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Confucius Institute at the University of ArizonaSecond Annual Chinese Culture FestivalSeptember 18-28, 2013Celebrating the Moon Festival:Music from ChinaThe Arizona Symphony OrchestraThomas Cockrellmusic director & conductorTucson Sino ChoirArizona ChoirTucson Arizona Boys ChorusFriday, September 20 & Saturday, September 21, 2013The University of Arizona School of MusicCrowder Hall, 7:30 p.m.with soloists:Li Chen, sopranoDacheng Tian, tenorZhuo Sun, guzhengMan Jia, erhuRuiying Qin, pipaHe Wang, diziTheodore Buchholz, celloCollege of Fine ArtsSchool of Music

nWelcome!It has been a magnificent journey for the Confucius Institute at the UA (CIUA) to work with the UA School of Music andTucson Sino Choir to produce this premier concert as a centerpiece of the CIUA Second Annual Chinese Culture Festival.Our heartfelt appreciation goes to Mr. Wang Liping ( 王 立 平 ), the internationally renowned composer of the Chinesetelevision series, Dream of the Red Chamber. Mr. Wang’s thoughtful and generous support for the arrangement ofhis beloved music into a new symphonic suite by UA’s Dr. Larry Lang, an accomplished and internationallyrespected musician in his own right, has made this event possible. Our heartfelt thanks also go to the musiciansfrom Shaanxi Normal University in Xi’an, led by Dean Tian; and our special guest soprano, Ms. Chen Li ( 陈 力 ),who was the television series’ original soloist, for her angel’s voice and poignant interpretation of these powerful lyrics.We also extend great appreciation for the support of the Confucius Institute Headquarter (Beijing), Shaanxi NormalUniversity, and the China Central Institute for Culture and History. We are likewise extremely gratefulfor the participation of our local musicians and especially Maestro Thomas Cockrell,Music Director and Conductor of the Arizona Symphony Orchestra.Together we have made the dream of ”West meeting East” come true.Tonight, with the full moon overhead and good friends all around us, let’s enjoy and cherishthis evening’s touching music as an extraordinary Chinese cultural event!Thank you all for your presence andHappy Mid-Autumn Festival!中 秋 节 快 乐 !Sincerely,Zhao Chen, PhD, MPHProfessor and Co-directorCIUAJohn W. Olsen, PhDRegents’ Professor and Co-directorCIUAOn behalf of the students, staff, and faculty of the School of Music we welcome you to this remarkable concert.We welcome the international performing artists who are here to share and inspire all of us with their prodigious talents.The more we share and experience our respective musical traditions we are drawn to the unique beauty and diversityof expression evident throughout the world. We recognize, moreover, that there is much in all of our traditionsthat is universal. The School of Music is delighted to partner in this wonderful festival with theConfucius Institute and we look forward to many more magical exchanges.Sincerely,Rex A. Woods, MM, JDDirectorSchool of Music- 3 -

nCelebrating the Moon Festival: Music from ChinaArizona Symphony OrchestraThomas Cockrell, ConductorTucson Sino Choir - Larry Lang, ConductorArizona Choir - Bruce Chamberlain, ConductorTucson Arizona Boys Chorus - Julian Ackerley, ConductorSoloists:Li Chen, sopranoDacheng Tian, tenorZhuo Sun, guzhengMan Jia, erhuRuiying Qin, pipaHe Wang, diziTheodore Buchholz, celloFriday September 20 & Saturday September 21, 2013Crowder Hall, 7:30 p.m.p r o g r a mSymphonic Suite: Dream of the Red Chamber 交 响 组 曲 :《 红 楼 梦 》 ...............................................Wang Liping (b. 1941)(North American première)arr. Larry LangOvertureFirst Movement: Bao-yu & Dai-yuSong of Amaryllis EyotThree Verses Written on HandkerchiefsSong of Red Love-BeansHope BetrayedSecond Movement: The Faith of the Ladies of the Red ChamberSong of SkybrightSong of CaltropFrom Dear Ones PartedCaught by Her Own CunningThird Movement: Burying the FlowersAutumn Window: A Night of Wind and RainBurying the FlowersLi Chen, sopranoDacheng Tian, tenorTucson Sino Choir, Arizona ChoirZhuo Sun, guzhengMan Jia, erhuRuiying Qin, pipaHe Wang, diziI n t e r m i s s i o nPeking Opera: Snow Forest 京 剧 管 弦 乐 :《 林 海 雪 原 》...................................................................................arr. Larry LangChinese Ensemble: Sunset Flute Drum 民 乐 合 奏 :《 夕 阳 箫 鼓 》............................................................................traditionalZhuo Sun, guzhengMan Jia, erhuRuiying Qin, pipaHe Wang, dizi- 4 -

nHeaven, Earth, Mankind (Symphony 1997), excerpts 交 响 乐 1997 :《 天 地 人 》( 节 选 )......................Tan Dun (b. 1957)Theodore Buchholz, celloTucson Arizona Boys Chorus, Arizona ChoirHeavenCeremony (Jasmine Flower)Such a beautiful jasmine flowerBranches full of sweet white buds,Everyone loves their beauty,I will gather some and offer themTo the one I love,Jasmine flower, jasmine flower.PhoenixJubilationEarthOpera in Temple Street(The Empress, accepting fate, poignantly sings farewell to the Emperor.Recording made in Hong Kong’s Temple Street, 1997.)MankindRequiemLullabyDon’t cry Nanjing, my baby.See all the boats sailing on the swiftly flowing Yangtze.Give her a kiss if you meet the Moon.Send him your regards if you see the Sun.Song of Peace(In the spirit of Li Po, recalling Schiller/Beethoven)Heaven, Earth and all Mankind listen!The bells which no longer sound “farewell”Knock at spring’s door,The wind of winter past blows the bugle of jubilation,The drum, no longer announcing war, plays with everlasting harmony,The mother, no longer crying, sings of joyous peace.Ah! Heaven, Earth and Mankind are symbolic.Everything in the world is one.- 5 -

nProgram NotesThe Novel: “The Dream of the Red Chamber”The Dream of the Red Chamber, also known as The Story of the Stone, is a long and complex novel set in the Qing Dynasty(18th century) household of the wealthy and well-connected Jia family. On one level, the novel is a coming-of-age story of theyoung boy of the family, Bao-yu, and of his female cousins. On another level, however, it is an important literary attempt touse fiction—traditionally viewed as a non-serious art form—to explore profound social, moral and religious questions.Although Dream is primarily a work of fiction and even includes some fantastical elements, it also gives a detailed viewof Qing Dynasty society, especially the lives and lifestyles of the elite. The novel is particularly important in revealing theextended family unit and the complex of rules and customs that governed the interactions among family members, servants,and between older and younger generations. The novel also goes into great detail about the minutiae of life in an upper-classQing household, including its clothing, food, economics, entertainments, and sexual mores.Lyric poetry and music are central to Dream. The young people of the Jia household frequently organize poetry gatheringsduring which they compose poetry according themes, or they attend performances where they listen to the arias of famousChinese operas. Poetry is also important in the novel as a literary device. Through lyrics composed by and about the youngpeople, the author is able to uncover truths about characters’ feelings that they would never speak about directly, as well asreveal hidden elements of their personalities and provide foreshadowing of events to come.Symphonic Suite: “The Dream of the Red Chamber” by Wang Liping (1987/2013)The original score composed in 1987 by Mr. Wang Liping was for the television series, “The Dream of the Red Chamber”(36 episodes) broadcast by China Central Television (CCT). The theme songs of this TV series have been well received andtouched every audience with their beauty.From 2005 to 2007 Mr. Wang rearranged his music into a suite of eleven songs and four orchestral pieces. The “Soprano SoloConcert” was accompanied by a Chinese traditional orchestra (erhu, pipa, dizi and guzheng and other Chinese instruments).Mr. Wang, soprano Wu Bixia and conductor Zhang Lie toured China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore to great acclaim.With the permission and support of the composer, Dr. Larry Lang of the University of Arizona has rearranged andorchestrated Wang’s music into a symphonic suite of three movements and an overture. He added a chorus to a fullsymphonic orchestra to present Wang’s music in the manner of classical symphonic works. These concerts at theUniversity of Arizona will be the North American première concert of Wang’s music for The Dream of the Red Chamber.– Brigitta LeeOvertureFirst Movement: Bao-yu and Dai-yu紫 菱 洲 歌 / 贾 宝 玉 (Jia Bao-yu) Song of Amaryllis EyotThe young people of the Jia household all lived together inProspect Garden, a large garden ensconced within the walls ofthe Jia mansion. The words of this song are a poem the young boyBao-yu composed when he roamed the grounds of Amaryllis Eyot,the name of the garden residence of his female cousin Ying-chun.In anticipation of Ying-chun’s marriage to an Army officer, Yingchun’smother had her moved out of the garden, leaving AmaryllisEyot deserted. Bao-yu, in roaming the grounds of the now quietresidence, composed the poem to express his feeling of loss atYing-chun’s departure.题 帕 三 绝 / 林 黛 玉 (Lin Dai-yu)Three Verses Written on HandkerchiefsJia Bao-yu shared a special, almost fated, relationship with hisdistaff cousin, Lin Dai-yu, a sensitive and often sickly young girl.On the pretext of offering her a gift of handkerchiefs, Bao-yu senthis servant Skybright to enquire after Dai-yu. Dai-yu, confusedand excited in trying to discern the meaning of the gift, finds herselfputting her stirred up feelings into verse and writing them on thehandkerchiefs she had received as a gift.- 6 -

n红 豆 词 / 贾 宝 玉 (Jia Bao-yu) Song of Red Love-BeansAlthough sung during a drinking game with some of his male cousins, Bao-yu’s song about grief over an ill-fatedromance nevertheless strikes the listener with its foresight of actual events.枉 凝 眉 / 林 黛 玉 (Lin Dai-yu) Hope BetrayedThis is one of the songs included in the “Dream of Golden Days” song serieswritten by the Fairy of Disenchantment and performed for Bao-yu during hisdream visit to the Land of Illusion. It reveals the sad fate of Lin Dai-yu, Bao-yu’scousin on his mother’s side. The song reveals Lin Dai-yu’s sensitive nature andpassionate heart, both of which endear her to Bao-yu but also make her susceptibleto fatal levels of jealousy and melancholy.分 骨 肉 / 探 春 (Tan-chun) From Dear Ones PartedSecond Movement: The Faith of the Ladies of the Red Chamber晴 雯 歌 Song of SkybrightOne of Bao-yu’s maids, Skybright is a quick-tempered but devoted servant.Bao-yu’s mother, concerned that her son is easily led astray, accuses Skybrightof being a bad influence and has her transferred out of service. Skybright diessoon after of consumption. Bao-yu, who was very attached to Skybright,composes this elegy to her.叹 香 菱 Song of CaltropCaltrop, whose full name was Zhen Yinglian, was a maid in the household ofBao-yu’s Aunt Xue. Bao-yu’s lecherous cousin, Xue Pan, takes Caltrop as a concubineand abuses her. Caltrop is also mistreated by Xue Pan’s shrewish wife, Jin-gui.This is also one of the songs included in the “Dream of Golden Days” song series written by the Fairy of Disenchantmentand performed for Bao-yu during his dream visit to the Land of Illusion. The song reveals the sad fate of Jia Tan-chun,Bao-yu’s half-sister, who was married off to a man holding a post in a far-flung province where she would live in exilefrom her family.聪 明 累 / 王 熙 凤 (Wang Xifeng) Caught by Her Own CunningThis is one of the songs included in the “Dream of Golden Days” song series.It reveals the sad fate of Wang Xi-feng, “Bright phoenix” Wang, the wife ofBao-yu’s cousin, Jia Lian.Third Movement: Burying the Flowers秋 窗 风 雨 夕 / 林 黛 玉 (Lin Dai-yu) Autumn Window: A Night of Wind and RainHomebound during one of her bouts of illness, Dai-yu reads a volume of poetryon sorrow and parting. She is moved by the verse and is compelled to write herown song of separation, expressing melancholy at the arrival of autumn.葬 花 吟 / 林 黛 玉 (Lin Dai-yu) Burying the FlowersDai-yu’s father had sent her to live with her maternal grandmother Jia afterDai-yu’s mother died. Constantly aware of her situation as an outsider in theJia family, Dai-yu feels slighted easily and succumbs to feelings of sorrow andrejection. Contemplating the falling of flower petals in the spring, Dai-yucomposes this verse, likening herself to the fallen petals and thinking on theeventuality of her own death.– Brigitta Lee- 7 -

nPeking Opera: “Snow Forest” arranged by Larry LangPeking Opera has a history of over 300 years in China. It is not really opera associated solely with Beijing area, butis rather a special type of play with singing, dancing and dialogue known in Chinese as “Jing-Xi.” The music of Jing-Xi isvery special, different from all other Chinese traditional music and folk songs in the way that jazz is different fromother forms of American music.Inspired by the music of Jing-Xi, I made an arrangement of a tenor aria titled “Snow Forest”- “Da-Hu-Shang-Shan” 京 剧管 弦 乐 :《 林 海 雪 原 》for symphony orchestra, to expose American audiences for the first time to the beauty of this specialChinese music. A musical painting of a snowy forest in northeast China emerges in this music. Based on a story from 1948,a brave Chinese solder, in conflict with terrorists, eventually wins the battle.– Larry Lang“Sunset Flute & Drum” – traditionalSunset Flute & Drum is a masterwork of Chinese traditional music. It is elegant, graceful and lyrical, painting a landscapeof a quiet night in spring, with the moon rising. A canoe on the river creates ripples, flowers bloom along the river banks,depicting a perfect breathtaking scene of southern China. The original music is composed for pipa solo, and will beperformed by an ensemble of pipa, guzheng, erhu and dizi in this concert.– Larry LangHeaven Earth Mankind (Symphony 1997), excerpts, by Tan DunCommissioned by the Hong Kong government to celebrate the reunification of Hong Kong with China on July 1, 1997,Tan’s 70-minute symphony is a dramatic montage that captures the panorama of human history and the longings of ourspirit. It joins the cultures of the East and West: reflecting the Chinese aesthetic of using celebratory music as a vehicle forspiritual contemplation while featuring lush Romantic harmonies and sweeping lines characteristic of Western music. Tanconspicuously adapts African rhythms and melodies known to audiences in the East and West, including the folk song“Jasmine Flower” (used by Puccini in Turandot) and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Taoist philosophy colors the Symphony throughits tripartite division of Heaven, Earth and Mankind. The work concludes with a hymn to universal freedom and peace, aspiritual descendant of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The Symphony envisions a new world, one in which the arroganceof isolationism, colonialism and imperialism has finally yielded to a global community.– Mary Lou Humphrey- 8 -

nAbout the SoloistsLi Chen, sopranoChen was a Peking Opera singer when Mr. Wang composed his beloved TV series music,Dream of the Red Chamber. From among hundreds of top sopranos in China, she was selectedby Mr. Wang to be the only solo singer of the entire television series. Since then the nameof Li Chen has been connected with the music of Dream of the Red Chamber in the hearts ofmillions of Chinese people. Ms. Chen has a pure and touching voice, and has presented thebest recording of Wang’s music and the Chinese people have affirmed that Li Chen wasborn to sing the Dream of Red Chamber.Dacheng Tian, tenorOperatic tenor Dacheng Tian is the Dean of the Schoolof Music at Shaanxi Normal University. He graduatedfrom Tokyo University of the Arts with a Doctor of MusicalArts in opera. Dr. Tian has studied with Regine Crespin and Camille Maurane in France andwas admitted to the master classes of Vittorio Terranova in Italy. Dr. Tian has performed thelead roles in La Traviata and Carmen, among others, in Japan and China. He frequently offerssolo recitals and has been tenor soloist for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem,and Handel’s Messiah. Dr. Tian’s CD albums include Tian: French Arts Songs (Adam recordpublisher, Japan, 1998); Tian: French & Italian Opera Arias (Kojima record publisher, Japan,2002); and Tian: Chinese and Japanese Songs (Kojima record publishers, 2005).Zhuo Sun, guzhengZhuo Sun is Associate Professor of Music at the School of Music, Shaanxi NormalUniversity. Ms. Sun studied guzheng from childhood with her mother, Qu Yun, a famousguzheng artist in China. Sun plays all types of traditional guzheng music and is committed toexploring contemporary interpretations. She has performed with the Chinese Youth NationalOrchestra, National Music Orchestra of the Xi’an Conservatory of Music, the ContemporaryOrchestra at Sheffield University and the German Chamber Orchestra. Sun received herbachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing andher Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from The University of London. Recordings by Sun include:“XiangYun ” (Longyin Ltd of Hong Kong, 2001); “Gorgeous ” (China Music PublishingHouse, 2003); and “Sound of The Mother and Daughter” (China Recording Corporation,2008).Man Jia, erhuMs. Jia is Associate Professor of erhu at the School of Music, Shaanxi Normal University.As a Shaanxi native, Ms. Jia began studying the erhu at age 10 under her father’s tutelage.She has been engaged by the Shaanxi Opera Orchestra since 1990. With the Shaanxi ArtsGroup she has performed on concert tours as erhu soloist in France, Germany, Austria,Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong, among other locations. In 2005 she received aCertificate of Honor from the Golden Concert Hall of Vienna for her performancein the concert, The Rhythm of Chinese Folk Music.- 9 -

nRuiying Qin, pipaMusic Instructor of pipa at the School of Music, Shaanxi Normal University,Ms. Qin has comprehensive skills and solid strengths in pipa performance.Her music is full of energy and elegance, exhibiting the beauty andenthusiasm of the style of northwest China.He Wang, diziHe Wang is Associate Professor and Head of MusicPerformance at the School of Music, Shaanxi NormalUniversity, where is the conductor of the SNNU symphonyorchestra. Mr. Wang was instrumental in the establishmentof “Tang Yun” (Tang Dynasty style) Opera, and is DeputyDirector of this artistic venture. Mr. Wang receivedrecognition as Chinese Music Artist of the Year by theChinese Ministry of Culture in 2006. He has released CD recordings of solo bamboo flute:“Thoughts,” “Tears of the Qujiang River,” “Spring Breed ,” “Chen-xiang Pavilion” and“The Waterfall in Chang-An.”Theodore Buchholz, celloCellist Theodore Buchholz has been lauded by The Arizona Daily Staras a “virtuosic cellist,” The Post and Courier as an “outstanding performer,”and The Charleston City Paper as a “wonderful musician.” Making his debutat New York City’s Merkin Hall in 2006, he annually performs in over seventyconcerts as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestra sectionmember. He was the Principal Cellist of the Spoleto Festival Orchestra,Associate Principal Cellist of the Stockton Symphony for four years, and iscurrently a core member of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Buchholzstudied at the Manhattan School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatoryof Music, and the University of Arizona. As a leader in music education,Dr. Buchholz serves as President-Elect of the American String TeachersAssociation of Arizona, is the director of the Tucson Cello Congress,and is on faculty at Pima Community College.- 10 -

nAbout the ComposersWang LipingMr. Wang Liping is one of greatest Chinese film composers of all time. Since hisgraduation from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing in 1965, Wang hasbeen a Resident Composer with the China Radio and Film Symphony Orchestra.For over 40 years he has composed the most popular and recognizable movie musicand theme songs for movies, television series and other broadcasts in China, including“Shaolin Temple,” “Traveler with Handcuffs,” “Calling by the Sea” and the mostbeloved, “Dream of the Red Chamber,” which has been selected for inclusion in thecollection of “Masterworks of Chinese Music in the 20th Century.” Other notableworks by Wang include: “Lady Divers,” “Summer of Harbin,” and “Hua Mulan,”among others. All of his works have been recorded under the China Record PublishingHouse label. Wang has also composed numerous classical concerts and he served asthe Music Director of the China Radio and Film Orchestra until his retirement.Wang’s talent is not limited to music; he also is one of the outstandingphotographers and calligraphers of China. He is an honorary member ofthe China Photographers Association and China Calligraphers Association.Tan DunThe composer/conductor Tan Dun has made an indelible mark on the world’s musicscene with a creative repertoire that spans the boundaries of classical, multimedia,Eastern and Western musical systems. Opera has a significant role in Tan Dun’s creativeoutput of the past decade, most recently with the premiere of “The First Emperor” bythe Metropolitan Opera in December 2006 with a title role created for Plácido Domingo.In 2008, Tan composed Internet Symphony No. 1: “Eroica” commissioned by Google/YouTube as the focal point for the world’s first collaborative online orchestra. Of hismany works for film, Tan Dun’s score for Ang Lee’s film “Crouching Tiger, HiddenDragon” received an Oscar Award for best original score. His dedicated work wascelebrated when UNESCO appointed Tan Dun as its global Goodwill Ambassador.Larry X. LangLarry Lang graduated from the University ofArizona with his Doctor of Musical Arts degree inviolin and conducting in 1992, and is currently the Artistic Director of the ArizonaChinese New Year Festival and Music Director of the Tucson Sino Choir. A native ofBeijing, Larry “is an outstanding violinist,” according to Sir Edward Heath, formerPrime Minister of the UK, “He was frequently called upon to play for visiting dignitaries,and he clearly held a prominent position in the music world in Beijing.” As a concertviolinist, Larry has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, TucsonSymphony Orchestra, Tucson Pop Orchestra and the American Festival Orchestra.Larry’s prime interest has always been to promote cultural ties between two greatcountries – China and America. His solo debut with the Southern Arizona SymphonyOrchestra was the Chinese violin concerto “The Butterfly Lovers” by He and Chen.As a composer and arranger, Larry’s debut cinematic musical score, composed forJet Li’s 1985 “Bi-Xue-Zhu-Guang”, combined a symphony orchestra with traditionalChinese instruments. This activity and style continues in his new arrangements of“Dream of the Red Chamber” by Wang Liping and the Peking Opera “Snow Forest.” Larry was a finalist nomineefor the 2012 Arizona Governor’s Arts Award, a member of the UA President’s Asian Pacific Council, and has receivedan Outstanding Community Member Award from the Asian American Faculty and Staff Alumni Association at UA .- 11 -

nAbout the ConductorsJulian AckerleyDirector of the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus since 1980, Julian Ackerley has achievedinternational acclaim as an accomplished conductor and administrator of choral performingarts organizations. Dr. Ackerley was selected Choral Director of the Year for 2012 by theAmerican Choral Directors Association Arizona Chapter. He was recognized for his“excellence to the profession of choral music.”Dr. Ackerley has taken the Boys Chorus on performance tours spanning five continentsand over 25 countries. Under his direction, the Chorus has made numerous recordings andhas collaborated with national symphony orchestras and opera companies.Dr. Ackerley is an experienced teacher, having taught music at all levels from elementaryto university students. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University ofArizona with special emphasis in music education, vocal performance and choralconducting. He has long been a guest conductor and clinician at numerous choral festivalsand All-State choirs. He will conduct the Central Division Middle School Boys Honor Choirin Cincinnati, Ohio in February 2014 and the International Boys and Men’s Choral Festival inArizona in July 2014.Dr. Ackerley is currently the National Boychoir Repertoire and Standards Chair for the American Choral DirectorsAssociation. In addition, he has served as Vice President for the International Society for Children’s Choral andPerforming Arts.Bruce ChamberlainDr. Bruce Chamberlain is Director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Directorof Choral Activities and newly named assistant director for academic student services ofthe University of Arizona School of Music. He brings to these positions over 30 years ofprofessional and collegiate experience. In addition to the standing-room-only performancesby the Arizona Choir on campus, just this year his guest appearances have included theTucson Symphony Orchestra, the Tennessee All-State Orchestra, an ACDA Central DivisionConference, an all-Brahms concert with the New York City Chamber Orchestra in CarnegieHall, the National Arabian Choir in Dubai, UAE, the International Conducting Institute atWestminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, and he concluded the summerconducting concerti grossi of Handel, Bach and Stravinsky on the Saint Andrews BachSociety concert series in August.Previously, Chamberlain has appeared with the symphony orchestras of St. Petersburg(Russia), San Antonio (Texas), Jackson (Tennessee), the Imperial Symphony Orchestra(Florida), the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Bohuslav MartinůPhilharmonic, the Czech Virtuosi Orchestra (Brno), the Budapest Chamber Orchestra, theOregon Bach Festival Orchestra, The Tucson Symphony Orchestra, The Tucson ChamberOrchestra, the New England Symphonic Ensemble, Festival Orchestra of Iowa and mostrecently, the SoliAll Philharmonic and Ryul Chamber Orchestra in Seoul, Korea.A summa cum laude graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with bachelor’s, master’s and DMus degrees,Chamberlain studied conducting with Julius Herford, Margaret Hillis and John Nelson, piano with Menachem Pressler,Wallace Hornibrook and Nicholas Zumbro, and has continued choral/orchestral conducting studies with Helmut Rilling,Andrew Davis, Dale Warland and Robert Page.- 12 -

nThomas CockrellDr. Thomas Cockrell has served as the Nelson Riddle Endowed Chair in Music,Director of Orchestral Activities and Music Director of the UA Opera Theater since 2000.In November 2011 he was named artistic director of Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Pointin Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a training program and festival for advanced students andyoung professionals. Cockrell is equally at home on the symphonic podium and in the operapit, working with professionals or student musicians. He has conducted the professionalsymphony orchestras of Dallas, Cincinnati, Phoenix, Tucson, Louisville, Boulder, OrangeCounty and several in Romania, Italy, Mexico and South Korea. Operatic credits includeproductions for Dayton Opera, Opera Colorado, Opera Theatre of the Rockies andWashington D.C.’s Summer Opera Theatre. He served as the Associate Conductor ofCincinnati Opera, Opera Colorado, The Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the SpoletoFestivals and Music Director of Denver Young Artists Orchestra. From 2006 to 2008 he wasa member of the conducting faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp.Cockrell has been the conductor and clinician for regional and all-state music festivalsnationwide. He was chosen by his colleagues in the College Orchestra Directors Associationto be the master teacher for the conducting masterclasses at its 2008 national conference, andhas taught conducting master courses in the United States, Mexico, Asia and Europe. Before coming to the University ofArizona, Cockrell was on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine and the State University of New York at Purchase.He has been a Visiting Professor at the National Academy of Music in Bucharest, Romania and a Faculty Artist at the AcadémieInternationale de Musique, Château de Rangiport. Cockrell earned his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degreesfrom the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University. He studied conducting withFranco Ferrara in Rome and at Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Additionally, he was an Aspen Conducting Fellowand completed advanced training at the Conservatoire Américain in Fontainebleau, France and the Tanglewood Music Center,where he worked with Gustav Meier, Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa.- 13 -

nThe Arizona Symphony OrchestraThomas Cockrell, ConductorViolinLuis AlarcónEvgeniya Belinskaya*Oliver Blaylock**Ellen ChamberlainMichelle GuzmanSusanna LopezJuan LoraKaitlyn MillerHannah MilnerEmily NolanElizabeth PaeGabriela RincónRachel SchlesingerSarah ViningViolaSean ColbertNatalia DuarteKathryn HarpainterDenise JonesRaphael Lizama**Jung Eun OhTizheng ShenVioloncelloRebecca Bartelt**Stephen ChávezAaron FeeneyAnne GratzBassDallas Carpenter**Adam GurczakAmit SenJoaquín ZamudioHarpLauren HayesJoelle RoupPianoGlenda Courtois GarcíaFluteJoshua BarnesElyse Davis, piccoloKate NicholsOboeRachel KamradtMara RembelskiClarinetDaniel BeckerNatalie GroomBassoonMatthew KowalczykLisa MayerRebecca WatsonHornChristopher BlancoKatherine FackrellBrian GodshallMichael MesnerTrumpetAmy BurmeisterGlendon GrossKenneth SaufleyTromboneDavid AdamsBrian BeckerDylan CarpenterTubaMichael McLeanPercussionTrevor BarroeroDanny Barsetti-NerlandRyan BrockCameron FigueroaAssistant ConductorsAce EdwardsKeun Oh* Concertmaster** PrincipalThe Arizona Symphony Orchestra is one of the large ensembles vital to the educational and artistic mission of theUniversity of Arizona School of Music. With the goals of training students in essential ensemble skills andperforming a broad cross section of the rich orchestral repertoire, the Symphony presents symphonicand chamber orchestra concerts as well as two productions with The University of ArizonaOpera Theater each year. Concerts frequently feature faculty soloists and composers.Student soloists and conductors shine in the annual President’s Concert, whichin 2006 was also performed in Hermosillo and Alamos, Mexico, as thefestive finale of the prestigious Dr. Alfonso Ortíz TiradoMusic Festival.- 14 -

nTucson Sino ChoirLarry Lang, Music Director & ConductorSopranoXianqiong BianMinying CaiYi ChenZhao ChenHui FangJiangxiang HuangXiangxia LuoWeihua JiangMarcia FestNing QuFushi WenXiaoli ZhangEllen ZhuAltoPeiqin CaoFeng ChenHongyi JiaPo LinChenglu LiuYuhong LiuCelia QianJingjing WangYan XuYing YuanGina ZhangLiying ZhuoTenorJinshui DaiYonghua HeJing MaWanmei NiHenry ShiMing SunPeter XuDongxiao ZhangBassJohn BolmYongji ChenJunshan HaoYun HuangLi WanZhongguo XiongJianwei ZhangXiaohui ZhangJie ZongAccompanistXiaotong ZhaoVoice CoachQin HeThe Tucson Sino Choir (TSC) is a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes.It provides members and the community with a rich artistic experience through the study and performance ofChinese and Western music, to build bridges of understanding among communities and to serve thecommunity as an artistic and cultural resource.- 15 -

nTucson Arizona Boys ChorusJulian Ackerley, DirectorLiam BoydEvan BrademasEvan BraunCameron CurtisAri DettmanRylande DodgeEric FikeNico GiminoJacob HarmonKenan HarmonJonathan HollerSebastian KochOwen LambJose MarcosAlek MasonMac McConnellJamelle MessingerJames NoriegaPhillip PetersenJoseph SanchezNikko SanchezNoah SharmaAndy ShipleyMatthew SorbeCody StemberAndy Stout-MarshallElliot ZuercherFounded in 1939, the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus is currently celebrating its 74th anniversary season.Since its inception, the Chorus has earned the reputation as a premier music education and performance organizationof both traditional, classic boychoir repertoire as well as representing the diversity of the American Southwest.Musicianship and citizenship in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and professionalism are the cornerstones of the program.The Chorus has received national and international acclaim through concert tours, collaborations with majorsymphony orchestras, national television appearances and numerous recordings.Further credits include performances at the White House, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, the Beijing Institute of Culture,Russian Glinka Cappella, Sydney Opera House, St. Peter’s Basilica, Concert Hall at Seoul Arts Center and theTabernacle in Salt Lake City with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.This past June, the Chorus completed a successful tour of China traveling and performing in 23 cities throughoutthe country including Beijing, Bayuquan, Qingdao, Yantai, Zhenzhou, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Dongguan,Wenzhou, Kunshan, Wuxi, Changzhou and Shanghai.- 16 -

nArizona ChoirBruce Chamberlain, ConductorSopranoJacqueline BlackKaitrin CunninghamAnne GrimesMary KeckLindsey McHughIvette OrtizMichelle PerrierKelsey K. RogersHope SullivanAltoStephanie BrinkPeggy ChamberlainJenina GallawayChristina HalesJooyeon HwangMindy MartinErin McMullenJoohyun ParkKimberly Prins MoellerKaty VaitkeviciusTenorOlman AlfaroHumberto BorboaJason A. DungeeScott GlyssonJeff Gonda IITaeyoung KimLuke LustedStanton UsherStephen WarnerBassDaniel David BlackGregg BrandonBlair BuffingtonBenjamin HansenJonathan KimT. Quinn KimballJae Ho LeeDoug LeightenheimerThomas E. LerewJihoon ParkBrent RogersJeff SimpsonAccompanistXi LuoThe Arizona Choir is the premier graduate choral ensemble at the University of Arizona School of Music.Recent performances include Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Bach’s monumental St. Matthew Passion,Mozart’s C Minor Mass, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms and Terry Riley’s Sun Rings,performed and recorded with the internationally recognized Kronos Quartet. Internationally, the Arizona Choirhas performed with the Budapest Chamber Orchestra at the famed Liszt Academy, and has been invited toperform with the Czech State Orchestra at Smetana Hall. Invited convention appearances include theACDA, AGO and AMEA. The Arizona Choir partnered with the Tucson Museum of Art for a reconstructedperformance of Ceruti’s Misa de Lima during the exhibition of South American Paintings which launchedthe UA School of Music’s Center for Music of the Americas. The Arizona Choir has partnered withprofessional touring groups like Ethel for performance on UApresents, with Tucson’s ownArtifact Dance Project for a Tucson premiere of Menotti’s The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore.Last spring brought another partnership with a Tucson professional arts organization as theArizona Choir performed the monumental Frank Martin Mass for Double Choruswith the Tucson Chamber Artists.In May 2014 the Arizona Choir, with the UA Symphonic Choir, will perform Dvořák’s hauntingly beautiful Stabat Materon their tour to Vienna’s Musikverein and Prague’s Dvořák Hall. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will featurethe UA’s choral program on the world stage in two of classical music’s most prestigious venues.- 17 -

nThe Confucius Institute at The University of Arizonap r e s e n t s :The Second Annual Chinese Cultural FestivalSeptember 18-28, 2013Lecture Concert: Chinese Instrumental MusicWednesday, September 18, 1:00-2:00 p.m.Holsclaw Hall, UA School of MusicForum: Meet the Composer – Mr. Wang LipingWednesday, September 18, 7:00-8:30 p.m.Kiva Room, UA Student Union Memorial CenterConcert: Celebrating the Moon Festival – Music from ChinaSymphonic Suite “Dream of the Red Chamber”Friday and Saturday, September 20 & 21, 2013, 7:30-9:30 p.m.Crowder Hall, UA School of MusicChinese Language DaySunday, September 22, 1:30-6:00 p.m.Ballrooms, UA Student Union Memorial CenterLecture: “Finding Them Gone” – Chinese PoemsMonday, September 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m.UA Poetry CenterLecture: Chinese Medicine – Massages and AcupunctureTuesday, September 24, 7:00-8:30 p.m.Madera Room, Marriott University Park HotelLecture: The Way of Telling a Story: Mo Yan and Contemporary Chinese LiteratureWednesday, September 25, 4:00-5:00 p.m.Madera Room, Marriott University Park HotelLecture & Movie: “Peony Pavilion”Thursday, September 26, 4:00-6:30 p.m.Ballroom South, UA Student Union Memorial CenterChinese Health DaySaturday, September 28, 6:00-9:30 p.m.DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Reid ParkFor more information, please visit confucius.arizona.edu- 18 -