SANTA ROSA
SYMPHONY
86th SEASON
The Baton
Santa Rosa Symphony League
November 2013
57th SEASON
YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Santa Rosa Symphony
REPERTORY ORCHESTRA
MISSION STATEMENT
This organization shall have as its principal purpose the promotion of musical activities by and through
the Santa Rosa Symphony Orchestra, and do all within its power to help the Symphony Association in
bringing musical opportunities and educational benefits to Santa Rosa and the surrounding area.
SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY LEAGUE
50 SANTA ROSA AVENUE, SUITE 410, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 522-8786 — Leave message
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
November 2013
Happy fall ya'll, sorry,
couldn't resist.
I am delighted to tell
you our Festival of
Parties "Blue Book"
is almost completed
and it is one of the
most exciting books
we have ever put together.
In December we will have our famous Holiday
Jazz event in Alexander Valley with all the trimmings. Wine, food and the wonderful Doug Morton and his group, Del Sol.
January we will have a Lunch 'n' Learn with Jennie
Orvino talking about the book she authored called
Poetry, Politics and Passion. Interesting and informative I'm sure. On February 6th we will have
our much loved Bridge Luncheon and Fashion
show in Kenwood. February also brings us another
Lunch 'n' Learn with authors Melanie Greaves and
Pamella Nesbit and "Through the Lives of Two
Women" and many more terrific events through
the season. One more tease for you. Charlie
Schlangen will perform in the Deerfield Ranch
Winery Cave for us. Yes, a cave. With his clear,
robust baritone voice he will awe you with a sound
that can only occur in the confines of an acoustically perfect cave such as Deerfield’s. He will be
accompanied by the lovely soprano Susan WittButler.
Santa Rosa Symphony League
Officers & Board Members
President
Marilyn Chiotti
VP Membership Development
Terry Stark
VP Membership Communications
Yvonne Hanlon
VP Public Relations
Elizabeth Kern
VP On Going Fund Raising
Lisa Hauge
VP Major Event
Fran Swanson
VP Music Education
Sheila Einhorn
VP Support Services
Jizell Albright
Recording Secretary
Kathleen Riley Bennett
Treasurer
Irene Sohm
Parliamentarian
Wendy Lalanne
Past President
Donna Campbell
President Elect
Marilyn Chiotti
Baton Editor
Emily Roeder
League office. 50 Santa Rosa Avenue, Suite 410.
Marilyn, President
Watch for that Festival of Parties BLUE BOOK
coming soon in your mail.
Now for some business. A while back I sent everyone, who has an email address in our Membership
Book, a copy of this year’s Annual Report. If you
DO NOT have an email address and would like a
copy of the Annual Report I will be happy to mail
you one. Anyone needing a copy of the Annual
Report, they are on the desk in the Symphony
P.S. I really would love to see a lot of Past Presidents at our up coming Luncheon honoring you. I
know you're out there: Who knows, I may even
come up with some roses!
SPECIAL RAFFLES
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FRIENDS OF THE LEAGUE
2012-2013
Thank you to the 2012-13 Friends and Merchants of the Santa Rosa Symphony League
whose gifts are helping bring the gift of music
to 20,000 North Bay children:
Tier Three Donors
Susan & Fred David
Ava and Sam Guerrera
Harry Rubins
Tier Two Donors
Marilyn M. Brown
Christine M. Cromwell Tax Services
Dan & Connie Earl
Anne Facto
Janet Gavagan
Tier One Donors
Jizell Albright
Phyllis Apfel
Sharon Beckman
Florence Boxerman
Noelle Dangremond
Dr. Michael A. & Lynn C. Davis
Sheila Einhorn
Fieldstone Winery & Vineyard
Pauline Fisher
Donna Garvey
Lois Lancina
Dr. & Mrs. David Marcus
Persis McCarley
Eva Mikalson
Glenn & Dorothy Molyneaux
Virginia Norman
Walter & Emily Roeder
Charles Schlangen
Terry & Jon Stark
Barbara von Tillow
Dorothy & Creighton White
Connie Wolfe
As of April 2013 we have surpassed our $5,000
goal, but of course can always use additional
gifts in the pursuit and transmission of superb
music education. Thank you generous souls.
The Festival of Parties committee has been working very hard on this coming season’s fund raising
events and will have the Blue Book in the mail to
you very soon. Besides the musicales, lunch and
learns and bridge, we have something completely
new to offer. We have been very fortunate to receive 3 wonderful donations which we can pass on
to you in the form of raffles.
The first offering is a Private Wine and Food
Pairing for 10 people at the home of Jim and
Kathleen Young of Kelley and Young Wines.
You and up to 9 guests will taste the current vintages of small production wines, each paired with
delicious bites from Kathleen’s kitchen. Weather
permitting, sit under the pergola among the nearly
500 acres of the prestigious Robert Young Vineyards at one of the original Young family homes,
tour a portion of the vineyard and walk through the
beautiful gardens. Only 100 tickets will be sold
for this raffle ~ $25 per ticket
The second offering is a 3 Night Stay for up to 6
people at Arroyo Roble Resort in Sedona, Arizona. Stay in a 2 bedroom, 2 bath villa and enjoy the
indoor/outdoor pool, sauna and hot tub. The Resort is in Red Rock Country and within walking
distance of uptown Sedona where galleries, restaurants and other activities abound. Drive to Snow
Bowl, the Grand Canyon, Kaibab and Prescott National Forests, Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest National Park. Only 100 tickets will be sold for this
raffle ~ $25 per ticket
The third offering is a Luncheon for 6 at the historic Rued Ranch. This includes a marvelous
lunch served with the appropriate Rued wines and
an informal presentation of wine and beef production on the ranch established by Conrad and Henry
Rued in 1881. Only 100 tickets will be sold for
this raffle ~ $10 per ticket.
Further details on this and the other raffles as well
as order forms will be included in the Blue Book.
MUSIC EDUCATION
Our young orchestras have been rehearsing for
months and are weeks from their first season concerts of 2013-2014! The Youth Orchestra will
begin by dazzling two full audiences (about 2,500
combined) of elementary school classes in the Free
Concerts for Youth. The rest of the month will feature performances by all our young orchestras and
workshops, from the exuberant Preparatory Orchestra, to the accomplished Repertory Orchestra,
and the polished excellence of the Young People’s
Chamber Orchestra and the Youth Orchestra.
The Young People’s Chamber Orchestra and
Youth Orchestra give their combined fall concert
on Saturday, November 16, 3pm, in Weill
Hall. The program features recognized masterworks by Dvorak, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rossini and
Britten, as well as lesser known gems by Biber,
Scheidt, and Johann Bernhard Bach. Then on Sunday, November 24, in a 3pm concert at the Sonoma
Country Day School, the Preparatory and Repertory Orchestras bring their youthful flourish to selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, in addition to
works by Ippolitov-Ivanov, Brahms, Sibelius and
Grieg. Tickets to hear these exciting orchestras are
now available through the Santa Rosa Symphony
Patron Services. (Details in the box at right)
Our String Orchestra Workshop will complete its
first session with a short recital at the Santa Rosa
Junior College, and the new El Sistema-inspired
Simply Strings program will give its first ever performance. The Simply Strings students have just
received their violins after weeks of preparation,
and it will be a wonderful experience to see them
perform. For information about Simply Strings or
String Orchestra Workshop performances, please
call the Education Department.
With all the support the Santa Rosa Symphony
League offers to our education programs, we
would love to see your smiling faces in the audience. These concerts will be both invigorating and
heart-warming.
Warm Regards,
Ben Taylor
Director of Education
Santa Rosa Symphony
UPCOMING YOUTH ENSEMBLE
CONCERTS
YOUTH ORCHESTRA & YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Fall Concert
Saturday, November 16, 2013 3:00pm
Weill Hall at the Green Music Center, on the
Sonoma State University campus
For tickets call 54-MUSIC
Purchase online at www.santarosasymphony.com
Youth Orchestra, Richard Loheyde conductor
ROSSINI: Overture to La Gazza Ladra
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Russian Easter Overture
DVORAK: Symphony #9, mvts 1 & 4
Young People's Chamber Orchestra, Aaron
Westman, director
featuring BRITTEN: Variations on a Theme by
Frank Bridge
Works by Biber, Scheidt and Johann Bernhard
Bach
REPERTORY ORCHESTRA & PREPARATORY ORCHESTRA
Fall Concert
Sunday, November 24, 2013 3:00pm
Location TBA
For tickets call 54-MUSIC
Purchase online at www.santarosasymphony.com
Preparatory Orchestra, Tristan Arnold, conductor
Selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker
Works by Ippolitov-Ivanov, Del Borgo, and
more
Repertory Orchestra, Bobby Rogers, conductor
Works by Brahms, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and
Grieg
LEAGUE LUNCHEON SPEAKERS
Past presidents: Nancy Diez 1966-67 ...Jean Harrison 1990-92 and Patricia Clothier 2000-2001,
will speak about the times during which they served
as Santa Rosa Symphony League presidents.
RESERVATION FORM
LUNCHEON
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Italian Affair
1055 Fourth Street
Santa Rosa
Past Presidents Luncheon
11:30 am reception
12:00 pm lunch
12:45 pm meeting
1:00 pm speakers
Small salad
Choice of:
Fish of the day
Eggplant Parmesan
Chicken Scaloppine
Tortellini with a creamed sherry sauce
A small desert of spumoni or sorbet
Tea and coffee
Cost is $25.00
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Make checks payable to: Santa Rosa Symphony League
Attention: Luncheon Reservations
50 Santa Rosa Avenue, Suite 410
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY NOVEMBER 8, 2013. PLEASE!!!!!
Remember to make your reservations by the 8th. We cannot change the number on the day of the luncheon.
If you receive this by email, please print this page and send, with your check to the address above.
Santa Rosa Symphony League
50 Santa Rosa Avenue
Suite 410
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Calendar of Events for November2013
November 6
League Board meeting
Home of Wendy Lalanne
November 9,10 & 11
Multicultural Magic
Bruno Ferrandis, Conductor
Maya Beiser, Cello
GERSHWIN, GOLIJOV, BRUCH
November 13
League Luncheon (see page 5 for details)
Italian Affair, Santa Rosa
November 16
Youth Orchestra & Young People’s Chamber Orchestra (see page 4)
November 24
Repertory Orchestra & Preparatory Orchestra (see page 4)
December 4
COMING EVENTS
League Board meeting (details next month)
December 7, 8 & 9
Concert Series (details next month)
December 1
Holiday Jazz event in Alexander Valley (details next month)