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CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604.


Principal Tuba Player for the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra and Fellow Oak Park Train Lover Mr.Gene Pokorny.
photo by Bob Knuth
 

Mr.Gene Pokorny on Tuba
photo by Bob Knuth
Principal Tuba Player for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Fellow Oak Park Train Lover Mr.Gene Pokorny will be playing a Tuba Concerto (Journey) written for him.  It depicts locomotives—because Mr. Pokorny belongs to the Union Pacific Historical Society, and spends time watching and chasing trains. Oak Park has its own Train Club that meets at the
Oak Park Public library (Dole Branch, 255 Augusta Street, 708-386-9032).
Their next meeting  is January 5, 2004 from 7 pm - 9 pm, and the contact
for more information is Mr. Henry Kranz at 848-5716.  The Train Club is
hoping Mr. Pokorny will stop by and we are told that the word will go out
to their members about his concert.

Biographical Information on Oak Park's Favorite Tuba Player


Guest conductor David Robertson leads the Chicago Symphony 
Orchestra in Beethoven's Overture to Egmont and Nielsen's Fourth Symphony. Arguably one of his best works, the fourth symphony's 
ethical concerns are summed up in the subtitle The Inextinguishable, and the foreword to the published score coins the famous motto “Music is
Life, and, like it, Inextinguishable.” The program also features CSO Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny performing John Stevens' Journey, 
Concerto for Contrabass Tuba, which mimics the sounds of a locomotive
in three movements.

Pre-concert conversations begin 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to the 
concert. Composer John Stevens and Mead Composer in Residence Augusta Read Thomas will speak on this CSO performance during the Pre-Concert Conversations.

This program is also being performed on December 19, and 20. Date 
and Time Thursday, December 18, 2003
Event, 8:00 pm Performers Chicago Symphony Orchestra David Robertson, conductor Gene Pokorny, tuba Program
Beethoven Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
Stevens Journey, Concerto for Contrabass Tuba
Nielsen Symphony No. 4 (The Inextinguishable)

Subscription Series This Concert is part of the CSO Thursday C Series. Tickets are available for online purchase up until five hours before the start of an event. After that time, you may purchase tickets by calling us at 312-294-3000. The program also features CSO Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny performing John Stevens' Journey, Concerto for Contrabass Tuba, which mimics the sounds of a locomotive in three movements. 


In 1988, Sir Georg Solti appointed Gene Pokorny to succeed Arnold Jacobs as principal tuba of the CSO, and he began playing full time with the Orchestra the following year. During the 1992-93 season, he took a leave of absence to play as principal tuba for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and, while in California, he also worked in film studios, playing scores for the movies Toys, The Fugitive, The Program, Jurassic Park, and Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas. 

A proud native of Southern California, Pokorny studied tuba with Jeffrey Reynolds, Larry Johansen, Tommy Johnson, Roger Bobo, and of course, the late Arnold Jacobs. After attending the University of Redlands and graduating from the University of Southern California, he played in the Israel Philharmonic, the Utah Symphony, and the Saint Louis Symphony, in addition to his work in Los Angeles. Sir Georg Solti invited him to play with his Musiciens du Monde, which celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, as well as with the Solti Orchestra Project at Carnegie Hall. 

When he isn’t counting rests in the back row of the Armour Stage, Gene may be found playing with the Chicago Chamber Musicians and Summit Brass, performing solo recitals, playing concerts with his colleagues, or teaching master classes. In addition to performing and teaching, his solo recordings provide a creative outlet, and he also has recorded tuba parts from orchestral pieces which are regularly used in auditions. He wrote a chapter pertaining to orchestral auditions and auditioning for the Tuba Source Book, which was published in 1996. 

Mr.Gene Pokorny on Tuba
photo by Bob Knuth



DANIEL BARENBOIM, Music Director
PIERRE BOULEZ, Principal Guest Conductor
The Helen Regenstein Principal Guest Conductor

WILLIAM EDDINS, Resident Conductor
DUAIN WOLFE, Chorus Director
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS, Composer-in-Residence

VIOLINS

Samuel Magad
Concertmaster
   The Sarah end Watson Armour Choir
Robert Chen
Concertmaster*
   The Lools C. Sudler Chair,
   endowed by an anonymous benefactor
David Taylor
Yuan-Qing Yu
   Assistant Concertmasters*
Victor Aitay
   Co-Concertmaster Emeritus
Francis Akos
   Assistant Concertmaster Emeritus
Ella Broker
Cornelius Chiu
Alison Dalton
Kozue Funakoshi
Russell Heruhow
Nisanne Howell
Blair Milton
Edgar Muenzer
Paul Phillips,Jr.
Sando Shia
Fred Spector
Otakar Sroubek
Susan Synneutvedt

Joseph Golan
   Principal
   The Marshall and
   Arlene Bennett Family
   Foundation Chair
Albert lgolnikov
   Assistant Principal
Baird Dodge
Tom Hall
Arnold Broscoff
Fox Fabling
Rachel Goldstein
Lei Hou
Qing Hou
Mihaela lonescu
Melanie Kupchynsky
Joyce Noh
Nancy Park
Ronald Satkiewicz
Florence Scbwartz
Jennie Wagner
Eric Wicks
 

VIOLAS
Charles Pikler
   Principal
   to The Prince Charitable
   Trusts Choir
Li-Kuo Cbang
   Assistant Principal
   The Louise H. Benton
   Wagner Chair
Jobn Bartholomew
Catherine Brubaker
Karen Dirks
Richard Ferrin
Lee Lane
Diane Mues
Lawrence Neuman
Yukiko Ogura
Daniel Orbach
Max Raimi
Robert Swan
Thomas Wright

CELLOS
John Sharp
   Principal
   The Eloise W. Martin
   Chair
Stephen Balderston
   Assistont Principal
Philip Blum
Loran Brown
Leonard Chausow
   Assistant Principal
   Emeritus
Richard Hirschl
Katinka Kleijn
Donald Moline
Jonathan Pegis
David Sanders
Gary Stucka
Brant Taylor

BASSES
Joseph Guastafeste
   Principal
Daniel Armstrong
Roger Cline
Joseph DiBello
Michael Hovnanian
Robert Kassinger
Mark Kraemert
Stephen Lester
Bradley Opland

HARPS
Sarah Bullen
   Principal
Lynne Turner

FLUTES
Mathieu Dufour
   Principal
Richard Graef
   Assistant Principal
Louise Dixon
Karin Ursin
 

PICCOLO
Karin Ursin

OBOES
Alex Klein
   Principal
   The Nancy and Larry
   Fuller Chair
Michael Henoch
   Assistant Principal
Richard Kanter
Grover Schiltz

ENGLISH HORN
Grover Schiltz

CLARINETS
Larry Combs
   Principal
John Bruce Yeh
   Assistant Principal
Gregory Smith
J. Lawrie Bloom

E-FLAT CLARINET
John Bruce Yeh

BASS CLARINET
J. Lawrie Bloom

BASSOONS
David McGill
   Principal
William Buchnan
   Assistant Principal
Dennis Michel
Burl Lane

CONTRABASSOON
Burl Lane

SAXOPHONE
Burl Lane

HORNS
Dale Clevenger
   Principal
James Smelser
Daniel Gingrich
David Griffin
Oto Carrillo

TRUMPETS
Craig Morris
   Principal
   The Adolph Herseth
   Principal Trumpet
   Chair, endowed by an
   anonymous benefactor
Mark Ridenour
   Assistant Principal
John Hagstrom
Beniamin Wright
Adolph Hersech
   Principal Trumpet
   Emeritus

TROMBONES
Jay Friedman
   Principal
James Gilbertsen
   Associate Principal
Michael Mulcahy
Charles Vernon

BASS TROMBONE
Charles Vernon

TUBA
Gene Pokorny
   Principal
   The Arnold Jacobs Principal
   Tuba Choir, endowed by
   Christine Querfeld

TIMPANI
Donald Koss
   Principal

PERCUSSION
Edward Atkatz
   Principal
Patricia Dash
Vadim Karpinos
James Ross

PIANO
Mary Sauer
   Principal

LIBRARIANS
Peter Conover
   Principal
Carole Keller
Mark Swanson

PERSONNEL
MANAGER
Carol Lee Iott
Anne MacQuarrie
   Assistant Personnel Manager

STAGE
TECHNICIANS
Kelly Kerins
   Stage Manager
Dan Graney
Jamen Hogan
Thomas Ingersoll
Patrick Reynolds
Joe Tucker