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SOUL OF THE SYMPHONY2019-2020 SEASON

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As is true for every Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra season, wehave a fantastic repertoire ahead for 2019-20!

The season will include pieces from greats such as Mozart, Gulda,Beethoven, Haydn, Gershwin, and Michigan composer MichaelDaugherty.

As a special treat, 4 out of 5 concerts this season will feature guestartists including Broadway's own Katie Travis, Bay City native andGershwin expert Kevin Cole, SBSO's Concertmaster Eliot Heaton,and SBSO's principal cellist Igor Cetkovic.

2019-2020 Season:Symphonic Kaleidoscope

October 19Broadway Holiday On Washington Ave:

December 10Vivid Colors, Dance & Beauty

February 8Cole Meets Gershwin

March 28Symphonie Fantastique

May 9ALL PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 8:00 PM

AT THE TEMPLE THEATRE

Season tickets are on sale through October Patrons can choose:

Conductor Series: all five concertsMusic Lover Series: four classical concerts

Pick 3: customize your concert experience

For ticket information contact the Temple Theatre Box Office at 989.754.7469

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SYMPHONIC KALEIDOSCOPE

October 19, 2019 8:00 PMTemple Theatre

The concert opens with Mozart’s brilliant and bustling overture to his comic opera The Marriage of Figaro, followed by a

modern masterpiece by Austrian pianist and composer Friedrich Gulda, who worked in both classical and jazz styles. His

cello concerto, performed by SBSO’s principal cellist, Igor Cetkovic, blurs the boundaries between musical genres

combining a rhythm section of guitar, bass, and drum set in a work which is described as, “jazz, a minuet, rock, a

smidgen of polka, a march, and a cadenza with two spots where the star cellist must improvise.” The program concludes

with Beethoven’s exuberant seventh symphony, a popular work described by Wagner as the apotheosis of the dance.”

Special Guest Artist: Igor Cetkovic

A native of Belgrade, Serbia, cellist Igor Cetkovic enjoys a career as a soloist, chambermusician, orchestra member and educator. Igor has served with orchestras acrossEurope and the United States, including the Bergen Philharmonic, Stavanger SymphonyOrchestra, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, and as a solo cellist of the Serbianchamber orchestra, “The St. George Strings.” A winner of many national and regionalcompetitions and performance awards, Igor finished his doctoral studies at MichiganState University, studying under the renowned Suren Bagratuni. He also holds degreesfrom Stavanger University, University of Belgrade, and Central Michigan University. Igor’s other principal teachers include his father Relja Cetkovic, Sandra Belic, Liv Opdaland Jamie Fiste. Currently, Mr. Cetkovic is an artist-in-residence and principal cellist ofthe Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, principal cello of the Saginaw Bay Symphony,assistant principal cello of the West Michigan Symphony and as the cellist for Burdick-Thorne String Quartet. In addition to his performing schedule, Igor enjoys teaching bothcollege and high-school students, and is current cello faculty for New England MusicCamp in Maine. Mr. Cetkovic also served on the faculty at Western Michigan Universityand at Albion College, and has given master classes at the Flint Institute of Music andfor MASTA (Michigan chapter of American String Teachers Association).

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The genius pianist Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000) was lauded for his extraordinaryinterpretations of the music of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, and Beethoven. A littleknown fact is that Gulda sent a fax from Zurich airport announcing his own deathin order to see what kind of obituaries would be written about him. “People havethrown so much muck at me while I am alive, I do not want them to chuck it intomy grave as well,” Gulda said. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro opera is based on the 1784 French play, Lafolle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais. The play wasvery controversial in its day (and even banned briefly in France),

Featuring Igor Cetkovic, special guest

2019-2020 SBYO Concerts

Sunday, November 10 and

Sunday, March 1Temple Theatre Saginaw MI

Sunday, May 17

Bronner Performing Arts CenterFrankenmuth MI

All concerts start at 3:00 PM

SBSO's Executive Directors  

PresidentFelicia Rose-Barry Vice-PresidentDebra Huntley PhD SecretaryCynthia Chadwick TreasurerClaudia Zacharek MD Board MembersAl BlinkePaul ChaffeeDonald CarlyonKen CichewiczMichael ElliottAndrea FischerJohn MarkeyLinda P. McGeeLou OgnisantiSam Tilmon Honorary MembersDr. Donald J. BanchardDr. Jean Goodnow EmeritiDr. David ConradPatricia ShaheenJames Van Tiflin

SBSO YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AT 12:15 pm

TEMPLE THEATRE The SBSO's New Young People'sLink Up concert The OrchestraRocks is designed for students ingrades three through five. It isopen to schools in Saginaw, Bayand Tuscola Counties. Concertprogram is FREE. To register call 989.755.6471Is YOUR school signed up?

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SBSO Staff CEO

Bonnie VanVoorhees

Director ofMarketing/Communications

Christy Meter

Finance ManagerDavid Rupp

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SBYO ManagerDonald Belcher

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Ruth Ann Robinson

SBYO Musical DirectorRod Bierber

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Emma VanVoorhees

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Symphonic Kaleidoscope introduces our 2019-20 concert season. We are grateful for our featured concert sponsors: Endowed Concert Sponsor: Leo and Emelie Kahan Major Concert Sponsor: Tri-Star Trust Bank. Founded in 2000 by GenePickelman and Larry Preston. They set out to create a different kind ofwealth management firm: A firm that holds themselves to a higherfiduciary standard. A firm that simplifies their clients' lives, hires caringemployees and makes a difference in its communities Media Sponsor: Cumulus Media. Is a leading audio-first media andentertainment company delivering premium content to over a quarterbillion people

Take A StandMember

Michael and Kathleen Brush

The Take A Stand initiative was introducedduring my term as a Board of Directorsmember for the SBSO. We immediatelyrecognized it as a significant, yet easilyaffordable, way to support our orchestra. The SBSO is one of the last bastions ofmusical culture in our area. In my experienceworking with it, I witnessed the dedication andcreativity of Musical Directors, staff, board,and volunteers whose diligence promotes itsvitality, donors whose vision insures itslongevity, and experienced interaction withthe highly skilled musicians who bring themusic to life. The SBSO is an essential component of life inthis area and our commitment to Take AStand is an easy way to contribute. Michael & Kathleen Brush

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Tuesday November 26th