Concert Cycle I: The Promise of Spring

Program

G. Fauré

Pavane, Op. 50, (1887)

with Sarah Joyce Cooper, soprano

M. Ravel

Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, (1913)

I. Soupir

II. Placet futile

III. Surgi de la croupe et du bond

with Sarah Joyce Cooper, soprano

M. Ravel

Pavane pour une infante défunte, (1899, orchestrated 1910)

– Intermission –

W.A. Mozart

Symphony No. 40 in g minor, K. 550 (1788)

I. Allegro molto

II. Andante

III. Minuet and Trio, Allegretto

IV. Allegro assai

Musicians

Chromos Collaborative Orchestra

Sarah Joyce Cooper, Soprano

Nicolas Sterner, Collaborative Director and Conductor

Violin I

Job Salazar Fonseca, principal

Thomas Cooper

Shadron Davis

Violin II

Charles Lin, principal

Nick Gottschlich Hawthorne

Rafael Natan +

Viola

Stephen Jue, principal

Peter Chew

Amy Sexauer

Cello

Laura Cohen, principal

Contrabass

Sarah Sklar, principal

Oboe

Rafael Natan *

Carol Louik ^

Bassoon

Bohdan Shevchenko *(^*)

Narissa Gogos ^

Clarinet

Yi-Ting Hsieh *

Rose Whitcomb ^(bc)

Flute

Joshua Hahn *(p)

Brian Rappaport ^(p)

Horn

Seann Trull *

Joe Scriva ^

Piano

Victoria Tzotzkova

* Principal in Fauré and Ravels

^ Principal in Mozart

(^*) Principal in all, second concert

(bc) Bass clarinet

(p) Piccolo

+Violin in Ravel Poèmes

Contributors

An immense thank you to the musicians of Chromos Collaborative Orchestra for donating their time, artistry, and enthusiasm in launching a new experience for both musicians and audiences alike!

To those that provided logistical assistance, rehearsal, and concert spaces:

The New School of Music, Cambridge, MA

Kristine Kirby

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Jamaica Plain, MA

Elizabeth Cumberbatch

First Baptist Church of Medford, Medford, MA

Reverend Matthew Rasure for logistical support in production of the programs, as well as generously granting us a second space to perform

Nuvigreen Productions

RAVE & Associates

Sarah Ettman and Ruth Von Eberstein for unbridled support in finalizing the design of our superb publicity materials

To those who donated to our GoFundMe Campaign:

Patricia Krol

John Enrico Douglas

Margarita Lande

Sarah Ettman

Catherine Ettman

Caroline Higgins

Narissa Gogos

Anonymous

Program and Poster Artwork:

Modified from Henri Matisse. La tristesse du roi, 1952

Featured Guest Artist

Sarah Joyce Cooper, soprano

Praised for her "meltingly beautiful" (Opera News) singing, Boston-based soprano Sarah Joyce Cooper performs year-round throughout the US. Recent performances include Pamina in Die Zauberflöte (CoOPERAtive), Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro (Savannah Voice Festival), Micaëla in Carmen (Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance), Violetta in La Traviata (New York Opera Studio/ Elizabeth R. and Co.), Mimi in La Bohème (Opera Theater of Cape Cod), and Zerlina in Don Giovanni (Boston Opera Collaborative). Ms. Cooper has also appeared as a soloist with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, the Maryland Lyric Opera Orchestra, Convergence Ensemble, and the Radcliffe Choral Society. In 2016, she was a first-place winner of the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Young Artists Competition and the Westminster Choir College Voice Scholarship competition. Ms. Cooper also received the 2017 Colleen and Edward Carducci Encouragement Award at the Metropolitan National Council Auditions in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2018, she earned first place in The American Prize Competition’s Opera and Operetta division and Second Place in the International Talents of the World Competition in New York City. As a TOW competition prizewinner, she made her Carnegie Hall debut in a Maria Callas tribute concert. In 2019, Ms. Cooper appeared as a finalist in the George London Competition and was nominated for a Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation. Ms. Cooper also performed as a soloist with the Du Bois orchestra in the historic world premiere of Florence Price’s long-lost cantata, Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight. Most recently, Ms. Cooper made her debut with Maryland Lyric Opera as La Charmeuse in a production of Massenet’s Thaïs.

In addition to performing, Ms. Cooper serves as Executive Assistant for Help!ComeHome!, a 501c3 organization dedicated to meeting the needs of under-served communities throughout the US. Ms. Cooper is a regular volunteer with the organization, offering both her musical and administrative skills to further its mission. In June, 2018 she planned, programmed, and performed in "A Nod to Our Neighbors," a benefit concert and the first major fundraiser for Help!ComeHome!

Ms. Cooper earned her Bachelor’s Degree in French from Princeton University and her Master of Music Degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College.