Program - Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

The NutcrackerChampaign Urbana Ballet | Sinfonia da CameraFriday, November 30, 2012, at 7:30pm | Saturday, December 1, 2012, at 2pm and 7:30pmSunday, December 2, 2012, at 2pm | Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 2pm and 7:30pmSunday, December 9, 2012, at 2pm | Tryon Festival Theatre

a message from the director >>>It’s also a remarkably reliableindicator. When you see glow onsomeone’s face, you know it’s real.You can’t fake glow.It emanates from deep inside andreveals itself in unmistakable ways.A special kind of smile. A gleam inthe eye. An extraordinary, at-easestate of pleasure, a joy in mindand body.Glow may be temporary, and itmay be ephemeral. But it’s real,and it’s powerful.And whether it’s the collectiveglow of an audience, the singularglow of a young child jumpingacross the Lobby, or the unitedglow from a cast of studentsgiving their all on stage, glow iswhat Krannert Center has alwaysbeen about. And always will be.Welcome to Krannert Center. Andthanks to every single person whomakes it possible for it to be theplace it is.Cheers,Mike RossDirector2 3

This Champaign Urbana Ballet presentation of The Nutcracker, in cooperation with Sinfoniada Camera and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, is made possible with support frompromotional sponsors CarX Tire & Auto, Champaign Ballet Academy, the Champaign TelephoneCompany, and First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana. This vital support keeps our localarts environment lively and thriving.the act of givingThe NutcrackerA ballet in two acts after the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. HoffmannMusic by Piotr Ilyich TchaikovskyChoreography by Deanna Doty and Harvey HysellPresented byChampaign Urbana BalletDeanna Doty, Artistic DirectorSinfonia da CameraIan Hobson, Music DirectorKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsMike Ross, DirectorprogramThe NutcrackerCHAMPAIGNBALLETACADEMYOvertureAct IThe PartyThe BattleThe Land of Snow20-minute intermissionAct IIThe Land of SweetsA classical ballet in two acts, The Nutcracker is based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s tale The Nutcracker and theMouse King (1816). Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created the music for the ballet of this charming story in closecollaboration with Marius Petipa, the renowned choreographer who, due to illness, turned the project overto his assistant, Lev Ivanov. The Nutcracker was first performed in 1892.Please note: this production uses controlled special effects in the form of lighting, fog, and smoke.4 5

SYNOPSISAct IOn Christmas Eve, the Stahlbaum householdprepares for a grand holiday party. Clara, her brother,Fritz, and their parents have invited guests to danceand celebrate. The arrival of Clara’s shadowy andstrange godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, brings asudden air of mystery to the party. Drosselmeyer isshocked by Clara’s adolescence and at first avoids Act IIher, until finally he presents a nutcracker for Fritzand two magical life-sized dolls for Clara. Clarais enamored with the nutcracker, which Fritz hasshunned disinterestedly, and Drosselmeyer becomesfrustrated that Clara pays little attention to his othercreations. Drosselmeyer allows Fritz to steal the keyto the life-sized dolls; yet it is not Fritz’s mischiefthat causes them to dance frenetically and frightenthe guests but Drosselmeyer’s dark manipulations.Afraid that the party has gone awry, Mrs. Stahlbaumcalls for the adults to assemble in the dining roomfor a holiday feast. No longer under the watchfuleye of his parents, Fritz and his friends disrupt thegirls at play, causing the nutcracker doll to break intwo. Drosselmeyer reappears and, to console hisgoddaughter, repairs the broken doll before leavingin a dash. After a final dance, the guests depart andthe family retires for the night.Just before midnight, Clara steals down to theeerily darkened room to find her nutcracker. Shefalls asleep, unaware that she and her dreams areunder Drosselmeyer’s spell. The Rat Queen and herlegions of rodents appear, threatening Clara. As thenightmarish taunting escalates, Drosselmeyer showshis power by casting the rodents and furniture awayand making the Christmas tree grow to enormousheights. The Nutcracker, grown to life size yettrapped in toy form, appears with his army of soldiersand cavalry at his side. A fierce battle with the ratsand mice ensues. The Rat Queen and the Nutcrackerfall injured, despite Clara’s bravery in defending theNutcracker. Ice fairies appear and revive the fallenNutcracker, who comes to life in his true princelyform. The Nutcracker and Clara begin their journeyto his homeland and dance among snowflakes in theLand of Snow before boarding a magical ship to carrythem away.Clara and the Nutcracker sail across a lemonade seatoward his homeland, the Land of Sweets, where theyare greeted warmly by the Sugar Plum Fairy and herCavalier. Clara recounts her heroic tale to which theSugar Plum Fairy presents Clara with a magnificentcrown and flavorful dances of foreign confections,including the beautiful waltz of flowers, before theentire court joins in a final gavotte. Drosselmeyerreappears, and Clara’s reverie begins to fade as she ismagically returned to the comforts of home and thememory of a fantastic dream.Act I: The PartyHerr DrosselmeyerClaraBrett FeddersenSara Hawthorne^Valerie Linsner*Blake Lanesskog*elijah Ochs^Abigail Kaesberg^Maeva O’Brien*John DaygerJon Ebel^David O’Brien*Tuli BeraRachel BullerMaura Dickson^Peyton HerbertAbigail Kaesberg*erisa Nakamura*Maeva O’Brien^Ben ChapmanJon Ebel*Tony HynesScott KeebleDavid O’Brien^Christopher OchsKatherine AhlgrenBella ChapmanIrina Cheng*Lauren FrostMaya Keeble^Lara MorganLillian Rice^Maggie Tewksbury*CAST* indicates dancers performing on the evenings of November 30 and December 1, and on the matinees of December 8 and 96^ indicates dancers performing on the matinees of December 1 and 2 and on the evening of December 87FritzMrs. StahlbaumMr. StahlbaumMadame DustmoppeParty MothersParty FathersClara’s FriendsFritz’s FriendsGirl DollBoy DollMaidsBeau Chapman^Alexander HynesNick Lanesskog*Isaac Lee*oscar Lewis*Simon Plante^Samuel Sepulveda^erin King^Michelle Lu*Nick Hittle^Corbin Phillips*emily Beverly*eva Lanesskog^hailan Shanbhag^Angie Song*

Act I: The BattleNutcrackerCavalryCaptainsSoldiersNick Hittle*Corbin Phillips^emily Beverly^Sarah Birchenough*erin King*eva Lanesskog*Michelle Lu^Ginny Martinez^Liz Roadcaphailan Shanbhag*Angie Song^Madison Stranc^Isabel Young*Bliss ChapmanKajetan HaasBlake Lanesskogelijah Ochselena Birchenough*emma Brunson^Stefania Dzhaman^Charlotte Ebel*Lauren Fackler^Mariel Ferreira^emily Fisher*eve Freund^elizabeth HatcherNorah HatcherKyanna Hobbs^emma Hoskinson*Alexander Hynes*Frances Ivy-Barrett^Maddie Keating*Madeleine Keenan*Shelby Kofoot*Nick Lanesskog*Isaac Lee*oscar Lewis*Mayahuel Gutierrez Malik^Neece Mobley^John Nicol^Rat QueenRatsMiceSimon Plante^Zoleen Rypka^ella Shafer^Adam Simmons*emerson Urban*Farah Willenbrock^Julia Wilson*Rachel Buller^Gibby Kirby*Andréa AguiarKevin BurnsideJon EbelKristin FeddersenNick Hittle^David O’BrienChristopher Ochsheather OchsCorbin Phillips*Preston RoseboroughCecilia Abramson*Fynn Bright*Sofie Brombaugh*Maya Sanaa Brown^Beau ChapmanIlana Cohen*Grace Deering^emma Donnini*Zoe Franz*Sierra Freund^Megan Graham^Grace Kahler^Jessa Kimble^eleanor KraatzAmaya McDuffie^Adele Miller^Melanie Murphy*ella Parastaran*Wade Schact*Samuel Sepulveda^Seth Simmons*Frances Warrior^Act I: The Land of SnowIce FairiesTuli BeraMaura DicksonTaylor Feddersen^Peyton Herbert*Abigail Kaesbergerisa NakamuraMaeva O’Brienemily BeverlySarah Birchenough^Taylor Feddersen*Lauren Frost^Sara Hawthorne*Peyton Herbert^erin Kingeva LanesskogValerie Linsner^Michelle LuGinny Martinez^Lara Morgan*Liz Roadcap*hailan ShanbhagMadison Stranc*Angie SongIsabel Young* indicates dancers performing on the evenings of November 30 and December 1, and on the matinees of December 8 and 98^ indicates dancers performing on the matinees of December 1 and 2 and on the evening of December 89SnowflakesAct II: The Land of SweetsSugar Plum FairyCavalierClaraNutcrackerLemonade Sea SpritesHeraldsSpanish DancersChinese ButterflyMaura Dickson*erisa Nakamura^Ben ChapmanSara Hawthorne^Valerie Linsner*Nick Hittle*Corbin Phillips^emily Beverly*Sarah BirchenoughSophia EbelTaylor Feddersen*Lauren Frost^Sara Hawthorne*Peyton Herbert^erin King^eva LanesskogValerie Linsner^Michelle LuGinny MartinezLara Morgan*Liz Roadcaphailan ShanbhagAngie SongMadison StrancIsabel YoungBliss ChapmanKajetan HaasAlexander HynesBlake LanesskogJohn Nicolelijah OchsTuli Bera*Taylor Feddersen^Peyton Herbert*Abigail Kaesberg^emily Beverly^erin King*

Chinese Dragon HeadChinese DragonArabian PrincessArabian PrinceArabian DancersArabian BearersKristin Feddersen*heather Ochs^elena Birchenough*Bella ChapmanIrina Chengelizabeth HatcherNorah HatcherMaya KeebleAlison Lee*Lillian Rice^ella Shafer^Maggie TewksburyMaura Dickson^Maeva O’Brien*Kevin Burnside^Gibby Kirby*Sarah Birchenough^Sophia Ebel*eva LanesskogGinny Martinez*Liz RoadcapAngie SongMadison Stranc^Isabel YoungJoe BurtonJosh CoxJaryd LindenmeyerSteve SeiterRibbon CandyRussian DancerswithMother GingerPolichinellesKatherine AhlgrenBliss ChapmanLauren FrostKajetan HaasBlake LanesskogLara Morganelijah OchsMadison Strancemily Beverly*Peyton Herbert^Nick Hittle^Corbin Phillips*Jon EbelScott KeebleDavid O’BrienChristopher OchsJohn DaygerMarcia BeverlyCharlotte Penning Bush^Byla ChapmanBeatrice Ebel*Leah Hernandez^Valerie Hill^Avery Hoffmeister^Noelle Hunt*Claire Keenan*Leo Lewis*Max Libman^Sophia Libman^Grace McGowan*Aidan Jane Millar-Nicholson*Sydney Ochs*Alex Parastaran*emma Rypka^Abby Schimmel^RosebudsFlowersMichelle Lu*Taylor Feddersen*erin King^Michelle Lu^hailan Shanbhag*Tuli Beraemily BeverlySarah Birchenough*Taylor Feddersen^Lauren Frost*Sara Hawthorne*Peyton Herberterin King*eva LanesskogValerie Linsner^Ginny Martinez^Lara Morgan^erisa Nakamura*Liz Roadcap*hailan Shanbhag^Angie SongMadison Stranc^Isabel YoungRose QueenMaeva O’Brien^* indicates dancers performing on the evenings of November 30 and December 1, and on the matinees of December 8 and 910^ indicates dancers performing on the matinees of December 1 and 2 and on the evening of December 811

sinfonia da camera Ian Hobson, Music DirectorConductorIan HobsonViolinPeter Schaffer, ConcertmasterAaron Jacobs, Principal SecondSeo-Hee ByunYeonkyeong GoSungwon JungIgor KalninSin Hye KimJoe MaddenKa Chun Gary NganSun Young Gemma ShinSung Hee ShinHsuan Ju WangViolaCsaba Erdélyi, PrincipalDiane Wuthrich, Co-PrincipalLydia TangMark WirbiskyCelloAmy Catron Flores, PrincipalMary AunerAaron KaplanTaylor RichardsonDouble BassHan Jui Henry Chen, PrincipalStefanie HendricksFluteJonathan Keeble, PrincipalPiccoloMary Leathers Chapman, PrincipalOboeEvan Tammen, Acting PrincipalAngela SchmidClarinetYi-Wen Chen, Acting PrincipalBass ClarinetSolomon Baer, PrincipalBassoonHenry Skolnick, PrincipalEmily WuchnerHornBrian Kilp, PrincipalSarah GreeneSharon WeyserTrumpetRonald Romm, PrincipalAaron RommRobin ThomasTromboneMatthew Dixon, Acting PrincipalAustin SeybertRichard DoleTubaMark Moore, PrincipalKevin RaschenTimpaniWilliam MoerschPercussionRicardo Flores, PrincipalTimothy BergHarpChen Yu HuangKeyboardRochelle Sennet, PrincipalManagerRebecca Hill RileyLibrarianMandi GoodsettStage Manager and Marketing InternDiane CouzensThe DancersTuli Bera is a junior at the University of Illinois. Shetrained with Champaign Ballet Academy during highschool and has previously appeared in solo rolesin The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The SleepingBeauty. Bera currently dances with Ghungroo DanceCompany, an Indian fusion dance group. She hopesto earn her MFA in dance and become a certifiedphysical therapist.Emily Beverly is a freshman at Urbana High Schooland has trained at Champaign Ballet Academy for 10years, appearing in 10 productions of The Nutcrackerwith CU Ballet and in corps de ballet roles in thecompany’s Cinderella, Swan Lake, The SleepingBeauty, and Coppélia.Ben Chapman is a high school sophomore and hastrained exclusively at Champaign Ballet Academyfor eight years under the direction of Deanna Dotyand guest instructors of the academy. Last summer,he attended an intensive with Salt Creek Ballet. Thismarks his third season as a company member; he haspreviously appeared with CU Ballet in The SleepingBeauty, Swan Lake, Cinderella, and most recently inthe role of Franz in Coppélia.Bliss Chapman is homeschooled and has trainedat Champaign Ballet Academy for eight years. Thisseason marks his eighth year with CU Ballet and hisfirst as a company member. He has also appeared inCU Ballet’s productions of The Sleeping Beauty andCoppélia.John Dayger debuted in The Nutcrackermany years ago as the Magic Dancing Bed inBalanchine’s version for Atlanta Ballet. With CUBallet, he has appeared in Swan Lake, The SleepingBeauty, Cinderella, and in several productions ofThe Nutcracker. Throughout his lengthy professionalcareer, he has performed in many diverse areasprofilesof dance, opera, and theatre both nationally andinternationally. He currently teaches ballet for Danceat Illinois.Maura Dickson is a senior at Central High School.She has been dancing for 14 years, has trained withDeanna Doty at Champaign Ballet Academy for thelast five years, and attended Joffrey Ballet’s SummerDance Lab in 2011. She recently danced the role ofSwanhilda in last season’s production of Coppélia.Brett Feddersen has appeared in many productionswith CU Ballet. His previous credits include TheNutcracker, Swan Lake, Coppélia, and The SleepingBeauty. A black belt in tae kwon do, he holds a PhDin physics from the University of Illinois and is a seniorsoftware engineer at Frasca International in Urbana.Taylor Feddersen is appearing in her 10thproduction of The Nutcracker with CU Ballet. Sheperformed the role of Clara last season andpreviously appeared in CU Ballet’s productions ofCinderella, Swan Lake, Coppélia, and The SleepingBeauty. She is a freshman at Centennial High Schooland trains at Champaign Ballet Academy.Sara Hawthorne is in eighth grade and has beendancing at Champaign Ballet Academy for eightyears. She is a first-year company member and hasappeared as an apprentice in CU Ballet’s productionsof The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Swan Lake, TheSleeping Beauty, and Coppélia.Peyton Herbert is a freshman at CentennialHigh School and has trained at Champaign BalletAcademy for 10 years. This marks her secondseason as a company member; she has previouslyappeared in Cinderella, Swan Lake, The SleepingBeauty, Coppélia, and The Nutcracker. This year,she attended a master class with Carlos dos SantosJr. of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and IrinaDvorovenko of American Ballet Theatre.12 13

Nick Hittle is a freshman at Central High School.He has trained with Champaign Ballet Academy andDeanna Doty for six years. This is his second year asa company member, and he has appeared previouslywith CU Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake,and The Nutcracker.Abigail Kaesberg is studing dance at the Universityof Illinois. She rejoined CU Ballet as a companydancer this season. During her high school career, shedanced principal roles in the company’s production ofPaquita and The Nutcracker.Erin King is a freshman at the High School of SaintThomas More. She has been dancing for 11 yearsand began training at Champaign Ballet Academy in2006. She is a second-year company dancer havingpreviously appeared in Cinderella, The SleepingBeauty, Swan Lake, and in last year’s production ofThe Nutcracker as Clara.Gibby Kirby is performing in his fifth season withthe company. He has performed in The Nutcracker,Cinderella, and Swan Lake. He is a graduate of IllinoisState University, where he received a degree in danceand performed with Illinois State Dance Theatreand danced in several dance concerts and theatreproductions.Eva Lanesskog is in eighth grade at Jefferson MiddleSchool and has been dancing for 10 years. She isa first-year company dancer and has previouslyappeared with CU Ballet in The Nutcracker, SwanLake, The Sleeping Beauty, Off Stage, and Coppélia.She has trained with Deanna Doty and NurlanAbougaliev at Champaign Ballet Academy.Valerie Linsner is a homeschooled eighth graderand has trained at Champaign Ballet Academy sincethe age of seven. This marks her first season as acompany member, having previously appeared withCU Ballet in productions of Coppélia, The SleepingBeauty, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.Michelle Lu is a sophomore at University LaboratoryHigh School. She is a second-year company dancer,having danced as an apprentice in CU Ballet’sproduction of The Sleeping Beauty and SwanLake. She has trained with Deanna Doty and AygulAbougaliev at Champaign Ballet Academy.Ginny Martinez is an eighth grader at Edison MiddleSchool. She has been dancing for eight years. This isher first year as a CU Ballet company member. Shecurrently works as a teacher’s assistant and an internfor the Dance Arts School. She recently attendedJoffrey Ballet’s Junior Summer Intensive in Chicago.Erisa Nakamura is a sophomore at Centennial HighSchool and has appeared in numerous productionswith CU Ballet, including Coppélia, Cinderella, SwanLake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker. Shehas been dancing at Champaign Ballet Academy for11 years and attended a summer intensive at theNutmeg Conservatory for the Arts this year.Maeva O’Brien is a fourth-year company memberin her eighth year of training with Champaign BalletAcademy. She is a junior at Urbana High School. Shestudied for a semester at the Académie Américainede Danse à Paris in France and attended JoffreyBallet’s Dance Lab in 2011. Her past performanceswith CU Ballet include The Nutcracker, Swan Lake,Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Coppélia.Corbin Phillips is a freshman at Central High Schooland has appeared in nine productions of TheNutcracker, as well as Swan Lake, Coppélia, and TheSleeping Beauty with CU Ballet. He has also trainedon scholarship for two summers with the DanceTheater of Harlem and previously with OrlandoBallet. He has appeared in the Champaign UrbanaTheatre Company’s productions of Les Misérablesand West Side Story. He trains with Deanna Doty atChampaign Ballet Academy.Hailan Shanbhag is a subfreshman at UniversityLaboratory High School. She has trained atChampaign Ballet Academy for 10 years. This is herfirst year as a company member after dancing asan apprentice in Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty,Coppélia, and The Nutcracker.Madison Stranc has been studying ballet and otherforms of dance for 11 years. Two years ago, shemoved from Salt Lake City, where she danced ona competition dance team for four years. She is afreshman at Mahomet-Seymour High School. This isher first year of study at Champaign Ballet Academyand performing with CU Ballet.DIRECTORS AND DESIGNERSDeanna Doty (Artistic Director and Choreographer)was born in Chicago, Illinois, to ballet dancer JoanMarley Doty and graphic designer/photographerDavid Doty. She began her training at the EvanstonSchool of Ballet and Ellis-Du Boulay in Chicago. Atage 16, she moved to train and subsequently danceunder Harvey Hysell of New Orleans Ballet. Dotycontinued her career with Robert Ivy Ballet in SouthCarolina, with Lexington Ballet in Kentucky, and as aguest artist with Ballet Alaska, Mississippi Ballet, andthe Piccolo Spoleto Festival.Throughout her years dancing, Doty enjoyed manyopportunities to teach and continued to do so whenshe moved to Champaign. In 1998, she openedChampaign Ballet Academy, and, in the fall of thatsame year, she founded Champaign Urbana Balletand continues to serve as its artistic director today.Although most of her students train in ballet whilepursuing academic excellence at regional schools,her instruction is credited for preparing othersfor professional careers in ballet, including DevonTeuscher of American Ballet Theatre, Kate Hosier ofNational Ballet of Canada, and Katie Leigh of LemonSponge Cake Contemporary Ballet.Doty describes her motivation in this way: “I havespent the past 14 years dedicating myself to theestablishment of a nationally recognized school andcompany right here in Champaign. It is an honor anda privilege to make my living as an artist and teacher,and I feel lucky to be able to do it in a communitylike this. My hope is to be able to give back to ourballet families, and city, as much as they have givento me.”Ian Hobson (Conductor and Music Director), anative of Wolverhampton, England, is recognizedthroughout the world for his masterful performancesof the Romantic repertoire, his deft and idiomaticreadings of neglected piano scores old and new, andhis assured conducting from both the piano and thepodium. Hobson is also renowned as a dedicatedscholar and educator, who has pioneered renewedinterest in the music of lesser-known masters JohannHummel and Ignaz Moscheles. He is also an effectiveadvocate of works written expressly for him byseveral of today’s noted composers, including JohnGardner, Benjamin Lees, David Liptak, Alan Ridout,and Roberto Sierra.As a guest soloist, Hobson appears regularly withthe world’s major orchestras in the United States,including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and thePhiladelphia Orchestra. Abroad, he has been heardwith Great Britain’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the ScottishNational Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool PhilharmonicOrchestra and Hallé Orchestra, ORD-Vienna, theOrchester der Beethovenhalle, the Moscow ChopinOrchestra, the Israeli Sinfonietta, and the NewZealand Symphony Orchestra.Active in the recording studio, Hobson has beenengaged in recording a 16-volume collection of thecomplete works of Chopin for the Zephyr label. Thisedition includes approximately 45 minutes of Chopinmusic never before recorded, making Hobson thefirst ever to record the composer’s entire oeuvre for a14 15

single artist. Ian Hobson presented a 10-recital seriesdevoted to the 200th anniversary of the RomanticEra’s two greatest composers for the piano, Chopinand Schumann, at New York City’s Dicapo OperaTheatre. Last season, he presented the completesolo piano works of Robert Schumann, and, in the2012-2013 season, he will present the completepiano and instrumental music with piano of JohannesBrahms.Increasingly, Hobson is in demand as a conductor,particularly for performances in which he doublesas a pianist. He made his debut in this capacity in1996 with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and hassubsequently appeared with the English ChamberOrchestra, Poland’s Sinfonia Varsovia (at CarnegieHall), the Pomeranian Philharmonic, and the KibbutzChamber Orchestra of Israel, among others.Ian Hobson is also active as an opera conductor, witha repertoire that encompasses works by Cimarosaand Pergolesi, Mozart and Beethoven, and Johannand Richard Strauss. In 1997, he conducted JohnPhilip Sousa’s comic opera, El Capitan, in a newlyrestored version with Sinfonia da Camera and astellar cast of young singers. A fervent advocate ofGeorge Enescu’s music, he conducted and recordedthe 2005 North American premiere of the operaticmasterpiece Oedipe in a semistaged versionperformed by Sinfonia da Camera on the 50thanniversary of the composer’s death.An artist of prodigious energy and resource,Hobson has amassed a discography of more than60 releases. In the dual role of pianist/conductor,he and the Sinfonia Varsovia recorded for ZephyrRachmaninoff’s four piano concerti and Rhapsodyon a Theme of Paganini—a tour de force no otherperformer has matched.In addition, Ian Hobson is a much sought-afterjudge for national and international competitionsand has been a member of numerous juries,among them the Van Cliburn International PianoCompetition (at the specific request of Cliburn),Chopin Competition in Florida, Leeds InternationalPianoforte Competition (United Kingdom), SchumannInternational Competition (Germany), and ArthurRubinstein Competition (Poland). In 2005, heserved as chairman of the jury for the ClevelandInternational Piano Competition and New York City’sKosciuzsko Competition; in 2008, he served in thesame capacity for the New York Piano Competition,to which, renamed the New York International PianoCompetition, he returned in 2010.One of the youngest graduates in the history ofLondon’s Royal Academy of Music, Ian Hobsonsubsequently pursued advanced studies at bothCambridge University and Yale University. Hebegan his international career in 1981 when hewon First Prize at the Leeds International PianoCompetition, after having earned silver medals atboth the Arthur Rubinstein and Vienna-Beethovencompetitions. Among his distinguished teachers wereSidney Harrison, Ward Davenny, Claude Frank, andMenahem Pressler, while, as a conductor, he studiedwith Otto Werner Mueller, Dennis Russell Davies,Daniel Lewis, and Gustav Meier and worked withLorin Maazel in Cleveland and Leonard Bernstein atTanglewood. Currently, Hobson is Emeritus Centerfor Advanced Study and Swanlund Professor of Musicat the University of Illinois and was a visiting fellow atMagdalene College, Cambridge, last fall.www.ianhobson.netAndy Warfel (Production Designer) trained as atheatrical set designer at the University of Illinoisand New York University before spending a decadedesigning in New York and across the world fortheatre, television, concerts, and nightclubs. Since2002 and while managing an environmental designfirm serving Fortune 500 clients, among others,Warfel has designed sets and effects for most CUBallet productions, including The Nutcracker atKrannert Center and the company’s much-acclaimednew productions of Cinderella, Swan Lake, and TheSleeping Beauty at the Virginia Theatre. He currentlyresides in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and serves as seniormarketing creative director for Vera Bradley.Kevin Gawley (Lighting Designer) has designedlights for CU Ballet’s productions of Cinderella,Swan Lake, and The Sleeping Beauty. As a freelancelighting/scenic designer in Chicago, Gawley hasproduced work for many Chicago stages, includingthe Lifeline Theatre, where he won Non-EquityJeff Awards for his designs of The Island of DoctorMoreau and Jane Eyre, earned the After Dark Awardfor his design of Strong Poison, and has been anensemble member and resident lighting designersince 2001. Gawley was the theatrical lightingdesigner on the feature film Were the World Mine.His work also appeared in numerous productions atthe Bailiwick Repertory Theater, the Organic Theater,the Porchlight Theatre, OperaModa, the BlindfaithTheatre, Theatre on the Lake, the MetropolisPerforming Arts Centre, the StoreFront Theater,Loyola University Chicago, Revels Chicago, theMidwest Jewish Theatre, Taylor University, and theNorth Carolina Shakespeare Festival. He is currentlya lighting and scenic design assistant professor atthe University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and has taughtlighting design and technology courses previouslyat Loyola University Chicago and the University ofIllinois.16 17

Champaign Urbana BalletDeanna Doty, Artistic DirectorJulianna Steitz, Company ManagerBoard of DirectorsTerri King, PresidentDeirdre Lanesskog, Vice PresidentPeggy Pearson, SecretaryBrett Feddersen, TreasurerDirectorsJonathan EbelCynthia FaullinConnie HosierMasumi IriyeAndrea JohnstonAli LewisEllen LinTracy McCabeHeather OchsJanet RoadcapJennifer SimmonsAlison WeingartnerBonnie ZieglerChampaign Urbana Ballet was formed in 1998 topromote classical and contemporary ballet, to offertraining and performance opportunities to talentedyouth, and to enrich and involve the communitythrough the art of dance. Under the artisticdirection of Deanna Doty, founder, the company hasdiversified its repertory and earned a reputation inthe dance community as a superb training ground forpre-professional classical dancers. Through outreachprograms, Champaign Urbana Ballet exposeschildren to the history and beauty of ballet.Champaign Urbana Ballet presents The Nutcrackereach December and a full ballet each spring,including traditional works such as Swan Lake, TheSleeping Beauty, Coppélia, and Paquita, as wellas newly choreographed works such as Cinderella,Arensky Variations, and Peter and the Wolf. The2012-2013 season marks the company’s 15th andincludes this production of The Nutcracker withpartners Sinfonia da Camera and Krannert Centerand Cinderella at the Virginia Theatre on May 3-5.Champaign Urbana Ballet is sponsored in part bythe generous support of the Illinois Arts Council,corporations, businesses, and individuals.CompanyTuli Beraemily BeverlyBen ChapmanBliss ChapmanMaura DicksonTaylor FeddersenSara HawthornePeyton HerbertNick HittleAbigail Kaesbergerin KingGibby Kirbyeva LanesskogValerie LinsnerMichelle LuGinny Martinezerisa NakamuraMaeva O’BrienCorbin Phillipshailan ShanbhagMadison Stranchannah SwimJunior CompanyApprenticesSarah BirchenoughLauren FrostKajetan HaasLara MorganLiz RoadcapAngie SongKatherine Ahlgrenelena BirchenoughBella ChapmanIrina ChengSophia Ebelelizabeth HatcherNorah HatcherMaya KeebleBlake LanesskogJohn Nicolelijah OchsLillian RiceMaggie Tewksbury18 19

SINFONIA DA CAMERA MANAGEMENTIan Hobson, Music DirectorRebecca Hill Riley, Assistant Director for Operationsand DevelopmentBOARD OF ADVISORSChairsNancy L. JohnsonRick MurphySecretaryJonathan H. GoodwinAdvisorsWerner BaerIva Jean BayleyNancy J. CaseyWillis S. ColburnTerri P. DodsonCheryl K. EasterMichael FolkPaul RedmanRalph SennMasha TrenhaileSinfonia is focusing on innovative ways to introducethe wonders of a live performance to a new audiencewhile maintaining the brilliant programming ourcurrent friends have come to expect. We welcomeyou to a season filled with some old favorites, choralpieces, contemporary works, and an outstanding castof soloists. The popular Rush Hour concert seriescontinues this season, offering an early evening hourlongprogram of popular works, designed to appealto both old and new audiences with low ticket prices,free admission for children, and free pizza courtesy ofGarcia’s Pizza in a Pan.Honorary AdvisorsRichard B. CogdalEdwin L. GoldwasserAlan W. HaussermannJane Bishop HobgoodJudith L. IkenberryAnn Carlson KhanStuart M. MamerAnna J. MerrittStephen M. O’ByrneJean OsbornDorothy WilliamsEx-Officio AdvisorsEdward FeserRoger LarameeJeff MageeMike RossFounded in 1984, Sinfonia da Camera, a chamberorchestra composed of musicians from throughoutthe Midwest, has been bringing world-class musicto Central Illinois and around the globe. In its debutseason, Sinfonia released an acclaimed recording ofFrench piano concerti with music director Ian Hobsonconducting from the keyboard; it was the subjectof a 90-minute public television special. Since thattime, Sinfonia has performed more than 700 musicalworks featuring more than 150 local and guestartists. Through Maestro Hobson’s commitmentto excellence in all of the orchestra’s endeavors—special projects, recordings, tours, and concerts forthe hometown crowd at Krannert Center for thePerforming Arts—Sinfonia has achieved national andinternational recognition.Sinfonia has appeared in 19 recordings and has fouradditional projects in the works. This season’s plansinclude a live recording of Sinfonia da Camera’sOctober 6, 2012, concert of music by PulitzerPrize-winning composer George Walker. In 2011,Albany Records released a Sinfonia da Camerarecording of works by another American composer,William Schuman, during his centenary year. Tenrecordings by Sinfonia da Camera for the Zephyrlabel have been released to rave reviews both athome and abroad. The fourth and final volume ofthe Ignaz Moscheles cycle will be released in 2012.The previous volumes were reviewed by AmericanRecord Guide: “Hobson, whose elegant phrasing,remarkable ear for color, and miraculous ability toevenly sustain the most difficult runs—each likea string of pearls—are simply a joy to hear” and“[The concerti] seem tailor-made for Hobson’s greatpanache and free-wheeling style.” At its founding,it would have been difficult to predict the scope ofactivities and projects that Sinfonia would realizeover the years. As Sinfonia presents our 2012-2013season and looks to our 30th season, we want tothank you, our musical public, for your support thathas made our achievements possible.Sinfonia da Camera appears under the auspices ofKrannert Center for the Performing Arts and theCollege of Fine and Applied Arts at the University ofIllinois.20 21

PRODUCTION STAFFVOLUNTEER CORPSArtistic DirectionOrchestral DirectorMusicChoreographyProductionProduction DesignLighting DesignProjection DesignStage ManagementTechnical AssistanceLighting AssistanceMaster ElectricianCostume ConceptualizationCostume MistressTailorCostume LeadsAssistant to the Artistic DirectorChoral ArrangementAdministrationVolunteer CoordinationDeanna DotyIan HobsonPiotr Ilyich TchaikovskyDeanna Dotyharvey HysellLev IvanovTracy McCabeAndy WarfelKevin GawleyGrant Bowenelina KotlyarGrant BowenJordan KardaszJeffrey HannahDeanna DotyMasumi IriyeAnne de VelderRebecka DicksonNoriko NakamuraJennifer SimmonsJulianna SteitzMary WallaceMary WojnarNaomi YoungMaeva O’BrienDawn HarrisJulianna SteitzBrett Feddersenellen LinJennifer SimmonsJulianna SteitzAlicia TreziseFundraisingPublicityMerchandisingTickets for KidsProgramGraphic DesignPhotographyVideographyTracy McCabePeggy Pearsonellen LinAlicia TreziseKrannert CenterTracy McCabeDan Merlo PhotographyFlushing Pheasant ProductionsTammy Abramson, Andréa Aguiar, Alison Ahlgren,Scott Ahlgren, Colleen Baisa, Ann Beddini, Erin Berl,Caroline Beshers, Marcia Beverly, Ann Birchenough,Madeleine Birchenough, Ruth Brown, Tina Brunson,Terry Bush, Gina Cassidy, Dee Chapman, DovCohen, Shao Dan, Kate Deering, Matt Deering, EdaDerhemi, Elena Dzhaman, Meredith Ebel, Aide El-Khadra, Margareth Etienne, Jennifer Fackler, KristinFeddersen, Laura Ferreira, Stacy Fisher, Barb Fogel,Gentz Franz, Lori Franz, Amy Freund, Jenny Frost,Margaret Geibel, Katie Graham, Rochelle Gutierrez,Sylvia Haas, Noel Hatcher, Nancy Hawthorne,Vickie Hemann, Jen Herbert, Don Hittle, GretchenHoenes, Johniesha Hobbs, April Hoffmeister, DeanHoffmeister, Sara Hook, Kate Hoskinson, Renee Hunt,Mary Hynes, Tony Hynes, Anna Ivy, Chris Kahler, YukiKahler, Judy Kaplan, Melissa Keeble, Scott Keeble,Margaret Kelley, Jerald Kimble, Leslie Kimble, BrendaKoenig, Jamie Kofoot, Stig Lanesskog, Christy Lee,Ali Lewis, Xiuling Li, Michelle Liang, Lisa Libman,Frieda Linsner, Lyndia Linsner, Antonio Martinez,Tobey Martinez, Eric McDuffie, Marlah McDuffie,Stacy McGowan, Marcia Mendes, Lesley Millar, DebMiller, Jerry Morgan, Sean Murphy, Lori Nicholson,Elizabeth Nicol, Lucy O’Brien, Christopher Ochs,Heather Ochs, Jen Parastaran, Carrie Penning-Bush,Drew Phillips, Ganesh Reddy, Tiffany Rice, GeorgeRoadcap, Janet Roadcap, Preston Roseborough,Marie Roy, Karen Rudolph, Erin Rypka, Robert Rypka,Eric Schacht, Amy Schimmel, Bob Schimmel, ShellySepulveda, Tami Sepulveda, Michelle Shafer, LeiShanbhag, Rebecca Sigmon-Hernandez, JenniferSimmons, Carol Steger, Eila Stiegler, Chris Stranc,Raeanne Stranc, David Tewksbury, Risa Tewksbury,Mary Beth Wade, Celia Wilson, Lisa Wilson, MaryWojnar, Shawn ZampkinChampaign Urbana Ballet also thanks its dancers,who put in many volunteer hours helping withcostumes, outreach, and all other aspects of theproduction. We also thank those supporters notnamed here.22 23