DETROIT DETROIT SYMPHONY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA AA COMMUNITY-SUPPORTE D ORCHESTRA COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED ORCHESTRA
JADER BIGNAMINI MUSIC DIRECTOR JADER BIGNAMINI MUSIC DIRECTOR
DETROIT DETROIT SYMPHONY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA AA COMMUNITY-SUPPORTE D ORCHESTRA COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED ORCHESTRA
JADER BIGNAMINI MUSIC DIRECTOR JADER BIGNAMINI MUSIC DIRECTOR
PRESENTS
JADER BIGNAMINI, Music Director
Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation
JEFF TYZIK
Principal Pops Conductor
FIRST VIOLIN Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy
ACTING CONCERTMASTER Katherine Tuck Chair
Hai-Xin Wu
ACTING ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair
Jennifer Wey Fang ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair
Marguerite Deslippe* Laurie Goldman* Rachel Harding Klaus* Eun Park Lee* Adrienne Rönmark* Laura Soto* Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou*
SECOND VIOLIN Adam Stepniewski ACTING PRINCIPAL The Devereaux Family Chair
Will Haapaniemi*
David and Valerie McCammon Chairs
Hae Jeong Heidi Han*
David and Valerie McCammon Chairs
Sheryl Hwangbo Yu* Sujin Lim* Hong-Yi Mo* Alexandros Sakarellos*
Drs. Doris Tong and Teck Soo Chair
Marian Tanau* Alexander Volkov* Jing Zhang*
VIOLA Eric Nowlin PRINCIPAL Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair
James VanValkenburg ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Caroline Coade Henry and Patricia Nickol Chair
Glenn Mellow Hang Su Shanda Lowery-Sachs Hart Hollman Han Zheng Mike Chen
TERENCE BLANCHARD
LEONARD SLATKIN
NEEME JÄRVI
Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair
Music Director Laureate
Music Director Emeritus
CELLO Wei Yu PRINCIPAL
Abraham Feder
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair
Robert Bergman* Jeremy Crosmer*
Victor and Gale Girolami Cello Chair
ENGLISH HORN Monica Fosnaugh
Shari and Craig Morgan Chair
CLARINET Ralph Skiano
PRINCIPAL Robert B. Semple Chair
Jack Walters
PVS Chemicals Inc./ Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair
TUBA Dennis Nulty PRINCIPAL
TIMPANI Jeremy Epp
PRINCIPAL Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair
James Ritchie ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey*
Laurence Liberson Shannon Orme
PERCUSSION Joseph Becker
Una O’Riordan*
E-FLAT CLARINET Laurence Liberson
Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal
BASS CLARINET Shannon Orme
James Ritchie
Joanne Deanto and Arnold Weingarden Chair Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Chair
Cole Randolph*
BASS Kevin Brown PRINCIPAL Van Dusen Family Chair
Stephen Molina ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Christopher Hamlen Brandon Mason Nicholas Myers
HARP Patricia Masri-Fletcher PRINCIPAL Winifred E. Polk Chair
FLUTE Hannah Hammel PRINCIPAL Alan J. and Sue Kaufman and Family Chair
Amanda Blaikie Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair
Sharon Sparrow ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair
Jeffery Zook
PICCOLO Jeffery Zook
Shari and Craig Morgan Chair
OBOE Alexander Kinmonth
PRINCIPAL Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair
Sarah Lewis ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Monica Fosnaugh
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair
BASSOON Michael Ke Ma
PRINCIPAL Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL William Cody Knicely Chair
LIBRARIANS Robert Stiles PRINCIPAL
Ethan Allen
ACTING PRINCIPAL
Marcus Schoon^ Jaquain Sloan §
CONTRABASSOON Marcus Schoon^ HORN Karl Pituch PRINCIPAL
Johanna Yarbrough Scott Strong
Ric and Carola Huttenlocher Chair
David Everson ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
PERSONNEL MANAGERS Patrick Peterson
DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
Benjamin Tisherman
MANAGER OF ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
STAGE PERSONNEL Dennis Rottell STAGE MANAGER
Ryan DeMarco
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Noel Keesee
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Mark Abbott
Steven Kemp
TRUMPET
Matthew Pons
Hunter Eberly PRINCIPAL Lee and Floy Barthel Chair
Michael Sarkissian
Kevin Good Stephen Anderson ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
William Lucas TROMBONE Kenneth Thompkins PRINCIPAL
David Binder
DEPARTMENT HEAD DEPARTMENT HEAD
JUNE 29, 2022 ORCHESTRA HALL
DEPARTMENT HEAD
LEGEND * These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis ^ On sabbatical § African American Orchestra Fellow
DISNEY IN CONCERT A Dream is a Wish is produced by Symphony Pops Music Sherilyn Draper – Director and Writer Ted Ricketts – Musical Director Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts, © All rights reserved
PROFILES
PROGRAM Songs from Disney’s The Little Mermaid Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman Arranged by A. Menken, R. Merkin T. Pasatieri and T. Ricketts © 1990 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) “Part of Your World” “Under the Sea” “Poor Unfortunate Souls” “Beluga Seruga” “Kiss the Girl” “Happy Ending” Disney’s Aladdin Song Suite Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice Arranged by Danny Troob and Bruce Healey © 1992 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) & Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) “Arabian Nights” “Friend Like Me” “A Whole New World”
The Princess and the Frog Medley Words and Music by Randy Newman Orchestrated by Ted Ricketts © 2009 Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) “Down in New Orleans” “Friends on the Other Side” “Almost There” Cars Suite Music by Randy Newman Orchestrated by Jonathan Sacks © 2006 Pixar Talking Pictures and Walt Disney Music Company Songs from Disney’s The Lion King Music by Elton John Lyrics by Tim Rice Score by Hans Zimmer Arranged by Brad Kelley and Ted Ricketts © 1994 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) “King of Pride Rock (This Land)” “Nants Ingonyama” “Circle of Life” “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” “Pridelands (Busa)”
INTERMISSION Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Suite Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman Arranged by Danny Troob and Franck van der Heijden Edited by Ted Ricketts © 1992 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) & Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) “Transformation” “Belle” “Be Our Guest” “Beauty and the Beast” A Dream is a Wish Medley (songs from Disney’s Cinderella) Music and Lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston Arranged by Joe Dubin, Sid Fine, and Ted Ricketts © 1948 Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) “Cinderella” “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song)” “So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz)”
“Go the Distance” Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by David Zippel Arranged by Brad Kelley © 1997 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) & Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) Frozen Medley Words and Music by Kirsten Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Underscore composed by Christopher Best Orchestrations by Dave Metzger Adapted by Ted Ricketts © 2013 Wonderland Music Company, Inc. “The Great Thaw” “Elsa and Anna” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” “For the First Time in Forever” “In Summer” “Let It Go”
Lawrence Loh is Music Director of Symphoria (Syracuse, NY) and the West Virginia Symphony. Loh concluded his 12-year tenure as Music Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic in 2017. He enjoys a decade-plus association with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, where he currently leads annual pops and other select programs. Loh’s previous positions include Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Syracuse Opera; Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra; Associate Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra; and Music Director of the Denver Young Artists Orchestra. Having a particular affinity for pops programming, Loh has been engaged for repeat performances with Chris Botti, Idina Menzel, Ann Hampton Callaway, the Texas Tenors, and more. He has assisted John Williams on multiple occasions and conducted numerous sold-out John Williams tribute concerts. He is particularly adept at conducting concerts synchronizing live orchestral music with film and has led Star Wars Ep. IV & V, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jaws, Pixar in Concert, Disney in Concert, The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and Singin’ in the Rain, among others. Visit lawrenceloh.com for more. Lisa Livesay is thrilled to travel the world with Disney in Concert, singing the beloved music of her childhood. Career highlights include playing Glinda in Wicked on Broadway and appearing in the film Monday Nights at 7 with Oscar winner Edward James Olmos. She is featured in audiobook musicals including Puss in Boots and Spin!, for which she won Audie awards. Lisa resides in Los Angeles, where she contributes to soundtracks for film and TV. In her spare time, Lisa is earning her degree in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the City College of New York. Boundless love and gratitude to her biggest fans—her family. Whitney Claire Kaufman recently completed two years with the North American Tour of the Broadway smashhit Mamma Mia! (Ensemble, Understudy for Sophie and Lisa). Her performance as Sophie garnered rave reviews from The Boston Globe. Kaufman has performed as guest soloist with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, guest soloist with the Florida Orchestra, and has appeared in Cabaret (Sally Bowles), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Peaseblossom), Marisol (June), The Los Angeles Theatre Ensembles’ production of Wounded, as well as many other theatrical productions. Television credits include General Hospital and the hit ABC series Modern Family. As both
a singer and voice-over performer in film and television, Kaufman has been heard in productions including That Championship Season, The Secret of NiMH 2, and two MGM animated series: All Dogs Go to Heaven and Noddy. She recently recorded songs written by Oscar-winning composer Dimitri Tiomkin. Kaufman graduated with honors from Chapman University with a BFA in Theater Performance. Her favorite Disney movie is The Little Mermaid, with Cinderella as a close second. Aaron Phillips is very excited to be part of this wonderful production. Phillips is an Ovation Award nominated actor and singer, proud member of Actor’s Equity, and can frequently be seen on film and television. Past theatre credits include Jekyll and Hyde (John Utterson), Batboy: The Musical (Batboy/Edgar), Songs for a New World, and Les Misérables (Foreman/Combeferre). Opera credits include La bohème with the Greensboro Opera Company (conducted by Valery Ryvkin), Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King), and Lakme (Frederic) by Delibes. Phillips recently appeared in a staged reading of The Bone Wars (O’Conner) with the prestigious New York playwright group, Youngbloods. You may have seen Phillips as Carl, half of the duo that is the face of Lipton Iced Tea. He is also an accomplished voice-over talent and can be heard in video games including World of Warcraft, Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption, and Lord of the Rings. He is a man of many voices for commercials, cartoons, and music sessions everywhere. Phillips has been a Disney fan his entire life and is happy to help bring this music to fans of all ages. Andrew Johnson is a Disney kid at heart and is humbled to share the music and magic from the stage. He has toured all over the United States, Europe, and Asia, as a lead vocalist and dancer, and his performances have been broadcast on national and international television. Johnson has performed on FOX’s The X-Factor, The Conan O’Brien Show, and the MTV Video Music Awards. He has sung background for artists including Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, LeAnn Rimes, and Florence and the Machine. His theatrical credits include Frozen-Live at the Hyperion (Prince Hans), Rent (Benny), Five Guys Named Moe (Four-Eyed Moe), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph). Johnson has shared the stage with singers and actresses including Shirley Jones and Bernadette Peters, and has performed live duets with recording artists Patti LaBelle, Erykah Badu, and singer and actress Jodi Benson (the original voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid). He is a singer/songwriter and recording artist, and his music is available worldwide on iTunes, under his artist name, DRWMCHL. He would like to thank his family for their love and support and Ted Ricketts for the opportunity to be part of this show.