The SoldieR's Tale Igor Stravinsky
with the Shasta College Theatre Department
Directed by Gregory Thorson Choreographed by Diana Christensen
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Saturday, September 25 | 7:30pm Cascade Theatre, Redding Sunday, September 26 | 2:00pm Laxson Auditorium, Chico
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Table of Contents
Board and Staff 1
Messages from the
Music Director and Chair 2 Concert Program and Notes 5-6 Artist Profiles 6-7 Conductor Profile 9 How You Can Support NSS 11 Orchestra Members 13 Conductor’s Circle 14-16
Appreciation 19
Etiquette and Reminders 20
Thank you, sponsors and partners!
North State Symphony Board Margaret Bomberg
Daria Booth
Advancement Director,
College of Humanities & Fine Arts Karen Coffron
Stephen Cummins
Director, University Public Engagement
Barbara Enochian
Sam Hillaire
M. Brooks Houghton Nancy Overton James Malin
President, Redding League Ailsie McEnteggart
President, Chico Guild Patty Mullett
Eugene L. Nichols
President, Board of Regents Nena L. Perry
Chair
Elizabeth Quivey
Executive Director, NSS Scott Seaton
Music Director, NSS Eric Whitmer
Board of Regents
Margaret B. Brennan-Maxey Michael Cogan
Doreeta Domke Constance Eccles Barbara O. Geshekter Allen Hackett
Richard Jackson Thomas Kaut
Dawn Kusumoto Dr. Frank LiVolsi Richard Macias Missy McArthur Eugene L. Nichols
President John Oakes
Anne Peterson Dr. Ronald E. Reece Gayle H. Tilles Don Weidlein Sally Wells Chris Wray Robert Zadra
North State Symphony Staff Stephen Cummins
Director, University Public Engagement
Scott Seaton Music Director
Elizabeth Quivey Executive Director Sesar Sanchez
Orchestra Manager, Executive Assistant Sue Constantinides
Marketing and Communications
Natsumi Fry Graphic Design Production Team
Sidus Choup Jasmine Saechao Michael Vandervoort Nicholas Wallace
Greetings from the Podium –
Welcome to the 21st season of the North State Symphony and our first live concert in a year and a half! If there is one thing we have all learned in the past year or so, it’s that nothing ever quite goes as planned. The same was true of Igor Stravinsky in 1918 when he had several large-scale ballets that had made him world-famous that could now not be performed because of the war… and because of the global pandemic.
This weekend’s presentation of A Soldier’s Tale tells the story of resilience; Stravinsky didn’t let the music stop and this performance is testament to you not letting the music stop. You supported us when live concerts were not possible and tonight we begin our season long “crescendo” with immense anticipation to hear Schiller’s words, “Deine Zauber binden wieder” (“Thy magic binds again”) permeate through our grand halls with the full forces of the North State Symphony and choruses realizing the final moments of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in May 2022.
We can’t wait to take this journey with you and our team will do everything we can to ensure music stays in your lives. We are now more accessible with Subscription and Membership options, allowing you to pick your favorite seat or enjoy NSS performances from the comfort of your home.
You can now sit back and relax and enjoy our collaboration with Shasta College Theatre in this production of Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale. We look forward to having you back throughout our season packed with wonderful composers, iconic works, and amazing guest artists from near and far!
Musically yours,
Scott Seaton, North State Symphony Music Director
Greetings from the Board –
On behalf of the North State Symphony board, welcome back to the Cascade Theater and Laxson Auditorium for the first live performances of the 2021-22 North State Symphony season! After the necessary restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is beyond wonderful that we can be together—albeit masked—to enjoy Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale.”
Thank you for your support this last year and a half and your attendance today. Enjoy this performance and those to come!
Sincerely,
Nena Perry, North State Symphony Board Chair
Thank you for supporting the symphony during our 2020-2021 virtual season!
Welcome back to the stage!
North State Symphony recording “To The Fore” in April, 2021—available on YouTube
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Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
A Soldier’s Tale
The Soldier’s March 1.
Airs by a Stream 2.
The Soldier’s March – Reprise 3.
Pastorale 4.
Airs by a Stream – Reprise 5.
Airs by a Stream – Reprise 6.
The Soldier’s March – Reprise 7.
The Royal March 8.
The Little Concert 9.
Three Dances (Tango, Valse, Ragtime) 10.
The Devil’s Dance 11.
Little Chorale 12.
The Devil’s Song 13.
The Great Chorale 14.
Triumphal March of the Devil 15.
Shasta College Theatre and Redding City Ballet Narrator: Jacob McDuffey Soldier: Blake Fisher Devil: Ashley Olson Princess: Linze Zaniroli Ensemble: Jeremiah Follette
Dancers: Audrey Beazor, Sophia Hathaway, Sunny Martinez, Allison Smyrnos
Director: Gregory Thorson
Assistant Director/Dramaturg: Hannah Paluch Choreographer: Diana Christensen
Costume and Make-Up Design: Mathew McDonald North State Symphony
Conductor: Scott Seaton Violin: Terrie Baune
Double Bass: Michael Schwagerus Clarinet: Brian Wilmer
Bassoon: Jarratt Rossini Trumpet: Ian Cochran Trombone: Paul DeSilva Percussion: Brian Simpson
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Soldier’s Tale (l’histoire du soldat) was composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1918 and premiered on September 28, 1918 in Lausanne, Switzerland, conducted by Ernest Ansermet.Stravinsky settled in Switzerland near Lausanne in 1910 after the fame he gained from his early ballets. It was there that he and Swiss novelist, Charles Ramuz, in 1917 and agreed to collaborate on a new project at a time when wartime economics limited large-scale arts productions. To adapt to the circumstances, they devised a flexible format wherein Ramuz wrote a tale
“to be read, played, and danced,” and Stravinsky wrote music that served as an accompaniment to the action, such that it could be performed as theater, concert, or in combination. Some stagings include an ensemble in addition to the narrator, or may include dancers in addition to the soldier, devil, and narrator.
The text is chosen from a collection of Russian tales compiled by Alexander Afanasiev. Each episode features a “Soldier who deserts and the Devil who infallibly comes to claim his soul.” Stravinsky and Ramuz hired the Théâtre Municipal in Lausanne, and engaged Ansermet to conduct seven instrumentalists (clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin and double bass) and four dancers. Recalling the premiere on September 28, 1918, Stravinsky wrote,
“I have never since seen a performance that has satisfied me to the same degree.” Despite its success, however, subsequent performances were canceled due to the influenza epidemic that swept throughout Europe after the War.
The opening music, “The Soldier’s March,”
accompanies a Russian soldier, Joseph, travelling to his hometown on a 10-day leave. The music is characteristic of Stravinsky with complex meters and angular gestures, and his unexpected orchestration and harmony draw you closer. Stravinsky absorbed his brilliant orchestration technique and his love of Russian folk material from his mentor, Rimsky- Korsakov.
As the story continues, we find Joseph resting by a stream as he unloads his St. Joseph medallion, mirror, a photograph of his girlfriend, and his fiddle on which he begins to play “Airs by a Stream.” The devil, disguised as an old man carrying a butterfly net, sneaks up on Joseph from behind and startles him. He wants to buy the fiddle, but instead barters it for a book that he says contains untold wealth.
Joseph realizes that the book foretells the future, but
Masterworks I: September 25 and 26, 2021
unfortunately, he doesn’t know how to use it, so they make a deal—the devil takes Joseph to his lavish home for three days to teach him about the book if Joseph will teach him to play the fiddle. After three days pass, the devil takes Joseph home as we hear a reprise of
“The Soldier’s March.”
As Joseph is walking home, he discovers that people are fearful of him; and then when he finds that his fiancée is married with children, he realizes that he has been tricked—not three days had passed, but three years had passed and the townsfolk believe that he is a ghost. The “Pastorale” sets the scene. Again, Joseph confronts the devil who this time is disguised as a cattle merchant and tries to calm Joseph by reminding him of the knowledge he gained from the book and how he came to acquire great wealth. We hear a reprise of “Airs by a Stream” as Joseph realizes that material wealth does not bring him happiness.
The devil returns, this time disguised as a peddler.
He hands Joseph a violin, but he could not play it because it made no sound. A reprise of “Airs by a Stream” returns as Joseph tosses the fiddle and tears up the magic book.
We hear a reprise of “The Soldier’s March” as Joseph leaves his home with nothing, but he hears news that the Princess is ill, and that whoever can cure her will gain her hand in marriage. “The Royal March” takes him to the palace where the devil is already there disguised as a virtuoso violinist.
Suddenly, the devil makes his presence known, clutching the violin to his chest, he taunts Joseph.
The narrator tells Joseph the reason the devil controls him is because Joseph still has the devil’s money, and if Joseph loses all his money to the devil in a card game, he will finally be free. The plan works: the devil fails, and Joseph is free! He takes the violin and plays
“The Little Concert.”
Then he triumphantly marches into the princess’
chambers and starts to play another tune. The princess is miraculously resurrected by the music, and begins to dance “Three Dances” (Tango; Valse;
Ragtime). The influence of jazz and modern dance styles is evident in the Tango and Ragtime. Stravinsky said that “Jazz meant, in any case, a wholly new sound in my music, and Histoire marks my final break with the Russian orchestral school in which I had been fostered.”
As Joseph and the princess embrace, the devil arrives, as Joseph protects the princess, he realizes he can defeat the devil by playing his violin. So, he plays “The Devil’s Dance” causing the devil to flail with contortions. We hear “Little Chorale” as the Soldier takes the princess’s hand, and together they drag the devil away, then fall into each other’s arms. But now the “The Devil’s Song” torments the couple, warning them that Joseph may not leave the castle or the devil will regain control of him.
Over the “Great Chorale,” the narrator tells Joseph that “No one can have it all, that is forbidden. You must learn to choose between.” The tale ends with Joseph crossing a forbidden line after being warned not to do so; he could not resist the idea that he can have both his wife and his mother. The devil waits as Joseph finds that his bride is gone. The final piece is
“The triumphal march of the devil” and the fiddle and drums engaged in a rhythmic showdown with the last
“word” played solely by the percussionist. Stravinsky said that “If every good piece of music is marked by its own characteristic sound, then the characteristic sounds of Histoire are the scrape of the violin and the punctuation of the drums. The violin is the Soldier’s soul and the drums are the diablerie.”
Program Notes: Theodore Bell
Dr. Gregory Thorson (Director) has a Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Colorado and is a graduate of the University of Oregon. Favorite credits include the New York City premieres of the original plays Superhero and Toy Land (Vital Theatre Company) and Cabaret (University of Colorado). At Shasta College Dr. Thorson has directed The Miracle Worker, As You Like It, The Producers, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Foreigner, Sweeney Todd, The Crucible, The Farnsworth Invention and The Wolves. Dr. Thorson was the dramaturg on the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s productions of All’s Well that Ends Well, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Noises Off! Dr. Thorson is member of Lincoln Centers Directors Lab.
About the Artists
Diana Christensen (Choreographer) is a dancer, teacher, director, and
choreographer trained in ballet, modern, tap, jazz, and theatre. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education with a Theatre Arts theme, and a Master of Arts degree in English Literature. She is the Artistic Director for Redding City Ballet, and owner of The Redding Arts Project, a performing arts studio and training school for RCB and Redding Theatre Company. Christensen founded Redding Theatre Company in 2005 to provide theatre training and performance opportunities to the community. In addition, she teaches English and Dance at Shasta College.
Christensen is dedicated to education in the arts, as well as developing and increasing access to the arts in the North State. She has four children, seven
grandchildren, and an amazing husband who she loves spending time with on their small ranch in Palo Cedro, California.
Ashley Olson (Devil) is a 23 year old from Trinity County, California. She graduated from Trinity High School in 2016 and is now attending school at Shasta College.
Her passion for theater took hold at a young age and she hopes to continue doing theater for the rest of her life. Her most memorable roles she has played are Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and Rosalind from Shakespeare’s As You Like it. She hopes to one day perform at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Jacob McDuffey (Narrator) is thrilled to be a part of A Soldiers Tale, with Shasta College & The North State Symphony. Jacob’s past theatre credits include Jack Kelley in Axioms production of Newsies, David Sarnoff and Tobias Ragg in the Shasta College productions, The Farnsworth Invention and Sweeney Todd, and multiple Cascade shows. Jacob is a Real Estate Agent in Shasta County and spends his free time working and volunteering with VIVA Downtown. He would like to thank everyone for supporting the show.
Blake Fisher (Soldier) is a Program Coordinator for Viva Downtown, an officially designated Main Street America organization. Fisher is a native Northern California resident who attended Redding schools and graduated from Enterprise High School and Shasta College. Fisher enjoys performing and has been lucky enough to share his talents with the community through Shasta College, Cascade Theatre and the North State Symphony. His most recent roles have been Buddy the Elf: Elf the Musical, Sam Carmichael: Mamma Mia, Lord Farquaad: Shrek the Musical and John Proctor: The Crucible.
Linze Zaniroli (Princess) is honored to be a part of this production as the Princess.
She is currently a Junior at Shasta High School and is enjoying being a part of their Acapella and Madrigal choirs. She has been in over 30 shows, including five Shasta College productions. Some of her favorite past roles include Shasta College’s Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, Josephine in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Riverfront’s Wendy in Peter Pan, and Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town. When she’s not on stage, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her friends and family.
Sunny Martinez (Dancer) has had a passion for the performing arts since he was a wee one. He has participated in several school and community theatrical presentations and has performed in many summer youth musical theater programs.
Some highlights include Neleus in Mary Poppins, Jack Kelly in Newsies, and an appearance in Kids Unlimited’s 30th anniversary showcase in summer of 2017.
He’s been studying for an AA-Transfer Degree for Theatre Arts at Shasta College in order to transfer to CSU Chico and is currently enrolled in the Hello Broadway Online Academy, taught by working Broadway performers. His hobbies include instruments (piano and guitar), reading novels, and video editing.
About the Artists
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onductor Scott Seaton has been praised for possessing “finesse, clarity, and precision” by the Luxembourg Times and has leftaudiences “breathless” according to Entertainment News Northwest.
He is in his seventh season as Music Director of the North State Symphony in Northern California where he has garnered acclaim for his dynamic performances, innovative programming, and community and youth outreach. From 2012-2015, he led the Minot Symphony Orchestra to new artistic heights and forged exciting collaborations on the local and state levels.
Seaton was also the Principal Conductor of the Veridian Symphony Orchestra.
As an artistic leader, he has collaborated with such artists as Project Trio, Alessio Bax, Gabriela Martinez, Charlie Albright, and Sara Davis Buechner.
Since his international debut in 2007 with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Seaton has conducted orchestras spanning North America, South America, and Europe. Upcoming and recent engagements include the Signature Symphony, Auburn Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Juneau Symphony, Missoula Symphony, Kamloops Symphony, Spartanburg Philharmonic, Mercury Soul, Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra, the South Jutland
Symphony Orchestra (Denmark), Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Toronto Philharmonia Orchestra, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich, Whatcom Symphony Orchestra, Portland Columbia Symphony, and the Western Plains Opera. He has also appeared with the Brandenburger Symphoniker, Fort Worth Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Memphis Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Magdeburg Philharmonic, Bamberg Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Orquesta Filarmónica de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cincinnati Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra.
Seaton won the 2011 INTERAKTION competition and was given the opportunity to conduct an orchestra composed of all of Germany’s top orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Konzerthaus Orchestra, German Symphony Orchestra, and the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin. As a semi-finalist in the 2012 Sir Georg Solti International Conducting Competition (Frankfurt, Germany), he placed in the top ten conductors from a pool of over 400 conductors from 73 countries that were initially considered. He was a finalist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Sir Georg Solti Conducting Competition as well as a quarter-finalist in the Gustav Mahler International Conducting Competition.
Equally at home with the operatic repertoire, Seaton regularly collaborates with the Bel Canto Singers bringing semi-staged productions to Redding, California. He has served as Assistant Conductor of Festival Opera (Walnut Creek, California) where he worked on several productions from Puccini’s Turandot to Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with conductor Michael Morgan.
An enthusiastic advocate of contemporary music, Seaton has conducted numerous premieres in the past several years. He has curated programs and championed music by living composers such as Libby Larsen, Mason Bates, Adam Schoenberg, David Hertzberg, Pierre Jalbert, and Maria Grenfell, to name a few. In 2007, he gave his Jordan Hall debut at the New England Conservatory with the New England Collective Chamber Orchestra performing works by emerging talents in the Boston area. Additionally, he appeared on New Music for the Sonically Curious, a series of performances in Boston devoted to works of composers in the New England area. He has worked with the New York City-based Mimesis, an ensemble dedicated to the music of living composers. He has also recorded several works with FiveOne in Cleveland.
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Seaton has earned degrees from the Université de Montréal, the New England Conservatory, and Vanderbilt University. He has also studied at Tanglewood and the National Conducting Institute sponsored by the National Symphony Orchestra. His mentors include Michael Morgan, Jean-François Rivest, Robin Fountain, Charles Peltz, and Carol Nies. Seaton has undertaken additional studies with Kurt Masur, David Zinman, Stefan Asbury, Gustav Meier, Marin Alsop, Jorma Panula, Larry Rachleff, Kenneth Kiesler, Alexander Mickelthwate, Peter Eötvös, Leonard Slatkin, and Zsolt Nagy, among others.
An avid cyclist and runner, Seaton recently did a solo coast-to-coast cycling expedition from Oregon to Massachusetts. As a marathoner, he has run races in Los Angeles, Calgary, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, and Fargo, to name a few. He qualified for and ran in the 2018 Boston Marathon. He currently resides in Monterey, California with his wife, Julia, where they enjoy long walks on the beach and feeding neighborhood cats. They also enjoy traveling the world in search of the perfect cappuccino.
Visit him online at www.scott-seaton.com.
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Treble Cierpke
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sponsored by Ruth Coe Jazzmine Tifenbach*
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Michael Schwagerus, Principal sponsored by an endowment from Dr. Manuel and Gloria Esteban
Steve Calvert, Asst. Principal Steve Comber
Bryce Holmes
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Stephen Rice FLUTE
Tim Koop, Principal Megumi Nomura
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Symphony Annual Gifts
Following are gifts and gifts in kind made to the North State Symphony, the Chico Guild, and the Redding League from July 1, 2020 through September 17, 2021.
We particularly appreciate the generous support and loyalty of our donors and members during our 20th Anniversary Season, when the Symphony was unable to produce live events.
Listed below are donations and other payments in support of the Symphony. If you feel we may have made a listing in error, please contact the symphony office. Thank you for your support.
Conductor’s Circle
Symphony Endowments
Endowments provide annual support in perpetuity to the Symphony. We sincerely appreciate those who make this lasting gift to our orchestra.
Constance L. Eccles Endowment
Manuel and Gloria Esteban Endowment
Phyllis Lindley Endowment
Robert and Anne Morgan Endowment North State Symphony Endowment
North State Symphony Scholarship Endowment Peggy Steel Endowment
Director
$10,000 and above Dignity Health First Five Shasta Johnson Family
Foundation
Maestro
$5,000-$9,999 Joseph and Judy
Chiapella
Community Foundation of the North State Diane Flaherty Diane Fossum Joan Genthe
Sam and Sam Hillaire Rush Lenroot
Ailsie McEnteggart Nena Perry and Dan
Purtzer
Kendell and Susan Seamans
Sierra Pacific Foundation
Concertmaster
$2,500-$4,999
Carla and Jerry Dunham Red Emmerson and Maria
Escosa-Emmerson Samuel Kissée and Robert
Zadra
Pat and Richard Macias
Principal
$1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (1)
Dick and Marian Baldy Margaret Brennan-Maxey
and Robert Maxey Sue Bruce
James and Kimberly Bruder
Ann and John Coe, in honor of Ruth Coe Stephen and Sunday
Cummins
Barbara Enochian and Jack Kimple
Robert Hansen and Kathryn Svoboda Bonnie and Jon Hilbert Giovanna and Richard
Jackson Marc Kessler
Teresa Kludt and Walt Schafer
McConnell Foundation Margaret McMillan Merchants Bank
of Commerce Charles and Marvey
Mueller
Patty and Gary Mullett Patricia Penn
Ronald Reece
Mark and Diana Shelley Dana Silberstein
Louise and Robert
Symphony
$500-$999 Reed Applegate John Busby
Calif. Cascade Assoc.
for the Education of Young Children John and Pam Crowe Dave Dennis
Dee Domke Bruce Dwiggins Marian Eby
Phil Filbrandt and Joanne Reid
Eric Ford
Stephaney Hardie Randy Holt and Linnea
Sheppard
Barbara Janzen and Louis Buchholtz
James and Paula Karman Jack Kimple
Linda Koch
Renee LeFevre and Tom Warnock
Henrietta Lo James Malin
Eric Marshall and Nancy Overton
Dean Moyer and Jenny Abbe-Moyer
Gene and Tammy Nichols Ramona Peters
Elizabeth Quivey, including gift in honor
Gary Rogers
Lee and Judy Salter Judith and Randall Smith Greg Steel
Brian and Karen Sweeney Temple Beth Israel
of Redding Gayle Tilles
Sydney Wilde, in memory of Judy Wells
Catherine Woods
Concerto
$250-$499 Art Etc.
Noel Brown
Bruce and Rose Mary Burke
Mary and Richard Burns Susan Constantinides, in
honor of Scott Seaton Lang Dayton
Trisha Edelmann William Evanhoe Betty Fitzpatrick Priscilla Hanford
Daniel and Kathy Herbert Hillary and Jeff Jones Muhammad and
Effat Khaki Cecile and Roger
Longnecker Ken Miller
Bill and Marilyn Niepoth Lois Olson
NSS League in memory of Ruth Bairrington, Diana Taylor, Barabara Thacker,
Linda Finkel in memory of Afton Blurton, Trudi D’Arcy Don and Heidi Weidlein in memory of Frances Miller
Barbara Thacker Jutta Spruce, in memory of Norman Spruce Robert Aloise in Memory of Hans Dara
Frances Jenkins, in memory of Bill and Kathy Jenkins John Busby, in memory of Claire Busby
Wayne Bank, in memory of Sylvia Bank
Gail O’Brien and R. Bates’
Bridge Club, in memory of Richard Bates
Charles and Linda Finkel and Stephanie Evans, in memory of Sallyann Keith
Linda Quigley in memory of Trudi D’Arcy
Adrienne Jacoby in memory of Lois Markham and Barbara Thacker Kristen Plate and Terry Thomas, in memory of Bob Williams Sally Wells in memory of Betty Miller, Darrel Rawlings, Richard Bates, Fran Jenkens, Louise Rafalovich Memorial donations, particularly significant in a time of loss, may be directed to our Concerts, Youth Programs or Perpetual Endowment.
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Music in Memory is a program of the Redding League Heritage Circle
The Heritage C ircle has been e stablished t o recognize those who have remembered North State Symphony in their estates. If your will includes NSS, please let us know so that we may include your name.
John and Sue Aubuchon Erwin and Vera Cooper Constance L. Eccles Keith Herritt and Enrique
Martinez Phyllis Lindley Richard and Pat Macias JoAnn Morgan
John Eric Paschek, PhD The Robert P. Morgan and Anne Morgan Charitable Remainder Unitrust Marsha Rueckert Dr. Art and Gayle Tilles Catherine “Trina” Woods
Conductor’s Circle
Barbara and Kelly Pierce Erik and Kristien Poole Cleo Reed
Alan Rellaford and Daria Booth
Sesar Sanchez, in honor of Scott Seaton
James and Joyce Spielmann Gretchen Stone Joseph and Patricia
Tallerico
Brooks Thorlaksson Susan Whitaker Carol Whitmer Joseph and Kathryn
Yarosevich
Sonata
$100-$249—including 2020-21 Season Members Anonymous (1)
Sue Asbill Clifta Atlas John and Susan
Aubuchon Stephen Baker
Terrie Baune, in honor of Scott Seaton
Bruce Belton Suzanne Birch
George and Ruth Blitz Ellie Bradbury and Lionel
Valley Jan Britton Jan Brockett
Janet Brown and Michael Abruzzo
Lee and Virginia Brown Jeff and Wendy Brown William Bunstock and
Ursula Karow John Burnham
Burr-Lederer Charitable Fund
Lynn Cannon James Canter Becky Carder Richard and Ann
Chamberlain Carolyn Chandler Maureen Chenoweth Adam Chism
Janice and John Clay
Judy Clemens Margaret Cole David Colson
Angelos and Katherine Constantinides Traci Cooper
Carol and Jim Cowee Barbara and Robert Cross Gene Currey and
Elizabeth Daniels Currey Kirsten and William Curry Sheila Dixon
Wayne Doerning Margaret and William
Dudman
Trish and Loren Dunlap Trudy Dunphy
Mari Ennis-Applegate and Terry Applegate Nicole Espinosa Kenneth Evans and
Nancy Foster-Evans Nancy Evens and
Peter Straus Roxanne Ferry Gregory Fischer Ramona Flynn Judith Forney
Warren and Nelia Fox David and Joanne Fuller Elizabeth Galler
Helen and Daniel Gesick Wendi Gima
Carolina Girimonte Doni and Bruce
Greenberg Andy and Claudia
Hanson David Hess Charles Hodel Andrew Holcombe
and Ann Schulte Adrienne Jacoby Mary Jensen Jennifer Jewell Miriam Johnson Sharon Johnson, in
memory of Robert S.
Johnson and Bettie Hill Paula Kahler
Joan and John Keesey George Keithley Kristin Kennedy Ed and Joy Kimball Larry and Gretchen Koch
Timothy Koop Kathleen and Rae
Lanpheir David Laraway Diane Leiber
Antony and Maryse Lemaistre
Katherine and William Link
Michael and Jeannette Logue
Carol Lowe Halkard Mackey Molly Mahoney William Masterson Rupert and Joan
McDowell Lynn McEnespy Terrance Mercer Marian Milling Ann Murphy Howard Nathan
Donna and Leon Nelson Peggy Niswander Joyce Norman
William Oliver George and Joanne
Overton James Patton Ronald Penne Thomas Perry Lili Phung
Marie Pierre-Stromberg and Gary Stromberg Lisa Ponce
Charles Prim Judy Quine
Carrol and Joel Quivey Jane Richter
Virginia Rose Joann Roskoski Suellen Rowlison
Jeffrey and Pamela Sachs Karen and Melvin Sage Valerie Saidman Erin Salazar Winifred Sandrock Margaret Schneider Betty and Ernst
Schoen-Rene
Conductor’s Circle
Kristen Schreder Heather Senter Patricia Shackleton Sue and Tom Shine David Short
Anna Skaggs Keith Slaughter
Ann and Anthony Slocum Gloria Snow-Ketel
Shirley Spaid Mary Speigle Doreen Spellmann Roger and Suzanne Steel Marilyn Steinheimer Alexandra Stephens-
Akaka
Becky and Bob Stofa Martha and Stanley
Sundeen Carol Taylor Karen Taylor
M. and Susan Tescher Vivianne Thompson Patricia Tucker Betsy Van Laan Eva Vaughan Penny Viens Loretta Voorhees
Marilyn and Mark Wallace Kathy Weeks
Ronald White
Sharon Wickenheiser Margie Williams Jane Wilson John Winfield
Ruth Wittorff
Margaret and Mark Wood Linda Wright
Richard Yoder
Rovane and Ruth Younger Jon Zadra
Kathryn and Richard Zancanella
Chamber
$50-99
Anonymous (1) American Assoc. of
University Women Beverly and James
Beeghly
Jacoba Boyd-White Betsy Boyd and
Justin Nay
Chico Guild-NSS, in memory of Pat Edwards, Elizabeth Lawler,
Dorothy Wills Karen and Nels
Christensen Joseph Church Theodore Geier Sue Gilmore Loring Hammer Diane Hawthorne Keith Herritt, in honor of
Elizabeth Quivey Thomas Hout Christopher Ivey
Martha Jones
Bill and Nancy Knudsen Barbara Leach
Gail Locke Mary Loucks Kathryn Mathes Joan Middlebrook Kathleen Muldoon Joan Palmer Mary Pfeiffer Stephen Pottratz Alyison Ryberg Mary Rushka and
Lee Shoop
Donald and Alberta Simic, in memory of Elizabeth Lawler
Robert Tinkler Jim Wilson
Friend
up to $49 Anonymous (1)
David Angus Coull, in memory of Dorothy Wills John and Lauree Asarian Mindi B Fisher
Margaret Bergman Christine Blichfeldt Tracy Butts
Patrick Carroll Dale Cole
Magdalena and Robert Collins
Roxanne Dalton
Phyllis and Wes Dempsey Phyllis Dilts
Charlotte and Robert Dinger
Lyn Dorenzo Marino Garbis Glenn and Jeanette
Johnston Marilyn Kruschke Elizabeth Lawler Mercedes Maciãs Christine Muratore Christine Porter Sharon Shea Nona Steinheimer Gifts to the North State Symphony can be made online at www.csuchico.
edu/givetonss, or by mailing a check to:
North State Symphony 400 West First Street Chico, CA 95929-0800
Memories from “Rediscover” - our 20th Anniversary Season
California State University Chico State Enterprises:
Mary Sydney, CEO
The College of Humanities and Fine Arts:
Daria Booth and Adrienne Glatz, Development
Carmen Gomez, Production Manager
University Public Engagement:
Stephen Cummins, Director Justin Vodden, Technical Director Rob Wysling, Assistant Technical
Director
Chris Zinna, Box Office Manager Cosima Nigro-Dorton,
Box Office Sales Lead Business and Community
Supporters BCAC-TV
Farrell Design Group
Jefferson Live!/Cascade Theatre North State AV
SCAC-TV Media Partners
Chico Enterprise Record Chico News & Review Jefferson Live!
North State Public Radio KCNR
KIXE-TV
KRCR TV News Channel 7
For Out-of-Town Musicians Maggie Czajka, NSS Housing
Coordinator Chico Hosts
John and Lauree Asarian Valerie Bowlby
Carol Burr and Roger Lederer Tom and Carol DiGiovanni Eric Ford
Gail Herritt
Jon and Bonnie Hilbert Sam and Sam Hillaire Deverie Jarrett Michele Jordan Paraic King
Walter and Dawn Kusumoto Tom Lando
Tam LaRosa Brianna Lee Nancy Loeffler
Grant and Susie Lundberg Hal Mackey+
Kristen Mahlis and Don Miller Ailsie McEnteggart
Jennifer Parrish Joel and Carrol Quivey Suellen Rowlison Casson Scowcroft Katarra Shaw Dianne Suschil
Lance and Audrey Tennis Trina Woods
Ruth and Rovane Younger Robert Zadra and Sam Kissée
Redding Hosts
Glenn and Linda Adams Joanne Bollinger
Richard and Mary Burns John Busby
Mike and Louise Cogan Sheri Curtis
Maggie Czajka Cherie Gans
Heather and Randy Hennessey Adrienne Jacoby
Lyra Josefsson Betsy Judge Renee LeFevre Ann Lougee
Eric Marshall and Nancy Overton Missy McArthur
Gary and Patty Mullett Patricia Penn
Gary Rogers
Cathy and Bryan Storm
Jami Taguchi and Dave Howard +on leave
The North State Symphony relies on the generous support of California State University, Chico and of businesses and individuals in the north state communities of Redding, Chico, Red Bluff, and beyond. We urge you to say thanks to these individuals and institutions for supporting us. Our concert and event sponsors are also listed on our website and acknowledged on social media.
Many businesses help the North State Symphony by donating goods and professional services. We encourage you to support our program advertisers as well as the businesses listed below.
In this program, we are listing all advertisers from our 2019-20 concert season in appreciation for their support of the symphony prior to the Covid-19 shut down.
Community Through Music
Health & Safety in Mind
Following guidelines from the State of California and California State University, Chico, all audience members, regardless of age, must be fully vaccinated or obtain a negative COVID-19 test* within 72-hours of the event (*audiences at Laxson Auditorium must obtain a PCR test with lab results). By purchasing a ticket, you attest to your vaccination status or agree to testing requirements.
Please be prepared to present proof of vaccination or a negative test prior to entering the venue. Regardless of vaccination status, everyone is required to wear masks inside the venue at all times. We ask for continued flexibility as requirements are subject to change.
Pre-Concert Lectures
Music Director Scott Seaton presents a free informal and informative talk in the concert hall one hour before each Masterwork performance.
Late Seating Policy
Concerts start as promptly as we are able. Latecomers will be seated by an usher at the first suitable break in the music. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Children
In consideration of fellow concert-goers, please use discretion when bringing young children. Regardless of age, all children are required to have a ticket, and should be able to sit quietly throughout the performance.
Recorders and Cameras
As a courtesy to the musicians and other audience members, large cameras and recorders are not allowed in the theatre. Video and photography are prohibited during the concert. However, selfies and other social content are encouraged before and after the concert.
Cell Phones, “iStuff” and Watches, Oh My!
Please turn all electronic devices off or on “silent”
before the concert begins. We bear no responsibility for mob retaliation against those who disturb the performance.
Food and Drink
Concessions are available for purchase in the lobby before the concert and during intermission.
Food (including popcorn) is not allowed inside the auditorium; however, drinks are permitted with purchase of an approved beverage cup from the Cascade Theatre or Chico Performances.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed in the theater or lobby.
Outside areas are subject to restrictions set by state law for public buildings. CSU Chico, home of Laxson Auditorium, is a non-smoking campus.
Restrooms
Facilities are available on the first and second floors of Laxson Auditorium and the Cascade Theater.
Special Seating
The North State Symphony offers special seating for patrons with limited mobility. Please call 898-6333 in Chico or 243-8877 in Redding for details.
Ticket Information
Tickets for Chico concerts are available through the University Box Office at 898-6333. Redding concert tickets are available through the Cascade Theatre Box Office at 243-8877.
Let’s Socialize!
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Stay in Touch with Us
To be added to our email list for the latest news, events, or schedule changes, email us at symphony@csuchico.
edu or visit our website: NorthStateSymphony.org.
