This document provides information about the upcoming 2013-2014 season for the Holland Symphony Orchestra, including a letter from the Music Director Johannes Müller-Stosch. The season includes 5 classical subscription concerts from September to April featuring works by composers like Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, and Ravel. There are also special event concerts like the Big Band Jazz Extravaganza in May, Pops at the Piper in June, and the Holiday Concert in December. Müller-Stosch expresses his excitement about the repertoire being performed this season and thanks supporters for helping classical music thrive in Holland.

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May
6
Big
Band
Jazz
Extravaganza
June
20
Pops
at
the
Piper
August
10
Community
Concert
September
28
Classics
I
November
16
Classics
II
December
14
Holiday
Concert
March
16
Family
Concert
April
27
Classics
III
Holland
Symphony
Orchestra;
Hearing
is
Believing!
Johannes Müller-Stosch Music Director
Dear Friends of the Holland Symphony Orchestra,
This year I am looking back on six great years of being
the Music Director of the HSO and the orchestra’s
accomplishments. We have grown and matured as an
organization and have created a sound and a presence
that we look forward to sharing with you, our supporters.
In this NEW season we will perform repertoire that has
not previously been done in Holland. Classics I will take
us to Russia (after Beethoven’s French Revolution-inspired
Leonore Overture) to the lush Romantic melodies and
exciting rhythms for Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. The
juxtaposition of Romantic gestures with exciting rhythms
will tie our first concert to Classics II as we travel to
France with Debussy and Ravel and an added Spanish
flair. The diversity wouldn’t be complete without a longer
stop in Germany of the 1920s. I am excited to share the
music of Franz Schmidt and Joseph Marx with you since
the composers of that era are of particular interest to me
and they are beginning to be re-discovered after being
put aside by the Nazis. The pieces presented to you in
this season are extraordinary, and our line-up of first-rate
artists will bring you to your feet.
I am so thankful that live classical music thrives in Holland,
Michigan. It is due to your continued support that we can
perform these concerts for you and share our passion for
orchestral music. I encourage you to invite your friends
and neighbors to become part of our audience.
Musically yours,
Johannes Müller-Stosch
HSO Music Director and Conductor
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SPECIAL EVENT CONCERTS
Pops at the Piper
The Entertainers!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
7:00 pm Holland Jazz Orchestra
8:00 pm Holland Symphony with
Kathy Wagner & Gary Gramer
Eldean Boat Shed near The Piper Restaurant
Tickets: $20 Adults, $5 Students
(Group discounts available)
Kathy Wagner and Gary Gramer will wow everyone in the
house with a high-energy, power-packed line-up of your favorite
show tunes from Broadway to movies and more! Rain or shine,
this fun concert in the boat shed offers casual food with beer
and wine available for purchase. For more elegant dinning,
pre-concert reservations (benefitting the Symphony) may be
made by calling The Piper Restaurant at 616-335-5866.
See www.hollandsymphony.org for details.
Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket and enjoy our annual
FREE concert of Latin Favorites, a little Broadway, and patriotic
collections and enjoy a summer evening with friends.
Community Pops Concert - Kollen Park
Saturday August 10, 2013, 7:30 pm
Kollen Park, Holland
FREE admission
Rain location: Holland Civic Center
Holland Jazz Orchestra
Big Band Jazz Extravaganza
Tulip Time Show
Monday, May 6, 2013, 7:00 pm
Knickerbocker Theater, Holland
Tickets: $18
(Group discounts available)
Come and enjoy the great music of the Big Band era with the
Holland Symphony Jazz Orchestra, live, under the direction of
Brian Coyle. You’ll hear swinging sounds of Calloway, Dorsey,
Ellington and all your favorites. You won’t be able to sit still
as the red-hot notes of the big band era jump, jive and wail!
(Show approximately 1½ hours)
www.hollandsymphony.org
Johannes Müller-Stosch
Music Director
2013 - 2014 Season Preview
Photo by Junebug Photography
Photo by Jack Unzicker

2. Jessica Jones, soprano
Franz Schmidt: Notre Dame – Carnival Music and Intermezzo
Notre Dame – Carnival Music and Intermezzo
Notre Dame
Joseph Marx: Orchestral Songs
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Little Russian”
Classics III - Forgotten Magic
– Voices from a Bygone Era
Sunday, April 27, 2014
3:30 pm
DeWitt Auditorium,
Zeeland East High School
Reserved Seating
Pre-concert Talk: 6:30 pm
Family Concert – Tubby the Tuba
Sunday, March 16, 2014, 3:30 pm
DeWitt Auditorium
Zeeland East High School
Holland Area Youth Orchestra
Norbert Mueller Concerto Competition Winner 2014
General Seating
Children’s Pre-Concert Activities: 2:00 pm
The annual Holiday Concert with the Holland Chorale presents
music of the season: light classics, carols and holiday pops. It
is one of the most popular concerts of the year…perfect for the
whole family, your office party, your clients, or a holiday gift for
your friends. Select 3:30 pm or 7:30 pm on form.
Holiday Concert -
Songs of the Season
Saturday, December 14, 2013
3:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Dimnent Chapel, Hope College
General Seating
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SUBSCRIPTION SERIES CONCERTS
We open the classical season with the most beloved violin
concerto of all time. Come hear the silky eloquence of an
exquisite, brilliant violinist followed by the excitement and
power of one of Shostakovich’s most prominent symphonies!
Classics I - Virtuosic Violin
Saturday, September 28, 2013
7:30 pm
DeWitt Auditorium
Zeeland East High School
Reserved Seating
Pre-concert Talk: 6:30 pm
Delve into the realm of French and English Impressionism.
The colors of the woodwinds and lush strings will draw
you into another place. Spencer Myer is no stranger to the
Holland community and is a major artist winning international
competitions and playing with major orchestras all over the
world. He is both virtuosic and poetic - a rising star!
Classics II - Impressionism
and Spanish Dances
Saturday, November 16, 2013
7:30 pm
DeWitt Auditorium
Zeeland East High School
Reserved Seating
Pre-concert Talk: 6:30 pm
Spencer Myer, pianist
Debussy: Prélude à “L’Après-midi d’un faune”
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Frank Bridge: Summer
Falla: Selections from the Three-Cornered Hat Suites
Three-Cornered Hat Suites
Three-Cornered Hat
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Leonore Overture No. 3
Leonore
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
Season Ticket Benefits!
• Renewal of assigned seats
• Savings over the single ticket prices
• Concert information sent electronically to ticket holders who
provide an email address
• Bookmark of season calendar
• Tickets are non-refundable but may be returned for tax
credit or exchanged for another HSO classical concert
performance (not Holiday) prior to the concert
• Lost season tickets replaced at no charge by phoning the
Symphony office
• Eliminate need to stand in line at box office
Four Ways to Order!
• Fill out order form and mail it along with your check payable
to Holland Symphony Orchestra, PO Box 2685,
Holland MI 49422-2685
• Stop by the office at Holland Area Arts Council,
150 E. 8th St., Holland
• Call and place your order by phone at 616-796-6780
• Order online 24 hours a day at www.hollandsymphony.org
Payment Information
Name_____________________________________________
(Donors: Please print name(s) as you would like it to appear in the program book.)
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Phone_____________________________________________
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Tickets will be mailed by September 1st.
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Pre-concert talks with Conductor,
Concertmaster and Artists will be held
in the venue at 6:30 pm before each
classical performance. Open to all
ticket holders, this 30 minute talk is
informative, fun and interactive.
Holland Symphony Youth Orchestras and Holland Jazz Orchestra’s
future concerts will be listed on the Holland Symphony website at
www. hollandsymphony.org.
Ticket Subtotal $
$
$18
$20 $5
SPECIAL EVENTS
Holland Jazz Orchestra
- May 6
Pops at the Piper
- June 20
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CONCERT SELECTION CHOICE FOR HOLIDAY TICKETS
Holiday Time
(CIRCLE ONE)
SINGLE TICKETS
Classics I
- September 28
Classics II
- November 16
Holiday Concert
- December 14
Family Concert
- March 16
Classics III
- April 27
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$
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$19 $5
$19 $5
$19 $5
$19 $5
$19 $5
Highlighting the 2014 Concerto Winner, entertaining our
younger audience with a favorite musical story, and exploring
the evolution of the symphony with movements from four
different composers will create a most interesting concert for
all ages…not just children. Holland Area Youth Orchestra
members join Holland Symphony for a side-by-side performance
of this symphony.
Tubby the Tuba (Brendan Bohnhorst)
Concerto Winner
Composite Symphony
This will be one of a kind program that will transport you to
Germany of the 1920’s with some of the best music that was
performed everywhere at that time and has been waiting to
be rediscovered. The beauty of the orchestral color and vocal
artistry of one of the most accomplished young American
sopranos will leave you wanting more. We will round off the
program with an energetic orchestral staple, Tchaikovsky’s
Little Russian Symphony!
Sat. 3:30 pm Sat. 7:30 pm
Sat. 3:30 pm Sat. 7:30 pm
Sat. 3:30 pm Sat. 7:30 pm General Seating
ANNUAL GIFTS
Musician’s Circle $150 new or increased gift $
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Friend Up to $49 $
Up to $49 $
Donor $50 - 99 $
$50 - 99 $
Contributor $100 - 249 $
249 $
Benefactor $250 - 499 $
499 $
Director’s Club $500 - 999 $
999 $
Premier $1000 - 2999 $
2999 $
Conductor’s Circle $3000 + $
$3000 + $
GRAND TOTAL $