{"id":3675,"date":"2012-01-14T13:04:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T12:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/?p=3675"},"modified":"2012-01-14T14:59:38","modified_gmt":"2012-01-14T13:59:38","slug":"repertoire-report-sasha-makila-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2012\/01\/14\/repertoire-report-sasha-makila-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Repertoire Report- Sasha M\u00e4kil\u00e4 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next up in the 2011 Repertoire Reports is Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, Sasha M\u00e4kil\u00e4.<\/a><\/p>\n

I first became aware of Maestro M\u00e4kil\u00e4 when a couple of comments on VFTP led me to his excellent blog<\/a>– to the best of my knowledge, Sasha was the second conductor to start and maintain a blog (VFTP was the first to survive beyond a handful of posts). \u00a0Sasha was also the clear star of the first #askaconductor event on Twitter last year.<\/p>\n

Finnish conductor\u00a0Sasha M\u00e4kil\u00e4<\/strong>\u00a0is gaining recognition as one of the most prominent rising talents of his generation in both the operatic and symphonic fields. He joined the conducting staff of\u00a0The Cleveland Orchestra<\/strong>\u00a0as Assistant Conductor under Maestro\u00a0Franz Welzer-M\u00f6st<\/strong>\u00a0in September 2010 after completing a three-year tenure at\u00a0Orchestre National de France<\/strong>\u00a0as Maestro\u00a0Kurt Masur’s<\/strong>\u00a0assistant.<\/p>\n

Originally a cellist, Sasha M\u00e4kila studied conducting at the Sibelius Academy (Finland) and at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory (Russia).\u00a0He was nominated a Conducting Fellow at the\u00a0American Academy of Conducting in Aspen<\/strong>\u00a0(2009) and he was also a prize winner at the\u00a0Sixth Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition<\/strong>\u00a0(USA, 2006) as well as finalist in the\u00a0Suwon International Conductors Competition<\/strong>\u00a0(South Korea, 2005).<\/p>\n

I was particularly keen to get a Report from Sasha because his workload is a perfect demonstration of the myriad challenges faced by a staff conductor at a major orchestra. In addition to his own busy conducting schedule, Maestro M\u00e4kil\u00e4 has covered 105 classical works and 51 pops pieces for the Cleveland Orchestra in 2011. That\u2019s a huge amount of studying and preparation- he has to know every one of these scores well enough to conduct any of them with the Cleveland Orchestra at the drop of a hat.<\/p>\n

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SASHA M\u00c4KIL\u00c4<\/p>\n

REPERTOIRE REPORT 2011<\/p>\n

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REPERTOIRE CONDUCTED (CLEVELAND AND GUEST CONDUCTING)<\/p>\n

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CLASSICAL:<\/p>\n

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  1. Bach – Ouverture C Major, BWV 1066<\/li>\n
  2. Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 (\u201cEroica\u201d), Movement 3<\/li>\n
  3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8<\/li>\n
  4. Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73<\/li>\n
  5. Britten: “Sentimental Sarabande” from Simple Symphony<\/li>\n
  6. Chadwick: “Hobgoblin” from Symphonic Sketches<\/li>\n
  7. Copland: Variations on “Simple Gifts”<\/li>\n
  8. Corigliano: Concerto for Piano<\/li>\n
  9. Crowe: How the birds came into the world<\/li>\n
  10. Dvorak: Second Movement from Symphony No. 9<\/li>\n
  11. Dvorak: Fourth Movement from Symphony No. 9<\/li>\n
  12. Dvorak: Serenade for Strings in E Major<\/li>\n
  13. Dvor\u00e1k – Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 (No. 1, 5, or 8 )<\/li>\n
  14. Falla – \u201cRitual Fire Dance\u201d from El amor brujo<\/li>\n
  15. Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto<\/li>\n
  16. Griebling-Haigh – Alegrias for oboe, accordion, strings, piano and percussion<\/li>\n
  17. Griebling-Haigh – Sinfonia Concertante for two oboes, bassoon and strings<\/li>\n
  18. GRIEG – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1<\/li>\n
  19. Handel – \u201cThe Arrival of the Queen of Sheba\u201d from Solomon<\/li>\n
  20. Haydn – Symphony No. 96 (\u201cThe Miracle\u201d), Movement 4<\/li>\n
  21. Haydn – Symphony No. 98<\/li>\n
  22. HOLST – Planets<\/li>\n
  23. Kuusisto – Kongressin j\u00e4lkeen (cantata)<\/li>\n
  24. Lalo – Cello Concerto, Movement 3<\/li>\n
  25. Mozart – Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio<\/li>\n
  26. PROKOFIEV – Classical Symphony<\/li>\n
  27. PROKOFIEV – Symphony No. 5 (Beyond the Score production)<\/li>\n
  28. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf<\/li>\n
  29. SHOSTAKOVICH – Violin Concerto No. 1<\/li>\n
  30. Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96<\/li>\n
  31. SIBELIUS – Suite from Kuolema<\/li>\n
  32. SIBELIUS – Symphony No. 1<\/li>\n
  33. SIBELIUS – Symphony No. 5<\/li>\n
  34. SMETANA – Overture from “Bartered Bride”<\/li>\n
  35. Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture<\/li>\n
  36. TCHAIKOVSKY – Rococo Variations<\/li>\n
  37. Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings, Movement 2<\/li>\n
  38. WAGNER: Die Meistersinger Overture<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    POPS:<\/p>\n

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    1. Alpert: Midnight Sun<\/li>\n
    2. Ellington: Come Sunday<\/li>\n
    3. Ellington: Prelude to a Kiss<\/li>\n
    4. Ellington: Sophisticated Lady<\/li>\n
    5. Gershwin: Overture to Girl Crazy<\/li>\n
    6. Gershwin: Overture to Strike Up the Band<\/li>\n
    7. Joplin: Entertainer<\/li>\n
    8. Mandel: The Shadow of Your Smile<\/li>\n
    9. Miller: Stairway to the Stars<\/li>\n
    10. Porter: Let\u2019s Do It<\/li>\n
    11. Porter: My Heart Belongs to Daddy<\/li>\n
    12. Richman: Western Fanfare<\/li>\n
    13. Rodgers: My Favorite Things<\/li>\n
    14. Strayhorn: Lush Life<\/li>\n
    15. Ward: America the Beautiful<\/li>\n
    16. Weill: My Ship<\/li>\n
    17. Weill: Speak Low<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      REPERTOIRE COVERED (FOR THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA)<\/p>\n

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      CLASSICAL:<\/p>\n

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      1. ADAMS – Guide to Strange Places<\/li>\n
      2. ADAMS – Violin Concerto<\/li>\n
      3. BACH – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1<\/li>\n
      4. BACH – Cantata No. 202 (Wedding Cantata)<\/li>\n
      5. BACH – Sinfonia, from BWV209<\/li>\n
      6. BACH – Sinfonia, from BWV42<\/li>\n
      7. BACH – Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV1066<\/li>\n
      8. BACH – Suite No. 3 in D major<\/li>\n
      9. BACH – Violin Concerto in A minor<\/li>\n
      10. BACH, CPE – Cello Concerto in A major, WQ172<\/li>\n
      11. BACH, CPE – Sinfonia in D major, W183 No. 1<\/li>\n
      12. BARBER – Symphony No. 1<\/li>\n
      13. BARTOK – Piano Concerto No. 2<\/li>\n
      14. BEETHOVEN – Romance No. 2 for violin and orchestra<\/li>\n
      15. BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 8<\/li>\n
      16. BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)<\/li>\n
      17. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4<\/li>\n
      18. BERG – Violin Concerto<\/li>\n
      19. BERLIOZ – Roman Carnival Overture<\/li>\n
      20. BERNSTEIN – Serenade<\/li>\n
      21. BIZET – Carmen, orchestral excerpts<\/li>\n
      22. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1<\/li>\n
      23. BRUCH – Adagio appassionato for violin and orchestra<\/li>\n
      24. BRUCH – Violin Concerto No. 1<\/li>\n
      25. BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 5<\/li>\n
      26. BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 7<\/li>\n
      27. BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 8<\/li>\n
      28. BRUCKNER – Symphony No. 9<\/li>\n
      29. COPLAND – Lincoln Portrait<\/li>\n
      30. Copland: \u201cThe Promise of Living\u201d from The Tender Land<\/li>\n
      31. Debussy: Printemps<\/li>\n
      32. Debussy: \u201cRondes de Printemps\u201d from Images<\/li>\n
      33. ELGAR – Enigma Variations<\/li>\n
      34. ENESCU – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1<\/li>\n
      35. Goldenthal: Duet from Othello<\/li>\n
      36. HANDEL – Concerto Grosso<\/li>\n
      37. HANDEL – Music for the Royal Fireworks<\/li>\n
      38. HANDEL – The King Shall Rejoice<\/li>\n
      39. HANDEL – Zadok the Priest<\/li>\n
      40. Handel : \u201cHallelujah\u201d Chorus, from Messiah<\/li>\n
      41. HAYDN – Piano Concerto in D major<\/li>\n
      42. HAYDN – Symphony No. 104 (\u201cLondon\u201d)<\/li>\n
      43. HAYDN – Symphony No. 98<\/li>\n
      44. IVES – Variations on America<\/li>\n
      45. KABALEVSKY – Overture to Colas Breugnon<\/li>\n
      46. Liszt: Les Pr\u00e9ludes<\/li>\n
      47. MENDELSSOHN – Dona Nobis Pacem<\/li>\n
      48. MENDELSSOHN – Hear My Prayer<\/li>\n
      49. MENDELSSOHN – Music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream<\/li>\n
      50. MENDELSSOHN – Symphony No. 3 (“Scottish”)<\/li>\n
      51. MENDELSSOHN – Violin Concerto<\/li>\n
      52. Menotti: Introduction, March, and Shepherds\u2019 Dance, from Amahl and the Night Visitors<\/li>\n
      53. MOZART – Don Giovanni<\/li>\n
      54. MOZART – Horn Concerto No. 2, K417<\/li>\n
      55. MOZART – Mass in C minor, K427<\/li>\n
      56. MOZART – Piano Concerto No. 17, K453<\/li>\n
      57. MOZART – Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503<\/li>\n
      58. MOZART – Symphony No. 25<\/li>\n
      59. Mussorgsky: Prelude to Khovanshchina<\/li>\n
      60. NIELSEN – Symphony No. 4 (“The Inextinguishable”)<\/li>\n
      61. OLIVERIO – Dynasty: Double Concerto for Timpani<\/li>\n
      62. Pierce: Night<\/li>\n
      63. PROKOFIEV – Symphony No. 5<\/li>\n
      64. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2<\/li>\n
      65. P\u00e4rt: Spiegel im Spiegel<\/li>\n
      66. P\u00e4rt: Tabula Rasa<\/li>\n
      67. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2<\/li>\n
      68. RAVEL – Bol\u00e9ro<\/li>\n
      69. RAVEL – La Valse<\/li>\n
      70. SAINT-SA\u00cbNS – Symphony No. 3 (\u201cOrgan Symphony\u201d)<\/li>\n
      71. SARASATE – Gypsy Airs<\/li>\n
      72. SCH\u00d6NBERG – Pelleas and Melisande<\/li>\n
      73. SIBELIUS – Symphony No. 7<\/li>\n
      74. Sibelius: Violin Concerto<\/li>\n
      75. STRAUSS, JOHANN JR: Overture to Die Fledermaus<\/li>\n
      76. STRAUSS, JOHANN JR: Polka: Auf der Jagd (\u201cAt the Hunt\u201d)<\/li>\n
      77. STRAUSS, JOHANN JR: Polka: Im Krapfenwaldl (\u201cIn Krapfen’s Woods\u201d)<\/li>\n
      78. STRAUSS, JOHANN JR: Polka: Tritsch-Tratsch<\/li>\n
      79. STRAUSS, JOHANN JR: Radetzky March<\/li>\n
      80. STRAUSS, JOHANN JR: The Emperor Waltz<\/li>\n
      81. STRAUSS, JOHANN JR: Waltz: On the Beautiful Blue Danube<\/li>\n
      82. STRAUSS, R. – Aus Italien<\/li>\n
      83. STRAUSS, R. – Don Juan<\/li>\n
      84. STRAUSS, R. – Ein Heldenleben<\/li>\n
      85. STRAUSS, R. – Metamorphosen<\/li>\n
      86. STRAUSS, R. – Till Eulenspiegel<\/li>\n
      87. STRAVINSKY – Agon<\/li>\n
      88. STRAVINSKY – Capriccio (for piano and orchestra)<\/li>\n
      89. STRAVINSKY – Concerto in D<\/li>\n
      90. STRAVINSKY – Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss<\/li>\n
      91. STRAVINSKY – Mass<\/li>\n
      92. Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D<\/li>\n
      93. SZYMANOWSKI – Violin Concerto No. 1<\/li>\n
      94. TCHAIKOVSKY – “1812” Overture<\/li>\n
      95. TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 4<\/li>\n
      96. TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 6 (“Path\u00e9tique”)<\/li>\n
      97. TCHAIKOVSKY – Violin Concerto<\/li>\n
      98. Tchaikovsky: Final Waltz and Finale, from The Nutcracker<\/li>\n
      99. Tchaikovsky: Pas de Deux from Swan Lake, Act III<\/li>\n
      100. Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker<\/li>\n
      101. VASKS – English Horn Concerto<\/li>\n
      102. WAGNER – Overture to Tannh\u00e4user<\/li>\n
      103. WEBER – Overture to Euryanthe<\/li>\n
      104. WEBERN – Im Sommerwind<\/li>\n
      105. WIDMANN – Con brio: Concert Overture<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        POPS:<\/p>\n

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        1. Anderson: Sleigh Ride<\/li>\n
        2. Berlin: Alexander’s Ragtime Band<\/li>\n
        3. Berlin: Blue Skies<\/li>\n
        4. Berlin: Entr’acte<\/li>\n
        5. Berlin: Heat Wave<\/li>\n
        6. Berlin: How Deep Is the Ocean<\/li>\n
        7. Berlin: I Love A Piano<\/li>\n
        8. Berlin: Irving Berlin Overture<\/li>\n
        9. Berlin: Irving Berlin’s America<\/li>\n
        10. Berlin: Let’s Face the Music and Dance<\/li>\n
        11. Berlin: Play a Simple Melody<\/li>\n
        12. Berlin: Remember<\/li>\n
        13. Berlin: Sisters Medley<\/li>\n
        14. Berlin: Steppin’ Out Medley<\/li>\n
        15. Berlin: Strolling Up the Avenue<\/li>\n
        16. Berlin: There’s No Business Like Show Business<\/li>\n
        17. Berlin: What’ll I Do<\/li>\n
        18. Berlin: \u201cGod Bless America\u201d by Irving Berlin<\/li>\n
        19. BERNSTEIN – Overture to West Side Story<\/li>\n
        20. Blake: Walking in the Air<\/li>\n
        21. Burt: Caroling, Caroling<\/li>\n
        22. Dragon: I Am An American<\/li>\n
        23. ELLINGTON – Sophisticated Lady<\/li>\n
        24. GERSHWIN – Gershwin in Hollywood<\/li>\n
        25. Gould- American Salute<\/li>\n
        26. Gould: Memorial (on \u201cTaps\u201d) from American Ballads<\/li>\n
        27. Gruber: Silent Night<\/li>\n
        28. JOPLIN – Maple Leaf Rag<\/li>\n
        29. Martin: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas<\/li>\n
        30. Pierpont: Jingle Bells<\/li>\n
        31. Pirates Of The Caribbean \u2014 The Curse Of The Black Pearl (full soundtrack)<\/li>\n
        32. Reineke: Celebration Fanfare<\/li>\n
        33. Reineke: River Medley<\/li>\n
        34. Smith: The Star-Spangled Banner<\/li>\n
        35. SOUSA – Washington Post March<\/li>\n
        36. Sousa: National Emblem March<\/li>\n
        37. Traditional: Away in a Manger arranged by John Rutter for chorus<\/li>\n
        38. Traditional: Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella arranged by Leroy Anderson for strings<\/li>\n
        39. Traditional: Coventry Carol arranged by Leroy Anderson for woodwinds<\/li>\n
        40. Traditional: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, arranged by David Willcocks<\/li>\n
        41. Traditional: I Saw Three Ships arranged by Leroy Anderson for brass<\/li>\n
        42. Traditional: March-Past of the United States Armed Forces<\/li>\n
        43. Traditional: Personent hodie Traditional, arranged by Lara Hoggard<\/li>\n
        44. Traditional: Suo-g\u00e2n Traditional, arranged by Mack Wilberg<\/li>\n
        45. Traditional: The First No\u00ebl Traditional, arranged by Carmen Dragon<\/li>\n
        46. Traditional: The Twelve Days of Christmas, arranged by John Rutter<\/li>\n
        47. Traditional: We wish you a Merry Christmas<\/li>\n
        48. Ward: America the Beautiful<\/li>\n
        49. Whear: Stars in the Field of Blue<\/li>\n
        50. Williams: Born on the Fourth of July<\/li>\n
        51. Williams: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, from Home Alone 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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