Lecture Luncheon Brochure - The Philadelphia Orchestra

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE COMMITTEE OFFICERS 

2013—2014 RITTENHOUSE SQUARE 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA 

photo taken by: Linda Mui 

Pictured Left to Right: Debby Robinson, Treasurer; Felice Wiener, Chairman of the Board; 

Leanore Brookman, Secretary; Thelma Gosfield, Second Vice President; Jackie Axilbund, 

Corresponding Secretary; Marilyn Appel, President; Fran Schwartz, First Vice President 

The Rittenhouse Square Committee volunteers have enthusiastically 

supported The Philadelphia Orchestra since the late Esther Klein and 

the late Esther Van Sant founded the Committee 60 years ago. Our 

main fundraising activity is the series of Lecture/Luncheons offered 

during the Orchestra season prior to 6 Friday afternoon concerts. 

Each Lecture/Luncheon consists of a lecture presentation followed 

by a celebrity guest and a catered luncheon. In the lecture segment 

we feature speakers who illuminate the music of the Orchestra’s 

forthcoming program. Our lecturers may be musicians, musicologists, 

or composers whose mission is to provide insight. They may use 

diverse means including lectures, demonstrations, excerpts, histories, 

and anecdotes. 

Our celebrity guests may or may not belong to a category noted 

above, but they add interest and fun to the program. 

The Lecture/Luncheons are held at the DoubleTree Hotel which is 

only a half-block from the Kimmel Center. Their catering staff is one of 

the most hospitable and accommodating in the city. 

The lecture begins at 11:15 AM (doors open at 10:45) followed 

by a Celebrity Guest. At approximately 12:30 PM an elegant and 

full-course luncheon is served. We finish about 1:30 PM with ample 

time to walk to the Kimmel Center for the 2:00 PM concert. With 

the Lecture/Luncheon we have been musically and gastronomically 

nourished and entertained! 

Groups of ten or more are invited to take advantage of our 

reduced rates for the Lecture/Luncheon and the 2:00 PM concert. 

Please see information on the order form. 

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE COMMITTEE OFFICERS 

Marilyn Appel, President 

Fran Schwartz, First Vice President 

Thelma Gosfield, Second Vice President 

Felice G. Wiener, Chairman of the Board 

Leanore Brookman, Secretary 

Jackie Axilbund, Corresponding Secretary 

Debby Robinson, Treasurer 

Dorothy Abelson 

Marilyn Appel 

Jacqueline Axilbund 

Sylvia Briselli** 

Leanore Brookman 

Joan Cahan 

Gloria Collins 

Carole Davis 

Edna Dick 

Beverly Caplan Freeman 

Thelma Gosfield 

Carole Haas Gravagno** 

Donna Karfunkle 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE 

Fran Schwartz, Chair 

Leanore Brookman 

Thelma Gosfield 

Felice G. Wiener 

Marilyn Appel 

Thelma Gosfield, Luncheon Chair 

MEMBERSHIP 

Jay Karfunkle 

Billie Katz 

Judith Auritt Klein 

Marlena Kleit 

Bette Lavine 

Linda Mui 

Eleanor Oxman 

Sandra Springer Pfaff 

Deborah Robinson 

Joan Sadoff 

Fran Schwartz 

Felice G. Wiener 

Bette Zipin** 

**Honorary Member 

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association is a registered charity with the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The official registration and financial 

information of The Philadelphia Orchestra may be obtained 

from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling 

toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1.800.732.0999. 

Registration does not imply endorsement. 

www.philorch.org 

The Philadelphia Orchestra 

LECTURE 

LUNCHEONS 

2 0 1 3 — 2 0 1 4 

Presented by 

The Rittenhouse Square Committee 

Six Fridays at the DoubleTree Hotel 

Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia 

Lecture 

11:15 AM (doors open at 10:45 AM) 

Celebrity Guest 

12:00 PM 

Luncheon 

12:30–1:30 PM 

Philadelphia Orchestra Concert 

2:00 PM 

Join us for a lecture presentation featuring musicians, 

musicologists, and composers who illuminate the music of 

that afternoon’s concert, followed by a Celebrity Guest 

and a catered luncheon. 

Proceeds from the Lecture/Luncheon series help support 

works by women composers and guest conductors through 

the Committee’s Margaret and Eugene Ormandy Fund for 

The Philadelphia Orchestra and also provide concert tickets 

for area students.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 (Friday Afternoon A) 

Lecture Sponsors: Eleanor Oxman and Joan Cahan 

Photo by: Chris Lee 

Robert Grossman 

Lecturer: Robert Grossman, Principal Librarian 


Celebrity Guest: Janet Yamron, Professor Emerita 

Temple University Boyer College of 

Music and Dance 

Program: 

BEETHOVEN 9 – “ODE TO JOY” 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor 

Westminster Symphonic Choir 

BEETHOVEN Calm Sea and Prosperous 

Voyage, for chorus and orchestra 

NICO MUHLY Bright Mass with Canons 

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”) 

OCTOBER 18, 2013 (Friday Afternoon B) 

Lecture Sponsors: Marilyn Appel and Billie Katz 

Gilya Hodos 

Lecturer: 

Gilya Hodos, Pianist 

Past President PA Music Teachers Association 

Celebrity Guest: Jennifer Montone, Principal Horn 


Program: 

PINES OF ROME 

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor 

Lise de la Salle, Piano 

BEETHOVEN Overture to King Stephen 

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 

LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 

RESPIGHI The Pines of Rome 

NOVEMBER 8, 2013 (Friday Afternoon B) 

Lecture Sponsors: Dorothy and Stanley Abelson 

Charles Abramovic 


Charles Abramovic, Professor of Piano 

Temple University Boyer College of Music 

Celebrity Guest: Carol Jantsch, Principal Tuba 


Program: 

YANNICK AND YUJA 


Yuja Wang, Piano 

STRAUSS Serenade for Winds 

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 

STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben 

Discounted Parking at 

DoubleTree Hotel garage. 

DECEMBER 13, 2013 (Friday Afternoon B) 

Lecture Sponsors: Jackie Axilbund and Debby Robinson 

Photo by: Paul Arnold 

Paul Arnold 

MARCH 7, 2014 (Friday Afternoon B) 

Lecture Sponsors: Felice Wiener and Fran Schwartz 

Kimberly Fisher 

APRIL 25, 2014 (Friday Afternoon A) 

Lecture Sponsors: Leanore Brookman and Marlena Kleit 

Michael Klein 


Paul Arnold, Second Violin 


Celebrity Guest: Andrea Clearfield, Composer 

Program: 


DAVID KIM PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY 

Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor 

David Kim, Violin 

RAVEL Rapsodie espagnol 

TCHAIKOVSKY Sérénade mélancolique, 

for violin and orchestra 

TCHAIKOVSKY Valse-scherzo 

for violin and orchestra 

STRAVINSKY Petrushka 

Kimberly Fisher, Principal Second Violin 


Celebrity Guest: Derek Barnes, Cello 


Program: 


BEETHOVEN AND SHOSTAKOVICH 

Stéphane Denève, Conductor 

Nikolaj Znaider, Violin 

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto 

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 

Michael Klein, Professor of Music and 

Chair of the Department of Music Studies at 

Temple University Boyer College of Music 

Celebrity Guest: Daniel Han, First Violin 


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Program: 

MOZART CELEBRATION 


Jan Lisiecki, Piano 

MOZART Overture to Così fan tutte 

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22, K.482 

MOZART Symphony No. 39 

Please note: Series subscribers may bring guests to any Lecture/ 

Luncheon ($36 per guest) if they call in advance. Reservations and 

requests for exchanges must be received by the Tuesday preceding 

the Friday program. Tickets are exchangeable, but non-refundable. 

Please call Debby Robinson at 215.407.1633, not before 10 AM, 

to cancel or change dates. 

2013 – 2014 Lecture/Luncheon Series 

ORDER FORM 

Philadelphia Orchestra concert tickets are not included in Lecture/Luncheon prices. Call 215.893.1999 or 

visit www.philorch.org beginning on September 3 to purchase concert tickets. All concert tickets are 

subject to availability. All artists, dates, concert ticket prices, and programs are subject to change. 

Please select: 

Full Subscription 

q 

Maestro: $300 ($80 tax deductible) q Conductor: $280 ($60 tax deductible) 

All six Lecture/Luncheons 

All six Lecture/Luncheons 

Program listing at all Lecture/Luncheons 

Half Subscription 

q 

Three Lecture/Luncheon programs $150 ($40 tax deductible) 

Please select three dates: 

Single Program Reservations 

All reservations must be paid by the Tuesday prior to the Lecture/Luncheon. 

q 

q 

Single Lecture/Luncheon - $36 each 

Please select dates: 

Single Lecture (no Luncheon) - $15 each 


Groups of ten or more: 

q 

q 09/27/13 q 10/18/13 q 11/08/13 

q 12/13/13 q 03/07/14 q 04/25/14 

q 09/27/13 q 10/18/13 q 11/08/13 

q 12/13/13 q 03/07/14 q 04/25/14 

q 09/27/13 q 10/18/13 q 11/08/13 

q 12/13/13 q 03/07/14 q 04/25/14 

Single Lecture/Luncheon - $32 per person 


q 09/27/13 q 10/18/13 q 11/08/13 

q 12/13/13 q 03/07/14 q 04/25/14 

For Reservations, call Debby Robinson, not before 10 AM 

215.407.1633 

For questions or information for Group Reservations, 

please call Fran Schwartz 

215.884.2659 

For group concert tickets of 10 or more, call Group Sales 

215.875.7695 

Name (print please) 

Address 

City/State/Zip 

Day Phone 

Contribution 

E-mail 

My check is enclosed in the amount of $ 

The Rittenhouse Square Committee 

Evening Phone 

made payable to 

Reservations will be held at the door. Please send order form and check to: 

Debby Robinson, Treasurer 

The Rittenhouse Square Committee for The Philadelphia Orchestra 

6 Blackwell Place 

Philadelphia, PA 19147

Lecture Luncheon Brochure - The Philadelphia Orchestra

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