Symphony June book.indd - Music - University of California, Irvine

Department of Music
presents
UCI Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Tucker, conductor
Winifred Smith
(Aug. 21, 1916 - May 21, 2012)
This concert is dedicated to the memory of Winifred Smith,
whose generosity has sustained the Music Department for many years
and will continue to do so for many more years to come.
June 7 & 8, 2012
Irvine Barclay Theatre
8:00 p.m.
University of California, Irvine

Department of Music
presents
UCI Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Tucker, conductor
PROGRAM
Overture to Oberon C. M. von Weber (1786 – 1826)
Concerto in C Major for Piano, Violin and Cello L. van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
I. Allegro
II. Largo (attacca)
III. Rondo all polacca
Trio Céleste
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin
Ross Gasworth, cello
Kevin Kwan Loucks, piano
INTERMISSION
Symphony No. 1 V. Kalinnikov (1870 – 1927)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante commodamente
III. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo
IV. Finalé. Allegro moderato
June 7 & 8, 2012
Irvine Barclay Theatre 8:00 p.m.
University of California, Irvine

PROGRAM NOTES
Overture to Oberon
Carl Maria von Weber’s output as a musical dramatist, more specifically, as the pre-eminent
developer of the “Romantic Opera” form, culminated in his final opera, Oberon, or the Elf
King’s Oath, completed in 1826. Oberon is notable as the only opera set by Weber with a
libretto in English. The utter failure of this opera is likely owing to both the uninspired and
convoluted story line, as much as the composer’s unfamiliarity with the English language.
Despite the disastrous fate of the opera itself, the overture is particularly inspired
and holds delightful tunes and orchestration. The overture uses themes from the opera as
well as ones from Weber’s 1886 incidental music to the tragedy Heinrich IV. The listener is
treated to a delicate, even sentimental introduction dominated by musical dialogue between
horns, woodwinds, and strings. The two exciting themes associated with this overture helps
to portray Weber’s mastery of moods and scenery. The overture is scored for 2 flutes, 2
oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, and strings.
Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op. 61
Soon after the completion of the Third Symphony, Eroica, Beethoven began composing a
concerto for three solo instruments: piano, violin, and cello. This combination of instruments,
the traditional Piano Trio, had been fully utilized by Beethoven, like the other chamber
music masters of the period: Haydn and Mozart. Although other works had been written for
multiple solo instruments with orchestral assistance, the Triple Concerto, composed in 1804,
attempted to fuse the chamber trio into the fabric of the orchestra, in a concerto format.
The work, like most concertos, is in the three-movement layout – Allegro, Largo,
and Finale: Rondo alla Polacca - but offers one significant difference between itself
and most concertos. Beethoven chooses to forgo the traditional single-instrument solo
improvisation (cadenza) in the first and last movements; instead, offering the trio without
orchestra as a substitute.
The first movement opens with cellos and basses, before the rest of the orchestra
assists in introducing the main themes of the movement. The violin and cello are used
separately and in tandem to re-introduce most of the themes, with the piano offering very
transparent accompaniment.
The second movement, beautiful and slow, features thematic material presented
chiefly by the cello. This movement leads without a break into the Finale, in the traditional
Rondo form.
The 35-minute concerto is scored for: 1 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2
horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, solo violin, solo cello, solo piano, and strings.

Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Vasily Kalinnikov’s name is not readily recognized by the average concert goer, but his
importance in the annals of pre-revolutionary Russian music is undeniable. Kalinnikov
did not live a very long life, having been stricken by a very rare disease which took the
composer’s life before the age of 35.
After graduating from the Moscow Philharmonic Music School in 1895, Kalinnikov
produced his first Symphony, in G minor, a work the composer hoped would bring him
some recognition. After a disappointing review by Rimsky-Korsakov, the work was finally
premiered at a concert of the Russian Music Society in 1987, with Alexander Vinogradsky as
conductor. This performance was a success, with the second and third movements encored.
The first movement of the symphony is the longest and offers two lyric themes
somewhat indicative of Russian song life. The second movement opens with harp and
violins setting a gentle, rocking pizzicato foundation for a poetic English Horn solo. After the
Scherzo and Trio of the third movement, a movement possessing its own charm, the work
proceeds to the Finalé where the composer re-introduces and further explores thematic
material from the earlier movements. The climax of the work is presented through the
trombones’ enthusiastic representation of the formerly serene English Horn tune of the
second movement, bringing the work to a joyful end.
The symphony is scored for: 2 flutes, 2 oboes (1 doubling on English horn), 2
clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, harp, timpani, triangle, and
strings, and is approximately 40 minutes long.
— Dr. Stephen Tucker

ARTISTS’ BIOGRAPHIES
Ukrainian-born violinist Iryna Krechkovsky enjoys a diverse career as soloist and chamber
musician performing throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. A prizewinner at
numerous competitions she has been featured at Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, St.
Lawrence Centre in Toronto, Staller Center for the Arts in New York, The American Church
in Paris, Town Hall Seattle, Schubert Club Courtroom Series in
Minnesota, and Moulin d’Andé in Normandy.
As soloist, she appeared with the Canadian Academy
Chamber Orchestra, Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, Toronto
Sinfonietta, Lviv National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine,
and with the Orchestras of the Royal Conservatory of Music,
Cleveland Institute of Music, and Stony Brook University.
Krechkovsky is a founding member of Trio Céleste with cellist
Ross Gasworth and pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks, recently
appointed Artists-in-Residence at the Claire Trevor School of
the Arts at the University of California, Irvine, and has also been
a member of the chamber orchestra, CityMusic Cleveland,
since 2005 where she is currently Assistant Concertmaster. Equally active as an educator,
Ms. Krechkovsky served on the faculty of ChamberArtsFest in France, and Stony Brook
University’s Pre-College Division This summer she will co-direct the Summer Academy for
Chamber Music at the University of California, Irvine with pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks.
Ms. Krechkovsky began violin studies at the age of six and received both her
bachelor and master degrees in from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she was
awarded the Dr. Jerome Gross Prize in Violin. Ms. Krechkovsky is currently pursuing her
Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Stony Brook University in New York where she teaches for
the Undergraduate Chamber Music Department.
Ross Gasworth is the principal cellist of the Waco Symphony
Orchestra and has performed with the Houston Symphony, Fort
Worth Symphony, New World Symphony, and Aspen Chamber
Symphony. In March 2011, Ross traveled to Sydney, Australia,
as principal cellist of the YouTube Symphony under Michael
Tilson-Thomas at the Sydney Opera House. He also recently
performed at Google’s annual Zeitgeist festival in London, in
collaboration with the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. In March
2010, he toured China as part of the Bancroft String Quartet,
which included helping to develop a chamber music program at
the Southern China University of Technology. Ross has received
fellowships at the Aspen Music Festival and School, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival,
and the Pacific Music Festival. While at Kneisel Hall, he helped organize and teach an

internalizing rhythm through movement program to local young musicians during the Young
Artists week. Currently, Ross performs with Trio Céleste, with pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks and
violinist Iryna Krechkovsky.
Solo performances have included concerto appearances with the Detroit
Symphony Civic Orchestra, the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Orchestra, the Birmingham-
Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra, and the Rochester Symphony Orchestra, and a
performance of his own five-cello arrangement of Vivaldi’s Summer from The Four Seasons
at the Cleveland Cello Society. Ross has concertized and taught internationally, including
venues in China, Japan, England, Australia, France, and Canada, and has performed alongside
members of the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Korean-American pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks has performed in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie
Hall, Prösels Castle in Italy, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Lichtenstein
Palace in Prague, and Aspen’s Harris Concert Hall, where he was featured on National
Public Radio’s Performance Today.
He is a founding member of the New York-based
Trio Céleste, was recently appointed Artists-in-Residence
at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of
California, Irvine, and is also a member of Gruppo Montebello,
a newly formed all-star ensemble consisting of acclaimed
Banff Centre faculty and alumni directed by Henk Guittart.
Loucks has performed as soloist with the
South Orange County Chamber Orchestra, UCI Symphony
Orchestra, and Bratislava Chamber Orchestra in Austria.
He has been featured as guest artist at the Laguna Beach
Chamber Music Festival, Daejeon Chamber Music Festival
in South Korea, Moulin d’Andé in France, and Montreal
Chamber Music Festival in Canada. He is currently Principal Artist-in-Residence for the
International Arts Mentoring Program in South Korea, a program created by the Education
and Culture Association of Seoul dedicated to bringing music performance and arts
education to underprivileged children throughout Asia and Europe. He was also elected by
The Orange County Great Park Corporation for its pilot six-month residency program.
He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts
at UC Irvine. He is currently completing his doctor of musical arts degree at Stony Brook
University, where he served as Head of Piano for the Pre-College Division and Teaching
Assistant for both the Emerson String Quartet and the Graduate Chamber Music Program.

Stephen Tucker is conductor of UCI’s Symphony Orchestra and Associate Professor in
music, teaching conducting, orchestration, and analysis at the Claire Trevor School of the
Arts. Tucker’s performances at the school include symphonic concerts, opera presentations
and performances with the Dance Department.
Before joining the faculty at UCI he pursued his doctoral studies at UCLA,
where he was conductor of the Musical Theatre Workshop and assistant conductor for
Opera UCLA. Prior to that, he held positions as music director of the Neumark Ensemble,
a Southern California chamber orchestra and chorale, and the Southern California Young
Artists’ Symphony, leading numerous concert performances with both organizations.
Maestro Tucker has made conducting appearances in Bratislava, Slovakia,
Budapest, Hungary, and, most recently, in Taipei, Taiwan. His five-week Taiwan stint was
the inaugural exchange between National Taiwan Normal University and UCI, as part of
a new “Sister School Agreement” between the two universities. In Taiwan, Tucker taught
conducting and performed in the famed National Concert Hall in Taipei.
In 2005, Maestro Tucker made his Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center debut,
conducting Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand. He has made
additional appearances in the U.S. as either guest conductor or cover conductor for the Los
Angeles Master Chorale, the Long Beach Symphony, and the Pacific Symphony.
Dr. Tucker’s varied musical background and repertoire, equally rich in choral
and symphonic works, make him a sought-after conductor for orchestral concerts and
opera presentations. He holds diplomas from the Vienna Conservatory, The International
Conductors’ Institute, and The Conductors’ Institute at Hartt School of Music; a bachelor of
music degree from Thayer Conservatory (Atlantic Union College), and both a master’s and
doctor of musical arts degrees from UCLA.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Violin I
Elizabeth Lee, concertmaster
Aaron Tam
Matthew Fang
Tiffany Wang
Nathan Lewis
Samuel Chen*
Pouya Joolharzadeh
Violin II
Chanyang April Kim*, principal
Nick Neel
Priscilla Tang
Nicole Shalit
Arlene Ho
Tavis Wong
Leslie Kam
Nicholas Chang
Aaron Chiang
Viola
Gary Chanan, principal
Remy Converse*
Matthew Curtis
Joanna Mackinson*
Sara Motevalli
Kania Gandasetiawan
Matthew Readdick*
Cello
Joy Chen, principal
Patrick Nutter
Cynthia Tsai
Kevin Bandel
Laura Liu
Leo Baluk
Evyn Barb Mingo
Bass
Andrew Li, principal
Paul Jones
Eric Riggs
Flute
Gabriela Benuto, principal
Susan Turner
Piccolo
Katie Nguyen
Oboe
Adam Park*, principal
Matthew Readdick*
English Horn
Matthew Readdick*
Clarinet
Dexter Stevens, principal
John Woolson
Brian Sajor
Bassoon
Kasra Rafiee*
Rebecca Rivera
Horn
Matthew Anderson
Steve Cramer, principal
Rachel Finer
Mark Ghiassi
Trumpet
Aaron Chen, principal
Moritz Biskanp
Tammy Yokioya
Trombone
Tetsuya Endo, principal
June Satton
Dave Goya
Tuba
Chris Popperwell
Harp
Taylor Censoprano
Kristen Brañes
Percussion
Milton Slalzar
Sharon Turkenitz
Risa Ideyama
*Scholarship Recipient

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Robert & Marjorie Rawlins Scholarship
Joy Chen, cello
Samuel Chen, violin
Remy Converse, viola
Saya Hazel, piano
Chanyang Kim, violin
Joanna Mackinson, viola
Matthew Readdick, viola
Eric Yoon, cello
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
Laura Ochikubo, jazz saxophone
Winifred W. Smith Music Scholarship
Andrew Li, bass
Harry & Marjorie Ann Slim Memorial Scholarship
Adam Park, oboe
Kassra Rafiee, bassoon
Alice Lowell Memorial Scholarship
Anson Brown, lute & guitar
Department of Music Scholarship II
Khris Sanchez, voice
Juliana Zara, voice
Margie McDade Memorial Scholarship
Jia Mei Li, piano

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