Denver’s Lamont School of Music, earning

his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Music

Performance while studying with Chad

Cognata, principal bassoonist with the

Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

Over the years, Kenneth has performed

with many other organizations including

the Denver Young Artists Orchestra,

Arapahoe Philharmonic Orchestra,

Colorado Wind Ensemble, Musica Sacra

Chamber Orchestra and Colorado

Symphony Orchestra.

DR. WILLIAM H. HINKIE, IIIPRINCIPAL VIOLANINTH DPO SEASON. William has been

playing music since the age of 9 when

he started violin in his public school

music program in Louisiana. He has

played with the Baton Rouge Symphony,

Akron Symphony, Shreveport Symphony,

Boulder Symphony, Colorado Springs

Philharmonic, Colorado Ballet orchestra

and was assistant principal viola of the

Aspen Festival Orchestra. In the summer

of 2015, he was a member of AIMS festi-

val orchestra in Graz, Austria.

Who are the hard-working men and women behind those music stands? Get to know your orchestra! Each concert, we spotlight a few of our talented musicians. Tonight, meet Kenneth, William, Alexis, Annie, Albert and Jordan —


ORCHESTRA SPOTLIG HT

William received his Bachelor of Music

Education and Violin Performance from

Louisiana State University, a Master

of Music in Viola Performance from

the Cleveland Institute of Music and

a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the

University of Minnesota. His teachers

include Sally O’Reilly, Heidi Castleman,

Victoria Chiang and Ellen Rose. Dr. Hinkie

currently teaches violin, viola and cello at

Fuzz Music Studios in Longmont.

Previous teaching appointments include

artist teacher at the Interlochen Center

for the Arts, orchestra director at Arvada

West High School, music director of the

Commerce City Youth Orchestra and lead

teaching artist for El Sistema Colorado.

ALEXIS JUNKERSECOND OBOEFIFTH DPO SEASON. A life in music was

unavoidable for Alexis — with a high

school band teacher for a mother and a

high school choir director for a father, she

started playing piano when she was 4 years

old and began on the oboe in fifth grade.

Alexis grew up in the Twin Cities playing in

the Minnesota Youth Symphonies.

Since receiving her Bachelor’s of Music

degree from the University of Denver

(under Lawrence Golan’s baton), Alexis

has performed with the Colorado Wind

Ensemble, Boulder Symphony, and

Greeley Philharmonic. By day, Alexis

is a Digital Media Buyer for an online

marketing company. Between work and

orchestra rehearsals, she plays tennis all

summer and skis all winter.

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ANNIE LAURYSECOND VIOLINSEVENTEENTH DPO SEASON. Before

graduating from high school, Annie

took piano lessons for 10 years, flute for

two years, and violin for six years. While

earning her Bachelor of Science degree

in Psychology, she played in the Kansas

State University and Ottawa University

orchestras, and then didn’t play again for

more than 20 years. This time was largely

spent showing Quarter Horses on a pro-

fessional level.

Annie plays high school musicals, special

music for area churches and for ladies’

clubs throughout the Denver area. She

recently joined a “rock band” and is ex-

cited about arranging violin music for this

new endeavor.

Outside of her music life, Annie is director

of regulatory affairs for a manufacturer

of veterinary biologicals. When not in

the office, she prepares purified tetanus

antitoxin, West Nile virus antibody, and

other specialized products made from

horse serum. The rest of her time is filled

up with golf, church activities, and various

volunteer efforts.

ALBERT TINGSECOND VIOLINFOURTH DPO SEASON. Albert Ting start-

ed violin lesson at age 6 in Taiwan and

moved to the U.S. with his family when he

was 9 years old. It was an exciting land of

opportunities for his whole family.

While in high school, Albert was accepted

at Interlochen Summer Music Camp and

played in the first violin section of the

World Youth Symphony Orchestra. It

was truly exciting for him to play under

conductors such as Aaron Copland and to

accompany Van Cliburn.

In college at Stanford University, Albert

played in the Stanford Symphony

Orchestra and was the first chair of

the Stanford Glee Club orchestra. He

graduated from Stanford University with

Bachelor Degree in Physical Chemistry.

During this period, Albert was also the

conductor for several local church choirs;

as well as the assistant conductor for

the musical Guys and Dolls, a Stanford

Ramshead Production.

He graduated from Baylor College of

Medicine with a PhD in Cell Biology, then

graduated from UT Southwestern Medical

School with a MD and finished a Family

Medicine Residency in the U.S. Air Force.

Outside interests including taking apart

things including PCs and Macs. His house

is littered with carcasses of computers

unfortunate enough to fall into his hands.

Albert and his son spent a blissful sum-

mer together building robots from little

Arduino boards. His family also treasured

the homeschooling experience.

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PRESS PLAY!

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“Playing Out” is created in part by

local filmmaker David Sherman. David

specializes in arts marketing, media

literacy and education.

Our webseries “Playing Out” takes musicians out on the town performing in and around Denver. Bingewatch all six episodes at YouTube.com/DenverPhilharmonic.

Watch pianist Fei-Fei Dong play Gershwin’s

Rhapsody in Blue on a 16th Street Mall

piano, Music Director Lawrence Golan

on violin at the Botanic Gardens with

Vivaldi’s “Autumn,” cellist Jay Campbell

explore downtown and perform Elgar’s

Cello Concerto, Sydney Harper carol at

The Brown Palace, pianist Steven Lin flip

records at Wax Trax II or conductor S.

Mordecai Fuhrman FaceTime with Dutch-

American composer Johan de Meij.


Albert first joined DPO in 2010 and has

immensely enjoyed playing with all the

friendly and energetic folks at DPO. He

is currently recognized as the best chair

stacker in the orchestra.

JORDAN WALTERSDOUBLE BASS, STUDENT INTERNFIRST DPO SEASON. DPO Student Intern

Jordan Walters is a music major graduate

of Denver School of the Arts (DSA) (2009–

2016), where he has held the principal

bass chair for the last two years.

During his seven years at DSA, he studied

with University of Colorado double

bass professor, Dr. Paul Erhard and won

auditions for Western States Honor

Orchestra (2013, 2014, 2015), Colorado All

State Orchestra (2014, 2015), Denver City-

Wide Orchestra (2013, 2014, 2015), Denver

Young Artists’ Orchestra (2014–2015), and

Colorado Pop Rock Band (2014–2016).

He is passionate about musicals and

has played bass in DSA productions of

Hairspray, Oliver! and Red Riding Hood.

This fall, Jordan will be attending CU

Boulder, double majoring in aerospace

engineering and music (double bass per-

formance). He gratefully acknowledges

the loving guidance and support received

from his family, mentors, and friends as he

embarks upon his new path towards the

unknown.

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Our Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the vital contributions made by the Pillar of Fire Ministries / KPOF 910 AM to our orchestra and Denver’s classical music community. Over the past five decades, the Pillar of Fire Church has generously accommodated our orchestra rehearsals and many perfor-mances. Since 1963, Dr. Robert B. Dallenbach, and more recently his son, Joel Dallenbach, have meticulously recorded and broadcast all of the orchestra’s concerts.

SUNDAY CLASSICAL MUSIC7:00 – 10:00 PMKPOF — 910 AM

Tune in to radio station KPOF (AM 910)from 7 – 10 pm on Sunday, June 12 for an encore of

tonight’s Denver Philharmonic performance!


We may be one of Denver’s oldest orchestras, but we certainly don’t act our age.

Dr. Antonia Brico, the first woman to con-

duct the Berlin and New York Philharmonic

Orchestras, founded our organization

in 1948 as the Denver Businessmen’s

Orchestra. Antonia settled in Denver

after conducting professional orchestras

across Europe and the U.S. She debuted

our orchestra to a packed auditorium

explaining the need for a classical music

venue to showcase the talents of local,

classically trained musicians “with no place

to play.” Twenty years later, we’d be known

as the Brico Symphony, and Antonia would

remain at the helm of the orchestra until

her retirement in the mid-1980s.

After nearly 40 years under Antonia’s

baton, the orchestra chose Russian-

American conductor Julius Glaihengauz

as its second music director. A graduate of

the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow,

Julius led the newly renamed Centennial

Philharmonic for 11 seasons.

In 1999, Professor of Music at the

University of Denver Dr. Horst Buchholz

took the baton. Our most recent name

change came in 2004, and we became

the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. Horst

served as music director and conductor

through 2009, after which he was appoint-

ed the orchestra’s first Conductor Laureate.

Adam Flatt came onboard as music

director in June 2010. Adam’s dynamic

and inspiring leadership over the next

three years continued Horst’s legacy and

further increased the artistic quality of the

orchestra.

We selected award-winning conductor

Dr. Lawrence Golan as our conductor and

music director when Adam departed in

2013. Lawrence, a professor and music

director at the University of Denver’s

Lamont School of Music, continues to pro-

duce innovative and quality programming,

challenging our musicians and delighting

our audiences.

And while we have a 68-year history in

Denver, our mission is to continually rede-

fine the way our community experiences

and engages with classical music.

OUR HISTORY

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CONDUCTORCIRCLE($5,000+)Linda Lebsack & Hugh

Pitcher

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Carolyn Artin

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Brio Gold Inc.

James & Kimberly Brody

Janice Burley, in memory of Jane Burley

Kenton & Carla Burns

Holli Campbell

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Justin Cohen

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Bob & Stacey Collins

Robert & Pauline Dallenbach

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