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Kim Corben, Executive Director

The People We’ll Meet From the Executive Director

Welcome,
As you settle in for tonight’s wonderful concert, I’d like to take a moment to tell you about
another concert we have coming up on Friday, November 18 at 7pm. Last year, for the first
You’re having a dinner party. You can invite three people—dead
time, the Phil partnered with America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration to bring you a
very special concert the night before the big parade. It was so successful; we were invited to
or alive. Who makes your list? If you had asked me a week ago, I
do it again this year.

The concert, conducted by Steven Karidoyanes, will feature violinist Grant Houston. The
would have picked Rick Steves for globetrotting tips from a fellow
first half will include cherished American classics, followed by Mozart’s stellar Violin
Concerto No. 5 and a fiery rendition of Vittorio Monti’s Czardas. Tickets are only $30.
Since this is only the second year for this concert, it is most likely not part of your
travel addict; Queen Elizabeth for a deep dive into her reign and
subscription package – but you can add it by calling Erin in the Box Office.

the royals; and Salvador Dali. While his art is You’re not going to want to miss this, so make sure you get your tickets soon.

The Phil is honored to participate in America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration. The
awesome, his plus-one would be even more weekend of festivities has become a beloved holiday occasion as well as an important link to
our nation’s history and heritage.

surreal. He was often photographed with his pet Hope to see you there,

ocelot, Babou, and in 1970, Dali showed up on the Kim Corben
Executive Director
Dick Cavett show with an anteater. That’s a hard
act to follow.
Today’s dinner party pick has to be the guys from Time for Three,
who will be headlining the Phil’s benefit concert in April. This
uber-talented trio just won two Grammys for their new album,
Letters for the Future, at the 65th annual award show in L.A.! The TF3
album also features a commissioned piece by Jennifer Higdon, who
(coincidentally) also wrote the commissioned suite from the opera
Cold Mountain featured in our March 25 concert The Way Home.
Without a doubt, we’re hanging with the “it” crowd!

I’ve got to admit, violinist Nick Kendal and I have a little past. I met
him at the Cape Symphony back in 2014. He performed Mediation
from Thais, one of the greatest encore pieces of all time, then totally
flipped the script with a piece called “Spontaneous Combustion,” by
none other than Chris Brubeck, the son of legendary jazz musician
Dave Brubeck. Unforgettable! On April 29, he’ll break even more
musical boundaries with TF3 mates Charles Yang (violin) and
Ranaan Meyer (double bass) at their fabulous Phil Premiere.

Backing up a bit, earlier this month we spent an evening with
another great: The one and only Eileen Ivers. I met the “Jimi Hendrix
of the violin” years ago, and this Grammy-awarded, Emmy-

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