This evening’s program invites listeners on a journey through the rich and evolving landscape of American classical music. From William Grant Still’s celebratory Festive Overture to Antonín Dvořák’s iconic Symphony from the New World, the program highlights composers who drew inspiration from the diverse cultural threads of America, creating works that explore the nuances of its history, traditions, and boundless creativity.

William Grant Still’s Festive Overture opens the evening with an exuberant celebration of 20th-century American musical identity. Known as the “Dean” of African American composers, Still blended classical traditions with influences from blues and jazz. The Festive Overture—composed in 1944—captures his genius for melody and orchestral color, from the bold opening fanfare to playful xylophone solos and a triumphant march. This vibrant piece embodies joy and resilience, echoing the celebratory spirit of America’s cultural diversity.

Next, James Lee III’s Amer’ican reflects on the layered history of the Americas, drawing inspiration from indigenous peoples and Dvořák’s New World Symphony. The most prominent element of this work is a four-note motive “A-MER-I-CAN” that personifies 18th-century paintings of indigenous Americans. Through vivid orchestral textures, Lee paints scenes of Pre-Colombian America life, the creation of humanity, and the upheaval following European colonization. Themes from Dvořák’s work weave through the composition, creating a poignant dialogue between past and present. Listeners should take note of the haunting spiritual “Here’s One,” whose melody is heard in the flute with a particular ‘Indigenous’ coloring of sorrow, and the rhythmic energy of the ancient Mesoamerican ballgame Ulama. Lee’s music confronts history with unflinching honesty, ultimately affirming resilience and transformation.

The program continues with Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2, a work of shimmering beauty and deep emotional resonance. Composed in 1952, the concerto showcases Price’s gift for blending European classical forms with distinctly American idioms. Its lyrical melodies and lush harmonies evoke a sense of yearning, drawing comparisons to Dvořák’s warm Romanticism. Yet, Price’s voice is uniquely her own, offering a deeply personal exploration of identity and expression. The solo violin soars with honeyed elegance, guiding the listener through a journey of hope and introspection.

The evening concludes with Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony from the New World, a masterpiece that has captivated audiences since its premiere in 1893. Dvořák, a Czech composer drawn to folk traditions, sought to craft an “American” symphony, inspired by Native American and African American melodies as well as the landscapes and spirit of his new surroundings. The New World Symphony brims with unforgettable themes: the tender English horn solo of the Largo (later transformed into the song “Goin’ Home”), the lively dance rhythms of the Scherzo, and the triumphant culmination of the Finale. Dvořák’s ability to integrate these influences into a work of profound emotional depth solidifies its place as a cornerstone of classical music.

Courtney Lewis is currently celebrating ten years with the Jacksonville Symphony, anchored in the belief that music holds the power to transform lives, Courtney Lewis has established himself as one of his generation’s most dynamic conductors. Currently in his tenth season as Music Director of the Jacksonville Symphony, Lewis has designed an ambitious mission to enrich the surrounding community with innovative symphonic programming, creating the highest quality of art possible, accessible to all.

The Florida-Times Union has noted [that] “it’s beyond debate that Lewis has been a transformative figure … leading the [Jacksonville] Symphony.” Under Lewis’ leadership, the artistic caliber has improved considerably, and the Symphony has grown in size and national reputation, recently making its first broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today.

Deeply committed to new music, Lewis has worked with many of today’s leading composers. In Jacksonville, recent and upcoming commissions include works by Carlos Simon, Tarik O’Regan, Lowell Liebermann, Courtney Bryan and Conrad Tao. In May 2023, Lewis made his debut at the Opéra national de Paris Ballet, conducting Thomas Adès’ Dante.

In 2018, the Kennedy Center and Washington Performing Arts announced Lewis and the Jacksonville Symphony as one of just four orchestras invited to participate in 2020 SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras—an esteemed showcase of the extraordinary artistry of orchestras nationwide. In recent seasons, Lewis has made debuts with the Nürnberger Symphoniker, Hallé, San Diego Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, led the Australian Youth Orchestra on tour and led the Minnesota Opera in their revival production, and Naxos’ recording, of Silent Night, composed by Kevin Puts. In the summer of 2022, Lewis returned to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, making his debut at the Hollywood Bowl.

Lewis’ previous seasons with the Jacksonville Symphony have featured a greatly expanded repertoire including works of Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner, a Jean Sibelius symphony cycle, Adès’ Asyla, György Ligeti’s Piano Concerto and Timo Andres’ The Blind Banister. Lewis has also collaborated with distinguished guest artists on the Jacoby Symphony Hall stage, including violinists Anthony Marwood and James Ehnes, pianists Lang Lang, Inon Barnatan and Jonathan Biss and soprano Renée Fleming.

A passionate opera conductor, Lewis introduced symphonically staged productions of Hänsel und Gretel in 2017, excerpts from Götterdämmerung with Christine Brewer and Jay Hunter Morris in 2018, Don Giovanni in 2019 and La Bohème in 2022. In 2024, the Jacksonville Symphony created a new production of Carmen, directed by Gregory Keller with Amery Amereau in the title role.

Since his debut in November 2008 with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Lewis has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Vancouver Symphony, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland among many other high-profile orchestras. He served as Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic, Associate Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra and Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. From 2008 to 2014, Lewis was also the Music Director of Boston’s acclaimed Discovery Ensemble, a chamber orchestra dedicated to giving concerts of contemporary and established repertoire at the highest level of musical excellence, while also bringing live music into the underprivileged parts of Boston through workshops in local schools.

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Lewis began his musical journey as a chorister before studying composition with Robin Holloway at the University of Cambridge, and clarinet with Dame Thea King. After completing a master’s degree at Cambridge with a focus on the late music of Ligeti, he attended the Royal Northern College of Music, where his teachers included Sir Mark Elder and Clark Rundell.

American violinist Melissa White has enchanted audiences and critics around the world for her “warmly expressive and lyrical…glittering” playing (Chicago Classical Review) and for “making her violin sing elegantly” (Aspen Times). Ms. White’s rapid rise as a soloist has captured the attention of orchestras and audiences worldwide, many of whom already know her for her successes as a founding member of the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet.

Orchestral highlights of the 2024-25 season include performances with the Baton Rouge, Delaware, Hilton Head, Jackson, Rogue Valley, and Springfield Symphony Orchestras, Orchestra Iowa, and the Cape Town Philharmonic. In addition to her role as the Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence at the Hartford Symphony last season, other recent orchestral performances for Ms. White include features with the Philadelphia Orchestra (with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting), the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Chicago and Northwest Sinfoniettas, and the Charlotte, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Richmond Symphony, West Virginia Symphony Orchestras, and the Aspen, Brevard, Chautauqua, and Heartland Festival Orchestras.

Solo recital debuts for Ms. White this season include Boston Conservatory, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Detroit, and The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts in Kingston, Ontario. Since 2023 she has also appeared in recital at Carnegie Hall, Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society, the Phillips Collection, and Purdue Convocations, among others.

Beyond orchestra and recital appearances, Ms. White relishes the opportunity to perform in chamber music settings alongside close friends and colleagues. In June 2023, she joined the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective at London’s Wigmore Hall alongside Hilary Hahn, and Ms. White reunited with the ensemble for performances in the 2023-24 season from Germany to major series along the East Coast. She also collaborated with the DUBHE Ensemble in the summer of 2023 at the National Orchestra Institute + Festival and appeared with them at Chicago’s Harris Theater last season. Other recent chamber music engagements beyond the Harlem Quartet include collaborations at Festival Napa Valley, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Sarasota Music Festival, among others.

A first-prize laureate in the Sphinx Competition, she has performed with such leading U.S. ensembles as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston Pops, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Atlanta, Baltimore, Colorado, Detroit, and Pittsburgh symphony orchestras. Internationally, she has appeared as soloist with Poland’s Filharmonia Dolnoslaska; with the Colombian Youth Orchestra in a tour of that country; with the Czech National Philharmonic; and as a recitalist in Baku, Azerbaijian, and Jelenia Gora, Poland. Her film credits include a violin solo in the soundtrack to Jordan Peele’s 2019 psychological thriller Us; and in addition to her numerous classical performances she has also performed alongside several pop artists including Pharrell, Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, and Lauryn Hill.

Ms. White is a founding member of New York-based Harlem Quartet, where since 2006 her passion and artistry have contributed to performances hailed for “bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent” (Cincinnati Enquirer). Together with Harlem Quartet, she has appeared at many of the country’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, the White House, and the Kennedy Center; and toured throughout the U.S., as well as in Europe, Africa, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Harlem Quartet has collaborated closely with leading jazz musicians including Chick Corea and Gary Burton with whom their recording, “Mozart Goes Dancing” won three Grammy Awards, including the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition in 2013. Harlem Quartet was named quartet-in-residence at Montclair State University in the fall of 2021, and has served as the visiting quartet-in-residence at the Royal College of Music in London since 2016. In 2024, Harlem Quartet took home a Grammy for Best Classical Compendium for their work on “Passion for Bach and Coltrane,” with Imani Winds and A.B. Spellman.

A passionate educator, Ms. White currently serves as Music Artist Faculty at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and, as of fall of 2022, she is also Professor of Music at the University at Buffalo. Born and raised in Lansing, Michigan, she received her BMus from The Curtis Institute of Music and MMus from New England Conservatory, where her teachers included Jaime Laredo, Ida Kavafian, Donald Weilerstein, and Miriam Fried.

In addition to her musical career, Ms. White has enjoyed practicing various styles of yoga for more than a decade, and completed training in both Vinyasa and Ashtanga at Sampoorna Yoga School in Goa, India. She is the co-founder of Intermission, a groundbreaking program that unites body, mind, breath, and music-making through yoga and meditation; the program comprises sessions for students and retreats for professionals.

Melissa is represented worldwide by Dinin Arts Management & Consulting. She is incredibly grateful to be playing a c1780 Ferdinando Gagliano violin, currently on loan from Strumenti.

Adrian M. Wyard is a Seattle-based visual artist, and former designer & program manager at Microsoft. Since 2014 he has focused on developing visuals choreographed to accompany live classical music. In that time he has performed with over 70 orchestras. He has extensive experience working in digital media, including computer graphics, photography & videography, as well as software design. Adrian also has a Masters degree in the history of science from Oxford University, and has been a longtime appreciator of classical music.

For larger projects numerous world-class collaborators play key roles, including animators, illustrators, photographers, programmers, and 3D artists.

First Violin
Masako Yanagita, Concertmaster (Physicians’ Fund Chair)
Marsha Harbison, Assistant Concertmaster (Raymond E. & Mildred G. Clark Chair)
Robert Lawrence
Martha McAdams
Romina Kostare (Massachusetts Fire Technologies, Inc. Chair)
Ira Morris
Kathy Andrew
Mitsuko Suzuki
Miho Matsuno
Jennifer Hillaker
Yuko Naito-Gotay

Second Violin
Beth Welty, Assistant Principal
Julie Marden
Lori Everson
Amy Sims
Joyce Ryu
Jean Gress
Anne-Marie Chubet
Krzysztof Gadawski
Ani Gregorian Resnick
Lu Sun Friedman
Viktoria Tchertchian

Viola
Ronald Gorevic, Principal
Delores Thayer, Assistant Principal
Carol Hutter
James Gustafson
Elizabeth Rose
Dani Rimoni

Cello
Emily Taubl, Principal
Aron Zelkowicz, Assistant Principal
Richard Mickey
Karen Wilson
Joel Wolfe
Boris Kogan
Yoonhee Ko

Bass
Salvatore Macchia, Principal
Alexander Svensen, Assistant Principal
Joel Meginsky
Michael Gorajec
Julianne Russell

Flute
Ann Bobo, Principal
Ellen Redman

Piccolo
Ellen Redman

Oboe
Nancy Dimock, Principal
Karen Hosmer (Grace A. Kellogg Chair)
Grace Shryock

English Horn
Grace Shryock

Clarinet
Christopher Cullen, Principal
Lynn Sussman
John Friedrichs

Bass Clarinet
John Friedrichs

Saxophone
Lynn Klock, Principal

Bassoon
Yeh-Chi Wang, Principal
Shotaro Mori
Leo Kenen

Contrabassoon
Leo Kenen

Horn
Lauren Winter, Principal
Robert Hoyle
Sarah Sutherland
Matthew Muehl-Miller

Trumpet
Thomas Bergeron, Principal
Gerald Serfass
Dana Russian

Trombone
Brian Diehl, Principal
Paul Bellino
Glenn Mayer

Timpani
Martin Kluger, Principal

Percussion
Nathan Lassell, Principal
Robert McEwan

Co-Librarian
Jean Gress
Rocío Mora

Production Manager
Gregory Jones

Personnel Manager
Renato Wendel

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HONORARIUM & MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Linda Ahern in memory of Harold Ahern
Mary Jane McMahon in memory of Priscilla Anthony
Peter and Kathleen Andrew in memory of Laura Broad
Margaret Dean in memory of Dorothy Dean
Hubert Place in memory of Francis J. DeToma
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George Dickstein in memory of Jacqueline Dickstein
Christina Loy in memory of Lorraine Kotelnicki
Dr. John N. Landis in memory of Ellen K. Landis
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Mary Jane McMahon in memory of Richard Lussier
Susan Monks in memory of Hertha Platzer
Nita Walter McAdams in memory of Hertha Schmid Platzer
Laura Broad* in memory of Mike Ritzen
Peter & Kathleen Andrew in memory of Kathy & Michael Ritzen
Jean Trader in memory of C. David Trader
David Tripp in memory of Jeanne Murdock Tripp

*Deceased

Special thanks to these businesses for their generous support. They have contributed to making the magic of music happen in a variety of ways. From being a season supporter or placing a program ad to making a Musical Petting Zoo happen, there are a variety of ways these organizations showed their love for music and their community. If your company would like more information on ways to give back, contact Kati Hensel at khensel@springfieldsymphony.org or (413) 733-0636 x1013.

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Paul Friedmann, MD, Chair
Margaret Mantoni, Treasurer
Attorney Ronald Weiss, Clerk
Tony Falcetti, Immediate Past Chair
Marsha Harbison, Orchestra Representative
Robert Bolduc
Andrew Cade
Graham Cahill
Sandra Doran
Eileen McCaffery
Evan Plotkin
Cesar Ruiz
Dr. Michael Sorrell
Bernard Spirito
Peter Thomsen

Paul Lambert, President & CEO
Heather Caisse-Roberts, Community Outreach Advisor
Andrea Pereira, Business Manager
Renato Wendel, Director of Operations & Orchestra Personnel Manager
Caitlin Meyer, Director of Education
Max Jordan, Education Assistant
Kati Hensel, Annual Fund and Stewardship Administrator
Chiara Sinigaglia, Marketing Coordinator
Rocío Mora, Youth Orchestra Manager & Associate Librarian
Patrick McMahon, Volunteer Coordinator and MPZ Coordinator
Jonathan Lam, Conductor, Springfield Youth Orchestra
Matthew Bertuzzi, Conductor, Springfield Youth Sinfonia
Nikki Stoia, Director, Springfield Symphony Chorus
Gregory Jones, Production & Stage Manager
Jean E. Gress, Orchestra Librarian
Jennifer Higgins, Grant Writer