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the denver Philharmonic orchestraThe Denver Philharmonic Orchestra LETTER FROM THE CONDUCTOR Dear Friends of the Denver Philharmonic: After a very exciting anniversary season celebrating 60 years of a fabulous community orchestra, the DPO is heading into a new era of musical ventures, following the long standing tradition of combining “old” favorites of the symphonic repertoire with pieces that are rarely heard, including some “first-time” works on this orchestra’s repertoire list. Great masterpieces like Tchaikovsky’s grand Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”), Prokofiev’s charming ballet music “Romeo and Juliet”, or Brahms’s most lyric Symphony No. 3, are cornerstones in the programs of every major orchestra. Other works that are not to be missed, since they have not been played in Denver for a long time, or you may never hear them again in a live performance, are Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8, or the beautiful Violin Concerto by Alexander Glazunov. Our soloists promise to be as exciting as our musical selections. Violinist Linda Wang has performed as a soloist and in chamber music worldwide before becoming a professor at the University of Denver. Cathedral organist Richard Robertson will provide a very special “overture” by Max Reger to the Bruckner symphony at St. John’s Cathedral. In March soprano Meeae Nam who has performed with the DPO many times will be joined by Korean tenor Sangho Choi, a celebrated soloist in opera and concerts in Asia and Europe. The season ends with a performance of grammy-award winning pianist Angelin Chang playing Shostakovitch’s Piano Concerto No. 1. What more could we want? Many of you have heard that I have accepted a new position in Cleveland as Canon of Music at Trinity Cathedral and Director of the Trinity Chamber Orchestra. Whereas I am very excited about these new assignments, I am also saddened to leave so many wonderful people behind in Denver. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the DPO Board of Directors for their support and leadership, and the players in the orchestra for their dedication and commitment. But also, a special thank you to all the patrons of this great orchestra and their faithful attendance over the years. During my last season as Music Director of the Denver Philharmonic I will conduct two regular subscription concerts and welcome three excellent guest conductors on the podium, as well as the DPO’s own new resident conductor Devin Hughes, who will assist all conductors this season and conduct the holiday concert in December. Although it will be hard to leave the DPO behind, I am very excited by the wonderful array of guest conductors, and looking forward to being with you for one more season of great music. 
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